<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>development, and housing; establishing and modifying certain programs; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>providing for regulation of certain activities and practices; providing for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>accounts, assessments, and fees; providing penalties;amending Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>Statutes 2006, sections 116J.401, by adding a subdivision; 116J.551, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>1; 116J.554, subdivision 2; 116J.555, subdivision 1; 116J.575, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>1, 1a; 116J.966, subdivision 1; 116L.01, by adding a subdivision; 116L.04, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>subdivision 1a; 116L.17, subdivision 1; 116L.20, subdivision 1; 116L.666, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>subdivision 1; 116M.18, subdivision 6a; 177.27, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>by adding a subdivision; 177.28, subdivision 1; 177.30; 177.43, subdivisions 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>4, 6, by adding a subdivision; 178.01; 178.02; 178.03, subdivision 3; 178.041, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>subdivision 1; 181.78, by adding a subdivision; 181.932, subdivision 1; 181.935; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>182.65, subdivision 2; 190.096; 268.085, subdivision 3; 268.196, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>a subdivision; 268A.01, subdivision 13, by adding a subdivision; 268A.085, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>subdivision 1; 268A.15, by adding a subdivision; 298.22, subdivision 2; 298.227; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>325E.37, subdivision 6; 326.01, subdivision 6g; 326.241, subdivisions 1, 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>326.242, subdivisions 3d, 5, 11, by adding a subdivision; 326.37, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>by adding a subdivision; 326.38; 326.40, subdivision 1; 326.401, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>2; 326.405; 326.42, subdivision 1; 326.46; 326.461, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>326.47, subdivisions 2, 6; 326.48, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>326.50; 326.51; 326.52; 341.28, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 341.32, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>subdivision 2; 341.321; 462.39, by adding a subdivision; 462A.21, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>8b; 462A.33, subdivision 3; 469.021; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>Statutes, chapters 116J; 116O; 135A; 154; 177; 179; 181; 181A; 182; 325E; 326; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16C.18, subdivision 2; 176.042; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>268.035, subdivision 9; 326.01, subdivision 4; 326.242, subdivision 4; 326.45.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var><b>HERITAGE APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY</b><br/>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>in this act.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">Total<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">213,756,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">156,634,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">370,390,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">15,510,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">15,526,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">31,036,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,400,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government Special <br/>
Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,877,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,925,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,802,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' Compensation <br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">23,379,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">23,763,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">47,142,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,075,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,075,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,150,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Total<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">258,297,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">201,623,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">459,920,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>    Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">Total<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">94,685,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">60,084,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">154,769,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">15,510,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">15,526,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">31,036,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,400,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government Special <br/>
Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,877,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,925,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,802,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' Compensation <br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">23,379,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">23,763,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">47,142,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Total<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">136,151,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">101,998,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">238,149,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">APPROPRIATIONS<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">Available for the Year<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">Ending June 30<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT </b><br/>
<b>AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 101,587,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">66,589,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 86,142,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">51,144,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br/>
Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">14,745,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">14,745,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Business and Community </b><br/>
<b>Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 49,058,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 14,372,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 48,358,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">13,672,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>(a)(1) $1,100,000 is for a grant under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.421, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>to the Rural Policy and Development <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>Center at St. Peter, Minnesota. The grant <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>shall be used for research and policy <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>analysis on emerging economic and social <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>issues in rural Minnesota, to serve as a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>policy resource center for rural Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>communities, to encourage collaboration <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>across higher education institutions, to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>provide interdisciplinary team approaches <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>to research and problem-solving in rural <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>communities, and to administer overall <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>operations of the center. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>(2) The grant shall be provided upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>condition that each state-appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>dollar be matched with a nonstate dollar. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>Acceptable matching funds are nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var>contributions that the center has received and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>have not been used to match previous state <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>grants. Any funds not spent the first year are <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>available the second year. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>(b) $200,000 each year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>WomenVenture for women's business <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>development programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>(c) $500,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>University Enterprise Laboratories (UEL) <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>for its direct and indirect expenses to support <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>efforts to encourage the growth of early-stage <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>and emerging bioscience companies. UEL <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>must provide a report by June 30 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>to the commissioner on the expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>until the appropriation is expended. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>(d) $2,180,000 the first year is for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>for the redevelopment grant program. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>(e) $100,000 each year is to the Public <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>Facilities Authority for the small community <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>wastewater treatment program under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 446A.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>(f) $510,000 the first year is for the urban <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>initiative program under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>chapter 116M, of which, $255,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>a grant to the Metropolitan Economic <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>Development Association for continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>minority business development programs <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>in the metropolitan area. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>(g) $85,000 each year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>Minnesota Inventors Congress, of which <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>$10,000 must be used for youth inventors.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(h) $151,000 the first year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>city of Faribault to design, construct, furnish, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>and equip renovations to accommodate <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>handicapped accessibility at the Paradise <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>Center for the Arts.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>(i) $3,000,000 the first year is for loans <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>116J.417. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>(j) $1,000,000 each year is to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>Technology, Inc. for the small business <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>growth acceleration program established <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>116O.115</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>(k) $350,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>the city of Northome for the construction <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>of a new municipal building to replace the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>structures damaged by fire on July 22, 2006. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>This appropriation is available when the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>commissioner determines that a sufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>match is available from nonstate sources to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>complete the project.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>(l) $325,000 each year is for a technology <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>and commercialization unit established <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>under article 7, section 32. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>(m) $500,000 in the first year is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>grant to the city of Worthington for an <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>agricultural-based bioscience training and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>testing center. Funds appropriated under this <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>section must be used to provide a training <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>and testing facility for incubator firms <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>developing new agricultural processes and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>products. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>and is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(n) $2,200,000 in the first year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>to BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>bioscience business development programs <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>to promote and position the state as a global <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>leader in bioscience business activities. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>These funds may be used for:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>(1) completion and periodic updating of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>a statewide bioscience business industry <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>assessment of business technology <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>enterprises and Minnesota's competitive <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>position employing annual updates to federal <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>industry classification data;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>(2) long-term strategic planning that includes <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>projections of market changes resulting <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>from developments in biotechnology and the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>development of 20-year goals, strategies, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>identified objectives for renewable energy, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>medical devices, biopharma, and biologics <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>business development in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>(3) the design and construction of a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>Minnesota focused bioscience business <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>model to test competing strategies and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>scenarios, evaluate options, and forecast <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>outcomes; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>(4) creation of a bioscience business <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>resources network that includes development <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>of a statewide bioscience business economic <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>development framework to encourage <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>bioscience business development and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>encourage spin-off activities, attract <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>bioscience business location or expansion in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>Minnesota, and establish a local capability to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>support strategic system level planning for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>industry, government, and academia.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>(o) $325,000 is for a grant to the Walker <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>Area Community Center, Inc., to construct, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>furnish, and equip the Walker Area <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>Community Center. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>not available until the commissioner has <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>determined that an amount sufficient to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>complete the project has been committed <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>from nonstate sources.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>(p) $120,000 the first year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>to the Pine Island Economic Development <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>Authority for predesign to upgrade and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>extend utilities to serve Elk Run Bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>Research Park and The Falls - Healthy <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>Living By Nature, an integrated medicine <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>facility. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>(q) $300,000 the first year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>to Thomson Township for infrastructure <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>improvements for the industrial park. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>(r) $75,000 the first year for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>Le Sueur County for the cost of cleaning <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>debris from lakes in Le Sueur County, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>caused by the August 24, 2006, tornado in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>southern Le Sueur County. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>(s) $3,000,000 the second year is for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>bioscience business development and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>commercialization grants. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>shall designate an evaluation team to accept <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>grant applications, review and evaluate <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>grant proposals, and select up to five grant <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>proposals to receive funding each year. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>The evaluation team shall be comprised <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>of not more than 12 members including: <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>the commissioner or the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>designee; representatives of bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>businesses; public and private institutions <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>of higher education; private investment <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>companies; a nonprofit entity that qualifies as <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>a 501(c)6 under the Internal Revenue Code <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>and is a trade association representing the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>life sciences industry; and a bio business <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>alliance that qualifies as a 501(c)3 under the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>Internal Revenue Code. The criteria used <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>by the evaluation team in evaluating grant <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>proposals must include, but is not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>to: the potential to create and sustain jobs <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>within the state of Minnesota; the potential <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>for long-term business activity, growth, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>and expansion in Minnesota; the level of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>technological maturity; the potential to attract <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>private investment; and the availability and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>readiness of markets. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>must report to the standing committees of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>the house of representatives and the senate <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>having jurisdiction over bioscience and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>technology issues by February 1 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>on the number, type, and amounts of grants <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>awarded and the activities of the grant <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>recipients. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>and is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>(t) $1,500,000 the first year is for the urban <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>challenge grant program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>Statutes, section 116M.18, of which <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>$1,000,000 is for a grant to the Neighborhood <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>Development Center for assistance necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>to retain minority business enterprises <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>at the Global Market. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>(u) $375,000 each year is to develop and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>operate a bioscience business marketing <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>program to market Minneota bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>businesses and business opportunities <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>to other states and other countries. The <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>bioscience business marketing program must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>emphasize bioscience business location and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>expansion opportunities in communities <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>outside of the seven-county metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>area as defined in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>section 473.121, subdivision 2, that have <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>established collaborative plans among two <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>or more municipal units for bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>business activities, and that are within 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>miles of a four-year, baccalaureate degree <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>granting institution or a two-year technical <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>or community college that offers bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>curricula. The commissioner must report <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>to the committees of the senate and house <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>of representatives having jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>over bioscience and technology issues by <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>February 1 of each year on the expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>of these funds and the promotional activities <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>undertaken to market the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>bioscience industry to persons outside of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>state. This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>(v) $225,000 each year is for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>of the nanotechnology development fund <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>program (NDF) established in section 12, for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>grants to promote increased use of advanced <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>instrumentation for nanomaterials analysis, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>to be awarded on a one-to-one matching basis <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>to qualifying Minnesota small businesses. