hf2699FIFTH ENGROSSMENTOmnibus health and human services, agriculture, environment and natural resources, criminal justice, economic development, and state government appropriations bill.ARTICLE 1 JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONSSection 1: economic development appropriations summary provided. Sec. 2: trade and economic development appropriation s provided for labor force assessment grants, catalyst grants for expanding Internet access, and the tourism loan account. Sec. 3: e-Business Institute appropriation provided. Sec. 4: homeless prevention and assistance program appropriation provided. Sec. 5: board of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape, landscape architecture, and interior design enforcement activities appropriation provided. Sec. 6: board of boxing appropriation provided. Sec. 7: department of economic security appropriation provided for Youthbuild, alien labor certification, displaced homemaker programs, and summer youth development programs. Sec. 8: rehabilitation advisory council for the blind service limit clarified. Sec. 9: previous commerce department appropriation reduced. Sec. 10: Minnesota historical society salary adjustments appropriation provided. Sec. 11: department of finance appropriation provided to study salaries and benefits of Minnesota historical society. Sec. 12: department of labor and industry workplace services division appropriation provided. Sec. 13: Judy Garland museum matching grant provided. Sec. 14: Upper Red Lake business loan program availability date specified. Sec. 15: Advantage Minnesota grant availability specified. Sec. 16: job skills partnership board, pathway program, and health care and human services worker training and retention program appropriations availability extended Sec. 17: workforce center location ten-year plan required. Sec. 18: wage credit related to food services employment provisions clarified. Sec. 19: Hennepin Paper Company in Morrison county exemption from additional benefits requirements provided. Sec. 20: Evtac Mining Company in St. Louis county exemption from additional benefits requirements provided. Sec. 21: effective date.ARTICLE 2 JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY PROVISIONS Sec. 1: specified direct contracting authorized for jobs skills partnership board. Sec. 2: managing general agent license terms and fees same as for licensed insurance agents. Sec. 3: 18(b)(2) filings renewal procedures specified. Sec. 4: 18(b)(2) filing fees and expenses provisions modified. Sec. 5: rural policy and development center board membership diversity addressed. Sec. 6: nonprofit educational center definition provided. Sec. 7: distance-work grants provided. Sec. 8: Minnesota state colleges and universities (MNSCU) board of trustees equity investments authorized. Sec. 9: professional boxing matches regulated. Sec. 10: child labor law violation fines increased. Sec. 11: rights of next of kin upon death of an employee provided under occupational health and safety provisions. Sec. 12: in the case of the death of an employee, a copy of the citation and penalty assessment required to be mailed to the next of kin. Sec. 13-14: in the case of the death of an employee, employer penalty provisions modified. Sec. 15: extending the deadline for renewable energy production incentive payments to certain qualified hydroelectric facilities. Sec. 16: alien labor certification performance standards provided. Sec. 17: social security disability benefit deduction from reemployment insurance provision clarified. Sec. 18: youth employment education and training grants limit increased to eligible organizations. Sec. 19: worker adjustment services plans cost limitations support services allocation increased. Sec. 20: architect, professional engineer, land surveyor, landscape architect, geoscience professional, and certified interior designer licensure and renewal fees increased. Sec. 21: electrical inspection fee schedule provided and fees increased. Sec. 22: money order defined for the purposes of unclaimed property provisions. Sec. 23: money order dormancy charge authorized. Sec. 24: intangible property defined for the purposes of miscellaneous personal property held for another person under the unclaimed property provisions. Sec. 25: previous effective date provision modified. Sec. 26: commissioner of health required to assume responsibilities regarding boxing regulations. Sec. 27: child labor standards act information provided to employers. Sec. 28: revisor instruction. Sec. 29: repealer. ARTICLE 3 ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND AGRICULTURE Sec. 1: environment and natural resources appropriations summary provided. Sec. 2: pollution control agency appropriated money. Sec. 3: board of water and soil resources appropriated money for wetland replacement and agricultural land set-aside. Sec. 4: department of natural resources appropriated money for Mille Lacs treaty litigation and wildfire response; and snowmobile trail grooming equipment reimbursement authorized.. Sec. 5: department of agriculture appropriations provided for meat inspection, woody crops cooperatives, Center for Farm Financial Management software and training, agricultural water quality program, farm advocates program, Minnesota growth pilot program, and organizations participating in the farm wrap network and rural help network; and dairy producers board appropriation cancelled. Sec. 6: board of animal health appropriation provided for continued efforts to control pseudorabies in swine. Sec. 7: Minnesota resources local initiatives grants program appropriated money. Sec. 8: aquatic farming license fee reduced. Sec. 9: livestock definition expanded to include buffalo. Sec. 10: agricultural chemical response and