1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; providing funding and policy related changes for the 
1.3 	Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the 
1.4 	University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic; creating and modifying certain 
1.5 	scholarships and student aid programs; creating a direct admissions program; 
1.6 	requiring reports; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 
1.7 	136A.101, subdivisions 5a, 7; 136A.121, subdivisions 6, 9, 13; 136A.1241, 
1.8 	subdivision 5; 136A.125, subdivision 4; 136A.126, subdivision 4; 136A.1312; 
1.9 	136A.1796; 136A.246, subdivisions 5, 6, 8; proposing coding for new law in 
1.10 	Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A.
1.11 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.12 	ARTICLE 1
1.13 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.14	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.15 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.16 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
1.17 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
1.18 	The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
1.19 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. 
1.20 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" 
1.21 	is fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

1.22				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.23				Available for the Year
	
1.24				Ending June 30
	
1.25					2024
		2025

1.26
1.27	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION

2.1	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	341,367,000
	$
	332,230,000
	
2.2 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.3 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.4 	subdivisions.

2.5	Subd. 2.State Grants
 		247,737,000
		240,066,000
	
2.6 	(a) If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.7 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.8 	for the other year is available for it.
2.9 	(b) The base for this appropriation is 
2.10 	$262,866,000 for fiscal year 2026 and later.

2.11	Subd. 3.Child Care Grants
 		6,694,000
		6,694,000

2.12	Subd. 4.State Work-Study
 		14,502,000
		14,502,000

2.13	Subd. 5.Interstate Tuition Reciprocity
 		8,500,000
		8,500,000
	
2.14 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.15 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.16 	for the other year is available to meet 
2.17 	reciprocity contract obligations.

2.18	Subd. 6.Safety Officer's Survivors
 		100,000
		100,000
	
2.19 	This appropriation is to provide educational 
2.20 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.21 	299A.45, to eligible dependent children and 
2.22 	to the spouses of public safety officers killed 
2.23 	in the line of duty.
2.24 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.25 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.26 	for the other year is available for it.

2.27	Subd. 7.American Indian Scholarships
 		3,500,000
		3,500,000
	
2.28 	The commissioner must contract with or 
2.29 	employ at least one person with demonstrated 
2.30 	competence in American Indian culture and 
2.31 	residing in or near the city of Bemidji to assist 
2.32 	students with the scholarships under 
3.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and 
3.2 	with other information about financial aid for 
3.3 	which the students may be eligible. This 
3.4 	appropriation includes funding to administer 
3.5 	the American Indian scholarship program.

3.6	Subd. 8.Tribal College Grants
 		2,000,000
		2,000,000
	
3.7 	For Tribal college assistance grants under 
3.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1796.
3.9 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
3.10 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
3.11 	program grants.

3.12
3.13	Subd. 9.Intervention for College Attendance 
Program Grants
 		1,942,000
		1,142,000
	
3.14 	For the intervention for college attendance 
3.15 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.16 	136A.861.
3.17 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for providing 
3.18 	one-time catalyst funding on a competitive 
3.19 	basis to postsecondary institutions, nonprofit 
3.20 	organizations, and local government 
3.21 	organizations to create or enhance supports, 
3.22 	navigation, and precollege services for 
3.23 	students who were formerly incarcerated.
3.24 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
3.25 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
3.26 	intervention for college attendance program 
3.27 	grants.

3.28	Subd. 10.Student-Parent Information
 		122,000
		122,000

3.29	Subd. 11.Get Ready!
 		180,000
		180,000

3.30
3.31	Subd. 12.Minnesota Education Equity 
Partnership
 		45,000
		45,000

3.32	Subd. 13.Midwest Higher Education Compact
 		115,000
		115,000

4.1
4.2	Subd. 14.United Family Medicine Residency 
Program
 		501,000
		501,000
	
4.3 	For a grant to United Family Medicine 
4.4 	residency program. This appropriation shall 
4.5 	be used to support up to 21 resident physicians 
4.6 	each year in family practice at United Family 
4.7 	Medicine residency programs and shall 
4.8 	prepare doctors to practice family care 
4.9 	medicine in underserved rural and urban areas 
4.10 	of the state. It is intended that this program 
4.11 	will improve health care in underserved 
4.12 	communities, provide affordable access to 
4.13 	appropriate medical care, and manage the 
4.14 	treatment of patients in a cost-effective 
4.15 	manner.

4.16	Subd. 15.MnLINK Gateway and Minitex
 		6,555,000
		6,605,000
	
4.17 	The base for this appropriation for fiscal year 
4.18 	2026 is $6,655,000 and for fiscal year 2027 is 
4.19 	$6,708,000.

4.20
4.21	Subd. 16.Statewide Longitudinal Education 
Data System
 		2,550,000
		2,550,000

4.22	Subd. 17.Hennepin Healthcare
 		645,000
		645,000
	
4.23 	For transfer to Hennepin Healthcare for 
4.24 	graduate family medical education programs 
4.25 	at Hennepin Healthcare.

4.26	Subd. 18.College Possible
 		550,000
		550,000
	
4.27 	(a) This appropriation is for immediate transfer 
4.28 	to College Possible to support programs of 
4.29 	college admission and college graduation for 
4.30 	low-income students through an intensive 
4.31 	curriculum of coaching and support at both 
4.32 	the high school and postsecondary levels.
4.33 	(b) This appropriation must, to the extent 
4.34 	possible, be proportionately allocated between 
5.1 	students from greater Minnesota and students 
5.2 	in the seven-county metropolitan area.
5.3 	(c) This appropriation must be used by College 
5.4 	Possible only for programs supporting students 
5.5 	who are residents of Minnesota and attending 
5.6 	colleges or universities within Minnesota.
5.7 	(d) By February 1 of each year, College 
5.8 	Possible must report to the chairs and ranking 
5.9 	minority members of the legislative 
5.10 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
5.11 	over higher education and E-12 education on 
5.12 	activities funded by this appropriation. The 
5.13 	report must include but is not limited to 
5.14 	information about the work of College 
5.15 	Possible Minnesota throughout the state; the 
5.16 	number of College Possible coaches hired; the 
5.17 	number of existing partner high schools; the 
5.18 	geographic distribution of participants; the 
5.19 	number of high school and college students 
5.20 	specifically supported by the appropriations 
5.21 	funds; the percentages of students who applied 
5.22 	to college, were admitted into college, and 
5.23 	enrolled in college from the previous program 
5.24 	year; the number of college graduates 
5.25 	supported by the appropriation funding in the 
5.26 	previous program year; and a list of all 
5.27 	communities and partner institutions 
5.28 	benefiting from coaching and support through 
5.29 	College Possible programming.

