Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF5019: Student and staff safety grants provided to schools, and money appropriated.
Status: In committee, April 22, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to school safety; providing student and staff safety grants to schools; appropriating money. new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: School safety facility grants.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (a) The Department of Public Safety's School Safety Center may award school safety grants to qualifying schools to enhance school safety for students and staff.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (b) For purposes of this section, "qualifying school" means a school operated by a school district, charter school, cooperative unit define.
From the introduced text, April 17, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to school safety; providing student and staff safety grants to schools; appropriating money. new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: School safety facility grants.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (a) The Department of Public Safety's School Safety Center may award school safety grants to qualifying schools to enhance school safety for students and staff.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (b) For purposes of this section, "qualifying school" means a school operated by a school district, charter school, cooperative unit defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24, subdivision 2, Tribal contract school, or nonpublic school.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (c) A school safety grant must be used for items authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.44.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 2.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Application.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: A qualifying school may apply for a school safety grant in the form and manner specified by the School Safety Center in consultation with the commissioner of education. A qualifying school's application must include information on the other sources of funding, if any, that will be used to fully fund the school safety project.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 3.] new …