1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to higher education; appropriating money for the state grant program. 1.3BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.4 Section 1. APPROPRIATION. 1.5 $316,430,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $344,211,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated 1.6from the general fund to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education for the state 1.7grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121. If the appropriation in either 1.8fiscal year 2026 or fiscal year 2027 is insufficient, the appropriation for the other fiscal year 1.9is available for it. The base for this appropriation is $344,211,000 for fiscal year 2028 and 1.10each year thereafter. 1Section 1. 25-00796 as introduced12/18/24 REVISOR VH/NS SENATE STATE OF MINNESOTA S.F. No. 47NINETY-FOURTH SESSION (SENATE AUTHORS: PUTNAM) OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE Introduction and first reading01/16/2025 Referred to Higher Education