HF 1863

Conference Committee Report - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 05/13/2014 04:19pm

1.1CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 1863

1.2A bill for an act

1.3relating to state government; modifying laws governing certain executive branch
1.4advisory groups;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3.922, subdivision
1.58; 15B.11, subdivision 2; 16B.055, subdivision 1; 28A.21, subdivision 6;
1.643A.316, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 62J.495, subdivision 2; 79A.02, subdivision 1;
1.785.0146, subdivision 1; 89A.03, subdivision 5; 89A.08, subdivision 1; 92.35;
1.893.0015, subdivision 3; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 103F.518, subdivision 1;
1.9115.55, subdivision 12; 115.741, by adding a subdivision; 116U.25; 120B.365,
1.10subdivision 2; 134.31, subdivision 6; 144.1255, subdivision 1; 144.1481,
1.11subdivision 1; 144.608, subdivision 2; 144G.06; 145A.10, subdivision 10;
1.12148.7805, subdivision 2; 153A.20, subdivision 2; 162.07, subdivision 5;
1.13162.13, subdivision 3; 174.52, subdivision 3; 175.007, subdivision 1; 182.656,
1.14subdivision 3; 206.805; 214.13, subdivision 4; 216B.813, subdivision 2;
1.15216B.815; 216C.02, subdivision 1; 240.18, subdivision 4; 241.021, subdivision
1.164c; 243.1606, subdivision 4; 252.30; 256B.0625, subdivisions 13c, 13i; 256B.27,
1.17subdivision 3; 256C.28, subdivision 1; 270C.12, subdivision 5; 298.2213,
1.18subdivision 5; 298.2214, subdivision 1; 298.297; 299A.62, subdivision 2;
1.19299A.63, subdivision 2; 299E.04, subdivision 5; 326B.07, subdivision 1;
1.20611A.32, subdivision 2; 611A.33; 611A.345; 611A.35; 629.342, subdivision 2;
1.21Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 103I.105; 125A.28; 136A.031,
1.22subdivision 3; 144.98, subdivision 10; 254A.035, subdivision 2; 254A.04;
1.23256B.064, subdivision 1a; 256B.093, subdivision 1; 260.835, subdivision 2;
1.24proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162; repealing
1.25Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 6.81; 15.059, subdivision 5; 15B.32,
1.26subdivision 7; 16E.0475; 43A.316, subdivision 4; 43A.317, subdivision 4;
1.2762U.09; 82B.021, subdivision 10; 82B.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7; 82B.06;
1.2884.964; 103F.518, subdivision 11; 116L.361, subdivision 2; 116L.363; 127A.70,
1.29subdivision 3; 136A.031, subdivision 5; 144.011, subdivision 2; 145.98,
1.30subdivisions 1, 3; 147E.35, subdivision 4; 162.02, subdivisions 2, 3; 162.09,
1.31subdivisions 2, 3; 196.30; 197.585, subdivision 4; 243.93; 245.97, subdivision 7;
1.32252.31; 270C.991, subdivision 4; 298.2213, subdivision 5; 299C.156; 299M.02;
1.33402A.15; 611A.34; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 15.059,
1.34subdivision 5b; 197.585, subdivision 2.
1.35May 8, 2014
1.36The Honorable Paul Thissen
1.37Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.38The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas
1.39President of the Senate
2.1We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 1863 report that we have agreed upon
2.2the items in dispute and recommend as follows:
2.3That the Senate recede from its amendment and that H. F. No. 1863 be further
2.4amended as follows:
2.5Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

2.6"ARTICLE 1

2.7STATE GOVERNMENT

2.8    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.9    Subd. 2. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the terms defined in this
2.10subdivision have the meaning given them.
2.11(a) Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of management and
2.12budget.
2.13(b) Employee. "Employee" means:
2.14(1) a person who is a public employee within the definition of section 179A.03,
2.15subdivision 14 , who is insurance eligible and is employed by an eligible employer;
2.16(2) an elected public official of an eligible employer who is insurance eligible;
2.17(3) a person employed by a labor organization or employee association certified as
2.18an exclusive representative of employees of an eligible employer or by another public
2.19employer approved by the commissioner, so long as the plan meets the requirements of a
2.20governmental plan under United States Code, title 29, section 1002(32); or
2.21(4) a person employed by a county or municipal hospital.
2.22(c) Eligible employer. "Eligible employer" means:
2.23(1) a public employer within the definition of section 179A.03, subdivision 15, that
2.24is a town, county, city, school district as defined in section 120A.05, service cooperative
2.25as defined in section 123A.21, intermediate district as defined in section 136D.01,
2.26Cooperative Center for Vocational Education as defined in section 123A.22, regional
2.27management information center as defined in section 123A.23, or an education unit
2.28organized under the joint powers action, section 471.59; or
2.29(2) an exclusive representative of employees, as defined in paragraph (b);
2.30(3) a county or municipal hospital; or
2.31(4) another public employer approved by the commissioner.
2.32(d) Exclusive representative. "Exclusive representative" means an exclusive
2.33representative as defined in section 179A.03, subdivision 8.
2.34(e) Labor-Management Committee. "Labor-Management Committee" means the
2.35committee established by subdivision 4.
3.1(f) (e) Program. "Program" means the statewide public employees insurance
3.2program created by subdivision 3.

3.3    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.4    Subd. 3. Public employee insurance program. The commissioner shall be the
3.5administrator of the public employee insurance program and may determine its funding
3.6arrangements. The commissioner shall model the program after the plan established
3.7in section 43A.18, subdivision 2, but may modify that plan, in consultation with the
3.8Labor-Management Committee.

3.9    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
3.10    Subd. 6. Coverage. (a) By January 1, 1989, the commissioner shall announce the
3.11benefits of the program. The program shall include employee hospital, medical, dental,
3.12and life insurance for employees and hospital and medical benefits for dependents. Health
3.13maintenance organization options and other delivery system options may be provided if
3.14they are available, cost-effective, and capable of servicing the number of people covered
3.15in the program. Participation in optional coverages may be provided by collective
3.16bargaining agreements. For employees not represented by an exclusive representative, the
3.17employer may offer the optional coverages to eligible employees and their dependents
3.18provided in the program.
3.19(b) The commissioner, with the assistance of the Labor-Management Committee,
3.20 shall periodically assess whether it is financially feasible for the program to offer or to
3.21continue an individual retiree program that has competitive premium rates and benefits.
3.22If the commissioner determines it to be feasible to offer an individual retiree program,
3.23the commissioner shall announce the applicable benefits, premium rates, and terms of
3.24participation. Eligibility to participate in the individual retiree program is governed by
3.25subdivision 8, but applies to retirees of eligible employers that do not participate in the
3.26program and to those retirees' dependents and surviving spouses.

3.27    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 206.805, is amended to read:
3.28206.805 STATE VOTING SYSTEMS CONTRACTS.
3.29    Subdivision 1. Contracts required. (a) The secretary of state, with the assistance
3.30of the commissioner of administration, shall establish one or more state voting systems
3.31contracts. The contracts should, if practical, include provisions for maintenance of the
3.32equipment purchased. The voting systems contracts must address precinct-based optical
3.33scan voting equipment, and ballot marking equipment for persons with disabilities and
4.1other voters. The contracts must give the state a perpetual license to use and modify the
4.2software. The contracts must include provisions to escrow the software source code, as
4.3provided in subdivision 2. Bids for voting systems and related election services must be
4.4solicited from each vendor selling or leasing voting systems that have been certified for
4.5use by the secretary of state. The contracts must be renewed from time to time.
4.6(b) The secretary of state shall appoint an advisory committee, including
4.7representatives of the state chief information officer, county auditors, municipal clerks who
4.8have had operational experience with the use of electronic voting systems, and members
4.9of the disabilities community to advise the secretary of state in reviewing and evaluating
4.10the merits of proposals submitted from voting equipment vendors for the state contracts.
4.11(c) (b) Counties and municipalities may purchase or lease voting systems and obtain
4.12related election services from the state contracts. All counties and municipalities are
4.13members of the cooperative purchasing venture of the Department of Administration for
4.14the purpose of this section. For the purpose of township elections, counties must aggregate
4.15orders under contracts negotiated under this section for products and services and may
4.16apportion the costs of those products and services proportionally among the townships
4.17receiving the products and services. The county is not liable for the timely or accurate
4.18delivery of those products or services.

4.19    Sec. 5. REPEALER.
4.20(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 6.81; 15.059, subdivision 5; 16E.0475;
4.2143A.316, subdivision 4; 43A.317, subdivision 4; 196.30; 197.585, subdivision 4; and
4.22270C.991, subdivision 4, are repealed.
4.23(b) Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 15.059, subdivision 5b; and
4.24197.585, subdivision 2, are repealed.

4.25ARTICLE 2

4.26ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND AGRICULTURE

4.27    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 92.35, is amended to read:
4.2892.35 DUTIES AND POWERS.
4.29The commissioner of natural resources must classify all public and private lands in
4.30the state by the use to which the lands are adapted, but principally as to adaptability to
4.31present known uses, such as agriculture and forestry. This classification must be based on
4.32consideration of the known physical and economic factors affecting use of the land. The
4.33commissioner must consult private, state, and federal agencies concerned with land use.
4.34The commissioner may appoint advisory committees of residents of the state concerned
5.1with and interested in land use. The advisory committees shall serve without pay, at the
5.2pleasure of the commissioner. The advisory committee must consider and report on land
5.3use problems submitted by the commissioner. The classification must be done first in the
5.4counties having land classification committees. In determining the land classification, the
5.5commissioner must consult and cooperate with the land classification committee. The
5.6determination of the land classification committee is final.

