MN HF4252

Expands American Indian Scholars program eligibility to include Minnesota Tribal Nation members regardless of resident tuition status, and allows Minnesota resident students who are members of federally recognized American Indian Tribes or Canadian First Nations to qualify

Extends parenting student protections to private postsecondary institutions offering in-person courses in Minnesota, requiring accommodations such as excused absences for pregnancy, childbirth, or child health care needs, and early course registration if offered to other student groups

Requires postsecondary institutions to provide parenting students with benefits and services no less than those given to students with temporary medical conditions, including medically necessary leaves of absence

Consolidates student aid reporting requirements across multiple programs into a single annual report (section 136A.053), eliminating duplicative reporting requirements from individual program statutes

Repeals the statewide concurrent enrollment evaluation requirement under section 124D.09, subdivision 10a, which previously required annual reporting by the Office of Higher Education and Department of Education