Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

123B.55 DEBT SERVICE LEVY. A district may levy the amounts necessary to make payments for bonds issued and for interest on them, including the bonds and interest on them, issued as authorized by Minnesota Statutes 1974, section 275.125, subdivision 3, clause (7)(C); and the amoun…

123B.56 HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. "Health, safety, and environmental management" means school district activities necessary for a district's compliance with state law and rules of the Departments of Health, Labor and Industry, Public Safety, and Pollution Cont…

123B.57 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECTS. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed by amendment, 1Sp2015 c 3 art 6 s 3] § Subd. 2. [Repealed by amendment, 1Sp2015 c 3 art 6 s 3] § Subd. 3. [Repealed by amendment, 1Sp2015 c 3 art 6 s 3] § Subd. 4. [Repealed by amendment, 1Sp2015 c 3 art 6 s 3] § Subd…

123B.571 RADON TESTING. § Subdivision 1.Voluntary plan. The commissioners of health and education may jointly develop a plan to encourage school districts to accurately and efficiently test for the presence of radon in public school buildings serving students in kindergarten thro…

123B.572 SOLAR PANEL FIRE SAFETY. A solar photovoltaic system installed at a school must comply with chapter 690 of the most current edition of NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code, adopted under the authority given in section 326B.32, subdivision 2. History: 2016 c 189 art 30 s…

123B.58 DISABILITY ACCESS AND FIRE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS TO SCHOOL BUILDINGS. § Subdivision 1.Removal of architectural barriers. If a board has insufficient money in its capital expenditure fund to remove architectural barriers from a building it owns in order to allow a pupil to a…

123B.595 LONG-TERM FACILITIES MAINTENANCE REVENUE. § Subdivision 1.Long-term facilities maintenance revenue. (a) Long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the greater of (1) the sum of (i) $380 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser of one or the ratio o…

123B.60 BUILDING BONDS FOR CALAMITIES. § Subdivision 1.Bonds. When a building owned by a district is substantially damaged by an act of God or other means beyond the control of the district, the district may issue general obligation bonds without an election to provide money imme…

123B.61 PURCHASE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT. The board of a district may issue general obligation certificates of indebtedness or capital notes subject to the district debt limits to: (a) purchase vehicles, computers, telephone systems, cable equipment, photocopy and office equipment, …

123B.62 BONDS FOR CERTAIN CAPITAL FACILITIES. (a) In addition to other bonding authority, with approval of the commissioner, a district may issue general obligation bonds for certain capital projects under this section. The bonds must be used only to make capital improvements inc…

123B.63 CAPITAL PROJECT REFERENDUM. § Subdivision 1.Creation of capital project referendum account. A district may create a capital project referendum account as a separate account in its general fund or its building construction fund. All proceeds from the capital project levy m…

123B.65 ENERGY-EFFICIENCY PROJECTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (a) "Energy conservation measure" means a training program or facility alteration designed to reduce energy consumption or operating costs and includes: (1)…

123B.651 ENERGY USE REDUCTION AND REPORTING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Beginning October 1, 2019, each public school or school district reporting on behalf of a public school must enter and maintain monthly utility consumption data into the Minnesota B3 benchmarking program for all buil…

123B.662 AIR VENTILATION PILOT PROGRAM; DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.General. For purposes of this section and section 123B.663, the terms in this section have the meanings given unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended. § Subd. 2.ANSI…

123B.663 AIR VENTILATION PILOT PROGRAM; GRANTS AND GUIDELINES. § Subdivision 1.Grant program establishment. The Department of Commerce must establish and administer an air ventilation program to award grants to eligible entities under this section. § Subd. 2.Air ventilation progr…

123B.67 SCHOOL BUILDING ACCESSIBILITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT ACT. Sections 123B.67 to 123B.69 may be cited as the "School Building Accessibility Capital Improvement Grant Act." History: 1993 c 373 s 20; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 164; art 11 s 3; 1999 c 241 art 4 s 29; 2000 c 464 art …

123B.68 APPROVAL; APPLICATION FORMS. § Subdivision 1.Approval by commissioner. The commissioner of education may approve or disapprove applications under section 123B.69. The grant money must be used only to remove architectural barriers from a building or site. § Subd. 2.Applica…

123B.69 GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS. § Subdivision 1.Qualification. A school district that meets the criteria required under subdivision 2 may apply for a grant in an amount up to 50 percent of the approved costs of removing architectural barriers from a building or site. A grant m…

123B.70 SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner approval. (a) In determining whether to give a school facility a positive, negative, or unfavorable review and comment, the commissioner must evaluate the proposals for facilities using the information provided un…

123B.71 REVIEW AND COMMENT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 18 s 24] § Subd. 2.Project. The construction, remodeling, or improvement of a building or site of an educational facility at an estimated cost exceeding $100,000 is a project u…

123B.72 SCHOOL FACILITY COMMISSIONING. § Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to the installation or retrofitting of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems for projects where the total project cost per site exceeds $1,400,000. § Subd. 2.System inspector. Fo…

123B.74 EMINENT DOMAIN. In any municipal corporation or district in this state where the governing body or board has the right, power, and authority to purchase sites for school buildings without authorization by the voters at a regular or special meeting or election called for t…

123B.744 AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. In any district in which instruction in agriculture is afforded, the board is authorized and empowered to purchase or otherwise acquire by condemnation proceedings as provided for acquiring schoolhouse sites in the name and in behalf of such distr…

