1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; appropriating money for civics programs.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. CIVIC EDUCATION GRANTS.
 1.5 	$75,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $75,000 in fiscal year 2023 are appropriated from the 
1.6 	general fund to the Department of Education for a grant to the Minnesota Civic Education 
1.7 	Coalition for grants to Youth in Government, the Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, 
1.8 	and the YMCA Center for Youth Voice to support civic education programs for youth age 
1.9 	18 and under to provide teacher professional development, educational resources, and 
1.10 	program support. The programs must instruct students in:
1.11 	(1) the constitutional principles and the democratic foundation of our national, state, 
1.12 	and local institutions; and
1.13 	(2) the political processes and structures of government, grounded in the understanding 
1.14 	of constitutional government and individual rights.
1.15 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.