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 […]
136A.095 MS 1969 [Repealed, 1971 c 862 s 6] 136A.095 GRANTS-IN-AID; PURPOSE.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 […]
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 […]
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 [Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75] Subd. 3. [Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75] Subd. 4.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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 [Repealed, 1989 c 293 s 85] Subd. 2.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 […]
136A.1215 GRANTS FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. Subdivision 1. Establishment. A program is established to provide financial assistance to students with intellectual and developmental disabilities that attend a Minnesota postsecondary institution. Subd. 2. Eligible students. A postsecondary student is eligible for a grant under this section if the student: (1) meets the eligibility […]
136A.123 MN RECONNECT PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Program administration. The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education must, to the extent funds are available, administer a credential completion program for adult learners consistent with this section. Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given […]
136A.1241 FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The office must establish a grant program for individuals who satisfy the eligibility requirements under subdivision 3. Using available FAFSA or other state aid data, the office shall identify and inform eligible individuals, and the institutions for which the individuals have been accepted or are attending, […]
136A.125 CHILD CARE GRANTS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. A child care grant program is established under the supervision of the office. The program makes money available to eligible students to reduce the costs of child care while attending an eligible postsecondary institution. The office shall develop policies and adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer […]
136A.126 INDIAN SCHOLARSHIPS. Subdivision 1. Student eligibility. The commissioner shall establish procedures for the distribution of scholarships to a Minnesota resident student as defined under section 136A.101, subdivision 8, who: (1) is of one-fourth or more Indian ancestry or is an enrolled member or citizen of a federally recognized American Indian or Canadian First Nations […]
136A.1274 UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENT TEACHER GRANTS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education must establish a grant program for student teaching stipends for low-income students who belong to an underrepresented racial or ethnic group. Subd. 2. Eligibility. To be eligible for a grant under this section, a student teacher must: (1) be […]
136A.1275 STUDENT TEACHER GRANTS IN SHORTAGE AREAS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. (a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education must establish a grant program for student teaching stipends for low-income students who intend to teach in a license shortage area or rural school district after graduating and receiving their teaching license. (b) “License shortage area” […]
136A.1276 ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION GRANT PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) “Alternative teacher preparation program” means an alternative teacher preparation program under section 122A.2451, subdivision 5, or an experimental teacher preparation program under section 122A.09, subdivision 10. (c) “Commissioner” means the commissioner […]
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 […]
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 […]
136A.1312 FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATOR, PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT. Nothing in this chapter or in the office’s rules shall be interpreted as limiting the ability of student financial aid administrators, on the basis of adequate documentation, to make necessary adjustments to the cost of attendance and expected family contribution computations to allow for treatment of individual students with […]
136A.1313 FINANCIAL AID AUDITS. Beginning with audits for fiscal year 1996, in place of the audits provided by the office, public institutions that administer state grants under decentralized delivery may arrange for audits of state financial aid awards and tuition reciprocity recipients in conjunction with their audits for federal financial aid. Audits must be conducted […]
