Section 41D.02 Agriculture Education Grant Program

41D.02 AGRICULTURE EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.Establishment.

The Minnesota Agriculture Education Leadership Council shall establish a program to provide grants under subdivisions 2 and 3 to educational institutions and other appropriate entities for secondary and postsecondary agriculture education programs.

Subd. 2.Elementary and secondary agricultural education.

The council may provide grants for:

(1) planning and establishment costs for elementary and secondary agriculture education programs;

(2) new instructional and communication technologies; and

(3) curriculum updates.

Subd. 3.Postsecondary education.

The council may provide grants for:

(1) new instructional and communication technologies; and

(2) special project funding, including programming, in-service training, and support staff.

History:

1997 c 183 art 3 s 3; 1999 c 241 art 5 s 1