<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>providing for programs in education, early childhood education, higher <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>education, environment and natural resources, energy, agriculture, veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>affairs, military affairs, jobs and economic development activities or programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>transportation, public safety, courts, human rights, judiciary, housing, public <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>health, health department, and human services; modifying certain statutory <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>provisions and laws; providing for certain programs for economic and state <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>affairs; regulating certain activities and practices; regulating abortion funding; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>fixing and limiting fees; providing for the taxation of certain corporations; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>authorizing rulemaking, requiring studies and reports; providing civil penalties; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>making technical corrections; providing for fund transfers; appropriating money <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>or reducing appropriations;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.30, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>subdivision 1; 3.855, subdivision 3; 3.971, subdivision 2; 10A.071, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>3; 13.32, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 13.461, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>13.465, subdivision 8; 13.851, by adding a subdivision; 15A.081, subdivision 8; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>15A.0815; 16A.133, subdivision 1; 16B.281, subdivision 3; 16B.282; 16B.283; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>16B.284; 16B.287, subdivision 2; 16C.16, subdivision 5; 16E.01, subdivision 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>16E.03, subdivision 1; 16E.04, subdivision 2; 17.4988, subdivisions 2, 3; 43A.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>subdivision 3; 43A.17, subdivision 9; 84.788, subdivision 3; 84.82, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>2, by adding a subdivision; 84.922, subdivision 2; 84.9256, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>85.011; 85.012, subdivisions 28, 49a; 85.013, subdivision 1; 85.054, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>3, by adding a subdivision; 86B.401, subdivision 2; 88.15, subdivision 2; 89.715; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>93.481, by adding a subdivision; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 97A.141, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>1; 103A.204; 103A.43; 103B.151, subdivision 1; 103G.291, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>subdivision; 103G.615, subdivision 2; 116J.423, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>116J.8731, subdivision 4; 116L.17, by adding a subdivision; 116U.26; 119A.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>subdivision 1; 120B.131, subdivision 2; 120B.31, as amended; 120B.35, as <br/>
<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>amended; 120B.36, as amended; 120B.362; 122A.21; 123B.02, subdivision 21; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>123B.59, subdivision 1; 123B.62; 124D.04, subdivisions 3, 6, 8, 9; 124D.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>by adding a subdivision; 124D.10, subdivision 20; 124D.385, subdivision 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>124D.55; 125A.65, by adding a subdivision; 125A.76, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>126C.10, subdivision 31, by adding a subdivision; 126C.17, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>9; 126C.21, subdivision 1; 126C.51; 126C.52, subdivision 2, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>subdivision; 126C.53; 126C.55; 127A.45, subdivision 16; 136A.101, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>8; 136A.121, subdivision 5; 136F.90, subdivision 1; 141.25, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>subdivision; 144.1222, subdivision 1a, by adding subdivisions; 144.1501, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>subdivision 2; 144.218, subdivision 1; 144.225, subdivision 2; 144.2252; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.40"></a><var>1.40</var>144.226, subdivision 1; 157.16, as amended; 168.1255, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.41"></a><var>1.41</var>171.29, subdivision 1; 190.19, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 192.501, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.42"></a><var>1.42</var>by adding subdivisions; 197.585, subdivision 5; 216C.41, subdivision 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>253B.045, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 253B.185, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>5; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.741, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3; 256.969, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>subdivisions 2b, 20; 256B.0571, subdivisions 8, 9; 256B.0621, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>2, 6, 10; 256B.0917, subdivision 8; 256B.0924, subdivisions 4, 6; 256B.19, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>subdivision 1d; 256B.431, subdivision 23; 256B.69, subdivisions 5a, 6, by <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>adding subdivisions; 256B.692, by adding a subdivision; 256D.44, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>2, 5; 256L.12, subdivision 9; 259.89, subdivision 1; 260C.317, subdivision 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>268.125, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 290.01, subdivisions 5, 19c, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>as amended, 19d, as amended, by adding a subdivision; 290.17, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>4; 298.2214, subdivisions 1, 2, as amended; 298.223, subdivision 2; 298.28, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>subdivisions 9b, 9d, as added; 298.292, subdivision 2, as amended; 298.2961, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>subdivision 2; 341.21, as amended; 341.23; 341.26; 341.28, as amended; 341.29; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>341.30; 341.32, as amended; 341.33; 341.34, subdivision 1; 341.35; 341.37; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>349A.02, subdivision 1; 446A.12, subdivision 1; 462A.22, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>473.1565, subdivision 3; 518A.50; 518A.53, subdivision 5; 609.531, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>1; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 3.922, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>10A.01, subdivision 35; 16B.328, by adding a subdivision; 80A.28, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>1; 84.8205, subdivision 1; 103G.291, subdivision 3; 116J.575, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>1a; 116L.17, subdivision 1; 120B.021, subdivision 1; 120B.024; 120B.30; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>123B.143, subdivision 1; 124D.531, subdivision 1; 126C.21, subdivision 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>126C.44; 136A.121, subdivision 7a; 136A.126; 136A.127; 136A.128, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>a subdivision; 136A.65, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7; 136A.66; 136A.67; 136A.69; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>136F.02, subdivision 1; 136F.03, subdivision 4; 141.25, subdivision 5; 141.28, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>subdivision 1; 141.35; 144.4167, by adding a subdivision; 190.19, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>2; 214.04, subdivision 3; 216C.052, subdivision 2; 216C.41, subdivision 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>253B.185, subdivision 1b; 256.741, subdivision 1; 256B.0625, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>20; 256B.0631, subdivisions 1, 3; 256B.199; 256B.434, subdivision 19; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>256B.441, subdivisions 1, 55, 56; 256J.621; 268.047, subdivisions 1, 2; 268.085, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>subdivisions 3, 9, 16; 268.125, subdivision 3; 298.227; 341.22; 341.25; 341.27; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>341.321; 446A.072, subdivisions 3, 5a; 446A.086; Laws 1999, chapter 223, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>article 2, section 72; Laws 2006, chapter 282, article 2, section 27, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>4; Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 2, section 1; Laws 2007, chapter 54, article <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>1, section 11; Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, section 4, subdivisions 3, 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>6; Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 1, section 3, subdivisions 2, 3; Laws 2007, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>chapter 144, article 1, sections 3, subdivisions 2, 18; 5, subdivisions 2, 5; Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>2007, chapter 146, article 1, section 24, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; article <br/>
<a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var>2, section 46, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13; article 3, sections 23, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.38"></a><var>2.38</var>2; 24, subdivisions 3, 4, 9; article 4, section 16, subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 8; article <br/>
<a id="pl.2.39"></a><var>2.39</var>5, section 13, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; article 7, section 4; article 9, section 17, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.40"></a><var>2.40</var>subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 13; Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 2, section 21; article <br/>
<a id="pl.2.41"></a><var>2.41</var>19, section 3, subdivisions 1, 4; Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, sections 7; 12, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.42"></a><var>2.42</var>subdivision 4; Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 11, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.43"></a><var>2.43</var>subdivisions 1, 2, 6; Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 1, section 6, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.44"></a><var>2.44</var>proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 5; 13B; 16A; 43A; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.45"></a><var>2.45</var>115A; 116J; 120B; 121A; 124D; 127A; 136F; 144; 192; 256B; 268; 325F; 341; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.46"></a><var>2.46</var>446A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16B.281, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.47"></a><var>2.47</var>16B.285; 84.961, subdivision 4; 85.013, subdivision 21b; 97A.141, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.48"></a><var>2.48</var>2; 121A.67; 125A.16; 125A.19; 125A.20; 125A.57; 168.123, subdivision 2a; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.49"></a><var>2.49</var>256.741, subdivision 15; 256J.24, subdivision 6; 259.83, subdivision 3; 259.89, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.50"></a><var>2.50</var>subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 290.01, subdivision 6b; 298.28, subdivision 9a; 341.31; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.51"></a><var>2.51</var>645.44, subdivision 19; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256.969, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.52"></a><var>2.52</var>subdivision 27; Laws 1989, chapter 335, article 1, section 21, subdivision 8, as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.53"></a><var>2.53</var>amended; Laws 2004, chapter 188, section 2; Laws 2006, chapter 263, article <br/>
<a id="pl.2.54"></a><var>2.54</var>3, section 16; Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 11, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.55"></a><var>2.55</var>subdivisions 3, 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.56"></a><var>2.56</var>May 18, 2008<br/>
<a id="pl.2.57"></a><var>2.57</var>The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>The Honorable James P. Metzen<br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>President of the Senate<br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 1812 report that we have agreed upon <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>That the Senate recede from its amendment and that H. F. No. 1812 be further <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>amended as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>GENERAL FUND SUMMARY.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize general fund direct appropriations, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>and transfers into the general fund from other funds, made in this act.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.1"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.1"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">E-12 Education<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,216,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">26,958,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">25,742,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Higher Education<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(7,150,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(14,411,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(21,561,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Environment and Natural <br/>
Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(328,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,728,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(3,056,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Energy<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,670,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,436,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(4,106,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Agriculture<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(200,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">388,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">188,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Veterans Affairs<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,145,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,145,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Military Affairs<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">390,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">390,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Economic Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,425,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,512,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(913,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Transportation<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(255,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(255,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Public Safety<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">268,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(10,490,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(10,222,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,104,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,104,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health and Human Services<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(46,789,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(124,196,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(170,985,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Subtotal of Appropriations</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(60,510,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(121,227,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(181,737,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Transfers In<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">22,330,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">94,897,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">117,227,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(82,840,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(216,124,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(298,964,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 121A.19, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var><b>121A.19 DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AID.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>    Each school year, the state must pay a district for each child or student screened by <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>the district according to the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>121A.17</statute_ref>. The amount of state aid <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>for each child or student screened shall be: (1) $50 $75 for a child screened at age three; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>(2) $40 $50 for a child screened at age four; (3) $30 $40 for a child screened at age five <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>or six prior to kindergarten; and (4) $30 for a student screened within 30 days after first <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>enrolling in a public school kindergarten if the student has not previously been screened <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>according to the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>121A.17</statute_ref>. If this amount of aid is insufficient, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>the district may permanently transfer from the general fund an amount that, when added <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>to the aid, is sufficient. Developmental screening aid shall not be paid for any student <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>who is screened more than 30 days after the first day of attendance at a public school <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>kindergarten, except if a student transfers to another public school kindergarten within <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>30 days after first enrolling in a Minnesota public school kindergarten program. In this <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>case, if the student has not been screened, the district to which the student transfers may <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>receive developmental screening aid for screening that student when the screening is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>performed within 30 days of the transfer date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 122A.21, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var><b>122A.21 TEACHERS' AND ADMINISTRATORS' LICENSES; FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Licensure applications.</b> Each application for the issuance, renewal, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>or extension of a license to teach, including applications for licensure via portfolio under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>subdivision 2, must be accompanied by a processing fee of $57. Each application for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>issuing, renewing, or extending the license of a school administrator or supervisor must <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>be accompanied by a processing fee in the amount set by the Board of Teaching. The <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>processing fee for a teacher's license and for the licenses of supervisory personnel must <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>be paid to the executive secretary of the appropriate board. The executive secretary of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>the board shall deposit the fees with the commissioner of finance. The fees as set by the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>board are nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. However, a fee must <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>be refunded by the commissioner of finance in any case in which the applicant already <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>holds a valid unexpired license. The board may waive or reduce fees for applicants who <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>apply at the same time for more than one license.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Licensure via portfolio.</b> (a) An eligible candidate may use licensure <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>via portfolio to obtain an initial licensure or to add a licensure field, consistent with the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>applicable Board of Teaching licensure rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>    (b) A candidate for initial licensure must submit to the Educator Licensing Division <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>at the department one portfolio demonstrating pedagogical competence and one portfolio <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>demonstrating content competence.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>    (c) A candidate seeking to add a licensure field must submit to the Educator <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>Licensing Division at the department one portfolio demonstrating content competence.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>    (d) A candidate must pay to the executive secretary of the Board of Teaching a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>$300 fee for the first portfolio submitted for review and a $200 fee for any portfolio <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>submitted subsequently. The fees must be paid to the executive secretary of the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>Teaching. The revenue generated from the fee must be deposited in an education licensure <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>portfolio account in the special revenue fund. The fees set by the Board of Teaching are <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. The Board of Teaching may <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>waive or reduce fees for candidates based on financial need.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 123B.54, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var><b>123B.54 DEBT SERVICE APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>    (a) $14,813,000 $14,814,000 in fiscal year 2008, $11,124,000 $9,109,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>year 2009, $8,866,000 $7,286,000 in fiscal year 2010, and $6,631,000 $6,878,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>fiscal year 2011 and later are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>education for payment of debt service equalization aid under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>    (b) The appropriations in paragraph (a) must be reduced by the amount of any <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>money specifically appropriated for the same purpose in any year from any state fund.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 123B.59, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>To qualify.</b> (a) An independent or special school district qualifies to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>participate in the alternative facilities bonding and levy program if the district has:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>    (1) more than 66 students per grade;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>    (2) over 1,850,000 square feet of space and the average age of building space is 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>years or older or over 1,500,000 square feet and the average age of building space is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>35 years or older;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>    (3) insufficient funds from projected health and safety revenue and capital facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>revenue to meet the requirements for deferred maintenance, to make accessibility <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>improvements, or to make fire, safety, or health repairs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>    (4) a ten-year facility plan approved by the commissioner according to subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>    (b) An independent or special school district not eligible to participate in the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>alternative facilities bonding and levy program under paragraph (a) qualifies for limited <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>participation in the program if the district has:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>    (1) one or more health and safety projects with an estimated cost of $500,000 or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>more per site that would qualify for health and safety revenue except for the project size <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>limitation in section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (b); and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>    (2) insufficient funds from capital facilities revenue to fund those projects.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>    (c) Notwithstanding the square footage limitation in paragraph (a), clause (2), <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>a school district that qualified for eligibility under paragraph (a) as of July 1, 2007, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>remains eligible for funding under this section as long as the district continues to meet <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>the requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1), (3), and (4).<br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 123B.62, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var><b>123B.62 BONDS FOR CERTAIN CAPITAL FACILITIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>    (a) In addition to other bonding authority, with approval of the commissioner, a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>district may issue general obligation bonds for certain capital projects under this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>The bonds must be used only to make capital improvements including:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>    (1) under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 14</statute_ref>, total operating capital revenue uses <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>specified in clauses (4), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10); <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>    (2) the cost of energy modifications;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>    (3) improving disability accessibility to school buildings; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>    (4) bringing school buildings into compliance with life and safety codes and fire <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>codes; and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>    (5) modifying buildings and equipment for security.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>    (b) Before a district issues bonds under this subdivision, it must publish notice <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>of the intended projects, the amount of the bond issue, and the total amount of district <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>indebtedness.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>    (c) A bond issue tentatively authorized by the board under this subdivision becomes <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>finally authorized unless a petition signed by more than 15 percent of the registered voters <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>of the district is filed with the school board within 30 days of the board's adoption of a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>resolution stating the board's intention to issue bonds. The percentage is to be determined <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>with reference to the number of registered voters in the district on the last day before the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>petition is filed with the board. The petition must call for a referendum on the question of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>whether to issue the bonds for the projects under this section. The approval of 50 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>plus one of those voting on the question is required to pass a referendum authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>by this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>    (d) The bonds must be paid off within ten 15 years of issuance. The bonds must be <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>issued in compliance with chapter 475, except as otherwise provided in this section. A tax <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>levy must be made for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>with section 
         <statute_ref>475.61</statute_ref>. The sum of the tax levies under this section and section 
         <statute_ref>123B.61</statute_ref> for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>each year must not exceed the limit specified in section 
         <statute_ref>123B.61</statute_ref>. The levy for each year <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>must be reduced as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>123B.61</statute_ref>. A district using an excess amount in the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>debt redemption fund to retire the bonds shall report the amount used for this purpose to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>the commissioner by July 15 of the following fiscal year. A district having an outstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>capital loan under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.69</statute_ref> or an outstanding debt service loan under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>126C.68
         </statute_ref> must not use an excess amount in the debt redemption fund to retire the bonds. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>    (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), bonds issued by a district within the first <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>five years following voter approval of a combination according to section 
         <statute_ref>123A.37, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, must be paid off within 20 years of issuance. All the other provisions and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>limitation of paragraph (d) apply. <br/>
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<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Pupils in adjoining states.</b> Except as provided under an agreement with <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>an adjoining state under section 124D.041, a non-Minnesota pupil who resides in an <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>adjoining state in a district that borders Minnesota may enroll in a Minnesota district if <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>either the board of the district in which the pupil resides or state in which the pupil resides <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>pays tuition to the district in which the pupil is enrolled.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.04, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Tuition payments.</b> (a) In each odd-numbered year, before March 1, the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>commissioner must agree to rates of tuition for Minnesota elementary and secondary <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>pupils attending in other states for the next two fiscal years when the other state agrees to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>negotiate tuition rates. The commissioner must negotiate equal, reciprocal rates with the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>designated authority in each state for pupils who reside in an adjoining state and enroll in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>a Minnesota district. The rates must be at least equal to the tuition specified in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>124D.05, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. If the other state does not agree to negotiate a general tuition rate, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>a Minnesota school district may negotiate a tuition rate with the school district in the other <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>state that sends a pupil to or receives a pupil from the Minnesota school district. The <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>tuition rate for a pupil with a disability must be equal to the actual cost of instruction and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>services provided. The resident district of a Minnesota pupil attending in another state <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>under this section must pay the amount of tuition agreed upon in this section to the district <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>of attendance, prorated on the basis of the proportion of the school year attended. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 9, if an agreement is reached <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>between the state of Minnesota and an adjoining state pursuant to section 124D.041, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>the provisions of section 124D.041 and the agreement shall apply to all enrollment <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>transfers between Minnesota and the adjoining state, and provisions of paragraph (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>and subdivision 9 shall not apply.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.04, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Effective if reciprocal.</b> This section is effective with respect to South <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>Dakota upon enactment of provisions by South Dakota that the commissioner determines <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>are essentially similar to the provisions for Minnesota pupils in this section. This section <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>is effective with respect to any other bordering state upon enactment of provisions by the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>bordering state that the commissioner determines are essentially similar to the provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>for Minnesota pupils in this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.04, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Appeal to the commissioner.</b> If a Minnesota school district cannot agree <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>with an adjoining state on a tuition rate for a Minnesota student attending school in that <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>state and that state has met the requirements in subdivision 8, then the student's parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>guardian may request that the commissioner agree on set a tuition rate for the student. The <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>Minnesota district must pay the amount of tuition the commissioner agrees upon sets.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>    Sec. 10. <b>[124D.041] RECIPROCITY WITH ADJOINING STATES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Agreements.</b> (a) The commissioner may enter into an agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>with the designated authority from an adjoining state to establish an enrollment options <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>program between Minnesota and the adjoining state. Any agreement entered into pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>to this section must specify the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>    (1) for students who are not residents of Minnesota, the enrollment options program <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>applies only to a student whose resident school district borders Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>    (2) the commissioner must negotiate equal, reciprocal rates with the designated <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>authority from the adjoining state;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>    (3) if the adjoining state sends more students to Minnesota than Minnesota sends to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>the adjoining state, the adjoining state must pay the state of Minnesota the rate agreed <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>upon under clause (2) for the excess number of students sent to Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>    (4) if Minnesota sends more students to the adjoining state than the adjoining state <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>sends to Minnesota, the state of Minnesota will pay the adjoining state the rate agreed <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>upon under clause (2) for the excess number of students sent to the adjoining state;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>    (5) the application procedures for the enrollment options program between <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>Minnesota and the adjoining state;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>    (6) the reasons for which an application for the enrollment options program between <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>Minnesota and the adjoining may be denied; and<br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>    (7) that a Minnesota school district is not responsible for transportation for any <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>resident student attending school in an adjoining state under the provisions of this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>A Minnesota school district may, at its discretion, provide transportation services for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>such a student.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>    (b) Any agreement entered into pursuant to this section may specify additional terms <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>relating to any student in need of special education and related services pursuant to chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>125A. Any additional terms must apply equally to both states.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Pupil accounting.</b> (a) Any student from an adjoining state enrolled in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>Minnesota pursuant to this section is included in the receiving school district's average <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>daily membership and pupil units according to section 126C.05 as if the student were <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>a resident of another Minnesota school district attending the receiving school district <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>under section 124D.03.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>    (b) Any Minnesota resident student enrolled in an adjoining state pursuant to this <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>section is included in the resident school district's average daily membership and pupil <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>units according to section 126C.05 as if the student were a resident of the district attending <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>another Minnesota school district under section 124D.03.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Procedures.</b> (a) The Department of Education must establish procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>relating to the application process, the collection or payment of funds under the provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>of any agreement established pursuant to this section, and the collection of data necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>to implement any agreement established pursuant to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>    (b) Notwithstanding sections 124A.04 and 124A.05, if an agreement is established <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>between Minnesota and an adjoining state pursuant to this section, the provisions of this <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>section and the agreement shall apply to all enrollment transfers between Minnesota and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>the adjoining state, and provisions of sections 124D.04 and 124D.05 to the contrary, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>including provisions relating to tuition payments, shall not apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>    (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), any payments to adjoining states under this <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>section shall be made according to section 127A.45, subdivision 16.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>    (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), sections 124D.04, subdivision 6, paragraph (b), <br/>
<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>and 124D.05, subdivision 2a, the provisions of this section and the agreement shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>apply to: (i) enrollment transfers between Minnesota and a school district in an adjoining <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>state enrolling fewer than 150 pupils that is exempted from participation in the program <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>under the laws of the adjoining state; or (ii) enrollment transfers between Minnesota and a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>school district in an adjoining state under a board agreement initiated in fiscal year 2009 to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>serve students in grade levels discontinued by the resident district.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.05, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Exception.</b> Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 and 2, if an agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>is reached between the state of Minnesota and an adjoining state pursuant to section <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>124D.041, the provisions of section 124D.041 and the agreement shall apply to all <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>enrollment transfers between Minnesota and the adjoining state, and provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>subdivisions 1 and 2 to the contrary, including provisions relating to tuition payments, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>shall not apply.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.118, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Reimbursement.</b> In accordance with program guidelines, the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>commissioner shall reimburse each participating public or nonpublic school 14 20 cents <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>for each half-pint of milk that is served to kindergarten students and is not part of a school <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>lunch or breakfast reimbursed under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.111</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>124D.1158</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>    Sec. 13. <b>[124D.141] STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EARLY CHILDHOOD </b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var><b>EDUCATION AND CARE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Membership; Duties.</b> Two members of the house of representatives, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>one appointed by the speaker and one appointed by the minority leader; and two members <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>and Administration, including one member of the minority; and two parents with a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>child under age six, shall be added to the membership of the State Advisory Council on <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>Early Education and Care. The council must fulfill the duties required under the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 as provided in Public Law <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>110-134.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Additional duties.</b> The following duties are added to those assigned <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>to the council under federal law:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>    (1) make recommendations on the most efficient and effective way to leverage state <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>and federal funding streams for early childhood and child care programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>    (2) make recommendations on how to coordinate or colocate early childhood and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>child care programs in one state Office of Early Learning;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>    (3) review program evaluations regarding high-quality early childhood programs; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>    (4) make recommendations to the governor and legislature, including proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>legislation on how to most effectively create a high quality early childhood system in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>Minnesota in order to improve the educational outcomes of children so that all children <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>are school-ready by 2020.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Administration.</b> An amount up to $12,500 from federal child care <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>and development fund administrative funds and up to $12,500 from prekindergarten <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>exploratory project funds appropriated under Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 19, section <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>3, may be used to reimburse the parents on the council and for technical assistance and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>administrative support of the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>Care. This funding stream is for fiscal year 2009. The council may pursue additional <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>funds from state, federal, and private sources. If additional operational funds are received, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>the council must reduce the amount of prekindergarten exploratory project funds used <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>in an equal amount.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 124D.531, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>State total adult basic education aid.</b> (a) The state total adult basic <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>education aid for fiscal year 2005 is $36,509,000. The state total adult basic education <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>aid for fiscal year 2006 equals $36,587,000 plus any amount that is not paid for during <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>the previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. The state total adult basic education aid for fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>2007 equals $37,673,000 plus any amount that is not paid for during the previous fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>year, as a result of adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>. The state total adult basic education aid for fiscal year 2008 equals <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>$40,650,000, plus any amount that is not paid during the previous fiscal year as a result of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. The <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>state total adult basic education aid for later fiscal years equals:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>    (1) the state total adult basic education aid for the preceding fiscal year plus any <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>amount that is not paid for during the previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; times<br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>    (2) the lesser of:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>    (i) 
         <statute_ref>1.03</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>    (ii) the greater of 
<statute_ref>1.00</statute_ref> or the ratio of the state total contact hours in the first prior <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>program year to the state total contact hours in the second prior program year the average <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>growth in state total contact hours over the prior 10 program years.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>    Beginning in fiscal year 2002, two percent of the state total adult basic education <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>aid must be set aside for adult basic education supplemental service grants under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>124D.522
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>    (b) The state total adult basic education aid, excluding basic population aid, equals <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>the difference between the amount computed in paragraph (a), and the state total basic <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>population aid under subdivision 2.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.55, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var><b>124D.55 GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) TEST FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>    The commissioner shall pay 60 percent of the fee that is charged to an eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>individual for the full battery of a general education development (GED) test, but not <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>more than $20 $40 for an eligible individual.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 125A.65, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Unreimbursed costs.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2006, in addition to the tuition <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>charge allowed in subdivision 3, the academies may charge the child's district of residence <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>for the academy's unreimbursed cost of providing an instructional aide assigned to that <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>child, after deducting the special education aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref>, attributable to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>child, if that aide is required by the child's individual education plan. Tuition received <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>under this paragraph must be used by the academies to provide the required service.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>    (b) For fiscal year 2007 2008 and later, the special education aid paid to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>academies shall be increased by the academy's unreimbursed cost of providing an one <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>to one instructional aide and behavioral management aides assigned to a child, after <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>deducting the special education aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref> attributable to the child, if that <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>aide is the aides are required by the child's individual education plan. Aid received under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>this paragraph must be used by the academies to provide the required service.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>    (c) For fiscal year 2007 2008 and later, the special education aid paid to the district <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>of the child's residence shall be reduced by the amount paid to the academies for district <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>residents under paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>    (d) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>127A.45</statute_ref>, subdivision 3, beginning in fiscal year 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>the commissioner shall make an estimated final adjustment payment to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>State Academies for general education aid and special education aid for the prior fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>year by August 15.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>    (e) For fiscal year 2007, the academies may retain receipts received through mutual <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>agreements with school districts for one to one behavior management aides.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 125A.65, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Third-party reimbursement.</b> The Minnesota State Academies must seek <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>reimbursement under section 125A.21 from third parties for the cost of services provided <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>by the Minnesota State Academies whenever the services provided are otherwise covered <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>by a child's public or private health plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>for revenue in fiscal years 2008 and later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 125A.76, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Special education initial aid.</b>  The special education initial aid equals the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>sum of the following amounts computed using current year data:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>    (1) 68 percent of the salary of each essential person employed in the district's <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>program for children with a disability during the fiscal year, whether the person is <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>employed by one or more districts or a Minnesota correctional facility operating on a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>fee-for-service basis;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>    (2) for the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf or the Minnesota State Academy <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>for the Blind, 68 percent of the salary of each one to one instructional and behavior <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>management aide assigned to a child attending the academy, if that aide is the aides are <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>required by the child's individual education plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>    (3) for special instruction and services provided to any pupil by contracting with <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>public, private, or voluntary agencies other than school districts, in place of special <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>instruction and services provided by the district, 52 percent of the difference between <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>the amount of the contract and the general education revenue, excluding basic skills <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>revenue and alternative teacher compensation revenue, and referendum equalization aid <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>attributable to a pupil, calculated using the resident district's average general education <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit for the fraction of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>school day the pupil receives services under the contract. This includes children who <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>are residents of the state, receive services under this subdivision and subdivision 1, and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>are placed in a care and treatment facility by court action in a state that does not have a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>reciprocity agreement with the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.155</statute_ref> as provided for in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, subdivision 8</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>    (4) for special instruction and services provided to any pupil by contracting for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>services with public, private, or voluntary agencies other than school districts, that are <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>supplementary to a full educational program provided by the school district, 52 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>the amount of the contract for that pupil;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>    (5) for supplies and equipment purchased or rented for use in the instruction of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>children with a disability, an amount equal to 47 percent of the sum actually expended by <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>the district, or a Minnesota correctional facility operating on a fee-for-service basis, but <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>not to exceed an average of $47 in any one school year for each child with a disability <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>receiving instruction;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>    (6) for fiscal years 1997 and later, special education base revenue shall include <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>amounts under clauses (1) to (5) for special education summer programs provided during <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>the base year for that fiscal year; <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>    (7) the cost of providing transportation services for children with disabilities under <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>section 
         <statute_ref>123B.92, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (4); and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>    (8) the district's transition-disabled program initial aid according to section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>124D.454, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>    The department shall establish procedures through the uniform financial accounting <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>and reporting system to identify and track all revenues generated from third-party billings <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>as special education revenue at the school district level; include revenue generated from <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>third-party billings as special education revenue in the annual cross-subsidy report; and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>exclude third-party revenue from calculation of excess cost aid to the districts.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 125A.76, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Adjustments for tuition reciprocity with adjoining states.</b> (a) If an <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>agreement is reached between the state of Minnesota and an adjoining state pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>section 124D.041 that requires a special education tuition payment from the state of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>Minnesota to the adjoining state, the tuition payment shall be made from the special <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>education aid appropriation for that year, and the state total special education aid under <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>subdivision 4 shall be reduced by the amount of the payment.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>    (b) If an agreement is reached between the state of Minnesota and an adjoining state <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>pursuant to section 124D.041 that requires a special education tuition payment from <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>an adjoining state to the state of Minnesota, the special education aid appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>that year and the state total special education aid under subdivision 4 shall be increased <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>by the amount of the payment.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>    (c) If an agreement is reached between the state of Minnesota and an adjoining state <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>pursuant to section 124D.041 that requires special education tuition payments to be made <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>between the two states and not between districts in the two states, the special education aid <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>for a Minnesota school district serving a student with a disability from the adjoining state <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>shall be calculated according to section 127A.47, subdivision 7, except that no reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>shall be made in the special education aid paid to the resident district.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 31, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>    Subd. 31. <b>Transition revenue.</b> (a) A district's transition allowance equals the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>greater of zero or the product of the ratio of the number of adjusted marginal cost pupil <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>units the district would have counted for fiscal year 2004 under Minnesota Statutes 2002 <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>to the district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for fiscal year 2004, times the difference <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>between: (1) the lesser of the district's general education revenue per adjusted marginal <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>cost pupil unit for fiscal year 2003 or the amount of general education revenue the district <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>would have received per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit for fiscal year 2004 according <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>to Minnesota Statutes 2002, and (2) the district's general education revenue for fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>2004 excluding transition revenue divided by the number of adjusted marginal cost pupil <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>units the district would have counted for fiscal year 2004 under Minnesota Statutes 2002.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>    (b) A district's transition revenue for fiscal year years 2006 and later through 2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>equals the sum of the product of the district's transition allowance times the district's <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>adjusted marginal cost pupil units plus the district's transition for prekindergarten revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>under subdivision 31a.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>    (c) A district's transition revenue for fiscal year 2010 and later equals the sum of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>the product of the district's transition allowance times the district's adjusted marginal cost <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>pupil units plus the district's transition for prekindergarten revenue under subdivision 31a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>plus the district's transition for tuition reciprocity revenue under subdivision 31c.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>    Subd. 31c. <b>Transition for tuition reciprocity revenue.</b> For the first year that a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>tuition reciprocity agreement with an adjoining state is in effect under section 124D.041 <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>and later, a school district's transition for tuition reciprocity revenue equals the greater of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>zero or the difference between the sum of the general education revenue and net tuition <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>revenue the district would have received for pupils enrolled under section 124D.041 for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>the first year the agreement is in effect if the agreement had not been in effect, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>sum of the district's general education revenue and net tuition revenue for the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>the agreement is in effect.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.17, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Referendum revenue.</b> (a) The revenue authorized by section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, may be increased in the amount approved by the voters of the district at a <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>referendum called for the purpose. The referendum may be called by the board or shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>called by the board upon written petition of qualified voters of the district. The referendum <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>must be conducted one or two calendar years before the increased levy authority, if <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>approved, first becomes payable. Only one election to approve an increase may be held <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>in a calendar year. Unless the referendum is conducted by mail under paragraph (g), the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>referendum must be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>ballot must state the maximum amount of the increased revenue per resident marginal cost <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>pupil unit. The ballot may state a schedule, determined by the board, of increased revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>per resident marginal cost pupil unit that differs from year to year over the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>years for which the increased revenue is authorized or may state that the amount shall <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>increase annually by the rate of inflation. For this purpose, the rate of inflation shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>the annual inflationary increase calculated under subdivision 2, paragraph (b). The ballot <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>may state that existing referendum levy authority is expiring. In this case, the ballot may <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>also compare the proposed levy authority to the existing expiring levy authority, and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>express the proposed increase as the amount, if any, over the expiring referendum levy <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>authority. The ballot must designate the specific number of years, not to exceed ten, for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>which the referendum authorization applies. The ballot, including a ballot on the question <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>to revoke or reduce the increased revenue amount under paragraph (c), must abbreviate <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>the term "per resident marginal cost pupil unit" as "per pupil." The notice required under <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>section 
         <statute_ref>275.60</statute_ref> may be modified to read, in cases of renewing existing levies at the same <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>amount per pupil as in the previous year:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>"BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU MAY BE VOTING <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE ARE VOTING TO EXTEND AN EXISTING <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>PROPERTY TAX REFERENDUM THAT IS SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE."<br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>    The ballot may contain a textual portion with the information required in this <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>subdivision and a question stating substantially the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>    "Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by (petition to) the board of ........., <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>School District No. .., be approved?"<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>    If approved, an amount equal to the approved revenue per resident marginal cost <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>pupil unit times the resident marginal cost pupil units for the school year beginning in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>the year after the levy is certified shall be authorized for certification for the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>years approved, if applicable, or until revoked or reduced by the voters of the district at a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>subsequent referendum.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>    (b) The board must prepare and deliver by first class mail at least 15 days but no more <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>than 30 days before the day of the referendum to each taxpayer a notice of the referendum <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>and the proposed revenue increase. The board need not mail more than one notice to any <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>taxpayer. For the purpose of giving mailed notice under this subdivision, owners must be <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>those shown to be owners on the records of the county auditor or, in any county where <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>tax statements are mailed by the county treasurer, on the records of the county treasurer. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>Every property owner whose name does not appear on the records of the county auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>or the county treasurer is deemed to have waived this mailed notice unless the owner <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>has requested in writing that the county auditor or county treasurer, as the case may be, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>include the name on the records for this purpose. The notice must project the anticipated <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>amount of tax increase in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>homesteads, apartments, and commercial-industrial property within the school district.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>    The notice for a referendum may state that an existing referendum levy is expiring <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>and project the anticipated amount of increase over the existing referendum levy in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>the first year, if any, in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>homesteads, apartments, and commercial-industrial property within the district.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>    The notice must include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum will <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>result in an increase in your property taxes." However, in cases of renewing existing <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>levies, the notice may include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum may <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>result in an increase in your property taxes extends an existing operating referendum at the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>same amount per pupil as in the previous year." <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>    (c) A referendum on the question of revoking or reducing the increased revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>amount authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) may be called by the board and shall be called <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>by the board upon the written petition of qualified voters of the district. A referendum to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>revoke or reduce the revenue amount must state the amount per resident marginal cost <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>pupil unit by which the authority is to be reduced. Revenue authority approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>voters of the district pursuant to paragraph (a) must be available to the school district at <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>least once before it is subject to a referendum on its revocation or reduction for subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>years. Only one revocation or reduction referendum may be held to revoke or reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>referendum revenue for any specific year and for years thereafter.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>    (d) A petition authorized by paragraph (a) or (c) is effective if signed by a number of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>qualified voters in excess of 15 percent of the registered voters of the district on the day <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>the petition is filed with the board. A referendum invoked by petition must be held on the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>date specified in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>    (e) The approval of 50 percent plus one of those voting on the question is required to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>pass a referendum authorized by this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>    (f) At least 15 days before the day of the referendum, the district must submit a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>copy of the notice required under paragraph (b) to the commissioner and to the county <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>auditor of each county in which the district is located. Within 15 days after the results <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>of the referendum have been certified by the board, or in the case of a recount, the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>certification of the results of the recount by the canvassing board, the district must notify <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>the commissioner of the results of the referendum.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for elections conducted on or after <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>July 1, 2008.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>To lease building or land.</b> (a) When an independent or a special <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>school district or a group of independent or special school districts finds it economically <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>advantageous to rent or lease a building or land for any instructional purposes or for <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>school storage or furniture repair, and it determines that the operating capital revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, is insufficient for this purpose, it may <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>apply to the commissioner for permission to make an additional capital expenditure levy <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>for this purpose. An application for permission to levy under this subdivision must contain <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>financial justification for the proposed levy, the terms and conditions of the proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>lease, and a description of the space to be leased and its proposed use.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>    (b) The criteria for approval of applications to levy under this subdivision must <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>include: the reasonableness of the price, the appropriateness of the space to the proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>activity, the feasibility of transporting pupils to the leased building or land, conformity <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>of the lease to the laws and rules of the state of Minnesota, and the appropriateness of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>the proposed lease to the space needs and the financial condition of the district. The <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>commissioner must not authorize a levy under this subdivision in an amount greater than <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>the cost to the district of renting or leasing a building or land for approved purposes. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>The proceeds of this levy must not be used for custodial or other maintenance services. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>A district may not levy under this subdivision for the purpose of leasing or renting a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>district-owned building or site to itself.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>    (c) For agreements finalized after July 1, 1997, a district may not levy under this <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>subdivision for the purpose of leasing: (1) a newly constructed building used primarily <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>for regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary instruction; or (2) a newly constructed <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>building addition or additions used primarily for regular kindergarten, elementary, or <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>secondary instruction that contains more than 20 percent of the square footage of the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>previously existing building.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>    (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a district may levy under this subdivision for the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building or site to itself only if the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>is needed by the district to make payments required by a lease purchase agreement, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>installment purchase agreement, or other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>and the levy meets the requirements of paragraph (c). A levy authorized for a district by <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>the commissioner under this paragraph may be in the amount needed by the district to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>make payments required by a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>or other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, provided that any agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>include a provision giving the school districts the right to terminate the agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>annually without penalty.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>    (e) The total levy under this subdivision for a district for any year must not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>$100 $150 times the resident pupil units for the fiscal year to which the levy is attributable.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>    (f) For agreements for which a review and comment have been submitted to the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>Department of Education after April 1, 1998, the term "instructional purpose" as used in <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>this subdivision excludes expenditures on stadiums.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>    (g) The commissioner of education may authorize a school district to exceed the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>limit in paragraph (e) if the school district petitions the commissioner for approval. The <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>commissioner shall grant approval to a school district to exceed the limit in paragraph (e) <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>for not more than five years if the district meets the following criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>    (1) the school district has been experiencing pupil enrollment growth in the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>preceding five years;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>    (2) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term public interest;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>    (3) the purpose of the increased levy promotes colocation of government services; <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>    (4) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term interest of the district by <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>avoiding over construction of school facilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>    (h) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may include <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>in its authority under this section the costs associated with leases of administrative and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>classroom space for intermediate school district programs. This authority must not <br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>exceed $25 $43  times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the member districts. This <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>    (i) In addition to the allowable capital levies in paragraph (a), a district that is a <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>member of the "Technology and Information Education Systems" data processing joint <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>board, that finds it economically advantageous to enter into a lease purchase agreement for <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>a building for a group of school districts or special school districts for staff development <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>purposes, may levy for its portion of lease costs attributed to the district within the total <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>levy limit in paragraph (e).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 126C.44, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var><b>126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>    (a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable property located within the district <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>for the purposes specified in this section. The maximum amount which may be levied <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>for all costs under this section shall be equal to $30 multiplied by the district's adjusted <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The proceeds of the levy must be reserved and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>used for directly funding the following purposes or for reimbursing the cities and counties <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>who contract with the district for the following purposes: (1) to pay the costs incurred for <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of peace officers and sheriffs for liaison in <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>services in the district's schools; (2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>609.101, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (e), in the elementary schools; <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>(3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the district's <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>schools; (4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property; (5) <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety, voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by the school <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>district; or (6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>dependency counselors to help provide early responses to problems. For expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>under clause (1), the district must initially attempt to contract for services to be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>by peace officers or sheriffs with the police department of each city or the sheriff's <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>department of the county within the district containing the school receiving the services. If <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>a local police department or a county sheriff's department does not wish to provide the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>necessary services, the district may contract for these services with any other police or <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>sheriff's department located entirely or partially within the school district's boundaries. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>    (b) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>include in its authority under this section the costs associated with safe schools activities <br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>authorized under paragraph (a) for intermediate school district programs. This authority <br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>must not exceed $10 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the member districts. <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section. Revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>raised under this paragraph must be transferred to the intermediate school district.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>    (c) If A school district spends must set aside at least $3 per adjusted marginal cost <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>pupil unit of the safe schools levy proceeds for the purposes authorized under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>(a), clause (6),. The district must annually certify that its total spending on services <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>provided by the employees listed in paragraph (a), clause (6), is not less than the sum of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>its expenditures for these purposes, excluding amounts spent under this section, in the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>previous year plus the amount spent under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.45, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var><b>126C.45 ICE ARENA LEVY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>    (a) Each year, an independent school district operating and maintaining an ice arena, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>may levy for the net operational costs of the ice arena. The levy may not exceed 90 <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>percent of the net actual costs of operation of the arena for the previous year. Net actual <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>costs are defined as operating costs less any operating revenues.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>    (b) Any district operating and maintaining an ice arena must demonstrate to the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>satisfaction of the Office of Monitoring in the department that the district will offer equal <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>sports opportunities for male and female students to use its ice arena, particularly in areas <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>of access to prime practice time, team support, and providing junior varsity and younger <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>level teams for girls' ice sports and ice sports offerings.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.51, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var><b>126C.51 APPLICATION OF LIMITING TAX LEGISLATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>    Notwithstanding the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>471.69</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>471.75</statute_ref>, or of any other <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>provision of law which by per capita limitation, local tax rate limitation, or otherwise, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>limits the power of a district to incur any debt or to issue any warrant or order, a school <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>district or intermediate school district has the powers in sections 
         <statute_ref>126C.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>126C.56</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>specifically conferred upon it and all powers incident and necessary to carrying out the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>126C.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>126C.56</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Limitations.</b> The board of any school district may also borrow money <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in sections 
         <statute_ref>126C.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>126C.56</statute_ref> in <br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>anticipation of receipt of state aids for schools as defined in Minnesota Statutes and of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>federal school aids to be distributed by or through the department. The aggregate of such <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>borrowings under this subdivision shall never exceed 75 percent of such aids which are <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>receivable by said school district in the school fiscal year (from July 1 to June 30) in which <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>the money is borrowed, as estimated and certified by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.52, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Intermediate school districts.</b> (a) The board of an intermediate school <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>district may borrow money in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>sections 126C.50 to 126C.56 in anticipation of the receipt of:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>    (1) state aids for schools as defined in Minnesota Statutes;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>    (2) federal school aids to be distributed by or through the department; and<br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>    (3) membership fees and tuition payments from its member school districts.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>    The aggregate of such borrowings under this subdivision shall never exceed 75 <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>percent of such aids, fees, and tuition payments which are receivable by the intermediate <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>school district in the fiscal year in which the money is borrowed, as estimated and certified <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>    (b) The board of an intermediate school district may, upon receipt of a written <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>resolution by each of its member school districts, pledge the member district's full faith <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>and credit and unlimited taxing powers to repay each member district's pro rata share of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>any certificates issued or the amount paid by the state under section 126C.55, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>2, plus interest, if the revenues specified in paragraph (a) and any other revenues of the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>intermediate school district are insufficient to do so.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.53, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var><b>126C.53 ENABLING RESOLUTION; FORM OF CERTIFICATES OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var><b>INDEBTEDNESS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>    The board of a school district or intermediate school district may authorize and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>effect such borrowing, and may issue such certificates of indebtedness upon passage of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>a resolution specifying the amount and purposes for which it deems such borrowing is <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>necessary. The resolution must be adopted by a vote of at least two-thirds of its members. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>The board must fix the amount, date, maturity, form, denomination, and other details of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>the certificates of indebtedness, not inconsistent with this chapter. The board must fix the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>date and place for receipt of bids for the purchase of the certificates when bids are required <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>and direct the clerk to give notice of the date and place for bidding.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.55, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var><b>126C.55 STATE PAYMENT OF DEBT OBLIGATION UPON POTENTIAL </b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var><b>DEFAULT; REPAYMENT; STATE OBLIGATION NOT DEBT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the term "debt <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>obligation" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>    (1) a tax or aid anticipation certificate of indebtedness issued under section 126C.52;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>    (2) a certificate of participation issued under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.40, subdivision 6</statute_ref>; or <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>    (3) a general obligation bond.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Notifications; payment; appropriation.</b> (a) If a school district or <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>intermediate school district believes that it may be unable to make a principal or interest <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>payment on any outstanding debt obligation on the date that payment is due, it must <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>notify the commissioner as soon as possible, but not less than 15 working days before the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>date that principal or interest payment is due. The notice must include the name of the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>school district or intermediate school district, an identification of the debt obligation issue <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>in question, the date the payment is due, the amount of principal and interest due on the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>payment date, the amount of principal or interest that the school district or intermediate <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>school district will be unable to repay on that date, the paying agent for the debt obligation, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>the wire transfer instructions to transfer funds to that paying agent, and an indication as to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>whether a payment is being requested by the school district or intermediate school district <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>under this section. If a paying agent becomes aware of a potential default, it shall inform <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>the commissioner of that fact. After receipt of a notice which requests a payment under <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>this section, after consultation with the school district or intermediate school district and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>the paying agent, and after verification of the accuracy of the information provided, the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>commissioner shall notify the commissioner of finance of the potential default. The notice <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>must include a final figure as to the amount due that the school district or intermediate <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>school district will be unable to repay on the date due.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>    (b) Except as provided in subdivision 9, upon receipt of this notice from the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>commissioner, the commissioner of finance shall issue a warrant and authorize the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>commissioner of education to pay to the paying agent for the debt obligation the specified <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>amount on or before the date due. The amounts needed for the purposes of this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>are annually appropriated to the department from the state general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>    (c) The Departments of Education and Finance must jointly develop detailed <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>procedures for school districts and intermediate school districts to notify the state that <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>they have obligated themselves to be bound by the provisions of this section, procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>for school districts or intermediate school districts and paying agents to notify the state <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>of potential defaults and to request state payment under this section, and procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>for the state to expedite payments to prevent defaults. The procedures are not subject <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>to chapter 14.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>School district bound; interest rate on state paid amount.</b> If, at the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>request of a school district or intermediate school district, the state has paid part or all of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>the principal or interest due on a district's debt obligation on a specific date, the school <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>district or intermediate school district is bound by all provisions of this section and the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>amount paid shall bear taxable interest from the date paid until the date of repayment at <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>the invested cash rate as it is certified by the commissioner of finance. Interest shall only <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>accrue on the amounts paid and outstanding less the reduction in aid under subdivision 4 <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>and other payments received from the district.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Pledge of district's full faith and credit.</b> If, at the request of a school <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>district or intermediate school district, the state has paid part or all of the principal or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>interest due on a district's debt obligation on a specific date, the pledge of the full faith <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>and credit and unlimited taxing powers of the school district or the member districts of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>the intermediate district to repay the principal and interest due on those debt obligations <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>shall also, without an election or the requirement of a further authorization, become a <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>pledge of the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing powers of the school district or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>the member districts of the intermediate district to repay to the state the amount paid, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>with interest. Amounts paid by the state must be repaid in the order in which the state <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>payments were made.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Aid reduction for repayment.</b> (a) Except as provided in this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>the state must reduce the state aid payable to the school district or intermediate school <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>district under this chapter and chapters 122A, 123A, 123B, 124D, 125A, 126C, and 273 <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>by the amount paid by the state under this section on behalf of the district, plus the interest <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>due on it, and the amount reduced must revert from the appropriate account to the state <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>general fund. Payments from the school district endowment fund or any federal aid <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>payments shall not be reduced.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>    (b) For an intermediate school district, the state aid payable to the intermediate <br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>school district must first be reduced, before any reduction is made to the state aids payable <br/>
<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>to the member districts. If the state aid payable to the intermediate school district is <br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>not sufficient to repay the state, state aid payable to member districts may be reduced <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>proportionately based on the ratio of each member district's adjusted net tax capacity to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>the total adjusted net tax capacity of all member districts.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>    (c) If, after review of the financial situation of the school district or intermediate <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>school district, the commissioner advises the commissioner of finance that a total reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>of aids would cause an undue hardship on or an undue disruption of the educational <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>program of the district, the commissioner, with the approval of the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>finance, may establish a different schedule for reduction of aids to repay the state. The <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>amount of aids to be reduced is decreased by any amounts repaid to the state by the district <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>from other revenue sources.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Tax levy for repayment.</b> (a) With the approval of the commissioner, a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>district may levy in the year the state makes a payment under this section an amount up to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>the amount necessary to provide funds for the repayment of the amount paid by the state <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>plus interest through the date of estimated repayment by the district. The proceeds of this <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>levy may be used only for this purpose unless they are in excess of the amount actually <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>due, in which case the excess shall be used to repay other state payments made under this <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>section or shall be deposited in the debt redemption fund of the school district. This levy <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>shall be an increase in the levy limits of the district for purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>275.065, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>. The amount of aids to be reduced to repay the state shall be decreased by <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>the amount levied. This levy by the district is not eligible for debt service equalization <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>    (b) If the state is not repaid in full for a payment made under this section by <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>November 30 of the calendar year following the year in which the state makes the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>payment, the commissioner shall require the district to certify a property tax levy in an <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>amount up to the amount necessary to provide funds for repayment of the amount paid by <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>the state plus interest through the date of estimated repayment by the school district. To <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>prevent undue hardship, the commissioner may allow the district to certify the levy over a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>five-year period. The proceeds of the levy may be used only for this purpose unless they <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>are in excess of the amount actually due, in which case the excess shall be used to repay <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>other state payments made under this section or shall be deposited in the debt redemption <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>fund of the district. This levy shall be an increase in the levy limits of the school district <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>for purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>275.065, subdivision 6</statute_ref>. If the commissioner orders the district <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>to levy, the amount of aids reduced to repay the state shall be decreased by the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>levied. This levy by the district is not eligible for debt service equalization under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>123B.53
         </statute_ref> or any successor provision. A levy under this subdivision must be explained as a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.36"></a><var>25.36</var>specific increase at the meeting required under section 
         <statute_ref>275.065, subdivision 6</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>    (c) For an intermediate district, a levy made by a member district under paragraph (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>or (b) to pay its pro rata share must be spread by the commissioner as a tax rate based on <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>the total adjusted net tax capacity of the member school districts. The proceeds of the levy <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>must be remitted by the member school district to the intermediate school district and must <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>be used by the intermediate district only to repay the state amounts owed. Any amount in <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>excess of the amount owed to the state must be repaid to the member school districts and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>the commissioner shall adjust each member district's property tax levy in the next year.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Election as to mandatory application.</b> A school district or intermediate <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>school district may covenant and obligate itself, prior to the issuance of an issue of debt <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>obligations, to notify the commissioner of a potential default and to use the provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>this section to guarantee payment of the principal and interest on those debt obligations <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>when due. If the district obligates itself to be bound by this section, it must covenant in the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>resolution that authorizes the issuance of the debt obligations to deposit with the paying <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>agent three business days prior to the date on which a payment is due an amount sufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>to make that payment or to notify the commissioner under subdivision 1 that it will be <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>unable to make all or a portion of that payment. A district that has obligated itself must <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>include a provision in its agreement with the paying agent for that issue that requires <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>the paying agent to inform the commissioner if it becomes aware of a potential default <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>in the payment of principal or interest on that issue or if, on the day two business days <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>prior to the date a payment is due on that issue, there are insufficient funds to make the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>payment on deposit with the paying agent. Funds invested in a refunding escrow account <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>established under section 
         <statute_ref>475.67</statute_ref> that are to become available to the paying agent on a <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>principal or interest payment date are deemed to be on deposit with the paying agent three <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>business days before the payment date. If a district either covenants to be bound by this <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>section or accepts state payments under this section to prevent a default of a particular <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>issue of debt obligations, the provisions of this section shall be binding as to that issue <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>as long as any debt obligation of that issue remain outstanding. If the provisions of this <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>section are or become binding for more than one issue of debt obligations and a district is <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>unable to make payments on one or more of those issues, the district must continue to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>make payments on the remaining issues. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Mandatory plan; technical assistance.</b> If the state makes payments on <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>behalf of a school district or intermediate school district under this section or the district <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>defaults in the payment of principal or interest on an outstanding debt obligation, it must <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>submit a plan to the commissioner for approval specifying the measures it intends to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>implement to resolve the issues which led to its inability to make the payment and to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.36"></a><var>26.36</var>prevent further defaults. The department must provide technical assistance to the district <br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>in preparing its plan. If the commissioner determines that a district's plan is not adequate, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>the commissioner shall notify the district that the plan has been disapproved, the reasons <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>for the disapproval, and that the state shall not make future payments under this section for <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>debt obligations issued after the date specified in that notice until its plan is approved. The <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>commissioner may also notify the district that until its plan is approved, other aids due the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>district will be withheld after a date specified in the notice.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>    Subd. 9. <b>State bond rating.</b> If the commissioner of finance determines that the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>credit rating of the state would be adversely affected thereby, the commissioner of finance <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>shall not issue warrants under subdivision 2 for the payment of principal or interest on any <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>debt obligations for which a district did not, prior to their issuance, obligate itself to be <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>bound by the provisions of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Continuing disclosure agreements.</b> The commissioner of finance <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>may enter into written agreements or contracts relating to the continuing disclosure of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>information needed to facilitate the ability of school districts or intermediate school <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>districts to issue debt obligations according to federal securities laws, rules, and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>regulations, including securities and exchange commission rules and regulations, section <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>240.15c2-12. Such agreements or contracts may be in any form the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>finance deems reasonable and in the state's best interests.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 127A.45, subdivision 16, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>    Subd. 16. <b>Payments to third parties.</b> Notwithstanding subdivision 3, the current <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>year aid payment percentage of the amounts under section 
         <statute_ref>123A.26, subdivision 3</statute_ref> and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>section 124D.041, shall be paid in equal installments on August 30, December 30, and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>March 30, with a final adjustment payment on October 30 of the next fiscal year of the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>remaining amount.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 127A.49, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Abatements.</b> Whenever by virtue of chapter 278, sections 
         <statute_ref>270C.86</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>375.192
         </statute_ref>, or otherwise, the net tax capacity or referendum market value of any district for <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>any taxable year is changed after the taxes for that year have been spread by the county <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>auditor and the local tax rate as determined by the county auditor based upon the original <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>net tax capacity is applied upon the changed net tax capacities, the county auditor shall, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>prior to February 1 of each year, certify to the commissioner of education the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>any resulting net revenue loss that accrued to the district during the preceding year. Each <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>year, the commissioner shall pay an abatement adjustment to the district in an amount <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>calculated according to the provisions of this subdivision. This amount shall be deducted <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>from the amount of the levy authorized by section 
         <statute_ref>126C.46</statute_ref>. The amount of the abatement <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>adjustment must be the product of:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>    (1) the net revenue loss as certified by the county auditor, times<br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>    (2) the ratio of:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>    (i) the sum of the amounts of the district's certified levy in the third preceding year <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>according to the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>    (A) section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57</statute_ref>, if the district received health and safety aid according to that <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>section for the second preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>    (B) section 
         <statute_ref>124D.20</statute_ref>, if the district received aid for community education programs <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>according to that section for the second preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>    (C) section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, if the district received early childhood family <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>education aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135</statute_ref> for the second preceding year; <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>    (D) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, if the district received referendum equalization <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>aid according to that section for the second preceding year; <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>    (E) section 
<statute_ref>126C.13</statute_ref>, if the district received general education aid according to <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>section 
<statute_ref>126C.13, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (1), of that section in the second <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>    (F) (E) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13a</statute_ref>, if the district received operating capital aid <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13b</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>    (G) (F) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 29</statute_ref>, if the district received equity aid according <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 30</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>    (H) (G) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 32</statute_ref>, if the district received transition aid <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 33</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>    (I) (H) section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, if the district received debt service <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>equalization aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>    (J) (I) section 
         <statute_ref>124D.22, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, if the district received school-age care aid <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.22, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>    (K) (J) section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, if the district received deferred maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>    (L) (K) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 35</statute_ref>, if the district received alternative teacher <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>compensation equalization aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 36</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>(a), in the second preceding year; to<br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>    (ii) the total amount of the district's certified levy in the third preceding December, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>plus or minus auditor's adjustments.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 127A.49, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Excess tax increment.</b> (a) If a return of excess tax increment is made to a <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>district pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>469.176, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>469.177, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, or upon <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>decertification of a tax increment district, the school district's aid and levy limitations <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>must be adjusted for the fiscal year in which the excess tax increment is paid under the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>provisions of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>    (b) An amount must be subtracted from the district's aid for the current fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>equal to the product of:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>    (1) the amount of the payment of excess tax increment to the district, times<br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>    (2) the ratio of:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>    (i) the sum of the amounts of the district's certified levy for the fiscal year in which <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>the excess tax increment is paid according to the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>    (A) section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57</statute_ref>, if the district received health and safety aid according to that <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>section for the second preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>    (B) section 
         <statute_ref>124D.20</statute_ref>, if the district received aid for community education programs <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>according to that section for the second preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>    (C) section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, if the district received early childhood family <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>education aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135</statute_ref> for the second preceding year; <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>    (D) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, if the district received referendum equalization <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>aid according to that section for the second preceding year; <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>    (E) section 
<statute_ref>126C.13</statute_ref>, if the district received general education aid according to <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>section 
<statute_ref>126C.13, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (1), of that section in the second <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>    (F) (E) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13a</statute_ref>, if the district received operating capital aid <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13b</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>    (G) (F) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 29</statute_ref>, if the district received equity aid according <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 30</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>    (H) (G) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 32</statute_ref>, if the district received transition aid <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 33</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>    (I) (H) section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, if the district received debt service <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>equalization aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>    (J) (I) section 
         <statute_ref>124D.22, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, if the district received school-age care aid <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.22, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>    (K) (J) section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, if the district received deferred maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>    (L) (K) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 35</statute_ref>, if the district received alternative teacher <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>compensation equalization aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 36</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>(a), in the second preceding year; to<br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>    (ii) the total amount of the district's certified levy for the fiscal year, plus or minus <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>auditor's adjustments.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>    (c) An amount must be subtracted from the school district's levy limitation for the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>next levy certified equal to the difference between:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>    (1) the amount of the distribution of excess increment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>    (2) the amount subtracted from aid pursuant to clause (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>    If the aid and levy reductions required by this subdivision cannot be made to the aid <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>for the fiscal year specified or to the levy specified, the reductions must be made from <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>aid for subsequent fiscal years, and from subsequent levies. The school district must use <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>the payment of excess tax increment to replace the aid and levy revenue reduced under <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>    (d) This subdivision applies only to the total amount of excess increments received <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>by a district for a calendar year that exceeds $25,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>    Sec. 34. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 2, section 46, subdivision 13, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>    Subd. 13.  <b>Preadvanced placement, advanced placement, international </b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var><b>baccalaureate, and concurrent enrollment programs.</b> For preadvanced placement, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and concurrent enrollment programs <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.132</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>124D.091</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>    Of this amount, $2,500,000 each year is for concurrent enrollment program aid <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.091</statute_ref>. If the appropriation is insufficient, the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>commissioner must proportionately reduce the aid payment to each district. Any balance <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>    The base appropriation for fiscal year 2010 and later is $2,000,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>    Sec. 35. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 2, section 46, subdivision 14, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>    Subd. 14.  <b>Collaborative urban educator.</b> For the collaborative urban educator <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>122A.641</statute_ref> program: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">528,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">528,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>    $210,000 each year is for the Southeast Asian teacher program at Concordia <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>University, St. Paul; $159,000 each year is for the collaborative urban educator program at <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>the University of St. Thomas; and $159,000 each year is for the Center for Excellence in <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>Urban Teaching at Hamline University. Grant recipients must collaborate with urban and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>nonurban school districts. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>    Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>    Sec. 36. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 2, section 46, subdivision 20, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>    Subd. 20.  <b>College-level examination program (CLEP).</b> For the college-level <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>examination program (CLEP) under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>120B.131</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,650,000<br/>
