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Committee lays over bill to fund MAPSTARS program for students in alternative education
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Representative Peggy Berg asked the House Education Finance Committee to lay over House File 1966 to provide $55,000 annually to the MAPSTARS leadership program for students in alternative education.
Representative Peggy Berg opened discussion of House File 1966 on the Minnesota Association of Alternative ProgramsMAPSTARS program, saying the bill would appropriate $55,000 each year to support student scholarships, leadership conferences and event participation for students enrolled in alternative education programs.
Kristen Toole, MAPSTARS co-chair and longtime advisor at the Fergus Falls Area Learning Center, told the committee the statewide program supports students at risk of not…
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