HF 1629

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/15/2023 10:40am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; providing grants for music education programs;
appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
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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 Learning with Music program. new text end

new text begin (a) For a grant to the MacPhail Center for
Music to expand the Learning with Music program:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 250,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2024 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 250,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2025 new text end

new text begin (b) The MacPhail Center for Music must use the grant funds received under this
subdivision to:
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new text begin (1) expand direct programming to four early childhood center locations in each year of
the grant, with a focus on meeting the needs of children experiencing economic hardship
in the Twin Cities metropolitan area; and
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new text begin (2) create and deliver professional development training opportunities to early childhood
educators statewide, both online and in person, that are based on current successful elements
of the Learning with Music program.
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new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin (d) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $0.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Online music instruction grant. new text end

new text begin (a) For a grant to MacPhail Center for Music
for an online music instruction program:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 300,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2024 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 0 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2025 new text end

new text begin (b) The MacPhail Center for Music must use the grant funds received under this
subdivision to:
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new text begin (1) partner with schools and early childhood centers to provide online music instruction
to students and children for the purpose of increasing student self-confidence, providing
students with a sense of community, and reducing individual stress. In applying for the
grant, MacPhail Center for Music must commit to providing at least a 30 percent match of
the funds allocated. MacPhail Center for Music must also include in the application the
measurable outcomes the applicant intends to accomplish with the grant funds;
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new text begin (2) partner with schools or early childhood centers that are designated Title I schools or
centers or are located in rural Minnesota, and may use the funds in consultation with the
music or early childhood educators in each school or early childhood center to provide
individual or small group music instruction, sectional ensembles or other group music
activities, music workshops, or early childhood music activities. At least half of the online
music programs must be in partnership with schools or early childhood centers located in
rural Minnesota. MacPhail Center for Music may use the grant money to supplement or
enhance an existing online music program within a school or early childhood center that
meets the criteria described in this clause; and
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new text begin (3) contract with a third-party entity to evaluate the success of the online music program.
The evaluation must include interviews with the music educators and students at the schools
and early childhood centers where an online music program was established. The results of
the evaluation must be submitted to the commissioner of education and to the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over education policy and finance by December 15, 2026.
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new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin (d) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $0.
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