SF 1344

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 02/14/2025 10:28 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; appropriating money for a grant for the ActivEd
Walkabouts program.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; WALKABOUTS PROGRAM GRANT.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Education. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years
designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Walkabouts program. new text end

new text begin (a) For a grant to the regional centers of excellence to
provide an evidence-based, standards-aligned, kinesthetic learning platform using physical
activity to teach math, English, language arts, and literacy standards for prekindergarten
through grade 5 to improve academic performance and social-emotional learning:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 500,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2026 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 500,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end

new text begin (b) The regional centers of excellence must provide the ActivEd Walkabouts program
at no cost to schools. A school must apply for participation in the program in the form and
manner determined by the regional centers of excellence. To the extent practicable, the
regional centers of excellence must select schools that are identified for support under the
state accountability system and that are geographically distributed equitably throughout the
state.
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new text begin (c) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $0.
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