HF 1258

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/05/2025 12:28 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; authorizing school districts to cooperate and share
expenses to operate and maintain an ice arena; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
section 126C.45.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.45, is amended to read:

126C.45 ICE ARENA LEVY.

(a) Each year, an independent school district operating and maintaining an ice arena,
may levy for the net operational costs of the ice arena. The levy may not exceed the net
actual costs of operation of the arena for the previous year. Net actual costs are defined as
operating costs less any operating revenues.

new text begin (b) Two or more school districts may enter into a cooperation agreement to operate and
maintain an ice arena. A district with a cooperation agreement must apportion the qualifying
costs and annual levy amount among each cooperating district as specified in the cooperation
agreement. Cooperating districts must report the apportionment of the costs and levy to the
Department of Education in the form and manner specified by the commissioner.
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deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end Any district operating and maintaining an ice arena must demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the Office of Monitoring in the department that the district will offer equal
sports opportunities for male and female students to use its ice arena, particularly in areas
of access to prime practice time, team support, and providing junior varsity and younger
level teams for girls' ice sports and ice sports offerings.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxes payable in 2026 and later.
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