850,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,650,000<br/>
500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>    Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>    Sec. 37. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 3, section 23, subdivision 2, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Report.</b> (a) The task force must submit to the education policy and finance <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>committees of the legislature by February 15, 2008 2009, a report that identifies and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>clearly and concisely explains each provision in state law or rule that exceeds or expands <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>upon a minimum federal requirement contained in law or regulation for providing special <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>education programs and services to eligible students. The report also must recommend <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>which state provisions statutes and rules that exceed or expand upon a minimum federal <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>requirement may be amended to conform with minimum federal requirements or made <br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>more effective as determined by a majority of the task force members. The task force must <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>recommend rules governing the use of aversive and deprivation procedures by school <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>district employees or persons under contract with a school district. The task force expires <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>when it submits its report to the legislature. <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>    (b) Consistent with subdivision 1, the Department of Education member of the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>task force representing regulators shall be replaced with a parent advocate selected by a <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>statewide organization that advocates on behalf of families with children with disabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>    (c) The Department of Education must provide technical assistance at the request of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>the task force.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>    Sec. 38. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 3, section 24, subdivision 9, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>    Subd. 9.  <b>Special Education Task Force.</b> For the task force to compare federal <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>and state special education requirements: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">20,000 40,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>    Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>    This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>    Sec. 39. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 5, section 11, subdivision 1, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>    Subdivision 1.  <b>Fiscal year 2007 replacement aid. </b> Independent School District No. <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>2899, Plainview-Elgin-Millville, is eligible for replacement aid revenue to offset its excess <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>fund balance penalty for fiscal year 2007. The aid adjustment must be made under Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>2007, chapter 146, article 5, section 13, subdivision 5. The levy adjustment of $6,600 <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>must be included as part of the district's property taxes for taxes payable in 2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>    Sec. 40. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 5, section 13, subdivision 3, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>    Subd. 3.  <b>Traditional school breakfast; kindergarten milk.</b> For traditional school <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>breakfast aid and kindergarten milk under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.1158</statute_ref> and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>124D.118
         </statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,460,000<br/>
5,583,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,695,000<br/>
6,396,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.41.0"></a><a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>    Sec. 41. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 7, section 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>    Sec. 4. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>    Subdivision 1.  <b>Department of Education.</b> Unless otherwise indicated, the sums <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>Education for the fiscal years designated. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Department.</b> (a) For the Department of Education: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">22,169,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">22,653,000<br/>
 21,811,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>    Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>    (b) $7,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for GRAD test rulemaking. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>    (c) $7,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for rulemaking under section 3. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>    (d) $40,000 each year is for an early hearing loss intervention coordinator under <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.63, subdivision 5</statute_ref>. If the department expends federal <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>funds to employ a hearing loss coordinator under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125.63, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>, then the appropriation under this paragraph is reallocated for purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>employing a world languages coordinator. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>    (e) $260,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>    (f) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>    (g) $619,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $632,000 in fiscal year 2009 are for the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>of Teaching. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>    (h) $163,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $171,000 in fiscal year 2009 are for the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>of School Administrators. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>    (i) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>    (j) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget <br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>document and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>indicated. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>    (k) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>Minnesota's Washington, D.C., office.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>    (1) $50,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for an advisory task force for determining how <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>the educational achievement of low-income students and students of color is impacted by <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>education issues related to rigorous preparation and coursework, educators' professional <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>development, English language learners, special education, GRAD tests, and the use of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>valid and reliable data on student preparation for postsecondary academic and career <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>opportunities. This amount is not added to the base appropriation for fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>later. The department shall not expend any funds unless a match of an equal amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>nonstate funds has been received for this purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>    (m) The base for fiscal year 2010 and later is $21,761,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.42.0"></a><a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>    Sec. 42. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 9, section 17, subdivision 4, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>    Subd. 4.  <b>Health and developmental screening aid.</b> For health and developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>screening aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.17</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>121A.19</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,159,000<br/>
2,624,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,330,000<br/>
3,592,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $288,000 for 2007 and $2,871,000 $2,336,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>for 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $319,000 $259,000 for 2008 and $3,011,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>$3,333,000 for 2009. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.43.0"></a><a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>    Sec. 43. Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 11, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>1, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1. <b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>584,000</b><b> 148,000</b><b> </b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>The appropriations in this section are from <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>the general fund. The amounts that may be <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>spent for each purpose are specified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>following subdivisions. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.44.0"></a><a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>    Sec. 44. Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 11, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>2, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2. <b>Independent School District No. 239, </b><br/>
<b>Rushford-Peterson</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Flood Enrollment Impact Aid</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">89,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>The commissioner of education shall pay to <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>the school district flood enrollment impact <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>aid equal to $5,394 times the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>pupils lost as a result of the floods of August <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>2007. The district must provide to the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>commissioner of education documentation <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>of the number of pupils in average daily <br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>membership lost as a result of the flood. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Disaster Relief Facilities Grant</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>For facilities cleanup, repair, and replacement <br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>costs related to the floods of August 2007 not <br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>covered by the district's insurance settlement <br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>or through Federal Emergency Management <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>Agency payments. The commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>education may request the school district <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>to provide necessary information before <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>awarding a grant. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>Pupil Transportation Aid</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">40,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>For increased costs associated with <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>transporting students as a result of the floods <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>of August 2007. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.45.0"></a><a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>    Sec. 45. Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 11, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>6, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6. <b>Disaster Relief Facilities Grants to </b><br/>
<b>Other Districts</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">90,00014,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>For facilities cleanup, repair, and replacement <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>costs related to the floods of August 2007 not <br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>covered by the district's insurance settlement <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>or through Federal Emergency Management <br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>Agency payments. The commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>education may request the school district <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>to provide necessary information before <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>awarding a grant. School districts not <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>included in subdivisions 2 to 5 must be given <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>priority in the allocation of this appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.46.0"></a><a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>    Sec. 46. <b>FUND TRANSFERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Capital account transfers.</b> Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>on June 30, 2008, a school district may transfer money from its reserved for operating <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>capital account to its undesignated balance in the general fund. The amount transferred <br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>by any school district must not exceed $51 times the district's adjusted marginal cost <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>pupil units for fiscal year 2007. This transfer may occur only after the school board has <br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>adopted a written resolution stating the amount of the transfer and declaring that the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>school district's operating capital needs are being met.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Balaton school district.</b> Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>123B.79 or 123B.80, or subdivision 1, on June 30, 2008, Independent School District No. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>411, Balaton, may transfer up to $70,000 from its reserved for operating capital account <br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>to its undesignated general fund balance.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>East Central school district.</b> Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>123B.79 or 123B.80, or subdivision 1, on June 30, 2008, Independent School District No. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>2580, East Central, may transfer up to $300,000 from its reserved for operating capital <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>account to its undesignated general fund balance.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Hills-Beaver Creek school district.</b> (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>Statutes, section 123B.79 or 123B.80, on June 30, 2008, Independent School District No. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>671, Hills-Beaver Creek, may transfer up to $260,000 from its reserved for disabled <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>accessibility account to its undesignated general fund balance without making a levy <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>reduction.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>    (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.79 or 123B.80, on June <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>30, 2008, Independent School District No. 671, Hills-Beaver Creek, may transfer up to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>$100,000 from its reserved for operating capital account to its undesignated general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>balance without making a levy reduction.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Rocori school district.</b> Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>123B.79 or 123B.80, on June 30, 2008, Independent School District No. 750, Rocori, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>may transfer up to $82,000 from its reserved for disabled accessibility account to its <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>undesignated general fund balance without making a levy reduction.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.47.0"></a><a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>    Sec. 47. <b>ONETIME GENERAL EDUCATION REVENUE INCREASE; FISCAL </b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var><b>YEAR 2009 ONLY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>    A school district's general education revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>126C.10, is increased for fiscal year 2009 only by an amount equal to $51 times the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for that year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.48.0"></a><a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>    Sec. 48. <b>PRIORITY FOR NEW ALTERNATIVE COMPENSATION SCHOOL </b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var><b>DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, FISCAL YEARS 2009 TO 2010.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.413; 122A.414; 122A.415; <br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>122A.416; and 126C.10, subdivisions 34, 35, and 36, for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 only, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>for school sites, school districts, or charter schools that had not applied as of March 20, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>2008, to participate in the alternative teacher pay program, the Department of Education <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>must authorize alternative compensation funding for applicants according to paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>(b) and (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>    (b) For fiscal year 2009, the Department of Education shall qualify eligible school <br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>sites, school districts, and charter schools for alternative compensation revenue in the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>order of receipt of applications received after March 20, 2008, provided that the total <br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>alternative compensation aid entitlement authorized under this paragraph does not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>$11,397,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>    (c) In addition to the amounts authorized in paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2010, the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>Department of Education shall qualify eligible school sites, school districts, and charter <br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>schools for alternative compensation revenue in the order of receipt of applications <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>received after March 20, 2008, provided that the total alternative compensation aid <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>entitlement authorized under this paragraph does not exceed $2,899,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.49.0"></a><a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>    Sec. 49. <b>VIRGINIA SCHOOL DISTRICT; EMERGENCY REPAIRS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>    Independent School District No. 701, Virginia, may levy up to $100,000 for <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>emergency facilities repairs. This authority is in addition to any other levy authority <br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>granted to the district. The levy proceeds received under this section must be recognized <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>in fiscal year 2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for taxes payable in 2009 only.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.50.0"></a><a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>    Sec. 50. <b>EQUALIZING FACTORS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>    The commissioner shall adjust each referendum market value equalizing factor <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>established under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C, by dividing the equalizing factor by <br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>the ratio of the statewide referendum market value as calculated using the  definition <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>of referendum market value that was in effect prior to the 2008 legislative session for <br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>assessment year 2008 to the statewide referendum market value  that is in effect after the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>2008 legislative session for that assessment year.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for taxes levied in 2009, payable <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>in 2010, and thereafter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.51.0"></a><a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>    Sec. 51. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>appropriated from the general fund, unless otherwise indicated, to the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>Education for the fiscal years designated.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Additional general education revenue.</b> For additional general education <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>aid:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">26,804,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>    This appropriation is in addition to any other appropriation for this purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>    This 2009 appropriation includes $0 for 2008 and $26,804,000 for 2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Independent School District No. 239, Rushford-Peterson.</b> For school <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>district flood enrollment impact aid as a result of the floods of August 2007.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="14px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">158,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>    The base appropriation for fiscal year 2010 is $158,000. The base appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>later years is zero.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>    The district must provide to the commissioner of education documentation of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>the additional pupil transportation costs and the number of pupils in average daily <br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>membership lost as a result of the flood.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>    Up to $40,000 is for increased costs associated with transporting students as a result <br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>of the floods of August 2007.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Lancaster.</b> For a grant to Independent School District No. 356, Lancaster, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>to replace the loss of sparsity revenue:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>    The base appropriation for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 is $100,000 per year. The <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>base appropriation for later fiscal years is zero.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Principal's Leadership Institute.</b> For a grant to the Principal's Leadership <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>Institute under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.74:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">275,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>    This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Board of Teaching; licensure by portfolio.</b> For the Board of Teaching <br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>for licensure by portfolio:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">17,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>    This appropriation is from the educator licensure portfolio account of the special <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>revenue fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Minnesota Humanities Commission.</b> For a grant to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>Humanities Commission.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">275,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>    This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.52.0"></a><a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>    Sec. 52. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.21, subdivision 1, is repealed for revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>for fiscal year 2010 and later.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 127A.45, subdivision 7a, is repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>(c) Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 11, subdivisions 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>and 4, are repealed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>    Section 1. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 1, section 24, subdivision 2, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>General education aid.</b> For general education aid under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.13, subdivision 4</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,618,342,000<br/>
5,600,647,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,618,342,000<br/>
5,649,098,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $531,733,000 $536,251,000 for 2007 and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>$5,073,250,000 $5,064,396,000 for 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $546,314,000 $543,752,000 for 2008 and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>$5,072,028,000 $5,105,346,000 for 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>    Sec. 2. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 1, section 24, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>    Subd. 3.  <b>Referendum tax base replacement aid.</b> For referendum tax base <br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 7a</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">870,000861,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $870,000 $861,000 for 2007 and $0 for 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>    Sec. 3. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 1, section 24, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>    Subd. 4.  <b>Enrollment options transportation.</b> For transportation of pupils attending <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.09</statute_ref>, or for transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">95,00048,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">97,00050,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>    Sec. 4. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 1, section 24, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>    Subd. 5.  <b>Abatement revenue.</b> For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>127A.49
         </statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,343,000<br/>
1,333,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,347,000<br/>
1,629,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $76,000 for 2007 and $1,267,000 $1,257,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>for 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $140,000 $139,000 for 2008 and $1,207,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>$1,490,000 for 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>    Sec. 5. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 1, section 24, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>    Subd. 6.  <b>Consolidation transition.</b> For districts consolidating under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123A.485</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">565,000240,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">212,000339,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $43,000 for 2007 and $522,000 $197,000 for 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $57,000 $21,000 for 2008 and $155,000 $318,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>for 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>    Sec. 6. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 1, section 24, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>    Subd. 7.  <b>Nonpublic pupil education aid.</b> For nonpublic pupil education aid under <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.43</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>123B.87</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">16,290,000<br/>
15,601,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">16,620,000<br/>
16,608,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $1,606,000 $1,214,000 for 2007 and $14,684,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>$14,387,000 for 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $1,631,000 $1,598,000 for 2008 and $14,989,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>$15,010,000 for 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>    Sec. 7. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 1, section 24, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>    Subd. 8.  <b>Nonpublic pupil transportation.</b> For nonpublic pupil transportation aid <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.92, subdivision 9</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">21,551,000<br/>
20,755,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">21,392,000<br/>
21,007,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $2,124,000 for 2007 and $19,427,000 $18,631,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>for 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $2,158,000 $2,070,000 for 2008 and $19,234,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>$18,937,000 for 2009.<br/>

<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>    Sec. 8. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 2, section 46, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Charter school building lease aid.</b> For building lease aid under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11, subdivision 4</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">31,875,000<br/>
32,817,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">36,193,000<br/>
37,527,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $2,814,000 for 2007 and $29,061,000 $30,003,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>for 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $3,229,000 $3,333,000 for 2008 and $32,964,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>$34,194,000 for 2009. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>    Sec. 9. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 2, section 46, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>    Subd. 3.  <b>Charter school startup cost aid.</b> For charter school startup cost aid <br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,896,000<br/>
1,801,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,161,000<br/>
1,987,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $241,000 $239,000 for 2007 and $1,655,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>$1,562,000 for 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $183,000 $173,000 for 2008 and $1,978,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>$1,814,000 for 2009. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>    Sec. 10. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 2, section 46, subdivision 4, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>    Subd. 4.  <b>Integration aid.</b> For integration aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>124D.86, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">61,769,000<br/>
59,036,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">61,000,000<br/>
62,448,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $5,824,000 for 2007 and $55,945,000 $53,212,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>for 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $6,216,000 $5,912,000 for 2008 and $54,784,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>$56,536,000 for 2009. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>    Sec. 11. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 2, section 46, subdivision 6, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>    Subd. 6.  <b>Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.</b> For <br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.87</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,639,000<br/>
9,901,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">11,567,000<br/>
11,881,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>    Sec. 12. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 2, section 46, subdivision 9, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>    Subd. 9.  <b>Tribal contract schools.</b> For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.83</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,238,000<br/>
2,207,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,422,000<br/>
2,392,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $204,000 for 2007 and $2,034,000 $2,003,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>for 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $226,000 $222,000 for 2008 and $2,196,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>$2,170,000 for 2009. <br/>

<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>    Sec. 13. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 3, section 24, subdivision 3, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>    Subd. 3.  <b>Aid for children with disabilities.</b> For aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,538,000<br/>
2,086,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,729,000<br/>
2,282,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>    If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>year is available. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>    Sec. 14. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 3, section 24, subdivision 4, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>    Subd. 4.  <b>Travel for home-based services.</b> For aid for teacher travel for home-based <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>services under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 1</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">254,000207,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">284,000227,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $22,000 for 2007 and $232,000 $185,000 for 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $25,000 $20,000 for 2008 and $259,000 $207,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>for 2009. <br/>

<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>    Sec. 15. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 4, section 16, subdivision 2, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Health and safety revenue.</b> For health and safety aid according to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57, subdivision 5</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">190,000254,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">179,000103,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $20,000 for 2007 and $170,000 $234,000 for 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $18,000 $26,000 for 2008 and $161,000 $77,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>for 2009. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>    Sec. 16. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 4, section 16, subdivision 3, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>    Subd. 3.  <b>Debt service equalization.</b> For debt service aid according to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 6</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="41px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">14,813,000<br/>
14,814,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">11,124,000<br/>
9,109,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $1,767,000 $1,766,000 for 2007 and $13,046,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>$13,048,000 for 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $1,450,000 $1,449,000 for 2008 and $9,674,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>$7,660,000 for 2009. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>    Sec. 17. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 4, section 16, subdivision 6, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>    Subd. 6.  <b>Deferred maintenance aid.</b> For deferred maintenance aid, according to <br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591, subdivision 4</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,290,000<br/>
3,232,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,667,000<br/>
2,627,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $0 for 2007 and $3,290,000 $3,232,000 for 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $365,000 $359,000 for 2008 and $2,302,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>$2,268,000 for 2009. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>    Sec. 18. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 4, section 16, subdivision 8, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>    Subd. 8.  <b>School technology and operating capital aid grants.</b> For school <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>technology and operating capital grants under section 11: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">38,145,000<br/>
38,236,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">52,676,000<br/>
52,454,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>    This is a onetime appropriation. <br/>

<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>    Sec. 19. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 5, section 13, subdivision 2, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>School lunch.</b> For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.111</statute_ref>, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 
         <statute_ref>210.17</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">12,022,000<br/>
12,094,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">12,166,000<br/>
12,394,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>    Sec. 20. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 5, section 13, subdivision 4, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>    Subd. 4.  <b>Summer food service replacement aid.</b> For summer food service <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.119</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">150,000127,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">150,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>    Sec. 21. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 9, section 17, subdivision 2, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Early childhood family education aid.</b> For early childhood family <br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">21,106,000<br/>
21,092,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">29,601,000<br/>
29,324,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $1,796,000 for 2007 and $19,310,000 $19,296,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>for 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $2,145,000 $2,144,000 for 2008 and $27,456,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>$27,180,000 for 2009. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>    Sec. 22. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 9, section 17, subdivision 3, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>    Subd. 3.  <b>School readiness.</b> For revenue for school readiness programs under <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.15</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>124D.16</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,995,000<br/>
9,987,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,095,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $909,000 $901,000 for 2007 and $9,086,000 for <br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $1,009,000 for 2008 and $9,086,000 for 2009. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>    Sec. 23. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 9, section 17, subdivision 8, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>    Subd. 8.  <b>Community education aid.</b> For community education aid under <br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.20</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,307,000<br/>
1,299,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">816,000796,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $195,000 for 2007 and $1,112,000 $1,104,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>for 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $123,000 $122,000 for 2008 and $693,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>$674,000 for 2009. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.24.0"></a><a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>    Sec. 24. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 9, section 17, subdivision 9, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>    Subd. 9.  <b>Adults with disabilities program aid.</b> For adults with disabilities <br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.56</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">710,000709,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">710,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $71,000 $70,000 for 2007 and $639,000 for 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2008 and $639,000 for 2009. <br/>
<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>    School districts operating existing adults with disabilities programs that are not fully <br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>funded shall receive full funding for the program beginning in fiscal year 2008 before the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>commissioner awards grants to other districts. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.25.0"></a><a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>    Sec. 25. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 9, section 17, subdivision 13, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>    Subd. 13.  <b>Adult basic education aid.</b> For adult basic education aid under <br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.531</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">40,347,000<br/>
40,344,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">41,745,000<br/>
41,712,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">..... <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>    The 2008 appropriation includes $3,759,000 for 2007 and $36,588,000 $36,585,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>for 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>    The 2009 appropriation includes $4,065,000 for 2008 and $37,680,000 $37,647,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>for 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>fund made in this article.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Minnesota Office of Higher <br/>
Education<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,381,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,381,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Board of Trustees of the <br/>
Minnesota State Colleges and <br/>
Universities<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,000,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(6,880,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(7,880,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Board of Regents of the <br/>
University of Minnesota<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(6,150,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(6,150,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(12,300,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(7,150,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(14,411,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(21,561,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 144, article 1, to <br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the addition to <br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>or subtraction from the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and <br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the day <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>following final enactment. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER </b><br/>
<b>EDUCATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(1,381,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>The amounts that must be reduced for <br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>each purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.6"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Interstate Tuition Reciprocity</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(250,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Minnesota College Savings Plan</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,020,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>The budget base for the Minnesota college <br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>savings plan for fiscal year 2010 is <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>$1,020,000.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Agency Administration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(111,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Cancellation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>By June 30, 2009, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>finance shall cancel to the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>$90,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>chapter 107, article 1, section 2, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>12, to upgrade computer program application <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>software related to state grant awards.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Transfers In</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>The commissioner of finance must transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>$18,000 to the general fund from the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>technology carryforward account in the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>special revenue fund by June 30, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>The commissioner of finance must transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>$100,000 to the general fund from the private <br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>institutions regulation accounts in the special <br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>revenue fund by June 30, 2009. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE </b><br/>
<b>MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND </b><br/>
<b>UNIVERSITIES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total </b><b>Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(1,000,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(6,880,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>The amounts that must be reduced or <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>added for each purpose are specified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>following subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>General Reduction</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,000,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(7,600,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>Of this reduction, $5,000,000 is from <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>the appropriations for technology and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>$1,000,000 is from the central reserves. <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>The remainder is from the Office of the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>Chancellor budget.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>The reductions in this subdivision must not <br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>result in reductions to any of the campuses <br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>of the Minnesota State Colleges and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>Universities, must not reduce the technology <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>expenditures or grants to the campuses, and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>must not increase any assessments to the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>campuses from the Office of the Chancellor.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State <br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>Colleges and Universities must reallocate <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>$9,000,000 of state appropriations to reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>student tuition increases to two percent <br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>at state colleges and three percent at state <br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>universities and must not increase student <br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>fees beyond the amount that is currently <br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>planned for the next academic year.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>The legislature intends that by reducing <br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>tuition increases, the student's share of <br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>educational costs are decreased and the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>state's share of educational costs are <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>increased, consistent with the funding policy <br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.01. The <br/>
<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>legislature's goal is to begin progress over the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>next eight years to achieve a two-thirds state <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>share of educational costs and a one-third <br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>student share as specified in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>Statutes, section 135A.01.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>From the appropriation in Laws 2007, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>144, article 1, section 4, subdivision 1, the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>Board of Trustees shall allocate funding to <br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>campuses that lost revenue as a result of the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>decision in this law to eliminate nonresident <br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>undergraduate tuition at specified campuses.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Power of You Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 600,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>This appropriation is for the continuation of <br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>the power of you program at Metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>State University, Minneapolis Community <br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>and Technical College, and St. Paul College <br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.19.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>The board of trustees shall allocate the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>power of you funds to Metropolitan State <br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>University, Minneapolis Community and <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>Technical College, and St. Paul College.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>The funds must be used for financial aid <br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>for eligible students. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>available to the extent it is matched with an <br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>equal amount of nonstate money.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Teachers of Diverse Backgrounds </b><br/>
<b>Financial Aid Pilot Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">120,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>For a teachers of diverse backgrounds <br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>financial aid pilot program, to be <br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>implemented by (1) Winona State University <br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>in partnership with the Rochester school <br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>district and (2) St. Cloud State University <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>in partnership with the Robbinsdale school <br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>district, to increase the diversity of teachers <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>in school districts with a significant <br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>concentration of minority students and attain <br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>the state's interest in enhancing the academic <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>achievement of diverse student populations.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>A student is eligible to receive a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>under this subdivision if the student has a <br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>demonstrated interest and knowledge of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>diverse cultures. A preference must be given <br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>to a student whose parents did not attend <br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>college.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>Grants shall be made to eligible students <br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>for the student's junior and senior years in a <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>teacher preparation program. Priority shall <br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>be given to students who are eligible for a <br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>Pell grant or a state grant under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>Statutes, section 136A.121. Applications <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>must be submitted in the form and manner <br/>
<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>and with the information required by <br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>Winona State University and St. Cloud State <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>University.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>Within the limits of the appropriation, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>a student may receive a grant of up to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>$5,000 each year for a maximum of two <br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>academic years or the equivalent if the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>student continues to make satisfactory <br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>progress, as defined by the institution, toward <br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>a baccalaureate degree in education.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>System Base Reduced</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>The system base is reduced by $7,700,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>each year in fiscal years 2010 and 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE </b><br/>
<b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(6,150,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(6,150,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>The amounts that must be reduced or <br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>added for each purpose are specified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>following subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>General Reduction</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(6,150,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(6,150,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Restriction on Tuition Increase</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>The Board of Regents must not increase <br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>student tuition or fees beyond the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>currently planned for the 2008-2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>academic year.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>System Base Reduced</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>The system base is reduced by $8,700,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>in fiscal year 2010 and $8,700,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>year 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.101, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Resident student.</b> "Resident student" means a student who meets one of <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>the following conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>    (1) a student who has resided in Minnesota for purposes other than postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>education for at least 12 months without being enrolled at a postsecondary educational <br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>institution for more than five credits in any term;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>    (2) a dependent student whose parent or legal guardian resides in Minnesota at the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>time the student applies;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>    (3) a student who graduated from a Minnesota high school, if the student was a <br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>resident of Minnesota during the student's period of attendance at the Minnesota high <br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>school and the student is physically attending a Minnesota postsecondary educational <br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>institution; <br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>    (4) a student who, after residing in the state for a minimum of one year, earned a <br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>high school equivalency certificate in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>    (5) a member, spouse, or dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United <br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>States stationed in Minnesota on active federal military service as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>190.05
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 5c;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>    (6) a spouse or dependent of a veteran, as defined in section 197.447, if the veteran <br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>is a Minnesota resident;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>    (7) a person or spouse of a person who relocated to Minnesota from an area that <br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>is declared a presidential disaster area within the preceding 12 months if the disaster <br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>interrupted the person's postsecondary education; or<br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>    (7) (8) a person defined as a refugee under United States Code, title 8, section <br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>1101(a)(42), who, upon arrival in the United States, moved to Minnesota and has <br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>continued to reside in Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 7a, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>    Subd. 7a. <b>Surplus appropriation.</b> If the amount appropriated is determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>office to be more than sufficient to fund projected grant demand in the second year of the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>biennium, the office may increase the living and miscellaneous expense allowance in the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>second year of the biennium by up to an amount that retains sufficient appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>to fund the projected grant demand. The adjustment may be made one or more times. <br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>In making the determination that there are more than sufficient funds, the office shall <br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>balance the need for sufficient resources to meet the projected demand for grants with the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>goal of fully allocating the appropriation for state grants. An increase in the living and <br/>
<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>miscellaneous expense allowance under this subdivision does not carry forward into a <br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>subsequent biennium. This subdivision expires June 30, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>    Sec. 8. <b>[136F.19] POWER OF YOU PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The board shall establish and operate through <br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>each campus a power of you program at Metropolitan State University, Minneapolis <br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>Community and Technical College, and St. Paul College. The program shall, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>extent of available funding, make grants to eligible students. Each campus shall develop <br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>partnerships with high schools and school districts as part of the program. The board may <br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>accept and expend private funding for the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Grants. </b> A campus shall establish procedures to select recipients of grants. <br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>A grant award shall be equal to the amount remaining after deducting the student's Pell <br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>grant award and state grant award from the institution's tuition and mandatory fee charges. <br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligible students. </b> A student is eligible to receive a grant under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>if the student:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>    (1) is a graduate from a public Minneapolis or St. Paul high school;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>    (2) is enrolled full time immediately after graduation; <br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>    (3) was a participant in a power of you program as a high school student; and <br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>    (4) is eligible for a Pell grant or a state grant under section 136A.121.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Information.</b> The institutions implementing the power of you program <br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>shall disseminate information to all MnSCU institutions about their experience in <br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>implementing the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136G.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Matching grant qualification.</b> By June 30 July 1 of each year, a <br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>state matching grant must be added to each account established under the program if <br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>the following conditions are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>    (1) the contributor applies, in writing in a form prescribed by the director, for a <br/>
<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>matching grant;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>    (2) a minimum contribution of $200 was made during the preceding calendar year;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>    (3) the beneficiary's family meets Minnesota college savings plan residency <br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>requirements; and<br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>    (4) the family income of the beneficiary did not exceed $80,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008, for payments due July <br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>1, 2009, and thereafter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299A.45, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Eligibility.</b> Following certification A person is eligible to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>educational benefits under this section if the person:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>    (1) is certified under section 
         <statute_ref>299A.44</statute_ref> and in compliance with this section and rules <br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>of the commissioner of public safety and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education,;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>    (2) is enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program after June 30, 1990, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>at an eligible Minnesota institution as provided in section 136A.101, subdivision 4;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>    (3) has not receive a baccalaureate degree or been enrolled full time for ten semesters <br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>or the equivalent, except that a student who withdraws from enrollment for active military <br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>service is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of eligibility; and<br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>    (4) is related in one of the following ways to a public safety officer killed in the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>line of duty on or after January 1, 1973:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>    (i) as a dependent children child less than 23 years of age and the;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>    (ii) as a surviving spouse of a public safety officer killed in the line of duty on <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>or after January 1, 1973, are eligible to receive educational benefits under this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>To qualify for an award, they must be enrolled in undergraduate degree or certificate <br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>programs after June 30, 1990, at an eligible Minnesota institution as provided in section <br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var><statute_ref>136A.101, subdivision 4</statute_ref>. A student who withdraws from enrollment for active military <br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>service is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility. Persons <br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>who have received a baccalaureate degree or have been enrolled full time or the equivalent <br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>of ten semesters or the equivalent, whichever occurs first, are no longer eligible.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>    (iii) as a dependent child less than 30 years of age who has served on active military <br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>duty 181 consecutive days or more and has been honorably discharged or released to the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>dependent child's reserve or National Guard unit.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>    Sec. 11. Laws 2007, chapter 144, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.6"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2. <b>State Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">147,400,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">144,138,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>for the other year is available for it. <br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>For the biennium, the tuition maximum for <br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>students in four-year programs is $9,838 in <br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>each year for students in four-year programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>and for students in two-year programs, is <br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>$6,114 in the first year and $5,808 in the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>second year. <br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>This appropriation sets the living and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>miscellaneous expense allowance at $5,900 <br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>each the first year and $6,200 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>year. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.12.0"></a><a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>    Sec. 12. Laws 2007, chapter 144, article 1, section 5, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5. <b>University of Minnesota and Mayo </b><br/>
<b>Foundation Partnership</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">25,000,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0- <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>For the direct and indirect expenses of the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>collaborative research partnership between <br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>the University of Minnesota and the Mayo <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>Foundation for research in biotechnology <br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>and medical genomics. For fiscal years 2010 <br/>
<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>and 2011, the base shall be $8,000,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>each year. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>until expended. An annual report on the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>expenditure of these funds must be submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>to the governor, the chair of the house <br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>bioscience and emerging technologies <br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>committee, and the chairs of the senate and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>house committees responsible for higher <br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>education and economic development by <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>June 30 of each fiscal year. At a minimum, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>the report must include information on <br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>the number of patents, disclosures, and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>licensing agreements; the amount generated <br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>in royalties and how the royalty money is <br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>spent; and the number of companies created, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>where they are located, how many jobs are <br/>
<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>created, and the amount of venture capital <br/>
<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>raised.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>in this article.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(328,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,728,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(3,056,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">134,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">134,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">50,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,523,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,573,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">123,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">631,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">754,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(155,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>560,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>405,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the addition <br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and <br/>
<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>day following final enactment.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(469,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(603,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental Fund<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">134,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>$623,000 is a reduction in 2009. The <br/>
<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>commissioner shall make the reduction to <br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>administrative activities in a way to minimize <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>the effect to program operations.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>$134,000 in 2009 is appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>environmental fund for the development <br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>and adoption of rules to regulate emission <br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>standards of motor vehicles sold in this state <br/>
<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>as authorized under the federal Clean Air <br/>
<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>Act, United States Code, title 42, section <br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>7507. The base for fiscal years 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>2011 is $114,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>$20,000 in 2009 is appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>general fund for the following purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>(1) the development of recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>for establishing a comprehensive product <br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>stewardship approach to reducing <br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>environmental and health risks posed by <br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>the use or disposal of products. These <br/>
<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>recommendations shall be submitted to <br/>
<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>the chairs and ranking minority members <br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>of the senate and house committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>jurisdiction over environmental policy <br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>and environmental finance by January <br/>
<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>15, 2009. The recommendations shall <br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>include, at a minimum: a set of criteria to <br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>be used to evaluate products proposed for <br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>product stewardship solutions; a process for <br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>designating products for product stewardship <br/>
<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>solutions and the role the legislature would <br/>
<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>play in that process; typical components <br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>of product stewardship plans; options to <br/>
<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>facilitate the creation of industry-managed <br/>
<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>stewardship management organizations; <br/>
<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>methods to identify and monitor progress <br/>
<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>toward stewardship performance goals for <br/>
<a id="pl.59.35"></a><var>59.35</var>specific products; and strategies to implement <br/>
<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>the use of standards, certifications, and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>eco-labels to promote environmentally <br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>preferable products. To the extent possible, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>the recommendations must be consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>with existing product stewardship programs <br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>in North America. In developing the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>recommendations, the commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>consult with manufacturers, retailers, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>recyclers, environmental advocacy <br/>
<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>organizations, local units of government, and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>other interested parties;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>(2) a report to be submitted by December <br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>1, 2008, to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>members of the senate and house committees <br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>with primary jurisdiction over solid waste <br/>
<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>policy, analyzing the availability of collection <br/>
<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>and processing capacity in the seven-county <br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>metropolitan area for the recycling of <br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>construction and demolition waste. The <br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>report must recommend a percentage of the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>total weight of construction and demolition <br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>waste generated in the seven-county <br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>metropolitan area that represents an <br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>achievable but aggressive recycling goal that <br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>can be reached in 2012 and must include an <br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>analysis of the economic and environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>costs and benefits of reaching that goal; and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>(3) a report to be submitted by January 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>2009, to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>members of the senate and house committees <br/>
<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>with primary jurisdiction over solid waste <br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>policy, that recommends options for <br/>
<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>achieving the following goals by 2020: an <br/>
<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>increase in county recycling rates to 60 <br/>
<a id="pl.60.35"></a><var>60.35</var>percent of the weight of total solid waste <br/>
<a id="pl.60.36"></a><var>60.36</var>generation; and the diversion, prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>delivery to landfills and waste-to-energy <br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>plants, and recycling and reuse of an amount <br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>of source-separated compostable materials <br/>
<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>equal to 15 percent of total solid waste <br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>generation. The commissioner must obtain <br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>input from counties inside and outside the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>seven-county metropolitan area, recycling <br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>and composting facilities, waste haulers, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>environmental organizations, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>interested parties in preparing the report. <br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>The report must also contain estimates of <br/>
<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>the economic costs of implementing the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>strategies. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>NATURAL RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.4"/>
<col width="12.1"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(155,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>594,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(328,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,260,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">50,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,223,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">123,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">631,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>The appropriation additions or reductions <br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>for each purpose are shown in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Lands and Minerals</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(225,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(425,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>$200,000 in 2009 is a general reduction in <br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>lands and minerals administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>$124,000 in 2009 is a reduction from the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>appropriation for iron ore cooperative <br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>agreements.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>$101,000 in 2009 is a reduction from the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>appropriation for minerals diversification.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>$200,000 in 2009 is appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>natural resources fund for the administration <br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>and monitoring of permits to mine <br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>ferrous metals under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>section 93.481. By January 15, 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>the commissioner shall report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>legislature and the chairs of the senate and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>house committees with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>environment and natural resources finance <br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>on the establishment of a permit to mine <br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>application fee schedule that is based on <br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>the actual costs of issuing and monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>individual permits and any necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>legislation needed to cover the costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>issuing and monitoring the permits for the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>next biennium.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Water Resource Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(98,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(98,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(90,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>$38,000 is a reduction in 2009 attributable to <br/>
<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>the modification of reporting requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 103A.43.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>By January 15, 2009, the Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>Headwaters Board, established under <br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.367, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>submit a report to the chairs of the senate <br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>and house committees and divisions with <br/>
<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>jurisdiction over the environment and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>resources on how the board will meet its <br/>
<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>responsibility to protect and enhance the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>Mississippi River and related shoreland as <br/>
<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>required by Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>103F.367. In preparing the report, the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>Mississippi Headwaters Board shall hold two <br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>public input meetings in the area.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>$100,000 in 2009 is from the water recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>account in the natural resources fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>rulemaking on structures in public waters. <br/>
<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>$22,000 in 2009 is a reduction from the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>appropriation for ring dikes under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>Statutes, section 103F.161.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>$30,000 is a reduction in 2009 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>appropriation for grants associated with the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>implementation of the Red River mediation <br/>
<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>$98,000 is a reduction in 2008 from a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>onetime appropriation for impaired waters.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Forest Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>$53,000 in 2009 is for the Forest Resources <br/>
<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>Council to conduct a study of options and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>make recommendations to the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>for addressing the fragmentation and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>parcelization of large blocks of private <br/>
<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>forest land in the state. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>$197,000 in 2009 is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>University of Minnesota for the Interagency <br/>
<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>Information Cooperative to develop a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>common forest inventory format describing <br/>
<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>key attributes of Minnesota's public forest <br/>
<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>land base, growth models for managed forest <br/>
<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>stands, a forest wildlife habitat model format, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>and an information database on the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>family forest ownership.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Parks and Recreation Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">50,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(220,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">50,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">220,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>$220,000 in 2009 is a reduction for parks and <br/>
<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>recreation management.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>$220,000 in 2009 is from the state parks <br/>
<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>account in the natural resources fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>fund state park operations, maintenance, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>resource management, educational services, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>and associated support costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>$50,000 in 2008 from the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>fund is for grants to local units of government <br/>
<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>for up to 75 percent of the cost of meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>the equipment requirements for public <br/>
<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>pools under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>144.1222, subdivision 1d, paragraph (a), if <br/>
<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>enacted. The maximum grant is $10,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>per pool upgraded. Priority shall be given <br/>
<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>to local government applicants seeking <br/>
<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>assistance in installing a secondary suction <br/>
<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>or drainage outlet for the public pool where <br/>
<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>a fee is not charged for use of the pool. <br/>
<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>The commissioner shall consult with the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>commissioner of health in awarding the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>grants. Of this amount, notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>the restrictions under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>section 297A.94, $25,000 is from the revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>deposited in the natural resources fund <br/>
<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>paragraph (e), clause (3), and $25,000 is <br/>
<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>from the revenue deposited in the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>resources fund under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause <br/>
<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>(4). This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>available until June 30, 2009.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Trails and Waterways Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,085,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(50,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,135,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>Beginning in 2009, $300,000 each year is <br/>
<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>from the all-terrain vehicle account in the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>natural resources fund for monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>maintenance of newly designated trails.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>$700,000 in 2009 is from the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>resources fund for the development of <br/>
<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>the Virginia site and connecting trails <br/>
<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>for the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>Recreation Area. Of this amount, $400,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>is from the all-terrain vehicle account, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>$75,000 is from the off-highway motorcycle <br/>
<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>account, $125,000 is from the off-road <br/>
<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>vehicle account, and $100,000 is from <br/>
<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>the snowmobile trails and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>account. $300,000 is from federal money <br/>
<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>allocated for motorized recreation. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>a onetime appropriation. The appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>is available until expended for the design <br/>
<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>and development of an underpass for <br/>
<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>off-highway vehicles on Highway 135 in the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>city of Gilbert. None of these funds may be <br/>
<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>expended until all property as identified in <br/>
<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>the master plan has been acquired. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>$100,000 in 2009 is from the all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>vehicle account in the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>fund for a grant to the city of Hoyt Lakes to <br/>
<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>convert the Moose Trail snowmobile trail <br/>
<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>to a dual usage trail, so that it may also <br/>
<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>be used as an Off-Highway Vehicle trail <br/>
<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>connecting the city of Biwabik to the Iron <br/>
<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>Area. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>$50,000 in 2009 is a reduction from the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>appropriation for nonmotorized trails. <br/>
<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>$35,000 in 2009 is from the all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>vehicle account in the natural resources fund <br/>
<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>for all-terrain vehicle grants-in-aid.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Fish and Wildlife Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">123,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">119,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(427,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">123,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">546,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>$329,000 in 2009 is a reduction for fish and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>wildlife management.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>$46,000 in 2009 is a reduction in the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>appropriation for the Minnesota Shooting <br/>
<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>Sports Education Center.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>$52,000 in 2009 is a reduction for licensing.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>$123,000 in 2008 and $246,000 in 2009 are <br/>
<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>from the game and fish fund to implement <br/>
<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>fish virus surveillance, prepare infrastructure <br/>
<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>to handle possible outbreaks, and implement <br/>
<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>control procedures for highest risk waters <br/>
<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>and fish production operations. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>297A.94, paragraph (e), $300,000 in 2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>is from the second year appropriation in <br/>
<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, section 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>subdivision 7, from the heritage enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>account in the game and fish fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>study, predesign, and design shooting sports <br/>
<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>facilities at the Vermillion Highlands Wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>Management Area authorized by Laws 2007, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>chapter 57, article 1, section 168. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>available onetime only and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>$300,000 in 2009 is appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>game and fish fund for only activities that <br/>
<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>improve, enhance, or protect fish and wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>resources. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>Ecological Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(230,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>$230,000 in 2008 is a reduction from the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>appropriation for impaired waters.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>By June 30, 2008, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>finance shall transfer $594,000 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>water recreation account in the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>resources fund to the invasive species <br/>
<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>account in the natural resources fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>invasive species-related expenses.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 9.<b>Enforcement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">110,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(543,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">568,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">85,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>$543,000 in 2009 is a reduction in <br/>
<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>enforcement operations. $75,000 of <br/>
<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>this reduction is for conservation officer <br/>
<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>recruiting and $85,000 of this reduction is <br/>
<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>for advanced hunter education.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>$383,000 in 2009 is from the water recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>account in the natural resources fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>enforcement operations.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>$185,000 in 2009 is from the all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>vehicle account in the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>fund for grants to county law enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>agencies for all-terrain vehicle enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>and public education activities based on <br/>
<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>all-terrain vehicle use in the county.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>$85,000 in 2009 is from the game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>fund for advanced hunter education.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 10.<b>Operations Support</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(755,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>$755,000 is a reduction to the department's <br/>
<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>administration costs in fiscal year 2009. The <br/>
<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>commissioner shall make these reductions <br/>
<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>throughout the agency through reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>in travel, administrative costs, and vacancy <br/>
<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>management.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>The department's administration base is <br/>
<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>reduced by $255,000 in fiscal years 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.6"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>235,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>$200,000 in 2009 is a reduction from the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>appropriation for county cooperative weed <br/>
<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>management programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>$47,000 is a reduction in 2009 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>appropriation for cost-sharing contracts to <br/>
<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>establish native buffers. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>reduction.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>$68,000 in 2009 is a reduction from the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>appropriation for the drainage assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>program.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>$450,000 in 2009 is for implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>rehabilitation, erosion, and sediment control <br/>
<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>projects in the area included in DR-1717. <br/>
<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>Funds appropriated or transferred and <br/>
<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>waivers previously authorized to the board <br/>
<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>for DR-1717 flood relief and recovery as <br/>
<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>provided in Laws 2007, First Special Session <br/>
<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>chapter 2, are available and applicable until <br/>
<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>June 30, 2010. The board may use money <br/>
<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>from this appropriation to implement federal <br/>
<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>funding for projects in the area. The base <br/>
<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>for 2010 is $275,000 and the base for 2011 <br/>
<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>is $0. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>$100,000 in 2009 is for a grant to the Star <br/>
<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>Lake Board established in new Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>Statutes, section 103B.702. The board may <br/>
<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>use up to ten percent of the appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>administration and initial meeting of the Star <br/>
<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>Lake Board. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>To the extent possible prairie restorations <br/>
<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>paid for in whole or in part by appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>to the board must be made using best <br/>
<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>management practices for native prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>restoration as defined in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>section 84.02, subdivision 2.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>200,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(100,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">300,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>$300,000 in fiscal year 2009 is reduced <br/>
<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>from money appropriated from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>fund for metropolitan area regional parks <br/>
<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>maintenance and operations under Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>2007, chapter 57, article 1, section 6. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>a onetime reduction.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>$300,000 in fiscal year 2009 is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>from the natural resources fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>metropolitan area regional parks <br/>
<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>maintenance and operations. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>onetime appropriation from the revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>deposited in the natural resources fund <br/>
<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>paragraph (e), clause (3).<br/>
<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>$200,000 in 2009 is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>city of St. Paul. This appropriation is in <br/>
<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>addition to and for the same purposes as the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>appropriation for a grant to the city of St. <br/>
<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>Paul for Como Zoo in Laws 2006, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>258, section 17, subdivision 8. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>expended.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>TRANSFERS IN</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>By June 30, 2009, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>of finance shall transfer any remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>unappropriated balance, estimated to be <br/>
<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>$103,000, from the Minnesota future <br/>
<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>resources fund to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>By June 30, 2008, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>finance shall transfer $1,400,000 from <br/>
<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>the balance in the stream protection and <br/>
<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>improvement fund to the general fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.8.0"></a><a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4988, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Aquatic farming license.</b> (a) The annual fee for an aquatic farming license <br/>
<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>is $210 for the base license. The commissioner must establish an additional fee based <br/>
<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>on the acreage of the operation.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>    (b) The aquatic farming license may contain endorsements for the rights and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>privileges of the following licenses under the game and fish laws. The endorsement must <br/>
<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>be made upon payment of the license fee prescribed in section 
         <statute_ref>97A.475</statute_ref> for the following <br/>
<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>licenses: <br/>
<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>    (1) minnow dealer license;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>    (2) minnow retailer license for sale of minnows as bait;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>    (3) minnow exporting license;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>    (4) aquatic farm vehicle endorsement, which includes a minnow dealer vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>license, a minnow retailer vehicle license, an exporting minnow vehicle license, and a <br/>
<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>fish vendor license;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>    (5) sucker egg taking license; and<br/>
<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>    (6) game fish packers license.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.9.0"></a><a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4988, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Inspection fees.</b> The fees for the following inspections are: The <br/>
<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, establish fees for <br/>
<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>the services listed in clauses (1) to (3). The fees must be set in an amount that does not <br/>
<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>recover significantly more or less than the cost of providing the service. The fees are not <br/>
<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The <br/>
<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>services covered under this provision include:<br/>
<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>    (1) initial inspection of each water to be licensed, $50;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>    (2) fish health inspection and certification, $60 plus $150 per lot thereafter including <br/>
<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>initial tissue sample collection, basic fish health assessment, viral pathogen testing, and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>bacteriological testing; and<br/>
<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>    (3) initial inspection for containment and quarantine facility inspections, $100.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.10.0"></a><a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>    Sec. 10. <b>[85.53] PARKS AND TRAILS FUND.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>    The parks and trails fund is established in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>section 15. All money earned by the parks and trails fund must be credited to the fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, if the constitutional <br/>
<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>amendment proposed in Laws 2008, chapter 151, is adopted by the voters.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.11.0"></a><a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 93.481, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Mining administration account.</b> The mining administration account is <br/>
<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>established as an account in the natural resources fund. Ferrous mining administrative fees <br/>
<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>charged to owners, operators, or managers of mines shall be credited to the account and <br/>
<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>may be appropriated to the commissioner to cover the costs of providing and monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>permits to mine ferrous metals under this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.12.0"></a><a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>    Sec. 12. <b>[94.3495] EXPEDITED EXCHANGES OF LAND INVOLVING THE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var><b>STATE AND GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Purpose and scope.</b> (a) The purpose of this section is to expedite the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>exchange of public land ownership. Consolidation of public land reduces management <br/>
<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>costs and aids in the reduction of forest fragmentation.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>    (b) This section applies to exchanges of land between the state and a governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>subdivision of the state. For land exchanges under this section, sections 94.342 to 94.347 <br/>
<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>apply only to the extent specified in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Classes of land; definitions.</b> The classes of public land that may be <br/>
<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>involved in an expedited exchange under this section are:<br/>
<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>    (1) Class 1 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class A land as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>section 94.342, subdivision 1, except for:<br/>
<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>    (i) school trust land as defined in section 92.025; and<br/>
<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>    (ii) university land granted to the state by acts of Congress;<br/>
<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>    (2) Class 2 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class B land as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>section 94.342, subdivision 2; and<br/>
<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>    (3) Class 3 land, which for the purpose of this section is all land owned in fee by <br/>
<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>a governmental subdivision of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Valuation of land.</b> (a) In an exchange of Class 1 land for Class 2 or 3 land, <br/>
<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>the value of all the land shall be determined by the commissioner of natural resources. In <br/>
<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>an exchange of Class 2 land for Class 3 land, the value of all the land shall be determined <br/>
<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>by the county board of the county in which the land lies. To determine the value of the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>land, the parties to the exchange may cause the land to be appraised, utilize the valuation <br/>
<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>process provided under section 84.0272, subdivision 3, or obtain a market analysis from a <br/>
<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>qualified real estate broker. Merchantable timber value must be determined and considered <br/>
<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>in finalizing valuation of the lands.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>    (b) All lands exchanged under this section shall be exchanged only for lands of <br/>
<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>at least substantially equal value. For the purposes of this subdivision, "substantially <br/>
<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>equal value" has the meaning given under section 94.343, subdivision 3, paragraph (b). <br/>
<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>No payment is due either party if the lands are of substantially equal value but are not <br/>
<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>of the same value.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Title.</b> Title to the land must be examined to the extent necessary for the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>parties to determine that the title is good, with any encumbrances identified. The parties to <br/>
<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>the exchange may utilize title insurance to aid in the determination.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Approval by Land Exchange Board.</b> All expedited land exchanges <br/>
<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>under this section, and the terms and conditions of the exchanges, require the unanimous <br/>
<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>approval of the Land Exchange Board.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Conveyance.</b> (a) Conveyance of Class 1 land given in exchange shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>made by deed executed by the commissioner of natural resources in the name of the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>state. Conveyance of Class 2 land given in exchange shall be by a deed executed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>commissioner of revenue in the name of the state. Conveyance of Class 3 land shall be by <br/>
<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>a deed executed by the governing body in the name of the governing authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>    (b) If Class 1 land is given in exchange for Class 2 or 3 land, the deed to the Class <br/>
<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>2 or 3 land shall first be delivered to the commissioner of natural resources. Following <br/>
<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>the recording of the deed, the commissioner of natural resources shall deliver the deed <br/>
<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>conveying the Class 1 land.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>    (c) If Class 2 land is given in exchange for Class 3 land, the deed to the Class 3 land <br/>
<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>shall first be delivered to the county auditor. Following the recording of the deed, the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>commissioner of revenue shall deliver the deed conveying the Class 2 land.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>    (d) All deeds shall be recorded or registered in the county in which the lands lie.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Reversionary interest; mineral and water power rights and other </b><br/>
<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var><b>reservations.</b> (a) All deeds conveying land given in an expedited land exchange under <br/>
<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>this section shall include a reverter that provides that title to the land automatically reverts <br/>
<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>to the conveying governmental unit if:<br/>
<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>    (1) the receiving governmental unit sells, exchanges, or otherwise transfers title of <br/>
<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>the land within 40 years of the date of the deed conveying ownership; and<br/>
<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>    (2) there is no prior written approval for the transfer from the conveying <br/>
<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>governmental unit. The authority for granting approval is the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>resources for former Class 1 land, the county board for former Class 2 land, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>governing body for former Class 3 land.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>    (b) Class 1 land given in exchange is subject to the reservation provisions of section <br/>
<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>94.343, subdivision 4. Class 2 land given in exchange is subject to the reservation <br/>
<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>provisions of section 94.344, subdivision 4. County fee land given in exchange is subject <br/>
<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>to the reservation provisions of section 373.01, subdivision 1, paragraph (g).<br/>
<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Land status.</b> Land received in exchange for Class 1 land is subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>same trust, if any, and otherwise has the same status as the land given in exchange. Land <br/>
<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>received in exchange for Class 2 land is subject to a trust in favor of the governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>subdivision wherein it lies and all laws relating to tax-forfeited land. Land received in <br/>
<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>exchange for Class 3 land has the same status as the land given in exchange.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.13.0"></a><a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, subdivision 29, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>    Subd. 29. <b>Private fish hatcheries.</b> The fees for the following licenses to be issued <br/>
<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>to residents and nonresidents are:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>    (1) for a private fish hatchery, with annual sales under $200, $70;<br/>
<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>    (2) for a private fish hatchery, with annual sales of $200 or more, $210 for the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>base license. The commissioner must establish an additional fee based on the acreage of <br/>
<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>the operation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>    (3) to take sucker eggs from public waters for a private fish hatchery, $400, plus <br/>
<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>$6 for each quart in excess of 100 quarts.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.14.0"></a><a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103A.204, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var><b>103A.204 GROUNDWATER POLICY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>    (a) The responsibility for the protection of groundwater in Minnesota is vested <br/>
<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>in a multiagency approach to management. The following is a list of agencies and the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>groundwater protection areas for which the agencies are primarily responsible; the list is <br/>
<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>not intended to restrict the areas of responsibility to only those specified:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>    (1) Environmental Quality Board: creation of a water resources committee to <br/>
<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>coordinate coordination of state groundwater protection programs and a biennial <br/>
<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>groundwater policy report beginning in 1994 that includes, for the 1994 report, the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>findings in the groundwater protection report coordinated by the Pollution Control Agency <br/>
<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>for the Environmental Protection Agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>    (2) Pollution Control Agency: water quality monitoring and reporting and the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>development of best management practices and regulatory mechanisms for protection of <br/>
<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>groundwater from nonagricultural chemical contaminants;<br/>
<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>    (3) Department of Agriculture: sustainable agriculture, integrated pest management, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var>water quality monitoring, and the development of best management practices and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>regulatory mechanisms for protection of groundwater from agricultural chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>contaminants;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>    (4) Board of Water and Soil Resources: reporting on groundwater education and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>outreach with local government officials, local water planning and management, and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>local cost share programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>    (5) Department of Natural Resources: water quantity monitoring and regulation, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>sensitivity mapping, and development of a plan for the use of integrated pest management <br/>
<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>and sustainable agriculture on state-owned lands; and<br/>
<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>    (6) Department of Health: regulation of wells and borings, and the development of <br/>
<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>health risk limits under section 
         <statute_ref>103H.201</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>    (b) The Environmental Quality Board shall through its Water Resources Committee <br/>
<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>coordinate with representatives of all agencies prepare a report on policy issues related to <br/>
<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>its responsibilities listed in paragraph (a), citizens, and other interested groups to prepare <br/>
<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>a biennial report every even-numbered year as part of its duties described in sections <br/>
<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var><statute_ref>103A.43</statute_ref> and 
<statute_ref>103B.151</statute_ref> and include these reports with the assessments in section 103A.43 <br/>
<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>and the "Minnesota Water Plan" in section 103B.151. <br/>
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<a id="bill.5.15.0"></a><a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103A.43, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var><b>103A.43 WATER ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>    (a) The Environmental Quality Board shall evaluate and consolidate the assessments <br/>
<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>required in paragraphs (b) and (c) with the policy report in section 103A.204 and submit a <br/>
<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>single report to the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>over the environment, natural resources, and agriculture and the Legislative-Citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources on statewide water research needs and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>recommended priorities for addressing these needs. Local water research needs may also <br/>
<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>be included by September 15, 2010, and every five years thereafter.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>    (b) The Environmental Quality Board shall work with the Pollution Control Agency <br/>
<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>and the Department of Agriculture to coordinate shall provide a biennial assessment and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>analysis of water quality, groundwater degradation trends, and efforts to reduce, prevent, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>minimize, and eliminate degradation of water. The assessment and analysis must include <br/>
<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>an analysis of relevant monitoring data.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>    (c) The Environmental Quality Board shall work with the Department of Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>Resources to coordinate shall provide an assessment and analysis of the quantity of surface <br/>
<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>and ground water in the state and the availability of water to meet the state's needs.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>    (d) The Environmental Quality Board shall coordinate and submit a report on water <br/>
<a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var>policy including the analyses in paragraphs (a) to (c) to the house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>and senate committees with jurisdiction over the environment, natural resources, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>and agriculture and the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources by <br/>
<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>September 15 of each even-numbered year. The report may include the groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>policy report in section 