5.30
5.31	Subd. 19.Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic 
Brain Injury Research Grant Program
 		3,000,000
		3,000,000
	
5.32 	For transfer to the spinal cord and traumatic 
5.33 	brain injury grant account in the special 
5.34 	revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.35 	section 136A.901, subdivision 1.
6.1 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
6.2 	percent of the amount transferred under this 
6.3 	subdivision to administer the grant program.

6.4
6.5	Subd. 20.Summer Academic Enrichment 
Program
 		250,000
		250,000
	
6.6 	For summer academic enrichment grants under 
6.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.091.
6.8 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
6.9 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
6.10 	grant program under this subdivision.

6.11
6.12	Subd. 21.Dual Training Competency Grants; 
Office of Higher Education
 		2,000,000
		2,000,000
	
6.13 	For transfer to the Dual Training Competency 
6.14 	Grants account in the special revenue fund 
6.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.246, 
6.16 	subdivision 10.

6.17	Subd. 22.Campus Sexual Assault Reporting
 		25,000
		25,000
	
6.18 	For the sexual assault reporting required under 
6.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.15.

6.20
6.21	Subd. 23.Campus Sexual Violence Prevention 
and Response Coordinator
 		150,000
		150,000
	
6.22 	For the Office of Higher Education to staff a 
6.23 	campus sexual violence prevention and 
6.24 	response coordinator to serve as a statewide 
6.25 	resource providing professional development 
6.26 	and guidance on best practices for 
6.27 	postsecondary institutions. $50,000 each year 
6.28 	is for administrative funding to conduct 
6.29 	trainings and provide materials to 
6.30 	postsecondary institutions.

6.31
6.32	Subd. 24.Emergency Assistance for 
Postsecondary Students
 		2,500,000
		2,500,000
	
6.33 	(a) For the Office of Higher Education to 
6.34 	allocate grant funds on a matching basis to 
7.1 	eligible institutions as defined under 
7.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.103, located 
7.3 	in Minnesota with a demonstrable homeless 
7.4 	student population.
7.5 	(b) This appropriation shall be used to meet 
7.6 	immediate student needs that could result in 
7.7 	a student not completing the term or their 
7.8 	program including, but not limited to, 
7.9 	emergency housing, food, and transportation. 
7.10 	Institutions shall minimize any negative 
7.11 	impact on student financial aid resulting from 
7.12 	the receipt of emergency funds.
7.13 	(c) The commissioner shall determine the 
7.14 	application process and the grant amounts. 
7.15 	The Office of Higher Education shall partner 
7.16 	with interested postsecondary institutions, 
7.17 	other state agencies, and student groups to 
7.18 	establish the programs.
7.19 	(d) The base amount for this appropriation for 
7.20 	fiscal year 2026 is $1,159,000 and for fiscal 
7.21 	year 2027 and later is $1,160,000.

7.22
7.23	Subd. 25.Grants to Student Teachers in 
Shortage Areas
 		3,500,000
		3,500,000
	
7.24 	For grants to student teachers in shortage areas 
7.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1275.
7.26 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
7.27 	percent of the appropriation for administration 
7.28 	of the program.

7.29
7.30	Subd. 26.Grants to Underrepresented Student 
Teachers
 		1,925,000
		1,925,000
	
7.31 	For grants to underrepresented student teachers 
7.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1274.
8.1 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
8.2 	percent of the appropriation for administration 
8.3 	of the program.

8.4	Subd. 27.Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment
 		1,000,000
		1,000,000
	
8.5 	For transfer to the teacher shortage loan 
8.6 	repayment account in the special revenue fund 
8.7 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1791, 
8.8 	subdivision 8.
8.9 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
8.10 	percent of the amount transferred under this 
8.11 	subdivision to administer the program.

8.12
8.13	Subd. 28.Large Animal Veterinarian Loan 
Forgiveness Program
 		375,000
		375,000
	
8.14 	For transfer to the large animal veterinarian 
8.15 	loan forgiveness program account in the 
8.16 	special revenue fund under Minnesota 
8.17 	Statutes, section 136A.1795, subdivision 2.

8.18
8.19	Subd. 29.Agricultural Educators Loan 
Forgiveness
 		50,000
		50,000
	
8.20 	For transfer to the agricultural education loan 
8.21 	forgiveness account in the special revenue 
8.22 	fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.23 	136A.1794, subdivision 2.

8.24
8.25	Subd. 30.Aviation Degree Loan Forgiveness 
Program
 		25,000
		25,000
	
8.26 	For transfer to the aviation degree loan 
8.27 	forgiveness program account in the special 
8.28 	revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.29 	section 136A.1789, subdivision 2.

8.30
8.31	Subd. 31.Grants for Students with Intellectual 
and Developmental Disabilities
 		200,000
		200,000
	
8.32 	For grants for students with intellectual and 
8.33 	developmental disabilities under Minnesota 
8.34 	Statutes, section 136A.1215.

9.1	Subd. 32.Loan Repayment Assistance Program
 		61,000
		61,000
	
9.2 	For a grant to the Loan Repayment Assistance 
9.3 	Program of Minnesota to provide education 
9.4 	debt relief to attorneys with full-time 
9.5 	employment providing legal advice or 
9.6 	representation to low-income clients or support 
9.7 	services for this work.

9.8
9.9	Subd. 33.Minnesota Independence College and 
Community
 		1,000,000
		1,000,000
	
9.10 	For a grant to Minnesota Independence 
9.11 	College and Community for need-based 
9.12 	scholarships and tuition reduction. Beginning 
9.13 	with students first enrolled in the fall of 2019, 
9.14 	eligibility is limited to resident students as 
9.15 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.16 	136A.101, subdivision 8.

9.17	Subd. 34.Student Loan Debt Counseling
 		200,000
		200,000
	
9.18 	For student loan debt counseling under 
9.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1788.
9.20 	The Office of Higher Education may use no 
9.21 	more than three percent of the appropriation 
9.22 	to administer the student loan debt counseling 
9.23 	program.

9.24	Subd. 35.Hunger-Free Campus Grants
 		102,000
		102,000
	
9.25 	For the Office of Higher Education to provide 
9.26 	initial and sustaining grants to Minnesota 
9.27 	public postsecondary institutions and Tribal 
9.28 	colleges under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.29 	135A.137, subdivision 3, to meet and maintain 
9.30 	the criteria in that same section to address food 
9.31 	insecurity on campus.

10.1
10.2	Subd. 36.Fostering Independence Higher 
Education Grants
 		3,761,000
		3,761,000
	
10.3 	For grants to eligible students under Minnesota 
10.4 	Statutes, section 136A.1241.
10.5 	The Office of Higher Education may use no 
10.6 	more than three percent of the appropriation 
10.7 	to administer the grants.

