Engrossments
Introduction		Posted on 03/17/2015
1st Engrossment		Posted on 03/25/2015

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 5.25, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Service on dissolved, withdrawn, or revoked business entity.

(a)
Process, notice, or demand may be served on a dissolved, withdrawn, or revoked business
entity that was governed by chapter 302A, 303, 317A, 321, 322B, or deleted text begin 323deleted text end new text begin 323Anew text end as
provided in this subdivision. The court shall determine if service is proper.

(b) If a business entity has voluntarily dissolved or has withdrawn its request for
authority to transact business in this state, or a court has entered a decree of dissolution or
revocation of authority to do business, service must be made according to subdivision 3
or 4, so long as claims are not barred under the provisions of the chapter that governed
the business entity.

(c) If a business entity has been involuntarily dissolved or its authority to transact
business in this state has been revoked, service must be made according to subdivision 3
or 4.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.602, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

State auditor data.

(a) Public accountants. Data sharing between the
state auditor and public accountants is governed by section 6.69, subdivision 1.

(b) Audit data. Data relating to an audit under chapter 6 are classified under
section 6.715.

deleted text begin (c) Local records. Data sharing between the state auditor and legislative auditor of
information collected from local governments is governed by section 6.74.
deleted text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.72, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12.

Transportation Department data.

When the commissioner of
transportation determines that the design-build best-value method of project delivery is
appropriate for a project under sections 161.3410 to deleted text begin 161.3428deleted text end new text begin 161.3426new text end , relocation reports,
planimetric files, digital terrain models, preliminary design drawings, commissioner's
orders, requests for proposals, and requests for qualifications are classified as protected
nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals and confidential data on individuals
until the department publishes the data as part of the request for proposal process.
The commissioner may release design-build data to land owners, counties, cities, and
other parties under contract to a government entity as necessary to facilitate project
development. The released data retain their classification as protected nonpublic data
with regard to data not on individuals and confidential data on individuals as provided
by section 13.03, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), until the department publishes the data as
part of the request for proposal process.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.871, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Training; investigation; apprehension; reports.

(a) Reports of gunshot
wounds. Disclosure of the name of a person making a report under section 626.52,
subdivision 2, is governed by section 626.53.

(b) Child abuse report records. Data contained in child abuse report records are
classified under section 626.556.

(c) Interstate data exchange. Disclosure of child abuse reports to agencies of
another state is classified under section 626.556, subdivision 10g.

(d) Release to family court services. Release of child abuse data to a court services
agency is authorized under section 626.556, subdivision 10h.

(e) Release of data to mandated reporters. Release of child abuse data to mandated
reporters who have an ongoing responsibility for the health, education, or welfare of a
child affected by the data is authorized under section 626.556, subdivision 10j.

(f) Release of child abuse assessment or investigative records to other counties.
Release of child abuse investigative records to local welfare agencies is authorized under
section 626.556, subdivision 10k.

(g) Classifying and sharing records and reports of child abuse. The classification
of child abuse data and the sharing of records and reports of child abuse by and between
local welfare agencies and law enforcement agencies are governed under section 626.556,
subdivision 11.

(h) Disclosure of information not required in certain cases. Disclosure of certain
data obtained from interviewing a minor is governed by section 626.556, subdivision 11a.

(i) Data received from law enforcement. Classifying child abuse data received
by certain agencies from law enforcement agencies is governed under section 626.556,
subdivision 11b.

(j) Disclosure in child fatality cases. Disclosure of information relating to a child
fatality is governed under section 626.556, subdivision 11d.

(k) Reports of prenatal exposure to controlled substances. Data on persons
making reports under section 626.5561 are classified under section 626.5561, subdivision 3.

(l) Vulnerable adult report records. Data contained in vulnerable adult report
records are classified under section 626.557, subdivision 12b.

(m) Adult protection team information sharing. Sharing of local welfare agency
vulnerable adult data with a protection team is governed by section 626.5571, subdivision 3.

(n) Child protection team. Data acquired by a case consultation committee or
subcommittee of a child protection team are classified by section 626.558, subdivision 3.

deleted text begin (o) Child maltreatment reports peer review panel. Sharing data of cases reviewed
by the panel is governed under section 626.5593, subdivision 2.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (p)deleted text end new text begin (o)new text end Peace officer discipline procedures. Access by an officer under investigation
to the investigating agency's investigative report on the officer is governed by section
626.89, subdivision 6.

deleted text begin (q)deleted text end new text begin (p)new text end Racial profiling study data. Racial profiling study data is governed by
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 626.951.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16A.126, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Set rates.

The commissioner shall approve the rates an agency
must pay to a revolving fund for services. Funds subject to this subdivision include, but
are not limited to, the revolving funds established in sections 14.46; 14.53; 16B.2975,
subdivision deleted text begin 3deleted text end new text begin 4new text end ; 16B.48; 16B.54; 16B.58; 16B.85; 16E.14; 43A.55; and 176.591; and the
fund established in section 43A.30.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.137, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Report.

(a) The commissioner of administration, in collaboration with
the commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency, the Departments of Agriculture,
Commerce, Natural Resources, and Transportation, and other state departments, must
evaluate the goals and directives established in this section and report their findings
to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by February 1 of
each odd-numbered year. In the report, the deleted text begin committeedeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end must make
recommendations for new or adjusted goals, directives, or legislative initiatives, in light of
the progress the state has made implementing this section and the availability of new or
improved technologies.

(b) The Department of Administration shall implement a fleet reporting and
information management system. Each department will use this management system to
demonstrate its progress in complying with this section.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16D.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Duties.

The commissioner shall provide services to the state
and referring agencies to collect debts referred for collection under this chapter. The
commissioner is not a collection agency as defined by section 332.31, subdivision 3, and
is not licensed, bonded, or regulated by the commissioner of commerce under sections
332.31 to 332.35 or 332.38 to 332.44. The commissioner is subject to section 332.37,
except clause (9), (10), (12), or (19). deleted text begin Debts referred to the commissioner for collection
under section 256.9792 may in turn be referred by the commissioner to the enterprise.
deleted text end An audited financial statement may not be required as a condition of debt placement with
a private agency if the private agency: (1) has errors and omissions coverage under a
professional liability policy in an amount of at least $1,000,000; or (2) has a fidelity bond
to cover actions of its employees, in an amount of at least $100,000. deleted text begin In cases of debts
referred under section 256.9792, the provisions of this chapter and section 256.9792 apply
to the extent they are not in conflict. If they are in conflict, the provisions of section
256.9792 control. For purposes of this chapter, the referring agency for such debts remains
the Department of Human Services.
deleted text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 81A.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General requirement.

Except as otherwise provided in subdivision
2, an individual may not act as an athlete agent in this state without holding a certificate of
registration under section 81A.06 deleted text begin or 81A.08deleted text end .

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 82.67, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Agency disclosure form.

The agency disclosure form shall be in
substantially the form set forth below:

AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Minnesota law requires that early in any relationship, real estate brokers or salespersons
discuss with consumers what type of agency representation or relationship they desire.(1)
The available options are listed below. This is not a contract. This is an agency
disclosure form only. If you desire representation, you must enter into a written
contract according to state law (a listing contract or a buyer representation contract).
Until such time as you choose to enter into a written contract for representation, you
will be treated as a customer and will not receive any representation from the broker or
salesperson. The broker or salesperson will be acting as a Facilitator (see paragraph deleted text begin Vdeleted text end new text begin IV
new text end below), unless the broker or salesperson is representing another party as described below.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT: I/We acknowledge that I/We have been presented with the
below-described options. I/We understand that until I/We have signed a representation
contract, I/We are not represented by the broker/salesperson. I/We understand that written
consent is required for a dual agency relationship. THIS IS A DISCLOSURE ONLY, NOT
A CONTRACT FOR REPRESENTATION.

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Signature		Date
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Signature		Date

I.

Seller's Broker: A broker who lists a property, or a salesperson who is licensed to
the listing broker, represents the Seller and acts on behalf of the Seller. A Seller's
broker owes to the Seller the fiduciary duties described below.(2) The broker
must also disclose to the Buyer material facts as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 82.68, subdivision 3, of which the broker is aware that could adversely and
significantly affect the Buyer's use or enjoyment of the property. If a broker or
salesperson working with a Buyer as a customer is representing the Seller, he or she
must act in the Seller's best interest and must tell the Seller any information disclosed
to him or her, except confidential information acquired in a facilitator relationship
(see paragraph deleted text begin Vdeleted text end new text begin IVnew text end below). In that case, the Buyer will not be represented and will
not receive advice and counsel from the broker or salesperson.

II.

Buyer's Broker: A Buyer may enter into an agreement for the broker or salesperson
to represent and act on behalf of the Buyer. The broker may represent the Buyer
only, and not the Seller, even if he or she is being paid in whole or in part by the
Seller. A Buyer's broker owes to the Buyer the fiduciary duties described below.(2)
The broker must disclose to the Buyer material facts as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 82.68, subdivision 3, of which the broker is aware that could
adversely and significantly affect the Buyer's use or enjoyment of the property. If
a broker or salesperson working with a Seller as a customer is representing the
Buyer, he or she must act in the Buyer's best interest and must tell the Buyer any
information disclosed to him or her, except confidential information acquired in a
facilitator relationship (see paragraph deleted text begin Vdeleted text end new text begin IVnew text end below). In that case, the Seller will not be
represented and will not receive advice and counsel from the broker or salesperson.

III.

Dual Agency-Broker Representing both Seller and Buyer: Dual agency occurs
when one broker or salesperson represents both parties to a transaction, or when two
salespersons licensed to the same broker each represent a party to the transaction.
Dual agency requires the informed consent of all parties, and means that the broker
and salesperson owe the same duties to the Seller and the Buyer. This role limits the
level of representation the broker and salespersons can provide, and prohibits them
from acting exclusively for either party. In a dual agency, confidential information
about price, terms, and motivation for pursuing a transaction will be kept confidential
unless one party instructs the broker or salesperson in writing to disclose specific
information about him or her. Other information will be shared. Dual agents may
not advocate for one party to the detriment of the other.(3)

Within the limitations described above, dual agents owe to both Seller and Buyer the
fiduciary duties described below.(2) Dual agents must disclose to Buyers material
facts as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 82.68, subdivision 3, of which the
broker is aware that could adversely and significantly affect the Buyer's use or
enjoyment of the property.

IV.

Facilitator: A broker or salesperson who performs services for a Buyer, a Seller, or
both but does not represent either in a fiduciary capacity as a Buyer's Broker, Seller's
Broker, or Dual Agent. THE FACILITATOR BROKER OR SALESPERSON
DOES NOT OWE ANY PARTY ANY OF THE FIDUCIARY DUTIES LISTED
BELOW, EXCEPT CONFIDENTIALITY, UNLESS THOSE DUTIES ARE
INCLUDED IN A WRITTEN FACILITATOR SERVICES AGREEMENT. The
facilitator broker or salesperson owes the duty of confidentiality to the party but
owes no other duty to the party except those duties required by law or contained in
a written facilitator services agreement, if any. In the event a facilitator broker or
salesperson, working with a Buyer, shows a property listed by the facilitator broker
or salesperson, then the facilitator broker or salesperson must act as a Seller's Broker
(see paragraph I above). In the event a facilitator broker or salesperson, working
with a Seller, accepts a showing of the property by a Buyer being represented by the
facilitator broker or salesperson, then the facilitator broker or salesperson must act
as a Buyer's Broker (see paragraph III above).

.

(1) This disclosure is required by law in any transaction involving property occupied
or intended to be occupied by one to four families as their residence.

(2) The fiduciary duties mentioned above are listed below and have the following
meanings:

Loyalty-broker/salesperson will act only in client(s)' best interest.

Obedience-broker/salesperson will carry out all client(s)' lawful instructions.

Disclosure-broker/salesperson will disclose to client(s) all material facts of which
broker/salesperson has knowledge which might reasonably affect the client's use and
enjoyment of the property.

Confidentiality-broker/salesperson will keep client(s)' confidences unless required
by law to disclose specific information (such as disclosure of material facts to Buyers).

Reasonable Care-broker/salesperson will use reasonable care in performing duties as
an agent.

Accounting-broker/salesperson will account to client(s) for all client(s)' money
and property received as agent.

(3) If Seller(s) elect(s) not to agree to a dual agency relationship, Seller(s) may give
up the opportunity to sell the property to Buyers represented by the broker/salesperson.
If Buyer(s) elect(s) not to agree to a dual agency relationship, Buyer(s) may give up the
opportunity to purchase properties listed by the broker.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 82.72, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Retention.

A licensed real estate broker shall retain for six years copies
of all listings, buyer representation and facilitator services contracts, deposit receipts,
purchase money contracts, canceled checks, trust account records, and such other
documents as may reasonably be related to carrying on a real estate brokerage business.
The retention period shall run from the date of the closing of the transaction, or from
the date of the deleted text begin closingdeleted text end document if the transaction is not consummated. The following
documents need not be retained:

(1) agency disclosure forms provided to prospective buyers or sellers, where no
contractual relationship is subsequently created and no services are provided by the
licensee; and

(2) facilitator services contracts or buyer representation contracts entered into with
prospective buyers, where the prospective buyer abandons the contractual relationship
before any services have been provided by the licensee.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

When prepared.

Where there is potential for significant environmental
effects resulting from any major governmental action, the action shall be preceded by a
detailed environmental impact statement prepared by the responsible governmental unit.
The environmental impact statement shall be an analytical rather than an encyclopedic
document which describes the proposed action in detail, analyzes its significant
environmental impacts, discusses appropriate alternatives to the proposed action and
their impacts, and explores methods by which adverse environmental impacts of an
action could be mitigated. The environmental impact statement shall also analyze those
economic, employment, and sociological effects that cannot be avoided should the action
be implemented. To ensure its use in the decision-making process, the environmental
impact statement shall be prepared as early as practical in the formulation of an action.

(a) The board shall by rule establish categories of actions for which environmental
impact statements and for which environmental assessment worksheets shall be prepared
as well as categories of actions for which no environmental review is required under this
section. A mandatory environmental assessment worksheet shall not be required for the
expansion of an ethanol plant, as defined in section 41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph
(b), or the conversion of an ethanol plant to a biobutanol facility or the expansion of a
biobutanol facility as defined in section 41A.105, subdivision 1a, based on the capacity
of the expanded or converted facility to produce alcohol fuel, but must be required if
the ethanol plant or biobutanol facility meets or exceeds thresholds of other categories
of actions for which environmental assessment worksheets must be prepared. The
responsible governmental unit for an ethanol plant or biobutanol facility project for which
an environmental assessment worksheet is prepared shall be the state agency with the
greatest responsibility for supervising or approving the project as a whole.

A mandatory environmental impact statement shall not be required for a facility
or plant located outside the seven-county metropolitan area that produces less than
125,000,000 gallons of ethanol, biobutanol, or cellulosic biofuel annually, or produces less
than 400,000 tons of chemicals annually, if the facility or plant is: an ethanol plant, as
defined in section 41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b); a biobutanol facility, as defined
in section 41A.105, subdivision 1a, clause (1); or a cellulosic biofuel facilitydeleted text begin , as defined in
section 41A.10, subdivision 1, paragraph (d)deleted text end . A facility or plant that only uses a cellulosic
feedstock to produce chemical products for use by another facility as a feedstock shall not
be considered a fuel conversion facility as used in rules adopted under this chapter.

(b) The responsible governmental unit shall promptly publish notice of the
completion of an environmental assessment worksheet by publishing the notice in at least
one newspaper of general circulation in the geographic area where the project is proposed,
by posting the notice on a Web site that has been designated as the official publication site
for publication of proceedings, public notices, and summaries of a political subdivision in
which the project is proposed, or in any other manner determined by the board and shall
provide copies of the environmental assessment worksheet to the board and its member
agencies. Comments on the need for an environmental impact statement may be submitted
to the responsible governmental unit during a 30-day period following publication of the
notice that an environmental assessment worksheet has been completed. The responsible
governmental unit's decision on the need for an environmental impact statement shall be
based on the environmental assessment worksheet and the comments received during the
comment period, and shall be made within 15 days after the close of the comment period.
The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by not more than 15 additional days upon
the request of the responsible governmental unit.

(c) An environmental assessment worksheet shall also be prepared for a proposed
action whenever material evidence accompanying a petition by not less than 100
individuals who reside or own property in the state, submitted before the proposed
project has received final approval by the appropriate governmental units, demonstrates
that, because of the nature or location of a proposed action, there may be potential for
significant environmental effects. Petitions requesting the preparation of an environmental
assessment worksheet shall be submitted to the board. The chair of the board shall
determine the appropriate responsible governmental unit and forward the petition to it.
A decision on the need for an environmental assessment worksheet shall be made by
the responsible governmental unit within 15 days after the petition is received by the
responsible governmental unit. The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by not
more than 15 additional days upon request of the responsible governmental unit.

(d) Except in an environmentally sensitive location where Minnesota Rules, part
4410.4300, subpart 29, item B, applies, the proposed action is exempt from environmental
review under this chapter and rules of the board, if:

(1) the proposed action is:

(i) an animal feedlot facility with a capacity of less than 1,000 animal units; or

(ii) an expansion of an existing animal feedlot facility with a total cumulative
capacity of less than 1,000 animal units;

(2) the application for the animal feedlot facility includes a written commitment by
the proposer to design, construct, and operate the facility in full compliance with Pollution
Control Agency feedlot rules; and

(3) the county board holds a public meeting for citizen input at least ten business
days prior to the Pollution Control Agency or county issuing a feedlot permit for the
animal feedlot facility unless another public meeting for citizen input has been held with
regard to the feedlot facility to be permitted. The exemption in this paragraph is in
addition to other exemptions provided under other law and rules of the board.

(e) The board may, prior to final approval of a proposed project, require preparation
of an environmental assessment worksheet by a responsible governmental unit selected
by the board for any action where environmental review under this section has not been
specifically provided for by rule or otherwise initiated.

(f) An early and open process shall be utilized to limit the scope of the environmental
impact statement to a discussion of those impacts, which, because of the nature or location
of the project, have the potential for significant environmental effects. The same process
shall be utilized to determine the form, content and level of detail of the statement as well
as the alternatives which are appropriate for consideration in the statement. In addition,
the permits which will be required for the proposed action shall be identified during the
scoping process. Further, the process shall identify those permits for which information
will be developed concurrently with the environmental impact statement. The board
shall provide in its rules for the expeditious completion of the scoping process. The
determinations reached in the process shall be incorporated into the order requiring the
preparation of an environmental impact statement.

(g) The responsible governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, avoid
duplication and ensure coordination between state and federal environmental review
and between environmental review and environmental permitting. Whenever practical,
information needed by a governmental unit for making final decisions on permits
or other actions required for a proposed project shall be developed in conjunction
with the preparation of an environmental impact statement. When an environmental
impact statement is prepared for a project requiring multiple permits for which two or
more agencies' decision processes include either mandatory or discretionary hearings
before a hearing officer prior to the agencies' decision on the permit, the agencies
may, notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, conduct the hearings in a single
consolidated hearing process if requested by the proposer. All agencies having jurisdiction
over a permit that is included in the consolidated hearing shall participate. The responsible
governmental unit shall establish appropriate procedures for the consolidated hearing
process, including procedures to ensure that the consolidated hearing process is consistent
with the applicable requirements for each permit regarding the rights and duties of parties to
the hearing, and shall utilize the earliest applicable hearing procedure to initiate the hearing.

