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HF56 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Safe schools aid created, student support personnel aid repealed, and money appropriated.

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

The bill would create a new funding mechanism called Safe Schools Revenue to support safety-related initiatives in schools. It would provide Safe Schools Aid plus a Safe Schools Levy for school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units. The bill would also repeal a separate funding program called Student Support Personnel Aid and repeal a different statute. It would appropriate money to support these changes and would revise how Safe Schools Revenue is calculated in the law.

Main Provisions

  • Create Safe Schools Aid and Safe Schools Levy to fund safety-focused activities in schools.
  • Safe Schools Revenue for each district, charter school, or cooperative unit would be equal to the sum of its Safe Schools Aid and its Safe Schools Levy.
  • Recipients include school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units.
  • Repeal the existing program known as Student Support Personnel Aid.
  • Repeal Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 124D.901.1.6.
  • Amend Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 126C.44 subdivision 1 by adding a subdivision that defines Safe Schools Revenue as the sum of Safe Schools Aid and Safe Schools Levy.
  • Authorize the appropriation of money to fund these Safe Schools programs.

Changes to Existing Law

  • Adds a new subdivision to 126C.44.1 to define Safe Schools Revenue as the total of Safe Schools Aid plus Safe Schools Levy.
  • Repeals the current Student Support Personnel Aid program.
  • Repeals a specific earlier statute (124D.901.1.6).

Funding and Implementation

  • The bill would provide state money (appropriations) to fund Safe Schools Aid and the Safe Schools Levy, and to support the overall Safe Schools Revenue framework.
  • Details such as exact funding amounts and distribution are not provided in the snippet.

Status in the Legislature

  • The bill was introduced and referred to the Committee on Education Finance for consideration.

Significance/Impact (high-level)

  • Shifts some school funding toward a dedicated Safe Schools Revenue framework focused on safety initiatives.
  • Consolidates how districts calculate funding for these safety efforts.
  • Eliminates a separate funding program for Student Support Personnel Aid and replaces or supersedes it with the Safe Schools structure.

Relevant Terms - Safe Schools Revenue - Safe Schools Aid - Safe Schools Levy - school districts - charter schools - cooperative units - Student Support Personnel Aid - Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 126C.44 - subdivision (as a legal term in the statute) - Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 124D.901.1.6 - appropriation - education finance

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 10, 2025HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toEducation Finance
February 13, 2025HouseActionAuthor added

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Adds or clarifies the definition of safe schools revenue within subdivision 1."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 126C.44, subdivision 1, to define safe schools revenue for districts, charter schools, or cooperative units as the sum of safe schools aid and safe schools levy.",
      "modified": [
        "Subdivision 1 text is amended to define safe schools revenue as the sum of safe schools aid and safe schools levy."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "126C.44",
    "subdivision": "Subdivision 1"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Adds a new subdivision in section 126C.44 (content not shown in excerpt)."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill mentions Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 126C.44, subdivision 4, as part of amending section 126C.44 by adding a subdivision (new).",
      "modified": [
        "Subdivision 4 is included in the scope of amendments to section 126C.44."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "126C.44",
    "subdivision": "Subdivision 4"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [
        "Repeals Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 124D.901.1.6."
      ],
      "summary": "This bill repeals Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 124D.901.1.6.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "124D.901.1.6",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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