SF 3333

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 04/10/2025 09:13 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; providing for programs to support teacher candidates
performing student teaching; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; STUDENT TEACHERS.
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new text begin (a) $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of education to create programs to support teacher candidates performing
student teaching. The Department of Education must award a grant to a nonprofit organization
to disburse stipends to all teacher candidates performing at least 12 weeks of student teaching
at all teacher preparatory programs approved by the Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board. Stipends must be awarded per student, per licensure program.
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new text begin (b) Eligible grantees must have experience in handling sensitive and personally
identifiable information. Consideration must be given to the length of student teaching and,
to the extent practicable, grants awarded to students must provide compensation of $15 per
hour or higher. The stipend must be paid directly to the student from the grantee and must
not affect the student's financial aid package. Stipends must be awarded per student, per
licensure program. Up to five percent of the grant is available for the awardee to use for
grant administration.
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new text begin (c) Of the amount in paragraph (a), up to five percent is available to the department for
grant administration.
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new text begin (d) This is a onetime appropriation.
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