hf749THIRD ENGROSSMENTOmnibus state government finance bill.ARTICLE 1�APPROPRIATIONS Section 1: State government appropriations and summary by fund +provided.Sec. 2: Legislature appropriation provided.Sec. 3: Governor and lieutenant governor office appropriations +provided.Sec. 4: Attorney general appropriation provided.Sec. 5: State auditor appropriation provided.Sec. 6: Secretary of state appropriation provided.Sec. 7: Campaign finance and public disclosure board appropriation +provided.Sec. 8: Investment board appropriation provided.Sec. 9: Administrative hearings appropriation provided from the +workers' compensation fund.Sec. 10: Office of strategic and long-range planning appropriation +provided.Sec. 11: Department of administration funding provided for +operations, office of technology, intertechnologies group, facilities management, +management services, and public broadcasting including public television and +public radio.Sec. 12: Department of finance appropriation provided.Sec. 13: Department of employee relations appropriation provided.Sec. 14: Department of revenue appropriation provided.Sec. 15: Military affairs appropriation provided.Sec. 16: Veterans affairs appropriation provided.Sec. 17: Veterans of foreign wars appropriation provided.Sec. 18: Military order of the purple heart appropriation provided.Sec. 19: Disabled American veterans appropriation provided.Sec. 20: Gambling control appropriation provided.Sec. 21: Racing commission appropriation provided.Sec. 22: Tort claims funding provided to commissioner of finance.Sec. 23: Minnesota state retirement system (MSRS) appropriation +provided for legislators and constitutional officers.Sec. 24: Minneapolis employees retirement fund appropriation +provided.Sec. 25: Amateur sports commission funding provided.Sec. 26: General contingent accounts funding provided.Sec. 27: Government efficiencies policies provided relating to telecommunication devices, and ownership and use of state passenger +vehicles.Sec. 28: Purchasing savings provided.Sec. 29: Procurement efficiency revolving loan fund appropriation +provided.Sec. 30: State employee insurance contribution limit imposed.Sec. 31: State land sales mandated.Sec. 32: Secretary of state appropriation provided to pay attorney +fees awarded by court order.Sec. 33: Real estate filing surcharge funds dedicated.Sec. 34: Effective date.ARTICLE 2 � STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONSSection 1: Membership regulations modified.Sec. 2: Staff compensation regulations modified.Sec. 3: Retirement allowance funding provided.Sec. 4: County examination cost and fees modified.Sec. 5: Technical language updated.Sec. 6: County records examination required upon petition.Sec. 7-14: Conforming changes. Sec. 15: "Blanks" changed to "forms."Sec. 16: Best practices reviews required.Sec. 17: Equitable compensation compliance authorized.Sec. 18: Attorney for state officers regulations clarified.Sec. 19: Disposition of fees regulations provided.Sec. 20: Proposed fee changes provided.Sec. 21: Report times modified.Sec. 22: Date modified.Sec. 23: Electronic reports authorized.Sec. 24: Lobbyist and principal report fees authorized.Sec. 25: Supplementary statement modified.Sec. 26: Filing fee provided.Sec. 27: Registration fees detailed.Sec. 28: Appropriation modified.Sec. 29: Expiration date removed.Sec. 30: Mandatory retirement regulations for administrative law +judges and compensation judges established.Sec. 31: Technical change relating to membership.Sec. 32: Executive secretary adoption requirement by certain +positions specified.Sec. 33: Political subdivision compensation limit imposed.Sec. 34: Governor's recommendation regulations modified.Sec. 35: Conforming changes.Sec. 36: Direct deposit requirement authorized.Sec. 37: Conforming change pertaining to electronic fund transfers.Sec. 38-39: Date changed.Sec. 40: Developmental disabilities assistance act conforming +provisions provided.Sec. 41: Duluth government services center removed.Sec. 42: State property rental