<statute_ref>103A.204</statute_ref>. <br/>
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<a id="bill.5.16.0"></a><a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103B.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Water planning.</b> The Environmental Quality Board shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>    (1) coordinate public water resource management and regulation activities among <br/>
<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>the state agencies having jurisdiction in the area;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>    (2) initiate, coordinate, and continue to develop comprehensive long-range water <br/>
<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>resources planning in furtherance of the plan prepared by the Environmental Quality <br/>
<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>Board's Water Resources Committee entitled "Minnesota Water Plan," published in <br/>
<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>January 1991, by September 15, 2000, and each ten-year interval afterwards;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>    (3) coordinate water planning activities of local, regional, and federal bodies with <br/>
<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>state water planning and integrate these plans with state strategies;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>    (4) coordinate development of state water policy recommendations and priorities, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>and a recommended program for funding identified needs, including priorities for <br/>
<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>implementing the state water resources monitoring plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>    (5) administer federal water resources planning with multiagency interests;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>    (6) ensure that groundwater quality monitoring and related data is provided and <br/>
<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>integrated into the Minnesota land management information system according to <br/>
<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>published data compatibility guidelines. Costs of integrating the data in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>data compatibility standards must be borne by the agency generating the data;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>    (7) coordinate the development and evaluation of water information and education <br/>
<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>materials and resources; and<br/>
<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>    (8) coordinate the dissemination of water information and education through <br/>
<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>existing delivery systems.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.17.0"></a><a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>    Sec. 17. <b>[103B.701] STAR LAKES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> For the purposes of this section, the term "lake <br/>
<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>association" means an association organized for the purpose of addressing issues on a <br/>
<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>specific lake or river, a lake improvement district, or a lake conservation district.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Application.</b> (a) A lake association may apply to the Star Lake Board for <br/>
<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>designation as a star lake or river. The applicant must include a copy of a star lake or <br/>
<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>river management plan for the lake or river.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>    (b) After review of the application, the Star Lake Board shall determine whether <br/>
<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>designation as a star lake or river will be granted. The designation as a star lake or river <br/>
<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>becomes effective the day following designation by the board. The board shall publish the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>decision on a star lake or river designation in the State Register, including the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>date of the designation.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>    (c) The star lake or river designation is effective until the earlier of:<br/>
<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>    (1) five years after the date of designation; or<br/>
<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>    (2) when the Star Lake Board finds that the lake association is not fulfilling the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>requirements of this section or of the star lake or river management plan submitted.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>    (d) Within six months before the expiration date of the designation as a star lake <br/>
<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>or river, a lake association may apply to continue the star lake or river designation under <br/>
<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> A lake association applying for designation as a star lake <br/>
<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>or river must:<br/>
<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>    (1) develop and update a star lake or river management plan as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>subdivision 4;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>    (2) maintain a membership or participation of at least 50 percent of the private <br/>
<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>shoreland owners;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>    (3) participate in a water quality monitoring program under section 115.06, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>subdivision 4, or other programs meeting Pollution Control Agency standards; and<br/>
<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>    (4) meet at least annually to review the plan and notify appropriate state agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>and local government units in the development and monitoring of the star lake or river <br/>
<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>management plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Star lake or river management plan.</b> (a) A star lake or river management <br/>
<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>plan must contain a baseline of the current condition of the lake or river based on scientific <br/>
<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>information and plans for addressing the following issues:<br/>
<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>    (1) increases in native vegetation in the littoral area of the lake or river, where <br/>
<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>appropriate;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>    (2) increases in native vegetation on the shoreline areas of the lake or river, where <br/>
<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>appropriate;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>    (3) prevention, reduction, or elimination of aquatic invasive species in the lake <br/>
<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>or river;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>    (4) increasing or maintaining a healthy diverse fishery that is appropriate for the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>lake or river;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>    (5) how the association will work with state agencies and local government units to <br/>
<a id="pl.77.36"></a><var>77.36</var>identify water pollution sources and impairments;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>    (6) how the association will assist state and local programs to generate data needed <br/>
<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>by state agencies and local government units in an appropriate format;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>    (7) promoting compliance with adopted shoreland zoning standards and shoreland <br/>
<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>best management practices;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>    (8) how the lake association will assure its involvement in public input opportunities <br/>
<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>for various local comprehensive and project-specific planning and zoning processes;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>    (9) education and recognition opportunities for shoreland owners and other entities <br/>
<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>that conduct activities affecting the quality of the lake or river; and<br/>
<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>    (10) other activities that will coordinate with or enhance other state and local water <br/>
<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>management efforts.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>    (b) The star lake or river management plan shall be updated within five years of <br/>
<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>adoption by the lake association.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>    Subd. 5. <b>State resources.</b> State agencies may consider star lake or river designation <br/>
<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>in determining the allocation of financial and staff resources.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.18.0"></a><a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>    Sec. 18. <b>[103B.702] STAR LAKE BOARD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> (a) The Star Lake Board shall be established as a <br/>
<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>nonprofit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>as amended. The Star Lake Board shall promote and designate star lakes and rivers in <br/>
<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>Minnesota under section 103B.701.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>    (b) The board must work with private and public entities to leverage the resources <br/>
<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>available to achieve and sustain the designation of Minnesota star lakes or rivers. The <br/>
<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>board may assist lake associations with finding appropriate technical and financial <br/>
<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>assistance and make recommendations to state agencies and local government units <br/>
<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>regarding the manner in which technical or financial assistance can be most effectively <br/>
<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>delivered. To the extent that money is available, the board may secure, provide, or <br/>
<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>recommend financial assistance to meet specific needs of lake associations, for:<br/>
<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>    (1) completing a star lake or river management plan when the lake association does <br/>
<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>not have an existing management plan and the association is committed to the goals of a <br/>
<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>plan, as specified in section 103B.701, subdivision 4; and<br/>
<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>    (2) addressing specific issues of the lake or river to achieve or maintain the goals <br/>
<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>of the lake or river management plan for lake associations that have achieved a star lake <br/>
<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>or river designation.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>    (c) The board shall consist of:<br/>
<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>    (1) three public members appointed by the speaker of the house, with one member <br/>
<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>representing county governments, one member representing city governments, and one <br/>
<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>member representing an organization that promotes clean lakes and rivers;<br/>
<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>    (2) three public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees <br/>
<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>of the Committee on Rules and Administration, with one member representing county <br/>
<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>governments, one member representing city governments, and one member representing <br/>
<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>an organization that promotes clean lakes and rivers;<br/>
<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>    (3) five members, chosen by the other board members with regard to obtaining <br/>
<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>representation from a variety of types of lakes and rivers within the state, who are from <br/>
<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>lake associations representing designated star lakes or rivers, or until July 1, 2011, are <br/>
<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>eligible to achieve star lake or river designation; <br/>
<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>    (4) one member designated by the commissioner of natural resources;<br/>
<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>    (5) one member designated by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>    (6) one member designated by the chair of the Board of Water and Soil Resources; <br/>
<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>    (7) one member designated by the Indian Affairs Council.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>    (d) By January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the board shall submit a report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with <br/>
<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>jurisdiction over environment policy and finance on the activities for which money has <br/>
<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>been or will be spent for the current biennium, the applications for designation, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>star lakes or rivers designated by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>    (e) Public members appointed by the speaker of the house and the senate <br/>
<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration serve at <br/>
<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>the pleasure of the appointing authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Conflict of interest.</b> A board member may not participate in or vote on a <br/>
<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>decision of the board relating to an organization in which the member has either a direct <br/>
<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>or indirect personal financial interest. While serving on the Star Lake Board, a member <br/>
<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>shall avoid any potential conflict of interest.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Staff; contracts.</b> The board may hire staff or enter into contracts to carry <br/>
<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>out the activities of the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Bylaws.</b> The board shall adopt bylaws necessary for the conduct of the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>business of the board consistent with this section. The corporation must publish bylaws <br/>
<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>and amendments to the bylaws in the State Register.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Place of business.</b> The board shall locate and maintain the board's place of <br/>
<a id="pl.79.35"></a><var>79.35</var>business within the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Chair.</b> The board shall annually elect from among its members a chair and <br/>
<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>other officers necessary for the performance of its duties.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Meetings.</b> The board shall meet at least twice each year and may hold <br/>
<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>additional meetings upon giving notice in accordance with the bylaws of the board. Board <br/>
<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>meetings are subject to chapter 13D.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Funds.</b> The board may accept and use gifts, grants, or contributions from <br/>
<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>any source. Unless otherwise restricted by the terms of a gift or bequest, the board may <br/>
<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of and invest or reinvest the money, securities, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>property given or bequested to it. The principal of these funds, the income from them, and <br/>
<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>all other revenues received by the board from any nonstate source must be placed in the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>depositories the board determines and is subject to expenditure for the board's purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Accounts; audits.</b> The board may establish funds and accounts necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>to carry out its responsibilities. The board shall provide for and pay the cost of an <br/>
<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>independent audit of its official books and records by the legislative auditor subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>sections 3.971 and 3.972. A copy of this audit shall be filed with the secretary of state.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.19.0"></a><a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.271, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Water use permit processing fee.</b> (a) Except as described in paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>(b) to (f), a water use permit processing fee must be prescribed by the commissioner in <br/>
<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>accordance with the schedule of fees in this subdivision for each water use permit in force <br/>
<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>at any time during the year. The schedule is as follows, with the stated fee in each clause <br/>
<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>applied to the total amount appropriated:<br/>
<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>    (1) $101 $140 for amounts not exceeding 50,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>    (2) $3 $3.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 50,000,000 gallons <br/>
<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>but less than 100,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>    (3) $3.50 $4 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 100,000,000 gallons <br/>
<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>but less than 150,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>    (4) $4 $4.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 150,000,000 gallons <br/>
<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>but less than 200,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>    (5) $4.50 $5 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 200,000,000 gallons <br/>
<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>but less than 250,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>    (6) $5 $5.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 250,000,000 gallons <br/>
<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>but less than 300,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>    (7) $5.50 $6 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 300,000,000 gallons <br/>
<a id="pl.80.34"></a><var>80.34</var>but less than 350,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>    (8) $6 $6.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 350,000,000 gallons <br/>
<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>but less than 400,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>    (9) $6.50 $7 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 400,000,000 gallons <br/>
<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>but less than 450,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>    (10) $7 $7.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 450,000,000 gallons <br/>
<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>but less than 500,000,000 gallons per year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>    (11) $7.50 $8 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 500,000,000 gallons <br/>
<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>per year.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>    (b) For once-through cooling systems, a water use processing fee must be prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule of fees for each water use <br/>
<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>permit in force at any time during the year:<br/>
<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>    (1) for nonprofit corporations and school districts, $150 $200 per 1,000,000 gallons; <br/>
<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>    (2) for all other users, $300 $420 per 1,000,000 gallons.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>    (c) The fee is payable based on the amount of water appropriated during the year <br/>
<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>and, except as provided in paragraph (f), the minimum fee is $100.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>    (d) For water use processing fees other than once-through cooling systems:<br/>
<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>    (1) the fee for a city of the first class may not exceed $250,000 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>    (2) the fee for other entities for any permitted use may not exceed:<br/>
<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>    (i) $50,000 per year for an entity holding three or fewer permits;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>    (ii) $75,000 per year for an entity holding four or five permits;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>    (iii) $250,000 per year for an entity holding more than five permits;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>    (3) the fee for agricultural irrigation may not exceed $750 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>    (4) the fee for a municipality that furnishes electric service and cogenerates steam <br/>
<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>for home heating may not exceed $10,000 for its permit for water use related to the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>cogeneration of electricity and steam; and<br/>
<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>    (5) no fee is required for a project involving the appropriation of surface water to <br/>
<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>prevent flood damage or to remove flood waters during a period of flooding, as determined <br/>
<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>    (e) Failure to pay the fee is sufficient cause for revoking a permit. A penalty of two <br/>
<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>percent per month calculated from the original due date must be imposed on the unpaid <br/>
<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>balance of fees remaining 30 days after the sending of a second notice of fees due. A fee <br/>
<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>may not be imposed on an agency, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>16B.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, or federal <br/>
<a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>governmental agency holding a water appropriation permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.35"></a><var>81.35</var>    (f) The minimum water use processing fee for a permit issued for irrigation of <br/>
<a id="pl.81.36"></a><var>81.36</var>agricultural land is $20 for years in which:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>    (1) there is no appropriation of water under the permit; or<br/>
<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>    (2) the permit is suspended for more than seven consecutive days between May 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>and October 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>    (g) A surcharge of $20 per million gallons in addition to the fee prescribed in <br/>
<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>paragraph (a) shall be applied to the volume of water used in each of the months of June, <br/>
<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>July, and August that exceeds the volume of water used in January for municipal water <br/>
<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>use, irrigation of golf courses, and landscape irrigation. The surcharge for municipalities <br/>
<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>with more than one permit shall be determined based on the total appropriations from all <br/>
<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>permits that supply a common distribution system.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.20.0"></a><a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 103G.291, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Water supply plans; demand reduction.</b> (a) Every public water supplier <br/>
<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>serving more than 1,000 people must submit a water supply plan to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>for approval by January 1, 1996. In accordance with guidelines developed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>commissioner, the plan must address projected demands, adequacy of the water supply <br/>
<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>system and planned improvements, existing and future water sources, natural resource <br/>
<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>impacts or limitations, emergency preparedness, water conservation, supply and demand <br/>
<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>reduction measures, and allocation priorities that are consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>103G.261</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>Public water suppliers must update their plan and, upon notification, submit it to the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>commissioner for approval every ten years.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>    (b) The water supply plan in paragraph (a) is required for all communities in the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>metropolitan area, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121</statute_ref>, with a municipal water supply system <br/>
<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>and is a required element of the local comprehensive plan required under section 
         <statute_ref>473.859</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>Water supply plans or updates submitted after December 31, 2008, must be consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>with the metropolitan area master water supply plan required under section 
         <statute_ref>473.1565</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>    (c) Public water suppliers serving more than 1,000 people must employ water <br/>
<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>use demand reduction measures, including a conservation rate structure, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (a), unless exempted under subdivision 4, paragraph (c), before <br/>
<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>requesting approval from the commissioner of health under section 
         <statute_ref>144.383, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>(a)
         </statute_ref>, to construct a public water supply well or requesting an increase in the authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>volume of appropriation. Demand reduction measures must include evaluation of <br/>
<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>conservation rate structures and a public education program that may include a toilet <br/>
<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var>and showerhead retrofit program.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>    (d) Public water suppliers serving more than 1,000 people must submit records <br/>
<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>that indicate the number of connections and amount of use by customer category and <br/>
<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>volume of water unaccounted for with the annual report of water use required under <br/>
<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103G.281, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>    (e) For the purposes of this subdivision section, "public water supplier" means <br/>
<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>an entity that owns, manages, or operates a public water supply, as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>144.382, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.21.0"></a><a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.291, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Conservation rate structure required.</b> (a) For the purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>section, "conservation rate structure" means a rate structure that encourages conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>and may include increasing block rates, seasonal rates, time of use rates, individualized <br/>
<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>goal rates, or excess use rates. The rate structure must consider each residential unit as an <br/>
<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>individual user in multiple-family dwellings.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>    (b) To encourage conservation, a public water supplier serving more than 1,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>people in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, shall use <br/>
<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>a conservation rate structure by January 1, 2010. All remaining public water suppliers <br/>
<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>serving more than 1,000 people shall use a conservation rate structure by January 1, 2013.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>    (c) A public water supplier without the proper measuring equipment to track the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>amount of water used by its users, as of the effective date of this act, is exempt from <br/>
<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>this subdivision and the conservation rate structure requirement under subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>paragraph (c).<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.22.0"></a><a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.615, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Fees.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish a fee schedule for permits to <br/>
<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>control or harvest aquatic plants other than wild rice. The fees must be set by rule, and <br/>
<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16A.1283</statute_ref> does not apply, but the rule must not take effect until 45 legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>days after it has been reported to the legislature. The fees may not exceed $750 per <br/>
<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>permit shall be based upon the cost of receiving, processing, analyzing, and issuing the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>permit, and additional costs incurred after the application to inspect and monitor the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>activities authorized by the permit, and enforce aquatic plant management rules and <br/>
<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>permit requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>    (b) The A fee for a permit for the control of rooted aquatic vegetation is $35 for each <br/>
<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>contiguous parcel of shoreline owned by an owner may be charged. This fee may not <br/>
<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>be charged for permits issued in connection with purple loosestrife control or lakewide <br/>
<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>Eurasian water milfoil control programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>    (c) A fee may not be charged to the state or a federal governmental agency applying <br/>
<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>for a permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>    (d) The money received for the permits under this subdivision shall be deposited in <br/>
<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>the treasury and credited to the water recreation account.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.23.0"></a><a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>    Sec. 23. <b>[114D.50] CLEAN WATER FUND.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>    The clean water fund is established in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section <br/>
<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>15. All money earned by the fund must be credited to the fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, if the constitutional <br/>
<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>amendment proposed in Laws 2008, chapter 151, is adopted by the voters.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.24.0"></a><a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Rules and standards.</b> Pursuant and subject to the provisions of chapter 14, <br/>
<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>and the provisions hereof, the Pollution Control Agency may adopt, amend and rescind <br/>
<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>rules and standards having the force of law relating to any purpose within the provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>of Laws 1967, chapter 882, for the prevention, abatement, or control of air pollution. <br/>
<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>Any such rule or standard may be of general application throughout the state, or may be <br/>
<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>limited as to times, places, circumstances, or conditions in order to make due allowance <br/>
<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>for variations therein. Without limitation, rules or standards may relate to sources or <br/>
<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>emissions of air contamination or air pollution, to the quality or composition of such <br/>
<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>emissions, or to the quality of or composition of the ambient air or outdoor atmosphere or <br/>
<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>to any other matter relevant to the prevention, abatement, or control of air pollution.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>    Pursuant and subject to the provisions of chapter 14, and the provisions hereof, the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>Pollution Control Agency may adopt, amend, and rescind rules and standards having the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>force of law relating to any purpose within the provisions of Laws 1969, chapter 1046, <br/>
<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>for the collection, transportation, storage, processing, and disposal of solid waste and the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>prevention, abatement, or control of water, air, and land pollution which may be related <br/>
<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>thereto, and the deposit in or on land of any other material that may tend to cause pollution. <br/>
<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>The agency shall adopt such rules and standards for sewage sludge, addressing the intrinsic <br/>
<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>suitability of land, the volume and rate of application of sewage sludge of various degrees <br/>
<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>of intrinsic hazard, design of facilities, and operation of facilities and sites. Any such rule <br/>
<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>or standard may be of general application throughout the state or may be limited as to <br/>
<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>times, places, circumstances, or conditions in order to make due allowance for variations <br/>
<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>therein. Without limitation, rules or standards may relate to collection, transportation, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>processing, disposal, equipment, location, procedures, methods, systems or techniques <br/>
<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>or to any other matter relevant to the prevention, abatement or control of water, air, and <br/>
<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>land pollution which may be advised through the control of collection, transportation, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>processing, and disposal of solid waste and sewage sludge, and the deposit in or on land of <br/>
<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>any other material that may tend to cause pollution. By January 1, 1983, the rules for the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>management of sewage sludge shall include an analysis of the sewage sludge determined <br/>
<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>by the commissioner of agriculture to be necessary to meet the soil amendment labeling <br/>
<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>18C.215</statute_ref>. The rules for the disposal of solid waste shall include <br/>
<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>site-specific criteria to prohibit solid waste disposal based on the area's sensitivity to <br/>
<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>groundwater contamination, including site-specific testing. The rules shall also include <br/>
<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>modifications to financial assurance requirements under subdivision 4h that ensure the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>state is protected from financial responsibility for future groundwater contamination. Until <br/>
<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>the rules are modified to include site-specific criteria to prohibit areas from solid waste <br/>
<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>disposal due to groundwater contamination sensitivity, as required under this section, the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>agency shall not issue a permit for a new solid waste disposal facility, except for:<br/>
<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>    (1) the reissuance of a permit for a land disposal facility operating as of March <br/>
<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>1, 2008;<br/>
<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>    (2) a permit to expand a land disposal facility operating as of March 1, 2008, beyond <br/>
<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>its permitted boundaries, including expansion on land that is not contiguous to, but is <br/>
<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>located within 600 yards of, the land disposal facility's permitted boundaries;<br/>
<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>    (3) a permit to modify the type of waste accepted at a land disposal facility operating <br/>
<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>as of March 1, 2008;<br/>
<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>    (4) a permit to locate a disposal facility that accepts only construction debris as <br/>
<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 7; <br/>
<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>    (5) a permit to locate a disposal facility that: <br/>
<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>    (i) accepts boiler ash from an electric energy power plant that has wet scrubbed units <br/>
<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>or has units that have been converted from wet scrubbed units to dry scrubbed units as <br/>
<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>those terms are defined in section 216B.68; <br/>
<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>    (ii) is on land that was owned on May 1, 2008, by the utility operating the electric <br/>
<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>energy power plant; and<br/>
<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>    (iii) is located within three miles of the existing ash disposal facility for the power <br/>
<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>plant; or<br/>
<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>    (6) a permit to locate a new solid waste disposal facility for ferrous metallic minerals <br/>
<a id="pl.85.34"></a><var>85.34</var>regulated under Minnesota Rules, chapter 6130, or for nonferrous metallic minerals <br/>
<a id="pl.85.35"></a><var>85.35</var>regulated under Minnesota Rules, chapter 6132.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>    Pursuant and subject to the provisions of chapter 14, and the provisions hereof, the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>Pollution Control Agency may adopt, amend and rescind rules and standards having the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>force of law relating to any purpose within the provisions of Laws 1971, chapter 727, for <br/>
<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>the prevention, abatement, or control of noise pollution. Any such rule or standard may <br/>
<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>be of general application throughout the state, or may be limited as to times, places, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>circumstances or conditions in order to make due allowances for variations therein. <br/>
<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>Without limitation, rules or standards may relate to sources or emissions of noise or noise <br/>
<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>pollution, to the quality or composition of noises in the natural environment, or to any <br/>
<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>other matter relevant to the prevention, abatement, or control of noise pollution.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>    As to any matters subject to this chapter, local units of government may set emission <br/>
<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>regulations with respect to stationary sources which are more stringent than those set <br/>
<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>by the Pollution Control Agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>    Pursuant to chapter 14, the Pollution Control Agency may adopt, amend, and rescind <br/>
<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>rules and standards having the force of law relating to any purpose within the provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>this chapter for generators of hazardous waste, the management, identification, labeling, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>classification, storage, collection, treatment, transportation, processing, and disposal <br/>
<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>of hazardous waste and the location of hazardous waste facilities. A rule or standard <br/>
<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>may be of general application throughout the state or may be limited as to time, places, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>circumstances, or conditions. In implementing its hazardous waste rules, the Pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>Control Agency shall give high priority to providing planning and technical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>to hazardous waste generators. The agency shall assist generators in investigating the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>availability and feasibility of both interim and long-term hazardous waste management <br/>
<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>methods. The methods shall include waste reduction, waste separation, waste processing, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>resource recovery, and temporary storage.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>    The Pollution Control Agency shall give highest priority in the consideration of <br/>
<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>permits to authorize disposal of diseased shade trees by open burning at designated sites to <br/>
<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>evidence concerning economic costs of transportation and disposal of diseased shade trees <br/>
<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>by alternative methods.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.25.0"></a><a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>    Sec. 25. <b>[129D.17] ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>    The arts and cultural heritage fund is established in the Minnesota Constitution, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>article XI, section 15. All money earned by the fund must be credited to the fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, if the constitutional <br/>
<a id="pl.86.34"></a><var>86.34</var>amendment proposed in Laws 2008, chapter 151, is adopted by the voters.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.26.0"></a><a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>    Sec. 26. <b>[173.0855] STAR LAKE OR RIVER SIGNS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Authority to erect.</b> (a) A county, statutory or home rule charter city, <br/>
<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>or town of Minnesota that contains a star lake or river designated under section 103B.701 <br/>
<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>may request the Department of Transportation to erect star lake or river signs pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>to section 161.139. One sign may be erected at each approach to a lake or river within <br/>
<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>the right-of-way of an interstate or other highway that passes over a lake or river in the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district or near or over a lake or <br/>
<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>river in greater Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>    (b) An official lake or river sign on the right-of-way of an interstate or other highway <br/>
<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>may be replaced with a star lake or river sign by the Department of Transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>pursuant to section 161.139.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Sign standards.</b> The Department of Transportation shall design and <br/>
<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>manufacture the star lake and river signs to specifications not contrary to other federal <br/>
<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>and state highway sign standards.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.27.0"></a><a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.1565, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Reports to legislature.</b> The council must submit reports to the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>regarding its findings, recommendations, and continuing planning activities under <br/>
<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>subdivision 1. The first report must be submitted to the legislature by the date the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>legislature convenes in 2007 and subsequent reports must be submitted by such date <br/>
<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>every five years thereafter. These reports shall be included in the "Minnesota Water Plan" <br/>
<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>required in section 103B.151, and five-year interim reports may be provided as necessary.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.28.0"></a><a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>    Sec. 28. Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, section 4, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4. <b>Forest Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">44,495,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">43,393,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">24,755,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">24,836,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">19,483,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">18,293,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">257,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">264,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>$7,217,000 the first year and $7,217,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>the second year are for prevention, <br/>
<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>presuppression, and suppression costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>emergency firefighting and other costs <br/>
<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>88.12
         </statute_ref>. If the appropriation for either <br/>
<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>year is insufficient to cover all costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>presuppression and suppression, the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>necessary to pay for these costs during the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>biennium is appropriated from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>By November 15 of each year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>commissioner of natural resources shall <br/>
<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>submit a report to the chairs of the house <br/>
<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>and senate committees and divisions having <br/>
<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>jurisdiction over environment and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>resources finance, identifying all firefighting <br/>
<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>costs incurred and reimbursements received <br/>
<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>in the prior fiscal year. These appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>may not be transferred. Any reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>of firefighting expenditures made to the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>commissioner from any source other than <br/>
<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>federal mobilizations shall be deposited into <br/>
<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>the general fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>$17,983,000 the first year and $18,293,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>the second year are from the forest <br/>
<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>management investment account in the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>natural resources fund for only the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>specified in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>89.039
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 2. <br/>
<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>Of this amount: <br/>
<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>(1) $750,000 each year is for additional staff <br/>
<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>to enhance timber sales; <br/>
<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>(2) $1,000,000 each year is for forest <br/>
<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>improvements; <br/>
<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>(3) $1,100,000 each year is for forest road <br/>
<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>maintenance; <br/>
<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>(4) $600,000 each year is for the ecological <br/>
<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var>classification system on state forest lands; <br/>
<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>(5) $350,000 each year is for the prevention <br/>
<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>of invasive species on state forest lands; and <br/>
<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>(6) $400,000 each year is for the re-inventory <br/>
<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>of state forest lands. <br/>
<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>Money for forest road maintenance is <br/>
<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>onetime. <br/>
<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>$780,000 the first year and $780,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>second year are for the Forest Resources <br/>
<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>Council for implementation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>Sustainable Forest Resources Act. <br/>
<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>$40,000 the first year is for the Forest <br/>
<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>Resources Council to provide a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>the University of Minnesota to prepare a <br/>
<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>statewide plan to address the fragmentation <br/>
<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>and parcelization of large blocks of forest <br/>
<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>land in the state. <br/>
<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>$200,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>to the Forest Resources Research Advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>Committee to provide direction on research <br/>
<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>topics recommended by the governor's task <br/>
<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>force on the competitiveness of Minnesota's <br/>
<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>primary forest products industry. <br/>
<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>$350,000 the first year and $350,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>second year are for the FORIST timber <br/>
<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>management information system, other <br/>
<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>information systems, and for increased <br/>
<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>forestry management. The amount in the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>second year is also available in the first year. <br/>
<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>$257,000 the first year and $264,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>second year are from the game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>fund to implement ecological classification <br/>
<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>systems (ECS) standards on forested <br/>
<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>landscapes. This appropriation is from <br/>
<a id="pl.89.34"></a><var>89.34</var>revenue deposited in the game and fish fund <br/>
<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>297A.94</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>paragraph (e), clause (1). <br/>
<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>$110,000 the first year is to develop and <br/>
<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>implement a statewide information and <br/>
<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>education campaign regarding the statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>ban on the transport, storage, or use of <br/>
<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>nonapproved firewood on state-administered <br/>
<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>lands. <br/>
<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>$1,500,000 the first year is from the forest <br/>
<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>management investment account in the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>natural resources fund for the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>section 158. This is a onetime appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>$75,000 the first year is to the Forest <br/>
<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>Resources Council for a task force on <br/>
<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>forest protection and $75,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>year is appropriated to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>for grants to cities, counties, townships, <br/>
<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>special recreation areas, and park and <br/>
<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>recreation boards in cities of the first class <br/>
<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>for the identification, removal, disposal, and <br/>
<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>replacement of dead or dying shade trees <br/>
<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>lost to forest pests or disease. For purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>of this section, "shade tree" means a woody <br/>
<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or <br/>
<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>environmental purposes with minimal to <br/>
<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>residual timber value. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>shall consult with municipalities; park and <br/>
<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>recreation boards in cities of the first class; <br/>
<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>nonprofit organizations; and other interested <br/>
<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>parties in developing eligibility criteria. * <br/>
<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>(The preceding text beginning "$75,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>the first year" was indicated as vetoed by <br/>
<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>the governor.) <br/>
<a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>$200,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.90.35"></a><var>90.35</var>to the Natural Resources Research Institute <br/>
<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>for silvicultural research to improve the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>quality and quantity of timber fiber. The <br/>
<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>appropriation must be matched in the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>of $200,000 in cash or in-kind contributions <br/>
<a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var>from the forest products industry members of <br/>
<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>the Minnesota Forest Productivity Research <br/>
<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>Cooperative. <br/>
<a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>the second year are to support additional <br/>
<a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>technical and cost-share assistance to <br/>
<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) <br/>
<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>landowners forest management activities. <br/>
<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>The base appropriation in fiscal year 2010 <br/>
<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>and later is $500,000. <br/>
<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>second year are to address escalating <br/>
<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>land asset management demands, such as <br/>
<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>boundary disputes, access easements, and <br/>
<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>sale, exchange, and acquisition of forest <br/>
<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>lands support additional forest management <br/>
<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>activities. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.29.0"></a><a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>    Sec. 29. Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, section 4, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6. <b>Trails and Waterways Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">30,257,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">30,492,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,538,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,568,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">25,600,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">25,730,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,119,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,194,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>$8,424,000 the first year and $8,424,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>the second year are from the snowmobile <br/>
<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>trails and enforcement account in the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>resources fund for snowmobile grants-in-aid. <br/>
<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>The additional money under this item may <br/>
<a id="pl.91.33"></a><var>91.33</var>be used for new grant-in-aid trails. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>unencumbered balance does not cancel at the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>end of the first year and is available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>second year. <br/>
<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>$1,175,000 the first year and $1,325,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>second year are from the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>fund for off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid. <br/>
<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>Of this amount, $825,000 the first year and <br/>
<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>$1,075,000 the second year are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>all-terrain vehicle account; $150,000 each <br/>
<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>year is from the off-highway motorcycle <br/>
<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>account; and $200,000 the first year and <br/>
<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>$100,000 the second year are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>off-road vehicle account. Any unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br/>
<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>year and is available for the second year. <br/>
<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>$261,000 the first year and $261,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>second year are from the water recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>account in the natural resources fund for a <br/>
<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>safe harbor program on Lake Superior. <br/>
<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>$742,000 the first year and $760,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>the second year are from the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>resources fund for state trail operations <br/>
<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>and maintenance. The money may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>for trail maintenance, signage, mapping, <br/>
<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>interpretation, native prairie restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>using best management practices, and <br/>
<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>maintenance of nonmotorized forest trails. <br/>
<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>This appropriation is from the revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>deposited in the natural resources fund <br/>
<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>297A.94</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>paragraph (e), clause (2). <br/>
<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>$655,000 the first year and $655,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.33"></a><var>92.33</var>second year are from the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.92.34"></a><var>92.34</var>fund for trail grants to local units of <br/>
<a id="pl.92.35"></a><var>92.35</var>government on land to be maintained for <br/>
<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>at least 20 years for the purposes of the <br/>
<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>grant. This appropriation is from the revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>deposited in the natural resources fund <br/>
<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>297A.94</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>paragraph (e), clause (4). Any unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the <br/>
<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>first year and is available for the second <br/>
<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>year. In addition, if a project financed under <br/>
<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>this program receives a federal grant award, <br/>
<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>the availability of the financing from this <br/>
<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>paragraph for that project is extended to <br/>
<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>equal the period of the federal grant.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>second year are from the all-terrain vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>account for two all-terrain vehicle trail <br/>
<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>specialists to assist and consult with on <br/>
<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>all-terrain vehicle grant-in-aid education and <br/>
<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>training for sustainable trail development and <br/>
<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>maintenance, as well as providing training <br/>
<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>for public and private sector trail monitoring. <br/>
<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>The specialists may assist in the evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>of grant-in-aid trail proposals, but not in the <br/>
<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>promotion of new trails. <br/>
<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>$1,965,000 the first year and $2,040,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>the second year are from the game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>fund for expenditures on water access sites <br/>
<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>according to the requirements of the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>sport and fish restoration program. <br/>
<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var>Money appropriated under Laws 2005, First <br/>
<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section <br/>
<a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>11, subdivision 6, paragraph (h), for the Paul <br/>
<a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>Bunyan State Trail connection is available <br/>
<a id="pl.93.33"></a><var>93.33</var>until June 30, 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>$400,000 each year is for operation and <br/>
<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>maintenance of nonmotorized trails within <br/>
<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>state forests. This is a onetime appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>$75,000 each year is for additional wild and <br/>
<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>scenic rivers program activities. <br/>
<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>$120,000 the first year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>water recreation account in the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>resources fund to cooperate with local <br/>
<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>units of government in marking routes and <br/>
<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>designating river accesses and campsites <br/>
<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>85.32</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>This is a onetime appropriation and available <br/>
<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>until spent. <br/>
<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>The appropriation in Laws 2005, First <br/>
<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section <br/>
<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>3, subdivision 6, from the lottery in lieu <br/>
<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>account in the natural resources fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>trail grants to local units of government, is <br/>
<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>available until June 30, 2009. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.30.0"></a><a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>    Sec. 30. <b>MINING ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>    (a) Until a new application fee schedule is adopted for permits to mine or process <br/>
<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>taconite according to the report submitted by the commissioner of natural resources under <br/>
<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>this article, the commissioner shall charge the administrative fees established in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>(b), payable to the commissioner by June 30 of each year, beginning in 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>    (b) A company that manages a taconite mining or taconite processing operation <br/>
<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>shall pay:<br/>
<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>    (1) $90,000 if the total production of the company's combined operations in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>had an annual production of 10,000,000 or more tons of taconite pellets or iron nuggets <br/>
<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>during the previous calendar year;<br/>
<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>    (2) $10,000 if the total production of the company's combined operations in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>had an annual production of less than 10,000,000 tons of taconite pellets or iron nuggets <br/>
<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>during the previous calendar year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>    (3) $3,333 if the mining operation is permitted to mine, but had no annual production <br/>
<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>of taconite pellets or iron nuggets during the previous calendar year.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>and applies to companies that manage a taconite mining or taconite processing operation <br/>
<a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>holding or applying for a permit to mine under Minnesota Statutes, section 93.481, during <br/>
<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>the 2007 calendar year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.31.0"></a><a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>    Sec. 31. <b>DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES RULEMAKING </b><br/>
<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var><b>REQUIRED; STRUCTURES IN PUBLIC WATERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>    By January 15, 2010, the commissioner of natural resources shall update rules <br/>
<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>on structures that are allowed in public waters and the permit requirements for those <br/>
<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>structures under Minnesota Rules, chapter 6115. The Department of Natural Resources <br/>
<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>general permit no. 2008-0401 expires on the effective date of the updated rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.32.0"></a><a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>    Sec. 32. <b>FIRST MEETING; DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>    The appointing authorities named in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.702, must <br/>
<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>complete their appointments to the Star Lake Board by January 15, 2009, with the <br/>
<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>exception of the appointments required under Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.702, <br/>
<a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (3), which must be completed within 30 days of the <br/>
<a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>first meeting of the board. The board member designated by the Board of Water and Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>Resources must convene the first meeting of the board no later than February 15, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.33.0"></a><a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>    Sec. 33. <b>SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL RULES REPORT; LEGISLATIVE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var><b>REVIEW.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>    By January 15, 2010, the Pollution Control Agency shall report to the senate and <br/>
<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>house of representatives environment policy and finance committees and divisions on <br/>
<a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>proposed rules, under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.07, subdivision 4, to prohibit the <br/>
<a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>disposal of solid waste in specific areas due to the sensitivity of the area to groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>contamination.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.34.0"></a><a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var>    Sec. 34. <b>INDUSTRIAL AND CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION </b><br/>
<a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var><b>LANDFILL WORKING GROUP.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var>    The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall, by July 15, 2008, convene <br/>
<a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>a working group to develop, evaluate, and recommend policies and legislation regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var>the management of industrial solid waste and construction and demolition debris in land <br/>
<a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var>disposal facilities. The commissioner shall appoint members of the working group, <br/>
<a id="pl.95.33"></a><var>95.33</var>including representatives from counties, state agencies, private landfill owners, waste <br/>
<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>haulers, environmental organizations, and other interested parties to serve on the working <br/>
<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>group. The Pollution Control Agency shall serve as staff to the working group. The <br/>
<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>working group shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>primary jurisdiction over environmental policy and environmental finance by January <br/>
<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>15, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.0.0"></a>

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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations or reductions, <br/>
<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>by fund, made in this article.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.1"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,670,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,436,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(4,106,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>    The dollar amounts in the columns under "APPROPRIATIONS" are added to or, <br/>
<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>if shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 57, <br/>
<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>or other law to the specified agencies. The appropriations are from the general fund, or <br/>
<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  The <br/>
<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under <br/>
<a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var>them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. <br/>
<a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>"The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" <br/>
<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>is fiscal years 2008 and 2009.  Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are <br/>
<a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12.1"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>COMMERCE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(2,670,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(1,436,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Administration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">84,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>$46,000 in the second year is a base reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>to the administration program and the Office <br/>
<a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>of Energy Security.<br/>
<a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var>$130,000 in the second year is a base increase <br/>
<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>for staffing to enhance unclaimed property <br/>
<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>compliance.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Market Assurance</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(270,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(270,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>This is a base reduction to the do not call <br/>
<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>program.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Energy and Telecommunications</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,400,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,250,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>$200,000 in the first year is for the solar <br/>
<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>rebate program. Equipment used to heat hot <br/>
<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>water at a residential property for domestic <br/>
<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>use, not including equipment used for a hot <br/>
<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>tub or swimming pool, is eligible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var>solar rebate program. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>appropriation and is available until spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>Of the amounts appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>special revenue fund in the second year <br/>
<a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>to the commissioner of commerce for <br/>
<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>renewable energy research under Laws 2007, <br/>
<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var>chapter 57, article 2, section 3, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>6, clause (7), $500,000 must be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>support the algae-to-biofuels research project <br/>
<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>at the University of Minnesota and the <br/>
<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>Metropolitan Council.<br/>
<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>Money appropriated from the special revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>fund for renewable energy research under <br/>
<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 2, section 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>subdivision 6, clause (7), may be used for a <br/>
<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>grant to a cellulosic ethanol facility using <br/>
<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>paper mill sludge.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>Of the assessment amount authorized under <br/>
<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.241, <br/>
<a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>subdivision 1e, up to $200,000 in the second <br/>
<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>year shall be used for the required report <br/>
<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>and activities of the Green Jobs Task Force <br/>
<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>established in this article. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>Of the amounts appropriated in the second <br/>
<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>year to the commissioner of commerce from <br/>
<a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>the special revenue fund for environmentally <br/>
<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>friendly automotive technology projects <br/>
<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>under Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>section 3, subdivision 6, clause (4), up to <br/>
<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>$200,000 is for the green economy report and <br/>
<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>the statewide action plan and other activities <br/>
<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>of the Green Jobs Task Force established in <br/>
<a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>this article, of which no more than $50,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>may be spent for the green economy report; <br/>
<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>$100,000 is for the city of St. Paul for a <br/>
<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>site evaluation of the Ford manufacturing <br/>
<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>plant and for workforce development and <br/>
<a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>skills assessment of the Ford employees; <br/>
<a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var>and $250,000 is for activities and research <br/>
<a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var>for the Green Manufacturing Initiative <br/>
<a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>by a statewide organization dedicated to <br/>
<a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var>furthering the green economy and its fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>agent.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>$1,250,000 is a reduction from the fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>year 2009 appropriation for E-85 cost share <br/>
<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var>grants. The base for the grant program in <br/>
<a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>fiscal year 2010 is $1,000,000. The base for <br/>
<a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var>fiscal year 2011 is $0.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.33"></a><var>98.33</var>$2,600,000 is a reduction from the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.98.34"></a><var>98.34</var>2008 appropriation for renewable hydrogen <br/>
<a id="pl.98.35"></a><var>98.35</var>initiative grants.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Transfers</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>(a)<b> Insurance Fraud Prevention Account</b><br/>
<a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var>Prior to July 31, 2008, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>finance shall transfer $1,500,000 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var>unexpended balance of the insurance fraud <br/>
<a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var>prevention account established in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>Statutes, section 45.0135, to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>After June 15, 2009, and prior to June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>2009, the commissioner of finance shall <br/>
<a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>transfer $1,500,000 from the unexpended <br/>
<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>balance of the insurance fraud prevention <br/>
<a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>account established in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>section 45.0135, to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>(b) <b>Real Estate Education, Research and </b><br/>
<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var><b>Recovery Fund</b><br/>
<a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var>Prior to July 31, 2008, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var>of finance shall transfer $850,000 from <br/>
<a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>the unexpended balance of the real estate <br/>
<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>education, research and recovery fund <br/>
<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>82.43, to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>(c)<b> Consumer Education Account</b><br/>
<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>Prior to July 31, 2008, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>of finance shall transfer $100,000 from <br/>
<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>the unexpended balance of the consumer <br/>
<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>education account established under <br/>
<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 58.10, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var>(d)<b> Automobile Theft Prevention Account</b><br/>
<a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>Prior to July 31, 2008, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var>of finance shall transfer $230,000 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var>unexpended balance of the automobile theft <br/>
<a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var>prevention account established in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var>Statutes, section 168A.40, to the general <br/>
<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var>fund.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) <b>Assigned Risk Plan</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>By June 30, 2009, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>finance shall transfer $10,000,000 in assets of <br/>
<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>the workers' compensation assigned risk plan <br/>
<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>created under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>79.252, to the general fund.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>Prior to July 31, 2008, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>of finance shall transfer $4,000,000 from <br/>
<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var>the telephone assistance fund established in <br/>
<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 237.701, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>general fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.5.0"></a><a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 80A.65, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Registration or notice filing fee.</b> (a) There shall be a filing fee of <br/>
<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>$100 for every application for registration or notice filing.  There shall be an additional fee <br/>
<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>of one-tenth of one percent of the maximum aggregate offering price at which the securities <br/>
<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var>are to be offered in this state, and the maximum combined fees shall not exceed $300.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>    (b) When an application for registration is withdrawn before the effective date <br/>
<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>or a preeffective stop order is entered under section 
         <statute_ref>80A.54</statute_ref>, all but the $100 filing fee <br/>
<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>shall be returned.  If an application to register securities is denied, the total of all fees <br/>
<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>received shall be retained.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>    (c) Where a filing is made in connection with a federal covered security under <br/>
<a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var>section 18(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, there is a fee of $100 for every initial filing. <br/>
<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var>If the filing is made in connection with redeemable securities issued by an open end <br/>
<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>management company or unit investment trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act <br/>
<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>of 1940, there is an additional annual fee of 1/20 of one percent of the maximum aggregate <br/>
<a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>offering price at which the securities are to be offered in this state during the notice filing <br/>
<a id="pl.100.32"></a><var>100.32</var>period.  The fee must be paid at the time of the initial filing and thereafter in connection <br/>
<a id="pl.100.33"></a><var>100.33</var>with each renewal no later than July 1 of each year and must be sufficient to cover the <br/>
<a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>shares the issuer expects to sell in this state over the next 12 months.  If during a current <br/>
<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>notice filing the issuer determines it is likely to sell shares in excess of the shares for which <br/>
<a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>fees have been paid to the administrator, the issuer shall submit an amended notice filing <br/>
<a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>to the administrator under section 
         <statute_ref>80A.50</statute_ref>, together with a fee of 1/20 of one percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var>maximum aggregate offering price of the additional shares.  Shares for which a fee has <br/>
<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>been paid, but which have not been sold at the time of expiration of the notice filing, may <br/>
<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>not be sold unless an additional fee to cover the shares has been paid to the administrator <br/>
<a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>as provided in this section and section 
         <statute_ref>80A.50</statute_ref>.  If the filing is made in connection with <br/>
<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var>redeemable securities issued by such a company or trust, there is no maximum fee for <br/>
<a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>securities filings made according to this paragraph.  If the filing is made in connection <br/>
<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>with any other federal covered security under Section 18(b)(2) of the Securities Act of <br/>
<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>1933, there is an additional fee of one-tenth of one percent of the maximum aggregate <br/>
<a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>offering price at which the securities are to be offered in this state, and the combined fees <br/>
<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>shall not exceed $300.  Beginning with fiscal year 2001 and continuing each fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>thereafter, as of the last day of each fiscal year, the administrator shall determine the total <br/>
<a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>amount of all fees that were collected under this paragraph in connection with any filings <br/>
<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>made for that fiscal year for securities of an open-end investment company on behalf of a <br/>
<a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>security that is a federal covered security pursuant to section 18(b)(2) of the Securities <br/>
<a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>Act of 1933.  To the extent the total fees collected by the administrator in connection <br/>
<a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>with these filings exceed  $25,600,000 in a fiscal year, the administrator shall refund, on <br/>
<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>a pro rata basis, to all persons who paid any fees for that fiscal year, the amount of fees <br/>
<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>collected by the administrator in excess of $25,600,000.  No individual refund is required <br/>
<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>of amounts of $100 or less for a fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.6.0"></a><a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 216C.41, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility window.</b> Payments may be made under this section only for:<br/>
<a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>    (a) electricity generated from:<br/>
<a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>    (1) a qualified hydroelectric facility that is operational and generating electricity <br/>
<a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var>before December 31, 2009 2011;<br/>
<a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var>    (2) a qualified wind energy conversion facility that is operational and generating <br/>
<a id="pl.101.32"></a><var>101.32</var>electricity before January 1, 2008; or<br/>
<a id="pl.101.33"></a><var>101.33</var>    (3) a qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility from July 1, 2001, through December <br/>
<a id="pl.101.34"></a><var>101.34</var>31, 2017; and<br/>
<a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var>    (b) gas generated from a qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility from July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>2007, through December 31, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.7.0"></a><a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216C.41, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Payment period.</b> (a) A facility may receive payments under this section for <br/>
<a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>a ten-year period. No payment under this section may be made for electricity generated:<br/>
<a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>    (1) by a qualified hydroelectric facility after December 31,  2019 2021;<br/>
<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var>    (2) by a qualified wind energy conversion facility after December 31,  2018; or<br/>
<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>    (3) by a qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility after December 31, 2015.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>    (b) The payment period begins and runs consecutively from the date the facility <br/>
<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var>begins generating electricity or, in the case of refurbishment of a hydropower facility, after <br/>
<a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var>substantial repairs to the hydropower facility dam funded by the incentive payments are <br/>
<a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var>initiated.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.8.0"></a><a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325E.313, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var><b>325E.313 NO-CALL LIST.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment of list.</b> The commissioner shall establish and <br/>
<a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var>maintain a list of telephone numbers of residential subscribers who object to receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>telephone solicitations. The commissioner may fulfill the requirements of this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>by contracting with an agent for the establishment and maintenance of the list. The list <br/>
<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>must be established by January 1, 2003.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Operation and maintenance of list.</b> (a) Each local exchange company <br/>
<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var>must inform its residential subscribers of the opportunity to provide notification to <br/>
<a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var>the commissioner or its contractor that the subscriber objects to receiving telephone <br/>
<a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var>solicitations. The notification must be made in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var>    (b) Any residential subscriber may contact the commissioner or the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var>agent and give notice, in the manner prescribed by the commissioner, that the subscriber <br/>
<a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var>objects to receiving telephone solicitations. The commissioner shall add the telephone <br/>
<a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var>number of any subscriber who gives notice of objection to the list maintained pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>subdivision 1 within 90 days of the date the notice is received.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>    (c) Any notice given by a subscriber under this subdivision shall be effective for <br/>
<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>four years unless revoked by the subscriber. Any subsequent notices given by the same <br/>
<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>subscriber related to a different telephone number are separate from the original notice.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.32"></a><var>102.32</var>    (d) (c) The commissioner shall allow consumers to give notice under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.102.33"></a><var>102.33</var>by mail or electronically.<br/>
<a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var>    (e) (d) The commissioner shall establish the procedures by which a person wishing <br/>
<a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>to make telephone solicitations may obtain access to the list. Those procedures shall, to <br/>
<a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>the extent practicable, allow for access to paper or electronic copies of the list.<br/>
<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Use of federal list.</b> If, pursuant to United States Code, title 15, section <br/>
<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var>6102(a), the Federal Trade Commission establishes a national list of telephone numbers <br/>
<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>of subscribers who object to receiving telephone solicitations, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var>include subscribers who live in Minnesota and are included in the national list in the list <br/>
<a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>established under this section. The commissioner shall also transmit to the Federal Trade <br/>
<a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>Commission the telephone numbers included on the no-call list established under this <br/>
<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>section and shall request that they be included in the national list may consider the Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>Trade Commission as its agent for the establishment and maintenance of a list.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.9.0"></a><a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325E.314, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var><b>325E.314 FEES; ACQUISITION AND USE OF LIST.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>    (a) A person or entity desiring to make telephone solicitations shall pay a fee, <br/>
<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>payable to the commissioner, for access to, or for paper or electronic copies of, the list <br/>
<a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var>established under section 
<statute_ref>325E.313</statute_ref>. The fee shall not exceed $125 for each acquisition of <br/>
<a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var>the list. The fee shall not exceed $90 in fiscal year 2004, and the fee shall not exceed $75 <br/>
<a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>in fiscal year 2005 and thereafter. <br/>
<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>    (b) (a) A caller who makes a telephone solicitation to the telephone line of any <br/>
<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>residential subscriber must, at the time of the call, have obtained access to a current <br/>
<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>version of the list at least once in the 90 days prior to the call. A caller who complies with <br/>
<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var>this requirement is not liable for any violation of section 
         <statute_ref>325E.312</statute_ref> relating to a solicitation <br/>
<a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>made to a subscriber during the first 30 days after the caller first obtained a copy of the list <br/>
<a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>including that subscriber's telephone number that has not been superseded by a later list <br/>
<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var>obtained by the caller that does not include the subscriber's telephone number. <br/>
<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var>    (c) (b) If the Federal Trade Commission establishes a national do-not-call list as <br/>
<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>described in section 
         <statute_ref>325E.313, subdivision 3 2</statute_ref>, a person or entity who is required by law <br/>
<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>to obtain a copy of the national list is not required to purchase or retain a copy of the list <br/>
<a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>established by the commissioner, unless the Federal Trade Commission fails to incorporate <br/>
<a id="pl.103.30"></a><var>103.30</var>the Minnesota names transmitted by the commissioner may meet its requirement through <br/>
<a id="pl.103.31"></a><var>103.31</var>proof of purchase of the Minnesota numbers from the federal list. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.10.0"></a><a id="pl.103.32"></a><var>103.32</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.531, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.103.33"></a><var>103.33</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purpose of sections 
         <statute_ref>609.531</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.5318</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.103.34"></a><var>103.34</var>following terms have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>    (a) "Conveyance device" means a device used for transportation and includes, but <br/>
<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>is not limited to, a motor vehicle, trailer, snowmobile, airplane, and vessel and any <br/>
<a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>equipment attached to it. The term "conveyance device" does not include property which <br/>
<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>is, in fact, itself stolen or taken in violation of the law.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>    (b) "Weapon used" means a dangerous weapon as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>609.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>, that the actor used or had in possession in furtherance of a crime.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>    (c) "Property" means property as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>609.52, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (1).<br/>
<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>    (d) "Contraband" means property which is illegal to possess under Minnesota law.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var>    (e) "Appropriate agency" means the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the <br/>
<a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>Department of Commerce Division of Insurance Fraud Prevention, the Minnesota Division <br/>
<a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>of Driver and Vehicle Services, the Minnesota State Patrol, a county sheriff's department, <br/>
<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>the Three Rivers Park District park rangers, the Department of Natural Resources Division <br/>
<a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var>of Enforcement, the University of Minnesota Police Department, the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var>Corrections' Fugitive Apprehension Unit, or a city or airport police department.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var>    (f) "Designated offense" includes:<br/>
<a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var>    (1) for weapons used: any violation of this chapter, chapter 152, or chapter 624;<br/>
<a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>    (2) for driver's license or identification card transactions: any violation of section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var>171.22
         </statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>    (3) for all other purposes: a felony violation of, or a felony-level attempt or <br/>
<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>conspiracy to violate, section 
         <statute_ref>325E.17</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>325E.18</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.185</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.19</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.195</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.21</statute_ref>; <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var>609.221
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.222</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.223</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.2231</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.24</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.245</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.25</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.255</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.282</statute_ref>; <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var>609.283
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.322</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.342, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clauses (a) to (f); 
         <statute_ref>609.343, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var>clauses (a) to (f); 
         <statute_ref>609.344, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clauses (a) to (e), and (h) to (j); 
         <statute_ref>609.345, <br/>
<a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, clauses (a) to (e), and (h) to (j); 
         <statute_ref>609.352</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.42</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.425</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.466</statute_ref>; <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var>609.485
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.487</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.52</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.525</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.527</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.528</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.53</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.54</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.551</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.561</statute_ref>; <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>609.562
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.563</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.582</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.59</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.595</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.611; 609.631</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.66, subdivision 1e</statute_ref>; <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>609.671, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 8, and 12
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.687</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.821</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.825</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.86</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.88</statute_ref>; <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>609.89
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.893</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.895</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>617.246</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>617.247</statute_ref>; or a gross misdemeanor or felony violation <br/>
<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>of section 
         <statute_ref>609.891</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>624.7181</statute_ref>; or any violation of section 
         <statute_ref>609.324</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>    (g) "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>152.01, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.11.0"></a><a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>    Sec. 11. <b>GREEN ECONOMY REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.104.32"></a><var>104.32</var>    (a) Each state agency, other than the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.104.33"></a><var>104.33</var>Board or the Office of the Commissioner of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation, <br/>
<a id="pl.104.34"></a><var>104.34</var>that administers a loan or grant program must assess those programs to determine <br/>
<a id="pl.104.35"></a><var>104.35</var>their potential to advance or promote the growth of the green economy, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.437. An agency must report on its determination to the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var>commissioner of commerce by September 15, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>    (b) If a program is determined to have significant potential, the agency must develop <br/>
<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>a plan to integrate program elements appropriate to that program to advance or promote <br/>
<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>the growth of the green economy in this state. An agency must report on its plan to the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>commissioner of commerce by November 15, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>    (c) The commissioner of commerce, in consultation with the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>employment and economic development, must develop guidelines to be followed by state <br/>
<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var>agencies in complying with this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>    (d) By January 15, 2009, the commissioner of commerce, in consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>commissioner of employment and economic development, must submit a report containing <br/>
<a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var>the plans developed under paragraph (b), and any recommended implementing legislation, <br/>
<a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var>to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var>primary jurisdiction over energy, environmental and economic development policy, and <br/>
<a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>finance.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>    (e) The commissioner of commerce may contract for services to fulfill the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>commissioner's duties under this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.12.0"></a><a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var>    Sec. 12. <b>GREEN JOBS TASK FORCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Task force.</b> (a) A Green Jobs Task Force is created to advise and <br/>
<a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>assist the governor and legislature regarding activities to advance the state's economy, and <br/>
<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>to develop a statewide action plan as provided under subdivision 2. The task force shall <br/>
<a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>be appointed no later than June 30, 2008, and consist of:<br/>
<a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var>    (1) three members of the house of representatives, including one member of the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var>minority party appointed by the speaker;<br/>
<a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var>    (2) three members of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of <br/>
<a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var>the Committee on Rules and Administration, including one member of the minority;<br/>
<a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var>    (3) seven representatives from state agencies and institutions appointed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>governor, including one member from the Office of Energy Security, one member from <br/>
<a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>the Department of Employment and Economic Development, one member from the Job <br/>
<a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>Skills Partnership Board, one member from the University of Minnesota, one member <br/>
<a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var>from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, one member from the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.105.32"></a><var>105.32</var>Agency, and one member from the Department of Natural Resources;<br/>
<a id="pl.105.33"></a><var>105.33</var>    (4) three public members appointed by the governor, including one member <br/>
<a id="pl.105.34"></a><var>105.34</var>representing the manufacturing industry, one member representing a statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var>organization dedicated to commerce, and one member representing the Agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var>Utilization Research Institute; <br/>
<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>    (5) four public members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, <br/>
<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>including one member representing labor, one member representing a statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>environmental organization, one member representing financial institutions or venture <br/>
<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>capital, and one member from a local economic development authority from greater <br/>
<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>Minnesota; and<br/>
<a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>    (6) four public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees <br/>
<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var>of the Committee on Rules and Administration, including one member from a local <br/>
<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var>economic development authority from the metropolitan area, one member from a <br/>
<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>statewide organization dedicated to furthering the green economy, one member from a <br/>
<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>firm currently engaged in green manufacturing, and one local workforce development <br/>
<a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>representative from an area that has experienced significant manufacturing job loss.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>    (b) The commissioner of commerce, in cooperation with the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>employment and economic development, shall provide staff support to the task force. The <br/>
<a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>task force may accept outside resources to help support its efforts.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var>    (c) Each of the legislative appointing authorities must name a cochair of the task <br/>
<a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var>force from the legislative members appointed by that authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var>    (d) Public members of the task force must be compensated as provided in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Duties.</b> (a) By January 15, 2009, the task force shall develop and present to <br/>
<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var>the legislature under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, and to the governor a statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var>action plan to optimize the growth of the green economy. For the purpose of this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var>"green economy" has the meaning given it by new Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.437, <br/>
<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var>if enacted.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>    (b) The plan must include necessary draft legislation and budget requests and may <br/>
<a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var>include administrative actions of governmental entities, collaborative actions, and actions <br/>
<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var>of individuals and individual organizations. The plan must be developed following the <br/>
<a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>analysis described in this paragraph and must be based on the analysis. The analysis <br/>
<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>    (1) a market analysis of the business opportunities and needs created by the laws <br/>
<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>enumerated in paragraph (a), including local, state, national, and international markets;<br/>
<a id="pl.106.33"></a><var>106.33</var>    (2) an analysis of the labor force needs related to the market analysis opportunities <br/>
<a id="pl.106.34"></a><var>106.34</var>identified in clause (1), including educational, training, and retraining needs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.106.35"></a><var>106.35</var>    (3) an inventory of the current labor and business assets available to respond to the <br/>
<a id="pl.106.36"></a><var>106.36</var>opportunities identified in clause (1) and the labor needs identified in clause (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>The task force shall contract for the analysis required by this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Expiration.</b> The task force expires June 30, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.7.0.0"></a>

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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br/>
<a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>in this article.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(200,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">388,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">188,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, to <br/>
<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>general fund or another named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the addition <br/>
<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and <br/>
<a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var>reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the <br/>
<a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var>day following final enactment.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>AGRICULTURE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(200,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>388,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>$302,000 is a reduction in 2009. The <br/>
<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var>commissioner shall make a reduction of <br/>
<a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>$100,000 from agricultural marketing, <br/>
<a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var>$100,000 shall come from efficiencies gained <br/>
<a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var>by the merger of the Agriculture Resources <br/>
<a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var>Management and Development Division and <br/>
<a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>the Agriculture Finance Division, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.108.1"></a><var>108.1</var>remainder shall come from a reduction in <br/>
<a id="pl.108.2"></a><var>108.2</var>administrative services in Saint Paul.<br/>
<a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>$1,000,000 in 2009 is for the livestock <br/>
<a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>investment grant program in new Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var>Statutes, section 17.118, if enacted. The <br/>
<a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var>commissioner may use up to 4-1/2 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var>of this appropriation for costs incurred to <br/>
<a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var>administer the program. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var>appropriation and is available until spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var>The $200,000 appropriation in Laws 2007, <br/>
<a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</var>chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.108.12"></a><var>108.12</var>4, for a grant to the Elk River Economic <br/>
<a id="pl.108.13"></a><var>108.13</var>Development Authority for a bioenergy <br/>
<a id="pl.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>project is canceled to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var>$310,000 is a reduction in 2009 of the <br/>
<a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var>appropriation for ethanol producer payments <br/>
<a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var>in Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section <br/>
<a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var>3, subdivision 4. This reduction is onetime.<br/>
<a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>By January 15, 2009, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>report to the house and senate committees <br/>
<a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var>with jurisdiction over agriculture finance <br/>
<a id="pl.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var>a proposal for paying unpaid claimants of <br/>
<a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var>an entity no longer producing ethanol on a <br/>
<a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var>commercial scale at the location for which it <br/>
<a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>qualified for producer payments.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.4.0"></a><a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var>    Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var>35.085, the Board of Animal Health shall <br/>
<a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</var>make a onetime grant of up to $12,000 to <br/>
<a id="pl.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>a beef cattle producer from the $100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>appropriation for reimbursements in Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.108.32"></a><var>108.32</var>2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 4. The <br/>
<a id="pl.108.33"></a><var>108.33</var>eligible beef cattle producer is located <br/>
<a id="pl.108.34"></a><var>108.34</var>outside of a bovine tuberculosis containment <br/>
<a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var>area and purchased certified tuberculosis-free <br/>
<a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var>cattle yet sustained financial losses beyond <br/>
<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var>the producer's control due to restrictions <br/>
<a id="pl.109.4"></a><var>109.4</var>imposed by the Board of Animal Health that <br/>
<a id="pl.109.5"></a><var>109.5</var>effectively denied the producer the ability <br/>
<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var>to sell the tuberculosis-free cattle during <br/>
<a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var>favorable market conditions.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.5.0"></a><a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41A.09, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Ethanol producer payments.</b> (a) The commissioner shall make cash <br/>
<a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>payments to producers of ethanol located in the state that have begun production at a <br/>
<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>specific location by June 30, 2000. For the purpose of this subdivision, an entity that holds <br/>
<a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var>a controlling interest in more than one ethanol plant is considered a single producer. <br/>
<a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var>The amount of the payment for each producer's annual production, except as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var>in paragraph (c), is 20 cents per gallon for each gallon of ethanol produced at a specific <br/>
<a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>location on or before June 30, 2000, or ten years after the start of production, whichever is <br/>
<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>later. Annually, within 90 days of the end of its fiscal year, an ethanol producer receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var>payments under this subdivision must file a disclosure statement on a form provided by <br/>
<a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>the commissioner. The initial disclosure statement must include a summary description <br/>
<a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>of the organization of the business structure of the claimant, a listing of the percentages <br/>
<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>of ownership by any person or other entity with an ownership interest of five percent or <br/>
<a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>greater, and a copy of its annual audited financial statements, including the auditor's report <br/>
<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>and footnotes. The disclosure statement must include information demonstrating what <br/>
<a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var>percentage of the entity receiving payments under this section is owned by farmers or <br/>
<a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var>other entities eligible to farm or own agricultural land in Minnesota under the provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var>of section 
         <statute_ref>500.24</statute_ref>. Subsequent annual reports must reflect noncumulative changes in <br/>
<a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>ownership of ten percent or more of the entity. The report need not disclose the identity of <br/>
<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>the persons or entities eligible to farm or own agricultural land with ownership interests, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var>individuals residing within 30 miles of the plant, or of any other entity with less than <br/>
<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>ten percent ownership interest, but the claimant must retain information within its files <br/>
