MN SF4402

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees must submit applications within six months to designate institutions as campus-based employment and training programs qualifying students for SNAP eligibility exemptions under federal regulations.

Students enrolled in public two-year colleges, Tribal colleges, or public four-year universities are eligible to participate if they received a state grant, federal Pell grant, or have a student aid index of $0 or less.

Commissioner of human services must issue guidance within three months clarifying state and federal eligibility requirements, application procedures, SNAP student exemption qualifications, and eligibility criteria for participating institutions.

Designated institutions must send letters to eligible students at the beginning of each academic semester informing them of potential SNAP benefits eligibility and directing them to application resources, with the letter serving as proof of program enrollment.

The section becomes effective upon federal approval, with the commissioner required to notify the revisor of statutes when approval is obtained.