2005 Minnesota Statutes - 299F.47 — School inspections.

     299F.47 School inspections. 


    Subdivision 1.    Public school inspections; fees.  The 
 state fire marshal shall develop a plan to inspect once every 
 three years every public school facility used for educational 
 purposes.  The state fire marshal shall charge school districts 
 $0.014 per square foot for each school building inspected.  
 These rates shall include two follow-up inspections or on-site 
 consultations.  If additional follow-up inspections or 
 consultations are needed, the state fire marshal shall charge 
 $0.005 per square foot for each additional follow-up inspection 
 to each applicable building in which a follow-up inspection is 
 needed. 


    Subd. 2.    Charter school inspections; fees.  The state 
 fire marshal shall charge charter schools $100 for each school 
 building inspected.  This rate shall include two follow-up 
 inspections or on-site consultations.  If additional follow-up 
 inspections or consultations are needed, the state fire marshal 
 shall charge $50 for each additional follow-up inspection to 
 each applicable building in which a follow-up inspection is 
 needed. 


    Subd. 3.    Special account; appropriation.  Money 
 received by the State Fire Marshal Division for this program 
 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a state 
 fire marshal school inspection dedicated account in the special 
 revenue fund.  All money in the state fire marshal school 
 inspection account is annually appropriated to the commissioner 
 of public safety for purposes of operating and administering 
 this program. 


    Subd. 4.    Local inspections.  If inspections of public 
 school buildings and charter schools were conducted by local 
 units of government between January 1, 1987, and January 1, 
 1990, then inspections may continue to be provided by the local 
 unit of government. 


    Subd. 5.    Variance.  Notwithstanding section 299F.011, 
 subdivisions 5a and 5b, a variance from the code must be 
 approved by the state fire marshal before taking effect. 


    HIST: 1Sp2003 c 2 art 4 s 13