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    This database allows for searching of mandated reports that the Library is expecting or has received since 2003, with selected mandates prior to 2003 included. Searches by committee only cover 2019 to the present. Each year, the Legislature mandates reports and studies to be completed by state agencies or other governmental entities. Legislative Reference Library staff track these mandates and obtain copies of the reports for our collection in order to provide long-term access. All mandated reports that the library has acquired are searchable through our catalog. For more information, see Mandated Reports. Please notify Library staff with questions or concerns.


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    Topics: Education-Higher - Student Finances

    For additional information, including links to the reports, click on "Details".

    Last Date ReceivedMandate DescriptionItem TitleAgencie(s)Session LawStatuteNext Due DateSubjects Committee/Agency Jurisdiction
    Details 12/16/2024 Report regarding student loan debt repayment counseling grant program outcomes Student Loan Debt Counseling Grant Program Annual Report Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2019 Minn. Laws Chap. 64 Art. 2 Sec. 18 Subd. 5 136A.1788 02/01/2027 Education-Higher - Student Finances Higher Education Finance
    Details 01/15/2025 Report describing the Minn. Dept. of Commerce-designated student loan advocate's implementation of timely assistance to borrowers and related duties, outcomes achieved by the advocate during the previous two years, and recommendations to improve the regulation of student loan servicers Student Loan Advocate Biannual Report Minn. Dept. of Commerce 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 57 Art. 3 Sec. 67 Subd. 4 58B.011 Subd. 4 01/15/2027 Education-Higher - Student Finances Commerce
    Higher Education
    Details Report on student grants, aid and scholarships; and work-study programs, including the: (1) total funds appropriated and expended; (2) total number of students applying for funds; (3) total number of students receiving funds; (4) average and total award amounts; (5) summary demographic data on award recipients; (6) retention rates of award recipients; (7) completion rates of award recipients; (8) average cumulative debt at exit or graduation; and (9) average time to completion Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2024 Minn. Laws Chap. 127 Art. 35 Sec. 11 136A.053 02/15/2026 Education-Higher - Student Finances Higher Education
    Details Report on details of student aid programs (Summer academic enrichment, Minnesota Promise, Minnesota State Grants, Grants for Students with Intellectual and developmental disabilities, MnReconnect, Foster grants, child care grants, Student-parent support initiative, Indian Scholarships, underrepresented student teacher grants, student teacher grants in shortage areas, alternative teacher preparation grants, North Star Promise, and work-study), including: (1) total funds appropriated and expended; (2) total number of students applying for funds; (3) total number of students receiving funds; (4) average and total award amounts; (5) summary demographic data on award recipients; (6) retention rates of award recipients; (7) completion rates of award recipients; (8) average cumulative debt at exit or graduation; and (9) average time to completion Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2024 Minn. Laws Chap. 124 Art. 2 Sec. 11 136A.053 02/15/2026 Education-Higher - Student Finances Higher Education
    Details Report on the Shakopee Area Workforce Development Scholarship program describing: (1) number of students receiving a scholarship at each participating college during the previous calendar year; (2) number of scholarships awarded for each program and definition of type of program during the previous calendar year; (3) number of scholarship recipients who completed a program of study or certification; (4) number of scholarship recipients who secured employment by their graduation date and those who secured employment within three months of graduation; (5) list of colleges that received funding, the amount of funding each institution received, and whether all withheld funds were distributed; (6) list of occupations scholarship recipients are entering; (7) number of students denied a scholarship; (8) list of participating local employers and amounts of any employer contributions; and (9) list of recommendations to the Legislature regarding potential program improvements Shakopee Chamber of Commerce - Shakopee Foundation 2024 Minn. Laws Chap. 120 Art. 2 Sec. 11 Subd. 8 12/31/2025 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Labor & Employment Issues         		Employment and Economic Development Policy
    Details 11/01/2024 Updated state grant spending projections Minnesota State Grant Projections Report Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 144 Art. 2 Sec. 20 136A.121 Subd. 19 02/15/2025 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 01/17/2024 Report on the number of individuals who received loan repayment through the teacher shortage loan forgiveness repayment program; the race or ethnicity of the teachers participating in the program; the licensure areas and school districts in which the teachers taught; the average amount paid to a teacher participating in the program; and other summary data identified by the Office of Higher Education as outcome indicators. Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2015 Minn. Laws Chap. 69 Art. 3 Sec. 10 136A.1791 Subd. 9 02/01/2025 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Education-K-12 - Teachers         		Education
    Higher Education
    Details 10/29/2024 Plan to assist incarcerated persons in enrolling in a federal income-driven repayment plan in which there are no monthly payments or accrual of interest for borrowers with earnings below the federal poverty guidelines, to the extent such payment plans are available Incarcerated Student Aid Borrowers Plan: Report for the Legislature Minn. Dept. of Corrections 2024 Minn. Laws Chap. 123 Art. 8 Sec. 30 Subd. 2 12/01/2024 Crime & Corrections - Inmates
    Education-Higher - Student Finances         		Corrections
    Higher Education
    Details 09/01/2021 Report on participation in the tuition reciprocity program Minnesota Tuition Reciprocity Annual Report Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2005 Minn. Laws Chap. 107 Art. 2 Sec. 15 136A.08 Subd. 7 01/31/2022 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 01/15/2020 Report related to the tuition differential for online courses and additional online course fees. Study and Justification for the Tuition Differential or Additional Fees for Online Courses Minn. State 2019 Minn. Laws Chap. 64 Art. 2 Sec. 43 01/15/2020 Education-Higher - Student Finances Higher Education
