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Appropriations panel raises Science Center grant to $10M, approves $20,000 for Teen Pack; ESAs left out of DPI budget
Summary
Bismarck — The House Appropriations — Education & Environment Division on Feb. 18 amended the Department of Public Instruction budget in House Bill 1013, approving a motion to increase a Science Center pass-through grant from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 and authorizing a new $20,000 passthrough to Teen Pack.
Bismarck — The House Appropriations — Education & Environment Division on Feb. 18 amended the Department of Public Instruction budget in House Bill 1013, approving a motion to increase a Science Center pass-through grant from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 and authorizing a new $20,000 passthrough to Teen Pack, a homeschool student program.
Why it matters: The committee’s changes redistribute limited state funds within the DPI long sheet while leaving open larger policy choices — including whether the budget will be funded at a “2 and 2” level now or changed to “3 and 3” depending on action on separate legislation (House Bill 1369) and whether any appropriations for education savings accounts (ESAs) are added later.
Representative Richter, leading the DPI discussion, said several line items were adjusted in the short sheet and described program changes including a $3.5 million allocation for the ND RISE mentoring program and a reduction of the Robokine pilot…
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