1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; appropriating money for the Starbase MN program.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.5 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
1.6 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
1.7 	designated.
1.8 		Subd. 2.Starbase MN. For a grant to Starbase MN for the operations and infrastructure 
1.9 	for expanded, innovative, and academically rigorous science, technology, engineering, and 
1.10 	math (STEM) programs in a hands-on and immersive technology-rich environment for 
1.11 	students in grades 4 to 6:

1.12 | | $ | 1,398,000 | ..... | 2018
1.13 | | $ | 500,000 | ..... | 2019
1.14 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
1.15 	The base appropriation for fiscal year 2020 is $500,000.
1.16 	All unspent funds from the Starbase MN appropriation under Laws 2015, First Special 
1.17 	Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 17, estimated at $898,000, are canceled 
1.18 	to the general fund on June 30, 2017.