HF 1046

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:43am

A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing a Minnesota reading corps program;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.42,
subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.42, subdivision 6, is amended to
read:

Subd. 6.

Program training.

The commission must, within available resources:

(1) orient each grantee organization in the nature, philosophy, and purpose of the
program; new text begin and
new text end

(2) build an ethic of community service through general community service training deleted text begin ;
and
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deleted text begin (3) provide additional training as it determines necessary, which may include
training in evaluating early literacy skills and teaching reading to preschool children
through the St. Croix River Education District under Laws 2001, First Special Session
chapter 6, article 2, section 70, to assist local Head Start organizations in establishing and
evaluating Head Start programs for developing children's early literacy skills deleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.42, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 6a. new text end

new text begin Minnesota reading corps program. new text end

new text begin (a) A Minnesota reading corps
program is established to provide Americorps members with a data-based problem-solving
model of literacy instruction to use in helping to train local Head Start program providers,
other prekindergarten program providers, and staff in schools with students in kindergarten
through grade 3 to evaluate and teach early literacy skills to children age 3 to grade 3.
new text end

new text begin (b) Literacy programs under this subdivision must comply with the provisions
governing literacy program goals and data use under section 119A.50, subdivision 3,
paragraph (b).
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $1,500,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2010 and $1,500,000 is appropriated in
fiscal year 2011 from the general fund to the commissioner of education for the Minnesota
reading corps program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 6a.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2009.
new text end