5.7    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103F.518, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.8    Subdivision 1. Establishment of program. (a) The board, in consultation with the
5.9technical committee established in subdivision 11, shall establish and administer a reinvest
5.10in Minnesota (RIM) clean energy program that is in addition to the program under section
5.11103F.515 . Selection of land for the clean energy program must be based on its potential
5.12benefits for bioenergy crop production, water quality, soil health, reduction of chemical
5.13inputs, soil carbon storage, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat.
5.14    (b) For the purposes of this section, "diverse native prairie" means a prairie planted
5.15from a mix of local Minnesota native prairie species. A selection from all available native
5.16prairie species may be made so as to match species appropriate to local site conditions.

5.17    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115.55, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
5.18    Subd. 12. Advisory committee; county subsurface sewage treatment system
5.19management plan. (a) A county may adopt a subsurface sewage treatment system
5.20management plan that describes how the county plans on carrying out subsurface sewage
5.21treatment system needs. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall form an
5.22advisory committee to determine what the plans should address. The advisory committee
5.23shall be made up of representatives of the Association of Minnesota Counties, Pollution
5.24Control Agency, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Department of Health, and other
5.25public agencies or local units of government that have an interest in subsurface sewage
5.26treatment systems.
5.27    (b) The advisory committee shall advise the agency on the standards, management,
5.28monitoring, and reporting requirements for performance-based systems.

5.29    Sec. 4. REPEALER.
5.30Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84.964; and 103F.518, subdivision 11, are
5.31repealed.

6.1ARTICLE 3

6.2EDUCATION

6.3    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.365, subdivision 2, is amended to
6.4read:
6.5    Subd. 2. Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the committee
6.6expires on June 30, 2014 2016.

6.7    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.031, subdivision 3, is
6.8amended to read:
6.9    Subd. 3. Student Advisory Council. (a) A Student Advisory Council (SAC) to the
6.10Minnesota office of Higher Education is established. The members of SAC shall include:
6.11the chair of the University of Minnesota student senate; the state chair of the Minnesota
6.12State University Student Association; the president of the Minnesota State College Student
6.13Association and an officer of the Minnesota State College Student Association, one in
6.14a community college course of study and one in a technical college course of study; the
6.15president of the Minnesota Association of Private College Students; and a student who is
6.16enrolled in a private vocational school, to be appointed by the Minnesota Career College
6.17Association a student who is enrolled in a private nonprofit postsecondary institution, to
6.18be elected by students enrolled in Minnesota Private College Council institutions; and
6.19a student who is enrolled in a private for-profit postsecondary institution, to be elected
6.20by students enrolled in Minnesota Career College Association institutions. If students
6.21from the Minnesota Private College Council institutions do not elect a representative, the
6.22Minnesota Private College Council must appoint the private nonprofit representative.
6.23If students from the Minnesota Career College Association institutions do not elect
6.24a representative, the Minnesota Career College Association must appoint the private
6.25for-profit representative. A member may be represented by a student designee who attends
6.26an institution from the same system that the absent member represents. The SAC shall
6.27select one of its members to serve as chair.
6.28    (b) The Minnesota office of Higher Education shall inform the SAC of all matters
6.29related to student issues under consideration. The SAC shall report to the Minnesota office
6.30of Higher Education quarterly and at other times that the SAC considers desirable. The
6.31SAC shall determine its meeting times, but it shall also meet with the office within 30 days
6.32after the commissioner's request for a meeting.
6.33    (c) The SAC shall:
6.34    (1) bring to the attention of the Minnesota office of Higher Education any matter that
6.35the SAC believes needs the attention of the office;
7.1    (2) make recommendations to the Minnesota office of Higher Education as it finds
7.2appropriate; and
7.3    (3) approve student appointments by the Minnesota office of Higher Education for
7.4each advisory group as provided in subdivision 4.

7.5    Sec. 3. REPEALER.
7.6Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.94, is repealed.

7.7ARTICLE 4

7.8TRANSPORTATION

7.9    Section 1. [162.152] RULES; ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
7.10    Subdivision 1. Advisory committee membership. The rules referenced in sections
7.11162.02, subdivision 1, and 162.09, subdivision 1, shall be made and promulgated by the
7.12commissioner acting with the advice of a committee selected as follows:
7.13(1) nine members must be selected by the county boards acting through the officers
7.14of the statewide association of county commissioners. The committee members shall be
7.15selected so that each member is from a different state highway construction district. Not
7.16more than five of the nine members shall be county commissioners, and the remaining
7.17members shall be county highway engineers; and
7.18(2) 12 members must be selected by the governing bodies of cities, acting through
7.19the officers of the statewide association of municipal officials. The committee members
7.20shall be selected so that there is one member from each state highway construction district
7.21and one member from each city of the first class. Not more than six of the 12 members
7.22shall be elected officials of the cities, and the remaining members shall be city engineers.
7.23    Subd. 2. Commissioner's determination. If agreement cannot be reached on a
7.24rule, the commissioner's determination on what rule will be proposed for adoption is final.
7.25    Subd. 3. Rules have force of law. The rules have the force and effect of law as
7.26provided in chapter 14.
7.27    Subd. 4. No expiration. The committee created in this section does not expire.

7.28    Sec. 2. REPEALER.
7.29Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 162.02, subdivisions 2 and 3; and 162.09,
7.30subdivisions 2 and 3, are repealed.

8.1ARTICLE 5

8.2COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

8.3    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.813, subdivision 2, is amended to
8.4read:
8.5    Subd. 2. Grants. (a) The commissioner of commerce shall operate a competitive
8.6grant program for projects to assist the state in attaining its renewable hydrogen energy
8.7goals. The commissioner of commerce shall assemble an advisory committee made up of
8.8industry, university, government, and nongovernment organizations to:
8.9    (1) help identify the most promising technology deployment projects for public
8.10investment;
8.11    (2) advise on the technical specifications for those projects; and
8.12    (3) make recommendations on project grants.
8.13    (b) The commissioner shall give preference to project concepts included in the
8.14department's most recent biennial report: Strategic Demonstration Projects to Accelerate
8.15the Commercialization of Renewable Hydrogen and Related Technologies in Minnesota.
8.16Projects eligible for funding must combine one or more of the hydrogen production
8.17options listed in the department's report with an end use that has significant commercial
8.18potential, preferably high visibility, and relies on fuel cells or related technologies. Each
8.19funded technology deployment must include an explicit education and awareness-raising
8.20component, be compatible with the renewable hydrogen deployment criteria defined in
8.21section 216B.812, and receive 50 percent of its total cost from nonstate sources. The 50
8.22percent requirement does not apply for recipients that are public institutions.

8.23    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.815, is amended to read:
8.24216B.815 REGIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
8.25PARTNERSHIP.
8.26(a) The state's public research and higher education institutions should work with
8.27one another and with similar institutions in the region to establish Minnesota and the
8.28Upper Midwest as a center of research, education, outreach, and technology transfer for
8.29the production of renewable energy and products, including hydrogen, fuel cells, and
8.30related technologies. The partnership should be designed to create a critical mass of
8.31research and education capability that can compete effectively for federal and private
8.32investment in these areas.
8.33(b) The partnership must include an advisory committee comprised of government,
8.34industry, academic, and nonprofit representatives to help focus its research and education
8.35efforts on the most critical issues.
9.1(c) (b) Initiatives undertaken by the partnership may include:
9.2(1) collaborative and interdisciplinary research, demonstration projects, and
9.3commercialization of market-ready technologies;
9.4(2) creation of undergraduate and graduate course offerings and eventually degreed
9.5and vocational programs with reciprocity;
9.6(3) establishment of fellows programs at the region's institutes of higher learning
9.7that provide financial incentives for relevant study, research, and exchange; and
9.8(4) development and field-testing of relevant curricula, teacher kits for all educational
9.9levels, and widespread teacher training, in collaboration with state energy offices, teachers,
9.10nonprofits, businesses, the United States Department of Energy, and other interested parties.

9.11    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
9.12    Subdivision 1. Powers. (a) The commissioner may:
9.13(1) apply for, receive, and spend money received from federal, municipal, county,
9.14regional, and other government agencies and private sources;
9.15(2) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids from public and private
9.16sources;
9.17(3) contract for professional services if work or services required or authorized to
9.18be carried out by the commissioner cannot be satisfactorily performed by employees of
9.19the department or by another state agency;
9.20(4) enter into interstate compacts to carry out research and planning jointly with
9.21other states or the federal government when appropriate;
9.22(5) upon reasonable request, distribute informational material at no cost to the
9.23public; and
9.24(6) enter into contracts for the performance of the commissioner's duties with
9.25federal, state, regional, metropolitan, local, and other agencies or units of government and
9.26educational institutions, including the University of Minnesota, without regard to the
9.27competitive bidding requirements of chapters 16A and 16C.
9.28(b) The commissioner shall collect information on conservation and other
9.29energy-related programs carried on by other agencies, by public utilities, by cooperative
9.30electric associations, by municipal power agencies, by other fuel suppliers, by political
9.31subdivisions, and by private organizations. Other agencies, cooperative electric
9.32associations, municipal power agencies, and political subdivisions shall cooperate
9.33with the commissioner by providing information requested by the commissioner. The
9.34commissioner may by rule require the submission of information by other program
9.35operators. The commissioner shall make the information available to other agencies and
10.1to the public and, as necessary, shall recommend to the legislature changes in the laws
10.2governing conservation and other energy-related programs to ensure that:
10.3(1) expenditures on the programs are adequate to meet identified needs;
10.4(2) the needs of low-income energy users are being adequately addressed;
10.5(3) duplication of effort is avoided or eliminated;
10.6(4) a program that is ineffective is improved or eliminated; and
10.7(5) voluntary efforts are encouraged through incentives for their operators.
10.8The commissioner shall appoint an advisory task force to help evaluate the information
10.9collected and formulate recommendations to the legislature. The task force must include
10.10low-income energy users.
10.11(c) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner shall report to the legislature on
10.12the projected amount of federal money likely to be available to the state during the next
10.13fiscal year, including grant money and money received by the state as a result of litigation
10.14or settlements of alleged violations of federal petroleum-pricing regulations. The report
10.15must also estimate the amount of money projected as needed during the next fiscal year
10.16to finance a level of conservation and other energy-related programs adequate to meet
10.17projected needs, particularly the needs of low-income persons and households, and must
10.18recommend the amount of state appropriations needed to cover the difference between the
10.19projected availability of federal money and the projected needs.

