Storms cover much of central Minnesota

MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding. Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all. 

Turn Up Your Support

Meredith Fergus, State Grant analyst at the state Office of Higher Education, told the Senate higher-education committee at a hearing late yesterday that the State Grant program can afford to take in the estimated 330 or so students who are living illegally in Minnesota and who would qualify for state financial aid. The estimated cost is $539,000, according to the consolidated fiscal note.

The students, along with state Sen. Sandy Pappas (DFL-St. Paul) and state Rep. Carlos Mariani (DFL-St. Paul), 

are pushing for a so-called "Minnesota DREAM Act"

 that would allow them to get State Grant money, as well as pay instate tuition at institutions such as the

Note: The fiscal note does show an additional $100,000 cost in the first year. Fergus told me that's related to administrative costs -- the setting up of a Minnesota financial aid application system.

Alex Friedrich

Author

Meredith Fergus, State Grant analyst at the state Office of Higher Education, told the Senate higher-education committee at a hearing late yesterday that the State Grant program can afford to take in the estimated 330 or so students who are living illegally in Minnesota and who would qualify for state financial aid. The estimated cost…

How much a Minnesota Dream Act would cost the state in financial aid

Go Deeper.

Like this?