1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; modifying district health,
1.3 	safety, and environmental management cost; amending
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.57, subdivision
1.5 	8.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.57,
1.8 	subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 8.Health, safety, and environmental management
1.10 	cost.  (a) A district's cost for health, safety, and
1.11 	environmental management is limited to the lesser of:
1.12 	(1) actual cost to implement their plan; or
1.13 	(2) an amount determined by the commissioner, based on
1.14 	enrollment, building age, and size of 11 cents per square foot
1.15 	of space.
1.16 	(b) The department may contract with regional service
1.17 	organizations, private contractors, Minnesota Safety Council, or
1.18 	state agencies to provide management assistance to school
1.19 	districts for health and safety capital projects.  Management
1.20 	assistance is the development of written programs for the
1.21 	identification, recognition and control of hazards, and
1.22 	prioritization and scheduling of district health and safety
1.23 	capital projects.  The department shall not exclude private
1.24 	contractors from the opportunity to provide any health and
1.25 	safety services to school districts.
2.1 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the department may
2.2 	approve revenue, up to the limit defined in paragraph (a) for
2.3 	districts having an approved health, safety, and environmental
2.4 	management plan that uses district staff to accomplish
2.5 	coordination and provided services.