Bill Text: MN HF3213 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Minnesota GI bill program attendance calculation cost modified.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-19 - Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs [HF3213 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF3213-Introduced.html
1.2relating to higher education; modifying the cost of attendance calculation for
1.3purposes of the Minnesota GI bill program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2013
1.4Supplement, section 197.791, subdivision 5.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 197.791, subdivision 5,
1.7is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 5. Benefit amount. (a) On approval by the commissioner of eligibility for
1.9the program, the applicant shall be awarded, on a funds-available basis, the educational
1.10assistance under the program for use at any time according to program rules at any
1.11eligible institution.
1.12 (b) The amount of educational assistance in any semester or term for an eligible
1.13person must be determined by subtracting from the eligible person's cost of attendance the
1.14amount the person received or was eligible to receive in that semester or term from:
1.15 (1) the federal Pell Grant;
1.16 (2) the state grant program under section136A.121 ; and
1.17 (3) any federal military or veterans educational benefitsincluding but not limited
1.18to the Montgomery GI Bill, GI Bill Kicker, the federal tuition assistance program,
1.19vocational rehabilitation benefits, and any other federal benefits associated with the
1.20person's status as a veteran, except veterans disability payments from the United States
1.21Veterans Administration and payments made under the Veterans Retraining Assistance
1.22Program (VRAP) paid to the institution.
1.23 (c) The amount of educational assistance for any eligible person who is a full-time
1.24student must not exceed the following:
2.1 (1) $1,000 per semester or term of enrollment;
2.2 (2) $3,000 per state fiscal year; and
2.3 (3) $10,000 in a lifetime.
2.4 For a part-time student, the amount of educational assistance must not exceed
2.5$500 per semester or term of enrollment. For the purpose of this paragraph, a part-time
2.6undergraduate student is a student taking fewer than 12 credits or the equivalent for a
2.7semester or term of enrollment and a part-time graduate student is a student considered
2.8part time by the eligible institution the graduate student is attending. The minimum award
2.9for undergraduate and graduate students is $50 per term.
2.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section applies to awards issued for the 2014-2015
2.11academic year and thereafter.
1.3purposes of the Minnesota GI bill program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2013
1.4Supplement, section 197.791, subdivision 5.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 197.791, subdivision 5,
1.7is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 5. Benefit amount. (a) On approval by the commissioner of eligibility for
1.9the program, the applicant shall be awarded, on a funds-available basis, the educational
1.10assistance under the program for use at any time according to program rules at any
1.11eligible institution.
1.12 (b) The amount of educational assistance in any semester or term for an eligible
1.13person must be determined by subtracting from the eligible person's cost of attendance the
1.14amount the person received or was eligible to receive in that semester or term from:
1.15 (1) the federal Pell Grant;
1.16 (2) the state grant program under section
1.17 (3) any federal military or veterans educational benefits
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1.23 (c) The amount of educational assistance for any eligible person who is a full-time
1.24student must not exceed the following:
2.1 (1) $1,000 per semester or term of enrollment;
2.2 (2) $3,000 per state fiscal year; and
2.3 (3) $10,000 in a lifetime.
2.4 For a part-time student, the amount of educational assistance must not exceed
2.5$500 per semester or term of enrollment. For the purpose of this paragraph, a part-time
2.6undergraduate student is a student taking fewer than 12 credits or the equivalent for a
2.7semester or term of enrollment and a part-time graduate student is a student considered
2.8part time by the eligible institution the graduate student is attending. The minimum award
2.9for undergraduate and graduate students is $50 per term.
2.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section applies to awards issued for the 2014-2015
2.11academic year and thereafter.