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>(w) $50,000 the first year is for a contract <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>with a public higher education institution <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>in Minnesota jointly entered into with the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>Center for Rural Development to study the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>needs of the renewable energy economy for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>trained employees and the training required <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>for those employees. The study must include <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>extensive consultation and involvement of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>representatives of the renewable energy <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>industry, environmental interests, labor, the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>State Colleges and Universities. The <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>commissioner shall report the results of the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>study to the chairs of the finance divisions <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>of the legislature with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>economic development, energy, and higher <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>education by November 1, 2007. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>(x) $25,000,000 is for the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>minerals 21st century fund created in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.423, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>to restore the money unallotted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>commissioner of finance in 2003 pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.152. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>This appropriation may be used as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.423, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>subdivision 2. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>(y) $900,000 each year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>city of St. Paul to be used to pay debt service <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>on bond obligations issued by the city of St. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>Paul in 1996 for the convention center.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>(z) $189,000 each year is appropriated from <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>the general fund to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>employment and economic development for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>grants of $63,000 to eligible organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>each year and for the purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>paragraph. Each state grant dollar must be <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>matched with $1 of nonstate funds. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>balance in the first year does not cancel but is <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>available in the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>The commissioner of employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>economic development must make grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>organizations to assist in the development <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>of entrepreneurs and small businesses. <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>Three grants must be awarded to continue <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>or to develop a program. One grant must <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>be awarded to the Riverbend Center for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>Entrepreneurial Facilitation in Blue Earth <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>County, and two to other organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>serving Faribault and Martin Counties. Grant <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>recipients must report to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>by February 1 of each year that the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>organization receives a grant with the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>number of customers served; the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>businesses started, stabilized, or expanded; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>the number of jobs created and retained; and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>business success rates. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>must report to the house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>and senate committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>over economic development finance on the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>effectiveness of these programs for assisting <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>in the development of entrepreneurs and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>small businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>(aa) $10,000 for the biennium is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>development for the Minnesota investment <br/>
<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>fund. This grant is not subject to grant <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>limitations under section 116J.8731, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>subdivision 5.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Workforce Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">49,531,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">49,197,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">34,786,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">34,452,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br/>
Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">14,745,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">14,745,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>(a) $6,785,000 each year is for the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>job skills partnership program under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.01 to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>116L.17. If the appropriation for either <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>year is insufficient, the appropriation for the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>other year is available. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>available until spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>(b) $305,000 each year is for a grant under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747, to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>Twin Cities RISE! to provide training to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>hard-to-train individuals. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>(c) $1,375,000 each year is from <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>the workforce development fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>Opportunities Industrialization Center <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>programs. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>(d) $5,864,000 each year is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>fund and $6,920,000 each year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>workforce development fund for extended <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>employment services for persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>severe disabilities or related conditions under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.15. Of this, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>$125,000 each year and in the base for fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>years 2010 and 2011 is to supplement funds <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>paid for wage incentive for the community <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>support fund established in Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>part 3300.2045.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>(e) $1,900,000 each year is for grants for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>programs that provide employment support <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>services to persons with mental illness under <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 268A.13 and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>268A.14. Up to $77,000 each year may be <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>used for administrative and salary expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>(f) $2,190,000 each year is for grants under <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.11, for the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>eight centers for independent living. Money <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>not expended the first year is available the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>(g) $5,940,000 each year is for State Services <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>for the Blind activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>(h) $150,000 each year is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>fund and $175,000 each year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>workforce development fund for grants under <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.03, to Rise, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>Inc. for the Minnesota Employment Center <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>for People Who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>Money not expended the first year is <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>available the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>(i) $9,021,000 each year from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>fund is for the vocational rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>program and $325,000 each year from <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>the workforce development fund is for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>interpreters for a regional transition program <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>specializing in culturally appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>transition services leading to employment <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deaf-blind <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>students.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>(j) $150,000 each year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>Advocating Change Together for training, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>technical assistance, and resource materials <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>to persons with developmental and mental <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>illness disabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>(k) $300,000 each year for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>Lifetrack Resources for its immigrant/refugee <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>collaborative programs, including those <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>related to job-seeking skills and workplace <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>orientation, intensive job development, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>functional work English, and on-site job <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>coaching. $50,000 of this amount is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>pilot Lifetrack project in Rochester.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>(l) $1,075,000 each year is for the youthbuild <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>116L.361 to 116L.366.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>(m) $1,350,000 each year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>workforce development fund for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>to fund summer youth employment in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>Minneapolis. The grants shall be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>fund up to 500 jobs for youth each summer. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>Of this appropriation, $350,000 each year is <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>for a grant to the learn-to-earn summer youth <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>employment program. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>shall establish criteria for awarding the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>grants. This appropriation is available in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>either year of the biennium and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>until spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>(n) $50,000 each year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>to Northern Connections in Perham to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>implement and operate a pilot workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>program that provides one-stop supportive <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>services to assist individuals as they transition <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>into the workforce. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>available to the extent it is matched by $1 of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>nonstate money for each $1 of state money.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>(o) $100,000 each year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>Ramsey County Workforce Investment Board <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>for the development of the building lives <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>program. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>(p) $300,000 each year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>Hennepin-Carver Workforce Investment <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>Board (WIB) to coordinate with the Partners <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>for Progress Regional Skills Consortium <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>to provide employment and training as <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>demonstrated by the Twin Cities regional <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>health care training partnership project.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>(q) $160,000 the first year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>to Workforce Development, Inc., for a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>pilot project to provide demand-driven <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>employment and training services to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>welfare recipients and other economically <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>disadvantaged populations in Mower, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>Freeborn, Dodge, and Steele Counties. This <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>(r) $200,000 each year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>HIRED to operate its industry sector training <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>initiatives, which provide employee training <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>developed in collaboration with employers in <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>specific, high-demand industries. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>(s) $200,000 the first year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>to a nonprofit organization. The nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>organization must work on behalf of all <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>licensed vendors to coordinate their efforts <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>to respond to solicitations or other requests <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>from private and governmental units as <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>471.59, subdivision 1, in order to increase <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>employment opportunities for persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>disabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>(t) $3,500,000 each year from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>development fund is for the Minnesota youth <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>116L.56 and 116L.561.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>(u) $500,000 each year from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>development fund is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>Clubs to administer a statewide project <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>of youth job skills development. This <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>project, which may have career guidance <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>components, including health and life skills, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>is to encourage, train, and assist youth in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>job-seeking skills, workplace orientation, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>and job site knowledge through coaching. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>This grant requires a 25 percent match from <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>nonstate resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>(v) $350,000 in each year from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>development fund is for a grant to Ramsey <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>County for a summer youth employment <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>program to place at-risk youth, ages 14 to 21, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>in subsidized summer employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>(w) $10,000 the first year is for a study on <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>ways to promote employment opportunities <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>for minorities, with a particular focus on <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>opportunities for American blacks, in the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>state of Minnesota. The study should focus <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>on how to significantly expand the job <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>training available to minorities and promote <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>substantial increases in the wages paid to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>minorities, at least to a rate well above living <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>wage, and within several years, to equality. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>The commissioner must report on the study <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>to the governor and the chair of the finance <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>committee in each house of the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>that has jurisdiction over employment by <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>January 15, 2008, with recommendations for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>implementing the findings.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>The commissioner must provide funding <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>for the Minnesota Conservation Corps to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>provide learning stipends for deaf students <br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>and wages for interpreters participating in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>the MCC summer youth program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>State-Funded Administration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,998,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,020,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>The first $1,450,000 deposited in each <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>year of the biennium and in each year of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>subsequent bienniums into the contingent <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>account created under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>section 268.196, subdivision 3, shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>transferred by June 30 of each fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>to the workforce development fund created <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.20. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>Deposits in excess of $1,450,000 shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>transferred by June 30 of each fiscal year to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>the general fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND </b><br/>
<b>INDUSTRY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 29,002,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">29,794,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 4,644,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,035,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' <br/>
Compensation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">21,716,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">22,053,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br/>
Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">765,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">781,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br/>
Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,877,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,925,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Workers' Compensation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,381,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,659,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>compensation fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>$200,000 each year is for grants to the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>Vinland Center for rehabilitation services.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Safety Codes and Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,949,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,134,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>$5,292,000 the first year and $5,388,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>the second year are from the workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>compensation fund. $1,877,000 the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>and $1,925,000 the second year are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>state government special revenue fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>$1,000,000 each year is from the workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>compensation fund for patient safe handling <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>grants under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>182.6553.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>$100,000 each year is from the workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>compensation fund for the operation of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>the meatpacking industry workers' rights <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>ombudsman under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>section 179.87.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Labor Standards/Apprenticeship</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 2,629,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,995,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,864,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,214,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br/>
Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">765,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">781,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>The appropriation from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>development fund is for the apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>178, and includes $100,000 each year for <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>labor education and advancement program <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>grants.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>$360,000 the first year and $300,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>second year from the general fund are for <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>prevailing wage enforcement of which <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>$60,000 in the first year is for outreach and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>survey participation improvements.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>$800,000 the first year and $1,200,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>second year from the general fund are for the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>independent contractor certification under <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 181.723.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>General Support</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,043,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,006,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>compensation fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>BUREAU OF MEDIATION </b><br/>
<b>SERVICES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,850,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,877,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Mediation Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,700,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,727,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Labor Management Cooperation </b><br/>
