1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 5237, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 50, after line 20, insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 121A.041, subdivision 2, is
1.4amended to read:
1.5    Subd. 2. Prohibition on American Indian mascots. (a) Starting September 1, 2025, a
1.6public school may not have or adopt a name, symbol, or image that depicts or refers to an
1.7American Indian Tribe, individual, custom, or tradition to be used as a mascot, nickname,
1.8logo, letterhead, or team name of the school, district, or school within the district, unless
1.9the school has obtained an exemption under subdivision 3.
1.10(b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) does not apply to a public school located within the
1.11reservation of a federally recognized Tribal Nation in Minnesota, where at least 95 percent
1.12of students meet the state definition of American Indian student.
1.13(c) The commissioner must establish a process for a public school to apply for funding
1.14to make changes necessary to replace a prohibited name, symbol, or image on uniforms,
1.15signs, paintings, equipment, gym floors, websites, and other school property, including
1.16supplies and other building surfaces. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the
1.17commissioner may approve an application to reimburse a school for amounts expended to
1.18comply with paragraph (a) after July 1, 2023, and for expenses a public school has incurred
1.19based on a work plan and budget approved by the commissioner. The commissioner must
1.20provide a public school with the funding requested within 30 days of approving the school's
1.21work plan and budget. A public school that applies to the commissioner for mascot
1.22replacement assistance is not required to comply with the prohibition in paragraph (a) until
1.23the commissioner has approved the request.
1.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.1Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.2Amend the title accordingly