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HF 2833

3rd Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

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

Bill Text Versions

Engrossments
Introduction Posted on 02/16/2006
1st Engrossment Posted on 04/10/2006
2nd Engrossment Posted on 04/11/2006
3rd Engrossment Posted on 04/19/2006

Current Version - 3rd Engrossment

Line numbers 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25
2.26 2.27
2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36
2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9
3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17
3.18 3.19 3.20
3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34
5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 5.33 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 6.34 6.35 7.1 7.2 7.3
7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8
7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23
7.24 7.25
7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 7.33 8.1 8.2
8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10
8.11 8.12 8.13
8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28
8.29 8.30 8.31
9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6
9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.28 9.29 9.30 9.31 9.32 9.33 9.34 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5
10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31 10.32 10.33 10.34
11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10
11.11 11.12
11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21
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11.28 11.29 11.30
11.31 12.1 12.2 12.3
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12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13
12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24 12.25 12.26 12.27 12.28 12.29
12.30 12.31 12.32 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7
13.8 13.9 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23
13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32 13.33 13.34
14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15
14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31 14.32 14.33 14.34 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15
15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22 15.23 15.24 15.25 15.26 15.27 15.28 15.29 15.30 15.31 15.32 15.33 15.34 15.35 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6
16.7 16.8 16.9 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15
16.16 16.17 16.18 16.19 16.20 16.21 16.22 16.23 16.24 16.25 16.26 16.27 16.28 16.29
16.30 16.31 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17
17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23 17.24 17.25 17.26 17.27 17.28 17.29 17.30 17.31 17.32 17.33
17.34 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13
18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18
18.19 18.20 18.21 18.22 18.23 18.24 18.25 18.26
18.27 18.28 18.29 18.30 18.31 18.32 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5
19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.10 19.11
19.12 19.13 19.14 19.15 19.16 19.17 19.18 19.19 19.20 19.21 19.22 19.23
19.24 19.25 19.26 19.27 19.28 19.29 19.30 19.31 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7
20.8 20.9 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13
20.14 20.15 20.16 20.17 20.18 20.19 20.20 20.21 20.22 20.23
20.24 20.25 20.26 20.27 20.28 20.29 20.30 20.31 20.32 20.33 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18 21.19 21.20 21.21
21.22 21.23 21.24 21.25 21.26 21.27 21.28 21.29 21.30 21.31 21.32 21.33 21.34 21.35 22.1 22.2 22.3
22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.9 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 22.15 22.16 22.17 22.18
22.19 22.20 22.21 22.22 22.23 22.24 22.25 22.26 22.27 22.28 22.29 22.30 22.31 22.32
22.33
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23.11
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23.27 23.28 23.29 23.30 23.31 23.32 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 24.8 24.9 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.14 24.15 24.16 24.17 24.18 24.19 24.20 24.21 24.22 24.23 24.24 24.25 24.26 24.27 24.28 24.29 24.30 24.31 24.32 24.33 24.34 24.35 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7
25.8 25.9 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 25.14 25.15 25.16 25.17 25.18 25.19 25.20 25.21 25.22 25.23 25.24 25.25 25.26 25.27 25.28 25.29 25.30 25.31 25.32 25.33 25.34 25.35 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.9 26.10 26.11
26.12 26.13 26.14 26.15 26.16 26.17 26.18 26.19 26.20 26.21 26.22 26.23 26.24 26.25 26.26 26.27 26.28 26.29 26.30 26.31 26.32 26.33 26.34 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7 27.8 27.9 27.10 27.11 27.12 27.13 27.14 27.15
27.16 27.17 27.18 27.19 27.20 27.21 27.22 27.23
27.24 27.25 27.26 27.27
27.28 27.29 27.30 27.31 27.32 27.33 27.34 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.7 28.8
28.9 28.10 28.11 28.12 28.13 28.14 28.15 28.16 28.17 28.18 28.19 28.20 28.21 28.22 28.23 28.24 28.25 28.26 28.27
28.28 28.29 28.30 28.31 28.32 28.33 28.34 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 29.8 29.9 29.10 29.11 29.12 29.13 29.14 29.15 29.16
29.17 29.18 29.19 29.20 29.21 29.22
29.23 29.24 29.25 29.26 29.27 29.28 29.29 29.30 29.31 29.32 29.33 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.8 30.9 30.10 30.11 30.12 30.13 30.14 30.15
30.16 30.17 30.18 30.19 30.20 30.21 30.22 30.23 30.24 30.25 30.26
30.27 30.28 30.29 30.30 30.31 30.32 30.33 30.34 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.7 31.8 31.9 31.10 31.11 31.12 31.13 31.14
31.15 31.16 31.17 31.18 31.19
31.20 31.21 31.22 31.23 31.24 31.25 31.26 31.27
31.28 31.29 31.30 31.31 31.32
32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.9 32.10 32.11 32.12
32.13 32.14 32.15 32.16 32.17 32.18 32.19 32.20 32.21 32.22 32.23 32.24 32.25 32.26
32.27
32.28 32.29 32.30 32.31 32.32 32.33 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 33.10 33.11 33.12 33.13 33.14 33.15 33.16 33.17 33.18 33.19 33.20 33.21 33.22 33.23 33.24 33.25 33.26 33.27 33.28 33.29 33.30 33.31 33.32 33.33 33.34 33.35 33.36
34.1 34.2 34.3
34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.9 34.10 34.11 34.12 34.13 34.14 34.15 34.16
34.17 34.18 34.19 34.20 34.21 34.22 34.23 34.24 34.25 34.26 34.27 34.28 34.29 34.30 34.31 34.32 34.33 34.34 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9
35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 35.20 35.21 35.22 35.23 35.24 35.25
35.26 35.27 35.28 35.29 35.30 35.31 35.32 35.33 35.34 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.9 36.10 36.11 36.12 36.13
36.14 36.15 36.16 36.17 36.18 36.19 36.20 36.21
36.22 36.23 36.24 36.25 36.26 36.27 36.28 36.29 36.30 36.31 36.32 36.33 36.34 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.9 37.10 37.11 37.12 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18 37.19 37.20 37.21 37.22 37.23 37.24 37.25 37.26 37.27 37.28 37.29 37.30 37.31 37.32 37.33 37.34 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7
38.8 38.9 38.10 38.11 38.12 38.13 38.14
38.15 38.16 38.17 38.18 38.19 38.20 38.21 38.22 38.23
38.24 38.25 38.26 38.27 38.28
38.29 38.30 38.31 38.32 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.6 39.7 39.8 39.9 39.10 39.11 39.12 39.13 39.14 39.15 39.16 39.17 39.18 39.19 39.20 39.21 39.22 39.23 39.24 39.25 39.26 39.27 39.28 39.29 39.30 39.31 39.32 39.33 39.34 39.35 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.9 40.10 40.11 40.12 40.13 40.14 40.15 40.16 40.17 40.18 40.19 40.20 40.21 40.22 40.23 40.24 40.25 40.26 40.27 40.28 40.29 40.30 40.31 40.32 40.33 40.34
40.35 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.8 41.9 41.10 41.11 41.12 41.13
41.14
41.15 41.16 41.17 41.18 41.19 41.20 41.21 41.22 41.23
41.24 41.25
41.26 41.27 41.28 41.29 41.30 41.31
41.32 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7
42.8 42.9 42.10 42.11 42.12
42.13 42.14 42.15 42.16 42.17
42.18 42.19 42.20 42.21
42.22 42.23 42.24 42.25 42.26 42.27
42.28 42.29 42.30 42.31 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6 43.7 43.8 43.9 43.10 43.11 43.12 43.13 43.14 43.15 43.16 43.17 43.18 43.19 43.20 43.21 43.22 43.23 43.24 43.25 43.26 43.27 43.28
43.29 43.30 43.31 43.32 43.33 43.34 44.1 44.2
44.3 44.4 44.5 44.6 44.7 44.8
44.9 44.10 44.11 44.12 44.13
44.14 44.15 44.16 44.17 44.18 44.19 44.20 44.21 44.22 44.23 44.24 44.25 44.26
44.27 44.28 44.29 44.30
44.31 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 45.7 45.8 45.9 45.10 45.11 45.12 45.13 45.14
45.15 45.16 45.17 45.18 45.19 45.20 45.21 45.22 45.23 45.24
45.25 45.26
45.27 45.28 45.29 45.30
45.31 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 46.6 46.7 46.8 46.9 46.10 46.11 46.12 46.13 46.14 46.15 46.16 46.17 46.18 46.19 46.20 46.21 46.22 46.23 46.24 46.25 46.26 46.27 46.28 46.29 46.30 46.31 46.32
46.33 46.34 46.35 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 47.5 47.6 47.7 47.8 47.9 47.10 47.11 47.12 47.13 47.14 47.15
47.16 47.17 47.18 47.19 47.20
47.21 47.22 47.23 47.24
47.25 47.26 47.27 47.28 47.29 47.30 47.31 47.32 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 48.6 48.7 48.8 48.9 48.10 48.11 48.12 48.13 48.14
48.15 48.16 48.17 48.18 48.19 48.20 48.21 48.22
48.23 48.24 48.25 48.26 48.27 48.28 48.29 48.30 48.31 48.32 48.33 48.34 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 49.5 49.6 49.7 49.8 49.9 49.10 49.11 49.12 49.13 49.14 49.15 49.16 49.17 49.18 49.19 49.20 49.21 49.22 49.23 49.24
49.25 49.26 49.27 49.28 49.29 49.30 49.31 49.32 49.33 49.34 49.35 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 50.6 50.7 50.8 50.9 50.10 50.11 50.12 50.13 50.14 50.15 50.16 50.17 50.18 50.19
50.20 50.21 50.22 50.23 50.24 50.25 50.26 50.27 50.28 50.29
50.30 50.31 50.32 50.33 51.1 51.2
51.3 51.4 51.5 51.6 51.7 51.8 51.9 51.10 51.11 51.12 51.13 51.14
51.15 51.16 51.17 51.18 51.19 51.20 51.21 51.22 51.23 51.24 51.25 51.26 51.27 51.28 51.29
51.30 51.31 51.32 51.33 52.1 52.2 52.3
52.4 52.5 52.6 52.7 52.8 52.9 52.10 52.11 52.12 52.13 52.14 52.15 52.16 52.17 52.18 52.19 52.20 52.21 52.22 52.23 52.24 52.25 52.26 52.27 52.28 52.29 52.30 52.31 52.32 52.33 52.34
53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 53.7 53.8 53.9 53.10 53.11 53.12 53.13 53.14 53.15 53.16 53.17 53.18 53.19 53.20 53.21 53.22 53.23 53.24 53.25 53.26 53.27 53.28 53.29 53.30 53.31 53.32 53.33 53.34 53.35 54.1 54.2 54.3 54.4 54.5 54.6 54.7 54.8 54.9 54.10 54.11 54.12 54.13 54.14 54.15 54.16 54.17 54.18 54.19 54.20 54.21 54.22 54.23
54.24 54.25 54.26 54.27 54.28 54.29 54.30
54.31 54.32 54.33 54.34 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 55.7 55.8
55.9 55.10 55.11 55.12 55.13 55.14 55.15 55.16 55.17 55.18 55.19 55.20 55.21 55.22 55.23 55.24 55.25 55.26 55.27 55.28 55.29 55.30 55.31 55.32 55.33 55.34 55.35 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.7 56.8 56.9 56.10 56.11 56.12 56.13 56.14 56.15 56.16 56.17 56.18 56.19 56.20 56.21 56.22 56.23 56.24 56.25 56.26 56.27 56.28 56.29 56.30 56.31 56.32 56.33 56.34 56.35 56.36 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4 57.5 57.6 57.7 57.8 57.9 57.10 57.11 57.12 57.13 57.14 57.15 57.16
57.17 57.18 57.19 57.20 57.21 57.22 57.23 57.24 57.25 57.26 57.27
57.28 57.29 57.30 57.31 57.32 57.33 58.1 58.2
58.3 58.4 58.5 58.6 58.7 58.8 58.9 58.10 58.11 58.12 58.13 58.14 58.15 58.16 58.17 58.18 58.19 58.20
58.21 58.22 58.23 58.24 58.25 58.26 58.27 58.28 58.29 58.30 58.31 58.32 58.33
59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.6 59.7 59.8 59.9 59.10 59.11 59.12 59.13 59.14 59.15 59.16 59.17 59.18 59.19 59.20 59.21 59.22 59.23 59.24 59.25 59.26 59.27 59.28 59.29 59.30
59.31 59.32 59.33 59.34 59.35 60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.5
60.6 60.7 60.8 60.9 60.10 60.11 60.12 60.13
60.14 60.15 60.16 60.17
60.18 60.19 60.20 60.21 60.22 60.23 60.24 60.25 60.26 60.27 60.28 60.29 60.30 60.31 60.32 60.33 61.1 61.2 61.3 61.4 61.5
61.6 61.7 61.8 61.9 61.10 61.11 61.12 61.13 61.14 61.15
61.16 61.17 61.18 61.19 61.20 61.21
61.22 61.23 61.24 61.25 61.26 61.27 61.28 61.29 61.30 61.31 61.32 62.1 62.2 62.3
62.4 62.5 62.6
62.7 62.8 62.9 62.10 62.11 62.12 62.13 62.14 62.15 62.16 62.17 62.18 62.19 62.20 62.21 62.22 62.23 62.24 62.25 62.26 62.27 62.28 62.29
62.30 62.31 62.32 62.33
63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4 63.5
63.6
63.7 63.8 63.9
63.10 63.11 63.12 63.13 63.14
63.15 63.16 63.17 63.18 63.19 63.20 63.21 63.22 63.23 63.24 63.25 63.26 63.27 63.28 63.29 63.30
63.31 63.32 64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4 64.5 64.6 64.7 64.8
64.9
64.10 64.11 64.12 64.13 64.14 64.15 64.16
64.17
64.18 64.19 64.20 64.21 64.22
64.23
64.24 64.25 64.26 64.27 64.28 64.29 64.30 64.31 65.1 65.2 65.3 65.4 65.5 65.6 65.7
65.8 65.9 65.10
65.11 65.12 65.13 65.14 65.15 65.16 65.17 65.18
65.19 65.20 65.21 65.22
65.23 65.24 65.25 65.26 65.27 65.28 65.29 65.30 65.31 65.32 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.9 66.10 66.11 66.12 66.13 66.14 66.15 66.16 66.17 66.18 66.19 66.20 66.21 66.22 66.23 66.24 66.25 66.26 66.27 66.28 66.29 66.30 66.31 66.32 66.33 66.34 66.35 67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.5 67.6 67.7 67.8 67.9 67.10 67.11 67.12 67.13 67.14 67.15 67.16 67.17 67.18 67.19 67.20 67.21 67.22 67.23
67.24 67.25 67.26 67.27 67.28 67.29 67.30 67.31 67.32 67.33 67.34 68.1 68.2
68.3
68.4 68.5 68.6 68.7 68.8 68.9 68.10 68.11 68.12 68.13 68.14 68.15 68.16 68.17 68.18 68.19 68.20
68.21
68.22 68.23 68.24 68.25 68.26 68.27 68.28 68.29 68.30 68.31
69.1 69.2 69.3 69.4 69.5 69.6 69.7 69.8 69.9 69.10 69.11 69.12 69.13 69.14
69.15 69.16 69.17 69.18 69.19 69.20 69.21 69.22 69.23 69.24 69.25 69.26 69.27 69.28 69.29 69.30 69.31 69.32 69.33 69.34 69.35 70.1 70.2 70.3 70.4 70.5 70.6 70.7 70.8 70.9 70.10 70.11 70.12 70.13 70.14 70.15
70.16 70.17 70.18 70.19 70.20 70.21 70.22 70.23 70.24 70.25 70.26 70.27
70.28 70.29 70.30 70.31 70.32 70.33 71.1 71.2
71.3 71.4 71.5 71.6 71.7 71.8 71.9 71.10 71.11
71.12 71.13
71.14 71.15 71.16 71.17 71.18
71.19 71.20 71.21 71.22 71.23 71.24 71.25 71.26 71.27 71.28 71.29
71.30 71.31 72.1 72.2 72.3 72.4 72.5 72.6 72.7 72.8 72.9 72.10 72.11 72.12 72.13
72.14
72.15 72.16 72.17 72.18 72.19 72.20 72.21
72.22 72.23 72.24 72.25 72.26 72.27 72.28 72.29 72.30 72.31 72.32 72.33 72.34 73.1 73.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.8 73.9 73.10 73.11 73.12 73.13 73.14 73.15 73.16 73.17 73.18 73.19 73.20
73.21 73.22 73.23 73.24 73.25 73.26 73.27 73.28 73.29 73.30 73.31 73.32 73.33 73.34 74.1 74.2
74.3 74.4 74.5 74.6 74.7 74.8 74.9 74.10 74.11 74.12
74.13 74.14 74.15 74.16 74.17 74.18 74.19 74.20 74.21 74.22 74.23 74.24
74.25
74.26 74.27 74.28 74.29 74.30 74.31 74.32 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.7 75.8 75.9 75.10 75.11 75.12 75.13 75.14 75.15 75.16 75.17 75.18 75.19 75.20 75.21 75.22 75.23 75.24 75.25 75.26 75.27 75.28 75.29 75.30 75.31 75.32 75.33 75.34 75.35 76.1 76.2 76.3 76.4 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.8 76.9 76.10 76.11 76.12 76.13 76.14 76.15 76.16 76.17
76.18
76.19 76.20 76.21 76.22 76.23
76.24 76.25 76.26 76.27 76.28 76.29 76.30 76.31 76.32 76.33 77.1 77.2 77.3 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.7 77.8 77.9 77.10 77.11 77.12 77.13 77.14
77.15 77.16 77.17
77.18 77.19 77.20 77.21 77.22 77.23
77.24 77.25 77.26
77.27 77.28 77.29 77.30 77.31 77.32 77.33 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 78.10 78.11 78.12 78.13 78.14 78.15 78.16 78.17 78.18 78.19 78.20 78.21 78.22 78.23 78.24
78.25 78.26 78.27 78.28 78.29 78.30 78.31 78.32 78.33 78.34 78.35
79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.7 79.8 79.9 79.10 79.11 79.12 79.13 79.14 79.15 79.16 79.17 79.18 79.19 79.20 79.21 79.22 79.23 79.24 79.25 79.26
79.27 79.28 79.29 79.30
79.31 79.32 79.33 80.1 80.2
80.3 80.4 80.5 80.6 80.7
80.8 80.9 80.10 80.11 80.12 80.13 80.14 80.15 80.16 80.17 80.18 80.19 80.20 80.21 80.22 80.23 80.24 80.25 80.26 80.27 80.28 80.29 80.30 80.31 80.32 80.33 80.34
81.1
81.2 81.3 81.4 81.5
81.6 81.7
81.8 81.9 81.10
81.11 81.12
81.13 81.14 81.15 81.16 81.17 81.18 81.19 81.20 81.21 81.22 81.23 81.24
81.25 81.26 81.27 81.28 81.29 81.30 81.31 82.1 82.2 82.3 82.4 82.5 82.6 82.7 82.8 82.9 82.10 82.11 82.12 82.13 82.14 82.15 82.16 82.17 82.18 82.19 82.20 82.21 82.22 82.23 82.24 82.25 82.26 82.27 82.28 82.29 82.30 82.31 82.32 82.33 82.34 82.35 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.5 83.6 83.7 83.8 83.9 83.10
83.11
83.12 83.13 83.14 83.15 83.16 83.17
83.18 83.19 83.20 83.21 83.22 83.23 83.24 83.25 83.26
83.27 83.28 83.29 83.30 83.31 83.32 83.33 84.1 84.2
84.3 84.4 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.8 84.9 84.10 84.11 84.12 84.13 84.14 84.15 84.16 84.17 84.18 84.19 84.20 84.21
84.22 84.23 84.24 84.25 84.26 84.27 84.28 84.29 84.30 84.31 84.32 84.33 85.1 85.2 85.3 85.4 85.5 85.6 85.7 85.8 85.9 85.10 85.11 85.12 85.13 85.14 85.15 85.16
85.17 85.18 85.19 85.20 85.21 85.22 85.23 85.24 85.25 85.26 85.27 85.28 85.29
85.30 85.31 85.32 85.33 85.34 86.1 86.2 86.3 86.4 86.5 86.6 86.7 86.8 86.9 86.10 86.11 86.12 86.13 86.14 86.15 86.16
86.17 86.18 86.19 86.20 86.21 86.22 86.23 86.24 86.25 86.26 86.27 86.28 86.29 86.30 86.31 86.32 86.33 86.34 86.35 87.1 87.2 87.3 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.7 87.8 87.9 87.10 87.11 87.12 87.13 87.14 87.15 87.16 87.17 87.18 87.19 87.20 87.21 87.22
87.23 87.24 87.25 87.26 87.27 87.28 87.29 87.30 87.31
87.32
87.33 87.34 88.1 88.2 88.3 88.4 88.5 88.6 88.7 88.8 88.9 88.10 88.11 88.12 88.13 88.14 88.15 88.16 88.17 88.18 88.19 88.20 88.21 88.22 88.23 88.24 88.25 88.26
88.27
88.28 88.29 88.30 88.31 88.32 88.33 89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 89.6 89.7 89.8 89.9 89.10 89.11 89.12 89.13
89.14
89.15 89.16 89.17 89.18 89.19 89.20 89.21 89.22 89.23 89.24 89.25 89.26 89.27 89.28
89.29 89.30 89.31 89.32 89.33
90.1 90.2 90.3 90.4 90.5 90.6 90.7 90.8 90.9 90.10 90.11 90.12 90.13 90.14 90.15 90.16 90.17 90.18
90.19 90.20 90.21 90.22 90.23 90.24 90.25 90.26 90.27 90.28 90.29 90.30 90.31 90.32 90.33 90.34
90.35
91.1 91.2 91.3 91.4 91.5 91.6 91.7 91.8 91.9 91.10 91.11 91.12 91.13 91.14 91.15
91.16
91.17 91.18 91.19 91.20 91.21 91.22 91.23 91.24 91.25 91.26 91.27 91.28 91.29 91.30 91.31 91.32 91.33 91.34 92.1 92.2 92.3 92.4 92.5 92.6 92.7 92.8 92.9 92.10 92.11 92.12 92.13 92.14 92.15 92.16 92.17 92.18 92.19 92.20 92.21 92.22 92.23 92.24 92.25 92.26 92.27 92.28 92.29 92.30 92.31 92.32 92.33 92.34 92.35 92.36 93.1 93.2 93.3 93.4 93.5 93.6 93.7 93.8 93.9 93.10 93.11 93.12 93.13 93.14 93.15
93.16 93.17 93.18 93.19 93.20 93.21 93.22 93.23 93.24 93.25 93.26 93.27 93.28 93.29 93.30 93.31 93.32 93.33 93.34 93.35 94.1 94.2
94.3 94.4 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.8 94.9 94.10 94.11 94.12 94.13 94.14 94.15 94.16 94.17 94.18 94.19 94.20 94.21 94.22 94.23
94.24 94.25 94.26 94.27 94.28 94.29 94.30 94.31 94.32 94.33
95.1 95.2 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.6 95.7 95.8 95.9 95.10 95.11 95.12 95.13 95.14 95.15 95.16 95.17 95.18 95.19 95.20 95.21 95.22 95.23 95.24 95.25 95.26
95.27 95.28 95.29 95.30 95.31 95.32 95.33 95.34 95.35 96.1 96.2 96.3 96.4 96.5 96.6 96.7 96.8 96.9 96.10 96.11
96.12 96.13
96.14 96.15 96.16 96.17 96.18 96.19 96.20 96.21 96.22 96.23 96.24 96.25 96.26 96.27 96.28 96.29 96.30 96.31 96.32 96.33 96.34 96.35 97.1 97.2 97.3 97.4 97.5 97.6 97.7 97.8 97.9 97.10 97.11 97.12 97.13 97.14 97.15 97.16 97.17 97.18 97.19 97.20 97.21 97.22 97.23 97.24 97.25 97.26 97.27 97.28 97.29 97.30 97.31 97.32 97.33 97.34 97.35 97.36 98.1 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9
98.10 98.11 98.12 98.13 98.14 98.15 98.16 98.17 98.18
98.19 98.20 98.21 98.22 98.23 98.24 98.25 98.26 98.27
98.28 98.29 98.30 98.31 98.32 98.33
99.1
99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7
99.8
99.9 99.10 99.11 99.12 99.13 99.14 99.15
99.16
99.17 99.18 99.19 99.20 99.21 99.22 99.23 99.24
99.25
99.26 99.27 99.28 99.29 99.30 99.31 100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5
100.6
100.7 100.8 100.9 100.10 100.11 100.12 100.13 100.14 100.15 100.16 100.17 100.18 100.19 100.20 100.21 100.22
100.23
100.24 100.25 100.26 100.27 100.28 100.29 100.30 100.31 100.32 101.1 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.5 101.6 101.7 101.8
101.9
101.10 101.11 101.12 101.13 101.14 101.15 101.16 101.17 101.18 101.19 101.20 101.21 101.22 101.23 101.24 101.25 101.26 101.27 101.28 101.29 101.30 101.31 101.32 101.33 102.1 102.2 102.3 102.4 102.5
102.6
102.7 102.8 102.9 102.10 102.11 102.12 102.13 102.14 102.15 102.16 102.17 102.18 102.19 102.20 102.21 102.22 102.23 102.24 102.25 102.26 102.27
102.28
102.29 102.30 102.31 102.32 102.33 103.1 103.2 103.3 103.4 103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8 103.9 103.10 103.11 103.12 103.13 103.14 103.15 103.16 103.17 103.18 103.19
103.20 103.21 103.22 103.23 103.24 103.25 103.26 103.27 103.28 103.29 103.30 103.31 103.32 103.33 103.34 103.35 104.1 104.2 104.3 104.4 104.5 104.6 104.7
104.8
104.9 104.10 104.11 104.12 104.13 104.14 104.15 104.16 104.17 104.18 104.19 104.20 104.21 104.22 104.23 104.24 104.25 104.26 104.27 104.28 104.29 104.30 104.31 104.32 104.33 104.34 104.35 105.1 105.2 105.3 105.4 105.5 105.6 105.7 105.8 105.9 105.10 105.11 105.12 105.13 105.14 105.15 105.16 105.17 105.18 105.19 105.20 105.21 105.22 105.23 105.24 105.25 105.26 105.27 105.28 105.29 105.30 105.31 105.32 105.33 105.34 105.35 106.1 106.2 106.3 106.4 106.5 106.6 106.7 106.8 106.9 106.10 106.11 106.12 106.13 106.14 106.15 106.16 106.17 106.18 106.19
106.20 106.21 106.22 106.23 106.24
106.25 106.26 106.27 106.28 106.29 106.30 106.31 106.32 106.33
106.34
107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 107.10 107.11 107.12 107.13 107.14 107.15 107.16 107.17 107.18 107.19 107.20 107.21 107.22 107.23 107.24 107.25 107.26 107.27 107.28 107.29 107.30
107.31
107.32 107.33 107.34 107.35 108.1 108.2 108.3 108.4 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8
108.9 108.10 108.11 108.12 108.13 108.14 108.15 108.16 108.17 108.18 108.19 108.20 108.21 108.22 108.23 108.24 108.25 108.26 108.27 108.28 108.29 108.30 108.31 108.32 108.33 108.34 108.35 109.1 109.2 109.3 109.4 109.5 109.6 109.7 109.8 109.9 109.10 109.11 109.12 109.13 109.14 109.15 109.16 109.17 109.18 109.19 109.20 109.21 109.22 109.23 109.24 109.25 109.26 109.27 109.28 109.29 109.30 109.31 109.32 109.33 109.34 109.35 109.36 110.1 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 110.6 110.7 110.8 110.9 110.10 110.11 110.12 110.13 110.14 110.15 110.16 110.17 110.18 110.19 110.20 110.21 110.22 110.23 110.24 110.25 110.26 110.27 110.28 110.29 110.30 110.31 110.32 110.33 110.34 110.35 110.36 111.1 111.2 111.3 111.4 111.5 111.6 111.7 111.8 111.9 111.10 111.11
111.12 111.13 111.14 111.15 111.16 111.17 111.18 111.19 111.20 111.21 111.22 111.23 111.24 111.25 111.26 111.27 111.28 111.29 111.30 111.31 111.32 111.33 111.34
112.1 112.2 112.3 112.4 112.5 112.6 112.7 112.8 112.9 112.10 112.11 112.12 112.13 112.14
112.15 112.16 112.17 112.18 112.19 112.20 112.21 112.22 112.23 112.24 112.25
112.26 112.27 112.28 112.29 112.30 112.31 112.32 112.33 112.34 113.1 113.2 113.3 113.4 113.5 113.6 113.7 113.8 113.9 113.10 113.11 113.12 113.13 113.14 113.15 113.16 113.17 113.18 113.19 113.20 113.21
113.22
113.23 113.24 113.25 113.26 113.27 113.28 113.29 113.30 113.31 113.32 113.33 113.34 114.1 114.2 114.3 114.4 114.5 114.6 114.7 114.8 114.9 114.10 114.11 114.12 114.13 114.14
114.15 114.16 114.17 114.18 114.19 114.20 114.21 114.22 114.23 114.24 114.25 114.26 114.27 114.28
114.29 114.30 114.31 114.32 114.33 114.34 115.1 115.2 115.3
115.4 115.5 115.6 115.7 115.8 115.9 115.10 115.11 115.12
115.13 115.14 115.15 115.16 115.17 115.18 115.19 115.20 115.21 115.22 115.23 115.24 115.25 115.26 115.27
115.28
115.29 115.30 115.31 115.32 115.33 116.1 116.2 116.3 116.4 116.5 116.6 116.7 116.8 116.9 116.10 116.11 116.12 116.13 116.14 116.15 116.16 116.17 116.18 116.19 116.20 116.21 116.22 116.23 116.24 116.25 116.26 116.27 116.28 116.29 116.30 116.31 116.32 116.33 116.34
116.35
117.1 117.2 117.3 117.4 117.5 117.6
117.7 117.8
117.9 117.10 117.11 117.12 117.13 117.14 117.15 117.16 117.17 117.18 117.19 117.20 117.21 117.22 117.23 117.24 117.25 117.26 117.27 117.28 117.29 117.30 117.31 117.32 117.33 117.34 117.35 118.1 118.2 118.3 118.4 118.5 118.6 118.7
118.8 118.9 118.10 118.11 118.12 118.13 118.14 118.15 118.16 118.17 118.18 118.19 118.20 118.21 118.22
118.23 118.24 118.25 118.26
118.27 118.28 118.29 118.30 118.31 118.32 118.33 119.1 119.2 119.3 119.4 119.5 119.6 119.7 119.8 119.9 119.10 119.11 119.12
119.13 119.14 119.15 119.16 119.17 119.18 119.19 119.20 119.21 119.22 119.23 119.24 119.25 119.26 119.27 119.28 119.29 119.30 119.31
119.32 119.33 120.1 120.2 120.3 120.4 120.5 120.6 120.7 120.8 120.9 120.10 120.11 120.12 120.13 120.14 120.15 120.16
120.17 120.18 120.19 120.20 120.21 120.22 120.23 120.24 120.25 120.26 120.27 120.28 120.29 120.30 120.31
120.32 120.33 121.1 121.2 121.3 121.4 121.5 121.6
121.7 121.8 121.9 121.10 121.11 121.12 121.13 121.14 121.15 121.16 121.17 121.18 121.19 121.20 121.21 121.22 121.23 121.24 121.25 121.26 121.27 121.28 121.29 121.30 121.31 121.32 121.33 121.34 122.1 122.2 122.3 122.4 122.5 122.6 122.7 122.8
122.9 122.10 122.11 122.12 122.13 122.14 122.15 122.16 122.17 122.18
122.19 122.20 122.21 122.22 122.23 122.24 122.25 122.26 122.27 122.28 122.29 122.30 122.31 122.32 122.33 122.34 123.1 123.2
123.3 123.4 123.5 123.6 123.7 123.8 123.9 123.10 123.11 123.12
123.13 123.14 123.15 123.16 123.17 123.18 123.19 123.20 123.21 123.22 123.23 123.24 123.25 123.26 123.27 123.28 123.29 123.30 123.31
123.32 123.33 124.1 124.2 124.3 124.4 124.5 124.6 124.7 124.8 124.9 124.10 124.11 124.12 124.13 124.14 124.15 124.16 124.17 124.18 124.19 124.20
124.21 124.22 124.23 124.24 124.25 124.26 124.27 124.28 124.29 124.30 124.31 124.32 124.33 124.34 124.35 125.1 125.2 125.3 125.4 125.5 125.6 125.7 125.8 125.9 125.10 125.11 125.12 125.13 125.14
125.15 125.16 125.17 125.18 125.19 125.20 125.21 125.22 125.23
125.24 125.25 125.26 125.27 125.28 125.29 125.30 125.31 125.32 125.33 125.34 126.1 126.2 126.3 126.4 126.5 126.6 126.7 126.8
126.9 126.10
126.11 126.12 126.13 126.14 126.15 126.16 126.17 126.18 126.19 126.20 126.21 126.22 126.23 126.24 126.25 126.26 126.27 126.28 126.29 126.30 126.31 126.32 126.33 126.34 126.35 127.1 127.2 127.3 127.4 127.5 127.6 127.7 127.8 127.9 127.10 127.11 127.12 127.13 127.14 127.15 127.16 127.17 127.18 127.19 127.20 127.21 127.22 127.23 127.24 127.25 127.26 127.27 127.28 127.29 127.30 127.31 127.32 127.33 127.34 127.35 128.1 128.2 128.3 128.4 128.5 128.6 128.7 128.8 128.9 128.10 128.11 128.12 128.13 128.14 128.15 128.16 128.17 128.18 128.19 128.20 128.21 128.22 128.23 128.24 128.25 128.26 128.27 128.28 128.29 128.30 128.31 128.32 128.33 128.34 129.1 129.2 129.3 129.4 129.5
129.6 129.7
129.8 129.9 129.10 129.11 129.12 129.13 129.14 129.15 129.16 129.17 129.18 129.19 129.20 129.21
129.22
129.23 129.24 129.25 129.26 129.27 129.28 129.29 129.30 129.31
129.32
130.1 130.2 130.3 130.4 130.5 130.6 130.7 130.8 130.9 130.10 130.11 130.12 130.13 130.14 130.15 130.16 130.17 130.18 130.19 130.20 130.21 130.22 130.23 130.24
130.25 130.26 130.27 130.28
130.29 130.30 130.31 130.32 130.33 130.34 131.1 131.2 131.3 131.4 131.5 131.6 131.7 131.8 131.9 131.10 131.11 131.12
131.13 131.14 131.15 131.16 131.17 131.18 131.19 131.20 131.21 131.22 131.23 131.24 131.25
131.26 131.27 131.28 131.29 131.30 131.31 131.32 131.33 132.1 132.2 132.3 132.4
132.5
132.6 132.7 132.8 132.9 132.10 132.11 132.12
132.13 132.14 132.15 132.16 132.17 132.18
132.19 132.20 132.21 132.22
132.23 132.24 132.25 132.26 132.27 132.28 132.29 132.30 132.31 132.32 133.1 133.2 133.3 133.4 133.5 133.6 133.7 133.8
133.9 133.10 133.11 133.12 133.13 133.14 133.15 133.16 133.17 133.18 133.19 133.20 133.21 133.22 133.23 133.24 133.25 133.26 133.27 133.28 133.29 133.30 133.31 133.32 133.33 133.34 134.1 134.2
134.3 134.4 134.5 134.6 134.7 134.8 134.9 134.10 134.11 134.12 134.13 134.14 134.15 134.16 134.17 134.18 134.19 134.20 134.21 134.22 134.23 134.24 134.25 134.26 134.27 134.28 134.29 134.30 134.31 134.32 134.33 134.34 134.35 135.1 135.2 135.3 135.4 135.5 135.6 135.7 135.8 135.9 135.10 135.11 135.12 135.13 135.14 135.15 135.16
135.17 135.18 135.19 135.20 135.21 135.22 135.23 135.24 135.25 135.26 135.27 135.28 135.29 135.30 135.31 135.32 135.33 135.34 135.35 136.1 136.2 136.3 136.4
136.5 136.6 136.7 136.8 136.9
136.10 136.11 136.12 136.13 136.14 136.15 136.16 136.17 136.18 136.19 136.20 136.21 136.22 136.23 136.24 136.25 136.26 136.27 136.28 136.29 136.30 136.31 136.32 136.33 136.34 137.1 137.2 137.3 137.4 137.5 137.6
137.7 137.8 137.9 137.10 137.11 137.12 137.13 137.14 137.15 137.16 137.17 137.18 137.19 137.20 137.21
137.22
137.23 137.24 137.25 137.26
137.27 137.28
137.29 137.30 137.31 137.32 138.1 138.2 138.3 138.4 138.5 138.6 138.7 138.8 138.9 138.10 138.11 138.12 138.13 138.14 138.15 138.16 138.17 138.18 138.19 138.20 138.21 138.22 138.23 138.24 138.25 138.26 138.27 138.28 138.29 138.30 138.31
138.32 138.33 138.34 138.35 139.1 139.2 139.3 139.4 139.5 139.6 139.7 139.8 139.9 139.10 139.11
139.12 139.13 139.14 139.15 139.16 139.17
139.18 139.19 139.20 139.21 139.22 139.23 139.24
139.25 139.26 139.27 139.28 139.29 139.30 139.31 139.32 140.1 140.2 140.3 140.4 140.5 140.6 140.7 140.8 140.9 140.10 140.11 140.12 140.13 140.14 140.15 140.16 140.17 140.18 140.19 140.20 140.21 140.22 140.23 140.24 140.25 140.26 140.27 140.28 140.29 140.30 140.31 140.32 140.33 140.34 140.35 141.1 141.2 141.3 141.4 141.5 141.6 141.7 141.8 141.9 141.10 141.11 141.12 141.13 141.14 141.15 141.16 141.17 141.18 141.19 141.20 141.21 141.22 141.23 141.24 141.25 141.26 141.27 141.28 141.29 141.30
141.31 141.32 141.33 141.34 142.1 142.2 142.3 142.4 142.5 142.6 142.7 142.8 142.9 142.10 142.11 142.12 142.13 142.14 142.15 142.16 142.17 142.18 142.19 142.20
142.21 142.22 142.23 142.24 142.25 142.26 142.27 142.28 142.29 142.30
142.31 142.32 142.33 142.34 143.1 143.2 143.3 143.4 143.5 143.6 143.7 143.8 143.9 143.10 143.11 143.12
143.13
143.14 143.15 143.16 143.17 143.18 143.19 143.20 143.21 143.22 143.23 143.24 143.25 143.26 143.27 143.28 143.29 143.30 143.31
143.32 143.33 143.34 144.1 144.2 144.3 144.4 144.5 144.6 144.7 144.8 144.9 144.10 144.11 144.12 144.13 144.14 144.15 144.16 144.17 144.18 144.19 144.20 144.21 144.22 144.23 144.24 144.25
144.26 144.27 144.28 144.29 144.30 144.31 144.32 144.33 144.34 144.35 145.1 145.2 145.3 145.4
145.5 145.6 145.7 145.8 145.9 145.10 145.11 145.12 145.13 145.14
145.15 145.16

