HB 2211 Summary

• Establishes a grant program administered by the Office of Indian education to provide funding for school districts, charter schools, and tribal schools serving American Indian and Alaskan Native students.

• Grants may be used for teacher stipends, recruitment, retention, professional development, technical assistance, and tribal outreach in schools with concentrated American Indian and Alaskan Native populations.

• Prioritizes grant awards to American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated schools and tribal schools located in counties with populations of 300,000 or fewer persons and significant Native American populations.

• Requires annual reporting to the Governor, Senate President, and House Speaker by December 15 on grant recipients, effectiveness of spending, and legislative recommendations.

• Appropriates $5,000,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2020-2021 and 5 FTE positions to the Office of Indian education; program terminates July 1, 2030.