1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; increasing the maximum
1.3 	amount for a child care grant; amending Minnesota
1.4 	Statutes 2004, section 136A.125, subdivision 4.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.125,
1.7 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4.Amount and length of grants.  The amount of a
1.9 	child care grant must be based on:
1.10 	(1) the income of the applicant and the applicant's spouse;
1.11 	(2) the number in the applicant's family, as defined by the
1.12 	office; and
1.13 	(3) the number of eligible children in the applicant's
1.14 	family.
1.15 	The maximum award to the applicant shall be $2,200 $2,600 
1.16 	for each eligible child per academic year, except that the
1.17 	campus financial aid officer may apply to the office for
1.18 	approval to increase grants by up to ten percent to compensate
1.19 	for higher market charges for infant care in a community.  The
1.20 	office shall develop policies to determine community market
1.21 	costs and review institutional requests for compensatory grant
1.22 	increases to ensure need and equal treatment.  The office shall
1.23 	prepare a chart to show the amount of a grant that will be
1.24 	awarded per child based on the factors in this subdivision.  The
1.25 	chart shall include a range of income and family size.

2.1 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.2 	Section 1 is effective July 1, 2005.