A bill for an act
relating to government operations; appropriating money for sale of state lands
revolving loan fund, Office of Enterprise Technology, Veterans Affairs, the
state's bankruptcy counsel, the investment board, and the legislature; regulating
state and local government operations; proposing a constitutional amendment for
senate elections; limiting elected official per diems; establishing legislature and
governor forfeiture of salary under certain circumstances; modifying provisions
related to the legislature, Indian Affairs Council, investigation by the state
auditor, political subdivisions, special districts, attorney general, and governor;
establishing accounts for postemployment benefits; authorizing state land sales;
providing for expenses of a governor-elect; ratifying certain labor agreements
and compensation plans; providing for continuing appropriations in certain
circumstances; changing certain gambling provisions; regulating elections and
campaign finance; modifying provisions related to the military and veterans;
requiring unpaid leave for family members of military personnel in certain
circumstances; providing that ownership of property is not a factor for certain
permit, nonconforming use, or sale purposes; modifying municipal boundary
adjustment provisions; providing for amendment of certain rules adopted by
the secretary of state and making them permanent; authorizing rulemaking;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 3.012; 3.099, subdivision 1; 3.101;
3.971, subdivision 6; 6.47; 6.51; 6.54; 6.55; 6.551; 6.57; 6.59; 6.60; 6.62,
subdivision 2; 6.63; 6.64; 6.65; 6.66; 6.67; 6.68; 6.70; 6.71; 6.76; 8.01; 10A.01,
by adding a subdivision; 10A.02, subdivision 5; 10A.14, subdivision 1; 10A.15,
subdivision 5; 10A.20, by adding subdivisions; 10A.25, subdivisions 2, 10;
10A.27, subdivision 2; 10A.273, subdivisions 1, 2; 10A.322, subdivisions 1,
4; 11A.07, subdivision 5; 15.0575, subdivision 3; 15.059, subdivisions 3, 5;
15.066, subdivision 2; 16A.065; 16A.11, subdivision 3; 16A.1283; 16A.86, by
adding a subdivision; 16C.02, subdivisions 4, 12, 14, by adding subdivisions;
16C.03, subdivisions 3, 4, 8, 13, 16; 16C.04, subdivisions 1, 2; 16C.05,
subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 16C.08, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 16C.16,
by adding a subdivision; 43A.17, subdivision 4; 43A.316, subdivisions 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, by adding subdivisions; 85.053, by adding a subdivision;
103D.355; 123B.63, subdivision 3; 126C.17, subdivision 11; 147.02, by adding a
subdivision; 190.055; 204B.14, subdivision 5; 204B.16, subdivision 3; 204B.40;
205.10, subdivision 3; 205A.05, subdivision 1; 205A.11, subdivision 2; 211B.04;
211B.11, subdivision 1; 211B.15, subdivision 1; 240.25, subdivision 8; 270B.14,
by adding a subdivision; 326.56; 349.211, subdivision 2a; 349.2127, subdivision
8; 349A.12, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 373.40, subdivision 2; 375.101, subdivision
1, by adding a subdivision; 375.171; 375.20; 394.36, by adding a subdivision;
412.02, subdivision 2a; 414.01, subdivision 1a; 414.02, by adding a subdivision;
414.031, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 414.0325, subdivision 1, by
adding a subdivision; 414.033, subdivisions 2, 12; 414.036; 414.061, subdivision
5; 458.40; 465.82, subdivision 2; 465.84; 469.053, subdivision 5; 469.0724;
469.190, subdivision 5; 471.345, subdivision 16, by adding subdivisions;
471.382; 475.58, subdivisions 1, 1a; 475.59; 609.67, subdivisions 3, 5; 626.88,
subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 10.60, subdivision
3; 10A.01, subdivision 26; 10A.27, subdivision 1; 10A.31, subdivision 4; 11A.04;
11A.07, subdivision 4; 14.127, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 16C.064; 16C.09; 16C.10,
subdivision 7; 43A.183; 123B.02, subdivision 23; 157.16, subdivision 3a;
161.1419, subdivision 8; 192.502, by adding subdivisions; 201.061, subdivision
3; 204B.16, subdivision 1; 204C.08, subdivision 1a; 206.56, subdivisions 1b,
3, 7a, 7b, 8; 206.57, subdivision 5; 206.61, subdivision 5; 206.80; 206.805,
subdivision 1; 206.82, subdivision 2; 206.83; 206.90, subdivision 8; 211B.13,
subdivision 1; 349.15, subdivision 1; 349.17, subdivision 7; 462.357, subdivision
1e; 471.661; 475.521, subdivision 2; Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 1, sections
8; 11, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 3; 4; 6; 10A; 15; 15A; 15B; 16A; 16B; 16C; 16E; 123B; 138; 181; 190;
197; 204C; 204D; 206; 211B; 270C; 345; 349; 353; 414; 471; proposing coding
for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 206A; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2004, sections 6.56, subdivision 1; 10A.257, subdivision 1; 10A.273, subdivision
3; 204C.50, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section
204C.50, subdivisions 1, 2; Laws 2005, chapter 162, section 34, subdivision 7.

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

ARTICLE 1

SUPPLEMENTAL STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The appropriations in this act are added to or, if shown in parentheses, subtracted
from the appropriations enacted into law by the legislature in 2005, or other specified law,
to the named agencies and for the specified programs or activities. The sums shown
are appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to be available for the
fiscal years indicated; 2006 is the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, 2007 is the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2007, and the biennium is fiscal years 2006 and 2007. Supplementary
appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006,
are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE
TECHNOLOGY
new text end

new text begin $0
new text end
new text begin $1,731,000
new text end
new text begin Summary by Fund
new text end
new text begin General Fund
new text end
new text begin 0
new text end
new text begin 1,731,000
new text end
new text begin TOTAL
new text end
new text begin 0
new text end
new text begin 1,731,000
new text end

new text begin ENTERPRISE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY SECURITY
MANAGEMENT.
$1,731,000 in 2007 is to
be used to address comprehensive planning,
implementation, and administration of
enterprise information technology security
according to Minnesota Statutes, sections
16E.01 and 16E.03. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin FINANCE
new text end

new text begin Summary by Fund
new text end
new text begin General Fund
new text end
new text begin 0
new text end
new text begin 325,000
new text end

new text begin $325,000 in 2007 is to pay for the cost of the
state's bankruptcy counsel representing the
state in the Northwest Airline's bankruptcy.
This appropriation is available until
expended.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 1, section 8, is amended to read:


Sec. 8. INVESTMENT BOARD

2,167,000
deleted text begin 2,167,000
deleted text end new text begin 151,000
new text end

Sec. 5.

Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 1, section 11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Public Broadcasting

1,855,000
1,855,000

deleted text begin $963,000deleted text end new text begin $1,153,000 new text end the first year anddeleted text begin
$963,000
deleted text end new text begin $1,153,000 new text end the second year are for
matching grants for public television. new text begin The
funding base for this program in fiscal years
2008 and 2009 is $963,000 per year.
new text end

$398,000 the first year and $398,000
the second year are for public television
equipment grants.

Equipment or matching grant allocations
shall be made after considering the
recommendations of the Minnesota Public
Television Association.

$17,000 the first year and $17,000 the second
year are for grants to the Twin Cities regional
cable channel.

$287,000 the first year and $287,000 the
second year are for community service grants
to public educational radio stations. The
grants must be allocated after considering
the recommendations of the Association of
Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations
under Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14.

deleted text begin $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
second year are for equipment grants
to Minnesota Public Radio, Inc. This
appropriation is contingent on Minnesota
Public Radio, Inc. making public a list
containing the position and salary of each
employee and single individual providing
personal services under a contract who is paid
more than $100,000 per year by Minnesota
Public Radio, Inc. or a related organization
as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
317A.011, subdivision 18.
deleted text end

Any unencumbered balance remaining the
first year for grants to public television or
radio stations does not cancel and is available
for the second year.


Sec. 6. new text begin VETERANS AFFAIRS
new text end

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

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin State soldiers' assistance fund
new text end

new text begin $2,300,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2007
from the general fund to the commissioner
of veterans affairs to be deposited in the
state soldiers' assistance fund established
in Minnesota Statutes, section 197.03. The
appropriations in this subdivision are in
addition to other appropriations made to the
commissioner of veterans affairs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Centralized Web Site for Veterans
Services
new text end

new text begin $100,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2007
from the general fund to the commissioner
of veterans affairs to fund a veterans service
coordinator and a veterans information
officer within the Department of Veterans
Affairs, whose mission is to create a
centralized Web site containing information
on all state, federal, local, and private
agencies and organizations that provide
goods or services to veterans or their
families. Prior to encumbering funds from
the appropriation in this subdivision, the
commissioner must adhere to the provisions
of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.03.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin County Veterans Service Officers
Service Enhancement Grants
new text end

new text begin $100,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2007
from the general fund to the commissioner of
veterans affairs to provide grants to counties
for enhancing the benefits, programs,
and services they provide to veterans.
The commissioner, in consultation with
the County Veterans Service Officers'
Association, shall establish grants based
on objective benchmarks and standards
established by the commissioner. A county
may not reduce its veterans service office
budget by any amount received as a grant
under this section. This grant program is in
addition to grants made under Minnesota
Statutes, section 197.608. This funding may
be utilized to assist counties in consolidating
their county veterans services offices into
bi-county or multicounty service offices.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Higher Education Veterans
Assistance Offices
new text end

new text begin $500,000 is appropriated in fiscal year
2007 from the general fund for the veterans
assistance offices under Minnesota Statutes,
section 197.585. The commissioner must,
in consultation with the Office of Higher
Education, determine the most appropriate
method of allocating this appropriation
to align with the needs of the students at
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities,
private colleges, and the University of
Minnesota who are veterans. Methods may
include, but are not limited to, providing
grants for veteran work-study positions and
providing central liaison and coordination
staff from a veteran pool as needed to
enhance the ability of higher education
institutions to be responsive to students
who are veterans. The commissioner shall
designate a liaison who is a veteran to the
University of Minnesota and a liaison who
is a veteran to the private colleges and
universities in Minnesota for the purposes of
Minnesota Statutes, section 197.585.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin APPROPRIATION; LEGISLATURE.
new text end

new text begin $10,000 in fiscal year 2007 is appropriated from the general fund to the Legislative
Coordinating Commission for purposes of the legislators' forum, through which
Minnesota legislators meet with counterparts from South Dakota, North Dakota, and
Manitoba, Canada to discuss issues of mutual concern. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin LOAN FOR PEIP PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 295.581, the commissioner of
employee relations, in consultation with the labor management committee created in
Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.316, may borrow up to $2,320,000 in fiscal year 2007
or fiscal year 2008 from the health care access fund for onetime administrative costs for
marketing, communication, plan administration, and development of a data warehouse
to support the public employee insurance program. A loan under this section accrues no
interest, and must be repaid by June 30, 2011. The loan must be repaid from reserves
in the public employee insurance program, if the commissioner of employee relations
determines that reserves are sufficient to repay the loan without jeopardizing the financial
status of the program. If the commissioner determines there is not sufficient funding to
repay the loan, the money necessary to repay the loan is appropriated from the general
fund, effective June 30, 2011. This section is effective only if the state prevails in the
appeal of the decision filed December 20, 2005, by the Minnesota District Court, Second
Judicial District, in State v. Philip Morris, Inc.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Section 1. new text begin CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
new text end

new text begin An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 4, is proposed to
the people. If the amendment is adopted, the section will read:
new text end

Sec. 4.

Representatives shall be chosen for a term of two years, except to fill a vacancy.
Senators shall be chosen for a term of four years, except to fill a vacancynew text begin ,new text end and except new text begin as
otherwise required by this article.
new text end There shall be an entire new election of all the senators
at the first election of representatives after each new legislative apportionment provided
for in this articlenew text begin , and at that election senators elected from odd-numbered districts shall
be elected to two-year terms
new text end . The governor shall call elections to fill vacancies in either
house of the legislature.

Sec. 2. new text begin SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
new text end

new text begin The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2006 general
election. The question proposed shall be:
new text end

new text begin "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to require that, as near as practical,
one-half of the members of the senate stand for election at each biennial election of
legislators, commencing in 2012?
new text end

new text begin Yes .......
new text end
new text begin No ......."
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin IMPLEMENTATION.
new text end

new text begin The Secretary of State shall implement sections 1 and 2 within the appropriation
for fiscal year 2007.
new text end

Sec. 4.

new text begin [3.0062] CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Deadline. new text end

new text begin The rules of each house and joint rules of the legislature
shall be amended to require the establishment of a deadline for the completion of
conference committee work. The deadline for conference committee reports on each
omnibus budget bill to be reported to the floors of both houses must be at least five
calendar days prior to the day of adjournment. This rule may be waived by a two-thirds
vote of each house. Conferees on a bill that fails to meet this deadline must be discharged
and new conferees may be appointed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Amendment by entire body. new text end

new text begin The rules of each house and joint rules of the
legislature shall be written to allow conference committees to be discharged by a majority
vote of either body at any time. Bills failing to meet the deadlines specified in subdivision
1 shall also be returned to the floor of each house. The rules for each house and the joint
rules of the legislature shall allow for bills that have been returned from conference to be
amended and re-passed multiple times, in order to resolve differences between the House
and Senate without appointment of a further conference committee.
new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [3.0115] LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR.
new text end

new text begin A regular legislative session in an even-numbered year may not begin until the first
Monday after the day established in law for conduct of precinct caucuses.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 3.012, is amended to read:


3.012 LEGISLATIVE DAY.

A legislative day is a day when either house of the legislature is called to ordernew text begin or
when a standing committee of either house of the legislature meets
new text end . A legislative day
begins at seven o'clock a.m. and continues until seven o'clock a.m. of the following
calendar day.

Sec. 7.

new text begin [3.052] SCHEDULE FOR CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Agency bills. new text end

new text begin An executive department or agency intending to urge
the legislature to adopt a bill shall deliver the bill to the revisor of statutes by November 1
before the regular session at which adoption will be urged. This deadline does not apply:
(1) to bills necessary to implement the governor's budget proposals; (2) to other bills that
are initiatives of the governor, as opposed to administrative initiatives of a department or
agency; or (3) as otherwise provided in section 3C.035.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Resolution for structure of budget bills. new text end

new text begin By January 15 of each
odd-numbered year, the legislature must adopt a concurrent resolution designating the
major budget bills to be considered that legislative session, and allocating all state
programs and budget accounts for consideration in one of the major budget bills.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Deadline resolution. new text end

new text begin By January 31 of each odd-numbered year, the
legislature must adopt a concurrent resolution establishing deadlines for committee
consideration of policy and budget bills.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin State of the State. new text end

new text begin The governor is encouraged to submit a State of the
State address in January of each odd-numbered year and within the first ten days after the
start of the legislative session in an even-numbered year. Before or during this address, the
governor is encouraged to announce major legislative policy initiatives that the governor
intends to promote that year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Executive submission of budget bills. new text end

new text begin The governor must submit bills
necessary to implement the governor's operating budget to the legislature within ten
days after the date specified in section 16A.11 for the governor to submit the detailed
operating budget to the legislature. The bills must be provided to the speaker of the house
of representatives and the majority leader of the senate in a manner ready for formal
introduction and final consideration.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Price of government resolution. new text end

new text begin By March 15 of each odd-numbered
year, the legislature must adopt the price of government resolution required by section
16A.102, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Individual budget resolutions. new text end

new text begin By April 1 of each odd-numbered year,
the house of representatives and the senate must each adopt a budget resolution that
applies to that house. Each house's resolution must establish overall expenditure targets
for the upcoming biennium, and separate expenditure targets for each major budget bill
designated in the concurrent resolution adopted under subdivision 2.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 3.099, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Pay days; mileage; per diem.

The compensation of each member
of the legislature is due on the first day of the regular legislative session of the term and
payable in equal parts on January 15, in the first month of each term and on the first
day of each following month during the term for which the member was elected. The
compensation of each member of the legislature elected at a special election is due on the
day the member takes the oath of office and payable within ten days of taking the oath for
the remaining part of the month in which the oath was taken, and then in equal parts on the
first day of each following month during the term for which the member was elected.

Each member shall receive mileage for necessary travel to the place of meeting and
returning to the member's residence in the amount and for trips as authorized by the senate
for senate members and by the house of representatives for house members.

Each member shall also receive per diem living expenses during a regular or
special session of the legislature in the amounts and for the purposes as determined by
the senate for senate members and by the house of representatives for house membersnew text begin ,
except that members must not receive per diem living expenses for a special session that
is called within 60 days of adjournment of a regular session in an odd-numbered year
because the legislature failed to pass
new text end new text begin the primary bill establishing state tax policy and the
primary bill making appropriations in each of the following areas: higher education; early
childhood through high school education; agriculture and rural development; environment
and natural resources; health and human services; state government finance; economic
development; public safety; and transportation. A member must not receive per diem
living expenses during a special session that is called in an even-numbered year because
the legislature failed to pass a bill making appropriations for capital investment during the
regular session that year
new text end .

On January 15 in the first month of each term and on the first day of each following
month, the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall
certify to the commissioner of finance, in duplicate, the amount of compensation then
payable to each member of their respective houses and its total.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 3.101, is amended to read:


3.101 LIVING EXPENSES.

A member of the legislature in addition to the compensation and mileage otherwise
provided by law shall be reimbursed for living and other expenses incurred in the
performance of duties or engaging in official business during a regular or special session
and when the legislature is not in session in the manner and amount prescribed by the
senate Committee on Rules and Administration for senators and by the house Committee
on Rules and Legislative Administration for house members.new text begin A member of the legislature
may not be compensated or reimbursed for housing expenses for more than six months
in a calendar year.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2006, and applies to calendar
year 2006.
new text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin [3.1941] PUBLIC INFORMATION.
new text end

new text begin The house of representatives and the senate must publish a combined schedule of
house and senate committee meetings and floor sessions. The combined schedule must
be based on the electronic database-driven schedule system developed by the house of
representatives.
new text end

new text begin Any nonpartisan, weekly news magazine providing information to the public about
the legislature, the legislative process, or legislative proceedings must be a joint printed
publication of the house of representatives and the senate. Editorial control under this
section is the responsibility of the house of representatives.
new text end

Sec. 11.

new text begin [3.1942] NEW LEGISLATORS ORIENTATION TOUR.
new text end

new text begin During the period between the state general election at which individuals are first
elected to the legislature and the day their term of office begins, new senators-elect and
representatives-elect are encouraged to participate in a tour of the various regions of the
state to become familiar with the industries, geographic areas, and communities that
make up the state.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2006, and applies to
legislators first elected to office on or after that date. In addition legislators initially elected
prior to that date may join the orientation tour to be conducted in 2006.
new text end

Sec. 12.

new text begin [3.224] RULES COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF PURCHASES.
new text end

new text begin The house of representatives or the senate may not purchase goods or services valued
at more than $5,000 from a nonlegislative entity unless the purchase is first approved by
the house or senate committee with jurisdiction over rules and legislative administration.
new text end

Sec. 13.

new text begin [3.306] MEETING TIMES.
new text end

new text begin The house of representatives and the senate must adopt rules that set one time as the
regular hour of convening daily sessions in both houses.
new text end

Sec. 14.

new text begin [3.3061] JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
new text end

new text begin The house of representatives and the senate are encouraged to adopt rules that:
new text end

new text begin (1) establish a system of joint standing committees to consider and report on
legislation and conduct other legislative business, except that each house may separately
establish a committee on rules and administration and a committee on ethics; or
new text end

new text begin (2) provide that house and senate committees with similar jurisdiction will meet at
the same time to facilitate joint meetings.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 3.971, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Financial audits.

The legislative auditor shall audit the financial
statements of the state of Minnesota required by section 16A.50new text begin , shall audit the financial
statements of the Metropolitan Airports Commission at least every other year,
new text end and, as
resources permit, shall audit Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University
of Minnesota, state agencies, departments, boards, commissions, courts, and other state
organizations subject to audit by the legislative auditor, including the State Agricultural
Society, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Minnesota Technology, Inc.,
Minnesota Historical Society, Labor Interpretive Center, Minnesota Partnership for Action
Against Tobacco, Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, deleted text begin Metropolitan Airports
Commission,
deleted text end and Metropolitan Mosquito Control District. Financial audits must be
conducted according to generally accepted government auditing standards. The legislative
auditor shall see that all provisions of law respecting the appropriate and economic use
of public funds are complied with and may, as part of a financial audit or separately,
investigate allegations of noncompliance by employees of departments and agencies of
the state government and the other organizations listed in this subdivision.

Sec. 16.

new text begin [4.51] EXPENSES OF GOVERNOR-ELECT.
new text end

new text begin This section applies after a state general election in which a person who is not the
current governor is elected to take office as the next governor. The commissioner of
administration must request a transfer from the general fund contingent account of an
amount equal to 1.5 percent of the amount appropriated for operation of the Office of the
Governor and Lieutenant Governor for the current fiscal year. This request is subject to
the review and advice of the Legislative Advisory Commission pursuant to section 3.30.
If the transfer is approved, the commissioner of administration must make this amount
available to the governor-elect before he or she takes office. The commissioner must
provide office space for the governor-elect and for any employees the governor-elect hires.
new text end

Sec. 17.

new text begin [6.465] DEFINITIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in
this section have the meaning given them.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Political subdivision. new text end

new text begin "Political subdivision" means a county, home rule
charter or statutory city, town, school district, metropolitan or regional agency, public
corporation, political subdivision, or special district as defined in subdivision 3. "Political
subdivision" does not include a metropolitan or regional agency or a public corporation
audited by the legislative auditor.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Special district. new text end

new text begin "Special district" means a public entity with a special
or limited purpose, financed by property tax revenues or other public funds, that is
not included in a city, county, or town financial report as a component of that local
government, that is created or authorized by law, and that is governed by (1) persons
directly elected to the governing board of the district, (2) persons appointed to the
governing board of the district by local elected officials, (3) local elected officials who
serve on the board by virtue of their elected office, or (4) a combination of these methods
of selection. Special district includes special taxing districts listed in section 275.066.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.47, is amended to read:


6.47 ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETING SYSTEMS; INVESTIGATION,
FORMS.

The state auditor shall inquire into the accounting and budgeting systems of all
deleted text begin local units of governmentdeleted text end new text begin political subdivisionsnew text end and shall prescribe suitable systems of
accounts and budgeting, and forms, books, and instructions concerning the same. At the
request of any deleted text begin local unit of governmentdeleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end the state auditor may install
such systems. deleted text begin The state auditor shall recommend a form for order- and warrant-checks of
all local units of government which shall conform, so far as consistent with statutory and
charter requirements, to approved banking practice in order to facilitate handling of such
instruments by banks and other depositories.
deleted text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.51, is amended to read:


6.51 deleted text begin SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TOWNS, AND STATUTORY CITIESdeleted text end new text begin OTHER
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
new text end .

All powers and duties of the state auditor herein imposed and conferred with respect
to the supervision, inspection, and examination of books and accounts of cities in section
6.50 are herewith extended to all deleted text begin school districts, towns, and statutory citiesdeleted text end new text begin political
subdivisions
new text end of this state. A copy of the report of such examination shall be filed, subject
to public inspection, with the clerk new text begin or chief administrative officer new text end of the deleted text begin town, statutory
city, or school district
deleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end receiving such examination, and an additional
copy with the county auditor of the county in which the administrative offices of deleted text begin such
town, statutory city, or school district
deleted text end new text begin the political subdivisionnew text end are located. If such report
disclose malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, the state auditor shall file
such copy with the county attorney of the county in which the administrative offices of
deleted text begin such school district, town, or statutory citydeleted text end new text begin the political subdivisionnew text end are located, and the
county attorney shall institute such proceedings as the law and the public interest require.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.54, is amended to read:


6.54 EXAMINATION OF deleted text begin COUNTY AND MUNICIPALdeleted text end new text begin POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION
new text end RECORDS PURSUANT TO PETITION.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Petition of voters for audit. new text end

The registered voters in a deleted text begin county or
home rule charter or statutory city
deleted text end new text begin political subdivision other than a town or school districtnew text end
or the electors at an annual or special town meeting of a town may petition the state
auditor to examine the books, records, accounts, and affairs of the deleted text begin county, home rule
charter or statutory city, town
deleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end , or of any organizational unit, activity,
project, enterprise, or fund thereof; and the scope of the examination may be limited by the
petition, but the examination shall cover, at least, all cash received and disbursed and the
transactions relating thereto, provided that the state auditor shall not examine more than
the six latest years preceding the circulation of the petition, unless it appears to the state
auditor during the examination that the audit period should be extended to permit a full
recovery under bonds furnished by public officers or employees, and may if it appears to
the auditor in the public interest confine the period or the scope of audit or both period and
scope of audit, to less than that requested by the petition. In the case of a deleted text begin county or home
rule charter or statutory city
deleted text end new text begin political subdivision other than a town or school districtnew text end , the
petition shall be signed by a number of registered voters at least equal to 20 percent of
those voting in the last presidential election.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin School districts. new text end

The eligible voters of any school district may petition the
state auditor, who shall be subject to the same restrictions regarding the scope and period
of audit, provided that the petition shall be signed by at least ten eligible voters for each 50
resident pupils in average daily membership during the preceding school year as shown on
the records in the office of the commissioner of education. In the case of school districts,
the petition shall be signed by at least ten eligible voters.

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Certifications required. new text end

At the time it is circulated, every petition shall
contain a statement that the cost of the audit will be borne by the deleted text begin county, city, or school
district
deleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end as provided by law. Thirty days before the petition is
delivered to the state auditor it shall be presented to the appropriate deleted text begin city or school districtdeleted text end
clerknew text begin or chief administrative officer of the political subdivisionnew text end and the county auditor.
The county auditor shall determine and certify whether the petition is signed by the
required number of registered voters or eligible voters as the case may be. The certificate
shall be conclusive evidence thereof in any action or proceeding for the recovery of the
costs, charges, and expenses of any examination made pursuant to the petition.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.55, is amended to read:


6.55 EXAMINATION OF RECORDS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION OF
GOVERNING BODY.

The governing body of any deleted text begin city, town, county or school districtdeleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end ,
by appropriate resolution may ask the state auditor to examine the books, records,
accounts and affairs of their government, or of any organizational unit, activity, project,
enterprise, or fund thereof; and the state auditor shall examine the same upon receiving,
pursuant to said resolution, a written request signed by a majority of the members of the
governing body; and the governing body of any deleted text begin public utility commission, or of any
public corporation having a body politic and corporate
deleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end , or of any
instrumentality joint or several of any deleted text begin city, town, county, or school districtdeleted text end new text begin political
subdivision
new text end , may request an audit of its books, records, accounts and affairs in the same
manner; provided that the scope of the examination may be limited by the request, but
such examination shall cover, at least, all cash received and disbursed and the transactions
relating thereto. Such written request shall be presented to the clerk, deleted text begin ordeleted text end recording officernew text begin ,
or chief administrative officer
new text end of deleted text begin such city, town, county, school district, public utility
commission, public corporation
deleted text end new text begin the political subdivisionnew text end , or instrumentality, before
being presented to the state auditor, who shall determine whether the same is signed
by a majority of the members of such governing body and, if found to be so signed,
shall certify such fact, and the fact that such resolution was passed, which certificate
shall be conclusive evidence thereof in any action or proceedings for the recovery of the
costs, charges and expenses of any examination made pursuant to such request. Nothing
contained in any of the laws of the state relating to the state auditor, shall be so construed
as to prevent any deleted text begin county, city, town, or school districtdeleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end from employing
a certified public accountant to examine its books, records, accounts, and affairs. For the
purposes of this section, the governing body of a town is the town board.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.551, is amended to read:


6.551 EXAMINATION OF GRANTEES AND CONTRACTORS OF deleted text begin LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS
deleted text end new text begin POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONSnew text end .

The state auditor may examine the books, records, documents, and accounting
procedures and practices of a contractor or grantee of a deleted text begin local governmentdeleted text end new text begin political
subdivision
new text end pursuant to section 16C.05, subdivision 5new text begin and section 16A.86new text end . The
examination shall be limited to the books, records, documents, and accounting procedures
and practices that are relevant to the contract or transaction with the deleted text begin local governmentdeleted text end new text begin
political subdivision
new text end .

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.57, is amended to read:


6.57 COST OF EXAMINATION, COLLECTION.

On July deleted text begin first,deleted text end new text begin 1new text end of each year, the state auditor shall certify all uncollected claims for
the examination of anydeleted text begin county, city, town, or school district whichdeleted text end new text begin political subdivision
that
new text end have remained unpaid for a period of three months from the date of such claim. The
auditor shall forthwith notify the clerk, deleted text begin ordeleted text end recording officer, new text begin or chief administrative officer
new text end of each deleted text begin county, city, town, or school districtdeleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end against which the state
has a claim that, if the same is not paid, with interest at the rate of six percent per annum
from the date of the claim, within 90 days, the full amount thereof will be certified to the
county auditor of the county having such examination, or to the county auditor for the
county or counties in which deleted text begin such city, town, or school districtdeleted text end new text begin the political subdivisionnew text end is
situated, for collection by special tax levy, as herein provided. Such notice shall be served
by certified mail and the deposit thereof in the United States mail shall constitute due and
legal service thereof upon the deleted text begin county, city, town, or school districtdeleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end .

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.59, is amended to read:


6.59 CLAIM OF STATE FOR COST OF EXAMINATION, CONTEST.

On or before September deleted text begin firstdeleted text end new text begin 1 of each year,new text end following service of the notice, any deleted text begin such
county, city, town, or school district
deleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end may serve notice, in writing,
upon the attorney general that it desires to contest the legality of the state's claim, and
the attorney general shall forthwith file with the court administrator of the district court
of the county having such examination, or in which deleted text begin such city, town, or school districtdeleted text end new text begin
the political subdivision
new text end , or major part thereof, is situated, a verified statement of the
state's claim, duly itemized and serve upon the auditor deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end clerknew text begin , or chief administrative
officer
new text end of deleted text begin such county, city, town, or school districtdeleted text end new text begin the political subdivisionnew text end , by certified
mail, a copy of such statement. deleted text begin Such county, city, town, or school districtdeleted text end new text begin The political
subdivision
new text end may file with the court administrator of such district court, within ten days
after the service of such statement upon it, verified objections to the state's claim, and
such district court shall thereupon summarily, in or out of term, hear and determine the
amount due the state, if any, for such examination, at a time and place fixed by the court
therefor. The court administrator of court shall certify to the county auditor of the county
having such examination, or to the county auditor of the county or counties in which deleted text begin such
city, town, or school district
deleted text end new text begin the political subdivisionnew text end is situated, the amount so determined
by the court to be due to the state, if any.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.60, is amended to read:


6.60 STATE AUDITOR, CERTIFICATION OF AMOUNTS DUE.

On October deleted text begin first,deleted text end new text begin 1new text end of each year, the state auditor shall certify the respective amounts
due the state from the various deleted text begin counties, cities, towns, and school districtsdeleted text end new text begin political
subdivisions
new text end , including interest computed to July first, following, to the county auditor of
the county having such examination, or to the county auditor of the county in which any
deleted text begin such city, town, or school districtdeleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end is, in whole or in part, situated. The
county auditor, upon receiving a certificate from the state auditor, or a certificate from the
court administrator, as provided in section 6.59, shall include the amount of the state's
claim, with 25 percent added, in the tax levy for general revenue purposes of the deleted text begin county or
municipality
deleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end liable therefor, and such additional levy shall not be
within any limitation imposed by law upon the amount of taxes which may be levied for
revenue purposes. Upon completion of the June tax settlement following such levy the
county treasurer shall deduct from the amount apportioned to the deleted text begin county or municipalitydeleted text end new text begin
political subdivision
new text end for general revenue purposes, the amount due the state, including
interest, and remit the same to the commissioner of finance.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.62, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Cost of postaudit.

The amount of said levy shall be the amount of the
claim or claims submitted by the state auditor for such services or the auditor's estimate of
the entire cost, and said amount shall be certified by the governing body, after the request
or petition for the audit has been filed, to the county auditor, along with amounts requested
for other governmental purposes. If such levy has been made in excess of statutory
limitations, and if the request or petition is withdrawn after the amount of the levy has
been certified but the levy cannot be canceled because it has been spread on the tax lists,
the governing body shall cause the proceeds of such levy to be transferred to the general
fund and reduce the succeeding year's levy for general purposes accordingly. Provided,
however, deleted text begin counties, cities, and other governmental unitsdeleted text end new text begin political subdivisionsnew text end whose
financial affairs are required by statute or charter to be audited at regular intervals may
levy annually or biennially in anticipation of the audit expense, without the presentment of
such claim or estimate by the state auditor.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.63, is amended to read:


6.63 APPLICATION.

The units of government set forth in sections new text begin 6.465, new text end 6.56, 6.57, 6.59, 6.60, and 6.62
shall be construed, where applicable, to include, in addition to those therein specifically
named, public utility commissions, public corporations, and instrumentalities.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.64, is amended to read:


6.64 COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS; PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANT DEFINED.

There shall be mutual cooperation between the state auditor and public accountants
in the performance of auditing, accounting, and other related services for deleted text begin counties,
cities, towns, school districts, and other public corporations
deleted text end new text begin political subdivisionsnew text end . For
the purposes of sections 6.64 to 6.71 the term public accountant shall have the meaning
ascribed to it in section 412.222.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.65, is amended to read:


6.65 MINIMUM PROCEDURES FOR AUDITORS, PRESCRIBED.

The state auditor shall prescribe minimum procedures and the audit scope for
auditing the books, records, accounts, and affairs of deleted text begin counties and local governmentsdeleted text end new text begin
political subdivisions
new text end in Minnesota. The minimum scope for audits of all deleted text begin local
governments
deleted text end new text begin political subdivisionsnew text end must include financial and legal compliance audits.
Audits of all school districts must include a determination of compliance with uniform
financial accounting and reporting standards. The state auditor shall promulgate an
audit guide for legal compliance audits, in consultation with representatives of the state
auditor, the attorney general, towns, cities, counties, school districts, and private sector
public accountants.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.66, is amended to read:


6.66 CERTAIN PRACTICES OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AUTHORIZED.

Any public accountant may engage in the practice of auditing the books, records,
accounts, and affairs of deleted text begin counties, cities, towns, school districts, and other public
corporations which
deleted text end new text begin political subdivisions thatnew text end are not otherwise required by law to be
audited exclusively by the state auditor.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.67, is amended to read:


6.67 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS; REPORT OF EVIDENCE POINTING TO
MISCONDUCT.

Whenever a public accountant in the course of auditing the books and affairs of a
deleted text begin county, city, town, school district, or other public corporationsdeleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end , shall
discover evidence pointing to nonfeasance, misfeasance, or malfeasance, on the part of
an officer or employee in the conduct of duties and affairs, the public accountant shall
promptly make a report of such discovery to the state auditor and the county attorney of
the county in which the deleted text begin governmental unitdeleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end is situated and the public
accountant shall also furnish a copy of the report of audit upon completion to said officers.
The county attorney shall act on such report in the same manner as required by law for
reports made to the county attorney by the state auditor.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.68, is amended to read:


6.68 STATE AUDITOR MAY ASSIST PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT IN AUDIT.

Subdivision 1.

Request to governing body.

If in an audit of a deleted text begin county, city, town,
school district, or other public corporation
deleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end , a public accountant has
need of the assistance of the state auditor, the accountant may obtain such assistance
by requesting the governing body of the deleted text begin governmental unitdeleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end being
examined to request the state auditor to perform such auditing or investigative services, or
both, as the matter and the public interest require.

Subd. 2.

Auditor's report; payment.

The state auditor shall work in close
cooperation with the public accountant in rendering the services so requested and the
state auditor shall make such report of findings to the county attorney as is required by
law to be made of nonfeasance, misfeasance, and malfeasance discovered by the state
auditor. The deleted text begin governmental unitdeleted text end new text begin political subdivisionnew text end shall be liable for the payment of
such services so performed by the state auditor in the same manner as if it had requested
the services pursuant to section 6.55.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.70, is amended to read:


6.70 ACCESS TO REPORTS.

The state auditor and the public accountants shall have reasonable access to each
other's audit reports, working papers, and audit programs concerning audits made by
each of deleted text begin counties, cities, towns, school districts, and other public corporationsdeleted text end new text begin political
subdivisions
new text end .

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.71, is amended to read:


6.71 SCOPE OF AUDITOR'S INVESTIGATION.

Whenever the governing body of a deleted text begin county, city, town, or school districtdeleted text end new text begin political
subdivision
new text end shall have requested a public accountant to make an audit of its books and
affairs, and such audit is in progress or has been completed, and registered voters or
electors petition or the governing body requests or both the state auditor to make an
examination covering the same, or part of the same, period, the state auditor may, in the
public interest, limit the scope of the examination to less than that specified in section
6.54, but the scope shall cover, at least, an investigation of those complaints which are
within the state auditor's powers and duties to investigate.

