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Committee A‑4 raises state grant investment and changes award parameters, including family responsibility and living allowance
Summary
The A‑4 amendment increases funding for Minnesota's state grant program and includes multiple statutory parameter changes in Article 2 intended to stabilize awards and allow OHE to reduce awards if appropriations fall short; staff described the planned changes at the hearing.
Nonpartisan staff and committee members discussed several proposed amendments to the Minnesota state grant program that appear in Article 2 of the A‑4 amendment to Senate File 2,483. Staff said the package combines a large one‑time and ongoing funding increase with changes to award formulas and administrative flexibility.
"The A 4 proposes a total general fund budget of $4,071,092,000 in the 20 six‑twenty 7 biennium," staff said, and they highlighted a $104,520,000 increase in the state grant program in 2026–27. Tom Watson and other staff briefed the committee on specific statutory changes in Article 2 that affect how awards are calculated and administered.
Key parameter changes…
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