H.F. 4216 Summary

• Creates safe schools aid program for school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units with allowances of $17.08 per adjusted pupil unit in fiscal year 2025 and $48.73 in fiscal year 2026 and later, with minimum grants of $40,000 for districts and $20,000 for charter schools.

• Specifies safe schools revenue must be used for peace officer/sheriff liaison services, drug abuse prevention, gang resistance education, school security, mental health professionals, facility security enhancements, cybersecurity measures, and other crime and violence prevention initiatives.

• Appropriates $35,270,000 for fiscal year 2025 ($32,033,000 for FY2025 and $0 for FY2024) to fund the safe schools aid program from the general fund.

• Repeals the student support personnel aid statute (Minnesota Statutes section 124D.901) effective July 1, 2024, with a final appropriation of $35,270,000 for fiscal year 2025.

• Requires districts initially attempting to contract with local police departments or county sheriffs for officer liaison services, with ability to contract with other law enforcement if local agencies decline.