(h) An environmental impact statement shall be prepared and its adequacy
determined within 280 days after notice of its preparation unless the time is extended by
consent of the parties or by the governor for good cause. The responsible governmental
unit shall determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement, unless within 60
days after notice is published that an environmental impact statement will be prepared,
the board chooses to determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement. If an
environmental impact statement is found to be inadequate, the responsible governmental
unit shall have 60 days to prepare an adequate environmental impact statement.

(i) The proposer of a specific action may include in the information submitted to the
responsible governmental unit a preliminary draft environmental impact statement under
this section on that action for review, modification, and determination of completeness and
adequacy by the responsible governmental unit. A preliminary draft environmental impact
statement prepared by the project proposer and submitted to the responsible governmental
unit shall identify or include as an appendix all studies and other sources of information
used to substantiate the analysis contained in the preliminary draft environmental impact
statement. The responsible governmental unit shall require additional studies, if needed,
and obtain from the project proposer all additional studies and information necessary for
the responsible governmental unit to perform its responsibility to review, modify, and
determine the completeness and adequacy of the environmental impact statement.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.146, is amended to read:

116L.146 EXPEDITED GRANT PROCESS.

(a) The board may authorize grants not to exceed $50,000 each through an expedited
grant approval process to:

(1) eligible employers to provide training programs for up to 50 workers; or

(2) a public or private institution of higher education to:

deleted text begin (i) do predevelopment or curriculum development for training programs prior to
submission for program funding under section 116L.12;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (ii)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end convert an existing curriculum for distance learning through interactive
television or other communication methods; or

deleted text begin (iii)deleted text end new text begin (ii)new text end enable a training program to be offered when it would otherwise be canceled
due to an enrollment shortfall of one or two students when the program is offered in a
health-related field with a documented worker shortage and is part of a training program
not exceeding two years in length.

(b) The board shall develop application procedures and evaluation policies for
grants made under this section.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 119A.50, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Early childhood literacy programs.

(a) A research-based early childhood
literacy program premised on actively involved parents, ongoing professional staff
development, and high quality early literacy program standards is established to increase
the literacy skills of children participating in Head Start to prepare them to be successful
readers and to increase families' participation in providing early literacy experiences to
their children. Program providers must:

(1) work to prepare children to be successful learners;

(2) work to close the achievement gap for at-risk children;

(3) use a culturally relevant integrated approach to early literacy that daily offers
a literacy-rich classroom learning environment composed of books, writing materials,
writing centers, labels, rhyming, and other related literacy materials and opportunities;

(4) support children's home language while helping the children master English and
use multiple literacy strategies to provide a cultural bridge between home and school;

(5) use literacy mentors, ongoing literacy groups, and other teachers and staff to
provide appropriate, extensive professional development opportunities in early literacy
and classroom strategies for preschool teachers and other preschool staff;

(6) use ongoing data-based assessments that enable preschool teachers to understand,
plan, and implement literacy strategies, activities, and curriculum that meet children's
literacy needs and continuously improve children's literacy;

(7) foster participation by parents, community stakeholders, literacy advisors, and
evaluation specialists; and

(8) provide parents of English learners with oral and written information to monitor
the program's impact on their children's English language development, to know whether
their children are progressing in developing their English proficiency and, where
practicable, their native language proficiency, and to actively engage with their children in
developing their English and native language proficiency.

Program providers are encouraged to collaborate with qualified, community-based
early childhood providers in implementing this program and to seek nonstate funds to
supplement the program.

(b) Program providers under paragraph (a) interested in extending literacy programs
to children in kindergarten through grade 3 may elect to form a partnership with an
eligible organization under section 124D.38, subdivision 2, or 124D.42, subdivision
deleted text begin 6, clause (3)deleted text end new text begin 8new text end , schools enrolling children in kindergarten through grade 3, and other
interested and qualified community-based entities to provide ongoing literacy programs
that offer seamless literacy instruction focused on closing the literacy achievement gap.
To close the literacy achievement gap by the end of third grade, partnership members must
agree to use best efforts and practices and to work collaboratively to implement a seamless
literacy model from age three to grade 3, consistent with paragraph (a). Literacy programs
under this paragraph must collect and use literacy data to:

(1) evaluate children's literacy skills;

(2) monitor the progress and provide reading instruction appropriate to the specific
needs of English learners; and

(3) formulate specific intervention strategies to provide reading instruction to
children premised on the outcomes of formative and summative assessments and
research-based indicators of literacy development.

The literacy programs under this paragraph also must train teachers and other
providers working with children to use the assessment outcomes under clause deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end to
develop and use effective, long-term literacy coaching models that are specific to the
program providers.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120A.41, is amended to read:

120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.

A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of
instruction for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a
student in grades 1 deleted text begin thoughdeleted text end new text begin throughnew text end 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in
grades 7 deleted text begin thoughdeleted text end new text begin throughnew text end 12, not including summer school. The school calendar for all-day
kindergarten must include at least 850 hours of instruction for the school year. A school
board's annual calendar must include at least 165 days of instruction for a student in grades
1 through 11 unless a four-day week schedule has been approved by the commissioner
under section 124D.126.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Applicants licensed in other states.

(a) Subject to the requirements of
sections 122A.18, subdivision 8, and 123B.03, the Board of Teaching must issue a teaching
license or a temporary teaching license under paragraphs (b) to (e) to an applicant who holds
at least a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and holds
or held a similar out-of-state teaching license that requires the applicant to successfully
complete a teacher preparation program approved by the issuing state, which includes
field-specific teaching methods and student teaching or essentially equivalent experience.

(b) The Board of Teaching must issue a teaching license to an applicant who:

(1) successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components
required by the Board of Teaching; and

(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license to teach the same content field and
grade levels if the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than two grade levels less
than a similar Minnesota license.

(c) The Board of Teaching, consistent with board rules and paragraph (h), must
issue up to three one-year temporary teaching licenses to an applicant who holds or held
an out-of-state teaching license to teach the same content field and grade levels, where
the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than two grade levels less than a similar
Minnesota license, but has not successfully completed all exams and human relations
preparation components required by the Board of Teaching.

(d) The Board of Teaching, consistent with board rules, must issue up to three
one-year temporary teaching licenses to an applicant who:

(1) successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components
required by the Board of Teaching; and

(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license to teach the same content field
and grade levels, where the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than two grade
levels less than a similar Minnesota license, but has not completed field-specific teaching
methods or student teaching or equivalent experience.

The applicant may complete field-specific teaching methods and student teaching
or equivalent experience by successfully participating in a one-year school district
mentorship program consistent with board-adopted standards of effective practice and
Minnesota graduation requirements.

(e) The Board of Teaching must issue a temporary teaching license for a term of
up to three years only in the content field or grade levels specified in the out-of-state
license to an applicant who:

(1) successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components
required by the Board of Teaching; and

(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license where the out-of-state license is
more limited in the content field or grade levels than a similar Minnesota license.

(f) The Board of Teaching must not issue to an applicant more than three one-year
temporary teaching licenses under this subdivision.

(g) The Board of Teaching must not issue a license under this subdivision if the
applicant has not attained the additional degrees, credentials, or licenses required in a
particular licensure field.

(h) The Board of Teaching must require an applicant for a teaching license or a
temporary teaching license under this subdivision to pass a skills examination in reading,
writing, and mathematics or demonstrate, consistent with section 122A.09, subdivision
4, the applicant's attainment of either the requisite composite ACT Plus Writing or SAT
score before the board issues the license unless, notwithstanding other provisions of this
subdivision, an applicable board-approved National Association of State Directors of
Teacher Educationnew text begin and Certificationnew text end interstate reciprocity agreement exists to allow fully
certified teachers from other states to transfer their certification to Minnesota.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Alternative teacher professional pay system.

(a) To participate in this
program, a school district, intermediate school district, school site, or charter school must
have an educational improvement plan under section 122A.413 and an alternative teacher
professional pay system agreement under paragraph (b). A charter school participant also
must comply with subdivision 2a.

(b) The alternative teacher professional pay system agreement must:

(1) describe how teachers can achieve career advancement and additional
compensation;

(2) describe how the school district, intermediate school district, school site, or
charter school will provide teachers with career advancement options that allow teachers
to retain primary roles in student instruction and facilitate site-focused professional
development that helps other teachers improve their skills;

(3) reform the "steps and lanes" salary schedule, prevent any teacher's compensation
paid before implementing the pay system from being reduced as a result of participating in
this system, base at least 60 percent of any compensation increase on teacher performance
using:

(i) schoolwide student achievement gains under section 120B.35 or locally selected
standardized assessment outcomes, or both;

(ii) measures of student growth and literacy that may include value-added models
or student learning goals, consistent with section 122A.40, subdivision 8, new text begin paragraph
(b), new text end clause (9), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, new text begin paragraph (b), new text end clause (9), and other measures
that include the academic literacy, oral academic language, and achievement of English
learners under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, new text begin paragraph (b), new text end clause (10), or 122A.41,
subdivision 5, new text begin paragraph (b), new text end clause (10); and

(iii) an objective evaluation program under section 122A.40, subdivision 8,
paragraph (b), clause (2), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (2);

(4) provide for participation in job-embedded learning opportunities such as
professional learning communities to improve instructional skills and learning that are
aligned with student needs under section 122A.413, consistent with the staff development
plan under section 122A.60 and led during the school day by trained teacher leaders
such as master or mentor teachers;

(5) allow any teacher in a participating school district, intermediate school district,
school site, or charter school that implements an alternative pay system to participate in
that system without any quota or other limit; and

(6) encourage collaboration rather than competition among teachers.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Staff development revenue.

A district is required to reserve
an amount equal to at least two percent of the basic revenue under section 126C.10,
subdivision 2, for in-service education for programs under section 120B.22, subdivision 2,
for staff development plans, including plans for challenging instructional activities and
experiences under section 122A.60, and for curriculum development and programs, other
in-service education, teachers' evaluation, teachers' workshops, teacher conferences,
the cost of substitute teachers new text begin for new text end staff development purposes, preservice and in-service
education for special education professionals and paraprofessionals, and other related
costs for staff development efforts. A district may annually waive the requirement to
reserve their basic revenue under this section if a majority vote of the licensed teachers
in the district and a majority vote of the school board agree to a resolution to waive the
requirement. A district in statutory operating debt is exempt from reserving basic revenue
according to this section. Districts may expend an additional amount of unreserved
revenue for staff development based on their needs.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Formation of school.

(a) An authorizer, after receiving an application from
a school developer, may charter a licensed teacher under section 122A.18, subdivision
1, or a group of individuals that includes one or more licensed teachers under section
122A.18, subdivision 1, to operate a school subject to the commissioner's approval of the
authorizer's affidavit under paragraph (b). The school must be organized and operated as a
nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A and the provisions under the applicable chapter
shall apply to the school except as provided in this section.

Notwithstanding sections 465.717 and 465.719, a school district, subject to this
section and section 124D.11, may create a corporation for the purpose of establishing a
charter school.

(b) Before the operators may establish and operate a school, the authorizer must file
an affidavit with the commissioner stating its intent to charter a school. An authorizer
must file a separate affidavit for each school it intends to charter. An authorizer must file
an affidavit by May 1 to be able to charter a new school in the next school year after the
commissioner approves the authorizer's affidavit. The affidavit must state the terms and
conditions under which the authorizer would charter a school and how the authorizer
intends to oversee the fiscal and student performance of the charter school and to comply
with the terms of the written contract between the authorizer and the charter school
board of directors under subdivision 6. The commissioner must approve or disapprove
the authorizer's affidavit within 60 business days of receipt of the affidavit. If the
commissioner disapproves the affidavit, the commissioner shall notify the authorizer of
the deficiencies in the affidavit and the authorizer then has 20 business days to address the
deficiencies. The commissioner must notify the authorizer of final approval or disapproval
within 15 business days after receiving the authorizer's response to the deficiencies in the
affidavit. If the authorizer does not address deficiencies to the commissioner's satisfaction,
the commissioner's disapproval is final. Failure to obtain commissioner approval precludes
an authorizer from chartering the school that is the subject of this affidavit.

(c) The authorizer may prevent an approved charter school from opening for
operation if, among other grounds, the charter school violates this section or does not meet
the ready-to-open standards that are part of the authorizer's oversight and evaluation
process or are stipulated in the charter school contract.

(d) The operators authorized to organize and operate a school, before entering into
a contract or other agreement for professional or other services, goods, or facilities,
must incorporate as a nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A and must establish a
board of directors composed of at least five members who are not related parties until a
timely election for members of the ongoing charter school board of directors is held
according to the school's articles and bylaws under paragraph deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end . A charter school
board of directors must be composed of at least five members who are not related parties.
Staff members employed at the school, including teachers providing instruction under a
contract with a cooperative, members of the board of directors, and all parents or legal
guardians of children enrolled in the school are the voters eligible to elect the members
of the school's board of directors. A charter school must notify eligible voters of the
school board election dates at least 30 days before the election. Board of director meetings
must comply with chapter 13D.

(e) A charter school shall publish and maintain on the school's official Web site: (1)
the minutes of meetings of the board of directors, and of members and committees having
any board-delegated authority, for at least one calendar year from the date of publication;
(2) directory information for members of the board of directors and committees having
board-delegated authority; and (3) identifying and contact information for the school's
authorizer. Identifying and contact information for the school's authorizer must be
included in other school materials made available to the public. Upon request of an
individual, the charter school must also make available in a timely fashion financial
statements showing all operations and transactions affecting income, surplus, and deficit
during the school's last annual accounting period; and a balance sheet summarizing assets
and liabilities on the closing date of the accounting period. A charter school also must
include that same information about its authorizer in other school materials that it makes
available to the public.

(f) Every charter school board member shall attend annual training throughout the
member's term on the board. All new board members shall attend initial training on
the board's role and responsibilities, employment policies and practices, and financial
management. A new board member who does not begin the required initial training within
six months after being seated and complete that training within 12 months of being seated
on the board is automatically ineligible to continue to serve as a board member. The
school shall include in its annual report the training attended by each board member
during the previous year.

(g) The ongoing board must be elected before the school completes its third year of
operation. Board elections must be held during the school year but may not be conducted
on days when the school is closed for holidays, breaks, or vacations. The charter school
board of directors shall be composed of at least five nonrelated members and include: (i)
at least one licensed teacher employed as a teacher at the school or providing instruction
under contract between the charter school and a cooperative; (ii) at least one parent or
legal guardian of a student enrolled in the charter school who is not an employee of
the charter school; and (iii) at least one interested community member who resides in
Minnesota and is not employed by the charter school and does not have a child enrolled
in the school. The board may include a majority of teachers described in this paragraph
or parents or community members, or it may have no clear majority. The chief financial
officer and the chief administrator may only serve as ex-officio nonvoting board members.
No charter school employees shall serve on the board other than teachers under item (i).
Contractors providing facilities, goods, or services to a charter school shall not serve on
the board of directors of the charter school. Board bylaws shall outline the process and
procedures for changing the board's governance structure, consistent with chapter 317A.
A board may change its governance structure only:

(1) by a majority vote of the board of directors and a majority vote of the licensed
teachers employed by the school as teachers, including licensed teachers providing
instruction under a contract between the school and a cooperative; and

(2) with the authorizer's approval.

Any change in board governance structure must conform with the composition of
the board established under this paragraph.

(h) The granting or renewal of a charter by an authorizer must not be conditioned
upon the bargaining unit status of the employees of the school.

(i) The granting or renewal of a charter school by an authorizer must not be
contingent on the charter school being required to contract, lease, or purchase services
from the authorizer. Any potential contract, lease, or purchase of service from an
authorizer must be disclosed to the commissioner, accepted through an open bidding
process, and be a separate contract from the charter contract. The school must document
the open bidding process. An authorizer must not enter into a contract to provide
management and financial services for a school that it authorizes, unless the school
documents that it received at least two competitive bids.

(j) A charter school may apply to the authorizer to amend the school charter to
expand the operation of the school to additional grades or sites that would be students'
primary enrollment site beyond those defined in the original affidavit approved by the
commissioner. After approving the school's application, the authorizer shall submit a
supplementary affidavit in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. The
authorizer must file a supplement affidavit by October 1 to be eligible to expand in the next
school year. The supplementary affidavit must document that the school has demonstrated
to the satisfaction of the authorizer the following:

(1) the need for the expansion with supporting long-range enrollment projections;

(2) a longitudinal record of demonstrated student academic performance and growth
on statewide assessments under chapter 120B or on other academic assessments that
measure longitudinal student performance and growth approved by the charter school's
board of directors and agreed upon with the authorizer;

(3) a history of sound school finances and a finance plan to implement the expansion
in a manner to promote the school's financial sustainability; and

(4) board capacity and an administrative and management plan to implement its
expansion.

(k) The commissioner shall have 30 business days to review and comment on the
supplemental affidavit. The commissioner shall notify the authorizer in writing of any
deficiencies in the supplemental affidavit and the authorizer then has 20 business days to
address, to the commissioner's satisfaction, any deficiencies in the supplemental affidavit.
The commissioner must notify the authorizer of final approval or disapproval within 15
business days after receiving the authorizer's response to the deficiencies in the affidavit.
The school may not expand grades or add sites until the commissioner has approved the
supplemental affidavit. The commissioner's approval or disapproval of a supplemental
affidavit is final.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.20, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Uses of general revenue.

(a) General community education revenue
may be used for:

(1) nonvocational, recreational, and leisure time activities and programs;

(2) programs for adults with disabilities, if the programs and budgets are approved
by the department;

(3) adult basic education programs, according to section 124D.52;

(4) summer programs for elementary and secondary pupils;

(5) implementation of a youth development plan;

(6) implementation of a youth service program;

(7) early childhood family education programs, according to section 124D.13;

(8) school readiness programs, according to section 124D.15; and

(9) deleted text begin extended daydeleted text end new text begin school-age carenew text end programs, according to section 124D.19,
subdivision 11.

(b) In addition to money from other sources, a district may use up to ten percent of
its community education revenue for equipment that is used exclusively in community
education programs. This revenue may be used only for the following purposes:

(1) to purchase or lease computers and related materials;

(2) to purchase or lease equipment for instructional programs; and

(3) to purchase textbooks and library books.

(c) General community education revenue must not be used to subsidize the direct
activity costs for adult enrichment programs. Direct activity costs include, but are not
limited to, the cost of the activity leader or instructor, cost of materials, or transportation
costs.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.861, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Public engagement; progress report and budget process.

(a) To
receive revenue under section 124D.862, the school board of an eligible district must
incorporate school and district plan components under section 120B.11 into the district's
comprehensive integration plan.

(b) A school board must hold at least one formal annual hearing to publicly report its
progress in realizing the goals identified in its plan. At the hearing, the board must provide
the public with longitudinal data demonstrating district and school progress in reducing
the disparities in student academic performance among the specified categories of students
and in realizing racial and economic integration, consistent with the district plan and the
measures in paragraph (a). At least 30 days before the formal hearing under this paragraph,
the board must post its plan, its preliminary analysis, relevant student performance data,
and other longitudinal data on the district's Web site. A district must hold one hearing to
meet the hearing requirements of both this section and section 120B.11.

(c) The district must submit a detailed budget to the commissioner by March 15 in
the year before it implements its plan. The commissioner must review, and approve or
disapprove the district's budget by June 1 of that year.

