HF 4602

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/24/2022 01:59pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; creating a grant program for online access to music education
for students and children; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin ONLINE MUSIC INSTRUCTION GRANT PROGRAM.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall award a grant to a community music education
and performance center to partner with schools and early childhood centers to provide online
music instruction to students and children for the purpose of increasing student
self-confidence, providing students with a sense of community, and reducing individual
stress. In applying for the grant, an applicant must commit to providing at least a 30 percent
match of the funds allocated. The applicant must also include in the application the
measurable outcomes the applicant intends to accomplish with the grant funds.
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new text begin (b) The grantee shall use grant funds to partner with schools or early childhood centers
that are designated Title I schools or centers or are located in rural Minnesota, and may use
the funds in consultation with the music or early childhood educators in each school or early
childhood center to provide individual or small group music instruction, sectional ensembles,
or other group music activities, music workshops, or early childhood music activities. At
least half of the online music programs must be in partnership with schools or early childhood
centers located in rural Minnesota. A grantee may use the funds awarded to supplement or
enhance an existing online music program within a school or early childhood center that
meets the criteria described in this paragraph.
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new text begin (c) The grantee must contract with a third-party entity to evaluate the success of the
online music program. The evaluation must include interviews with the music educators
and students at the schools and early childhood centers where an online music program was
established. The results of the evaluation must be submitted to the commissioner of health
and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over mental health policy and finance by December 15, 2025.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $300,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of health to award a grant for the online music instruction grant program. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.
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