    Details 01/22/2020 Report related to the tuition differential for online courses and additional online course fees. University of Minnesota Cost of Online vs Classroom-based Education University of Minnesota - University of Minnesota Board of Regents 2019 Minn. Laws Chap. 64 Art. 2 Sec. 43 01/15/2020 Education-Higher - Student Finances Higher Education
    Details 12/05/2019 Report regarding actions taken on relief for students affected by Argosy University closure Argosy University Closure Student Relief Report Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2019 Minn. Laws Chap. 34 Art. Sec. 1 Subd. 4 11/30/2019 Education-Higher - Student Finances Higher Education
    Details 01/30/2017 Report regarding college student loan debtor counseling grant program outcomes. First Evaluation Report of Student Loan Repayment Counseling Pilot Program Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2015 Minn. Laws Chap. 69 Art. 3 Sec. 24 Subd. 6 02/01/2017 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 01/28/2015 Plans and proposed terms and conditions for operating a student loan refinancing program Assessing the Feasibility of Creating a SELF Loan Refinancing Program Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2014 Minn. Laws Chap. 312 Art. 1 Sec. 13 02/01/2015 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 02/24/2014 Report on the available and appropriate data that should be used as a statutory criteria to determine whether a higher education institution should be allowed to participate in state financial aid programs Using Data to Determine Institutional Participation in State Student Aid Programs Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2013 Minn. Laws Chap. 99 Art. 2 Sec. 26 02/01/2014 Education-Higher - Accountability & Reform
    Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 01/19/2011 Report regarding the success of the Achieve Scholarship Program in increasing enrollment of students in rigorous high school courses Minnesota Achieve Scholarship Program Evaluation Report Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 144 Art. 2 Sec. 24 Subd. 14 136A.127 Subd. 14 01/15/2013 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 03/24/2011 Report on the policies and procedures adopted by institutions eligible for the state grant program to increase student awareness of the need to complete a FAFSA application Increasing Student Awareness of the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 95 Art. 2 Sec. 45 03/15/2011 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 02/26/2009 Board of Trustees report on the success of pilot projects to address the financial burden that textbook prices place on students Addressing the High Cost of Textbooks Minn. State 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 144 Art. 1 Sec. 4 02/15/2009 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 11/12/2008 Final report on options to enhance the targeting of financial aid to state grant recipients Financial Aid Incentives for Workforce Development Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 144 Art. 1 Sec. 9 Subd. 1 10/01/2008 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 12/29/2008 Final report on existing financial aid programs that provide loans and grants to students, with options and recommendations on ways to enhance the delivery of financial aid to meet the needs of students and the state's workforce Enrollment Patterns of Students from Low-Income Families Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 144 Art. 1 Sec. 9 Subd. 2 10/01/2008 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 01/05/2009 Preliminary findings and recommendations on options to enhance the targeting of financial aid to state grant recipients Minnesota State Grant Review Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 144 Art. 1 Sec. 9 Subd. 1 02/15/2008 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 02/20/2008 Preliminary findings of examination of existing financial aid programs that provide loans and grants to students Financial Aid Incentives for Workforce Development (Preliminary Report) Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 144 Art. 1 Sec. 9 Subd. 2 02/15/2008 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Labor & Employment Issues - Job Training/Apprenticeship
    Details 02/07/2008 Report on participation in postsecondary education by income, and persistence and graduation rates of state grant recipients compared to students who did not receive state grants Persistence of Minnesota Undergraduates Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 144 Art. 1 Sec. 10 01/15/2008 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 02/23/2007 Updated state grant spending projections Minnesota State Grant Projections Report Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2003 Minn. Laws Chap. 133 Art. 1 Sec. 2 Subd. 14 11/01/2007 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 01/20/2006 Examination of reinstating interstate payments in the Minnesota - South Dakota reciprocity program while maintaining the tuition reciprocity agreement Update: Tuition Reciprocity Between Minnesota and South Dakota and Wisconsin Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2005 Minn. Laws Chap. 107 Art. 2 Sec. 56 Subd. 1 01/15/2006 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details Report on the impact on students of the changes in financial aid policies Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2003 Minn. Laws Chap. 133 Art. 1 Sec. 2 Subd. 14 11/30/2004 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 05/12/2004 Report on state financial aid expenditures and unexpended balances Report on State Financial Aid Fund Balances for Fiscal Year 2004 Program Spending Monthly Report Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2003 Minn. Laws Chap. 133 Art. 1 Sec. 2 Subd. 14 05/15/2004 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 12/09/2004 Report on the impact on students of the changes in financial aid policies Impact of Changes in Minnesota State Grants Implemented in Fiscal Year 2004 Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2003 Minn. Laws Chap. 133 Art. 1 Sec. 2 Subd. 14 01/15/2004 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 05/15/2003 Report on state financial aid expenditures and unexpended balances Report on State Financial Aid Fund Balances Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 1 Art. 1 Sec. 2 Subd. 12 06/15/2003 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details Report on progress of interstate tuition negotiations Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 1 Art. 1 Sec. 2 Subd. 3 02/15/2002 Education-Higher - Student Finances
    Details 02/25/2022 Notice of any proposed material change to any Office of Higher Education student loan program, including loan refinancing under section 136A.1704, prior to making the change Proposed Changes to the SELF Loan Program Office of Higher Education (Minn. Office of Higher Education) 136A.1702   Education-Higher - Student Finances Higher Education Finance