(d) The longitudinal data required under paragraph deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end must be based on student
growth and progress in reading and mathematics, as defined under section 120B.30,
subdivision 1, and student performance data and achievement reports from fully adaptive
reading and mathematics assessments for grades 3 through 7 beginning in the 2015-2016
school year under section 120B.30, subdivision 1a, and either (i) school enrollment
choices, (ii) the number of world language proficiency or high achievement certificates
awarded under section 120B.022, subdivision 1a, or the number of state bilingual and
multilingual seals issued under section 120B.022, subdivision 1b, or (iii) school safety
and students' engagement and connection at school under section 120B.35, subdivision 3,
paragraph (d). Additional longitudinal data may be based on: students' progress toward
career and college readiness under section 120B.30, subdivision 1; or rigorous coursework
completed under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), clause (2).

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.79, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Tuition.

Notwithstanding sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and 125A.65, for
children who are nonresidents of Minnesota, receive services under section 125A.76,
subdivisions 1 and deleted text begin 2deleted text end new text begin 2anew text end , and are placed in the serving school district by court action, the
serving school district shall submit unreimbursed tuition bills for eligible services to
the Department of Education instead of the resident school district. To be eligible for
reimbursement, the serving school district, as part of its child intake procedures, must
demonstrate good faith effort to obtain from the placing agency a financial commitment
to pay tuition costs.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.79, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Out-of-state tuition.

For children who are residents of the state, receive
services under section 125A.76, subdivisions 1 and deleted text begin 2deleted text end new text begin 2anew text end , and are placed in a care and
treatment facility by court action in a state that does not have a reciprocity agreement with
the commissioner under section 125A.155, the resident school district shall receive special
education out-of-state tuition aid equal to the amount of the tuition bills, minus (1) the
general education revenue, excluding basic skills revenue and the local optional levy
attributable to the pupil, calculated using the resident district's average general education
revenue per adjusted pupil unit, (2) the referendum equalization aid attributable to the
pupil, calculated using the resident district's referendum equalization aid per adjusted
pupil unit, and (3) the special education aid attributable to the pupil.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.441, is amended to read:

127A.441 AID REDUCTION; LEVY REVENUE RECOGNITION CHANGE.

(a) Each year, the state aids payable to any school district for that fiscal year that are
recognized as revenue in the school district's general and community service funds shall
be adjusted by an amount equal to (1) the amount the district recognized as revenue for the
prior fiscal year pursuant to section 123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (a) or (b), minus (2)
the amount the district recognized as revenue for the current fiscal year pursuant to section
123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (a) or (b). For purposes of making the aid adjustments
under this section, the amount the district recognizes as revenue for either the prior fiscal
year or the current fiscal year pursuant to section 123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (b),
shall not include any amount levied pursuant to section deleted text begin 124D.86, subdivision 4, for school
districts receiving revenue under sections 124D.86, subdivision 3, clauses (1), (2), and
(3);deleted text end 126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 126C.43, subdivision
2; and 126C.48, subdivision 6. Payment from the permanent school fund shall not be
adjusted pursuant to this section.

(b) The commissioner shall schedule the timing of the adjustments under paragraph
(a) as close to the end of the fiscal year as possible.

The school district shall be notified of the amount of the adjustment made to each
payment pursuant to this section.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.49, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Abatements.

Whenever by virtue of chapter 278, sections 270C.86,
375.192, or otherwise, the net tax capacity or referendum market value of any district for
any taxable year is changed after the taxes for that year have been spread by the county
auditor and the local tax rate as determined by the county auditor based upon the original
net tax capacity is applied upon the changed net tax capacities, the county auditor shall,
prior to February 1 of each year, certify to the commissioner of education the amount of
any resulting net revenue loss that accrued to the district during the preceding year. Each
year, the commissioner shall pay an abatement adjustment to the district in an amount
calculated according to the provisions of this subdivision. This amount shall be deducted
from the amount of the levy authorized by section 126C.46. The amount of the abatement
adjustment must be the product of:

(1) the net revenue loss as certified by the county auditor, times

(2) the ratio of:

(i) the sum of the amounts of the district's certified levy in the third preceding year
according to the following:

(A) section 123B.57, if the district received health and safety aid according to that
section for the second preceding year;

(B) section 124D.20, if the district received aid for community education programs
according to that section for the second preceding year;

(C) section 124D.135, subdivision 3, if the district received early childhood family
education aid according to section 124D.135 for the second preceding year;

(D) section 126C.17, subdivision 6, if the district received referendum equalization
aid according to that section for the second preceding year;

(E) section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, if the district received operating capital aid
according to section 126C.10, subdivision 13b, in the second preceding year;

(F) section 126C.10, subdivision 29, if the district received equity aid according to
section 126C.10, subdivision 30, in the second preceding year;

(G) section 126C.10, subdivision 32, if the district received transition aid according
to section 126C.10, subdivision 33, in the second preceding year;

(H) section 123B.53, subdivision 5, if the district received debt service equalization
aid according to section 123B.53, subdivision 6, in the second preceding year;

(I) section 123B.535, subdivision 4, if the district received natural disaster debt
service equalization aid according to section 123B.535, subdivision 5, in the second
preceding year;

(J) section 124D.22, subdivision 3, if the district received school-age care aid
according to section 124D.22, subdivision 4, in the second preceding year;

(K) section 123B.591, subdivision 3, if the district received deferred maintenance
aid according to section 123B.591, subdivision 4, in the second preceding year; and

(L) section deleted text begin 126C.10, subdivision 35deleted text end new text begin 122A.415, subdivision 5new text end , if the district
received alternative teacher compensation equalization aid according to section deleted text begin 126C.10,
subdivision 36deleted text end new text begin 122A.415, subdivision 6new text end , paragraph (a), in the second preceding year; to

(ii) the total amount of the district's certified levy in the third preceding December,
plus or minus auditor's adjustments.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2017 and later.
new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.49, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Excess tax increment.

(a) If a return of excess tax increment is made to a
district pursuant to sections 469.176, subdivision 2, and 469.177, subdivision 9, or upon
decertification of a tax increment district, the school district's aid and levy limitations
must be adjusted for the fiscal year in which the excess tax increment is paid under the
provisions of this subdivision.

(b) An amount must be subtracted from the district's aid for the current fiscal year
equal to the product of:

(1) the amount of the payment of excess tax increment to the district, times

(2) the ratio of:

(i) the sum of the amounts of the district's certified levy for the fiscal year in which
the excess tax increment is paid according to the following:

(A) section 123B.57, if the district received health and safety aid according to that
section for the second preceding year;

(B) section 124D.20, if the district received aid for community education programs
according to that section for the second preceding year;

(C) section 124D.135, subdivision 3, if the district received early childhood family
education aid according to section 124D.135 for the second preceding year;

(D) section 126C.17, subdivision 6, if the district received referendum equalization
aid according to that section for the second preceding year;

(E) section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, if the district received operating capital aid
according to section 126C.10, subdivision 13b, in the second preceding year;

(F) section 126C.10, subdivision 29, if the district received equity aid according to
section 126C.10, subdivision 30, in the second preceding year;

(G) section 126C.10, subdivision 32, if the district received transition aid according
to section 126C.10, subdivision 33, in the second preceding year;

(H) section 123B.53, subdivision 5, if the district received debt service equalization
aid according to section 123B.53, subdivision 6, in the second preceding year;

(I) section 123B.535, subdivision 4, if the district received natural disaster debt
service equalization aid according to section 123B.535, subdivision 5, in the second
preceding year;

(J) section 124D.22, subdivision 3, if the district received school-age care aid
according to section 124D.22, subdivision 4, in the second preceding year;

(K) section 123B.591, subdivision 3, if the district received deferred maintenance
aid according to section 123B.591, subdivision 4, in the second preceding year; and

(L) section deleted text begin 126C.10, subdivision 35deleted text end new text begin 122A.415, subdivision 5new text end , if the district
received alternative teacher compensation equalization aid according to section deleted text begin 126C.10,
subdivision 36deleted text end new text begin 122A.415, subdivision 6new text end , paragraph (a), in the second preceding year; to

(ii) the total amount of the district's certified levy for the fiscal year, plus or minus
auditor's adjustments.

(c) An amount must be subtracted from the school district's levy limitation for the
next levy certified equal to the difference between:

(1) the amount of the distribution of excess increment; and

(2) the amount subtracted from aid pursuant to clause (a).

If the aid and levy reductions required by this subdivision cannot be made to the aid
for the fiscal year specified or to the levy specified, the reductions must be made from
aid for subsequent fiscal years, and from subsequent levies. The school district must use
the payment of excess tax increment to replace the aid and levy revenue reduced under
this subdivision.

(d) This subdivision applies only to the total amount of excess increments received
by a district for a calendar year that exceeds $25,000.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2017 and later.
new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144.0724, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Resident assessment schedule.

(a) A facility must conduct and
electronically submit to the commissioner of health MDS assessments that conform with
the assessment schedule defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 483.20,
and published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Long Term Care Assessment Instrument User's
Manual, version 3.0, and subsequent updates when issued by the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services. The commissioner of health may substitute successor manuals or
question and answer documents published by the United States Department of Health and
Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to replace or supplement
the current version of the manual or document.

(b) The assessments used to determine a case mix classification for reimbursement
include the following:

(1) a new admission assessment;

(2) an annual assessment which must have an assessment reference date (ARD)
within 92 days of the previous assessment and the previous comprehensive assessment;

(3) a significant change in status assessment must be completed within 14 days of
the identification of a significant change;

(4) all quarterly assessments must have an assessment reference date (ARD) within
92 days of the ARD of the previous assessment;

(5) any significant correction to a prior comprehensive assessment, if the assessment
being corrected is the current one being used for RUG classification; and

(6) any significant correction to a prior quarterly assessment, if the assessment being
corrected is the current one being used for RUG classification.

(c) In addition to the assessments listed in paragraph (b), the assessments used to
determine nursing facility level of care include the following:

(1) preadmission screening completed under section 256.975, deleted text begin subdivision
deleted text end new text begin subdivisionsnew text end 7anew text begin to 7cnew text end , by the Senior LinkAge Line or other organization under contract
with the Minnesota Board on Aging; and

(2) a nursing facility level of care determination as provided for under section
256B.0911, subdivision 4e, as part of a face-to-face long-term care consultation assessment
completed under section deleted text begin 256.975, subdivisions 7a to 7cdeleted text end new text begin 256B.0911new text end , by a county, tribe, or
managed care organization under contract with the Department of Human Services.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144.227, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

False statements.

A person who intentionally makes a false
statement in a certificate, vital record, or report required to be filed under sections 144.211
to deleted text begin 144.214deleted text end new text begin 144.2131new text end or 144.216 to 144.227, or in an application for an amendment thereof,
or in an application for a certified vital record or who supplies false information intending
that the information be used in the preparation of a report, vital record, certificate, or
amendment thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144A.10, subdivision 16, is amended to read:

Subd. 16.

Independent informal dispute resolution.

(a) Notwithstanding
subdivision 15, a facility certified under the federal Medicare or Medicaid programs may
request from the commissioner, in writing, an independent informal dispute resolution
process regarding any deficiency citation issued to the facility. The facility must specify
in its written request each deficiency citation that it disputes. The commissioner shall
provide a hearing under sections 14.57 to 14.62. Upon the written request of the facility,
the parties must submit the issues raised to arbitration by an administrative law judge.

(b) Upon receipt of a written request for an arbitration proceeding, the commissioner
shall file with the Office of Administrative Hearings a request for the appointment
of an arbitrator and simultaneously serve the facility with notice of the request. The
arbitrator for the dispute shall be an administrative law judge appointed by the Office of
Administrative Hearings. The disclosure provisions of section 572B.12 and the notice
provisions of section 572B.15new text begin , subsection (c),new text end apply. The facility and the commissioner
have the right to be represented by an attorney.

(c) The commissioner and the facility may present written evidence, depositions,
and oral statements and arguments at the arbitration proceeding. Oral statements and
arguments may be made by telephone.

(d) Within ten working days of the close of the arbitration proceeding, the
administrative law judge shall issue findings regarding each of the deficiencies in dispute.
The findings shall be one or more of the following:

(1) Supported in full. The citation is supported in full, with no deletion of findings
and no change in the scope or severity assigned to the deficiency citation.

(2) Supported in substance. The citation is supported, but one or more findings are
deleted without any change in the scope or severity assigned to the deficiency.

(3) Deficient practice cited under wrong requirement of participation. The citation is
amended by moving it to the correct requirement of participation.

(4) Scope not supported. The citation is amended through a change in the scope
assigned to the citation.

(5) Severity not supported. The citation is amended through a change in the severity
assigned to the citation.

(6) No deficient practice. The citation is deleted because the findings did not support
the citation or the negative resident outcome was unavoidable. The findings of the
arbitrator are not binding on the commissioner.

(e) The commissioner shall reimburse the Office of Administrative Hearings for the
costs incurred by that office for the arbitration proceeding. The facility shall reimburse the
commissioner for the proportion of the costs that represent the sum of deficiency citations
supported in full under paragraph (d), clause (1), or in substance under paragraph (d),
clause (2), divided by the total number of deficiencies disputed. A deficiency citation for
which the administrative law judge's sole finding is that the deficient practice was cited
under the wrong requirements of participation shall not be counted in the numerator or
denominator in the calculation of the proportion of costs.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.3209, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Phase 2 - construction manager/general contractor contract.

(a) Before
conducting any construction-related services, the commissioner shall:

(1) conduct an independent cost estimate for the project or each work package; and

(2) conduct contract negotiations with the construction manager/general contractor
to develop a construction manager/general contractor contract. This contract must include
a minimum construction manager/general contractor self-performing requirement of 30
percent of the negotiated cost. Items designated in the construction manager/general
contractor contract as specialty items may be subcontracted and the cost of any specialty
item performed under the subcontract will be deducted from the cost before computing the
amount of work required to be performed by the contractor.

(b) If the construction manager/general contractor and the commissioner are unable
to negotiate a contract, the commissioner may use other contract procurement processes or
may readvertise the construction manager/general contractor contract. The construction
manager/general contractor may: (1) bid or propose on the project if advertised under
section 161.32 or 161.3206; or (2) join a design-build team if advertised under sections
161.3410 to deleted text begin 161.3428deleted text end new text begin 161.3426new text end .

(c) The commissioner shall provide to all bidders or design-build teams all data
shared between the commissioner and the construction manager/general contractor during
the contract negotiations under this subdivision.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

No certificate issued.

The registrar shall not issue a certificate of
title for:

(1) a vehicle owned by the United States;

(2) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and not required by law to be registered in
this state;

(3) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and regularly engaged in the interstate
transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title
has been issued in another state;

(4) a vehicle moved solely by animal power;

(5) an implement of husbandry;

(6) special mobile equipment;

(7) a self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle;

(8) a trailer (i) having a gross weight of 4,000 pounds or less unless a secured party
holds an interest in the trailer or a certificate of title was previously issued by this state or
any other state or (ii) designed primarily for agricultural purposes except a recreational
vehicle or a manufactured home, both as defined in section 168.002, subdivisions 16 and 27;

(9) a snowmobile;new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (10) a spotter truck, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 77; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end an electric-assisted bicycle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.781, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For purposes of sections 169.781 to 169.783:

(a) "Commercial motor vehicle":

(1) means a motor vehicle as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 16, paragraph
(a), or combination of motor vehicles used to transport passengers or property if the
motor vehicle:

(i) has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;

(ii) is a vehicle in a combination of more than 26,000 pounds;

(iii) is a bus;new text begin or
new text end

(iv) is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous materials that are
required to be placarded under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185; deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (v) is a spotter truck; and
deleted text end

(2) does not include (i) a school bus or Head Start bus displaying a certificate under
section 169.451, or (ii) a bus operated by the Metropolitan Council or by a local transit
commission created in chapter 458A.

(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.

(c) "Owner" means a person who owns, or has control, under a lease of more than 30
days' duration, of one or more commercial motor vehicles.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.781, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Inspection required.

(a) It is unlawful for a person to operate or permit
the operation, in violation of the requirements of paragraph (b), of:

(1) a commercial motor vehicle registered in Minnesota deleted text begin or a spotter truckdeleted text end ;

(2) special mobile equipment as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 31, and
which is self-propelled, if it is mounted on a commercial motor vehicle chassis; or

(3) a vehicle used to transport passengers by a motor carrier of railroad employees
under section 221.0255.

(b) A vehicle described in paragraph (a):

(1) must display a valid safety inspection decal issued by an inspector certified
by the commissioner; or

(2) must carry (i) proof that the vehicle complies with federal motor vehicle
inspection requirements for vehicles in interstate commerce, and (ii) a certificate of
compliance with federal requirements issued by the commissioner under subdivision 9.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.12, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Legislative report.

(a) By February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
commissioner of transportation, with assistance from the commissioner of employment
and economic development, shall submit a report on the transportation economic
development program to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance and economic
development policy and finance.

(b) At a minimum, the report must:

(1) summarize the requirements and implementation of the transportation economic
development program established in this section;

(2) review the criteria and economic impact performance measures used for
evaluation, prioritization, and selection of projects;

(3) provide a brief overview of each project that received financial assistance under
the program, which must at a minimum identify:

(i) basic project characteristics, such as funding recipient, geographic location,
and type of transportation modes served;

(ii) sources and respective amounts of project funding; and

(iii) the degree of economic benefit anticipated or observed, following the economic
impact performance measures established under subdivision 4;

(4) identify the allocation of funds, including but not limited to a breakdown of total
project funds by transportation mode, the amount expended for administrative costs, and
the amount transferred to the transportation economic development assistance account;

(5) evaluate the overall economic impact of the program deleted text begin consistent with the
accountability measurement requirements under section 116J.997deleted text end ; and

(6) provide recommendations for any legislative changes related to the program.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 241.332, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Information to corrections employee.

(a) Before disclosing any
information about the inmate, the correctional facility shall inform the corrections employee
of the confidentiality requirements of section 241.339 deleted text begin and that the person may be subject
to penalties for unauthorized release of test results about the inmate under section 241.34deleted text end .

(b) The correctional facility shall inform the corrections employee of the insurance
protections in section 72A.20, subdivision 29.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 241.335, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Procedures without consent.

If the inmate has provided a blood sample,
but does not consent to blood-borne pathogens testing, the correctional facility shall
ensure that the blood is tested for blood-borne pathogens if the corrections employee
requests the test, provided all of the following criteria are met:

(1) the corrections employee and correctional facility have documented exposure to
blood or body fluids during performance of the employee's work duties;

(2) a licensed physician has determined that a significant exposure has occurred
under section 241.341 and has documented that blood-borne pathogen test results are
needed for beginning, modifying, continuing, or discontinuing medical treatment for
the corrections employee as recommended by the most current guidelines of the United
States Public Health Service;

(3) the corrections employee provides a blood sample for testing for blood-borne
pathogens as soon as feasible;

(4) the correctional facility asks the inmate to consent to a test for blood-borne
pathogens and the inmate does not consent;

(5) the correctional facility has provided the inmate and the corrections employee
with all of the information required by section 241.332; and

(6) the correctional facility has informed the corrections employee of the
confidentiality requirements of section 241.339 deleted text begin and the penalties for unauthorized release
of inmate information under section 241.34deleted text end .

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 241.336, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Procedures without consent; expedited process.

(a) As used in this
subdivision, "qualified physician" means a person who:

(1) is a licensed physician employed by or under contract with the correctional
facility to provide services to employees and inmates; and

(2) is an infectious disease specialist or consults with an infectious disease specialist
or a hospital infectious disease officer.

