Board of a consolidated school district authorized to renew an expiring referendum established pursuant to the consolidation, and requirements for school board renewal of an expiring referendum clarified.

HF 2944 clarifies that school boards in consolidated Minnesota school districts may renew expiring voter-approved funding referendums through board action alone, without requiring new voter approval. The bill specifies that renewed referendums must maintain the same per-pupil funding amount (adjusted for inflation if originally tied to it) and cannot exceed a 10-year term. This applies directly to school boards in districts formed by consolidation, streamlining the renewal process for referendums established under Minnesota Statutes sections 123A.73 and 126C.17. The changes apply retroactively to resolutions adopted on or after June 16, 2024.