2nd Engrossment - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 02/11/2002 | |
1st Engrossment | Posted on 02/13/2002 | |
2nd Engrossment | Posted on 02/19/2002 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to state government; reorganizing and 1.3 restructuring certain departments; creating the 1.4 department of workforce and economic development; 1.5 eliminating the department of economic security and 1.6 the department of trade and economic development; 1.7 transferring duties; making technical changes; 1.8 amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 4.045; 1.9 14.03, subdivision 2; 14.3691, subdivision 2; 15.057; 1.10 16C.05, subdivision 3; 116J.011; 116J.035, subdivision 1.11 2; 116J.401; 116M.15, subdivision 1; 216C.10; 256J.08, 1.12 subdivision 52; 268.001; Minnesota Statutes 2001 1.13 Supplement, sections 3C.12, subdivision 2; 15.01; 1.14 15.06, subdivision 1; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; 43A.08, 1.15 subdivision 1a; 116J.01, subdivision 5; 116L.04, 1.16 subdivision 1a; 125A.023, subdivision 4; 125A.28; 1.17 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 1.18 chapter 116J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, 1.19 sections 268.0111, subdivisions 1, 2, 3a; 268.0121, 1.20 subdivisions 1, 2; 268.0122, subdivisions 5, 6; 1.21 268.014; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 1.22 268.0122, subdivisions 2, 3; 268.029. 1.23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.24 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 1.25 3C.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 1.26 Subd. 2. [FREE DISTRIBUTION.] The revisor shall distribute 1.27 without charge copies of each edition of Minnesota Statutes, 1.28 supplements to Minnesota Statutes, and Laws of Minnesota to the 1.29 persons or bodies listed in this subdivision. Before 1.30 distributing the copies, the revisor shall inform these persons 1.31 or bodies of the cost of the publication and the availability of 1.32 statutes and session laws on the Internet, and shall ask whether 1.33 their work requires the full number of copies authorized by this 1.34 subdivision. Unless a smaller number is needed, the revisor 2.1 shall distribute: 2.2 (a) 30 copies to the supreme court; 2.3 (b) 30 copies to the court of appeals; 2.4 (c) one copy to each judge of a district court; 2.5 (d) one copy to the court administrator of each district 2.6 court for use in each courtroom of the district court; 2.7 (e) one copy to each judge, district attorney, clerk of 2.8 court of the United States, and deputy clerk of each division of 2.9 the United States district court in Minnesota; 2.10 (f) 100 copies to the office of the attorney general; 2.11 (g) ten copies each to the governor's office, the 2.12 departments of agriculture, corrections, children, families, and 2.13 learning, finance, health, transportation, labor and industry, 2.14economic security,natural resources, public safety, human 2.15 services, revenue, and the pollution control agency; 2.16 (h) two copies each to the lieutenant governor and the 2.17 state treasurer; 2.18 (i) 20 copies each to the departments of administration and 2.19 commerce, state auditor, and legislative auditor; 2.20 (j) one copy each to other state departments, agencies, 2.21 boards, and commissions not specifically named in this 2.22 subdivision; 2.23 (k) one copy to each member of the legislature; 2.24 (l) 150 copies for the use of the senate and 200 copies for 2.25 the use of the house of representatives; 2.26 (m) 50 copies to the revisor of statutes from which the 2.27 revisor shall send the appropriate number to the Library of 2.28 Congress for copyright and depository purposes; 2.29 (n) four copies to the secretary of the senate; 2.30 (o) four copies to the chief clerk of the house of 2.31 representatives; 2.32 (p) 100 copies to the state law library; 2.33 (q) 100 copies to the law school of the University of 2.34 Minnesota; 2.35 (r) five copies each to the Minnesota historical society 2.36 and the secretary of state; 3.1 (s) one copy each to the public library of the largest 3.2 municipality of each county if the library is not otherwise 3.3 eligible to receive a free copy under this section or section 3.4 15.18; and 3.5 (t) one copy to each county library maintained pursuant to 3.6 chapter 134, except in counties containing cities of the first 3.7 class. If a county has not established a county library 3.8 pursuant to chapter 134, the copy shall be provided to any 3.9 public library in the county. 3.10 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 4.045, is amended 3.11 to read: 3.12 4.045 [CHILDREN'S CABINET.] 3.13 The children's cabinet shall consist of the commissioners 3.14 of children, families, and learning, human services,economic3.15security,public safety, corrections, finance, health, 3.16 administration, housing finance agency, and transportation, and 3.17 the director of the office of strategic and long-range planning. 3.18 The governor shall designate one member to serve as cabinet 3.19 chair. The chair is responsible for ensuring that the duties of 3.20 the children's cabinet are performed. 3.21 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 14.03, 3.22 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 3.23 Subd. 2. [CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURES.] The contested case 3.24 procedures of the Administrative Procedure Act provided in 3.25 sections 14.57 to 14.69 do not apply to (a) the Minnesota 3.26 municipal board, (b) the commissioner of corrections, (c) the 3.27 unemployment insurance benefits programand the social security3.28disability determination program in the department of economic3.29securityin the department of workforce and economic 3.30 development, (d) the commissioner of mediation services, (e) the 3.31 workers' compensation division and the social security 3.32 disability determination program in the department of labor and 3.33 industry, (f) the workers' compensation court of appeals, or (g) 3.34 the board of pardons. 