HF 2939

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/17/2016 05:08pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; providing funding to establish the Traverse des
Sioux legislative pilot project; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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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 commissioner of education for the fiscal year
designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Traverse des Sioux legislative pilot project. new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Traverse
des Sioux legislative pilot project:
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new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 185,500 new text end

new text begin ..... new text end

new text begin 2017 new text end

new text begin Funds appropriated in this section are to provide services and resources to
kindergarten through grade 12 media centers in the nine south central counties served by
the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative regional and multitype library system. The
funds appropriated in this section may be used to hire certified kindergarten through grade
12 librarians and cover associated administrative and travel costs in order to provide
tools and instruction to students and school staff to enhance and support the learning
process in districts that do not currently have librarians or paraprofessionals in their
district media centers. The funds appropriated in this section may also be used, as time
allows, to support collaboration between the librarians hired under this pilot project and
school districts that have one certified kindergarten through grade 12 school librarian and
library paraprofessional.
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