1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to education; allowing student and staff safety measures to be included in
1.3 each school district's long-term facilities maintenance school facility plan; creating
1.4 school security systems grants; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending
1.5 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 4.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. TITLE.
1.8 This act shall be known as the "Safe Haven In Every Local District (SHIELD) Act."
1.9 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.10 Subd. 4.Facilities plans.(a) To qualify for revenue under this section, a school district
1.11or intermediate district, not including a charter school, must have a ten-year facility plan
1.12adopted by the school board and approved by the commissioner. The plan must include
1.13provisions for implementing a health and safety program that complies with health, safety,
1.14and environmental regulations and best practices, including indoor air quality management
1.15and remediation of lead hazards. For planning purposes, the plan must also address provisions
1.16for providing a gender-neutral single-user restroom at each school site.
1.17 (b) The facilities plan for a school that receives a Safe Haven In Every Local District
1.18(SHIELD) grant must include a safe schools plan for each school site where improvements
1.19funded by the grant are made identifying the physical modifications to improve student and
1.20staff safety at the school site. A school district that does not receive a Safe Haven In Every
1.21Local District grant may include a safe schools plan as part of its long-term facilities
1.22maintenance plan.
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REVISOR CR H0015-1HF15 FIRST ENGROSSMENT
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 15
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Engen, Duran, Zeleznikar, Knudsen, Bennett and others02/06/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy03/03/2025 2.1 (b) (c) The district must annually update the plan, submit the plan to the commissioner
2.2for approval by July 31, and indicate whether the district will issue bonds to finance the
2.3plan or levy for the costs.
2.4 (c) (d) For school districts issuing bonds to finance the plan, the plan must include a
2.5debt service schedule demonstrating that the debt service revenue required to pay the principal
2.6and interest on the bonds each year will not exceed the projected long-term facilities revenue
2.7for that year.
2.8 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for plans submitted to the commissioner
2.9on or after August 1, 2025.
2.10 Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION; SCHOOL SECURITY GRANTS.
2.11 (a) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
2.12of public safety to issue school security grants to school districts and charter schools, in
2.13consultation with the Minnesota School Safety Center.
2.14 (b) A school district or charter school may apply for a grant in the form and manner
2.15specified by the commissioner. The commissioner may establish timelines for grant
2.16applications and may award grants in more than one round. Applications for the last round
2.17of grants must be received by the commissioner no later than August 1, 2025.
2.18 (c) The Minnesota School Safety Center must rank applicants based on the proposed
2.19plan for school security system installation and the commissioner must award grants in a
2.20manner consistent with the ranking. The grants must be awarded to schools located in all
2.21geographic regions of the state and priority must be given to facilities serving the largest
2.22number of students within that geographic region.
2.23 (d) The Minnesota School Safety Center must prepare a list of vendors authorized to
2.24provide the security services and products listed in this paragraph. The Minnesota School
2.25Safety Center must only include vendors that have been operating for at least two years and
2.26that have experience providing the school security services described in this paragraph. A
2.27school district or charter school must use grant money to contract with an approved vendor
2.28for implementation and installation of a comprehensive, multilayered, integrated security
2.29system, including an evaluation of a school site's current security systems, and training for
2.30school staff on using the security systems. The security systems must include a system to
2.31alert local law enforcement of an immediate security threat within each room in the school.
2.32A comprehensive, multilayered, integrated security system must include as many of the
2.33following components that an authorized vendor determines may be installed:
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REVISOR CR H0015-1HF15 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 3.1 (1) bullet-resistant interior doors and windows;
3.2 (2) ballistic wall panels;
3.3 (3) magnetic door-locking systems;
3.4 (4) remote lock-down activation systems;
3.5 (5) a mass notification system unified with an emergency communication system;
3.6 (6) an emergency building access system for first responders including fire, emergency
3.7medical services, and law enforcement personnel;
3.8 (7) an access control system with remote door-release capabilities;
3.9 (8) electronic access controls for main distribution frame and independent distribution
3.10frame rooms with a key override;
3.11 (9) classroom duress alarms linked to a law enforcement and administration notification
3.12system;
3.13 (10) security system training for staff to initiate emergency protocols;
3.14 (11) ballistic security glass for interior door vision panels and sidelites;
3.15 (12) electronic access control systems for primary building entrances; and
3.16 (13) classroom door installations that optimize safety and security.
3.17 (e) The Minnesota School Safety Center must identify vendors that provide the services
3.18and systems required under paragraph (d) and provide districts and charter schools with a
3.19list of approved vendors.
3.20 (f) The Department of Public Safety may retain up to 2.5 percent of the appropriation
3.21to administer the grant, including for the Minnesota School Safety Center to provide districts
3.22and charter schools with technical assistance.
3.23 (g) By February 1 following each year a grant is awarded under this section, the
3.24Minnesota School Safety Center must report to the commissioner of public safety on the
3.25number and amount of grant awards, a description of each grant recipient's purchased items
3.26and the vendors contracted for school security system installation and technical assistance,
3.27and considerations for future school security grant funding, management, and installation.
3.28Within two weeks of receiving a report from the Minnesota School Safety Center, the
3.29commissioner of public safety must provide the report to the chairs and ranking minority
3.30members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade
3.3112 education policy and finance, and public safety policy and finance.
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REVISOR CR H0015-1HF15 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 4.1 (h) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2028.
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