1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money and supplementing 
1.3 	appropriations for economic development and human services programs and 
1.4 	activities; providing for regulation of certain activities and practices; amending 
1.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 43A.08, subdivision 1a; 116.07, subdivision 
1.6 	2a; 116J.421, by adding a subdivision; 116J.552, subdivision 7; 116L.04, 
1.7 	subdivisions 1, 1a; 116L.12, subdivision 4; 119B.03, subdivision 4; 181.032; 
1.8 	216C.41, subdivision 4; 245A.023; 245A.14, by adding a subdivision; 259.87; 
1.9 	298.22, subdivisions 1, 8, by adding a subdivision; 298.2213, subdivision 
1.10 	4; 298.223, subdivisions 2, 3; 326.105; 446A.03, subdivision 5; 518.551, 
1.11 	subdivision 7; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 115C.09, 
1.12 	subdivision 3j; 116J.551, subdivision 1; 116J.572, subdivision 3; 116J.575, 
1.13 	subdivision 1; 298.296, subdivision 1; 298.298; 446A.073;  Laws 2004, chapter 
1.14 	188, section 1, as amended; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 
1.15 	3, section 17; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
1.16 	116J; 216B; 256K; 259.
1.17 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.18 	ARTICLE 1
1.19 	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1.20 | Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | | | |

1.21 | Petroleum Tank Release | 477,000 | 478,000
1.22 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.23 	115C.09, subdivision 2a, $477,000 in fiscal 
1.24 	year 2006 and $478,000 in fiscal year 2007 
1.25 	are appropriated from the petroleum tank 
1.26 	release cleanup fund to the commissioner of 
1.27 	transportation for reimbursable costs under 
2.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115C.09, that 
2.2 	were incurred before January 1, 2004. This is 
2.3 	a onetime appropriation. This appropriation 
2.4 	is in addition to any appropriations for 
2.5 	petroleum tank release cleanup enacted into 
2.6 	law by the legislature in 2005. 

2.7 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.08, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
2.8 		Subd. 1a.Additional unclassified positions. Appointing authorities for the 
2.9 	following agencies may designate additional unclassified positions according to this 
2.10 	subdivision: the Departments of Administration; Agriculture; Commerce; Corrections; 
2.11 	Education; Employee Relations; Employment and Economic Development; Explore 
2.12 	Minnesota Tourism; Finance; Health; Human Rights; Labor and Industry; Natural 
2.13 	Resources; Public Safety; Human Services; Revenue; Transportation; and Veterans 
2.14 	Affairs; the Housing Finance and Pollution Control Agencies; the State Lottery; the state 
2.15 	Board of Investment; the Office of Administrative Hearings; the Office of Environmental 
2.16 	Assistance; the Offices of the Attorney General, Secretary of State, and State Auditor; 
2.17 	the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; the Higher Education Services Office; the 
2.18 	Perpich Center for Arts Education; and the Minnesota Zoological Board.
2.19 	A position designated by an appointing authority according to this subdivision must 
2.20 	meet the following standards and criteria:
2.21 	(1) the designation of the position would not be contrary to other law relating 
2.22 	specifically to that agency;
2.23 	(2) the person occupying the position would report directly to the agency head or 
2.24 	deputy agency head and would be designated as part of the agency head's management 
2.25 	team;
2.26 	(3) the duties of the position would involve significant discretion and substantial 
2.27 	involvement in the development, interpretation, and implementation of agency policy;
2.28 	(4) the duties of the position would not require primarily personnel, accounting, or 
2.29 	other technical expertise where continuity in the position would be important;
2.30 	(5) there would be a need for the person occupying the position to be accountable to, 
2.31 	loyal to, and compatible with, the governor and the agency head, the employing statutory 
2.32 	board or commission, or the employing constitutional officer;
2.33 	(6) the position would be at the level of division or bureau director or assistant 
2.34 	to the agency head; and
3.1 	(7) the commissioner has approved the designation as being consistent with the 
3.2 	standards and criteria in this subdivision.

3.3 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 115C.09, subdivision 3j, is 
3.4 	amended to read:
3.5 		Subd. 3j.Retail locations and transport vehicles. (a) As used in this subdivision, 
3.6 	"retail location" means a facility located in the metropolitan area as defined in section 
3.7 	473.121, subdivision 2, where gasoline is offered for sale to the general public for use in 
3.8 	automobiles and trucks. "Transport vehicle" means a liquid fuel cargo tank used to deliver 
3.9 	gasoline into underground storage tanks during 2002 ~~and~~ or 2003 at a retail location.
3.10 	(b) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, and any rules adopted under 
3.11 	this chapter, the board shall reimburse 90 percent of an applicant's cost for retrofits of 
3.12 	retail locations and transport vehicles completed between January 1, 2001, and ~~January~~
3.13 	September 1, 2006, to comply with section 116.49, subdivisions 3 and 4, provided that the 
3.14 	board determines the costs were incurred and reasonable. The reimbursement may not 
3.15 	exceed $3,000 per retail location and $3,000 per transport vehicle.

3.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2003.

3.17 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116.07, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
3.18 		Subd. 2a.Exemptions from standards. No standards adopted by any state agency 
3.19 	for limiting levels of noise in terms of sound pressure which may occur in the outdoor 
3.20 	atmosphere shall apply to (1) segments of trunk highways constructed with federal 
3.21 	interstate substitution money, provided that all reasonably available noise mitigation 
3.22 	measures are employed to abate noise, (2) an existing or newly constructed segment of a 
3.23 	highway, provided that all reasonably available noise mitigation measures, as approved by 
3.24 	the commissioners of the Department of Transportation and Pollution Control Agency, are 
3.25 	employed to abate noise, (3) except for the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, an existing 
3.26 	or newly constructed segment of a road, street, or highway under the jurisdiction of a road 
3.27 	authority of a town, statutory or home rule charter city, or county, except for roadways for 
3.28 	which full control of access has been acquired, (4) skeet, trap or shooting sports clubs, 
3.29 	or (5) motor vehicle race events conducted at a facility specifically designed for that 
3.30 	purpose that was in operation on or before July 1, ~~1983.~~ 1996. Motor vehicle race events 
3.31 	exempted from state standards under this subdivision are exempt from claims based on 
3.32 	noise brought under section 561.01 and chapters 116B and 116D. Nothing herein shall 
3.33 	prohibit a local unit of government or a public corporation with the power to make rules 
3.34 	for the government of its real property from regulating the location and operation of 
4.1 	skeet, trap or shooting sports clubs, or motor vehicle race events conducted at a facility 
4.2 	specifically designed for that purpose that was in operation on or before July 1, ~~1983~~ 1996.

4.3 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.421, is amended by adding a subdivision 
4.4 	to read:
4.5 		Subd. 8.Report on status of rural Minnesota. The center must report to the 
4.6 	chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees with primary jurisdiction 
4.7 	over economic development and agriculture on the status of rural Minnesota by January 
4.8 	15 of each odd-numbered year.

4.9 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 116J.551, subdivision 1, is 
4.10 	amended to read:
4.11 		Subdivision 1.Grant account. A contaminated site cleanup and development grant 
4.12 	account is created in the general fund. Money in the account may be used, as appropriated 
4.13 	by law, to make grants as provided in section 116J.554 and to pay for the commissioner's 
4.14 	costs in reviewing applications and making grants. Notwithstanding section 16A.28, 
4.15 	grant money appropriated ~~to the account~~ for this program, from any source, is available 
4.16 	~~for four years~~ until spent.

