Safe routes to school grant program bond issue and appropriation

This bill appropriates $10 million in bond proceeds to fund Minnesota's Safe Routes to School grant program, which helps communities improve walking and biking infrastructure around schools. The funds will be distributed by the commissioner of transportation to support projects like safer crosswalks, bike lanes, and pedestrian pathways near schools. It directly affects students, families, and school districts by making it easier and safer for children to travel to school on foot or by bike. The bill authorizes the state to issue up to $10 million in bonds to finance these grants under existing law (Minnesota Statutes § 174.40).