reimbursement fund payments expanded to include percentages of increased corrective action costs. Sec. 11: ethanol development payment provisions modified. Sec. 12: rural finance authority general loan eligibility modified. Sec. 13: rural finance authority restructured loan eligibility modified Sec. 14: rural finance authority beginning farmer loan program modified. Sec. 15: rural finance authority loan restructuring program modified. Sec. 16: rural finance authority seller-sponsored program modified. Sec. 17: rural finance authority agricultural improvement loan program modified. Sec. 18: rural finance authority livestock expansion loan program participation modified. Sec. 19: rural finance authority agroforestry loan program established. Sec. 20: Big Bog recreation area in Beltrami county established. Sec. 21: Red River state recreation area established in Polk county. Sec. 22: Mills Town riding and hiking trail established. Sec. 23-25: Fort Snelling lease provisions modified. Sec. 26: game and fish fund revenue crediting conforming change provided. Sec. 27: drainage authority powers use of external sources of funding clarified. Sec. 28: pollution control agency citation authority provisions modified related to storage tank and truck violations. Sec. 29: specified Minnesota state lottery ticket in lieu tax proceeds deposited in the heritage enhancement account in the game and fish fund; the natural resources fund to be spent for state parks and trails, Minnesota zoo, Como park zoo, and Duluth zoo; and other revenue use requirements provided. Sec. 30: existing resource recovery facilities authorized to reclaim and dispose of mixed municipal solid waste to full extents and permits required. Sec. 31: county leased lakeshore lot deeds for sale or exchange exemption from well disclosure, well sealing, and individual sewage treatment system disclosure requirements provided. Sec. 32: Rice Creek West Regional trail restrooms, signs and amenities funded. Sec. 33: previous pollution control agency protection of the water appropriations provisions modified resulting in amount transferred from the general PCA fund for continued malformed frog research. Sec. 34: previous board of water and soil resources appropriations provisions modified for the purpose of funding the LeSueur River bank stabilization project. Sec. 35: ethanol development account payment limit increased. Sec. 36: hybrid tree management funding transferred to the agricultural fund. Sec. 37: agricultural storage tank removal reimbursement provided. Sec. 38: small gasoline storage tank removal reimbursement provided. Sec. 39: Minneapolis lease of golf course and polo grounds at Fort Snelling liquor license operations clarified. Sec. 40: agricultural land, board, short rotation woody crops, and windbreak defined. Sec. 41: agricultural land set-aside program eligibility terms specified. Sec. 42: agricultural land set-aside program payments determined. Sec. 43: agricultural land set-aside program administration specified. Sec. 44: repealer. Sec. 45: effective date.ARTICLE 4 APPROPRIATIONS Sec. 1: criminal justice appropriations summary provided. Sec. 2: supreme court appropriated money. Sec. 3: court of appeals appropriated money. Sec. 4: district courts appropriated money. Sec. 5: department of public safety appropriated money for driver and vehicle services, emergency management, criminal apprehension, law enforcement and community grants, and drug policy and violence prevention. Sec. 6: center for crime victim services appropriated money. Sec. 7: department of corrections appropriated money. Sec. 8: previous auto theft prevention board appropriation modified. Sec. 9: sentencing guidelines commission appropriated money. Sec. 10: Minnesota safety council appropriated money. Sec. 11: University of Minnesota appropriated money. Sec. 12: previous law enforcement computer controlled driving simulator eliminated. Sec. 13: previous automobile theft prevention board appropriation reduced. Sec. 14: previous corrections ombudsman appropriations provisions modified. Sec. 15: previous crime victim ombudsman appropriations provisions modified.ARTICLE 5 COURTS Sec. 1: petty traffic misdemeanor maximum fine increased. Sec. 2: misdemeanor maximum fine increased. Sec. 3: petty misdemeanor maximum fine increased. Sec. 4-5: misdemeanor maximum fine increased. Sec. 6: petty misdemeanor maximum fine increased. Sec. 7: petty misdemeanor ordinance violations maximum fine increased. Sec. 8: misdemeanor ordinance violations maximum fine increased. Sec. 9: automated victim notification system financial assistance provided. Sec. 10: court security training program development and implementation required. Sec. 11: effective dates. ARTICLE 6 PUBLIC SAFETY Sec. 1: automobile theft prevention surcharge transferred to the commissioner of public safety, and surcharge applicability defined. Sec. 2: automobile theft prevention board administrative costs provision repealed. Sec. 3: pedestrian rights in absence of a traffic signal modified. Sec. 4: pedestrian crossing between intersections modified. Sec. 5: local road authority pedestrian safety crossings provided. Sec. 6: juvenile prostitution law enforcement and officer training grants established. Sec. 7: automobile theft prevention program established in the department of public safety and annual report required. Sec. 8: capitol complex security oversight committee established. Sec. 9: crosswalk safety awareness program continued. Sec. 10: Ramsey county attorney s office and St. Paul city attorney s office joint domestic abuse prosecution unit developed through a pilot project, and report required. Sec. 11: domestic violence shelter study provided. Sec. 12: instruction to the revisor. Sec. 13: repealer. Sec. 14: effective dates. ARTICLE 