4.17 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.552, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
4.18 		Subd. 7.Project costs. "Project costs" includes cleanup costs for the site ~~and the~~ 
4.19 	~~cost of related site acquisition~~, demolition of existing improvements, and installation of 
4.20 	public improvements necessary for the development authority to implement the response 
4.21 	action plan.

4.22 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 116J.572, subdivision 3, is 
4.23 	amended to read:
4.24 		Subd. 3.Redevelopment costs or costs. "Redevelopment costs" or "costs" means 
4.25 	the costs of ~~land acquisition,~~ stabilizing unstable soils when infill is required, demolition, 
4.26 	infrastructure improvements, and ponding or other environmental infrastructure and costs 
4.27 	necessary for adaptive reuse of buildings, including remedial activities.

4.28 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 116J.575, subdivision 1, is 
4.29 	amended to read:
4.30 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner discretion. The commissioner may make a grant 
4.31 	for up to 50 percent of the eligible costs of a project. The commissioner shall, in each 
5.1 	grant cycle, make grants so that 50 percent of the dollar value of grants for that cycle 
5.2 	are for projects located outside of the metropolitan area and 50 percent are for projects 
5.3 	located within the metropolitan area. This allocation of funds does not apply for any grant 
5.4 	cycle in which the applications received by the application deadline are insufficient to 
5.5 	permit the equal division of grants between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan projects. 
5.6 	The determination of whether to make a grant for a site is within the discretion of the 
5.7 	commissioner, subject to this section and sections 116J.571 to 116J.574 and available 
5.8 	unencumbered money in the redevelopment account. ~~Notwithstanding section 116J.573,~~ 
5.9 	~~if the commissioner determines that the applications for grants for projects in greater~~ 
5.10 	~~Minnesota are less than the amount of grant funds available, the commissioner may~~ 
5.11 	~~make grants for projects anywhere in Minnesota.~~ The commissioner's decisions and 
5.12 	application of the priorities under this section are not subject to judicial review, except 
5.13 	for abuse of discretion.

5.14 	Sec. 10. [116J.656] SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO FEDERAL RESEARCH 
5.15 	FUNDS.
5.16 	(a) The commissioner shall assist small businesses to access federal funds through 
5.17 	the federal Small Business Innovation Research Program and the federal Small Business 
5.18 	Technology Transfer Program. In providing this assistance, the commissioner shall 
5.19 	maintain connections to eligible federal programs, access specific funding opportunities, 
5.20 	review funding proposals, provide referrals to specific consulting services, and hold 
5.21 	training workshops throughout the state.
5.22 	(b) Unless prohibited by federal law, the commissioner must implement fees for 
5.23 	services that help companies seek federal Phase II Small Business Innovation Research 
5.24 	grants. The fees must be deposited in a special revenue account and are annually 
5.25 	appropriated to the commissioner for the federal Small Business Innovation Research and 
5.26 	federal Small Business Technology Transfer Programs.

5.27 	Sec. 11. [116J.8743] OFFICE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
5.28 	The Office of Entrepreneurship is established in the Department of Employment and 
5.29 	Economic Development. The objective of the Office of Entrepreneurship is to develop 
5.30 	and implement strategies to foster entrepreneurial activity. In furtherance of this objective, 
5.31 	the Office of Entrepreneurship shall do the following:
5.32 	(1) measure and report to the governor and the legislature, by no later than March 
5.33 	1 of each odd-numbered year, on the status of entrepreneurial activity in Minnesota, 
5.34 	including small business formation, survival, and growth;
6.1 	(2) form an entrepreneurial advisory board with public and private representatives 
6.2 	to make recommendations on strategies and programs and to develop specific goals for 
6.3 	statewide entrepreneurial outcomes;
6.4 	(3) identify barriers to entrepreneurial development and conduct an inventory 
6.5 	assessment of existing entrepreneurial resources in order to develop a one-stop information 
6.6 	and referral service that is responsive to the needs of the entrepreneurial community;
6.7 	(4) advance alternatives for the promotion of private capital to provide better access 
6.8 	to early stage funding for small businesses;
6.9 	(5) work with secondary and higher education institutions, businesses, nonprofit 
6.10 	organizations, and state and federal agencies to provide education, training, and technical 
6.11 	assistance which increase entrepreneurial literacy, skills, and experiences; and
6.12 	(6) coordinate the state's direct services of small business assistance and the small 
6.13 	business development center network.
6.14 	Members of the advisory board may include representatives from: higher education 
6.15 	institutions, small business development centers, small business incubators, nonprofit 
6.16 	organizations, economic development authorities, commercial banks and other lending 
6.17 	institutions, and state and federal agencies.

6.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2007. 

6.19 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116L.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.20 		Subdivision 1.Partnership program. (a) The partnership program may provide 
6.21 	grants-in-aid to educational or other nonprofit educational institutions using the following 
6.22 	guidelines:
6.23 	(1) the educational or other nonprofit educational institution is a provider of training 
6.24 	within the state in either the public or private sector;
6.25 	(2) the program involves skills training that is an area of employment need; and
6.26 	(3) preference will be given to educational or other nonprofit training institutions 
6.27 	which serve economically disadvantaged people, minorities, or those who are victims of 
6.28 	economic dislocation and to businesses located in rural areas.
6.29 	(b) A single grant to any one institution shall not exceed $400,000. ~~Up to 25 percent~~ 
6.30 	A portion of a grant may be used for preemployment training.

6.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

6.32 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116L.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
7.1 		Subd. 1a.Pathways program. The pathways program may provide grants-in-aid 
7.2 	for developing programs which assist in the transition of persons from welfare to work and 
7.3 	assist individuals at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. The program 
7.4 	is to be operated by the board. The board shall consult and coordinate with program 
7.5 	administrators at the Department of Employment and Economic Development to design 
7.6 	and provide services for temporary assistance for needy families recipients.
7.7 	Pathways grants-in-aid may be awarded to educational or other nonprofit training 
7.8 	institutions for education and training programs and services supporting education and 
7.9 	training programs that serve eligible recipients.
7.10 	Preference shall be given to projects that:
7.11 	(1) provide employment with benefits paid to employees;
7.12 	(2) provide employment where there are defined career paths for trainees;
7.13 	(3) pilot the development of an educational pathway that can be used on a continuing 
7.14 	basis for transitioning persons from welfare to work; and
7.15 	(4) demonstrate the active participation of Department of Employment and 
7.16 	Economic Development workforce centers, Minnesota State College and University 
7.17 	institutions and other educational institutions, and local welfare agencies.
7.18 	Pathways projects must demonstrate the active involvement and financial 
7.19 	commitment of private business. Pathways projects must be matched with cash or in-kind 
7.20 	contributions on at least a one-to-one ratio by participating private business.
7.21 	A single grant to any one institution shall not exceed $400,000. ~~Up to 25 percent of~~ 
7.22 	A portion of a grant may be used for preemployment training.

