1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to education; authorizing school districts to 
  1.3             lease a building or land for administrative purposes, 
  1.4             and to levy for the lease payments, if approved by the 
  1.5             commissioner; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, 
  1.6             section 124.91, subdivision 1. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124.91, 
  1.9   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subdivision 1.  [TO LEASE BUILDING OR LAND.] When a 
  1.11  district finds it economically advantageous to rent or lease a 
  1.12  building or land for any instructional or administrative 
  1.13  purposes and it determines that the capital expenditure 
  1.14  facilities revenues authorized under section 124.243 are 
  1.15  insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the commissioner 
  1.16  for permission to make an additional capital expenditure levy 
  1.17  for this purpose.  An application for permission to levy under 
  1.18  this subdivision must contain financial justification for the 
  1.19  proposed levy, the terms and conditions of the proposed lease, 
  1.20  and a description of the space to be leased and its proposed 
  1.21  use.  The criteria for approval of applications to levy under 
  1.22  this subdivision must include:  the reasonableness of the price, 
  1.23  the appropriateness of the space to the proposed activity, the 
  1.24  feasibility of transporting pupils to the leased building or 
  1.25  land, conformity of the lease to the laws and rules of the state 
  1.26  of Minnesota, and the appropriateness of the proposed lease to 
  2.1   the space needs and the financial condition of the district.  
  2.2   The commissioner must not authorize a levy under this 
  2.3   subdivision in an amount greater than the cost to the district 
  2.4   of renting or leasing a building or land for approved purposes.  
  2.5   The proceeds of this levy must not be used for custodial or 
  2.6   other maintenance services.  A district may not levy under this 
  2.7   subdivision for the purpose of leasing or renting a 
  2.8   district-owned building to itself.