(b) An inmate in a correctional facility is subject to the release of medical
information related to blood-borne pathogen infections or the collection and testing of
a blood sample if a significant exposure occurs as determined by procedures in section
241.331, subdivision 2, clause (1). In the absence of affirmative consent and cooperation
in the release of medical information or collection of a blood sample, the head of a
correctional facility, having reported to and consulted with the state epidemiologist, may
order an inmate to provide release of medical information related to blood-borne pathogen
infections or a blood sample for testing for blood-borne pathogens if:

(1) the correctional facility followed the procedures in sections 241.33 to 241.336,
subdivision 1, and 241.337 to 241.342 and attempted to obtain blood-borne pathogen test
results according to those sections;

(2) a qualified physician has determined that a significant exposure has occurred to
the corrections employee under section 241.341;

(3) a qualified physician has documented that the corrections employee has received
vaccinations for preventing blood-borne pathogens, provided a blood sample, and
consented to testing for blood-borne pathogens, and that blood-borne pathogen test results
are needed for beginning, continuing, modifying, or discontinuing medical treatment for
the corrections employee under section 241.341;

(4) the head of the correctional facility has received affidavits from qualified
physicians, treating the corrections worker and the inmate, attesting that a significant
exposure has occurred to the corrections employee under section 241.341;

(5) the correctional facility imposes appropriate safeguards against unauthorized
disclosure and use of medical information or samples consistent with those established in
sections 241.331 to deleted text begin 241.34deleted text end new text begin 241.339new text end ;

(6) a qualified physician for the corrections employee needs the test results for
beginning, continuing, modifying, or discontinuing medical treatment for the corrections
employee; and

(7) the head of the correctional facility finds a compelling need for the medical
information or test results.

In assessing whether a compelling need exists under clause (7), the head of the
correctional facility shall weigh the officer's need for the exchange of medical information
or blood collection and test results against the interests of the inmate, including, but not
limited to, privacy, health, safety, or economic interests. The head of the correctional
facility shall also consider whether release of medical information or involuntary blood
collection and testing would serve or harm public health interests.

(c) Each state and local correctional facility shall adopt a plan for implementing by
July 1, 2006, policies and procedures for:

(1) the education and treatment of corrections employees and inmates that are
consistent with those established by the Department of Corrections;

(2) ensuring that corrections employees and inmates are routinely offered and are
provided voluntary vaccinations to prevent blood-borne pathogen infections;

(3) ensuring that corrections employees and inmates are routinely offered and are
provided with voluntary postexposure prophylactic treatments for blood-borne pathogen
infections in accordance with the most current guidelines of the United States Public
Health Service; and

(4) ensuring voluntary access to treatment for blood-borne pathogen infections in
accordance with the most current guidelines of the United States Public Health Service
for corrections workers or inmates who are determined to have a blood-borne pathogen
infection through procedures established in sections 241.331 to deleted text begin 241.34deleted text end new text begin 241.339new text end .

(d) The commissioner of corrections and the director of each local correctional
facility shall provide written notice to each inmate through the inmate handbook, or a
comparable document, of the provisions of this subdivision.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 244.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Supervised release, life sentence.

(a) The commissioner of corrections
may, under rules promulgated by the commissioner, give supervised release to an inmate
serving a mandatory life sentence under section 609.185, new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clause (3),
(5), or (6); 609.3455, subdivision 3 or 4; 609.385; or Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
609.109, subdivision 3, after the inmate has served the minimum term of imprisonment
specified in subdivision 4.

(b) The commissioner shall require the preparation of a community investigation
report and shall consider the findings of the report when making a supervised release
decision under this subdivision. The report shall reflect the sentiment of the various
elements of the community toward the inmate, both at the time of the offense and at the
present time. The report shall include the views of the sentencing judge, the prosecutor,
any law enforcement personnel who may have been involved in the case, and any
successors to these individuals who may have information relevant to the supervised
release decision. The report shall also include the views of the victim and the victim's
family unless the victim or the victim's family chooses not to participate.

(c) The commissioner shall make reasonable efforts to notify the victim, in advance,
of the time and place of the inmate's supervised release review hearing. The victim has
a right to submit an oral or written statement at the review hearing. The statement may
summarize the harm suffered by the victim as a result of the crime and give the victim's
recommendation on whether the inmate should be given supervised release at this time.
The commissioner must consider the victim's statement when making the supervised
release decision.

(d) When considering whether to give supervised release to an inmate serving a life
sentence under section 609.3455, subdivision 3 or 4, the commissioner shall consider, at
a minimum, the following: the risk the inmate poses to the community if released, the
inmate's progress in treatment, the inmate's behavior while incarcerated, psychological
or other diagnostic evaluations of the inmate, the inmate's criminal history, and any
other relevant conduct of the inmate while incarcerated or before incarceration. The
commissioner may not give supervised release to the inmate unless:

(1) while in prison:

(i) the inmate has successfully completed appropriate sex offender treatment;

(ii) the inmate has been assessed for chemical dependency needs and, if appropriate,
has successfully completed chemical dependency treatment; and

(iii) the inmate has been assessed for mental health needs and, if appropriate, has
successfully completed mental health treatment; and

(2) a comprehensive individual release plan is in place for the inmate that ensures
that, after release, the inmate will have suitable housing and receive appropriate aftercare
and community-based treatment. The comprehensive plan also must include a postprison
employment or education plan for the inmate.

(e) As used in this subdivision, "victim" means the individual who suffered harm as
a result of the inmate's crime or, if the individual is deceased, the deceased's surviving
spouse or next of kin.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.466, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:

Subd. 3a.

Transition plan related to termination of contract.

Counties must
prepare a transition plan that provides for continuity of care in the event of contract
termination with a community mental health center under section deleted text begin 245.715deleted text end new text begin 245.62new text end , or a
community support services program under section 245.462, subdivision 6. The county
shall provide at least 90 days' notice of the termination to the contracted agency and the
commissioner of human services. The transition plan must provide information to clients
on how to access medical records and how to transfer to other providers.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.4871, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Education and prevention services.

(a) "Education and prevention
services" means services designed to:

(1) educate the general public deleted text begin and groups identified as at risk of developing
emotional disturbance under section 245.4872, subdivision 3deleted text end ;

(2) increase the understanding and acceptance of problems associated with emotional
disturbances;

(3) improve people's skills in dealing with high-risk situations known to affect
children's mental health and functioning; and

(4) refer specific children or their families with mental health needs to mental health
services.

(b) The services include distribution to individuals and agencies identified by the
county board and the local children's mental health advisory council of information on
predictors and symptoms of emotional disturbances, where mental health services are
available in the county, and how to access the services.

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.4874, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Duties of county board.

(a) The county board must:

(1) develop a system of affordable and locally available children's mental health
services according to sections 245.487 to 245.4889;

deleted text begin (2) establish a mechanism providing for interagency coordination as specified in
section 245.4875, subdivision 6;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end consider the assessment of unmet needs in the county as reported by the local
children's mental health advisory council under section 245.4875, subdivision 5, paragraph
(b), clause (3). The county shall provide, upon request of the local children's mental health
advisory council, readily available data to assist in the determination of unmet needs;

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end assure that parents and providers in the county receive information about how
to gain access to services provided according to sections 245.487 to 245.4889;

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end coordinate the delivery of children's mental health services with services
provided by social services, education, corrections, health, and vocational agencies to
improve the availability of mental health services to children and the cost-effectiveness of
their delivery;

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end assure that mental health services delivered according to sections 245.487
to 245.4889 are delivered expeditiously and are appropriate to the child's diagnostic
assessment and individual treatment plan;

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end provide for case management services to each child with severe emotional
disturbance according to sections 245.486; 245.4871, subdivisions 3 and 4; and 245.4881,
subdivisions 1, 3, and 5;

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end provide for screening of each child under section 245.4885 upon admission
to a residential treatment facility, acute care hospital inpatient treatment, or informal
admission to a regional treatment center;

deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end prudently administer grants and purchase-of-service contracts that the county
board determines are necessary to fulfill its responsibilities under sections 245.487 to
245.4889;

deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end assure that mental health professionals, mental health practitioners, and case
managers employed by or under contract to the county to provide mental health services
are qualified under section 245.4871;

deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end assure that children's mental health services are coordinated with adult
mental health services specified in sections 245.461 to 245.486 so that a continuum of
mental health services is available to serve persons with mental illness, regardless of
the person's age;

deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end assure that culturally competent mental health consultants are used as
necessary to assist the county board in assessing and providing appropriate treatment for
children of cultural or racial minority heritage; and

deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (12)new text end consistent with section 245.486, arrange for or provide a children's mental
health screening for:

(i) a child receiving child protective services;

(ii) a child in out-of-home placement;

(iii) a child for whom parental rights have been terminated;

(iv) a child found to be delinquent; or

(v) a child found to have committed a juvenile petty offense for the third or
subsequent time.

A children's mental health screening is not required when a screening or diagnostic
assessment has been performed within the previous 180 days, or the child is currently
under the care of a mental health professional.

(b) When a child is receiving protective services or is in out-of-home placement,
the court or county agency must notify a parent or guardian whose parental rights have
not been terminated of the potential mental health screening and the option to prevent the
screening by notifying the court or county agency in writing.

(c) When a child is found to be delinquent or a child is found to have committed a
juvenile petty offense for the third or subsequent time, the court or county agency must
obtain written informed consent from the parent or legal guardian before a screening is
conducted unless the court, notwithstanding the parent's failure to consent, determines that
the screening is in the child's best interest.

(d) The screening shall be conducted with a screening instrument approved by
the commissioner of human services according to criteria that are updated and issued
annually to ensure that approved screening instruments are valid and useful for child
welfare and juvenile justice populations. Screenings shall be conducted by a mental health
practitioner as defined in section 245.4871, subdivision 26, or a probation officer or local
social services agency staff person who is trained in the use of the screening instrument.
Training in the use of the instrument shall include:

(1) training in the administration of the instrument;

(2) the interpretation of its validity given the child's current circumstances;

(3) the state and federal data practices laws and confidentiality standards;

(4) the parental consent requirement; and

(5) providing respect for families and cultural values.

If the screen indicates a need for assessment, the child's family, or if the family lacks
mental health insurance, the local social services agency, in consultation with the child's
family, shall have conducted a diagnostic assessment, including a functional assessment.
The administration of the screening shall safeguard the privacy of children receiving
the screening and their families and shall comply with the Minnesota Government Data
Practices Act, chapter 13, and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191. Screening results shall be considered private data and
the commissioner shall not collect individual screening results.

(e) When the county board refers clients to providers of children's therapeutic
services and supports under section 256B.0943, the county board must clearly identify
the desired services components not covered under section 256B.0943 and identify the
reimbursement source for those requested services, the method of payment, and the
payment rate to the provider.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.4877, is amended to read:

245.4877 EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICES.

Education and prevention services must be available to all children residing in the
county. Education and prevention services must be designed to:

(1) convey information regarding emotional disturbances, mental health needs,
and treatment resources to the general public deleted text begin and groups identified as at high risk of
developing emotional disturbance under section 245.4872, subdivision 3deleted text end ;

(2) at least annually, distribute to individuals and agencies identified by the county
board and the local children's mental health advisory council information on predictors
and symptoms of emotional disturbances, where mental health services are available in
the county, and how to access the services;

(3) increase understanding and acceptance of problems associated with emotional
disturbances;

(4) improve people's skills in dealing with high-risk situations known to affect
children's mental health and functioning;

(5) prevent development or deepening of emotional disturbances; and

(6) refer each child with emotional disturbance or the child's family with additional
mental health needs to appropriate mental health services.

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.493, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Qualification requirements.

In order to qualify as a local children's
mental health collaborative and be eligible to receive start-up funds, the representatives of
the local system of caredeleted text begin , including entities provided under section 245.4875, subdivision
6,deleted text end and nongovernmental entities such as parents of children in the target population; parent
and consumer organizations; community, civic, and religious organizations; private and
nonprofit mental and physical health care providers; culturally specific organizations; local
foundations; and businesses, or at a minimum one county, one school district or special
education cooperative, one mental health entity, and, by July 1, 1998, one juvenile justice
or corrections entity, must agree to the following:

(1) to establish a local children's mental health collaborative and develop an
integrated service system;

(2) to commit resources to providing services through the local children's mental
health collaborative; and

(3) develop a plan to contribute funds to the children's mental health collaborative.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.493, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Duties of certain coordinating bodies.

(a) By mutual agreement of the
collaborative and a coordinating body listed in this subdivision, a children's mental health
collaborative or a collaborative established by the merger of a children's mental health
collaborative and a family services collaborative under section 124D.23, may assume
the duties of a community transition interagency committee established under section
125A.22; an interagency early intervention committee established under section 125A.30;
new text begin or new text end a local advisory council established under section 245.4875, subdivision 5deleted text begin ; or a local
coordinating council established under section 245.4875, subdivision 6deleted text end .

(b) Two or more family services collaboratives or children's mental health
collaboratives may consolidate decision making, pool resources, and collectively act
on behalf of the individual collaboratives, based on a written agreement among the
participating collaboratives.

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.493, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Duties of the collaborative.

Each local children's mental health
collaborative must:

(1) notify the commissioner of human services within ten days of formation by
signing a collaborative agreement and providing the commissioner with a copy of the
signed agreement;

(2) identify a service delivery area and an operational target population within
that service delivery area. The operational target population must be economically and
culturally representative of children in the service delivery area to be served by the local
children's mental health collaborative. The size of the operational target population must
also be economically viable for the service delivery area;

(3) seek to maximize federal revenues available to serve children in the target
population by designating local expenditures for services for these children and their
families that can be matched with federal dollars;

(4) in consultation with the local children's advisory council and the local
coordinating council, if it is not the local children's mental health collaborative, design,
develop, and ensure implementation of an integrated service system that meets the
requirements for state and federal reimbursement and develop interagency agreements
necessary to implement the system;

(5) expand membership to include representatives of other services in the local
system of care including prepaid health plans under contract with the commissioner of
human services to serve the needs of children in the target population and their families;

(6) create or designate a management structure for fiscal and clinical responsibility
and outcome evaluation;

(7) spend funds generated by the local children's mental health collaborative as
required in sections 245.491 to 245.495;

(8) explore methods and recommend changes needed at the state level to reduce
duplication and promote coordination of services including the use of uniform forms for
reporting, billing, and planning of services;

(9) submit its integrated service system design to the Children's Cabinet for approval
within one year of notifying the commissioner of human services of its formation;

(10) provide an annual report deleted text begin that includes the elements listed in section 245.494,
subdivision 2,deleted text end and the collaborative's planned timeline to expand its operational target
population to the Children's Cabinet; and

(11) expand its operational target population.

deleted text begin Each local children's mental health collaborative may contract with the commissioner
of human services to become a medical assistance provider of mental health services
according to section 245.4933.
deleted text end

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.191, is amended to read:

245A.191 PROVIDER ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS FROM THE
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY CONSOLIDATED TREATMENT FUND.

(a) When a chemical dependency treatment provider licensed under Minnesota
Rules, parts 2960.0430 to 2960.0490 or 9530.6405 to 9530.6505, agrees to meet the
applicable requirements under section 254B.05, subdivision 5, paragraphs (b), clauses
(1) to (4) and (6), (c), and deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end , to be eligible for enhanced funding from the chemical
dependency consolidated treatment fund, the applicable requirements under section
254B.05 are also licensing requirements that may be monitored for compliance through
licensing investigations and licensing inspections.

(b) Noncompliance with the requirements identified under paragraph (a) may
result in:

(1) a correction order or a conditional license under section 245A.06, or sanctions
under section 245A.07;

(2) nonpayment of claims submitted by the license holder for public program
reimbursement;

(3) recovery of payments made for the service;

(4) disenrollment in the public payment program; or

(5) other administrative, civil, or criminal penalties as provided by law.

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.192, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Prescription monitoring program.

(a) Upon admission to a methadone
clinic outpatient treatment program, clients shall be notified that the Department of Human
Services and the medical director will monitor the prescription monitoring program to
review the prescribed controlled drugs the clients have received. The medical director or
the medical director's delegate must review data from the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy
prescription monitoring program (PMP) established under section 152.126 prior to the
client being ordered any controlled substance as defined under section 152.126, subdivision
1, paragraph deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end , including medications used for the treatment of opioid addiction. The
subsequent reviews of the PMP data must occur quarterly and be documented in the
client's individual file. When the PMP data shows a recent history of multiple prescribers
or multiple prescriptions for controlled substances, then subsequent reviews of the PMP
data must occur monthly and be documented in the client's individual file. If, at any time,
the medical director believes the use of the controlled substances places the client at risk
of harm, the program must seek the client's consent to discuss the client's opioid treatment
with other prescribers and must seek consent for the other prescriber to disclose to the
opioid treatment program's medical director the client's condition that formed the basis of
the other prescriptions. Additionally, any findings from the PMP data that are relevant to
the medical director's course of treatment for the client must be documented in the client's
individual file. A review of the PMP is not required for every medication dose adjustment.

(b) The commissioner shall collaborate with the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy
to develop and implement an electronic system through which the commissioner shall
routinely access the data from the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy prescription monitoring
program established under section 152.126 for the purpose of determining whether
any client enrolled in an opioid addiction treatment program licensed according to this
section has also been prescribed or dispensed a controlled substance in addition to
that administered or dispensed by the opioid addiction treatment program. When the
commissioner determines there have been multiple prescribers or multiple prescriptions of
controlled substances, the commissioner shall:

(1) inform the medical director of the opioid treatment program only that the
commissioner determined the existence of multiple prescribers or multiple prescriptions of
controlled substances; and

(2) direct the medical director of the opioid treatment program to access the data
directly, review the effect of the multiple prescribers or multiple prescriptions, and
document the review.

(c) If determined necessary, the commissioner shall seek a federal waiver of, or
exception to, any applicable provision of Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section
2.34(c), prior to implementing this subdivision.

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

(a) When children are present in a
family child care home governed by Minnesota Rules, parts 9502.0315 to 9502.0445, at
least one caregiver must be present in the home who has been trained in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR), including CPR techniques for infants and children, and in the
treatment of obstructed airways deleted text begin that includes CPR techniques for infants and childrendeleted text end .
The CPR training must have been provided by an individual approved to provide CPR
instruction, must be repeated at least once every two years, and must be documented
in the deleted text begin staff person'sdeleted text end new text begin caregiver'snew text end records.

(b) A family child care provider is exempt from the CPR training requirement in
this subdivision related to any substitute caregiver who provides less than 30 hours of
care during any 12-month period.

(c) Persons providing CPR training must use CPR training that has been developed:

(1) by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross and incorporates
psychomotor skills to support the instruction; or

(2) using nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines for CPR training and
incorporates psychomotor skills to support the instruction.

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Personal care provider organizations deleted text begin and community first services and
supports workersdeleted text end .

The commissioner shall conduct background studies on any individual
required under sections 256B.0651 to 256B.0654deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin andnew text end 256B.0659deleted text begin , and 256B.85deleted text end to have a
background study completed under this chapter.

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.22, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Scope of set-aside.

(a) If the commissioner sets aside a disqualification
under this section, the disqualified individual remains disqualified, but may hold a license
and have direct contact with or access to persons receiving services. Except as provided in
paragraph (b), the commissioner's set-aside of a disqualification is limited solely to the
licensed program, applicant, or agency specified in the set aside notice under section
245C.23. For personal care provider organizations, the commissioner's set-aside may
further be limited to a specific individual who is receiving services. For new background
studies required under section 245C.04, subdivision 1, paragraph deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end , if an individual's
disqualification was previously set aside for the license holder's program and the new
background study results in no new information that indicates the individual may pose a
risk of harm to persons receiving services from the license holder, the previous set-aside
shall remain in effect.

