1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; removing the local match 
  1.3             requirement for gifted and talented grants; amending 
  1.4             Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 5, 
  1.5             section 24, subdivision 4. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, 
  1.8   article 5, section 24, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 4.  [GRANT AWARDS.] A school district or any group of 
  1.10  districts may receive a grant in the amount of $25 per pupil per 
  1.11  year.  ~~The grant recipient must match one local dollar for every~~ 
  1.12  ~~state dollar received.  The local match may include in kind~~ 
  1.13  ~~contributions.~~  In awarding grants, the commissioner shall 
  1.14  consider which students will benefit most from these programs. 
  1.15     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.16     Section 1 is effective for the 1998-1999 school year.