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MN HF45

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

7/13/2020

Primary Sponsor

Hodan Hassan

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st Legislature 2020 2nd Special Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $500,000 from the general fund to the Department of Education in fiscal year 2021 for a grant to the African American Registry
  • Requires the African American Registry to develop a Readability Level System and integrate it into the Teachers' Forum to improve reading literacy comprehension for teachers and teacher candidates
  • Mandates the University of St. Thomas, Independent School District No. 742 (St. Cloud), and other entities using the Teachers' Forum be allowed to use the reading maturity metrics from the Readability Level System
  • Requires the African American Registry to submit a detailed report to the legislature by January 15, 2022 documenting how the grant funds were used
  • Sets the base appropriation for fiscal year 2022 at $0

Legislative Description

African American Registry grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

Last Action

Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Finance Division

7/13/2020

Committee Referrals

Education Finance7/13/2020

Full Bill Text

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