as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/14/2011 10:08am
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Introduction | Posted on 03/14/2011 |
A bill for an act
relating to education finance; creating a grant program for targeted family
outreach activities; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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The targeted family outreach services
program is established.
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A public school operated by a school district or a charter
school is eligible for a grant under this section if:
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(1) the school has been designated as one of the state's lowest performing schools by
the commissioner of education;
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(2) the poverty level of the children attending the school, as measured by the
percentage of children eligible for free or reduced price meals, is more than twice the
state average; or
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(3) the school has rapidly changing demographics demonstrated by the growth
in the percentage of students in poverty or the percentage of students of color over the
last five years.
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A school that qualifies for eligibility under subdivision
2 may apply by itself or as a part of a district application for a grant in the form and
manner specified by the commissioner of education. The commissioner must evaluate
grant applications and award grants of up to $50,000 per year per site to each grant
recipient. The commissioner must ensure that grant awards are geographically distributed
across Minnesota.
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A school that receives a grant under subdivision 3 must
match that grant with at least one dollar of its own funds for every four dollars received
through the grant.
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A grant recipient must use its grant to contract with a provider
of targeted family outreach services to provide training for school administrators, teachers,
and other pupil support personnel. The provider of targeted family outreach services
must demonstrate that its programs show that all children have the ability to succeed in
school through activities that address the underlying issues of the whole family. Examples
include coaching parents on how to deal with challenging behavior at home or school,
building strong partnerships with other community resources, and working one-on-one in
the classroom with the student.
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This section is effective July 1, 2011.
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$....... in fiscal year 2012 and $....... in fiscal year 2013 are appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of education for purposes of making targeted family
outreach service grants.
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