3.35 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 14.3691, 3.36 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 4.1 Subd. 2. [SCHEDULE.] (a) Rules of the administration 4.2 department, agriculture department, children, families, and 4.3 learning department, commerce department, corrections 4.4 department,economic security department,employee relations 4.5 department, and health department will be reviewed before and 4.6 during the legislative session in 2002. Policies and procedures 4.7 of the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and 4.8 universities that would be rules if they were not exempt from 4.9 chapter 14 will be reviewed before and during the legislative 4.10 session in 2002. 4.11 (b) Rules of the environmental assistance office, board of 4.12 teaching, housing finance agency, human rights department, human 4.13 services department, labor and industry department, and 4.14 mediation services bureau will be reviewed before and during the 4.15 legislative session in 2003. 4.16 (c) Rules of the natural resources department, pollution 4.17 control agency, public safety department, public service 4.18 department, and revenue department will be reviewed before and 4.19 during the legislative session in 2004. 4.20 (d) Rules of the state planning agency,tradeworkforce and 4.21 economic development department, transportation department, and 4.22 veterans affairs department will be reviewed before and during 4.23 the legislative session in 2005. 4.24 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 15.01, 4.25 is amended to read: 4.26 15.01 [DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATE.] 4.27 The following agencies are designated as the departments of 4.28 the state government: the department of administration; the 4.29 department of agriculture; the department of commerce; the 4.30 department of corrections; the department of children, families, 4.31 and learning;the department of economic security;the 4.32 department oftradeworkforce and economic development; the 4.33 department of finance; the department of health; the department 4.34 of human rights; the department of labor and industry; the 4.35 department of military affairs; the department of natural 4.36 resources; the department of employee relations; the department 5.1 of public safety; the department of human services; the 5.2 department of revenue; the department of transportation; the 5.3 department of veterans affairs; and their successor departments. 5.4 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 15.057, is 5.5 amended to read: 5.6 15.057 [PUBLICITY REPRESENTATIVES.] 5.7 No state department, bureau, or division, whether the same 5.8 operates on funds appropriated or receipts or fees of any nature 5.9 whatsoever, except the department of transportation, the 5.10 department oftradeworkforce and economic development, the game 5.11 and fish division,the department of economic security,and the 5.12 state agricultural society shall use any of such funds for the 5.13 payment of the salary or expenses of a publicity 5.14 representative. The head of any such department, bureau, or 5.15 division shall be personally liable for funds used contrary to 5.16 this provision. This section shall not be construed, however, 5.17 as preventing any such department, bureau, or division from 5.18 sending out any bulletins or other publicity required by any 5.19 state law or necessary for the satisfactory conduct of the 5.20 business for which such department, bureau, or division was 5.21 created. 5.22 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 15.06, 5.23 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 5.24 Subdivision 1. [APPLICABILITY.] This section applies to 5.25 the following departments or agencies: the departments of 5.26 administration, agriculture, commerce, corrections,economic5.27security,children, families, and learning, employee relations, 5.28tradeworkforce and economic development, finance, health, human 5.29 rights, labor and industry, natural resources, public safety, 5.30 human services, revenue, transportation, and veterans affairs; 5.31 the housing finance and pollution control agencies; the office 5.32 of commissioner of iron range resources and rehabilitation; the 5.33 bureau of mediation services; and their successor departments 5.34 and agencies. The heads of the foregoing departments or 5.35 agencies are "commissioners." 5.36 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 6.1 15A.0815, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 6.2 Subd. 2. [GROUP I SALARY LIMITS.] The salaries for 6.3 positions in this subdivision may not exceed 95 percent of the 6.4 salary of the governor: 6.5 Commissioner of administration; 6.6 Commissioner of agriculture; 6.7 Commissioner of children, families, and learning; 6.8 Commissioner of commerce; 6.9 Commissioner of corrections; 6.10Commissioner of economic security;6.11 Commissioner of employee relations; 6.12 Commissioner of finance; 6.13 Commissioner of health; 6.14 Executive director, higher education services office; 6.15 Commissioner, housing finance agency; 6.16 Commissioner of human rights; 6.17 Commissioner of human services; 6.18 Executive director, state board of investment; 6.19 Commissioner of labor and industry; 6.20 Commissioner of natural resources; 6.21 Director of office of strategic and long-range planning; 6.22 Commissioner, pollution control agency; 6.23 Commissioner of public safety; 6.24 Commissioner of revenue; 6.25Commissioner of trade and economic development;6.26 Commissioner of transportation;and6.27 Commissioner of veterans affairs; and 6.28 Commissioner of workforce and economic development. 