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HF 1935

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 04/26/2019 11:11am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - 1st Engrossment

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2.27 2.28
2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40
2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16
4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26
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4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 5.1 5.2
5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12
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5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26
5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 5.33 5.34 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26
6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 7.33 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 8.32 8.33 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.28 9.29 9.30 9.31 9.32 9.33 9.34 9.35 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12
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10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31
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11.31 11.32 11.33 11.34 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10
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14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27
14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31
14.32 14.33 14.34 14.35 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4
15.5 15.6
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15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22 15.23 15.24 15.25 15.26 15.27
15.28 15.29 15.30 15.31 15.32 15.33 15.34
16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15 16.16 16.17 16.18 16.19 16.20 16.21 16.22
16.23 16.24 16.25 16.26 16.27 16.28 16.29 16.30 16.31 16.32 16.33 16.34
17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 17.10 17.11
17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17 17.18
17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23
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17.25 17.26 17.27 17.28 17.29 17.30 17.31 17.32 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13
18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20 18.21 18.22 18.23 18.24 18.25 18.26 18.27 18.28 18.29 18.30 18.31 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4
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22.16 22.17 22.18 22.19 22.20 22.21 22.22 22.23 22.24 22.25 22.26 22.27 22.28 22.29 22.30 22.31 22.32 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 23.9 23.10 23.11 23.12 23.13 23.14 23.15 23.16 23.17 23.18 23.19 23.20 23.21 23.22 23.23 23.24 23.25 23.26 23.27 23.28 23.29 23.30 23.31 23.32 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5
24.6 24.7 24.8 24.9 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.14 24.15 24.16 24.17 24.18 24.19 24.20 24.21 24.22 24.23 24.24 24.25 24.26 24.27 24.28 24.29 24.30 24.31 24.32 24.33 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 25.9 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 25.14 25.15
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28.27 28.28 28.29 28.30 28.31 28.32 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 29.8 29.9 29.10 29.11 29.12 29.13 29.14
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29.24 29.25 29.26 29.27 29.28 29.29 29.30 29.31 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.8 30.9 30.10 30.11 30.12 30.13 30.14 30.15 30.16 30.17 30.18 30.19 30.20 30.21 30.22 30.23 30.24 30.25 30.26 30.27 30.28 30.29 30.30 30.31 30.32 30.33 31.1 31.2
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31.7 31.8 31.9 31.10 31.11 31.12 31.13 31.14 31.15 31.16 31.17 31.18 31.19 31.20 31.21 31.22 31.23 31.24 31.25 31.26 31.27 31.28 31.29 32.1 32.2 32.3
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32.10 32.11 32.12 32.13 32.14 32.15 32.16 32.17 32.18 32.19 32.20 32.21 32.22
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32.24 32.25 32.26 32.27 32.28 32.29 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9
33.10 33.11 33.12 33.13 33.14 33.15 33.16 33.17 33.18 33.19 33.20 33.21 33.22 33.23 33.24 33.25 33.26 33.27 33.28 33.29 33.30 33.31 33.32 33.33
34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4
34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.9
34.10 34.11 34.12 34.13 34.14 34.15 34.16 34.17 34.18 34.19 34.20 34.21 34.22 34.23 34.24 34.25 34.26 34.27 34.28 34.29 34.30 34.31 34.32 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7
35.8 35.9 35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 35.20 35.21 35.22 35.23 35.24 35.25 35.26 35.27 35.28 35.29
35.30 35.31 35.32 35.33 36.1 36.2
36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.9 36.10 36.11 36.12 36.13 36.14 36.15
36.16 36.17 36.18 36.19 36.20 36.21 36.22 36.23 36.24 36.25 36.26
36.27 36.28 36.29 36.30 36.31 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.9 37.10 37.11 37.12 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18 37.19 37.20 37.21 37.22 37.23 37.24 37.25 37.26 37.27 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7 38.8 38.9 38.10 38.11 38.12 38.13 38.14 38.15 38.16 38.17 38.18 38.19 38.20 38.21 38.22 38.23 38.24 38.25
38.26 38.27 38.28 38.29
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39.8 39.9 39.10 39.11 39.12 39.13 39.14 39.15 39.16
39.17 39.18 39.19 39.20 39.21 39.22
39.23 39.24 39.25 39.26 39.27 39.28 39.29 39.30 39.31 39.32 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.9 40.10 40.11 40.12 40.13 40.14 40.15 40.16 40.17 40.18 40.19 40.20 40.21 40.22 40.23
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40.25 40.26 40.27 40.28 40.29 40.30 40.31 40.32 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7
41.8 41.9 41.10 41.11 41.12 41.13
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41.15 41.16 41.17 41.18 41.19 41.20 41.21 41.22 41.23 41.24 41.25 41.26 41.27 41.28 41.29 41.30 41.31 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.8 42.9 42.10 42.11 42.12 42.13 42.14 42.15 42.16 42.17 42.18 42.19 42.20 42.21 42.22 42.23 42.24 42.25 42.26 42.27 42.28 42.29 42.30 42.31 42.32 42.33 42.34 42.35 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6 43.7 43.8 43.9 43.10 43.11 43.12 43.13 43.14
43.15 43.16 43.17 43.18 43.19 43.20 43.21 43.22 43.23 43.24 43.25 43.26 43.27 43.28 43.29 43.30 43.31
44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 44.5 44.6 44.7 44.8 44.9 44.10 44.11 44.12 44.13 44.14 44.15 44.16 44.17 44.18 44.19 44.20 44.21 44.22 44.23 44.24
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45.11 45.12 45.13 45.14 45.15 45.16 45.17 45.18 45.19 45.20 45.21 45.22
45.23 45.24 45.25 45.26 45.27 45.28 45.29 45.30 45.31 45.32 45.33
46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 46.6 46.7 46.8 46.9 46.10 46.11 46.12 46.13 46.14 46.15 46.16 46.17
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62.29 62.30 62.31 62.32 62.33 63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4 63.5 63.6 63.7 63.8 63.9 63.10 63.11 63.12 63.13 63.14 63.15 63.16 63.17 63.18 63.19 63.20 63.21 63.22 63.23 63.24 63.25 63.26 63.27 63.28 63.29 63.30 63.31 63.32 64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4 64.5 64.6 64.7 64.8 64.9 64.10 64.11 64.12 64.13 64.14 64.15 64.16 64.17 64.18 64.19 64.20 64.21 64.22 64.23 64.24 64.25 64.26 64.27 64.28 64.29 64.30 64.31 65.1 65.2 65.3 65.4 65.5 65.6 65.7 65.8 65.9 65.10 65.11 65.12 65.13 65.14 65.15 65.16 65.17 65.18 65.19 65.20 65.21 65.22 65.23 65.24 65.25 65.26 65.27
65.28 65.29 65.30 65.31 65.32 65.33 65.34 66.1 66.2
66.3 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.9 66.10 66.11 66.12 66.13 66.14 66.15 66.16 66.17 66.18 66.19 66.20 66.21 66.22 66.23 66.24 66.25 66.26 66.27 66.28 66.29 66.30 66.31 66.32 66.33 66.34 67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.5 67.6 67.7 67.8 67.9 67.10 67.11 67.12 67.13 67.14 67.15 67.16 67.17 67.18 67.19 67.20 67.21 67.22 67.23 67.24 67.25 67.26 67.27 67.28 67.29 67.30 67.31 67.32 67.33 67.34 67.35 68.1 68.2 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.7 68.8 68.9 68.10 68.11 68.12 68.13 68.14 68.15 68.16 68.17 68.18 68.19 68.20 68.21 68.22 68.23 68.24 68.25 68.26 68.27 68.28 68.29 68.30 68.31 68.32 68.33 69.1 69.2 69.3 69.4 69.5 69.6 69.7 69.8 69.9 69.10 69.11 69.12 69.13 69.14 69.15 69.16 69.17 69.18 69.19 69.20 69.21 69.22 69.23 69.24 69.25 69.26 69.27
69.28 69.29 69.30 69.31 70.1 70.2 70.3 70.4 70.5 70.6 70.7 70.8 70.9 70.10 70.11 70.12 70.13 70.14 70.15 70.16 70.17 70.18 70.19 70.20 70.21 70.22 70.23 70.24 70.25 70.26 70.27
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71.25 71.26 71.27 71.28 71.29 71.30 72.1 72.2 72.3 72.4 72.5 72.6 72.7 72.8 72.9 72.10 72.11 72.12 72.13 72.14 72.15 72.16 72.17 72.18 72.19 72.20 72.21
72.22 72.23 72.24 72.25 72.26 72.27
72.28 72.29 72.30 72.31 72.32 73.1 73.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.8 73.9 73.10 73.11 73.12 73.13 73.14 73.15 73.16 73.17 73.18 73.19 73.20 73.21 73.22 73.23 73.24 73.25 73.26 73.27 73.28 73.29 73.30 73.31 73.32 73.33 73.34 74.1 74.2 74.3 74.4 74.5 74.6 74.7 74.8 74.9 74.10 74.11 74.12 74.13 74.14 74.15 74.16 74.17 74.18 74.19 74.20 74.21 74.22 74.23 74.24 74.25 74.26 74.27 74.28 74.29 74.30 74.31 74.32 74.33 74.34 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.7 75.8 75.9 75.10 75.11 75.12 75.13 75.14 75.15 75.16 75.17 75.18 75.19 75.20 75.21 75.22 75.23 75.24 75.25 75.26 75.27 75.28 75.29 75.30 75.31 75.32 75.33 75.34 76.1 76.2
76.3 76.4 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.8 76.9 76.10 76.11
76.12 76.13 76.14 76.15 76.16
76.17 76.18 76.19 76.20
76.21
76.22 76.23 76.24 76.25 76.26 76.27 76.28 76.29 76.30 77.1 77.2 77.3 77.4
77.5
77.6 77.7 77.8 77.9 77.10 77.11 77.12 77.13 77.14 77.15 77.16 77.17 77.18 77.19 77.20 77.21 77.22 77.23 77.24 77.25 77.26 77.27 77.28 77.29 77.30 78.1 78.2 78.3
78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 78.10 78.11 78.12 78.13 78.14 78.15 78.16 78.17 78.18 78.19 78.20 78.21 78.22 78.23 78.24 78.25 78.26 78.27 78.28 78.29 78.30 78.31 78.32 78.33 78.34 79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.7 79.8 79.9 79.10 79.11 79.12 79.13 79.14 79.15 79.16 79.17 79.18 79.19 79.20 79.21 79.22 79.23 79.24 79.25 79.26 79.27 79.28 79.29
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81.18
81.19 81.20 81.21 81.22 81.23 81.24 81.25 81.26 81.27 81.28 81.29 81.30 81.31 82.1 82.2
82.3
82.4 82.5 82.6 82.7 82.8 82.9 82.10 82.11 82.12 82.13 82.14 82.15
82.16 82.17 82.18 82.19
82.20 82.21 82.22 82.23 82.24
82.25
82.26 82.27 82.28 82.29 82.30 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.5 83.6
83.7 83.8
83.9 83.10 83.11 83.12 83.13 83.14
83.15 83.16 83.17 83.18
83.19 83.20 83.21 83.22 83.23 83.24 83.25 83.26 83.27 83.28 83.29 83.30 83.31 83.32
84.1 84.2 84.3 84.4 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.8 84.9 84.10
84.11 84.12 84.13 84.14 84.15 84.16 84.17 84.18 84.19 84.20 84.21 84.22 84.23 84.24 84.25 84.26 84.27 84.28 84.29 84.30 84.31 84.32 84.33 84.34 85.1 85.2 85.3 85.4 85.5 85.6
85.7 85.8 85.9
85.10 85.11 85.12 85.13 85.14 85.15 85.16 85.17 85.18
85.19 85.20 85.21
85.22 85.23 85.24 85.25 85.26
85.27 85.28 85.29 85.30 86.1 86.2 86.3
86.4 86.5 86.6 86.7 86.8 86.9 86.10 86.11
86.12 86.13 86.14 86.15 86.16 86.17 86.18 86.19 86.20 86.21 86.22 86.23
86.24 86.25 86.26 86.27 86.28 86.29 86.30 86.31 86.32 86.33 87.1 87.2 87.3 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.7 87.8 87.9 87.10 87.11 87.12 87.13 87.14 87.15 87.16
87.17 87.18 87.19 87.20 87.21 87.22 87.23 87.24 87.25
87.26 87.27 87.28 87.29 87.30 87.31 87.32 87.33 88.1 88.2
88.3 88.4 88.5 88.6 88.7 88.8 88.9 88.10 88.11 88.12 88.13 88.14 88.15 88.16 88.17 88.18 88.19 88.20 88.21 88.22 88.23 88.24 88.25 88.26 88.27 88.28 88.29 88.30 88.31 88.32 89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 89.6
89.7 89.8 89.9 89.10 89.11 89.12 89.13 89.14 89.15 89.16 89.17 89.18 89.19 89.20 89.21 89.22 89.23 89.24 89.25 89.26 89.27 89.28 89.29 89.30 89.31 89.32 89.33 90.1 90.2 90.3 90.4 90.5 90.6 90.7 90.8 90.9 90.10 90.11 90.12 90.13
90.14 90.15 90.16 90.17 90.18 90.19 90.20 90.21 90.22 90.23 90.24 90.25 90.26 90.27 90.28 90.29 90.30 90.31 90.32 90.33
91.1 91.2 91.3 91.4 91.5 91.6 91.7 91.8 91.9 91.10 91.11 91.12 91.13 91.14 91.15 91.16 91.17 91.18 91.19
91.20 91.21 91.22 91.23 91.24 91.25 91.26 91.27 91.28
91.29 91.30 91.31 91.32 91.33 92.1 92.2 92.3 92.4 92.5 92.6 92.7 92.8 92.9
92.10 92.11 92.12 92.13 92.14 92.15 92.16 92.17 92.18 92.19 92.20 92.21 92.22 92.23 92.24 92.25 92.26 92.27 92.28 92.29 92.30 92.31 92.32 92.33 92.34 93.1 93.2
93.3 93.4 93.5 93.6 93.7 93.8 93.9
93.10 93.11 93.12 93.13 93.14 93.15 93.16 93.17 93.18
93.19 93.20 93.21 93.22 93.23 93.24
93.25 93.26 93.27 93.28 93.29 93.30 93.31 94.1 94.2 94.3 94.4 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.8 94.9 94.10 94.11 94.12 94.13 94.14 94.15 94.16 94.17 94.18 94.19 94.20 94.21 94.22 94.23 94.24 94.25 94.26 94.27 94.28 94.29 94.30 94.31 94.32 94.33 94.34 94.35 94.36 95.1 95.2 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.6 95.7 95.8 95.9 95.10 95.11 95.12 95.13 95.14 95.15 95.16 95.17 95.18 95.19 95.20 95.21 95.22 95.23 95.24 95.25 95.26 95.27 95.28
95.29 95.30 95.31 95.32 96.1 96.2
96.3 96.4 96.5 96.6
96.7 96.8 96.9 96.10 96.11 96.12 96.13 96.14 96.15 96.16 96.17 96.18 96.19 96.20 96.21 96.22
96.23 96.24 96.25 96.26 96.27 96.28 96.29 96.30 96.31 96.32 97.1 97.2 97.3 97.4
97.5 97.6 97.7 97.8 97.9 97.10 97.11 97.12 97.13 97.14
97.15 97.16 97.17 97.18 97.19 97.20 97.21 97.22 97.23 97.24 97.25 97.26 97.27 97.28 97.29 97.30 97.31 97.32 98.1 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9 98.10 98.11 98.12 98.13 98.14 98.15 98.16 98.17 98.18 98.19
98.20 98.21 98.22 98.23 98.24 98.25 98.26 98.27 98.28 98.29 98.30
98.31 98.32 98.33 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.8 99.9 99.10 99.11 99.12 99.13 99.14 99.15 99.16 99.17
99.18 99.19 99.20 99.21 99.22 99.23 99.24 99.25 99.26 99.27 99.28 99.29 99.30
99.31 99.32 99.33 100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.7 100.8 100.9 100.10 100.11 100.12 100.13 100.14 100.15 100.16 100.17 100.18 100.19 100.20 100.21 100.22 100.23 100.24 100.25 100.26 100.27 100.28 100.29 100.30 100.31 100.32 100.33 100.34 101.1 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.5
101.6 101.7 101.8 101.9 101.10 101.11 101.12 101.13 101.14 101.15 101.16 101.17 101.18 101.19 101.20 101.21 101.22
101.23 101.24 101.25 101.26 101.27 101.28 101.29 101.30 101.31 101.32 101.33
102.1 102.2 102.3 102.4 102.5 102.6 102.7 102.8 102.9 102.10 102.11
102.12 102.13 102.14 102.15 102.16 102.17 102.18 102.19 102.20 102.21 102.22 102.23
102.24 102.25 102.26 102.27 102.28 102.29 102.30 102.31 102.32 102.33 103.1 103.2
103.3 103.4
103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8 103.9 103.10
103.11 103.12 103.13 103.14 103.15 103.16 103.17 103.18 103.19 103.20 103.21 103.22 103.23 103.24 103.25 103.26 103.27 103.28 103.29 103.30 103.31 103.32 103.33 104.1 104.2
104.3 104.4
104.5 104.6 104.7 104.8 104.9 104.10
104.11
104.12 104.13 104.14 104.15 104.16 104.17 104.18
104.19 104.20 104.21 104.22 104.23 104.24 104.25 104.26 104.27 104.28 104.29 104.30 105.1 105.2 105.3 105.4 105.5 105.6 105.7 105.8 105.9 105.10 105.11 105.12 105.13 105.14 105.15 105.16 105.17 105.18 105.19 105.20 105.21 105.22 105.23 105.24
105.25 105.26 105.27 105.28 105.29 105.30 105.31 106.1 106.2 106.3 106.4 106.5 106.6 106.7 106.8 106.9 106.10 106.11 106.12 106.13 106.14 106.15 106.16 106.17 106.18 106.19 106.20 106.21 106.22 106.23 106.24 106.25 106.26 106.27 106.28 106.29 106.30 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4
107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 107.10 107.11 107.12 107.13 107.14 107.15 107.16 107.17 107.18 107.19 107.20 107.21 107.22 107.23 107.24 107.25 107.26 107.27 107.28 107.29 107.30 107.31
107.32 107.33
108.1 108.2 108.3 108.4 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8 108.9
108.10 108.11
108.12 108.13 108.14 108.15 108.16 108.17 108.18 108.19 108.20 108.21 108.22 108.23 108.24 108.25 108.26 108.27 108.28 108.29 108.30 108.31 108.32 108.33 108.34 109.1 109.2 109.3 109.4 109.5 109.6 109.7 109.8 109.9 109.10 109.11 109.12 109.13 109.14 109.15 109.16 109.17 109.18 109.19 109.20 109.21 109.22 109.23 109.24 109.25 109.26 109.27 109.28 109.29 109.30 109.31 109.32
110.1 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 110.6 110.7 110.8
110.9 110.10 110.11 110.12
110.13 110.14 110.15 110.16 110.17
110.18 110.19 110.20 110.21 110.22 110.23 110.24 110.25 110.26 110.27 110.28 110.29 110.30 111.1 111.2 111.3 111.4 111.5 111.6 111.7
111.8 111.9 111.10 111.11 111.12 111.13 111.14 111.15 111.16 111.17 111.18 111.19 111.20 111.21 111.22 111.23 111.24 111.25
111.26 111.27
111.28 111.29 111.30 111.31 112.1 112.2 112.3 112.4 112.5 112.6 112.7 112.8 112.9 112.10 112.11 112.12 112.13 112.14
112.15 112.16 112.17 112.18 112.19 112.20 112.21 112.22 112.23 112.24 112.25 112.26 112.27 112.28 112.29 112.30 112.31 112.32 113.1 113.2 113.3 113.4
113.5 113.6 113.7 113.8 113.9 113.10 113.11 113.12 113.13 113.14 113.15 113.16 113.17 113.18 113.19 113.20 113.21
113.22 113.23
113.24 113.25 113.26 113.27 113.28 113.29 113.30 114.1 114.2 114.3 114.4 114.5 114.6 114.7 114.8 114.9 114.10 114.11 114.12 114.13 114.14 114.15 114.16 114.17 114.18 114.19 114.20 114.21 114.22 114.23 114.24 114.25 114.26 114.27 114.28 114.29 114.30 114.31 114.32 115.1 115.2 115.3 115.4 115.5 115.6
115.7 115.8
115.9 115.10 115.11 115.12 115.13 115.14 115.15 115.16 115.17 115.18
115.19 115.20 115.21 115.22 115.23 115.24 115.25 115.26 115.27 115.28 115.29 115.30 115.31 115.32 115.33
116.1 116.2 116.3 116.4 116.5 116.6 116.7 116.8 116.9 116.10 116.11 116.12
116.13 116.14 116.15 116.16 116.17 116.18 116.19 116.20 116.21 116.22 116.23 116.24 116.25 116.26 116.27 116.28 116.29 116.30 116.31 116.32 117.1 117.2 117.3 117.4 117.5 117.6 117.7 117.8 117.9 117.10 117.11 117.12 117.13 117.14 117.15 117.16 117.17 117.18 117.19 117.20 117.21 117.22 117.23 117.24 117.25 117.26 117.27 117.28 117.29 117.30 117.31 117.32 117.33 118.1 118.2
118.3 118.4
118.5 118.6 118.7 118.8 118.9 118.10
118.11 118.12 118.13 118.14 118.15 118.16 118.17 118.18 118.19 118.20 118.21 118.22 118.23 118.24 118.25 118.26 118.27 118.28 118.29 118.30 118.31
119.1 119.2 119.3 119.4 119.5 119.6 119.7
119.8 119.9 119.10 119.11 119.12 119.13 119.14 119.15 119.16 119.17 119.18 119.19 119.20 119.21 119.22 119.23 119.24 119.25 119.26 119.27 119.28 119.29 119.30 119.31 119.32 119.33 120.1 120.2 120.3 120.4 120.5 120.6 120.7 120.8 120.9 120.10 120.11
120.12 120.13 120.14 120.15 120.16 120.17 120.18 120.19 120.20 120.21 120.22 120.23 120.24 120.25 120.26 120.27 120.28
120.29 120.30 120.31 120.32 121.1 121.2
121.3 121.4 121.5 121.6 121.7
121.8 121.9 121.10 121.11 121.12 121.13 121.14 121.15 121.16 121.17
121.18 121.19 121.20 121.21 121.22 121.23 121.24 121.25
121.26 121.27 121.28 121.29 121.30 121.31 122.1 122.2 122.3 122.4 122.5
122.6 122.7 122.8 122.9 122.10 122.11 122.12 122.13 122.14 122.15 122.16 122.17 122.18 122.19 122.20 122.21 122.22 122.23
122.24 122.25 122.26 122.27 122.28 122.29
123.1 123.2 123.3 123.4 123.5 123.6 123.7 123.8 123.9 123.10 123.11 123.12 123.13
123.14 123.15
123.16 123.17 123.18 123.19 123.20 123.21 123.22 123.23 123.24 123.25 123.26 123.27 123.28 123.29 123.30 123.31 123.32 123.33 123.34 124.1 124.2 124.3 124.4 124.5 124.6 124.7 124.8 124.9 124.10 124.11 124.12 124.13 124.14 124.15 124.16 124.17 124.18 124.19
124.20 124.21 124.22 124.23 124.24
124.25
124.26 124.27 124.28 124.29 124.30 124.31 125.1 125.2 125.3 125.4 125.5 125.6 125.7 125.8 125.9 125.10 125.11 125.12 125.13 125.14 125.15 125.16 125.17 125.18 125.19 125.20 125.21 125.22 125.23 125.24 125.25 125.26 125.27 125.28 125.29
126.1 126.2 126.3 126.4 126.5 126.6 126.7 126.8 126.9 126.10 126.11 126.12 126.13 126.14 126.15 126.16 126.17 126.18
126.19 126.20 126.21 126.22 126.23 126.24 126.25 126.26 126.27 126.28 126.29 126.30 126.31 126.32 127.1 127.2 127.3 127.4 127.5 127.6 127.7 127.8 127.9 127.10 127.11 127.12
127.13 127.14 127.15 127.16 127.17 127.18 127.19 127.20 127.21 127.22 127.23 127.24
127.25 127.26
127.27 127.28 127.29 127.30 128.1 128.2 128.3 128.4
128.5 128.6
128.7 128.8 128.9 128.10 128.11 128.12 128.13 128.14 128.15 128.16 128.17
128.18 128.19
128.20 128.21 128.22
128.23 128.24
128.25 128.26 128.27 128.28 128.29 128.30 129.1 129.2 129.3 129.4 129.5 129.6 129.7 129.8 129.9 129.10 129.11 129.12 129.13 129.14 129.15 129.16 129.17 129.18 129.19 129.20 129.21 129.22 129.23 129.24 129.25 129.26 129.27 129.28
129.29 129.30 129.31 129.32
130.1 130.2 130.3 130.4 130.5 130.6 130.7 130.8 130.9 130.10 130.11 130.12 130.13 130.14 130.15 130.16 130.17 130.18 130.19 130.20 130.21 130.22 130.23 130.24 130.25 130.26 130.27 130.28 130.29 130.30 130.31 130.32 131.1 131.2 131.3 131.4 131.5 131.6 131.7 131.8 131.9 131.10 131.11 131.12 131.13 131.14 131.15 131.16 131.17 131.18 131.19 131.20 131.21 131.22 131.23 131.24 131.25 131.26 131.27 131.28 131.29 131.30
132.1 132.2 132.3 132.4 132.5 132.6 132.7 132.8 132.9 132.10 132.11 132.12 132.13 132.14 132.15 132.16 132.17 132.18 132.19 132.20 132.21 132.22 132.23 132.24 132.25 132.26 132.27
132.28 132.29 132.30 132.31 133.1 133.2 133.3 133.4 133.5 133.6 133.7 133.8 133.9 133.10 133.11 133.12 133.13 133.14 133.15 133.16 133.17
133.18 133.19 133.20 133.21 133.22 133.23 133.24 133.25 133.26 133.27 133.28 133.29 133.30 133.31 134.1 134.2 134.3 134.4 134.5 134.6 134.7 134.8 134.9 134.10 134.11 134.12
134.13 134.14 134.15 134.16 134.17 134.18 134.19 134.20 134.21 134.22 134.23 134.24 134.25 134.26 134.27 134.28 134.29 134.30 134.31 134.32 134.33 135.1 135.2 135.3 135.4 135.5 135.6 135.7 135.8 135.9 135.10 135.11 135.12 135.13 135.14 135.15 135.16 135.17 135.18 135.19 135.20 135.21 135.22 135.23 135.24 135.25
135.26 135.27 135.28 135.29 135.30 135.31 135.32 135.33 136.1 136.2 136.3 136.4
136.5 136.6 136.7 136.8 136.9 136.10 136.11 136.12 136.13 136.14 136.15 136.16 136.17
136.18 136.19 136.20
136.21 136.22 136.23 136.24 136.25 136.26 136.27 136.28 136.29
137.1 137.2 137.3 137.4 137.5 137.6 137.7 137.8 137.9 137.10 137.11 137.12 137.13 137.14 137.15 137.16 137.17 137.18
137.19 137.20 137.21 137.22 137.23
137.24 137.25 137.26 137.27 137.28 137.29 137.30 138.1 138.2 138.3 138.4 138.5 138.6 138.7 138.8 138.9 138.10 138.11 138.12 138.13 138.14 138.15 138.16 138.17 138.18 138.19 138.20 138.21 138.22 138.23 138.24 138.25
138.26 138.27 138.28 138.29 138.30 138.31 139.1 139.2 139.3 139.4 139.5 139.6 139.7
139.8 139.9 139.10
139.11 139.12 139.13 139.14 139.15 139.16 139.17 139.18 139.19 139.20 139.21 139.22 139.23 139.24 139.25 139.26 139.27 139.28
139.29 139.30 139.31 139.32 140.1 140.2 140.3 140.4 140.5 140.6 140.7 140.8 140.9 140.10 140.11 140.12 140.13 140.14 140.15 140.16 140.17 140.18 140.19
140.20 140.21 140.22 140.23 140.24 140.25 140.26 140.27 140.28
140.29 140.30 140.31 140.32 140.33 141.1 141.2 141.3 141.4 141.5 141.6 141.7 141.8 141.9 141.10 141.11 141.12 141.13 141.14 141.15 141.16 141.17 141.18 141.19 141.20
141.21 141.22 141.23 141.24 141.25 141.26 141.27 141.28 141.29 141.30 141.31 141.32 141.33 141.34 142.1 142.2 142.3 142.4 142.5 142.6 142.7 142.8 142.9
142.10 142.11 142.12 142.13 142.14 142.15 142.16 142.17 142.18 142.19 142.20 142.21 142.22 142.23 142.24 142.25 142.26 142.27 142.28 142.29 142.30 142.31 143.1 143.2 143.3 143.4 143.5 143.6 143.7 143.8 143.9 143.10 143.11
143.12 143.13 143.14 143.15 143.16 143.17 143.18 143.19 143.20 143.21 143.22 143.23 143.24 143.25 143.26 143.27 143.28 143.29 143.30 143.31 143.32 144.1 144.2 144.3
144.4 144.5
144.6 144.7 144.8 144.9 144.10 144.11 144.12 144.13 144.14 144.15 144.16 144.17 144.18 144.19 144.20 144.21 144.22 144.23 144.24 144.25 144.26 144.27
144.28 144.29
144.30 144.31 144.32 145.1 145.2 145.3
145.4 145.5 145.6 145.7 145.8 145.9 145.10 145.11 145.12 145.13 145.14 145.15 145.16 145.17 145.18 145.19 145.20 145.21 145.22 145.23 145.24 145.25 145.26 145.27 145.28 145.29 145.30
145.31 145.32
146.1 146.2 146.3 146.4 146.5 146.6 146.7 146.8 146.9 146.10 146.11 146.12 146.13 146.14 146.15 146.16 146.17 146.18 146.19 146.20 146.21 146.22 146.23 146.24 146.25 146.26 146.27 146.28 146.29 146.30 146.31 146.32 146.33 147.1 147.2 147.3 147.4 147.5 147.6 147.7 147.8 147.9 147.10 147.11 147.12 147.13 147.14 147.15 147.16 147.17 147.18 147.19 147.20 147.21 147.22 147.23 147.24 147.25 147.26 147.27 147.28 147.29 147.30 147.31 147.32 148.1 148.2 148.3 148.4 148.5 148.6 148.7 148.8 148.9 148.10
148.11 148.12 148.13 148.14 148.15 148.16 148.17 148.18 148.19 148.20 148.21 148.22 148.23 148.24 148.25 148.26 148.27 148.28 148.29 148.30 148.31 148.32 149.1 149.2 149.3 149.4
149.5 149.6 149.7 149.8 149.9 149.10 149.11 149.12
149.13 149.14
149.15 149.16 149.17 149.18 149.19 149.20
149.21 149.22
149.23 149.24 149.25 149.26 149.27 149.28 149.29 149.30 150.1 150.2 150.3 150.4
150.5 150.6
150.7 150.8 150.9 150.10 150.11 150.12 150.13 150.14
150.15 150.16 150.17 150.18 150.19 150.20 150.21 150.22 150.23 150.24
150.25 150.26 150.27 150.28 150.29 151.1 151.2 151.3 151.4 151.5 151.6 151.7 151.8 151.9 151.10 151.11 151.12 151.13 151.14 151.15 151.16
151.17 151.18 151.19 151.20 151.21 151.22 151.23 151.24
151.25 151.26 151.27 151.28 151.29 151.30 152.1 152.2 152.3 152.4 152.5 152.6 152.7 152.8 152.9 152.10 152.11 152.12 152.13
152.14 152.15 152.16 152.17 152.18 152.19 152.20 152.21
152.22 152.23 152.24
152.25 152.26 152.27 152.28 152.29 152.30 152.31
153.1 153.2 153.3 153.4 153.5 153.6 153.7 153.8 153.9 153.10 153.11
153.12 153.13 153.14 153.15
153.16 153.17 153.18 153.19 153.20 153.21 153.22 153.23 153.24 153.25 153.26 153.27 153.28 153.29 153.30 154.1 154.2 154.3 154.4 154.5 154.6 154.7 154.8 154.9 154.10 154.11 154.12 154.13 154.14 154.15 154.16 154.17 154.18 154.19 154.20 154.21 154.22 154.23 154.24 154.25 154.26 154.27 154.28 154.29 155.1 155.2 155.3 155.4 155.5 155.6 155.7 155.8 155.9 155.10 155.11 155.12 155.13 155.14 155.15
155.16 155.17 155.18 155.19 155.20
155.21 155.22 155.23 155.24 155.25 155.26 155.27
155.28 155.29 155.30 155.31 156.1 156.2
156.3 156.4 156.5 156.6 156.7 156.8 156.9 156.10 156.11 156.12
156.13 156.14 156.15 156.16 156.17 156.18 156.19 156.20 156.21 156.22 156.23 156.24 156.25 156.26 156.27 156.28
156.29 156.30
157.1 157.2 157.3 157.4 157.5 157.6 157.7 157.8 157.9 157.10
157.11 157.12 157.13 157.14 157.15 157.16 157.17 157.18 157.19 157.20 157.21 157.22 157.23 157.24 157.25 157.26
157.27 157.28 157.29 157.30 158.1 158.2 158.3 158.4 158.5 158.6 158.7 158.8
158.9 158.10 158.11 158.12 158.13 158.14 158.15 158.16 158.17 158.18 158.19 158.20 158.21 158.22 158.23 158.24 158.25 158.26 158.27 158.28 158.29 158.30
159.1 159.2 159.3 159.4 159.5 159.6 159.7 159.8 159.9 159.10 159.11 159.12 159.13 159.14 159.15 159.16 159.17 159.18 159.19 159.20 159.21 159.22 159.23 159.24 159.25 159.26 159.27 159.28 159.29 159.30 159.31 159.32 159.33 160.1 160.2 160.3 160.4 160.5 160.6 160.7 160.8 160.9 160.10 160.11 160.12 160.13 160.14 160.15 160.16 160.17 160.18 160.19 160.20 160.21 160.22 160.23 160.24 160.25 160.26 160.27 160.28 160.29 160.30 160.31 160.32 161.1 161.2 161.3 161.4 161.5 161.6 161.7 161.8 161.9 161.10 161.11 161.12 161.13 161.14 161.15 161.16 161.17 161.18 161.19 161.20 161.21 161.22 161.23 161.24 161.25 161.26 161.27 161.28 161.29 161.30 161.31 161.32 161.33 161.34 162.1 162.2 162.3
162.4 162.5 162.6
162.7 162.8 162.9 162.10 162.11 162.12 162.13 162.14
162.15 162.16 162.17 162.18 162.19 162.20 162.21 162.22 162.23 162.24 162.25 162.26 162.27 162.28 162.29 162.30 162.31 163.1 163.2 163.3 163.4 163.5 163.6 163.7 163.8 163.9 163.10 163.11 163.12 163.13 163.14 163.15 163.16 163.17 163.18 163.19 163.20 163.21 163.22 163.23 163.24 163.25 163.26 163.27 163.28 163.29 163.30 163.31 164.1 164.2 164.3 164.4 164.5 164.6 164.7 164.8 164.9 164.10 164.11 164.12 164.13 164.14 164.15 164.16 164.17 164.18 164.19 164.20 164.21 164.22 164.23 164.24 164.25 164.26 164.27 164.28 164.29 164.30 164.31 164.32 165.1 165.2 165.3 165.4 165.5 165.6 165.7 165.8 165.9 165.10 165.11 165.12 165.13 165.14 165.15 165.16 165.17 165.18 165.19 165.20 165.21 165.22 165.23 165.24 165.25 165.26 165.27 165.28 165.29 165.30 165.31 165.32 165.33 166.1 166.2 166.3 166.4 166.5 166.6 166.7 166.8 166.9 166.10 166.11 166.12 166.13 166.14 166.15 166.16 166.17 166.18 166.19 166.20 166.21 166.22 166.23 166.24 166.25 166.26 166.27 166.28 166.29 166.30 166.31 166.32 166.33 167.1 167.2 167.3 167.4 167.5 167.6 167.7 167.8 167.9 167.10 167.11 167.12 167.13 167.14 167.15 167.16 167.17 167.18 167.19 167.20 167.21 167.22 167.23 167.24 167.25 167.26 167.27 167.28 167.29 167.30 167.31 167.32 167.33 168.1 168.2 168.3 168.4 168.5 168.6 168.7 168.8 168.9 168.10 168.11 168.12 168.13
168.14 168.15
168.16 168.17 168.18 168.19 168.20 168.21 168.22 168.23 168.24 168.25 168.26 168.27 168.28 168.29 168.30 168.31 169.1 169.2 169.3 169.4 169.5 169.6 169.7 169.8 169.9 169.10 169.11 169.12 169.13 169.14 169.15 169.16 169.17 169.18 169.19 169.20 169.21 169.22 169.23 169.24 169.25 169.26
169.27 169.28
169.29 169.30 169.31 169.32 170.1 170.2 170.3 170.4
170.5 170.6
170.7 170.8 170.9 170.10 170.11 170.12 170.13 170.14 170.15 170.16 170.17 170.18 170.19 170.20 170.21 170.22 170.23 170.24 170.25 170.26 170.27 170.28 170.29 170.30 170.31 170.32 170.33 171.1 171.2 171.3 171.4 171.5 171.6 171.7 171.8 171.9 171.10 171.11 171.12 171.13 171.14 171.15 171.16 171.17 171.18 171.19 171.20 171.21 171.22 171.23 171.24 171.25
171.26 171.27
171.28 171.29 171.30 171.31 171.32 172.1 172.2 172.3 172.4 172.5 172.6 172.7 172.8 172.9 172.10 172.11 172.12 172.13 172.14 172.15 172.16 172.17 172.18 172.19 172.20 172.21 172.22 172.23 172.24 172.25 172.26 172.27 172.28 172.29 172.30 172.31 173.1 173.2 173.3 173.4 173.5 173.6 173.7 173.8 173.9 173.10 173.11 173.12 173.13 173.14 173.15 173.16 173.17 173.18 173.19 173.20 173.21 173.22
173.23 173.24 173.25 173.26
173.27 173.28
173.29 173.30 173.31 173.32 174.1 174.2 174.3 174.4 174.5 174.6 174.7 174.8 174.9 174.10 174.11 174.12 174.13 174.14 174.15 174.16 174.17 174.18 174.19 174.20 174.21 174.22 174.23 174.24 174.25 174.26 174.27 174.28 174.29 174.30 175.1 175.2 175.3 175.4 175.5 175.6 175.7 175.8 175.9 175.10 175.11 175.12 175.13 175.14 175.15 175.16 175.17 175.18 175.19 175.20 175.21 175.22 175.23 175.24 175.25 175.26 175.27 175.28 175.29 175.30 175.31 175.32 175.33 176.1 176.2 176.3 176.4 176.5 176.6 176.7 176.8 176.9 176.10 176.11 176.12 176.13 176.14 176.15 176.16 176.17 176.18 176.19 176.20 176.21 176.22 176.23 176.24 176.25 176.26 176.27 176.28 176.29 176.30 176.31 176.32 177.1 177.2 177.3 177.4 177.5 177.6 177.7 177.8 177.9 177.10 177.11 177.12 177.13 177.14 177.15 177.16 177.17 177.18 177.19 177.20 177.21 177.22 177.23 177.24 177.25 177.26 177.27 177.28 177.29 177.30 177.31 177.32 178.1 178.2 178.3 178.4 178.5 178.6 178.7 178.8 178.9 178.10 178.11 178.12 178.13 178.14 178.15 178.16 178.17 178.18 178.19 178.20 178.21 178.22 178.23 178.24 178.25 178.26 178.27 178.28 178.29 178.30 178.31 178.32 178.33 178.34 179.1 179.2 179.3 179.4 179.5 179.6 179.7 179.8 179.9 179.10 179.11 179.12 179.13 179.14 179.15 179.16 179.17 179.18
179.19 179.20 179.21 179.22 179.23 179.24 179.25 179.26 179.27 179.28 179.29 179.30 179.31 179.32 180.1 180.2 180.3 180.4 180.5 180.6 180.7 180.8 180.9 180.10 180.11 180.12 180.13 180.14 180.15 180.16 180.17 180.18 180.19 180.20 180.21 180.22 180.23 180.24 180.25 180.26 180.27 180.28 180.29 180.30 180.31 180.32 181.1 181.2 181.3 181.4 181.5 181.6 181.7 181.8 181.9 181.10 181.11 181.12 181.13
181.14 181.15 181.16 181.17 181.18 181.19 181.20 181.21 181.22 181.23 181.24 181.25 181.26 181.27 181.28 181.29 181.30 181.31 181.32 181.33 182.1 182.2 182.3 182.4 182.5 182.6 182.7 182.8 182.9 182.10 182.11 182.12 182.13 182.14 182.15 182.16 182.17 182.18 182.19 182.20 182.21 182.22 182.23 182.24 182.25 182.26 182.27 182.28 182.29 182.30 182.31
183.1 183.2 183.3 183.4 183.5 183.6 183.7 183.8 183.9 183.10 183.11 183.12 183.13 183.14 183.15 183.16
183.17 183.18
183.19 183.20 183.21 183.22 183.23 183.24 183.25 183.26 183.27 183.28 183.29 183.30
183.31 183.32 184.1 184.2 184.3 184.4 184.5 184.6 184.7 184.8 184.9 184.10 184.11 184.12 184.13 184.14 184.15 184.16 184.17 184.18 184.19 184.20 184.21 184.22 184.23 184.24
184.25 184.26 184.27 184.28 184.29 184.30 184.31 184.32 185.1 185.2 185.3 185.4 185.5 185.6 185.7 185.8 185.9 185.10 185.11 185.12 185.13 185.14 185.15 185.16 185.17 185.18 185.19 185.20 185.21 185.22 185.23 185.24 185.25 185.26 185.27 185.28 185.29 185.30 185.31 185.32 185.33 186.1 186.2 186.3 186.4 186.5 186.6 186.7 186.8 186.9 186.10 186.11 186.12 186.13 186.14 186.15 186.16 186.17 186.18 186.19 186.20 186.21 186.22 186.23 186.24 186.25 186.26 186.27 186.28 186.29 186.30 186.31 186.32 186.33 186.34 187.1 187.2 187.3 187.4 187.5 187.6 187.7 187.8 187.9 187.10 187.11 187.12 187.13 187.14 187.15 187.16 187.17 187.18 187.19 187.20 187.21 187.22 187.23 187.24 187.25 187.26 187.27 187.28 187.29 187.30 187.31 187.32 187.33 187.34 188.1 188.2 188.3 188.4 188.5 188.6 188.7 188.8 188.9 188.10 188.11 188.12 188.13 188.14 188.15 188.16 188.17 188.18 188.19 188.20 188.21 188.22 188.23 188.24 188.25 188.26 188.27 188.28 188.29 188.30 188.31 188.32 188.33 188.34 189.1 189.2 189.3 189.4 189.5 189.6 189.7 189.8 189.9 189.10
189.11 189.12 189.13 189.14 189.15 189.16 189.17 189.18 189.19 189.20 189.21 189.22 189.23 189.24 189.25 189.26 189.27 189.28 189.29 189.30 189.31 189.32
190.1 190.2 190.3 190.4
190.5
190.6 190.7
190.8 190.9 190.10 190.11 190.12 190.13 190.14 190.15 190.16 190.17 190.18 190.19
190.20 190.21 190.22 190.23 190.24 190.25 190.26 190.27 190.28 190.29 191.1 191.2 191.3 191.4 191.5 191.6 191.7 191.8 191.9 191.10 191.11 191.12 191.13 191.14 191.15 191.16 191.17 191.18 191.19 191.20 191.21 191.22 191.23 191.24 191.25 191.26
191.27 191.28 191.29 191.30 191.31 191.32 191.33
192.1
192.2 192.3 192.4 192.5 192.6 192.7 192.8 192.9 192.10 192.11 192.12 192.13 192.14 192.15 192.16 192.17 192.18 192.19 192.20 192.21 192.22 192.23 192.24 192.25 192.26 192.27 192.28 192.29 192.30 192.31 192.32 193.1 193.2 193.3 193.4 193.5 193.6 193.7 193.8 193.9 193.10 193.11
193.12 193.13 193.14 193.15 193.16 193.17 193.18 193.19 193.20
193.21
193.22 193.23 193.24 193.25 193.26 193.27 193.28 193.29 193.30 194.1 194.2 194.3 194.4 194.5 194.6 194.7 194.8 194.9 194.10 194.11 194.12 194.13 194.14 194.15 194.16 194.17 194.18 194.19 194.20 194.21 194.22 194.23 194.24 194.25 194.26 194.27 194.28 194.29 194.30 194.31 194.32 194.33 194.34 195.1 195.2 195.3 195.4 195.5 195.6 195.7 195.8 195.9 195.10 195.11 195.12 195.13 195.14 195.15 195.16 195.17 195.18 195.19 195.20 195.21 195.22 195.23 195.24 195.25 195.26 195.27 195.28 195.29 195.30 195.31 195.32 195.33 195.34 196.1 196.2 196.3 196.4 196.5 196.6 196.7 196.8 196.9 196.10 196.11 196.12 196.13 196.14 196.15 196.16 196.17 196.18 196.19 196.20 196.21 196.22 196.23 196.24 196.25 196.26 196.27 196.28 196.29 196.30 196.31 196.32 196.33 197.1 197.2 197.3 197.4 197.5 197.6 197.7 197.8 197.9 197.10 197.11 197.12 197.13 197.14 197.15 197.16 197.17 197.18 197.19 197.20 197.21 197.22 197.23 197.24 197.25 197.26 197.27 197.28 197.29 197.30 197.31 198.1 198.2 198.3 198.4 198.5
198.6

A bill for an act
relating to the operation of state government; appropriating money for the
legislature, the governor's office, state auditor, attorney general, secretary of state,
certain agencies, boards, councils, and retirement funds; changing provisions in
state government operations; providing for the 2020 census; requiring legislative
accessibility measures; eliminating the legislative budget office; allowing
appointment of certain county officers; ratifying a labor agreement; providing for
redistricting; making changes to campaign finance, election and voting rights, state
payments terminology, and racing and gaming; prohibiting state contracts with
state sponsors of terrorism; requiring compliance with federal law related to conflict
minerals; changing and adding provisions for military and veterans affairs; requiring
reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 3.8843, subdivision 7; 3.886,
subdivision 6; 10A.01, subdivisions 4, 7, 9, 11, 16a, 17c, 18, 20, 26, 27, 28, by
adding a subdivision; 10A.12, subdivisions 1, 2; 10A.121, subdivisions 1, 2;
10A.13, subdivision 1; 10A.17, subdivision 4; 10A.20, subdivisions 3, 6a, by
adding a subdivision; 10A.244; 10A.25, subdivision 3a; 10A.27, subdivision 15;
13.607, by adding a subdivision; 15.057; 15.191, subdivisions 1, 3; 15A.083,
subdivision 6a; 16A.013, by adding a subdivision; 16A.065; 16A.13, subdivision
2a; 16A.15, subdivision 3; 16A.272, subdivision 3; 16A.40; 16A.42, subdivision
2, by adding a subdivision; 16A.671, subdivision 1; 16A.90; 16B.32, subdivision
1a; 16B.323, subdivision 2; 16B.37, subdivision 4; 16C.055, subdivision 2; 16C.10,
subdivision 2; 16C.19; 16C.251; 16D.03, subdivision 2; 16D.09, subdivision 1;
16E.03, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 21.116; 80A.65, subdivision 9;
84A.23, subdivision 4; 84A.33, subdivision 4; 84A.52; 88.12, subdivision 1;
94.522; 94.53; 116J.64, subdivision 7; 123B.09, subdivision 5b; 127A.34,
subdivision 1; 127A.40; 136F.70, subdivision 3; 138.081; 138.31, by adding a
subdivision; 138.34; 138.40; 138.665, subdivision 2; 138.666; 138.667; 138.763,
subdivision 1; 155A.25, subdivision 1a; 155A.28, by adding a subdivision; 174.24,
by adding a subdivision; 176.181, subdivision 2; 176.581; 176.591, subdivision
3; 192.55; 196.05, subdivision 1; 197.603, subdivision 2; 197.791, subdivision 1;
201.014, by adding a subdivision; 201.022, subdivision 1; 201.071, subdivision
1; 201.091, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 201.161; 203B.001; 203B.01,
by adding a subdivision; 203B.03, subdivision 1; 203B.04, subdivision 5; 203B.05,
subdivision 1; 203B.06, subdivisions 1, 3; 203B.081, subdivision 1; 203B.085;
203B.121, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 204B.28, subdivision
2; 204B.35, by adding a subdivision; 204B.45, subdivisions 1, 2; 204C.03, by
adding a subdivision; 204C.10; 204C.15, subdivision 1; 204C.24, subdivision 1;
204D.19, subdivision 2; 204D.195; 204D.22, subdivision 3; 204D.23, subdivision
2; 205.13, subdivision 2; 206.58, subdivision 1; 206.61, by adding a subdivision;
206.80; 206.82, subdivision 1; 206.83; 206.86, by adding a subdivision; 206.89,
subdivisions 2, 3; 207A.11; 207A.12; 207A.14, subdivision 2; 207A.15, subdivision
2; 237.30; 240.01, by adding a subdivision; 240.02, subdivisions 2, 6; 240.08,
subdivision 5; 240.10; 240.12; 240.13, subdivision 5; 240.131, subdivision 7;
240.135; 240.15, subdivision 6; 240.155, subdivision 1; 240.16, subdivisions 1,
2; 240.18, subdivisions 2, 3; 240.22; 240.27; 240.30, subdivision 9; 240A.09;
244.19, subdivision 7; 256B.20; 273.1245, subdivision 2; 299C.21; 307.08;
326A.01, subdivision 2; 326A.04, subdivisions 4, 5; 326A.08, subdivisions 4, 5,
by adding a subdivision; 326A.10; 352.04, subdivision 9; 353.05; 353.27,
subdivision 3c; 353.505; 354.42, subdivision 7; 375.08; 375A.10, subdivision 5;
375A.12, subdivision 2; 382.01; 382.02; 383B.041; 401.15, subdivision 1; 446A.16,
subdivision 1; 462A.18, subdivision 1; 469.074, by adding a subdivision; 473.408,
by adding a subdivision; 473.606, subdivision 5; 525.841; 609.165, subdivision
1; Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 13, section 64; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 2; 3; 5; 10A; 16A; 16B; 16C; 16E; 201; 203B;
204B; 204D; 206; 208; 240; 243; 326A; 375A; 504B; 609; proposing coding for
new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018,
sections 3.8853; 3.8854; 10A.15, subdivision 6; 43A.17, subdivision 9; 155A.28,
subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 203B.081, subdivision 3; 383B.042; 383B.043; 383B.044;
383B.045; 383B.046; 383B.047; 383B.048; 383B.049; 383B.05; 383B.051;
383B.052; 383B.053; 383B.054; 383B.055; 383B.056; 383B.057; Laws 2017,
First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, sections 1, as amended; 3, as amended;
7; 8; 9, as amended; 58, as amended; Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, sections
1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text beginAPPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
new text end
new text begin 2020
new text end
new text begin 2021
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginLEGISLATURE
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 88,669,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 92,220,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2020
new text end
new text begin 2021
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 88,541,000
new text end
new text begin 92,092,000
new text end
new text begin Health Care Access
new text end
new text begin 128,000
new text end
new text begin 128,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Senate
new text end

new text begin 32,105,000
new text end
new text begin 32,105,000
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin House of Representatives
new text end

new text begin 37,420,000
new text end
new text begin 38,857,000
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission
new text end

new text begin 19,144,000
new text end
new text begin 21,258,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 19,016,000
new text end
new text begin 21,130,000
new text end
new text begin Health Care Access
new text end
new text begin 128,000
new text end
new text begin 128,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $161,000 the first year and $156,000 the
second year are to support the Office on the
Economic Status of Women and other duties
under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303,
subdivision 7.
new text end

new text begin (b) $140,000 the first year and $1,039,000 the
second year are to implement the accessibility
standards established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 3.199, including support for the
working group on the legislature's accessibility
measures established in article 2. The base for
this appropriation is $780,000 each year
beginning in fiscal year 2022.
new text end

new text begin (c) $218,000 the second year is for the
Redistricting Advisory Commission
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
2.032. The base for the commission is
$190,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $0 in fiscal
year 2023.
new text end

new text begin (d) $135,000 the first year and $130,000 the
second year are for the Legislative
Commission on Data Practices and Personal
Data Privacy.
new text end

new text begin (e) $10,000 each year is for purposes of the
legislators' forum, through which Minnesota
legislators meet with counterparts from South
Dakota, North Dakota, and Manitoba to
discuss issues of mutual concern.
new text end

new text begin Legislative Auditor. $7,205,000 the first year
and $7,596,000 the second year are for the
Office of the Legislative Auditor.
new text end

new text begin Revisor of Statutes. $6,768,000 the first year
and $7,207,000 the second year are for the
Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Legislative Reference Library.new text end $1,664,000
the first year and $1,775,000 the second year
are for the Legislative Reference Library.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text beginGOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 3,972,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 3,972,000
new text end

new text begin (a) This appropriation is to fund the Office of
the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
new text end

new text begin (b) $350,000 each year is for the Office of
Public Engagement.
new text end

new text begin (c) Up to $19,000 each year is for necessary
expenses in the normal performance of the
governor's and lieutenant governor's duties for
which no other reimbursement is provided.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text beginSTATE AUDITOR
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 10,669,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 10,943,000
new text end

Sec. 5. new text beginATTORNEY GENERAL
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 26,681,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 27,740,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2020
new text end
new text begin 2021
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 23,822,000
new text end
new text begin 24,824,000
new text end
new text begin State Government
Special Revenue
new text end
new text begin 2,464,000
new text end
new text begin 2,521,000
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 145,000
new text end
new text begin 145,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 250,000
new text end
new text begin 250,000
new text end

Sec. 6. new text beginSECRETARY OF STATE
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 7,525,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 7,411,000
new text end

new text begin $163,000 the first year is transferred from the
general fund to the Help America Vote Act
account under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.30, and is credited to the state match
requirement of the Omnibus Appropriations
Act of 2018, Public Law 115-1410, and the
Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law
107-252, section 101. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text beginCAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE BOARD
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,173,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,123,000
new text end

new text begin $50,000 the first year is for updates to the
Campaign Finance Reporter application. This
is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text beginSTATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 139,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 139,000
new text end

