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HF1979 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Full-service community schools provisions modified, and money appropriated.

Related bill: SF2007

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

The bill aims to modify and expand the provisions for full-service community schools in Minnesota. It includes funding for planning and implementation to create schools that serve as community hubs offering academic, health, and social services to students and their families.

Main Provisions

  • Definitions and Roles: Establishes definitions for terms such as community organization, community school consortium, full-service community school leadership team, and others. Roles such as the initiative director and site coordinator are specified for overseeing programs at community schools.
  • Funding: Provides financial grants to districts and charter schools to plan and expand full-service community schools. Up to $100,000 is available for planning per school and up to $200,000 annually for implementation over three years.
  • School Leadership Teams: Requires schools to establish leadership teams that include parents, teachers, and community representatives to guide program development and implementation.
  • Baseline Analysis: Schools must conduct a needs analysis to identify challenges and resources, focusing on student demographics and existing supports.
  • Community School Plans: Schools must develop plans incorporating at least two programming areas such as early childhood education, academic support, family involvement, and health services.

Significant Changes

  • Introduces formal roles like the full-service community school initiative director and site coordinator to manage services at school sites.
  • Prioritizes funding based on the ability to execute the community school model rather than past funding sources.
  • Calls for a comprehensive baseline evaluation and ongoing reporting on program effectiveness and community engagement.

Appropriations

A total of $19,000,000 is allocated annually to support these initiatives, with funds prioritized for existing successful models and schools identified as low-performing under federal guidelines. Additional funds are allocated for administration and professional network development.

Relevant Terms

  • Full-service community schools
  • Community organization
  • Baseline analysis
  • School leadership teams
  • Early childhood education
  • Academic support
  • Family engagement

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 05, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toEducation Policy

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Definitions for community organization, community school consortium, and more.",
        "Specific criteria and guidelines for funding allocation."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "No specific removals were mentioned explicitly in the text."
      ],
      "summary": "This bill modifies provisions for full-service community schools under section 124D.231.",
      "modified": [
        "Adjusts the criteria and priorities for funding full-service community schools."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "124D.231"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "summary": "References schools on a development plan for continuous improvement under section 120B.35.",
      "modified": [
        "Referenced as part of the criteria to determine eligible school sites."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "120B.35"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "summary": "References school districts with an achievement and integration plan approved under section 124D.861.",
      "modified": [
        "Referenced in eligibility criteria for funding."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "124D.861"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "summary": "References school districts with an achievement and integration plan approved under section 124D.862.",
      "modified": [
        "Referenced in eligibility criteria for funding."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "124D.862"
  }
]

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