Bill > SF393

This bill establishes a $10,000,000 state bond issue specifically for the Safe Routes to School grant program, which is designed to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety for students traveling to and from school. The bill authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue state bonds to fund these grants, following standard state procedures outlined in Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and in alignment with the Minnesota Constitution's provisions on state bonding. The funds will be administered by the commissioner of transportation and distributed through grants under Minnesota Statutes section 174.40, which likely focuses on infrastructure and safety improvements near schools to enable children to walk or bike to school more safely. The bill becomes effective immediately after it is enacted, providing a direct and immediate mechanism for funding transportation safety improvements for school children.

Budget and Finance

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0393&ssn=0&y=2025