Sec. 35.

new text begin [6.756] SPECIAL DISTRICTS; INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE
FILED WITH STATE AUDITOR; AUDITS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Governance documents must be filed. new text end

new text begin Each special district must
file with the state auditor, within 60 days of adoption, any document relating to the
governance of the district, including articles of incorporation, bylaws, or agreements,
and any amendment to these documents.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Audit requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) A special district with total annual revenue
greater than the amount in paragraph (c) must provide for an annual audit of the district's
financial affairs by the state auditor or a public accountant in accordance with minimum
auditing procedures prescribed by the state auditor.
new text end

new text begin (b) A special district with total annual revenue that is equal to or less than the amount
in paragraph (c) must provide for an audit of the district's financial affairs by the state
auditor or a public accountant in accordance with minimum audit procedures prescribed
by the state auditor at least once every five years. The audit must be for a one-year
period to be determined at random by the person conducting the audit. The audited
financial statement must be prepared in a form prescribed by the state auditor similar to
the reporting requirements for cities under 2,500 in population. For any year in which
a special district is not audited, the district must prepare a financial statement in a form
prescribed by the state auditor similar to the reporting requirements for cities reporting on
a cash basis and file that statement with the state auditor.
new text end

new text begin (c) For the purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b), the amount in 2007 is $150,000 and in
2008 and after, $150,000 adjusted for inflation using the annual implicit price deflator for
government expenditures and gross investment for state and local governments prepared
by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce for
the 12-month period ending March 31 of the previous year.
new text end

new text begin (d) This subdivision does not apply to a special district subject to financial auditing
and reporting requirements under other law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Presentation to governing board; filing with state auditor. new text end

new text begin Except as
provided by other law, financial statements and audits must be completed, presented to
the district's governing board, and filed with the state auditor within 180 days after the
end of the district's fiscal year.
new text end

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.76, is amended to read:


6.76 deleted text begin LOCAL GOVERNMENTALdeleted text end new text begin POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONnew text end
EXPENDITURES FOR LOBBYISTS.

(a) On or before January 31 of each year, all deleted text begin counties, cities, school districts,
metropolitan agencies, regional railroad authorities, and the Metropolitan Council
deleted text end new text begin political
subdivisions
new text end shall report to the state auditor, on forms prescribed by the auditor, their
estimated expenditures paid for the previous calendar year to a lobbyist as defined in
section 10A.01, subdivision 21, except payments to associations of deleted text begin local governmentsdeleted text end new text begin
political subdivisions
new text end that are reported under paragraph (b), and to any staff person not
registered as a lobbyist, over 25 percent of whose time is spent during the legislative
session on legislative matters.

(b) Associations of deleted text begin local governmentsdeleted text end new text begin political subdivisionsnew text end subject to this section
shall report annually, on or before January 31, to the state auditor and the association's
members the proportionate amount of each member's dues spent for lobbying purposes.

new text begin (c) For purposes of this section, "political subdivision" has the meaning given in
section 6.465, but also includes a metropolitan or regional agency or a public corporation
audited by the legislative auditor.
new text end

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 8.01, is amended to read:


8.01 APPEARANCE.

The attorney general shall appear for the state in all causes in the supreme and
federal courts wherein the state is directly interested; also in all civil causes of like nature
in all other courts of the state whenever, in the attorney general's opinion, the interests of
the state require it. Upon request of the county attorney, the attorney general shall appear
in court in such criminal cases as the attorney general deems proper. Upon request of a
county attorney, the attorney general may assume the duties of the county attorney in
sexual psychopathic personality and sexually dangerous person commitment proceedings
under section 253B.185. Whenever the governor shall so request, in writing, the attorney
general shall prosecute any person charged with an indictable offense, and in all such
cases may attend upon the grand jury and exercise the powers of a county attorney. new text begin The
attorney general may not provide funds or other assistance to a county attorney or other
local government prosecutor for purposes related to prosecution or potential prosecution
of laws relating to elections or campaign practices.
new text end

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 10.60, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Prohibitions.

(a) A Web site or publication must not include pictures
or other materials that tend to attribute the Web site or publication to an individual or
group of individuals instead of to a public office, state agency, or political subdivision.
A publication must not include the words "with the compliments of" or contain letters
of personal greeting that promote an elected or appointed official of a state agency or
political subdivision.

(b) A Web site may not contain a link to a Weblog or site maintained by a candidate,
a political committee, a political party or party unit, a principal campaign committee, or a
state committee. Terms used in this paragraph have the meanings given them in chapter
10A, except that "candidate" also includes a candidate for an elected office of a political
subdivision.new text begin This paragraph does not apply to a Web site maintained by a public library if
the link is provided only for nonpartisan and educational purposes.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2006.
new text end

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Executive director; staff.

The board must appoint an executive director.
The executive director is in the unclassified service. The executive director serves as
secretary of the board and must keep a record of all proceedings and actions by the board.
The board may also employ and prescribe the duties of other permanent or temporary
employeesnew text begin , including a staff attorney, new text end in the unclassified service as may be necessary to
administer this chapter, subject to appropriation. The executive director and all other
employees serve at the pleasure of the board. Expenses of the board must be approved by
the chair or another member as the rules of the board may provide and the expenses must
then be paid in the same manner as other state expenses are paid.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 10A.31, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Appropriation.

(a) The amounts designated by individuals for the state
elections campaign fund, less three percent, are appropriated from the general fund, must
be transferred and credited to the appropriate account in the state elections campaign fund,
and are annually appropriated for distribution as set forth in subdivisions 5, 5a, 6, and 7.
The remaining three percent must be kept in the general fund for administrative costs.

(b) In addition to the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,250,000 for each general election
is appropriated from the general fund for transfer to the general account of the state
elections campaign fund.

Of this appropriation, $65,000 each fiscal year must be set aside to pay assessments
made by the Office of Administrative Hearings under section 211B.37. new text begin Any balance
remaining in the first year of the biennium does not cancel and is available for the second
year.
new text end Amounts remaining new text begin at the end of the second year new text end after all assessments have been
paid must be canceled to the general account.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 11A.04, is amended to read:


11A.04 DUTIES AND POWERS.

The state board shall:

(1) Act as trustees for each fund for which it invests or manages money in
accordance with the standard of care set forth in section 11A.09 if state assets are involved
and in accordance with chapter 356A if pension assets are involved.

(2) Formulate policies and procedures deemed necessary and appropriate to carry
out its functions. Procedures adopted by the board must allow fund beneficiaries and
members of the public to become informed of proposed board actions. Procedures and
policies of the board are not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act.

(3) Employ an executive director as provided in section 11A.07.

(4) Employ investment advisors and consultants as it deems necessary.

(5) Prescribe policies concerning personal investments of all employees of the board
to prevent conflicts of interest.

(6) Maintain a record of its proceedings.

(7) As it deems necessary, establish advisory committees subject to section 15.059 to
assist the board in carrying out its duties.

(8) Not permit state funds to be used for the underwriting or direct purchase of
municipal securities from the issuer or the issuer's agent.

(9) Direct the commissioner of finance to sell property other than money that has
escheated to the state when the board determines that sale of the property is in the best
interest of the state. Escheated property must be sold to the highest bidder in the manner
and upon terms and conditions prescribed by the board.

(10) Undertake any other activities necessary to implement the duties and powers
set forth in this section.

(11) Establish a formula or formulas to measure management performance and
return on investment. Public pension funds in the state shall utilize the formula or
formulas developed by the state board.

(12) Except as otherwise provided in article XI, section 8, of the Constitution of the
state of Minnesota, employ, at its discretion, qualified private firms to invest and manage
the assets of funds over which the state board has investment management responsibility.
There is annually appropriated to the state board, from the assets of the funds for which
the state board utilizes a private investment manager, sums sufficient to pay the costs of
employing private firms. Each year, by January 15, the board shall report to the governor
and legislature on the cost and the investment performance of each investment manager
employed by the board.

(13) Adopt an investment policy statement that includes investment objectives, asset
allocation, and the investment management structure for the retirement fund assets under
its control. The statement may be revised at the discretion of the state board. The state
board shall seek the advice of the council regarding its investment policy statement.
Adoption of the statement is not subject to chapter 14.

(14) Adopt a compensation plan setting the terms and conditions of employment for
unclassified board employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

new text begin There is annually appropriated to the state board, from the assets of the funds for
which the state board provides investment services, sums sufficient to pay the costs of
all necessary expenses for the administration of the board. These sums will be deposited
in the State Board of Investment operating account, which must be established by the
commissioner of finance.
new text end

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 11A.07, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Duties and powers.

The director, at the direction of the state board, shall:

(1) plan, direct, coordinate, and execute administrative and investment functions
in conformity with the policies and directives of the state board and the requirements of
this chapter and of chapter 356A;

(2) new text begin prepare and submit biennial and annual budgets to the board and with the
approval of the board submit the budgets to the Department of Finance;
new text end

new text begin (3) new text end employ professional and clerical staff as necessary. Employees whose primary
responsibility is to invest or manage money or employees who hold positions designated
as unclassified under section 43A.08, subdivision 1a, are in the unclassified service of the
state. Other employees are in the classified service. Unclassified employees who are
not covered by a collective bargaining agreement are employed under the terms and
conditions of the compensation plan approved under section 43A.18, subdivision 3b;

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end report to the state board on all operations under the director's control and
supervision;

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end maintain accurate and complete records of securities transactions and official
activities;

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end establish a policy relating to the purchase and sale of securities on the basis of
competitive offerings or bids. The policy is subject to board approval;

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end cause securities acquired to be kept in the custody of the commissioner of
finance or other depositories consistent with chapter 356A, as the state board deems
appropriate;

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end prepare and file with the director of the Legislative Reference Library, by
December 31 of each year, a report summarizing the activities of the state board, the
council, and the director during the preceding fiscal year. The report must be prepared
so as to provide the legislature and the people of the state with a clear, comprehensive
summary of the portfolio composition, the transactions, the total annual rate of return, and
the yield to the state treasury and to each of the funds whose assets are invested by the
state board, and the recipients of business placed or commissions allocated among the
various commercial banks, investment bankers, and brokerage organizations. The report
must contain financial statements for funds managed by the board prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end require state officials from any department or agency to produce and provide
access to any financial documents the state board deems necessary in the conduct of
its investment activities;

deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end receive and expend legislative appropriations;new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end undertake any other activities necessary to implement the duties and
powers set forth in this subdivision consistent with chapter 356A.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 11A.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Apportionment of expenses.

deleted text begin The executive director shall apportion the
actual expenses incurred by the board on an accrual basis among the several funds whose
assets are invested by the board based on the weighted average assets under management
during each quarter. The charge to each fund must be calculated, billed, and paid on a
quarterly basis in accordance with procedures for interdepartmental payments established
by the commissioner of finance. The amounts necessary to pay these charges are
appropriated from the investment earnings of each fund. Receipts must be credited to the
general fund as nondedicated receipts.
deleted text end new text begin The annual expenses incurred by the State Board
of Investment will be apportioned among the state general fund, the retirement funds
administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System, Public Employees Retirement
Association, and Teachers Retirement Association, and all other funds as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) on a biennial basis, the State Board of Investment, in accordance with biennial
budget procedures established by the commissioner of finance, may request a direct
appropriation that represents the portion of the State Board of Investment expenses
necessary to provide investment services to the state general fund. This appropriation
must be deposited in the State Board of Investment operating account;
new text end

new text begin (2) the executive director shall apportion the actual expenses incurred by the State
Board of Investment, less the charge to the state general fund, among the funds whose
assets are invested by the State Board of Investment, with the exception of the state general
fund, based on the weighted average assets under management during the fiscal year. The
amounts necessary to pay these charges are apportioned from the investment earnings of
each fund. Receipts must be credited to the State Board of Investment operating account;
new text end

new text begin (3) the actual expenses apportioned and charged to the funds, with the exception
of the state general fund and the retirement funds administered by the Minnesota State
Retirement System, Public Employees Retirement Association, and Teachers Retirement
Association, must be calculated, billed, and paid on a quarterly basis in accordance with
procedures for interdepartmental payments established by the commissioner of finance;
and
new text end

new text begin (4) the annual estimated expenses to be incurred by the State Board of Investment
that will be payable by the retirement funds administered by the Minnesota State
Retirement System, Public Employees Retirement Association, and Teachers Retirement
Association must be deposited in the State Board of Investment operating account on the
first business day of each fiscal year. A reconciliation of the actual expenses compared to
the estimated costs must occur at the end of each fiscal year with any surplus or deficit
being credited or debited to each of the respective funds. The State Board of Investment
must present a statement of accrued actual expenses to each fund at the end of each
quarter during each fiscal year.
new text end

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 14.127, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Cost thresholds.

An agency must determine if the cost of complying
with a proposed rule in the first year after the rule takes effect will exceed deleted text begin $25,000deleted text end new text begin $10,000
new text end for: (1) any one business that has less than 50 full-time employees; or (2) any one statutory
or home rule charter city that has less than ten full-time employees. For purposes of this
section, "business" means a business entity organized for profit or as a nonprofit, and
includes an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, or cooperative.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2006. This section applies
to any rule for which the public hearing record has not closed before July 1, 2006, or,
if there is no public hearing, for which the agency has not submitted the record to the
administrative law judge before that date.
new text end

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 14.127, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Legislative approval required.

If the agency determines that the cost
exceeds the threshold in subdivision 1, or if the administrative law judge disapproves the
agency's determination that the cost does not exceed the threshold in subdivision 1, any
business that has less than 50 full-time employees or any statutory or home rule charter
city that has less than ten full-time employees may file a written statement with the agency
claiming a temporary exemption from the rules. Upon filing of such a statement with the
agency, the rules do not apply to that business or that city until the rules are approved by a
law enacted after the agency determination or administrative law judge disapproval.new text begin
An agency that receives a statement claiming a temporary exemption must report to the
legislature by January 15 after receiving the statement. Each report must list the name of
each business or city claiming an exemption and a citation to the rule that is the subject of
the exemption. The report must be filed in the manner specified in section 3.195, and a
copy must also be sent to the revisor of statutes.
new text end

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 14.127, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Exceptions.

(a) Subdivision 3 does not apply if the administrative law
judge approves an agency's determination that the legislature has appropriated money to
sufficiently fund the expected cost of the rule upon the business or city proposed to be
regulated by the rule.

(b) Subdivision 3 does not apply if the administrative law judge approves an
agency's determination that the rule has been proposed pursuant to a specific federal
statutory or regulatory mandate.

(c) This section does not apply if the rule is adopted under section 14.388 or under
another law specifying that the rulemaking procedures of this chapter do not apply.

(d) This section does not apply to a rule adopted by the Public Utilities Commission.

(e) Subdivision 3 does not apply if the governor waives application of subdivision 3.
The governor may issue a waiver at any time, either before or after the rule would take
effect, but for the requirement of legislative approval. As soon as possible after issuing a
waiver under this paragraph, the governor must send notice of the waiver to the speaker of
the house of representatives and the president of the senate and must publish notice of
this determination in the State Register.new text begin Authority for the governor to issue a new waiver
under this paragraph expires June 30, 2007.
new text end

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 15.0575, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Compensation.

(a) Members of the boards may be compensated at the rate
of $55 a day spent on board activities, when authorized by the board, plus expenses in the
same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under section
43A.18, subdivision 2. new text begin If the amount of time spent on a board activity, including time spent
traveling to and from the member's home, is more than eight hours per day, the member
may be compensated at the rate of up to $66 for that day.
new text end Members who, as a result of
time spent attending board meetings, incur child care expenses that would not otherwise
have been incurred, may be reimbursed for those expenses upon board authorization.

(b) Members who are state employees or employees of the political subdivisions
of the state must not receive the daily payment for activities that occur during working
hours for which they are compensated by the state or political subdivision. However, a
state or political subdivision employee may receive the daily payment if the employee
uses vacation time or compensatory time accumulated in accordance with a collective
bargaining agreement or compensation plan for board activities. Members who are state
employees or employees of the political subdivisions of the state may receive the expenses
provided for in this subdivision unless the expenses are reimbursed by another source.
Members who are state employees or employees of political subdivisions of the state
may be reimbursed for child care expenses only for time spent on board activities that
are outside their working hours.

(c) Each board must adopt internal standards prescribing what constitutes a day spent
on board activities new text begin and how to document days on which a person spends more than eight
hours on board activities
new text end for purposes of making daily payments under this subdivision.

Sec. 48.

new text begin [15.0585] GROUPS ABOLISHED FOR FAILURE TO MEET.
new text end

new text begin This section applies to every state executive branch advisory council, committee,
and task force, and also applies to councils created in sections 3.922, 3.9223, 3.9225,
and 3.9226. If a group covered by this section fails to achieve a quorum necessary
to conduct business at three consecutive regularly scheduled meetings, the group is
abolished immediately.
new text end

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 15.059, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Compensation.

(a) Members of the advisory councils and committees may
be compensated at the rate of $55 a day spent on council or committee activities, when
authorized by the council or committee, plus expenses in the same manner and amount
as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under section 43A.18, subdivision
2
. new text begin If the amount of time spent on a council or committee activity, including time spent
traveling to and from the member's home, is more than eight hours per day, the member
may be compensated at the rate of up to $66 for that day.
new text end Members who, as a result of
time spent attending council or committee meetings, incur child care expenses that would
not otherwise have been incurred, may be reimbursed for those expenses upon council or
committee authorization.

(b) Members who are state employees or employees of political subdivisions must
not receive the daily compensation for activities that occur during working hours for which
they are compensated by the state or political subdivision. However, a state or political
subdivision employee may receive the daily payment if the employee uses vacation
time or compensatory time accumulated in accordance with a collective bargaining
agreement or compensation plan for council or committee activity. Members who are
state employees or employees of the political subdivisions of the state may receive the
expenses provided for in this section unless the expenses are reimbursed by another
source. Members who are state employees or employees of political subdivisions of the
state may be reimbursed for child care expenses only for time spent on board activities
that are outside their working hours.

(c) Each council and committee must adopt internal standards prescribing what
constitutes a day spent on council or committee activities new text begin and how to document days
on which a person spends more than eight hours on council or committee activities
new text end for
purposes of making daily payments under this subdivision.

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 15.059, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Expiration date.

(a) Unless a different date is specified by law, the
existence of each advisory council and committee expires on the date specified in the law
establishing the group or on June 30, deleted text begin 2003, whichever is soonerdeleted text end new text begin 2007new text end . This subdivision
applies whether or not the law establishing the group provides that the group is governed
by this section.

(b) An advisory council or committee does not expire in accordance with paragraph
(a) if it:

(1) is an occupational licensure advisory group to a licensing board or agency;

(2) administers and awards grants; or

(3) is required by federal law or regulation.

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 15.066, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Procedure.

In all appointments to state agencies which require the advice
and consent of the senate, the following procedure shall apply:

(a) the appointing authority shall provide to the president of the senate a letter of
appointment which shall include the position title to which the appointment is being made;
the name, street address, city and county of the appointee; and the term of the appointment;

(b) for those positions for which a statement of economic interest is required to be
filed by section 10A.09, the appointing authority shall give the notice to the Campaign
Finance and Public Disclosure Board required by section 10A.09, subdivision 2, at the
time the letter of appointment is directed to the president of the senate;

(c) if the appointment is subject to the open appointments program provided by
section 15.0597, the appointing authority shall provide the senate with a copy of the
application provided by section 15.0597, at the time the letter of appointment is directed to
the president of the senate; deleted text begin anddeleted text end

(d) the appointment shall be effective and the appointee may commence to exercise
the duties of the office upon the receipt of the letter of appointment by the president
of the senatenew text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (e) if the senate neither confirms nor rejects the appointment before the senate
adjourns the annual regular session to which the appointment was submitted, the senate
may not thereafter act on the appointment, except that if an appointment is submitted
within 20 days before the adjournment of a regular session, the senate may act on the
appointment within 20 days after the beginning of the next regular annual session
new text end .

Sec. 52.

new text begin [15.165] OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING TESTS.
new text end

new text begin An executive branch state agency requiring an applicant for an occupational license
to appear in person to take a test must offer the test in at least three sites outside of the
seven-county metropolitan area. Agencies issuing occupational licenses are encouraged to
develop tests that can be administered online, to the extent practical.
new text end

Sec. 53.

new text begin [15.445] NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN CHANGES TO
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE LAWS AND RULES.
new text end

new text begin An executive agency under section 16A.011, subdivision 12, that issues a
professional license must notify all current license holders of any changes made to laws or
rules administered by the agency under which a fine or other sanction may be imposed
on a noncompliant license holder. The agency must notify all current license holders of
the law or rule changes by mail at their last known addresses on or before the effective
date of the changes.
new text end

Sec. 54.

new text begin [15.84] USE OF VOLUNTEERS.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the state, a higher education institution, a
statutory or home rule charter city, county, town, school district, or other governmental
unit may use volunteers to provide services if the use of volunteers does not result in
layoffs of public employees.
new text end

Sec. 55.

new text begin [15.845] LIMIT ON ELECTED OFFICIAL PER DIEM.
new text end

new text begin (a) A legislator, constitutional officer, or an elected local government official may
not receive more than one per diem payment from all state or local government sources
for any one day. The amount of a per diem payment paid by a local government unit may
not exceed the amount of the per diem payment authorized for members of the house of
representatives or members of the senate, whichever is lower.
new text end

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

new text begin (1) a per diem payment is a payment in addition to salary paid on a daily basis for
work done on the activities of a public body; and
new text end

new text begin (2) an elected local government official is an elected member of the governing body
of a county, statutory or home rule charter city, town, school district, or other political
subdivision.
new text end

Sec. 56.

new text begin [15.995] HISTORIC PUBLICLY OWNED BUILDINGS.
new text end

new text begin A political subdivision of the state must not sell a building it owns that is listed on
the National Register of Historic Places, unless the political subdivision first:
new text end

new text begin (1) notifies the Minnesota Historical Society and waits at least two years, during
which the political subdivision must request of and receive from the Historical Society a
study of the best use of the property in order to ascertain and preserve the historical value
of the property and ensure public use; and
new text end

new text begin (2) requests of and receives from the Department of Administration an inventory and
appraisal of the affected real and personal property to determine its value.
new text end

new text begin The Department of Administration and the Minnesota Historical Society must jointly
report their findings to the chairs and ranking minority members of legislative committees
with jurisdiction over state government finance. The requesting political subdivision must
pay the Minnesota Historical Society and the Department of Administration for services
provided under this section.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 57.

new text begin [15A.23] SALARY FORFEITURE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Other law superseded. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
members of the legislature and the governor forfeit salary under the circumstances
described in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Failure to enact budget in odd-numbered year. new text end

new text begin (a) In an odd-numbered
year:
new text end

new text begin (1) members of the legislature and the governor forfeit their salary for the month
of June if the house of representatives and the senate have not passed all of the major
appropriation and revenue bills before midnight of the first Monday following the third
Saturday in May;
new text end

new text begin (2) members of the legislature and the governor forfeit their salary for the months of
July and August if the house of representatives and the senate have not passed all of the
major appropriation and revenue bills before midnight on June 30; and
new text end

new text begin (3) after August, members of the legislature and the governor forfeit their salary for
the next month if the house of representatives and the senate have not passed all of the
major appropriation bills by the end of the preceding month.
new text end

new text begin (b) Members of the legislature may not receive per diem payments during any period
under this section in which members forfeit their salary.
new text end

new text begin (c) If the governor forfeits salary under this section and the state pay periods do not
exactly coincide with the calendar month of forfeiture, the governor forfeits salary for the
two, two-week pay periods beginning after the first day of that month.
new text end

new text begin (d) For purposes of this section, "major appropriation and revenue bills" mean
one or more bills establishing the taxes anticipated to be needed to provide funding for
state appropriations, and bills making appropriations for the following areas: higher
education; K-12 education; agriculture, environment, and natural resources; health and
human services; state government; jobs and economic development; transportation; and
public safety. This section does not require bills to be organized in the manner specified
in this paragraph, provided that appropriations are enacted covering all of the topics
listed in this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Failure to enact budget decisions in even-numbered year. new text end

new text begin (a) If the
legislature meets in regular session in an even-numbered year, members of the legislature
and the governor forfeit their salary for the month beginning immediately following
adjournment of the regular session if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the most recent forecast of general fund revenues and expenditures under section
16A.103 before adjournment of the regular session shows that anticipated general fund
expenditures for the remainder of the biennium exceed anticipated revenues for the
remainder of the biennium; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the house of representatives and the senate do not pass legislation necessary to
correct the budget imbalance predicted by the forecast.
new text end

new text begin (b) This subdivision does not apply if the amount by which general fund expenditures
are forecast to exceed revenues is ten percent or less of the amount in the budget reserve
account established in section 16A.152.
new text end

Sec. 58.

new text begin [15B.055] PARKING SPACES.
new text end

new text begin To provide the public with greater access to legislative proceedings, all parking
spaces on Aurora Avenue in front of the Capitol building must be reserved for the public.
new text end

Sec. 59.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.065, is amended to read:


16A.065 PREPAY SOFTWARE, SUBSCRIPTIONS, UNITED STATES
DOCUMENTS.

Notwithstanding section 16A.41, subdivision 1, the commissioner may allow an
agency to make advance deposits or payments for software or software maintenance
services for state-owned or leased electronic data processing equipment, for sole source
maintenance agreements where it is not cost-effective to pay in arrears, for exhibit booth
spacenew text begin or boat slipnew text end rental when required by the renter to guarantee the availability of space,
for registration fees where advance payment is required or advance payment discount is
provided, and for newspaper, magazine, and other subscription fees customarily paid for
in advance. The commissioner may also allow advance deposits by any department with
the Library of Congress and federal Supervisor of Documents for items to be purchased
from those federal agencies.

Sec. 60.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.11, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Part two: detailed budget.

(a) Part two of the budget, the detailed budget
estimates both of expenditures and revenues, must contain any statements on the financial
plan which the governor believes desirable or which may be required by the legislature.
The detailed estimates shall include the governor's budget arranged in tabular form.

(b) Tables listing expenditures for the next biennium must show the appropriation
base for each year. The appropriation base is the amount appropriated for the second
year of the current biennium. The tables must separately show any adjustments to the
base required by current law or policies of the commissioner of finance. For forecasted
programs, the tables must also show the amount of the forecast adjustments, based on the
most recent forecast prepared by the commissioner of finance under section 16A.103. For
all programs, the tables must show the amount of appropriation changes recommended
by the governor, after adjustments to the base and forecast adjustments, and the total
recommendation of the governor for that year.

(c) The detailed estimates must include a separate line listing the total cost of
professional and technical service contracts for the prior biennium and the projected
costs of those contracts for the current and upcoming biennium. They must also include
deleted text begin a summary ofdeleted text end the deleted text begin personnel employed by the agency, reflected as full-time equivalentdeleted text end
new text begin number of full-time equivalent new text end positionsnew text begin in each agency program for the current biennium
and the projected number of full-time equivalent positions in each agency program for
the upcoming biennium
new text end .

(d) The detailed estimates for internal service funds must include the number of
full-time equivalents by program; detail on any loans from the general fund, including
dollar amounts by program; proposed investments in technology or equipment of $100,000
or more; an explanation of any operating losses or increases in retained earnings; and a
history of the rates that have been charged, with an explanation of any rate changes and
the impact of the rate changes on affected agencies.

Sec. 61.

new text begin [16A.111] PROGRAM COMPARISON REPORT.
new text end

new text begin (a) By the date on which the governor's detailed operating budget is submitted to
the legislature, the governor must submit to the legislature a report comparing major
spending programs in Minnesota to similar programs in neighboring states. The report
must compare Minnesota program benefits, eligibility requirements, and spending with
those in each of the neighboring states.
new text end

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

new text begin (1) a "major spending program" means a program for which the governor
recommends general fund spending of more than $10,000,000 during the upcoming
biennium; and
new text end

new text begin (2) a "neighboring state" means Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota,
and Wisconsin for all major spending programs and, for any particular program, includes
any additional states that the governor believes are important to the comparison for that
program.
new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding section 3.195, a copy of the report required by this section must
be given to every legislator and also to the commissioner of every state agency.
new text end

Sec. 62.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.1283, is amended to read:


16A.1283 LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL REQUIRED.

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an executive branch state agency may
notnew text begin : (1) new text end impose a new fee or increase an existing fee unless the new fee or increase
is approved by lawnew text begin ; or (2) propose a law that would impose a new fee or increase an
existing fee that would take effect in the second fiscal year of the state biennium
new text end . For
purposes of this section, a fee is any charge for goods, services, regulation, or licensure,
and, notwithstanding paragraph (b), clause (3), includes charges for admission to or for
use of public facilities owned by the state.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) charges billed within or between state agencies, or billed to federal agencies;

(2) the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system;

(3) charges for goods and services provided for the direct and primary use of a
private individual, business, or other entity;

(4) charges that authorize use of state-owned lands and minerals administered by
the commissioner of natural resources by the issuance of leases, easements, cooperative
farming agreements, and land and water crossing licenses and charges for sales of
state-owned lands administered by the commissioner of natural resources; or

(5) state park fees and charges established by commissioner's order.

(c) An executive branch agency may reduce a fee that was set by rule before July
1, 2001, without legislative approval. Chapter 14 does not apply to fee reductions under
this paragraph.

Sec. 63.

new text begin [16A.1284] NO NEW FEES CHARGED TO SCHOOLS.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a state agency may not charge a fee
to a school, unless the fee was in effect on July 1, 2006.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, "school" means:
new text end

new text begin (1) a public school, as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, 13, and 17;
new text end

new text begin (2) a nonpublic school that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized
according to section 123B.445 or recognized by the commissioner; and
new text end

new text begin (3) a charter school created under section 124D.10.
new text end

Sec. 64.

new text begin [16A.1395] CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin This section applies only to an appropriation enacted
in a major finance or revenue bill. The house of representatives and the senate must
adopt rules or resolutions specifying which bills are major finance or revenue bills. If
the house and the senate fail to agree on which bills are major finance or revenue bills,
"major finance or revenue bill" means the primary bill establishing state tax policy, and the
primary bill making appropriations in each of the following areas: higher education, early
childhood through high school education, agriculture and rural development, environment
and natural resources, health and human services, state government finance, economic
development, public safety, and transportation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Certain appropriations continue. new text end

new text begin (a) An appropriation from the general
fund or any other fund enacted in a major finance or revenue bill for the fiscal year ending
June 30 of an odd-numbered year remains in effect at the base level for future fiscal years
unless a law is enacted eliminating or amending the appropriation. The appropriation base
level is determined as provided in section 16A.11, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (b) The amounts needed to implement this section are appropriated from each fund
covered by this section.
new text end

new text begin (c) This section does not apply to an appropriation in a fiscal year if a law is enacted
appropriating money in that fiscal year for the purpose of the appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Exceptions and adjustments. new text end

new text begin An appropriation remaining in effect under
authority of subdivision 2 must be adjusted or discontinued as required by other law, by
general policies of the commissioner of finance, and in the following circumstances:
new text end

new text begin (a) An appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30 of the odd-numbered year
does not remain in effect for the fiscal year starting on July 1 if the legislature specifically
designated the appropriation as a onetime appropriation, if the commissioner of finance
determines that the legislature clearly intended the appropriation to be onetime, or if the
program for which the appropriation was made expires on or before July 1.
new text end

new text begin (b) If an appropriation remains in effect under authority of subdivision 2, but the
program or activity that is the subject of the appropriation is scheduled to expire during a
fiscal year, the commissioner of finance must pro rate the appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of finance may make technical adjustments to the amount of
an appropriation to the extent the commissioner determines the technical adjustments
are needed to accurately reflect the amount that constitutes the annual base level of the
appropriation. The commissioner may make an adjustment under this clause only if one or
more of the following conditions is met:
new text end

new text begin (1) the legislature previously appropriated money for a biennium, with the entire
appropriation being allocated to one year of the biennium, and the commissioner
determines an adjustment is necessary to accurately reflect the annual amount needed to
maintain program operations at the same level;
new text end

new text begin (2) laws or policies under which revenues and expenditures are accounted for
have changed to eliminate or consolidate certain funds or accounts, and adjustments in
appropriations are necessary to implement these changes;
new text end

new text begin (3) duties have been transferred between agency programs, or between agencies, and
adjustments in appropriations are needed to reflect these transfers; or
new text end

new text begin (4) a program, or changes to a program, were not fully operational in one fiscal year,
but will be fully operational in the following year, and an adjustment to the appropriation
is needed to accurately reflect the annual cost of the new or changed program.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of finance must give the chairs of the senate finance and
house ways and means committees written notice of any adjustments made under this
subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Legislator compensation. new text end

new text begin In the event the process described in
subdivisions 1 to 3 applies, legislators shall forfeit all salary and compensation beginning
on July 1 of any odd-numbered year. This forfeiture shall continue until all appropriation
legislation has been adopted.
new text end

Sec. 65.

new text begin [16A.156] LIMIT ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
new text end

new text begin As a condition of receiving a grant from an appropriation of state funds, the person
or entity receiving the grant must agree that no more than ten percent of the grant funds
will be spent for administrative purposes. This limit does not apply if the commissioner
of finance determines, after consulting with the chairs of appropriate legislative budget
committees, that this limit is impracticable because the legislative intent in appropriating
money for the grant is that more than ten percent of the grant is administrative in nature.
new text end

Sec. 66.

new text begin [16A.37] GRANT RECIPIENTS; EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION.
new text end

new text begin As a condition of receiving a direct appropriation of state funds or a grant of state
funds, the recipient must agree to provide the commissioner of finance a list of the position
and salary of each of the recipient's employees whose salary is more than the salary of
the governor. The commissioner must post all information reported under this section on
the commissioner's Web site during the fiscal year in which the appropriation or grant is
received. Within 30 days of receiving information from a recipient under this section, the
commissioner must send the information to the chairs and ranking minority members of
the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over state government finance issues.
new text end

Sec. 67.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.86, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Grant administration. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may administer capital grants if
requested by another executive agency. The commissioner will work in collaboration with
the agency that made the request to ensure that program needs of the grant are addressed.
new text end

Sec. 68.

new text begin [16A.89] GRANTS MANAGEMENT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grant. new text end

new text begin (a) A grant is a written instrument or electronic document
defining a legal relationship between a sponsor and a recipient when the principal purpose
of the relationship is to transfer cash or a thing of value to the recipient to support a
public purpose authorized by law instead of acquiring, by professional/technical contract,
purchase, lease, or barter, property or services for the direct benefit or use of the sponsor.
new text end

new text begin (b) This division does not apply to capital project grants to political subdivisions, as
defined by section 16A.86.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Ethical practices and conflict of interest. new text end

new text begin An employee of the executive
branch involved directly or indirectly in grants processes, at any level, is subject to the
code of ethics in section 43A.38.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Conflict of interest policy development. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must
develop policies regarding code of ethics and conflict of interest designed to prevent
conflicts of interest for employees involved in the award and administration of grants. The
policies must apply to employees who are directly or indirectly involved in developing
requests for proposals, evaluating proposals, awarding grants, drafting and entering into
grant agreements, amending or revising grants, evaluating performance under these grants,
and authorizing payments under the grant.
new text end

new text begin (b) The policies must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) a process for making employees aware of policy and laws relating to conflict of
interest, and training for employees on how to avoid and address potential conflicts;
new text end

new text begin (2) a process under which an employee who has a conflict of interest or a potential
conflict of interest must disclose the matter; and
new text end

new text begin (3) a process under which work on the grant may be assigned to another employee if
possible.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Reporting of violations. new text end

new text begin A state employee who discovers evidence
of violation of laws or rules governing grants is encouraged to report the violation or
suspected violation to the employee's supervisor, the commissioner, the director, or
the legislative auditor. The legislative auditor shall report to the Legislative Audit
Commission if there are multiple complaints about the same agency. The auditor's report
to the Legislative Audit Commission under this section must disclose only the number and
type of violations alleged. An employee making a good faith report under this section
has the protections provided for under section 181.932, prohibiting the employer from
discriminating against the employee.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Creation and validity of grant agreements. new text end

new text begin (a) A grant agreement is not
fully executed and the state is not bound by the grant unless:
new text end

new text begin (1) the grant has been executed by the head of the agency or a delegate who is
a party to the grant; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the accounting system shows an encumbrance for the amount of the grant.
new text end

new text begin (b) The combined grant agreement and amendments must not exceed five years
without specific, written approval by the commissioner according to established policy,
procedures, and standards, or unless the commissioner determines that a longer duration is
in the best interest of the state.
new text end

new text begin (c) A fully executed copy of every grant agreement, amendments to the grant, and
other required records relating to the grant must be kept on file at the granting agency for a
time equal to that required of grantees in subdivision 7, paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin (d) The attorney general may periodically review and evaluate a sample of state
agency grants to ensure compliance with applicable laws.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Grant administration. new text end

new text begin A granting agency shall diligently administer
and monitor any grant it has entered into.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Audit. new text end

new text begin (a) A grant agreement made by an executive agency or any unit of
local government must include, expressed or implied, an audit clause that provides that
the books, records, documents, and accounting procedures and practices of the grantee or
other party, that are relevant to the grant or transaction, are subject to examination by the
granting agency and either the legislative auditor or the state auditor, as appropriate, for a
minimum of four years from the grant agreement end date or receipt and approval of all
final reports, whichever is later.
new text end

new text begin (b) If the granting agency is a local unit of government, and the governing body of
the local unit of government requests that the state auditor examine the books, records,
documents, and accounting procedures and practices of the grantee or other party
according to this subdivision, the granting agency shall be liable for the cost of the
examination. If the granting agency is a local unit of government, and the grantee or other
party requests that the state auditor examine all books, records, documents, and accounting
procedures and practices related to the grant, the grantee or other party that requested the
examination shall be liable for the cost of the examination.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Authority of attorney general. new text end

new text begin The attorney general may pursue
remedies available by law to avoid the obligation of an agency to pay under a grant or to
recover payments made if activities under the grant are so unsatisfactory, incomplete, or
inconsistent that payment would involve unjust enrichment. The contrary opinion of the
granting agency does not affect the power of the attorney general under this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Grants with Indian tribes and bands. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any other law, an
agency may not require an Indian tribe or band to deny its sovereignty as a requirement or
condition of a grant with an agency.
new text end

Sec. 69.

new text begin [16B.242] RENT FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Inventory. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of administration must maintain
an inventory of state-owned buildings that are listed on the National or State Register
of Historic Places or are determined eligible for listing on the National Register by the
State Historic Preservation Office. This subdivision does not apply to real property held
by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities or by the
University of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Rent on historic buildings. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
appropriations made from the bond proceeds fund after the effective date of this section
for renovation of historic buildings in the Capitol area must not be recovered through rent
charged to tenants of the building. For purposes of this subdivision:
new text end

new text begin (1) a "historic building" is a building on the inventory maintained under subdivision
1; and
new text end

new text begin (2) "Capitol area" has the meaning defined in section 15B.02.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 70.

new text begin [16B.614] CODE FOR REHABILITATION OF HISTORIC
STRUCTURES.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must adopt rules establishing a building code for the renovation
and rehabilitation of historic structures, including properties listed on the National or State
Register of Historic Places and properties designated by either a certified local government
or a heritage preservation commission created under the National Preservation Act of
1966 and whose designation is approved by the state historic preservation officer. The
commissioner may adopt a model code by reference with necessary modifications for
Minnesota conditions.
new text end

Sec. 71.

new text begin [16C.011] APPLICABILITY.
new text end

new text begin Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to grants under section 16A.86.
new text end

Sec. 72.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Best and final offer. new text end

new text begin "Best and final offer" means an optional step in
the solicitation process in which responders are requested to improve their response by
methods including, but not limited to, the reduction of cost, clarification or modification of
the response, or the provision of additional information.
new text end

Sec. 73.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.02, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Best value.