10.20    Sec. 4. CLARIFICATION OF CONTINUED EXISTENCE.
10.21    This section clarifies that the Automobile Theft Prevention Advisory Board created
10.22in Minnesota Statutes, section 65B.84, subdivision 4, did not expire June 30, 2009.
10.23Actions taken by that group and public funds spent on behalf of the group are valid.
10.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
10.25and applies retroactively from June 30, 2009.

10.26    Sec. 5. REPEALER.
10.27Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 82B.021, subdivision 10; 82B.05, subdivisions 1,
10.283, 5, 6, and 7; 82B.06; 116L.361, subdivision 2; and 116L.363, are repealed.

10.29ARTICLE 6

10.30PUBLIC SAFETY

10.31    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.62, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
10.32    Subd. 2. Awarding grant. Grants under this section shall be awarded by the
10.33commissioner of public safety. Before any grants are awarded, a committee consisting
11.1of the attorney general, and representatives from the Minnesota Chiefs of Police
11.2Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, and the Minnesota Police and Peace
11.3Officers Association, shall evaluate the grant applications. Before grants are awarded,
11.4the commissioner shall meet and consult with the committee concerning its evaluation
11.5of and recommendations on grant proposals. A grant under subdivision 1, paragraph
11.6(b), clause (1), may be awarded only to a law enforcement agency that demonstrates in
11.7its application that it currently has a need for an additional officer to be assigned to: (1)
11.8community-oriented policing duties; or (2) the investigation and prevention of juvenile
11.9crime, based on the juvenile crime rate in the area over which the agency has jurisdiction.
11.10More than one grant under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), may be awarded to
11.11an agency; however, each grant may fund only one position. At least 50 percent of the
11.12grants awarded under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), must be awarded to the
11.13cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

11.14    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.63, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.15    Subd. 2. Awarding grant. The commissioner of public safety shall act as fiscal
11.16agent for the grant program and shall be responsible for receiving applications for grants
11.17and awarding grants under this section. Before any grants are awarded, a committee
11.18consisting of the attorney general, and representatives from the Minnesota Chiefs of Police
11.19Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, and the Minnesota Police and Peace
11.20Officers Association, shall evaluate the grant applications. Before grants are awarded, the
11.21commissioner shall meet and consult with the committee concerning its evaluation of and
11.22recommendations on grant proposals. At least 50 percent of the grants awarded under this
11.23section must be awarded to the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

11.24    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.25    Subd. 2. Applications. Any public or private nonprofit agency may apply to the
11.26commissioner for a grant to provide emergency shelter services to battered women,
11.27support services to domestic abuse victims, or both, to battered women and their children.
11.28The application shall be submitted in a form approved by the commissioner by rule
11.29adopted under chapter 14, after consultation with the advisory council, and shall include:
11.30(1) a proposal for the provision of emergency shelter services for battered women,
11.31support services for domestic abuse victims, or both, for battered women and their children;
11.32(2) a proposed budget;
11.33(3) the agency's overall operating budget, including documentation on the retention
11.34of financial reserves and availability of additional funding sources;
12.1(4) evidence of an ability to integrate into the proposed program the uniform method
12.2of data collection and program evaluation established under sections section 611A.33
12.3and 611A.34;
12.4(5) evidence of an ability to represent the interests of battered women and domestic
12.5abuse victims and their children to local law enforcement agencies and courts, county
12.6welfare agencies, and local boards or departments of health;
12.7(6) evidence of an ability to do outreach to unserved and underserved populations
12.8and to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services; and
12.9(7) any other content the commissioner may require by rule adopted under chapter
12.1014, after considering the recommendations of the advisory council.
12.11Programs which have been approved for grants in prior years may submit materials
12.12which indicate changes in items listed in clauses (1) to (7), in order to qualify for renewal
12.13funding. Nothing in this subdivision may be construed to require programs to submit
12.14complete applications for each year of renewal funding.

12.15    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.33, is amended to read:
12.16611A.33 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
12.17The commissioner shall:
12.18(1) review applications for and award grants to a program pursuant to section
12.19611A.32, subdivision 1 , after considering the recommendation of the advisory council;
12.20(2) appoint the members of the advisory council created under section 611A.34, and
12.21provide consultative staff and other administrative services to the advisory council;
12.22(3) after considering the recommendation of the advisory council, (2) appoint a
12.23program director to perform the duties set forth in section 611A.35;
12.24(4) (3) design and implement a uniform method of collecting data on domestic abuse
12.25victims to be used to evaluate the programs funded under section 611A.32;
12.26(5) (4) provide technical aid to applicants in the development of grant requests and
12.27provide technical aid to programs in meeting the data collection requirements established
12.28by the commissioner; and
12.29(6) (5) adopt, under chapter 14, all rules necessary to implement the provisions
12.30of sections 611A.31 to 611A.36.

12.31    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.345, is amended to read:
12.32611A.345 ADVISORY COUNCIL DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATIONS.
12.33    The commissioner shall consider the advisory council's domestic abuse program
12.34director's recommendations before awarding grants or adopting policies regarding the
13.1planning, development, data collection, rulemaking, funding or evaluation of programs
13.2and services for battered women and domestic abuse victims funded under section
13.3611A.32 . Before taking action on matters related to programs and services for battered
13.4women and domestic abuse victims and their children, except day-to-day administrative
13.5operations, the commissioner shall notify the advisory council domestic abuse program
13.6director of the intended action. Notification of grant award decisions shall be given to the
13.7advisory council domestic abuse program director in time to allow the council director to
13.8request reconsideration.

13.9    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.35, is amended to read:
13.10611A.35 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON BATTERED WOMEN AND DOMESTIC
13.11ABUSE PROGRAM DIRECTOR.
13.12The commissioner shall appoint a program director. In appointing the program
13.13director the commissioner shall give due consideration to the list of applicants submitted
13.14to the commissioner pursuant to section 611A.34, subdivision 3, clause (3). The program
13.15director shall administer the funds appropriated for sections 611A.31 to 611A.36, consult
13.16with and provide staff to the advisory council, and perform other duties related to battered
13.17women's and domestic abuse programs as the commissioner may assign. The program
13.18director shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner in the unclassified service.

13.19    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 629.342, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
13.20    Subd. 2. Policies required. (a) By July 1, 1993, each law enforcement agency
13.21shall develop, adopt, and implement a written policy regarding arrest procedures for
13.22domestic abuse incidents. In the development of a policy, each law enforcement agency
13.23shall consult with domestic abuse advocates, community organizations, and other law
13.24enforcement agencies with expertise in the recognition and handling of domestic abuse
13.25incidents. The policy shall discourage dual arrests, include consideration of whether
13.26one of the parties acted in self defense, and provide guidance to officers concerning
13.27instances in which officers should remain at the scene of a domestic abuse incident until
13.28the likelihood of further imminent violence has been eliminated.
13.29(b) The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the Board of Peace Officer Standards
13.30and Training, and the Advisory Council on Battered Women and Domestic Abuse
13.31appointed by the commissioner of corrections under section 611A.34, in consultation with
13.32the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, and the
13.33Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, shall develop a written model policy
13.34regarding arrest procedures for domestic abuse incidents for use by local law enforcement
14.1agencies. Each law enforcement agency may adopt the model policy in lieu of developing
14.2its own policy under the provisions of paragraph (a).
14.3(c) Local law enforcement agencies that have already developed a written policy
14.4regarding arrest procedures for domestic abuse incidents before July 1, 1992, are not
14.5required to develop a new policy but must review their policies and consider the written
14.6model policy developed under paragraph (b).

14.7    Sec. 8. CLARIFICATION OF CONTINUED EXISTENCE.
14.8    This section clarifies that the Fire Service Advisory Committee, created in Minnesota
14.9Statutes, section 299F.012, subdivision 2, did not expire June 30, 2009. Action taken by
14.10that group and public funds spent on behalf of that group are valid.
14.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
14.12and applies retroactively from June 30, 2009.

14.13    Sec. 9. REPEALER.
14.14Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 299C.156; 299M.02; and 611A.34, are repealed.

14.15ARTICLE 7

14.16HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

14.17    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115.741, is amended by adding a
14.18subdivision to read:
14.19    Subd. 5. Repeal. This section is repealed June 30, 2019.

14.20    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 144.98, subdivision 10, is
14.21amended to read:
14.22    Subd. 10. Establishing a selection committee. (a) The commissioner shall
14.23establish a selection committee for the purpose of recommending approval of qualified
14.24laboratory assessors and assessment bodies. Committee members shall demonstrate
14.25competence in assessment practices. The committee shall initially consist of seven
14.26members appointed by the commissioner as follows:
14.27(1) one member from a municipal laboratory accredited by the commissioner;
14.28(2) one member from an industrial treatment laboratory accredited by the
14.29commissioner;
14.30(3) one member from a commercial laboratory located in this state and accredited by
14.31the commissioner;
15.1(4) one member from a commercial laboratory located outside the state and
15.2accredited by the commissioner;
15.3(5) one member from a nongovernmental client of environmental laboratories;
15.4(6) one member from a professional organization with a demonstrated interest in
15.5environmental laboratory data and accreditation; and
15.6(7) one employee of the laboratory accreditation program administered by the
15.7department.
15.8(b) Committee appointments begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the
15.9same year.
15.10(c) The commissioner shall appoint persons to fill vacant committee positions,
15.11expand the total number of appointed positions, or change the designated positions upon
15.12the advice of the committee.
15.13(d) The commissioner shall rescind the appointment of a selection committee
15.14member for sufficient cause as the commissioner determines, such as:
15.15(1) neglect of duty;
15.16(2) failure to notify the commissioner of a real or perceived conflict of interest;
15.17(3) nonconformance with committee procedures;
15.18(4) failure to demonstrate competence in assessment practices; or
15.19(5) official misconduct.
15.20(e) Members of the selection committee shall be compensated according to the
15.21provisions in section 15.059, subdivision 3.
15.22(f) The selection committee expires June 30, 2018.