7 CORRECTIONS Sec. 1: per diem costs of incarceration calculated for use in financial reporting and report required. Sec. 2: Minnesota correctional facility Red Wing and female juvenile confinement charges to counties and per diem calculation modified. Sec. 3: juvenile residential treatment grants to counties authorized and report required. Sec. 4: Minnesota correctional facility Red Wing admissions modified, admissions criteria to remain the same, and commissioner considerations prescribed. Sec. 5: commissioner of corrections duties regarding costs for confinement of juveniles modified. Sec. 6: commissioner of corrections housing of juvenile delinquents and offenders required to be consistent with federal and state law. Sec. 7: placement of juvenile offenders at MCF Red Wing determinations prescribed and report required for out-of-state placements. Sec. 8: commissioner of corrections mandatory commitments specified, definitions provided, and alternative placement report required. Sec. 9: legislative intent provided. Sec. 10: state juvenile correctional system studied. Sec. 11: per diem charges to counties for incarcerated juveniles report required. Sec. 12: central Minnesota regional jail joint powers group land conveyance authorized.ARTICLE 8 - APPROPRIATIONSSection 1: health and human services appropriations summary provided. Sec. 2: human services appropriations provided for children s grants, basic health care grants, state-operated services, continuing care and community support grants, continuing care and community support management, economic support grants, and economic support management. Sec. 3: health appropriations provided for health systems and special populations, health protection. Sec. 4: health-related boards appropriations provided, including board of psychology. Sec. 5: carryover limitation provided. Sec. 6: uncodified language sunset provided.. Sec. 7: effective dates. ARTICLE 9 HEALTH CARE Sec. 1: Beltrami county existing nonfederal hospital addition construction project restricted. Sec. 2: St. Louis county, Minneapolis, and Mille Lacs county nursing facilities authorized. Sec. 3: licensed and certified nursing facilities bed layaway status authorized. Sec. 4: marriage and family therapist medical assistance reimbursement prohibition repealed. Sec. 5: Olmsted county licensing exemption provided. Sec. 6: prescription drug program rebate agreements clarified. Sec. 7: senior citizen drug program renamed prescription drug program. Sec. 8: qualified individual definition provided relating to the prescription drug program. Sec. 9-10: prescription drug program eligibility requirements provided. Sec. 11: prescription drug program information made available at organizations serving persons with disabilities. Sec. 12-13: conforming changes. Sec. 14: congregate housing services projects renamed on-site coordination (OSC) services projects, and conforming changes provided. Sec. 15: qualified Medicare beneficiaries eligibility clarified. Sec. 16: mental health professional definition provided. Sec. 17: medical assistance reimbursement of case management services federally approved methods accepted. Sec. 18: nursing facility total replacement definition and requirements clarified. Sec. 19: nursing facility rate increases provisions modified. Sec. 20: facility rate increases effective July 1, 2000 provided. Sec. 21: bed layaway and delicensure requirements provided. Sec. 22: facility rate increases effective July 1, 2000 provided. Sec. 23: ICF MR rate increases beginning October 1, 1999 and October , 2000 provided. Sec. 24: prospective reimbursement rates nongeographically based risk adjusted rates exception provided. Sec. 25: medical education and research fund provisions modified. Sec. 26: medical assistance and general assistance prepayment demonstration project payment modification provisions modified relating to services provided in June. Sec. 27: availability of private insurance notification modified under MinnesotaCare provisions. Sec. 28: Senior drug program named changed to prescription drug program. Sec. 29: previous provider rate increase revenue required to be used to increase employee salaries. Sec. 30: repealer. Sec. 31: employer-based health insurance matching funds requirements determined for dependent children of low-income families, and report required. Sec. 32: prescription drug patient assistance and cost savings programs information strategy developed. Sec. 33: day training and habilitation task force extended and report required. Sec. 34: family adult foster care provider respite care authorized. Sec. 35: medical education distribution formula study group convened. Sec. 36: revisor instruction. Sec. 37: inconsistent amendments prevalence stated.ARTICLE 10 HUMAN SERVICES Sec. 1: income definition modified for the purposes of human services child care programs. Sec. 2: systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program use required to verify immigration status of applicants for human services assistance and report required. Sec. 3: aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) and Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) recovery of assistance monies county retention rates modified. Sec. 4: child support and maintenance distribution specified for individuals receiving AFDC or MFIP. Sec. 5: Minnesota food assistance program sunset delayed for legal noncitizens. Sec. 6: appropriated state money for and federal temporary aid for needy families (TANF) money usage expanded. Sec. 7: MFIP unearned income definition modified to include child support and maintenance payments.. Sec. 8: MFIP income exclusion provided for consumer support grant funds, and home and community-based waiver services program resources and services for disabled