School safety video analytics grant program established, report required, and money appropriated.

This bill creates a voluntary grant program in Minnesota to help schools purchase and set up video analytics software designed to improve safety. Eligible recipients include public school districts, charter schools, and nonpublic schools, which can use the funds for software that detects threats, monitors restricted areas, and sends real-time alerts without needing to buy new cameras. The program includes strict privacy rules, such as default facial masking and limits on facial recognition, while requiring schools to report on how the technology improves safety outcomes. The state will provide at least six grants to schools in the metro area and six to those outside it, with a report due by January 2027 to track the program's progress.