MN HF471

School boards may determine that students serving as trainee election judges are eligible to receive school credit for that service.

High school students age 16 and older may be appointed as trainee election judges without party affiliation in their home county or an adjacent county.

Appointing authorities must recruit bilingual high school students to serve as trainee election judges whenever possible.

$500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the secretary of state in fiscal year 2020 for grants to political subdivisions to recruit bilingual election judges and trainee election judges, with funds available until June 30, 2021.

Students serving as trainee election judges may be excused from school attendance with parental and appointing authority approval, may be paid at least two-thirds of minimum wage, and must not serve after 10:00 p.m.