1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; providing funding for the Teach for America 
1.3 	program; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. TEACH FOR AMERICA; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated 
1.7 	from the general fund to the director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for the 
1.8 	purpose of supporting Teach for America. The appropriation shall be used for:
1.9 	(1) expenses related to the recruitment, selection, and training of Teach for America 
1.10 	corps members;
1.11 	(2) ongoing professional development and support of Teach for America corps 
1.12 	members;
1.13 	(3) ongoing alumni support; and
1.14 	(4) regional management and operational support, development, and central services, 
1.15 	including finance, technology, and human services.
1.16 	The appropriations are expected to leverage an additional $2,121,230 in fiscal year 
1.17 	2014 and $3,428,730 in fiscal year 2015 in nonstate money.