North Star Promise scholarship program elimination

SF 2683 eliminates Minnesota's North Star Promise scholarship program, which provided need-based aid to low-income students attending public colleges. The bill repeals the program's legal authority (Minnesota Statutes §136A.1465) and transfers any remaining program funds to the state grant program for broader use. This directly affects students who would have received North Star Promise scholarships beginning in the fall 2025 term. The bill also requires annual reporting on student aid programs but does not change current scholarship awards for the 2024-2025 academic year.