hf2486 SECOND ENGROSSMENT Omnibus jobs and economic development finance bill. ARTICLE 1 APPROPRIATIONS Section 1: Economic development money appropriations summary provided. Sec. 2: Trade and economic development money appropriations summary provided, and individual fund summaries detailed. Environmental, Minnesota Trade Office, workforce development, office of tourism, and special revenue funds all summarized. Sec. 3: Minnesota Technology, Inc. account fund transfer provided. Sec. 4: Economic security and rehabilitation appropriations summaries provided, and State Services for the Blind money appropriated. Sec. 5: Housing finance agency appropriations summary provided; challenge, rental assistance for mentally ill, family homeless prevention, home ownership education, housing trust fund, affordable rental investment fund, urban and tribal Indian housing, housing accessibility, and rental housing programs all detailed. Sec. 6: Commerce appropriations summary provided. Sec. 7: Board of accountancy fee money appropriated. Sec. 8: Board of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and interior design money appropriated. Sec. 9: Board of barber examiners money appropriated. Sec. 10: Labor and industry appropriations summary provided; worker's compensation included. Sec. 11: Bureau of mediation services money appropriated. Sec. 12: Worker's compensation court of appeals money appropriated. Sec. 13: Public utilities money appropriated. Sec. 14: Minnesota historical society appropriations summary provided. Sec. 15: Council on Black Minnesotans money appropriated. Sec. 16: Council on Chicano-Latino affairs money appropriated. Sec. 17: Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans money appropriated. Sec. 18: Indian Affairs council money appropriated. Sec. 19: Federal fund approval provided.ARTICLE 2 POLICY PROVISIONSSection 1: Department of jobs, economic development, and trade designated as department of the state government, other departments removed. Sec. 2: Purpose of Minnesota Investment fund clarified. Sec. 3: Minnesota job skills partnership board membership criteria clarified. Sec. 4: Job skills training removed as a member qualification. Sec. 5: Appointed member term limits restricted. Sec. 6: Terms relating to state dislocated worker program defined, grants provided, allocation and use of funds detailed, reports required, and administrative costs clarified. Sec. 7: Loan repayment program for rural teachers in science, math, and related fields established and eligibility requirements provided. Sec. 8: Language updated. Sec. 9: Job search firm annual registration fee eliminated. Sec. 10: Employment agency license application surety bond criteria modified. Sec. 11-14: "Search firm" eliminated from language referring to employment agencies. Sec. 15: Regulations prohibiting division of money received from employer eliminated. Sec. 16-18: Term "search firm" eliminated. Sec. 19: Employment agency license violations modified. Sec. 20: "Anaerobic digester system" defined. Sec. 21: Renewable energy production incentive-related terms defined, appropriations clarified, eligibility window provided, and payment amounts detailed. Sec. 22: Special assessment effective dates provided. Sec. 23: Special assessment fund disbursement procedures clarified. Sec. 24: Waiver effective date provided. Sec. 25: Termination effective date provided. Sec. 26: Pilot civil service effective date provided. Sec. 27: Department of jobs, economic development, and trade responsibilities provided. Sec. 28: Workforce transition team head appointment procedure and duties provided. Sec. 29: "Career tracking" defined. Sec. 30: Responsibilities transferred to the department of commerce. Sec. 31: Contingency account created. Sec. 32: Funds transferred to the contingency account. Sec. 33: Minnesota workers' compensation risk plan surplus transfer assigned. Sec. 34: Low-income workers training pilot project created. Sec. 35: Workforce enhancement fee provided. Sec. 36: Unemployment insurance technology initiative purpose provided and account created. Sec. 37: Sunset date for section 35 provided. Sec. 38: Little Elk Heritage Preserve importance statement provided. Sec. 39: Little Elk Heritage Preserve designated as a historical site. Sec. 40: Anoka city library fund transferred to Anoka county historical society. Sec. 41: Board of accountancy fee approved. Sec. 42: Electronic reporting format provided. Sec. 43: Repealer. Sec. 