1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring reports of financial and property losses involving 
1.3 	theft in public schools;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 123B.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [123B.105] REPORTS OF THEFT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.District report; content. School districts and charter schools 
1.8 	annually by June 30 must use an electronic format to report to the commissioner the 
1.9 	financial and property losses, other than minimal losses, involving theft that occurred in 
1.10 	the district or charter school during the immediately preceding school year. The report 
1.11 	must include at least the following information:
1.12 	(1) a description of the financial or property loss that occurred as a result of the theft;
1.13 	(2) where, at what time, and under what circumstances the theft occurred;
1.14 	(3) the cost of the theft to the school; and
1.15 	(4) the action taken by the school administration to respond to the theft.
1.16 	The commissioner must allow school districts and charter schools to report aggregate 
1.17 	data under this section.
1.18 		Subd. 2.Public reporting. The commissioner shall compile the information 
1.19 	received under subdivision 1 and report it annually to the commissioner of public safety 
1.20 	and the legislature, and include it on school performance report cards under section 
1.21 	120B.36.

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2009-2010 school year and 
1.23 	later.