7.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

7.24 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116L.12, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
7.25 		Subd. 4.Grants. Within the limits of available appropriations, the board shall make 
7.26 	grants not to exceed $400,000 each to qualifying consortia to operate local, regional, or 
7.27 	statewide training and retention programs. Grants may be made from TANF funds, general 
7.28 	fund appropriations, and any other funding sources available to the board, provided the 
7.29 	requirements of those funding sources are satisfied. ~~Up to 25 percent~~ A portion of a 
7.30 	grant may be used for preemployment training. Grant awards must establish specific, 
7.31 	measurable outcomes and timelines for achieving those outcomes.

7.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

8.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 181.032, is amended to read:
8.2 	181.032 REQUIRED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS BY EMPLOYER.
8.3 	At the end of each pay period, the employer shall ~~give~~ provide each employee an 
8.4 	earnings statement, either in writing or by electronic means, covering that pay period. 
8.5 	An employer who chooses to provide an earnings statement by electronic means must 
8.6 	provide employee access to an employer-owned computer during an employee's regular 
8.7 	working hours to review and print earnings statements. The earnings statement may be in 
8.8 	any form determined by the employer but must include:
8.9 	(a) the name of the employee;
8.10 	(b) the hourly rate of pay (if applicable);
8.11 	(c) the total number of hours worked by the employee unless exempt from chapter 
8.12 	177;
8.13 	(d) the total amount of gross pay earned by the employee during that period;
8.14 	(e) a list of deductions made from the employee's pay;
8.15 	(f) the net amount of pay after all deductions are made;
8.16 	(g) the date on which the pay period ends; and
8.17 	(h) the legal name of the employer and the operating name of the employer if 
8.18 	different from the legal name.
8.19 	An employer must provide earnings statements to an employee in writing, rather 
8.20 	than by electronic means, if the employer has received at least 24 hours notice from an 
8.21 	employee that the employee would like to receive earnings statements in written form. 
8.22 	Once an employer has received notice from an employee that the employee would like to 
8.23 	receive earnings statements in written form, the employer must comply with that request 
8.24 	on an ongoing basis.

8.25 	Sec. 16. [216B.0951] PREPURCHASE PROPANE FUEL PROGRAM.
8.26 		Subdivision 1.Created. The commissioner shall operate, or contract to operate, a 
8.27 	prepurchase propane fuel program. 
8.28 	Each July and August, the commissioner shall purchase the lesser of one-third of the 
8.29 	liquid propane fuel consumed by low-income home energy assistance program recipients 
8.30 	during the previous heating season or the amount that can be purchased with available 
8.31 	funds. The prepurchase propane fuel program must be available statewide through each 
8.32 	local agency that administers the energy assistance program. The commissioner may 
8.33 	decide to limit or not engage in prepurchasing if the commissioner finds that there is a 
8.34 	reasonable likelihood that prepurchasing will not provide fuel-cost savings.
9.1 		Subd. 2.Hedge account. The commissioner may establish a hedge account with 
9.2 	realized program savings due to prepurchasing. The account must be used to compensate 
9.3 	program recipients an amount up to the difference in cost for fuel provided to the recipient 
9.4 	if winter-delivered fuel prices are lower than the prepurchase or summer-fill price. No 
9.5 	more than ten percent of the aggregate prepurchase program savings may be used to 
9.6 	establish the hedge account.
9.7 		Subd. 3.Report. The department shall issue an annual report, made available 
9.8 	electronically on its Web site and in print upon request, which contains the following 
9.9 	information: 
9.10 	(1) the cost per gallon of the prepurchased fuel; 
9.11 	(2) the total gallons of fuel prepurchased; 
9.12 	(3) the average cost of propane by month between October and the following April; 
9.13 	(4) the number of energy assistance program households receiving prepurchased 
9.14 	fuel; and 
9.15 	(5) the average savings accruing or benefit increase provided to energy assistance 
9.16 	households.

9.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

9.18 	Sec. 17.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 216C.41, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
9.19 		Subd. 4.Payment period. (a) A facility may receive payments under this section for 
9.20 	a ten-year period. No payment under this section may be made for electricity generated:
9.21 	(1) by a qualified hydroelectric facility after December 31, ~~2017~~ 2019;
9.22 	(2) by a qualified wind energy conversion facility after December 31, ~~2017~~ 2018; or
9.23 	(3) by a qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility after December 31, 2015.
9.24 	(b) The payment period begins and runs consecutively from the date the facility 
9.25 	begins generating electricity or, in the case of refurbishment of a hydropower facility, after 
9.26 	substantial repairs to the hydropower facility dam funded by the incentive payments are 
9.27 	initiated.

9.28 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 298.22, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
9.29 		Subdivision 1.The office of the commissioner of Iron Range resources and 
9.30 	rehabilitation. (1) The office of the commissioner of Iron Range resources and 
9.31 	rehabilitation is created as an agency in the executive branch of state government. The 
9.32 	governor shall appoint the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation under 
9.33 	section  15.06. 
10.1 	(2) The commissioner may hold other positions or appointments that are not 
10.2 	incompatible with duties as commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation. The 
10.3 	commissioner may appoint a deputy commissioner. All expenses of the commissioner, 
10.4 	including the payment of such staff and other assistance as may be necessary, must be 
10.5 	paid out of the amounts appropriated by section  298.28 or otherwise made available by 
10.6 	law to the commissioner. 
10.7 	(3) When the commissioner determines that distress and unemployment exists or 
10.8 	may exist in the future in any county by reason of the removal of natural resources or 
10.9 	a possibly limited use of natural resources in the future and any resulting decrease in 
10.10 	employment, the commissioner may use whatever amounts of the appropriation made to 
10.11 	the commissioner of revenue in section  298.28 that are determined to be necessary and 
10.12 	proper in the development of the remaining resources of the county and in the vocational 
10.13 	training and rehabilitation of its residents, except that the amount needed to cover cost 
10.14 	overruns awarded to a contractor by an arbitrator in relation to a contract awarded by 
10.15 	the commissioner or in effect after July 1, 1985, is appropriated from the general fund. 
10.16 	For the purposes of this section, "development of remaining resources" includes, but is 
10.17 	not limited to, the promotion of tourism. 

10.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

10.19 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 298.22, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
10.20 		Subd. 8.Spending priority. In making or approving any expenditures on programs 
10.21 	or projects, the commissioner and the board shall give the highest priority to programs 
10.22 	and projects that target relief to those areas of the taconite assistance area as defined in 
10.23 	section  273.1341, that have the largest percentages of job losses and population losses 
10.24 	directly attributable to the economic downturn in the taconite industry since the 1980s. 
10.25 	The commissioner and the board shall compare the 1980 population and employment 
10.26 	figures with the 2000 population and employment figures, and shall specifically consider 
10.27 	the job losses in 2000 and 2001 resulting from the closure of LTV Steel Mining Company, 
10.28 	in making or approving expenditures consistent with this subdivision, as well as the areas 
10.29 	of residence of persons who suffered job loss for which relief is to be targeted under this 
10.30 	subdivision. The commissioner may lease, for a term not exceeding 50 years and upon the 
10.31 	terms determined by the commissioner and approved by the board, surface and mineral 
10.32 	interests owned or acquired by the state of Minnesota acting by and through the office 
10.33 	of the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation within those portions of 
10.34 	the taconite assistance area impacted by the closure of the LTV Steel Mining Company 
10.35 	facility near Hoyt Lakes. The payments and royalties from such leases must be deposited 
11.1 	into the fund established in section 298.292. This subdivision supersedes any other 
11.2 	conflicting provisions of law and does not preclude the commissioner and the board from 
11.3 	making expenditures for programs and projects in other areas. 

