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Bill would let school cooperatives share arena operating levies, sponsors say
Summary
Cloquet superintendent and sponsor told the committee that current Minnesota law lets a single district levy for arena operating costs but does not allow co-ops to levy for shared programs; House File 1258 seeks a minor statutory change to let co-ops spread costs across participating districts.
A bill to let cooperating school districts share levy authority for ice arena operating costs drew support from northern Minnesota superintendents at a March 25 Education Finance Committee hearing.
Representative Dotseth introduced House File 1258 and called as a remote testifier Dr. Michael Carey, superintendent of Cloquet Public Schools. Carey said current state law permits a single school district that operates an…
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