as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 01/28/2019 02:56pm
A bill for an act
relating to education; appropriating money for a collaborative summer intensive
program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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An intensive summer school program for students in grades 5 through 8 is established
in six school districts. The school districts of Ely, Independent School District No. 696; St.
Louis County, Independent School District No. 2142; Mesabi East, Independent School
District No. 2711; Mountain Iron-Buhl, Independent School District No. 712; Chisholm,
Independent School District No. 695; and Hibbing, Independent School District No. 701;
must collaborate to provide a summer school program that includes vocational, academic,
fine arts, and recreational programming in each of the school districts over a three-week
period spread throughout the summer.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of education for the collaborative summer intensive program. The six collaborating school
districts must provide matching funds equal to the grant amount. The matching funds may
be in cash or in-kind contributions. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2021.
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