10.8	Subd. 37.Concurrent Enrollment Grants
 		340,000
		340,000
	
10.9 	For concurrent enrollment grants under 
10.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.91.

10.11	Subd. 38.Student Parent Support Initiative
 		6,924,000
		6,439,000
	
10.12 	For grants to support student parents under 
10.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1251. Of 
10.14 	this amount, up to five percent each year is 
10.15 	for administrative costs.
10.16 	The base amount for this appropriation in 
10.17 	fiscal year 2026 and later is $5,939,000.

10.18	Subd. 39.P-20 Partnership Executive Director
 		134,000
		143,000

10.19
10.20	Subd. 40.Director of Tribal Relations, Public 
Engagement, and Equal Opportunity
 		134,000
		143,000

10.21	Subd. 41.Direct Admissions Program
 		500,000
		500,000
	
10.22 	For the direct admissions program under 
10.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.84.

10.24	Subd. 42.American Indian Scholars
 		8,500,000
		8,500,000
	
10.25 	To support implementation of Minnesota 
10.26 	Statutes, section 135A.121.
10.27 	Of this amount, $4,031,801 in fiscal year 2024 
10.28 	and $4,031,801 in fiscal year 2025 is for 
10.29 	transfer to Board of Regents of the University 
10.30 	of Minnesota.
10.31 	Of this amount, $4,468,199 in fiscal year 2024 
10.32 	and $4,468,199 in fiscal year 2025 is for 
11.1 	transfer to Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
11.2 	State Colleges and Universities.

11.3	Subd. 43.Next Generation Nursing Initiative
 		1,500,000
		1,500,000
	
11.4 	For transfer to the Board of Trustees of the 
11.5 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for 
11.6 	HealthForce Minnesota to coordinate and 
11.7 	implement the Next Generation Nursing 
11.8 	Assistant Training Program for the recruitment 
11.9 	and training of students to become certified 
11.10 	nursing assistants. The program must use a 
11.11 	"free up-front" model for covering the student 
11.12 	costs. This appropriation may also be used for 
11.13 	marketing and outreach across the state and 
11.14 	covering the cost for retraining, retesting, and 
11.15 	refresher courses.

11.16	Subd. 44.Child Development Associate Pathway
 		475,000
		0
	
11.17 	For transfer to the Board of Trustees of the 
11.18 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to 
11.19 	develop a transparent pathway for current 
11.20 	child development associate credential holders 
11.21 	to be awarded academic credit that aligns with 
11.22 	related academic certificate, diploma, and 
11.23 	degree programs. Funds must be used to 
11.24 	develop curriculum at eight colleges and 
11.25 	universities, develop training and advising 
11.26 	tools for those institutions, and form a 
11.27 	statewide advisory committee to advise the 
11.28 	project development.

11.29	Subd. 45.Agency Administration
 		6,498,000
		6,724,000
	
11.30 	The base amount for this appropriation for 
11.31 	fiscal years 2026 and later is $6,096,000.

11.32	Subd. 46.Balances Forward
 					
12.1 	A balance in the first year under this section 
12.2 	does not cancel, but is available for the second 
12.3 	year.

12.4	Subd. 47.Transfers
 					
12.5 	The commissioner of the Office of Higher 
12.6 	Education may transfer unencumbered 
12.7 	balances from the appropriations in this 
12.8 	section to the state grant appropriation, the 
12.9 	interstate tuition reciprocity appropriation, the 
12.10 	child care grant appropriation, the Indian 
12.11 	scholarship appropriation, the state work-study 
12.12 	appropriation, the get ready appropriation, the 
12.13 	intervention for college attendance 
12.14 	appropriation, the student-parent information 
12.15 	appropriation, the summer academic 
12.16 	enrichment program appropriation, the public 
12.17 	safety officers' survivors appropriation, and 
12.18 	the fostering independence higher education 
12.19 	grant program. The commissioner may transfer 
12.20 	unencumbered balances from the hunger-free 
12.21 	campus appropriations to the emergency 
12.22 	assistance for postsecondary students grant. 
12.23 	To the extent there is a projected surplus in 
12.24 	the appropriation for either the student 
12.25 	teachers in shortage areas grant program or 
12.26 	the underrepresented student teacher grant 
12.27 	program, the commissioner may transfer 
12.28 	unencumbered balances between the two 
12.29 	programs as needed to meet demand. Transfers 
12.30 	from the child care, state work-study, or the 
12.31 	hunger-free campus appropriations may only 
12.32 	be made to the extent there is a projected 
12.33 	surplus in the appropriation. A transfer may 
12.34 	be made only with prior written notice to the 
12.35 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
13.1 	senate and house of representatives 
13.2 	committees with jurisdiction over higher 
13.3 	education finance.

13.4
13.5
13.6	Sec. 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES

13.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	855,361,000
	$
	855,361,000
	
13.8 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
13.9 	purpose are specified in the following 
13.10 	subdivisions.

13.11
13.12	Subd. 2.Central Office and Shared Services 
Unit
 		34,401,000
		34,401,000
	
13.13 	For the Office of the Chancellor and the 
13.14 	Shared Services Division.

13.15	Subd. 3.Operations and Maintenance
 		816,845,000
		816,845,000
	
13.16 	(a) $5,700,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
13.17 	$5,700,000 in fiscal year 2025 are to provide 
13.18 	supplemental aid for operations and 
13.19 	maintenance to the president of each two-year 
13.20 	institution in the system with at least one 
13.21 	campus that is not located in a metropolitan 
13.22 	county, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
13.23 	section 473.121, subdivision 4. The board 
13.24 	shall transfer at least $158,000 for each 
13.25 	campus not located in a metropolitan county 
13.26 	in each year to the president of each institution 
13.27 	that includes such a campus.
13.28 	(b) The Board of Trustees is requested to help 
13.29 	Minnesota close the attainment gap by funding 
13.30 	activities which improve retention and 
13.31 	completion for students of color.
13.32 	(c) $5,250,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
13.33 	$5,250,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for 
13.34 	workforce development scholarships under 
14.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.38. The base 
14.2 	amount for this appropriation for fiscal year 
14.3 	2026 and later is $4,500,000.
14.4 	(d) $300,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $300,000 
14.5 	in fiscal year 2025 are for transfer to the Cook 
14.6 	County Higher Education Board to provide 
14.7 	educational programming, workforce 
14.8 	development, and academic support services 
14.9 	to remote regions in northeastern Minnesota. 
14.10 	The Cook County Higher Education Board 
14.11 	shall continue to provide information to the 
14.12 	Board of Trustees on the number of students 
14.13 	served, credit hours delivered, and services 
14.14 	provided to students.
14.15 	(e) $40,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $40,000 
14.16 	in fiscal year 2025 to implement the sexual 
14.17 	assault policies required under Minnesota 
14.18 	Statutes, section 135A.15.
14.19 	(f) $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
14.20 	$8,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 for upgrading 
14.21 	the Integrated Statewide Record System.
14.22 	(g) $50,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $50,000 
14.23 	in fiscal year 2025 to implement the Z-Degree 
14.24 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.25 	136F.305.
14.26 	(h) $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
14.27 	$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2025 for student 
14.28 	supports, which include supports to allow 
14.29 	campuses to add more staff in the areas of 
14.30 	highest need, such as student advisors, social 
14.31 	workers, basic needs coordinators, community 
14.32 	resource connectors, and mental health support 
14.33 	staff; expand experiential education and 
14.34 	training opportunities focusing on mental 
15.1 	health and well-being, including mental health 
15.2 	first aid and other evidence-based training; 
15.3 	and fund, expand, and sustain student access 
15.4 	to the Basic Needs Resource Hub. The base 
15.5 	amount for this appropriation for fiscal year 
15.6 	2026 and later is $5,000,000.
15.7 	(i) The total operations and maintenance base 
15.8 	for fiscal year 2026 and later is $841,095,000.

