Legislative Session number- 82

Bill Name: HF3270

hf3270 FOURTH ENGROSSMENT Omnibus supplemental budget balancing bill reducing
state government appropriations. ARTICLE EDUCATION AND PAYMENT DELAY Section 1:
Payment of aid to charter school delayed. Sec. 2: Conforming change. Sec. 3:
Payment dates and percentages adjusted and detailed. Sec. 4: Advance final
payment allowed in certain instances. Sec. 5: Percentage adjustment conforming
change. Sec. 6: Special education cost aid provision clarified and conforming
change made. Sec. 7: Percentage adjustment conforming change. Sec. 8: Percentage
adjustment conforming change. Sec. 9: Percentage adjustment conforming change.
Sec. 10: Advance final payment appropriation provided. ARTICLE EARLY CHILDHOOD
AND FAMILY EDUCATION Section 1: School readiness program revenue appropriations
reduced. Sec. 2: Early childhood family education aid appropriations adjusted.
Sec. 3: Health and developmental screening aid appropriations reduced. Sec. 4:
School age care aid appropriations reduced. Sec. 5: MFIP child care
appropriations reduced. Sec. 6: Transition year families appropriations
adjusted. Sec. 7: MFIP social services child care appropriations reduced. Sec.
8: Community education aid appropriations adjusted. Sec. 9: Adults with
disabilities program aid appropriations reduced. Sec. 10: Violence prevention
education grant appropriations reduced. Sec. 11: Adult basic education aid
appropriations reduced. Sec. 12: Adult graduation aid appropriations reduced.
Sec. 13: Basic support grants appropriations reduced. Sec. 14: Multicounty,
multitype library systems appropriations reduced. Sec. 15: Department of
children, families, and learning appropriation transferred. Sec. 16: Effective
date. ARTICLE 3 K-12 EDUCATION APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS Section 1: Debt service
appropriation adjustments detailed. Sec. 2: Referendum tax base replacement aid
appropriations reduced. Sec. : General and supplemental education aid
appropriations adjusted. Sec. 4: Abatement aid appropriations reduced. Sec. 5:
Nonpublic pupil aid appropriations reduced. Sec. 6: Nonpublic pupil
tranportation appropriations reduced. Sec. 7: Consolidation transition aid
appropriations adjusted. Sec. 8: Charter school building lease aid
appropriations reduced. Sec. 9: Charter school startup grants appropriations
reduced. Sec. 10: Charter school integration aid appropriations reduced. Sec.
11: Integration aid appropriations reduced. Sec. 12: magnet school startup aid
appropriations reduced. Sec. 13: American Indian success for the future grant
appropriations reduced. Sec. 14: Tribal contract school aid reduced. Sec. 15:
Special education aid adjusted. Sec. : Aid for children with a disability
appropriations reduced. Sec. 17: Teacher travel for home-based services aid
appropriations reduced. Sec. 18: Special education excess cost aid
appropriations reduced. Sec. 19: Transition programs for pupils with
disabilities aid appropriations adjusted. Sec. 20: Health and safety aid
appropriations reduced. Sec. 21: Debt service aid appropriations reduced. Sec.
22: Alternative facilities bonding aid appropriations reduced. Sec. 23: School
breakfast aid appropriations reduced. Sec. 24: Effective date.ARTICLE 4 K-12
EDUCATIONSection 1: Uncommon schools serving students with chemical dependencies
fund allocation provided. Sec. 2: "Visually disabled" changed to "blind visually
impaired," "hearing impaired" changed to "deaf hard of hearing." Sec. 3: General
education revenue formula allowance usage specified. Sec. 4: Student count
procedure adjusted and tuition calculation procedure modified. Sec. 5: Language
updated. Sec. 6: 2003 added to list of effective years. Sec. 7: Referendum
equalization aid maximum amount clarified. Sec. 8: Perpich center for arts
education appropriations increased. Sec. 9: Referendum transfer adjustment
provided. Sec. 10: Declining pupil unit aid in Albert Lea addressed. Sec. 11:
Declining enrollment aid provided for Mesabi East school district. Sec. 12: Fund
transfer allowed for Butterfield. Sec. 13: Fund transfer allowed for Truman.