"Best value" describes a result intended in the acquisition of all
goods and services. Price must be one of the evaluation criteria when acquiring goods
and services. Other evaluation criteria may include, but are not limited to, environmental
considerations, quality, and vendor performance.new text begin In achieving "best value" strategic
sourcing tools, including, but not limited to, best and final offers, negotiations, contract
consolidation, product standardization, and mandatory-use enterprise contracts shall be
used at the commissioner's discretion.
new text end

Sec. 74.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 6a. new text end

new text begin Enterprise procurement. new text end

new text begin "Enterprise procurement" means the process
undertaken by the commissioner to leverage economies of scale of multiple end users to
achieve cost savings and other favorable terms in contracts for goods and services.
new text end

Sec. 75.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.02, subdivision 12, is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

Request for proposal or RFP.

"Request for proposal" or "RFP" means a
solicitation in which it is not advantageous to set forth all the actual, detailed requirements
at the time of solicitation and responses are deleted text begin subject to negotiationdeleted text end new text begin negotiated to achieve
best value for the state
new text end .

Sec. 76.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.02, subdivision 14, is amended to read:


Subd. 14.

Response.

"Response" means the offer received from a vendor in
response to a solicitation. A response includes submissions commonly referred to as
"offers," new text begin "best and final offers," new text end "bids," "quotes," or "proposals."

Sec. 77.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin Strategic sourcing. new text end

new text begin "Strategic sourcing" means methods used to analyze
and reduce spending on goods and services including, but not limited to, spend analysis,
product standardization, contract consolidation, multiple jurisdiction purchasing alliances,
reverse auctions, life-cycle costing, and other techniques.
new text end

Sec. 78.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Acquisition authority.

The commissioner shall acquire all goods, services,
and utilities needed by agencies. The commissioner shall acquire goods, services, and
utilities by requests for bids, requests for proposals, reverse auctions as provided in
section 16C.10, subdivision 7, or other methods provided by law, unless a section of law
requires a particular method of acquisition to be used. The commissioner shall make all
decisions regarding acquisition activities. The determination of the acquisition method
and all decisions involved in the acquisition process, unless otherwise provided for by
law, shall be based on best value which includes an evaluation of price and may include
other considerations including, but not limited to, environmental considerations, quality,
and vendor performance. new text begin In achieving best value, methods including best and final offers,
negotiations, contract consolidation, product standardization, mandatory-use contracts,
total cost of ownership assessments, and other strategic sourcing techniques shall be
employed at the commissioner's discretion. The commissioner shall engage in enterprise
procurements to the extent practicable.
new text end A best value determination must be based on the
evaluation criteria detailed in the solicitation document. If criteria other than price are
used, the solicitation document must state the relative importance of price and other
factors. new text begin Contract awards for all systems integration projects in excess of $500,000 shall be
based on the proposal that provides best value to the state's requirements, as determined
by the evaluation criteria contained in the solicitation document. Evaluation criteria for
the acquisition of such information technology services shall provide for the selection of
the contractor on an objective basis not limited to cost alone.
new text end Unless it is determined by
the commissioner that an alternative solicitation method provided by law should be used
to determine best value, a request for bid must be used to solicit formal responses for all
building and construction contracts. Any or all responses may be rejected. When using the
request for bid process, the bid must be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible
bidder, taking into consideration conformity with the specifications, terms of delivery, the
purpose for which the contract or purchase is intended, the status and capability of the
vendor, and other considerations imposed in the request for bids. The commissioner may
decide which is the lowest responsible bidder for all purchases and may use the principles
of life-cycle costing, where appropriate, in determining the lowest overall bid. The duties
set forth in this subdivision are subject to delegation pursuant to this section.

Sec. 79.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Contracting authority.

The commissioner shall conduct all contracting by,
for, and between agencies and perform all contract management and review functions for
contracts, except those functions specifically delegated to be performed by the contracting
agency, the attorney general, or otherwise provided for by law.new text begin The commissioner must
involve agency staff and agency staff must participate in the development of enterprise
procurements including the development of product standards, specifications, and other
requirements.
new text end

Sec. 80.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.03, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Policy and procedures.

The commissioner is authorized to issue policies,
procedures, and standards applicable to all acquisition activities by and for agencies.new text begin
Consistent with the authority specified in this chapter, the commissioner shall develop
and implement policies, procedures, and standards ensuring the optimal use of strategic
sourcing techniques.
new text end

Sec. 81.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.03, subdivision 13, is amended to read:


Subd. 13.

Central stores.

The commissioner is authorized to provide agencies with
supplies and equipment and operate all central stores and supply rooms serving more
than one agency.new text begin The commissioner is authorized to require agency use of this service
if consistent with "best value."
new text end

Sec. 82.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.03, subdivision 16, is amended to read:


Subd. 16.

Delegation of duties.

The commissioner may delegate duties imposed by
this chapter to the head of an agency and to any subordinate of the agency head. Delegated
duties shall be exercised in the name of the commissioner and under the commissioner's
direct supervision and control. A delegation of duties may include, but is not limited to,
allowing individuals within agencies to acquire goods, services, and utilities within dollar
limitations and for designated types of acquisitions. Delegation of contract management
and review functions must be filed with the secretary of state and may not, except with
respect to delegations within the Department of Administration, exceed two years in
duration. The commissioner may withdraw any delegation at the commissioner's sole
discretion.new text begin The commissioner may require an agency head or subordinate to accept
delegated responsibility to procure goods or services intended for the exclusive use of the
agency receiving the delegation.
new text end

Sec. 83.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Duty.

An employee of the executive branch involved directly or
indirectly in the acquisition deleted text begin or grantsdeleted text end process, at any level, is subject to the code of ethics
in section 43A.38.

Sec. 84.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Conflict of interest policy development.

(a) The commissioner must
develop policies regarding code of ethics and conflict of interest designed to prevent
conflicts of interest for employees involved in the acquisition of goods, services, and
utilities deleted text begin or the award and administration of grant contractsdeleted text end . The policies must apply to
employees who are directly or indirectly involved in the acquisition of goods, services,
and utilities, developing requests for proposals, evaluating bids or proposals, awarding
the contract, selecting the final vendor, drafting and entering into contracts, evaluating
performance under these contracts, and authorizing payments under the contract.

(b) The policies must contain a process for making employees aware of policy and
laws relating to conflict of interest, and for training employees on how to avoid and deal
with potential conflicts.

(c) The policies must contain a process under which an employee who has a conflict
of interest or a potential conflict of interest must disclose the matter, and a process under
which work on the contract may be assigned to another employee if possible.

Sec. 85.

new text begin [16C.046] INELIGIBILITY.
new text end

new text begin A person is not eligible to be awarded a contract, or sell any goods or services to
an agency if the person has been convicted of a crime for knowingly employing illegal
aliens in the United States. The person remains ineligible for five years from the date of
the conviction. This section applies to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
For purposes of this section, "person" means a natural person or a business. A business
is ineligible under this section if a natural person who owns more than one-half of the
business is convicted of a crime specified in this section. The commissioner may waive
application of this section if the commissioner determines that waiver is in the best
interests of the state.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2006, and applies to
solicitations sent and contracts entered into on and after that date.
new text end

Sec. 86.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Agency cooperation.

Agencies shall fully cooperate with the
commissioner in the management and review of state contractsnew text begin and in the development
and implementation of strategic sourcing techniques
new text end .

Sec. 87.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Creation and validity of contracts.

(a) A contract is not valid and the state
is not bound by it and no agency, without the prior written approval of the commissioner
granted pursuant to subdivision 2a, may authorize work to begin on it unless:

(1) it has first been executed by the head of the agency or a delegate who is a party
to the contract;

(2) it has been approved by the commissioner; and

(3) the accounting system shows an encumbrance for the amount of the contract
liabilitynew text begin except as allowed by policy approved by the commissioner and the commissioner
of finance for routine, low-dollar procurements
new text end .

(b) The combined contract and amendments must not exceed five years without
specific, written approval by the commissioner according to established policy, procedures,
and standards, or unless otherwise provided for by law. The term of the original contract
must not exceed two years unless the commissioner determines that a longer duration is
in the best interest of the state.

(c) deleted text begin Grants,deleted text end Interagency agreements, purchase orders, work orders, and annual plans
need not, in the discretion of the commissioner and attorney general, require the signature
of the commissioner and/or the attorney general. A signature is not required for work
orders and amendments to work orders related to Department of Transportation contracts.
Bond purchase agreements by the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority do not require
the approval of the commissioner.

(d) Amendments to contracts must entail tasks that are substantially similar to
those in the original contract or involve tasks that are so closely related to the original
contract that it would be impracticable for a different contractor to perform the work. The
commissioner or an agency official to whom the commissioner has delegated contracting
authority under section 16C.03, subdivision 16, must determine that an amendment would
serve the interest of the state better than a new contract and would cost no more.

(e) A fully executed copy of every contract, amendments to the contract, and
performance evaluations relating to the contract must be kept on file at the contracting
agency for a time equal to that specified for contract vendors and other parties in
subdivision 5.

(f) The attorney general must periodically review and evaluate a sample of state
agency contracts to ensure compliance with laws.

Sec. 88.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Subject to audit.

A contract or any pass-through disbursement of public
funds to a vendor of goods or services deleted text begin or a granteedeleted text end made by or under the supervision of
the commissioner or any county or unit of local government must include, expressed or
implied, an audit clause that provides that the books, records, documents, and accounting
procedures and practices of the vendor or other party, that are relevant to the contract
or transaction, are subject to examination by the contracting agency and either the
legislative auditor or the state auditor, as appropriate, for a minimum of six years. If the
contracting agency is a local unit of government, and the governing body of the local unit
of government requests that the state auditor examine the books, records, documents,
and accounting procedures and practices of the vendor or other party pursuant to this
subdivision, the contracting agency shall be liable for the cost of the examination. If the
contracting agency is a local unit of government, and the deleted text begin grantee,deleted text end vendordeleted text begin ,deleted text end or other party
requests that the state auditor examine all books, records, documents, and accounting
procedures and practices related to the contract, the grantee, vendor, or other party that
requested the examination shall be liable for the cost of the examination. An agency
contract made for purchase, lease, or license of software and data from the state is not
required to contain this audit clause.

Sec. 89.

new text begin [16C.051] CONSIDERATION OF UNITED STATES PURCHASES.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner and an agency must always consider the purchase of goods made
in the United States and services that will be performed in the United States, and must
attempt to purchase these goods and services when this would be in the best interests of
the state.
new text end

Sec. 90.

new text begin [16C.061] USED GOODS.
new text end

new text begin When acquiring goods, the commissioner or the agency making the acquisition
must consider purchasing used goods if used goods may result in the best value for the
purchasing entity.
new text end

Sec. 91.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 16C.064, is amended to read:


16C.064 COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS.

(a) The commissioner or an agency official to whom the commissioner has delegated
duties under section 16C.03, subdivision 16, may not approve a contract or purchase of
goods or services in an amount greater than $50,000,000 unless a cost-benefit analysis has
been completed and shows a positive benefit to the public. The Management Analysis
Division must perform or direct the performance of the analysis. Money appropriated for
the contract or purchase must be used to pay for the analysis. A cost-benefit analysis
must be performed for a project if an aggregation of contracts or purchases for a project
exceeds $50,000,000.

(b) All cost-benefit analysis documents under this section, including preliminary
drafts and notes, are public data.

(c) If a cost-benefit analysis does not show a positive benefit to the public, the
governor may approve a contract or purchase of goods or services if a cost-effectiveness
study had been done that shows the proposed project is the most effective way to provide
a necessary public good.

(d) This section applies to contracts for goods or services that are expected to have a
useful life of more than three years. This section does not apply for purchase of goods
or services for response to a natural disaster if an emergency has been declared by the
governor. This section does not apply to contracts involving the Minnesota state colleges
and universities, state buildings, or state highways.

deleted text begin (e) This section is repealed effective July 1, 2008.
deleted text end

Sec. 92.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.08, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Enterprise procurement process. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section 15.061 or
any other law, the commissioner shall, to the fullest extent practicable, conduct enterprise
procurements that result in the establishment of professional or technical contracts for
use by multiple state agencies. The commissioner is authorized to mandate use of any
contract entered into as a result of an enterprise procurement process. Agencies shall fully
cooperate in the development and use of contracts entered into under this section.
new text end

Sec. 93.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Duties of contracting agency.

(a) Before an agency may seek approval of
a professional or technical services contract valued in excess of $5,000, it must provide
the following:

(1) a description of how the proposed contract or amendment is necessary and
reasonable to advance the statutory mission of the agency;

(2) a description of the agency's plan to notify firms or individuals who may be
available to perform the services called for in the solicitation; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(3) a description of the performance measures or other tools that will be used to
monitor and evaluate contract performancedeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (4) an explanation detailing, if applicable, why this procurement is being pursued
unilaterally by the agency and not as an enterprise procurement.
new text end

(b) In addition to paragraph (a), the agency must certify that:

(1) no current state employee is able and available to perform the services called
for by the contract;

(2) the normal competitive bidding mechanisms will not provide for adequate
performance of the services;

(3) reasonable efforts will be made to publicize the availability of the contract to
the public;

(4) the agency will develop and implement a written plan providing for the
assignment of specific agency personnel to manage the contract, including a monitoring
and liaison function, the periodic review of interim reports or other indications of past
performance, and the ultimate utilization of the final product of the services;

(5) the agency will not allow the contractor to begin work before the contract is fully
executed unless an exception under section 16C.05, subdivision 2a, has been granted by
the commissioner and funds are fully encumbered;

(6) the contract will not establish an employment relationship between the state or
the agency and any persons performing under the contract; and

(7) in the event the results of the contract work will be carried out or continued by
state employees upon completion of the contract, the contractor is required to include
state employees in development and training, to the extent necessary to ensure that after
completion of the contract, state employees can perform any ongoing work related to
the same function.

(c) A contract establishes an employment relationship for purposes of paragraph (b),
clause (6), if, under federal laws governing the distinction between an employee and an
independent contractor, a person would be considered an employee.

Sec. 94.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 16C.09, is amended to read:


16C.09 PROCEDURE FOR SERVICE CONTRACTS.

(a) Before entering into or approving a service contract new text begin valued in excess of $5,000new text end ,
the commissioner must determine, at least, that:

(1) no current state employee is able and available to perform the services called
for by the contract;

(2) the work to be performed under the contract is necessary to the agency's
achievement of its statutory responsibilities and there is statutory authority to enter into
the contract;

(3) the contract will not establish an employment relationship between the state or
the agency and any persons performing under the contract;

(4) the contractor and agents are not employees of the state;

(5) the contracting agency has specified a satisfactory method of evaluating and
using the results of the work to be performed; and

(6) the combined contract and amendments will not exceed five years without
specific, written approval by the commissioner according to established policy, procedures,
and standards, or unless otherwise provided for by law. The term of the original contract
must not exceed two years, unless the commissioner determines that a longer duration is
in the best interest of the state.

(b) For purposes of paragraph (a), clause (1), employees are available if qualified
and:

(1) are already doing the work in question; or

(2) are on layoff status in classes that can do the work in question.

An employee is not available if the employee is doing other work, is retired, or has decided
not to do the work in question.

(c) This section does not apply to an agency's use of inmates pursuant to sections
241.20 to 241.23 or to an agency's use of persons required by a court to provide:

(1) community service; or

(2) conservation or maintenance services on lands under the jurisdiction and control
of the state.

Sec. 95.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 16C.10, subdivision 7, is
amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Reverse auction.

(a) For the purpose of this subdivision, "reverse auction"
means a purchasing process in which vendors compete to provide goods or deleted text begin computerdeleted text end
services at the lowest selling price in an open and interactive environment.new text begin A reverse
auction process may not be used to acquire construction, architectural, or engineering
services.
new text end

(b) The provisions of sections 13.591, subdivision 3, and 16C.06, subdivision 2,
do not apply when the commissioner determines that a reverse auction is the appropriate
purchasing process.

Sec. 96.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.16, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 7a. new text end

new text begin Vehicle purchases. new text end

new text begin For purposes of state purchasing, the commissioner
may award a bid preference to motor vehicles manufactured in Minnesota. The amount of
the preference must be the same as the amount of the preference awarded to businesses
located in an economically disadvantaged area.
new text end

Sec. 97.

new text begin [16E.21] ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin The information and telecommunications technology systems and
services account is created in the special revenue fund. Funds deposited in the account
are appropriated to the office of enterprise technology for the purposes of defraying the
costs of personnel and technology for activities that create government efficiencies in
accordance with provisions set forth in this chapter. All expenditures from this account are
subject to the review of the Commissioner's Technology Advisory Board.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Upon agreement of the participating agency, a charge may be collected by
the Office of Enterprise Technology on purchases of information and telecommunications
technology systems and services by state agencies and other governmental entities through
state contracts for purposes described in subdivision 1. Such fees will be deposited in the
information and telecommunications technology systems and services account.
new text end

Sec. 98.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Exceptions.

(a) The commissioner may without regard to subdivision 1
establish special salary rates and plans of compensation designed to attract and retain
exceptionally qualified doctors of medicinenew text begin and doctors of dental surgerynew text end . These rates
and plans shall be included in the commissioner's plan. In establishing salary rates and
eligibility for nomination for payment at special rates, the commissioner shall consider the
standards of eligibility established by national medical specialty boards where appropriate.
The incumbents assigned to these special ranges shall be excluded from the collective
bargaining process.

(b) The commissioner may without regard to subdivision 1, but subject to collective
bargaining agreements or compensation plans, establish special salary rates designed to
attract and retain exceptionally qualified employees in the following positions:

(1) information systems staff;

(2) actuaries in the Departments of Health, Human Services, and Commerce; and

(3) epidemiologists in the Department of Health.

Sec. 99.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Intent.

The legislature finds that the creation of a statewide
programnew text begin using best purchasing practices and innovative benefit design and administrationnew text end
to provide public employeesnew text begin , school districts employees, new text end and other eligible persons
with life insurance and hospital, medical, and dental benefit coverage through provider
organizations would result in a deleted text begin greater utilizationdeleted text end new text begin more efficient usenew text end of government
resources and would advance the health and welfare of the citizens of the state.

Sec. 100.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Definitions.

For the purpose of this section, the terms defined in this
subdivision have the meaning given them.

(a) Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employee relations.

(b) Employee. "Employee" means:

(1) a person who is a public employee within the definition of section 179A.03,
subdivision 14
, who is insurance eligible and is employed by an eligible employer;

(2) an elected public official of an eligible employer who is insurance eligible;

(3) a person employed by a labor organization or employee association certified as
an exclusive representative of employees of an eligible employer or by another public
employer approved by the commissioner, so long as the plan meets the requirements of a
governmental plan under United States Code, title 29, section 1002(32); or

(4) a person employed by a county or municipal hospital.

(c) Eligible employer. "Eligible employer" means:

(1) a public employer within the definition of section 179A.03, subdivision 15, that
is a town, county, city, school district as defined in section 120A.05, service cooperative
as defined in section 123A.21, intermediate district as defined in section 136D.01,
Cooperative Center for Vocational Education as defined in section 123A.22, regional
management information center as defined in section 123A.23, or an education unit
organized under the joint powers action, section 471.59; or

(2) an exclusive representative of employees, as defined in paragraph (b);

(3) a county or municipal hospital; or

(4) another public employer approved by the commissioner.

(d) Exclusive representative. "Exclusive representative" means an exclusive
representative as defined in section 179A.03, subdivision 8.

(e) Labor-Management Committee. "Labor-Management Committee" means the
committee established by subdivision 4.

(f) Program. "Program" means the statewide public employees insurance program
created by subdivision 3.

new text begin (g) School Employee Insurance Committee. "School Employee Insurance
Committee" means the committee established under subdivision 3, clause (1).
new text end

Sec. 101.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Public employee insurance program.

The commissioner shall be the
administrator of the public employee insurance program and may determine its funding
arrangements. The commissioner shall model the program after the plan established
in section 43A.18, subdivision 2, but may deleted text begin modifydeleted text end new text begin adopt variations fromnew text end that plan, in
consultation with the Labor-Management Committee.new text begin The variations may include
different deductibles, coinsurance, co-pays, or other enrollee cost-sharing provisions. The
commissioner, or the commissioner's designated representatives, shall be consulted in
discussions or studies by state agencies related to improving statewide health care quality,
outcomes, and costs. The commissioner may:
new text end

new text begin (1) develop and administer separately or jointly rated programs within the public
employee insurance program, including a separately or jointly rated and administered
program for employees of public school districts, in a separate risk pool. Separate
programs within the public employee insurance program may be pilot or demonstration
programs, or permanent programs.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any other statute, all plan design decisions, including all pilot or
demonstration programs in which school employees participate, must first be developed
by a School Employee Insurance Committee in consultation with the commissioner or the
commissioner's designee and other consultants as the committee sees fit. The committee
must be composed of 14 members who represent school district employees and employers
in equal number. The employee representatives shall be appointed as follows: four shall
be appointed by Education Minnesota, one shall be appointed by the Service Employees
International Union, one shall be appointed by the American Federation of State, County,
and Municipal Employees, and one shall be appointed by the Minnesota School Employees
Association. The seven school employer representatives who serve on the School
Employee Insurance Committee must be appointed by the Minnesota School Boards
Association. Members of the Committee shall be appointed no later than August 1, 2006,
and shall serve at the will of the appointing organization. The School Employee Insurance
Committee members are eligible for compensation and expense reimbursement under
section 15.0575, subdivision 3. In addition, the actual salary lost by a committee member
or cost charged by an employer of a committee member for time missed while performing
the duties of a committee member must be reimbursed to the committee member;
new text end

new text begin (2) develop, implement, and administer demonstration or pilot programs to help
explore methods for improving the effectiveness and value of the public employee
insurance program;
new text end

new text begin (3) conduct evaluations and studies to determine the effectiveness and impact of
pilot, demonstration, or other programs as part of the public employee insurance program;
new text end

new text begin (4) develop, adopt, modify, and implement strategies to control health care costs
and to improve health care outcomes including, but not limited to, health care cost and
quality measurement and reporting strategies, pay-for-performance strategies, value-based
purchasing strategies, use of complementary and alternative care, and other demonstrated
or emerging best practices in health care purchasing;
new text end

new text begin (5) in consultation with the labor management committee in subdivision 4, or the
approval of the School Employee Insurance Committee when proposals apply to the
school employees group, develop, adopt, modify, and administer innovative health benefit
designs, including possible tiered arrangements, high deductible plans with health care
savings accounts, special provider networks, flexible benefit plans, incentive programs for
healthy behaviors and health improvement, and other health benefit designs;
new text end

new text begin (6) temporarily suspend or limit new nonschool entrant groups into the public
employee insurance program if necessary to maintain the quality, effectiveness, and
viability of the program;
new text end

new text begin (7) participate as part of broader community, regional, or national alliances or
initiatives, including joint public-private sector efforts to improve health care purchasing,
health care costs, quality, and outcomes; and
new text end

new text begin (8) develop, implement, and administer a Web site and related capabilities to provide
members and the public with information and a means to make inquiries to the public
employee insurance program. The Web site may include information on the program's
goals and its performance in reaching the goals.
new text end

Sec. 102.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Health improvement programs. new text end

new text begin The commissioner is authorized to plan,
develop, purchase, administer, and evaluate disease management and other programs,
strategies, and incentives to improve the health and health outcomes of members. Such
actions with regard to the school employee insurance program shall be made only with the
approval of the School Employee Insurance Committee.
new text end

Sec. 103.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Labor-Management Committee.

The Labor-Management Committee
consists of ten members appointed by the deleted text begin commissionerdeleted text end new text begin governornew text end . The Labor-Management
Committee must comprise five members who represent employees, including at least
one retired employee, and five members who represent eligible employers. Committee
members are eligible for expense reimbursement in the same manner and amount as
authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under section 43A.18, subdivision 2. The
commissioner shall consult with the labor-management committee in major decisions that
affect the program new text begin offered to non-school-related public employeesnew text end . The committee shall
study issuesnew text begin and make recommendationsnew text end relating to the insurance program including, but
not limited to, flexible benefits, utilization review, quality assessment, and cost efficiency.
The committee continues to exist while the program remains in operation.

Sec. 104.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Public employee participation.

(a) Participation in the program is subject
to the conditions in this subdivision.

new text begin (b) A school district as defined in section 120A.05, service cooperative as defined
in section 123A.21, intermediate district as defined in section 136D.01, Cooperative
Center for Vocational Education as defined in section 123A.22, regional management
information center as defined in section 123A.23, or an education unit organized under
a joint powers agreement under section 471.59, which, as of July 1, 2005, employed
fewer than 400 full-time equivalent teachers, which provides health insurance coverage
or contributes money to pay for all or part of the cost of health insurance coverage of
eligible employees, must purchase such coverage through the school employee program
provided by the public buyers group program.
new text end

new text begin (c) Each exclusive representative of employees of a type of entity described in
paragraph (b) which, on July 1, 2005, employed 400 or more full-time equivalent
teachers shall determine whether the employees it represents will participate in the school
employee group of the public buyers group program.
new text end

new text begin (d) School employees who do not enter the program upon first becoming eligible
for participation are ineligible to participate for four years and must be pooled and rated
separately from the school employee group pool for the first four years after entering the
program.
new text end

new text begin (e) The decision of an exclusive representative of school employees or, in the case of
unorganized employees, the decision of a school district, to enter into the public buyers
group program is irrevocable.
new text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end Each exclusive representative for an eligible employer determines whether the
employees it represents will participate in the program. The exclusive representative shall
give the employer notice of intent to participate at least deleted text begin 30deleted text end new text begin 60new text end days before the expiration
date of the collective bargaining agreement preceding the collective bargaining agreement
that covers the date of entry into the program. new text begin Either all or none of the employees
represented by an exclusive representative who participate in the employer's plan must
participate in the program.
new text end The deleted text begin exclusive representative and the deleted text end eligible employer shall
give notice to the commissioner of the determination to participate in the program at
least deleted text begin 30deleted text end new text begin 60new text end days before entry into the program. Entry into the program is governed by a
schedule established by the commissioner.

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end Employees not represented by exclusive representatives may become
members of the program upon a determination of an eligible employer to include these
employees in the program. Either all or none of the employer's unrepresented employees
new text begin who participate in the employer's plan new text end must participatenew text begin in the programnew text end . The eligible
employer shall give at least deleted text begin 30deleted text end new text begin 60new text end days' notice to the commissioner before entering
the program. Entry into the program is governed by a schedule established by the
commissioner.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (h) For nonschool employee groups, initial new text end participation in the program is for
a deleted text begin two-yeardeleted text end new text begin three-yearnew text end term. Participation is automatically renewed for an additional
two-year term unless deleted text begin the exclusive representative, ordeleted text end the employer deleted text begin for unrepresented
employees,
deleted text end gives the commissioner notice of withdrawal at least deleted text begin 30deleted text end new text begin 60new text end days before
expiration of the participation period. A group that withdraws must wait two years before
rejoiningnew text begin , except with the approval of the commissionernew text end . An exclusive representative,
or employer for unrepresented employees, may also withdraw if premiums increase
deleted text begin 50 percentdeleted text end new text begin by more than 35 percent in excess of the consumer price index for all urban
consumers
new text end or more from one insurance year to the next.new text begin The commissioner may modify
the participation requirement as part of a demonstration or pilot effort. Any modifications
must be clearly communicated to all employers who are members of the public buyers
group program, and incorporated into any information about the program, at least 90 days
prior to the change becoming effective. The modifications must apply on an equal basis to
all current and prospective employers enrolled in the program.
new text end

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (i) To improve the stability and effectiveness of the public buyers group program,
the commissioner, in consultation with the Labor-Management Committee and other
experts, may explore mutual gain-sharing arrangements, discounts, incentives, or penalties
for public employers based on the length of their continuous membership in the public
buyers group program and other factors. Any incentives for long-term membership
in the program must be: (1) consistent with the program's goals of maintaining the
overall integrity and viability of the program; (2) consistent with other applicable laws,
rules, and policies; and (3) available to all groups on equal terms. The terms of any
incentives for long-term participation in the program must be clearly communicated to all
employers who are members of the public buyers group program and incorporated into
any information about the program. Any administration of the incentives or changes must
be communicated at least 90 days prior to each employer's renewal date before the change
may become effective. The commissioner, in consultation with the Labor-Management
Committee, shall report to the legislature and the governor by January 15, 2008, and
annually thereafter, on the adequacy of the participation requirement and any special
incentives based on the length of participation in helping maintain the stability and
effectiveness of the public buyers group program.
new text end

new text begin (j) new text end The deleted text begin exclusive representative shall give thedeleted text end employernew text begin shall givenew text end notice of intent to
withdraw to the commissioner at least deleted text begin 30deleted text end new text begin 60new text end days before the expiration date of a collective
bargaining agreement that includes the date on which the term of participation expires.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (k)new text end Each participating eligible employer shall notify the commissioner of new text begin the
new text end names of individuals who will be participating within two weeks deleted text begin ofdeleted text end new text begin afternew text end the commissioner
deleted text begin receivingdeleted text end new text begin receivesnew text end notice of the parties' intent to participate. The employer shall also
submit other information as required by the commissioner for administration of the
program.

Sec. 105.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 5a. new text end

new text begin Participating employer rights to data. new text end

new text begin Employers participating in
the public employee insurance program and employers considering participation in the
public employee insurance program shall not be refused or impeded by the program
in their efforts to obtain the utilization or claims data needed by the employer to seek
alternative bids for insurance coverage. The ability of participating employers to secure
their data for the purposes of seeking alternative bids for coverage exists regardless of
any other program participation requirements or incentives for long-term participation
in the program. Participating employers must not be charged for the report generated to
satisfy this subdivision.
new text end

Sec. 106.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 5b. new text end

new text begin Nonparticipating school district's bids. new text end

new text begin Nonparticipating school
districts eligible for the public employee insurance program must request bids for
insurance coverage through the public employee insurance program at least once every
four years. This subdivision does not require school districts eligible for the program to
purchase coverage through the program. Other public employers are encouraged to seek
bids from the public employee insurance program at least once every four years.
new text end

Sec. 107.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Coverage.

(a) deleted text begin By January 1, 1989,deleted text end The commissioner shall announce the
benefits of the program. The program shall include employee hospital, medical, dental,
and life insurance for employees and deleted text begin hospital and medical benefits fordeleted text end dependents. Health
maintenance organization options and other delivery system options may be provided if
they are available, cost-effective, and capable of servicing the number of people covered
in the program. Participation in optional coverages may be provided by collective
bargaining agreements. For employees not represented by an exclusive representative, the
employer may offer the optional coverages to eligible employees and their dependents
provided in the program.

(b) The commissioner, with the assistance of the Labor-Management Committee,
shall periodically assess whether it is financially feasible for the program to offer or to
continue an individual retiree program that has competitive premium rates and benefits.
If the commissioner determines it to be feasible to offer an individual retiree program,
the commissioner shall announce the applicable benefits, premium rates, and terms of
participation. Eligibility to participate in the individual retiree program is governed by
subdivision 8, but applies to retirees of eligible employers that do not participate in the
program and to those retirees' dependents and surviving spouses.

Sec. 108.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Premiums.

The proportion of premium paid by the employer and
employee is subject to collective bargaining or personnel policies. If, at the beginning of
the coverage period, no collective bargaining agreement has been finalized, the increased
dollar costs, if any, from the previous year is the sole responsibility of the individual
participant until a collective bargaining agreement states otherwise. Premiums, including
an administration fee, shall be established by the commissioner. new text begin The commissioner may
rate specific employers separately for premium purposes, if the commissioner determines
that doing so is in the best interests of the program.
new text end Each employer shall pay monthly
the amounts due for employee benefits including the amounts under subdivision 8 to the
commissioner no later than the dates established by the commissioner. If an employer
fails to make the payments as required, the commissioner may cancel program benefits
and pursue other civil remedies.

Sec. 109.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Continuation of coverage.

(a) A former employee of an employer
participating in the program who is receiving a public pension disability benefit or an
annuity or has met the age and service requirements necessary to receive an annuity under
chapter 353, 353C, 354, 354A, 356, 422A, 423, 423A, or 424, and the former employee's
dependents, are eligible to participate in the program. This participation is at the person's
expense unless a collective bargaining agreement or personnel policy provides otherwise.
Premiums for these participants must be established by the commissioner.

The commissioner may provide policy exclusions for preexisting conditions
only when there is a break in coverage between a participant's coverage under the
employment-based group insurance program and the participant's coverage under this
section. An employer shall notify an employee of the option to participate under this
paragraph no later than the effective date of retirement. The retired employee or the
employer of a participating group on behalf of a current or retired employee shall notify
the commissioner within 30 days of the effective date of retirement of intent to participate
in the program according to the rules established by the commissioner.

(b) The spouse of a deceased employee or former employee may purchase the
benefits provided at premiums established by the commissioner if the spouse was a
dependent under the employee's or former employee's coverage under this section at the
time of the death. The spouse remains eligible to participate in the program as long as
the deleted text begin group that included the deceased employee or former employee participates in the
program
deleted text end new text begin spouse chooses to do sonew text end . Coverage under this clause must be coordinated with
relevant insurance benefits provided through the federally sponsored Medicare program.

(c) The program benefits must continue in the event of strike permitted by section
179A.18, if the exclusive representative chooses to have coverage continue and the
employee pays the total monthly premiums when due.

(d) A participant new text begin under this subdivision new text end who discontinues coverage may not reenrollnew text begin ,
except with the permission of the commissioner
new text end .

new text begin (e) new text end Persons participating under deleted text begin these paragraphsdeleted text end new text begin this subdivisionnew text end shall make
appropriate premium payments in the time and manner established by the commissioner.

Sec. 110.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 9a. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall report biennially to the governor and
legislature on March 1 of each odd-numbered year. The report must include information
on membership, finances, operations, effectiveness, and impact of the public employee
insurance program. The report may include discussion of changes and innovations,
particularly with respect to improving health care costs, quality, and outcomes, and any
issues or challenges faced by the program and how they might be addressed. The report
must be posted on a Web site maintained by or for the public employee insurance program,
and must be available to the public.
new text end

Sec. 111.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 10, is amended to
read:


Subd. 10.

Exemption.

The public employee insurance program and, where
applicable, the employers participating in it are exempt from chapters 60A, 62A, 62C,
62D, 62E, and 62H, section 471.617, subdivisions 2 and 3, and the bidding requirements
of section 471.6161. new text begin Nothing in this statute or other statutes, except for the limitations
established in subdivision 3, shall limit the commissioner's ability to develop and test
innovative health insurance benefit designs for the public employee insurance program.
new text end

Sec. 112.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Reinsurance. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may, on behalf of the program,
participate in an insured or self-insured reinsurance pool.
new text end

Sec. 113.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 103D.355, is amended to read:


103D.355 ANNUAL AUDIT.

Subdivision 1.

Requirement.

The managers must have an annual audit completed
of the books and accounts of the watershed district. The annual audit may be made by
a new text begin private certified new text end public accountant or by the state auditor. deleted text begin The annual audit must be
made by a certified public accountant or the state auditor at least once every five years, or
when cumulative district revenues or expenditures exceed an amount established by the
board in consultation with the state auditor.
deleted text end

Subd. 2.

Audit by state auditor.

(a) deleted text begin If the annualdeleted text end new text begin Annew text end audit deleted text begin is to be madedeleted text end by the
state auditordeleted text begin , the audit mustdeleted text end new text begin maynew text end be initiated by a petition of the resident owners of the
watershed district or resolution of the managers of the watershed district. The petition
must request an annual audit pursuant to the authority granted municipalities under
sections 6.54 and 6.55. new text begin The state auditor may conduct such examinations of accounts and
records as the state auditor may deem the public interest demands.
new text end

(b) If the audit new text begin or examination new text end is made by the state auditor, the watershed
district receiving the examination must pay the state the total cost and expenses of the
examination, including the salaries paid to the examiners while actually engaged in
making the examination. The general fund must be credited with all collections made
for examinations under this subdivision.

Subd. 3.

Reports for state auditor.

The managers must make and submit reports
demanded by the state auditor.

Sec. 114.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 123B.02, subdivision 23,
is amended to read:


Subd. 23.

Credit cards.

A board may authorize the use of a credit card by any
officer or employee otherwise authorized to make a purchase on behalf of the district.
If a district officer or employee makes or directs a purchase by credit card that is not
approved by the school board, the officer or employee is personally liable for the amount
of the purchase. A purchase by credit card must otherwise comply with all statutes, rules,
or district policy applicable to school district purchases.new text begin If the board authorizes use of
a credit card to pay for a meal, the card may be used only to pay for a meal by the one
person that the board authorizes to use the credit card.
new text end

Sec. 115.

new text begin [138.912] POET LAUREATE.
new text end

new text begin The governor may appoint a state poet laureate. The Minnesota Humanities
Commission may solicit nominations and make recommendations to the governor for the
poet laureate appointment. The person appointed as poet laureate continues to serve in this
position until the governor appoints another person. Any expenses associated with the
poet laureate must be paid from nonstate sources.
new text end

Sec. 116.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 157.16, subdivision 3a,
is amended to read:


Subd. 3a.

