HF 2848

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/15/2016 09:43am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; modifying adult basic education supplemental
service grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section
124D.522.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.522, is amended to read:

124D.522 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE
GRANTS.

(a) The commissioner, in consultation with the policy review task force under
section 124D.521, may make grants to nonprofit organizations to provide services that are
not offered by a district adult basic education program or that are supplemental to either
the statewide adult basic education program, or a district's adult basic education program.
The commissioner may make grants for: staff development for adult basic education
teachers and administrators; training for volunteer tutors; training, services, and materials
for serving disabled students through adult basic education programs; statewide promotion
of adult basic education services and programs; development and dissemination of
instructional and administrative technology for adult basic education programs; programs
which primarily serve communities of color; adult basic education distance learning
projects, including television instruction programs; initiatives to accelerate English
language acquisition and the achievement of career and college ready skills among
English learners; and other supplemental services to support the mission of adult basic
education and innovative delivery of adult basic education services.

(b) The commissioner must establish eligibility criteria and grant application
procedures. Grants under this section must support services throughout the state, focus
on educational results for adult learners, and promote outcome-based achievement
through adult basic education programs. Beginning in fiscal year 2002, the commissioner
may make grants under this section from the state total adult basic education aid set
aside for supplemental service grants under section 124D.531. Up to one-fourth of the
appropriation for supplemental service grants must be used for grants for adult basic
education programs to encourage and support innovations in adult basic education
instruction and service delivery. A grant to a single organization cannot exceed 40 percent
of the total supplemental services aid. Nothing in this section prevents an approved adult
basic education program from using state or federal aid to purchase supplemental services.

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall award one supplemental services grant of no more
than $75,000 to an adult basic education consortium for the development of a healthcare
occupations contextualized online reading curriculum to increase reading fluency and
comprehension for persons who are:
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new text begin (1) eligible for adult basic education services under section 124D.52;
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new text begin (2) assessed at level C on the CASAS standardized test for literacy skills or a
verifiable equivalent skill level on a standardized adult literacy assessment instrument; and
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new text begin (3) pursuing a realistic goal to enter the healthcare workforce.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Paragraph (c) is effective from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017.
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