1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; appropriating money for the Independent School 
1.3 	District No. 621, Mounds View, early college program.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MOUNDS VIEW EARLY COLLEGE AID.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner of education. The sum indicated in this section is 
1.7 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education in the fiscal year 
1.8 	designated.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Mounds View early college aid. (a) For Independent School District No. 621, 
1.10 	Mounds View:

1.11		$
	250,000
	.....
	2019
	
1.12 	(b) The amount awarded under this subdivision must be used to provide scholarships 
1.13 	for teachers who teach secondary school courses for postsecondary credit through the 
1.14 	district's early college program, to enroll in up to 18 credits in an applicable postsecondary 
1.15 	subject area.
1.16 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the fiscal year 2019 
1.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022. Any remaining balance is canceled to the 
1.18 	general fund.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2018.