| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to health; making grants for dental assisting and hygiene education |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 programs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Statutes, chapter 144. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [144.1914] DENTAL ASSISTING AND HYGIENE EDUCATION |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7PROGRAM EXPANDED-CAPACITY GRANTS AND FORGIVABLE LOANS. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subdivision 1.Grant and loan program established.The commissioner of health shall |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9make grants and forgivable loans available to dental assisting higher education programs |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10and dental hygiene higher education programs that are accredited by the Commission on |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11Dental Accreditation for eligible projects to expand student enrollment capacity. The |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12commissioner may consider programs that have applied for but have not yet received |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13accreditation from the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Eligible projects include but |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14are not limited to: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (1) expanding or improving existing clinic physical infrastructure; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (2) creating and building new clinic physical infrastructure; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (3) improving classroom physical structure; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (4) creating student scholarships; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (5) improving faculty and staff salaries; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (6) obtaining needed equipment and educational resources; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (7) addressing other needs identified by an applicant. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-00520 as introduced11/21/24 REVISOR SGS/DG |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 1324NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: KUPEC, Kunesh, Putnam and Utke) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading02/13/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Health and Human Services 2.1 Subd. 2.Program oversight.(a) The commissioner shall award grants and forgivable |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2loans based on information provided in the grant application. The commissioner may request |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3additional information from applicants when determining eligibility. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4 (b) The commissioner shall give priority to programs that have the highest potential to |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5increase student capacity. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6 (c) When making determinations, the commissioner shall not demonstrate any preference |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7between dental hygiene and dental assisting programs. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8 (d) A higher education institution with dental hygiene and dental assisting programs that |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.9is both interested in applying for grants and forgivable loans may submit one joint application. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.10 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; DENTAL ASSISTING AND DENTAL HYGIENE |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.11PROGRAM EXPANDED CAPACITY GRANTS. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.12 $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.13of health for the dental assisting and dental hygiene education program expanded capacity |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.14grants and forgivable loans in section 1. This is a onetime appropriation and is available |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.15until June 30, 2028. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 25-00520 as introduced11/21/24 REVISOR SGS/DG |
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