Statewide hospitality fee.

Every person, firm, or corporation that
operates a licensed boarding establishment, food and beverage service establishment,
seasonal temporary or permanent food stand, deleted text begin special event food stand,deleted text end mobile food unit,
food cart, resort, hotel, motel, or lodging establishment in Minnesota must submit to the
commissioner a $35 annual statewide hospitality fee for each licensed activity. The fee
for establishments licensed by the Department of Health is required at the same time the
licensure fee is due. For establishments licensed by local governments, the fee is due by
July 1 of each year.new text begin This fee does not apply to:
new text end

new text begin (1) a public school, as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, 13, and 17;
new text end

new text begin (2) a nonpublic school that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized
according to section 123B.445 or recognized by the commissioner; and
new text end

new text begin (3) a charter school created under section 124D.10.
new text end

Sec. 117.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 161.1419, subdivision 8,
is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Expiration.

The commission expires on June 30, deleted text begin 2007deleted text end new text begin 2012new text end .

Sec. 118.

new text begin [181.9456] LEAVE FOR ORGAN DONATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given to them in this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Employee" means a person who performs services for hire for a public
employer, for an average of 20 or more hours per week, and includes all individuals
employed at any site owned or operated by a public employer. Employee does not include
an independent contractor.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Employer" means a state, county, city, town, school district, or other
governmental subdivision that employs 20 or more employees.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Leave. new text end

new text begin An employer must grant paid leaves of absence to an employee
who seeks to undergo a medical procedure to donate an organ or partial organ to another
person. The combined length of the leaves shall be determined by the employee, but
may not exceed 40 work hours for each donation, unless agreed to by the employer. The
employer may require verification by a physician of the purpose and length of each leave
requested by the employee for organ donation. If there is a medical determination that
the employee does not qualify as an organ donor, the paid leave of absence granted to the
employee prior to that medical determination is not forfeited.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin No employer sanctions. new text end

new text begin An employer shall not retaliate against an
employee for requesting or obtaining a leave of absence as provided by this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Relationship to other leave. new text end

new text begin This section does not prevent an employer
from providing leave for organ donations in addition to leave allowed under this section.
This section does not affect an employee's rights with respect to any other employment
benefit.
new text end

Sec. 119.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 240.25, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Age under deleted text begin 18deleted text end new text begin 19new text end .

A person under the age of deleted text begin 18deleted text end new text begin 19new text end may not place a bet
or present a pari-mutuel ticket for payment with an approved pari-mutuel system or
participate in card playing at a card club at a licensed racetrack.

Sec. 120.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 270B.14, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin Disclosure to Department of Finance. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may disclose
to the commissioner of finance returns or return information necessary in order to prepare
a revenue forecast under section 16A.103.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 121.

new text begin [270C.065] TOLL-FREE ASSISTANCE.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must maintain toll-free telephone access for taxpayer assistance
from the department for calls from within the state.
new text end

Sec. 122.

new text begin [345.495] LOCAL GOVERNMENT CLAIM.
new text end

new text begin If the commissioner determines that the department has custody of property that
belongs to a Minnesota local government unit, the commissioner must pay or transfer the
abandoned property to the local government unit within 20 days of receiving the property
and determining that it belongs to the local government unit.
new text end

Sec. 123.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 349.15, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Expenditure restrictions.

Gross profits from lawful gambling
may be expended only for lawful purposes or allowable expenses as authorized by the
membership of the conducting organization at a monthly meeting of the organization's
membership. Provided that no more than 70 percent of the gross profit less the tax imposed
under section 297E.02, subdivision 1, from bingo, and no more than 60 percent of the
gross profit from other forms of lawful gambling, may be expended biennially during the
term of the license for allowable expenses related to lawful gambling. For licenses issued
after June 30, 2006, compliance with this subdivision will be measured on a biennial basis
that is concurrent with the term of the license. Compliance with this subdivision is a
condition for the renewal of any license beginning on July 1, 2008.new text begin For licenses renewed
with an effective date between July 1, 2006, and June 30, 2008, an organization shall
carry forward an amount equal to 15 percent of any positive allowable expense carryover
amount. This balance must be used to offset any future negative expense balance at the
time of license renewal.
new text end

Sec. 124.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 349.17, subdivision 7, is
amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Bar bingo.

An organization may conduct bar bingo subject to the
following restrictions:

(1) the bingo is conducted at a site the organization owns or leases and which has a
license for the sale of intoxicating beverages on the premises under chapter 340A;

(2) the bingo is conducted using only bingo paper sheets purchased from a licensed
distributor;new text begin and
new text end

(3) no rent may be paid for a bar bingo occasiondeleted text begin ; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) linked bingo games may not be conducted at a bar bingo occasiondeleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 125.

new text begin [349.1721] CONDUCT OF PULL-TABS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Cumulative or carryover games. new text end

new text begin The board shall by rule permit
pull-tab games with multiple seals. The board shall also adopt rules for pull-tab games
with cumulative or carryover prizes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Event games. new text end

new text begin The board shall by rule permit pull-tab games in which
certain winners are determined by the random selection of one or more bingo numbers or
by another method approved by the board.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 126.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 349.211, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Pull-tab prizes.

The maximum prize which may be awarded for any
single pull-tab is $599new text begin , not including any cumulative or carryover prizes. Cumulative or
carryover prizes in a pull-tab game shall not exceed $2,500
new text end . An organization may not
sell any pull-tab for more than $2.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 127.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 349.2127, subdivision 8, is amended to
read:


Subd. 8.

Minimum age.

(a) A person under the age of deleted text begin 18deleted text end new text begin 19new text end years may not buy
a pull-tab, tipboard ticket, paddlewheel ticket, or raffle ticket, or a chance to participate
in a bingo game other than (1) a bingo game exempt or excluded from licensing, or (2)
one bingo occasion conducted by a licensed organization as part of an annual community
event if the person under age 18 is accompanied by a parent or guardian. Violation of
this paragraph is a misdemeanor.

(b) A licensed organization or employee may not allow a person under age deleted text begin 18deleted text end new text begin 19new text end to
participate in lawful gambling in violation of paragraph (a). Violation of this paragraph
is a misdemeanor.

(c) In a prosecution under paragraph (b), it is a defense for the defendant to prove by
a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant reasonably and in good faith relied
upon representations of proof of age authorized in section 340A.503, subdivision 6,
paragraph (a).

Sec. 128.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 349A.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Purchase by minors.

A person under the age of deleted text begin 18deleted text end new text begin 19new text end years may
not buy or redeem for a prize a ticket in the state lottery.

Sec. 129.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 349A.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Sale to minors.

A lottery retailer may not sell and a lottery retailer or
other person may not furnish or redeem for a prize a ticket in the state lottery to any
person under the age of deleted text begin 18deleted text end new text begin 19new text end years. It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this
subdivision for the lottery retailer or other person to prove by a preponderance of the
evidence that the lottery retailer or other person reasonably and in good faith relied upon
representation of proof of age described in section 340A.503, subdivision 6, in making the
sale or furnishing or redeeming the ticket.

Sec. 130.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 349A.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Exceptions.

Nothing in this chapter prohibits giving a state lottery ticket
as a gift, provided that a state lottery ticket may not be given to a person under the age
of deleted text begin 18deleted text end new text begin 19new text end .

Sec. 131.

new text begin [353.95] ACCOUNTS FOR POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The Public Employees Retirement Association
must establish two funds that political subdivisions may use to hold money to pay for
postemployment benefits owed to officers and employees after termination of service. One
of the funds must provide that each account within the fund is irrevocable, and that money
may be withdrawn only as permitted in this section. The other fund must provide that a
political subdivision may revoke its account within the fund and withdraw some or all of
the money in its account for any reason. All money in the two funds is appropriated to the
Public Employees Retirement Association for purposes of this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) "political subdivision" means any entity authorized by section 471.61 to provide
benefits to its retired officers and employees;
new text end

new text begin (2) "postemployment benefit" means a benefit giving rise to a liability under
Statement 45 of the Government Accounting Standards Board, thereby excluding benefits
to be paid by a Minnesota public pension plan listed in section 356.20, subdivision 2,
or 356.30, subdivision 3, and benefits provided on a defined contribution, individual
account basis; and
new text end

new text begin (3) "plan administrator" means a third-party agent or administrator handling the
payment benefits on behalf of the political subdivision consistent with the requirements of
the Government Accounting Standards Board.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Exclusivity. new text end

new text begin After the effective date of this section, except as authorized in
this section, a political subdivision may not establish a trust or equivalent arrangement
to pay for postemployment benefits owed to officers and employees after termination of
service. This section shall not affect an employer's ability to contribute to individual
medical savings or reimbursement accounts that are given preferential tax treatment under
the Internal Revenue Code, and established for the benefit of current or former employees
or officers.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Account maintenance and investment. new text end

new text begin (a) A political subdivision
may establish an account in one or both of the funds created in this section. The Public
Employees Retirement Association shall maintain a separate account within each fund for
each participating political subdivision. The Public Employees Retirement Association
may charge participating political subdivisions fees for reasonable administrative costs,
and the amount of those fees is appropriated to the association from the accounts. The
Public Employees Retirement Association may establish other terms and conditions for
participation in the funds.
new text end

new text begin (b) The Public Employees Retirement Association must certify all money in the
funds to the State Board of Investment for investment in the combined investment funds
established in section 11A.14. Investment earnings must be credited to the account of each
individual political subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Limit on deposit in revocable account. new text end

new text begin A political subdivision may not
deposit money in a revocable account if the deposit would cause the total amount in
the political subdivision's revocable and irrevocable accounts to exceed the political
subdivision's actuarially determined liabilities for postretirement benefits due to officers
and employees, as determined under standards of the Government Accounting Standards
Board.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Withdrawal of funds and termination of account. new text end

new text begin (a) For a revocable
account, a political subdivision may withdraw some or all of its money or terminate the
account for any reason. Money withdrawn from a revocable account must be deposited
in a fund separate and distinct from any other funds of the political subdivision, and the
money, with accrued investment earnings, must be used only to pay postemployment
benefits to former officers and employees.
new text end

new text begin (b) For an irrevocable account:
new text end

new text begin (1) the plan administrator may withdraw money only as needed to pay
postemployment benefits owed to former officers and employees of the political
subdivision; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the political subdivision may withdraw money only to the extent the political
subdivision's actuarial liability is satisfied or otherwise defeased.
new text end

new text begin (c) A plan administrator or political subdivision requesting withdrawal of money
from an account created under this section must do so at a time and in the manner required
by the executive director of the Public Employees Retirement Association. The executive
director must ensure that withdrawals comply with the requirements of this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Status of irrevocable fund. new text end

new text begin (a) All money in the irrevocable fund created
in this section are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of former officers and employees
of the participating political subdivisions and are not subject to claims by creditors of
the state, the participating political subdivisions, or the current and former officers and
employees of those political subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin (b) The irrevocable fund created in this section shall be deemed an arrangement
equivalent to a trust for all legal purposes.
new text end

Sec. 132.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 375.101, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

new text begin Option for filling vacancies; new text end election in 30 to 60 days.

Except as
provided in subdivision 3, a vacancy in the office of county commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin may new text end be
filled new text begin as provided in this subdivision and subdivision 2, or as provided in subdivision 4. If
the vacancy is to be filled under this subdivision and subdivision 2, it must be filled
new text end at
a special election not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the vacancy occurs. The
special primary or special election may be held on the same day as a regular primary or
regular election but the special election shall be held not less than 14 days after the special
primary. The person elected at the special election shall take office immediately after
receipt of the certificate of election and upon filing the bond and taking the oath of office
and shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term. If the county has been reapportioned
since the commencement of the term of the vacant office, the election shall be based
on the district as reapportioned.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 133.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 375.101, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Option for filling vacancies; appointment. new text end

new text begin Except as provided in
subdivision 3, and as an alternative to the procedure provided in subdivisions 1 and 2,
a vacancy due to death in the office of county commissioner may be filled by board
appointment at a regular or special meeting. The appointment shall be evidenced by a
resolution entered in the minutes and shall continue until an election is held under this
subdivision. All elections to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term. If the vacancy
occurs before the first day to file affidavits of candidacy for the next county general
election and more than two years remain in the unexpired term, a special election shall be
held in conjunction with the county general election. The appointed person shall serve
until the qualification of the successor elected to fill the unexpired part of the term at
that special election. If the vacancy occurs on or after the first day to file affidavits of
candidacy for the county general election, or when less than two years remain in the
unexpired term, there shall be no special election to fill the vacancy and the appointed
person shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term and until a successor is elected
and qualifies at the county general election.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 134.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 375.171, is amended to read:


375.171 CREDIT CARDS.

A county board may authorize the use of a credit card by any county officer or
employee otherwise authorized to make a purchase on behalf of the county. If a county
officer or employee makes a purchase by credit card that is not approved by the county
board, the officer or employee is personally liable for the amount of the purchase. A
purchase by credit card must otherwise comply with all statutes, rules, or county policy
applicable to county purchases.new text begin If the board authorizes use of a credit card to pay for a
meal, the card may be used only to pay for a meal eaten by the one person that the board
authorizes to use the credit card.
new text end

Sec. 135.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 394.36, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Ownership of lot or parcel not relevant. new text end

new text begin A county shall not refuse to
issue a permit for construction of a single-family residence based upon the common
ownership of a contiguous nonconforming lot or parcel, provided that contiguous
nonconforming lots or parcels under the same ownership contain no more than three
residential structures. A conforming lot or parcel of land shall retain its conforming
status regardless of the ownership of title to an adjoining nonconforming lot or parcel of
land. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit the application of other
applicable statutes, ordinances, or regulations in furtherance of health, safety, or welfare,
nor allow an increase in the nonconformity of a lot or parcel. A county shall not prohibit
the sale of a residential lot or parcel based upon the common ownership of a contiguous
nonconforming lot or parcel. The provisions of this subdivision shall apply to lots and
parcels defined as shoreland within the meaning of section 103F.205.
new text end

Sec. 136.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 462.357, subdivision 1e,
is amended to read:


Subd. 1e.

Nonconformities.

(a) Any nonconformity, including the lawful use or
occupation of land or premises existing at the time of the adoption of an additional control
under this chapter, may be continued, including through repair, replacement, restoration,
maintenance, or improvement, but not including expansion, unless:

(1) the nonconformity or occupancy is discontinued for a period of more than one
year; or

(2) any nonconforming use is destroyed by fire or other peril to the extent of greater
than 50 percent of its market value, and no building permit has been applied for within
180 days of when the property is damaged. In this case, a municipality may impose
reasonable conditions upon a building permit in order to mitigate any newly created
impact on adjacent property.

(b) Any subsequent use or occupancy of the land or premises shall be a conforming
use or occupancy. A municipality may, by ordinance, permit an expansion or impose upon
nonconformities reasonable regulations to prevent and abate nuisances and to protect the
public health, welfare, or safety. This subdivision does not prohibit a municipality from
enforcing an ordinance that applies to adults-only bookstores, adults-only theaters, or
similar adults-only businesses, as defined by ordinance.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a municipality shall regulate the repair,
replacement, maintenance, improvement, or expansion of nonconforming uses and
structures in floodplain areas to the extent necessary to maintain eligibility in the National
Flood Insurance Program and not increase flood damage potential or increase the degree
of obstruction to flood flows in the floodway.

new text begin (d) A municipality shall not refuse to issue a permit for construction of
a single-family residence based upon the common ownership of a contiguous
nonconforming lot or parcel, provided that contiguous nonconforming lots or parcels
under the same ownership contain no more than three residential structures. A conforming
lot or parcel of land shall retain its conforming status regardless of the ownership of title
to an adjoining nonconforming lot or parcel of land. Nothing in this subdivision shall be
construed to prohibit the application of other applicable statutes, ordinances, or regulations
in furtherance of health, safety, or welfare, nor allow an increase in the nonconformity
of a lot or parcel. A municipality shall not prohibit the sale of a residential lot or parcel
based upon the common ownership of a contiguous nonconforming lot or parcel. The
provisions of this subdivision shall apply to lots and parcels defined as shoreland within
the meaning of section 103F.205.
new text end

Sec. 137.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 471.345, subdivision 16, is amended to
read:


Subd. 16.

Reverse auction.

Notwithstanding any other procedural requirements of
this section, a municipality may contract to purchase supplies, materials, and equipment
using an electronic purchasing process in which vendors compete to provide the supplies,
materials, or equipment at the lowest selling price in an open and interactive environment.
A municipality may not use this process to contract for new text begin engineering, architectural, or
construction
new text end servicesdeleted text begin , as defined by section 16C.02, subdivision 17, or a service contract,
as defined by section 16C.02, subdivision 16
deleted text end . Nothing in this subdivision must be
construed to prohibit a municipality from adopting a resolution, rule, regulation, or
ordinance relating to minimum labor standards under subdivision 7, or procurement from
economically disadvantaged persons under subdivision 8.

Sec. 138.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 471.345, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin Town road construction and maintenance. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any
other procedural requirements of this section, a town may contract for the construction
or maintenance of a town road by agreeing to the terms of an existing contract between
a vendor and a county for road construction or maintenance on an adjoining road if
the existing county contract was made in conformance with all applicable procedural
requirements.
new text end

Sec. 139.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 471.345, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin Ineligibility. new text end

new text begin A person is not eligible to receive a solicitation, be awarded
a contract, or sell any goods or services to a municipality if the person has been convicted
of a crime for knowingly employing illegal aliens in the United States. The person
remains ineligible for five years from the date of the conviction. For purposes of this
section, "person" means a natural person or a business. A business is ineligible under this
section if a natural person who owns more than one-half of the business is convicted of
a crime specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2006, and applies to
solicitations sent and contracts entered into on and after that date.
new text end

Sec. 140.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 471.345, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 21. new text end

new text begin Used supplies, materials, and equipment. new text end

new text begin When acquiring supplies,
materials, or equipment, a municipality must consider purchasing used goods if used
goods may result in the best value for the municipality.
new text end

Sec. 141.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 471.382, is amended to read:


471.382 CREDIT CARDS.

A city council or town board may authorize the use of a credit card by any city or
town officer or employee otherwise authorized to make a purchase on behalf of the city or
town. If a city or town officer or employee makes or directs a purchase by credit card that
is not approved by the city council or town board, the officer or employee is personally
liable for the amount of the purchase. A purchase by credit card must otherwise comply
with all statutes, rules, or city or town policy applicable to city or town purchases.new text begin If the
council or board authorizes use of a credit card to pay for a meal, the card may be used
only to pay for a meal eaten by the one person that the council or board authorizes to
use the credit card.
new text end

Sec. 142.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 471.661, is amended to read:


471.661 OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL.

new text begin (a) new text end By January 1, 2006, the governing body of each statutory or home rule charter
city, county, school district, regional agency, or other political subdivision, except a town,
must develop a policy that controls travel outside the state of Minnesota for the applicable
elected officials of the relevant unit of government. The policy must be approved by a
recorded vote and specify:

(1) when travel outside the state is appropriate;

(2) applicable expense limits; and

(3) procedures for approval of the travel.

new text begin (b) A policy adopted under this section must provide that travel outside of the state
of Minnesota may be disapproved by a majority of the members of the governing body
voting on the issue.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end The policy must be made available for public inspection upon request and
reviewed annually. Subsequent changes to the policy must be approved by a recorded vote.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 143.

new text begin [471.685] LIMIT ON POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION FEES.
new text end

new text begin A statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town may not impose a fee,
assessment, or similar charge:
new text end

new text begin (1) on a person, based on the person's status as a student enrolled in a postsecondary
educational institution; or
new text end

new text begin (2) on a postsecondary educational institution, based on the number of students
attending the postsecondary institution.
new text end

Sec. 144. new text begin SALE OF STATE LAND.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin State land sales. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of administration shall
coordinate with the head of each department or agency having control of state-owned land
to identify and sell at least $2,000,000 of state-owned land. This amount is in addition
to land sales required in Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2, section 45. Sales should be
completed according to law and as provided in this section as soon as practicable but
no later than June 30, 2007. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281,
16B.282, 94.09, and 94.10, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may offer
land for public sale by only providing notice of lands or an offer of sale of lands to state
departments or agencies, the University of Minnesota, cities, counties, towns, school
districts, or other public entities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Anticipated savings. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
94.16, subdivision 3, or other law to the contrary, the amount of the proceeds from the
sale of land under this section that exceeds the actual expenses of selling the land must
be deposited in the general fund, except as otherwise provided by the commissioner of
finance. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.11 or 16B.283, the commissioner
of finance may establish the timing of payments for land purchased under this section. If
the total of all money deposited into the general fund from the proceeds of the sale of land
under this section is anticipated to be less than $2,000,000, the governor must allocate the
amount of the difference as reductions to general fund operating expenditures for other
executive agencies for the biennium ending June 30, 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Sale of state lands revolving loan fund. new text end

new text begin $90,000 is appropriated from
the general fund in fiscal year 2007 to the commissioner of administration for purposes
of paying the actual expenses of selling state-owned lands to achieve the anticipated
savings required in this section. From the gross proceeds of land sales under this section,
the commissioner of administration must cancel the amount of the appropriation in this
subdivision to the general fund by June 30, 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Additional sale. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the
commissioner of administration must sell the parcel of land, consisting of approximately
16 acres, that is currently undeveloped and is located in the center of the National Sports
Center campus on the north frontage of 105th Avenue NE in Blaine. The commissioner
must deposit proceeds of the sale in the general fund. The sale documents must include
covenants requested by the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission.
new text end

Sec. 145. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND AT BRAINERD
REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 to 16B.287, or any other
law, administrative rule, or commissioner's order to the contrary, the commissioner of
administration may convey to a local unit of government for no consideration all or part of
the real property at the Brainerd Regional Treatment Center for public purposes consistent
with the master plan and reuse study. The conveyance must be in a form approved by the
attorney general and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may require the local unit of government to reimburse the
state for all or part of any campus redevelopment funded and completed by the state.
new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.23, the commissioner of
administration may convey to one or more local units of government for no consideration
all or part of the personal property determined by the commissioner of human services to
be no longer needed for human services operations.
new text end

new text begin (d) If a local unit of government sells any property conveyed under this section to a
private entity, the sale must be at fair market value.
new text end

Sec. 146. new text begin REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT.
new text end

new text begin By October 1, 2006, the commissioner of administration must issue a request for
proposal, seeking a private entity to assume, at no cost to the state, some or all of the
commissioner's responsibilities for providing real estate management services to state
agencies, including leasing state-owned space under custodial control of the Department
of Administration to state agencies, arranging for leases of non-state-owned space on
behalf of state agencies, relocation of state agencies, and sale and rental of state-owned
property to others. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner may enter
into a contract with a private entity to provide these services, beginning no later than
July 1, 2007.
new text end

Sec. 147. new text begin RULEMAKING REQUIRED.
new text end

new text begin (a) This section applies to a state agency, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
14.02:
new text end

new text begin (1) that was required to adopt rules by a law enacted during or since the 2003
legislative session; and
new text end

new text begin (2) that did not publish a notice of intent to adopt rules or a notice of hearing within
the time limit prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, section 14.125, and that therefore lost
the authority to adopt the mandated rules.
new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding the time limit in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.125, an agency
subject to this section must adopt the rules it was mandated to adopt. The agency must
publish a notice of intent to adopt rules or a notice of hearing for rules subject to this
section before January 1, 2007.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 148. new text begin LABOR AGREEMENTS AND COMPENSATION PLANS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
new text end

new text begin The labor agreement between the state of Minnesota and the American Federation of State,
County and Municipal Employees, Council 5, approved by the Legislative Coordinating
Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations on September 14, 2005, is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Association of Professional Employees. new text end

new text begin The labor agreement
between the state of Minnesota and the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees,
approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee
Relations on September 14, 2005, is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Middle Management Association. new text end

new text begin The labor agreement between the state
of Minnesota and the Middle Management Association, approved by the Legislative
Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations on November 7, 2005,
is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Minnesota state college faculty. new text end

new text begin The labor agreement between the
state of Minnesota and the Minnesota state college faculty, approved by the Legislative
Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations on November 7, 2005,
is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
new text end

new text begin The labor agreement between the state of Minnesota and the American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 5, Unit 8, approved by the Legislative
Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations on November 7, 2005,
is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Managerial plan. new text end

new text begin The managerial plan, approved by the Legislative
Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations on November 7, 2005,
is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Commissioner's plan. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of employee relations' plan
for unrepresented employees, approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission
Subcommittee on Employee Relations on November 7, 2005, is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Government Engineers Council. new text end

new text begin The labor agreement
between the state of Minnesota and the Minnesota Government Engineers Council,
approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee
Relations on January 10, 2006, is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin State Residential Schools Education Association. new text end

new text begin The labor agreement
between the state of Minnesota and the State Residential Schools Education Association,
approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee
Relations on January 10, 2006, is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Interfaculty Organization. new text end

new text begin The labor agreement between the state of
Minnesota and the Interfaculty Organization, approved by the Legislative Coordinating
Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations on January 10, 2006, is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Minnesota State University Association of Administrative and Service
Faculty.
new text end

new text begin The labor agreement between the state of Minnesota and the Minnesota State
University Association of Administrative and Service Faculty, approved by the Legislative
Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations on January 10, 2006,
is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Office of Higher Education. new text end

new text begin The compensation plan for unrepresented
employees of the Office of Higher Education, approved by the Legislative Coordinating
Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations on January 10, 2006, is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin MnSCU Administrators. new text end

new text begin The personnel plan for Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities administrators, approved by the Legislative Coordinating
Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations on January 10, 2006, is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin State Board of Investment. new text end

new text begin The salary administration plan for the
Minnesota State Board of Investment, approved by the Legislative Coordinating
Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations on March 1, 2006, is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Managerial plan amendment. new text end

new text begin The amendment to the managerial plan,
approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee
Relations on March 1, 2006, is ratified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Commissioner's plan amendment. new text end

new text begin The amendment to the
commissioner's plan, approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission
Subcommittee on Employee Relations on March 1, 2006, is ratified.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 149. new text begin LIMIT ON GROWTH IN CHANCELLOR'S STAFF.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.40, or any other law to the
contrary, the number of persons employed on the staff of the Office of the Chancellor of
the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must not exceed the number of persons on
the central office staff as of the effective date of this section.
new text end

Sec. 150. new text begin COMPENSATION FOR PERIOD OF PARTIAL GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions; coverage. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) "employee" means a state employee, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
43A.02, subdivision 21, who the commissioner determines was prevented from working
because of the partial government shutdown;
new text end

new text begin (2) "partial government shutdown" means the period from July 1, 2005, through July
14, 2005, during which appropriations needed to fund certain state government functions
had not been enacted; and
new text end

new text begin (3) "commissioner" means the commissioner of employee relations.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Credit for uncompensated hours. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must determine
the number of hours an employee was prevented from working due to the partial
government shutdown and for which the employee has not been fully paid by the state.
new text end

new text begin (b) An employee's vacation bank must be credited with the number of hours
determined under paragraph (a). Notwithstanding any law or policy to the contrary, an
employee credited with hours under this paragraph may choose to be paid in cash for these
hours, rather than having the hours credited to the employee's vacation bank.
new text end

new text begin (c) If a memorandum of understanding or other agreement or policy provides an
employee with partial compensation for hours not worked due to the partial government
shutdown, compensation provided under that agreement or policy must be subtracted
from compensation in cash or in credit to the employee's vacation bank that otherwise
would be due under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Funds available. new text end

new text begin Any funds remaining in the senate as of the 2006
adjournment of the legislature will be available to pay for the expenses of this section.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
The commissioner must make payments or credits required by this section within 30
days of the effective date of this section.
new text end

Sec. 151. new text begin MORATORIUM ON STATE FEES.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, during the biennium ending June 30, 2007,
an executive branch state agency, including a constitutional office, may not impose a
new fee or increase an existing fee. For purposes of this section, "fee" has the meaning
given in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.1283. This section does not apply to fees listed
in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.1283, paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment,
and applies to any new fee or fee increase to be initially imposed after that date, even if
the new fee or fee increase was authorized by a law enacted before that date.
new text end

Sec. 152. new text begin RESTORATION TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Implementation. new text end

new text begin An implementation and steering task force
is established to develop strategies around the master plan for restoration of Victory
Memorial Drive Historic District, as designated in Minnesota Statutes, section 138.73,
subdivision 26, including, but not limited to, efforts to secure National Register
designation and other efforts to provide funding to preserve and restore the district's
significant historical components and natural features.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin The implementation and steering task force shall consist
of 13 members including:
new text end

new text begin (1) the director of the Minnesota Historical Society or a designee;
new text end

new text begin (2) the Minneapolis City Council member representing the area;
new text end

new text begin (3) the Robbinsdale City Council member representing the area;
new text end

new text begin (4) the chair of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners or the chair's
designee;
new text end

new text begin (5) the president of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board or the president's
designee;
new text end

new text begin (6) two members from the house of representatives representing the area;
new text end

new text begin (7) two members of the senate representing the area;
new text end

new text begin (8) two citizen representatives appointed by the chair; and
new text end

new text begin (9) two representatives from local veterans organizations appointed by the chair.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The implementation and steering task force shall report its actions
to the appropriate policy committees of the legislature once each biennium.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Staff support. new text end

new text begin The State Historic Preservation Office of the Minnesota
Historical Society; the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission; the Minneapolis
Department of Public Works; the Minneapolis Department of Grants and Planning; the
Minneapolis Park Board; and the city of Robbinsdale shall provide staff support to the
Victory Memorial Drive Implementation and Steering Task Force.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Compensation. new text end

new text begin Task force members may be compensated for expenses
according to section 15.0575, subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Sunset. new text end

new text begin The implementation and steering task force expires on December
31, 2009.
new text end

Sec. 153. new text begin LOCATION OF AGENCIES.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of administration must examine current office space lease
arrangements for state councils of color with offices in the metropolitan agency. As soon
as possible, but no later than January 1, 2008, the commissioner must colocate these
councils in one building. In implementing this section, the commissioner must ensure
that the office space will maximize the councils' abilities to share common space and
administrative services, so the councils are able to devote resources, to the greatest extent
possible, to their programmatic duties. In selecting a location for the council offices,
the commissioner must ensure that members of the communities served by the councils
will have convenient access to the councils' offices. After colocation, the councils must
share administrative staff.
new text end

Sec. 154. new text begin SPORTS-THEMED TIPBOARDS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Pilot project. new text end

new text begin (a) The Gambling Control Board shall conduct a pilot
program involving the conduct of sports-themed tipboards. For purposes of this section, a
"sports-themed tipboard" means a board or placard that is not required to contain a seal,
but for which the winning numbers are determined based upon the last number of the
scores at specified intervals of a professional sporting event. The board is responsible for
administrative costs associated with establishing the pilot project.
new text end

new text begin (b) In conducting the pilot project, the board shall provide for operation procedures,
internal control standards, posted information, records, and reports. The board must also
provide for the award of prizes, method of payout, wagers, determination of winners,
and the specifications of sports-themed tipboards. Cash or merchandise prizes may be
awarded, however, the maximum prize that may be awarded for a sports-themed tipboard
is $500. A chance for a sports-themed tipboard may not be sold for more than $10.
new text end

new text begin (c) Sales of sports-themed tipboards are limited to organizations that are currently
licensed to conduct lawful gambling under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349. The board
shall select ten sites for the conduct of sports-themed tipboards. In selecting sites, the
board shall maintain geographic balance.
new text end

new text begin (d) The Gambling Control Board and the attorney general may not spend state funds
to defend a lawsuit challenging the legality of the pilot projects. A charitable organization
may not use net proceeds of charitable gambling to defend a lawsuit challenging the
legality of the pilot projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The board shall prepare a report to the governor and the
legislature on the results of the pilot project by February 15, 2007. The report must
identify additional costs of the sports-themed tipboards, if any, that would be incurred by
other state government agencies.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Sunset. new text end

new text begin This section expires January 15, 2007.
new text end

Sec. 155. new text begin INDIAN GAMBLING.
new text end

new text begin Upon signature of this act, the governor shall request, in writing, to each of the
11 tribal governments in Minnesota, that those tribal governments change their legal
gambling age to 19 years.
new text end

Sec. 156. new text begin REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; STUDY.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of revenue and the executive director of the Gambling Control
Board shall conduct a feasibility study pertaining to consolidation and automation of
reporting requirements for lawful gambling activities and shall submit a report with
findings and recommendations to the legislature and the governor by January 31, 2007.
new text end

Sec. 157. new text begin REPORT.
new text end

new text begin By January 15, 2007, the commissioner of administration shall consult with
organizations listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.33, subdivision 2, and report to the
legislature on the advantages and disadvantages of alternative procedures under which
the state could select a designer for state building projects.
new text end

Sec. 158. new text begin ADVISORY TASK FORCE TO STUDY UNDERAGE MARRIAGE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Advisory task force. new text end

new text begin An advisory task force is established to study
underage marriage and its impact on the Hmong community, including child abuse and
other legal, social, and educational impacts. The council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans
shall provide coordination and support services to the task force, including staff support as
required by the task force.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Members. new text end

new text begin (a) The task force consists of 13 members as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) two members from the 18th Clan Council, who shall choose the members;
new text end

new text begin (2) two members from the Hmong Cultural Center, who shall choose the members;
new text end

new text begin (3) one Hmong legislator appointed by the speaker of the house;
new text end

new text begin (4) the five members under clauses (1) to (3) shall appoint the following additional
members: one teacher, one law enforcement officer, one attorney, one social worker, and
four members from the Hmong community.
new text end

new text begin (b) The members of the task force shall select a chair, who shall preside and convene
meetings of the task force.
new text end

new text begin (c) The task force shall include a number of women and men to achieve gender
balance.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Community meetings. new text end

new text begin As part of its study, the task force shall hold
four public meetings to receive information and input. Two meetings must be held in
the metropolitan area and two must be held in outstate Minnesota in areas with Hmong
population.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin On or before February 15, 2007, the task force shall reports its
findings to the legislature, including recommendations for legislation or other action to
ameliorate the negative impacts of underage marriage in the Hmong community.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Compensation; expiration. new text end

new text begin Members of the advisory task force must be
compensated by the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans as provided under Minnesota
Statutes, section 15.059. The task force expires May 30, 2007.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 159. new text begin TELEVISION COVERAGE.
new text end

new text begin The house of representatives and the senate strongly encourage Twin Cities Public
Television to distribute complete, live gavel-to-gavel television coverage on TPT 17 of all
floor sessions of the house of representatives and the senate.
new text end

Sec. 160. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 6.56, subdivision 1, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

Sec. 161. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 119, 127 to 130, and 155 are effective the day following final agreement of
the 11 tribal governments to change their legal gambling age to 19.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

ELECTIONS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 16a. new text end

new text begin Electioneering communication. new text end

new text begin "Electioneering communication"
means a broadcast communication that refers to a clearly identified candidate and is
made within 60 days before a general or special election or 30 days before a primary or
special primary for the office sought by the candidate. "Electioneering communication"
does not include:
new text end

new text begin (1) a communication appearing in a news story, commentary, or editorial distributed
by a broadcasting station or newspaper, unless the broadcasting station or newspaper is
owned or controlled by a political party unit, political committee, or candidate;
new text end

new text begin (2) a campaign expenditure; or
new text end

new text begin (3) an independent expenditure.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 10A.01, subdivision 26, is
amended to read:


Subd. 26.

Noncampaign disbursement.

"Noncampaign disbursement" means
a purchase or payment of money or anything of value made, or an advance of credit
incurred, or a donation in kind received, by a principal campaign committee for any of
the following purposes:

(1) payment for accounting and legal services;

(2) return of a contribution to the source;

(3) repayment of a loan made to the principal campaign committee by that
committee;

(4) return of a public subsidy;

(5) payment for food, beverages, entertainment, and facility rental for a fund-raising
event;

(6) services for a constituent by a member of the legislature or a constitutional officer
in the executive branch, including the costs of preparing and distributing a suggestion or
idea solicitation to constituents, performed from the beginning of the term of office to
adjournment sine die of the legislature in the election year for the office held, and half
the cost of services for a constituent by a member of the legislature or a constitutional
officer in the executive branch performed from adjournment sine die to 60 days after
adjournment sine die;

(7) payment for food and beverages consumed by a candidate or volunteers while
they are engaged in campaign activities;

(8) payment for food or a beverage consumed while attending a reception or meeting
directly related to legislative duties;

(9) payment of expenses incurred by elected or appointed leaders of a legislative
caucus in carrying out their leadership responsibilities;

(10) payment by a principal campaign committee of the candidate's expenses for
serving in public office, other than for personal usesdeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin , permitted uses include payment of
costs of travel, lodging, and food in connection with attending a conference, seminar, or
convention related to service in public office;
new text end

(11) costs of child care for the candidate's children when campaigning;

(12) fees paid to attend a campaign school;

(13) costs of a postelection party during the election year when a candidate's name
will no longer appear on a ballot or the general election is concluded, whichever occurs
first;

(14) interest on loans paid by a principal campaign committee on outstanding loans;

(15) filing fees;

(16) post-general election thank-you notes or advertisements in the news media;

(17) the cost of campaign material purchased to replace defective campaign material,
if the defective material is destroyed without being used;

(18) contributions to a party unit;

(19) payments for funeral gifts or memorials; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(20) new text begin the cost of a magnet less than six inches in diameter containing legislator
contact information and distributed to constituents; and
new text end

new text begin (21) new text end other purchases or payments specified in board rules or advisory opinions as
being for any purpose other than to influence the nomination or election of a candidate
or to promote or defeat a ballot question.

The board must determine whether an activity involves a noncampaign disbursement
within the meaning of this subdivision.

A noncampaign disbursement is considered to be made in the year in which the
candidate made the purchase of goods or services or incurred an obligation to pay for
goods or services.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.14, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

First registration.

