HF 1812

FIFTH ENGROSSMENT

State government operations funding provided and money appropriated.

ARTICLE 1 -- SUMMARY (General Fund Only, After Forecast Adjustments)

Section 1: General fund summary language provided.

ARTICLE 2 -- EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH GRADE 12 EDUCATION

Section 1: Developmental screening aid language modified.

Section 2: Teachers' and administrators' licenses; fees language modified.

Section 3: Debt service appropriation language modified.

Section 4: To qualify language modified.

Section 5: Bonds for certain capital facilities language modified.

Section 6: Pupils in adjoining states language modified.

Section 7: Tuition payments language modified.

Section 8: Effective if reciprocal language modified.

Section 9: Appeal to the commissioner language modified.

Section 10: Reciprocity with adjoining states language provided.

Section 11: Exception language added.

Section 12: Reimbursement language modified.

Section 13: State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care language provided.

Section 14: State total adult basic education aid language modified.

Section 15: General Education Development (GED) Test Fees language modified.

Section 16: Unreimbursed costs language modified.

Section 17: Third-party reimbursement language added.

Section 18: Special education initial aid language modified.

Section 19: Adjustments for tuition reciprocity with adjoining states language added.

Section 20: Transition revenue language modified.

Section 21: Transition for tuition reciprocity revenue language added.

Section 22: Referendum revenue language modified.

Section 23: To lease building or land language modified.

Section 24: Safe Schools Levy language modified.

Section 25: Ice Arena Levy language modified.

Section 26: Application of limiting tax legislation language modified.

Section 27: Limitations language modified.

Section 28: Intermediate school districts language added.

Section 29: Enabling resolution; form of certificates of indebtedness language modified.

Section 30: State payment of debt obligation upon potential default; repayment; state obligation not debt language modified.

Section 31: Payments to third parties language modified.

Section 32: Abatements language modified.

Section 33: Excess tax increment language modified.

Section 34: Preadvanced placement, advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and concurrent enrollment programs language modified.

Section 35: Collaborative urban educator language modified.

Section 36: College-level examination program (CLEP) language modified.

Section 37: Report language modified.

Section 38: Special Education Task Force language modified.

Section 39: Fiscal year 2007 replacement aid language modified.

Section 40: Traditional school breakfast; kindergarten milk language modified.

Section 41: Appropriations; Department of Education language modified.

Section 42: Health and developmental screening aid language modified.

Section 43: Total appropriation language modified.

Section 44: Independent School District No. 239, Rushford-Peterson language modified.

Section 45: Disaster Relief Facilities Grants to Other Districts language modified.

Section 46: Fund transfers language provided.

Section 47: Onetime general education revenue increase; fiscal year 2009 only language added.

Section 48: Priority for new alternative compensation school districts and charter schools, fiscal years 2009 to 2010 language provided.

Section 49: Virginia School District, emergency repairs language provided.

Section 50: Equalizing factors language provided.

Section 51: Appropriations language provided.
Subdivision 1. Department of Education.
Subdivision 2. Additional general education revenue.
Subdivision 3. Independent School District No. 239, Rushford-Peterson.
Subdivision 4. Lancaster.
Subdivision 5. Principal's Leadership Institute.
Subdivision 6. Board of Teaching; licensure by portfolio.
Subdivision 7. Minnesota Humanities Commission.

Section 52: Repealer provided.

ARTICLE 3 -- EDUCATION FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS

Section 1: General education aid language is modified.

Section 2: Referendum tax base replacement aid language is modified.

Section 3: Enrollment options transportation language is modified.

Section 4: Abatement revenue language is modified.

Section 5: Consolidation transition language is modified.

Section 6: Nonpublic pupil education aid language is modified.

Section 7: Nonpublic pupil transportation language is modified.

Section 8: Charter school building lease aid language is modified.

Section 9: Charter school startup cost aid language is modified.

Section 10: Integration aid language is modified.

Section 11: Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants language is modified.

Section 12: Tribal contract schools language is modified.

Section 13: Aid for children with disabilities language is modified.

Section 14: Travel for home-based services language is modified.

Section 15: Health and safety revenue language is modified.

Section 16: Debt service equalization language is modified.

Section 17: Deferred maintenance aid language is modified.

Section 18: School technology and operating capital aid grants language is modified.

Section 19: School lunch language is modified.

Section 20: Summer food service replacement aid language is modified.

Section 21: Early childhood family education aid language is modified.

