HF 2241

1st Committee Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008)

Posted on 12/22/2009 12:38 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to appropriations; appropriating money for health and human services 1.3for certain programs and grants; appropriating money for various state agencies; 1.4changing certain health, human services, and safety-related provisions;amending 1.5Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; 16B.61, 1.6by adding a subdivision; 103I.101, subdivision 6; 103I.208, subdivisions 1, 2; 1.7103I.235, subdivision 1; 144.123; 144.125; 144.2215, subdivision 1; 144.9502, 1.8subdivision 3; 144.9504, subdivision 2; 144.9507, by adding a subdivision; 1.9144.9512; 144E.101, subdivision 6; 144E.127; 144E.35, subdivision 1; 145A.17; 1.10156.001, by adding a subdivision; 156.02, subdivisions 1, 2; 156.04; 156.072, 1.11subdivision 2; 156.073; 156.12, subdivisions 2, 4, 6; 156.15, subdivision 1.122; 156.16, subdivisions 3, 10; 156.18, subdivisions 1, 2; 156.19; 198.075; 1.13256B.0625, subdivision 14, by adding a subdivision; 256K.45, by adding 1.14a subdivision; 462A.21, subdivision 8b; 462A.33, subdivision 3; 469.021; 1.15Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, article 9, section 3, subdivision 2; 1.16proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 156; 325; 1.17325E; repealing Laws 2004, chapter 288, article 6, section 27. 1.18BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.19ARTICLE 1 1.20HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS 1.21 Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 1.22     new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made new text end 1.23 new text begin in this article. new text end 1.24 new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end new text begin Total new text end 1.25 new text begin General new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 24,725,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 24,225,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 48,950,000 new text end 1.26 new text begin TANF new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,500,000 new text end 1.27 new text begin Total new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 25,475,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 24,975,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 50,450,000 new text end 1.28 Sec. 2. new text begin HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 2.1     new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the new text end 2.2 new text begin agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the new text end 2.3 new text begin general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated new text end 2.4 new text begin for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the new text end 2.5 new text begin appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or new text end 2.6 new text begin June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal new text end 2.7 new text begin year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal new text end 2.8 new text begin year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment. new text end 2.9 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 2.10 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 2.11 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 2.12 new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end 2.13 Sec. 3. new text begin HUMAN SERVICES new text end 2.14 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 25,475,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 24,975,000 new text end 2.15 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 2.16 new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end 2.17 new text begin General new text end new text begin 24,725,000 new text end new text begin 24,225,000 new text end 2.18 new text begin TANF new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end 2.19 new text begin Of this amount, $750,000 the first year new text end 2.20 new text begin and $750,000 the second year are onetime new text end 2.21 new text begin appropriations from the state's federal TANF new text end 2.22 new text begin block grant under Title I of Public Law new text end 2.23 new text begin 104-193. If the appropriation in either year new text end 2.24 new text begin is insufficient, the appropriation for the other new text end 2.25 new text begin year is available. new text end 2.26 2.27 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Other Children and Economic new text end new text begin Assistance Grants new text end 2.28 new text begin Homeless and Runaway Youth. new text end new text begin $3,500,000 new text end 2.29 new text begin in the first year and $3,500,000 in the second new text end 2.30 new text begin year are for the Runaway and Homeless new text end 2.31 new text begin Youth Act under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 2.32 new text begin 256K.45. Funds shall be spent in each area new text end 2.33 new text begin of the continuum of care to ensure that new text end 2.34 new text begin programs are meeting the greatest need. The new text end 2.35 new text begin base is decreased by $2,000,000 each year in new text end 2.36 new text begin fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011. new text end 3.1 new text begin Transitional Housing and Emergency new text end 3.2 new text begin Services. new text end 3.3 new text begin (1) $750,000 each year from the federal new text end 3.4 new text begin TANF fund is for transitional housing new text end 3.5 new text begin programs under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 3.6 new text begin 256E.33. The TANF appropriations new text end 3.7 new text begin are onetime. The general fund base for new text end 3.8 new text begin transitional housing is increased by $422,000 new text end 3.9 new text begin each year for the fiscal 2010-2011 biennium. new text end 3.10 new text begin Up to ten percent of this appropriation may new text end 3.11 new text begin be used for housing and services which new text end 3.12 new text begin extend beyond 24 months. $300,000 in each new text end 3.13 new text begin year of this amount is for grants for safe new text end 3.14 new text begin housing pilot projects for battered women new text end 3.15 new text begin and families in Anoka County, Houston new text end 3.16 new text begin County, and Beltrami County; and new text end 3.17 new text begin (2) $527,000 each year is added to the new text end 3.18 new text begin base for emergency services grants under new text end 3.19 new text begin Laws 1997, chapter 162, article 3, section new text end 3.20 new text begin 7. The base for emergency services grants new text end 3.21 new text begin is decreased each year by $300,000 in fiscal new text end 3.22 new text begin year 2010 and fiscal year 2011. new text end 3.23 new text begin Foodshelf Programs. new text end new text begin $575,000 each year new text end 3.24 new text begin is added to the base for foodshelf programs new text end 3.25 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.34. new text end 3.26 new text begin The base is decreased by $250,000 each year new text end 3.27 new text begin in fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011. new text end 3.28 new text begin Long-term Homeless Services. new text end new text begin $2,440,000 new text end 3.29 new text begin each year is added to the base for the new text end 3.30 new text begin long-term homeless services under new text end 3.31 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.26. The new text end 3.32 new text begin base is decreased by $1,000,000 each year in new text end 3.33 new text begin fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011. new text end 3.34 new text begin Minnesota Community Action Grants. new text end new text begin new text end 3.35 new text begin $1,500,000 each year is added to the base for new text end 4.1 new text begin the purposes of Minnesota community action new text end 4.2 new text begin grants under Minnesota Statutes, sections new text end 4.3 new text begin 256E.30 to 256E.32. The base is reduced by new text end 4.4 new text begin $500,000 each year in fiscal year 2010 and new text end 4.5 new text begin fiscal year 2011. new text end 4.6 new text begin Tenant Hotline Services Program. new text end new text begin $50,000 new text end 4.7 new text begin each year is added to the base for a grant to new text end 4.8 new text begin HOME Line for the tenant hotline services new text end 4.9 new text begin program. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end 4.10 4.11 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Children and Economic Assistance new text end new text begin Administration new text end new text begin 100,000 new text end new text begin 100,000 new text end 4.12    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256K.45, is amended by adding a subdivision 4.13to read: 4.14     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Funding. new text end new text begin Any funds appropriated for this section may be expended new text end 4.15 new text begin on programs described under subdivisions 3 to 5, technical assistance, and capacity new text end 4.16 new text begin building. In addition, up to five percent of funds appropriated may be used for program new text end 4.17 new text begin administration and up to eight percent of funds appropriated may be used for the purpose new text end 4.18 new text begin of monitoring and evaluating runaway and homeless youth programs receiving funding new text end 4.19 new text begin under this section. Funding shall be directed to meet the greatest need, with a significant new text end 4.20 new text begin share of the funding focused on homeless youth providers in greater Minnesota. new text end 4.21    Sec. 5. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER. new text end 4.22     new text begin (a) The commissioner of human services shall offer a request for proposals to new text end 4.23 new text begin identify a research and evaluation firm with experience working with: new text end 4.24     new text begin (1) homeless youth providers; new text end 4.25     new text begin (2) data; and new text end 4.26     new text begin (3) the topics of housing, homelessness, and a continuum of care for youth. new text end 4.27     new text begin (b) The research and evaluation firm identified under paragraph (a) shall monitor and new text end 4.28 new text begin evaluate the programs receiving funding under Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.45. new text end 4.29ARTICLE 2 4.30DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH APPROPRIATIONS 4.31 Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 4.32     new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made new text end 4.33 new text begin in this article. new text end 5.1 new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end new text begin Total new text end 5.2 new text begin General new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 80,917,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 75,503,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 156,240,000 new text end 5.3 5.4 new text begin State Government Special new text end new text begin Revenue new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 26,542,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 27,333,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 53,875,000 new text end 5.5 new text begin Health Care Access new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,648,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,718,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 7,366,000 new text end 5.6 new text begin Federal TANF new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 11,350,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 12,000,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 23,350,000 new text end 5.7 new text begin Environmental Fund new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 300,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 300,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 600,000 new text end 5.8 new text begin Total new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 122,757,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 118,854,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 241,611,000 new text end 5.9    Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 5.10     new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the new text end 5.11 new text begin agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the new text end 5.12 new text begin general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated new text end 5.13 new text begin for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the new text end 5.14 new text begin appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or new text end 5.15 new text begin June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal new text end 5.16 new text begin year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal new text end 5.17 new text begin year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment. new text end 5.18 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 5.19 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 5.20 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 5.21 new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end 5.22 Sec. 3. new text begin COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH new text end 5.23 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 122,757,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 118,854,000 new text end 5.24 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 5.25 new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end 5.26 new text begin General new text end new text begin 80,917,000 new text end new text begin 75,503,000 new text end 5.27 5.28 new text begin State Government new text end new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 26,542,000 new text end new text begin 27,333,000 new text end 5.29 new text begin Health Care Access new text end new text begin 3,648,000 new text end new text begin 3,718,000 new text end 5.30 new text begin Federal TANF new text end new text begin 11,350,000 new text end new text begin 12,000,000 new text end 5.31 new text begin Environmental Fund new text end new text begin 300,000 new text end new text begin 300,000 new text end 5.32 5.33 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Community and Family Health new text end new text begin Promotion new text end 5.34 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 5.35 new text begin General new text end new text begin 46,324,000 new text end new text begin 46,060,000 new text end 5.36 5.37 new text begin State Government new text end new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 468,000 new text end new text begin 471,000 new text end 6.1 new text begin Health Care Access new text end new text begin 3,602,000 new text end new text begin 3,625,000 new text end 6.2 new text begin Federal TANF new text end new text begin 8,667,000 new text end new text begin 9,002,000 new text end 6.3 new text begin TANF Appropriations. new text end new text begin (a) $3,579,000 of new text end 6.4 new text begin the TANF funds is appropriated in each year new text end 6.5 new text begin of the biennium to the commissioner for new text end 6.6 new text begin home visiting and nutritional services listed new text end 6.7 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.882, new text end 6.8 new text begin subdivision 7, clauses (6) and (7). Funding new text end 6.9 new text begin shall be distributed to community health new text end 6.10 new text begin boards based on Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 6.11 new text begin 145A.131, subdivision 1. new text end 6.12 new text begin (b) $5,088,000 in the first year and $5,423,000 new text end 6.13 new text begin in the second year are appropriated to the new text end 6.14 new text begin commissioner of health for the family home new text end 6.15 new text begin visiting grant program. The commissioner new text end 6.16 new text begin shall distribute funds to community health new text end 6.17 new text begin boards using a formula developed in new text end 6.18 new text begin conjunction with the state Community new text end 6.19 new text begin Health Services Advisory Committee. The new text end 6.20 new text begin commissioner may use five percent of the new text end 6.21 new text begin funds appropriated in each fiscal year to new text end 6.22 new text begin conduct the ongoing evaluations required new text end 6.23 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 145A.17, new text end 6.24 new text begin subdivision 7, and may use ten percent of new text end 6.25 new text begin the funds appropriated each fiscal year to new text end 6.26 new text begin provide training and technical assistance as new text end 6.27 new text begin required under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 6.28 new text begin 145A.17, subdivisions 4 and 5. new text end 6.29 new text begin TANF Carryforward. new text end new text begin Any unexpended new text end 6.30 new text begin balance of the TANF appropriation in the new text end 6.31 new text begin first year of the biennium does not cancel but new text end 6.32 new text begin is available for the second year. new text end 6.33 new text begin Loan Forgiveness. new text end new text begin $605,000 the first year new text end 6.34 new text begin and $775,000 the second year and thereafter new text end 6.35 new text begin are for the loan forgiveness program under new text end 7.1 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1501. This new text end 7.2 new text begin funding is in addition to the loan forgiveness new text end 7.3 new text begin program base. new text end 7.4 new text begin MN ENABL. new text end new text begin Base level funding for the MN new text end 7.5 new text begin ENABL program, under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 7.6 new text begin section 145.9255, is reduced by $220,000 new text end 7.7 new text begin each year of the biennium beginning July 1, new text end 7.8 new text begin 2007. new text end 7.9 new text begin Positive Alternatives. new text end new text begin Base level funding for new text end 7.10 new text begin the positive abortion alternatives program, new text end 7.11 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.4235, new text end 7.12 new text begin is reduced by $1,400,000 each year of the new text end 7.13 new text begin biennium beginning July 1, 2007. new text end 7.14 new text begin Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. new text end new text begin (a) new text end 7.15 new text begin $900,000 each year is added to the base for new text end 7.16 new text begin fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. On July 1 new text end 7.17 new text begin each fiscal year, the portion of the general new text end 7.18 new text begin fund appropriation to the commissioner of new text end 7.19 new text begin health for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder new text end 7.20 new text begin administration and grants shall be transferred new text end 7.21 new text begin to a statewide organization that focuses new text end 7.22 new text begin solely on prevention of and intervention with new text end 7.23 new text begin fetal alcohol spectrum disorder as follows: new text end 7.24 new text begin (1) on July 1, 2007, $2,090,000; and new text end 7.25 new text begin (2) on July 2, 2008, and annually thereafter, new text end 7.26 new text begin $2,090,000. new text end 7.27 new text begin (b) The money shall be used for prevention new text end 7.28 new text begin and intervention services and programs, new text end 7.29 new text begin including, but not limited to, community new text end 7.30 new text begin grants, professional education, public new text end 7.31 new text begin awareness, and diagnosis. The organization new text end 7.32 new text begin may retain $60,000 of the transferred money new text end 7.33 new text begin for administrative costs. The organization new text end 7.34 new text begin shall report to the commissioner annually new text end 8.1 new text begin by January 15 on the services and programs new text end 8.2 new text begin funded by the appropriation. new text end 8.3 new text begin Deaf or Hearing Loss Support. new text end new text begin $100,000 new text end 8.4 new text begin for the first year and $100,000 for the second new text end 8.5 new text begin year is for the purpose of providing family new text end 8.6 new text begin support and assistance to families with new text end 8.7 new text begin children who are deaf or have a hearing new text end 8.8 new text begin loss. The family support provided must new text end 8.9 new text begin include direct parent-to-parent assistance and new text end 8.10 new text begin information on communication, educational, new text end 8.11 new text begin and medical options. The commissioner new text end 8.12 new text begin may contract with a nonprofit organization new text end 8.13 new text begin that has the ability to provide these services new text end 8.14 new text begin throughout the state. new text end 8.15 new text begin Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. new text end new text begin new text end 8.16 new text begin $200,000 is appropriated in the first year for new text end 8.17 new text begin the heart disease and stroke prevention unit new text end 8.18 new text begin of the Department of Health to fund data new text end 8.19 new text begin collection and other activities to improve new text end 8.20 new text begin cardiovascular health and reduce the burden new text end 8.21 new text begin of heart disease and stroke in Minnesota. new text end 8.22 new text begin This is a onetime appropriation. new text end 8.23 new text begin Family Planning Grants. new text end new text begin $1,000,000 each new text end 8.24 new text begin year is for family planning grants under new text end 8.25 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 145.925. new text end 8.26 new text begin Bright Smiles Pilot Project. new text end new text begin (a) $384,000 new text end 8.27 new text begin in the first year and $50,000 in the second new text end 8.28 new text begin year is to fund a grant for the Bright Smiles new text end 8.29 new text begin pilot project. new text end 8.30 new text begin (b) Of these amounts, $50,000 each year is to new text end 8.31 new text begin fund a dental health coordinator position. new text end 8.32 new text begin (c) The commissioner of health shall new text end 8.33 new text begin establish a pilot project to fund a Bright new text end 8.34 new text begin Smiles program designed to increase access new text end 8.35 new text begin to oral health care for low-income and new text end 9.1 new text begin immigrant children, ages birth to five new text end 9.2 new text begin years, and their families and to build the new text end 9.3 new text begin knowledge and ability of parents to care new text end 9.4 new text begin for the oral health of their children. Under new text end 9.5 new text begin this pilot project, a Bright Smiles program new text end 9.6 new text begin shall serve the medically underserved areas new text end 9.7 new text begin in Minneapolis and the Bemidji area, as new text end 9.8 new text begin determined by the commissioner of health. new text end 9.9 new text begin (d) A grant shall be used to fund costs related new text end 9.10 new text begin to improving oral health outreach, education, new text end 9.11 new text begin screening, and access to care for families new text end 9.12 new text begin with children, ages birth to five years. new text end 9.13 new text begin (e) Grant applicants shall submit to new text end 9.14 new text begin the commissioner a written plan that new text end 9.15 new text begin demonstrates the ability to provide the new text end 9.16 new text begin following: new text end 9.17 new text begin (1) new programs or continued expansion new text end 9.18 new text begin of current access programs that have new text end 9.19 new text begin demonstrated success in providing dental new text end 9.20 new text begin services in underserved areas of Minneapolis new text end 9.21 new text begin and the Bemidji area; new text end 9.22 new text begin (2) programs for screening children entering new text end 9.23 new text begin the Minneapolis and the Bemidji area public new text end 9.24 new text begin school systems and facilitating access to care new text end 9.25 new text begin for their families; new text end 9.26 new text begin (3) programs testing new models of care new text end 9.27 new text begin that are sensitive to cultural needs of the new text end 9.28 new text begin recipients; new text end 9.29 new text begin (4) programs creating new educational new text end 9.30 new text begin campaigns that inform individuals of the new text end 9.31 new text begin importance of good oral health and the new text end 9.32 new text begin link between dental diseases, overall health new text end 9.33 new text begin status, and success in school; and new text end 10.1 new text begin (5) programs testing new delivery models new text end 10.2 new text begin by creating partnerships between local early new text end 10.3 new text begin childhood and school-age education and new text end 10.4 new text begin community clinic dental providers. new text end 10.5 new text begin (f) Qualified applicants are partnerships new text end 10.6 new text begin among early childhood experts, Minneapolis new text end 10.7 new text begin or Bemidji area public schools, and nonprofit new text end 10.8 new text begin clinics that are established to provide health new text end 10.9 new text begin services to low-income patients, provide new text end 10.10 new text begin preventive and dental care services, and new text end 10.11 new text begin utilize a sliding-scale fee or other method of new text end 10.12 new text begin providing charity care that ensures that no new text end 10.13 new text begin person is denied services because of inability new text end 10.14 new text begin to pay. new text end 10.15 new text begin (g) Applicants shall submit to the new text end 10.16 new text begin commissioner an application and supporting new text end 10.17 new text begin documentation, in the form and manner new text end 10.18 new text begin specified by the commissioner. Applicants new text end 10.19 new text begin must be able to provide culturally appropriate new text end 10.20 new text begin outreach, screenings, and access to dental new text end 10.21 new text begin care for children, ages birth to five years, new text end 10.22 new text begin their parents, and pregnant women most at new text end 10.23 new text begin risk of poor oral health due to lack of access new text end 10.24 new text begin to dental care. Applicants must also meet the new text end 10.25 new text begin following criteria: new text end 10.26 new text begin (1) have the potential to successfully increase new text end 10.27 new text begin access to families with children, ages birth new text end 10.28 new text begin to five years; new text end 10.29 new text begin (2) incorporate quality program evaluation; new text end 10.30 new text begin (3) maximize use of grant funds; and new text end 10.31 new text begin (4) have experience in providing services to new text end 10.32 new text begin the target populations of this program. new text end 10.33 new text begin (h) The commissioner shall evaluate the new text end 10.34 new text begin effectiveness of this pilot program on the new text end 11.1 new text begin oral health of children and their families and new text end 11.2 new text begin report to the house of representatives and new text end 11.3 new text begin senate committees with jurisdiction over new text end 11.4 new text begin public health policy and finance by January new text end 11.5 new text begin 1, 2009, with recommendations as to how to new text end 11.6 new text begin develop programs throughout Minnesota that new text end 11.7 new text begin provide education and access to oral health new text end 11.8 new text begin care for low-income and immigrant children. new text end 11.9 new text begin Suicide prevention programs. new text end new text begin $600,000 new text end 11.10 new text begin each year is to fund the suicide prevention new text end 11.11 new text begin program and to administer the grants for new text end 11.12 new text begin institutions of higher education in the state new text end 11.13 new text begin of Minnesota to coordinate implementation new text end 11.14 new text begin of youth suicide early intervention and new text end 11.15 new text begin prevention strategies. The