HF 3533

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/08/2018 02:35pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; amending safe schools levy purposes to include
medication disposal costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.44.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, 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 $36 multiplied by the district's adjusted 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;

(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 problems;

(7) to pay for facility security enhancements including laminated glass, public
announcement systems, emergency communications devices, and equipment and facility
modifications related to violence prevention and facility security;

(8) to pay for costs associated with improving the school climate; deleted text begin or
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(9) to pay costs for colocating and collaborating with mental health professionals who
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new text begin (10) to pay costs for medication disposal according to paragraph (d) new text end .

(b) For expenditures under paragraph (a), 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.

(c) 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
$15 times the adjusted 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 (d) For expenditures under paragraph (a), clause (10), the school must dispose of
medication properly. Proper disposal of medication means the following:
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new text begin (1) unused, discontinued, or outdated medications are disposed of only once a year if
they cannot be returned to a parent or guardian;
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new text begin (2) the disposal is witnessed by two individuals, one of whom must be responsible for
school health services;
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new text begin (3) the disposal is documented; and
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new text begin (4) the disposal is done on site by school health services personnel, using environmentally
safe methods such as charcoal deactivation bags, or the school hires a licensed medication
disposal company. The district may collect the cost of the charcoal deactivation bag used
for disposal if the parent or guardian did not pick up the medication after being contacted
by the school.
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