(b) If the commissioner has previously set aside an individual's disqualification
for one or more programs or agencies, and the individual is the subject of a subsequent
background study for a different program or agency, the commissioner shall determine
whether the disqualification is set aside for the program or agency that initiated the
subsequent background study. A notice of a set-aside under paragraph (c) shall be issued
within 15 working days if all of the following criteria are met:

(1) the subsequent background study was initiated in connection with a program
licensed or regulated under the same provisions of law and rule for at least one program
for which the individual's disqualification was previously set aside by the commissioner;

(2) the individual is not disqualified for an offense specified in section 245C.15,
subdivision 1 or 2;

(3) the commissioner has received no new information to indicate that the individual
may pose a risk of harm to any person served by the program; and

(4) the previous set-aside was not limited to a specific person receiving services.

(c) When a disqualification is set aside under paragraph (b), the notice of background
study results issued under section 245C.17, in addition to the requirements under section
245C.17, shall state that the disqualification is set aside for the program or agency that
initiated the subsequent background study. The notice must inform the individual that the
individual may request reconsideration of the disqualification under section 245C.21 on
the basis that the information used to disqualify the individual is incorrect.

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245D.061, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Standards for emergency use of manual restraints.

The license
holder must ensure that emergency use of manual restraints complies with the requirements
of this chapter and the license holder's policy and procedures as required under subdivision
deleted text begin 10deleted text end new text begin 9new text end . For the purposes of persons receiving services governed by this chapter, this section
supersedes the requirements identified in Minnesota Rules, part 9525.2770.

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 253B.07, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Preliminary hearing.

(a) No proposed patient may be held in a treatment
facility under a judicial hold pursuant to subdivision deleted text begin 6deleted text end new text begin 2bnew text end longer than 72 hours, exclusive
of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, unless the court holds a preliminary hearing
and determines that the standard is met to hold the person.

(b) The proposed patient, patient's counsel, the petitioner, the county attorney, and
any other persons as the court directs shall be given at least 24 hours written notice of
the preliminary hearing. The notice shall include the alleged grounds for confinement.
The proposed patient shall be represented at the preliminary hearing by counsel. The
court may admit reliable hearsay evidence, including written reports, for the purpose of
the preliminary hearing.

(c) The court, on its motion or on the motion of any party, may exclude or excuse a
proposed patient who is seriously disruptive or who is incapable of comprehending and
participating in the proceedings. In such instances, the court shall, with specificity on the
record, state the behavior of the proposed patient or other circumstances which justify
proceeding in the absence of the proposed patient.

(d) The court may continue the judicial hold of the proposed patient if it finds, by
a preponderance of the evidence, that serious physical harm to the proposed patient or
others is likely if the proposed patient is not immediately confined. If a proposed patient
was acquitted of a crime against the person under section 611.026 immediately preceding
the filing of the petition, the court may presume that serious physical harm to the patient or
others is likely if the proposed patient is not immediately confined.

(e) Upon a showing that a person subject to a petition for commitment may need
treatment with neuroleptic medications and that the person may lack capacity to make
decisions regarding that treatment, the court may appoint a substitute decision-maker
as provided in section 253B.092, subdivision 6. The substitute decision-maker shall
meet with the proposed patient and provider and make a report to the court at the hearing
under section 253B.08 regarding whether the administration of neuroleptic medications
is appropriate under the criteria of section 253B.092, subdivision 7. If the substitute
decision-maker consents to treatment with neuroleptic medications and the proposed
patient does not refuse the medication, neuroleptic medication may be administered to
the patient. If the substitute decision-maker does not consent or the patient refuses,
neuroleptic medication may not be administered without a court order, or in an emergency
as set forth in section 253B.092, subdivision 3.

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Rate requirements.

(a) The commissioner shall establish rates for
chemical dependency services and service enhancements funded under this chapter.

(b) Eligible chemical dependency treatment services include:

(1) outpatient treatment services that are licensed according to Minnesota Rules,
parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480, or applicable tribal license;

(2) medication-assisted therapy services that are licensed according to Minnesota
Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480 and 9530.6500, or applicable tribal license;

(3) medication-assisted therapy plus enhanced treatment services that meet the
requirements of clause (2) and provide nine hours of clinical services each week;

(4) high, medium, and low intensity residential treatment services that are licensed
according to Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480 and 9530.6505, or applicable
tribal license which provide, respectively, 30, 15, and five hours of clinical services each
week;

(5) hospital-based treatment services that are licensed according to Minnesota Rules,
parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480, or applicable tribal license and licensed as a hospital under
sections 144.50 to 144.56;

(6) adolescent treatment programs that are licensed as outpatient treatment programs
according to Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6485, or as residential treatment
programs according to Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0010 to 2960.0220, and 2960.0430 to
2960.0490, or applicable tribal license; and

(7) room and board facilities that meet the requirements of deleted text begin section 254B.05,
deleted text end subdivision 1a.

(c) The commissioner shall establish higher rates for programs that meet the
requirements of paragraph (b) and the following additional requirements:

(1) programs that serve parents with their children if the program:

(i) provides on-site child care during hours of treatment activity that meets the
requirements in Minnesota Rules, part 9530.6490, or section 245A.03, subdivision 2; or

(ii) arranges for off-site child care during hours of treatment activity at a facility that
is licensed under chapter 245A as:

(A) a child care center under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9503; or

(B) a family child care home under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502;

(2) culturally specific programs as defined in section 254B.01, subdivision deleted text begin 8deleted text end new text begin 4anew text end , if
the program meets the requirements in Minnesota Rules, part 9530.6605, subpart 13;

(3) programs that offer medical services delivered by appropriately credentialed
health care staff in an amount equal to two hours per client per week if the medical
needs of the client and the nature and provision of any medical services provided are
documented in the client file; and

(4) programs that offer services to individuals with co-occurring mental health and
chemical dependency problems if:

(i) the program meets the co-occurring requirements in Minnesota Rules, part
9530.6495;

(ii) 25 percent of the counseling staff are licensed mental health professionals, as
defined in section 245.462, subdivision 18, clauses (1) to (6), or are students or licensing
candidates under the supervision of a licensed alcohol and drug counselor supervisor and
licensed mental health professional, except that no more than 50 percent of the mental
health staff may be students or licensing candidates with time documented to be directly
related to provisions of co-occurring services;

(iii) clients scoring positive on a standardized mental health screen receive a mental
health diagnostic assessment within ten days of admission;

(iv) the program has standards for multidisciplinary case review that include a
monthly review for each client that, at a minimum, includes a licensed mental health
professional and licensed alcohol and drug counselor, and their involvement in the review
is documented;

(v) family education is offered that addresses mental health and substance abuse
disorders and the interaction between the two; and

(vi) co-occurring counseling staff will receive eight hours of co-occurring disorder
training annually.

(d) In order to be eligible for a higher rate under paragraph (c), clause (1), a program
that provides arrangements for off-site child care must maintain current documentation at
the chemical dependency facility of the child care provider's current licensure to provide
child care services. Programs that provide child care according to paragraph (c), clause
(1), must be deemed in compliance with the licensing requirements in Minnesota Rules,
part 9530.6490.

(e) Adolescent residential programs that meet the requirements of Minnesota
Rules, parts 2960.0430 to 2960.0490 and 2960.0580 to 2960.0690, are exempt from the
requirements in paragraph (c), clause (4), items (i) to (iv).

Sec. 53.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256.01, subdivision 14b, is amended to read:

Subd. 14b.

American Indian child welfare projects.

(a) The commissioner of
human services may authorize projects to test tribal delivery of child welfare services to
American Indian children and their parents and custodians living on the reservation.
The commissioner has authority to solicit and determine which tribes may participate
in a project. Grants may be issued to Minnesota Indian tribes to support the projects.
The commissioner may waive existing state rules as needed to accomplish the projects.
Notwithstanding section 626.556, the commissioner may authorize projects to use
alternative methods of investigating and assessing reports of child maltreatment, provided
that the projects comply with the provisions of section 626.556 dealing with the rights
of individuals who are subjects of reports or investigations, including notice and appeal
rights and data practices requirements. The commissioner may seek any federal approvals
necessary to carry out the projects as well as seek and use any funds available to the
commissioner, including use of federal funds, foundation funds, existing grant funds,
and other funds. The commissioner is authorized to advance state funds as necessary to
operate the projects. Federal reimbursement applicable to the projects is appropriated
to the commissioner for the purposes of the projects. The projects must be required to
address responsibility for safety, permanency, and well-being of children.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "American Indian child" means a person under 21
years old and who is a tribal member or eligible for membership in one of the tribes chosen
for a project under this subdivision and who is residing on the reservation of that tribe.

(c) In order to qualify for an American Indian child welfare project, a tribe must:

(1) be one of the existing tribes with reservation land in Minnesota;

(2) have a tribal court with jurisdiction over child custody proceedings;

(3) have a substantial number of children for whom determinations of maltreatment
have occurred;

(4) have capacity to respond to reports of abuse and neglect under section 626.556;

(5) provide a wide range of services to families in need of child welfare services; and

(6) have a tribal-state title IV-E agreement in effect.

(d) Grants awarded under this section may be used for the nonfederal costs of
providing child welfare services to American Indian children on the tribe's reservation,
including costs associated with:

(1) assessment and prevention of child abuse and neglect;

(2) family preservation;

(3) facilitative, supportive, and reunification services;

(4) out-of-home placement for children removed from the home for child protective
purposes; and

(5) other activities and services approved by the commissioner that further the goals
of providing safety, permanency, and well-being of American Indian children.

(e) When a tribe has initiated a project and has been approved by the commissioner
to assume child welfare responsibilities for American Indian children of that tribe under
this section, the affected county social service agency is relieved of responsibility for
responding to reports of abuse and neglect under section 626.556 for those children
during the time within which the tribal project is in effect and funded. The commissioner
shall work with tribes and affected counties to develop procedures for data collection,
evaluation, and clarification of ongoing role and financial responsibilities of the county
and tribe for child welfare services prior to initiation of the project. Children who have not
been identified by the tribe as participating in the project shall remain the responsibility
of the county. Nothing in this section shall alter responsibilities of the county for law
enforcement or court services.

(f) Participating tribes may conduct children's mental health screenings under section
245.4874, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (12)new text end , for children who are eligible for
the initiative and living on the reservation and who meet one of the following criteria:

(1) the child must be receiving child protective services;

(2) the child must be in foster care; or

(3) the child's parents must have had parental rights suspended or terminated.

Tribes may access reimbursement from available state funds for conducting the screenings.
Nothing in this section shall alter responsibilities of the county for providing services
under section 245.487.

(g) Participating tribes may establish a local child mortality review panel. In
establishing a local child mortality review panel, the tribe agrees to conduct local child
mortality reviews for child deaths or near-fatalities occurring on the reservation under
subdivision 12. Tribes with established child mortality review panels shall have access
to nonpublic data and shall protect nonpublic data under subdivision 12, paragraphs (c)
to (e). The tribe shall provide written notice to the commissioner and affected counties
when a local child mortality review panel has been established and shall provide data upon
request of the commissioner for purposes of sharing nonpublic data with members of the
state child mortality review panel in connection to an individual case.

(h) The commissioner shall collect information on outcomes relating to child safety,
permanency, and well-being of American Indian children who are served in the projects.
Participating tribes must provide information to the state in a format and completeness
deemed acceptable by the state to meet state and federal reporting requirements.

(i) In consultation with the White Earth Band, the commissioner shall develop
and submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over health and human services a plan to transfer legal responsibility
for providing child protective services to White Earth Band member children residing in
Hennepin County to the White Earth Band. The plan shall include a financing proposal,
definitions of key terms, statutory amendments required, and other provisions required to
implement the plan. The commissioner shall submit the plan by January 15, 2012.

Sec. 54.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256.969, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Unusual length of stay experience.

(a) The commissioner shall establish
day outlier thresholds for each diagnostic category established under subdivision 2 at two
standard deviations beyond the mean length of stay. Payment for the days beyond the outlier
threshold shall be in addition to the operating and property payment rates per admission
established under subdivisions 2 and 2b. Payment for outliers shall be at 70 percent of
the allowable operating cost, after adjustment by the case mix index, hospital cost index,
relative values and the disproportionate population adjustment. The outlier threshold for
neonatal and burn diagnostic categories shall be established at one standard deviation
beyond the mean length of stay, and payment shall be at 90 percent of allowable operating
cost calculated in the same manner as other outliers. A hospital may choose an alternative
to the 70 percent outlier payment that is at a minimum of 60 percent and a maximum of 80
percent if the commissioner is notified in writing of the request by October 1 of the year
preceding the rate year. The chosen percentage applies to all diagnostic categories except
burns and neonates. The percentage of allowable cost that is unrecognized by the outlier
payment shall be added back to the base year operating payment rate per admission.

(b) Effective for transfers occurring on and after November 1, 2014, the
commissioner shall establish payment rates for deleted text begin acute transfersdeleted text end new text begin outlier paymentsnew text end that are
based on Medicare methodologies.

Sec. 55.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256.969, subdivision 23, is amended to read:

Subd. 23.

Hospital payment adjustment after June 30, 1993.

(a) For admissions
occurring after June 30, 1993, the commissioner shall adjust the medical assistance
payment paid to a hospital, excluding regional treatment centers and facilities of the
federal Indian Health Service, with a medical assistance inpatient utilization rate in excess
of the arithmetic mean. The adjustment must be determined as follows:

(1) for a hospital with a medical assistance inpatient utilization rate above the
arithmetic mean for all hospitals excluding regional treatment centers and facilities of the
federal Indian Health Service, the adjustment must be determined by multiplying the total
of the operating and property payment rates by the difference between the hospital's actual
medical assistance inpatient utilization rate and the arithmetic mean for all hospitals
excluding regional treatment centers and facilities of the federal Indian Health Service; and

(2) for a hospital with a medical assistance inpatient utilization rate above one
standard deviation above the mean, the adjustment must be determined by multiplying
the adjustment under clause (1) for that hospital by 1.1.

(b) Any payment under this subdivision must be reduced by the amount of any
payment received under subdivision 9, paragraph deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (a)new text end , clause (1) or (2). For purposes of
this subdivision, medical assistance does not include general assistance medical care.

(c) The commissioner shall adjust rates paid to a health maintenance organization
under contract with the commissioner to reflect rate increases provided in this section. The
adjustment must be made on a nondiscounted hospital-specific basis.

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0654, subdivision 2b, is amended to
read:

Subd. 2b.

Noncovered home care nursing services.

Home care nursing services
do not cover the following:

(1) nursing services by a nurse who is the family foster care provider of a person
who has not reached 18 years of age unless allowed under subdivision 4;

(2) nursing services to more than two persons receiving shared home care nursing
services from a home care nurse in a single setting; and

(3) nursing services provided by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who is
the recipient's legal guardian or related to the recipient as spouse, parent, or family foster
parent whether by blood, marriage, or adoption except as specified in deleted text begin section 256B.0652,
deleted text end subdivision 4.

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.199, is amended to read:

256B.199 PAYMENTS REPORTED BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.

(a) The commissioner shall apply for federal matching funds for the expenditures
in paragraphs (b) and (c).

(b) The commissioner shall apply for federal matching funds for certified public
expenditures as follows:

(1) Hennepin County, Hennepin County Medical Center, Ramsey County, and
Regions Hospital shall report quarterly to the commissioner beginning June 1, 2007,
payments made during the second previous quarter that may qualify for reimbursement
under federal law;

(2) based on these reports, the commissioner shall apply for federal matching
funds; and

(3) by May 1 of each year, beginning May 1, 2007, the commissioner shall inform
the nonstate entities listed in paragraph (a) of the amount of federal disproportionate share
hospital payment money expected to be available in the current federal fiscal year.

(c) For the period from April 1, 2009, to September 30, 2010, the commissioner
shall apply for additional federal matching funds available as disproportionate share
hospital payments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. These
funds shall be made available as the state share of payments. The entities required to
report certified public expenditures under paragraph (b), clause (1), shall report additional
certified public expenditures as necessary under this paragraph.

(d) For services provided on or after September 1, 2011, the commissioner shall
apply for additional federal matching funds available as disproportionate share hospital
payments under the MinnesotaCare program. A hospital may elect on an annual basis to
not be a disproportionate share hospital for purposes of this paragraph, if the hospital does
not qualify for a payment under section 256.969, subdivision 9, paragraph deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (a)new text end .

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.76, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Critical access dental providers.

(a) Effective for dental services
rendered on or after January 1, 2002, the commissioner shall increase reimbursements
to dentists and dental clinics deemed by the commissioner to be critical access dental
providers. For dental services rendered on or after July 1, 2007, the commissioner shall
increase reimbursement by 35 percent above the reimbursement rate that would otherwise
be paid to the critical access dental provider. The commissioner shall pay the managed
care plans and county-based purchasing plans in amounts sufficient to reflect increased
reimbursements to critical access dental providers as approved by the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner shall designate the following dentists and dental clinics as
critical access dental providers:

(1) nonprofit community clinics that:

(i) have nonprofit status in accordance with chapter 317A;

(ii) have tax exempt status in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code, section
501(c)(3);

(iii) are established to provide oral health services to patients who are low income,
uninsured, have special needs, and are underserved;

(iv) have professional staff familiar with the cultural background of the clinic's
patients;

(v) charge for services on a sliding fee scale designed to provide assistance to
low-income patients based on current poverty income guidelines and family size;

(vi) do not restrict access or services because of a patient's financial limitations
or public assistance status; and

(vii) have free care available as needed;

(2) federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, and public health clinics;

(3) city or county owned and operated hospital-based dental clinics;

(4) a dental clinic or dental group owned and operated by a nonprofit corporation in
accordance with chapter 317A with more than 10,000 patient encounters per year with
patients who are uninsured or covered by medical assistance or MinnesotaCare;

(5) a dental clinic owned and operated by the University of Minnesota or the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system; and

(6) private practicing dentists if:

(i) the dentist's office is located within a health professional shortage area as defined
under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, part 5, and United States Code, title 42,
section 254E;

(ii) more than 50 percent of the dentist's patient encounters per year are with patients
who are uninsured or covered by medical assistance or MinnesotaCare;

(iii) the dentist does not restrict access or services because of a patient's financial
limitations or public assistance status; and

(iv) the level of service provided by the dentist is critical to maintaining adequate
levels of patient access within the service area in which the dentist operates.

deleted text begin (c) A designated critical access clinic shall receive the reimbursement rate specified
in paragraph (a) for dental services provided off site at a private dental office if the
following requirements are met:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) the designated critical access dental clinic is located within a health professional
shortage area as defined under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, part 5, and United
States Code, title 42, section 254E, and is located outside the seven-county metropolitan
area;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the designated critical access dental clinic is not able to provide the service
and refers the patient to the off-site dentist;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the service, if provided at the critical access dental clinic, would be reimbursed
at the critical access reimbursement rate;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) the dentist and allied dental professionals providing the services off site are
licensed and in good standing under chapter 150A;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) the dentist providing the services is enrolled as a medical assistance provider;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (6) the critical access dental clinic submits the claim for services provided off site
and receives the payment for the services; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (7) the critical access dental clinic maintains dental records for each claim submitted
under this paragraph, including the name of the dentist, the off-site location, and the
license number of the dentist and allied dental professionals providing the services.
deleted text end

Sec. 59.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256J.14, is amended to read:

256J.14 ELIGIBILITY FOR PARENTING OR PREGNANT MINORS.

