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MN SF4251
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/11/2020
Primary Sponsor
John Hoffman
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AI Summary
- Updates the baseline year for Head Start program funding protections from fiscal year 1993 to 2020, ensuring each program receives no less funding than it received in fiscal year 2020.
- Appropriates $25,100,000 for Head Start programs in fiscal year 2020 and $29,600,000 for fiscal year 2021, with a base of $25,100,000 for fiscal year 2022.
- Expands exemptions from underenrollment penalties to include programs with approved innovative initiatives serving high-risk populations such as homeless families in shelters, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing.
- Directs the commissioner of education to distribute funds based on each program's federal funding share and the proportion of unserved eligible children in their service area.
- Requires the commissioner to develop procedures for payment based on actual child enrollment as defined by federal Head Start regulations, with reduced allocations for programs with chronic underenrollment.
Legislative Description
Head Start funding allocation modification and appropriation
Last Action
Referred to E-12 Finance and Policy
3/11/2020
Committee Referrals
E-12 Finance and Policy3/11/2020
Full Bill Text
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