SF3619

Lower Sioux Indian Community charter school appropriation
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)

Related bill: HF3846

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

Provide a one-time funding request from Minnesota’s general fund to support a Dakota language immersion charter school for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Redwood County. The money is for early planning work (predesign and design) for a birth through grade 4 public charter school, with the grant administered by the commissioner of education. The appropriation is targeted for fiscal year 2027 and is available until the project is completed or abandoned, under Minnesota law (Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642).

Main provisions

Amount and source: An appropriation of $808,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2027 to the commissioner of education.
Purpose: To grant to the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Redwood County for predesign and design work for a Dakota language immersion birth-through-grade-4 public charter school.
Status of funds: This is a one-time appropriation.
Availability: Funds remain available until the project is completed or abandoned, in accordance with Minnesota law (16A.642).
Administration: The grant is administered by the commissioner of education.
Scope: Focused on planning activities for the Dakota language immersion charter school; does not authorize construction or ongoing operating funds at this stage.

Significant changes to existing law

The bill does not propose new ongoing programs or broad statutory changes. It provides a one-time capital investment grant for predesign and design work for a specific charter school project.
It references existing law (Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642) for how the project funds are treated, but does not create new statutory authorities beyond the one-time appropriation.

Administrative and implementation notes

Recipient: Lower Sioux Indian Community in Redwood County.
Use of funds: For predesign and design work related to a Dakota language immersion school serving birth through grade 4.
Oversight: Managed by the Minnesota Department of Education (commissioner of education).

Relevant Terms general fund commissioner of education grant Lower Sioux Indian Community Redwood County Dakota language immersion birth through grade 4 public charter school predesign design one-time appropriation fiscal year 2027 Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642 capital investment

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
February 17, 2026	Senate		Action	Introduction and first reading
February 17, 2026	Senate		Action	Referred to	Capital Investment

Citations

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Progress through the legislative process

17%

In Committee