1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to appropriations; appropriating money for health and human services 
1.3 	for certain programs and grants; appropriating money to the Minnesota Housing 
1.4 	Finance Agency.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	ARTICLE 1
1.7 	HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS

1.8	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.9 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
1.10 	in this article.

1.11			2008
		2009
		Total
	
1.12	General
	$
	17,933,000
	$
	17,433,000
	$
	35,633,000
	
1.13	Total
	$
	17,933,000
	$
	17,433,000
	$
	35,633,000

1.14	Sec. 2. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.15 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.16 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
1.17 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
1.18 	for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the 
1.19 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or 
1.20 	June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal 
1.21 	year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal 
1.22 	year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.

2.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.2				Available for the Year
	
2.3				Ending June 30
	
2.4					2008
		2009

2.5	Sec. 3. HUMAN SERVICES

2.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	17,933,000
	$
	17,433,000

2.7
2.8	Subd. 2.Other Children and Economic 
Assistance Grants

2.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.10		2008
	2009
	
2.11	General
	17,933,000
	17,433,000

2.12 	ARTICLE 2
2.13 	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH APPROPRIATIONS

2.14	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.15 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
2.16 	in this article.

2.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	122,359,000
	$
	121,650,000

2.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.19		2008
	2009
	
2.20	General
	80,862,000
	76,013,000
	
2.21
2.22	State Government 
Special Revenue
	26,433,000
	27,145,000
	
2.23	Health Care Access
	6,299,000
	6,492,000
	
2.24	Federal TANF
	9,000,000
	12,000,000

2.25 	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH APPROPRIATIONS.
 2.26 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
2.27 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
2.28 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
2.29 	for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the 
2.30 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or 
2.31 	June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal 
2.32 	year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal 
2.33 	year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.

3.1	Sec. 3. COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH

3.2	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	122,359,000
	$
	121,650,000

3.3	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.4		2008
	2009
	
3.5	General
	80,862,000
	76,013,000
	
3.6
3.7	State Government 
Special Revenue
	26,433,000
	27,145,000
	
3.8	Health Care Access
	6,299,000
	6,492,000
	
3.9	Federal TANF
	9,000,000
	12,000,000

3.10
3.11	Subd. 2.Community and Family Health 
Promotion

3.12	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.13	General
	43,883,000
	43,983,000
	
3.14
3.15	State Government 
Special Revenue
	468,000
	471,000
	
3.16	Health Care Access
	4,299,000
	4,492,000
	
3.17	Federal TANF
	6,317,000
	9,002,000
	
3.18 	TANF Appropriations. $5,817,000 of the 
3.19 	TANF funds in the first year and $8,502,000 
3.20 	in the second year are appropriated to 
3.21 	the commissioner for home visiting and 
3.22 	nutritional services listed under Minnesota 
3.23 	Statutes, section 145.882, subdivision 7, 
3.24 	clauses (6) and (7). Funding shall be 
3.25 	distributed to community health boards based 
3.26 	on Minnesota Statutes, section 145A.131, 
3.27 	subdivision 1.
3.28 	MN ENABL. $500,000 of the TANF 
3.29 	funds each fiscal year is appropriated to the 
3.30 	commissioner for abstinence education under 
3.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 145.9255.
3.32 	Loan Forgiveness. Of the health care access 
3.33 	fund appropriation, $760,000 the first year 
3.34 	and $930,000 the second year and thereafter 
3.35 	are for the loan forgiveness program under 
3.36 	Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1501. This 
4.1 	funding is in addition to the loan forgiveness 
4.2 	program health care access fund base.
4.3 	Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. (a) 
4.4 	On July 1 each fiscal year, the portion 
4.5 	of the general fund appropriation to the 
4.6 	commissioner of health for fetal alcohol 
4.7 	spectrum disorder administration and 
4.8 	grants shall be transferred to a statewide 
4.9 	organization that focuses solely on 
4.10 	prevention of and intervention with fetal 
4.11 	alcohol spectrum disorder as follows:
4.12 	(1) on July 1, 2007, $2,090,000; and
4.13 	(2) on July 2, 2008, and annually thereafter, 
4.14 	$2,090,000.
4.15 	(b) The money shall be used for prevention 
4.16 	and intervention services and programs, 
4.17 	including, but not limited to, community 
4.18 	grants, professional education, public 
4.19 	awareness, and diagnosis. The organization 
4.20 	may retain $60,000 of the transferred money 
4.21 	for administrative costs. The organization 
4.22 	shall report to the commissioner annually 
4.23 	by January 15 on the services and programs 
4.24 	funded by the appropriation.

