HF 1023

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; authorizing a grant to
establish supportive community partnerships;
appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS;
APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin (a) $700,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2006 from the
general fund to the commissioner of education for a grant to
Minnesota School Share, a program of the Greater Minneapolis
Council of Churches, for the supportive community partnership
program.
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new text begin (b) The supportive community partnership program may offer
services and grants to other faith-based or community-based
programs for educational services. Grants may be for early
intervention programs, supplemental education services,
continued support, or special needs programs. Services include
technical support and assistance and resource development
activities.
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new text begin (1) Early intervention grants may be made to providers of
faith-based or community-based programs that offer supplemental
educational programming to students attending schools that have
failed to meet adequate yearly progress in the first or second
year.
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new text begin (2) Supplemental educational service grants may be made to
faith-based or community-based programs that provide or desire
to provide supplemental services for students attending schools
that have failed to meet adequate yearly progress for the third
year. Grants may be used to develop organizational
infrastructure, purchase curriculum or technology, and provide
transportation services to program participants.
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new text begin (3) Continued support grants may be made to faith-based or
community-based programs that support school programs designed
to keep school sites from failing to meet adequate yearly
progress in future years.
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new text begin (4) Special needs grants may be made to faith-based or
community-based programs that are addressing critical community
needs, such as changing student demographics, lessening racial
tensions, or fostering increased parental involvement in
students' education.
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new text begin (5) Minnesota School Share may provide technical support
and assistance to grant recipients through program development
workshops, customized technical support, contracted consulting
services, and Web sites devoted to best practices information.
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new text begin (6) Minnesota School Share may provide resource development
services, including activities designed to strengthen both
fund-raising and in-kind contributions, for support of public
education.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2005.
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