15.9	Subd. 4.Learning Network of Minnesota
 		4,115,000
		4,115,000

15.10
15.11	Sec. 4. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE 
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

15.12	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	726,413,000
	$
	726,413,000

15.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.14		2024
	2025
	
15.15	General
	724,256,000
	724,256,000
	
15.16	Health Care Access
	2,157,000
	2,157,000
	
15.17 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
15.18 	purpose are specified in the following 
15.19 	subdivisions.

15.20	Subd. 2.Operations and Maintenance
 		655,818,000
		655,818,000
	
15.21 	(a) $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
15.22 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are to: (1) 
15.23 	increase the medical school's research 
15.24 	capacity; (2) improve the medical school's 
15.25 	ranking in National Institutes of Health 
15.26 	funding; (3) ensure the medical school's 
15.27 	national prominence by attracting and 
15.28 	retaining world-class faculty, staff, and 
15.29 	students; (4) invest in physician training 
15.30 	programs in rural and underserved 
15.31 	communities; and (5) translate the medical 
15.32 	school's research discoveries into new 
15.33 	treatments and cures to improve the health of 
15.34 	Minnesotans.
16.1 	(b) $7,800,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
16.2 	$7,800,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for health 
16.3 	training restoration. This appropriation must 
16.4 	be used to support all of the following: (1) 
16.5 	faculty physicians who teach at eight residency 
16.6 	program sites, including medical resident and 
16.7 	student training programs in the Department 
16.8 	of Family Medicine; (2) the Mobile Dental 
16.9 	Clinic; and (3) expansion of geriatric 
16.10 	education and family programs.
16.11 	(c) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
16.12 	$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for the 
16.13 	Minnesota Discovery, Research, and 
16.14 	InnoVation Economy funding program for 
16.15 	cancer care research.
16.16 	(d) $500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $500,000 
16.17 	in fiscal year 2025 are for the University of 
16.18 	Minnesota, Morris branch, to cover the costs 
16.19 	of tuition waivers under Minnesota Statutes, 
16.20 	section 137.16.
16.21 	(e) The total operations and maintenance base 
16.22 	for fiscal year 2026 and later is $665,818,000. 
16.23 	$500,000 of the base amount for fiscal year 
16.24 	2026 and later is for systemwide safety and 
16.25 	security measures on University of Minnesota 
16.26 	campuses.

16.27	Subd. 3.Primary Care Education Initiatives
 		2,157,000
		2,157,000
	
16.28 	This appropriation is from the health care 
16.29 	access fund.

16.30	Subd. 4.Special Appropriations

16.31	(a) Agriculture and Extension Service
		42,922,000
		42,922,000
	
16.32 	For the Agricultural Experiment Station and 
16.33 	the Minnesota Extension Service:
17.1 	(1) the agricultural experiment stations and 
17.2 	Minnesota Extension Service must convene 
17.3 	agricultural advisory groups to focus research, 
17.4 	education, and extension activities on producer 
17.5 	needs and implement an outreach strategy that 
17.6 	more effectively and rapidly transfers research 
17.7 	results and best practices to producers 
17.8 	throughout the state;
17.9 	(2) this appropriation includes funding for 
17.10 	research and outreach on the production of 
17.11 	renewable energy from Minnesota biomass 
17.12 	resources, including agronomic crops, plant 
17.13 	and animal wastes, and native plants or trees. 
17.14 	The following areas should be prioritized and 
17.15 	carried out in consultation with Minnesota 
17.16 	producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy 
17.17 	organizations:
17.18 	(i) biofuel and other energy production from 
17.19 	perennial crops, small grains, row crops, and 
17.20 	forestry products in conjunction with the 
17.21 	Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI);
17.22 	(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping 
17.23 	systems; and
17.24 	(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock feed;
17.25 	(3) this appropriation includes funding for the 
17.26 	College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural 
17.27 	Resources Sciences to establish and provide 
17.28 	leadership for organic agronomic, 
17.29 	horticultural, livestock, and food systems 
17.30 	research, education, and outreach and for the 
17.31 	purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory, 
17.32 	planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing 
17.33 	equipment necessary for this project;
18.1 	(4) this appropriation includes funding for 
18.2 	research efforts that demonstrate a renewed 
18.3 	emphasis on the needs of the state's agriculture 
18.4 	community. The following areas should be 
18.5 	prioritized and carried out in consultation with 
18.6 	Minnesota farm organizations:
18.7 	(i) vegetable crop research with priority for 
18.8 	extending the Minnesota vegetable growing 
18.9 	season;
18.10 	(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and 
18.11 	development;
18.12 	(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water 
18.13 	conservation practices and contaminant 
18.14 	reduction research;
18.15 	(iv) discovering and developing plant varieties 
18.16 	that use nutrients more efficiently;
18.17 	(v) breeding and development of turf seed and 
18.18 	other biomass resources in all three Minnesota 
18.19 	biomes;
18.20 	(vi) development of new disease-resistant and 
18.21 	pest-resistant varieties of turf and agronomic 
18.22 	crops;
18.23 	(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat 
18.24 	and cure human diseases;
18.25 	(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;
18.26 	(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for 
18.27 	current or emerging animal, plant, and insect 
18.28 	problems affecting production or food safety;
18.29 	(x) crop pest and animal disease research;
18.30 	(xi) developing animal agriculture that is 
18.31 	capable of sustainably feeding the world;
19.1 	(xii) consumer food safety education and 
19.2 	outreach;
19.3 	(xiii) programs to meet the research and 
19.4 	outreach needs of organic livestock and crop 
19.5 	farmers; and
19.6 	(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping 
19.7 	systems; and growing, harvesting, and 
19.8 	transporting biomass plant material; and
19.9 	(5) by February 1, 2025, the Board of Regents 
19.10 	must submit a report to the legislative 
19.11 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
19.12 	over agriculture and higher education finance 
19.13 	on the status and outcomes of research and 
19.14 	initiatives funded in this paragraph.

