1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to state government; appropriating money for
1.3 economic development and certain agencies of state
1.4 government; establishing and modifying programs;
1.5 regulating activities and practices; modifying fees;
1.6 making conforming changes; requiring reports;
1.7 providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota
1.8 Statutes 1998, sections 45.0295; 53A.03; 53A.05,
1.9 subdivision 1; 60A.14, subdivision 1; 60A.23,
1.10 subdivision 8; 60A.71, subdivision 7; 60K.06; 65B.48,
1.11 subdivision 3; 70A.14, subdivision 4; 72B.04,
1.12 subdivision 10; 79.255, subdivision 10; 82A.08,
1.13 subdivision 2; 82A.16, subdivisions 2 and 6; 116J.415,
1.14 subdivision 5; 116J.421, subdivisions 2, 3, and by
1.15 adding subdivisions; 116J.63, subdivision 4;
1.16 116J.8745, subdivisions 1 and 2; 116L.03, subdivisions
1.17 1, 2, and 5; 116L.04, subdivision 1a; 116L.06,
1.18 subdivision 4; 175.17; 176.181, subdivision 2a;
1.19 216C.41, subdivisions 1 and 2; 268.022; 268.666, by
1.20 adding a subdivision; 268.98, subdivision 3; 268A.13;
1.21 268A.14; 298.22, subdivisions 2 and 6; 298.2213,
1.22 subdivision 4; 298.223, subdivision 2; 326.105, if
1.23 enacted; 326.86, subdivision 1; 383B.79, subdivision
1.24 4; 446A.072, subdivision 4; 462A.20, subdivision 2,
1.25 and by adding a subdivision; 462A.204, by adding a
1.26 subdivision; 462A.205, subdivision 3; 462A.209;
1.27 462A.21, by adding a subdivision; and 473.251; Laws
1.28 1998, chapter 404, section 13, subdivision 5; Laws
1.29 1998, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3,
1.30 section 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.31 Statutes, chapters 82B; 116J; 245; 268; 462A; and 473;
1.32 repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 44A.001;
1.33 44A.01; 44A.02; 44A.023; 44A.025; 44A.031; 44A.0311;
1.34 44A.06; 44A.08; 44A.11; 341.01; 341.02; 341.04;
1.35 341.045; 341.05; 341.06; 341.07; 341.08; 341.09;
1.36 341.10; 341.11; 341.115; 341.12; 341.13; 341.15;
1.37 462A.28; 469.305; 469.306; 469.307; 469.308; and
1.38 469.31; Laws 1999, chapter 137, section 5.
1.39 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.40 ARTICLE 1
1.41 APPROPRIATIONS
1.42 Section 1. [ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; APPROPRIATIONS.]
2.1 The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
2.2 appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to
2.3 the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be
2.4 available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The
2.5 figures "2000" and "2001," where used in this act, mean that the
2.6 appropriation or appropriations listed under them are available
2.7 for the year ending June 30, 2000, or June 30, 2001,
2.8 respectively. The term "first year" means the fiscal year
2.9 ending June 30, 2000, and "second year" means the fiscal year
2.10 ending June 30, 2001.
2.11 SUMMARY BY FUND
2.12 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL
2.13 General $21,000 $224,507,000 $184,543,000 $409,071,000
2.14 Petroleum Tank
2.15 Cleanup 1,015,000 1,045,000 2,060,000
2.16 Environmental Fund 700,000 700,000 1,400,000
2.17 TANF 6,000,000 4,000,000 10,000,000
2.18 Trunk Highway 745,000 766,000 1,511,000
2.19 Workers'
2.20 Compensation 22,217,000 22,439,000 44,656,000
2.21 Special Revenue 100,000 -0- 100,000
2.22 Workforce
2.23 Development Fund 17,993,000 12,557,000 30,550,000
2.24 TOTAL $21,000 $273,277,000 $226,050,000 $499,348,000
2.25 APPROPRIATIONS
2.26 Available for the Year
2.27 Ending June 30
2.28 2000 2001
2.29 Sec. 2. TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2.30 Subdivision 1. Total
2.31 Appropriation 56,880,000 46,056,000
2.32 Summary by Fund
2.33 General 42,985,000 32,590,000
2.34 Trunk Highway 745,000 766,000
2.35 TANF 1,500,000 1,500,000
2.36 Environmental Fund 700,000 700,000
2.37 Workforce
2.38 Development Fund 10,950,000 10,500,000
2.39 The amounts that may be spent from this
2.40 appropriation for each program are
2.41 specified in the following subdivisions.
3.1 Subd. 2. Business and Community
3.2 Development 38,488,000 28,186,000
3.3 Summary by Fund
3.4 General 25,338,000 15,486,000
3.5 TANF 1,500,000 1,500,000
3.6 Environmental Fund 700,000 700,000
3.7 Workforce
3.8 Development Fund 10,950,000 10,500,000
3.9 $5,017,000 the first year and
3.10 $4,017,000 the second year are for
3.11 Minnesota investment fund grants. Of
3.12 this amount, $1,000,000 in the first
3.13 year is a one-time appropriation and is
3.14 not added to the agency's budget base.
3.15 $400,000 the first year is for a
3.16 one-time grant to Advantage Minnesota,
3.17 Inc. The funds are available only if
3.18 matched on at least a dollar-for-dollar
3.19 basis from other sources. The
3.20 commissioner may release the funds only
3.21 upon:
3.22 (1) certification that matching funds
3.23 from each participating organization
3.24 are available; and
3.25 (2) review and approval by the
3.26 commissioner of the proposed operations
3.27 plan of Advantage Minnesota, Inc. for
3.28 the biennium.
3.29 $14,067,000 the first year and
3.30 $14,073,000 the second year are for the
3.31 job skills partnership program. If the
3.32 appropriation for either year is
3.33 insufficient, the appropriation for the
3.34 other year is available. Of this
3.35 appropriation, $10,000,000 in each year
3.36 is a one-time appropriation from the
3.37 workforce development fund. It is the
3.38 intention of the legislature that this
3.39 program base funding be $5,931,000 per
3.40 year in the 2002-2003 biennium. This
3.41 appropriation does not cancel.
3.42 $500,000 the first year and $500,000
3.43 the second year are one-time
3.44 appropriations from the workforce
3.45 development fund for the pathways
3.46 program.
3.47 $1,500,000 the first year and
3.48 $1,500,000 the second year are
3.49 appropriated from the state's federal
3.50 TANF block grant under Title I of
3.51 Public Law Number 104-193 to the
3.52 commissioner of human services, to be
3.53 transferred to the commissioner of
3.54 trade and economic development for the
3.55 pathways program under Minnesota
3.56 Statutes, section 116L.04, subdivision
3.57 1a. It is the intention of the
3.58 legislature that the general fund base
3.59 funding to the pathways program be
4.1 $1,500,000 per year in the 2002-2003
4.2 biennium.
4.3 $500,000 the first year is for a
4.4 one-time grant to the city of Fridley
4.5 for costs of the design and
4.6 construction of infrastructure
4.7 improvements required by a large
4.8 business campus development in the
4.9 Moore lakes area of the city.
4.10 $551,000 the first year and $565,000
4.11 the second year are from fees collected
4.12 under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.13 446A.04, subdivision 5, to administer
4.14 the programs of the public facilities
4.15 authority.
4.16 $500,000 in the first year is for a
4.17 one-time grant to the community
4.18 resources program under Minnesota
4.19 Statutes, chapter 466A.
4.20 $200,000 the first year is for a
4.21 one-time grant to the board of the
4.22 rural policy and development center for
4.23 operation of the center. This
4.24 appropriation is available as matched
4.25 in cash on a dollar-for-dollar basis
4.26 from nonstate sources.
4.27 $155,000 the first year and $155,000
4.28 the second year are for grants to the
4.29 metropolitan economic development
4.30 association. This is a one-time
4.31 appropriation and is not added to the
4.32 agency's budget base.
4.33 $265,000 the first year and $265,000
4.34 the second year are for grants to
4.35 WomenVenture. WomenVenture must
4.36 implement a program to encourage and
4.37 assist women to enter nontraditional
4.38 careers in the trades and technical
4.39 occupations. The program shall consist
4.40 of outreach to women and girls and
4.41 training, job placement, and job
4.42 retention support that meet women's
4.43 specific needs. The program must be
4.44 accessible to low-income working
4.45 mothers, including MFIP recipients.
4.46 $450,000 the first year is for a
4.47 one-time grant to the St. Paul
4.48 rehabilitation center for its current
4.49 programs, including those related to
4.50 developing job-seeking skills and
4.51 workplace orientation, intensive job
4.52 development, functional work English,
4.53 and on-site job coaching. This
4.54 appropriation is from the workforce
4.55 development fund.
4.56 $250,000 is for a grant to the city of
4.57 Windom to provide loans to assist an
4.58 expanding business. This is a one-time
4.59 appropriation and is not added to the
4.60 agency's budget base.
4.61 $350,000 is for the biennium ending
4.62 June 30, 2001, for a grant to the Camp
5.1 Heartland center. The grant may be
5.2 used for phase II capital expenditures
5.3 including, without limitation, a septic
5.4 system upgrade and bath/shower house
5.5 construction, construction of a family
5.6 lodge, renovation of a medical
5.7 facility, construction of staff housing
5.8 and offices, or expansion and upgrade
5.9 of the dining room and kitchen. This
5.10 is a one-time appropriation and is not
5.11 added to the agency's budget base.
5.12 $4,800,000 the first year and
5.13 $2,800,000 the second year are for
5.14 purposes of the contamination cleanup
5.15 and development grant program under
5.16 Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551
5.17 to 116J.558. Of this appropriation,
5.18 $2,000,000 is a one-time appropriation
5.19 and is not added to the agency's budget
5.20 base.
5.21 $75,000 is for a grant to the city of
5.22 Lake Benton for planning costs
5.23 associated with a new visitor center
5.24 and railroad depot building. This is a
5.25 one-time appropriation and is not added
5.26 to the agency's budget base.
5.27 $220,000 the first year and $220,000
5.28 the second year are for microenterprise
5.29 technical assistance under Minnesota
5.30 Statutes, section 116J.8745. This is a
5.31 one-time appropriation and is not added
5.32 to the agency's budget base.
5.33 $50,000 in 2000 is for a grant to the
5.34 Chatfield brass band music lending
5.35 library. The money must be used for
5.36 computer hardware and software to
5.37 catalog the music collection and create
5.38 a Web site. This is a one-time
5.39 appropriation and must not be added to
5.40 the agency's budget base.
5.41 $50,000 in fiscal year 2000 is for a
5.42 one-time grant to the Duluth Economic
5.43 Development Authority for the purchase
5.44 and installation of railroad ties to
5.45 improve the Lake Superior Mississippi
5.46 Railroad scenic railway along the St.
5.47 Louis Bay in Duluth.
5.48 $100,000 is appropriated for a grant to
5.49 the city of Lanesboro for
5.50 predevelopment costs for the Root River
5.51 Regional Arts Center. This is a
5.52 one-time appropriation and is not added
5.53 to the agency's budget base.
5.54 $50,000 the first year is for a
5.55 one-time grant to county and district
5.56 agricultural societies and associations
5.57 that are eligible to receive aid under
5.58 Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The
5.59 commissioner shall administer this
5.60 appropriation pursuant to a need-based
5.61 competitive grant process.
5.62 $216,000 in the first year is for
5.63 one-time rural job creation grants
6.1 under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.2 469.309.
6.3 $450,000 is for a grant to the city of
6.4 Duluth to support the development of
6.5 the Duluth Technology Village. The
6.6 grant shall be used to establish
6.7 international partnerships, attract
6.8 software businesses, recruit and train
6.9 workers for the software industry, and
6.10 support a software business incubator
6.11 facility. This is a one-time
6.12 appropriation and is not part of the
6.13 agency base budget. This appropriation
6.14 is not available unless matched by
6.15 nonstate money.
6.16 $150,000 the first year is for a grant
6.17 to the suburban Hennepin regional park
6.18 district for restoration of the Grimm
6.19 farmstead.
6.20 $150,000 in the first year is for a
6.21 one-time grant to the city of Ely for
6.22 rehabilitation of the Ely technical
6.23 building.
6.24 $50,000 in the first year is for a
6.25 one-time grant to the Highland Park
6.26 district council for the enhancement of
6.27 the West Seventh Street/Gateway area,
6.28 which serves as a major transportation
6.29 and commercial corridor for visitors
6.30 from the Minneapolis-St. Paul
6.31 International Airport, Mall of America,
6.32 and other destinations. The
6.33 appropriation may be used to make
6.34 improvements to the public right-of-way
6.35 including, but not limited to,
6.36 landscaping, lighting, signage, and
6.37 roadway improvements. This
6.38 appropriation must be matched
6.39 one-for-one by nonstate funds.
6.40 $3,000,000 in the first year is for the
6.41 redevelopment account under Minnesota
6.42 Statutes, sections 116J.561 to
6.43 116J.567. The appropriation is
6.44 available for the biennium ending June
6.45 30, 2001. This is a one-time
6.46 appropriation and is not added to the
6.47 agency's budget base.
6.48 $75,000 in the first year is for a
6.49 one-time grant to Perham Business
6.50 Technology Center to equip the training
6.51 center with interactive television and
6.52 for program funds to implement the
6.53 business plan.
6.54 $300,000 in the first year is for a
6.55 one-time grant to the city of Owatonna
6.56 for city infrastructure improvements.
6.57 Subd. 3. Minnesota Trade Office
6.58 2,275,000 2,318,000
6.59 The department shall act as the lead
6.60 agency in developing a plan for a
6.61 coordinated effort to promote Minnesota
7.1 internationally. The commissioner may
7.2 appoint an advisory committee and may
7.3 seek federal and private funding to
7.4 develop and implement the plan.
7.5 Subd. 4. Tourism
7.6 10,805,000 10,910,000
7.7 Summary by Fund
7.8 General 10,060,000 10,144,000
7.9 Trunk Highway 745,000 766,000
7.10 To develop maximum private sector
7.11 involvement in tourism, $3,500,000 the
7.12 first year and $3,500,000 the second
7.13 year of the amounts appropriated for
7.14 marketing activities are contingent on
7.15 receipt of an equal contribution from
7.16 nonstate sources that have been
7.17 certified by the commissioner. Up to
7.18 one-half of the match may be given in
7.19 in-kind contributions.
7.20 In order to maximize marketing grant
7.21 benefits, the commissioner must give
7.22 priority for joint venture marketing
7.23 grants to organizations with year-round
7.24 sustained tourism activities. For
7.25 programs and projects submitted, the
7.26 commissioner must give priority to
7.27 those that encompass two or more areas
7.28 or that attract nonresident travelers
7.29 to the state.
7.30 If an appropriation for either year for
7.31 grants is not sufficient, the
7.32 appropriation for the other year is
7.33 available for it.
7.34 The commissioner may use grant dollars
7.35 or the value of in-kind services to
7.36 provide the state contribution for the
7.37 partnership program.
7.38 Any unexpended money from general fund
7.39 appropriations made under this
7.40 subdivision does not cancel but must be
7.41 placed in a special advertising account
7.42 for use by the office of tourism to
7.43 purchase additional media.
7.44 This appropriation may be used for a
7.45 grant to Minnesota Festivals and Events
7.46 Association for the following purposes:
7.47 (1) for a partnership with the
7.48 University of Minnesota's tourism
7.49 center to build the methodology for a
7.50 low-cost economic impact model that
7.51 will allow festival and event managers
7.52 to conduct research independently in
7.53 their own communities;
7.54 (2) to promote regional workshops to
7.55 increase production value and
7.56 professionalism for events in the
7.57 state, increase event service and
7.58 entertainment value for local
8.1 residents, build community awareness of
8.2 opportunities to generate new tourism,
8.3 and assure production of high quality,
8.4 safe, and meaningful tourism products
8.5 that are in line with the vision,
8.6 mission, and growth goals of individual
8.7 towns and cities in Minnesota;
8.8 (3) for a partnership with the
8.9 University of Minnesota's tourism
8.10 center to enhance professionalism via
8.11 its certified festival manager program,
8.12 training event managers and volunteer
8.13 staff to implement value-added
8.14 festivals and events for visitors to
8.15 the state;
8.16 (4) for a partnership with the
8.17 Minnesota office of tourism to publish
8.18 a pull-out mini-magazine advertising
8.19 the statewide festivals and events
8.20 calendar for the year; and
8.21 (5) to expand the Minnesota Festivals
8.22 and Events Association website, to
8.23 provide travel planners with more
8.24 festival and event intensive links to
8.25 communities hosting such activities.
8.26 $250,000 in the first year is for a
8.27 one-time grant for the purpose of the
8.28 Upper Red Lake business loan program.
8.29 $829,000 the first year and $829,000
8.30 the second year are for the Minnesota
8.31 film board. $329,000 of this
8.32 appropriation in each year is available
8.33 only upon receipt by the board of $1 in
8.34 matching contributions of money or
8.35 in-kind from nonstate sources for every
8.36 $3 provided by this appropriation. Of
8.37 this amount, $500,000 the first year
8.38 and $500,000 the second year are for
8.39 grants to the Minnesota film board for
8.40 a film production jobs fund to
8.41 stimulate feature film production in
8.42 Minnesota. This appropriation is to
8.43 reimburse film producers for two to
8.44 five percent of documented wages which
8.45 they paid to Minnesotans for film
8.46 production after January 1, 1999.
8.47 $100,000 the first year is for a grant
8.48 to promote tourism in the Mille Lacs
8.49 area. This is a one-time appropriation
8.50 and is not added to the agency's budget
8.51 base.
8.52 $100,000 the first year is for a
8.53 one-time grant to promote tourism in
8.54 the areas near the northern border of
8.55 Minnesota, including the Northwest
8.56 Angle.
8.57 $37,000 the first year is for a grant
8.58 to the Mississippi River parkway
8.59 commission.
8.60 Subd. 5. Administration
8.61 3,897,000 3,192,000
9.1 $750,000 the first year is appropriated
9.2 for enhancements to the journey travel
9.3 destination system. The funds are
9.4 available only if matched in cash on at
9.5 least a dollar-for-dollar basis from
9.6 other sources. This is a one-time
9.7 appropriation and is available until
9.8 spent.
9.9 Subd. 6. Information and Analysis
9.10 1,415,000 1,450,000
9.11 Sec. 3. MINNESOTA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6,425,000 7,225,000
9.12 $4,605,000 the first year and
9.13 $6,105,000 the second year are for
9.14 transfer from the general fund to the
9.15 Minnesota Technology, Inc. fund.
9.16 $70,000 the first year and $70,000 the
9.17 second year are for grants to Minnesota
9.18 Inventors Congress. This is a one-time
9.19 appropriation and is not added to the
9.20 agency's budget base.
9.21 $100,000 the first year and $100,000
9.22 the second year are for grants to the
9.23 Minnesota cold weather research
9.24 center. By January 15, 2001, the
9.25 center will report to the legislature
9.26 on (1) the sources and amounts of its
9.27 nonstate matching funds, and (2) the
9.28 effectiveness of its program in
9.29 achieving quantifiable economic
9.30 development benefits to the state.