Sec. 9. new text beginADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 8,231,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 8,231,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2020
new text end
new text begin 2021
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 400,000
new text end
new text begin 400,000
new text end
new text begin Workers'
Compensation
new text end
new text begin 7,831,000
new text end
new text begin 7,831,000
new text end

new text begin $263,000 each year is for municipal boundary
adjustments.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text beginOFFICE OF MN.IT SERVICES
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 17,379,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 12,079,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $12,650,000 the first year and $7,350,000
the second year are for enhancements to
cybersecurity across state government. The
base for this appropriation in fiscal years 2022
and 2023 is $7,347,000 each year.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,050,000 each year is to expand the state
information technology project portfolio and
project management oversight across state
government. The base for this appropriation
in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 is $1,200,000
each year.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of management and
budget is authorized to provide cash flow
assistance of up to $50,000,000 from the
special revenue fund or other statutory general
funds as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.671, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), to the
Office of MN.IT Services for the purpose of
managing revenue and expenditure
differences. These funds shall be repaid with
interest by the end of the fiscal year 2021
closing period.
new text end

new text begin (d) During the biennium ending June 30, 2021,
the Office of MN.IT Services must not charge
fees to a public noncommercial educational
television broadcast station eligible for funding
under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 129D, for
access to state broadcast infrastructure. If the
access fees not charged to public
noncommerical educational television
broadcast stations total more than $400,000
for the biennium, the office may charge for
access fees in excess of that amount.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text beginADMINISTRATION
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 28,826,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 25,661,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Government and Citizen Services
new text end

new text begin 11,983,000
new text end
new text begin 10,013,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $100,000 each year is for website
accessibility grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.90.
new text end

new text begin (b) $30,000 the second year is for the Capitol
flag program established in Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.276. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2023.
new text end

new text begin Council on Developmental Disabilities.
$74,000 each year is for the Council on
Developmental Disabilities.
new text end

new text begin Office of State Procurement. new text end new text begin $2,862,000
each year is for the Office of State
Procurement.
new text end

new text begin Of this amount, $441,000 each year is for the
state match to the Procurement Technical
Assistance Center. This is a onetime
appropriation. The base for the Office of State
Procurement is $2,421,000 in fiscal year 2022
and each year thereafter.
new text end

new text begin State Demographer. new text end new text begin $2,739,000 the first year
and $739,000 the second year are for the state
demographer. Of this amount, $2,000,000 the
first year is for Minnesota Census 2020
mobilization, including the grant program
required under article 2.
new text end

new text begin State Historic Preservation Office. new text end new text begin $527,000
each year is for the State Historic Preservation
Office.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Strategic Management Services
new text end

new text begin 2,671,000
new text end
new text begin 2,651,000
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Fiscal Agent
new text end

new text begin 14,172,000
new text end
new text begin 12,997,000
new text end

new text begin In-Lieu of Rent. new text end new text begin $9,391,000 each year is for
space costs of the legislature and veterans
organizations, ceremonial space, and
statutorily free space.
new text end

new text begin Public Television. new text end new text begin (a) $1,550,000 each year
is for matching grants for public television.
new text end

new text begin (b) $250,000 each year is for public television
equipment grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 129D.13.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of administration must
consider the recommendations of the
Minnesota Public Television Association
before allocating the amounts appropriated in
paragraphs (a) and (b) for equipment or
matching grants.
new text end

new text begin Public Radio. (a) $492,000 each year is for
community service grants to public
educational radio stations. This appropriation
may be used to disseminate emergency
information in foreign languages.
new text end

new text begin (b) $142,000 each year is for equipment grants
to public educational radio stations. This
appropriation may be used for the repair,
rental, and purchase of equipment including
equipment under $500.
new text end

new text begin (c) $510,000 each year is for equipment grants
to Minnesota Public Radio, Inc., including
upgrades to Minnesota's Emergency Alert and
AMBER Alert Systems.
new text end

new text begin (d) The appropriations in paragraphs (a) to (c)
may not be used for indirect costs claimed by
an institution or governing body.
new text end

new text begin (e) The commissioner of administration must
consider the recommendations of the
Association of Minnesota Public Educational
Radio Stations before awarding grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14, using
the appropriations in paragraphs (a) and (b).
No grantee is eligible for a grant unless they
are a member of the Association of Minnesota
Public Educational Radio Stations on or before
July 1, 2019.
new text end

new text begin (f) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Association of Minnesota Public Educational
Radio Stations for statewide programming to
promote the Veterans' Voices program. The
grant must be used to educate and engage
communities regarding veterans' contributions,
knowledge, skills, and experiences with an
emphasis on Korean War veterans.
new text end

new text begin (g) Any unencumbered balance remaining the
first year for grants to public television or
public radio stations does not cancel and is
available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin (h) $1,600,000 the first year is for grants to
Twin Cities Public Television and to the
Association of Minnesota Public Educational
Radio Stations to produce the Beyond Opioids
Project in collaboration with the stations of
the Minnesota Public Television Association.
Seventy percent of this appropriation must be
for a grant to Twin Cities Public Television
and 30 percent must be for a grant to the
Association of Minnesota Public Educational
Radio Stations. The commissioner of
administration may use up to five percent of
the total appropriation under this paragraph
for administrative costs.
new text end

new text begin (i) $162,000 each year is for transfer to the
Minnesota Film and TV Board. The
appropriation in each year is available only
upon receipt by the board of $1 in matching
contributions of money or in-kind
contributions from nonstate sources for every
$3 provided by this appropriation, except that
each year up to $50,000 is available on July
1 even if the required matching contribution
has not been received by that date. Beginning
in fiscal year 2022, these amounts are added
to the base for the Film and TV Board in the
Department of Employment and Economic
Development.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text beginCAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL
AND PLANNING BOARD
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 351,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 351,000
new text end

Sec. 13. new text beginMINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 33,223,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 27,591,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $1,168,000 the first year and $868,000 the
second year are for efforts to support enhanced
sexual harassment prevention activities, to
support the Office of Inclusion and Equity, to
fund state workforce recruitment activities,
and to implement a statewide compensation
study.
new text end

new text begin (b) $205,000 the first year and $252,000 the
second year are to enhance capacity to provide
legislators, executive branch officials, local
governments, and other Minnesota
stakeholders access to data-driven information.
new text end

new text begin (c) $5,500,000 the first year is for system
security and risk management. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 14. new text beginREVENUE
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 165,005,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 167,204,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2020
new text end
new text begin 2021
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 160,745,000
new text end
new text begin 162,944,000
new text end
new text begin Health Care Access
new text end
new text begin 1,760,000
new text end
new text begin 1,760,000
new text end
new text begin Highway User Tax
Distribution
new text end
new text begin 2,195,000
new text end
new text begin 2,195,000
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 305,000
new text end
new text begin 305,000
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Tax System Management
new text end

new text begin 136,190,000
new text end
new text begin 137,892,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2020
new text end
new text begin 2021
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 131,930,000
new text end
new text begin 133,632,000
new text end
new text begin Health Care Access
new text end
new text begin 1,760,000
new text end
new text begin 1,760,000
new text end
new text begin Highway User Tax
Distribution
new text end
new text begin 2,195,000
new text end
new text begin 2,195,000
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 305,000
new text end
new text begin 305,000
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Debt Collection Management
new text end

new text begin 28,815,000
new text end
new text begin 29,312,000
new text end

Sec. 15. new text beginGAMBLING CONTROL
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 3,472,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 3,472,000
new text end

new text begin These appropriations are from the lawful
gambling regulation account in the special
revenue fund.
new text end

Sec. 16. new text beginRACING COMMISSION
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 913,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 913,000
new text end

new text begin These appropriations are from the racing and
card playing regulation accounts in the special
revenue fund.
new text end

Sec. 17. new text beginSTATE LOTTERY
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
349A.10, subdivision 3, the State Lottery's
operating budget must not exceed $35,000,000
in fiscal year 2020 and $36,500,000 in fiscal
year 2021.
new text end

Sec. 18. new text beginAMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,266,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 306,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $600,000 the first year is for grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 240A.09,
paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (b) $250,000 the first year is for grants to
reimburse local governments that made
improvements between January 1, 2017, and
the effective date of this section that would
have been eligible for grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 240A.09, paragraph (b), if
funding had been available.
new text end

new text begin (c) $75,000 the first year is to determine a site
and plans for a new velodrome for track
cycling.
new text end

Sec. 19. new text beginCOUNCIL FOR MINNESOTANS OF
AFRICAN HERITAGE
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 681,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 682,000
new text end

Sec. 20. new text beginCOUNCIL ON LATINO AFFAIRS
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 679,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 685,000
new text end

Sec. 21. new text beginCOUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC
MINNESOTANS
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 609,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 616,000
new text end

Sec. 22. new text beginINDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,119,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,106,000
new text end

new text begin $533,000 the first year and $520,000 the
second year are to implement Minnesota
Statutes, section 307.08.
new text end

Sec. 23. new text beginMINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 24,063,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 24,213,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Operations and Programs
new text end

new text begin 23,342,000
new text end
new text begin 23,892,000
new text end

new text begin $395,000 each year is for digital preservation
and access to preserve and make available
resources related to Minnesota history.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Fiscal Agent
new text end

new text begin (a) Global Minnesota
new text end
new text begin 39,000
new text end
new text begin 39,000
new text end
new text begin (b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum
new text end
new text begin 17,000
new text end
new text begin 17,000
new text end
new text begin (c) Minnesota Military Museum
new text end
new text begin 450,000
new text end
new text begin 50,000
new text end

new text begin Of these amounts, $400,000 the first year is
to:
new text end

new text begin (1) care for, catalog, and display the recently
acquired collection of the personal and
professional effects belonging to General John
W. Vessey, Minnesota's most decorated
veteran; and
new text end

new text begin (2) conduct a statewide story-sharing program
to honor the distinct service of post 9/11
veterans in anticipation of the 2021
anniversary.
new text end

new text begin (d) Farmamerica
new text end
new text begin 115,000
new text end
new text begin 115,000
new text end
new text begin (e) Hockey Hall of Fame
new text end
new text begin 50,000
new text end
new text begin 50,000
new text end

new text begin Any unencumbered balance remaining in this
subdivision the first year does not cancel but
is available for the second year of the
biennium.
new text end

Sec. 24. new text beginBOARD OF THE ARTS
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 8,241,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 7,541,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Operations and Services
new text end

new text begin 1,302,000
new text end
new text begin 602,000
new text end

new text begin $700,000 in the first year is for moving and
relocation expenses for the board. Moving and
relocation expenses are limited to the design
and construction of new leased office space;
moving, installing and reconfiguring
information technology systems and audio
visual equipment; purchasing and installing
work stations; and professional moving
services necessary to complete the relocation.
The board may use no more than $5,000 for
other miscellaneous services, provided that
the services must be directly related to the
office relocation. On June 30, 2020, any
unexpended amounts appropriated for moving
and relocation expenses cancel to the general
fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Grants Program
new text end

new text begin 4,800,000
new text end
new text begin 4,800,000
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Regional Arts Councils
new text end

new text begin 2,139,000
new text end
new text begin 2,139,000
new text end

new text begin Any unencumbered balance remaining in this
section the first year does not cancel, but is
available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this section and
distributed as grants may only be spent on
projects located in Minnesota. A recipient of
a grant funded by an appropriation in this
section must not use more than five percent
of the total grant for costs related to travel
outside the state of Minnesota.
new text end

Sec. 25. new text beginMINNESOTA HUMANITIES
CENTER
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 700,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 700,000
new text end

new text begin $325,000 each year is for grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 138.912. No more
than three percent of the appropriation may
be used for the nonprofit administration of the
program. Beginning in fiscal year 2022, these
amounts are added to the base in the
Department of Agriculture.
new text end

Sec. 26. new text beginBOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 736,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 667,000
new text end

new text begin $50,000 the first year is to update the online
permitting system. The base in fiscal year
2023 is $657,000.
new text end

Sec. 27. new text beginBOARD OF ARCHITECTURE
ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING,
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE,
GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 905,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 851,000
new text end

new text begin $50,000 the first year is to update the online
permitting system. The base in fiscal year
2022 is $831,000 and in fiscal year 2023 is
$821,000.
new text end

Sec. 28. new text beginBOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST
EXAMINERS
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 2,916,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 2,935,000
new text end

Sec. 29. new text beginBOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 343,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 343,000
new text end

Sec. 30. new text beginGENERAL CONTINGENT
ACCOUNTS
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,000,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 500,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2020
new text end
new text begin 2021
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 500,000
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin State Government
Special Revenue
new text end
new text begin 400,000
new text end
new text begin 400,000
new text end
new text begin Workers'
Compensation
new text end
new text begin 100,000
new text end
new text begin 100,000
new text end

new text begin (a) The appropriations in this section may only
be spent with the approval of the governor
after consultation with the Legislative
Advisory Commission pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.30.
new text end

new text begin (b) If an appropriation in this section for either
year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.
new text end

new text begin (c) If a contingent account appropriation is
made in one fiscal year, it should be
considered a biennial appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 31. new text beginTORT CLAIMS
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 161,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 161,000
new text end

new text begin These appropriations are to be spent by the
commissioner of management and budget
according to Minnesota Statutes, section
3.736, subdivision 7. If the appropriation for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available for it.
new text end

Sec. 32. new text beginMINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT
SYSTEM
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 15,111,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 15,151,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Combined Legislators and
Constitutional Officers Retirement Plan
new text end

new text begin 9,111,000
new text end
new text begin 9,151,000
new text end

new text begin Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3A.03,
subdivision 2; 3A.04, subdivisions 3 and 4;
and 3A.115.
new text end

new text begin If an appropriation in this section for either
year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Judges Retirement Plan
new text end

new text begin 6,000,000
new text end
new text begin 6,000,000
new text end

new text begin For transfer to the judges retirement fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 490.123.
This transfer continues each fiscal year until
the judges retirement plan reaches 100 percent
funding as determined by an actuarial
valuation prepared according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 356.214.
new text end

Sec. 33. new text beginPUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT
ASSOCIATION
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 20,500,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 25,000,000
new text end

new text begin General employees retirement plan of the
Public Employees Retirement Association
relating to the merged former MERF division.
new text end

new text begin State payments from the general fund to the
Public Employees Retirement Association on
behalf of the former MERF division account
are $16,000,000 on September 15, 2019, and
$16,000,000 on September 15, 2020.
new text end

new text begin These amounts are estimated to be needed
under Minnesota Statutes, section 353.505.
new text end

Sec. 34. new text beginTEACHERS RETIREMENT
ASSOCIATION
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 29,831,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 29,831,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts estimated to be needed are as
follows:
new text end

new text begin Special Direct State Aid. $27,331,000 each
year is for special direct state aid authorized
under Minnesota Statutes, section 354.436.
new text end

new text begin Special Direct State Matching Aid.
$2,500,000 each year is for special direct state
matching aid authorized under Minnesota
Statutes, section 354.435.
new text end

Sec. 35. new text beginST. PAUL TEACHERS RETIREMENT
FUND
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 14,827,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 14,827,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts estimated to be needed for
special direct state aid to the first class city
teachers retirement fund association authorized
under Minnesota Statutes, section 354A.12,
subdivisions 3a and 3c.
new text end

Sec. 36. new text beginAPPROPRIATION; SECRETARY OF STATE; COURT ORDERED
ATTORNEY FEES.
new text end

new text begin $1,290,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2019 from the general fund to the secretary of
state for the payment of attorney fees awarded by court order in Minnesota Voters Alliance
v. Mansky
. This is a onetime appropriation.
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. 37. new text beginCONTRACTS FOR PROFESSIONAL OR TECHNICAL SERVICES.
new text end

new text begin (a) During the biennium ending June 30, 2021, the commissioner of management and
budget must reduce total general fund appropriations across all executive branch state
agencies for planned expenditures on contracts for professional or technical services by at
least $890,000. Contracts that provide services to support client-facing health care workers,
corrections officers, public safety workers, mental health workers, and state cybersecurity
systems; contracts that support the enterprise resource planning system replacement at the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; and contracts that support information technology
systems or services that were not part of an agency's base budget prior to the effective date
of this act may not be reduced under this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of management and budget, in consultation with the commissioner
of administration, may authorize an agency to exceed the expenditure restriction provided
by this section if a contract for professional or technical services is required to respond to
an emergency.
new text end

new text begin (c) For purposes of this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) "professional or technical services" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes,
section 16C.08, subdivision 1;
new text end

new text begin (2) "emergency" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.02, subdivision
6b; and
new text end

new text begin (3) "executive branch state agency" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.011, subdivision 12a, and includes the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
new text end

Sec. 38. new text beginHELP AMERICA VOTE ACT TRANSFERS AND APPROPRIATIONS;
SECRETARY OF STATE.
new text end

new text begin (a) $6,595,610 is appropriated in fiscal year 2019 from the HAVA account established
in Minnesota Statutes, section 5.30, to the secretary of state for the purposes of improving
the administration and security of elections as authorized by federal law. Use of the
appropriation is limited to the following activities:
new text end

new text begin (1) modernizing, securing, and updating the statewide voter registration system and for
cybersecurity upgrades as authorized by federal law;
new text end

new text begin (2) improving accessibility;
new text end

new text begin (3) preparing training materials and training local election officials; and
new text end

new text begin (4) implementing security improvements for election systems.
new text end

new text begin (b) Any amount earned in interest on the amount appropriated under paragraph (a) is
appropriated from the HAVA account to the secretary of state for purposes of improving
the administration and security of elections as authorized by federal law.
new text end

new text begin (c) The appropriations under paragraphs (a) and (b) are onetime and available until
March 23, 2023.
new text end

new text begin (d) $167,000 expended by the secretary of state in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 for
increasing secure access to the statewide voter registration system is deemed:
new text end

new text begin (1) to be money used for carrying out the purposes authorized under the Omnibus
Appropriations Act of 2018, Public Law 115-1410, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002,
Public Law 107-252, section 101; and
new text end

new text begin (2) to be credited toward any match required by those laws.
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

ARTICLE 2

STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Section 1.

new text begin [3.199] ACCESSIBILITY IN THE LEGISLATURE'S INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following term has the
meaning given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Responsible authority" means:
new text end

new text begin (1) for the house of representatives, the chief clerk of the house;
new text end

new text begin (2) for the senate, the secretary of the senate;
new text end

new text begin (3) for the Office of the Revisor of Statutes, the revisor of statutes;
new text end

new text begin (4) for the Office of the Legislative Auditor, the legislative auditor;
new text end

new text begin (5) for the Legislative Reference Library, the library director;
new text end

new text begin (6) for the Legislative Budget Office, the director of the Legislative Budget Office; and
new text end

new text begin (7) for any entity administered by the legislative branch not listed in clauses (1) to (6),
the director of the Legislative Coordinating Commission.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Accessibility standards; compliance. new text end

new text begin The senate, the house of representatives,
and joint legislative offices and commissions must comply with accessibility standards
adopted for state agencies by the chief information officer under section 16E.03, subdivision
9, for technology, software, and hardware procurement, unless the responsible authority for
a legislative body or office has approved an exception for a standard for that body or office.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Not subject to MN.IT authority. new text end

new text begin The chief information officer is not authorized
to manage or direct compliance of the legislature with accessibility standards.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective September 1, 2021.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 3.8843, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Expiration.

This section expires June 30, deleted text begin2019deleted text endnew text begin 2026new 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. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 3.886, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Expiration.

This section expires July 1, deleted text begin2019deleted text endnew text begin 2025new 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. 4.

new text begin [5.42] DISPLAY OF BUSINESS ADDRESS ON WEBSITE.
new text end

new text begin (a) A business entity may request in writing that all addresses submitted by the business
entity to the secretary of state be omitted from display on the secretary of state's website.
A business entity may only request that all addresses be omitted from display if the entity
certifies that:
new text end

new text begin (1) there is only one shareholder, member, manager, or owner of the business entity;
new text end

new text begin (2) the shareholder, manager, member, or owner is a natural person; and
new text end

new text begin (3) at least one of the addresses provided is the residential address of the sole shareholder,
manager, member, or owner.
new text end

new text begin The secretary of state shall post a notice that this option is available and a link to the form
needed to make a request on the secretary's website. The secretary of state shall also attach
a copy of the request form to all business filing forms provided in a paper format that require
a business entity to submit an address.
new text end

new text begin (b) This section does not change the classification of data under chapter 13 and addresses
shall be made available to the public in response to requests made by telephone, mail, e-mail,
and facsimile transmission.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2019, and applies to business
entity filings filed with the secretary of state on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 15A.083, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:


Subd. 6a.

Administrative law judge; salaries.

The salary of the chief administrative
law judge is 98.52 percent of the salary of a chief district court judge. The salaries of the
assistant chief administrative law judge and administrative law judge supervisors are deleted text begin93.60deleted text endnew text begin
100
new text end percent of the salary of a deleted text beginchiefdeleted text end district court judge. The salary of an administrative law
judge employed by the Office of Administrative Hearings is 98.52 percent of the salary of
a district court judge as set under section 15A.082, subdivision 3.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16A.013, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Opportunity to make gifts via website. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of management
and budget must maintain a secure website which permits any person to make a gift of
money electronically for any purpose authorized by subdivision 1. Gifts made using the
website are subject to all other requirements of this section, sections 16A.014 to 16A.016,
and any other applicable law governing the receipt of gifts by the state and the purposes for
which a gift may be used. The website must include historical data on the total amount of
gifts received using the site, itemized by month.
new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin [16A.1335] EMPLOYEE SALARIES AND BENEFITS IN EVENT OF STATE
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin As used in this section, "government shutdown" means that,
as of July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation appropriating money for the general
operations of:
new text end

new text begin (1) an executive agency;
new text end

new text begin (2) an office or department of the legislature, including each house of the legislature and
the Legislative Coordinating Commission; or
new text end

new text begin (3) a judicial branch agency or department, including a court;
new text end

new text begin has not been enacted for the biennium beginning July 1 of that year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Payment required. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section 16A.17, subdivision 8, state
employees must be provided payment for lost salary and benefits resulting from their absence
from work during a government shutdown. An employee is eligible for a payment under
this section only upon the employee's return to work.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Appropriation; limitation. new text end

new text begin (a) In the event of a government shutdown, the
amount necessary to pay the salary and benefits of employees of any impacted agency,
office, or department is appropriated beginning on that July 1 to that agency, office, or
department. The appropriation is made from the fund or funds from which an appropriation
was made in the previous fiscal year for salary and benefits paid to each affected employee.
new text end

new text begin (b) Amounts appropriated under this subdivision may not exceed the amount or amounts
appropriated for general operations of the affected agency, office, or department in the
previous fiscal year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Certification of amount for employees in the legislative and judicial
branches.
new text end

new text begin By June 25 of an odd-numbered year, if a government shutdown appears
imminent, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, the secretary of the senate, and
the chief clerk of the supreme court must each certify to the commissioner of management
and budget the amount needed for salaries and benefits for each fiscal year of the next
biennium, and the commissioner of management and budget shall make the certified amount
available on July 1 of that year, or on another schedule that permits payment of all salary
and benefit obligations required by this section in a timely manner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Subsequent appropriations. new text end

new text begin A subsequent appropriation to the agency, office,
or department for regular operations for a biennium in which this section has been applied
may only supersede and replace the appropriation provided by subdivision 3 by express
reference to this section.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16A.90, is amended to read:


16A.90 EMPLOYEE GAINSHARING SYSTEM.

Subdivision 1.

Commissioner must establish program.

(a) The commissioner shall
establish a program to provide onetime bonus compensation to state employees for deleted text beginefforts
made to reduce
deleted text endnew text begin suggestions that are implemented and result in a reduction ofnew text end the costs of
operating state government deleted text beginor for ways of providing better or more efficient state servicesdeleted text end.
The commissioner may authorize an executive branch appointing authority to make a onetime
award to an employee or group of employees whose suggestion deleted text beginor involvement in a projectdeleted text end
is determined by the commissioner to have resulted in documented cost-savings to the state.
Before authorizing awards under this section, the commissioner shall establish guidelines
for the program including but not limited to:

(1) the maximum award is ten percent of the documented savings deleted text beginin the first fiscal yeardeleted text endnew text begin
within the first year after implementation of the employee suggestion
new text end in which the savings
are realized up to $50,000;

deleted text begin (2) the award must be paid from the appropriation to which the savings accrued; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3)deleted text endnew text begin (2)new text end employees whose primary job responsibility is to identify cost savings or ways
of providing better or more efficient state services are generally not eligible for bonus
compensation under this section except in extraordinary circumstances as defined by the
commissionernew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (3) employees are eligible for awards under this section notwithstanding chapter 179Anew text end.

(b) The program required by this section must be in addition to any existing monetary
or nonmonetary performance-based recognition programs for state employees, including
achievement awards, continuous improvement awards, and general employee recognitions.

Subd. 2.

deleted text beginBiannualdeleted text end Legislative report.

No later than deleted text beginAugust 1, 2017, and biannuallydeleted text endnew text begin
July 1, 2020, and annually
new text end thereafter, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction
over Minnesota Management and Budget on deleted text beginthe status of the program required by this
section. The report must detail
deleted text end:

(1) the specific program guidelines established by the commissioner as required by
subdivision 1, if the guidelines have not been described in a previous report;

(2) any proposed modifications to the established guidelines under consideration by the
commissioner, including the reason for the proposed modifications;new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (3) the methods used by the commissioner to promote the program to state employees,
if the methods have not been described in a previous report;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) a summary of the results of the program that includes the following, categorized by
agency:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (i) the number of state employees whose suggestions or involvement in a project were
considered for possible bonus compensation, and a description of each suggestion or project
that was considered;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (ii) the total amount of bonus compensation actually awarded, itemized by each suggestion
or project that resulted in an award and the amount awarded for that suggestion or project;
and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (iii) the total amount of documented cost-savings that accrued to the agency as a result
of each suggestion or project for which bonus compensation was granted; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5)deleted text endnew text begin (3)new text end any recommendations for legislation that, in the judgment of the commissioner,
would improve the effectiveness of the bonus compensation program established by this
section or which would otherwise increase opportunities for state employees to actively
participate in the development and implementation of strategies for reducing the costs of
operating state government or for providing better or more efficient state services.

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Pilot program. new text end

new text begin To the extent that appropriations are not available to fully
implement the program required by subdivision 1, the commissioner must use available
resources to implement a pilot program that meets the requirements of subdivision 1 within
a single agency designated by the commissioner. If established, details on the pilot program
must be included in the legislative report required under subdivision 2.
new text end

Sec. 9.

new text begin [16B.276] CAPITOL FLAG PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given
them.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Active service" has the meaning given in section 190.05, subdivision 5.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Eligible family member" means a surviving spouse, parent or legal guardian, child,
or sibling of (1) a public safety officer killed in the line of duty, or (2) a person who has
died while serving honorably in active service in the United States armed forces. For purposes
of this section, an eligibility relationship may be established by birth or adoption.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Killed in the line of duty" has the meaning given in section 299A.41, subdivision
3.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Public safety officer" has the meaning given in section 299A.41, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin A Capitol flag program is established. The purpose of the
program is to make a Minnesota state flag and an American flag that was flown over the
Minnesota State Capitol available to the family members of a public safety officer killed
in the line of duty or a member of the United States armed forces who died while in active
service. In addition to appropriations provided by law, the commissioner of management
and budget may receive gifts to support the program as authorized in sections 16A.013 to
16A.016. The program established by this section is required only to the extent that sufficient
funds are available through appropriations or gifts to support its operations.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Submission of request; presentation. new text end

new text begin (a) A flag request may only be made
by a legislator or state constitutional officer on behalf of an eligible family member, after
verification of the family member's eligibility under the procedures adopted under subdivision
4. The request must be made to the commissioner of administration, and must indicate the
type of flag requested, a certification that the family member's eligibility has been verified,
special requests for the date the flag is flown over the Capitol, and the method of presentment.
The commissioner may adopt a form to be used for this purpose. With at least 30 days'
notice, the commissioner must honor a request that a flag be flown on a specific
commemorative date.
new text end

new text begin (b) Upon receipt of a request, the commissioner must present a flag to the eligible family
member, or to the requesting legislator or constitutional officer for coordination of a later
presentment ceremony. If relevant information is made available, the commissioner shall
provide a certificate memorializing the details of the occasion and the date the flag was
flown with each flag presented.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Verification of eligibility. new text end

new text begin The house of representatives, the senate, and each
constitutional officer must adopt procedures for the administration of flag requests received
from eligible family members, including a procedure for verification of a family member's
eligibility to receive a flag.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin No fee for first flag. new text end

new text begin The family of a public safety officer killed in the line of
duty or service member of the United States armed forces who died in active service is
entitled to receive one United States flag and one Minnesota state flag free of charge under
this section. If multiple flags of the same type are requested to be flown in honor of the
same decedent, the commissioner may charge a reasonable fee that does not exceed the
actual cost of flying each flag and preparing a certificate memorializing the occasion.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2020.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16B.32, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

deleted text beginOnsitedeleted text end Energy generation from renewable sources.

A state agency that
prepares a predesign for a new building must consider meeting at least two percent of the
energy needs of the building from renewable sources deleted text beginlocated on the building sitedeleted text end. For
purposes of this subdivision, "renewable sources" are limited to wind and the sun. The
predesign must include an explicit cost and price analysis of complying with the two-percent
requirement compared with the present and future costs of energy supplied by a public
utility from a location away from the building site and the present and future costs of
controlling carbon emissions. If the analysis concludes that the building should not meet at
least two percent of its energy needs from renewable sources deleted text beginlocated on the building sitedeleted text end,
the analysis must provide explicit reasons why not. The building may not receive further
state appropriations for design or construction unless at least two percent of its energy needs
are designed to be met from renewable sources, unless the commissioner finds that the
reasons given by the agency for not meeting the two-percent requirement were supported
by evidence in the record.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16B.323, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Solar energy system.

(a) As provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a project for
the construction or major renovation of a state building, after the completion of a cost-benefit
analysis, may include installation of solar energy systems deleted text beginof up to 300 kilowatts capacity
on, adjacent, or in proximity to the state building
deleted text endnew text begin on state-owned buildings and landnew text end.

(b) The capacity of a solar energy system deleted text beginmust be less than 300 kilowatts to the extent
necessary to match the electrical load of the building, or the capacity
deleted text end must be no more than
necessary to keep the costs for the installation below the five percent maximum set by
paragraph (c).

(c) The cost of the solar energy system must not exceed five percent of the appropriations
from the bond proceeds fund for the construction or renovation of the state building. Purchase
and installation of a solar thermal system may account for no more than 25 percent of the
cost of a solar energy system installation.

(d) A project subject to this section is ineligible to receive a rebate for the installation
of a solar energy system under section 116C.7791 or from any utility.

Sec. 12.

new text begin [16B.372] OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE SUSTAINABILITY.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Enterprise sustainability. new text end

new text begin The Office of Enterprise Sustainability is
established under the jurisdiction of the commissioner to assist all state agencies in making
measurable progress toward improving the sustainability of government operations by
reducing the impact on the environment, controlling unnecessary waste of natural resources
and public funds, and spurring innovation. The office shall create new tools and share best
practices, assist state agencies to plan for and implement improvements, and monitor progress
toward achieving intended outcomes. Specific duties include but are not limited to:
new text end

new text begin (1) managing a sustainability metrics and reporting system, including a public dashboard
that allows Minnesotans to track progress;
new text end

new text begin (2) assisting agencies in developing and executing sustainability plans; and
new text end

new text begin (3) publishing an annual report.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Local governments. new text end

new text begin The Office of Enterprise Sustainability shall make
reasonable attempts to share tools and best practices with local governments.
new text end

Sec. 13.

new text begin [16B.90] WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY GRANTS; ADVISORY COUNCIL.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grant program established. new text end

new text begin A website accessibility grant program is
established. Within available appropriations, grants must be awarded by the commissioner
to local governments to improve the accessibility of local government websites for persons
with disabilities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Website Accessibility Grant Advisory Council. new text end

new text begin (a) A Website Accessibility
Grant Advisory Council is established. The purpose of the advisory council is to assist the
commissioner in awarding grants under subdivision 1. The advisory council consists of the
following members:
new text end

new text begin (1) one representative of the League of Minnesota Cities, appointed by the league;
new text end

new text begin (2) one representative of the Association of Minnesota Counties, appointed by the
association;
new text end

new text begin (3) one representative of the Minnesota Council on Disability, appointed by the council;
new text end

new text begin (4) one member of the public who is a self-advocate, appointed by the governor; and
new text end

new text begin (5) the state chief information officer, or a designee.
new text end

new text begin (b) The terms, compensation, and removal of members is governed by section 15.059.
The council must elect a chair from among its members.
new text end

new text begin (c) The advisory council is subject to chapter 13D. The council must meet at the request
of the commissioner or the chair, but no fewer than two times per year to fulfill its duties.
The commissioner must provide meeting space and other administrative assistance to support
the work of the council.
new text end

new text begin (d) The council must review applications from local governments for grant funding to
support website accessibility projects and to make recommendations to the commissioner
for the award of grants. The commissioner may not award a grant unless it has been reviewed
by the advisory council. Consistent with the policies and procedures established by the
commissioner under sections 16B.97 and 16B.98, the council must establish uniform,
objective criteria to be used in evaluating grant applications. The criteria must include
standards to ensure grant funding is distributed equitably across the state, and that grant
funds are available without regard to a local government's population size.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report to legislature. new text end

new text begin No later than January 15, 2020, and annually thereafter,
the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over state government finance and local government
detailing the grants awarded under this section, including the number of grant applications
received, the number of grants awarded, the geographic distribution of grant applications
and awards, and the amount of each grant awarded and how it was used.
new text end

Sec. 14.

new text begin [16C.0531] PROHIBITING STATE CONTRACTS WITH STATE
SPONSORS OF TERRORISM AND FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) A state contract for goods or services must require the vendor to certify that the
vendor is not currently engaged in, and agrees for the duration of the contract not to engage
in, business with countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism by the State Department
and groups designated by the United States Secretary of State as foreign terrorist
organizations. This section applies to all state agencies, including the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities and to contracts entered into by entities in the legislative branch.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioners of the Department of Administration and Minnesota Management
and Budget shall exercise appropriate due diligence in selecting vendors for goods or services
to avert contracting with countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism and groups
designated as foreign terrorist organizations or with vendors who do business with countries
designated as state sponsors of terrorism and groups designated as foreign terrorist
organizations. The commissioners shall implement measures designed to meet the objective
of this section and take the steps necessary to confirm that vendors have satisfied the
requirement of this section.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16C.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Restriction.

An agency may not enter into a contract or otherwise agree with
a nongovernmental entity to receive total nonmonetary consideration valued at more than
$100,000 annually in exchange for the agency providing nonmonetary consideration, unless
such an agreement is specifically authorized by law. This subdivision does not apply to the
State Lotterynew text begin, state-owned optical fiber,new text end or private aquaculture businesses involved in state
stocking contracts.

Sec. 16.

new text begin [16C.067] CONFLICT-FREE MINERALS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) The following terms have the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Conflict mineral" means a mineral or mineral derivative determined under federal
law to be financing human conflict. Conflict mineral includes columbite-tantalite (coltan),
cassiterite, gold, wolframite, or derivatives of those minerals.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Noncompliant person" means a person:
new text end

new text begin (1) who is required to disclose under federal law information relating to conflict minerals
that originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or its neighboring countries; and
new text end

new text begin (2) for whom the disclosure is not filed, is considered under federal law to be an unreliable
determination, or contains false information.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Compliance. new text end

new text begin By execution of a state contract to provide goods or services, a
vendor attests that it is not a noncompliant person and is in compliance with the required
disclosures under federal law related to conflict minerals.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Exemption; commissioner may waive. new text end

new text begin (a) This section does not apply to
contracts with a value of less than $100,000.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may waive application of this section in a contract if the
commissioner determines that compliance is not practicable or in the best interest of the
state.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Notice. new text end

new text begin In any solicitation for supplies or services, a commissioner shall provide
notice of the requirements of this section.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019, and applies to solicitations
issued on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Emergency acquisition.

The solicitation process described in this chapternew text begin and
chapter 16B
new text end is not required in emergencies. In emergencies, the commissioner may makenew text begin
or authorize
new text end any purchases necessary for thenew text begin design, construction,new text end repair, rehabilitation, and
improvement of a deleted text beginstate-owneddeleted text endnew text begin publicly ownednew text end structure or maynew text begin make ornew text end authorize deleted text beginan agency
to do so and may purchase, or may authorize an agency to purchase,
deleted text endnew text begin any purchases ofnew text end goods,
services, or utility services directly for immediate use.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16C.19, is amended to read:


16C.19 ELIGIBILITY; RULES.

(a) A small business wishing to participate in the programs under section 16C.16,
subdivisions 4 to 7, must be certified by the commissionernew text begin or, if authorized by the
commissioner, by a nationally recognized certifying organization
new text end.new text begin The commissioner may
choose to authorize a nationally recognized certifying organization if the certification
requirements are substantially the same as those adopted under the rules authorized in this
section and the business meets the requirements in section 16C.16, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (b)new text end The commissioner shall adopt by rule standards and procedures for certifying that
small targeted group businesses, small businesses located in economically disadvantaged
areas, and veteran-owned small businesses are eligible to participate under the requirements
of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21. The commissioner shall adopt by rule standards and procedures
for hearing appeals and grievances and other rules necessary to carry out the duties set forth
in sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.

deleted text begin (b)deleted text endnew text begin (c)new text end The commissioner may make rules which exclude or limit the participation of
nonmanufacturing business, including third-party lessors, brokers, franchises, jobbers,
manufacturers' representatives, and others from eligibility under sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.

deleted text begin (c)deleted text endnew text begin (d)new text end The commissioner may make rules that set time limits and other eligibility limits
on business participation in programs under sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text endnew text begin (e)new text end Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for purposes of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21, a
veteran-owned small business, the principal place of business of which is in Minnesota, is
certified if:

(1) it has been verified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being
either a veteran-owned small business or a service-disabled veteran-owned small business,
in accordance with Public Law 109-461 and Code of Federal Regulations, title 38, part 74;
or

(2) the veteran-owned small business supplies the commissioner with proof that the
small business is majority-owned and operated by:

(i) a veteran as defined in section 197.447; or

(ii) a veteran with a service-connected disability, as determined at any time by the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text endnew text begin (f)new text end Until rules are adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) for the purpose of certifying
veteran-owned small businesses, the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1700, may
be read to include veteran-owned small businesses. In addition to the documentation required
in Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1700, the veteran owner must have been discharged under
honorable conditions from active service, as indicated by the veteran owner's most current
United States Department of Defense form DD-214.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text endnew text begin (g)new text end Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for purposes of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21, a
minority- or woman-owned small business, the principal place of business of which is in
Minnesota, is certified if it has been certified by the Minnesota unified certification program
under the provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 26.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text endnew text begin (h)new text end The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the programs under section
16C.16, subdivisions 4 to 7, using the expedited rulemaking process in section 14.389.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16C.251, is amended to read:


16C.251 BEST AND FINAL OFFER.

A "best and final offer" solicitation process may not be used for building and construction
contractsnew text begin awarded based on competitive bidsnew text end.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16E.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms
have the meanings given them.

(b) "Information and telecommunications technology systems and services" means all
computing and telecommunications hardware and software, the activities undertaken to
secure that hardware and software, and the activities undertaken to acquire, transport, process,
analyze, store, and disseminate information electronically. "Information and
telecommunications technology systems and services" includes all proposed expenditures
for computing and telecommunications hardware and software, security for that hardware
and software, and related consulting or other professional services.

(c) "Information and telecommunications technology project" means an effort to acquire
or produce information and telecommunications technology systems and services.

(d) "Telecommunications" means voice, video, and data electronic transmissions
transported by wire, wireless, fiber-optic, radio, or other available transport technology.

(e) "Cyber security" means the protection of data and systems in networks connected to
the Internet.

(f) "State agency" means an agency in the executive branch of state government and
includes the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, but does not include the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities unless specifically provided elsewhere in this chapter.

(g) "Total expected project cost" includes direct staff costs, all supplemental contract
staff and vendor costs, and costs of hardware and software development or purchase.
Breaking a project into several phases does not affect the cost threshold, which must be
computed based on the full cost of all phases.

new text begin (h) "Cloud computing" has the meaning described by the National Institute of Standards
and Technology of the United States Department of Commerce in special publication
800-145, September 2011.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16E.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end

new text begin Cloud computing services. new text end

new text begin The project evaluation procedure required by
subdivision 4 must include a review of cloud computing service options, including any
security benefits and cost savings associated with purchasing those service options from a
cloud computing service provider.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16E.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Technical support to the legislature. new text end

new text begin The chief information officer, or a
designee, must provide technical support to assist the legislature to comply with accessibility
standards under section 3.199, subdivision 2. Support under this subdivision must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) clarifying the requirements of the accessibility standards;
new text end

new text begin (2) providing templates for common software applications used in developing documents
used by the legislature;
new text end

new text begin (3) assisting the development of training for staff to comply with the accessibility
standards and assisting in providing the training; and
new text end

new text begin (4) assisting the development of technical applications that enable legislative documents
to be fully accessible.
new text end

new text begin The chief information officer must provide these services at no cost to the legislature.
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. 23.

new text begin [16E.031] USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Applicability. new text end

new text begin As used in this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) "primary user" means an employee or agent of a state agency or local unit of
government who uses an information technology business software application to perform
an official function; and
new text end

new text begin (2) "local unit of government" does not include a school district.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin User acceptance testing. new text end

new text begin (a) A state agency implementing a new information
technology business software application or new business software application functionality
that significantly impacts the operations of a primary user must provide opportunities for
user acceptance testing, unless the testing is deemed not feasible or necessary by the relevant
agency commissioner, in consultation with the chief information officer and representatives
of the primary user.
new text end

new text begin (b) The requirements in paragraph (a) do not apply to routine software upgrades or
application changes that are primarily intended to comply with federal law, rules, or
regulations.
new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 138.081, is amended to read:


138.081 FEDERAL FUNDS, ACTS.

Subdivision 1.

Department of Administration as agency to accept federal funds.

The
Department of Administration is hereby designated the state agency with power to accept
any and all money provided for or made available to this state by the United States of
America or any department or agency thereof for surveys, restoration, construction,
equipping, or other purposes relating to the State Historic deleted text beginsitesdeleted text endnew text begin Preservationnew text end Program in
accordance with the provisions of federal law and any rules or regulations promulgated
thereunder and are further authorized to do any and all things required of this state by such
federal law and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder in order to obtain such
federal money.

Subd. 2.

Commissioner's responsibilities.

The commissioner new text beginas the state historic
preservation officer
new text endshall be responsible for the preparation, implementation and
administration of the State Historic Preservation Plan and shall administer the State Historic
Preservation Program authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act (United States
Code, title deleted text begin16deleted text endnew text begin 54new text end, section deleted text begin470deleted text endnew text begin 300101new text end et seq. deleted text beginas amendeddeleted text end). The commissioner shall review
and approve in writing all grants-in-aid for architectural, archaeological and historic
preservation made by state agencies and funded by the state or a combination of state and
federal funds in accordance with the State Historic Preservation Program.

Subd. 3.

Administration of federal act.

The deleted text beginDepartment of Administrationdeleted text endnew text begin Minnesota
Historical Society
new text end is designated as the state agency to administer the provisions of the federal
act providing for the preservation of historical and archaeological data, United States Code,
title deleted text begin16deleted text endnew text begin 54new text end, deleted text beginsections 469 to 469Cdeleted text endnew text begin section 312501, as amendednew text end, insofar as the provisions of
the act provide for implementation by the state.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 138.31, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 13a. new text end

new text begin State Historic Preservation Office. new text end

new text begin "State Historic Preservation Office"
means the State Historic Preservation Office at the Department of Administration.
new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 138.34, is amended to read:


138.34 ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT.

The state archaeologist shall act as the agent of the state to administer and enforce the
provisions of sections 138.31 to 138.42. Some enforcement provisions are shared with the
societynew text begin and the State Historic Preservation Officenew text end.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 138.40, is amended to read:


138.40 COOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES; DEVELOPMENT PLANS.

Subdivision 1.

Cooperation.

The Department of Natural Resources, the Department of
Transportation, and all other state agencies whose activities may be affected, shall cooperate
with the historical societynew text begin, the State Historic Preservation Office,new text end and the state archaeologist
to carry out the provisions of sections 138.31 to 138.42 and the rules issued thereunder, but
sections 138.31 to 138.42 are not meant to burden persons who wish to use state property
for recreational and other lawful purposes or to unnecessarily restrict the use of state property.

Subd. 2.

Compliance, enforcement, preservation.

State and other governmental agencies
shall comply with and aid in the enforcement of provisions of sections 138.31 to 138.42.
Conservation officers and other enforcement officers of the Department of Natural Resources
shall enforce the provisions of sections 138.31 to 138.42 and report violations to the deleted text begindirector
of the society
deleted text endnew text begin state archeologistnew text end. When archaeological or historic sites are known or, based
on scientific investigations are predicted to exist on public lands or waters, the agency or
department controlling said lands or waters shall use the professional services of
archaeologists from the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Historical Society, or other
qualified professional archaeologists, to preserve these sites. In the event that archaeological
excavation is required to protect or preserve these sites, state and other governmental agencies
may use their funds for such activities.

Subd. 3.

Review of plans.

When significant archaeological or historic sites are known
or, based on scientific investigations, are predicted to exist on public lands or waters, the
agency or department controlling said lands or waters shall submit construction or
development plans to the state archaeologist and the deleted text begindirector of the societydeleted text endnew text begin State Historic
Preservation Office
new text end for review prior to the time bids are advertised. The state archaeologist
and the deleted text beginsocietydeleted text endnew text begin State Historic Preservation Officenew text end shall promptly review such plans and
within 30 days of receiving the plans shall make recommendations for the preservation of
archaeological or historic sites which may be endangered by construction or development
activities. When archaeological or historic sites are related to Indian history or religion, the
state archaeologist shall submit the plans to the Indian Affairs Council for the council's
review and recommend action.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 138.665, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

deleted text beginMediationdeleted text endnew text begin Review processnew text end.

The state, state departments, agencies, and political
subdivisions, including the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, have a
responsibility to protect the physical features and historic character of properties designated
in sections 138.662 and 138.664 or listed on the National Register of Historic Places created
by Public Law 89-665. Before carrying out any undertaking that will affect designated or
listed properties, or funding or licensing an undertaking by other parties, the state department
or agency shall consult with the State Historic Preservation Office pursuant to deleted text beginthe society'sdeleted text end
new text begin the State Historic Preservation Office's new text endestablished procedures to determine appropriate
treatments and to seek ways to avoid and mitigate any adverse effects on designated or
listed properties. If the state department or agency and the State Historic Preservation Office
agree in writing on a suitable course of action, the project may proceed. If the parties cannot
agree, any one of the parties may request that the governor appoint and convene a mediation
task force consisting of five members, two appointed by the governor, the chair of the State
Review Board of the State Historic Preservation Office, the commissioner of administration
or the commissioner's designee, and one member deleted text beginwho is not an employee of the Minnesota
Historical Society
deleted text end appointed by the director of thenew text begin Minnesota Historicalnew text end Society. The two
appointees of the governor and deleted text beginthe onedeleted text end of the director of the society shall be qualified by
training or experience in one or more of the following disciplines: (1) history; (2)
archaeology; and (3) architectural history. The mediation task force is not subject to the
conditions of section 15.059. This subdivision does not apply to section 138.662, subdivision
24
, and section 138.664, subdivisions 8 and 111.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 138.666, is amended to read:


138.666 COOPERATION.

The state, state departments and agencies, political subdivisions, and the Board of Regents
of the University of Minnesota shall cooperate with the Minnesota Historical Society new text beginand
the State Historic Preservation Office
new text endin safeguarding state historic sites and in the
preservation of historic and archaeological properties.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 138.667, is amended to read:


138.667 HISTORIC PROPERTIES; CHANGES.

Properties designated as historic properties by sections 138.661 to 138.664 may be
changed from time to time, and the Minnesota Historical Society new text beginand the State Historic
Preservation Office
new text endshall notify the legislature of the need for changes, and shall make
recommendations to keep the state historic sites network and the state register of historic
places current and complete. The significance of properties proposed for designation new text beginunder
section 138.663, subdivision 2,
new text endshall be documented under the documentation standards
established by the deleted text beginMinnesota Historical Societydeleted text endnew text begin State Historic Preservation Officenew text end. deleted text beginThisdeleted text end
Documentation shall include the opinion of the Minnesota Historical Societynew text begin for the historic
sites network under section 138.661, subdivision 3, or the State Historic Preservation Office
for the state register of historic places under section 138.663, subdivision 2,
new text end as to whether
the property meets the selection criteria.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 138.763, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Membership.

There is a St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board consisting of
22 members with the director of the Minnesota Historical Society as chair. The members
include the mayor; the chair of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners or the chair's
designee; the president of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board or the president's
designee; the superintendent of the park board; two members each from the house of
representatives appointed by the speaker, the senate appointed by the Rules Committee, the
city council, the Hennepin County Board, and the park board; one member each from the
preservation commission, the new text beginState Historic new text endPreservation Office, Hennepin County Historical
Society, and the society; one person appointed by the park board; and two persons appointed
by the chair of the board.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 155A.25, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Schedule.

(a) The schedule for fees and penalties is as provided in this
subdivision.

(b) Three-year license fees are as follows:

(1) $195 initial practitioner, manager, or instructor license, divided as follows:

(i) $155 for each initial license; and

(ii) $40 for each initial license application fee;

(2) $115 renewal of practitioner license, divided as follows:

(i) $100 for each renewal license; and

(ii) $15 for each renewal application fee;

(3) $145 renewal of manager or instructor license, divided as follows:

(i) $130 for each renewal license; and

(ii) $15 for each renewal application fee;

(4) $350 initial salon license, divided as follows:

(i) $250 for each initial license; and

(ii) $100 for each initial license application fee;

(5) $225 renewal of salon license, divided as follows:

(i) $175 for each renewal; and

(ii) $50 for each renewal application fee;

(6) $4,000 initial school license, divided as follows:

(i) $3,000 for each initial license; and

(ii) $1,000 for each initial license application fee; and

(7) $2,500 renewal of school license, divided as follows:

(i) $2,000 for each renewal; and

(ii) $500 for each renewal application fee.

(c) Penalties may be assessed in amounts up to the following:

(1) reinspection fee, $150;

(2) manager and owner with expired practitioner found on inspection, $150 each;

(3) expired practitioner or instructor found on inspection, $200;

(4) expired salon found on inspection, $500;

(5) expired school found on inspection, $1,000;

(6) failure to display current license, $100;

(7) failure to dispose of single-use equipment, implements, or materials as provided
under section 155A.355, subdivision 1, $500;

(8) use of prohibited razor-type callus shavers, rasps, or graters under section 155A.355,
subdivision 2
, $500;

(9) performing nail or cosmetology services in esthetician salon, or performing esthetician
or cosmetology services in a nail salon, $500;

(10) owner and manager allowing an operator to work as an independent contractor,
$200;

(11) operator working as an independent contractor, $100;

(12) refusal or failure to cooperate with an inspection, $500;

(13) practitioner late renewal fee, $45; and

(14) salon or school late renewal fee, $50.

(d) Administrative fees are as follows:

(1) homebound service permit, $50 three-year fee;

(2) name change, $20;

(3) certification of licensure, $30 each;

(4) duplicate license, $20;

(5) special event permit, $75 per year;

deleted text begin (6) registration of hair braiders, $20 per year;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (7)deleted text endnew text begin (6)new text end $100 for each temporary military license for a cosmetologist, nail technician,
esthetician, or advanced practice esthetician one-year fee;

deleted text begin (8)deleted text endnew text begin (7)new text end expedited initial individual license, $150;

deleted text begin (9)deleted text endnew text begin (8)new text end expedited initial salon license, $300;

deleted text begin (10)deleted text endnew text begin (9)new text end instructor continuing education provider approval, $150 each year; and

deleted text begin (11)deleted text endnew text begin (10)new text end practitioner continuing education provider approval, $150 each year.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 155A.28, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Hair braiders exempt. new text end

new text begin The practice of hair braiding is exempt from the
requirements of this chapter.
new text end

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 18a. new text end

new text begin Racing or gaming-related vendor. new text end

new text begin "Racing or gaming-related vendor"
means any person or entity that manufactures, sells, provides, distributes, repairs or maintains
equipment or supplies used at a Class A facility, or provides services to a Class A facility
or Class B license holder that are directly related to the running of a horse race, simulcasting,
pari-mutuel betting, or card playing.
new text end

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Qualifications.

A member of the commission must have been a resident of
Minnesota for at least five years before appointment, and must have a background and
experience as would qualify for membership on the commission. deleted text beginA member must, before
taking a place on the commission, file a bond in the principal sum of $100,000 payable to
the state, conditioned upon the faithful performance of duties.
deleted text end No commissioner, nor any
member of the commissioner's immediate family residing in the same household, may hold
a license issued by the commission or have a direct or indirect financial interest in a
corporation, partnership, or association which holds a license issued by the commission.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.02, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

deleted text beginAnnualdeleted text endnew text begin Biennialnew text end report.

The commission shall on February 15 of each
new text begin odd-numbered new text endyear submit a report to the governor and legislature on its activities,
organizational structure, receipts and disbursementsnew text begin, including specific detail on the use of
amounts statutorily appropriated to the commission under this chapter
new text end, and recommendations
for changes in the laws relating to racing and pari-mutuel betting.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.08, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Revocation and suspension.

(a)new text begin After providing a licensee with notice and an
opportunity to be heard,
new text end the commission maynew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end revoke a class C license for a violation of law or rule which in the commission's
opinion adversely affects the integrity of horse racing in Minnesota, the public health,
welfare, or safety, or for an intentional false statement made in a license applicationdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; or
new text end

deleted text begin The commission maydeleted text endnew text begin (2)new text end suspend a class C license for up to deleted text beginone yeardeleted text endnew text begin five yearsnew text end for a
violation of law, order or rule.new text begin If the license expires during the term of suspension, the
licensee shall be ineligible to apply for another license from the commission until the
expiration of the term of suspension.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text endThe commission may delegate to its designated agents the authority to impose
suspensions of class C licensesdeleted text begin, anddeleted text endnew text begin.
new text end

new text begin (c) Except as provided in paragraph (d),new text end the deleted text beginrevocation ordeleted text end suspension of a class C license
may be appealed to the commission according to its rules.

deleted text begin (b) A license revocation or suspension for more than 90 days is a contested case under
sections 14.57 to 14.69 of the Administrative Procedure Act and is in addition to criminal
penalties imposed for a violation of law or rule.
deleted text end

new text begin (d) If the commission revokes or suspends a class C license for more than one year, the
licensee has the right to appeal by requesting a contested case hearing under chapter 14.
The request must be made in writing and sent to the commission by certified mail or personal
service. A request sent by certified mail must be postmarked within ten days after the licensee
receives the order of revocation or suspension from the commission. A request sent by
personal service must be received by the commission within ten days after the licensee
receives the order of revocation or suspension from the commission.
new text end

new text begin (e) new text endThe commission may summarily suspend a license for deleted text beginmore thandeleted text endnew text begin up tonew text end 90 days deleted text beginprior
to a contested case hearing
deleted text end where it is necessary to ensure the integrity of racing or to protect
the public health, welfare, or safety. deleted text beginA contested case hearing must be held within 30 days
of the summary suspension and the administrative law judge's report must be issued within
30 days from the close of the hearing record. In all cases involving summary suspension
the commission must issue its final decision within 30 days from receipt of the report of
the administrative law judge and subsequent exceptions and argument under section 14.61.
deleted text endnew text begin
The licensee has the right to appeal a summary suspension to the commission according to
its rules.
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. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.10, is amended to read:


240.10 LICENSE FEES.

(a) The fee for a class A license is $253,000 per year and must be remitted on July 1.
The fee for a class B license is $500 for each assigned racing day and $100 for each day on
which simulcasting is authorized and must be remitted on July 1. The fee for a class D
license is $50 for each assigned racing day on which racing is actually conducted. Fees
imposed on class D licenses must be paid to the commission at a time and in a manner as
provided by rule of the commission.