6.29 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16C.05, 6.30 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 6.31 Subd. 3. [EXCEPTION.] The requirements of subdivision 2 do 6.32 not apply to contracts of the department of workforce and 6.33 economicsecuritydevelopment distributing state and federal 6.34 funds for the purpose of subcontracting the provision of program 6.35 services to eligible recipients. For these contracts, the 6.36 commissioner of workforce and economicsecuritydevelopment is 7.1 authorized to directly enter into agency contracts and encumber 7.2 available funds. For contracts distributing state or federal 7.3 funds pursuant to the federal Economic Dislocation and Worker 7.4 Adjustment Assistance Act, United States Code, title 29, section 7.5 1651 et seq., orsections 268.9771, 268.978, 268.9781, and7.6268.9782section 116L.17, thecommissioner of economic7.7securityjob skills partnership board is authorized to directly 7.8 enter into agency contracts with approval of the workforce 7.9 development council and encumber available funds to ensure a 7.10 rapid response to the needs of dislocated workers. The 7.11 commissioner of workforce and economicsecuritydevelopment 7.12 shall adopt internal procedures to administer and monitor funds 7.13 distributed under these contracts. This exception also applies 7.14 to any contracts entered into by the commissioner of children, 7.15 families, and learning and the jobs skills partnership board 7.16 that were previously entered into by the commissioner of 7.17 economic security. 7.18 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 7.19 43A.08, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 7.20 Subd. 1a. [ADDITIONAL UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS.] Appointing 7.21 authorities for the following agencies may designate additional 7.22 unclassified positions according to this subdivision: the 7.23 departments of administration; agriculture; commerce; 7.24 corrections;economic security;children, families, and 7.25 learning; employee relations;tradeworkforce and economic 7.26 development; finance; health; human rights; labor and industry; 7.27 natural resources; public safety; human services; revenue; 7.28 transportation; and veterans affairs; the housing finance and 7.29 pollution control agencies; the state lottery; the state board 7.30 of investment; the office of administrative hearings; the office 7.31 of environmental assistance; the offices of the attorney 7.32 general, secretary of state, state auditor, and state treasurer; 7.33 the Minnesota state colleges and universities; the higher 7.34 education services office; the Perpich center for arts 7.35 education; and the Minnesota zoological board. 7.36 A position designated by an appointing authority according 8.1 to this subdivision must meet the following standards and 8.2 criteria: 8.3 (1) the designation of the position would not be contrary 8.4 to other law relating specifically to that agency; 8.5 (2) the person occupying the position would report directly 8.6 to the agency head or deputy agency head and would be designated 8.7 as part of the agency head's management team; 8.8 (3) the duties of the position would involve significant 8.9 discretion and substantial involvement in the development, 8.10 interpretation, and implementation of agency policy; 8.11 (4) the duties of the position would not require primarily 8.12 personnel, accounting, or other technical expertise where 8.13 continuity in the position would be important; 8.14 (5) there would be a need for the person occupying the 8.15 position to be accountable to, loyal to, and compatible with, 8.16 the governor and the agency head, the employing statutory board 8.17 or commission, or the employing constitutional officer; 8.18 (6) the position would be at the level of division or 8.19 bureau director or assistant to the agency head; and 8.20 (7) the commissioner has approved the designation as being 8.21 consistent with the standards and criteria in this subdivision. 8.22 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 8.23 116J.01, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 8.24 Subd. 5. [DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION.] (a) The commissioner 8.25 shall organize the department as provided in section 15.06. 8.26 (b) The commissioner may establish divisions and offices 8.27 within the department. The commissioner may employ up to four 8.28 deputy commissioners in the unclassified service.One deputy8.29must direct the Minnesota trade office and must be experienced8.30and knowledgeable in matters of international trade. One must8.31direct the office of tourism and be knowledgeable in matters of8.32tourism.8.33 (c) The commissioner shall: 8.34 (1) employ assistants and other officers, employees, and 8.35 agents that the commissioner considers necessary to discharge 8.36 the functions of the commissioner's office; 9.1 (2) define the duties of the officers, employees, and 9.2 agents, and delegate to them any of the commissioner's powers, 9.3 duties, and responsibilities, subject to the commissioner's 9.4 control and under conditions prescribed by the commissioner. 9.5 (d) The commissioner shall ensure that there are at least 9.6 threetradeworkforce and economic development officers in state 9.7 offices in nonmetropolitan areas of the state who will work with 9.8 local units of government on developing local trade and economic 9.9 development. 