<b>Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">150,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">150,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>$150,000 each year is for grants to area labor <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>management committees. Grants may be <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>awarded for a 12-month period beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>July 1 each year. Any unencumbered balance <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>remaining at the end of the first year does not <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>cancel but is available for the second year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>WORKERS' COMPENSATION </b><br/>
<b>COURT OF APPEALS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,663,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,710,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>compensation fund. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">493,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">499,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 8. <b>BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE, </b><br/>
<b>ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, </b><br/>
<b>LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, </b><br/>
<b>GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">795,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">805,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 9. <b>BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">711,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">724,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 10. <b>MINNESOTA BOXING </b><br/>
<b>COMMISSION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">50,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>To transition the commission to being a <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>self-funded entity.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>    Sec. 11. <b>BIOSCIENCE ZONES DESIGNATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>    The commissioner of employment and economic development must establish a <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>criteria for expanding the zones. The criteria must limit designating a new zone to a <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>community that has adequate resources and infrastructure to support bioindustry, including <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>postsecondary institutions, strong health care systems, and existing bioscience companies. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>It must also require that a new zone be located on a transportation corridor.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>    Sec. 12. <b>NANOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUND PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Program established; purpose.</b> The nanotechnology <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>development fund program (NDF) is established to develop a collaborative economic <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>development initiative between the state of Minnesota, the private sector, and multiple <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>academic institutions to promote by small businesses an increased use of advanced <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>nanoinstrumentation for characterization, fabrication, and other related processes; <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>provide research consulting by knowledgeable specialists; and provide student internship <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>opportunities to increase nanotechnology experience by working with small, medium, or <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>large Minnesota companies. The NDF program shall be administered by the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>of Employment and Economic Development and is not a state agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definition; qualifying Minnesota small business.</b> "Qualifying Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>small business" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>    (1) a Minnesota small business corporation, sole proprietorship, or partnership that <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>has fewer than 50 employees; or <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>    (2) a Minnesota business corporation, sole proprietorship, or partnership that:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>    (i) has 51 to 100 employees; and<br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>    (ii) demonstrates current financial adversity or risk or a major prospect of aiding <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>the business's long-term outlook by significant use of nanotechnology in the business's <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>offerings.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Grants.</b> The commissioner shall extend onetime matching grants from the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>NDF to qualifying Minnesota small businesses located throughout the state to:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>    (1) add nanotechnology applications to products that are being developed by <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>Minnesota small businesses to enhance distinctiveness;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>    (2) promote the depth, breadth, and value of technologies being developed by <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>Minnesota businesses with the aid of nanotechnology;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>    (3) encourage more frequent use of nanoinstrumentation to speed businesses' product <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>time-to-market, with higher incidence of distinct product characteristics;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>    (4) provide Minnesota small businesses with broader access to experienced research <br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>consultants; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>    (5) increase the number of researchers experienced in working with <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>nanoinstrumentation.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Grant application and award procedure.</b> (a) The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>give priority to applicants:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>    (1) whose intellectual property would benefit from utilization of nanoinstrumentation <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>not possessed in-house;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>    (2) who are currently utilizing nanoinstrumentation either at the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>Minnesota or a private sector location on a leased, hourly basis; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>    (3) who wish to increase their access to experienced research consultants.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>    (b) The commissioner shall decide whether to award a grant to an eligible applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>based on:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>    (1) the applicant's planned frequency of usage of nanoinstrumentation for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>characterization, fabrication, and other related processes; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>    (2) the applicant's demonstration of rental of nanoinstrumentation, in the form <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>of a signed affidavit from a certified facility to confirm the one-to-one private sector <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>investment has been met.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>    (c) A grant made under this section must:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>    (1) include verification of matching rental fees or internship stipends paid by the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>grantee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>    (2) be for a total amount paid to each grantee of not less than $500 nor more than <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>$20,000 within the biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Administration.</b> The commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>development must develop and maintain a record-keeping system that specifies how <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>funds from the NDF are applied for and distributed. Businesses receiving grants <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>from the NDF must provide contact information, the date and time of the use of the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>nanoinstrumentation, proof of their matching contribution to meet the rental costs or <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>provide an internship's stipend, and a general statement of the expected outcome from <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>the use of the nanoinstrumentation, to the extent documentation can be made without <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>divulging proprietary information.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Gifts and donations.</b> Gifts and donations, including land or interests in <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>land, may be made to NDF. Noncash gifts and donations must be disposed of for cash <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>as soon as the commissioner of employment and economic development can prudently <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>maximize the value of the gift or donation.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Report to legislature.</b> By June 30 of each odd-numbered year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>commissioner of employment and economic development must submit a report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.36"></a><var>21.36</var>legislature with statistics about the use of the NDF.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>    Sec. 13. <b>WORK GROUP.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>    The commissioner of employment and economic development shall convene a work <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>group to evaluate the impact of the money appropriated for wage incentives and how the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>wage incentive program works. The work group is to make recommendations to the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>legislature by January 15, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.401, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Use of funds for unemployed worker assistance.</b> Payment of employee <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>compensation costs from the Wagner-Peyser Act referenced in subdivision 1, clause <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>(8), must be used to provide direct benefit to unemployed and underemployed workers <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>through the state's workforce centers. At least 75 percent of the employee compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>paid from Wagner-Peyser funds must be used for employees at workforce centers who <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>provide direct assistance to unemployed and underemployed workers and no more than <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>25 percent may be used for providing hiring and human resource services for employers. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>The funds under this section may be used to establish an internet based labor exchange <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>system. By July 1 of each year, the commissioner must submit a report to the committees <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>of the legislature responsible for oversight of unemployment insurance with details on <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>the use of Wagner-Peyser funds, including the number of employee positions funded, the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>location of the employees, and the use of funds for internet labor exchange system and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>other business assistance.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[116J.417] GREATER MINNESOTA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var><b>INVESTMENT FUND.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Eligible organization.</b> For the purposes of this section, "eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>organization" means an organization established pursuant to section 116J.415 which <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>provides business financing to greater Minnesota businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Investment fund establishment.</b> The commissioner shall establish an <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>investment fund from which fund investments can be made in eligible organizations. The <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>funds repaid by the eligible organizations are to be returned to the fund for subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>reinvestment in eligible organizations.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Authorized investments.</b> The commissioner is authorized to make <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>investments in eligible organizations. The commissioner shall invest funds in the form of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>loans to eligible organizations for the purpose of providing capital to new and expanding <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>businesses in the form of debt or equity, or both.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Investment authorized.</b> The commissioner may make investments in <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>eligible organizations under the following terms:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>    (1) the organization seeking an investment of funds must guarantee repayment of not <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>less than 100 percent of the funds invested in the eligible organization;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>    (2) the investments are to be made in the form of a loan to the eligible organization <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>for a term of ten years, at an interest rate of one percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>    (3) during the ten-year term of the loan, the eligible organization shall make annual <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>interest-only payments;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>    (4) at the end of the ten-year term, the eligible organization is required to make a <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>payment in the entire principal amount of the initial loan;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>    (5) the state investment by the commissioner in any eligible organization may not <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>exceed $2,000,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>    (6) the full amount of state investment will be advanced to the approved eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>organization upon execution of a formal investment agreement, specifying the terms of the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>loan, as well as reporting and other requirements outlined in subdivision 5;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>    (7) the eligible organization must maintain the funds in accounts that allow the funds <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>to be readily available for business investments;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>    (8) the eligible organization must make business investments totaling the entire <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>amount of funds loaned by the state within three years of the execution of the investment <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>agreement and subsequent transmittal of the funds; and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>    (9) an eligible organization that receives an investment under this section shall <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>report annually, in a format prescribed by the commissioner, the nature and amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>the business investments made, including, for each financing transaction involving funds <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>received pursuant to this section, all forms and amounts of financing provided by the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>eligible organization from sources other than the investment fund established pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>this section, along with the number of jobs created and private sector investment leveraged.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Requirements for state investments.</b> All investments are subject to an <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>investment agreement which must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>    (1) a description of the eligible organization, including business finance experience, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>qualifications, and investment history;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>    (2) a description of the uses of investment proceeds by the eligible organization;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>    (3) an explanation of the investment objectives;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>    (4) a description of accounting and reporting standards to be used by the eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.23.36"></a><var>23.36</var>organization; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>    (5) a copy of the most recent audited financial statements of the eligible organization.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.551, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Grant account.</b> A contaminated site cleanup and development <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>grant account is created in the general fund. Money in the account may be used, as <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>appropriated by law, to make grants as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>116J.554</statute_ref> and to pay for the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>commissioner's costs in reviewing applications and making grants. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16A.28</statute_ref>, money appropriated to the account for this program from any source is <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>available for four years until spent.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.554, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Qualifying sites.</b> A site qualifies for a grant under this section, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>following criteria are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>    (1) the site is not scheduled for funding during the current or next fiscal year under <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, United <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>States Code, title 42, section 9601, et seq. or under the Environmental Response, and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>Liability Act under sections 
         <statute_ref>115B.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115B.20</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>    (2) the appraised value of the site after adjusting for the effect on the value of the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>presence or possible presence of contaminants using accepted appraisal methodology, or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>the current market value of the site as issued under section 
<statute_ref>273.121</statute_ref>, separately taking into <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>account the effect of the contaminants on the market value, (i) is less than 75 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>the estimated project costs for the site or (ii) is less than or equal to the estimated cleanup <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>costs for the site and the cleanup costs equal or exceed $3 per square foot for the site; and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>    (3) (2) if the proposed cleanup is completed, it is expected that the site will be <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>improved with buildings or other improvements and these improvements will provide a <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>substantial increase in the property tax base within a reasonable period of time or the site <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>will be used for an important publicly owned or tax-exempt facility.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.555, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Priorities.</b> (a) The legislature expects that applications for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>will exceed the available appropriations and the agency will be able to provide grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>only some of the applicant development authorities.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>    (b) If applications for grants for qualified sites exceed the available appropriations, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>the agency shall make grants for sites that, in the commissioner's judgment, provide <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>the highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred and that meet all the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>requirements provided by law. In making this judgment, the commissioner shall consider <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>the following factors:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>    (1) the recommendations or ranking of projects by the commissioner of the Pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>Control Agency regarding the potential threat to public health and the environment that <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>would be reduced or eliminated by completion of each of the response action plans;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>    (2) the potential increase in the property tax base of the local taxing jurisdictions, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>considered relative to the fiscal needs of the jurisdictions, that will result from <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>developments that will occur because of completion of each of the response action plans;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>    (3) the social value to the community of the cleanup and redevelopment of the site, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>including the importance of development of the proposed public facilities on each of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>the sites;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>    (4) the probability that each site will be cleaned up without use of government <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>money in the reasonably foreseeable future by considering but not limited to the current <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>market value of the site versus the cleanup cost;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>    (5) the amount of cleanup costs for each site; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>    (6) the amount of the commitment of municipal or other local resources to pay for <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>the cleanup costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>    The factors are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>considers appropriate. The commissioner may consider other factors that affect the net <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>return of public benefits for completion of the response action plan. The commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>notwithstanding the listing of priorities and the goal of maximizing the return of public <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>benefits, shall make grants that distribute available money to sites both within and outside <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>of the metropolitan area. The commissioner shall provide a written statement of the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>supporting reasons for each grant. Unless sufficient applications are not received for <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>qualifying sites outside of the metropolitan area, at least 25 percent of the money provided <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>as grants must be made for sites located outside of the metropolitan area.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.575, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Commissioner discretion.