HF 5091 Summary

• Appropriates funding from the general fund to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2025 to support a community-centered after-school literacy incentive pilot program in St. Paul Independent School District No. 625.

• Partners Independent School District No. 625 with the Westside Boosters and St. Paul Promise Neighborhood to implement literacy programs at Riverview, Maxfield, Humboldt, and Central Schools, with potential expansion to other schools, libraries, and community organizations.

• Authorizes specific reading incentives including pizza slice vouchers for reading books, book vending machines, and high school graduation rewards.

• Requires a report by January 15, 2027, detailing program spending and assessing the effectiveness of after-school literacy engagement and student literacy outcomes.

• Makes this a onetime appropriation available until June 30, 2027.