9.10 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 116J.011, is 9.11 amended to read: 9.12 116J.011 [MISSION.] 9.13 The mission of the department oftradeworkforce and 9.14 economic development is to employ all of the available state 9.15 government resources to facilitate an economic environment that 9.16 produces net new job growth in excess of the national 9.17 averageand, to increase nonresident and resident tourism 9.18 revenues, and to increase the economic independence of 9.19 Minnesotans with special effort toward those who are currently 9.20 unemployed or who face special disadvantages in the labor 9.21 market. The department shall develop employment policies and 9.22 link training and employment-related services with temporary 9.23 income replacement and income maintenance programs, veterans' 9.24 programs, workers' compensation, vocational and post-secondary 9.25 education, federal income insurance programs, and economic 9.26 development programs. It is part of the department's mission 9.27 that within the department's resources the commissioner shall 9.28 endeavor to: 9.29 (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 9.30 money; 9.31 (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 9.32 manage the state's resources and operate the department as 9.33 efficiently as possible; 9.34 (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 9.35 appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 9.36 (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 10.1 productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 10.2 to information about government, and increase public 10.3 participation in the business of government; 10.4 (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 10.5 practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 10.6 179A; 10.7 (6) report to the legislature on the performance of agency 10.8 operations and the accomplishment of agency goals in the 10.9 agency's biennial budget according to section 16A.10, 10.10 subdivision 1; and 10.11 (7) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law 10.12 necessary to carry out the mission and improve the performance 10.13 of the department. 10.14 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 116J.035, 10.15 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 10.16 Subd. 2. [RULES.] The commissioner may adopt rules 10.17 pursuant to chapter 14 as necessary to carry out the 10.18 commissioner's duties and responsibilities pursuant to this 10.19 chapter. The commissioner may make rules to carry out section 10.20 256J.51. 10.21 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 116J.401, is 10.22 amended to read: 10.23 116J.401 [POWERS AND DUTIES.] 10.24 The commissioner oftradeworkforce and economic 10.25 development shall: 10.26 (1) provide regional development commissions, the 10.27 metropolitan council, and units of local government with 10.28 information, technical assistance, training, and advice on using 10.29 federal and state programs; 10.30 (2) receive and administer the Small Cities Community 10.31 Development Block Grant Program authorized by Congress under the 10.32 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended; 10.33 (3) receive and administer the section 107 technical 10.34 assistance program grants authorized by Congress under the 10.35 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended; 10.36 (4) receive and administer grants for the Minnesota jail 11.1 resource center authorized by Congress under the Juvenile 11.2 Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended; 11.3 (5) receive and administer other state and federal grants 11.4 and grant programs for planning, community affairs, community 11.5 development purposes, and other state and federal programs 11.6 assigned to the department by law or by the governor in 11.7 accordance with section 4.07;and11.8 (6) receive applications for state and federal grants and 11.9 grant programs for planning, community affairs, and community 11.10 development purposes, and other state and federal programs 11.11 assigned to the department by law or by the governor in 11.12 accordance with section 4.07.; 11.13 (7) administer and supervise all forms of unemployment 11.14 benefits provided for under federal and state laws that are 11.15 vested in the commissioner, including making investigations and 11.16 audits, securing and transmitting information, and making 11.17 available services and facilities as the commissioner considers 11.18 necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of any 11.19 other states, or federal unemployment insurance program, and 11.20 accept and use information, services, and facilities made 11.21 available by other states or the federal government; 11.22 (8) administer and supervise all employment and training 11.23 services assigned to the department under federal or state law; 11.24 (9) review and comment on local service unit plans and 11.25 community investment program plans and approve or disapprove the 11.26 plans; 11.27 (10) establish and maintain administrative units necessary 11.28 to perform administrative functions common to all divisions of 11.29 the department; 11.30 (11) supervise the county boards of commissioners, local 11.31 service units, and any other units of government designated in 11.32 federal or state law as responsible for employment and training 11.33 programs; 11.34 (12) establish administrative standards and payment 11.35 conditions for providers of employment and training services; 11.36 (13) act as the agent of, and cooperate with, the federal 12.1 government in matters of mutual