Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Senate panel hears testimony supporting $300,000 for Metro Deaf School birth-to-3 program
Summary
Parents, school staff and advocacy groups told the Senate Education Finance Committee that Senate File 2502 would extend $300,000 in biennial funding for Metro Deaf School's birth-to-3 early learning program to reduce language deprivation risks for infants who are deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing.
Senate File 2502, which would appropriate $300,000 toward Metro Deaf School's birth-to-3 early learning program, was presented and laid over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill after a morning of testimony before the Minnesota Senate Education Finance Committee on Dec. 25, 2025.
Supporters told the committee the funding would sustain a program that gives infants and toddlers who are deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing regular access to American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf community peers and instructors. "Sign language remains the only way a family can guarantee that their deaf or hard of hearing child is immersed…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
