A bill for an act
relating to education finance; appropriating money for summer education programs;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.10, subdivision 2d; Laws 2019,
First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 2, as amended.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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The sums in this section are appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of education for the fiscal years designated.
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(a) For grants to school districts and charter schools
to partner with community businesses and organizations, such as local businesses, to develop,
implement, and deliver a summer mentor model or tutoring model for students.
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5,000,000 new text end |
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2021 new text end |
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(b) Grant funds must be used to partner with community businesses and organizations
to deliver mentoring and tutoring programs. Fund uses may include but are not limited to:
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(1) contracting with organizations to develop and implement a mentor or tutoring model;
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(2) transportation to activities and events that align with the mentor model;
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(3) meal reimbursements at events and off-site locations;
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(4) neighborhood-based location rentals; and
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(5) providing child care for students in credit recovery and other noncapital costs
associated with attending.
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(c) Grants are limited to $100,000 per grant recipient.
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(d) The department must make all attempts to assure there is equitable distribution of
grant services to entities serving the seven-county metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.
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(e) The department must make all attempts to prioritize grant recipients by number of
historically undeserved students.
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(f) Eligible grantees include school districts, charter schools, intermediate school districts,
and cooperative units as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24, subdivision 2.
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(g) Up to two percent of this appropriation is available for grant administration.
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(h) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.
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(a) For grants to expand access to tutoring services
including academic enrichment, mental health supports, and other wraparound services for
kindergarten through grade 12 children over the summer.
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$ new text end |
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3,250,000 new text end |
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(b) Eligible entities must have experience serving youth and include community-based
organizations, faith-based organizations, institutions of higher education, school districts,
charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal Nations and other American Indian organizations,
nonprofit agencies, and for-profit corporations.
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(c) Grant fund uses may include but are not limited to:
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(1) mental health services and supports;
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(2) social, emotional, and physical health supports;
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(3) summer learning or enrichment programs; or
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(4) other activities that are necessary to maintain the operation and continuity of services
in youth development and education, prioritizing the needs of historically underserved
groups.
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(d) Grant recipients may develop a partnership between a local school district, charter
school, nonpublic school, or any of the organizations listed in paragraph (b).
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(e) Grants are limited to $200,000 per grant recipient.
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(f) The department must make all attempts to assure there is equitable distribution of
grant services to entities serving the seven-county metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.
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(g) The department must make all attempts to prioritize grant recipients by number of
historically undeserved students.
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(h) Eligible grantees include school districts, charter schools, intermediate school districts,
and cooperative units as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24, subdivision 2.
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(i) Up to two percent of this appropriation is available for grant administration.
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(j) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.
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(a) For grants to school districts and charter
schools to expand mental health and well-being supports to youth and adolescents attending
summer learning programs.
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$ new text end |
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1,000,000 new text end |
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(b) Grant funds must be used to pay summer stipends and benefits for student support
personnel to offer summer school students services and programming, which may include
but are not limited to:
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(1) one-on-one or group mental health supports;
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(2) trauma-informed practices;
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(3) evidence-based social and emotional learning district or school-wide programming;
and
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(4) other well-being activities like physical activity, mindfulness, and stress-relieving
activities.
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(c) Grant recipients may partner with community organizations that work with youth to
provide mental health and well-being supports under this subdivision.
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(d) The department must prioritize grant recipients by their number of historically
underserved students.
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(e) Up to two percent of this appropriation is available for grant administration.
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(f) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.
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(a) For grants to school districts and charter
schools to fund summer field trips for hands-on learning opportunities.
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$ new text end |
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10,000,000 new text end |
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