19.15	(b) Health Sciences
		9,204,000
		9,204,000
	
19.16 	$346,000 each year is to support up to 12 
19.17 	resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital 
19.18 	family practice residency program. The 
19.19 	program must prepare doctors to practice 
19.20 	primary care medicine in rural areas of the 
19.21 	state. The legislature intends this program to 
19.22 	improve health care in rural communities, 
19.23 	provide affordable access to appropriate 
19.24 	medical care, and manage the treatment of 
19.25 	patients in a more cost-effective manner. The 
19.26 	remainder of this appropriation is for the rural 
19.27 	physicians associates program; the Veterinary 
19.28 	Diagnostic Laboratory; health sciences 
19.29 	research; dental care; the Biomedical 
19.30 	Engineering Center; and the collaborative 
19.31 	partnership between the University of 
19.32 	Minnesota and Mayo Clinic for regenerative 
19.33 	medicine, research, clinical translation, and 
19.34 	commercialization.

20.1	(c) College of Science and Engineering
		1,140,000
		1,140,000
	
20.2 	For the geological survey and the talented 
20.3 	youth mathematics program.

20.4	(d) System Special
		7,181,000
		7,181,000
	
20.5 	For general research, the Labor Education 
20.6 	Service, Natural Resources Research Institute, 
20.7 	Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, Bell 
20.8 	Museum of Natural History, and the 
20.9 	Humphrey exhibit.
20.10 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,000,000 
20.11 	in fiscal year 2025 are for the Natural 
20.12 	Resources Research Institute to invest in 
20.13 	applied research for economic development.

20.14
20.15	(e) University of Minnesota and Mayo 
Foundation Partnership
		7,991,000
		7,991,000
	
20.16 	This appropriation is for the following 
20.17 	activities:
20.18 	(1) $7,491,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
20.19 	$7,491,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for the 
20.20 	direct and indirect expenses of the 
20.21 	collaborative research partnership between the 
20.22 	University of Minnesota and the Mayo 
20.23 	Foundation for research in biotechnology and 
20.24 	medical genomics. An annual report on the 
20.25 	expenditure of these funds must be submitted 
20.26 	to the governor and the chairs of the legislative 
20.27 	committees responsible for higher education 
20.28 	finance by June 30 of each fiscal year.
20.29 	(2) $500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $500,000 
20.30 	in fiscal year 2025 are to award competitive 
20.31 	grants to conduct research into the prevention, 
20.32 	treatment, causes, and cures of Alzheimer's 
20.33 	disease and other dementias.

20.34	Subd. 5.Academic Health Center
 					
21.1 	The appropriation for Academic Health Center 
21.2 	funding under Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.3 	297F.10, is estimated to be $22,250,000 each 
21.4 	year.

21.5	Sec. 5. MAYO CLINIC

21.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	1,799,000
	$
	1,799,000
	
21.7 	The amounts that may be spent are specified 
21.8 	in the following subdivisions.

21.9	Subd. 2.Medical School
 		665,000
		665,000
	
21.10 	The state must pay a capitation each year for 
21.11 	each student who is a resident of Minnesota. 
21.12 	The appropriation may be transferred between 
21.13 	each year of the biennium to accommodate 
21.14 	enrollment fluctuations. It is intended that 
21.15 	during the biennium the Mayo Clinic use the 
21.16 	capitation money to increase the number of 
21.17 	doctors practicing in rural areas in need of 
21.18 	doctors.

21.19
21.20	Subd. 3.Family Practice and Graduate 
Residency Program
 		1,134,000
		1,134,000
	
21.21 	The state must pay stipend support for up to 
21.22 	27 residents each year.

21.23 	ARTICLE 2
21.24 	HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS

21.25 	Section 1. [135A.121] AMERICAN INDIAN SCHOLARS.
21.26 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The American Indian Scholars program is established 
21.27 	to provide a first-dollar tuition and fee free pathway for eligible Minnesota American Indian 
21.28 	students to complete an undergraduate education.
21.29 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. To be eligible each year for the program a student must:
21.30 	(1) be enrolled in an undergraduate certificate, diploma, or degree program at the 
21.31 	University of Minnesota or a Minnesota state college or university;
22.1 	(2) be either (i) a Minnesota resident for resident tuition purposes who is an enrolled 
22.2 	member or citizen of a federally recognized American Indian Tribe or Canadian First Nation, 
22.3 	or (ii) an enrolled member or citizen of a Minnesota Tribal Nation, regardless of resident 
22.4 	tuition status; and
22.5 	(3) have not (i) obtained a baccalaureate degree, or (ii) been enrolled for 180 credits or 
22.6 	the equivalent, excluding courses taken that qualify as developmental education or below 
22.7 	college-level.
22.8 		Subd. 3.Administration. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must and the 
22.9 	University of Minnesota is requested to provide a full tuition and fee waiver to a student 
22.10 	eligible under subdivision 2. Funds appropriated with reference to this section may be used 
22.11 	to offset the institutional costs of the waivers; fund existing waivers, scholarships, or grant 
22.12 	programs for students eligible under subdivision 2; provide student supports for eligible 
22.13 	students; and administer these programs.
22.14 		Subd. 4.Reports. (a) Each institution receiving funds under this section must annually 
22.15 	report to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education the following:
22.16 	(1) how the systems or institutions have administered, distributed, and awarded the 
22.17 	funds;
22.18 	(2) enrollment and graduation data for all eligible students, including applicants and 
22.19 	recipients of funds; and
22.20 	(3) the aggregate awarded financial aid information for all recipients of funds under this 
22.21 	program.
22.22 	(b) Using the data submitted to the office by institutions pursuant to paragraph (a), as 
22.23 	well as other data available to the office, the office shall provide the following on its website 
22.24 	by placing a prominent link on its website home page:
22.25 	(1) information made available in a searchable database, including but not limited to 
22.26 	persistence and completion, debt of graduates, employment and wage information, and other 
22.27 	relevant data for each institution subject to paragraph (a); and
22.28 	(2) other information and links that are useful to students and parents who are in the 
22.29 	process of selecting a college or university.

22.30 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
22.31 		Subd. 5a.Assigned family responsibility. "Assigned family responsibility" means the 
22.32 	amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined by a federal 
23.1 	need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is 79 percent of 
23.2 	the parental contribution. If the parental contribution is less than $0, the assigned family 
23.3 	responsibility is 100 percent of the parental contribution. For independent students with 
23.4 	dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family responsibility is 71 percent of the student 
23.5 	contribution. For independent students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned 
23.6 	family responsibility is 35 percent of the student contribution. If the student contribution is 
23.7 	less than $0, the assigned family responsibility is 100 percent of the student contribution. 
23.8 	For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the assigned family 
23.9 	responsibility using the ratio of the number of credits the student is enrolled in to the number 
23.10 	of credits for full-time enrollment.