concern, including the 12.2 administration of any federal funds granted to the state to aid 12.3 in the performance of functions of the commissioner; 12.4 (14) obtain reports from local service units and service 12.5 providers for the purpose of evaluating the performance of 12.6 employment and training services; 12.7 (15) review and comment on plans for Indian tribe 12.8 employment and training services and approve or disapprove the 12.9 plans; 12.10 (16) require all general employment and training programs 12.11 that receive state funds to make available information about 12.12 opportunities for women in nontraditional careers in the trades 12.13 and technical occupations; 12.14 (17) administer the unemployment insurance program and 12.15 related programs; 12.16 (18) administer the aspects of the Minnesota family 12.17 investment program, general assistance, and food stamps that 12.18 relate to employment and training services, subject to the 12.19 contract under section 268.86, subdivision 2; 12.20 (19) administer a national system of public employment 12.21 offices as prescribed by United States Code, title 29, chapter 12.22 4B, the Wagner-Peyser Act, and other federal employment and 12.23 training programs; 12.24 (20) cooperate with the federal government and its 12.25 employment and training agencies in any reasonable manner as 12.26 necessary to qualify for federal aid for employment and training 12.27 services and money; 12.28 (21) enter into agreements with other departments of the 12.29 state and local units of government as necessary; 12.30 (22) as requested, certify employment and training 12.31 services, and decertify services that fail to comply with 12.32 performance criteria according to standards established by the 12.33 commissioner; 12.34 (23) provide consistent, integrated employment and training 12.35 services across the state; 12.36 (24) maintain close liaison, coordination, and cooperation 13.1 with any other state agency involved in employment issues 13.2 affecting the state; 13.3 (25) establish the standards for all employment and 13.4 training services administered under this chapter; 13.5 (26) develop standards for the contents and structure of 13.6 the local service unit plans and plans for Indian tribe 13.7 employment and training services; 13.8 (27) provide current state and substate labor market 13.9 information and forecasts, in cooperation with other agencies; 13.10 (28) identify underserved populations, unmet service needs, 13.11 and funding requirements; 13.12 (29) consult with the council for the blind on matters 13.13 pertaining to programs and services for the blind and visually 13.14 impaired; and 13.15 (30) enter into agreements with Indian tribes as necessary 13.16 to provide employment and training services as funds become 13.17 available. 13.18 Sec. 15. [116J.996] [MINNESOTA ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP TEAM.] 13.19 Subdivision 1. [MEMBERSHIP.] The Minnesota economic 13.20 leadership team consists of 17 members as follows: 13.21 (1) the governor, who shall serve as chair of the team; 13.22 (2) four members of statewide business groups, two of whom 13.23 must be from executive leadership and two of whom must be chosen 13.24 by general membership, and at least one of whom must be from a 13.25 business with less than 50 employees; 13.26 (3) three representatives of education, including one 13.27 member from the leadership of the University of Minnesota, one 13.28 member from the leadership of Minnesota state colleges and 13.29 universities, and one from the K-12 system who has the 13.30 endorsement of the Minnesota school boards association; 13.31 (4) three labor representatives, including two chosen from 13.32 executive leadership of major statewide labor unions and one 13.33 member from general membership of a smaller labor union; 13.34 (5) two representatives of the nonprofit sector, who shall 13.35 be from executive leadership; 13.36 (6) two representatives of regional leadership, including 14.1 one representative of greater Minnesota and one representative 14.2 of the seven-county metropolitan area, one of whom must be a 14.3 local elected official and one of whom must represent a local 14.4 economic development authority; and 14.5 (7) two at-large members representing traditionally 14.6 underrepresented communities, including communities of color, 14.7 tribal organizations, and low-income individuals. 14.8 Subd. 2. [RESPONSIBILITIES.] The Minnesota economic 14.9 leadership team shall: 14.10 (1) develop and continually update a strategic vision for 14.11 the state economy; 14.12 (2) review regional plans in the context of statewide 14.13 economic priorities; 14.14 (3) define and monitor a set of strategic economic 14.15 indicators designed to assess the overall economic health of the 14.16 state; 14.17 (4) establish performance targets to be met for its 14.18 indicators; 14.19 (5) provide direction to the governor, agency 14.20 commissioners, and other governing boards regarding their role 14.21 in the implementation of the strategic vision; 14.22 (6) advise private and nonprofit organizations on how they 14.23 may contribute toward achieving the team's vision of economic 14.24 vitality in the state; and 14.25 (7) produce a regular report that outlines the current 14.26 strategic vision and documents the state's progress to date on 14.27 the established indicators. 14.28 Subd. 3. [APPOINTMENTS.] The governor shall appoint 14.29 members of the Minnesota economic leadership team, subject to 14.30 the advice and consent of the senate. 14.31 Subd. 4. [TERMS.] Terms, compensation, removal of members, 14.32 and filling of vacancies is as provided by section 15.0575. 