HF 2263

as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 03/12/2025 11:39am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; appropriating money for a grant to St. Paul Public
Schools.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; FIRST LANGUAGE RESOURCES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Education. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years
designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin First language resources. new text end

new text begin (a) For a grant to Independent School District No.
625, St. Paul Public Schools, for professional development and culturally relevant
instructional materials at East African Magnet School:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 170,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2026 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 144,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end

new text begin (b) The professional development must include instruction for teachers on how to navigate
free open source repositories containing literacy resources, selecting and translating culturally
relevant materials, incorporating first language resources into literacy instruction, and
adapting stories for diverse learners. St. Paul Public Schools may use grant money to pay
for salaries and benefits of staff or may contract with a third party to provide the professional
development. The district must share the literacy and professional development resources
developed as a result of receiving the grant through a Creative Commons license that requires
attribution, noncommercial usage, and distribution of modified materials under the same
license as the original. The resources must be available under an appropriate license and at
no cost to schools throughout Minnesota.
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new text begin (c) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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new text begin (d) This is a onetime appropriation.
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