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MN HF17
Bill
Status
7/13/2020
Primary Sponsor
Mohamud Noor
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AI Summary
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Modifies student teacher grant program to provide stipends up to $7,500 for low-income students in teacher preparation programs who are student teaching in licensure shortage areas or belong to underrepresented racial or ethnic groups in the teacher workforce.
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Requires reservation of grant funds equal to the percentage of K-12 students from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups, with unused funds transferred to a student teacher grant program reserve account.
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Increases teacher shortage loan forgiveness from $1,000 to $2,000 annually for teachers in shortage areas, up to $3,000 for those meeting both shortage area and underrepresented group criteria, and extends maximum awards from 5 to 10 annual awards.
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Directs Office of Higher Education to consult stakeholders and report recommendations by December 1, 2020, for collecting detailed race and ethnicity data from postsecondary institutions beyond federal requirements.
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Repeals Minnesota Rules part 4830.9130, subparts 2 and 3, and increases administration funds from 3 to 5 percent of the appropriation for the student teacher grant program.
Legislative Description
Increase Teachers of Color Act in higher education strengthened, student teacher grants and teacher shortage loan forgiveness provisions modified, and Office of Higher Education directed to develop recommendations for detailed race and ethnicity data collection from postsecondary institutions.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Higher Education Finance and Policy Division
7/13/2020