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Accepting the gift of $500 for travel expenses from Heartland Alliance, for Kaohly Her, Mayor Carter’s Policy Director, to participate in a Child Development Account (CDA) forum in St. Louis, Missouri from July 25, 2018 through July 26, 2018.
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WHEREAS, Kaohly Her, Policy Director, was invited by the Center for Social Development and Missouri State Treasurer’s Office to participate in a Child Development Account (CDA) in St. Louis, Missouri from July 25, 2018 through July 26, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Center for Social Development is the leading research institution and advocate of College Savings Accounts (CSA); and
WHEREAS, the Missouri State Treasurer’s Office is a major supporter of education funding and runs the state’s 529 plan; and
WHEREAS, the Center for Social Development and Missouri State Treasurer’s Office partnered together to host a forum to convene practitioners of CSAs and 529 program managers with expertise and experience in this field of work; and
WHEREAS, the forum participants and experts will offer guidance, insights, and best practices on policies that could help shape Saint Paul’s CSA program; and
WHEREAS, Heartland Alliance is a committed partner in Saint Paul’s CSA work and continues to provide resources and opportunities to CSA consortium members; and
WHEREAS, Heartland Alliance has offered to provide a stipend of $500 to cover travel expenses for Kaohly Her to participate in the CDA forum; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council accepts the offer to cover the travel expenses in the amount of $500 for Kaohly Her to attend a forum with practitioners and program managers on College Savings Accounts and thanks Heartland Alliance for its generous gift.