<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>confirming the accuracy of the data provided. This data must be made available to the <br/>
<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var>commissioner upon request. Not later than the 15th day of February in each year the <br/>
<a id="pl.109.32"></a><var>109.32</var>commissioner shall deliver to the chairs of the standing committees of the senate and the <br/>
<a id="pl.109.33"></a><var>109.33</var>house of representatives that deal with agricultural policy and agricultural finance issues <br/>
<a id="pl.109.34"></a><var>109.34</var>an annual report summarizing aggregated data from plants receiving payments under this <br/>
<a id="pl.109.35"></a><var>109.35</var>section during the preceding calendar year. Audited financial statements and notes and <br/>
<a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var>disclosure statements submitted to the commissioner are nonpublic data under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var>13.02, subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 13 relating to nonpublic <br/>
<a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var>data, summaries of the submitted audited financial reports and notes and disclosure <br/>
<a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var>statements will be contained in the report to the committee chairs and will be public data.<br/>
<a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var>    (b) No payments shall be made for ethanol production that occurs after June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var>2010. A producer of ethanol shall not transfer the producer's eligibility for payments <br/>
<a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var>under this section to an ethanol plant at a different location.<br/>
<a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var>    (c) If the level of production at an ethanol plant increases due to an increase in the <br/>
<a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var>production capacity of the plant, the payment under paragraph (a) applies to the additional <br/>
<a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var>increment of production until ten years after the increased production began. Once a <br/>
<a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var>plant's production capacity reaches 15,000,000 gallons per year, no additional increment <br/>
<a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var>will qualify for the payment.<br/>
<a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var>    (d) Total payments under paragraphs (a) and (c) to a producer in a fiscal year may <br/>
<a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var>not exceed $3,000,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var>    (e) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each producer shall file a <br/>
<a id="pl.110.16"></a><var>110.16</var>claim for payment for ethanol production during the preceding three calendar months. <br/>
<a id="pl.110.17"></a><var>110.17</var>A producer that files a claim under this subdivision shall include a statement of the <br/>
<a id="pl.110.18"></a><var>110.18</var>producer's total ethanol production in Minnesota during the quarter covered by the claim. <br/>
<a id="pl.110.19"></a><var>110.19</var>For each claim and statement of total ethanol production filed under this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.110.20"></a><var>110.20</var>the volume of ethanol production must be examined by an independent certified public <br/>
<a id="pl.110.21"></a><var>110.21</var>accountant in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified <br/>
<a id="pl.110.22"></a><var>110.22</var>Public Accountants.<br/>
<a id="pl.110.23"></a><var>110.23</var>    (f) Payments shall be made November 15, February 15, May 15, and August 15. A <br/>
<a id="pl.110.24"></a><var>110.24</var>separate payment shall be made for each claim filed. Except as provided in paragraph (g), <br/>
<a id="pl.110.25"></a><var>110.25</var>the total quarterly payment to a producer under this paragraph may not exceed $750,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.110.26"></a><var>110.26</var>    (g) Notwithstanding the quarterly payment limits of paragraph (f), the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.110.27"></a><var>110.27</var>shall make an additional payment in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year to ethanol <br/>
<a id="pl.110.28"></a><var>110.28</var>producers for the lesser of: (1) 20 cents per gallon of production in the fourth quarter of the <br/>
<a id="pl.110.29"></a><var>110.29</var>year that is greater than 3,750,000 gallons; or (2) the total amount of payments lost during <br/>
<a id="pl.110.30"></a><var>110.30</var>the first three quarters of the fiscal year due to plant outages, repair, or major maintenance. <br/>
<a id="pl.110.31"></a><var>110.31</var>Total payments to an ethanol producer in a fiscal year, including any payment under this <br/>
<a id="pl.110.32"></a><var>110.32</var>paragraph, must not exceed the total amount the producer is eligible to receive based on <br/>
<a id="pl.110.33"></a><var>110.33</var>the producer's approved production capacity. The provisions of this paragraph apply only <br/>
<a id="pl.110.34"></a><var>110.34</var>to production losses that occur in quarters beginning after December 31, 1999.<br/>
<a id="pl.110.35"></a><var>110.35</var>    (h) The commissioner shall reimburse ethanol producers for any deficiency in <br/>
<a id="pl.110.36"></a><var>110.36</var>payments during earlier quarters if the deficiency occurred because of unallotment or <br/>
<a id="pl.111.1"></a><var>111.1</var>because appropriated money was insufficient to make timely payments in the full amount <br/>
<a id="pl.111.2"></a><var>111.2</var>provided in paragraph (a). Notwithstanding the quarterly or annual payment limitations in <br/>
<a id="pl.111.3"></a><var>111.3</var>this subdivision, the commissioner shall begin making payments for earlier deficiencies in <br/>
<a id="pl.111.4"></a><var>111.4</var>each fiscal year that appropriations for ethanol payments exceed the amount required to <br/>
<a id="pl.111.5"></a><var>111.5</var>make eligible scheduled payments. Payments for earlier deficiencies must continue until <br/>
<a id="pl.111.6"></a><var>111.6</var>the deficiencies for each producer are paid in full, except the commissioner shall not make <br/>
<a id="pl.111.7"></a><var>111.7</var>a deficiency payment to an entity that no longer produces ethanol on a commercial scale <br/>
<a id="pl.111.8"></a><var>111.8</var>at the location for which the entity qualified for producer payments, or to an assignee of <br/>
<a id="pl.111.9"></a><var>111.9</var>the entity.<br/>
<a id="pl.111.10"></a><var>111.10</var>    (i) The commissioner may make direct payments to producers of rural economic <br/>
<a id="pl.111.11"></a><var>111.11</var>infrastructure with any amount of the annual appropriation for ethanol producer payments <br/>
<a id="pl.111.12"></a><var>111.12</var>and rural economic infrastructure that is in excess of the amount required to make <br/>
<a id="pl.111.13"></a><var>111.13</var>scheduled ethanol producer payments and deficiency payments under paragraphs (a) to (h).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.6.0"></a><a id="pl.111.14"></a><var>111.14</var>    Sec. 6. Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.111.15"></a><var>111.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.111.16"></a><var>111.16</var><br/>
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<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4. <b>Bioenergy and Value-Added </b><br/>
<b>Agricultural Products</b><br/>
</td>
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<td align="right" valign="bottom">19,918,000 <br/>
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<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">15,168,000 <br/>
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</table><a id="pl.111.17"></a><var>111.17</var>$15,168,000 the first year and $15,168,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.111.18"></a><var>111.18</var>the second year are for ethanol producer <br/>
<a id="pl.111.19"></a><var>111.19</var>payments under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.111.20"></a><var>111.20</var>41A.09
         </statute_ref>. If the total amount for which all <br/>
<a id="pl.111.21"></a><var>111.21</var>producers are eligible in a quarter exceeds <br/>
<a id="pl.111.22"></a><var>111.22</var>the amount available for payments, the <br/>
<a id="pl.111.23"></a><var>111.23</var>commissioner shall make payments on a <br/>
<a id="pl.111.24"></a><var>111.24</var>pro rata basis. If the appropriation exceeds <br/>
<a id="pl.111.25"></a><var>111.25</var>the total amount for which all producers <br/>
<a id="pl.111.26"></a><var>111.26</var>are eligible in a fiscal year for scheduled <br/>
<a id="pl.111.27"></a><var>111.27</var>payments and for deficiencies in payments <br/>
<a id="pl.111.28"></a><var>111.28</var>during previous fiscal years, the balance <br/>
<a id="pl.111.29"></a><var>111.29</var>in the appropriation is available to the <br/>
<a id="pl.111.30"></a><var>111.30</var>commissioner for value-added agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.111.31"></a><var>111.31</var>programs including the value-added <br/>
<a id="pl.111.32"></a><var>111.32</var>agricultural product processing and <br/>
<a id="pl.111.33"></a><var>111.33</var>marketing grant program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.111.34"></a><var>111.34</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>17.101, subdivision 5</statute_ref>. The <br/>
<a id="pl.111.35"></a><var>111.35</var>appropriation remains available until spent. <br/>
<a id="pl.112.1"></a><var>112.1</var>$3,000,000 the first year is for grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.112.2"></a><var>112.2</var>bioenergy projects. The NextGen Energy <br/>
<a id="pl.112.3"></a><var>112.3</var>Board shall make recommendations to <br/>
<a id="pl.112.4"></a><var>112.4</var>the commissioner on grants for owners of <br/>
<a id="pl.112.5"></a><var>112.5</var>Minnesota facilities producing bioenergy, <br/>
<a id="pl.112.6"></a><var>112.6</var>organizations that provide for on-station, <br/>
<a id="pl.112.7"></a><var>112.7</var>on-farm field scale research and outreach to <br/>
<a id="pl.112.8"></a><var>112.8</var>develop and test the agronomic and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.112.9"></a><var>112.9</var>requirements of diverse stands of prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.112.10"></a><var>112.10</var>plants and other perennials for bioenergy <br/>
<a id="pl.112.11"></a><var>112.11</var>systems, or certain nongovernmental <br/>
<a id="pl.112.12"></a><var>112.12</var>entities. For the purposes of this paragraph, <br/>
<a id="pl.112.13"></a><var>112.13</var>"bioenergy" includes transportation fuels <br/>
<a id="pl.112.14"></a><var>112.14</var>derived from cellulosic material as well as <br/>
<a id="pl.112.15"></a><var>112.15</var>the generation of energy for commercial heat, <br/>
<a id="pl.112.16"></a><var>112.16</var>industrial process heat, or electrical power <br/>
<a id="pl.112.17"></a><var>112.17</var>from cellulosic material via gasification <br/>
<a id="pl.112.18"></a><var>112.18</var>or other processes. The board must give <br/>
<a id="pl.112.19"></a><var>112.19</var>priority to a bioenergy facility that is at <br/>
<a id="pl.112.20"></a><var>112.20</var>least 60 percent owned and controlled by <br/>
<a id="pl.112.21"></a><var>112.21</var>farmers, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.112.22"></a><var>112.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>500.24, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (n), <br/>
<a id="pl.112.23"></a><var>112.23</var>or natural persons residing in the county or <br/>
<a id="pl.112.24"></a><var>112.24</var>counties contiguous to where the facility is <br/>
<a id="pl.112.25"></a><var>112.25</var>located. Grants are limited to 50 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.112.26"></a><var>112.26</var>the cost of research, technical assistance, or <br/>
<a id="pl.112.27"></a><var>112.27</var>equipment related to bioenergy production <br/>
<a id="pl.112.28"></a><var>112.28</var>or $500,000 $1,000,000, whichever is less. <br/>
<a id="pl.112.29"></a><var>112.29</var>Grants to nongovernmental entities for the <br/>
<a id="pl.112.30"></a><var>112.30</var>development of business plans and structures <br/>
<a id="pl.112.31"></a><var>112.31</var>related to community ownership of eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.112.32"></a><var>112.32</var>bioenergy facilities together may not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.112.33"></a><var>112.33</var>$150,000. The board shall make a good <br/>
<a id="pl.112.34"></a><var>112.34</var>faith effort to select projects that have <br/>
<a id="pl.112.35"></a><var>112.35</var>merit and when taken together represent a <br/>
<a id="pl.112.36"></a><var>112.36</var>variety of bioenergy technologies, biomass <br/>
<a id="pl.113.1"></a><var>113.1</var>feedstocks, and geographic regions of the <br/>
<a id="pl.113.2"></a><var>113.2</var>state. Projects must have a qualified engineer <br/>
<a id="pl.113.3"></a><var>113.3</var>certification on the technology and fuel <br/>
<a id="pl.113.4"></a><var>113.4</var>source. Grantees shall provide reports at <br/>
<a id="pl.113.5"></a><var>113.5</var>the request of the commissioner and must <br/>
<a id="pl.113.6"></a><var>113.6</var>actively participate in the Agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.113.7"></a><var>113.7</var>Utilization Research Institute's Renewable <br/>
<a id="pl.113.8"></a><var>113.8</var>Energy Roundtable. No later than February <br/>
<a id="pl.113.9"></a><var>113.9</var>1, 2009, the commissioner shall report on <br/>
<a id="pl.113.10"></a><var>113.10</var>the projects funded under this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.113.11"></a><var>113.11</var>to the house and senate committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.113.12"></a><var>113.12</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance. The <br/>
<a id="pl.113.13"></a><var>113.13</var>commissioner's costs in administering the <br/>
<a id="pl.113.14"></a><var>113.14</var>program may be paid from the appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.113.15"></a><var>113.15</var>$350,000 the first year is for grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.113.16"></a><var>113.16</var>the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable <br/>
<a id="pl.113.17"></a><var>113.17</var>Agriculture at the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.113.18"></a><var>113.18</var>to provide funds for on-station and on-farm <br/>
<a id="pl.113.19"></a><var>113.19</var>field scale research and outreach to develop <br/>
<a id="pl.113.20"></a><var>113.20</var>and test the agronomic and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.113.21"></a><var>113.21</var>requirements of diverse stands of prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.113.22"></a><var>113.22</var>plants and other perennials for bioenergy <br/>
<a id="pl.113.23"></a><var>113.23</var>systems including, but not limited to, <br/>
<a id="pl.113.24"></a><var>113.24</var>multiple species selection and establishment, <br/>
<a id="pl.113.25"></a><var>113.25</var>ecological management between planting <br/>
<a id="pl.113.26"></a><var>113.26</var>and harvest, harvest technologies, financial <br/>
<a id="pl.113.27"></a><var>113.27</var>and agronomic risk management, farmer <br/>
<a id="pl.113.28"></a><var>113.28</var>goal setting and adoption of technologies, <br/>
<a id="pl.113.29"></a><var>113.29</var>integration of wildlife habitat into <br/>
<a id="pl.113.30"></a><var>113.30</var>management approaches, evaluation of <br/>
<a id="pl.113.31"></a><var>113.31</var>carbon and other benefits, and robust policies <br/>
<a id="pl.113.32"></a><var>113.32</var>needed to induce farmer conversion on <br/>
<a id="pl.113.33"></a><var>113.33</var>marginal lands.* (The preceding text <br/>
<a id="pl.113.34"></a><var>113.34</var>beginning "$350,000 the first year" was <br/>
<a id="pl.113.35"></a><var>113.35</var>indicated as vetoed by the governor.) <br/>
<a id="pl.114.1"></a><var>114.1</var>$200,000 the first year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.114.2"></a><var>114.2</var>Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic <br/>
<a id="pl.114.3"></a><var>114.3</var>and applied agronomic research on native <br/>
<a id="pl.114.4"></a><var>114.4</var>plants, including plant breeding, nutrient <br/>
<a id="pl.114.5"></a><var>114.5</var>management, pest management, disease <br/>
<a id="pl.114.6"></a><var>114.6</var>management, yield, and viability. The grant <br/>
<a id="pl.114.7"></a><var>114.7</var>recipient may subcontract with a qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.114.8"></a><var>114.8</var>third party for some or all of the basic <br/>
<a id="pl.114.9"></a><var>114.9</var>or applied research. The grant recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.114.10"></a><var>114.10</var>must actively participate in the Agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.114.11"></a><var>114.11</var>Utilization Research Institute's Renewable <br/>
<a id="pl.114.12"></a><var>114.12</var>Energy Roundtable and no later than <br/>
<a id="pl.114.13"></a><var>114.13</var>February 1, 2009, must report to the house <br/>
<a id="pl.114.14"></a><var>114.14</var>and senate committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.114.15"></a><var>114.15</var>over agriculture finance. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.114.16"></a><var>114.16</var>appropriation and is available until spent. <br/>
<a id="pl.114.17"></a><var>114.17</var>$200,000 the first year is for a grant to a joint <br/>
<a id="pl.114.18"></a><var>114.18</var>venture combined heat and power energy <br/>
<a id="pl.114.19"></a><var>114.19</var>facility located in Scott or LeSueur County <br/>
<a id="pl.114.20"></a><var>114.20</var>for the creation of a centrally located biomass <br/>
<a id="pl.114.21"></a><var>114.21</var>fuel supply depot with the capability of <br/>
<a id="pl.114.22"></a><var>114.22</var>unloading, processing, testing, scaling, and <br/>
<a id="pl.114.23"></a><var>114.23</var>storing renewable biomass fuels. The grant <br/>
<a id="pl.114.24"></a><var>114.24</var>must be matched by at least $3 of nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.114.25"></a><var>114.25</var>funds for every $1 of state funds. The grant <br/>
<a id="pl.114.26"></a><var>114.26</var>recipient must actively participate in the <br/>
<a id="pl.114.27"></a><var>114.27</var>Agricultural Utilization Research Institute's <br/>
<a id="pl.114.28"></a><var>114.28</var>Renewable Energy Roundtable and no <br/>
<a id="pl.114.29"></a><var>114.29</var>later than February 1, 2009, must report <br/>
<a id="pl.114.30"></a><var>114.30</var>to the house and senate committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.114.31"></a><var>114.31</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.114.32"></a><var>114.32</var>a onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.114.33"></a><var>114.33</var>spent. <br/>
<a id="pl.114.34"></a><var>114.34</var>$300,000 the first year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.114.35"></a><var>114.35</var>Bois Forte Band of Chippewa for a feasibility <br/>
<a id="pl.114.36"></a><var>114.36</var>study of a renewable energy biofuels <br/>
<a id="pl.115.1"></a><var>115.1</var>demonstration facility on the Bois Forte <br/>
<a id="pl.115.2"></a><var>115.2</var>Reservation in St. Louis and Koochiching <br/>
<a id="pl.115.3"></a><var>115.3</var>Counties. The grant shall be used by the Bois <br/>
<a id="pl.115.4"></a><var>115.4</var>Forte Band to conduct a detailed feasibility <br/>
<a id="pl.115.5"></a><var>115.5</var>study of the economic and technical viability <br/>
<a id="pl.115.6"></a><var>115.6</var>of developing a multistream renewable <br/>
<a id="pl.115.7"></a><var>115.7</var>energy biofuels demonstration facility <br/>
<a id="pl.115.8"></a><var>115.8</var>on Bois Forte Reservation land to utilize <br/>
<a id="pl.115.9"></a><var>115.9</var>existing forest resources, woody biomass, <br/>
<a id="pl.115.10"></a><var>115.10</var>and cellulosic material to produce biofuels or <br/>
<a id="pl.115.11"></a><var>115.11</var>bioenergy. The grant recipient must actively <br/>
<a id="pl.115.12"></a><var>115.12</var>participate in the Agricultural Utilization <br/>
<a id="pl.115.13"></a><var>115.13</var>Research Institute's Renewable Energy <br/>
<a id="pl.115.14"></a><var>115.14</var>Roundtable and no later than February 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.115.15"></a><var>115.15</var>2009, must report to the house and senate <br/>
<a id="pl.115.16"></a><var>115.16</var>committees with jurisdiction over agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.115.17"></a><var>115.17</var>finance. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.115.18"></a><var>115.18</var>is available until spent. <br/>
<a id="pl.115.19"></a><var>115.19</var>$300,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.115.20"></a><var>115.20</var>the White Earth Band of Chippewa for a <br/>
<a id="pl.115.21"></a><var>115.21</var>feasibility study of a renewable energy <br/>
<a id="pl.115.22"></a><var>115.22</var>biofuels production, research, and production <br/>
<a id="pl.115.23"></a><var>115.23</var>facility on the White Earth Reservation in <br/>
<a id="pl.115.24"></a><var>115.24</var>Mahnomen County. The grant must be used <br/>
<a id="pl.115.25"></a><var>115.25</var>by the White Earth Band and the University <br/>
<a id="pl.115.26"></a><var>115.26</var>of Minnesota to conduct a detailed feasibility <br/>
<a id="pl.115.27"></a><var>115.27</var>study of the economic and technical viability <br/>
<a id="pl.115.28"></a><var>115.28</var>of (1) developing a multistream renewable <br/>
<a id="pl.115.29"></a><var>115.29</var>energy biofuels demonstration facility on <br/>
<a id="pl.115.30"></a><var>115.30</var>White Earth Reservation land to utilize <br/>
<a id="pl.115.31"></a><var>115.31</var>existing forest resources, woody biomass, <br/>
<a id="pl.115.32"></a><var>115.32</var>and cellulosic material to produce biofuels or <br/>
<a id="pl.115.33"></a><var>115.33</var>bioenergy, and (2) developing, harvesting, <br/>
<a id="pl.115.34"></a><var>115.34</var>and marketing native prairie plants and seeds <br/>
<a id="pl.115.35"></a><var>115.35</var>for bioenergy production. The grant recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.115.36"></a><var>115.36</var>must actively participate in the Agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.116.1"></a><var>116.1</var>Utilization Research Institute's Renewable <br/>
<a id="pl.116.2"></a><var>116.2</var>Energy Roundtable and no later than <br/>
<a id="pl.116.3"></a><var>116.3</var>February 1, 2009, must report to the house <br/>
<a id="pl.116.4"></a><var>116.4</var>and senate committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.116.5"></a><var>116.5</var>over agriculture finance. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.116.6"></a><var>116.6</var>appropriation and is available until spent. <br/>
<a id="pl.116.7"></a><var>116.7</var>$200,000 the first year is for a grant to the Elk <br/>
<a id="pl.116.8"></a><var>116.8</var>River Economic Development Authority for <br/>
<a id="pl.116.9"></a><var>116.9</var>upfront engineering and a feasibility study <br/>
<a id="pl.116.10"></a><var>116.10</var>of the Elk River renewable fuels facility. <br/>
<a id="pl.116.11"></a><var>116.11</var>The facility must use a plasma gasification <br/>
<a id="pl.116.12"></a><var>116.12</var>process to convert primarily cellulosic <br/>
<a id="pl.116.13"></a><var>116.13</var>material, but may also use plastics and other <br/>
<a id="pl.116.14"></a><var>116.14</var>components from municipal solid waste, as <br/>
<a id="pl.116.15"></a><var>116.15</var>feedstock for the production of methanol <br/>
<a id="pl.116.16"></a><var>116.16</var>for use in biodiesel production facilities. <br/>
<a id="pl.116.17"></a><var>116.17</var>Any unencumbered balance in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.116.18"></a><var>116.18</var>2008 does not cancel but is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.116.19"></a><var>116.19</var>fiscal year 2009. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.116.20"></a><var>116.20</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>16A.285</statute_ref>, the agency must <br/>
<a id="pl.116.21"></a><var>116.21</var>not transfer this appropriation. The grant <br/>
<a id="pl.116.22"></a><var>116.22</var>recipient must actively participate in the <br/>
<a id="pl.116.23"></a><var>116.23</var>Agricultural Utilization Research Institute's <br/>
<a id="pl.116.24"></a><var>116.24</var>Renewable Energy Roundtable and no <br/>
<a id="pl.116.25"></a><var>116.25</var>later than February 1, 2009, must report <br/>
<a id="pl.116.26"></a><var>116.26</var>to the house and senate committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.116.27"></a><var>116.27</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.116.28"></a><var>116.28</var>a onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.116.29"></a><var>116.29</var>spent. <br/>
<a id="pl.116.30"></a><var>116.30</var>$200,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.116.31"></a><var>116.31</var>Chisago County to conduct a detailed <br/>
<a id="pl.116.32"></a><var>116.32</var>feasibility study of the economic and <br/>
<a id="pl.116.33"></a><var>116.33</var>technical viability of developing a <br/>
<a id="pl.116.34"></a><var>116.34</var>multistream renewable energy biofuels <br/>
<a id="pl.116.35"></a><var>116.35</var>demonstration facility in Chisago, Isanti, <br/>
<a id="pl.116.36"></a><var>116.36</var>or Pine County to utilize existing forest <br/>
<a id="pl.117.1"></a><var>117.1</var>resources, woody biomass, and cellulosic <br/>
<a id="pl.117.2"></a><var>117.2</var>material to produce biofuels or bioenergy. <br/>
<a id="pl.117.3"></a><var>117.3</var>Chisago County may expend funds to Isanti <br/>
<a id="pl.117.4"></a><var>117.4</var>and Pine Counties and the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.117.5"></a><var>117.5</var>Minnesota for any costs incurred as part <br/>
<a id="pl.117.6"></a><var>117.6</var>of the study. The feasibility study must <br/>
<a id="pl.117.7"></a><var>117.7</var>consider the capacity of: (1) the seed bank <br/>
<a id="pl.117.8"></a><var>117.8</var>at Wild River State Park to expand the <br/>
<a id="pl.117.9"></a><var>117.9</var>existing prairie grass, woody biomass, and <br/>
<a id="pl.117.10"></a><var>117.10</var>cellulosic material resources in Chisago, <br/>
<a id="pl.117.11"></a><var>117.11</var>Isanti, and Pine Counties; (2) willing and <br/>
<a id="pl.117.12"></a><var>117.12</var>interested landowners in Chisago, Isanti, and <br/>
<a id="pl.117.13"></a><var>117.13</var>Pine Counties to grow cellulosic materials; <br/>
<a id="pl.117.14"></a><var>117.14</var>and (3) the Minnesota Conservation Corps, <br/>
<a id="pl.117.15"></a><var>117.15</var>the sentence to serve program, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.117.16"></a><var>117.16</var>existing workforce programs in east central <br/>
<a id="pl.117.17"></a><var>117.17</var>Minnesota to contribute labor to these efforts. <br/>
<a id="pl.117.18"></a><var>117.18</var>The grant recipient must actively participate <br/>
<a id="pl.117.19"></a><var>117.19</var>in the Agricultural Utilization Research <br/>
<a id="pl.117.20"></a><var>117.20</var>Institute's Renewable Energy Roundtable and <br/>
<a id="pl.117.21"></a><var>117.21</var>no later than February 1, 2009, must report <br/>
<a id="pl.117.22"></a><var>117.22</var>to the house and senate committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.117.23"></a><var>117.23</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.117.24"></a><var>117.24</var>a onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.117.25"></a><var>117.25</var>spent. <br/>
<a id="pl.117.26"></a><var>117.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.0.0"></a>

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<col width="50px"/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.117.29"></a><var>117.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.117.30"></a><var>117.30</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br/>
<a id="pl.117.31"></a><var>117.31</var>in this article.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.117.32"></a><var>117.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.117.33"></a><var>117.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,145,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,145,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.117.34"></a><var>117.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(338,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(338,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.118.1"></a><var>118.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.118.2"></a><var>118.2</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.118.3"></a><var>118.3</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 2, to <br/>
<a id="pl.118.4"></a><var>118.4</var>the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.118.5"></a><var>118.5</var>general fund or another named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.118.6"></a><var>118.6</var>each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the addition <br/>
<a id="pl.118.7"></a><var>118.7</var>to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.118.8"></a><var>118.8</var>ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and <br/>
<a id="pl.118.9"></a><var>118.9</var>reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the <br/>
<a id="pl.118.10"></a><var>118.10</var>day following final enactment.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.118.11"></a><var>118.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.118.12"></a><var>118.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.118.13"></a><var>118.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.118.14"></a><var>118.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.118.15"></a><var>118.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>VETERANS AFFAIRS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.1"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.118.16"></a><var>118.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>3,807,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.118.17"></a><var>118.17</var>The appropriation additions or reductions <br/>
<a id="pl.118.18"></a><var>118.18</var>for each purpose are shown in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.118.19"></a><var>118.19</var>paragraphs.<br/>
<a id="pl.118.20"></a><var>118.20</var>$500,000 in 2009 is added to the base for <br/>
<a id="pl.118.21"></a><var>118.21</var>grants to counties for veterans service offices <br/>
<a id="pl.118.22"></a><var>118.22</var>as provided under Laws 2007, chapter 45, <br/>
<a id="pl.118.23"></a><var>118.23</var>article 2, section 1, paragraph (b). This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.118.24"></a><var>118.24</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.118.25"></a><var>118.25</var>$2,500,000 in 2009 is for state soldiers <br/>
<a id="pl.118.26"></a><var>118.26</var>assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.118.27"></a><var>118.27</var>197.05. Of this amount, $1,500,000 is <br/>
<a id="pl.118.28"></a><var>118.28</var>added to the base for this activity. This <br/>
<a id="pl.118.29"></a><var>118.29</var>appropriation is available until spent. The <br/>
<a id="pl.118.30"></a><var>118.30</var>appropriation for state soldiers assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.118.31"></a><var>118.31</var>for 2009 in Laws 2007, chapter 45, article <br/>
<a id="pl.118.32"></a><var>118.32</var>2, section 1, is available in 2008 if the <br/>
<a id="pl.118.33"></a><var>118.33</var>appropriation for 2008 is insufficient.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.1"></a><var>119.1</var>$500,000 in 2009 is for casework services for <br/>
<a id="pl.119.2"></a><var>119.2</var>veterans.  The commissioner, in consultation <br/>
<a id="pl.119.3"></a><var>119.3</var>with the Department of Administration, <br/>
<a id="pl.119.4"></a><var>119.4</var>shall use the request for proposal process in <br/>
<a id="pl.119.5"></a><var>119.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C, to solicit <br/>
<a id="pl.119.6"></a><var>119.6</var>bids for the provision of these services. <br/>
<a id="pl.119.7"></a><var>119.7</var>The casework services provided should be <br/>
<a id="pl.119.8"></a><var>119.8</var>community-based, available statewide, and <br/>
<a id="pl.119.9"></a><var>119.9</var>include in-home counseling.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.10"></a><var>119.10</var>$220,000 in 2009 is added to the base for <br/>
<a id="pl.119.11"></a><var>119.11</var>operations of the LinkVET telephone line <br/>
<a id="pl.119.12"></a><var>119.12</var>service for veterans.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.13"></a><var>119.13</var>For purposes of efficiency, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.119.14"></a><var>119.14</var>must combine the services available through <br/>
<a id="pl.119.15"></a><var>119.15</var>the toll-free higher education call center <br/>
<a id="pl.119.16"></a><var>119.16</var>for veterans with those available through <br/>
<a id="pl.119.17"></a><var>119.17</var>LinkVET.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.18"></a><var>119.18</var>$250,000 in 2009 is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.119.19"></a><var>119.19</var>Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.119.20"></a><var>119.20</var>for their work in helping veterans and their <br/>
<a id="pl.119.21"></a><var>119.21</var>families affected by homelessness. <br/>
<a id="pl.119.22"></a><var>119.22</var>$250,000 in 2009 is for the Veterans Claims <br/>
<a id="pl.119.23"></a><var>119.23</var>Office for outreach and training to improve <br/>
<a id="pl.119.24"></a><var>119.24</var>services and benefits to veterans. This <br/>
<a id="pl.119.25"></a><var>119.25</var>appropriation includes money to add veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.119.26"></a><var>119.26</var>service officer/coordinator positions, <br/>
<a id="pl.119.27"></a><var>119.27</var>including one to assist female veterans.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.28"></a><var>119.28</var>$25,000 in 2009 is to develop a pilot program <br/>
<a id="pl.119.29"></a><var>119.29</var>for peer-to-peer counseling among combat <br/>
<a id="pl.119.30"></a><var>119.30</var>veterans. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.31"></a><var>119.31</var>$338,000 is a reduction in 2009 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.119.32"></a><var>119.32</var>special revenue fund appropriation from the <br/>
<a id="pl.119.33"></a><var>119.33</var>account established in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.119.34"></a><var>119.34</var>section 190.19. <br/>
<a id="pl.120.1"></a><var>120.1</var>$200,000 in 2009 is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.120.2"></a><var>120.2</var>for:<br/>
<a id="pl.120.3"></a><var>120.3</var>(1) an intergovernmental and veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.120.4"></a><var>120.4</var>strategic planning study for the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.120.5"></a><var>120.5</var>veterans homes, with special emphasis <br/>
<a id="pl.120.6"></a><var>120.6</var>on exploring alternative models for the <br/>
<a id="pl.120.7"></a><var>120.7</var>Minneapolis veterans home; <br/>
<a id="pl.120.8"></a><var>120.8</var>(2) a study of the feasibility of partnering <br/>
<a id="pl.120.9"></a><var>120.9</var>for home-based services for veterans with <br/>
<a id="pl.120.10"></a><var>120.10</var>nongovernmental, nonprofit, or faith-based <br/>
<a id="pl.120.11"></a><var>120.11</var>social service and health care delivery <br/>
<a id="pl.120.12"></a><var>120.12</var>organizations, as a means of enabling <br/>
<a id="pl.120.13"></a><var>120.13</var>veterans to live more independently, as an <br/>
<a id="pl.120.14"></a><var>120.14</var>alternative to the projected sharply increasing <br/>
<a id="pl.120.15"></a><var>120.15</var>needs for domiciliary and skilled nursing <br/>
<a id="pl.120.16"></a><var>120.16</var>beds in state veterans homes. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.120.17"></a><var>120.17</var>onetime appropriation; and <br/>
<a id="pl.120.18"></a><var>120.18</var>(3) designing a treatment program for <br/>
<a id="pl.120.19"></a><var>120.19</var>veterans with traumatic brain injuries within <br/>
<a id="pl.120.20"></a><var>120.20</var>the state veterans homes.<br/>
<a id="pl.120.21"></a><var>120.21</var>$300,000 is a reduction in 2009 for <br/>
<a id="pl.120.22"></a><var>120.22</var>the Veterans Homes Board. The base <br/>
<a id="pl.120.23"></a><var>120.23</var>appropriation for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 <br/>
<a id="pl.120.24"></a><var>120.24</var>is reduced by $300,000 in each year. This <br/>
<a id="pl.120.25"></a><var>120.25</var>reduction is made possible by the enhanced <br/>
<a id="pl.120.26"></a><var>120.26</var>efficiency in administration of the homes <br/>
<a id="pl.120.27"></a><var>120.27</var>associated with the transfer of governing <br/>
<a id="pl.120.28"></a><var>120.28</var>authority from the Veterans Homes Board to <br/>
<a id="pl.120.29"></a><var>120.29</var>the commissioner of veterans affairs.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.120.30"></a><var>120.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Report to the Legislature</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.120.31"></a><var>120.31</var>By January 15, 2009, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.120.32"></a><var>120.32</var>report to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.120.33"></a><var>120.33</var>members of the legislative committees and <br/>
<a id="pl.120.34"></a><var>120.34</var>divisions with jurisdiction over veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.121.1"></a><var>121.1</var>affairs policy and finance regarding activities <br/>
<a id="pl.121.2"></a><var>121.2</var>and expenditures in programs receiving an <br/>
<a id="pl.121.3"></a><var>121.3</var>appropriation in this article.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.4.0"></a><a id="pl.121.4"></a><var>121.4</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1255, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.121.5"></a><var>121.5</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.121.6"></a><var>121.6</var>    Subd. 6. <b>World War II memorial donation match account.</b> Money remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.121.7"></a><var>121.7</var>in the World War II memorial donation match account after the state share of the <br/>
<a id="pl.121.8"></a><var>121.8</var>construction costs of the World War II memorial has been paid in full is appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.121.9"></a><var>121.9</var>commissioner of veterans affairs for services and programs for veterans and their families.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.5.0"></a><a id="pl.121.10"></a><var>121.10</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 190.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.121.11"></a><var>121.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account is <br/>
<a id="pl.121.12"></a><var>121.12</var>established in the special revenue fund. The account shall consist of contributions from <br/>
<a id="pl.121.13"></a><var>121.13</var>private sources and appropriations. Money in the account is appropriated in equal shares <br/>
<a id="pl.121.14"></a><var>121.14</var>to the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.15"></a><var>121.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Notwithstanding Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 2, section <br/>
<a id="pl.121.16"></a><var>121.16</var>1, and article 3, section 2, subdivision 3, this section is effective for distribution of the <br/>
<a id="pl.121.17"></a><var>121.17</var>Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.6.0"></a><a id="pl.121.18"></a><var>121.18</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 190.19, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.121.19"></a><var>121.19</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.121.20"></a><var>121.20</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Uses; veterans.</b> Money appropriated to the Department of Veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.121.21"></a><var>121.21</var>Affairs from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account may be used for:<br/>
<a id="pl.121.22"></a><var>121.22</var>    (1) grants to veterans service organizations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.121.23"></a><var>121.23</var>    (2) outreach to underserved veterans.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.7.0"></a><a id="pl.121.24"></a><var>121.24</var>    Sec. 7. Laws 2007, chapter 144, article 1, section 7, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.121.25"></a><var>121.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.121.26"></a><var>121.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS </b><br/>
<b>AFFAIRS.</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>6,000,000 </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>6,000,000 </b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.121.27"></a><var>121.27</var>For grants to eligible veterans or the eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.121.28"></a><var>121.28</var>spouses and children of veterans as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.121.29"></a><var>121.29</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>197.791</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.121.30"></a><var>121.30</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br/>
<a id="pl.122.1"></a><var>122.1</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.122.2"></a><var>122.2</var>for the other year is available for it. <br/>
<a id="pl.122.3"></a><var>122.3</var>Of this appropriation, no more than three <br/>
<a id="pl.122.4"></a><var>122.4</var>percent $100,000 each year may be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.122.5"></a><var>122.5</var>the administrative costs of operating this <br/>
<a id="pl.122.6"></a><var>122.6</var>program.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.7"></a><var>122.7</var>On June 1, 2009, the commissioner of finance <br/>
<a id="pl.122.8"></a><var>122.8</var>must determine the amount needed to fully <br/>
<a id="pl.122.9"></a><var>122.9</var>fund the grant program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.122.10"></a><var>122.10</var>Statutes, section 197.791, and must adjust the <br/>
<a id="pl.122.11"></a><var>122.11</var>appropriations in this section to the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.122.12"></a><var>122.12</var>needed to provide grants for all eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.122.13"></a><var>122.13</var>veterans.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.0.0"></a>

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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.122.16"></a><var>122.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.122.17"></a><var>122.17</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br/>
<a id="pl.122.18"></a><var>122.18</var>in this article.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.122.19"></a><var>122.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.122.20"></a><var>122.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">390,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">390,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.122.21"></a><var>122.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(338,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(338,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.122.22"></a><var>122.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.122.23"></a><var>122.23</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.122.24"></a><var>122.24</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 3, to <br/>
<a id="pl.122.25"></a><var>122.25</var>the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.122.26"></a><var>122.26</var>general fund or another named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.122.27"></a><var>122.27</var>each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the addition <br/>
<a id="pl.122.28"></a><var>122.28</var>to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.122.29"></a><var>122.29</var>ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and <br/>
<a id="pl.122.30"></a><var>122.30</var>reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the <br/>
<a id="pl.122.31"></a><var>122.31</var>day following final enactment.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.123.1"></a><var>123.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.123.2"></a><var>123.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.123.3"></a><var>123.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.123.4"></a><var>123.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.123.5"></a><var>123.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>MILITARY AFFAIRS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>52,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.123.6"></a><var>123.6</var>$75,000 in 2009 is to establish a state <br/>
<a id="pl.123.7"></a><var>123.7</var>enhancement of the employer support of the <br/>
<a id="pl.123.8"></a><var>123.8</var>guard and reserve program. The funding <br/>
<a id="pl.123.9"></a><var>123.9</var>base for this activity is $35,000 each year in <br/>
<a id="pl.123.10"></a><var>123.10</var>fiscal years 2010 and 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.11"></a><var>123.11</var>$135,000 in 2009 is to make $1,000 biannual <br/>
<a id="pl.123.12"></a><var>123.12</var>bonus payments to National Guard medics <br/>
<a id="pl.123.13"></a><var>123.13</var>who meet recertification requirements during <br/>
<a id="pl.123.14"></a><var>123.14</var>the fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.15"></a><var>123.15</var>$180,000 in 2009 is to add "state navigator" <br/>
<a id="pl.123.16"></a><var>123.16</var>positions to coordinate state agency programs <br/>
<a id="pl.123.17"></a><var>123.17</var>and activities to support and assist soldiers <br/>
<a id="pl.123.18"></a><var>123.18</var>and their families during and after the <br/>
<a id="pl.123.19"></a><var>123.19</var>reintegration process.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.20"></a><var>123.20</var>$338,000 is a reduction in 2009 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.123.21"></a><var>123.21</var>special revenue fund appropriation from the <br/>
<a id="pl.123.22"></a><var>123.22</var>account established in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.123.23"></a><var>123.23</var>section 190.19. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.4.0"></a><a id="pl.123.24"></a><var>123.24</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 190.19, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.123.25"></a><var>123.25</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.123.26"></a><var>123.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Uses.</b> (a) Money appropriated from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" <br/>
<a id="pl.123.27"></a><var>123.27</var>account to the Department of Military Affairs may be used for:<br/>
<a id="pl.123.28"></a><var>123.28</var>    (1) grants directly to eligible individuals;<br/>
<a id="pl.123.29"></a><var>123.29</var>    (2) grants to one or more eligible foundations for the purpose of making grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.123.30"></a><var>123.30</var>eligible individuals, as provided in this section; or<br/>
<a id="pl.123.31"></a><var>123.31</var>    (3) veterans' services.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.123.32"></a><var>123.32</var>    (4) grants to family readiness groups chartered by the adjutant general.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.1"></a><var>124.1</var>    (b) As used in paragraph (a), the term, "eligible individual" includes any person <br/>
<a id="pl.124.2"></a><var>124.2</var>who is:<br/>
<a id="pl.124.3"></a><var>124.3</var>    (1) a member of the Minnesota National Guard or a reserve unit based in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.124.4"></a><var>124.4</var>who has been called to active service as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>190.05, subdivision 5</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.124.5"></a><var>124.5</var>    (2) a Minnesota resident who is a member of a military reserve unit not based <br/>
<a id="pl.124.6"></a><var>124.6</var>in Minnesota, if the member is called to active service as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>190.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.124.7"></a><var>124.7</var>subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.124.8"></a><var>124.8</var>    (3) any other Minnesota resident performing active service for any branch of the <br/>
<a id="pl.124.9"></a><var>124.9</var>military of the United States; <br/>
<a id="pl.124.10"></a><var>124.10</var>    (4) a person who served in one of the capacities listed in clause (1), (2), or (3) who <br/>
<a id="pl.124.11"></a><var>124.11</var>has current financial needs directly related to that service; and<br/>
<a id="pl.124.12"></a><var>124.12</var>    (5) a member of the immediate family of an individual identified in clause (1), (2), <br/>
<a id="pl.124.13"></a><var>124.13</var>(3), or (4). For purposes of this clause, "immediate family" means the individual's spouse <br/>
<a id="pl.124.14"></a><var>124.14</var>and minor children and, if they are dependents of the member of the military, the member's <br/>
<a id="pl.124.15"></a><var>124.15</var>parents, grandparents, siblings, stepchildren, and adult children.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.16"></a><var>124.16</var>    (c) As used in paragraph (a), the term "eligible foundation" includes any organization <br/>
<a id="pl.124.17"></a><var>124.17</var>that:<br/>
<a id="pl.124.18"></a><var>124.18</var>    (1) is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.124.19"></a><var>124.19</var>Code;<br/>
<a id="pl.124.20"></a><var>124.20</var>    (2) has articles of incorporation under chapter 317A specifying the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.124.21"></a><var>124.21</var>the organization as including the provision of financial assistance to members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.124.22"></a><var>124.22</var>Minnesota National Guard and other United States armed forces reserves and their <br/>
<a id="pl.124.23"></a><var>124.23</var>families and survivors; and<br/>
<a id="pl.124.24"></a><var>124.24</var>    (3) agrees in writing to distribute any grant money received from the adjutant general <br/>
<a id="pl.124.25"></a><var>124.25</var>under this section to eligible individuals as defined in this section and in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.124.26"></a><var>124.26</var>with any written policies and rules the adjutant general may impose as conditions of the <br/>
<a id="pl.124.27"></a><var>124.27</var>grant to the foundation.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.28"></a><var>124.28</var>    (d) The maximum grant awarded to an eligible individual under paragraph (a) in a <br/>
<a id="pl.124.29"></a><var>124.29</var>calendar year with funds from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account, either through <br/>
<a id="pl.124.30"></a><var>124.30</var>an eligible institution or directly from the adjutant general, may not exceed $2,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.5.0"></a><a id="pl.124.31"></a><var>124.31</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 190.25, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.124.32"></a><var>124.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Sale; use of funds.</b> The adjutant general is authorized to sell in the manner <br/>
<a id="pl.124.33"></a><var>124.33</var>provided by law any or all<br/>
<a id="pl.124.34"></a><var>124.34</var>    (1) land, and<br/>
<a id="pl.125.1"></a><var>125.1</var>    (2) timber, growing crops, buildings, and other improvements, if any, situated upon <br/>
<a id="pl.125.2"></a><var>125.2</var>the land, acquired under the authority of subdivision 1 or which may hereafter comprise <br/>
<a id="pl.125.3"></a><var>125.3</var>the Camp Ripley Military Field Training Center and not needed for military training <br/>
<a id="pl.125.4"></a><var>125.4</var>purposes. The proceeds of any sales shall be deposited in the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.125.5"></a><var>125.5</var>    The adjutant general may use funds that are directly appropriated for the acquisition <br/>
<a id="pl.125.6"></a><var>125.6</var>of land, the payment of expenses of forest management on land forming the Camp <br/>
<a id="pl.125.7"></a><var>125.7</var>Ripley Military Reservation, and the provision of an Enlisted Person's Service Center. If <br/>
<a id="pl.125.8"></a><var>125.8</var>amounts that are directly appropriated for these purposes in either year of a biennium are <br/>
<a id="pl.125.9"></a><var>125.9</var>insufficient, the appropriation for the other year of the biennium is available.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.6.0"></a><a id="pl.125.10"></a><var>125.10</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 190.25, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.125.11"></a><var>125.11</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.125.12"></a><var>125.12</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Timber sales; use of funds.</b> The adjutant general is authorized to sell <br/>
<a id="pl.125.13"></a><var>125.13</var>in the manner provided by law any or all timber on land acquired under the authority of <br/>
<a id="pl.125.14"></a><var>125.14</var>subdivision 1 or which may hereafter comprise the Camp Ripley Military Field Training <br/>
<a id="pl.125.15"></a><var>125.15</var>Center. The proceeds of any sales of timber under this subdivision must be deposited in an <br/>
<a id="pl.125.16"></a><var>125.16</var>account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the adjutant general to be used <br/>
<a id="pl.125.17"></a><var>125.17</var>to manage the timber resources of Camp Ripley in a manner consistent with the camp's <br/>
<a id="pl.125.18"></a><var>125.18</var>purpose as lands for training armed forces.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.7.0"></a><a id="pl.125.19"></a><var>125.19</var>    Sec. 7. <b>[192.341] STATE ENHANCED EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF GUARD </b><br/>
<a id="pl.125.20"></a><var>125.20</var><b>AND RESERVE (ESGR) PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.125.21"></a><var>125.21</var>    The adjutant general is authorized to establish and administer a state enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.125.22"></a><var>125.22</var>to the federal Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Program. The adjutant <br/>
<a id="pl.125.23"></a><var>125.23</var>general shall develop policy and guidelines for the administration of the program <br/>
<a id="pl.125.24"></a><var>125.24</var>established under this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.8.0"></a><a id="pl.125.25"></a><var>125.25</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 192.501, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.125.26"></a><var>125.26</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.125.27"></a><var>125.27</var>    Subd. 1c. <b>Medic recertification bonus program.</b> (a) The adjutant general <br/>
<a id="pl.125.28"></a><var>125.28</var>may establish a program to provide a recertification bonus to eligible members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.125.29"></a><var>125.29</var>Minnesota National Guard who recertify as emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in <br/>
<a id="pl.125.30"></a><var>125.30</var>the National Guard within the limitations of this subdivision. The bonus payments are <br/>
<a id="pl.125.31"></a><var>125.31</var>intended to generally encourage a member's continuing certification as an EMT.<br/>
<a id="pl.125.32"></a><var>125.32</var>    (b) Eligibility for the recertification bonus is limited to a member of the National <br/>
<a id="pl.125.33"></a><var>125.33</var>Guard who:<br/>
<a id="pl.126.1"></a><var>126.1</var>    (1) is serving satisfactorily as determined by the adjutant general; and<br/>
<a id="pl.126.2"></a><var>126.2</var>    (2) has successfully completed the training required for recertification and warrants <br/>
<a id="pl.126.3"></a><var>126.3</var>the payment of a bonus.<br/>
<a id="pl.126.4"></a><var>126.4</var>    (c) The adjutant general may, within the limitations of this subdivision and other <br/>
<a id="pl.126.5"></a><var>126.5</var>applicable laws, determine additional eligibility criteria for the bonus, and must specify all <br/>
<a id="pl.126.6"></a><var>126.6</var>of the criteria in regulations and publish changes as necessary.<br/>
<a id="pl.126.7"></a><var>126.7</var>    (d) Payments under this subdivision must be made on a schedule that is determined <br/>
<a id="pl.126.8"></a><var>126.8</var>and published in department regulations by the adjutant general.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.9.0"></a><a id="pl.126.9"></a><var>126.9</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 192.501, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.126.10"></a><var>126.10</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.126.11"></a><var>126.11</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Usage of tuition and textbook reimbursement grant program by </b><br/>
<a id="pl.126.12"></a><var>126.12</var><b>spouse permitted.</b> (a) Notwithstanding the eligibility limitations of subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.126.13"></a><var>126.13</var>paragraph (b), the spouse of a person eligible under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), is <br/>
<a id="pl.126.14"></a><var>126.14</var>eligible to use up to 12 semester hours per year, or the equivalent amount of quarter <br/>
<a id="pl.126.15"></a><var>126.15</var>credits, of that eligible person's unused tuition reimbursement benefit for each year of <br/>
<a id="pl.126.16"></a><var>126.16</var>service in the Minnesota National Guard after the eighth year of such service.<br/>
<a id="pl.126.17"></a><var>126.17</var>    (b) Total benefits under this subdivision cannot exceed the total unused portion of <br/>
<a id="pl.126.18"></a><var>126.18</var>the service member's benefit. A service member's and spouse's eligibility for tuition <br/>
<a id="pl.126.19"></a><var>126.19</var>reimbursement under this subdivision is limited by the provisions of subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.126.20"></a><var>126.20</var>paragraph (g).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.10.0"></a><a id="pl.126.21"></a><var>126.21</var>    Sec. 10. <b>STARBASE STUDY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.126.22"></a><var>126.22</var>    The appropriation in Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 3, section 2, subdivision 3, for <br/>
<a id="pl.126.23"></a><var>126.23</var>a longitudinal study measuring improvement in academic achievement as a result of <br/>
<a id="pl.126.24"></a><var>126.24</var>participation in the Starbase program is available until June 30, 2009. The Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.126.25"></a><var>126.25</var>Military Affairs must contract with the Wilder Foundation to conduct the study.<br/>
<a id="pl.126.26"></a><var>126.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.11.0"></a><a id="pl.126.27"></a><var>126.27</var>    Sec. 11. <b>NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM STUDY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.126.28"></a><var>126.28</var>    The adjutant general and the Department of Military Affairs shall study participation <br/>
<a id="pl.126.29"></a><var>126.29</var>by the Minnesota National Guard in the National Guard Youth Challenge Program <br/>
<a id="pl.126.30"></a><var>126.30</var>promoted by the National Guard Youth Foundation. The adjutant general shall report on <br/>
<a id="pl.126.31"></a><var>126.31</var>the study and make recommendations to the governor and the committees of the senate <br/>
<a id="pl.126.32"></a><var>126.32</var>and the house of representatives with jurisdiction over National Guard programs by <br/>
<a id="pl.126.33"></a><var>126.33</var>January 15, 2009. The study must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.127.1"></a><var>127.1</var>    (1) possible locations for the Minnesota National Guard Youth Challenge Program;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.2"></a><var>127.2</var>    (2) estimated start-up costs for the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.3"></a><var>127.3</var>    (3) application and establishment procedures and resources required to apply for <br/>
<a id="pl.127.4"></a><var>127.4</var>and establish the program; and<br/>
<a id="pl.127.5"></a><var>127.5</var>    (4) a survey of similar programs established in other states and how each state comes <br/>
<a id="pl.127.6"></a><var>127.6</var>up with the state match required to obtain federal funds.<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.127.9"></a><var>127.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.127.10"></a><var>127.10</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br/>
<a id="pl.127.11"></a><var>127.11</var>in this article.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.127.12"></a><var>127.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.127.13"></a><var>127.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,425,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,512,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(913,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.10.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.127.14"></a><var>127.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.127.15"></a><var>127.15</var>    The dollar amounts in the columns under "APPROPRIATIONS" are added to or, <br/>
<a id="pl.127.16"></a><var>127.16</var>if shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 135, <br/>
<a id="pl.127.17"></a><var>127.17</var>or other law to the specified agencies. The appropriations are from the general fund, or <br/>
<a id="pl.127.18"></a><var>127.18</var>another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The <br/>
<a id="pl.127.19"></a><var>127.19</var>figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under <br/>
<a id="pl.127.20"></a><var>127.20</var>them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. <br/>
<a id="pl.127.21"></a><var>127.21</var>"The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" <br/>
<a id="pl.127.22"></a><var>127.22</var>is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are <br/>
<a id="pl.127.23"></a><var>127.23</var>effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.1"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.127.24"></a><var>127.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.127.25"></a><var>127.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.127.26"></a><var>127.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.127.27"></a><var>127.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.10.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.127.28"></a><var>127.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.127.29"></a><var>127.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC </b><br/>
<b>DEVELOPMENT</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.127.30"></a><var>127.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(3,000,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> 445,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.128.1"></a><var>128.1</var>The appropriation additions or reductions <br/>
<a id="pl.128.2"></a><var>128.2</var>for each purpose are shown in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.128.3"></a><var>128.3</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.128.4"></a><var>128.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.128.5"></a><var>128.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Employment and Economic </b><br/>
<b>Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(550,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.128.6"></a><var>128.6</var>This is an ongoing base reduction to <br/>
<a id="pl.128.7"></a><var>128.7</var>the department's operating budget. This <br/>
<a id="pl.128.8"></a><var>128.8</var>reduction must not result in layoffs.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.128.9"></a><var>128.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.128.10"></a><var>128.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Business and Community </b><br/>
<b>Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(3,000,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">800,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.128.11"></a><var>128.11</var>(a) $400,000 in the second year is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.128.12"></a><var>128.12</var>establishment and operation of the Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.128.13"></a><var>128.13</var>Science and Technology. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.128.14"></a><var>128.14</var>appropriation and is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.128.15"></a><var>128.15</var>(b) $400,000 in the second year is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.128.16"></a><var>128.16</var>appropriation for transfer to the revolving <br/>
<a id="pl.128.17"></a><var>128.17</var>loan account created in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.128.18"></a><var>128.18</var>section 116J.996, subdivision 3, for the <br/>
<a id="pl.128.19"></a><var>128.19</var>military reservist economic injury loan <br/>
<a id="pl.128.20"></a><var>128.20</var>program, resulting from a call to active <br/>
<a id="pl.128.21"></a><var>128.21</var>military duty.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.128.22"></a><var>128.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Workforce Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">195,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.128.23"></a><var>128.23</var>(a) $120,000 in the second year is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.128.24"></a><var>128.24</var>grant to HIRED to operate its industry <br/>
<a id="pl.128.25"></a><var>128.25</var>sector training initiatives, which provide <br/>
<a id="pl.128.26"></a><var>128.26</var>employee training developed in collaboration <br/>
<a id="pl.128.27"></a><var>128.27</var>with employers in specific, high-demand <br/>
<a id="pl.128.28"></a><var>128.28</var>industries. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.128.29"></a><var>128.29</var>(b) $75,000 in the second year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.128.30"></a><var>128.30</var>to Lifetrack Resources for a onetime pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.128.31"></a><var>128.31</var>project in Rochester focusing on immigrant <br/>
<a id="pl.128.32"></a><var>128.32</var>and refugee collaborative programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.128.33"></a><var>128.33</var>including those related to job-seeking skills <br/>
<a id="pl.129.1"></a><var>129.1</var>and workplace orientation, intensive job <br/>
<a id="pl.129.2"></a><var>129.2</var>development, functional work English, and <br/>
<a id="pl.129.3"></a><var>129.3</var>on-site job coaching. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.129.4"></a><var>129.4</var>appropriation and is available until expended.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.129.5"></a><var>129.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b> Cancellations</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.129.6"></a><var>129.6</var>By July 31, 2008, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.129.7"></a><var>129.7</var>finance shall cancel the unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.129.8"></a><var>129.8</var>balance of the appropriation in Laws 2005, <br/>
<a id="pl.129.9"></a><var>129.9</var>First Special Session chapter 3, article 10, <br/>
<a id="pl.129.10"></a><var>129.10</var>section 23, to the foreign trade zone authority, <br/>
<a id="pl.129.11"></a><var>129.11</var>estimated to be $608,000, to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.12"></a><var>129.12</var>By July 31, 2008, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.129.13"></a><var>129.13</var>finance shall cancel $2,000,000 of the <br/>
<a id="pl.129.14"></a><var>129.14</var>balance in the job skills partnership account <br/>
<a id="pl.129.15"></a><var>129.15</var>to the general fund.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.129.16"></a><var>129.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Transfers In</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.129.17"></a><var>129.17</var>By July 31, 2008, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.129.18"></a><var>129.18</var>finance shall transfer the unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.129.19"></a><var>129.19</var>balance of the appropriation in Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.129.20"></a><var>129.20</var>2005, First Special Session chapter 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.129.21"></a><var>129.21</var>article 3, section 2, subdivision 2, for <br/>
<a id="pl.129.22"></a><var>129.22</var>the methamphetamine laboratory cleanup <br/>
<a id="pl.129.23"></a><var>129.23</var>revolving loan account in the public facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.129.24"></a><var>129.24</var>authority fund, estimated to be $150,000, to <br/>
<a id="pl.129.25"></a><var>129.25</var>the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.26"></a><var>129.26</var>By July 31, 2008, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.129.27"></a><var>129.27</var>finance shall transfer $8,000,000 of the <br/>
<a id="pl.129.28"></a><var>129.28</var>unencumbered balance in the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.129.29"></a><var>129.29</var>development fund to the general fund.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.129.30"></a><var>129.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.129.31"></a><var>129.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Minnesota Minerals 21st Century </b><br/>
<b>Fund</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.129.32"></a><var>129.32</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.129.33"></a><var>129.33</var>section 116J.423, by June 30, 2009, the <br/>
<a id="pl.130.1"></a><var>130.1</var>commissioner shall make a $1,000,000 grant <br/>
<a id="pl.130.2"></a><var>130.2</var>and a $1,000,000 loan from the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.130.3"></a><var>130.3</var>Minerals 21st Century Fund to Magnetation, <br/>
<a id="pl.130.4"></a><var>130.4</var>Inc. for reclamation of iron ore.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.130.5"></a><var>130.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>LABOR AND INDUSTRY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.130.6"></a><var>130.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Base Reduction</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(43,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.130.7"></a><var>130.7</var>$43,000 in the second year is a base <br/>
<a id="pl.130.8"></a><var>130.8</var>reduction. The commissioner must not <br/>
<a id="pl.130.9"></a><var>130.9</var>reduce funding available for prevailing wage <br/>
<a id="pl.130.10"></a><var>130.10</var>enforcement and must fill all positions when <br/>
<a id="pl.130.11"></a><var>130.11</var>vacancies become available.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.130.12"></a><var>130.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Transfers In</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.130.13"></a><var>130.13</var>By June 30, 2009, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.130.14"></a><var>130.14</var>finance shall transfer $2,000,000 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.130.15"></a><var>130.15</var>construction code fund under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.130.16"></a><var>130.16</var>Statutes, section 326B.04, to the general <br/>
<a id="pl.130.17"></a><var>130.17</var>fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.130.18"></a><var>130.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.130.19"></a><var>130.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>BUREAU OF MEDIATION </b><br/>
<b>SERVICES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(69,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.130.20"></a><var>130.20</var>This is a base reduction.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.6.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.130.21"></a><var>130.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,299,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.130.22"></a><var>130.22</var>(a) $1,299,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.130.23"></a><var>130.23</var>Film and TV Board for the jobs production <br/>
<a id="pl.130.24"></a><var>130.24</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.130.25"></a><var>130.25</var>116U.26. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.130.26"></a><var>130.26</var>is in addition to any other appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.130.27"></a><var>130.27</var>the jobs program under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.130.28"></a><var>130.28</var>section 116U.26. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.130.29"></a><var>130.29</var>available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.131.1"></a><var>131.1</var>(b) $500,000 of the balance in the special <br/>
<a id="pl.131.2"></a><var>131.2</var>marketing account established pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.131.3"></a><var>131.3</var>Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.131.4"></a><var>131.4</var>1, article 3, section 6, must be used for a <br/>
<a id="pl.131.5"></a><var>131.5</var>onetime grant to the Minnesota Film and <br/>
<a id="pl.131.6"></a><var>131.6</var>TV Board for the production of a film in <br/>
<a id="pl.131.7"></a><var>131.7</var>Minnesota in calendar years 2008 and 2009. <br/>
<a id="pl.131.8"></a><var>131.8</var>The grant is in addition to any payments <br/>
<a id="pl.131.9"></a><var>131.9</var>made for the same purpose from the film <br/>
<a id="pl.131.10"></a><var>131.10</var>production jobs program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.131.11"></a><var>131.11</var>Statutes, section 116U.26. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.131.12"></a><var>131.12</var>is available until expended.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.7.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.131.13"></a><var>131.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(200,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.131.14"></a><var>131.14</var>This is a onetime reduction.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.8.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.131.15"></a><var>131.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.131.16"></a><var>131.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 8. <b>MINNESOTA BOXING </b><br/>
<b>COMMISSION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>80,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.131.17"></a><var>131.17</var>This amount is added to the commission's or <br/>
<a id="pl.131.18"></a><var>131.18</var>its successor's base budget.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.9.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.131.19"></a><var>131.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.131.20"></a><var>131.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 9. <b>MINNESOTA HISTORICAL </b><br/>
<b>SOCIETY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>575,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.131.21"></a><var>131.21</var>$575,000 in the first year is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.131.22"></a><var>131.22</var>appropriation for the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.131.23"></a><var>131.23</var>Sesquicentennial Commission. The <br/>
<a id="pl.131.24"></a><var>131.24</var>Minnesota Historical Society, the State Arts <br/>
<a id="pl.131.25"></a><var>131.25</var>Board, and Explore Minnesota Tourism <br/>
<a id="pl.131.26"></a><var>131.26</var>may assist the commission in designing <br/>
<a id="pl.131.27"></a><var>131.27</var>and implementing the grants program. <br/>
<a id="pl.131.28"></a><var>131.28</var>The commission shall encourage private <br/>
<a id="pl.131.29"></a><var>131.29</var>contributions to match the state money to the <br/>
<a id="pl.131.30"></a><var>131.30</var>greatest extent possible. Any gifts, pledges, <br/>
<a id="pl.131.31"></a><var>131.31</var>membership fees, or contributions received <br/>
<a id="pl.131.32"></a><var>131.32</var>by the commission are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.132.1"></a><var>132.1</var>commission. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.132.2"></a><var>132.2</var>until June 30, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.10.0"></a><a id="pl.132.3"></a><var>132.3</var>    Sec. 10. <b>[116J.996] MILITARY RESERVIST ECONOMIC INJURY LOANS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.132.4"></a><var>132.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this <br/>
<a id="pl.132.5"></a><var>132.5</var>section.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.6"></a><var>132.6</var>    (b) "Active service" has the meaning given in section 190.05.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.7"></a><var>132.7</var>    (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.132.8"></a><var>132.8</var>development.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.9"></a><var>132.9</var>    (d) "Eligible business" means a small business, as defined in section 645.445, that <br/>
<a id="pl.132.10"></a><var>132.10</var>was operating in Minnesota on the date a military reservist received orders for active <br/>
<a id="pl.132.11"></a><var>132.11</var>service.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.12"></a><var>132.12</var>    (e) "Essential employee" means a military reservist who is an owner or employee <br/>
<a id="pl.132.13"></a><var>132.13</var>of an eligible business and whose managerial or technical expertise is critical to the <br/>
<a id="pl.132.14"></a><var>132.14</var>day-to-day operation of the eligible business.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.15"></a><var>132.15</var>    (f) "Military reservist" means a member of the reserve component of the armed <br/>
<a id="pl.132.16"></a><var>132.16</var>forces.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.17"></a><var>132.17</var>    (g) "Reserve component of the armed forces" has the meaning given it in United <br/>
<a id="pl.132.18"></a><var>132.18</var>States Code, title 10, section 101(c).<br/>
<a id="pl.132.19"></a><var>132.19</var>    (h) "Substantial economic injury" means an economic harm to an eligible business <br/>
<a id="pl.132.20"></a><var>132.20</var>that results in the inability of the eligible business to:<br/>
<a id="pl.132.21"></a><var>132.21</var>    (1) meet its obligations as they mature;<br/>
<a id="pl.132.22"></a><var>132.22</var>    (2) pay its ordinary and necessary operating expenses; or<br/>
<a id="pl.132.23"></a><var>132.23</var>    (3) manufacture, produce, market, or provide a product or service ordinarily <br/>
<a id="pl.132.24"></a><var>132.24</var>manufactured, produced, marketed, or provided by the eligible business.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.25"></a><var>132.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Loan program.</b> The commissioner may make onetime, interest-free loans <br/>
<a id="pl.132.26"></a><var>132.26</var>of up to $20,000 per borrower to eligible businesses that have sustained or are likely to <br/>
<a id="pl.132.27"></a><var>132.27</var>sustain substantial economic injury as a result of the call to active service for 180 days <br/>
<a id="pl.132.28"></a><var>132.28</var>or more of an essential employee. Loans must be made for the purpose of preventing, <br/>
<a id="pl.132.29"></a><var>132.29</var>remedying, or ameliorating the substantial economic injury.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.30"></a><var>132.30</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Revolving loan account.</b> The commissioner shall use money appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.132.31"></a><var>132.31</var>for the purpose to establish a revolving loan account. All repayments of loans made <br/>
<a id="pl.132.32"></a><var>132.32</var>under this section must be deposited into this account. Interest earned on money in the <br/>
<a id="pl.132.33"></a><var>132.33</var>account accrues to the account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.132.34"></a><var>132.34</var>for purposes of the loan program created in this section, including costs incurred by the <br/>
<a id="pl.132.35"></a><var>132.35</var>commissioner to establish and administer the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.1"></a><var>133.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Rules.</b> Using the expedited rulemaking procedures of section 14.389, the <br/>
<a id="pl.133.2"></a><var>133.2</var>commissioner shall develop and publish expedited rules for loan applications, use of <br/>
<a id="pl.133.3"></a><var>133.3</var>funds, needed collateral, terms of loans, and other details of military reservist economic <br/>
<a id="pl.133.4"></a><var>133.4</var>injury loans.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.5"></a><var>133.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.11.0"></a><a id="pl.133.6"></a><var>133.6</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.133.7"></a><var>133.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Partnership program.</b> (a) The partnership program may provide <br/>
<a id="pl.133.8"></a><var>133.8</var>grants-in-aid to educational or other nonprofit educational institutions using the following <br/>
<a id="pl.133.9"></a><var>133.9</var>guidelines:<br/>
<a id="pl.133.10"></a><var>133.10</var>    (1) the educational or other nonprofit educational institution is a provider of training <br/>
<a id="pl.133.11"></a><var>133.11</var>within the state in either the public or private sector;<br/>
<a id="pl.133.12"></a><var>133.12</var>    (2) the program involves skills training that is an area of employment need; and<br/>
<a id="pl.133.13"></a><var>133.13</var>    (3) preference will be given to educational or other nonprofit training institutions <br/>
<a id="pl.133.14"></a><var>133.14</var>which serve economically disadvantaged people, minorities, or those who are victims of <br/>
<a id="pl.133.15"></a><var>133.15</var>economic dislocation and to businesses located in rural areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.16"></a><var>133.16</var>    (b) A single grant to any one institution shall not exceed $400,000. A portion of a <br/>
<a id="pl.133.17"></a><var>133.17</var>grant may be used for preemployment training.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.18"></a><var>133.18</var>    (c) Each institution must provide for the dissemination of summary results of a <br/>
<a id="pl.133.19"></a><var>133.19</var>grant-funded project, including, but not limited to, information about curriculum and <br/>
<a id="pl.133.20"></a><var>133.20</var>all supporting materials developed in conjunction with the grant. Results of projects <br/>
<a id="pl.133.21"></a><var>133.21</var>developed by any Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system institution must <br/>
<a id="pl.133.22"></a><var>133.22</var>be disseminated throughout the system.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.12.0"></a><a id="pl.133.23"></a><var>133.23</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.133.24"></a><var>133.24</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Use of funds.</b> The Job Skills Partnership Board may use up to six percent <br/>
<a id="pl.133.25"></a><var>133.25</var>of any funds it receives, regardless of the source, for activities authorized under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.133.26"></a><var>133.26</var>116L.04, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>. The board may also use a portion of these funds to collect and <br/>
<a id="pl.133.27"></a><var>133.27</var>disseminate information on the activities under section 116L.04, subdivision 2. The board <br/>
<a id="pl.133.28"></a><var>133.28</var>must plan for the statewide dissemination of the results, curriculum, and supporting <br/>
<a id="pl.133.29"></a><var>133.29</var>materials of these grant-funded projects.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.13.0"></a><a id="pl.133.30"></a><var>133.30</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.133.31"></a><var>133.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Use of workforce development funds.</b> After March 1 of any fiscal year, <br/>
<a id="pl.133.32"></a><var>133.32</var>the board may use workforce development funds for the purposes outlined in sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.134.1"></a><var>134.1</var>116L.04
         </statute_ref>, 
<statute_ref>116L.06</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>116L.10</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116L.14</statute_ref>, or to provide incumbent worker training <br/>
<a id="pl.134.2"></a><var>134.2</var>services under section 
         <statute_ref>116L.18</statute_ref> if the following conditions have been met:<br/>
<a id="pl.134.3"></a><var>134.3</var>    (1) the board examines relevant economic indicators, including the projected <br/>
<a id="pl.134.4"></a><var>134.4</var>number of layoffs for the remainder of the fiscal year and the next fiscal year, evidence of <br/>
<a id="pl.134.5"></a><var>134.5</var>declining and expanding industries, the number of initial applications for and the number <br/>
<a id="pl.134.6"></a><var>134.6</var>of exhaustions of unemployment benefits, job vacancy data, and any additional relevant <br/>
<a id="pl.134.7"></a><var>134.7</var>information brought to the board's attention;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.8"></a><var>134.8</var>    (2) the board accounts for all allocations made in section 
         <statute_ref>116L.17, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.9"></a><var>134.9</var>    (3) based on the past expenditures and projected revenue, the board estimates future <br/>
<a id="pl.134.10"></a><var>134.10</var>funding needs for services under section 
         <statute_ref>116L.17</statute_ref> for the remainder of the current fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.134.11"></a><var>134.11</var>year and the next fiscal year;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.12"></a><var>134.12</var>    (4) the board determines there will be unspent funds after meeting the needs of <br/>
<a id="pl.134.13"></a><var>134.13</var>dislocated workers in the current fiscal year and there will be sufficient revenue to meet <br/>
<a id="pl.134.14"></a><var>134.14</var>the needs of dislocated workers in the next fiscal year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.134.15"></a><var>134.15</var>    (5) the board reports its findings in clauses (1) to (4) to the chairs of legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.134.16"></a><var>134.16</var>committees with jurisdiction over the workforce development fund, to the commissioners <br/>
<a id="pl.134.17"></a><var>134.17</var>of revenue and finance, and to the public.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.14.0"></a><a id="pl.134.18"></a><var>134.18</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.16, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.134.19"></a><var>134.19</var><b>116L.16 DISTANCE-WORK GRANTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.134.20"></a><var>134.20</var>    The Job Skills Partnership Board may make grants-in-aid for distance-work <br/>
<a id="pl.134.21"></a><var>134.21</var>projects. The purpose of the grants is to promote distance-work projects involving <br/>
<a id="pl.134.22"></a><var>134.22</var>technology in rural areas and may include a consortium of organizations partnering <br/>
<a id="pl.134.23"></a><var>134.23</var>in the development of rural technology industry. Grants may be used to identify and <br/>
<a id="pl.134.24"></a><var>134.24</var>train rural workers in technology, act as a catalyst to bring together employers and rural <br/>
<a id="pl.134.25"></a><var>134.25</var>employees to perform distance work, and provide rural workers with physical connections <br/>
<a id="pl.134.26"></a><var>134.26</var>to telecommunications infrastructure, where necessary, in order to be self-employed or <br/>
<a id="pl.134.27"></a><var>134.27</var>employed from their homes or satellite offices. Grants must be made according to sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.134.28"></a><var>134.28</var>116L.02
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>116L.04</statute_ref>, except that: <br/>
<a id="pl.134.29"></a><var>134.29</var>    (1) the business match may include, but is not limited to, office space; <br/>
<a id="pl.134.30"></a><var>134.30</var>additional management or technology staff costs; start-up equipment costs such as <br/>
<a id="pl.134.31"></a><var>134.31</var>telecommunications infrastructure, additional software, or computer upgrades; consulting <br/>
<a id="pl.134.32"></a><var>134.32</var>fees for implementation of distance-work policies or identification and skill assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.134.33"></a><var>134.33</var>of potential employees; and the joint financial contribution of two or more businesses <br/>
<a id="pl.134.34"></a><var>134.34</var>acting as a consortium;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.35"></a><var>134.35</var>    (2) cash or in-kind contributions by partnering organizations may be used as a match;<br/>
<a id="pl.135.1"></a><var>135.1</var>    (3) eligible grantees may be educational or nonprofit educational training <br/>
<a id="pl.135.2"></a><var>135.2</var>organizations; and <br/>
<a id="pl.135.3"></a><var>135.3</var>    (4) grants-in-aid may be packaged with loans under section 
<statute_ref>116L.06, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.135.4"></a><var>135.4</var>6
</statute_ref>; and <br/>
<a id="pl.135.5"></a><var>135.5</var>    (5) with respect to grants serving as a catalyst to bring together employers and rural <br/>
<a id="pl.135.6"></a><var>135.6</var>employees to perform distance work, the match must be at least one-to-two.<br/>
<a id="pl.135.7"></a><var>135.7</var>    The board shall, to the extent there are sufficient applications, make grant awards <br/>
<a id="pl.135.8"></a><var>135.8</var>to as many parts of the state as possible. Subject to the requirement for geographic <br/>
<a id="pl.135.9"></a><var>135.9</var>distribution of grants, preference shall be given to grant applications that provide the most <br/>
<a id="pl.135.10"></a><var>135.10</var>cost-effective training proposals, that provide the best prospects for high-paying jobs <br/>
<a id="pl.135.11"></a><var>135.11</var>with high retention rates, or that are from more economically distressed rural areas or <br/>
<a id="pl.135.12"></a><var>135.12</var>communities.<br/>
<a id="pl.135.13"></a><var>135.13</var>    Grantees must meet reporting and evaluation requirements established by the board.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.15.0"></a><a id="pl.135.14"></a><var>135.14</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 116L.17, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.135.15"></a><var>135.15</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.135.16"></a><var>135.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.135.17"></a><var>135.17</var>have the meanings given them in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.135.18"></a><var>135.18</var>    (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.135.19"></a><var>135.19</var>development.<br/>
<a id="pl.135.20"></a><var>135.20</var>    (c) "Dislocated worker" means an individual who is a resident of Minnesota at the <br/>
<a id="pl.135.21"></a><var>135.21</var>time employment ceased or was working in the state at the time employment ceased and:<br/>
<a id="pl.135.22"></a><var>135.22</var>    (1) has been permanently separated or has received a notice of permanent separation <br/>
<a id="pl.135.23"></a><var>135.23</var>from public or private sector employment and is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement <br/>
<a id="pl.135.24"></a><var>135.24</var>to unemployment benefits, and is unlikely to return to the previous industry or occupation;<br/>
<a id="pl.135.25"></a><var>135.25</var>    (2) has been long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for employment <br/>
<a id="pl.135.26"></a><var>135.26</var>or reemployment in the same or a similar occupation in the area in which the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.135.27"></a><var>135.27</var>resides, including older individuals who may have substantial barriers to employment by <br/>
<a id="pl.135.28"></a><var>135.28</var>reason of age;<br/>
<a id="pl.135.29"></a><var>135.29</var>    (3) has been terminated or has received a notice of termination of employment as a <br/>
<a id="pl.135.30"></a><var>135.30</var>result of a plant closing or a substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise;<br/>
<a id="pl.135.31"></a><var>135.31</var>    (4) has been self-employed, including farmers and ranchers, and is unemployed as a <br/>
<a id="pl.135.32"></a><var>135.32</var>result of general economic conditions in the community in which the individual resides <br/>
<a id="pl.135.33"></a><var>135.33</var>or because of natural disasters;<br/>
<a id="pl.136.1"></a><var>136.1</var>    (5) has been permanently separated from employment in a restaurant, bar, or <br/>
<a id="pl.136.2"></a><var>136.2</var>lawful gambling organization from October 1, 2007, to October 1, 2009, due to the <br/>
<a id="pl.136.3"></a><var>136.3</var>implementation of any state law prohibiting smoking; or <br/>
<a id="pl.136.4"></a><var>136.4</var>    (6) is a veteran as defined by section 197.447, has been discharged or released from <br/>
<a id="pl.136.5"></a><var>136.5</var>active duty under honorable conditions within the last 36 months, and (i) is unemployed <br/>
<a id="pl.136.6"></a><var>136.6</var>or (ii) is employed in a job verified to be below the skill level and earning capacity of <br/>
<a id="pl.136.7"></a><var>136.7</var>the veteran; or<br/>
<a id="pl.136.8"></a><var>136.8</var>    (6) (7) is a displaced homemaker. A "displaced homemaker" is an individual who <br/>
<a id="pl.136.9"></a><var>136.9</var>has spent a substantial number of years in the home providing homemaking service and <br/>
<a id="pl.136.10"></a><var>136.10</var>(i) has been dependent upon the financial support of another; and now due to divorce, <br/>
<a id="pl.136.11"></a><var>136.11</var>separation, death, or disability of that person, must find employment to self support; or (ii) <br/>
<a id="pl.136.12"></a><var>136.12</var>derived the substantial share of support from public assistance on account of dependents <br/>
<a id="pl.136.13"></a><var>136.13</var>in the home and no longer receives such support.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.14"></a><var>136.14</var>    To be eligible under this clause, the support must have ceased while the worker <br/>
<a id="pl.136.15"></a><var>136.15</var>resided in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.16"></a><var>136.16</var>    (d) "Eligible organization" means a state or local government unit, nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.136.17"></a><var>136.17</var>organization, community action agency, business organization or association, or labor <br/>
<a id="pl.136.18"></a><var>136.18</var>organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.19"></a><var>136.19</var>    (e) "Plant closing" means the announced or actual permanent shutdown of a single <br/>
<a id="pl.136.20"></a><var>136.20</var>site of employment, or one or more facilities or operating units within a single site of <br/>
<a id="pl.136.21"></a><var>136.21</var>employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.22"></a><var>136.22</var>    (f) "Substantial layoff" means a permanent reduction in the workforce, which is <br/>
<a id="pl.136.23"></a><var>136.23</var>not a result of a plant closing, and which results in an employment loss at a single site <br/>
<a id="pl.136.24"></a><var>136.24</var>of employment during any 30-day period for at least 50 employees excluding those <br/>
<a id="pl.136.25"></a><var>136.25</var>employees that work less than 20 hours per week.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.26"></a><var>136.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.16.0"></a><a id="pl.136.27"></a><var>136.27</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.136.28"></a><var>136.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Disbursement of special assessment funds.</b> (a) The money collected <br/>
<a id="pl.136.29"></a><var>136.29</var>under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.136.30"></a><var>136.30</var>development fund to provide for employment and training programs. The workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.136.31"></a><var>136.31</var>development fund is created as a special account in the state treasury.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.32"></a><var>136.32</var>    (b) All money in the fund not otherwise appropriated or transferred is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.136.33"></a><var>136.33</var>to the Job Skills Partnership Board for the purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>116L.17</statute_ref> and as provided for <br/>
<a id="pl.136.34"></a><var>136.34</var>in paragraph (d). The board must act as the fiscal agent for the money and must disburse <br/>
<a id="pl.136.35"></a><var>136.35</var>that money for the purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>116L.17</statute_ref>, not allowing the money to be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.137.1"></a><var>137.1</var>any other obligation of the state. All money in the workforce development fund shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.137.2"></a><var>137.2</var>deposited, administered, and disbursed in the same manner and under the same conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.137.3"></a><var>137.3</var>and requirements as are provided by law for the other special accounts in the state treasury, <br/>
<a id="pl.137.4"></a><var>137.4</var>except that all interest or net income resulting from the investment or deposit of money in <br/>
<a id="pl.137.5"></a><var>137.5</var>the fund shall accrue to the fund for the purposes of the fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.6"></a><var>137.6</var>    (c) Reimbursement for costs related to collection of the special assessment shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.137.7"></a><var>137.7</var>in an amount negotiated between the commissioner and the United States Department <br/>
<a id="pl.137.8"></a><var>137.8</var>of Labor.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.9"></a><var>137.9</var>    (d) If the board determines that the conditions of section 
         <statute_ref>116L.05, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.137.10"></a><var>137.10</var>have been met, the board may use funds for the purposes outlined in sections 
         <statute_ref>116L.04</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.137.11"></a><var>137.11</var><statute_ref>116L.06</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>116L.10</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116L.14</statute_ref>, or to provide incumbent worker training services under <br/>
<a id="pl.137.12"></a><var>137.12</var>section 
         <statute_ref>116L.18</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.10.17.0"></a><a id="pl.137.13"></a><var>137.13</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116U.26, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.137.14"></a><var>137.14</var><b>116U.26 FILM JOBS PRODUCTION PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.137.15"></a><var>137.15</var>    (a) The film production jobs program is created. The program shall be operated <br/>
<a id="pl.137.16"></a><var>137.16</var>by the Minnesota Film and TV Board with administrative oversight and control by the <br/>
<a id="pl.137.17"></a><var>137.17</var>director of Explore Minnesota Tourism. The program shall make payment to producers <br/>
<a id="pl.137.18"></a><var>137.18</var>of feature films, national television or Internet programs, documentaries, music videos, <br/>
<a id="pl.137.19"></a><var>137.19</var>and commercials that directly create new film jobs in Minnesota. To be eligible for a <br/>
<a id="pl.137.20"></a><var>137.20</var>payment, a producer must submit documentation to the Minnesota Film and TV Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.137.21"></a><var>137.21</var>expenditures for production costs incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the <br/>
<a id="pl.137.22"></a><var>137.22</var>production in Minnesota of a film product. <br/>
<a id="pl.137.23"></a><var>137.23</var>    The Minnesota Film and TV Board shall make recommendations to the director of <br/>
<a id="pl.137.24"></a><var>137.24</var>Explore Minnesota Tourism about program payment, but the director has the authority to <br/>
<a id="pl.137.25"></a><var>137.25</var>make the final determination on payments. The director's determination must be based <br/>
<a id="pl.137.26"></a><var>137.26</var>on proper documentation of eligible production costs submitted for payments. No more <br/>
<a id="pl.137.27"></a><var>137.27</var>than five percent of the funds appropriated for the program in any year may be expended <br/>
<a id="pl.137.28"></a><var>137.28</var>for administration. <br/>
<a id="pl.137.29"></a><var>137.29</var>    (b) For the purposes of this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.137.30"></a><var>137.30</var>    (1) "production costs" means the cost of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.137.31"></a><var>137.31</var>    (i) a story and scenario to be used for a film;<br/>
<a id="pl.137.32"></a><var>137.32</var>    (ii) salaries of talent, management, and labor, including payments to personal <br/>
<a id="pl.137.33"></a><var>137.33</var>services corporations for the services of a performing artist;<br/>
<a id="pl.137.34"></a><var>137.34</var>    (iii) set construction and operations, wardrobe, accessories, and related services;<br/>
<a id="pl.137.35"></a><var>137.35</var>    (iv) photography, sound synchronization, lighting, and related services;<br/>
<a id="pl.138.1"></a><var>138.1</var>    (v) editing and related services;<br/>
<a id="pl.138.2"></a><var>138.2</var>    (vi) rental of facilities and equipment; or<br/>
<a id="pl.138.3"></a><var>138.3</var>    (vii) other direct costs of producing the film in accordance with generally accepted <br/>
<a id="pl.138.4"></a><var>138.4</var>entertainment industry practice; and<br/>
<a id="pl.138.5"></a><var>138.5</var>    (2) "film" means a movie feature film, television or Internet show, documentary, <br/>
<a id="pl.138.6"></a><var>138.6</var>music video, or television commercial, whether on film or, video, or digital media. Film <br/>
<a id="pl.138.7"></a><var>138.7</var>does not include news, current events, public programming, or a program that includes <br/>
<a id="pl.138.8"></a><var>138.8</var>weather or market reports; a talk show; a production with respect to a questionnaire or <br/>
<a id="pl.138.9"></a><var>138.9</var>contest; a sports event or sports activity; a gala presentation or awards show; a finished <br/>
<a id="pl.138.10"></a><var>138.10</var>production that solicits funds; or a production for which the production company is <br/>
<a id="pl.138.11"></a><var>138.11</var>required under United States Code, title 18, section 2257, to maintain records with respect <br/>
<a id="pl.138.12"></a><var>138.12</var>to a performer portrayed in a single-media or multimedia program.<br/>
<a id="pl.138.13"></a><var>138.13</var>    (c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Minnesota Film and TV Board <br/>
<a id="pl.138.14"></a><var>138.14</var>may make reimbursements of up to 20 percent of film production costs for films that incur <br/>
<a id="pl.138.15"></a><var>138.15</var>production costs in excess of $5,000,000 in Minnesota within a 12-month period.<br/>
<a id="pl.138.16"></a><var>138.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for films that are certified by the <br/>
<a id="pl.138.17"></a><var>138.17</var>Minnesota Film and TV Board on or after the day following final enactment. <br/>
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<a id="bill.10.18.0"></a><a id="pl.138.18"></a><var>138.18</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 298.223, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.138.19"></a><var>138.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Administration.</b> (a) The taconite area environmental protection fund shall <br/>
<a id="pl.138.20"></a><var>138.20</var>be administered by the commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.138.21"></a><var>138.21</var>Board. The commissioner shall by September 1 of each year submit to the board a list <br/>
<a id="pl.138.22"></a><var>138.22</var>of projects to be funded from the taconite area environmental protection fund, with such <br/>
<a id="pl.138.23"></a><var>138.23</var>supporting information including description of the projects, plans, and cost estimates as <br/>
<a id="pl.138.24"></a><var>138.24</var>may be necessary. <br/>
<a id="pl.138.25"></a><var>138.25</var>    (b) Each year no less than one-half of the amounts deposited into the taconite <br/>
<a id="pl.138.26"></a><var>138.26</var>environmental protection fund must be used for public works projects, including <br/>
<a id="pl.138.27"></a><var>138.27</var>construction of sewer and water systems, as specified under subdivision 1, paragraph (c). <br/>
<a id="pl.138.28"></a><var>138.28</var>The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board with a majority vote of the members, <br/>
<a id="pl.138.29"></a><var>138.29</var>may waive the requirements of this paragraph. <br/>
<a id="pl.138.30"></a><var>138.30</var>    (c) Upon approval by a majority of the members of the Iron Range Resources and <br/>
<a id="pl.138.31"></a><var>138.31</var>Rehabilitation Board, this the list of projects approved under this subdivision shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.138.32"></a><var>138.32</var>submitted to the governor by November 1 of each year. By December 1 of each year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.138.33"></a><var>138.33</var>governor shall approve or disapprove, or return for further consideration, each project. <br/>
<a id="pl.138.34"></a><var>138.34</var>Funds for a project may be expended only upon approval of the project by the board and <br/>
<a id="pl.139.1"></a><var>139.1</var>governor. The commissioner may submit supplemental projects to the board and governor <br/>
<a id="pl.139.2"></a><var>139.2</var>for approval at any time.<br/>
<a id="pl.139.3"></a><var>139.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for distributions beginning in 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.19.0"></a><a id="pl.139.4"></a><var>139.4</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 298.28, subdivision 9d, as added by Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.139.5"></a><var>139.5</var>2008, chapter 154, article 8, section 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.139.6"></a><var>139.6</var>    Subd. 9d.  <b>Iron Range higher education account.</b> Two Five cents per taxable ton <br/>
<a id="pl.139.7"></a><var>139.7</var>must be allocated to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board to be deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.139.8"></a><var>139.8</var>in an Iron Range higher education account that is hereby created, to be used for higher <br/>
<a id="pl.139.9"></a><var>139.9</var>education programs conducted at educational institutions in the taconite assistance area <br/>
<a id="pl.139.10"></a><var>139.10</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>. The Iron Range Higher Education committee under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.139.11"></a><var>139.11</var>298.2214
         </statute_ref> and the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board must approve all <br/>
<a id="pl.139.12"></a><var>139.12</var>expenditures from the account. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.20.0"></a><a id="pl.139.13"></a><var>139.13</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 298.292, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.139.14"></a><var>139.14</var>2008, chapter 154, article 8, section 11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.139.15"></a><var>139.15</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Use of money.</b> Money in the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust <br/>
<a id="pl.139.16"></a><var>139.16</var>fund may be used for the following purposes: <br/>
<a id="pl.139.17"></a><var>139.17</var>    (1) to provide loans, loan guarantees, interest buy-downs and other forms of <br/>
<a id="pl.139.18"></a><var>139.18</var>participation with private sources of financing, but a loan to a private enterprise shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.139.19"></a><var>139.19</var>for a principal amount not to exceed one-half of the cost of the project for which financing <br/>
<a id="pl.139.20"></a><var>139.20</var>is sought, and the rate of interest on a loan to a private enterprise shall be no less than the <br/>
<a id="pl.139.21"></a><var>139.21</var>lesser of eight percent or an interest rate three percentage points less than a full faith <br/>
<a id="pl.139.22"></a><var>139.22</var>and credit obligation of the United States government of comparable maturity, at the <br/>
<a id="pl.139.23"></a><var>139.23</var>time that the loan is approved; <br/>
<a id="pl.139.24"></a><var>139.24</var>    (2) to fund reserve accounts established to secure the payment when due of the <br/>
<a id="pl.139.25"></a><var>139.25</var>principal of and interest on bonds issued pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>298.2211</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.139.26"></a><var>139.26</var>    (3) to pay in periodic payments or in a lump sum payment any or all of the interest <br/>
<a id="pl.139.27"></a><var>139.27</var>on bonds issued pursuant to chapter 474 for the purpose of constructing, converting, <br/>
<a id="pl.139.28"></a><var>139.28</var>or retrofitting heating facilities in connection with district heating systems or systems <br/>
<a id="pl.139.29"></a><var>139.29</var>utilizing alternative energy sources; <br/>
<a id="pl.139.30"></a><var>139.30</var>    (4) to invest in a venture capital fund or enterprise that will provide capital to other <br/>
<a id="pl.139.31"></a><var>139.31</var>entities that are engaging in, or that will engage in, projects or programs that have the <br/>
<a id="pl.139.32"></a><var>139.32</var>purposes set forth in subdivision 1. No investments may be made in a venture capital fund <br/>
<a id="pl.139.33"></a><var>139.33</var>or enterprise unless at least two other unrelated investors make investments of at least <br/>
<a id="pl.139.34"></a><var>139.34</var>$500,000 in the venture capital fund or enterprise, and the investment by the Douglas <br/>
<a id="pl.140.1"></a><var>140.1</var>J. Johnson economic protection trust fund may not exceed the amount of the largest <br/>
<a id="pl.140.2"></a><var>140.2</var>investment by an unrelated investor in the venture capital fund or enterprise. For purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.140.3"></a><var>140.3</var>of this subdivision, an "unrelated investor" is a person or entity that is not related to <br/>
<a id="pl.140.4"></a><var>140.4</var>the entity in which the investment is made or to any individual who owns more than 40 <br/>
<a id="pl.140.5"></a><var>140.5</var>percent of the value of the entity, in any of the following relationships: spouse, parent, <br/>
<a id="pl.140.6"></a><var>140.6</var>child, sibling, employee, or owner of an interest in the entity that exceeds ten percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.140.7"></a><var>140.7</var>the value of all interests in it. For purposes of determining the limitations under this <br/>
<a id="pl.140.8"></a><var>140.8</var>clause, the amount of investments made by an investor other than the Douglas J. Johnson <br/>
<a id="pl.140.9"></a><var>140.9</var>economic protection trust fund is the sum of all investments made in the venture capital <br/>
<a id="pl.140.10"></a><var>140.10</var>fund or enterprise during the period beginning one year before the date of the investment <br/>
<a id="pl.140.11"></a><var>140.11</var>by the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund; and <br/>
<a id="pl.140.12"></a><var>140.12</var>    (5) to purchase forest land in the taconite assistance area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.140.13"></a><var>140.13</var>to be held and managed as a public trust for the benefit of the area for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.140.14"></a><var>140.14</var>authorized in section 
         <statute_ref>298.22, subdivision 5a</statute_ref>. Property purchased under this section may <br/>
<a id="pl.140.15"></a><var>140.15</var>be sold by the commissioner upon approval by a majority vote of the board. The net <br/>
<a id="pl.140.16"></a><var>140.16</var>proceeds must be deposited in the trust fund for the purposes and uses of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.140.17"></a><var>140.17</var>    Money from the trust fund shall be expended only in or for the benefit of the taconite <br/>
<a id="pl.140.18"></a><var>140.18</var>assistance area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>. <br/>
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<a id="bill.10.21.0"></a><a id="pl.140.19"></a><var>140.19</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 298.2961, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.140.20"></a><var>140.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Projects; approval.</b> (a) Projects funded must be for:<br/>
<a id="pl.140.21"></a><var>140.21</var>    (1) environmentally unique reclamation projects; or<br/>
<a id="pl.140.22"></a><var>140.22</var>    (2) pit or plant repairs, expansions, or modernizations other than for a value added <br/>
<a id="pl.140.23"></a><var>140.23</var>iron products plant; or.<br/>
<a id="pl.140.24"></a><var>140.24</var>    (3) haulage trucks and equipment and mining shovels.<br/>
<a id="pl.140.25"></a><var>140.25</var>    (b) To be proposed by the board, a project must be approved by at least eight Iron <br/>
<a id="pl.140.26"></a><var>140.26</var>Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members. The money for a project may <br/>
<a id="pl.140.27"></a><var>140.27</var>be spent only upon approval of the project by the governor. The board may submit <br/>
<a id="pl.140.28"></a><var>140.28</var>supplemental projects for approval at any time.<br/>
<a id="pl.140.29"></a><var>140.29</var>    (c) The board may require that it receive an equity percentage in any project to <br/>
<a id="pl.140.30"></a><var>140.30</var>which it contributes under this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.22.0"></a><a id="pl.140.31"></a><var>140.31</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 446A.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.140.32"></a><var>140.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Bonding authority.</b> The authority may issue negotiable bonds in a <br/>
<a id="pl.140.33"></a><var>140.33</var>principal amount that the authority determines necessary to provide sufficient funds for <br/>
<a id="pl.140.34"></a><var>140.34</var>achieving its purposes, including the making of loans and purchase of securities, the <br/>
<a id="pl.141.1"></a><var>141.1</var>payment of interest on bonds of the authority, the establishment of reserves to secure <br/>
<a id="pl.141.2"></a><var>141.2</var>its bonds, the payment of fees to a third party providing credit enhancement, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.141.3"></a><var>141.3</var>payment of all other expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient <br/>
<a id="pl.141.4"></a><var>141.4</var>to carry out its corporate purposes and powers, but not including the making of grants. <br/>
<a id="pl.141.5"></a><var>141.5</var>Bonds of the authority may be issued as bonds or notes or in any other form authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.141.6"></a><var>141.6</var>by law. The principal amount of bonds issued and outstanding under this section at any <br/>
<a id="pl.141.7"></a><var>141.7</var>time may not exceed $1,500,000,000, excluding bonds for which refunding bonds or <br/>
<a id="pl.141.8"></a><var>141.8</var>crossover refunding bonds have been issued., and excluding any bonds issued for the <br/>
<a id="pl.141.9"></a><var>141.9</var>credit enhanced bond program or refunding or crossover refunding bonds issued under the <br/>
<a id="pl.141.10"></a><var>141.10</var>program. The principal amount of bonds issued and outstanding under section 446A.087, <br/>
<a id="pl.141.11"></a><var>141.11</var>may not exceed $500,000,000, excluding bonds for which refunding bonds or crossover <br/>
<a id="pl.141.12"></a><var>141.12</var>refunding bonds have been issued.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.23.0"></a><a id="pl.141.13"></a><var>141.13</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462A.22, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.141.14"></a><var>141.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Debt ceiling.</b> The aggregate principal amount of bonds and notes <br/>
<a id="pl.141.15"></a><var>141.15</var>which are outstanding at any time, excluding the principal amount of any bonds and <br/>
<a id="pl.141.16"></a><var>141.16</var>notes refunded by the issuance of new bonds or notes, shall not exceed the sum of <br/>
<a id="pl.141.17"></a><var>141.17</var>$3,000,000,000 $5,000,000,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.24.0"></a><a id="pl.141.18"></a><var>141.18</var>    Sec. 24. Laws 1999, chapter 223, article 2, section 72, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.141.19"></a><var>141.19</var>    Sec. 72. <b>UPPER RED LAKE BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.141.20"></a><var>141.20</var>    The commissioner of trade and economic development must make loans to <br/>
<a id="pl.141.21"></a><var>141.21</var>businesses in the Upper Red Lake area that have been severely affected by the significant <br/>
<a id="pl.141.22"></a><var>141.22</var>decline of the walleye fishing resource in Upper Red Lake. The loans may only be <br/>
<a id="pl.141.23"></a><var>141.23</var>made to businesses that operated in 1998. A business must submit an application to the <br/>
<a id="pl.141.24"></a><var>141.24</var>commissioner on forms provided by the commissioner. The application must include a <br/>
<a id="pl.141.25"></a><var>141.25</var>business plan for continued operation, with the assistance of the loan, until the walleye <br/>
<a id="pl.141.26"></a><var>141.26</var>fishing resource recovers. The commissioner shall allocate available loan funds to a <br/>
<a id="pl.141.27"></a><var>141.27</var>business based on the commissioner's evaluation of the probable success of its business <br/>
<a id="pl.141.28"></a><var>141.28</var>plan. A loan shall be for a maximum amount of $75,000 and a duration of ten years from <br/>
<a id="pl.141.29"></a><var>141.29</var>the date of the loan and shall be interest free. Repayment of a loan in monthly payments <br/>
<a id="pl.141.30"></a><var>141.30</var>of 1/120 of the original principal amount must begin no later than one year after walleye <br/>
<a id="pl.141.31"></a><var>141.31</var>fishing on Upper Red Lake is allowed by the department of natural resources recovered <br/>
<a id="pl.141.32"></a><var>141.32</var>to a bag limit of six. Any principal balance remaining at the end of the ten-year period <br/>
<a id="pl.141.33"></a><var>141.33</var>shall be forgiven if the business continues in operation for the ten-year period. Loan <br/>
<a id="pl.141.34"></a><var>141.34</var>repayments shall be deposited in the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.142.1"></a><var>142.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.25.0"></a><a id="pl.142.2"></a><var>142.2</var>    Sec. 25. Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.142.3"></a><var>142.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.142.4"></a><var>142.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2. <b>Business and Community </b><br/>
<b>Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">40,667,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,639,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><a id="pl.142.5"></a><var>142.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.142.6"></a><var>142.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">39,967,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,939,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.142.7"></a><var>142.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.142.8"></a><var>142.8</var>(a) (1) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.142.9"></a><var>142.9</var>the second year are from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.142.10"></a><var>142.10</var>for a grant under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.142.11"></a><var>142.11</var>section 
         <statute_ref>116J.421</statute_ref>, to the Rural Policy and <br/>
<a id="pl.142.12"></a><var>142.12</var>Development Center at St. Peter, Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.142.13"></a><var>142.13</var>The grant shall be used for research and <br/>
<a id="pl.142.14"></a><var>142.14</var>policy analysis on emerging economic and <br/>
<a id="pl.142.15"></a><var>142.15</var>social issues in rural Minnesota, to serve as <br/>
<a id="pl.142.16"></a><var>142.16</var>a policy resource center for rural Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.142.17"></a><var>142.17</var>communities, to encourage collaboration <br/>
<a id="pl.142.18"></a><var>142.18</var>across higher education institutions to <br/>
<a id="pl.142.19"></a><var>142.19</var>provide interdisciplinary team approaches <br/>
<a id="pl.142.20"></a><var>142.20</var>to research and problem-solving in rural <br/>
<a id="pl.142.21"></a><var>142.21</var>communities, and to administer overall <br/>
<a id="pl.142.22"></a><var>142.22</var>operations of the center. <br/>
<a id="pl.142.23"></a><var>142.23</var>(2) The grant shall be provided upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.142.24"></a><var>142.24</var>condition that each state-appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.142.25"></a><var>142.25</var>dollar be matched with a nonstate dollar. <br/>
<a id="pl.142.26"></a><var>142.26</var>Acceptable matching funds are nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.142.27"></a><var>142.27</var>contributions that the center has received and <br/>
<a id="pl.142.28"></a><var>142.28</var>have not been used to match previous state <br/>
<a id="pl.142.29"></a><var>142.29</var>grants. Any unencumbered balance in the <br/>
<a id="pl.142.30"></a><var>142.30</var>first year is available for the second year. <br/>
<a id="pl.142.31"></a><var>142.31</var>(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.142.32"></a><var>142.32</var>the second year are from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.143.1"></a><var>143.1</var>for a grant to WomenVenture for women's <br/>
<a id="pl.143.2"></a><var>143.2</var>business development programs. <br/>
<a id="pl.143.3"></a><var>143.3</var>(c) $250,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.143.4"></a><var>143.4</var>University Enterprise Laboratories (UEL) <br/>
<a id="pl.143.5"></a><var>143.5</var>for its direct and indirect expenses to support <br/>
<a id="pl.143.6"></a><var>143.6</var>efforts to encourage the growth of early-stage <br/>
<a id="pl.143.7"></a><var>143.7</var>and emerging bioscience companies. UEL <br/>
<a id="pl.143.8"></a><var>143.8</var>must provide a report by June 30 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.143.9"></a><var>143.9</var>to the commissioner on the expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.143.10"></a><var>143.10</var>until the appropriation is expended. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.143.11"></a><var>143.11</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.143.12"></a><var>143.12</var>expended. <br/>
<a id="pl.143.13"></a><var>143.13</var>(d) $2,000,000 the first year is for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.143.14"></a><var>143.14</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.571</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.143.15"></a><var>143.15</var>for the redevelopment grant program. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.143.16"></a><var>143.16</var>a onetime appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.143.17"></a><var>143.17</var>(e) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.143.18"></a><var>143.18</var>second year are to help small businesses <br/>
<a id="pl.143.19"></a><var>143.19</var>access federal funds through the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.143.20"></a><var>143.20</var>Small Business Innovation Research Program <br/>
<a id="pl.143.21"></a><var>143.21</var>and the federal Small Business Technology <br/>
<a id="pl.143.22"></a><var>143.22</var>Transfer Program. Department services <br/>
<a id="pl.143.23"></a><var>143.23</var>must include maintaining connections to <br/>
<a id="pl.143.24"></a><var>143.24</var>11 federal programs, assessment of specific <br/>
<a id="pl.143.25"></a><var>143.25</var>funding opportunities, review of funding <br/>
<a id="pl.143.26"></a><var>143.26</var>proposals, referral to specific consulting <br/>
<a id="pl.143.27"></a><var>143.27</var>services, and training workshops throughout <br/>
<a id="pl.143.28"></a><var>143.28</var>the state. Unless prohibited by federal law, <br/>
<a id="pl.143.29"></a><var>143.29</var>the department must implement fees for <br/>
<a id="pl.143.30"></a><var>143.30</var>services that help companies seek federal <br/>
<a id="pl.143.31"></a><var>143.31</var>Phase II Small Business Innovation Research <br/>
<a id="pl.143.32"></a><var>143.32</var>grants. The recommended fee schedule <br/>
<a id="pl.143.33"></a><var>143.33</var>must be reported to the chairs of the house <br/>
<a id="pl.143.34"></a><var>143.34</var>of representatives finance committee and <br/>
<a id="pl.144.1"></a><var>144.1</var>senate budget division with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.144.2"></a><var>144.2</var>economic development by February 1, 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.144.3"></a><var>144.3</var>(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.144.4"></a><var>144.4</var>the second year are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.144.5"></a><var>144.5</var>Public Facilities Authority for the small <br/>
<a id="pl.144.6"></a><var>144.6</var>community wastewater treatment program <br/>
<a id="pl.144.7"></a><var>144.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 446A. <br/>
<a id="pl.144.8"></a><var>144.8</var>(g) $255,000 the first year and $155,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.144.9"></a><var>144.9</var>the second year are from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.144.10"></a><var>144.10</var>for a grant to the Metropolitan Economic <br/>
<a id="pl.144.11"></a><var>144.11</var>Development Association for continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.144.12"></a><var>144.12</var>minority business development programs in <br/>
<a id="pl.144.13"></a><var>144.13</var>the metropolitan area. <br/>
<a id="pl.144.14"></a><var>144.14</var>(h) $85,000 the first year and $85,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.144.15"></a><var>144.15</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.144.16"></a><var>144.16</var>Inventors Congress. Of this amount, $10,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.144.17"></a><var>144.17</var>each year is for the Student Inventors <br/>
<a id="pl.144.18"></a><var>144.18</var>Congress. <br/>
<a id="pl.144.19"></a><var>144.19</var>(i) $151,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.144.20"></a><var>144.20</var>grant to the city of Faribault to design, <br/>
<a id="pl.144.21"></a><var>144.21</var>construct, furnish, and equip renovations to <br/>
<a id="pl.144.22"></a><var>144.22</var>accommodate handicapped accessibility at <br/>
<a id="pl.144.23"></a><var>144.23</var>the Paradise Center for the Arts.<br/>
<a id="pl.144.24"></a><var>144.24</var>(j) $750,000 the first year is to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.144.25"></a><var>144.25</var>Technology, Inc. for the small business <br/>
<a id="pl.144.26"></a><var>144.26</var>growth acceleration program established <br/>
<a id="pl.144.27"></a><var>144.27</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116O.115</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.144.28"></a><var>144.28</var>This is a onetime appropriation. This <br/>
<a id="pl.144.29"></a><var>144.29</var>appropriation does not cancel, but is <br/>
<a id="pl.144.30"></a><var>144.30</var>available until June 30, 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.144.31"></a><var>144.31</var>(k) $300,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.144.32"></a><var>144.32</var>grant to the city of Northome for the <br/>
<a id="pl.144.33"></a><var>144.33</var>construction of a new municipal building to <br/>
<a id="pl.144.34"></a><var>144.34</var>replace the structures damaged by fire on <br/>
<a id="pl.145.1"></a><var>145.1</var>July 22, 2006. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.145.2"></a><var>145.2</var>when the commissioner determines that a <br/>
<a id="pl.145.3"></a><var>145.3</var>sufficient match is available from nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.145.4"></a><var>145.4</var>sources to complete the project.<br/>
<a id="pl.145.5"></a><var>145.5</var>(l) $300,000 the first year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.145.6"></a><var>145.6</var>city of Worthington for an agricultural-based <br/>