</b> The commissioner may make a grant for <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>up to 50 percent of the eligible costs of a project. The determination of whether to make a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>grant for a site is within the discretion of the commissioner, subject to this section and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>116J.571</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116J.574</statute_ref> and available unencumbered money in the redevelopment <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>account. For grants made in fiscal years 2008 and 2009, at least 75 percent of the available <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>grant funds must be used for grants in greater Minnesota. For grants made in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>2010 and later, at least 50 percent of the available grant funds must be used for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>in greater Minnesota. If the commissioner determines that the applications for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>for projects in greater Minnesota are less than the amount of grant funds available, the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>commissioner may make grants for projects anywhere in Minnesota. The commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>decisions and application of the priorities under this section are not subject to judicial <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>review, except for abuse of discretion.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.575, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Priorities.</b> (a) If applications for grants exceed the available <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>appropriations, grants shall be made for sites that, in the commissioner's judgment, provide <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>the highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred. "Public benefits" include <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>job creation, bioscience development, environmental benefits to the state and region, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>efficient use of public transportation, efficient use of existing infrastructure, provision of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>affordable housing, multiuse development that constitutes community rebuilding rather <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>than single-use development, crime reduction, blight reduction, community stabilization, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>and property tax base maintenance or improvement. In making this judgment, the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>commissioner shall give priority to redevelopment projects with one or more of the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>following characteristics:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>    (1) the need for redevelopment in conjunction with contamination remediation needs;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>    (2) the redevelopment project meets current tax increment financing requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>for a redevelopment district and tax increments will contribute to the project;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>    (3) the redevelopment potential within the municipality;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>    (4) proximity to public transit if located in the metropolitan area; and<br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>    (5) redevelopment costs related to expansion of a bioscience business in Minnesota; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>    (5) (6) multijurisdictional projects that take into account the need for affordable <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>housing, transportation, and environmental impact.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>    (b) The factors in paragraph (a) are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather, the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>commissioner may weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>the commissioner considers appropriate. The commissioner may consider other factors <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>that affect the net return of public benefits for completion of the redevelopment plan. The <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>commissioner, notwithstanding the listing of priorities and the goal of maximizing the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>return of public benefits, shall make grants that distribute available money to sites both <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>within and outside of the metropolitan area. Unless sufficient applications are not received <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>for qualifying sites outside of the metropolitan area, at least 25 percent of the money <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>provided as grants must be made for sites located outside of the metropolitan area.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.966, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Generally.</b> (a) The commissioner shall promote, develop, and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>facilitate trade and foreign investment in Minnesota. In furtherance of these goals, and in <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>addition to the powers granted by section 
         <statute_ref>116J.035</statute_ref>, the commissioner may: <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>    (1) locate, develop, and promote international markets for Minnesota products <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>and services;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>    (2) arrange and lead trade missions to countries with promising international markets <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>for Minnesota goods, technology, services, and agricultural products;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>    (3) promote Minnesota products and services at domestic and international trade <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>shows;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>    (4) organize, promote, and present domestic and international trade shows featuring <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>Minnesota products and services;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>    (5) host trade delegations and assist foreign traders in contacting appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>Minnesota businesses and investments;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>    (6) develop contacts with Minnesota businesses and gather and provide information <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>to assist them in locating and communicating with international trading or joint venture <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>counterparts;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>    (7) provide information, education, and counseling services to Minnesota businesses <br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>regarding the economic, commercial, legal, and cultural contexts of international trade;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>    (8) provide Minnesota businesses with international trade leads and information <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>about the availability and sources of services relating to international trade, such as <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>export financing, licensing, freight forwarding, international advertising, translation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>custom brokering;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>    (9) locate, attract, and promote foreign direct investment and business development <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>in Minnesota to enhance employment opportunities in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>    (10) provide foreign businesses and investors desiring to locate facilities in <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>Minnesota information regarding sources of governmental, legal, real estate, financial, and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>business services;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>    (11) enter into contracts or other agreements with private persons and public entities, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>including agreements to establish and maintain offices and other types of representation in <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>foreign countries, to carry out the purposes of promoting international trade and attracting <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>investment from foreign countries to Minnesota and to carry out this section, without <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>regard to section 
         <statute_ref>16C.06</statute_ref>; and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>    (12) market trade-related materials to businesses and organizations, and the proceeds <br/>
<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>of which must be placed in a special revolving account and are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.36"></a><var>27.36</var>commissioner to prepare and distribute trade-related materials.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>    (b) The programs and activities of the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>development and the Minnesota Trade Division may not duplicate programs and activities <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>of the commissioner of agriculture.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>    (c) The commissioner shall notify the chairs of the senate Finance and house Ways <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>and Means Committees of each agreement under this subdivision to establish and maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>an office or other type of representation in a foreign country.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>    (d) The Minnesota Trade Office shall serve as the state's office of protocol providing <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>assistance to official visits by foreign government representatives and shall serve as liaison <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>to the foreign diplomatic corps in Minnesota.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Workforce development intermediaries.</b> "Workforce development <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>intermediaries" means public, private, or nonprofit entities that provide employment <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>services to low-income individuals and have a demonstrated track record bringing together <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>employers and workers, private and public funding streams, and other stakeholders to <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>implement pathways to career advancement for low-income individuals. Entities may <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>include, but are not limited to, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>administrative entity of a local workforce service area.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Pathways program.</b> The pathways program may provide grants-in-aid <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>for developing programs which assist in the transition of persons from welfare to work and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>assist individuals at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. The program <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>is to be operated by the board. The board shall consult and coordinate with program <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>administrators at the Department of Employment and Economic Development to design <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>and provide services for temporary assistance for needy families recipients.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>    Pathways grants-in-aid may be awarded to educational or other nonprofit training <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>institutions or to workforce development intermediaries for education and training <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>programs and services supporting education and training programs that serve eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>recipients.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>    Preference shall be given to projects that:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>    (1) provide employment with benefits paid to employees;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>    (2) provide employment where there are defined career paths for trainees;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>    (3) pilot the development of an educational pathway that can be used on a continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>basis for transitioning persons from welfare to work; and<br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>    (4) demonstrate the active participation of Department of Employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>Economic Development workforce centers, Minnesota State College and University <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>institutions and other educational institutions, and local welfare agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>    Pathways projects must demonstrate the active involvement and financial <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>commitment of private business. Pathways projects must be matched with cash or in-kind <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>contributions on at least a one-to-one one-half-to-one ratio by participating private <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>business.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>    A single grant to any one institution shall not exceed $400,000. A portion of a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>may be used for preemployment training.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>have the meanings given them in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>    (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>development.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>    (c) "Dislocated worker" means an individual who is a resident of Minnesota at the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>time employment ceased or was working in the state at the time employment ceased and:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>    (1) has been permanently separated or has received a notice of permanent separation <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>from public or private sector employment and is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>to unemployment benefits, and is unlikely to return to the previous industry or occupation;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>    (2) has been long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for employment <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>or reemployment in the same or a similar occupation in the area in which the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>resides, including older individuals who may have substantial barriers to employment by <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>reason of age;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>    (3) has been terminated or has received a notice of termination of employment as a <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>result of a plant closing or a substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>    (4) has been self-employed, including farmers and ranchers, and is unemployed as a <br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>result of general economic conditions in the community in which the individual resides or <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>because of natural disasters; or<br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>    (4) (5) is a displaced homemaker. A "displaced homemaker" is an individual who <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>has spent a substantial number of years in the home providing homemaking service and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>(i) has been dependent upon the financial support of another; and now due to divorce, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>separation, death, or disability of that person, must find employment to self support; or (ii) <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>derived the substantial share of support from public assistance on account of dependents <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>in the home and no longer receives such support.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>    To be eligible under this clause, the support must have ceased while the worker <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>resided in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>    (d) "Eligible organization" means a state or local government unit, nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>organization, community action agency, business organization or association, or labor <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>    (e) "Plant closing" means the announced or actual permanent shutdown of a single <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>site of employment, or one or more facilities or operating units within a single site of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>    (f) "Substantial layoff" means a permanent reduction in the workforce, which is <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>not a result of a plant closing, and which results in an employment loss at a single site <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>of employment during any 30-day period for at least 50 employees excluding those <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>employees that work less than 20 hours per week.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Determination and collection of special assessment.</b> (a) In addition <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>to amounts due from an employer under the Minnesota unemployment insurance program, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>each employer, except an employer making reimbursements is liable for a special <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>assessment levied at the rate of .10 percent per year for calendar years 2006 and 2007 on <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>all taxable wages, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>268.035, subdivision 24</statute_ref>. Beginning January 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>2008, the special assessment shall be levied at a rate of .085 percent per year on all taxable <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>wages. The assessment shall become due and be paid by each employer on the same <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>schedule and in the same manner as other amounts due from an employer under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>268.051, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>    (b) The special assessment levied under this section shall be subject to the same <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>requirements and collection procedures as any amounts due from an employer under the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>Minnesota unemployment insurance program.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.666, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Designation of workforce service areas.</b> For the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>administering federal, state, and local employment and training services, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>shall designate the geographic boundaries for workforce service areas in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>    The commissioner shall approve a request to be a workforce service area from:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>    (1) a home rule charter or statutory city with a population of 200,000 or more or a <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>county with a population of 200,000 or more; or<br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>    (2) a consortium of contiguous home rule charter or statutory cities or counties <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>with an aggregate population of 200,000 or more that serves a substantial part of one or <br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>more labor markets.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>    The commissioner may approve a request to be a workforce service area from a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>home rule charter or statutory city or a county or a consortium of contiguous home <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>rule charter or statutory cities or counties, without regard to population, that serves a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>substantial portion of a labor market area.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>    The commissioner shall make a final designation of workforce service areas within <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>the state after consulting with local elected officials and the governor's Workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>Development Council. Existing service delivery areas designated under the federal Job <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>Training Partnership Act shall be initially designated as workforce service areas providing <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>that no other petitions are submitted by local elected officials.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>    The commissioner may redesignate workforce service areas, upon the advice and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>consent of the affected local elected officials, no more frequently than every two years. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>These redesignations must be made not later than four months before the beginning of a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>program year.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116M.18, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Nonprofit corporation loans.</b> The board may make loans to a nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>corporation with which it has entered into an agreement under subdivision 1. These <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>loans must be used to support a new or expanding business. This support may include <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>such forms of financing as the sale of goods to the business on installment or deferred <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>payments, lease purchase agreements, or royalty investments in the business. The interest <br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>rate charged by a nonprofit corporation for a loan under this subdivision must not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus four percent. For a loan under this subdivision, the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>nonprofit corporation may charge a loan origination fee equal to or less than one percent <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>of the loan value. The nonprofit corporation may retain the amount of the origination fee. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>The nonprofit corporation must provide at least an equal match to the loan received by the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>board. The maximum loan available to the nonprofit corporation under this subdivision is <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>$50,000. Loans made to the nonprofit corporation under this subdivision may be made <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>without interest. Repayments made by the nonprofit corporation must be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>revolving fund created for urban initiative grants.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>    Sec. 15. <b>[116O.115] SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH ACCELERATION </b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; purpose.</b> The small business growth acceleration <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>program is established. The purpose of the program is to (1) help qualified companies <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>implement technology and business improvements; and (2) bridge the gap between <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>standard market pricing for technology and business improvements and what qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>companies can afford to pay.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Qualified company.</b> A company is qualified to receive assistance under <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>the small business growth acceleration program if it is a manufacturing company or a <br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>manufacturing-related service company that employs 100 or fewer full-time equivalent <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>employees.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Applications for assistance.</b> A company seeking assistance under the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>small business growth acceleration program must file an application according to the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>requirements of the corporation. A company's application for small business growth <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>acceleration program assistance must include documentation of the company's overall plan <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>for technology and business improvement and prioritize the components of the overall <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>plan. The application must also document the company's need for small business growth <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>acceleration program funds in order to carry forward the highest priority components of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>the plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Fund awards; use of funds.</b> (a) The corporation shall establish <br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>procedures for determining which applicants for assistance under the small business <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>growth acceleration program will receive program funding. Funding shall be awarded <br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>only to accelerate a qualified company's adoption of needed technology or business <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>improvements when the corporation concludes that it is unlikely the improvements could <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>be accomplished in any other way.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>    (b) The maximum amount of funds awarded to a qualified company under the small <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>business growth acceleration program for a particular project must not exceed 50 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>of the total cost of a project and must not under any circumstances exceed $25,000 during <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>a calendar year. The corporation shall not award to a qualified company small business <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>growth acceleration program funds in excess of $50,000 per year.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>    (c) Any funds awarded to a qualified company under the small business growth <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>acceleration program must be used for business services and products that will enhance the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>operation of the company. These business services and products must come either directly <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>from the corporation or from a network of expert providers identified and approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>the corporation. No company receiving small business growth acceleration program <br/>
