SF4325

Purpose

This bill adds a new rule that limits how immigration enforcement officials can access school sites. It requires school staff to protect areas of the school by ensuring any entry is based on a valid judicial warrant, and it establishes procedures for verifying who is entering and how the school is notified. The goal is to constrain immigration enforcement access while still allowing entry for activities related to state or federally supported educational programs.

Main Provisions

• A school district or charter school employee may not consent to a federal, state, or local official entering a school site for immigration enforcement unless the official presents a valid judicial warrant.
• The employee must request valid identification from the official and may grant entry only to areas identified in the judicial warrant.
• If entry is granted, the employee must immediately notify the district superintendent (or the person with administrative control of a charter school) and the district or charter school’s general counsel or other designated legal representative.
• The subdivision does not prohibit entry by officials who are administering a state or federally supported educational program.

What this bill changes

• Creates a clear warrant-based access requirement for immigration enforcement at school sites.
• Establishes a procedure for identification checks and limiting entry to specific locations within the school.
• Adds notification obligations to school leadership and legal counsel whenever such entry occurs.
• Maintains a carve-out for officials conducting activities related to state or federally funded educational programs.

Potential Effects and Considerations

• Provides school staff with a defined process to verify warrants and limit access to specified areas.
• Aims to protect school operations and student privacy by ensuring involvement of district leadership and legal counsel when enforcement actions occur.
• Does not impede legitimate educational program activities carried out by officials.

Illustrative Scope

• Applies to school districts and charter schools in Minnesota.
• Applies to federal, state, or local officials involved in immigration enforcement, with the exception for those administering educational programs.

Relevant Terms immigration enforcement, school site, judicial warrant, federal official, state official, local official, identification, areas identified in the judicial warrant, district superintendent, administrative control, charter school, general counsel, designated legal representative, entry, federally supported educational program, state supported educational program, school district.