(b) The commission shall by rule establish an annual license fee for each occupation it
licenses under section 240.08.

(c) The initial annual license application fee for a class C license to provide advance
deposit wagering on horse racing under this chapter is $10,000 and an annual license fee
of $2,500 applies thereafter.

new text begin (d) Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commission shall by rule establish an annual
license fee for each type of racing or gaming-related vendor it licenses, not to exceed $2,500.
new text end

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.12, is amended to read:


240.12 LICENSE AGREEMENTS.

The commission may enter into agreementsnew text begin or compactsnew text end with comparable bodies in
other racing jurisdictions for the mutual recognition of occupational licenses issued by each
body. The commission may by rule provide for and may charge a fee for the registration of
each license issued in another jurisdiction.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.13, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Purses.

(a) From the amounts deducted from all pari-mutuel pools by a licensee,new text begin
including breakage,
new text end an amount equal to not less than the following percentages of all money
in all pools must be set aside by the licensee and used for purses for races conducted by the
licensee, provided that a licensee may agree by contract with an organization representing
a majority of the horsepersons racing the breed involved to set aside amounts in addition
to the following percentages, if the contract is in writing and deleted text beginfiled withdeleted text endnew text begin reviewed bynew text end the
commissionnew text begin for compliance with this subdivisionnew text end:

(1) for live races conducted at a class A facility, 8.4 percent of handle;

(2) for simulcasts conducted any day a class A facility is licensed, not less than 37 percent
of the deleted text begintakeoutdeleted text endnew text begin amountnew text end remaining after deduction for the state pari-mutuel tax, payment to
the breeders fund, and payment to the sending out-of-state racetrack for receipt of the signal.

The commission may by rule provide for the administration and enforcement of this
subdivision. The deductions for payment to the sending out-of-state racetrack must be actual,
except that when there exists any overlap of ownership, control, or interest between the
sending out-of-state racetrack and the receiving licensee, the deduction must not be greater
than three percent unless agreed to between the licensee and the horsepersons' organization
representing the majority of horsepersons racing the breed racing the majority of races
during the existing racing meeting or, if outside of the racing season, during the most recent
racing meeting.

The licensee shall pay to the commission for deposit in the Minnesota breeders fund
5-1/2 percent of the takeout from all pari-mutuel pools generated by wagering at the licensee's
facility on simulcasts of races not conducted in this state.

(b) deleted text beginFrom the money set aside for purses,deleted text end The licensee shall pay to the horseperson's
organization representing the majority of the horsepersons racing the breed involved and
contracting with the licensee with respect to purses and the conduct of the racing meetings
and providing representation to its members, an amount as may be determined by agreement
by the licensee and the horsepersons' organization sufficient to provide benevolent programs,
benefits, and services for horsepersons and their on-track employees. The amount paid may
be deducted deleted text beginonlydeleted text end from the money set aside for purses to be paid in races for the breed
represented by the horseperson's organizationnew text begin or may be paid from breakage retained by
the licensee from live or simulcast wagering as agreed between the licensee and horsepersons'
organization
new text end. With respect to racing meetings where more than one breed is racing, the
licensee may contract independently with the horseperson's organization representing each
breed racing.new text begin The contract must be in writing and reviewed by the commission for compliance
with this subdivision.
new text end

(c) Notwithstanding sections 325D.49 to 325D.66, a horseperson's organization
representing the majority of the horsepersons racing a breed at a meeting, and the members
thereof, may agree to withhold horses during a meeting.

(d) Money set aside for purses from wagering on simulcasts must be used for purses for
live races involving the same breed involved in the simulcast except that money set aside
for purses and payments to the breeders fund from wagering on simulcasts of races not
conducted in this state, occurring during a live mixed meet, must be allotted to the purses
and breeders fund for each breed participating in the mixed meet as agreed upon by the
breed organizations participating in the live mixed meet. The agreement shall be in writing
and deleted text beginfiled withdeleted text endnew text begin reviewed bynew text end the commissionnew text begin for compliance with this subdivisionnew text end prior to
the first day of the live mixed meet. In the absence of a written agreement deleted text beginfiled withdeleted text endnew text begin reviewed
by
new text end the commission, the money set aside for purses and payments to the breeders fund from
wagering on simulcasts, occurring during a live mixed meet, shall be allotted to each breed
participating in the live mixed meet in the same proportion that the number of live races
run by each breed bears to the total number of live races conducted during the period of the
mixed meet.

(e) The allocation of money set aside for purses to particular racing meets may be
adjusted, relative to overpayments and underpayments, by contract between the licensee
and the horsepersons' organization representing the majority of horsepersons racing the
breed involved at the licensee's facility.new text begin The contract must be in writing and reviewed by
the commission for compliance with this subdivision.
new text end

(f) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, money set aside from pari-mutuel pools for
purses must be for the breed involved in the race that generated the pool, except that if the
breed involved in the race generating the pari-mutuel pool is not racing in the current racing
meeting, or has not raced within the preceding 12 months at the licensee's class A facility,
money set aside for purses may be distributed proportionately to those breeds that have run
during the preceding 12 months or paid to the commission and used for purses or to promote
racing for the breed involved in the race generating the pari-mutuel pool, or both, in a manner
prescribed by the commission.

(g) This subdivision does not apply to a class D licensee.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.131, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Payments to state.

(a) A regulatory fee is imposed at the rate of one percent
of all amounts wagered by Minnesota residents with an authorized advance deposit wagering
provider. The fee shall be declared on a form prescribed by the commission. The ADW
provider must pay the fee to the commission no more than deleted text beginsevendeleted text endnew text begin 15new text end days after the end of
the month in which the wager was made. Fees collected under this paragraph must be
deposited in the state treasury and credited to a racing and card-playing regulation account
in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commission to offset the costs
associated with regulating horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering in Minnesota.

(b) A breeders fund fee is imposed in the amount of one-quarter of one percent of all
amounts wagered by Minnesota residents with an authorized advance deposit wagering
provider. The fee shall be declared on a form prescribed by the commission. The ADW
provider must pay the fee to the commission no more than deleted text beginsevendeleted text endnew text begin 15new text end days after the end of
the month in which the wager was made. Fees collected under this paragraph must be
deposited in the state treasury and credited to a racing and card-playing regulation account
in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commission to offset the cost of
administering the breeders fund and promote horse breeding in Minnesota.

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.135, is amended to read:


240.135 CARD CLUB REVENUE.

(a) From the amounts received from charges authorized under section 240.30, subdivision
4
, the licensee shall set aside the amounts specified in this section to be used for purse
payments. These amounts are in addition to the breeders fund and purse requirements set
forth elsewhere in this chapter.

(1) For amounts between zero and $6,000,000, the licensee shall set aside not less than
ten percent to be used as purses.

(2) For amounts in excess of $6,000,000, the licensee shall set aside not less than 14
percent to be used as purses.

(b) From all amounts set aside under paragraph (a), the licensee shall set aside ten percent
to be deposited in the breeders fund.

(c) It is the intent of the legislature that the proceeds of the card playing activities
authorized by this chapter be used to improve the horse racing industry by improving purses.
The licensee and the horseperson's organization representing the majority of horsepersons
who have raced at the racetrack during the preceding 12 months may negotiate percentages
that exceed those stated in this section if the agreement is in writing and deleted text beginfiled withdeleted text endnew text begin reviewed
by
new text end the commissionnew text begin for compliance with this sectionnew text end. The commission shall annually review
the financial details of card playing activities and determine if the present use of card playing
proceeds is consistent with the policy established by this paragraph. If the commission
determines that the use of the proceeds does not comply with the policy set forth herein,
then the commission shall direct the parties to make the changes necessary to ensure
compliance. If these changes require legislation, the commission shall make the appropriate
recommendations to the legislature.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.15, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Disposition of proceeds; account.

The commission shall distribute all money
received under this section, and, except as provided otherwise by section 240.131, all money
received from license feesnew text begin, regulatory fees,new text end and fines it collects, according to this subdivision.
All money designated for deposit in the Minnesota breeders fund must be paid into that
fund for distribution under section 240.18 except that all money generated by simulcasts
must be distributed as provided in section 240.18, subdivisions 2, paragraph (d), clauses
(1), (2), and (3); and 3. Revenue from an admissions tax imposed under subdivision 1 must
be paid to the local unit of government at whose request it was imposed, at times and in a
manner the commission determines. Taxes received under this section must be paid to the
commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the general fund. All revenues from
licenses and other fees imposed by the commission must be deposited in the state treasury
and credited to a racing and card playing regulation account in the special revenue fund.
Receipts in this account are available for the operations of the commission up to the amount
authorized in biennial appropriations from the legislature.new text begin If a fiscal biennium ends without
the enactment of an appropriation to the commission for the following biennium, receipts
in this account are annually appropriated to the commission for the operations of the
commission up to the amount authorized in the second year of the most recently enacted
biennial appropriation, until a biennial appropriation is enacted.
new text end

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.155, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Reimbursement account credit.

Money received by the commission as
reimbursement for the costs of services provided by veterinarians, stewards, deleted text beginanddeleted text end medical
testing of horsesnew text begin, and fees received by the commission in the form of fees for regulatory
services
new text end must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a racing reimbursement
accountnew text begin in the special revenue fundnew text end, except as provided under subdivision 2. Receipts are
appropriatednew text begin, within the meaning of Article XI, section 1, of the Minnesota Constitution,new text end
to the commission to pay the costs of providing the servicesnew text begin and all other costs necessary
to allow the commission to fulfill its regulatory oversight duties required by chapter 240
and commission rule. If the major appropriation bills needed to finance state government
are not enacted by the beginning of a fiscal biennium, the commission shall continue
operations as required by chapter 240 and commission rule
new text end.

Sec. 45.

new text begin [240.1561] APPROPRIATION FOR FUNCTIONS SUPPORTING ONGOING
OPERATION OF THE RACING COMMISSION.
new text end

new text begin If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation has not been enacted to appropriate
money for the next biennium to the commissioner of management and budget for central
accounting, procurement, payroll, and human resources functions, amounts necessary to
operate those functions associated with operation of the Racing Commission under chapter
240 are appropriated for the next biennium from the general fund to the commissioner of
management and budget. As necessary, the commissioner may transfer a portion of this
appropriation to other state agencies to support carrying out these functions. Any subsequent
appropriation to the commissioner of management and budget for a biennium in which this
section has been applied shall supersede and replace the funding authorized in this section.
new text end

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Powers and duties.

All horse races run at a licensed racetrack must be
presided over by a board of three stewards, who must be appointees of the commission or
persons approved by it. The commission shall designate one steward as chair. At least two
stewards for all races either shall be employees of the commission who shall serve in the
unclassified service, or shall be under contract with the commission to serve as stewards.
The commission may delegate the following duties and powers to a board of stewards:

(1) to ensure that races are run in accordance with the commission's rules;

(2) to supervise the conduct of racing to ensure the integrity of the sport;

(3) to settle disputes arising from the running of horse races, and to certify official results;

(4) to impose on licensees, for violation of law or commission rules, fines deleted text beginnot exceeding
$5,000 and license suspensions not exceeding 90 days
deleted text endnew text begin of up to $10,000, suspensions of up
to one year, and other sanctions as delegated by the commission or permitted under its rules
new text end;

(5) to recommend to the commission where warranted penalties in excess of those in
clause (4);

(6) to otherwise enforce the laws and rules of racing; and

(7) to perform other duties and have other powers assigned by the commission.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Appeals; hearings.

new text begin Except as provided by section 240.08, subdivision 5, new text enda
ruling of a board of stewards may be appealed to the commission deleted text beginor be reviewed by itdeleted text endnew text begin. The
commission may review any ruling by the board of stewards
new text end on its own initiative. The
commission may provide for appeals to be heard by less than a quorum of the commission.
A hearing on a penalty imposed by a board of stewards must be granted on request.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Thoroughbred and quarterhorse categories.

(a) With respect to available
money apportioned in the thoroughbred and quarterhorse categories, 20 percent must be
expended as follows:

(1) at least one-half in the form of grants, contracts, or expenditures for equine research
and related education at deleted text beginthe University of Minnesota School of Veterinary Medicinedeleted text endnew text begin public
institutions of postsecondary learning in the state
new text end; and

(2) the balance in the form of grants, contracts, or expenditures for one or more of the
following:

(i) additional equine research and related education;

(ii) substance abuse programs for licensed personnel at racetracks in this state; and

(iii) promotion and public information regarding industry and commission activities;
racehorse breeding, ownership, and management; and development and expansion of
economic benefits from racing.

(b) As a condition of a grant, contract, or expenditure under paragraph (a), the commission
shall require an annual report from the recipient on the use of the funds deleted text beginto the commission,
the chair of the house of representatives Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs,
and Gaming, and the chair of the senate committee on Gaming Regulation
deleted text end.

(c) The commission shall include in its deleted text beginannualdeleted text endnew text begin biennialnew text end report a summary of each grant,
contract, or expenditure under paragraph (a), clause (2), and a description of how the
commission has coordinated activities among recipients to ensure the most efficient and
effective use of funds.

(d) After deducting the amount for paragraph (a), the balance of the available proceeds
in each category may be expended by the commission to:

(1) supplement purses for races held exclusively for Minnesota-bred or Minnesota-foaled
horses, and supplement purses for Minnesota-bred or Minnesota-foaled horses racing in
nonrestricted races in that category;

(2) pay breeders' or owners' awards to the breeders or owners of Minnesota-bred horses
in that category which win money at deleted text beginlicenseddeleted text endnew text begin pari-mutuelnew text end racetracks deleted text beginin the statedeleted text endnew text begin licensed
by any state or province
new text end; and

(3) provide other financial incentives to encourage the horse breeding industry in
Minnesota.

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.18, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Standardbred category.

(a) With respect to the available money apportioned
in the standardbred category, 20 percent must be expended as follows:

(1) one-half of that amount to supplement purses for standardbreds at non-pari-mutuel
racetracks in the state;new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (2) one-fourth of that amount for the development of non-pari-mutuel standardbred
tracks in the state; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) one-fourthdeleted text endnew text begin (2) one-halfnew text end of that amount as grants for equine research and related
education at public institutions of postsecondary learning in the state.

(b) After deducting the amount for paragraph (a), the balance of the available proceeds
in the standardbred category must be expended by the commission to:

(1) supplement purses for races held exclusively for Minnesota-bred and Minnesota-foaled
standardbreds;

(2) pay breeders or owners awards to the breeders or owners of Minnesota-bred
standardbreds which win money at licensed racetracks in the state; and

(3) provide other financial incentives to encourage the horse breeding industry in
Minnesota.

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.22, is amended to read:


240.22 FINES.

(a) The commission shall by rule establish a schedule of civil finesnew text begin of up to $50,000 for
a class C licensee and up to $200,000 for a class A, B, or D licensee
new text end for violations of laws
related to horse racing or of the commission's rules. The schedule must be based on and
reflect the culpability, frequency and severity of the violator's actions. The commission may
impose a fine from this schedule on a licensee for a violation of those rules or laws relating
to horse racing. The fine is in addition to any criminal penalty imposed for the same violation.new text begin
Except as provided in paragraph (b), fines may be appealed to the commission according
to its rules.
new text end Fines imposed by the commission must be paid to the commission and except
as provided in paragraph (c), forwarded to the commissioner of management and budget
for deposit in the state treasury and credited to a racing and card-playing regulation account
in the special revenue fund and appropriated to the commission to new text begindistribute in the form of
grants, contracts, or expenditures to
new text endsupport racehorse adoption, retirement, and repurposing.

(b) If the commission issues a fine in excess of deleted text begin$5,000deleted text endnew text begin $10,000new text end, the license holder has
the right to request a contested case hearing under chapter 14, to be held as set forth in
Minnesota Rules, chapter 1400. The appeal of a fine must be made in writing to the
commission by certified mail or personal service. An appeal sent by certified mail must be
postmarked within ten days after the license holder receives the fine order from the
commission. An appeal sent by personal service must be received by the commission within
ten days after the license holder receives the fine order from the commission.

(c) If the commission is the prevailing party in a contested case proceeding, the
commission may recover, from amounts to be forwarded under paragraph (a), reasonable
attorney fees and costs associated with the contested case.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.27, is amended to read:


240.27 EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PERSONS.

Subdivision 1.

Persons excluded.

The commission may exclude from any and all licensed
racetracks in the state a person who:

(1) has been convicted of a felony under the laws of any state or the United States;

(2) has had a license suspended, revoked, or denied by the commission or by the racing
authority of any other jurisdiction; or

(3) is determined by the commission, on the basis of evidence presented to it, to be a
threat tonew text begin the public safety ornew text end the integrity of racingnew text begin or card playingnew text end in Minnesota.

Subd. 2.

Hearing; appeal.

An order to exclude deleted text beginadeleted text endnew text begin an unlicensednew text end person from any or all
licensed racetracks in the state must be made by the commission deleted text beginatdeleted text endnew text begin followingnew text end a public
hearing of which the person to be excluded must havenew text begin hadnew text end at least five days' notice. If present
at the hearing, the person must be permitted to show cause why the exclusion should not
be ordered. An appeal of the order may be made in the same manner as other appeals under
section 240.20.

Subd. 3.

Notice to racetracks.

Upon issuing an order excluding a person from any or
all licensed racetracks, the commission shall send a copy of the order to the excluded person
and to all racetracks or teleracing facilities named in it, along with other information as it
deems necessary to permit compliance with the order.

Subd. 4.

Prohibitions.

It is a gross misdemeanor for a person named in an exclusion
order to enter, attempt to enter, or be on the premises of a racetrack named in the order
while it is in effect, and for a person licensed to conduct racing or operate a racetrack
knowingly to permit an excluded person to enter or be on the premises.

Subd. 5.

Exclusions by racetrack.

deleted text begin The holder of a license to conduct racing may eject
and exclude from its premises any licensee or any other person who is in violation of any
state law or commission rule or order or who is a threat to racing integrity or the public
safety. A person so excluded from racetrack premises may appeal the exclusion to the
commission and must be given a public hearing on the appeal upon request. At the hearing
the person must be given the opportunity to show cause why the exclusion should not have
been ordered. If the commission after the hearing finds that the integrity of racing and the
public safety do not justify the exclusion, it shall order the racetrack making the exclusion
to reinstate or readmit the person. An appeal of a commission order upholding the exclusion
is governed by section 240.20.
deleted text end new text begin A licensed racetrack may eject and exclude from its premises
any person for any lawful reason. If a licensed racetrack excludes a person for a suspected
or potential violation of law or rule, or if a licensed racetrack excludes any person for more
than five days, the licensed racetrack shall provide the person's name and reason for the
exclusion to the commission within 72 hours.
new text end

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.30, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Reimbursement to commission.

The commission shall require that the licensee
reimburse it for the commission's actual costs, including personnel costs, of regulating the
card club. Amounts received under this subdivision must be deposited as provided in section
240.155, subdivision 1new text begin, and are appropriated to the commissionnew 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. 53.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240A.09, is amended to read:


240A.09 PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA.

The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission shall develop a plan to promote the
development of proposals for new statewide public ice facilities including proposals for ice
centers and matching grants based on the criteria in this section.

(a) For ice center proposals, the commission will give priority to proposals that come
from more than one local government unit. Institutions of higher education are not eligible
to receive a grant.

(b) The commission must give priority to grant applications for indoor air quality
improvements and projects that eliminate R-22. For purposes of this section:

(1) "indoor air quality improvements" means: (i) renovation or replacement of heating,
ventilating, and air conditioning systems in existing indoor ice arenas whose ice resurfacing
and ice edging equipment are not powered by electricity in order to reduce concentrations
of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide; and (ii) acquisition of zero-emission ice resurfacing
and ice edging equipment. The new or renovated systems may include continuous electronic
air monitoring devices to automatically activate the ventilation systems when the
concentration of carbon monoxide or nitrogen dioxide reaches a predetermined level; and

(2) "projects that eliminate R-22," means replacement of ice-making systems in existing
public facilities that use R-22 as a refrigerant, with systems that use alternative
non-ozone-depleting refrigerants.

(c) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, the commission
is encouraged to give priority to the following proposals:

(1) proposals for construction of two or more ice sheets in a single new facility;

(2) proposals for construction of an additional sheet of ice at an existing ice center;

(3) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice as part of a sports complex
with multiple sports facilities; and

(4) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice that will be expanded to a
two-sheet facility in the future.

(d) The commission shall administer a site selection process for the ice centers. The
commission shall invite proposals from cities or counties or consortia of cities. A proposal
for an ice center must include matching contributions including in-kind contributions of
land, access roadways and access roadway improvements, and necessary utility services,
landscaping, and parking.

(e) Proposals for ice centers and matching grants must provide for meeting the demand
for ice time for female groups by offering up to 50 percent of prime ice time, as needed, to
female groups. For purposes of this section, prime ice time means the hours of 4:00 p.m.
to 10:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

(f) The location for all proposed facilities must be in areas of maximum demonstrated
interest and must maximize accessibility to an arterial highway.

(g) To the extent possible, all proposed facilities must be dispersed equitably, must be
located to maximize potential for full utilization and profitable operation, and must
accommodate noncompetitive family and community skating for all ages.

(h) The commission may also use the money to upgrade current facilities, purchase girls'
ice time, or conduct amateur women's hockey and other ice sport tournaments.

(i) To the extent possible, 50 percent of all grants must be awarded to communities in
greater Minnesota.

(j) To the extent possible, technical assistance shall be provided to Minnesota
communities by the commission on ice arena planning, design, and operation, including the
marketing of ice time and on projects described in paragraph (b).

(k) A grant for new facilities may not exceed $250,000.

(l) The commission may make grants for rehabilitation and renovation. A rehabilitation
or renovation grant for air quality may not exceed $200,000 and a rehabilitation or renovation
grant for R-22 elimination may not exceed deleted text begin$50,000deleted text endnew text begin $250,000new text end for indirect cooling systems
and may not exceed deleted text begin$400,000deleted text endnew text begin $500,000new text end for direct cooling systems. Priority must be given
to grant applications for indoor air quality improvements, including zero emission ice
resurfacing equipment, and for projects that eliminate R-22.

(m) Grant money may be used for ice centers designed for sports other than hockey.

(n) Grant money may be used to upgrade existing facilities to comply with the bleacher
safety requirements of section 326B.112.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 54.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 307.08, is amended to read:


307.08 DAMAGES; ILLEGAL MOLESTATION OF HUMAN REMAINS;
BURIALS; CEMETERIES; PENALTY; deleted text beginAUTHENTICATIONdeleted text endnew text begin ASSESSMENTnew text end.

Subdivision 1.

Legislative intent; scope.

It is a declaration and statement of legislative
intent that all human burials, human remains, and deleted text beginhuman burial groundsdeleted text endnew text begin cemeteriesnew text end shall
be accorded equal treatment and respect for human dignity without reference to their ethnic
origins, cultural backgrounds, or religious affiliations. The provisions of this section shall
apply to all human burials, human remains, or deleted text beginhuman burial groundsdeleted text endnew text begin cemeteriesnew text end found on
or in all public or private lands or waters in Minnesota.

Subd. 2.

Felony; gross misdemeanor.

(a) A person who intentionally, willfully, and
knowingly does any of the following is guilty of a felony:

(1) destroys, mutilates, or injures human burials or deleted text beginhuman burial groundsdeleted text endnew text begin cemetery, or
associated grave goods
new text end; or

(2) without the consent of the appropriate authority, disturbs deleted text beginhuman burial groundsdeleted text endnew text begin a
cemetery
new text end or removes human remainsnew text begin or associated grave goodsnew text end.

(b) A person who, without the consent of the appropriate authority and the landowner,
intentionally, willfully, and knowingly does any of the following is guilty of a gross
misdemeanor:

(1) removes any tombstone, monument, or structure placed in any public or private
cemetery or deleted text beginauthenticated human burial grounddeleted text endnew text begin assessed cemeterynew text end; or

(2) removes any fence, railing, or other work erected for protection or ornament, or any
tree, shrub, or plant or grave goods and artifacts within the limits of a deleted text beginpublic or privatedeleted text end
cemetery deleted text beginor authenticated human burial grounddeleted text end; or

(3) discharges any firearms upon or over the grounds of any deleted text beginpublic or privatedeleted text end cemetery
deleted text begin or authenticated burial grounddeleted text end.

Subd. 3.

Protective posting.

Upon the agreement of the appropriate authority and the
landowner, deleted text beginan authenticated or recorded human burial grounddeleted text endnew text begin a cemeterynew text end may be posted
for protective purposes every 75 feet around its perimeter with signs listing the activities
prohibited by subdivision 2 and the penalty for violation of it. Posting is at the discretion
of the Indian affairs council in the case ofnew text begin Americannew text end Indian deleted text beginburialsdeleted text endnew text begin cemeteriesnew text end or at the
discretion of the state archaeologist in the case of deleted text beginnon-Indian burialsdeleted text endnew text begin non-American Indian
cemeteries
new text end. This subdivision does not require posting of a deleted text beginburial grounddeleted text endnew text begin cemeterynew text end. The size,
description, location, and information on the signs used for protective posting must be
approved by the appropriate authority and the landowner.

Subd. 3a.

deleted text beginAuthenticationdeleted text endnew text begin Cemeteries; records and condition assessmentsnew text end.

deleted text begin The state
archaeologist shall authenticate all burial grounds for purposes of this section. The state
archaeologist may retain the services of a qualified professional archaeologist, a qualified
physical anthropologist, or other appropriate experts for the purpose of gathering information
that the state archaeologist can use to authenticate or identify burial grounds. If probable
Indian burial grounds are to be disturbed or probable Indian remains analyzed, the Indian
Affairs Council must approve the professional archaeologist, qualified anthropologist, or
other appropriate expert. Authentication is at the discretion of the state archaeologist based
on the needs identified in this section or upon request by an agency, a landowner, or other
appropriate authority.
deleted text end new text begin (a) Cemeteries shall be assessed according to this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (b) The state archaeologist shall implement and maintain a system of records identifying
the location of known, recorded, or suspected cemeteries. The state archaeologist shall
provide access to the records as provided in subdivision 11.
new text end

new text begin (c) The cemetery condition assessment of non-American Indian cemeteries is at the
discretion of the state archaeologist based on the needs identified in this section or upon
request by an agency, a landowner, or other appropriate authority.
new text end

new text begin (d) The cemetery condition assessment of American Indian cemeteries is at the discretion
of the Indian Affairs Council based on the needs identified in this section or upon request
by an agency, a landowner, or other appropriate authority.
new text end

new text begin (e) The cemetery condition assessment of cemeteries that include American Indian and
non-American Indian remains or include remains whose ancestry cannot be determined
shall be assessed at the discretion of the state archaeologist in collaboration with the Indian
Affairs Council based on the needs identified in this section or upon request by an agency,
a landowner, or other appropriate authority.
new text end

new text begin (f) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council shall have 90 days from the
date a request is received to conduct a cemetery condition assessment or provide notice to
the requester whether or not a condition assessment of a cemetery is needed.
new text end

new text begin (g) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council may retain the services of a
qualified professional archaeologist, a qualified forensic anthropologist, or other appropriate
experts for the purpose of gathering information that the state archaeologist or the Indian
Affairs Council can use to assess or identify cemeteries.
new text end

Subd. 5.

Costdeleted text begin; use of datadeleted text end.

The cost of deleted text beginauthenticationdeleted text endnew text begin condition assessmentnew text end, recording,
surveying, and marking deleted text beginburial groundsdeleted text endnew text begin cemeteriesnew text end and the cost of identification, analysis,
rescue, and reburial of human remains on public lands or waters shall be the responsibility
of the state or political subdivision controlling the lands or waters. On private lands or waters
these costs shall be borne by the state, but may be borne by the landowner upon mutual
agreement with the state. deleted text beginThe state archaeologist must make the data collected for this
activity available using standards adopted by the Office of MN.IT Services and geospatial
technology standards and guidelines published by the Minnesota Geospatial Information
Office. Costs associated with this data delivery must be borne by the state.
deleted text end

Subd. 7.

Remains found outside of recorded cemeteries.

new text begin(a) new text endAll unidentified human
remains or burials found outside of deleted text beginrecordeddeleted text end cemeteries or unplatted graves or burials found
within recorded cemeteries and in contexts which indicate antiquity greater than 50 years
shall be new text begintreated with utmost respect for all human dignity and new text enddealt with according to the
provisions of this section.

new text begin (b) If deemed necessary for identification purposes by the Indian Affairs Council,
removed remains shall be studied in a timely and respectful manner by appropriate experts
designated by the Indian Affairs Council.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end If deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end burials are not new text beginAmerican new text endIndian or their ethnic identity cannot be
ascertained, as determined by the state archaeologist, they shall be dealt with in accordance
with provisions established by the state archaeologist and other appropriate authoritynew text begin, as
specified in subdivision 3a, paragraph (e)
new text end.

new text begin (d)new text end If deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end burials deleted text beginaredeleted text endnew text begin include Americannew text end Indiannew text begin remainsnew text end, as determined by the state
archaeologist, deleted text beginefforts shall be made bydeleted text endnew text begin they must be dealt with as provided by the provisions
of subdivision 3a, paragraph (d).
new text end The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council deleted text begintodeleted text endnew text begin
shall
new text end ascertain deleted text begintheirdeleted text end tribal identitydeleted text begin. If their probable tribal identity can be determined and
the remains have been removed from their original context, such remains shall be turned
over to contemporary tribal leaders for disposition.
deleted text endnew text begin of the remains in consultation with
appropriate experts designated by the Indian Affairs Council.
new text end

new text begin (e)new text end If tribal identity new text beginof the remains new text endcannot be determined, the new text beginAmerican new text endIndian remains
must be dealt with in accordance with provisions established by deleted text beginthe state archaeologist anddeleted text end
the Indian Affairs Council deleted text beginif they are from public landdeleted text end. deleted text beginIf removed Indian remains are from
private land they shall be dealt with in accordance with provisions established by the Indian
Affairs Council
deleted text end.

deleted text begin If it is deemed desirable by the state archaeologist or the Indian Affairs Council, removed
remains shall be studied in a timely and respectful manner by a qualified professional
archaeologist or a qualified physical anthropologist before being delivered to tribal leaders
or before being reburied.
deleted text end

new text begin Subd. 7a. new text end

new text begin Landowner responsibilities. new text end

new text begin(a) new text endApplication by a landowner for permission
to develop or disturb nonburial areas within deleted text beginauthenticateddeleted text endnew text begin an assessednew text end or recorded deleted text beginburial
grounds
deleted text endnew text begin cemeterynew text end shall be made new text beginto the:
new text end

new text begin (1) new text enddeleted text beginto thedeleted text end state archaeologist and other appropriate authority in the case of deleted text beginnon-Indiandeleted text endnew text begin
non-American Indian
new text end burialsnew text begin;new text end and

new text begin (2) new text enddeleted text beginto thedeleted text end Indian Affairs Council and other appropriate authority in the case of new text beginAmerican
new text end Indian burials.

new text begin (b) new text endLandowners with deleted text beginauthenticateddeleted text endnew text begin knownnew text end or suspected human deleted text beginburial groundsdeleted text endnew text begin cemeteriesnew text end
on their property are obligated to inform prospective buyers of the deleted text beginburial grounddeleted text endnew text begin cemeterynew text end.

Subd. 8.

deleted text beginBurial grounddeleted text endnew text begin Cemeterynew text end relocation.

No deleted text beginnon-Indian burial grounddeleted text endnew text begin
non-American Indian cemetery
new text end may be relocated without the consent of the appropriate
authority. No new text beginAmerican new text endIndian deleted text beginburial grounddeleted text endnew text begin cemeterynew text end may be relocated unless the request
to relocate is approved by the Indian Affairs Council. When a deleted text beginburial grounddeleted text endnew text begin cemeterynew text end is
located on public lands or waters, any burial relocations must be duly licensed under section
138.36 and the cost of removal is the responsibility of and shall be paid by the state or
political subdivision controlling the lands or waters. If deleted text beginburial groundsdeleted text endnew text begin cemeteriesnew text end are
deleted text begin authenticateddeleted text endnew text begin assessednew text end on private lands, efforts may be made by the state to purchase and
protect them instead of removing them to another location.

Subd. 9.

Interagency cooperation.

new text begin (a) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs
Council shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to coordinate their responsibilities
under this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text endThe Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, and all
other state agencies and local governmental units whose activities may be affected, shall
cooperate with the state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council to carry out the
provisions of this section.

Subd. 10.

Construction and development plan review.

When deleted text beginhuman burials are known
or suspected to
deleted text endnew text begin cemeteriesnew text end existdeleted text begin,deleted text end on public lands or waters, the state or political subdivision
controlling the lands or waters or, in the case of private lands, the landowner or developer,
shall submit construction and development plans to the state archaeologist for review prior
to the time bids are advertised and prior to any disturbance within the deleted text beginburial areadeleted text endnew text begin cemeterynew text end.
If deleted text beginthe known or suspected burials aredeleted text endnew text begin the cemetery isnew text end thought to be deleted text beginIndiandeleted text endnew text begin American Indian,
or the project is within 300 feet of American Indian cemeteries, American Indian burial
features, historic American Indian villages, or historic American Indian cultural features
new text end,
plans shall also be submitted to the Indian Affairs Council. The state archaeologist and the
Indian Affairs Council shall review the plans within deleted text begin30deleted text endnew text begin 45new text end days of receipt and make
recommendations for the preservation in place or removal of the deleted text beginhuman burialsdeleted text endnew text begin cemeterynew text end
or remains, which may be endangered by construction or development activities.

Subd. 11.

Burial sites data.

new text begin(a) new text endBurial sites deleted text beginlocational and related data maintained bydeleted text endnew text begin
data under the authority of
new text end the Office of the State Archaeologist deleted text beginand accessible through the
office's "Unplatted Burial Sites and Earthworks in Minnesota" website
deleted text endnew text begin or Indian Affairs
Council
new text end are security information for purposes of section 13.37. Persons who gain access to
deleted text begin the data maintained on the sitedeleted text endnew text begin this datanew text end are subject to liability under section 13.08 and the
penalty established by section 13.09 if they improperly use or further disseminate the data.

new text begin (b) The Indian Affairs Council or state archaeologist may bring legal action to prosecute
any violation of this subdivision. A violation may be prosecuted by the city or county
attorney or by the attorney general.
new text end

Subd. 12.

Right of entry.

The state archaeologistnew text begin or designeenew text end may enter on property for
the purpose of deleted text beginauthenticating burial sites.deleted text endnew text begin identifying or assessing cemetery sites. A
designated representative of the Indian Affairs Council may enter on property, in
collaboration with the state archaeologist, for the purpose of identifying or assessing
American Indian cemeteries.
new text end Only after obtaining permission from the property owner or
lessee, descendants of persons buried in deleted text beginburial groundsdeleted text endnew text begin cemeteriesnew text end covered by this section
may enter the deleted text beginburial groundsdeleted text endnew text begin cemeterynew text end for the purpose of conducting religious or
commemorative ceremonies. This right of entry must not unreasonably burden property
owners or unnecessarily restrict their use of the property.new text begin The right of entry cannot be denied
unless an unreasonable burden can be shown by the property owners.
new text end

Subd. 13.

Definitions.

As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings
given.

(a) "Abandoned cemetery" means a cemetery where the cemetery association has
disbanded or the cemetery is neglected and contains marked graves older than 50 years.

(b) "Appropriate authority" means:

(1) the trustees when the trustees have been legally defined to administer deleted text beginburial groundsdeleted text endnew text begin
cemetery sites
new text end;

(2) the Indian Affairs Council in the case of new text beginAmerican new text endIndian deleted text beginburial groundsdeleted text endnew text begin cemetery
sites
new text end lacking trustees;

(3) the county board in the case of abandoned cemeteries under section 306.243; and

(4) the state archaeologist in the case of deleted text beginnon-Indian burial groundsdeleted text endnew text begin non-American Indian
cemetery sites
new text end lacking trustees or not officially defined as abandoned.

(c) "Artifacts" means natural or artificial articles, objects, implements, or other items of
archaeological interest.

(d) deleted text begin"Authenticate"deleted text endnew text begin "Assess"new text end means to establish the presence of or high potential deleted text beginof human
burials
deleted text endnew text begin for a cemeterynew text end or human deleted text beginskeletaldeleted text end remains deleted text beginbeingdeleted text end located in a discrete area, delimit
the boundaries of deleted text beginhuman burial groundsdeleted text endnew text begin the cemeterynew text end or graves, and attempt to determine
the ethnic, cultural, or religious affiliation of individuals interred.

(e) "Burial" means the organic remnants of the human body that were intentionally
interred as part of a mortuary process.

deleted text begin (f) "Burial ground" means a discrete location that is known to contain or has high potential
to contain human remains based on physical evidence, historical records, or reliable informant
accounts.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (g)deleted text endnew text begin (f)new text end "Cemetery" means a discrete location that is known to contain or intended to be
used for the interment of human remainsnew text begin, or has high potential to contain human remains
based on physical evidence, historical records, or reliable informant accounts
new text end.

deleted text begin (h)deleted text endnew text begin (g)new text end "Disturb" means any activity that deleted text beginsignificantlydeleted text end harms the physical integrity or
setting of a deleted text beginhuman burial or human burial grounddeleted text endnew text begin cemeterynew text end.

deleted text begin (i)deleted text endnew text begin (h)new text end "Grave goods" means objects or artifacts directly associated with human burials
or deleted text beginhuman burial groundsdeleted text endnew text begin cemeteriesnew text end that were placed as part of a mortuary ritual at the time
of interment.

deleted text begin (j)deleted text endnew text begin (i)new text end "Human remains" means deleted text beginthe calcified portion of the human bodydeleted text endnew text begin the body of a
deceased person in whole or in parts, regardless of the state of decomposition
new text end, not including
isolated teethdeleted text begin, or cremated remains deposited in a container or discrete featuredeleted text end.

deleted text begin (k)deleted text endnew text begin (j)new text end "Identification" means to analyze organic materials to attempt to determine if they
represent human remains and to attempt to establish the ethnic, cultural, or religious
affiliations of such remains.

new text begin (k) "American Indian cemetery" means a discrete location that is known to contain or
has a high potential to contain American Indian human remains based on physical evidence,
historical records, or reliable informant accounts.
new text end

(l) "Marked" means a burial that has a recognizable tombstone or obvious grave marker
in place or a legible sign identifying an area as a deleted text beginburial ground ordeleted text end cemetery.

(m) "Qualified deleted text beginphysicaldeleted text endnew text begin forensicnew text end anthropologist" means a specialist in identifying human
remains who holds an advanced degree in new text beginforensic new text endanthropology or a closely related field.

(n) "Qualified professional archaeologist" means an archaeologist who meets the United
States Secretary of the Interior's professional qualification standards in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 36, part 61, appendix A, or subsequent revisions.

(o) "Recorded cemetery" means a cemetery that has a surveyed plat filed in a county
recorder's office.

(p) "State" or "the state" means the state of Minnesota or an agency or official of the
state acting in an official capacity.

(q) "Trustees" means the recognized representatives of the original incorporators, board
of directors, or cemetery association.

Sec. 55.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 326A.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Attest.

"Attest" means providing any of the following services:

(1) an audit or other engagement performed in accordance with the Statements on
Auditing Standards (SAS);

(2) new text beginan audit or other engagement performed in accordance with the Generally Accepted
Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS);
new text end

new text begin (3) new text enda review of a financial statement performed in accordance with the Statements on
Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS);

deleted text begin (3)deleted text endnew text begin (4)new text end an examination of prospective financial information performed in accordance
with the Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE);

deleted text begin (4)deleted text endnew text begin (5)new text end an engagement performed in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); and

deleted text begin (5)deleted text endnew text begin (6)new text end an examination, review, or agreed-upon procedures engagement performed in
accordance with SSAE, other than an examination described in clause (3).

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 326A.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Program of learning.

Each licensee shall participate in a program of learning
designed to maintain professional competency. The program of learning must comply with
rules adopted by the board. The board may by rule create an exception to this requirement
for licensees who do not perform or offer to perform for the public one or more kinds of
services involving the use of deleted text beginaccounting ordeleted text end auditing skills, including issuance of reports on
deleted text begin financial statements or of one or more kinds ofdeleted text endnew text begin: attest or compilation engagements,new text end
management advisorynew text begin servicesnew text end, financial advisory new text beginservices, new text endor consulting servicesdeleted text begin, or the
preparation of tax returns or the furnishing of advice on tax matters
deleted text end. A licensee granted such
an exception by the board must place the word "inactive" new text beginor "retired," if applicable, new text endadjacent
to the CPA title on any business card, letterhead, or any other document or device, with the
exception of the licensee's certificate on which the CPA title appears.

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 326A.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Fee.

(a) The board shall charge a fee for each application for initial issuance
or renewal of a certificate or temporary military certificate under this section as provided
in paragraph (b). deleted text beginThe fee for the temporary military certificate is $100.
deleted text end

(b) The board shall charge the following fees:

(1) initial issuance of certificate, $150;

(2) renewal of certificate with an active status, $100 per year;

(3) initial CPA firm permits, except for sole practitioners, $100;

(4) renewal of CPA firm permits, except for sole practitioners and those firms specified
in clause deleted text begin(17)deleted text endnew text begin (16)new text end, $35 per year;

(5) initial issuance and renewal of CPA firm permits for sole practitioners, except for
those firms specified in clause deleted text begin(17)deleted text endnew text begin (16)new text end, $35 per year;

(6) annual late processing delinquency fee for permit, certificate, or registration renewal
applications not received prior to expiration date, $50;

(7) copies of records, per page, 25 cents;

(8) registration of noncertificate holders, nonlicensees, and nonregistrants in connection
with renewal of firm permits, $45 per year;

(9) applications for reinstatement, $20;

(10) initial registration of a registered accounting practitioner, $50;

(11) initial registered accounting practitioner firm permits, $100;

(12) renewal of registered accounting practitioner firm permits, except for sole
practitioners, $100 per year;

(13) renewal of registered accounting practitioner firm permits for sole practitioners,
$35 per year;

deleted text begin (14) CPA examination application, $40;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (15)deleted text endnew text begin (14)new text end CPA examination, fee determined by third-party examination administrator;

deleted text begin (16)deleted text endnew text begin (15)new text end renewal of certificates with an inactive status, $25 per year; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

deleted text begin (17)deleted text endnew text begin (16)new text end renewal of CPA firm permits for firms that have one or more offices located
in another state, $68 per yearnew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (17) temporary military certificate, $100new text end.

Sec. 58.

new text begin [326A.045] RETIRED STATUS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Retired status requirements. new text end

new text begin The board shall grant retired status to a
person who meets the following criteria:
new text end

new text begin (1) is age 55 or older;
new text end

new text begin (2) holds a current active license to practice public accounting under this chapter with
a license status of active, inactive, or exempt under Minnesota Rules, part 1105.3700;
new text end

new text begin (3) declares that he or she is not practicing public accounting in any jurisdiction;
new text end

new text begin (4) was in good standing with the board at the time the person last held a license under
this chapter; and
new text end

new text begin (5) submits an application for retired status on a form provided by the board.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Retired status effect. new text end

new text begin Retired status is an honorific status. Retired status is not
a license to engage in the practice of public accounting. A person granted retired status shall
not perform or offer to perform services for which a license under this chapter is required.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Documentation of status. new text end

new text begin The board shall provide to a person granted retired
status a document stating that retired status has been granted.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Representation to the public. new text end

new text begin A person granted retired status may represent
themselves as "Certified Public Accountant - Retired," "CPA - Retired," "Retired Certified
Public Accountant," or "Retired CPA," but shall not represent themselves or allow themselves
to be represented to the public as a current licensee of the board.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Continuing education not required. new text end

new text begin A person is not required to comply with
the continuing education requirements in section 326A.04, subdivision 4, to acquire or
maintain retired status.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Renewal not required. new text end

new text begin A person granted retired status is not required to renew
the person's registration or pay renewal fees to maintain retired status.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Change to active or inactive status. new text end

new text begin The board shall change a license status
from retired to active or inactive if a person with retired status requests a status change and
meets requirements for reactivation prescribed by rule.
new text end

Sec. 59.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 326A.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Cease and desist orders.

(a) The board, or the complaint committee if
authorized by the board, may issue and have served upon a certificate holder, a permit
holder, a registration holder, a person with practice privileges granted under section 326A.14,
a person who has previously been subject to a disciplinary order by the board, or an
unlicensed firm or person an order requiring the person or firm to cease and desist from the
act or practice constituting a violation of the statute, rule, or order. The order must be
calculated to give reasonable notice of the rights of the person or firm to request a hearing
and must state the reasons for the entry of the order. No order may be issued until an
investigation of the facts has been conducted pursuant to section 214.10.

(b) Service of the order deleted text beginis effective when the order is served on the person, firm, or
counsel of record personally, or by certified mail to the most recent address provided to the
board for the person, firm, or counsel of record.
deleted text endnew text begin may be by first class United States mail,
including certified United States mail, or overnight express mail service, postage prepaid
and addressed to the party at the party's last known address. Service by United States mail,
including certified mail, is complete upon placing the order in the mail or otherwise delivering
the order to the United States mail service. Service by overnight express mail service is
complete upon delivering the order to an authorized agent of the express mail service.
new text end

(c) Unless otherwise agreed by the board, or the complaint committee if authorized by
the board, and the person or firm requesting the hearing, the hearing must be held no later
than 30 days after the request for the hearing is received by the board.

(d) The administrative law judge shall issue a report within 30 days of the close of the
contested case hearing record, notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 1400.8100, subpart
3. Within 30 days after receiving the report and any exceptions to it, the board shall issue
a further order vacating, modifying, or making permanent the cease and desist orders as the
facts require.

(e) If no hearing is requested within 30 days of service of the order, the order becomes
final and remains in effect until it is modified or vacated by the board.

(f) If the person or firm to whom a cease and desist order is issued fails to appear at the
hearing after being duly notified, the person or firm is in default and the proceeding may
be determined against that person or firm upon consideration of the cease and desist order,
the allegations of which may be considered to be true.

(g) In lieu of or in addition to the order provided in paragraph (a), the board may require
the person or firm to provide to the board a true and complete list of the person's or firm's
clientele so that they can, if deemed necessary, be notified of the board's action. Failure to
do so, or to provide an incomplete or inaccurate list, is an act discreditable.

Sec. 60.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 326A.08, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Actions against persons or firms.

(a) The board may, by order, deny, refuse
to renew, suspend, temporarily suspend, or revoke the application, or practice privileges,
registration or certificate of a person or firm; censure or reprimand the person or firm;
prohibit the person or firm from preparing tax returns or reporting on financial statements;
limit the scope of practice of any licensee; limit privileges under section 326A.14; refuse
to permit a person to sit for examination; or refuse to release the person's examination grades
if the board finds that the order is in the public interest and that, based on a preponderance
of the evidence presented, the person or firm:

(1) has violated a statute, rule, or order that the board has issued or is empowered to
enforce;

(2) has engaged in conduct or acts that are fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest whether
or not the conduct or acts relate to performing or offering to perform professional services,
providing that the fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest conduct or acts reflect adversely on
the person's or firm's ability or fitness to provide professional services;

(3) has engaged in conduct or acts that are negligent or otherwise in violation of the
standards established by board rule, where the conduct or acts relate to providing professional
services, including in the filing or failure to file the licensee's income tax returns;

(4) has been convicted of, has pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or has been sentenced
as a result of the commission of a felony or crime, an element of which is dishonesty or
fraud; has been shown to have or admitted to having engaged in acts or practices tending
to show that the person or firm is incompetent; or has engaged in conduct reflecting adversely
on the person's or firm's ability or fitness to provide professional services, whether or not
a conviction was obtained or a plea was entered or withheld and whether or not dishonesty
or fraud was an element of the conduct;

(5) employed fraud or deception in obtaining a certificate, permit, registration, practice
privileges, renewal, or reinstatement or in passing all or a portion of the examination;

(6) has had the person's or firm's permit, registration, practice privileges, certificate,
right to examine, or other similar authority revoked, suspended, canceled, limited, or not
renewed for cause, or has committed unprofessional acts for which the person or firm was
otherwise disciplined or sanctioned, including, but not limited to, being ordered to or agreeing
to cease and desist from prescribed conduct, in any state or any foreign country;

(7) has had the person's or firm's right to practice before any federal, state, other
government agency, or Public Company Accounting Oversight Board revoked, suspended,
canceled, limited, or not renewed for cause, or has committed unprofessional acts for which
the person or firm was otherwise disciplined or sanctioned, including, but not limited to,
being ordered to or agreeing to cease and desist from prescribed conduct;

(8) failed to meet any requirement for the issuance or renewal of the person's or firm's
certificate, registration or permit, or for practice privileges;

(9) with respect to temporary suspension orders, has committed an act, engaged in
conduct, or committed practices that may result or may have resulted, in the opinion of the
board or the complaint committee if authorized by the board, in an immediate threat to the
public;

(10) has engaged in any conduct reflecting adversely upon the person's or firm's fitness
to perform services while a licensee, individual granted privileges under section 326A.14,
or a person registered under section 326A.06, paragraph (b); or

(11) has, prior to a voluntary surrender of a certificate or permit to the board, engaged
in conduct which at any time resulted in the discipline or sanction described in clause (6)
or (7).

(b) In lieu of or in addition to any remedy provided in paragraph (a), the board, or the
complaint committee if authorized by the board, may require, as a condition of continued
possession of a certificate, a registration, or practice privileges, termination of suspension,
reinstatement of permit, registration of a person or firm or of practice privileges under
section 326A.14, a certificate, an examination, or release of examination grades, that the
person or firm:

(1) submit to a peer review of the person's or firm's ability, skills, or quality of work,
conducted in a fashion and by persons, entity, or entities as required by the board; and

(2) complete to the satisfaction of the board continuing professional education courses
specified by the board.

(c) Service of the order deleted text beginis effective if the order is served on the person, firm, or counsel
of record personally or by certified mail to the most recent address provided to the board
for the person, firm, or counsel of record.
deleted text endnew text begin may be by first class United States mail, including
certified United States mail, or overnight express mail service, postage prepaid and addressed
to the party at the party's last known address. Service by United States mail, including
certified mail, is complete upon placing the order in the mail or otherwise delivering the
order to the United States mail service. Service by overnight express mail service is complete
upon delivering the order to an authorized agent of the express mail service.
new text end The order shall
state the reasons for the entry of the order.

(d) All hearings required by this subdivision must be conducted in accordance with
chapter 14 except with respect to temporary suspension orders as provided for in subdivision
6.

(e) In addition to the remedies authorized by this subdivision, the board, or the complaint
committee if authorized by the board, may enter into an agreement with the person or firm
for corrective action and may unilaterally issue a warning to a person or firm.

(f) The board shall not use agreements for corrective action or warnings in any situation
where the person or firm has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a felony
or crime and the felony or crime is the basis of the board's action against the person or firm,
where the conduct of the person or firm indicates a pattern of related violations of paragraph
(a) or the rules of the board, or where the board concludes that the conduct of the person or
firm will not be deterred other than by disciplinary action under this subdivision or
subdivision 4 or 6.

(g) Agreements for corrective action may be used by the board, or the complaint
committee if authorized by the board, where the violation committed by the person or firm
does not warrant disciplinary action pursuant to this subdivision or subdivision 4 or 6, but
where the board, or the complaint committee if authorized by the board, determines that
corrective action is required to prevent further such violations and to otherwise protect the
public. Warnings may be used by the board, or the complaint committee if authorized by
the board, where the violation of the person or firm is de minimus, does not warrant
disciplinary action under this subdivision or subdivision 4 or 6, and does not require
corrective action to protect the public.

(h) Agreements for corrective action must not be considered disciplinary action against
the person's or firm's application, permit, registration or certificate, or practice privileges
under section 326A.14. However, agreements for corrective action are public data. Warnings
must not be considered disciplinary action against the person's or firm's application, permit,
registration, or certificate or person's practice privileges and are private data.

Sec. 61.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 326A.08, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Actions against lapsed license, certificate, or permit. new text end

new text begin If a person's or firm's
permit, registration, practice privileges, license, certificate, or other similar authority lapses,
expires, is surrendered, withdrawn, terminated, canceled, limited, not renewed, or otherwise
becomes invalid, the board may institute a proceeding under this subdivision within two
years after the date the license, certificate, or permit was last effective and enter a revocation
or suspension order as of the last date on which the license, certificate, or permit was in
effect, or impose a civil penalty as provided for in subdivision 7.
new text end

Sec. 62.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 326A.10, is amended to read:


326A.10 UNLAWFUL ACTS.

(a) Only a licensee and individuals who have been granted practice privileges under
section 326A.14 may issue a report on financial statements of any person, firm, organization,
or governmental unit that results from providing attest services, or offer to render or render
any attest service. Only a certified public accountant, an individual who has been granted
practice privileges under section 326A.14, a CPA firm, or, to the extent permitted by board
rule, a person registered under section 326A.06, paragraph (b), may issue a report on financial
statements of any person, firm, organization, or governmental unit that results from providing
compilation services or offer to render or render any compilation service. These restrictions
do not prohibit any act of a public official or public employee in the performance of that
person's duties or prohibit the performance by any nonlicensee of other services involving
the use of accounting skills, including the preparation of tax returns, management advisory
services, and the preparation of financial statements without the issuance of reports on them.
Nonlicensees may prepare financial statements and issue nonattest transmittals or information
on them which do not purport to be in compliance with the Statements on Standards for
Accounting and Review Services (SSARS). Nonlicensees registered under section 326A.06,
paragraph (b)
, may, to the extent permitted by board rule, prepare financial statements and
issue nonattest transmittals or information on them.

(b) Licensees and individuals who have been granted practice privileges under section
326A.14 performing attest or compilation services must provide those services in accordance
with professional standards. To the extent permitted by board rule, registered accounting
practitioners performing compilation services must provide those services in accordance
with standards specified in board rule.

