1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; appropriating money to help the Center for Applied Research 
1.3 	and Educational Improvement at the University of Minnesota initiate research, 
1.4 	evaluation, and assessment services on behalf of policy makers and state and local 
1.5 	education entities and stakeholders.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; CAREI.
 1.8 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the University of 
1.9 	Minnesota Board of Regents for the Center for Applied Research and Educational 
1.10 	Improvement (CAREI) for personnel and technology costs to allow CAREI to begin to 
1.11 	establish high quality collaboration and communication among state and local policy makers, 
1.12 	educators, researchers, evaluators, psychometricians, education agencies and organizations, 
1.13 	and other education stakeholders interested in working together, in learning what is effective, 
1.14 	in developing or modifying programs and services where required, and in improving student 
1.15 	outcomes through shared results and information.