23.11 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.101, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
23.12 		Subd. 7.Student. "Student" means a person who is enrolled for at least three credits
23.13 	one credit per term, in a program or course of study that applies to a degree, diploma, or 
23.14 	certificate. Credit equivalencies assigned by an institution that are applicable to federal Pell 
23.15 	grant calculations shall be counted as part of a student's credit load.

23.16 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
23.17 		Subd. 6.Cost of attendance. (a) The recognized cost of attendance consists of: (1) an 
23.18 	allowance specified in law for living and miscellaneous expenses, and (2) an allowance for 
23.19 	tuition and fees equal to the lesser of the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, 
23.20 	or a tuition and fee maximum if one is established in law. If no living and miscellaneous 
23.21 	expense allowance is established in law, the allowance is equal to 109 130 percent of the 
23.22 	federal poverty guidelines for a one person household in Minnesota for nine months. If no 
23.23 	tuition and fee maximum is established in law, the allowance for tuition and fees is equal 
23.24 	to the lesser of: (1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, and (2) for 
23.25 	two-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and fees charged at a public 
23.26 	two-year institution, or for four-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and 
23.27 	fees charged at a public university.
23.28 	(b) For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the cost of 
23.29 	attendance to the actual number of credits for which the student is enrolled using the ratio 
23.30 	of the number of credits the student is enrolled in to the number of credits for full-time 
23.31 	enrollment.
24.1 	(c) The recognized cost of attendance for a student who is confined to a Minnesota 
24.2 	correctional institution shall consist of the tuition and fee component in paragraph (a), with 
24.3 	no allowance for living and miscellaneous expenses.
24.4 	(d) For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are mandatory 
24.5 	and charged to full-time resident students attending the institution. Fees do not include 
24.6 	charges for tools, equipment, computers, or other similar materials where the student retains 
24.7 	ownership. Fees include charges for these materials if the institution retains ownership. Fees 
24.8 	do not include optional or punitive fees.

24.9 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.121, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
24.10 		Subd. 9.Awards. An undergraduate student who meets the office's requirements is 
24.11 	eligible to apply for and receive a grant in any year of undergraduate study unless the student 
24.12 	has obtained a baccalaureate degree or previously has been enrolled full time or the equivalent 
24.13 	for eight semesters or the equivalent previously has received a state grant award for 180 
24.14 	credits or the equivalent, excluding (1) courses taken from a Minnesota school or 
24.15 	postsecondary institution which is not participating in the state grant program and from 
24.16 	which a student transferred no credit, and (2) courses taken that qualify as developmental 
24.17 	education or below college-level. A student enrolled in a two-year program at a four-year 
24.18 	institution is only eligible for the tuition and fee maximums established by law for two-year 
24.19 	institutions.

24.20 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.121, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
24.21 		Subd. 13.Deadline. The deadline for the office to accept applications for state grants 
24.22 	for a term is 30 days after the start of that term June 30 of the fiscal year for which the 
24.23 	student applies for a grant.

24.24 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.1241, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
24.25 		Subd. 5.Foster grant amount; payment; opt-out. (a) Each student shall be awarded 
24.26 	a foster grant based on the federal need analysis. Applicants are encouraged to apply for all 
24.27 	other sources of financial aid. The amount of the foster grant must be equal to the applicant's 
24.28 	recognized cost of attendance after deducting accounting for:
24.29 	(1) the student aid index as calculated by results of the federal need analysis;
24.30 	(2) the amount of a federal Pell Grant award for which the applicant is eligible;
24.31 	(3) the amount of the state grant;
25.1 	(4) the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant;
25.2 	(5) the sum of all Tribal scholarships;
25.3 	(6) the amount of any other state and federal gift aid;
25.4 	(7) the Education and Training Voucher Program;
25.5 	(8) extended foster care benefits under section 260C.451;
25.6 	(9) the amount of any private grants or scholarships, excluding grants and scholarships 
25.7 	provided by the private institution of higher education in which the eligible student is 
25.8 	enrolled; and
25.9 	(10) for public institutions, the sum of all institutional grants, scholarships, tuition 
25.10 	waivers, and tuition remission amounts.
25.11 	(b) The foster grant shall be paid directly to the eligible institution where the student is 
25.12 	enrolled.
25.13 	(c) An eligible private institution may opt out of participating in the foster grant program 
25.14 	established under this section. To opt out, the institution shall provide notice to the office 
25.15 	by September 1 for the next academic year.
25.16 	(d) An eligible private institution that does not opt out under paragraph (c) and accepts 
25.17 	the student's application to attend the institution must provide institutional grants, 
25.18 	scholarships, tuition waivers, or tuition remission in an amount equal to the difference 
25.19 	between:
25.20 	(1) the institution's cost of attendance as calculated under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), 
25.21 	clause (1); and
25.22 	(2) the sum of the foster grant under this subdivision and the sum of the amounts in 
25.23 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (9).
25.24 	(e) An undergraduate student who is eligible may apply for and receive a foster grant 
25.25 	in any year of undergraduate study unless the student has obtained a baccalaureate degree 
25.26 	or previously has been enrolled full time as defined in section 136A.101, subdivision 7a, 
25.27 	or the equivalent for eight semesters or the equivalent, or received a foster grant for five 
25.28 	years, whichever occurs first. A foster grant must not be awarded to a student for more than 
25.29 	three years for a two-year degree, certificate, or diploma, or five years for a four-year 
25.30 	undergraduate degree.
26.1 	(f) Foster grants may be awarded to an eligible student for four quarters, three semesters, 
26.2 	or the equivalent during the course of a single fiscal year. In calculating the award amount, 
26.3 	the office must use the same calculation it would for any other term.