(c) A person who does not hold a valid certificate issued under section 326A.04 or a
practice privilege granted under section 326A.14 shall not use or assume the title "certified
public accountant," the abbreviation "CPA," or any other title, designation, words, letters,
abbreviation, sign, card, or device tending to indicate that the person is a certified public
accountant.

(d) A firm shall not provide attest services or assume or use the title "certified public
accountants," the abbreviation "CPA's," or any other title, designation, words, letters,
abbreviation, sign, card, or device tending to indicate that the firm is a CPA firm unless (1)
the firm has complied with section 326A.05, and (2) ownership of the firm is in accordance
with this chapter and rules adopted by the board.

(e) A person or firm that does not hold a valid certificate or permit issued under section
326A.04 or 326A.05 or has not otherwise complied with section 326A.04 or 326A.05 as
required in this chapter shall not assume or use the title "certified accountant," "chartered
accountant," "enrolled accountant," "licensed accountant," "registered accountant,"
"accredited accountant," "accounting practitioner," "public accountant," "licensed public
accountant," or any other title or designation likely to be confused with the title "certified
public accountant," or use any of the abbreviations "CA," "LA," "RA," "AA," "PA," "AP,"
"LPA," or similar abbreviation likely to be confused with the abbreviation "CPA." The title
"enrolled agent" or "EA" may only be used by individuals so designated by the Internal
Revenue Service.

(f) Persons registered under section 326A.06, paragraph (b), may use the title "registered
accounting practitioner" or the abbreviation "RAP." A person who does not hold a valid
registration under section 326A.06, paragraph (b), shall not assume or use such title or
abbreviation.

(g) Except to the extent permitted in paragraph (a), nonlicensees may not use language
in any statement relating to the financial affairs of a person or entity that is conventionally
used by licensees in reports on financial statements or on an attest service. In this regard,
the board shall issue by rule safe harbor language that nonlicensees may use in connection
with such financial information. A person or firm that does not hold a valid certificate or
permit, or a registration issued under section 326A.04, 326A.05, or 326A.06, paragraph (b),
or has not otherwise complied with section 326A.04 or 326A.05 as required in this chapter
shall not assume or use any title or designation that includes the word "accountant" or
"accounting" in connection with any other language, including the language of a report, that
implies that the person or firm holds such a certificate, permit, or registration or has special
competence as an accountant. A person or firm that does not hold a valid certificate or
permit issued under section 326A.04 or 326A.05 or has not otherwise complied with section
326A.04 or 326A.05 as required in this chapter shall not assume or use any title or designation
that includes the word "auditor" in connection with any other language, including the
language of a report, that implies that the person or firm holds such a certificate or permit
or has special competence as an auditor. However, this paragraph does not prohibit any
officer, partner, member, manager, or employee of any firm or organization from affixing
that person's own signature to any statement in reference to the financial affairs of such firm
or organization with any wording designating the position, title, or office that the person
holds, nor prohibit any act of a public official or employee in the performance of the person's
duties as such.

(h)(1) No person holding a certificate or registration or firm holding a permit under this
chapter shall use a professional or firm name or designation that is misleading about the
legal form of the firm, or about the persons who are partners, officers, members, managers,
or shareholders of the firm, or about any other matter. However, names of one or more
former partners, members, managers, or shareholders may be included in the name of a firm
or its successor.

(2) A common brand name or network name part, including common initials, used by
a CPA firm in its name, is not misleading if the firm is a network firm as defined in the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Code of Professional Conduct
deleted text begin in effect July 1, 2011deleted text endnew text begin incorporated by reference in Minnesota Rules, part 1105.0250new text end, and
when offering or rendering services that require independence under AICPA standards, the
firm must comply with the AICPA code's applicable standards on independence.

(i) Paragraphs (a) to (h) do not apply to a person or firm holding a certification,
designation, degree, or license granted in a foreign country entitling the holder to engage
in the practice of public accountancy or its equivalent in that country, if:

(1) the activities of the person or firm in this state are limited to the provision of
professional services to persons or firms who are residents of, governments of, or business
entities of the country in which the person holds the entitlement;

(2) the person or firm performs no attest or compilation services and issues no reports
with respect to the information of any other persons, firms, or governmental units in this
state; and

(3) the person or firm does not use in this state any title or designation other than the
one under which the person practices in the foreign country, followed by a translation of
the title or designation into English, if it is in a different language, and by the name of the
country.

(j) No holder of a certificate issued under section 326A.04 may perform attest services
through any business form that does not hold a valid permit issued under section 326A.05.

(k) No individual licensee may issue a report deleted text beginin standard formdeleted text end upon a compilation of
financial information through any form of business that does not hold a valid permit issued
under section 326A.05, unless the report discloses the name of the business through which
the individual is issuing the report, and the individual:

(1) signs the compilation report identifying the individual as a certified public accountant;

(2) meets the competency requirement provided in applicable standards; and

(3) undergoes no less frequently than once every three years, a peer review conducted
in a manner specified by the board in rule, and the review includes verification that the
individual has met the competency requirements set out in professional standards for such
services.

(l) No person registered under section 326A.06, paragraph (b), may issue a report deleted text beginin
standard form
deleted text end upon a compilation of financial information unless the board by rule permits
the report and the person:

(1) signs the compilation report identifying the individual as a registered accounting
practitioner;

(2) meets the competency requirements in board rule; and

(3) undergoes no less frequently than once every three years a peer review conducted
in a manner specified by the board in rule, and the review includes verification that the
individual has met the competency requirements in board rule.

(m) Nothing in this section prohibits a practicing attorney or firm of attorneys from
preparing or presenting records or documents customarily prepared by an attorney or firm
of attorneys in connection with the attorney's professional work in the practice of law.

(n) The board shall adopt rules that place limitations on receipt by a licensee or a person
who holds a registration under section 326A.06, paragraph (b), of:

(1) contingent fees for professional services performed; and

(2) commissions or referral fees for recommending or referring to a client any product
or service.

(o) Anything in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, it shall not be a violation
of this section for a firm not holding a valid permit under section 326A.05 and not having
an office in this state to provide its professional services in this state so long as it complies
with the applicable requirements of section 326A.05, subdivision 1.

Sec. 63.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 353.27, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:


Subd. 3c.

Former MERF members; member and employer contributions.

(a) For
the period July 1, deleted text begin2015deleted text endnew text begin 2019new text end, through December 31, 2031, the member contributions for
former members of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund and by the former
Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund-covered employing units are governed by this
subdivision.

(b) The member contribution for a public employee who was a member of the former
Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund on June 29, 2010, is 9.75 percent of the salary of
the employee.

(c) The employer regular contribution with respect to a public employee who was a
member of the former Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund on June 29, 2010, is 9.75
percent of the salary of the employee.

(d) The annual employer supplemental contribution is the employing unit's share of
deleted text begin $31,000,000. For calendar years 2017 and 2018, the employer supplemental contribution
is the employing unit's share of
deleted text end $21,000,000.

(e) Each employing unit's share under paragraph (d) is the amount determined from an
allocation between each employing unit in the portion equal to the unit's employer
supplemental contribution paid or payable under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 353.50,
during calendar year 2014.

(f) The employer supplemental contribution amount under paragraph (d) for calendar
year deleted text begin2015deleted text endnew text begin 2019new text end must be invoiced by the executive director of the Public Employees
Retirement Association by July 1, deleted text begin2015. The calendar year 2015 payment is payable in a
single amount on or before September 30, 2015
deleted text endnew text begin 2019new text end. For subsequent calendar years, the
employer supplemental contribution under paragraph (d) must be invoiced on January 31
of each year deleted text beginanddeleted text endnew text begin. The employer supplemental contributionnew text end is payable in two parts, with the
first half payable on or before July 31 and with the second half payable on or before
December 15. Late payments are payable with interest, compounded annually, at the
applicable rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 3, per month for each month
or portion of a month that has elapsed after the due date.

(g) The employer supplemental contribution under paragraph (d) terminates on December
31, 2031.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 64.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 353.505, is amended to read:


353.505 STATE CONTRIBUTIONS; FORMER MERF DIVISION.

(a) On September 15, 2019, and annually thereafter, the state shall pay to the general
employees retirement plan of the Public Employees Retirement Association, with respect
to the former MERF division, deleted text begin$6,000,000deleted text endnew text begin $16,000,000new text end.

deleted text begin (b) On September 15, 2017, and September 15, 2018, the state shall pay to the general
employees retirement plan of the Public Employees Retirement Association, with respect
to the former MERF division, $16,000,000.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text endnew text begin (b)new text end State contributions under this section end on September 15, 2031.

new text begin (c) The commissioner of management and budget shall pay the contribution specified
in this section. The amount required is appropriated annually from the general fund to the
commissioner of management and budget.
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. 65.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 375.08, is amended to read:


375.08 BOARD TO FILL VACANCIES IN COUNTY OFFICES.

When a vacancy occurs in the office ofnew text begin an electednew text end county auditor, county treasurer,
county recorder, sheriff, county attorney, county surveyor, or coroner, the county board
shall fill it by appointment. For that purpose it shall meet at the usual place of meeting, upon
one day's notice from the chair or clerk, which shall be served personally upon each member
in the same manner as a district court summons. The person appointed shall give the bond
and take the oath required by law, and serve the remainder of the term, and until a successor
qualifies. When a vacancy occurs in an office that has a chief deputy or first assistant, the
chief deputy or first assistant may perform all the duties and functions of the office until it
is filled by appointment by the county board.

Sec. 66.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 375A.10, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Auditor-treasurer.

In any county exercising the option provided in subdivision
2, clause (c), the office shall be known thereafter as the office of auditor-treasurer, if the
office is to remain elective. If the board chooses to make the office of auditor-treasurer
elective, and not require a referendum, it must act with the concurrence of new text beginat leastnew text end 80 percent
of its members.

In the exercise of this option, the county board shall direct which of the offices of auditor
or treasurer shall be terminated for the purpose of providing for the election to the single
office of auditor-treasurer. The duties, functions and responsibilities which have been
heretofore and which shall hereafter be required by statute to be performed by the county
auditor and the county treasurer shall be vested in and performed by the auditor-treasurer
without diminishing, prohibiting or avoiding those specific duties required by statute to be
performed by the county auditor and the county treasurer.

Nothing in this subdivision shall preclude the county from exercising the option to make
the combined office of auditor-treasurer appointive as if it had been specifically enumerated
in subdivision 2. If the combined office is to be appointive, a referendum under section
375A.12 shall be necessarynew text begin, except as provided by section 375A.1205new text end.

If the combined office is to be elective, a referendum under section 375A.12 shall be
necessary if:

(a) the county board requires a referendum; or

(b) a referendum is required by a petition of a number of voters equal to ten percent of
those voting in the county at the last general election that is received by the county auditor
within 30 days after the second publication of the board resolution that orders the
combination.

The persons last elected to the positions of auditor and treasurer before adoption of the
resolution shall serve in those offices and perform the duties of those offices until the
completion of the terms to which they were elected.

Sec. 67.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 375A.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Form of government options.

new text beginExcept as provided in section 375A.1205 or by
special law,
new text endthe options provided in sections 375A.01 to 375A.10 shall be adopted in any
county only after an affirmative vote of the voters in the county on the question of the
adoption of the option. Except as provided in section 375A.01, only one such plan may be
submitted at any one election.

Sec. 68.

new text begin [375A.1205] APPOINTING COUNTY OFFICERS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Authority to appoint certain officers. new text end

new text begin A county board may appoint the
county auditor, county treasurer, or county recorder under section 375A.10, subdivision 2,
or the auditor-treasurer under section 375A.10, subdivision 5, by following the process
outlined in this section. Notwithstanding section 375A.12, a referendum is not required if
the appointment is made pursuant to this section. A county board shall only use the authority
to appoint under the following circumstances:
new text end

new text begin (1) there is a vacancy in the office as provided in section 351.02;
new text end

new text begin (2) the current office holder has notified the county board that the officer will not file
for the office, as provided in subdivision 2; or
new text end

new text begin (3) there is a signed contract with the county board and the incumbent auditor, treasurer,
auditor-treasurer, or recorder that provides that the incumbent officer will be appointed to
the position and retain tenure, pay, and benefits equal to or greater than length of service.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Responsibility of county officer. new text end

new text begin At least 104 days before the filing date for
office under section 204B.09, an elected county officer must notify the county board in
writing whether the officer will be filing for another term. If the officer indicates in writing
that the officer will not file for the office and the county board has passed a resolution under
subdivision 6, affidavits of candidacy will not be accepted for that office, and the office
will not be placed on the ballot.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Board controls; may change as long as duties done. new text end

new text begin Upon adoption of a
resolution by the county board of commissioners and subject to subdivisions 5 and 6, the
duties of an elected official required by statute whose office is made appointive as authorized
by this section must be discharged by the county board of commissioners acting through a
department head appointed by the board for that purpose. Reorganization, reallocation,
delegation, or other administrative change or transfer does not diminish, prohibit, or avoid
the discharge of duties required by statute.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Discharge or demotion. new text end

new text begin (a) A county auditor, county treasurer, county
auditor-treasurer, or county recorder who was elected at the most recent election for that
office prior to a county board resolution to make the office an appointed position, and the
elected official is subsequently appointed by the county board to the office, may not be
involuntarily demoted or discharged except for incompetency or misconduct.
new text end

new text begin (b) Prior to demoting or discharging an office holder under this subdivision, the board
must notify the office holder in writing and state its grounds for the proposed demotion or
discharge in reasonable detail. Within ten days after receipt of this notification, the office
holder may make a written request for a hearing before an arbitrator and the request must
be granted before final action is taken. Failure to request a hearing before an arbitrator
during this period is considered acquiescence to the board's action. The board may suspend
an office holder with pay pending the conclusion of the hearing and determination of the
issues raised in the hearing after charges have been filed which constitute grounds for
demotion or discharge. If an office holder has been charged with a felony and the underlying
conduct that is the subject of the felony charge is grounds for a proposed discharge, the
suspension pending the conclusion of the hearing and determination of the issues may be
without pay. If a hearing under this subdivision is held, the board must reimburse the office
holder for any salary or compensation withheld if the final decision of the arbitrator does
not result in a penalty or discharge of the office holder.
new text end

new text begin (c) If the office holder and the board are unable to mutually agree on an arbitrator, the
board must request from the Bureau of Mediation Services a list of seven persons qualified
to serve as an arbitrator. If the office holder and the board are unable to mutually agree on
an arbitrator from the list provided, the parties shall alternately strike names from the list
until the name of one arbitrator remains. The person remaining after the striking procedure
must be the arbitrator. If the parties are unable to agree on who shall strike the first name,
the question must be decided by a flip of a coin. The office holder and the board must share
equally the costs and fees of the arbitrator except as set forth in paragraph (g).
new text end

new text begin (d) The arbitrator shall determine, by a preponderance of the evidence, whether the
grounds for discharge or demotion exist to support the proposed discharge or demotion. A
lesser penalty than demotion or discharge may be imposed by the arbitrator only to the
extent that either party proposes such lesser penalty in the proceeding. In making the
determination, the arbitration proceeding is governed by sections 572B.15 to 572B.28.
new text end

new text begin (e) An arbitration hearing conducted under this subdivision is a meeting for preliminary
consideration of allegations or charges within the meaning of section 13D.05, subdivision
3, paragraph (a), and must be closed, unless the office holder requests it to be open.
new text end

new text begin (f) The arbitrator's award is final and binding on the parties, subject to sections 572B.18
to 572B.28.
new text end

new text begin (g) In the event the arbitrator rules not to demote or discharge the office holder, the
board shall pay all of the costs and fees of the arbitrator and the attorney fees of the office
holder.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Incumbents to complete term. new text end

new text begin The person elected at the last general election
to an office made appointive under this section must serve in that capacity and perform the
duties, functions, and responsibilities required by statute until the completion of the term
of office to which the person was elected, or until a vacancy occurs in the office, whichever
occurs earlier.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Publishing resolution; petition; referendum. new text end

new text begin (a) Before the adoption of the
resolution to provide for the appointment of an office as described in subdivision 1, the
county board must publish a proposed resolution notifying the public of its intent to consider
the issue once each week, for two consecutive weeks, in the official publication of the
county. Following publication and prior to formally adopting the resolution, the county
board shall provide an opportunity at its next regular meeting for public comment relating
to the issue. After the public comment opportunity, at the same meeting or a subsequent
meeting, the county board of commissioners may adopt a resolution that provides for the
appointment of the office or offices as permitted in this section. The resolution must be
approved by at least 80 percent of the members of the county board. The resolution may
take effect 30 days after it is adopted, or at a later date stated in the resolution, unless a
petition is filed as provided in paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (b) Except when an office is made appointive under subdivision 1, clause (3), within 30
days after the county board adopts the resolution, a petition requesting a referendum may
be filed with the county auditor. The petition must be signed by at least ten percent of the
registered voters of the county. The petition must meet the requirements of the secretary of
state, as provided in section 204B.071, and any rules adopted to implement that section. If
the petition is sufficient, the county board resolution is rescinded.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Reverting to elected offices. new text end

new text begin (a) The county board may adopt a resolution to
provide for the election of an office that was made an appointed position under this section,
but not until at least three years after the office was made an appointed position. The county
board must publish a proposed resolution notifying the public of its intent to consider the
issue once each week, for two consecutive weeks, in the official publication of the county.
Following publication and before formally adopting the resolution, the county board must
provide an opportunity at its next regular meeting for public comment relating to the issue.
After the public comment opportunity, at the same meeting or a subsequent meeting, the
county board of commissioners may adopt the resolution. The resolution must be approved
by at least 60 percent of the members of the county board and is effective August 1 following
adoption of the resolution.
new text end

new text begin (b) The question of whether an office that was made an appointed position under this
section must be made an elected office must be placed on the ballot at the next general
election if (1) the position has been an appointed position for at least three years; (2) a
petition signed by at least ten percent of the registered voters of the county is filed with the
office of the county auditor by August 1 of the year in which the general election is held;
and (3) the petition meets the requirements of the secretary of state, as provided in section
204B.071, and any rules adopted to implement that section. If a majority of the voters of
the county voting on the question vote in favor of making the office an elected position, the
election for that office must be held at the next regular or special election.
new text end

Sec. 69.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 382.01, is amended to read:


382.01 OFFICERS ELECTED; TERMS.

In every county in this state there shall be elected at the general election in 1918 a county
auditor, a county treasurer, sheriff, county recorder, county attorney, and coroner.

The terms of office of these officers shall be four years and shall begin on the first
Monday in January next succeeding their election. They shall hold office until their successors
are elected and qualified. new text beginEach of new text endthese offices deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be filled by election every four
years thereafternew text begin, unless an office is consolidated with another county office or made
appointive under chapter 375A or other general or special law
new text end.

Sec. 70.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 382.02, is amended to read:


382.02 VACANCIES, HOW FILLED.

Any appointment made to fill a vacancy in any of the offices named in section 382.01
new text begin that has not been made appointive under chapter 375A or other general or special law new text endshall
be for the balance of such entire term, and be made by the county board.

Sec. 71.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 469.074, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Meetings by telephone or other electronic means. new text end

new text begin The port authority may
conduct meetings as provided by section 13D.015.
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. 72.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 473.606, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Employees, others, affirmative action; prevailing wage.

The corporation
shall have the power to appoint engineers and other consultants, attorneys, and such other
officers, agents, and employees as it may see fit, who shall perform such duties and receive
such compensation as the corporation may determine deleted text beginnotwithstanding the provisions of
section 43A.17, subdivision 9
deleted text end, and be removable at the pleasure of the corporation. The
corporation must adopt an affirmative action plan, which shall be submitted to the appropriate
agency or office of the state for review and approval. The plan must include a yearly progress
report to the agency or office. Whenever the corporation performs any work within the
limits of a city of the first class, or establishes a minimum wage for skilled or unskilled
labor in the specifications or any contract for work within one of the cities, the rate of pay
to such skilled and unskilled labor must be the prevailing rate of wage for such labor in that
city.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 73.

new text begin [504B.279] ACCESS TO MULTIUNIT FACILITIES BY UNITED STATES
CENSUS EMPLOYEES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Access required. new text end

new text begin It is unlawful for a person, either directly or indirectly,
to deny access to an apartment house, dormitory, nursing home, manufactured home park,
other multiple unit facility used as a residence, or an area in which two or more single-family
dwellings are located on private roadways, to an employee of the United States Census who
displays a current, valid census credential and who is engaged in official census business.
An employee granted access under this section must be permitted to leave census materials
for residents at their doors, except that the manager of a nursing home may direct that the
materials be left at a central location within the facility. The materials must be left in an
orderly manner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Limitations. new text end

new text begin This section does not prohibit:
new text end

new text begin (1) denial of admittance into a particular apartment, room, manufactured home, or
personal residential unit;
new text end

new text begin (2) in the case of a nursing home or a registered housing with services establishment
providing assisted living services meeting the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
144G.03, subdivision 2, denial of permission to visit certain persons for valid health reasons;
new text end

new text begin (3) limiting visits to a reasonable number of census employees or reasonable hours;
new text end

new text begin (4) requiring a prior appointment to gain access to the facility; or
new text end

new text begin (5) denial of admittance to or expulsion of an individual employee from a multiple unit
dwelling for good cause.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Compliance with federal law. new text end

new text begin A person in compliance with United States
Code, title 13, section 223, and any guidance or rules adopted by the United States
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, governing access to a facility described
in subdivision 1 is considered to be in compliance with the requirements of this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Applicability. new text end

new text begin This section is effective from January 1 to December 31 in any
year during which a decennial census is conducted under the authority of the United States
Constitution, article I, section 2.
new text end

Sec. 74. new text beginMINNESOTA CENSUS 2020 MOBILIZATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Duty of commissioner of administration; grants and contracts. new text end

new text begin (a)
The commissioner of administration must, in collaboration with the Minnesota Census 2020
Mobilization Partnership, facilitate the administration of a census mobilization program.
The purpose of the program must be to increase the participation of Minnesotans in the
2020 United States Census by implementing the outreach and mobilization activities
described in subdivisions 2 to 5.
new text end

new text begin (b) At least 45 percent of any appropriation provided to the commissioner for the program
required by this section must be allocated for a grant to the Minnesota Council on
Foundations. The Minnesota Council on Foundations must use the grant to issue subgrants
of up to $5,000 to the identified fiscal hosts of any Minnesota-based complete count
committees. To be eligible for a subgrant, a complete count committee must be registered
with the United States Census Bureau and be a tribal nation, political subdivision, nonpartisan
nonprofit community organization, or public or private college or university engaged in
census mobilization work in Minnesota. The commissioner must advance up to 50 percent
of the grant and the Minnesota Council on Foundations may advance all or a portion of a
subgrant awarded under this section. Any appropriations not allocated for grants may be
used by the commissioner to further implement the outreach and mobilization activities
described in subdivisions 2 to 5 by contract or by directing the work of the office of the
state demographer.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of administration may waive application of all or any portion of
Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.97 to 16B.991, in awarding grants; Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 16C, in entering contracts; and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16E, in purchasing
technology systems and software under this section to facilitate the timely distribution of
funds and to maximize the impact of the outreach and mobilization activities.
Notwithstanding the waivers authorized by this paragraph, the commissioner may not waive
application of policies or procedures designed to ensure diversity and the inclusion of
traditionally underrepresented groups among grant recipients and contract vendors.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner must contract with Community Connection Labs to purchase
communication and technical tools designed to support census outreach efforts. If the
commissioner is unable to enter this contract, the commissioner may contract with another
vendor or vendors offering comparable products and tools, or may award grants to support
the purchase of comparable communication and technology tools.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Engaging hard to reach households. new text end

new text begin The census mobilization partnership
program must support:
new text end

new text begin (1) initiatives to increase census response rates among households outside of the
11-county metropolitan area who receive mail through a post office box; and
new text end

new text begin (2) initiatives to increase awareness among census employees, multiunit apartment
managers and owners, and renters on the laws governing access to multiunit apartment
buildings by census employees.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Adapting to the electronic census. new text end

new text begin The census mobilization partnership program
must support:
new text end

new text begin (1) opportunities for Minnesotans to submit their census response electronically through
online portals provided in common gathering spaces within a community; and
new text end

new text begin (2) commit-to-the-census initiatives that organize Minnesotans to commit to participate
in the census and include electronic reminders to facilitate their participation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Reaching historically undercounted communities. new text end

new text begin The census mobilization
partnership program must support:
new text end

new text begin (1) job sourcing initiatives that encourage a sufficient pool of qualified candidates to
apply for positions with the Census Bureau, and efforts to ensure that the pool of candidates
reflects the diversity of Minnesota's communities, including those communities historically
undercounted in census reports; and
new text end

new text begin (2) initiatives that engage historically undercounted communities and reduce census
participation gaps in these communities compared to Minnesota's historically high overall
census response rate.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Shared services. new text end

new text begin The census mobilization partnership program must support
efficiency in census mobilization efforts by providing shared services to support local and
community census outreach, including development of multilingual educational and
promotional materials and tools to reach respondents through a variety of communication
platforms and services.
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. 75. new text beginLEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEE WORKING GROUP ON THE
LEGISLATURE'S ACCESSIBILITY MEASURES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin The legislative employee working group on the legislature's
accessibility measures consists of 12 members. The senate majority leader and the speaker
of the house must each appoint four employees from among the following offices that serve
the respective bodies: media offices, information technology offices, legal and fiscal analysis
offices, the secretary of the senate, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and other
offices considered appropriate. The chair of the Legislative Coordinating Commission must
appoint four members from among the employees who serve in the Office of the Revisor
of Statutes, the Legislative Reference Library, the Legislative Coordinating Commission,
and the Office of the Legislative Auditor. In conducting its work, the working group may
consult with the MN.IT Office of Accessibility; the Commission of Deaf, Deafblind and
Hard of Hearing; the Minnesota Council on Disability; State Services for the Blind; and
other groups that may be of assistance. Appointments to the working group must be made
by June 1, 2019.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Duties; report. new text end

new text begin (a) The employee working group must submit a report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
rules and to the chair and vice-chair of the Legislative Coordinating Commission by January
15, 2020. The report must:
new text end

new text begin (1) identify ways the legislature's accessibility measures do not meet accessibility
standards applicable to state agencies under Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.03, subdivision
9;
new text end

new text begin (2) identify issues and technologies that may present barriers to compliance;
new text end

new text begin (3) suggest a compliance exception process;
new text end

new text begin (4) describe a plan to update the legislature's accessibility measures to be comparable
to those required of state agencies under Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.03, subdivision
9; and
new text end

new text begin (5) estimate the costs for updates to the legislature's accessibility measures.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this report, the employee working group does not need to consider
making archived documents, recordings, or publications accessible.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin First meeting; chair. new text end

new text begin The executive director of the Legislative Coordinating
Commission must convene the first meeting of the working group by July 15, 2019. At the
first meeting, the members must elect a chair.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Compensation; reimbursement. new text end

new text begin Members serve without compensation but
may be reimbursed for expenses.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Administrative support. new text end

new text begin The Legislative Coordinating Commission must
provide administrative support to the working group.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The working group expires January 15, 2020, or a later date selected
by agreement of the appointing authorities in subdivision 1, but not later than January 15,
2025.
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. 76. new text beginLEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE ELIMINATED.
new text end

new text begin All operations of the Legislative Budget Office established in Minnesota Statutes, section
3.8853, and the Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission established in Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.8854, must be ended no later than July 1, 2019. Notwithstanding any
laws in effect at the time of their appointment, the term of employment of all Legislative
Budget Office employees is terminated effective July 1, 2019. The house of representatives,
senate, and Legislative Coordinating Commission must offer reasonable opportunities for
comparable employment in other offices of the legislature to employees whose positions
are terminated by this section, to the extent that is practical.
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. 77. new text beginWORLD WAR I PLAQUE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin The state wishes to honor all Minnesota veterans who have
honorably and bravely served in the United States armed forces, both at home and abroad,
during World War I.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Replacement plaque authorized. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of administration shall
place a memorial plaque in the court of honor on the Capitol grounds to recognize the valiant
service of Minnesota veterans who have honorably and bravely served in the United States
armed forces, both at home and abroad, during World War I. This plaque will replace the
current plaque honoring veterans who served abroad during World War I. The Capitol Area
Architectural and Planning Board shall solicit design submissions from the public. Each
design submission must include a commitment to furnish the plaque at no cost to the state.
The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board shall select a design from those submitted
to use as a basis for final production. The selected design must be approved by the
commissioner of veterans affairs and must be furnished by the person or group who submitted
the design at no cost to the state.
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. 78. new text beginCAPITOL FLAG PROGRAM STUDY.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of administration, in consultation with the Legislative Coordinating
Commission and the commissioners of veterans affairs, military affairs, and public safety,
must study and develop recommendations to implement a Capitol flag program consistent
with the program enacted in Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.276. The study must include
recommendations to address any expected challenges in implementing the program, including
the uncertainty of sufficient funding to serve all families that may be eligible for a flag, and
challenges in verifying a family member's eligibility.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must report the results of the study, including any
recommendations, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over state government finance and veterans affairs no later than January
15, 2020.
new text end

Sec. 79. new text beginMAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF STATE OFFICE BUILDING.
new text end

new text begin No later than January 1, 2020, the commissioner of administration must enter a contract
with the house of representatives for the regular maintenance and upkeep of space occupied
by the house of representatives in the State Office Building.
new text end

Sec. 80. new text beginMINNESOTA LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION LABOR
AGREEMENT.
new text end

new text begin The labor agreement between the state of Minnesota and the Minnesota Law Enforcement
Association, submitted to the Legislative Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on
Employee Relations on April 5, 2019, is ratified.
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. 81. new text beginREPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Hair braiding. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 155A.28, subdivisions
1, 3, and 4,
new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Legislative Budget Office. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 3.8853; and
3.8854,
new text end new text begin and new text end new text begin Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, sections 1, as amended
by Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 10; 3, as amended by Laws 2018, chapter 214,
article 5, section 11; 7; 8; 9, as amended by Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 12;
and 58, as amended by Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 13; and Laws 2018, chapter
214, article 5, sections 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; and 15,
new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Local government compensation limits. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2018, section
43A.17, subdivision 9,
new text end new text begin is repealed, effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

STATE PAYMENTS TERMINOLOGY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 15.191, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Emergency disbursements.

Imprest cash funds for the purpose of making
minor disbursements, providing for change, and providing employees with travel advances
or a portion or all of their payroll deleted text beginwarrantdeleted text end where the deleted text beginwarrantdeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end has not been received
through the payroll system, may be established by state departments or agencies from
existing appropriations in the manner prescribed by this section.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 15.191, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

deleted text beginWarrantdeleted text endnew text begin Paymentnew text end against designated appropriation.

Imprest cash funds
established under this section shall be created by deleted text beginwarrant drawndeleted text endnew text begin payment issuednew text end against the
appropriation designated by the commissioner of management and budget.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16A.065, is amended to read:


16A.065 PREPAY SOFTWARE, SUBSCRIPTIONS, UNITED STATES
DOCUMENTS.

Notwithstanding section 16A.41, subdivision 1, the commissioner may allow an agency
to make advance deposits or payments for software or software maintenance services for
state-owned or leased electronic data processing equipment, for information technology
hosting services, for sole source maintenance agreements where it is not cost-effective to
pay in arrears, for exhibit booth space or boat slip rental when required by the renter to
guarantee the availability of space, for registration fees where advance payment is required
or advance payment discount is provided, deleted text beginanddeleted text end for newspaper, magazine, and other
subscription feesnew text begin, and other costs where advance payment discount is provided or arenew text end
customarily paid for in advance. The commissioner may also allow advance deposits by
any department with the Library of Congress and federal Supervisor of Documents for items
to be purchased from those federal agencies.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16A.13, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Procedure.

The commissioner shall see that the deduction for the withheld
tax is made from an employee's pay on the payroll abstract. The commissioner shall approve
one deleted text beginwarrant payabledeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end to the commissioner for the total amount deducted on the
abstract. Deductions from the pay of an employee paid direct by an agency shall be made
by the employee's payroll authority. A later deduction must correct an error made on an
earlier deduction. The paying authority shall see that a deleted text beginwarrant or checkdeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end for the
deductions is promptly sent to the commissioner. The commissioner shall deposit the amount
of the deleted text beginwarrant or checkdeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end to the credit of the proper federal authority or other person
authorized by federal law to receive it.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16A.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Allotment and encumbrance.

(a) A payment may not be made without prior
obligation. An obligation may not be incurred against any fund, allotment, or appropriation
unless the commissioner has certified a sufficient unencumbered balance or the accounting
system shows sufficient allotment or encumbrance balance in the fund, allotment, or
appropriation to meet it. The commissioner shall determine when the accounting system
may be used to incur obligations without the commissioner's certification of a sufficient
unencumbered balance. An expenditure or obligation authorized or incurred in violation of
this chapter is invalid and ineligible for payment until made valid. A payment made in
violation of this chapter is illegal. An employee authorizing or making the payment, or
taking part in it, and a person receiving any part of the payment, are jointly and severally
liable to the state for the amount paid or received. If an employee knowingly incurs an
obligation or authorizes or makes an expenditure in violation of this chapter or takes part
in the violation, the violation is just cause for the employee's removal by the appointing
authority or by the governor if an appointing authority other than the governor fails to do
so. In the latter case, the governor shall give notice of the violation and an opportunity to
be heard on it to the employee and to the appointing authority. A claim presented against
an appropriation without prior allotment or encumbrance may be made valid on investigation,
review, and approval by the agency head in accordance with the commissioner's policy, if
the services, materials, or supplies to be paid for were actually furnished in good faith
without collusion and without intent to defraud. The commissioner may then deleted text begindraw a warrant
to
deleted text end pay the claim just as properly allotted and encumbered claims are paid.

(b) The commissioner may approve payment for materials and supplies in excess of the
obligation amount when increases are authorized by section 16C.03, subdivision 3.

(c) To minimize potential construction delay claims, an agency with a project funded
by a building appropriation may allow a contractor to proceed with supplemental work
within the limits of the appropriation before money is encumbered. Under this circumstance,
the agency may requisition funds and allow contractors to expeditiously proceed with a
construction sequence. While the contractor is proceeding, the agency shall immediately
act to encumber the required funds.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16A.272, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Section deleted text begin7.19deleted text endnew text begin 16A.271new text end to apply.

The provisions of Minnesota Statutes deleted text begin1941deleted text end,
section deleted text begin7.19deleted text endnew text begin 16A.271new text end, shall apply to deposits of securities made pursuant to this section.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16A.40, is amended to read:


16A.40 WARRANTS AND ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS.

Money must not be paid out of the state treasury except upon the warrant of the
commissioner or an electronic fund transfer approved by the commissioner. Warrants must
be drawn on printed blanks that are in numerical order. The commissioner shall enter, in
numerical order in a deleted text beginwarrantdeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end register, the number, amount, date, and payee for
every deleted text beginwarrantdeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end issued.

The commissioner may require payees to supply their bank routing information to enable
the payments to be made through an electronic fund transfer.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16A.42, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Approval.

If the claim is approved, the commissioner shall deleted text begincomplete and sign
a warrant
deleted text endnew text begin issue a paymentnew text end in the amount of the claim.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16A.42, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Invalid claims. new text end

new text begin If the commissioner determines that a claim is invalid after
issuing a warrant, the commissioner may void an unpaid warrant. The commissioner is not
liable to any holder who took the void warrant for value.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16A.671, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Authority; advisory recommendation.

To ensure that cash is available
when needed to deleted text beginpay warrantsdeleted text endnew text begin make paymentsnew text end drawn on the general fund under appropriations
and allotments, the commissioner may (1) issue certificates of indebtedness in anticipation
of the collection of taxes levied for and other revenues appropriated to the general fund for
expenditure during each biennium; and (2) issue additional certificates to refund outstanding
certificates and interest on them, under the constitution, article XI, section 6.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16B.37, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Work of department for another.

To avoid duplication and improve efficiency,
the commissioner may direct an agency to do work for another agency or may direct a
division or section of an agency to do work for another division or section within the same
agency and shall require reimbursement for the work. Reimbursements received by an
agency are reappropriated to the account making the original expenditure in accordance
with the transfer deleted text beginwarrantdeleted text end procedure established by the commissioner of management and
budget.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16D.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

State agency reports.

State agencies shall report quarterly to the commissioner
of management and budget the debts owed to them. The commissioner of management and
budgetdeleted text begin, in consultation with the commissioners of revenue and human services, and the
attorney general,
deleted text end shall establish internal guidelines for the recognition, tracking, new text beginand
new text end reportingdeleted text begin, and collectiondeleted text end of debts owed the state. The internal guidelines must include
accounting standards, performance measurements, and uniform reporting requirements
applicable to all state agencies. The commissioner of management and budget shall require
a state agency to recognize, track, report, and attempt to collect debts according to the
internal guidelines.new text begin The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of management
and budget and the attorney general, shall establish internal guidelines for the collection of
debt owed to the state.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16D.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Generally.

new text begin(a) new text endWhen a debt is determined by a state agency to be
uncollectible, the debt may be written off by the state agency from the state agency's financial
accounting records and no longer recognized as an account receivable for financial reporting
purposes. A debt is considered to be uncollectible when (1) all reasonable collection efforts
have been exhausted, (2) the cost of further collection action will exceed the amount
recoverable, (3) the debt is legally without merit or cannot be substantiated by evidence,
(4) the debtor cannot be located, (5) the available assets or income, current or anticipated,
that may be available for payment of the debt are insufficient, (6) the debt has been
discharged in bankruptcy, (7) the applicable statute of limitations for collection of the debt
has expired, or (8) it is not in the public interest to pursue collection of the debt. deleted text beginThe
determination of the uncollectibility of a
deleted text end

new text begin (b) Uncollectiblenew text end debt must be reported by the state agency deleted text beginalong with the basis for that
decision
deleted text end as part of its quarterly reports to the commissioner of management and budget.
new text begin The basis for the determination of the uncollectibility of the debt must be maintained by
the state agency. If an uncollectible debt equals or exceeds $100,000, the agency shall notify
the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over the state agency's budget at the time the debt is determined to be uncollectible. The
information reported shall contain the entity associated with the uncollected debt, the amount
of the debt, the revenue type, the reason the debt is considered uncollectible, and the duration
the debt has been outstanding. The commissioner of management and budget shall report
to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over Minnesota Management and Budget an annual summary of the number and dollar
amount of debts determined to be uncollectible during the previous fiscal year by October
31 of each year.
new text endDetermining that the debt is uncollectible does not cancel the legal obligation
of the debtor to pay the debt.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 21.116, is amended to read:


21.116 EXPENSES.

All necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of sections 21.111 to
21.122 and the compensation of officers, inspectors, and employees appointed, designated,
or employed by the commissioner, as provided in such sections, together with their necessary
traveling expenses, together with the traveling expenses of the members of the advisory
seed potato certification committee, and other expenses necessary in attending committee
meetings, shall be paid from, and only from, the seed potato inspection account, on order
of the commissioner and commissioner of management and deleted text beginbudget's voucher warrantdeleted text endnew text begin budgetnew text end.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 80A.65, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Generally.

No filing for which a fee is required shall be deemed to be filed or
given any effect until the proper fee is paid. All fees and charges collected by the
administrator shall be covered into the state treasury. When any person is entitled to a refund
under this section, the administrator shall certify to the commissioner of management and
budget the amount of the fee to be refunded to the applicant, and the commissioner of
management and budget shall issue a deleted text beginwarrant indeleted text end payment thereof out of the fund to which
such fee was credited in the manner provided by law. There is hereby appropriated to the
person entitled to such refunds from the fund in the state treasury to which such fees were
credited an amount to make such refunds and payments.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84A.23, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Drainage ditch bonds; reports.

(a) Immediately after a project is approved
and accepted and then after each distribution of the tax collections on the June and November
tax settlements, the county auditor shall certify to the commissioner of management and
budget the following information relating to bonds issued to finance or refinance public
drainage ditches wholly or partly within the projects, and the collection of assessments
levied on account of the ditches:

(1) the amount of principal and interest to become due on the bonds before the next tax
settlement and distribution;

(2) the amount of money collected from the drainage assessments and credited to the
funds of the ditches; and

(3) the amount of the deficit in the ditch fund of the county chargeable to the ditches.

(b) On approving the certificate, the commissioner of management and budget shall
deleted text begin draw a warrantdeleted text endnew text begin issue a paymentnew text end, payable out of the fund pertaining to the project, for the
amount of the deficit in favor of the county.

(c) As to public drainage ditches wholly within a project, the amount of money paid to
or for the benefit of the county under paragraph (b) must never exceed the principal and
interest of the bonds issued to finance or refinance the ditches outstanding at the time of
the passage and approval of sections 84A.20 to 84A.30, less money on hand in the county
ditch fund to the credit of the ditches. The liabilities must be reduced from time to time by
the amount of all payments of assessments after April 25, 1931, made by the owners of
lands assessed before that date for benefits on account of the ditches.

(d) As to public drainage ditches partly within and partly outside a project, the amount
paid from the fund pertaining to the project to or for the benefit of the county must never
exceed a certain percentage of bonds issued to finance and refinance the ditches so
outstanding, less money on hand in the county ditch fund to the credit of the ditches on
April 25, 1931. The percentage must bear the same proportion to the whole amount of these
bonds as the original benefits assessed against lands within the project bear to the original
total benefits assessed to the entire system of the ditches. This liability shall be reduced
from time to time by the payments of all assessments extended after April 25, 1931, made
by the owners of lands within the project of assessments for benefits assessed before that
date on account of a ditch.

(e) The commissioner of management and budget may provide and prescribe forms for
reports required by sections 84A.20 to 84A.30 and require any additional information from
county officials that the commissioner of management and budget considers necessary for
the proper administration of sections 84A.20 to 84A.30.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84A.33, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Ditch bonds; funds; payments to counties.

(a) Upon the approval and
acceptance of a project and after each distribution of the tax collections for the June and
November tax settlements, the county auditor shall certify to the commissioner of
management and budget the following information about bonds issued to finance or refinance
public drainage ditches wholly or partly within the projects, and the collection of assessments
levied for the ditches:

(1) the amount of principal and interest to become due on the bonds before the next tax
settlement and distribution;

(2) the amount of money collected from the drainage assessments and credited to the
funds of the ditches, not already sent to the commissioner of management and budget as
provided in sections 84A.31 to 84A.42; and

(3) the amount of the deficit in the ditch fund of the county chargeable to the ditches.

(b) On approving this certificate of the county auditor, the commissioner of management
and budget shall deleted text begindraw a warrantdeleted text endnew text begin issue a paymentnew text end, payable out of the fund provided for in
sections 84A.31 to 84A.42, and send it to the county treasurer of the county. These funds
must be credited to the proper ditch of the county and placed in the ditch bond fund of the
county, which is created, and used only to pay the ditch bonded indebtedness of the county
assumed by the state under sections 84A.31 to 84A.42. The total amount of deleted text beginwarrants drawndeleted text endnew text begin
payments issued
new text end must not exceed in any one year the total amount of the deficit provided
for under this section.

(c) The state is subrogated to all title, right, interest, or lien of the county in or on the
lands so certified within these projects.

(d) As to public drainage ditches wholly within a project, the amount paid to, or for the
benefit of, the county under this subdivision must never exceed the principal and interest
of the bonds issued to finance or refinance a ditch outstanding on April 22, 1933, less money
on hand in the county ditch fund to the credit of a ditch. These liabilities must be reduced
from time to time by the amount of any payments of assessments extended after April 22,
1933, made by the owners of lands assessed before that date for benefits on account of the
ditches.

As to public drainage ditches partly within and partly outside a project the amount paid
from the fund pertaining to the project to or for the benefit of the county must never exceed
a certain percentage of bonds issued to finance and refinance a ditch so outstanding, less
money on hand in the county ditch fund to the credit of a ditch on April 22, 1932. The
percentage must bear the same proportion to the whole amount of the bonds as the original
benefits assessed against these lands within the project bear to the original total benefits
assessed to the entire system for a ditch. This liability must be reduced from time to time
by the payments of all assessments extended after April 22, 1933, made by the owners of
lands within the project of assessments for benefits assessed before that date on account of
a ditch.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84A.52, is amended to read:


84A.52 ACCOUNTS; EXAMINATION, APPROPRIATION, PAYMENT.

(a) As a part of the examination provided for by section 6.481, of the accounts of the
several counties within a game preserve, area, or project established under section 84A.01,
84A.20, or 84A.31, the state auditor shall segregate the audit of the accounts reflecting the
receipt and disbursement of money collected or disbursed under this chapter or from the
sale of tax-forfeited lands held by the state under section 84A.07, 84A.26, or 84A.36. The
auditor shall also include in the reports required by section 6.481 summary statements as
of December 31 before the examination that set forth the proportionate amount of principal
and interest due from the state to the individual county and any money due the state from
the county remaining unpaid under this chapter, or from the sale of any tax-forfeited lands
referred to in this section, and other information required by the commissioner of management
and budget. On receiving a report, the commissioner of management and budget shall
determine the net amount due to the county for the period covered by the report and shall
deleted text begin draw a warrantdeleted text endnew text begin issue a paymentnew text end upon the state treasury payable out of the consolidated fund
for that amount. It must be paid to and received by the county as payment in full of all
amounts due for the period stated on the deleted text beginwarrantsdeleted text endnew text begin paymentsnew text end from the state under any
provision of this chapter.

(b) Money to deleted text beginpay the warrantsdeleted text endnew text begin make the paymentsnew text end is appropriated to the counties entitled
to payment from the consolidated fund in the state treasury.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 88.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Limitation.

The compensation and expenses of persons temporarily
employed in emergencies in suppression or control of wildfires shall be fixed by the
commissioner of natural resources or an authorized agent and paid as provided by law. Such
compensation shall not exceed the maximum rate for comparable labor established as
provided by law or rules, but shall not be subject to any minimum rate so established. The
commissioner is authorized to draw and expend from money appropriated for the purposes
of sections 88.03 to 88.22 a reasonable sum and through forest officers or other authorized
agent be used in paying emergency expenses, including just compensation for services
rendered by persons summoned and for private property used, damaged, or appropriated
under sections 88.03 to 88.22. The commissioner of management and budget is authorized
to deleted text begindraw a warrantdeleted text endnew text begin issue a paymentnew text end for this sum when duly approved by the commissioner.
The commissioner or agent in charge shall take proper subvouchers or receipts from all
persons to whom these moneys are paid, and after these subvouchers have been approved
they shall be filed with the commissioner of management and budget. Authorized funds as
herein provided at any time shall be deposited, subject to withdrawal or disbursement by
check or otherwise for the purposes herein prescribed, in a bank authorized and bonded to
receive state deposits; and the bond of this bank to the state shall cover and include this
deposit.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 94.522, is amended to read:


94.522 deleted text beginWARRANTSdeleted text endnew text begin PAYMENTSnew text end TO COUNTY TREASURERS; USE OF
PROCEEDS.

It shall be the duty of the commissioner of management and budget to transmit deleted text beginwarrants
on
deleted text endnew text begin payments fromnew text end the state treasury to the county treasurer of the respective counties for
the sums that may be due in accordance with section 94.521, which sums are hereby
appropriated out of the state treasury from the amounts received from the United States
government pursuant to the aforesaid acts of Congress, and such money shall be used by
the counties receiving the same for the purposes and in the proportions herein provided.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 94.53, is amended to read:


94.53 deleted text beginWARRANTSdeleted text endnew text begin PAYMENTSnew text end TO COUNTY TREASURERS; FEDERAL
LOANS TO COUNTIES.

It shall be the duty of the commissioner of management and budget to transmit deleted text beginwarrants
on
deleted text endnew text begin payments fromnew text end the state treasury to the county treasurers of the respective counties for
the sum that may be due in accordance with sections 94.52 to 94.54, which sum or sums
are hereby appropriated out of the state treasury from the amounts received from the United
States government pursuant to the aforesaid act of Congress. The commissioner of
management and budget, upon being notified by the federal government or any agencies
thereof that a loan has been made to any such county the repayment of which is to be made
from such fund, is authorized to transmit a deleted text beginwarrant or warrantsdeleted text end new text beginpayment new text endto the federal
government or any agency thereof sufficient to repay such loan out of any money apportioned
or due to such county under the provisions of such act of Congress, approved May 23, 1908
(Statutes at Large, volume 35, page 260).

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116J.64, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Processing.

(a) An Indian desiring a loan for the purpose of starting a business
enterprise or expanding an existing business shall make application to the appropriate tribal
government. The application shall be forwarded to the appropriate eligible organization, if
it is participating in the program, for consideration in conformity with the plans submitted
by said tribal governments. The tribal government may approve the application if it
determines that the loan would advance the goals of the Indian business loan program. If
the tribal government is not participating in the program, the agency may directly approve
or deny the loan application.

(b) If the application is approved, the tribal government shall forward the application,
together with all relevant documents pertinent thereto, to the commissioner of the agency,
who shall deleted text begincause a warrantdeleted text endnew text begin request a paymentnew text end to be deleted text begindrawn in favor ofdeleted text endnew text begin issued to the applicant
or
new text end the applicable tribal government, deleted text beginor the agency,deleted text end if it is administering the loan, with
appropriate notations identifying the borrower.

(c) The tribal government, eligible organization, or the agency, if it is administering the
loan, shall maintain records of transactions for each borrower in a manner consistent with
good accounting practice. The interest rate on a loan shall be established by the tribal
government or the agency, but may be no less than two percent per annum nor more than
ten percent per annum. When any portion of a debt is repaid, the tribal government, eligible
organization, or the agency, if it is administering the loan, shall remit the amount so received
plus interest paid thereon to the commissioner of management and budget through the
agency. The amount so received shall be credited to the Indian business loan account.

(d) On the placing of a loan, additional money equal to ten percent of the total amount
made available to any tribal government, eligible organization, or the agency, if it is
administering the loan, for loans during the fiscal year shall be paid to the tribal government,
eligible organization, or the agency, prior to December 31 for the purpose of financing
administrative costs.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 127A.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Copy to commissioner of management and budget; appropriation.

The
commissioner shall furnish a copy of the apportionment of the school endowment fund to
the commissioner of management and budget, who thereupon shall deleted text begindraw warrants ondeleted text endnew text begin issue
payments from
new text end the state treasury, payable to the several districts, for the amount due each
district. There is hereby annually appropriated from the school endowment fund the amount
of such apportionments.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 127A.40, is amended to read:


127A.40 MANNER OF PAYMENT OF STATE AIDS.

It shall be the duty of the commissioner to deliver to the commissioner of management
and budget a certificate for each district entitled to receive state aid under the provisions of
this chapter. Upon the receipt of such certificate, it shall be the duty of the commissioner
of management and budget to deleted text begindraw a warrant in favor ofdeleted text endnew text begin issue a payment tonew text end the district for
the amount shown by each certificate to be due to the district. The commissioner of
management and budget shall transmit such deleted text beginwarrantsdeleted text endnew text begin paymentsnew text end to the district together with
a copy of the certificate prepared by the commissioner.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136F.70, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Refunds.

The board may make refunds to students for tuition, activity fees,
union fees, and any other fees from imprest cash funds. The imprest cash fund shall be
reimbursed periodically by deleted text beginchecks or warrants drawn ondeleted text endnew text begin payments issued fromnew text end the funds
and accounts to which the refund should ultimately be charged. The amounts necessary to
pay the refunds are appropriated from the funds and accounts to which they are charged.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 176.181, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Compulsory insurance; self-insurers.

(a) Every employer, except the state
and its municipal subdivisions, liable under this chapter to pay compensation shall insure
payment of compensation with some insurance carrier authorized to insure workers'
compensation liability in this state, or obtain a written order from the commissioner of
commerce exempting the employer from insuring liability for compensation and permitting
self-insurance of the liability. The terms, conditions and requirements governing
self-insurance shall be established by the commissioner pursuant to chapter 14. The
commissioner of commerce shall also adopt, pursuant to paragraph (d), rules permitting
two or more employers, whether or not they are in the same industry, to enter into agreements
to pool their liabilities under this chapter for the purpose of qualifying as group self-insurers.
With the approval of the commissioner of commerce, any employer may exclude medical,
chiropractic and hospital benefits as required by this chapter. An employer conducting
distinct operations at different locations may either insure or self-insure the other portion
of operations as a distinct and separate risk. An employer desiring to be exempted from
insuring liability for compensation shall make application to the commissioner of commerce,
showing financial ability to pay the compensation, whereupon by written order the
commissioner of commerce, on deeming it proper, may make an exemption. An employer
may establish financial ability to pay compensation by providing financial statements of
the employer to the commissioner of commerce. Upon ten days' written notice the
commissioner of commerce may revoke the order granting an exemption, in which event
the employer shall immediately insure the liability. As a condition for the granting of an
exemption the commissioner of commerce may require the employer to furnish security the
commissioner of commerce considers sufficient to insure payment of all claims under this
chapter, consistent with subdivision 2b. If the required security is in the form of currency
or negotiable bonds, the commissioner of commerce shall deposit it with the commissioner
of management and budget. In the event of any default upon the part of a self-insurer to
abide by any final order or decision of the commissioner of labor and industry directing and
awarding payment of compensation and benefits to any employee or the dependents of any
deceased employee, then upon at least ten days' notice to the self-insurer, the commissioner
of commerce may by written order to the commissioner of management and budget require
the commissioner of management and budget to sell the pledged and assigned securities or
a part thereof necessary to pay the full amount of any such claim or award with interest
thereon. This authority to sell may be exercised from time to time to satisfy any order or
award of the commissioner of labor and industry or any judgment obtained thereon. When
securities are sold the money obtained shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit
of the commissioner of commerce and awards made against any such self-insurer by the
commissioner of commerce shall be paid to the persons entitled thereto by the commissioner
of management and budget upon deleted text beginwarrants prepareddeleted text endnew text begin payments requestednew text end by the commissioner
of commerce out of the proceeds of the sale of securities. Where the security is in the form
of a surety bond or personal guaranty the commissioner of commerce, at any time, upon at
least ten days' notice and opportunity to be heard, may require the surety to pay the amount
of the award, the payments to be enforced in like manner as the award may be enforced.

(b) No association, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, trust or other business
entity shall provide services in the design, establishment or administration of a group
self-insurance plan under rules adopted pursuant to this subdivision unless it is licensed, or
exempt from licensure, pursuant to section 60A.23, subdivision 8, to do so by the
commissioner of commerce. An applicant for a license shall state in writing the type of
activities it seeks authorization to engage in and the type of services it seeks authorization
to provide. The license shall be granted only when the commissioner of commerce is satisfied
that the entity possesses the necessary organization, background, expertise, and financial
integrity to supply the services sought to be offered. The commissioner of commerce may
issue a license subject to restrictions or limitations, including restrictions or limitations on
the type of services which may be supplied or the activities which may be engaged in. The
license is for a two-year period.

