SF 2516

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/29/2016 09:42am

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) A nonconventional teacher residency pilot program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a), 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 or any other school district with more than
50 percent minority students 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 nonconventional 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 $750,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of education for a first class city school district or any other school district
with more than 50 percent minority students 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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