26.4 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.125, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
26.5 		Subd. 4.Amount and length of grants. (a) The maximum award to the applicant shall 
26.6 	be $6,500 for each eligible child per academic year, except that the campus financial aid 
26.7 	officer may apply to the office for approval to increase grants by up to ten percent to 
26.8 	compensate for higher market charges for infant care in a community.
26.9 	(b) Applicants with expected family contributions at or below the qualifying expected 
26.10 	family contribution as determined by the federal need analysis for the federal Pell Grant, 
26.11 	as determined by the commissioner, qualify for the maximum award. Applicants with 
26.12 	expected family contributions as determined by the federal need analysis exceeding that 
26.13 	threshold but less than 200 percent of the qualifying expected family contribution receive 
26.14 	an amount proportional to their expected family contribution as determined by the 
26.15 	commissioner.
26.16 	(c) The academic year award amount must be disbursed by academic term using the 
26.17 	following formula:
26.18 	(1) the academic year amount described in paragraph (a);
26.19 	(2) divided by the number of terms in the academic year; and
26.20 	(3) multiplied by the applicable enrollment factor:
26.21 	(i) 1.00 for undergraduate students enrolled in 12 or more semester credits or the 
26.22 	equivalent or for graduate students enrolled in six or more semester credits or the equivalent;
26.23 	(ii) 0.75 for undergraduate students enrolled in nine, ten, or 11 semester credits or the 
26.24 	equivalent or for graduate students enrolled in five semester credits or the equivalent;
26.25 	(iii) 0.50 for undergraduate students enrolled in six, seven, or eight semester credits or 
26.26 	the equivalent or for graduate students enrolled in three or four semester credits or the 
26.27 	equivalent; and
26.28 	(iv) 0.25 for undergraduate students enrolled in at least one but less than six semester 
26.29 	credits or the equivalent or for graduate students enrolled in one or two semester credits or 
26.30 	the equivalent.
27.1 	(d) Payments shall be made each academic term to the student or to the child care 
27.2 	provider, as determined by the institution. Institutions may make payments more than once 
27.3 	within the academic term.

27.4 	Sec. 9. [136A.1251] STUDENT-PARENT SUPPORT INITIATIVE.
27.5 		Subdivision 1.Grants. (a) To address the needs and support the educational goals of 
27.6 	expectant and parenting college students across Minnesota, the commissioner shall award 
27.7 	grants and provide support services to institutions and partnering entities that assist expectant 
27.8 	parents and parents of young children. Grants shall be awarded to postsecondary institutions, 
27.9 	professional organizations, community-based organizations, or other applicants deemed 
27.10 	appropriate by the commissioner. Grants must be used to offer services to support the 
27.11 	academic goals, health, and well-being of student parents. Services and costs eligible for 
27.12 	grant funding include but are not limited to:
27.13 	(1) program development costs;
27.14 	(2) costs related to the start-up of on-campus child care;
27.15 	(3) evaluation and data collection; and
27.16 	(4) direct assistance to student parents including:
27.17 	(i) scholarships;
27.18 	(ii) basic needs support; and
27.19 	(iii) expenses related to child care.
27.20 	(b) Postsecondary institutions may act as the fiscal agents in partnership with a local 
27.21 	nongovernmental agency, childcare center, or other organization that serves student parents.
27.22 		Subd. 2.Application process. The commissioner shall develop a grant application 
27.23 	process. The commissioner shall support projects in a manner that attempts to ensure eligible 
27.24 	students throughout the state have access to program services.
27.25 		Subd. 3.Health-related supports. The commissioner, in partnership with the Department 
27.26 	of Health, shall provide health-related supports. Activities for health-related supports include:
27.27 	(1) ensuring programs, services, and materials are medically accurate, age appropriate, 
27.28 	culturally and linguistically appropriate, and inclusive of all populations;
27.29 	(2) working with community health care providers and other service support organizations 
27.30 	that serve the target population for this program; and
28.1 	(3) providing technical assistance and training for institutional parent support center 
28.2 	staff on how to conduct screenings and referrals for the health concerns of student parents, 
28.3 	including alcohol misuse, substance use disorders, depression, anxiety, intimate partner 
28.4 	violence, tobacco and nicotine, and other health concerns.
28.5 		Subd. 4.Report and evaluation. By August 1 of each odd-numbered year, the 
28.6 	commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
28.7 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education finance regarding the grant 
28.8 	recipients and their activities. The report shall include information about the students served, 
28.9 	the organizations providing services, program activities, program goals, and outcomes.

28.10 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.126, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
28.11 		Subd. 4.Award amount. (a) Each student shall be awarded a scholarship based on the 
28.12 	federal need analysis. Applicants are encouraged to apply for all other sources of financial 
28.13 	aid. The amount of the award must not exceed the applicant's cost of attendance, as defined 
28.14 	in subdivision 3, after deducting accounting for:
28.15 	(1) the expected family contribution as calculated by results of the federal need analysis;
28.16 	(2) the amount of a federal Pell Grant award for which the applicant is eligible;
28.17 	(3) the amount of the state grant;
28.18 	(4) the federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant;
28.19 	(5) the sum of all institutional grants, scholarships, tuition waivers, and tuition remission 
28.20 	amounts;
28.21 	(6) the sum of all Tribal scholarships;
28.22 	(7) the amount of any other state and federal gift aid; and
28.23 	(8) the amount of any private grants or scholarships.
28.24 	(b) The award shall be paid directly to the postsecondary institution where the student 
28.25 	receives federal financial aid.
28.26 	(c) Awards are limited as follows:
28.27 	(1) the maximum award for an undergraduate is $4,000 per academic year;
28.28 	(2) the maximum award for a graduate student is $6,000 per academic year; and
28.29 	(3) the minimum award for all students is $100 per academic year.
29.1 	(d) Scholarships may not be given to any Indian student for more than three years of 
29.2 	study for a two-year degree, certificate, or diploma program or five years of study for a 
29.3 	four-year degree program at the undergraduate level and for more than five years at the 
29.4 	graduate level. Students may acquire only one degree per level and one terminal graduate 
29.5 	degree. Scholarships may not be given to any student for more than ten years including five 
29.6 	years of undergraduate study and five years of graduate study.
29.7 	(e) Scholarships may be given to an eligible student for four quarters, three semesters, 
29.8 	or the equivalent during the course of a single fiscal year. In calculating the award amount, 
29.9 	the office must use the same calculation it would for any other term.

29.10 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.1312, is amended to read:
29.11 	136A.1312 FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATOR, PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT.
29.12 	Nothing in this chapter or in the office's rules shall be interpreted as limiting the ability 
29.13 	of student financial aid administrators, on the basis of adequate documentation, to make 
29.14 	necessary adjustments to the cost of attendance and expected family contribution 
29.15 	computations adjust a student's dependency status or elements of a student's cost of attendance 
29.16 	for federal needs analysis calculation to allow for treatment of individual students with 
29.17 	special circumstances, with the exception of the cost of attendance defined under section 
29.18 	136A.121, subdivision 6. In addition, nothing in this chapter or in the office's rules shall be 
29.19 	interpreted as limiting the ability of the student financial aid administrator to use 
29.20 	supplementary information about the financial status of eligible applicants with special 
29.21 	circumstances in selecting recipients of state financial aid and determining the amount of 
29.22 	awards. Nothing in this section precludes a financial aid administrator from establishing an 
29.23 	appeals process for other extenuating circumstances.

