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　　123B.37 Prohibited fees.

　　Subdivision 1. Boards shall not charge certain fees.

　　(a) A board is not authorized to charge fees in the following

　　areas:

　　(1) textbooks, workbooks, art materials, laboratory

　　supplies, towels;

　　(2) supplies necessary for participation in any

　　instructional course except as authorized in sections 123B.36

　　and 123B.38;

　　(3) field trips that are required as a part of a basic

　　education program or course;

　　(4) graduation caps, gowns, any specific form of dress

　　necessary for any educational program, and diplomas;

　　(5) instructional costs for necessary school personnel

　　employed in any course or educational program required for

　　graduation;

　　(6) library books required to be utilized for any

　　educational course or program;

　　(7) admission fees, dues, or fees for any activity the

　　pupil is required to attend;

　　(8) any admission or examination cost for any required

　　educational course or program;

　　(9) locker rentals;

　　(10) transportation to and from school of pupils living two

　　miles or more from school.

　　(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (6), a

　　board may charge fees for textbooks, workbooks, and library

　　books, lost or destroyed by students. The board must annually

　　notify parents or guardians and students about its policy to

　　charge a fee under this paragraph.

　　Subd. 2. Boards shall not withhold grades or diplomas

　　for nonpayment of student fees. No pupil's rights or

　　privileges, including the receipt of grades or diplomas may be

　　denied or abridged for nonpayment of fees; but this provision

　　does not prohibit a district from maintaining any action

　　provided by law for the collection of fees authorized by

　　sections 123B.36 and 123B.38.

　　HIST: 1974 c 561 s 4; 1976 c 271 s 20; 1988 c 718 art 2 s 2;

　　1991 c 130 s 37; 1992 c 499 art 12 s 29; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 5;

　　1996 c 412 art 2 s 5; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 51,58; art 11 s 3;

　　1Sp2001 c 6 art 1 s 7