sf9 State government legislative and administrative expense funding provided and money appropriated. ARTICLE 1 APPROPRIATIONS Section 1: State government money appropriated. Sec. 2: Legislature money appropriated. Sub. 2: Senate money appropriated. Sub. 3: House of Representatives money appropriated. Sub. 4: Legislative Coordinating Commission money appropriated. Sec. 3: Governor and Lieutenant governor money appropriated. Sec. : State Auditor money appropriated. Sec. 5: State treasurer money appropriated. Sec. 6: Attorney general money appropriated. Sec. : Secretary of state money appropriated. Sec. 8: Campaign finance and public disclosure board money appropriated. Sec. 9: Investment board money appropriated. Sec. 10: Administrative hearings money appropriated. Sec. 11: Office of strategic and long-range planning money appropriated. Sec. 12: Administrative money appropriated and fund summary provided. Sec. 13: Capitol area architectural and planning board money appropriated. Sec. 14: Finance money appropriated. Sec. 15: Employee relations money appropriated. Sec. 16: Revenue money appropriated. Sec. 17: Military affairs money appropriated. Sec. 18: Veterans affairs money appropriated. Sec. 19: Veterans of foreign wars money appropriated. Sec. 20: Military order of the purple heart money appropriated. Sec. 21: Disabled American veterans money appropriated. Sec. 22: Gambling control money appropriated. Sec. 23: Racing commission money appropriated. Sec. 24: Board of the arts money appropriated. Sec. 25: Minnesota humanities commission money appropriated. Sec. 26: Tort claim money appropriated. Sec. 27: Minnesota State retirement system money appropriated. Sec. 28: Minneapolis Employees retirement fund money appropriated. Sec. 29: Police and fire amortization aid money appropriated. Sec. 30: Board of government innovation and cooperation money appropriated. Sec. 31: State lottery money appropriated. Sec. 32: Amateur sports commission money appropriated. Sec. 33: General contingent account money appropriated. Sec. 34: Effective date provided.ARTICLE 2 STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONSSection 1: Budget request submission deadline established. Sec. 2-3: Technical. Sec. 4: Federal money increase request guidelines established. Sec. 5: Interim urgency procedures modified. Sec. 6: Statutory reference provided. Sec. 7: Interim nonurgency procedures established. Sec. 8: Membership terms defined. Sec. 9: Statutory references added. Sec. 10: Commission direction of auditor procedures specified. Sec. 11: Legislative auditor access to data regulations provided. Sec. 12: Cost estimate assumptions included in the fiscal note. Sec. 13: Legislative commission on metropolitan government established and rules defined. Sec. 14: Commission on the economic status of women support, staff, and office space provided. Sec. 15: Gift and endowment acceptance procedures defined. Sec. 16: Bargaining agreement compensatory time included in board compensation regulations. Sec. 17: Conforming changes. Sec. 18: Statutory language modified. Sec. 19: Appointing authorities to recommend certain salaries appointment procedures established. Sec. 20: Technology budget book required. Sec. 21: Performance measures for change items established. Sec. 22: Statewide systems account continuation provided. Sec. 24: Technical. Sec. 25: Lost or abandoned property notice regulations modified. Sec. 26: "Municipality" definition modified. Sec. 27: "Designate" definition provided. Sec. 28: "Administrative authority" defined. Sec. 29: Code content requirements expanded. Sec. 30: Municipality designation requirements modified. Sec. 31: Revenue-cost disparity regulations established. Sec. 32: Office of citizenship and volunteer services to be appointed by governor. Sec. 33: Organizational conflict of interest defined. Sec. 34: Conforming change. Sec. 35: Department of transportation contract approval by governor required. Sec. 36: Organizational conflicts of interest avoidance regulations established. Sec. 37: Work orders added to contract creation regulations. Sec. 38: Barter arrangements limited. Sec. 39: Formal solicitation minimum dollar requirement doubled. Sec. 40: Bids and proposal rejection procedures established. Sec. 41: Cost-benefit analysis established. Sec. 42: Federal contract exception provided. Sec. 43: Cooling added to district heating regulations. Sec. 44: Technology inventory procedures established. Sec. 45: Office responsibilities modified. Sec. 