1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; regulating the state grant amount of part-time 
1.3 	students;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 5a.Assigned family responsibility. "Assigned family responsibility" means 
1.8 	the amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined by a 
1.9 	federal need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is 96 
1.10 	percent of the parental contribution. For independent students with dependents other than 
1.11 	a spouse, the assigned family responsibility is 86 percent of the student contribution. 
1.12 	For independent students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family 
1.13 	responsibility is 68 percent of the student contribution. For a student registering for less 
1.14 	than full time, the office shall prorate the assigned family responsibility to the percent of 
1.15 	full time for which the student is enrolled.