1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; creating a grant program to allow school districts to embed 
1.3 	social and emotional learning into their curriculum; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING STANDARD GRANTS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Department standards proposed. The Minnesota Department of 
1.7 	Education may make grants to school districts to assist districts in embedding social and 
1.8 	emotional learning standards in their curricula. Grant applications must be in the form 
1.9 	and manner specified by the commissioner.
1.10 		Subd. 2.Grants to implement program. A school district may apply to the 
1.11 	commissioner of education for a grant of up to $20,000 to implement and integrate social 
1.12 	and emotional learning standards as a part of its curriculum. A district may expend grant 
1.13 	proceeds over a three-year period. Grant proceeds may be used to:
1.14 	(1) train teachers on how to implement social and emotional learning curricula;
1.15 	(2) develop social and emotional learning curricula; and
1.16 	(3) integrate social and emotional learning into the district's other curricula standards.

1.17 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.18 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section 
1.19 	are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal 
1.20 	year designated.
2.1 		Subd. 2.Grants for districts to implement social and emotional learning 
2.2 	curriculum, training, and standards. For grants to school districts to implement social 
2.3 	and emotional learning curriculum, training, and standards under section 1:

2.4		$
	1,000,000
	.....
	2009
	
2.5 	A school district that receives a grant under this subdivision may use the grant 
2.6 	over a three-year period.
2.7 	The budget base for this program is $1,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2010 and 
2.8 	2011.