15.23    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144G.06, is amended to read:
15.24144G.06 UNIFORM CONSUMER INFORMATION GUIDE.
15.25(a) The commissioner of health shall establish an advisory committee consisting
15.26of representatives of consumers, providers, county and state officials, and other
15.27groups the commissioner considers appropriate. The advisory committee shall present
15.28recommendations to the commissioner on:
15.29(1) a format for a guide to be used by individual providers of assisted living, as
15.30defined in section 144G.01, that includes information about services offered by that
15.31provider, which services may be covered by Medicare, service costs, and other relevant
15.32provider-specific information, as well as a statement of philosophy and values associated
15.33with assisted living, presented in uniform categories that facilitate comparison with guides
15.34issued by other providers; and
16.1(2) requirements for informing assisted living clients, as defined in section 144G.01,
16.2of their applicable legal rights.
16.3(b) The commissioner, after reviewing the recommendations of the advisory
16.4committee, shall adopt a uniform format for the guide to be used by individual providers,
16.5and the required components of materials to be used by providers to inform assisted
16.6living clients of their legal rights, and shall make the uniform format and the required
16.7components available to assisted living providers.

16.8    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 152.126, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
16.9    Subd. 3. Prescription Electronic Reporting Advisory Committee. (a) The
16.10board shall convene an advisory committee. The committee must include at least one
16.11representative of:
16.12    (1) the Department of Health;
16.13    (2) the Department of Human Services;
16.14    (3) each health-related licensing board that licenses prescribers;
16.15    (4) a professional medical association, which may include an association of pain
16.16management and chemical dependency specialists;
16.17    (5) a professional pharmacy association;
16.18    (6) a professional nursing association;
16.19    (7) a professional dental association;
16.20    (8) a consumer privacy or security advocate; and
16.21    (9) a consumer or patient rights organization.
16.22    (b) The advisory committee shall advise the board on the development and operation
16.23of the electronic reporting system, including, but not limited to:
16.24    (1) technical standards for electronic prescription drug reporting;
16.25    (2) proper analysis and interpretation of prescription monitoring data; and
16.26    (3) an evaluation process for the program.
16.27    (c) The advisory committee expires June 30, 2018.
16.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

16.29    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 252.30, is amended to read:
16.30252.30 AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY
16.31RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES.
16.32The commissioner of human services may make grants to nonprofit organizations,
16.33municipalities or local units of government to provide up to 25 percent of the cost of
17.1constructing, purchasing or remodeling small community residential facilities for persons
17.2with developmental disabilities allowing such persons to live in a homelike atmosphere
17.3near their families. Operating capital grants may also be made for up to three months of
17.4reimbursable operating costs after the facility begins processing applications for admission
17.5and prior to reimbursement for services. Repayment of the operating grants shall be made
17.6to the commissioner of human services at the end of the provider's first fiscal year, or at
17.7the conclusion of the interim rate period, whichever occurs first. No aid under this section
17.8shall be granted to a facility providing for more than 16 residents in a living unit and with
17.9more than two living units. The advisory council established by section 252.31 shall
17.10recommend to the commissioner appropriate disbursement of the funds appropriated by
17.11Laws 1973, chapter 673, section 3. Prior to any disbursement of funds the commissioner
17.12shall review the plans and location of any proposed facility to determine whether such
17.13a facility is needed. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules for the making of
17.14grants and for the administration of this section as the commissioner deems proper.
17.15The remaining portion of the cost of constructing, purchasing, remodeling facilities, or
17.16of operating capital shall be borne by nonstate sources including federal grants, local
17.17government funds, funds from charitable sources, gifts and mortgages.

17.18    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 254A.035, subdivision 2, is
17.19amended to read:
17.20    Subd. 2. Membership terms, compensation, removal and expiration. The
17.21membership of this council shall be composed of 17 persons who are American Indians
17.22and who are appointed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall appoint one
17.23representative from each of the following groups: Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians;
17.24Fond du Lac Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Grand Portage Band, Minnesota
17.25Chippewa Tribe; Leech Lake Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Mille Lacs Band,
17.26Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Bois Forte Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; White Earth
17.27Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Lower Sioux Indian Reservation; Prairie Island Sioux
17.28Indian Reservation; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Indian Reservation; Upper Sioux
17.29Indian Reservation; International Falls Northern Range; Duluth Urban Indian Community;
17.30and two representatives from the Minneapolis Urban Indian Community and two from the
17.31St. Paul Urban Indian Community. The terms, compensation, and removal of American
17.32Indian Advisory Council members shall be as provided in section 15.059. The council
17.33expires June 30, 2014 2018.
17.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

18.1    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 254A.04, is amended to read:
18.2254A.04 CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
18.3    There is hereby created an Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Advisory Council to
18.4advise the Department of Human Services concerning the problems of alcohol and
18.5other drug dependency and abuse, composed of ten members. Five members shall be
18.6individuals whose interests or training are in the field of alcohol dependency and abuse;
18.7and five members whose interests or training are in the field of dependency and abuse of
18.8drugs other than alcohol. The terms, compensation and removal of members shall be as
18.9provided in section 15.059. The council expires June 30, 2014 2018. The commissioner
18.10of human services shall appoint members whose terms end in even-numbered years. The
18.11commissioner of health shall appoint members whose terms end in odd-numbered years.
18.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

18.13    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13c, is amended to
18.14read:
18.15    Subd. 13c. Formulary committee. The commissioner, after receiving
18.16recommendations from professional medical associations and professional pharmacy
18.17associations, and consumer groups shall designate a Formulary Committee to carry
18.18out duties as described in subdivisions 13 to 13g. The Formulary Committee shall be
18.19comprised of four licensed physicians actively engaged in the practice of medicine in
18.20Minnesota one of whom must be actively engaged in the treatment of persons with mental
18.21illness; at least three licensed pharmacists actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy
18.22in Minnesota; and one consumer representative; the remainder to be made up of health
18.23care professionals who are licensed in their field and have recognized knowledge in the
18.24clinically appropriate prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring of covered outpatient drugs.
18.25Members of the Formulary Committee shall not be employed by the Department of Human
18.26Services, but the committee shall be staffed by an employee of the department who shall
18.27serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the committee. The department's medical
18.28director shall also serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member for the committee. Committee
18.29members shall serve three-year terms and may be reappointed by the commissioner.
18.30The Formulary Committee shall meet at least twice per year. The commissioner may
18.31require more frequent Formulary Committee meetings as needed. An honorarium of $100
18.32per meeting and reimbursement for mileage shall be paid to each committee member in
18.33attendance. The Formulary Committee expires June 30, 2018.
18.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

19.1    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.064, subdivision 1a,
19.2is amended to read:
19.3    Subd. 1a. Grounds for sanctions against vendors. The commissioner may
19.4impose sanctions against a vendor of medical care for any of the following: (1) fraud,
19.5theft, or abuse in connection with the provision of medical care to recipients of public
19.6assistance; (2) a pattern of presentment of false or duplicate claims or claims for services
19.7not medically necessary; (3) a pattern of making false statements of material facts for
19.8the purpose of obtaining greater compensation than that to which the vendor is legally
19.9entitled; (4) suspension or termination as a Medicare vendor; (5) refusal to grant the
19.10state agency access during regular business hours to examine all records necessary to
19.11disclose the extent of services provided to program recipients and appropriateness of
19.12claims for payment; (6) failure to repay an overpayment or a fine finally established under
19.13this section; (7) failure to correct errors in the maintenance of health service or financial
19.14records for which a fine was imposed or after issuance of a warning by the commissioner;
19.15and (8) any reason for which a vendor could be excluded from participation in the
19.16Medicare program under section 1128, 1128A, or 1866(b)(2) of the Social Security Act.
19.17The determination of services not medically necessary may be made by the commissioner
19.18in consultation with a peer advisory task force appointed by the commissioner on the
19.19recommendation of appropriate professional organizations. The task force expires as
19.20provided in section 15.059, subdivision 5.

19.21    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.093, subdivision 1,
19.22is amended to read:
19.23    Subdivision 1. State traumatic brain injury program. The commissioner of
19.24human services shall:
19.25    (1) maintain a statewide traumatic brain injury program;
19.26    (2) supervise and coordinate services and policies for persons with traumatic brain
19.27injuries;
19.28    (3) contract with qualified agencies or employ staff to provide statewide
19.29administrative case management and consultation;
19.30    (4) maintain an advisory committee to provide recommendations in reports to the
19.31commissioner regarding program and service needs of persons with brain injuries;
19.32    (5) investigate the need for the development of rules or statutes for the brain injury
19.33home and community-based services waiver;
19.34    (6) investigate present and potential models of service coordination which can be
19.35delivered at the local level; and
20.1    (7) the advisory committee required by clause (4) must consist of no fewer than
20.2ten members and no more than 30 members. The commissioner shall appoint all
20.3advisory committee members to one- or two-year terms and appoint one member as
20.4chair. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, The advisory committee does not
20.5terminate until June 30, 2014 2018.
20.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

20.7    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.27, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
20.8    Subd. 3. Access to medical records. The commissioner of human services, with the
20.9written consent of the recipient, on file with the local welfare agency, shall be allowed
20.10access to all personal medical records of medical assistance recipients solely for the
20.11purposes of investigating whether or not: (a) a vendor of medical care has submitted a
20.12claim for reimbursement, a cost report or a rate application which is duplicative, erroneous,
20.13or false in whole or in part, or which results in the vendor obtaining greater compensation
20.14than the vendor is legally entitled to; or (b) the medical care was medically necessary. The
20.15vendor of medical care shall receive notification from the commissioner at least 24 hours
20.16before the commissioner gains access to such records. The determination of provision of
20.17services not medically necessary shall be made by the commissioner. The commissioner
20.18may consult with an advisory task force of vendors the commissioner may appoint, on
20.19the recommendation of appropriate professional organizations. The task force expires as
20.20provided in section 15.059, subdivision 6. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,
20.21a vendor of medical care shall not be subject to any civil or criminal liability for providing
20.22access to medical records to the commissioner of human services pursuant to this section.

