Safe schools revenue increase

This bill expands Minnesota's Safe Schools revenue program to include charter schools, cooperative units, nonpublic schools, and Tribal contract schools, which currently receive funding only through school districts. Starting in fiscal year 2027, eligible schools will receive aid calculated at a rate of $36 per adjusted pupil unit to support specific safety initiatives. The funds must be used for designated purposes such as hiring school safety liaisons, implementing drug and gang prevention programs, enhancing physical security, providing licensed mental health support, and upgrading cybersecurity. The legislation also clarifies how school districts within cooperative units can contribute to these safety efforts and sets reporting requirements for nonpublic schools to receive the new aid.