Minnesota Legislature
HF 3797
as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/14/2018 11:50am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing safe schools revenue; equalizing the safe
schools levy; linking the portion of the levy available for intermediate school
districts to the school district per pupil allowance; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.44.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.44, is amended to read:
126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY.
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Safe schools revenue. new text end
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(a) A school district's safe schools revenue equals
$....... times the adjusted pupil units for that school year plus any amounts authorized under
subdivision 6.
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(b) A charter school's safe schools revenue equals $....... times the adjusted pupil units
for that year.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Safe schools levy. new text end
deleted text begin (a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable property
located within the district for the purposes specified in this section. The maximumdeleted text end new text begin To obtain
safe schools revenue, a school district must levy an new text end amount deleted text begin which may be levied for all
costs under this section shall bedeleted text end equal to deleted text begin $36 multiplied by the district'sdeleted text end new text begin not more than the
product of its safe schools revenue under subdivision 1 times the lesser of one or the ratio
of its adjusted net tax capacity per new text end adjusted pupil deleted text begin units for the school yeardeleted text end new text begin unit to 100 percent
of the statewide adjusted net tax capacity equalizing factornew text end .
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Safe schools aid. new text end
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(a) A school district's safe schools aid equals its safe schools
revenue minus its safe schools levy.
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(b) A charter school's safe schools aid equals its safe schools revenue.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Revenue reserved. new text end
deleted text begin The proceeds of the levydeleted text end new text begin A school district's safe schools
revenuenew text end must be reserved and used for deleted text begin directly fundingdeleted text end the deleted text begin followingdeleted text end purposes deleted text begin or for
reimbursing the cities and counties who contract with the district for the following purposes:deleted text end new text begin
authorized in subdivision 5.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Revenue uses. new text end
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(a) A school district must use its safe schools revenue for the
following:
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(1) to pay the costs incurred for the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of peace
officers and sheriffs for liaison in services in the district's schoolsnew text begin , whether through contract
or reimbursement to the city or county employing authoritynew text end ;
(2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program as defined in section 609.101,
subdivision 3, paragraph (e), in the elementary schools;
(3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the district's
schools;
(4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property;
(5) to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety,
voluntary opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by the
school district;
(6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed school
social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical dependency
counselors to help provide early responses to problems;
(7) to pay for facility security enhancements including laminated glass, public
announcement systems, emergency communications devices, and equipment and facility
modifications related to violence prevention and facility security;
(8) to pay for costs associated with improving the school climate; or
(9) to pay costs for colocating and collaborating with mental health professionals who
are not district employees or contractors.
(b) For expenditures under paragraph (a), clause (1), the district must initially attempt
to contract for services to be provided by peace officers or sheriffs with the police department
of each city or the sheriff's department of the county within the district containing the school
receiving the services. If a local police department or a county sheriff's department does
not wish to provide the necessary services, the district may contract for these services with
any other police or sheriff's department located entirely or partially within the school district's
boundaries.
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Intermediate school districts. new text end
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end A school district that is a member of an
intermediate school district may include in its authority under this section the costs associated
with safe schools activities authorized under deleted text begin paragraph (a)deleted text end new text begin subdivision 5new text end for intermediate
school district programs. This authority must not exceed new text begin the product of:
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(1) the ratio of the safe schools allowance in subdivision 1, paragraph (a), for the current
year to the allowance for taxes payable in 2018;
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new text begin (2)new text end $15 deleted text begin timesdeleted text end new text begin ; and
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new text begin (3)new text end the adjusted pupil units of the member districts.
This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section. Revenue
raised under this paragraph must be transferred to the intermediate school district.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for fiscal year 2019 and later.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; SAFE SCHOOLS AID.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Commissioner of education. new text end
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The sum indicated in this section is
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education for the specified
purpose.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Safe schools aid. new text end
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(a) For safe schools aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
126C.44:
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$ new text end |
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....... new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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(b) For fiscal year 2019 only, each district's safe schools state aid equals its safe schools
revenue for fiscal year 2019 minus the safe schools levy certified by the school district for
taxes payable in 2018.
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