2021 Minnesota Statutes

124D.72 POLICY.

The legislature finds that a more adequate education is needed for American Indian people in the state of Minnesota. The legislature recognizes the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian people. The legislature also is concerned about the lack of American Indian teachers in the state. Therefore, pursuant to the policy of the state to ensure equal educational opportunity to every individual, it is the purpose of sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 to provide for American Indian education programs specially designed to meet these unique educational or culturally related academic needs or both.

History:

1977 c 312 s 2; 1978 c 706 s 43; 1988 c 718 art 3 s 6; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 164; art 11 s 3