Minnesota Legislature
SF 3475
as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/07/2016 10:12am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing a grant program for targeted home visiting
programs that promote early childhood literacy; amending Laws 2015, First
Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 7.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision
7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
deleted text begin Parent-child homedeleted text end new text begin Targeted home visiting and early childhood literacy
grant new text end program.
new text begin (a) new text end For deleted text begin a grantdeleted text end new text begin grantsnew text end to deleted text begin the parent-child home programdeleted text end new text begin targeted home
visiting programs that promote early childhood literacynew text end :
| $ |
350,000 |
..... |
2016 |
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| $ |
deleted text begin
350,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,100,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2016 only, new text end the grant new text begin funds new text end must be new text begin awarded to the parent-child
home program and new text end used for an evidence-based and research-validated early childhood
literacy and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four years at its
existing suburban program location. The program must include urban and rural program
locations for fiscal deleted text begin yearsdeleted text end new text begin yearnew text end 2016 deleted text begin and 2017deleted text end .
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(c) For fiscal year 2017 and later, an organization may apply to the commissioner
of education for a grant in the form and manner determined by the commissioner. An
organization that receives a grant is eligible to apply for a subsequent grant. In awarding
grants, the commissioner must give priority to targeted home visiting programs that serve
children ages 16 months to four years with evidence-based early literacy programming.
new text end
new text begin
(d) An organization that receives a grant under this subdivision shall, by January
15 of each year, make a report to the commissioner of education and the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education in the form
and manner determined by the commissioner.
new text end