(c) To assure that group self-insurance plans are financially solvent, administered in a
fair and capable fashion, and able to process claims and pay benefits in a prompt, fair and
equitable manner, entities licensed to engage in such business are subject to supervision
and examination by the commissioner of commerce.

(d) To carry out the purposes of this subdivision, the commissioner of commerce may
promulgate administrative rules pursuant to sections 14.001 to 14.69. These rules may:

(1) establish reporting requirements for administrators of group self-insurance plans;

(2) establish standards and guidelines consistent with subdivision 2b to assure the
adequacy of the financing and administration of group self-insurance plans;

(3) establish bonding requirements or other provisions assuring the financial integrity
of entities administering group self-insurance plans;

(4) establish standards, including but not limited to minimum terms of membership in
self-insurance plans, as necessary to provide stability for those plans;

(5) establish standards or guidelines governing the formation, operation, administration,
and dissolution of self-insurance plans; and

(6) establish other reasonable requirements to further the purposes of this subdivision.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 176.581, is amended to read:


176.581 PAYMENT TO STATE EMPLOYEES.

Upon a deleted text beginwarrantdeleted text endnew text begin requestnew text end prepared by the commissioner of administration, and in
accordance with the terms of the order awarding compensation, the commissioner of
management and budget shall pay compensation to the employee or the employee's
dependent. These payments shall be made from money appropriated for this purpose.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 176.591, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Compensation payments upon deleted text beginwarrantsdeleted text endnew text begin requestnew text end.

The commissioner of
management and budget shall make compensation payments from the fund only as authorized
by this chapter upon deleted text beginwarrantsdeleted text endnew text begin requestnew text end of the commissioner of administration.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 192.55, is amended to read:


192.55 PAYMENTS TO BE MADE THROUGH ADJUTANT GENERAL.

All pay and allowances and necessary expenses for any of the military forces shall, when
approved by the adjutant general, be paid by commissioner of management and deleted text beginbudget's
warrants issued
deleted text endnew text begin budgetnew text end to the several officers and enlisted members entitled thereto; provided,
that upon the request of the adjutant general, approved by the governor, the sum required
for any such pay or allowances and necessary expenses shall be paid by commissioner of
management and deleted text beginbudget's warrantdeleted text endnew text begin budgetnew text end to the adjutant general, who shall immediately
pay and distribute the same to the several officers or enlisted members entitled thereto or
to their commanding officers or to a finance officer designated by the adjutant general. The
receipt of any such commanding officer or finance officer for any such payment shall
discharge the adjutant general from liability therefor. Every commanding officer or finance
officer receiving any such payment shall, as soon as practicable, pay and distribute the same
to the several officers or enlisted members entitled thereto. The officer making final payment
shall, as evidence thereof, secure the signature of the person receiving the same upon a
payroll or other proper voucher.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 237.30, is amended to read:


237.30 TELEPHONE INVESTIGATION FUND; APPROPRIATION.

A Minnesota Telephone Investigation Fund shall exist for the use of the Department of
Commerce and of the attorney general in investigations, valuations, and revaluations under
section 237.295. All sums paid by the telephone companies to reimburse the department
for its expenses pursuant to section 237.295 shall be credited to the revolving fund and shall
be deposited in a separate bank account and not commingled with any other state funds or
moneys, but any balance in excess of $25,000 in the revolving fund at the end of each fiscal
year shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the general fund. All subsequent
credits to said revolving fund shall be paid deleted text beginupon the warrant ofdeleted text endnew text begin bynew text end the commissioner of
management and budget upon application of the department or of the attorney general to
an aggregate amount of not more than one-half of such sums to each of them, which
proportion shall be constantly maintained in all credits and withdrawals from the revolving
fund.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 244.19, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Certificate of counties entitled to state aid.

On or before January 1 of each
year, until 1970 and on or before April 1 thereafter, the commissioner of corrections shall
deliver to the commissioner of management and budget a certificate in duplicate for each
county of the state entitled to receive state aid under the provisions of this section. Upon
the receipt of such certificate, the commissioner of management and budget shall deleted text begindraw a
warrant in favor of
deleted text endnew text begin issue a payment tonew text end the county treasurer for the amount shown by each
certificate to be due to the county specified. The commissioner of management and budget
shall transmit such deleted text beginwarrantdeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end to the county treasurer together with a copy of the
certificate prepared by the commissioner of corrections.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 256B.20, is amended to read:


256B.20 COUNTY APPROPRIATIONS.

The providing of funds necessary to carry out the provisions hereof on the part of the
counties and the manner of administering the funds of the counties and the state shall be as
follows:

(1) The board of county commissioners of each county shall annually set up in its budget
an item designated as the county medical assistance fund and levy taxes and fix a rate
therefor sufficient to produce the full amount of such item, in addition to all other tax levies
and tax rate, however fixed or determined, sufficient to carry out the provisions hereof and
sufficient to pay in full the county share of assistance and administrative expense for the
ensuing year; and annually on or before October 10 shall certify the same to the county
auditor to be entered by the auditor on the tax rolls. Such tax levy and tax rate shall make
proper allowance and provision for shortage in tax collections.

(2) Any county may transfer surplus funds from any county fund, except the sinking or
ditch fund, to the general fund or to the county medical assistance fund in order to provide
money necessary to pay medical assistance awarded hereunder. The money so transferred
shall be used for no other purpose, but any portion thereof no longer needed for such purpose
shall be transferred back to the fund from which taken.

(3) Upon the order of the county agency the county auditor shall draw a warrant on the
proper fund in accordance with the order, and the county treasurer shall pay out the amounts
ordered to be paid out as medical assistance hereunder. When necessary by reason of failure
to levy sufficient taxes for the payment of the medical assistance in the county, the county
auditor shall carry any such payments as an overdraft on the medical assistance funds of
the county until sufficient tax funds shall be provided for such assistance payments. The
board of county commissioners shall include in the tax levy and tax rate in the year following
the year in which such overdraft occurred, an amount sufficient to liquidate such overdraft
in full.

(4) Claims for reimbursement and reports shall be presented to the state agency by the
respective counties as required under section 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (p). The state
agency shall audit such claims and certify to the commissioner of management and budget
the amounts due the respective counties without delay. The amounts so certified shall be
paid within ten days after such certification, from the state treasury upon deleted text beginwarrantdeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end
of the commissioner of management and budget from any money available therefor. The
money available to the state agency to carry out the provisions hereof, including all federal
funds available to the state, shall be kept and deposited by the commissioner of management
and budget in the revenue fund and disbursed deleted text beginupon warrantsdeleted text end in the same manner as other
state funds.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 299C.21, is amended to read:


299C.21 PENALTY ON LOCAL OFFICER REFUSING INFORMATION.

If any public official charged with the duty of furnishing to the bureau fingerprint records,
biological specimens, reports, or other information required by sections 299C.06, 299C.10,
299C.105, 299C.11, 299C.17, shall neglect or refuse to comply with such requirement, the
bureau, in writing, shall notify the state, county, or city officer charged with the issuance
of deleted text begina warrant fordeleted text end the payment of the salary of such official. Upon the receipt of the notice
the state, county, or city official shall withhold the issuance of deleted text begina warrant fordeleted text end the payment
of the salary or other compensation accruing to such officer for the period of 30 days
thereafter until notified by the bureau that such suspension has been released by the
performance of the required duty.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 352.04, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Erroneous deductions, canceled deleted text beginwarrantsdeleted text endnew text begin paymentsnew text end.

(a) Deductions taken
from the salary of an employee for the retirement fund in excess of required amounts must,
upon discovery and verification by the department making the deduction, be refunded to
the employee.

(b) If a deduction for the retirement fund is taken from a salary deleted text beginwarrant or checkdeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end,
and the deleted text begincheckdeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end is canceled or the amount of the deleted text beginwarrant or checkdeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end returned
to the funds of the department making the payment, the sum deducted, or the part of it
required to adjust the deductions, must be refunded to the department or institution if the
department applies for the refund on a form furnished by the director. The department's
payments must likewise be refunded to the department.

(c) If erroneous employee deductions and employer contributions are caused by an error
in plan coverage involving the plan and any other plans specified in section 356.99, that
section applies. If the employee should have been covered by the plan governed by chapter
352D, 353D, 354B, or 354D, the employee deductions and employer contributions taken
in error must be directly transferred to the applicable employee's account in the correct
retirement plan, with interest at the applicable monthly rate or rates specified in section
356.59, subdivision 2, compounded annually, from the first day of the month following the
month in which coverage should have commenced in the correct defined contribution plan
until the end of the month in which the transfer occurs.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 353.05, is amended to read:


353.05 CUSTODIAN OF FUNDS.

The commissioner of management and budget shall be ex officio treasurer of the
retirement funds of the association and the general bond of the commissioner of management
and budget to the state must be so conditioned as to cover all liability for acts as treasurer
of these funds. All money of the association received by the commissioner of management
and budget must be set aside in the state treasury to the credit of the proper fund or account.
The commissioner of management and budget shall transmit monthly to the executive
director a detailed statement of all amounts so received and credited to the funds. Payments
out of the funds may only be made deleted text beginon warrantsdeleted text endnew text begin as paymentsnew text end issued by the commissioner of
management and budget, upon abstracts signed by the executive director; provided that
abstracts for investment may be signed by the executive director of the State Board of
Investment.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 354.42, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Erroneous salary deductions or direct payments.

(a) Any deductions taken
from the salary of an employee for the retirement fund in excess of amounts required must
be refunded to the employee upon the discovery of the error and after the verification of
the error by the employing unit making the deduction. The corresponding excess employer
contribution and excess additional employer contribution amounts attributable to the
erroneous salary deduction must be refunded to the employing unit.

(b) If salary deductions and employer contributions were erroneously transmitted to the
retirement fund and should have been transmitted to the plan covered by chapter 352D,
353D, 354B, or 354D, the executive director must transfer these salary deductions and
employer contributions to the account of the appropriate person under the applicable plan.
The transfer to the applicable defined contribution plan account must include interest at the
rate of 0.71 percent per month, compounded annually, from the first day of the month
following the month in which coverage should have commenced in the defined contribution
plan until the end of the month in which the transfer occurs.

(c) A potential transfer under paragraph (b) that would cause the plan to fail to be a
qualified plan under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, must not be
made by the executive director. Within 30 days after being notified by the Teachers
Retirement Association of an unmade potential transfer under this paragraph, the employer
of the affected person must transmit an amount representing the applicable salary deductions
and employer contributions, without interest, to the account of the applicable person under
the appropriate plan. The retirement association must provide a credit for the amount of the
erroneous salary deductions and employer contributions against future contributions from
the employer.

(d) If a salary deleted text beginwarrant or checkdeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end from which a deduction for the retirement fund
was taken has been canceled or the amount of the deleted text beginwarrant or if a checkdeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end has been
returned to the funds of the employing unit making the payment, a refund of the amount
deducted, or any portion of it that is required to adjust the salary deductions, must be made
to the employing unit.

(e) Erroneous direct payments of member-paid contributions or erroneous salary
deductions that were not refunded during the regular payroll cycle processing must be
refunded to the member, plus interest computed using the rate and method specified in
section 354.49, subdivision 2.

(f) Any refund under this subdivision that would cause the plan to fail to be a qualified
plan under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, may not be refunded
and instead must be credited against future contributions payable by the employer. The
employer is responsible for refunding to the applicable employee any amount that was
erroneously deducted from the salary of the employee, with interest as specified in paragraph
(e).

(g) If erroneous employee deductions and employer contributions are caused by an error
in plan coverage involving the plan and any other plan specified in section 356.99, that
section applies.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 401.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Certified statements; determinations; adjustments.

Within 60 days
of the end of each calendar quarter, participating counties which have received the payments
authorized by section 401.14 shall submit to the commissioner certified statements detailing
the amounts expended and costs incurred in furnishing the correctional services provided
in sections 401.01 to 401.16. Upon receipt of certified statements, the commissioner shall,
in the manner provided in sections 401.10 and 401.12, determine the amount each
participating county is entitled to receive, making any adjustments necessary to rectify any
disparity between the amounts received pursuant to the estimate provided in section 401.14
and the amounts actually expended. If the amount received pursuant to the estimate is greater
than the amount actually expended during the quarter, the commissioner may withhold the
difference from any subsequent monthly payments made pursuant to section 401.14. Upon
certification by the commissioner of the amount a participating county is entitled to receive
under the provisions of section 401.14 or of this subdivision the commissioner of
management and budget shall thereupon issue a deleted text beginstate warrantdeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end to the chief fiscal
officer of each participating county for the amount due together with a copy of the certificate
prepared by the commissioner.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 446A.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Functions of commissioner of management and budget.

Except as
otherwise provided in this section, money of the authority must be paid to the commissioner
of management and budget as agent of the authority and the commissioner shall not
commingle the money with other money. The money in the accounts of the authority must
be paid out only deleted text beginon warrants drawndeleted text end by the commissioner of management and budget on
requisition of the chair of the authority or of another officer or employee as the authority
authorizes. Deposits of the authority's money must, if required by the commissioner or the
authority, be secured by obligations of the United States or of the state of a market value
equal at all times to the amount of the deposit and all banks and trust companies are
authorized to give security for the deposits.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 462A.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Functions of commissioner of management and budget.

All moneys
of the agency, except as otherwise authorized or provided in this section, shall be paid to
the commissioner of management and budget as agent of the agency, who shall not
commingle such moneys with any other moneys. The moneys in such accounts shall be
paid out deleted text beginon warrants drawndeleted text end by the commissioner on requisition of the chair of the agency
or of such other officer or employee as the agency shall authorize to make such requisition.
All deposits of such moneys shall, if required by the commissioner or the agency, be secured
by obligations of the United States or of the state of a market value equal at all times to the
amount of the deposit and all banks and trust companies are authorized to give such security
for such deposits.

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 525.841, is amended to read:


525.841 ESCHEAT RETURNED.

In all such cases the commissioner of management and budget shall be furnished with
a certified copy of the court's order assigning the escheated property to the persons entitled
thereto, and upon notification of payment of the estate tax, the commissioner of management
and budget shall deleted text begindraw a warrantdeleted text endnew text begin issue a paymentnew text end or execute a proper conveyance to the
persons designated in such order. In the event any escheated property has been sold pursuant
to sections 11A.04, clause (9), and 11A.10, subdivision 2, or 16B.281 to 16B.287, then the
deleted text begin warrantdeleted text endnew text begin paymentnew text end shall be for the appraised value as established during the administration
of the decedent's estate. There is hereby annually appropriated from any moneys in the state
treasury not otherwise appropriated an amount sufficient to make payment to all such
designated persons. No interest shall be allowed on any amount paid to such persons.

Sec. 41. new text beginREVISOR INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall replace, as the context requires, "warrant," "warrants," or
"warrant or check" with "payment" or "payments" in the following sections and subdivisions
of Minnesota Statutes: 15.0596; 16A.134; 16A.17, subdivision 5; 16A.42, subdivision 4;
16A.56; 43A.30, subdivision 2; 43A.49; 49.24, subdivisions 13 and 16; 69.031, subdivision
1; 84A.40; 126C.55, subdivisions 2 and 9; 126C.68, subdivision 3; 126C.69, subdivision
14; 136F.46, subdivision 1; 162.08, subdivisions 10 and 11; 162.14, subdivisions 4 and 5;
162.18, subdivision 4; 162.181, subdivision 4; 163.051, subdivision 3; 196.052; 198.16;
241.13, subdivision 1; 260B.331, subdivision 2; 260C.331, subdivision 2; 273.121,
subdivision 1; 287.08; 297I.10, subdivision 1; 348.05; 352.05; 352.115, subdivision 12;
352.12, subdivision 13; 353.27, subdivision 7; 354.52, subdivisions 4 and 4b; 446A.086,
subdivision 4; and 475A.04, subdivision 1.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

ELECTIONS AND VOTING RIGHTS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 13.607, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Data derived from driver's license applications. new text end

new text begin Data on an application for
a driver's license, a Minnesota identification card, or a learner's permit transferred to the
secretary of state that are provided by a person whom the secretary of state determines is
not eligible to vote are governed by section 201.161.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 123B.09, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:


Subd. 5b.

Appointments to fill vacancies; special elections.

(a) Any vacancy on the
board, other than a vacancy described in subdivision 4, must be filled by board appointment
at a regular or special meeting. The appointment shall be evidenced by a resolution entered
in the minutes and shall be effective 30 days following adoption of the resolution, subject
to paragraph (b). If the appointment becomes effective, deleted text beginit shall continue until an election is
held under this subdivision. All elections to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term.
A special election to fill the vacancy must be held no later than the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November following the vacancy. If the vacancy occurs less than 90 days
prior to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the year in which the vacancy
occurs, the special election must be held no later than the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November of the following calendar year. If the vacancy occurs less than 90 days prior
to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the third year of the term, no
special election is required. If the vacancy is filled by a special election, the person elected
at that election for the ensuing term shall take office immediately after receiving the
certificate of election, filing the bond, and taking the oath of office
deleted text endnew text begin the appointee shall serve
for the remainder of the unexpired term
new text end.

(b) An appointment made under paragraph (a) shall not be effective if a petition to reject
the appointee is filed with the school district clerk. To be valid, a petition to reject an
appointee must be signed by a number of eligible voters residing in the district equal to at
least five percent of the total number of voters voting in the district at the most recent state
general election, and must be filed within 30 days of the board's adoption of the resolution
making the appointment. If a valid petition is filed according to the requirements of this
paragraph, the appointment by the school board is ineffective and the board must name a
new appointee as provided in paragraph (a).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2019, and applies to vacancies
created on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 174.24, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 7a. new text end

new text begin Transit service on election day. new text end

new text begin An eligible recipient of operating assistance
under this section who contracts or has contracted to provide fixed route public transit shall
provide fixed route public transit service free of charge on a day a state general election is
held.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2020.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 201.014, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Felony conviction; restoration of civil right to vote. new text end

new text begin An individual convicted
of a felony has the civil right to vote restored when the individual completes any incarceration
imposed and executed by the court for the offense or upon sentencing if no incarceration is
imposed. If the individual is later incarcerated for the same offense, the individual's civil
right to vote is lost only during the period of incarceration.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 201.022, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The secretary of state shall maintain a statewide voter
registration system to facilitate voter registration and to provide a central database containing
voter registration information from around the state. The system must be accessible to the
county auditor of each county in the state. The system must also:

(1) provide for voters to submit their voter registration applications to any county auditor,
the secretary of state, or the Department of Public Safety;

(2) provide for the definition, establishment, and maintenance of a central database for
all voter registration information;

(3) provide for entering data into the statewide registration system;

(4) provide for electronic transfer of completed voter registration applications from the
Department of Public Safety to the secretary of state or the county auditor;

(5) assign a unique identifier to each legally registered voter in the state;

(6) provide for the acceptance of the Minnesota driver's license number, Minnesota state
identification number, and last four digits of the Social Security number for each voter
record;

(7) coordinate with other agency databases within the state;

(8) allow county auditors and the secretary of state to add or modify information in the
system to provide for accurate and up-to-date records;

(9) allow county auditors, municipal and school district clerks, and the secretary of state
to have electronic access to the statewide registration system for review and search
capabilities;

(10) provide security and protection of all information in the statewide registration
system and ensure that unauthorized access is not allowed;

(11) provide access to municipal clerks to use the system;

(12) provide a system for each county to identify the precinct to which a voter should
be assigned for voting purposes;

(13) provide daily reports accessible by county auditors on the driver's license numbers,
state identification numbers, or last four digits of the Social Security numbers submitted on
voter registration applications that have been verified as accurate by the secretary of state;
deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(14) provide reports on the number of absentee ballots transmitted to and returned and
cast by voters under section 203B.16deleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (15) provide reports necessary for early voting.
new text end

The appropriate state or local official shall provide security measures to prevent
unauthorized access to the computerized list established under section 201.021.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 201.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Form.

Both paper and electronic voter registration applications must
contain the same information unless otherwise provided by law. A voter registration
application must contain spaces for the following required information: voter's first name,
middle name, and last name; voter's previous name, if any; voter's current address; voter's
previous address, if any; voter's date of birth; voter's municipality and county of residence;
voter's telephone number, if provided by the voter; date of registration; current and valid
Minnesota driver's license number or Minnesota state identification number, or if the voter
has no current and valid Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota state identification, the
last four digits of the voter's Social Security number; and voter's signature. The paper
registration application may include the voter's e-mail address, if provided by the voter. The
electronic voter registration application must include the voter's e-mail address. The
registration application may include the voter's interest in serving as an election judge, if
indicated by the voter. The application must also contain the following certification of voter
eligibility:

"I certify that I:

(1) will be at least 18 years old on election day;

(2) am a citizen of the United States;

(3) will have resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding election day;

(4) maintain residence at the address given on the registration form;

(5) am not under court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revokes my right
to vote;

(6) have not been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote;

(7) deleted text beginhave the right to vote because, if I have been convicted of a felony, my felony sentence
has expired (been completed) or I have been discharged from my sentence
deleted text endnew text begin am not currently
incarcerated for a felony offense
new text end; and

(8) have read and understand the following statement: that giving false information is a
felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment or a fine of not more than
$10,000, or both."

The certification must include boxes for the voter to respond to the following questions:

"(1) Are you a citizen of the United States?" and

"(2) Will you be 18 years old on or before election day?"

And the instruction:

"If you checked 'no' to either of these questions, do not complete this form."

The form of the voter registration application and the certification of voter eligibility
must be as provided in this subdivision and approved by the secretary of state. Voter
registration forms authorized by the National Voter Registration Act must also be accepted
as valid. The federal postcard application form must also be accepted as valid if it is not
deficient and the voter is eligible to register in Minnesota.

An individual may use a voter registration application to apply to register to vote in
Minnesota or to change information on an existing registration.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 201.091, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Public information lists.

The county auditor shall make available for inspection
a public information list which must contain the name, address, year of birth, and voting
history of each registered voter in the county. The list must new text beginnot new text endinclude the party choice of
any voter who voted in deleted text beginthe most recentdeleted text endnew text begin anew text end presidential nomination primary. The telephone
number must be included on the list if provided by the voter. The public information list
may also include information on voting districts. The county auditor may adopt reasonable
rules governing access to the list. No individual inspecting the public information list shall
tamper with or alter it in any manner. No individual who inspects the public information
list or who acquires a list of registered voters prepared from the public information list may
use any information contained in the list for purposes unrelated to elections, political
activities, or law enforcement. The secretary of state may provide copies of the public
information lists and other information from the statewide registration system for uses
related to elections, political activities, or in response to a law enforcement inquiry from a
public official concerning a failure to comply with any criminal statute or any state or local
tax statute.

Before inspecting the public information list or obtaining a list of voters or other
information from the list, the individual shall provide identification to the public official
having custody of the public information list and shall state in writing that any information
obtained from the list will not be used for purposes unrelated to elections, political activities,
or law enforcement. Requests to examine or obtain information from the public information
lists or the statewide registration system must be made and processed in the manner provided
in the rules of the secretary of state.

Upon receipt of a statement signed by the voter that withholding the voter's name from
the public information list is required for the safety of the voter or the voter's family, the
secretary of state and county auditor must withhold from the public information list the
name of a registered voter.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019, and applies to presidential
nomination primaries conducted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 201.091, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end

new text begin Presidential primary political party list. new text end

new text begin For each major political party that
participated in the presidential nomination primary, the secretary of state must maintain a
list of the voters who voted in the presidential nomination primary and selected that political
party. Information maintained on the lists is private data on individuals as defined under
section 13.02, subdivision 12, except that the secretary of state must provide to the chair of
each major political party a list of voters who selected the chair's party for the most recent
presidential nomination primary.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019, and applies to presidential
nomination primaries conducted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 201.161, is amended to read:


201.161new text begin AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION OFnew text end DRIVER'S LICENSEnew text begin,
INSTRUCTION PERMIT,
new text end AND IDENTIFICATION CARD deleted text beginAPPLICATIONSdeleted text endnew text begin
APPLICANTS
new text end.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Automatic registration. new text end

new text begin An individual who properly completes an
application for a new or renewed Minnesota driver's license, instruction permit, or
identification card, and who is eligible to vote under section 201.014, must be registered to
vote as provided in this section, unless the applicant declines to be registered.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Applications. new text end

The deleted text beginDepartmentdeleted text endnew text begin commissionernew text end of public safetynew text begin, in consultation
with the secretary of state,
new text end shall change deleted text beginitsdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end applications for an original, duplicate, or
change of address driver's licensenew text begin, instruction permit,new text end or identification card so that the forms
may also serve as voter registration applications. The forms must contain spaces for all
information collected by voter registration applications prescribed by the secretary of statedeleted text begin.
Applicants for driver's licenses or identification cards must be asked if they want to register
to vote at the same time and that
deleted text endnew text begin and a box for the applicant to decline to be registered to
vote. The form must clearly state that it is a felony for a person who is not eligible to vote
to register to vote or cast a ballot. Unless the applicant has declined to be registered to vote
or has provided an address other than the applicant's address of residence under section
171.12, subdivision 7, paragraph (d), the commissioner shall transmit the
new text end information deleted text beginmust
be transmitted at least weekly
deleted text endnew text begin dailynew text end by electronic means to the secretary of state. Pursuant
to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, the computerized driver's
license record containing the voter's name, address, date of birth,new text begin citizenship,new text end driver's license
number or state identification number, county, deleted text begintown,deleted text end and citynew text begin or townnew text end must be made available
for access by the secretary of state and interaction with the statewide voter registration
system.

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Registration. new text end

new text begin (a) The secretary of state shall determine whether the applicant
is currently registered in the statewide voter registration system. For each currently registered
voter whose registration is not changed, the secretary of state shall update the voter's
registration date in the statewide voter registration system. For each currently registered
voter whose registration is changed, the secretary of state shall transmit the registration
daily by electronic means to the county auditor of the county where the voter resides.
new text end

new text begin (b) If the applicant is not currently registered in the statewide voter registration system,
the secretary of state shall determine whether the applicant is 18 years of age or older and
a citizen of the United States and compare the voter registration information received under
section 201.145 to determine whether the applicant is eligible to vote. If an applicant is less
than 18 years of age, the secretary of state shall wait until the applicant has turned 18 years
of age to determine whether the applicant is eligible to vote. For each applicant the secretary
of state determines is an eligible voter, the secretary of state shall transmit the registration
daily by electronic means to the county auditor of the county where the voter resides.
new text end

new text begin (c) Any data on applicants who the secretary determines are not eligible to vote are
private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Notice. new text end

new text begin Upon receipt of the registration, the county auditor shall mail to the
voter the notice of registration required by section 201.121, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Registering 20 days before election. new text end

new text begin An application for registration that is
dated during the 20 days before an election in any jurisdiction within which the voter resides
is not effective until the day after the election.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin System certification. new text end

new text begin An applicant for a Minnesota driver's license, instruction
permit, or identification card must not be registered to vote until the commissioner of public
safety has certified that the department's systems have been tested and can accurately provide
the necessary data, and the secretary of state has certified that the system for automatic
registration of those applicants has been tested and is capable of properly determining
whether an applicant is eligible to vote.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Implementation costs. new text end

new text begin The secretary of state and commissioner of public safety
must absorb any costs associated with implementation of this section using existing
appropriations provided to the secretary or commissioner by law.
new text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin [201.276] DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE; INFORMATION ABOUT
VOTING RIGHTS.
new text end

new text begin The secretary of state shall develop accurate and complete information in a single
publication about the voting rights of people who have been charged with or convicted of
a crime. This publication must be made available electronically to the state court administrator
for distribution to judges, court personnel, probation officers, and the commissioner of
corrections for distribution to corrections officials, parole and supervised release agents,
and the public.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.001, is amended to read:


203B.001 ELECTION LAW APPLICABILITY.

The Minnesota Election Law is applicable to voting by absentee ballotnew text begin and early votingnew text end
unless otherwise provided in this chapter.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Early voting. new text end

new text begin "Early voting" means voting in person before election day at the
office of the county auditor or designated municipal clerk within the time period provided
in section 203B.31.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Violation.

(a) No individual shall intentionally:

(1) make or sign any false certificate required by this chapter;

(2) make any false or untrue statement in any application for absentee ballots;

(3) apply for absentee ballots more than once in any election with the intent to cast an
illegal ballot;

(4) exhibit a ballot marked by that individual to any other individual;

(5) do any act in violation of the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of casting an
illegal vote in any precinct or for the purpose of aiding another to cast an illegal vote;

(6) use information from absentee ballot new text beginor early voting new text endmaterials or records for purposes
unrelated to elections, political activities, or law enforcement;

(7) provide assistance to an absenteenew text begin or earlynew text end voter except in the manner provided by
section 204C.15, subdivision 1;

(8) solicit the vote of an absentee new text beginor early new text endvoter while in the immediate presence of the
voter during the time the individual knows the absentee new text beginor early new text endvoter is voting; or

(9) alter an absentee ballot application after it has been signed by the voter, except by
an election official for administrative purposes.

(b) Before inspecting information from absentee ballot new text beginor early voting new text endmaterials or
records, an individual shall provide identification to the public official having custody of
the material or information.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Permanent absentee voter status.

(a) An eligible voter may apply to a county
auditor or municipal clerk to automatically receive an absentee ballot deleted text beginapplicationdeleted text end before
each election, other than an election by mail conducted under section 204B.45, and to have
the status as a permanent absentee voter indicated on the voter's registration record. new text beginThe
secretary of state must prescribe a form for this purpose.
new text end An eligible voter listed as an
ongoing absentee voter as of July 31, 2013, pursuant to laws in effect on that date, shall be
treated as if the voter applied for status as a permanent absentee voter pursuant to this
subdivision.

(b) A voter who applies under paragraph (a) must automatically be provided an absentee
ballot deleted text beginapplicationdeleted text end for each eligible election. A voter's permanent absentee status ends and
automatic ballot deleted text beginapplicationdeleted text end delivery must be terminated on:

(1) the voter's written request;

(2) the voter's death;

(3) return of an absentee ballot as undeliverable; or

(4) a change in the voter's status to "challenged" or "inactive" in the statewide voter
registration system.

(c) The secretary of state shall adopt rules governing procedures under this subdivision.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2020, and applies to elections
conducted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 15.

new text begin [203B.045] VOTERS WITH A DISABILITY.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Transmitting ballot and certificate of voter eligibility. new text end

new text begin (a) A voter with
a temporary or permanent disability may include in an application for absentee ballots a
request that the ballots, instructions, and a certificate of voter eligibility meeting the
requirements of section 203B.21, subdivision 3, be transmitted to the voter electronically
in an accessible format, including ballots with the ability to be marked by accessible software
or devices. Upon receipt of a properly completed application requesting accessible electronic
transmission, the county auditor shall electronically transmit the requested materials to the
voter.
new text end

new text begin (b) Electronic materials provided by a county auditor to a voter under this subdivision
must comply with the accessibility standards developed under section 16E.03, subdivision
9.
new text end

new text begin (c) The county auditor or municipal clerk must provide a return envelope containing
first class postage to a voter requesting a ballot and ballot materials under this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Marking ballots. new text end

new text begin The voter may electronically mark the ballot using accessible
software or devices.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Returning voted ballots. new text end

new text begin The voter must return the voted ballots and the
certificate of voter eligibility to the county auditor in a sealed envelope.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Generally.

The full-time clerk of any city or town shall administer the
provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15 if:

(1) the county auditor of that county has designated the clerk to administer them; or

(2) the clerk has given the county auditor of that county notice of intention to administer
them.

The designation or notice must specify whether the clerk will be responsible for the
administration of a ballot board as provided in section 203B.121.

A clerk of a city that is located in more than one county may only administer the
provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15 new text beginand 203B.30 to 203B.35 new text endif the clerk has been
designated by each of the county auditors or has provided notice to each of the county
auditors that the city will administer absentee voting. A clerk may only administer the
provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15 if the clerk has technical capacity to access the
statewide voter registration system in the secure manner prescribed by the secretary of state.
The secretary of state must identify hardware, software, security, or other technical
prerequisites necessary to ensure the security, access controls, and performance of the
statewide voter registration system. A clerk must receive training approved by the secretary
of state on the use of the statewide voter registration system before administering this section.
A clerk may not use the statewide voter registration system until the clerk has received the
required training. The county auditor must notify the secretary of state of any municipal
clerk who will be administering the provisions of this section and the duties that the clerk
will administer.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Printing and delivery of forms.

Each county auditor and municipal
clerk shall prepare and print a sufficient number of blank application forms for absentee
ballots. The county auditor or municipal clerk shall deliver a blank application form to any
voter who requests one pursuant to section 203B.04. deleted text beginBlank application forms must be mailed
to eligible voters who have requested an application pursuant to section 203B.04, subdivision
5
, at least 60 days before:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) each regularly scheduled primary for federal, state, county, city, or school board
office;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) each regularly scheduled general election for city or school board office for which
a primary is not held; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) a special primary to fill a federal or county office vacancy or special election to fill
a federal or county office vacancy, if a primary is not required to be held pursuant to section
204D.03, subdivision 3, or 204D.07, subdivision 3; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) any election held in conjunction with an election described in clauses (1) to (3);
deleted text end

deleted text begin or at least 45 days before any other primary or other election for which a primary is not
held.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2020, and applies to elections
conducted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Delivery of ballots.

(a) new text beginThe county auditor or municipal clerk, or full-time
clerk of any city or town administering an election pursuant to section 203B.05, shall mail
absentee ballots to voters on the permanent absentee ballot list pursuant to section 203B.04,
subdivision 5, at least 45 days before:
new text end

new text begin (1) each regularly scheduled primary or general election for federal, state, county, city,
or school board office;
new text end

new text begin (2) each special primary or special election to fill a federal, state, county, city, or school
board vacancy; except
new text end

new text begin (3) town clerks administering absentee ballots for a town general election held in March
shall deliver absentee ballots at least 30 days before the election.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text endThe commissioner of corrections must provide the secretary of state with a list of
the names and mailing addresses of state adult correctional facilities. An application for an
absentee ballot that provides an address included on the list provided by the commissioner
of corrections must not be accepted and an absentee ballot must not be provided to the
applicant. The county auditor or municipal clerk must promptly transmit a copy of the
application to the county attorney. The Department of Corrections must implement procedures
to ensure that absentee ballots issued under this chapter are not received or mailed by
offenders incarcerated at state adult correctional facilities.

deleted text begin (b)deleted text endnew text begin (c)new text end If an application for absentee ballots is accepted at a time when absentee ballots
are not yet available for distribution, the county auditor, or municipal clerk accepting the
application shall file it and as soon as absentee ballots are available for distribution shall
mail them to the address specified in the application. If an application for absentee ballots
is accepted when absentee ballots are available for distribution, the county auditor or
municipal clerk accepting the application shall promptly:

(1) mail the ballots to the voter whose signature appears on the application if the
application is submitted by mail and does not request commercial shipping under clause
(2);

(2) ship the ballots to the voter using a commercial shipper requested by the voter at the
voter's expense;

(3) deliver the absentee ballots directly to the voter if the application is submitted in
person; or

(4) deliver the absentee ballots in a sealed transmittal envelope to an agent who has been
designated to bring the ballots, as provided in section 203B.11, subdivision 4, to a voter
who would have difficulty getting to the polls because of incapacitating health reasons, or
who is disabled, or who is a patient in a health care facility, a resident of a facility providing
assisted living services governed by chapter 144G, a participant in a residential program
for adults licensed under section 245A.02, subdivision 14, or a resident of a shelter for
battered women as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4.

deleted text begin (c)deleted text endnew text begin (d)new text end If an application does not indicate the election for which absentee ballots are
sought, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall mail or deliver only the ballots for the
next election occurring after receipt of the application. Only one set of ballots may be mailed,
shipped, or delivered to an applicant for any election, except as provided in section 203B.121,
subdivision 2
, or when a replacement ballot has been requested by the voter for a ballot that
has been spoiled or lost in transit.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2020, and applies to elections
conducted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.081, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Location; timing.

new text begin(a) new text endAn eligible voter may vote by absentee ballot in
the office of the county auditor and at any other polling place designated by the county
auditor new text beginor by a municipal clerk authorized to conduct absentee balloting under section
203B.05
new text endduring the 46 days before the election, except as provided in this section.

new text begin (b) A polling place location, other than the office of the county auditor, may be opened
for fewer than 46 days. If a polling place is open fewer than 46 days before the election,
the county auditor or municipal clerk must post the polling place location and hours of
operation on the jurisdiction's website and must inform the secretary of state of the polling
place's location and hours.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.085, is amended to read:


203B.085 COUNTY AUDITOR'S AND MUNICIPAL CLERK'S OFFICES TO
REMAIN OPEN DURING CERTAIN HOURS PRECEDING ELECTION.

The county auditor's office in each county and the clerk's office in each city or town
authorized under section 203B.05 to administer absentee balloting must be open for
acceptance of absentee ballot applications and casting of absentee ballots new text beginfrom 8:00 a.m.
to 12:00 noon on the day immediately preceding an election subject to early voting under
section 203B.30 unless that day falls on a Sunday. When performing the duties of the county
auditor in an election not subject to early voting under section 203B.30, the clerk's office
must be open
new text endfrom 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and until 5:00 p.m. on the day
immediately preceding a primary, special, or general election unless that day falls on a
Saturday or Sunday. Town clerks' offices must be open for absentee voting from 10:00 a.m.
to 12:00 noon on the Saturday before a town general election held in March. The school
district clerk, when performing the county auditor's election duties, need not comply with
this section.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment; applicable laws.

(a) The governing body of each county,
municipality, and school district with responsibility to accept and reject absentee ballots new text beginor
to administer early voting
new text endmust, by ordinance or resolution, establish a ballot board. The
board must consist of a sufficient number of election judges trained in the handling of
absentee ballots and appointed as provided in sections 204B.19 to 204B.22. The board may
include deputy county auditors or deputy city clerks who have received training in the
processing and counting of absentee ballots.

(b) Each jurisdiction must pay a reasonable compensation to each member of that
jurisdiction's ballot board for services rendered during an election.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this section, all provisions of the Minnesota Election
Law apply to a ballot board.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Duties of ballot board; absentee ballots.

(a) The members of the ballot board
shall take possession of all return envelopes delivered to them in accordance with section
203B.08. Upon receipt from the county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk,
two or more members of the ballot board shall examine each return envelope and shall mark
it accepted or rejected in the manner provided in this subdivision. Election judges performing
the duties in this section must be of different major political parties, unless they are exempt
from that requirement under section 205.075, subdivision 4, or section 205A.10, subdivision
2
.

(b) The members of the ballot board shall mark the return envelope "Accepted" and
initial or sign the return envelope below the word "Accepted" if a majority of the members
of the ballot board examining the envelope are satisfied that:

(1) the voter's name and address on the return envelope are the same as the information
provided on the absentee ballot applicationnew text begin or voter recordnew text end;

(2) the voter signed the certification on the envelope;

(3) the voter's Minnesota driver's license, state identification number, or the last four
digits of the voter's Social Security number are the same as a number on the voter's absentee
ballot application or voter record. If the number does not match, the election judges must
compare the signature provided by the applicant to determine whether the ballots were
returned by the same person to whom they were transmitted;

(4) the voter is registered and eligible to vote in the precinct or has included a properly
completed voter registration application in the return envelope;

(5) the certificate has been completed as prescribed in the directions for casting an
absentee ballot; and

(6) the voter has not already voted at that election, either in person or, if it is after the
close of business on the seventh day before the election, by absentee ballot.

The return envelope from accepted ballots must be preserved and returned to the county
auditor.

(c)(1) If a majority of the members of the ballot board examining a return envelope find
that an absentee voter has failed to meet one of the requirements provided in paragraph (b),
they shall mark the return envelope "Rejected," initial or sign it below the word "Rejected,"
list the reason for the rejection on the envelope, and return it to the county auditor. There
is no other reason for rejecting an absentee ballot beyond those permitted by this section.
Failure to place the ballot within the security envelope before placing it in the outer white
envelope is not a reason to reject an absentee ballot.

(2) If an envelope has been rejected at least five days before the election, the envelope
must remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board shall provide the voter with
a replacement absentee ballot and return envelope in place of the rejected ballot.

(3) If an envelope is rejected within five days of the election, the envelope must remain
sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt to contact the voter by
telephone or e-mail to notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been rejected. The official
must document the attempts made to contact the voter.

(d) The official in charge of the absentee ballot board must mail the voter a written notice
of absentee ballot rejection between six and ten weeks following the election. If the official
determines that the voter has otherwise cast a ballot in the election, no notice is required.
If an absentee ballot arrives after the deadline for submission provided by this chapter, the
notice must be provided between six to ten weeks after receipt of the ballot. A notice of
absentee ballot rejection must contain the following information:

(1) the date on which the absentee ballot was rejected or, if the ballot was received after
the required deadline for submission, the date on which the ballot was received;

(2) the reason for rejection; and

(3) the name of the appropriate election official to whom the voter may direct further
questions, along with appropriate contact information.

(e) An absentee ballot return envelope marked "Rejected" may not be opened or subject
to further review except in an election contest filed pursuant to chapter 209.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2020, and applies to elections
conducted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.121, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Duties of ballot board; early voting. new text end

new text begin The members of the ballot board shall
administer the process of early voting as prescribed in section 203B.35, and shall make a
record of voters who cast ballots early and count those ballots as provided in subdivisions
4 and 5.
new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.121, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Record of voting.

(a) When applicable, the county auditor or municipal clerk
must immediately record that a voter's absentee ballot has been acceptednew text begin or that the voter
has cast a ballot pursuant to the early voting procedures provided in this chapter. A voter
whose record indicates that the voter has cast an early ballot must not be permitted to cast
another ballot in that election
new text end. After the close of business on the deleted text beginseventh day before the
election
deleted text endnew text begin day prior to the beginning of the early voting period as provided in section 203B.31new text end,
a voter whose record indicates that an absentee ballot has been accepted must not be permitted
to cast another ballot at that election. In a state primary, general, or state special election
for federal deleted text beginordeleted text endnew text begin,new text end statenew text begin, or countynew text end office, the auditor or clerk must also record this information
in the statewide voter registration system.

(b) The roster must be marked, and a supplemental report of absentee new text beginand early new text endvoters
who submitted a voter registration application with their ballot must be created, no later
than the start of voting on election day to indicate the voters that have already cast a ballot
at the election. The roster may be marked either:

(1) by the county auditor or municipal clerk before election day;

(2) by the ballot board before election day; or

(3) by the election judges at the polling place on election day.

The record of a voter whose absentee ballot was received after the close of business on
the seventh day before the election is not required to be marked on the roster or contained
in a supplemental report as required by this paragraph.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.121, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Opening of envelopes.

After the close of business on the seventh day before
the election, the ballots from return envelopes marked "Accepted" may be opened, duplicated
as needed in the manner provided in section 206.86, subdivision 5, initialed by the members
of the ballot board, and deposited in the appropriate ballot box. If more than one new text beginvoted new text endballot
is enclosed in the ballot envelope, the ballots must be returned in the manner provided by
section 204C.25 for return of spoiled ballots, and may not be counted.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Storage and counting of absentee new text beginand early voting new text endballots.

(a) On a day on
which absentee new text beginor early voting new text endballots are inserted into a ballot box, two members of the
ballot board must:

(1) remove the ballots from the ballot box at the end of the day;

(2) without inspecting the ballots, ensure that the number of ballots removed from the
ballot box is equal to the number of voters new text beginwho cast early votes and new text endwhose absentee ballots
were accepted that day; and

(3) seal and secure all voted and unvoted ballots present in that location at the end of
the day.

(b) After the polls have closed on election day, two members of the ballot board must
count the ballots, tabulating the vote in a manner that indicates each vote of the voter and
the total votes cast for each candidate or question. In state primary and state general elections,
the results must indicate the total votes cast for each candidate or question in each precinct
and report the vote totals tabulated for each precinct. The count must be recorded on a
summary statement in substantially the same format as provided in section 204C.26. The
ballot board shall submit at least one completed summary statement to the county auditor
or municipal clerk. The county auditor or municipal clerk may require the ballot board to
submit a sufficient number of completed summary statements to comply with the provisions
of section 204C.27, or the county auditor or municipal clerk may certify reports containing
the details of the ballot board summary statement to the recipients of the summary statements
designated in section 204C.27.

In state primary and state general elections, these vote totals shall be added to the vote
totals on the summary statements of the returns for the appropriate precinct. In other elections,
these vote totals may be added to the vote totals on the summary statement of returns for
the appropriate precinct or may be reported as a separate total.

The count shall be public. No vote totals from ballots may be made public before the
close of voting on election day.

(c) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b), if the task has not been
completed previously, the members of the ballot board must verify as soon as possible, but
no later than 24 hours after the end of the hours for voting, that voters whose absentee ballots
arrived after the rosters were marked or supplemental reports were generated and whose
ballots were accepted did not vote in person on election day. An absentee ballot submitted
by a voter who has voted in person on election day must be rejected. All other accepted
absentee ballots must be opened, duplicated if necessary, and counted by members of the
ballot board. The vote totals from these ballots must be incorporated into the totals with the
other absentee ballots and handled according to paragraph (b).

Sec. 27.

new text begin [203B.30] EARLY VOTING; APPLICABILITY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Any eligible voter may vote in person in a federal, state, or county election prior to
the date of the election, in the manner provided in sections 203B.31 to 203B.35.
new text end

new text begin (b)(1) Subject to clause (2), for city elections not held in conjunction with a federal,
state, or county election, the city may authorize eligible voters to vote in the manner provided
in sections 203B.31 to 203B.35 upon resolution of the governing body of the city, adopted
prior to the first day for filing affidavits of candidacy for the election. In the case of a home
rule charter city, authorization may alternatively be made by amendment to the city's charter
for this purpose.
new text end

new text begin (2) A city may only authorize voting under sections 203B.31 to 203B.35 if the municipal
clerk has the technical capacity to access the statewide voter registration system in the secure
manner prescribed by the secretary of state. The secretary of state must identify hardware,
software, security, or other technical prerequisites necessary to ensure the security, access
controls, and performance of the statewide voter registration system. The clerk must receive
training approved by the secretary of state on the use of the statewide voter registration
system before administering voting authorized under this paragraph. The clerk may not use
the statewide voter registration system until the clerk has received the required training.
new text end

Sec. 28.

new text begin [203B.31] TIME PERIOD FOR EARLY VOTING.
new text end

new text begin Early voting must be available to any eligible voter as provided in section 203B.32 for
every primary, general, and special election subject to early voting under section 203B.30
from 30 days before the election through 5:00 p.m. on the third day before the election. All
voters in line at 5:00 p.m. on the third day before the election must be allowed to vote in
the same manner as provided in section 204C.05, subdivision 2.
new text end

Sec. 29.

new text begin [203B.32] HOURS FOR EARLY VOTING.
new text end

new text begin Early voting must be available between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on each
weekday during the time period provided in section 203B.31, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
on at least one weekday, and from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the two Saturdays before the
election.
new text end

Sec. 30.

new text begin [203B.33] LOCATIONS FOR EARLY VOTING.
new text end

new text begin (a) Early voting must be made available at polling places designated in the county
auditor's offices in county-owned or operated buildings, at the municipal clerk's office in
every municipality that has been delegated the responsibility to administer absentee voting
as provided in section 203B.05 or which is conducting an election that includes early voting,
as authorized in section 203B.30, and at any other county or city-owned or operated buildings
designated by the county auditor or municipal clerk. At least one voting station and one
ballot marking device for disabled voters must be made available in each polling place.
new text end

new text begin (b) The county auditor or municipal clerk must make an electronic ballot counter available
in each polling place.
new text end

Sec. 31.

new text begin [203B.34] NOTICE TO VOTERS.
new text end

new text begin The county auditor or municipal clerk must prepare a notice to the voters of the days,
times, and locations for early voting. This notice must be posted on the county's website,
if applicable, and the website for each municipality in the county where an early voting
location is designated for the election at least 14 days before the first day for early voting.
If a county or municipality does not have a website, the county auditor or municipal clerk
must publish the notice at least once in the jurisdiction's official newspaper at least seven
days and not more than 14 days before the first day for early voting.
new text end

Sec. 32.

new text begin [203B.35] PROCEDURES FOR EARLY VOTING.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Voting procedure. new text end

new text begin Each voter shall sign the certification provided in
section 204C.10. An individual who is not registered to vote must register in the manner
provided in section 201.061, subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin After the voter has signed the certification, a member of the ballot board must provide
a ballot to the voter. Ballots must be prepared and distributed by members of the ballot
board in the manner provided in section 204C.09. The voter must mark the ballot and deposit
it in either a precinct voting system or a sealed ballot box. A voter may not leave the polling
place with the ballot.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Processing of ballots. new text end

new text begin Ballots cast pursuant to sections 203B.30 to 203B.35
must be processed and counted by a ballot board.
new text end

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 204B.28, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Election supplies; duties of county auditors and clerks.

new text begin(a) new text endExcept as
otherwise provided for absentee ballotsnew text begin in this section andnew text end in section 204B.35, subdivision
4
, the county auditor shall complete the preparation of the election materials for which the
auditor is responsible at least four days before every state primary and state general election.
At any time after all election materials are available from the county auditor but not later
than four days before the election each municipal clerk shall secure from the county auditor:

deleted text begin (a)deleted text endnew text begin (1)new text end the forms that are required for the conduct of the election;

deleted text begin (b)deleted text endnew text begin (2)new text end any printed voter instruction materials furnished by the secretary of state;

deleted text begin (c)deleted text endnew text begin (3)new text end any other instructions for election officers; and

deleted text begin (d)deleted text endnew text begin (4)new text end a sufficient quantity of the official ballots, registration files, envelopes for ballot
returns, and other supplies and materials required for each precinct in order to comply with
the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law. The county auditor may furnish the election
supplies to the municipal clerks in the same manner as the supplies are furnished to precincts
in unorganized territory pursuant to section 204B.29, subdivision 1.

new text begin (b) The county auditor must prepare and make available election materials for early
voting to city clerks designated to administer early voting under section 203B.05 at least
one day prior to the beginning of the early voting period as provided in section 203B.31.
new text end

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 204B.35, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Electronic voting systems. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding sections 204B.35 to 204B.44 and
chapter 204D, a jurisdiction may employ an electronic voting system provided by section
206.80, paragraph (b), clause (3), displaying the required ballot information on an electronic
device in a format that substantially meets the requirements of law.
new text end

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 204B.45, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Authorization.

A town of any size deleted text beginnot located in a metropolitan county
as defined by section 473.121,
deleted text end or a city having fewer than 400 registered voters on June 1
of an election year deleted text beginand not located in a metropolitan county as defined by section 473.121,deleted text end
may provide balloting by mail at any municipal, county, or state election with no polling
place other than the office of the auditor or clerk or other locations designated by the auditor
or clerk. The governing body may apply to the county auditor for permission to conduct
balloting by mail. The county board may provide for balloting by mail in unorganized
territory. The governing body of any municipality may designate for mail balloting any
precinct having fewer than 100 registered voters, subject to the approval of the county
auditor.

Voted ballots may be returned in person to any location designated by the county auditor
or municipal clerk.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2020, and applies to elections
conducted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 204B.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Procedure.

Notice of the election and the special mail procedure must be given
at least ten weeks prior to the election. Not more than 46 days nor later than 14 days before
a regularly scheduled election and not more than 30 days nor later than 14 days before any
other election, the auditor shall mail ballots by nonforwardable mail to all voters registered
in the city, town, or unorganized territory. No later than 14 days before the election, the
auditor must make a subsequent mailing of ballots to those voters who register to vote after
the initial mailing but before the 20th day before the election. Eligible voters not registered
at the time the ballots are mailednew text begin and eligible voters with a temporary or permanent disabilitynew text end
may apply for ballots as provided in chapter 203B. Ballot return envelopes, with return
postage provided, must be preaddressed to the auditor or clerk and the voter may return the
ballot by mail or in person to the office of the auditor or clerk. The auditor or clerk must
appoint a ballot board to examine the mail and absentee ballot return envelopes and mark
them "accepted" or "rejected" within three days of receipt if there are 14 or fewer days
before election day, or within five days of receipt if there are more than 14 days before
election day. The board may consist of deputy county auditors or deputy municipal clerks
who have received training in the processing and counting of mail ballots, who need not be
affiliated with a major political party. Election judges performing the duties in this section
must be of different major political parties, unless they are exempt from that requirement
under section 205.075, subdivision 4, or section 205A.10. If an envelope has been rejected
at least five days before the election, the ballots in the envelope must remain sealed and the
auditor or clerk shall provide the voter with a replacement ballot and return envelope in
place of the spoiled ballot. If the ballot is rejected within five days of the election, the
envelope must remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt to
contact the voter by telephone or e-mail to notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been
rejected. The official must document the attempts made to contact the voter.

If the ballot is accepted, the county auditor or municipal clerk must mark the roster to
indicate that the voter has already cast a ballot in that election. After the close of business
on the seventh day before the election, the ballots from return envelopes marked "Accepted"
may be opened, duplicated as needed in the manner provided by section 206.86, subdivision
5, initialed by the members of the ballot board, and deposited in the ballot box.

In all other respects, the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law governing deposit
and counting of ballots apply.

The mail and absentee ballots for a precinct must be counted together and reported as
one vote total. No vote totals from mail or absentee ballots may be made public before the
close of voting on election day.

The costs of the mailing shall be paid by the election jurisdiction in which the voter
resides. Any ballot received by 8:00 p.m. on the day of the election must be counted.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 204C.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Transit service. new text end

new text begin Certain requirements for transit service on the date of a state
general election are as provided in sections 174.24, subdivision 7a, and 473.408, subdivision
11.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2020.
new text end

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 204C.10, is amended to read:


204C.10 POLLING PLACE ROSTER; VOTER SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE;
VOTER RECEIPT.

(a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a polling place roster or voter signature
certificate which states that the individualnew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1) new text endis at least 18 years of agedeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (2) new text enda citizen of the United Statesdeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (3) new text endhas resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the electiondeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (4) new text endmaintains residence at the address showndeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (5) new text endis not under a guardianship in which the court order revokes the individual's right to
votedeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (6) new text endhas not been found by a court of law to be legally incompetent to vote deleted text beginordeleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (7) new text endhas the right to vote because, if the individual was convicted of a felony, deleted text beginthe felony
sentence has expired or been completed
deleted text end or the individual has deleted text beginbeen discharged from the
sentence,
deleted text endnew text begin completed the term of incarceration, if any, for the felony offense;
new text end

new text begin (8) new text endis registerednew text begin;new text end and

new text begin (9) new text endhas not already voted in the election.

The roster must also state: "I understand that deliberately providing false information
is a felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment and a fine of not more than
$10,000, or both."

(b) At the presidential nomination primary, the polling place roster must also state: "I
am in general agreement with the principles of the party for whose candidate I intend to
votedeleted text begin, and I understand that my choice of a party's ballot will be public informationdeleted text end." This
statement must appear separately from the statements required in paragraph (a). The felony
penalty provided for in paragraph (a) does not apply to this paragraph.

