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HF3495 • 2026

School safety grant eligibility expanded to nonpublic and Tribal contract schools, and money appropriated.

School safety grant eligibility expanded to nonpublic and Tribal contract schools, and money appropriated.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Duran, Kresha, Bakeberg, Mueller
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Finance
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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School safety grant eligibility expanded to nonpublic and Tribal contract schools, and money appropriated.

School safety grant eligibility expanded to nonpublic and Tribal contract schools, and money appropriated.

What This Bill Does

  • School safety grant eligibility expanded to nonpublic and Tribal contract schools, and money appropriated.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Finance

Official Summary Text

School safety grant eligibility expanded to nonpublic and Tribal contract schools, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to education finance; expanding school safety grant eligibility to nonpublic

and Tribal contract schools; appropriating money; amending Laws 2023, chapter

55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Building and cybersecurity grant program.

(a) To provide grants to school

districts
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charter schools
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, nonpublic schools, and Tribal contract schools
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to improve

building security and cybersecurity:

$

24,332,000

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2024

$

0

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2025

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2026

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(b) A cooperative unit, school district,
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or
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charter school
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, nonpublic school as defined in

Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.41, subdivision 9, or Tribal contract school eligible for

funding under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.83,
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may apply for a grant in the form and

manner specified by the commissioner.
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If grants from the 2024 appropriation have not yet

been awarded as of the effective date of this act, the commissioner may reopen the grant

application process, adjust preliminary grant amounts, and award additional grants.
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(c) Funds may be used for security-related facility improvements, cybersecurity insurance

premiums, and associated costs.

(d)
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Of the 2024 and 2026 appropriations,
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up to $100,000 is available for grant

administration and monitoring.

(e) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30,
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2027
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2029
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.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following enactment.

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