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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to veterans; requiring an interview for certain veterans claiming veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>preference for positions of state government employment; applying to state civil <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>service certain removal provisions in current local government law; requiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>a report of certain state employment statistics pertaining to veterans; changing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>funding for supportive housing for veterans and homeless persons;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 43A.11, subdivision 7; 197.455, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>1; Laws 2006, chapter 258, sections 19, subdivisions 1, 4, as amended; 22, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>subdivisions 1, 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.11, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Ranking of veterans.</b> Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>for a vacant position and claim disabled veteran's preference shall be listed in the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>pool ahead of all other applicants. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>vacant position and claim nondisabled veteran's preference shall be listed in the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>pool after those claiming disabled veteran's preference and ahead of nonveterans. Each <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>recently separated veteran who meets minimum qualifications for a vacant position <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>and has claimed a veterans or disabled veterans preference must be considered for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>position. The top five recently separated veterans must be granted an interview for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>position by the hiring authority.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The term "recently separated veteran" means a veteran, as defined in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>197.447, who has served in active military service, at any time on or after September <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>11, 2001, and who has been honorably discharged from active service, as shown by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>person's form DD-214.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to all <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>vacancies posted on or after that date.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 197.455, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> (a) This section shall govern preference of a veteran <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>under the civil service laws, charter provisions, ordinances, rules or regulations of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>county, city, town, school district, or other municipality or political subdivision of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>state. Any provision in a law, charter, ordinance, rule or regulation contrary to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>applicable provisions of this section is void to the extent of such inconsistency. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>(b) Sections 
         <statute_ref>197.46</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>~~197.48~~</statute_ref> ~~shall not~~ 197.481 also apply to ~~state civil service.~~ a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>veteran who is an incumbent in a classified appointment in the state civil service and has <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>completed the probationary period for that position, as defined under section 43A.16. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>In matters of dismissal from such a position, a qualified veteran has the irrevocable <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>option of using the procedures described in sections 197.46 to 197.481, or the procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>provided in the collective bargaining agreement applicable to the person, but not both. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>For a qualified veteran electing to use the procedures of sections 197.46 to 197.481, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>matters governed by those sections must not be considered grievances under a collective <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>bargaining agreement, and if a veteran elects to appeal the dispute through those sections, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>the veteran is precluded from making an appeal under the grievance procedure of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>collective bargaining agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>appointments to state and local government positions of employment made on or after <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>that date.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of <br />
                  		administration for the purposes specified in this <br />
                  		section<br />
                  		
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               <td align="right">~~12,090,000~~<br />
                  		21,418,000<br />
                  		
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2008, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>chapter 365, section 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4. <b>Hastings Veterans Home Supportive </b><br />
                  		<b>Housing</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom">~~700,000~~<br />
                  		10,028,000 <br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>(a) $700,000 is to design 60 units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>permanent supportive housing for veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>with disabilities. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>The commissioner of veterans affairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>must work together cooperatively on <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>the development of a viable permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>supportive housing project to serve primarily <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>veterans on the campus of the Hastings <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>home. For purposes of this project, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>commissioners of veterans affairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>administration may enter into financing <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>agreements with the Minnesota Housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>Finance Agency to obtain money to design, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>construct, and furnish housing for veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>upon terms and conditions acceptable to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>commissioners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>(b) $9,328,000 is to construct 60 units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>permanent supportive housing for low- <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>and moderate-income veterans and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>low- and moderate-income households who <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>have experienced long-term homelessness <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>or are at risk of experiencing long-term <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>homelessness. At least 90 percent of the units <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>must be occupied by households who either <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>have been without a permanent residence <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>for at least 12 months or on at least four <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>occasions in the last three years, or who are <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>at significant risk of  lacking a permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>residence for at least 12 months or on at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>four occasions in the last three years. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>housing must provide or coordinate with <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>linkages to services necessary for residents <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>to maintain housing  stability and maximize <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>opportunities for  education and employment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 22, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1. To the Housing Finance Agency <br />
                  		for the purposes specified in this section<br />
                  		
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               <td align="right">~~19,500,000~~<br />
                  		10,172,000<br />
                  		
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         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 22, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Supportive Housing for Long-term </b><br />
                  		<b>Homeless</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right">~~17,500,000~~<br />
                  		8,172,000<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>For loans and grants for publicly owned <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>permanent rental housing under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>462A.202, subdivision 3a</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>for persons who either have been without a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>permanent residence for at least 12 months <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>or on at least four occasions in the last <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>three years, or who are at significant risk of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>lacking a permanent residence for at least 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>months or on at least four occasions in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>last three years. The housing must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>or coordinate with linkages to services <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>necessary for residents to maintain housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>stability and maximize opportunities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>education and employment. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>Preference among comparable proposals <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>must be given to proposals that (1) colocate <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>housing and services accessible to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>general public as well as to the residents, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>(2) provide housing affordable to a range of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>household income levels.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>REPORTING REQUIRED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>(a) The commissioner of finance must collect the following data annually from each <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>cabinet-level state agency, with the exception of the Metropolitan Council, and must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>those data, by agency, by the second week of each legislative session, beginning in 2011, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>to the chairs and ranking minority members of each of the house of representatives and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>senate committees having responsibility for veterans policy and finance issues:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>(1) the total number of persons employed in full-time positions by the state agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>(2) the total number of employees identified in clause (1) who are veterans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>(3) the total number of vacant full-time positions in the agency filled by hiring or <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>appointment during the designated fiscal year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>(4) the total number of applications received for the positions identified in clause (3);<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>(5) the total number of applications identified in clause (4) for which veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>preference was elected by the applicant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(6) the total number of applications identified in clause (5) for which the veteran <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>applicant was judged by the hiring authority as meeting minimum requirements for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>open positions of employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>(7) the total number of veteran applicants identified in clause (6) who were <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>interviewed by the hiring authority for the open positions of employment in the agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>(8) the total number of veteran applicants identified in clause (7) who were selected <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>for and offered employment within the open positions of employment in the agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>(9) the total number of veteran applicants identified in clause (8) who were hired <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>into the open positions of employment in the agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>(10) the total number of veteran applicants identified in clause (6) who were sent a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>rejection letter, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.11, subdivision 9; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>(11) any other data or information deemed important by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>administration and reflecting on the efforts of the subject agency to recruit and hire <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>veterans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>(b) The data must reflect one full fiscal year or one full calendar year, as determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>by the commissioner of finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>(c) The term "veteran" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 197.447.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br />
         		
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