base for fiscal new text end 11.16 new text begin years 2010 and 2011 is reduced by $300,000. new text end 11.17 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Policy Quality and Compliance new text end 11.18 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 11.19 new text begin General new text end new text begin 12,000 new text end new text begin 24,000 new text end 11.20 new text begin SGSR new text end new text begin 94,000 new text end new text begin 188,000 new text end 11.21 new text begin HCAF new text end new text begin 46,000 new text end new text begin 93,000 new text end 11.22 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Health Protection new text end 11.23 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 11.24 new text begin General new text end new text begin 18,393,000 new text end new text begin 13,269,000 new text end 11.25 11.26 new text begin State Government new text end new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 25,980,000 new text end new text begin 26,674,000 new text end 11.27 new text begin Environmental new text end new text begin 300,000 new text end new text begin 300,000 new text end 11.28 new text begin Pandemic Influenza Preparedness. new text end new text begin Of new text end 11.29 new text begin the general fund appropriation to the new text end 11.30 new text begin commissioner, $4,088,000 in fiscal year 2008 new text end 11.31 new text begin is for preparation, planning, and response new text end 11.32 new text begin to a pandemic influenza outbreak. This new text end 11.33 new text begin appropriation is available until June 30, 2009. new text end 11.34 new text begin Base funding for the 2010-2011 biennium is new text end 11.35 new text begin $0 each fiscal year. new text end 12.1 new text begin Environmental Health Tracking and new text end 12.2 new text begin Biomonitoring. new text end new text begin (a) $700,000 in each new text end 12.3 new text begin year is to the Department of Health for new text end 12.4 new text begin the environmental health tracking and new text end 12.5 new text begin biomonitoring program. The base for fiscal new text end 12.6 new text begin year 2010 and fiscal year 2011 is increased new text end 12.7 new text begin by $300,000 each year. new text end 12.8 new text begin (b) $300,000 each year is from the new text end 12.9 new text begin environmental fund to the Pollution Control new text end 12.10 new text begin Agency for transfer to the Department new text end 12.11 new text begin of Health for the health tracking and new text end 12.12 new text begin biomonitoring program. The base for the new text end 12.13 new text begin environmental fund is $0 in fiscal year 2010 new text end 12.14 new text begin and after. new text end 12.15 new text begin AIDS Prevention Initiative Focusing new text end 12.16 new text begin on African-born Residents. new text end new text begin $300,000 in new text end 12.17 new text begin 2008 is for an AIDS prevention initiative new text end 12.18 new text begin focusing on African-born residents. This new text end 12.19 new text begin appropriation is a onetime appropriation new text end 12.20 new text begin and shall not become part of the base-level new text end 12.21 new text begin funding for the 2008-2009 biennium. new text end 12.22 new text begin The commissioner of health shall award new text end 12.23 new text begin grants in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, new text end 12.24 new text begin section new text end new text begin , paragraph (b), for a public new text end 12.25 new text begin education and awareness campaign targeting new text end 12.26 new text begin communities of African-born Minnesota new text end 12.27 new text begin residents. The grants shall be designed to new text end 12.28 new text begin promote knowledge and understanding about new text end 12.29 new text begin HIV and to increase knowledge in order new text end 12.30 new text begin to eliminate and reduce the risk for HIV new text end 12.31 new text begin infection; to encourage screening and testing new text end 12.32 new text begin for HIV; and to link individuals to public new text end 12.33 new text begin health and health care resources. The grants new text end 12.34 new text begin must be awarded to collaborative efforts that new text end 12.35 new text begin bring together nonprofit community-based new text end 13.1 new text begin groups with demonstrated experience in new text end 13.2 new text begin addressing the public health, health care, new text end 13.3 new text begin and social service needs of African-born new text end 13.4 new text begin communities. new text end 13.5 new text begin Water Level Standard for Atrazine. new text end new text begin new text end 13.6 new text begin $200,000 in 2008 is for a study relating to new text end 13.7 new text begin atrazine health risk limit standards under new text end 13.8 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 144.355. This is new text end 13.9 new text begin a onetime appropriation. new text end 13.10 new text begin Arsenic Health Risk Standard. new text end new text begin $920,000 in new text end 13.11 new text begin the first year and $461,000 in the second year new text end 13.12 new text begin is to fund the study relating to arsenic health new text end 13.13 new text begin risk standards, under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 13.14 new text begin section 144.967. new text end 13.15 new text begin Lindane and Bisphenol-A Studies. new text end new text begin new text end 13.16 new text begin $114,000 in the first year is for the Lindane new text end 13.17 new text begin committee and the study of bisphenol-A, new text end 13.18 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 325.72. new text end 13.19 new text begin This is a onetime appropriation. new text end 13.20 new text begin Decabromodiphenyl Ether Study. new text end new text begin new text end 13.21 new text begin $118,000 in the first year is for transfer to the new text end 13.22 new text begin commissioner of the pollution control agency new text end 13.23 new text begin for the study of decabromodiphenyl ether new text end 13.24 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 325E.387. new text end 13.25 new text begin This is a onetime appropriation. new text end 13.26 new text begin Radiation Study. new text end new text begin $45,000 in the first year new text end 13.27 new text begin from the general fund and $15,000 in the new text end 13.28 new text begin first year from the state government special new text end 13.29 new text begin revenue fund are for the radiation study in new text end 13.30 new text begin section 60. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end 13.31 new text begin Lead Abatement. new text end new text begin $1,500,000 each year is new text end 13.32 new text begin for changes in lead abatement requirements. new text end 13.33 new text begin A portion of this amount may be used to new text end 13.34 new text begin reimburse local governments for costs of new text end 13.35 new text begin implementing the new requirements. new text end 14.1 new text begin Water Treatment. new text end new text begin $40,000 in the first year new text end 14.2 new text begin is for water treatment. new text end 14.3 new text begin Environmental Justice Mapping. new text end new text begin $137,000 new text end 14.4 new text begin in the first year and $53,000 in the second new text end 14.5 new text begin year is for environmental justice mapping. new text end 14.6 new text begin HIV Information. new text end new text begin $80,000 each year new text end 14.7 new text begin is to fund a community-based nonprofit new text end 14.8 new text begin organization with demonstrated capacity to new text end 14.9 new text begin operate a statewide HIV information and new text end 14.10 new text begin referral service using telephone, Internet, and new text end 14.11 new text begin other appropriate technologies. new text end 14.12 new text begin Lead Hazard Reduction. new text end new text begin $250,000 is new text end 14.13 new text begin appropriated in the first year of the biennium new text end 14.14 new text begin for a grant to a nonprofit organization new text end 14.15 new text begin operating the CLEARCorps to conduct a new text end 14.16 new text begin pilot project to determine the incidence of new text end 14.17 new text begin lead hazards in pre-1978 rental property. new text end 14.18 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel new text end 14.19 new text begin but is available in the second year. new text end 14.20 new text begin Minnesota Birth Defects Information new text end 14.21 new text begin System. new text end new text begin $750,000 each year is to maintain new text end 14.22 new text begin the birth defects information system that was new text end 14.23 new text begin established by Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 14.24 new text begin 144.2215. new text end 14.25 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Minority and Multicultural Health new text end 14.26 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 14.27 new text begin General new text end new text begin 5,042,000 new text end new text begin 5,052,000 new text end 14.28 new text begin Federal TANF new text end new text begin 2,421,000 new text end new text begin 2,421,000 new text end 14.29 new text begin TANF Appropriations. new text end new text begin (a) $2,421,000 of new text end 14.30 new text begin the TANF funds is appropriated in each year new text end 14.31 new text begin of the biennium to the commissioner for new text end 14.32 new text begin home visiting and nutritional services listed new text end 14.33 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.882, new text end 14.34 new text begin subdivision 7, clauses (6) and (7). Funding new text end 14.35 new text begin shall be distributed to tribal governments new text end 15.1 new text begin based on Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 15.2 new text begin 145A.14, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b). new text end 15.3 new text begin (b) $262,000 in the first year and $577,000 new text end 15.4 new text begin in the second year are appropriated new text end 15.5 new text begin to the commissioner of health for the new text end 15.6 new text begin family home visiting grant program. The new text end 15.7 new text begin commissioner shall distribute funds to tribal new text end 15.8 new text begin governments using a formula developed in new text end 15.9 new text begin conjunction with tribal governments. The new text end 15.10 new text begin commissioner may use five percent of the new text end 15.11 new text begin funds appropriated in each fiscal year to new text end 15.12 new text begin conduct the ongoing evaluations required new text end 15.13 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 145A.17, new text end 15.14 new text begin subdivision 7, and may use ten percent of new text end 15.15 new text begin the funds appropriated each fiscal year to new text end 15.16 new text begin provide training and technical assistance as new text end 15.17 new text begin required under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 15.18 new text begin 145A.17, subdivisions 4 and 5. new text end 15.19 new text begin TANF Carryforward. new text end new text begin Any unexpended new text end 15.20 new text begin balance of the TANF appropriation in the new text end 15.21 new text begin first year of the biennium does not cancel but new text end 15.22 new text begin is available for the second year. new text end 15.23 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Administrative Support Services new text end 15.24 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 15.25 new text begin General new text end new text begin 11,047,000 new text end new text begin 11,197,000 new text end 15.26 new text begin Disease Surveillance. new text end new text begin $2,000,000 each fiscal new text end 15.27 new text begin year is for redesigning and implementing new text end 15.28 new text begin coordinated and modern disease surveillance new text end 15.29 new text begin systems for the department. Base level new text end 15.30 new text begin funding for the 2012-2013 biennium will be new text end 15.31 new text begin $600,000 each fiscal year for maintaining new text end 15.32 new text begin and operating the systems. new text end 15.33 15.34 Sec. 4. new text begin VETERANS NURSING HOMES new text end new text begin BOARD new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 44,124,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 46,244,000 new text end 16.1 new text begin Repair and Betterment. new text end new text begin Of this new text end 16.2 new text begin appropriation, $4,000,000 in fiscal year new text end 16.3 new text begin 2008 and $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 new text end 16.4 new text begin are to be used for repair, maintenance, new text end 16.5 new text begin rehabilitation, and betterment activities at new text end 16.6 new text begin facilities statewide. new text end 16.7 new text begin Base Adjustment. new text end new text begin The general fund base is new text end 16.8 new text begin decreased by $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 new text end 16.9 new text begin and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2011. new text end 16.10 Sec. 5. new text begin HEALTH-RELATED BOARDS new text end 16.11 16.12 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation; State new text end new text begin Government Special Revenue Fund new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 14,654,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 14,527,000 new text end 16.13 new text begin The commissioner of finance shall not permit new text end 16.14 new text begin the allotment, encumbrance, or expenditure new text end 16.15 new text begin of money appropriated in this section in new text end 16.16 new text begin excess of the anticipated biennial revenues new text end 16.17 new text begin or accumulated surplus revenues from fees new text end 16.18 new text begin collected by the boards. new text end 16.19 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Board of Chiropractic Examiners new text end new text begin 450,000 new text end new text begin 447,000 new text end 16.20 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Board of Dentistry new text end new text begin 987,000 new text end new text begin 1,009,000 new text end 16.21 16.22 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Board of Dietetic and Nutrition new text end new text begin Practice new text end new text begin 103,000 new text end new text begin 119,000 new text end 16.23 new text begin Base Adjustment. new text end new text begin Of this appropriation in new text end 16.24 new text begin fiscal year 2009, $14,000 is onetime. new text end 16.25 16.26 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Board of Marriage and Family new text end new text begin Therapy new text end new text begin 134,000 new text end new text begin 154,000 new text end 16.27 new text begin Base Adjustment. new text end new text begin Of this appropriation in new text end 16.28 new text begin fiscal year 2009, $17,000 is onetime. new text end 16.29 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Board of Medical Practice new text end new text begin 4,120,000 new text end new text begin 3,674,000 new text end 16.30 new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Board of Nursing new text end new text begin 3,985,000 new text end new text begin 4,146,000 new text end 16.31 16.32 new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Board of Nursing Home new text end new text begin Administrators new text end new text begin 633,000 new text end new text begin 647,000 new text end 17.1 new text begin Administrative Services Unit. new text end new text begin Of this new text end 17.2 new text begin appropriation, $430,000 in fiscal year new text end 17.3 new text begin 2008 and $439,000 in fiscal year 2009 are new text end 17.4 new text begin for the administrative services unit. The new text end 17.5 new text begin administrative services unit may receive new text end 17.6 new text begin and expend reimbursements for services new text end 17.7 new text begin performed by other agencies. new text end 17.8 new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Board of Optometry new text end new text begin 98,000 new text end new text begin 114,000 new text end 17.9 new text begin Base Adjustment. new text end new text begin Of this appropriation in new text end 17.10 new text begin fiscal year 2009, $13,000 is onetime. new text end 17.11 new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Board of Pharmacy new text end new text begin 1,375,000 new text end new text begin 1,442,000 new text end 17.12 new text begin Base Adjustment. new text end new text begin Of this appropriation in new text end 17.13 new text begin fiscal year 2009, $29,000 is onetime. new text end 17.14 new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Board of Physical Therapy new text end new text begin 306,000 new text end new text begin 295,000 new text end 17.15 new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Board of Podiatry new text end new text begin 54,000 new text end new text begin 63,000 new text end 17.16 new text begin Base Adjustment. new text end new text begin Of this appropriation in new text end 17.17 new text begin fiscal year 2009, $7,000 is onetime. new text end 17.18 new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Board of Psychology new text end new text begin 788,000 new text end new text begin 806,000 new text end 17.19 new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Board of Social Work new text end new text begin 997,000 new text end new text begin 1,022,000 new text end 17.20 new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Board of Veterinary Medicine new text end new text begin 230,000 new text end new text begin 195,000 new text end 17.21 17.22 new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Board of Behavioral Health and new text end new text begin Therapy new text end new text begin 394,000 new text end new text begin 394,000 new text end 17.23 17.24 Sec. 6. new text begin EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES new text end new text begin BOARD new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,710,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,745,000 new text end 17.25 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 17.26 new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end 17.27 new text begin General new text end new text begin 3,023,000 new text end new text begin 3,041,000 new text end 17.28 17.29 new text begin State Government new text end new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 687,000 new text end new text begin 704,000 new text end 17.30 new text begin Regional Emergency Medical Services new text end 17.31 new text begin Programs. new text end new text begin $400,000 each year is for new text end 17.32 new text begin regional emergency medical services new text end 17.33 new text begin programs, to be distributed equally to the new text end 18.1 new text begin eight emergency medical service regions. new text end 18.2 new text begin This amount shall be added to the base new text end 18.3 new text begin funding. Notwithstanding Minnesota new text end 18.4 new text begin Statutes, section 144E.50, 100 percent of new text end 18.5 new text begin the appropriation shall be passed on to the new text end 18.6 new text begin emergency medical service regions. new text end 18.7 new text begin Health Professional Services Program. new text end new text begin new text end 18.8 new text begin $687,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $704,000 in new text end 18.9 new text begin fiscal year 2009 from the state government new text end 18.10 new text begin special revenue fund are for the health new text end 18.11 new text begin professional services program. new text end 18.12 Sec. 7. new text begin COUNCIL ON DISABILITY new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 582,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 590,000 new text end 18.13 new text begin Options Too. new text end new text begin (a) $75,000 for the first new text end 18.14 new text begin year and $75,000 for the second year are new text end 18.15 new text begin to continue the work of the Options Too new text end 18.16 new text begin disability services interagency work group new text end 18.17 new text begin established under Laws 2005, First Special new text end 18.18 new text begin Session chapter 4, article 7, section 57. new text end 18.19 new text begin Funds shall be used to monitor and assist the new text end 18.20 new text begin work group and the Options Too Steering new text end 18.21 new text begin Committee in the implementation of the new text end 18.22 new text begin recommendations in the Options Too report new text end 18.23 new text begin dated February 15, 2007. new text end 18.24 new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, the Options new text end 18.25 new text begin Too Steering Committee shall consist of the new text end 18.26 new text begin following members: new text end 18.27 new text begin (1) a representative from the Minnesota new text end 18.28 new text begin Housing Finance Agency; new text end 18.29 new text begin (2) a representative from the Minnesota State new text end 18.30 new text begin Council on Disability; new text end 18.31 new text begin (3) a representative from the Department of new text end 18.32 new text begin Veterans Affairs; new text end 18.33 new text begin (4) a representative from the Department of new text end 18.34 new text begin Transportation; new text end 19.1 new text begin (5) a representative from the Department of new text end 19.2 new text begin Human Services; and new text end 19.3 new text begin (6) representatives from interested new text end 19.4 new text begin stakeholders including counties, local new text end 19.5 new text begin public housing authorities, the Metropolitan new text end 19.6 new text begin Council, disability service providers, and new text end 19.7 new text begin disability advocacy organizations who are new text end 19.8 new text begin appointed by the Minnesota State Council on new text end 19.9 new text begin Disability for two-year terms. new text end 19.10 new text begin (c) Notwithstanding Laws 2005, First Special new text end 19.11 new text begin Session chapter 4, article 7, section 57, the new text end 19.12 new text begin interagency work group shall be administered new text end 19.13 new text begin by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, new text end 19.14 new text begin the Minnesota State Council on Disability, new text end 19.15 new text begin Department of Human Services, and the new text end 19.16 new text begin Department of Transportation. new text end 19.17 new text begin (d) The Options Too Steering Committee new text end 19.18 new text begin shall report to the chairs of the health new text end 19.19 new text begin and human services policy and finance new text end 19.20 new text begin committees of the senate and house of new text end 19.21 new text begin representatives by October 15, 2007, and new text end 19.22 new text begin October 15, 2008, on the continued progress new text end 19.23 new text begin of the work group towards implementing the new text end 19.24 new text begin recommendations in the Options Too report new text end 19.25 new text begin dated February 15, 2007. new text end 19.26 19.27 19.28 Sec. 8. new text begin OMBUDSMAN FOR MENTAL new text end new text begin HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL new text end new text begin DISABILITIES new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,567,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,621,000 new text end 19.29 Sec. 9. new text begin OMBUDSMAN FOR FAMILIES new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 251,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 257,000 new text end 19.30    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.3806, is amended by adding a subdivision 19.31to read: 19.32     new text begin Subd. 21. new text end new text begin Birth defects registry system. new text end new text begin Data on individuals collected by the new text end 19.33 new text begin birth defects registry system are private data on individuals and classified pursuant to new text end 19.34 new text begin section 144.2215. new text end 20.1    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.61, is amended by adding a subdivision 20.2to read: 20.3     new text begin Subd. 3b. new text end new text begin Window fall prevention device code. new text end new text begin The commissioner of labor and new text end 20.4 new text begin industry shall adopt rules for window fall prevention devices as part of the state Building new text end 20.5 new text begin Code. Window fall prevention devices include, but are not limited to, safety screens, new text end 20.6 new text begin hardware, guards, and other devices that comply with the standards established by the new text end 20.7 new text begin commissioner of labor and industry. The rules must require compliance with standards new text end 20.8 new text begin for window fall prevention devices developed by ASTM International, contained in the new text end 20.9 new text begin International Building Code as the model language with amendments deemed necessary to new text end 20.10 new text begin coordinate with the other adopted building codes in Minnesota. The rules must establish a new text end 20.11 new text begin scope that includes the applicable building occupancies, and the types, locations, and sizes new text end 20.12 new text begin of windows that will require the installation of fall devices. The rules will be effective July new text end 20.13 new text begin 1, 2009. The commissioner shall report to the legislature on the status of the rulemaking new text end 20.14 new text begin on or before February 15, 2008. new text end 20.15    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103I.101, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 20.16    Subd. 6. Fees for variances. The commissioner shall charge a nonrefundable 20.17application fee of $175 new text begin $215 new text end to cover the administrative cost of processing a request for a 20.18variance or modification of rules adopted by the commissioner under this chapter. 20.19 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008. new text end 20.20    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103I.208, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 20.21    Subdivision 1. Well notification fee. The well notification fee to be paid by a 20.22property owner is: 20.23    (1) for a new water supply well, $175 new text begin $215 new text end , which includes the state core function 20.24fee; 20.25    (2) for a well sealing, $35 new text begin $50 new text end for each well, which includes the state core function 20.26fee, except that for monitoring wells constructed on a single property, having depths 20.27within a 25 foot range, and sealed within 48 hours of start of construction, a single fee of 20.28$35 new text begin $50 new text end ; and 20.29    (3) for construction of a dewatering well, $175 new text begin $215 new text end , which includes the state core 20.30function fee, for each dewatering well except a dewatering project comprising five or 20.31more dewatering wells shall be assessed a single fee of $875 new text begin $1,075 new text end for the dewatering 20.32wells recorded on the notification. 20.33 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008. new text end 21.1    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103I.208, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 21.2    Subd. 2. Permit fee. The permit fee to be paid by a property owner is: 21.3    (1) for a water supply well that is not in use under a maintenance permit, $150 new text begin $175 new text end 21.4annually; 21.5    (2) for construction of a monitoring well, $175 new text begin $215 new text end , which includes the state 21.6core function fee; 21.7    (3) for a monitoring well that is unsealed under a maintenance permit, $150 new text begin $175 new text end 21.8annually; 21.9    (4) for monitoring wells used as a leak detection device at a single motor fuel retail 21.10outlet, a single petroleum bulk storage site excluding tank farms, or a single agricultural 21.11chemical facility site, the construction permit fee is $175 new text begin $215 new text end , which includes the state 21.12core function fee, per site regardless of the number of wells constructed on the site, and 21.13the annual fee for a maintenance permit for unsealed monitoring wells is $150 new text begin $175 new text end per 21.14site regardless of the number of monitoring wells located on site; 21.15    (5) for a groundwater thermal exchange device, in addition to the notification fee for 21.16water supply wells, $175 new text begin $215 new text end , which includes the state core function fee; 21.17    (6) for a vertical heat exchanger, $175 new text begin $215 new text end ; 21.18    (7) for a dewatering well that is unsealed under a maintenance permit, $150 new text begin $175 new text end 21.19annually for each dewatering well, except a dewatering project comprising more than five 21.20dewatering wells shall be issued a single permit for $750 new text begin $875 new text end annually for dewatering 21.21wells recorded on the permit; and 21.22    (8) for an elevator boring, $175 new text begin $215 new text end for each boring. 