1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; appropriating money for a planning grant for the W. 
1.3 	Matthew Little Cultural and Educational Excellence Center.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; W. MATTHEW LITTLE CULTURAL AND 
1.6 	EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE CENTER PLANNING GRANT.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
1.8 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years 
1.9 	designated.
1.10 		Subd. 2.Planning grant. For a planning grant to the We Win Institute:

1.11		$
	400,000
	.....
	2016
	
1.12 	The W. Matthew Little Cultural and Educational Excellence Center must be 
1.13 	established to:
1.14 	(1) develop the academic and social development of marginalized youth;
1.15 	(2) develop intergenerational leadership skills;
1.16 	(3) develop pathways for marginalized youth to attend and be successful in 
1.17 	postsecondary education programs; and
1.18 	(4) develop public-private partnerships that create success for marginalized youth.
1.19 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.