11.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

11.5 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 298.22, is amended by adding a subdivision 
11.6 	to read:
11.7 		Subd. 11.Budgeting. The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation 
11.8 	shall annually prepare a budget of operational expenditures, programs, and projects, and 
11.9 	submit it to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board and the governor for 
11.10 	approval.  The commissioner is authorized to expend available funds approved in the 
11.11 	budget for operational expenditures, projects, and programs.

11.12 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 298.2213, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
11.13 		Subd. 4.Project approval. The board and commissioner shall by August 1 each 
11.14 	year prepare a list of projects to be funded from the money appropriated in this section 
11.15 	with necessary supporting information including descriptions of the projects, plans, and 
11.16 	cost estimates. A project must not be approved by the board unless it finds that:
11.17 	(1) the project will materially assist, directly or indirectly, the creation of additional 
11.18 	long-term employment opportunities;
11.19 	(2) the prospective benefits of the expenditure exceed the anticipated costs; and
11.20 	(3) in the case of assistance to private enterprise, the project will serve a sound 
11.21 	business purpose.
11.22 	~~To be proposed by the board, a~~ Each project must be approved by a majority of 
11.23 	the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members and the commissioner of 
11.24 	Iron Range resources and rehabilitation. The list of projects must be submitted to the 
11.25 	governor, who shall, by November 15 of each year, approve, disapprove, or return for 
11.26 	further consideration, each project. The money for a project may be spent only upon 
11.27 	approval of the project by the governor. The board may submit supplemental projects 
11.28 	for approval at any time.

11.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

11.30 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 298.223, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.31 		Subd. 2.Administration. The taconite area environmental protection fund shall be 
11.32 	administered by the commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. 
12.1 	The commissioner shall by September 1 of each year submit to the board a list of projects 
12.2 	to be funded from the taconite area environmental protection fund, with such supporting 
12.3 	information including description of the projects, plans, and cost estimates as may be 
12.4 	necessary. Upon approval by a majority of the members of the Iron Range Resources 
12.5 	and Rehabilitation Board, this list shall be submitted to the governor by November 1 of 
12.6 	each year. By December 1 of each year, the governor shall approve or disapprove, or 
12.7 	return for further consideration, each project. Funds for a project may be expended only 
12.8 	upon approval of the project by the board and governor. The commissioner may submit 
12.9 	supplemental projects to the board and governor for approval at any time.

12.10 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 298.223, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
12.11 		Subd. 3.Appropriation. There is hereby annually appropriated to the commissioner 
12.12 	of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation such taconite area environmental protection
12.13 	funds as are necessary to carry out the projects and programs approved and such funds as 
12.14 	are necessary for administration of this section. Annual administrative costs, not including 
12.15 	detailed engineering expenses for the projects, shall not exceed five percent of the amount 
12.16 	annually expended from the fund.
12.17 	Funds for the purposes of this section are provided by section  298.28, subdivision 
12.18 	11, relating to the taconite area environmental protection fund. 

12.19 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 298.296, subdivision 1, is 
12.20 	amended to read:
12.21 		Subdivision 1.Project approval. The board and commissioner shall by August 1 of 
12.22 	each year prepare a list of projects to be funded from the Douglas J. Johnson economic 
12.23 	protection trust with necessary supporting information including description of the 
12.24 	projects, plans, and cost estimates. These projects shall be consistent with the priorities 
12.25 	established in section 298.292 and shall not be approved by the board unless it finds that:
12.26 	(a) the project will materially assist, directly or indirectly, the creation of additional 
12.27 	long-term employment opportunities;
12.28 	(b) the prospective benefits of the expenditure exceed the anticipated costs; and
12.29 	(c) in the case of assistance to private enterprise, the project will serve a sound 
12.30 	business purpose.
12.31 	~~To be proposed by the board, a~~ Each project must be approved by at least eight 
12.32 	Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members and the commissioner of 
12.33 	Iron Range resources and rehabilitation. The list of projects shall be submitted to the 
12.34 	governor, who shall, by November 15 of each year, approve or disapprove, or return for 
13.1 	further consideration, each project. The money for a project may be expended only upon 
13.2 	approval of the project by the governor. The board may submit supplemental projects 
13.3 	for approval at any time.

13.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

13.5 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 298.298, is amended to read:
13.6 	298.298 LONG-RANGE PLAN.
13.7 	Consistent with the policy established in sections 298.291 to 298.298, the Iron 
13.8 	Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board and commissioner shall prepare and present 
13.9 	to the governor and the legislature by ~~January 1, 1984~~ December 31, 2006, a long-range 
13.10 	plan for the use of the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund for the 
13.11 	economic development and diversification of the taconite assistance area defined in 
13.12 	section 273.1341. ~~The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board shall, before~~ 
13.13 	~~November 15 of each even numbered year, prepare a report to the governor and legislature~~ 
13.14 	~~updating and revising this long-range plan and reporting on the Iron Range Resources and~~ 
13.15 	~~Rehabilitation Board's progress on those matters assigned to it by law. After January 1,~~ 
13.16 	~~1984,~~ No project shall be approved by the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board 
13.17 	which is not consistent with the goals and objectives established in the long-range plan.

13.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

13.19 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 326.105, is amended to read:
13.20 	326.105 FEES.
13.21 	The fee for licensure or renewal of licensure as an architect, professional engineer, 
13.22 	land surveyor, landscape architect, or geoscience professional is $120 per biennium. 
13.23 	The fee for certification as a certified interior designer or for renewal of the certificate 
13.24 	is $120 per biennium. The fee for an architect applying for original certification as a 
13.25 	certified interior designer is $50 per biennium. The initial license or certification fee for 
13.26 	all professions is $120. The renewal fee shall be paid biennially on or before June 30 of 
13.27 	each even-numbered year. The renewal fee, when paid by mail, is not timely paid unless it 
13.28 	is postmarked on or before June 30 of each even-numbered year. The application fee is 
13.29 	$25 for in-training applicants and $75 for professional license applicants.
13.30 	~~The fee for monitoring licensing examinations for applicants is $25, payable by~~ 
13.31 	~~the applicant.~~

13.32 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 446A.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
14.1 		Subd. 5.Executive director. The commissioner shall employ, with the concurrence 
14.2 	of the authority, an executive director in the unclassified service. The director shall 
14.3 	perform duties that the authority may require in carrying out its responsibilities.