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin(b) new text endA judge may, before the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate,
confirm the applicant's name, address, and date of birth.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin(c) new text endAfter the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, the judge shall
give the applicant a voter's receipt. The voter shall deliver the voter's receipt to the judge
in charge of ballots as proof of the voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall hand
to the voter the ballot. The voters' receipts must be maintained during the time for notice
of filing an election contest.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin(d) new text endWhenever a challenged status appears on the polling place roster, an election
judge must ensure that the challenge is concealed or hidden from the view of any voter other
than the voter whose status is challenged.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 204C.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Physical assistance in marking ballots.

A voter who claims a need for
assistance because of inability to read English or physical inability to mark a ballot may
obtain the aid of two election judges who are members of different major political parties.
The election judges shall mark the ballots as directed by the voter and in as secret a manner
as circumstances permit. A voter in need of assistance may alternatively obtain the assistance
of any individual the voter chooses. Only the following persons may not provide assistance
to a voter: the voter's employer, an agent of the voter's employer, an officer or agent of the
voter's union, or a candidate for election. The person who assists the voter shall,
unaccompanied by an election judge, retire with that voter to a booth and mark the ballot
as directed by the voter. deleted text beginNo person who assists another voter as provided in the preceding
sentence shall mark the ballots of more than three voters at one election.
deleted text end Before the ballots
are deposited, the voter may show them privately to an election judge to ascertain that they
are marked as the voter directed. An election judge or other individual assisting a voter shall
not in any manner request, persuade, induce, or attempt to persuade or induce the voter to
vote for any particular political party or candidate. The election judges or other individuals
who assist the voter shall not reveal to anyone the name of any candidate for whom the
voter has voted or anything that took place while assisting the voter.

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 204C.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Information requirements.

Precinct summary statements shall be
submitted by the election judges in every precinct. For all elections, the election judges
shall complete three or more copies of the summary statements, and each copy shall contain
the following information for each kind of ballot:

(1) the number of ballots delivered to the precinct as adjusted by the actual count made
by the election judges, the number of unofficial ballots made, and the number of absentee
ballots delivered to the precinct;

(2) the number of votes each candidate received or the number of yes and no votes on
each question, the number of undervotes, the number of overvotes, and the number of
defective ballots with respect to each office or question;

(3) the number of spoiled ballots, the number of duplicate ballots made, the number of
absentee ballots rejected, and the number of unused ballots, presuming that the total count
provided on each package of unopened prepackaged ballots is correct;

new text begin (4) the number of voted ballots indicating only a voter's choices as provided by section
206.80, paragraph (b), clause (3);
new text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text endnew text begin (5)new text end the number of individuals who voted at the election in the precinct which must
equal the total number of ballots cast in the precinct, as required by sections 204C.20 and
206.86, subdivision 1;

deleted text begin (5)deleted text endnew text begin (6)new text end the number of voters registering on election day in that precinct; and

deleted text begin (6)deleted text endnew text begin (7)new text end the signatures of the election judges who counted the ballots certifying that all
of the ballots cast were properly piled, checked, and counted; and that the numbers entered
by the election judges on the summary statements correctly show the number of votes cast
for each candidate and for and against each question.

At least two copies of the summary statement must be prepared for elections not held
on the same day as the state elections.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 204D.19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Special election when legislature will be in session.

Except for vacancies in
the legislature which occur at any time between the last day of session in an odd-numbered
year and the deleted text begin40thdeleted text endnew text begin 54thnew text end day prior to the opening day of session in the succeeding
even-numbered year, when a vacancy occurs and the legislature will be in session so that
the individual elected as provided by this section could take office and exercise the duties
of the office immediately upon election, the governor shall issue within five days after the
vacancy occurs a writ calling for a special election. The special election shall be held as
soon as possible, consistent with the notice requirements of section 204D.22, subdivision
3
, but in no event more than deleted text begin35deleted text endnew text begin 49new text end days after the issuance of the writ. deleted text beginA special election
deleted text enddeleted text begin must not be held during the four days before or the four days after a holiday as defined in
deleted text enddeleted text begin section deleted text enddeleted text begin645.44, subdivision 5deleted text enddeleted text begin.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2019, and applies to vacancies
occurring on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 204D.195, is amended to read:


204D.195 DATE OF SPECIAL ELECTION; CERTAIN TIMES PROHIBITED.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a special primary and special general election
may not be heldnew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end for a period beginning the day following the date of the state primary election and
ending the day prior to the date of the state general electiondeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; or
new text end

new text begin (2) on a holiday, or during the four days before or the four days after a holiday, as defined
in section 645.44, subdivision 5.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to special elections for vacancies in office occurring on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 204D.22, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Notice of special election.

The county auditor of a county in which a special
election is to be held shall direct the clerk of each municipality in which the election is to
be held to post a notice of the special primary and special election at least deleted text beginsevendeleted text endnew text begin 14new text end days
before the special primary and at least deleted text begin14deleted text endnew text begin 21new text end days before the special election in the manner
provided in sections 204B.33 and 204B.34. If the special primary is to be held deleted text begin14deleted text endnew text begin 21new text end days
before the special election, a single notice of both elections may be posted seven days before
the primary.

When the special primary or special election is to be held on the same day as any other
election, notice of the special primary or special election may be included in the notice of
the other election, if practicable.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2019, and applies to vacancies
occurring on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 204D.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Time of filing.

Except as provided in subdivision 3, the affidavits and petitions
shall be filed no later than deleted text begin14deleted text endnew text begin 21new text end days before the special primary.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2019, and applies to vacancies
occurring on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 45.

new text begin [204D.275] LOCAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Reimbursement authorized. new text end

new text begin Each county and municipality shall be
reimbursed for the cost of conducting a special election as defined in section 200.02,
subdivision 4, for a federal or state office.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Expenses eligible for reimbursement. new text end

new text begin The secretary of state shall reimburse
each county and municipality for the cost of:
new text end

new text begin (1) preparation and printing of ballots and other election materials for the special election;
new text end

new text begin (2) postage for absentee ballots;
new text end

new text begin (3) publication of the sample ballot;
new text end

new text begin (4) preparation of polling places;
new text end

new text begin (5) preparation of electronic voting systems;
new text end

new text begin (6) compensation paid to the county canvassing board members;
new text end

new text begin (7) election judge salaries; and
new text end

new text begin (8) other reasonable costs of administering the election, as approved by the secretary of
state.
new text end

new text begin Reimbursable costs do not include salaries of permanent local officials or the cost of reusable
supplies and equipment.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Reimbursement requests. new text end

new text begin (a) Not more than 90 days after the special election,
the county auditor must submit a request for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the
county for conducting the special election and the municipal clerk must submit a request
for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the municipality for conducting the special
election. The request for reimbursement must be submitted to the secretary of state and
must be accompanied by an itemized description of actual county or municipal expenditures
including copies of invoices. In addition, the county auditor or municipal clerk must certify
that the request for reimbursement is based on actual costs incurred by the county or
municipality in the special election. The secretary of state shall provide each county and
municipality with the appropriate forms for requesting payment and certifying expenses
under this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (b) The secretary of state must not reimburse expenses unless the request for payment
and certification of costs has been submitted as provided in this subdivision. The secretary
of state must complete the issuance of reimbursements to the counties and municipalities
for qualifying claims no later than 120 days after the special election. Amounts necessary
to pay qualifying claims are appropriated from the general fund to the secretary of state for
that purpose.
new text end

Sec. 46.

new text begin [204E.01] APPLICABILITY.
new text end

new text begin This chapter applies to all elections expressly authorized by law to use ranked-choice
voting. All other provisions of the Minnesota Election Law also apply, to the extent they
are not inconsistent with this chapter.
new text end

Sec. 47.

new text begin [204E.02] DEFINITIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Scope. new text end

new text begin The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Batch elimination. new text end

new text begin "Batch elimination" means a simultaneous defeat of multiple
continuing candidates that have no mathematical chance of being elected.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Chief election official. new text end

new text begin "Chief election official" means the principal officer in
the jurisdiction charged with duties relating to elections.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Duplicate ranking. new text end

new text begin "Duplicate ranking" means a voter has ranked the same
candidate at multiple rankings for the office being counted.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Exhausted ballot. new text end

new text begin "Exhausted ballot" means a ballot that can no longer be
advanced under the procedures in section 204E.06.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Highest continuing ranking. new text end

new text begin "Highest continuing ranking" means the ranking
on a voter's ballot with the lowest numerical value for a continuing candidate.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Mathematically impossible to be elected. new text end

new text begin "Mathematically impossible to be
elected" means either:
new text end

new text begin (1) the candidate cannot be elected because the candidate's current vote total plus all
votes that could possibly be transferred to the candidate in future rounds from candidates
with fewer votes or an equal number of votes and surplus votes would not be enough to
surpass the candidate with the next higher current vote total; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the candidate has a lower current vote total than a candidate who is described by
clause (1).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Overvote. new text end

new text begin "Overvote" means a voter has ranked more than one candidate at
the same ranking.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Partially defective ballot. new text end

new text begin "Partially defective ballot" means a ballot that is
defective to the extent that the election judges are unable to determine the voter's intent with
respect to the office being counted.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Ranked-choice voting. new text end

new text begin "Ranked-choice voting" means an election method
in which voters rank candidates for an office in order of their preference, with each vote
counting for the highest-ranked continuing candidate on each ballot until that candidate has
been elected or defeated by the method established in this chapter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Ranked-choice voting tabulation center. new text end

new text begin "Ranked-choice voting tabulation
center" means the place selected for the automatic or manual processing and tabulation of
ballots.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Ranking. new text end

new text begin "Ranking" means the number assigned by a voter to a candidate to
express the voter's preference for that candidate. Ranking number one is the highest ranking.
A ranking of lower numerical value indicates a greater preference for a candidate than a
ranking of higher numerical value.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Round. new text end

new text begin "Round" means an instance of the sequence of voting tabulation steps
established in section 204E.06.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Skipped ranking. new text end

new text begin "Skipped ranking" means a voter has left a ranking blank
and ranks a candidate at a subsequent ranking.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Surplus. new text end

new text begin "Surplus" means the total number of votes cast for an elected
candidate in excess of the threshold.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Surplus fraction of a vote. new text end

new text begin "Surplus fraction of a vote" means the proportion
of each vote to be transferred when a surplus is transferred. The surplus fraction is calculated
by dividing the surplus by the total votes cast for the elected candidate, calculated to four
decimal places, ignoring any remainder.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Threshold. new text end

new text begin "Threshold" means the number of votes sufficient for a candidate
to be elected. In any given election, the threshold equals the total votes counted in the first
round after removing defective ballots, divided by the sum of one plus the number of offices
to be filled and adding one to the quotient, disregarding any fractions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Transfer value. new text end

new text begin "Transfer value" means the fraction of a vote that a transferred
ballot will contribute to the next ranked continuing candidate on that ballot. The transfer
value of a vote cast for an elected candidate is calculated by multiplying the surplus fraction
of each vote by its current value, calculated to four decimal places, ignoring any remainder.
The transfer value of a vote cast for a defeated candidate is the same as its current value.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin Transferable vote. new text end

new text begin "Transferable vote" means a vote or a fraction of a vote
for a candidate who has been either elected or defeated.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin Totally defective ballot. new text end

new text begin "Totally defective ballot" means a ballot that is
defective to the extent that election judges are unable to determine the voter's intent for any
office on the ballot.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end

new text begin Undervote. new text end

new text begin "Undervote" means a voter did not rank any candidates for an
office.
new text end

Sec. 48.

new text begin [204E.03] AUTHORIZATION TO ADOPT RANKED-CHOICE VOTING;
IMPLEMENTATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) The following political subdivisions may adopt, in the manner provided in this section,
ranked-choice voting as a method of voting for local offices within the political subdivision:
new text end

new text begin (1) home rule charter or statutory cities;
new text end

new text begin (2) counties;
new text end

new text begin (3) townships; and
new text end

new text begin (4) school districts.
new text end

new text begin (b) A jurisdiction that adopts ranked-choice voting may do so by adopting an ordinance
or resolution or by a ballot question presented to the voters. The ranked-choice voting
method may be repealed by one of the same methods provided for adoption.
new text end

new text begin (c) A home rule charter jurisdiction that adopts a ranked-choice voting system in its
charter may adopt this chapter by reference in an ordinance, but is not required to do so.
Nothing in this chapter prevents a home rule charter jurisdiction from adopting another
voting method in its charter.
new text end

new text begin (d) Ranked-choice voting shall only be used to elect local offices at a general or special
election, or at a primary election which serves as a party-nominating election for a partisan
office. A primary election must not be held for any nonpartisan offices that are elected using
ranked-choice voting.
new text end

new text begin (e) A jurisdiction that adopts the use of ranked-choice voting in local elections must do
so no later than 30 days before the first day for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office
for which ranked-choice voting is to be used as the method of election.
new text end

new text begin (f) Repeal of ranked-choice voting must be no later than 30 days before the first day for
filing affidavits of candidacy for offices for which ranked-choice voting is used as the
method of election.
new text end

new text begin (g) The chief election official shall notify the secretary of state and, if applicable, the
county auditor within 30 days following adoption or repeal of ranked-choice voting.
new text end

Sec. 49.

new text begin [204E.04] BALLOTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Ballot format. new text end

new text begin (a) If there are three or more qualified candidates, a ballot
must allow a voter to rank at least three candidates for each office in order of preference
and must also allow the voter to add write-in candidates.
new text end

new text begin (b) A ballot must:
new text end

new text begin (1) include instructions to voters that clearly indicate how to mark the ballot;
new text end

new text begin (2) include instructions to voters that clearly indicate how to rank candidates in order
of the voter's preference; and
new text end

new text begin (3) indicate the number of seats to be elected for each office.
new text end

new text begin (c) A jurisdiction may use ballots compatible with alphanumeric character recognition
voting equipment.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Mixed-election method ballots. new text end

new text begin If elections are held in which ranked-choice
voting is used in addition to other methods of voting, the ranked-choice voting and
non-ranked-choice voting elections must be on the same ballot card if possible, with
ranked-choice voting and non-ranked-choice voting portions clearly separated on the ballot
card. A separate ballot card may be used if necessary. A jurisdiction may deviate from the
standard ballot order of offices to allow separation of ranked-choice voting and
non-ranked-choice voting elections.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Ballot format rules. new text end

new text begin The chief election official shall establish administrative
rules for ballot format after a voting mechanism has been selected, consistent with this
section.
new text end

Sec. 50.

new text begin [204E.05] RANKED-CHOICE VOTING TABULATION CENTER.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Tabulation of votes; generally. new text end

new text begin The chief election official shall designate
one location to serve as the ranked-choice voting tabulation center. The center must be
accessible to the public for the purpose of observing the vote tabulation. Tabulation of votes
must be conducted as described in section 204E.06.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Precinct tabulation. new text end

new text begin When the hours for voting have ended and all voting has
concluded, the election judges in each precinct shall record and publicly declare the number
of first choices cast for each candidate in that precinct. The election judges must then securely
transfer all electronic voting data and ballots from the precinct to the ranked-choice voting
tabulation center designated under this section. Upon receipt at the ranked-choice voting
tabulation center, all electronic voting data and ballots shall be secured.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Notice of recess in count. new text end

new text begin At any time following receipt of materials under
subdivision 1, the chief election official may declare a recess. Notice of the recess must
include the date, time, and location at which the process of recording and tabulating votes
will resume and the reason for the recess. Notice must be posted on the city's official bulletin
board and on the door of the ranked-choice voting tabulation center.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Recording write-in votes. new text end

new text begin At a time set by the chief election official, the
election judges shall convene at the ranked-choice voting tabulation center to examine
ballots on which voters have indicated a write-in choice, and record the names and number
of votes received by each write-in candidate. In the event that votes cast for the write-in
category are not eliminated as provided in section 204E.06, the results must be entered into
the ranked-choice voting tabulation software.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Ranked-choice vote tabulation. new text end

new text begin After all votes have been recorded, and at a
time set by the chief election official, the process of tabulating votes cast for offices to be
elected using the ranked-choice method must begin. The counting must continue until
preliminary results for all races are determined, subject to subdivision 3.
new text end

Sec. 51.

new text begin [204E.06] TABULATION OF VOTES.
new text end

new text begin (a) Tabulation of votes at the ranked-choice voting tabulation center must proceed in
rounds for each office to be counted. The threshold must be calculated and publicly declared.
Each round must proceed sequentially as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) the number of votes cast for each candidate for the current round must be counted.
If the number of candidates whose vote totals equal or exceed the threshold are equal to the
number of seats to be filled, those candidates who are continuing candidates are elected and
the tabulation is complete. If the number of candidates whose vote totals are equal to or
greater than the threshold is not equal to the number of seats to be filled, a new round begins
and the tabulation must continue as provided in the remainder of this paragraph;
new text end

new text begin (2) surplus votes for any candidates whose vote totals are equal to or greater than the
threshold must be calculated;
new text end

new text begin (3) after any surplus votes are calculated but not yet transferred, all candidates for whom
it is mathematically impossible to be elected must be defeated by batch elimination. Votes
for the defeated candidates must be transferred to each ballot's next-ranked continuing
candidate, and the tabulation process reiterates beginning with clause (2). If no candidate
can be defeated mathematically, the tabulation must continue as described in clause (4);
new text end

new text begin (4) the transfer value of each vote cast for an elected candidate must be transferred to
the next continuing candidate on that ballot. Of the candidates whose vote totals reach or
exceed the threshold, the candidate with the largest surplus is declared elected and that
candidate's surplus is transferred. A tie between two or more candidates must immediately
and publicly be resolved by lot by the chief election official at the tabulation center. The
surplus of the candidate chosen by lot must be transferred before other transfers are made.
The result of the tie resolution must be recorded and reused in the event of a recount. If no
candidate has a surplus, the tabulation must continue as described in clause (5); otherwise,
the tabulation process must reiterate beginning with clause (2);
new text end

new text begin (5) if there are no transferable surplus votes, the candidate with the fewest votes is
defeated. Votes for the defeated candidate must be transferred to each ballot's next-ranked
continuing candidate. Ties between candidates with the fewest votes must be decided by
lot, and the candidate chosen by lot must be defeated. The result of the tie resolution must
be recorded and reused in the event of a recount. The tabulation process must reiterate
beginning with clause (2); and
new text end

new text begin (6) the procedures in clauses (2) to (5) must be repeated until the number of candidates
whose vote totals are equal to or exceed the threshold is equal to the number of seats to be
filled, or until the number of continuing candidates is equal to the number of offices yet to
be elected. If the number of continuing candidates is equal to the number of offices yet to
be elected, the remaining continuing candidates must be declared elected. In the case of a
tie between two continuing candidates, the tie must be decided by lot as provided in section
204C.34, and the candidate chosen by lot must be defeated. The result of the tie resolution
must be recorded and reused in the event of a recount.
new text end

new text begin (b) When a single skipped ranking is encountered on a ballot, that ballot must count
toward the next nonskipped ranking. If any ballot cannot be advanced because no further
candidates are ranked on that ballot, because a voter has skipped more than one ranking, or
because an undervote, overvote, or duplicate ranking is encountered, the ballot must not
count toward any candidate in that round or in subsequent rounds for the office being
counted.
new text end

Sec. 52.

new text begin [204E.07] REPORTING RESULTS.
new text end

new text begin (a) Each precinct must print a precinct summary statement, which must include the
number of first choices cast for each candidate in that precinct.
new text end

new text begin (b) The ranked-choice voting tabulation center must print a summary statement with the
following information: total votes cast; number of undervotes; number of totally defective
and spoiled ballots; threshold calculation; total first choice rankings for all candidates;
round-by-round tabulation results, including simultaneous batch eliminations, surplus
transfers, and defeated candidate transfers; and exhausted ballots at each round.
new text end

new text begin (c) The election abstract must include the information required in the ranked-choice
voting tabulation center summary statement, with the addition of the number of registered
voters by precinct, the number of same-day voter registrations, and the number of absentee
voters.
new text end

Sec. 53.

new text begin [204E.08] RECOUNTS.
new text end

new text begin (a) A candidate defeated in the final round of tabulation may request a recount as provided
in section 204C.36.
new text end

new text begin (b) A candidate defeated in the final round of tabulation when the vote difference is
greater than that provided in section 204C.36 may request a recount at the candidate's own
expense. A candidate defeated in an earlier round of tabulation may request a recount at the
candidate's own expense. The candidate is responsible for all expenses associated with the
recount, regardless of the vote difference between the candidates in the round in which the
requesting candidate was defeated. The requesting candidate shall file with the filing officer
a bond, cash, or surety in an amount set by the filing officer for the payment of the recount
expenses. Expenses must be determined as provided in section 204C.36, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin (c) Rules adopted by the secretary of state under section 204C.36 for recounts apply to
recounts conducted under this section.
new text end

Sec. 54.

new text begin [204E.09] RULES.
new text end

new text begin The secretary of state may adopt rules necessary to implement the requirements and
procedures established by this chapter.
new text end

Sec. 55.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 205.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Notice of filing dates.

At least two weeks before the first day to file affidavits
of candidacy, the municipal clerk shall publish a notice stating the first and last dates on
which affidavits of candidacy may be filed in the clerk's office and the closing time for
filing on the last day for filing. The clerk shall post a similar notice at least ten days before
the first day to file affidavits of candidacy. new text beginThe notice must indicate the method of election
to be used for the offices on the ballot.
new text endThe notice must separately list any office for which
affidavits of candidacy may be filed to fill the unexpired portion of a term when a special
election is being held to fill a vacancy as provided in section 412.02, subdivision 2a.

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 206.58, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Municipalities.

new text begin(a) new text endThe governing body of a municipality, at a regular
meeting or at a special meeting called for the purpose, may provide for the use of an
electronic voting system in one or more precincts and at all elections in the precincts, subject
to approval by the county auditor. The governing body shall disseminate information to the
public about the use of a new voting system at least 60 days prior to the election and shall
provide for instruction of voters with a demonstration voting system in a public place for
the six weeks immediately prior to the first election at which the new voting system will be
used.

new text begin (b) new text endNo system may be adopted or used unless it has been approved by the secretary of
state pursuant to section 206.57.

new text begin (c) The governing body of a municipality may provide for the use of an electronic voting
system that has been approved by the secretary of state under section 206.57 but includes
an automatic tabulating equipment reallocation feature that has not been approved by the
secretary of state if the municipal clerk certifies to the secretary of state, within 30 days
from the date of adoption under paragraph (a), that the reallocation feature:
new text end

new text begin (1) has been certified as required under section 206.57, subdivision 6; and
new text end

new text begin (2) meets the municipality's ordinance requirements for electronic voting systems.
new text end

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 206.61, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Availability of alternate ballot formats. new text end

new text begin In precincts using a ballot format
authorized by section 206.80, paragraph (b), clause (3), voters must be provided the option
of voting a regularly printed optical scan ballot.
new text end

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 206.80, is amended to read:


206.80 ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS.

(a) An electronic voting system may not be employed unless it:

(1) permits every voter to vote in secret;

(2) permits every voter to vote for all candidates and questions for whom or upon which
the voter is legally entitled to vote;

(3) provides for write-in voting when authorized;

(4) automatically rejects, except as provided in section 206.84 with respect to write-in
votes, all votes for an office or question when the number of votes cast on it exceeds the
number which the voter is entitled to cast;

(5) permits a voter at a primary election to select secretly the party for which the voter
wishes to vote;

(6) automatically rejects all votes cast in a primary election by a voter when the voter
votes for candidates of more than one party; and

(7) provides every voter an opportunity to verify votes recorded on the permanent paper
ballot, either visually or using assistive voting technology, and to change votes or correct
any error before the voter's ballot is cast and counted, produces an individual, discrete,
permanent, paper ballot cast by the voter, and preserves the paper ballot as an official record
available for use in any recount.

(b) An electronic voting system purchased on or after June 4, 2005, may not be employed
unless it:

(1) accepts and tabulates, in the polling place or at a counting center, a marked optical
scan ballot; deleted text beginor
deleted text end

(2) creates a marked optical scan ballot that can be tabulated in the polling place or at a
counting center by automatic tabulating equipment certified for use in this statedeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; or
new text end

new text begin (3) creates a marked paper ballot indicating, at a minimum, the date of the election, the
name of the precinct, an electronically readable precinct identifier or ballot style indicator,
and the voter's votes for each office or question, generated from the voter's use of a touch
screen or other electronic device on which a complete ballot meeting the information
requirements of any applicable law was displayed electronically.
new text end

new text begin (c) Jurisdictions using multiple ballot formats must not record the ballot formats of
electronic voting system used by a particular voter.
new text end

Sec. 59.

new text begin [206.802] ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS; PURCHASING.
new text end

new text begin Any new voting equipment purchased for use in Minnesota for the purpose of replacing
a voting system must have the ability to:
new text end

new text begin (1) capture and store ballot data;
new text end

new text begin (2) keep data anonymous;
new text end

new text begin (3) accept ranked or cumulative voting data under a variety of tabulation rules;
new text end

new text begin (4) be programmable to follow all other specifications of the ranked-choice voting system
as provided in chapter 204E;
new text end

new text begin (5) provide a minimum of three rankings for ranked-choice voting elections;
new text end

new text begin (6) notify voters of the following errors: overvotes, skipped rankings, and duplicate
rankings in a ranked-choice voting election; and
new text end

new text begin (7) be programmable to print a zero tape indicating all rankings for all candidates in a
ranked-choice voting election.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective upon certification by the secretary of
state that equipment meeting the standards required by this section is available for purchase
and implementation.
new text end

Sec. 60.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 206.82, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Program.

A program or programs for use in an election conducted by
means of an electronic voting system or using an electronic ballot marker shall be prepared
at the direction of the county auditor or municipal clerk who is responsible for the conduct
of the election and shall be independently verified by a competent person designated by
that official. The term "competent person" as used in this section means a person who can
demonstrate knowledge as a computer programmer and who is other than and wholly
independent of any person operating or employed by the counting center or the corporation
or other preparer of the program. A test deck prepared by a competent person shall be used
for independent verification of the program; it shall test the maximum digits used in totaling
the returns and shall be usable by insertion during the tabulation process as well as prior to
tabulation. A test deck must also be prepared using the electronic ballot marker program
and must also be used to verify that all valid votes counted by the vote tabulator may be
selected using the electronic ballot marker.new text begin The computer program for any election and an
exact duplicate of the program for use as backup must be completed and delivered to the
election jurisdiction or the county auditor in charge of a common central counting center
at least 40 days prior to the election.
new text end The secretary of state shall adopt rules further specifying
test procedures.

Sec. 61.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 206.83, is amended to read:


206.83 TESTING OF VOTING SYSTEMS.

new text begin (a) new text endWithin deleted text begin14deleted text endnew text begin 37new text end days before election day, the official in charge of elections shall have
the voting system tested to ascertain that the system will correctly mark ballots using all
methods supported by the system, including new text beginranked-choice voting if applicable, and new text endthrough
assistive technology, and count the votes cast for all candidates and on all questions. Public
notice of the time and place of the test must be given at least two days in advance by
publication once in official newspapers. The test must be observed by at least two election
judges, who are not of the same major political party, and must be open to representatives
of the political parties, candidates, the press, and the public. The test must be conducted by
(1) processing a preaudited group of ballots punched or marked to record a predetermined
number of valid votes for each candidate and on each question, and must include for each
office one or more ballot cards which have votes in excess of the number allowed by law
in order to test the ability of the voting system tabulator and electronic ballot marker to
reject those votes; and (2) processing an additional test deck of ballots marked using the
electronic ballot marker for the precinct, including ballots marked using the electronic ballot
display, audio ballot reader, and any assistive voting technology used with the electronic
ballot marker. new text beginIf an election is to be conducted using ranked-choice voting, the equipment
must also be tested to ensure that each ranking for each candidate is recorded properly.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text endIf any error is detected, the cause must be ascertained and corrected and an errorless
count must be made before the voting system may be used in the election.

new text begin (c) new text endAfter the completion of the test, the programs used and ballot cards must be sealed,
retained, and disposed of as provided for paper ballots.

Sec. 62.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 206.86, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 5a. new text end

new text begin Ballots in precincts with multiple styles of voting system. new text end

new text begin (a) This subdivision
applies only to precincts using a ballot format as provided by section 206.80, paragraph (b),
clause (3), that was used by ten or fewer voters.
new text end

new text begin (b) In the event the results of a precinct are subject to a recount under section 204C.35
or 204C.36, or are subject to postelection review under section 206.89, the election judges
from that precinct are not eligible to participate in conducting a recount or postelection
review in that precinct.
new text end

Sec. 63.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 206.89, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Selection for review; notice.

At the canvass of the state primary, the county
canvassing board in each county must set the date, time, and place for the postelection
review of the state general election to be held under this section.new text begin In jurisdictions where
ranked-choice voting is used, the date, time, and place for postelection review must be set
by the county auditor at least 30 days before the election.
new text end The postelection review must not
begin before the 11th day after the state general election and must be complete no later than
the 18th day after the state general election.

At the canvass of the state general election, the county canvassing boards must select
the precincts to be reviewed by lot. The ballots to be reviewed for a precinct include both
the ballots counted at the polling place for that precinct and the absentee ballots counted
centrally by a ballot board for that precinct. The county canvassing board of a county with
fewer than 50,000 registered voters must conduct a postelection review of a total of at least
two precincts. The county canvassing board of a county with between 50,000 and 100,000
registered voters must conduct a review of a total of at least three precincts. The county
canvassing board of a county with over 100,000 registered voters must conduct a review
of a total of at least four precincts, or three percent of the total number of precincts in the
county, whichever is greater. At least one precinct selected in each county must have had
more than 150 votes cast at the general election.

The county auditor must notify the secretary of state of the precincts that have been
chosen for review and the time and place the postelection review for that county will be
conducted, as soon as the decisions are made. If the selection of precincts has not resulted
in the selection of at least four precincts in each congressional district, the secretary of state
may require counties to select by lot additional precincts to meet the congressional district
requirement. The secretary of state must post this information on the office website.

Sec. 64.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 206.89, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Scope and conduct of review.

The county canvassing board shall appoint the
postelection review official as defined in subdivision 1. The postelection review must be
conducted of the votes cast for president or governor; United States senator; and United
States representative. new text beginIn jurisdictions where ranked-choice voting is used, the review must
also include at least one single-seat ranked-choice voting election and at least one
multiple-seat ranked-choice voting election, if such an election occurred. A postelection
review of a ranked-choice voting election must be conducted for elections decided most
closely in the final round, by percentage.
new text endThe postelection review official may conduct
postelection review of the votes cast for additional offices.

The postelection review must be conducted in public at the location where the voted
ballots have been securely stored after the state general election or at another location chosen
by the county canvassing board. The postelection review official for each precinct selected
must conduct the postelection review and may be assisted by election judges designated by
the postelection review official for this purpose. The party balance requirement of section
204B.19 applies to election judges designated for the review. The postelection review must
consist of a manual count of the ballots used in the precincts selected and must be performed
in the manner provided by section 204C.21. The postelection review must be conducted in
the manner provided for recounts under section 204C.361 to the extent practicablenew text begin, and
where ranked-choice voting is used, must include testing of the accumulation software using
stored electronic data for those precincts that are not reviewed by manual count
new text end. The review
must be completed no later than two days before the meeting of the state canvassing board
to certify the results of the state general election.

Sec. 65.

new text begin [206.97] ELECTION SECURITY AND ADMINISTRATION GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grants authorized. new text end

new text begin The secretary of state must disburse $1,000,000 in
grants from funds governed by section 5.30 to political subdivisions as authorized by this
section. In evaluating an application for a grant, the secretary of state shall consider only
the information set forth in the application and is not subject to chapter 14.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Use of grants. new text end

new text begin A grant awarded under this section may be used for the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) updated hardware or software used for administering elections;
new text end

new text begin (2) additional physical security for election equipment storage;
new text end

new text begin (3) increased polling place accessibility; or
new text end

new text begin (4) cybersecurity or physical security training for election officials or election judges.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin The secretary of state may award a grant to a political subdivision
after receiving an application from the political subdivision. The application must identify:
new text end

new text begin (1) the date the application is submitted;
new text end

new text begin (2) the name of the political subdivision;
new text end

new text begin (3) the name and title of the individual who prepared the application;
new text end

new text begin (4) the total number of registered voters as of the date of the application in each precinct
in the political subdivision;
new text end

new text begin (5) the total amount of the grant requested;
new text end

new text begin (6) the hardware, software, security improvements, accessibility improvements, or
training to be acquired or conducted with the grant money;
new text end

new text begin (7) the proposed schedule for purchasing and implementing the proposed items and what
precincts will be impacted by their implementation;
new text end

new text begin (8) whether the political subdivision has previously applied for a grant under this
subdivision and the disposition of that application;
new text end

new text begin (9) a certified statement by the political subdivision that the grant will be used only for
purposes authorized under subdivision 2; and
new text end

new text begin (10) any other information required by the secretary of state.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Legislative report. new text end

new text begin No later than January 15, 2020, and annually thereafter
until the appropriations provided for grants under this section have been exhausted, the
secretary of state must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over elections policy on grants awarded by this
section. The report must detail each grant awarded, including the jurisdiction, the amount
of the grant, and how the grant was used.
new text end

Sec. 66.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 207A.11, is amended to read:


207A.11 PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PRIMARY ESTABLISHED.

(a) A presidential nomination primary must be held each year in which a president and
vice president of the United States are to be nominated and elected.

(b) The party chairs must jointly submit to the secretary of state, no later than March 1
in a year prior to a presidential election year, the single date on which the parties have agreed
to conduct the presidential nomination primary in the next year. The date selected must not
be the date of the town general election provided in section 205.075, subdivision 1. If a date
is not jointly submitted by the deadline, the presidential nomination primary must be held
on the first Tuesday in March in the year of the presidential election. No other election may
be conducted on the date of the presidential nomination primary.

(c) The secretary of state must adopt rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
The secretary of state shall consult with the party chairs throughout the rulemaking process,
including seeking advice about possible rules before issuing a notice of intent to adopt rules,
consultation before the notice of comment is published, consultation on the statement of
need and reasonableness, consultation in drafting and revising the rules, and consultation
regarding any modifications to the rule being considered.

(d) new text beginThis chapter only applies to a major political party that selects delegates at the
presidential nomination primary to send to a national convention. A major political party
that does not participate in a national convention is not eligible to participate in the
presidential nomination primary.
new text end

new text begin (e) new text endFor purposes of this chapter, "political party" or "party" means a major political party
as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 7new text begin, that is eligible to participate in the presidential
nomination primary
new text end.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019, and applies to presidential
nomination primaries conducted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 67.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 207A.12, is amended to read:


207A.12 CONDUCTING PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PRIMARY.

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the presidential nomination primary must be
conducted, and the results canvassed and returned, in the manner provided by law for the
state primary.

(b) An individual seeking to vote at the presidential nomination primary must be
registered to vote pursuant to section 201.054, subdivision 1. The voter must request the
ballot of the party for whose candidate the individual wishes to vote. Notwithstanding section
204C.18, subdivision 1, the election judge must record in the polling place roster the name
of the political party whose ballot the voter requested. When posting voter history pursuant
to section 201.171, the county auditor must include the name of the political party whose
ballot the voter requested. deleted text beginThe voter instruction posters, pamphlets, and other informational
materials prepared for a presidential primary by the secretary of state pursuant to section
204B.27 must include information about the requirements of this paragraph, including a
notice that the voter's choice of a political party's ballot will be recorded and is public
information
deleted text endnew text begin The political party ballot selected by a voter is private data on individuals as
defined under section 13.02, subdivision 12, except as provided in section 201.091,
subdivision 4a
new text end.

(c) Immediately after the state canvassing board declares the results of the presidential
nomination primary, the secretary of state must notify the chair of each party of the results.

(d) The results of the presidential nomination primary must bind the election of delegates
in each party.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019, and applies to presidential
nomination primaries conducted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 68.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 207A.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

deleted text beginSampledeleted text endnew text begin Examplenew text end ballots.

No later than 70 days before the presidential
nomination primary, the secretary of state must supply each county auditor with deleted text beginsampledeleted text endnew text begin
example
new text end ballots to be used at the presidential nomination primary. The deleted text beginsampledeleted text endnew text begin examplenew text end
ballots must illustrate the format required for the ballots used in the presidential nomination
primary.

Sec. 69.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 207A.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Reimbursable local expenses.

(a) The secretary of state shall reimburse the
counties and municipalities for expenses incurred in the administration of the presidential
nomination primary from money contained in the presidential nomination primary elections
account. The following expenses are eligible for reimbursement: preparation and printing
of ballots; postage for absentee ballots; publication of the sample ballot; preparation of
polling places in an amount not to exceed $150 per polling place; preparation of electronic
voting systems in an amount not to exceed $100 per precinct; compensation for temporary
staff or overtime payments; salaries of election judges; deleted text beginanddeleted text end compensation of county
canvassing board membersnew text begin; and other expenses as approved by the secretary of statenew text end.

(b) Within 60 days after the results of a presidential nomination primary are certified
by the State Canvassing Board, the county auditor must submit a request for payment of
the costs incurred by the county for conducting the presidential nomination primary, and
the municipal clerk must submit a request for payment of the costs incurred by the
municipality for conducting the presidential nomination primary. The request for payment
must be submitted to the secretary of state, and must be accompanied by an itemized
description of actual county or municipal expenditures, including copies of invoices. In
addition, the county auditor or municipal clerk must certify that the request for reimbursement
is based on actual costs incurred by the county or municipality in the presidential nomination
primary.

(c) The secretary of state shall provide each county and municipality with the appropriate
forms for requesting payment and certifying expenses under this subdivision. The secretary
of state must not reimburse expenses unless the request for payment and certification of
costs has been submitted as provided in this subdivision. The secretary of state must complete
the issuance of reimbursements to the counties and municipalities no later than 90 days after
the results of the presidential nomination primary have been certified by the State Canvassing
Board.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019, and applies to presidential
nomination primaries conducted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 70.

new text begin [208.051] AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE
PRESIDENT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE.
new text end

new text begin The Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote is
enacted into law and entered into with all other states legally joining in it in substantially
the following form:
new text end

new text begin Article I - Membership
new text end

new text begin Any state of the United States and the District of Columbia may become a member of
this agreement by enacting this agreement.
new text end

new text begin Article II - Right of the People in Member States to
Vote for President and Vice President
new text end

new text begin Each member state shall conduct a statewide popular election for president and vice
president of the United States.
new text end

new text begin Article III - Manner of Appointing Presidential Electors in Member States
new text end

new text begin Prior to the time set by law for the meeting and voting by the presidential electors, the
chief election official of each member state shall determine the number of votes for each
presidential slate in each state of the United States and in the District of Columbia in which
votes have been cast in a statewide popular election and shall add such votes together to
produce a "national popular vote total" for each presidential slate. The chief election official
of each member state shall designate the presidential slate with the largest national popular
vote total as the "national popular vote winner." The presidential elector certifying official
of each member state shall certify the appointment in that official's own state of the elector
slate nominated in that state in association with the national popular vote winner. At least
six days before the day fixed by law for the meeting and voting by the presidential electors,
each member state shall make a final determination of the number of popular votes cast in
the state for each presidential slate and shall communicate an official statement of such
determination within 24 hours to the chief election official of each other member state. The
chief election official of each member state shall treat as conclusive an official statement
containing the number of popular votes in a state for each presidential slate made by the
day established by federal law for making a state's final determination conclusive as to the
counting of electoral votes by Congress. In event of a tie for the national popular vote
winner, the presidential elector certifying official of each member state shall certify the
appointment of the elector slate nominated in association with the presidential slate receiving
the largest number of popular votes within that official's own state. If, for any reason, the
number of presidential electors nominated in a member state in association with the national
popular vote winner is less than or greater than that state's number of electoral votes, the
presidential candidate on the presidential slate that has been designated as the national
popular vote winner shall have the power to nominate the presidential electors for that state
and that state's presidential elector certifying official shall certify the appointment of such
nominees. The chief election official of each member state shall immediately release to the
public all vote counts or statements of votes as they are determined or obtained. This article
shall govern the appointment of presidential electors in each member state in any year in
which this agreement is, on July 20, in effect in states cumulatively possessing a majority
of the electoral votes.
new text end

new text begin Article IV - Other Provisions
new text end

new text begin This agreement shall take effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the
electoral votes have enacted this agreement in substantially the same form and the enactments
by such states have taken effect in each state. Any member state may withdraw from this
agreement, except that a withdrawal occurring six months or less before the end of a
president's term shall not become effective until a president or vice president shall have
been qualified to serve the next term. The chief executive of each member state shall promptly
notify the chief executive of all other states of when this agreement has been enacted and
has taken effect in that official's state, when the state has withdrawn from this agreement,
and when this agreement takes effect generally. This agreement shall terminate if the electoral
college is abolished. If any provision of this agreement is held invalid, the remaining
provisions shall not be affected.
new text end

new text begin Article V - Definitions
new text end

new text begin For purposes of this agreement,
new text end

new text begin "chief executive" means the governor of a state of the United States or the mayor of the
District of Columbia;
new text end

new text begin "elector slate" means a slate of candidates who have been nominated in a state for the
position of presidential elector in association with a presidential slate;
new text end

new text begin "chief election official" means the state official or body that is authorized to certify the
total number of popular votes for each presidential slate;
new text end

new text begin "presidential elector" means an elector for president and vice president of the United
States;
new text end

new text begin "presidential elector certifying official" means the state official or body that is authorized
to certify the appointment of the state's presidential electors;
new text end

new text begin "presidential slate" means a slate of two persons, the first of whom has been nominated
as a candidate for president of the United States and the second of whom has been nominated
as a candidate for vice president of the United States, or any legal successors to such persons,
regardless of whether both names appear on the ballot presented to the voter in a particular
state;
new text end

new text begin "state" means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia; and
new text end

new text begin "statewide popular election" means a general election in which votes are cast for
presidential slates by individual voters and counted on a statewide basis.
new text end

Sec. 71.

new text begin [243.205] NOTICE OF RESTORATION OF RIGHT TO VOTE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Correctional facilities; designation of official. new text end

new text begin The chief executive
officer of each state and local correctional facility shall designate an official within the
facility to provide the notice and application required under this section to persons to whom
the civil right to vote is restored by reason of the persons' release from actual incarceration.
The official shall maintain an adequate supply of voter registration applications and
informational materials for this purpose.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Notice requirement. new text end

new text begin A notice of restoration of the civil right to vote and a
voter registration application must be provided as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) the chief executive officer of each state and local correctional facility shall provide
the notice and application to a person being released from the facility following incarceration
for a felony-level offense; and
new text end

new text begin (2) a probation officer or supervised release agent shall provide the notice and application
to all individuals under correctional supervision for a felony-level offense.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Form of notice. new text end

new text begin The notice required by subdivision 2 must appear substantially
as follows:
new text end

new text begin "NOTICE OF RESTORATION OF YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE.
new text end

new text begin Your receipt of this notice today means that your right to vote in Minnesota has been
restored. Before you can vote on election day, you still need to register to vote. To register,
you may complete a voter registration application and return it to the Office of the Minnesota
Secretary of State. You may also register to vote in your polling place on election day. You
will not be permitted to cast a ballot until you register to vote. The first time you appear at
your polling place to cast a ballot, you may be required to provide proof of your current
residence."
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Failure to provide notice. new text end

new text begin A failure to provide proper notice as required by
this section does not prevent the restoration of the person's civil right to vote.
new text end

Sec. 72.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 473.408, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Transit service on election day. new text end

new text begin (a) The Metropolitan Council shall provide
regular route transit, as defined under section 473.385, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), free
of charge on a day a state general election is held.
new text end

new text begin (b) The requirements under this subdivision apply to operators of regular route transit
(1) receiving financial assistance under section 473.388, or (2) operating under section
473.405, subdivision 12.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2020, and
applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
new text end

Sec. 73.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 609.165, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Restoration.

new text beginExcept as provided in section 201.014, subdivision 2a,
new text end when a person has been deprived of civil rights by reason of conviction of a crime and is
thereafter discharged, such discharge shall restore the person to all civil rights and to full
citizenship, deleted text beginwith full right to vote and hold office,deleted text end the same as if such conviction had not
taken place, and the order of discharge shall so provide.

Sec. 74. new text beginREPEALER; EARLY VOTING.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 203B.081, subdivision 3, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

Sec. 75. new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE; EARLY VOTING.
new text end

new text begin The provisions of this article related to early voting are effective when the secretary of
state has certified that:
new text end

new text begin (1) the statewide voter registration system has been tested and shown to properly allow
for the tracking of the information required to conduct early voting, and can handle the
expected volume of use; and
new text end

new text begin (2) precinct voting equipment that can tabulate at least 30 different ballot styles has been
certified for use in this state. Upon certification pursuant to this section, the provisions of
this act related to early voting apply to all federal, state, and county elections held on August
1, 2019, and thereafter. A jurisdiction may implement the requirements of this act prior to
the date provided in this section, if the secretary of state has made the required certifications
at least 90 days prior to the date of the election at which early voting will be used.
new text end

ARTICLE 5

CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Approved expenditure.

"Approved expenditure" means an expenditure made
on behalf of a candidatenew text begin or a local candidatenew text end by an entity other than thenew text begin candidate'snew text end principal
campaign committee deleted text beginof the candidatedeleted text endnew text begin or the local candidatenew text end, if the expenditure is made with
the authorization or expressed or implied consent of, or in cooperation or in concert with,
or at the request or suggestion of the candidatenew text begin or local candidatenew text end, the candidate's principal
campaign committee, or the candidate's new text beginor local candidate's new text endagent. An approved expenditure
is a contribution to that candidatenew text begin or local candidatenew text end.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.01, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Ballot question.

"Ballot question" means a question or proposition that is placed
on the ballot and that may be voted on bynew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end all voters of the statedeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (2) all voters of Hennepin County;
new text end

new text begin (3) all voters of any home rule charter city or statutory city located wholly within
Hennepin County and having a population of 75,000 or more; or
new text end

new text begin (4) all voters of Special School District No. 1.
new text end

"Promoting or defeating a ballot question" includes activities, other than lobbying
activities, related to qualifying the question for placement on the ballot.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.01, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Campaign expenditure.

"Campaign expenditure" or "expenditure" means a
purchase or payment of money or anything of value, or an advance of credit, made or
incurred for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of a candidate new text beginor a local
candidate
new text endor for the purpose of promoting or defeating a ballot question.

An expenditure is considered to be made in the year in which the candidate made the
purchase of goods or services or incurred an obligation to pay for goods or services.

An expenditure made for the purpose of defeating a candidate new text beginor a local candidate new text endis
considered made for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of that candidate
new text begin or local candidate new text endor any opponent of that candidatenew text begin or local candidatenew text end.

Except as provided in clause (1), "expenditure" includes the dollar value of a donation
in kind.

"Expenditure" does not include:

(1) noncampaign disbursements as defined in subdivision 26;

(2) services provided without compensation by an individual volunteering personal time
on behalf of a candidatenew text begin or a local candidatenew text end, ballot question, political committee, political
fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit;

(3) the publishing or broadcasting of news items or editorial comments by the news
media; or

(4) an individual's unreimbursed personal use of an automobile owned by the individual
and used by the individual while volunteering personal time.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 10d. new text end

new text begin Local candidate. new text end

new text begin "Local candidate" means an individual who seeks
nomination or election to:
new text end

new text begin (1) any county office in Hennepin County;
new text end

new text begin (2) any city office in any home rule charter city or statutory city located wholly within
Hennepin County and having a population of 75,000 or more; or
new text end

new text begin (3) the school board in Special School District No. 1.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.01, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Contribution.

(a) "Contribution" means money, a negotiable instrument, or
a donation in kind that is given to a political committee, political fund, principal campaign
committee, new text beginlocal candidate, new text endor party unit. An allocation by an association of general treasury
money to be used for activities that must be or are reported through the association's political
fund is considered to be a contribution for the purposes of disclosure required by this chapter.

(b) "Contribution" includes a loan or advance of credit to a political committee, political
fund, principal campaign committee,new text begin local candidate,new text end or party unit, if the loan or advance
of credit is: (1) forgiven; or (2) repaid by an individual or an association other than the
political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, new text beginlocal candidate, new text endor party
unit to which the loan or advance of credit was made. If an advance of credit or a loan is
forgiven or repaid as provided in this paragraph, it is a contribution in the year in which the
loan or advance of credit was made.

(c) "Contribution" does not include services provided without compensation by an
individual volunteering personal time on behalf of a candidate, new text beginlocal candidate, new text endballot
question, political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit;
the publishing or broadcasting of news items or editorial comments by the news media; or
an individual's unreimbursed personal use of an automobile owned by the individual while
volunteering personal time.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.01, subdivision 16a, is amended to read:


Subd. 16a.

Expressly advocating.

"Expressly advocating" meansnew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end that a communication clearly identifies a candidatenew text begin or a local candidatenew text end and uses
words or phrases of express advocacydeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; or
new text end

new text begin (2) that a communication when taken as a whole and with limited reference to external
events, such as the proximity to the election, is susceptible of no reasonable interpretation
other than as an appeal advocating the election or defeat of one or more clearly identified
candidates.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2019, except that clause (2)
is effective January 1, 2020, and applies to expenditures and electioneering communications
made on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.01, subdivision 17c, is amended to read:


Subd. 17c.

General treasury money.

"General treasury money" means money that an
association other than a principal campaign committee, party unit, or political committee
accumulates through membership dues and fees, donations to the association for its general
purposes, and income from the operation of a business. General treasury money does not
include money collected to influence the nomination or election of candidatesnew text begin or local
candidates
new text end or to promote or defeat a ballot question.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.01, subdivision 18, is amended to read:


Subd. 18.

Independent expenditure.

"Independent expenditure" means an expenditure
expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidatenew text begin or local candidatenew text end,
if the expenditure is made without the express or implied consent, authorization, or
cooperation of, and not in concert with or at the request or suggestion of, any candidate or
any candidate's principal campaign committee or agentnew text begin or any local candidate or local
candidate's agent
new text end. An independent expenditure is not a contribution to that candidatenew text begin or
local candidate
new text end. An independent expenditure does not include the act of announcing a formal
public endorsement of a candidatenew text begin or local candidatenew text end for public office, unless the act is
simultaneously accompanied by an expenditure that would otherwise qualify as an
independent expenditure under this subdivision.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.01, subdivision 20, is amended to read:


Subd. 20.

Loan.

"Loan" means an advance of money or anything of value made to a
political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, new text beginlocal candidate, new text endor party
unit.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.01, subdivision 26, is amended to read:


Subd. 26.

Noncampaign disbursement.

(a) "Noncampaign disbursement" means a
purchase or payment of money or anything of value made, or an advance of credit incurred,
or a donation in kind received, by a principal campaign committee for any of the following
purposes:

(1) payment for accounting and legal services;

(2) return of a contribution to the source;

(3) repayment of a loan made to the principal campaign committee by that committee;

(4) return of a public subsidy;

(5) payment for food, beverages, and necessary utensils and supplies, entertainment,
and facility rental for a fund-raising event;

(6) services for a constituent by a member of the legislature or a constitutional officer
in the executive branch as provided in section 10A.173, subdivision 1;

(7) payment for food and beverages consumed by a candidate or volunteers while they
are engaged in campaign activities;

(8) payment for food or a beverage consumed while attending a reception or meeting
directly related to legislative duties;

(9) payment of expenses incurred by elected or appointed leaders of a legislative caucus
in carrying out their leadership responsibilities;

(10) payment by a principal campaign committee of the candidate's expenses for serving
in public office, other than for personal uses;

(11) costs of child care for the candidate's children when campaigning;

(12) fees paid to attend a campaign school;

(13) costs of a postelection party during the election year when a candidate's name will
no longer appear on a ballot or the general election is concluded, whichever occurs first;

(14) interest on loans paid by a principal campaign committee on outstanding loans;

(15) filing fees;

(16) post-general election holiday or seasonal cards, thank-you notes, or advertisements
in the news media mailed or published prior to the end of the election cycle;

(17) the cost of campaign material purchased to replace defective campaign material, if
the defective material is destroyed without being used;

(18) contributions to a party unit;

(19) payments for funeral gifts or memorials;

(20) the cost of a magnet less than six inches in diameter containing legislator contact
information and distributed to constituents;

(21) costs associated with a candidate attending a political party state or national
convention in this state;

(22) other purchases or payments specified in board rules or advisory opinions as being
for any purpose other than to influence the nomination or election of a candidate or to
promote or defeat a ballot question;

(23) costs paid to a third party for processing contributions made by a credit card, debit
card, or electronic check;

(24) a contribution to a fund established to support a candidate's participation in a recount
of ballots affecting that candidate's election;

(25) costs paid by a candidate's principal campaign committee for a single reception
given in honor of the candidate's retirement from public office after the filing period for
affidavits of candidacy for that office has closed;

(26) a donation from a terminating principal campaign committee to the state general
fund; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(27) a donation from a terminating principal campaign committee to a county obligated
to incur special election expenses due to that candidate's resignation from state officenew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (28) payment of expenses for home security cameras, an electronic home security system,
and identity theft monitoring services for a candidate and any immediate family members
of the candidate residing in the candidate's household
new text end.

(b) The board must determine whether an activity involves a noncampaign disbursement
within the meaning of this subdivision.

(c) A noncampaign disbursement is considered to be made in the year in which the
candidate made the purchase of goods or services or incurred an obligation to pay for goods
or services.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.01, subdivision 27, is amended to read:


Subd. 27.

Political committee.

"Political committee" means an association whose major
purpose is to influence the nomination or election of one or more candidatesnew text begin or local
candidates
new text end or to promote or defeat a ballot question, other than a principal campaign
committeenew text begin, local candidate,new text end or a political party unit.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.01, subdivision 28, is amended to read:


Subd. 28.

Political fund.

"Political fund" means an accumulation of dues or voluntary
contributions by an association other than a political committee, principal campaign
committee, or party unit, if the accumulation is collected or expended to influence the
nomination or election of one or more candidates new text beginor local candidates new text endor to promote or defeat
a ballot question. The term political fund as used in this chapter may also refer to the
association acting through its political fund.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

When required for contributions and approved expenditures.

An
association other than a political committee or party unit may not contribute more than $750
in aggregate in any calendar year to candidates,new text begin local candidates,new text end political committees, or
party units or make approved expenditures of more than $750 in aggregate in any calendar
year unless the contribution or expenditure is made through a political fund.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Commingling prohibited.

The contents of an association's political fund may
not be commingled with other funds or with the personal funds of an officer or member of
the association or the fund. It is not commingling for an association that uses only its own
general treasury money to make expenditures and disbursements permitted under section
10A.121, subdivision 1, directly from the depository used for its general treasury money.
An association that accepts more than $1,500 in new text beginaggregate in new text endcontributions to influence the
nomination or election of candidates new text beginor local candidates new text endor more than $5,000 in contributions
to promote or defeat a ballot question must establish a separate depository for those
contributions.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Permitted disbursements.

