MN SF2194

Teacher preparation programs approved by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board become eligible for all current and future state grant programs supporting teacher preparation, licensure, or recruitment

Eligible programs include Grow Your Own, collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color grants, student teaching stipends, underrepresented student teacher grants, shortage area grants, aspiring teachers of color scholarships, mentorship programs, and teacher shortage loan repayment

The Commissioner of Education must include all PELSB-approved teacher preparation programs in requests for proposals, grant opportunity notices, and eligibility determinations

Grow Your Own program eligibility expands to allow PELSB-approved teacher preparation programs to directly apply for grants, in addition to school districts, charter schools, and Tribal contract schools

Effective date is July 1, 2025, applying to grant awards and opportunities issued on or after that date