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HF4862 • 2026
Registered teacher apprenticeship competitive grant program modified.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Registered teacher apprenticeship competitive grant program modified.
A bill for an act relating to apprenticeships; modifying the registered teacher apprenticeship competitive grant program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin DIRECT FUNDING ALLOWED. new text end new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner of labor and industry may provide advance payments of grants to grantees under the registered teacher apprenticeship competitive grant program under Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 2, subdivision 8, paragraph (d). To qualify for direct funding under this section, the commissioner of labor and industry must verify that a reimbursement-based model would create a financial hardship for the grantee and impede program implementation. This section expires December 31, 2027. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2026. new text end