1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; encouraging Minnesota school districts to implement certain 
1.3 	science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational programming 
1.4 	with grant funding under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. FEDERAL EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT FUNDING FOR 
1.7 	SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) ACTIVITIES.
 1.8 	School districts are encouraged to use the funding provided for activities to support the 
1.9 	effective use of technology under Title IV, Part A, of the federal Every Student Succeeds 
1.10 	Act for:
1.11 	(1) mentor-led, hands-on STEM education and engagement with materials that support 
1.12 	inquiry-based and active learning;
1.13 	(2) student participation in STEM competitions, including robotics competitions; and
1.14 	(3) mentor-led, classroom-based, after-school activities with informal STEM instruction 
1.15 	and education.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2017.