SF 3638

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/27/2020 03:08pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; appropriating money for trauma-informed school incentive
aid.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. APPROPRIATION.

Subdivision 1.

Department of Education.

The sum indicated in this section is
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education for the fiscal year
designated.

Subd. 2.

Trauma-informed school incentive aid.

(a) For grants to fund trauma-informed
and systematic professional development for all staff who work with students, including all
principals and administrators, to support students with adverse childhood experiences, and
to promote restorative practices and nonexclusionary discipline in schools:

$

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2021

(b) Eligible school sites will receive grant funds in the amount of $40 times the number
of pupils enrolled at the site on October 1 of the previous fiscal year.

(c) The commissioner shall select schools to receive grant funds. Preference must be
given to schools within districts with large discipline disparities identified by the Department
of Human Rights.

(d) Trauma-informed support program plans and allocation of grant funds must be
negotiated by the school district and the exclusive representative of the teachers. Plans to
implement trauma-informed support programs may include:

(1) training in trauma-responsive practices;

(2) training about adverse childhood experiences;

(3) extra professional development days; or

(4) other outreach to students or families who have experienced trauma or adverse
childhood experiences.

(e) An assessment of the outcomes of the grant shall be made by the district and exclusive
representative. The assessment must include data on suspensions and expulsions, attendance,
and academic achievement and growth.

(f) This is a onetime appropriation.