21.23 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008. new text end 21.24    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103I.235, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 21.25    Subdivision 1. Disclosure of wells to buyer. (a) Before signing an agreement to 21.26sell or transfer real property, the seller must disclose in writing to the buyer information 21.27about the status and location of all known wells on the property, by delivering to the buyer 21.28either a statement by the seller that the seller does not know of any wells on the property, 21.29or a disclosure statement indicating the legal description and county, and a map drawn 21.30from available information showing the location of each well to the extent practicable. 21.31In the disclosure statement, the seller must indicate, for each well, whether the well is in 21.32use, not in use, or sealed. 21.33    (b) At the time of closing of the sale, the disclosure statement information, name and 21.34mailing address of the buyer, and the quartile, section, township, and range in which each 22.1well is located must be provided on a well disclosure certificate signed by the seller or a 22.2person authorized to act on behalf of the seller. 22.3    (c) A well disclosure certificate need not be provided if the seller does not know 22.4of any wells on the property and the deed or other instrument of conveyance contains 22.5the statement: "The Seller certifies that the Seller does not know of any wells on the 22.6described real property." 22.7    (d) If a deed is given pursuant to a contract for deed, the well disclosure certificate 22.8required by this subdivision shall be signed by the buyer or a person authorized to act on 22.9behalf of the buyer. If the buyer knows of no wells on the property, a well disclosure 22.10certificate is not required if the following statement appears on the deed followed by the 22.11signature of the grantee or, if there is more than one grantee, the signature of at least one 22.12of the grantees: "The Grantee certifies that the Grantee does not know of any wells on the 22.13described real property." The statement and signature of the grantee may be on the front 22.14or back of the deed or on an attached sheet and an acknowledgment of the statement by 22.15the grantee is not required for the deed to be recordable. 22.16    (e) This subdivision does not apply to the sale, exchange, or transfer of real property: 22.17    (1) that consists solely of a sale or transfer of severed mineral interests; or 22.18    (2) that consists of an individual condominium unit as described in chapters 515 22.19and 515B. 22.20    (f) For an area owned in common under chapter 515 or 515B the association or other 22.21responsible person must report to the commissioner by July 1, 1992, the location and 22.22status of all wells in the common area. The association or other responsible person must 22.23notify the commissioner within 30 days of any change in the reported status of wells. 22.24    (g) For real property sold by the state under section 92.67, the lessee at the time of 22.25the sale is responsible for compliance with this subdivision. 22.26    (h) If the seller fails to provide a required well disclosure certificate, the buyer, or 22.27a person authorized to act on behalf of the buyer, may sign a well disclosure certificate 22.28based on the information provided on the disclosure statement required by this section 22.29or based on other available information. 22.30    (i) A county recorder or registrar of titles may not record a deed or other instrument 22.31of conveyance dated after October 31, 1990, for which a certificate of value is required 22.32under section 272.115, or any deed or other instrument of conveyance dated after October 22.3331, 1990, from a governmental body exempt from the payment of state deed tax, unless 22.34the deed or other instrument of conveyance contains the statement made in accordance 22.35with paragraph (c) or (d) or is accompanied by the well disclosure certificate containing all 22.36the information required by paragraph (b) or (d). The county recorder or registrar of titles 23.1must not accept a certificate unless it contains all the required information. The county 23.2recorder or registrar of titles shall note on each deed or other instrument of conveyance 23.3accompanied by a well disclosure certificate that the well disclosure certificate was 23.4received. The notation must include the statement "No wells on property" if the disclosure 23.5certificate states there are no wells on the property. The well disclosure certificate shall not 23.6be filed or recorded in the records maintained by the county recorder or registrar of titles. 23.7After noting "No wells on property" on the deed or other instrument of conveyance, the 23.8county recorder or registrar of titles shall destroy or return to the buyer the well disclosure 23.9certificate. The county recorder or registrar of titles shall collect from the buyer or the 23.10person seeking to record a deed or other instrument of conveyance, a fee of $40 new text begin $45 new text end 23.11for receipt of a completed well disclosure certificate. By the tenth day of each month, 23.12the county recorder or registrar of titles shall transmit the well disclosure certificates 23.13to the commissioner of health. By the tenth day after the end of each calendar quarter, 23.14the county recorder or registrar of titles shall transmit to the commissioner of health 23.15$32.50 new text begin $37.50 new text end of the fee for each well disclosure certificate received during the quarter. 23.16The commissioner shall maintain the well disclosure certificate for at least six years. The 23.17commissioner may store the certificate as an electronic image. A copy of that image 23.18shall be as valid as the original. 23.19    (j) No new well disclosure certificate is required under this subdivision if the buyer 23.20or seller, or a person authorized to act on behalf of the buyer or seller, certifies on the deed 23.21or other instrument of conveyance that the status and number of wells on the property 23.22have not changed since the last previously filed well disclosure certificate. The following 23.23statement, if followed by the signature of the person making the statement, is sufficient 23.24to comply with the certification requirement of this paragraph: "I am familiar with the 23.25property described in this instrument and I certify that the status and number of wells on 23.26the described real property have not changed since the last previously filed well disclosure 23.27certificate." The certification and signature may be on the front or back of the deed or on 23.28an attached sheet and an acknowledgment of the statement is not required for the deed or 23.29other instrument of conveyance to be recordable. 23.30    (k) The commissioner in consultation with county recorders shall prescribe the form 23.31for a well disclosure certificate and provide well disclosure certificate forms to county 23.32recorders and registrars of titles and other interested persons. 23.33    (l) Failure to comply with a requirement of this subdivision does not impair: 23.34    (1) the validity of a deed or other instrument of conveyance as between the parties 23.35to the deed or instrument or as to any other person who otherwise would be bound by 23.36the deed or instrument; or 24.1    (2) the record, as notice, of any deed or other instrument of conveyance accepted for 24.2filing or recording contrary to the provisions of this subdivision. 24.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008. new text end 24.4    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.123, is amended to read: 24.5144.123 FEES FOR DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY SERVICES; 24.6EXCEPTIONS. 24.7    Subdivision 1. Who must pay. Except for the limitation contained in this section, 24.8the commissioner of health shall charge a handling fee for each specimen submitted to 24.9the Department of Health for analysis for diagnostic purposes by any hospital, private 24.10laboratory, private clinic, or physician. No fee shall be charged to any entity which 24.11receives direct or indirect financial assistance from state or federal funds administered by 24.12the Department of Health, including any public health department, nonprofit community 24.13clinic, venereal new text begin sexually transmitted new text end disease clinic, family planning clinic, or similar 24.14entity. new text begin No fee will be charged for any biological materials submitted to the Department new text end 24.15 new text begin of Health as a requirement of Minnesota Rules, part 4605.7040, or for those biological new text end 24.16 new text begin materials requested by the department to gather information for disease prevention or new text end 24.17 new text begin control purposes. new text end The commissioner of health may establish by rule other exceptions to 24.18the handling fee as may be necessary to gather information for epidemiologic purposes new text begin new text end 24.19 new text begin protect the public's health new text end . All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in 24.20the state treasury and credited to the state government special revenue fund. 24.21    Subd. 2. Rules for Fee amounts. The commissioner of health shall promulgate 24.22rules, in accordance with chapter 14, which shall specify the amount of the new text begin charge a new text end 24.23handling fee prescribed in subdivision 1. The fee shall approximate the costs to the 24.24department of handling specimens including reporting, postage, specimen kit preparation, 24.25and overhead costs. The fee prescribed in subdivision 1 shall be $15 new text begin $25 new text end per specimen 24.26until the commissioner promulgates rules pursuant to this subdivision. 24.27    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.125, is amended to read: 24.28144.125 TESTS OF INFANTS FOR HERITABLE AND CONGENITAL 24.29DISORDERS. 24.30    Subdivision 1. Duty to perform testing. It is the duty of (1) the administrative 24.31officer or other person in charge of each institution caring for infants 28 days or less 24.32of age, (2) the person required in pursuance of the provisions of section 144.215, to 24.33register the birth of a child, or (3) the nurse midwife or midwife in attendance at the 25.1birth, to arrange to have administered to every infant or child in its care tests for heritable 25.2and congenital disorders according to subdivision 2 and rules prescribed by the state 25.3commissioner of health. Testing and the recording and reporting of test results shall be 25.4performed at the times and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner of health. The 25.5commissioner shall charge laboratory service fees new text begin a fee new text end so that the total of fees collected 25.6will approximate the costs of conducting the tests and implementing and maintaining 25.7a system to follow-up infants with heritable or congenital disorders. The laboratory 25.8service fee is $61 new text begin $101 new text end per specimen. Costs associated with capital expenditures and 25.9the development of new procedures may be prorated over a three-year period when 25.10calculating the amount of the fees. 25.11    Subd. 2. Determination of tests to be administered. The commissioner shall 25.12periodically revise the list of tests to be administered for determining the presence of a 25.13heritable or congenital disorder. Revisions to the list shall reflect advances in medical 25.14science, new and improved testing methods, or other factors that will improve the public 25.15health. In determining whether a test must be administered, the commissioner shall take 25.16into consideration the adequacy of laboratory new text begin analytical new text end methods to detect the heritable 25.17or congenital disorder, the ability to treat or prevent medical conditions caused by the 25.18heritable or congenital disorder, and the severity of the medical conditions caused by the 25.19heritable or congenital disorder. The list of tests to be performed may be revised if the 25.20changes are recommended by the advisory committee established under section 144.1255, 25.21approved by the commissioner, and published in the State Register. The revision is 25.22exempt from the rulemaking requirements in chapter 14, and sections 14.385 and 14.386 25.23do not apply. 25.24    Subd. 3. Objection of parents to test. Persons with a duty to perform testing under 25.25subdivision 1 shall advise parents of infants (1) that the blood or tissue samples used to 25.26perform testing thereunder as well as the results of such testing may be retained by the 25.27Department of Health, (2) the benefit of retaining the blood or tissue sample, and (3) that 25.28the following options are available to them with respect to the testing: (i) to decline to 25.29have the tests, or (ii) to elect to have the tests but to require that all blood samples and 25.30records of test results be destroyed within 24 months of the testing. If the parents of 25.31an infant object in writing to testing for heritable and congenital disorders or elect to 25.32require that blood samples and test results be destroyed, the objection or election shall 25.33be recorded on a form that is signed by a parent or legal guardian and made part of the 25.34infant's medical record. A written objection exempts an infant from the requirements of 25.35this section and section 144.128. 26.1    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.2215, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 26.2    Subdivision 1. Establishment. new text begin Within the limits of available appropriations, new text end the 26.3commissioner of health shall establish and maintain an information system containing data 26.4on the cause, treatment, prevention, and cure of major birth defects. The commissioner 26.5shall consult with representatives and experts in epidemiology, medicine, insurance, 26.6health maintenance organizations, genetics, consumers, and voluntary organizations in 26.7developing the system and may phase in the implementation of the system. new text begin After the new text end 26.8 new text begin parents have provided informed consent under section 144.2216, subdivision 4, the new text end 26.9 new text begin commissioner shall offer the parents with their informed consent a visit by a trained health new text end 26.10 new text begin care worker to interview the parents about: new text end 26.11     new text begin (1) all previous home addresses, occupations, and places of work including from new text end 26.12 new text begin childhood; new text end 26.13     new text begin (2) the time and place of any military service; and new text end 26.14     new text begin (3) known occasions or sites of toxic exposures. new text end 26.15    Sec. 19. new text begin [144.355] WATER LEVEL STANDARD FOR ATRAZINE. new text end 26.16     new text begin (a) The Department of Health in consultation with the Pollution Control Agency new text end 26.17 new text begin shall set atrazine drinking water standards for the health risk limit in private wells and new text end 26.18 new text begin the maximum contaminant level in public water systems at three ppb to comply with the new text end 26.19 new text begin federal standard determined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. new text end 26.20     new text begin (b) By December 31, 2007, the Department of Health in consultation with the new text end 26.21 new text begin Pollution Control Agency shall use current scientific evidence to set the drinking new text end 26.22 new text begin water standards for the health risk limit of atrazine in private wells and the maximum new text end 26.23 new text begin contaminant level of atrazine in public water systems at a level not to exceed one ppb new text end 26.24 new text begin to reflect the requirements in section 144.0751 to adequately protect the health of a new text end 26.25 new text begin developing fetus, infant, and child which requires a higher level of care due to fetal, infant, new text end 26.26 new text begin and child development. new text end 26.27 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 26.28    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.9502, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 26.29    Subd. 3. Reports of blood lead analysis required. (a) Every hospital, medical 26.30clinic, medical laboratory, other facility, or individual performing blood lead analysis 26.31shall report the results after the analysis of each specimen analyzed, for both capillary 26.32and venous specimens, and epidemiologic information required in this section to the 26.33commissioner of health, within the time frames set forth in clauses (1) and (2): 27.1    (1) within two working days by telephone, fax, or electronic transmission, with 27.2written or electronic confirmation within one month, for a venous blood lead level equal to 27.3or greater than 15 new text begin ten new text end micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood; or 27.4    (2) within one month in writing or by electronic transmission, for any capillary 27.5result or for a venous blood lead level less than 15 new text begin ten new text end micrograms of lead per deciliter of 27.6whole blood. 27.7    (b) If a blood lead analysis is performed outside of Minnesota and the facility 27.8performing the analysis does not report the blood lead analysis results and epidemiological 27.9information required in this section to the commissioner, the provider who collected the 27.10blood specimen must satisfy the reporting requirements of this section. For purposes of 27.11this section, "provider" has the meaning given in section 62D.02, subdivision 9. 27.12    (c) The commissioner shall coordinate with hospitals, medical clinics, medical 27.13laboratories, and other facilities performing blood lead analysis to develop a universal 27.14reporting form and mechanism. 27.15    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.9504, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 27.16    Subd. 2. Lead risk assessment. (a) An assessing agency shall conduct a lead risk 27.17assessment of a residence according to the venous blood lead level and time frame set 27.18forth in clauses (1) to (4) for purposes of secondary prevention: 27.19    (1) within 48 hours of a child or pregnant female in the residence being identified to 27.20the agency as having a venous blood lead level equal to or greater than 60 new text begin 45 new text end micrograms 27.21of lead per deciliter of whole blood; 27.22    (2) within five working days of a child or pregnant female in the residence being 27.23identified to the agency as having a venous blood lead level equal to or greater than 45 new text begin 15 new text end 27.24micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood; 27.25    (3) within ten working days of a child in the residence being identified to the agency 27.26as having a venous blood lead level equal to or greater than 15 new text begin ten new text end micrograms of lead 27.27per deciliter of whole blood; or 27.28    (4) within ten working days of a pregnant female in the residence being identified to 27.29the agency as having a venous blood lead level equal to or greater than ten micrograms of 27.30lead per deciliter of whole blood. 27.31    (b) Within the limits of available local, state, and federal appropriations, an assessing 27.32agency may also conduct a lead risk assessment for children with any elevated blood 27.33lead level. 27.34    (c) In a building with two or more dwelling units, an assessing agency shall assess 27.35the individual unit in which the conditions of this section are met and shall inspect all 28.1common areas accessible to a child. If a child visits one or more other sites such as another 28.2residence, or a residential or commercial child care facility, playground, or school, the 28.3assessing agency shall also inspect the other sites. The assessing agency shall have one 28.4additional day added to the time frame set forth in this subdivision to complete the lead 28.5risk assessment for each additional site. 28.6    (d) Within the limits of appropriations, the assessing agency shall identify the 28.7known addresses for the previous 12 months of the child or pregnant female with venous 28.8blood lead levels of at least 15 new text begin ten new text end micrograms per deciliter for the child or at least ten 28.9micrograms per deciliter for the pregnant female; notify the property owners, landlords, 28.10and tenants at those addresses that an elevated blood lead level was found in a person 28.11who resided at the property; and give them primary prevention information. Within the 28.12limits of appropriations, the assessing agency may perform a risk assessment and issue 28.13corrective orders in the properties, if it is likely that the previous address contributed to 28.14the child's or pregnant female's blood lead level. The assessing agency shall provide the 28.15notice required by this subdivision without identifying the child or pregnant female with 28.16the elevated blood lead level. The assessing agency is not required to obtain the consent of 28.17the child's parent or guardian or the consent of the pregnant female for purposes of this 28.18subdivision. This information shall be classified as private data on individuals as defined 28.19under section 13.02, subdivision 12. 28.20    (e) The assessing agency shall conduct the lead risk assessment according to rules 28.21adopted by the commissioner under section 144.9508. An assessing agency shall have 28.22lead risk assessments performed by lead risk assessors licensed by the commissioner 28.23according to rules adopted under section 144.9508. If a property owner refuses to allow 28.24a lead risk assessment, the assessing agency shall begin legal proceedings to gain entry 28.25to the property and the time frame for conducting a lead risk assessment set forth in this 28.26subdivision no longer applies. A lead risk assessor or assessing agency may observe the 28.27performance of lead hazard reduction in progress and shall enforce the provisions of this 28.28section under section 144.9509. Deteriorated painted surfaces, bare soil, and dust must be 28.29tested with appropriate analytical equipment to determine the lead content, except that 28.30deteriorated painted surfaces or bare soil need not be tested if the property owner agrees to 28.31engage in lead hazard reduction on those surfaces. The lead content of drinking water 28.32must be measured if another probable source of lead exposure is not identified. Within a 28.33standard metropolitan statistical area, an assessing agency may order lead hazard reduction 28.34of bare soil without measuring the lead content of the bare soil if the property is in a 28.35census tract in which soil sampling has been performed according to rules established by 29.1the commissioner and at least 25 percent of the soil samples contain lead concentrations 29.2above the standard in section 144.9508. 29.3    (f) Each assessing agency shall establish an administrative appeal procedure which 29.4allows a property owner to contest the nature and conditions of any lead order issued by 29.5the assessing agency. Assessing agencies must consider appeals that propose lower cost 29.6methods that make the residence lead safe. The commissioner shall use the authority and 29.7appeal procedure granted under sections 144.989 to 144.993. 29.8    (g) Sections 144.9501 to 144.9509 neither authorize nor prohibit an assessing agency 29.9from charging a property owner for the cost of a lead risk assessment. 29.10    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.9507, is amended by adding a 29.11subdivision to read: 29.12     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Medical assistance. new text end new text begin Medical assistance reimbursement for lead risk new text end 29.13 new text begin assessment services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 49, shall not be used to replace new text end 29.14 new text begin or decrease existing state or local funding for lead services and lead-related activities. new text end 29.15    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.9512, is amended to read: 29.16144.9512 LEAD ABATEMENT PROGRAM. 29.17    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in section 144.9501 and in this 29.18subdivision apply to this section. 29.19    (b) "Eligible organization" means a lead contractor, city, board of health, community 29.20health department, community action agency as defined in section , or community 29.21development corporation. 29.22    (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health, or the commissioner of the 29.23Minnesota Housing Finance Agency as authorized by section 462A.05, subdivision 15c. 29.24    Subd. 2. Grants; administration. Within the limits of the available appropriation, 29.25the commissioner must develop a swab team services program which may new text begin shall new text end make 29.26demonstration and training grants to eligible organizations new text begin a nonprofit organization new text end 29.27 new text begin currently operating the CLEARCorps lead hazard reduction project new text end to train workers to 29.28provide swab team services and swab team services for residential property. Grants may 29.29be awarded to nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance and training to 29.30ensure quality and consistency within the statewide program. Grants must be awarded to 29.31help ensure full-time employment to workers providing swab team services and must be 29.32awarded for a two-year period. 29.33    Grants awarded under this section must be made in consultation with the 29.34commissioner of the Housing Finance Agency and representatives of neighborhood 30.1groups from areas at high risk for toxic lead exposure, a labor organization, the lead 30.2coalition, community action agencies, and the legal aid society. The consulting team must 30.3review grant applications and recommend awards to eligible organizations that meet 30.4requirements for receiving a grant under this section. 30.5    Subd. 3. Applicants. (a) Interested eligible organizations may apply to the 30.6commissioner for grants under this section. Two or more eligible organizations may 30.7jointly apply for a grant. Priority shall be given to community action agencies in greater 30.8Minnesota and to either community action agencies or neighborhood based nonprofit 30.9organizations in cities of the first class. Of the total annual appropriation, 12.5 percent may 30.10be used for administrative purposes. The commissioner may deviate from this percentage 30.11if a grantee can justify the need for a larger administrative allowance. Of this amount, 30.12up to five percent may be used by the commissioner for state administrative purposes. 30.13Applications must provide information requested by the commissioner, including at least 30.14the information required to assess the factors listed in paragraph (d). 30.15    (b) The commissioner must consult with boards of health to provide swab team 30.16services for purposes of secondary prevention. The priority for swab teams created 30.17by grants to eligible organizations under this section must be work assigned by the 30.18commissioner of health, or by a board of health if so designated by the commissioner of 30.19health, to provide secondary prevention swab team services to fulfill the requirements 30.20of section 144.9504, subdivision 6, in response to a lead order. Swab teams assigned 30.21work under this section by the commissioner, that are not engaged daily in fulfilling the 30.22requirements of section 144.9504, subdivision 6, must deliver swab team services in 30.23response to elevated blood lead levels as defined in section 144.9501, subdivision 9, 30.24where lead orders were not issued, and for purposes of primary prevention in census 30.25tracts known to be in areas at high risk for toxic lead exposure as described in section 30.26144.9503, subdivision 2. 