MN SF897

Appropriates $2,749,986,000 for higher education across fiscal years 2012-2013, with $2,745,672,000 from the general fund and $4,314,000 from the health care access fund

Establishes tuition maximums of $10,488 for four-year programs and $5,808 for two-year programs, and sets living expense allowance at $7,000 annually

Phases out Minnesota college savings plan matching grants by repealing matching grant provisions effective July 2, 2012, while continuing the basic savings plan

Ends the Achieve Scholarship Program and removes references to it from higher education planning information

Modifies residency requirements to allow Minnesota high school graduates to qualify as resident students regardless of physical attendance location, and changes safety officer survivor education benefit eligibility from nine to ten semesters