1999 Minnesota Statutes

     124D.221 After-school enrichment programs. 

    Subdivision 1.    Establishment.  A competitive 
 statewide after-school enrichment grant program is established 
 to provide implementation grants to community or nonprofit 
 organizations, to political subdivisions, or to school-based 
 programs.  The commissioner shall develop criteria for 
 after-school enrichment programs. 

    Subd. 2.    Priority neighborhoods.  For grants in 
 Minneapolis and St. Paul, the commissioner must give priority to 
 neighborhoods in this subdivision.  In Minneapolis, priority 
 neighborhoods are Near North, Hawthorne, Sumner-Glenwood, 
 Harrison, Jordan, Powderhorn, Central, Whittier, Cleveland, 
 McKinley, Waite Park, Sheridan, Holland, and Phillips.  In St. 
 Paul, priority neighborhoods are Summit-University, Thomas-Dale, 
 North End, Payne-Phalen, Daytons Bluff, and the West Side.  

    Subd. 3.    Program outcomes.  The expected outcomes of 
 the after-school enrichment programs are to: 

    (1) increase the number of children participating in 
 adult-supervised programs in nonschool hours; 

    (2) support academic achievement, including the areas of 
 reading and math; 

    (3) reduce the amount of juvenile crime; 

    (4) increase school attendance and reduce the number of 
 school suspensions; 

    (5) increase the number of youth engaged in community 
 service and other activities designed to support character 
 improvement, strengthen families, and instill community values; 

    (6) increase skills in technology, the arts, sports, and 
 other activities; and 

    (7) increase and support the academic achievement and 
 character development of adolescent parents. 

    Subd. 4.    Plan.  An applicant shall develop a plan for 
 an after-school enrichment program for youth.  The plan must 
 include: 

    (1) collaboration with and leverage of existing community 
 resources that have demonstrated effectiveness; 

    (2) creative outreach to children and youth; 

    (3) involvement of local governments, including park and 
 recreation boards or schools, unless no government agency is 
 appropriate; 

    (4) community control over the design of the enrichment 
 program; and 

    (5) identification of the sources of nonpublic funding. 

    Subd. 5.    Plan approval; grants.  An applicant shall 
 submit a plan developed under subdivision 4 to the commissioner 
 for approval.  The commissioner shall award a grant for the 
 implementation of an approved plan. 

    HIST: 1999 c 205 art 3 s 1