<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>funds may use the funds for refinancing, overhead costs, new construction, renovation, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>equipment, or computer hardware.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>    (d) Any funds awarded must be disbursed to the qualified company as reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>documented according to requirements of the corporation.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Service agreements.</b> The corporation shall enter a written service <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>agreement with each company awarded funds under the small business growth acceleration <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>program. Each service agreement shall clearly articulate the company's need for service, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>state the cost of the service, identify who will provide the service, and define the scope of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>the service that will be provided. The service agreement must also include an estimate <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>of the financial impact of the service on the company and require the company to report <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>the actual financial impact of the service to the corporation 24 months after the service is <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>provided.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Reporting.</b> The corporation shall report annually to the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>committees with fiscal jurisdiction over the Department of Employment and Economic <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>Development:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>    (1) the funds awarded under the small business growth acceleration program during <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>the past 12 months;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>    (2) the estimated financial impact of the funds awarded to each company receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>service under the program; and<br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>    (3) the actual financial impact of funds awarded during the past 24 months.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>    Sec. 16. <b>[179.86] PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section and section 179.87: <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>    (1) "employer" means any person or business entity having 25 or more employees <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>in the meatpacking industry; and<br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>    (2) "meatpacking industry" means business operations in which slaughtering, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>butchering, meat canning, meat packing, meat manufacturing, poultry canning, poultry <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>packing, poultry manufacturing, pet food manufacturing, processing of meatpacking <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>products, or rendering is carried on. Meatpacking products include livestock and poultry <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>products.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Right to adequate facilities.</b> An employer must provide its employees:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>    (1) adequate and working restroom facilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>    (2) adequate room for meal and rest breaks;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>    (3) adequate locker facilities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>    (4) adequate time for necessary restroom and meal breaks as required under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>177; United States Code, title 29, chapter 15; and United States Code, title 42, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>126, or a valid collective bargaining agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Right to adequate equipment and training.</b> An employer must furnish its <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>employees with equipment and training that is adequate to perform the job task assigned. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>An employer must make ongoing skill development and training opportunities, including <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>supervisory training, available to employees.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Information provided to employee by employer.</b> (a) An employer must <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>provide an explanation in an employee's native language of the employee's rights and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>duties as an employee either person-to-person or through written materials as required <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>by state or federal law, or a valid collective bargaining agreement that, at a minimum, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>includes:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>    (1) a complete description of the salary and benefits plans as they relate to the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>employee as required under chapter 181;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>    (2) a job description for the employee's position as required under chapter 181;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>    (3) a description of leave policies as required under chapter 181 and United States <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>Code, title 29, chapter 28;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>    (4) a description of the work hours and work hours policy as required under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>181; United States Code, title 29, chapter 201; or a valid collective bargaining agreement; <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>    (5) a description of the occupational hazards known to exist for the position as <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>required under chapters 181 and 182 and United States Code, title 29, chapter 15.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>    (b) The explanation must also include information on the following employee rights <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>as protected by state or federal law and a description of where additional information <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>about those rights may be obtained:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>    (1) the right to organize and bargain collectively as required under this chapter and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>chapter 177, and United States Code, title 29, chapter 7;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>    (2) the right to a safe workplace as required under chapters 181 and 182 and United <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>States Code, title 29, chapter 15; and<br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>    (3) the right to be free from discrimination as required under this chapter and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>chapters 181, 182, and 363A, and United States Code, title 42, chapter 21.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Civil action.</b> A person aggrieved as a result of a violation of this section <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>may file suit in any district court of this state. If the court finds that the respondent has <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>intentionally violated this section, the court may award damages up to and including an <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>amount equal to the original damages and may provide injunctive relief.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Criminal penalty.</b> An employer who violates this section is guilty of a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>misdemeanor.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>    Sec. 17. <b>[179.87] MEATPACKING INDUSTRY WORKERS RIGHTS </b><br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var><b>OMBUDSMAN.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Position established.</b> The position of meatpacking industry workers <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>rights ombudsman is established within the Department of Labor and Industry. The <br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>ombudsman shall be an employee of the department. The ombudsman shall be appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>by the commissioner in consultation with the chairs of the standing committees of the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>senate and house of representatives with jurisdiction over labor and employment issues in <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>accordance with the preference established in subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Duties.</b> The ombudsman shall inspect and review the practices and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>procedures of meatpacking operations in the state. The ombudsman shall work to ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>workers rights under section 179.86 are protected.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Access.</b> The ombudsman or designated representatives of the ombudsman <br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>shall have access to all meatpacking operations in the state at any time meatpacking <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>products are being processed and industry workers are on the job.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Office.</b> Necessary office space, furniture, equipment, and supplies as <br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>well as necessary assistance for the ombudsman shall be provided by the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>Labor and Industry.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Language preference.</b> Preference shall be given to applicants for the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>ombudsman position who are fluent in languages in addition to English.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Report.</b> The ombudsman shall, on or before December 1 of each year, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>submit a report to the members of the legislature and the governor regarding any <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>recommended actions the ombudsman deems necessary or appropriate to provide for the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>fair treatment of workers in the meatpacking industry.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 181.78, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Forfeiture of employer rights.</b> (a) This subdivision applies to an <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>invention or proposal by an employee in which the employer has an enforceable interest <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>by contract or otherwise.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>    (b) An employer who has a right to develop or utilize an invention or proposal <br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>must make a substantial investment in the invention or proposal within five years of the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>submission of the invention or proposal or forfeit all rights and interests in the invention <br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>or proposal to the employee.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>    (c) An employee who has acquired the rights and interests of an employer under <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>paragraph (b) may transfer that interest in the invention or proposal to anyone.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>    (d) An employer must notify in writing an employee who submits an invention or <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>proposal to the employer of the employee's right under this subdivision within ten days of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>the submission. The employer must date and describe the proposal or invention received <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>by the employer and provide a copy to the employee.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>    Sec. 19. <b>[181A.115] PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT RELATING TO THE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var><b>PRESENCE OF LIQUOR.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>    No minor under the age of 18 shall be employed in any rooms constituting the place <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>in which intoxicating liquors or 3.2 percent malt liquors are served or consumed or in any <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>tasks involving the serving, dispensing, or handling of such liquors that are consumed on <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>the premises except that:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>    (1) minors who have reached the age of 16 may be employed to perform busing or <br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>dishwashing services in those rooms or areas of a restaurant, hotel, motel, or resort where <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>the presence of intoxicating liquor is incidental to food service or preparation; <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>    (2) minors who have reached the age of 16 may be employed to perform busing or <br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>dishwashing services or to provide waiter or waitress service in rooms or areas where the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>presence of 3.2 percent malt liquor is incidental to food service or preparation;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>    (3) minors who have reached the age of 16 may be employed to provide musical <br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>entertainment in those rooms or areas where the presence of intoxicating liquor and 
<statute_ref>3.2</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>percent malt liquor is incidental to food service or preparation; and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>    (4) minors are not prevented from working at tasks which are not prohibited by law <br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>in establishments where liquor is sold, served, dispensed, or handled in those rooms or <br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>areas where no liquor is consumed or served.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 182.65, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Legislative findings and purpose.</b> The legislature finds that the burden on <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>employers and employees of this state resulting from personal injuries and illnesses arising <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>out of work situations is substantial; that the prevention of these injuries and illnesses is an <br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>important objective of the government of this state; that the greatest hope of attaining this <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>objective lies in programs of research and education, and in the earnest cooperation of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>government, employers and employees; and that a program of regulation and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>is a necessary supplement to these more basic programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>    The legislature declares it to be its purpose and policy through the exercise of its <br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>powers to assure so far as possible every worker in the state of Minnesota safe and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources by:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>    (a) authorizing the Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Council to advise, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>consult with or recommend on any matters relating to the Minnesota occupational <br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>safety and health plan to the commissioner of labor and industry and by authorizing the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>commissioner of labor and industry to promulgate and enforce mandatory occupational <br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>safety and health standards applicable to employers and employees in the state of <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>    (b) encouraging employers and employees to increase their efforts to reduce the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>number of occupational safety and health hazards at their places of employment, and to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>stimulate employers and employees to institute new and to perfect existing programs for <br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>providing safe and healthful working conditions;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>    (c) providing that employers and employees have separate but dependent <br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>responsibilities and rights with respect to achieving safe and healthful working conditions;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>    (d) providing for research in the field of occupational safety and health; including <br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>the psychological factors involved, and by developing innovative methods, techniques, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>and approaches for dealing with occupational safety and health problems;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>    (e) exploring ways to discover latent diseases, establishing causal connections <br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>between diseases and work in environmental conditions, and conducting other research <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>relating to health problems, in recognition of the fact that occupational health standards <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>present problems often different from those involved in occupational safety;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>    (f) utilizing advances already made by federal laws and regulations providing safe <br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>and healthful working conditions;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>    (g) providing criteria which will assure insofar as practicable that no employee <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>will suffer diminished health, functional capacity, or life expectancy as a result of work <br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>experience;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>    (h) providing an effective enforcement program which shall include locating <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>enforcement personnel in areas of the state with a higher incidence of workplace fatalities, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>injuries, and complaints and a prohibition against giving advance notice of an inspection <br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>and sanctions for any individual violating this prohibition;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>    (i) providing for appropriate reporting procedures with respect to occupational <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>safety and health, which procedures will help achieve the objectives of this chapter and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>accurately describe the nature of the occupational safety and health problem;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>    (j) encouraging joint labor-management efforts to reduce injuries and diseases <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>arising out of employment;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>    (k) providing consultation to employees and employers which will aid them in <br/>
<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>complying with their responsibilities under this chapter where such consultation does not <br/>
