Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF208 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to higher education; modifying certain state grant provisions; setting a
3	3	1.3 tuition and fees maximum for certain students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
4	4	1.4 section 136A.121, subdivision 6.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
7	7	1.7 Subd. 6.Cost of attendance.(a) The recognized cost of attendance consists of: (1) an
8	8	1.8allowance specified in law for living and miscellaneous expenses, and (2) an allowance for
9	9	1.9tuition and fees equal to the lesser of the average tuition and fees charged by the institution,
10	10	1.10or a tuition and fee maximum if one is established in law. If no living and miscellaneous
11	11	1.11expense allowance is established in law, the allowance is equal to 115 percent of the federal
12	12	1.12poverty guidelines for a one person household in Minnesota for nine months. If no tuition
13	13	1.13and fee maximum is established in law, the allowance for tuition and fees is equal to the
14	14	1.14lesser of: (1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, and (2) for two-year
15	15	1.15programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and fees charged at a public two-year
16	16	1.16institution Minnesota state college, or for four-year programs, an amount equal to the highest
17	17	1.17tuition and fees charged at a public Minnesota state university.
18	18	1.18 (b) For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the cost of
19	19	1.19attendance using the ratio of the number of credits the student is enrolled in to the number
20	20	1.20of credits for full-time enrollment.
21	21	1.21 (c) The recognized cost of attendance for a student who is confined to a Minnesota
22	22	1.22correctional institution shall consist of the tuition and fee component in paragraph (a), with
23	23	1.23no allowance for living and miscellaneous expenses.
24	24	1Section 1.
25	25	25-00531 as introduced12/26/24 REVISOR VH/DG
26	26	SENATE
27	27	STATE OF MINNESOTA
28	28	S.F. No. 208NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
29	29	(SENATE AUTHORS: OUMOU VERBETEN)
30	30	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
31	31	Introduction and first reading01/16/2025
32	32	Referred to Higher Education 2.1 (d) For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are mandatory
33	33	2.2and charged to full-time resident students attending the institution. Fees do not include
34	34	2.3charges for tools, equipment, computers, or other similar materials where the student retains
35	35	2.4ownership. Fees include charges for these materials if the institution retains ownership. Fees
36	36	2.5do not include optional or punitive fees.
37	37	2.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2026, for the 2026-2027 school
38	38	2.7year and later.
39	39	2.8 Sec. 2. TUITION AND FEES MAXIMUM FOR PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED
40	40	2.9STUDENTS.
41	41	2.10 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, for fiscal years
42	42	2.112027 through 2032, the tuition and fee maximum for a four-year program for a student who
43	43	2.12was enrolled in an eligible institution in the 2025-2026 school year or before equals the
44	44	2.13highest tuition and fees charged at a public university for the current school year.
45	45	2Sec. 2.
46	46	25-00531 as introduced12/26/24 REVISOR VH/DG