1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; appropriating money for the statewide science, 
1.3 	technology, engineering, and math initiative.
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.Statewide science, technology, engineering, and math initiative. For 
1.10 	a grant to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the statewide science, technology, 
1.11 	engineering, and math initiative:

1.12		$
	1,500,000
	.....
	2008
	
1.13		$
	1,500,000
	.....
	2009
	
1.14 	Of this amount, $750,000 each year is available for the teacher resource center 
1.15 	and other related programs and $750,000 each year is available for the expansion and 
1.16 	support of the middle school math and science initiative including teacher workshops and 
1.17 	expanded outreach programs in classrooms.
1.18 	This grant includes funding for an evaluation of the programs by an entity approved 
1.19 	by the Department of Education.