20.23    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 260.835, subdivision 2, is
20.24amended to read:
20.25    Subd. 2. Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the American
20.26Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council expires June 30, 2014 2018.
20.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

20.28    Sec. 13. CLARIFICATION OF CONTINUED EXISTENCE.
20.29This section clarifies that the groups listed in this section did not expire June 30,
20.302009. Actions taken by the groups listed in this section and public funds spent on behalf
20.31of these groups since June 30, 2009, are valid:
21.1(1) Medical Assistance Drug Formulary Committee, created in Minnesota Statutes,
21.2section 256B.0625, subdivision 13c;
21.3(2) Environmental Health Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, created
21.4in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.998;
21.5(3) Water Supply Systems and Wastewater Treatment Facilities Advisory Council,
21.6created in Minnesota Statutes, section 115.741; and
21.7(4) Prescription Electronic Reporting Advisory Committee, created in Minnesota
21.8Statutes, section 152.126, subdivision 3.
21.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
21.10and applies retroactively from June 30, 2009.

21.11    Sec. 14. REPEALER.
21.12Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 62U.09; 252.31; and 402A.15, are repealed.

21.13ARTICLE 8

21.14CONFORMING CHANGES

21.15    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.922, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
21.16    Subd. 8. Advisory board. An advisory board on urban Indians shall advise the
21.17council on the unique problems and concerns of Minnesota Indians who reside in urban
21.18areas of the state. The board must be appointed by the council at the direction of the
21.19elected tribal leadership and consist of six Indians residing in the vicinity of Minneapolis,
21.20St. Paul, Bemidji, and Duluth. At least one member of the board must be a resident of
21.21each city. The terms, compensation, and removal of members are as provided in section
21.2215.059 , but the expiration dates provided in that section do not apply.

21.23    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15B.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.24    Subd. 2. Advisory committee. (a) A three-member advisory committee to the
21.25CAAPB is established. Each of the three must be either an architect or a planner. One
21.26must be appointed by the CAAPB; one, by the State Board of the Arts; and one, by the
21.27Minnesota Society of the American Institute of Architects.
21.28(b) The advisory committee must advise the CAAPB on all architectural and
21.29planning matters.
21.30(c) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law, the authority for
21.31appointment of an advisory committee does not expire.
21.32(d) (c) An advisory committee member must not be a contestant in a CAAPB
21.33competition.

22.1    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.2    Subdivision 1. Federal Assistive Technology Act. (a) The Department of
22.3Administration is designated as the lead agency to carry out all the responsibilities under
22.4the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as amended.
22.5The Minnesota Assistive Technology Advisory Council is established to fulfill the
22.6responsibilities required by the Assistive Technology Act, as provided by Public Law
22.7108-364, as amended. Because the existence of this council is required by federal law, this
22.8council does not expire and the expiration date provided in section 15.059, subdivision
22.95 , does not apply.
22.10    (b) The governor shall appoint the membership of the council as required by the
22.11Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as amended.
22.12After the governor has completed the appointments required by this subdivision, the
22.13commissioner of administration, or the commissioner's designee, shall convene the
22.14first meeting of the council following the appointments. Members shall serve two-year
22.15terms commencing July 1 of each odd-numbered year, and receive the compensation
22.16specified by the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as
22.17amended. The members of the council shall select their chair at the first meeting following
22.18their appointment.

22.19    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 28A.21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
22.20    Subd. 6. Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, This section
22.21expires June 30, 2017.

22.22    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 62J.495, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.23    Subd. 2. E-Health Advisory Committee. (a) The commissioner shall establish an
22.24e-Health Advisory Committee governed by section 15.059 to advise the commissioner
22.25on the following matters:
22.26    (1) assessment of the adoption and effective use of health information technology by
22.27the state, licensed health care providers and facilities, and local public health agencies;
22.28    (2) recommendations for implementing a statewide interoperable health information
22.29infrastructure, to include estimates of necessary resources, and for determining standards
22.30for clinical data exchange, clinical support programs, patient privacy requirements, and
22.31maintenance of the security and confidentiality of individual patient data;
22.32    (3) recommendations for encouraging use of innovative health care applications
22.33using information technology and systems to improve patient care and reduce the cost
22.34of care, including applications relating to disease management and personal health
23.1management that enable remote monitoring of patients' conditions, especially those with
23.2chronic conditions; and
23.3    (4) other related issues as requested by the commissioner.
23.4    (b) The members of the e-Health Advisory Committee shall include the
23.5commissioners, or commissioners' designees, of health, human services, administration,
23.6and commerce and additional members to be appointed by the commissioner to include
23.7persons representing Minnesota's local public health agencies, licensed hospitals and other
23.8licensed facilities and providers, private purchasers, the medical and nursing professions,
23.9health insurers and health plans, the state quality improvement organization, academic and
23.10research institutions, consumer advisory organizations with an interest and expertise in
23.11health information technology, and other stakeholders as identified by the commissioner to
23.12fulfill the requirements of section 3013, paragraph (g), of the HITECH Act.
23.13    (c) The commissioner shall prepare and issue an annual report not later than January
23.1430 of each year outlining progress to date in implementing a statewide health information
23.15infrastructure and recommending action on policy and necessary resources to continue the
23.16promotion of adoption and effective use of health information technology.
23.17(d) Notwithstanding section 15.059, This subdivision expires June 30, 2015.

23.18    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 79A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.19    Subdivision 1. Membership. For the purposes of assisting the commissioner,
23.20there is established a Workers' Compensation Self-insurers' Advisory Committee of five
23.21members that are employers authorized to self-insure in Minnesota. Three of the members
23.22and three alternates shall be elected by the self-insurers' security fund board of trustees and
23.23two members and two alternates shall be appointed by the commissioner. Notwithstanding
23.24section 15.059, the advisory committee does not expire.

23.25    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.0146, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.26    Subdivision 1. Advisory council created. The Cuyuna Country State Recreation
23.27Area Citizens Advisory Council is established. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the
23.28council does not expire. Membership on the advisory council shall include:
23.29    (1) a representative of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Recreation Area Joint Powers
23.30Board;
23.31    (2) a representative of the Croft Mine Historical Park Joint Powers Board;
23.32    (3) a designee of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Reclamation Committee who has
23.33worked as a miner in the local area;
23.34    (4) a representative of the Crow Wing County Board;
24.1    (5) an elected state official;
24.2    (6) a representative of the Grand Rapids regional office of the Department of Natural
24.3Resources;
24.4    (7) a designee of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;
24.5    (8) a designee of the local business community selected by the area chambers of
24.6commerce;
24.7    (9) a designee of the local environmental community selected by the Crow Wing
24.8County District 5 commissioner;
24.9    (10) a designee of a local education organization selected by the Crosby-Ironton
24.10School Board;
24.11    (11) a designee of one of the recreation area user groups selected by the Cuyuna
24.12Range Chamber of Commerce; and
24.13    (12) a member of the Cuyuna Country Heritage Preservation Society.

24.14    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89A.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
24.15    Subd. 5. Membership regulation. Terms, compensation, nomination, appointment,
24.16and removal of council members are governed by section 15.059. Section 15.059,
24.17subdivision 5 , does not govern the expiration date of the council.

24.18    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.19    Subdivision 1. Establishment. The council shall appoint a Forest Resources
24.20Research Advisory Committee. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the council does not
24.21expire. The committee must consist of representatives of:
24.22(1) the College of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota;
24.23(2) the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota;
24.24(3) the department;
24.25(4) the North Central Forest Experiment Station, United States Forest Service; and
24.26(5) other organizations as deemed appropriate by the council.

24.27    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 93.0015, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
24.28    Subd. 3. Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to
24.29the contrary, The committee expires June 30, 2016.

24.30    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:
24.31    Subd. 4b. Citizen oversight committees. (a) The commissioner shall appoint
24.32committees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; review
25.1the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes in policies,
25.2activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant information;
25.3and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improvements in
25.4the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.
25.5    (b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees, each comprised
25.6of at least ten affected persons:
25.7    (1) a Fisheries Oversight Committee to review fisheries funding and expenditures,
25.8including activities related to trout and salmon stamps and walleye stamps; and
25.9    (2) a Wildlife Oversight Committee to review wildlife funding and expenditures,
25.10including activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management
25.11and deer and big game management.
25.12    (c) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight
25.13Committee, and four additional members from each committee, shall form a Budgetary
25.14Oversight Committee to coordinate the integration of the fisheries and wildlife oversight
25.15committee reports into an annual report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad
25.16level in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; and provide a forum
25.17to address issues that transcend the fisheries and wildlife oversight committees.
25.18    (d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a
25.19biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15
25.20of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations
25.21to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with
25.22jurisdiction over natural resources finance.
25.23    (e) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight
25.24Committee shall be chosen by their respective committees. The chair of the Budgetary
25.25Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not be the chair of
25.26either of the other oversight committees.
25.27    (f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee may make recommendations to the
25.28commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction
25.29over natural resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.
25.30    (g) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, The
25.31Fisheries Oversight Committee, the Wildlife Oversight Committee, and the Budgetary
25.32Oversight Committee do not expire until June 30, 2015.

