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MN HF3492

MN HF3492
Commissioner of education authorized to award school safety facility grants to schools to enhance safety for students and staff, Northern Lights Express funds cancelled, and money appropriated.


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Introduced
02/19/2026
In Committee
02/19/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

94th Legislature 2025-2026

Bill Summary

A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing the commissioner of education to award school safety facility grants to schools to enhance safety for students and staff; canceling funds from the Northern Lights Express; appropriating money.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the commissioner of education to award school safety facility grants to eligible schools, which include those operated by school districts, charter schools, cooperative units, Tribal contract schools, and nonpublic schools, to fund security improvements for students and staff, with individual grants capped at $500,000 and priority given to applications from schools outside the seven-county metropolitan area, while also canceling $25,000,000 previously allocated for the Northern Lights Express rail project and appropriating $25,000,000 from the general fund for these safety grants.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

House Education Finance (13:00:00 2/24/2026 ) (on 02/24/2026)

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