Text of MN SF 3130 (2022)

Equal access provision for school athletic teams and facilities

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1.1 A bill for an act​ 1.2 relating to education; providing for equal access to school athletic teams and​ 1.3 facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.10, subdivision 14;​ 1.4 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.​ 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​ 1.6 Section 1. [121A.041] EQUAL ACCESS TO ATHLETIC TEAMS.​ 1.7 A public school or a school that is a member of the Minnesota State High School League​ 1.8 must allow a student to participate in sex-segregated interscholastic or intramural athletics​ 1.9 consistent with their gender identity, regardless of their gender at birth.​ 1.10 Sec. 2. [121A.042] EQUAL ACCESS TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.​ 1.11 A student must be allowed to use school facilities, including bathrooms and locker​ 1.12 rooms, consistent with their gender identity, regardless of their gender at birth.​ 1.13 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.10, subdivision 14, is amended to read:​ 1.14 Subd. 14. Uses of total operating capital revenue. Total operating capital revenue may​ 1.15 be used only for the following purposes:​ 1.16 (1) to acquire land for school purposes;​ 1.17 (2) to acquire or construct buildings for school purposes;​ 1.18 (3) to rent or lease buildings, including the costs of building repair or improvement that​ 1.19 are part of a lease agreement;​ 1​ Sec. 3.​ 22-05880 as introduced​ 02/01/22 REVISOR CM/RC​ SENATE​ STATE OF MINNESOTA​ S.F. No. 3130​ NINETY-SECOND SESSION​ (SENATE AUTHORS: KUNESH, Port and Isaacson)​ OFFICIAL STATUS​ D-PG​ DATE​ Introduction and first reading​ 02/14/2022​ Referred to Education Finance and Policy​ 2.1 (4) to improve and repair school sites and buildings, and equip or reequip school buildings​ 2.2 with permanent attached fixtures, including library media centers, gender neutral bathroom​ 2.3 facilities, and locker room privacy stalls;​ 2.4 (5) for a surplus school building that is used substantially for a public nonschool purpose;​ 2.5 (6) to eliminate barriers or increase access to school buildings by individuals with a​ 2.6 disability;​ 2.7 (7) to bring school buildings into compliance with the State Fire Code adopted according​ 2.8 to chapter 299F;​ 2.9 (8) to remove asbestos from school buildings, encapsulate asbestos, or make​ 2.10 asbestos-related repairs;​ 2.11 (9) to clean up and dispose of polychlorinated biphenyls found in school buildings;​ 2.12 (10) to clean up, remove, dispose of, and make repairs related to storing heating fuel or​ 2.13 transportation fuels such as alcohol, gasoline, fuel oil, and special fuel, as defined in section​ 2.14 296A.01;​ 2.15 (11) for energy audits for school buildings and to modify buildings if the audit indicates​ 2.16 the cost of the modification can be recovered within ten years;​ 2.17 (12) to improve buildings that are leased according to section 123B.51, subdivision 4;​ 2.18 (13) to pay special assessments levied against school property but not to pay assessments​ 2.19 for service charges;​ 2.20 (14) to pay principal and interest on state loans for energy conservation according to​ 2.21 section 216C.37 or loans made under the Douglas J. Johnson Economic Protection Trust​ 2.22 Fund Act according to sections 298.292 to 298.298;​ 2.23 (15) to purchase or lease interactive telecommunications equipment;​ 2.24 (16) by board resolution, to transfer money into the debt redemption fund to: (i) pay the​ 2.25 amounts needed to meet, when due, principal and interest payments on certain obligations​ 2.26 issued according to chapter 475; or (ii) pay principal and interest on debt service loans or​ 2.27 capital loans according to section 126C.70;​ 2.28 (17) to pay operating capital-related assessments of any entity formed under a cooperative​ 2.29 agreement between two or more districts;​ 2​ Sec. 3.​ 22-05880 as introduced​ 02/01/22 REVISOR CM/RC​ 3.1 (18) to purchase or lease computers and related hardware, software, and annual licensing​ 3.2 fees, copying machines, telecommunications equipment, and other noninstructional​ 3.3 equipment;​ 3.4 (19) to purchase or lease assistive technology or equipment for instructional programs;​ 3.5 (20) to purchase textbooks as defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 2;​ 3.6 (21) to purchase new and replacement library media resources or technology;​ 3.7 (22) to lease or purchase vehicles;​ 3.8 (23) to purchase or lease telecommunications equipment, computers, and related​ 3.9 equipment for integrated information management systems for:​ 3.10 (i) managing and reporting learner outcome information for all students under a​ 3.11 results-oriented graduation rule;​ 3.12 (ii) managing student assessment, services, and achievement information required for​ 3.13 students with individualized education programs; and​ 3.14 (iii) other classroom information management needs;​ 3.15 (24) to pay personnel costs directly related to the acquisition, operation, and maintenance​ 3.16 of telecommunications systems, computers, related equipment, and network and applications​ 3.17 software; and​ 3.18 (25) to pay the costs directly associated with closing a school facility, including moving​ 3.19 and storage costs.​ 3.20 EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2023 and later.​ 3​ Sec. 3.​ 22-05880 as introduced​ 02/01/22 REVISOR CM/RC​