SF 2516

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/23/2016 04:41pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing a Grow Your Own teacher residency pilot
program; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER RESIDENCY PILOT PROGRAM.
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new text begin (a) An alternative certification teacher residency pilot program is established in
fiscal year 2017 to provide tuition scholarships to enable education or teaching assistants
or other nonlicensed employees of a first class city school district who hold a bachelor's
degree from an accredited college or university and who seek an elementary education
license to participate in a Board of Teaching-approved alternative certification teacher
residency program under this section.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner of education and the commissioner of the Office of Higher
Education must evaluate the outcomes and efficacy of the program and, by February 1,
2017, submit written program recommendations to the committees of the legislature with
jurisdiction over K-12 and higher education, including whether to continue or expand the
program.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $375,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of education for a first class city school district to provide tuition
scholarships to eligible employees under section 1.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2017.
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