29.24 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.1796, is amended to read:
29.25 	136A.1796 TRIBAL COLLEGE SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT ASSISTANCE.
29.26 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the 
29.27 	meanings given them.
29.28 	(b) "Beneficiary student" means a resident of Minnesota who is enrolled in a certificate, 
29.29 	diploma, or degree program in a Tribally controlled college and is an enrolled member of 
29.30 	a federally recognized Indian Tribe.
30.1 	(c) "Nonbeneficiary student" means a resident of Minnesota who is enrolled in a 
30.2 	certificate, diploma, or degree program in a Tribally controlled college but is not an enrolled 
30.3 	member of a federally recognized Indian Tribe.
30.4 	(c) (d) "Tribally controlled college" means an accredited institution of higher education 
30.5 	located in this state that is formally controlled by or has been formally sanctioned or chartered 
30.6 	by the governing body of a federally recognized Indian Tribe, or a combination of federally 
30.7 	recognized Indian Tribes. Tribally controlled college does not include any institution or 
30.8 	campus subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges 
30.9 	and Universities or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
30.10 		Subd. 2.Eligibility; grant assistance. (a) A Tribally controlled college is eligible to 
30.11 	receive supplemental grant assistance from the office, as provided in this section, for 
30.12 	beneficiary and nonbeneficiary student enrollment if the college is not otherwise eligible 
30.13 	to receive federal grant funding for those students under United States Code, title 25, section 
30.14 	1808.
30.15 	(b) The office shall make grants to Tribally controlled colleges to defray the costs of 
30.16 	education associated with the enrollment of beneficiary and nonbeneficiary students. Grants 
30.17 	made pursuant to this section must be provided directly to the recipient college.
30.18 		Subd. 3.Grant application. To receive a grant under this section, a Tribally controlled 
30.19 	college must submit an application in the manner required by the office. Upon submission 
30.20 	of a completed application indicating that the Tribally controlled college is eligible, the 
30.21 	office shall distribute to the college, during each year of the biennium, a grant of $5,300
30.22 	equal to the highest tuition and fees charged at a public two-year institution for each 
30.23 	beneficiary and nonbeneficiary student on a full-time equivalent basis. If the amount 
30.24 	appropriated for grants under this section is insufficient to cover the total amount of grant 
30.25 	eligibility, the office shall distribute a prorated amount per beneficiary and nonbeneficiary 
30.26 	student on a full-time equivalent basis.
30.27 		Subd. 4.Reporting by recipient institutions. Each Tribally controlled college receiving 
30.28 	a grant under this section shall provide to the office, on an annual basis, an accurate and 
30.29 	detailed account of the expenditures of the grant funds received by the college, and a copy 
30.30 	of the college's most recent audit report and documentation of the enrollment status and 
30.31 	ethnic status of each beneficiary and nonbeneficiary student for which grant assistance is 
30.32 	sought under this section.

31.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.246, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
31.2 		Subd. 5.Grant criteria. (a) The commissioner shall make at least an approximately 
31.3 	equal dollar amount of grants for training for employees whose work site is projected to be 
31.4 	outside the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, as for employees 
31.5 	whose work site is projected to be within the metropolitan area.
31.6 	(b) In determining the award of grants, the commissioner must consider, among other 
31.7 	factors:
31.8 	(1) the aggregate state and regional need for employees with the competency to be 
31.9 	trained;
31.10 	(2) the competency standards developed by the commissioner of labor and industry as 
31.11 	part of the Minnesota PIPELINE Project dual-training pipeline program;
31.12 	(3) the per employee cost of training;
31.13 	(4) the additional employment opportunities for employees because of the training;
31.14 	(5) the on-the-job training the employee receives;
31.15 	(6) the employer's demonstrated ability to recruit, train, and retain employees who are 
31.16 	recent high school graduates or who recently passed high school equivalency tests;
31.17 	(7) projected increases in compensation for employees receiving the training; and
31.18 	(8) the amount of employer training cost match, if required, on both a per employee and 
31.19 	aggregate basis.; and
31.20 	(9) the employer's demonstrated ability to recruit, train, and retain employees who are 
31.21 	employees of color, American Indian employees, and employees with disabilities.

31.22 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.246, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
31.23 		Subd. 6.Employer match. A large employer must pay for at least 25 percent of the 
31.24 	eligible training provider's charge for the eligible training to the provider cost of training. 
31.25 	For the purpose of this subdivision, a "large employer" means a business with more than 
31.26 	$25,000,000 in annual gross revenue in the previous calendar year.

31.27 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.246, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
31.28 		Subd. 8.Grant amounts. (a) The maximum grant for an application is $150,000. The 
31.29 	office may allow for a grantee to utilize up to ten percent of the grant amount for the cost 
32.1 	of employees' trainee supports. A grant may not exceed $6,000 per year for a maximum of 
32.2 	four years $24,000 per employee.
32.3 	(b) An employee who is attending an eligible training provider that is an institution under 
32.4 	section 136A.103 must apply for Pell and state grants as a condition of payment for training 
32.5 	that employee under this section.

32.6 	Sec. 16. [136A.84] DIRECT ADMISSIONS PROGRAM.
32.7 		Subdivision 1.Authorization. The commissioner shall administer the direct admissions 
32.8 	program in consultation with stakeholders, including Minnesota State Colleges and 
32.9 	Universities, the University of Minnesota, the Student Advisory Council under section 
32.10 	136A.031, the Minnesota Department of Education, the Minnesota Association of Secondary 
32.11 	School Principals, and the Minnesota School Board Association, to automatically offer 
32.12 	conditional admission into Minnesota public colleges and universities to Minnesota high 
32.13 	school seniors based on a student's high school grade point average, high school and college 
32.14 	transcript information, standardized tests, statewide assessments, and other measures as 
32.15 	determined by stakeholders.
32.16 		Subd. 2.Implementation. The program shall establish and, to the extent feasible, 
32.17 	implement a process for leveraging existing kindergarten through grade 12 and higher 
32.18 	education student information systems to automate the admissions process for students. The 
32.19 	program must specifically evaluate the impact this process has on outcomes for students 
32.20 	with lower levels of college knowledge, low-income students, and students from populations 
32.21 	underserved in higher education. The office shall attempt to achieve statewide representation 
32.22 	and may prioritize program participants to include high schools with a significant number 
32.23 	of students of color, low-income students, or both.
32.24 		Subd. 3.Report. Annually, by February 1, the Office of Higher Education shall report 
32.25 	to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education 
32.26 	finance and policy and higher education on activities occurring under this section. The report 
32.27 	must include but is not limited to information about implementation, recommendations, and 
32.28 	outcomes.

32.29 	Sec. 17. STATE GRANT FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND 2025 LIVING AND 
32.30 	MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
 32.31 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 7a, the living and 
32.32 	miscellaneous expense allowance for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 is equal to 120 percent of 
32.33 	the federal poverty guidelines for a one-person household in Minnesota for nine months.