14.33 Subd. 5. [EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF.] The commissioner 14.34 of the department of workforce and economic development shall 14.35 serve as executive director of the team. The executive director 14.36 may appoint staff. To the extent possible, staff shall be drawn 15.1 from existing agencies. 15.2 Subd. 6. [MEETINGS.] The team shall meet at least four 15.3 times in each calendar year. 15.4 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 15.5 116L.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 15.6 Subd. 1a. [PATHWAYS PROGRAM.] The pathways program may 15.7 provide grants-in-aid for developing programs which assist in 15.8 the transition of persons from welfare to work and assist 15.9 individuals at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty 15.10 guidelines. The program is to be operated by the board. The 15.11 board shall consult and coordinate with program administrators 15.12 at the department of workforce and economicsecuritydevelopment 15.13 to design and provide services for temporary assistance for 15.14 needy families recipients. 15.15 Pathways grants-in-aid may be awarded to educational or 15.16 other nonprofit training institutions for education and training 15.17 programs and services supporting education and training programs 15.18 that serve eligible recipients. 15.19 Preference shall be given to projects that: 15.20 (1) provide employment with benefits paid to employees; 15.21 (2) provide employment where there are defined career paths 15.22 for trainees; 15.23 (3) pilot the development of an educational pathway that 15.24 can be used on a continuing basis for transitioning persons from 15.25 welfare to work; and 15.26 (4) demonstrate the active participation ofdepartment of15.27economic securityworkforce centers, Minnesota state college and 15.28 university institutions and other educational institutions, and 15.29 local welfare agencies. 15.30 Pathways projects must demonstrate the active involvement 15.31 and financial commitment of private business. Pathways projects 15.32 must be matched with cash or in-kind contributions on at least a 15.33 one-to-one ratio by participating private business. 15.34 A single grant to any one institution shall not exceed 15.35 $400,000. 15.36 The board shall annually, by March 31, report to the 16.1commissioners of economic security and trade and economic16.2developmentcommissioner of workforce and economic development 16.3 on pathways programs, including the number of recipients 16.4 participating in the program, the number of participants placed 16.5 in employment, the salary and benefits they receive, and the 16.6 state program costs per participant. 16.7 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 116M.15, 16.8 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 16.9 Subdivision 1. [CREATION; MEMBERSHIP.] The urban 16.10 initiative board is created and consists of thecommissioners of16.11trade and economic development and economic16.12securitycommissioner of workforce and economic development, the 16.13 chair of the metropolitan council, and eight members from the 16.14 general public appointed by the governor. Six of the public 16.15 members must be representatives from minority business 16.16 enterprises. No more than four of the public members may be of 16.17 one gender. All public members must be experienced in business 16.18 or economic development. 16.19 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 16.20 125A.023, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 16.21 Subd. 4. [STATE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.] (a) The governor 16.22 shall convene a 19-member interagency committee to develop and 16.23 implement a coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency 16.24 intervention service system for children ages three to 21 with 16.25 disabilities. The commissioners of commerce, children, 16.26 families, and learning, health, human rights, human 16.27 services, workforce and economicsecuritydevelopment, and 16.28 corrections shall each appoint two committee members from their 16.29 departments; the association of Minnesota counties shall appoint 16.30 two county representatives, one of whom must be an elected 16.31 official, as committee members; and the Minnesota school boards 16.32 association, the Minnesota administrators of special education, 16.33 and the school nurse association of Minnesota shall each appoint 16.34 one committee member. The committee shall select a chair from 16.35 among its members. 16.36 (b) The committee shall: 17.1 (1) identify and assist in removing state and federal 17.2 barriers to local coordination of services provided to children 17.3 with disabilities; 17.4 (2) identify adequate, equitable, and flexible funding 17.5 sources to streamline these services; 17.6 (3) develop guidelines for implementing policies that 17.7 ensure a comprehensive and coordinated system of all state and 17.8 local agency services, including multidisciplinary assessment 17.9 practices for children with disabilities ages three to 21; 17.10 (4) develop, consistent with federal law, a standardized 17.11 written plan for providing services to a child with 17.12 disabilities; 17.13 (5) identify how current systems for dispute resolution can 17.14 be coordinated and develop guidelines for that coordination; 17.15 (6) develop an evaluation process to measure the success of 17.16 state and local interagency efforts in improving the quality and 17.17 coordination of services to children with disabilities ages 17.18 three to 21; 17.19 (7) develop guidelines to assist the governing boards of 17.20 the interagency early intervention committees in carrying out 17.21 the duties assigned in section 125A.027, subdivision 1, 17.22 paragraph (b); and 17.23 (8) carry out other duties necessary to develop and 17.24 implement within communities a coordinated, multidisciplinary, 17.25 interagency intervention service system for children with 17.26 disabilities. 