1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; increasing funding for education partnership pilot 
1.3 	grants; appropriating money;amending Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 
1.4 	3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 26.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 
1.7 	26, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 26.Education partnership pilots. For education partnership pilot grants:

1.91.10

$

~~501,000~~ 
668,000

.....

2016

1.11

1.12

$

~~501,000~~ 
668,000

.....

2017

1.13 	Of this amount, $167,000 in each year is for the Northfield Healthy Community 
1.14 	Initiative for a pilot site in Northfield; $167,000 in each year is for the Jones Family 
1.15 	Foundation for a pilot site in Red Wing; $167,000 in each year is for Independent School 
1.16 	District No. 535, Rochestor, for a pilot site in Rochestor; and $167,000 in each year is 
1.17 	for Independent School District No. 742, St. Cloud, for a pilot site in St. Cloud. Each 
1.18 	partnership pilot program shall support community collaborations focused on academic 
1.19 	achievement and youth development, use a comprehensive and data-driven approach to 
1.20 	increase student success, and measure outcomes, such as kindergarten readiness, reading 
1.21 	proficiency at third grade, high school graduation, and college and career readiness. ~~By~~ 
1.22 	~~February 15, 2016,~~ Each partnership pilot grant recipient shall submit to the chairs and 
1.23 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over 
1.24 	kindergarten through grade 12 education a report describing the activities funded by the 
2.1 	grant, changes in outcome measures attributable to the grant-funded activities, and the 
2.2 	recipient's program plan for the following year.
2.3 	This is a onetime appropriation. Any balance from the first year may carry forward 
2.4 	into the second year.