9.31 This is a one-time appropriation and is
9.32 not added to the agency's budget base.
9.33 $700,000 the first year and $500,000
9.34 the second year are for grants to
9.35 Minnesota Project Innovation. The
9.36 legislature intends for Minnesota
9.37 Project Innovation to move toward
9.38 economic self-sufficiency. This is a
9.39 one-time appropriation and is not added
9.40 to the agency's budget base.
9.41 $850,000 the first year and $450,000
9.42 the second year are for grants to the
9.43 Natural Resources Research Institute.
9.44 This is a one-time appropriation and is
9.45 not added to the agency's budget base.
9.46 $100,000 the first year is for a
9.47 one-time grant to the Minnesota Council
9.48 for Quality.
9.49 Sec. 4. ECONOMIC SECURITY
9.50 Subdivision 1. Total
9.51 Appropriation 46,015,000 38,674,000
9.52 Summary by Fund
9.53 General 39,287,000 37,446,000
9.54 TANF Block Grant 500,000 -0-
9.55 Workforce
9.56 Development Fund 6,228,000 1,228,000
10.1 Subd. 2. Rehabilitation Services 22,578,000 22,089,000
10.2 Summary by Fund
10.3 General 21,902,000 21,913,000
10.4 TANF 500,000 -0-
10.5 Workforce
10.6 Development Fund 176,000 176,000
10.7 $1,850,000 the first year and
10.8 $1,850,000 the second year are for
10.9 centers for independent living. The
10.10 commissioner shall review the
10.11 allocation of this appropriation among
10.12 the centers for independent living and
10.13 consider whether unequal allocation
10.14 might be appropriate in subsequent
10.15 years.
10.16 $500,000 the first year is to provide
10.17 welfare-to-work extended employment
10.18 services to welfare recipients with
10.19 severe impairment to employment, as
10.20 defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
10.21 268A.15, subdivision 1a. Of this
10.22 appropriation, up to five percent is
10.23 for administrative costs. This is a
10.24 one-time appropriation and may not be
10.25 added to the budget base in the
10.26 biennium ending June 30, 2003. This
10.27 appropriation is from the state's
10.28 federal TANF block grant under Public
10.29 Law Number 104-193 to the commissioner
10.30 of human services, to be transferred to
10.31 the commissioner of economic security.
10.32 This appropriation is available until
10.33 June 30, 2001.
10.34 $825,000 the first year and $827,000
10.35 the second year are for employment
10.36 support services for persons with
10.37 mental illness authorized under
10.38 Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.13.
10.39 $250,000 the first year and $250,000
10.40 the second year are for a grant to the
10.41 Minnesota employment center for deaf
10.42 and hard-of-hearing people. Of this
10.43 appropriation, $50,000 each year is a
10.44 one-time appropriation from the
10.45 workforce development fund. It is the
10.46 intention of the legislature that base
10.47 funding for this program be $250,000 in
10.48 the 2002-2003 biennium.
10.49 In fiscal year 2000 and fiscal year
10.50 2001, $975,000 is to increase the
10.51 reimbursement rates for extended
10.52 employment services. Effective for
10.53 services rendered on or after July 1,
10.54 1999, the commissioner shall increase
10.55 by ten percent all reimbursement rates
10.56 under Minnesota Rules, part 3300.2035,
10.57 subpart 6, item A, for extended
10.58 employment services for persons with
10.59 severe disabilities or related
10.60 conditions under Minnesota Statutes,
10.61 section 268A.15. This amount is added
11.1 to the agency's budget base.
11.2 $126,000 the first year and $126,000
11.3 the second year are for a grant to
11.4 Advocating Change Together, Inc.,
11.5 (ACT). This appropriation is from the
11.6 workforce development fund. The grant
11.7 must be used for the training of
11.8 individuals with developmental and
11.9 other mental health disabilities, the
11.10 maintenance of related data, or
11.11 technical assistance for work
11.12 advancement or additional workforce
11.13 training. No part of this grant may be
11.14 applied to litigation costs, or used
11.15 for legal advocacy or legal assistance
11.16 purposes. This is a one-time
11.17 appropriation and is available until
11.18 June 30, 2001.
11.19 Subd. 3. State Services for the Blind
11.20 6,114,000 4,817,000
11.21 $1,400,000 the first year is
11.22 appropriated to convert the
11.23 communication center to digital
11.24 technology and move the radio talking
11.25 book program to a different frequency.
11.26 The funds are available only if matched
11.27 in cash on at least a dollar-for-dollar
11.28 basis from private sources. This is a
11.29 one-time appropriation and is available
11.30 until June 30, 2001.
11.31 The appropriation in the second year is
11.32 not available until the commissioners
11.33 of finance and economic security have
11.34 reviewed the operation of the state
11.35 services for the blind, determined why
11.36 a budget deficiency occurred in fiscal
11.37 year 1999 and what steps should be
11.38 taken to prevent a future deficiency
11.39 and reported their findings to the
11.40 legislature.
11.41 Subd. 4. Workforce Preparation
11.42 17,273,000 11,718,000
11.43 Summary by Fund
11.44 General 11,221,000 10,666,000
11.45 Workforce
11.46 Development Fund 6,052,000 1,052,000
11.47 $775,000 the first year and $775,000
11.48 the second year are for job training
11.49 programs under Minnesota Statutes,
11.50 sections 268.60 to 268.64. This
11.51 appropriation is from the workforce
11.52 development fund.
11.53 $2,049,000 the first year and
11.54 $2,054,000 the second year are for
11.55 displaced homemaker programs under
11.56 Minnesota Statutes, section 268.96. Of
11.57 this appropriation, $227,000 each year
11.58 is a one-time appropriation from the
11.59 workforce development fund. The
12.1 commissioner shall prepare and report
12.2 to the legislature a plan for a sliding
12.3 scale fee structure for this program.
12.4 Of this amount, $100,000 the first year
12.5 and $100,000 the second year are for
12.6 one-time grants to the St. Paul
12.7 district 5 planning council. These
12.8 grants are to operate a community work
12.9 empowerment support group demonstration
12.10 project. A project consists of
12.11 empowerment groups of individuals that
12.12 are in the process of obtaining or have
12.13 obtained jobs, including those in the
12.14 welfare-to-work programs, or are
12.15 working out problems of attaining
12.16 self-sufficiency. The groups must
12.17 separately meet at least monthly for at
12.18 least two hours. Each group meeting
12.19 must include empower mentors whose
12.20 responsibility will be to conduct the
12.21 meeting. The sites will report to the
12.22 commissioner on a semiannual basis
12.23 regarding the progress achieved at the
12.24 meetings. The purpose of the group is
12.25 to:
12.26 (1) share information among group
12.27 members as to the successes and
12.28 problems encountered in the
12.29 individual's employment goals;
12.30 (2) provide a forum for individuals
12.31 involved in moving to self-sufficiency
12.32 to share their experiences and
12.33 strategies and to support and empower
12.34 each other; and
12.35 (3) to provide feedback to the
12.36 commissioner concerning the best
12.37 strategies to achieve the empowerment
12.38 support group's objectives.
12.39 $5,000,000 the first year is a one-time
12.40 appropriation from the workforce
12.41 development fund to match available
12.42 United States Department of Labor
12.43 Welfare-to-Work funds. The
12.44 commissioner shall explore sources of
12.45 noncash match for these funds. To the
12.46 extent this appropriation is not needed
12.47 for these purposes, the balance is
12.48 available for the Welfare-to-Work
12.49 program.
12.50 $1,425,000 the first year and
12.51 $1,425,000 the second year are for
12.52 youth intervention programs under
12.53 Minnesota Statutes, section 268.30.
12.54 Funding from this appropriation may be
12.55 used to expand existing programs to
12.56 serve unmet needs and to create new
12.57 programs in underserved areas. Of this
12.58 appropriation, $3,750 is for a grant to
12.59 the Minnesota Youth Intervention
12.60 Programs Association (YIPA) to provide
12.61 collaborative training and technical
12.62 assistance to community-based grantees
12.63 of the program.
12.64 $851,000 the first year and $852,000
12.65 the second year are for the Youthbuild
13.1 program under Minnesota Statutes,
13.2 sections 268.361 to 268.366. Of this
13.3 amount, $100,000 in the first year and
13.4 $100,000 in the second year are
13.5 one-time appropriations from the
13.6 workforce development fund for the
13.7 YOUTHBUILD technical program under
13.8 Minnesota Statutes, section 268.368. A
13.9 Minnesota YOUTHBUILD program funded
13.10 under this section as authorized in
13.11 Minnesota Statutes, sections 268.361 to
13.12 268.367, qualifies as an approved
13.13 training program under Minnesota Rules,
13.14 part 5200.0930, subpart 1.
13.15 $116,000 the first year and $116,000
13.16 the second year are appropriated for
13.17 youth violence prevention programs to
13.18 match the federal juvenile
13.19 accountability incentive block grant.
13.20 This is a one-time appropriation.
13.21 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
13.22 section 268.022, subdivision 2, the
13.23 commissioner of finance shall transfer
13.24 to the general fund from the dedicated
13.25 fund on June 25, 1999, $29,000,000 of
13.26 the money collected through the special
13.27 assessment established in Minnesota
13.28 Statutes, section 268.022, subdivision
13.29 1. This paragraph is effective the day
13.30 following final enactment.
13.31 $572,000 in the first year is for
13.32 enterprise zone incentive grants under
13.33 Minnesota Statutes, section 469.305.
13.34 Subd. 5. Workforce Exchange
13.35 50,000 50,000
13.36 The commissioner of economic security
13.37 is directed to prepare a plan to reduce
13.38 the number of line managers and reduce
13.39 the costs of operation in workforce
13.40 centers. The legislature finds it
13.41 unacceptable to have up to five
13.42 managers in individual workforce
13.43 centers.
13.44 $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
13.45 second year are for asset preservation
13.46 and facility repair.
13.47 $348,625 the first year is for systems
13.48 development for electronic commerce to
13.49 improve communication with customers of
13.50 the job service and reemployment
13.51 insurance program. In accordance with
13.52 Minnesota Statutes, section 268.194,
13.53 subdivision 5, this money is a one-time
13.54 appropriation from federal money made
13.55 available specifically for that purpose
13.56 under United States Code, title 42,
13.57 section 1103, also known as the "Reed
13.58 Act." This appropriation is available
13.59 for the biennium ending June 30, 2001.
13.60 $2,000,000 the first year and
13.61 $2,000,000 the second year is for
13.62 systems development for electronic
14.1 commerce in the reemployment insurance
14.2 program to improve communication with
14.3 employers. In accordance with
14.4 Minnesota Statutes, section 268.194,
14.5 subdivision 5, this money is a one-time
14.6 appropriation from federal money to be
14.7 made available specifically for that
14.8 purpose under United States Code, title
14.9 42, section 1103, also known as the
14.10 "Reed Act," and section 5403 of the
14.11 federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
14.12 Each annual appropriation is available
14.13 for the biennium ending June 30, 2001.
14.14 Sec. 5. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 74,770,000 45,770,000
14.15 Summary by Fund
14.16 General 70,770,000 43,270,000
14.17 TANF 4,000,000 2,500,000
14.18 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation
14.19 The amounts that may be spent from this
14.20 appropriation for certain programs are
14.21 specified in the following subdivisions.
14.22 This appropriation is for transfer to
14.23 the housing development fund for the
14.24 programs specified. Except as
14.25 otherwise indicated, this transfer is
14.26 part of the agency's permanent budget
14.27 base.
14.28 Subd. 2. Challenge Program
14.29 $20,000,000 is appropriated for
14.30 transfer to the housing development
14.31 fund for the economic development and
14.32 housing challenge program created by
14.33 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33.
14.34 This is a one-time appropriation and is
14.35 not added to the agency's permanent
14.36 base.
14.37 Subd. 3. Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill
14.38 $1,700,000 the first year and
14.39 $1,700,000 the second year are for a
14.40 rental housing assistance program for
14.41 persons with a mental illness or
14.42 families with an adult member with a
14.43 mental illness under Minnesota
14.44 Statutes, section 462A.2097.
14.45 Subd. 4. Family Homeless Prevention
14.46 $3,250,000 the first year and
14.47 $3,250,000 the second year is for the
14.48 family homeless prevention and
14.49 assistance program under Minnesota
14.50 Statutes, section 462A.204, and is
14.51 available until June 30, 2001. Of this
14.52 amount, $1,875,000 the first year and
14.53 $375,000 the second year is from the
14.54 state's federal TANF block grant under
14.55 Title I of Public Law Number 104-193 to
14.56 the commissioner of human services, to
14.57 reimburse the housing development fund
14.58 for assistance under this program for
15.1 families receiving TANF assistance
15.2 under the MFIP program. The
15.3 commissioner of human services shall
15.4 make monthly reimbursements to the
15.5 housing development fund. The
15.6 commissioner of human services shall
15.7 not make any reimbursement which the
15.8 commissioner determines would be
15.9 subject to a penalty under Code of
15.10 Federal Regulations, section 262.1.
15.11 $100,000 of the total grants made to
15.12 Hennepin county from this appropriation
15.13 is for grants to organizations
15.14 providing case management for persons
15.15 that need assistance to rehabilitate
15.16 their rent history and find rental
15.17 housing. Case management services
15.18 include, but are not limited to,
15.19 assisting tenants in correcting tenant
15.20 screening reports, providing intensive
15.21 training and certification for tenants,
15.22 creating a bonding program to encourage
15.23 landlords to accept high-risk tenants
15.24 with poor rent histories, paying
15.25 security deposits for high-risk
15.26 tenants, and agreeing to pay landlord
15.27 expenses for filing unlawful detainer
15.28 actions. If the appropriation in
15.29 either year is insufficient, the
15.30 appropriation for the other year is
15.31 available. It is the intention of the
15.32 legislature that the general fund base
15.33 funding to this program be $6,500,000
15.34 for the 2002-2003 biennium.
15.35 Subd. 5. Mortgage Foreclosure
15.36 Prevention
15.37 $583,000 the first year and $583,000
15.38 the second year are for the mortgage
15.39 foreclosure prevention and assistance
15.40 program under Minnesota Statutes,
15.41 section 462A.207.
15.42 Subd. 6. Rental Assistance for
15.43 Family Stabilization
15.44 $2,125,000 the first year and
15.45 $2,125,000 the second year are
15.46 appropriated from the state's federal
15.47 TANF block grant under Title I of
15.48 Public Law Number 104-193 to the
15.49 commissioner of human services, to
15.50 reimburse the housing development fund
15.51 for rent subsidies provided to families
15.52 receiving TANF assistance from the MFIP
15.53 program under the rent assistance for
15.54 family stabilization program under
15.55 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.205.
15.56 The commissioner of human services
15.57 shall make monthly reimbursements to
15.58 the housing development fund. The
15.59 commissioner of human services shall
15.60 not make any reimbursement which the
15.61 commissioner determines would be
15.62 subject to a penalty under Code of
15.63 Federal Regulations, section 262.1. If
15.64 the appropriation in either year is
15.65 insufficient, the appropriation for the
15.66 other year is available. It is the
15.67 intention of the legislature that the
16.1 general fund base funding for this
16.2 program be $2,000,000 per year for the
16.3 2002-2003 biennium.
16.4 Subd. 7. Housing Trust Fund
16.5 $2,348,000 the first year and
16.6 $2,348,000 the second year are for the
16.7 housing trust fund to be deposited in
16.8 the housing trust fund account created
16.9 under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.10 462A.201, and used for the purposes
16.11 provided in that section. Of this
16.12 amount, $550,000 each year must be used
16.13 for transitional housing.
16.14 Subd. 8. Affordable Rental Investment Fund
16.15 $21,493,000 the first year and
16.16 $21,493,000 the second year are for the
16.17 affordable rental investment fund
16.18 program under Minnesota Statutes,
16.19 section 462A.21, subdivision 8b. Of
16.20 this amount, $15,000,000 the first year
16.21 and $15,000,000 the second year are to
16.22 finance the acquisition,
16.23 rehabilitation, and debt restructuring
16.24 of federally assisted rental property
16.25 and for making equity take-out loans
16.26 under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.27 462A.05, subdivision 39. The owner of
16.28 the federally assisted rental property
16.29 must agree to participate in the
16.30 applicable federally assisted housing
16.31 program and to extend any existing
16.32 low-income affordability restrictions
16.33 on the housing for the maximum term
16.34 permitted. The owner must also enter
16.35 into an agreement that gives local
16.36 units of government, housing and
16.37 redevelopment authorities, and
16.38 nonprofit housing organizations the
16.39 right of first refusal if the rental
16.40 property is offered for sale. Priority
16.41 must be given among comparable
16.42 properties to properties with the
16.43 longest remaining term under an
16.44 agreement for federal rental
16.45 assistance. Priority must also be
16.46 given among comparable rental housing
16.47 developments to developments that are
16.48 or will be owned by local government
16.49 units, a housing and redevelopment
16.50 authority, or a nonprofit housing
16.51 organization. Of this appropriation,
16.52 $5,000,000 in each year is a one-time
16.53 appropriation and is not added to the
16.54 agency's permanent base.
16.55 To the extent practicable, this
16.56 appropriation shall be used so that an
16.57 approximately equal number of housing
16.58 units are financed in the metropolitan
16.59 area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
16.60 section 473.121, subdivision 2, and in
16.61 the nonmetropolitan area.
16.62 Subd. 9. Urban Indian Housing Program
16.63 No appropriation is made for the urban
16.64 Indian housing program under Minnesota
17.1 Statutes, section 462A.07, subdivision
17.2 15. It is the intention of the
17.3 legislature that the agency will use
17.4 accumulated reserves to fund this
17.5 program in the 2000-2001 biennium. The
17.6 base of $187,000 per year is intended
17.7 to be restored in fiscal year 2002 and
17.8 beyond.
17.9 Subd. 10. Tribal Indian Housing Program
17.10 $1,683,000 the first year and
17.11 $1,683,000 the second year are for the
17.12 tribal Indian housing program under
17.13 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.07,
17.14 subdivision 14.
17.15 Subd. 11. Rural and Urban Homesteading
17.16 $186,000 the first year and $186,000
17.17 the second year are for the Minnesota
17.18 rural and urban homesteading program
17.19 under Minnesota Statutes, section
17.20 462A.057.
17.21 Subd. 12. Capacity Building Grants
17.22 $240,000 the first year and $240,000
17.23 the second year are for nonprofit
17.24 capacity building grants under
17.25 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21,
17.26 subdivision 3b.
17.27 Subd. 13. Community Rehabilitation Program
17.28 $6,175,000 the first year and
17.29 $6,175,000 the second year are for the
17.30 community rehabilitation program under
17.31 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.206.
17.32 Of this appropriation, $1,000,000 in
17.33 each year is a one-time appropriation
17.34 and is not added to the agency's budget
17.35 base.
