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MN HF888

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/16/2015

Primary Sponsor

Debra Kiel

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature 2015-2016

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $2,400,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $2,400,000 in fiscal year 2017 from the general fund to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to the Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council.

  • Requires the Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council to develop criteria and award challenge grants for farmer mentoring programs.

  • Requires the Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council to award challenge grants to individual colleges and centers of excellence in agriculture for farm business management programs.

  • Adds the appropriations to the base funding for the Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council.

Legislative Description

Mentoring and farm business management program challenge grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Last Action

Author added Johnson, C.

3/2/2015

Committee Referrals

Agriculture Finance2/16/2015

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