1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; limiting the use of schools as polling places;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.16, subdivision 6.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.16, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 6.Public facilities; schools. (a) Every statutory city, home rule charter city, 
1.7 	county, town, school district, and other public agency, including the University of Minnesota 
1.8 	and other public colleges and universities, shall make their facilities, including parking, 
1.9 	available for the holding of city, county, school district, state, and federal elections, subject 
1.10 	to the approval of the local election official. A charge for the use of the facilities may be 
1.11 	imposed in an amount that does not exceed the lowest amount charged to any public or 
1.12 	private group.
1.13 	(b) A governing body of a municipality or county must only designate a school as a 
1.14 	polling place when no other public or private location is reasonably available for use as a 
1.15 	polling place. If the governing body of a municipality or county has designated a school as 
1.16 	a polling place, the municipality or county election staff must work with school staff to 
1.17 	ensure that contact between students and voters is minimized. For purposes of this paragraph, 
1.18 	a school is any public or private school, college, or university.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for elections held on or after January 1, 
1.20 	2022.