| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to education finance; appropriating money for historic school building |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 preservation grants. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; HISTORIC SCHOOL BUILDING PRESERVATION |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6GRANTS. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Department of Education.The sums indicated in this section are |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9designated. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 Subd. 2.Historic school building preservation grants.(a) For grants to school districts |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11and the Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for historic school building |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12preservation: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2026............1.13 $ |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2027............1.14 $ |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (b) To be eligible for a grant under this subdivision, a school district or the Minnesota |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind must apply for a historic school building |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17preservation grant in the form and manner determined by the commissioner. A grant recipient |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18is eligible for up to $300,000 per eligible building. For purposes of this subdivision, "eligible |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19building" means a building that is: |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (1) currently serving elementary or secondary students; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (2) listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR KRB/BM 25-0007309/27/24 |
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| 24 | 24 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 26 | 26 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 27 | 27 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. F. No. 567 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 30 | 30 | | Authored by Igo and Skraba02/13/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance 2.1A grant recipient must use funds received under this subdivision to properly maintain and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2prevent deterioration of the eligible building. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3 (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4 (d) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $........ |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 36 | 36 | | REVISOR KRB/BM 25-0007309/27/24 |
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