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relating to education; providing anonymous threat reporting system grants to
schools; requiring a report; appropriating money.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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APPROPRIATION; ANONYMOUS THREAT REPORTING SYSTEM
GRANTS.
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(a) $....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of public safety for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, in
consultation with the Minnesota School Safety Center, to issue anonymous threat reporting
system grants to school districts, charter schools, cooperative units, or Tribal contract
schools.
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(b) A school district, charter school, or cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section
123A.24, or a Tribal contract school may apply for a grant in the form and manner specified
by the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The Division of
Homeland Security and Emergency Management may establish grant application timelines
and may award grants in more than one round. Grants may be awarded in an amount not to
exceed $....... per district, charter school, cooperative unit, or Tribal contract school. Grants
are contingent on recipients providing at least a 50-percent match from nonstate funds in
accordance with paragraph (c). Grants must be awarded to schools located in all geographic
regions of the state with at least half of the grants awarded to school districts, charter schools,
cooperative units, and Tribal contract schools with administrative offices located outside
of the 11-county metropolitan area.
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(c) Grant funds may be used to fund expenses associated with the development, purchase,
implementation, operation, and maintenance of an anonymous threat reporting system,
including staff compensation. Grant funds may also be used to compensate staff who are
responsible for responding to threats received through the system.
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(d) Before a grant is awarded, the district, charter school, cooperative unit, or Tribal
contract school must provide documentation acceptable to the director of the Division of
Homeland Security and Emergency Management on how the grant will be used, including
identification of how staff will be responsible for responding to threats received through
the anonymous threat reporting system.
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(e) The Department of Public Safety may retain up to ten percent of the appropriation
for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to administer the grants
and for the Minnesota School Safety Center to provide technical assistance to districts,
charter schools, cooperative units, and Tribal contract schools.
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(f) By February 15 following each year a grant is awarded under this section, the
Minnesota School Safety Center, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management, and Department of Public Safety must report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade
12 education and public safety on how grant money was awarded and distributed. The report
must identify the grant recipients and how the grant money was used by each recipient.
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(g) This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation does not cancel but is available
until June 30, 2028.
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