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A bill for an act
relating to education finance; authorizing a career and technical education
demonstration pilot grant for Independent School District No. 31, Bemidji; requiring
a report; appropriating money.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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APPROPRIATION; CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PILOT
PROGRAM.
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Subdivision 1.
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Department of Education.
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The sum indicated in this section is
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal year
designated.
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Subd. 2.
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Career and technical program expansion.
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(a) For Independent School District
No. 31, Bemidji, for a pilot grant to demonstrate the benefits to students from an updated
machine shop as part of the district's career and technical education programming:
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$
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500,000
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2027
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(b) The grant funds must be used to help modernize the machine shop as part of the
school district's career and technical education programs. The grant funds may be used to
purchase new equipment; to update and repair existing equipment; and for travel, training,
installation costs, and contracted services.
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(c) By February 1, 2028, the district must report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade
12 education on the activities funded by this appropriation. The report must include but is
not limited to information about:
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(1) student participation rates in the machine shop, including changes in participation
over time;
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(2) demographic information about the students served by the machine shop;
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(3) a summary of career readiness skills developed by the students;
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(4) partnerships with higher education and industry; and
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(5) recommendations for state actions that could improve career and technical education
programming for all school districts.
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(d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2028.
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