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Superintendent explains Permanent School Fund ballot question; district encourages voter participation
Summary
Superintendent Ranae Seykora summarized a proposed state constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot to change Permanent School Fund distributions; the minutes note the fund's principal is $2.3 billion and state ballot language was read to the board.
Superintendent Ranae Seykora briefed the board on a proposed amendment to the Minnesota Constitution that would change how distributions from the Permanent School Fund are allocated, explaining the fund supports schools and that its principal has reached $2.3 billion.
The board recorded the exact ballot language as follows: "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to increase the funding going to all school districts from the Permanent School Fund, which is a fund that supports school districts without raising individual income or property taxes, effective July 1, 2027?" Superintendent Seykora said factual information is available and encouraged participation, noting that a blank response on the ballot would count as a no vote.
