1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; appropriating money for grants to support student transitions 
1.3 	between middle school and high school.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
1.7 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal year 
1.8 	designated.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Grants for high school transition teams. For grants to support the planning 
1.10 	and implementation of high school transition teams of teachers, guidance counselors, and 
1.11 	high school students who assist students in grades 8 and 9 and their families to successfully 
1.12 	navigate the transition to high school:

1.13		$
	500,000
	.....
	2018
	
1.14 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2020. Of the amounts 
1.15 	appropriated, $335,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 622, North St. 
1.16 	Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale, and $165,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 
1.17 	832, Mahtomedi.