This bill, S.F. No. 2211, is related to education finance and authorizes a grant for Junior Achievement North to expand its financial literacy programs for elementary and secondary students in Minnesota. Specifically, it appropriates $1,000,000 from the general fund to the Department of Education for this purpose.

Junior Achievement North must use the grant to increase student participation in financial literacy, career readiness, and entrepreneurship programs, with a focus on underserved students. The programming should be equitably distributed, including to students in Greater Minnesota.

The bill also requires Junior Achievement North to submit an annual report by February 1 to legislative committees overseeing education. This report must detail the organization’s operations, financial audits, program descriptions, student and school participation demographics, and partnerships with other financial literacy organizations.