(a) The definitions in this paragraph only apply to this deleted text begin subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin sectionnew text end .

(1) "Household of a parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative" means the place
of residence of:

(i) a natural or adoptive parent;

(ii) a legal guardian according to appointment or acceptance under sections
260C.325 or 524.5-201 to 524.5-317, and related laws;

(iii) a caregiver as defined in section 256J.08, subdivision 11; or

(iv) an appropriate adult relative designated by a county agency.

(2) "Adult supervised supportive living arrangement" means a private family setting
which assumes responsibility for the care and control of the minor parent and minor
child, or other living arrangement, not including a public institution, licensed by the
commissioner of human services which ensures that the minor parent receives adult
supervision and supportive services, such as counseling, guidance, independent living
skills training, or supervision.

(b) A minor parent and the minor child who is in the care of the minor parent must
reside in the household of a parent, legal guardian, other adult relative, or in an adult
supervised supportive living arrangement in order to receive MFIP unless:

(1) the minor parent has no living parent, other adult relative, or legal guardian
whose whereabouts is known;

(2) no living parent, other adult relative, or legal guardian of the minor parent allows
the minor parent to live in the parent's, other adult relative's, or legal guardian's home;

(3) the minor parent lived apart from the minor parent's own parent or legal guardian
for a period of at least one year before either the birth of the minor child or the minor
parent's application for MFIP;

(4) the physical or emotional health or safety of the minor parent or minor child
would be jeopardized if the minor parent and the minor child resided in the same residence
with the minor parent's parent, other adult relative, or legal guardian; or

(5) an adult supervised supportive living arrangement is not available for the minor
parent and child in the county in which the minor parent and child currently reside. If an
adult supervised supportive living arrangement becomes available within the county, the
minor parent and child must reside in that arrangement.

(c) The county agency shall inform minor applicants both orally and in writing about
the eligibility requirements, their rights and obligations under the MFIP program, and
any other applicable orientation information. The county must advise the minor of the
possible exemptions under section 256J.54, subdivision 5, and specifically ask whether
one or more of these exemptions is applicable. If the minor alleges one or more of these
exemptions, then the county must assist the minor in obtaining the necessary verifications
to determine whether or not these exemptions apply.

(d) If the county worker has reason to suspect that the physical or emotional health
or safety of the minor parent or minor child would be jeopardized if they resided with the
minor parent's parent, other adult relative, or legal guardian, then the county worker must
make a referral to child protective services to determine if paragraph (b), clause (4),
applies. A new determination by the county worker is not necessary if one has been made
within the last six months, unless there has been a significant change in circumstances
which justifies a new referral and determination.

(e) If a minor parent is not living with a parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative
due to paragraph (b), clause (1), (2), or (4), the minor parent must reside, when possible,
in a living arrangement that meets the standards of paragraph (a), clause (2).

(f) Regardless of living arrangement, MFIP must be paid, when possible, in the
form of a protective payment on behalf of the minor parent and minor child according to
section 256J.39, subdivisions 2 to 4.

Sec. 60.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256J.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Income exclusions.

The following must be excluded in determining a
family's available income:

(1) payments for basic care, difficulty of care, and clothing allowances received for
providing family foster care to children or adults under Minnesota Rules, parts 9555.5050
to 9555.6265, 9560.0521, and 9560.0650 to 9560.0655, payments for family foster care
for children under section 260C.4411 or chapter 256N, and payments received and used
for care and maintenance of a third-party beneficiary who is not a household member;

(2) reimbursements for employment training received through the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, United States Code, title 20, chapter 73, section 9201;

(3) reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred while performing volunteer
services, jury duty, employment, or informal carpooling arrangements directly related to
employment;

(4) all educational assistance, except the county agency must count graduate student
teaching assistantships, fellowships, and other similar paid work as earned income and,
after allowing deductions for any unmet and necessary educational expenses, shall
count scholarships or grants awarded to graduate students that do not require teaching
or research as unearned income;

(5) loans, regardless of purpose, from public or private lending institutions,
governmental lending institutions, or governmental agencies;

(6) loans from private individuals, regardless of purpose, provided an applicant or
participant documents that the lender expects repayment;

(7)(i) state income tax refunds; and

(ii) federal income tax refunds;

(8)(i) federal earned income credits;

(ii) Minnesota working family credits;

(iii) state homeowners and renters credits under chapter 290A; and

(iv) federal or state tax rebates;

(9) funds received for reimbursement, replacement, or rebate of personal or real
property when these payments are made by public agencies, awarded by a court, solicited
through public appeal, or made as a grant by a federal agency, state or local government,
or disaster assistance organizations, subsequent to a presidential declaration of disaster;

(10) the portion of an insurance settlement that is used to pay medical, funeral, and
burial expenses, or to repair or replace insured property;

(11) reimbursements for medical expenses that cannot be paid by medical assistance;

(12) payments by a vocational rehabilitation program administered by the state
under chapter 268A, except those payments that are for current living expenses;

(13) in-kind income, including any payments directly made by a third party to a
provider of goods and services;

(14) assistance payments to correct underpayments, but only for the month in which
the payment is received;

(15) payments for short-term emergency needs under section 256J.626, subdivision 2;

(16) funeral and cemetery payments as provided by section 256.935;

(17) nonrecurring cash gifts of $30 or less, not exceeding $30 per participant in
a calendar month;

(18) any form of energy assistance payment made through Public Law 97-35,
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, payments made directly to energy
providers by other public and private agencies, and any form of credit or rebate payment
issued by energy providers;

(19) Supplemental Security Income (SSI), including retroactive SSI payments and
other income of an SSI recipient, except as described in section 256J.37, subdivision 3b;

(20) Minnesota supplemental aid, including retroactive payments;

(21) proceeds from the sale of real or personal property;

(22) adoption or kinship assistance payments under chapter 256N or 259Anew text begin and
Minnesota permanency demonstration title IV-E waiver paymentsnew text end ;

(23) state-funded family subsidy program payments made under section 252.32 to
help families care for children with developmental disabilities, consumer support grant
funds under section 256.476, and resources and services for a disabled household member
under one of the home and community-based waiver services programs under chapter 256B;

(24) interest payments and dividends from property that is not excluded from and
that does not exceed the asset limit;

(25) rent rebates;

(26) income earned by a minor caregiver, minor child through age 6, or a minor
child who is at least a half-time student in an approved elementary or secondary education
program;

(27) income earned by a caregiver under age 20 who is at least a half-time student in
an approved elementary or secondary education program;

(28) MFIP child care payments under section 119B.05;

(29) all other payments made through MFIP to support a caregiver's pursuit of
greater economic stability;

(30) income a participant receives related to shared living expenses;

(31) reverse mortgages;

(32) benefits provided by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, United States Code, title
42, chapter 13A, sections 1771 to 1790;

(33) benefits provided by the women, infants, and children (WIC) nutrition program,
United States Code, title 42, chapter 13A, section 1786;

(34) benefits from the National School Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42,
chapter 13, sections 1751 to 1769e;

(35) relocation assistance for displaced persons under the Uniform Relocation
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, United States Code, title
42, chapter 61, subchapter II, section 4636, or the National Housing Act, United States
Code, title 12, chapter 13, sections 1701 to 1750jj;

(36) benefits from the Trade Act of 1974, United States Code, title 19, chapter
12, part 2, sections 2271 to 2322;

(37) war reparations payments to Japanese Americans and Aleuts under United
States Code, title 50, sections 1989 to 1989d;

(38) payments to veterans or their dependents as a result of legal settlements
regarding Agent Orange or other chemical exposure under Public Law 101-239, section
10405, paragraph (a)(2)(E);

(39) income that is otherwise specifically excluded from MFIP consideration in
federal law, state law, or federal regulation;

(40) security and utility deposit refunds;

(41) American Indian tribal land settlements excluded under Public Laws 98-123,
98-124, and 99-377 to the Mississippi Band Chippewa Indians of White Earth, Leech
Lake, and Mille Lacs reservations and payments to members of the White Earth Band,
under United States Code, title 25, chapter 9, section 331, and chapter 16, section 1407;

(42) all income of the minor parent's parents and stepparents when determining the
grant for the minor parent in households that include a minor parent living with parents or
stepparents on MFIP with other children;

(43) income of the minor parent's parents and stepparents equal to 200 percent of the
federal poverty guideline for a family size not including the minor parent and the minor
parent's child in households that include a minor parent living with parents or stepparents
not on MFIP when determining the grant for the minor parent. The remainder of income is
deemed as specified in section 256J.37, subdivision 1b;

(44) payments made to children eligible for relative custody assistance under section
257.85;

(45) vendor payments for goods and services made on behalf of a client unless the
client has the option of receiving the payment in cash;

(46) the principal portion of a contract for deed payment;

(47) cash payments to individuals enrolled for full-time service as a volunteer under
AmeriCorps programs including AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps State, AmeriCorps
National, and AmeriCorps NCCC; and

(48) housing assistance grants under section 256J.35, paragraph (a).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 61.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256J.61, is amended to read:

256J.61 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

The commissioner of human services, in cooperation with the commissioner of
employment and economic development, shall develop reporting requirements for county
agencies and employment and training service providers according to section 256.01,
subdivision 2, paragraph deleted text begin (17)deleted text end new text begin (q)new text end . Reporting requirements must, to the extent possible,
use existing client tracking systems and must be within the limits of funds available.
The requirements must include summary information necessary for state agencies and
the legislature to evaluate the effectiveness of the services.

Sec. 62.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 260B.185, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Detention.

Before July 1, 1999, and pursuant to a request from an
eight-day temporary holdover facility, as defined in new text begin Minnesota Statutes 1998, new text end section
241.0221, the commissioner of corrections, or the commissioner's designee, may grant a
onetime extension per child to the eight-day limit on detention under this chapter. This
extension may allow such a facility to detain a child for up to 30 days including weekends
and holidays. Upon the expiration of the extension, the child may not be transferred to
another eight-day temporary holdover facility. The commissioner shall develop criteria
for granting extensions under this section. These criteria must ensure that the child be
transferred to a long-term juvenile detention facility as soon as such a transfer is possible.
Nothing in this section changes the requirements in section 260B.178 regarding the
necessity of detention hearings to determine whether continued detention of the child
is proper.

Sec. 63.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.046, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Tax accounts assigned.

(a) Any person that contracts with a
taxpaying employer to have that person obtain the taxpaying employer's workforce and
provide workers to the taxpaying employer for a fee is, as of the effective date of the
contract, assigned for the duration of the contract the taxpaying employer's account under
section 268.045. That tax account must be maintained by the person separate and distinct
from every other tax account held by the person and identified in a manner prescribed by
the commissioner. The tax account is, for the duration of the contract, considered that
person's account for all purposes of this chapter. The workers obtained from the taxpaying
employer and any other workers provided by that person to the taxpaying employer,
including officers of the taxpaying employer as defined in section 268.035, subdivision
20, clause deleted text begin (30)deleted text end new text begin (29)new text end , whose wages paid by the person are considered paid in covered
employment under section 268.035, subdivision 24, for the duration of the contract
between the taxpaying employer and the person, must, under section 268.044, be reported
on the wage detail report under that tax account, and that person must pay any taxes due at
the tax rate computed for that account under section 268.051, subdivision 2.

(b) Any workers of the taxpaying employer who are not covered by the contract
under paragraph (a) must be reported by the taxpaying employer as a separate unit on the
wage detail report under the tax account assigned under paragraph (a). Taxes and any
other amounts due on the wages reported by the taxpaying employer under this paragraph
may be paid directly by the taxpaying employer.

(c) If the taxpaying employer that contracts with a person under paragraph (a) does
not have a tax account at the time of the execution of the contract, an account must be
registered for the taxpaying employer under section 268.042 and the new employer tax
rate under section 268.051, subdivision 5, must be assigned. The tax account is then
assigned to the person as provided for in paragraph (a).

(d) A person that contracts with a taxpaying employer under paragraph (a)
must, within 30 calendar days of the execution or termination of a contract, notify the
commissioner by electronic transmission, in a format prescribed by the commissioner,
of that execution or termination. The taxpaying employer's name, the account number
assigned, and any other information required by the commissioner must be provided
by that person.

(e) Any contract subject to paragraph (a) must specifically inform the taxpaying
employer of the assignment of the tax account under this section and the taxpaying
employer's obligation under paragraph (b). If there is a termination of the contract, the tax
account is, as of the date of termination, immediately assigned to the taxpaying employer.

Sec. 64.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Materials consumed in industrial production.

(a) Materials stored, used,
or consumed in industrial production of tangible personal property intended to be sold
ultimately at retail, are exempt, whether or not the item so used becomes an ingredient
or constituent part of the property produced. Materials that qualify for this exemption
include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) chemicals, including chemicals used for cleaning food processing machinery
and equipment;

(2) materials, including chemicals, fuels, and electricity purchased by persons
engaged in industrial production to treat waste generated as a result of the production
process;

(3) fuels, electricity, gas, and steam used or consumed in the production process,
except that electricity, gas, or steam used for space heating, cooling, or lighting is exempt
if (i) it is in excess of the average climate control or lighting for the production area, and
(ii) it is necessary to produce that particular product;

(4) petroleum products and lubricants;

(5) packaging materials, including returnable containers used in packaging food
and beverage products;

(6) accessory tools, equipment, and other items that are separate detachable units
with an ordinary useful life of less than 12 months used in producing a direct effect upon
the product; and

(7) the following materials, tools, and equipment used in metal-casting: crucibles,
thermocouple protection sheaths and tubes, stalk tubes, refractory materials, molten metal
filters and filter boxes, degassing lances, and base blocks.

(b) This exemption does not include:

(1) machinery, equipment, implements, tools, accessories, appliances, contrivances
and furniture and fixtures, except those listed in paragraph (a), clause (6); and

(2) petroleum and special fuels used in producing or generating power for propelling
ready-mixed concrete trucks on the public highways of this state.

(c) Industrial production includes, but is not limited to, research, development,
design or production of any tangible personal property, manufacturing, processing (other
than by restaurants and consumers) of agricultural products (whether vegetable or animal),
commercial fishing, refining, smelting, reducing, brewing, distilling, printing, mining,
quarrying, lumbering, generating electricity, the production of road building materials,
and the research, development, design, or production of computer software. Industrial
production does not include painting, cleaning, repairing or similar processing of property
except as part of the original manufacturing process.

(d) Industrial production does not include:

(1) the furnishing of services listed in section 297A.61, subdivision 3, paragraph (g),
clause (6), items (i) to (vi) and (viii)deleted text begin , or paragraph (m)deleted text end ; or

(2) the transportation, transmission, or distribution of petroleum, liquefied gas,
natural gas, water, or steam, in, by, or through pipes, lines, tanks, mains, or other means of
transporting those products. For purposes of this paragraph, "transportation, transmission,
or distribution" does not include blending of petroleum or biodiesel fuel as defined
in section 239.77.

Sec. 65.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297E.02, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Combined net receipts tax.

(a) In addition to the taxes imposed under
subdivision 1, a tax is imposed on the combined new text begin net new text end receipts of the organization. As used
in this section, "combined net receipts" is the sum of the organization's gross receipts
from lawful gambling less gross receipts directly derived from the conduct of paper
bingo, raffles, and paddlewheels, as defined in section 297E.01, subdivision 8, and less
the net prizes actually paid, other than prizes actually paid for paper bingo, raffles, and
paddlewheels, for the fiscal year. The combined net receipts of an organization are subject
to a tax computed according to the following schedule:

	If the combined net receipts for the fiscal year are:		The tax is:
	Not over $87,500		nine percent
	Over $87,500, but not over $122,500		$7,875 plus 18 percent of the amount over $87,500, but not over $122,500
	Over $122,500, but not over $157,500		$14,175 plus 27 percent of the amount over $122,500, but not over $157,500
	Over $157,500		$23,625 plus 36 percent of the amount over $157,500

(b) On or before April 1, 2016, the commissioner shall estimate the total amount of
revenue, including interest and penalties, that will be collected for fiscal year 2016 from
taxes imposed under this chapter. If the amount estimated by the commissioner equals
or exceeds $94,800,000, the commissioner shall certify that effective July 1, 2016, the
rates under this paragraph apply in lieu of the rates under paragraph (a) and shall publish a
notice to that effect in the State Register and notify each taxpayer by June 1, 2016. If the
rates under this section apply, the combined net receipts of an organization are subject to a
tax computed according to the following schedule:

	If the combined net receipts for the fiscal year are:		The tax is:
	Not over $87,500		8.5 percent
	Over $87,500, but not over $122,500		$7,438 plus 17 percent of the amount over $87,500, but not over $122,500
	Over $122,500, but not over $157,500		$13,388 plus 25.5 percent of the amount over $122,500, but not over $157,500
	Over $157,500		$22,313 plus 34 percent of the amount over $157,500

(c) Gross receipts derived from sports-themed tipboards are exempt from taxation
under this section. For purposes of this paragraph, a sports-themed tipboard means a
sports-themed tipboard as defined in section 349.12, subdivision 34, under which the
winning numbers are determined by the numerical outcome of a professional sporting event.

Sec. 66.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299C.61, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Child abuse crime.

"Child abuse crime" means:

(1) an act committed against a minor victim that constitutes a violation of section
609.185, new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clause (5); 609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 609.224; 609.2242;
609.322; 609.324; 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.352; 609.377; or 609.378; or

(2) a violation of section 152.021, subdivision 1, clause (4); 152.022, subdivision 1,
clause (5) or (6); 152.023, subdivision 1, clause (3) or (4); 152.023, subdivision 2, clause
(4) or (6); or 152.024, subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), or (4).

Sec. 67.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299F.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Division created; state fire marshal.

A division in the Department of
Public Safety to be known as the Division of Fire Marshal is hereby created, under the
supervision and control of the state fire marshal, to whom shall be assigned the duties and
responsibilities described in this deleted text begin sectiondeleted text end new text begin chapternew text end . The commissioner may place the fire
marshal's position in the unclassified service if the position meets the criteria of section
43A.08, subdivision 1a.

Sec. 68.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299L.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Background checks.

In any background check required to be conducted
by the division under this chapter, chapter 240, 349, 349A, or section 3.9221, the director
may, or shall when required by law, require that fingerprints be taken and the director may
forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the conducting of
a national criminal history check. The director may charge a fee new text begin of $15 new text end for fingerprint
recording and investigation under section 3.9221.

Sec. 69.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299L.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Investigation.

Before a license under this section is granted, the director
may conduct a background and financial investigation of the applicant, including the
applicant's sources of financing. The director may, or shall when required by law, require
that fingerprints be taken and the director may forward the fingerprints to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history check. The director may charge an
investigation fee new text begin of $15 new text end to cover the cost of the investigation. Of this fee, $7 from each
charge shall be deposited in the general fund.

Sec. 70.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 322C.0102, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Debtor in bankruptcy.

"Debtor in bankruptcy" means a person that is
the subject of:

(1) an order for relief under United States Code, title deleted text begin 12deleted text end new text begin 11new text end , or a successor statute
of general application; or

(2) a comparable order under federal, state, or foreign law governing insolvency.

Sec. 71.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 325D.40, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Government agency sales.

All state, municipal and other governmental
agencies shall be governed by the Minnesota Unfair Cigarette Sales Act, and no such
agency of government shall accept any bid offer which is below the "cost to wholesaler"
as defined by section 325D.32, subdivision 10, deleted text begin clause (1)deleted text end new text begin paragraph (a),new text end nor shall sell such
cigarettes at a cost less than provided for in section 325D.32, subdivision 11.

