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Introduced
02/20/2023
02/20/2023
In Committee
05/10/2023
05/10/2023
Crossed Over
04/13/2023
04/13/2023
Passed
05/23/2023
05/23/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/24/2023
05/24/2023
Introduced Session
93rd Legislature 2023-2024
Bill Summary
A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing funding and policy related changes for the Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic; creating and modifying certain scholarships and student aid programs; creating and modifying grant programs to higher education institutions; establishing the North Star Promise tuition free program; establishing the Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center; creating a direct admissions program; providing aid to postsecondary institutions for unemployment insurance; establishing a student basic needs working group; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 135A.137, subdivisions 2, 3; 136A.031, subdivision 3; 136A.101, subdivisions 5a, 7; 136A.121, subdivisions 6, 9, 13, 19; 136A.1241, subdivision 5; 136A.125, subdivision 4; 136A.126, subdivision 4; 136A.1312; 136A.1791, subdivision 3a; 136A.246, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 8; 136F.04, subdivision 1; 136F.38, subdivision 3; 175.45, subdivision 1; 354B.23, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A; 268; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136F.03.
AI Summary
This bill:
- Provides funding and policy changes for the Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic, including creating and modifying scholarships, student aid programs, and grant programs.
- Establishes the North Star Promise tuition-free program for eligible Minnesota students with family incomes below $80,000.
- Creates the Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center to expand access to postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities.
- Establishes a direct admissions program for Minnesota high school seniors to be automatically offered conditional admission to eligible public and nonprofit institutions based on academic criteria.
- Provides unemployment insurance aid to public postsecondary institutions and Tribal colleges to help cover the costs of unemployment insurance for their workers.
- Creates a postsecondary student basic needs working group to address issues like housing and food insecurity.
- Requires the Office of Higher Education to review and analyze course placement practices at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to identify potential barriers for students.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education, Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Secretary of State Chapter 41 (on 05/24/2023)
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