1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2749, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 10, after line 8 insert:

"1.3    Sec. 13. Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 3, section 24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.4    Subdivision 1. Pilot program created. The commissioner of the Office of Higher
1.5Education shall make a grant to a nonprofit qualified debt counseling organization to
1.6provide individual student loan debt repayment counseling to borrowers who are Minnesota
1.7residents concerning loans obtained to attend a Minnesota postsecondary institution. The
1.8counseling shall be provided to borrowers who are 30 to 60 days delinquent when they
1.9are referred to or otherwise identified by the organization as candidates for counseling.
1.10The number of individuals receiving counseling may be limited to those capable of being
1.11served with available appropriations for that purpose. A goal of the counseling program is
1.12to provide two counseling sessions to at least 75 percent of borrowers receiving counseling.
1.13The purpose of the counseling is to assist borrowers to:
1.14(1) understand their loan and repayment options;
1.15(2) manage loan repayment; and
1.16(3) develop a workable budget based on the borrower's full financial situation
1.17regarding income, expenses, and other debt.
1.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.
"1.19Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.20Amend the title accordingly