123B.747 NATIONAL FOREST LAND FUNDS, HANDLING AND DISPOSITION. A county board may place the money received by such county from the federal government for and on account of any national forest lands situated in the county into a special fund to be disbursed and paid over to any di…

123B.75 REVENUE; REPORTING. § Subdivision 1.Scope. District revenues must be recognized and reported on the district books of account in accordance with this section. § Subd. 1a.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "school district tax settlement revenue" means the curre…

123B.76 EXPENDITURES; REPORTING. § Subdivision 1.Recognition. District expenditures must be recognized and reported on the district books of account in accordance with this section. Fiscal year-end recognition of expenditures and the related offsetting liabilities must be recorde…

123B.77 ACCOUNTING, BUDGETING, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT. § Subdivision 1.Uniform financial accounting and reporting standards. Each Minnesota school district must adopt the uniform financial accounting and reporting standards for Minnesota school districts provided for in guidel…

123B.78 CASH FLOW; SCHOOL DISTRICT REVENUES; BORROWING FOR CURRENT OPERATING COSTS; CAPITAL EXPENDITURE DEFICITS. § Subdivision 1.State aids payment. The commissioner of management and budget shall remit all payments of state aids to districts in conformance with the dates provid…

123B.79 PERMANENT FUND TRANSFERS. § Subdivision 1.Limitations. Except as provided in this subdivision, sections 123B.51, 123B.80, 475.61, and 475.65, a district may not permanently transfer money from (1) an operating fund to a nonoperating fund; (2) a nonoperating fund to anothe…

123B.80 EXCEPTIONS FOR PERMANENT FUND TRANSFERS. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner's authorization. The commissioner may authorize a board to transfer money from any fund or account to another fund or account according to this section. § Subd. 2.Application. A board requesting authori…

123B.81 STATUTORY OPERATING DEBT. § Subdivision 1.Operating debt. The "operating debt" of a school district means the net negative unreserved general fund balance calculated as of June 30 of each year in accordance with the uniform financial accounting and reporting standards for…

123B.82 REORGANIZATION OPERATING DEBT. The "reorganization operating debt" of a school district means the net negative unreserved fund balances in all school district funds, other than building construction, debt redemption, and trust and agency, calculated in accordance with the…

123B.83 EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 5 art 1 s 55] § Subd. 2.Net unreserved general fund balances. A school district must limit its expenditures so that its net unreserved general fund balance does not constitute statutory operating debt under se…

123B.84 POLICY. In districts where the state provides aids for transportation it is in the public interest to provide equality of treatment in transporting school children of the state who are required to attend elementary and secondary schools pursuant to chapter 120A, so that t…

123B.85 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. The following words and terms in sections 121A.585, 121A.59, 123B.84 to 123B.87, 123B.90, and 123B.91, shall have the following meanings ascribed to them. § Subd. 2.District. "District" means any school district as defined in sect…

123B.86 EQUAL TREATMENT. § Subdivision 1.General provisions. A district shall provide equal transportation within the district for all school children to any school when transportation is deemed necessary by the school board because of distance or traffic condition in like manner…

123B.87 FUNDS AND AIDS. § Subdivision 1.State aid. State aids made available or appropriated shall be for the equal benefit of all school children, and be disbursed in such manner as determined by the board. § Subd. 2.Boards may expend money. The board of any district may expend …

123B.88 INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TRANSPORTATION. § Subdivision 1.Providing transportation. The board may provide for the transportation of pupils to and from school and for any other purpose. The board may also provide for the transportation of pupils to schools in other dis…

123B.885 DIESEL SCHOOL BUSES; OPERATION OF ENGINE; PARKING. § Subdivision 1.Operation of engine. All operators of diesel school buses must minimize, to the extent practical, the idling of school bus engines and exposure of children to diesel exhaust fumes. § Subd. 2.Parking. On a…

123B.90 SCHOOL BUS SAFETY TRAINING. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 9 art 10 s 14] § Subd. 2.Student training. (a) Each district must provide public school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 10 with age-appropriate school bus safety training, as described in this…

123B.91 SCHOOL DISTRICT BUS SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES. § Subdivision 1.Comprehensive policy. Each district shall develop and implement a comprehensive, written policy governing pupil transportation safety, including transportation of nonpublic school students, when applicable. The …

123B.92 TRANSPORTATION AID ENTITLEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section and section 125A.76, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them. (a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation cat…

123B.93 ADVERTISING ON SCHOOL BUSES. (a) The commissioner, through a competitive process, may contract with advertisers regarding advertising on school buses. At a minimum, the contract must prohibit advertising and advertising images that: (1) solicit the sale of, or promote the…

123B.935 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY TRAINING. § Subdivision 1.Training required. (a) Each district must provide public school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 3 with age-appropriate active transportation safety training. At a minimum, the training must include pede…

123B.94 COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICTS; MEETINGS, ELECTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Annual meeting. The annual meeting of all common districts must be held on the last Tuesday in June, at 8:00 p.m., unless a different hour has been fixed at the preceding annual meeting. The clerk shall give no…

123B.95 BOARDS OF COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICTS. § Subdivision 1.School board. The care, management and control of a common district is vested in a board of three members to be known as the school board. The term of office of a member shall be three years, and until a successor qualifi…