| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to economic development; making grants for dental assisting and hygiene |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 education programs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J. |
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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. [116J.4181] DENTAL ASSISTING AND DENTAL HYGIENE |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7EDUCATION PROGRAM EXPANDED-CAPACITY GRANTS. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subdivision 1.Grant program established.The commissioner of employment and |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9economic development shall make grants available to dental assisting higher education |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10programs and dental hygiene higher education programs that are accredited by the |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11Commission on Dental Accreditation for eligible projects to expand student enrollment |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12capacity. The commissioner may consider programs that have applied for but have not yet |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13received accreditation from the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Eligible projects |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14include but are 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 | | 25-02153 as introduced01/29/25 REVISOR SS/LJ |
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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. 1325NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: KUPEC, Nelson, 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 Jobs and Economic Development 2.1 Subd. 2.Program oversight.(a) The commissioner shall award grants based on |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2information provided in the grant application. The commissioner may request additional |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3information 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 and increase the dental assisting or hygiene workforce pipeline. |
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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 both dental hygiene and dental assisting programs |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.9that is interested in applying for grants 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 | | 2.11EDUCATION PROGRAM EXPANDED-CAPACITY GRANTS. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.12 $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the workforce development fund |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.13to the commissioner of employment and economic development for the dental assisting and |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.14dental hygiene education program expanded-capacity grants in section 116J.4181. This is |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.15a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 25-02153 as introduced01/29/25 REVISOR SS/LJ |
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