Bill > SF3713

This bill increases the funding available to school districts for safe schools initiatives, which are programs and measures designed to improve student and staff safety, prevent crime and violence, and address issues like drug abuse and gang activity within schools. Specifically, for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, school districts will continue to receive safe schools revenue based on their levy, but starting in fiscal year 2027, this revenue will be a combination of state aid and their levy. The bill introduces new "safe schools aid" for school districts, calculated at $100 per adjusted pupil unit, and also provides safe schools aid to charter schools and cooperative units (which are organizations that provide shared services to multiple school districts) to help fund similar safety measures. The bill also appropriates money to the Department of Education to cover these new aid programs, and clarifies that the revenue can be used for a variety of purposes, including hiring peace officers, implementing drug and gang prevention programs, enhancing facility security, and employing counselors and social workers.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/SF/3713/