4.25	Subd. 3.Health Protection

4.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.27	General
	22,705,000
	17,831,000
	
4.28
4.29	State Government 
Special Revenue
	25,965,000
	26,674,000
	
4.30 	Pandemic Influenza Preparedness. Of 
4.31 	the general fund appropriation to the 
4.32 	commissioner, $12,375,000 in fiscal year 
4.33 	2008 and $7,375,000 in fiscal year 2009 are 
4.34 	for preparation, planning, and response to a 
4.35 	pandemic influenza outbreak.
5.1 	(1) Of the fiscal year 2008 appropriation, 
5.2 	$5,000,000 is to purchase antiviral 
5.3 	medications; $5,000,000 is to prepare and 
5.4 	manage a stockpile of health care supplies; 
5.5 	$1,375,000 is for department activities of 
5.6 	epidemiology, laboratory services, exercises, 
5.7 	and planning; and $1,000,000 is for grants to 
5.8 	local public health and tribal governments 
5.9 	for planning, exercises, and preparedness for 
5.10 	pandemic influenza.
5.11 	(2) Of the fiscal year 2009 appropriation, 
5.12 	$5,000,000 is to prepare and manage a 
5.13 	stockpile of health care supplies; $1,375,000 
5.14 	is for department activities of epidemiology, 
5.15 	laboratory services, exercises, and planning; 
5.16 	and $1,000,000 is for grants to local public 
5.17 	health and tribal governments for planning, 
5.18 	exercises, and preparedness for pandemic 
5.19 	influenza.
5.20 	(3) Base funding for the 2010-2011 biennium 
5.21 	is $4,375,000 each fiscal year.

5.22	Subd. 4.Minority and Multicultural Health

5.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.24	General
	4,992,000
	5,002,000
	
5.25	Federal TANF
	2,683,000
	2,998,000
	
5.26 	TANF Appropriations. $2,683,000 of the 
5.27 	TANF funds in the first year and $2,998,000 
5.28 	in the second year are appropriated to 
5.29 	the commissioner for home visiting and 
5.30 	nutritional services listed under Minnesota 
5.31 	Statutes, section 145.882, subdivision 7, 
5.32 	clauses (6) and (7). Funding shall be 
5.33 	distributed to tribal governments based 
5.34 	on Minnesota Statutes, section 145A.14, 
5.35 	subdivision 2, paragraph (b).

6.1	Subd. 5.Administrative Support Services

6.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.3	General
	9,047,000
	9,197,000
	
6.4	Health Care Access
	2,000,000
	2,000,000
	
6.5 	Disease Surveillance. Of the health care 
6.6 	access fund appropriation, $2,000,000 
6.7 	each fiscal year is for redesigning and 
6.8 	implementing coordinated and modern 
6.9 	disease surveillance systems for the 
6.10 	department. Base level funding for the 
6.11 	2012-2013 biennium will be $600,000 each 
6.12 	fiscal year for maintaining and operating the 
6.13 	systems.

