1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; appropriating money for a curriculum best practices 
1.3 	sharing grant.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
1.7 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
1.8 	designated.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Curriculum best practices sharing. (a) For a competitive grant to provide a 
1.10 	website with sample curricula aligned to the state academic standards for teachers throughout 
1.11 	the state:

1.12		$
	250,000
	.....
	2021
	
1.13 	(b) The commissioner of education must establish the form and manner for application. 
1.14 	School districts, charter schools, intermediate districts, cooperative units under Minnesota 
1.15 	Statutes, section 123A.24, subdivision 2, and joint powers districts under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.16 	section 471.59 are eligible to apply.
1.17 	(c) The grant recipient must post sample curricula to a website as an open resource. The 
1.18 	website must include a feedback mechanism for teachers to provide comments and ratings 
1.19 	on the sample curricula.
1.20 	(d) The Department of Education's website must contain a link to the website with the 
1.21 	sample curricula. The department's website must indicate that the selected sample curricula 
1.22 	are aligned to appropriate state academic standards and benchmarks, but the examples are 
2.1 	not considered endorsements by the department. The first shared sample curricula must be 
2.2 	posted online by January 1, 2021.
2.3 	(e) The base for fiscal year 2022 is ........