1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to higher education; expanding program eligibility for workforce
1.3 development scholarships; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136F.38,
1.4 subdivision 3.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136F.38, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 3.Program eligibility.(a) Scholarships shall be awarded only to a student eligible
1.8for resident tuition, as defined in section 135A.043, who is enrolled in any of the following
1.9programs of study or certification: (1) advanced manufacturing; (2) agriculture; (3) health
1.10care services; (4) information technology; (5) early childhood; (6) transportation; (7)
1.11construction; (8) education; (9) public safety; (10) energy; (11) cybersecurity; or (11) (12)
1.12a program of study under paragraph (b).
1.13 (b) Each institution may add one additional area of study or certification, based on a
1.14workforce shortage for full-time employment requiring postsecondary education that is
1.15unique to the institution's specific region, as reported in the most recent Department of
1.16Employment and Economic Development job vacancy survey data for the economic
1.17development region in which the institution is located. A workforce shortage area is one in
1.18which the job vacancy rate for full-time employment in a specific occupation in a region is
1.19higher than the state average vacancy rate for that same occupation. The institution may
1.20change the area of study or certification based on new data once every two years.
1.21 (c) The student must be enrolled for at least nine credits in a two-year college in the
1.22Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system to be eligible for first- and second-year
1.23scholarships.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2131
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Rarick03/10/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy 2.1 (d) The student is eligible for a one-year transfer scholarship if the student transfers from
2.2a two-year college after two or more terms, and the student is enrolled for at least nine
2.3credits in a four-year university in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
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