44: Effective date.ARTICLE 3 -- HOUSING PROGRAM AND TECHNICAL CHANGESSection 1: "Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Law of 1971" designation provided. Sec. 2-4: Language relating to certain section numbers replaced with "this chapter." Sec. 5: "Metropolitan area" definition clarified. Sec. 6: Language relating to certain section numbers replaced with "this chapter." Sec. 7: Rehabilitation loan requirement waiver conditions provided. Sec. 8: Loan repayment waiver conditions restricted. Sec. 9-15: Language relating to certain section numbers replaced with "this chapter." Sec. 16: "Metropolitan area" definition eliminated from section. Sec. 17-18: Language relating to certain section numbers replaced with "this chapter." Sec. 19: Aggregation of investment earnings authorized. Sec. 20: Manufactured home park redevelopment program established and duties provided. Sec. 21-25: References to "metropolitan area" definition eliminated. Sec. 26: Language relating to rental housing clarified. Sec. 27: Language relating to certain section numbers replaced with "this chapter." Sec. 28: Appropriation language clarified. Sec. 29: Family stabilization demonstration project expenditures authorized. Sec. 30: Disaster relief contingency fund establishment authorized. Sec. 31: Manufactured home park redevelopment expenditures authorized. Sec. 32: References to "metropolitan area" definition eliminated. Sec. 33: Language relating to certain section numbers replaced with "this chapter." Sec. 34: References to "metropolitan area" definition eliminated. Sec. 35: Economic support grants detailed. Sec.36: Manufactured home park redevelopment report required. Sec. 37: Repealer.ARTICLE 4 HOUSING PROGRAM CONSOLIDATIONSection 1: Low-income housing operation cost grants provided and eligibility criteria modified. Sec. 2: Housing trust fund account report frequency and format modified. Sec. 3: "Home ownership assistance program" replaced with "home ownership education, counseling, and training program," definitions and eligibility requirements modified, and regulations detailed. Sec. 4: Economic development and housing challenge program expenditures authorized. Sec. 5: Economic development and housing challenge program duties modified, and gap financing defined. Sec. 6: Challenge grant recipient preferences eliminated. Sec. 7: Contribution requirement for challenge grants provided. Sec. 8: Challenge grants income limits provided. Sec. 9: Eligible mortgagors return limitations established. Sec. 10: Repealer.ARTICLE 5 CONSISTENT REGULATION OF MANAGED CARE PLANSSection 1: Definitions provided. Sec. 2: Managed care plan applicability and scope details and relevancy provided. Sec. 3: Managed care plan application approval criteria established. Sec. 4: Managed care plan application format and requirements established. Sec. 5: Managed care plan coverage requirements established and exceptions provided. Sec. 6: Dispute resolution and utilization review procedures provided. Sec. 7: Health plan company proof of coverage required. Sec. 8: Information distribution to health care plan enrollees required. Sec. 9: Health plan company compliancy regulated. Sec. 10: Enforcement duties assigned. Sec. 11: Managed care plan responsibility delegation procedures established. Sec. 12: Benefit subrogation allowed and coordination required. Sec. 13: Terms relating to performance improvement and quality assessment defined, health plan requirements established, audit procedures detailed, and reporting and disclosure regulations provided. Sec. 14: Network adequacy related terms defined and standards established for health plan networks. Sec. 15: Provider contract format and requirements established. Sec. 16: Uniform enrollee cost-sharing copayment regulations established and deductible amounts provided. Out-of-pocket and lifetime benefit maximums regulated, and exceptions provided. Sec. 17: Repealer. Sec. 18: Effective date.ARTICLE 6 RELATED AND CONFORMING CHANGES IN MANAGED CARE RESOLUTIONSection 1: "Commissioners" replaced with "commissioner" and coordination of loss ratio reports as a duty of commissioner eliminated. Sec. 2: "Subscriber contract" replaced with "individual health plan." Sec. 3: "Insurer" replaced with "health plan company." Sec. 4: "Commissioner of health" replaced with "commissioner of commerce." Sec. 5: Maximum copayment and annual deductible amounts modified. Sec. 6: Enforcement of HMO false representation