H.F. 4602 Summary

• Commissioner of health awards a grant to a community music education and performance center to provide online music instruction to students and children, with applicants required to provide at least 30 percent matching funds and include measurable outcomes in applications.

• Grantee must partner with Title I schools or early childhood centers and rural Minnesota schools, with at least half of programs in rural locations, offering individual or small group instruction, ensembles, workshops, and early childhood music activities.

• Grantee must contract with a third-party evaluator to assess program success through interviews with music educators and students, with results submitted to the commissioner of health and relevant legislative committees by December 15, 2025.

• $300,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2023 for the grant program, available until June 30, 2025.