1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; authorizing a grant to Black Men Teach Twin Cities 
1.3 	to increase the number of black male teachers; requiring a report; appropriating 
1.4 	money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; BLACK MEN TEACH TWIN CITIES.
 1.7 	(a) $750,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of education for a grant to Black Men Teach Twin Cities to establish partnerships with eight 
1.9 	school district elementary schools or elementary charter schools with a goal of increasing 
1.10 	the number of black male teachers to 20 percent of the employees at each school site.
1.11 	(b) Any balance does not cancel but is available until June 30, 2024.
1.12 	(c) The grant recipient must provide a detailed report to the chairs and ranking minority 
1.13 	members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 
1.14 	12 education and higher education by January 15 of each year until 2027 describing how 
1.15 	the grant funds were used. The report must describe the progress made toward the goal of 
1.16 	increasing the number of black male teachers at each school site and strategies used.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2021.