1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; appropriating money for a teacher pathways grant program 
1.3 	to Independent School District No. 518, Worthington.
1.4 	BE 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  
1.7 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years  
1.8 	designated.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Teacher pathways. (a) For a grant to Independent School District No. 518, 
1.10 	Worthington, for a teacher pathways program:

1.11 | | $ | 300,000 | ..... | 2020
1.12 | | $ | 300,000 | ..... | 2021
1.13 	(b) Grant funds must be used to encourage secondary school students to pursue teaching, 
1.14 	including through postsecondary enrollment courses offered in accordance with Minnesota 
1.15 	Statutes, section 124D.09, provide tuition scholarships or stipends to students pursuing 
1.16 	education degrees and teaching licenses, and implement a teacher residency program.
1.17 	(c) Grant funds under this subdivision must be matched by funding from a nonstate 
1.18 	source.
1.19 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2023.