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MN HF63

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

7/14/2020

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 for a grant to the African American Registry in fiscal year 2021
  • Requires the African American Registry to develop a Readability Level System and integrate it into the Teachers' Forum to help teachers and teacher candidates improve reading literacy comprehension
  • Mandates that Minnesota teacher preparation institutions and K-12 schools be allowed to use the reading maturity metrics in 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

7/14/2020

Committee Referrals

Education Finance7/14/2020

Full Bill Text

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