1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; creating school library aid; appropriating money for school 
1.3 	library aid;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 134.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [134.356] SCHOOL LIBRARY AID.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.School library aid. For fiscal year 2024 and later, school library aid for 
1.7 	a district or charter school equals the greater of $15 times the district's adjusted pupil units 
1.8 	for the school year or $50,000.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Uses of school library aid. School library aid must be reserved and used for 
1.10 	directly funding the costs of the following purposes within a library:
1.11 	(1) the salaries and benefits of a school library media specialist;
1.12 	(2) electronic, computer, and audiovisual equipment;
1.13 	(3) information technology infrastructure and digital tools;
1.14 	(4) electronic and material resources; or
1.15 	(5) furniture, equipment, or supplies.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.

1.17 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.18 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
1.19 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
1.20 	designated.
2.1 		Subd. 2.School library aid. (a) For school library aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.2 	134.356:

2.3		$
	.......
	.....
	2024
	
2.4		$
	.......
	.....
	2025
	
2.5 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $....... for 2024.
2.6 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $....... for 2024 and $....... for 2025.