17.27 (c) The committee shall consult on an ongoing basis with 17.28 the state education advisory committee for special education and 17.29 the governor's interagency coordinating council in carrying out 17.30 its duties under this section, including assisting the governing 17.31 boards of the interagency early intervention committees. 17.32 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 17.33 125A.28, is amended to read: 17.34 125A.28 [STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.] 17.35 An interagency coordinating council of at least 17, but not 17.36 more than 25 members is established, in compliance with Public 18.1 Law Number 102-119, section 682. The members must be appointed 18.2 by the governor. Council members must elect the council chair. 18.3 The representative of the commissioner may not serve as the 18.4 chair. The council must be composed of at least five parents, 18.5 including persons of color, of children with disabilities under 18.6 age 12, including at least three parents of a child with a 18.7 disability under age seven, five representatives of public or 18.8 private providers of services for children with disabilities 18.9 under age five, including a special education director, county 18.10 social service director, local Head Start director, and a 18.11 community health services or public health nursing 18.12 administrator, one member of the senate, one member of the house 18.13 of representatives, one representative of teacher preparation 18.14 programs in early childhood-special education or other 18.15 preparation programs in early childhood intervention, at least 18.16 one representative of advocacy organizations for children with 18.17 disabilities under age five, one physician who cares for young 18.18 children with special health care needs, one representative each 18.19 from the commissioners of commerce, children, families, and 18.20 learning, health, human services, a representative from the 18.21 state agency responsible for child care, and a representative 18.22 from Indian health services or a tribal council. Section 18.23 15.059, subdivisions 2 to 5, apply to the council. The council 18.24 must meet at least quarterly. 18.25 The council must address methods of implementing the state 18.26 policy of developing and implementing comprehensive, 18.27 coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs of early 18.28 intervention services for children with disabilities and their 18.29 families. 18.30 The duties of the council include recommending policies to 18.31 ensure a comprehensive and coordinated system of all state and 18.32 local agency services for children under age five with 18.33 disabilities and their families. The policies must address how 18.34 to incorporate each agency's services into a unified state and 18.35 local system of multidisciplinary assessment practices, 18.36 individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find 19.1 children in need of services, methods to improve public 19.2 awareness, and assistance in determining the role of interagency 19.3 early intervention committees. 19.4 By September 1, the council must recommend to the governor 19.5 and the commissioners of children, families, and learning, 19.6 health, human services, commerce, and workforce and economic 19.7securitydevelopment policies for a comprehensive and 19.8 coordinated system. 19.9 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the state 19.10 interagency coordinating council expires on June 30, 2003. 19.11 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 216C.10, is 19.12 amended to read: 19.13 216C.10 [COMMISSIONER POWERS.] 19.14 (a) The commissioner may: 19.15 (1) adopt rules under chapter 14 as necessary to carry out 19.16 the purposes of sections 216C.05 to 216C.30; 19.17 (2) make all contracts under sections 216C.05 to 216C.30 19.18 and do all things necessary to cooperate with the United States 19.19 government, and to qualify for, accept, and disburse any grant 19.20 intended for the administration of sections 216C.05 to 216C.30; 19.21 (3) provide on-site technical assistance to units of local 19.22 government in order to enhance local capabilities for dealing 19.23 with energy problems; 19.24 (4) administer for the state, energy programs under federal 19.25 law, regulations, or guidelines,except for the low-income home19.26energy assistance program and low-income weatherization programs19.27administered by the department of economic security,and 19.28 coordinate the programs and activities with other state 19.29 agencies, units of local government, and educational 19.30 institutions; 19.31 (5) develop a state energy investment plan with yearly 19.32 energy conservation and alternative energy development goals, 19.33 investment targets, and marketing strategies; 19.34 (6) perform market analysis studies relating to 19.35 conservation, alternative and renewable energy resources, and 19.36 energy recovery; 20.1 (7) assist with the preparation of proposals for innovative 20.2 conservation, renewable, alternative, or energy recovery 20.3 projects; 20.4 (8) manage and disburse funds made available for the 20.5 purpose of research studies or demonstration projects related to 20.6 energy conservation or other activities deemed appropriate by 20.7 the commissioner; 20.8 (9) intervene in certificate of need proceedings before the 20.9 public utilities commission; 20.10 (10) collect fees from recipients of loans, grants, or 20.11 other financial aid from money received from litigation or 20.12 settlement of alleged violations of federal petroleum pricing 20.13 regulations, which fees must be used to pay the department's 20.14 costs in administering those financial aids; and 20.15 (11) collect fees from proposers and operators of 20.16 conservation and other energy-related programs that are 20.17 reviewed, evaluated, or approved by the department, other than 20.18 proposers that are political subdivisions or community or 20.19 nonprofit organizations, to cover the department's cost in 20.20 making the reviewal, evaluation, or approval and in developing 20.21 additional programs for others to operate. 