SF 1735

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 02/21/2025 10:43 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing accounting requirements for school expenditures
on advertising and event sponsorships; requiring that paid advertisements indicate
that certain school costs are funded by taxpayer dollars; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2024, section 123B.77, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.77, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Accounting requirements; advertising and event sponsorships. new text end

new text begin (a) Beginning
in fiscal year 2026, a district must separately account for expenditures on:
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new text begin (1) paid media advertisements; and
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new text begin (2) public event sponsorships.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:
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new text begin (1) "paid media advertisement" means a television, radio, newspaper, magazine, movie
theater, or Internet-based advertisement; billboard; bus poster; or other commercial method
that may promote enrollment in a public school;
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new text begin (2) "public event" means an activity, event, or gathering that members of the public may
attend, that has been publicly announced or publicized in advance, and for which an
admission fee or cost may be required. A public event includes but is not limited to concerts,
performances, sporting events, fairs, festivals, parades, and other exhibitions. A public event
does not include assemblies, field trips, class trips, graduation ceremonies, athletics,
extracurricular activities, clubs, groups, teams, or any activities sponsored, held, or approved
by a public school.
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new text begin (c) The commissioner must modify the uniform financial accounting and reporting
standards under subdivision 1 consistent with the requirements under paragraph (a).
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 2.

new text begin [123B.831] PAID MEDIA ADVERTISEMENT.
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new text begin (a) A paid media advertisement by a school district or on behalf of a school district that
refers to the cost of tuition, technology, transportation, or other expenses must not advertise
those expenses as free. Any reference to tuition, technology, transportation, or other expenses
must indicate that the cost is paid for by taxpayer dollars.
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new text begin (b) A charter school is subject to the requirements of this section as if it were a district.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end