as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 10/27/2021 10:01am
A bill for an act
relating to education finance; establishing an evidence-based standard for any
legislative grant for prekindergarten through grade 12 education programs; requiring
a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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The purpose of this section is to create a
process to describe, measure, and report on the effectiveness of any prekindergarten through
grade 12 education program funded in whole or in part through funds appropriated by the
legislature to the commissioner of education for grants to organizations. The evidence-based
evaluation required by this section applies to all grants awarded by the commissioner of
education on or after July 1, 2022.
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Each applicant for a grant awarded by the commissioner of education
must include in the grant application a statement of the goals of the education program and
grant funds. To the extent practicable, the goals must be aligned to the state of Minnesota's
world's best workforce and the federally required Every Student Succeeds Act accountability
systems.
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Each applicant must include in the grant application a
description of the strategies that will be used to meet the goals specified in the application.
The applicant must also include a plan to collect data to measure the effectiveness of the
strategies outlined in the grant application.
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Within 180 days of the end of the grant period, each grant recipient
must compile a report that describes the data that was collected and evaluate the effectiveness
of the strategies. The evidence-based report may identify or propose alternative strategies
based on the results of the data. The report must be submitted to the commissioner of
education and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over prekindergarten through grade 12 education. The report must be filed
with the Legislative Reference Library according to section 3.195.
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For purposes of this section, "grant" means money appropriated
from the state general fund to the commissioner of education for distribution to the grant
recipients.
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This section is effective July 1, 2022.
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