6.14
6.15	Sec. 4. VETERANS NURSING HOMES 
BOARD
 	$
	44,124,000
	$
	46,244,000
	
6.16 	Repair and Betterment. Of this 
6.17 	appropriation, $4,000,000 in fiscal year 
6.18 	2008 and $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 
6.19 	are to be used for repair, maintenance, 
6.20 	rehabilitation, and betterment activities at 
6.21 	facilities statewide.
6.22 	Base Adjustment. The general fund base is 
6.23 	decreased by $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 
6.24 	and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2011.

6.25	Sec. 5. HEALTH-RELATED BOARDS

6.26	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	14,654,000
	$
	14,527,000

6.27	Subd. 2.Board of Chiropractic Examiners
 		450,000
		447,000

6.28	Subd. 3.Board of Dentistry
 		987,000
		1,009,000

6.29
6.30	Subd. 4.Board of Dietetic and Nutrition 
Practice
 		103,000
		119,000
	
6.31 	Base Adjustment. Of this appropriation in 
6.32 	fiscal year 2009, $14,000 is onetime.

7.1
7.2	Subd. 5.Board of Marriage and Family 
Therapy
 		134,000
		154,000
	
7.3 	Base Adjustment. Of this appropriation in 
7.4 	fiscal year 2009, $17,000 is onetime.

7.5	Subd. 6.Board of Medical Practice
 		4,120,000
		3,674,000

7.6	Subd. 7.Board of Nursing
 		3,985,000
		4,146,000

7.7
7.8	Subd. 8.Board of Nursing Home 
Administrators
 		633,000
		647,000
	
7.9 	Administrative Services Unit. Of this 
7.10 	appropriation, $430,000 in fiscal year 
7.11 	2008 and $439,000 in fiscal year 2009 are 
7.12 	for the administrative services unit. The 
7.13 	administrative services unit may receive 
7.14 	and expend reimbursements for services 
7.15 	performed by other agencies.

7.16	Subd. 9.Board of Optometry
 		98,000
		114,000
	
7.17 	Base Adjustment. Of this appropriation in 
7.18 	fiscal year 2009, $13,000 is onetime.

7.19	Subd. 10.Board of Pharmacy
 		1,375,000
		1,442,000
	
7.20 	Base Adjustment. Of this appropriation in 
7.21 	fiscal year 2009, $29,000 is onetime.

7.22	Subd. 11.Board of Physical Therapy
 		306,000
		295,000

7.23	Subd. 12.Board of Podiatry
 		54,000
		63,000
	
7.24 	Base Adjustment. Of this appropriation in 
7.25 	fiscal year 2009, $7,000 is onetime.

7.26	Subd. 13.Board of Psychology
 		788,000
		806,000

7.27	Subd. 14.Board of Social Work
 		997,000
		1,022,000

7.28	Subd. 15.Board of Veterinary Medicine
 		230,000
		195,000

7.29
7.30	Subd. 16.Board of Behavioral Health and 
Therapy
 		394,000
		394,000

7.31
7.32	Sec. 6. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 
BOARD
 	$
	4,220,000
	$
	4,264,000

8.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.2		2008
	2009
	
8.3	General
	2,633,000
	2,660,000
	
8.4	General (open)
	900,000
	900,000
	
8.5
8.6	State Government 
Special Revenue
	687,000
	704,000
	
8.7 	Health Professional Services Program.
8.8 	$687,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $704,000 in 
8.9 	fiscal year 2009 from the state government 
8.10 	special revenue fund are for the health 
8.11 	professional services program.

8.12	Sec. 7. COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
 	$
	507,000
	$
	515,000

8.13
8.14
8.15	Sec. 8. OMBUDSMAN FOR MENTAL 
HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL 
DISABILITIES
 	$
	1,567,000
	$
	1,621,000

8.16	Sec. 9. OMBUDSMAN FOR FAMILIES
 	$
	251,000
	$
	257,000

8.17 	ARTICLE 3
8.18 	HOUSING APPROPRIATIONS

8.19	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
8.20 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
8.21 	in this act.