The treasurer of a political committee, political
fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit must register with the board by filing
a statement of organization no later than deleted text begin 14 daysdeleted text end new text begin 48 hoursnew text end after the committee, fund,
or party unit has made a contribution, received contributions, or made expenditures in
excess of $100.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Registration number on checks.

new text begin (a) new text end A contribution made to a candidate
by a lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or party unit must show the name of the
lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or party unit and the number under which it is
registered with the board.

new text begin (b) A candidate who receives a contribution that lacks the registration number
required by this section is not subject to a fine if the candidate is required to return any
such contribution and does so by January 31 of the calendar year after the year in which
the contribution was received.
new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [10A.165] COORDINATED ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS;
CONTRIBUTIONS; EXPENDITURES.
new text end

new text begin If an individual, political committee, political fund, or political party unit makes
an expenditure for an electioneering communication as defined in section 10A.01,
subdivision 16a, that is coordinated with a principal campaign committee or political
party unit, the electioneering communication constitutes a contribution to, and an
expenditure by, the principal campaign committee of the candidate named in the
electioneering communication or of the political party unit whose candidate is named in
the electioneering communication.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.20, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 6c. new text end

new text begin Electioneering communication. new text end

new text begin An individual, political committee,
political fund, or political party unit that makes an expenditure for an electioneering
communication in an aggregate amount in excess of $500 within 60 days before a general
or special election or 30 days before a primary or special primary for the office sought
by the candidate identified in the electioneering communication must, within 24 hours of
making the expenditure, file a report with the board containing the following information:
new text end

new text begin (1) the amount of each expenditure over $100, the name and address of the person to
whom the expenditure was made, and the purpose of the expenditure;
new text end

new text begin (2) the election or primary to which each electioneering communication pertains and
the name of any candidate to be identified in the electioneering communication; and
new text end

new text begin (3) in the case of a report filed by an individual, the name, address, and employer or
occupation, if self-employed, of the individual making the electioneering communication.
new text end

new text begin An additional report containing the information specified in this subdivision must be
filed within 24 hours after each time an expenditure for an electioneering communication
in an aggregate amount exceeding $500 is made within 60 days before a general or
special election or 30 days before a primary or special primary for the office sought by
the candidate.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.20, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 6d. new text end

new text begin Independent expenditures. new text end

new text begin (a) An individual, political committee,
political party unit, or political fund must file a report with the board each time the
individual, political committee, political party unit, or political fund makes, at any time up
to and including the 20th day before an election, independent expenditures in an aggregate
amount in excess of $500. The report must be filed within 48 hours after initially making
such expenditures. An additional report must be filed within 48 hours after each time
an independent expenditure in an aggregate amount in excess of $500 is made, up to
and including the 20th day before an election. The report must include the information
required to be reported under subdivision 3, paragraph (g). The report must also indicate
(1) the name and office sought by a candidate named in the independent expenditure and
(2) whether the independent expenditure expressly advocates the candidate's election
or defeat.
new text end

new text begin (b) An individual, political committee, political party unit, or political fund must
file a report with the board each time the individual, political committee, political party
unit, or political fund makes, between the 19th day and the last day before an election, an
independent expenditure in an aggregate amount in excess of $100. The report must be
filed within 24 hours after initially making such expenditures. An additional report must
be filed within 24 hours after making an independent expenditure in an aggregate amount
in excess of $100 at any time up to and including the 20th day before an election. The
report must include the information required to be reported under subdivision 3, paragraph
(g). The report must also indicate (1) the name and office sought by a candidate named
in the independent expenditure and (2) whether the independent expenditure expressly
advocates the candidate's election or defeat. When communicating in an independent
expenditure, individuals, political committees, political funds, political party units, and
any other organization must disclose the full name of the individual or organization and
not an abbreviation of the name that is making the expenditure.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.20, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 6e. new text end

new text begin Encouraging voter participation. new text end

new text begin (a) An individual, other than
a political committee, a political fund, a political party, a political party unit, or an
association that makes an expenditure to encourage voter registration or get out the vote
efforts in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,000 during a calendar year must, within 24
hours of making such an expenditure, file a report with the board containing:
new text end

new text begin (1) the amount of each expenditure over $500, the name and address of the person to
whom the expenditure was made, and the purpose of the expenditure; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the election or primary to which each expenditure pertains.
new text end

new text begin (b) An additional report containing the information specified in this subdivision
must be filed within 24 hours after each time an expenditure subject to this subdivision is
made during the calendar year.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.25, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Amounts.

(a) In a year in which an election is held for an office sought by
a candidate, the principal campaign committee of the candidate must not make campaign
expenditures nor permit approved expenditures to be made on behalf of the candidate that
result in aggregate expenditures in excess of the following:

(1) for governor and lieutenant governor, running together, deleted text begin $2,188,090deleted text end new text begin $2,900,000new text end ;

(2) for attorney general, deleted text begin $364,690deleted text end new text begin $480,000new text end ;

(3) for secretary of state and state auditor, separately, deleted text begin $182,350deleted text end new text begin $240,000new text end ;

(4) for state senator, $54,740;

(5) for state representative, $28,400.

(b) In addition to the amount in paragraph (a), clause (1), a candidate for
endorsement for the office of lieutenant governor at the convention of a political party
may make campaign expenditures and approved expenditures of five percent of that
amount to seek endorsement.

(c) If a special election cycle occurs during a general election cycle, expenditures by
or on behalf of a candidate in the special election do not count as expenditures by or on
behalf of the candidate in the general election.

(d) The expenditure limits in this subdivision for an office are increased by ten
percent for a candidate who is running for that office for the first time and who has not run
previously for any other office whose territory now includes a population that is more than
one-third of the population in the territory of the new office.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.25, subdivision 10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Effect of opponent's conduct.

(a) After the deadline for filing a spending
limit agreement under section 10A.322, a candidate who has agreed to be bound by the
expenditure limits imposed by this section as a condition of receiving a public subsidy
for the candidate's campaign may choose to be released from the expenditure limits but
remain eligible to receive a public subsidy if the candidate has an opponent who has
not agreed to be bound by the limits and has received contributions or made or become
obligated to make expenditures during that election cycle in excess of the following limits:

(1) up to the close of the reporting period before the primary election, receipts
or expenditures equal to 20 percent of the expenditure limit for that office as set forth
in subdivision 2; or

(2) after the close of the reporting period before the primary election, cumulative
receipts or expenditures during that election cycle equal to 50 percent of the expenditure
limit for that office as set forth in subdivision 2.

Before the primary election, a candidate's "opponents" are only those who will
appear on the ballot of the same party in the primary election.

(b) A candidate who has not agreed to be bound by expenditure limits, or the
candidate's principal campaign committee, must file written notice with the board and
provide written notice to any opponent of the candidate for the same office within 24 hours
of exceeding the limits in paragraph (a). The notice must state only that the candidate or
candidate's principal campaign committee has received contributions or made or become
obligated to make campaign expenditures in excess of the limits in paragraph (a).

(c) Upon receipt of the notice, a candidate who had agreed to be bound by the limits
may file with the board a notice that the candidate chooses to be no longer bound by the
expenditure limits. A notice of a candidate's choice not to be bound by the expenditure
limits that is based on the conduct of an opponent in the state primary election may not
be filed more than one day after the State Canvassing Board has declared the results
of the state primary.

(d) A candidate who has agreed to be bound by the expenditure limits imposed
by this section and whose opponent in the general election has chosen, as provided in
paragraph (c), not to be bound by the expenditure limits because of the conduct of an
opponent in the primary election is no longer bound by the limits but remains eligible to
receive a public subsidynew text begin and also receives, or shares equally with any other candidate who
agrees to be bound by limits, the opponent's share of the general account public subsidy
under section 10A.31
new text end .

new text begin A candidate covered by this paragraph is also entitled to the following benefits:
new text end

new text begin (1) the candidate's contribution limits in section 10A.27, subdivision 1, are doubled;
new text end

new text begin (2) the candidate's aggregate limit in section 10A.27, subdivision 2, is 25 times the
maximum individual contribution instead of ten times the maximum contribution; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the candidate is not subject to the aggregate limits in section 10A.27, subdivision
11.
new text end

Sec. 11.

new text begin [10A.261] CANDIDATES WHO DECLINE CERTAIN
CONTRIBUTIONS.
new text end

new text begin A candidate who does not accept contributions from political committees or political
funds or from lobbyists may submit to the board a signed statement indicating kinds of
contributors from which the candidate does not accept contributions. The board must
prominently display on its Web site the names of candidates who have filed a statement
indicating that they do not accept contributions from political committees or political
funds. The board must separately prominently display on its Web site the names of
candidates who do not accept contributions from lobbyists.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2006.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 10A.27, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Contribution limits.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision 2,
a candidate must not permit the candidate's principal campaign committee to accept
aggregate contributions made or delivered by any individual, political committee, or
political fund in excess of the following:

(1) to candidates for governor and lieutenant governor running together, $2,000 in
an election year for the office sought and $500 in other years;

(2) to a candidate for attorney general, $1,000 in an election year for the office
sought and $200 in other years;

(3) to a candidate for the office of secretary of state or state auditor, $500 in an
election year for the office sought and $100 in other years;

(4) to a candidate for state senator, $500 in an election year for the office sought and
$100 in other years; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(5) to a candidate for state representative, $500 in an election year for the office
sought and $100 in the other yearnew text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (6) to a candidate for district court judicial office, $500 in an election year for the
office sought and $100 in other years; and
new text end

new text begin (7) to a candidate for supreme court justice or court of appeals judge, $1,000 in an
election year for the office sought and $200 in other years
new text end .

(b) The following deliveries are not subject to the bundling limitation in this
subdivision:

(1) delivery of contributions collected by a member of the candidate's principal
campaign committee, such as a block worker or a volunteer who hosts a fund-raising
event, to the committee's treasurer; and

(2) a delivery made by an individual on behalf of the individual's spouse.

(c) A lobbyist, political committee, political party unit, or political fund must not
make a contribution a candidate is prohibited from accepting.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Political party and dissolving principal campaign committee limit.

new text begin (a)
new text end A candidate must not permit the candidate's principal campaign committee to accept
contributions from any deleted text begin political party units ordeleted text end dissolving principal campaign committees
in aggregate in excess of ten times the amount that may be contributed to that candidate as
set forth in subdivision 1.

The limitation in this deleted text begin subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end does not apply to a contribution from
a dissolving principal campaign committee of a candidate for the legislature to another
principal campaign committee new text begin or committee for federal office new text end of the same candidate.

new text begin (b) A candidate must not permit the candidate's principal campaign committee to
accept contributions from any political party units in aggregate in excess of the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) to candidates for governor and lieutenant governor running together, $50,000 in
an election year for the office sought and $500 in other years;
new text end

new text begin (2) to a candidate for attorney general, $20,000 in an election year for the office
sought and $200 in other years;
new text end

new text begin (3) to a candidate for secretary of state or state auditor, $20,000 in an election year
for the office sought and $100 in other years; and
new text end

new text begin (4) to a candidate for state senator or state representative, $6,000 in an election year
for the office sought and $2,000 in other years.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.273, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Contributions during legislative session.

(a) A candidate for the
legislature or for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, or
a political committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party organization
within a house of the legislature, must not solicit or accept a contribution from a registered
lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or dissolving principal campaign committee,
or from a party unit established by the party organization within a house of the legislature,
during a regular new text begin or special new text end session of the legislature.

(b) A registered lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or dissolving principal
campaign committee, or a party unit established by the party organization within a house
of the legislature, must not make a contribution to a candidate for the legislature or
for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, or a political
committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party organization within a house
of the legislature during a regular new text begin or special new text end session of the legislature.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.273, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Party unit solicitations.

A political party unit must not solicit or receive at
an event hosted by a candidate for the legislature or by a candidate for constitutional office
a contribution from a lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or party unit during a
regular new text begin or special new text end session of the legislature.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.322, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Agreement by candidate.

(a) As a condition of receiving a public
subsidy, a candidate must sign and file with the board a written agreement in which the
candidate agrees that the candidate will comply with sections 10A.25; 10A.27, subdivision
10
; 10A.31, subdivision 7, paragraph (c); and 10A.324.

(b) Before the first day of filing for office, the board must forward agreement forms
to all filing officers. The board must also provide agreement forms to candidates on
request at any time. The candidate must file the agreement with the board by deleted text begin September
1 preceding
deleted text end new text begin seven days after the close of filings fornew text end the candidate's general election or a
special election held at the general election. An agreement may not be filed after that date.
An agreement once filed may not be rescinded.

(c) The board must notify the commissioner of revenue of any agreement signed
under this subdivision.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), if a vacancy occurs that will be filled by means
of a special election and the filing period does not coincide with the filing period for the
general election, a candidate may sign and submit a spending limit agreement not later
than the day after the candidate files the affidavit of candidacy or nominating petition
for the office.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.322, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Refund receipt forms; penalty.

The board must make available to a
political party on request and to any candidate for whom an agreement under this section
is effective, a supply of official refund receipt forms that state in boldface type that (1)
a contributor who is given a receipt form is eligible to claim a refund as provided in
section 290.06, subdivision 23, and (2) if the contribution is to a candidate, that the
candidate has signed an agreement to limit campaign expenditures as provided in this
section. The forms must provide duplicate copies of the receipt to be attached to the
contributor's claim. A candidate who does not sign an agreement under this section and
who willfully issues an official refund receipt form or a facsimile of one to any of the
candidate's contributors is guilty of a misdemeanor. new text begin A political party organization within
a house of the legislature that accepts aggregate contributions in excess of $25,000 from
one individual loses eligibility to participate in the refund receipt program upon doing so
and must immediately stop issuing refund receipt forms for the remainder of the calendar
year. An individual may not donate more than $25,000 in the aggregate in a calendar year
to a political committee or political fund.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 18.

new text begin [123B.022] PROHIBITING SCHOOL EMPLOYEES FROM USING
PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR ADVOCACY; ENDORSING TIMELY AND
CURRENT FACTUAL INFORMATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) A school board must adopt and implement a districtwide policy that prohibits
district employees from using district funds or other publicly funded district resources,
including time, materials, equipment, facilities, and communication technologies, among
other resources, to advocate for electing or defeating a candidate, passing or defeating
a ballot question, or passing or defeating pending legislation. The policy must apply
when the employee performs the duties assigned to the employee under the employee's
employment contract with the district, and includes the periods when the employee
represents the district in an official capacity, among other duties. The policy must not
apply when an employee disseminates factual information consistent with the employee's
contractual duties.
new text end

new text begin (b) The school board must provide the district's electorate with timely factual and
unbiased information about a pending ballot question.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Election day registration.

(a) An individual who is eligible to vote may
register on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in
which the individual maintains residence, by completing a registration application, making
an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of residence.
An individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by:

(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant
to section 171.07;

(2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper
identification;

(3) presenting one of the following:

(i) a current valid student identification card from a postsecondary educational
institution in Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under
section 135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided in rules of
the secretary of state; or

(ii) a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address in the
precinct together with a picture identification card; or

(4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or who is an employee
employed by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and vouching for a
resident in the facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge vouching that
the voter or employee personally knows that the individual is a resident of the precinct.
A voter who has been vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of residence
oath vouching for any other individual on that election day. A voter who is registered to
vote in the precinct may sign up to deleted text begin 15deleted text end new text begin fivenew text end proof-of-residence oaths on any election day.
This limitation does not apply to an employee of a residential facility described in this
clause. The secretary of state shall provide a form for election judges to use in recording
the number of individuals for whom a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths on election
day. The form must include space for the maximum number of individuals for whom a
voter may sign proof-of-residence oaths. For each proof-of-residence oath, the form
must include a statement that the voter is registered to vote in the precinct, personally
knows that the individual is a resident of the precinct, and is making the statement on
oath. The form must include a space for the voter's printed name, signature, telephone
number, and address.

The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must
be attached to the voter registration application and the information on the oath must be
recorded on the records of both the voter registering on election day and the voter who
is vouching for the person's residence, and entered into the statewide voter registration
system by the county auditor when the voter registration application is entered into that
system.

(b) The operator of a residential facility shall prepare a list of the names of its
employees currently working in the residential facility and the address of the residential
facility. The operator shall certify the list and provide it to the appropriate county auditor
no less than 20 days before each election for use in election day registration.

(c) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 256E.33,
subdivision 1
; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under
section 144.50, subdivision 6; a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision
5
; a residence registered with the commissioner of health as a housing with services
establishment as defined in section 144D.01, subdivision 4; a veterans home operated by
the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under chapter 198; a residence
licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a residential program as
defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential facility for persons with a
developmental disability licensed by the commissioner of human services under section
252.28; group residential housing as defined in section 256I.03, subdivision 3; a shelter
for battered women as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4; or a supervised
publicly or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to provide temporary living
accommodations for the homeless.

(d) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of
registering bynew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe new text begin with a
reservation and
new text end recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of
the Interior, that contains the name, address, signature, and picture of the individualnew text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (2) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe with a
reservation and recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department
of the Interior, that contains the name, signature, and picture of the individual and also
presenting one of the documents listed in Minnesota Rules, part 8200.5100, subpart 2,
item B
new text end .

(e) A county, school district, or municipality may require that an election judge
responsible for election day registration initial each completed registration application.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204B.14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Precinct boundaries; description; maps.

deleted text begin When deleted text end new text begin If new text end a precinct boundary
has been changeddeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin or an annexation has occurred affecting a precinct boundary,new text end the
municipal clerk shall immediately notify the new text begin county auditor and new text end secretary of state.
The new text begin municipal new text end clerk shall file a corrected base map with the secretary of state new text begin and
county auditor
new text end within 30 days after the boundary change was made new text begin or, in the case of an
annexation, the later of: (1) 30 days after the approval of the annexation order; or (2) the
effective date of the annexation order
new text end . Upon request, the deleted text begin secretary of state deleted text end new text begin county auditor
new text end shall provide a base map new text begin and precinct finder new text end to the municipal clerk. deleted text begin The secretary of
state shall update the precinct boundary database, prepare a corrected precinct map, and
provide the corrected precinct map to the county auditor and the municipal clerk who shall
make them available for public inspection.
deleted text end new text begin The municipal clerk shall prepare a corrected
precinct map and provide the corrected map to the county auditor, who shall correct the
precinct finder in the statewide voter registration system and make the corrected map and
precinct finder available for public inspection, and to the secretary of state, who shall
update the precinct boundary database.
new text end The county auditor shall prepare and file precinct
boundary maps for precincts in unorganized territories in the same manner as provided
for precincts in municipalities. For every election held in the municipality the election
judges shall be furnished precinct maps as provided in section 201.061, subdivision 6. If a
municipality changes the boundary of an election precinct, new text begin or if an annexation affecting a
precinct boundary occurs,
new text end the county auditor shall notify each school district with territory
affected by the boundary change at least 30 days before the effective date of the change.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 204B.16, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Authority; location.

The governing body of each municipality
and of each county with precincts in unorganized territory shall designate by ordinance
or resolution a polling place for each election precinct. new text begin This designation may be made
no more frequently than once in any 12-month period for each precinct, subject to the
provisions of subdivision 3, except that a town may designate a different polling place for
town elections held in March from the polling place used for a state or federal primary or
general election.
new text end Polling places must be designated and ballots must be distributed so that
no one is required to go to more than one polling place to vote in a school district and
municipal election held on the same day. The polling place for a precinct in a city or in
a school district located in whole or in part in the metropolitan area defined by section
200.02, subdivision 24, shall be located within the boundaries of the precinct or within
3,000 feet of one of those boundaries unless a single polling place is designated for a
city pursuant to section 204B.14, subdivision 2, or a school district pursuant to section
205A.11. The polling place for a precinct in unorganized territory may be located outside
the precinct at a place which is convenient to the voters of the precinct. If no suitable
place is available within a town or within a school district located outside the metropolitan
area defined by section 200.02, subdivision 24, then the polling place for a town or school
district may be located outside the town or school district within five miles of one of the
boundaries of the town or school district.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204B.16, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Designation effective until changed.

The designation of a polling place
pursuant to this section shall remain effective until a different polling place is designated
for that precinct. No designation of a new or different polling placenew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (a)new text end shall new text begin be made more frequently than once in any 12-month period;
new text end

new text begin (b) shall new text end become effective less than 90 days prior to an election, including school
district elections or referendadeleted text begin , and no polling place changes maydeleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (c) shallnew text end occur during the period between the state primary and the state general
election, except that a new polling place may be designated to replace a polling place that
has become unavailable for use.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204B.40, is amended to read:


204B.40 BALLOTS; ELECTION RECORDS AND OTHER MATERIALS;
DISPOSITION; INSPECTION OF BALLOTS.

The county auditors, municipal clerks, and school district clerks shall retain all
election materials returned to them after any election for at least 22 months from the date
of that election. All election materials involved in a contested election must be retained for
22 months or until the contest has been finally determined, whichever is later. Abstracts
filed by canvassing boards shall be retained permanently by any officer with whom those
abstracts are filed. Election materials no longer required to be retained pursuant to this
section shall be disposed of in accordance with sections 138.163 to 138.21. Sealed
envelopes containing voted ballots must be retained unopened, except as provided in this
section, in a secure location. The county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk
shall not permit any voted ballots to be tampered with or defaced.

After the time for filing a notice of contest for an election has passed, the secretary
of state maynew text begin , for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating election procedures: (1) new text end open
the sealed ballot envelopes and inspect the ballots for that election maintained by the
county auditors, municipal clerks, or school district clerks deleted text begin for the purpose of monitoring
and evaluating election procedures.
deleted text end new text begin ; (2) inspect the polling place rosters and completed
voter registration applications; or (3) examine other forms required in the Minnesota
election laws for use in the polling place.
new text end No inspected ballot new text begin or document new text end may be
marked or identified in any manner. After inspection, all ballots must be returned to the
ballot envelope and the ballot envelope must be securely resealed.new text begin Any other election
materials inspected or examined must be secured or resealed. No polling place roster
may be inspected until the voting history for that precinct has been posted. No voter
registration application may be inspected until the information on it has been entered into
the statewide registration system.
new text end

Sec. 24.

new text begin [204C.035] DECEPTIVE PRACTICES IN ELECTIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Criminal penalty. new text end

new text begin No person shall knowingly deceive another person
regarding the time, place, or manner of conducting an election or the qualifications for or
restrictions on voter eligibility for an election, with the intent to prevent the individual
from voting in the election. A violation of this subdivision is a gross misdemeanor.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Civil action. new text end

new text begin No person shall knowingly deceive another person regarding
the time, place, or manner of conducting an election or the qualifications for or restrictions
on voter eligibility for an election. A person aggrieved by a violation of this subdivision
may bring an action for injunctive or other appropriate relief.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Reporting false election information. new text end

new text begin (a) Any person may report to
the county attorney or attorney general an act of deception regarding the time, place, or
manner of conducting an election or the qualifications for or restrictions on voter eligibility
for an election. Not later than 48 hours after receiving a report under this subdivision, the
office receiving the report shall investigate it and:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide accurate information to voters affected by the deception; and
new text end

new text begin (2) if appropriate, proceed under subdivision 1 or 2.
new text end

new text begin (b) If a report is received under this subdivision during the 72 hours immediately
before an election, the county attorney or attorney general shall investigate immediately
and provide timely accurate information to voters affected by the deception, and if
appropriate, may subsequently proceed under subdivision 1 or 2.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2006, and applies to
offenses committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 204C.08, subdivision 1a,
is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

new text begin Minnesota new text end Voter's Bill of Rights.

The county auditor shall prepare and
provide to each polling place sufficient copies of a poster setting forth the new text begin Minnesota
new text end Voter's Bill of Rights as set forth in this section. Before the hours of voting are scheduled
to begin, the election judges shall post it in a conspicuous location or locations in the
polling place. The new text begin Minnesota new text end Voter's Bill of Rights is as follows:

"new text begin MINNESOTA new text end VOTER'S BILL OF RIGHTS

For all persons residing in this state who meet federal voting eligibility requirements:

new text begin (a) Access.
new text end

new text begin (1) You have the right for the polling place to open on time.
new text end

new text begin (2) You have the right to vote in peace and security and not be harassed.
new text end

new text begin (3) You have the right not to have campaigners ask for your name when you are
entering or leaving the polling place.
new text end

deleted text begin (1)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end You have the right to be absent from work for the purpose of voting during
the morning of election day.

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end If you are in line at your polling place any time between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00
p.m., you have the right to vote.

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end If you can provide the required proof of residence, you have the right to
register to vote and to vote on election day.

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end If you are unable to sign your name, you have the right to orally confirm your
identity with an election judge and to direct another person to sign your name for you.

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end You have the right to request special assistance when voting.

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end If you need assistance, you may be accompanied into the voting booth by a
person of your choice, except by an agent of your employer or union or a candidate.

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end You have the right to bring your minor children into the polling place and
into the voting booth with you.

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end If you have been convicted of a felony but your felony sentence has expired
(been completed) or you have been discharged from your sentence, you have the right to
vote.

deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (12)new text end If you are under a guardianship, you have the right to vote, unless the court
order revokes your right to vote.

deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (13)new text end You have the right to vote without anyone in the polling place trying to
influence your vote.

deleted text begin (11) If you make a mistake or spoil your ballot before it is submitted, you have the
right to receive a replacement ballot and vote.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (12) You have the right to file a written complaint at your polling place if you are
dissatisfied with the way an election is being run.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (13) You have the right to take a sample ballot into the voting booth with you.
deleted text end

(14)new text begin You have the right to take a sample ballot into the voting booth with you as long
as you do not show the ballot to other voters in the polling place.
new text end

new text begin (b) Privacy.
new text end

new text begin (1) You have the right to a private voting booth.
new text end

new text begin (2) You have the right for your ballot to be placed in a secured and locked container.
new text end

new text begin (3) You have the right for private information on your Voter Registration Application
to be private and not to be used or disclosed unlawfully.
new text end

new text begin (c) Integrity.
new text end

new text begin (1) You have the right to a paper ballot.
new text end

new text begin (2) You have the right for your name to be on the voting roster if you are timely
registered.
new text end

new text begin (3) You have the right to know how, when, where, and with whom to file an election
complaint.
new text end

new text begin (4) You have the right to have your voter registration that was collected by
door-to-door solicitors or in other voter registration drives delivered to election officials
in a proper and timely manner.
new text end

new text begin (5) You have the right to have your voter registration processed in a timely manner.
new text end

new text begin (6) If you make a mistake or spoil your ballot at the polling place before it is
submitted, you have the right to receive a replacement ballot and vote.
new text end

new text begin (7) You have the right to file a written complaint at your polling place if you are
dissatisfied with the way an election is being conducted.
new text end

new text begin (d) Accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (1) You have the right to an accurate ballot.
new text end

new text begin (2) You have the right to see the votes counted.
new text end

new text begin (3) You have the right to have the vote results announced and posted immediately
after they are counted.
new text end

new text begin (4)new text end You have the right to take a copy of this new text begin Minnesota new text end Voter's Bill of Rights into the
voting booth with you."

Sec. 26.

new text begin [204D.035] LIMITS ON HOLDING ELECTIONS.
new text end

new text begin An election may be held only on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of any
month, provided that day is not a holiday as defined in section 645.44, subdivision 5,
except as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) an election in March shall be on the second Tuesday as provided by section
205.075;
new text end

new text begin (2) another statute specifies another date for a particular election; or
new text end

new text begin (3) an election to fill a vacancy in a legislative or congressional office is held on
another date pursuant to section 204D.19.
new text end

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 205A.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Combined polling place.

When no other election is being held in two or
more precincts on the day of a school district election, the school board may designate one
or more combined polling places at which the voters in those precincts may vote in the
school district election.new text begin The polling place used in a primary election for an office must be
the same location used throughout the calendar year for the general election for that office.
In no case may the location of a polling place be changed between the primary election
and the general election for an office, except that a new polling place may be designated to
replace a polling place that has become unavailable for use.
new text end

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 206.56, subdivision 1b, is
amended to read:


Subd. 1b.

Audio ballot reader.

"Audio ballot reader" means an audio representation
of a ballot that can be used with other assistive voting technology to permit a voter to mark
votes on a nonelectronic ballot deleted text begin or to securely transmit a ballot electronically to automatic
tabulating equipment in the polling place
deleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 206.56, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Ballot.

"Ballot" includes paper ballots, ballot cards, new text begin and new text end the paper ballot
marked by an electronic marking devicedeleted text begin , and an electronic record of each vote cast by
a voter at an election and securely transmitted electronically to automatic tabulating
equipment in the polling place
deleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 206.56, subdivision 7a, is
amended to read:


Subd. 7a.

Electronic ballot display.

"Electronic ballot display" means a graphic
representation of a ballot on a computer monitor or screen on which a voter may make
vote choices for candidates and questions for the purpose of marking a nonelectronic
ballot deleted text begin or securely transmitting an electronic ballot to automatic tabulating equipment
in the polling place
deleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 206.56, subdivision 7b, is
amended to read:


Subd. 7b.

Electronic ballot marker.

"Electronic ballot marker" means equipment
that is part of an electronic voting system that uses an electronic ballot display or audio
ballot reader todeleted text begin :
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1)deleted text end mark a nonelectronic ballot with votes selected by a voterdeleted text begin ; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) securely transmit a ballot electronically to automatic tabulating equipment in the
polling place
deleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 206.56, subdivision 8, is
amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Electronic voting system.

"Electronic voting system" means a system
in which the voter records votes by means of marking deleted text begin or transmittingdeleted text end a ballot, so that
votes may be counted by automatic tabulating equipment in the polling place where the
ballot is cast or at a counting center.

An electronic voting system includes automatic tabulating equipment; nonelectronic
ballot markers; electronic ballot markers, including electronic ballot display, audio ballot
reader, and devices by which the voter will register the voter's voting intent; software used
to program automatic tabulators and layout ballots; computer programs used to accumulate
precinct results; ballots; secrecy folders; system documentation; and system testing results.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 206.57, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Voting system for disabled voters.

new text begin (a)new text end In federal and state elections held
after December 31, 2005deleted text begin , anddeleted text end new text begin ;new text end in county, deleted text begin municipaldeleted text end new text begin citynew text end , and school district elections held
after December 31, 2007deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ; and in town elections after December 31, 2007, except as
provided in this subdivision;
new text end the voting method used in each polling place must include
a voting system that is accessible for individuals with disabilities, including nonvisual
accessibility for the blind and visually impaired in a manner that provides the same
opportunity for access and participation, including privacy and independence, as for other
voters.new text begin The requirements of this subdivision do not apply to town elections held in March
if no other election is held concurrently with the town election.
new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this subdivision, if a resident of a
township files a written request with the county auditor that a voting system as described
in this subdivision be available at a town election held in March or in November of
odd-numbered years, the town must make such a voting system available. A request under
this paragraph must be submitted by the close of filings for the election.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 206.61, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Alternation.

The provisions of the election laws requiring the alternation
of names of candidates must be observed as far as practicable by changing the order
of the names on an electronic voting system in the various precincts so that each name
appears on the machines or marking devices used in a municipality substantially an equal
number of times in the first, last, and in each intermediate place in the list or group in
which they belong. However, the arrangement of candidates' names must be the same
on all voting systems used in the same precinct. If the number of names to be alternated
exceeds the number of precincts, the election official responsible for providing the ballots,
in accordance with subdivision 1, shall determine by lot the alternation of names.

If an electronic ballot marker is used with a paper ballot that is not an optical scan
ballot card, the manner of alternation of candidate names on the paper ballot must be as
prescribed for optical scan ballots in this subdivision. deleted text begin If a machine is used to securely
transmit a ballot electronically to automatic tabulating equipment in the polling place,
the manner of alternation of candidate names on the transmitting machine must be as
prescribed for optical scan ballots in this subdivision.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 206.80, is amended to read:


206.80 ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS.

(a) An electronic voting system may not be employed unless it:

(1) permits every voter to vote in secret;

(2) permits every voter to vote for all candidates and questions for whom or upon
which the voter is legally entitled to vote;

(3) provides for write-in voting when authorized;

(4) automatically rejects, except as provided in section 206.84 with respect to
write-in votes, all votes for an office or question when the number of votes cast on it
exceeds the number which the voter is entitled to cast;

(5) permits a voter at a primary election to select secretly the party for which the
voter wishes to vote;

(6) automatically rejects all votes cast in a primary election by a voter when the voter
votes for candidates of more than one party; and

(7) provides every voter an opportunity to verify votes recorded on the permanent
paper ballot deleted text begin or paper recorddeleted text end , either visually or using assistive voting technology, and to
change votes or correct any error before the voter's ballot is cast and counted, produces
an individual, discrete, permanent, paper ballot deleted text begin or paper record of the ballotdeleted text end cast by the
voter, and preserves the paper ballot deleted text begin or paper recorddeleted text end as an official record available for
use in any recount.

(b) An electronic voting system purchased on or after June 4, 2005, may not be
employed unless it:

(1) accepts and tabulates, in the polling place or at a counting center, a marked
optical scan ballot;new text begin or
new text end

(2) creates a marked optical scan ballot that can be tabulated in the polling place or
at a counting center by automatic tabulating equipment certified for use in this statedeleted text begin ; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) securely transmits a ballot electronically to automatic tabulating equipment in
the polling place while creating an individual, discrete, permanent paper record of each
vote on the ballot
deleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 206.805, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Contracts required.

(a) The secretary of state, with the assistance
of the commissioner of administration, shall establish one or more state voting systems
contracts. The contracts should, if practical, include provisions for maintenance of the
equipment purchased. The voting systems contracts must address precinct-based optical
scan voting equipment,new text begin andnew text end ballot marking equipment for persons with disabilities and
other votersdeleted text begin , and assistive voting machines that combine voting methods used for persons
with disabilities with precinct-based optical scan voting machines
deleted text end . The contracts must
give the state a perpetual license to use and modify the software. The contracts must
include provisions to escrow the software source code, as provided in subdivision 2. Bids
for voting systems and related election services must be solicited from each vendor selling
or leasing voting systems that have been certified for use by the secretary of state. The
contracts must be renewed from time to time.

(b) The secretary of state shall appoint an advisory committee, including
representatives of the state chief information officer, county auditors, municipal clerks who
have had operational experience with the use of electronic voting systems, and members
of the disabilities community to advise the secretary of state in reviewing and evaluating
the merits of proposals submitted from voting equipment vendors for the state contracts.

(c) Counties and municipalities may purchase or lease voting systems and obtain
related election services from the state contracts.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 206.82, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Plan.

new text begin (a) Subject to paragraph (b), new text end the municipal clerk in a municipality
where an electronic voting system is used and the county auditor of a county in which an
electronic voting system is used in more than one municipality and the county auditor of
a county in which a counting center serving more than one municipality is located shall
prepare a plan which indicates acquisition of sufficient facilities, computer time, and
professional services and which describes the proposed manner of complying with section
206.80. The plan must be signed, notarized, and submitted to the secretary of state more
than 60 days before the first election at which the municipality uses an electronic voting
system. Prior to July 1 of each subsequent general election year, the clerk or auditor
shall submit to the secretary of state notification of any changes to the plan on file with
the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall review each plan for its sufficiency and
may request technical assistance from the Department of Administration or other agency
which may be operating as the central computer authority. The secretary of state shall
notify each reporting authority of the sufficiency or insufficiency of its plan within 20 days
of receipt of the plan. The attorney general, upon request of the secretary of state, may
seek a district court order requiring an election official to fulfill duties imposed by this
subdivision or by rules promulgated pursuant to this section.

new text begin (b) Systems implemented by counties and municipalities in calendar year 2006 are
exempt from paragraph (a) and section 206.58, subdivision 4, if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the municipality has fewer than 10,000 residents; and
new text end

new text begin (2) a valid county plan was filed by the county auditor of the county in which the
municipality is located.
new text end

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 206.83, is amended to read:


206.83 TESTING OF VOTING SYSTEMS.

Within 14 days before election day, the official in charge of elections shall have the
voting system tested to ascertain that the system will correctly mark deleted text begin or securely transmit
to automatic tabulating equipment in the polling place
deleted text end ballots using all methods supported
by the system, including through assistive technology, and count the votes cast for all
candidates and on all questions. Public notice of the time and place of the test must be
given at least two days in advance by publication once in official newspapers. The test
must be observed by at least two election judges, who are not of the same major political
party, and must be open to representatives of the political parties, candidates, the press,
and the public. The test must be conducted by (1) processing a preaudited group of ballots
punched or marked to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate
and on each question, and must include for each office one or more ballot cards which
have votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the voting
system tabulator and electronic ballot marker to reject those votes; and (2) processing an
additional test deck of ballots marked using the electronic ballot marker for the precinct,
including ballots marked deleted text begin or ballots securely transmitted electronically to automatic
tabulating equipment in the polling place
deleted text end using the electronic ballot display, audio ballot
reader, and any assistive voting technology used with the electronic ballot marker. If any
error is detected, the cause must be ascertained and corrected and an errorless count must
be made before the voting system may be used in the election. After the completion of
the test, the programs used and ballot cards must be sealed, retained, and disposed of as
provided for paper ballots.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 39.

new text begin [206.89] POSTELECTION REVIEW OF VOTING SYSTEMS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Selection for review; notice. new text end

new text begin At the canvass of the state primary,
the county canvassing board in each county must set the date, time, and place for the
postelection review of the state general election to be held under this section. The review
must be conducted at the location where the voted ballots have been securely stored after
the state general election or at another location chosen by the county canvassing board.
The review must be completed no later than two days before the meeting of the state
canvassing board to certify the results of the state general election.
new text end

new text begin At the canvass of the state general election, the county canvassing boards must select
the precincts to be reviewed. The county canvassing board of a county with fewer than
50,000 registered voters must select at least two precincts for postelection review. The
county canvassing board of a county with between 50,000 and 100,000 registered voters
must select at least three precincts for review. The county canvassing board of a county
with over 100,000 registered voters must select at least four precincts. The precincts must
be selected by lot at a public meeting. At least one precinct selected in each county must
have had more than 150 votes cast at the general election.
new text end

new text begin Each county auditor must notify the secretary of state of the precincts that have been
chosen for review and the time and place the postelection review for that county will
be conducted, as soon as the decisions are made. The secretary of state must post this
information on the office Web site.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Scope and conduct of review. new text end

new text begin Postelection review must be conducted
of the votes cast for President or governor; United States Senator; and United States
Representative. The recount officials may conduct postelection review of the votes cast
for additional offices.
new text end

new text begin The postelection review must be conducted in public. The recount official for the
precincts selected must conduct the postelection review and may be assisted by election
judges designated by the recount official for this purpose. The party balance requirement
of section 204B.19 applies to election judges designated for the review. The postelection
review must consist of a manual count of the ballots used in the precincts selected and
must be performed in the manner provided by section 204C.21. The postelection review
must be conducted in the manner provided for recounts under section 204C.361 to the
extent practicable.
new text end

new text begin Upon completion of the postelection review, the recount official must immediately
report the results to the county auditor. The county auditor must then immediately submit
the results of the postelection review electronically or in writing to the secretary of state no
later than two days before the State Canvassing Board meets to canvass the state general
election. The secretary of state shall report the results of the preelection review at the
meeting of the State Canvassing Board to canvass the state general election.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Standard of acceptable performance by voting system. new text end

new text begin (a) Each
comparison of the results compiled by the voting system with the postelection review
described in this section must be accurate to within one-half of one percent variation from
the manual count of the offices reviewed. Valid votes that have been marked by the voter
outside the vote targets or using a manual marking device that cannot be read by the voting
system must not be included in making the determination whether the voting system has
met the standard of acceptable performance for any precinct.
new text end

new text begin (b) If the postelection review reveals a difference greater than one-half of one
percent, the recount official must, within two days, conduct an additional review of at least
three precincts in the same jurisdiction where the discrepancy was discovered. If all
precincts in that jurisdiction have been reviewed, the county auditor must immediately
publicly select by lot at least three additional precincts for review. The recount official
must complete the additional review within two days after the precincts are selected and
report the results immediately to the county auditor. If the second review also indicates a
difference in the voting totals compiled by the voting system that is greater than one-half
of one percent from the result indicated by the postelection review, the county auditor
must conduct a review of the ballots from all the remaining precincts in the county. This
review must be completed no later than six weeks after the state general election.
new text end

new text begin (c) If the results from the countywide reviews from one or more counties comprising
in the aggregate more than ten percent of the total number of persons voting in the election
clearly indicate that an error in vote counting has occurred, the recount official must
conduct a manual recount of all the ballots in the district for the affected office. The
recount must be completed and the results reported to the appropriate canvassing board no
later than ten weeks after the state general election.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Update of vote totals. new text end

new text begin If the postelection review under this section results
in a change in the number of votes counted for any candidate, the revised vote totals must
be incorporated in the official result from those precincts.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Effect on voting systems. new text end

new text begin If a voting system is found to have failed
to record votes accurately and in the manner provided by the Minnesota election law,
the voting system must not be used at another election until it has been examined and
recertified by the secretary of state. If the voting system failure is attributable to either its
design or to actions of the vendor, the vendor must forfeit the vendor bond required by
section 206.57 and the performance bond required by section 206.66.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Costs of review. new text end

new text begin The costs of the postelection review required by this
section must be allocated as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) the governing body responsible for each precinct selected for review must pay
the costs incurred for the review conducted under subdivision 2 or 3, paragraph (b);
new text end

new text begin (2) the vendor of the voting system must pay any costs incurred by the secretary
of state to examine and recertify the voting system; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the secretary of state must reimburse local units of government for the costs of
any recount required under subdivision 3, paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Time for filing election contest. new text end

new text begin The time for notice of a contest of
election does not begin to run until all reviews under this section have been completed.
new text end

Sec. 40.

new text begin [206.895] SECRETARY OF STATE MONITOR.
new text end

new text begin The secretary of state must monitor and evaluate election procedures in precincts
subject to the audit provided for in section 206.89 in at least four precincts in each
congressional district. The precincts must be chosen by lot by the State Canvassing Board
at its meeting to canvass the state general election.
new text end

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 206.90, subdivision 8, is
amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Duties of election officials.

