SF3930 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Safe schools revenue increase and safe schools aid expansion to charter and nonpublic schools
AI Generated Summary
Purpose
This bill aims to improve school safety by increasing funding for safe schools programs and expanding access to safe schools aid for charter schools and nonpublic schools. It also requires the preparation of a report and reallocates or provides money to support these safety measures.
Main Provisions
- Increase safe schools revenue and expand safe schools aid to include charter schools and nonpublic schools.
- Require a report on the program (details of the report are not specified in the summary text provided).
- Appropriate funds to implement these safety measures and expanded support.
- Amend Minnesota Statutes by adding a new subdivision (123B.61) under section 123B.41 to define “Safe schools activities” as the student and staff safety measures described in section 126C.44 subdivision 4.
- Propose coding for the new law in Minnesota Statutes chapter 123B to legally recognize and govern these safe schools activities.
How it Changes Existing Law
- Creates a new defined term, “Safe schools activities,” within an existing statute, tying it to the safety measures authorized in another statute (126C.44 subdivision 4).
- Broadens who can receive safe schools funding by extending safe schools aid beyond traditional districts to charter schools and nonpublic schools.
- Introduces a new reporting requirement and new funding authorities related to safe schools activities.
Implementation and Fiscal Notes
- Requires an appropriation of money to support the expanded safe schools activities and new eligible recipients.
- Establishes a definitional framework to guide how safe schools activities are implemented and funded across schools.
Potential Impacts
- More schools (including charter and nonpublic schools) could implement safety measures defined as safe schools activities.
- The safety measures would be coordinated with the standards in section 126C.44 subdivision 4, promoting consistent safety practices across schools.
- The reporting requirement could provide more information on how safety funding is used and its effectiveness.
Terminology that Appears in or Is Inferred from the Bill
- Safe schools activities
- Safe schools revenue
- Safe schools aid
- charter schools
- nonpublic schools
- student safety measures
- staff safety measures
- section 126C.44 subdivision 4
- Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 123B.41
- subdivision 16
- Minnesota Statutes 2024 chapter 123B
- appropriation
- reporting requirement
Relevant Terms Safe schools activities Safe schools revenue Safe schools aid charter schools nonpublic schools student safety measures staff safety measures section 126C.44 subdivision 4 Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 123B.41 subdivision 16 Minnesota Statutes 2024 chapter 123B appropriation reporting requirement
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF PDF file
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Action | Introduction and first reading | ||
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Action | Referred to | Education Finance |
Citations
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"analysis": {
"added": [
"Adds Subd.16 to 123B.41 establishing Safe schools activities."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 123B.41 by adding a new subdivision (subdivision 16) defining Safe schools activities.",
"modified": [
"Cross-references 126C.44, subdivision 4 for the definition of Safe schools activities."
]
},
"citation": "123B.41",
"subdivision": "subd.16"
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [],
"removed": [],
"summary": "The bill cites Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 126C.44, subdivision 4 as the authority for Safe schools activities.",
"modified": [
"Uses 126C.44, subd.4 as the basis for Safe schools activities defined in 123B.41 Subd.16."
]
},
"citation": "126C.44",
"subdivision": "subd.4"
}
]Progress through the legislative process
In Committee