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HF4991 • 2026

Benton Stearns Education District building renovations funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Benton Stearns Education District building renovations funding provided, bonds issued, 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
O'Driscoll
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment

Official Summary Text

Benton Stearns Education District building renovations funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to capital investment; appropriating money for building renovations in

Benton Stearns Education District; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1.
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BENTON STEARNS EDUCATION DISTRICT; NEW BUILDING.
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Subdivision 1.

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Appropriation.

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$11,500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds

fund to the commissioner of education for a grant to the Benton Stearns Education District,

District No. 6383, to design, renovate, equip, and furnish three existing educational facilities

located within District No. 6383. This appropriation includes money for renovations to

existing buildings for updates to meet applicable fire codes, improvements to accessibility,

improvements to HVAC and mechanical systems, improvements to exterior doors and

windows, and renovation of educational and office spaces to include furnishings and

equipment.

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Subd. 2.

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Bond sale.

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To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond

proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of

the state in an amount up to $11,500,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect

prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota

Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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