(ST. PAUL) – On Monday, Senator Zach Duckworth (R-Lakeville) presented his first bill, S.F. 710, on the senate floor. This bipartisan legislation allows a school district to redirect any reserved or restricted revenue to another use during the 2021 fiscal year.

“SF 710 immediately provides critical flexibility for local school districts so that they can best serve our kids,” said Senator Duckworth. “Moving to distance learning has put a large strain on the budgets of many school districts. This bill allows schools all across Minnesota to use the funds that they already have in a way that will best impact our students.”

The bill also requires the school board to adopt a written resolution to approve the amount that would be redirected and how the funds will be used in order to uphold transparency and accountably of taxpayer dollars.  S.F. 710 passed off the senate floor with unanimous support.