30.27    (c) Any additional money must be used for grants to establish swab teams for 30.28primary prevention under section , in census tracts in areas at high risk for toxic 30.29lead exposure as determined under section 144.9503, subdivision 2. 30.30    (d) In evaluating grant applications, the commissioner must consider the following 30.31criteria: 30.32    (1) the use of lead contractors and lead workers for residential swab team services; 30.33    (2) the participation of neighborhood groups and individuals, as swab team workers, 30.34in areas at high risk for toxic lead exposure; 30.35    (3) plans for the provision of swab team services for primary and secondary 30.36prevention as required under subdivision 4; 31.1    (4) plans for supervision, training, career development, and postprogram placement 31.2of swab team members; 31.3    (5) plans for resident and property owner education on lead safety; 31.4    (6) plans for distributing cleaning supplies to area residents and educating residents 31.5and property owners on cleaning techniques; 31.6    (7) sources of other funding and cost estimates for training, lead inspections, swab 31.7team services, equipment, monitoring, testing, and administration; 31.8    (8) measures of program effectiveness; 31.9    (9) coordination of program activities with other federal, state, and local public 31.10health, job training, apprenticeship, and housing renovation programs including programs 31.11under sections to ; and 31.12    (10) prior experience in providing swab team services. 31.13    Subd. 4. Lead supervisor or certified firm new text begin Eligible grant activities new text end . (a) Eligible 31.14organizations and lead supervisors or certified firms may participate in the swab team 31.15program. An eligible organization new text begin The nonprofit new text end receiving a grant under this section 31.16must assure new text begin ensure new text end that all participating lead supervisors or certified firms are licensed 31.17and that all swab team workers are certified by the Department of Health under section 31.18144.9505 . Eligible organizations and lead supervisors or certified firms may distinguish 31.19between interior and exterior services in assigning duties and new text begin The nonprofit organization new text end 31.20may participate in the program by: 31.21    (1) providing on-the-job training for swab team workers; 31.22    (2) providing swab team services to meet the requirements of sections 144.9503, 31.23subdivision 4 , and 144.9504, subdivision 6; 31.24    (3) providing a removal and replacement component using skilled craft workers 31.25under subdivision 7 new text begin lead hazard reduction to meet the requirements of section 144.9501, new text end 31.26 new text begin subdivision 17 new text end ; 31.27    (4) providing lead testing according to subdivision 8; 31.28    (5) new text begin (4) new text end providing lead dust cleaning supplies new text begin cleanup equipment and materials new text end , as 31.29described in section 144.9507 new text begin 144.9503 new text end , subdivision 4, paragraph (c) new text begin 1 new text end , to residents; or 31.30    (6) new text begin (5) new text end having a swab team worker instruct residents and property owners on 31.31appropriate lead control techniques, including the lead-safe directives developed by the 31.32commissioner of health. new text begin ; new text end 31.33     new text begin (6) conducting blood lead testing events including screening children and pregnant new text end 31.34 new text begin women according to Department of Health screening guidelines; new text end 31.35     new text begin (7) performing case management services according to Department of Health case new text end 31.36 new text begin management guidelines; or new text end 32.1     new text begin (8) conducting mandated risk assessments under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 32.2 new text begin 144.9504, subdivision 2. new text end 32.3    (b) Participating lead supervisors or certified firms must: 32.4    (1) demonstrate proof of workers' compensation and general liability insurance 32.5coverage; 32.6    (2) be knowledgeable about lead abatement requirements established by the 32.7Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Occupational Safety and Health 32.8Administration and lead hazard reduction requirements and lead-safe directives of the 32.9commissioner of health; 32.10    (3) demonstrate experience with on-the-job training programs; 32.11    (4) demonstrate an ability to recruit employees from areas at high risk for toxic 32.12lead exposure; and 32.13    (5) demonstrate experience in working with low-income clients. 32.14    Subd. 5. Swab team workers. Each worker engaged in swab team services 32.15established under this section must have blood lead concentrations below 15 micrograms 32.16of lead per deciliter of whole blood as determined by a baseline blood lead screening. 32.17Any new text begin The nonprofit new text end organization receiving a grant under this section is responsible for lead 32.18screening and must assure new text begin ensure new text end that all swab team workers meet the standards established 32.19in this subdivision. Grantees new text begin The nonprofit organization new text end must use appropriate workplace 32.20procedures including following the lead-safe directives developed by the commissioner of 32.21health to reduce risk of elevated blood lead levels. Grantees new text begin The nonprofit organization new text end 32.22and participating contractors must report all employee blood lead levels that exceed 15 32.23micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood to the commissioner of health. 32.24    Subd. 6. On-the-job training component. (a) Programs established under this 32.25section must provide on-the-job training for swab team workers. 32.26    (b) Swab team workers must receive monetary compensation equal to the prevailing 32.27wage as defined in section 177.42, subdivision 6, for comparable jobs in the licensed 32.28contractor's principal business. 32.29    Subd. 7. Removal and replacement component. (a) Within the limits of the 32.30available appropriation and if a need is identified by a lead inspector, the commissioner 32.31may establish a component for removal and replacement of deteriorated paint in residential 32.32properties according to the following criteria: 32.33    (1) components within a residence must have both deteriorated lead-based paint and 32.34substrate damage beyond repair or rotting wooden framework to be eligible for removal 32.35and replacement; 33.1    (2) all removal and replacement must be done using least-cost methods and 33.2following lead-safe directives; 33.3    (3) whenever windows and doors or other components covered with deteriorated 33.4lead-based paint have sound substrate or are not rotting, those components should be 33.5repaired, sent out for stripping, planed down to remove deteriorated lead-based paint, or 33.6covered with protective guards instead of being replaced, provided that such an activity is 33.7the least-cost method of providing the swab team service; 33.8    (4) removal and replacement or repair must be done by lead contractors using skilled 33.9craft workers or trained swab team members; and 33.10    (5) all craft work that requires a state license must be supervised by a person with 33.11a state license in the craft work being supervised. The grant recipient may contract for 33.12this supervision. 33.13    (b) The program design must: 33.14    (1) identify the need for on-the-job training of swab team workers to be removal and 33.15replacement workers; and 33.16    (2) describe plans to involve appropriate groups in designing methods to meet the 33.17need for training swab team workers. 33.18    Subd. 8. Testing and evaluation. (a) Testing of the environment is not necessary 33.19by swab teams whose work is assigned by the commissioner of health or a designated 33.20board of health under section . The commissioner of health or designated board 33.21of health must share the analytical testing data collected on each residence for purposes 33.22of secondary prevention under section with the swab team workers in order to 33.23provide constructive feedback on their work and to the commissioner for the purposes 33.24set forth in paragraph (c). 33.25    (b) For purposes of primary prevention evaluation, the following samples must be 33.26collected: pretesting and posttesting of one noncarpeted floor dust lead sample and a 33.27notation of the extent and location of bare soil and of deteriorated lead-based paint. The 33.28analytical testing data collected on each residence for purposes of primary prevention 33.29under section must be shared with the swab team workers in order to provide 33.30constructive feedback on their work and to the commissioner for the purposes set forth in 33.31paragraph (c). 33.32    (c) The commissioner of health must establish a program to collect appropriate data 33.33as required under paragraphs (a) and (b), in order to conduct an ongoing evaluation of 33.34swab team services for primary and secondary prevention. Within the limits of available 33.35appropriations, the commissioner of health must conduct on up to 1,000 residences which 33.36have received primary or secondary prevention swab team services, a postremediation 34.1evaluation, on at least a quarterly basis for a period of at least two years for each residence. 34.2The evaluation must note the condition of the paint within the residence, the extent of bare 34.3soil on the grounds, and collect and analyze one noncarpeted floor dust lead sample. 34.4The data collected must be evaluated to determine the efficacy of providing swab team 34.5services as a method of reducing lead exposure in young children. In evaluating this data, 34.6the commissioner of health must consider city size, community location, historic traffic 34.7flow, soil lead level of the property by area or census tract, distance to industrial point 34.8sources that emit lead, season of the year, age of the housing, age and number of children 34.9living at the residence, the presence of pets that move in and out of the residence, and 34.10other relevant factors as the commissioner of health may determine. 34.11    Subd. 9. Program benefits. As a condition of providing swab team services under 34.12this section, an new text begin the nonprofit new text end organization may require a property owner to not increase 34.13rents on a property solely as a result of a substantial improvement made with public 34.14funds under the programs in this section. 34.15    Subd. 10. Requirements of organizations receiving grants new text begin the nonprofit new text end 34.16 new text begin organization new text end . An eligible new text begin The nonprofit new text end organization that is awarded a training and 34.17demonstration grant under this section must prepare and submit a quarterly progress report 34.18to the commissioner beginning three months after receipt of the grant. 34.19    Sec. 24. new text begin [144.966] EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION new text end 34.20 new text begin ACT. new text end 34.21     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) "Child" means a person 18 years of age or younger. new text end 34.22     new text begin (b) "False positive rate" means the proportion of infants identified as having a new text end 34.23 new text begin significant hearing loss by the screening process who are ultimately found to not have a new text end 34.24 new text begin significant hearing loss. new text end 34.25     new text begin (c) "False negative rate" means the proportion of infants not identified as having new text end 34.26 new text begin a significant hearing loss by the screening process who are ultimately found to have a new text end 34.27 new text begin significant hearing loss. new text end 34.28     new text begin (d) "Hearing screening test" means automated auditory brain stem response, new text end 34.29 new text begin otoacoustic emissions, or another appropriate screening test approved by the Department new text end 34.30 new text begin of Health. new text end 34.31     new text begin (e) "Hospital" means a birthing health care facility or birthing center licensed in new text end 34.32 new text begin this state that provides obstetrical services. new text end 34.33     new text begin (f) "Infant" means a child who is not a newborn and has not attained the age of new text end 34.34 new text begin one year. new text end 34.35     new text begin (g) "Newborn" means an infant 28 days old or younger. new text end 35.1     new text begin (h) "Parent" means a natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, guardian, or new text end 35.2 new text begin custodian of a newborn or infant. new text end 35.3     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee. new text end new text begin (a) The new text end 35.4 new text begin commissioner of health shall appoint a Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee new text end 35.5 new text begin to advise and assist the Department of Health and the Department of Education in: new text end 35.6     new text begin (1) developing protocols and timelines for screening, rescreening, and diagnostic new text end 35.7 new text begin audiological assessment and early medical, audiological, and educational intervention new text end 35.8 new text begin services for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing; new text end 35.9     new text begin (2) designing protocols for tracking children from birth through age three that may new text end 35.10 new text begin have passed newborn screening but are at risk for delayed or late onset of permanent new text end 35.11 new text begin hearing loss; new text end 35.12     new text begin (3) designing a technical assistance program to support facilities implementing the new text end 35.13 new text begin screening program and facilities conducting rescreening and diagnostic audiological new text end 35.14 new text begin assessment; new text end 35.15     new text begin (4) designing implementation and evaluation of a system of follow-up and tracking; new text end 35.16 new text begin and new text end 35.17     new text begin (5) evaluating program outcomes to increase effectiveness and efficiency and ensure new text end 35.18 new text begin culturally appropriate services for children with a confirmed hearing loss and their families. new text end 35.19     new text begin (b) Membership of the committee shall include at least one member from each of the new text end 35.20 new text begin following groups with no less than two of the members being deaf or hard-of-hearing: new text end 35.21     new text begin (1) a representative from a consumer organization representing culturally deaf new text end 35.22 new text begin persons; new text end 35.23     new text begin (2) a parent with a child with hearing loss representing a parent organization; new text end 35.24     new text begin (3) a consumer from an organization representing oral communication options; new text end 35.25     new text begin (4) a consumer from an organization representing cued speech communication new text end 35.26 new text begin options; new text end 35.27     new text begin (5) an audiologist who has experience in evaluation and intervention of infants new text end 35.28 new text begin and young children; new text end 35.29     new text begin (6) a speech-language pathologist who has experience in evaluation and intervention new text end 35.30 new text begin of infants and young children; new text end 35.31     new text begin (7) two primary care providers who have experience in the care of infants and young new text end 35.32 new text begin children, one of which shall be a pediatrician; new text end 35.33     new text begin (8) a representative from the early hearing detection intervention teams; new text end 35.34     new text begin (9) a representative from the Department of Education resource center for the deaf new text end 35.35 new text begin and hard-of-hearing or their designee; new text end 36.1     new text begin (10) a representative of the Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of new text end 36.2 new text begin Hearing People; new text end 36.3     new text begin (11) a representative from the Department of Human Services Deaf and Hard of new text end 36.4 new text begin Hearing Services Division; new text end 36.5     new text begin (12) one or more of the Part C coordinators from the Department of Education, the new text end 36.6 new text begin Department of Health, or the Department of Human Services or their designee; new text end 36.7     new text begin (13) the Department of Health early hearing detection and intervention coordinator; new text end 36.8     new text begin (14) two birth hospital representatives from one rural and one urban hospital; new text end 36.9     new text begin (15) a pediatric geneticist; new text end 36.10     new text begin (16) an otolaryngologist; new text end 36.11     new text begin (17) a representative from the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee under new text end 36.12 new text begin this subdivision; and new text end 36.13     new text begin (18) a representative of the Department of Education regional low-incidence new text end 36.14 new text begin facilitators. new text end 36.15     new text begin The Department of Health member shall chair the first meeting of the committee. new text end 36.16 new text begin At the first meeting, the committee shall elect a chairperson from its membership. The new text end 36.17 new text begin committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson, at least four times a year. The new text end 36.18 new text begin committee shall adopt written bylaws to govern its activities. The Department of Health new text end 36.19 new text begin shall provide technical and administrative support services as required by the committee. new text end 36.20 new text begin These services shall include technical support from individuals qualified to administer new text end 36.21 new text begin infant hearing screening, rescreening, and diagnostic audiological assessments. new text end 36.22     new text begin Members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their service, but new text end 36.23 new text begin shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred as a result of their duties as members of the new text end 36.24 new text begin committee. new text end 36.25     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Newborn and infant hearing screening programs. new text end new text begin All hospitals shall new text end 36.26 new text begin establish a Universal Newborn Hearing and Infant Screening (UNHS) program. Each new text end 36.27 new text begin UNHS program shall: new text end 36.28     new text begin (1) in advance of any hearing screening testing, provide to the newborn's or infant's new text end 36.29 new text begin parents information concerning the nature of the screening procedure, applicable costs of new text end 36.30 new text begin the screening procedure, the potential risks and effects of hearing loss, and the benefits of new text end 36.31 new text begin early detection and intervention; new text end 36.32     new text begin (2) comply with parental consent under section 144.125, subdivision 3; new text end 36.33     new text begin (3) develop policies and procedures for screening and rescreening based on new text end 36.34 new text begin Department of Health recommendations; new text end 36.35     new text begin (4) provide appropriate training and monitoring of individuals responsible for new text end 36.36 new text begin performing hearing screening tests as recommended by the Department of Health; new text end 37.1     new text begin (5) test the newborn's hearing prior to discharge, or, if the newborn is expected to new text end 37.2 new text begin remain in the hospital for a prolonged period, testing shall be performed prior to three new text end 37.3 new text begin months of age, or when medically feasible; new text end 37.4     new text begin (6) develop and implement procedures for documenting the results of all hearing new text end 37.5 new text begin screening tests; new text end 37.6     new text begin (7) inform the baby's parents or parent, primary care physician, and the Department new text end 37.7 new text begin of Health according to recommendations of the Department of Health of the results of the new text end 37.8 new text begin hearing screening test or rescreening if conducted, or if the newborn or infant was not new text end 37.9 new text begin successfully tested. The hospital that discharges the baby to home is responsible for new text end 37.10 new text begin the screening; and new text end 37.11     new text begin (8) collect performance data specified by the Department of Health. new text end 37.12     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Notification and information. new text end new text begin (a) Notification to the parents, primary new text end 37.13 new text begin care provider, and Department of Health shall occur prior to discharge or no later than ten new text end 37.14 new text begin days following the date of testing. Notification shall include information recommended by new text end 37.15 new text begin the Department of Health. new text end 37.16     new text begin (b) A physician, nurse, midwife, or other health professional attending a birth outside new text end 37.17 new text begin a hospital or institution shall provide information, orally and in writing, as established by new text end 37.18 new text begin the Department of Health, to parents regarding places where the parents may have their new text end 37.19 new text begin infants' hearing screened and the importance of such screening. new text end 37.20     new text begin (c) The professional conducting the diagnostic procedure to confirm the hearing loss new text end 37.21 new text begin must report the results to the parents, primary care provider, and Department of Health new text end 37.22 new text begin according to the Department of Health recommendations. new text end 37.23     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Oversight responsibility. new text end new text begin The Department of Health shall exercise new text end 37.24 new text begin oversight responsibility for UNHS programs, including establishing a performance data new text end 37.25 new text begin set and reviewing performance data collected by each hospital. new text end 37.26     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Civil and criminal immunity and penalties. new text end new text begin (a) No physician or hospital new text end 37.27 new text begin shall be civilly or criminally liable for failure to conduct hearing screening testing. new text end 37.28     new text begin (b) No physician, midwife, nurse, other health professional, or hospital acting in new text end 37.29 new text begin compliance with this section shall be civilly or criminally liable for any acts conforming new text end 37.30 new text begin with this section, including furnishing information required according to this section. new text end 37.31     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Laboratory service fees. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall charge laboratory new text end 37.32 new text begin service fees according to section 16A.1285 so that the total of fees collected will new text end 37.33 new text begin approximate the costs of implementing and maintaining a system to follow up infants, new text end 37.34 new text begin provide technical assistance, a tracking system, data management, and evaluation. new text end 37.35 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 38.1    Sec. 25. new text begin [144.967] ARSENIC HEALTH RISK STANDARD. new text end 38.2     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Arsenic health risk standard established. new text end new text begin The commissioner of new text end 38.3 new text begin health in cooperation with the commissioners of agriculture and the Pollution Control new text end 38.4 new text begin Agency responsible for monitoring land and water cleanup and soil contamination new text end 38.5 new text begin information shall determine a health risk standard for human exposure to arsenic. The new text end 38.6 new text begin commissioner of health shall ensure that the established arsenic health risk standard is new text end 38.7 new text begin included in all information provided to the public. new text end 38.8     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Information. new text end new text begin The commissioner of health, in consultation with the new text end 38.9 new text begin commissioners of agriculture and the Pollution Control Agency with jurisdiction over new text end 38.10 new text begin soil and water contamination, shall establish a central information source available to new text end 38.11 new text begin the public to provide accurate information on arsenic soil and water contamination in new text end 38.12 new text begin residential areas. new text end 38.13     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Testing for arsenic. