HF 1380

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/23/2017 07:41pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing funding for the paraprofessional pathway
to teacher licensure; appropriating money.

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 Paraprofessional pathway to teacher licensure. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to school
districts for Grow Your Own new teacher programs:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 3,000,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2018 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 3,000,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2019 new text end

new text begin (b) The grants are for a school district with more than 40 percent minority students to
provide tuition scholarships or stipends to eligible employees for a nonconventional teacher
residency pilot program established under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.09, subdivision
10, paragraph (a). The program shall provide tuition scholarships or stipends to enable
education or teaching assistants or other nonlicensed employees of a school district with
more than 40 percent minority students who hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited
college or university and who seek an education license to participate in a Board of
Teaching-approved nonconventional teacher residency program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a). Any funds not awarded by June 1, 2019,
may be reallocated among the remaining districts if the total cost of the program exceeds
the original allocation.
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