The official in charge of elections in each
municipality where an optical scan voting system is used shall have the electronic ballot
marker that examines and marks votes on ballot cards deleted text begin or the machine that securely
transmits a ballot electronically to automatic tabulating equipment in the polling place
deleted text end
and the automatic tabulating equipment that examines and counts votes as ballot cards
are deposited into ballot boxes put in order, set, adjusted, and made ready for voting
when delivered to the election precincts.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 42.

new text begin [206.91] VOTING MACHINES OPTIONS WORKING GROUP.
new text end

new text begin (a) A working group is hereby established to investigate and recommend to the
legislature requirements for additional options for voting equipment that complies with
the requirements of section 301 of the Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252, to
provide private and independent voting for individuals with disabilities.
new text end

new text begin The working group must be cochaired by representatives of the Minnesota Disability
Law Center and Citizens for Election Integrity - Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (b) The working group must convene its first meeting by June 2006 and must report
to the legislature by February 15, 2007.
new text end

new text begin (c) The working group must include, but is not limited to:
new text end

new text begin (1) the disability community;
new text end

new text begin (2) the secretary of state;
new text end

new text begin (3) county and local election officials;
new text end

new text begin (4) major and minor political parties;
new text end

new text begin (5)(i) one member of the senate majority caucus and one member of the senate
minority caucus appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on
Rules and Administration; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) one member of the house majority caucus and one member of the house minority
caucus appointed by the speaker;
new text end

new text begin (6) nonpartisan organizations;
new text end

new text begin (7) at least one individual with computer security expertise and knowledge of
elections; and
new text end

new text begin (8) members of the public, other than vendors of election equipment, selected
by consensus of the other members, including representatives of language and other
minorities.
new text end

new text begin (d) Members of the working group will be selected by:
new text end

new text begin (1) a representative of the Office of the Secretary of State;
new text end

new text begin (2) a representative of the county election officials;
new text end

new text begin (3) the cochairs; and
new text end

new text begin (4) two legislators representing each party.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 43.

new text begin [206A.01] ADMINISTRATION OF STATEWIDE REGISTRATION
SYSTEM.
new text end

new text begin The secretary of state shall develop and operate a centralized database of all
registered voters in the state of Minnesota. The database must be available to each
county in the state through a statewide registration system provided by the secretary of
state. The registration system must allow the secretary of state and the county auditors to
add or modify information from the system in order to maintain an accurate database of
registrants. The system must provide all county auditors and the secretary of state and,
within a reasonable time after the system is initially implemented, municipal and school
district clerks, with a method to view and search registration information.
new text end

new text begin A county auditor must use the statewide registration system to execute the duties of
chief registrar of voters and chief custodian of registration records in the auditor's county.
new text end

Sec. 44.

new text begin [206A.02] TREATMENT OF VOTER REGISTRATION
APPLICATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Transmission of voter registration applications. new text end

new text begin A completed
voter registration application may be submitted to any state agency or county auditor. The
secretary of state shall provide training to state agencies on the proper forwarding of voter
registration applications. Voter registration applications submitted to the secretary of state
must be forwarded to the appropriate county auditor for entry into the statewide registration
system. With the approval of the appropriate county auditor, the secretary of state shall
enter the registration applications into the statewide registration system for that county.
new text end

new text begin The secretary of state may electronically transmit the information on the voter
registration applications to the appropriate county auditor. The county auditor shall
promptly enter the information into the statewide registration system. The original
applications submitted to the secretary of state must be maintained either by the secretary
of state or by the appropriate county auditor. Voter registration applications must be stored
in either paper, microfilm, or electronic format.
new text end

new text begin The secretary of state shall have full access to all functions of the statewide
registration system.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Verification; defined; notification. new text end

new text begin (a) Verification means:
new text end

new text begin (1) that the information provided by the applicant on the voter registration application
for all of the following categories matches the information in the same categories of the
database maintained by the Department of Public Safety or in the database of the Social
Security Administration if the applicant has no driver's license or identification card:
new text end

new text begin (i) name;
new text end

new text begin (ii) date of birth;
new text end

new text begin (iii) Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota state identification card number; or
new text end

new text begin (iv) last four digits of Social Security number, if the applicant has not been issued a
Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota state identification card.
new text end

new text begin If a voter has not been issued a Minnesota driver's license, a Minnesota state
identification card, or a Social Security number, and the voter has so indicated on
the voter's voter registration application, items (iii) and (iv) are inapplicable and the
registration is verified; or
new text end

new text begin (2) that if after matching the information listed in clause (1), even though the
information may not be an exact match, the county auditor is able to still reasonably
conclude that the information in the database of the Department of Public Safety, or in the
database of the Social Security Administration if the applicant has no driver's license or
identification card, and the information provided by the applicant on the voter registration
application, relate to the same person, in which case the county auditor shall note in the
statewide registration system the basis for the conclusion.
new text end

new text begin (b) The secretary of state must attempt to verify information entered into the voter
registration system as a result of new voter registration applications by comparing the
information stored by the voter registration system with information contained in the
database maintained by the Department of Public Safety. The secretary of state must
provide reports on attempted verifications that show the information of record in each
database and that list:
new text end

new text begin (1) voter registration applications that match the information in the Department of
Public Safety database or, in the case of an applicant who does not have a Minnesota
driver's license or Minnesota identification card in the database of the Social Security
Administration, and that are therefore verified;
new text end

new text begin (2) voter registration applications that cannot be verified with certainty against the
information in the Department of Public Safety database or, in the case of an applicant
who does not have a Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota identification card, in the
database of the Social Security Administration. The report must match and contrast the
information contained in the several databases; and
new text end

new text begin (3) voter registration applications with Minnesota drivers' license numbers,
Minnesota identification card numbers, or if the applicant has no driver's license or
identification card, the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number that do not
match the numbers of record in the Department of Public Safety database or, in the case of
an applicant who does not have a Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota identification
card, in the database of the Social Security Administration.
new text end

new text begin The reports prepared by the secretary of state must include a separate list of potential
matches for incomplete mail-in registrations described in section 201.061, subdivision 1a.
new text end

new text begin (c) The county auditor must review the reports provided by the secretary of state of
records that have not been verified with certainty within ten days after the reports become
available in the statewide voter registration system. The auditor must attempt to match
the information on the voter registration application with the information in the database
maintained by the Department of Public Safety or, in the case of an applicant who does
not have a Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota identification card, in the database of
the Social Security Administration, to permit the auditor to verify the information supplied
on the voter registration application. The auditor shall attempt to obtain from the applicant
any needed information by mail or, if a telephone number or an e-mail address was
provided by the applicant, by telephone or e-mail. The auditor must record on the voter
record in the statewide voter registration system each registration verified in this manner.
new text end

new text begin (d) If the auditor cannot verify information for a registration, the auditor must record
that the information supplied on the voter registration application could not be verified and
is incomplete pursuant to section 201.121, subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Correction. new text end

new text begin If a Minnesota driver's license number or Minnesota state
identification card number supplied by the applicant cannot be verified because it does
not exist in the Department of Public Safety database, the secretary of state or the county
auditor shall correct the voter record to indicate that the number must not be used as the
verification number on the voter record. In the case of an applicant who does not have a
Minnesota driver's license, Minnesota identification card, or Social Security number that
can be verified by comparison with the Department of Public Safety database, or in the
database of the Social Security Administration, if the applicant has no Minnesota driver's
license or Minnesota identification card, the unique voter record number generated by the
statewide voter registration system must be used as the verification number for the record.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Omission of required information. new text end

new text begin If the applicant did not supply a
Minnesota driver's license, Minnesota identification card, or Social Security number,
and the auditor concludes that a number exists for that applicant after comparing the
voter registration application with the information in the Department of Public Safety
database or, in the case of an applicant who does not have a Minnesota driver's license
or Minnesota identification card, in the database of the Social Security Administration,
the auditor must attempt to contact the applicant and request that the applicant provide
the number. If the applicant does not provide the number, the county auditor must notify
the applicant that the application is deficient and cannot be accepted and processed and
that the applicant must provide the appropriate number to the county auditor 20 days prior
to the election or register on election day.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Updates. new text end

new text begin A voter with an active voter registration may change the
information on record by submitting a voter registration application meeting all the
requirements for a new voter registration application.
new text end

new text begin If, after matching the updated information with the information contained in the
Department of Public Safety database or, in the case of an applicant who does not have a
Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota identification card, in the database of the Social
Security Administration, the accuracy of the updated information cannot be verified, the
county auditor must send a notice to the voter whose information cannot be verified and
request that the voter provide the information or contact the registration office.
new text end

new text begin If the discrepancy cannot be resolved, the county auditor must challenge the voter in
the statewide voter registration system and may refer the matter to the county attorney. If
during the verification process the Department of Public Safety provides information that
indicates that the voter is ineligible to vote, the county auditor must challenge the voter in
the statewide voter registration system and refer the matter to the county attorney.
new text end

Sec. 45.

new text begin [206A.03] PROCEDURE FOR ENTERING DATA INTO STATEWIDE
VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
new text end

new text begin (a) When entering information from a voter registration application into the
statewide registration system, the secretary of state or county auditor shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) conduct a statewide search of the registration database to determine if the
applicant has previously registered in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) assign the applicant to the proper voting precinct for the address provided on
the application;
new text end

new text begin (3) determine all election districts in which the applicant will be eligible to vote;
new text end

new text begin (4) notify the appropriate county auditor if the applicant has moved from another
county in the state in which the registrant was previously registered;
new text end

new text begin (5) assign the registration record a unique identification number, and date the record
as to when the registration was entered into the registration database;
new text end

new text begin (6) maintain a record of voting history of the registrant for at least the previous six
calendar years and a record of previous registrations and changes to voter status in the
state for at least two years; and
new text end

new text begin (7) provide information on prior registrations in other states. At periodic intervals,
the secretary of state shall notify the chief election officials of other states of persons who
have registered to vote in Minnesota and who indicated a prior registration in their state.
new text end

new text begin (b) The secretary of state shall establish a precinct finder that must be maintained
by each county auditor. The precinct finder must identify the voting precinct that will be
assigned to the applicant. For the purposes of redistricting, the secretary of state shall
include geographical data from the United States Census Bureau in the precinct finder.
new text end

Sec. 46.

new text begin [206A.04] INTERACTION WITH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY.
new text end

new text begin The secretary of state, in cooperation with the commissioner of public safety, shall
develop a single unified application for use by the Department of Public Safety to permit
eligible voters who have indicated they wish to register to vote to simultaneously register
to vote and apply for a driver's license or state identification card. The secretary of state
and the commissioner of public safety may access a common database of information
entered from this application.
new text end

new text begin The information from the unified application for voter registration and a
driver's license or state identification card must be transferred electronically from the
commissioner of public safety to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall make
available to each county auditor the data necessary to add or update a voter record on the
statewide registration system. The county auditor shall process the data in the manner
provided in section 206A.03.
new text end

Sec. 47.

new text begin [206A.05] SECURITY FOR STATEWIDE REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
new text end

new text begin All authorized users of the statewide registration system must be identified uniquely
in the manner provided by the secretary of state. No access to the statewide registration
system will be allowed to any person not identified as an authorized user of the system.
new text end

new text begin To ensure that information obtained from the statewide registration system is
being used in the manner provided by law, the secretary of state shall insert verification
records into the statewide registration system. The verification records must not be
included on any master list or polling place roster. If the secretary of state has reason to
believe that information obtained from the statewide registration system was used in a
manner inconsistent with section 201.091, a report must be immediately transmitted to
the appropriate county attorney.
new text end

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 211B.04, is amended to read:


211B.04 CAMPAIGN LITERATURE MUST INCLUDE DISCLAIMER.

(a) A person who participates in the preparation or dissemination of campaign
material other than as provided in section 211B.05, subdivision 1, that does not
prominently include the name and address of the person or committee causing the material
to be prepared or disseminated in a disclaimer substantially in the form provided in
paragraph (b) or (c) is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Except in cases covered by paragraph (c), the required form of disclaimer is:
"Prepared and paid for by the .......... committee, .........(address)" for material prepared
and paid for by a principal campaign committee, or "Prepared and paid for by the ..........
committee, .........(address), in support of .........(insert name of candidate or ballot
question)" for material prepared and paid for by a person or committee other than a
principal campaign committee.

(c) In the case of broadcast media, the required form of disclaimer is: "Paid for by
the ............ committee."

(d) Campaign material that is not circulated on behalf of a particular candidate
or ballot question must also include in the disclaimer either that it is "in opposition to
.....(insert name of candidate or ballot question.....)"; or that "this publication is not
circulated on behalf of any candidate or ballot question."

(e) This section does not apply to objects stating only the candidate's name and
the office sought, fund-raising tickets, or personal letters that are clearly being sent by
the candidate.

(f) new text begin This section does not apply to a magnet, sticker, or button less than six inches in
diameter.
new text end

new text begin (g) new text end This section does not apply to an individual or association who acts independently
of any candidate, candidate's committee, political committee, or political fund and spends
only from the individual's or association's own resources a sum that is less than $500 in
the aggregate to produce or distribute campaign material that is distributed at least seven
days before the election to which the campaign material relates.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end This section does not modify or repeal section 211B.06.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 211B.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Soliciting near polling places.

deleted text begin A person may not display campaign
material, post signs, ask, solicit, or in any manner try to induce or persuade a voter within
a polling place or within 100 feet of the building in which a polling place is situated,
or anywhere on the public property on which a polling place is situated, on primary or
election day to vote for or refrain from voting for a candidate or ballot question.
deleted text end

new text begin (a) On primary or election day, a person may not:
new text end

new text begin (1) display campaign material or post signs within 300 feet of the building in which
a polling place is situated, or anywhere on the public property on which a polling place
is situated; or
new text end

new text begin (2) ask, solicit, or in any manner try to induce or persuade a voter, within 1,000
feet of the building in which a polling place is situated, or anywhere on public property
on which a polling place is situated, to vote for or refrain from voting for a candidate
or ballot question.
new text end

new text begin (b) A person may not keep a record of individuals arriving at or departing from
the polling place or, within 100 feet of the polling place, ask whether an individual has
voted in the election.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end A person may not provide political badges, political buttons, or other political
insignia to be worn at or about the polling place on the day of a primary or election. A
political badge, political button, or other political insignia may not be worn at or about the
polling place on primary or election day.

new text begin (d) new text end This section applies to areas established by the county auditor or municipal clerk
for absentee voting as provided in chapter 203B.

new text begin (e) new text end The secretary of state, county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk
may provide stickers which contain the words "I VOTED" and nothing more. Election
judges may offer a sticker of this type to each voter who has signed the polling place roster.

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 211B.13, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Bribery, advancing money, and treating prohibited.

A person
who willfully, directly or indirectly, advances, pays, gives, promises, or lends any money,
food, liquor, clothing, entertainment, or other thing of monetary value, or who offers,
promises, or endeavors to obtain any money, position, appointment, employment, or other
valuable consideration, to or for a person, in order to induce a voter to refrain from voting,
or to vote in a particular way, at an election, is guilty of a felony. This section does not
prevent a candidate from stating publicly preference for or support of another candidate
to be voted for at the same primary or election. Refreshments of food or nonalcoholic
beverages having a value up to $5 deleted text begin consumeddeleted text end new text begin and provided only for consumptionnew text end on
the premises at a private gathering deleted text begin or public meetingdeleted text end new text begin , private fundraising event, or a
constituent service event held by an elected official and open to the general public
new text end are
not prohibited under this section.

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 211B.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section, "corporation" means:

(1) a corporation organized for profit that does business in this state;

(2) a nonprofit corporation that carries out activities in this state; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(3) a limited liability company formed under chapter 322B, or under similar laws of
another state, that does business in this statenew text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (4) a business entity established or operated by a foreign government or by an entity
or subdivision of an entity that exercises governmental functions for purposes of Public
Law 97-473, Title II
new text end .

Sec. 52.

new text begin [211B.153] CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GOVERNMENT UNITS.
new text end

new text begin A candidate or the treasurer of a candidate's principal campaign committee must not
accept a contribution from any foreign government or any state or local government unit in
this state or in any other state. For purposes of this subdivision, "government unit" means
any state agency, board, commission, or department; or any county, statutory or home
rule charter city, town, school district, special district, or any local board, commission,
district, or authority created pursuant to law or local ordinance. A candidate or treasurer
who accepts a contribution prohibited by this section or a government unit that makes a
contribution prohibited by this section is subject to a civil penalty not greater than $40,000.
new text end

Sec. 53. new text begin INTERNET CAMPAIGN REPORTING AND PUBLIC SUBSIDY
PAYMENT STUDY.
new text end

new text begin A work group is established to study the feasibility of creating an online campaign
finance reporting and public subsidy payment system. The work group must study the
initial costs and long-term savings of creating a system for filing online all reports required
by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A, and for electronically making subsidy payments
under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A. The work group must report to the chairs of the
committees with jurisdiction over election and campaign finance law in the senate and
house of representatives by January 15, 2009.
new text end

new text begin The work group shall consist of one member of the Campaign Finance and Public
Disclosure Board designated by the chair of the board, three members appointed by the
governor, three members appointed by the speaker of the house, and three members
appointed by the senate Committee on Committees.
new text end

new text begin The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board and the Department of Revenue
must provide staff resources to the work group.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2008.
new text end

Sec. 54. new text begin ELECTIONS RULES.
new text end

new text begin (a) The rules adopted by the Office of the Secretary of State on August 9, 2004,
pursuant to the authority granted in Laws 2004, chapter 293, article 1, section 39, are made
permanent as if they had been adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 14.05 to
14.28, with only the following express exceptions:
new text end

new text begin (b) The secretary of state shall amend the rules pursuant to the good cause provision
in section 14.88, subdivision 1, clause (3), as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) The secretary of state shall amend Minnesota Rules, parts 8200.1100, 8200.1200,
8200.1700, 8200.3700, and 8200.9310, subpart 4 so that effective August 10, 2006, these
rules are identical to the language contained in them on August 8, 2004.
new text end

new text begin (2) The secretary of state shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9115, subpart 1,
effective August 10, 2006, so that the certification at the top of each page of the polling
place roster includes the statement that the individual is not under a guardianship of
the person in which the court order revokes the individual's right to vote; and that the
individual has the right to vote because, if convicted of a felony, the individual's felony
sentence has expired (been completed) or the individual has been discharged from the
individual's sentence.
new text end

new text begin (3) The secretary of state shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 8210.0100, subpart
2, effective August 10, 2006, so that the form of the affidavit of eligibility includes
certification by the individual that the individual is not under a guardianship of the person
in which the court order revokes the individual's right to vote, and that the individual has
the right to vote because, if convicted of a felony, the individual's felony sentence has
expired (been completed) or the individual has been discharged from the individual's
sentence.
new text end

new text begin (4) The secretary of state shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 8210.0500, subpart
2, effective August 10, 2006, to:
new text end

new text begin (i) add cellular telephone to the list in Step 3, item b, subitem (i);
new text end

new text begin (ii) add a tribal identification card as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
201.061, subdivision 3, to the list in Step 3, item b, subitem (ii);
new text end

new text begin (iii) repeal Step 3, item f; and
new text end

new text begin (iv) add a new Step to be numbered Step 10 and placed between the current Step
9 and Step 10 that directs the voter, if the voter has been provided with an additional
envelope to conceal the signature, identification, and other information, to place the white
ballot return envelope into the additional envelope; and directs the voter, if the voter has
been provided a white ballot envelope with an additional flap that when sealed, conceals
the signature, identification, and other information, to make sure that the flap is properly in
place to conceal that information.
new text end

new text begin (5) The secretary of state shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 8200.5100, subpart 2,
item B, to add cellular telephone to the list in that item.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 55. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 10A.257, subdivision 1; 10A.273, subdivision
3; and 204C.50, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, and 6,
new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Laws 2005, chapter 162, section 34, subdivision 7, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 204C.50, subdivisions 1 and 2,
new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.63, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Capital project levy referendum.

A district may levy the local tax
rate approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question to provide funds for
an approved project. The election must take place no more than five years before the
estimated date of commencement of the project. The referendum must be held on a date
deleted text begin set by the boarddeleted text end new text begin that complies with section 204D.035new text end . A referendum for a project not
receiving a positive review and comment by the commissioner under section 123B.71
must be approved by at least 60 percent of the voters at the election. The referendum may
be called by the school board and may be held:

(1) separately, before an election for the issuance of obligations for the project
under chapter 475; or

(2) in conjunction with an election for the issuance of obligations for the project
under chapter 475; or

(3) notwithstanding section 475.59, as a conjunctive question authorizing both the
capital project levy and the issuance of obligations for the project under chapter 475. Any
obligations authorized for a project may be issued within five years of the date of the
election.

The ballot must provide a general description of the proposed project, state the
estimated total cost of the project, state whether the project has received a positive or
negative review and comment from the commissioner, state the maximum amount of the
capital project levy as a percentage of net tax capacity, state the amount that will be raised
by that local tax rate in the first year it is to be levied, and state the maximum number of
years that the levy authorization will apply.

The ballot must contain a textual portion with the information required in this
section and a question stating substantially the following:

"Shall the capital project levy proposed by the board of .......... School District
No. .......... be approved?"

If approved, the amount provided by the approved local tax rate applied to the
net tax capacity for the year preceding the year the levy is certified may be certified for
the number of years approved.

In the event a conjunctive question proposes to authorize both the capital project
levy and the issuance of obligations for the project, appropriate language authorizing the
issuance of obligations must also be included in the question.

The district must notify the commissioner of the results of the referendum.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.17, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Referendum date.

(a) Except for a referendum held under paragraph
(b), any referendum under this section held on a day other than the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November must be conducted by mail in accordance with section
204B.46. Notwithstanding subdivision 9, paragraph (b), to the contrary, in the case of a
referendum conducted by mail under this paragraph, the notice required by subdivision 9,
paragraph (b), must be prepared and delivered by first-class mail at least 20 days before
the referendum.

(b) In addition to the referenda allowed in subdivision 9, clause (a), the commissioner
may grant authority to a district to hold a referendum on a different day if the district is in
statutory operating debt and has an approved plan or has received an extension from the
department to file a plan to eliminate the statutory operating debt.new text begin A referendum must be
held on a date that complies with section 204D.035.
new text end

(c) The commissioner must approve, deny, or modify each district's request for a
referendum levy on a different day within 60 days of receiving the request from a district.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 205.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Prohibition.

deleted text begin Nodeleted text end new text begin Anew text end special election authorized under subdivision 1 may
be held deleted text begin within 40 days after the state general electiondeleted text end new text begin only on a date that complies with
section 204D.035
new text end .

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 205A.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Questions.

Special elections must be held for a school district on a
question on which the voters are authorized by law to pass judgment. The school board
may on its own motion call a special election to vote on any matter requiring approval of
the voters of a district. Upon petition of 50 or more voters of the school district or five
percent of the number of voters voting at the preceding regular school district election,
the school board shall by resolution call a special election to vote on any matter requiring
approval of the voters of a district. A question is carried only with the majority in its
favor required by law. The election officials for a special election are the same as for the
most recent school district general election unless changed according to law. Otherwise,
special elections must be conducted and the returns made in the manner provided for the
school district general election. A special election may not be held during the 30 days
before and the 30 days after the state primary, during the 30 days before and the 40 days
after the state general election. In addition, a special election may not be held new text begin on a date
that conflicts with section 204D.035; or
new text end during the 20 days before and the 20 days after
any regularly scheduled election of a municipality wholly or partially within the school
district. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the time period in which a special
election must be conducted under any other law may be extended by the school board to
conform with the requirements of this subdivision.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 373.40, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Application of election requirement.

(a) Bonds issued by a county
to finance capital improvements under an approved capital improvement plan are not
subject to the election requirements of section 375.18 or 475.58. The bonds must be
approved by vote of at least three-fifths of the members of the county board. In the case
of a metropolitan county, the bonds must be approved by vote of at least two-thirds of
the members of the county board.

(b) Before issuance of bonds qualifying under this section, the county must publish
a notice of its intention to issue the bonds and the date and time of a hearing to obtain
public comment on the matter. The notice must be published in the official newspaper
of the county or in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The notice must be
published at least 14, but not more than 28, days before the date of the hearing.

(c) A county may issue the bonds only upon obtaining the approval of a majority
of the voters voting on the question of issuing the obligations, if a petition requesting a
vote on the issuance is signed by voters equal to five percent of the votes cast in the
county in the last general election and is filed with the county auditor within 30 days after
the public hearing. The commissioner of revenue shall prepare a suggested form of the
question to be presented at the election.new text begin The election may be held only on a date that
complies with section 204D.035.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 375.20, is amended to read:


375.20 BALLOT QUESTIONS.

If the county board may do an act, incur a debt, appropriate money for a purpose,
or exercise any other power or authority, only if authorized by a vote of the people, the
question may be submitted at a special or general election, by a resolution specifying the
matter or question to be voted upon. If the question is to authorize the appropriation of
money, creation of a debt, or levy of a tax, it shall state the amount. Notice of the election
shall be given as in the case of special elections. If the question submitted is adopted,
the board shall pass an appropriate resolution to carry it into effect. In the election the
form of the ballot shall be: "In favor of (here state the substance of the resolution to be
submitted), Yes ...... No......," with a square opposite each of the words "yes" and "no," in
one of which the voter shall mark an "X" to indicate a choice. The county board may call
a special county election upon a question to be held deleted text begin within 60 daysdeleted text end new text begin on a date that complies
with section 204D.035,
new text end after a resolution to that effect is adopted by the county board.
Upon the adoption of the resolution the county auditor shall post and publish notices of
the election, as required by section 204D.22, subdivisions 2 and 3. The election shall be
conducted and the returns canvassed in the manner prescribed by sections 204D.20 to
204D.27, so far as practicable.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 412.02, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Vacancy.

Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 2b, a vacancy in an
office shall be filled by council appointment until an election is held as provided in this
subdivision. In case of a tie vote in the council, the mayor shall make the appointment. If
the vacancy occurs before the first day to file affidavits of candidacy for the next regular
city election and more than two years remain in the unexpired term, a special election shall
be held at or before the next regular city election and the appointed person shall serve until
the qualification of a successor elected at a special election to fill the unexpired portion of
the term. new text begin A special election under this subdivision must be held on a date that complies
with section 204D.035.
new text end If the vacancy occurs on or after the first day to file affidavits of
candidacy for the regular city election or when less than two years remain in the unexpired
term, there need not be a special election to fill the vacancy and the appointed person shall
serve until the qualification of a successor. The council must specify by ordinance under
what circumstances it will hold a special election to fill a vacancy other than a special
election held at the same time as the regular city election.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 458.40, is amended to read:


458.40 MUST VOTE TO ISSUE BONDS IF CHARTER SAYS SO.

If a charter adopted under the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 36, article
XI, section 4, or article XII, section 5, has a provision that requires the question of the
issuance of bonds to be submitted to the electors, the provision prevails over sections
458.36 to 458.40. new text begin The question must be submitted to the voters on a date that complies
with section 204D.035, notwithstanding any contrary provision in the charter regarding
the date of submission.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 465.82, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Contents of plan.

The plan must state:

(1) the specific cooperative activities the units will engage in during the first two
years of the venture;

(2) the steps to be taken to effect the merger of the governmental units, with
completion no later than four years after the process begins;

(3) the steps by which a single governing body will be created or, when the entire
territory of a unit will be apportioned between or among two or more units contiguous
to the unit that is to be apportioned, the steps to be taken by the governing bodies of the
remaining units to provide for representation of the residents of the apportioned unit;

(4) changes in services provided, facilities used, and administrative operations and
staffing required to effect the preliminary cooperative activities and the final merger, and
a two-, five-, and ten-year projection of expenditures for each unit if it combined and
if it remained separate;

(5) treatment of employees of the merging governmental units, specifically including
provisions for reassigning employees, dealing with exclusive representatives, and
providing financial incentives to encourage early retirements;

(6) financial arrangements for the merger, specifically including responsibility for
debt service on outstanding obligations of the merging units;

(7) one- and two-year impact analyses, prepared by the granting state agency at the
request of the local government unit, of major state aid revenues received for each unit
if it combined and if it remained separate, including an impact analysis, prepared by the
Department of Revenue, of any property tax revenue implications associated with tax
increment financing districts and fiscal disparities under chapter 276A or 473F resulting
from the merger;

(8) procedures for a referendum to be held new text begin on a date that complies with section
204D.035,
new text end before the proposed combination to approve combining the local government
units, specifically stating whether a majority of those voting in each district proposed for
combination or a majority of those voting on the question in the entire area proposed for
combination is needed to pass the referendum; and

(9) a time schedule for implementation.

Notwithstanding clause (3) or any other law to the contrary, all current members of
the governing bodies of the local government units that propose to combine under sections
465.81 to 465.86 may serve on the initial governing body of the combined unit until a
gradual reduction in membership is achieved by foregoing election of new members when
terms expire until the number permitted by other law is reached.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 465.84, is amended to read:


465.84 REFERENDUM.

During the first or second year of cooperation, a referendum on the question of
combination must be conducted. The referendum must be on a date new text begin that complies with
section 204D.035, and must be
new text end called by the governing bodies of the units that propose to
combine. The referendum must be conducted according to the Minnesota Election Law,
as defined in section 200.01. If the referendum fails, the same question or a modified
question may be submitted the following year. If the referendum fails again, the same
question may not be submitted. Referendums shall be conducted on the same date in all
local government units.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 469.053, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Reverse referendum.

A city may increase its levy for port authority
purposes under subdivision 4 only as provided in this subdivision. Its city council must
first pass a resolution stating the proposed amount of levy increase. The city must then
publish the resolution together with a notice of public hearing on the resolution for
two successive weeks in its official newspaper or, if none exists, in a newspaper of
general circulation in the city. The hearing must be held two to four weeks after the
first publication. After the hearing, the city council may decide to take no action or may
adopt a resolution authorizing the proposed increase or a lesser increase. A resolution
authorizing an increase must be published in the city's official newspaper or, if none
exists, in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. The resolution is not effective if a
petition requesting a referendum on the resolution is filed with the city clerk within 30
days of publication of the resolution. The petition must be signed by voters equaling five
percent of the votes cast in the city in the last general election. The resolution is effective
if approved by a majority of those voting on the question. The commissioner of revenue
shall prepare a suggested form of referendum question. The referendum must be held at
a special or general election deleted text begin before October 1 ofdeleted text end new text begin on a date that complies with section
204D.035 in
new text end the year for which the levy increase is proposed.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 469.0724, is amended to read:


469.0724 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.

The port authority of Cannon Falls or Redwood Falls must not proceed with the sale
of general obligation tax supported bonds until the city council by resolution approves the
proposed issuance. The resolution must be published in the official newspaper. If, within
30 days after the publication, a petition signed by voters equal in number to ten percent of
the number of voters at the last regular city election is filed with the city clerk, the city
and port authority must not issue the general obligation tax supported bonds until the
proposition has been approved by a majority of the votes cast on the question at a regular
or special electionnew text begin held on a date that complies with section 204D.035new text end .

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 469.190, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Reverse referendum.

If the county board passes a resolution under
subdivision 4 to impose the tax, the resolution must be published for two successive
weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the unorganized territory, together with
a notice fixing a date for a public hearing on the proposed tax.

The hearing must be held not less than two weeks nor more than four weeks after the
first publication of the notice. After the public hearing, the county board may determine to
take no further action, or may adopt a resolution authorizing the tax as originally proposed
or approving a lesser rate of tax. The resolution must be published in a newspaper of
general circulation within the unorganized territory. The voters of the unorganized
territory may request a referendum on the proposed tax by filing a petition with the county
auditor within 30 days after the resolution is published. The petition must be signed by
voters who reside in the unorganized territory. The number of signatures must equal at
least five percent of the number of persons voting in the unorganized territory in the last
general election. If such a petition is timely filed, the resolution is not effective until it has
been submitted to the voters residing in the unorganized territory at a general or special
election new text begin held on a date that complies with section 204D.035, new text end and a majority of votes cast
on the question of approving the resolution are in the affirmative. The commissioner of
revenue shall prepare a suggested form of question to be presented at the referendum.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 475.521, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Election requirement.

(a) Bonds issued by a municipality to finance
capital improvements under an approved capital improvements plan are not subject to the
election requirements of section 475.58. The bonds must be approved by an affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the members of a five-member governing body. In the case of a
governing body having more or less than five members, the bonds must be approved by a
vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the governing body.

(b) Before the issuance of bonds qualifying under this section, the municipality
must publish a notice of its intention to issue the bonds and the date and time of the
hearing to obtain public comment on the matter. The notice must be published in the
official newspaper of the municipality or in a newspaper of general circulation in the
municipality. Additionally, the notice may be posted on the official Web site, if any, of the
municipality. The notice must be published at least 14 but not more than 28 days before
the date of the hearing.

(c) A municipality may issue the bonds only after obtaining the approval of a
majority of the voters voting on the question of issuing the obligations, if a petition
requesting a vote on the issuance is signed by voters equal to five percent of the votes cast
in the municipality in the last general election and is filed with the clerk within 30 days
after the public hearing. The commissioner of revenue shall prepare a suggested form of
the question to be presented at the election.new text begin The election must be held on a date that
complies with section 204D.035.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 475.58, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Approval by electors; exceptions.

Obligations authorized by law
or charter may be issued by any municipality upon obtaining the approval of a majority
of the electors voting new text begin at a special or general election held on a date that complies with
section 204D.035
new text end on the question of issuing the obligations, but an election shall not be
required to authorize obligations issued:

(1) to pay any unpaid judgment against the municipality;

(2) for refunding obligations;

(3) for an improvement or improvement program, which obligation is payable
wholly or partly from the proceeds of special assessments levied upon property specially
benefited by the improvement or by an improvement within the improvement program, or
of taxes levied upon the increased value of property within a district for the development
of which the improvement is undertaken, including obligations which are the general
obligations of the municipality, if the municipality is entitled to reimbursement in whole
or in part from the proceeds of such special assessments or taxes and not less than 20
percent of the cost of the improvement or the improvement program is to be assessed
against benefited property or is to be paid from the proceeds of federal grant funds or a
combination thereof, or is estimated to be received from such taxes within the district;

(4) payable wholly from the income of revenue producing conveniences;

(5) under the provisions of a home rule charter which permits the issuance of
obligations of the municipality without election;

(6) under the provisions of a law which permits the issuance of obligations of a
municipality without an election;

(7) to fund pension or retirement fund liabilities pursuant to section 475.52,
subdivision 6
;

(8) under a capital improvement plan under section 373.40; and

(9) under sections 469.1813 to 469.1815 (property tax abatement authority bonds), if
the proceeds of the bonds are not used for a purpose prohibited under section 469.176,
subdivision 4g
, paragraph (b).

