HF 3371

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/26/2024 03:56pm

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; increasing the maximum stipend award for
underrepresented student teacher grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2022, section 136A.1274, subdivision 3; Laws 2023, chapter 41, article
1, section 2, subdivision 26.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.1274, subdivision 3, is amended to
read:

Subd. 3.

Administration.

(a) The commissioner must establish an application process
and other guidelines for implementing this program. The commissioner must notify grant
recipients of their award amounts by the following dates:

(1) for fall student teaching placements, recipients must be notified by August 15;

(2) for spring student teaching placements, recipients must be notified by December 1;
and

(3) for summer student teaching placements, recipients must be notified by May 1.

These notification deadlines do not apply in cases where grants are awarded to student
teachers who applied after application deadlines and funds remained after the initial round
of grants were awarded.

(b) The commissioner must determine each academic year the stipend amount up to
deleted text begin $7,500 deleted text end new text begin $15,000 new text end based on the amount of available funding, the number of eligible applicants,
and the financial need of the applicants.

(c) The commissioner must give equal consideration to all eligible applicants regardless
of the order the application was received before the application deadline.

(d) If there are insufficient funds to provide an award to all eligible applicants, the
commissioner shall prioritize the awards to eligible applicants based on:

(1) the financial need of an applicant; and

(2) the statewide distribution of funds.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective beginning in fiscal year 2025.
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Sec. 2.

Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 1, section 2, subdivision 26, is amended to read:

Subd. 26. Grants to Underrepresented Student Teachers

1,925,000

deleted text begin 1,925,000 deleted text end new text begin 2,925,000 new text end

For grants to underrepresented student teachers
under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1274.

The commissioner may use no more than three
percent of the appropriation for administration
of the program. The base for this appropriation
is $1,125,000 for fiscal year 2026 and
thereafter.