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