46: Technology approval application appropriation provided. Sec. 47: Common web format outlined. Sec. 48: Technology enterprise fund and board established. Sec. 49: Total compensation reporting procedures provided. Sec. 50: Combined charities campaign administration regulations established. Sec. 51: Agency reporting date and report requirements eliminated. Sec. 52: State premium payment amounts appropriated. Sec. 53: "Board" and "corporation" defined. Sec. 54: Northern Technology Initiative, Inc. regulations established. Sec. 55: Corporate personnel appointment procedures and employee status established. Sec. 56: Corporation powers and duties provided. Sec. 57: Corporation subject to auditing requirements. Sec. 58: Corporation dissolution procedures provided. Sec. 59: Technical. Sec. 60: Contracts between board and chancellor regulations provided. Sec. 61: Mediation language clarified. Sec. 62: Militia composition regulations modified. Sec. 63: Military ranking guidelines modified. Sec. 64: Tuition and textbook reimbursement recordkeeping by adjutant general required. Sec. 65: Adjutant general property reconveyance duties clarified. Sec. 66: Adjutant general bond payment regulations modified. Sec. 67: State conveyance funds specified. Sec. 68: Veteran benefits increased. Sec. 69: Veteran benefit limitations modified. Sec. 70: Board member compensation regulations clarified. Sec. 71: Soccer field development grants established. Sec. 72: Fee proceeds allocated for purpose of administering the Revenue Recapture Act. Sec. 73: Statement filing fee not required. Sec. 74: 25 dollar corporation dissolvement fee eliminated. Sec. 75: Premises permit required. Sec. 76: Premises permit fee established. Sec. 77: Fee surcharge increased. Sec. 78: Emergency telephone service fee increased. Sec. 79: Report on consultants required. Sec. 80: Legislative commission on metropolitan government review required. Sec. 81: Premarital education marriage license fee reduction provided. Sec. 82: License fee disposition dollar retention required. Sec. 83: Contract maximum amount increased. Sec. 84: "Must" is mandatory. Sec. 85: Voluntary unpaid leave of absence allowed. Sec. 86: Settlement division of office of administrative hearings located in Hennepin or Ramsey county. Sec. 87: Office of technology funding summary provided. Sec. 88: Technical. Sec. 89: Initial board of Northern Technology Inc. composition requirements established. Sec. 90: Hiawatha Avenue Light Rail transit cost calculation provided. Sec. 91: Jesse James days bleacher safety exemption provided. Sec. 92: Pay equity study initiated. Sec. 93: "Shall" changed to "must." Sec. 94: Locating state agencies simplified. Sec. 95: Salaries for heads of state agencies and unrepresented managers of Minnesota state colleges and universities determined. Sec. 96: Revisor's instruction. Sec. 97: Transfers provided. Sec. 98: Work plan money appropriated. Sec. 99: Legislative coordinating commission duties provided and money appropriated. Sec. 100: Real estate task force donation acceptance allowed. Sec. 101: Legislative and executive branch assistance provided. Sec. 102: Repealer. Sec. 103: Effective date.ARTICLE 3 VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONSSection 1: Language clarified relating to legislative refunds. Sec. 2: Financial reporting required for public retirement funds. Sec. 3: Teachers retirement fund association data provided. Sec. 4: "State employee" definition modified. Sec. 5: Exclusions to definition of "state employee" modified. Sec. 6-7: Psychological examinations included with medical examinations as pertains to benefits. Sec. 8: Refund limit modified. Sec. 9-12: Eligible non-job-related disability beneficiaries no longer required to be less than 55 years of age. Sec. 13: Resumption of employment criteria modified. Sec. 14: "Average monthly salary" definition modified. Sec. 15: Disability benefits pertaining to annual and sick leave modified. Sec. 16: Psychological evidence valid for disability benefits. Sec. 17: "Teacher" definition modified. Sec. 18: Reporting requirement lengthened from seven to 14 days. Sec. 19: "Covered salary" definition modified. Sec. 20: Payment acceptance of allowable service credits allowed. Sec. 21: Payment by teachers collecting workers' compensation regulated. Sec. 22: Remittance requirements added to employee reporting procedures. Sec. 23: Resumption of teaching after collection of retirement annuity regulations clarified. Sec. 24: Maximum