1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; appropriating money for civic education grants.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; CIVIC EDUCATION GRANTS.
 1.5 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
1.6 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
1.7 	designated.
1.8 		Subd. 2.Civic education grants. (a) For the YMCA Center for Youth Voice to support 
1.9 	civic education programs for youth 18 years of age and under and to provide teacher 
1.10 	professional development, educational resources, and program support:

1.11		$
	300,000
	.....
	2026
	
1.12		$
	300,000
	.....
	2027
	
1.13 	(b) The civic education programs must instruct students in:
1.14 	(1) the constitutional principles and the democratic foundation of our national, state, 
1.15 	and local institutions; and
1.16 	(2) the political processes and structures of government, grounded in the understanding 
1.17 	of constitutional government and individual rights.
1.18 	(c) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.