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MN SF3003

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/21/2016

Primary Sponsor

Terri Bonoff

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature 2015-2016

AI Summary

  • Increases appropriation for collaborative urban educator grant program from $780,000 in fiscal year 2016 to $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2017
  • For fiscal year 2016 only, distributes $195,000 each to four universities: Concordia University (Southeast Asian teacher program), University of St. Thomas (collaborative urban educator program), Hamline University (Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching), and Augsburg College (East Africa Student to Teacher program)
  • Starting in fiscal year 2017, expands eligibility for grants to any Minnesota teacher preparation program, school district Grow Your Own program, nonconventional program, or alternative teacher preparation program approved by the commissioner of education
  • Requires commissioner to award at least 50 percent of available funds to nonconventional and alternative teacher preparation programs, with priority given to programs recruiting and placing ethnically and racially diverse teacher candidates
  • Requires all grant recipients to submit annual reports by January 15 detailing expenditures, number of teacher candidates prepared, diversity of cohorts, graduation rates, placement rates, and retention rates

Legislative Description

Collaborative urban educator program teachers of color in Minnesota schools increase authorization

Last Action

Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Finance

3/24/2016

Committee Referrals

Finance3/24/2016
Education3/21/2016

Full Bill Text

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