HF3900 proposes an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution that would allow the state to increase annual distributions from its Permanent School Fund to public-school districts to as much as 4.5 percent of the fund's three-year average value. The fund, supported by investments and revenue from state-managed school trust lands, provides financial assistance to public schools. The proposed amendment will appear on the November 2026 ballot and, if approved by voters, take effect July 1, 2027.

The Minnesota State Senate passed HF3900 on May 16, 2026 by a vote of 43 to 24. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this constitutional amendment would expand government funding of education—an area that properly belongs to parents, not the state. By directing additional public funds toward government-run schools, Minnesota would further entrench a government monopoly on education that undermines parental responsibility and educational freedom. Furthermore, increasing annual distributions from the Permanent School Fund risks depleting its resources over time and discouraging much-needed spending reforms. Parents must remove their children from government schools in favor of homeschooling or genuinely private education that does not receive government funds.