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Introduced
03/13/2025
03/13/2025
In Committee
04/29/2025
04/29/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
94th Legislature 2025-2026
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, and the University of Minnesota; creating and modifying certain scholarships and student aid programs; modifying program reporting requirements; modifying requirements for sexual misconduct grievance processes; requiring a standardized financial aid offer form; modifying requirements for licensing of nonpublic and out-of-state postsecondary institutions; requiring reports; appropriating money; canceling prior appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 135A.052, subdivision 1; 135A.15, subdivisions 1a, 2a; 135A.1582; 136A.01, by adding a subdivision; 136A.101, subdivision 5a; 136A.103; 136A.121, subdivisions 6, 7, 7a, 9, 13; 136A.1465, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 136A.155; 136A.162; 136A.1796; 136A.246, subdivisions 1a, 3; 136A.65, subdivision 4; 136A.653, subdivision 5; 136A.658; 136A.69, subdivision 1; 136A.821, subdivisions 4, 5, by adding subdivisions; 136A.822, subdivisions 3, 6, 8, 13; 136A.824, subdivisions 1, 2, 6, 7; 136A.833; 136A.834, subdivisions 1, 5; 136A.87; 136A.901, subdivision 1; 137.022, subdivisions 3, 4; 151.37, subdivision 12; 474A.061, subdivision 2b; Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivisions 1, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B; 135A; 136A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 5.41, subdivision 2; 135A.137; 136A.057; 136A.1251, subdivision 5; 136A.1788, subdivision 5; 136A.1791, subdivision 9; 136A.69, subdivisions 3, 5; 136A.824, subdivisions 3, 5; 136A.861, subdivision 7; 136A.91, subdivision 3; Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivision 5; Minnesota Rules, part 4850.0014, subparts 1, 2.
AI Summary
This bill is an omnibus higher education policy and appropriations bill that provides significant funding and policy changes for Minnesota's higher education system. The bill appropriates over $357 million to the Office of Higher Education in fiscal years 2026 and 2027, with funding allocated across numerous programs including state grants, child care grants, work-study, interstate tuition reciprocity, scholarships for various groups (such as Indian students, student teachers, and students with disabilities), emergency assistance, and more. The bill introduces several key policy changes, including establishing a standardized financial aid offer form with specific requirements for clarity and transparency, modifying sexual misconduct grievance processes at postsecondary institutions to provide more detailed procedural protections, expanding support for student parents and students with dependents, and creating new definitions and requirements for private career schools. Additionally, the bill transfers funds to various special accounts, such as spinal cord and traumatic brain injury research, dual training, and the North Star Promise scholarship program. The legislation also includes provisions for reporting, working groups, and various technical amendments to existing higher education statutes, with the overarching goal of improving access, affordability, and support for postsecondary students in Minnesota.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders HF2431, SF indefinitely postponed (on 04/30/2025)
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