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Minnesota Session Laws - 2018, Regular Session
Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
CHAPTER 207--S.F.No. 3062
An act
relating to higher education; making clarifying and technical changes to loan forgiveness programs; ratifying certain higher education labor agreements;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 136A.1791, subdivision 8; 136A.1795, subdivision 2; 136A.901, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.1789, subdivision 2; Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 20, 31, 32, 33, 34.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.1789, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Creation of account.
(a) An aviation degree loan forgiveness program account is establishednew text begin in the special revenue fundnew text end to provide qualified pilots and qualified aircraft technicians with financial assistance in repaying qualified education loans. The commissioner must use money from the account to establish and administer the aviation degree loan forgiveness program.
(b) deleted text begin Appropriations made todeleted text end new text begin Money innew text end the aviation degree loan forgiveness program account deleted text begin do not cancel and aredeleted text end new text begin is appropriated to the commissioner for purposes of this section, does not cancel, and is new text end available until expended.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1791, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
deleted text begin Funddeleted text end new text begin Accountnew text end established.
A teacher shortage loan forgiveness repayment deleted text begin funddeleted text end new text begin accountnew text end is creatednew text begin in the special revenue fundnew text end for depositing money appropriated to or received by the commissioner for the program. Money deposited in the deleted text begin fund shall not revert to any state fund at the end of any fiscal year but remains in the loan forgiveness repayment funddeleted text end new text begin account is appropriated to the commissioner, does not cancel,new text end and is continuously available for loan forgiveness under this section.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1795, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Establishment; administration.
(a) The commissioner shall establish and administer a loan forgiveness program for large animal veterinarians who:
(1) agree to practice in designated rural areas that are considered underserved; and
(2) work full time in a practice that is at least 50 percent involved with the care of food animals.
(b)new text begin A large animal veterinarian loan forgiveness program account is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner to establish and administer the program under this section. Appropriations to the commissioner for the program are for transfer to the account.new text end
Appropriations deleted text begin made to the programdeleted text end new text begin from the accountnew text end do not cancel and are available until expended.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.901, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Grant program.
new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall establish a grant program to award grants to institutions in Minnesota for research into spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries. Grants shall be awarded to conduct research into new and innovative treatments and rehabilitative efforts for the functional improvement of people with spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. Research topics may include, but are not limited to, pharmaceutical, medical device, brain stimulus, and rehabilitative approaches and techniques. The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory council established under section 136A.902, shall award 50 percent of the grant funds for research involving spinal cord injuries and 50 percent to research involving traumatic brain injuries. In addition to the amounts appropriated by law, the commissioner may accept additional funds from private and public sources. Amounts received from these sources are appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of issuing grants under this section.
new text begin (b) A spinal cord and traumatic brain injury grant account is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner to make grants and to administer the grant program under this section. Appropriations to the commissioner for the program are for transfer to the account. Appropriations from the account do not cancel and are available until expended. new text end
Sec. 5.
Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
Subd. 20.Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Grant Program |
3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||
deleted text begin For spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury research grants authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.901. deleted text end
new text begin For transfer to the spinal cord and traumatic brain injury grant account in the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.901, subdivision 1. new text end
The commissioner may use no more than three percent of deleted text begin this appropriationdeleted text end new text begin the amount transferred under this subdivisionnew text end to administer the grant program deleted text begin under this subdivisiondeleted text end .
Sec. 6.
Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 31, is amended to read:
Subd. 31.Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness |
200,000 | 200,000 | ||||
Fornew text begin transfer tonew text end thenew text begin teacher shortagenew text end loan forgiveness deleted text begin programdeleted text end new text begin repayment account in the special revenue fundnew text end under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1791new text begin , subdivision 8new text end .
The commissioner may use no more than three percent of deleted text begin this appropriationdeleted text end new text begin the amount transferred under this subdivisionnew text end to administer the program deleted text begin under this subdivisiondeleted text end .
Sec. 7.
Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 32, is amended to read:
Subd. 32.Large Animal Veterinarian Loan Forgiveness Program |
375,000 | 375,000 | ||||
For new text begin transfer to new text end the large animal veterinarian loan forgiveness program new text begin account in the special revenue fund new text end under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1795new text begin , subdivision 2new text end .
Sec. 8.
Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 33, is amended to read:
Subd. 33.Agricultural Educators Loan Forgiveness |
50,000 | 50,000 | ||||
For deleted text begin deposit indeleted text end new text begin transfer tonew text end the agricultural education loan forgiveness accountnew text begin in the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1794, subdivision 2new text end .
Sec. 9.
Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 34, is amended to read:
Subd. 34.Aviation Degree Loan Forgiveness Program |
25,000 | 25,000 | ||||
For new text begin transfer to new text end the aviation degree loan forgiveness program new text begin account in the special revenue fund new text end under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1789new text begin , subdivision 2new text end .
Sec. 10.
new text begin LABOR AGREEMENTS. new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Minnesota State College Faculty. new text end
new text begin The labor agreement between the state of Minnesota and the Minnesota State College Faculty, submitted to the Legislative Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations on April 20, 2018, is ratified. new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Minnesota State University Association of Administrative and Service Faculty. new text end
new text begin The labor agreement between the state of Minnesota and the Minnesota State University Association of Administrative and Service Faculty, submitted to the Legislative Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations on April 20, 2018, is ratified. new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018. new text end
Presented to the governor May 21, 2018
Signed by the governor May 29, 2018, 1:21 p.m.
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