violations by commissioner of health eliminated. Sec. 7: HMO certificate of authority suspension conditions modified. Sec. 8: Commissioner of health replaced with commissioner of commerce. Sec. 9: Language updated. Sec. 10-16: Commissioners of health replaced with commissioner of commerce. Sec. 17: Definition of "commissioner" modified. Sec. 18: Language updated. Sec. 19-28: Commissioner of health replaced with commissioner of commerce. Sec. 29: "Commissioner of human services" specified. Sec. 30: "Health plan" references changed to "managed care plan" references and action plan contents and format modified. Sec. 31-34: Commissioners of health replaced with commissioner of commerce. Sec. 35: Duties of commissioner of health restricted. Sec. 36: Commissioner of health specified. Sec. 37: Commissioner of health duty to insure compliance with disclosure regulations eliminated. Sec. 38: Commissioner of health eliminated from rate approval duties. Sec. 39: Commissioner of health replaced with commissioner of commerce. Sec. 40: Managed care plans included in application regulations. Sec. 41: Commissioner of health replaced with commissioner of commerce. Sec. 42: Commissioner of health replaced with commissioner of commerce. Sec. 43: Format for notice to enrollees modified. Sec. 44: Managed care plans included in recordkeeping and reporting regulations. Sec. 45: Commissioner of health duties eliminated regarding right to external review. Sec. 46-47: Commissioner of health replaced with commissioner of commerce. Sec. 48: Language updated. Sec. 49-53: Commissioner of health replaced with commissioner of commerce. Sec. 54: Regulatory authority transfer authorized. Sec. 55: Revisor instructions. Sec. 56: Study and report required on premium cost, subscriber liability, and health outcomes under different types of health plan regulations by the state. Sec. 57: Repealer. Sec. 58: Effective date. ARTICLE 7 MINIMUM BENEFITS CONFORMITYSection 1-5: Group health "maintenance contract" replaced with "plan." Sec. 6: Managed care plans provided as an exception. Sec. 7: Group health "maintenance contract" replaced with "plan." Sec. 8: Managed care plans provided as an exception. Sec. 9-11: Group health "maintenance contract" replaced with "plan." Sec. 12: "Insurer" replaced with "health carrier." Sec. 13-17: Statute references removed. Sec. 18: Repealer. Sec. 19: Effective date. ARTICLE 8 PUBLIC SERVICE CONSOLIDATONSection 1: Rights, powers, responsibilities, and duties of department of public service transferred to department of commerce. Sec. 2-70: Statutory references to department of public service eliminated and all duties transferred to department of commerce. Language updated. Sec. 71: Light capacity scale inspection in grocery stores and retail food establishments required. Sec. 72-75: Statutory references to department of public service eliminated and all duties transferred to department of commerce. Language updated. Sec. 76: Repealer. Sec. 77: Revisor instructions. Sec. 78: Effective date.ARTICLE 9 ELECTRICAL ACT AMENDMENTSSection 1: "Electrical contractor" definition modified. Sec. 2: "Personal supervision" definition modified to replace licensed "electrician" with licensed "person." Sec. 3: "Demarcation" defined. Sec. 4: "Residential dwelling" defined. Sec. 5: "Power limited technician" defined. Sec. 6: "Technology circuits or systems" defined. Sec. 7: Composition of board of electricity modified. Sec. 8-10: Language updated. Sec. 11: Technology circuit wiring and installation regulations established. Sec. 12: "Personal supervision" definition modified to replace licensed "electrician" with licensed "person" and regulations concerning supervision established. Sec. 13-16: Language relating to electrical contractors updated. Sec. 17: License application format and examination fees modified. Sec. 18: "Power limited technican" added to list of occupations requiring a license. Sec. 19: Language updated. Sec. 20: License exemptions modified and established. Sec. 21: Exemptions for telephone companies and their employees eliminated. Sec. 22: "System" replaced with "company." Sec. 23: "Technology circuits" included in safety standards regulations. Sec. 24: "Technology circuits or systems" definition incorporated. Sec. 25: Language updated. Sec. 26: Inspection procedures modified. Sec. 27: Language updated. Sec. 28: Power limited contractor term lengths established. Sec. 29: Revisor instructions. Sec. 30: Repealer.AE