1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; providing funding for a pilot program to assist 
1.3 	diverse and minority Minnesota high school students in preparing for careers in 
1.4 	education; appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
1.8 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education for the fiscal year 
1.9 	designated.
1.10 		Subd. 2.EdVisions Schools pilot program. For a grant to EdVisions Schools as 
1.11 	fiscal agent for Center for School Change to establish a pilot program to assist diverse and 
1.12 	minority Minnesota high school students in preparing for careers in education:

1.13 | | $ | 200,000 | ..... | 2017
1.14 	Funds appropriated in this section are to be used to design, implement, and report the 
1.15 	progress of a one-year pilot program to assist diverse and minority Minnesota public high 
1.16 	school students in pursuing careers as teachers by augmenting student support services and 
1.17 	strengthening relationships between high schools and colleges and universities to optimize 
1.18 	dual enrollment options with a focus on teacher preparation courses. Four to six public or 
1.19 	charter high schools in the greater Minnesota and Twin Cities metropolitan areas with a 
1.20 	strong commitment to the program objectives will be selected to participate in the pilot 
1.21 	program. This is a onetime appropriation.