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall ensure access new text end 38.14 new text begin to medical testing for arsenical pesticide exposure to persons living within one mile of new text end 38.15 new text begin the CMC Heartland Lite Yard Superfund site who are not covered by health insurance or new text end 38.16 new text begin medical assistance. new text end 38.17     new text begin (b) Through an agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, new text end 38.18 new text begin the commissioner shall ensure soil testing is available to households within one mile of the new text end 38.19 new text begin CMC Heartland Lite Yard Superfund site at no cost to the residents. new text end 38.20     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Evaluation. new text end new text begin The commissioner of health shall evaluate the cumulative new text end 38.21 new text begin health impact burdens of environmental toxins in the residential communities impacted by new text end 38.22 new text begin arsenic-contaminated soil from the CMC Heartland Lite Yard Superfund site. The first new text end 38.23 new text begin priority shall be to evaluate health burdens to those communities experiencing health new text end 38.24 new text begin disparities as documented by the Minority and Multicultural Health Division of the new text end 38.25 new text begin Minnesota Department of Health. new text end 38.26    Sec. 26. new text begin [144.995] DEFINITIONS. new text end 38.27     new text begin (a) For purposes of sections 144.995 to 144.998, the terms in this section have new text end 38.28 new text begin the meanings given. new text end 38.29     new text begin (b) "Advisory panel" means the Environmental Health Tracking and Biomonitoring new text end 38.30 new text begin Advisory Panel established under section 144.998. new text end 38.31     new text begin (c) "Biomonitoring" means the process by which chemicals and their metabolites are new text end 38.32 new text begin identified and measured within a biospecimen. new text end 38.33     new text begin (d) "Biospecimen" means a sample of human fluid, serum, or tissue that is reasonably new text end 38.34 new text begin available as a medium to measure the presence and concentration of chemicals or their new text end 38.35 new text begin metabolites in a human body. new text end 39.1     new text begin (e) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Health. new text end 39.2     new text begin (f) "Community" means geographically or nongeographically-based populations new text end 39.3 new text begin that may participate in the biomonitoring program. A "nongeographical community" new text end 39.4 new text begin includes, but is not limited to, populations that may share a common chemical exposure new text end 39.5 new text begin through similar occupations, populations experiencing a common health outcome that new text end 39.6 new text begin may be linked to chemical exposures, or populations that may experience similar chemical new text end 39.7 new text begin exposures because of comparable consumption, lifestyle, product use, or subpopulations new text end 39.8 new text begin that share ethnicity, age, or gender. new text end 39.9     new text begin (g) "Department" means the Department of Health. new text end 39.10     new text begin (h) "Designated chemicals" means those chemicals that are known to, or strongly new text end 39.11 new text begin suspected of, adversely impacting human health or development, based upon scientific, new text end 39.12 new text begin peer-reviewed animal, human, or in vitro studies, and baseline human exposure data, new text end 39.13 new text begin and consists of chemical families or metabolites that are included in the federal Centers new text end 39.14 new text begin for Disease Control and Prevention studies that are known collectively as the National new text end 39.15 new text begin Reports on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals program and any substances new text end 39.16 new text begin specified under section 144.998, subdivision 3, clause (6). new text end 39.17     new text begin (i) "Environmental hazard" means a chemical, metal, or other substance for which new text end 39.18 new text begin scientific, peer-reviewed studies of humans, animals, or cells have demonstrated that the new text end 39.19 new text begin chemical is known or reasonably anticipated to adversely impact human health. new text end 39.20     new text begin (j) "Environmental health tracking" means collection, integration, analysis, and new text end 39.21 new text begin dissemination of data on human exposures to chemicals in the environment and on new text end 39.22 new text begin diseases potentially caused or aggravated by those chemicals. new text end 39.23    Sec. 27. new text begin [144.996] ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRACKING; new text end 39.24 new text begin BIOMONITORING. new text end 39.25     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Environmental health tracking. new text end new text begin In cooperation with the new text end 39.26 new text begin commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, the commissioner shall establish an new text end 39.27 new text begin environmental health tracking program to: new text end 39.28     new text begin (1) coordinate data collection activities with the Pollution Control Agency, new text end 39.29 new text begin Department of Agriculture, University of Minnesota, and any other relevant state agency new text end 39.30 new text begin and work to promote the sharing of and access to health and environmental databases new text end 39.31 new text begin in order to develop an environmental health tracking system for Minnesota, consistent new text end 39.32 new text begin with applicable data practices laws; new text end 39.33     new text begin (2) facilitate the dissemination of public health tracking data to the public and new text end 39.34 new text begin researchers in accessible format and provide technical assistance on interpreting the data; new text end 40.1     new text begin (3) develop written data sharing agreements with the Minnesota Pollution Control new text end 40.2 new text begin Agency, Department of Agriculture, and other relevant state agencies and organizations, new text end 40.3 new text begin and develop additional procedures as needed to protect individual privacy; new text end 40.4     new text begin (4) develop a strategic plan that includes a mission statement, the identification of new text end 40.5 new text begin core priorities for research and epidemiologic surveillance, the identification of internal new text end 40.6 new text begin and external stakeholders, and a work plan describing future program development; new text end 40.7     new text begin (5) organize, analyze, and interpret available data, in order to: new text end 40.8     new text begin (i) characterize statewide and localized trends and geographic patterns of prevalence new text end 40.9 new text begin and incidence of chronic diseases, including, but not limited to, cancer, respiratory new text end 40.10 new text begin diseases, reproductive problems, birth defects, neurologic diseases, and developmental new text end 40.11 new text begin disorders; new text end 40.12     new text begin (ii) recommend to the commissioner methods to improve data collection on new text end 40.13 new text begin statewide population rates of chronic diseases and the occurrence of environmental new text end 40.14 new text begin hazards and exposures; new text end 40.15     new text begin (iii) characterize statewide and localized trends and geographic patterns in the new text end 40.16 new text begin occurrence of environmental hazards and exposures; new text end 40.17     new text begin (iv) assess the level of correlation with disease rate data and indicators of exposure new text end 40.18 new text begin such as biomonitoring data, and other health and environmental data; new text end 40.19     new text begin (v) incorporate newly collected and existing health tracking and biomonitoring new text end 40.20 new text begin data into efforts to identify communities with elevated rates of chronic disease, higher new text end 40.21 new text begin likelihood of exposure to environmental pollutants, or both; new text end 40.22     new text begin (vi) analyze occurrence of environmental hazards, exposures, and diseases with new text end 40.23 new text begin relation to socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity; new text end 40.24     new text begin (vii) develop and implement targeted plans to conduct more intensive health tracking new text end 40.25 new text begin and biomonitoring among communities; new text end 40.26     new text begin (viii) work with the Pollution Control Agency, the Department of Agriculture, and new text end 40.27 new text begin other relevant state agency personnel and organizations to develop, implement, and new text end 40.28 new text begin evaluate preventive measures to reduce elevated rates of diseases and exposures identified new text end 40.29 new text begin through activities performed under sections 144.995 to 144.998; and new text end 40.30     new text begin (ix) provide baseline data and present descriptive information relevant to policy new text end 40.31 new text begin formation that are consistent with existing goals of the department; and new text end 40.32     new text begin (6) submit a biennial report to the legislature by January 15, beginning January new text end 40.33 new text begin 15, 2009, on the status of environmental health tracking activities and related research new text end 40.34 new text begin programs, and making recommendations regarding the continuation and improvement of new text end 40.35 new text begin the programs. new text end 40.36     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Biomonitoring. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall: new text end 41.1     new text begin (1) conduct biomonitoring of communities on a voluntary basis by collecting and new text end 41.2 new text begin analyzing biospecimens, as appropriate, to assess environmental exposures to designated new text end 41.3 new text begin chemicals; new text end 41.4     new text begin (2) conduct biomonitoring of pregnant women and minors on a voluntary basis, new text end 41.5 new text begin when scientifically appropriate; new text end 41.6     new text begin (3) communicate findings to the public, and plan ensuing stages of biomonitoring new text end 41.7 new text begin and disease tracking work to further develop and refine the integrated analysis; new text end 41.8     new text begin (4) share analytical results with the advisory panel and work with the panel new text end 41.9 new text begin to interpret results, communicate findings to the public, and plan ensuing stages of new text end 41.10 new text begin biomonitoring work; and new text end 41.11     new text begin (5) submit a biennial report to the legislature by January 15, beginning January new text end 41.12 new text begin 15, 2009, on the status of the biomonitoring program and any recommendations for new text end 41.13 new text begin improvement. new text end 41.14     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Health data. new text end new text begin Data collected under the biomonitoring program are health new text end 41.15 new text begin data under section 13.3805. new text end 41.16    Sec. 28. new text begin [144.997] BIOMONITORING PILOT PROGRAM. new text end 41.17     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Pilot program. new text end new text begin With advice from the advisory panel, the new text end 41.18 new text begin commissioner shall develop a biomonitoring pilot program. The program shall collect new text end 41.19 new text begin one biospecimen from each of the voluntary participants. The biospecimen selected must new text end 41.20 new text begin be the biospecimen that most accurately represents body concentration of the chemical new text end 41.21 new text begin of interest. Each biospecimen from the voluntary participants must be analyzed for one new text end 41.22 new text begin type or class of related chemicals or metals, based on recommendations from the advisory new text end 41.23 new text begin panel. The panel shall determine the chemical or class of chemicals that community new text end 41.24 new text begin members were most likely exposed to. The program shall collect and assess biospecimens new text end 41.25 new text begin in accordance with the following: new text end 41.26     new text begin (1) 30 voluntary participants from each of three communities that the advisory panel new text end 41.27 new text begin identifies as likely to have been exposed to a designated chemical; new text end 41.28     new text begin (2) 100 voluntary participants from each of two communities: (i) that the advisory new text end 41.29 new text begin panel identifies as likely to have been exposed to arsenic and (ii) that the advisory panel new text end 41.30 new text begin identifies as likely to have been exposed to mercury; and new text end 41.31     new text begin (3) 100 voluntary participants from each of two communities that the advisory panel new text end 41.32 new text begin identifies as likely to have been exposed to perfluorinated chemicals. new text end 41.33     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Base program. new text end new text begin Following the conclusion of the pilot program and within new text end 41.34 new text begin the appropriations available, the program shall: new text end 42.1     new text begin (1) collect and assess biospecimens from at least as many voluntary participants and new text end 42.2 new text begin communities as identified in subdivision 1, clause (1); and new text end 42.3     new text begin (2) work with the advisory panel to assess the usefulness of continuing biomonitoring new text end 42.4 new text begin among members of communities assessed during the initial phase of the program, new text end 42.5 new text begin and to identify other communities and other designated chemicals to be assessed via new text end 42.6 new text begin biomonitoring. new text end 42.7     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Participation. new text end new text begin (a) Participation in the biomonitoring program by providing new text end 42.8 new text begin biospecimens is voluntary and requires written, informed consent. Minors may participate new text end 42.9 new text begin in the program if a written consent is signed by the minor's parent or legal guardian. new text end 42.10 new text begin The written consent must include the information required to be provided under this new text end 42.11 new text begin subdivision to all voluntary participants. new text end 42.12     new text begin (b) All participants shall be evaluated for the presence of the designated chemical new text end 42.13 new text begin of interest as a component of the biomonitoring process. Participants shall be provided new text end 42.14 new text begin with information and fact sheets about the program's activities and its findings. new text end 42.15 new text begin Individual participants shall, if requested, receive their complete results. Any results new text end 42.16 new text begin provided to participants shall be subject to the Department of Health Institutional new text end 42.17 new text begin Review Board protocols and guidelines. When either physiological or chemical data new text end 42.18 new text begin obtained from a participant indicate a significant known health risk, program staff new text end 42.19 new text begin experienced in communicating biomonitoring results shall consult with the individual new text end 42.20 new text begin and recommend follow-up steps, as appropriate. Program administrators shall receive new text end 42.21 new text begin training in administering the program in an ethical, culturally sensitive, participatory, new text end 42.22 new text begin and community-based manner. new text end 42.23     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Program guidelines. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the new text end 42.24 new text begin advisory panel, shall develop: new text end 42.25     new text begin (1) protocols or program guidelines that address the science and practice of new text end 42.26 new text begin biomonitoring to be utilized and procedures for changing those protocols to incorporate new text end 42.27 new text begin new and more accurate or efficient technologies as they become available. The protocols new text end 42.28 new text begin shall be developed utilizing a peer-review process in a manner that is participatory and new text end 42.29 new text begin community-based in design, implementation, and evaluation; new text end 42.30     new text begin (2) guidelines for ensuring the privacy of information; informed consent; follow-up new text end 42.31 new text begin counseling and support; and communicating findings to participants, communities, and new text end 42.32 new text begin the general public. The informed consent used for the program must meet the informed new text end 42.33 new text begin consent protocols developed by the National Institutes of Health; new text end 42.34     new text begin (3) educational and outreach materials that are culturally appropriate for new text end 42.35 new text begin dissemination to program participants and communities. Priority shall be given to the new text end 42.36 new text begin development of materials specifically designed to ensure that parents are informed about new text end 43.1 new text begin all of the benefits of breastfeeding so that the program does not result in an unjustified fear new text end 43.2 new text begin of toxins in breast milk, which might inadvertently lead parents to avoid breastfeeding. new text end 43.3 new text begin The materials shall communicate relevant scientific findings; data on the accumulation new text end 43.4 new text begin of pollutants to community health; and the required responses by local, state, and other new text end 43.5 new text begin governmental entities in regulating toxicant exposures; new text end 43.6     new text begin (4) a training program that is culturally sensitive specifically for health care new text end 43.7 new text begin providers, health educators, and other program administrators; new text end 43.8     new text begin (5) a designation process for state and private laboratories that are qualified to new text end 43.9 new text begin analyze biospecimens and report the findings; and new text end 43.10     new text begin (6) a method for informing affected communities and local governments representing new text end 43.11 new text begin those communities concerning biomonitoring activities and for receiving comments from new text end 43.12 new text begin citizens concerning those activities. new text end 43.13     new text begin (b) The commissioner may enter into contractual agreements with health clinics, new text end 43.14 new text begin community-based organizations, or experts in a particular field to perform any of the new text end 43.15 new text begin activities described under this section. new text end 43.16    Sec. 29. new text begin [144.998] ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRACKING AND new text end 43.17 new text begin BIOMONITORING ADVISORY PANEL. new text end 43.18     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Creation. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall establish the Environmental new text end 43.19 new text begin Health Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel. The commissioner shall appoint, new text end 43.20 new text begin from the panel's membership, a chair. The panel shall meet as often as it deems necessary new text end 43.21 new text begin but, at a minimum, on a quarterly basis. Members of the panel shall serve without new text end 43.22 new text begin compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses incurred new text end 43.23 new text begin through performance of their duties. Members appointed under this subdivision are new text end 43.24 new text begin appointed for a three-year term and may be reappointed. new text end 43.25     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Members. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall appoint eight members who have new text end 43.26 new text begin backgrounds or training in designing, implementing, and interpreting health tracking and new text end 43.27 new text begin biomonitoring studies or in related fields of science, including epidemiology, biostatistics, new text end 43.28 new text begin environmental health, laboratory sciences, occupational health, industrial hygiene, new text end 43.29 new text begin toxicology, and public health, including: new text end 43.30     new text begin (1) two scientists who represent nongovernmental organizations with a focus on new text end 43.31 new text begin environmental health, environmental justice, children's health, or on specific chronic new text end 43.32 new text begin diseases; and new text end 43.33     new text begin (2) one scientist who is a representative of the University of Minnesota. new text end 44.1     new text begin In addition, the commissioner shall appoint one member representing each of the new text end 44.2 new text begin following departments or divisions: the department's health promotion and chronic disease new text end 44.3 new text begin division, the Pollution Control Agency, and the Department of Agriculture. new text end 44.4     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Duties. new text end new text begin The advisory panel shall make recommendations to the new text end 44.5 new text begin commissioner and the legislature on: new text end 44.6     new text begin (1) priorities for health tracking; new text end 44.7     new text begin (2) priorities for biomonitoring that are based on sound science and practice, and new text end 44.8 new text begin that will advance the state of public health in Minnesota; new text end 44.9     new text begin (3) specific chronic diseases to study under the environmental health tracking system; new text end 44.10     new text begin (4) specific environmental pollutant exposures to study under the environmental new text end 44.11 new text begin health tracking system; new text end 44.12     new text begin (5) specific communities and geographic areas on which to focus environmental new text end 44.13 new text begin health tracking and biomonitoring efforts; new text end 44.14     new text begin (6) specific chemicals and metals to study under the biomonitoring program that new text end 44.15 new text begin meet the following criteria: new text end 44.16     new text begin (i) the degree of potential exposure to the public or specific subgroups, including, new text end 44.17 new text begin but not limited to, occupational; new text end 44.18     new text begin (ii) the likelihood of a chemical being a carcinogen or toxicant based on new text end 44.19 new text begin peer-reviewed health data, the chemical structure, or the toxicology of chemically related new text end 44.20 new text begin compounds; new text end 44.21     new text begin (iii) the limits of laboratory detection for the chemical, including the ability to detect new text end 44.22 new text begin the chemical at low enough levels that could be expected in the general population; new text end 44.23     new text begin (iv) exposure or potential exposure to the public or specific subgroups; new text end 44.24     new text begin (v) the known or suspected health effects resulting from the same level of exposure new text end 44.25 new text begin based on peer-reviewed scientific studies; new text end 44.26     new text begin (vi) the need to assess the efficacy of public health actions to reduce exposure to a new text end 44.27 new text begin chemical; new text end 44.28     new text begin (vii) the availability of a biomonitoring analytical method with adequate accuracy, new text end 44.29 new text begin precision, sensitivity, specificity, and speed; new text end 44.30     new text begin (viii) the availability of adequate biospecimen samples; and new text end 44.31     new text begin (ix) other criteria that the panel may agree to; and new text end 44.32     new text begin (7) other aspects of the design, implementation, and evaluation of the environmental new text end 44.33 new text begin health tracking and biomonitoring system, including, but not limited to: new text end 44.34     new text begin (i) identifying possible community partners and sources of additional public or new text end 44.35 new text begin private funding; new text end 44.36     new text begin (ii) developing outreach and educational methods and materials; and new text end 45.1     new text begin (iii) disseminating environmental health tracking and biomonitoring findings to new text end 45.2 new text begin the public. new text end 45.3     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Liability. new text end new text begin No member of the panel shall be held civilly or criminally liable new text end 45.4 new text begin for an act or omission by that person if the act or omission was in good faith and within new text end 45.5 new text begin the scope of the member's responsibilities under sections 144.995 to 144.998. new text end 45.6    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144E.101, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 45.7    Subd. 6. Basic life support. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (e), a basic life 45.8support ambulance shall be staffed by at least two ambulance service personnel, at least 45.9one of which must be an EMT, who provide a level of care so as to ensure that: 45.10    (1) life-threatening situations and potentially serious injuries are recognized; 45.11    (2) patients are protected from additional hazards; 45.12    (3) basic treatment to reduce the seriousness of emergency situations is administered; 45.13and 45.14    (4) patients are transported to an appropriate medical facility for treatment. 45.15    (b) A basic life support service shall provide basic airway management. 45.16    (c) By January 1, 2001, a basic life support service shall provide automatic 45.17defibrillation, as provided in section 144E.103, subdivision 1, paragraph (b). 45.18    (d) A basic life support service licensee's medical director may authorize the 45.19ambulance service personnel to carry and to use medical antishock trousers and to perform 45.20intravenous infusion if the ambulance service personnel have been properly trained. 45.21    (e) Upon application from an ambulance service that includes evidence 45.22demonstrating hardship, the board may grant a temporary variance from the staff 45.23requirements in paragraph (a) and may authorize a basic life support ambulance to be 45.24staffed by one EMT and one first responder. The variance shall apply to basic life support 45.25ambulances operated by the ambulance service for up to one year from the date of the 45.26variance's issuance new text begin until the ambulance service renews its license new text end . When a variance 45.27expires, an ambulance service may apply for a new variance under this paragraph. For 45.28purposes of this paragraph, "ambulance service" means either an ambulance service whose 45.29primary service area is located outside the metropolitan counties listed in section 473.121, 45.30subdivision 4 , and outside the cities of Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. 45.31Cloud; or an ambulance service based in a community with a population of less than 1,000. 45.32    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144E.127, is amended to read: 45.33144E.127 INTERHOSPITAL new text begin ; INTERFACILITY new text end TRANSFER. 46.1     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Interhospital transfers. new text end When transporting a patient from one 46.2licensed hospital to another, a licensee may substitute for one of the required ambulance 46.3service personnel, a physician, a registered nurse, or physician's assistant who has been 46.4trained to use the equipment in the ambulance and is knowledgeable of the licensee's 46.5ambulance service protocols. 46.6     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Interfacility transfers. new text end new text begin In an interfacility transport, a licensee whose new text end 46.7 new text begin primary service area is located outside the metropolitan counties listed in section 473.121, new text end 46.8 new text begin subdivision 4, and outside the cities of Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. new text end 46.9 new text begin Cloud; or an ambulance service based in a community with a population of less than 1,000, new text end 46.10 new text begin may substitute one EMT with a registered first responder if an EMT or EMT-paramedic, new text end 46.11 new text begin physician, registered nurse, or physician's assistant is in the patient compartment. If using new text end 46.12 new text begin a physician, registered nurse, or physician's assistant as the sole provider in the patient new text end 46.13 new text begin compartment, the individual must be trained to use the equipment in the ambulance and be new text end 46.14 new text begin knowledgeable of the ambulance service protocols. new text end 46.15    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144E.35, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 46.16    Subdivision 1. Repayment for volunteer training. Any political subdivision, or 46.17nonprofit hospital or nonprofit corporation operating A licensed ambulance service shall 46.18be reimbursed by the board for the necessary expense of the initial training of a volunteer 46.19ambulance attendant upon successful completion by the attendant of a basic emergency 46.20care course, or a continuing education course for basic emergency care, or both, which has 46.21been approved by the board, pursuant to section 144E.285. Reimbursement may include 46.22tuition, transportation, food, lodging, hourly payment for the time spent in the training 46.23course, and other necessary expenditures, except that in no instance shall a volunteer 46.24ambulance attendant be reimbursed more than $450 new text begin $600 new text end for successful completion of a 46.25basic course, and $225 new text begin $275 new text end for successful completion of a continuing education course. 46.26    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 145A.17, is amended to read: 46.27145A.17 FAMILY HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. 46.28    Subdivision 1. Establishment; goals. The commissioner shall establish a program 46.29to fund family home visiting programs designed to foster a healthy beginning for children 46.30in families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines new text begin beginnings, improve new text end 46.31 new text begin pregnancy outcomes, promote school readiness new text end , prevent child abuse and neglect, reduce 46.32juvenile delinquency, promote positive parenting and resiliency in children, and promote 46.33family health and economic self-sufficiency new text begin for children and families. The commissioner new text end 46.34 new text begin shall promote partnerships, collaboration, and multidisciplinary visiting done by teams of new text end 47.1 new text begin professionals and paraprofessionals from the fields of public health nursing, social work, new text end 47.2 new text begin and early childhood education new text end . A program funded under this section must serve families 47.3at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, and other families determined 47.4to be at risk, including but not limited to being at risk for child abuse, child neglect, or 47.5juvenile delinquency. Programs must give priority for services to families considered to 47.6be in need of services, including but not limited to new text begin begin prenatally whenever possible and new text end 47.7 new text begin must be targeted to new text end families with: 47.8    (1) adolescent parents; 47.9    (2) a history of alcohol or other drug abuse; 47.10    (3) a history of child abuse, domestic abuse, or other types of violence; 47.11    (4) a history of domestic abuse, rape, or other forms of victimization; 47.12    (5) reduced cognitive functioning; 47.13    (6) a lack of knowledge of child growth and development stages; 47.14    (7) low resiliency to adversities and environmental stresses; or 47.15    (8) insufficient financial resources to meet family needs new text begin ; new text end 47.16     new text begin (9) a history of homelessness; new text end 47.17     new text begin (10) a risk of long-term welfare dependence or family instability due to employment new text end 47.18 new text begin barriers; or new text end 47.19     new text begin (11) other risk factors as determined by the commissioner new text end . 