<a id="pl.145.7"></a><var>145.7</var>bioscience training and testing center. Funds <br/>
<a id="pl.145.8"></a><var>145.8</var>appropriated under this section must be used <br/>
<a id="pl.145.9"></a><var>145.9</var>to provide a training and testing facility for <br/>
<a id="pl.145.10"></a><var>145.10</var>incubator firms developing new agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.145.11"></a><var>145.11</var>processes and products. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.145.12"></a><var>145.12</var>appropriation and is available until expended. <br/>
<a id="pl.145.13"></a><var>145.13</var>(m) $1,750,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.145.14"></a><var>145.14</var>grant to BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.145.15"></a><var>145.15</var>for bioscience business development <br/>
<a id="pl.145.16"></a><var>145.16</var>programs to promote and position the state <br/>
<a id="pl.145.17"></a><var>145.17</var>as a global leader in bioscience business <br/>
<a id="pl.145.18"></a><var>145.18</var>activities. These funds may be used for: <br/>
<a id="pl.145.19"></a><var>145.19</var>(1) completion and periodic updating of <br/>
<a id="pl.145.20"></a><var>145.20</var>a statewide bioscience business industry <br/>
<a id="pl.145.21"></a><var>145.21</var>assessment of business technology <br/>
<a id="pl.145.22"></a><var>145.22</var>enterprises and Minnesota's competitive <br/>
<a id="pl.145.23"></a><var>145.23</var>position employing annual updates to federal <br/>
<a id="pl.145.24"></a><var>145.24</var>industry classification data; <br/>
<a id="pl.145.25"></a><var>145.25</var>(2) long-term strategic planning that includes <br/>
<a id="pl.145.26"></a><var>145.26</var>projections of market changes resulting <br/>
<a id="pl.145.27"></a><var>145.27</var>from developments in biotechnology and the <br/>
<a id="pl.145.28"></a><var>145.28</var>development of 20-year goals, strategies, and <br/>
<a id="pl.145.29"></a><var>145.29</var>identified objectives for renewable energy, <br/>
<a id="pl.145.30"></a><var>145.30</var>medical devices, biopharma, and biologics <br/>
<a id="pl.145.31"></a><var>145.31</var>business development in Minnesota; <br/>
<a id="pl.145.32"></a><var>145.32</var>(3) the design and construction of a <br/>
<a id="pl.145.33"></a><var>145.33</var>Minnesota focused bioscience business <br/>
<a id="pl.145.34"></a><var>145.34</var>model to test competing strategies and <br/>
<a id="pl.146.1"></a><var>146.1</var>scenarios, evaluate options, and forecast <br/>
<a id="pl.146.2"></a><var>146.2</var>outcomes; and <br/>
<a id="pl.146.3"></a><var>146.3</var>(4) creation of a bioscience business <br/>
<a id="pl.146.4"></a><var>146.4</var>resources network that includes development <br/>
<a id="pl.146.5"></a><var>146.5</var>of a statewide bioscience business economic <br/>
<a id="pl.146.6"></a><var>146.6</var>development framework to encourage <br/>
<a id="pl.146.7"></a><var>146.7</var>bioscience business development and <br/>
<a id="pl.146.8"></a><var>146.8</var>encourage spin-off activities, attract <br/>
<a id="pl.146.9"></a><var>146.9</var>bioscience business location or expansion in <br/>
<a id="pl.146.10"></a><var>146.10</var>Minnesota, and establish a local capability to <br/>
<a id="pl.146.11"></a><var>146.11</var>support strategic system level planning for <br/>
<a id="pl.146.12"></a><var>146.12</var>industry, government, and academia. <br/>
<a id="pl.146.13"></a><var>146.13</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.146.14"></a><var>146.14</var>2009. <br/>
<a id="pl.146.15"></a><var>146.15</var>(n) $125,000 the first year is to develop and <br/>
<a id="pl.146.16"></a><var>146.16</var>operate a bioscience business marketing <br/>
<a id="pl.146.17"></a><var>146.17</var>program to market Minnesota bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.146.18"></a><var>146.18</var>businesses and business opportunities <br/>
<a id="pl.146.19"></a><var>146.19</var>to other states and other countries. The <br/>
<a id="pl.146.20"></a><var>146.20</var>bioscience business marketing program must <br/>
<a id="pl.146.21"></a><var>146.21</var>emphasize bioscience business location and <br/>
<a id="pl.146.22"></a><var>146.22</var>expansion opportunities in communities <br/>
<a id="pl.146.23"></a><var>146.23</var>outside of the seven-county metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.146.24"></a><var>146.24</var>area as defined in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.146.25"></a><var>146.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, that have <br/>
<a id="pl.146.26"></a><var>146.26</var>established collaborative plans among two <br/>
<a id="pl.146.27"></a><var>146.27</var>or more municipal units for bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.146.28"></a><var>146.28</var>business activities, and that are within 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.146.29"></a><var>146.29</var>miles of a four-year, baccalaureate degree <br/>
<a id="pl.146.30"></a><var>146.30</var>granting institution or a two-year technical <br/>
<a id="pl.146.31"></a><var>146.31</var>or community college that offers bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.146.32"></a><var>146.32</var>curricula. The commissioner must report <br/>
<a id="pl.146.33"></a><var>146.33</var>to the committees of the senate and house <br/>
<a id="pl.146.34"></a><var>146.34</var>of representatives having jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.146.35"></a><var>146.35</var>over bioscience and technology issues by <br/>
<a id="pl.147.1"></a><var>147.1</var>February 1 of each year on the expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.147.2"></a><var>147.2</var>of these funds and the promotional activities <br/>
<a id="pl.147.3"></a><var>147.3</var>undertaken to market the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.147.4"></a><var>147.4</var>bioscience industry to persons outside of the <br/>
<a id="pl.147.5"></a><var>147.5</var>state. This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.147.6"></a><var>147.6</var>available until expended. <br/>
<a id="pl.147.7"></a><var>147.7</var>(o) $325,000 is for a grant to the Walker <br/>
<a id="pl.147.8"></a><var>147.8</var>Area Community Center, Inc., to construct, <br/>
<a id="pl.147.9"></a><var>147.9</var>furnish, and equip the Walker Area <br/>
<a id="pl.147.10"></a><var>147.10</var>Community Center. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.147.11"></a><var>147.11</var>not available until the commissioner has <br/>
<a id="pl.147.12"></a><var>147.12</var>determined that an amount sufficient to <br/>
<a id="pl.147.13"></a><var>147.13</var>complete the project has been committed <br/>
<a id="pl.147.14"></a><var>147.14</var>from nonstate sources. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.147.15"></a><var>147.15</var>appropriation and is available until expended. <br/>
<a id="pl.147.16"></a><var>147.16</var>(p) $100,000 the first year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.147.17"></a><var>147.17</var>to the Pine Island Economic Development <br/>
<a id="pl.147.18"></a><var>147.18</var>Authority for predesign to upgrade and <br/>
<a id="pl.147.19"></a><var>147.19</var>extend utilities to serve Elk Run Bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.147.20"></a><var>147.20</var>Research Park and The Falls - Healthy <br/>
<a id="pl.147.21"></a><var>147.21</var>Living By Nature, an integrated medicine <br/>
<a id="pl.147.22"></a><var>147.22</var>facility. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.147.23"></a><var>147.23</var>is available until expended. <br/>
<a id="pl.147.24"></a><var>147.24</var>(q) $350,000 the first year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.147.25"></a><var>147.25</var>to Thomson Township for infrastructure <br/>
<a id="pl.147.26"></a><var>147.26</var>improvements for the industrial park. This <br/>
<a id="pl.147.27"></a><var>147.27</var>is a onetime appropriation and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.147.28"></a><var>147.28</var>until expended. <br/>
<a id="pl.147.29"></a><var>147.29</var>(r) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.147.30"></a><var>147.30</var>Le Sueur County for the cost of cleaning <br/>
<a id="pl.147.31"></a><var>147.31</var>up debris from lakes in Le Sueur County, <br/>
<a id="pl.147.32"></a><var>147.32</var>caused by the August 24, 2006, tornado in <br/>
<a id="pl.147.33"></a><var>147.33</var>southern Le Sueur County. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.147.34"></a><var>147.34</var>appropriation and is available until expended. <br/>
<a id="pl.148.1"></a><var>148.1</var>(s) $400,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.148.2"></a><var>148.2</var>the city of Rogers to be used for relief from <br/>
<a id="pl.148.3"></a><var>148.3</var>damages caused by the September 16, 2006, <br/>
<a id="pl.148.4"></a><var>148.4</var>tornado. <br/>
<a id="pl.148.5"></a><var>148.5</var>(t) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.148.6"></a><var>148.6</var>the city of Warroad for new public facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.148.7"></a><var>148.7</var>to replace those damaged or destroyed <br/>
<a id="pl.148.8"></a><var>148.8</var>by the August 2006 tornado, including <br/>
<a id="pl.148.9"></a><var>148.9</var>approximately 28 new street lights and <br/>
<a id="pl.148.10"></a><var>148.10</var>underground electrical circuits and a new <br/>
<a id="pl.148.11"></a><var>148.11</var>fish cleaning house. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.148.12"></a><var>148.12</var>appropriation and is available until expended. <br/>
<a id="pl.148.13"></a><var>148.13</var>If an appropriation for this purpose is enacted <br/>
<a id="pl.148.14"></a><var>148.14</var>more than once in the 2007 session, the <br/>
<a id="pl.148.15"></a><var>148.15</var>appropriation is effective only once. <br/>
<a id="pl.148.16"></a><var>148.16</var>(u) $500,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.148.17"></a><var>148.17</var>the Upper Sioux Community to improve the <br/>
<a id="pl.148.18"></a><var>148.18</var>current water system to ensure continuity <br/>
<a id="pl.148.19"></a><var>148.19</var>of service to the entire population of the <br/>
<a id="pl.148.20"></a><var>148.20</var>community and to meet the demands of the <br/>
<a id="pl.148.21"></a><var>148.21</var>community expansion over the next 20 years. <br/>
<a id="pl.148.22"></a><var>148.22</var>The is a onetime appropriation and is not <br/>
<a id="pl.148.23"></a><var>148.23</var>available until the Public Facilities Authority <br/>
<a id="pl.148.24"></a><var>148.24</var>has determined that at least $1,000,000 has <br/>
<a id="pl.148.25"></a><var>148.25</var>been committed from nonstate sources. This <br/>
<a id="pl.148.26"></a><var>148.26</var>appropriation is available until expended. <br/>
<a id="pl.148.27"></a><var>148.27</var>* (The preceding text beginning "(u) <br/>
<a id="pl.148.28"></a><var>148.28</var>$500,000 the first year is for" was <br/>
<a id="pl.148.29"></a><var>148.29</var>indicated as vetoed by the governor.) <br/>
<a id="pl.148.30"></a><var>148.30</var>(v) $755,000 the first year is for the urban <br/>
<a id="pl.148.31"></a><var>148.31</var>challenge grant program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.148.32"></a><var>148.32</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116M.18</statute_ref>. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.148.33"></a><var>148.33</var>appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.148.34"></a><var>148.34</var>(w) $1,100,000 is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.148.35"></a><var>148.35</var>Neighborhood Development Center for <br/>
<a id="pl.149.1"></a><var>149.1</var>assistance necessary to retain minority <br/>
<a id="pl.149.2"></a><var>149.2</var>business enterprises at the Global Market. <br/>
<a id="pl.149.3"></a><var>149.3</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.149.4"></a><var>149.4</var>available until expended. <br/>
<a id="pl.149.5"></a><var>149.5</var>(x) $350,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.149.6"></a><var>149.6</var>grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights <br/>
<a id="pl.149.7"></a><var>149.7</var>to reduce debt on the Inver Grove Heights <br/>
<a id="pl.149.8"></a><var>149.8</var>Veterans Memorial Community Center. <br/>
<a id="pl.149.9"></a><var>149.9</var>* (The preceding text beginning "(x) <br/>
<a id="pl.149.10"></a><var>149.10</var>$350,000 the first year is for" was <br/>
<a id="pl.149.11"></a><var>149.11</var>indicated as vetoed by the governor.) <br/>
<a id="pl.149.12"></a><var>149.12</var>(y) $14,900,000 the first year is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.149.13"></a><var>149.13</var>Minnesota minerals 21st century fund created <br/>
<a id="pl.149.14"></a><var>149.14</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.423</statute_ref>, to <br/>
<a id="pl.149.15"></a><var>149.15</var>partially restore the money unallotted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.149.16"></a><var>149.16</var>commissioner of finance in 2003 pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.149.17"></a><var>149.17</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>16A.152</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.149.18"></a><var>149.18</var>This appropriation may be used as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.149.19"></a><var>149.19</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.423, <br/>
<a id="pl.149.20"></a><var>149.20</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.149.21"></a><var>149.21</var>until expended. <br/>
<a id="pl.149.22"></a><var>149.22</var>(z) $2,500,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.149.23"></a><var>149.23</var>the city of St. Paul to be used to pay, redeem, <br/>
<a id="pl.149.24"></a><var>149.24</var>or refund debt service costs incurred for the <br/>
<a id="pl.149.25"></a><var>149.25</var>River Centre Campus. * (The preceding <br/>
<a id="pl.149.26"></a><var>149.26</var>text beginning "(z) $2,500,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.149.27"></a><var>149.27</var>year is for" was indicated as vetoed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.149.28"></a><var>149.28</var>governor.) <br/>
<a id="pl.149.29"></a><var>149.29</var>(aa) $147,000 each year is appropriated from <br/>
<a id="pl.149.30"></a><var>149.30</var>the general fund to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.149.31"></a><var>149.31</var>employment and economic development for <br/>
<a id="pl.149.32"></a><var>149.32</var>grants of $49,000 to eligible organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.149.33"></a><var>149.33</var>each year and for the purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.149.34"></a><var>149.34</var>paragraph. Each state grant dollar must be <br/>
<a id="pl.149.35"></a><var>149.35</var>matched with $1 of nonstate funds. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.150.1"></a><var>150.1</var>balance in the first year does not cancel but <br/>
<a id="pl.150.2"></a><var>150.2</var>is available in the second year. The base for <br/>
<a id="pl.150.3"></a><var>150.3</var>these grants in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 <br/>
<a id="pl.150.4"></a><var>150.4</var>is $189,000 each year, with each eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.150.5"></a><var>150.5</var>organization receiving a $63,000 grant each <br/>
<a id="pl.150.6"></a><var>150.6</var>year. <br/>
<a id="pl.150.7"></a><var>150.7</var>The commissioner of employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.150.8"></a><var>150.8</var>economic development must make grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.150.9"></a><var>150.9</var>organizations to assist in the development <br/>
<a id="pl.150.10"></a><var>150.10</var>of entrepreneurs and small businesses. <br/>
<a id="pl.150.11"></a><var>150.11</var>Three grants must be awarded to continue <br/>
<a id="pl.150.12"></a><var>150.12</var>or to develop a program. One grant must <br/>
<a id="pl.150.13"></a><var>150.13</var>be awarded to the Riverbend Center for <br/>
<a id="pl.150.14"></a><var>150.14</var>Entrepreneurial Facilitation in Blue Earth <br/>
<a id="pl.150.15"></a><var>150.15</var>County, and two to other organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.150.16"></a><var>150.16</var>serving Faribault and Martin Counties. Grant <br/>
<a id="pl.150.17"></a><var>150.17</var>recipients must report to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.150.18"></a><var>150.18</var>by February 1 of each year that the <br/>
<a id="pl.150.19"></a><var>150.19</var>organization receives a grant with the <br/>
<a id="pl.150.20"></a><var>150.20</var>number of customers served; the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.150.21"></a><var>150.21</var>businesses started, stabilized, or expanded; <br/>
<a id="pl.150.22"></a><var>150.22</var>the number of jobs created and retained; and <br/>
<a id="pl.150.23"></a><var>150.23</var>business success rates. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.150.24"></a><var>150.24</var>must report to the house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.150.25"></a><var>150.25</var>and senate committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.150.26"></a><var>150.26</var>over economic development finance on the <br/>
<a id="pl.150.27"></a><var>150.27</var>effectiveness of these programs for assisting <br/>
<a id="pl.150.28"></a><var>150.28</var>in the development of entrepreneurs and <br/>
<a id="pl.150.29"></a><var>150.29</var>small businesses. <br/>
<a id="pl.150.30"></a><var>150.30</var>(bb) $5,000,000 $2,000,000 the first year is <br/>
<a id="pl.150.31"></a><var>150.31</var>for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.150.32"></a><var>150.32</var>116J.8731
         </statute_ref>, for the Minnesota investment <br/>
<a id="pl.150.33"></a><var>150.33</var>fund program. Of this amount, up to <br/>
<a id="pl.150.34"></a><var>150.34</var>$3,000,000 may be used for a legal reference <br/>
<a id="pl.150.35"></a><var>150.35</var>office and data center facility, provided that <br/>
<a id="pl.150.36"></a><var>150.36</var>the total capital investment in the facility <br/>
<a id="pl.151.1"></a><var>151.1</var>is at least $60,000,000. This grant is not <br/>
<a id="pl.151.2"></a><var>151.2</var>subject to grant limitations under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.151.3"></a><var>151.3</var>Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>116J.8731, subdivision 5</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.151.4"></a><var>151.4</var>$1,000,000 must be used for the biomass <br/>
<a id="pl.151.5"></a><var>151.5</var>heating grants and loans pilot project. This <br/>
<a id="pl.151.6"></a><var>151.6</var>is a onetime appropriation and is available in <br/>
<a id="pl.151.7"></a><var>151.7</var>either year of the biennium. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.26.0"></a><a id="pl.151.8"></a><var>151.8</var>    Sec. 26. Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.151.9"></a><var>151.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd.  3. <b>Workforce Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">50,024,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">49,833,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><a id="pl.151.10"></a><var>151.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.151.11"></a><var>151.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">33,529,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">33,338,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.151.12"></a><var>151.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.151.13"></a><var>151.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br/>
                  		Development <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">16,495,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">16,495,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.151.14"></a><var>151.14</var>(a) $6,785,000 the first year and $6,785,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.151.15"></a><var>151.15</var>the second year are from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.151.16"></a><var>151.16</var>for the Minnesota job skills partnership <br/>
<a id="pl.151.17"></a><var>151.17</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.151.18"></a><var>151.18</var>116L.01
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116L.17</statute_ref>. If the appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.151.19"></a><var>151.19</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.151.20"></a><var>151.20</var>for the other year is available for it. This <br/>
<a id="pl.151.21"></a><var>151.21</var>appropriation does not cancel. <br/>
<a id="pl.151.22"></a><var>151.22</var>(b) $455,000 the first year and $455,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.151.23"></a><var>151.23</var>second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.151.24"></a><var>151.24</var>a grant under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.151.25"></a><var>151.25</var>116J.8747
         </statute_ref>, to Twin Cities RISE! to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.151.26"></a><var>151.26</var>training to hard-to-train individuals. <br/>
<a id="pl.151.27"></a><var>151.27</var>(c) $1,375,000 each year is from <br/>
<a id="pl.151.28"></a><var>151.28</var>the workforce development fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.151.29"></a><var>151.29</var>Opportunities Industrialization Center <br/>
<a id="pl.151.30"></a><var>151.30</var>programs. <br/>
<a id="pl.151.31"></a><var>151.31</var>(d) $5,614,000 each year is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.151.32"></a><var>151.32</var>fund and $6,920,000 each year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.152.1"></a><var>152.1</var>workforce development fund for extended <br/>
<a id="pl.152.2"></a><var>152.2</var>employment services for persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.152.3"></a><var>152.3</var>severe disabilities or related conditions under <br/>
<a id="pl.152.4"></a><var>152.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>268A.15</statute_ref>. Of this, <br/>
<a id="pl.152.5"></a><var>152.5</var>$125,000 each year and in the base for fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.152.6"></a><var>152.6</var>years 2010 and 2011 is to supplement funds <br/>
<a id="pl.152.7"></a><var>152.7</var>paid for wage incentives for the community <br/>
<a id="pl.152.8"></a><var>152.8</var>support fund established in Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.152.9"></a><var>152.9</var>part 3300.2045. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.152.10"></a><var>152.10</var>not reduce total expenditures from these <br/>
<a id="pl.152.11"></a><var>152.11</var>appropriations.<br/>
<a id="pl.152.12"></a><var>152.12</var>(e) $1,650,000 the first year and $1,650,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.152.13"></a><var>152.13</var>the second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.152.14"></a><var>152.14</var>grants for programs that provide employment <br/>
<a id="pl.152.15"></a><var>152.15</var>support services to persons with mental <br/>
<a id="pl.152.16"></a><var>152.16</var>illness under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.152.17"></a><var>152.17</var>268A.13
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>268A.14</statute_ref>. Up to $77,000 each <br/>
<a id="pl.152.18"></a><var>152.18</var>year may be used for administrative and <br/>
<a id="pl.152.19"></a><var>152.19</var>salary expenses. <br/>
<a id="pl.152.20"></a><var>152.20</var>(f) $2,440,000 the first year and $2,440,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.152.21"></a><var>152.21</var>the second year are from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.152.22"></a><var>152.22</var>fund for grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.152.23"></a><var>152.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268A.11</statute_ref>, for the eight centers <br/>
<a id="pl.152.24"></a><var>152.24</var>for independent living. The base for this <br/>
<a id="pl.152.25"></a><var>152.25</var>program is $2,440,000 each year in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.152.26"></a><var>152.26</var>years 2010 and 2011. Money not expended <br/>
<a id="pl.152.27"></a><var>152.27</var>the first year is available the second year. <br/>
<a id="pl.152.28"></a><var>152.28</var>The commissioner must: <br/>
<a id="pl.152.29"></a><var>152.29</var>(1) transfer $115,000 of federal independent <br/>
<a id="pl.152.30"></a><var>152.30</var>living Part B rehabilitation services funds <br/>
<a id="pl.152.31"></a><var>152.31</var>to the Minnesota Centers for Independent <br/>
<a id="pl.152.32"></a><var>152.32</var>Living each year contingent upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.152.33"></a><var>152.33</var>availability of federal funds under Title VII, <br/>
<a id="pl.152.34"></a><var>152.34</var>Part B, of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of <br/>
<a id="pl.152.35"></a><var>152.35</var>1973 as amended under United States Code, <br/>
<a id="pl.153.1"></a><var>153.1</var>title 29, section 711(c), and approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.153.2"></a><var>153.2</var>Statewide Independent Living Council; <br/>
<a id="pl.153.3"></a><var>153.3</var>(2) replace federal Part B funds in the <br/>
<a id="pl.153.4"></a><var>153.4</var>State Independent Living Council budget <br/>
<a id="pl.153.5"></a><var>153.5</var>transferred under clause (1) with $115,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.153.6"></a><var>153.6</var>of Social Security Administration program <br/>
<a id="pl.153.7"></a><var>153.7</var>income funds each year; and <br/>
<a id="pl.153.8"></a><var>153.8</var>(3) provide an additional $185,000 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.153.9"></a><var>153.9</var>from the Social Security Administration <br/>
<a id="pl.153.10"></a><var>153.10</var>program income to the Minnesota Centers for <br/>
<a id="pl.153.11"></a><var>153.11</var>Independent Living to be allocated equally <br/>
<a id="pl.153.12"></a><var>153.12</var>among the eight centers. <br/>
<a id="pl.153.13"></a><var>153.13</var>Additional funding for centers for <br/>
<a id="pl.153.14"></a><var>153.14</var>independent living under clauses (1) and (3) <br/>
<a id="pl.153.15"></a><var>153.15</var>must be used for core independent living <br/>
<a id="pl.153.16"></a><var>153.16</var>services by the Centers for Independent <br/>
<a id="pl.153.17"></a><var>153.17</var>Living. The Statewide Independent Living <br/>
<a id="pl.153.18"></a><var>153.18</var>Council framework for statewide distribution <br/>
<a id="pl.153.19"></a><var>153.19</var>of state and federal funding to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.153.20"></a><var>153.20</var>Centers for Independent Living does not <br/>
<a id="pl.153.21"></a><var>153.21</var>apply to the funds under clauses (1) and <br/>
<a id="pl.153.22"></a><var>153.22</var>(3). The commissioner must report on the <br/>
<a id="pl.153.23"></a><var>153.23</var>transfers in clauses (1), (2), and (3), and any <br/>
<a id="pl.153.24"></a><var>153.24</var>other effort to pursue additional funding for <br/>
<a id="pl.153.25"></a><var>153.25</var>the Centers for Independent Living to the <br/>
<a id="pl.153.26"></a><var>153.26</var>standing committees of the senate and house <br/>
<a id="pl.153.27"></a><var>153.27</var>of representatives having jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.153.28"></a><var>153.28</var>Centers for Independent Living by March 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.153.29"></a><var>153.29</var>each year. <br/>
<a id="pl.153.30"></a><var>153.30</var>(g) $5,940,000 the first year and $5,940,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.153.31"></a><var>153.31</var>the second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.153.32"></a><var>153.32</var>state services for the blind activities. <br/>
<a id="pl.153.33"></a><var>153.33</var>(h) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.153.34"></a><var>153.34</var>the second year are from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.153.35"></a><var>153.35</var>and $175,000 the first year and $175,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.154.1"></a><var>154.1</var>the second year are from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.154.2"></a><var>154.2</var>development fund for grants under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.154.3"></a><var>154.3</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>268A.03</statute_ref>, to Rise, Inc. <br/>
<a id="pl.154.4"></a><var>154.4</var>for the Minnesota Employment Center for <br/>
<a id="pl.154.5"></a><var>154.5</var>People Who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. <br/>
<a id="pl.154.6"></a><var>154.6</var>Money not expended the first year is <br/>
<a id="pl.154.7"></a><var>154.7</var>available the second year. <br/>
<a id="pl.154.8"></a><var>154.8</var>(i) $9,021,000 the first year and $9,021,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.154.9"></a><var>154.9</var>the second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.154.10"></a><var>154.10</var>the state's vocational rehabilitation program <br/>
<a id="pl.154.11"></a><var>154.11</var>for people with significant disabilities to <br/>
<a id="pl.154.12"></a><var>154.12</var>assist with employment, under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.154.13"></a><var>154.13</var>Statutes, chapter 268A. <br/>
<a id="pl.154.14"></a><var>154.14</var>(j) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.154.15"></a><var>154.15</var>the second year are from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.154.16"></a><var>154.16</var>development fund for grants to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.154.17"></a><var>154.17</var>interpreters for a regional transition program <br/>
<a id="pl.154.18"></a><var>154.18</var>that specializes in providing culturally <br/>
<a id="pl.154.19"></a><var>154.19</var>appropriate transition services leading to <br/>
<a id="pl.154.20"></a><var>154.20</var>employment for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and <br/>
<a id="pl.154.21"></a><var>154.21</var>deaf-blind students. This amount must be <br/>
<a id="pl.154.22"></a><var>154.22</var>added to the department's base. <br/>
<a id="pl.154.23"></a><var>154.23</var>(k) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.154.24"></a><var>154.24</var>second year are for a grant to Advocating <br/>
<a id="pl.154.25"></a><var>154.25</var>Change Together for training, technical <br/>
<a id="pl.154.26"></a><var>154.26</var>assistance, and resources materials to persons <br/>
<a id="pl.154.27"></a><var>154.27</var>with developmental and mental illness <br/>
<a id="pl.154.28"></a><var>154.28</var>disabilities. <br/>
<a id="pl.154.29"></a><var>154.29</var>(l) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.154.30"></a><var>154.30</var>the second year are from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.154.31"></a><var>154.31</var>development fund and $150,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.154.32"></a><var>154.32</var>year and $100,000 the second year are from <br/>
<a id="pl.154.33"></a><var>154.33</var>the general fund for a grant to Lifetrack <br/>
<a id="pl.154.34"></a><var>154.34</var>Resources for its immigrant and refugee <br/>
<a id="pl.154.35"></a><var>154.35</var>collaborative programs, including those <br/>
<a id="pl.155.1"></a><var>155.1</var>related to job-seeking skills and workplace <br/>
<a id="pl.155.2"></a><var>155.2</var>orientation, intensive job development, <br/>
<a id="pl.155.3"></a><var>155.3</var>functional work English, and on-site job <br/>
<a id="pl.155.4"></a><var>155.4</var>coaching. $50,000 of the first year general <br/>
<a id="pl.155.5"></a><var>155.5</var>fund appropriation is for a onetime pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.155.6"></a><var>155.6</var>Lifetrack project in Rochester. <br/>
<a id="pl.155.7"></a><var>155.7</var>(m) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.155.8"></a><var>155.8</var>second year are from the general fund and <br/>
<a id="pl.155.9"></a><var>155.9</var>$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.155.10"></a><var>155.10</var>the second year are from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.155.11"></a><var>155.11</var>development fund for the youthbuild <br/>
<a id="pl.155.12"></a><var>155.12</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.155.13"></a><var>155.13</var>116L.361
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116L.366</statute_ref>. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.155.14"></a><var>155.14</var>may be used for: <br/>
<a id="pl.155.15"></a><var>155.15</var>(1) restoring the three youthbuild programs <br/>
<a id="pl.155.16"></a><var>155.16</var>that were eliminated due to budget reductions <br/>
<a id="pl.155.17"></a><var>155.17</var>and adding seven more youthbuild programs <br/>
<a id="pl.155.18"></a><var>155.18</var>statewide; <br/>
<a id="pl.155.19"></a><var>155.19</var>(2) restoring funding levels for all youthbuild <br/>
<a id="pl.155.20"></a><var>155.20</var>programs plus an inflationary increase for <br/>
<a id="pl.155.21"></a><var>155.21</var>each program; <br/>
<a id="pl.155.22"></a><var>155.22</var>(3) increasing the number of at-risk youth <br/>
<a id="pl.155.23"></a><var>155.23</var>served by the youthbuild programs from 260 <br/>
<a id="pl.155.24"></a><var>155.24</var>youth per year to 500 youth per year; and <br/>
<a id="pl.155.25"></a><var>155.25</var>(4) restoring the youthbuild focus on careers <br/>
<a id="pl.155.26"></a><var>155.26</var>in technology and adding a youthbuild focus <br/>
<a id="pl.155.27"></a><var>155.27</var>on careers in the medical field. <br/>
<a id="pl.155.28"></a><var>155.28</var>(n) $1,325,000 each year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.155.29"></a><var>155.29</var>workforce development fund for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.155.30"></a><var>155.30</var>to fund summer youth employment in <br/>
<a id="pl.155.31"></a><var>155.31</var>Minneapolis. The grants shall be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.155.32"></a><var>155.32</var>fund up to 500 jobs for youth each summer. <br/>
<a id="pl.155.33"></a><var>155.33</var>Of this appropriation, $325,000 each year is <br/>
<a id="pl.155.34"></a><var>155.34</var>for a grant to the learn-to-earn summer youth <br/>
<a id="pl.156.1"></a><var>156.1</var>employment program. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.156.2"></a><var>156.2</var>shall establish criteria for awarding the <br/>
<a id="pl.156.3"></a><var>156.3</var>grants. This appropriation is available in <br/>
<a id="pl.156.4"></a><var>156.4</var>either year of the biennium and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.156.5"></a><var>156.5</var>until spent. <br/>
<a id="pl.156.6"></a><var>156.6</var>(o) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.156.7"></a><var>156.7</var>the second year are from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.156.8"></a><var>156.8</var>development fund for a grant to the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.156.9"></a><var>156.9</var>St. Paul for grants to fund summer youth <br/>
<a id="pl.156.10"></a><var>156.10</var>employment in St. Paul. The grants shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.156.11"></a><var>156.11</var>used to fund up to 500 jobs for youth each <br/>
<a id="pl.156.12"></a><var>156.12</var>summer. The commissioner shall establish <br/>
<a id="pl.156.13"></a><var>156.13</var>criteria for awarding the grants within the <br/>
<a id="pl.156.14"></a><var>156.14</var>city of St. Paul. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.156.15"></a><var>156.15</var>available in either year of the biennium and <br/>
<a id="pl.156.16"></a><var>156.16</var>is available until spent. <br/>
<a id="pl.156.17"></a><var>156.17</var>(p) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.156.18"></a><var>156.18</var>second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.156.19"></a><var>156.19</var>grants to Northern Connections in Perham <br/>
<a id="pl.156.20"></a><var>156.20</var>to implement and operate a pilot workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.156.21"></a><var>156.21</var>program that provides one-stop supportive <br/>
<a id="pl.156.22"></a><var>156.22</var>services to individuals as they transition into <br/>
<a id="pl.156.23"></a><var>156.23</var>the workforce. <br/>
<a id="pl.156.24"></a><var>156.24</var>(q) $100,000 each year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.156.25"></a><var>156.25</var>Ramsey County Workforce Investment Board <br/>
<a id="pl.156.26"></a><var>156.26</var>for the development of the building lives <br/>
<a id="pl.156.27"></a><var>156.27</var>program. This is a onetime appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.156.28"></a><var>156.28</var>* (The preceding text beginning "(q) <br/>
<a id="pl.156.29"></a><var>156.29</var>$100,000 each year is for" was indicated <br/>
<a id="pl.156.30"></a><var>156.30</var>as vetoed by the governor.) <br/>
<a id="pl.156.31"></a><var>156.31</var>(r) $150,000 each year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.156.32"></a><var>156.32</var>Hennepin-Carver Workforce Investment <br/>
<a id="pl.156.33"></a><var>156.33</var>Board (WIB) to coordinate with the Partners <br/>
<a id="pl.156.34"></a><var>156.34</var>for Progress Regional Skills Consortium <br/>
<a id="pl.156.35"></a><var>156.35</var>to provide employment and training as <br/>
<a id="pl.157.1"></a><var>157.1</var>demonstrated by the Twin Cities regional <br/>
<a id="pl.157.2"></a><var>157.2</var>health care training partnership project. <br/>
<a id="pl.157.3"></a><var>157.3</var>* (The preceding text beginning "(r) <br/>
<a id="pl.157.4"></a><var>157.4</var>$150,000 each year is for" was indicated <br/>
<a id="pl.157.5"></a><var>157.5</var>as vetoed by the governor.) <br/>
<a id="pl.157.6"></a><var>157.6</var>(s) $160,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.157.7"></a><var>157.7</var>grant to Workforce Development, Inc., for <br/>
<a id="pl.157.8"></a><var>157.8</var>a pilot project to provide demand-driven <br/>
<a id="pl.157.9"></a><var>157.9</var>employment and training services to <br/>
<a id="pl.157.10"></a><var>157.10</var>welfare recipients and other economically <br/>
<a id="pl.157.11"></a><var>157.11</var>disadvantaged populations in Mower, <br/>
<a id="pl.157.12"></a><var>157.12</var>Freeborn, Dodge, and Steele Counties. <br/>
<a id="pl.157.13"></a><var>157.13</var>(t) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.157.14"></a><var>157.14</var>second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.157.15"></a><var>157.15</var>a grant to HIRED to operate its industry <br/>
<a id="pl.157.16"></a><var>157.16</var>sector training initiatives, which provide <br/>
<a id="pl.157.17"></a><var>157.17</var>employee training developed in collaboration <br/>
<a id="pl.157.18"></a><var>157.18</var>with employers in specific, high-demand <br/>
<a id="pl.157.19"></a><var>157.19</var>industries. * (The preceding text beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.157.20"></a><var>157.20</var>"(t) $200,000 the first year" was indicated <br/>
<a id="pl.157.21"></a><var>157.21</var>as vetoed by the governor.) <br/>
<a id="pl.157.22"></a><var>157.22</var>(u) $100,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.157.23"></a><var>157.23</var>grant to a nonprofit organization. The <br/>
<a id="pl.157.24"></a><var>157.24</var>nonprofit organization must work on behalf <br/>
<a id="pl.157.25"></a><var>157.25</var>of all licensed vendors to coordinate their <br/>
<a id="pl.157.26"></a><var>157.26</var>efforts to respond to solicitations or other <br/>
<a id="pl.157.27"></a><var>157.27</var>requests from private and governmental units <br/>
<a id="pl.157.28"></a><var>157.28</var>as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.157.29"></a><var>157.29</var>471.59, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, in order to increase <br/>
<a id="pl.157.30"></a><var>157.30</var>employment opportunities for persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.157.31"></a><var>157.31</var>disabilities. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.157.32"></a><var>157.32</var>until June 30, 2009. <br/>
<a id="pl.157.33"></a><var>157.33</var>(v) $3,500,000 each year from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.157.34"></a><var>157.34</var>development fund is for the Minnesota youth <br/>
<a id="pl.158.1"></a><var>158.1</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.158.2"></a><var>158.2</var>116L.56
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>116L.561</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.158.3"></a><var>158.3</var>(w) $1,000,000 each year from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.158.4"></a><var>158.4</var>development fund is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.158.5"></a><var>158.5</var>Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls <br/>
<a id="pl.158.6"></a><var>158.6</var>Clubs to administer a statewide project <br/>
<a id="pl.158.7"></a><var>158.7</var>of youth job skills development. This <br/>
<a id="pl.158.8"></a><var>158.8</var>project, which may have career guidance <br/>
<a id="pl.158.9"></a><var>158.9</var>components, including health and life skills, <br/>
<a id="pl.158.10"></a><var>158.10</var>is to encourage, train, and assist youth in <br/>
<a id="pl.158.11"></a><var>158.11</var>job-seeking skills, workplace orientation, <br/>
<a id="pl.158.12"></a><var>158.12</var>and job site knowledge through coaching. <br/>
<a id="pl.158.13"></a><var>158.13</var>This grant requires a 25 percent match from <br/>
<a id="pl.158.14"></a><var>158.14</var>nonstate resources. <br/>
<a id="pl.158.15"></a><var>158.15</var>(x) $10,000 the first year is for a study on <br/>
<a id="pl.158.16"></a><var>158.16</var>ways to promote employment opportunities <br/>
<a id="pl.158.17"></a><var>158.17</var>for minorities, with a particular focus on <br/>
<a id="pl.158.18"></a><var>158.18</var>opportunities for African Americans, in <br/>
<a id="pl.158.19"></a><var>158.19</var>the state of Minnesota. The study should <br/>
<a id="pl.158.20"></a><var>158.20</var>focus on how to significantly expand the job <br/>
<a id="pl.158.21"></a><var>158.21</var>training available to minorities and promote <br/>
<a id="pl.158.22"></a><var>158.22</var>substantial increases in the wages paid to <br/>
<a id="pl.158.23"></a><var>158.23</var>minorities, at least to a rate well above living <br/>
<a id="pl.158.24"></a><var>158.24</var>wage, and within several years, to equality. <br/>
<a id="pl.158.25"></a><var>158.25</var>The commissioner must report on the study <br/>
<a id="pl.158.26"></a><var>158.26</var>to the governor and the chair of the finance <br/>
<a id="pl.158.27"></a><var>158.27</var>committee in each house of the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.158.28"></a><var>158.28</var>that has jurisdiction over employment by <br/>
<a id="pl.158.29"></a><var>158.29</var>January 15, 2008, with recommendations for <br/>
<a id="pl.158.30"></a><var>158.30</var>implementing the findings. <br/>
<a id="pl.158.31"></a><var>158.31</var>(y) The commissioner must provide funding <br/>
<a id="pl.158.32"></a><var>158.32</var>for the Minnesota Conservation Corps to <br/>
<a id="pl.158.33"></a><var>158.33</var>provide learning stipends for deaf students <br/>
<a id="pl.158.34"></a><var>158.34</var>and wages for interpreters participating in <br/>
<a id="pl.158.35"></a><var>158.35</var>the MCC summer youth program. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.27.0"></a><a id="pl.159.1"></a><var>159.1</var>    Sec. 27. Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 1, section 6, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.159.2"></a><var>159.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4. <b>Labor Standards/Apprenticeship</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,833,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,803,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
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<td><a id="pl.159.3"></a><var>159.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.159.4"></a><var>159.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,069,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,024,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.159.5"></a><var>159.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.159.6"></a><var>159.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br/>
                  		Development <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">764,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">779,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.159.7"></a><var>159.7</var>The appropriation from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.159.8"></a><var>159.8</var>development fund is for the apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.159.9"></a><var>159.9</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.159.10"></a><var>159.10</var>178, and includes $100,000 each year for <br/>
<a id="pl.159.11"></a><var>159.11</var>labor education and advancement program <br/>
<a id="pl.159.12"></a><var>159.12</var>grants. <br/>
<a id="pl.159.13"></a><var>159.13</var>$360,000 the first year and $300,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.159.14"></a><var>159.14</var>second year from the general fund are for <br/>
<a id="pl.159.15"></a><var>159.15</var>prevailing wage enforcement of which <br/>
<a id="pl.159.16"></a><var>159.16</var>$60,000 in the first year is for outreach and <br/>
<a id="pl.159.17"></a><var>159.17</var>survey participation improvements, and is <br/>
<a id="pl.159.18"></a><var>159.18</var>available until expended. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.28.0"></a><a id="pl.159.19"></a><var>159.19</var>    Sec. 28. Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 8, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.159.20"></a><var>159.20</var>is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.159.21"></a><var>159.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2. <b>Minnesota Investment Fund</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">35,000,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.159.22"></a><var>159.22</var>For transfer to the Minnesota investment <br/>
<a id="pl.159.23"></a><var>159.23</var>fund for grants to local units of government <br/>
<a id="pl.159.24"></a><var>159.24</var>for locally administered grants or loan <br/>
<a id="pl.159.25"></a><var>159.25</var>programs for businesses and nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.159.26"></a><var>159.26</var>organizations directly and adversely affected <br/>
<a id="pl.159.27"></a><var>159.27</var>by the flood, including those that provide <br/>
<a id="pl.159.28"></a><var>159.28</var>residential, health care, child care, social, or <br/>
<a id="pl.159.29"></a><var>159.29</var>other services on behalf of the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.159.30"></a><var>159.30</var>of Human Services to residents of the area <br/>
<a id="pl.159.31"></a><var>159.31</var>included in DR-1717. Assistance under this <br/>
<a id="pl.159.32"></a><var>159.32</var>subdivision is not limited to businesses. <br/>
<a id="pl.160.1"></a><var>160.1</var>Payments may be made for property damage <br/>
<a id="pl.160.2"></a><var>160.2</var>and cleanup, and to reimburse parties under <br/>
<a id="pl.160.3"></a><var>160.3</var>contract, provider agreement, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.160.4"></a><var>160.4</var>arrangement with the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.160.5"></a><var>160.5</var>human services as of August 18, 2007, for <br/>
<a id="pl.160.6"></a><var>160.6</var>residential, health care, child care, social, <br/>
<a id="pl.160.7"></a><var>160.7</var>or other services provided on behalf of <br/>
<a id="pl.160.8"></a><var>160.8</var>the Department of Human Services to a <br/>
<a id="pl.160.9"></a><var>160.9</var>resident of the area included in DR-1717, <br/>
<a id="pl.160.10"></a><var>160.10</var>notwithstanding that: <br/>
<a id="pl.160.11"></a><var>160.11</var>(1) the resident has been compelled by the <br/>
<a id="pl.160.12"></a><var>160.12</var>floods of August 2007 to relocate outside the <br/>
<a id="pl.160.13"></a><var>160.13</var>party's service area; or <br/>
<a id="pl.160.14"></a><var>160.14</var>(2) the party is unable to provide services <br/>
<a id="pl.160.15"></a><var>160.15</var>to the resident due to flood damage to the <br/>
<a id="pl.160.16"></a><var>160.16</var>party's place of business. <br/>
<a id="pl.160.17"></a><var>160.17</var>Criteria and requirements must be locally <br/>
<a id="pl.160.18"></a><var>160.18</var>established with the approval of the <br/>
<a id="pl.160.19"></a><var>160.19</var>commissioner. For the purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.160.20"></a><var>160.20</var>appropriation, Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.160.21"></a><var>160.21</var>116J.8731
         </statute_ref>, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, and 7; <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.160.22"></a><var>160.22</var>116J.993
         </statute_ref>;
         <statute_ref> 116J.994</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>116J.995</statute_ref>, are <br/>
<a id="pl.160.23"></a><var>160.23</var>waived. Businesses that receive grants or <br/>
<a id="pl.160.24"></a><var>160.24</var>loans from this appropriation must set goals <br/>
<a id="pl.160.25"></a><var>160.25</var>for jobs retained and wages paid within the <br/>
<a id="pl.160.26"></a><var>160.26</var>area included in DR-1717. <br/>
<a id="pl.160.27"></a><var>160.27</var>Before any grants under this subdivision are <br/>
<a id="pl.160.28"></a><var>160.28</var>awarded to a local unit of government, the <br/>
<a id="pl.160.29"></a><var>160.29</var>commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.160.30"></a><var>160.30</var>development shall report to the chairs of the <br/>
<a id="pl.160.31"></a><var>160.31</var>senate finance and house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.160.32"></a><var>160.32</var>ways and means committees the criteria and <br/>
<a id="pl.160.33"></a><var>160.33</var>requirements to be used by local units of <br/>
<a id="pl.160.34"></a><var>160.34</var>government in the grant or loan programs <br/>
<a id="pl.161.1"></a><var>161.1</var>they will administer. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.161.2"></a><var>161.2</var>from the general fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.161.3"></a><var>161.3</var>Any money transferred to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.161.4"></a><var>161.4</var>of natural resources to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.161.5"></a><var>161.5</var>high-resolution digital elevation maps <br/>
<a id="pl.161.6"></a><var>161.6</var>using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) <br/>
<a id="pl.161.7"></a><var>161.7</var>technology to be used for flood management <br/>
<a id="pl.161.8"></a><var>161.8</var>is available until June 30, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.29.0"></a><a id="pl.161.9"></a><var>161.9</var>    Sec. 29. <b>BIOMASS HEATING GRANTS AND LOANS PILOT PROJECT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.161.10"></a><var>161.10</var>    Within the limits of appropriations, the commissioner of the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.161.11"></a><var>161.11</var>Employment and Economic Development shall make grants and loans for costs related <br/>
<a id="pl.161.12"></a><var>161.12</var>to the installation of an approved biomass heating project in a publicly owned facility, <br/>
<a id="pl.161.13"></a><var>161.13</var>including K-12 public schools, higher education buildings, and buildings owned by a <br/>
<a id="pl.161.14"></a><var>161.14</var>local unit of government. The commissioner must approve biomass heating projects that <br/>
<a id="pl.161.15"></a><var>161.15</var>produce energy for heating air or water using organic matter available on a renewable <br/>
<a id="pl.161.16"></a><var>161.16</var>basis, including but not limited to agricultural crops, grasses and trees, or wood production <br/>
<a id="pl.161.17"></a><var>161.17</var>or other waste. Applications for a grant or loan under this section must be made to the <br/>
<a id="pl.161.18"></a><var>161.18</var>commissioner on the forms and according to the timeline prescribed by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.161.19"></a><var>161.19</var>At a minimum, the commissioner must require sufficient information on the applications <br/>
<a id="pl.161.20"></a><var>161.20</var>to determine that the physical condition of the publicly owned facility is sufficient to <br/>
<a id="pl.161.21"></a><var>161.21</var>support the efficient operation of the biomass heating project and that the projected <br/>
<a id="pl.161.22"></a><var>161.22</var>cumulative energy cost savings are adequate relative to the costs of the investment. <br/>
<a id="pl.161.23"></a><var>161.23</var>The grant and loan may each provide up to 50 percent of the total installed costs of the <br/>
<a id="pl.161.24"></a><var>161.24</var>biomass heating projects.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.30.0"></a><a id="pl.161.25"></a><var>161.25</var>    Sec. 30. <b>HARDSHIP PAYMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.161.26"></a><var>161.26</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Payments; availability.</b> Hardship payments are available to <br/>
<a id="pl.161.27"></a><var>161.27</var>an applicant if the applicant suffered economic hardship due to delays in receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.161.28"></a><var>161.28</var>unemployment benefits resulting from the new unemployment insurance application <br/>
<a id="pl.161.29"></a><var>161.29</var>and filing system implemented by the Department of Employment and Economic <br/>
<a id="pl.161.30"></a><var>161.30</var>Development on October 15, 2007.<br/>
<a id="pl.161.31"></a><var>161.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Economic hardship.</b> "Economic hardship" means financial losses to <br/>
<a id="pl.161.32"></a><var>161.32</var>an applicant resulting from: checks returned for insufficient funds; account overdraft <br/>
<a id="pl.161.33"></a><var>161.33</var>charges; installment credit penalties, interest, and other fees resulting from missed or <br/>
<a id="pl.161.34"></a><var>161.34</var>late payments; mortgage loan late fees, interest charges, or other penalties; charges for <br/>
<a id="pl.162.1"></a><var>162.1</var>force-placed automobile or homeowner's insurance; penalties for late payment of income <br/>
<a id="pl.162.2"></a><var>162.2</var>or property taxes; and any penalties or adverse consequences, including the suspension of <br/>
<a id="pl.162.3"></a><var>162.3</var>an applicant's driver's license due to nonpayment of child support.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.4"></a><var>162.4</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Payment from administration account.</b> Hardship payments are payable <br/>
<a id="pl.162.5"></a><var>162.5</var>from the unemployment insurance administration account under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.162.6"></a><var>162.6</var>section 268.196.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.7"></a><var>162.7</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Eligibility conditions.</b> An applicant is eligible to receive hardship <br/>
<a id="pl.162.8"></a><var>162.8</var>payments under this section if the applicant's unemployment benefit payments due and <br/>
<a id="pl.162.9"></a><var>162.9</var>payable after October 15, 2007, were delayed at least four weeks.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.10"></a><var>162.10</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Amount of hardship payments.</b> The amount of hardship payments <br/>
<a id="pl.162.11"></a><var>162.11</var>available to an applicant is equal to the amount of economic hardship experienced by an <br/>
<a id="pl.162.12"></a><var>162.12</var>applicant due to the delay in receiving unemployment benefits. An applicant must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.162.13"></a><var>162.13</var>documentation of the amount of financial hardship claimed using financial institution <br/>
<a id="pl.162.14"></a><var>162.14</var>records, consumer or business credit records, child support records, or other commonly <br/>
<a id="pl.162.15"></a><var>162.15</var>recognized methods of documenting financial transactions.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.16"></a><var>162.16</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Notice.</b> The commissioner must notify applicants of the availability of <br/>
<a id="pl.162.17"></a><var>162.17</var>hardship payments by posting a notice on the department's official Web site, by notifying <br/>
<a id="pl.162.18"></a><var>162.18</var>applicants by individual mailing where department records show the applicant may be <br/>
<a id="pl.162.19"></a><var>162.19</var>eligible under subdivision 4, and by any other appropriate announcement.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.20"></a><var>162.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.31.0"></a><a id="pl.162.21"></a><var>162.21</var>    Sec. 31. <b>LUMBER COMPANY EXTRA BENEFITS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.162.22"></a><var>162.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Extra benefits; availability.</b> Extra unemployment benefits are <br/>
<a id="pl.162.23"></a><var>162.23</var>available to an applicant who was laid off due to lack of work from the Ainsworth Lumber <br/>
<a id="pl.162.24"></a><var>162.24</var>Company plant in Cook, Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.25"></a><var>162.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Payment from fund; effect on employer.</b> Extra unemployment benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.162.26"></a><var>162.26</var>are payable from the unemployment insurance trust fund. Extra unemployment benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.162.27"></a><var>162.27</var>paid will not be used in computing the experience rating of Ainsworth Lumber Company <br/>
<a id="pl.162.28"></a><var>162.28</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 268.047 and 268.051, subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.29"></a><var>162.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility conditions.</b> An applicant is eligible to receive extra <br/>
<a id="pl.162.30"></a><var>162.30</var>unemployment benefits under this section for any week through December 27, 2008, if:<br/>
<a id="pl.162.31"></a><var>162.31</var>    (1) the applicant established a benefit account under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.162.32"></a><var>162.32</var>268.07, with a majority of the wage credits from Ainsworth Lumber Company, and <br/>
<a id="pl.162.33"></a><var>162.33</var>exhausted entitlement to those regular unemployment benefits after January 1, 2008;<br/>
<a id="pl.163.1"></a><var>163.1</var>    (2) the applicant meets the same eligibility requirements that are required for regular <br/>
<a id="pl.163.2"></a><var>163.2</var>unemployment benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 268.069;<br/>
<a id="pl.163.3"></a><var>163.3</var>    (3) the applicant is not entitled to any other unemployment benefits and is not <br/>
<a id="pl.163.4"></a><var>163.4</var>entitled to receive unemployment benefits under any other state or federal law for that <br/>
<a id="pl.163.5"></a><var>163.5</var>week, including any other extended unemployment benefits; and<br/>
<a id="pl.163.6"></a><var>163.6</var>    (4) if an applicant qualifies for any type of unemployment benefits available under <br/>
<a id="pl.163.7"></a><var>163.7</var>Minnesota law, or under any federal law, or the law of another state, the applicant must <br/>
<a id="pl.163.8"></a><var>163.8</var>apply for and exhaust entitlement to those unemployment benefits.<br/>
<a id="pl.163.9"></a><var>163.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Weekly amount of extra benefits.</b> The weekly extra unemployment <br/>
<a id="pl.163.10"></a><var>163.10</var>benefits amount available to an applicant is the same as the applicant's weekly regular <br/>
<a id="pl.163.11"></a><var>163.11</var>unemployment benefit amount on the benefit account established in subdivision 3, clause <br/>
<a id="pl.163.12"></a><var>163.12</var>(1).<br/>
<a id="pl.163.13"></a><var>163.13</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Maximum amount of extra unemployment benefits.</b> The maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.163.14"></a><var>163.14</var>amount of extra unemployment benefits available is equal to 13 times the applicant's <br/>
<a id="pl.163.15"></a><var>163.15</var>weekly benefit amount.<br/>
<a id="pl.163.16"></a><var>163.16</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Program expiration.</b> This extra unemployment benefit program expires <br/>
<a id="pl.163.17"></a><var>163.17</var>on December 27, 2008. No extra unemployment benefits may be paid for any week after <br/>
<a id="pl.163.18"></a><var>163.18</var>the expiration of this program.<br/>
<a id="pl.163.19"></a><var>163.19</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Notice.</b> The commissioner must notify applicants of the availability <br/>
<a id="pl.163.20"></a><var>163.20</var>of extra unemployment benefits by posting a notice on the department's official Web <br/>
<a id="pl.163.21"></a><var>163.21</var>site, by notifying applicants by individual mailing where department records show the <br/>
<a id="pl.163.22"></a><var>163.22</var>applicant may qualify for these extra unemployment benefits, and by any other appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.163.23"></a><var>163.23</var>announcement.<br/>
<a id="pl.163.24"></a><var>163.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.163.25"></a><var>163.25</var>and applies retroactively from January 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.32.0"></a><a id="pl.163.26"></a><var>163.26</var>    Sec. 32. <b>UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS; CONTINUED REQUEST TIME </b><br/>
<a id="pl.163.27"></a><var>163.27</var><b>PERIOD WAIVER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.163.28"></a><var>163.28</var>    Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner must accept initial <br/>
<a id="pl.163.29"></a><var>163.29</var>and continued requests for unemployment benefits and pay unemployment benefits to <br/>
<a id="pl.163.30"></a><var>163.30</var>an applicant who currently resides in Hubbard County and applied for unemployment <br/>
<a id="pl.163.31"></a><var>163.31</var>benefits on September 15, 2006, and had an account dated September 10, 2006:<br/>
<a id="pl.163.32"></a><var>163.32</var>    (1) was employed as a technician or inspector for Northwest Airlines, Inc., prior <br/>
<a id="pl.163.33"></a><var>163.33</var>to August 20, 2005;<br/>
<a id="pl.164.1"></a><var>164.1</var>    (2) stopped working on or about August 20, 2005, because of a labor dispute between <br/>
<a id="pl.164.2"></a><var>164.2</var>the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) and Northwest Airlines, Inc.;<br/>
<a id="pl.164.3"></a><var>164.3</var>    (3) did not file an initial or continued requests for unemployment benefits within the <br/>
<a id="pl.164.4"></a><var>164.4</var>time periods required under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268; and<br/>
<a id="pl.164.5"></a><var>164.5</var>    (4) meets all the other requirements for the payment of unemployment benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.164.6"></a><var>164.6</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 268.069, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.164.7"></a><var>164.7</var>    Any unemployment benefits paid under the account established September 10, 2006, <br/>
<a id="pl.164.8"></a><var>164.8</var>shall be deducted from the total benefits authorized under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.164.9"></a><var>164.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.164.10"></a><var>164.10</var>and applies retroactively from August 21, 2005.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.33.0"></a><a id="pl.164.11"></a><var>164.11</var>    Sec. 33. <b>OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.164.12"></a><var>164.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> An Office of Science and Technology is established <br/>
<a id="pl.164.13"></a><var>164.13</var>in the Department of Employment and Economic Development to do the following: <br/>
<a id="pl.164.14"></a><var>164.14</var>    (1) coordinate public and private efforts to procure federal funding for collaborative <br/>
<a id="pl.164.15"></a><var>164.15</var>research and development projects of primary benefit to small and medium-sized <br/>
<a id="pl.164.16"></a><var>164.16</var>businesses;<br/>
<a id="pl.164.17"></a><var>164.17</var>    (2) promote contractual relationships between Minnesota businesses that are <br/>
<a id="pl.164.18"></a><var>164.18</var>recipients of federal grants and prime contractors, and Minnesota-based subcontractors; <br/>
<a id="pl.164.19"></a><var>164.19</var>    (3) work with Minnesota nonprofit institutions including the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.164.20"></a><var>164.20</var>Minnesota, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and the Mayo Clinic in promoting <br/>
<a id="pl.164.21"></a><var>164.21</var>collaborative efforts to respond to federal funding opportunities;<br/>
<a id="pl.164.22"></a><var>164.22</var>    (4) develop a framework for Minnesota companies to establish sole-source <br/>
<a id="pl.164.23"></a><var>164.23</var>relationships with federal agencies; and<br/>
<a id="pl.164.24"></a><var>164.24</var>    (5) coordinate workshops, assistance with business proposals, licensing, intellectual <br/>
<a id="pl.164.25"></a><var>164.25</var>property protection, commercialization, and government auditing with the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.164.26"></a><var>164.26</var>Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.<br/>
<a id="pl.164.27"></a><var>164.27</var>    For the purposes of this section, "office" means the Office of Science and Technology <br/>
<a id="pl.164.28"></a><var>164.28</var>established in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.164.29"></a><var>164.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Technology partnering with a prime contractor.</b> The office must <br/>
<a id="pl.164.30"></a><var>164.30</var>develop a program to assist small businesses competing for a small business innovation <br/>
<a id="pl.164.31"></a><var>164.31</var>research award by matching the applicant with a larger company. Prime contractors are <br/>
<a id="pl.164.32"></a><var>164.32</var>matched to small businesses through a prescreening process that may result in a letter of <br/>
<a id="pl.164.33"></a><var>164.33</var>support for the applicant designed to increase the chance of receiving a Small Business <br/>
<a id="pl.164.34"></a><var>164.34</var>Innovation Research (SBIR) award.<br/>
<a id="pl.165.1"></a><var>165.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Collaborate to commercialize.</b> The office must develop a program to use <br/>
<a id="pl.165.2"></a><var>165.2</var>the federal high-risk research and development investment program to encourage the <br/>
<a id="pl.165.3"></a><var>165.3</var>development of new technologies, products, and business development and to reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.165.4"></a><var>165.4</var>development risks by encouraging alliances between medium-sized companies and <br/>
<a id="pl.165.5"></a><var>165.5</var>innovative small businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.165.6"></a><var>165.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Technology matchmaking.</b> The office must assist businesses in <br/>
<a id="pl.165.7"></a><var>165.7</var>identifying qualified suppliers and vendors through a program to serve as a conduit for <br/>
<a id="pl.165.8"></a><var>165.8</var>Minnesota-based companies to network with firms able to support their success. Firms <br/>
<a id="pl.165.9"></a><var>165.9</var>outside Minnesota can participate in the technology matchmaking network if one of the <br/>
<a id="pl.165.10"></a><var>165.10</var>participating companies is located in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.165.11"></a><var>165.11</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Commercialization assistance.</b> The office must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.165.12"></a><var>165.12</var>commercialization assistance to Minnesota firms that have received a Phase I Small <br/>
<a id="pl.165.13"></a><var>165.13</var>Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.165.14"></a><var>165.14</var>(STTR) award and are submitting a Phase II proposal. Local service providers must assist <br/>
<a id="pl.165.15"></a><var>165.15</var>the applicant with developing and reviewing the required commercialization plan prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.165.16"></a><var>165.16</var>Phase II submission. The office may provide SBIR Phase I proposal technical review.<br/>
<a id="pl.165.17"></a><var>165.17</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Report.</b> The commissioner of employment and economic development <br/>
<a id="pl.165.18"></a><var>165.18</var>must report to the committees in the house of representatives and senate having <br/>
<a id="pl.165.19"></a><var>165.19</var>jurisdiction over bioscience and technology issues on the activities of the Office of Science <br/>
<a id="pl.165.20"></a><var>165.20</var>and Technology by June 30, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.34.0"></a><a id="pl.165.21"></a><var>165.21</var>    Sec. 34. <b>2008 DISTRIBUTIONS ONLY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.165.22"></a><var>165.22</var>    For distribution in 2008 only, a special fund is established to receive 9.65 cents <br/>
<a id="pl.165.23"></a><var>165.23</var>per ton that otherwise would be allocated under Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28, <br/>
<a id="pl.165.24"></a><var>165.24</var>subdivision 6. If sufficient funds are not available under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.165.25"></a><var>165.25</var>298.28, subdivision 6, to make the payments required under this section and under <br/>
<a id="pl.165.26"></a><var>165.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28, subdivision 6, the remaining amount needed to total <br/>
<a id="pl.165.27"></a><var>165.27</var>9.65 cents per ton may be taken from funds available under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.165.28"></a><var>165.28</var>298.28, subdivision 9. The following amounts are allocated to St. Louis County acting as <br/>
<a id="pl.165.29"></a><var>165.29</var>the fiscal agent for the recipients for the following specified purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.165.30"></a><var>165.30</var>    (1) two cents per ton must be paid to the Hibbing Economic Development Authority <br/>
<a id="pl.165.31"></a><var>165.31</var>to retire bonds and for economic development purposes;<br/>
<a id="pl.165.32"></a><var>165.32</var>    (2) 0.25 cent per ton must be paid to the St. Louis County School Board to study <br/>
<a id="pl.165.33"></a><var>165.33</var>the potential for and impact of consolidation and streamlining the operations of the St. <br/>
<a id="pl.165.34"></a><var>165.34</var>Louis County School District No. 2142;<br/>
<a id="pl.166.1"></a><var>166.1</var>    (3) 0.25 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Grand Rapids, for industrial park <br/>
<a id="pl.166.2"></a><var>166.2</var>work;<br/>
<a id="pl.166.3"></a><var>166.3</var>    (4) 0.65 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Aitkin, for sewer and water for <br/>
<a id="pl.166.4"></a><var>166.4</var>housing projects;<br/>
<a id="pl.166.5"></a><var>166.5</var>    (5) 0.5 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Crosby, for well and water tower <br/>
<a id="pl.166.6"></a><var>166.6</var>infrastructure;<br/>
<a id="pl.166.7"></a><var>166.7</var>    (6) 0.25 cent per ton must be paid to the Mountain Iron-Buhl School Board to <br/>
<a id="pl.166.8"></a><var>166.8</var>study the potential for and impact of consolidation or streamlining the operations of the <br/>
<a id="pl.166.9"></a><var>166.9</var>Mountain Iron-Buhl School District No. 712;<br/>
<a id="pl.166.10"></a><var>166.10</var>    (7) 0.25 cent per ton must be paid to the Virginia School Board to study the potential <br/>
<a id="pl.166.11"></a><var>166.11</var>for an impact of consolidation or streamlining the operations of the Virginia Public <br/>
<a id="pl.166.12"></a><var>166.12</var>School District No. 706;<br/>
<a id="pl.166.13"></a><var>166.13</var>    (8) 1.5 cents per ton must be paid to the city of Silver Bay to pay for health and <br/>
<a id="pl.166.14"></a><var>166.14</var>safety and maintenance improvements at a former elementary school building that is <br/>
<a id="pl.166.15"></a><var>166.15</var>currently owned by the city, to be used for economic development purposes;<br/>
<a id="pl.166.16"></a><var>166.16</var>    (9) 1.5 cents per ton must be paid to St. Louis County to extend water and sewer <br/>
<a id="pl.166.17"></a><var>166.17</var>lines from the city of Chisholm to the St. Louis County fairgrounds;<br/>
<a id="pl.166.18"></a><var>166.18</var>    (10) 1.5 cents per ton must be paid to the White Community Hospital for debt <br/>
<a id="pl.166.19"></a><var>166.19</var>restructuring;<br/>
<a id="pl.166.20"></a><var>166.20</var>    (11) 0.5 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Keewatin for street, sewer, and <br/>
<a id="pl.166.21"></a><var>166.21</var>water improvements; and<br/>
<a id="pl.166.22"></a><var>166.22</var>    (12) 0.5 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Calumet for street, sewer, and water <br/>
<a id="pl.166.23"></a><var>166.23</var>improvements.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.35.0"></a><a id="pl.166.24"></a><var>166.24</var>    Sec. 35. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.166.25"></a><var>166.25</var>Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.31, and Laws 2004, chapter 188, section <br/>
<a id="pl.166.26"></a><var>166.26</var>2, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.166.27"></a><var>166.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.0.0"></a>

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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.166.30"></a><var>166.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.166.31"></a><var>166.31</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br/>
<a id="pl.166.32"></a><var>166.32</var>in this article.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.1"></a><var>167.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.2"></a><var>167.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(255,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(255,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.3"></a><var>167.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,850,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,850,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.4"></a><var>167.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Airports<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(15,000,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(15,000,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.5"></a><var>167.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>6,850,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(15,255,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(8,405,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.11.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.6"></a><var>167.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.167.7"></a><var>167.7</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.167.8"></a><var>167.8</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations under Laws 2007, chapter 143, article <br/>
<a id="pl.167.9"></a><var>167.9</var>1; Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 2; and Laws 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.167.10"></a><var>167.10</var>chapter 152, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The <br/>
<a id="pl.167.11"></a><var>167.11</var>appropriations are from the trunk highway fund or another named fund and are available <br/>
<a id="pl.167.12"></a><var>167.12</var>for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in <br/>
<a id="pl.167.13"></a><var>167.13</var>this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under <br/>
<a id="pl.167.14"></a><var>167.14</var>them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. <br/>
<a id="pl.167.15"></a><var>167.15</var>Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending <br/>
<a id="pl.167.16"></a><var>167.16</var>June 30, 2008, are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.17"></a><var>167.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.18"></a><var>167.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.19"></a><var>167.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.20"></a><var>167.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.11.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.21"></a><var>167.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>TRANSPORTATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.22"></a><var>167.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>6,850,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(34,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.23"></a><var>167.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.24"></a><var>167.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.25"></a><var>167.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(34,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.26"></a><var>167.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,850,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.167.27"></a><var>167.27</var>The amounts that may be spent or must be <br/>
<a id="pl.167.28"></a><var>167.28</var>reduced for each purpose are specified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.167.29"></a><var>167.29</var>following subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.167.30"></a><var>167.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Transit</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(32,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.168.1"></a><var>168.1</var>This reduction is from the appropriation from <br/>
<a id="pl.168.2"></a><var>168.2</var>the general fund for transit in Laws 2007, <br/>
<a id="pl.168.3"></a><var>168.3</var>chapter 143, article 1, section 3, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.168.4"></a><var>168.4</var>2, paragraph (b).<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.168.5"></a><var>168.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Freight</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.168.6"></a><var>168.6</var>This reduction is from the appropriation from <br/>
<a id="pl.168.7"></a><var>168.7</var>the general fund for freight in Laws 2007, <br/>
<a id="pl.168.8"></a><var>168.8</var>chapter 143, article 1, section 3, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.168.9"></a><var>168.9</var>2, paragraph (c).<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.168.10"></a><var>168.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>State Roads</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,850,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.168.11"></a><var>168.11</var>This appropriation is spending authority for <br/>
<a id="pl.168.12"></a><var>168.12</var>additional federal bridge funding authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.168.13"></a><var>168.13</var>and appropriated by Congress in 2008, and <br/>
<a id="pl.168.14"></a><var>168.14</var>is for the actual construction, reconstruction, <br/>
<a id="pl.168.15"></a><var>168.15</var>and improvement of trunk highways, <br/>
<a id="pl.168.16"></a><var>168.16</var>including design-build contracts and <br/>
<a id="pl.168.17"></a><var>168.17</var>consultant usage to support these activities. <br/>
<a id="pl.168.18"></a><var>168.18</var>This includes the cost of actual payments to <br/>
<a id="pl.168.19"></a><var>168.19</var>landowners for lands acquired for highway <br/>
<a id="pl.168.20"></a><var>168.20</var>rights-of-way, payments to lessees, interest <br/>
<a id="pl.168.21"></a><var>168.21</var>subsidies, and relocation expenses. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.168.22"></a><var>168.22</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.168.23"></a><var>168.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Transfers In</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.168.24"></a><var>168.24</var>By June 30, 2008, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.168.25"></a><var>168.25</var>finance shall transfer $15,000,000 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.168.26"></a><var>168.26</var>state airports fund established in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.168.27"></a><var>168.27</var>Statutes, section 360.017, to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.168.28"></a><var>168.28</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.168.29"></a><var>168.29</var>section 222.49, before June 30, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.168.30"></a><var>168.30</var>the commissioner of finance shall transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.168.31"></a><var>168.31</var>$3,000,000 from the rail service improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.168.32"></a><var>168.32</var>account in the special revenue fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.168.33"></a><var>168.33</var>general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.169.1"></a><var>169.1</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.169.2"></a><var>169.2</var>222.49, after July 1, 2008, and before June <br/>
<a id="pl.169.3"></a><var>169.3</var>30, 2009, the commissioner of finance shall <br/>
<a id="pl.169.4"></a><var>169.4</var>transfer $3,000,000 from the rail service <br/>
<a id="pl.169.5"></a><var>169.5</var>improvement account in the special revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.169.6"></a><var>169.6</var>fund to the general fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.169.7"></a><var>169.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(136,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.169.8"></a><var>169.8</var>This reduction is from the appropriation from <br/>
<a id="pl.169.9"></a><var>169.9</var>the general fund for bus system operations in <br/>
<a id="pl.169.10"></a><var>169.10</var>Laws 2007, chapter 143, article 1, section 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.169.11"></a><var>169.11</var>subdivision 2, and Hiawatha light rail transit <br/>
<a id="pl.169.12"></a><var>169.12</var>in Laws 2007, chapter 143, article 1, section <br/>
<a id="pl.169.13"></a><var>169.13</var>4, subdivision 3.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.169.14"></a><var>169.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>PUBLIC SAFETY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.169.15"></a><var>169.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(60,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.169.16"></a><var>169.16</var>The amounts that may be spent or must be <br/>
<a id="pl.169.17"></a><var>169.17</var>reduced for each purpose are specified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.169.18"></a><var>169.18</var>following subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.169.19"></a><var>169.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Public Safety Support</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(45,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.169.20"></a><var>169.20</var>Of this reduction, $28,000 is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.169.21"></a><var>169.21</var>appropriation from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.169.22"></a><var>169.22</var>for a security coordinator to coordinate <br/>
<a id="pl.169.23"></a><var>169.23</var>planning efforts for the Republican National <br/>
<a id="pl.169.24"></a><var>169.24</var>Convention in Laws 2007, chapter 143, <br/>
<a id="pl.169.25"></a><var>169.25</var>article 1, section 5, subdivision 2, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.169.26"></a><var>169.26</var>(b).<br/>
<a id="pl.169.27"></a><var>169.27</var>Of this reduction, $17,000 is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.169.28"></a><var>169.28</var>appropriation from the general fund in <br/>
<a id="pl.169.29"></a><var>169.29</var>Laws 2007, chapter 143, article 1, section 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.169.30"></a><var>169.30</var>subdivision 2, paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.169.31"></a><var>169.31</var>The base appropriation for fiscal years 2010 <br/>
<a id="pl.169.32"></a><var>169.32</var>and 2011 is $3,296,000 per year.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.170.1"></a><var>170.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Capitol Security</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(15,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.170.2"></a><var>170.2</var>This reduction is from the appropriation from <br/>
<a id="pl.170.3"></a><var>170.3</var>the general fund in Laws 2007, chapter 143, <br/>
<a id="pl.170.4"></a><var>170.4</var>article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.170.5"></a><var>170.5</var>(c).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.6.0"></a><a id="pl.170.6"></a><var>170.6</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.170.7"></a><var>170.7</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.170.8"></a><var>170.8</var>    Subd. 21. <b>Technology surcharge.</b> For every vehicle registration renewal required <br/>
<a id="pl.170.9"></a><var>170.9</var>under this chapter, the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of $1.75. Surcharges <br/>
<a id="pl.170.10"></a><var>170.10</var>collected under this subdivision must be credited to the driver and vehicle services <br/>
<a id="pl.170.11"></a><var>170.11</var>technology account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.<br/>
<a id="pl.170.12"></a><var>170.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008, and expires June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.170.13"></a><var>170.13</var>2012.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.7.0"></a><a id="pl.170.14"></a><var>170.14</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.29, as amended by Laws 2007, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.170.15"></a><var>170.15</var>143, article 3, section 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.170.16"></a><var>170.16</var><b>168A.29 FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.170.17"></a><var>170.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Amounts.</b> (a) The department must be paid the following fees:<br/>
<a id="pl.170.18"></a><var>170.18</var>    (1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, the <br/>
<a id="pl.170.19"></a><var>170.19</var>sum of $6.25 of which $3.25 must be paid into the vehicle services operating account of <br/>
<a id="pl.170.20"></a><var>170.20</var>the special revenue fund under section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref>; until June 30, 2012, a surcharge of $1.75 <br/>
<a id="pl.170.21"></a><var>170.21</var>must be added to the fee and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account; <br/>
<a id="pl.170.22"></a><var>170.22</var>    (2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.170.23"></a><var>170.23</var>concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction, <br/>
<a id="pl.170.24"></a><var>170.24</var>the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority <br/>
<a id="pl.170.25"></a><var>170.25</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>168A.05, subdivision 8</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.170.26"></a><var>170.26</var>    (3) for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the issuance of a new certificate of <br/>
<a id="pl.170.27"></a><var>170.27</var>title, the sum of $5.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating <br/>
<a id="pl.170.28"></a><var>170.28</var>account of the special revenue fund under section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref>; until June 30, 2012, a <br/>
<a id="pl.170.29"></a><var>170.29</var>surcharge of $1.75 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver and vehicle services <br/>
<a id="pl.170.30"></a><var>170.30</var>technology account; <br/>
<a id="pl.170.31"></a><var>170.31</var>    (4) for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title, <br/>
<a id="pl.170.32"></a><var>170.32</var>unless noted concurrently with the security interest, the sum of $1;<br/>
<a id="pl.171.1"></a><var>171.1</var>    (5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum of $7.25 of which $3.25 must <br/>
<a id="pl.171.2"></a><var>171.2</var>be paid into the vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund under <br/>
<a id="pl.171.3"></a><var>171.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref>; until June 30, 2012, a surcharge of $1.75 must be added to the fee and <br/>
<a id="pl.171.4"></a><var>171.4</var>credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account.<br/>
<a id="pl.171.5"></a><var>171.5</var>    (b) After June 30, 1994, in addition to each of the fees required under paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.171.6"></a><var>171.6</var>clauses (1) and (3), the department must be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee collected <br/>
<a id="pl.171.7"></a><var>171.7</var>under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the <br/>
<a id="pl.171.8"></a><var>171.8</var>public safety motor vehicle account established in section 
         <statute_ref>299A.70</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.171.9"></a><var>171.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Fee in lieu of other fee.</b> If a person applies for an original or a new <br/>
<a id="pl.171.10"></a><var>171.10</var>certificate of title to a vehicle, concurrently with an application, as transferee, of <br/>
<a id="pl.171.11"></a><var>171.11</var>registration of the vehicle, the fee prescribed in subdivision 1 must be in lieu of the fee <br/>
<a id="pl.171.12"></a><var>171.12</var>fees prescribed by section sections 168.013, subdivision 21, and 
<statute_ref>168.54</statute_ref>, with respect to <br/>
<a id="pl.171.13"></a><var>171.13</var>any transfer of ownership or registration of the vehicle to the applicant.<br/>
<a id="pl.171.14"></a><var>171.14</var>    Subd. 3. <b>No certificate issued until fees paid.</b> Subject to subdivision 2, the <br/>
<a id="pl.171.15"></a><var>171.15</var>department shall not issue a certificate of title to a vehicle until all fees prescribed by <br/>
<a id="pl.171.16"></a><var>171.16</var>sections section 
<statute_ref>168.54</statute_ref> and 
<statute_ref>168A.10, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, with respect to any prior transfer of <br/>
<a id="pl.171.17"></a><var>171.17</var>ownership or registration of the vehicle have been paid.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.8.0"></a><a id="pl.171.18"></a><var>171.18</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.171.19"></a><var>171.19</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.171.20"></a><var>171.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Fees.</b> (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are <br/>
<a id="pl.171.21"></a><var>171.21</var>as follows:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="20"/>
<col width="5"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="10"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.171.22"></a><var>171.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.171.23"></a><var>171.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Classified Driver's <br/>
                  		License<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">D-$22.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">C-$26.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">B-$33.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">A-$41.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.171.24"></a><var>171.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Classified Under-21 D.L.<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">D-$22.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">C-$26.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">B-$33.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">A-$21.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.171.25"></a><var>171.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Instruction Permit<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$10.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.171.26"></a><var>171.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Provisional License<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$13.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.171.27"></a><var>171.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.171.28"></a><var>171.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.171.29"></a><var>171.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Duplicate License or <br/>
                  		duplicate identification <br/>
                  		card<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$11.75<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.172.1"></a><var>172.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.172.2"></a><var>172.2</var><br/>
<a id="pl.172.3"></a><var>172.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.172.4"></a><var>172.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.172.5"></a><var>172.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.172.6"></a><var>172.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.172.7"></a><var>172.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.172.8"></a><var>172.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Minnesota identification <br/>
                  		card or Under-21 <br/>
                  		Minnesota identification <br/>
                  		card, other than duplicate, <br/>
                  		except as otherwise <br/>
                  		provided in section <br/>
<statute_ref>171.07, subdivisions 3 <br/>
                     		and 3a<br/>
</statute_ref>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$16.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.172.9"></a><var>172.9</var>    In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a <br/>
<a id="pl.172.10"></a><var>172.10</var>surcharge of $1.75 until June 30, 2012. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be <br/>
<a id="pl.172.11"></a><var>172.11</var>credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account in the special revenue fund <br/>
<a id="pl.172.12"></a><var>172.12</var>under section 299A.705.<br/>
<a id="pl.172.13"></a><var>172.13</var>    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and <br/>
<a id="pl.172.14"></a><var>172.14</var>has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 
         <statute_ref>169A.20</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>169A.33</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.172.15"></a><var>172.15</var>169A.35
         </statute_ref>, or sections 
         <statute_ref>169A.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169A.53</statute_ref>, (2) convictions for crash-related moving <br/>
<a id="pl.172.16"></a><var>172.16</var>violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a <br/>
<a id="pl.172.17"></a><var>172.17</var>$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation" <br/>
<a id="pl.172.18"></a><var>172.18</var>has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>171.04, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.172.19"></a><var>172.19</var>    (c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the <br/>
<a id="pl.172.20"></a><var>172.20</var>commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.172.21"></a><var>172.21</var>or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for <br/>
<a id="pl.172.22"></a><var>172.22</var>processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The <br/>
<a id="pl.172.23"></a><var>172.23</var>department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the <br/>
<a id="pl.172.24"></a><var>172.24</var>endorsement.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.9.0"></a><a id="pl.172.25"></a><var>172.25</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299A.705, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.172.26"></a><var>172.26</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.172.27"></a><var>172.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Driver and vehicle services technology account.</b> (a) The driver and <br/>
<a id="pl.172.28"></a><var>172.28</var>vehicle services technology account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of <br/>
<a id="pl.172.29"></a><var>172.29</var>the technology surcharge collected as specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 171, and any <br/>
<a id="pl.172.30"></a><var>172.30</var>other money otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this account.<br/>
<a id="pl.172.31"></a><var>172.31</var>    (b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public <br/>
<a id="pl.172.32"></a><var>172.32</var>safety to support the research, development, deployment, and maintenance of a driver <br/>
<a id="pl.172.33"></a><var>172.33</var>and vehicle services information system.<br/>
<a id="pl.173.1"></a><var>173.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008, and expires June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.173.2"></a><var>173.2</var>2012.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.10.0"></a><a id="pl.173.3"></a><var>173.3</var>    Sec. 10. Laws 2007, chapter 143, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.173.4"></a><var>173.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd.  2. <b>Multimodal Systems</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.173.5"></a><var>173.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Aeronautics </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.173.6"></a><var>173.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.173.7"></a><var>173.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(1) <b>Airport Development and Assistance </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">20,298,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">20,298,000<br/>
5,298,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.173.8"></a><var>173.8</var>This appropriation is from the state airports <br/>
<a id="pl.173.9"></a><var>173.9</var>fund and must be spent according to <br/>
<a id="pl.173.10"></a><var>173.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>360.305, <br/>
<a id="pl.173.11"></a><var>173.11</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.173.12"></a><var>173.12</var>$6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.173.13"></a><var>173.13</var>second year are is a onetime appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.173.14"></a><var>173.14</var>appropriation  and do does not add to <br/>
<a id="pl.173.15"></a><var>173.15</var>the base appropriations. The base for <br/>
<a id="pl.173.16"></a><var>173.16</var>this appropriation for fiscal year 2010 is <br/>
<a id="pl.173.17"></a><var>173.17</var>$14,298,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.173.18"></a><var>173.18</var>Of this appropriation $200,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.173.19"></a><var>173.19</var>year is to the Legislative Coordinating <br/>
<a id="pl.173.20"></a><var>173.20</var>Commission for the administrative expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.173.21"></a><var>173.21</var>of the Airport Funding Advisory Task Force <br/>
<a id="pl.173.22"></a><var>173.22</var>and for other costs relating to the preparation <br/>
<a id="pl.173.23"></a><var>173.23</var>of the task force report, including the costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.173.24"></a><var>173.24</var>hiring a consultant, if needed. Any remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.173.25"></a><var>173.25</var>amount of this appropriation shall revert to <br/>
<a id="pl.173.26"></a><var>173.26</var>the state airports fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.173.27"></a><var>173.27</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.173.28"></a><var>173.28</var>16A.28, subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>, this appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.173.29"></a><var>173.29</var>available for five years after appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.173.30"></a><var>173.30</var>If the appropriation for either year is <br/>
<a id="pl.173.31"></a><var>173.31</var>insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br/>
<a id="pl.173.32"></a><var>173.32</var>year is available for it. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.174.1"></a><var>174.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(2) <b>Aviation Support and Services </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.174.2"></a><var>174.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.174.3"></a><var>174.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Airports <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,184,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,286,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.174.4"></a><var>174.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">852,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">866,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.174.5"></a><var>174.5</var>$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.174.6"></a><var>174.6</var>year from the state airports fund are for the <br/>
<a id="pl.174.7"></a><var>174.7</var>Civil Air Patrol. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.174.8"></a><var>174.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Transit </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.174.9"></a><var>174.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.174.10"></a><var>174.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">18,813,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">18,816,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.174.11"></a><var>174.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">740,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">761,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.174.12"></a><var>174.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>Freight </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.174.13"></a><var>174.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.174.14"></a><var>174.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">357,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">367,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.174.15"></a><var>174.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,028,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,158,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.11.11.0"></a><a id="pl.174.16"></a><var>174.16</var>    Sec. 11. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 1, section 6, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.174.17"></a><var>174.17</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Appropriation; study.</b> $325,000 $300,000 is appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.174.18"></a><var>174.18</var>general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Center for <br/>
<a id="pl.174.19"></a><var>174.19</var>Transportation Studies to complete a study to assess the public policy implications of <br/>
<a id="pl.174.20"></a><var>174.20</var>financing new and improved transportation infrastructure in Minnesota through capturing <br/>
<a id="pl.174.21"></a><var>174.21</var>the value of the benefits created, to prepare a report on its findings, and to conduct a <br/>
<a id="pl.174.22"></a><var>174.22</var>series of workshops. This is a onetime appropriation and is available in fiscal years 2008 <br/>
<a id="pl.174.23"></a><var>174.23</var>and 2009. <br/>
<a id="pl.174.24"></a><var>174.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.12.1.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.174.27"></a><var>174.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.175.1"></a><var>175.1</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize the direct appropriations, by fund, <br/>
<a id="pl.175.2"></a><var>175.2</var>made in this article.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.3"></a><var>175.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.4"></a><var>175.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">268,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(10,490,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(10,222,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.5"></a><var>175.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(25,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">50,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">25,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.6"></a><var>175.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>243,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(10,440,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(10,197,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.12.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.7"></a><var>175.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.175.8"></a><var>175.8</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.175.9"></a><var>175.9</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, to <br/>
<a id="pl.175.10"></a><var>175.10</var>the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.175.11"></a><var>175.11</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.175.12"></a><var>175.12</var>each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the addition to <br/>
<a id="pl.175.13"></a><var>175.13</var>or subtraction from the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.175.14"></a><var>175.14</var>ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and <br/>
<a id="pl.175.15"></a><var>175.15</var>reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the day <br/>
<a id="pl.175.16"></a><var>175.16</var>following final enactment. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.175.17"></a><var>175.17</var>year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.18"></a><var>175.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.19"></a><var>175.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.20"></a><var>175.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.21"></a><var>175.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.12.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.22"></a><var>175.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>SUPREME COURT</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(951,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.175.23"></a><var>175.23</var>The appropriation additions or reductions for <br/>
<a id="pl.175.24"></a><var>175.24</var>each purpose are as follows:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.25"></a><var>175.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Supreme Court Operations</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(831,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.26"></a><var>175.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b)<b>Civil Legal Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(120,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.12.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.27"></a><var>175.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>COURT OF APPEALS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(250,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.12.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.28"></a><var>175.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>DISTRICT COURTS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(2,800,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.176.1"></a><var>176.1</var>This reduction may be applied to any <br/>
<a id="pl.176.2"></a><var>176.2</var>appropriation contained in Laws 2007, <br/>
<a id="pl.176.3"></a><var>176.3</var>chapter 54, article 1, section 5.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.6.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.176.4"></a><var>176.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(1,491,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.12.7.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.176.5"></a><var>176.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>PUBLIC SAFETY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.176.6"></a><var>176.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>360,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(2,057,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.176.7"></a><var>176.7</var>The appropriation additions or reductions <br/>
<a id="pl.176.8"></a><var>176.8</var>for each purpose are shown in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.176.9"></a><var>176.9</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.176.10"></a><var>176.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Emergency Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.176.11"></a><var>176.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>State Match</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">360,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.176.12"></a><var>176.12</var>This appropriation is to provide a match <br/>
<a id="pl.176.13"></a><var>176.13</var>for FEMA money received for natural <br/>
<a id="pl.176.14"></a><var>176.14</var>disaster assistance payments and is added <br/>
<a id="pl.176.15"></a><var>176.15</var>to appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.176.16"></a><var>176.16</var>54, article 1, section 10, subdivision 2. It <br/>
<a id="pl.176.17"></a><var>176.17</var>is available until June 30, 2010, and is a <br/>
<a id="pl.176.18"></a><var>176.18</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.176.19"></a><var>176.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Chemical Assessment/HazMat Teams</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(40,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.176.20"></a><var>176.20</var>The appropriation from the general fund in <br/>
<a id="pl.176.21"></a><var>176.21</var>the second year to reimburse local chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.176.22"></a><var>176.22</var>assessment and hazardous materials teams <br/>
<a id="pl.176.23"></a><var>176.23</var>when they respond to incidents is reduced <br/>
<a id="pl.176.24"></a><var>176.24</var>by $40,000. Reimbursements up to $40,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.176.25"></a><var>176.25</var>per year are to be made from revenues in <br/>
<a id="pl.176.26"></a><var>176.26</var>the special revenue fund from billings to <br/>
<a id="pl.176.27"></a><var>176.27</var>responsible companies.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.176.28"></a><var>176.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Criminal Apprehension</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.176.29"></a><var>176.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>CriMNet</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,265,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.177.1"></a><var>177.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.177.2"></a><var>177.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Agencywide Cut, Except for Office of </b><br/>
<b>Justice Programs</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(250,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.177.3"></a><var>177.3</var>This reduction may be applied to any <br/>
<a id="pl.177.4"></a><var>177.4</var>program funded under Laws 2007, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.177.5"></a><var>177.5</var>54, article 1, section 10, with the exception of <br/>
<a id="pl.177.6"></a><var>177.6</var>the Office of Justice programs. Reductions to <br/>
<a id="pl.177.7"></a><var>177.7</var>the Office of Justice programs are specified <br/>
<a id="pl.177.8"></a><var>177.8</var>in subdivision 4. No other reductions may be <br/>
<a id="pl.177.9"></a><var>177.9</var>made from that office.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.177.10"></a><var>177.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Office of Justice Programs</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.177.11"></a><var>177.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Financial Crimes Task Force</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(450,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.177.12"></a><var>177.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Squad Car Cameras</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(52,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.177.13"></a><var>177.13</var>The base for these grants in fiscal year 2010 <br/>
<a id="pl.177.14"></a><var>177.14</var>is $0.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.8.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.177.15"></a><var>177.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 8. <b>HUMAN RIGHTS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(149,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.12.9.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.177.16"></a><var>177.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 9. <b>CORRECTIONS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(92,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(2,792,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.177.17"></a><var>177.17</var>The appropriation additions or reductions for <br/>
<a id="pl.177.18"></a><var>177.18</var>each purpose are as follows:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.177.19"></a><var>177.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Short-Term Offenders</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,100,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.177.20"></a><var>177.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Sentencing to Service</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(600,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.177.21"></a><var>177.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>8-Day Holds</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(92,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(92,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.12.10.0"></a><a id="pl.177.22"></a><var>177.22</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 297I.06, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.177.23"></a><var>177.23</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.177.24"></a><var>177.24</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Fire safety account, annual transfers, allocation.</b> A special account, to <br/>
<a id="pl.177.25"></a><var>177.25</var>be known as the fire safety account, is created in the state treasury. The account consists of <br/>
<a id="pl.177.26"></a><var>177.26</var>the proceeds under subdivisions 1 and 2. $468,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $2,268,000, <br/>
<a id="pl.177.27"></a><var>177.27</var>$4,268,000 in fiscal year 2009, and $2,268,000 in each year thereafter is transferred from <br/>
<a id="pl.178.1"></a><var>178.1</var>the fire safety account in the special revenue fund to the general fund to offset the loss of <br/>
<a id="pl.178.2"></a><var>178.2</var>revenue caused by the repeal of the one-half of one percent tax on fire insurance premiums. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.11.0"></a><a id="pl.178.3"></a><var>178.3</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 357.021, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.178.4"></a><var>178.4</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders.</b> (a) Except as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.178.5"></a><var>178.5</var>in this paragraph, the court shall impose and the court administrator shall collect a $72 <br/>
<a id="pl.178.6"></a><var>178.6</var>$75 surcharge on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, <br/>
<a id="pl.178.7"></a><var>178.7</var>or petty misdemeanor offense, other than a violation of a law or ordinance relating to <br/>
<a id="pl.178.8"></a><var>178.8</var>vehicle parking, for which there shall be a $4 surcharge. In the Second Judicial District, <br/>
<a id="pl.178.9"></a><var>178.9</var>the court shall impose, and the court administrator shall collect, an additional $1 surcharge <br/>
<a id="pl.178.10"></a><var>178.10</var>on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, or petty <br/>
<a id="pl.178.11"></a><var>178.11</var>misdemeanor offense, including a violation of a law or ordinance relating to vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.178.12"></a><var>178.12</var>parking, if the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes the $1 surcharge. The <br/>
<a id="pl.178.13"></a><var>178.13</var>surcharge shall be imposed whether or not the person is sentenced to imprisonment or the <br/>
<a id="pl.178.14"></a><var>178.14</var>sentence is stayed. The surcharge shall not be imposed when a person is convicted of a <br/>
<a id="pl.178.15"></a><var>178.15</var>petty misdemeanor for which no fine is imposed.<br/>
<a id="pl.178.16"></a><var>178.16</var>    (b) If the court fails to impose a surcharge as required by this subdivision, the court <br/>
<a id="pl.178.17"></a><var>178.17</var>administrator shall show the imposition of the surcharge, collect the surcharge, and <br/>
<a id="pl.178.18"></a><var>178.18</var>correct the record.<br/>
<a id="pl.178.19"></a><var>178.19</var>    (c) The court may not waive payment of the surcharge required under this <br/>
<a id="pl.178.20"></a><var>178.20</var>subdivision. Upon a showing of indigency or undue hardship upon the convicted person <br/>
<a id="pl.178.21"></a><var>178.21</var>or the convicted person's immediate family, the sentencing court may authorize payment <br/>
<a id="pl.178.22"></a><var>178.22</var>of the surcharge in installments.<br/>
<a id="pl.178.23"></a><var>178.23</var>    (d) The court administrator or other entity collecting a surcharge shall forward it <br/>
<a id="pl.178.24"></a><var>178.24</var>to the commissioner of finance.<br/>
<a id="pl.178.25"></a><var>178.25</var>    (e) If the convicted person is sentenced to imprisonment and has not paid the <br/>
<a id="pl.178.26"></a><var>178.26</var>surcharge before the term of imprisonment begins, the chief executive officer of the <br/>
<a id="pl.178.27"></a><var>178.27</var>correctional facility in which the convicted person is incarcerated shall collect the <br/>
<a id="pl.178.28"></a><var>178.28</var>surcharge from any earnings the inmate accrues from work performed in the facility <br/>
<a id="pl.178.29"></a><var>178.29</var>or while on conditional release. The chief executive officer shall forward the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.178.30"></a><var>178.30</var>collected to the commissioner of finance.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.12.0"></a><a id="pl.178.31"></a><var>178.31</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 357.021, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.178.32"></a><var>178.32</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Disbursement of surcharges by commissioner of finance.</b> (a) Except <br/>
<a id="pl.178.33"></a><var>178.33</var>as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner of finance shall disburse <br/>
<a id="pl.178.34"></a><var>178.34</var>surcharges received under subdivision 6 and section 
         <statute_ref>97A.065, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.179.1"></a><var>179.1</var>    (1) one percent shall be credited to the game and fish fund to provide peace officer <br/>
<a id="pl.179.2"></a><var>179.2</var>training for employees of the Department of Natural Resources who are licensed under <br/>
<a id="pl.179.3"></a><var>179.3</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>626.84</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>626.863</statute_ref>, and who possess peace officer authority for the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.179.4"></a><var>179.4</var>enforcing game and fish laws;<br/>
<a id="pl.179.5"></a><var>179.5</var>    (2) 39 percent shall be credited to the peace officers training account in the special <br/>
<a id="pl.179.6"></a><var>179.6</var>revenue fund; and<br/>
<a id="pl.179.7"></a><var>179.7</var>    (3) 60 percent shall be credited to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.179.8"></a><var>179.8</var>    (b) The commissioner of finance shall credit $3 of each surcharge received under <br/>
<a id="pl.179.9"></a><var>179.9</var>subdivision 6 and section 
         <statute_ref>97A.065, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.179.10"></a><var>179.10</var>    (c) In addition to any amounts credited under paragraph (a), the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.179.11"></a><var>179.11</var>finance shall credit $44 $47 of each surcharge received under subdivision 6 and section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.179.12"></a><var>179.12</var>97A.065, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, and the $4 parking surcharge, to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.179.13"></a><var>179.13</var>    (d) If the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes imposition of <br/>
<a id="pl.179.14"></a><var>179.14</var>the additional $1 surcharge provided for in subdivision 6, paragraph (a), the court <br/>
<a id="pl.179.15"></a><var>179.15</var>administrator in the Second Judicial District shall transmit the surcharge to the <br/>
<a id="pl.179.16"></a><var>179.16</var>commissioner of finance. The $1 special surcharge is deposited in a Ramsey County <br/>
<a id="pl.179.17"></a><var>179.17</var>surcharge account in the special revenue fund and amounts in the account are appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.179.18"></a><var>179.18</var>to the trial courts for the administration of the petty misdemeanor diversion program <br/>
<a id="pl.179.19"></a><var>179.19</var>operated by the Second Judicial District Ramsey County Violations Bureau.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.13.0"></a><a id="pl.179.20"></a><var>179.20</var>    Sec. 13. Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, section 11, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.179.21"></a><var>179.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.179.22"></a><var>179.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 11. <b>PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS </b><br/>
<b>AND TRAINING (POST) BOARD</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>4,296,000 </b><br/>
<b> 4,271,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>4,278,000</b><b> </b><br/>
<b>4,328,000</b><b> </b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.179.23"></a><var>179.23</var><b>Excess Amounts Transferred.</b> This <br/>
<a id="pl.179.24"></a><var>179.24</var>appropriation is from the peace officer <br/>
<a id="pl.179.25"></a><var>179.25</var>training account in the special revenue fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.179.26"></a><var>179.26</var>Any new receipts credited to that account <br/>
<a id="pl.179.27"></a><var>179.27</var>in the first year in excess of $4,296,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.179.28"></a><var>179.28</var>$4,271,000 must be transferred and credited <br/>
<a id="pl.179.29"></a><var>179.29</var>to the general fund. Any new receipts <br/>
<a id="pl.179.30"></a><var>179.30</var>credited to that account in the second year <br/>
<a id="pl.179.31"></a><var>179.31</var>in excess of $4,278,000 $4,328,000 must be <br/>
<a id="pl.179.32"></a><var>179.32</var>transferred and credited to the general fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.179.33"></a><var>179.33</var><b>Peace Officer Training Reimbursements.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.179.34"></a><var>179.34</var>$3,159,000 the first year and $ 3,159,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.180.1"></a><var>180.1</var>second year are for reimbursements to local <br/>
<a id="pl.180.2"></a><var>180.2</var>governments for peace officer training costs. <br/>
<a id="pl.180.3"></a><var>180.3</var><b>No Contact Orders.</b> The board shall: (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.180.4"></a><var>180.4</var>revise and update preservice courses and <br/>
<a id="pl.180.5"></a><var>180.5</var>develop in-service training courses related <br/>
<a id="pl.180.6"></a><var>180.6</var>to no contact orders in domestic violence <br/>
<a id="pl.180.7"></a><var>180.7</var>cases and domestic violence dynamics; and <br/>
<a id="pl.180.8"></a><var>180.8</var>(2) reimburse peace officers who have taken <br/>
<a id="pl.180.9"></a><var>180.9</var>training courses described in clause (1). <br/>
<a id="pl.180.10"></a><var>180.10</var>At a minimum, the training must include <br/>
<a id="pl.180.11"></a><var>180.11</var>instruction in the laws relating to no contact <br/>
<a id="pl.180.12"></a><var>180.12</var>orders and address how to best coordinate <br/>
<a id="pl.180.13"></a><var>180.13</var>law enforcement resources relating to no <br/>
<a id="pl.180.14"></a><var>180.14</var>contact orders. In addition, the training <br/>
<a id="pl.180.15"></a><var>180.15</var>must include a component to instruct peace <br/>
<a id="pl.180.16"></a><var>180.16</var>officers on doing risk assessments of the <br/>
<a id="pl.180.17"></a><var>180.17</var>escalating factors of lethality in domestic <br/>
<a id="pl.180.18"></a><var>180.18</var>violence cases. The board must consult with <br/>
<a id="pl.180.19"></a><var>180.19</var>a statewide domestic violence organization <br/>
<a id="pl.180.20"></a><var>180.20</var>in developing training courses. The board <br/>
<a id="pl.180.21"></a><var>180.21</var>shall utilize a request for proposal process in <br/>
<a id="pl.180.22"></a><var>180.22</var>awarding training contracts. The recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.180.23"></a><var>180.23</var>of the training contract must conduct these <br/>
<a id="pl.180.24"></a><var>180.24</var>trainings with advocates or instructors from <br/>
<a id="pl.180.25"></a><var>180.25</var>a statewide domestic violence organization. <br/>
<a id="pl.180.26"></a><var>180.26</var>Beginning on January 1, 2008, the board may <br/>
<a id="pl.180.27"></a><var>180.27</var>not approve an in-service training course <br/>
<a id="pl.180.28"></a><var>180.28</var>relating to domestic abuse that does not <br/>
<a id="pl.180.29"></a><var>180.29</var>comply with this section.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.180.32"></a><var>180.32</var><br/>
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<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
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<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
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</table><a id="pl.180.33"></a><var>180.33</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br/>
<a id="pl.180.34"></a><var>180.34</var>in this article.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.181.1"></a><var>181.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.181.2"></a><var>181.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,104,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,104,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.181.3"></a><var>181.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.181.4"></a><var>181.4</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.181.5"></a><var>181.5</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, to <br/>
<a id="pl.181.6"></a><var>181.6</var>the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.181.7"></a><var>181.7</var>general fund or another named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.181.8"></a><var>181.8</var>each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the addition <br/>
<a id="pl.181.9"></a><var>181.9</var>to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.181.10"></a><var>181.10</var>ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and <br/>
<a id="pl.181.11"></a><var>181.11</var>reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the <br/>
<a id="pl.181.12"></a><var>181.12</var>day following final enactment.<br/>
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<col width="12.1"/>
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<td><a id="pl.181.13"></a><var>181.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.181.14"></a><var>181.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.181.15"></a><var>181.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.181.16"></a><var>181.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.181.17"></a><var>181.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>LEGISLATURE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.799999999999999"/>
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<col width="12.2"/>
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<td><a id="pl.181.18"></a><var>181.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Reduction</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(1,821,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.181.19"></a><var>181.19</var>The appropriation additions or reductions <br/>
<a id="pl.181.20"></a><var>181.20</var>for each purpose are shown in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.181.21"></a><var>181.21</var>subdivisions.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.181.22"></a><var>181.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Senate</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(710,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.181.23"></a><var>181.23</var>The base budget for the senate shall <br/>