An independent expenditure political
committee or fund, or a ballot question political committee or fund, may:

(1) pay costs associated with its fund-raising and general operations;

(2) pay for communications that do not constitute contributions or approved expenditures;

(3) make contributions to independent expenditure or ballot question political committees
or funds;

(4) make independent expenditures;

(5) make expenditures to promote or defeat ballot questions;

(6) return a contribution to its source;

(7) for a political fund, record bookkeeping entries transferring the association's general
treasury money allocated for political purposes back to the general treasury of the association;
deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(8) for a political fund, return general treasury money transferred to a separate depository
to the general depository of the associationdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (9) make disbursements for electioneering communications.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2020, and applies to
expenditures and electioneering communications made on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Penalty.

(a) An independent expenditure political committee or independent
expenditure political fund is subject to a civil penalty of up to four times the amount of the
contribution or approved expenditure if it does the following:

(1) makes a contribution to a candidatenew text begin, local candidatenew text end, party unit, political committee,
or political fund other than an independent expenditure political committee or an independent
expenditure political fund; or

(2) makes an approved expenditure.

(b) No other penalty provided in law may be imposed for conduct that is subject to a
civil penalty under this section.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Accounts; penalty.

The treasurer of a political committee, political fund,
principal campaign committee, or party unit must keep an account of:

(1) the sum of all contributions, except any donation in kind valued at $20 or less, made
to the committee, fund, or party unit;

(2) the name and address of each source of a contribution made to the committee, fund,
or party unit in excess of $20, together with the date and amount of each;

(3) each expenditure made by the committee, fund, or party unit, together with the date
and amount;

(4) each approved expenditure made on behalf of the committee, fund, or party unit,
together with the date and amount; and

(5) the name and address of each political committee, political fund, principal campaign
committee,new text begin local candidate,new text end or party unit to which contributions in excess of $20 have been
made, together with the date and amount.

Any individual who knowingly violates this subdivision is subject to a civil penalty
imposed by the board of up to $1,000.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Independent expenditures.

An individual, political committee, political fund,
principal campaign committee, or party unit that independently solicits or accepts
contributions or makes independent expenditures on behalf of a candidatenew text begin or local candidatenew text end
must publicly disclose that the expenditure is an independent expenditure. All written and
broadcast communications with those from whom contributions are independently solicited
or accepted or to whom independent expenditures are made on behalf of a candidatenew text begin or local
candidate
new text end must contain a statement in substantially the form provided in section 211B.04,
subdivision 2
. The statement must be on the front page of all written communications and
at the end of all broadcast communications made by that individual, political committee,
political fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit on the candidate'snew text begin or local
candidate's
new text end behalf.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.20, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Local election reports. new text end

new text begin (a) This subdivision applies to a political committee,
political fund, or political party unit that during a nongeneral election year:
new text end

new text begin (1) spends in aggregate more than $200 to influence the nomination or election of local
candidates;
new text end

new text begin (2) spends in aggregate more than $200 to make independent expenditures on behalf of
local candidates; or
new text end

new text begin (3) spends in aggregate more than $200 to promote or defeat ballot questions defined
in section 10A.01, subdivision 7, clause (2), (3), or (4).
new text end

new text begin (b) In addition to the reports required under subdivision 2, the entities listed in paragraph
(a) must file the following reports in each nongeneral election year:
new text end

new text begin (1) a first-quarter report covering the calendar year through March 31, which is due
April 14;
new text end

new text begin (2) a report covering the calendar year through May 31, which is due June 14;
new text end

new text begin (3) a pre-primary-election report due 15 days before the local primary election date
specified in section 205.065;
new text end

new text begin (4) a pre-general-election report due 42 days before the local general election; and
new text end

new text begin (5) a pre-general-election report due ten days before a local general election.
new text end

new text begin The reporting obligations in this paragraph begin with the first report due after the
reporting period in which the entity reaches the spending threshold specified in paragraph
(a).
new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Contents of report.

(a) The report required by this section must include each
of the items listed in paragraphs (b) to (q) that are applicable to the filer. The board shall
prescribe forms based on filer type indicating which of those items must be included on the
filer's report.

(b) The report must disclose the amount of liquid assets on hand at the beginning of the
reporting period.

(c) The report must disclose the name, address, employer, or occupation if self-employed,
and registration number if registered with the board, of each individual or association that
has made one or more contributions to the reporting entity, including the purchase of tickets
for a fund-raising effort, that in aggregate within the year exceed $200 for legislative or
statewide candidates or more than $500 for ballot questions, together with the amount and
date of each contribution, and the aggregate amount of contributions within the year from
each source so disclosed. A donation in kind must be disclosed at its fair market value. An
approved expenditure must be listed as a donation in kind. A donation in kind is considered
consumed in the reporting period in which it is received. The names of contributors must
be listed in alphabetical order. Contributions from the same contributor must be listed under
the same name. When a contribution received from a contributor in a reporting period is
added to previously reported unitemized contributions from the same contributor and the
aggregate exceeds the disclosure threshold of this paragraph, the name, address, and
employer, or occupation if self-employed, of the contributor must then be listed on the
report.

(d) The report must disclose the sum of contributions to the reporting entity during the
reporting period.

(e) The report must disclose each loan made or received by the reporting entity within
the year in aggregate in excess of $200, continuously reported until repaid or forgiven,
together with the name, address, occupation, principal place of business, if any, and
registration number if registered with the board of the lender and any endorser and the date
and amount of the loan. If a loan made to the principal campaign committee of a candidate
is forgiven or is repaid by an entity other than that principal campaign committee, it must
be reported as a contribution for the year in which the loan was made.

(f) The report must disclose each receipt over $200 during the reporting period not
otherwise listed under paragraphs (c) to (e).

(g) The report must disclose the sum of all receipts of the reporting entity during the
reporting period.

(h) The report must disclose thenew text begin following:
new text end

new text begin (1) thenew text end name, address, and registration number if registered with the board of each
individual or association to whom aggregate expenditures, approved expenditures,
independent expenditures, deleted text beginanddeleted text end ballot question expendituresnew text begin, and disbursements for
electioneering communications
new text end have been made by or on behalf of the reporting entity
within the year in excess of $200deleted text begin, together withdeleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (2)new text end the amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure, including an explanation of how
the expenditure was useddeleted text begin, anddeleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (3) new text endthe name and address of, and office sought by, each candidate new text beginor local candidate new text endon
whose behalf the expenditure was madedeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin or, in the case of electioneering communications,
each candidate identified positively in the communication;
new text end

new text begin (4)new text end identification of the ballot question that the expenditure was intended to promote or
defeat and an indication of whether the expenditure was to promote or to defeat the ballot
questiondeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin;new text end and

new text begin (5) new text endin the case of independent expenditures made in opposition to a candidatenew text begin, local
candidate, or electioneering communications in which a candidate is identified negatively
new text end,
the candidate's new text beginor local candidate's new text endname, address, and office sought. A reporting entity
making an expenditure on behalf of more than one candidate deleted text beginfor state or legislative officedeleted text end
must allocate the expenditure among the candidates new text beginor local candidates new text endon a reasonable cost
basis and report the allocation for each candidatenew text begin or local candidatenew text end.new text begin The report must list
on separate schedules any independent expenditures made on behalf of local candidates and
any expenditures made for ballot questions as defined in section 10A.01, subdivision 7,
clause (2), (3), or (4).
new text end

(i) The report must disclose the sum of all expenditures made by or on behalf of the
reporting entity during the reporting period.

(j) The report must disclose the amount and nature of an advance of credit incurred by
the reporting entity, continuously reported until paid or forgiven. If an advance of credit
incurred by the principal campaign committee of a candidate is forgiven by the creditor or
paid by an entity other than that principal campaign committee, it must be reported as a
donation in kind for the year in which the advance of credit was made.

(k) The report must disclose the name, address, and registration number if registered
with the board of each political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee,
new text begin local candidate, new text endor party unit to which contributions have been made that aggregate in excess
of $200 within the year and the amount and date of each contribution.new text begin The report must list
on separate schedules any contributions made to state candidates' principal campaign
committees and any contributions made to local candidates.
new text end

(l) The report must disclose the sum of all contributions made by the reporting entity
during the reporting periodnew text begin and must separately disclose the sum of all contributions made
to local candidates by the reporting entity during the reporting period
new text end.

(m) The report must disclose the name, address, and registration number if registered
with the board of each individual or association to whom noncampaign disbursements have
been made that aggregate in excess of $200 within the year by or on behalf of the reporting
entity and the amount, date, and purpose of each noncampaign disbursement, including an
explanation of how the expenditure was used.

(n) The report must disclose the sum of all noncampaign disbursements made within
the year by or on behalf of the reporting entity.

(o) The report must disclose the name and address of a nonprofit corporation that provides
administrative assistance to a political committee or political fund as authorized by section
211B.15, subdivision 17, the type of administrative assistance provided, and the aggregate
fair market value of each type of assistance provided to the political committee or political
fund during the reporting period.

(p) Legislative, statewide, and judicial candidates, party units, and political committees
and funds must itemize contributions that in aggregate within the year exceed $200 for
legislative or statewide candidates or more than $500 for ballot questions on reports submitted
to the board. The itemization must include the date on which the contribution was received,
the individual or association that provided the contribution, and the address of the contributor.
Additionally, the itemization for a donation in kind must provide a description of the item
or service received. Contributions that are less than the itemization amount must be reported
as an aggregate total.

(q) Legislative, statewide, and judicial candidates, party units, political committees and
funds, and committees to promote or defeat a ballot question must itemize expenditures and
noncampaign disbursements that in aggregate exceed $200 in a calendar year on reports
submitted to the board. The itemization must include the date on which the committee made
or became obligated to make the expenditure or disbursement, the name and address of the
vendor that provided the service or item purchased, and a description of the service or item
purchased, including an explanation of how the expenditure was used. Expenditures and
noncampaign disbursements must be listed on the report alphabetically by vendor.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin The amendments related to electioneering communications are
effective January 1, 2020, and apply to expenditures and electioneering communications
made on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.20, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:


Subd. 6a.

Statement of independence.

An individual, political committee, political
fund, or party unit filing a report or statement disclosing an independent expenditure under
subdivision 3 or 6 must file with the report a sworn statement that the disclosed expenditures
were not made with the authorization or expressed or implied consent of, or in cooperation
or in concert with, or at the request or suggestion of any candidate deleted text beginordeleted text endnew text begin;new text end any candidate's
principal campaign committee or agentnew text begin; or any local candidate or any local candidate's
agent
new text end.

Sec. 22.

new text begin [10A.201] ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Electioneering communication. new text end

new text begin (a) "Electioneering communication"
means a communication distributed by television, radio, satellite, the Internet, or cable
broadcasting system; by means of printed material, signs, or billboards; through the use of
telephone communications; or by electronic communication, including electronic mail or
electronic text messaging that:
new text end

new text begin (1) refers to a clearly identified candidate;
new text end

new text begin (2) is made within:
new text end

new text begin (i) 30 days before a primary election or special primary election for the office sought
by the candidate; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) 60 days before a general election or special election for the office sought by the
candidate;
new text end

new text begin (3) is targeted to the relevant electorate; and
new text end

new text begin (4) is made without the express or implied consent, authorization, or cooperation of, and
not in concert with or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate or a candidate's principal
campaign committee or agent.
new text end

new text begin (b) Electioneering communication does not include:
new text end

new text begin (1) the publishing or broadcasting of news items or editorial comments by the news
media;
new text end

new text begin (2) a communication that constitutes an approved expenditure or an independent
expenditure;
new text end

new text begin (3) a voter guide, which is a pamphlet or similar printed material, intended to help voters
compare candidates' positions on a set of issues, as long as each of the following is true:
new text end

new text begin (i) the guide does not focus on a single issue or a narrow range of issues, but includes
questions and subjects sufficient to encompass major issues of interest to the entire electorate;
new text end

new text begin (ii) the questions and any other description of the issues are clear and unbiased in both
their structure and content;
new text end

new text begin (iii) the questions posed and provided to the candidates are identical to those included
in the guide;
new text end

new text begin (iv) each candidate included in the guide is given a reasonable amount of time and the
same opportunity as other candidates to respond to the questions;
new text end

new text begin (v) if the candidate is given limited choices for an answer to a question, for example:
"support," "oppose," "yes," or "no," the candidate is also given an opportunity, subject to
reasonable limits, to explain the candidate's position in the candidate's own words; the fact
that a candidate provided an explanation is clearly indicated in the guide; and the guide
clearly indicates that the explanations will be made available for public inspection, subject
to reasonable conditions;
new text end

new text begin (vi) answers included in the guide are those provided by the candidates in response to
questions, the candidates' answers are unedited, and the answers appear in close proximity
to the question to which they respond;
new text end

new text begin (vii) if the guide includes candidates' positions based on information other than responses
provided directly by the candidate, the positions are based on recorded votes or public
statements of the candidates and are presented in an unedited and unbiased manner; and
new text end

new text begin (viii) the guide includes all major party candidates for each office listed in the guide;
new text end

new text begin (4) a candidate forum or debate hosted by one or more nonprofit organizations that does
not endorse, support, or oppose candidates, as long as each of the following is true:
new text end

new text begin (i) the forum or debate includes the participation of at least two candidates for each
office featured;
new text end

new text begin (ii) the forum or debate is structured so that it does not promote one candidate or one
candidate's issues of interest over another; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) candidates are selected for participation in the forum or debate based on
preestablished, objective criteria;
new text end

new text begin (5) any other communication specified in board rules or advisory opinions as being
excluded from the definition of electioneering communication; or
new text end

new text begin (6) a communication that:
new text end

new text begin (i) refers to a clearly identified candidate who is an incumbent member of the legislature
or a constitutional officer;
new text end

new text begin (ii) refers to a clearly identified issue that is or was before the legislature in the form of
an introduced bill; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) is made when the legislature is in session or within ten days after the last day of a
regular session of the legislature.
new text end

new text begin (c) A communication that meets the requirements of paragraph (a) but is made with the
authorization or express or implied consent of, or in cooperation or in concert with, or at
the request or suggestion of a candidate, a candidate's principal campaign committee, or a
candidate's agent is an approved expenditure.
new text end

new text begin (d) Distributing a voter guide questionnaire, survey, or similar document to candidates
and communications with candidates limited to obtaining their responses, without more, do
not constitute communications that would result in the voter guide being an approved
expenditure on behalf of the candidate.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Targeted to relevant electorate. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, a
communication that refers to a clearly identified candidate is targeted to the relevant electorate
if the communication is distributed to or can be received by more than 1,500 persons in the
district the candidate seeks to represent, in the case of a candidate for the house of
representatives, senate, or a district court judicial office or by more than 6,000 persons in
the state, in the case of a candidate for constitutional office or appellate court judicial office.
When determining the number of persons to whom a communication in the form of printed
material, telephone communication, electronic mail, or electronic text messaging is
distributed, an association may exclude communications distributed to its own members.
new text end

new text begin (b) A communication consisting of printed materials, other than signs, billboards, or
advertisements published in the print media, is targeted to the relevant electorate if it meets
the requirements of paragraph (a) and is distributed to voters by means of United States
mail or through direct delivery to a resident's home or business.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Disclosure of electioneering communications. new text end

new text begin (a) Electioneering
communications made by a political committee, a party unit, or a principal campaign
committee must be disclosed on the periodic reports of receipts and expenditures filed by
the association on the schedule and in accordance with the terms of section 10A.20.
new text end

new text begin (b) An association other than a political committee, party unit, or principal campaign
committee may register a political fund with the board and disclose its electioneering
communications on the reports of receipts and expenditures filed by the political fund. If it
does so, it must disclose its disbursements for electioneering communications on the schedule
and in accordance with the terms of section 10A.20.
new text end

new text begin (c) An association that does not disclose its disbursements for electioneering
communications under paragraph (a) or (b) must disclose its electioneering communications
according to the requirements of subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Statement required for electioneering communications. new text end

new text begin (a) Except for
associations providing disclosure as specified in subdivision 3, paragraph (a) or (b), every
person who makes a disbursement for the costs of producing or distributing electioneering
communications that aggregate more than $1,500 in a calendar year must, within 24 hours
of each disclosure date, file with the board a disclosure statement containing the information
described in this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (b) Each statement required to be filed under this section must contain the following
information:
new text end

new text begin (1) the names of: (i) the association making the disbursement; (ii) any person exercising
direction or control over the activities of the association with respect to the disbursement;
and (iii) the custodian of the financial records of the association making the disbursement;
new text end

new text begin (2) the address of the association making the disbursement;
new text end

new text begin (3) the amount of each disbursement of more than $200 during the period covered by
the statement, a description of the purpose of the disbursement, and the identification of the
person to whom the disbursement was made;
new text end

new text begin (4) the names of the candidates identified or to be identified in the communication;
new text end

new text begin (5) if the disbursements were paid out of a segregated bank account that consists of funds
donated specifically for electioneering communications, the name and address of each
person who gave the association more than $200 in aggregate to that account during the
period beginning on the first day of the preceding calendar year and ending on the disclosure
date; and
new text end

new text begin (6) if the disbursements for electioneering communications were made using general
treasury money of the association, an association that has paid more than $5,000 in aggregate
for electioneering communications during the calendar year must file with its disclosure
statement a written statement that includes the name, address, and amount attributable to
each person that paid the association membership dues or fees, or made donations to the
association that, in total, aggregate more than $5,000 of the money used by the association
for electioneering communications. The statement must also include the total amount of the
disbursements for electioneering communications attributable to persons not subject to
itemization under this clause. The statement must be certified as true by an officer of the
association that made the disbursements for the electioneering communications.
new text end

new text begin (c) To determine the amount of the membership dues or fees, or donations made by a
person to an association and attributable to the association's disbursements for electioneering
communications, the association must separately prorate the total disbursements made for
electioneering communications during the calendar year over all general treasury money
received during the calendar year.
new text end

new text begin (d) If the amount spent for electioneering communications exceeds the amount of general
treasury money received by the association during that year:
new text end

new text begin (1) the electioneering communications must be attributed first to all receipts of general
treasury money received during the calendar year in which the electioneering communications
were made;
new text end

new text begin (2) any amount of current year electioneering communications that exceeds the total of
all receipts of general treasury money during the current calendar year must be prorated
over all general treasury money received in the preceding calendar year; and
new text end

new text begin (3) if the allocation made in clauses (1) and (2) is insufficient to cover the subject of
electioneering communications, no further allocation is required.
new text end

new text begin (e) After a portion of the general treasury money received by an association from a
person has been designated as the source of a disbursement for electioneering
communications, that portion of the association's general treasury money received from that
person may not be designated as the source of any other disbursement for electioneering
communications or as the source for any contribution to an independent expenditure political
committee or fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Disclosure date. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, the term "disclosure date" means
the earlier of:
new text end

new text begin (1) the first date on which an electioneering communication is publicly distributed,
provided that the person making the electioneering communication has made disbursements
for the direct costs of producing or distributing one or more electioneering communication
aggregating in excess of $1,500; or
new text end

new text begin (2) any other date during the same calendar year on which an electioneering
communication is publicly distributed, provided that the person making the electioneering
communication has made disbursements for the direct costs of distributing one or more
electioneering communication aggregating in excess of $1,500 since the most recent
disclosure date.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Contracts to disburse. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, a person shall be treated
as having made a disbursement if the person has entered into an obligation to make the
disbursement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Statement of attribution. new text end

new text begin (a) An electioneering communication must include
a statement of attribution.
new text end

new text begin (1) For communications distributed by printed material, signs, and billboards, the
statement must say, in conspicuous letters: "Paid for by [association name] [address]."
new text end

new text begin (2) For communications distributed by television, radio, satellite, or a cable broadcasting
system, the statement must be included at the end of the communication and must orally
state at a volume and speed that a person of ordinary hearing can comprehend: "The preceding
communication was paid for by the [association name]."
new text end

new text begin (3) For communications distributed by telephone, the statement must precede the
communication and must orally state at a volume and speed that a person of ordinary hearing
can comprehend: "The following communication is paid for by the [association name]."
new text end

new text begin (b) If the communication is paid for by an association registered with the board, the
statement of attribution must use the association's name as it is registered with the board.
If the communication is paid for by an association not registered with the board, the statement
of attribution must use the association's name as it is disclosed to the board on the
association's disclosure statement associated with the communication.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Failure to file; penalty. new text end

new text begin (a) If a person fails to file a statement required by this
section by the date the statement is due, the board may impose a late filing fee of $50 per
day, not to exceed $1,000, commencing the day after the statement was due.
new text end

new text begin (b) The board must send notice by certified mail to a person who fails to file a statement
within ten business days after the statement was due that the person may be subject to a
civil penalty for failure to file the statement. A person who fails to file the statement within
seven days after the certified mail notice was sent by the board is subject to a civil penalty
imposed by the board of up to $1,000.
new text end

new text begin (c) An association that provides disclosure under section 10A.20 rather than under this
section is subject to the late filing fee and civil penalty provisions of section 10A.20 and is
not subject to the penalties provided in this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (d) An association that makes electioneering communications under this section and
willfully fails to provide the statement required by subdivision 4, paragraph (b), clause (6),
within the time specified is subject to an additional civil penalty of up to four times the
amount of the electioneering communications disbursements that should have been included
on the statement.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2020, and applies to
expenditures and electioneering communications made on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.244, is amended to read:


10A.244 VOLUNTARY INACTIVE STATUS; POLITICAL FUNDS.

Subdivision 1.

Election of voluntary inactive status.

An association that has a political
fund registered under this chapter may elect to have the fund placed on voluntary inactive
status if the following conditions are met:

(1) the association makes a written request for inactive status;

(2) the association has filed all periodic reports required by this chapter and has received
no contributions into its political fund and made no expenditures or disbursementsnew text begin, including
disbursements for electioneering communications,
new text end through its political fund since the last
date included on the association's most recent report; and

(3) the association has satisfied all obligations to the state for late filing fees and civil
penalties imposed by the board or the board has waived this requirement.

Subd. 2.

Effect of voluntary inactive status.

After an association has complied with
the requirements of subdivision 1:

(1) the board must notify the association that its political fund has been placed in
voluntary inactive status and of the terms of this section;

(2) the board must stop sending the association reports, forms, and notices of report due
dates that are periodically sent to entities registered with the board;

(3) the association is not required to file periodic disclosure reports for its political fund
as otherwise required under this chapter;

(4) the association may not accept contributions into its political fund and may not make
expenditures, contributions, or disbursementsnew text begin, including disbursements for electioneering
communications,
new text end through its political fund; and

(5) if the association maintains a separate depository account for its political fund, it
may continue to pay bank service charges and receive interest paid on that account while
its political fund is in inactive status.

Subd. 3.

Resumption of active status or termination.

(a) An association that has placed
its political fund in voluntary inactive status may resume active status upon written notice
to the board.

(b) A political fund placed in voluntary inactive status must resume active status within
14 days of the date that it has accepted contributions or made expenditures, contributions,
or disbursementsnew text begin, including disbursements for electioneering communications,new text end that aggregate
more than $750 since the political fund was placed on inactive status. If, after meeting this
threshold, the association does not notify the board that its fund has resumed active status,
the board may place the association's political fund in active status and notify the association
of the change in status.

(c) An association that has placed its political fund in voluntary inactive status may
terminate the registration of the fund without returning it to active status.

Subd. 4.

Penalty for financial activity while in voluntary inactive status.

If an
association fails to notify the board of its political fund's resumption of active status under
subdivision 3, the board may impose a civil penalty of $50 per day, not to exceed $1,000
commencing on the 15th calendar day after the fund resumed active status.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2020, and applies to
expenditures and electioneering communications made on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.25, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:


Subd. 3a.

Independent expendituresnew text begin and electioneering communicationsnew text end.

The principal
campaign committee of a candidate must not make independent expendituresnew text begin or
disbursements for electioneering communications
new text end. If the principal campaign committee of
a candidate makes a contribution to an independent expenditure committee or independent
expenditure fund on or after January 1 of the year the candidate's office will appear on the
ballot, the independent expenditure committee or independent expenditure fund must not
make an independent expenditure for that candidate.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2020, and applies to
expenditures and electioneering communications made on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 10A.27, subdivision 15, is amended to read:


Subd. 15.

Contributions or use of general treasury money.

(a) An association may,
if not prohibited by other law, contribute its general treasury money to an independent
expenditure or ballot question political committee or fund, including its own independent
expenditure or ballot question political committee or fund, without complying with
subdivision 13.

(b) Before the day when the recipient committee or fund's next report must be filed with
the board under section 10A.20, subdivision 2 or 5, an association that has contributed more
than $5,000 in aggregate to independent expenditure political committees or funds during
the calendar year or has contributed more than $5,000 in aggregate to ballot question political
committees or funds during the calendar year must provide in writing to the recipient's
treasurer a statement that includes the name, address, and amount attributable to each person
that paid the association dues or fees, or made donations to the association that, in total,
aggregate more than $5,000 of the contribution from the association to the independent
expenditure or ballot question political committee or fund. The statement must also include
the total amount of the contribution attributable to persons not subject to itemization under
this section. The statement must be certified as true by an officer of the donor association.

(c) To determine the amount of membership dues or fees, or donations made by a person
to an association and attributable to the association's contribution to the independent
expenditure or ballot question political committee or fund, the donor association mustdeleted text begin:deleted text endnew text begin
separately prorate the total independent expenditures and ballot question expenditures made
during the calendar year over all general treasury money received during the calendar year.
new text end

deleted text begin (1) apply a pro rata calculation to all unrestricted dues, fees, and contributions received
by the donor association in the calendar year; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) as provided in paragraph (d), identify the specific individuals or associations whose
dues, fees, or contributions are included in the contribution to the independent expenditure
political committee or fund.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (d) Dues, fees, or contributions from an individual or association must be identified in
a contribution to an independent expenditure political committee or fund under paragraph
(c), clause (2), if:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) the individual or association has specifically authorized the donor association to use
the individual's or association's dues, fees, or contributions for this purpose; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the individual's or association's dues, fees, or contributions to the donor association
are unrestricted and the donor association designates them as the source of the subject
contribution to the independent expenditure political committee or fund.
deleted text end

new text begin (d) If the amount contributed to independent expenditure and ballot question political
committees or funds in a calendar year exceeds the amount of general treasury money
received by the association during that year:
new text end

new text begin (1) the contributions must be attributed first to all receipts of general treasury money
received during the calendar year in which the contributions were made;
new text end

new text begin (2) any amount of current-year contributions that exceeds the total of all receipts of
general treasury money during the current calendar year must be prorated over all general
treasury money received in the preceding calendar year; and
new text end

new text begin (3) if the allocation made in clauses (1) and (2) is insufficient to cover the subject
independent expenditures and ballot question expenditures, no further allocation is required.
new text end

(e) After a portion of the general treasury money received by an association from a
person has been designated as the source of a contribution to an independent expenditure
or ballot question political committee or fund, that portion of the association's general
treasury money received from that person may not be designated as the source of any other
contribution to an independent expenditure or ballot question political committee or fundnew text begin,
or as the source of funds for a disbursement for electioneering communications made by
that association
new text end.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2020, and applies to
expenditures and electioneering communications made on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 383B.041, is amended to read:


383B.041 CAMPAIGN FINANCING, DISCLOSURE OF ECONOMIC
INTERESTS.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Hennepin County candidates. new text end

deleted text begin Sections 383B.041 to 383B.058 apply
to the financing of campaigns for county elections in Hennepin County and for city elections
in home rule charter cities and statutory cities located wholly within Hennepin County,
having a population of 75,000 or more, and for school board elections in the Special School
District No. 1, Minneapolis, and to disclosure of economic interests by candidates and
elected public officials of those jurisdictions. The provisions of sections 211A.02 to 211A.07
do not apply to the financing of campaigns for elections subject to the provisions of sections
383B.041 to 383B.058.
deleted text end new text begin Candidates for county commissioner, county attorney, and sheriff
of Hennepin County must file campaign disclosure forms with the filing officer for Hennepin
County. These candidates are subject to the provisions of chapter 211A.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Political subdivision candidates. new text end

new text begin Candidates for elected city, school board,
park commissioner, and other political subdivision offices within Hennepin County shall
file campaign disclosure forms with the filing officer for the political subdivision for which
the candidate is seeking office. These candidates are subject to the provisions of chapter
211A.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Political committees, political funds, and independent expenditures. new text end

new text begin (a)
The provisions of chapter 10A apply to political committees as defined in section 10A.01,
subdivision 27; political funds as defined in section 10A.01, subdivision 28; and independent
expenditures as defined in section 10A.01, subdivision 18, related to:
new text end

new text begin (1) a campaign for the nomination or election of a candidate for:
new text end

new text begin (i) a county office in Hennepin County;
new text end

new text begin (ii) a city office in a home rule charter or statutory city located wholly within Hennepin
County with a population of 75,000 or more; or
new text end

new text begin (iii) the school board in Special School District No. 1; and
new text end

new text begin (2) a ballot question or proposition that may be voted on by:
new text end

new text begin (i) all voters in Hennepin County;
new text end

new text begin (ii) all voters of a home rule charter or statutory city located wholly within Hennepin
County and having a population of 75,000 or more; or
new text end

new text begin (iii) all voters in Special School District No. 1.
new text end

new text begin (b) The provisions of chapter 211A apply to a campaign for nomination or election for
an office in the following political subdivisions:
new text end

new text begin (1) a home rule or statutory city located wholly within Hennepin County and having a
population of less than 75,000; and
new text end

new text begin (2) a school district located wholly within Hennepin County other than Special School
District No. 1.
new text end

new text begin (c) The provisions of chapter 211A apply to a ballot question or proposition that may
be voted on by:
new text end

new text begin (1) all voters of a home rule or statutory city located wholly within Hennepin County
and having a population of less than 75,000; and
new text end

new text begin (2) all voters of a school district located wholly within Hennepin County other than
Special School District No. 1.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Local ordinances and charters superseded. new text end

new text begin This section supersedes the
provisions of any ordinance or resolution of a political subdivision within Hennepin County
or any existing special law or home rule charter provision of a political subdivision within
Hennepin County requiring disclosure of information related to the financing of election
campaigns.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Economic interest disclosure; Special School District No. 1. new text end

new text begin Every candidate
for school board in Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, must file an original statement
of economic interest with the school district within 14 days of the filing of an affidavit or
petition to appear on the ballot. An elected official in Special School District No. 1,
Minneapolis, must file the annual statement required in section 10A.09, subdivision 6, with
the school district for every year that the individual serves in office. An original and annual
statement must contain the information listed in section 10A.09, subdivision 5. The provisions
of section 10A.09, subdivisions 6a, 7, and 9, apply to statements required under this
subdivision.
new text end

Sec. 27. new text beginREPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 10A.15, subdivision 6; 383B.042; 383B.043; 383B.044;
383B.045; 383B.046; 383B.047; 383B.048; 383B.049; 383B.05; 383B.051; 383B.052;
383B.053; 383B.054; 383B.055; 383B.056; and 383B.057,
new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 6

REDISTRICTING

Section 1.

new text begin [2.032] REDISTRICTING COMMISSION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Commission membership; duties. new text end

new text begin In each year ending in one, a
redistricting commission is created to draw the boundaries of congressional and legislative
districts in accordance with the principles established in section 2.035. The commission
consists of 12 public members, to be appointed in the manner provided in subdivision 2,
and five retired judges of the appellate or district courts of this state who have not served
in a party-designated or party-endorsed position, such as legislator, to be appointed in the
manner provided in subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Public members; appointment. new text end

new text begin (a) The secretary of state shall supervise the
appointment of public members to the redistricting commission.
new text end

new text begin (b) By January 15 of each year ending in zero, the secretary of state shall open a widely
publicized process that encourages eligible residents of this state to apply for membership
on the redistricting commission. The secretary of state shall solicit recommendations for
appointment to the redistricting commission from nongovernmental organizations with an
interest in the elections process.
new text end

new text begin (c) The secretary of state shall provide an application form which must be designed to
show: (1) that an applicant meets the requirements of this subdivision; (2) that the application
must be submitted under oath affirming the truthfulness of its contents under penalty of
perjury; and (3) the applicant's demographic information, such as gender, race, ethnicity,
and age.
new text end

new text begin (d) The following persons are not eligible to serve as a commissioner:
new text end

new text begin (1) a person who is not eligible to vote;
new text end

new text begin (2) a person under a contract with, or who serves as a consultant or staff to, or who has
an immediate family relationship with the governor, a member of the legislature, or a member
of congress; and
new text end

new text begin (3) a person, or member of the person's immediate family, who has done any of the
following during the ten years immediately preceding the date of application:
new text end

new text begin (i) has been appointed to, elected to, or a candidate for federal or state office;
new text end

new text begin (ii) served as an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a political party or of the
campaign committee of a candidate for elective federal or state office;
new text end

new text begin (iii) served as an elected or appointed member of a political party state central committee;
new text end

new text begin (iv) registered as a federal, state, or local lobbyist or principal;
new text end

new text begin (v) served as paid congressional or legislative staff; or
new text end

new text begin (vi) violated the candidate contribution limits in section 10A.27.
new text end

new text begin (e) For purposes of this subdivision, a member of a person's immediate family means a
sibling, spouse, parent or stepparent, child or stepchild, or in-law.
new text end

new text begin (f) The secretary of state shall process applications as they are received and remove from
the applicant pool any person not eligible to serve as a commissioner and notify the person
of the reason the person was removed. To be considered, applications must be received by
September 15 of the year ending in zero. An applicant must provide with the application
two positive references from community leaders or groups that promote civic engagement
with whom the applicant has worked and demonstrate that the applicant:
new text end

new text begin (1) has experience with outreach to community groups to encourage civic participation
with an emphasis on historically disenfranchised groups; or
new text end

new text begin (2) has an interest in or experience with government, elections, or civic life.
new text end

new text begin (g) The secretary of state shall, based on a review of the applications, prepare a list of
120 applicant finalists who have demonstrated based on their application an ability to be
impartial and respect the diversity of this state's many communities. The list must, to the
extent practicable, reflect the gender, socioeconomic, age, racial, language, ethnic, and
geographic diversity of the state.
new text end

new text begin (h) The list must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) 40 applicant finalists identifying with the largest major political party in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) 40 applicant finalists identifying with the second largest major political party in
Minnesota; and
new text end

new text begin (3) 40 applicant finalists identifying their political party preference as belonging to a
party not described in clause (1) or (2) or to no party.
new text end

new text begin For purposes of this paragraph, the two largest political parties are the parties whose
candidates received the greatest and second greatest number of votes at the most recent two
gubernatorial elections.
new text end

new text begin (i) By December 15 of the year ending in zero, the secretary of state shall give the list
of finalists and their applications to the majority and minority leaders of the senate, the
speaker of the house, and the minority leader of the house of representatives. At an open
meeting, each of the four leaders shall remove 21 applicant finalists from the list: seven
applicant finalists identifying their political party preference with the majority party in the
house of representatives, seven applicant finalists identifying their political party preference
with the minority party in the house of representatives, and seven applicant finalists who
identified their political party preference with a party different than the majority party in
the house of representatives and the minority party of the house of representatives or with
no party. The leaders shall remove applicants one at a time in the order listed above, unless
the leaders agree to a different order.
new text end

new text begin (j) By January 15 of each year ending in one, after the process of removing applicants
from the list is completed, each of the four leaders of the house of representatives and senate
shall give the list of finalists and their applications to the secretary of state. The secretary
of state shall randomly draw four names from the remaining applicants identifying their
political party preference as belonging to the majority party of the house of representatives,
four identifying their political party preference as belonging to the minority party of the
house of representatives, and four identifying their political party preference as belonging
to a different party than the majority party in the house of representatives and the minority
party of the house of representatives or to no party. These 12 persons shall serve as public
member commissioners.
new text end

new text begin (k) The secretary of state's actions under this subdivision are not subject to chapter 14.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Retired judges; appointment. new text end

new text begin By January 15 of each year ending in one, the
four leaders of the house of representatives and senate shall each appoint one retired judge,
after consulting with each other in an effort to attain geographic balance in their
appointments. If the legislative leaders do not make the appointment by the deadline, the
chief justice of the supreme court shall make the appointment by January 22 of that year.
The director of the Legislative Coordinating Commission shall convene a meeting of the
four retired judges by January 29 of that year. The four retired judges shall then appoint the
fifth retired judge by a vote of at least three judges.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Code of conduct. new text end

new text begin (a) In performing their duties, the five retired judges serving
as commissioners shall abide by the Code of Judicial Conduct and are considered judicial
officers as defined in section 609.415.
new text end

new text begin (b) Public members of the commission exercise the function of a public officer as defined
in section 609.415.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Removal; filling vacancies. new text end

new text begin (a) A commissioner can be removed with two-thirds
vote of the commission after notice and a hearing for reasons that would justify recall of a
state official under section 211C.02.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commission must remove a commissioner who participates in a communication
that violates subdivision 8.
new text end

new text begin (c) Except for vacancies filled by the chief justice, vacancies on the commission must
be filled by the appointing authority that made the initial appointment within 30 days after
the vacancy occurs. The appointing authority for public members is the secretary of state
and must be filled by drawing from the same partisan pool as the vacant position. If no
applicants in the pool are available for service, the secretary of state shall establish a new
pool, as provided in subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Open records. new text end

new text begin The commission is subject to chapter 13, except that a plan is
not public data until it has been submitted to the commission for its consideration.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Open meetings. new text end

new text begin The commission is subject to chapter 13D.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Certain communications prohibited. new text end

new text begin (a) Commissioners and commission
staff must not communicate with anyone except other commissioners or staff regarding the
content of a plan. The prohibition under this paragraph does not apply to open meetings of
the commission.
new text end

new text begin (b) A commissioner may not direct, request, suggest, or recommend an interpretation
of a districting principle or a change to a district boundary to commission staff except during
open meetings of the commission. Commission staff shall report to the commission attempts
made to exert influence over the staff's role in the drafting of plans.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Lobbyist registration. new text end

new text begin Action of the commission to submit a redistricting plan
to the legislature is an administrative action for purposes of section 10A.01, subdivision
21, requiring certain persons to register as a lobbyist.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Compensation and expenses. new text end

new text begin Commissioners must be compensated for their
commission activity as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Plans submitted to commission. new text end

new text begin The commission shall adopt a schedule for
interested persons to submit proposed plans and to respond to plans proposed by others.
The commission shall also adopt standards to govern the format of plans submitted. The
schedule and standards adopted by the commission under this subdivision are not rules.
Chapter 14 and section 14.386 do not apply to this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Public hearings. new text end

new text begin The commission shall hold at least one public hearing in
each congressional district before adopting the first congressional and legislative district
plans. The commission must ask for input on defining communities of interest for
consideration. The commission must publish on its website preliminary drafts of the
congressional and legislative district plans and each preliminary draft's accompanying
reports at least one week before a hearing required under this subdivision and allow the
public at least 30 days to submit comments after publication.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Deadlines. new text end

new text begin (a) By April 30 of each year ending in one, the commission shall
submit plans to the legislature for congressional and legislative districts. Each plan must be
accompanied by a report summarizing information and testimony received by the commission
in the course of the hearings and including any comments and conclusions the commissioners
deem appropriate on the information and testimony received at the hearings or otherwise
presented. Any plan submitted to the legislature must be approved by an affirmative vote
of at least 13 members of the commission.
new text end

new text begin (b) The legislature intends that a bill be introduced to enact each plan and that the bill
be brought to a vote in either the senate or the house of representatives under a procedure
or rule permitting no amendments except those of a purely corrective nature, not less than
one week after the report of the commission was received and made available to the members
of the legislature. The legislature further intends that the bill be brought to a vote in the
second body within one week after final passage in the first body under a similar procedure
or rule. If either the senate or the house of representatives fails to approve a first plan
submitted by the commission, within one week after the failure the secretary of the senate
or the chief clerk of the house of representatives must notify the commission of the failure,
including any information that the senate or house of representatives may direct by resolution
regarding reasons why the plan was not approved. If the governor vetoes a plan, the veto
message serves as the notice.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commission shall submit a second plan within two weeks after the commission
received the notice, unless by then the legislature has adjourned the regular session in the
year ending in one, in which case the second plan must be submitted to the legislature at
the opening of its regular session in the year ending in two. The legislature intends that a
second plan be considered by the legislature under the same procedure as provided for a
first plan under paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (d) If the commission fails to submit a plan by either of these two deadlines, the legislature
may proceed to enact a plan in place of the missing plan without waiting for the commission
to submit a plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) If the secretary of the senate or the chief clerk of the house of representatives notifies
the commission that a second plan has failed, or the governor vetoes a second plan, the
commission shall submit a third plan within two weeks after the commission received the
notice, unless by then the legislature has adjourned the regular session in the year ending
in one, in which case the third plan must be submitted to the legislature at the opening of
its regular session in the year ending in two. The third plan is subject to the same procedure
as provided for first and second plans under paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin Final approval of all plans, whether enacted by the legislature or as provided by order
of the court, must take place no later than the date provided in section 204B.14, subdivision
1a.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Data used. new text end

new text begin (a) To draw congressional and legislative districts, the commission
shall use, at a minimum, census data representing the entire population of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commission shall use redistricting population data that includes data for persons
who are incarcerated reflecting their residence to be their last known residential address
before incarceration.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin (a) The commission expires when both congressional and
legislative redistricting plans have been enacted into law or adopted by order of the court
and any legal challenges to the plans have been resolved.
new text end

new text begin (b) If use of a plan is enjoined after the commission expires, the court enjoining the plan
may direct that a new commission be appointed under this section to draft a remedial plan
for presentation to the legislature in accordance with deadlines established by order of the
court.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [2.035] DISTRICTING PRINCIPLES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin The principles in this section apply to congressional and
legislative districts.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Prohibited information. new text end

new text begin (a) No plan shall be drawn to purposefully favor or
disfavor a political party or candidate.
new text end

new text begin (b) Information regarding registered voters, political affiliation, voting history, and
demographics shall be sequestered from the Redistricting Commission for the initial phase
of the process, but may be used to test for compliance with the goals in subdivision 3 and
reports described in section 2.036, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Priority of principles. new text end

new text begin Redistricting commissioners appointed under section
2.032 shall adhere to the principles in subdivisions 4 to 12 when drawing congressional and
legislative districts. Where it is not possible to fully comply with the principles contained
below, a redistricting plan shall give priority to those principles in the order in which they
are listed, except to the extent that doing so would violate federal or state law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Population equality. new text end

new text begin (a) Congressional districts must be as nearly equal in
population as practicable.
new text end

new text begin (b) Legislative districts must be substantially equal in population. The population of a
legislative district must not deviate from the ideal by more than one percent.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Contiguity. new text end

new text begin The districts must be contiguous allowing for easy travel throughout
the district. Contiguity by water is sufficient if the water is not a serious obstacle to travel
within the district. Districts with areas that touch only at a point are not contiguous.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Minority representation. new text end

new text begin (a) Each district must be drawn in compliance with
all state and federal laws. A district must not be drawn with either the purpose or effect of
diluting, denying, or abridging the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account
of race, ethnicity, or membership in a language minority group, whether by themselves or
when voting in concert with other people.
new text end

new text begin (b) Racial, ethnic, and language minorities must have an equal opportunity to participate
in the political process and elect candidates of their choice. Racial, ethnic, and language
minorities who constitute less than a voting-age majority of a district must have an
opportunity to substantially influence the outcome of an election.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Communities of interest. new text end

new text begin District boundaries shall recognize communities of
interest. A community of interest is a contiguous population sharing common social and
economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of the
community's effective and fair representation. Communities of interest include but are not
limited to geographic areas where there are clearly recognizable similarities of social,
cultural, ethnic, economic, or other interests. Examples of shared interests are those common
to an urban area, rural area, industrial area, or agricultural area and those common to areas
in which the people share similar living standards, have similar work opportunities, or have
access to the same media of communication relevant to the election process. Communities
of interest shall not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political
candidates.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Political subdivisions. new text end

new text begin Counties, cities, and municipalities should be preserved
to the greatest extent possible and in compliance with the other principles to preserve rather
than divide them among multiple districts.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Incumbents. new text end

new text begin The residence of incumbents shall not be taken into consideration
in the development or approval of a proposed plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Compactness. new text end

new text begin Compactness must be measured by using one or more statistical
tests and must be compact.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Partisan symmetry and bias. new text end

new text begin A district must not be drawn in a manner that
unduly favors or disfavors any political party. The commission shall use judicial standards
and the best available scientific and statistical methods to assess whether a plan unduly
favors or disfavors a political party.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Numbering. new text end

new text begin (a) Congressional district numbers must begin with district one
in the southeast corner of the state and end with the district with the highest number in the
northeast corner of the state.
new text end

new text begin (b) Legislative districts must be numbered in a regular series, beginning with house
district 1A in the northwest corner of the state and proceeding across the state from west to
east, north to south. In a county that includes more than one whole senate district, the districts
must be numbered consecutively.
new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [2.036] LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COMMISSION;
REDISTRICTING.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Administrative support. new text end

new text begin The Legislative Coordinating Commission
shall provide administrative support to the Redistricting Commission.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Database. new text end

new text begin The geographic areas and population counts used in maps, tables,
and legal descriptions of congressional and legislative districts considered by the legislature
must be those used by the Geographic Information Services (GIS) Office of the Legislative
Coordinating Commission. The population counts shall be the block population counts
provided to the state under Public Law 94-171 after each decennial census, subject to
correction of any errors acknowledged by the United States Census Bureau. The GIS Office
must make the database available to the public on the GIS Office website.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Publication; consideration of plans. new text end

new text begin A redistricting plan must not be considered
for adoption by the senate or house of representatives until the redistricting plan's block
equivalency file has been submitted to the GIS Office in a form prescribed by the GIS
Office. The block equivalency file must show the district to which each census block has
been assigned. The GIS Office shall publish each plan submitted to it on the GIS Office
website.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Reports. new text end

new text begin Publication of a plan must include the following reports:
new text end

new text begin (1) a population equality report, listing each district in the plan, its population as the
total number of persons, and deviations from the ideal as both a number of persons and as
a percentage of the population. The report must also show the populations of the largest
and smallest districts and the overall range of deviations of the districts;
new text end

new text begin (2) a contiguity report, listing each district that is noncontiguous either because two
areas of a district do not touch or because they are linked by a point;
new text end

new text begin (3) a minority voting-age population report, listing for each district the voting age
population of each racial or language minority and the total minority voting age population,
according to the categories recommended by the United States Department of Justice. The
report must also highlight each district with 30 percent or more total minority population;
new text end

new text begin (4) a communities of interest report, if the chief author of a plan asserts that it preserves
a community of interest, maps of the plan must include a layer identifying the census blocks
within the community of interest. Publication of the plan must also include a report that
lays out the research and process used to identify the communities of interest and lists the
district or districts to which the community of interest has been assigned. The report must
include the number of communities of interest that are split and the number of times the
communities were split;
new text end

new text begin (5) a political subdivision splits report, listing the split counties, cities, towns, unorganized
territories, and precincts, and the district to which each portion of a split subdivision is
assigned. The report must also show the number of subdivisions split and the number of
times a subdivision is split;
new text end

new text begin (6) a plan components report, listing for each district the names and populations of the
counties within it and, where a county is split between or among districts, the names and
populations of the portion of the split county and each of the split county's whole or partial
cities, townships, unorganized territories, and precincts within each district.
new text end

new text begin (7) a measures of compactness report, listing for each district at least the results of the
Reock, Polsby-Popper, Minimum Convex Hull, Population Polygon, Population Circle,
Ehrenburg, Length-Width, measures of compactness. The report must also state for all the
districts in a plan the sum of its perimeters and the mean of its other measurements. The
commission may consider other tests of compactness; and
new text end

new text begin (8) a partisan bias report, listing multiple measures of partisan symmetry or other
measures of partisan bias as accepted in political science literature and the best available
scientific and statistical methods.
new text end

Sec. 4.

new text begin [204B.136] REDISTRICTING OF LOCAL ELECTION DISTRICTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Redistricting plan standards; Redistricting Commission. new text end

new text begin The principles
provided in section 2.035 must be applied to the redistricting of:
new text end

new text begin (1) county commissioner districts, county park districts, and soil and water conservation
supervisor districts in counties with a population greater than 100,000; and
new text end

new text begin (2) wards in cities with a population greater than 75,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Population variance. new text end

new text begin The minimum population variance permitted for county
districts and wards may be up to 1.5 percent of the mean population for all districts or wards
in a redistricting plan adopted as provided in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Procedure. new text end

new text begin Redistricting plans required by this section shall be prepared and
adopted by the charter commission, or where such a commission does not exist, by a
redistricting commission of no fewer than seven and no more than 15 members appointed
by the chief judge of the district court in which a majority of the population of the affected
jurisdiction reside. Members of a commission appointed under this subdivision must meet
the qualification standards for a public member of the Redistricting Commission as described
in section 2.032, subdivision 2, paragraph (d).
new text end

ARTICLE 7

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text beginAPPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
new text end
new text begin 2020
new text end
new text begin 2021
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginMILITARY AFFAIRS
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 24,197,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 24,197,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Maintenance of Training Facilities
new text end

new text begin 9,701,000
new text end
new text begin 9,701,000
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin General Support
new text end

new text begin 3,382,000
new text end
new text begin 3,382,000
new text end

new text begin $258,000 each year is for reintegration
activities. If the amount for fiscal year 2020
is insufficient, the amount for 2021 is available
in fiscal year 2020. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Enlistment Incentives
new text end

new text begin 11,114,000
new text end
new text begin 11,114,000
new text end

new text begin The appropriations in this subdivision are
available until June 30, 2023, except that any
unspent amounts allocated to a program
otherwise supported by this appropriation are
canceled to the general fund upon receipt of
federal funds in the same amount to support
administration of that program.
new text end

new text begin If the amount for fiscal year 2020 is
insufficient, the amount for 2021 is available
in fiscal year 2020. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text beginVETERANS AFFAIRS
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 76,521,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 76,494,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Veterans Programs and Services
new text end

new text begin 18,380,000
new text end
new text begin 18,353,000
new text end

new text begin (a) CORE Program. $750,000 each year is
for the Counseling and Case Management
Outreach Referral and Education (CORE)
program.
new text end

new text begin (b)new text begin Veterans Service Organizations.new text end
$353,000 each year is for grants to the
following congressionally chartered veterans
service organizations as designated by the
commissioner: Disabled American Veterans,
Military Order of the Purple Heart, the
American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Vietnam Veterans of America, AMVETS, and
Paralyzed Veterans of America. This funding
must be allocated in direct proportion to the
funding currently being provided by the
commissioner to these organizations.
new text end

new text begin (c)new text begin Minnesota Assistance Council for
Veterans.
new text end
$750,000 each year is for a grant
to the Minnesota Assistance Council for
Veterans to provide assistance throughout
Minnesota to veterans and their families who
are homeless or in danger of homelessness,
including assistance with the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) utilities;
new text end

new text begin (2) employment; and
new text end

new text begin (3) legal issues.
new text end

new text begin The assistance authorized under this paragraph
must be made only to veterans who have
resided in Minnesota for 30 days prior to
application for assistance and according to
other guidelines established by the
commissioner. In order to avoid duplication
of services, the commissioner must ensure that
this assistance is coordinated with all other
available programs for veterans.
new text end

new text begin (d) State's Veterans Cemeteries. $1,647,000
in the first year and $1,672,000 in the second
year are for the state's veterans cemeteries.
new text end

new text begin (e)new text begin Honor Guards.new text end $200,000 each year is for
compensation for honor guards at the funerals
of veterans under Minnesota Statutes, section
197.231.
new text end

new text begin (f)new text begin Minnesota GI Bill.new text end $200,000 each year is
for the costs of administering the Minnesota
GI Bill postsecondary educational benefits,
on-the-job training, and apprenticeship
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
197.791.
new text end

new text begin (g)new text begin Gold Star Program.new text end $100,000 each year
is for administering the Gold Star Program for
surviving family members of deceased
veterans.
new text end

new text begin (h)new text begin County Veterans Service Office.new text end
$1,100,000 each year is for funding the
County Veterans Service Office grant program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 197.608.
new text end

new text begin (i) Armed Forces Service Center. new text end new text begin $100,000
in the first year is for a onetime grant to the
Armed Forces Service Center at the
Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport for construction
costs related to the remodeling of the Armed
Forces Service Center and for refurbishing the
center's furniture and beds used by service
members between connecting flights and while
awaiting ground transportation when traveling
individually or by unit to and from military
duty assignments.
new text end

new text begin As a condition of issuing this grant, the
commissioner must ensure that the center
provides matching funding for this purpose.
The commissioner must also ensure that no
part of this grant may be spent for salary or
related benefits for any person or for the
operations of the center.
new text end

new text begin (j) new text end new text begin Veterans Justice Grant; Report. new text end new text begin
$200,000 each year is for a veterans justice
grant program. The commissioner shall solicit
bids for grants to an organization or
organizations that will use the grant money to
support, through education, outreach, and legal
training and services, military veterans who
are involved with the criminal justice system.
The commissioner may use up to seven
percent of this appropriation each year for
costs incurred to administer the program under
this section.
new text end

new text begin A county or city may apply for a veterans
justice grant to establish or operate a veterans
pretrial diversion program for eligible
offenders.
new text end

new text begin The grant recipient or recipients must report
to the commissioner of veterans affairs and
the chairs and ranking minority members of
the legislative committees and divisions
overseeing veterans affairs policy and finance
by January 15 of each year. The report must
include: an overview of the project's budget;
a detailed explanation of project expenditures;
the number of veterans and service members
served by the project; a list and explanation
of the services provided to project participants;
and details of the project's education, outreach,
and legal training programs.
new text end

new text begin (k) new text end new text begin Medal of Honor Memorial. new text end new text begin $150,000 in
the first year is for deposit in the Medal of
Honor Memorial account established under
Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 13, section
64, subdivision 2. The commissioner shall use
the amount transferred under this section to
construct the Medal of Honor Commemorative
Memorial. This transfer is not available until
the commissioner of management and budget
determines that an equal amount is committed
from other nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Veterans Health Care
new text end

new text begin 58,141,000
new text end
new text begin 58,141,000
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Transfers. These appropriations may be
transferred to a veterans homes special
revenue account in the special revenue fund
in the same manner as other receipts are
deposited according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 198.34, and are appropriated to the
commissioner of veterans affairs for the
operation of veterans homes facilities and
programs.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Report. No later than January 15, 2020,
the commissioner of veterans affairs must
submit a report to the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over veterans affairs on
reserve amounts maintained in the veterans
homes special revenue account. The report
must detail current and historical amounts
maintained as a reserve, and uses of those
amounts. The report must also include data on
the utilization of existing veterans homes,
including current and historical bed capacity
and usage, staffing levels and staff vacancy
rates, and staff-to-resident ratios.
new text end

new text begin (c)new text begin Maximize Federal Reimbursements. new text endThe
commissioner shall seek opportunities to
maximize federal reimbursements of
Medicare-eligible expenses and provide annual
reports to the commissioner of management
and budget on the federal Medicare
reimbursements received. Contingent upon
future federal Medicare receipts, reductions
to the veterans homes' general fund
appropriation may be made.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 13, section 64, is amended to read:


Sec. 64. MEMORIAL COMMEMORATING RECIPIENTS OF THE MEDAL OF
HONOR.

