Minnesota SF 1791: Forgotten Heroes Ranges and Retreat grant appropriation

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to education finance; appropriating money for public access automated​
1.3 external defibrillator smart monitored cabinets; requiring a report.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; FAITH'S LAW.​
1.6 Subdivision 1.Department of Education.The sum indicated in this section is​
1.7 appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education for the fiscal year​
1.8 designated.​
1.9 Subd. 2.Public access automated external defibrillator smart monitored cabinets.(a)​
1.10 For a grant to the Minnesota State High School League for school districts to purchase,​
1.11 install, and operate public access automated external defibrillator (AED) smart monitored​
1.12 cabinets on school grounds:​
2026​.....​$24,000,000​1.13 $​
1.14 (b) Grant money must be used to purchase and install up to 2,000 public access AED​
1.15 smart monitored cabinets, including fully connected AEDs with quick rescue, five years of​
1.16 AED smart monitoring and full maintenance, and miscellaneous accessories and actions in​
1.17 an AED package program supplied by Power to Save a Life, Advocates for Health, AED​
1.18 Smart Monitoring LLC, Avive Real Connect AED, or their equivalents. The AED units​
1.19 must be installed on school grounds and comply with public access AEDs as defined in​
1.20 Minnesota Statutes, section 403.51, subdivision 1.​
1​Section 1.​
25-03683 as introduced​02/17/25 REVISOR CR/RC​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1791​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: HOWE, Duckworth and Hoffman)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​479​02/24/2025​
Referred to Education Finance​

2.1 (c) The Minnesota State High School League and the Anyone Can Save A Life program​
2.2 must mutually select school districts as grant award recipients from applicants that agree​
2.3 to the following:​
2.4 (1) each AED unit purchased with grant money must be located outdoors or in an indoor​
2.5 facility that is always publicly accessible;​
2.6 (2) the local, state, or federal agency that administers the land on which the AED unit​
2.7 is located must agree to the specific location where it is placed;​
2.8 (3) the grant recipient must provide for the operation and maintenance of the AED unit​
2.9 for five years from installation without seeking additional state or local funding;​
2.10 (4) the grant recipient must install, operate, and maintain the AED unit in a manner that​
2.11 accounts for typical weather and temperature conditions and ensures reliable operation in​
2.12 those conditions; and​
2.13 (5) the grant recipient is responsible for compliance with the applicable requirements​
2.14 of Minnesota Statutes, section 403.51.​
2.15 (d) By October 1, 2025, the Minnesota State High School League and the Anyone Can​
2.16 Save A Life program must begin accepting school district applications for installation of​
2.17 AED smart monitored cabinets on school district grounds and determine the per district​
2.18 allocation of grant money.​
2.19 (e) By October 1, 2026, the Minnesota State High School League must report to the​
2.20 chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over​
2.21 kindergarten through grade 12 education on the grants awarded to school districts, money​
2.22 allocated to each recipient district, and number of AED units installed. The report must be​
2.23 filed in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195.​
2.24 (f) This is a onetime appropriation.​
2​Section 1.​
25-03683 as introduced​02/17/25 REVISOR CR/RC​