1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; including compliance with EPA rules for school 
1.3 	generators as an eligible use of health and safety revenue;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2012, section 123B.57, subdivision 6.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.57, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 6.Uses of health and safety revenue.  Health and safety revenue may be used 
1.8 	only for approved expenditures necessary for the correction of fire and life safety hazards; 
1.9 	design, purchase, installation, maintenance, and inspection of fire protection and alarm 
1.10 	equipment; purchase or construction of appropriate facilities for the storage of combustible 
1.11 	and flammable materials; inventories and facility modifications not related to a remodeling 
1.12 	project to comply with lab safety requirements under section 121A.31; inspection, testing, 
1.13 	repair, removal or encapsulation, and disposal of asbestos-containing building materials; 
1.14 	cleanup and disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls; cleanup and disposal of hazardous and 
1.15 	infectious wastes; cleanup, removal, disposal, and repairs related to storing heating fuel or 
1.16 	transportation fuels such as alcohol, gasoline, fuel oil, and special fuel, as defined in section 
1.17 	296A.01; correction of occupational safety and health administration regulated hazards; 
1.18 	indoor air quality inspections, investigations, and testing; mold abatement; upgrades or 
1.19 	replacement of mechanical ventilation systems to meet American Society of Heating, 
1.20 	Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers standards and State Mechanical Code; 
1.21 	design, materials, and installation of local exhaust ventilation systems, including required 
1.22 	make-up air for controlling regulated hazardous substances; correction of Department of 
1.23 	Health Food Code violations; correction of swimming pool hazards excluding depth 
1.24 	correction; playground safety inspections, repair of unsafe outdoor playground equipment, 
2.1 	and the installation of impact surfacing materials; bleacher repair or rebuilding to comply 
2.2 	with the order of a building code inspector under section 326B.112; testing and mitigation 
2.3 	of elevated radon hazards; lead testing; copper in water testing; cleanup after major 
2.4 	weather-related disasters or flooding; reduction of excessive organic and inorganic levels 
2.5 	in wells and capping of abandoned wells; installation and testing of boiler backflow valves 
2.6 	to prevent contamination of potable water; vaccinations, titers, and preventative supplies 
2.7 	for bloodborne pathogen compliance; costs to comply with the Janet B. Johnson Parents' 
2.8 	Right to Know Act; automated external defibrillators and other emergency plan equipment 
2.9 	and supplies specific to the district's emergency action plan; compliance with the National 
2.10 	Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for school generators established by the 
2.11 	United States Environmental Protection Agency; and health, safety, and environmental 
2.12 	management costs associated with implementing the district's health and safety program 
2.13 	including costs to establish and operate safety committees, in school buildings or property 
2.14 	owned or being acquired by the district. Testing and calibration activities are permitted for 
2.15 	existing mechanical ventilation systems at intervals no less than every five years.

2.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2016 
2.17 	and later.