1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money to develop educational 
1.3 	materials to increase awareness of early childhood through grade 12 fields of 
1.4 	teaching.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH GRADE 12 
1.7 	TEACHER SHORTAGE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.
 1.8 	$....... in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of 
1.9 	Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) for use by any 
1.10 	MnSCU institution and the University of Minnesota to develop educational materials 
1.11 	that increase awareness of career opportunities available in the fields of early childhood 
1.12 	through grade 12 education. The educational materials developed under this section must 
1.13 	be appropriate for students from 7th grade through the second year of postsecondary 
1.14 	education, students of color, and rural communities. Materials may be developed 
1.15 	in collaboration with Education Minnesota, school districts, and the Department of 
1.16 	Education, representing employers in the field of teaching.