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HF 1917

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/25/2014 01:48pm

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

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Introduction Posted on 01/13/2014

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A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing the safe schools levy authority available
to school boards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section
126C.44.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, 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 $36deleted text end new text begin $56new text end 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; or

(9) to pay costs for colocating and collaborating with mental health professionals
who are not district employees or contractors.

(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 deleted text begin $10deleted text end new text begin $20new text end times the adjusted deleted text begin marginal costdeleted text end 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 2015 and later.
new text end