17.36 Priority will be given to a proposal
17.37 from a community in which the existing
17.38 housing is predominantly manufactured
17.39 housing and the proposal seeks funds to
17.40 revitalize the community through the
17.41 use of improved manufactured housing
17.42 and to leverage available federal funds.
17.43 Of this appropriation, $50,000 the
17.44 first year and $50,000 the second year
17.45 must be used to make grants to a
17.46 statewide organization that advocates
17.47 on behalf of persons with mental
17.48 retardation or related conditions. The
17.49 grants must be used to provide entry
17.50 cost assistance, prepurchase and
17.51 postpurchase counseling to persons with
17.52 various disabilities who are
17.53 participating in the Fannie Mae
17.54 Homechoice demonstration project and
17.55 other projects designed to encourage
17.56 home ownership among persons with
17.57 disabilities.
17.58 Of this appropriation, $275,000 the
17.59 first year and $275,000 the second year
17.60 are for full-cycle home ownership and
17.61 purchase-rehabilitation lending
18.1 initiatives under Minnesota Statutes,
18.2 section 462A.21, subdivision 25.
18.3 Subd. 14. Housing Rehabilitation
18.4 and Accessibility
18.5 $4,287,000 the first year and
18.6 $4,287,000 the second year are for the
18.7 housing rehabilitation and
18.8 accessibility program under Minnesota
18.9 Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivisions
18.10 14a and 15a.
18.11 Subd. 15. Home Ownership
18.12 Assistance Fund
18.13 $900,000 the first year and $900,000
18.14 the second year are for the home
18.15 ownership assistance fund under
18.16 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21,
18.17 subdivision 8.
18.18 Subd. 16. Employer Matching Grants
18.19 $800,000 in the first year and $800,000
18.20 in the second year are for the employer
18.21 matching grant program under Minnesota
18.22 Statutes, section 462A.2092.
18.23 Subd. 17. School Stability Project
18.24 $1,000,000 the first year is for the
18.25 school stability project under
18.26 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204,
18.27 subdivision 8. This is a one-time
18.28 appropriation and is not added to the
18.29 agency's permanent base.
18.30 Subd. 18. Innovative and Inclusionary
18.31 Housing Program
18.32 $8,000,000 the first year is for
18.33 innovative and inclusionary housing
18.34 programs. $4,000,000 of this
18.35 appropriation is for the
18.36 nonmetropolitan innovative and
18.37 inclusionary housing program under
18.38 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.2093.
18.39 $4,000,000 of this appropriation is for
18.40 transfer to the metropolitan council
18.41 for deposit in the inclusionary housing
18.42 account created in Minnesota Statutes,
18.43 section 473.251. The metropolitan
18.44 council may use this transfer only for
18.45 projects that are consistent with
18.46 Minnesota Statutes, section 473.255.
18.47 This is a one-time appropriation and is
18.48 not added to the agency's permanent
18.49 base.
18.50 Subd. 19. Cancellations
18.51 The unobligated and unencumbered
18.52 balance in the contract for deed
18.53 guarantee account under Minnesota
18.54 Statutes, section 462A.2091 is
18.55 transferred to the full cycle
18.56 homeownership services program under
18.57 section 462A.209.
18.58 The unobligated and unencumbered
19.1 balance appropriated to the advisory
19.2 task force on lead hazard reduction
19.3 established under Laws 1997, chapter
19.4 200, article 4, section 1, is
19.5 transferred to the housing
19.6 rehabilitation and accessibility
19.7 program under Minnesota Statutes,
19.8 section 462A.05, subdivisions 14a and
19.9 15a, for use in the emergency loan
19.10 fund. Priority for the use of these
19.11 funds shall be given to emergency loans
19.12 and grants for lead hazard reduction.
19.13 The unobligated and unencumbered
19.14 balance appropriated to the community
19.15 rehabilitation fund account under Laws
19.16 1997, chapter 200, article 1, section
19.17 6, for grants to acquire, demolish, and
19.18 remove substandard multiple-unit
19.19 residential property or acquire,
19.20 rehabilitate, and reconfigure
19.21 multiple-unit residential rental
19.22 property is transferred on July 1,
19.23 2000, to the affordable rental
19.24 investment fund program under Minnesota
19.25 Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision
19.26 8b.
19.27 Sec. 6. COMMERCE
19.28 Subdivision 1. Total
19.29 Appropriation 18,927,000 17,460,000
19.30 Summary by Fund
19.31 General 17,245,000 15,831,000
19.32 Petro Cleanup 1,015,000 1,045,000
19.33 Workers'
19.34 Compensation 567,000 584,000
19.35 Special Revenue 100,000 -0-
19.36 The amounts that may be spent from this
19.37 appropriation for each program are
19.38 specified in the following subdivisions.
19.39 Subd. 2. Financial Examinations
19.40 3,963,000 4,052,000
19.41 Subd. 3. Registration and Insurance
19.42 4,916,000 4,934,000
19.43 Summary by Fund
19.44 General 4,249,000 4,350,000
19.45 Workers'
19.46 Compensation 567,000 584,000
19.47 Special Revenue 100,000 -0-
19.48 $100,000 the first year is from the
19.49 real estate education, research, and
19.50 recovery account for the purposes of an
19.51 educational campaign aimed at stopping
19.52 the fraudulent practice known commonly
19.53 as mortgage flipping. The department
20.1 is directed to develop a public
20.2 awareness campaign targeted to the
20.3 communities hardest hit by this
20.4 practice. The department is further
20.5 directed to solicit contributions to
20.6 this campaign from trade organizations,
20.7 banks, mortgage companies, and
20.8 foundations to supplement the program.
20.9 The materials shall be prepared in
20.10 multiple languages as necessary. The
20.11 appropriation is available until
20.12 expended and any contributions received
20.13 are available for the educational
20.14 campaign described in this section.
20.15 Subd. 4. Enforcement and Licensing
20.16 4,355,000 4,296,000
20.17 Subd. 5. Petroleum Tank Release
20.18 Cleanup Board
20.19 1,015,000 1,045,000
20.20 This appropriation is from the
20.21 petroleum tank release cleanup fund.
20.22 Subd. 6. Administrative Services
20.23 4,678,000 3,133,000
20.24 $1,400,000 the first year is a one-time
20.25 appropriation to redesign and
20.26 re-engineer the department's data base.
20.27 $90,000 the first year is a one-time
20.28 appropriation for expanding website
20.29 capabilities.
20.30 Sec. 7. BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY 607,000 624,000
20.31 Sec. 8. BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE,
20.32 ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING,
20.33 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, AND
20.34 INTERIOR DESIGN 770,000 794,000
20.35 $21,000 is appropriated from the
20.36 general fund and is added to the
20.37 appropriations in Laws 1997, chapter
20.38 200, section 9, for board operations.
20.39 This added appropriation is effective
20.40 the day following final enactment.
20.41 Sec. 9. BOARD OF BARBER
20.42 EXAMINERS 144,000 149,000
20.43 Sec. 10. BOARD OF BOXING 84,000 -0-
20.44 Sec. 11. LABOR AND INDUSTRY
20.45 Subdivision 1. Total
20.46 Appropriation 24,608,000 24,962,000
20.47 Summary by Fund
20.48 General 3,736,000 3,913,000
20.49 Workers'
20.50 Compensation 20,107,000 20,270,000
20.51 Workforce
21.1 Development Fund 765,000 779,000
21.2 The amounts that may be spent from this
21.3 appropriation for each program are
21.4 specified in the following subdivisions.
21.5 Subd. 2. Workers' Compensation
21.6 10,586,000 10,833,000
21.7 This appropriation is from the workers'
21.8 compensation fund.
21.9 $125,000 the first year and $125,000
21.10 the second year is for grants to the
21.11 Vinland Center for rehabilitation
21.12 service.
21.13 Subd. 3. Workplace Services
21.14 7,476,000 7,759,000
21.15 Summary by Fund
21.16 General 2,672,000 2,844,000
21.17 Workers'
21.18 Compensation 4,039,000 4,136,000
21.19 Workforce
21.20 Development Fund 765,000 779,000
21.21 $204,000 the first year and $204,000
21.22 the second year are for labor education
21.23 and advancement program grants. The
21.24 commissioner must report to the
21.25 legislature by February 15, 2000, on
21.26 the success of the program in placing
21.27 and retaining participants. This
21.28 appropriation is from the workforce
21.29 development fund.
21.30 Subd. 4. General Support
21.31 6,546,000 6,370,000
21.32 Summary by Fund
21.33 General 1,064,000 1,069,000
21.34 Workers'
21.35 Compensation 5,482,000 5,301,000
21.36 Sec. 12. BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES
21.37 Subdivision 1. Total
21.38 Appropriation 2,130,000 2,180,000
21.39 The amounts that may be spent from this
21.40 appropriation for each program are
21.41 specified in the following subdivisions.
21.42 Subd. 2. Mediation Services
21.43 1,712,000 1,759,000
21.44 Subd. 3. Labor Management Cooperation Grants
21.45 302,000 302,000
21.46 $302,000 each year is for grants to
22.1 area labor-management committees. Any
22.2 unencumbered balance remaining at the
22.3 end of the first year does not cancel
22.4 but is available for the second year.
22.5 Subd. 4. Office of Dispute Resolution
22.6 116,000 119,000
22.7 Sec. 13. WORKERS' COMPENSATION
22.8 COURT OF APPEALS 1,543,000 1,585,000
22.9 This appropriation is from the workers'
22.10 compensation fund.
22.11 Sec. 14. LABOR INTERPRETIVE
22.12 CENTER 200,000 200,000
22.13 It is the intention of the legislature
22.14 that the Center will increase the
22.15 nonstate share of its operating budget.
22.16 Sec. 15. PUBLIC UTILITIES
22.17 COMMISSION 3,781,000 3,880,000
22.18 Sec. 16. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
22.19 Subdivision 1. Total
22.20 Appropriation 9,604,000 9,814,000
22.21 The amounts that may be spent from this
22.22 appropriation for each program are
22.23 specified in the following subdivisions.
22.24 Subd. 2. Telecommunications
22.25 962,000 980,000
22.26 Subd. 3. Weights and Measures
22.27 3,138,000 3,207,000
22.28 Subd. 4. Information and Operations
22.29 Management
22.30 1,584,000 1,627,000
22.31 Subd. 5. Energy
22.32 3,920,000 4,000,000
22.33 $588,000 each year is for transfer to
22.34 the energy and conservation account
22.35 established in Minnesota Statutes,
22.36 section 216B.241, subdivision 2a, for
22.37 programs administered by the
22.38 commissioner of children, families, and
22.39 learning to improve the energy
22.40 efficiency of residential oil-fired
22.41 heating plants in low-income households
22.42 and, when necessary, to provide
22.43 weatherization services to the homes.
22.44 Sec. 17. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
22.45 SOCIETY
22.46 Subdivision 1. Total
22.47 Appropriation 24,934,000 27,794,000
22.48 The amounts that may be spent from this
22.49 appropriation for each program are
23.1 specified in the following subdivisions.
23.2 Subd. 2. Education and
23.3 Outreach 12,669,000 12,812,000
23.4 $80,000 the first year is for partial
23.5 operating expenses at the Northwest Fur
23.6 Company Post.
23.7 Subd. 3. Preservation and Access
23.8 9,318,000 9,479,000
23.9 $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the
23.10 second year are for historic site
23.11 repair and maintenance.
23.12 Subd. 4. Information Program
23.13 Delivery
23.14 2,341,000 2,155,000
23.15 Subd. 5. Fiscal Agent
23.16 General 606,000 348,000
23.17 (a) Sibley House Association
23.18 88,000 88,000
23.19 This appropriation is available for
23.20 operation and maintenance of the Sibley
23.21 House and related buildings on the Old
23.22 Mendota state historic site operated by
23.23 the Sibley House Association.
23.24 (b) Minnesota International Center
23.25 50,000 50,000
23.26 (c) Minnesota Air National
23.27 Guard Museum
23.28 19,000 -0-
23.29 (d) Institute for Learning and
23.30 Teaching - Project 120
23.31 110,000 110,000
23.32 (e) Minnesota Military Museum
23.33 29,000 -0-
23.34 (f) Farmamerica
23.35 100,000 100,000
23.36 Notwithstanding any other law, this
23.37 appropriation may be used for
23.38 operations.
23.39 (g) Winona County Historical Society
23.40 10,000 -0-
23.41 This is a one-time appropriation and is
23.42 not added to the agency's budget base.
23.43 (h) Historic Building Relocation
24.1 100,000
24.2 $100,000 is for a grant to the city of
24.3 Maplewood for the costs of acquiring
24.4 land, developing a site, relocating
24.5 certain buildings onto the site, and
24.6 renovating the buildings. The
24.7 buildings to be acquired, relocated,
24.8 and renovated are the home, barn,
24.9 granary, and windmill on the Bruentrup
24.10 farm site, the last working farm in
24.11 Ramsey county. The grant must not be
24.12 made until the director of the
24.13 Minnesota historical society has
24.14 determined that an equal amount in cash
24.15 or in-kind has been committed from
24.16 nonstate sources and the city of
24.17 Maplewood has passed a resolution
24.18 approving the project. The
24.19 appropriation is available the day
24.20 following final enactment and until
24.21 June 30, 2000.
24.22 (i) Fishing Museum
24.23 50,000
24.24 $50,000 is for a grant to the city of
24.25 Little Falls for planning in connection
24.26 with the establishment of a museum of
24.27 fishing-related artifacts, equipment,
24.28 and memorabilia and an environmental
24.29 education center. This appropriation
24.30 is available until spent. This is a
24.31 one-time appropriation and is not added
24.32 to the agency's budget base.
24.33 (j) $50,000 is to refurbish the Fridley
24.34 historical museum in Fridley. This is
24.35 a one-time appropriation and is not
24.36 added to the agency's budget base.
24.37 (k) Balances Forward
24.38 Any unencumbered balance remaining in
24.39 this subdivision the first year does
24.40 not cancel but is available for the
24.41 second year of the biennium.
24.42 Sec. 18. MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL
24.43 BOARD 162,000 -0-
24.44 Sec. 19. COUNCIL ON BLACK
24.45 MINNESOTANS 320,000 329,000
24.46 $25,000 each year is for expenses
24.47 associated with the Dr. Martin Luther
24.48 King Day activities.
24.49 Sec. 20. COUNCIL ON
24.50 CHICANO-LATINO AFFAIRS 314,000 324,000
24.51 Sec. 21. COUNCIL ON
24.52 ASIAN-PACIFIC MINNESOTANS 277,000 286,000
24.53 Sec. 22. INDIAN AFFAIRS
24.54 COUNCIL 551,000 567,000
24.55 Sec. 23. OFFICE OF STRATEGIC AND
24.56 LONG-RANGE PLANNING 161,000 327,000
25.1 To assume administrative
25.2 responsibilities resulting from the
25.3 sunset of the municipal board under
25.4 Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 5,
25.5 section 8.
25.6 Sec. 24. MILITARY AFFAIRS 50,000 50,000
25.7 $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
25.8 second year is for the purpose of
25.9 coordinating agreements with community
25.10 empowerment support groups for the use
25.11 of the military training center and
25.12 related personnel at Camp Ripley for
25.13 providing what are commonly referred to
25.14 as "soft skill" job skills training to
25.15 people, including those who are
25.16 expected to make the transition from
25.17 welfare to work. "Soft skills" include
25.18 such things as being punctual and
25.19 following directions. The adjutant
25.20 general may enter into contracts with
25.21 other state departments and local
25.22 agencies for the purpose of using the
25.23 facilities at Camp Ripley and staff to
25.24 provide that training. This is a
25.25 one-time appropriation and may not be
25.26 added to the budget base for the
25.27 biennium ending June 30, 2001.
25.28 Sec. 25. ADMINISTRATION 20,000 -0-
25.29 To the commissioner of administration
25.30 for the low-income energy task force
25.31 study and report required by article 2,
25.32 section 75.
25.33 ARTICLE 2
25.34 MISCELLANEOUS
25.35 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 45.0295, is
25.36 amended to read:
25.37 45.0295 [FEES.]
25.38 (a) The following fees shall be paid to the commissioner:
25.39 (1) for a letter of certification of licensure, $20;
25.40 (2) for a license history, $20;
25.41 (3) for a duplicate license, $10;
25.42 (4) for a change of name or address, $10;
25.43 (5) for a temporary license, $10;
25.44 (6) for each hour or fraction of one hour of course
25.45 approval for continuing education sought, $10; and
25.46 (7) (2) for each continuing education course coordinator
25.47 approval, $100.
25.48 (b) All fees paid to the commissioner under this section
25.49 are nonrefundable, except that an overpayment of a fee shall be
26.1 returned upon proper application.
26.2 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 53A.03, is
26.3 amended to read:
26.4 53A.03 [APPLICATION FOR LICENSE; FEES.]
26.5 (a) An application for a license must be in writing, under
26.6 oath, and in the form prescribed and furnished by the
26.7 commissioner and must contain the following:
26.8 (1) the full name and address (both of residence and place
26.9 of business) of the applicant, and if the applicant is a
26.10 partnership or association, of every member, and the name and
26.11 business address if the applicant is a corporation;
26.12 (2) the county and municipality, with street and number, if
26.13 any, of all currency exchange locations operated by the
26.14 applicant; and
26.15 (3) the applicant's occupation or profession, for the ten
26.16 years immediately preceding the application; present or previous
26.17 connection with any other currency exchange in this or any other
26.18 state; whether the applicant has ever been convicted of any
26.19 crime; and the nature of the applicant's occupancy of the
26.20 premises to be licensed; and if the applicant is a partnership
26.21 or a corporation, the information specified in this paragraph
26.22 must be supplied for each partner and each officer and director
26.23 of the corporation. If the applicant is a partnership or a
26.24 nonpublicly held corporation, the information specified in this
26.25 paragraph must be required of each partner and each officer,
26.26 director, and stockholders owning in excess of ten percent of
26.27 the corporate stock of the corporation.
26.28 (b) The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable
26.29 fee of $250 $1,000 for the review of the initial application.
26.30 Upon approval by the commissioner, an additional license fee
26.31 of $50 $500 must be paid by the applicant as an annual license
26.32 fee for the remainder of the calendar year. An annual license
26.33 fee of $50 $500 is due for each subsequent calendar year of
26.34 operation upon submission of a license renewal application on or
26.35 before September 1. Fees must be deposited in the state
26.36 treasury and credited to the general fund. Upon payment of the
27.1 required annual license fee, the commissioner shall issue a
27.2 license for the year beginning January 1.
27.3 (c) The commissioner shall require the applicant to submit
27.4 to a background investigation conducted by the bureau of
27.5 criminal apprehension as a condition of licensure. As part of
27.6 the background investigation, the bureau of criminal
27.7 apprehension shall conduct criminal history checks of Minnesota
27.8 records and is authorized to exchange fingerprints with the
27.9 Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of a criminal
27.10 background check of the national files. The cost of the
27.11 investigation must be paid by the applicant.