household members. Sec. 9: all undocumented persons applying for MFIP required to be reported to the Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) and federal law conformity required. Sec. 10: MFIP monthly income test provisions modified relating to child and spousal support. Sec. 11: MFIP prospective budgeting child support income provision eliminated. Sec. 12: MFIP assistance payment recalculation due to a significant change in gross income provisions modified relating to forwarding of child support. Sec. 13: MFIP unearned income modification delayed. Sec. 14: good cause exemptions for not attending MFIP orientation modified relating to caregivers. Sec. 15: diversionary assistance eligibility requirements modified. Sec. 16: employment and training services MFIP work activity defined and preemployment activities provisions modified. Sec. 17: MFIP employment and training participation requirements for all cases provided. Sec. 18: MFIP employment and training local services unit plan requirements specified. Sec. 19-20: MFIP job search support plan requirements modified and English as a second language (ESL) class approval as a work activity provided. Sec. 21: MFIP caregiver employment and training services exemption provided. Sec. 22: local intervention grants for self-sufficiency provided. Sec. 23: grants for nontraditional career assistance and training programs provided. Sec. 24: child only TANF program membership clarified. Sec. 25: supportive housing and managed care pilot project established. Sec. 26: grants for nontraditional career assistance and training programs provided. Sec. 27: at-risk youth out-of-wedlock pregnancy prevention program established. Sec. 28: eligibility sunset delay provided for general assistance, general assistance medical care, and group residential housing program recipients. Sec. 29: pilot projects for MFIP eligible families authorized. Sec. 30: reports on SAVE program implementation required. Sec. 31: report on effect of eligibility sunset delay of GA, GAMC, and GRH recipients required. Sec. 32: repealer.ARTICLE 11 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS Sec. 1: health care provider uniform billing standards compliance technical corrections provided. Sec. 2: school district medical assistance program eligibility technical corrections provided. Sec. 3: school district funding technical corrections provided related to special needs funding and medical assistance payments. Sec. 4: tobacco use prevention and local public health endowment fund sunset provided. Sec. 5: tobacco use prevention and local public health endowment fund audit provisions clarified. Sec. 6: tobacco use prevention and local public health endowment fund use provisions clarified. Sec. 7: home and community-based waiver services programs for persons with mental retardation and related conditions waiting list reduction provisions clarified. Sec. 8: general assistance medical care services provisions technical corrections provided. Sec. 9: previous community dental clinics appropriations provisions technical corrections provided. Sec. 10: previous MinnesotaCare eligibility requirements effective date provided. Sec. 11: repealer. ARTICLE 12 STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS Sec. 1: state government appropriations summary provided. Sec. 2: secretary of state appropriated money. Sec. 3: office of strategic and long-range planning appropriation provided. Sec. 4: administration department previous appropriation clarified. Sec. 5: campaign finance and disclosure board appropriated money. Sec. 6: employee relations department appropriated money. Sec. 7: gambling control board appropriated money. Sec. 8: Minneapolis employees retirement fund previous appropriations reduced. Sec. 9-11: state government revenue and expenditures forecast variables, expenditure data, revenue data, and economic review provisions clarified. Sec. 12: general fund cash advance interest provisions modified. Sec. 13: state agencies, Minnesota state colleges and universities board of trustees, and University of Minnesota required to maintain data on state-owned facilities in order to receive capital funding. Sec. 14: commissioner of administration required to report to legislative committee chairs amount and purpose of internal service or enterprise fund account transfers. Sec. 15: intertechnologies and general services revolving fund reimbursement rates required to be reported to legislative committee chairs. Sec. 16: interfund loans amount and purpose reported to legislative committee chairs. Sec. 17: executive agency information systems project risk assessment required prior to spending and legislative report required. Sec. 18: Minneapolis employees retirement fund (MERF) quarterly payment requirement removed. Sec. 19: previous office of strategic and long-range planning appropriations provisions expanded to include a grant to Mankato for completion of the Mankato area growth management and planning study. Sec. 20: previous public broadcasting appropriation use clarified and legislative Internet broadcasts authorized. Sec. 21: previous information and management services appropriations provisions modified to remove a grant to Mankato for completion of the Mankato area growth management and planning study, and separate technology initiatives budget book with inventory required. Sec. 22: previous veterans affairs appropriations provisions expanded to include county veterans services offices efficiency improvement grants. Sec. 23: repealer clarified. Sec. 24: base adjustments prohibited. Sec. 25: repealer. Sec. 26: effective date.ARTICLE 13 MINNESOTA COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION Sec. 1: Minnesota workers' compensation assigned risk plan surplus utilization provided.cth