1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; appropriating money for a grant for the ActivEd 
1.3 	Walkabouts program.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; WALKABOUTS PROGRAM GRANT.
 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 in the fiscal years 
1.8 	designated.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Walkabouts program. (a) For a grant to the regional centers of excellence to 
1.10 	provide an evidence-based, standards-aligned, kinesthetic learning platform using physical 
1.11 	activity to teach math, English, language arts, and literacy standards for prekindergarten 
1.12 	through grade 5 to improve academic performance and social-emotional learning:

1.13		$
	500,000
	.....
	2026
	
1.14		$
	500,000
	.....
	2027
	
1.15 	(b) The regional centers of excellence must provide the ActivEd Walkabouts program 
1.16 	at no cost to schools. A school must apply for participation in the program in the form and 
1.17 	manner determined by the regional centers of excellence. To the extent practicable, the 
1.18 	regional centers of excellence must select schools that are identified for support under the 
1.19 	state accountability system and that are geographically distributed equitably throughout the 
1.20 	state.
1.21 	(c) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $0.