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Introduced
03/17/2025
03/17/2025
In Committee
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
Crossed Over
04/29/2025
04/29/2025
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; modifying certain scholarship and student aid programs; establishing and modifying grant programs to higher education institutions; providing authority to the Office of Higher Education for treatment of certain appropriations; providing for certain policy changes to student financial aid, institution eligibility, institutional licensure provisions, student loan programs, and institutional grant programs; requiring reports; appropriating money; canceling an appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 135A.052, subdivision 1; 135A.137; 135A.15, subdivision 2a; 135A.1582; 136A.01, by adding a subdivision; 136A.101, subdivision 5a; 136A.103; 136A.121, subdivision 9; 136A.1465, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 136A.155; 136A.162; 136A.1701, subdivision 4; 136A.1796; 136A.246, subdivisions 1a, 3, 6, 8; 136A.65, subdivision 4; 136A.653, subdivision 5; 136A.658; 136A.69, subdivision 1; 136A.82; 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.901, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 5.41, subdivision 2; 136A.057; 136A.091; 136A.1251, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 136A.1788; 136A.1789; 136A.1791, subdivisions 1, 2, 3a, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 136A.246, subdivision 9; 136A.69, subdivisions 3, 5; 136A.824, subdivisions 3, 5; 136A.861, subdivision 7; 136A.901, subdivision 2; 136A.91; Laws 2022, chapter 42, section 2, as amended; Minnesota Rules, part 4850.0014, subparts 1, 2.
AI Summary
This bill comprehensively addresses higher education funding, policy, and programs in Minnesota for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The bill provides appropriations to three main entities: the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, the Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota. It introduces several key initiatives and changes, including:
1. The North Star Promise scholarship program, which provides financial support to students from families with lower incomes, with a maximum family adjusted gross income of $80,000.
2. Enhanced support for student parents, including grants to help with child care, basic needs, and academic goals.
3. Modifications to campus sexual misconduct investigation procedures, requiring more detailed and equitable processes for handling reports.
4. Protections for pregnant and parenting students, ensuring they are not discriminated against and can continue their education.
5. Changes to private career school regulations, including updated licensing fees, bonding requirements, and exemption criteria.
6. Expanded support for student loan repayment and debt counseling programs.
7. Provisions for various grant programs targeting specific educational needs, such as teacher shortages, tribal colleges, and research into areas like spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries.
The bill also includes transfers between different special revenue fund accounts and makes numerous technical corrections to existing higher education statutes. Overall, the legislation aims to improve access, affordability, and support for postsecondary students in Minnesota.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education, Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Hearing (13:00:00 5/13/2025 ) (on 05/13/2025)
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