Sec. 72.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 325E.028, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Income verification.

Verification of income may be conducted by the
local energy assistance provider or the municipal utility, cooperative electric association,
or public utility unless the customer is automatically eligible for protection against
disconnection as a recipient of any form of public assistance, including energy assistance
that uses income eligibility in an amount at or below the income eligibility in subdivision
1,new text begin paragraph (a),new text end clause (1).

Sec. 73.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Deposits.

Unless otherwise specifically designated by law: (1) all money
collected under sections 144.122, paragraph (f); 181.723; 326B.092 to 326B.096;
326B.101 to 326B.194; 326B.197; 326B.32 to 326B.399; 326B.43 to 326B.49; 326B.52
to 326B.59;new text begin 326B.701;new text end 326B.802 to 326B.885; 326B.90 to 326B.998; 327.31 to 327.36;
and 327B.01 to 327B.12, except penalties, is credited to the construction code fund; (2)
all fees collected under sections 326B.098 to 326B.099 in connection with continuing
education for any license, registration, or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter are
credited to the construction code fund; and (3) all penalties assessed under the sections set
forth in clauses (1) and (2) and all penalties assessed under sections 144.99 to 144.993
in connection with any violation of sections 326B.43 to 326B.49 or 326B.52 to 326B.59
or the rules adopted under those sections are credited to the assigned risk safety account
established by section 79.253.

Sec. 74.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 403.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Dispute resolution.

Disputes between parties must be resolved pursuant to
section 403.025, subdivision 7, paragraph deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end .

Sec. 75.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 412.014, is amended to read:

412.014 POWER TO OPERATE TELEPHONE LINES.

Any statutory city heretofore or hereafter incorporated, in the territory of which
previous to such incorporation telephone lines have been constructed and operated by a
town as authorized by new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2012, new text end sections 237.33 to 237.40, is hereby
authorized to continue to operate such telephone lines and the city shall have all the
powers granted to towns and the council shall have all of the powers granted to boards of
supervisors under new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2012, new text end sections 237.33 to 237.40.

Sec. 76.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 466A.01, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Assisted housing.

"Assisted housing" means:

(1) the housing is either owned or under the control of a housing agency and is used
in a manner authorized by sections 469.001 to 469.047;

(2) the housing is defined as an emergency shelter or transitional housing under
section 272.02, subdivision 13 or 20;

deleted text begin (3) the housing is classified as class 5c property under section 273.13, subdivision
25, paragraph (c), clause (4);deleted text end or

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end the housing is a building that receives a low-income housing credit under
section 242 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or which meets the requirements of
that section, and was under construction or rehabilitation prior to May 1, 1988.

Sec. 77.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 471.87, is amended to read:

471.87 PUBLIC OFFICERS, INTEREST IN CONTRACT; PENALTY.

Except as authorized in section new text begin 123B.195 or new text end 471.88, a public officer who is
authorized to take part in any manner in making any sale, lease, or contract in official
capacity shall not voluntarily have a personal financial interest in that sale, lease, or
contract or personally benefit financially therefrom. Every public officer who violates this
provision is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Sec. 78.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.604, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Resolution of appointment; oath.

The clerk, secretary, or other
appropriate official of each appointing public body shall immediately file with the
secretary of state a certified copy of each resolution appointing commissioners. The city
clerk of each city, upon the election and qualification of each new mayor thereof, shall
file with the secretary of state a certificate stating the mayor's full name and address, and
that such mayor has elected to act as a commissioner, or, in the event such mayor has
appointed some other qualified voter instead, shall file a certified copy of the order of the
mayor appointing such commissioner. The governor shall file appointments in the same
office. Each person selected as a commissioner shall thereupon file in the same office the
oath of office prescribed by the state Constitution, article V, section deleted text begin 5deleted text end new text begin 6new text end , subscribed by the
person and certified by the officer administering the same.

Sec. 79.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.011, subdivision 30, is amended to read:

Subd. 30.

Pre-1940 housing percentage.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b),
"pre-1940 housing percentage" for a city is 100 times the most recent count by the United
States Bureau of the Census of all housing units in the city built before 1940, divided by
the total number of all housing units in the city. Housing units includes both occupied and
vacant housing units as defined by the federal census. deleted text begin For aids payable in 2014, "pre-1940
housing percentage" shall be based on 2010 housing data.
deleted text end

(b) For the city of East Grand Forks only, "pre-1940 housing percentage" is equal
to 100 times the 1990 federal census count of all housing units in the city built before
1940, divided by the most recent count by the United States Bureau of the Census of all
housing units in the city. Housing units includes both occupied and vacant housing units
as defined by the federal census.

Sec. 80.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.011, subdivision 30a, is amended to
read:

Subd. 30a.

Percent of housing built between 1940 and 1970.

"Percent of housing
built between 1940 and 1970" is equal to 100 times the most recent count by the United
States Bureau of the Census of all housing units in the city built after 1939 but before
1970, divided by the total number of all housing units in the city. Housing units includes
both occupied and vacant housing units as defined by the federal census. deleted text begin For aids payable
in 2014, "percent of housing built between 1940 and 1970" shall be based on 2010
housing data.
deleted text end

Sec. 81.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.011, subdivision 42, is amended to read:

Subd. 42.

Jobs per capita.

"Jobs per capita in the city" means (1) the average
annual number of employees in the city based on the data from the Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages, as reported by the Department of Employment and Economic
Development, for the most recent calendar year available November 1 of every
odd-numbered year, divided by (2) the city's population for the same calendar year as the
employment data. The commissioner of the Department of Employment and Economic
Development shall certify to the city the average annual number of employees for each
city by January 1 of every even-numbered year beginning with January 1, 2014. A city
may challenge an estimate under this paragraph by filing its specific objection, including
the names of employers that it feels may have misreported data, in writing with the
commissioner by December 1 of every odd-numbered year. The commissioner shall make
every reasonable effort to address the specific objection and adjust the data as necessary.
The commissioner shall certify the estimates of the annual employment to the commissioner
of revenue by January 1 of all even-numbered years, including any estimates still under
objection. deleted text begin For aids payable in 2014, "jobs per capita" shall be based on the annual number
of employees and population for calendar year 2010 without additional review.
deleted text end

Sec. 82.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.013, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

City formula aid.

deleted text begin (a) For aids payable in 2014 only, the formula aid for a
city is equal to the sum of (1) its 2013 certified aid, and (2) the product of (i) the difference
between its unmet need and its 2013 certified aid, and (ii) the aid gap percentage.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (a)new text end For aids payable in 2015 and thereafter, the formula aid for a city is equal
to the sum of (1) its formula aid in the previous year and (2) the product of (i) the
difference between its unmet need and its formula aid in the previous year, and (ii) the
aid gap percentage.

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end For aids payable in 2015 and thereafter, if a city's certified aid from the
previous year is greater than the sum of its unmet need plus its aid adjustment under
subdivision 13, its formula aid is adjusted to equal its unmet need.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end No city may have a formula aid amount less than zero. The aid gap percentage
must be the same for all cities subject to paragraph deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (a)new text end .

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end The applicable aid gap percentage must be calculated by the Department of
Revenue so that the total of the aid under subdivision 9 equals the total amount available
for aid under section 477A.03. Data used in calculating aids to cities under sections
477A.011 to 477A.013 shall be the most recently available data as of January 1 in the
year in which the aid is calculated.

Sec. 83.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

City aid distribution.

(a) In calendar year 2014 and thereafter, each
city shall receive an aid distribution equal to the sum of (1) the city formula aid under
subdivision 8, and (2) its aid adjustment under subdivision 13.

(b) deleted text begin For aids payable in 2014 only, the total aid for a city may not be less than the
amount it was certified to receive in 2013 plus any increase under subdivision 13.deleted text end For aids
payable in 2015 and thereafter, the total aid for a city must not be less than the amount
it was certified to receive in the previous year minus the lesser of $10 multiplied by its
population, or five percent of its net levy in the year prior to the aid distribution.

Sec. 84.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.015, is amended to read:

477A.015 PAYMENT DATES.

The commissioner of revenue shall make the payments of local government aid to
affected taxing authorities in two installments on July 20 and December 26 annually.

When the commissioner of public safety determines that a local government has
suffered financial hardship due to a natural disaster, the commissioner of public safety
shall notify the commissioner of revenue, who shall make payments of aids under sections
477A.011 to 477A.014, which are otherwise due on December 26, as soon as is practical
after the determination is made but not before July 20.

The commissioner may pay all or part of the payments of aids under sections
477A.011 to 477A.014, which are due on December 26 at any time after August 15 if a
local government requests such payment as being necessary for meeting its cash flow
needs. deleted text begin For aids payable in 2013 only, a city that is located in an area deemed a disaster
area during the month of April 2013, as defined in section 12A.02, subdivision 5, shall
receive its December 26, 2013 payment with its July 20, 2013 payment.
deleted text end

Sec. 85.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.03, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Cities.

deleted text begin For aids payable in 2014, the total aid paid under section
477A.013, subdivision 9, is $507,598,012.deleted text end The total aid paid under section 477A.013,
subdivision 9, is $516,898,012 for aids payable in 2015. For aids payable in 2016 and
thereafter, the total aid paid under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is $519,398,012.

Sec. 86.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.03, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:

Subd. 2c.

Towns.

deleted text begin For aids payable in 2014, the total aids paid under section
477A.013, subdivision 1, is limited to $10,000,000.deleted text end For aids payable in 2015 and
thereafter, the total aids paid under section 477A.013, subdivision 1, is limited to deleted text begin the
amount certified to be paid in the previous yeardeleted text end new text begin $10,000,000new text end .

Sec. 87.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Types of land; payments.

The following amounts are annually
appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources from the general fund for transfer
to the commissioner of revenue. The commissioner of revenue shall pay the transferred
funds to counties as required by sections 477A.11 to 477A.14. The amounts, based on the
acreage as of July 1 of each year prior to the payment year, are:

(1) $5.133 multiplied by the total number of acres of acquired natural resources land
or, at the county's option three-fourths of one percent of the appraised value of all acquired
natural resources land in the county, whichever is greater;

(2) $5.133, multiplied by the total number of acres of transportation wetland or, at
the county's option, three-fourths of one percent of the appraised value of all transportation
wetland in the county, whichever is greater;

(3) $5.133, multiplied by the total number of acres of wildlife management land, or,
at the county's option, three-fourths of one percent of the appraised value of all wildlife
management land in the county, whichever is greater;

(4) 50 percent of the dollar amount as determined under clause (1), multiplied by
the number of acres of military refuge land in the county;

(5) $1.50, multiplied by the number of acres of county-administered other natural
resources land in the county;

(6) $5.133, multiplied by the total number of acres of land utilization project land
in the county;

(7) $1.50, multiplied by the number of acres of commissioner-administered other
natural resources land in the county; and

(8) without regard to acreage, and notwithstanding the rules adopted under section
84A.55, $300,000 for local assessments under section 84A.55, subdivision 9, that shall be
divided and distributed to the counties containing state-owned lands within a conservation
area in proportion to each county's percentage of the total annual ditch assessments.

deleted text begin The commissioner of natural resources shall certify the number of acres and appraised
values for wildlife management lands under clause (3) for calendar year 2013 to the
commissioner of revenue by June 15, 2014. The commissioner of revenue shall make the
payment for any positive difference in the 2013 payment under clause (3) by June 30, 2014.
deleted text end

Sec. 88.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Procedure.

(a) Each county auditor shall certify to the Department of
Natural Resources during July of each year prior to the payment year the number of acres
of county-administered other natural resources land within the county. The Department of
Natural resources may, in addition to the certification of acreage, require descriptive lists
of land so certified. The commissioner of natural resources shall determine and certify to
the commissioner of revenue by March 1 of the payment year:

(1) the number of acres and most recent appraised value of acquired natural
resources land, wildlife management land, and military refuge land within each county;

(2) the number of acres of commissioner-administered natural resources land within
each county;

(3) the number of acres of county-administered other natural resources land within
each county, based on the reports filed by each county auditor with the commissioner
of natural resources; and

(4) the number of acres of land utilization project land within each county.

(b) The commissioner of transportation shall determine and certify to the
commissioner of revenue by March 1 of the payment year the number of acres of
transportation wetland and the appraised value of the land, but only if it exceeds 500
acres in a county.

(c) Each auditor of a county that contains state-owned lands within a conservation
area shall determine and certify to the commissioner of natural resources by May 31 of
the payment year, the county's ditch assessments for state-owned lands subject to section
84A.55, subdivision 9. A joint certification for two or more counties may be submitted to
the commissioner of natural resources through the Consolidated Conservation Counties
Joint Powers Board. The commissioner of natural resources shall certify the ditch
assessments to the commissioner of revenue by June 15 of the payment year. deleted text begin The
commissioner of natural resources shall certify the ditch assessments under this paragraph
for payment year 2013 by June 15, 2014. The commissioner of revenue shall make the
payment for 2013 by June 30, 2014.
deleted text end

(d) The commissioner of revenue shall determine the distributions provided for in this
section using: (1) the number of acres and appraised values certified by the commissioner
of natural resources and the commissioner of transportation by March 1 of the payment
year; and (2) ditch assessments under paragraph (c), by July 15 of the payment year.

Sec. 89.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) When used in this section, the following terms have
the meanings indicated in this subdivision.

(b) "Local unit" means a home rule charter or statutory city, or a town.

(c) "Old rule utility net tax capacity" means the net tax capacity of all public utility
property within the local unit's taxing jurisdiction for assessment year 2007, calculated as
if the property were valued under valuation rules in effect prior to assessment year 2007.

(d) "New rule utility net tax capacity" means the net tax capacity of all public utility
property within the local unit's taxing jurisdiction for assessment year 2007, calculated as
if the property were valued under valuation rules in effect for assessment year 2007, but
without deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin anynew text end phase-in provisions deleted text begin of Minnesota Rules, part 8100.0800deleted text end .

(e) "Modified net tax capacity" means the local unit's net tax capacity for taxes
payable in 2008, modified by substituting the old rule utility net tax capacity for the actual
net tax capacity of utility property. Modified net tax capacity must be determined by the
commissioner of revenue based on information and data available to the commissioner
as of July 1, 2008.

(f) "Net tax capacity differential" means the positive difference, if any, by which the
local unit's old rule utility net tax capacity exceeds its new rule utility net tax capacity.

(g) "Current year net tax capacity differential" means the positive difference, if any,
by which the local unit's old rule utility net tax capacity exceeds its total tax capacity of
utility property for taxes payable in the current year.

Sec. 90.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Aid eligibility; payment.

(a) If the net tax capacity differential of the local
unit exceeds four percent of its modified net tax capacity, the local unit is eligible for
transition aid computed under deleted text begin paragraphsdeleted text end new text begin paragraphnew text end (b) deleted text begin and (c)deleted text end .

deleted text begin (b) For aids payable in 2009, transition aid under this section for an eligible local
unit equals 50 percent of (1) the net tax capacity differential, times (2) the jurisdiction's
tax rate for taxes payable in 2008.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end For aids payable in 2010 and thereafter, transition aid under this section for
an eligible local unit equals (1) the current year net tax capacity differential for taxes
payable in the year preceding the aid distribution year, times (2) the jurisdiction's tax rate
for taxes payable in 2008.

(d) The commissioner of revenue shall compute the amount of transition aid payable
to each local unit under this section. On or before August 1 of each year, the commissioner
shall certify the amount of transition aid computed for aids payable in the following year
for each recipient local unit. The commissioner shall pay transition aid to local units
annually at the times provided in section 477A.015.

Sec. 91.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.19, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Payments.

The commissioner of revenue must compute the amount of
aquatic invasive species prevention aid payable to each county under this section. On or
before August 1 of each year, the commissioner shall certify the amount to be paid to
each county in the following year. The commissioner shall pay aquatic invasive species
prevention aid to counties annually at the times provided in section 477A.015. deleted text begin For aid
payable in 2014 only, the commissioner shall certify the amount to be paid to each county
by July 1, 2014, and payment to the counties must be made at the time provided in section
477A.015 for the first installment of local government aid.
deleted text end

Sec. 92.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.19, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Appropriation.

deleted text begin $4,500,000 in 2014, anddeleted text end $10,000,000 each year deleted text begin thereafter,
deleted text end is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue to make the
payments required under this section.

Sec. 93.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 480A.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Certiorari.

Oral arguments on writs of certiorari to review decisions of
the deleted text begin commissioner ofdeleted text end new text begin unemployment law judges in the Department ofnew text end Employment and
Economic Development shall be heard as provided in this subdivision.

(1) if the deleted text begin claimantdeleted text end new text begin applicantnew text end for benefits is a real party in interest in the proceedings
and resides in Hennepin or Ramsey County, in one of those counties;

(2) if the deleted text begin claimantdeleted text end new text begin applicantnew text end for benefits is a real party in interest in the proceedings
and resides elsewhere in the state, in the judicial district of the deleted text begin claimant'sdeleted text end new text begin applicant's
new text end residence;

(3) otherwise, at a place as designated by the appellate administrator.

Sec. 94.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 500.215, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General rule.

(a) Any provision of any deed restriction, subdivision
regulation, restrictive covenant, local ordinance, contract, rental agreement or regulation,
or homeowners association document that limits the right of an owner or tenant of
residential property to display the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of
Minnesota is void and unenforceable.

(b) "Homeowners association document" includes the declaration, articles of
incorporation, bylaws, and rules and regulations of:

(1) a common interest community, as defined in section deleted text begin 515B.1-103(C)(10)
deleted text end new text begin 515B.1-103(10)new text end , regardless of whether the common interest community is subject to
chapter 515B; and

(2) a residential community that is not a common interest community, as defined in
section deleted text begin 515B.1-103(C)(10)deleted text end new text begin 515B.1-103(10)new text end .

Sec. 95.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518B.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Order for protection.

There shall exist an action known as a petition for
an order for protection in cases of domestic abuse.

(a) A petition for relief under this section may be made by any family or household
member personally or by a family or household member, a guardian as defined in section
524.1-201, clause deleted text begin (20)deleted text end new text begin (26)new text end , or, if the court finds that it is in the best interests of the minor,
by a reputable adult age 25 or older on behalf of minor family or household members. A
minor age 16 or older may make a petition on the minor's own behalf against a spouse
or former spouse, or a person with whom the minor has a child in common, if the court
determines that the minor has sufficient maturity and judgment and that it is in the best
interests of the minor.

(b) A petition for relief shall allege the existence of domestic abuse, and shall be
accompanied by an affidavit made under oath stating the specific facts and circumstances
from which relief is sought.

(c) A petition for relief must state whether the petitioner has ever had an order for
protection in effect against the respondent.

(d) A petition for relief must state whether there is an existing order for protection
in effect under this chapter governing both the parties and whether there is a pending
lawsuit, complaint, petition or other action between the parties under chapter 257, 518,
518A, 518B, or 518C. The court administrator shall verify the terms of any existing order
governing the parties. The court may not delay granting relief because of the existence
of a pending action between the parties or the necessity of verifying the terms of an
existing order. A subsequent order in a separate action under this chapter may modify
only the provision of an existing order that grants relief authorized under subdivision 6,
paragraph (a), clause (1). A petition for relief may be granted, regardless of whether there
is a pending action between the parties.

(e) The court shall provide simplified forms and clerical assistance to help with the
writing and filing of a petition under this section.

