Section 136A.131 — Accounting And Records.
136A.131 ACCOUNTING AND RECORDS. Subdivision 1. Accounts. The office shall establish and maintain appropriate accounts and related records of each recipient of a grant. Subd. 2. Rules, payment and accounting. The office shall provide by rule the method of payment of the grant awarded and prescribe a system of accounting to be kept by the […]
Section 136A.1311 — Cash Flow.
136A.1311 CASH FLOW. The office may ask the commissioner of management and budget to lend general fund money to the grant account to ease cash flow difficulties. The office must first certify to the commissioner that there will be adequate refunds to the account to repay the loan. The commissioner shall use the refunds to […]
Section 136A.096 — Financial Aid Goals.
136A.096 FINANCIAL AID GOALS. The legislature directs the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, in coordination with the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, to set an annual goal for the percentage of Minnesota’s high school seniors completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). History: 2020 […]
Section 136A.101 — Definitions.
136A.101 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of sections 136A.095 to 136A.1311, the terms defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to them. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75] Subd. 3. [Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75] Subd. 4. Eligible institution. “Eligible institution” means an institution that meets the eligibility requirements under […]
Section 136A.103 — Institution Eligibility Requirements.
136A.103 INSTITUTION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) A postsecondary institution is eligible for state student aid under chapter 136A and sections 197.791 and 299A.45, if the institution is located in this state and: (1) is operated by this state or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota; or (2) is operated privately and, as determined […]
Section 136A.1201 — Minnesota Promise.
136A.1201 MINNESOTA PROMISE. Subdivision 1. Financial aid policy. It is the policy of the legislature to provide sufficient financial aid funding so that tuition and required fees to attend a public two-year college for a student from a low-income family are covered by state financial aid when combined with federal and other sources of aid. […]
Section 136A.121 — State Grant Program.
136A.121 STATE GRANT PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1989 c 293 s 85] Subd. 2. Eligibility for grants. (a) An applicant is eligible to be considered for a grant, regardless of the applicant’s sex, creed, race, color, national origin, or ancestry, under sections 136A.095 to 136A.131 if the office finds that the applicant: (1) is a […]
Section 136A.091 — Summer Academic Enrichment Program.
136A.091 SUMMER ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The summer academic enrichment program is established to enable elementary and secondary students to attend academic summer programs sponsored by postsecondary institutions and nonprofit organizations. Subd. 2. Eligibility. To be eligible for a program stipend, a student shall: (1) be a resident of Minnesota; (2) attend an […]
Section 136A.095 — Grants-in-aid; Purpose.
136A.095 MS 1969 [Repealed, 1971 c 862 s 6] 136A.095 GRANTS-IN-AID; PURPOSE. The legislature finds and declares that the identification of men and women of the state who are economically disadvantaged and the encouragement of their educational development in eligible institutions of their choosing are in the best interests of the state and of the […]