1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for addressing educational 
1.3 	disparities for American Indian students.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; REDUCE EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES FOR 
1.6 	AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS.
 1.7 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.8 	commissioner of education to address the educational disparities of American Indian 
1.9 	students. Of this amount, $250,000 is for the Northwest Indian Community Development 
1.10 	Center, and $250,000 is for the American Indian Opportunities and Industrialization 
1.11 	Center. The Northwest Indian Community Development Center shall be the fiscal agent 
1.12 	for this funding. This appropriation shall be used to provide staffing, materials, equipment, 
1.13 	outreach and retention for the educational program, and student tutoring and testing.