1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; expanding a school board's options when disposing of surplus 
1.3 	computers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 123B.52, subdivision 6.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 123B.52, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 6.Disposing of surplus school computers. (a) Notwithstanding section 471.345, 
1.7 	governing school district contracts made upon sealed bid or otherwise complying with the 
1.8 	requirements for competitive bidding, other provisions of this section governing school 
1.9 	district contracts, or other law to the contrary, a school district under this subdivision may 
1.10 	dispose of school computers, including a tablet device.
1.11 	(b) A school district may dispose of a surplus school computer and related equipment 
1.12 	if the district disposes of the surplus property by conveying the property and title to:
1.13 	(1) another school district;
1.14 	(2) the state Department of Corrections;
1.15 	(3) the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; or
1.16 	(4) the family of a student residing in the district whose total family income meets the 
1.17 	federal definition of poverty.
1.18 	(c) If surplus school computers are not disposed of under paragraph (b), upon adoption 
1.19 	of a written resolution of the school board, when updating or replacing school computers, 
1.20 	including tablet devices, used primarily by students, a school district may sell or give used 
1.21 	computers or tablets to qualifying students at the price specified in the written resolution. 
2.1 	A student is eligible to apply to the school board for a computer or tablet under this 
2.2 	subdivision if the student is currently enrolled in the school and intends to enroll in the 
2.3 	school in the year following the receipt of the computer or tablet. If more students apply 
2.4 	for computers or tablets than are available, the school must first qualify students whose 
2.5 	families are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, and then dispose of the remaining 
2.6 	computers or tablets by lottery.

2.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.