| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to education finance; authorizing a grant for truancy crisis response; |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 appropriating money. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Subdivision 1.Department of Education.The sums indicated in this section are |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8designated. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 Subd. 2.Truancy crisis response.(a) For a grant to Hennepin County Community |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10Action Partners: |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2026.....1,500,0001.11 $ |
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| 12 | 12 | | 2027.....1,500,0001.12 $ |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (b) The grant recipient must use grant money to respond to the needs of children age |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14eight to 18 years old involved with truancy in Hennepin County. The grant recipient must |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15create culturally welcoming and nurturing spaces for interventions to stop truancy by |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16addressing the needs of African American youth who are involved in truancy and the child |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17protection system. Eligible uses of grant money for truancy crisis response include |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18establishing mentoring relationships, re-engaging a child with their birth family or other |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19relatives, preparing and assisting youth in finding meaningful work opportunities, and |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20providing life skills training in trauma-informed practices and de-escalation skills. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (c) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22 (d) These are onetime appropriations. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 25-04134 as introduced02/19/25 REVISOR CR/DD |
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| 25 | 25 | | SENATE |
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| 26 | 26 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 27 | 27 | | S.F. No. 2440NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 28 | 28 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: HOFFMAN) |
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| 29 | 29 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 30 | 30 | | Introduction and first reading03/13/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Referred to Education Finance |
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