27.12 (d) For purposes of this section, "applicant" includes an
27.13 employee who exercises management or policy control over the
27.14 company, a director, an officer, a limited or general partner, a
27.15 manager, or a shareholder holding more than ten percent of the
27.16 outstanding stock of the corporation.
27.17 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 53A.05,
27.18 subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.19 Subdivision 1. [NAME OR LOCATION.] If a licensee proposes
27.20 to change the name or location of any or all of its currency
27.21 exchanges, the licensee shall file an application for approval
27.22 of the change with the commissioner. The commissioner shall not
27.23 approve a change of location if the requirements of sections
27.24 53A.02, subdivision 2, and 53A.04 have not been satisfied. If
27.25 the change is approved by the commissioner, the commissioner
27.26 shall issue an amended license in the licensee's new name or
27.27 location. A $50 $100 fee must be paid for the amended license.
27.28 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 60A.14,
27.29 subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.30 Subdivision 1. [FEES OTHER THAN EXAMINATION FEES.] In
27.31 addition to the fees and charges provided for examinations, the
27.32 following fees must be paid to the commissioner for deposit in
27.33 the general fund:
27.34 (a) by township mutual fire insurance companies:
27.35 (1) for filing certificate of incorporation $25 and
27.36 amendments thereto, $10;
28.1 (2) for filing annual statements, $15;
28.2 (3) for each annual certificate of authority, $15;
28.3 (4) for filing bylaws $25 and amendments thereto, $10.
28.4 (b) by other domestic and foreign companies including
28.5 fraternals and reciprocal exchanges:
28.6 (1) for filing certified copy of certificate of articles of
28.7 incorporation, $100;
28.8 (2) for filing annual statement, $225;
28.9 (3) for filing certified copy of amendment to certificate
28.10 or articles of incorporation, $100;
28.11 (4) for filing bylaws, $75 or amendments thereto, $75;
28.12 (5) for each company's certificate of authority, $575,
28.13 annually.
28.14 (c) the following general fees apply:
28.15 (1) for each certificate, including certified copy of
28.16 certificate of authority, renewal, valuation of life policies,
28.17 corporate condition or qualification, $25;
28.18 (2) for each copy of paper on file in the commissioner's
28.19 office 50 cents per page, and $2.50 for certifying the same;
28.20 (3) for license to procure insurance in unadmitted foreign
28.21 companies, $575;
28.22 (4) for valuing the policies of life insurance companies,
28.23 one cent per $1,000 of insurance so valued, provided that the
28.24 fee shall not exceed $13,000 per year for any company. The
28.25 commissioner may, in lieu of a valuation of the policies of any
28.26 foreign life insurance company admitted, or applying for
28.27 admission, to do business in this state, accept a certificate of
28.28 valuation from the company's own actuary or from the
28.29 commissioner of insurance of the state or territory in which the
28.30 company is domiciled;
28.31 (5) for receiving and filing certificates of policies by
28.32 the company's actuary, or by the commissioner of insurance of
28.33 any other state or territory, $50;
28.34 (6) for each appointment of an agent filed with the
28.35 commissioner, a domestic insurer shall remit $5 and all other
28.36 insurers shall remit $3;
29.1 (7) for filing forms and rates, $50 $75 per filing;
29.2 (8) for annual renewal of surplus lines insurer license,
29.3 $300.
29.4 The commissioner shall adopt rules to define filings that
29.5 are subject to a fee.
29.6 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 60A.23,
29.7 subdivision 8, is amended to read:
29.8 Subd. 8. [SELF-INSURANCE OR INSURANCE PLAN ADMINISTRATORS
29.9 WHO ARE VENDORS OF RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES.] (1) [SCOPE.] This
29.10 subdivision applies to any vendor of risk management services
29.11 and to any entity which administers, for compensation, a
29.12 self-insurance or insurance plan. This subdivision does not
29.13 apply (a) to an insurance company authorized to transact
29.14 insurance in this state, as defined by section 60A.06,
29.15 subdivision 1, clauses (4) and (5); (b) to a service plan
29.16 corporation, as defined by section 62C.02, subdivision 6; (c) to
29.17 a health maintenance organization, as defined by section 62D.02,
29.18 subdivision 4; (d) to an employer directly operating a
29.19 self-insurance plan for its employees' benefits; (e) to an
29.20 entity which administers a program of health benefits
29.21 established pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement
29.22 between an employer, or group or association of employers, and a
29.23 union or unions; or (f) to an entity which administers a
29.24 self-insurance or insurance plan if a licensed Minnesota insurer
29.25 is providing insurance to the plan and if the licensed insurer
29.26 has appointed the entity administering the plan as one of its
29.27 licensed agents within this state.
29.28 (2) [DEFINITIONS.] For purposes of this subdivision the
29.29 following terms have the meanings given them.
29.30 (a) "Administering a self-insurance or insurance plan"
29.31 means (i) processing, reviewing or paying claims, (ii)
29.32 establishing or operating funds and accounts, or (iii) otherwise
29.33 providing necessary administrative services in connection with
29.34 the operation of a self-insurance or insurance plan.
29.35 (b) "Employer" means an employer, as defined by section
29.36 62E.02, subdivision 2.
30.1 (c) "Entity" means any association, corporation,
30.2 partnership, sole proprietorship, trust, or other business
30.3 entity engaged in or transacting business in this state.
30.4 (d) "Self-insurance or insurance plan" means a plan
30.5 providing life, medical or hospital care, accident, sickness or
30.6 disability insurance for the benefit of employees or members of
30.7 an association, or a plan providing liability coverage for any
30.8 other risk or hazard, which is or is not directly insured or
30.9 provided by a licensed insurer, service plan corporation, or
30.10 health maintenance organization.
30.11 (e) "Vendor of risk management services" means an entity
30.12 providing for compensation actuarial, financial management,
30.13 accounting, legal or other services for the purpose of designing
30.14 and establishing a self-insurance or insurance plan for an
30.15 employer.
30.16 (3) [LICENSE.] No vendor of risk management services or
30.17 entity administering a self-insurance or insurance plan may
30.18 transact this business in this state unless it is licensed to do
30.19 so by the commissioner. An applicant for a license shall state
30.20 in writing the type of activities it seeks authorization to
30.21 engage in and the type of services it seeks authorization to
30.22 provide. The license may be granted only when the commissioner
30.23 is satisfied that the entity possesses the necessary
30.24 organization, background, expertise, and financial integrity to
30.25 supply the services sought to be offered. The commissioner may
30.26 issue a license subject to restrictions or limitations upon the
30.27 authorization, including the type of services which may be
30.28 supplied or the activities which may be engaged in. The license
30.29 fee is $500 $1,000 for the initial application and $500 $1,000
30.30 for each two-year renewal. All licenses are for a period of two
30.31 years.
30.32 (4) [REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS; POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER.]
30.33 To assure that self-insurance or insurance plans are financially
30.34 solvent, are administered in a fair and equitable fashion, and
30.35 are processing claims and paying benefits in a prompt, fair, and
30.36 honest manner, vendors of risk management services and entities
31.1 administering insurance or self-insurance plans are subject to
31.2 the supervision and examination by the commissioner. Vendors of
31.3 risk management services, entities administering insurance or
31.4 self-insurance plans, and insurance or self-insurance plans
31.5 established or operated by them are subject to the trade
31.6 practice requirements of sections 72A.19 to 72A.30. In lieu of
31.7 an unlimited guarantee from a parent corporation for a vendor of
31.8 risk management services or an entity administering insurance or
31.9 self-insurance plans, the commissioner may accept a surety bond
31.10 in a form satisfactory to the commissioner in an amount equal to
31.11 120 percent of the total amount of claims handled by the
31.12 applicant in the prior year. If at any time the total amount of
31.13 claims handled during a year exceeds the amount upon which the
31.14 bond was calculated, the administrator shall immediately notify
31.15 the commissioner. The commissioner may require that the bond be
31.16 increased accordingly.
31.17 (5) [RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.] To carry out the purposes of
31.18 this subdivision, the commissioner may adopt rules pursuant to
31.19 sections 14.001 to 14.69. These rules may:
31.20 (a) establish reporting requirements for administrators of
31.21 insurance or self-insurance plans;
31.22 (b) establish standards and guidelines to assure the
31.23 adequacy of financing, reinsuring, and administration of
31.24 insurance or self-insurance plans;
31.25 (c) establish bonding requirements or other provisions
31.26 assuring the financial integrity of entities administering
31.27 insurance or self-insurance plans; or
31.28 (d) establish other reasonable requirements to further the
31.29 purposes of this subdivision.
31.30 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 60A.71,
31.31 subdivision 7, is amended to read:
31.32 Subd. 7. [FEES.] Each applicant for a reinsurance
31.33 intermediary license shall pay to the commissioner a fee of
31.34 $160 $200 for an initial two-year license and a fee of $120 $150
31.35 for each renewal. Applications shall be submitted on forms
31.36 prescribed by the commissioner.
32.1 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 60K.06, is
32.2 amended to read:
32.3 60K.06 [FEES.]
32.4 Subdivision 1. [RENEWAL FEES.] (a) Each agent licensed
32.5 pursuant to section 60K.03 shall pay in accordance with the
32.6 procedure adopted by the commissioner a renewal fee as
32.7 prescribed by subdivision 2.
32.8 (b) Every agent, corporation, limited liability company,
32.9 and partnership renewal license is valid for a period of 24
32.10 months. The commissioner may stagger the implementation of the
32.11 24-month licensing program so that approximately one-half of the
32.12 licenses will expire on October 31 of each even-numbered year
32.13 and the other half on October 31 of each odd-numbered year.
32.14 Those licensees who will receive a 12-month license on November
32.15 1, 1994, because of the staggered implementation schedule, will
32.16 pay for the license a fee reduced by an amount equal to one-half
32.17 the fee for renewal of the license.
32.18 (c) Persons whose applications have been properly and
32.19 timely filed who have not received notice of denial of renewal
32.20 are approved for renewal and may continue to transact business
32.21 whether or not the renewed license has been received on or
32.22 before November 1. Applications for renewal of a license are
32.23 timely filed if received by the commissioner on or before
32.24 October 15 of the year due, on forms duly executed and
32.25 accompanied by appropriate fees. An application mailed is
32.26 considered timely filed if addressed to the commissioner, with
32.27 proper postage, and postmarked by October 15.
32.28 Subd. 2. [LICENSING FEES.] (a) In addition to the fees and
32.29 charges provided for examinations, each agent licensed pursuant
32.30 to section 60K.03 shall pay to the commissioner:
32.31 (1) a fee of $60 $80 per license for an initial license
32.32 issued to an individual agent, and a fee of $60 $80 for each
32.33 renewal;
32.34 (2) a fee of $160 $200 for an initial license issued to a
32.35 partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, and a
32.36 fee of $120 $150 for each renewal;
33.1 (3) a fee of $75 for an initial amendment (variable
33.2 annuity) to a license, and a fee of $50 for each renewal; and
33.3 (4) a fee of $500 for an initial surplus lines agent's
33.4 license, and a fee of $500 for each renewal.
33.5 (b) Persons whose applications have been properly and
33.6 timely filed who have not received notice of denial of renewal
33.7 are approved for renewal and may continue to transact business
33.8 whether or not the renewed license has been received on or
33.9 before November 1 of the renewal year. Applications for renewal
33.10 of a license are timely filed if received by the commissioner on
33.11 or before the 15th day preceding the license renewal date of the
33.12 applicant on forms duly executed and accompanied by appropriate
33.13 fees. An application mailed is considered timely filed if
33.14 addressed to the commissioner, with proper postage, and
33.15 postmarked on or before the 15th day preceding the licensing
33.16 renewal date of the applicant.
33.17 (c) Initial licenses issued under this section must be
33.18 valid for a period not to exceed two years. The commissioner
33.19 shall assign an expiration date to each initial license so that
33.20 approximately one-half of all licenses expire each year. Each
33.21 initial license must expire on October 31 of the expiration year
33.22 assigned by the commissioner.
33.23 (d) All fees shall be retained by the commissioner and are
33.24 nonreturnable, except that an overpayment of any fee must be
33.25 refunded upon proper application.
33.26 Subd. 3. [INITIAL LICENSE EXPIRATION; FEE REDUCTION.] If
33.27 an initial license issued under subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
33.28 expires less than 12 months after issuance, the license fee must
33.29 be reduced by an amount equal to one-half the fee for a renewal
33.30 of the license.
33.31 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 65B.48,
33.32 subdivision 3, is amended to read:
33.33 Subd. 3. Self-insurance, subject to approval of the
33.34 commissioner, is effected by filing with the commissioner in
33.35 satisfactory form:
33.36 (1) a continuing undertaking by the owner or other
34.1 appropriate person to pay tort liabilities or basic economic
34.2 loss benefits, or both, and to perform all other obligations
34.3 imposed by sections 65B.41 to 65B.71;
34.4 (2) evidence that appropriate provision exists for prompt
34.5 administration of all claims, benefits, and obligations provided
34.6 by sections 65B.41 to 65B.71;
34.7 (3) evidence that reliable financial arrangements,
34.8 deposits, or commitments exist providing assurance,
34.9 substantially equivalent to that afforded by a policy of
34.10 insurance complying with sections 65B.41 to 65B.71, for payment
34.11 of tort liabilities, basic economic loss benefits, and all other
34.12 obligations imposed by sections 65B.41 to 65B.71; and
34.13 (4) a nonrefundable initial application fee of $500 $1,500
34.14 and an annual renewal fee of $100 $400 for political
34.15 subdivisions and $250 $500 for nonpolitical entities.
34.16 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 70A.14,
34.17 subdivision 4, is amended to read:
34.18 Subd. 4. [DURATION.] Licenses issued pursuant to this
34.19 section shall remain in effect until the licensee withdraws from
34.20 the state or until the license is suspended or revoked. The fee
34.21 for each license shall be $1,000 $3,000, payable every three
34.22 years.
34.23 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 72B.04,
34.24 subdivision 10, is amended to read:
34.25 Subd. 10. [FEES.] A fee of $40 $80 is imposed for each
34.26 initial license or temporary permit and $25 $80 for each renewal
34.27 thereof or amendment thereto. A fee of $20 is imposed for the
34.28 registration of each nonlicensed adjuster who is required to
34.29 register under section 72B.06. All fees shall be transmitted to
34.30 the commissioner and shall be payable to the state treasurer.
34.31 If a fee is paid for an examination and if within one year from
34.32 the date of that payment no written request for a refund is
34.33 received by the commissioner or the examination for which the
34.34 fee was paid is not taken, the fee is forfeited to the state of
34.35 Minnesota.
34.36 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 79.255,
35.1 subdivision 10, is amended to read:
35.2 Subd. 10. [FEE.] A registration or exemption certificate
35.3 fee of $50 $100 shall be paid.
35.4 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 82A.08,
35.5 subdivision 2, is amended to read:
35.6 Subd. 2. [FEE.] Every annual report filed pursuant to this
35.7 section shall be accompanied by a fee of $100 $500.
35.8 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 82A.16,
35.9 subdivision 2, is amended to read:
35.10 Subd. 2. [FEE AND CONTENTS.] A salesperson or broker may
35.11 apply for a license by filing a fee of $25 $50 and an
35.12 application with the commissioner which includes the following
35.13 information:
35.14 (1) the applicant's name, age, residence address, and, in
35.15 the case of a salesperson, the name and place of business of the
35.16 membership camping operator or broker on whose behalf the
35.17 salesperson will be acting;
35.18 (2) the applicant's date and place of birth;
35.19 (3) a statement whether or not the applicant within the
35.20 past ten years has been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony
35.21 involving theft, fraud, or dishonesty or whether or not the
35.22 applicant within the past ten years has been enjoined from, had
35.23 any civil penalty assessed for, or been found to have engaged in
35.24 any violation of any securities, land sales, camping, or
35.25 consumer protection statutes;
35.26 (4) a statement whether or not the applicant is named as a
35.27 defendant in a pending criminal indictment or proceeding
35.28 involving fraud, theft, or dishonesty or is a defendant in a
35.29 pending lawsuit arising out of alleged violations of securities,
35.30 land sales, camping, or consumer protection statutes. A copy of
35.31 the charge, complaint, or lawsuit shall be provided to the
35.32 commissioner;
35.33 (5) a statement describing the applicant's employment
35.34 history for the past five years and whether or not any
35.35 termination of employment during the last five years was
35.36 occasioned by a theft, fraud, or act of dishonesty;
36.1 (6) an affidavit certifying that the applicant is
36.2 knowledgeable concerning the provisions of this section and
36.3 sections 82A.05, 82A.13, and 82A.14, and any rules adopted under
36.4 those sections;
36.5 (7) a statement whether or not the applicant has ever been
36.6 licensed by this state or its political subdivisions to engage
36.7 in any other business or profession; whether any such license
36.8 has been denied, suspended, or revoked and, if so, the
36.9 circumstances of the denial, suspension, or revocation;
36.10 (8) such other information as the commissioner may
36.11 reasonably deem necessary to administer the provisions of
36.12 sections 82A.01 to 82A.26, by rule or order.
36.13 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 82A.16,
36.14 subdivision 6, is amended to read:
36.15 Subd. 6. [RENEWAL.] The license of a salesperson and
36.16 broker shall be renewed annually by the filing of a form
36.17 prescribed by the commissioner and payment of a fee of $10 $25.
36.18 Sec. 15. [82B.201] [CRIMINAL PENALTY.]
36.19 A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and may be
36.20 sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to
36.21 payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if the
36.22 person:
36.23 (1) violates section 82B.20, subdivision 2, clause (4);
36.24 (2) performs unlicensed activities, if a license is
36.25 required under this chapter; or
36.26 (3) violates any order issued by the commissioner related
36.27 to conduct prohibited by clause (1).
36.28 Sec. 16. [116J.036] [DEPARTMENT MAY NOT OPERATE AS TRAVEL
36.29 AGENCY.]
36.30 The department may not operate or provide a travel
36.31 reservation system in competition with private sector travel
36.32 agents, but may make referrals to private sector travel agents.
36.33 Sec. 17. [116J.037] [CERTIFICATION OF
36.34 ELECTRONIC-COMMERCE-READY CITIES AND COUNTIES.]
36.35 A county or statutory or home rule charter city of
36.36 Minnesota shall be designated an electronic-commerce-ready city
37.1 or county by the department of trade and economic development
37.2 and may be annually recertified as an electronic-commerce-ready
37.3 city or county if it:
37.4 (1) has formed effective public-private partnerships with
37.5 communication providers, the business community, banks, schools,
37.6 health care, government, and nonprofit social and service
37.7 organizations to become electronic commerce ready;
37.8 (2) makes available training and continuing education to
37.9 develop an electronic-commerce-ready workforce;
37.10 (3) develops a plan for electronic commerce readiness that
37.11 reflects resource integration across economic and government
37.12 sectors, including current and future investments by business,
37.13 government, education, and health care to achieve cooperative
37.14 community and economic development benefits;
37.15 (4) uses local funding sources to catalyze and sustain
37.16 information technology investments to adapt to new business
37.17 priorities as electronic commerce grows; and
37.18 (5) maintains public access sites to ensure access to
37.19 electronic commerce applications and community networking tools,
37.20 such as electronic mail.