Section 22: School readiness language is modified.

Section 23: Community education aid language is modified.

Section 24: Adults with disabilities program aid language is modified.

Section 25: Adult basic education aid language is modified.

ARTICLE 4 -- HIGHER EDUCATION

Section 1: Summary of Appropriations language is provided.

Section 2: Appropriations language provided.

Section 3: Minnesota Office of Higher Education language is provided.

Section 4: Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities language is provided.

Section 5: Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota language is provided.

Section 6: Resident student language modified.

Section 7: Surplus appropriation language modified.

Section 8: Power of You Program language provided.

Section 9: Matching grant qualification language modified.

Section 10: Eligibility language modified.

Section 11: State Grants language modified.

Section 12: University of Minnesota and Mayo Foundation Partnership language modified.

ARTICLE 5 -- ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Section 1: Summary of appropriations language is provided.

Section 2: Appropriations language modified.

Section 3: Pollution Control Agency language is provided.

Section 4: Natural Resources language is provided.
Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation
Subdivision 2. Lands and Minerals
Subdivision 3. Water Resource Management
Subdivision 4. Forest Management
Subdivision 5. Parks and Recreation Management
Subdivision 6. Trails and Waterways Management
Subdivision 7. Fish and Wildlife Management
Subdivision 8. Ecological Services
Subdivision 9. Enforcement
Subdivision 10. Operations Support

Section 5: Board of Water and Soil Resources language is provided.

Section 6: Metropolitan Council language is provided.

Section 7: Transfers in language provided.

Section 8: Aquatic farming license language modified.

Section 9: Inspection fees language modified.

Section 10: Parks and trails fund language provided.

Section 11: Mining administration account language added.

Section 12: Expedited exchanges of land involving the state and governmental subdivisions of the state language provided.

Section 13: Private fish hatcheries language modified.

Section 14: Groundwater policy language modified.

Section 15: Water assessments and reports language modified.

Section 16: Water planning language modified.

Section 17: Star Lakes language provided.

Section 18: Star Lake Board language provided.

Section 19: Water use permit processing fee language modified.

Section 20: Water supply plans; demand reduction language modified.

Section 21: Conservation rate structure required language added.

Section 22: Fees language modified.

Section 23: Clean Water Fund language provided.

Section 24: Rules and standards language modified.

Section 25: Arts and Cultural Heritage fund language provided.

Section 26: Star Lake or River Signs language provided.

Section 27: Reports to legislature language modified.

Section 28: Forest management language modified.

Section 29: Trails and Waterways Management language modified.

Section 30: Mining administrative fee language provided.

Section 31: Department of Natural Resources rulemaking required; structures in public waters language provided.

Section 32: First meeting; deadline for appointments language provided.

Section 33: Solid waste disposal rules report; legislative review language provided.

Section 34: Industrial and construction and demolition landfill working group language provided.

ARTICLE 6 -- ENERGY, COMMERCE, UTILITIES

Section 1: Summary of Appropriations language is provided.

Section 2: Appropriations language provided.

Section 3: Commerce language provided.

Section 4: Public Utilities Commission language provided.

Section 5: Registration or notice filing fee language modified.

Section 6: Eligibility window language modified.

Section 7: Payment period language modified.

Section 8: No-Call list language modified.

Section 9: Fees; acquisition and use of list language modified.

Section 10: Definitions language modified.

Section 11: Green Economy Report language provided.

Section 12: Green Jobs task Force language provided.

ARTICLE 7 -- AGRICULTURE

Section 1: Summary of Appropriations language provided.

Section 2: Appropriations language provided.

Section 3: Agriculture language provided.

Section 4: Board of Animal Health language provided.

Section 5: Ethanol producer payments language modified.

Section 6: Bioenergy and Value-Added Agricultural Products language modified.

ARTICLE 8 -- VETERANS AFFAIRS

Section 1: Summary of appropriations language provided.

Section 2: Appropriations language provided.

Section 3: Veterans affairs language provided.

Section 4: World War II memorial donation match account language added.

Section 5: Establishment language modified.

Section 6: Uses; veterans language added.

Section 7: Department of Veterans Affairs language modified.

ARTICLE 9 -- MILITARY AFFAIRS

Section 1: Summary of Appropriations language provided.

Section 2: Appropriations language provided.

Section 3: Military affairs language provided.

Section 4: Uses language modified.

Section 5: Sale; use of funds language modified.

