1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; modifying allowed uses for long-term facilities 
1.3 	maintenance revenue;amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 
1.4 	123B.595, subdivisions 10, 11.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 123B.595, subdivision 10, 
1.7 	is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 10.Allowed uses for long-term facilities maintenance revenue. (a) A 
1.9 	district may use revenue under this section for any of the following:
1.10 	(1) deferred capital expenditures and maintenance projects necessary to prevent 
1.11 	further erosion of facilities;
1.12 	(2) increasing accessibility of school facilities; or
1.13 	(3) health and safety capital projects under section 123B.57.; or
1.14 	(4) for violence prevention and facility security, ergonomics, or emergency 
1.15 	communication devices.
1.16 	(b) A charter school may use revenue under this section for any purpose related 
1.17 	to the school.

1.18 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 123B.595, subdivision 11, 
1.19 	is amended to read:
1.20 		Subd. 11.Restrictions on long-term facilities maintenance revenue.
 1.21 	Notwithstanding subdivision 11 10, long-term facilities maintenance revenue may not 
1.22 	be used:
2.1 	(1) for the construction of new facilities, remodeling of existing facilities, or the 
2.2 	purchase of portable classrooms;
2.3 	(2) to finance a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other 
2.4 	deferred payments agreement; or
2.5 	(3) for energy-efficiency projects under section 123B.65, for a building or property 
2.6 	or part of a building or property used for postsecondary instruction or administration, or 
2.7 	for a purpose unrelated to elementary and secondary education; or.
2.8 	(4) for violence prevention and facility security, ergonomics, or emergency 
2.9 	communication devices.