37.21 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.415,
37.22 subdivision 5, is amended to read:
37.23 Subd. 5. [LOAN CRITERIA.] The following criteria apply to
37.24 loans made under the challenge grant program:
37.25 (1) loans must be made to businesses that are not likely to
37.26 undertake a project for which loans are sought without
37.27 assistance from the challenge grant program;
37.28 (2) a loan must be used for a project designed principally
37.29 to benefit low-income persons through the creation of job or
37.30 business opportunities for them;
37.31 (3) the minimum loan is $5,000 and the maximum
37.32 is $100,000 $200,000;
37.33 (4) a loan may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of
37.34 an individual project;
37.35 (5) a loan may not be used for a retail development
37.36 project; and
38.1 (6) a business applying for a loan, except a
38.2 microenterprise loan under subdivision 6, must be sponsored by a
38.3 resolution of the governing body of the local governmental unit
38.4 within whose jurisdiction the project is located.
38.5 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.421,
38.6 subdivision 2, is amended to read:
38.7 Subd. 2. [GOVERNANCE.] The center is governed by a board
38.8 of directors appointed to six-year terms by the governor
38.9 comprised of:
38.10 (1) a representative from each of the two largest statewide
38.11 general farm organizations;
38.12 (2) a representative from a regional initiative
38.13 organization selected under section 116J.415, subdivision 3;
38.14 (3) the president of Mankato State University;
38.15 (4) a representative from the general public residing in a
38.16 town of less than 5,000 located outside of the metropolitan
38.17 area;
38.18 (5) a member of the house of representatives appointed by
38.19 the speaker of the house and a member of the senate appointed by
38.20 the subcommittee on committees of the senate committee on rules
38.21 and administration appointed for two-year terms;
38.22 (6) three representatives from business, including one
38.23 representing rural manufacturing and one rural retail and
38.24 service business;
38.25 (7) three representatives from private foundations with a
38.26 demonstrated commitment to rural issues;
38.27 (8) one representative from a rural county government; and
38.28 (9) one representative from a rural regional government.
38.29 The board shall appoint one additional member to the board
38.30 of directors who shall represent the general public.
38.31 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.421,
38.32 subdivision 3, is amended to read:
38.33 Subd. 3. [DUTIES.] The center shall:
38.34 (1) research and identify present and emerging social and
38.35 economic issues for rural Minnesota, including health care,
38.36 transportation, crime, housing, and job training;
39.1 (2) forge alliances and partnerships with rural communities
39.2 to find practical solutions to economic and social problems;
39.3 (3) provide a resource center for rural communities on
39.4 issues of importance to them;
39.5 (4) encourage collaboration across higher education
39.6 institutions to provide interdisciplinary team approaches to
39.7 problem solving with rural communities; and
39.8 (5) involve students in center projects.
39.9 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.421, is
39.10 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
39.11 Subd. 6. [USE OF APPROPRIATION.] State appropriations to
39.12 the board, whether from the general fund or the rural policy and
39.13 development fund, may, at the discretion of the board, be
39.14 expended for administration of the center and to carry out its
39.15 duties under this section or under other law.
39.16 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.421, is
39.17 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
39.18 Subd. 7. [BOARD COMPENSATION.] Compensation and expense
39.19 reimbursement of board members is as provided in section
39.20 15.0575, subdivision 3.
39.21 Sec. 23. [116J.423] [MINNESOTA MINERALS 21ST CENTURY
39.22 FUND.]
39.23 Subdivision 1. [CREATED.] The Minnesota minerals 21st
39.24 century fund is created as a separate account in the treasury.
39.25 Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of
39.26 trade and economic development for the purposes of this
39.27 section. All money earned by the account, loan repayments of
39.28 principal and interest, and earnings on investments must be
39.29 credited to the account. For the purpose of this section,
39.30 "fund" means the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund. The
39.31 commissioner shall operate the account as a revolving account.
39.32 Subd. 2. [USE OF FUND.] The commissioner shall use money
39.33 in the fund to make loans or equity investments in mineral
39.34 processing facilities including, but not limited to, taconite
39.35 processing, direct reduction processing, and steel production.
39.36 The commissioner must, prior to making any loans or equity
40.1 investments and after consultation with industry and public
40.2 officials, develop a strategy for making loans and equity
40.3 investments that assists the Minnesota mineral industry in
40.4 becoming globally competitive. Money in the fund may also be
40.5 used to pay for the costs of carrying out the commissioner's due
40.6 diligence duties under this section.
40.7 Subd. 3. [REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO COMMITTING FUNDS.] The
40.8 commissioner, prior to making a commitment for a loan or equity
40.9 investment must, at a minimum, conduct due diligence research
40.10 regarding the proposed loan or equity investment, including
40.11 contracting with professionals as needed to assist in the due
40.12 diligence.
40.13 Subd. 4. [REQUIREMENTS FOR FUND DISBURSEMENTS.] The
40.14 commissioner may make conditional commitments for loans or
40.15 equity investments but disbursements of funds pursuant to a
40.16 commitment may not be made until commitments for the remainder
40.17 of a project's funding are made that are satisfactory to the
40.18 commissioner and disbursements made from the other commitments
40.19 sufficient to protect the interests of the state in its loan or
40.20 investment.
40.21 Subd. 5. [COMPANY CONTRIBUTION.] The commissioner may
40.22 provide loans or equity investments that match, in a proportion
40.23 determined by the commissioner, an investment made by the owner
40.24 of a facility.
40.25 Sec. 24. [116J.424] [IRRRB CONTRIBUTION.]
40.26 The commissioner of the iron range resources and
40.27 rehabilitation board with approval of the board shall provide an
40.28 equal match for any loan or equity investment made for a
40.29 facility located in the tax relief area defined in section
40.30 273.134 by the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund created by
40.31 section 116J.423. The match may be in the form of a loan or
40.32 equity investment, notwithstanding whether the fund makes a loan
40.33 or equity investment. The state shall not acquire an equity
40.34 interest because of an equity investment or loan by the board
40.35 and the board at its sole discretion shall decide what interest
40.36 it acquires in a project. The commissioner of trade and
41.1 economic development may require a commitment from the board to
41.2 make the match prior to disbursing money from the fund.
41.3 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.63,
41.4 subdivision 4, is amended to read:
41.5 Subd. 4. The office of tourism may market tourism-related
41.6 publications, trade, and media promotional material promotion
41.7 and advertising programs and information distribution to
41.8 businesses and organizations. The proceeds from the marketing
41.9 must be placed in a special account revenue accounts and are
41.10 appropriated to the commissioner to prepare and distribute the
41.11 office's publications and media promotional materials implement
41.12 the programs for which the revenue is collected.
41.13 Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.8745,
41.14 subdivision 1, is amended to read:
41.15 Subdivision 1. [TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; LOAN
41.16 ADMINISTRATION.] The commissioner of trade and economic
41.17 development shall make grants to nonprofit organizations to
41.18 provide technical assistance to individuals with entrepreneurial
41.19 plans that require microenterprise loans in an amount ranging
41.20 from approximately $1,000 to $25,000, and for loan
41.21 administration costs related to those microenterprise loans.
41.22 Microenterprise is a small business which employs under five
41.23 employees plus the owner and requires under $25,000 to start to
41.24 support the startup and growth of self-employment and
41.25 microbusinesses. Eligible businesses are microenterprises
41.26 employing under five people plus the owner and requiring under
41.27 $25,000 or no capital to start or expand the business.
41.28 Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.8745,
41.29 subdivision 2, is amended to read:
41.30 Subd. 2. [GRANT ELIGIBILITY AND ALLOCATION.] Nonprofit
41.31 organizations must apply for grants under this section following
41.32 procedures established by the commissioner. To be eligible for
41.33 a grant, an organization must demonstrate to the commissioner
41.34 that it has the appropriate expertise. The commissioner shall
41.35 give preference for grants to organizations that target
41.36 nontraditional entrepreneurs such as women, members of a
42.1 minority, low-income individuals, or persons seeking work who
42.2 are currently on or recently removed from welfare assistance.
42.3 An application must include:
42.4 (1) the local need for microenterprise support;
42.5 (2) proposed criteria for business eligibility;
42.6 (3) proposals for identifying and serving eligible
42.7 businesses;
42.8 (4) a description of technical assistance to be provided to
42.9 eligible businesses;
42.10 (5) proposals to coordinate technical assistance with
42.11 financial assistance; and
42.12 (6) a demonstration of ability to collaborate with other
42.13 agencies including educational and financial institutions; and
42.14 (7) project goals identifying the number of eligible
42.15 businesses to be assisted with the state funds awarded under the
42.16 grant.
42.17 Sec. 28. [116J.9665] [WORLD TRADE CENTER.]
42.18 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] For purposes of this
42.19 section, the following terms have the meaning given them:
42.20 (1) "Conference and service center" means the approximately
42.21 20,000 square feet of space on the third and fourth floors of
42.22 the Minnesota world trade center that the state of Minnesota has
42.23 the right to possess, occupy, and use subject to the terms and
42.24 conditions of the development agreement.
42.25 (2) "Development agreement" means the agreement entered
42.26 into by and between the world trade center board, as agent of
42.27 the state of Minnesota, and Oxford Development Minnesota, Inc.
42.28 dated July 27, 1984, and the amendments to that agreement, for
42.29 development and construction of a world trade center at a
42.30 designated site in Minnesota.
42.31 (3) "Minnesota world trade center" means the facility
42.32 constructed in accordance with the development agreement or
42.33 other facilities meeting the membership requirements of the
42.34 World Trade Centers Association.
42.35 Subd. 2. [GENERALLY.] The commissioner shall facilitate
42.36 and support Minnesota world trade center programs and services
43.1 and promote the Minnesota world trade center. These activities
43.2 are not subject to chapters 14, 16A, 16B, and 16C.
43.3 Subd. 3. [POWERS.] In furtherance of the goals set forth
43.4 in subdivision 2, and in addition to the powers granted by
43.5 sections 116J.035 and 116J.966, the commissioner may:
43.6 (1) define, formulate, administer, and deliver programs and
43.7 services through the world trade center;
43.8 (2) set and collect fees for services and programs;
43.9 (3) adopt membership requirements for an association of
43.10 members of the Minnesota world trade center;
43.11 (4) participate jointly with private persons, firms,
43.12 corporations, or organizations or with public entities in
43.13 appropriate programs or projects and enter into contracts to
43.14 spend money to carry out those programs or projects;
43.15 (5) enter into contracts or agreements with a federal or
43.16 state agency, individual, business entity, or other
43.17 organization;
43.18 (6) acquire and dispose of real property or an interest in
43.19 real property; and
43.20 (7) hold and maintain membership for the Minnesota world
43.21 trade center in the World Trade Centers Association.
43.22 Subd. 4. [DUTIES.] The commissioner shall:
43.23 (1) promote and market the Minnesota world trade center and
43.24 membership in the World Trade Center Association;
43.25 (2) sponsor conferences or other promotional events in the
43.26 conference and service center;
43.27 (3) sponsor, develop, and conduct educational programs
43.28 related to international trade;
43.29 (4) establish and maintain an office in the Minnesota world
43.30 trade center; and
43.31 (5) not duplicate programs or services provided by the
43.32 commissioner of agriculture.
43.33 Subd. 5. [PROMOTIONAL EXPENSES.] The commissioner may
43.34 expend money to carry out this section. Promotional expenses
43.35 include, but are not limited to, expenses for the food, lodging,
43.36 and travel of consultants and speakers, and publications and
44.1 other forms of advertising.
44.2 Subd. 6. [WORLD TRADE CENTER ACCOUNT.] The world trade
44.3 center account is in the special revenue fund. All money
44.4 received from the use of the conference and service center or
44.5 appropriated under this section must be deposited in the
44.6 account. Money in the account including interest earned is
44.7 appropriated to the commissioner and must be used exclusively
44.8 for the purposes of this section.
44.9 Subd. 7. [SERVICE INFORMATION; CLASSIFICATION OF DATA.] (a)
44.10 Service information, including databases, purchased by the
44.11 commissioner or developed by the commissioner for sale pursuant
44.12 to this section, is not subject to chapter 13.
44.13 (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "business transaction"
44.14 means a transaction between parties other than the
44.15 commissioner. The following data received or developed by the
44.16 commissioner is private with respect to data on individuals and
44.17 nonpublic with respect to data not on individuals:
44.18 (1) data relating to the financial condition of individuals
44.19 or businesses receiving or performing services by or on behalf
44.20 of the commissioner in furtherance of this section;
44.21 (2) at the request of either party to the transaction data
44.22 on business transactions; and
44.23 (3) at the request of the person or business seeking the
44.24 information, the identities of persons or businesses requesting
44.25 business or trade information from the commissioner, and the
44.26 nature of the trade information.
44.27 Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116L.03,
44.28 subdivision 5, is amended to read:
44.29 Subd. 5. [TERMS.] The terms of appointed members shall be
44.30 for four years except for the initial appointments. The initial
44.31 appointments of the governor shall have the following terms:
44.32 two members each for one, two, three, and four years.
44.33 Compensation for board members is as provided in section
44.34 15.0575, subdivision 3.
44.35 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116L.04,
44.36 subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
45.1 Subd. 1a. [PATHWAYS PROGRAM.] The pathways program may
45.2 provide grants-in-aid for developing programs which assist in
45.3 the transition of persons from welfare to work. The program is
45.4 to be operated by the board. The board shall consult and
45.5 coordinate with the Job Training Partnership Act, Title II-A,
45.6 program administrators at the department of economic security to
45.7 design and provide services for temporary assistance for needy
45.8 families recipients.
45.9 Pathways grants-in-aid may be awarded to educational or
45.10 other nonprofit training institutions for education and training
45.11 programs that serve public assistance recipients transitioning
45.12 from public assistance to employment.
45.13 Preference shall be given to projects that:
45.14 (1) provide employment with benefits paid to employees;
45.15 (2) provide employment where there are defined career paths
45.16 for trainees;
45.17 (3) pilot the development of an educational pathway that
45.18 can be used on a continuing basis for transitioning persons from
45.19 public assistance directly to work; and
45.20 (4) demonstrate the active participation of department of
45.21 economic security workforce centers, Minnesota state college and
45.22 university institutions and other educational institutions, and
45.23 local welfare agencies.
45.24 Pathways projects must demonstrate the active involvement
45.25 and financial commitment of private business. Pathways projects
45.26 must be matched with cash or in-kind contributions on at least a
45.27 one-to-one ratio by participating private business.
45.28 A single grant to any one institution shall not exceed
45.29 $200,000 $400,000.
45.30 The board shall annually, by March 31, report to the
45.31 commissioners of economic security and trade and economic
45.32 development on pathways programs, including the number of public
45.33 assistance recipients participating in the program, the number
45.34 of participants placed in employment, the salary and benefits
45.35 they receive, and the state program costs per participant.
45.36 Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116L.06,
46.1 subdivision 4, is amended to read:
46.2 Subd. 4. [LOAN TERMS.] Loans may be secured or unsecured,
46.3 shall be for a term of no more than two five years, and shall
46.4 bear no interest. The maximum amount of a loan is $250,000. A
46.5 loan origination fee of up to two percent of the principal of
46.6 the loan may be charged. An employer may have only one
46.7 outstanding loan. The loans shall contain such other standard
46.8 commercial loan terms as the board deems appropriate.
46.9 Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 175.17, is
46.10 amended to read:
46.11 175.17 [POWERS AND DUTIES, COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT
46.12 OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.]
46.13 (1) The commissioner shall administer the laws relating to
46.14 workers' compensation and the laws governing employees of the
46.15 state, a county, or other governmental subdivisions who contract
46.16 tuberculosis;
46.17 (2) The commissioner shall adopt reasonable and proper
46.18 rules governing rules of practice before the workers'
46.19 compensation division in matters which are not before a
46.20 compensation judge;
46.21 (3) The commissioner shall collect, collate, and publish
46.22 statistical and other information relating to work under the
46.23 department's jurisdiction and make public reports the
46.24 commissioner judges necessary, including such other reports as
46.25 may be required by law;
46.26 (4) The commissioner shall establish and maintain branch
46.27 offices as needed for the conduct of the affairs of the workers'
46.28 compensation division;
46.29 (5) The commissioner may:
46.30 (i) apply for, receive, and spend money received from
46.31 federal, municipal, county, regional, and other government
46.32 agencies and private sources; and
46.33 (ii) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids
46.34 from public and private sources.
46.35 Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 176.181,
46.36 subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
47.1 Subd. 2a. [APPLICATION FEE.] Every initial application
47.2 filed pursuant to subdivision 2 requesting authority to
47.3 self-insure shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of
47.4 $2,500 $4,000. When an employer seeks to be added as a member
47.5 of an existing approved group under section 79A.03, subdivision
47.6 6, the proposed new member shall pay a nonrefundable $250 $400
47.7 application fee to the commissioner at the time of application.
47.8 Each annual report due August 1 under section 79A.03,
47.9 subdivision 9, shall be accompanied by an annual fee
47.10 of $200 $500.
47.11 Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 216C.41,
47.12 subdivision 1, is amended to read:
47.13 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] (a) The definitions in this
47.14 subdivision apply to this section.
47.15 (b) "Qualified hydroelectric facility" means a
47.16 hydroelectric generating facility in this state that:
47.17 (1) is located at the site of a dam, if the dam was in
47.18 existence as of March 31, 1994; and
47.19 (2) begins generating electricity after July 1, 1994.
47.20 (c) "Qualified wind energy conversion facility" means a
47.21 wind energy conversion system that:
47.22 (1) produces two megawatts or less of electricity as
47.23 measured by nameplate rating and begins generating electricity
47.24 after June 30, 1997, and before July 1, 1999; or
47.25 (2) begins generating electricity after June 30, 1999,
47.26 produces two megawatts or less of electricity as measured by
47.27 nameplate rating, and is:
47.28 (i) located within one county and owned by a natural person
47.29 who owns the land where the facility is sited;
47.30 (ii) owned by a Minnesota small business as defined in
47.31 section 645.445;
47.32 (iii) owned by a nonprofit organization; or
47.33 (iv) owned by a tribal council if the facility is located
47.34 within the boundaries of the reservation; or
47.35 (3) begins generating electricity after June 30, 1999,
47.36 produces seven megawatts or less of electricity as measured by
48.1 nameplate rating, and:
48.2 (i) is owned by a cooperative organized under chapter 308A;
48.3 and
48.4 (ii) all shares and membership in the cooperative are held
48.5 by natural persons or estates, at least 51 percent of whom
48.6 reside in a county or contiguous to a county where the wind
48.7 energy production facilities of the cooperative are located.