<a id="pl.37.36"></a><var>37.36</var>interfere with the effective enforcement of this chapter; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>    (l) providing for training programs to increase the number and competence of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>personnel engaged in the field of occupational safety and health.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>    Sec. 21. <b>[182.6551] CITATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>    Sections 182.6551 to 182.6553 may be cited as the "Safe Patient Handling Act."<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>    Sec. 22. <b>[182.6552] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Direct patient care worker.</b> "Direct patient care worker" means an <br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>individual doing the job of directly providing physical care to patients including nurses, as <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>defined by section 148.171, who provide physical care to patients.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Health care facility.</b> "Health care facility" means a hospital as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>section 144.50, subdivision 2; an outpatient surgical center as defined in section 144.55, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>subdivision 2; and a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Safe patient handling.</b> "Safe patient handling" means a process, based on <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>scientific evidence on causes of injuries, that uses safe patient handling equipment rather <br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>than people to transfer, move, and reposition patients in all health care facilities to reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>workplace injuries. This process also reduces the risk of injury to patients.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Safe patient handling equipment.</b> "Safe patient handling equipment" <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>means engineering controls, lifting and transfer aids, or mechanical assistive devices used <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>by nurses and other direct patient care workers instead of manual lifting to perform the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>acts of lifting, transferring, and repositioning health care facility patients and residents.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>    Sec. 23. <b>[182.6553] SAFE PATIENT HANDLING PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Safe patient handling program required.</b> (a) By July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>every licensed health care facility in the state shall adopt a written safe patient handling <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>policy establishing the facility's plan to achieve by January 1, 2011, the goal of minimizing <br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>manual lifting of patients by nurses and other direct patient care workers by utilizing <br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>safe patient handling equipment.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>    (b) The program shall address:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>    (1) assessment of hazards with regard to patient handling;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>    (2) the acquisition of an adequate supply of appropriate safe patient handling <br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>equipment;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>    (3) initial and ongoing training of nurses and other direct patient care workers on <br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>the use of this equipment;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>    (4) procedures to ensure that physical plant modifications and major construction <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>projects are consistent with program goals; and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>    (5) periodic evaluations of the safe patient handling program.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Safe patient handling committee.</b> (a) By July 1, 2008, every licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>health care facility in the state shall establish a safe patient handling committee either by <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>creating a new committee or assigning the functions of a safe patient handling committee <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>to an existing committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>    (b) Membership of a safe patient handling committee or an existing committee must <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>meet the following requirements: <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>    (1) at least half the members shall be nonmanagerial nurses and other direct patient <br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>care workers; and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>    (2) in a health care facility where nurses and other direct patient care workers <br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the union shall select the committee <br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>members proportionate to its representation of nonmanagerial workers, nurses, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>direct patient care workers.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>    (c) A health care organization with more than one covered health care facility may <br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>establish a committee at each facility or one committee to serve this function for all the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>facilities. If the organization chooses to have one overall committee for multiple facilities, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>at least half of the members of the overall committee must be nonmanagerial nurses and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>other direct patient care workers and each facility must be represented on the committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>    (d) Employees who serve on a safe patient handling committee must be compensated <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>by their employer for all hours spent on committee business.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Facilities with existing programs.</b> A facility that has already adopted a <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>safe patient handling policy that satisfies the requirements of subdivision 1, and established <br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>a safe patient handling committee by July 1, 2008, is considered to be in compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>with those requirements. The committee must continue to satisfy the requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>subdivision 2, paragraph (b), on an ongoing basis. <br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Committee duties.</b> A safe patient handling committee shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>    (1) complete a patient handling hazard assessment that: <br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>    (i) considers patient handling tasks, types of nursing units, patient populations, and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>the physical environment of patient care areas; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>    (ii) identifies problems and solutions; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>    (iii) identifies areas of highest risk for lifting injuries; and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>    (iv) recommends a mechanism to report, track, and analyze injury trends;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>    (2) make recommendations on the purchase, use, and maintenance of an adequate <br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>supply of appropriate safe patient handling equipment;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>    (3) make recommendations on training of nurses and other direct patient care <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>workers on use of safe patient handling equipment, initially when the equipment arrives at <br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>the facility and periodically afterwards;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>    (4) conduct annual evaluations of the safe patient handling implementation plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>progress toward goals established in the safe patient handling policy; and<br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>    (5) recommend procedures to ensure that, when remodeling of patient care areas <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>occurs, the plans incorporate safe patient handling equipment or the physical space and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>construction design needed to accommodate safe patient handling equipment at a later date.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Training materials.</b> The commissioner shall make training materials on <br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>implementation of this section available to all health care facilities at no cost as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>training and education duties of the commissioner under section 182.673.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Enforcement.</b> This section shall be enforced by the commissioner under <br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>section 182.661. A violation of this section is subject to the penalties provided under <br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>section 182.666.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Grant program.</b> The commissioner may make grants to health care <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>facilities to acquire safe patient handling equipment and for training on safe patient <br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>handling and safe patient handling equipment. Grants to any one facility may not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>$40,000. A grant must be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the grantee. The <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>commissioner shall establish a grant application process. The commissioner may give <br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>priority for grants to facilities that demonstrate that acquiring safe patient handling <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>equipment will impose a financial hardship on the facility. For health care facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>that provide evidence of hardship, the commissioner may waive the 50 percent match <br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>requirement and may grant such a facility more than $40,000. Health care facilities that <br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>the commissioner determines are experiencing hardship shall not be required to meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>safe patient handling requirements until July 1, 2012.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.24.0"></a><a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268.085, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Payments that delay unemployment benefits.</b> (a) An applicant shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>be eligible to receive unemployment benefits for any week with respect to which the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>applicant is receiving, has received, or has filed for payment, equal to or in excess of the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount, in the form of:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>    (1) vacation pay paid upon temporary, indefinite, or seasonal separation. This clause <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>shall not apply to vacation pay paid upon a permanent separation from employment;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>    (2) severance pay, bonus pay, sick pay, and any other money payments, except <br/>
<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>earnings under subdivision 5, and back pay under subdivision 6, paid by an employer <br/>
<a id="pl.40.35"></a><var>40.35</var>because of, upon, or after separation from employment, but only if the money payment is <br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>considered wages at the time of payment under section 
         <statute_ref>268.035, subdivision 29</statute_ref>, or United <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>States Code, title 26, section 3121, clause (2), of the Federal Insurance Contribution Act;. <br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>This clause does not apply to the first $10,000 of any amount of severance pay, bonus <br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>pay, sick pay, or any other payments paid to an employee with annual salary or wages <br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>under $75,000; or<br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>    (3) pension, retirement, or annuity payments from any plan contributed to by a base <br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>period employer including the United States government, except Social Security benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>which are provided for in subdivision 4. The base period employer contributed to the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>plan if the contribution is excluded from the definition of wages under section 
         <statute_ref>268.035, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>subdivision 29
         </statute_ref>, clause (1), or United States Code, title 26, section 3121, clause (2), of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>the Federal Insurance Contribution Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>    An applicant shall not be considered to have received the lump sum payment if the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>applicant immediately deposits that payment in a qualified pension plan or account; or<br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>    (4) holiday pay.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>    (b) This subdivision shall apply to all the weeks of payment and shall be applied to <br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>the period immediately following the last day of employment. The number of weeks of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>payment shall be determined as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>    (1) if the payments are made periodically, the total of the payments to be received <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>shall be divided by the applicant's last level of regular weekly pay from the employer; or<br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>    (2) if the payment is made in a lump sum, that sum shall be divided by the applicant's <br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>last level of regular weekly pay from the employer.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>    (c) If the payment is less than the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>unemployment benefits shall be reduced by the amount of the payment. If the computation <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>of reduced unemployment benefits is not a whole dollar, it shall be rounded down to the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>next lower whole dollar.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for unemployment benefits paid on <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>or after January 1, 2006, regardless of when the continued request was filed or the week <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>for which the unemployment benefits are paid.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.25.0"></a><a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268.196, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Unemployment insurance benefits telephone system.</b> The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>must ensure that the telephone system used for unemployment insurance benefits provides <br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>an option for any caller to speak to an unemployment insurance specialist. An individual <br/>
<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>who calls any of the publicized telephone numbers seeking information about applying for <br/>
<a id="pl.41.35"></a><var>41.35</var>benefits or on the status of a claim must have the option to speak on the telephone to a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>specialist who can provide direct assistance or can direct the caller to the person or office <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>that is able to respond to the caller's needs.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.26.0"></a><a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268A.01, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Supported employment.</b> (a) "Supported employment" means <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>employment of a person with a disability so severe that the person needs ongoing training <br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>and support to get and keep a job in which:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>    (1) the person engages in paid work in a position removed from the service vendor's <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>site where individuals without disabilities who do not require public subsidies also may <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>be employed;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>    (2) public funds are necessary to provide ongoing training and support services <br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>throughout the period of the person's employment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>    (3) the person has the opportunity for social interaction with individuals who do not <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>have disabilities and who are not paid caregivers.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>    (b) If the commissioner has certified a rehabilitation facility setting as integrated, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>then employment at that site may be considered supported employment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.27.0"></a><a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268A.01, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Affirmative business enterprise employment.</b> "Affirmative business <br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>enterprise employment" means employment which provides paid work on the premises of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>an affirmative business enterprise as certified by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>    Affirmative business enterprise employment is considered community employment <br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>for purposes of funding under Minnesota Rules, parts 3300.1000 to 3300.2055, provided <br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>that the wages for individuals reported must be at or above customary wages for the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>same employer. The employer must also provide one benefit package that is available to <br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>all employees.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.28.0"></a><a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268A.085, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Appointment; membership.</b> Every city, town, county, nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>corporation, or combination thereof establishing a rehabilitation facility shall appoint a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>rehabilitation facility board of no fewer than nine seven voting members before becoming <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>eligible for the assistance provided by sections 
         <statute_ref>268A.06</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>268A.15</statute_ref>. When any city, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>town, or county singly establishes such a rehabilitation facility, the board shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>appointed by the chief executive officer of the city or the chair of the governing board <br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>of the county or town. When any combination of cities, towns, counties, or nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>corporations establishes a rehabilitation facility, the chief executive officers of the cities, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>nonprofit corporations, and the chairs of the governing bodies of the counties or towns <br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>shall appoint the board. If a nonprofit corporation singly establishes a rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>facility, the corporation shall appoint the board of directors. Membership on a board <br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>shall be representative of the community served and shall include a person with a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>disability. One-third to one-half of the board shall be representative of industry or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>business. The remaining members should be representative of lay associations for persons <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>with a disability, labor, the general public, and education, welfare, medical, and health <br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>professions. Nothing in sections 
<statute_ref>268A.06</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>268A.15</statute_ref> shall be construed to preclude <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>the appointment of elected or appointed public officials or members of the board of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>directors of the sponsoring nonprofit corporation to the board, so long as the representation <br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>described above is preserved. If a county establishes an extended employment program <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>and manages the program with county employees, the governing board shall be the county <br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>board of commissioners, and other provisions of this chapter pertaining to membership on <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>the governing board do not apply. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.29.0"></a><a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268A.15, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Integrated setting.</b> At the commissioner's discretion, paid work on the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>premises of a rehabilitation facility may be certified as an integrated setting after a site <br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>review by the department.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.30.0"></a><a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>    Sec. 30. <b>[325E.259] CUSTOMER SALES OR SERVICE CALL CENTER </b><br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var><b>REQUIREMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section, the following terms have <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>    (1) "Customer sales and service call center" means an entity whose primary purpose <br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>includes the initiating or receiving of telephonic communications on behalf of any person <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>for the purpose of initiating telephone solicitations as defined in section 
<statute_ref>325E.311, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>subdivision 6
</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>    (2) "Customer service call center" means an entity whose primary purpose includes <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>the initiating or receiving of telephonic communications on behalf of any person for the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>purposes of providing or receiving services or information necessary in connection with <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>the providing of services or other benefits.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>    (3) "Customer services employee" means a person employed by or working on <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>behalf of a customer sales call center or a customer service call center.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Customers' right to customer sales or customer service call center </b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var><b>information.</b> (a) An individual who is a Minnesota resident who receives a telephone call <br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>from, or places a telephone call to, a customer sales call center or a customer service call <br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>center, upon request, has the right to know the identification of the state or country where <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>the customer service employee is located.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>    (b) An individual who is a Minnesota resident who receives a telephone solicitation <br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>from, or places a telephone call to, a customer sales call center or a customer service call <br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>center located in a foreign country, which requests the Minnesota resident's financial, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>credit, or identifying information, has the right, upon reaching a customer service <br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>representative, to request an alternative option to contact a customer sales or service <br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>center located in the United States before the information is given if the alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>option is available.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Nonapplicability; business-to-business calls.</b> The rights granted under <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>this section to an individual who is a Minnesota resident do not apply when the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>who is a Minnesota resident is making or receiving the call on behalf of a business.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Violation.</b> It is fraud under section 325F.69 for a person to willfully <br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>violate this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Application to other remedies.</b> Nothing in this section changes the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>remedies currently available under state or federal law or creates additional or new <br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>remedies.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2007.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.31.0"></a><a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462.39, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Local planning assistance.</b> A regional development commission or, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>in regions not served by regional development commissions, a regional organization <br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>selected by the commissioner of employment and economic development, may develop a <br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>program to support planning on behalf of local units of government. The local planning <br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>must be related to issues of regional or statewide significance and may include, but is not <br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>limited to, the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>    (1) local planning and development assistance, which may include local zoning <br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>ordinances and land use plans;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>    (2) community or economic development plans, which may include workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>development plans, housing development plans and market analysis, JOBZ administration, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>grant writing assistance, and grant administration;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>    (3) environment and natural resources plans, which may include solid waste <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>management plans, wastewater management plans, and renewable energy development <br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>plans;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>    (4) rural community health services; and<br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>    (5) development of geographical information systems to serve regional needs, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>including hardware and software purchases and related labor costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>    Each regional development commission or organization shall submit to the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>commissioner of employment and economic development an annual work program <br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>that outlines the work items for the upcoming year and establishes the relationship of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>the work items to development issues of regional or statewide significance. The entity <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>completing the annual work program and identifying the statewide development issues <br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>shall consider input from the Departments of Employment and Economic Development, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>Natural Resources, Transportation, Agriculture, Commerce, and other state agencies as <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>appropriate to the issues.