Bill Text: MN HF1803 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: State grant eligibility clarified.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-26 - Authors added Champion and Allen [HF1803 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF1803-Introduced.html
1.2relating to higher education; clarifying eligibility for a state grant;amending
1.3Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136A.121, subdivision 9.
1.4BE 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
1.6read:
1.7 Subd. 9. Awards. An undergraduate student who meets the office's requirements
1.8is eligible to apply for and receive a grant in any year of undergraduate study unless the
1.9student has obtained a baccalaureate degree or previously has been enrolled full time
1.10or the equivalent for eight semesters or the equivalent, excluding courses taken from a
1.11Minnesota school or postsecondary institution which is not participating in the state grant
1.12program and from which a student transferred no credit. A student who withdraws from
1.13enrollment for active military service, or for a major illness, while under the care of a
1.14medical professional, that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the term is
1.15entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility. A student enrolled
1.16in a two-year program at a four-year institution is only eligible for the tuition and fee
1.17maximums established by law for two-year institutions.
1.3Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136A.121, subdivision 9.
1.4BE 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
1.6read:
1.7 Subd. 9. Awards. An undergraduate student who meets the office's requirements
1.8is eligible to apply for and receive a grant in any year of undergraduate study unless the
1.9student has obtained a baccalaureate degree or previously has been enrolled full time
1.10or the equivalent for eight semesters or the equivalent, excluding courses taken from a
1.11
1.12program and from which a student transferred no credit. A student who withdraws from
1.13enrollment for active military service, or for a major illness, while under the care of a
1.14medical professional, that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the term is
1.15entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility. A student enrolled
1.16in a two-year program at a four-year institution is only eligible for the tuition and fee
1.17maximums established by law for two-year institutions.
