HF3846
Lower Sioux Indian Community charter school funding provided, and money appropriated.
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)
Related bill: SF3619
AI Generated Summary
Purpose
- Provide a capital investment appropriation to support the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Redwood County. The funds are intended to support the predesign and design work for a Dakota language immersion public charter school serving birth through grade 4.
Main Provisions
- Allocation of funds from the general fund in fiscal year 2027 to the commissioner of education.
- The funds are for a grant to the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Redwood County to cover predesign and design costs for a Dakota language immersion birth-through-grade-4 public charter school.
- The appropriation is a one-time (non-recurring) grant and remains available until the project is completed or abandoned.
- Subject to Minnesota statutes governing project approvals and abandonments, specifically Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642.
Funding & Timing Details
- Source: general fund.
- Purpose: grant to support predesign and design work for a Dakota language immersion charter school.
- Recipient: Lower Sioux Indian Community.
- Location: Redwood County.
- Fiscal Year: 2027.
- Nature: one-time appropriation, available until project completion or abandonment.
Implementation & Oversight
- The project is to be administered through the commissioner of education as a grant.
- Compliance and oversight align with applicable Minnesota capital investment and statutory provisions (including 16A.642) governing project completion and potential abandonment.
Significance & Expected Impact
- Supports preservation and teaching of Dakota language through a public charter school model.
- Expands educational options for the Lower Sioux community and emphasizes language immersion from birth through early elementary grades.
Potential Implications for Existing Law
- Establishes a new one-time capital investment appropriation specific to a Dakota language immersion charter school project, with no immediate changes to existing law beyond funding authority and project governance under existing statutes.
Relevant Terms - Lower Sioux Indian Community - Redwood County - Dakota language immersion - birth through grade 4 - public charter school - predesign - design - grant - general fund - commissioner of education - capital investment - one-time appropriation - fiscal year 2027 - Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 02, 2026 | House | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Capital Investment |
Bill information comes from public records published by the Office of the Revisor of Statutes, the Minnesota House and the Minnesota Senate. AI summaries are written by MinneSlate and are not official. MinneSlate is independent and is not affiliated with the State of Minnesota or the Minnesota Legislature.
Progress through the legislative process
In Committee