14.4 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 446A.073, is amended to read:
14.5 	446A.073 TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD GRANTS.
14.6 		Subdivision 1.Program established. When money is appropriated for grants under 
14.7 	this program, the authority must make grants to municipalities to cover up to ~~one-half~~ 50 
14.8 	percent of the cost of wastewater treatment or storm water projects made necessary by 
14.9 	wasteload reductions under total maximum daily load plans required by section 303(d) of 
14.10 	the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section 1313(d), or up to 50 
14.11 	percent of the additional project costs described in subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
14.12 		Subd. 2.Grant application. Application for a grant must be made to the authority 
14.13 	on forms prescribed by the authority for the total maximum daily load grant program, with 
14.14 	additional information as required by the authority, including a project schedule and cost 
14.15 	estimate for the work necessary to comply with the point source wasteload allocation. In 
14.16 	accordance with section 116.182, the Pollution Control Agency shall:
14.17 	(1) calculate the essential project component percentage, which must be multiplied 
14.18 	by the total project cost to determine the eligible project cost; and
14.19 	(2) review and certify approved projects to the authority.
14.20 		Subd. 3.Project priorities. (a) When money is appropriated for grants under this 
14.21 	program, the authority shall reserve money for projects expected to start construction in 
14.22 	the next 12 months in the order that:
14.23 	(1) their total maximum daily load plan was approved by the United States 
14.24 	Environmental Protection Agency and in an amount based on their most recent cost 
14.25 	estimates submitted to the authority or the as-bid costs, whichever is less~~.~~;
14.26 	(2) their grant application is received by the authority; and
14.27 	(3) have the greatest load reduction as determined by the Pollution Control Agency.
14.28 	(b) Any balances remaining after money is reserved for projects in paragraph (a) 
14.29 	may be reserved for projects on the Pollution Control Agency's project priority list to 
14.30 	cover additional costs associated with wastewater disposal methods not requiring a 
14.31 	National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit where a new discharge to an 
14.32 	impaired water is prohibited due to the lack of total maximum daily load approval by the 
14.33 	United States Environmental Protection Agency.
14.34 	(c) The authority shall reserve money for projects in an amount based on the most 
14.35 	recent cost estimates submitted to the authority or the as-bid costs, whichever is less.
15.1 		Subd. 4.Grant approval. The authority must make a grant to a municipality, as 
15.2 	defined in section 116.182, subdivision 1, only after:
15.3 	(1) the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has certified to 
15.4 	the United States Environmental Protection Agency a total maximum daily load plan for 
15.5 	identified waters of this state that includes a point source wasteload allocation, except for 
15.6 	projects described in subdivision 3, paragraph (b);
15.7 	(2) the Environmental Protection Agency has approved the ~~plan~~ total maximum 
15.8 	daily load, except for projects described in subdivision 3, paragraph (b);
15.9 	(3) a municipality ~~affected by the plan has estimated the cost to it of wastewater~~ 
15.10 	~~treatment projects necessary to comply with the point source wasteload allocation~~ for 
15.11 	which money is reserved has submitted the as-bid costs for its wastewater treatment or 
15.12 	stormwater projects to the authority;
15.13 	(4) the Pollution Control Agency has ~~approved the cost estimate~~ reviewed and 
15.14 	certified the project to the authority; and
15.15 	(5) the authority has determined that the additional financing necessary to complete 
15.16 	the project has been committed from other sources.
15.17 		Subd. 5.Grant disbursement. Disbursement of a grant must be made for eligible 
15.18 	project costs as incurred by the municipality and in accordance with a project financing 
15.19 	agreement and applicable state and federal laws and rules governing the payments.
15.20 		Subd. 6.Fees. The authority may charge the grant recipient a fee for its 
15.21 	administrative costs not to exceed one-half of one percent of the grant amount, to be 
15.22 	paid upon execution of the grant agreement.

15.23 	Sec. 29. Laws 2004, chapter 188, section 1,  as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 134, 
15.24 	section 3, is amended to read:
15.25 	Section 1.  PILOT PROJECT.
15.26 	The commissioner of employment and economic development  shall conduct an 
15.27 	extended employment pilot project to study an  industrial model for employment for 
15.28 	individuals with severe  disabilities in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.  
15.29 	Employment is to be provided by Custom Products, a division  of Occupational 
15.30 	Development Center.  During the pilot,  employment outcomes for individuals with severe 
15.31 	disabilities  will be assumed to be community employment as defined under  Minnesota 
15.32 	Rules, part 3300.2005.  The pilot project will begin  July 1, 2004, and end June 30,  ~~2006~~
15.33 	2007.  Evaluation of the  pilot project must be completed by October 1,  ~~2006~~ 2007, by 
15.34 	the  commissioner.  
16.1 	The pilot project must maintain a minimum ratio of 60  percent of nondisabled 
16.2 	persons, must pay minimum wages or better  to all employees with severe disabilities, and 
16.3 	must provide them  a level of benefits equal to those provided to nondisabled  employees.  
16.4 	All work teams must be integrated.  
16.5 	The pilot project must provide the extended employment  program with useful 
16.6 	information to clarify the distinction  between center-based and community employment 
16.7 	subprograms.  The  commissioner shall consider the findings of the pilot project in  adopting 
16.8 	rules.

16.9 	Sec. 30. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 17, is amended 
16.10 	to read:
16.11 	Sec. 17.  FUND TRANSFER.
16.12 	
16.13 	By June 30, 2007, ~~the commissioner of the Pollution Control  Agency shall transfer~~
16.14 	$4,000,000 is appropriated from the metropolitan landfill  contingency action trust account 
16.15 	within the remediation fund to  the commissioner of finance for transfer to the renewable  
16.16 	development account, under Minnesota Statutes, section  116C.779.  This is a onetime 
16.17 	~~transfer from the metropolitan  landfill contingency action trust account to the renewable~~ 
16.18 	~~development account~~ appropriation.  It is the intent of the legislature to  restore these funds 
16.19 	to the metropolitan landfill contingency  action trust account as revenues become available 
16.20 	in the future  to ensure the state meets future financial obligations under  Minnesota 
16.21 	Statutes, section 473.845.  The funds provided for in  this ~~transfer~~appropriation may only 
16.22 	be used to make the incentive payments  for wind energy conversion systems authorized 
16.23 	under Minnesota  Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 2. 

