Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

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. § …

136A.095 MS 1969 [Repealed, 1971 c 862 s 6] 136A.095 GRANTS-IN-AID; PURPOSE.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…

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…

136A.097 ORDER OF AID CALCULATIONS. The commissioner must calculate aid for programs in the order of their original enactment from oldest to most recent. The commissioner may determine the order of calculating state financial aid if: (1) a student is eligible for multiple state f…

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 [Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75] § Subd. 3. [Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75] § Subd. 4.Eligible institution. "Eligib…

136A.103 INSTITUTION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Eligibility. (a) A postsecondary institution is eligible for state student aid and to receive state student aid on behalf of students under this chapter and sections 197.791 and 299A.45, if the institution is located …

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 fin…

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 [Repealed, 1989 c 293 s 85] § Subd. 2.Eligibility for grants.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.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. …

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…

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 identif…

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…

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 …

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. § Su…

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 s…

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 1…

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 a…

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…

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 adjust a student's dependency status or …

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 re…

136A.1465 NORTH STAR PROMISE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. The following terms have the meanings given: (1) "eligible student" means a resident student under section 136A.101, subdivision 8, who is enrolled in any public postsecondary educational institution or Tribal college and…

136A.15 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For purposes of sections 136A.15 to 136A.1702, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2. MS 2018 [Repealed, 2019 c 64 art 2 s 45] § Subd. 3. [Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75] § Subd. 4. [Repealed, 2014 c 149 s…

136A.155 ADDITIONAL INSTITUTION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. A postsecondary institution is an eligible institution for purposes of sections 136A.15 to 136A.1702, if the institution: (1) meets the eligibility requirements under section 136A.103; or (2) is operated publicly or privat…

136A.16 POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICE. § Subdivision 1.Designation. Notwithstanding chapter 16C, the office is designated as the administrative agency for carrying out the purposes and terms of sections 136A.15 to 136A.1704. The office may establish one or more loan programs. § Sub…

136A.162 CLASSIFICATION OF DATA. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), data on applicants for financial assistance collected and used by the office for student financial aid programs administered by that office are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.…

136A.1701 SUPPLEMENTAL AND ADDITIONAL LOANS. § Subdivision 1.Establishment of program. The office may provide for programs of loans which may be made in lieu of or in addition to loans authorized under sections 136A.15 to 136A.1702 and applicable provisions of federal law as prov…

136A.1702 LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT. The office shall notify the chairs of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education finance of any proposed material change to any of its student loan programs, including loan refinancing under section 136A.1704, prior…

136A.1704 STUDENT LOAN REFINANCING. The office may refinance student and parent loans as provided by this section and on other terms and conditions the office prescribes. The office may establish credit requirements for borrowers and determine what types of student and parent loa…

136A.171 REVENUE BONDS; ISSUANCE; PROCEEDS. The office may issue revenue bonds to obtain funds for loans made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The aggregate amount of revenue bonds, issued directly by the office, outstanding at any one time, not including refund…

136A.172 NEGOTIABLE NOTES; ISSUANCE; CONDITIONS. The office may from time to time issue negotiable notes for the purpose of sections 136A.15 to 136A.178 and may from time to time renew any notes by the issuance of new notes, whether the notes to be renewed have or have not mature…

136A.173 NEGOTIABILITY; BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES; PAYMENT; CONDITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Revenue bonds and notes. The office may from time to time issue revenue bonds for purposes of sections 136A.15 to 136A.178 and all such revenue bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, or other ob…

136A.174 SECURITY FOR BONDS. In the discretion of the office any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of sections 136A.15 to 136A.178 may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the office and a corporate trustee or trustees, which may be any trust company or bank hav…

136A.175 REFUNDING REVENUE BONDS; PROCEEDS; INVESTMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Authorization. The office is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance of revenue bonds of the office for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds of the office then outstanding, including the payment …

136A.176 BONDS NOT STATE OBLIGATIONS. Bonds issued under authority of sections 136A.15 to 136A.178 do not, and shall state that they do not, represent or constitute a debt or pledge of the faith and credit of the state, grant to the owners or holders thereof any right to have the…

136A.177 RIGHTS OF BONDHOLDERS. Any holder of revenue bonds issued under the provisions of sections 136A.15 to 136A.178 or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee or trustees under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricte…

136A.178 LEGAL INVESTMENTS; AUTHORIZED SECURITIES. Bonds issued by authority under the provisions of sections 136A.15 to 136A.178 are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust …

136A.1785 LOAN CAPITAL FUND. The office may deposit and hold assets derived from the operation of its student loan programs and refinanced education loans authorized by this chapter in a fund known as the loan capital fund. Assets in the loan capital fund are available to the off…

136A.1787 SELF LOAN REVENUE BONDS ANNUAL CERTIFICATE OF NEED. (a) In order to ensure the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds and notes of the office and the continued maintenance of the loan capital fund under section 136A.1785, the office shall annually determine a…

136A.1792 PROMOTION OF FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Employer" means an organization, agency, or entity that is a public service organization u…

136A.1793 PROMOTION OF TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS. The commissioner shall provide information to public and private teacher education programs concerning public and private student loan programs that provide for full or partial repayment forgiveness. Teacher education prog…

136A.1794 AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision have the meanings given. (b) "Qualified education loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation loan for actual costs paid…

136A.1795 LARGE ANIMAL VETERINARIAN LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Veterinarian" means an individual who has been awarded a doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the Co…

136A.1796 TRIBAL COLLEGE SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT ASSISTANCE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Beneficiary student" means a resident of Minnesota who is enrolled in a certificate, diploma, or degree program in a…

136A.18 LEGISLATIVE FINDING, DECLARATION, AND DIRECTIVE. The legislature has found and hereby declares that private colleges in Minnesota have the capacity for educating significant numbers of Minnesota residents and that providing for the education of Minnesota residents in priv…

136A.23 TRUSTEES OF INCORPORATED COLLEGES MAY PRESCRIBE COURSE OF STUDY; ANNUAL REPORT. The trustees of any incorporated college or seminary, in addition to their other powers, may prescribe its course of study and discipline, grant such literary honors and degrees as are usually…

136A.231 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS; WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS. The legislature has found and hereby declares that a state work-study program is in the best interests of the state in that such a program can (1) assist in meeting the financial needs of students (2) provide the op…