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HF 2849

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/15/2016 09:43am

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A bill for an act
 relating to education finance; providing funding to create the reading skills for
health care workers program; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin READING SKILLS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS PROGRAM;
APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $75,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of education to provide a grant to an adult basic education consortium
to develop a contextualized online reading curriculum to increase reading fluency and
comprehension for persons who are:
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new text begin (1) eligible for adult basic education services under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.52;
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new text begin (2) assessed at level C on the CASAS standardized test for literacy skills or a
verifiable equivalent skill level on a standardized adult literacy assessment instrument; and
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new text begin (3) pursuing a realistic goal to enter the health care workforce.
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new text begin The consortium must make the developed curriculum available to all Minnesota adult
basic education consortia. This is a onetime appropriation.
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