1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; modifying the mission of the Minnesota math corps program; 
1.3 	appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.42, 
1.4 	subdivision 9.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.42, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 9.Minnesota math corps program. (a) A Minnesota math corps program is 
1.8 	established to give provide ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps members with a data-based 
1.9 	problem-solving model of mathematics instruction useful for to use in providing elementary 
1.10 	and middle school students and their teachers with instructional support. Minnesota math 
1.11 	corps must use evidence-based instructional support to evaluate and accelerate student 
1.12 	learning on foundational mathematics skills that enable students to meet state academic 
1.13 	standards in mathematics and long-term proficiency expectations for the workforce.
1.14 	(b) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the legislature 
1.15 	with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and evaluates 
1.16 	program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.
1.17 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "evidence-based" means the instruction or curriculum 
1.18 	is based on reliable, trustworthy, and valid evidence and has demonstrated a record of 
1.19 	success in increasing student competency and proficiency in mathematics and numeracy.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

2.1 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; MATH CORPS.
 2.2 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
2.3 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years 
2.4 	designated.
2.5 		Subd. 2.Minnesota math corps. (a) For the Minnesota math corps program under 
2.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 9:

2.7		$
	2,000,000
	.....
	2026
	
2.8		$
	1,000,000
	.....
	2027
	
2.9 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.