47.20    Subd. 3. Requirements for programs; process. (a) Before a community health 47.21board or tribal government may receive an allocation under subdivision 2, a community 47.22health board or tribal government must submit a proposal to the commissioner that 47.23includes identification, based on a community assessment, of the populations at or below 47.24200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines that will be served and the other populations 47.25that will be served. Each program that receives funds must new text begin Community health boards new text end 47.26 new text begin and tribal governments that receive funding under this section must submit a plan to new text end 47.27 new text begin the commissioner describing a multidisciplinary approach to targeted home visiting for new text end 47.28 new text begin families. The plan must be submitted on forms provided by the commissioner. At a new text end 47.29 new text begin minimum, the plan must include the following new text end : 47.30     new text begin (1) a description of outreach strategies to families prenatally or at birth; new text end 47.31     new text begin (2) provisions for the seamless delivery of health, safety, and early learning services; new text end 47.32     new text begin (3) methods to promote continuity of services when families move within the state; new text end 47.33     new text begin (4) a description of the community demographics; new text end 47.34     new text begin (5) a plan for meeting outcome measures; and new text end 47.35     new text begin (6) a proposed work plan that includes: new text end 47.36     new text begin (i) coordination to ensure nonduplication of services for children and families; new text end 48.1     new text begin (ii) a description of the strategies to ensure that children and families at greatest risk new text end 48.2 new text begin receive appropriate services; and new text end 48.3     new text begin (iii) collaboration with multidisciplinary partners including public health, new text end 48.4 new text begin ECFE, Head Start, community health workers, social workers, community home new text end 48.5 new text begin visiting programs, school districts, and other relevant partners. Letters of intent from new text end 48.6 new text begin multidisciplinary partners must be submitted with the plan. new text end 48.7     new text begin (b) Each program that receives funds must accomplish the following program new text end 48.8 new text begin requirements: new text end 48.9    (1) use either a broad community-based or selective community-based strategy to 48.10provide preventive and early intervention home visiting services; 48.11    (2) offer a home visit by a trained home visitor. If a home visit is accepted, the first 48.12home visit must occur prenatally or as soon after birth as possible and must include a 48.13public health nursing assessment by a public health nurse; 48.14    (3) offer, at a minimum, information on infant care, child growth and development, 48.15positive parenting, preventing diseases, preventing exposure to environmental hazards, 48.16and support services available in the community; 48.17    (4) provide information on and referrals to health care services, if needed, including 48.18information on new text begin and assistance in applying for new text end health care coverage for which the child or 48.19family may be eligible; and provide information on preventive services, developmental 48.20assessments, and the availability of public assistance programs as appropriate; 48.21    (5) provide youth development programs new text begin when appropriate new text end ; 48.22    (6) recruit home visitors who will represent, to the extent possible, the races, 48.23cultures, and languages spoken by families that may be served; 48.24    (7) train and supervise home visitors in accordance with the requirements established 48.25under subdivision 4; 48.26    (8) maximize resources and minimize duplication by coordinating activities new text begin or new text end 48.27 new text begin contracting new text end with local social and human services organizations, education organizations, 48.28and other appropriate governmental entities and community-based organizations and 48.29agencies; and 48.30    (9) utilize appropriate racial and ethnic approaches to providing home visiting 48.31services new text begin ; and new text end 48.32     new text begin (10) connect eligible families, as needed, to additional resources available in the new text end 48.33 new text begin community, including, but not limited to, early care and education programs, health or new text end 48.34 new text begin mental health services, family literacy programs, employment agencies, social services, new text end 48.35 new text begin and child care resources and referral agencies new text end . 49.1     new text begin (c) When available, programs that receive funds under this section must offer or new text end 49.2 new text begin provide the family with a referral to center-based or group meetings that meet at least new text end 49.3 new text begin once per month for those families identified with additional needs. The meetings must new text end 49.4 new text begin focus on further enhancing the information, activities, and skill-building addressed during new text end 49.5 new text begin home visitation; offering opportunities for parents to meet with and support each other; new text end 49.6 new text begin and offering infants and toddlers a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for new text end 49.7 new text begin socialization and supervised play with qualified teachers. new text end 49.8    (b) new text begin (d) new text end Funds available under this section shall not be used for medical services. The 49.9commissioner shall establish an administrative cost limit for recipients of funds. The 49.10outcome measures established under subdivision 6 must be specified to recipients of 49.11funds at the time the funds are distributed. 49.12    (c) new text begin (e) new text end Data collected on individuals served by the home visiting programs must 49.13remain confidential and must not be disclosed by providers of home visiting services 49.14without a specific informed written consent that identifies disclosures to be made. 49.15Upon request, agencies providing home visiting services must provide recipients with 49.16information on disclosures, including the names of entities and individuals receiving the 49.17information and the general purpose of the disclosure. Prospective and current recipients 49.18of home visiting services must be told and informed in writing that written consent for 49.19disclosure of data is not required for access to home visiting services. 49.20    Subd. 4. Training. The commissioner shall establish training requirements for 49.21home visitors and minimum requirements for supervision by a public health nurse. The 49.22requirements for nurses must be consistent with chapter 148. new text begin The commissioner must new text end 49.23 new text begin provide training for home visitors. new text end Training must include child development, positive 49.24parenting techniques, screening and referrals for child abuse and neglect, and diverse 49.25cultural practices in child rearing and family systems new text begin the following: new text end 49.26     new text begin (1) effective relationships for engaging and retaining families and ensuring family new text end 49.27 new text begin health, safety, and early learning; new text end 49.28     new text begin (2) effective methods of implementing parent education, conducting home visiting, new text end 49.29 new text begin and promoting quality early childhood development; new text end 49.30     new text begin (3) early childhood development from birth to age five; new text end 49.31     new text begin (4) diverse cultural practices in child rearing and family systems; new text end 49.32     new text begin (5) recruiting, supervising, and retaining qualified staff; new text end 49.33     new text begin (6) increasing services for underserved populations; and new text end 49.34     new text begin (7) relevant issues related to child welfare and protective services, with information new text end 49.35 new text begin provided being consistent with state child welfare agency training new text end . 50.1    Subd. 5. Technical assistance. The commissioner shall provide administrative 50.2and technical assistance to each program, including assistance in data collection and 50.3other activities related to conducting short- and long-term evaluations of the programs 50.4as required under subdivision 7. The commissioner may request research and evaluation 50.5support from the University of Minnesota. 50.6    Subd. 6. Outcome new text begin and performance new text end measures. The commissioner shall establish 50.7outcomes new text begin measures new text end to determine the impact of family home visiting programs funded 50.8under this section on the following areas: 50.9    (1) appropriate utilization of preventive health care; 50.10    (2) rates of substantiated child abuse and neglect; 50.11    (3) rates of unintentional child injuries; 50.12    (4) rates of children who are screened and who pass early childhood screening; and 50.13    (5) new text begin rates of children accessing early care and educational services; new text end 50.14     new text begin (6) program retention rates; new text end 50.15     new text begin (7) number of home visits provided compared to the number of home visits planned; new text end 50.16     new text begin (8) participant satisfaction; new text end 50.17     new text begin (9) rates of at-risk populations reached; and new text end 50.18     new text begin (10) new text end any additional qualitative goals and quantitative measures established by the 50.19commissioner. 50.20    Subd. 7. Evaluation. Using the qualitative goals and quantitative outcome new text begin and new text end 50.21 new text begin performance new text end measures established under subdivisions 1 and 6, the commissioner shall 50.22conduct ongoing evaluations of the programs funded under this section. Community 50.23health boards and tribal governments shall cooperate with the commissioner in the 50.24evaluations and shall provide the commissioner with the information necessary to conduct 50.25the evaluations. As part of the ongoing evaluations, the commissioner shall rate the impact 50.26of the programs on the outcome measures listed in subdivision 6, and shall periodically 50.27determine whether home visiting programs are the best way to achieve the qualitative 50.28goals established under subdivisions 1 and 6. If the commissioner determines that home 50.29visiting programs are not the best way to achieve these goals, the commissioner shall 50.30provide the legislature with alternative methods for achieving them. 50.31    Subd. 8. Report. By January 15, 2002, and January 15 of each even-numbered 50.32year thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature on the family 50.33home visiting programs funded under this section and on the results of the evaluations 50.34conducted under subdivision 7. 51.1    Subd. 9. No supplanting of existing funds. Funding available under this section 51.2may be used only to supplement, not to replace, nonstate funds being used for home 51.3visiting services as of July 1, 2001. 51.4    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.001, is amended by adding a subdivision 51.5to read: 51.6     new text begin Subd. 10a. new text end new text begin Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence; new text end 51.7 new text begin PAVE certificate. new text end new text begin A "Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence" new text end 51.8 new text begin or "PAVE" certificate is issued by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards, new text end 51.9 new text begin indicating that the holder has demonstrated knowledge and skill equivalent to that new text end 51.10 new text begin possessed by a graduate of an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine. new text end 51.11    Sec. 35. new text begin [156.015] FEES. new text end 51.12     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Verification of licensure. new text end new text begin The board may charge a fee of $25 per new text end 51.13 new text begin license verification to a licensee for verification of licensure status provided to other new text end 51.14 new text begin veterinary licensing boards. new text end 51.15     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Continuing education review. new text end new text begin The board may charge a fee of $50 per new text end 51.16 new text begin submission to a sponsor for review and approval of individual continuing education new text end 51.17 new text begin seminars, courses, wet labs, and lectures. This fee does not apply to continuing education new text end 51.18 new text begin sponsors that already meet the criteria for preapproval under Minnesota Rules, part new text end 51.19 new text begin 9100.1000, subpart 3, item A. new text end 51.20    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 51.21    Subdivision 1. License application. Application for a license to practice veterinary 51.22medicine in this state shall be made in writing to the Board of Veterinary Medicine upon a 51.23form furnished by the board, accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the applicant is at 51.24least 18 years of age, is of good moral character, and has one of the following: 51.25    (1) a diploma conferring the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine, or an 51.26equivalent degree, from an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine; 51.27    (2) an ECFVG new text begin or PAVE new text end certificate; or 51.28    (3) a certificate from the dean of an accredited or approved college of veterinary 51.29medicine stating that the applicant is a student in good standing expecting to be graduated 51.30at the completion of the current academic year of the college in which the applicant is 51.31enrolled. 51.32    The application shall contain the information and material required by subdivision 51.332 and any other information that the board may, in its sound judgment, require. The 52.1application shall be filed with the board at least 60 days before the date of the examination. 52.2If the board deems it advisable, it may require that such application be verified by the 52.3oath of the applicant. 52.4    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 52.5    Subd. 2. Required with application. Every application shall contain the following 52.6information and material: 52.7    (1) the application fee set by the board in the form of a check or money order payable 52.8to the board, which fee is not returnable in the event permission to take the examination 52.9is denied for good cause; 52.10    (2) a copy of a diploma from an accredited or approved college of veterinary 52.11medicine or a certificate from the dean or secretary of an accredited or approved college of 52.12veterinary medicine showing the time spent in the school and the date when the applicant 52.13was duly and regularly graduated or will duly and regularly graduate or verification of 52.14ECFVG new text begin or PAVE new text end certification; 52.15    (3) affidavits of at least two veterinarians and three adults who are not related to 52.16the applicant setting forth how long a time, when, and under what circumstances they 52.17have known the applicant, and any other facts as may be proper to enable the board to 52.18determine the qualifications of the applicant; and 52.19    (4) if the applicant has served in the armed forces, a copy of discharge papers. 52.20    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.04, is amended to read: 52.21156.04 BOARD TO ISSUE LICENSE. 52.22    The Board of Veterinary Medicine shall issue to every applicant who has successfully 52.23passed the required examination, who has received a diploma conferring the degree of 52.24doctor of veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree from an accredited or approved 52.25college of veterinary medicine or an ECFVG new text begin or PAVE new text end certificate, and who shall have been 52.26adjudged to be duly qualified to practice veterinary medicine, a license to practice. 52.27    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.072, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 52.28    Subd. 2. Required with application. Such doctor of veterinary medicine shall 52.29accompany the application by the following: 52.30    (1) a copy of a diploma from an accredited or approved college of veterinary 52.31medicine or certification from the dean, registrar, or secretary of an accredited or approved 52.32college of veterinary medicine attesting to the applicant's graduation from an accredited 53.1or approved college of veterinary medicine, or a certificate of satisfactory completion of 53.2the ECFVG new text begin or PAVE new text end program. 53.3    (2) affidavits of two licensed practicing doctors of veterinary medicine residing in 53.4the United States or Canadian licensing jurisdiction in which the applicant is currently 53.5practicing, attesting that they are well acquainted with the applicant, that the applicant is a 53.6person of good moral character, and has been actively engaged in practicing or teaching in 53.7such jurisdiction for the period above prescribed; 53.8    (3) a certificate from the regulatory agency having jurisdiction over the conduct of 53.9practice of veterinary medicine that such applicant is in good standing and is not the 53.10subject of disciplinary action or pending disciplinary action; 53.11    (4) a certificate from all other jurisdictions in which the applicant holds a currently 53.12active license or held a license within the past ten years, stating that the applicant is and 53.13was in good standing and has not been subject to disciplinary action; 53.14    (5) in lieu of clauses (3) and (4), certification from the Veterinary Information 53.15Verification Agency that the applicant's licensure is in good standing; 53.16    (6) a fee as set by the board in form of check or money order payable to the board, 53.17no part of which shall be refunded should the application be denied; 53.18    (7) score reports on previously taken national examinations in veterinary medicine, 53.19certified by the Veterinary Information Verification Agency; and 53.20    (8) if requesting waiver of examination, provide evidence of meeting licensure 53.21requirements in the state of the applicant's original licensure that were substantially equal 53.22to the requirements for licensure in Minnesota in existence at that time. 53.23    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.073, is amended to read: 53.24156.073 TEMPORARY PERMIT. 53.25    The board may issue without examination a temporary permit to practice veterinary 53.26medicine in this state to a person who has submitted an application approved by the 53.27board for license pending examination, and holds a doctor of veterinary medicine degree 53.28or an equivalent degree from an approved or accredited college of veterinary medicine 53.29or an ECFVG new text begin or PAVE new text end certification. The temporary permit shall expire the day after 53.30publication of the notice of results of the first examination given after the permit is 53.31issued. No temporary permit may be issued to any applicant who has previously failed 53.32the national examination and is currently not licensed in any licensing jurisdiction of the 53.33United States or Canada or to any person whose license has been revoked or suspended 53.34or who is currently subject to a disciplinary order in any licensing jurisdiction of the 53.35United States or Canada. 54.1    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 54.2    Subd. 2. Authorized activities. No provision of this chapter shall be construed to 54.3prohibit: 54.4    (a) a person from rendering necessary gratuitous assistance in the treatment of any 54.5animal when the assistance does not amount to prescribing, testing for, or diagnosing, 54.6operating, or vaccinating and when the attendance of a licensed veterinarian cannot be 54.7procured; 54.8    (b) a person who is a regular student in an accredited or approved college of 54.9veterinary medicine from performing duties or actions assigned by instructors or 54.10preceptors or working under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian; 54.11    (c) a veterinarian regularly licensed in another jurisdiction from consulting with a 54.12licensed veterinarian in this state; 54.13    (d) the owner of an animal and the owner's regular employee from caring for and 54.14administering to the animal belonging to the owner, except where the ownership of the 54.15animal was transferred for purposes of circumventing this chapter; 54.16    (e) veterinarians who are in compliance with subdivision 6 and who are employed by 54.17the University of Minnesota from performing their duties with the College of Veterinary 54.18Medicine, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural Extension 54.19Service, Medical School, School of Public Health, or other unit within the university; or 54.20a person from lecturing or giving instructions or demonstrations at the university or in 54.21connection with a continuing education course or seminar to veterinarians or pathologists 54.22at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; 54.23    (f) any person from selling or applying any pesticide, insecticide or herbicide; 54.24    (g) any person from engaging in bona fide scientific research or investigations which 54.25reasonably requires experimentation involving animals; 54.26    (h) any employee of a licensed veterinarian from performing duties other than 54.27diagnosis, prescription or surgical correction under the direction and supervision of the 54.28veterinarian, who shall be responsible for the performance of the employee; 54.29    (i) a graduate of a foreign college of veterinary medicine from working under the 54.30direct personal instruction, control, or supervision of a veterinarian faculty member of 54.31the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota in order to complete the 54.32requirements necessary to obtain an ECFVG new text begin or PAVE new text end certificate. 54.33    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.12, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 54.34    Subd. 4. Titles. It is unlawful for a person who has not received a professional 54.35degree from an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine, or ECFVG new text begin or PAVE new text end 55.1certification, to use any of the following titles or designations: Veterinary, veterinarian, 55.2animal doctor, animal surgeon, animal dentist, animal chiropractor, animal acupuncturist, 55.3or any other title, designation, word, letter, abbreviation, sign, card, or device tending to 55.4indicate that the person is qualified to practice veterinary medicine. 55.5    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.12, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 55.6    Subd. 6. Faculty licensure. (a) Veterinary Medical Center clinicians at the College 55.7of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, who are engaged in the practice of 55.8veterinary medicine as defined in subdivision 1 and who treat animals owned by clients of 55.9the Veterinary Medical Center must possess the same license required by other veterinary 55.10practitioners in the state of Minnesota except for persons covered by paragraphs (b) and (c). 55.11    (b) A specialty practitioner in a hard-to-fill faculty position who has been employed 55.12at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, for five years or 55.13more prior to 2003 or is specialty board certified by the American Veterinary Medical 55.14Association new text begin or the European Board of Veterinary Specialization new text end may be granted a specialty 55.15faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician license which will allow the licensee to 55.16practice veterinary medicine in the state of Minnesota in the specialty area of the licensee's 55.17training and only within the scope of employment at the Veterinary Medical Center. 55.18    (c) A specialty practitioner in a hard-to-fill faculty position at the College of 55.19Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, who has graduated from a board-approved 55.20foreign veterinary school may be granted a temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center 55.21clinician license. The temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician license 55.22expires in two years and allows the licensee to practice veterinary medicine as defined 55.23in subdivision 1 and treat animals owned by clients of the Veterinary Medical Center. 55.24The temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician license allows the licensee to 55.25practice veterinary medicine in the state of Minnesota in the specialty area of the licensee's 55.26training and only within the scope of employment at the Veterinary Medical Center new text begin while new text end 55.27 new text begin under the direct supervision of a veterinarian currently licensed and actively practicing new text end 55.28 new text begin veterinary medicine in Minnesota, as defined in section 156.04. The direct supervising new text end 55.29 new text begin veterinarian shall not have any current or past conditions, restrictions, or probationary new text end 55.30 new text begin status imposed on the veterinarian's license by the board within the past five years new text end . The 55.31holder of a temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician license who is enrolled 55.32in a PhD program may apply for new text begin up to new text end two new text begin additional consecutive new text end two-year extensions 55.33of an expiring temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician license. Any other 55.34holder of a temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician license may apply for 55.35one two-year extension of the expiring temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center 56.1clinician license. Temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician licenses that are 56.2allowed to expire may not be renewed. The board shall grant an extension to a licensee 56.3who demonstrates suitable progress toward completing the requirements of their academic 56.4program, specialty board certification, or full licensure in Minnesota by a graduate of a 56.5foreign veterinary college. 56.6    (d) Temporary and specialty faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician licensees 56.7must abide by all the laws governing the practice of veterinary medicine in the state 56.8of Minnesota and are subject to the same disciplinary action as any other veterinarian 56.9licensed in the state of Minnesota. 56.10    (e) The fee for a license issued under this subdivision is the same as for a regular 56.11license to practice veterinary medicine in Minnesota. License payment deadlines, late 56.12payment fees, and other license requirements are also the same as for regular licenses. 56.13    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 56.14    Subd. 2. Service. Service of an order under this section is effective if the order is 56.15served on the person or counsel of record personally or by certified new text begin United States new text end mail to 56.16the most recent address provided to the board for the person or counsel of record. 56.17    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.16, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 56.18    Subd. 3. Dispensing. "Dispensing" means distribution of veterinary prescription 56.19drugs or over-the-counter drugs for extra-label use new text begin or human drugs for extra-label use new text end by a 56.20person licensed as a pharmacist by the Board of Pharmacy or a person licensed by the 56.21Board of Veterinary Medicine. 