Subdivision 1.

Medal of Honor Memorial on the State Capitol grounds.

Subject to
approval by the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, the commissioner of
administration shall place a memorial on the State Capitol grounds to honor Minnesotans
awarded the Medal of Honor.

Subd. 2.

Gifts and grants.

The commissioner of veterans affairs may solicit gifts, grants,
or donations of any kind from any private or public source to carry out the purposes of this
section. A Medal of Honor Memorial account is created in the special revenue fund. new text beginThe
account consists of money transferred by law to the account and any other money donated,
gifted, granted, allotted, or otherwise provided to the account.
new text endAll gifts, grants, or donations
received by the commissioner shall be deposited in a Medal of Honor Memorial account in
the special revenue fund. Money in the account is new text beginannually new text endappropriated to the commissioner
of administration for predesign, design, construction, and ongoing maintenance of the
memorial.

deleted text begin Subd. 3. deleted text end

deleted text begin Restrictions. deleted text end

deleted text begin Money deposited in the Medal of Honor Memorial account is not
available until the commissioner of management and budget has determined an amount
sufficient to complete predesign of the memorial has been committed to the project from
nonstate sources. The commissioner of administration shall not begin construction on this
project until money in the account is sufficient to pay for all costs related to construction
and ongoing maintenance of the memorial.
deleted text end

Sec. 5. new text beginCANCELLATION.
new text end

new text begin All unspent funds, estimated to be $350,000, to provide grants to the veterans Journey
Home program in fiscal year 2019 under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article
1, section 38, subdivision 2, are canceled to the general fund by June 29, 2019.
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

ARTICLE 8

POLICY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 15.057, is amended to read:


15.057 PUBLICITY REPRESENTATIVES.

No state department, bureau, or division, whether the same operates on funds appropriated
or receipts or fees of any nature whatsoever, except new text beginthe Department of Veterans Affairs,
new text end the Department of Transportation, the Department of Employment and Economic
Development, the Game and Fish Division, State Agricultural Society, and Explore Minnesota
Tourism shall use any of such funds for the payment of the salary or expenses of a publicity
representative. The head of any such department, bureau, or division shall be personally
liable for funds used contrary to this provision. This section shall not be construed, however,
as preventing any such department, bureau, or division from sending out any bulletins or
other publicity required by any state law or necessary for the satisfactory conduct of the
business for which such department, bureau, or division was created.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 196.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

General duties.

The commissioner shall:

(1) act as the agent of a resident of the state having a claim against the United States for
benefits arising out of or by reason of service in the armed forces and prosecute the claim
without charge;

(2) act as custodian of veterans' bonus records;

(3) administer the laws relating to the providing of bronze flag holders at veterans' graves
for memorial purposes;

(4) administer the laws relating to recreational or rest camps for veterans so far as
applicable to state agencies;

(5) administer the state soldiers' assistance fund and veterans' relief fund and other funds
appropriated for the payment of bonuses or other benefits to veterans or for the rehabilitation
of veterans;

(6) cooperate with national, state, county, municipal, and private social agencies in
securing to veterans and their dependents the benefits provided by national, state, and county
laws, municipal ordinances, or public and private social agencies;

(7) provide necessary assistance where other adequate aid is not available to the dependent
family of a veteran while the veteran is hospitalized and after the veteran is released for as
long a period as is necessary as determined by the commissioner;

(8) cooperate with United States governmental agencies providing compensation,
pensions, insurance, or other benefits provided by federal law, by supplementing the benefits
prescribed therein, when conditions in an individual case make it necessary;

(9) assist dependent family members of military personnel who are called from reserve
status to extended federal active duty during a time of war or national emergency through
the state soldiers' assistance fund provided by section 197.03;

(10) exercise other powers as deleted text beginmay bedeleted text end authorized and necessary to carry out deleted text beginthe provisions
of
deleted text end this chapter and deleted text beginchapterdeleted text endnew text begin chaptersnew text end 197deleted text begin, consistent with that chapterdeleted text endnew text begin and 198new text end;

(11) provide information, referral, and counseling services to those veterans who may
have suffered adverse health conditions as a result of possible exposure to chemical agents;
and

(12) in coordination with the Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers,
develop a written disclosure statement for use by private providers of veterans benefits
services as required under section 197.6091. At a minimum, the written disclosure statement
shall include a signature line, contact information for the department, and a statement that
veterans benefits services are offered at no cost by federally chartered veterans service
organizations and by county veterans service officers.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 197.603, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Records; data privacy.

Pursuant to chapter 13 the county veterans service
officer is the responsible authority with respect to all records in the officer's custody. The
data on clients' applications for assistance is private data on individuals, as defined in section
13.02, subdivision 12.new text begin The county veterans service officer may disclose to the county assessor
private data necessary to determine a client's eligibility for the disabled veteran's homestead
market value exclusion under section 273.13, subdivision 34.
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. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 197.791, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.

(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of veterans affairs, unless otherwise
specified.

(c) "Cost of attendance" for undergraduate students has the meaning given in section
136A.121, subdivision 6, multiplied by a factor of 1.2. Cost of attendance for graduate
students has the meaning given in section 136A.121, subdivision 6, multiplied by a factor
of 1.2, using the tuition and fee maximum established by law for four-year programs. For
purposes of calculating the cost of attendance for graduate students, full time is eight credits
or more per term or the equivalent.

(d) "Child" means a natural or adopted child of a person described in subdivision 4,
paragraph (a), clause (1), item (i) or (ii).

(e) "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary institution under section 136A.101,
subdivision 4, or a graduate school licensed or registered with the state of Minnesota serving
only graduate students.

(f) "Program" means the Minnesota GI Bill program established in this section, unless
otherwise specified.

(g) deleted text begin"Time of hostilities" means any action by the armed forces of the United States that
is recognized by the issuance of a presidential proclamation or a presidential executive order
in which the armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service medals are awarded
according to presidential executive order, and any additional period or place that the
commissioner determines and designates, after consultation with the United States
Department of Defense, to be a period or place where the United States is in a conflict that
places persons at such a risk that service in a foreign country during that period or in that
place should be considered to be included.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end "Veteran" has the meaning given in section 197.447. deleted text beginVeteran also includes a service
member who has received an honorable discharge after leaving each period of federal active
duty service and has:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) served 90 days or more of federal active duty in a foreign country during a time of
hostilities in that country; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) been awarded any of the following medals:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (i) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (ii) Kosovo Campaign Medal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (iii) Afghanistan Campaign Medal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (iv) Iraq Campaign Medal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (v) Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (vi) any other campaign medal authorized for service after September 11, 2001; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) received a service-related medical discharge from any period of service in a foreign
country during a time of hostilities in that country.
deleted text end

A service member who has fulfilled the requirements for being a veteran deleted text beginunder this paragraphdeleted text end
but is still serving actively in the United States armed forces is also a veteran for the purposes
of this section.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 273.1245, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Disclosure.

The assessor shall disclose the data described in subdivision 1 to
the commissioner of revenue as provided by law. The assessor shall also disclose all or
portions of the data described in subdivision 1 tonew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end the county treasurer solely for the purpose of proceeding under the Revenue Recapture
Act to recover personal property taxes owingdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the county veterans service officer for the purpose of determining a person's eligibility
for the disabled veteran's homestead market value exclusion under section 273.13, subdivision
34.
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. 6.

new text begin [609.1056] MILITARY VETERAN OFFENDERS RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
SENTENCE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Offenses as a result of military service; presentence supervision
procedures.
new text end

new text begin (a) In the case of a person charged with a criminal offense that is either Severity
Level 7, D7, or lower in the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines, who could otherwise be
sentenced to county jail or state prison and who alleges that the offense was committed as
a result of sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance
abuse, or mental health conditions stemming from service in the United States military, the
court shall, prior to entering a plea of guilty, make a determination as to whether the
defendant was, or currently is, a member of the United States military and whether the
defendant may be suffering from sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress
disorder, substance abuse, or mental health conditions as a result of that person's service.
The court may request, through existing resources, an assessment to aid in that determination.
new text end

new text begin (b) A defendant who requests to be sentenced under this section shall release or authorize
access to military service reports and records relating to the alleged conditions stemming
from service in the United States military. The records shall be filed as confidential and
remain sealed, except as provided for in this paragraph. The defendant, through existing
records or licensed professional evaluation, shall establish the diagnosis of the condition
and its connection to military service. The court, on the prosecutor's motion with notice to
defense counsel, may order the defendant to furnish to the court for in camera review or to
the prosecutor copies of all medical and military service reports and records previously or
subsequently made concerning the defendant's condition and its connection to service. Based
on the record, the court shall make findings on whether, by clear and convincing evidence,
the defendant suffers from a diagnosable condition and whether that condition stems from
service in the United States military. Within 15 days of the court's findings, either party
may file a challenge to the findings and demand a hearing on the defendant's eligibility
under this section.
new text end

new text begin (c) If the court concludes that a defendant who entered a plea of guilty to a criminal
offense is a person described in this subdivision or the parties stipulate to eligibility, and if
the defendant is otherwise eligible for probation, the court shall, upon the defendant entering
a plea of guilty, without entering a judgment of guilty and with the consent of the defendant,
defer further proceedings and place the defendant on probation upon such reasonable
conditions as it may require and for a period not to exceed the maximum sentence provided
for the violation.
new text end

new text begin (d) Upon violation of a condition of the probation, the court may enter an adjudication
of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided by law, including sentencing pursuant to the
guidelines, application or waiver of statutory mandatory minimums, or a departure under
subdivision 2, paragraph (d).
new text end

new text begin (e) As a condition of probation, the court may order the defendant to attend a local, state,
federal, or private nonprofit treatment program for a period not to exceed that period which
the defendant would have served in state prison or county jail, provided the defendant agrees
to participate in the program and the court determines that an appropriate treatment program
exists.
new text end

new text begin (f) A defendant granted probation under this section and ordered to attend a residential
treatment program shall earn sentence credits for the actual time the defendant serves in
residential treatment.
new text end

new text begin (g) The court, in making an order under this section to order a defendant to attend an
established treatment program, shall give preference to a treatment program that has a history
of successfully treating veterans who suffer from sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury,
post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, or mental health problems as a result of that
service, including but not limited to programs operated by the United States Departments
of Defense or Veterans Affairs.
new text end

new text begin (h) The court and the assigned treatment program shall, when available, collaborate with
a county veterans service officer and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to
maximize benefits and services provided to the veteran.
new text end

new text begin (i) If available in the county or judicial district having jurisdiction over the case, the
defendant may be supervised by the veterans treatment court program under subdivision 3.
If there is a veterans treatment court that meets the requirements of subdivision 3 in the
county in which the defendant resides or works, supervision of the defendant may be
transferred to that county or judicial district veterans treatment court program. If the defendant
successfully completes the veterans treatment court program in the supervising jurisdiction,
that jurisdiction shall sentence the defendant under this section. If the defendant is
unsuccessful in the veterans treatment court program, the defendant's supervision shall be
returned to the jurisdiction that initiated the transfer for standard sentencing.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Restorative justice for military veterans; dismissal of charges. new text end

new text begin (a) It is in
the interests of justice to restore a defendant who acquired a criminal record due to a mental
health condition stemming from service in the United States military to the community of
law-abiding citizens. The restorative provisions of this subdivision apply to cases in which
a court monitoring the defendant's performance of probation under this section finds at a
public hearing, held after not less than 15 days' notice to the prosecution, the defense, and
any victim of the offense, that all of the following describe the defendant:
new text end

new text begin (1) the defendant was granted probation and was at the time that probation was granted
a person eligible under subdivision 1;
new text end

new text begin (2) the defendant is in substantial compliance with the conditions of that probation;
new text end

new text begin (3) the defendant has successfully participated in court-ordered treatment and services
to address the sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance
abuse, or mental health problems stemming from military service;
new text end

new text begin (4) the defendant does not represent a danger to the health and safety of others; and
new text end

new text begin (5) the defendant has demonstrated significant benefit from court-ordered education,
treatment, or rehabilitation to clearly show that granting restorative relief pursuant to this
subdivision would be in the interests of justice.
new text end

new text begin (b) When determining whether granting restorative relief under this subdivision is in
the interests of justice, the court may consider, among other factors, all of the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) the defendant's completion and degree of participation in education, treatment, and
rehabilitation as ordered by the court;
new text end

new text begin (2) the defendant's progress in formal education;
new text end

new text begin (3) the defendant's development of career potential;
new text end

new text begin (4) the defendant's leadership and personal responsibility efforts;
new text end

new text begin (5) the defendant's contribution of service in support of the community; and
new text end

new text begin (6) the level of harm to the community or victim from the offense.
new text end

new text begin (c) If the court finds that a case satisfies each of the requirements described in paragraph
(a), then upon expiration of the period of probation the court shall discharge the defendant
and dismiss the proceedings against that defendant. Discharge and dismissal under this
subdivision shall be without court adjudication of guilt, but a not public record of it shall
be retained by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for the purpose of use by the courts
in determining the merits of subsequent proceedings against the defendant. The not public
record may also be opened only upon court order for purposes of a criminal investigation,
prosecution, or sentencing. Upon request by law enforcement, prosecution, or corrections
authorities, the bureau shall notify the requesting party of the existence of the not public
record and the right to seek a court order to open it under this section. The court shall forward
a record of any discharge and dismissal under this subdivision to the bureau, which shall
make and maintain the not public record of it as provided under this subdivision. The
discharge or dismissal shall not be deemed a conviction for purposes of disqualifications
or disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime or for any other purpose. For
purposes of this subdivision, "not public" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision
8a.
new text end

new text begin (d) If the charge to which the defendant entered a plea of guilty is listed under subdivision
1, paragraph (a), and is for an offense that is a presumptive commitment to state
imprisonment, the court may use the factors of paragraph (a) to justify a dispositional
departure, or any sentence appropriate including the application or waiver of statutory
mandatory minimums. If the court finds paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), factors, the
defendant is presumed amenable to probation.
new text end

new text begin (e) A dismissal under this subdivision does not apply to an offense for which registration
is required under section 243.166, subdivision 1b.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Optional veterans treatment court program; procedures for eligible
defendants.
new text end

new text begin (a) A county or judicial district may supervise probation under this section
through a veterans treatment court, using county veterans service officers appointed under
sections 197.60 to 197.606, United States Department of Veterans Affairs veterans justice
outreach specialists, probation agents, and any other rehabilitative resources available to
the court.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Veterans treatment court program" means a program that has the following essential
characteristics:
new text end

new text begin (1) the integration of services in the processing of cases in the judicial system;
new text end

new text begin (2) the use of a nonadversarial approach involving prosecutors and defense attorneys to
promote public safety and to protect the due process rights of program participants;
new text end

new text begin (3) early identification and prompt placement of eligible participants in the program;
new text end

new text begin (4) access to a continuum of alcohol, controlled substance, mental health, and other
related treatment and rehabilitative services;
new text end

new text begin (5) careful monitoring of treatment and services provided to program participants;
new text end

new text begin (6) a coordinated strategy to govern program responses to participants' compliance;
new text end

new text begin (7) ongoing judicial interaction with program participants;
new text end

new text begin (8) monitoring and evaluation of program goals and effectiveness;
new text end

new text begin (9) continuing interdisciplinary education to promote effective program planning,
implementation, and operations;
new text end

new text begin (10) development of partnerships with public agencies and community organizations,
including the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and
new text end

new text begin (11) inclusion of a participant's family members who agree to be involved in the treatment
and services provided to the participant under the program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Creation of county and city diversion programs; authorization. new text end

new text begin Any county
or city may establish and operate a veterans pretrial diversion program for offenders eligible
under subdivision 1 without penalty under section 477A.0175. "Pretrial diversion" means
the decision of a prosecutor to refer an offender to a diversion program on condition that
the criminal charges against the offender shall be dismissed after a specified period of time,
or the case shall not be charged, if the offender successfully completes the program of
treatment recommended by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or a local,
state, federal, or private nonprofit treatment program.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2019.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H1935-1

3.8853 LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment; duties.

The Legislative Budget Office is established to provide the house of representatives and senate with nonpartisan, accurate, and timely information on the fiscal impact of proposed legislation, without regard to political factors.

Subd. 2.

Director; staff.

The Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission must appoint a director and establish the director's duties. The director may hire staff necessary to do the work of the office. The director serves in the unclassified service for a term of six years and may not be removed during a term except for cause after a public hearing.

Subd. 3.

Uniform standards and procedures.

The director of the Legislative Budget Office must adopt uniform standards and procedures governing the timely preparation of fiscal notes as required by this section and section 3.98. The standards and procedures are not effective until they are approved by the Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission. Upon approval, the standards and procedures must be published in the State Register and on the office's website.

Subd. 4.

Access to data; treatment.

Upon request of the director of the Legislative Budget Office, the head or chief administrative officer of each department or agency of state government, including the supreme court, must promptly supply data that are used to prepare a fiscal note, including data that are not public data under section 13.64 or other applicable law, unless there are federal laws or regulations that prohibit the provision of the not public data for this purpose. Not public data supplied under this subdivision may only be used by the Legislative Budget Office to review a department or agency's work in preparing a fiscal note and may not be used or disseminated for any other purpose, including use by or dissemination to a legislator or to any officer, department, agency, or committee within the legislative branch. Violation of this subdivision by the director or other staff of the Legislative Budget Office is cause for removal, suspension without pay, or immediate dismissal at the direction of the oversight commission.

Subd. 5.

Fiscal note delivery and posting.

The director of the Legislative Budget Office must deliver a completed fiscal note to the legislative committee chair who made the request, and to the chief author of the legislation to which it relates. Within 24 hours of completion of a fiscal note, the director of the Legislative Budget Office must post a completed fiscal note on the office's public website. This subdivision does not apply to an unofficial fiscal note that is not public data under section 13.64, subdivision 3.

3.8854 LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.

(a) The Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission consists of:

(1) two members of the senate appointed by the senate majority leader;

(2) two members of the senate appointed by the senate minority leader;

(3) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house; and

(4) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader.

The director of the Legislative Budget Office is the executive secretary of the commission. The chief nonpartisan fiscal analyst of the house of representatives, the lead nonpartisan fiscal analyst of the senate, the commissioner of management and budget or a designee, and the legislative auditor are ex-officio, nonvoting members of the commission.

(b) Members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, or until they are not members of the legislative body from which they were appointed. Appointing authorities shall fill vacancies on the commission within 30 days of a vacancy being created.

(c) The commission shall meet in January of each odd-numbered year to elect its chair and vice-chair. They shall serve until successors are elected. The chair and vice-chair shall alternate biennially between the senate and the house of representatives. The commission shall meet at the call of the chair. The members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses consistent with the rules of the legislature governing expense reimbursement.

(d) The commission shall review the work of the Legislative Budget Office and make recommendations, as the commission determines necessary, to improve the office's ability to fulfill its duties, and shall perform other functions as directed by this section, and sections 3.8853 and 3.98.

10A.15 CONTRIBUTIONS.

Subd. 6.

Contributions from Hennepin County registered associations.

In lieu of registration with the board, an association registered with the Hennepin County filing officer under sections 383B.041 to 383B.058 that makes contributions of more than $200 to a committee or fund in a calendar year may notify the recipient committee of its registration with Hennepin County, including its registration number, and instruct the recipient committee to include the notice when the recipient committee discloses receipt of the contribution.

43A.17 SALARY LIMITS, RATES, RANGES AND EXCEPTIONS.

Subd. 9.

Political subdivision compensation limit.

(a) The salary and the value of all other forms of compensation of a person employed by a political subdivision of this state, excluding a school district, may not exceed 110 percent of the salary of the governor as set under section 15A.082, except as provided in this subdivision. For purposes of this subdivision, "political subdivision of this state" includes a statutory or home rule charter city, county, town, metropolitan or regional agency, or other political subdivision, but does not include a hospital, clinic, or health maintenance organization owned by such a governmental unit.

(b) Beginning in 2006, the limit in paragraph (a) must be adjusted annually in January. The limit must equal the limit for the prior year increased by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers from October of the second prior year to October of the immediately prior year.

(c) Deferred compensation and payroll allocations to purchase an individual annuity contract for an employee are included in determining the employee's salary. Other forms of compensation which must be included to determine an employee's total compensation are all other direct and indirect items of compensation which are not specifically excluded by this subdivision. Other forms of compensation which must not be included in a determination of an employee's total compensation for the purposes of this subdivision are:

(1) employee benefits that are also provided for the majority of all other full-time employees of the political subdivision, vacation and sick leave allowances, health and dental insurance, disability insurance, term life insurance, and pension benefits or like benefits the cost of which is borne by the employee or which is not subject to tax as income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

(2) dues paid to organizations that are of a civic, professional, educational, or governmental nature; and

(3) reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by the employee which the governing body determines to be directly related to the performance of job responsibilities, including any relocation expenses paid during the initial year of employment.

The value of other forms of compensation is the annual cost to the political subdivision for the provision of the compensation.

(d) The salary of a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathic medicine occupying a position that the governing body of the political subdivision has determined requires an M.D. or D.O. degree is excluded from the limitation in this subdivision.

(e) The commissioner may increase the limitation in this subdivision for a position that the commissioner has determined requires special expertise necessitating a higher salary to attract or retain a qualified person. The commissioner shall review each proposed increase giving due consideration to salary rates paid to other persons with similar responsibilities in the state and nation. The commissioner may not increase the limitation until the commissioner has presented the proposed increase to the Legislative Coordinating Commission and received the commission's recommendation on it. The recommendation is advisory only. If the commission does not give its recommendation on a proposed increase within 30 days from its receipt of the proposal, the commission is deemed to have made no recommendation. If the commissioner grants or granted an increase under this paragraph, the new limitation must be adjusted beginning in August 2005 and in each subsequent calendar year in January by the percentage increase equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers from October of the second prior year to October of the immediately prior year.

155A.28 HAIR BRAIDING.

Subdivision 1.

Registration.

Any person engaged in hair braiding solely for compensation as a profession, except persons licensed as cosmetologists, shall register with the Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners in a form determined by the board.

Subd. 3.

Requirements.

In order to qualify for initial registration, any person engaged in hair braiding solely for compensation as a profession, except persons licensed as cosmetologists, shall satisfactorily complete instruction at either an accredited school, professional association, or by an individual approved by the board. Instruction includes coursework covering the topics of health, safety, infection control, and state laws related to cosmetology not to exceed 30 hours. The coursework is encouraged to be provided in a foreign language format and such availability shall be reported to and posted by the Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.

Subd. 4.

Curriculum.

An accredited school, professional association, or an individual approved by the board desiring to provide the coursework required under subdivision 3 shall have curriculum in place by January 1, 2008.

203B.081 LOCATIONS AND METHODS FOR ABSENTEE VOTING IN PERSON.

Subd. 3.

Alternative procedure.

(a) The county auditor may make available a ballot counter and ballot box for use by the voters during the seven days before the election. If a ballot counter and ballot box is provided, a voter must be given the option either (1) to vote using the process provided in section 203B.08, subdivision 1, or (2) to vote in the manner provided in this subdivision.

(b) If a voter chooses to vote in the manner provided in this subdivision, the voter must state the voter's name, address, and date of birth to the county auditor or municipal clerk. The voter shall sign a voter's certificate, which must include the voter's name, identification number, and the certification required by section 201.071, subdivision 1. The signature of an individual on the voter's certificate and the issuance of a ballot to the individual is evidence of the intent of the individual to vote at that election.

(c) After signing the voter's certificate, the voter shall be issued a ballot and immediately retire to a voting station or other designated location in the polling place to mark the ballot. The ballot must not be taken from the polling place. If the voter spoils the ballot, the voter may return it to the election official in exchange for a new ballot. After completing the ballot, the voter shall deposit the ballot into the ballot box.

(d) The election official must immediately record that the voter has voted in the manner provided in section 203B.121, subdivision 3.

(e) The election duties required by this subdivision must be performed by the county auditor, municipal clerk, or a deputy of the auditor or clerk.

383B.042 DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1.

For county campaign finance provisions.

For the purposes of sections 383B.041 to 383B.058, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. The terms defined in chapter 200 also apply to sections 383B.041 to 383B.058, unless a different meaning is specified in this section.

Subd. 2.

Advance of credit.

"Advance of credit" means any money owed for goods provided or services rendered. An advance of credit is an expenditure in the year in which the goods or services are used or consumed. "Advance of credit" does not mean "loan" as defined in subdivision 12.

Subd. 3.

Association.

"Association" means a business, corporation, firm, partnership, committee, labor organization, club, or any other group of two or more persons, which includes more than an immediate family, acting in concert.

Subd. 4.

Business with which the individual is associated.

"Business with which the individual is associated" means any association in connection with which the individual is compensated in excess of $50 except for actual and reasonable expenses in any month as a director, officer, owner, member, partner, employer or employee, or is a holder of securities worth $2,500 or more at fair market value.

Subd. 5.

Candidate.

"Candidate" means an individual, not within the definition of candidate of section 10A.01, subdivision 10, who seeks nomination or election to any county office in Hennepin County, to any city office in any home rule charter city or statutory city located wholly within Hennepin County and having a population of 75,000 or more or to the school board of Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis.

Subd. 6.

City.

"City" means any statutory or home rule charter city wholly within Hennepin County and having a population of 75,000 or more.

Subd. 7.

Contribution.

"Contribution" means a transfer of funds or a donation in kind.

"Contribution" includes any loan or advance of credit to a political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee, if that loan or advance of credit is (a) forgiven, or (b) paid by an entity other than the political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee to which the loan or advance of credit is made.

"Contribution" does not include services provided without compensation by an individual volunteering personal time on behalf of a candidate, political committee or political fund, or the publishing or broadcasting of news items or editorial comments by the news media.

Subd. 8.

Donation in kind.

"Donation in kind" means anything of value other than money or negotiable instruments given by an individual or association to a political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election.

Subd. 9.

Election.

"Election" means any election held to nominate or elect any candidate or to decide any question on a county ballot in Hennepin County or on the ballot of any home rule charter city or statutory city located wholly within Hennepin County and having a population of 75,000 or more, or on the ballot of Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis.

Subd. 10.

Expenditure.

"Expenditure" means a purchase or payment of money or anything of value, or an advance of credit, made or incurred for the purpose of influencing the outcome of any election. "Expenditure" does not include services provided without compensation by an individual volunteering personal time on behalf of a candidate, political committee or political fund, or the publishing or broadcasting of news items or editorial comments by the news media.

Subd. 11.

Filing officer.

"Filing officer" means the official responsible under law for administration of the election laws for Hennepin county.

Subd. 12.

Loan.

"Loan" means an advance of money or anything of value made to a political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee.

Subd. 13.

Political committee.

"Political committee" means any political party, association or person other than an individual that seeks as its major purpose to influence the outcome of any election for a city ballot issue or for any city office in the city of Bloomington; for a city or school district ballot issue and for any city or school district office in the city of Minneapolis, and in Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis; or for any countywide ballot issue or county office in Hennepin County; and not to influence the outcome of any other election.

Subd. 14.

Political fund.

"Political fund" means any accumulation of dues or voluntary contributions by an association other than a political committee, which accumulation is collected or expended for the purpose of influencing the outcome of any election for a city ballot issue or for any city office in the city of Bloomington; for a city or school district ballot issue and for any city or school district office in the city of Minneapolis, and in Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis; or for any countywide ballot issue or county office in Hennepin County; and not for the purpose of influencing the outcome of any other election.

Subd. 15.

Population.

"Population" means population as determined by the most recent federal census.

Subd. 16.

Principal campaign committee.

"Principal campaign committee" means the single political committee designated by a candidate for election for any city office in the city of Bloomington; for any city office in the city of Minneapolis; for any school district office in Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis; or for any county office in Hennepin County.

Subd. 17.

Transfer of funds.

"Transfer of funds" or "transfer" means money or negotiable instruments given by an individual or association to a political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee for the purpose of influencing the outcome of any election.

383B.043 POLITICAL COMMITTEES; COUNTY AND CERTAIN OTHER ELECTIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Officers.

Every political committee shall have a chair and a treasurer, who may be the same individual. The treasurer may designate deputy treasurers and shall be responsible for their accounts. The treasurer shall designate a single depository and account for all contributions received by the political committee.

Subd. 2.

Prohibitions; acceptance of certain contributions; commingling of funds.

No contribution shall be accepted and no expenditure shall be made by or on behalf of a political committee while the office of treasurer is vacant. No anonymous contribution in excess of $20 shall be retained by the political committee but shall be forwarded to the state campaign finance and public disclosure board and deposited in the general fund. No funds of the political committee shall be commingled with the personal funds of any officer, member or associate of the committee. Any individual who violates a provision of this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.

383B.044 POLITICAL FUNDS.

Subdivision 1.

When required.

No association other than a political committee shall transfer more than $100 in aggregate in any one year to candidates or political committees or make any expenditure unless the transfer or expenditure is made from a political fund.

Subd. 2.

Treasurer; commingling of funds; anonymous contributions.

Each association which has a political fund shall elect or appoint a treasurer of the political fund. No contributions to the political fund shall be accepted and no expenditures from the fund shall be made while the office of treasurer is vacant. The contents of the political fund shall not be commingled with any other funds or with the personal funds of any officer or member of the fund. No anonymous contribution in excess of $20 shall be retained by the political fund but shall be forwarded to the state campaign finance and public disclosure board and deposited in the general fund.

Subd. 3.

Use of dues and membership fees.

Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the association may, if not prohibited by other law, deposit in its political fund money derived from dues or membership fees. The treasurer of the fund, in any report required by section 383B.049, shall disclose the name of any member whose dues, membership fees and contributions deposited in the political fund in any one year exceed $50 in the aggregate.

Subd. 4.

Penalty.

Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

383B.045 PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.

Every candidate who receives contributions or makes expenditures in excess of $100 shall designate and cause to be formed a single political committee which shall be known as the candidate's principal campaign committee. The candidate shall make expenditures only through the candidate's principal campaign committee. The candidate may be the chair and treasurer of the principal campaign committee.

383B.046 REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL COMMITTEES, POLITICAL FUNDS, AND PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES.

Subdivision 1.

Filing office; deadline.

Every political committee, political fund and principal campaign committee as defined in section 383B.042, subdivisions 13, 14, and 16, shall register with the filing officer within 14 days after the date by which the committee or fund has received contributions or made expenditures in excess of $100. A political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee that is registered with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board under section 10A.14 need not register under this section.

Subd. 2.

Statement required.

A political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee registers by filing a statement of organization that includes:

(a) the name and address of the political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee;

(b) the name and address of the chair, the treasurer, and any deputy treasurers;

(c) the name and address of the depository used by the committee or fund;

(d) the name and address of any supporting association of a political fund; and

(e) a statement as to whether the committee is a principal campaign committee.

The statement of organization shall be filed by the treasurer of the political committee, political fund or principal campaign committee.

383B.047 ACCOUNTS WHICH MUST BE KEPT.

Subdivision 1.

Contributions; expenditures; transfers.

The treasurer of any political committee, political fund or principal campaign committee shall keep an account of:

(1) the sum of all contributions made to the political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee;

(2) the name and address of each source of a transfer or donation in kind, together with the date and amount;

(3) each expenditure made by or on behalf of the committee or fund together with the date and amount; and

(4) the name and address of each political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee to which transfers have been made, together with the date and amount.

Subd. 2.

Authorization of expenditures; receipts.

Each expenditure by a political committee, political fund or principal campaign committee shall be authorized by the treasurer. The treasurer may authorize not more than $20 per week as petty cash for miscellaneous expenditures. The treasurer shall obtain a receipted bill stating the particulars for every expenditure made by or on behalf of the political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee.

383B.048 CAMPAIGN REPORTS.

Subdivision 1.

Committees required to report; deadlines.

(a) The treasurer of any political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee required to register pursuant to section 383B.046 shall file campaign reports with the filing officer. In each year in which the name of the candidate is on the ballot, the report of the principal campaign committee shall be filed one week before a regular primary and a regular election. Political committees and political funds shall file campaign reports one week before a regular primary or regular election.

(b) The treasurer of a principal campaign committee shall file reports one week before a special primary or other special election and 30 days after a special election.

(c) The reports shall cover the period from the day after the end of the previous reporting period to one week before the filing date.

(d) A campaign report shall be filed by all treasurers on January 31 of each year covering the period from the day after the end of the previous reporting period to December 31 of the preceding calendar year.

Subd. 2.

Content of reports.

Each campaign report required under this section shall disclose:

(1) the amount of liquid assets on hand at the beginning of the reporting period;

(2) the name, address and employer, or occupation if self-employed, of each individual, committee or political fund that made transfers or donations in kind to the political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $100, together with the amount and date;

(3) the sum of all contributions made to the political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee;

(4) each loan made or received by the political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee within the year in aggregate in excess of $100, together with the name, address, occupation and the principal place of business, if any, of the lender and any endorser and the date and amount of the loan. A loan made to a political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee which is forgiven or is repaid by an entity other than that political committee or fund shall be reported as a contribution;

(5) the sum of all receipts, including all contributions and loans, during the reporting period;

(6) the name and address of each person to whom aggregate expenditures have been made by or on behalf of the political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee within the year in excess of $100, the amount, date and purpose of each expenditure and the ballot question or the name and address of the candidate supported or opposed by the expenditure;

(7) the sum of all expenditures made by the political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee;

(8) the amount and nature of any advance of credit incurred by the political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee continuously reported until paid or forgiven. An advance of credit incurred by a political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee which is forgiven or is paid by an entity other than that political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee shall be reported as a donation in kind;

(9) the name and address of each political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee to which aggregate transfers in excess of $100 have been made within the year, together with the amount and date of each transfer;

(10) the sum of all transfers made to political committees, political funds, or principal campaign committees; and

(11) the sum of all disbursements not made to influence the outcome of an election.

Subd. 3.

Party sample ballots.

Expenditures by a political party as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 7, or a substate unit of such a party, for the preparation, display and distribution of an official party sample ballot containing the names of three or more individuals whose names are to appear on the ballot shall not be considered contributions or expenditures on behalf of any candidate.

Subd. 4.

Termination reports.

(a) A political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee created pursuant to section 383B.046 may dissolve upon filing of a termination report indicating that the committee or fund has settled all of its debts and disposed of all assets in excess of $100. The termination report shall include all information required in a periodic campaign report.

(b) Political committees and political funds that were created for purposes of supporting or opposing candidates or ballot issues beyond the scope of those identified in section 383B.042, subdivision 5, 13, or 14, may terminate their registration with Hennepin County. Termination of a registration under this provision does not require termination of the political committee or political fund and does not require settlement of all debts and disposition of all assets in excess of $100.

383B.049 EXPENDITURES BY INDIVIDUALS.

Subdivision 1.

Reports.

Except as provided in subdivision 2, any individual who makes expenditures in an aggregate amount of $100 or more in any year, which expenditures are not required to be reported by any political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee as contributions to that political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee, shall file campaign reports in the form required by section 383B.048 with respect to those expenditures.

Subd. 2.

Exception; independent expenditures.

An individual shall not be required to report any expenditure which is made without the cooperation or express or implied consent of any candidate, political committee, political fund, or agent of a candidate, political committee, or political fund, unless the expenditure expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or the approval or rejection of a clearly identified county or city ballot question at any election.

383B.05 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE DISCLOSED.

Subdivision 1.

Earmarked contributions.

Any individual, political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee that receives a contribution from any person or association in an aggregate in excess of $50 with the express or implied condition that the contribution or any part of it be directed to a particular candidate shall disclose to the ultimate recipient and in any report required by section 383B.048, the original source of the contribution, the fact that it was earmarked and the candidate to whom it is directed. The ultimate recipient of any earmarked contribution shall also disclose the original source and the individual, political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee through which it was directed. Any individual, political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee that knowingly accepts earmarked funds and fails to make the disclosure required by this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Subd. 2.

Bills when rendered and paid.

Every person who has a bill, charge or claim against any political committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee for any expenditure shall render in writing to the treasurer of the committee or fund the bill, charge or claim within 60 days after the material or service is provided. Failure to present the bill, charge or claim as required by this subdivision is a petty misdemeanor.

383B.051 CIRCUMVENTION PROHIBITED.

Any person who attempts to circumvent disclosure of the source or amount of contributions or expenditures by redirecting funds through or contributing funds on behalf of another person is guilty of a misdemeanor.

383B.052 ECONOMIC REPRISALS PROHIBITED.

No individual or association shall engage in economic reprisals or threaten loss of employment or physical coercion against any individual or association because of the political contributions or political activity of that individual or association. This subdivision does not apply to compensation for employment or loss of employment when the political affiliation or viewpoint of the employee is a bona fide occupational qualification of the employment. Any individual or association that violates this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.

383B.053 ECONOMIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE.

Subdivision 1.

Officials required to file; deadlines.

Every candidate for county office, every elected official of Hennepin County, every candidate for office and every elected official of a home rule charter city or statutory city located wholly within Hennepin County and having a population of 75,000 or more, and every candidate for school board and every elected official in Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis shall file statements of economic interest as required by this section with the filing officer. A candidate shall file an original statement within 14 days of the filing of an affidavit or petition to appear on the ballot. Every individual required to file a statement shall file a supplementary statement on April 15 of each year in which the individual remains a candidate or elected official. An official required to file a statement of economic interest under section 10A.09 is not required to comply with this section.

Subd. 2.

Content of statement.

An individual required to file a statement of economic interest shall disclose:

(1) the individual's name, address, occupation and principal place of business;

(2) the name of each business with which the individual is associated and the nature of that association;

(3) a listing of all real property within the state, excluding homestead property, in which the individual holds: (i) a fee simple interest, a mortgage, a contract for deed as buyer or seller, or an option to buy, whether direct or indirect, and which interest has a market value in excess of $2,500 as shown on the real estate tax statement for the property or (ii) an option to buy, which property has a fair market value of $50,000 or more;

(4) a listing of all real property within the state in which a partnership of which the individual is a member holds: (i) a fee simple interest, a mortgage, a contract for deed as buyer or seller, or an option to buy, whether direct or indirect, if the individual's share of the partnership interest has a market value in excess of $2,500 as shown on the real estate tax statement for the property or (ii) an option to buy, which property has a fair market value of $50,000 or more; and

(5) in supplementary statements only, the amount of each honorarium in excess of $50 received since the last statement, together with the name and address of the source.

Any listing under clause (3) or (4) shall indicate the street address and the municipality or the section, township range and approximate acreage, whichever applies, and the county wherein the property is located.

383B.054 REPORTS AND STATEMENTS; REQUIREMENTS.

Subdivision 1.

Certification.

A report or statement required by sections 383B.046 to 383B.054 shall be signed and certified as true by the individual required to file the report. Any individual who signs and certifies to be true a report or statement which the individual knows contains false information or who knowingly omits required information is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Subd. 2.

Transmittal, retention, public inspection.

The filing officer shall promptly transmit to the appropriate city clerk a copy of each statement and report filed by a candidate for city office, a political committee or fund that discloses contributions or expenditures to influence a city or an elected city official. The filing officer and each city clerk shall retain the statements, reports and copies and make them available for public inspection for a period of five years after the date of receipt by the filing officer.

Subd. 3.

Changes and corrections.

Any material changes in information previously submitted and any corrections to a report or statement shall be reported in writing to the filing officer within ten days following the date of the event prompting the change or the date upon which the individual filing became aware of the inaccuracy. The change or correction shall identify the form and the paragraph containing the information to be changed or corrected. Any individual who willfully fails to report a material change or correction is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Subd. 4.

Record keeping.

Each individual required to file any report or statement or to keep any account pursuant to sections 383B.046 to 383B.054 shall maintain and preserve for four years the records, including any vouchers, canceled checks, bills, invoices, worksheets and receipts, that will provide in sufficient detail the necessary information from which the accounts and the filed reports and statements may be verified, explained, clarified and checked for accuracy and completeness.

Subd. 5.

Penalties.

The filing officer shall notify by certified mail or personal service any individual who fails to file a statement or report required by sections 383B.046 to 383B.054. Except for any campaign report of a principal campaign committee due before an election, if an individual fails to file any statement or report within seven days after receiving a notice, the filing officer may impose a late filing fee of $5 per day, not to exceed $100, commencing on the eighth day after receiving notice. If a treasurer of a principal campaign committee fails to file a campaign report due before an election within three days of the date due, regardless of whether the treasurer has received any notice, the filing officer may impose a late filing fee of $50 per day, not to exceed $500, commencing on the fourth day after the date the statement was due. The filing officer shall further notify by certified mail or personal service any individual who fails to file any statement or report within 21 days after receiving a first notice that the individual may be subject to a criminal penalty for failure to file the statement or report. An individual who knowingly fails to file the statement or report within seven days after receiving a second notice from the filing officer is guilty of a misdemeanor. A filing officer who violates any provision of this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Subd. 6.

Recovery of late filing fees.

A filing officer may bring an action in the Fourth Judicial District Court to recover any late filing fee imposed pursuant to subdivision 5. All money recovered shall be deposited in the general fund of Hennepin County.

Subd. 7.

Reports of violations.

If any individual other than a county official or candidate for county office fails to file the required statement or report within seven days after a second notice as provided in subdivision 5, the filing officer shall inform the Hennepin County attorney that a second notice was sent and that the individual failed to file the required statement or report. If a county official or candidate fails to file a report or statement after a second notice as provided in subdivision 5, the filing officer shall notify the attorney general.

Subd. 8.

Report by subordinate.

(a) Any deputy, clerk, employee or other subordinate of a filing officer who has knowledge or reason to believe that a violation of sections 383B.041 to 383B.057 has occurred, shall immediately transmit a report of that knowledge or belief to that filing officer, together with any evidence of the violation coming into the subordinate's possession.

(b) Any filing officer who has knowledge or reason to believe that a violation of sections 383B.041 to 383B.058 has occurred shall immediately transmit a report of that knowledge or belief to the county attorney of the county in which the violation is thought to have occurred, together with any evidence of the violation coming into the filing officer's possession.

(c) The filing officer shall also immediately send a copy of the report to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.

(d) A violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor.

383B.055 DUTIES OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD; FILING OFFICERS.

Subdivision 1.

Board: advisory opinions, disclosure exemptions.

The state Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board shall:

(1) issue and publish advisory opinions concerning the requirements of sections 383B.041 to 383B.057 upon application in writing by the county filing officer of Hennepin County or any individual or association who wishes to use the opinion to guide the applicant's own conduct; and

(2) exempt any individual or association required to disclose information under sections 383B.046 to 383B.05 from any requirement of those sections in the same manner as it exempts any individual or association from disclosure requirements under chapter 10A. An individual or association exempted from the disclosure provisions of chapter 10A, shall also be exempt from the disclosure provisions of sections 383B.046 to 383B.05.

Subd. 2.

Filing officer: develop, distribute needed forms.

The county filing officer of Hennepin County shall develop forms for all statements and reports required to be filed under sections 383B.041 to 383B.054. The filing officer shall furnish sufficient copies of the forms to all officers with whom candidates file affidavits or applications of candidacy and nominating petitions.

Subd. 3.

Candidacy filing officer: forms to candidates; penalty.

An officer who receives affidavits or applications of candidacy or nominating petitions shall mail or deliver a copy of each form required to be filed by a candidate to each candidate who files an affidavit, application or petition with that officer or for whom a write-in vote is cast on the ballot of that jurisdiction. Any officer who fails to carry out the duties imposed by this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.

383B.056 PENALTIES.

Except as expressly provided to the contrary in sections 383B.041 to 383B.055, a violation of sections 383B.041 to 383B.055 is not a crime.

383B.057 PROSECUTION OF VIOLATIONS.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, a violation of a criminal provision of sections 383B.041 to 383B.056 shall be prosecuted by the Hennepin County attorney in the Fourth Judicial District Court. A violation by a county official or candidate shall be prosecuted by the attorney general in the district court of Ramsey County.

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: H1935-1

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 1, as amended by Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 10

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2018.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 3, as amended by Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 11

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2018.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 58, as amended by Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 13

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2018.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 7

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Preparationnew text begin; dutiesnew text end.

new text begin(a) new text endThe head or chief administrative officer of each department or agency of the state government, including the Supreme Court, shallnew text begin cooperate with the Legislative Budget Office and the Legislative Budget Office mustnew text end prepare a fiscal note at the request of the chair of the standing committee to which a bill has been referred, or the chair of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, or the chair of the senate Committee on Finance.

new text begin (b) Upon request of the Legislative Budget Office, the head or chief administrative officer of each department or agency of state government, including the Supreme Court, must promptly supply all information necessary for the Legislative Budget Office to prepare an accurate and timely fiscal note. new text end

new text begin (c) The Legislative Budget Office may adopt standards and guidelines governing timing of responses to requests for information and governing access to data, consistent with laws governing access to data. Agencies must comply with these standards and guidelines and the Legislative Budget Office must publish them on the office's Web site. new text end

new text begin(d) new text endFor purposes of this subdivision, "Supreme Court" includes all agencies, committees, and commissions supervised or appointed by the state Supreme Court or the state court administrator.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 8, 2019. new text end

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 8

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.98, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Uniform procedure.

The deleted text begincommissioner of management and budgetdeleted text endnew text begin Legislative Budget Officenew text end shall prescribe a uniform procedure to govern the departments and agencies of the state in complying with the requirements of this section.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 8, 2019. new text end

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 9, as amended by Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 12

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2018.

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 1

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.8853, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment; duties.

The Legislative Budget Office is established deleted text beginunder control of the Legislative Coordinating Commissiondeleted text end to provide the house of representatives and senate with nonpartisan, accurate, and timely information on the fiscal impact of proposed legislation, without regard to political factors.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 10

Sec. 10.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 1, the effective date, is amended to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text beginJanuary 8, 2019deleted text endnew text begin July 1, 2018new text end.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 11

Sec. 11.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 3, the effective date, is amended to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

new text beginExcept where otherwise provided by law, new text endthis section is effective deleted text beginJanuary 8, 2019deleted text endnew text begin July 1, 2018new text end.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 12

Sec. 12.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 9, the effective date, is amended to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text beginJanuary 8, 2019deleted text endnew text begin September 1, 2019new text end.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 13

Sec. 13.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 58, the effective date, is amended to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text beginJanuary 8, 2019.deleted text endnew text begin September 1, 2019. The contract required under this section must be approved by the Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission and be executed no later than November 1, 2018, and must provide for transfer of operational control of the fiscal note tracking system to the Legislative Budget Office effective September 1, 2019.new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 14

Sec. 14. new text beginLEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION; FIRST APPOINTMENTS; FIRST CHAIR; FIRST MEETING.new text end

new text begin Appointments to the Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.8854, must be made by July 1, 2018. The chair of the Legislative Coordinating Commission must designate one appointee to convene the commission's first meeting and serve as its chair until a chair is elected by the commission as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.8854. The designated appointee must convene the first meeting no later than July 15, 2018. new text end

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 15

Sec. 15. new text beginLEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE DIRECTOR ORIENTATION AND TRAINING.new text end

new text begin Before September 1, 2019, the commissioner of management and budget shall provide orientation and training to the director of the Legislative Budget Office and any staff of the Legislative Budget Office designated by the director on the use of the fiscal note system. The commissioner of management and budget must provide opportunities to the director of the Legislative Budget Office and staff designated by the director of the Legislative Budget Office to learn from the Department of Management and Budget's work on fiscal note requests during the 2019 regular legislative session to facilitate the transfer of duties required by this act. new text end

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 2

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.8853, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

new text beginDirector; new text endstaff.

The deleted text beginLegislative Coordinating Commissiondeleted text endnew text begin Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commissionnew text end must appoint a director deleted text beginwhodeleted text end new text beginand establish the director's duties. The director new text endmay hire staff necessary to do the work of the office. The director servesnew text begin in the unclassified service fornew text end a term of six years and may not be removed during a term except for causenew text begin after a public hearingnew text end.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 3

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.8853, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Uniform standards and procedures. new text end

new text begin The director of the Legislative Budget Office must adopt uniform standards and procedures governing the timely preparation of fiscal notes as required by this section and section 3.98. The standards and procedures are not effective until they are approved by the Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission. Upon approval, the standards and procedures must be published in the State Register and on the office's Web site. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective September 1, 2019, except that the uniform standards and procedures to be used may be developed and adopted by the oversight commission prior to the effective date of this section. new text end

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 4

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.8853, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Access to data; treatment. new text end

new text begin Upon request of the director of the Legislative Budget Office, the head or chief administrative officer of each department or agency of state government, including the Supreme Court, must promptly supply data that are used to prepare a fiscal note, including data that are not public data under section 13.64 or other applicable law, unless there are federal laws or regulations that prohibit the provision of the not public data for this purpose. Not public data supplied under this subdivision may only be used by the Legislative Budget Office to review a department or agency's work in preparing a fiscal note and may not be used or disseminated for any other purpose, including use by or dissemination to a legislator or to any officer, department, agency, or committee within the legislative branch. Violation of this subdivision by the director or other staff of the Legislative Budget Office is cause for removal, suspension without pay, or immediate dismissal at the direction of the oversight commission. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective September 1, 2019. new text end

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 5

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.8853, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Fiscal note delivery and posting. new text end

new text begin The director of the Legislative Budget Office must deliver a completed fiscal note to the legislative committee chair who made the request, and to the chief author of the legislation to which it relates. Within 24 hours of completion of a fiscal note, the director of the Legislative Budget Office must post a completed fiscal note on the office's public Web site. This subdivision does not apply to an unofficial fiscal note that is not public data under section 13.64, subdivision 3. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective September 1, 2019. new text end

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 6

Sec. 6.

new text begin [3.8854] LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION. new text end

new text begin (a) The Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission consists of: new text end

new text begin (1) two members of the senate appointed by the senate majority leader; new text end

new text begin (2) two members of the senate appointed by the senate minority leader; new text end

new text begin (3) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house; and new text end

new text begin (4) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader. new text end

new text begin The director of the Legislative Budget Office is the executive secretary of the commission. The chief nonpartisan fiscal analyst of the house of representatives, the lead nonpartisan fiscal analyst of the senate, the commissioner of management and budget or a designee, and the legislative auditor are ex-officio, nonvoting members of the commission. new text end

new text begin (b) Members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, or until they are not members of the legislative body from which they were appointed. Appointing authorities shall fill vacancies on the commission within 30 days of a vacancy being created. new text end

new text begin (c) The commission shall meet in January of each odd-numbered year to elect its chair and vice-chair. They shall serve until successors are elected. The chair and vice-chair shall alternate biennially between the senate and the house of representatives. The commission shall meet at the call of the chair. The members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses consistent with the rules of the legislature governing expense reimbursement. new text end

new text begin (d) The commission shall review the work of the Legislative Budget Office and make recommendations, as the commission determines necessary, to improve the office's ability to fulfill its duties, and shall perform other functions as directed by this section, and sections 3.8853 and 3.98. new text end

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 7

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Preparation; duties.

(a) The head or chief administrative officer of each department or agency of the state government, including the Supreme Court, shall deleted text begincooperate with the Legislative Budget Office and the Legislative Budget Office mustdeleted text end prepare a fiscal note new text beginconsistent with the standards and procedures adopted under section 3.8853,new text end at the request of the chair of the standing committee to which a bill has been referred, or the chair of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, or the chair of the senate Committee on Finance.

deleted text begin (b) Upon request of the Legislative Budget Office, the head or chief administrative officer of each department or agency of state government, including the Supreme Court, must promptly supply all information necessary for the Legislative Budget Office to prepare an accurate and timely fiscal note. deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) The Legislative Budget Office may adopt standards and guidelines governing timing of responses to requests for information and governing access to data, consistent with laws governing access to data. Agencies must comply with these standards and guidelines and the Legislative Budget Office must publish them on the office's Web site. deleted text end

deleted text begin(d)deleted text endnew text begin (b)new text end For purposes of this subdivision, "Supreme Court" includes all agencies, committees, and commissions supervised or appointed by the state Supreme Court or the state court administrator.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective September 1, 2019. new text end

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 8

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read:


Subd. 35.

Public official.

"Public official" means any:

(1) member of the legislature;

(2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative auditor, new text begindirector of the Legislative Budget Office, new text endchief clerk of the house of representatives, revisor of statutes, or researcher, legislative analyst, fiscal analyst, or attorney in the Office of Senate Counsel, Research, and Fiscal Analysis, House Research, or the House Fiscal Analysis Department;

(3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative deputy;

(4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general;

(5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state department or agency as listed in section 15.01 or 15.06, or the state chief information officer;

(6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a state board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under chapter 14, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14;

(7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14;

(8) executive director of the State Board of Investment;

(9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8);

(10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;

(11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of Administrative Hearings or unemployment law judge in the Department of Employment and Economic Development;

(12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations manager of the Metropolitan Council;

(13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency;

(14) director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the Department of Public Safety;

(15) member or executive director of the Higher Education Facilities Authority;

(16) member of the board of directors or president of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.;

(17) member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota State High School League;

(18) member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established in section 473.755;

(19) citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources;

(20) manager of a watershed district, or member of a watershed management organization as defined under section 103B.205, subdivision 13;

(21) supervisor of a soil and water conservation district;

(22) director of Explore Minnesota Tourism;

(23) citizen member of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council established in section 97A.056;

(24) citizen member of the Clean Water Council established in section 114D.30;

(25) member or chief executive of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority established in section 473J.07;

(26) district court judge, appeals court judge, or Supreme Court justice;

(27) county commissioner;

(28) member of the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission; or

(29) member of the Destination Medical Center Corporation established in section 469.41.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 5, section 9

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.64, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Fiscal note data must be shared with Legislative Budget Office. new text end

new text begin A head or chief administrative officer of a department or agency of the state government, including the Supreme Court, must provide data that are used to prepare a fiscal note, including data that are not public data under this section to the director of the Legislative Budget Office upon the director's request and consistent with section 3.8853, subdivision 4, unless there are federal laws or regulations that prohibit the provision of the not public data for this purpose. The data must be supplied according to any standards and procedures adopted under section 3.8853, subdivision 3, including any standards and procedures governing timeliness. Notwithstanding section 13.05, subdivision 9, a responsible authority may not require the Legislative Budget Office to pay a cost for supplying data requested under this subdivision. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective September 1, 2019. new text end