Section 6: Timber sales; use of funds language provided.

Section 7: State enhanced Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Program language provided.

Section 8: Medic recertification bonus program language added.

Section 9: Usage of tuition and textbook reimbursement grant program by spouse permitted language added.

Section 10: Starbase study language provided.

Section 11: National Guard Youth Challenge Program study language provided.

ARTICLE 10 -- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Section 1: Summary of Appropriations language provided.

Section 2: Appropriations language provided.

Section 3: Employment and economic development language provided.

Section 4: Labor and industry language provided.

Section 5: Explore Minnesota Tourism language provided.

Section 6: Bureau of Mediation language provided.

Section 7: Housing Finance Agency language provided.

Section 8: Minnesota Boxing Commission language provided.

Section 9: Minnesota Historical Society language provided.

Section 10: Military Reservist Economic Injury Loans language provided.

Section 11: Partnership program language modified.

Section 12: Use of funds language modified.

Section 13: Use of workforce development funds language modified.

Section 14: Distance-work grants language modified.

Section 15: Definitions language modified.

Section 16: Disbursement of special assessment funds language modified.

Section 17: Film Jobs Production Program language modified.

Section 18: Administration language modified.

Section 19: Iron Range higher education account language modified.

Section 20: Use of money language modified.

Section 21: Projects; approval language modified.

Section 22: Bonding authority language modified.

Section 23: Debt ceiling language modified.

Section 24: Upper Red Lake Business Loan Program language modified.

Section 25: Business and Community Development language modified.

Section 26: Workforce Development language modified.

Section 27: Labor Standards/Apprenticeship language modified.

Section 28: Minnesota Investment Fund language modified.

Section 29: Biomass heating grants and loans pilot project language provided.

Section 30: Hardship payments language provided.

Section 31: Lumber company extra benefits language provided.

Section 32: Unemployment benefits; continued request time period waiver language provided.

Section 33: Office of Science and Technology language provided.

Section 34: 2008 Distributions only language provided.

Section 35: Repealer provided.

ARTICLE 11 -- TRANSPORTATION

Section 1: Summary of Appropriations language is provided.

Section 2: Appropriations language is provided.

Section 3: Transportation language is provided.

Section 4: Metropolitan Council language is provided.

Section 5: Public Safety language is provided.

Section 6: Technology surcharge language added.

Section 7: Fees language modified.

Section 8: Fees language modified.

Section 9: Driver and vehicle services technology account language added.

Section 10: Multimodal Systems language modified.

ARTICLE 12 -- PUBLIC SAFETY

Section 1: Summary of Appropriations language is provided.

Section 2: Public Safety Appropriations language is provided.

Section 3: Supreme Court language is provided.

Section 4: Court of Appeals language is provided.

Section 5: District Courts language is provided.

Section 6: Board of Public Defense language is provided.

Section 7: Public Safety language is provided.

Section 8: Human Rights language is provided.

Section 9: Department of Corrections language is provided.

Section 10: Fire safety account, annual transfers, allocation language modified.

Section 11: Surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders language modified.

Section 12: Disbursement of surcharges by commissioner of finance language modified.

Section 13: Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board language is modified.

ARTICLE 13 -- STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 1: Summary of appropriations language is provided.

Section 2: Appropriations language provided.

Section 3: Legislature language provided.

Section 4: Governor language is provided.

Section 5: State Auditor language is provided.

Section 6: Attorney General language is provided.

Section 7: Secretary of State language is provided.

Section 8: Office of Enterprise Technology language is provided.

Section 9: Administration language is provided.

Section 10: Finance language is provided.

Section 11: Employee Relations language is provided.

Section 12: Revenue language is provided.

Section 13: Returning combat veterans language is provided.

Section 14: Tax debtor data matches language is provided.

Section 15: Group I salary limits language modified.

Section 16: Group II salary limits language modified.

Section 17: Data matching program for collection of tax debts language added.

Section 18: State Facilities Services language modified.

Section 19: Expiration language modified.

Section 20: Administrative Management Services language modified.

Section 21: Professional and technical contracts language provided.

Section 22: Legislators' Forum language provided.

ARTICLE 14 -- RESERVES AND TRANSFERS

Section 1: Budget Reserve Reduction language provided.

Section 2: Duplicate appropriations language provided.

Section 3: Severable provisions language provided.

ARTICLE 15 -- CONTINUING CARE

Section 1: Targeted case management; definitions are modified.

