Purpose

• Provide a one-time grant from the General Fund to the Department of Education to support Metro Deaf School. The grant is intended to help young children who have a primary disability of deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing and who are not eligible for funding under Minnesota Statutes section 124E.11, paragraph h.

Main Provisions

• Funding source and recipient:
  • The appropriation comes from the General Fund to the Department of Education for the specified fiscal years.
  • Metro Deaf School is the recipient of a grant to provide services to eligible children.
• Eligible recipients:
  • Young children whose primary disability is deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing.
  • Children who are not eligible for funding under Minnesota Statutes section 124E.11, paragraph h.
• Amount and nature of funding:
  • A specified amount (appears to be a one-time appropriation) of $1,500,000 to Metro Deaf School for the grant.
  • Section 1.b reiterates that this is a one-time appropriation.

Signficant Changes to Existing Law

• This bill does not change statutes or eligibility criteria; it creates a new, one-time funding allocation to Metro Deaf School through the Department of Education for the described purpose.

Summary in plain terms

• The bill provides a one-time $1.5 million grant from the General Fund to the Department of Education to support Metro Deaf School. The grant is for services to young children with deaf, deafblind, or hard-of-hearing primary disabilities who aren’t eligible for funding under a specific Minnesota statute. No permanent changes to laws are proposed; this is a temporary appropriation.

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