1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to higher education; modifying certain state grant provisions; setting a
1.3 tuition and fees maximum for certain students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
1.4 section 136A.121, subdivision 6.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 6.Cost of attendance.(a) The recognized cost of attendance consists of: (1) an
1.8allowance specified in law for living and miscellaneous expenses, and (2) an allowance for
1.9tuition and fees equal to the lesser of the average tuition and fees charged by the institution,
1.10or a tuition and fee maximum if one is established in law. If no living and miscellaneous
1.11expense allowance is established in law, the allowance is equal to 115 percent of the federal
1.12poverty guidelines for a one person household in Minnesota for nine months. If no tuition
1.13and fee maximum is established in law, the allowance for tuition and fees is equal to the
1.14lesser of: (1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, and (2) for two-year
1.15programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and fees charged at a public two-year
1.16institution Minnesota state college, or for four-year programs, an amount equal to the highest
1.17tuition and fees charged at a public Minnesota state university.
1.18 (b) For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the cost of
1.19attendance using the ratio of the number of credits the student is enrolled in to the number
1.20of credits for full-time enrollment.
1.21 (c) The recognized cost of attendance for a student who is confined to a Minnesota
1.22correctional institution shall consist of the tuition and fee component in paragraph (a), with
1.23no allowance for living and miscellaneous expenses.
1Section 1.
REVISOR VH/DG 25-0053112/26/24
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 479
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Klevorn, Gomez, Liebling and Hanson, J.,02/13/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy 2.1 (d) For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are mandatory
2.2and charged to full-time resident students attending the institution. Fees do not include
2.3charges for tools, equipment, computers, or other similar materials where the student retains
2.4ownership. Fees include charges for these materials if the institution retains ownership. Fees
2.5do not include optional or punitive fees.
2.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2026, for the 2026-2027 school
2.7year and later.
2.8 Sec. 2. TUITION AND FEES MAXIMUM FOR PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED
2.9STUDENTS.
2.10 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, for fiscal years
2.112027 through 2032, the tuition and fee maximum for a four-year program for a student who
2.12was enrolled in an eligible institution in the 2025-2026 school year or before equals the
2.13highest tuition and fees charged at a public university for the current school year.
2Sec. 2.
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