56.22    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.16, subdivision 10, is amended to read: 56.23    Subd. 10. Prescription. "Prescription" means an order from a veterinarian to a 56.24pharmacist or another veterinarian authorizing the dispensing of a veterinary prescription 56.25drug new text begin drugs, human drugs for extra-label use, or over-the counter drugs for extra-label use new text end 56.26to a client for use on or in a patient. 56.27    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 56.28    Subdivision 1. Prescription. (a) A person may not dispense a veterinary 56.29prescription drug to a client without a prescription or other veterinary authorization. A 56.30person may not make extra-label use of an animal or human drug for an animal without a 56.31prescription from a veterinarian. A veterinarian or the veterinarian's authorized employee 56.32may dispense a veterinary prescription drug to new text begin drugs, human drugs for extra-label use, or new text end 57.1 new text begin an over-the-counter drug for extra-label use by new text end a client or oversee the extra-label use of 57.2a veterinary drug directly by a client without a separate written prescription, providing 57.3there is new text begin documentation of the prescription in the medical record and there is new text end an existing 57.4veterinarian-client-patient relationship. new text begin The prescribing veterinarian must monitor the use new text end 57.5 new text begin of veterinary prescription drugs, human drugs for extra-label use, or over-the-counter new text end 57.6 new text begin drugs for extra-label use by a client. new text end 57.7    (b) A veterinarian may dispense prescription veterinary drugs and prescribe and 57.8dispense extra-label use drugs to a client without personally examining the animal if 57.9a bona fide veterinarian-client-patient relationship exists and in the judgment of the 57.10veterinarian the client has sufficient knowledge to use the drugs properly. 57.11    (c) A veterinarian may issue a prescription or other veterinary authorization by oral or 57.12written communication to the dispenser, or by computer connection. If the communication 57.13is oral, the veterinarian must enter it into the patient's record. The dispenser must record 57.14the veterinarian's prescription or other veterinary authorization within 72 hours. 57.15    (d) A prescription or other veterinary authorization must include: 57.16    (1) the name, address, and, if written, the signature of the prescriber; 57.17    (2) the name and address of the client; 57.18    (3) identification of the species for which the drug is prescribed or ordered; 57.19    (4) the name, strength, and quantity of the drug; 57.20    (5) the date of issue; 57.21    (6) directions for use; and 57.22    (7) withdrawal time. new text begin , if applicable; and new text end 57.23     new text begin (8) number of authorized refills. new text end 57.24    (e) A veterinarian may, in the course of professional practice and an existing 57.25veterinarian-client-patient relationship, prepare medicaments that combine drugs approved 57.26by the United States Food and Drug Administration and other legally obtained ingredients 57.27with appropriate vehicles. 57.28    (f) A veterinarian or a bona fide employee of a veterinarian may dispense veterinary 57.29prescription drugs to a person on the basis of a prescription issued by a licensed 57.30veterinarian. The provisions of paragraphs (c) and (d) apply. 57.31    (g) This section does not limit the authority of the Minnesota Racing Commission to 57.32regulate veterinarians providing services at a licensed racetrack. 57.33    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 57.34    Subd. 2. Label of dispensed veterinary drugs. (a) A veterinarian or the 57.35veterinarian's authorized agent new text begin or employee new text end dispensing a veterinary prescription drug 58.1or prescribing the extra-label use of an over-the-counter drug new text begin , an over-the-counter drug new text end 58.2 new text begin for extra-label use, or a human drug for extra-label use new text end must provide written information 58.3which includes the name and address of the veterinarian, date of filling, species of patient, 58.4name or names of drug, strength of drug or drugs, directions for use, withdrawal time, 58.5and cautionary statements, if any, appropriate for the drug. 58.6    (b) If the veterinary drug has been prepared, mixed, formulated, or packaged by the 58.7dispenser, all of the information required in paragraph (a) must be provided on a label 58.8affixed to the container. 58.9    (c) If the veterinary drug is in the manufacturer's original package, the information 58.10required in paragraph (a) must be supplied in writing but need not be affixed to the 58.11container. Information required in paragraph (a) that is provided by the manufacturer on 58.12the original package does not need to be repeated in the separate written information. 58.13Written information required by this paragraph may be written on the sales invoice. 58.14    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.19, is amended to read: 58.15156.19 EXTRA-LABEL USE. 58.16    A person, other than a veterinarian or a person working under the control new text begin an new text end 58.17 new text begin employee new text end of a veterinarian, must not make extra-label use of a veterinary drug in or 58.18on a food-producing animal, unless permitted by the prescription of a veterinarian. A 58.19veterinarian may prescribe the extra-label use of a veterinary drug if: 58.20    (1) the veterinarian makes a careful medical diagnosis within the context of a valid 58.21veterinarian-client-patient relationship; 58.22    (2) the veterinarian determines that there is no marketed drug specifically labeled to 58.23treat the condition diagnosed, or that drug therapy as recommended by the labeling has, in 58.24the judgment of the attending veterinarian, been found to be clinically ineffective; 58.25    (3) the veterinarian recommends procedures to ensure that the identity of the treated 58.26animal will be carefully maintained; and 58.27    (4) the veterinarian prescribes a significantly extended time period for drug 58.28withdrawal before marketing meat, milk, or eggs. new text begin ; and new text end 58.29     new text begin (5) the veterinarian has met the criteria established in Code of Federal Regulations, new text end 58.30 new text begin title 21, part 530, which define the extra-label use of medication in or on animals. new text end 58.31    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 198.075, is amended to read: 58.32198.075 MINNESOTA VETERANS HOME EMPLOYEES; EXCLUDED 58.33FROM COMMISSARY PRIVILEGES. 59.1     new text begin Except as provided in this section, new text end no commissary privileges including food, laundry 59.2service, janitorial service, and household supplies shall be furnished to any employee of 59.3the Minnesota veterans homes. new text begin An employee of the Minnesota veterans homes who works new text end 59.4 new text begin a second shift that is consecutive with a regularly scheduled shift may be allowed one free new text end 59.5 new text begin meal at the veterans home on the day of that extra shift. new text end 59.6    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0625, subdivision 14, is amended to 59.7read: 59.8    Subd. 14. Diagnostic, screening, and preventive services. (a) Medical assistance 59.9covers diagnostic, screening, and preventive services. 59.10    (b) "Preventive services" include services related to pregnancy, including: 59.11    (1) services for those conditions which may complicate a pregnancy and which may 59.12be available to a pregnant woman determined to be at risk of poor pregnancy outcome; 59.13    (2) prenatal HIV risk assessment, education, counseling, and testing; and 59.14    (3) alcohol abuse assessment, education, and counseling on the effects of alcohol 59.15usage while pregnant. Preventive services available to a woman at risk of poor pregnancy 59.16outcome may differ in an amount, duration, or scope from those available to other 59.17individuals eligible for medical assistance. 59.18    (c) "Screening services" include, but are not limited to, blood lead tests. new text begin Screening new text end 59.19 new text begin services also include, for children with blood lead levels equal to or greater than five new text end 59.20 new text begin micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood, environmental investigations to new text end 59.21 new text begin determine the source of lead exposure. Reimbursement is limited to a health professional's new text end 59.22 new text begin time and activities during an on-site investigation of a child's home or primary residence. new text end 59.23    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a 59.24subdivision to read: 59.25     new text begin Subd. 49. new text end new text begin Lead risk assessments. new text end new text begin (a) Effective October 1, 2007, or six months after new text end 59.26 new text begin federal approval, whichever is later, medical assistance covers lead risk assessments new text end 59.27 new text begin provided by a lead risk assessor who is licensed by the commissioner of health under new text end 59.28 new text begin section 144.9505 and employed by an assessing agency as defined in section 144.9501. new text end 59.29 new text begin Medical assistance covers a onetime on-site investigation of a recipient's home or primary new text end 59.30 new text begin residence to determine the existence of lead so long as the recipient is under the age new text end 59.31 new text begin of 21 and has a venous blood lead level specified in section 144.9504, subdivision 2, new text end 59.32 new text begin paragraph (a). new text end 59.33     new text begin (b) Medical assistance reimbursement covers the lead risk assessor's time to new text end 59.34 new text begin complete the following activities: new text end 60.1     new text begin (1) gathering samples; new text end 60.2     new text begin (2) interviewing family members; new text end 60.3     new text begin (3) gathering data, including meter readings; and new text end 60.4     new text begin (4) providing a report with the results of the investigation and options for reducing new text end 60.5 new text begin lead-based paint hazards. new text end 60.6     new text begin Medical assistance coverage of lead risk assessment does not include testing of new text end 60.7 new text begin environmental substances such as water, paint, or soil or any other laboratory services. new text end 60.8 new text begin Medical assistance coverage of lead risk assessments is not included in the capitated new text end 60.9 new text begin services for children enrolled in health plans through the prepaid medical assistance new text end 60.10 new text begin program and the MinnesotaCare program. new text end 60.11     new text begin (c) Payment for lead risk assessment must be cost-based and must meet the criteria new text end 60.12 new text begin for federal financial participation under the Medicaid program. The rate must be based new text end 60.13 new text begin on allowable expenditures from cost information gathered. Under section 144.9507, new text end 60.14 new text begin subdivision 5, federal medical assistance funds may not replace existing funding for new text end 60.15 new text begin lead-related activities. The nonfederal share of costs for services provided under this new text end 60.16 new text begin subdivision must be from state or local funds and is the responsibility of the agency new text end 60.17 new text begin providing the risk assessment. Eligible expenditures for the nonfederal share of costs may new text end 60.18 new text begin not be made from federal funds or funds used to match other federal funds. Any federal new text end 60.19 new text begin disallowances are the responsibility of the agency providing risk assessment services. new text end 60.20    Sec. 53. new text begin [325.172] BISPHENOL-A IN PRODUCTS FOR CHILDREN. new text end 60.21     new text begin Subdivision. 1. new text end new text begin Bisphenol-A and phthalates committee. new text end new text begin The commissioner of new text end 60.22 new text begin health shall create a committee under the direction of the environmental health division of new text end 60.23 new text begin the Department of Health to study the scientific literature and make recommendations to new text end 60.24 new text begin the legislature on the health impact of bisphenol-A and phthalates on children in products new text end 60.25 new text begin intended for use by young children, including, but not limited to, toys, pacifiers, baby new text end 60.26 new text begin bottles, and teethers, and report back by January 15, 2008. The committee shall also new text end 60.27 new text begin identify least harmful alternatives. Of the seven committee members at least one shall be a new text end 60.28 new text begin representative of the Department of Health, one shall be a representative of environmental new text end 60.29 new text begin health sciences research, one shall be a representative of the Minnesota Nurses new text end 60.30 new text begin Association, one shall be a representative of environmental health consumer advocates, new text end 60.31 new text begin one shall be a member of a children's product manufacturer's association, and one shall be new text end 60.32 new text begin a representative of the University of Minnesota, chemical plastics research department. new text end 60.33     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin For the purposes of this section, the following terms have new text end 60.34 new text begin the meanings given them: new text end 61.1     new text begin (a) "Toy" means all products designed or intended by the manufacturer to be used by new text end 61.2 new text begin children when they play. new text end 61.3     new text begin (b) "Child care article" means all products designed or intended by the manufacturer new text end 61.4 new text begin to facilitate sleep, relaxation, or the feeding of children or to help children with sucking or new text end 61.5 new text begin teething. new text end 61.6    Sec. 54. new text begin [325E.385] PRODUCTS CONTAINING POLYBROMINATED new text end 61.7 new text begin DIPHENYL ETHER. new text end 61.8     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin For the purposes of sections 325E.386 to 325E.388, new text end 61.9 new text begin the terms in this section have the meanings given them. new text end 61.10     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Commercial decabromodiphenyl ether. new text end new text begin "Commercial new text end 61.11 new text begin decabromodiphenyl ether" means the chemical mixture of decabromodiphenyl ether, new text end 61.12 new text begin including associated polybrominated diphenyl ether impurities not intentionally added. new text end 61.13     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Commissioner. new text end new text begin "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution new text end 61.14 new text begin Control Agency. new text end 61.15     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Manufacturer. new text end new text begin "Manufacturer" means any person, firm, association, new text end 61.16 new text begin partnership, corporation, governmental entity, organization, or joint venture that produces new text end 61.17 new text begin a product containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers or an importer or domestic new text end 61.18 new text begin distributor of a noncomestible product containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers. new text end 61.19     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Polybrominated diphenyl ethers or PBDE's. new text end new text begin "Polybrominated diphenyl new text end 61.20 new text begin ethers" or "PBDE's" means chemical forms that consist of diphenyl ethers bound with new text end 61.21 new text begin bromine atoms. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers include, but are not limited to, the new text end 61.22 new text begin three primary forms of the commercial mixtures known as pentabromodiphenyl ether, new text end 61.23 new text begin octabromodiphenyl ether, and decabromodiphenyl ether. new text end 61.24     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Retailer. new text end new text begin "Retailer" means a person who offers a product for sale at retail new text end 61.25 new text begin through any means, including, but not limited to, remote offerings such as sales outlets, new text end 61.26 new text begin catalogs, or the Internet, but does not include a sale that is a wholesale transaction with a new text end 61.27 new text begin distributor or a retailer. new text end 61.28     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Used product. new text end new text begin "Used product" means any product that has been previously new text end 61.29 new text begin owned, purchased, or sold in commerce. Used product does not include any product new text end 61.30 new text begin manufactured after January 1, 2008. new text end 61.31    Sec. 55. new text begin [325E.386] PRODUCTS CONTAINING CERTAIN new text end 61.32 new text begin POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS BANNED; EXEMPTIONS. new text end 61.33     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Penta- and octabromodiphenyl ethers. new text end new text begin Except as provided in new text end 61.34 new text begin subdivision 3, beginning January 1, 2008, a person may not manufacture, process, or new text end 62.1 new text begin distribute in commerce a product or flame-retardant part of a product containing more new text end 62.2 new text begin than one-tenth of one percent of pentabromodiphenyl ether or octabromodiphenyl ether new text end 62.3 new text begin by mass. new text end 62.4     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Exemptions. new text end new text begin The following products containing polybrominated diphenyl new text end 62.5 new text begin ethers are exempt from subdivision 1: new text end 62.6     new text begin (1) the sale or distribution of any used transportation vehicle with component parts new text end 62.7 new text begin containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers; new text end 62.8     new text begin (2) the sale or distribution of any used transportation vehicle parts or new new text end 62.9 new text begin transportation vehicle parts manufactured before January 1, 2008, that contain new text end 62.10 new text begin polybrominated diphenyl ethers; new text end 62.11     new text begin (3) the manufacture, sale, repair, distribution, maintenance, refurbishment, or new text end 62.12 new text begin modification of equipment containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers and used primarily new text end 62.13 new text begin for military or federally funded space program applications. This exemption does not new text end 62.14 new text begin cover consumer-based goods with broad applicability; new text end 62.15     new text begin (4) the sale or distribution by a business, charity, public entity, or private party of new text end 62.16 new text begin any used product containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers; new text end 62.17     new text begin (5) the manufacture, sale, or distribution of new carpet cushion made from recycled new text end 62.18 new text begin foam containing more than one-tenth of one percent penta polybrominated diphenyl new text end 62.19 new text begin ether; or new text end 62.20     new text begin (6) medical devices. new text end 62.21     new text begin In-state retailers in possession of products on January 1, 2008, that are banned for new text end 62.22 new text begin sale under subdivision 1 may exhaust their stock through sales to the public. Nothing in new text end 62.23 new text begin this section restricts the ability of a manufacturer, importer, or distributor from transporting new text end 62.24 new text begin products containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers through the state, or storing such new text end 62.25 new text begin products in the state for later distribution outside the state. new text end 62.26    Sec. 56. new text begin [325E.387] REVIEW OF DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER. new text end 62.27     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Commissioner duties. new text end new text begin The commissioner in consultation new text end 62.28 new text begin with the commissioners of health and public safety shall review uses of commercial new text end 62.29 new text begin decabromodiphenyl ether, availability of technically feasible and safer alternatives, fire new text end 62.30 new text begin safety and any evidence regarding the potential harm to public health and the environment new text end 62.31 new text begin posed by commercial decabromodiphenyl ether and the alternatives. The commissioner new text end 62.32 new text begin must consult with key stakeholders. The commissioner must also review the findings from new text end 62.33 new text begin similar state and federal agencies and must report their findings and recommendations to new text end 62.34 new text begin the appropriate committees of the legislature no later than January 15, 2008. new text end 63.1     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin State procurement. new text end new text begin By January 1, 2008, the commissioner of new text end 63.2 new text begin administration shall make available for purchase and use by all state agencies only new text end 63.3 new text begin equipment, supplies, and other products that do not contain polybrominated diphenyl new text end 63.4 new text begin ethers, unless exempted under section 325E.386, subdivision 2. new text end 63.5    Sec. 57. new text begin [325E.388] PENALTIES. new text end 63.6     new text begin A manufacturer who violates sections 325E.386 to 325E.388 is subject to a new text end 63.7 new text begin civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation in the case of a first offense. A new text end 63.8 new text begin manufacturer is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each repeat offense. new text end 63.9 new text begin Penalties collected under this section must be used by the commissioner to implement new text end 63.10 new text begin and enforce this section. new text end 63.11    Sec. 58. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, article 9, section 3, subdivision 2, 63.12is amended to read: 63.13 63.14 Subd. 2.Community and Family Health Improvement 63.15 Summary by Fund 63.16 General 40,413,000 40,382,000 63.17 63.18 State Government Special Revenue 141,000 128,000 63.19 Health Care Access 3,510,000 3,516,000 63.20 Federal TANF 6,000,000 6,000,000 63.21Family Planning Base Reduction. Base 63.22level funding for the family planning 63.23special projects grant program is reduced 63.24by $1,877,000 each year of the biennium 63.25beginning July 1, 2007, provided that 63.26this reduction shall only take place 63.27upon full implementation of the family 63.28planning project section of the 1115 waiver. 63.29Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 63.30, the commissioner shall give priority 63.31to community health care clinics providing 63.32family planning services that either serve a 63.33high number of women who do not qualify 63.34for medical assistance or are unable to 63.35participate in the medical assistance program 64.1as a medical assistance provider when 64.2allocating the remaining appropriations. 64.3Notwithstanding section 15, this paragraph 64.4shall not expire. 64.5Shaken Baby Video. Of the state 64.6government special revenue fund 64.7appropriation, $13,000 in 2006 is 64.8appropriated to the commissioner of health 64.9to provide a video to hospitals on shaken 64.10baby syndrome. The commissioner of health 64.11shall assess a fee to hospitals to cover the 64.12cost of the approved shaken baby video and 64.13the revenue received is to be deposited in the 64.14state government special revenue fund. 64.15    Sec. 59. new text begin FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MAPPING. new text end 64.16     new text begin The commissioner of health, in conjunction with the commissioner of the Pollution new text end 64.17 new text begin Control Agency, shall apply for federal funding to renew and expand the state's new text end 64.18 new text begin environmental justice mapping capacity in order to promote public health tracking. The new text end 64.19 new text begin commissioner shall coordinate the project with the Pollution Control Agency and the new text end 64.20 new text begin Department of Agriculture in order to explore possible links between environmental health new text end 64.21 new text begin and toxic exposures and to help create a system for environmental public health tracking. new text end 64.22 new text begin The commissioner shall also make recommendations to the legislature for additional new text end 64.23 new text begin sources of funding within the state. new text end 64.24 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 64.25    Sec. 60. new text begin LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. new text end 64.26     new text begin The legislature hereby finds that hearing loss occurs in newborn infants more new text end 64.27 new text begin frequently than any other health condition for which newborn infant screening is required. new text end 64.28 new text begin Early detection of hearing loss in a child and early intervention and treatment has been new text end 64.29 new text begin demonstrated to be highly effective in facilitating a child's healthy development in a new text end 64.30 new text begin manner consistent with the child's age, language acquisition, and cognitive ability. new text end 64.31 new text begin Without early hearing detection and intervention, children with hearing loss experience new text end 64.32 new text begin serious delays in language acquisition and social and cognitive development. With new text end 64.33 new text begin appropriate testing and identification of newborn infants, hearing loss screening will new text end 65.1 new text begin facilitate early intervention and treatment and will serve the public purpose of promoting new text end 65.2 new text begin the healthy development of children. new text end 65.3     new text begin For these reasons, the legislature hereby determines that it is beneficial and in the new text end 65.4 new text begin best interests of the development of the children of the state of Minnesota that newborn new text end 65.5 new text begin infants' hearing be screened. new text end 65.6    Sec. 61. new text begin INFORMATION SHARING. new text end 65.7     new text begin By August 1, 2007, the commissioner of health, the Pollution Control Agency, the new text end 65.8 new text begin commissioner of agriculture, and the University of Minnesota are requested to jointly new text end 65.9 new text begin develop and sign a memorandum of understanding declaring their intent to share new new text end 65.10 new text begin and existing environmental hazard, exposure, and health outcome data, consistent with new text end 65.11 new text begin applicable data practices laws, and to cooperate and communicate effectively to ensure new text end 65.12 new text begin sufficient clarity and understanding of the data between these organizations. new text end 65.13    Sec. 62. new text begin COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH REPORT; ROUTINE RADIATION new text end 65.14 new text begin EMISSIONS. new text end 65.15     new text begin The commissioner of health, within the limits of available appropriations, in new text end 65.16 new text begin cooperation with the utilities that own the Monticello and Prairie Island nuclear plants, new text end 65.17 new text begin shall issue a report detailing where routine radiation releases go and the health impacts of new text end 65.18 new text begin the radiation emissions on affected communities. By April 1, 2008, the report must be new text end 65.19 new text begin distributed to house and senate committees having jurisdiction over public health and to new text end 65.20 new text begin all communities that are part of the emergency response planning. new text end 65.21    Sec. 63. new text begin FRAGRANCE-FREE SCHOOLS EDUCATION PILOT PROJECT. new text end 65.22     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Purpose. new text end new text begin Recognizing that scented products may trigger asthma or new text end 65.23 new text begin chemical sensitivity reactions in students and school staff, which can contribute to learning new text end 65.24 new text begin and breathing problems, the commissioner of health shall develop a fragrance-free schools new text end 65.25 new text begin education pilot project. new text end 65.26     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Education. new