<a id="pl.181.24"></a><var>181.24</var>be $22,958,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.181.25"></a><var>181.25</var>$22,958,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.181.26"></a><var>181.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>House of Representatives</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(952,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.181.27"></a><var>181.27</var>The base budget for the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.181.28"></a><var>181.28</var>representatives shall be $30,866,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.181.29"></a><var>181.29</var>year 2010 and $30,866,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.181.30"></a><var>181.30</var>2011.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.181.31"></a><var>181.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Legislative Coordinating Commission</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(159,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.182.1"></a><var>182.1</var>The base budget for the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.182.2"></a><var>182.2</var>Coordinating Commission shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.182.3"></a><var>182.3</var>$15,734,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.182.4"></a><var>182.4</var>$15,734,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.182.5"></a><var>182.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>GOVERNOR</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(113,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.182.6"></a><var>182.6</var>The base budget for the office of the governor <br/>
<a id="pl.182.7"></a><var>182.7</var>shall be $3,701,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.182.8"></a><var>182.8</var>$3,701,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.182.9"></a><var>182.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>STATE AUDITOR</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(42,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.13.6.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.182.10"></a><var>182.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>ATTORNEY GENERAL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(749,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.13.7.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.182.11"></a><var>182.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>SECRETARY OF STATE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(195,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.182.12"></a><var>182.12</var>The base budget for the secretary of state <br/>
<a id="pl.182.13"></a><var>182.13</var>shall be $6,134,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.182.14"></a><var>182.14</var>$6,301,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.8.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.182.15"></a><var>182.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.182.16"></a><var>182.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 8. <b>OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE </b><br/>
<b>TECHNOLOGY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(313,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.182.17"></a><var>182.17</var>The base budget for the Office of Enterprise <br/>
<a id="pl.182.18"></a><var>182.18</var>Technology shall be $6,076,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.182.19"></a><var>182.19</var>2010 and $6,076,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.9.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.182.20"></a><var>182.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 9. <b>ADMINISTRATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(1,274,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.182.21"></a><var>182.21</var>$885,000 of the reduction is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.182.22"></a><var>182.22</var>appropriation for Department of Public <br/>
<a id="pl.182.23"></a><var>182.23</var>Safety relocation expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.182.24"></a><var>182.24</var>By June 30, 2009, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.182.25"></a><var>182.25</var>of finance shall transfer $1,000,000 of <br/>
<a id="pl.182.26"></a><var>182.26</var>the balance in the facilities repair and <br/>
<a id="pl.182.27"></a><var>182.27</var>replacement account in the special revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.182.28"></a><var>182.28</var>fund to the general fund. This amount <br/>
<a id="pl.182.29"></a><var>182.29</var>is in addition to amounts transferred <br/>
<a id="pl.183.1"></a><var>183.1</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.24, <br/>
<a id="pl.183.2"></a><var>183.2</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.183.3"></a><var>183.3</var>$40,000 is to design and construct a workers <br/>
<a id="pl.183.4"></a><var>183.4</var>memorial on the Capitol grounds in St. <br/>
<a id="pl.183.5"></a><var>183.5</var>Paul. This appropriation is added to the <br/>
<a id="pl.183.6"></a><var>183.6</var>appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, <br/>
<a id="pl.183.7"></a><var>183.7</var>section 12, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.183.8"></a><var>183.8</var>$40,000 is for a grant to the Capitol <br/>
<a id="pl.183.9"></a><var>183.9</var>Area Architectural and Planning Board to <br/>
<a id="pl.183.10"></a><var>183.10</var>design and construct a memorial to Hubert <br/>
<a id="pl.183.11"></a><var>183.11</var>H. Humphrey in the Capitol area. This <br/>
<a id="pl.183.12"></a><var>183.12</var>appropriation is added to the appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.183.13"></a><var>183.13</var>for the same purpose in Laws 1993, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.183.14"></a><var>183.14</var>192, section 16; and Laws 1999, chapter 250, <br/>
<a id="pl.183.15"></a><var>183.15</var>article 1, section 13, and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.183.16"></a><var>183.16</var>expended.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.10.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.3000000000000003"/>
<col width="12.1"/>
<col width="2.8000000000000003"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.183.17"></a><var>183.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 10. <b>FINANCE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(624,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.183.18"></a><var>183.18</var>After the Departments of Finance and <br/>
<a id="pl.183.19"></a><var>183.19</var>Employee Relations merge as directed in <br/>
<a id="pl.183.20"></a><var>183.20</var>Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 2, section 80, <br/>
<a id="pl.183.21"></a><var>183.21</var>the commissioner of finance may reallocate <br/>
<a id="pl.183.22"></a><var>183.22</var>fiscal year 2009 general fund appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.183.23"></a><var>183.23</var>reductions among programs within the <br/>
<a id="pl.183.24"></a><var>183.24</var>merged agency. Any reallocation of funds <br/>
<a id="pl.183.25"></a><var>183.25</var>shall be shown in the program appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.183.26"></a><var>183.26</var>base for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 according <br/>
<a id="pl.183.27"></a><var>183.27</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, <br/>
<a id="pl.183.28"></a><var>183.28</var>subdivision 3, paragraph (b).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.11.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.183.29"></a><var>183.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 11. <b>EMPLOYEE RELATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(218,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.183.30"></a><var>183.30</var>The base budget for employee relations <br/>
<a id="pl.183.31"></a><var>183.31</var>shall be $5,241,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.183.32"></a><var>183.32</var>$5,241,000 in fiscal year 2011 to reflect the <br/>
<a id="pl.183.33"></a><var>183.33</var>reduction and a transfer to the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.184.1"></a><var>184.1</var>Health for the merger in Laws 2007, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.184.2"></a><var>184.2</var>148, article 2, section 80.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.12.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.184.3"></a><var>184.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 12. <b>REVENUE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> 6,120,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.184.4"></a><var>184.4</var>$7,000,000 is for additional activities to <br/>
<a id="pl.184.5"></a><var>184.5</var>identify and collect tax liabilities from <br/>
<a id="pl.184.6"></a><var>184.6</var>individuals and businesses that currently <br/>
<a id="pl.184.7"></a><var>184.7</var>do not pay all taxes owed. This initiative <br/>
<a id="pl.184.8"></a><var>184.8</var>is expected to result in new general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.184.9"></a><var>184.9</var>revenues of $21,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.184.10"></a><var>184.10</var>The department must report to the chairs of <br/>
<a id="pl.184.11"></a><var>184.11</var>the house of representatives Ways and Means <br/>
<a id="pl.184.12"></a><var>184.12</var>Committee and senate Finance Committee <br/>
<a id="pl.184.13"></a><var>184.13</var>by March 1, 2009, and January 15, 2010, on <br/>
<a id="pl.184.14"></a><var>184.14</var>the following performance indicators:<br/>
<a id="pl.184.15"></a><var>184.15</var>(1) the number of corporations noncompliant <br/>
<a id="pl.184.16"></a><var>184.16</var>with the corporate tax system each year and <br/>
<a id="pl.184.17"></a><var>184.17</var>the percentage and dollar amounts of valid <br/>
<a id="pl.184.18"></a><var>184.18</var>tax liabilities collected;<br/>
<a id="pl.184.19"></a><var>184.19</var>(2) the number of businesses noncompliant <br/>
<a id="pl.184.20"></a><var>184.20</var>with the sales and use tax system and the <br/>
<a id="pl.184.21"></a><var>184.21</var>percentage and dollar amounts of the valid <br/>
<a id="pl.184.22"></a><var>184.22</var>tax liabilities collected; and<br/>
<a id="pl.184.23"></a><var>184.23</var>(3) the number of individual noncompliant <br/>
<a id="pl.184.24"></a><var>184.24</var>cases resolved and the percentage and dollar <br/>
<a id="pl.184.25"></a><var>184.25</var>amounts of valid tax liabilities collected.<br/>
<a id="pl.184.26"></a><var>184.26</var>The reports must also identify base-level <br/>
<a id="pl.184.27"></a><var>184.27</var>expenditures and staff positions related to <br/>
<a id="pl.184.28"></a><var>184.28</var>compliance and audit activities, including <br/>
<a id="pl.184.29"></a><var>184.29</var>baseline information as of January 1, 2006. <br/>
<a id="pl.184.30"></a><var>184.30</var>The information must be provided at the <br/>
<a id="pl.184.31"></a><var>184.31</var>budget activity level.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.1"></a><var>185.1</var>$1,240,000 is a reduction from the <br/>
<a id="pl.185.2"></a><var>185.2</var>appropriation for the tax system management <br/>
<a id="pl.185.3"></a><var>185.3</var>program.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.4"></a><var>185.4</var>$360,000 is for the costs of administering the <br/>
<a id="pl.185.5"></a><var>185.5</var>data match program under new Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.185.6"></a><var>185.6</var>Statutes, section 13B.07, including payments <br/>
<a id="pl.185.7"></a><var>185.7</var>to financial institutions in exchange for <br/>
<a id="pl.185.8"></a><var>185.8</var>performing data matches under that section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.13.0"></a><a id="pl.185.9"></a><var>185.9</var>    Sec. 13. <b>[5.33] RETURNING COMBAT VETERANS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.185.10"></a><var>185.10</var>    If any Minnesota business or nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, <br/>
<a id="pl.185.11"></a><var>185.11</var>cooperative, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership has been administratively <br/>
<a id="pl.185.12"></a><var>185.12</var>or statutorily dissolved, revoked, or terminated after December 31, 2006, for failure to file <br/>
<a id="pl.185.13"></a><var>185.13</var>an annual or periodic report with the Office of the Secretary of State during a calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.185.14"></a><var>185.14</var>year when an individual with substantial responsibility for the operation of the dissolved, <br/>
<a id="pl.185.15"></a><var>185.15</var>revoked, or terminated business or nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, <br/>
<a id="pl.185.16"></a><var>185.16</var>cooperative, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership was serving in active <br/>
<a id="pl.185.17"></a><var>185.17</var>military service in the armed forces of the United States, including the reserves or National <br/>
<a id="pl.185.18"></a><var>185.18</var>Guard, as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5b or 5c, or was engaged in employment <br/>
<a id="pl.185.19"></a><var>185.19</var>outside of the United States essential to the prosecution of a war or to the national defense, <br/>
<a id="pl.185.20"></a><var>185.20</var>as designated by the United States Congress or the United States Department of Defense, <br/>
<a id="pl.185.21"></a><var>185.21</var>the secretary of state shall waive any reinstatement fee otherwise required by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.22"></a><var>185.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.14.0"></a><a id="pl.185.23"></a><var>185.23</var>    Sec. 14. <b>[13B.07] TAX DEBTOR DATA MATCHES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.185.24"></a><var>185.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.25"></a><var>185.25</var>    (a) "Account" means demand deposit account, checking account, negotiable order of <br/>
<a id="pl.185.26"></a><var>185.26</var>withdrawal account, savings account, time deposit account, money market mutual fund <br/>
<a id="pl.185.27"></a><var>185.27</var>account, or certificate of deposit account located in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.28"></a><var>185.28</var>    (b) "Account information" means the type of account, the account number, and <br/>
<a id="pl.185.29"></a><var>185.29</var>whether the account is singly or jointly owned.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.30"></a><var>185.30</var>    (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.31"></a><var>185.31</var>    (d) "Debtor" means a person for whom a notice of lien has been filed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.185.32"></a><var>185.32</var>commissioner as provided by section 270C.63, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.33"></a><var>185.33</var>    (e) "Financial institution" means any of the following that do business in this state:<br/>
<a id="pl.186.1"></a><var>186.1</var>    (1) federal or state commercial banks and federal or state savings banks, including <br/>
<a id="pl.186.2"></a><var>186.2</var>savings and loan associations and cooperative banks;<br/>
<a id="pl.186.3"></a><var>186.3</var>    (2) federal and state chartered credit unions;<br/>
<a id="pl.186.4"></a><var>186.4</var>    (3) safe deposit companies; or<br/>
<a id="pl.186.5"></a><var>186.5</var>    (4) money market mutual funds.<br/>
<a id="pl.186.6"></a><var>186.6</var>    (f) "Person" means a person as defined in section 270C.01, subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.186.7"></a><var>186.7</var>    (g) "Service level agreement" means an agreement entered into between the <br/>
<a id="pl.186.8"></a><var>186.8</var>commissioner and a financial institution that defines terms and conditions by which the <br/>
<a id="pl.186.9"></a><var>186.9</var>financial institution will provide data matches to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.186.10"></a><var>186.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Data match system established.</b> The commissioner shall establish a <br/>
<a id="pl.186.11"></a><var>186.11</var>process for the comparison of account information data held by financial institutions with <br/>
<a id="pl.186.12"></a><var>186.12</var>the Department of Revenue's database of debtors. The commissioner, in consultation <br/>
<a id="pl.186.13"></a><var>186.13</var>with representatives from financial institutions, shall develop an implementation and <br/>
<a id="pl.186.14"></a><var>186.14</var>administration plan for the data match system that attempts to minimize financial burdens <br/>
<a id="pl.186.15"></a><var>186.15</var>on financial institutions for start-up and compliance costs and takes into consideration the <br/>
<a id="pl.186.16"></a><var>186.16</var>financial institutions' existing data match systems. The commissioner shall inform the <br/>
<a id="pl.186.17"></a><var>186.17</var>financial industry of the requirements of this section and the means by which financial <br/>
<a id="pl.186.18"></a><var>186.18</var>institutions can comply no later than October 1, 2008, with the financial institutions <br/>
<a id="pl.186.19"></a><var>186.19</var>receiving the first match requests no earlier than January 1, 2009. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.186.20"></a><var>186.20</var>enter into service-level agreements with financial institutions.<br/>
<a id="pl.186.21"></a><var>186.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Duty to provide data.</b> Within 30 days of a request by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.186.22"></a><var>186.22</var>a financial institution shall provide to the commissioner the name, address, personal <br/>
<a id="pl.186.23"></a><var>186.23</var>identifying information, and account information for each debtor or account holder, in <br/>
<a id="pl.186.24"></a><var>186.24</var>accordance with the method chosen in subdivision 4, who maintains an account at the <br/>
<a id="pl.186.25"></a><var>186.25</var>financial institution. The commissioner may request from a financial institution the data <br/>
<a id="pl.186.26"></a><var>186.26</var>concerning any debtor not more than once every three months.<br/>
<a id="pl.186.27"></a><var>186.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Method to provide data.</b> To comply with the requirements of this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.186.28"></a><var>186.28</var>a financial institution must elect, in a manner authorized by the commissioner, to either:<br/>
<a id="pl.186.29"></a><var>186.29</var>    (1) provide to the commissioner a list containing only the names and other necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.186.30"></a><var>186.30</var>personal identifying information, including the debtor's address, Social Security number <br/>
<a id="pl.186.31"></a><var>186.31</var>if an individual, and tax identification number if known, of all account holders for the <br/>
<a id="pl.186.32"></a><var>186.32</var>commissioner to compare against its list of debtors for the purpose of identifying which <br/>
<a id="pl.186.33"></a><var>186.33</var>debtors maintain an account at the financial institution; the names of the debtors who <br/>
<a id="pl.186.34"></a><var>186.34</var>maintain an account at the institution shall then be transmitted to the financial institution <br/>
<a id="pl.186.35"></a><var>186.35</var>which shall provide the commissioner with account information on those debtors; or<br/>
<a id="pl.187.1"></a><var>187.1</var>    (2) obtain an electronic list of debtors from the commissioner that includes each <br/>
<a id="pl.187.2"></a><var>187.2</var>debtor's name, address, Social Security number if an individual, and tax identification <br/>
<a id="pl.187.3"></a><var>187.3</var>number if known, and compare that data to the data maintained at the financial institution <br/>
<a id="pl.187.4"></a><var>187.4</var>to identify which of the identified debtors maintains an account at the financial institution.<br/>
<a id="pl.187.5"></a><var>187.5</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Means to provide data.</b> A financial institution must provide the required <br/>
<a id="pl.187.6"></a><var>187.6</var>data in encrypted form by secure electronic means or other means authorized by the <br/>
<a id="pl.187.7"></a><var>187.7</var>commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.187.8"></a><var>187.8</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Access to data.</b> (a) With regard to account information on all <br/>
<a id="pl.187.9"></a><var>187.9</var>account holders provided by a financial institution under subdivision 4, clause (1), the <br/>
<a id="pl.187.10"></a><var>187.10</var>commissioner shall retain the reported information only until the account information is <br/>
<a id="pl.187.11"></a><var>187.11</var>compared against the commissioner's debtor database. Notwithstanding section 138.17, <br/>
<a id="pl.187.12"></a><var>187.12</var>all account information that does not pertain to a debtor listed in the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.187.13"></a><var>187.13</var>database must be immediately destroyed and no retention or publication of that data shall <br/>
<a id="pl.187.14"></a><var>187.14</var>be made by the commissioner. All account information that pertains to a debtor listed in <br/>
<a id="pl.187.15"></a><var>187.15</var>the commissioner's database must be incorporated into the commissioner's database. <br/>
<a id="pl.187.16"></a><var>187.16</var>Access to that data is governed by chapters 13 and 270B. Notwithstanding section 16D.06, <br/>
<a id="pl.187.17"></a><var>187.17</var>data collected pursuant to this section is available for the collection of delinquent taxes <br/>
<a id="pl.187.18"></a><var>187.18</var>only and is not available for other debt collection activities undertaken by the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.187.19"></a><var>187.19</var>    (b) With regard to data on debtors provided by the commissioner to a financial <br/>
<a id="pl.187.20"></a><var>187.20</var>institution under subdivision 4, clause (2), the financial institution shall retain the <br/>
<a id="pl.187.21"></a><var>187.21</var>reported information only until the financial institution's database is compared against the <br/>
<a id="pl.187.22"></a><var>187.22</var>commissioner's database. Data that does not pertain to an account holder at the financial <br/>
<a id="pl.187.23"></a><var>187.23</var>institution must be immediately destroyed and no retention, publication, or any other use <br/>
<a id="pl.187.24"></a><var>187.24</var>of that data shall be made by the financial institution.<br/>
<a id="pl.187.25"></a><var>187.25</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Fees.</b> A financial institution may charge and collect a fee from the <br/>
<a id="pl.187.26"></a><var>187.26</var>commissioner for providing account information to the commissioner. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.187.27"></a><var>187.27</var>may pay a financial institution up to $150 each quarter. The commissioner shall develop <br/>
<a id="pl.187.28"></a><var>187.28</var>procedures for the financial institutions to charge and collect the fee. Payment of the fee <br/>
<a id="pl.187.29"></a><var>187.29</var>is limited by the amount of the appropriation for this purpose. If the appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.187.30"></a><var>187.30</var>insufficient, or if fund availability in the fourth quarter would allow payments for actual <br/>
<a id="pl.187.31"></a><var>187.31</var>costs in excess of $150, the commissioner shall prorate the available funds among the <br/>
<a id="pl.187.32"></a><var>187.32</var>financial institutions that have submitted a claim for the fee. No financial institution <br/>
<a id="pl.187.33"></a><var>187.33</var>shall charge or collect a fee that exceeds its actual costs of complying with this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.187.34"></a><var>187.34</var>The commissioner, together with an advisory group consisting of representatives of <br/>
<a id="pl.187.35"></a><var>187.35</var>the financial institutions in the state, shall evaluate whether the fees paid to financial <br/>
<a id="pl.188.1"></a><var>188.1</var>institutions compensate them for their actual costs, including start-up costs, of complying <br/>
<a id="pl.188.2"></a><var>188.2</var>with this section, and shall evaluate whether the amount appropriated to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.188.3"></a><var>188.3</var>for the costs of administering the data match system compensates the commissioner for <br/>
<a id="pl.188.4"></a><var>188.4</var>the costs incurred by the department. The advisory group shall submit a report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.188.5"></a><var>188.5</var>legislature by February 1, 2009, with a recommendation for retaining or modifying the fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.188.6"></a><var>188.6</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Failure to respond to request for information.</b> The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.188.7"></a><var>188.7</var>send a written notice of noncompliance to a financial institution that fails to respond to <br/>
<a id="pl.188.8"></a><var>188.8</var>a first written request for information under this section. The notice must be sent by <br/>
<a id="pl.188.9"></a><var>188.9</var>certified mail and must explain the requirements of this section and advise the financial <br/>
<a id="pl.188.10"></a><var>188.10</var>institution of the penalty for noncompliance. A financial institution that receives a second <br/>
<a id="pl.188.11"></a><var>188.11</var>notice of noncompliance is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 for its failure to comply. A <br/>
<a id="pl.188.12"></a><var>188.12</var>financial institution that continues to fail to comply with this section is subject to a civil <br/>
<a id="pl.188.13"></a><var>188.13</var>penalty of $5,000 for the third and each subsequent failure to comply. The penalties <br/>
<a id="pl.188.14"></a><var>188.14</var>imposed under this subdivision are collected in the same manner as taxes. A financial <br/>
<a id="pl.188.15"></a><var>188.15</var>institution that has been served with a notice of noncompliance and incurs a second or <br/>
<a id="pl.188.16"></a><var>188.16</var>subsequent notice of noncompliance has the right to a contested case hearing under <br/>
<a id="pl.188.17"></a><var>188.17</var>chapter 14. A financial institution has 20 days from the date of the service of the notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.188.18"></a><var>188.18</var>noncompliance to file a request for a contested case hearing with the commissioner. The <br/>
<a id="pl.188.19"></a><var>188.19</var>order of the administrative law judge constitutes the final decision in this case. A financial <br/>
<a id="pl.188.20"></a><var>188.20</var>institution is considered to be in compliance with this section if it demonstrates that it is <br/>
<a id="pl.188.21"></a><var>188.21</var>working in good faith to implement the data match program.<br/>
<a id="pl.188.22"></a><var>188.22</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Confidentiality.</b> A financial institution furnishing a report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.188.23"></a><var>188.23</var>commissioner under this section is prohibited from disclosing to a debtor that the name of <br/>
<a id="pl.188.24"></a><var>188.24</var>the debtor has been received from or furnished to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.188.25"></a><var>188.25</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Immunity.</b> A financial institution that provides or reasonably attempts to <br/>
<a id="pl.188.26"></a><var>188.26</var>provide information to the commissioner in compliance with this section is not liable to <br/>
<a id="pl.188.27"></a><var>188.27</var>any person for disclosing the information or for taking any other action in good faith as <br/>
<a id="pl.188.28"></a><var>188.28</var>authorized by this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.188.29"></a><var>188.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008, except that subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.188.30"></a><var>188.30</var>8 is effective July 1, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.15.0"></a><a id="pl.188.31"></a><var>188.31</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 15A.0815, subdivision 2, as amended by <br/>
<a id="pl.188.32"></a><var>188.32</var>Laws 2008, chapter 204, section 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.188.33"></a><var>188.33</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Group I salary limits.</b> The salaries for positions in this subdivision may <br/>
<a id="pl.188.34"></a><var>188.34</var>not exceed 95 percent of the salary of the governor: <br/>
<a id="pl.189.1"></a><var>189.1</var>    Commissioner of administration; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.2"></a><var>189.2</var>    Commissioner of agriculture; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.3"></a><var>189.3</var>    Commissioner of education; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.4"></a><var>189.4</var>    Commissioner of commerce; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.5"></a><var>189.5</var>    Commissioner of corrections; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.6"></a><var>189.6</var>    Commissioner of finance; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.7"></a><var>189.7</var>    Commissioner of health; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.8"></a><var>189.8</var>    Executive director, Minnesota Office of Higher Education; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.9"></a><var>189.9</var>    Commissioner, Housing Finance Agency; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.10"></a><var>189.10</var>    Commissioner of human rights; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.11"></a><var>189.11</var>    Commissioner of human services; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.12"></a><var>189.12</var>    Commissioner of labor and industry; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.13"></a><var>189.13</var>    Commissioner of natural resources; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.14"></a><var>189.14</var>    Director of Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.15"></a><var>189.15</var>    Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.16"></a><var>189.16</var>    Executive director, Public Employees Retirement Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.189.17"></a><var>189.17</var>    Commissioner of public safety; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.18"></a><var>189.18</var>    Commissioner of revenue; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.19"></a><var>189.19</var>    Executive director, State Retirement System;<br/>
<a id="pl.189.20"></a><var>189.20</var>    Executive director, Teachers Retirement Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.189.21"></a><var>189.21</var>    Commissioner of employment and economic development; <br/>
<a id="pl.189.22"></a><var>189.22</var>    Commissioner of transportation; and <br/>
<a id="pl.189.23"></a><var>189.23</var>    Commissioner of veterans affairs.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.16.0"></a><a id="pl.189.24"></a><var>189.24</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 15A.0815, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.189.25"></a><var>189.25</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Group II salary limits.</b> The salaries for positions in this subdivision may <br/>
<a id="pl.189.26"></a><var>189.26</var>not exceed 85 percent of the salary of the governor:<br/>
<a id="pl.189.27"></a><var>189.27</var>    Executive director of Gambling Control Board;<br/>
<a id="pl.189.28"></a><var>189.28</var>    Commissioner, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;<br/>
<a id="pl.189.29"></a><var>189.29</var>    Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services;<br/>
<a id="pl.189.30"></a><var>189.30</var>    Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.189.31"></a><var>189.31</var>    Chair, Metropolitan Council;<br/>
<a id="pl.189.32"></a><var>189.32</var>    Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; and<br/>
<a id="pl.189.33"></a><var>189.33</var>    Executive director, Public Employees Retirement Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.189.34"></a><var>189.34</var>    Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission;.<br/>
<a id="pl.189.35"></a><var>189.35</var>    Executive director, State Retirement System; and<br/>
<a id="pl.190.1"></a><var>190.1</var>    Executive director, Teachers Retirement Association.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.17.0"></a><a id="pl.190.2"></a><var>190.2</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 270B.085, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.190.3"></a><var>190.3</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.190.4"></a><var>190.4</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Data matching program for collection of tax debts.</b> The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.190.5"></a><var>190.5</var>may disclose the name, last known address, and Social Security number of taxpayers who <br/>
<a id="pl.190.6"></a><var>190.6</var>owe delinquent state taxes for the purpose of administering the tax debt data matching <br/>
<a id="pl.190.7"></a><var>190.7</var>program with financial institutions under section 13B.07.<br/>
<a id="pl.190.8"></a><var>190.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.18.0"></a><a id="pl.190.9"></a><var>190.9</var>    Sec. 18. Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 1, section 11, subdivision 2, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.190.10"></a><var>190.10</var>read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.190.11"></a><var>190.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>State Facilities Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">16,070,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,946,000<br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.190.12"></a><var>190.12</var>$5,124,000 the first year is for onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.190.13"></a><var>190.13</var>funding of agency relocation expenses. This <br/>
<a id="pl.190.14"></a><var>190.14</var>amount is available until June 30, 2009. <br/>
<a id="pl.190.15"></a><var>190.15</var>The Department of Human Services will <br/>
<a id="pl.190.16"></a><var>190.16</var>obtain federal reimbursement for associated <br/>
<a id="pl.190.17"></a><var>190.17</var>relocation expenses. This amount, estimated <br/>
<a id="pl.190.18"></a><var>190.18</var>to be $1,870,000, will be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.190.19"></a><var>190.19</var>general fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.190.20"></a><var>190.20</var>$7,888,000 the first year and $7,888,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.190.21"></a><var>190.21</var>second year are for office space costs of the <br/>
<a id="pl.190.22"></a><var>190.22</var>legislature and veterans organizations, for <br/>
<a id="pl.190.23"></a><var>190.23</var>ceremonial space, and for statutorily free <br/>
<a id="pl.190.24"></a><var>190.24</var>space. <br/>
<a id="pl.190.25"></a><var>190.25</var>$2,000,000 of the balance in the state building <br/>
<a id="pl.190.26"></a><var>190.26</var>code account in the state government special <br/>
<a id="pl.190.27"></a><var>190.27</var>revenue fund is canceled to the general fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.190.28"></a><var>190.28</var>$1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.190.29"></a><var>190.29</var>second year of the balance in the facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.190.30"></a><var>190.30</var>repair and replacement account in the special <br/>
<a id="pl.190.31"></a><var>190.31</var>revenue fund is canceled to the general fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.190.32"></a><var>190.32</var>This is a onetime cancellation. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.19.0"></a><a id="pl.191.1"></a><var>191.1</var>    Sec. 19. Laws 2006, chapter 282, article 2, section 27, subdivision 4, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.191.2"></a><var>191.2</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.191.3"></a><var>191.3</var>    Subd. 4.  <b>Expiration.</b> The commission expires December 31, 2008 June 30, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.20.0"></a><a id="pl.191.4"></a><var>191.4</var>    Sec. 20. Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, section 12, subdivision 4, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.191.5"></a><var>191.5</var>read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.191.6"></a><var>191.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4. <b>Administrative Management Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,672,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,218,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.191.7"></a><var>191.7</var>(a) $125,000 the first year is to create an <br/>
<a id="pl.191.8"></a><var>191.8</var>Office of Grants Management to standardize <br/>
<a id="pl.191.9"></a><var>191.9</var>state grants management policies and <br/>
<a id="pl.191.10"></a><var>191.10</var>procedures. For the fiscal year beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.191.11"></a><var>191.11</var>July 1, 2008, the commissioner must may <br/>
<a id="pl.191.12"></a><var>191.12</var>deduct up to $125,000 from state grants <br/>
<a id="pl.191.13"></a><var>191.13</var>that are subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.191.14"></a><var>191.14</var>section 16B.97, to nongovernmental <br/>
<a id="pl.191.15"></a><var>191.15</var>nonstate entities, as necessary to fund the <br/>
<a id="pl.191.16"></a><var>191.16</var>commissioner's duties under new Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.191.17"></a><var>191.17</var>Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>16B.97</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>16B.98</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.191.18"></a><var>191.18</var>The amount deducted from appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.191.19"></a><var>191.19</var>for these grants is transferred to the <br/>
<a id="pl.191.20"></a><var>191.20</var>commissioner for purposes of administering <br/>
<a id="pl.191.21"></a><var>191.21</var>these sections. <br/>
<a id="pl.191.22"></a><var>191.22</var>(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.191.23"></a><var>191.23</var>the second year are to establish a small <br/>
<a id="pl.191.24"></a><var>191.24</var>agency resource team to consolidate and <br/>
<a id="pl.191.25"></a><var>191.25</var>streamline the human resources and financial <br/>
<a id="pl.191.26"></a><var>191.26</var>management activities for small state <br/>
<a id="pl.191.27"></a><var>191.27</var>agencies, boards, and councils. <br/>
<a id="pl.191.28"></a><var>191.28</var>(c) $500,000 the first year is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.191.29"></a><var>191.29</var>appropriation for a targeted group business <br/>
<a id="pl.191.30"></a><var>191.30</var>disparity study. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.191.31"></a><var>191.31</var>must cooperate with units of local <br/>
<a id="pl.191.32"></a><var>191.32</var>government conducting similar studies. The <br/>
<a id="pl.191.33"></a><var>191.33</var>commissioner shall ensure that the results of <br/>
<a id="pl.191.34"></a><var>191.34</var>the study are kept current and that any new or <br/>
<a id="pl.192.1"></a><var>192.1</var>upgraded accounting or procurement systems <br/>
<a id="pl.192.2"></a><var>192.2</var>properly record purchases from minority and <br/>
<a id="pl.192.3"></a><var>192.3</var>female-owned businesses through the use of <br/>
<a id="pl.192.4"></a><var>192.4</var>state contracts, and the availability of bids <br/>
<a id="pl.192.5"></a><var>192.5</var>from those businesses. <br/>
<a id="pl.192.6"></a><var>192.6</var>(d) $74,000 the first year and $74,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.192.7"></a><var>192.7</var>the second year are for the Council on <br/>
<a id="pl.192.8"></a><var>192.8</var>Developmental Disabilities. <br/>
<a id="pl.192.9"></a><var>192.9</var>(e) $140,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $140,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.192.10"></a><var>192.10</var>in fiscal year 2009 are for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.192.11"></a><var>192.11</var>Council on Developmental Disabilities <br/>
<a id="pl.192.12"></a><var>192.12</var>for the purpose of establishing a statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.192.13"></a><var>192.13</var>self-advocacy network for persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.192.14"></a><var>192.14</var>intellectual and developmental disabilities <br/>
<a id="pl.192.15"></a><var>192.15</var>(ID/DD). The self-advocacy network shall: <br/>
<a id="pl.192.16"></a><var>192.16</var>(1) ensure that persons with ID/DD are <br/>
<a id="pl.192.17"></a><var>192.17</var>informed of their rights in employment, <br/>
<a id="pl.192.18"></a><var>192.18</var>housing, transportation, voting, government <br/>
<a id="pl.192.19"></a><var>192.19</var>policy, and other issues pertinent to the <br/>
<a id="pl.192.20"></a><var>192.20</var>ID/DD community; <br/>
<a id="pl.192.21"></a><var>192.21</var>(2) provide public education and awareness <br/>
<a id="pl.192.22"></a><var>192.22</var>of the civil and human rights issues persons <br/>
<a id="pl.192.23"></a><var>192.23</var>with ID/DD face; <br/>
<a id="pl.192.24"></a><var>192.24</var>(3) provide funds, technical assistance, and <br/>
<a id="pl.192.25"></a><var>192.25</var>other resources for self-advocacy groups <br/>
<a id="pl.192.26"></a><var>192.26</var>across the state; and <br/>
<a id="pl.192.27"></a><var>192.27</var>(4) organize systems of communications <br/>
<a id="pl.192.28"></a><var>192.28</var>to facilitate an exchange of information <br/>
<a id="pl.192.29"></a><var>192.29</var>between self-advocacy groups. <br/>
<a id="pl.192.30"></a><var>192.30</var>This appropriation is in addition to any other <br/>
<a id="pl.192.31"></a><var>192.31</var>appropriations and must be added to the base <br/>
<a id="pl.192.32"></a><var>192.32</var>appropriation beginning in fiscal year 2010. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.21.0"></a><a id="pl.192.33"></a><var>192.33</var>    Sec. 21. <b>PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL CONTRACTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.193.1"></a><var>193.1</var>    By July 1, 2008, the commissioner of finance shall allocate a reduction of $1,875,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.193.2"></a><var>193.2</var>among the general fund appropriations for fiscal year 2009 to executive branch state <br/>
<a id="pl.193.3"></a><var>193.3</var>agencies, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.011, subdivision 12a. To the <br/>
<a id="pl.193.4"></a><var>193.4</var>extent possible, this reduction must be achieved through reductions in expenditures for <br/>
<a id="pl.193.5"></a><var>193.5</var>professional and technical contracts, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.08, <br/>
<a id="pl.193.6"></a><var>193.6</var>subdivision 1. Executive branch state agencies shall cooperate with the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.193.7"></a><var>193.7</var>of finance in developing and implementing the reductions. Any reductions that cannot <br/>
<a id="pl.193.8"></a><var>193.8</var>be achieved through savings in professional and technical contracts must be allocated <br/>
<a id="pl.193.9"></a><var>193.9</var>proportionally across executive branch state agency operating budgets. For the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.193.10"></a><var>193.10</var>of defining the base under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, subdivision 3, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.193.11"></a><var>193.11</var>(b), $575,000 each year must be allocated as a permanent reduction to state agency <br/>
<a id="pl.193.12"></a><var>193.12</var>base appropriations for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. The reductions must be allocated in <br/>
<a id="pl.193.13"></a><var>193.13</var>proportion to the fiscal year 2009 reduction. For purposes of this subdivision, "executive <br/>
<a id="pl.193.14"></a><var>193.14</var>branch state agency" does not include the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. By <br/>
<a id="pl.193.15"></a><var>193.15</var>January 15, 2009, the commissioner of finance shall report to the chairs and ranking <br/>
<a id="pl.193.16"></a><var>193.16</var>minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over finance regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.193.17"></a><var>193.17</var>the amount of the reductions in professional and technical contract spending by each <br/>
<a id="pl.193.18"></a><var>193.18</var>agency.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.22.0"></a><a id="pl.193.19"></a><var>193.19</var>    Sec. 22. <b>LEGISLATORS' FORUM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.193.20"></a><var>193.20</var>    During the biennium ending June 30, 2009, the Legislative Coordinating <br/>
<a id="pl.193.21"></a><var>193.21</var>Commission must pay expenses associated with Minnesota legislators' participation in <br/>
<a id="pl.193.22"></a><var>193.22</var>a legislators' forum, through which Minnesota legislators meet with counterparts from <br/>
<a id="pl.193.23"></a><var>193.23</var>South Dakota, North Dakota, and Manitoba to discuss issues of mutual concern.<br/>
<a id="pl.193.24"></a><var>193.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.14.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.14.1.0"></a><a id="pl.193.27"></a><var>193.27</var>    Section 1. <b>BUDGET RESERVE REDUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.193.28"></a><var>193.28</var>    On July 1, 2008, the commissioner of finance shall cancel $500,000,000 of the <br/>
<a id="pl.193.29"></a><var>193.29</var>balance in the budget reserve account in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.152, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.193.30"></a><var>193.30</var>general fund.<br/>
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<a id="bill.14.2.0"></a><a id="pl.193.31"></a><var>193.31</var>    Sec. 2. <b>DUPLICATE APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.193.32"></a><var>193.32</var>    Unless another act explicitly provides otherwise, appropriations and transfers made <br/>
<a id="pl.193.33"></a><var>193.33</var>in this act and other acts must be implemented only once even if the provision or a similar <br/>
<a id="pl.194.1"></a><var>194.1</var>provision with the same fiscal effect in the same fiscal year is included in another act. This <br/>
<a id="pl.194.2"></a><var>194.2</var>section applies to laws enacted in the 2008 regular session.<br/>
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<a id="bill.14.3.0"></a><a id="pl.194.3"></a><var>194.3</var>    Sec. 3. <b>SEVERABLE PROVISIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.194.4"></a><var>194.4</var>    If any provision of this act is found to be unconstitutional, the remaining provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.194.5"></a><var>194.5</var>of this act remain valid.<br/>
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<a id="bill.15.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.15.1.0"></a><a id="pl.194.8"></a><var>194.8</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0621, subdivision 2, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.194.9"></a><var>194.9</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.194.10"></a><var>194.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Targeted case management; definitions.</b> For purposes of subdivisions 3 <br/>
<a id="pl.194.11"></a><var>194.11</var>to 10, the following terms have the meanings given them:<br/>
<a id="pl.194.12"></a><var>194.12</var>    (1) "home care service recipients" means those individuals receiving the following <br/>
<a id="pl.194.13"></a><var>194.13</var>services under sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.0651</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256B.0656</statute_ref>: skilled nursing visits, home health aide <br/>
<a id="pl.194.14"></a><var>194.14</var>visits, private duty nursing, personal care assistants, or therapies provided through a <br/>
<a id="pl.194.15"></a><var>194.15</var>home health agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.16"></a><var>194.16</var>    (2) "home care targeted case management" means the provision of targeted case <br/>
<a id="pl.194.17"></a><var>194.17</var>management services for the purpose of assisting home care service recipients to gain <br/>
<a id="pl.194.18"></a><var>194.18</var>access to needed services and supports so that they may remain in the community;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.19"></a><var>194.19</var>    (3) "institutions" means hospitals, consistent with Code of Federal Regulations, title <br/>
<a id="pl.194.20"></a><var>194.20</var>42, section 
         <statute_ref>440.10</statute_ref>; regional treatment center inpatient services, consistent with section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.194.21"></a><var>194.21</var>245.474
         </statute_ref>; nursing facilities; and intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.194.22"></a><var>194.22</var>disabilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.23"></a><var>194.23</var>    (4) "relocation targeted case management" includes the provision of both county <br/>
<a id="pl.194.24"></a><var>194.24</var>targeted case management and public or private vendor service coordination services <br/>
<a id="pl.194.25"></a><var>194.25</var>for the purpose of assisting recipients to gain access to needed services and supports if <br/>
<a id="pl.194.26"></a><var>194.26</var>they choose to move from an institution to the community. Relocation targeted case <br/>
<a id="pl.194.27"></a><var>194.27</var>management may be provided during the lesser of:<br/>
<a id="pl.194.28"></a><var>194.28</var>    (i) the last 180 consecutive days of an eligible recipient's institutional stay; or<br/>
<a id="pl.194.29"></a><var>194.29</var>    (ii) the limits and conditions which apply to federal Medicaid funding for this <br/>
<a id="pl.194.30"></a><var>194.30</var>service; and<br/>
<a id="pl.194.31"></a><var>194.31</var>    (5) "targeted case management" means case management services provided to help <br/>
<a id="pl.194.32"></a><var>194.32</var>recipients gain access to needed medical, social, educational, and other services and <br/>
<a id="pl.194.33"></a><var>194.33</var>supports.<br/>
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<a id="bill.15.2.0"></a><a id="pl.194.34"></a><var>194.34</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0621, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.195.1"></a><var>195.1</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Eligible services.</b> (a) Services eligible for medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.195.2"></a><var>195.2</var>reimbursement as targeted case management include:<br/>
<a id="pl.195.3"></a><var>195.3</var>    (1) assessment of the recipient's need for targeted case management services and <br/>
<a id="pl.195.4"></a><var>195.4</var>for persons choosing to relocate, the county must provide service coordination provider <br/>
<a id="pl.195.5"></a><var>195.5</var>options at the first contact and upon request;<br/>
<a id="pl.195.6"></a><var>195.6</var>    (2) development, completion, and regular review of a written individual service <br/>
<a id="pl.195.7"></a><var>195.7</var>plan, which is based upon the assessment of the recipient's needs and choices, and which <br/>
<a id="pl.195.8"></a><var>195.8</var>will ensure access to medical, social, educational, and other related services and supports;<br/>
<a id="pl.195.9"></a><var>195.9</var>    (3) routine contact or communication with the recipient, recipient's family, primary <br/>
<a id="pl.195.10"></a><var>195.10</var>caregiver, legal representative, substitute care provider, service providers, or other relevant <br/>
<a id="pl.195.11"></a><var>195.11</var>persons identified as necessary to the development or implementation of the goals of the <br/>
<a id="pl.195.12"></a><var>195.12</var>individual service plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.195.13"></a><var>195.13</var>    (4) coordinating referrals for, and the provision of, case management services for <br/>
<a id="pl.195.14"></a><var>195.14</var>the recipient with appropriate service providers, consistent with section 1902(a)(23) of <br/>
<a id="pl.195.15"></a><var>195.15</var>the Social Security Act;<br/>
<a id="pl.195.16"></a><var>195.16</var>    (5) coordinating and monitoring the overall service delivery and engaging in <br/>
<a id="pl.195.17"></a><var>195.17</var>advocacy as needed to ensure quality of services, appropriateness, and continued need;<br/>
<a id="pl.195.18"></a><var>195.18</var>    (6) completing and maintaining necessary documentation that supports and verifies <br/>
<a id="pl.195.19"></a><var>195.19</var>the activities in this subdivision;<br/>
<a id="pl.195.20"></a><var>195.20</var>    (7) assisting individuals in order to access needed services, including travel to <br/>
<a id="pl.195.21"></a><var>195.21</var>conduct a visit with the recipient or other relevant person necessary to develop or <br/>
<a id="pl.195.22"></a><var>195.22</var>implement the goals of the individual service plan; and<br/>
<a id="pl.195.23"></a><var>195.23</var>    (8) coordinating with the institution discharge planner in the 180-day period before <br/>
<a id="pl.195.24"></a><var>195.24</var>the recipient's discharge.<br/>
<a id="pl.195.25"></a><var>195.25</var>    (b) Relocation targeted county case management includes services under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.195.26"></a><var>195.26</var>(a), clauses (1), (2), and (4). Relocation service coordination includes services under <br/>
<a id="pl.195.27"></a><var>195.27</var>paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (5) to (8). Home care targeted case management includes <br/>
<a id="pl.195.28"></a><var>195.28</var>services under paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (8).<br/>
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<a id="bill.15.3.0"></a><a id="pl.195.29"></a><var>195.29</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0621, subdivision 10, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.195.30"></a><var>195.30</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.195.31"></a><var>195.31</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Payment rates.</b> The commissioner shall set payment rates for targeted <br/>
<a id="pl.195.32"></a><var>195.32</var>case management under this subdivision. Case managers may bill according to the <br/>
<a id="pl.195.33"></a><var>195.33</var>following criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.195.34"></a><var>195.34</var>    (1) for relocation targeted case management, case managers may bill for direct case <br/>
<a id="pl.195.35"></a><var>195.35</var>management activities, including face-to-face and telephone contacts, in the lesser of:<br/>
<a id="pl.196.1"></a><var>196.1</var>    (i) 180 days preceding an eligible recipient's discharge from an institution; or<br/>
<a id="pl.196.2"></a><var>196.2</var>    (ii) the limits and conditions which apply to federal Medicaid funding for this <br/>
<a id="pl.196.3"></a><var>196.3</var>service;<br/>
<a id="pl.196.4"></a><var>196.4</var>    (2) for home care targeted case management, case managers may bill for direct case <br/>
<a id="pl.196.5"></a><var>196.5</var>management activities, including face-to-face and telephone contacts; and<br/>
<a id="pl.196.6"></a><var>196.6</var>    (3) billings for targeted case management services under this subdivision shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.196.7"></a><var>196.7</var>duplicate payments made under other program authorities for the same purpose.<br/>
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<a id="bill.15.4.0"></a><a id="pl.196.8"></a><var>196.8</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 20, <br/>
<a id="pl.196.9"></a><var>196.9</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.196.10"></a><var>196.10</var>    Subd. 20. <b>Mental health case management.</b> (a) To the extent authorized by rule <br/>
<a id="pl.196.11"></a><var>196.11</var>of the state agency, medical assistance covers case management services to persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.196.12"></a><var>196.12</var>serious and persistent mental illness and children with severe emotional disturbance. <br/>
<a id="pl.196.13"></a><var>196.13</var>Services provided under this section must meet the relevant standards in sections 
         <statute_ref>245.461</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.196.14"></a><var>196.14</var>to 
         <statute_ref>245.4887</statute_ref>, the Comprehensive Adult and Children's Mental Health Acts, Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.196.15"></a><var>196.15</var>Rules, parts 9520.0900 to 9520.0926, and 9505.0322, excluding subpart 10. <br/>
<a id="pl.196.16"></a><var>196.16</var>    (b) Entities meeting program standards set out in rules governing family community <br/>
<a id="pl.196.17"></a><var>196.17</var>support services as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245.4871, subdivision 17</statute_ref>, are eligible for medical <br/>
<a id="pl.196.18"></a><var>196.18</var>assistance reimbursement for case management services for children with severe <br/>
<a id="pl.196.19"></a><var>196.19</var>emotional disturbance when these services meet the program standards in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.196.20"></a><var>196.20</var>Rules, parts 9520.0900 to 9520.0926 and 9505.0322, excluding subparts 6 and 10. <br/>
<a id="pl.196.21"></a><var>196.21</var>    (c) Medical assistance and MinnesotaCare payment for mental health case <br/>
<a id="pl.196.22"></a><var>196.22</var>management shall be made on a monthly basis. In order to receive payment for an eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.196.23"></a><var>196.23</var>child, the provider must document at least a face-to-face contact with the child, the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.196.24"></a><var>196.24</var>parents, or the child's legal representative. To receive payment for an eligible adult, the <br/>
<a id="pl.196.25"></a><var>196.25</var>provider must document:<br/>
<a id="pl.196.26"></a><var>196.26</var>    (1) at least a face-to-face contact with the adult or the adult's legal representative; or<br/>
<a id="pl.196.27"></a><var>196.27</var>    (2) at least a telephone contact with the adult or the adult's legal representative and <br/>
<a id="pl.196.28"></a><var>196.28</var>document a face-to-face contact with the adult or the adult's legal representative within <br/>
<a id="pl.196.29"></a><var>196.29</var>the preceding two months.<br/>
<a id="pl.196.30"></a><var>196.30</var>    (d) Payment for mental health case management provided by county or state staff <br/>
<a id="pl.196.31"></a><var>196.31</var>shall be based on the monthly rate methodology under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.094, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.196.32"></a><var>196.32</var>paragraph (b), with separate rates calculated for child welfare and mental health, and <br/>
<a id="pl.196.33"></a><var>196.33</var>within mental health, separate rates for children and adults. <br/>
<a id="pl.197.1"></a><var>197.1</var>    (e) Payment for mental health case management provided by Indian health services <br/>
<a id="pl.197.2"></a><var>197.2</var>or by agencies operated by Indian tribes may be made according to this section or other <br/>
<a id="pl.197.3"></a><var>197.3</var>relevant federally approved rate setting methodology.<br/>
<a id="pl.197.4"></a><var>197.4</var>    (f) Payment for mental health case management provided by vendors who contract <br/>
<a id="pl.197.5"></a><var>197.5</var>with a county or Indian tribe shall be based on a monthly rate negotiated by the host county <br/>
<a id="pl.197.6"></a><var>197.6</var>or tribe. The negotiated rate must not exceed the rate charged by the vendor for the same <br/>
<a id="pl.197.7"></a><var>197.7</var>service to other payers. If the service is provided by a team of contracted vendors, the <br/>
<a id="pl.197.8"></a><var>197.8</var>county or tribe may negotiate a team rate with a vendor who is a member of the team. The <br/>
<a id="pl.197.9"></a><var>197.9</var>team shall determine how to distribute the rate among its members. No reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.197.10"></a><var>197.10</var>received by contracted vendors shall be returned to the county or tribe, except to reimburse <br/>
<a id="pl.197.11"></a><var>197.11</var>the county or tribe for advance funding provided by the county or tribe to the vendor.<br/>
<a id="pl.197.12"></a><var>197.12</var>    (g) If the service is provided by a team which includes contracted vendors, tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.197.13"></a><var>197.13</var>staff, and county or state staff, the costs for county or state staff participation in the team <br/>
<a id="pl.197.14"></a><var>197.14</var>shall be included in the rate for county-provided services. In this case, the contracted <br/>
<a id="pl.197.15"></a><var>197.15</var>vendor, the tribal agency, and the county may each receive separate payment for services <br/>
<a id="pl.197.16"></a><var>197.16</var>provided by each entity in the same month. In order to prevent duplication of services, <br/>
<a id="pl.197.17"></a><var>197.17</var>each entity must document, in the recipient's file, the need for team case management and <br/>
<a id="pl.197.18"></a><var>197.18</var>a description of the roles of the team members.<br/>
<a id="pl.197.19"></a><var>197.19</var>    (h) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>256B.19, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, the nonfederal share of costs <br/>
<a id="pl.197.20"></a><var>197.20</var>for mental health case management shall be provided by the recipient's county of <br/>
<a id="pl.197.21"></a><var>197.21</var>responsibility, as defined in sections 
         <statute_ref>256G.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256G.12</statute_ref>, from sources other than federal <br/>
<a id="pl.197.22"></a><var>197.22</var>funds or funds used to match other federal funds. If the service is provided by a tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.197.23"></a><var>197.23</var>agency, the nonfederal share, if any, shall be provided by the recipient's tribe. When this <br/>
<a id="pl.197.24"></a><var>197.24</var>service is paid by the state without a federal share through fee-for-service, 50 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.197.25"></a><var>197.25</var>the cost shall be provided by the recipient's county of responsibility.<br/>
<a id="pl.197.26"></a><var>197.26</var>    (i) Notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, prepaid medical <br/>
<a id="pl.197.27"></a><var>197.27</var>assistance, general assistance medical care, and MinnesotaCare include mental health case <br/>
<a id="pl.197.28"></a><var>197.28</var>management. When the service is provided through prepaid capitation, the nonfederal <br/>
<a id="pl.197.29"></a><var>197.29</var>share is paid by the state and the county pays no share.<br/>
<a id="pl.197.30"></a><var>197.30</var>    (j) The commissioner may suspend, reduce, or terminate the reimbursement to a <br/>
<a id="pl.197.31"></a><var>197.31</var>provider that does not meet the reporting or other requirements of this section. The county <br/>
<a id="pl.197.32"></a><var>197.32</var>of responsibility, as defined in sections 
         <statute_ref>256G.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256G.12</statute_ref>, or, if applicable, the tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.197.33"></a><var>197.33</var>agency, is responsible for any federal disallowances. The county or tribe may share this <br/>
<a id="pl.197.34"></a><var>197.34</var>responsibility with its contracted vendors. <br/>
<a id="pl.198.1"></a><var>198.1</var>    (k) The commissioner shall set aside a portion of the federal funds earned for county <br/>
<a id="pl.198.2"></a><var>198.2</var>expenditures under this section to repay the special revenue maximization account under <br/>
<a id="pl.198.3"></a><var>198.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (15). The repayment is limited to: <br/>
<a id="pl.198.4"></a><var>198.4</var>    (1) the costs of developing and implementing this section; and<br/>
<a id="pl.198.5"></a><var>198.5</var>    (2) programming the information systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.198.6"></a><var>198.6</var>    (l) Payments to counties and tribal agencies for case management expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.198.7"></a><var>198.7</var>under this section shall only be made from federal earnings from services provided <br/>
<a id="pl.198.8"></a><var>198.8</var>under this section. When this service is paid by the state without a federal share through <br/>
<a id="pl.198.9"></a><var>198.9</var>fee-for-service, 50 percent of the cost shall be provided by the state. Payments to <br/>
<a id="pl.198.10"></a><var>198.10</var>county-contracted vendors shall include the federal earnings, the state share, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.198.11"></a><var>198.11</var>county share.<br/>
<a id="pl.198.12"></a><var>198.12</var>    (m) Case management services under this subdivision do not include therapy, <br/>
<a id="pl.198.13"></a><var>198.13</var>treatment, legal, or outreach services.<br/>
<a id="pl.198.14"></a><var>198.14</var>    (n) If the recipient is a resident of a nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or <br/>
<a id="pl.198.15"></a><var>198.15</var>hospital, and the recipient's institutional care is paid by medical assistance, payment for <br/>
<a id="pl.198.16"></a><var>198.16</var>case management services under this subdivision is limited to the lesser of:<br/>
<a id="pl.198.17"></a><var>198.17</var>    (1) the last 180 days of the recipient's residency in that facility and may not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.198.18"></a><var>198.18</var>more than six months in a calendar year; or<br/>
<a id="pl.198.19"></a><var>198.19</var>    (2) the limits and conditions which apply to federal Medicaid funding for this service.<br/>
<a id="pl.198.20"></a><var>198.20</var>    (o) Payment for case management services under this subdivision shall not duplicate <br/>
<a id="pl.198.21"></a><var>198.21</var>payments made under other program authorities for the same purpose.<br/>
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<a id="bill.15.5.0"></a><a id="pl.198.22"></a><var>198.22</var>    Sec. 5. <b>[256B.0658] HOUSING ACCESS GRANTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.198.23"></a><var>198.23</var>    The commissioner of human services shall award through a competitive process <br/>
<a id="pl.198.24"></a><var>198.24</var>contracts for grants to public and private agencies to support and assist individuals eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.198.25"></a><var>198.25</var>for publicly funded home and community-based services, including state plan home care, <br/>
<a id="pl.198.26"></a><var>198.26</var>to access housing. Grants may be awarded to agencies that may include, but are not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.198.27"></a><var>198.27</var>to, the following supports: assessment to assure suitability of housing, accompanying an <br/>
<a id="pl.198.28"></a><var>198.28</var>individual to look at housing, filling out applications and rental agreements, meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.198.29"></a><var>198.29</var>with landlords, helping with Section 8 or other program applications, helping to develop <br/>
<a id="pl.198.30"></a><var>198.30</var>a budget, obtaining furniture and household goods, if necessary, and assisting with any <br/>
<a id="pl.198.31"></a><var>198.31</var>problems that may arise with housing.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.6.0"></a><a id="pl.198.32"></a><var>198.32</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0924, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.199.1"></a><var>199.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Targeted case management service activities.</b> (a) For persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.199.2"></a><var>199.2</var>developmental disabilities, targeted case management services must meet the provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.199.3"></a><var>199.3</var>of section 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.199.4"></a><var>199.4</var>    (b) For persons not eligible as a person with a developmental disability, targeted <br/>
<a id="pl.199.5"></a><var>199.5</var>case management service activities include:<br/>
<a id="pl.199.6"></a><var>199.6</var>    (1) an assessment of the person's need for targeted case management services;<br/>
<a id="pl.199.7"></a><var>199.7</var>    (2) the development of a written personal service plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.199.8"></a><var>199.8</var>    (3) a regular review and revision of the written personal service plan with the <br/>
<a id="pl.199.9"></a><var>199.9</var>recipient and the recipient's legal representative, and others as identified by the recipient, <br/>
<a id="pl.199.10"></a><var>199.10</var>to ensure access to necessary services and supports identified in the plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.199.11"></a><var>199.11</var>    (4) effective communication with the recipient and the recipient's legal representative <br/>
<a id="pl.199.12"></a><var>199.12</var>and others identified by the recipient;<br/>
<a id="pl.199.13"></a><var>199.13</var>    (5) coordination of referrals for needed services with qualified providers;<br/>
<a id="pl.199.14"></a><var>199.14</var>    (6) coordination and monitoring of the overall service delivery to ensure the quality <br/>
<a id="pl.199.15"></a><var>199.15</var>and effectiveness of services;<br/>
<a id="pl.199.16"></a><var>199.16</var>    (7) assistance to the recipient and the recipient's legal representative to help make <br/>
<a id="pl.199.17"></a><var>199.17</var>an informed choice of services;<br/>
<a id="pl.199.18"></a><var>199.18</var>    (8) advocating on behalf of the recipient when service barriers are encountered or <br/>
<a id="pl.199.19"></a><var>199.19</var>referring the recipient and the recipient's legal representative to an independent advocate;<br/>
<a id="pl.199.20"></a><var>199.20</var>    (9) monitoring and evaluating services identified in the personal service plan to <br/>
<a id="pl.199.21"></a><var>199.21</var>ensure personal outcomes are met and to ensure satisfaction with services and service <br/>
<a id="pl.199.22"></a><var>199.22</var>delivery;<br/>
<a id="pl.199.23"></a><var>199.23</var>    (10) conducting face-to-face monitoring with the recipient at least twice a year;<br/>
<a id="pl.199.24"></a><var>199.24</var>    (11) completing and maintaining necessary documentation that supports and verifies <br/>
<a id="pl.199.25"></a><var>199.25</var>the activities in this section;<br/>
<a id="pl.199.26"></a><var>199.26</var>    (12) coordinating with the medical assistance facility discharge planner in the <br/>
<a id="pl.199.27"></a><var>199.27</var>180-day period prior to the recipient's discharge into the community; and<br/>
<a id="pl.199.28"></a><var>199.28</var>    (13) a personal service plan developed and reviewed at least annually with the <br/>
<a id="pl.199.29"></a><var>199.29</var>recipient and the recipient's legal representative. The personal service plan must be revised <br/>
<a id="pl.199.30"></a><var>199.30</var>when there is a change in the recipient's status. The personal service plan must identify:<br/>
<a id="pl.199.31"></a><var>199.31</var>    (i) the desired personal short and long-term outcomes;<br/>
<a id="pl.199.32"></a><var>199.32</var>    (ii) the recipient's preferences for services and supports, including development of <br/>
<a id="pl.199.33"></a><var>199.33</var>a person-centered plan if requested; and<br/>
<a id="pl.199.34"></a><var>199.34</var>    (iii) formal and informal services and supports based on areas of assessment, such <br/>
<a id="pl.199.35"></a><var>199.35</var>as: social, health, mental health, residence, family, educational and vocational, safety, <br/>
<a id="pl.200.1"></a><var>200.1</var>legal, self-determination, financial, and chemical health as determined by the recipient and <br/>
<a id="pl.200.2"></a><var>200.2</var>the recipient's legal representative and the recipient's support network.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.7.0"></a><a id="pl.200.3"></a><var>200.3</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0924, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.200.4"></a><var>200.4</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Payment for targeted case management.</b> (a) Medical assistance and <br/>
<a id="pl.200.5"></a><var>200.5</var>MinnesotaCare payment for targeted case management shall be made on a monthly basis. <br/>
<a id="pl.200.6"></a><var>200.6</var>In order to receive payment for an eligible adult, the provider must document at least one <br/>
<a id="pl.200.7"></a><var>200.7</var>contact per month and not more than two consecutive months without a face-to-face <br/>
<a id="pl.200.8"></a><var>200.8</var>contact with the adult or the adult's legal representative, family, primary caregiver, or <br/>
<a id="pl.200.9"></a><var>200.9</var>other relevant persons identified as necessary to the development or implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.200.10"></a><var>200.10</var>of the goals of the personal service plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.200.11"></a><var>200.11</var>    (b) Payment for targeted case management provided by county staff under this <br/>
<a id="pl.200.12"></a><var>200.12</var>subdivision shall be based on the monthly rate methodology under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.094, <br/>
<a id="pl.200.13"></a><var>200.13</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), calculated as one combined average rate together with <br/>
<a id="pl.200.14"></a><var>200.14</var>adult mental health case management under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 20</statute_ref>, except <br/>
<a id="pl.200.15"></a><var>200.15</var>for calendar year 2002. In calendar year 2002, the rate for case management under this <br/>
<a id="pl.200.16"></a><var>200.16</var>section shall be the same as the rate for adult mental health case management in effect <br/>
<a id="pl.200.17"></a><var>200.17</var>as of December 31, 2001. Billing and payment must identify the recipient's primary <br/>
<a id="pl.200.18"></a><var>200.18</var>population group to allow tracking of revenues. <br/>
<a id="pl.200.19"></a><var>200.19</var>    (c) Payment for targeted case management provided by county-contracted vendors <br/>
<a id="pl.200.20"></a><var>200.20</var>shall be based on a monthly rate negotiated by the host county. The negotiated rate must <br/>
<a id="pl.200.21"></a><var>200.21</var>not exceed the rate charged by the vendor for the same service to other payers. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.200.22"></a><var>200.22</var>service is provided by a team of contracted vendors, the county may negotiate a team rate <br/>
<a id="pl.200.23"></a><var>200.23</var>with a vendor who is a member of the team. The team shall determine how to distribute <br/>
<a id="pl.200.24"></a><var>200.24</var>the rate among its members. No reimbursement received by contracted vendors shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.200.25"></a><var>200.25</var>returned to the county, except to reimburse the county for advance funding provided by <br/>
<a id="pl.200.26"></a><var>200.26</var>the county to the vendor.<br/>
<a id="pl.200.27"></a><var>200.27</var>    (d) If the service is provided by a team that includes contracted vendors and county <br/>
<a id="pl.200.28"></a><var>200.28</var>staff, the costs for county staff participation on the team shall be included in the rate for <br/>
<a id="pl.200.29"></a><var>200.29</var>county-provided services. In this case, the contracted vendor and the county may each <br/>
<a id="pl.200.30"></a><var>200.30</var>receive separate payment for services provided by each entity in the same month. In <br/>
<a id="pl.200.31"></a><var>200.31</var>order to prevent duplication of services, the county must document, in the recipient's file, <br/>
<a id="pl.200.32"></a><var>200.32</var>the need for team targeted case management and a description of the different roles of <br/>
<a id="pl.200.33"></a><var>200.33</var>the team members.<br/>
<a id="pl.200.34"></a><var>200.34</var>    (e) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>256B.19, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, the nonfederal share of costs <br/>
<a id="pl.200.35"></a><var>200.35</var>for targeted case management shall be provided by the recipient's county of responsibility, <br/>
<a id="pl.201.1"></a><var>201.1</var>as defined in sections 
         <statute_ref>256G.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256G.12</statute_ref>, from sources other than federal funds or <br/>
<a id="pl.201.2"></a><var>201.2</var>funds used to match other federal funds. <br/>
<a id="pl.201.3"></a><var>201.3</var>    (f) The commissioner may suspend, reduce, or terminate reimbursement to a <br/>
<a id="pl.201.4"></a><var>201.4</var>provider that does not meet the reporting or other requirements of this section. The county <br/>
<a id="pl.201.5"></a><var>201.5</var>of responsibility, as defined in sections 
         <statute_ref>256G.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256G.12</statute_ref>, is responsible for any federal <br/>
<a id="pl.201.6"></a><var>201.6</var>disallowances. The county may share this responsibility with its contracted vendors. <br/>
<a id="pl.201.7"></a><var>201.7</var>    (g) The commissioner shall set aside five percent of the federal funds received under <br/>
<a id="pl.201.8"></a><var>201.8</var>this section for use in reimbursing the state for costs of developing and implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.201.9"></a><var>201.9</var>this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.201.10"></a><var>201.10</var>    (h) Payments to counties for targeted case management expenditures under this <br/>
<a id="pl.201.11"></a><var>201.11</var>section shall only be made from federal earnings from services provided under this <br/>
<a id="pl.201.12"></a><var>201.12</var>section. Payments to contracted vendors shall include both the federal earnings and the <br/>
<a id="pl.201.13"></a><var>201.13</var>county share.<br/>
<a id="pl.201.14"></a><var>201.14</var>    (i) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>256B.041</statute_ref>, county payments for the cost of case <br/>
<a id="pl.201.15"></a><var>201.15</var>management services provided by county staff shall not be made to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.201.16"></a><var>201.16</var>finance. For the purposes of targeted case management services provided by county staff <br/>
<a id="pl.201.17"></a><var>201.17</var>under this section, the centralized disbursement of payments to counties under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.201.18"></a><var>201.18</var>256B.041
         </statute_ref> consists only of federal earnings from services provided under this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.201.19"></a><var>201.19</var>    (j) If the recipient is a resident of a nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or <br/>
<a id="pl.201.20"></a><var>201.20</var>hospital, and the recipient's institutional care is paid by medical assistance, payment for <br/>
<a id="pl.201.21"></a><var>201.21</var>targeted case management services under this subdivision is limited to the lesser of:<br/>
<a id="pl.201.22"></a><var>201.22</var>    (1) the last 180 days of the recipient's residency in that facility and may not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.201.23"></a><var>201.23</var>more than six months in a calendar year; or<br/>
<a id="pl.201.24"></a><var>201.24</var>    (2) the limits and conditions which apply to federal Medicaid funding for this service.<br/>
<a id="pl.201.25"></a><var>201.25</var>    (k) Payment for targeted case management services under this subdivision shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.201.26"></a><var>201.26</var>duplicate payments made under other program authorities for the same purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.201.27"></a><var>201.27</var>    (l) Any growth in targeted case management services and cost increases under this <br/>
<a id="pl.201.28"></a><var>201.28</var>section shall be the responsibility of the counties.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.8.0"></a><a id="pl.201.29"></a><var>201.29</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.19, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.201.30"></a><var>201.30</var>    Subd. 1d. <b>Portion of nonfederal share to be paid by certain counties.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.201.31"></a><var>201.31</var>In addition to the percentage contribution paid by a county under subdivision 1, the <br/>
<a id="pl.201.32"></a><var>201.32</var>governmental units designated in this subdivision shall be responsible for an additional <br/>
<a id="pl.201.33"></a><var>201.33</var>portion of the nonfederal share of medical assistance cost. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.201.34"></a><var>201.34</var>subdivision, "designated governmental unit" means the counties of Becker, Beltrami, <br/>
<a id="pl.202.1"></a><var>202.1</var>Clearwater, Cook, Dodge, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Pennington, Pipestone, Ramsey, St. <br/>
<a id="pl.202.2"></a><var>202.2</var>Louis, Steele, Todd, Traverse, and Wadena.<br/>
<a id="pl.202.3"></a><var>202.3</var>    (b) Beginning in 1994, each of the governmental units designated in this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.202.4"></a><var>202.4</var>shall transfer before noon on May 31 to the state Medicaid agency an amount equal to the <br/>
<a id="pl.202.5"></a><var>202.5</var>number of licensed beds in any nursing home owned and operated by the county on that <br/>
<a id="pl.202.6"></a><var>202.6</var>date, with the county named as licensee, multiplied by $5,723. If two or more counties own <br/>
<a id="pl.202.7"></a><var>202.7</var>and operate a nursing home, the payment shall be prorated. These sums shall be part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.202.8"></a><var>202.8</var>designated governmental unit's portion of the nonfederal share of medical assistance costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.202.9"></a><var>202.9</var>    (c) Beginning in 2002, in addition to any transfer under paragraph (b), each of the <br/>
<a id="pl.202.10"></a><var>202.10</var>governmental units designated in this subdivision shall transfer before noon on May 31 <br/>
<a id="pl.202.11"></a><var>202.11</var>to the state Medicaid agency an amount equal to the number of licensed beds in any <br/>
<a id="pl.202.12"></a><var>202.12</var>nursing home owned and operated by the county on that date, with the county named as <br/>
<a id="pl.202.13"></a><var>202.13</var>licensee, multiplied by $10,784. The provisions of paragraph (b) apply to transfers under <br/>
<a id="pl.202.14"></a><var>202.14</var>this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.202.15"></a><var>202.15</var>    (d) Beginning in 2003, in addition to any transfer under paragraphs (b) and (c), each <br/>
<a id="pl.202.16"></a><var>202.16</var>of the governmental units designated in this subdivision shall transfer before noon on May <br/>
<a id="pl.202.17"></a><var>202.17</var>31 to the state Medicaid agency an amount equal to the number of licensed beds in any <br/>
<a id="pl.202.18"></a><var>202.18</var>nursing home owned and operated by the county on that date, with the county named as <br/>
<a id="pl.202.19"></a><var>202.19</var>licensee, multiplied by $2,230. The provisions of paragraph (b) apply to transfers under <br/>
<a id="pl.202.20"></a><var>202.20</var>this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.202.21"></a><var>202.21</var>    (e) (d) The commissioner may reduce the intergovernmental transfers under <br/>
<a id="pl.202.22"></a><var>202.22</var>paragraphs paragraph (c) and (d) based on the commissioner's determination of the <br/>
<a id="pl.202.23"></a><var>202.23</var>payment rate in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.431, subdivision 23</statute_ref>, paragraphs (c), and (d), and (e). Any <br/>
<a id="pl.202.24"></a><var>202.24</var>adjustments must be made on a per-bed basis and must result in an amount equivalent to <br/>
<a id="pl.202.25"></a><var>202.25</var>the total amount resulting from the rate adjustment in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.431, subdivision 23</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.202.26"></a><var>202.26</var>paragraphs (c), and (d), and (e). <br/>
<a id="pl.202.27"></a><var>202.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.9.0"></a><a id="pl.202.28"></a><var>202.28</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.431, subdivision 23, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.202.29"></a><var>202.29</var>    Subd. 23. <b>County nursing home payment adjustments.</b> (a) Beginning in 1994, <br/>
<a id="pl.202.30"></a><var>202.30</var>the commissioner shall pay a nursing home payment adjustment on May 31 after noon <br/>
<a id="pl.202.31"></a><var>202.31</var>to a county in which is located a nursing home that, on that date, was county-owned and <br/>
<a id="pl.202.32"></a><var>202.32</var>operated, with the county named as licensee by the commissioner of health, and had over <br/>
<a id="pl.202.33"></a><var>202.33</var>40 beds and medical assistance occupancy in excess of 50 percent during the reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.202.34"></a><var>202.34</var>year ending September 30, 1991. The adjustment shall be an amount equal to $16 per <br/>
<a id="pl.202.35"></a><var>202.35</var>calendar day multiplied by the number of beds licensed in the facility on that date.<br/>
<a id="pl.203.1"></a><var>203.1</var>    (b) Payments under paragraph (a) are excluded from medical assistance per diem <br/>
<a id="pl.203.2"></a><var>203.2</var>rate calculations. These payments are required notwithstanding any rule prohibiting <br/>
<a id="pl.203.3"></a><var>203.3</var>medical assistance payments from exceeding payments from private pay residents. A <br/>
<a id="pl.203.4"></a><var>203.4</var>facility receiving a payment under paragraph (a) may not increase charges to private pay <br/>
<a id="pl.203.5"></a><var>203.5</var>residents by an amount equivalent to the per diem amount payments under paragraph (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.203.6"></a><var>203.6</var>would equal if converted to a per diem.<br/>
<a id="pl.203.7"></a><var>203.7</var>    (c) Beginning in 2002, in addition to any payment under paragraph (a), the <br/>
<a id="pl.203.8"></a><var>203.8</var>commissioner shall pay to a nursing facility described in paragraph (a) an adjustment in <br/>
<a id="pl.203.9"></a><var>203.9</var>an amount equal to $29.55 per calendar day multiplied by the number of beds licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.203.10"></a><var>203.10</var>in the facility on that date. The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) apply to payments <br/>
<a id="pl.203.11"></a><var>203.11</var>under this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.203.12"></a><var>203.12</var>    (d) Beginning in 2003, in addition to any payment under paragraphs (a) and (c), the <br/>
<a id="pl.203.13"></a><var>203.13</var>commissioner shall pay to a nursing facility described in paragraph (a) an adjustment in <br/>
<a id="pl.203.14"></a><var>203.14</var>an amount equal to $6.11 per calendar day multiplied by the number of beds licensed in <br/>
<a id="pl.203.15"></a><var>203.15</var>the facility on that date. The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) apply to payments <br/>
<a id="pl.203.16"></a><var>203.16</var>under this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.203.17"></a><var>203.17</var>    (e) (d) The commissioner may reduce payments under paragraphs paragraph (c) and <br/>
<a id="pl.203.18"></a><var>203.18</var>(d) based on the commissioner's determination of Medicare upper payment limits. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.203.19"></a><var>203.19</var>adjustments must be proportional to adjustments made under section  
         <statute_ref>256B.19, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.203.20"></a><var>203.20</var>1d
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (e) (d). <br/>
<a id="pl.203.21"></a><var>203.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.10.0"></a><a id="pl.203.22"></a><var>203.22</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256B.441, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.203.23"></a><var>203.23</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.203.24"></a><var>203.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b> Rebasing of nursing facility operating </b><b>cost</b><b> payment rates.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.203.25"></a><var>203.25</var>The commissioner shall rebase nursing facility operating cost payment rates to align <br/>
<a id="pl.203.26"></a><var>203.26</var>payments to facilities with the cost of providing care. The rebased operating cost payment <br/>
<a id="pl.203.27"></a><var>203.27</var>rates shall be calculated using the statistical and cost report filed by each nursing facility <br/>
<a id="pl.203.28"></a><var>203.28</var>for the report period ending one year prior to the rate year.<br/>
<a id="pl.203.29"></a><var>203.29</var>    (b) The new operating cost payment rates based on this section shall take effect <br/>
<a id="pl.203.30"></a><var>203.30</var>beginning with the rate year beginning October 1, 2008, and shall be phased in over eight <br/>
<a id="pl.203.31"></a><var>203.31</var>rate years through October 1, 2015. For each year of the phase-in, the operating payment <br/>
<a id="pl.203.32"></a><var>203.32</var>rates shall be calculated using the statistical and cost report filed by each nursing facility <br/>
<a id="pl.203.33"></a><var>203.33</var>for the report period ending one year prior to the rate year.<br/>
<a id="pl.203.34"></a><var>203.34</var>    (c) Operating cost payment rates shall be rebased on October 1, 2016, and every <br/>
<a id="pl.203.35"></a><var>203.35</var>two years after that date.<br/>
<a id="pl.204.1"></a><var>204.1</var>    (d) Each cost reporting year shall begin on October 1 and end on the following <br/>
<a id="pl.204.2"></a><var>204.2</var>September 30. Beginning in 2006, a statistical and cost report shall be filed by each <br/>
<a id="pl.204.3"></a><var>204.3</var>nursing facility by January 15. Notice of rates shall be distributed by August 15 and the <br/>
<a id="pl.204.4"></a><var>204.4</var>rates shall go into effect on October 1 for one year.<br/>
<a id="pl.204.5"></a><var>204.5</var>    (e) Effective October 1, 2014, property rates shall be rebased in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.204.6"></a><var>204.6</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256B.431</statute_ref> and Minnesota Rules, chapter 9549. The commissioner shall determine <br/>
<a id="pl.204.7"></a><var>204.7</var>what the property payment rate for a nursing facility would be had the facility not had its <br/>
<a id="pl.204.8"></a><var>204.8</var>property rate determined under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref>. The commissioner shall allow nursing <br/>
<a id="pl.204.9"></a><var>204.9</var>facilities to provide information affecting this rate determination that would have been <br/>
<a id="pl.204.10"></a><var>204.10</var>filed annually under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9549, and nursing facilities shall report <br/>
<a id="pl.204.11"></a><var>204.11</var>information necessary to determine allowable debt. The commissioner shall use this <br/>
<a id="pl.204.12"></a><var>204.12</var>information to determine the property payment rate.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.11.0"></a><a id="pl.204.13"></a><var>204.13</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256B.441, subdivision 55, <br/>
<a id="pl.204.14"></a><var>204.14</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.204.15"></a><var>204.15</var>    Subd. 55. <b>Phase-in of rebased operating </b><b>cost</b><b> payment rates.</b>  (a) For the rate <br/>
<a id="pl.204.16"></a><var>204.16</var>years beginning October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2012 2015, the operating cost payment <br/>
<a id="pl.204.17"></a><var>204.17</var>rate calculated under this section shall be phased in by blending the operating cost rate <br/>
<a id="pl.204.18"></a><var>204.18</var>with the operating cost payment rate determined under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref>. For purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.204.19"></a><var>204.19</var>of this subdivision, the rate to be used that is determined under section 256B.434 shall <br/>
<a id="pl.204.20"></a><var>204.20</var>not include the portion of the operating payment rate related to performance-based <br/>
<a id="pl.204.21"></a><var>204.21</var>incentive payments under section 256B.434, subdivision 4, paragraph (d). For the rate <br/>
<a id="pl.204.22"></a><var>204.22</var>year beginning October 1, 2008, the operating cost payment rate for each facility shall <br/>
<a id="pl.204.23"></a><var>204.23</var>be 13 percent of the operating cost payment rate from this section, and 87 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.204.24"></a><var>204.24</var>operating cost payment rate from section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref>. For the rate year beginning October 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.204.25"></a><var>204.25</var>2009, the operating cost payment rate for each facility shall be 14 percent of the operating <br/>
<a id="pl.204.26"></a><var>204.26</var>cost payment rate from this section, and 86 percent of the operating cost payment rate from <br/>
<a id="pl.204.27"></a><var>204.27</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref>. For the rate year beginning October 1, 2010, the operating cost payment <br/>
<a id="pl.204.28"></a><var>204.28</var>rate for each facility shall be 14 percent of the operating cost payment rate from this <br/>
<a id="pl.204.29"></a><var>204.29</var>section, and 86 percent of the operating cost payment rate from section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref>. For the <br/>
<a id="pl.204.30"></a><var>204.30</var>rate year beginning October 1, 2011, the operating cost payment rate for each facility shall <br/>
<a id="pl.204.31"></a><var>204.31</var>be 31 percent of the operating cost payment rate from this section, and 69 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.204.32"></a><var>204.32</var>operating cost payment rate from section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref>. For the rate year beginning October 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.204.33"></a><var>204.33</var>2012, the operating cost payment rate for each facility shall be 48 percent of the operating <br/>
<a id="pl.204.34"></a><var>204.34</var>cost payment rate from this section, and 52 percent of the operating cost payment rate <br/>
<a id="pl.204.35"></a><var>204.35</var>from section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref>. For the rate year beginning October 1, 2013, the operating cost <br/>
<a id="pl.205.1"></a><var>205.1</var>payment rate for each facility shall be 65 percent of the operating cost payment rate from <br/>
<a id="pl.205.2"></a><var>205.2</var>this section, and 35 percent of the operating cost payment rate from section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref>. For <br/>
<a id="pl.205.3"></a><var>205.3</var>the rate year beginning October 1, 2014, the operating cost payment rate for each facility <br/>
<a id="pl.205.4"></a><var>205.4</var>shall be 82 percent of the operating cost payment rate from this section, and 18 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.205.5"></a><var>205.5</var>of the operating cost payment rate from section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref>. For the rate year beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.205.6"></a><var>205.6</var>October 1, 2015, the operating cost payment rate for each facility shall be the operating <br/>
<a id="pl.205.7"></a><var>205.7</var>cost payment rate determined under this section. The blending of operating cost payment <br/>
<a id="pl.205.8"></a><var>205.8</var>rates under this section shall be performed separately for each RUG's class.<br/>
<a id="pl.205.9"></a><var>205.9</var>    (b) For the rate year beginning October 1, 2008, the commissioner shall apply limits <br/>
<a id="pl.205.10"></a><var>205.10</var>to the operating payment rate increases under paragraph (a) by creating a minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.205.11"></a><var>205.11</var>percentage increase and a maximum percentage increase.<br/>
<a id="pl.205.12"></a><var>205.12</var>    (1) Each nursing facility that receives a blended October 1, 2008, operating payment <br/>
<a id="pl.205.13"></a><var>205.13</var>rate increase under paragraph (a) of less than one percent, when compared to its operating <br/>
<a id="pl.205.14"></a><var>205.14</var>payment rate on September 30, 2008, computed using rates with RUG's weight of 1.00, <br/>
<a id="pl.205.15"></a><var>205.15</var>shall receive a rate adjustment of one percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.205.16"></a><var>205.16</var>    (2) The commissioner shall determine a maximum percentage increase that will <br/>
<a id="pl.205.17"></a><var>205.17</var>result in savings equal to the cost of allowing the minimum increase in clause (1). Nursing <br/>
<a id="pl.205.18"></a><var>205.18</var>facilities with a blended October 1, 2008, operating payment rate increase under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.205.19"></a><var>205.19</var>(a) greater than the maximum percentage increase determined by the commissioner, when <br/>
<a id="pl.205.20"></a><var>205.20</var>compared to its operating payment rate on September 30, 2008, computed using rates with <br/>
<a id="pl.205.21"></a><var>205.21</var>a RUG's weight of 1.00, shall receive the maximum percentage increase.<br/>
<a id="pl.205.22"></a><var>205.22</var>    (3) Nursing facilities with a blended October 1, 2008, operating payment rate <br/>
<a id="pl.205.23"></a><var>205.23</var>increase under paragraph (a) greater than one percent and less than the maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.205.24"></a><var>205.24</var>percentage increase determined by the commissioner, when compared to its operating <br/>
<a id="pl.205.25"></a><var>205.25</var>payment rate on September 30, 2008, computed using rates with a RUG's weight of 1.00, <br/>
<a id="pl.205.26"></a><var>205.26</var>shall receive the blended October 1, 2008, operating payment rate increase determined <br/>
<a id="pl.205.27"></a><var>205.27</var>under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.205.28"></a><var>205.28</var>    (4) The October 1, 2009, through October 1, 2015, operating payment rate for <br/>
<a id="pl.205.29"></a><var>205.29</var>facilities receiving the maximum percentage increase determined in clause (2) shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.205.30"></a><var>205.30</var>the amount determined under paragraph (a) less the difference between the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.205.31"></a><var>205.31</var>determined under paragraph (a) for October 1, 2008, and the amount allowed under clause <br/>
<a id="pl.205.32"></a><var>205.32</var>(2). This rate restriction does not apply to rate increases provided in any other section.<br/>
<a id="pl.205.33"></a><var>205.33</var>    (b) (c) A portion of the funds received under this subdivision that are in excess of <br/>
<a id="pl.205.34"></a><var>205.34</var>operating cost payment rates that a facility would have received under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.205.35"></a><var>205.35</var>as determined in accordance with clauses (1) to (3), shall be subject to the requirements in <br/>
<a id="pl.205.36"></a><var>205.36</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434, subdivision 19</statute_ref>, paragraphs (b) to (h).<br/>
<a id="pl.206.1"></a><var>206.1</var>    (1) Determine the amount of additional funding available to a facility, which shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.206.2"></a><var>206.2</var>equal to total medical assistance resident days from the most recent reporting year times <br/>
<a id="pl.206.3"></a><var>206.3</var>the difference between the blended rate determined in paragraph (a) for the rate year being <br/>
<a id="pl.206.4"></a><var>206.4</var>computed and the blended rate for the prior year.<br/>
<a id="pl.206.5"></a><var>206.5</var>    (2) Determine the portion of all operating costs, for the most recent reporting year, <br/>
<a id="pl.206.6"></a><var>206.6</var>that are compensation related. If this value exceeds 75 percent, use 75 percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.206.7"></a><var>206.7</var>    (3) Subtract the amount determined in clause (2) from 75 percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.206.8"></a><var>206.8</var>    (4) The portion of the fund received under this subdivision that shall be subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.206.9"></a><var>206.9</var>the requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434, subdivision 19</statute_ref>, paragraphs (b) to (h), shall equal <br/>
<a id="pl.206.10"></a><var>206.10</var>the amount determined in clause (1) times the amount determined in clause (3).<br/>
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<a id="bill.15.12.0"></a><a id="pl.206.11"></a><var>206.11</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256B.441, subdivision 56, <br/>
<a id="pl.206.12"></a><var>206.12</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.206.13"></a><var>206.13</var>    Subd. 56. <b>Hold harmless.</b> For the rate years beginning October 1, 2008, to October <br/>
<a id="pl.206.14"></a><var>206.14</var>1, 2016, no nursing facility shall receive an operating cost payment rate less than its <br/>
<a id="pl.206.15"></a><var>206.15</var>operating cost payment rate under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref>. For rate years beginning between <br/>
<a id="pl.206.16"></a><var>206.16</var>October 1, 2009, and October 1, 2015, no nursing facility shall receive an operating <br/>
<a id="pl.206.17"></a><var>206.17</var>payment rate less than its operating payment rate in effect on September 30, 2009. The <br/>
<a id="pl.206.18"></a><var>206.18</var>comparison of operating cost payment rates under this section shall be made for a RUG's <br/>
<a id="pl.206.19"></a><var>206.19</var>rate with a weight of 
         <statute_ref>1.00</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.13.0"></a><a id="pl.206.20"></a><var>206.20</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256B.5012, subdivision 7, <br/>
<a id="pl.206.21"></a><var>206.21</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.206.22"></a><var>206.22</var>    Subd. 7. <b>ICF/MR rate increases effective October 1, 2007, and October 1, 2008.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.206.23"></a><var>206.23</var>    (a) For the rate year beginning October 1, 2007, the commissioner shall make available <br/>
<a id="pl.206.24"></a><var>206.24</var>to each facility reimbursed under this section operating payment rate adjustments equal <br/>
<a id="pl.206.25"></a><var>206.25</var>to 2.0 percent of the operating payment rates in effect on September 30, 2007. For the <br/>
<a id="pl.206.26"></a><var>206.26</var>rate year beginning July October  1, 2008, the commissioner shall make available to each <br/>
<a id="pl.206.27"></a><var>206.27</var>facility reimbursed under this section operating payment rate adjustments equal to 2.0 <br/>
<a id="pl.206.28"></a><var>206.28</var>percent of the operating payment rates in effect on June September  30, 2008. For each <br/>
<a id="pl.206.29"></a><var>206.29</var>facility, the commissioner shall make available an adjustment, based on occupied beds, <br/>
<a id="pl.206.30"></a><var>206.30</var>using the percentage specified in this paragraph multiplied by the total payment rate, <br/>
<a id="pl.206.31"></a><var>206.31</var>including the variable rate but excluding the property-related payment rate, in effect <br/>
<a id="pl.206.32"></a><var>206.32</var>on the preceding day. The total payment rate shall include the adjustment provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.206.33"></a><var>206.33</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256B.501, subdivision 12</statute_ref>. A facility whose payment rates are governed by closure <br/>
<a id="pl.207.1"></a><var>207.1</var>agreements, receivership agreements, or Minnesota Rules, part 9553.0075, is not eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.207.2"></a><var>207.2</var>for an adjustment otherwise granted under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.207.3"></a><var>207.3</var>    (b) Seventy-five percent of the money resulting from the rate adjustments under <br/>
<a id="pl.207.4"></a><var>207.4</var>paragraph (a) must be used for increases in compensation-related costs for employees <br/>
<a id="pl.207.5"></a><var>207.5</var>directly employed by the facility on or after the effective date of the rate adjustments, <br/>
<a id="pl.207.6"></a><var>207.6</var>except:<br/>
<a id="pl.207.7"></a><var>207.7</var>    (1) the administrator;<br/>
<a id="pl.207.8"></a><var>207.8</var>    (2) persons employed in the central office of a corporation that has an ownership <br/>
<a id="pl.207.9"></a><var>207.9</var>interest in the facility or exercises control over the facility; and <br/>
<a id="pl.207.10"></a><var>207.10</var>    (3) persons paid by the facility under a management contract.<br/>
<a id="pl.207.11"></a><var>207.11</var>    (c) Two-thirds of the money available under paragraph (b) must be used for wage <br/>
<a id="pl.207.12"></a><var>207.12</var>increases for all employees directly employed by the facility on or after the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.207.13"></a><var>207.13</var>date of the rate adjustments, except those listed in paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (3). The <br/>
<a id="pl.207.14"></a><var>207.14</var>wage adjustment that employees receive under this paragraph must be paid as an equal <br/>
<a id="pl.207.15"></a><var>207.15</var>hourly percentage wage increase for all eligible employees. All wage increases under this <br/>
<a id="pl.207.16"></a><var>207.16</var>paragraph must be effective on the same date. Only costs associated with the portion of <br/>
<a id="pl.207.17"></a><var>207.17</var>the equal hourly percentage wage increase that goes to all employees shall qualify under <br/>
<a id="pl.207.18"></a><var>207.18</var>this paragraph. Costs associated with wage increases in excess of the amount of the equal <br/>
<a id="pl.207.19"></a><var>207.19</var>hourly percentage wage increase provided to all employees shall be allowed only for <br/>
<a id="pl.207.20"></a><var>207.20</var>meeting the requirements in paragraph (b). This paragraph shall not apply to employees <br/>
<a id="pl.207.21"></a><var>207.21</var>covered by a collective bargaining agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.207.22"></a><var>207.22</var>    (d) The commissioner shall allow as compensation-related costs all costs for:<br/>
<a id="pl.207.23"></a><var>207.23</var>    (1) wages and salaries;<br/>
<a id="pl.207.24"></a><var>207.24</var>    (2) FICA taxes, Medicare taxes, state and federal unemployment taxes, and workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.207.25"></a><var>207.25</var>compensation;<br/>
<a id="pl.207.26"></a><var>207.26</var>    (3) the employer's share of health and dental insurance, life insurance, disability <br/>
<a id="pl.207.27"></a><var>207.27</var>insurance, long-term care insurance, uniform allowance, and pensions; and<br/>
<a id="pl.207.28"></a><var>207.28</var>    (4) other benefits provided, subject to the approval of the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.207.29"></a><var>207.29</var>    (e) The portion of the rate adjustments under paragraph (a) that is not subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.207.30"></a><var>207.30</var>requirements in paragraphs (b) and (c) shall be provided to facilities effective October <br/>
<a id="pl.207.31"></a><var>207.31</var>1 of each year.<br/>
<a id="pl.207.32"></a><var>207.32</var>    (f) Facilities may apply for the portion of the rate adjustments under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.207.33"></a><var>207.33</var>(a) that is subject to the requirements in paragraphs (b) and (c). The application <br/>
<a id="pl.207.34"></a><var>207.34</var>must be submitted to the commissioner within six months of the effective date of the <br/>
<a id="pl.207.35"></a><var>207.35</var>rate adjustments, and the facility must provide additional information required by <br/>
<a id="pl.207.36"></a><var>207.36</var>the commissioner within nine months of the effective date of the rate adjustments. <br/>
<a id="pl.208.1"></a><var>208.1</var>The commissioner must respond to all applications within three weeks of receipt. <br/>
<a id="pl.208.2"></a><var>208.2</var>The commissioner may waive the deadlines in this paragraph under extraordinary <br/>
<a id="pl.208.3"></a><var>208.3</var>circumstances, to be determined at the sole discretion of the commissioner. The <br/>
<a id="pl.208.4"></a><var>208.4</var>application must contain:<br/>
<a id="pl.208.5"></a><var>208.5</var>    (1) an estimate of the amounts of money that must be used as specified in paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.208.6"></a><var>208.6</var>(b) and (c);<br/>
<a id="pl.208.7"></a><var>208.7</var>    (2) a detailed distribution plan specifying the allowable compensation-related and <br/>
<a id="pl.208.8"></a><var>208.8</var>wage increases the facility will implement to use the funds available in clause (1);<br/>
<a id="pl.208.9"></a><var>208.9</var>    (3) a description of how the facility will notify eligible employees of the contents of <br/>
<a id="pl.208.10"></a><var>208.10</var>the approved application, which must provide for giving each eligible employee a copy of <br/>
<a id="pl.208.11"></a><var>208.11</var>the approved application, excluding the information required in clause (1), or posting a <br/>
<a id="pl.208.12"></a><var>208.12</var>copy of the approved application, excluding the information required in clause (1), for <br/>
<a id="pl.208.13"></a><var>208.13</var>a period of at least six weeks in an area of the facility to which all eligible employees <br/>
<a id="pl.208.14"></a><var>208.14</var>have access; and<br/>
<a id="pl.208.15"></a><var>208.15</var>    (4) instructions for employees who believe they have not received the <br/>
<a id="pl.208.16"></a><var>208.16</var>compensation-related or wage increases specified in clause (2), as approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.208.17"></a><var>208.17</var>commissioner, and which must include a mailing address, e-mail address, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.208.18"></a><var>208.18</var>telephone number that may be used by the employee to contact the commissioner or the <br/>
<a id="pl.208.19"></a><var>208.19</var>commissioner's representative.<br/>
<a id="pl.208.20"></a><var>208.20</var>    (g) The commissioner shall ensure that cost increases in distribution plans under <br/>
<a id="pl.208.21"></a><var>208.21</var>paragraph (f), clause (2), that may be included in approved applications, comply with <br/>
<a id="pl.208.22"></a><var>208.22</var>requirements in clauses (1) to (4):<br/>
<a id="pl.208.23"></a><var>208.23</var>    (1) costs to be incurred during the applicable rate year resulting from wage and <br/>
<a id="pl.208.24"></a><var>208.24</var>salary increases effective after October 1, 2006, and prior to the first day of the facility's <br/>
<a id="pl.208.25"></a><var>208.25</var>payroll period that includes October 1 of each year shall be allowed if they were not used <br/>
<a id="pl.208.26"></a><var>208.26</var>in the prior year's application and they meet the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c);<br/>
<a id="pl.208.27"></a><var>208.27</var>    (2) a portion of the costs resulting from tenure-related wage or salary increases <br/>
<a id="pl.208.28"></a><var>208.28</var>may be considered to be allowable wage increases, according to formulas that the <br/>
<a id="pl.208.29"></a><var>208.29</var>commissioner shall provide, where employee retention is above the average statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.208.30"></a><var>208.30</var>rate of retention of direct care employees;<br/>
<a id="pl.208.31"></a><var>208.31</var>    (3) the annualized amount of increases in costs for the employer's share of health <br/>
<a id="pl.208.32"></a><var>208.32</var>and dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and workers' compensation shall <br/>
<a id="pl.208.33"></a><var>208.33</var>be allowable compensation-related increases if they are effective on or after April 1 of <br/>
<a id="pl.208.34"></a><var>208.34</var>the year in which the rate adjustments are effective and prior to April 1 of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.208.35"></a><var>208.35</var>year; and <br/>
<a id="pl.209.1"></a><var>209.1</var>    (4) for facilities in which employees are represented by an exclusive bargaining <br/>
<a id="pl.209.2"></a><var>209.2</var>representative, the commissioner shall approve the application only upon receipt of a letter <br/>
<a id="pl.209.3"></a><var>209.3</var>of acceptance of the distribution plan, as regards members of the bargaining unit, signed <br/>
<a id="pl.209.4"></a><var>209.4</var>by the exclusive bargaining agent and dated after May 25, 2007. Upon receipt of the letter <br/>
<a id="pl.209.5"></a><var>209.5</var>of acceptance, the commissioner shall deem all requirements of this section as having <br/>
<a id="pl.209.6"></a><var>209.6</var>been met in regard to the members of the bargaining unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.209.7"></a><var>209.7</var>    (h) The commissioner shall review applications received under paragraph (f) and <br/>
<a id="pl.209.8"></a><var>209.8</var>shall provide the portion of the rate adjustments under paragraphs (b) and (c) if the <br/>
<a id="pl.209.9"></a><var>209.9</var>requirements of this subdivision have been met. The rate adjustments shall be effective <br/>
<a id="pl.209.10"></a><var>209.10</var>October 1 of each year. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), if the approved application <br/>
<a id="pl.209.11"></a><var>209.11</var>distributes less money than is available, the amount of the rate adjustment shall be reduced <br/>
<a id="pl.209.12"></a><var>209.12</var>so that the amount of money made available is equal to the amount to be distributed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.14.0"></a><a id="pl.209.13"></a><var>209.13</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.69, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.209.14"></a><var>209.14</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Service delivery.</b> (a) Each demonstration provider shall be responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.209.15"></a><var>209.15</var>the health care coordination for eligible individuals. Demonstration providers:<br/>
<a id="pl.209.16"></a><var>209.16</var>    (1) shall authorize and arrange for the provision of all needed health services <br/>
<a id="pl.209.17"></a><var>209.17</var>including but not limited to the full range of services listed in sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.209.18"></a><var>209.18</var>subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625</statute_ref> in order to ensure appropriate health care is delivered to <br/>
<a id="pl.209.19"></a><var>209.19</var>enrollees. Notwithstanding section 256B.0621, demonstration providers that provide <br/>
<a id="pl.209.20"></a><var>209.20</var>nursing home and community-based services under this section shall provide relocation <br/>
<a id="pl.209.21"></a><var>209.21</var>service coordination to enrolled persons age 65 and over; <br/>
<a id="pl.209.22"></a><var>209.22</var>    (2) shall accept the prospective, per capita payment from the commissioner in return <br/>
<a id="pl.209.23"></a><var>209.23</var>for the provision of comprehensive and coordinated health care services for eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.209.24"></a><var>209.24</var>individuals enrolled in the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.209.25"></a><var>209.25</var>    (3) may contract with other health care and social service practitioners to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.209.26"></a><var>209.26</var>services to enrollees; and<br/>
<a id="pl.209.27"></a><var>209.27</var>    (4) shall institute recipient grievance procedures according to the method established <br/>
<a id="pl.209.28"></a><var>209.28</var>by the project, utilizing applicable requirements of chapter 62D. Disputes not resolved <br/>
<a id="pl.209.29"></a><var>209.29</var>through this process shall be appealable to the commissioner as provided in subdivision 11.<br/>
<a id="pl.209.30"></a><var>209.30</var>    (b) Demonstration providers must comply with the standards for claims settlement <br/>
<a id="pl.209.31"></a><var>209.31</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>72A.201, subdivisions 4, 5, 7, and 8</statute_ref>, when contracting with other health <br/>
<a id="pl.209.32"></a><var>209.32</var>care and social service practitioners to provide services to enrollees. A demonstration <br/>
<a id="pl.209.33"></a><var>209.33</var>provider must pay a clean claim, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, <br/>
<a id="pl.209.34"></a><var>209.34</var>section 447.45(b), within 30 business days of the date of acceptance of the claim. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.15.0"></a><a id="pl.210.1"></a><var>210.1</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256D.44, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.210.2"></a><var>210.2</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Standard of assistance for persons eligible for medical assistance </b><br/>
<a id="pl.210.3"></a><var>210.3</var><b>waivers or at risk of placement in a group residential housing facility.</b> The state <br/>
<a id="pl.210.4"></a><var>210.4</var>standard of assistance for a person who: (1) is eligible for a medical assistance home and <br/>
<a id="pl.210.5"></a><var>210.5</var>community-based services waiver or a person who; (2) has been determined by the local <br/>
<a id="pl.210.6"></a><var>210.6</var>agency to meet the plan requirements for placement in a group residential housing facility <br/>
<a id="pl.210.7"></a><var>210.7</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256I.04, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>,; or (3) is eligible for a shelter needy payment <br/>
<a id="pl.210.8"></a><var>210.8</var>under subdivision 5, paragraph (f), is the standard established in subdivision 3, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.210.9"></a><var>210.9</var>(a) or (b). <br/>
<a id="pl.210.10"></a><var>210.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.15.16.0"></a><a id="pl.210.11"></a><var>210.11</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256D.44, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.210.12"></a><var>210.12</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Special needs.</b> In addition to the state standards of assistance established in <br/>
<a id="pl.210.13"></a><var>210.13</var>subdivisions 1 to 4, payments are allowed for the following special needs of recipients of <br/>
<a id="pl.210.14"></a><var>210.14</var>Minnesota supplemental aid who are not residents of a nursing home, a regional treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.210.15"></a><var>210.15</var>center, or a group residential housing facility.<br/>
<a id="pl.210.16"></a><var>210.16</var>    (a) The county agency shall pay a monthly allowance for medically prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.210.17"></a><var>210.17</var>diets if the cost of those additional dietary needs cannot be met through some other <br/>
<a id="pl.210.18"></a><var>210.18</var>maintenance benefit. The need for special diets or dietary items must be prescribed by <br/>
<a id="pl.210.19"></a><var>210.19</var>a licensed physician. Costs for special diets shall be determined as percentages of the <br/>
<a id="pl.210.20"></a><var>210.20</var>allotment for a one-person household under the thrifty food plan as defined by the United <br/>
<a id="pl.210.21"></a><var>210.21</var>States Department of Agriculture. The types of diets and the percentages of the thrifty <br/>
<a id="pl.210.22"></a><var>210.22</var>food plan that are covered are as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.210.23"></a><var>210.23</var>    (1) high protein diet, at least 80 grams daily, 25 percent of thrifty food plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.210.24"></a><var>210.24</var>    (2) controlled protein diet, 40 to 60 grams and requires special products, 100 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.210.25"></a><var>210.25</var>of thrifty food plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.210.26"></a><var>210.26</var>    (3) controlled protein diet, less than 40 grams and requires special products, 125 <br/>
<a id="pl.210.27"></a><var>210.27</var>percent of thrifty food plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.210.28"></a><var>210.28</var>    (4) low cholesterol diet, 25 percent of thrifty food plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.210.29"></a><var>210.29</var>    (5) high residue diet, 20 percent of thrifty food plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.210.30"></a><var>210.30</var>    (6) pregnancy and lactation diet, 35 percent of thrifty food plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.210.31"></a><var>210.31</var>    (7) gluten-free diet, 25 percent of thrifty food plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.210.32"></a><var>210.32</var>    (8) lactose-free diet, 25 percent of thrifty food plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.210.33"></a><var>210.33</var>    (9) antidumping diet, 15 percent of thrifty food plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.210.34"></a><var>210.34</var>    (10) hypoglycemic diet, 15 percent of thrifty food plan; or<br/>
<a id="pl.210.35"></a><var>210.35</var>    (11) ketogenic diet, 25 percent of thrifty food plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.211.1"></a><var>211.1</var>    (b) Payment for nonrecurring special needs must be allowed for necessary home <br/>
<a id="pl.211.2"></a><var>211.2</var>repairs or necessary repairs or replacement of household furniture and appliances using <br/>
<a id="pl.211.3"></a><var>211.3</var>the payment standard of the AFDC program in effect on July 16, 1996, for these expenses, <br/>
<a id="pl.211.4"></a><var>211.4</var>as long as other funding sources are not available.<br/>
<a id="pl.211.5"></a><var>211.5</var>    (c) A fee for guardian or conservator service is allowed at a reasonable rate <br/>
<a id="pl.211.6"></a><var>211.6</var>negotiated by the county or approved by the court. This rate shall not exceed five percent <br/>
<a id="pl.211.7"></a><var>211.7</var>of the assistance unit's gross monthly income up to a maximum of $100 per month. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.211.8"></a><var>211.8</var>guardian or conservator is a member of the county agency staff, no fee is allowed.<br/>
<a id="pl.211.9"></a><var>211.9</var>    (d) The county agency shall continue to pay a monthly allowance of $68 for <br/>
<a id="pl.211.10"></a><var>211.10</var>restaurant meals for a person who was receiving a restaurant meal allowance on June 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.211.11"></a><var>211.11</var>1990, and who eats two or more meals in a restaurant daily. The allowance must continue <br/>
<a id="pl.211.12"></a><var>211.12</var>until the person has not received Minnesota supplemental aid for one full calendar month <br/>
<a id="pl.211.13"></a><var>211.13</var>or until the person's living arrangement changes and the person no longer meets the criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.211.14"></a><var>211.14</var>for the restaurant meal allowance, whichever occurs first.<br/>
<a id="pl.211.15"></a><var>211.15</var>    (e) A fee of ten percent of the recipient's gross income or $25, whichever is less, <br/>
<a id="pl.211.16"></a><var>211.16</var>is allowed for representative payee services provided by an agency that meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.211.17"></a><var>211.17</var>requirements under SSI regulations to charge a fee for representative payee services. This <br/>
<a id="pl.211.18"></a><var>211.18</var>special need is available to all recipients of Minnesota supplemental aid regardless of <br/>
<a id="pl.211.19"></a><var>211.19</var>their living arrangement.<br/>
<a id="pl.211.20"></a><var>211.20</var>    (f) (1) Notwithstanding the language in this subdivision, an amount equal to the <br/>
<a id="pl.211.21"></a><var>211.21</var>maximum allotment authorized by the federal Food Stamp Program for a single individual <br/>
<a id="pl.211.22"></a><var>211.22</var>which is in effect on the first day of January July of the previous each year will be added to <br/>
<a id="pl.211.23"></a><var>211.23</var>the standards of assistance established in subdivisions 1 to 4 for individuals adults under <br/>
<a id="pl.211.24"></a><var>211.24</var>the age of 65 who qualify as shelter needy and are: (i) relocating from an institution, or an <br/>
<a id="pl.211.25"></a><var>211.25</var>adult mental health residential treatment program under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0622</statute_ref>, and who are <br/>
<a id="pl.211.26"></a><var>211.26</var>shelter needy; (ii) eligible for the self-directed supports option as defined under section <br/>
<a id="pl.211.27"></a><var>211.27</var>256B.0657, subdivision 2; or (iii) home and community-based waiver recipients living in <br/>
<a id="pl.211.28"></a><var>211.28</var>their own home or rented or leased apartment which is not owned, operated, or controlled <br/>
<a id="pl.211.29"></a><var>211.29</var>by a provider of service not related by blood or marriage.<br/>
<a id="pl.211.30"></a><var>211.30</var>    (2) Notwithstanding subdivision 3, paragraph (c), an individual eligible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.211.31"></a><var>211.31</var>shelter needy benefit under this paragraph is considered a household of one. An eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.211.32"></a><var>211.32</var>individual who receives this benefit prior to age 65 may continue to receive the benefit <br/>
<a id="pl.211.33"></a><var>211.33</var>after the age of 65.<br/>
<a id="pl.211.34"></a><var>211.34</var>    (3) "Shelter needy" means that the assistance unit incurs monthly shelter costs that <br/>
<a id="pl.211.35"></a><var>211.35</var>exceed 40 percent of the assistance unit's gross income before the application of this <br/>
<a id="pl.211.36"></a><var>211.36</var>special needs standard. "Gross income" for the purposes of this section is the applicant's or <br/>
<a id="pl.212.1"></a><var>212.1</var>recipient's income as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256D.35, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, or the standard specified <br/>
<a id="pl.212.2"></a><var>212.2</var>in subdivision 3, paragraph (a) or (b), whichever is greater. A recipient of a federal or <br/>
<a id="pl.212.3"></a><var>212.3</var>state housing subsidy, that limits shelter costs to a percentage of gross income, shall not be <br/>
<a id="pl.212.4"></a><var>212.4</var>considered shelter needy for purposes of this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.212.5"></a><var>212.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.15.17.0"></a><a id="pl.212.6"></a><var>212.6</var>    Sec. 17. Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 7, section 71, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.212.7"></a><var>212.7</var>    Sec. 71. <b>PROVIDER RATE INCREASES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.212.8"></a><var>212.8</var>    (a) The commissioner of human services shall increase allocations, reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.212.9"></a><var>212.9</var>rates, or rate limits, as applicable, by 2.0 percent beginning October 1, 2007, and by 2.0 <br/>
<a id="pl.212.10"></a><var>212.10</var>percent beginning July October  1, 2008, effective for services rendered on or after those <br/>
<a id="pl.212.11"></a><var>212.11</var>dates. County contracts for services specified in this section must be amended to pass <br/>
<a id="pl.212.12"></a><var>212.12</var>through these rate adjustments within 60 days of the effective date of the increase and <br/>
<a id="pl.212.13"></a><var>212.13</var>must be retroactive from the effective date of the rate adjustment. <br/>
<a id="pl.212.14"></a><var>212.14</var>    (b) The annual rate increases described in this section must be provided to: <br/>
<a id="pl.212.15"></a><var>212.15</var>    (1) home and community-based waivered services for persons with developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.212.16"></a><var>212.16</var>disabilities or related conditions, including consumer-directed community supports, under <br/>
<a id="pl.212.17"></a><var>212.17</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256B.501</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.212.18"></a><var>212.18</var>    (2) home and community-based waivered services for the elderly, including <br/>
<a id="pl.212.19"></a><var>212.19</var>consumer-directed community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.212.20"></a><var>212.20</var>    (3) waivered services under community alternatives for disabled individuals, <br/>
<a id="pl.212.21"></a><var>212.21</var>including consumer-directed community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.212.22"></a><var>212.22</var>256B.49
         </statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.212.23"></a><var>212.23</var>    (4) community alternative care waivered services, including consumer-directed <br/>