48.8 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 216C.41,
48.9 subdivision 2, is amended to read:
48.10 Subd. 2. [INCENTIVE PAYMENT.] Incentive payments shall be
48.11 made according to this section to the owner or operator of a
48.12 qualified hydropower facility or qualified wind energy
48.13 conversion facility for electric energy generated and sold by
48.14 the facility or, for a publicly owned hydropower facility, for
48.15 electric energy that is generated by the facility and used by
48.16 the owner of the facility outside the facility. Payment may
48.17 only be made upon receipt by the commissioner of finance of an
48.18 incentive payment application that establishes that the
48.19 applicant is eligible to receive an incentive payment and that
48.20 satisfies other requirements the commissioner deems necessary.
48.21 The application shall be in a form and submitted at a time the
48.22 commissioner establishes. There is annually appropriated from
48.23 the general fund sums sufficient to make the payments required
48.24 under this section.
48.25 Sec. 36. [245.4705] [EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES AND
48.26 PROGRAMS.]
48.27 The commissioner of human services shall cooperate with the
48.28 commissioner of economic security in the operation of a
48.29 statewide system, as provided in section 268A.14, to reimburse
48.30 providers for employment support services for persons with
48.31 mental illness.
48.32 Sec. 37. [268.368] [YOUTHBUILD TECH.]
48.33 Subdivision 1. [GENERALLY.] A pilot program is established
48.34 within the department to make grants to eligible organizations
48.35 for programs which are available to students who have completed
48.36 at least four months in a program funded under section 268.362.
49.1 Programs funded under this section must provide participants
49.2 with the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain entry-level
49.3 jobs in the computer industry, including core computer classes
49.4 and job-specific education.
49.5 Subd. 2. [GRANTS.] The provisions of section 268.361;
49.6 268.362, subdivision 2; 268.3625; and 268.366 shall apply to
49.7 grants under this section.
49.8 Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 268.666, is
49.9 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
49.10 Subd. 5. [INTERPRETER.] Workforce centers in areas that
49.11 have a significant number of residents for whom English is not
49.12 the primary language must attempt to provide outreach services
49.13 to those residents.
49.14 Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 268.98,
49.15 subdivision 3, is amended to read:
49.16 Subd. 3. [COST LIMITATIONS.] (a) For purposes of sections
49.17 268.9781 and 268.9782, funds allocated to a grantee are subject
49.18 to the following limitations:
49.19 (1) a maximum of 15 percent for administration in a worker
49.20 adjustment services plan and ten percent in a dislocation event
49.21 services grant;
49.22 (2) a minimum of 50 percent for provision of training
49.23 assistance;
49.24 (3) a minimum of ten percent and maximum of 30 percent for
49.25 provision of support services; and no more than ten percent
49.26 statewide may be allocated annually for support services, as
49.27 defined in section 268.975, subdivision 13; and
49.28 (4) the balance used for provision of basic readjustment
49.29 assistance.
49.30 (b) A waiver of the cost limitation on providing training
49.31 assistance may be requested. The waiver may not permit less
49.32 than 30 percent of the funds be spent on training assistance.
49.33 (c) The commissioner shall prescribe the form and manner
49.34 for submission of an application for a waiver under paragraph
49.35 (b). Criteria for granting a waiver shall be established by the
49.36 commissioner in consultation with the workforce development
50.1 council.
50.2 Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 268A.13, is
50.3 amended to read:
50.4 268A.13 [EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH
50.5 MENTAL ILLNESS.]
50.6 The commissioner of economic security, in cooperation with
50.7 the commissioner of human services, shall develop a statewide
50.8 program of grants as outlined in section 268A.14 to provide
50.9 services for persons with mental illness in supported
50.10 employment. Projects funded under this section must: (1)
50.11 assist persons with mental illness in obtaining and retaining
50.12 employment; (2) emphasize individual community placements for
50.13 clients; (3) ensure interagency collaboration at the local level
50.14 between vocational rehabilitation field offices, county service
50.15 agencies, community support programs operating under the
50.16 authority of section 245.4712, and community rehabilitation
50.17 providers, in assisting clients; and (4) involve clients in the
50.18 planning, development, oversight, and delivery of support
50.19 services. Project funds may not be used to provide services in
50.20 segregated settings such as the center-based employment
50.21 subprograms as defined in section 268A.01.
50.22 The commissioner of economic security, in consultation with
50.23 the commissioner of human services, shall develop a request for
50.24 proposals which is consistent with the requirements of this
50.25 section and section 268A.14 and which specifies the types of
50.26 services that must be provided by grantees. Projects shall be
50.27 funded for state fiscal year 1995 and Priority for funding shall
50.28 be given to organizations with experience in developing
50.29 innovative employment support services for persons with mental
50.30 illness. Each applicant for funds under this section shall
50.31 submit an evaluation protocol as part of the grant application.
50.32 Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 268A.14, is
50.33 amended to read:
50.34 268A.14 [PLAN FOR A STATEWIDE REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM FOR
50.35 EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES.]
50.36 Subdivision 1. [EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS.]
51.1 The commissioner of economic security, in cooperation with the
51.2 commissioner of human services, shall develop a detailed plan
51.3 for establishing operate a statewide system to reimburse
51.4 providers for employment support services for persons with
51.5 mental illness. The plan must include the following: (1)
51.6 protocols for certifying eligible providers; (2) standards for
51.7 determining client eligibility for the service; (3) a list of
51.8 reimbursable services with the proposed reimbursement level for
51.9 each service; and (4) a description of the systems, including
51.10 necessary computer systems, that will be used by the state
51.11 agency for payment of reimbursement to eligible providers. The
51.12 plan must also include projected total biennial costs for the
51.13 new reimbursement system, recommendations on the nature of
51.14 appeal rights which shall be provided to clients and providers,
51.15 and recommendations on the necessity for agency rulemaking prior
51.16 to implementation of the new reimbursement system. The system
51.17 shall be operated to support employment programs and services
51.18 where:
51.19 (1) services provided are readily accessible to all persons
51.20 with mental illness so they can make progress toward economic
51.21 self-sufficiency;
51.22 (2) services provided are made an integral part of all
51.23 treatment and rehabilitation programs for persons with mental
51.24 illness to ensure that they have the ability and opportunity to
51.25 consider a variety of work options;
51.26 (3) programs help persons with mental illness form long
51.27 range plans for employment that fit their skills and abilities
51.28 by ensuring that ongoing support, crisis management, placement,
51.29 and career planning services are available;
51.30 (4) services provided give persons with mental illness the
51.31 information needed to make informed choices about employment
51.32 expectations and options, including information on the types of
51.33 employment available in the local community, the types of
51.34 employment services available, the impact of employment on
51.35 eligibility for governmental benefits, and career options;
51.36 (5) programs assess whether persons with mental illness
52.1 being serviced are satisfied with the services and outcomes.
52.2 Satisfaction assessments shall address at least whether persons
52.3 like their jobs, whether quality of life is improved, whether
52.4 potential for advancement exists, and whether there are adequate
52.5 support services in place;
52.6 (6) programs encourage persons with mental illness being
52.7 served to be involved in employment support services issues by
52.8 allowing them to participate in the development of individual
52.9 rehabilitation plans and to serve on boards, committees, task
52.10 forces, and review bodies that shape employment services
52.11 policies and that award grants, and by encouraging and helping
52.12 them to establish and participate in self-help and consumer
52.13 advocacy groups;
52.14 (7) programs encourage employers to expand employment
52.15 opportunities for persons with mental illness and, to maximize
52.16 the hiring of persons with mental illness, educate employers
52.17 about the needs and abilities of persons with mental illness and
52.18 the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act;
52.19 (8) programs encourage persons with mental illness,
52.20 vocational rehabilitation professionals, and mental health
52.21 professionals to learn more about current work incentive
52.22 provisions in governmental benefits programs;
52.23 (9) programs establish and maintain linkages with a wide
52.24 range of other programs and services, including educational
52.25 programs, housing programs, economic assistance services,
52.26 community support services, and clinical services to ensure that
52.27 persons with mental illness can obtain and maintain employment;
52.28 (10) programs participate in ongoing training across
52.29 agencies and service delivery systems so that providers in human
52.30 services systems understand their respective roles, rules, and
52.31 responsibilities and understand the options that exist for
52.32 providing employment and community support services to persons
52.33 with mental illness; and
52.34 (11) programs work with local communities to expand system
52.35 capacity to provide access to employment services to all persons
52.36 with mental illness who want them.
53.1 Subd. 2. [REPORT.] Before preparing a biennial budget
53.2 request, the commissioner of economic security, in cooperation
53.3 with the commissioner of human services, must report on the
53.4 status and evaluation of the grants currently funded under
53.5 section 268A.14 to the chairs of the policy and finance
53.6 committees of the legislature having jurisdiction. The report
53.7 must also include a determination of the unmet needs of persons
53.8 with mental illness who require employment services and provide
53.9 recommendations to expand the program to meet the identified
53.10 needs.
53.11 Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 298.22,
53.12 subdivision 2, is amended to read:
53.13 Subd. 2. [IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION BOARD.]
53.14 There is hereby created the iron range resources and
53.15 rehabilitation board, consisting of 11 13 members, five of whom
53.16 are state senators appointed by the subcommittee on committees
53.17 of the rules committee of the senate, and five of whom are
53.18 representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of
53.19 representatives. The remaining members shall be appointed one
53.20 each by the senate majority leader, the speaker of the house of
53.21 representatives, and the governor and must be nonlegislators who
53.22 reside in a tax relief area as defined in section 273.134. The
53.23 members shall be appointed in January of every odd-numbered
53.24 year, except that the initial nonlegislator members shall be
53.25 appointed by July 1, 1999, and shall serve until January of the
53.26 next odd-numbered year. The 11th member of the board is the
53.27 commissioner of natural resources. Vacancies on the board shall
53.28 be filled in the same manner as the original members were
53.29 chosen. At least a majority of the legislative members of the
53.30 board shall be elected from state senatorial or legislative
53.31 districts in which over 50 percent of the residents reside
53.32 within a tax relief area as defined in section 273.134. All
53.33 expenditures and projects made by the commissioner of iron range
53.34 resources and rehabilitation shall first be submitted to the
53.35 iron range resources and rehabilitation board for approval by at
53.36 least eight board members a majority of the board of
54.1 expenditures and projects for rehabilitation purposes as
54.2 provided by this section, and the method, manner, and time of
54.3 payment of all funds proposed to be disbursed shall be first
54.4 approved or disapproved by the board. The board shall
54.5 biennially make its report to the governor and the legislature
54.6 on or before November 15 of each even-numbered year. The
54.7 expenses of the board shall be paid by the state from the funds
54.8 raised pursuant to this section.
54.9 Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 298.22,
54.10 subdivision 6, is amended to read:
54.11 Subd. 6. [EQUITY PRIVATE ENTITY PARTICIPATION.] The board
54.12 may acquire an equity interest in any project for which it
54.13 provides funding. The commissioner may establish, participate
54.14 in the management of, and dispose of the assets of charitable
54.15 foundations and nonprofit corporations associated with any
54.16 project for which it provides funding, including specifically,
54.17 but without limitation, a corporation within the meaning of
54.18 section 317A.011, subdivision 6.
54.19 Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 298.2213,
54.20 subdivision 4, is amended to read:
54.21 Subd. 4. [PROJECT APPROVAL.] The board shall by August 1
54.22 each year prepare a list of projects to be funded from the money
54.23 appropriated in this section with necessary supporting
54.24 information including descriptions of the projects, plans, and
54.25 cost estimates. A project must not be approved by the board
54.26 unless it finds that:
54.27 (1) the project will materially assist, directly or
54.28 indirectly, the creation of additional long-term employment
54.29 opportunities;
54.30 (2) the prospective benefits of the expenditure exceed the
54.31 anticipated costs; and
54.32 (3) in the case of assistance to private enterprise, the
54.33 project will serve a sound business purpose.
54.34 To be proposed by the board, a project must be approved by
54.35 at least eight a majority of the iron range resources and
54.36 rehabilitation board members and the commissioner of iron range
55.1 resources and rehabilitation. The list of projects must be
55.2 submitted to the governor, who shall, by November 15 of each
55.3 year, approve, disapprove, or return for further consideration,
55.4 each project. The money for a project may be spent only upon
55.5 approval of the project by the governor. The board may submit
55.6 supplemental projects for approval at any time.
55.7 Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 298.223,
55.8 subdivision 2, is amended to read:
55.9 Subd. 2. [ADMINISTRATION.] The taconite environmental
55.10 protection fund shall be administered by the commissioner of the
55.11 iron range resources and rehabilitation board. The commissioner
55.12 shall by September 1 of each year submit to the board a list of
55.13 projects to be funded from the taconite environmental protection
55.14 fund, with such supporting information including description of
55.15 the projects, plans, and cost estimates as may be necessary.
55.16 Upon approval by at least eight a majority of the members of the
55.17 iron range resources and rehabilitation board, this list shall
55.18 be submitted to the governor by November 1 of each year. By
55.19 December 1 of each year, the governor shall approve or
55.20 disapprove, or return for further consideration, each project.
55.21 Funds for a project may be expended only upon approval of the
55.22 project by the board and governor. The commissioner may submit
55.23 supplemental projects to the board and governor for approval at
55.24 any time.
55.25 Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 326.86,
55.26 subdivision 1, is amended to read:
55.27 Subdivision 1. [LICENSING FEE.] The licensing fee for
55.28 persons licensed pursuant to sections 326.83 to 326.991
55.29 is $75 $100 per year. The commissioner may adjust the fees
55.30 under section 16A.1285 to recover the costs of administration
55.31 and enforcement. The fees must be limited to the cost of
55.32 license administration and enforcement and must be deposited in
55.33 the state treasury and credited to the general fund.
55.34 Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 383B.79,
55.35 subdivision 4, is amended to read:
55.36 Subd. 4. [ADMINISTRATION.] The board of county
56.1 commissioners shall administer the program and funds and bond
56.2 for projects in this section either as a county board or a
56.3 housing and redevelopment authority. The board of county
56.4 commissioners may acquire property in connection with the
56.5 project known as the Humboldt Avenue Greenway from projects in
56.6 this section with any funds under its control. Any sale, lease,
56.7 or development of such property by the board of county
56.8 commissioners shall be conducted in accordance with section
56.9 469.029.
56.10 Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 446A.072,
56.11 subdivision 4, is amended to read:
56.12 Subd. 4. [FUNDING LEVEL.] (a) The authority shall provide
56.13 supplemental assistance for essential project component costs as
56.14 certified by the commissioner of the pollution control agency
56.15 under section 116.182, subdivision 4.
56.16 (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a municipality may
56.17 not receive more than $4,000,000 under this section unless
56.18 specifically approved by law. If a project would be eligible
56.19 for more than $4,000,000 under paragraph (e), the authority
56.20 shall include a description of the project and the financing
56.21 plan in its report on needs in subdivision 11.
56.22 (c) A sanitary district or multijurisdictional wastewater
56.23 treatment district may receive an additional $1,000,000 for each
56.24 municipality participating up to a maximum grant of $8,000,000,
56.25 unless a higher amount is specifically approved by law. If a
56.26 project would be eligible for more than $8,000,000 under
56.27 paragraph (e), the authority shall include a description of the
56.28 project and the financing plan in its report on needs in
56.29 subdivision 11.
56.30 (d) The authority shall provide supplemental assistance for
56.31 up to one-half of the eligible grant funding level determined by
56.32 the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development
56.33 funding for projects listed on the agency's project priority
56.34 list, in priority order. For municipalities that are not
56.35 eligible for United States Department of Agriculture Rural
56.36 Development funding for wastewater, the authority shall provide
57.1 supplemental assistance for: (1) essential project component
57.2 costs calculated by first determining the amount needed to
57.3 reduce a municipality's annual residential sewer costs to 1.4
57.4 percent of the municipality's median household income or $25 per
57.5 month per household, whichever is greater, and then multiplying
57.6 that amount by 80 percent to determine the actual award amount
57.7 to supplement loans under section 446A.07; and (2) up to 50
57.8 percent of the incremental costs specifically identified by the
57.9 agency as being attributable to more stringent wastewater
57.10 standards required to protect outstanding resource value waters
57.11 or outstanding international resource value waters.
57.12 (d) (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), in the event that a
57.13 municipality's monthly residential sewer service charges average
57.14 above $50, the authority will provide 90 percent of the grant
57.15 amount needed to reduce the average monthly sewer service charge
57.16 to $50, provided the project is ranked in the top 50 percentile
57.17 of the agency's intended use plan.
57.18 (e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), a
57.19 municipality with an annual median household income of $40,000
57.20 or greater shall not be eligible for a grant, except for
57.21 incremental costs specifically identified by the agency as being
57.22 attributable to more stringent wastewater standards required to
57.23 protect outstanding resource value waters or outstanding
57.24 international resource value waters.
57.25 (f) The authority shall provide supplemental assistance to
57.26 a municipality that would not otherwise qualify for supplemental
57.27 assistance if:
57.28 (1) the municipality voluntarily accepts a sewer connection
57.29 from another governmental unit to serve residential, industrial,
57.30 or commercial developments that were completed before March 1,
57.31 1996, or are on lots whose plats were recorded before that date;
57.32 and
57.33 (2) fees charged by the municipality for the connection
57.34 must take into account state and federal grants used by the
57.35 municipality for the construction of the treatment plant.
57.36 The amount of supplemental assistance under this paragraph must
58.1 be sufficient to reduce debt service payments under section
58.2 446A.07 to an extent equivalent to a zero percent loan in an
58.3 amount up to the other governmental unit's project costs
58.4 necessary for connection. Eligibility for supplemental
58.5 assistance under this paragraph ends three years after the
58.6 agency certifies that the connection has met the operational
58.7 performance standards established by the agency.
58.8 Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462A.20,
58.9 subdivision 2, is amended to read:
58.10 Subd. 2. [WHICH MONEY IN FUND.] There shall be paid into
58.11 the housing development fund:
58.12 (a) Any moneys appropriated and made available by the state
58.13 for the purposes of the fund;
58.14 (b) Any moneys which the agency receives in repayment of
58.15 advances made from the fund;
58.16 (c) Any other moneys which may be made available to the
58.17 agency for the purpose of the fund from any other source or
58.18 sources;
58.19 (d) All fees and charges collected by the agency;
58.20 (e) All interest or other income not required by the
58.21 provisions of a resolution or indenture securing notes or bonds
58.22 to be paid into another special fund; but the agency shall not
58.23 expend money for its cost of general administration of agency
58.24 programs in any fiscal year in excess of such limit for such
58.25 fiscal year as may be established by law. "Cost of general
58.26 administration of agency programs" does not include debt
58.27 service, amortization of deferred financing costs, loan
58.28 origination costs, professional and other contractual services,
58.29 any deposit or expenditure required to be made by the provisions
58.30 of a bond or note resolution or indenture, or any deposit or
58.31 expenditure made to preserve the security for the bonds or notes.
58.32 Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462A.20, is
58.33 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
58.34 Subd. 2a. [OPERATING COSTS REPORT.] On or before February
58.35 15 of each year, the agency shall deliver a report to the chairs
58.36 of the finance and appropriations committees of the legislature
59.1 on the costs of operating the agency in the previous fiscal year.
