1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; providing a grant to Rochester public schools for 
1.3 	an all-day preschool pilot program; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
1.7 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education for the fiscal year 
1.8 	designated.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Rochester all-day preschool pilot program. For a grant to Rochester 
1.10 	public schools, Independent School District No. 535, to establish an all-day preschool 
1.11 	pilot program.

1.12 | | $ | ....... | ..... | 2017
1.13 	Funds appropriated in this section are to be used to fund all operations and facilities 
1.14 	costs associated with establishing an all-day preschool pilot program, including the costs 
1.15 	to either build a new school building or remodel existing facilities to accommodate new 
1.16 	and increased enrollment in the district. The funds appropriated in this section may also be 
1.17 	used to fund all costs related to the all-day preschool pilot program's curriculum, learning 
1.18 	materials, teachers, and staff. All funds do not expire but carry forward.