25.33    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 103I.105, is amended to read:
25.34103I.105 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON WELLS AND BORINGS.
26.1(a) The Advisory Council on Wells and Borings is established as an advisory council
26.2to the commissioner. The advisory council shall consist of 18 voting members. Of the
26.318 voting members:
26.4(1) one member must be from the Department of Health, appointed by the
26.5commissioner of health;
26.6(2) one member must be from the Department of Natural Resources, appointed
26.7by the commissioner of natural resources;
26.8(3) one member must be a member of the Minnesota Geological Survey of the
26.9University of Minnesota, appointed by the director;
26.10(4) one member must be a responsible individual for a licensed explorer;
26.11(5) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed elevator boring
26.12contractor;
26.13(6) two members must be members of the public who are not connected with the
26.14boring or well drilling industry;
26.15(7) one member must be from the Pollution Control Agency, appointed by the
26.16commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency;
26.17(8) one member must be from the Department of Transportation, appointed by the
26.18commissioner of transportation;
26.19(9) one member must be from the Board of Water and Soil Resources appointed by
26.20its chair;
26.21(10) one member must be a certified representative of a monitoring well contractor;
26.22(11) six members must be residents of this state appointed by the commissioner, who
26.23are certified representatives of licensed well contractors, with not more than two from
26.24the seven-county metropolitan area and at least four from other areas of the state who
26.25represent different geographical regions; and
26.26(12) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed bored geothermal
26.27heat exchanger contractor.
26.28(b) An appointee of the well drilling industry may not serve more than two
26.29consecutive terms.
26.30(c) The appointees to the advisory council from the well drilling industry must:
26.31(1) have been residents of this state for at least three years before appointment; and
26.32(2) have at least five years' experience in the well drilling business.
26.33(d) The terms of the appointed members and the compensation and removal of all
26.34members are governed by section 15.059, except section 15.059, subdivision 5, relating to
26.35expiration of the advisory council does not apply.

27.1    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116U.25, is amended to read:
27.2116U.25 EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM COUNCIL.
27.3(a) The director shall be advised by the Explore Minnesota Tourism Council
27.4consisting of up to 28 voting members appointed by the governor for four-year terms,
27.5including:
27.6(1) the director of Explore Minnesota Tourism who serves as the chair;
27.7(2) eleven representatives of statewide associations representing bed and breakfast
27.8establishments, golf, festivals and events, counties, convention and visitor bureaus,
27.9lodging, resorts, trails, campgrounds, restaurants, and chambers of commerce;
27.10(3) one representative from each of the tourism marketing regions of the state as
27.11designated by the office;
27.12(4) six representatives of the tourism business representing transportation, retail,
27.13travel agencies, tour operators, travel media, and convention facilities;
27.14(5) one or more ex officio nonvoting members including at least one from the
27.15University of Minnesota Tourism Center;
27.16(6) four legislators, two from each house, one each from the two largest political
27.17party caucuses in each house, appointed according to the rules of the respective houses; and
27.18(7) other persons, if any, as designated from time to time by the governor.
27.19(b) The council shall act to serve the broader interests of tourism in Minnesota
27.20by promoting activities that support, maintain, and expand the state's domestic and
27.21international travel market, thereby generating increased visitor expenditures, tax revenue,
27.22and employment.
27.23(c) Filling of membership vacancies is as provided in section 15.059. The terms of
27.24one-half of the members shall be coterminous with the governor and the terms of the
27.25remaining one-half of the members shall end on the first Monday in January one year after
27.26the terms of the other members. Members may serve until their successors are appointed
27.27and qualify. Members are not compensated. A member may be reappointed.
27.28(d) The council shall meet at least four times per year and at other times determined
27.29by the council. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the council does not expire.
27.30(e) If compliance with section 13D.02 is impractical, the Explore Minnesota Tourism
27.31Council may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so
27.32long as the following conditions are met:
27.33(1) all members of the council participating in the meeting, wherever their physical
27.34location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;
28.1(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the council can
28.2hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the council and, if
28.3needed, receive those services required by sections 15.44 and 15.441;
28.4(3) at least one member of the council is physically present at the regular meeting
28.5location; and
28.6(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be
28.7identified and recorded.
28.8(f) Each member of the council participating in a meeting by telephone or other
28.9electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a
28.10quorum and participating in all proceedings.
28.11(g) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the council,
28.12to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a
28.13remote location. The council may require the person making such a connection to pay for
28.14documented marginal costs that the council incurs as a result of the additional connection.
28.15(h) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or
28.16emergency meeting, the council shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the
28.17fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of
28.18the provisions of paragraph (g). The timing and method of providing notice is governed
28.19by section 13D.04.

28.20    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.28, is amended to read:
28.21125A.28 STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.
28.22An Interagency Coordinating Council of at least 17, but not more than 25 members is
28.23established, in compliance with Public Law 108-446, section 641. The members must be
28.24appointed by the governor and reasonably represent the population of Minnesota. Council
28.25members must elect the council chair, who may not be a representative of the Department
28.26of Education. The council must be composed of at least five parents, including persons
28.27of color, of children with disabilities under age 12, including at least three parents of a
28.28child with a disability under age seven, five representatives of public or private providers
28.29of services for children with disabilities under age five, including a special education
28.30director, county social service director, local Head Start director, and a community health
28.31services or public health nursing administrator, one member of the senate, one member of
28.32the house of representatives, one representative of teacher preparation programs in early
28.33childhood-special education or other preparation programs in early childhood intervention,
28.34at least one representative of advocacy organizations for children with disabilities under
28.35age five, one physician who cares for young children with special health care needs, one
29.1representative each from the commissioners of commerce, education, health, human
29.2services, a representative from the state agency responsible for child care, foster care,
29.3mental health, homeless coordinator of education of homeless children and youth, and a
29.4representative from Indian health services or a tribal council. Section 15.059, subdivisions
29.52 to 5 4, apply to the council. The council must meet at least quarterly.
29.6The council must address methods of implementing the state policy of developing
29.7and implementing comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs of
29.8early intervention services for children with disabilities and their families.
29.9The duties of the council include recommending policies to ensure a comprehensive
29.10and coordinated system of all state and local agency services for children under age five
29.11with disabilities and their families. The policies must address how to incorporate each
29.12agency's services into a unified state and local system of multidisciplinary assessment
29.13practices, individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find children in need of
29.14services, methods to improve public awareness, and assistance in determining the role of
29.15interagency early intervention committees.
29.16On the date that Minnesota Part C Annual Performance Report is submitted to the
29.17federal Office of Special Education, the council must recommend to the governor and the
29.18commissioners of education, health, human services, commerce, and employment and
29.19economic development policies for a comprehensive and coordinated system.
29.20Annually, the council must prepare and submit a report to the governor and the
29.21secretary of the federal Department of Education on the status of early intervention
29.22services and programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families under
29.23the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, sections
29.241471 to 1485 (Part C, Public Law 102-119), as operated in Minnesota. The Minnesota
29.25Part C annual performance report may serve as the report.
29.26Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State Interagency Coordinating
29.27Council does not expire unless federal law no longer requires the existence of the council
29.28or committee.

29.29    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.31, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
29.30    Subd. 6. Advisory committee. The commissioner shall appoint an advisory
29.31committee of five members to advise the staff of the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book
29.32Library on long-range plans and library services. Members shall be people who use the
29.33library. Section 15.059 governs this committee except that the committee shall not expire.

29.34    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.1255, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.1    Subdivision 1. Creation and membership. (a) By July 1, 2003, the commissioner
30.2of health shall appoint an advisory committee to provide advice and recommendations to
30.3the commissioner concerning tests and treatments for heritable and congenital disorders
30.4found in newborn children. Membership of the committee shall include, but not be limited
30.5to, at least one member from each of the following representative groups:
30.6(1) parents and other consumers;
30.7(2) primary care providers;
30.8(3) clinicians and researchers specializing in newborn diseases and disorders;
30.9(4) genetic counselors;
30.10(5) birth hospital representatives;
30.11(6) newborn screening laboratory professionals;
30.12(7) nutritionists; and
30.13(8) other experts as needed representing related fields such as emerging technologies
30.14and health insurance.
30.15(b) The terms and removal of members are governed by section 15.059. Members
30.16shall not receive per diems but shall be compensated for expenses. Notwithstanding
30.17section 15.059, subdivision 5, the advisory committee does not expire.

30.18    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.1481, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.19    Subdivision 1. Establishment; membership. The commissioner of health shall
30.20establish a 15-member Rural Health Advisory Committee. The committee shall consist of
30.21the following members, all of whom must reside outside the seven-county metropolitan
30.22area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2:
30.23(1) two members from the house of representatives of the state of Minnesota, one
30.24from the majority party and one from the minority party;
30.25(2) two members from the senate of the state of Minnesota, one from the majority
30.26party and one from the minority party;
30.27(3) a volunteer member of an ambulance service based outside the seven-county
30.28metropolitan area;
30.29(4) a representative of a hospital located outside the seven-county metropolitan area;
30.30(5) a representative of a nursing home located outside the seven-county metropolitan
30.31area;
30.32(6) a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy licensed under chapter 147;
30.33(7) a midlevel practitioner;
30.34(8) a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse;
31.1(9) a licensed health care professional from an occupation not otherwise represented
31.2on the committee;
31.3(10) a representative of an institution of higher education located outside the
31.4seven-county metropolitan area that provides training for rural health care providers; and
31.5(11) three consumers, at least one of whom must be an advocate for persons who are
31.6mentally ill or developmentally disabled.
31.7The commissioner will make recommendations for committee membership.
31.8Committee members will be appointed by the governor. In making appointments, the
31.9governor shall ensure that appointments provide geographic balance among those areas of
31.10the state outside the seven-county metropolitan area. The chair of the committee shall be
31.11elected by the members. The advisory committee is governed by section 15.059, except
31.12that the members do not receive per diem compensation. Notwithstanding section 15.059,
31.13the advisory committee does not expire.

