Subdivision 1. Qualification. A school district that meets the criteria required under subdivision 2 may apply for a grant in an amount up to 50 percent of the approved costs of removing architectural barriers from a building or site. A grant may not exceed $150,000 to a recipient district in any fiscal year.
Subd. 2. Project review. The commissioner, in consultation with the Minnesota State Council on Disability, shall review applications for grants. A school district must apply by July 1 of each year in order to be considered for a grant.
Subd. 3. Award of grants. The commissioner shall examine and consider all applications for grants, and if a district is found not qualified, the commissioner shall promptly notify the district board. The commissioner shall give first priority to districts that have entered into the cooperation and combination process under sections 123A.35 to 123A.43, or that have consolidated since January 1, 1987. The commissioner shall further prioritize grants on the basis of the following: the district's tax burden, the long-term feasibility of the project, the suitability of the project, and the district's need for the project. If the total amount of the applications exceeds the amount that is or can be made available, the commissioner shall award grants according to the commissioner's judgment and discretion and based upon a ranking of the projects according to the factors listed in this paragraph. The commissioner shall promptly certify to each district the amount, if any, of the grant awarded to it.
Subd. 4. Matching revenue. Upon being awarded a grant under subdivision 3, the board shall determine the need for additional revenue. If the board determines that the local match cannot be made from existing revenue, the board may levy according to section 123B.58.
Subd. 5. Project budget. A district that receives a grant must provide the commissioner with the project budget and any other information the commissioner requests.
1993 c 373 s 22; 1996 c 463 s 38; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 162,164; art 11 s 3; 1999 c 241 art 4 s 29; 2000 c 464 art 3 s 9; 2000 c 489 art 5 s 19,27
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12
Chapter 123B — School District Powers And Duties
Section 123B.01 — Definitions.
Section 123B.02 — General Powers Of Independent School Districts.
Section 123B.025 — School Sponsorship And Advertising Revenue.
Section 123B.03 — Background Check.
Section 123B.04 — Site Decision Making; Individualized Learning Agreement; Other Agreements.
Section 123B.045 — District-created Site-governed Schools.
Section 123B.06 — Evaluation Of Pupil Growth And Progress; Permanent Records.
Section 123B.07 — Missing Children; Voluntary Fingerprinting.
Section 123B.08 — Flag School Records Of Missing Children.
Section 123B.09 — Boards Of Independent School Districts.
Section 123B.10 — Publication Of Financial Information.
Section 123B.11 — Imprest Cash Funds.
Section 123B.12 — Insufficient Funds To Pay Orders.
Section 123B.13 — Land In Settlement Of Claim Against Surety.
Section 123B.14 — Officers Of Independent School Districts.
Section 123B.143 — Superintendent.
Section 123B.147 — Principals.
Section 123B.19 — Failure Of Auditor To Report.
Section 123B.195 — Board Members' Right To Employment.
Section 123B.20 — Dealing In School Supplies.
Section 123B.21 — Duty Of Officers To Report Violations Of Law.
Section 123B.22 — Combination To Control Prices.
Section 123B.23 — Liability Insurance; Officers And Employees.
Section 123B.24 — Legal Actions By Districts.
Section 123B.25 — Legal Actions Against Districts And Teachers.
Section 123B.28 — Records As Evidence.
Section 123B.29 — Sale At Auction.
Section 123B.30 — Improper Classification Of Pupils.
Section 123B.31 — Limitation Of Sections.
Section 123B.34 — Minnesota Public School Fee Law, Citation.
Section 123B.35 — General Policy.
Section 123B.36 — Authorized Fees.
Section 123B.37 — Prohibited Fees.
Section 123B.39 — Postsecondary Instructional Programs.
Section 123B.40 — Declaration Of Policy.
Section 123B.41 — Definitions.
Section 123B.43 — Use Of Individualized Instructional Materials.
Section 123B.44 — Provision Of Pupil Support Services.
Section 123B.445 — Nonpublic Education Council.
Section 123B.45 — Payments For Contractual Obligations.
Section 123B.46 — Administrative Costs.
Section 123B.47 — Notice To Districts; Proration.
Section 123B.48 — Limit On District Obligations.
Section 123B.49 — Extracurricular Activities; Insurance.
Section 123B.492 — Supervised Competitive High School Diving.
Section 123B.50 — Special School Districts, Laws Applicable.
Section 123B.51 — Schoolhouses And Sites; Uses For School And Nonschool Purposes; Closings.
Section 123B.53 — Debt Service Equalization Program.
Section 123B.535 — Natural Disaster Debt Service Equalization.
Section 123B.54 — Debt Service Appropriation.
Section 123B.55 — Debt Service Levy.
Section 123B.56 — Health, Safety, And Environmental Management.
Section 123B.57 — Health And Safety Projects.
Section 123B.571 — Radon Testing.
Section 123B.572 — Solar Panel Fire Safety.
Section 123B.58 — Disability Access And Fire Safety Improvements To School Buildings.
Section 123B.595 — Long-term Facilities Maintenance Revenue.
Section 123B.60 — Building Bonds For Calamities.
Section 123B.61 — Purchase Of Certain Equipment.
Section 123B.62 — Bonds For Certain Capital Facilities.
Section 123B.63 — Capital Project Referendum.
Section 123B.65 — Energy-efficiency Projects.
Section 123B.651 — Energy Use Reduction And Reporting For Public Schools.
Section 123B.67 — School Building Accessibility Capital Improvement Grant Act.
Section 123B.68 — Approval; Application Forms.
Section 123B.69 — Grant Application Process.
Section 123B.70 — School District Construction.
Section 123B.71 — Review And Comment For School District Construction.
Section 123B.72 — School Facility Commissioning.
Section 123B.74 — Eminent Domain.
Section 123B.744 — Agricultural Education.
Section 123B.747 — National Forest Land Funds, Handling And Disposition.
Section 123B.75 — Revenue; Reporting.
Section 123B.76 — Expenditures; Reporting.
Section 123B.77 — Accounting, Budgeting, And Reporting Requirement.
Section 123B.79 — Permanent Fund Transfers.
Section 123B.80 — Exceptions For Permanent Fund Transfers.
Section 123B.81 — Statutory Operating Debt.
Section 123B.82 — Reorganization Operating Debt.
Section 123B.83 — Expenditure Limitations.
Section 123B.85 — Definitions.
Section 123B.86 — Equal Treatment.
Section 123B.87 — Funds And Aids.
Section 123B.88 — Independent School Districts; Transportation.
Section 123B.885 — Diesel School Buses; Operation Of Engine; Parking.
Section 123B.90 — School Bus Safety Training.
Section 123B.91 — School District Bus Safety Responsibilities.
Section 123B.92 — Transportation Aid Entitlement.
Section 123B.93 — Advertising On School Buses.
Section 123B.94 — Common School Districts; Meetings, Elections.
Section 123B.95 — Boards Of Common School Districts.
Section 123B.97 — Schoolhouses And Sites; Common School Districts.