59.2 The report shall include the expenditures for salaries and
59.3 benefits, rent, professional and technical services, general
59.4 agency administration, and agency's audited financial statements
59.5 which include information on expenditures and receipts relating
59.6 to debt issuance and administration and loan origination and
59.7 administration. The report shall include a budget plan for
59.8 salaries and benefits, rent, professional and technical
59.9 services, and general administration for the current fiscal
59.10 year, including estimates of changes in costs from the previous
59.11 fiscal year. If it appears that the costs in the current fiscal
59.12 year will exceed the budget plan contained in the report
59.13 submitted under this subdivision, the agency must notify the
59.14 chairs of the legislative committees or divisions with
59.15 jurisdiction over the agency's budget that the costs in the
59.16 current fiscal year will exceed the submitted budget plan and
59.17 the reasons for the changes in costs and must submit a revised
59.18 budget plan to the commissioner of finance and obtain the
59.19 commissioner's concurrence with the revised plan. The agency
59.20 must also notify the chairs of the legislative committees or
59.21 divisions with jurisdiction over the agency's budget when the
59.22 agency is considering an expansion of agency activities that
59.23 were not contemplated in the submitted budget plan.
59.24 Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462A.204, is
59.25 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
59.26 Subd. 8. [SCHOOL STABILITY.] (a) The agency in
59.27 consultation with the interagency task force on homelessness may
59.28 establish a school stability project under the family homeless
59.29 prevention and assistance program. The purpose of the project
59.30 is to secure stable housing for families with school-age
59.31 children who have moved frequently and for unaccompanied youth.
59.32 For purposes of this subdivision, "unaccompanied youth" are
59.33 minors who are leaving foster care or juvenile correctional
59.34 facilities, or minors who meet the definition of a child in need
59.35 of services or protection under section 260.015, subdivision 2a,
59.36 but for whom no court finding has been made pursuant to that
60.1 statute.
60.2 (b) The agency shall make grants to family homeless
60.3 prevention and assistance projects in communities with a school
60.4 or schools that have a significant degree of student mobility.
60.5 (c) Each project must be designed to reduce school
60.6 absenteeism; stabilize children in one home setting, or at a
60.7 minimum, in one school setting; and reduce shelter usage. Each
60.8 project must include plans for the following:
60.9 (1) targeting of families with children under age 12 who,
60.10 in the last 12 months have either: changed schools or homes at
60.11 least once or been absent from school at least 15 percent of the
60.12 school year and who have either been evicted from their housing;
60.13 are living in overcrowded conditions in their current housing;
60.14 or are paying more than 50 percent of their income for rent;
60.15 (2) targeting of unaccompanied youth in need of an
60.16 alternative residential setting;
60.17 (3) connecting families with the social services necessary
60.18 to maintain the family's stability in their home; and
60.19 (4) one or more of the following:
60.20 (i) provision of rental assistance for a specified period
60.21 of time, which may exceed 24 months; or
60.22 (ii) development of permanent supportive housing or
60.23 transitional housing.
60.24 (d) Notwithstanding subdivision 2, grants under this
60.25 section may be used to acquire, rehabilitate, or construct
60.26 transitional or permanent housing.
60.27 (e) Each grantee under the project must include
60.28 representatives of the local school district or targeted
60.29 schools, or both, and of the local community correction agencies
60.30 on its advisory committee.
60.31 Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462A.205,
60.32 subdivision 3, is amended to read:
60.33 Subd. 3. [LOCAL HOUSING ORGANIZATION.] The agency may
60.34 contract with a local housing organization to administer the
60.35 rent assistance under this section. The agency may pay the
60.36 local housing organization an administrative fee. The
61.1 administrative fee may not exceed $40 per unit per month.
61.2 Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462A.209, is
61.3 amended to read:
61.4 462A.209 [HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE.]
61.5 Subdivision 1. [FULL CYCLE HOME OWNERSHIP SERVICES.] The
61.6 full cycle home ownership services program shall be used to fund
61.7 nonprofit organizations and political subdivisions providing,
61.8 building capacity to provide, or supporting full cycle lending
61.9 for home ownership to low and moderate income home buyers and
61.10 homeowners, including seniors. The purpose of the program is to
61.11 encourage private investment in affordable housing and
61.12 collaboration of nonprofit organizations and political
61.13 subdivisions with each other and private lenders in providing
61.14 full cycle lending services.
61.15 Subd. 2. [DEFINITION.] "Full cycle home ownership
61.16 services" means supporting eligible home buyers and owners
61.17 through all phases of purchasing and keeping a home, by
61.18 providing prepurchase home buyer education, prepurchase
61.19 counseling and credit repair, prepurchase property inspection
61.20 and technical and financial assistance to buyers in
61.21 rehabilitating the home, postpurchase and counseling, including
61.22 home equity conversion loan counseling, mortgage default
61.23 counseling, postpurchase assistance with home maintenance, entry
61.24 cost assistance, and access to flexible loan products.
61.25 Subd. 3. [ELIGIBILITY.] The agency shall establish
61.26 eligibility criteria for nonprofit organizations and political
61.27 subdivisions to receive funding under this section. The
61.28 eligibility criteria must require the nonprofit organization or
61.29 political subdivision to provide, to build capacity to provide,
61.30 or support full cycle home ownership services for eligible home
61.31 buyers. The agency may fund a nonprofit organization or
61.32 political subdivision that will provide full cycle home
61.33 ownership services by coordinating with one or more other
61.34 organizations that will provide specific components of full
61.35 cycle home ownership services. The agency may make exceptions
61.36 to providing all components of full cycle lending if justified
62.1 by the application. If there are more applicants requesting
62.2 funding than there are funds available, the agency shall award
62.3 the funds on a competitive basis and also assure an equitable
62.4 geographic distribution of the available funds. The eligibility
62.5 criteria must require the nonprofit organization or political
62.6 subdivision to have a demonstrated involvement in the local
62.7 community and to target the housing affordability needs of the
62.8 local community or to have demonstrated experience with
62.9 counseling older persons on housing, or both. Partnerships and
62.10 collaboration with innovative, grass roots, or community-based
62.11 initiatives shall be encouraged. The agency shall give priority
62.12 to nonprofit organizations and political subdivisions that
62.13 provide matching funds. Applicants for funds under section
62.14 462A.057 may also apply funds under this program.
62.15 Subd. 4. [ENTRY COST HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.]
62.16 The agency may establish an entry cost home ownership
62.17 opportunity program, on terms and conditions it deems advisable,
62.18 to assist individuals with downpayment and closing costs to
62.19 finance the purchase of a home.
62.20 Sec. 54. [462A.2093] [INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
62.21 PROGRAM.]
62.22 Subdivision 1. [DEFINTIONS.] For purposes of this section,
62.23 the following terms have the meanings given them in this
62.24 subdivision.
62.25 (a) "Municipality" means a town or a statutory or home rule
62.26 city.
62.27 (b) "Nonmetropolitan" means the area of the state outside
62.28 of the metropolitan area defined in section 473.121, subdivision
62.29 2.
62.30 (c) "Inclusionary housing development" means a new
62.31 construction development including owner-occupied or rental
62.32 housing, or a combination of both, with a variety of prices and
62.33 designs which serve families with a range of incomes and housing
62.34 needs.
62.35 Subd. 2. [APPLICATION CRITERIA.] The commissioner must
62.36 give preference to economically viable proposals to the degree
63.1 that they: (1) use innovative building techniques or materials
63.2 to lower construction costs while maintaining high quality
63.3 construction and livability; (2) are located in communities that
63.4 have demonstrated a willingness to waive local restrictions
63.5 which otherwise would increase costs of construction; and (3)
63.6 include units affordable to households with incomes at or below
63.7 80 percent of the greater of state or area median income.
63.8 Cost savings from regulatory incentives must be reflected
63.9 in the sale of all residences in an inclusionary housing
63.10 development.
63.11 Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462A.21, is
63.12 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
63.13 Subd. 25. [FULL CYCLE HOME OWNERSHIP SERVICES.] The agency
63.14 may spend money for the purposes of section 462A.209 and may pay
63.15 the costs and expenses necessary and incidental to the
63.16 development and operation of the program.
63.17 Sec. 56. [462A.33] [ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
63.18 CHALLENGE PROGRAM.]
63.19 Subdivision 1. [CREATED.] The economic development and
63.20 housing challenge program is created to be administered by the
63.21 agency.
63.22 The program shall provide grants or loans for the purpose
63.23 of construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, construction
63.24 financing, permanent financing, interest rate reduction,
63.25 refinancing, and gap financing of housing to support economic
63.26 development activities or job creation within a community or
63.27 region by meeting locally identified housing needs.
63.28 Subd. 2. [ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.] Challenge grants or loans
63.29 may be made to a city, a private developer, a nonprofit
63.30 organization, or the owner of the housing, including
63.31 individuals. For the purpose of this section, "city" has the
63.32 meaning given it in section 462A.03, subdivision 21. Preference
63.33 shall be given to challenge grants or loans for home ownership.
63.34 To the extent practicable, grants and loans shall be made so
63.35 that an approximately equal number of housing units are financed
63.36 in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121,
64.1 subdivision 2, and in the nonmetropolitan area.
64.2 Subd. 3. [CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT; REGULATORY
64.3 FLEXIBILITY.] Challenge grants or loans must be used for
64.4 economically viable homeownership or rental housing proposals
64.5 that:
64.6 (1) include a financial or in-kind contribution from an
64.7 area employer and either a unit of local government or a private
64.8 philanthropic, religious, or charitable organization; and
64.9 (2) address the housing needs of the local work force.
64.10 For the purpose of this subdivision, an employer
64.11 contribution may consist partially or wholly of federal housing
64.12 tax credits. Preference for grants and loans shall be given to
64.13 comparable proposals that include regulatory changes that result
64.14 in identifiable cost avoidance or cost reductions, such as
64.15 increased density, flexibility in site development standards, or
64.16 zoning code requirements.
64.17 Preference for grants and loans shall also be given to
64.18 comparable proposals that include a financial or in-kind
64.19 contribution from a unit of local government, an area employer,
64.20 and a private philanthropic, religious, or charitable
64.21 organization.
64.22 Subd. 4. [STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COOPERATION.] In
64.23 making challenge grants or loans, the commissioner must develop
64.24 a joint application process and coordinate funding with funding
64.25 available to the commissioner of trade and economic development
64.26 and local governments for housing and infrastructure
64.27 construction and repair.
64.28 Subd. 5. [INCOME LIMITS.] Households served through
64.29 challenge grants or loans must not have incomes that exceed, for
64.30 homeownership projects, 115 percent of the greater of state or
64.31 area median income as determined by the United States Department
64.32 of Housing and Urban Development, and for rental housing
64.33 projects, 115 percent of the greater of state or area median
64.34 income as determined by the United States Department of Housing
64.35 and Urban Development.
64.36 Subd. 6. [LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS.] At least one proposal
65.1 funded under this section must provide sufficient resources to
65.2 make a significant impact on the housing needs and economic
65.3 development activities within a community.
65.4 Subd. 7. [GRANTS AND LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS.] Preference
65.5 shall be given to grants and loans that provide down payments
65.6 and other assistance to individuals to purchase a home. The
65.7 commissioner must coordinate home ownership assistance provided
65.8 to individuals under this section with other programs
65.9 administered by or through the commissioner.
65.10 Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 473.251, is
65.11 amended to read:
65.12 473.251 [METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES FUND.]
65.13 The metropolitan livable communities fund is created and
65.14 consists of the following accounts:
65.15 (1) the tax base revitalization account;
65.16 (2) the livable communities demonstration account; and
65.17 (3) the local housing incentives account; and
65.18 (4) the inclusionary housing account.
65.19 Sec. 58. [473.255] [INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ACCOUNT.]
65.20 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] (a) "Inclusionary housing
65.21 development" means a new construction development, including
65.22 owner-occupied or rental housing, or a combination of both, with
65.23 a variety of prices and designs which serve families with a
65.24 range of incomes and housing needs.
65.25 (b) "Municipality" means a statutory or home rule charter
65.26 city or town participating in the local housing incentives
65.27 program under section 473.254.
65.28 Subd. 2. [APPLICATION CRITERIA.] The metropolitan council
65.29 must give preference to economically viable proposals to the
65.30 degree that they: (1) use innovative building techniques or
65.31 materials to lower construction costs while maintaining high
65.32 quality construction and livability; (2) are located in
65.33 communities that have demonstrated a willingness to waive local
65.34 restrictions which otherwise would increase costs of
65.35 construction; and (3) include units affordable to households
65.36 with incomes at or below 80 percent of area median income.
66.1 Priority shall be given to proposals where at least 15
66.2 percent of the owner-occupied units are affordable to households
66.3 at or below 60 percent of the area annual median income and at
66.4 least ten percent of the rental units are affordable to
66.5 households at or below 30 percent of area annual median income.
66.6 An inclusionary housing development may include resale
66.7 limitations on its affordable units. The limitations may
66.8 include a minimum ownership period before a purchaser may profit
66.9 on the sale of an affordable unit.
66.10 Cost savings from regulatory incentives must be reflected
66.11 in the sale of all residences in an inclusionary development.
66.12 Subd. 3. [INCLUSIONARY HOUSING INCENTIVES.] The
66.13 metropolitan council may work with municipalities and developers
66.14 to provide incentives to inclusionary housing developments such
66.15 as waiver of service availability charges and other regulatory
66.16 incentives that would result in identifiable cost avoidance or
66.17 reductions for an inclusionary housing development.
66.18 Subd. 4. [INCLUSIONARY HOUSING GRANTS.] The council shall
66.19 use funds in the inclusionary housing account to make grants or
66.20 loans to municipalities to fund the production of inclusionary
66.21 housing developments that are located in municipalities that
66.22 offer incentives to assist in the production of inclusionary
66.23 housing. Such incentives include but are not limited to:
66.24 density bonuses, reduced setbacks and parking requirements,
66.25 decreased roadwidths, flexibility in site development standards
66.26 and zoning code requirements, waiver of permit or impact fees,
66.27 fast-track permitting and approvals, or any other regulatory
66.28 incentives that would result in identifiable cost avoidance or
66.29 reductions that contribute to the economic feasibility of
66.30 inclusionary housing.
66.31 Subd. 5. [GRANT APPLICATION.] A grant application must at
66.32 a minimum include the location of the inclusionary development,
66.33 the type of housing to be produced, the number of affordable
66.34 units to be produced, the monthly rent, or purchase price of the
66.35 affordable units, and the incentives provided by the
66.36 municipality to achieve development of the affordable units.
67.1 Sec. 59. 1999 S.F. No. 1485, section 1, if enacted, is
67.2 amended to read:
67.3 Section 1. [326.105] [FEES.]
67.4 (a) The fee for licensure or renewal of licensure as an
67.5 architect, professional engineer, land surveyor, landscape
67.6 architect, or geoscience professional is $120 $104 per biennium.
67.7 The fee for certification as a certified interior designer or
67.8 for renewal of the certificate is $120 $104 per biennium. The
67.9 fee for an architect applying for original certification as a
67.10 certified interior designer is $50 per biennium. The initial
67.11 license or certification fee for all professions is $120 $104.
67.12 The renewal fee shall be paid biennially on or before June 30 of
67.13 each even-numbered year. The renewal fee, when paid by mail, is
67.14 not timely paid unless it is postmarked on or before June 30 of
67.15 each even-numbered year.
67.16 (b) The application fee is $25 for in-training applicants
67.17 and $75 for professional license applicants.
67.18 (c) The fee for monitoring licensing examinations for
67.19 applicants is $25, payable by the applicant.
67.20 Sec. 60. Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 13, subdivision
67.21 5, is amended to read:
67.22 Subd. 5. Labor Interpretive Center 6,000,000
67.23 For renovation and upgrades to the East
67.24 Building of the Science Museum for use
67.25 for the Minnesota Labor Interpretive
67.26 Center. The balance of the cost of the
67.27 project is to be paid with funds from
67.28 nonstate sources.
67.29 Sec. 61. Laws 1998, First Special Session chapter 1,
67.30 article 3, section 8, is amended to read:
67.31 Sec. 8. [JUDY GARLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.]
67.32 The appropriation in Laws 1997, chapter 200, article 1,
67.33 section 2, subdivision 2, to the commissioner of trade and
67.34 economic development for the Judy Garland Children's Museum is
67.35 available until and may be matched until June 30, 1999 2000.
67.36 Sec. 62. [GRANT COUNTY.]
67.37 A grant by the commissioner of trade and economic
67.38 development to Grant county for community infrastructure
68.1 improvements needed to develop value-added agriprocessing
68.2 facilities is not subject to the maximum grant limitation of
68.3 Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731, subdivision 5, or agency
68.4 policy regarding maximum grant per job created.
68.5 Sec. 63. [REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.]
68.6 The commissioner of the Minnesota housing finance agency
68.7 shall report to the legislature by February 1, 2001, on current
68.8 and proposed strategies related to HIV/AIDS for coordinating
68.9 local, state, and federal housing resources to address
68.10 identified opportunities and needs, plans for future
68.11 implementation, and recommendations for future legislative
68.12 action. The commissioner shall consult with the commissioners
68.13 of health and human services and representatives of affected
68.14 populations in preparing this report.
68.15 Sec. 64. [REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.]
68.16 The board of electricity, in consultation with the
68.17 commissioner of finance, shall report to the legislature by
68.18 January 15, 2000, on:
68.19 (1) the board's efforts to control its administrative
68.20 costs;
68.21 (2) the board's efforts to involve the members of its
68.22 citizen board in its business activities;
68.23 (3) the progress of the board's computer system
68.24 improvements; and
68.25 (4) a proposal for codification of the board's fee
68.26 schedule, including any changes to the schedule that the board
68.27 deems appropriate.
68.28 The commissioner of finance shall oversee the board's
68.29 activities under clauses (1) to (4) and related activities.
68.30 Sec. 65. [FEE INCREASES PROHIBITED.]
68.31 The board of electricity shall not, prior to July 1, 2000,
68.32 increase any handling or inspection fees set pursuant to
68.33 Minnesota Statutes, section 326.244, subdivision 2, paragraph
68.34 (b).
68.35 Sec. 66. [MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT.]
68.36 The commissioner shall request the executive board of the
69.1 World Trade Centers Association to transfer the membership of
69.2 the Minnesota world trade center corporation in the World Trade
69.3 Centers Association to the department of trade and economic
69.4 development, Minnesota trade office.
69.5 Sec. 67. [TRANSFERS.]
69.6 All of the rights and obligations of the Minnesota World
69.7 Trade Center Corporation under the development agreement and all
69.8 existing contracts related to the approximately 20,000 square
69.9 feet to which the world trade center corporation is a party or
69.10 beneficiary is transferred to the state of Minnesota, department
69.11 of trade and economic development, Minnesota trade office. All
69.12 other property of the world trade center corporation is
69.13 transferred and appropriated to the commissioner per Minnesota
69.14 Statutes 1998, section 15.039.
69.15 Sec. 68. [TRANSFER.]
69.16 The unobligated balance as of July 1, 1999, of the amount
69.17 appropriated to the department of trade and economic development
69.18 for a grant to the Minnesota World Trade Center Corporation in
69.19 Laws 1992, chapter 513, article 4, section 17, subdivision 2, is
69.20 transferred to the world trade center account in the special
69.21 revenue fund in the state treasury for world trade center
69.22 activities.