(f) The court shall advise a petitioner under paragraph (e) of the right to file a motion
and affidavit and to sue in forma pauperis pursuant to section 563.01 and shall assist with
the writing and filing of the motion and affidavit.

(g) The court shall advise a petitioner under paragraph (e) of the right to serve the
respondent by published notice under subdivision 5, paragraph (b), if the respondent is
avoiding personal service by concealment or otherwise, and shall assist with the writing
and filing of the affidavit.

(h) The court shall advise the petitioner of the right to seek restitution under the
petition for relief.

(i) The court shall advise the petitioner of the right to request a hearing under
subdivision 7, paragraph (c). If the petitioner does not request a hearing, the court shall
advise the petitioner that the respondent may request a hearing and that notice of the hearing
date and time will be provided to the petitioner by mail at least five days before the hearing.

(j) The court shall advise the petitioner of the right to request supervised parenting
time, as provided in section 518.175, subdivision 1a.

Sec. 96.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 572A.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Appointment of panel.

(a) The parties shall each appoint one qualified
arbitrator within 30 days of issuance of the mediation report. If a party does not appoint
an arbitrator within 30 days, the Bureau of Mediation Services shall appoint a qualified
arbitrator from the list of neutrals under sections 572A.01, subdivision 2, and 572A.015,
subdivision 2, or someone else for the party. The parties shall notify the bureau prior to
the close of the 30-day appointment period of the name and address of their respective
appointed arbitrator. Each party is responsible for the fees and expenses for the arbitrator
it selects.

(b) After appointment of the two arbitrators to the arbitration panel by the parties, or
by the bureau should one or both of the parties fail to act, the two appointed arbitrators
shall appoint a third arbitrator who must be learned in the law, within 15 days of the close
of the initial 30-day arbitrator appointment period. If the arbitrators cannot agree on the
selection of the third arbitrator within 15 days, the arbitrators shall jointly submit a request
to the district court of the county in which the disputed area is located in accordance with
the selection procedures established in section deleted text begin 572.10deleted text end new text begin 572B.11new text end . Within 15 days of receipt
of an application by the district court, the district court shall select a neutral arbitrator and
notify the parties and the Bureau of Mediation Services of the name and address of the
selected arbitrator. The fees and expenses of the third arbitrator shall be shared equally by
the parties. The third appointed arbitrator shall act as chair of the arbitration panel and
shall conduct the proceedings. If the district court selects the third arbitrator, the date
required for first hearing the matter may be extended an additional 15 days.

Sec. 97.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 572A.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Hearing.

Except as otherwise provided, within 60 days, the matter must
be brought on for hearing in accordance with section deleted text begin 572.12deleted text end new text begin 572B.15new text end . The Bureau of
Mediation Services shall provide for the proceedings to occur in the county in which the
majority of the affected property is located.

Sec. 98.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.106, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Life without release.

The court shall sentence a person to life
imprisonment without possibility of release under the following circumstances:

(1) the person is convicted of first-degree murder under section 609.185, paragraph
(a), clause (1), (2), (4), or (7);

(2) the person is convicted of committing first-degree murder in the course of a
kidnapping under section 609.185, new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clause (3); or

(3) the person is convicted of first-degree murder under section 609.185, new text begin paragraph
(a), new text end clause (3), (5), or (6), and the court determines on the record at the time of sentencing
that the person has one or more previous convictions for a heinous crime.

Sec. 99.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Intentional murder; drive-by shootings.

Whoever does either
of the following is guilty of murder in the second degree and may be sentenced to
imprisonment for not more than 40 years:

(1) causes the death of a human being with intent to effect the death of that person
or another, but without premeditation; or

(2) causes the death of a human being while committing or attempting to commit
a drive-by shooting in violation of section 609.66, subdivision 1e, under circumstances
other than those described in section 609.185, new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clause (3).

Sec. 100.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.223, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Past pattern of child abuse.

Whoever assaults a minor may be sentenced
to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than
$10,000, or both, if the perpetrator has engaged in a past pattern of child abuse against
the minor. As used in this subdivision, "child abuse" has the meaning given it in section
609.185, new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clause (5).

Sec. 101.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.266, is amended to read:

609.266 DEFINITIONS.

The definitions in this deleted text begin subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin sectionnew text end apply to sections 609.2114, subdivisions 1
and 2, and 609.2661 to 609.2691:

(a) "Unborn child" means the unborn offspring of a human being conceived, but not
yet born.

(b) "Whoever" does not include the pregnant woman.

Sec. 102.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.531, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For the purpose of sections 609.531 to 609.5318, the
following terms have the meanings given them.

(a) "Conveyance device" means a device used for transportation and includes, but
is not limited to, a motor vehicle, trailer, snowmobile, airplane, and vessel and any
equipment attached to it. The term "conveyance device" does not include property which
is, in fact, itself stolen or taken in violation of the law.

(b) "Weapon used" means a dangerous weapon as defined under section 609.02,
subdivision 6, that the actor used or had in possession in furtherance of a crime.

(c) "Property" means property as defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1, clause (1).

(d) "Contraband" means property which is illegal to possess under Minnesota law.

(e) "Appropriate agency" means the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the
Department of Commerce Fraud Bureau, the Minnesota Division of Driver and Vehicle
Services, the Minnesota State Patrol, a county sheriff's department, the Three Rivers Park
District park rangers, the Department of Natural Resources Division of Enforcement, the
University of Minnesota Police Department, the Department of Corrections Fugitive
Apprehension Unit, a city, metropolitan transit, or airport police department; or a
multijurisdictional entity established under section 299A.642 or 299A.681.

(f) "Designated offense" includes:

(1) for weapons used: any violation of this chapter, chapter 152 or 624;

(2) for driver's license or identification card transactions: any violation of section
171.22; and

(3) for all other purposes: a felony violation of, or a felony-level attempt or
conspiracy to violate, section 325E.17; 325E.18; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; deleted text begin 609.21;
deleted text end new text begin 609.2112; 609.2113; 609.2114; new text end 609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 609.2231; 609.24; 609.245;
609.25; 609.255; 609.282; 609.283; 609.322; 609.342, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (f);
609.343, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (f); 609.344, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (e), and (h)
to (j); 609.345, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (e), and (h) to (j); 609.352; 609.42; 609.425;
609.466; 609.485; 609.487; 609.52; 609.525; 609.527; 609.528; 609.53; 609.54; 609.551;
609.561; 609.562; 609.563; 609.582; 609.59; 609.595; 609.611; 609.631; 609.66,
subdivision 1e; 609.671, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 8, and 12; 609.687; 609.821; 609.825;
609.86; 609.88; 609.89; 609.893; 609.895; 617.246; 617.247; or a gross misdemeanor
or felony violation of section 609.891 or 624.7181; or any violation of section 609.324new text begin ;
or a felony violation of, or a felony-level attempt or conspiracy to violate, Minnesota
Statutes 2012, section 609.21new text end .

(g) "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 4.

(h) "Prosecuting authority" means the attorney who is responsible for prosecuting an
offense that is the basis for a forfeiture under sections 609.531 to 609.5318.

Sec. 103.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.556, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:

Subd. 3c.

Local welfare agency, Department of Human Services or Department
of Health responsible for assessing or investigating reports of maltreatment.

(a)
The county local welfare agency is the agency responsible for assessing or investigating
allegations of maltreatment in child foster care, family child care, legally unlicensed
child care, juvenile correctional facilities licensed under section 241.021 located in the
local welfare agency's county, and reports involving children served by an unlicensed
personal care provider organization under section 256B.0659. Copies of findings related
to personal care provider organizations under section 256B.0659 must be forwarded to
the Department of Human Services provider enrollment.

(b) The Department of Human Services is the agency responsible for assessing or
investigating allegations of maltreatment in facilities licensed under chapters 245A and
deleted text begin 245Bdeleted text end new text begin 245Dnew text end , except for child foster care and family child care.

(c) The Department of Health is the agency responsible for assessing or investigating
allegations of child maltreatment in facilities licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.58
and 144A.46.

Sec. 104.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.8463, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Appointment requirements.

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end Any individual appointed or
employed as a part-time peace officer shall provide proof to the board that the individual
has:

(1) satisfied the selection standards of the board then in effect;

(2) successfully completed board recognized courses in first aid and firearms
training, including legal limitations on the justifiable use of deadly force; and

(3) successfully passed a board part-time peace officer licensing examination.

deleted text begin (b) The board shall develop a new examination that tests in depth the expanded
competency requirements of section 626.8462.
deleted text end

Sec. 105.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.8555, is amended to read:

626.8555 PEACE OFFICER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

Metropolitan State University and Minneapolis Community new text begin and Technical new text end College,
in consultation with the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training and state and
local law enforcement agencies in the seven-county metropolitan area, shall provide core
law enforcement courses in an accelerated time period. The schools shall grant priority
admission to students who have a bona fide offer of employment from a Minnesota law
enforcement agency. These courses shall be available at the beginning of the 1995-1996
academic year and are contingent on sufficient program enrollment.

The board, Metropolitan State University, and Minneapolis Community new text begin and
Technical new text end College shall evaluate the accelerated law enforcement education program and
report their findings to the 1997 legislature.

Sec. 106.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 629.725, is amended to read:

629.725 NOTICE TO VICTIM REGARDING BAIL HEARING OF
ARRESTED OR DETAINED PERSON.

new text begin (a) new text end When a person arrested or a juvenile detained for a crime of violence or an
attempted crime of violence is scheduled to be reviewed under section 629.715 for release
from pretrial detention, the court shall make a reasonable and good faith effort to notify
the victim of the alleged crime. If the victim is incapacitated or deceased, notice must be
given to the victim's family. If the victim is a minor, notice must be given to the victim's
parent or guardian. The notification must include:

(1) the date and approximate time of the review;

(2) the location where the review will occur;

(3) the name and telephone number of a person that can be contacted for additional
information; and

(4) a statement that the victim and the victim's family may attend the review.

new text begin (b) new text end As used in this section, "crime of violence" has the meaning given it in section
624.712, subdivision 5, and also includesnew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end sections 609.2112 deleted text begin todeleted text end new text begin ; 609.2113; andnew text end 609.2114deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2)new text end gross misdemeanor violations of section 609.224deleted text begin , anddeleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (3)new text end nonfelony violations of sections 518B.01, 609.2231, 609.3451, 609.748, and
609.749new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (4) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21new text end .

Sec. 107.

Laws 2013, chapter 143, article 8, section 40, the effective date, is amended
to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

The change to clause (1) is effective for sales and purchases
made after deleted text begin August 31, 2014deleted text end new text begin June 30, 2015new text end . The changes in clauses (13), (16), and (17),
are effective the day following final enactment.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 108. new text begin 2014 AMENDMENTS TO MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION
256B.85 EFFECTIVE UPON FEDERAL APPROVAL.
new text end

new text begin The amendments to Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.85, by Laws 2014, chapter
275, article 1, sections 69 to 71; chapter 291, article 10, section 6; and chapter 312, article
26, sections 4 to 23, are effective upon federal approval. The service will begin 90 days
after federal approval. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of
statutes when this occurs.
new text end

Sec. 109. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Obsolete language. new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall change the term
"writ of restitution" to "writ of recovery" wherever the term appears in Minnesota Statutes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Obsolete language. new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall change the terms "Soil
Conservation Service" and "soil conservation service" to "Natural Resources Conservation
Service" wherever the terms appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, except
where the terms appear in Minnesota Rules, parts 6115.0680, subpart 2; 7037.1000,
subparts 2 and 3; 7037.3300, subpart 4, item B; and 7041.0100, subpart 32.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Erroneous reference. new text end

new text begin In each of the Minnesota Statutes referred to
in column A, the revisor of statutes shall delete the reference in column B and insert
the reference in column C.
new text end

new text begin Column A new text end	new text begin Column B new text end	new text begin Column C new text end
new text begin 326B.99, subdivision 2 new text end	new text begin 326B.93 to 326B.998 new text end	new text begin 326B.95 to 326B.998 new text end
new text begin 326B.988 new text end	new text begin 326B.93 to 326B.998 new text end	new text begin 326B.95 to 326B.998 new text end
new text begin 326B.972 new text end	new text begin 326B.93 to 326B.998 new text end	new text begin 326B.95 to 326B.998 new text end
new text begin 326B.958, subdivision 2 new text end	new text begin 326B.93 to 326B.998 new text end	new text begin 326B.95 to 326B.998 new text end
new text begin 326B.956, subdivision 1 new text end	new text begin 326B.93 to 326B.998 new text end	new text begin 326B.95 to 326B.998 new text end
new text begin 326B.95, subdivision 1 new text end	new text begin 326B.93 to 326B.998 new text end	new text begin 326B.95 to 326B.998 new text end
new text begin 326B.092, subdivision 7 new text end	new text begin 326B.90 to 326B.93 new text end	new text begin 326B.90 to 326B.925 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Erroneous reference. new text end

new text begin In each section of Minnesota Statutes referred to
in column A, the revisor of statutes shall delete the reference in column B and insert
the reference in column C.
new text end

new text begin Column A new text end	new text begin Column B new text end	new text begin Column C new text end
new text begin 177.23, subdivision 7, clause (10) new text end	new text begin 353.01, subdivision 2b, clause (9) new text end	new text begin 353.01, subdivision 2b, clause (9), item (i) new text end
new text begin 353.22, subdivision 10 new text end	new text begin 352.01, subdivision 2b, clause (7) new text end	new text begin 352.01, subdivision 2b, clause (6), item (i) new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Erroneous reference. new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall change the
cross-reference from "145A.10, subdivision 1" to "145A.04, subdivisions 1 and 1a" in
Minnesota Rules, part 9505.1696, subpart 19.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Coding placement. new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota
Statutes, section 144.13, as 144.111.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Obsolete terminology. new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall change the term "vital
statistics" or any derivative to "vital records" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes
or Minnesota Rules.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Erroneous reference. new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall replace the reference to
"4620.4300" in Minnesota Rules, part 4717.7000, subpart 1, item H, with "4620.3950."
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Terminology and references. new text end

new text begin (a) The revisor of statutes shall change the
term "board of health" or "local boards of health" or any derivative of these terms to
"community health board" or any derivative of this term wherever it appears in Minnesota
Statutes and Minnesota Rules.
new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall change the reference to Minnesota Statutes, section
145A.02, subdivision 2, to Minnesota Statutes, section 145A.02, subdivision 5, wherever
it appears in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Headnote. new text end

new text begin In Minnesota Statutes, section 609.713, the revisor of statutes
shall change the headnote from "Terroristic Threats" to "Threats of Violence."
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Obsolete terminology. new text end

new text begin In Minnesota Statues, sections 550.136,
subdivision 6; 550.143, subdivision 3c; 551.05, subdivision 1d; 551.06, subdivision 6;
571.72, subdivisions 8 and 10; 571.912, subdivision 3; 571.925; 571.931, subdivision 6;
and 571.932, subdivision 2, the revisor of statutes shall delete form references to general
assistance medical care (GAMC).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Erroneous reference. new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall replace the reference
to "section 16A.695" in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.727, with "section 16A.965."
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Obsolete terminology. new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall replace the term
"Association of Minnesota Counties insurance trust" or "Minnesota Association of
Counties Insurance Trust" with "Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust" wherever
it appears in Minnesota Statutes.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 110. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Obsolete subdivision. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.381,
subdivision 17, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Obsolete subdivision. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.46, subdivision
13, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Obsolete subdivision. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.681,
subdivision 7, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Obsolete subdivision. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.01,
subdivision 9, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Obsolete section. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 239.001, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Obsolete subdivision. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625,
subdivision 50, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Obsolete subdivision. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 273.111,
subdivision 9a, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Obsolete section. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.1816, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Conflict resolution. new text end

new text begin The amendments to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.46, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), clause (5), by new text end new text begin Laws 2014, chapter 228, article 1,
section 2, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Conflict resolution. new text end

new text begin Laws 2014, chapter 291, article 10, section 4, new text end new text begin is
repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Conflict resolution. new text end

new text begin Laws 2014, chapter 291, article 11, section 15, new text end new text begin is
repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Conflict resolution. new text end

new text begin Laws 2014, chapter 291, article 11, section 16, new text end new text begin is
repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Conflict resolution. new text end

new text begin Laws 2014, chapter 291, article 11, section 21, new text end new text begin is
repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Conflict resolution. new text end

new text begin Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 25, section 11, new text end new text begin is
repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Conflict resolution. new text end

new text begin Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 28, section 1, new text end new text begin is
repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Obsolete rule. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 4900.3401, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Rule effective date clarification. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Rules, parts 8710.3000,
subpart 5; 8710.3200, subpart 6; 8710.3310, subpart 5; 8710.3320, subpart 5; 8710.3330,
subpart 5; 8710.3340, subpart 5; 8710.4000, subpart 5; 8710.4050, subpart 5; 8710.4200,
subpart 5; 8710.4250, subpart 5; 8710.4300, subpart 5; 8710.4310, subpart 5; 8710.4320,
subpart 5; 8710.4400, subpart 5; 8710.4450, subpart 5; 8710.4500, subpart 5; 8710.4550,
subpart 5; 8710.4600, subpart 5; 8710.4650, subpart 5; 8710.4700, subpart 5; 8710.4750,
subpart 9; 8710.4800, subpart 5; 8710.4850, subpart 5; 8710.4900, subpart 5; and
8710.4950, subpart 9, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 111. new text begin SUPERSEDING ACTS.
new text end

new text begin Any amendments or repeals enacted in the 2015 session of the legislature to sections
also amended or repealed in this act supersede the amendments or repeals in this act,
regardless of order of enactment.
new text end

HF 1972

Bill Text Versions

Current Version - 1st Engrossment

ARTICLE 1

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1.

Subd. 5.

Service on dissolved, withdrawn, or revoked business entity.

Sec. 2.

Subd. 2.

State auditor data.

Sec. 3.

Subd. 12.

Transportation Department data.

Sec. 4.

Subd. 6.

Training; investigation; apprehension; reports.

Sec. 5.

Subdivision 1.

Set rates.

Sec. 6.

Subd. 2.

Report.

Sec. 7.

Subdivision 1.

Duties.

Sec. 8.

Subdivision 1.

General requirement.

Sec. 9.

Subd. 3.

Agency disclosure form.

Sec. 10.

Subd. 3.

Retention.

Sec. 11.

Subd. 2a.

When prepared.

Sec. 12.

116L.146 EXPEDITED GRANT PROCESS.

Sec. 13.

Subd. 3.

Early childhood literacy programs.

Sec. 14.

120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.

Sec. 15.

Subd. 2.

Applicants licensed in other states.

Sec. 16.

Subd. 2.

Alternative teacher professional pay system.

Sec. 17.

Subdivision 1.

Staff development revenue.

Sec. 18.

Subd. 4.

Formation of school.

Sec. 19.

Subd. 8.

Uses of general revenue.

Sec. 20.

Subd. 3.

Public engagement; progress report and budget process.

Sec. 21.

Subd. 4.

Tuition.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 22.

Subd. 8.

Out-of-state tuition.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 23.

127A.441 AID REDUCTION; LEVY REVENUE RECOGNITION CHANGE.

Sec. 24.

Subd. 2.

Abatements.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 25.

Subd. 3.

Excess tax increment.

245A.191 PROVIDER ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS FROM THE
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY CONSOLIDATED TREATMENT FUND.

Personal care provider organizations deleted text begin and community first services and
supports workersdeleted text end .