1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; clarifying eligibility for a state grant;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136A.121, subdivision 9.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136A.121, subdivision 9, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 9.Awards. An undergraduate student who meets the office's requirements 
1.8 	is eligible to apply for and receive a grant in any year of undergraduate study unless the 
1.9 	student has obtained a baccalaureate degree or previously has been enrolled full time 
1.10 	or the equivalent for eight semesters or the equivalent, excluding courses taken from a 
1.11 	~~Minnesota school or~~ postsecondary institution which is not participating in the state grant 
1.12 	program and from which a student transferred no credit. A student who withdraws from 
1.13 	enrollment for active military service, or for a major illness, while under the care of a 
1.14 	medical professional, that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the term is 
1.15 	entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility. A student enrolled 
1.16 	in a two-year program at a four-year institution is only eligible for the tuition and fee 
1.17 	maximums established by law for two-year institutions.