1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money for grants to student teachers.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; GRANTS TO STUDENT TEACHERS.
 1.5 	(a) $....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2021 from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.6 	of the Office of Higher Education for grants to student teachers under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.7 	section 136A.1275. This is a onetime appropriation.
1.8 	(b) The appropriation in this section must be used to support candidates belonging to an 
1.9 	underrepresented racial or ethnic group and who meet other eligibility requirements. The 
1.10 	appropriation is in addition to:
1.11 	(1) any amount reserved under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1275, subdivision 3, 
1.12 	paragraph (c); and
1.13 	(2) the $750,000 dedicated to candidates in Laws 2019, chapter 64, article 1, section 2, 
1.14 	subdivision 28.
1.15 	(c) If the amount of the appropriation in this section is not fully spent because of a lack 
1.16 	of qualifying candidates, any remaining balance does not cancel and is available in the 
1.17 	following fiscal year.