1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring the commissioner to equitably distribute the state 
1.3 	education agencies reserve portion of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency 
1.4 	Relief Fund; requiring certain uses of relief funds and permanent school fund 
1.5 	apportionment.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1.  ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF 
1.8 	FUND; STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES RESERVE.
 1.9 	The commissioner of education must equitably distribute to school districts and charter 
1.10 	schools on a per pupil basis the state education agencies reserve portion of the Elementary 
1.11 	and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund authorized under the federal Coronavirus 
1.12 	Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, estimated at $14,013,725. A school district or 
1.13 	charter school must use the funds to provide mental health services and support for students 
1.14 	or to purchase educational technology for students, including hardware, software, or 
1.15 	connectivity.

1.16 	Sec. 2. PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND; SEPTEMBER 2020 APPORTIONMENT.
 1.17 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a school district or charter school must use the 
1.18 	September 2020 permanent school fund apportionment under Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.19 	127A.33, to provide mental health services and support for students or to purchase 
1.20 	educational technology for students, including hardware, software, or connectivity.