SF 1818

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 08/17/2021 02:55pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; making changes to membership and establishing
funding for the Minnesota Youth Council; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.957, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.957, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Establishment and membership.

The Minnesota Youth Council
Committee is established within and under the auspices of the Minnesota Alliance With
Youth. The committee consists of four members from each congressional district in
Minnesota and four members selected at-large. Members must be selected through an
application and interview process conducted by the Minnesota Alliance With Youth. In
making its appointments, the Minnesota Alliance With Youth should strive to ensure gender
and ethnic diversity in the committee's membership. Members must be deleted text beginbetween the ages of
13 and 19 deleted text end new text begin in grades 8 through 12 new text end and serve two-year terms, except that one-half of the initial
members must serve a one-year term. Members may serve a maximum of two terms.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.957, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Funding. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Alliance With Youth may receive annual state
appropriations to fund the operations for the Minnesota Youth Council.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text beginAPPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA YOUTH COUNCIL.
new text end

new text begin $375,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $375,000 in fiscal year 2023 are appropriated from the
general fund to the Department of Education for grants to the Minnesota Alliance With
Youth for the activities of the Minnesota Youth Council. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end