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This bill appropriates $800,000 from the general fund to the Department of Education in fiscal year 2026 as a grant to an organization called Cultural Connections, specifically to develop and distribute educational videos designed to help immigrant students and their parents understand the American school system. The videos will be created to support immigrant families by explaining school processes and structures in their native languages, with the goal of promoting student integration, academic success, and parental involvement. The grant requires Cultural Connections to produce videos that will be distributed to at least 320 public middle and high schools, with translations tailored to the primary languages of immigrant parents. The appropriation is designated as a onetime funding allocation, meaning it is not intended to be a recurring annual expense. The core purpose of the bill is to help bridge potential knowledge and communication gaps that immigrant families might experience when navigating the educational system, ultimately aiming to narrow academic achievement disparities.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2841&ssn=0&y=2025