refund amount allowed tripled. Sec. 25: Conversion of lump-sum post retirement and supplemental payment to an increased monthly annuity provided. Sec. 26: First class city teacher retirement fund association added to investment business recipient disclosure regulations. Sec. 27: "Allowable service" definition modified. Sec. 28: Effective date. Sec. 29: Repealer. Sec. 30: Effective date.ARTICLE 4 OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL PUBLIC PENSION PLANSSection 1: Governing body or committee of statewide public pension plan meetings opened to public. Sec. 2: Conforming changes provided. Sec. 3: Effective date.ARTICLE 5 POLICE STATE AID AMENDMENTSSection 1: Definitions provided. Sec. 2: Effective date.ARTICLE 6 GENERALIZED SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASESSections 1-4: "Allowable service" definition modified. Sec. 5-6: Service credit purchase related definitions modified. Sec. 7: Statutory references added. Sec. 8: Service credit purchase authorized. Sec. 9: Prior teaching service credit purchase authorized. Sec. 10: "Allowable service" definition modified. Sec. 11-15: Conforming changes. Sec. 16: Section expiration date extended. Sec. 17: Parental or family leave service credit purchase regulations established. Sec. 18: Conforming changes. Sec. 19: "Allowable service credit" defined. Sec. 20: Minneapolis fire department relief association parental leave purchase authorized. Sec. 21: Expiration date. Sec. 22: Effective date.ARTICLE 7 POSTRETIREMENT HEALTH CARE INSURANCE COVERAGESection 1: Plan created. Sec. 2: Exceptions modified. Sec. 3: Effective date.ARTICLE 8 STATE PATROL RETIREMENT PLAN MEMBERSHIP EXPANSIONSection 1: "Excluded employees" list modified. Sec. 2: "Member" definition modified. Sec. 3: Disposition regulations of certain contributions modified. Sec. 4: Effective date.ARTICLE 9 PRIVATIZED PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISABILITY COVERAGESection 1: Eligibility requirements established. Sec. 2: Continuation of coverage provided. Sec. 3: Effective date.ARTICLE 10 PERA-GENERAL MEMBERSHIP INCLUSIONSSection 1: Included employees list modified. Sec. 2: Excluded employees list modified. Sec. 3: "Governmental subdivision" definition modified. Sec. 4: Metropolitan inter-county association established. Sec. 5: Agricultural society employee status established. Sec. 6: Public pension coverage exclusion for certain trades personnel established. Sec. 7: Dakota county agricultural society employee pension certification regulations established. Sec. 8: Effective date.ARTICLE 11 REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR THE PERA-GENERAL FUNDING DEFICIENCYSection 1: Language updated. Sec. 2: "Public employee" definition clarified. Sec. 3: Included employee regulations modified. Sec. 4: Excluded employee regulations modified. Sec. 5: Membership made optional. Sec. 6: "Member" definition modified. Sec. 7: "Termination of membership" definition modified. Sec. 8: "Temporary position" definition modified. Sec. 9: "Seasonal position" definition established. Sec. 10: "Allowable service" definition modified to include limits and computation. Sec. 11: "Business year" definition provided. Sec. 12: "Compensation hours" definition provided. Sec. 13: Employee contribution regulations modified. Sec. 14: Employer contribution regulations modified. Sec. 15: Employer reporting requirements modified. Sec. 16: Employer information sharing requirements modified. Sec. 17: Date modified. Sec. 18: Public employees retirement association general plan not subject to acturarial valuation date in 2020. Sec. 19: Implementation plan provided. Sec. 20: Aggregation of teacher retirement plans initiated. Sec. 21: Pera-general financing study required. Sec. 22: Effective date.ARTICLE 12 MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SYSTEM RETIREMENT PROVISIONSSection 1: Membership eligibility modified. Sec. 2: Transfer of funds to IRAP authorized. Sec. 3: Repealer. Sec. 4: Effective date.ARTICLE 13 CLOSED CHARTER SCHOOL RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONSSection 1: Study on pensions and retirement required. Sec. 2: Effective date.ARTICLE 14 LOCAL POLICE AND PAID FIRE PENSION PLANSSection 1: Right to participate by mail-in ballot provided. Sec. 2: Mail-in referendum authorized. Sec. 3: Eveleth ad hoc postretirement adjustment provided. Sec. 4: Effective date.ARTICLE 15 MINNEAPOLIS FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF ASSOCIATION BENEFIT