Session Year 2005, Special Session 1

Bill Name: SF0002

Providing for general education access grants for certain eligible students
enrolling in elementary or secondary schools in special school district #1,
Minneapolis or independent school district #625, St. Paul accredited by agencies
recognized by the nonpublic education council or the commissioner of education
to assist with the cost of attendance, specifying certain student eligibility
requirements; requiring and providing for commissioner approval of applications
for the grants, specifying certain limits; requiring and providing for periodic
payment of the grants to the parents or guardians of the eligible students;
requiring students receiving grants to participate in the statewide testing and
reporting system; requiring the commissioner to offer informal conferences to
applicants and recipients adversely affected by agency action for dispute
resolution purposes; prescribing the access grant pupil units formula and
providing for access grant adjustment aid; expanding a certain standing
appropriation to the commissioner for general education aid to general education
access grants
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