SF 1470

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/10/2015 08:48am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing funding for the Minnesota reading corps
program; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA READING CORPS.
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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 Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Early childhood literacy programs. new text end

new text begin For early childhood literacy
programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.50, subdivision 3:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 9,075,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2016 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 10,900,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2017 new text end

new text begin These amounts are for leveraging federal and private funding to support AmeriCorps
members serving in the Minnesota reading corps program established by ServeMinnesota,
including costs associated with the training and teaching of early literacy skills to children
age three to grade 3 and the evaluation of the impact of the program under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 124D.38, subdivision 2, and 124D.42, subdivision 6.
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new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel, but is available in the second year.
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