Roof projects authorization as part of the long-term facilities maintenance program

SF 1198 amends Minnesota education finance law to explicitly include roof repair and replacement projects (costing $100,000 or more per site) as eligible uses for school districts' long-term facilities maintenance funding. It requires school districts to include roof maintenance schedules in their ten-year facility plans, which must be approved by the commissioner. The bill affects all public school districts in Minnesota that receive long-term facilities maintenance revenue, allowing them to allocate these funds specifically for roof projects instead of only general deferred maintenance. This change clarifies that roof repairs meeting the cost threshold are now directly authorized under the existing funding program, effective for fiscal year 2027 and later.