Section 2: Eligible services language is modified.

Section 3: Payment rates language is modified.

Section 4: Mental health case management language is modified,

Section 5: Housing access grants language is provided.

Section 6: Targeted case management service activities language is modified.

Section 7: Payment for targeted case management language is modified.

Section 8: Portion of nonfederal share to be paid by certain counties language is modified.

Section 9: County nursing home payment adjustments language is modified.

Section 10: Rebasing of nursing facility operating payment rates language is modified.

Section 11: Phase-in of rebased operating payment rates language is modified.

Section 12: Hold harmless language is modified.

Section 13: ICF/MR rate increases effective October 1, 2007, and October 1, 2008 language modified.

Section 14: Service delivery language is modified.

Section 15: Standard of assistance for persons eligible for medical assistance waivers or at risk of placement in a group residential housing facility language is modified.

Section 16: Special needs language is modified.

Section 17: Provider rate increases language modified.

Section 18: Moratorium exception proposal; waiver language is provided.

ARTICLE 16 -- CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Section 1: Definitions are modified.

Section 2: Assignment of support and maintenance rights language is modified.

Section 3: Distribution of child support language is modified.

Section 4: Existing assignments language is modified.

Section 5: Work participation cash benefits language is modified.

Section 6: Payment to public agency language is modified.

Section 7: Payor of funds responsibilities language is modified.

Section 8: Repealer language is provided.

ARTICLE 17 -- HEALTH CARE

Section 1: Health care transfer, savings, and repayment language provided.

Section 2: Interpreter services quality initiative language provided.

Section 3: Potential allocations language provided.

Section 4: Establishment language modified.

Section 5: Operating payment rates language modified.

Section 6: Payments language modified.

Section 7: Program established language modified.

Section 8: Medical assistance eligibility language modified.

Section 9: Payment rates language modified.

Section 10: Co-payments language modified.

Section 11: Collection language modified.

Section 12: Federal payments language provided.

Section 13: Facility fee for hospital emergency room and clinic visit language modified.

Section 14: Managed care contracts language modified.

Section 15: Hospital outpatient reimbursement language modified.

ARTICLE 18 -- HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1: Summary of appropriations language provided.

Section 2: Appropriations language provided.

Section 3: Human Services language provided.
Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation
Subdivision 2. Agency Management
Subdivision 3. Revenue and Pass-Through Revenue Expenditures
Subdivision 4. Children and Economic Assistance Grants
(a) MFIP/DWP Grants
(b) Support Services Grants; TANF
(c) Basic Sliding Fee Child Care Assistance Grants
(d) Child Care Development Grants
(e) Children's Services Grants
(f) Children and Community Services Grants
(g) Minnesota Supplemental Aid Grants
(h) Group Residential Housing Grants
(i) Other Children's and Economic Assistance Grants
Subdivision 5. Basic Health Care Grants
(a) MinnesotaCare Grants
(b) MA Basic Health Care Grants - Families and Children
(c) MA Basic Health Care Grants - Elderly and Disabled
(d) General Assistance Medical Care Grants
(e) Other Health Care Grants
Subdivision 6. Continuing Care Grants
(a) Aging and Adult Services Grants
(b) Alternative Care Grants
(c) MA Long-Term Care Facilities Grants
(d) MA Long-Term Care Waivers and Home Care Grants
(e) Mental Health Grants
(f) Chemical Dependency Entitlement Grants
(g) Chemical Dependency Nonentitlement Grants
(h) Other Continuing Care Grants
Subdivision 7. State-Operated Services
(a) Mental Health Services
(b) Minnesota Sex Offender Services

Section 4: Commissioner of Health language modified.
Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation
Subdivision 2. Community and Family Health Promotion
Subdivision 3. Policy, Quality, and Compliance
Subdivision 4. Health Protection
Subdivision 5. Minority and Multicultural Health
Subdivision 6. Administrative Support Services

Section 5: Health Related Boards language provided.
Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation
Subdivision 2. Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Subdivision 3. Board of Marriage and Family Therapy

Section 6: Emergency Medical Services Board language provided.

Section 7: Children and Economic Assistance Grants language modified.

Section 8: Sunset of uncodified language provided.

ARTICLE 19 -- HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS

Section 1: Summary of appropriations; Department of Human Services forecast adjustment language provided.

Section 2: Commissioner of Human Services language provided.

SNA 5/25/08