1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; authorizing school districts to use long-term facilities 
1.3 	maintenance revenue for projects that increase the safety and security of school 
1.4 	facilities; establishing a supplemental aid program to pay a portion of the costs for 
1.5 	school district projects that increase the safety and security of school facilities;
1.6 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, subdivisions 2, 7, 10, by 
1.7 	adding a subdivision.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.10 	to read:
1.11 		Subd. 1a.Stimulus revenue for safety and security projects. (a) For fiscal years 2020 
1.12 	to 2027 only, a district's revenue under subdivision 1 is increased by an amount equal to 
1.13 	the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling and equipping existing school 
1.14 	facilities to increase the safety and security of students and staff.
1.15 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for any fiscal year, the additional revenue under this 
1.16 	subdivision must not exceed $100 times the district's adjusted pupil units.
1.17 	(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions 10 and 11, increased revenue under this subdivision 
1.18 	may be used only for projects related to remodeling and equipping existing school facilities 
1.19 	to increase the safety and security of students and staff.
1.20 	(d) Notwithstanding subdivision 4, the facilities plan for a district generating revenue 
1.21 	under this subdivision must include provisions for increasing the safety and security of 
1.22 	school facilities.
2.1 	(e) For a district financing approved safety and security projects through an annual levy, 
2.2 	the board must describe the projects in the facilities plan under subdivision 4 and certify 
2.3 	the levy no later than December 31, 2019.
2.4 	(f) For a district financing approved safety and security projects through the issuance 
2.5 	of bonds, the board must describe the projects in the facilities plan under subdivision 4 and 
2.6 	certify the required debt service levy no later than December 31, 2019, consistent with the 
2.7 	requirements of subdivision 4, paragraph (c).

2.8 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.9 		Subd. 2.Long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a charter school. (a) For fiscal 
2.10 	year 2017 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a charter school equals $34 
2.11 	times the adjusted pupil units.
2.12 	(b) For fiscal year 2018 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a charter 
2.13 	school equals $85 times the adjusted pupil units.
2.14 	(c) For fiscal year 2019 and later, long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a charter 
2.15 	school equals $132 times the adjusted pupil units.
2.16 	(d) For fiscal years 2020 to 2027 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a 
2.17 	charter school is increased by $100 times the adjusted pupil units.

2.18 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
2.19 		Subd. 7.Long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue. (a) For fiscal year 
2.20 	2017 only, a district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue equals the lesser 
2.21 	of (1) $193 times the adjusted pupil units or (2) the district's revenue under subdivision 1.
2.22 	(b) For fiscal year 2018 only, a district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization 
2.23 	revenue equals the lesser of (1) $292 times the adjusted pupil units or (2) the district's 
2.24 	revenue under subdivision 1.
2.25 	(c) For fiscal year 2019 and later, a district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization 
2.26 	revenue equals the lesser of (1) $380 times the adjusted pupil units or (2) the district's 
2.27 	revenue under subdivision 1.
2.28 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), a district's long-term facilities maintenance 
2.29 	equalization revenue must not be less than the lesser of the district's long-term facilities 
2.30 	maintenance revenue or the amount of aid the district received for fiscal year 2015 under 
2.31 	section 123B.59, subdivision 6.
3.1 	(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for fiscal years 2020 to 2027, a district's long-term 
3.2 	facilities maintenance equalization revenue equals the lesser of (1) $480 times the adjusted 
3.3 	pupil units or (2) the district's revenue under subdivision 1.

3.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2018.

3.5 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
3.6 		Subd. 10.Allowed uses for long-term facilities maintenance revenue. (a) A district 
3.7 	may use revenue under this section for any of the following:
3.8 	(1) deferred capital expenditures and maintenance projects necessary to prevent further 
3.9 	erosion of facilities;
3.10 	(2) increasing accessibility of school facilities;
3.11 	(3) health and safety capital projects under section 123B.57; or
3.12 	(4) by board resolution, to transfer money from the general fund reserve for long-term 
3.13 	facilities maintenance to the debt redemption fund to pay the amounts needed to meet, when 
3.14 	due, principal and interest on general obligation bonds issued under subdivision 5.
3.15 	(b) A charter school may use revenue under this section for any purpose related to the 
3.16 	school, except that, for fiscal years 2020 to 2027 only, the additional revenue under 
3.17 	subdivision 2, paragraph (d), must be used to increase the safety and security of students 
3.18 	and staff.