1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; establishing a scholarship program for Minnesota 
1.3 	State High School Mathematics League students; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. SCHOLARSHIP FOR MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL 
1.6 	MATHEMATICS LEAGUE STUDENTS.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Eligibility. An eligible student is a student who:
1.8 	(1) has participated for at least three years in the Minnesota State High School 
1.9 	Mathematics League;
1.10 	(2) is a senior attending a high school in Minnesota; and
1.11 	(3) has been accepted and plans to attend a postsecondary institution in Minnesota 
1.12 	pursuing a four-year degree.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Application and eligibility process. The student shall submit an application, 
1.14 	created by the Minnesota State High School Mathematics League, to the league. The league 
1.15 	shall determine scholarship eligibility. The league shall submit to the Office of Higher 
1.16 	Education a list of scholarship recipients and other information requested by the office by 
1.17 	a date designated by the office.
1.18 		Subd. 3.Office of Higher Education. The office shall receive the list of scholarship 
1.19 	recipients and provide the scholarship to the higher education institution for which the 
1.20 	student is attending, within available appropriations.
2.1 		Subd. 4.Scholarship. The onetime scholarship is $5,000. The scholarships are available 
2.2 	for four years beginning in the 2023-2024 academic year.

2.3 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 2.4 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $300,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the 
2.5 	general fund to the Office of Higher Education for purposes of the scholarship program. 
2.6 	The base for this appropriation is $300,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $300,000 in fiscal year 
2.7 	2027. The base for this appropriation is $0 in fiscal year 2028 and later.