PLAN CODIFICATION AND REVISIONSection 1: Various related terms defined. Sec. 2: Minneapolis firefighters relief association created. Sec. 3: Board membership and regulations established. Sec. 4: Association funds and accounts established. Sec. 5: Defined benefits provided. Sec. 6: Investment-related postretirement adjustments regulated. Sec. 7: Actuarial valuation date provided. Sec. 8: Member contribution refund to beneficiary upon death required. Sec. 9: Payments exempted from process. Sec. 10: Law governing pensions and benefits established. Sec. 11: Workers' compensation act exempted. Sec. 12: Right to reduce pensions reserved. Sec. 13: Finance director required to file report. Sec. 14: State auditor required to examine books. Sec. 15: Actuarial provisions provided. Sec. 16: Effect on accrued benefits and benefits payable outlined. Sec. 17: Repealer. Sec. 18: Effective date.ARTICLE 16 VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER RELIEF ASSOCIATION PROVISIONSSection 1: Conditions on relief association consultants provided. Sec. 2: Effective date.ARTICLE 17 ONE PERSON OR SMALL GROUP SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASESSection 1: Teachers retirement association sabbatical leave of absence service credit purchase allowed. Sec. 2: Teachers retirement association purchase of extended leave of absence credit allowed. Sec. 3: Public employees retirement association service credit purchase allowed. Sec. 4: Minneapolis teachers retirement fund service credit purchase allowed. Sec. 5-6: Public employees retirement association payment of omitted salary deductions required. Sec. 7: PERA-coordinated retirement plan service credit purchases allowed. Sec. 8: Public employees police and fire plan purchase of prior service credit allowed. Sec. 9: Public employees retirement association St. Paul city council member service credit purchase allowed. Sec. 10: Public employees police and fire plan service credit purchase allowed. Sec. 11: Repealer. Sec. 12: Effective date.ARTICLE 18 ELECTIONSSection 1: Minor party qualifications modified. Sec. 2: General account distribution regulated. Sec. 3: Supervisors elected at large regulations modified. Sec. 4: "Major political party" definition modified. Sec. 5: "Minor political party" definition modified. Sec. 6: Petition requirements for ballot questions established. Sec. 7: Voting violations penalties provided. Sec. 8: Language clarified. Sec. 9: "Special taxing district" definition assigned. Sec. 10: Absentee ballot application regulations modified. Sec. 11: Election procedures for voters permanently ill or disabled modified. Sec. 12: Unofficial ballots allowed under certain circumstances. Sec. 13: Ballot regulations modified. Sec. 14: Federal Uniformend and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act implemented. Sec. 15: Application submission procedure modified. Sec. 16: Form of affidavit modified. Sec. 17: Presidential elector petition requirements modified. Sec. 18: State and county general election exclusions provided. Sec. 19: Write-in candidate requirements expanded. Sec. 20: Head election judge duties established. Sec. 21: Minimum number of election judges and duties established. Sec. 22: Lever voting machines eliminated from requirements. Sec. 23: Vacancies among election judges procedure provided. Sec. 24: Translation of voting instructions required. Sec. 25: Head election judges replacing chairs of the election boards. Sec. 26: Voting equipment grant account established. Sec. 27: Special taxing districts not allowed to conduct meetings on election day. Sec. 28: Federal, state, and judicial race primary requirements modified. Sec. 29: Recounts required in certain instances. Sec. 30: Technical. Sec. 31: Instructions to printer provided. Sec. 32: Example ballots required. Sec. 33: Special federal white ballot required. Sec. 34: Voter registration for presidential primary no longer applicable. Sec. 35: Affidavit of candidacy requirement modified. Sec. 36: Example ballot regulations provided. Sec. 37: Language clarified. Sec. 38: Electronic voting systems experimental use authorized. Sec. 39: Congressional candidates requirements modified. Sec. 40: Public parade participation fee inflation prohibited for candidates. Sec. 41: Oath administration regulations modified. Sec. 42: Town office vacancy filling procedures established. Sec. 43: Application of new definitions of major and minor political party provided. Sec. 44: Repealer. Sec. 45: Effective date.AE