16.24 	Sec. 31. PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE TASK FORCE.
 16.25 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; membership. The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle 
16.26 	Task Force is established. The task force shall consist of 13 members as follows: 
16.27 	(1) one representative each from Xcel Energy and Great River Energy;
16.28 	(2) one representative each from the Department of Commerce, the Department of 
16.29 	Transportation, and the Pollution Control Agency;
16.30 	(3) the director of the Travel Management Division of the Department of 
16.31 	Administration, or the director's designee;
16.32 	(4) a representative from the University of Minnesota Department of Electrical 
16.33 	Engineering;
17.1 	(5) one representative each from Minnesota-based manufacturers of electric 
17.2 	batteries, automotive parts, and power electronics;
17.3 	(6) a representative from an environmental advocacy organization active in 
17.4 	electricity issues;
17.5 	(7) a representative of United Auto Workers Local 879; and
17.6 	(8) a representative of the Ford Motor Company.
17.7 		Subd. 2.Appointment. The chairs of the senate and house of representatives 
17.8 	committees with primary jurisdiction over energy policy shall jointly appoint the task 
17.9 	force members.
17.10 		Subd. 3.Cochairs. The task force shall have two cochairs, one appointed by each 
17.11 	of the appointing authorities established in subdivision 2.
17.12 		Subd. 4.Charge. (a) The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Task Force shall 
17.13 	identify barriers to the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles by state agencies, 
17.14 	small and large private fleets, and Minnesota drivers at-large and develop strategies to 
17.15 	be implemented over one-, three-, and five-year time frames to overcome those barriers. 
17.16 	Included in the analysis should be possible financial incentives to encourage Ford Motor 
17.17 	Company to produce plug-in hybrid, flexible-fueled vehicles at its St. Paul plant.
17.18 	(b) The task force shall consider and evaluate the data and information presented to 
17.19 	it under subdivision 5 in presenting its findings and recommendations.
17.20 		Subd. 5.Data and analysis. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
17.21 	shall analyze and report to the task force the environmental impacts of purchasing plug-in 
17.22 	hybrid electric vehicles for the state-owned vehicle fleet and at penetration rates of ten 
17.23 	percent, 25 percent, and 50 percent of all motor vehicles registered in this state. The 
17.24 	analysis must compare, for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and current fleet vehicles, air 
17.25 	emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in 
17.26 	width, volatile organic compounds, and carbon dioxide.
17.27 		Subd. 6.Expenses. Members of the task force are entitled to reimbursement 
17.28 	for expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 6. Member 
17.29 	reimbursements shall be paid by the commissioner of commerce.
17.30 		Subd. 7.Staff. The state agencies represented on the commission shall provide 
17.31 	staff support.
17.32 		Subd. 8.Report. The task force shall present its findings and recommendations in a 
17.33 	report to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees with primary 
17.34 	jurisdiction over energy policy and state government operations by April 1, 2007.
17.35 		Subd. 9.Definitions. As used in this section, "plug-in hybrid electric vehicles" 
17.36 	means a vehicle containing an internal combustion engine that also allows power to 
18.1 	be delivered to the drive wheels by a battery-powered electric motor, and that meets 
18.2 	applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. When connected to the electrical grid 
18.3 	via an electric outlet, the vehicle must be able to recharge its battery. The vehicle must 
18.4 	have the ability to travel at least 30 miles, powered substantially by electricity.
18.5 		Subd. 10.Expiration. The task force expires on June 30, 2008.

18.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

18.7 	Sec. 32. REPORT; OFFICE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
 18.8 	By December 15, 2006, the commissioner of employment and economic 
18.9 	development must submit a report to the governor and the legislature setting forth a plan 
18.10 	for funding the Office of Entrepreneurship, established in section 11, with existing agency 
18.11 	resources. In developing the plan, the commissioner must consider all existing resources 
18.12 	available to the Department of Employment and Economic Development, including 
18.13 	nongovernmental grants and any other appropriate funding resources. 

18.14 	ARTICLE 2
18.15 	CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 

18.16

18.17

Section 1. COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN 
SERVICES

18.18 	BASIC SLIDING FEE ALLOCATIONS; 
18.19 	CONVERSION TO AUTOMATED 
18.20 	SYSTEM.  As determined by the 
18.21 	commissioner, counties may use up to six 
18.22 	percent of either calendar year 2008 or 2009 
18.23 	allocations under Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.24 	119B.03, to fund accelerated payments that 
18.25 	may occur during the preceding calendar 
18.26 	year during conversion to the automated 
18.27 	child care assistance program system. If 
18.28 	conversion occurs over two calendar years, 
18.29 	counties may use up to three percent of the 
18.30 	combined calendar year allocations to fund 
18.31 	accelerated payments. Funding advanced 
18.32 	under this paragraph shall be considered part 
18.33 	of the allocation from which it was originally 
19.1 	advanced for purposes of setting future 
19.2 	allocations under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.3 	119B.03, subdivisions 6, 6a, 6b, and 8, and 
19.4 	shall include funding for administrative costs 
19.5 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.15. 
19.6 	Notwithstanding the provisions of any 
19.7 	law to the contrary, this paragraph sunsets 
19.8 	December 31, 2009.
19.9 	CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT 
19.10 	FUND; FEDERAL DEFICIT 
19.11 	REDUCTION ACT OF 2005.  Increased 
19.12 	child care funds from the federal Deficit 
19.13 	Reduction Act of 2005 may be allocated by 
19.14 	the commissioner for the basic sliding fee 
19.15 	child care program.
19.16 	CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY 
19.17 	SERVICES GRANTS.  Notwithstanding 
19.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256M.50, 
19.19 	supplemental social service block grant funds 
19.20 	of $153,936 appropriated under the federal 
19.21 	2005 Department of Defense Appropriations 
19.22 	Act, Public Law 109-148, shall be allocated 
19.23 	proportionately to those counties that served 
19.24 	hurricane evacuees and reported those 
19.25 	services on the Social Service Information 
19.26 	System (SSIS).
19.27 	COMMISSION SERVING DEAF 
19.28 	AND HARD-OF-HEARING PEOPLE. 
19.29 	$175,000 is appropriated from the 
19.30 	telecommunications access Minnesota 
19.31 	fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.32 	237.52, to the commissioner of human 
19.33 	services for fiscal year 2007, to supplement 
19.34 	the ongoing operational expenses of the 
19.35 	Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and 
20.1 	Hard-of-Hearing People. This appropriation 
20.2 	is in addition to any appropriations for the 
20.3 	Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and 
20.4 	Hard-of-Hearing People enacted into law in 
20.5 	2005 and shall be added to the commission's 
20.6 	base.

20.7 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119B.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
20.8 		Subd. 4.Funding priority. (a) First priority for child care assistance under the 
20.9 	basic sliding fee program must be given to eligible non-MFIP families who do not have a 
20.10 	high school or general equivalency diploma or who need remedial and basic skill courses 
20.11 	in order to pursue employment or to pursue education leading to employment and who 
20.12 	need child care assistance to participate in the education program. Within this priority, 
20.13 	the following subpriorities must be used:
20.14 	(1) child care needs of minor parents;
20.15 	(2) child care needs of parents under 21 years of age; and
20.16 	(3) child care needs of other parents within the priority group described in this 
20.17 	paragraph.
20.18 	(b) Second priority must be given to parents who have completed their MFIP or 
20.19 	DWP transition year, or parents who are no longer receiving or eligible for diversionary 
20.20 	work program supports.
20.21 	(c) Third priority must be given to families who are eligible for portable basic sliding 
20.22 	fee assistance through the portability pool under subdivision 9.
20.23 	(d) Fourth priority must be given to families in which at least one parent is a veteran 
20.24 	as defined under section 197.447.
20.25 	~~(d)~~ (e)  Families under paragraph (b) must be added to the basic sliding fee waiting 
20.26 	list on the date they begin the transition year under section  119B.011, subdivision 20, and 
20.27 	must be moved into the basic sliding fee program as soon as possible after they complete 
20.28 	their transition year. 

20.29 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 245A.023, is amended to read:
20.30 	245A.023 IN-SERVICE TRAINING.
20.31 	(a) For purposes of child care centers, in-service training must be completed within 
20.32 	the license period for which it is required. In-service training completed by staff persons 
20.33 	as required must be transferable upon a staff person's change in employment to another 
21.1 	child care program. License holders shall record all staff in-service training on forms 
21.2 	prescribed by the commissioner of human services.
21.3 	(b) For purposes of family and group family child care, the license holder and each 
21.4 	primary caregiver must complete 12 hours of training each year. For purposes of this 
21.5 	section, a primary caregiver is an adult caregiver who provides services in a licensed 
21.6 	setting more than 30 days in any 12-month period.

