HF 2658

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/10/2022 05:05pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; specifying grant awards to education partnership
programs; increasing funding for education partnership programs; appropriating
money; amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 10, section
1, subdivisions 6, 7.

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

Section 1.

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 10, section 1, subdivision
6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Tier 1 grants.

(a) For education partnership program Tier 1 sustaining grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:

	$	2,600,000	.....	2022
	$	deleted text begin 2,600,000 deleted text end new text begin 3,600,000 new text end	.....	2023

(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,300,000 deleted text begin each year deleted text end new text begin in fiscal year 2022 and
$1,800,000 in fiscal year 2023 new text end is for the Northside Achievement Zone and $1,300,000 deleted text begin each
year deleted text end new text begin in fiscal year 2022 and $1,800,000 in fiscal year 2023 new text end is for the St. Paul Promise
Neighborhood.

(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

new text begin (d) The base includes $1,800,000 each year for the Northside Achievement Zone and
$1,800,000 each year for the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.
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Sec. 2.

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 10, section 1, subdivision 7,
is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Tier 2 implementing grants.

new text begin (a) new text end For Tier 2 implementing grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:

	$	480,000	.....	2022
	$	deleted text begin 480,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,750,000 new text end	.....	2023

new text begin (b) Of the amount in paragraph (a) for fiscal year 2023, $250,000 is for each of the
following programs:
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new text begin (1) the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative;
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new text begin (2) Red Wing Youth Outreach for the Every Hand Joined partnership;
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new text begin (3) United Way of Central Minnesota for the Partner for Student Success program;
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new text begin (4) Austin Aspires;
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new text begin (5) Rochester Area Foundation for the Cradle 2 Career program;
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new text begin (6) Generation Next; and
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new text begin (7) Park Nicollet Foundation for the Children's First Park Partnership for Success
Initiative.
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new text begin (c) The base includes $250,000 each year for each of the following programs:
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new text begin (1) the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative;
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new text begin (2) Red Wing Youth Outreach for the Every Hand Joined partnership;
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new text begin (3) Partner for Student Success program;
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new text begin (4) Austin Aspires;
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new text begin (5) Rochester Area Foundation for the Cradle 2 Career program;
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new text begin (6) Generation Next; and
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new text begin (7) Park Nicollet Foundation for the Children's First Park Partnership for Success
Initiative.
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new text begin (d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 3. new text begin TRANSFER OF FEDERAL FUNDS; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin (a) $2,250,000 on June 30, 2022, is appropriated from the COVID-19 flexible response
account created within the state fiscal recovery federal fund in the state treasury to the
commissioner of education for the payment of additional aid under sections 1 and 2.
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new text begin (b) This funding is in addition to any state aid or other moneys appropriated for this
purpose.
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