HF 493

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; appropriating money for the statewide science,
technology, engineering, and math initiative.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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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 for the fiscal years
designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Statewide science, technology, engineering, and math initiative. new text end

new text begin For
a grant to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the statewide science, technology,
engineering, and math initiative:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,500,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2008 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,500,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2009 new text end

new text begin Of this amount, $750,000 each year is available for the teacher resource center
and other related programs and $750,000 each year is available for the expansion and
support of the middle school math and science initiative including teacher workshops and
expanded outreach programs in classrooms.
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new text begin This grant includes funding for an evaluation of the programs by an entity approved
by the Department of Education.
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