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SF4917

State grant program appropriations modification
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

This bill relates to higher education and changes how the state grant program is funded and awarded. It modifies appropriations for the grant program and updates the statutory framework governing grant eligibility and distribution.

Main Provisions

  • Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 136A.121 subdivision 3 to change how grants are allocated: grants must be awarded on a funds available basis to those applicants who meet the office's requirements.
  • Adds a subdivision to 136A.121 subdivision 3 (establishing or clarifying allocation rules within the subdivision).
  • Repeals Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement section 136A.121 subdivisions 7 and 7a (removing those specific provisions from the statute).

Changes to Existing Law

  • Introduces a funds-available basis for awarding grants, signaling that grant awards depend on the amount of funds currently available.
  • Removes certain previously existing statutory provisions by repealing sections 7 and 7a of 136A.121 in the 2025 Supplement.

Fiscal and Policy Implications

  • Grant awards may be limited by the amount of funds available, potentially affecting the number of awards and the timing of disbursements.
  • The repeal of specific subdivisions may change the scope or criteria of prior grant-related provisions, depending on what those subdivisions previously established.

Next Steps

  • The bill has been introduced and referred to the Higher Education committee; it will proceed through standard legislative consideration and potential amendments.

Terminology Inclusion

  • higher education
  • state grant program
  • funds available basis
  • allocation
  • Minnesota Statutes 2024
  • section 136A.121
  • subdivision 3
  • Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement
  • subdivisions 7 and 7a
  • office's requirements

Relevant Terms - higher education - state grant program - funds available basis - allocations - Minnesota Statutes 2024 - 136A.121 - subdivision 3 - Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement - subdivisions 7 and 7a - office's requirements

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 26, 2026SenateActionIntroduction and first reading
March 26, 2026SenateActionReferred toHigher Education

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Adds a subdivision related to grant allocation within 136A.121 (the new subdivision clarifies allocation)."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 136A.121, subdivision 3 to require state grant allocations to be awarded on a funds-available basis to applicants who meet the office's requirements, and adds a subdivision related to grant allocation.",
      "modified": [
        "Subd. 3 allocation language changed to basis grants on funds available and eligibility requirements."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 136A.121",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 3"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [
        "Repeals the referenced provisions (subdivisions 7 and 7a of 136A.121 in the 2025 Supplement)."
      ],
      "summary": "The bill repeals Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement section 136A.121, subdivisions 7 and 7a.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement section 136A.121",
    "subdivision": "subdivisions 7 and 7a"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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