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MN SF4491
Bill
Status
4/20/2020
Primary Sponsor
Carla Nelson
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Education to collaborate with the Department of Labor and Industry to incorporate construction and skilled trades into middle and high school career counseling services, including information on high-growth jobs, salaries, and employer-required credentials.
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Makes forecast adjustments to education funding for fiscal years 2020-2021 across multiple categories including general education aid, special education, teacher compensation, facilities maintenance, and early childhood programs.
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Clarifies the operation referendum calculation by changing the base year from fiscal year 2015 to fiscal year 2021 for districts' referendum allowance limits, with adjustments for newly reorganized districts.
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Clarifies appropriations for the Grow Your Own teacher program at $1,500,000 for each fiscal year 2020 and 2021 for school districts with more than 30 percent minority students to support nonconventional teacher residency pilot programs.
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Adjusts base appropriations for the Department of Education, Minnesota State Academies, and Perpich Center for Arts Education for fiscal years 2022-2024 to account for previous adjustments.
Legislative Description
General education, education excellence, teachers, special education, facilities, fund transfers, accounting, nutrition, libraries, early childhood, community education, and lifelong learning forecast adjustments; construction and skills trades career counseling services responsibilities clarification; Grow Your Own program appropriation clarification
Last Action
Referred to E-12 Finance and Policy
4/20/2020