8.22			2008
		2009
		Total
	
8.23	General
	$
	...,...,...
	$
	...,...,...
	$
	...,...,...
	
8.24	Total
	$
	...,...,...
	$
	...,...,...
	$
	...,...,...

8.25	Sec. 2. HOUSING.
 	
8.26 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
8.27 	agencies and for the purposes specified. The appropriations are from the general fund, or 
8.28 	another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 
8.29 	figures "2008" and "2009" used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under them 
8.30 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The 
8.31 	first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is 
8.32 	fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, are 
8.33 	effective the day following final enactment.

9.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
9.2				Available for the Year
	
9.3				Ending June 30
	
9.4					2008
		2009

9.5	Sec. 3. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

9.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	...,...,...
	$
	...,...,...
	
9.7 	This appropriation is for transfer to the 
9.8 	housing development fund. The amounts 
9.9 	that may be spent from this appropriation 
9.10 	for certain programs are specified in the 
9.11 	following subdivisions. Except as otherwise 
9.12 	indicated, this transfer is part of the agency's 
9.13 	permanent budget base.

9.14
9.15	Subd. 2.Economic Development and Housing 
Challenge
 					
9.16 	(a) $25,907,000 the first year and 
9.17 	$10,907,000 the second year are for 
9.18 	the economic development and housing 
9.19 	challenge program under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.20 	section 462A.33, for housing that:
9.21 	(i) conserves energy and utilizes sustainable, 
9.22 	healthy building materials;
9.23 	(ii) preserves sensitive natural areas and 
9.24 	open spaces and minimizes the need for new 
9.25 	infrastructure; 
9.26 	(iii) is accessible to jobs and services through 
9.27 	integration with transportation or transit 
9.28 	systems; and
9.29 	(iv) expands the mix of housing choices in 
9.30 	a community by diversifying the levels of 
9.31 	housing affordability. 
9.32 	The agency may fund demonstration projects 
9.33 	that have unique approaches to achieving the 
9.34 	housing described above. 
10.1 	(b) $1,285,000 the first year and $1,285,000 
10.2 	the second year shall be made available 
10.3 	during the first eight months of the fiscal 
10.4 	year exclusively for housing projects for 
10.5 	American Indians. Any funds not committed 
10.6 	to housing projects for American Indians in 
10.7 	the first eight months of the fiscal year shall 
10.8 	be available for any eligible activity under 
10.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33.
10.10 	(c) Of this amount, $15,000,000 the first year 
10.11 	is a onetime appropriation.

10.12	Subd. 3.Housing Trust Fund
 					
10.13 	$13,555,000 the first year and $8,555,000 
10.14 	the second year are for the housing trust fund 
10.15 	account created under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.16 	section 462A.201, for the purposes of that 
10.17 	section. Of this amount, $5,000,000 the first 
10.18 	year is a onetime appropriation.

10.19	Subd. 4.Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill
 					
10.20 	$2,638,000 the first year and $2,638,000 
10.21 	the second year are for a rental housing 
10.22 	assistance program for persons with a mental 
10.23 	illness or families with an adult member with 
10.24 	a mental illness under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.25 	section 462A.2097.

10.26	Subd. 5.Family Homeless Prevention
 					
10.27 	$7,465,000 the first year and $7,465,000 
10.28 	the second year are for family homeless 
10.29 	prevention and assistance programs under 
10.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204.

10.31	Subd. 6.Home Ownership Assistance Fund
 					
10.32 	$885,000 the first year and $885,000 the 
10.33 	second year are for the home ownership 
11.1 	assistance program under Minnesota 
11.2 	Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 8.