31.14    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.608, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
31.15    Subd. 2. Council administration. (a) The council must meet at least twice a year
31.16but may meet more frequently at the call of the chair, a majority of the council members,
31.17or the commissioner.
31.18(b) The terms, compensation, and removal of members of the council are governed
31.19by section 15.059, except that. The council expires June 30, 2015.
31.20(c) The council may appoint subcommittees and work groups. Subcommittees shall
31.21consist of council members. Work groups may include noncouncil members. Noncouncil
31.22members shall be compensated for work group activities under section 15.059, subdivision
31.233 , but shall receive expenses only.

31.24    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 145A.10, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
31.25    Subd. 10. State and local advisory committees. (a) A State Community Health
31.26Advisory Committee is established to advise, consult with, and make recommendations
31.27to the commissioner on the development, maintenance, funding, and evaluation of
31.28community health services. Each community health board may appoint a member to serve
31.29on the committee. The committee must meet at least quarterly, and special meetings
31.30may be called by the committee chair or a majority of the members. Members or their
31.31alternates may be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses while engaged
31.32in their official duties. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the State Community Health
31.33Advisory Committee does not expire.
32.1(b) The city councils or county boards that have established or are members of a
32.2community health board may appoint a community health advisory committee to advise,
32.3consult with, and make recommendations to the community health board on the duties
32.4under subdivision 5a.

32.5    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 148.7805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.6    Subd. 2. Administration. The advisory council is established and administered
32.7under section 15.059. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the council shall
32.8not expire.

32.9    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 153A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.10    Subd. 2. Organization. The advisory council shall be organized and administered
32.11according to section 15.059, except that, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
32.12advisory council shall not expire. The council may form committees to carry out its duties.

32.13    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
32.14    Subd. 5. Screening board. (a) On or before September 1 of each year the county
32.15engineer of each county shall forward to the commissioner, on forms prepared by the
32.16commissioner, all information relating to the mileage, in lane-miles, of the county state-aid
32.17highway system in the county, and the money needs of the county that the commissioner
32.18deems necessary in order to apportion the county state-aid highway fund in accordance
32.19with the formula heretofore set forth. Upon receipt of the information the commissioner
32.20shall appoint a board consisting of the following county engineers:
32.21(1) two county engineers from the metropolitan highway construction district;
32.22(2) one county engineer from each nonmetropolitan highway district; and
32.23(3) one additional county engineer from each county with a population of 175,000
32.24or more.
32.25    No county engineer shall be appointed under clause (1) or (2) so as to serve
32.26consecutively for more than four years. The board shall investigate and review the
32.27information submitted by each county and shall on or before the first day of November
32.28of each year submit its findings and recommendations in writing as to each county's
32.29lane-mileage and money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the
32.30commissioner. Final determination of the lane-mileage of each system and the money
32.31needs of each county shall be made by the commissioner.
32.32(b) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the committee does not expire.

33.1    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
33.2    Subd. 3. Screening board. (a) On or before September 1 of each year, the engineer
33.3of each city having a population of 5,000 or more shall forward to the commissioner on
33.4forms prepared by the commissioner, all information relating to the money needs of the
33.5city that the commissioner deems necessary in order to apportion the municipal state-aid
33.6street fund in accordance with the apportionment formula heretofore set forth. Upon
33.7receipt of the information the commissioner shall appoint a board of city engineers. The
33.8board shall be composed of one engineer from each state highway construction district,
33.9and in addition thereto, one engineer from each city of the first class. The board shall
33.10investigate and review the information submitted by each city. On or before November
33.111 of each year, the board shall submit its findings and recommendations in writing as to
33.12each city's money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the commissioner.
33.13Final determination of the money needs of each city shall be made by the commissioner.
33.14In the event that any city shall fail to submit the information provided for herein, the
33.15commissioner shall estimate the money needs of the city. The estimate shall be used in
33.16solving the apportionment formula. The commissioner may withhold payment of the
33.17amount apportioned to the city until the information is submitted.
33.18(b) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the board does not expire.

33.19    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
33.20    Subd. 3. Advisory committee. (a) The commissioner shall establish an advisory
33.21committee consisting of five members, including:
33.22(1) one county commissioner;
33.23(2) one county engineer;
33.24(3) one city engineer;
33.25(4) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a
33.26population over 5,000; and
33.27(5) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a
33.28population under 5,000. The advisory committee shall provide recommendations to the
33.29commissioner regarding expenditures from the trunk highway corridor projects account.
33.30(b) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the committee does not expire.

33.31    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 175.007, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
33.32    Subdivision 1. Creation; composition. (a) There is created a permanent Council on
33.33Workers' Compensation consisting of 12 voting members as follows: the presidents of the
33.34largest statewide Minnesota business and organized labor organizations as measured by
34.1the number of employees of its business members and in its affiliated labor organizations
34.2in Minnesota on July 1, 1992, and every five years thereafter; five additional members
34.3representing business, and five additional members representing organized labor. The
34.4commissioner of labor and industry shall serve as chair of the council and shall be a
34.5nonvoting member. Notwithstanding section 15.059, This council does not expire unless
34.6the council no longer fulfills the purpose for which the council was established, the council
34.7has not met in the last 18 months, or the council does not comply with the registration
34.8requirements of section 15.0599, subdivision 3.
34.9(b) The governor, the majority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house, the
34.10minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall
34.11each select a business and a labor representative. At least four of the labor representatives
34.12shall be chosen from the affiliated membership of the Minnesota AFL-CIO. At least two
34.13of the business representatives shall be representatives of small employers as defined in
34.14section 177.24, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2). None of the council members
34.15shall represent attorneys, health care providers, qualified rehabilitation consultants, or
34.16insurance companies. If the appointing officials cannot agree on a method of appointing
34.17the required number of Minnesota AFL-CIO and small business representatives by the
34.18second Monday in June of the year in which appointments are made, they shall notify the
34.19secretary of state. The distribution of appointments shall then be determined publicly by
34.20lot by the secretary of state or a designee in the presence of the appointing officials or their
34.21designees on the third Monday in June.
34.22(c) Each council member shall appoint an alternate. Alternates shall serve in the
34.23absence of the member they replace.
34.24(d) The ten appointed voting members shall serve for terms of five years and may
34.25be reappointed.
34.26(e) The council shall designate liaisons to the council representing workers'
34.27compensation insurers; medical, hospital, and rehabilitation providers; and the legal
34.28profession. The speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives shall each
34.29appoint a caucus member as a liaison to the council. The majority and minority leaders of
34.30the senate shall each appoint a caucus member to serve as a liaison to the council.
34.31(f) The compensation and removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.059.

34.32    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 182.656, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
34.33    Subd. 3. Meetings. A majority of the council members constitutes a quorum.
34.34The council shall meet at the call of its chair, or upon request of any six members. A
34.35tape recording of the meeting with the tape being retained for a one-year period will be
35.1available upon the request and payment of costs to any interested party. The council shall
35.2expire and the terms, compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided in
35.3section 15.059, except that the council shall not expire.

35.4    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 214.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
35.5    Subd. 4. Delegation of regulation activities. The commissioner of health shall
35.6wherever possible delegate the administration of regulation activities to a health-related
35.7licensing board with the concurrence of that board. If the commissioner of health delegates
35.8this function, the licensing board may regularly bill the commissioner of health for the
35.9cost of performing this function. The licensing board may directly set and charge fees
35.10in accordance with the provisions of section 214.06. The commissioner of health may
35.11establish an advisory council to advise the commissioner or the appropriate health-related
35.12licensing board on matters relating to the registration and regulation of an occupation.
35.13A council shall have seven members appointed by the commissioner of which five are
35.14members of the registered occupation or related registered or licensed occupations, and
35.15two are public members. A council shall expire, and The terms, compensation, and
35.16removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.059.

35.17    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
35.18    Subd. 4. Rules; advisory committees. The commission shall adopt rules governing
35.19the distribution of the fund. The commission may establish advisory committees to advise
35.20it on the distribution of money under this section, provided that the members of an
35.21advisory committee shall serve without compensation. The expiration date provided in
35.22section 15.059, subdivision 5, does not apply to this subdivision.

35.23    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 241.021, subdivision 4c, is amended to read:
35.24    Subd. 4c. Duration of peer review committee. The peer review committee under
35.25subdivision 4b does not expire and the expiration date provided in section 15.059,
35.26subdivision 5, does not apply to this section.

35.27    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 243.1606, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
35.28    Subd. 4. Expiration; expenses. The provisions of section 15.059 apply to the
35.29council except that it does not expire.

