Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF2528 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to education finance; appropriating money for neighborhood partnership
3	3	1.3 grants.
4	4	1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
5	5	1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.
6	6	1.6 Subdivision 1.Department of Education.The sums indicated in this section are
7	7	1.7appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
8	8	1.8designated.
9	9	1.9 Subd. 2.Neighborhood partnership grants.(a) For neighborhood partnership grants
10	10	1.10under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:
11	11	2026.....2,600,0001.11 $
12	12	2027.....2,600,0001.12 $
13	13	1.13 (b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,300,000 each year is for the Northside
14	14	1.14Achievement Zone and $1,300,000 each year is for the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.
15	15	1.15 (c) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $2,600,000. For purposes of the base for
16	16	1.16fiscal year 2028 and later, the allocations under paragraph (b) continue.
17	17	1.17 (d) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
18	18	1.18 Subd. 3.Regional neighborhood partnership grants.(a) For regional neighborhood
19	19	1.19partnership grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:
20	20	2026.....1,400,0001.20 $
21	21	2027.....1,400,0001.21 $
22	22	1Section 1.
23	23	REVISOR CR/DG 25-0455803/14/25
24	24	State of Minnesota
25	25	This Document can be made available
26	26	in alternative formats upon request
27	27	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
28	28	H. F. No. 2528
29	29	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
30	30	Authored by Mueller and Wolgamott03/20/2025
31	31	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance 2.1 (b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $200,000 each year is for the following programs:
32	32	2.2 (1) Northfield Healthy Community Initiative in Northfield;
33	33	2.3 (2) Red Wing Youth Outreach Program in Red Wing;
34	34	2.4 (3) United Way of Central Minnesota in St. Cloud;
35	35	2.5 (4) Austin Aspires in Austin;
36	36	2.6 (5) Rochester Area Foundation in Rochester;
37	37	2.7 (6) Greater Twin Cities United Way for Generation Next; and
38	38	2.8 (7) Children First and Partnership for Success in St. Louis Park.
39	39	2.9 (c) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $1,400,000. For purposes of the base for
40	40	2.10fiscal year 2028 and later, the allocations under paragraph (b) continue.
41	41	2.11 (d) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
42	42	2.12 Subd. 4.Regional neighborhood partnership onetime grants.(a) For onetime grants
43	43	2.13for regional neighborhood partnership:
44	44	2026.....$900,0002.14 $
45	45	2027.....$900,0002.15 $
46	46	2.16 (b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $100,000 each year is for the following programs:
47	47	2.17 (1) Northfield Healthy Community Initiative in Northfield;
48	48	2.18 (2) Red Wing Youth Outreach Program in Red Wing;
49	49	2.19 (3) United Way of Central Minnesota in St. Cloud;
50	50	2.20 (4) Austin Aspires in Austin;
51	51	2.21 (5) Rochester Area Foundation in Rochester;
52	52	2.22 (6) Greater Twin Cities United Way for Generation Next;
53	53	2.23 (7) Children First and Partnership for Success in St. Louis Park;
54	54	2.24 (8) Northside Achievement Zone; and
55	55	2.25 (9) St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.
56	56	2.26 (c) This is a onetime appropriation.
57	57	2.27 Subd. 5.Emerging partnership grant.(a) For emerging neighborhood partnership
58	58	2.28grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:
59	59	2Section 1.
60	60	REVISOR CR/DG 25-0455803/14/25 2026............3.1 $
61	61	2027............3.2 $
62	62	3.3 (b) Grant money may be used for initial planning and development of education
63	63	3.4partnership program locations, including but not limited to organizational and planning
64	64	3.5functions to identify partners, community supports, and services. The commissioner of
65	65	3.6education must review proposals and award grants to programs that primarily serve
66	66	3.7historically underserved students. To the extent practicable, the commissioner must award
67	67	3.8grants equitably among the geographic areas of Minnesota, including rural, suburban, and
68	68	3.9urban communities. The submitted proposal for an emerging partnership grant must include
69	69	3.10evidence of: (1) readiness to pursue the activities required of an established partnership;
70	70	3.11and (2) adding geographic or demographic diversity to the education partnerships network.
71	71	3.12 (c) This is a onetime appropriation.
72	72	3Section 1.
73	73	REVISOR CR/DG 25-0455803/14/25