11.3	Subd. 7.Affordable Rental Investment Fund
 					
11.4 	$11,496,000 the first year and $8,996,000 
11.5 	the second year are for the affordable rental 
11.6 	investment fund program under Minnesota 
11.7 	Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 8b. 
11.8 	Of this amount, $2,500,000 the first year is a 
11.9 	onetime appropriation.
11.10 	This appropriation is to finance the 
11.11 	acquisition, rehabilitation, and debt 
11.12 	restructuring of federally assisted rental 
11.13 	property and for making equity take-out loans 
11.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.05, 
11.15 	subdivision 39. The owner of the federally 
11.16 	assisted rental property must agree to 
11.17 	participate in the applicable federally assisted 
11.18 	housing program and to extend any existing 
11.19 	low-income affordability restrictions on the 
11.20 	housing for the maximum term permitted. 
11.21 	The owner must also enter into an agreement 
11.22 	that gives local units of government, 
11.23 	housing and redevelopment authorities, 
11.24 	and nonprofit housing organizations the 
11.25 	right of first refusal if the rental property 
11.26 	is offered for sale. Priority must be given 
11.27 	among comparable federally assisted rental 
11.28 	properties to properties with the longest 
11.29 	remaining term under an agreement for 
11.30 	federal rental assistance. Priority must also 
11.31 	be given among comparable rental housing 
11.32 	developments to developments that are or 
11.33 	will be owned by local government units, a 
11.34 	housing and redevelopment authority, or a 
11.35 	nonprofit housing organization.
12.1 	This appropriation may also be used to 
12.2 	finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, and 
12.3 	debt restructuring of existing supportive 
12.4 	housing properties. For purposes of this 
12.5 	subdivision, "supportive housing" means 
12.6 	affordable rental housing with links to 
12.7 	services necessary for individuals, youth, and 
12.8 	families with children to maintain housing 
12.9 	stability.
12.10 	Of this amount, $2,500,000 is appropriated 
12.11 	for the purposes of financing the 
12.12 	rehabilitation and operating costs to preserve 
12.13 	public housing. For purposes of this 
12.14 	subdivision, "public housing" is housing for 
12.15 	low-income persons and households financed 
12.16 	by the federal government and owned and 
12.17 	operated by public housing authorities and 
12.18 	agencies. Eligible public housing authorities 
12.19 	must have a public housing assessment 
12.20 	system rating of standard or above. Priority 
12.21 	among comparable proposals must be given 
12.22 	to proposals that maximize federal or local 
12.23 	resources to finance the capital and operating 
12.24 	costs.

12.25
12.26	Subd. 8.Housing Rehabilitation and 
Accessibility
 					
12.27 	$5,815,000 the first year and $4,130,000 the 
12.28 	second year are for the housing rehabilitation 
12.29 	and accessibility program under Minnesota 
12.30 	Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivisions 14a 
12.31 	and 15a. Of this amount, $1,685,000 the first 
12.32 	year is a onetime appropriation.

12.33
12.34	Subd. 9.Home Ownership Education, 
Counseling, and Training
 					
12.35 	$1,495,000 the first year and $865,000 
12.36 	the second year are appropriated for the 
13.1 	home ownership education, counseling, and 
13.2 	training program under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.3 	section 462A.209. Of this amount, $630,000 
13.4 	the first year is a onetime appropriation to 
13.5 	be used for:
13.6 	(1) foreclosure prevention and assistance 
13.7 	activities in communities that have mortgage 
13.8 	foreclosure rates that exceed the statewide 
13.9 	average foreclosure rate for the most recent 
13.10 	quarter for which data is available; and
13.11 	(2) home buyer education and counseling 
13.12 	activities by organizations that have 
13.13 	experience working with emerging markets 
13.14 	or partner with organizations with experience 
13.15 	working with emerging markets and that have 
13.16 	demonstrated a commitment to increasing the 
13.17 	homeownership rate of emerging markets.

13.18	Subd. 10.Capacity Building Grants
 					
13.19 	$340,000 the first year and $340,000 the 
13.20 	second year are for nonprofit capacity 
13.21 	building grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.22 	section 462A.21, subdivision 3b.