Sec. 14: Money appropriated for districts cited in sections 10 and . Sec. 15:
Effective date.ARTICLE 5 HIGHER EDUCATIONSection 1: Award reduction procedure
modified. Sec. 2: State grant appropriation provided. Sec. 3: Effective
date.ARTICLE 6 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCESSection 1: Score block grant
appropriation shift provided. Sec. 2: Distribution formula calculation procedure
clarified. Sec. 3-7: "Agency" changed to "office." Sec. 8: Water quality permit
fees reduced. Sec. 9: Household hazardous waste program responsibility transfer
provided. Sec. 10: Governor encouraged to evaluate advantages and disadvantages
related to appointing authority of the office of environmental
assistance.ARTICLE 7 STATE GOVERNMENTSection 1: State government appropriations
detailed. Sec. 2: Legislature appropriations reduced. Sec. 3: Governor's office
appropriations detailed. Sec. 4: Administration appropriations detailed. Sec. 5:
Uniform laws commission appropriations detailed. Sec. 6: Encumbrance
certifications for grants authorized. Sec. 7: Nonstate entities using the
governor's residence payment required. Sec. 8: Unpaid leave of absence provided.
Sec. 9: Governor's office appropriations reduced and funding for Washington,
D.C. office of the state of Minnesota allowed. Sec. 10: Contract expenditures
reduced. Sec. 11: Consultant contract moratorium exceptions provided. Sec. 12:
Exceptions provided. Sec. 13: Anticipated savings detailed. Sec. 14: Language
updated. Sec. 15: Nonprofit grant and contract decision-making procedures
detailed. Sec. 16: Voting equipment grants modified. Sec. 17: Effective
date.ARTICLE 8 CANCELLATIONS; CASH FLOW; TRANSFERS INSection 1: Cash reserves of
the medical education endowment fund usage allowed. Sec. 2: Assigned risk plan
surplus notification required. Sec. 3: Tobacco settlement fund usage allowed.
Sec. 4: Transfer to general fund provided. Sec. 5: Transfer to general fund
provided. Sec. 6: Special compensation fund transfer authorized. Sec. 7:
Balances deposited in budget reserve. Sec. 8: Effective date.ARTICLE 9 HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONSSection 1: Health and human services
appropriation reductions imposed. Sec. 2: Commissioner of human services
appropriations reduced.Subd. 2: Children's grants appropriations reduced.Subd.
3: Basic health care grants appropriations reduced.Subd. 4: State operated
services appropriations detailed.Subd. 5: Continuing care grants appropriations
reduced.Subd. 6: Economic support grant appropriations reduced.Sec 5: Veterans
nursing homes board funding provided. Sec. 6: Exemptions from reduction in
contract expenditures and from hiring freeze detailed. Sec. 7: Incarceration
report required. Sec. 8: Fiscal 2003 TANF maintenance of effort required. Sec.
9: Sunset of uncodified language provided. Sec. 10: Effective date.ARTICLE 10
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESSection 1: Limitations relating to medical assistance
or MinnesotaCare specified. Sec. 2: Reimbursement allowed. Sec. 3: Ombudsman
reception of grants from public and private entities allowed. Sec. 4: Nursing
home license surcharge increased. Sec. 5: Language updated. Sec. 6: Nursing home
rate increase effective date changed. Sec. 7: Effective date added. Sec. 8:
County payment regulations simplified. Sec. 9: Persons who are victims of family
violence made eligible for hard-to-employ persons benefits. Sec. 10: Employed
participant regulations expanded. Sec. 11: Hardship extension eligibility
requirements clarified. Sec. 12: Exempt month accrual regulations expanded. Sec.
13: "Gross individual or gross family income" defined. Sec. 14: Date
extended.ARTICLE 11 GENERAL FUND CONVERSION TO BOND FUNDSSection 1: Intent
provided. Sec. 2: Capital improvement appropriations summary provided. Sec. 3:
University of Minnesota appropriations detailed. Sec. 4: Children, families, and
learning money appropriated. Sec. 5: Natural resources appropriations detailed.
Sec. 6: Board of water and soil resources money appropriated. Sec. 7:
Administration money appropriated. Sec. 8: Capital area architectural and
planning board money appropriated. Sec. 9: Amateur sports commission money
appropriated. Sec. 10: Transportation money appropriated. Sec. 11: Human
services money appropriated. Sec. 12: Corrections money appropriated. Sec. 13:
Trade and economic development money appropriated. Sec. 14: Minnesota historical
society money appropriated. Sec. 15: Bond sale expenses money appropriated. Sec.
16: Identical project provision established. Sec. 17: Bond sale authorization
provided. Sec. 18: Cancellation to general fund provided. Sec. 19: Effective
date.AE