HF3846 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Lower Sioux Indian Community charter school funding provided, and money appropriated.
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
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF PDF file
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 02, 2026 | House | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Capital Investment |
Citations
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]Progress through the legislative process
In Committee