21.7 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 245A.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 
21.8 	to read:
21.9 		Subd. 9a.Early childhood development training. (a) For purposes of child care 
21.10 	centers, the director and all staff, after July 1, 2006, shall complete and document at least 
21.11 	two hours of early childhood development training within the first year of employment. 
21.12 	Training completed under this subdivision may be used to meet the requirements of 
21.13 	Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0035, subparts 1 and 4.
21.14 	(b) For purposes of family and group family child care, the license holder and each 
21.15 	adult caregiver who provide care in a licensed setting more than 30 days in any 12-month 
21.16 	period shall complete and document at least two hours of early childhood development 
21.17 	training within the first year of licensure or employment. Training completed under this 
21.18 	subdivision may be used to meet the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0385, 
21.19 	subparts 2 and 3.
21.20 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), individuals are exempt from this 
21.21 	requirement if they:
21.22 	(1) have taken a three-credit course on early childhood development within the 
21.23 	past five years;
21.24 	(2) have received a baccalaureate or masters degree in early childhood education or 
21.25 	school age child care within the past five years;
21.26 	(3) are licensed in Minnesota as a prekindergarten teacher, an early childhood 
21.27 	educator, a kindergarten through grade 6 teacher with a prekindergarten specialty, an 
21.28 	early childhood special education teacher, or an elementary teacher with a kindergarten 
21.29 	endorsement; or
21.30 	(4) have received a baccalaureate degree with a Montessori certificate within the 
21.31 	past five years.

21.32 	Sec. 5. [256K.60] RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH ACT.
21.33 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this 
21.34 	section. 
22.1 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services.
22.2 	(c) "Homeless youth" means a person 21 years of age or younger who is 
22.3 	unaccompanied by a parent or guardian and is without shelter where appropriate care and 
22.4 	supervision are available, whose parent or legal guardian is unable or unwilling to provide 
22.5 	shelter and care, or who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The 
22.6 	following are not fixed, regular, or adequate nighttime residences: 
22.7 	(1) a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary 
22.8 	living accommodations;
22.9 	(2) an institution or a publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide 
22.10 	temporary living accommodations;
22.11 	(3) transitional housing;
22.12 	(4) a temporary placement with a peer, friend, or family member that has not offered 
22.13 	permanent residence, a residential lease, or temporary lodging for more than 30 days; or
22.14 	(5) a public or private place not designed for, nor ordinarily used as, a regular 
22.15 	sleeping accommodation for human beings. 
22.16 	Homeless youth does not include persons incarcerated or otherwise detained under 
22.17 	federal or state law.
22.18 	(d) "Youth at risk of homelessness" means a person 21 years of age or younger 
22.19 	whose status or circumstances indicate a significant danger of experiencing homelessness 
22.20 	in the near future. Status or circumstances that indicate a significant danger may include: 
22.21 	(1) youth exiting out-of-home placements; (2) youth who previously were homeless; (3) 
22.22 	youth whose parents or primary caregivers are or were previously homeless; (4) youth 
22.23 	who are exposed to abuse and neglect in their homes; (5) youth who experience conflict 
22.24 	with parents due to chemical or alcohol dependency, mental health disabilities, or other 
22.25 	disabilities; and (6) runaways.
22.26 	(e) "Runaway" means an unmarried child under the age of 18 years who is absent 
22.27 	from the home of a parent or guardian or other lawful placement without the consent of 
22.28 	the parent, guardian, or lawful custodian.
22.29 		Subd. 2.Homeless and runaway youth report. The commissioner shall develop a 
22.30 	report for homeless youth, youth at risk of homelessness, and runaways.  The report shall 
22.31 	include coordination of services as defined under subdivisions 3 to 5.
22.32 		Subd. 3.Street and community outreach and drop-in program. Youth drop-in 
22.33 	centers must provide walk-in access to crisis intervention and ongoing supportive services 
22.34 	including one-to-one case management services on a self-referral basis. Street and 
22.35 	community outreach programs must locate, contact, and provide information, referrals, 
23.1 	and services to homeless youth, youth at risk of homelessness, and runaways. Information, 
23.2 	referrals, and services provided may include, but are not limited to:
23.3 	(1) family reunification services;
23.4 	(2) conflict resolution or mediation counseling;
23.5 	(3) assistance in obtaining temporary emergency shelter;
23.6 	(4) assistance in obtaining food, clothing, medical care, or mental health counseling;
23.7 	(5) counseling regarding violence, prostitution, substance abuse, sexually transmitted 
23.8 	diseases, and pregnancy;
23.9 	(6) referrals to other agencies that provide support services to homeless youth, 
23.10 	youth at risk of homelessness, and runaways;
23.11 	(7) assistance with education, employment, and independent living skills;
23.12 	(8) aftercare services;
23.13 	(9) specialized services for highly vulnerable runaways and homeless youth, 
23.14 	including teen parents, emotionally disturbed and mentally ill youth, and sexually 
23.15 	exploited youth; and
23.16 	(10) homelessness prevention.
23.17 		Subd. 4.Emergency shelter program. (a) Emergency shelter programs must 
23.18 	provide homeless youth and runaways with referral and walk-in access to emergency, 
23.19 	short-term residential care. The program shall provide homeless youth and runaways with 
23.20 	safe, dignified shelter, including private shower facilities, beds, and at least one meal each 
23.21 	day; and shall assist a runaway with reunification with the family or legal guardian when 
23.22 	required or appropriate.
23.23 	(b) The services provided at emergency shelters may include, but are not limited to:
23.24 	(1) family reunification services;
23.25 	(2) individual, family, and group counseling;
23.26 	(3) assistance obtaining clothing;
23.27 	(4) access to medical and dental care and mental health counseling;
23.28 	(5) education and employment services;
23.29 	(6) recreational activities;
23.30 	(7) advocacy and referral services;
23.31 	(8) independent living skills training;
23.32 	(9) aftercare and follow-up services;
23.33 	(10) transportation; and
23.34 	(11) homelessness prevention.
23.35 		Subd. 5.Supportive housing and transitional living programs. Transitional 
23.36 	living programs must help homeless youth and youth at risk of homelessness to find and 
24.1 	maintain safe, dignified housing. The program may also provide rental assistance and 
24.2 	related supportive services, or refer youth to other organizations or agencies that provide 
24.3 	such services.  Services provided may include, but are not limited to:
24.4 	(1) educational assessment and referrals to educational programs;
24.5 	(2) career planning, employment, work skill training, and independent living skills 
24.6 	training;
24.7 	(3) job placement;
24.8 	(4) budgeting and money management;
24.9 	(5) assistance in securing housing appropriate to needs and income;
24.10 	(6) counseling regarding violence, prostitution, substance abuse, sexually transmitted 
24.11 	diseases, and pregnancy;
24.12 	(7) referral for medical services or chemical dependency treatment;
24.13 	(8) parenting skills;
24.14 	(9) self-sufficiency support services or life skill training;
24.15 	(10) aftercare and follow-up services; and
24.16 	(11) homelessness prevention.

