| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to capital investment; renaming the library construction grant program; |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 134.45. |
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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. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 134.45, is amended to read: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 134.45 MARY C. MURPHY LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION GRANTS PROGRAM. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Application; definition.Public library jurisdictions may apply to the |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8commissioner of education for grants for improvements and accessibility to their library |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9facilities. For the purposes of this section, "public library jurisdictions" means regional |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10public library systems, regional library districts, cities, and counties operating libraries under |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11chapter 134. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 Subd. 2.Approval by commissioner.The commissioner of education, in consultation |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13with the state Council on Disability, may approve or disapprove applications under this |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14section. The grant money must be used to remove architectural barriers from a building or |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15site, to renovate or expand an existing building for use as a library, or to construct a new |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16library building. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 Subd. 3.Application forms.The commissioner of education shall prepare application |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18forms and establish application dates. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 Subd. 4.Match.A public library jurisdiction applying for a grant under this section |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20must match the grant with local funds. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 Subd. 5.Qualification; accessibility grants.A public library jurisdiction may apply |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22for a grant in an amount up to $450,000 or 50 percent of the approved costs of removing |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 25-01973 as introduced01/08/25 REVISOR JSK/BM |
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| 25 | 25 | | SENATE |
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| 26 | 26 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 27 | 27 | | S.F. No. 1661NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 28 | 28 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: PAPPAS and Kunesh) |
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| 29 | 29 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 30 | 30 | | Introduction and first reading02/20/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Referred to Capital Investment 2.1architectural barriers from a building or site, whichever is less. Grants may be made only |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2for projects in existing buildings used as a library, or to prepare another existing building |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3for use as a library. Renovation of an existing building may include an addition to the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4building if the additional space is necessary to provide accessibility or if relocating public |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.5spaces to the ground level provides improved overall accessibility. Grants must not be used |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.6to pay part of the cost of meeting accessibility requirements in a new building. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.7 Subd. 5a.Prohibition on pornographic use of internet.A public library jurisdiction |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.8is not eligible for a grant under this section unless it has adopted a policy to prohibit library |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.9users from using the library's Internet access to view, print, or distribute material that is |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.10obscene within the meaning of section 617.241. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.11 Subd. 5b.Qualification; improvement grants.A public library jurisdiction may apply |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.12for a grant in an amount up to $1,000,000 or 50 percent, whichever is less, of the approved |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.13costs of renovating or expanding an existing library building, or to construct a new library |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.14building. Renovation may include remediation of conditions hazardous to health or safety. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.15 Subd. 6.Award of grants.The commissioner, in consultation with the state Council on |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.16Disability, shall examine and consider all applications for grants. If a public library |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.17jurisdiction is found not qualified, the commissioner shall promptly notify it. The |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.18commissioner shall prioritize grants on the following bases: the degree of collaboration |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.19with other public or private agencies, the public library jurisdiction's tax burden, the long-term |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.20feasibility of the project, the suitability of the project, and the need for the project. If the |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.21total amount of the applications exceeds the amount that is or can be made available, the |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.22commissioner shall award grants according to the commissioner's judgment and discretion |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.23and based upon a ranking of the projects according to the factors listed in this subdivision. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.24The commissioner shall promptly certify to each public library jurisdiction the amount, if |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.25any, of the grant awarded to it. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.26 Subd. 7.Project budget.A public library jurisdiction that receives a grant must provide |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2.27the commissioner with the project budget and any other information the commissioner |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2.28requests. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2.29 Subd. 8.Sale of public library funded with state bond proceeds.If the commissioner |
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| 60 | 60 | | 2.30of education and the local or regional governmental entity that owns a public library that |
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| 61 | 61 | | 2.31has been improved with state bond proceeds under this section determines that the library |
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| 62 | 62 | | 2.32is no longer usable or needed for the purposes for which the grant of state bond funds was |
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| 63 | 63 | | 2.33made, the owner of the public library may sell the property in the manner authorized by law |
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| 64 | 64 | | 2.34for the sale of other property owned by that jurisdiction for its fair market value. The sale |
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| 65 | 65 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 66 | 66 | | 25-01973 as introduced01/08/25 REVISOR JSK/BM 3.1must be approved by the commissioner of management and budget. Notwithstanding section |
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| 67 | 67 | | 3.216A.695, subdivision 3, clause (2), the net proceeds must be applied as follows: first, to |
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| 68 | 68 | | 3.3pay the state the amount of state bond proceeds used to acquire or better the property; and |
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| 69 | 69 | | 3.4second, any remaining amount must be paid to the local or regional governmental owner |
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| 70 | 70 | | 3.5of the property sold. When the sale is complete and the sale proceeds have been applied as |
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| 71 | 71 | | 3.6provided in this subdivision, section 16A.695 no longer applies to the property and the |
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| 72 | 72 | | 3.7property is no longer state bond financed property. |
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| 73 | 73 | | 3.8 Subd. 9.Citation.This section shall be known as the "Mary C. Murphy Library |
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| 74 | 74 | | 3.9Construction Grants Program." |
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| 75 | 75 | | 3.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 76 | 76 | | 3Section 1. |
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| 77 | 77 | | 25-01973 as introduced01/08/25 REVISOR JSK/BM |
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