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This bill establishes the Classical Education Grant Program to provide financial support to school districts interested in implementing classical education programs. The bill defines classical education as an educational approach focusing on developing skills through liberal arts (including language and mathematical skills) and cultivating knowledge through sciences, with a historical emphasis on human sciences, natural sciences, and theological sciences. The program will create a dedicated fund in the state treasury, administered by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which can receive appropriations and donations. School districts seeking grants must submit applications detailing their core mission, a plan for classical education courses, available resources, and support needs. To receive a grant, districts must outline specific metrics for measuring the success of their classical education programs. The department is authorized to create rules and regulations for administering the program, with the grants intended to help school districts establish and implement classical education courses. The bill specifies that any unspent funds at the end of a biennium will not revert to the general revenue fund, and the state treasurer will invest the fund's moneys and credit any earned interest back to the fund.

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