SF 4939

03/02/26  REVISOR  CR/EI  26-07605  as introduced
  SENATE
  STATE OF MINNESOTA
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION  S.F. No. 4939
  (SENATE AUTHORS: JOHNSON STEWART and Champion)
  DATE       D-PG  OFFICIAL STATUS
  04/07/2026      7905 Introduction and first reading
  Referred to Education Finance
  04/09/2026      7946 Author added Champion
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to education finance; appropriating money for student mental health grants.
1.3    BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.4Section 1. APPROPRIATION; STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS.
1.5Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sum indicated in this section is
1.6    appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education in the fiscal year
1.7    designated.
1.8Subd. 2. Student mental health grants. (a) For grants to organizations working to
1.9    improve student mental health:
1.10$  .......   ..... 2027
1.11(b) The commissioner must award grants to organizations that provide elementary or
1.12   secondary school students with opportunities to disconnect from electronic devices and
1.13   social media, be physically active, engage in collaborative experiences, and develop in-person
1.14   relationships with other students. A grant applicant must demonstrate that its program
1.15   improves mental health outcomes for students.
1.16(c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
1.17EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2026.
Section 1.  1