1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; modifying uses of the special education teacher pipeline 
1.3 	grant;amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.77, subdivision 
1.4 	2; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 12.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.77, subdivision 2, is 
1.7 	amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 2.Grant uses. (a) A grant recipient must use grant funds to support participants 
1.9 	who are employed by the grant recipient as either a paraprofessional or other unlicensed 
1.10 	staff, or a teacher with a Tier 1 or Tier 2 license, and demonstrate a willingness to be a 
1.11 	special education teacher after completing the program.
1.12 	(b) A grant recipient may use grant funds for:
1.13 	(1) tuition assistance or stipends for participants;
1.14 	(2) supports for participants, including mentoring, licensure test preparation, and 
1.15 	technology support; or
1.16 	(3) participant recruitment.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

1.18 	Sec. 2. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
1.19 		Subd. 12.Special education teacher pipeline. (a) For grants to develop special education 
1.20 	teacher pipelines across Minnesota under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.731:

2.1		$
	20,000,000
	.....
	2024
	
2.2		$
	10,000,000
	.....
	2025
	
2.3 	(b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.4 	122A.731, subdivision 5.
2.5 	(c) The commissioner may allow a grant recipient to modify its program to align with 
2.6 	statutory changes to Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.731, made after the grant was awarded.
2.7 	(c) (d) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $0 and the base for fiscal year 2027 is $10,000,000.

2.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.