1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; appropriating money for a grant to the Minnesota 
1.3 	Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs for academic assistance programs.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
1.7 	appropriated in the fiscal years designated from the general fund to the Department of 
1.8 	Education.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs. (a) For a grant to the Minnesota 
1.10 	Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs to support academic assistance programs:

1.11		$
	1,500,000
	.....
	2026
	
1.12		$
	1,500,000
	.....
	2027
	
1.13 	(b) The grant recipient must use grant money to support programs designed to improve 
1.14 	academic outcomes for youth, including but not limited to:
1.15 	(1) homework help and tutoring;
1.16 	(2) continuation and enhancement of the Exact Path program, providing personalized 
1.17 	learning pathways in kindergarten through grade 12 math, reading, and language arts based 
1.18 	on individual student needs;
1.19 	(3) literacy and STEM activities;
1.20 	(4) mentorship initiatives; and
1.21 	(5) strategies to improve school attendance.
2.1 	(c) Academic assistance programs must focus on providing a safe and supportive 
2.2 	environment where youth who need assistance the most may receive the academic support 
2.3 	necessary to succeed.
2.4 	(d) The Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs is encouraged to strengthen 
2.5 	partnerships with schools to maximize the impact of the academic assistance programs.
2.6 	(e) To receive a grant under this section, the Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs 
2.7 	must secure a 25 percent match from nonstate sources.
2.8 	(f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
2.9 	(g) The base appropriation for fiscal year 2028 is $0.