<a id="pl.212.24"></a><var>212.24</var>community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.212.25"></a><var>212.25</var>    (5) traumatic brain injury waivered services, including consumer-directed <br/>
<a id="pl.212.26"></a><var>212.26</var>community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.212.27"></a><var>212.27</var>    (6) nursing services and home health services under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.212.28"></a><var>212.28</var>256B.0625, subdivision 6a
         </statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.212.29"></a><var>212.29</var>    (7) personal care services and qualified professional supervision of personal care <br/>
<a id="pl.212.30"></a><var>212.30</var>services under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 19a</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.212.31"></a><var>212.31</var>    (8) private duty nursing services under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, <br/>
<a id="pl.212.32"></a><var>212.32</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.212.33"></a><var>212.33</var>    (9) day training and habilitation services for adults with developmental disabilities <br/>
<a id="pl.212.34"></a><var>212.34</var>or related conditions under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>252.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>252.46, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.213.1"></a><var>213.1</var>additional cost of rate adjustments on day training and habilitation services, provided as a <br/>
<a id="pl.213.2"></a><var>213.2</var>social service under Minnesota Statutes, section 256M.60
         </statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.3"></a><var>213.3</var>    (10) alternative care services under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0913</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.4"></a><var>213.4</var>    (11) adult residential program grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>245.73</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.5"></a><var>213.5</var>    (12) children's community-based mental health services grants and adult community <br/>
<a id="pl.213.6"></a><var>213.6</var>support and case management services grants under Minnesota Rules, parts 9535.1700 <br/>
<a id="pl.213.7"></a><var>213.7</var>to 9535.1760; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.8"></a><var>213.8</var>    (13) the group residential housing supplementary service rate under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.213.9"></a><var>213.9</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256I.05, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.10"></a><var>213.10</var>    (14) adult mental health integrated fund grants under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.213.11"></a><var>213.11</var>245.4661
         </statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.12"></a><var>213.12</var>    (15) semi-independent living services (SILS) under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.213.13"></a><var>213.13</var>252.275
         </statute_ref>, including SILS funding under county social services grants formerly funded <br/>
<a id="pl.213.14"></a><var>213.14</var>under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256I; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.15"></a><var>213.15</var>    (16) community support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing adults with mental <br/>
<a id="pl.213.16"></a><var>213.16</var>illness who use or wish to use sign language as their primary means of communication <br/>
<a id="pl.213.17"></a><var>213.17</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; and deaf and hard-of-hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.213.18"></a><var>213.18</var>grants under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>256C.233</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>256C.25</statute_ref>; Laws 1985, chapter 9, <br/>
<a id="pl.213.19"></a><var>213.19</var>article 1; and Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 5, section 20; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.20"></a><var>213.20</var>    (17) living skills training programs for persons with intractable epilepsy who need <br/>
<a id="pl.213.21"></a><var>213.21</var>assistance in the transition to independent living under Laws 1988, chapter 689; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.22"></a><var>213.22</var>    (18) physical therapy services under sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625</statute_ref>, subdivision 8, and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.213.23"></a><var>213.23</var>256D.03, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.24"></a><var>213.24</var>    (19) occupational therapy services under sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 8a</statute_ref>, and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.213.25"></a><var>213.25</var>256D.03, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.26"></a><var>213.26</var>    (20) speech-language therapy services under section 
         <statute_ref>256D.03, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, and <br/>
<a id="pl.213.27"></a><var>213.27</var>Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0390; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.28"></a><var>213.28</var>    (21) respiratory therapy services under section 
         <statute_ref>256D.03</statute_ref>, subdivision 4, and <br/>
<a id="pl.213.29"></a><var>213.29</var>Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0295; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.30"></a><var>213.30</var>    (22) adult rehabilitative mental health services under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0623</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.31"></a><var>213.31</var>    (23) children's therapeutic services and support services under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0943</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.32"></a><var>213.32</var>    (24) tier I chemical health services under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 254B; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.33"></a><var>213.33</var>    (25) consumer support grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256.476</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.34"></a><var>213.34</var>    (26) family support grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>252.32</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.213.35"></a><var>213.35</var>    (27) grants for case management services to persons with HIV or AIDS under <br/>
<a id="pl.213.36"></a><var>213.36</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256.01, subdivision 19</statute_ref>; and <br/>
<a id="pl.214.1"></a><var>214.1</var>    (28) aging grants under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>256.975</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256.977</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.0917</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.214.2"></a><var>214.2</var>and 
         <statute_ref>256B.0928</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.214.3"></a><var>214.3</var>    (c) For services funded through Minnesota disability health options, the rate <br/>
<a id="pl.214.4"></a><var>214.4</var>increases under this section apply to all medical assistance payments, including former <br/>
<a id="pl.214.5"></a><var>214.5</var>group residential housing supplementary rates under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256I. <br/>
<a id="pl.214.6"></a><var>214.6</var>    (d) The commissioner may recoup payments made under this section from a provider <br/>
<a id="pl.214.7"></a><var>214.7</var>that does not comply with paragraphs (f) and (g). <br/>
<a id="pl.214.8"></a><var>214.8</var>    (e) A managed care plan receiving state payments for the services in this section <br/>
<a id="pl.214.9"></a><var>214.9</var>must include these increases in their payments to providers on a prospective basis, <br/>
<a id="pl.214.10"></a><var>214.10</var>effective on January 1 following the effective date of the rate increase. <br/>
<a id="pl.214.11"></a><var>214.11</var>    (f) Providers that receive a rate increase under this section shall use 75 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.214.12"></a><var>214.12</var>the additional revenue to increase compensation-related costs for employees directly <br/>
<a id="pl.214.13"></a><var>214.13</var>employed by the program on or after the effective date of the rate adjustments, except: <br/>
<a id="pl.214.14"></a><var>214.14</var>    (1) the administrator; <br/>
<a id="pl.214.15"></a><var>214.15</var>    (2) persons employed in the central office of a corporation or entity that has an <br/>
<a id="pl.214.16"></a><var>214.16</var>ownership interest in the provider or exercises control over the provider; and <br/>
<a id="pl.214.17"></a><var>214.17</var>    (3) persons paid by the provider under a management contract. <br/>
<a id="pl.214.18"></a><var>214.18</var>Compensation-related costs include: wages and salaries; FICA taxes, Medicare taxes, <br/>
<a id="pl.214.19"></a><var>214.19</var>state and federal unemployment taxes, and workers' compensation; and the employer's <br/>
<a id="pl.214.20"></a><var>214.20</var>share of health and dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, long-term care <br/>
<a id="pl.214.21"></a><var>214.21</var>insurance, uniform allowance, and pensions. <br/>
<a id="pl.214.22"></a><var>214.22</var>    (g) Two-thirds of the money available under paragraph (f) must be used for wage <br/>
<a id="pl.214.23"></a><var>214.23</var>increases for all employees directly employed by the provider on or after the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.214.24"></a><var>214.24</var>date of the rate adjustments, except those listed in paragraph (f), clauses (1) to (3). The <br/>
<a id="pl.214.25"></a><var>214.25</var>wage adjustment that employees receive under this paragraph must be paid as an equal <br/>
<a id="pl.214.26"></a><var>214.26</var>hourly percentage wage increase for all eligible employees. All wage increases under this <br/>
<a id="pl.214.27"></a><var>214.27</var>paragraph must be effective on the same date. This paragraph shall not apply to employees <br/>
<a id="pl.214.28"></a><var>214.28</var>covered by a collective bargaining agreement. <br/>
<a id="pl.214.29"></a><var>214.29</var>    (h) For public employees, the increase for wages and benefits for certain staff is <br/>
<a id="pl.214.30"></a><var>214.30</var>available and pay rates must be increased only to the extent that they comply with laws <br/>
<a id="pl.214.31"></a><var>214.31</var>governing public employees collective bargaining. Money received by a provider for pay <br/>
<a id="pl.214.32"></a><var>214.32</var>increases under this section may be used only for increases implemented on or after the <br/>
<a id="pl.214.33"></a><var>214.33</var>first day of the rate period in which the increase is available and must not be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.214.34"></a><var>214.34</var>increases implemented prior to that date. <br/>
<a id="pl.214.35"></a><var>214.35</var>    (i) The commissioner shall amend state grant contracts that include direct <br/>
<a id="pl.214.36"></a><var>214.36</var>personnel-related grant expenditures to include the allocation for the portion of the contract <br/>
<a id="pl.215.1"></a><var>215.1</var>that is employee compensation related. Grant contracts for compensation-related services <br/>
<a id="pl.215.2"></a><var>215.2</var>must be amended to pass through these adjustments within 60 days of the effective date of <br/>
<a id="pl.215.3"></a><var>215.3</var>the increase and must be retroactive to the effective date of the rate adjustment. <br/>
<a id="pl.215.4"></a><var>215.4</var>    (j) The Board on Aging and its Area Agencies on Aging shall amend their <br/>
<a id="pl.215.5"></a><var>215.5</var>grants that include direct personnel-related grant expenditures to include the rate <br/>
<a id="pl.215.6"></a><var>215.6</var>adjustment for the portion of the grant that is employee compensation related. Grants <br/>
<a id="pl.215.7"></a><var>215.7</var>for compensation-related services must be amended to pass through these adjustments <br/>
<a id="pl.215.8"></a><var>215.8</var>within 60 days of the effective date of the increase and must be retroactive to the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.215.9"></a><var>215.9</var>date of the rate adjustment. <br/>
<a id="pl.215.10"></a><var>215.10</var>    (k) The calendar year 2008 rate for vendors reimbursed under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.215.11"></a><var>215.11</var>chapter 254B, shall be at least 2.0 percent above the rate in effect on January 1, 2007. The <br/>
<a id="pl.215.12"></a><var>215.12</var>calendar year 2009 rate shall be at least 2.0 percent above the rate in effect on January <br/>
<a id="pl.215.13"></a><var>215.13</var>1, 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.215.14"></a><var>215.14</var>    (l) Providers that receive a rate adjustment under paragraph (a) that is subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.215.15"></a><var>215.15</var>paragraphs (f) and (g) shall provide to the commissioner, and those counties with whom <br/>
<a id="pl.215.16"></a><var>215.16</var>they have a contract, within six months after the effective date of each rate adjustment, a <br/>
<a id="pl.215.17"></a><var>215.17</var>letter, in a format specified by the commissioner, that provides assurances that the provider <br/>
<a id="pl.215.18"></a><var>215.18</var>has developed and implemented a compensation plan and complied with paragraphs (f) <br/>
<a id="pl.215.19"></a><var>215.19</var>and (g). The provider shall keep on file, and produce for the commissioner or county <br/>
<a id="pl.215.20"></a><var>215.20</var>upon request, its plan, which must specify: <br/>
<a id="pl.215.21"></a><var>215.21</var>    (1) an estimate of the amounts of money that must be used as specified in paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.215.22"></a><var>215.22</var>(f) and (g); and <br/>
<a id="pl.215.23"></a><var>215.23</var>    (2) a detailed distribution plan specifying the allowable compensation-related and <br/>
<a id="pl.215.24"></a><var>215.24</var>wage increases the provider will implement to use the funds available in clause (1). <br/>
<a id="pl.215.25"></a><var>215.25</var>    (m) Within six months after the effective date of each rate adjustment, the provider <br/>
<a id="pl.215.26"></a><var>215.26</var>shall post this plan, excluding the information required in paragraph (l), clause (1), for <br/>
<a id="pl.215.27"></a><var>215.27</var>a period of at least six weeks in an area of the provider's operation to which all eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.215.28"></a><var>215.28</var>employees have access and provide instructions for employees who believe they have <br/>
<a id="pl.215.29"></a><var>215.29</var>not received the wage and other compensation-related increases specified in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.215.30"></a><var>215.30</var>(l), clause (2). Instructions must include a mailing address, e-mail address, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.215.31"></a><var>215.31</var>telephone number that may be used by the employee to contact the commissioner or the <br/>
<a id="pl.215.32"></a><var>215.32</var>commissioner's representative. Providers shall also make assurances to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.215.33"></a><var>215.33</var>and counties with whom they have a contract that they have complied with the requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.215.34"></a><var>215.34</var>in this paragraph.<br/>
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<a id="bill.15.18.0"></a><a id="pl.215.35"></a><var>215.35</var>    Sec. 18. <b>MORATORIUM EXCEPTION PROPOSAL; WAIVER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.216.1"></a><var>216.1</var>    The commissioner of health may waive the six-mile limit in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.216.2"></a><var>216.2</var>section 144A.073, subdivision 5, paragraph (e), when considering a moratorium exception <br/>
<a id="pl.216.3"></a><var>216.3</var>proposal submitted under Minnesota Statutes, section 144A.073, to allow a nursing <br/>
<a id="pl.216.4"></a><var>216.4</var>facility providing specialty care in Minneapolis to close and relocate beds to a new facility <br/>
<a id="pl.216.5"></a><var>216.5</var>in Robbinsdale under common ownership.<br/>
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<a id="bill.16.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.16.1.0"></a><a id="pl.216.8"></a><var>216.8</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256.741, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.216.9"></a><var>216.9</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.216.10"></a><var>216.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Public assistance</b><b> Definitions</b><b>.</b> (a) The term "direct support" as used <br/>
<a id="pl.216.11"></a><var>216.11</var>in this chapter and chapters 257, 518, 518A, and 518C refers to an assigned support <br/>
<a id="pl.216.12"></a><var>216.12</var>payment from an obligor which is paid directly to a recipient of TANF or MFIP public <br/>
<a id="pl.216.13"></a><var>216.13</var>assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.216.14"></a><var>216.14</var>    (b) The term "public assistance" as used in this chapter and chapters 257, 518, 518A, <br/>
<a id="pl.216.15"></a><var>216.15</var>and 518C, includes any form of assistance provided under the AFDC program formerly <br/>
<a id="pl.216.16"></a><var>216.16</var>codified in sections 
         <statute_ref>256.72</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256.87</statute_ref>, MFIP and MFIP-R formerly codified under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.216.17"></a><var>216.17</var>256, MFIP under chapter 256J, work first program formerly codified under chapter 256K; <br/>
<a id="pl.216.18"></a><var>216.18</var>child care assistance provided through the child care fund under chapter 119B; any form <br/>
<a id="pl.216.19"></a><var>216.19</var>of medical assistance under chapter 256B; MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L; and foster <br/>
<a id="pl.216.20"></a><var>216.20</var>care as provided under title IV-E of the Social Security Act. <br/>
<a id="pl.216.21"></a><var>216.21</var>    (c) The term "child support agency" as used in this section refers to the public <br/>
<a id="pl.216.22"></a><var>216.22</var>authority responsible for child support enforcement.<br/>
<a id="pl.216.23"></a><var>216.23</var>    (d) The term "public assistance agency" as used in this section refers to a public <br/>
<a id="pl.216.24"></a><var>216.24</var>authority providing public assistance to an individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.216.25"></a><var>216.25</var>    (e) The terms "child support" and "arrears" as used in this section have the meanings <br/>
<a id="pl.216.26"></a><var>216.26</var>provided in section 518A.26.<br/>
<a id="pl.216.27"></a><var>216.27</var>    (f) The term "maintenance" as used in this section has the meaning provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.216.28"></a><var>216.28</var>section 518.003.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.16.2.0"></a><a id="pl.216.29"></a><var>216.29</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256.741, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.216.30"></a><var>216.30</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Assignment of support and maintenance rights.</b> (a) An individual <br/>
<a id="pl.216.31"></a><var>216.31</var>receiving public assistance in the form of assistance under any of the following programs: <br/>
<a id="pl.216.32"></a><var>216.32</var>the AFDC program formerly codified in sections 
         <statute_ref>256.72</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256.87</statute_ref>, MFIP under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.216.33"></a><var>216.33</var>256J, MFIP-R and MFIP formerly codified under chapter 256, or work first program <br/>
<a id="pl.216.34"></a><var>216.34</var>formerly codified under chapter 256K is considered to have assigned to the state at the <br/>
<a id="pl.217.1"></a><var>217.1</var>time of application all rights to child support and maintenance from any other person the <br/>
<a id="pl.217.2"></a><var>217.2</var>applicant or recipient may have in the individual's own behalf or in the behalf of any other <br/>
<a id="pl.217.3"></a><var>217.3</var>family member for whom application for public assistance is made. An assistance unit is <br/>
<a id="pl.217.4"></a><var>217.4</var>ineligible for the Minnesota family investment program unless the caregiver assigns all <br/>
<a id="pl.217.5"></a><var>217.5</var>rights to child support and spousal maintenance benefits according to this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.217.6"></a><var>217.6</var>    (1) An The assignment made according to this section is effective as to:<br/>
<a id="pl.217.7"></a><var>217.7</var>    (i) any current child support and current spousal maintenance; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.8"></a><var>217.8</var>    (ii) any accrued child support and spousal maintenance arrears.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.9"></a><var>217.9</var>    (2) An assignment made after September 30, 1997, is effective as to:<br/>
<a id="pl.217.10"></a><var>217.10</var>    (i) any current child support and current spousal maintenance;<br/>
<a id="pl.217.11"></a><var>217.11</var>    (ii) any accrued child support and spousal maintenance arrears collected before <br/>
<a id="pl.217.12"></a><var>217.12</var>October 1, 2000, or the date the individual terminates assistance, whichever is later; and<br/>
<a id="pl.217.13"></a><var>217.13</var>    (iii) any accrued child support and spousal maintenance arrears collected under <br/>
<a id="pl.217.14"></a><var>217.14</var>federal tax intercept.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.15"></a><var>217.15</var>    (2) Any child support or maintenance arrears that accrue while an individual is <br/>
<a id="pl.217.16"></a><var>217.16</var>receiving public assistance in the form of assistance under any of the programs listed in <br/>
<a id="pl.217.17"></a><var>217.17</var>this paragraph are permanently assigned to the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.18"></a><var>217.18</var>    (3) The assignment of current child support and current maintenance ends on the <br/>
<a id="pl.217.19"></a><var>217.19</var>date the individual ceases to receive or is no longer eligible to receive public assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.217.20"></a><var>217.20</var>under any of the programs listed in this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.21"></a><var>217.21</var>    (b) An individual receiving public assistance in the form of medical assistance, <br/>
<a id="pl.217.22"></a><var>217.22</var>including MinnesotaCare, is considered to have assigned to the state at the time of <br/>
<a id="pl.217.23"></a><var>217.23</var>application all rights to medical support from any other person the individual may have <br/>
<a id="pl.217.24"></a><var>217.24</var>in the individual's own behalf or in the behalf of any other family member for whom <br/>
<a id="pl.217.25"></a><var>217.25</var>medical assistance is provided.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.26"></a><var>217.26</var>    (1) An assignment made after September 30, 1997, is effective as to any medical <br/>
<a id="pl.217.27"></a><var>217.27</var>support accruing after the date of medical assistance or MinnesotaCare eligibility.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.28"></a><var>217.28</var>    (2) Any medical support arrears that accrue while an individual is receiving public <br/>
<a id="pl.217.29"></a><var>217.29</var>assistance in the form of medical assistance, including MinnesotaCare, are permanently <br/>
<a id="pl.217.30"></a><var>217.30</var>assigned to the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.31"></a><var>217.31</var>    (3) The assignment of current medical support ends on the date the individual ceases <br/>
<a id="pl.217.32"></a><var>217.32</var>to receive or is no longer eligible to receive public assistance in the form of medical <br/>
<a id="pl.217.33"></a><var>217.33</var>assistance or MinnesotaCare.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.34"></a><var>217.34</var>    (c) An individual receiving public assistance in the form of child care assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.217.35"></a><var>217.35</var>under the child care fund pursuant to chapter 119B is considered to have assigned to the <br/>
<a id="pl.217.36"></a><var>217.36</var>state at the time of application all rights to child care support from any other person the <br/>
<a id="pl.218.1"></a><var>218.1</var>individual may have in the individual's own behalf or in the behalf of any other family <br/>
<a id="pl.218.2"></a><var>218.2</var>member for whom child care assistance is provided.<br/>
<a id="pl.218.3"></a><var>218.3</var>    An (1) The assignment made according to this paragraph is effective as to:<br/>
<a id="pl.218.4"></a><var>218.4</var>    (1) any current child care support and any child care support arrears assigned and <br/>
<a id="pl.218.5"></a><var>218.5</var>accruing after July 1, 1997, that are collected before October 1, 2000; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.218.6"></a><var>218.6</var>    (2) any accrued child care support arrears collected under federal tax intercept. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.218.7"></a><var>218.7</var>child care support arrears that accrue while an individual is receiving public assistance in <br/>
<a id="pl.218.8"></a><var>218.8</var>the form of child care assistance under the child care fund in chapter 119B are permanently <br/>
<a id="pl.218.9"></a><var>218.9</var>assigned to the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.218.10"></a><var>218.10</var>    (3) The assignment of current child care support ends on the date the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.218.11"></a><var>218.11</var>ceases to receive or is no longer eligible to receive public assistance in the form of child <br/>
<a id="pl.218.12"></a><var>218.12</var>care assistance under the child care fund under chapter 119B.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.16.3.0"></a><a id="pl.218.13"></a><var>218.13</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256.741, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.218.14"></a><var>218.14</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Families-first</b><b> Distribution of child support </b><b>arrearages</b><b>.</b> (a) The <br/>
<a id="pl.218.15"></a><var>218.15</var>state shall distribute current child support and maintenance received by the state to an <br/>
<a id="pl.218.16"></a><var>218.16</var>individual who assigns the right to that support under subdivision 2, paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.218.17"></a><var>218.17</var>    (b) When the public authority collects child support arrearages on behalf of an <br/>
<a id="pl.218.18"></a><var>218.18</var>individual who is receiving public assistance provided under MFIP or MFIP-R under <br/>
<a id="pl.218.19"></a><var>218.19</var>this chapter, MFIP under chapter 256J, or work first under chapter 256K, and the public <br/>
<a id="pl.218.20"></a><var>218.20</var>authority has the option of applying the collection to arrears permanently assigned to the <br/>
<a id="pl.218.21"></a><var>218.21</var>state or to arrears temporarily assigned to the state, the public authority shall first apply the <br/>
<a id="pl.218.22"></a><var>218.22</var>collection to satisfy those arrears that are permanently assigned to the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.218.23"></a><var>218.23</var>    (c) When the public authority collects child support arrearages on behalf of an <br/>
<a id="pl.218.24"></a><var>218.24</var>individual who is not receiving public assistance, the public authority shall first apply the <br/>
<a id="pl.218.25"></a><var>218.25</var>collection to satisfy those arrears that are not permanently assigned to the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.218.26"></a><var>218.26</var>    (d) When the public authority collects child support arrearages certified under the <br/>
<a id="pl.218.27"></a><var>218.27</var>federal tax offset, the public authority shall first apply the collection to satisfy those arrears <br/>
<a id="pl.218.28"></a><var>218.28</var>that are permanently assigned to the state.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.16.4.0"></a><a id="pl.218.29"></a><var>218.29</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256.741, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.218.30"></a><var>218.30</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Existing assignments.</b> Assignments based on the receipt of public <br/>
<a id="pl.218.31"></a><var>218.31</var>assistance in existence prior to July 1, 1997, are permanently assigned to the state. Arrears <br/>
<a id="pl.218.32"></a><var>218.32</var>that accrued prior to the receipt of assistance that were assigned to the state between July <br/>
<a id="pl.218.33"></a><var>218.33</var>1, 1997, and October 1, 2009, must no longer be assigned as of October 1, 2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.218.34"></a><var>218.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.16.5.0"></a><a id="pl.219.1"></a><var>219.1</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256J.621, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.219.2"></a><var>219.2</var><b>256J.621 WORK PARTICIPATION </b><b>BONUS</b><b> CASH BENEFITS</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.219.3"></a><var>219.3</var>    (a) Effective October 1, 2009, upon exiting the diversionary work program (DWP) <br/>
<a id="pl.219.4"></a><var>219.4</var>or upon terminating MFIP cash assistance the Minnesota family investment program with <br/>
<a id="pl.219.5"></a><var>219.5</var>earnings, a participant who is employed may be eligible for transitional assistance work <br/>
<a id="pl.219.6"></a><var>219.6</var>participation cash benefits of $75 per month to assist in meeting the family's basic needs <br/>
<a id="pl.219.7"></a><var>219.7</var>as the participant continues to move toward self-sufficiency.<br/>
<a id="pl.219.8"></a><var>219.8</var>    (b) To be eligible for a transitional assistance payment work participation cash <br/>
<a id="pl.219.9"></a><var>219.9</var>benefits, the participant shall not receive MFIP cash assistance or diversionary work <br/>
<a id="pl.219.10"></a><var>219.10</var>program assistance during the month and the participant or participants must meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.219.11"></a><var>219.11</var>following work requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.219.12"></a><var>219.12</var>    (1) if the participant is a single caregiver and has a child under six years of age, the <br/>
<a id="pl.219.13"></a><var>219.13</var>participant must be employed at least 87 hours per month;<br/>
<a id="pl.219.14"></a><var>219.14</var>    (2) if the participant is a single caregiver and does not have a child under six years of <br/>
<a id="pl.219.15"></a><var>219.15</var>age, the participant must be employed at least 130 hours per month; or<br/>
<a id="pl.219.16"></a><var>219.16</var>    (3) if the household is a two-parent family, at least one of the parents must be <br/>
<a id="pl.219.17"></a><var>219.17</var>employed an average of at least 130 hours per month.<br/>
<a id="pl.219.18"></a><var>219.18</var>    Whenever a participant exits the diversionary work program or is terminated from <br/>
<a id="pl.219.19"></a><var>219.19</var>MFIP cash assistance and meets the other criteria in this section, transitional assistance is <br/>
<a id="pl.219.20"></a><var>219.20</var>work participation cash benefits are available for up to 24 consecutive months.<br/>
<a id="pl.219.21"></a><var>219.21</var>    (c) Expenditures on the program are maintenance of effort state funds for participants <br/>
<a id="pl.219.22"></a><var>219.22</var>under paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2). Expenditures for participants under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.219.23"></a><var>219.23</var>(b), clause (3), are nonmaintenance of effort funds. Months in which a participant receives <br/>
<a id="pl.219.24"></a><var>219.24</var>transitional assistance work participation cash benefits under this section do not count <br/>
<a id="pl.219.25"></a><var>219.25</var>toward the participant's MFIP 60-month time limit.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.16.6.0"></a><a id="pl.219.26"></a><var>219.26</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 518A.50, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.219.27"></a><var>219.27</var><b>518A.50 PAYMENT TO PUBLIC AGENCY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.219.28"></a><var>219.28</var>    (a) This section applies to all proceedings involving a support order, including, but <br/>
<a id="pl.219.29"></a><var>219.29</var>not limited to, a support order establishing an order for past support or reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.219.30"></a><var>219.30</var>of public assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.219.31"></a><var>219.31</var>    (b) The court shall direct that all payments ordered for maintenance or support <br/>
<a id="pl.219.32"></a><var>219.32</var>be made to the public authority responsible for child support enforcement so long as <br/>
<a id="pl.219.33"></a><var>219.33</var>the obligee is receiving or has applied for public assistance, or has applied for child <br/>
<a id="pl.219.34"></a><var>219.34</var>support or maintenance collection services. Public authorities responsible for child <br/>
<a id="pl.219.35"></a><var>219.35</var>support enforcement may act on behalf of other public authorities responsible for child <br/>
<a id="pl.220.1"></a><var>220.1</var>support enforcement, including the authority to represent the legal interests of or execute <br/>
<a id="pl.220.2"></a><var>220.2</var>documents on behalf of the other public authority in connection with the establishment, <br/>
<a id="pl.220.3"></a><var>220.3</var>enforcement, and collection of child support, maintenance, or medical support, and <br/>
<a id="pl.220.4"></a><var>220.4</var>collection on judgments.<br/>
<a id="pl.220.5"></a><var>220.5</var>    (c) Payments made to the public authority other than payments under section <br/>
<a id="pl.220.6"></a><var>220.6</var><statute_ref>518A.53</statute_ref> must be credited as of the date the payment is received by the central collections <br/>
<a id="pl.220.7"></a><var>220.7</var>unit., except that payments made under section 518A.53 may be considered to have been <br/>
<a id="pl.220.8"></a><var>220.8</var>paid as of the date the obligor received the remainder of the income.<br/>
<a id="pl.220.9"></a><var>220.9</var>    (d) Monthly amounts received by the public agency responsible for child support <br/>
<a id="pl.220.10"></a><var>220.10</var>enforcement from the obligor that are greater than the monthly amount of public assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.220.11"></a><var>220.11</var>granted to the obligee must be remitted to the obligee.<br/>
<a id="pl.220.12"></a><var>220.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.16.7.0"></a><a id="pl.220.13"></a><var>220.13</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 518A.53, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.220.14"></a><var>220.14</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Payor of funds responsibilities.</b> (a) An order for or notice of withholding <br/>
<a id="pl.220.15"></a><var>220.15</var>is binding on a payor of funds upon receipt. Withholding must begin no later than the first <br/>
<a id="pl.220.16"></a><var>220.16</var>pay period that occurs after 14 days following the date of receipt of the order for or notice <br/>
<a id="pl.220.17"></a><var>220.17</var>of withholding. In the case of a financial institution, preauthorized transfers must occur in <br/>
<a id="pl.220.18"></a><var>220.18</var>accordance with a court-ordered payment schedule.<br/>
<a id="pl.220.19"></a><var>220.19</var>    (b) A payor of funds shall withhold from the income payable to the obligor the <br/>
<a id="pl.220.20"></a><var>220.20</var>amount specified in the order or notice of withholding and amounts specified under <br/>
<a id="pl.220.21"></a><var>220.21</var>subdivisions 6 and 9 and shall remit the amounts withheld to the public authority within <br/>
<a id="pl.220.22"></a><var>220.22</var>seven business days of the date the obligor is paid the remainder of the income. The payor <br/>
<a id="pl.220.23"></a><var>220.23</var>of funds shall include with the remittance the Social Security number of the obligor, the <br/>
<a id="pl.220.24"></a><var>220.24</var>case type indicator as provided by the public authority and the date the obligor is paid <br/>
<a id="pl.220.25"></a><var>220.25</var>the remainder of the income. The obligor is considered to have paid the amount withheld <br/>
<a id="pl.220.26"></a><var>220.26</var>as of the date the obligor received the remainder of the income. A payor of funds may <br/>
<a id="pl.220.27"></a><var>220.27</var>combine all amounts withheld from one pay period into one payment to each public <br/>
<a id="pl.220.28"></a><var>220.28</var>authority, but shall separately identify each obligor making payment.<br/>
<a id="pl.220.29"></a><var>220.29</var>    (c) A payor of funds shall not discharge, or refuse to hire, or otherwise discipline an <br/>
<a id="pl.220.30"></a><var>220.30</var>employee as a result of wage or salary withholding authorized by this section. A payor of <br/>
<a id="pl.220.31"></a><var>220.31</var>funds shall be liable to the obligee for any amounts required to be withheld. A payor of <br/>
<a id="pl.220.32"></a><var>220.32</var>funds that fails to withhold or transfer funds in accordance with this section is also liable <br/>
<a id="pl.220.33"></a><var>220.33</var>to the obligee for interest on the funds at the rate applicable to judgments under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.220.34"></a><var>220.34</var>549.09
         </statute_ref>, computed from the date the funds were required to be withheld or transferred. <br/>
<a id="pl.220.35"></a><var>220.35</var>A payor of funds is liable for reasonable attorney fees of the obligee or public authority <br/>
<a id="pl.221.1"></a><var>221.1</var>incurred in enforcing the liability under this paragraph. A payor of funds that has failed <br/>
<a id="pl.221.2"></a><var>221.2</var>to comply with the requirements of this section is subject to contempt sanctions under <br/>
<a id="pl.221.3"></a><var>221.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>518A.73</statute_ref>. If the payor of funds is an employer or independent contractor and <br/>
<a id="pl.221.4"></a><var>221.4</var>violates this subdivision, a court may award the obligor twice the wages lost as a result <br/>
<a id="pl.221.5"></a><var>221.5</var>of this violation. If a court finds a payor of funds violated this subdivision, the court <br/>
<a id="pl.221.6"></a><var>221.6</var>shall impose a civil fine of not less than $500. The liabilities in this paragraph apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.221.7"></a><var>221.7</var>intentional noncompliance with this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.221.8"></a><var>221.8</var>    (d) If a single employee is subject to multiple withholding orders or multiple notices <br/>
<a id="pl.221.9"></a><var>221.9</var>of withholding for the support of more than one child, the payor of funds shall comply <br/>
<a id="pl.221.10"></a><var>221.10</var>with all of the orders or notices to the extent that the total amount withheld from the <br/>
<a id="pl.221.11"></a><var>221.11</var>obligor's income does not exceed the limits imposed under the Consumer Credit Protection <br/>
<a id="pl.221.12"></a><var>221.12</var>Act, United States Code, title 15, section 1673(b), giving priority to amounts designated in <br/>
<a id="pl.221.13"></a><var>221.13</var>each order or notice as current support as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.221.14"></a><var>221.14</var>    (1) if the total of the amounts designated in the orders for or notices of withholding <br/>
<a id="pl.221.15"></a><var>221.15</var>as current support exceeds the amount available for income withholding, the payor of <br/>
<a id="pl.221.16"></a><var>221.16</var>funds shall allocate to each order or notice an amount for current support equal to the <br/>
<a id="pl.221.17"></a><var>221.17</var>amount designated in that order or notice as current support, divided by the total of the <br/>
<a id="pl.221.18"></a><var>221.18</var>amounts designated in the orders or notices as current support, multiplied by the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.221.19"></a><var>221.19</var>of the income available for income withholding; and<br/>
<a id="pl.221.20"></a><var>221.20</var>    (2) if the total of the amounts designated in the orders for or notices of withholding <br/>
<a id="pl.221.21"></a><var>221.21</var>as current support does not exceed the amount available for income withholding, the <br/>
<a id="pl.221.22"></a><var>221.22</var>payor of funds shall pay the amounts designated as current support, and shall allocate to <br/>
<a id="pl.221.23"></a><var>221.23</var>each order or notice an amount for past due support, equal to the amount designated in <br/>
<a id="pl.221.24"></a><var>221.24</var>that order or notice as past due support, divided by the total of the amounts designated in <br/>
<a id="pl.221.25"></a><var>221.25</var>the orders or notices as past due support, multiplied by the amount of income remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.221.26"></a><var>221.26</var>available for income withholding after the payment of current support.<br/>
<a id="pl.221.27"></a><var>221.27</var>    (e) When an order for or notice of withholding is in effect and the obligor's <br/>
<a id="pl.221.28"></a><var>221.28</var>employment is terminated, the obligor and the payor of funds shall notify the public <br/>
<a id="pl.221.29"></a><var>221.29</var>authority of the termination within ten days of the termination date. The termination <br/>
<a id="pl.221.30"></a><var>221.30</var>notice shall include the obligor's home address and the name and address of the obligor's <br/>
<a id="pl.221.31"></a><var>221.31</var>new payor of funds, if known.<br/>
<a id="pl.221.32"></a><var>221.32</var>    (f) A payor of funds may deduct one dollar from the obligor's remaining salary for <br/>
<a id="pl.221.33"></a><var>221.33</var>each payment made pursuant to an order for or notice of withholding under this section to <br/>
<a id="pl.221.34"></a><var>221.34</var>cover the expenses of withholding.<br/>
<a id="pl.221.35"></a><var>221.35</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.16.8.0"></a><a id="pl.222.1"></a><var>222.1</var>    Sec. 8. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.222.2"></a><var>222.2</var>Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256.741, subdivision 15, is repealed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.17.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.17.1.0"></a><a id="pl.222.5"></a><var>222.5</var>    Section 1. <b>[62U.10] HEALTH CARE TRANSFER, SAVINGS, AND REPAYMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.222.6"></a><var>222.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Health Care Access Fund Transfer.</b> On June 30, 2009, the <br/>
<a id="pl.222.7"></a><var>222.7</var>commissioner of finance shall transfer $50,000,000 from the health care access fund <br/>
<a id="pl.222.8"></a><var>222.8</var>to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.222.9"></a><var>222.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Projected spending baseline.</b> (a) By June 1, 2009, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.222.10"></a><var>222.10</var>health shall calculate the annual projected total private and public health care spending for <br/>
<a id="pl.222.11"></a><var>222.11</var>residents of this state and establish a health care spending baseline, beginning for calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.222.12"></a><var>222.12</var>year 2008 and for the next ten years based on the annual projected growth in spending. <br/>
<a id="pl.222.13"></a><var>222.13</var>    (b) In establishing the health care spending baseline, the commissioner shall use the <br/>
<a id="pl.222.14"></a><var>222.14</var>Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services forecast for total growth in national health <br/>
<a id="pl.222.15"></a><var>222.15</var>care expenditures and adjust this forecast to reflect the demographics, health status, and <br/>
<a id="pl.222.16"></a><var>222.16</var>other factors deemed necessary by the commissioner. The commissioner shall contract <br/>
<a id="pl.222.17"></a><var>222.17</var>with an actuarial consultant to make recommendations for the adjustments needed to <br/>
<a id="pl.222.18"></a><var>222.18</var>specifically reflect projected spending for residents of this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.222.19"></a><var>222.19</var>    (c) The commissioner may adjust the projected baseline as necessary to reflect any <br/>
<a id="pl.222.20"></a><var>222.20</var>updated federal projections or account for unanticipated changes in federal policy.<br/>
<a id="pl.222.21"></a><var>222.21</var>    (d) Medicare and long-term care spending must not be included in the calculations <br/>
<a id="pl.222.22"></a><var>222.22</var>required under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.222.23"></a><var>222.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Actual spending and savings determination.</b> By June 1, 2010, and each <br/>
<a id="pl.222.24"></a><var>222.24</var>June 1 thereafter until June 1, 2020, the commissioner of health shall determine the actual <br/>
<a id="pl.222.25"></a><var>222.25</var>total private and public health care spending for residents of this state for the calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.222.26"></a><var>222.26</var>year two years before the current calendar year, based on data collected under chapter 62J, <br/>
<a id="pl.222.27"></a><var>222.27</var>and shall determine the difference between the projected spending, as determined under <br/>
<a id="pl.222.28"></a><var>222.28</var>subdivision 2, and the actual spending for that year. The actual spending must be certified <br/>
<a id="pl.222.29"></a><var>222.29</var>by an independent actuarial consultant. If the actual spending is less than the projected <br/>
<a id="pl.222.30"></a><var>222.30</var>spending, the commissioner shall determine, based on the proportion of spending for <br/>
<a id="pl.222.31"></a><var>222.31</var>state-administered health care programs to total private and public health care spending <br/>
<a id="pl.222.32"></a><var>222.32</var>for the calendar year two years before the current calendar year, the percentage of the <br/>
<a id="pl.222.33"></a><var>222.33</var>calculated aggregate savings amount accruing to state-administered health care programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.223.1"></a><var>223.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Repayment of transfer.</b> When accumulated savings accruing to <br/>
<a id="pl.223.2"></a><var>223.2</var>state-administered health care programs, as calculated under subdivision 3, meet or exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.223.3"></a><var>223.3</var>$50,000,000, the commissioner of health shall certify that event to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.223.4"></a><var>223.4</var>finance. In the next fiscal year following the certification, the commissioner of finance <br/>
<a id="pl.223.5"></a><var>223.5</var>shall transfer $50,000,000 from the general fund to the health care access fund. The <br/>
<a id="pl.223.6"></a><var>223.6</var>amount necessary to make the transfer is appropriated from the general fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.223.7"></a><var>223.7</var>commissioner of finance.<br/>
<a id="pl.223.8"></a><var>223.8</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions <br/>
<a id="pl.223.9"></a><var>223.9</var>apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.223.10"></a><var>223.10</var>    (b) "Public health care spending" means spending for a state-administered health <br/>
<a id="pl.223.11"></a><var>223.11</var>care program.<br/>
<a id="pl.223.12"></a><var>223.12</var>    (c) "State-administered health care program" means medical assistance, <br/>
<a id="pl.223.13"></a><var>223.13</var>MinnesotaCare, general assistance medical care, and the state employee group insurance <br/>
<a id="pl.223.14"></a><var>223.14</var>program.<br/>
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<a id="bill.17.2.0"></a><a id="pl.223.15"></a><var>223.15</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[144.058] INTERPRETER SERVICES QUALITY INITIATIVE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.223.16"></a><var>223.16</var>    (a) The commissioner of health shall establish a voluntary statewide roster, and <br/>
<a id="pl.223.17"></a><var>223.17</var>develop a plan for a registry and certification process for interpreters who provide <br/>
<a id="pl.223.18"></a><var>223.18</var>high quality, spoken language health care interpreter services. The roster, registry, and <br/>
<a id="pl.223.19"></a><var>223.19</var>certification process shall be based on the findings and recommendations set forth by <br/>
<a id="pl.223.20"></a><var>223.20</var>the Interpreter Services Work Group required under Laws 2007, chapter 147, article <br/>
<a id="pl.223.21"></a><var>223.21</var>12, section 13.<br/>
<a id="pl.223.22"></a><var>223.22</var>    (b) By January 1, 2009, the commissioner shall establish a roster of all available <br/>
<a id="pl.223.23"></a><var>223.23</var>interpreters to address access concerns, particularly in rural areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.223.24"></a><var>223.24</var>    (c) By January 15, 2010, the commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.223.25"></a><var>223.25</var>    (1) develop a plan for a registry of spoken language health care interpreters, <br/>
<a id="pl.223.26"></a><var>223.26</var>including: <br/>
<a id="pl.223.27"></a><var>223.27</var>    (i) development of standards for registration that set forth educational requirements, <br/>
<a id="pl.223.28"></a><var>223.28</var>training requirements, demonstration of language proficiency and interpreting skills, <br/>
<a id="pl.223.29"></a><var>223.29</var>agreement to abide by a code of ethics, and a criminal background check;<br/>
<a id="pl.223.30"></a><var>223.30</var>    (ii) recommendations for appropriate alternate requirements in languages for which <br/>
<a id="pl.223.31"></a><var>223.31</var>testing and training programs do not exist; <br/>
<a id="pl.223.32"></a><var>223.32</var>    (iii) recommendations for appropriate fees; and<br/>
<a id="pl.223.33"></a><var>223.33</var>    (iv) recommendations for establishing and maintaining the standards for inclusion <br/>
<a id="pl.223.34"></a><var>223.34</var>in the registry; and <br/>
<a id="pl.224.1"></a><var>224.1</var>    (2) develop a plan for implementing a certification process based on national <br/>
<a id="pl.224.2"></a><var>224.2</var>testing and certification processes for spoken language interpreters 12 months after the <br/>
<a id="pl.224.3"></a><var>224.3</var>establishment of a national certification process. <br/>
<a id="pl.224.4"></a><var>224.4</var>    (d) The commissioner shall consult with the Interpreter Stakeholder Group of the <br/>
<a id="pl.224.5"></a><var>224.5</var>Upper Midwest Translators and Interpreters Association for advice on the standards <br/>
<a id="pl.224.6"></a><var>224.6</var>required to plan for the development of a registry and certification process.<br/>
<a id="pl.224.7"></a><var>224.7</var>    (e) The commissioner shall charge an annual fee of $50 to include an interpreter in <br/>
<a id="pl.224.8"></a><var>224.8</var>the roster. Fee revenue shall be deposited in the state government special revenue fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.224.9"></a><var>224.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.17.3.0"></a><a id="pl.224.10"></a><var>224.10</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 144E.45, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.224.11"></a><var>224.11</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.224.12"></a><var>224.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Potential allocations.</b> (a) On November 1, annually, the board or the <br/>
<a id="pl.224.13"></a><var>224.13</var>board's designee under section 
         <statute_ref>144E.40, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, shall determine the amount of the <br/>
<a id="pl.224.14"></a><var>224.14</var>allocation of the prior year's accumulation to each qualified ambulance service person. <br/>
<a id="pl.224.15"></a><var>224.15</var>The prior year's net investment gain or loss under paragraph (b) must be allocated <br/>
<a id="pl.224.16"></a><var>224.16</var>and that year's general fund appropriation, plus any transfer from the Cooper/Sams <br/>
<a id="pl.224.17"></a><var>224.17</var>volunteer ambulance account under section 
         <statute_ref>144E.42, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, and after deduction of <br/>
<a id="pl.224.18"></a><var>224.18</var>administrative expenses, also must be allocated. <br/>
<a id="pl.224.19"></a><var>224.19</var>    (b) The difference in the market value of the assets of the Cooper/Sams volunteer <br/>
<a id="pl.224.20"></a><var>224.20</var>ambulance trust account as of the immediately previous June 30 and the June 30 occurring <br/>
<a id="pl.224.21"></a><var>224.21</var>12 months earlier must be reported on or before August 15 by the State Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.224.22"></a><var>224.22</var>Investment. The market value gain or loss must be expressed as a percentage of the total <br/>
<a id="pl.224.23"></a><var>224.23</var>potential award accumulations as of the immediately previous June 30, and that positive or <br/>
<a id="pl.224.24"></a><var>224.24</var>negative percentage must be applied to increase or decrease the recorded potential award <br/>
<a id="pl.224.25"></a><var>224.25</var>accumulation of each qualified ambulance service person.<br/>
<a id="pl.224.26"></a><var>224.26</var>    (c) The appropriation for this purpose, after deduction of administrative expenses, <br/>
<a id="pl.224.27"></a><var>224.27</var>must be divided by the total number of additional ambulance service personnel years <br/>
<a id="pl.224.28"></a><var>224.28</var>of service recognized since the last allocation or 1,000 years of service, whichever is <br/>
<a id="pl.224.29"></a><var>224.29</var>greater. If the allocation is based on the 1,000 years of service, any allocation not made <br/>
<a id="pl.224.30"></a><var>224.30</var>for a qualified ambulance service person must be credited to the Cooper/Sams volunteer <br/>
<a id="pl.224.31"></a><var>224.31</var>ambulance account under section 
         <statute_ref>144E.42, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. A qualified ambulance service <br/>
<a id="pl.224.32"></a><var>224.32</var>person must be credited with a year of service if the person is certified by the chief <br/>
<a id="pl.224.33"></a><var>224.33</var>administrative officer of the ambulance service as having rendered active ambulance <br/>
<a id="pl.224.34"></a><var>224.34</var>service during the 12 months ending as of the immediately previous June 30. If the person <br/>
<a id="pl.224.35"></a><var>224.35</var>has rendered prior active ambulance service, the person must be additionally credited with <br/>
<a id="pl.225.1"></a><var>225.1</var>one-fifth of a year of service for each year of active ambulance service rendered before <br/>
<a id="pl.225.2"></a><var>225.2</var>June 30, 1993, but not to exceed in any year one additional year of service or to exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.225.3"></a><var>225.3</var>in total five years of prior service. Prior active ambulance service means employment <br/>
<a id="pl.225.4"></a><var>225.4</var>by or the provision of service to a licensed ambulance service before June 30, 1993, as <br/>
<a id="pl.225.5"></a><var>225.5</var>determined by the person's current ambulance service based on records provided by the <br/>
<a id="pl.225.6"></a><var>225.6</var>person that were contemporaneous to the service. The prior ambulance service must be <br/>
<a id="pl.225.7"></a><var>225.7</var>reported on or before August 1 to the board in an affidavit from the chief administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.225.8"></a><var>225.8</var>officer of the ambulance service. <br/>
<a id="pl.225.9"></a><var>225.9</var>    (d) Effective July 1, 2008, notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), the value of each <br/>
<a id="pl.225.10"></a><var>225.10</var>service credit shall be $447.19.<br/>
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<a id="bill.17.4.0"></a><a id="pl.225.11"></a><var>225.11</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 145.9255, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.225.12"></a><var>225.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> To the extent funds are available for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.225.13"></a><var>225.13</var>of this subdivision, the commissioner of health, in consultation with a representative <br/>
<a id="pl.225.14"></a><var>225.14</var>from Minnesota planning, the commissioner of human services, and the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.225.15"></a><var>225.15</var>of education, shall develop and implement the Minnesota education now and babies <br/>
<a id="pl.225.16"></a><var>225.16</var>later (MN ENABL) program, targeted to adolescents ages 12 to 14, with the goal of <br/>
<a id="pl.225.17"></a><var>225.17</var>reducing the incidence of adolescent pregnancy in the state and promoting abstinence until <br/>
<a id="pl.225.18"></a><var>225.18</var>marriage. The program must provide a multifaceted, primary prevention, community <br/>
<a id="pl.225.19"></a><var>225.19</var>health promotion approach to educating and supporting adolescents in the decision to <br/>
<a id="pl.225.20"></a><var>225.20</var>postpone sexual involvement modeled after the ENABL program in California. The <br/>
<a id="pl.225.21"></a><var>225.21</var>commissioner of health shall consult with the chief of the health education section of <br/>
<a id="pl.225.22"></a><var>225.22</var>the California Department of Health Services for general guidance in developing and <br/>
<a id="pl.225.23"></a><var>225.23</var>implementing the program.<br/>
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<a id="bill.17.5.0"></a><a id="pl.225.24"></a><var>225.24</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256.969, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.225.25"></a><var>225.25</var>    Subd. 2b. <b>Operating payment rates.</b> In determining operating payment rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.225.26"></a><var>225.26</var>admissions occurring on or after the rate year beginning January 1, 1991, and every two <br/>
<a id="pl.225.27"></a><var>225.27</var>years after, or more frequently as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.225.28"></a><var>225.28</var>shall obtain operating data from an updated base year and establish operating payment <br/>
<a id="pl.225.29"></a><var>225.29</var>rates per admission for each hospital based on the cost-finding methods and allowable <br/>
<a id="pl.225.30"></a><var>225.30</var>costs of the Medicare program in effect during the base year. Rates under the general <br/>
<a id="pl.225.31"></a><var>225.31</var>assistance medical care, medical assistance, and MinnesotaCare programs shall not be <br/>
<a id="pl.225.32"></a><var>225.32</var>rebased to more current data on January 1, 1997, and January 1, 2005, and for the first <br/>
<a id="pl.225.33"></a><var>225.33</var>24 months of the rebased period beginning January 1, 2009. The base year operating <br/>
<a id="pl.225.34"></a><var>225.34</var>payment rate per admission is standardized by the case mix index and adjusted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.226.1"></a><var>226.1</var>hospital cost index, relative values, and disproportionate population adjustment. The <br/>
<a id="pl.226.2"></a><var>226.2</var>cost and charge data used to establish operating rates shall only reflect inpatient services <br/>
<a id="pl.226.3"></a><var>226.3</var>covered by medical assistance and shall not include property cost information and costs <br/>
<a id="pl.226.4"></a><var>226.4</var>recognized in outlier payments.<br/>
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<a id="bill.17.6.0"></a><a id="pl.226.5"></a><var>226.5</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256.969, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.226.6"></a><var>226.6</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Payments.</b> (a) Acute care hospital billings under the medical <br/>
<a id="pl.226.7"></a><var>226.7</var>assistance program must not be submitted until the recipient is discharged. However, <br/>
<a id="pl.226.8"></a><var>226.8</var>the commissioner shall establish monthly interim payments for inpatient hospitals that <br/>
<a id="pl.226.9"></a><var>226.9</var>have individual patient lengths of stay over 30 days regardless of diagnostic category. <br/>
<a id="pl.226.10"></a><var>226.10</var>Except as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>256.9693</statute_ref>, medical assistance reimbursement for treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.226.11"></a><var>226.11</var>of mental illness shall be reimbursed based on diagnostic classifications. Individual <br/>
<a id="pl.226.12"></a><var>226.12</var>hospital payments established under this section and sections 
         <statute_ref>256.9685</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256.9686</statute_ref>, and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.226.13"></a><var>226.13</var>256.9695
         </statute_ref>, in addition to third party and recipient liability, for discharges occurring during <br/>
<a id="pl.226.14"></a><var>226.14</var>the rate year shall not exceed, in aggregate, the charges for the medical assistance covered <br/>
<a id="pl.226.15"></a><var>226.15</var>inpatient services paid for the same period of time to the hospital. This payment limitation <br/>
<a id="pl.226.16"></a><var>226.16</var>shall be calculated separately for medical assistance and general assistance medical <br/>
<a id="pl.226.17"></a><var>226.17</var>care services. The limitation on general assistance medical care shall be effective for <br/>
<a id="pl.226.18"></a><var>226.18</var>admissions occurring on or after July 1, 1991. Services that have rates established under <br/>
<a id="pl.226.19"></a><var>226.19</var>subdivision 11 or 12, must be limited separately from other services. After consulting with <br/>
<a id="pl.226.20"></a><var>226.20</var>the affected hospitals, the commissioner may consider related hospitals one entity and <br/>
<a id="pl.226.21"></a><var>226.21</var>may merge the payment rates while maintaining separate provider numbers. The operating <br/>
<a id="pl.226.22"></a><var>226.22</var>and property base rates per admission or per day shall be derived from the best Medicare <br/>
<a id="pl.226.23"></a><var>226.23</var>and claims data available when rates are established. The commissioner shall determine <br/>
<a id="pl.226.24"></a><var>226.24</var>the best Medicare and claims data, taking into consideration variables of recency of the <br/>
<a id="pl.226.25"></a><var>226.25</var>data, audit disposition, settlement status, and the ability to set rates in a timely manner. <br/>
<a id="pl.226.26"></a><var>226.26</var>The commissioner shall notify hospitals of payment rates by December 1 of the year <br/>
<a id="pl.226.27"></a><var>226.27</var>preceding the rate year. The rate setting data must reflect the admissions data used to <br/>
<a id="pl.226.28"></a><var>226.28</var>establish relative values. Base year changes from 1981 to the base year established for the <br/>
<a id="pl.226.29"></a><var>226.29</var>rate year beginning January 1, 1991, and for subsequent rate years, shall not be limited <br/>
<a id="pl.226.30"></a><var>226.30</var>to the limits ending June 30, 1987, on the maximum rate of increase under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.226.31"></a><var>226.31</var>1. The commissioner may adjust base year cost, relative value, and case mix index data <br/>
<a id="pl.226.32"></a><var>226.32</var>to exclude the costs of services that have been discontinued by the October 1 of the year <br/>
<a id="pl.226.33"></a><var>226.33</var>preceding the rate year or that are paid separately from inpatient services. Inpatient stays <br/>
<a id="pl.226.34"></a><var>226.34</var>that encompass portions of two or more rate years shall have payments established based <br/>
<a id="pl.226.35"></a><var>226.35</var>on payment rates in effect at the time of admission unless the date of admission preceded <br/>
<a id="pl.227.1"></a><var>227.1</var>the rate year in effect by six months or more. In this case, operating payment rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.227.2"></a><var>227.2</var>services rendered during the rate year in effect and established based on the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.227.3"></a><var>227.3</var>admission shall be adjusted to the rate year in effect by the hospital cost index.<br/>
<a id="pl.227.4"></a><var>227.4</var>    (b) For fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2002, the total <br/>
<a id="pl.227.5"></a><var>227.5</var>payment, before third-party liability and spenddown, made to hospitals for inpatient <br/>
<a id="pl.227.6"></a><var>227.6</var>services is reduced by .5 percent from the current statutory rates.<br/>
<a id="pl.227.7"></a><var>227.7</var>    (c) In addition to the reduction in paragraph (b), the total payment for fee-for-service <br/>
<a id="pl.227.8"></a><var>227.8</var>admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2003, made to hospitals for inpatient services <br/>
<a id="pl.227.9"></a><var>227.9</var>before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced five percent from the current <br/>
<a id="pl.227.10"></a><var>227.10</var>statutory rates. Mental health services within diagnosis related groups 424 to 432, and <br/>
<a id="pl.227.11"></a><var>227.11</var>facilities defined under subdivision 16 are excluded from this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.227.12"></a><var>227.12</var>    (d) In addition to the reduction in paragraphs (b) and (c), the total payment for <br/>
<a id="pl.227.13"></a><var>227.13</var>fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2005, made to hospitals for <br/>
<a id="pl.227.14"></a><var>227.14</var>inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced 6.0 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.227.15"></a><var>227.15</var>from the current statutory rates. Mental health services within diagnosis related groups <br/>
<a id="pl.227.16"></a><var>227.16</var>424 to 432 and facilities defined under subdivision 16 are excluded from this paragraph. <br/>
<a id="pl.227.17"></a><var>227.17</var>Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>256.9686, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, for purposes of this paragraph, medical <br/>
<a id="pl.227.18"></a><var>227.18</var>assistance does not include general assistance medical care. Payments made to managed <br/>
<a id="pl.227.19"></a><var>227.19</var>care plans shall be reduced for services provided on or after January 1, 2006, to reflect <br/>
<a id="pl.227.20"></a><var>227.20</var>this reduction.<br/>
<a id="pl.227.21"></a><var>227.21</var>    (e) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the total payment for <br/>
<a id="pl.227.22"></a><var>227.22</var>fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, made <br/>
<a id="pl.227.23"></a><var>227.23</var>to hospitals for inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced <br/>
<a id="pl.227.24"></a><var>227.24</var>3.46 percent from the current statutory rates. Mental health services with diagnosis related <br/>
<a id="pl.227.25"></a><var>227.25</var>groups 424 to 432 and facilities defined under subdivision 16 are excluded from this <br/>
<a id="pl.227.26"></a><var>227.26</var>paragraph. Payments made to managed care plans shall be reduced for services provided <br/>
<a id="pl.227.27"></a><var>227.27</var>on or after January 1, 2009, through June 30, 2009, to reflect this reduction.<br/>
<a id="pl.227.28"></a><var>227.28</var>    (f) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the total payment for <br/>
<a id="pl.227.29"></a><var>227.29</var>fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, made <br/>
<a id="pl.227.30"></a><var>227.30</var>to hospitals for inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced <br/>
<a id="pl.227.31"></a><var>227.31</var>1.9 percent from the current statutory rates. Mental health services with diagnosis related <br/>
<a id="pl.227.32"></a><var>227.32</var>groups 424 to 432 and facilities defined under subdivision 16 are excluded from this <br/>
<a id="pl.227.33"></a><var>227.33</var>paragraph. Payments made to managed care plans shall be reduced for services provided <br/>
<a id="pl.227.34"></a><var>227.34</var>on or after July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, to reflect this reduction.<br/>
<a id="pl.227.35"></a><var>227.35</var>    (g) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the total payment <br/>
<a id="pl.227.36"></a><var>227.36</var>for fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2010, made to hospitals for <br/>
<a id="pl.228.1"></a><var>228.1</var>inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced 1.79 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.228.2"></a><var>228.2</var>from the current statutory rates. Mental health services with diagnosis related groups <br/>
<a id="pl.228.3"></a><var>228.3</var>424 to 432 and facilities defined under subdivision 16 are excluded from this paragraph. <br/>
<a id="pl.228.4"></a><var>228.4</var>Payments made to managed care plans shall be reduced for services provided on or after <br/>
<a id="pl.228.5"></a><var>228.5</var>July 1, 2010, to reflect this reduction.<br/>
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<a id="bill.17.7.0"></a><a id="pl.228.6"></a><var>228.6</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0571, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.228.7"></a><var>228.7</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Program established.</b> (a) The commissioner, in cooperation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.228.8"></a><var>228.8</var>commissioner of commerce, shall establish the Minnesota partnership for long-term care <br/>
<a id="pl.228.9"></a><var>228.9</var>program to provide for the financing of long-term care through a combination of private <br/>
<a id="pl.228.10"></a><var>228.10</var>insurance and medical assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.228.11"></a><var>228.11</var>    (b) An individual who meets the requirements in this paragraph is eligible to <br/>
<a id="pl.228.12"></a><var>228.12</var>participate in the partnership program. The individual must:<br/>
<a id="pl.228.13"></a><var>228.13</var>    (1) be a Minnesota resident at the time coverage first became effective under the <br/>
<a id="pl.228.14"></a><var>228.14</var>partnership policy; and<br/>
<a id="pl.228.15"></a><var>228.15</var>    (2) be a beneficiary of a partnership policy that (i) is issued on or after the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.228.16"></a><var>228.16</var>date of the state plan amendment implementing the partnership program in Minnesota, or <br/>
<a id="pl.228.17"></a><var>228.17</var>(ii) qualifies as a partnership policy under the provisions of subdivision 8a; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.228.18"></a><var>228.18</var>    (3) have exhausted all of the benefits under the partnership policy as described in this <br/>
<a id="pl.228.19"></a><var>228.19</var>section. Benefits received under a long-term care insurance policy before July 1, 2006, do <br/>
<a id="pl.228.20"></a><var>228.20</var>not count toward the exhaustion of benefits required in this subdivision.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.17.8.0"></a><a id="pl.228.21"></a><var>228.21</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0571, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.228.22"></a><var>228.22</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Medical assistance eligibility.</b> (a) Upon application for medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.228.23"></a><var>228.23</var>program payment of long-term care services by an individual who meets the requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.228.24"></a><var>228.24</var>described in subdivision 8, the commissioner shall determine the individual's eligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.228.25"></a><var>228.25</var>for medical assistance according to paragraphs (b) to (i).<br/>
<a id="pl.228.26"></a><var>228.26</var>    (b) After determining assets subject to the asset limit under section 256B.056, <br/>
<a id="pl.228.27"></a><var>228.27</var>subdivision 3 or 3c, or 256B.057, subdivision 9 or 10, the commissioner shall allow the <br/>
<a id="pl.228.28"></a><var>228.28</var>individual to designate assets to be protected from recovery under subdivisions 13 and <br/>
<a id="pl.228.29"></a><var>228.29</var>15 up to the dollar amount of the benefits utilized under the partnership policy as of the <br/>
<a id="pl.228.30"></a><var>228.30</var>effective date of eligibility for medical assistance program payment of long-term care <br/>
<a id="pl.228.31"></a><var>228.31</var>services. Benefits utilized under a long-term care insurance policy before July 1, 2006, <br/>
<a id="pl.228.32"></a><var>228.32</var>do not count for the purpose of determining the amount of assets that can be designated. <br/>
<a id="pl.228.33"></a><var>228.33</var>Designated assets shall be disregarded for purposes of determining eligibility for payment <br/>
<a id="pl.229.1"></a><var>229.1</var>of long-term care services. The dollar amount of benefits utilized must be equal to the <br/>
<a id="pl.229.2"></a><var>229.2</var>amount of claims paid by the issuer under the policy as verified by the issuer.<br/>
<a id="pl.229.3"></a><var>229.3</var>    (c) The individual shall identify the designated assets and the full fair market value <br/>
<a id="pl.229.4"></a><var>229.4</var>of those assets and designate them as assets to be protected at the time of initial application <br/>
<a id="pl.229.5"></a><var>229.5</var>for medical assistance payment of long-term care services. The full fair market value of <br/>
<a id="pl.229.6"></a><var>229.6</var>real property or interests in real property shall be based on the most recent full assessed <br/>
<a id="pl.229.7"></a><var>229.7</var>value for property tax purposes for the real property, unless the individual provides a <br/>
<a id="pl.229.8"></a><var>229.8</var>complete professional appraisal by a licensed appraiser to establish the full fair market <br/>
<a id="pl.229.9"></a><var>229.9</var>value. The extent of a life estate in real property shall be determined using the life estate <br/>
<a id="pl.229.10"></a><var>229.10</var>table in the health care program's manual. Ownership of any asset in joint tenancy shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.229.11"></a><var>229.11</var>treated as ownership as tenants in common for purposes of its designation as a disregarded <br/>
<a id="pl.229.12"></a><var>229.12</var>asset. The unprotected value of any protected asset is subject to estate recovery according <br/>
<a id="pl.229.13"></a><var>229.13</var>to subdivisions 13 and 15.<br/>
<a id="pl.229.14"></a><var>229.14</var>    (d) The right to designate assets to be protected is personal to the individual and <br/>
<a id="pl.229.15"></a><var>229.15</var>ends when the individual dies, except as otherwise provided in subdivisions 13 and <br/>
<a id="pl.229.16"></a><var>229.16</var>15. It does not include the increase in the value of the protected asset and the income, <br/>
<a id="pl.229.17"></a><var>229.17</var>dividends, or profits from the asset. It may be exercised by the individual or by anyone <br/>
<a id="pl.229.18"></a><var>229.18</var>with the legal authority to do so on the individual's behalf. It shall not be sold, assigned, <br/>
<a id="pl.229.19"></a><var>229.19</var>transferred, or given away.<br/>
<a id="pl.229.20"></a><var>229.20</var>    (e) If the dollar amount of the benefits utilized under a partnership policy is greater <br/>
<a id="pl.229.21"></a><var>229.21</var>than the full fair market value of all assets protected at the time of the application for <br/>
<a id="pl.229.22"></a><var>229.22</var>medical assistance long-term care services, As the individual continues to utilize benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.229.23"></a><var>229.23</var>under a partnership policy after eligibility for medical assistance payment of long-term <br/>
<a id="pl.229.24"></a><var>229.24</var>care services begins, the individual may designate, for additional protection, an increase <br/>
<a id="pl.229.25"></a><var>229.25</var>in the value of protected assets and additional assets that become available during the <br/>
<a id="pl.229.26"></a><var>229.26</var>individual's lifetime for protection under this section up to the amount of additional <br/>
<a id="pl.229.27"></a><var>229.27</var>benefits utilized. The individual must make the designation in writing to the county agency <br/>
<a id="pl.229.28"></a><var>229.28</var>no later than the last date on which the individual must report a change in circumstances to <br/>
<a id="pl.229.29"></a><var>229.29</var>the county agency, as provided for under the medical assistance program. Any excess used <br/>
<a id="pl.229.30"></a><var>229.30</var>for this purpose shall not be available to the individual's estate to protect assets in the estate <br/>
<a id="pl.229.31"></a><var>229.31</var>from recovery under section 256B.15 or 524.3-1202, or otherwise. The amount used for <br/>
<a id="pl.229.32"></a><var>229.32</var>this purpose must reduce the unused amount of asset protection available to protect assets <br/>
<a id="pl.229.33"></a><var>229.33</var>in the individual's estate from recovery under section 256B.15 or 524.3-1202, or otherwise.<br/>
<a id="pl.229.34"></a><var>229.34</var>    (f) This section applies only to estate recovery under United States Code, title 42, <br/>
<a id="pl.229.35"></a><var>229.35</var>section 1396p, subsections (a) and (b), and does not apply to recovery authorized by other <br/>
<a id="pl.229.36"></a><var>229.36</var>provisions of federal law, including, but not limited to, recovery from trusts under United <br/>
<a id="pl.230.1"></a><var>230.1</var>States Code, title 42, section 1396p, subsection (d)(4)(A) and (C), or to recovery from <br/>
<a id="pl.230.2"></a><var>230.2</var>annuities, or similar legal instruments, subject to section 6012, subsections (a) and (b), of <br/>
<a id="pl.230.3"></a><var>230.3</var>the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171.<br/>
<a id="pl.230.4"></a><var>230.4</var>    (g) An individual's protected assets owned by the individual's spouse who applies <br/>
<a id="pl.230.5"></a><var>230.5</var>for payment of medical assistance long-term care services shall not be protected assets or <br/>
<a id="pl.230.6"></a><var>230.6</var>disregarded for purposes of eligibility of the individual's spouse solely because they were <br/>
<a id="pl.230.7"></a><var>230.7</var>protected assets of the individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.230.8"></a><var>230.8</var>    (h) Assets designated under this subdivision shall not be subject to penalty under <br/>
<a id="pl.230.9"></a><var>230.9</var>section 256B.0595.<br/>
<a id="pl.230.10"></a><var>230.10</var>    (i) The commissioner shall otherwise determine the individual's eligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.230.11"></a><var>230.11</var>for payment of long-term care services according to medical assistance eligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.230.12"></a><var>230.12</var>requirements.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.17.9.0"></a><a id="pl.230.13"></a><var>230.13</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13e, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.230.14"></a><var>230.14</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.230.15"></a><var>230.15</var>    Subd. 13e. <b>Payment rates.</b> (a) The basis for determining the amount of payment <br/>
<a id="pl.230.16"></a><var>230.16</var>shall be the lower of the actual acquisition costs of the drugs plus a fixed dispensing fee; <br/>
<a id="pl.230.17"></a><var>230.17</var>the maximum allowable cost set by the federal government or by the commissioner plus <br/>
<a id="pl.230.18"></a><var>230.18</var>the fixed dispensing fee; or the usual and customary price charged to the public. The <br/>
<a id="pl.230.19"></a><var>230.19</var>amount of payment basis must be reduced to reflect all discount amounts applied to the <br/>
<a id="pl.230.20"></a><var>230.20</var>charge by any provider/insurer agreement or contract for submitted charges to medical <br/>
<a id="pl.230.21"></a><var>230.21</var>assistance programs. The net submitted charge may not be greater than the patient liability <br/>
<a id="pl.230.22"></a><var>230.22</var>for the service. The pharmacy dispensing fee shall be $3.65, except that the dispensing fee <br/>
<a id="pl.230.23"></a><var>230.23</var>for intravenous solutions which must be compounded by the pharmacist shall be $8 per <br/>
<a id="pl.230.24"></a><var>230.24</var>bag, $14 per bag for cancer chemotherapy products, and $30 per bag for total parenteral <br/>
<a id="pl.230.25"></a><var>230.25</var>nutritional products dispensed in one liter quantities, or $44 per bag for total parenteral <br/>
<a id="pl.230.26"></a><var>230.26</var>nutritional products dispensed in quantities greater than one liter. Actual acquisition <br/>
<a id="pl.230.27"></a><var>230.27</var>cost includes quantity and other special discounts except time and cash discounts. <br/>
<a id="pl.230.28"></a><var>230.28</var>Effective July 1, 2008, the actual acquisition cost of a drug shall be estimated by the <br/>
<a id="pl.230.29"></a><var>230.29</var>commissioner, at average wholesale price minus 12 14 percent. The actual acquisition <br/>
<a id="pl.230.30"></a><var>230.30</var>cost of antihemophilic factor drugs shall be estimated at the average wholesale price <br/>
<a id="pl.230.31"></a><var>230.31</var>minus 30 percent. The maximum allowable cost of a multisource drug may be set by the <br/>
<a id="pl.230.32"></a><var>230.32</var>commissioner and it shall be comparable to, but no higher than, the maximum amount <br/>
<a id="pl.230.33"></a><var>230.33</var>paid by other third-party payors in this state who have maximum allowable cost programs. <br/>
<a id="pl.230.34"></a><var>230.34</var>Establishment of the amount of payment for drugs shall not be subject to the requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.230.35"></a><var>230.35</var>of the Administrative Procedure Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.231.1"></a><var>231.1</var>    (b) An additional dispensing fee of $.30 may be added to the dispensing fee paid <br/>
<a id="pl.231.2"></a><var>231.2</var>to pharmacists for legend drug prescriptions dispensed to residents of long-term care <br/>
<a id="pl.231.3"></a><var>231.3</var>facilities when a unit dose blister card system, approved by the department, is used. Under <br/>
<a id="pl.231.4"></a><var>231.4</var>this type of dispensing system, the pharmacist must dispense a 30-day supply of drug. <br/>
<a id="pl.231.5"></a><var>231.5</var>The National Drug Code (NDC) from the drug container used to fill the blister card must <br/>
<a id="pl.231.6"></a><var>231.6</var>be identified on the claim to the department. The unit dose blister card containing the <br/>
<a id="pl.231.7"></a><var>231.7</var>drug must meet the packaging standards set forth in Minnesota Rules, part 6800.2700, <br/>
<a id="pl.231.8"></a><var>231.8</var>that govern the return of unused drugs to the pharmacy for reuse. The pharmacy provider <br/>
<a id="pl.231.9"></a><var>231.9</var>will be required to credit the department for the actual acquisition cost of all unused <br/>
<a id="pl.231.10"></a><var>231.10</var>drugs that are eligible for reuse. Over-the-counter medications must be dispensed in the <br/>
<a id="pl.231.11"></a><var>231.11</var>manufacturer's unopened package. The commissioner may permit the drug clozapine to be <br/>
<a id="pl.231.12"></a><var>231.12</var>dispensed in a quantity that is less than a 30-day supply.<br/>
<a id="pl.231.13"></a><var>231.13</var>    (c) Whenever a generically equivalent product is available, payment shall be on the <br/>
<a id="pl.231.14"></a><var>231.14</var>basis of the actual acquisition cost of the generic drug, or on the maximum allowable cost <br/>
<a id="pl.231.15"></a><var>231.15</var>established by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.231.16"></a><var>231.16</var>    (d) The basis for determining the amount of payment for drugs administered in an <br/>
<a id="pl.231.17"></a><var>231.17</var>outpatient setting shall be the lower of the usual and customary cost submitted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.231.18"></a><var>231.18</var>provider or the amount established for Medicare by the United States Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.231.19"></a><var>231.19</var>Health and Human Services pursuant to title XVIII, section 1847a of the federal Social <br/>
<a id="pl.231.20"></a><var>231.20</var>Security Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.231.21"></a><var>231.21</var>    (e) The commissioner may negotiate lower reimbursement rates for specialty <br/>
<a id="pl.231.22"></a><var>231.22</var>pharmacy products than the rates specified in paragraph (a). The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.231.23"></a><var>231.23</var>require individuals enrolled in the health care programs administered by the department <br/>
<a id="pl.231.24"></a><var>231.24</var>to obtain specialty pharmacy products from providers with whom the commissioner has <br/>
<a id="pl.231.25"></a><var>231.25</var>negotiated lower reimbursement rates. Specialty pharmacy products are defined as those <br/>
<a id="pl.231.26"></a><var>231.26</var>used by a small number of recipients or recipients with complex and chronic diseases <br/>
<a id="pl.231.27"></a><var>231.27</var>that require expensive and challenging drug regimens. Examples of these conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.231.28"></a><var>231.28</var>include, but are not limited to: multiple sclerosis, HIV/AIDS, transplantation, hepatitis <br/>
<a id="pl.231.29"></a><var>231.29</var>C, growth hormone deficiency, Crohn's Disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and certain forms <br/>
<a id="pl.231.30"></a><var>231.30</var>of cancer. Specialty pharmaceutical products include injectable and infusion therapies, <br/>
<a id="pl.231.31"></a><var>231.31</var>biotechnology drugs, high-cost therapies, and therapies that require complex care. The <br/>
<a id="pl.231.32"></a><var>231.32</var>commissioner shall consult with the formulary committee to develop a list of specialty <br/>
<a id="pl.231.33"></a><var>231.33</var>pharmacy products subject to this paragraph. In consulting with the formulary committee <br/>
<a id="pl.231.34"></a><var>231.34</var>in developing this list, the commissioner shall take into consideration the population <br/>
<a id="pl.231.35"></a><var>231.35</var>served by specialty pharmacy products, the current delivery system and standard of care in <br/>
<a id="pl.232.1"></a><var>232.1</var>the state, and access to care issues. The commissioner shall have the discretion to adjust <br/>
<a id="pl.232.2"></a><var>232.2</var>the reimbursement rate to prevent access to care issues.<br/>
<a id="pl.232.3"></a><var>232.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.17.10.0"></a><a id="pl.232.4"></a><var>232.4</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256B.0631, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.232.5"></a><var>232.5</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.232.6"></a><var>232.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Co-payments.</b> (a) Except as provided in subdivision 2, the medical <br/>
<a id="pl.232.7"></a><var>232.7</var>assistance benefit plan shall include the following co-payments for all recipients, effective <br/>
<a id="pl.232.8"></a><var>232.8</var>for services provided on or after October 1, 2003, and before January 1, 2009:<br/>
<a id="pl.232.9"></a><var>232.9</var>    (1) $3 per nonpreventive visit. For purposes of this subdivision, a visit means an <br/>
<a id="pl.232.10"></a><var>232.10</var>episode of service which is required because of a recipient's symptoms, diagnosis, or <br/>
<a id="pl.232.11"></a><var>232.11</var>established illness, and which is delivered in an ambulatory setting by a physician or <br/>
<a id="pl.232.12"></a><var>232.12</var>physician ancillary, chiropractor, podiatrist, nurse midwife, advanced practice nurse, <br/>
<a id="pl.232.13"></a><var>232.13</var>audiologist, optician, or optometrist;<br/>
<a id="pl.232.14"></a><var>232.14</var>    (2) $3 for eyeglasses;<br/>
<a id="pl.232.15"></a><var>232.15</var>    (3) $6 for nonemergency visits to a hospital-based emergency room; and<br/>
<a id="pl.232.16"></a><var>232.16</var>    (4) $3 per brand-name drug prescription and $1 per generic drug prescription, <br/>
<a id="pl.232.17"></a><var>232.17</var>subject to a $12 per month maximum for prescription drug co-payments. No co-payments <br/>
<a id="pl.232.18"></a><var>232.18</var>shall apply to antipsychotic drugs when used for the treatment of mental illness.<br/>
<a id="pl.232.19"></a><var>232.19</var>    (b) Except as provided in subdivision 2, the medical assistance benefit plan shall <br/>
<a id="pl.232.20"></a><var>232.20</var>include the following co-payments for all recipients, effective for services provided on <br/>
<a id="pl.232.21"></a><var>232.21</var>or after January 1, 2009:<br/>
<a id="pl.232.22"></a><var>232.22</var>    (1) $6 for nonemergency visits to a hospital-based emergency room; and<br/>
<a id="pl.232.23"></a><var>232.23</var>    (2) $3 per brand-name drug prescription and $1 per generic drug prescription, <br/>
<a id="pl.232.24"></a><var>232.24</var>subject to a $7 per month maximum for prescription drug co-payments. No co-payments <br/>
<a id="pl.232.25"></a><var>232.25</var>shall apply to antipsychotic drugs when used for the treatment of mental illness.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.232.26"></a><var>232.26</var>    (3) for individuals identified by the commissioner with income at or below 100 <br/>
<a id="pl.232.27"></a><var>232.27</var>percent of the federal poverty guidelines, total monthly co-payments must not exceed five <br/>
<a id="pl.232.28"></a><var>232.28</var>percent of family income. For purposes of this paragraph, family income is the total <br/>
<a id="pl.232.29"></a><var>232.29</var>earned and unearned income of the individual and the individual's spouse, if the spouse is <br/>
<a id="pl.232.30"></a><var>232.30</var>enrolled in medical assistance and also subject to the five percent limit on co-payments.<br/>
<a id="pl.232.31"></a><var>232.31</var>    (c) Recipients of medical assistance are responsible for all co-payments in this <br/>
<a id="pl.232.32"></a><var>232.32</var>subdivision.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.17.11.0"></a><a id="pl.232.33"></a><var>232.33</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256B.0631, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.232.34"></a><var>232.34</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.233.1"></a><var>233.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Collection.</b> (a) The medical assistance reimbursement to the provider shall <br/>
<a id="pl.233.2"></a><var>233.2</var>be reduced by the amount of the co-payment, except that reimbursement for prescription <br/>
<a id="pl.233.3"></a><var>233.3</var>drugs reimbursements shall not be reduced:<br/>
<a id="pl.233.4"></a><var>233.4</var>    (1) once a recipient has reached the $12 per month maximum or the $7 per month <br/>
<a id="pl.233.5"></a><var>233.5</var>maximum effective January 1, 2009, for prescription drug co-payments; or<br/>
<a id="pl.233.6"></a><var>233.6</var>    (2) for a recipient identified by the commissioner under 100 percent of the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.233.7"></a><var>233.7</var>poverty guidelines who has met their monthly five percent co-payment limit.<br/>
<a id="pl.233.8"></a><var>233.8</var>    (b) The provider collects the co-payment from the recipient. Providers may not deny <br/>
<a id="pl.233.9"></a><var>233.9</var>services to recipients who are unable to pay the co-payment.<br/>
<a id="pl.233.10"></a><var>233.10</var>    (c) Medical assistance reimbursement to fee-for-service providers and payments to <br/>
<a id="pl.233.11"></a><var>233.11</var>managed care plans shall not be increased as a result of the removal of the co-payments <br/>
<a id="pl.233.12"></a><var>233.12</var>effective January 1, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.17.12.0"></a><a id="pl.233.13"></a><var>233.13</var>    Sec. 12. <b>[256B.194] FEDERAL PAYMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.233.14"></a><var>233.14</var>    The commissioner may require medical assistance and MinnesotaCare providers to <br/>
<a id="pl.233.15"></a><var>233.15</var>provide any information necessary to determine Medicaid-related costs, and require the <br/>
<a id="pl.233.16"></a><var>233.16</var>cooperation of providers in any audit or review necessary to ensure payments are limited <br/>
<a id="pl.233.17"></a><var>233.17</var>to cost. This section does not apply to providers who are exempt from the provisions of  the <br/>
<a id="pl.233.18"></a><var>233.18</var>CMS final rule, published May 29, 2007, at Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 100, governing <br/>
<a id="pl.233.19"></a><var>233.19</var>payments to providers that are units of government. This section becomes effective when <br/>
<a id="pl.233.20"></a><var>233.20</var>the CMS final rule goes into effect at the end of the moratorium imposed by Congress.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.17.13.0"></a><a id="pl.233.21"></a><var>233.21</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.233.22"></a><var>233.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Facility fee for hospital emergency room and clinic visit.</b> (a) The <br/>
<a id="pl.233.23"></a><var>233.23</var>commissioner shall establish a facility fee payment mechanism that will pay a facility fee <br/>
<a id="pl.233.24"></a><var>233.24</var>to all enrolled outpatient hospitals for each emergency room or outpatient clinic visit <br/>
<a id="pl.233.25"></a><var>233.25</var>provided on or after July 1, 1989. This payment mechanism may not result in an overall <br/>
<a id="pl.233.26"></a><var>233.26</var>increase in outpatient payment rates. This section does not apply to federally mandated <br/>
<a id="pl.233.27"></a><var>233.27</var>maximum payment limits, department-approved program packages, or services billed <br/>
<a id="pl.233.28"></a><var>233.28</var>using a nonoutpatient hospital provider number.<br/>
<a id="pl.233.29"></a><var>233.29</var>    (b) For fee-for-service services provided on or after July 1, 2002, the total payment, <br/>
<a id="pl.233.30"></a><var>233.30</var>before third-party liability and spenddown, made to hospitals for outpatient hospital <br/>
<a id="pl.233.31"></a><var>233.31</var>facility services is reduced by .5 percent from the current statutory rates.<br/>
<a id="pl.233.32"></a><var>233.32</var>    (c) In addition to the reduction in paragraph (b), the total payment for fee-for-service <br/>
<a id="pl.233.33"></a><var>233.33</var>services provided on or after July 1, 2003, made to hospitals for outpatient hospital <br/>
<a id="pl.233.34"></a><var>233.34</var>facility services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced five percent from <br/>
<a id="pl.234.1"></a><var>234.1</var>the current statutory rates. Facilities defined under section 
         <statute_ref>256.969, subdivision 16</statute_ref>, are <br/>
<a id="pl.234.2"></a><var>234.2</var>excluded from this paragraph. <br/>
<a id="pl.234.3"></a><var>234.3</var>    (d) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (b) and (c), the total payment for <br/>
<a id="pl.234.4"></a><var>234.4</var>fee-for-service services provided on or after July 1, 2008, made to hospitals for outpatient <br/>
<a id="pl.234.5"></a><var>234.5</var>hospital facility services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced three <br/>
<a id="pl.234.6"></a><var>234.6</var>percent from the current statutory rates. Mental health services and facilities defined under <br/>
<a id="pl.234.7"></a><var>234.7</var>section 256.969, subdivision 16, are excluded from this paragraph.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.17.14.0"></a><a id="pl.234.8"></a><var>234.8</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.69, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.234.9"></a><var>234.9</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Managed care contracts.</b> (a) Managed care contracts under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.234.10"></a><var>234.10</var>and sections 
         <statute_ref>256L.12</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>256D.03</statute_ref>, shall be entered into or renewed on a calendar year <br/>
<a id="pl.234.11"></a><var>234.11</var>basis beginning January 1, 1996. Managed care contracts which were in effect on June <br/>
<a id="pl.234.12"></a><var>234.12</var>30, 1995, and set to renew on July 1, 1995, shall be renewed for the period July 1, 1995 <br/>
<a id="pl.234.13"></a><var>234.13</var>through December 31, 1995 at the same terms that were in effect on June 30, 1995. The <br/>
<a id="pl.234.14"></a><var>234.14</var>commissioner may issue separate contracts with requirements specific to services to <br/>
<a id="pl.234.15"></a><var>234.15</var>medical assistance recipients age 65 and older.<br/>
<a id="pl.234.16"></a><var>234.16</var>    (b) A prepaid health plan providing covered health services for eligible persons <br/>
<a id="pl.234.17"></a><var>234.17</var>pursuant to chapters 256B, 256D, and 256L, is responsible for complying with the terms <br/>
<a id="pl.234.18"></a><var>234.18</var>of its contract with the commissioner. Requirements applicable to managed care programs <br/>
<a id="pl.234.19"></a><var>234.19</var>under chapters 256B, 256D, and 256L, established after the effective date of a contract <br/>
<a id="pl.234.20"></a><var>234.20</var>with the commissioner take effect when the contract is next issued or renewed.<br/>
<a id="pl.234.21"></a><var>234.21</var>    (c) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2003, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.234.22"></a><var>234.22</var>shall withhold five percent of managed care plan payments under this section for the <br/>
<a id="pl.234.23"></a><var>234.23</var>prepaid medical assistance and general assistance medical care programs pending <br/>
<a id="pl.234.24"></a><var>234.24</var>completion of performance targets. Each performance target must be quantifiable, <br/>
<a id="pl.234.25"></a><var>234.25</var>objective, measurable, and reasonably attainable, except in the case of a performance <br/>
<a id="pl.234.26"></a><var>234.26</var>target based on a federal or state law or rule. Criteria for assessment of each performance <br/>
<a id="pl.234.27"></a><var>234.27</var>target must be outlined in writing prior to the contract effective date. The withheld funds <br/>
<a id="pl.234.28"></a><var>234.28</var>must be returned no sooner than July of the following year if performance targets in the <br/>
<a id="pl.234.29"></a><var>234.29</var>contract are achieved. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects <br/>
<a id="pl.234.30"></a><var>234.30</var>under subdivision 23. A managed care plan or a county-based purchasing plan under <br/>
<a id="pl.234.31"></a><var>234.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256B.692</statute_ref> may include as admitted assets under section 
         <statute_ref>62D.044</statute_ref> any amount <br/>
<a id="pl.234.32"></a><var>234.32</var>withheld under this paragraph that is reasonably expected to be returned.<br/>
<a id="pl.234.33"></a><var>234.33</var>    (d)(1) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2009, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.234.34"></a><var>234.34</var>shall withhold three percent of managed care plan payments under this section for the <br/>
<a id="pl.234.35"></a><var>234.35</var>prepaid medical assistance and general assistance medical care programs. The withheld <br/>
<a id="pl.235.1"></a><var>235.1</var>funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.235.2"></a><var>235.2</var>year. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.<br/>
<a id="pl.235.3"></a><var>235.3</var>    (2) A managed care plan or a county-based purchasing plan under section 256B.692 <br/>
<a id="pl.235.4"></a><var>235.4</var>may include as admitted assets under section 62D.044 any amount withheld under <br/>
<a id="pl.235.5"></a><var>235.5</var>this paragraph. The return of the withhold under this paragraph is not subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.235.6"></a><var>235.6</var>requirements of paragraph (c).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.17.15.0"></a><a id="pl.235.7"></a><var>235.7</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.75, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.235.8"></a><var>235.8</var><b>256B.75 HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT REIMBURSEMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.235.9"></a><var>235.9</var>    (a) For outpatient hospital facility fee payments for services rendered on or after <br/>
<a id="pl.235.10"></a><var>235.10</var>October 1, 1992, the commissioner of human services shall pay the lower of (1) submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.235.11"></a><var>235.11</var>charge, or (2) 32 percent above the rate in effect on June 30, 1992, except for those <br/>
<a id="pl.235.12"></a><var>235.12</var>services for which there is a federal maximum allowable payment. Effective for services <br/>
<a id="pl.235.13"></a><var>235.13</var>rendered on or after January 1, 2000, payment rates for nonsurgical outpatient hospital <br/>
<a id="pl.235.14"></a><var>235.14</var>facility fees and emergency room facility fees shall be increased by eight percent over the <br/>
<a id="pl.235.15"></a><var>235.15</var>rates in effect on December 31, 1999, except for those services for which there is a federal <br/>
<a id="pl.235.16"></a><var>235.16</var>maximum allowable payment. Services for which there is a federal maximum allowable <br/>
<a id="pl.235.17"></a><var>235.17</var>payment shall be paid at the lower of (1) submitted charge, or (2) the federal maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.235.18"></a><var>235.18</var>allowable payment. Total aggregate payment for outpatient hospital facility fee services <br/>
<a id="pl.235.19"></a><var>235.19</var>shall not exceed the Medicare upper limit. If it is determined that a provision of this <br/>
<a id="pl.235.20"></a><var>235.20</var>section conflicts with existing or future requirements of the United States government with <br/>
<a id="pl.235.21"></a><var>235.21</var>respect to federal financial participation in medical assistance, the federal requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.235.22"></a><var>235.22</var>prevail. The commissioner may, in the aggregate, prospectively reduce payment rates to <br/>
<a id="pl.235.23"></a><var>235.23</var>avoid reduced federal financial participation resulting from rates that are in excess of <br/>
<a id="pl.235.24"></a><var>235.24</var>the Medicare upper limitations.<br/>
<a id="pl.235.25"></a><var>235.25</var>    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), payment for outpatient, emergency, and <br/>
<a id="pl.235.26"></a><var>235.26</var>ambulatory surgery hospital facility fee services for critical access hospitals designated <br/>
<a id="pl.235.27"></a><var>235.27</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>144.1483</statute_ref>, clause (10), shall be paid on a cost-based payment system that is <br/>
<a id="pl.235.28"></a><var>235.28</var>based on the cost-finding methods and allowable costs of the Medicare program.<br/>
<a id="pl.235.29"></a><var>235.29</var>    (c) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2003, rates that are based <br/>
<a id="pl.235.30"></a><var>235.30</var>on the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system shall be replaced by a budget <br/>
<a id="pl.235.31"></a><var>235.31</var>neutral prospective payment system that is derived using medical assistance data. The <br/>
<a id="pl.235.32"></a><var>235.32</var>commissioner shall provide a proposal to the 2003 legislature to define and implement <br/>
<a id="pl.235.33"></a><var>235.33</var>this provision.<br/>
<a id="pl.236.1"></a><var>236.1</var>    (d) For fee-for-service services provided on or after July 1, 2002, the total payment, <br/>
<a id="pl.236.2"></a><var>236.2</var>before third-party liability and spenddown, made to hospitals for outpatient hospital <br/>
<a id="pl.236.3"></a><var>236.3</var>facility services is reduced by .5 percent from the current statutory rate.<br/>
<a id="pl.236.4"></a><var>236.4</var>    (e) In addition to the reduction in paragraph (d), the total payment for fee-for-service <br/>
<a id="pl.236.5"></a><var>236.5</var>services provided on or after July 1, 2003, made to hospitals for outpatient hospital <br/>
<a id="pl.236.6"></a><var>236.6</var>facility services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced five percent from <br/>
<a id="pl.236.7"></a><var>236.7</var>the current statutory rates. Facilities defined under section 
         <statute_ref>256.969, subdivision 16</statute_ref>, are <br/>
<a id="pl.236.8"></a><var>236.8</var>excluded from this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.236.9"></a><var>236.9</var>    (f) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (d) and (e), the total payment for <br/>
<a id="pl.236.10"></a><var>236.10</var>fee-for-service services provided on or after July 1, 2008, made to hospitals for outpatient <br/>
<a id="pl.236.11"></a><var>236.11</var>hospital facility services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced three <br/>
<a id="pl.236.12"></a><var>236.12</var>percent from the current statutory rates. Mental health services and facilities defined under <br/>
<a id="pl.236.13"></a><var>236.13</var>section 
<statute_ref>256.969, subdivision 16</statute_ref>, are excluded from this paragraph.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.18.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.18.1.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.236.16"></a><var>236.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.236.17"></a><var>236.17</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations by fund made <br/>
<a id="pl.236.18"></a><var>236.18</var>in this article.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.236.19"></a><var>236.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.236.20"></a><var>236.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(46,789,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(124,196,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(170,985,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.236.21"></a><var>236.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.236.22"></a><var>236.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government Special <br/>
Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">114,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">667,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">781,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.236.23"></a><var>236.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(770,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(770,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.236.24"></a><var>236.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Federal TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">29,919,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">56,356,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">86,275,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.236.25"></a><var>236.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(16,756,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(67,943,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(84,699,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.18.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.236.26"></a><var>236.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.236.27"></a><var>236.27</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.236.28"></a><var>236.28</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 147, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.236.29"></a><var>236.29</var>law to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.236.30"></a><var>236.30</var>are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.236.31"></a><var>236.31</var>indicated for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean <br/>
<a id="pl.236.32"></a><var>236.32</var>that the addition or subtraction from appropriations listed under them are available for <br/>
<a id="pl.237.1"></a><var>237.1</var>the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is <br/>
<a id="pl.237.2"></a><var>237.2</var>fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.237.3"></a><var>237.3</var>2008 and 2009. Supplemental appropriations and reductions for the fiscal year ending <br/>
<a id="pl.237.4"></a><var>237.4</var>June 30, 2008, are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.237.5"></a><var>237.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.237.6"></a><var>237.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.237.7"></a><var>237.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.237.8"></a><var>237.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.18.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.237.9"></a><var>237.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>HUMAN SERVICES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.237.10"></a><var>237.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(16,870,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(64,480,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.237.11"></a><var>237.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.237.12"></a><var>237.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.237.13"></a><var>237.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(46,789,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(120,066,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.237.14"></a><var>237.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(770,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.237.15"></a><var>237.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Federal TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">29,919,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 56,356,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.237.16"></a><var>237.16</var>The appropriation additions or reductions <br/>
<a id="pl.237.17"></a><var>237.17</var>for each purpose are shown in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.237.18"></a><var>237.18</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<a id="pl.237.19"></a><var>237.19</var><b>Additional Working Family Credit </b><br/>
<a id="pl.237.20"></a><var>237.20</var><b>Expenditures to be Claimed for </b><br/>
<a id="pl.237.21"></a><var>237.21</var><b>TANF/MOE.</b> In addition to the transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.237.22"></a><var>237.22</var>under prior law, the commissioner may count <br/>
<a id="pl.237.23"></a><var>237.23</var>the following amounts of working family <br/>
<a id="pl.237.24"></a><var>237.24</var>credit expenditure as TANF/MOE:<br/>
<a id="pl.237.25"></a><var>237.25</var>(1) $21,085,000 in fiscal year 2008;<br/>
<a id="pl.237.26"></a><var>237.26</var>(2) $48,408,000 in fiscal year 2009;<br/>
<a id="pl.237.27"></a><var>237.27</var>(3) ($468,000) in fiscal year 2010; and<br/>
<a id="pl.237.28"></a><var>237.28</var>(4) ($19,000) in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.237.29"></a><var>237.29</var>Notwithstanding any contrary provision in <br/>
<a id="pl.237.30"></a><var>237.30</var>this article, this rider expires June 30, 2011.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.237.31"></a><var>237.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Agency Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.238.1"></a><var>238.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Financial Operations<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(5,867,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.238.2"></a><var>238.2</var><b>Transfer from Special Revenue Fund.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.238.3"></a><var>238.3</var>$1,098,000 of the amount transferred into the <br/>
<a id="pl.238.4"></a><var>238.4</var>special revenue fund from nongrant operating <br/>
<a id="pl.238.5"></a><var>238.5</var>balances of general fund appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.238.6"></a><var>238.6</var>carried forward under Laws 2007, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.238.7"></a><var>238.7</var>147, article 19, section 20, must be <br/>
<a id="pl.238.8"></a><var>238.8</var>transferred to the general fund by June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.238.9"></a><var>238.9</var>2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.238.10"></a><var>238.10</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base <br/>
<a id="pl.238.11"></a><var>238.11</var>is increased $23,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.238.12"></a><var>238.12</var>$26,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.238.13"></a><var>238.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.238.14"></a><var>238.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Revenue and Pass-Through Revenue </b><br/>
<b>Expenditures</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.238.15"></a><var>238.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Federal TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 950,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.238.16"></a><var>238.16</var><b>TANF Transfer to Federal Child Care </b><br/>
<a id="pl.238.17"></a><var>238.17</var><b>and Development Fund.</b> The following <br/>
<a id="pl.238.18"></a><var>238.18</var>TANF fund amounts are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.238.19"></a><var>238.19</var>commissioner for the purposes of MFIP and <br/>
<a id="pl.238.20"></a><var>238.20</var>transition year child care under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.238.21"></a><var>238.21</var>Statutes, section 119B.05:<br/>
<a id="pl.238.22"></a><var>238.22</var>(1) fiscal year 2009, $950,000; and<br/>
<a id="pl.238.23"></a><var>238.23</var>(2) fiscal year 2010, $1,085,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.238.24"></a><var>238.24</var>The commissioner shall authorize the <br/>
<a id="pl.238.25"></a><var>238.25</var>transfer of sufficient TANF funds to the <br/>
<a id="pl.238.26"></a><var>238.26</var>federal child care and development fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.238.27"></a><var>238.27</var>meet this appropriation and shall ensure that <br/>
<a id="pl.238.28"></a><var>238.28</var>all transferred funds are expended according <br/>
<a id="pl.238.29"></a><var>238.29</var>to federal child care and development fund <br/>
<a id="pl.238.30"></a><var>238.30</var>regulations.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.238.31"></a><var>238.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.238.32"></a><var>238.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Children and Economic Assistance </b><br/>
<b>Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.239.1"></a><var>239.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>MFIP/DWP Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.239.2"></a><var>239.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.239.3"></a><var>239.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(29,919,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(50,060,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.239.4"></a><var>239.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Federal TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">29,919,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 47,946,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.239.5"></a><var>239.5</var>These appropriation adjustments replace the <br/>
<a id="pl.239.6"></a><var>239.6</var>appropriation adjustments in Laws 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.239.7"></a><var>239.7</var>chapter 232.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.239.8"></a><var>239.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Support Services Grants; TANF</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 7,100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.239.9"></a><var>239.9</var><b>Supported Work.</b> (1) Of the TANF <br/>
<a id="pl.239.10"></a><var>239.10</var>appropriation, $7,100,000 in fiscal year 2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.239.11"></a><var>239.11</var>is for supported work for MFIP participants, <br/>
<a id="pl.239.12"></a><var>239.12</var>to be allocated to counties and tribes based <br/>
<a id="pl.239.13"></a><var>239.13</var>on the criteria under clauses (1) and (2) and is <br/>
<a id="pl.239.14"></a><var>239.14</var>available until expended. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.239.15"></a><var>239.15</var>shall become part of base level funding to the <br/>
<a id="pl.239.16"></a><var>239.16</var>commissioner for the biennium beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.239.17"></a><var>239.17</var>July 1, 2009. Paid transitional work <br/>
<a id="pl.239.18"></a><var>239.18</var>experience and other supported employment <br/>
<a id="pl.239.19"></a><var>239.19</var>under this clause shall provide a continuum of <br/>
<a id="pl.239.20"></a><var>239.20</var>employment assistance, including outreach <br/>
<a id="pl.239.21"></a><var>239.21</var>and recruitment, program orientation <br/>
<a id="pl.239.22"></a><var>239.22</var>and intake, testing and assessment, job <br/>
<a id="pl.239.23"></a><var>239.23</var>development and marketing, preworksite <br/>
<a id="pl.239.24"></a><var>239.24</var>training, supported worksite experience, job <br/>
<a id="pl.239.25"></a><var>239.25</var>coaching, and postplacement follow-up, in <br/>
<a id="pl.239.26"></a><var>239.26</var>addition to extensive case management and <br/>
<a id="pl.239.27"></a><var>239.27</var>referral services. The base for this program <br/>
<a id="pl.239.28"></a><var>239.28</var>shall be $7,100,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.239.29"></a><var>239.29</var>zero in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.239.30"></a><var>239.30</var>(2) A county or tribe is eligible to receive an <br/>
<a id="pl.239.31"></a><var>239.31</var>allocation under clause (1) if:<br/>
<a id="pl.240.1"></a><var>240.1</var>(i) the county or tribe is not meeting the <br/>
<a id="pl.240.2"></a><var>240.2</var>federal work participation rate;<br/>
<a id="pl.240.3"></a><var>240.3</var>(ii) the county or tribe has participants who <br/>
<a id="pl.240.4"></a><var>240.4</var>are required to perform work activities under <br/>
<a id="pl.240.5"></a><var>240.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J, but are not <br/>
<a id="pl.240.6"></a><var>240.6</var>meeting hourly work requirements; and<br/>
<a id="pl.240.7"></a><var>240.7</var>(iii) the county or tribe has assessed <br/>
<a id="pl.240.8"></a><var>240.8</var>participants who have completed six weeks <br/>
<a id="pl.240.9"></a><var>240.9</var>of job search or are required to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.240.10"></a><var>240.10</var>work activities and are not meeting the <br/>
<a id="pl.240.11"></a><var>240.11</var>hourly requirements, and the county or tribe <br/>
<a id="pl.240.12"></a><var>240.12</var>has determined that the participant would <br/>
<a id="pl.240.13"></a><var>240.13</var>benefit from working in a supported work <br/>
<a id="pl.240.14"></a><var>240.14</var>environment.<br/>
<a id="pl.240.15"></a><var>240.15</var>(3) A county or tribe may also be eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.240.16"></a><var>240.16</var>funds in order to contract for supplemental <br/>
<a id="pl.240.17"></a><var>240.17</var>hours of paid work at the participant's child's <br/>
<a id="pl.240.18"></a><var>240.18</var>place of education, child care location, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.240.19"></a><var>240.19</var>child's physical or mental health treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.240.20"></a><var>240.20</var>facility or office. Grants to counties and <br/>
<a id="pl.240.21"></a><var>240.21</var>tribes under this clause are specifically for <br/>
<a id="pl.240.22"></a><var>240.22</var>MFIP participants who need to work up <br/>
<a id="pl.240.23"></a><var>240.23</var>to five hours more per week in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.240.24"></a><var>240.24</var>meet the hourly work requirement, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.240.25"></a><var>240.25</var>participant's employer cannot or will not <br/>
<a id="pl.240.26"></a><var>240.26</var>offer more hours to the participant.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.240.27"></a><var>240.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.240.28"></a><var>240.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>Basic Sliding Fee Child Care Assistance </b><br/>
<b>Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(9,227,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.240.29"></a><var>240.29</var><b>Child Care and Development Fund </b><br/>
<a id="pl.240.30"></a><var>240.30</var><b>Unexpended Balance.</b> In addition to <br/>
<a id="pl.240.31"></a><var>240.31</var>the amount provided in this section, the <br/>
<a id="pl.240.32"></a><var>240.32</var>commissioner shall expend $9,227,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.240.33"></a><var>240.33</var>in fiscal year 2009 from the federal child <br/>
<a id="pl.240.34"></a><var>240.34</var>care and development fund unexpended <br/>
<a id="pl.241.1"></a><var>241.1</var>balance for basic sliding fee child care under <br/>
<a id="pl.241.2"></a><var>241.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03. The <br/>
<a id="pl.241.3"></a><var>241.3</var>commissioner shall ensure that all child <br/>
<a id="pl.241.4"></a><var>241.4</var>care and development funds are expended <br/>
<a id="pl.241.5"></a><var>241.5</var>according to the federal child care and <br/>
<a id="pl.241.6"></a><var>241.6</var>development fund regulations.<br/>
<a id="pl.241.7"></a><var>241.7</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.241.8"></a><var>241.8</var>increased by $9,444,000 in fiscal year 2010 <br/>
<a id="pl.241.9"></a><var>241.9</var>and $9,227,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.241.10"></a><var>241.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) <b>Child Care Development Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(360,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.241.11"></a><var>241.11</var><b>Grants Reduction.</b> Effective July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.241.12"></a><var>241.12</var>base level funding for nonforecast, general <br/>
<a id="pl.241.13"></a><var>241.13</var>fund child care development grants issued <br/>
<a id="pl.241.14"></a><var>241.14</var>under this paragraph shall be reduced by 1.8 <br/>
<a id="pl.241.15"></a><var>241.15</var>percent at the allotment level. <br/>
<a id="pl.241.16"></a><var>241.16</var><b>Prekindergarten Exploratory Projects.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.241.17"></a><var>241.17</var>Of this appropriation reduction, $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.241.18"></a><var>241.18</var>in fiscal year 2009 is from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.241.19"></a><var>241.19</var>appropriation for prekindergarten exploratory <br/>
<a id="pl.241.20"></a><var>241.20</var>projects in Laws 2007, chapter 147, article <br/>
<a id="pl.241.21"></a><var>241.21</var>19, section 3, subdivision 4, paragraph (e).<br/>
<a id="pl.241.22"></a><var>241.22</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> Of the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.241.23"></a><var>241.23</var>reduction, $328,000 is onetime.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.241.24"></a><var>241.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) <b>Children's Services Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(311,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,898,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.241.25"></a><var>241.25</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.241.26"></a><var>241.26</var>increased by $1,688,000 in each year of the <br/>
<a id="pl.241.27"></a><var>241.27</var>fiscal year 2010 and 2011 biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.241.28"></a><var>241.28</var><b>Funding Usage.</b> Up to 75 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.241.29"></a><var>241.29</var>fiscal year 2010 appropriation for children's <br/>
<a id="pl.241.30"></a><var>241.30</var>mental health screening grants may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.241.31"></a><var>241.31</var>to fund calendar year 2009 allocations for <br/>
<a id="pl.241.32"></a><var>241.32</var>these programs, with the resulting calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.242.1"></a><var>242.1</var>year funding pattern continuing into the <br/>
<a id="pl.242.2"></a><var>242.2</var>future.<br/>
<a id="pl.242.3"></a><var>242.3</var><b>Grants Reduction.</b> Effective July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.242.4"></a><var>242.4</var>base level funding for nonforecast, general <br/>
<a id="pl.242.5"></a><var>242.5</var>fund children's services grants issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.242.6"></a><var>242.6</var>this paragraph, excluding children's mental <br/>
<a id="pl.242.7"></a><var>242.7</var>health grants, adoption assistance grants, and <br/>
<a id="pl.242.8"></a><var>242.8</var>relative custody assistance grants, shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.242.9"></a><var>242.9</var>reduced by 1.8 percent at the allotment level.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.242.10"></a><var>242.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(f) <b>Children and Community Services Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,345,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.242.11"></a><var>242.11</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base <br/>
<a id="pl.242.12"></a><var>242.12</var>is decreased by $98,000 in each year of the <br/>
<a id="pl.242.13"></a><var>242.13</var>fiscal year 2010 and 2011 biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.242.14"></a><var>242.14</var><b>Grants Reduction.</b> Effective July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.242.15"></a><var>242.15</var>base level funding for nonforecast, general <br/>
<a id="pl.242.16"></a><var>242.16</var>fund children and community services grants <br/>
<a id="pl.242.17"></a><var>242.17</var>issued under this paragraph shall be reduced <br/>
<a id="pl.242.18"></a><var>242.18</var>by 1.8 percent at the allotment level.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.242.19"></a><var>242.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(g) <b>Minnesota Supplemental Aid Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">201,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.242.20"></a><var>242.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom"><b>Group Residential Housing Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(133,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.242.21"></a><var>242.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.242.22"></a><var>242.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(h) <b>Other Children's and Economic Assistance </b><br/>
<b>Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.242.23"></a><var>242.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.242.24"></a><var>242.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 352,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.242.25"></a><var>242.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Federal TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">360,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.242.26"></a><var>242.26</var><b>Grants Reduction.</b> Effective July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.242.27"></a><var>242.27</var>base level funding for nonforecast, general <br/>
<a id="pl.242.28"></a><var>242.28</var>fund other children's and economic assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.242.29"></a><var>242.29</var>grants issued under this paragraph shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.242.30"></a><var>242.30</var>reduced by 1.8 percent at the allotment level.<br/>
<a id="pl.243.1"></a><var>243.1</var>The base for grants impacted by this <br/>
<a id="pl.243.2"></a><var>243.2</var>reduction shall increase by $4,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.243.3"></a><var>243.3</var>year 2010 and $14,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.243.4"></a><var>243.4</var><b>Foodshelf Programs.</b> Of the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.243.5"></a><var>243.5</var>appropriation, $500,000 in fiscal year 2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.243.6"></a><var>243.6</var>is for foodshelf programs under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.243.7"></a><var>243.7</var>Statutes, section 256E.34. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.243.8"></a><var>243.8</var>appropriation and is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.243.9"></a><var>243.9</var><b>Long-Term Homeless Supportive Services.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.243.10"></a><var>243.10</var>$145,000 from the general fund and $360,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.243.11"></a><var>243.11</var>from TANF in fiscal year 2009 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.243.12"></a><var>243.12</var>long-term homeless supportive services fund <br/>
