1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; appropriating funds for a grant to the Northside 
1.3 	Achievement Zone.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE.
 1.6 	(a) $1,132,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2015 from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of education for a grant to the Northside Achievement Zone. Funds 
1.8 	appropriated in this section are to reduce multigenerational poverty and the educational 
1.9 	achievement gap through increased enrollment of families within the zone, and may be 
1.10 	used for Northside Achievement Zone programming and services consistent with federal 
1.11 	Promise Neighborhood program agreements and requirements. The base appropriation for 
1.12 	fiscal years 2016 and 2017 is $1,132,000 for each year.
1.13 	(b) The Northside Achievement Zone shall submit a report to the chairs of the 
1.14 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over early childhood through grade 12 education 
1.15 	policy and finance that, at a minimum, summarizes program activities, specifies 
1.16 	performance measures, and analyzes program outcomes. A report must be submitted 
1.17 	within three months of the close of each legislative biennium in which the organization 
1.18 	receives funding.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2014.