text end new text begin The commissioner of health, in collaboration with the new text end 65.27 new text begin commissioner of education and the Minneapolis Board of Education, shall establish a new text end 65.28 new text begin working group composed of at least three students, two teachers, one school administrator, new text end 65.29 new text begin and one member of the Minneapolis Board of Education to recommend an education new text end 65.30 new text begin campaign in Minneapolis public schools to inform students and parents about the new text end 65.31 new text begin potentially harmful effects of the use of fragrance products on sensitive students and new text end 65.32 new text begin school personnel in Minneapolis schools. The commissioner shall report findings to the new text end 65.33 new text begin legislature by February 1, 2008. new text end 66.1 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 66.2    Sec. 64. new text begin LINDANE COMMITTEE. new text end 66.3     new text begin The commissioner of health shall create a committee of stakeholders, including new text end 66.4 new text begin at least one environmental health research scientist and at least one parent consumer new text end 66.5 new text begin advocate, to review the scientific literature and make recommendations to the legislature new text end 66.6 new text begin on the health impact of Lindane on children and report back by January 15, 2008. new text end 66.7    Sec. 65. new text begin MEDICAL ASSISTANCE COVERAGE FOR ARSENIC TESTING. new text end 66.8     new text begin The commissioner of human services shall ensure that testing for arsenic under new text end 66.9 new text begin section 1, subdivision 3, is covered under medical assistance. new text end 66.10    Sec. 66. new text begin BLOOD LEAD TESTING STUDY. new text end 66.11     new text begin The commissioner of health, in consultation with the Department of Human new text end 66.12 new text begin Services; cities of the first class; health care providers; and other interested parties shall new text end 66.13 new text begin conduct a study to evaluate blood lead testing methods used to confirm elevated blood new text end 66.14 new text begin lead status. The study shall examine and/or develop: new text end 66.15     new text begin (1) the false positive rate of capillary tests for children less than 72 months old; new text end 66.16     new text begin (2) current protocols for conducting capillary testing, including filter paper new text end 66.17 new text begin methodology; new text end 66.18     new text begin (3) existing guidelines and regulations from other states and federal agencies new text end 66.19 new text begin regarding lead testing; new text end 66.20     new text begin (4) recommendations regarding the use of capillary tests to initiate environmental new text end 66.21 new text begin investigations and case management, including number and timing of tests and fiscal new text end 66.22 new text begin implications for state and local lead programs; and new text end 66.23     new text begin (5) recommendations regarding reducing the state mandatory intervention to ten new text end 66.24 new text begin micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood. new text end 66.25     new text begin The commissioner shall submit the results of the study and any recommendations, new text end 66.26 new text begin including any necessary legislative changes, to the legislature by February 15, 2008. new text end 66.27    Sec. 67. new text begin WINDOW SAFETY EDUCATION. new text end 66.28     new text begin The commissioner of health shall create in the department's current educational new text end 66.29 new text begin safety program a component targeted at parents and caregivers of young children to new text end 66.30 new text begin provide awareness of the need to take precautions to prevent children from falling new text end 66.31 new text begin through open windows. The commissioner of health shall consult with representatives new text end 66.32 new text begin of the residential building industry, the window products industry, the child safety new text end 67.1 new text begin advocacy community, and the Department of Labor and Industry to create the window new text end 67.2 new text begin safety program component. The program must include the gathering of data about new text end 67.3 new text begin falls from windows that result in severe injury in order to measure the effectiveness of new text end 67.4 new text begin the safety program. The commissioner of health may consult with other child safety new text end 67.5 new text begin advocacy groups, experts, and interested parties in the development and implementation new text end 67.6 new text begin of the window safety program. The commissioner of health shall prepare and submit new text end 67.7 new text begin a final report on the window safety program to the legislature by March 1, 2011. The new text end 67.8 new text begin commissioner shall prepare and submit a yearly progress report to the legislature by new text end 67.9 new text begin March 1 of each year beginning in 2008 until the submission of the final report. The new text end 67.10 new text begin final report must include a summary of the safety program, the impact of the program on new text end 67.11 new text begin children falling from windows, and any recommendations for further study or action. new text end 67.12    Sec. 68. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION. new text end 67.13     new text begin The revisor of statutes shall change the range reference "144.9501 to 144.9509" new text end 67.14 new text begin to "144.9501 to 144.9512" wherever the reference appears in Minnesota Statutes and new text end 67.15 new text begin Minnesota Rules. new text end 67.16    Sec. 69. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 67.17 new text begin Laws 2004, chapter 288, article 6, section 27, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end 67.18ARTICLE 3 67.19HOUSING 67.20 Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 67.21     new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made new text end 67.22 new text begin in this article. new text end 67.23 new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end new text begin Total new text end 67.24 new text begin General new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 67,896,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 49,040,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 116,936,000 new text end 67.25 new text begin TANF new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,075,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,075,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 6,150,000 new text end 67.26 new text begin Total new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 70,971,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 52,115,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 123,086,000 new text end 67.27 Sec. 2. new text begin HOUSING. new text end 67.28     new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the new text end 67.29 new text begin agencies and for the purposes specified. The appropriations are from the general fund, or new text end 67.30 new text begin another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The new text end 67.31 new text begin figures "2008" and "2009" used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under them new text end 67.32 new text begin are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The new text end 68.1 new text begin first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is new text end 68.2 new text begin fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, are new text end 68.3 new text begin effective the day following final enactment. new text end 68.4 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 68.5 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 68.6 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 68.7 new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end 68.8 Sec. 3. new text begin HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY new text end 68.9 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 70,971,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 52,115,000 new text end 68.10 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 68.11 new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end 68.12 new text begin General new text end new text begin 67,896,000 new text end new text begin 49,040,000 new text end 68.13 new text begin TANF new text end new text begin 3,075,000 new text end new text begin 3,075,000 new text end 68.14 new text begin This appropriation is for transfer to the new text end 68.15 new text begin housing development fund. The amounts new text end 68.16 new text begin that may be spent from this appropriation new text end 68.17 new text begin for certain programs are specified in the new text end 68.18 new text begin following subdivisions. Except as otherwise new text end 68.19 new text begin indicated, this transfer is part of the agency's new text end 68.20 new text begin permanent budget base. new text end 68.21 new text begin Of this amount, $3,075,000 the first year new text end 68.22 new text begin and $3,075,000 the second year are onetime new text end 68.23 new text begin appropriations from the state's federal TANF new text end 68.24 new text begin block grant under Title I of Public Law new text end 68.25 new text begin Number 104-193 to the commissioner of new text end 68.26 new text begin human services, to reimburse the housing new text end 68.27 new text begin development fund for assistance under new text end 68.28 new text begin the programs for families receiving TANF new text end 68.29 new text begin assistance under the MFIP program. The new text end 68.30 new text begin commissioner of human services shall make new text end 68.31 new text begin monthly reimbursements to the housing new text end 68.32 new text begin development fund. The commissioner new text end 68.33 new text begin of human services shall not make any new text end 68.34 new text begin reimbursement which the commissioner new text end 68.35 new text begin determines would be subject to a penalty new text end 68.36 new text begin under Code of Federal Regulations, section new text end 69.1 new text begin 262.1. If the appropriation in either year is new text end 69.2 new text begin insufficient, the appropriation for the other new text end 69.3 new text begin year is available. new text end 69.4 69.5 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Economic Development and Housing new text end new text begin Challenge new text end 69.6 new text begin (a) $21,308,000 the first year and $9,622,000 new text end 69.7 new text begin the second year are for the economic new text end 69.8 new text begin development and housing challenge program new text end 69.9 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33, new text end 69.10 new text begin for housing that: new text end 69.11 new text begin (i) conserves energy and utilizes sustainable, new text end 69.12 new text begin healthy building materials; new text end 69.13 new text begin (ii) preserves sensitive natural areas and new text end 69.14 new text begin open spaces and minimizes the need for new new text end 69.15 new text begin infrastructure; new text end 69.16 new text begin (iii) is accessible to jobs and services through new text end 69.17 new text begin integration with transportation or transit new text end 69.18 new text begin systems; and new text end 69.19 new text begin (iv) expands the mix of housing choices in new text end 69.20 new text begin a community by diversifying the levels of new text end 69.21 new text begin housing affordability. new text end 69.22 new text begin The agency may fund demonstration projects new text end 69.23 new text begin that have unique approaches to achieving the new text end 69.24 new text begin housing described above. new text end 69.25 new text begin (b) The base is reduced by $3,407,000 each new text end 69.26 new text begin year in fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011. new text end 69.27 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Housing Trust Fund new text end 69.28 new text begin $15,195,000 the first year and $11,945,000 new text end 69.29 new text begin the second year are for the housing trust fund new text end 69.30 new text begin account created under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 69.31 new text begin section 462A.201, for the purposes of that new text end 69.32 new text begin section. Of this amount, $1,500,000 the first new text end 69.33 new text begin year and $1,500,000 in the second year is a new text end 69.34 new text begin onetime appropriation from the state's federal new text end 70.1 new text begin TANF block grant. The base is reduced by new text end 70.2 new text begin $3,390,000 each year in fiscal year 2010 and new text end 70.3 new text begin fiscal year 2011. new text end 70.4 70.5 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Bridges Rental Assistance for new text end new text begin Mentally Ill new text end 70.6 new text begin $3,400,000 the first year and $3,400,000 new text end 70.7 new text begin the second year are for a rental housing new text end 70.8 new text begin assistance program for persons with a mental new text end 70.9 new text begin illness or families with an adult member with new text end 70.10 new text begin a mental illness under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 70.11 new text begin section 462A.2097. new text end 70.12 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Family Homeless Prevention new text end 70.13 new text begin $7,565,000 the first year and $7,565,000 new text end 70.14 new text begin the second year are for family homeless new text end 70.15 new text begin prevention and assistance programs under new text end 70.16 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204. Of new text end 70.17 new text begin this amount, $1,575,000 in the first year new text end 70.18 new text begin and $1,575,000 in the second year is a new text end 70.19 new text begin onetime appropriation from the state's federal new text end 70.20 new text begin TANF block grant. The base is reduced by new text end 70.21 new text begin $3,800,000 each year in fiscal year 2010 and new text end 70.22 new text begin fiscal year 2011. new text end 70.23 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Home Ownership Assistance Fund new text end 70.24 new text begin $1,885,000 the first year and $1,885,000 new text end 70.25 new text begin the second year are for the home ownership new text end 70.26 new text begin assistance program under Minnesota new text end 70.27 new text begin Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 8. new text end 70.28 new text begin The base is reduced by $1,000,000 each year new text end 70.29 new text begin in fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011. new text end 70.30 new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Affordable Rental Investment Fund new text end 70.31 new text begin $11,496,000 the first year and $8,996,000 new text end 70.32 new text begin the second year are for the affordable rental new text end 70.33 new text begin investment fund program under Minnesota new text end 70.34 new text begin Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 8b. new text end 71.1 new text begin Of this amount, $2,500,000 the first year is a new text end 71.2 new text begin onetime appropriation. new text end 71.3 new text begin This appropriation is to finance the new text end 71.4 new text begin acquisition, rehabilitation, and debt new text end 71.5 new text begin restructuring of federally assisted rental new text end 71.6 new text begin property and for making equity take-out loans new text end 71.7 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.05, new text end 71.8 new text begin subdivision 39. The owner of the federally new text end 71.9 new text begin assisted rental property must agree to new text end 71.10 new text begin participate in the applicable federally assisted new text end 71.11 new text begin housing program and to extend any existing new text end 71.12 new text begin low-income affordability restrictions on the new text end 71.13 new text begin housing for the maximum term permitted. new text end 71.14 new text begin The owner must also enter into an agreement new text end 71.15 new text begin that gives local units of government, new text end 71.16 new text begin housing and redevelopment authorities, new text end 71.17 new text begin and nonprofit housing organizations the new text end 71.18 new text begin right of first refusal if the rental property new text end 71.19 new text begin is offered for sale. Priority must be given new text end 71.20 new text begin among comparable federally assisted rental new text end 71.21 new text begin properties to properties with the longest new text end 71.22 new text begin remaining term under an agreement for new text end 71.23 new text begin federal rental assistance. Priority must also new text end 71.24 new text begin be given among comparable rental housing new text end 71.25 new text begin developments to developments that are or new text end 71.26 new text begin will be owned by local government units, a new text end 71.27 new text begin housing and redevelopment authority, or a new text end 71.28 new text begin nonprofit housing organization. new text end 71.29 new text begin This appropriation may also be used to new text end 71.30 new text begin finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, and new text end 71.31 new text begin debt restructuring of existing supportive new text end 71.32 new text begin housing properties. For purposes of this new text end 71.33 new text begin subdivision, "supportive housing" means new text end 71.34 new text begin affordable rental housing with links to new text end 71.35 new text begin services necessary for individuals, youth, and new text end 72.1 new text begin families with children to maintain housing new text end 72.2 new text begin stability. new text end 72.3 new text begin Of this amount, $2,500,000 is appropriated new text end 72.4 new text begin for the purposes of financing the new text end 72.5 new text begin rehabilitation and operating costs to preserve new text end 72.6 new text begin public housing. For purposes of this new text end 72.7 new text begin subdivision, "public housing" is housing for new text end 72.8 new text begin low-income persons and households financed new text end 72.9 new text begin by the federal government and owned and new text end 72.10 new text begin operated by public housing authorities and new text end 72.11 new text begin agencies. Eligible public housing authorities new text end 72.12 new text begin must have a public housing assessment new text end 72.13 new text begin system rating of standard or above. Priority new text end 72.14 new text begin among comparable proposals must be given new text end 72.15 new text begin to proposals that maximize federal or local new text end 72.16 new text begin resources to finance the capital and operating new text end 72.17 new text begin costs. new text end 72.18 72.19 new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Housing Rehabilitation and new text end new text begin Accessibility new text end 72.20 new text begin $5,657,000 the first year and $4,287,000 the new text end 72.21 new text begin second year are for the housing rehabilitation new text end 72.22 new text begin and accessibility program under Minnesota new text end 72.23 new text begin Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivisions 14a new text end 72.24 new text begin and 15a. The base is reduced by $629,000 new text end 72.25 new text begin each year in fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year new text end 72.26 new text begin 2011. new text end 72.27 new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Urban Indian Housing Program new text end 72.28 new text begin $187,000 in the first year and $187,000 in new text end 72.29 new text begin the second year are for the urban Indian new text end 72.30 new text begin housing program under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 72.31 new text begin section 462A.07, subdivision 15. The base is new text end 72.32 new text begin reduced by $52,000 each year in fiscal year new text end 72.33 new text begin 2010 and fiscal year 2011. new text end 72.34 new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Tribal Indian Housing Program new text end 73.1 new text begin $1,683,000 in the first year and $1,683,000 new text end 73.2 new text begin in the second year are for the tribal Indian new text end 73.3 new text begin housing program under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 73.4 new text begin section 462A.07, subdivision 14. The base is new text end 73.5 new text begin reduced by $468,000 each year in fiscal year new text end 73.6 new text begin 2010 and fiscal year 2011. new text end 73.7 73.8 new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Home Ownership Education, new text end new text begin Counseling, and Training new text end 73.9 new text begin $2,135,000 the first year and $2,135,000 new text end 73.10 new text begin the second year are appropriated for the new text end 73.11 new text begin home ownership education, counseling, and new text end 73.12 new text begin training program under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 73.13 new text begin section 462A.209. The base is reduced by new text end 73.14 new text begin $1,460,000 each year in fiscal year 2010 and new text end 73.15 new text begin fiscal year 2011. Of this amount, $....... the new text end 73.16 new text begin first year is for: new text end 73.17 new text begin (1) foreclosure prevention and assistance new text end 73.18 new text begin activities in communities that have mortgage new text end 73.19 new text begin foreclosure rates that exceed the statewide new text end 73.20 new text begin average foreclosure rate for the most recent new text end 73.21 new text begin quarter for which data is available; and new text end 73.22 new text begin (2) home buyer education and counseling new text end 73.23 new text begin activities by organizations that have new text end 73.24 new text begin experience working with emerging markets new text end 73.25 new text begin or partner with organizations with experience new text end 73.26 new text begin working with emerging markets and that have new text end 73.27 new text begin demonstrated a commitment to increasing the new text end 73.28 new text begin homeownership rate of emerging markets. new text end 73.29 new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Capacity Building Grants new text end 73.30 new text begin $820,000 for the biennium is for capacity new text end 73.31 new text begin building grants under Minnesota Statutes new text end 73.32 new text begin section 462A.21, subdivision 3b, to be used new text end 73.33 new text begin for continuum of care planning in greater new text end 73.34 new text begin Minnesota. This appropriation is the agency's new text end 73.35 new text begin base budget for this program. new text end 74.1 new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Grant for Hennepin County. new text end 74.2 new text begin $50,000 is a onetime appropriation in the new text end 74.3 new text begin first year for a grant to Hennepin County new text end 74.4 new text begin for collaboration with the Center for Urban new text end 74.5 new text begin and Regional Affairs at the University new text end 74.6 new text begin of Minnesota for the development of a new text end 74.7 new text begin predictive, data-driven model that can be new text end 74.8 new text begin used to identify at-risk properties in order to new text end 74.9 new text begin target resources to prevent foreclosure. new text end 74.10    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462A.21, subdivision 8b, is amended to read: 74.11    Subd. 8b. Family rental housing. It may establish a family rental housing 74.12assistance program to provide loans or direct rental subsidies for housing for families 74.13with incomes of up to 80 percent of state median income new text begin , or to provide grants for the new text end 74.14 new text begin operating cost of public housing new text end . Priority must be given to those developments with 74.15resident families with the lowest income. The development may be financed by the 74.16agency or other public or private lenders. Direct rental subsidies must be administered by 74.17the agency for the benefit of eligible families. Financial assistance provided under this 74.18subdivision to recipients of aid to families with dependent children must be in the form 74.19of vendor payments whenever possible. Loans new text begin , grants, new text end and direct rental subsidies under 74.20this subdivision may be made only with specific appropriations by the legislature. The 74.21limitations on eligible mortgagors contained in section 462A.03, subdivision 13, do not 74.22apply to loans for the rehabilitation of existing housing under this subdivision. 74.23    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462A.33, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 74.24    Subd. 3. Contribution requirement. Fifty percent of the funds appropriated for 74.25this section must be used for challenge grants or loans which meet the requirements of this 74.26subdivision new text begin for housing proposals with financial or in-kind contributions from nonstate new text end 74.27 new text begin resources that reduce the need for deferred loan or grant funds from state resources new text end . These 74.28Challenge grants or loans must be used for economically viable homeownership or rental 74.29housing proposals that: 74.30    (1) include a financial or in-kind contribution from an area employer and either a unit 74.31of local government or a private philanthropic, religious, or charitable organization; and 74.32    (2) address the housing needs of the local work force. 74.33     new text begin Among comparable proposals, preference must be given to proposals that include new text end 74.34 new text begin contributions from nonstate resources for the greatest portion of the total development new text end 75.1 new text begin cost. Comparable proposals with contributions from local units of government or private new text end 75.2 new text begin philanthropic, religious, or charitable organizations must be given preference in awarding new text end 75.3 new text begin grants or loans. new text end 75.4    For the purpose of this subdivision, an employer new text begin a new text end contribution may consist partially 75.5or wholly of the premium paid for federal housing tax credits. 75.6    Preference for grants and loans shall also be given to comparable proposals that 75.7include a financial or in-kind contribution from a unit of local government, an area 75.8employer, and a private philanthropic, religious, or charitable organization. 75.9    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 469.021, is amended to read: 75.10469.021 PREFERENCES. 75.11    As between applicants equally in need and eligible for occupancy of a dwelling 75.12and at the rent involved, preference shall be given to new text begin disabled veterans, persons with new text end 75.13 new text begin disabilities, and new text end families of service persons who died in service and to families of veterans. 75.14In admitting families of low income to dwelling accommodations in any housing project an 75.15authority shall, as far as is reasonably practicable, give consideration to applications from 75.16families to which aid for dependent children is payable new text begin receiving assistance under chapter new text end 75.17 new text begin 256J new text end , and to resident families to whom public assistance or supplemental security income 75.18for the aged, blind, and disabled is payable, when those families are otherwise eligible. 75.19    Sec. 7. new text begin MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE REDUCTION. new text end 75.20     new text begin The commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, in consultation with new text end 75.21 new text begin the commissioner of commerce, the attorney general, the Minnesota Mortgage Bankers' new text end 75.22 new text begin Association, Legal Services of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association new text end 75.23 new text begin shall evaluate the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 580.04 and 580.041, to new text end 75.24 new text begin determine if corrective actions could be taken by the 2008 legislature to reduce mortgage new text end 75.25 new text begin foreclosures in the state. new text end