69.23 Sec. 69. [TRANSFER OF POSITIONS AND EMPLOYEES.]
69.24 All positions and employees of the World Trade Center
69.25 Corporation are transferred to the executive branch of the state
69.26 government under the department of trade and economic
69.27 development on July 1, 1999, under the following conditions.
69.28 The commissioner of employee relations will determine which
69.29 positions are to be placed in the classified service and which
69.30 are placed in the unclassified service of the state in
69.31 accordance with appropriate provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
69.32 chapter 43A. The commissioner will allocate positions to
69.33 appropriate classes in the state classification plan. Positions
69.34 transferred with their incumbents do not create vacancies in
69.35 state service.
69.36 Employees transferred to unlimited classified positions are
70.1 transferred to state service without examinations. Those
70.2 transferred to positions in the managerial plan pursuant to
70.3 Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.18, subdivision 3, who have
70.4 completed 12 months of service in their position and all others
70.5 who have completed six months of service in their positions are
70.6 transferred with permanent status. Employees transferred to
70.7 managerial positions with less than 12 months of service in
70.8 their positions are transferred with probationary status.
70.9 However, all time spent by these employees in the positions must
70.10 be credited toward meeting the probationary period requirement
70.11 of the contract or plan governing the classification to which
70.12 their positions have been assigned.
70.13 Employees transferred to limited classified positions or to
70.14 temporary unclassified positions shall receive emergency,
70.15 temporary, or temporary unclassified appointments under
70.16 provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.15, subdivisions 2
70.17 and 3, or Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.08, subdivision 2a, as
70.18 appropriate.
70.19 The appointing authority and incumbent employees of
70.20 unlimited positions whose positions have been assigned by the
70.21 department of employee relations to classes in the state
70.22 classification plan shall have access to the provisions of
70.23 Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.07, subdivision 3, regarding
70.24 protested allocation of their positions effective July 1, 1999,
70.25 and for 30 days thereafter.
70.26 Sec. 70. [REPORT; REGULATION OF RISK-BEARING ENTITIES.]
70.27 The commissioners of commerce and health shall study the
70.28 issues involved in consistent regulation of all entities that
70.29 assume financial risks related to health coverage in this
70.30 state. The study must consider all such entities, regardless of
70.31 current licensure or regulation. The study must include a plan
70.32 for consistent regulation that can be implemented in a cost
70.33 neutral manner for such entities and their enrollees and does
70.34 not result in dual regulation. The commissioners must consider
70.35 laws recently enacted by the state of Ohio on this subject and
70.36 any relevant model laws or regulations adopted or under
71.1 consideration by the National Association of Insurance
71.2 Commissioners. The commissioners shall provide a written
71.3 report, with recommendations, to the legislature in compliance
71.4 with Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, no later than January
71.5 15, 2000.
71.6 Sec. 71. [DIRECT REDUCTION IRON PROCESSING FACILITIES
71.7 APPROPRIATION TRANSFER.]
71.8 The appropriation of $10,000,000 made to the commissioner
71.9 of trade and economic development for direct reduction iron
71.10 processing facilities by Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 23,
71.11 subdivision 3, is transferred and appropriated to the Minnesota
71.12 minerals 21st century fund created by Minnesota Statutes,
71.13 section 116J.423. The matching requirements of Minnesota
71.14 Statutes, section 116J.424, do not apply to expenditures from
71.15 the appropriation transferred by this section.
71.16 Sec. 72. [UPPER RED LAKE BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM.]
71.17 The commissioner of trade and economic development must
71.18 make loans to businesses in the Upper Red Lake area that have
71.19 been severely affected by the significant decline of the walleye
71.20 fishing resource in Upper Red Lake. The loans may only be made
71.21 to businesses that operated in 1998. A business must submit an
71.22 application to the commissioner on forms provided by the
71.23 commissioner. The application must include a business plan for
71.24 continued operation, with the assistance of the loan, until the
71.25 walleye fishing resource recovers. The commissioner shall
71.26 allocate available loan funds to a business based on the
71.27 commissioner's evaluation of the probable success of its
71.28 business plan. A loan shall be for a maximum amount of $75,000
71.29 and a duration of ten years from the date of the loan and shall
71.30 be interest free. Repayment of a loan in monthly payments of
71.31 1/120 of the original principal amount must begin no later than
71.32 one year after walleye fishing on Upper Red Lake is allowed by
71.33 the department of natural resources. Any principal balance
71.34 remaining at the end of the ten-year period shall be forgiven if
71.35 the business continues in operation for the ten-year period.
71.36 Loan repayments shall be deposited in the general fund.
72.1 Sec. 73. [PIPESTONE INDIAN SCHOOL AUTHORIZATION.]
72.2 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, the
72.3 board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and
72.4 universities may convey by quitclaim deed, at no cost, the
72.5 state's interest in the historic Pipestone Indian school
72.6 superintendent's house and gymnasium at the Pipestone campus of
72.7 Minnesota West community and technical college. The conveyance
72.8 shall be in a form approved by the attorney general.
72.9 The deed must reserve to the state all minerals and mineral
72.10 rights and provide that the property shall revert to the state
72.11 if the grantee:
72.12 (1) fails to provide the use intended on the property;
72.13 (2) allows a public use other than the use agreed to by the
72.14 board without the written approval of the board; or
72.15 (3) abandons the use of the property.
72.16 Sec. 74. [PASS THROUGH GRANT EVALUATION PROCESS.]
72.17 This act makes various appropriations that are commonly
72.18 referred to as pass through appropriations. The director of the
72.19 Minnesota office of strategic and long-range planning shall
72.20 evaluate the following entities to determine the extent to which
72.21 their programs (i) are effective in accomplishing the mission of
72.22 the entity receiving the grant; (ii) leverage additional funds
72.23 from nonstate sources; and (iii) are consistent with the mission
72.24 of the state agency by which the grant is administered. The
72.25 director shall report the results of the evaluation to the
72.26 legislative finance divisions or committees having jurisdiction
72.27 over the appropriations in this act. The entities to be
72.28 evaluated are:
72.29 (1) Advantage Minnesota, Inc.;
72.30 (2) Rural policy and development center;
72.31 (3) metropolitan economic development association;
72.32 (4) WomenVenture;
72.33 (5) Minnesota Inventor's Congress;
72.34 (6) Minnesota Project Innovation;
72.35 (7) Natural Resources Research Institute;
72.36 (8) Minnesota Council for Quality;
73.1 (9) Minnesota Cold Weather Research Center;
73.2 (10) Center for Victims of Torture;
73.3 (11) St. Paul Rehabilitation Center;
73.4 (12) Microenterprise Assistance;
73.5 (13) NeighborLink Community Program; and
73.6 (14) Neighborhood Development Corporation.
73.7 Sec. 75. [LOW-INCOME ENERGY TASK FORCE.]
73.8 The management analysis division of the department of
73.9 administration, in consultation with the appropriate
73.10 commissioners, shall report to the legislature by January 15,
73.11 2000, on the future of low-income energy assistance. The report
73.12 shall be developed with the input of appropriate consumer
73.13 advocates, energy providers of various fuel types, energy
73.14 assistance delivery organizations and other interested parties.
73.15 The report shall analyze and make recommendations in the
73.16 following areas:
73.17 (1) improvements necessary in the administration of
73.18 low-income energy assistance programs to develop a uniform
73.19 statewide assistance network, including outreach efforts,
73.20 eligibility determination, and areas for technological
73.21 improvements;
73.22 (2) development of an accurate and consistent method to
73.23 determine the number of Minnesotans who should be eligible for
73.24 energy assistance and the level of assistance which should be
73.25 provided; and
73.26 (3) analyze funding level and revenue options for
73.27 low-income energy assistance programs consistent with
73.28 competitive electric and gas energy markets.
73.29 Sec. 76. [STATE MARKETING PLAN.]
73.30 The commissioner of the department of trade and economic
73.31 development shall develop a comprehensive marketing plan for the
73.32 state's trade, tourism, and economic development activities.
73.33 The plan shall include a strategy for integrating the various
73.34 marketing activities of the state, including, but not limited
73.35 to, the Minnesota trade office, the office of tourism, the
73.36 Minnesota film board, Advantage Minnesota, the Minnesota
74.1 historical society, and the department of natural resources.
74.2 The commissioner shall consult with other state agencies that
74.3 market Minnesota for economic development and tourism purposes
74.4 and incorporate those activities into a comprehensive "Marketing
74.5 Minnesota" plan. The commissioner shall propose consolidation,
74.6 mergers, and other mechanisms that may be necessary to
74.7 accomplish this task. The commissioner shall submit
74.8 recommendations to the senate economic development budget
74.9 division and the house jobs and economic development finance
74.10 committee by February 1, 2000.
74.11 Sec. 77. [REPORT.]
74.12 The commissioner of trade and economic development shall
74.13 submit a report to the legislature reviewing business
74.14 regulations contained in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules
74.15 that have a positive or negative impact on the business climate
74.16 in Minnesota. The commissioner shall submit the report to the
74.17 legislature under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by February
74.18 15, 2000.
74.19 Sec. 78. [TASK FORCE CREATED.]
74.20 The governor's airport community stabilization funding task
74.21 force is created. The task force shall identify and recommend
74.22 funding sources for implementation of noise mitigation measures
74.23 identified in the MSP Noise Mitigation Program Report dated
74.24 November 1996, and the low noise frequency policy committee
74.25 convened by the metropolitan airports commission, the
74.26 metropolitan council, and the city of Richfield in February 1998.
74.27 Recommendations shall be provided to the governor and
74.28 legislature by January 15, 2000. Funding sources shall include,
74.29 but not be limited to, federal, state, metropolitan airports
74.30 commission, and local sources. The task force shall, to the
74.31 extent possible, identify all federal revenue sources that will
74.32 mitigate noise impacts from the north/south runway.
74.33 The governor shall appoint task force members that include
74.34 representatives from the following:
74.35 (1) the metropolitan airports commission chair or designee
74.36 and one other metropolitan airports commission board member;
75.1 (2) one member from the governor's staff;
75.2 (3) the commissioner of finance or the commissioner's
75.3 designee;
75.4 (4) representatives designated by the governing boards of
75.5 the following cities:
75.6 (i) Bloomington;
75.7 (ii) Minneapolis;
75.8 (iii) Burnsville;
75.9 (iv) Eagan; and
75.10 (v) Richfield;
75.11 (5) two at-large designees appointed by the governor; and
75.12 (6) the commissioner of the department of trade and
75.13 economic development or the commissioner's designee.
75.14 The task force shall be administered and supported by the
75.15 department of trade and economic development.
75.16 The first meeting of the task force must be convened no
75.17 later than July 31, 1999.
75.18 Sec. 79. [PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION RIGHT-OF-WAY COST
75.19 ALLOCATION.]
75.20 The public utilities commission shall use available general
75.21 fund appropriations made during the biennium ending June 30,
75.22 1999, to pay for up to $30,000 of the costs allocated and
75.23 assessed to local units of government for right-of-way
75.24 rulemaking proceedings. The allocation and assessment of costs
75.25 to the local units of government shall be canceled to the extent
75.26 paid pursuant to this section.
75.27 Sec. 80. [REPEALER.]
75.28 (a) Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 44A.001; 44A.01;
75.29 44A.02; 44A.023; 44A.025; 44A.031; 44A.0311; 44A.06; 44A.08;
75.30 44A.11; and 462A.28, are repealed.
75.31 (b) Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 469.305; 469.306;
75.32 469.307; 469.308; and 469.31, are repealed.
75.33 (c) Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 341.01; 341.02;
75.34 341.04; 341.045; 341.05; 341.06; 341.07; 341.08; 341.09; 341.10;
75.35 341.11; 341.115; 341.12; 341.13; and 341.15, are repealed.
75.36 (d) Minnesota Statutes, section 82B.201, as added by Laws
76.1 1999, chapter 137, section 5, is repealed effective
76.2 retroactively to the day following final enactment of Laws 1999,
76.3 chapter 137, so that Minnesota Statutes, section 82B.201, as so
76.4 added, never takes effect.
76.5 Sec. 81. [EFFECTIVE DATES.]
76.6 Section 48 is effective March 1, 2000.
76.7 Sections 59, 61, 62, 64, 65, and 79 are effective the day
76.8 following final enactment.
76.9 Section 67 is effective June 30, 1999.
76.10 Section 80, paragraph (a), is effective July 1, 1999.
76.11 Section 80, paragraph (b), is effective July 1, 2000.
76.12 Section 80, paragraph (c), is effective July 1, 2001.
76.13 ARTICLE 3
76.14 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
76.15 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116L.03,
76.16 subdivision 1, is amended to read:
76.17 Subdivision 1. [MEMBERS.] The partnership shall be
76.18 governed by a board of 11 12 directors.
76.19 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116L.03,
76.20 subdivision 2, is amended to read:
76.21 Subd. 2. [APPOINTMENT.] The Minnesota job skills
76.22 partnership board consists of: eight nine members appointed by
76.23 the governor, the commissioner of trade and economic
76.24 development, the commissioner of economic security, and the
76.25 chancellor, or the chancellor's designee, of the Minnesota state
76.26 colleges and universities. If the chancellor makes a
76.27 designation under this subdivision, the designee must have
76.28 experience in technical education. Two of the appointed members
76.29 must be representatives from organized labor.
76.30 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 268.022, is
76.31 amended to read:
76.32 268.022 [WORKFORCE INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT FUND.]
76.33 Subdivision 1. [DETERMINATION AND COLLECTION OF SPECIAL
76.34 ASSESSMENT.] (a) In addition to all other taxes, assessments,
76.35 and payment obligations under chapter 268, each employer, except
76.36 an employer making payments in lieu of taxes is liable for a
77.1 special assessment levied at the rate of one-tenth of one
77.2 percent per year until June 30, 2000, and seven-hundredths of
77.3 one percent per year on and after July 1, 2000, on all taxable
77.4 wages, as defined in section 268.04, subdivision 25b. The
77.5 assessment shall become due and be paid by each employer to the
77.6 department on the same schedule and in the same manner as other
77.7 taxes.
77.8 (b) The special assessment levied under this section shall
77.9 not affect the computation of any other taxes, assessments, or
77.10 payment obligations due under this chapter.
77.11 (c) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, if on
77.12 June 30 of any year the unobligated balance of the special
77.13 assessment fund under this section is greater than $30,000,000,
77.14 the special assessment for the following year only shall be
77.15 levied at a rate of 1/20th of one percent on all taxable wages.
77.16 Subd. 2. [DISBURSEMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FUNDS.] (a)
77.17 The money collected under this section shall be deposited in the
77.18 state treasury and credited to a dedicated the workforce
77.19 development fund to provide for the employment and training
77.20 programs established under sections 268.975 to 268.98; including
77.21 vocational guidance, training, placement, and job
77.22 development. The workforce development fund is created as a
77.23 special account in the state treasury.
77.24 (b) All money in the dedicated fund not otherwise
77.25 appropriated or transferred is appropriated to the commissioner
77.26 who must act as the fiscal agent for the money and must disburse
77.27 the that money for the purposes of this section, not allowing
77.28 the money to be used for any other obligation of the state. All
77.29 money in the dedicated workforce development fund shall be
77.30 deposited, administered, and disbursed in the same manner and
77.31 under the same conditions and requirements as are provided by
77.32 law for the other dedicated funds special accounts in the state
77.33 treasury, except that all interest or net income resulting from
77.34 the investment or deposit of money in the fund shall accrue to
77.35 the fund for the purposes of the fund.
77.36 (c) No more than five percent of the dedicated funds
78.1 collected in each fiscal year may be used by the department of
78.2 economic security for its administrative costs.
78.3 (d) Reimbursement for costs related to collection of the
78.4 special assessment shall be in an amount negotiated between the
78.5 commissioner and the United States Department of Labor.
78.6 (e) The dedicated funds appropriated to the commissioner,
78.7 less amounts under paragraphs (c) and (d) shall be allocated as
78.8 follows:
78.9 (1) 40 percent to be allocated annually to substate
78.10 grantees for provision of expeditious response activities under
78.11 section 268.9771 and worker adjustment services under section
78.12 268.9781; and
78.13 (2) 60 percent to be allocated to activities and programs
78.14 authorized under sections 268.975 to 268.98.
78.15 (f) Any funds not allocated, obligated, or expended in a
78.16 fiscal year shall be available for allocation, obligation, and
78.17 expenditure in the following fiscal year.
78.18 Sec. 4. [COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS.]
78.19 The commissioner of the department of economic security,
78.20 the commissioner of trade and economic development, the
78.21 chancellor of the Minnesota state colleges and universities, and
78.22 the director of the Minnesota office of strategic and long-range
78.23 planning shall conduct a multi-agency study of strategic
78.24 consolidation of workforce training in the state and submit
78.25 their report to the governor and the legislature by January 15,
78.26 2000. The purpose of the study is to identify workforce
78.27 training programs administered by state agencies and to
78.28 recommend any program changes or consolidations which would
78.29 serve to encourage the growth of high-skill, high-wage jobs
78.30 while ensuring that the state has an adequate number of workers
78.31 with the skills necessary to succeed in those jobs. The study
78.32 will address the extent to which consolidations or program
78.33 changes would achieve the following objectives:
78.34 (1) effective and efficient training, retraining, and
78.35 upgrading of the workforce to succeed in high-skill, high-wage
78.36 jobs;
79.1 (2) encouragement to those not currently in the workforce
79.2 to enter or reenter the labor market;
79.3 (3) increasing access to information about jobs and the
79.4 labor market;
79.5 (4) facilitation of efficient job placement;
79.6 (5) encouragement and facilitation of productivity
79.7 enhancements in the public and private sectors.
79.8 Sec. 5. [TRANSFER OF DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM FUNCTION TO
79.9 DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.]
79.10 The responsibility of the department of economic security
79.11 for the dislocated workers program under Minnesota Statutes,
79.12 sections 268.022 and 268.975 to 268.98, is transferred pursuant
79.13 to Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039 to the jobs skills
79.14 partnership board.
79.15 Sec. 6. [WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND; SUCCESSOR IN
79.16 INTEREST.]
79.17 The workforce development fund is a renaming of the
79.18 workforce investment fund and all money in the workforce
79.19 investment fund shall be transferred to the workforce
79.20 development fund.
79.21 Sec. 7. [APPROPRIATION.]
79.22 $29,000,000 is appropriated on July 1, 1999, from the
79.23 general fund to the Minnesota workforce development fund,
79.24 created under Minnesota Statutes, section 268.022.
79.25 Sec. 8. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
79.26 Sections 1, 2, and 5 are effective July 1, 2000.