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MN SF3539

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Aric Putnam

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Origin

Senate

93rd Legislature 2023-2024

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $10,000,000 from the general fund to the Department of Education in fiscal year 2025 for grants to the Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) Center.
  • BARR Center must deliver an evidence-based, research-validated program providing school coaching support, professional development, curriculum, and resources over a three-year period to participating schools.
  • BARR Center must select at least 36 Minnesota schools that are geographically balanced among urban, suburban, and rural areas and serve high concentrations of students in poverty or underrepresented students, including students from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities.
  • Grants must be directed toward improving student social and emotional skills, increasing academic achievement for students of color and those experiencing poverty, improving teacher satisfaction and effectiveness, and increasing high school diploma completion rates.
  • Appropriation is onetime and available until June 30, 2027.

Legislative Description

Funding provision for the Building Assets, Reducing Risks Center

Last Action

Authors added Gustafson; Duckworth; Frentz

2/15/2024

Committee Referrals

Education Finance2/12/2024

Full Bill Text

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