SF 522

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education; reserving safe school levy
funds for certain schools; authorizing school
districts to use safe school levy funds for school
counselors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
126C.44.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.44, is
amended to read:

126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Levy. new text end

new text begin (a) new text end Each district may make a levy
on all taxable property located within the district for the
purposes specified in this section. The maximum amount which
may be levied for all costs under this section shall be equal
to deleted text begin $27 deleted text end new text begin $30 new text end multiplied by the district's adjusted marginal cost
pupil units for the school year. new text begin The levy authorized under this
section is not included in determining the district's levy
limitations.
new text end

new text begin (b) The proceeds of the levy must be reserved and used for:
new text end

new text begin (1) elementary schools on a per pupil basis and must be
retained for the elementary schools until used;
new text end

new text begin (2) middle schools on a per pupil basis and must be
retained for the middle schools until used; and
new text end

new text begin (3) secondary schools on a per pupil basis and must be
retained for the secondary schools until used.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Use of funds. new text end

The proceeds of the levy must be
used for directly funding the following purposes or for
reimbursing the cities and counties who contract with the
district for the following purposes: (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 schools; (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; deleted text begin or deleted text end (5) new text begin to pay the
costs incurred for the salaries and benefits of school
counselors; or (6) new text end to pay the costs for other crime prevention,
drug abuse, student and staff safety, and violence prevention
measures taken by the school district.

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Contract services. new text end

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. deleted text begin The levy authorized under this section is not
included in determining the school district's levy limitations.
deleted text end