MN HF2696

Appropriates $150,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $150,000 for fiscal year 2025 from the general fund to the Department of Education for civic education grants.

Directs funds to the Minnesota Civic Education Coalition for grants to Youth in Government, the Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, and the YMCA Center for Youth Voice to support civic education programs for youth age 18 and under.

Requires grant recipients to provide teacher professional development, educational resources, and program support focused on constitutional principles and democratic foundations of national, state, and local institutions.

Mandates programs instruct students on political processes and structures of government grounded in constitutional government and individual rights.

Allows any unspent balance from fiscal year 2024 to carry over to fiscal year 2025, with the appropriation base for fiscal year 2026 set at $0.