20.22 (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner is 20.23 designated the state agent to apply for, receive, and accept 20.24 federal or other funds made available to the state for the 20.25 purposes of sections 216C.05 to 216C.30. 20.26 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256J.08, 20.27 subdivision 52, is amended to read: 20.28 Subd. 52. [LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR 20.29 LIHEAP.] "Low-income home energy assistance program" or "LIHEAP" 20.30 means the program authorized under United States Code, title 42, 20.31 chapter 94, subchapter II, sections 8621 to 8629, and 20.32 administered by the Minnesota department ofeconomic20.33securitycommerce. 20.34 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 268.001, is 20.35 amended to read: 20.36 268.001 [CITATION;ECONOMIC SECURITYUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 21.1 LAW.] 21.2 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the 21.3 "MinnesotaEconomic SecurityUnemployment Insurance Law." 21.4 Sec. 23. [DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION.] 21.5 The department of trade and economic development is renamed 21.6 the department of workforce and economic development. The 21.7 commissioner of administration shall have no authority to 21.8 transfer programs into the department of workforce and economic 21.9 development pursuant to a reorganization order until one year 21.10 after the effective date of this chapter. 21.11 Sec. 24. [TRANSFERS OF RESPONSIBILITY.] 21.12 (a) The responsibilities of the department of economic 21.13 security for the following programs and functions are 21.14 transferred to the department of workforce and economic 21.15 development: 21.16 (1) rehabilitation services, including vocational 21.17 rehabilitation, independent living, and extended employment; 21.18 (2) unemployment insurance; and 21.19 (3) state services for the blind as provided in section 21.20 248.07. 21.21 (b) The responsibilities of the department of economic 21.22 security for disability determination services are transferred 21.23 to the department of labor and industry. 21.24 Sec. 25. [REPEALER.] 21.25 Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 268.0111, subdivisions 1, 21.26 2, and 3a; 268.0121, subdivisions 1 and 2; 268.0122, 21.27 subdivisions 5 and 6; and 268.014; and Minnesota Statutes 2001 21.28 Supplement, sections 268.0122, subdivisions 2 and 3; and 21.29 268.029, are repealed. 21.30 Sec. 26. [INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.] 21.31 The revisor of statutes shall renumber each section of 21.32 Minnesota Statutes listed in column A with the number listed in 21.33 column B. The revisor shall also make necessary cross-reference 21.34 changes consistent with the renumbering. 21.35 Column A Column B 21.36 268.0111, subdivision 4 116J.03, subdivision 4 22.1 268.0111, subdivision 4a 116J.03, subdivision 4a 22.2 268.0111, subdivision 5 116J.03, subdivision 5 22.3 268.0111, subdivision 5a 116J.03, subdivision 5a 22.4 268.0111, subdivision 6 116J.03, subdivision 6 22.5 268.0111, subdivision 7 116J.03, subdivision 7 22.6 268.0111, subdivision 8 116J.03, subdivision 8 22.7 268.0121, subdivision 3 116J.035, subdivision 3 22.8 268.0121, subdivision 4 116J.035, subdivision 4 22.9 268.0121, subdivision 5 116J.035, subdivision 5 22.10 268.0122, subdivision 1 116J.4015 22.11 268.0122, subdivision 4 116J.4016 22.12 268.0122, subdivision 7 116J.4017 22.13 268.0124 116J.4018 22.14 268.0125 116J.4019 22.15 268.022 116J.404 22.16 268.027 116J.405 22.17 268.028 116J.406 22.18 268.26 116J.43 22.19 268.29 116J.440 22.20 268.30 116J.441 22.21 268.361 116J.450 22.22 268.362 116J.451 22.23 268.3625 116J.452 22.24 268.363 116J.453 22.25 268.364 116J.454 22.26 268.365 116J.455 22.27 268.366 116J.456 22.28 268.3661 116J.457 22.29 268.551 116J.460 22.30 268.552 116J.461 22.31 268.56 116J.470 22.32 268.561 116J.471 22.33 268.60 116J.480 22.34 268.61 116J.481 22.35 268.62 116J.482 22.36 268.63 116J.483 23.1 268.64 116J.484 23.2 268.65 116J.485 23.3 268.66 116J.486 23.4 268.665 116J.50 23.5 268.666 116J.51 23.6 268.86 116J.52 23.7 268.871 116J.521 23.8 268.872 116J.522 23.9 268.88 116J.523 23.10 268.881 116J.524 23.11 268.89 116J.53 23.12 268.918 116J.531 23.13 268.95 116J.532 23.14 268.96 116J.533 23.15 Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, in the next 23.16 and subsequent editions of Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota 23.17 Rules, the revisor of statutes shall substitute "workforce and 23.18 economic development" for "trade and economic development" when 23.19 the reference refers to the department or commissioner; and the 23.20 revisor shall substitute "workforce and economic development" 23.21 for "economic security" when the reference refers to that 23.22 department or commissioner. 23.23 Sec. 27. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 23.24 Sections 1 to 26 are effective July 1, 2002.