1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to early childhood education; establishing a 
  1.3             grant to establish an early childhood teacher 
  1.4             development center; appropriating money. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANT.] 
  1.7      The commissioner of children, families, and learning may 
  1.8   make a grant to a state university to provide partial funding to 
  1.9   establish a regional research center for early childhood teacher 
  1.10  development.  The center should focus on providing preservice 
  1.11  and in-service early learning training for early childhood 
  1.12  professionals. 
  1.13     Sec. 2.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.14     Subdivision 1.  [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND 
  1.15  LEARNING.] The sums indicated in this section are appropriated 
  1.16  from the general fund to the department of children, families, 
  1.17  and learning for the fiscal years designated. 
  1.18     Subd. 2.  [CHILDREN'S HOUSE GRANT.] For a grant to a state 
  1.19  university for an early learning training center under section 1:
  1.20       $.......     .....     1998
  1.21     Any balance in the first year does not cancel, but is 
  1.22  available in the second year.