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.32.0"></a><a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>    Sec. 32. <b>WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT FEE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>    If the commissioner of employment and economic development determines that <br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>the need for services under the dislocated worker program substantially exceeds the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>resources that will be available for the program, the commissioner may increase the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>special assessment levied under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.20, subdivision 1, to no <br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>more than .12 percent of taxable wages.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.33.0"></a><a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>    Sec. 33. <b>FEDERAL PROCUREMENT LIAISON.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>    The commissioner of employment and economic development must establish and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>operate a technology and commercialization unit in the Department of Employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>Economic Development. Appropriation for this purpose must be used to: coordinate <br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>public and private efforts to procure federal funding for collaborative research and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>development projects of primary benefit to small- and medium-sized businesses; promote <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>contractual relationships between Minnesota businesses who, as recipients of federal <br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>grants, are prime contractors, and appropriate Minnesota-based subcontractors; assess <br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>the research and development capabilities of small- and medium-sized businesses; <br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>undertake referral activities to link Minnesota companies with federal requests for <br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>proposal opportunities; and develop a framework for Minnesota companies to establish <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>sole-sourcing relationships with federal agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>    The commissioner must report to the committees in the house of representatives and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>the senate having jurisdiction over bioscience and technology issues on the activities of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>the technology and commercialization unit by June 30 of each year.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.34.0"></a><a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>    Sec. 34. <b>LOCATION OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA INSPECTORS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>    By December 31, 2007, the commissioner of labor and industry must assign three <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>occupational safety and health inspectors to one or more offices on the Iron Range and one <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>inspector to an office in Bemidji.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.35.0"></a><a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>    Sec. 35. <b>ROLE OF STATE LEGISLATURE IN TRADE POLICY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>    (a) It shall be the policy of the state that approval for the state to be bound by any <br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>trade agreement requires the consent of the state legislature.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>    (b) Four state legislative contacts must be informed by the governor when any trade <br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>agreement arrives in the governor's office. The four contacts are the majority and minority <br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>leader of the senate or their designated legislators, and the speaker and minority leader in <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>the house of representatives or their designated legislators. The legislature declares that <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>the purposes of the state contacts are to:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>    (1) serve as the state's official legislative liaisons with the governor and the state <br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>legislature on trade-related matters;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>    (2) serve as the legislature's designated recipients from the governor of federal <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>requests for consent to consultation regarding investment, procurement, services, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>provisions of international trade agreements, which impinge on state law or regulatory <br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>authority reserved to the states;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>    (3) transmit information regarding federal requests from the governor to all <br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>appropriate legislative committees;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>    (4) issue a formal request to the Department of Employment and Economic <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>Development and all appropriate state agencies to provide analysis of all proposed trade <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>agreements' impact on state legislative authority and the economy of the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>    (5) inform all members of the legislature on a regular basis about ongoing trade <br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>negotiations and dispute settlement proceedings with implications for the state more <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>generally;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>    (6) communicate the concerns of the legislature to the governor and the United <br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>States trade representative regarding ongoing and proposed trade negotiations; and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>    (7) notify the governor and the United States trade representative of the outcome <br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>of any legislative action.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>    (c) The following actions are required before the state shall consent to the terms of <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>a trade agreement:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>    (1) when a federal trade request has been received, the governor must submit the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>request to the legislative contacts on a day both houses are in session. The request must <br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>contain a copy of the final legal text of the agreement together with:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>    (i) a report by the Department of Employment and Economic Development in <br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>consultation with, at a minimum, the following agencies: Department of Administration, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>Department of Labor and Industry, Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>Resources, and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The report shall include an <br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>analysis of how the agreement of the state to the specific provisions of the agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>will change or affect existing state law;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>    (ii) a statement of any administrative action proposed to implement these trade <br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>agreement provisions in the state; and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>    (iii) a draft of legislation authorizing the state to sign on to the specific listed <br/>
<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>provisions of the agreement in question;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>    (2) at least one public hearing, with adequate public notice, shall occur before the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>legislature votes on the bill; and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>    (3) the bill authorizing the state to sign on to specific listed provisions of an <br/>
<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>agreement is enacted into law.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>    (d) It is the sense of this legislature that Congress should pass legislation instructing <br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>the United States trade representative to fully and formally consult individual state <br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>legislatures regarding procurement, services, investment, or any other trade agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>rules that impact state laws or authority before negotiations begin and as they develop, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>and to seek consent from state legislatures in addition to governors prior to binding <br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>states to conform their laws to the terms of international commercial agreements. Such <br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>legislation is necessary to ensure the prior informed consent of the state with regard to <br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>future international trade and investment agreements.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>    (e) The state attorney general shall notify the United States trade representative of <br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>the policies in paragraph (d) in writing no later than 30 days after its effective date, and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>shall provide copies of the notice to the president of the senate, speaker of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>representatives, the governor, and the state's congressional delegation.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.36.0"></a><a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>    Sec. 36. <b>STUDY; SAFE PATIENT HANDLING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>    (a) The commissioner of labor and industry shall study ways to require workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>compensation insurers to recognize compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>182.6553, in the workers' compensation premiums of health care and long-term care <br/>
<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>facilities. The commissioner shall report by January 15, 2008, the results of the study <br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>to the chairs of the policy committees of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>workers' compensation issues.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>    (b) By January 15, 2008, the commissioner must make recommendations to the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>legislature regarding funding sources available to health care facilities for safe patient <br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>handling programs and equipment, including, but not limited to, low interest loans, interest <br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>free loans, and federal, state, or county grants.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.37.0"></a><a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>    Sec. 37. <b>WORK GROUP; SAFE PATIENT HANDLING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>    The Minnesota State Council on Disability shall convene a work group comprised <br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>of representatives from the Minnesota Medical Association and other organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>representing clinics, disability advocates, and direct care workers, to do the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>    (1) assess the current options for and use of safe patient handling equipment in <br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>unlicensed outpatient clinics, physician offices, and dental settings;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>    (2) identify barriers to the use of safe patient handling equipment in these settings; <br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>    (3) define clinical settings that move patients to determine applicability of the Safe <br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>Patient Handling Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>    The work group must report to the legislature by January 15, 2008, including <br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>reports to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees on workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>development.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.38.0"></a><a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>    Sec. 38. <b>EFFECT ON RULES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>    The commissioner of labor and industry shall amend Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var><statute_ref>5200.0910</statute_ref>, to conform to Minnesota Statutes, section 181A.115. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>may use the good cause exemption in Minnesota Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>14.388</statute_ref>, in adopting <br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>the amendment required by this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.39.0"></a><a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>    Sec. 39. <b>PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY FUNDING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>    To the greatest practical extent, projects on the Public Facilities Authority's 2007 <br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>intended use plan, the listings for which were based on the Pollution Control Agency's <br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>2006 project priority list, shall be carried over to the 2008 intended use plan. Projects that <br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>qualified for funding from the Public Facilities Authority under Laws 2006, chapter 258, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>section 21, that could not be certified by the Pollution Control Agency by the applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>deadline shall have until May 1, 2008, or six months after the Minnesota Supreme Court <br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>issues an opinion in the cities of Maple Lake and Annandale matter, whichever is later, to <br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>obtain the required certification from the Pollution Control Agency.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.40.0"></a><a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>    Sec. 40. <b>REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16C.18, subdivision 2, is repealed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>    Section 1. <b>[154.465] HAIR BRAIDING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Registration.</b> Any person engaged in hair braiding solely for <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>compensation as a profession, except persons licensed as cosmetologists, shall register <br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>with the Minnesota Board of Barber and Cosmetology Examiners in a form determined <br/>
<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definition.</b> "Hair braiding" means a natural form of hair manipulation that <br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>results in tension on hair strands by beading, braiding, cornrowing, extending, lacing, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>locking, sewing, twisting, weaving, or wrapping human hair, natural fibers, synthetic <br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>fibers, and hair extensions into a variety of shapes, patterns, and textures predominantly by <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>hand and by only using simple braiding devices, and maintenance thereof. Hair braiding <br/>
<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>includes what is commonly known as "African-style hair braiding" or "natural hair care" <br/>
<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>but is not limited to any particular cultural, ethnic, racial, or religious forms of hair styles. <br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>Hair braiding includes the making of customized wigs from natural hair, natural fibers, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>synthetic fibers, and hair extensions. Hair braiding includes the use of topical agents such <br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>as conditioners, gels, moisturizers, oils, pomades, and shampoos. Hair braiding does not <br/>
<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>involve the use of penetrating chemical hair treatments, chemical hair coloring agents, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>chemical hair straightening agents, chemical hair joining agents, permanent wave styles, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>or chemical hair bleaching agents applied to growing human hair. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>section, "simple hair braiding devices" means clips, combs, curlers, curling irons, hairpins, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>rollers, scissors, needles, thread, and hair binders including adhesives, if necessary, that <br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>are required solely for hair braiding.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Requirements.</b> In order to qualify for initial registration, any person <br/>
<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>engaged in hair braiding solely for compensation as a profession shall satisfactorily <br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>complete instruction at either an accredited school or by an individual, except persons <br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>licensed as cosmetologists approved by the board. Instruction includes coursework <br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>covering the topics of health, safety, sanitation, and state laws related to cosmetology not <br/>
<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>to exceed 30 hours. The coursework is encouraged to be provided in a foreign language <br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>format and such availability shall be reported to and posted by the Minnesota Board <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>of Barber and Cosmetology Examiners.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Curriculum.</b> An accredited school or an individual approved by the board <br/>
<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>desiring to provide the coursework required under subdivision 3 shall have curriculum in <br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>place by January 1, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008, except subdivision 4 is <br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Examination of records.</b> The commissioner may enter during <br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>reasonable office hours or upon request and inspect the place of business or employment of <br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>any employer of employees working in the state, to examine and inspect books, registers, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>payrolls, and other records of any employer that in any way relate to wages, hours, and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>other conditions of employment of any employees. The commissioner may transcribe any <br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>or all of the books, registers, payrolls, and other records as the commissioner deems <br/>
<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>necessary or appropriate and may question the employees to ascertain compliance with <br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35 177.435</statute_ref>. The commissioner may investigate wage claims or <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>complaints by an employee against an employer if the failure to pay a wage may violate <br/>
<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>Minnesota law or an order or rule of the department. <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.27, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Compliance orders.</b> The commissioner may issue an order requiring an <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>employer to comply with sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35 177.435</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.02</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.03</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.031</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>181.032
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.101</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.11</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.12</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.13</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.14</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.145</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.15</statute_ref>, and
<statute_ref>181.79, 181.932, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>and 181.9325
</statute_ref>, or with any rule promulgated under section 
         <statute_ref>177.28</statute_ref>. The department shall <br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>serve the order upon the employer or the employer's authorized representative in person or <br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>by certified mail at the employer's place of business. An employer who wishes to contest <br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>the order must file written notice of objection to the order with the commissioner within <br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>15 calendar days after being served with the order. A contested case proceeding must then <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>be held in accordance with sections 
         <statute_ref>14.57</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>14.69</statute_ref>. If, within 15 calendar days after being <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>served with the order, the employer fails to file a written notice of objection with the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>commissioner, the order becomes a final order of the commissioner. <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.27, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Civil actions.</b> (a) The commissioner may bring an action in the district <br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>court where an employer resides or where the commissioner maintains an office to enforce <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>or require compliance with orders issued under subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>    (b) If the district court determines that a violation of section 181.932 or 181.9325 <br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>occurred, the court may order any appropriate relief, including but not limited to <br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>reinstatement, back pay, restoration of lost service credit, if appropriate, compensatory <br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>damages, and the expungement of any adverse records of a state employee or applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>for state employment who was the subject of the alleged acts of misconduct, and any <br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>appropriate relief as described in section 181.936.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.27, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Court actions; suits brought by private parties.</b> An employee may bring <br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>a civil action seeking redress for a violation or violations of sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>177.44 directly to district court. An employer who pays an employee less than the wages <br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>and overtime compensation to which the employee is entitled under sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>177.35
