HF 121

1st Engrossment - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to youth initiative grants; adding the 
  1.3             Harrison neighborhood to the Sumner-Glenwood 
  1.4             neighborhood for purposes of eligibility for certain 
  1.5             enrichment grants; amending Laws 1996, chapter 463, 
  1.6             section 4, subdivision 2. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 4, subdivision 
  1.9   2, is amended to read: 
  1.10  Subd. 2.  Youth Initiative Grants                    16,000,000 
  1.11  For grants to local government units to 
  1.12  design, furnish, equip, repair, 
  1.13  replace, or construct parks and 
  1.14  recreation buildings and school 
  1.15  buildings to provide youth, with 
  1.16  preference for youth in grades four 
  1.17  through eight, with regular enrichment 
  1.18  activities during nonschool hours, 
  1.19  including after school, evenings, 
  1.20  weekends, and school vacation periods, 
  1.21  and that will provide equal access and 
  1.22  programming for girls.  The buildings 
  1.23  may be leased to nonprofit community 
  1.24  organizations, subject to Minnesota 
  1.25  Statutes, section 16A.695, for the same 
  1.26  purposes.  Enrichment programs include 
  1.27  academic enrichment, homework 
  1.28  assistance, computer and technology 
  1.29  use, arts and cultural activities, 
  1.30  clubs, school-to-work and work force 
  1.31  development, athletic, and recreational 
  1.32  activities.  Grants must be used to 
  1.33  expand the number of children 
  1.34  participating in enrichment programs or 
  1.35  improve the quality or range of program 
  1.36  offerings.  The facilities must be 
  1.37  fully available for programming 
  1.38  sponsored by youth-serving nonprofit 
  1.39  and community groups, or school, 
  1.40  county, or city programs, for maximum 
  1.41  hours after school, evenings, weekends, 
  2.1   summers, and other school vacation 
  2.2   periods.  Priority must be given to 
  2.3   proposals that demonstrate 
  2.4   collaboration among private, nonprofit, 
  2.5   and public agencies, including regional 
  2.6   entities dealing with at-risk youth, 
  2.7   and community and parent organizations 
  2.8   in arranging for programming, staffing, 
  2.9   transportation, and equipment.  All 
  2.10  proposals must include an inventory of 
  2.11  existing facilities and an assessment 
  2.12  of programming needs in the community. 
  2.13  (a) Enrichment grants within the
  2.14  city of Minneapolis                                   5,000,000
  2.15  Of this amount, at least $2,500,000 
  2.16  must be used in the neighborhoods of 
  2.17  the Near North Side, Hawthorne, Sumner-
  2.18  Glenwood-Harrison, Powderhorn, Central, 
  2.19  Whittier, and Phillips. 
  2.20  (b) Enrichment grants within the 
  2.21  city of St. Paul                                      5,000,000
  2.22  Of this amount, at least $2,500,000 
  2.23  must be used in the neighborhoods of 
  2.24  Summit-University, Thomas-Dale, North 
  2.25  End, Payne-Phalen, Daytons Bluff, and 
  2.26  the West Side. 
  2.27  The remaining $2,500,000 is available 
  2.28  citywide, with priority for some of the 
  2.29  remaining amount given to proposals by 
  2.30  public/private partnerships currently 
  2.31  offering after-school enrichment 
  2.32  programs in low-income areas in 
  2.33  conjunction with a neighborhood-based 
  2.34  organization. Up to $100,000 of the 
  2.35  remaining $2,500,000 may be used to 
  2.36  develop urban sports facilities for 
  2.37  at-risk inner city youth, including 
  2.38  those older than eighth grade. 
  2.39  (c) Enrichment grants outside 
  2.40  of the cities of Minneapolis 
  2.41  and St. Paul                                         6,000,000
  2.42  Priority must be given to school 
  2.43  attendance areas with high 
  2.44  concentrations of children eligible for 
  2.45  free or reduced school lunch and to 
  2.46  government units demonstrating a 
  2.47  commitment to collaborative youth 
  2.48  efforts. 
  2.49  $500,000 is to the city of Bloomington 
  2.50  for after school enrichment activities 
  2.51  in the northeast Bloomington study area.
  2.52  The commissioner of children, families, 
  2.53  and learning must make a grant of at 
  2.54  least $1,000,000 to a school district 
  2.55  that is a part of a collaborative 
  2.56  effort that has at least two other 
  2.57  school districts, is multicultural and 
  2.58  multijurisdictional, and has previously 
  2.59  received a facility planning grant for 
  2.60  collaborative purposes. 
  2.61  (d) Each grant must be matched by $1 
  3.1   from local sources for each $2 of state 
  3.2   money.  In-kind contributions of 
  3.3   facilities may be used for the local 
  3.4   match.  The value of in-kind 
  3.5   contributions must be determined by the 
  3.6   commissioner of finance.  
  3.7   (e) Preference must be given to 
  3.8   projects for which at least ten percent 
  3.9   of the youth initiative grant is 
  3.10  expended using youthbuild under 
  3.11  Minnesota Statutes, sections 268.361 to 
  3.12  268.367, or other youth employment and 
  3.13  training programs, for the labor 
  3.14  portion of the construction.  Eligible 
  3.15  programs must consult with appropriate 
  3.16  labor organizations to deliver 
  3.17  education and training.