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HF 56MINNESOTASession 2025-2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Minnesota creates safe schools aid, repeals student support personnel aid, and appropriates education funds

Original title: Safe schools aid created, student support personnel aid repealed, and money appropriated.

Last action · February 13, 2025: Author added KnudsenSponsors: Bryan Lawrence and 4 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Minnesota House File 56 establishes a new safe schools aid program for school districts, charter schools, and s starting in 2026 while repealing the separate student support personnel aid program. The legislation sets minimum aid floors of $40,000 for districts and cooperatives and $20,000 for charter schools, establishes safe schools allowances, expands permitted uses of , and appropriates unspecified sums from the general fund for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

Background
  • Minnesota school districts receive state education funding through statutory formulas enacted by the legislature, including dedicated revenue streams for school safety and student support services. context
  • The student support personnel aid program was previously established to help schools hire licensed counselors, psychologists, social workers, and nurses. context

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

school districts

School districts receive new safe schools aid calculations with guaranteed funding floors, must designate cooperative aid recipients, and gain expanded flexibility in using safe schools revenue.

Directly affected

charter schools

Charter schools become eligible for safe schools aid with a minimum aid floor of $20,000 starting in fiscal year 2026.

Directly affected

Department of Education

The Department of Education receives appropriations from the general fund and oversees reporting for safe schools aid and cooperative designations.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does House File 56 change about school funding?
The bill creates a new safe schools aid program starting in 2026, expands the permitted uses of , appropriates funds to the Department of Education, and repeals the separate student support personnel aid program.
What is the minimum safe schools aid amount for school districts and charter schools?
The minimum safe schools aid is $40,000 for school districts and s, and $20,000 for charter schools.
What are the allowed uses for safe schools revenue under the bill?
can be used for peace officer liaison services, drug abuse or gang resistance programs, security personnel and facility enhancements, school counselors, nurses, social workers, psychologists, substance use counselors, suicide prevention tools, school climate improvements, mental health professional colocation, cybersecurity measures, and previously authorized student support personnel aid costs.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

Procedural history

2 actions
  1. Feb 13, 2025House
    Author added Knudsen
  2. Feb 10, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Finance

Version history

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Sponsors

Bryan LawrenceHouse · District 27BRepublicanPrimary sponsor
Ron KreshaHouse · District 10ARepublicanCosponsor
Patty MuellerHouse · District 23BRepublicanCosponsor
Ben BakebergHouse · District 54BRepublicanCosponsor
Krista KnudsenHouse · District 5ARepublicanCosponsor

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

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policy shift95% confidence

Consolidation of Student Support and Safe Schools Funding

The legislation repeals standalone student support personnel aid and folds its authorized uses directly into the expanded safe schools revenue program.

Department of Education

Connected Entities

Patty Mueller, Bryan Lawrence, Krista Knudsen and 4 more
PersonPatty Mueller“Co-sponsor of House File 56.”Map →
PersonBryan Lawrence“Chief sponsor of House File 56.”Map →
PersonKrista Knudsen“Co-sponsor of House File 56.”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Education“Receives appropriations from the general fund and administers reporting for safe”Map →
PersonBen Bakeberg“Co-sponsor of House File 56.”Map →
OrganizationOffice of the Revisor of Statutes“Publishing entity located at Centennial Office Building in St. Paul.”Map →
PersonRon Kresha“Co-sponsor of House File 56.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.revisor.mn.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Significance20
    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
  • Controversy25
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  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz20
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