SF 2713

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 07/09/2025 01:28 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; clarifying the requirements for school board renewal
of an expiring referendum; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.17,
subdivision 9b.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.17, subdivision 9b, is amended to read:

Subd. 9b.

Renewal by school board.

(a) Notwithstanding the election requirements of
subdivision 9, a school board may renew an expiring referendum by board action if:

(1) the per pupil amount of the referendum is the same as the amount expiring, or for
an expiring referendum that was adjusted annually by the rate of inflation, the same as the
per pupil amount of the expiring referendum, adjusted annually for inflation in the same
manner as if the expiring referendum had continued;

(2) the term of the renewed referendum is no longer than the initial term approved by
the voters;

(3) the school board, having taken a recorded vote, has adopted a written resolution
authorizing the renewal after holding a meeting and allowing public testimony on the
proposed renewal; and

(4) the expiring referendum has not been previously renewed under this subdivision.

(b) The resolution must be adopted by the school board deleted text begin by deleted text end new text begin on or after July 1 of the
second fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the referendum expires, but no later than new text end
June 15 of deleted text begin any calendar year and deleted text end new text begin the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the
referendum expires. The resolution new text end becomes effective 60 days after its adoption.

(c) A referendum expires in the last fiscal year in which the referendum generates revenue
for the school district. deleted text begin A school board may renew an expiring referendum under this
subdivision not more than two fiscal years before the referendum expires.
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(d) A district renewing an expiring referendum under this subdivision must submit a
copy of the adopted resolution to the commissioner and to the county auditor no later than
deleted text begin September 1 deleted text end new text begin August 15 new text end of the deleted text begin calendar year in which the written resolution is adopted deleted text end new text begin fiscal
year prior to the fiscal year in which the referendum expires new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from June 16, 2024, and
applies to school board resolutions adopted on or after that date.
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