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MN SF5402
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/11/2024
Primary Sponsor
Kelly Morrison
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AI Summary
- Appropriates $250,000 from the general fund to the Department of Education in fiscal year 2025 for a grant to the St. Paul Foundation for Rally to Read.
- The St. Paul Foundation must distribute funds competitively to organizations demonstrating capacity to serve as Rally to Read community reading coalitions.
- Grant funds support statewide community reading coalitions working to achieve highest reading proficiency scores with fewest inequities, including staffing, coordination, data tracking, and evaluation.
- Recipients must prioritize literacy resources for children most in need and build on existing programs with proven track records, with goal that children read proficiently by grade level and are prepared to read by age three.
- Each dollar of grant funds must be matched with private funds; appropriation is available until June 30, 2027, and is designated as a one-time appropriation.
Legislative Description
St. Paul Foundation Rally to Read appropriation
Last Action
Referred to Education Policy
4/11/2024
Committee Referrals
Education Policy4/11/2024
Full Bill Text
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