1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/08/2022 09:35am
A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying the safe schools revenue program; appropriating
money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.44.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.44, is amended to read:
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 maximum
amount which may be levied for all costs under this section shall be equal to $36 multiplied
by the district's adjusted pupil units for the school year.deleted text end new text begin For fiscal year 2023, a district's safe
schools revenue equals the greater of $44 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the
school year or $20,000. For fiscal year 2024 and later, a district's safe schools revenue equals
the greater of $44 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the school year or $33,000.
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For fiscal year 2023 and later, a district's safe schools levy
equals $36 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the school year.
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For fiscal year 2023 and later, a district's safe schools aid
equals its safe schools revenue minus its safe schools levy times the ratio of the actual
amount levied to the permitted levy.
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(a) In addition to the amounts in subdivision
1, the cooperative safe schools revenue for a school district that is a member of a cooperative
unit that enrolls students equals the district's adjusted pupil units for the school year times
$18 for fiscal year 2023 and later. Revenue raised under this subdivision must be transferred
to the cooperative unit. For purposes of this subdivision, "cooperative unit" has the meaning
given under section 123A.24, subdivision 2.
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(b) For fiscal year 2023 and later, the cooperative safe schools levy for a school district
that is a member of an intermediate district may not exceed $15 times the adjusted pupil
units of the member district. The levy authority is in addition to a district's safe schools levy
authority under subdivision 2.
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(c) For fiscal year 2023 and later, the cooperative safe schools aid for a school district
that is a member of a cooperative unit that enrolls students equals its cooperative safe schools
revenue minus its cooperative safe schools levy times the ratio of the actual amount levied
to the permitted levy.
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For fiscal year 2023 and later, safe schools
aid for a charter school equals $44 times the adjusted pupil units for the school year.
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For fiscal year 2023 and later, safe
schools aid for a nonpublic school equals $44 times enrollment for the school year. For
purposes of this paragraph, "nonpublic school" has the meaning given under section 123B.41,
subdivision 9.
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For
fiscal year 2023 and later, safe schools aid for an American Indian Tribal contract or grant
school equals $44 times enrollment for the school year. For purposes of this paragraph,
"American Indian Tribal contract or grant school" has the meaning given under section
124D.73, subdivision 4.
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deleted text begin The proceeds of the levydeleted text end new text begin (a) For fiscal year 2023
and later, safe schools revenue under this sectionnew text end must be reserved and 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;
(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; deleted text begin or
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(9) to pay costs for colocating and collaborating with mental health professionals who
are not district employees or contractorsnew text begin or for school-linked mental health services delivered
by telemedicine; or
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new text begin (10) to pay for the costs of enhancing cybersecurity in the district's information systemsnew text end .
(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.
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(c) 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 paragraph (a) for intermediate school district programs. This authority must not exceed
$15 times 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.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
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For safe schools revenue under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.44:
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0 new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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17,262,000 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
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The fiscal year 2022 appropriation includes $0 for 2021 and $0 for 2022. The fiscal year
2023 appropriation includes $0 for 2022 and $17,262,000 for 2023.
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