HF 1694

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/11/2019 05:14pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; teachers; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Education. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education in the fiscal years
designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Black Men Teach Twin Cities. new text end

new text begin (a) For a grant to Black Men Teach Twin Cities
to establish partnerships with eight school district elementary schools or elementary charter
schools with a goal of increasing the number of black male teachers to 20 percent of the
employees at each school site:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 750,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2020 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 0 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin (c) The grant recipient must provide a detailed report to the chair and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade
12 education by January 15 of each year until 2025 describing how the grant funds were
used. The report must describe the progress made toward the goal of increasing the number
of black male teachers at each school site and strategies used.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019.
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