<a id="pl.243.13"></a><var>243.13</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.26. <br/>
<a id="pl.243.14"></a><var>243.14</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.243.15"></a><var>243.15</var>available until expended.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.243.16"></a><var>243.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Basic Health Care Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.243.17"></a><var>243.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>MinnesotaCare Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.243.18"></a><var>243.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom"><b>Health Care Access</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(770,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.243.19"></a><var>243.19</var><b>Incentive Program and Outreach Grants.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.243.20"></a><var>243.20</var>Of the appropriation for the Minnesota health <br/>
<a id="pl.243.21"></a><var>243.21</var>care outreach program in Laws 2007, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.243.22"></a><var>243.22</var>147, article 19, section 3, subdivision 7, <br/>
<a id="pl.243.23"></a><var>243.23</var>paragraph (b):<br/>
<a id="pl.243.24"></a><var>243.24</var>(1) $400,000 in fiscal year 2009 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.243.25"></a><var>243.25</var>general fund and $200,000 in fiscal year 2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.243.26"></a><var>243.26</var>from the health care access fund are for the <br/>
<a id="pl.243.27"></a><var>243.27</var>incentive program under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.243.28"></a><var>243.28</var>section 256.962, subdivision 5. For the <br/>
<a id="pl.243.29"></a><var>243.29</var>biennium  beginning July 1, 2009, base level <br/>
<a id="pl.243.30"></a><var>243.30</var>funding for this activity shall be $360,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.243.31"></a><var>243.31</var>from the general fund and $160,000 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.243.32"></a><var>243.32</var>health care access fund; and<br/>
<a id="pl.244.1"></a><var>244.1</var>(2) $100,000 in fiscal year 2009 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.244.2"></a><var>244.2</var>general fund and $50,000 in fiscal year 2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.244.3"></a><var>244.3</var>from the health care access fund are for the <br/>
<a id="pl.244.4"></a><var>244.4</var>outreach grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.244.5"></a><var>244.5</var>section 256.962, subdivision 2. For the <br/>
<a id="pl.244.6"></a><var>244.6</var>biennium beginning July 1, 2009, base level <br/>
<a id="pl.244.7"></a><var>244.7</var>funding for this activity shall be $90,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.244.8"></a><var>244.8</var>from the general fund and $40,000 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.244.9"></a><var>244.9</var>health  care access fund.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.244.10"></a><var>244.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.244.11"></a><var>244.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>MA Basic Health Care Grants - Families </b><br/>
<b>and Children</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(17,280,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.244.12"></a><var>244.12</var><b>Third-Party Liability.</b> (a) During <br/>
<a id="pl.244.13"></a><var>244.13</var>fiscal year 2009, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.244.14"></a><var>244.14</var>employ a contractor paid on a percentage <br/>
<a id="pl.244.15"></a><var>244.15</var>basis to improve third-party collections. <br/>
<a id="pl.244.16"></a><var>244.16</var>Improvement initiatives may include, but not <br/>
<a id="pl.244.17"></a><var>244.17</var>be limited to, efforts to improve postpayment <br/>
<a id="pl.244.18"></a><var>244.18</var>collection from nonresponsive claims and <br/>
<a id="pl.244.19"></a><var>244.19</var>efforts to uncover third-party payers the <br/>
<a id="pl.244.20"></a><var>244.20</var>commissioner has been unable to identify.<br/>
<a id="pl.244.21"></a><var>244.21</var>(b) In fiscal year 2009, the first $1,098,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.244.22"></a><var>244.22</var>of recoveries, after contract payments and <br/>
<a id="pl.244.23"></a><var>244.23</var>federal repayments, is appropriated to <br/>
<a id="pl.244.24"></a><var>244.24</var>the commissioner for technology-related <br/>
<a id="pl.244.25"></a><var>244.25</var>expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.244.26"></a><var>244.26</var><b>Administrative Costs.</b> (a) For contracts <br/>
<a id="pl.244.27"></a><var>244.27</var>effective on or after January 1, 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.244.28"></a><var>244.28</var>the commissioner shall limit aggregate <br/>
<a id="pl.244.29"></a><var>244.29</var>administrative costs paid to managed care <br/>
<a id="pl.244.30"></a><var>244.30</var>plans under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.244.31"></a><var>244.31</var>256B.69, and to county-based purchasing <br/>
<a id="pl.244.32"></a><var>244.32</var>plans under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.244.33"></a><var>244.33</var>256B.692, to an overall average of 6.6 <br/>
<a id="pl.244.34"></a><var>244.34</var>percent of total contract payments under <br/>
<a id="pl.245.1"></a><var>245.1</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 256B.69 and <br/>
<a id="pl.245.2"></a><var>245.2</var>256B.692, for each calendar year. For <br/>
<a id="pl.245.3"></a><var>245.3</var>purposes of this paragraph, administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.245.4"></a><var>245.4</var>costs do not include premium taxes paid <br/>
<a id="pl.245.5"></a><var>245.5</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 297I.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.245.6"></a><var>245.6</var>subdivision 5, and provider surcharges paid <br/>
<a id="pl.245.7"></a><var>245.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.9657, <br/>
<a id="pl.245.8"></a><var>245.8</var>subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.245.9"></a><var>245.9</var>(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, <br/>
<a id="pl.245.10"></a><var>245.10</var>the commissioner may reduce or eliminate <br/>
<a id="pl.245.11"></a><var>245.11</var>administrative requirements to meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.245.12"></a><var>245.12</var>administrative target under paragraph (a). <br/>
<a id="pl.245.13"></a><var>245.13</var>(c) Notwithstanding any contrary provision <br/>
<a id="pl.245.14"></a><var>245.14</var>of this article, this rider shall not expire.<br/>
<a id="pl.245.15"></a><var>245.15</var><b>Hospital Payment Delay.</b> Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.245.16"></a><var>245.16</var>Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.245.17"></a><var>245.17</var>article 9, section 2, subdivision 6, payments <br/>
<a id="pl.245.18"></a><var>245.18</var>from the Medicaid Management Information <br/>
<a id="pl.245.19"></a><var>245.19</var>System that would otherwise have been made <br/>
<a id="pl.245.20"></a><var>245.20</var>for inpatient hospital services for medical <br/>
<a id="pl.245.21"></a><var>245.21</var>assistance enrollees are delayed as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.245.22"></a><var>245.22</var>(1) for fiscal year 2008, June payments must <br/>
<a id="pl.245.23"></a><var>245.23</var>be included in the first payments in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.245.24"></a><var>245.24</var>year 2009; and (2) for fiscal year 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.245.25"></a><var>245.25</var>June payments must be included in the first <br/>
<a id="pl.245.26"></a><var>245.26</var>payment of fiscal year 2010. The provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.245.27"></a><var>245.27</var>of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.124, <br/>
<a id="pl.245.28"></a><var>245.28</var>do not apply to these delayed payments. <br/>
<a id="pl.245.29"></a><var>245.29</var>Notwithstanding any contrary provision in <br/>
<a id="pl.245.30"></a><var>245.30</var>this article, this paragraph expires on June <br/>
<a id="pl.245.31"></a><var>245.31</var>30, 2010.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.245.32"></a><var>245.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.245.33"></a><var>245.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>MA Basic Health Care Grants - Elderly and </b><br/>
<b>Disabled</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(14,028,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(9,368,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.246.1"></a><var>246.1</var><b>Minnesota Disability Health Options Rate </b><br/>
<a id="pl.246.2"></a><var>246.2</var><b>Setting Methodology.</b> The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.246.3"></a><var>246.3</var>shall develop and implement a methodology <br/>
<a id="pl.246.4"></a><var>246.4</var>for risk adjusting payments for community <br/>
<a id="pl.246.5"></a><var>246.5</var>alternatives for disabled individuals (CADI) <br/>
<a id="pl.246.6"></a><var>246.6</var>and traumatic brain injury (TBI) home <br/>
<a id="pl.246.7"></a><var>246.7</var>and community-based waiver services <br/>
<a id="pl.246.8"></a><var>246.8</var>delivered under the Minnesota disability <br/>
<a id="pl.246.9"></a><var>246.9</var>health options program (MnDHO) effective <br/>
<a id="pl.246.10"></a><var>246.10</var>January 1, 2009. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.246.11"></a><var>246.11</var>take into account the weighting system used <br/>
<a id="pl.246.12"></a><var>246.12</var>to determine county waiver allocations in <br/>
<a id="pl.246.13"></a><var>246.13</var>developing the new payment methodology. <br/>
<a id="pl.246.14"></a><var>246.14</var>Growth in the number of enrollees receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.246.15"></a><var>246.15</var>CADI or TBI waiver payments through <br/>
<a id="pl.246.16"></a><var>246.16</var>MnDHO is limited to an increase of 200 <br/>
<a id="pl.246.17"></a><var>246.17</var>enrollees in each calendar year from January <br/>
<a id="pl.246.18"></a><var>246.18</var>2009 through December 2011. If those limits <br/>
<a id="pl.246.19"></a><var>246.19</var>are reached, additional members may be <br/>
<a id="pl.246.20"></a><var>246.20</var>enrolled in MnDHO for basic care services <br/>
<a id="pl.246.21"></a><var>246.21</var>only as defined under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.246.22"></a><var>246.22</var>section 256B.69, subdivision 28, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.246.23"></a><var>246.23</var>commissioner may establish a waiting list for <br/>
<a id="pl.246.24"></a><var>246.24</var>future access of MnDHO members to those <br/>
<a id="pl.246.25"></a><var>246.25</var>waiver services.<br/>
<a id="pl.246.26"></a><var>246.26</var><b>MA Basic Elderly and Disabled </b><br/>
<a id="pl.246.27"></a><var>246.27</var><b>Adjustments.</b> For the fiscal year ending June <br/>
<a id="pl.246.28"></a><var>246.28</var>30, 2009, the commissioner may adjust the <br/>
<a id="pl.246.29"></a><var>246.29</var>rates for each service affected by rate changes <br/>
<a id="pl.246.30"></a><var>246.30</var>under this section in such a manner across <br/>
<a id="pl.246.31"></a><var>246.31</var>the fiscal year to achieve the necessary cost <br/>
<a id="pl.246.32"></a><var>246.32</var>savings and minimize disruption to service <br/>
<a id="pl.246.33"></a><var>246.33</var>providers, notwithstanding the requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.246.34"></a><var>246.34</var>of Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 7, section <br/>
<a id="pl.246.35"></a><var>246.35</var>71.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.247.1"></a><var>247.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) <b>General Assistance Medical Care Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(6,971,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.247.2"></a><var>247.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) <b>Other Health Care Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(17,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.247.3"></a><var>247.3</var><b>MinnesotaCare Outreach Grants Special </b><br/>
<a id="pl.247.4"></a><var>247.4</var><b>Revenue Account.</b> The balance in the <br/>
<a id="pl.247.5"></a><var>247.5</var>MinnesotaCare outreach grants special <br/>
<a id="pl.247.6"></a><var>247.6</var>revenue account on July 1, 2009, estimated <br/>
<a id="pl.247.7"></a><var>247.7</var>to be $900,000, must be transferred to the <br/>
<a id="pl.247.8"></a><var>247.8</var>general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.247.9"></a><var>247.9</var><b>Grants Reduction.</b> Effective July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.247.10"></a><var>247.10</var>base level funding for nonforecast, general <br/>
<a id="pl.247.11"></a><var>247.11</var>fund health care grants issued under this <br/>
<a id="pl.247.12"></a><var>247.12</var>paragraph shall be reduced by 1.8 percent at <br/>
<a id="pl.247.13"></a><var>247.13</var>the allotment level.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.247.14"></a><var>247.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Continuing Care Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.247.15"></a><var>247.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Aging and Adult Services Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(337,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.247.16"></a><var>247.16</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.247.17"></a><var>247.17</var>increased by $71,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.247.18"></a><var>247.18</var>$70,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.247.19"></a><var>247.19</var><b>Grants Reduction.</b> Effective July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.247.20"></a><var>247.20</var>base level funding for nonforecast, general <br/>
<a id="pl.247.21"></a><var>247.21</var>fund aging and adult services state grants <br/>
<a id="pl.247.22"></a><var>247.22</var>issued under this paragraph shall be reduced <br/>
<a id="pl.247.23"></a><var>247.23</var>by 1.8 percent at the allotment level.<br/>
<a id="pl.247.24"></a><var>247.24</var><b>Aging and Adult Services Adjustments.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.247.25"></a><var>247.25</var>For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.247.26"></a><var>247.26</var>the commissioner may allocate each grant <br/>
<a id="pl.247.27"></a><var>247.27</var>affected by rate changes under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.247.28"></a><var>247.28</var>in such a manner across the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.247.29"></a><var>247.29</var>to achieve the necessary cost savings <br/>
<a id="pl.247.30"></a><var>247.30</var>and minimize disruption to grantees. To <br/>
<a id="pl.247.31"></a><var>247.31</var>implement this paragraph, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.247.32"></a><var>247.32</var>may waive the requirements of Laws 2007, <br/>
<a id="pl.248.1"></a><var>248.1</var>chapter 147, article 7, section 71, including <br/>
<a id="pl.248.2"></a><var>248.2</var>the employee compensation-related cost <br/>
<a id="pl.248.3"></a><var>248.3</var>requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.248.4"></a><var>248.4</var><b>Living-At-Home/Block Nurse Program </b><br/>
<a id="pl.248.5"></a><var>248.5</var><b>Funding.</b> Notwithstanding the provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.248.6"></a><var>248.6</var>of Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0917, <br/>
<a id="pl.248.7"></a><var>248.7</var>subdivision 8, for the fiscal year beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.248.8"></a><var>248.8</var>July 1, 2008, the commissioner of human <br/>
<a id="pl.248.9"></a><var>248.9</var>services shall transfer $240,000 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.248.10"></a><var>248.10</var>community service grant program under <br/>
<a id="pl.248.11"></a><var>248.11</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0917, <br/>
<a id="pl.248.12"></a><var>248.12</var>subdivision 13, to the living-at-home/block <br/>
<a id="pl.248.13"></a><var>248.13</var>nurse program under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.248.14"></a><var>248.14</var>section 256B.0917, subdivision 8, to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.248.15"></a><var>248.15</var>$20,000 each for 12 living-at-home/block <br/>
<a id="pl.248.16"></a><var>248.16</var>nurse programs currently operating without <br/>
<a id="pl.248.17"></a><var>248.17</var>base funding. This is onetime funding.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.248.18"></a><var>248.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom"><b>Alternative Care Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(198,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.248.19"></a><var>248.19</var>This reduction is onetime.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.248.20"></a><var>248.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>MA Long-Term Care Facilities Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,306,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 3,045,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.248.21"></a><var>248.21</var><b>Nursing Facility Rate Increase. </b>(a) For <br/>
<a id="pl.248.22"></a><var>248.22</var>the rate year beginning October 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.248.23"></a><var>248.23</var>the commissioner shall make available <br/>
<a id="pl.248.24"></a><var>248.24</var>to each nursing facility reimbursed under <br/>
<a id="pl.248.25"></a><var>248.25</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.434, <br/>
<a id="pl.248.26"></a><var>248.26</var>operating payment rate adjustments equal to <br/>
<a id="pl.248.27"></a><var>248.27</var>1.00 percent of the operating payment rates <br/>
<a id="pl.248.28"></a><var>248.28</var>determined by the blending in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.248.29"></a><var>248.29</var>Statutes, section 256B.441, subdivision 55, <br/>
<a id="pl.248.30"></a><var>248.30</var>paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.248.31"></a><var>248.31</var>(b) Seventy-five percent of the money <br/>
<a id="pl.248.32"></a><var>248.32</var>resulting from the rate adjustment under <br/>
<a id="pl.248.33"></a><var>248.33</var>paragraph (a) must be used for increases in <br/>
<a id="pl.249.1"></a><var>249.1</var>compensation-related costs for employees <br/>
<a id="pl.249.2"></a><var>249.2</var>directly employed by the nursing facility <br/>
<a id="pl.249.3"></a><var>249.3</var>on or after the effective date of the rate <br/>
<a id="pl.249.4"></a><var>249.4</var>adjustment, except:<br/>
<a id="pl.249.5"></a><var>249.5</var>(1) the administrator;<br/>
<a id="pl.249.6"></a><var>249.6</var>(2) persons employed in the central office of <br/>
<a id="pl.249.7"></a><var>249.7</var>a corporation that has an ownership interest <br/>
<a id="pl.249.8"></a><var>249.8</var>in the nursing facility or exercises control <br/>
<a id="pl.249.9"></a><var>249.9</var>over the nursing facility; and <br/>
<a id="pl.249.10"></a><var>249.10</var>(3) persons paid by the nursing facility under <br/>
<a id="pl.249.11"></a><var>249.11</var>a management contract.<br/>
<a id="pl.249.12"></a><var>249.12</var>(c) Two-thirds of the money available <br/>
<a id="pl.249.13"></a><var>249.13</var>under paragraph (b) must be used for wage <br/>
<a id="pl.249.14"></a><var>249.14</var>increases for all employees directly employed <br/>
<a id="pl.249.15"></a><var>249.15</var>by the nursing facility on or after the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.249.16"></a><var>249.16</var>date of the rate adjustment, except those <br/>
<a id="pl.249.17"></a><var>249.17</var>listed in paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (3). <br/>
<a id="pl.249.18"></a><var>249.18</var>The wage adjustment that employees receive <br/>
<a id="pl.249.19"></a><var>249.19</var>under this paragraph must be paid as an <br/>
<a id="pl.249.20"></a><var>249.20</var>equal hourly percentage wage increase for <br/>
<a id="pl.249.21"></a><var>249.21</var>all eligible employees. All wage increases <br/>
<a id="pl.249.22"></a><var>249.22</var>under this paragraph must be effective on <br/>
<a id="pl.249.23"></a><var>249.23</var>the same date. Only costs associated with <br/>
<a id="pl.249.24"></a><var>249.24</var>the portion of the equal hourly percentage <br/>
<a id="pl.249.25"></a><var>249.25</var>wage increase that goes to all employees <br/>
<a id="pl.249.26"></a><var>249.26</var>shall qualify under this paragraph. Costs <br/>
<a id="pl.249.27"></a><var>249.27</var>associated with wage increases in excess of <br/>
<a id="pl.249.28"></a><var>249.28</var>the amount of the equal hourly percentage <br/>
<a id="pl.249.29"></a><var>249.29</var>wage increase provided to all employees shall <br/>
<a id="pl.249.30"></a><var>249.30</var>be allowed only for meeting the requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.249.31"></a><var>249.31</var>in paragraph (b). This paragraph shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.249.32"></a><var>249.32</var>apply to employees covered by a collective <br/>
<a id="pl.249.33"></a><var>249.33</var>bargaining agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.249.34"></a><var>249.34</var>(d) The commissioner shall allow as <br/>
<a id="pl.249.35"></a><var>249.35</var>compensation-related costs all costs for:<br/>
<a id="pl.250.1"></a><var>250.1</var>(1) wages and salaries;<br/>
<a id="pl.250.2"></a><var>250.2</var>(2) FICA taxes, Medicare taxes, state and <br/>
<a id="pl.250.3"></a><var>250.3</var>federal unemployment taxes, and workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.250.4"></a><var>250.4</var>compensation;<br/>
<a id="pl.250.5"></a><var>250.5</var>(3) the employer's share of health and <br/>
<a id="pl.250.6"></a><var>250.6</var>dental insurance, life insurance, disability <br/>
<a id="pl.250.7"></a><var>250.7</var>insurance, long-term care insurance, uniform <br/>
<a id="pl.250.8"></a><var>250.8</var>allowance, and pensions; and<br/>
<a id="pl.250.9"></a><var>250.9</var>(4) other benefits provided, subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.250.10"></a><var>250.10</var>approval of the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.250.11"></a><var>250.11</var>(e) The portion of the rate adjustment under <br/>
<a id="pl.250.12"></a><var>250.12</var>paragraph (a) that is not subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.250.13"></a><var>250.13</var>requirements in paragraphs (b) and (c) shall <br/>
<a id="pl.250.14"></a><var>250.14</var>be provided to nursing facilities effective <br/>
<a id="pl.250.15"></a><var>250.15</var>October 1, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.250.16"></a><var>250.16</var>(f) Nursing facilities may apply for the <br/>
<a id="pl.250.17"></a><var>250.17</var>portion of the rate adjustment under <br/>
<a id="pl.250.18"></a><var>250.18</var>paragraph (a) that is subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.250.19"></a><var>250.19</var>requirements in paragraphs (b) and (c). <br/>
<a id="pl.250.20"></a><var>250.20</var>The application must be submitted to the <br/>
<a id="pl.250.21"></a><var>250.21</var>commissioner within six months of the <br/>
<a id="pl.250.22"></a><var>250.22</var>effective date of the rate adjustment, and <br/>
<a id="pl.250.23"></a><var>250.23</var>the nursing facility must provide additional <br/>
<a id="pl.250.24"></a><var>250.24</var>information required by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.250.25"></a><var>250.25</var>within nine months of the effective date <br/>
<a id="pl.250.26"></a><var>250.26</var>of the rate adjustment. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.250.27"></a><var>250.27</var>must respond to all applications within <br/>
<a id="pl.250.28"></a><var>250.28</var>three weeks of receipt. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.250.29"></a><var>250.29</var>may waive the deadlines in this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.250.30"></a><var>250.30</var>under extraordinary circumstances, to be <br/>
<a id="pl.250.31"></a><var>250.31</var>determined at the sole discretion of the <br/>
<a id="pl.250.32"></a><var>250.32</var>commissioner. The application must contain:<br/>
<a id="pl.251.1"></a><var>251.1</var>(1) an estimate of the amounts of money that <br/>
<a id="pl.251.2"></a><var>251.2</var>must be used as specified in paragraphs (b) <br/>
<a id="pl.251.3"></a><var>251.3</var>and (c);<br/>
<a id="pl.251.4"></a><var>251.4</var>(2) a detailed distribution plan specifying the <br/>
<a id="pl.251.5"></a><var>251.5</var>allowable compensation-related and wage <br/>
<a id="pl.251.6"></a><var>251.6</var>increases the nursing facility will implement <br/>
<a id="pl.251.7"></a><var>251.7</var>to use the funds available in clause (1);<br/>
<a id="pl.251.8"></a><var>251.8</var>(3) a description of how the nursing facility <br/>
<a id="pl.251.9"></a><var>251.9</var>will notify eligible employees of the contents <br/>
<a id="pl.251.10"></a><var>251.10</var>of the approved application, which must <br/>
<a id="pl.251.11"></a><var>251.11</var>provide for giving each eligible employee a <br/>
<a id="pl.251.12"></a><var>251.12</var>copy of the approved application, excluding <br/>
<a id="pl.251.13"></a><var>251.13</var>the information required in clause (1), or <br/>
<a id="pl.251.14"></a><var>251.14</var>posting a copy of the approved application, <br/>
<a id="pl.251.15"></a><var>251.15</var>excluding the information required in clause <br/>
<a id="pl.251.16"></a><var>251.16</var>(1), for a period of at least six weeks in <br/>
<a id="pl.251.17"></a><var>251.17</var>an area of the nursing facility to which all <br/>
<a id="pl.251.18"></a><var>251.18</var>eligible employees have access; and<br/>
<a id="pl.251.19"></a><var>251.19</var>(4) instructions for employees who <br/>
<a id="pl.251.20"></a><var>251.20</var>believe they have not received the <br/>
<a id="pl.251.21"></a><var>251.21</var>compensation-related or wage increases <br/>
<a id="pl.251.22"></a><var>251.22</var>specified in clause (2), as approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.251.23"></a><var>251.23</var>commissioner, and which must include a <br/>
<a id="pl.251.24"></a><var>251.24</var>mailing address, e-mail address, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.251.25"></a><var>251.25</var>telephone number that may be used by the <br/>
<a id="pl.251.26"></a><var>251.26</var>employee to contact the commissioner or the <br/>
<a id="pl.251.27"></a><var>251.27</var>commissioner's representative.<br/>
<a id="pl.251.28"></a><var>251.28</var>(g) The commissioner shall ensure that <br/>
<a id="pl.251.29"></a><var>251.29</var>cost increases in distribution plans under <br/>
<a id="pl.251.30"></a><var>251.30</var>paragraph (f), clause (2), that may be <br/>
<a id="pl.251.31"></a><var>251.31</var>included in approved applications, comply <br/>
<a id="pl.251.32"></a><var>251.32</var>with the following requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.251.33"></a><var>251.33</var>(1) costs to be incurred during the applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.251.34"></a><var>251.34</var>rate year resulting from wage and salary <br/>
<a id="pl.251.35"></a><var>251.35</var>increases effective after October 1, 2007, and <br/>
<a id="pl.252.1"></a><var>252.1</var>prior to the first day of the nursing facility's <br/>
<a id="pl.252.2"></a><var>252.2</var>payroll period that includes October 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.252.3"></a><var>252.3</var>shall be allowed if they were not used in the <br/>
<a id="pl.252.4"></a><var>252.4</var>prior year's application;<br/>
<a id="pl.252.5"></a><var>252.5</var>(2) a portion of the costs resulting from <br/>
<a id="pl.252.6"></a><var>252.6</var>tenure-related wage or salary increases <br/>
<a id="pl.252.7"></a><var>252.7</var>may be considered to be allowable wage <br/>
<a id="pl.252.8"></a><var>252.8</var>increases, according to formulas that the <br/>
<a id="pl.252.9"></a><var>252.9</var>commissioner shall provide, where employee <br/>
<a id="pl.252.10"></a><var>252.10</var>retention is above the average statewide rate <br/>
<a id="pl.252.11"></a><var>252.11</var>of retention of direct care employees;<br/>
<a id="pl.252.12"></a><var>252.12</var>(3) the annualized amount of increases in <br/>
<a id="pl.252.13"></a><var>252.13</var>costs for the employer's share of health and <br/>
<a id="pl.252.14"></a><var>252.14</var>dental insurance, life insurance, disability <br/>
<a id="pl.252.15"></a><var>252.15</var>insurance, and workers' compensation shall <br/>
<a id="pl.252.16"></a><var>252.16</var>be allowable compensation-related increases <br/>
<a id="pl.252.17"></a><var>252.17</var>if they are effective on or after April 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.252.18"></a><var>252.18</var>and prior to April 1, 2009; and <br/>
<a id="pl.252.19"></a><var>252.19</var>(4) for nursing facilities in which employees <br/>
<a id="pl.252.20"></a><var>252.20</var>are represented by an exclusive bargaining <br/>
<a id="pl.252.21"></a><var>252.21</var>representative, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.252.22"></a><var>252.22</var>approve the application only upon receipt of <br/>
<a id="pl.252.23"></a><var>252.23</var>a letter of acceptance of the distribution plan, <br/>
<a id="pl.252.24"></a><var>252.24</var>in regard to members of the bargaining unit, <br/>
<a id="pl.252.25"></a><var>252.25</var>signed by the exclusive bargaining agent and <br/>
<a id="pl.252.26"></a><var>252.26</var>dated after May 25, 2008. Upon receipt of <br/>
<a id="pl.252.27"></a><var>252.27</var>the letter of acceptance, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.252.28"></a><var>252.28</var>shall deem all requirements of this rider as <br/>
<a id="pl.252.29"></a><var>252.29</var>having been met in regard to the members <br/>
<a id="pl.252.30"></a><var>252.30</var>of the bargaining unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.252.31"></a><var>252.31</var>(h) The commissioner shall review <br/>
<a id="pl.252.32"></a><var>252.32</var>applications received under paragraph (f) <br/>
<a id="pl.252.33"></a><var>252.33</var>and shall provide the portion of the rate <br/>
<a id="pl.252.34"></a><var>252.34</var>adjustment under paragraphs (b) and (c) <br/>
<a id="pl.252.35"></a><var>252.35</var>if the requirements of this rider have been <br/>
<a id="pl.253.1"></a><var>253.1</var>met. The rate adjustment shall be effective <br/>
<a id="pl.253.2"></a><var>253.2</var>October 1, 2008. Notwithstanding paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.253.3"></a><var>253.3</var>(a), if the approved application distributes <br/>
<a id="pl.253.4"></a><var>253.4</var>less money than is available, the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.253.5"></a><var>253.5</var>the rate adjustment shall be reduced so that <br/>
<a id="pl.253.6"></a><var>253.6</var>the amount of money made available is equal <br/>
<a id="pl.253.7"></a><var>253.7</var>to the amount to be distributed.<br/>
<a id="pl.253.8"></a><var>253.8</var>(i) Of the general fund appropriation, <br/>
<a id="pl.253.9"></a><var>253.9</var>$2,877,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.253.10"></a><var>253.10</var>purposes of paragraphs (a) to (h).<br/>
<a id="pl.253.11"></a><var>253.11</var>(j) Notwithstanding any contrary provision <br/>
<a id="pl.253.12"></a><var>253.12</var>of this article, this rider shall not expire.<br/>
<a id="pl.253.13"></a><var>253.13</var><b>Nursing Facility Temporary Rate </b><br/>
<a id="pl.253.14"></a><var>253.14</var><b>Adjustment.</b> (a) Of the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.253.15"></a><var>253.15</var>appropriation, $2,877,000 for fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.253.16"></a><var>253.16</var>2009 is to make available to nursing <br/>
<a id="pl.253.17"></a><var>253.17</var>facilities reimbursed under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.253.18"></a><var>253.18</var>Statutes, section 256B.434, for the rate year <br/>
<a id="pl.253.19"></a><var>253.19</var>beginning October 1, 2008, a temporary <br/>
<a id="pl.253.20"></a><var>253.20</var>rate adjustment equal to 1.0 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.253.21"></a><var>253.21</var>operating payment rates determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.253.22"></a><var>253.22</var>blending in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.253.23"></a><var>253.23</var>256B.441, subdivision 55, paragraph (a). <br/>
<a id="pl.253.24"></a><var>253.24</var>This rate adjustment shall be removed from <br/>
<a id="pl.253.25"></a><var>253.25</var>the facility's operating payment rate for the <br/>
<a id="pl.253.26"></a><var>253.26</var>rate year beginning October 1, 2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.253.27"></a><var>253.27</var>(b) Seventy-five percent of the money <br/>
<a id="pl.253.28"></a><var>253.28</var>resulting from the rate adjustment under <br/>
<a id="pl.253.29"></a><var>253.29</var>paragraph (a) must be used to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.253.30"></a><var>253.30</var>quarterly bonus payments, and to pay <br/>
<a id="pl.253.31"></a><var>253.31</var>for associated employer costs and other <br/>
<a id="pl.253.32"></a><var>253.32</var>benefits as specified in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.253.33"></a><var>253.33</var>section 256B.434, subdivision 19, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.253.34"></a><var>253.34</var>(d), clauses (2) to (4), for all employees <br/>
<a id="pl.253.35"></a><var>253.35</var>directly employed by the nursing facility on <br/>
<a id="pl.254.1"></a><var>254.1</var>December 31, 2008; March 31, 2009; June <br/>
<a id="pl.254.2"></a><var>254.2</var>30, 2009; and September 30, 2009, except:<br/>
<a id="pl.254.3"></a><var>254.3</var>(1) the administrator;<br/>
<a id="pl.254.4"></a><var>254.4</var>(2) persons employed in the central office of <br/>
<a id="pl.254.5"></a><var>254.5</var>a corporation that has an ownership interest <br/>
<a id="pl.254.6"></a><var>254.6</var>in the nursing facility or exercises control <br/>
<a id="pl.254.7"></a><var>254.7</var>over the nursing facility; and<br/>
<a id="pl.254.8"></a><var>254.8</var>(3) persons paid by the nursing facility under <br/>
<a id="pl.254.9"></a><var>254.9</var>a management contract.<br/>
<a id="pl.254.10"></a><var>254.10</var>(c) Two-thirds of the money available under <br/>
<a id="pl.254.11"></a><var>254.11</var>paragraph (b) must be used for an equal <br/>
<a id="pl.254.12"></a><var>254.12</var>hourly percentage wage bonus for all eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.254.13"></a><var>254.13</var>employees.<br/>
<a id="pl.254.14"></a><var>254.14</var>(d) Nursing facilities may apply for the <br/>
<a id="pl.254.15"></a><var>254.15</var>portion of the rate adjustment subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.254.16"></a><var>254.16</var>paragraphs (b) and (c), and the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.254.17"></a><var>254.17</var>shall review and act on applications, <br/>
<a id="pl.254.18"></a><var>254.18</var>according to the procedures specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.254.19"></a><var>254.19</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.434, <br/>
<a id="pl.254.20"></a><var>254.20</var>subdivision 19. The portion of the rate <br/>
<a id="pl.254.21"></a><var>254.21</var>adjustment under paragraph (a) that is not <br/>
<a id="pl.254.22"></a><var>254.22</var>subject to the requirements in paragraphs (b) <br/>
<a id="pl.254.23"></a><var>254.23</var>and (c) shall be provided to nursing facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.254.24"></a><var>254.24</var>effective October 1, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.254.25"></a><var>254.25</var>(e) Notwithstanding any contrary provision <br/>
<a id="pl.254.26"></a><var>254.26</var>in this article, this rider expires December <br/>
<a id="pl.254.27"></a><var>254.27</var>31, 2009.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.254.28"></a><var>254.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.254.29"></a><var>254.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>MA Long-Term Care Waivers and Home </b><br/>
<b>Care Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(10,643,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.254.30"></a><var>254.30</var><b>Manage Growth in TBI and CADI Waiver.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.254.31"></a><var>254.31</var>During the fiscal years beginning on July <br/>
<a id="pl.254.32"></a><var>254.32</var>1, 2008, July 1, 2009, and July 1, 2010, <br/>
<a id="pl.254.33"></a><var>254.33</var>the commissioner shall allocate money <br/>
<a id="pl.255.1"></a><var>255.1</var>for home and community-based programs <br/>
<a id="pl.255.2"></a><var>255.2</var>covered under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.255.3"></a><var>255.3</var>256B.49, to ensure a reduction in state <br/>
<a id="pl.255.4"></a><var>255.4</var>spending that is equivalent to limiting the <br/>
<a id="pl.255.5"></a><var>255.5</var>caseload growth of the traumatic brain injury <br/>
<a id="pl.255.6"></a><var>255.6</var>(TBI) waiver to 200 allocations in each <br/>
<a id="pl.255.7"></a><var>255.7</var>year of the biennium and the community <br/>
<a id="pl.255.8"></a><var>255.8</var>alternatives for disabled individuals (CADI) <br/>
<a id="pl.255.9"></a><var>255.9</var>waiver to 1,500 allocations each year of the <br/>
<a id="pl.255.10"></a><var>255.10</var>biennium. Priorities for the allocation of <br/>
<a id="pl.255.11"></a><var>255.11</var>funds must be for individuals anticipated to <br/>
<a id="pl.255.12"></a><var>255.12</var>be discharged from institutional settings or <br/>
<a id="pl.255.13"></a><var>255.13</var>who are at imminent risk of a placement in <br/>
<a id="pl.255.14"></a><var>255.14</var>an institutional setting. Notwithstanding any <br/>
<a id="pl.255.15"></a><var>255.15</var>contrary section in this article, this provision <br/>
<a id="pl.255.16"></a><var>255.16</var>expires June 30, 2011.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.255.17"></a><var>255.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) <b>Mental Health Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(4,823,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.255.18"></a><var>255.18</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> This reduction is <br/>
<a id="pl.255.19"></a><var>255.19</var>onetime.<br/>
<a id="pl.255.20"></a><var>255.20</var><b>Funding Usage.</b> Up to 75 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.255.21"></a><var>255.21</var>fiscal year 2010 appropriation for  adult <br/>
<a id="pl.255.22"></a><var>255.22</var>mental health grants may be used to fund <br/>
<a id="pl.255.23"></a><var>255.23</var>calendar year 2009 allocations for these <br/>
<a id="pl.255.24"></a><var>255.24</var>programs, with the resulting calendar year <br/>
<a id="pl.255.25"></a><var>255.25</var>funding pattern continuing into the future.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.255.26"></a><var>255.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) <b>Chemical Dependency Entitlement Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,069,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.255.27"></a><var>255.27</var><b>Payments for Substance Abuse Treatment.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.255.28"></a><var>255.28</var>For services provided in fiscal year 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.255.29"></a><var>255.29</var>county-negotiated rates and provider claims <br/>
<a id="pl.255.30"></a><var>255.30</var>to the consolidated chemical dependency <br/>
<a id="pl.255.31"></a><var>255.31</var>fund must not exceed rates charged for <br/>
<a id="pl.255.32"></a><var>255.32</var>services in excess of those in effect on <br/>
<a id="pl.255.33"></a><var>255.33</var>May 31, 2008. If statutes authorize a <br/>
<a id="pl.255.34"></a><var>255.34</var>cost-of-living adjustment during fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.256.1"></a><var>256.1</var>2009, then notwithstanding any law to the <br/>
<a id="pl.256.2"></a><var>256.2</var>contrary, fiscal year 2009 rates may not <br/>
<a id="pl.256.3"></a><var>256.3</var>exceed those in effect on May 31, 2008, plus <br/>
<a id="pl.256.4"></a><var>256.4</var>any authorized cost-of-living adjustments.<br/>
<a id="pl.256.5"></a><var>256.5</var><b>Chemical Dependency Treatment Fund </b><br/>
<a id="pl.256.6"></a><var>256.6</var><b>Special Revenue Account.</b> The lesser of <br/>
<a id="pl.256.7"></a><var>256.7</var>the balance of the consolidated chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.256.8"></a><var>256.8</var>dependency treatment fund at the close of <br/>
<a id="pl.256.9"></a><var>256.9</var>the fiscal year 2008, or $2,784,000 must be <br/>
<a id="pl.256.10"></a><var>256.10</var>transferred and deposited into the general <br/>
<a id="pl.256.11"></a><var>256.11</var>fund by September 1, 2008. The lesser of <br/>
<a id="pl.256.12"></a><var>256.12</var>the balance of the consolidated chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.256.13"></a><var>256.13</var>dependency treatment fund at the close of <br/>
<a id="pl.256.14"></a><var>256.14</var>the fiscal year 2009, or $2,009,000 must be <br/>
<a id="pl.256.15"></a><var>256.15</var>transferred and deposited into the general <br/>
<a id="pl.256.16"></a><var>256.16</var>fund by September 1, 2009.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.256.17"></a><var>256.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.256.18"></a><var>256.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(f) <b>Chemical Dependency Nonentitlement </b><br/>
<b>Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,967,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.256.19"></a><var>256.19</var><b>Base Level Adjustment.</b> The general <br/>
<a id="pl.256.20"></a><var>256.20</var>fund base for chemical dependency <br/>
<a id="pl.256.21"></a><var>256.21</var>nonentitlement treatment grants must be <br/>
<a id="pl.256.22"></a><var>256.22</var>reduced by $1,686,000 for fiscal year 2010 <br/>
<a id="pl.256.23"></a><var>256.23</var>and by $1,686,000 for fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.256.24"></a><var>256.24</var><b>White Earth treatment facility.</b> $2,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.256.25"></a><var>256.25</var>is appropriated from the general fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.256.26"></a><var>256.26</var>the commissioner of human services for a <br/>
<a id="pl.256.27"></a><var>256.27</var>grant to the White Earth tribe to purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.256.28"></a><var>256.28</var>or develop one or more culturally specific <br/>
<a id="pl.256.29"></a><var>256.29</var>treatment programs or capital facilities, or <br/>
<a id="pl.256.30"></a><var>256.30</var>both, designed to serve youth from native <br/>
<a id="pl.256.31"></a><var>256.31</var>cultures. This appropriation is onetime and <br/>
<a id="pl.256.32"></a><var>256.32</var>is available until spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.256.33"></a><var>256.33</var><b>Grants Reduction.</b> Effective July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.256.34"></a><var>256.34</var>base level funding for nonforecast, general <br/>
<a id="pl.257.1"></a><var>257.1</var>fund chemical dependency nonentitlement <br/>
<a id="pl.257.2"></a><var>257.2</var>grants issued under this paragraph shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.257.3"></a><var>257.3</var>reduced by 1.8 percent at the allotment level.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.257.4"></a><var>257.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(g) <b>Other Continuing Care Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(4,729,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.257.5"></a><var>257.5</var><b>Base Level Adjustment.</b> The general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.257.6"></a><var>257.6</var>base is increased by $7,283,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.257.7"></a><var>257.7</var>2010 and $4,921,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.257.8"></a><var>257.8</var><b>Housing Access Grants.</b> Of the general <br/>
<a id="pl.257.9"></a><var>257.9</var>fund appropriation, $250,000 is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.257.10"></a><var>257.10</var>in fiscal year 2009 for housing access <br/>
<a id="pl.257.11"></a><var>257.11</var>grants under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.257.12"></a><var>257.12</var>256B.0658.<br/>
<a id="pl.257.13"></a><var>257.13</var><b>Funding Usage.</b> Up to 75 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.257.14"></a><var>257.14</var>the fiscal year 2010 appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.257.15"></a><var>257.15</var>semi-independent living services grants and <br/>
<a id="pl.257.16"></a><var>257.16</var>family support grants may be used to fund <br/>
<a id="pl.257.17"></a><var>257.17</var>calendar year 2009 allocations for these <br/>
<a id="pl.257.18"></a><var>257.18</var>programs, with the resulting calendar year <br/>
<a id="pl.257.19"></a><var>257.19</var>funding pattern continuing into the future.<br/>
<a id="pl.257.20"></a><var>257.20</var><b>Grants Reduction.</b> Effective July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.257.21"></a><var>257.21</var>base level funding for nonforecast, general <br/>
<a id="pl.257.22"></a><var>257.22</var>fund other continuing care grants issued <br/>
<a id="pl.257.23"></a><var>257.23</var>under this paragraph, except for HIV grants, <br/>
<a id="pl.257.24"></a><var>257.24</var>shall be reduced by 1.8 percent at the <br/>
<a id="pl.257.25"></a><var>257.25</var>allotment level. HIV grants shall be reduced <br/>
<a id="pl.257.26"></a><var>257.26</var>by 1.7 percent at the allotment level effective <br/>
<a id="pl.257.27"></a><var>257.27</var>July 1, 2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.257.28"></a><var>257.28</var><b>Other Continuing Care Grant </b><br/>
<a id="pl.257.29"></a><var>257.29</var><b>Adjustments.</b> For the fiscal year ending June <br/>
<a id="pl.257.30"></a><var>257.30</var>30, 2009, the commissioner may allocate <br/>
<a id="pl.257.31"></a><var>257.31</var>each grant affected by rate changes under <br/>
<a id="pl.257.32"></a><var>257.32</var>this section in such a manner across the fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.257.33"></a><var>257.33</var>year to achieve the necessary cost savings <br/>
<a id="pl.257.34"></a><var>257.34</var>and minimize disruption to grantees. To <br/>
<a id="pl.258.1"></a><var>258.1</var>implement this paragraph, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.258.2"></a><var>258.2</var>may waive the requirements of Laws 2007, <br/>
<a id="pl.258.3"></a><var>258.3</var>chapter 147, article 7, section 71, including <br/>
<a id="pl.258.4"></a><var>258.4</var>the employee compensation-related cost <br/>
<a id="pl.258.5"></a><var>258.5</var>requirements.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.258.6"></a><var>258.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>State-Operated Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.258.7"></a><var>258.7</var><b>County Past Due Receivables.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.258.8"></a><var>258.8</var>commissioner is authorized to withhold <br/>
<a id="pl.258.9"></a><var>258.9</var>county federal administrative reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.258.10"></a><var>258.10</var>when the county of financial responsibility <br/>
<a id="pl.258.11"></a><var>258.11</var>for cost-of-care payments due to the state <br/>
<a id="pl.258.12"></a><var>258.12</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 246.54 <br/>
<a id="pl.258.13"></a><var>258.13</var>or 253B.045, is 90 days past due. The <br/>
<a id="pl.258.14"></a><var>258.14</var>commissioner shall deposit the withheld <br/>
<a id="pl.258.15"></a><var>258.15</var>federal administrative earnings for the county <br/>
<a id="pl.258.16"></a><var>258.16</var>into the general fund to settle the claims with <br/>
<a id="pl.258.17"></a><var>258.17</var>the county of financial responsibility. The <br/>
<a id="pl.258.18"></a><var>258.18</var>process for withholding funds is governed by <br/>
<a id="pl.258.19"></a><var>258.19</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 256.017.<br/>
<a id="pl.258.20"></a><var>258.20</var><b>Internet-Based Resource. </b> Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.258.21"></a><var>258.21</var>Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.258.22"></a><var>258.22</var>article 9, section 2, subdivision 10, base level <br/>
<a id="pl.258.23"></a><var>258.23</var>funding for the fiscal year beginning July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.258.24"></a><var>258.24</var>2008, is zero for the evidence-based practice <br/>
<a id="pl.258.25"></a><var>258.25</var>for the treatment of methamphetamine <br/>
<a id="pl.258.26"></a><var>258.26</var>abuse at the state-operated services chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.258.27"></a><var>258.27</var>dependency program at Willmar. The <br/>
<a id="pl.258.28"></a><var>258.28</var>Internet-based resource developed as part <br/>
<a id="pl.258.29"></a><var>258.29</var>of the evidence-based practice must be <br/>
<a id="pl.258.30"></a><var>258.30</var>maintained by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.258.31"></a><var>258.31</var><b>Community Behavioral Health Hospitals.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.258.32"></a><var>258.32</var>Under Minnesota Statutes, section 246.51, <br/>
<a id="pl.258.33"></a><var>258.33</var>subdivision 1, a determination order for <br/>
<a id="pl.258.34"></a><var>258.34</var>clients in the community behavioral hospital <br/>
<a id="pl.258.35"></a><var>258.35</var>operated by the commissioner is only <br/>
<a id="pl.259.1"></a><var>259.1</var>required when a client's third-party mental <br/>
<a id="pl.259.2"></a><var>259.2</var>health coverage has been exhausted.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.259.3"></a><var>259.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Mental Health Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(225,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(300,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.259.4"></a><var>259.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Minnesota Sex Offender Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.259.5"></a><var>259.5</var><b>Sex Offender Program.</b> Base level funding <br/>
<a id="pl.259.6"></a><var>259.6</var>for the Minnesota sex offender program <br/>
<a id="pl.259.7"></a><var>259.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 246B, <br/>
<a id="pl.259.8"></a><var>259.8</var>is reduced by $2,329,000 for fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.259.9"></a><var>259.9</var>beginning on or after July 1, 2009. This <br/>
<a id="pl.259.10"></a><var>259.10</var>reduction does not apply to the portion of the <br/>
<a id="pl.259.11"></a><var>259.11</var>per diem related to professional treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.259.12"></a><var>259.12</var>service costs.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.18.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.259.13"></a><var>259.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.259.14"></a><var>259.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(3,663,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.259.15"></a><var>259.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.259.16"></a><var>259.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.259.17"></a><var>259.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(4,130,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.259.18"></a><var>259.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.259.19"></a><var>259.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br/>
Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">467,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.259.20"></a><var>259.20</var>The appropriation additions or reductions <br/>
<a id="pl.259.21"></a><var>259.21</var>for each purpose are shown in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.259.22"></a><var>259.22</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.259.23"></a><var>259.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.259.24"></a><var>259.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Community and Family Health </b><br/>
<b>Promotion</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(843,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.259.25"></a><var>259.25</var><b>Minnesota ENABL Program.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.259.26"></a><var>259.26</var>Notwithstanding Laws 2007, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.259.27"></a><var>259.27</var>147, article 19, section 4, subdivision 2, base <br/>
<a id="pl.259.28"></a><var>259.28</var>level funding for the Minnesota ENABL <br/>
<a id="pl.259.29"></a><var>259.29</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.260.1"></a><var>260.1</var>145.9255, for the fiscal year beginning July <br/>
<a id="pl.260.2"></a><var>260.2</var>1, 2008, is zero.<br/>
<a id="pl.260.3"></a><var>260.3</var><b>Grants Reduction.</b> Effective July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.260.4"></a><var>260.4</var>2008, base level funding for general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.260.5"></a><var>260.5</var>community and family health grants issued <br/>
<a id="pl.260.6"></a><var>260.6</var>under this paragraph shall be reduced by 1.8 <br/>
<a id="pl.260.7"></a><var>260.7</var>percent at the allotment level.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.260.8"></a><var>260.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Policy, Quality, and Compliance</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.260.9"></a><var>260.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.260.10"></a><var>260.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,070,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.260.11"></a><var>260.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.260.12"></a><var>260.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br/>
Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">32,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.260.13"></a><var>260.13</var><b>Grants Reduction.</b> Effective July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.260.14"></a><var>260.14</var>base level funding for general fund policy, <br/>
<a id="pl.260.15"></a><var>260.15</var>quality, and compliance grants issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.260.16"></a><var>260.16</var>this paragraph, excluding medical education <br/>
<a id="pl.260.17"></a><var>260.17</var>and research costs transition funding grants <br/>
<a id="pl.260.18"></a><var>260.18</var>to the Mayo Clinic, shall be reduced by 1.8 <br/>
<a id="pl.260.19"></a><var>260.19</var>percent at the allotment level.<br/>
<a id="pl.260.20"></a><var>260.20</var><b>Interpreter Services Quality Initiative.</b> Of <br/>
<a id="pl.260.21"></a><var>260.21</var>the state government special revenue fund <br/>
<a id="pl.260.22"></a><var>260.22</var>appropriation, $32,000 in fiscal year 2009 is <br/>
<a id="pl.260.23"></a><var>260.23</var>for the interpreter services quality initiative <br/>
<a id="pl.260.24"></a><var>260.24</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.058.<br/>
<a id="pl.260.25"></a><var>260.25</var><b>MERC Federal Compliance.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.260.26"></a><var>260.26</var>Notwithstanding Laws 2007, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.260.27"></a><var>260.27</var>147, article 19, section 4, subdivision 3, the <br/>
<a id="pl.260.28"></a><var>260.28</var>general fund appropriation in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.260.29"></a><var>260.29</var>2009 for the commissioner to distribute to <br/>
<a id="pl.260.30"></a><var>260.30</var>the Mayo Clinic for the purpose of providing <br/>
<a id="pl.260.31"></a><var>260.31</var>transition funding while federal compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.260.32"></a><var>260.32</var>changes are made to the medical education <br/>
<a id="pl.260.33"></a><var>260.33</var>and research cost funding distribution <br/>
<a id="pl.261.1"></a><var>261.1</var>formula in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.261.2"></a><var>261.2</var>62J.692, shall be $4,250,000. Base level <br/>
<a id="pl.261.3"></a><var>261.3</var>funding for this activity for fiscal years 2010 <br/>
<a id="pl.261.4"></a><var>261.4</var>and 2011 shall be $1,000,000 each year. This <br/>
<a id="pl.261.5"></a><var>261.5</var>funding shall not become part of the base <br/>
<a id="pl.261.6"></a><var>261.6</var>in 2012 and 2013. Notwithstanding any <br/>
<a id="pl.261.7"></a><var>261.7</var>contrary provision of this article, this rider <br/>
<a id="pl.261.8"></a><var>261.8</var>expires on June 30, 2012.<br/>
<a id="pl.261.9"></a><var>261.9</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The state government <br/>
<a id="pl.261.10"></a><var>261.10</var>special revenue base is decreased by $11,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.261.11"></a><var>261.11</var>in both fiscal years 2010 and 2011.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.261.12"></a><var>261.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Health Protection</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.261.13"></a><var>261.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.261.14"></a><var>261.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(40,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.261.15"></a><var>261.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.261.16"></a><var>261.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br/>
Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">435,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.261.17"></a><var>261.17</var><b>Grants Reduction.</b> Effective July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.261.18"></a><var>261.18</var>base level funding for general fund health <br/>
<a id="pl.261.19"></a><var>261.19</var>protection grants issued under this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.261.20"></a><var>261.20</var>shall be reduced by 1.8 percent at the <br/>
<a id="pl.261.21"></a><var>261.21</var>allotment level.<br/>
<a id="pl.261.22"></a><var>261.22</var><b>Inspection Delegation.</b> $435,000 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.261.23"></a><var>261.23</var>state government special revenue fund in <br/>
<a id="pl.261.24"></a><var>261.24</var>fiscal year 2009 is for the St. Louis County <br/>
<a id="pl.261.25"></a><var>261.25</var>inspection delegation. The base funding for <br/>
<a id="pl.261.26"></a><var>261.26</var>this appropriation shall increase by $89,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.261.27"></a><var>261.27</var>in each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.261.28"></a><var>261.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Minority and Multicultural Health</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(77,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.261.29"></a><var>261.29</var><b>Grants Reduction.</b> Effective July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.261.30"></a><var>261.30</var>base level funding for general fund minority <br/>
<a id="pl.261.31"></a><var>261.31</var>and multicultural health grants issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.261.32"></a><var>261.32</var>this paragraph shall be reduced by 1.8 <br/>
<a id="pl.261.33"></a><var>261.33</var>percent at the allotment level.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.262.1"></a><var>262.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Administrative Support Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">0<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,100,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.262.2"></a><var>262.2</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.262.3"></a><var>262.3</var>increased $46,000 in fiscal years 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.262.4"></a><var>262.4</var>2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.18.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.262.5"></a><var>262.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>HEALTH RELATED BOARDS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.3000000000000003"/>
<col width="12.1"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.1"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.262.6"></a><var>262.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>114,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>200,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.262.7"></a><var>262.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.262.8"></a><var>262.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.262.9"></a><var>262.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.262.10"></a><var>262.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.262.11"></a><var>262.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br/>
Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">114,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.262.12"></a><var>262.12</var><b>Transfer from Special Revenue Fund.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.262.13"></a><var>262.13</var>During the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.262.14"></a><var>262.14</var>the commissioner of finance shall transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.262.15"></a><var>262.15</var>$3,219,000 from the state government <br/>
<a id="pl.262.16"></a><var>262.16</var>special revenue fund to the general fund.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.262.17"></a><var>262.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.262.18"></a><var>262.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Board of Nursing Home </b><br/>
<b>Administrators</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.262.19"></a><var>262.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">State Government Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.262.20"></a><var>262.20</var><b>Administrative Services Unit.</b> The amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.262.21"></a><var>262.21</var>appropriated are for the administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.262.22"></a><var>262.22</var>services unit to pay for costs of contested <br/>
<a id="pl.262.23"></a><var>262.23</var>case hearings and other unanticipated <br/>
<a id="pl.262.24"></a><var>262.24</var>costs of legal proceedings involving <br/>
<a id="pl.262.25"></a><var>262.25</var>health-related boards funded under Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.262.26"></a><var>262.26</var>2007, chapter 147, article 19, section 6. Upon <br/>
<a id="pl.262.27"></a><var>262.27</var>certification of a health-related board to the <br/>
<a id="pl.262.28"></a><var>262.28</var>administrative services unit that the costs <br/>
<a id="pl.262.29"></a><var>262.29</var>will be incurred and that there is insufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.263.1"></a><var>263.1</var>money available to pay for the costs out of <br/>
<a id="pl.263.2"></a><var>263.2</var>money currently available to that board, the <br/>
<a id="pl.263.3"></a><var>263.3</var>administrative services unit is authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.263.4"></a><var>263.4</var>to transfer money from this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.263.5"></a><var>263.5</var>to the board for payment of those costs <br/>
<a id="pl.263.6"></a><var>263.6</var>with the approval of the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.263.7"></a><var>263.7</var>finance. This appropriation does not cancel. <br/>
<a id="pl.263.8"></a><var>263.8</var>Any unencumbered and unspent balances <br/>
<a id="pl.263.9"></a><var>263.9</var>remain available for these expenditures in <br/>
<a id="pl.263.10"></a><var>263.10</var>subsequent fiscal years.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.263.11"></a><var>263.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.263.12"></a><var>263.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Board of Marriage and Family </b><br/>
<b>Therapy</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.263.13"></a><var>263.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">State Government Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">14,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.18.6.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.263.14"></a><var>263.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.263.15"></a><var>263.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES </b><br/>
<b>BOARD</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.263.16"></a><var>263.16</var><b>Longevity Award and Incentive Program.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.263.17"></a><var>263.17</var>For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.263.18"></a><var>263.18</var>$6,200,000 must be transferred from the <br/>
<a id="pl.263.19"></a><var>263.19</var>ambulance service personnel longevity <br/>
<a id="pl.263.20"></a><var>263.20</var>award and incentive trust to the general fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.18.7.0"></a><a id="pl.263.21"></a><var>263.21</var>    Sec. 7. Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 19, section 3, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.263.22"></a><var>263.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.263.23"></a><var>263.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4. <b>Children and Economic Assistance </b><br/>
<b>Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.263.24"></a><var>263.24</var>The amounts that may be spent from this <br/>
<a id="pl.263.25"></a><var>263.25</var>appropriation for each purpose are as follows: <br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.263.26"></a><var>263.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>MFIP/DWP Grants </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.263.27"></a><var>263.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.263.28"></a><var>263.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">62,069,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">62,405,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.263.29"></a><var>263.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Federal TANF <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">75,904,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">80,841,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.264.1"></a><var>264.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Support Services Grants </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.264.2"></a><var>264.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.264.3"></a><var>264.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,715,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,715,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.264.4"></a><var>264.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Federal TANF <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">113,429,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">115,902,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.264.5"></a><var>264.5</var><b>TANF Prior Appropriation Cancellation.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.264.6"></a><var>264.6</var>Notwithstanding Laws 2001, First Special <br/>
<a id="pl.264.7"></a><var>264.7</var>Session chapter 9, article 17, section <br/>
<a id="pl.264.8"></a><var>264.8</var>2, subdivision 11, paragraph (b), any <br/>
<a id="pl.264.9"></a><var>264.9</var>unexpended TANF funds appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.264.10"></a><var>264.10</var>commissioner to contract with the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.264.11"></a><var>264.11</var>Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and <br/>
<a id="pl.264.12"></a><var>264.12</var>Universities, to provide tuition waivers to <br/>
<a id="pl.264.13"></a><var>264.13</var>employees of health care and human service <br/>
<a id="pl.264.14"></a><var>264.14</var>providers that are members of qualifying <br/>
<a id="pl.264.15"></a><var>264.15</var>consortia operating under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.264.16"></a><var>264.16</var>Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>116L.10</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116L.15</statute_ref>, must <br/>
<a id="pl.264.17"></a><var>264.17</var>cancel at the end of fiscal year 2007. <br/>
<a id="pl.264.18"></a><var>264.18</var><b>MFIP Pilot Program.</b> Of the TANF <br/>
<a id="pl.264.19"></a><var>264.19</var>appropriation, $100,000 in fiscal year 2008 <br/>
<a id="pl.264.20"></a><var>264.20</var>and $750,000 in fiscal year 2009 are for a <br/>
<a id="pl.264.21"></a><var>264.21</var>grant to the Stearns-Benton Employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.264.22"></a><var>264.22</var>Training Council for the Workforce U pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.264.23"></a><var>264.23</var>program. Base level funding for this program <br/>
<a id="pl.264.24"></a><var>264.24</var>shall be $750,000 in 2010 and $0 in 2011. <br/>
<a id="pl.264.25"></a><var>264.25</var><b>Supported Work. </b>(1) Of the TANF <br/>
<a id="pl.264.26"></a><var>264.26</var>appropriation, $5,468,000 in fiscal year 2008 <br/>
<a id="pl.264.27"></a><var>264.27</var>and $7,291,000 in fiscal year 2009 are is for <br/>
<a id="pl.264.28"></a><var>264.28</var>supported work for MFIP participants, to <br/>
<a id="pl.264.29"></a><var>264.29</var>be allocated to counties and tribes based on <br/>
<a id="pl.264.30"></a><var>264.30</var>the criteria under clauses (2) and (3), and is <br/>
<a id="pl.264.31"></a><var>264.31</var>available until expended. Paid transitional <br/>
<a id="pl.264.32"></a><var>264.32</var>work experience and other supported <br/>
<a id="pl.264.33"></a><var>264.33</var>employment under this rider provides <br/>
<a id="pl.265.1"></a><var>265.1</var>a continuum of employment assistance, <br/>
<a id="pl.265.2"></a><var>265.2</var>including outreach and recruitment, <br/>
<a id="pl.265.3"></a><var>265.3</var>program orientation and intake, testing and <br/>
<a id="pl.265.4"></a><var>265.4</var>assessment, job development and marketing, <br/>
<a id="pl.265.5"></a><var>265.5</var>preworksite training, supported worksite <br/>
<a id="pl.265.6"></a><var>265.6</var>experience, job coaching, and postplacement <br/>
<a id="pl.265.7"></a><var>265.7</var>follow-up, in addition to extensive case <br/>
<a id="pl.265.8"></a><var>265.8</var>management and referral services. * (The <br/>
<a id="pl.265.9"></a><var>265.9</var>preceding text "and $7,291,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.265.10"></a><var>265.10</var>year 2009" was indicated as vetoed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.265.11"></a><var>265.11</var>governor.) <br/>
<a id="pl.265.12"></a><var>265.12</var>(2) A county or tribe is eligible to receive an <br/>
<a id="pl.265.13"></a><var>265.13</var>allocation under this rider if: <br/>
<a id="pl.265.14"></a><var>265.14</var>(i) the county or tribe is not meeting the <br/>
<a id="pl.265.15"></a><var>265.15</var>federal work participation rate; <br/>
<a id="pl.265.16"></a><var>265.16</var>(ii) the county or tribe has participants who <br/>
<a id="pl.265.17"></a><var>265.17</var>are required to perform work activities under <br/>
<a id="pl.265.18"></a><var>265.18</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J, but are not <br/>
<a id="pl.265.19"></a><var>265.19</var>meeting hourly work requirements; and <br/>
<a id="pl.265.20"></a><var>265.20</var>(iii) the county or tribe has assessed <br/>
<a id="pl.265.21"></a><var>265.21</var>participants who have completed six weeks <br/>
<a id="pl.265.22"></a><var>265.22</var>of job search or are required to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.265.23"></a><var>265.23</var>work activities and are not meeting the <br/>
<a id="pl.265.24"></a><var>265.24</var>hourly requirements, and the county or tribe <br/>
<a id="pl.265.25"></a><var>265.25</var>has determined that the participant would <br/>
<a id="pl.265.26"></a><var>265.26</var>benefit from working in a supported work <br/>
<a id="pl.265.27"></a><var>265.27</var>environment. <br/>
<a id="pl.265.28"></a><var>265.28</var>(3) A county or tribe may also be eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.265.29"></a><var>265.29</var>funds in order to contract for supplemental <br/>
<a id="pl.265.30"></a><var>265.30</var>hours of paid work at the participant's child's <br/>
<a id="pl.265.31"></a><var>265.31</var>place of education, child care location, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.265.32"></a><var>265.32</var>child's physical or mental health treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.265.33"></a><var>265.33</var>facility or office. This grant to counties and <br/>
<a id="pl.265.34"></a><var>265.34</var>tribes is specifically for MFIP participants <br/>
<a id="pl.265.35"></a><var>265.35</var>who need to work up to five hours more <br/>
<a id="pl.266.1"></a><var>266.1</var>per week in order to meet the hourly work <br/>
<a id="pl.266.2"></a><var>266.2</var>requirement, and the participant's employer <br/>
<a id="pl.266.3"></a><var>266.3</var>cannot or will not offer more hours to the <br/>
<a id="pl.266.4"></a><var>266.4</var>participant. <br/>
<a id="pl.266.5"></a><var>266.5</var><b>Work Study.</b> Of the TANF appropriation, <br/>
<a id="pl.266.6"></a><var>266.6</var>$750,000 each year are to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.266.7"></a><var>266.7</var>to contract with the Minnesota Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.266.8"></a><var>266.8</var>Higher Education for the biennium beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.266.9"></a><var>266.9</var>July 1, 2007, for work study grants under <br/>
<a id="pl.266.10"></a><var>266.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>136A.233</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.266.11"></a><var>266.11</var>specifically for low-income individuals who <br/>
<a id="pl.266.12"></a><var>266.12</var>receive assistance under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.266.13"></a><var>266.13</var>chapter 256J, and for grants to opportunities <br/>
<a id="pl.266.14"></a><var>266.14</var>industrialization centers. * (The preceding <br/>
<a id="pl.266.15"></a><var>266.15</var>text beginning "Work Study. Of the TANF <br/>
<a id="pl.266.16"></a><var>266.16</var>appropriation," was indicated as vetoed <br/>
<a id="pl.266.17"></a><var>266.17</var>by the governor.) <br/>
<a id="pl.266.18"></a><var>266.18</var><b>Integrated Service Projects.</b> $2,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.266.19"></a><var>266.19</var>in fiscal year 2008 and $2,500,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.266.20"></a><var>266.20</var>year 2009 are appropriated from the TANF <br/>
<a id="pl.266.21"></a><var>266.21</var>fund to the commissioner to continue to <br/>
<a id="pl.266.22"></a><var>266.22</var>fund the existing integrated services projects <br/>
<a id="pl.266.23"></a><var>266.23</var>for MFIP families, and if funding allows, <br/>
<a id="pl.266.24"></a><var>266.24</var>additional similar projects. <br/>
<a id="pl.266.25"></a><var>266.25</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The TANF base for fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.266.26"></a><var>266.26</var>year 2010 is $115,902,000 and for fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.266.27"></a><var>266.27</var>2011 is $115,152,000. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.266.28"></a><var>266.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>MFIP Child Care Assistance Grants </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.266.29"></a><var>266.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">74,654,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">71,951,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.266.30"></a><var>266.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.266.31"></a><var>266.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) <b>Basic Sliding Fee Child Care Assistance </b><br/>
<b>Grants </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.266.32"></a><var>266.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">42,995,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">45,008,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.267.1"></a><var>267.1</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base <br/>
<a id="pl.267.2"></a><var>267.2</var>is $44,881,000 for fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.267.3"></a><var>267.3</var>$44,852,000 for fiscal year 2011. <br/>
<a id="pl.267.4"></a><var>267.4</var><b>At-Home Infant Care Program.</b> No <br/>
<a id="pl.267.5"></a><var>267.5</var>funding shall be allocated to or spent on <br/>
<a id="pl.267.6"></a><var>267.6</var>the at-home infant care program under <br/>
<a id="pl.267.7"></a><var>267.7</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>119B.035</statute_ref>. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.267.8"></a><var>267.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) <b>Child Care Development Grants </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.267.9"></a><var>267.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,390,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,390,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.267.10"></a><var>267.10</var><b>Prekindergarten Exploratory Projects.</b> Of <br/>
<a id="pl.267.11"></a><var>267.11</var>the general fund appropriation, $2,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.267.12"></a><var>267.12</var>the first year and $4,000,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.267.13"></a><var>267.13</var>year are for grants to the city of St. Paul, <br/>
<a id="pl.267.14"></a><var>267.14</var>Hennepin County, and Blue Earth County to <br/>
<a id="pl.267.15"></a><var>267.15</var>establish scholarship demonstration projects <br/>
<a id="pl.267.16"></a><var>267.16</var>to be conducted in partnership with the <br/>
<a id="pl.267.17"></a><var>267.17</var>Minnesota Early Learning Foundation to <br/>
<a id="pl.267.18"></a><var>267.18</var>promote children's school readiness. This <br/>
<a id="pl.267.19"></a><var>267.19</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2009. <br/>
<a id="pl.267.20"></a><var>267.20</var><b>Child Care Services Grants.</b> Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.267.21"></a><var>267.21</var>appropriation, $500,000 each year are for <br/>
<a id="pl.267.22"></a><var>267.22</var>the purpose of providing child care services <br/>
<a id="pl.267.23"></a><var>267.23</var>grants under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.267.24"></a><var>267.24</var>119B.21, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.267.25"></a><var>267.25</var>is for the 2008-2009 biennium only, and does <br/>
<a id="pl.267.26"></a><var>267.26</var>not increase the base funding. <br/>
<a id="pl.267.27"></a><var>267.27</var><b>Early Childhood Professional </b><br/>
<a id="pl.267.28"></a><var>267.28</var><b>Development System.</b> Of this appropriation, <br/>
<a id="pl.267.29"></a><var>267.29</var>$500,000 each year are for purposes of the <br/>
<a id="pl.267.30"></a><var>267.30</var>early childhood professional development <br/>
<a id="pl.267.31"></a><var>267.31</var>system, which increases the quality and <br/>
<a id="pl.267.32"></a><var>267.32</var>continuum of professional development <br/>
<a id="pl.267.33"></a><var>267.33</var>opportunities for child care practitioners. <br/>
<a id="pl.268.1"></a><var>268.1</var>This appropriation is for the 2008-2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.268.2"></a><var>268.2</var>biennium only, and does not increase the <br/>
<a id="pl.268.3"></a><var>268.3</var>base funding. <br/>
<a id="pl.268.4"></a><var>268.4</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base <br/>
<a id="pl.268.5"></a><var>268.5</var>is $1,515,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 <br/>
<a id="pl.268.6"></a><var>268.6</var>and 2011. <br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.268.7"></a><var>268.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(f) <b>Child Support Enforcement Grants </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.268.8"></a><var>268.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">11,038,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,705,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.268.9"></a><var>268.9</var><b>Child Support Enforcement.</b> $7,333,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.268.10"></a><var>268.10</var>for fiscal year 2008 is to make grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.268.11"></a><var>268.11</var>counties for child support enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.268.12"></a><var>268.12</var>programs to make up for the loss under the <br/>
<a id="pl.268.13"></a><var>268.13</var>2005 federal Deficit Reduction Act of federal <br/>
<a id="pl.268.14"></a><var>268.14</var>matching funds for federal incentive funds <br/>
<a id="pl.268.15"></a><var>268.15</var>passed on to the counties by the state. <br/>
<a id="pl.268.16"></a><var>268.16</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.268.17"></a><var>268.17</var>2009. <br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.268.18"></a><var>268.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(g) <b>Children's Services Grants </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.268.19"></a><var>268.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.268.20"></a><var>268.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">63,647,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">71,147,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.268.21"></a><var>268.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0- <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.268.22"></a><var>268.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">TANF <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">240,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">340,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.268.23"></a><var>268.23</var><b>Grants for Programs Serving Young </b><br/>
<a id="pl.268.24"></a><var>268.24</var><b>Parents.</b> Of the TANF fund appropriation, <br/>
<a id="pl.268.25"></a><var>268.25</var>$140,000 each year is for a grant to a program <br/>
<a id="pl.268.26"></a><var>268.26</var>or programs that provide comprehensive <br/>
<a id="pl.268.27"></a><var>268.27</var>services through a private, nonprofit agency <br/>
<a id="pl.268.28"></a><var>268.28</var>to young parents in Hennepin County who <br/>
<a id="pl.268.29"></a><var>268.29</var>have dropped out of school and are receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.268.30"></a><var>268.30</var>public assistance. The program administrator <br/>
<a id="pl.268.31"></a><var>268.31</var>shall report annually to the commissioner on <br/>
<a id="pl.269.1"></a><var>269.1</var>skills development, education, job training, <br/>
<a id="pl.269.2"></a><var>269.2</var>and job placement outcomes for program <br/>
<a id="pl.269.3"></a><var>269.3</var>participants. <br/>
<a id="pl.269.4"></a><var>269.4</var><b>County Allocations for Rate Increases.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.269.5"></a><var>269.5</var>County Children and Community Services <br/>
<a id="pl.269.6"></a><var>269.6</var>Act allocations shall be increased by <br/>
<a id="pl.269.7"></a><var>269.7</var>$197,000 effective October 1, 2007, and <br/>
<a id="pl.269.8"></a><var>269.8</var>$696,000 effective October 1, 2008, to help <br/>
<a id="pl.269.9"></a><var>269.9</var>counties pay for the rate adjustments to <br/>
<a id="pl.269.10"></a><var>269.10</var>day training and habilitation providers for <br/>
<a id="pl.269.11"></a><var>269.11</var>participants paid by county social service <br/>
<a id="pl.269.12"></a><var>269.12</var>funds. Notwithstanding the provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.269.13"></a><var>269.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256M.40</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.269.14"></a><var>269.14</var>allocation to a county shall be based on <br/>
<a id="pl.269.15"></a><var>269.15</var>the county's proportion of social services <br/>
<a id="pl.269.16"></a><var>269.16</var>spending for day training and habilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.269.17"></a><var>269.17</var>services as determined in the most recent <br/>
<a id="pl.269.18"></a><var>269.18</var>social services expenditure and grant <br/>
<a id="pl.269.19"></a><var>269.19</var>reconciliation report. <br/>
<a id="pl.269.20"></a><var>269.20</var><b>Privatized Adoption Grants.</b> Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.269.21"></a><var>269.21</var>reimbursement for privatized adoption grant <br/>
<a id="pl.269.22"></a><var>269.22</var>and foster care recruitment grant expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.269.23"></a><var>269.23</var>is appropriated to the commissioner for <br/>
<a id="pl.269.24"></a><var>269.24</var>adoption grants and foster care and adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.269.25"></a><var>269.25</var>administrative purposes. <br/>
<a id="pl.269.26"></a><var>269.26</var><b>Adoption Assistance Incentive Grants.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.269.27"></a><var>269.27</var>Federal funds available during fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.269.28"></a><var>269.28</var>2008 and fiscal year 2009 for the adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.269.29"></a><var>269.29</var>incentive grants are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.269.30"></a><var>269.30</var>commissioner for these purposes. <br/>
<a id="pl.269.31"></a><var>269.31</var><b>Adoption Assistance and Relative Custody </b><br/>
<a id="pl.269.32"></a><var>269.32</var><b>Assistance.</b> The commissioner may transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.269.33"></a><var>269.33</var>unencumbered appropriation balances for <br/>
<a id="pl.269.34"></a><var>269.34</var>adoption assistance and relative custody <br/>
<a id="pl.270.1"></a><var>270.1</var>assistance between fiscal years and between <br/>
<a id="pl.270.2"></a><var>270.2</var>programs. <br/>
<a id="pl.270.3"></a><var>270.3</var><b>Children's Mental Health Grants.</b> Of the <br/>
<a id="pl.270.4"></a><var>270.4</var>general fund appropriation, $5,913,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.270.5"></a><var>270.5</var>fiscal year 2008 and $6,825,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.270.6"></a><var>270.6</var>2009 are for children's mental health grants. <br/>
<a id="pl.270.7"></a><var>270.7</var>The purpose of these grants is to increase and <br/>
<a id="pl.270.8"></a><var>270.8</var>maintain the state's children's mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.270.9"></a><var>270.9</var>service capacity, especially for school-based <br/>
<a id="pl.270.10"></a><var>270.10</var>mental health services. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.270.11"></a><var>270.11</var>shall require grantees to utilize all available <br/>
<a id="pl.270.12"></a><var>270.12</var>third party reimbursement sources as a <br/>
<a id="pl.270.13"></a><var>270.13</var>condition of using state grant funds. At <br/>
<a id="pl.270.14"></a><var>270.14</var>least 15 percent of these funds shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.270.15"></a><var>270.15</var>used to encourage efficiencies through early <br/>
<a id="pl.270.16"></a><var>270.16</var>intervention services. At least another 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.270.17"></a><var>270.17</var>percent shall be used to provide respite care <br/>
<a id="pl.270.18"></a><var>270.18</var>services for children with severe emotional <br/>
<a id="pl.270.19"></a><var>270.19</var>disturbance at risk of out-of-home placement. <br/>
<a id="pl.270.20"></a><var>270.20</var><b>Mental Health Crisis Services.</b> Of the <br/>
<a id="pl.270.21"></a><var>270.21</var>general fund appropriation, $2,528,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.270.22"></a><var>270.22</var>fiscal year 2008 and $2,850,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.270.23"></a><var>270.23</var>2009 are for statewide funding of children's <br/>
<a id="pl.270.24"></a><var>270.24</var>mental health crisis services. Providers must <br/>
<a id="pl.270.25"></a><var>270.25</var>utilize all available funding streams. <br/>
<a id="pl.270.26"></a><var>270.26</var><b>Children's Mental Health Evidence-Based </b><br/>
<a id="pl.270.27"></a><var>270.27</var><b>and Best Practices.</b> Of the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.270.28"></a><var>270.28</var>appropriation, $375,000 in fiscal year 2008 <br/>
<a id="pl.270.29"></a><var>270.29</var>and $750,000 in fiscal year 2009 are for <br/>
<a id="pl.270.30"></a><var>270.30</var>children's mental health evidence-based and <br/>
<a id="pl.270.31"></a><var>270.31</var>best practices including, but not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.270.32"></a><var>270.32</var>to: Adolescent Integrated Dual Diagnosis <br/>
<a id="pl.270.33"></a><var>270.33</var>Treatment services; school-based mental <br/>
<a id="pl.270.34"></a><var>270.34</var>health services; co-location of mental <br/>
<a id="pl.270.35"></a><var>270.35</var>health and physical health care, and; the <br/>
<a id="pl.271.1"></a><var>271.1</var>use of technological resources to better <br/>
<a id="pl.271.2"></a><var>271.2</var>inform diagnosis and development of <br/>
<a id="pl.271.3"></a><var>271.3</var>treatment plan development by mental <br/>
<a id="pl.271.4"></a><var>271.4</var>health professionals. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.271.5"></a><var>271.5</var>shall require grantees to utilize all available <br/>
<a id="pl.271.6"></a><var>271.6</var>third-party reimbursement sources as a <br/>
<a id="pl.271.7"></a><var>271.7</var>condition of using state grant funds. <br/>
<a id="pl.271.8"></a><var>271.8</var><b>Culturally Specific Mental Health </b><br/>
<a id="pl.271.9"></a><var>271.9</var><b>Treatment Grants.</b> Of the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.271.10"></a><var>271.10</var>appropriation, $75,000 in fiscal year 2008 <br/>
<a id="pl.271.11"></a><var>271.11</var>and $300,000 in fiscal year 2009 are for <br/>
<a id="pl.271.12"></a><var>271.12</var>children's mental health grants to support <br/>
<a id="pl.271.13"></a><var>271.13</var>increased availability of mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.271.14"></a><var>271.14</var>services for persons from cultural and <br/>
<a id="pl.271.15"></a><var>271.15</var>ethnic minorities within the state. The <br/>
<a id="pl.271.16"></a><var>271.16</var>commissioner shall use at least 20 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.271.17"></a><var>271.17</var>of these funds to help members of cultural <br/>
<a id="pl.271.18"></a><var>271.18</var>and ethnic minority communities to become <br/>
<a id="pl.271.19"></a><var>271.19</var>qualified mental health professionals and <br/>
<a id="pl.271.20"></a><var>271.20</var>practitioners. The commissioner shall assist <br/>
<a id="pl.271.21"></a><var>271.21</var>grantees to meet third-party credentialing <br/>
<a id="pl.271.22"></a><var>271.22</var>requirements and require them to utilize all <br/>
<a id="pl.271.23"></a><var>271.23</var>available third-party reimbursement sources <br/>
<a id="pl.271.24"></a><var>271.24</var>as a condition of using state grant funds. <br/>
<a id="pl.271.25"></a><var>271.25</var><b>Mental Health Services for Children with </b><br/>
<a id="pl.271.26"></a><var>271.26</var><b>Special Treatment Needs.</b> Of the general <br/>
<a id="pl.271.27"></a><var>271.27</var>fund appropriation, $50,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.271.28"></a><var>271.28</var>2008 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2009 are <br/>
<a id="pl.271.29"></a><var>271.29</var>for children's mental health grants to support <br/>
<a id="pl.271.30"></a><var>271.30</var>increased availability of mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.271.31"></a><var>271.31</var>services for children with special treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.271.32"></a><var>271.32</var>needs. These shall include, but not be limited <br/>
<a id="pl.271.33"></a><var>271.33</var>to: victims of trauma, including children <br/>
<a id="pl.271.34"></a><var>271.34</var>subjected to abuse or neglect, veterans and <br/>
<a id="pl.271.35"></a><var>271.35</var>their families, and refugee populations; <br/>
<a id="pl.271.36"></a><var>271.36</var>persons with complex treatment needs, such <br/>
<a id="pl.272.1"></a><var>272.1</var>as eating disorders; and those with low <br/>
<a id="pl.272.2"></a><var>272.2</var>incidence disorders. <br/>
<a id="pl.272.3"></a><var>272.3</var><b>MFIP and Children's Mental Health </b><br/>
<a id="pl.272.4"></a><var>272.4</var><b>Pilot Project.</b> Of the TANF appropriation, <br/>
<a id="pl.272.5"></a><var>272.5</var>$100,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $200,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.272.6"></a><var>272.6</var>in fiscal year 2009 are to fund the MFIP <br/>
<a id="pl.272.7"></a><var>272.7</var>and children's mental health pilot project. <br/>
<a id="pl.272.8"></a><var>272.8</var>Of these amounts, up to $100,000 may be <br/>
<a id="pl.272.9"></a><var>272.9</var>expended on evaluation of this pilot. <br/>
<a id="pl.272.10"></a><var>272.10</var><b>Prenatal Alcohol or Drug Use.</b> Of the <br/>
<a id="pl.272.11"></a><var>272.11</var>general fund appropriation, $75,000 each <br/>
<a id="pl.272.12"></a><var>272.12</var>year is to award grants beginning July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.272.13"></a><var>272.13</var>2007, to programs that provide services <br/>
<a id="pl.272.14"></a><var>272.14</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>254A.171</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.272.15"></a><var>272.15</var>in Pine, Kanabec, and Carlton Counties. This <br/>
<a id="pl.272.16"></a><var>272.16</var>appropriation shall become part of the base <br/>
<a id="pl.272.17"></a><var>272.17</var>appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.272.18"></a><var>272.18</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base <br/>
<a id="pl.272.19"></a><var>272.19</var>is $62,572,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.272.20"></a><var>272.20</var>$62,575,000 in fiscal year 2011. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.272.21"></a><var>272.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(h) <b>Children and Community Services Grants </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.272.22"></a><var>272.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">101,369,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">69,208,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.272.23"></a><var>272.23</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base <br/>
<a id="pl.272.24"></a><var>272.24</var>is $69,274,000 in each of fiscal years 2010 <br/>
<a id="pl.272.25"></a><var>272.25</var>and 2011. <br/>
<a id="pl.272.26"></a><var>272.26</var><b>Targeted Case Management Temporary </b><br/>
<a id="pl.272.27"></a><var>272.27</var><b>Funding.</b> (a) Of the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.272.28"></a><var>272.28</var>appropriation, $32,667,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.272.29"></a><var>272.29</var>2008 is transferred to the targeted case <br/>
<a id="pl.272.30"></a><var>272.30</var>management contingency reserve account in <br/>
<a id="pl.272.31"></a><var>272.31</var>the general fund to be allocated to counties <br/>
<a id="pl.272.32"></a><var>272.32</var>and tribes affected by reductions in targeted <br/>
<a id="pl.272.33"></a><var>272.33</var>case management federal Medicaid revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.273.1"></a><var>273.1</var>as a result of the provisions in the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.273.2"></a><var>273.2</var>Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law <br/>
<a id="pl.273.3"></a><var>273.3</var>109-171. <br/>
<a id="pl.273.4"></a><var>273.4</var>(b) Contingent upon (1) publication by the <br/>
<a id="pl.273.5"></a><var>273.5</var>federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid <br/>
<a id="pl.273.6"></a><var>273.6</var>Services of final regulations implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.273.7"></a><var>273.7</var>the targeted case management provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.273.8"></a><var>273.8</var>of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of <br/>
<a id="pl.273.9"></a><var>273.9</var>2005, Public Law 109-171, or (2) the <br/>
<a id="pl.273.10"></a><var>273.10</var>issuance of a finding by the Centers for <br/>
<a id="pl.273.11"></a><var>273.11</var>Medicare and Medicaid Services of federal <br/>
<a id="pl.273.12"></a><var>273.12</var>Medicaid overpayments for targeted case <br/>
<a id="pl.273.13"></a><var>273.13</var>management expenditures, up to $32,667,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.273.14"></a><var>273.14</var>is appropriated to the commissioner of human <br/>
<a id="pl.273.15"></a><var>273.15</var>services. Prior to distribution of funds, the <br/>
<a id="pl.273.16"></a><var>273.16</var>commissioner shall estimate and certify the <br/>
<a id="pl.273.17"></a><var>273.17</var>amount by which the federal regulations or <br/>
<a id="pl.273.18"></a><var>273.18</var>federal disallowance will reduce targeted <br/>
<a id="pl.273.19"></a><var>273.19</var>case management Medicaid revenue over the <br/>
<a id="pl.273.20"></a><var>273.20</var>2008-2009 biennium. <br/>
<a id="pl.273.21"></a><var>273.21</var>(c) Within 60 days of a contingency described <br/>
<a id="pl.273.22"></a><var>273.22</var>in paragraph (b), the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.273.23"></a><var>273.23</var>distribute the grants proportionate to each <br/>
<a id="pl.273.24"></a><var>273.24</var>affected county or tribe's targeted case <br/>
<a id="pl.273.25"></a><var>273.25</var>management federal earnings for calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.273.26"></a><var>273.26</var>year 2005, not to exceed the lower of (1) the <br/>
<a id="pl.273.27"></a><var>273.27</var>amount of the estimated reduction in federal <br/>
<a id="pl.273.28"></a><var>273.28</var>revenue or (2) $32,667,000. <br/>
<a id="pl.273.29"></a><var>273.29</var>(d) These funds are available in either year of <br/>
<a id="pl.273.30"></a><var>273.30</var>the biennium. Counties and tribes shall use <br/>
<a id="pl.273.31"></a><var>273.31</var>these funds to pay for social service-related <br/>
<a id="pl.273.32"></a><var>273.32</var>costs, but the funds are not subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.273.33"></a><var>273.33</var>provisions of the Children and Community <br/>
<a id="pl.273.34"></a><var>273.34</var>Services Act grant under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.273.35"></a><var>273.35</var>chapter 256M. <br/>
<a id="pl.274.1"></a><var>274.1</var>(e) This appropriation shall be available to <br/>
<a id="pl.274.2"></a><var>274.2</var>pay counties and tribes for expenses incurred <br/>
<a id="pl.274.3"></a><var>274.3</var>on or after July 1, 2007. The appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.274.4"></a><var>274.4</var>shall be available until expended. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.274.5"></a><var>274.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(i) <b>General Assistance Grants </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.274.6"></a><var>274.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">37,876,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">38,253,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.274.7"></a><var>274.7</var><b>General Assistance Standard.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.274.8"></a><var>274.8</var>commissioner shall set the monthly standard <br/>
<a id="pl.274.9"></a><var>274.9</var>of assistance for general assistance units <br/>
<a id="pl.274.10"></a><var>274.10</var>consisting of an adult recipient who is <br/>
<a id="pl.274.11"></a><var>274.11</var>childless and unmarried or living apart <br/>
<a id="pl.274.12"></a><var>274.12</var>from parents or a legal guardian at $203. <br/>
<a id="pl.274.13"></a><var>274.13</var>The commissioner may reduce this amount <br/>
<a id="pl.274.14"></a><var>274.14</var>according to Laws 1997, chapter 85, article <br/>
<a id="pl.274.15"></a><var>274.15</var>3, section 54. <br/>
<a id="pl.274.16"></a><var>274.16</var><b>Emergency General Assistance.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.274.17"></a><var>274.17</var>amount appropriated for emergency general <br/>
<a id="pl.274.18"></a><var>274.18</var>assistance funds is limited to no more <br/>
<a id="pl.274.19"></a><var>274.19</var>than $7,889,812 in fiscal year 2008 and <br/>
<a id="pl.274.20"></a><var>274.20</var>$7,889,812 in fiscal year 2009. Funds <br/>
<a id="pl.274.21"></a><var>274.21</var>to counties must be allocated by the <br/>
<a id="pl.274.22"></a><var>274.22</var>commissioner using the allocation method <br/>
<a id="pl.274.23"></a><var>274.23</var>specified in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.274.24"></a><var>274.24</var>256D.06
         </statute_ref>. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.274.25"></a><var>274.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(j) <b>Minnesota Supplemental Aid Grants </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.274.26"></a><var>274.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">30,505,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">30,812,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.274.27"></a><var>274.27</var><b>Emergency Minnesota Supplemental </b><br/>
<a id="pl.274.28"></a><var>274.28</var><b>Aid Funds.</b> The amount appropriated for <br/>
<a id="pl.274.29"></a><var>274.29</var>emergency Minnesota supplemental aid <br/>
<a id="pl.274.30"></a><var>274.30</var>funds is limited to no more than $1,100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.274.31"></a><var>274.31</var>in fiscal year 2008 and $1,100,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.274.32"></a><var>274.32</var>year 2009. Funds to counties must be <br/>
<a id="pl.275.1"></a><var>275.1</var>allocated by the commissioner using the <br/>
<a id="pl.275.2"></a><var>275.2</var>allocation method specified in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.275.3"></a><var>275.3</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256D.46</statute_ref>. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.275.4"></a><var>275.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(k) <b>Group Residential Housing Grants </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.275.5"></a><var>275.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">91,069,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">98,671,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.275.6"></a><var>275.6</var><b>People Incorporated.</b> Of the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.275.7"></a><var>275.7</var>appropriation, $460,000 each year is to <br/>
<a id="pl.275.8"></a><var>275.8</var>augment community support and mental <br/>
<a id="pl.275.9"></a><var>275.9</var>health services provided to individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.275.10"></a><var>275.10</var>residing in facilities under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.275.11"></a><var>275.11</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256I.05, subdivision 1m</statute_ref>. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.275.12"></a><var>275.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.275.13"></a><var>275.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(l) <b>Other Children and Economic Assistance </b><br/>
<b>Grants </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.275.14"></a><var>275.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">20,183,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">16,333,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.275.15"></a><var>275.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Federal TANF <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,500,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,500,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.275.16"></a><var>275.16</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base <br/>
<a id="pl.275.17"></a><var>275.17</var>shall be $16,033,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.275.18"></a><var>275.18</var>$15,533,000 in fiscal year 2011. The TANF <br/>
<a id="pl.275.19"></a><var>275.19</var>base shall be $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2010 <br/>
<a id="pl.275.20"></a><var>275.20</var>and $1,181,000 in fiscal year 2011. <br/>
<a id="pl.275.21"></a><var>275.21</var><b>Homeless and Runaway Youth.</b> Of the <br/>
<a id="pl.275.22"></a><var>275.22</var>general fund appropriation, $500,000 each <br/>
<a id="pl.275.23"></a><var>275.23</var>year are for the Runaway and Homeless <br/>
<a id="pl.275.24"></a><var>275.24</var>Youth Act under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.275.25"></a><var>275.25</var>256K.45
         </statute_ref>. Funds shall be spent in each area <br/>
<a id="pl.275.26"></a><var>275.26</var>of the continuum of care to ensure that <br/>
<a id="pl.275.27"></a><var>275.27</var>programs are meeting the greatest need. This <br/>
<a id="pl.275.28"></a><var>275.28</var>is a onetime appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.275.29"></a><var>275.29</var><b>Long-Term Homelessness.</b> Of the general <br/>
<a id="pl.275.30"></a><var>275.30</var>fund appropriation, $1,500,000 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.275.31"></a><var>275.31</var>are $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 is  for <br/>
<a id="pl.276.1"></a><var>276.1</var>implementation of programs to address <br/>
<a id="pl.276.2"></a><var>276.2</var>long-term homelessness and is available in <br/>
<a id="pl.276.3"></a><var>276.3</var>either year of the biennium. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.276.4"></a><var>276.4</var>appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.276.5"></a><var>276.5</var><b>Minnesota Community Action Grants.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.276.6"></a><var>276.6</var>Of the general fund appropriation, $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.276.7"></a><var>276.7</var>each year is for the purposes of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.276.8"></a><var>276.8</var>community action grants under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.276.9"></a><var>276.9</var>Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>256E.30</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256E.32</statute_ref>. This <br/>
<a id="pl.276.10"></a><var>276.10</var>is a onetime appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.276.11"></a><var>276.11</var>(b) Of the TANF appropriation, $1,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.276.12"></a><var>276.12</var>each year is for community action agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.276.13"></a><var>276.13</var>for auto repairs, auto loans, and auto <br/>
<a id="pl.276.14"></a><var>276.14</var>purchase grants to individuals who are <br/>
<a id="pl.276.15"></a><var>276.15</var>eligible to receive benefits under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.276.16"></a><var>276.16</var>Statutes, chapter 256J, or who have lost <br/>
<a id="pl.276.17"></a><var>276.17</var>eligibility for benefits under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.276.18"></a><var>276.18</var>Statutes, chapter 256J, due to earnings in the <br/>
<a id="pl.276.19"></a><var>276.19</var>prior 12 months. Base level funding for this <br/>
<a id="pl.276.20"></a><var>276.20</var>activity shall be $1,500,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.276.21"></a><var>276.21</var>2010 and $1,181,000 in fiscal year 2011. * <br/>
<a id="pl.276.22"></a><var>276.22</var>(The preceding text beginning "(b) Of the <br/>
<a id="pl.276.23"></a><var>276.23</var>TANF appropriation," was indicated as <br/>
<a id="pl.276.24"></a><var>276.24</var>vetoed by the governor.) <br/>
<a id="pl.276.25"></a><var>276.25</var>(c) Money appropriated under paragraphs (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.276.26"></a><var>276.26</var>and (b) that is not spent in the first year does <br/>
<a id="pl.276.27"></a><var>276.27</var>not cancel but is available for the second <br/>
<a id="pl.276.28"></a><var>276.28</var>year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.18.8.0"></a><a id="pl.276.29"></a><var>276.29</var>    Sec. 8. <b>SUNSET OF UNCODIFIED LANGUAGE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.276.30"></a><var>276.30</var>    All uncodified language contained in this article expires on June 30, 2009, unless a <br/>
<a id="pl.276.31"></a><var>276.31</var>different expiration date is specified.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.19.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.19.1.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.3"></a><var>277.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.277.4"></a><var>277.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN </b><br/>
<b>SERVICES FORECAST ADJUSTMENT.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.277.5"></a><var>277.5</var>    The dollar amounts shown are added to or, if shown in parentheses, are subtracted <br/>
<a id="pl.277.6"></a><var>277.6</var>from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 147, from the general fund, or any other <br/>
<a id="pl.277.7"></a><var>277.7</var>fund named, to the Department of Human Services for the purposes specified in this <br/>
<a id="pl.277.8"></a><var>277.8</var>article, to be available for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figure "2008" <br/>
<a id="pl.277.9"></a><var>277.9</var>used in this article means that the appropriation or appropriations listed are available for <br/>
<a id="pl.277.10"></a><var>277.10</var>the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. The figure "2009" used in this article means that <br/>
<a id="pl.277.11"></a><var>277.11</var>the appropriation or appropriations listed are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.277.12"></a><var>277.12</var>2009. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.277.13"></a><var>277.13</var>ending June 30, 2008, are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.14"></a><var>277.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.15"></a><var>277.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,739,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">52,350,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.16"></a><var>277.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(84,156,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(96,019,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.17"></a><var>277.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Federal TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(28,427,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(7,441,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.18"></a><var>277.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> (105,844,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(51,110,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.19.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.19"></a><var>277.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.277.20"></a><var>277.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN </b><br/>
<b>SERVICES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.21"></a><var>277.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(105,844,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(51,110,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.22"></a><var>277.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.23"></a><var>277.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.24"></a><var>277.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,739,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">52,350,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.25"></a><var>277.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(84,156,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(96,019,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.26"></a><var>277.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Federal TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(28,427,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(7,441,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.27"></a><var>277.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Revenue and Pass-Through</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.277.28"></a><var>277.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Federal TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,187,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,507,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.1"></a><var>278.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.278.2"></a><var>278.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Children and Economic Assistance </b><br/>
<b>Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.3"></a><var>278.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(4,960,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,925,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.4"></a><var>278.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Federal TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(29,614,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(8,948,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.278.5"></a><var>278.5</var>The amounts that may be spent from this <br/>
<a id="pl.278.6"></a><var>278.6</var>appropriation for each purpose are as follows:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.7"></a><var>278.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>MFIP/DWP Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.8"></a><var>278.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">25,139,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">11,665,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.9"></a><var>278.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Federal TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(29,614,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(8,948,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.10"></a><var>278.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>MFIP Child Care Assistance Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(26,141,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(10,710,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.11"></a><var>278.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>General Assistance Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,529,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,033,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.12"></a><var>278.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) <b>Minnesota Supplemental Aid Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">299,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.13"></a><var>278.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) <b>Group Residential Housing Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(6,786,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(1,563,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.14"></a><var>278.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Basic Health Care Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.15"></a><var>278.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">30,075,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">48,389,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.16"></a><var>278.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(84,156,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(96,019,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.278.17"></a><var>278.17</var>The amounts that may be spent from this <br/>
<a id="pl.278.18"></a><var>278.18</var>appropriation for each purpose are as follows:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.19"></a><var>278.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>MinnesotaCare</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.20"></a><var>278.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"> Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(84,156,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(96,019,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.21"></a><var>278.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.278.22"></a><var>278.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>MA Basic Health Care - Families and </b><br/>
<b>Children</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">13,525,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,005,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.278.23"></a><var>278.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.278.24"></a><var>278.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>MA Basic Health Care - Elderly and </b><br/>
<b>Disabled</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,292,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,479,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.279.1"></a><var>279.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) <b>General Assistance Medical Care</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">18,842,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">35,905,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.279.2"></a><var>279.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Continuing Care Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(18,376,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(1,964,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.279.3"></a><var>279.3</var>The amounts that may be spent from this <br/>
<a id="pl.279.4"></a><var>279.4</var>appropriation for each purpose are as follows:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.279.5"></a><var>279.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>MA Long-Term Care Facilities</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(10,986,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(2,148,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.279.6"></a><var>279.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>MA Long-Term Care Waivers</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(18,484,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(13,598,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.279.7"></a><var>279.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>Chemical Dependency Entitlement Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">11,094,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">13,782,000"<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.279.8"></a><var>279.8</var>Delete the title and insert:<br/>

<a id="pl.279.11"></a><var>279.11</var>and reductions in appropriations for early childhood through grade 12 education, <br/>
<a id="pl.279.12"></a><var>279.12</var>higher education, environment and natural resources, energy, agriculture, <br/>
<a id="pl.279.13"></a><var>279.13</var>veterans affairs, military affairs, economic development, transportation, public <br/>
<a id="pl.279.14"></a><var>279.14</var>safety, judiciary, state government, and health and human services; modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.279.15"></a><var>279.15</var>certain statutory provisions and laws; providing for certain programs; fixing and <br/>
<a id="pl.279.16"></a><var>279.16</var>limiting fees; authorizing rulemaking; requiring reports; appropriating money;<br/>
<a id="pl.279.17"></a><var>279.17</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 15A.0815, subdivisions 2, as <br/>
<a id="pl.279.18"></a><var>279.18</var>amended, 3; 17.4988, subdivisions 2, 3; 41A.09, subdivision 3a; 93.481, by <br/>
<a id="pl.279.19"></a><var>279.19</var>adding a subdivision; 97A.475, subdivision 29; 103A.204; 103A.43; 103B.151, <br/>
<a id="pl.279.20"></a><var>279.20</var>subdivision 1; 103G.271, subdivision 6; 103G.291, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.279.21"></a><var>279.21</var>103G.615, subdivision 2; 116.07, subdivision 4; 116L.04, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.279.22"></a><var>279.22</var>116L.05, subdivisions 3, 5; 116L.16; 116L.20, subdivision 2; 116U.26; 121A.19; <br/>
<a id="pl.279.23"></a><var>279.23</var>122A.21; 123B.59, subdivision 1; 123B.62; 124D.04, subdivisions 3, 6, 8, 9; <br/>
<a id="pl.279.24"></a><var>279.24</var>124D.05, by adding a subdivision; 124D.118, subdivision 4; 124D.55; 125A.65, <br/>
<a id="pl.279.25"></a><var>279.25</var>subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 125A.76, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.279.26"></a><var>279.26</var>126C.10, subdivision 31, by adding a subdivision; 126C.17, subdivision 9; <br/>
<a id="pl.279.27"></a><var>279.27</var>126C.40, subdivision 1; 126C.45; 126C.51; 126C.52, subdivision 2, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.279.28"></a><var>279.28</var>subdivision; 126C.53; 126C.55; 127A.45, subdivision 16; 136A.101, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.279.29"></a><var>279.29</var>8; 136G.11, subdivision 1; 145.9255, subdivision 1; 168.013, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.279.30"></a><var>279.30</var>subdivision; 168.1255, by adding a subdivision; 168A.29, as amended; 190.19, <br/>
<a id="pl.279.31"></a><var>279.31</var>subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 190.25, subdivision 3, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.279.32"></a><var>279.32</var>subdivision; 192.501, by adding subdivisions; 216C.41, subdivision 4; 256.741, <br/>
<a id="pl.279.33"></a><var>279.33</var>subdivisions 2, 2a, 3; 256.969, subdivisions 2b, 3a; 256B.0571, subdivisions 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.279.34"></a><var>279.34</var>9; 256B.0621, subdivisions 2, 6, 10; 256B.0625, subdivision 13e; 256B.0924, <br/>
<a id="pl.279.35"></a><var>279.35</var>subdivisions 4, 6; 256B.19, subdivision 1d; 256B.32, subdivision 1; 256B.431, <br/>
<a id="pl.279.36"></a><var>279.36</var>subdivision 23; 256B.69, subdivisions 5a, 6; 256B.75; 256D.44, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.279.37"></a><var>279.37</var>2, 5; 270B.085, by adding a subdivision; 298.223, subdivision 2; 298.28, <br/>
<a id="pl.279.38"></a><var>279.38</var>subdivision 9d, as added; 298.292, subdivision 2, as amended; 298.2961, <br/>
<a id="pl.279.39"></a><var>279.39</var>subdivision 2; 299A.45, subdivision 1; 299A.705, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.279.40"></a><var>279.40</var>325E.313; 325E.314; 357.021, subdivisions 6, 7; 446A.12, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.279.41"></a><var>279.41</var>1; 462A.22, subdivision 1; 473.1565, subdivision 3; 518A.50; 518A.53, <br/>
<a id="pl.279.42"></a><var>279.42</var>subdivision 5; 609.531, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, <br/>
<a id="pl.279.43"></a><var>279.43</var>sections 80A.65, subdivision 1; 103G.291, subdivision 3; 116L.17, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.279.44"></a><var>279.44</var>1; 123B.54; 124D.531, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivision 2; 126C.44; <br/>
<a id="pl.279.45"></a><var>279.45</var>127A.49, subdivisions 2, 3; 136A.121, subdivision 7a; 144E.45, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.279.46"></a><var>279.46</var>171.06, subdivision 2; 190.19, subdivision 2; 216C.41, subdivision 3; 256.741, <br/>
<a id="pl.280.1"></a><var>280.1</var>subdivision 1; 256B.0625, subdivision 20; 256B.0631, subdivisions 1, 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.280.2"></a><var>280.2</var>256B.441, subdivisions 1, 55, 56; 256B.5012, subdivision 7; 256J.621; 297I.06, <br/>
<a id="pl.280.3"></a><var>280.3</var>subdivision 3; Laws 1999, chapter 223, article 2, section 72; Laws 2005, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.280.4"></a><var>280.4</var>156, article 1, section 11, subdivision 2; Laws 2006, chapter 282, article 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.280.5"></a><var>280.5</var>section 27, subdivision 4; Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.280.6"></a><var>280.6</var>4; Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, section 11; Laws 2007, chapter 57, article <br/>
<a id="pl.280.7"></a><var>280.7</var>1, section 4, subdivisions 4, 6; Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 1, sections 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.280.8"></a><var>280.8</var>subdivisions 2, 3; 6, subdivision 4; Laws 2007, chapter 143, article 1, section <br/>
<a id="pl.280.9"></a><var>280.9</var>3, subdivision 2; Laws 2007, chapter 144, article 1, sections 3, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.280.10"></a><var>280.10</var>5, subdivision 5; 7; Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 1, section 24, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.280.11"></a><var>280.11</var>2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; article 2, section 46, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, 14, 20; <br/>
<a id="pl.280.12"></a><var>280.12</var>article 3, sections 23, subdivision 2; 24, subdivisions 3, 4, 9; article 4, section <br/>
<a id="pl.280.13"></a><var>280.13</var>16, subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 8; article 5, sections 11, subdivision 1; 13, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.280.14"></a><var>280.14</var>2, 3, 4; article 7, section 4; article 9, section 17, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 13; <br/>
<a id="pl.280.15"></a><var>280.15</var>Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 7, section 71; article 19, section 3, subdivision 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.280.16"></a><var>280.16</var>Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, section 12, subdivision 4; Laws 2007, First <br/>
<a id="pl.280.17"></a><var>280.17</var>Special Session chapter 2, article 1, sections 8, subdivision 2; 11, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.280.18"></a><var>280.18</var>1, 2, 6; Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 1, section 6, subdivision 2; proposing <br/>
<a id="pl.280.19"></a><var>280.19</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 5; 13B; 85; 94; 103B; 114D; <br/>
<a id="pl.280.20"></a><var>280.20</var>116J; 124D; 129D; 136F; 144; 173; 192; 256B; proposing coding for new law as <br/>
<a id="pl.280.21"></a><var>280.21</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62U; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.280.22"></a><var>280.22</var>126C.21, subdivision 1; 127A.45, subdivision 7a; 256.741, subdivision 15; <br/>
<a id="pl.280.23"></a><var>280.23</var>341.31; Laws 2004, chapter 188, section 2; Laws 2007, First Special Session <br/>
<a id="pl.280.24"></a><var>280.24</var>chapter 2, article 1, section 11, subdivisions 3, 4."<br/>
         		We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.House Conferees: (Signed) Lyndon Carlson, Mary Murphy, Jean Wagenius, Tom Rukavina, Dennis OzmentSenate Conferees: (Signed) Richard J. Cohen, David J. Tomassoni, Dennis R. Frederickson, Don Betzold, Linda Higgins
         <table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="252px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="252px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.281.1"></a><var>281.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.281.2"></a><var>281.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">House Conferees:<span width="2em"></span>(Signed)<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.281.3"></a><var>281.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.281.4"></a><var>281.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Lyndon Carlson<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Mary Murphy<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.281.5"></a><var>281.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.281.6"></a><var>281.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Jean Wagenius<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Tom Rukavina<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.281.7"></a><var>281.7</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.281.8"></a><var>281.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Dennis Ozment<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.281.9"></a><var>281.9</var><br/>
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<td align="left" valign="bottom">Senate Conferees:<span width="2em"></span>(Signed)<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.281.10"></a><var>281.10</var><br/>
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</td>
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</td>
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<td><a id="pl.281.11"></a><var>281.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Richard J. Cohen<br/>
</td>
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<td align="left" valign="bottom">David J. Tomassoni<br/>
</td>
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<td><a id="pl.281.12"></a><var>281.12</var><br/>
</td>
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</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><span>
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</td>
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<td><a id="pl.281.13"></a><var>281.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Dennis R. Frederickson<br/>
</td>
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<td align="left" valign="bottom">Don Betzold<br/>
</td>
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<td><a id="pl.281.14"></a><var>281.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><span>
                     							.....
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</td>
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<td><a id="pl.281.15"></a><var>281.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Linda Higgins<br/>
</td>
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</tr>
</table>