24.17 	Sec. 6. [259.86] POSTADOPTION SEARCH SERVICES.
24.18 	(a) The commissioner of human services shall apply for and accept grant funds and 
24.19 	donations to offset the costs for developing and implementing a specialized curriculum 
24.20 	to train department, county agency, and social service agency staff in performing and 
24.21 	complying with the postadoption search services developed in the best practices guidelines 
24.22 	reported to the legislature in 2006. The commissioner shall develop the curriculum and 
24.23 	provide the training if sufficient funds are obtained to offset the costs.
24.24 	(b) All department and county social service agency staff providing postadoption 
24.25 	search services shall complete six hours of postadoption search services training as a 
24.26 	component of the child welfare training.
24.27 	(c) All private agency staff providing postadoption search services shall complete at 
24.28 	least six hours of postadoption search services training.

24.29 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 259.87, is amended to read:
24.30 	259.87 RULES.
24.31 	The commissioner of human services shall make rules as necessary to administer 
24.32 	sections  259.79~~and~~,259.83, and 259.86.

24.33 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518.551, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
25.1 		Subd. 7.Fees ~~and cost recovery fees~~ for IV-D services. (a) When a recipient of 
25.2 	IV-D services is no longer receiving assistance under the state's title IV-A, IV-E foster 
25.3 	care, medical assistance, or MinnesotaCare programs, the public authority responsible 
25.4 	for child support enforcement must notify the recipient, within five working days of the 
25.5 	notification of ineligibility, that IV-D services will be continued unless the public authority 
25.6 	is notified to the contrary by the recipient. The notice must include the implications 
25.7 	of continuing to receive IV-D services, including the available services and fees, cost 
25.8 	recovery fees, and distribution policies relating to fees.
25.9 	(b) An application fee of $25 shall be paid by the person who applies for child 
25.10 	support and maintenance collection services, except persons who are receiving public 
25.11 	assistance as defined in section   256.741 and~~, if enacted,~~ the diversionary work program 
25.12 	under section   256J.95, persons who transfer from public assistance to nonpublic assistance 
25.13 	status, and minor parents and parents enrolled in a public secondary school, area learning 
25.14 	center, or alternative learning program approved by the commissioner of education. 
25.15 	(c) In the case of an individual who has never received assistance under a state 
25.16 	program funded under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act and for whom the public 
25.17 	authority has collected at least $500 of support, the public authority must impose an 
25.18 	annual federal collections fee of $25 for each case in which services are furnished. This 
25.19 	fee must be retained by the public authority from support collected on behalf of the 
25.20 	individual, but not from the first $500 collected.
25.21 	(d) When the public authority provides full IV-D services to an obligee who has 
25.22 	applied for those services, upon written notice to the obligee, the public authority must 
25.23 	charge a cost recovery fee of one percent of the amount collected. This fee must be 
25.24 	deducted from the amount of the child support and maintenance collected and not assigned 
25.25 	under section   256.741 before disbursement to the obligee. This fee does not apply to an 
25.26 	obligee who: 
25.27 	(1)  is currently receiving assistance under the state's title IV-A, IV-E foster care, 
25.28 	medical assistance, or MinnesotaCare programs; or
25.29 	(2)  has received assistance under the state's title IV-A or IV-E foster care programs, 
25.30 	until the person has not received this assistance for 24 consecutive months.
25.31 	~~(d)~~ (e) When the public authority provides full IV-D services to an obligor who has 
25.32 	applied for such services, upon written notice to the obligor, the public authority must 
25.33 	charge a cost recovery fee of one percent of the monthly court-ordered child support and 
25.34 	maintenance obligation. The fee may be collected through income withholding, as well 
25.35 	as by any other enforcement remedy available to the public authority responsible for 
25.36 	child support enforcement.
26.1 	~~(e)~~ (f) Fees assessed by state and federal tax agencies for collection of overdue 
26.2 	support owed to or on behalf of a person not receiving public assistance must be imposed 
26.3 	on the person for whom these services are provided. The public authority upon written 
26.4 	notice to the obligee shall assess a fee of $25 to the person not receiving public assistance 
26.5 	for each successful federal tax interception. The fee must be withheld prior to the release 
26.6 	of the funds received from each interception and deposited in the general fund.
26.7 	~~(f)~~ (g) Federal collections fees collected under paragraph (c) and cost recovery fees 
26.8 	collected under paragraphs ~~(c) and~~ (d) and (e) shall be considered child support program 
26.9 	income according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section   304.50, and shall 
26.10 	be deposited in the ~~cost recovery fee~~ special revenue fund account established under 
26.11 	paragraph ~~(h)~~ (i). The commissioner of human services must elect to recover costs based 
26.12 	on either actual or standardized costs. 
26.13 	~~(g)~~ (h) The limitations of this subdivision on the assessment of fees shall not apply 
26.14 	to the extent inconsistent with the requirements of federal law for receiving funds for the 
26.15 	programs under Title IV-A and Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, United States Code, 
26.16 	title 42, sections 601 to 613 and United States Code, title 42, sections 651 to 662.
26.17 	~~(h)~~ (i) The commissioner of human services is authorized to establish a special 
26.18 	revenue fund account to receive ~~child support~~ the federal collections fees collected under 
26.19 	paragraph (c) and cost recovery fees collected under paragraphs (d) and (e). A portion of 
26.20 	the nonfederal share of these fees may be retained for expenditures necessary to administer 
26.21 	the ~~fee~~ fees and must be transferred to the child support system special revenue account. 
26.22 	The remaining nonfederal share of the federal collections fees and cost recovery ~~fee~~ fees
26.23 	must be retained by the commissioner and dedicated to the child support general fund 
26.24 	county performance-based grant account authorized under sections   256.979 and   256.9791. 

26.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2006, or later, if the 
26.26 	commissioner determines that a later implementation will not result in federal financial 
26.27 	penalties.

26.28 	Sec. 9. RAMSEY COUNTY CHILD CARE PILOT PROJECT.
 26.29 		Subdivision 1.Authorization for pilot project. The commissioner of human 
26.30 	services shall approve a pilot project in Ramsey County that will help teen parents remain 
26.31 	in school and complete the student's education while providing child care assistance for 
26.32 	the student's child. The pilot project shall increase coordination between services from 
26.33 	the Minnesota family investment program, the child care assistance program, and area 
26.34 	public schools with the goal of removing barriers that prevent teen parents from pursuing 
26.35 	educational goals.
27.1 		Subd. 2.Program design and implementation. The Ramsey County child care 
27.2 	pilot project shall be established to improve the coordination of services to teen parents. 
27.3 	The pilot project shall:
27.4 	(1) provide a streamlined process for sharing information between the Minnesota 
27.5 	family investment program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J, the child care 
27.6 	assistance program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B, and public schools in 
27.7 	Ramsey County;
27.8 	(2) determine eligibility for child care assistance using the teen parent's eligibility 
27.9 	for reduced-cost or free school lunches in place of income verification; and
27.10 	(3) waive the child care parent fee under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.12, 
27.11 	subdivision 2, for teen parents whose income is below poverty level and whose children 
27.12 	attend school-based child care centers.
27.13 		Subd. 3.Costs. Increased costs incurred under this section shall not increase the 
27.14 	basic sliding fee appropriation and shall not affect funds available for distribution under 
27.15 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 119B.06 and 119B.08.