1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; removing a surplus appropriation sunset provision;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 
1.4 	7a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 7a, 
1.7 	is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 7a.Surplus appropriation. If the amount appropriated is determined by the 
1.9 	office to be more than sufficient to fund projected grant demand in the second year of the 
1.10 	biennium, the office may increase the living and miscellaneous expense allowance in the 
1.11 	second year of the biennium by up to an amount that retains sufficient appropriations 
1.12 	to fund the projected grant demand. The adjustment may be made one or more times. 
1.13 	In making the determination that there are more than sufficient funds, the office shall 
1.14 	balance the need for sufficient resources to meet the projected demand for grants with the 
1.15 	goal of fully allocating the appropriation for state grants. An increase in the living and 
1.16 	miscellaneous expense allowance under this subdivision does not carry forward into a 
1.17 	subsequent biennium. This subdivision expires June 30, 2009.