HF 2805

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/01/2016 10:16am

A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing a Grow Your Own teacher residency pilot
program; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER RESIDENCY PILOT PROGRAM.
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new text begin (a) A nonconventional teacher residency pilot program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a), is established in fiscal year 2017
to provide tuition scholarships to enable education or teaching assistants or other
nonlicensed employees of a first class city school district who hold a bachelor's degree
from an accredited college or university and who seek an elementary education license to
participate in a Board of Teaching-approved nonconventional teacher residency program
under this section.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner of education and the commissioner of the Office of Higher
Education must evaluate the outcomes and efficacy of the program and, by February 1,
2017, submit written program recommendations to the committees of the legislature with
jurisdiction over K-12 and higher education, including whether to continue or expand the
program.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $375,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of education for a first class city school district to provide tuition
scholarships to eligible employees under section 1.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2017.
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