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HF 356

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/20/2013 03:30pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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A bill for an act
relating to education; allowing school districts to use safe schools levy proceeds
for collaborating with mental health professionals; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.44.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.44, is amended to read:


126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY.

(a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable property located within the district
for the purposes specified in this section. The maximum amount which may be levied for
all costs under this section shall be equal to deleted text begin $30deleted text end new text begin $45new text end multiplied by the district's adjusted
marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The proceeds of the levy must be reserved
and used for directly funding the following purposes or for reimbursing the cities and
counties who contract with the district for the following purposes: (1) to pay the costs
incurred for the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of peace officers and sheriffs for
liaison in services in the district's schools; (2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention
program as defined in section 609.101, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), in the elementary
schools; (3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the
district's schools; (4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school
property; (5) to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff
safety, voluntary opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken
by the school district; deleted text begin ordeleted text end (6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school
nurses, licensed school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol
and chemical dependency counselors to help provide early responses to problemsnew text begin ; or (7)
to pay the costs for colocating and collaborating with mental health professionals who
are not district employees or contractors
new text end . For expenditures under clause (1), the district
must initially attempt to contract for services to be provided by peace officers or sheriffs
with the police department of each city or the sheriff's department of the county within
the district containing the school receiving the services. If a local police department or a
county sheriff's department does not wish to provide the necessary services, the district
may contract for these services with any other police or sheriff's department located
entirely or partially within the school district's boundaries.

(b) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may
include in its authority under this section the costs associated with safe schools activities
authorized under paragraph (a) for intermediate school district programs. This authority
must not exceed deleted text begin $10deleted text end new text begin $15new text end times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the member
districts. This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section.
Revenue raised under this paragraph must be transferred to the intermediate school district.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxes payable in 2013 and later.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $....... is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2014 to the commissioner
of education for costs public schools incur when participating in training on schoolwide
positive behavioral interventions and supports provided by the Department of Education.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2013.
new text end