Learning with Music grant provision and appropriation

This bill appropriates $250,000 annually for 2026 and 2027 to the MacPhail Center for Music to expand its "Learning with Music" program. The funds will support two key activities: (1) creating statewide professional development for early childhood educators, both online and in-person, based on the program's research-backed methods; and (2) deepening direct programming at five early childhood centers in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, with priority for children experiencing economic hardship. The bill directly affects early childhood educators and children in underserved communities within the Twin Cities. It represents a funding mechanism to scale an existing educational program, not a policy change to education standards.