1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; appropriating money for P-TECH implementation 
1.3 	grants.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; P-TECH IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.
 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 years 
1.8 	designated.
1.9 		Subd. 2.P-TECH implementation grants. (a) For P-TECH implementation grants 
1.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.093, subdivision 5:

1.11		$
	791,000
	.....
	2026
	
1.12		$
	1,628,000
	.....
	2027
	
1.13 	(b) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $500,000 in each year is for a grant to a public-private 
1.14 	partnership that includes Independent School District No. 535, Rochester.
1.15 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the department 
1.16 	may retain money from this appropriation for administrative costs under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.17 	section 124D.093, subdivision 5.
1.18 	(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
1.19 	(e) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $2,625,000, of which at least $500,000 per 
1.20 	year is for a support grant to a public-private partnership that includes Independent School 
1.21 	District No. 535, Rochester.