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 475.58, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Resubmission limitation.

If the electors do not approve the issuing
of obligations at an election required by subdivision 1, the question of authorizing the
obligations for the same purpose and in the same amount may not be submitted to the
electors deleted text begin within a period ofdeleted text end new text begin until a special or general election held on a date that complies
with section 204D.035, and not sooner than
new text end 180 days from the date the election was held.
If the question of authorizing the obligations for the same purpose and in the same amount
is not approved a second time it may not be submitted to the electors within a period of
one year after the second election.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 475.59, is amended to read:


475.59 MANNER OF SUBMISSION; NOTICE.

When the governing body of a municipality resolves to issue bonds for any purpose
requiring the approval of the electors, it shall provide for submission of the proposition of
their issuance at a general or special election new text begin held on a date that complies with section
204D.035,
new text end or new text begin at a new text end town or school district meeting. Notice of such election or meeting
shall be given in the manner required by law and shall state the maximum amount and
the purpose of the proposed issue. In any school district, the school board or board
of education may, according to its judgment and discretion, submit as a single ballot
question or as two or more separate questions in the notice of election and ballots the
proposition of their issuance for any one or more of the following, stated conjunctively or
in the alternative: acquisition or enlargement of sites, acquisition, betterment, erection,
furnishing, equipping of one or more new schoolhouses, remodeling, repairing, improving,
adding to, betterment, furnishing, equipping of one or more existing schoolhouses.
In any city, town, or county, the governing body may, according to its judgment and
discretion, submit as a single ballot question or as two or more separate questions in
the notice of election and ballots the proposition of their issuance, stated conjunctively
or in the alternative, for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any facilities
at one or more locations.

ARTICLE 5

MILITARY VETERANS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 43A.183, is amended to read:


43A.183 PAYMENT OF SALARY DIFFERENTIAL deleted text begin FORdeleted text end new text begin TOnew text end RESERVE
FORCES WHO deleted text begin REPORTEDdeleted text end new text begin REPORTnew text end FOR ACTIVE SERVICE.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Payment required. new text end

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end Each agency head shall pay to each eligible
member deleted text begin of the National Guard or other reserve component of the United States armed
forces
deleted text end an amount equal to the person's salary differential for each month or portion of
month that the person is ordered to serve in active deleted text begin militarydeleted text end service. deleted text begin The person's salary
differential is calculated as
deleted text end

new text begin This payment may be made only to a person for whom the amount in subdivision
2, paragraph (b), clause (1), is greater than the amount in subdivision 2, paragraph (b),
clause (2). Payments must be made at the intervals at which the member received pay
as a state employee, except that any back pay due under this section may be paid as a
lump sum. Payment under this section must not extend beyond four years from the date
the employee reported for active service, plus any additional time the employee may
be legally required to serve. An eligible member may apply for the salary differential
benefits authorized under this section prior to, during, or following the person's active
service on or after May 29, 2003.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Salary differential" meansnew text end the difference between:

(1) the person's monthly total gross earnings as an active state employee, excluding
any overtime pay received but including all other earnings, averaged over the last three
full months of the person's active state employment prior to reporting to active deleted text begin militarydeleted text end
service, and including any additional salary or earnings adjustments that the person
would have received at any time during the person's deleted text begin militarydeleted text end new text begin authorizednew text end leave new text begin from state
employment
new text end had the person been serving as an active state employee during that time; and

(2) the person's monthly base pay in active deleted text begin militarydeleted text end service.

deleted text begin This payment may be made only to a person for whom the amount in clause (1) is
greater than the amount in clause (2). Payments must be made at the intervals at which
the member received pay as a state employee, except that any back pay due under this
section may be paid as a lump sum. Payment under this section must not extend beyond
four years from the date the employee reported for active service, plus any additional
time the employee may be legally required to serve. An eligible member of the National
Guard or other reserve component of the United States armed forces may apply for the
pay differential benefits authorized under this section prior to, during, or following the
person's active military service on or after May 29, 2003.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) An eligible member of the reserve componentsdeleted text end new text begin (c) "Eligible member" means:
new text end

new text begin (1) any member of the National Guard or other reserve component new text end of the United
States armed forces deleted text begin is a reservist or National Guard memberdeleted text end who was an employee of
the state of Minnesota at the time the member took military leave under section 192.261
to report for active military servicenew text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (2) any member of any other nonmilitary reserve component of the uniformed
services of the United States who was an employee of Minnesota at the time the member
took properly authorized leave from state employment under substantially comparable
federal or state authority ordering the person to report for federal or state active service
new text end .

deleted text begin (c) For purposes of this section, an employee of the state isdeleted text end new text begin (d) "State employee"
means
new text end an employee of the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government or
an employee of the Minnesota State Retirement System, the Public Employee Retirement
Association, or the Teachers Retirement Association.

deleted text begin (d) For purposes of this section, the termdeleted text end new text begin (e)new text end "Active service" has the meaning
given in section 190.05, subdivision 5, new text begin for military members, and includes substantially
comparable service for reserve members of other nonmilitary components of the uniformed
services of the United States,
new text end but excludes service performed exclusively for purposes of:

(1) basic deleted text begin combatdeleted text end training, advanced individual training, annual training, and periodic
inactive duty training;

(2) special training periodically made available to reserve members;

(3) service performed in accordance with section 190.08, subdivision 3; and

(4) service performed as part of the active guard/reserve program pursuant to United
States Code, title 32, section 502(f), or other applicable authoritynew text begin , as well as substantially
comparable service by members of other nonmilitary components of the uniformed
services of the United States
new text end .

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Health and dental coverage. new text end

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end The agency head must continue the
employee's enrollment in health and dental coverage, and the employer contribution
toward that coverage, until the employee reports for active deleted text begin militarydeleted text end service. If the
employee had elected dependent coverage for health or dental coverage as of the time that
the employee reported for active service, the agency head must offer the employee the
option to continue the dependent coverage at the employee's own expense. The agency
head must permit the employee to continue participating in any pretax account in which
the employee participated when the employee reported for active service, to the extent
of employee pay available for that purpose. An employee who has opted to continue a
permitted benefit may cancel that continuation at any time during the person's deleted text begin militarydeleted text end new text begin
authorized
new text end leave new text begin from state employment new text end by written notification from the employee, or
from the employee's designated attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney, to the agency
head or the commissioner of employee relations.

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Notice. new text end

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end The agency head must periodically inform in writing all
agency personnel who are or may be members of the reserve component of the United
States armed forces new text begin or any other nonmilitary reserve component of the uniformed services
of the United States
new text end of the benefits provided under this section and of the procedures
relevant to securing those benefits, including, but not limited to, any procedures regarding
the continuation and discontinuation of any optional deductions. It will suffice to meet
this requirement if the agency head posts the information on the agency Web site in a
highly recognizable manner that can be easily found and understood by the employees
to whom it might apply.

Upon being ordered to active deleted text begin dutydeleted text end new text begin servicenew text end , the employee must notify the agency
head of that order in a timely manner and must provide to the agency head the name of
and contact information for the employee's designated attorney-in-fact under a power of
attorney. Prior to the commencement of the employee's deleted text begin militarydeleted text end new text begin authorizednew text end leavenew text begin from
state employment
new text end , the agency head must ensure the agency's receipt of that information
and immediately convey that information to the commissioners of finance and employee
relations, including any subsequent change in that designation by the employee. When
communicating with the employee during the person's deleted text begin militarydeleted text end leave, the agency head and
the commissioners of finance and employee relations must immediately provide a copy of
the communication to the employee's designated attorney-in-fact. Those officials must
also honor requests for information or other appropriate directives from that designee on
behalf of the employee during the employee's deleted text begin militarydeleted text end leave.

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Procedures. new text end

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end The commissioners of employee relations and finance
shall adopt procedures required to implement this section. The procedures are exempt
from chapter 14.

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Exclusion. new text end

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end This section does not apply to a judge, legislator, or
constitutional officer of the executive branch.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for Minnesota state employees
serving in active service on or after July 1, 2006.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.053, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Military personnel on leave; exemption. new text end

new text begin (a) The provisions of this
section requiring a state park permit and regulating its display do not apply to a motor
vehicle being used by a person who is serving in active military service in any branch or
unit of the United States armed forces and who is stationed outside Minnesota, during
the period of active service and for 90 days immediately thereafter, if the person notifies
the park attendant on duty or other designee of the commissioner of the person's military
status at the time of usage. It is sufficient notice for the eligible person to temporarily affix
to the inside of the windshield of the vehicle in a visible manner the person's current
military orders and carries in the person's possession current military identification
attesting to the person's active or recent military status.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, "active service" has the meaning given under section
190.05, subdivision 5c, when performed outside Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 147.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Examination extension; active military service. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding
subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (2), an applicant who is mobilized into active military
service, as defined in section 197.447, during the process of taking the United States
Medical Licensing Examination, but before passage of all steps, must have passed steps
one, two, and three within a ten-year period. This ten-year period begins when the
applicant first passes either step one or two, as applicable. Proof of active military service
must be submitted to the board on the forms and according to the timelines of the board.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from December 1, 2005.
new text end

Sec. 4.

new text begin [181.947] LEAVE FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF
MILITARY PERSONNEL INJURED OR KILLED IN ACTIVE SERVICE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this
section.
new text end

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

new text begin (c) "Employee" means a person, independent contractor, or person working for an
independent contractor who performs services for compensation, in whatever form, for
an employer.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Employer" means a person or entity located or doing business in this state
and having one or more employees, and includes the state and all political or other
governmental subdivisions of the state.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Immediate family member" means a person's parent, child, grandparents,
siblings, or spouse.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Unpaid leave required. new text end

new text begin An employer must grant up to ten working days
of a leave of absence without pay to an employee whose immediate family member, as a
member of the United States armed forces, has been injured or killed while engaged in
active service.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Notice. new text end

new text begin An employee must give as much notice to the employee's employer
as practicable of the employee's intent to exercise the leave guaranteed by this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Relationship to other leave. new text end

new text begin The length of leave provided under this
section may be reduced by any period of paid leave provided by the employer. Nothing
in this section prevents an employer from providing leave benefits in addition to those
provided in this section or otherwise affects an employee's rights with respect to other
employment benefits.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to the immediate family members of military personnel injured or killed on or
after that date, as well as to the immediate family members of military personnel who, on
the effective date, are recovering from injuries that occurred prior to that date.
new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [181.948] LEAVE TO ATTEND MILITARY CEREMONIES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meaning given to them in this subdivision.
new text end

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

new text begin (c) "Employee" means a person who performs services for compensation, in
whatever form, for an employer. Employee does not include an independent contractor.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Employer" means a person or entity located or doing business in this state
and having one or more employees, and includes the state and all political or other
governmental subdivisions of the state.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Immediate family member" means a person's grandparent, parent, legal
guardian, sibling, child, grandchild, spouse, fiance, or fiancee.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Unpaid leave required. new text end

new text begin Unless the leave would unduly disrupt the
operations of the employer, an employer shall grant a leave of absence without pay to an
employee whose immediate family member, as a member of the United States armed
forces, has been ordered into active service in support of a war or other national emergency.
The employer may limit the amount of leave provided under this subdivision to the actual
time necessary for the employee to attend a send-off or homecoming ceremony for the
mobilized service member, not to exceed one day's duration in any calendar year.
new text end

Sec. 6.

new text begin [190.001] POLICY STATEMENT.
new text end

new text begin In recognition of the necessity of maintaining a strong military force for the
protection and survival of this state and nation and of free and democratic allied
societies throughout the world, and of the numerous and varied sacrifices required of
military personnel and their families both in peacetime and war, and of the exemplary
character, courage, leadership, and training of United States armed forces personnel of
all generations, it is the policy of the state of Minnesota to promulgate, implement, and
maintain laws, policies, rules, and procedures, insofar as is practicable and beneficial
to the people of this state and within available resources as may exist at any time, that
encourage, recognize, and reward honorable military service to this state and nation,
whether in regular active service or in the National Guard or other reserve component
service, during both peacetime and war. This includes, but is not limited to, policies
supportive of the physical and mental health needs of returning veterans.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 190.055, is amended to read:


190.055 PROTECTIONS.

new text begin (a) new text end A person called or ordered to active service, as defined in section 190.05,
subdivision 5a
or 5b, has all the protections afforded to persons in the military service of
the United States undernew text begin :new text end

new text begin (1) new text end the deleted text begin Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940deleted text end new text begin Service Members Civil Relief
Act
new text end , United States Code, Appendix 50, sections 501 to 548, and 560 to 591, as amendeddeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin
at any time; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, United
States Code, title 38, sections 4301 to 4333, as amended at any time.
new text end

new text begin (b) The acts referenced in paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), may be cited as the
"SCRA" and "USERRA," respectively.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 192.502, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Unpaid leave to attend military ceremonies. new text end

new text begin Employees are entitled
to unpaid leave, as required by section 181.948, to attend the send-off or homecoming
ceremony of an immediate family member who, as a member of the United States armed
forces, has been mobilized for active military service in support of a war or other national
emergency.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 192.502, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Unpaid leave for families of injured or deceased military members.
new text end

new text begin Employees are entitled to unpaid leave, as required by section 181.947, when an
immediate family member, as a member of the United States armed forces, has been
injured or killed while engaged in active service.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to the immediate family members of military personnel injured or killed on or
after that date, as well as to the immediate family members of military personnel who, on
the effective date, are recovering from injuries that occurred prior to that date.
new text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin [197.585] HIGHER EDUCATION VETERANS ASSISTANCE OFFICES.
new text end

new text begin (a) If there is a need as determined by the commissioner of veterans affairs, each
campus of the University of Minnesota and each institution within the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities system shall provide adequate space for a veterans assistance
office to be administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and each private college
and university in Minnesota is requested to provide adequate space for a veterans
assistance office to be administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The veterans
assistance office must provide information and assistance to veterans who are students
or family members of students at the school so that they know what state, federal, local,
and private resources are available to them.
new text end

new text begin (b) By January 15 each year the commissioner shall report to the chairs of the
house and senate committees having purview over veterans affairs policy and finance,
regarding the implementation and effectiveness of this section. The report must address
all relevant issues raised in writing to the commissioner by those chairs by August 1 of
the preceding year.
new text end

new text begin (c) This section expires at the end of the first fiscal year in which the number of
veterans enrolled in Minnesota public institutions of higher education is fewer than 4,000,
but no later than June 30, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 11.

new text begin [197.775] HIGHER EDUCATION FAIRNESS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this
section.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of veterans affairs.
new text end

new text begin (c) "State college or university" means a unit of the University of Minnesota or
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Recognition of courses. new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
must recognize courses and award educational credits for courses that were part of a
veteran's military training or service if the courses meet the standards of the American
Council on Education or equivalent standards for awarding academic credits.
new text end

new text begin (b) The University of Minnesota and private colleges and universities in Minnesota
are encouraged to recognize courses and award educational credits for courses that were
part of a veteran's military training or service if the courses meet the standards of the
American Council on Education or equivalent standards for awarding academic credits.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Tuition status. new text end

new text begin A state college or university must treat a veteran as a
Minnesota resident for purposes of determining the veteran's undergraduate tuition rate. A
state college or university must treat a veteran as a Minnesota resident for purposes of
determining the veteran's graduate school tuition rate if the veteran was a Minnesota
resident on entering military service and starts attending the state college or university
graduate program within two years of completing military service.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Delayed payment of tuition. new text end

new text begin A state college or university may not assess
late fees or other late charges for veterans who are eligible to receive federal educational
assistance and who have applied for that assistance but not yet received it, nor may they
prevent these students from registering for a subsequent term because of outstanding
tuition charges that arise from delayed federal payments. The state college or university
may request without delay the amount of tuition above expected federal educational
assistance and may require payment of the full amount of tuition owed by the veteran
within 30 days of receipt of the expected federal educational assistance.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 326.56, is amended to read:


326.56 LICENSES, CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION; RENEWALS.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For the purposes of this section the terms defined in
this subdivision shall have the meanings ascribed to them.

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

new text begin (2) new text end "Employment essential to the prosecution of deleted text begin anydeleted text end new text begin anew text end war deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ornew text end to the national
defense" means employment by the new text begin federal government of the new text end United States of America,
new text begin or new text end any of its agencies, or deleted text begin anydeleted text end new text begin by a federal governmentnew text end contractor deleted text begin under the United States of
America,
deleted text end or subcontractor deleted text begin under such contractor,deleted text end in work connected with the prosecution
of new text begin a new text end war or for the defense of the United States deleted text begin of America and others of the United
Nations during war
deleted text end new text begin or its alliesnew text end .

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end "Outside of the United States" means outside of the territorial limits of the 50
states of the United States and the District of Columbia.

Subd. 2.

Trade licenses or registrations, renewals; exemption deleted text begin of members of deleted text end new text begin for
new text end armed forcesnew text begin and certain essential employeesnew text end .

new text begin Notwithstanding any other provision of
statutes,
new text end any person required by law to be licensed or registered new text begin by the state of Minnesota
new text end in order to carry on or practice a trade, employment, occupation or profession deleted text begin in thedeleted text end new text begin within
this
new text end state deleted text begin of Minnesota deleted text end who is also required by law to renew the license or certificate of
registration at stated intervals and to pay a fee for such renewal on or before a specified
date, or be subject to revocation of the license or certificate or other penalties, new text begin and new text end who
has deleted text begin since the enactment by the Congress of the United States of the Selective Service and
Training Act of 1940 entered, or shall hereafter enter, the armed forces of the United States
of America
deleted text end new text begin been ordered into active military servicenew text end , or who has deleted text begin since the enactment of
said act
deleted text end been engaged, or shall hereafter be engaged, in employmentdeleted text begin ,deleted text end outside of the United
Statesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end essential to the prosecution of deleted text begin anydeleted text end new text begin anew text end war or to the national defense, whose license
or certificate of registration was effective at the time of new text begin the person's new text end entry into tdeleted text begin he armed
forces
deleted text end new text begin active military servicenew text end or engagement in the employment deleted text begin aforesaiddeleted text end , is hereby
exempted from the payment of all renewal fees and from the filing of any application for
renewal, which but for this section would have been required as a condition of the renewal
of the license or certificate, during the time the person has been in deleted text begin such armed forces
deleted text end new text begin active military service new text end or deleted text begin in suchdeleted text end new text begin thatnew text end employment, and from any penalties for nonpayment
or late payment, and is hereby exempted from further payment of such renewal fees and
from the making of any application for renewal during the period the person shall remain
in deleted text begin such armed forces deleted text end new text begin active military service new text end or deleted text begin is engaged in suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end employment, and for
deleted text begin a further period ofdeleted text end six months deleted text begin from discharge from the armed forces, if a member thereof,
or from the date of return within the boundaries of the United States if engaged in the
employment hereinbefore referred to
deleted text end new text begin thereafternew text end . The license or certificate in the meantime
shall remain in full force and effect, and if it has been canceled or revoked deleted text begin since the date
of the enactment of the Selective Service and Training Act of 1940
deleted text end solely on the deleted text begin grounddeleted text end new text begin
basis
new text end of nonpayment of renewal feesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end or failure to apply for a renewal, it shall be reinstated
upon the application of the licensee or registrant or deleted text begin any one on the licensee's or registrant'sdeleted text end new text begin
by anyone on the person's
new text end behalf without the payment of any penalties or costs. Any such
person may within six months from the date of release fromdeleted text begin the armed forces of the United
States, if the person has been a member of such armed forces
deleted text end new text begin active military servicenew text end , or
from the date of return within the boundaries of the United States if the person has been
engaged in new text begin the essential new text end employment deleted text begin hereinbefore referred todeleted text end , make application for a
renewal of the license or certificate without penalty and in the same manner as if the person
had made application therefor at the time or time specified by existing lawsnew text begin , irrespective
of whether the license or certificate has expired or is due to expire within that time period
new text end .

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.67, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Uses permitted.

The following persons may own or possess a machine
gun or short-barreled shotgun provided the provisions of subdivision 4 are complied with:

(1) law enforcement officers for use in the course of their duties;

(2) chief executive officers of correctional facilities and other personnel thereof
authorized by them and persons in charge of other institutions for the retention of persons
convicted or accused of crime, for use in the course of their duties;

(3) persons possessing machine guns or short-barreled shotguns which, although
designed as weapons, have been determined by the superintendent of the Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension or the superintendent's delegate by reason of the date of
manufacture, value, design or other characteristics to be primarily collector's items,
relics, museum pieces or objects of curiosity, ornaments or keepsakes, and are not likely
to be used as weapons;

(4) manufacturers of ammunition who possess and use machine guns for the sole
purpose of testing ammunition manufactured for sale to federal and state agencies or
political subdivisions; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(5) dealers and manufacturers who are federally licensed to buy and sell, or
manufacture machine guns or short-barreled shotguns and who either use the machine
guns or short-barreled shotguns in peace officer training under courses approved by the
Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, or are engaged in the sale of machine guns
or short-barreled shotguns to federal and state agencies or political subdivisionsdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (6) persons employed by the Minnesota National Guard as security guards, for use in
accordance with applicable federal military regulations.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.67, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Exceptions.

This section does not apply to members of the armed services
of either the United States or the state of Minnesota for use in the course of their dutiesnew text begin
or to security guards employed by the Minnesota National Guard for use in accordance
with applicable federal military regulations
new text end .

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 626.88, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

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

(b) "Peace officer" means an employee of a political subdivision or state law
enforcement agency who is licensed pursuant to sections 626.84 to 626.863 charged
with the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal
laws of the state and who has full power of arrest, and shall also include Minnesota state
troopers, state conservation officers, park police, constables, and University of Minnesota
police officers.

(c) "Security guard" means any person who is paid a fee, wage or salary to perform
one or more of the following functions:

(1) prevention or detection of intrusion, unauthorized entry or activity, vandalism
or trespass on private property;

(2) prevention or detection of theft, loss, embezzlement, misappropriation, or
concealment of merchandise, money, bonds, stocks, notes, or other valuable documents
or papers;

(3) control, regulation, or direction of the flow or movements of the public, whether
by vehicle or otherwise, to assure protection of private property;

(4) protection of individuals from bodily harm; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

new text begin (5) prevention or detection of intrusion, unauthorized entry or activity, vandalism,
or trespass on Minnesota National Guard facilities, including, but not limited to, Camp
Ripley and Air National Guard air bases; or
new text end

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end enforcement of policies and rules of the security guard's employer related
to crime reduction insofar as such enforcement falls within the scope of security guard's
duties.

The term "security guard" does not include: (i) auditors, accountants, and accounting
personnel performing audits or accounting functions; (ii) employees of a firm licensed
pursuant to section 326.3381 whose duties are primarily administrative or clerical in
nature; (iii) unarmed security personnel; (iv) personnel temporarily employed pursuant
to statute or ordinance by political subdivisions to provide protective services at social
functions; (v) employees of air or rail carriers.

Sec. 16. new text begin MEMORIAL PLAQUES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Memorial plaque honoring military war dogs and their handlers.
new text end

new text begin A memorial plaque may be placed in the court of honor on the Capitol grounds to
recognize the valiant service to our nation by the thousands of brave military war dogs and
their handlers who served honorably as members of the United States armed forces during
all of our nation's wars and during peacetime. The plaque must be furnished by a person
or organization other than the Department of Veterans Affairs and must be approved by the
commissioner of veterans affairs and the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Memorial plaque honoring Medal of Honor recipients. new text end

new text begin A memorial
plaque may be placed in the Court of Honor on the Capitol grounds to recognize those
Minnesotans that have received the highest award for valor in action against an enemy
force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the armed services of the
United States. The plaque must be furnished by a person or organization other than the
Department of Veterans Affairs and must be approved by the commissioner of veterans
affairs and the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 17. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall insert a first grade header after Minnesota Statutes,
section 181.946, that reads "LEAVE FOR FAMILIES OF MOBILIZED MILITARY
MEMBERS."
new text end

ARTICLE 6

MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT

Section 1. new text begin MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT ADVISORY TASK
FORCE ESTABLISHED.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin An advisory task force on municipal boundary
adjustments is established to study and make recommendations on what, if any, changes
should be made to the law governing municipal boundary adjustments. The task force
shall develop recommendations regarding best practices annexation training for city and
township officials to better communicate and jointly plan potential annexations. The task
force is comprised of the following members:
new text end

new text begin (1) two state senators, one from the majority caucus and one from the minority
caucus, appointed by at least two-thirds vote of the senate committee with jurisdiction
over local government issues;
new text end

new text begin (2) two state representatives, one from the majority caucus and one from the
minority caucus, appointed by at least two-thirds vote of the house of representatives
committee with jurisdiction over local government issues;
new text end

new text begin (3) three representatives of city interests, appointed by the League of Minnesota
Cities in consultation with the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities, the Coalition
of Greater Minnesota Cities, and the Minnesota Association of Small Cities;
new text end

new text begin (4) three representatives of township interests, appointed by the Minnesota
Association of Townships; and
new text end

new text begin (5) one person appointed jointly by the senate majority leader and the speaker of the
house of representatives to serve as chair of the task force, selected based on knowledge
and experience in municipal boundary adjustment issues and who could serve without bias
towards either side of the issue of annexation.
new text end

new text begin All appointing authorities shall provide for balance of geographic areas of the state and
city and town interests.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Report by January 2007. new text end

new text begin The task force shall report its recommendations
to the chairs and members of the house of representatives and senate committees with
jurisdiction over municipal boundary adjustments by January 1, 2007. The task force shall
also provide a copy of its recommendations to the Legislative Reference Library.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Funds available. new text end

new text begin Any funds remaining in the committee budgets for the
house local government committee or the senate state and local government practices
committee as of the 2006 adjournment of the legislature will be available to pay for the
administrative expenses of the task force, including per diems and expenses of members
and the services of a facilitator from the management analysis division of the Department
of Administration.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 414.01, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Legislative findings.

The legislature finds that:

(1) sound urban development and preservation of agricultural land and open spaces
through land use planning is essential to the continued economic growth of this state;

(2) municipal government most efficiently provides governmental services in areas
intensively developed for residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental purposes;
and township government most efficiently provides governmental services in areas used or
developed for agricultural, open space, and rural residential purposes;

(3) the public interest requires that municipalities be formed when there exists or will
likely exist the necessary resources to provide for their economical and efficient operation;

(4) annexation to existing municipalities of unincorporated areas unable to supply
municipal services should be facilitated; and

(5) deleted text begin the consolidation of municipalities should be encouraged.deleted text end new text begin long-range joint
powers planning or other cooperative efforts among counties, cities, and towns should
be encouraged.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 414.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Notice of intent to incorporate. new text end

new text begin At least 30 days before submitting to the
director the petition or resolution under this section, the township must serve the clerk of
each municipality and each township that is contiguous to the township by certified mail a
notice of the township's intent to incorporate.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 414.031, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Notice of intent to annex. new text end

new text begin At least 30 days before submitting to the
director a petition or resolution under this section, the municipality must serve the
township clerk of the affected township by certified mail a notice of the municipality's
intent to annex property within the township. The notice must clearly identify the
boundaries of the area proposed to be annexed.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 414.031, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Relevant factors, order.

(a) In arriving at a decision, the director shall
consider the following new text begin sources and new text end factors:

new text begin (1) recordings and public documents from joint informational meetings under
section 414.0333 relevant to other factors listed in this subdivision;
new text end

deleted text begin (1)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end present population and number of households, past population and projected
population growth of thenew text begin annexing municipality andnew text end subject area and adjacent units of
local government;

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end quantity of land within the subject area and adjacent units of local government;
and natural terrain including recognizable physical features, general topography, major
watersheds, soil conditions and such natural features as rivers, lakes and major bluffs;

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end degree of contiguity of the boundaries between the annexing municipality
and the subject area;

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end present pattern of physical development, planning, and intended land
uses in the subject area and the annexing municipality including residential, industrial,
commercial, agricultural and institutional land uses and the impact of the proposed action
on those land uses;

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end the present transportation network and potential transportation issues,
including proposed highway development;

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end land use controls and planning presently being utilized in the annexing
municipality and the subject area, including comprehensive plans for development in
the area and plans and policies of the Metropolitan Council, and whether there are
inconsistencies between proposed development and existing land use controls and the
reasons therefore;

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end existing levels of governmental services being provided in the annexing
municipality and the subject area, including water and sewer service, fire rating and
protection, law enforcement, street improvements and maintenance, administrative
services, and recreational facilities and the impact of the proposed action on the delivery
of said services;

new text begin (9) the implementation of previous annexation agreements and orders;
new text end

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end existing or potential environmental problems and whether the proposed
action is likely to improve or resolve these problems;

deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end plans and programs by the annexing municipality for providing needednew text begin and
enhanced
new text end governmental services to the subject areanew text begin in a cost-effective and feasible manner
within a reasonable time from the date of the annexation
new text end ;

deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (12)new text end an analysis of the fiscal impact on the annexing municipality, the subject
area, and adjacent units of local government, including net tax capacity and the present
bonded indebtedness, and the local tax rates of the county, school district, and township;

deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (13)new text end relationship and effect of the proposed action on affected and adjacent
school districts and communities;

deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (14)new text end adequacy of town government to deliver services to the subject area;

deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (15)new text end analysis of whether necessary governmental services can best be provided
through the proposed action or another type of boundary adjustment; and

deleted text begin (14)deleted text end new text begin (16)new text end if only a part of a township is annexed, the ability of the remainder of the
township to continue or the feasibility of it being incorporated separately or being annexed
to another municipality.

(b) Based upon the factors, the director may order the annexation on finding:

(1) that the subject area is now, or is about to become, urban or suburban in character;

(2) that municipal government in the area proposed for annexation is required to
protect the public health, safety, and welfare; or

(3) that the annexation would be in the best interest of the subject area.

(c) If only a part of a township is to be annexed, the director shall consider whether
the remainder of the township can continue to carry on the functions of government
without undue hardship.

(d) The director shall deny the annexation on finding that the increase in revenues for
the annexing municipality bears no reasonable relation to the monetary value of benefits
conferred upon the annexed area.

(e) The director may deny the annexation on finding:

(1) that annexation of all or a part of the property to an adjacent municipality would
better serve the interests of the residents of the property; or

(2) that the remainder of the township would suffer undue hardship.

(f) The director may alter the boundaries of the area to be annexed by increasing or
decreasing the area so as to include only that property which is now or is about to become
urban or suburban in character or to add property of such character abutting the area
proposed for annexation in order to preserve or improve the symmetry of the area, or to
exclude property that may better be served by another unit of government.

(g) The director may also alter the boundaries of the proposed annexation so as to
follow visible, clearly recognizable physical features.

(h) If the director determines that part of the area would be better served by another
municipality or township, the director may initiate and approve annexation by conducting
further hearings and issuing orders pursuant to subdivisions 3 and 4.

(i) In all cases, the director shall set forth the factors which are the basis for the
decision.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 414.0325, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Initiating the proceeding.

(a) One or more townships and one or
more municipalities, by joint resolution, may designate an unincorporated area as in
need of orderly annexation.new text begin One or more municipalities, by joint resolution with the
county, may designate an unincorporated area in which there is no organized township
government as in need of orderly annexation.
new text end

(b) The joint resolution will confer jurisdiction on the director over annexations in
the designated area and over the various provisions in said agreement by submission of
said joint resolution to the director.

(c) The resolution shall include a description of the designated area and the reasons
for designation.

(d) Thereafter, an annexation of any part of the designated area may be initiated by:

(1) submitting to the director a resolution of any signatory to the joint resolution; or

(2) the director.

(e) Whenever a state agency, other than the pollution control agency, orders a
municipality to extend a municipal service to an area, the order confers jurisdiction on the
director to consider designation of the area for orderly annexation.

(f) If a joint resolution designates an area as in need of orderly annexation and states
that no alteration of its stated boundaries is appropriate, the director may review and
comment, but may not alter the boundaries.

(g) If a joint resolution designates an area as in need of orderly annexation, provides
for the conditions for its annexation, and states that no consideration by the director is
necessary, the director may review and comment, but shall, within 30 days, order the
annexation in accordance with the terms of the resolution.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 414.0325, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1b. new text end

new text begin Notice of intent to designate an area. new text end

new text begin At least ten days before the
municipality or township adopts an orderly annexation agreement, a notice of the intent to
include property in an orderly annexation area must be published in a newspaper of general
circulation in both the township and municipality. The notice must clearly identify the
boundaries of the area proposed to be included in the orderly annexation agreement and the
date, time, and place of the public informational meeting to be held as provided in section
414.0333. The cost of providing notice must be equally divided between the municipality
and the township, unless otherwise agreed upon by the municipality and the township.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 414.033, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Conditions.

A municipal council may by ordinance declare land annexed
to the municipality and any such land is deemed to be urban or suburban in character
or about to become so if:

(1) the land is owned by the municipality;

(2) the land is completely surrounded by land within the municipal limits;

(3) the land abuts the municipality and the area to be annexed is deleted text begin 60deleted text end new text begin 120new text end acres or less,
and the area to be annexed is not presently served by public deleted text begin sewerdeleted text end new text begin wastewaternew text end facilities
or public deleted text begin sewerdeleted text end new text begin wastewaternew text end facilities are not otherwise available, and the municipality
receives a petition for annexation from all the property owners of the landnew text begin . Except as
provided for by an orderly annexation agreement, the director must not accept a petition
from a property owner for more than one annexation per year of property contiguous to
the parcel previously annexed under this clause
new text end ; or

(4) the land has been approved after August 1, 1995, by a preliminary plat or final
plat for subdivision to provide residential lots that average 21,780 square feet or less in
area and the land is located within two miles of the municipal limits.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective until July 1, 2007.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 414.033, subdivision 12, is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

Property taxes.

When a municipality annexes land under subdivision 2,
clause (2), (3), or (4), property taxes payable on the annexed land shall continue to be paid
to the affected town or towns for the year in which the annexation becomes effective. If
the annexation becomes effective on or before August 1 of a levy year, the municipality
may levy on the annexed area beginning with that same levy year. If the annexation
becomes effective after August 1 of a levy year, the town may continue to levy on the
annexed area for that levy year, and the municipality may not levy on the annexed area
until the following levy year. deleted text begin In the first year following the year when the municipality
could first levy on the annexed area under this subdivision, and thereafter, property taxes
on the annexed land shall be paid to the municipality. In the first year following the year
the municipality could first levy on the annexed area, the municipality shall make a cash
payment to the affected town or towns in an amount equal to 90 percent of the property
taxes distributed to the town in regard to the annexed area in the last year the property
taxes from the annexed area were payable to the town; in the second year, an amount
equal to 70 percent; in the third year, an amount equal to 50 percent; in the fourth year,
an amount equal to 30 percent; and in the fifth year, an amount equal to ten percent. The
municipality and the affected township may agree to a different payment.
deleted text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin [414.0333] JOINT INFORMATIONAL MEETING.
new text end

new text begin There must be a joint informational meeting of the municipal council of the annexing
municipality and the town board of supervisors of the township containing the land
proposed to be annexed or included in annexation proceedings under section 414.031. For
an annexation under section 414.031, the joint information meeting must be held after the
final mediation meeting or the final meeting held pursuant to section 414.01, subdivision
16, if any, and before the hearing on the matter is held. If no mediation meetings are held,
the joint informational meeting must be held after the initiating documents have been filed
and before the hearing on the matter. The time, date, and place of the public informational
meeting must be determined jointly by the chair of the town board of supervisors and the
mayor of the annexing municipality. The chair of the town board of supervisors and
the mayor must serve as the cochairs for the informational meeting. Notice of the time,
date, place, and purpose of the informational meeting must be posted by the town clerk
in the township's designated place for posting notices, and by the municipal clerk in the
municipality's designated place for posting notices. A joint notice shall be published
in a newspaper of general circulation within both the municipality and the township.
All notice required by this section must be provided at least ten days before the date
for the public informational meeting. At the public informational meeting, all persons
appearing must have an opportunity to be heard. The municipal council, the town board of
supervisors, and any resident or affected property owner may be represented by counsel
and introduce evidence including, but not limited to, expert testimony into the record of the
informational meeting. The clerk of the township must record minutes of the proceedings
of the informational meeting and the municipal clerk must make an audio recording of
the informational meeting. The township must provide the director and the municipality
with a copy of the printed minutes and the municipality must provide the director and the
township with a copy of the audio recording. The record of the informational meeting for
a proceeding under section 414.031 is admissible in any proceeding under this chapter and
shall be taken into consideration by the director or the director's designee.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 414.036, is amended to read:


414.036 CITY REIMBURSEMENT TO TOWN TO ANNEX TAXABLE
PROPERTY.

new text begin Unless otherwise agreed to by the annexing municipality and the affected town, new text end when
an ordernew text begin or other approvalnew text end under deleted text begin section 414.0325deleted text end new text begin this chapternew text end annexes part of a town to a
municipality, the deleted text begin orderly annexation agreement between the town and municipality maydeleted text end new text begin
order or other approval must
new text end provide a reimbursement from the municipality to the town
for all or part of the taxable property annexed as part of the order. The reimbursement shall
be completed in substantially equal payments over not less than two nor more than deleted text begin sixdeleted text end new text begin
eight
new text end years from the time of annexation. new text begin The municipality must reimburse the township
for all special assessments assigned by the township to the annexed property, and any
portion of debt incurred by the town prior to the annexation and attributable to the property
to be annexed but for which no special assessments are outstanding, in substantially equal
payments over a period of not less than two or no more than eight years.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 414.061, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Property owners may initiate.

Property owners may initiate proceedings
for the concurrent detachment of their property from one municipality and its annexation
to an adjacent municipality by a petition signed by all of them that they submit to the
director accompanied by a resolution of the city council of deleted text begin at least onedeleted text end new text begin eachnew text end of the affected
municipalities. The director shall conduct hearings and issue an order pursuant to section
414.09. In arriving at a decision, the director shall consider the factors in section 414.02,
subdivision 3
. The director shall order the proposed action on finding that it will be for the
best interests of the municipalities and the property owner. In all cases, the director shall
set forth the factors which are the basis for the decision.

Sec. 13. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Section 8 is effective until July 1, 2007.
new text end