35.30    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13i, is amended to
35.31read:
36.1    Subd. 13i. Drug Utilization Review Board; report. (a) A nine-member Drug
36.2Utilization Review Board is established. The board must be comprised of at least three
36.3but no more than four licensed physicians actively engaged in the practice of medicine
36.4in Minnesota; at least three licensed pharmacists actively engaged in the practice of
36.5pharmacy in Minnesota; and one consumer representative. The remainder must be made
36.6up of health care professionals who are licensed in their field and have recognized
36.7knowledge in the clinically appropriate prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring of covered
36.8outpatient drugs. Members of the board must be appointed by the commissioner, shall
36.9serve three-year terms, and may be reappointed by the commissioner. The board shall
36.10annually elect a chair from among its members.
36.11(b) The board must be staffed by an employee of the department who shall serve as
36.12an ex officio nonvoting member of the board.
36.13(c) The commissioner shall, with the advice of the board:
36.14(1) implement a medical assistance retrospective and prospective drug utilization
36.15review program as required by United States Code, title 42, section 1396r-8, subsection
36.16(g), paragraph (3);
36.17(2) develop and implement the predetermined criteria and practice parameters for
36.18appropriate prescribing to be used in retrospective and prospective drug utilization review;
36.19(3) develop, select, implement, and assess interventions for physicians, pharmacists,
36.20and patients that are educational and not punitive in nature;
36.21(4) establish a grievance and appeals process for physicians and pharmacists under
36.22this section;
36.23(5) publish and disseminate educational information to physicians and pharmacists
36.24regarding the board and the review program;
36.25(6) adopt and implement procedures designed to ensure the confidentiality of any
36.26information collected, stored, retrieved, assessed, or analyzed by the board, staff to
36.27the board, or contractors to the review program that identifies individual physicians,
36.28pharmacists, or recipients;
36.29(7) establish and implement an ongoing process to:
36.30(i) receive public comment regarding drug utilization review criteria and standards;
36.31and
36.32(ii) consider the comments along with other scientific and clinical information in
36.33order to revise criteria and standards on a timely basis; and
36.34(8) adopt any rules necessary to carry out this section.
36.35(d) The board may establish advisory committees. The commissioner may contract
36.36with appropriate organizations to assist the board in carrying out the board's duties.
37.1The commissioner may enter into contracts for services to develop and implement a
37.2retrospective and prospective review program.
37.3(e) The board shall report to the commissioner annually on the date the drug
37.4utilization review annual report is due to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
37.5This report must cover the preceding federal fiscal year. The commissioner shall make the
37.6report available to the public upon request. The report must include information on the
37.7activities of the board and the program; the effectiveness of implemented interventions;
37.8administrative costs; and any fiscal impact resulting from the program. An honorarium
37.9of $100 per meeting and reimbursement for mileage must be paid to each board member
37.10in attendance.
37.11(f) This subdivision is exempt from the provisions of section 15.059.
37.12Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the board is permanent and does not expire.

37.13    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256C.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
37.14    Subdivision 1. Membership. The Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and
37.15Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans consists of seven members appointed at large and one
37.16member from each advisory committee established under section 256C.24, subdivision 3.
37.17At least 50 percent of the members must be deaf or deafblind or hard of hearing. Members
37.18shall include persons who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing, parents of children who
37.19are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing, and representatives of county and regional human
37.20services, including representatives of private service providers. Commission members
37.21are appointed by the governor for a three-year term and shall serve no more than two
37.22consecutive terms. The commission shall select one member as chair. Notwithstanding
37.23section 15.059, the commission does not expire.

37.24    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 270C.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
37.25    Subd. 5. Duration. Notwithstanding the provisions of any statutes to the contrary,
37.26including section 15.059, the coordinating committee as established by this section to
37.27oversee and coordinate preparation of the microdata samples of income tax returns and
37.28other information shall not expire.

37.29    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.2213, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
37.30    Subd. 5. Advisory committees. Before submission to the board of a proposal for a
37.31project for expenditure of money appropriated under this section, the commissioner of Iron
37.32Range resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting
37.33of at least seven persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of
38.1the proposal. If the project involves investment in a scientific research proposal, at
38.2least four of the committee members must be knowledgeable in the specific scientific
38.3research area relating to the project. Members of the committees must be compensated as
38.4provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3. The board shall not act on a proposal until it
38.5has received the evaluation and recommendations of the technical advisory committee.
38.6Notwithstanding section 15.059, the committees do not expire.

38.7    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.2214, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.8    Subdivision 1. Creation of committee; purpose. A committee is created to
38.9advise the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation on providing higher
38.10education programs in the taconite assistance area defined in section 273.1341. The
38.11committee is subject to section 15.059 but does not expire.

38.12    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.297, is amended to read:
38.13298.297 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
38.14Before submission of a project to the board, the commissioner of Iron Range
38.15resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting of
38.16one or more persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of the
38.17proposal. Members of the committees shall be compensated as provided in section 15.059,
38.18subdivision 3 . The board shall not act on a proposal until it has received the evaluation
38.19and recommendations of the technical advisory committee or until 15 days have elapsed
38.20since the proposal was transmitted to the advisory committee, whichever occurs first.
38.21Notwithstanding section 15.059, the committees do not expire.

38.22    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
38.23    Subd. 5. Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, The advisory
38.24committee on Capitol Area Security expires June 30, 2022.

38.25    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.26    Subdivision 1. Membership. (a) The Construction Codes Advisory Council
38.27consists of the following members:
38.28    (1) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee representing the department's
38.29Construction Codes and Licensing Division;
38.30    (2) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner of public safety's
38.31designee representing the Department of Public Safety's State Fire Marshal Division;
39.1    (3) one member, appointed by the commissioner, engaged in each of the following
39.2occupations or industries:
39.3    (i) certified building officials;
39.4    (ii) fire chiefs or fire marshals;
39.5    (iii) licensed architects;
39.6    (iv) licensed professional engineers;
39.7    (v) commercial building owners and managers;
39.8    (vi) the licensed residential building industry;
39.9    (vii) the commercial building industry;
39.10    (viii) the heating and ventilation industry;
39.11    (ix) a member of the Plumbing Board;
39.12    (x) a member of the Board of Electricity;
39.13    (xi) a member of the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems;
39.14    (xii) the boiler industry;
39.15    (xiii) the manufactured housing industry;
39.16    (xiv) public utility suppliers;
39.17    (xv) the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council; and
39.18    (xvi) local units of government.
39.19    (b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee representing the department's
39.20Construction Codes and Licensing Division shall serve as chair of the advisory council.
39.21For members who are not state officials or employees, compensation and removal of
39.22members of the advisory council are governed by section 15.059. The terms of the
39.23members of the advisory council shall be four years. The terms of eight of the appointed
39.24members shall be coterminous with the governor and the terms of the remaining nine
39.25appointed members shall end on the first Monday in January one year after the terms of
39.26the other appointed members expire. An appointed member may be reappointed. Each
39.27council member shall appoint an alternate to serve in their absence. The committee is not
39.28subject to the expiration provision of section 15.059, subdivision 5.

39.29    Sec. 39. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
39.30The revisor of statutes shall: (1) remove cross-references to the sections repealed
39.31in articles 1 to 8 wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules; and
39.32(2) make changes necessary to correct the punctuation, grammar, or structure of the
39.33remaining text and preserve its meaning.

39.34    Sec. 40. REPEALER.
40.1Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 15B.32, subdivision 7; 127A.70, subdivision 3;
40.2136A.031, subdivision 5; 147E.35, subdivision 4; and 245.97, subdivision 7, are repealed."
40.3Delete the title and insert:

40.4"A bill for an act

40.5relating to state government; modifying laws governing certain executive branch
40.6advisory groups;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3.922, subdivision
40.78; 15B.11, subdivision 2; 16B.055, subdivision 1; 28A.21, subdivision 6;
40.843A.316, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 62J.495, subdivision 2; 79A.02, subdivision 1;
40.985.0146, subdivision 1; 89A.03, subdivision 5; 89A.08, subdivision 1; 92.35;
40.1093.0015, subdivision 3; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 103F.518, subdivision 1;
40.11115.55, subdivision 12; 115.741, by adding a subdivision; 116U.25; 120B.365,
40.12subdivision 2; 134.31, subdivision 6; 144.1255, subdivision 1; 144.1481,
40.13subdivision 1; 144.608, subdivision 2; 144G.06; 145A.10, subdivision 10;
40.14148.7805, subdivision 2; 152.126, subdivision 3; 153A.20, subdivision 2; 162.07,
40.15subdivision 5; 162.13, subdivision 3; 174.52, subdivision 3; 175.007, subdivision
40.161; 182.656, subdivision 3; 206.805; 214.13, subdivision 4; 216B.813, subdivision
40.172; 216B.815; 216C.02, subdivision 1; 240.18, subdivision 4; 241.021,
40.18subdivision 4c; 243.1606, subdivision 4; 252.30; 256B.0625, subdivisions 13c,
40.1913i; 256B.27, subdivision 3; 256C.28, subdivision 1; 270C.12, subdivision 5;
40.20298.2213, subdivision 5; 298.2214, subdivision 1; 298.297; 299A.62, subdivision
40.212; 299A.63, subdivision 2; 299E.04, subdivision 5; 326B.07, subdivision 1;
40.22611A.32, subdivision 2; 611A.33; 611A.345; 611A.35; 629.342, subdivision 2;
40.23Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 103I.105; 125A.28; 136A.031,
40.24subdivision 3; 144.98, subdivision 10; 254A.035, subdivision 2; 254A.04;
40.25256B.064, subdivision 1a; 256B.093, subdivision 1; 260.835, subdivision 2;
40.26proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162; repealing
40.27Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 6.81; 15.059, subdivision 5; 15B.32,
40.28subdivision 7; 16E.0475; 43A.316, subdivision 4; 43A.317, subdivision 4;
40.2962U.09; 82B.021, subdivision 10; 82B.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7; 82B.06;
40.3084.964; 103F.518, subdivision 11; 116L.361, subdivision 2; 116L.363; 124D.94;
40.31127A.70, subdivision 3; 136A.031, subdivision 5; 147E.35, subdivision 4;
40.32162.02, subdivisions 2, 3; 162.09, subdivisions 2, 3; 196.30; 197.585, subdivision
40.334; 245.97, subdivision 7; 252.31; 270C.991, subdivision 4; 299C.156; 299M.02;
40.34402A.15; 611A.34; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 15.059,
40.35subdivision 5b; 197.585, subdivision 2."

41.1	We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.
41.2	House Conferees:
41.3	.....		.....
41.4	Diane Loeffler		Mary Liz Holberg
41.5	.....
41.6	Zachary Dorholt
41.7	Senate Conferees:
41.8	.....		.....
41.9	Katie Sieben		Scott J. Newman
41.10	.....
41.11	Melissa H. Wiklund