fund usage procedure specified.Sec. 43: Designer request requirement maximum project cost increased.Sec. 44: Art appropriation limit clarified.Sec. 45: Public noncommercial educational television broadcast +stations provided.Sec. 46: Technical.Sec. 47: Micrographics provision made optional.Sec. 48: State treasury fund purpose modified.Sec. 49: Central mailing system made optional.Sec. 50: Parking restrictions provided for capitol building.Sec. 51: Natural disaster assistance authorization provided.Sec. 52: Township board permission required relating to municipal +enforcement.Sec. 53: Violation reporting regulations established.Sec. 54: Contract creation and validity regulations clarified.Sec. 55: Contracting agency duties modified.Sec. 56: Professional or technical services contracting procedures +modified.Sec. 57: Reporting procedures modified.Sec. 58: Performance evaluation regulations established.Sec. 59: Service contracting procedure modified.Sec. 60: Single source exemption clarified.Sec. 61: Specific purchase language modified.Sec. 62: Reverse auction process clarified.Sec. 63: Rehabilitation facilities and extended employment providers regulations modified.Sec. 64: Economically disadvantaged area technical reference added.Sec. 65: Commissioner powers modified.Sec. 66: Case reviewer authority specified.Sec. 67: Duties modified.Sec. 68: Technical reference removed.Sec. 69: Technology enterprise fund provisions clarified.Sec. 70: Contracted services modified.Sec. 71: Drug purchasing program provided.Sec. 72: State auditor duties authorized pertaining to accrued +liability determination.Sec. 73: Accounting fees modified.Sec. 74: Waiver technical reference modified.Sec. 75: Health care nonprofessionals included as essential +employees.Sec. 76: Tuition and textbook reimbursement grant program modified.Sec. 77: Veterans service office grant program grant cycle provided +and eligibility modified; other substantial changes.Sec. 78: Commission powers and duties modified.Sec. 79: Class A license fees modified.Sec. 80: Proceed disposition account provisions modified.Sec. 81: Technical.Sec. 82: Use agreements and fees clarified.Sec. 83: Advertising provisions modified.Sec. 84: Commission duties pertaining to amateur sports made +optional.Sec. 85: Conforming change.Sec. 86: Technical.Sec. 87: Technical.Sec. 88: Internal revenue service agreement expanded.Sec. 89: Course, examination, and material charges modified.Sec. 90: Notification requirement fees increased.Sec. 91: County auditor duties modified.Sec. 92: Bond requirement pertaining to gas, heating, ventilation, +etc., contractors established.Sec. 93: "Building standards" definition modified.Sec. 94: "Distributor salesperson" defined.Sec. 95: "Lawful purpose" definition modified.Sec. 96: Gambling board powers and duties modified.Sec. 97: Pull-tab sales from dispensing devices regulations modified.Sec. 98: Mandatory disqualifications regulations modified.Sec. 99: License fees modified.Sec. 100: Prohibited act regulations expanded.Sec. 101: Distributor license fees increased.Sec. 102: Distributor salesperson added to provisions.Sec. 103: Stamp requirement modified.Sec. 104: License annual fee provided.Sec. 105: Gambling equipment samples provided.Sec. 106: License term fees modified.Sec. 107: Fees modified.Sec. 108: Conforming change.Sec. 109: Conforming change.Sec. 110: Licensed organization pull-tab or tipboard payout +restrictions imposed.Sec. 111: Unclaimed prize payments procedures modified.Sec. 112: Additional contributions authorized.Sec. 113: State salary limitations technical statutory change +provided.Sec. 114: Audit to be completed by state auditor rather than state +public examiner.Sec. 115: Fiscal year designation modified.Sec. 116: Pay equity maintenance provided.Sec. 117: Language updated.Sec. 118: Best practices reviews provided.Sec. 119: Detroit Lakes removed from settlement division judge +transfer provision.Sec. 120: Transfer of duties relating to pay equity provided.Sec. 121: Unclassified plan provided.Sec. 122: Salary freeze imposed.Sec. 123: University of Minnesota salary and wage rate freeze +recommended.Sec. 124: Gambling control fee transition provided.Sec. 125: Carryforward clause established.Sec. 126: Vacation limit specified.Sec. 127: Gaming study required.Sec. 128: LCC leave without pay provided.Sec. 129: Publication study required.Sec. 130: Training services provided.Sec. 131: CriMNet financial audit required.Sec. 132: Revisor's instruction.Sec. 133: Repealer.ARTICLE 3 � STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT CHANGESSection 1: Asset account value time period specified.Sec. 2: Share purchase regulations clarified.Sec. 3: Effective date.ARTICLE 4 � EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAMSSection 1: Application provided.Sec. 2: Employee exclusion regulations established.Sec. 3: Phased retirement plan established.Sec. 4: Voluntary hour reduction plan established.Sec. 5: Voluntary unpaid leave of absence regulations established.Sec. 6: Job classification designation relating to retirement and +hour reduction program eligibility required.Sec. 7: Program application requirements provided.Sec. 8: Section relationship provided.Sec. 9: Governmental subdivision limitation provided.Sec. 10: Effective date.ARTICLE 5�PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION CHANGESSection 1: Optional membership modified.Sec. 2: Governmental subdivision provisions clarified.Sec. 3: Eligibility modified.Sec. 4: St. Paul port authority personnel addressed.Sec. 5: Red Wing environmental learning center personnel addressed.Sec. 6: PERA general; prior St. Paul port authority service credit +purchase regulations provided.Sec. 7: Prior service in terms of vesting provided.Sec. 8: Defined contribution plan provided.Sec. 9: Effective date.ARTICLE 6�PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASE PROVISIONSSections 1-5: Expiration dates modified.Sec. 6: PERA general service credit purchases authorized.Sec. 7: Repealer.Sec. 8: Effective date.ARTICLE 7�GENERAL RETIREMENT CHANGESSection 1: Public pension administration legislation modified.Sec. 2: Actuarial study of costs to restructure teacher plans +initiated.Sec. 3: Effective date.ARTICLE 8�MINNEAPOLIS FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF ASSOCIATION CHANGESSection 1: Member contribution refund to beneficiary upon death +modified.Sec. 2: Intent provided.Sec. 3: Compensation of officers and board members modified.Sec. 4: Effective date.ARTICLE 9�PLYMOUTH VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER RELIEF ASSOCIATION CHANGESSection 1: Plymouth Volunteer firefighters' relief association +addressed.Sec. 2: Conforming changes.Sec. 3: Conforming changes.Sec. 4: Conforming changes.Sec. 5: Repealer.Sec. 6: Effective date.ARTICLE 10�VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER RELIEF ASSOCIATION CHANGESSection 1: Flexible service pension maximums modified.Sec. 2: Benefit ratification pertaining to White Bear Lake fire +department relief association provided.Sec. 3: Effective date.ARTICLE 11�LOCAL RETIREMENT CHANGESSection 1: Supplemental retirement benefits modified.Sec. 2: Participation withdrawal regulations modified.Sec. 3: Eveleth retired police and fire trust fund ad hoc +postretirement adjustment provided.Sec. 4: Marshall volunteer firefighter relief association addressed.Sec. 5: Effective date.ARTICLE 12�PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASE PROVISIONSSection 1: MTRFA prior service credit purchase modified.Sec. 2: Teachers retirement association service credit purchase for +sabbatical leaves provided.Sec. 3: Special school district No. 1 qualified part-time teacher +program retroactive coverage provided.Sec. 4: Effective date.ARTICLE 13�VARIOUS ONE PERSON AND SMALL GROUP RETIREMENT CHANGESSection 1: Teachers retirement association; coverage election option+ deadline extension provided.Sec. 2: Effective date.ARTICLE 14�EXTENDED LEAVESSection 1: Benefits modified.Sec. 2: Service credit contribution regulations clarified.Sec. 3: Report required.AE