MN SF637

School districts must include a "safe schools plan" in their ten-year facility plans identifying physical modifications to improve student and staff safety at each school site, effective for plans submitted on or after August 1, 2025

Creates a school security grant program administered by the Commissioner of Public Safety in consultation with the Minnesota School Safety Center, with funding available until June 30, 2028

Grants must fund comprehensive, multilayered security systems including bullet-resistant doors and windows, ballistic wall panels, magnetic door-locking systems, classroom duress alarms linked to law enforcement, and remote lock-down activation systems

Minnesota School Safety Center must maintain a list of approved vendors with at least two years of experience providing school security services, and grants must be distributed across all geographic regions with priority to facilities serving the most students

Annual reporting to the legislature required by February 1 on grant awards, purchased items, and recommendations for future school security funding