SF 2241

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 06/26/2023 12:50pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; authorizing a grant for the Black Men Teach Twin
Cities program; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; BLACK MEN TEACH TWIN CITIES.
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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 in the fiscal years
designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Black Men Teach Twin Cities. new text end

new text begin (a) For a grant to Black Men Teach Twin Cities
for the purposes listed in paragraph (c):
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 2,000,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2024 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 2,000,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2025 new text end

new text begin (b) Black Men Teach Twin Cities must use the grant to establish partnerships with school
district elementary schools and elementary charter schools with a goal of increasing the
number of black male teachers to 20 percent of the employees at each school site. To the
extent possible, Black Men Teach Twin Cities must include sites in greater Minnesota,
suburban areas, and urban settings.
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new text begin (c) The grant money may be used for:
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new text begin (1) scholarships for aspiring teachers;
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new text begin (2) student teacher stipends;
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new text begin (3) mentoring activities;
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new text begin (4) professional development, with an emphasis on early literacy training including best
practices associated with the science of reading; and
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new text begin (5) stipends for housing to allow a teacher to live closer to the teacher's school.
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new text begin (d) Black Men Teach Twin Cities must provide a detailed report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through
grade 12 education and higher education by January 15 of each year following the year of
the grant describing how the grant funds were used. The report must describe the progress
made toward the goal of increasing the number of Black male teachers at each school site,
identify the strategies used to recruit Black teachers, and describe barriers Black men face
in the teaching profession. The report must be filed in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 3.195.
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