</statute_ref> 177.44 is liable to the employee for the full amount of the wages, gratuities, and <br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>overtime compensation, less any amount the employer is able to establish was actually <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>paid to the employee and for an additional equal amount as liquidated damages. In <br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>addition, in an action under this subdivision the employee may seek damages and other <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>appropriate relief provided by subdivision 7 and otherwise provided by law. An agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>between the employee and the employer to work for less than the applicable wage is not <br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>a defense to the action. <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.27, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>    Subd. 9. <b>District court jurisdiction.</b> Any action brought under subdivision 8 may <br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>be filed in the district court of the county wherein a violation or violations of sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>177.21
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.44 are alleged to have been committed, where the respondent resides <br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>or has a principal place of business, or any other court of competent jurisdiction. The <br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>action may be brought by one or more employees. <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.27, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Attorney fees and costs.</b> In any action brought pursuant to subdivision 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>the court shall order an employer who is found to have committed a violation or violations <br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>of sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.44 to pay to the employee or employees reasonable costs, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>disbursements, witness fees, and attorney fees. <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.27, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Investigation of certain complaints.</b> (a) The commissioner shall conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>an investigation of any matter that alleges a violation of sections 181.932 and 181.9325. <br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>The identity of the person providing the information that initiated the investigation shall <br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>be classified as private data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12, except that the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>identity may be disclosed to a law enforcement agency that is conducting a criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>investigation of the matter.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>    (b) For each investigation completed, if the commissioner determines that there is <br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>reasonable cause to believe that an employer has violated section 181.932 or 181.9325, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>the commissioner shall report the nature and details of the alleged violation to the head <br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>of the employing agency or the appropriate appointing authority. If appropriate, the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>commissioner shall report this information to the attorney general, the policy committees <br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>of the house of representatives and senate having jurisdiction over the subject involved, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>and to any other authority that the commissioner deems appropriate. In any case <br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>in which the commissioner submits a report of alleged violations to the head of the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>employing agency or appropriate appointing authority, that individual shall report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>commissioner with respect to any action taken by the individual regarding the activity, the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>first report being transmitted no later than 30 days after the date of the auditor's report, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>and monthly thereafter until final action has been taken.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>    (c) This subdivision shall not limit any authority conferred upon the attorney general <br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>or other department or agency of government to investigate and prosecute any matter.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>    (d) The commissioner shall have all the powers and authority described in this <br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>section to conduct investigations pursuant to this subdivision.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>    Sec. 9. <b>[177.275] INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>    (a) The commissioner shall initiate an investigation of a written complaint of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>reprisal or retaliation in public employment as prohibited by section 181.932 or 181.9325 <br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>within ten working days of its submission. The commissioner shall complete findings <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>of the investigation within 60 working days thereafter, and shall provide a copy of the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>findings to the complaining employee or applicant for employment and to the appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>supervisor, manager, employee, or appointing authority. When the allegations contained <br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>in a complaint of reprisal or retaliation are the same as, or similar to, those contained in <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>another appeal, the commissioner may consolidate the appeals into the most appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>format. In these cases, the time limits described in this subdivision shall not apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>    (b) If the commissioner finds that the supervisor, manager, employee, or appointing <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>power retaliated against the complainant for engaging in protected whistle-blower <br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>activities, the commissioner may issue a compliance order under section 177.27, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>    (c) In order for the governor and the legislature to determine the need to continue <br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>or modify state personnel procedures as they relate to the investigations of reprisals or <br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>retaliation for the disclosure of information by public employees, the commissioner, by <br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>June 30 of each year, shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>complaints filed, hearings held, and legal actions taken under this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General authority.</b> The commissioner may adopt rules, including <br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>definitions of terms, to carry out the purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.44, to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>prevent the circumvention or evasion of those sections, and to safeguard the minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>wage and overtime rates established by sections 
         <statute_ref>177.24</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>177.25</statute_ref>. <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.30, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var><b>177.30 KEEPING RECORDS; PENALTY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>    Every employer subject to sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.44 must make and keep a <br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>record of: <br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>    (1) the name, address, and occupation of each employee;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>    (2) the rate of pay, and the amount paid each pay period to each employee;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>    (3) the hours worked each day and each workweek by the employee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>    (4) for each employer subject to sections 177.41 to 177.44, and while performing <br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>work on public works projects funded in whole or in part with state funds, the prevailing <br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>wage master job classification of each employee working on the project for each hour <br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>worked; and<br/>
<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>    (4) (5) other information the commissioner finds necessary and appropriate to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>enforce sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref>. The records must be kept for three years in or near the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>premises where an employee works except each employer subject to sections 177.41 to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>177.44, and while performing work on public works projects funded in whole or in part <br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>with state funds, the records must be kept for three years after the contracting authority <br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>has made final payment on the public works project. <br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>    The commissioner may fine an employer up to $1,000 for each failure to maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>records as required by this section. This penalty is in addition to any penalties provided <br/>
<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>177.32, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. In determining the amount of a civil penalty under <br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>this subdivision, the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the employer's business <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>and the gravity of the violation shall be considered. <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.12.0"></a><a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.43, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Contract requirements.</b> The contract must specifically state the prevailing <br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>wage rates, prevailing hours of labor, and hourly basic rates of pay. The contract must also <br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>provide that the contracting authority may demand and the contractor or subcontractor <br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>shall furnish to the contracting authority, copies of any and all payrolls, and that the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>contracting authority may examine all records relating to wages paid laborers or mechanics <br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>on work to which sections 177.41 to 177.44 apply. The requirements of this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>are in addition to any other requirements or authority set forth in other laws or rules for <br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>work to which sections 177.41 to 177.44 apply.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.13.0"></a><a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.43, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Determination by commissioner</b><b>; posting; petition for reconsideration</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>    The prevailing wage rates, prevailing hours of labor, and hourly basic rates of pay for all <br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>trades and occupations required in any project must be ascertained before the state asks for <br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>bids. The commissioner of labor and industry shall investigate as necessary to ascertain <br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>the information. The commissioner Each contractor and subcontractor performing work <br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>on a public project shall keep the information posted on the project in at least one <br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>conspicuous place for the information of the employees working on the project. A person <br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>aggrieved by a final determination of the commissioner may petition the commissioner for <br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>reconsideration of findings. A person aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner after <br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>reconsideration may, within 20 days after the decision, petition the commissioner for a <br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>public hearing in the manner of a contested case under sections 
         <statute_ref>14.57</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>14.61</statute_ref>. <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.14.0"></a><a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.43, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Examination of records</b><b>; investigation by the department</b><b>.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>Department of Labor and Industry shall enforce this section. The department may <br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>demand, and the contractor and subcontractor shall furnish to the department, copies <br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>of any or all payrolls. The department may examine all records relating to wages paid <br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>laborers or mechanics on work to which sections 
         <statute_ref>177.41</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.44</statute_ref> apply. The department <br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>shall employ at least three investigators to perform on-site project reviews, receive and <br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>investigate complaints of violations of this section, and conduct training and outreach to <br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>contractors and contracting authorities for public works projects financed in whole or <br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>in part with state funds.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.15.0"></a><a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.43, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Prevailing wage violations.</b> Upon issuing a compliance order to an <br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>employer pursuant to section 177.27, subdivision 4, for violation of sections 177.41 to <br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>177.44, the commissioner shall issue a withholding order to the contracting authority <br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>ordering the contracting authority to withhold payment of sufficient sum to the prime <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>or general contractor on the project to satisfy the back wages assessed or otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>cure the violation, and the contracting authority must withhold the sum ordered until <br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>the compliance order has become a final order of the commissioner and has been fully <br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>paid or otherwise resolved by the employer.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>    During an investigation of a violation of sections 177.41 to 177.44 which the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>commissioner reasonably determines is likely to result in the finding of a violation of <br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>sections 177.41 to 177.44 and the issuance of a compliance order pursuant to section <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>177.27, subdivision 4, the commissioner may notify the contracting authority of the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>determination and the amount expected to be assessed and the contracting authority shall <br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>give the commissioner 90 days' prior notice of the date the contracting authority intends to <br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>make final payment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.16.0"></a><a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>    Sec. 16. <b>[181.723] INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>    (a) "Person" means any individual, limited liability corporation, corporation, <br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, sole proprietorship, joint stock <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>company, or any other legal or commercial entity.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>    (b) "Department" means the Department of Labor and Industry.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>    (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor and industry or a duly <br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>designated representative of the commissioner who is either an employee of the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>Department of Labor and Industry or person working under contract with the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>of Labor and Industry.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>    (d) "Individual" means a human being.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>    (e) "Day" means calendar day unless otherwise provided.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>    (f) "Knowingly" means knew or could have known with the exercise of reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>diligence.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>    (g) "Document" or "documents" includes papers; books; records; memoranda; data; <br/>
<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>contracts; drawings; graphs; charts; photographs; digital, video, and audio recordings; <br/>
<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>records; accounts; files; statements; letters; e-mails; invoices; bills; notes; and calendars <br/>
<a id="pl.55.35"></a><var>55.35</var>maintained in any form or manner.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Limited application.</b> This section only applies to individuals performing <br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>public or private sector commercial or residential building construction or improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>services.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Employee-employer relationship.</b> Except as provided in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>4, for purposes of chapters 176, 177, 181A, 182, and 268, as of January 1, 2009, an <br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>individual who performs services for a person that are in the course of the person's trade, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>business, profession, or occupation is an employee of that person and that person is an <br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>employer of the individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Independent contractor.</b> An individual is an independent contractor and <br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>not an employee of the person for whom the individual is performing services in the course <br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>of the person's trade, business, profession, or occupation only if (a) the individual holds <br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>a current independent contractor exemption certificate issued by the commissioner; and <br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>(b) the individual is performing services for the person under the independent contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>exemption certificate as provided in subdivision 6. The requirements in clauses (a) and (b) <br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>must be met in order to qualify as an independent contractor and not as an employee of <br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>the person for whom the individual is performing services in the course of the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>trade, business, profession, or occupation.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Application.</b> To obtain an independent contractor exemption certificate, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>the individual must submit, in the manner prescribed by the commissioner, a complete <br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>application and the certificate fee required under subdivision 14.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>    (a) A complete application must include all of the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>    (1) the individual's full name;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>    (2) the individual's residence address and telephone number;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>    (3) the individual's business name, address, and telephone number;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>    (4) the services for which the individual is seeking an independent contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>    (5) the individual's Social Security number;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>    (6) the individual's or the individual's business federal employer identification <br/>
<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>number, if a number has been issued to the individual or the individual's business;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>    (7) any information or documentation that the commissioner requires by rule that <br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>will assist the department in determining whether to grant or deny the individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>application; and<br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>    (8) The individual's sworn statement that the individual meets all of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var>    (i) the individual maintains a separate business with the individual's own office, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.36"></a><var>56.36</var>equipment, materials, and other facilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>    (ii) the individual holds or has applied for a federal employer identification number <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>or has filed business or self-employment income tax returns with the federal Internal <br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>Revenue Service if the person has performed services in the previous year for which the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>individual is seeking the independent contractor exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>    (iii) the individual operates under contracts to perform specific services for specific <br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>amounts of money and under which the individual controls the means of performing the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>services;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>    (iv) the individual incurs the main expenses related to the service that the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>performs under contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>    (v) the individual is responsible for the satisfactory completion of services that the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>individual contracts to perform and is liable for a failure to complete the service;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>    (vi) the individual receives compensation for service performed under a contract on <br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>a commission or per-job or competitive bid basis and not on any other basis;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>    (vii) the individual may realize a profit or suffer a loss under contracts to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>service;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>    (viii) the individual has continuing or recurring business liabilities or obligations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>    (ix) the success or failure of the individual's business depends on the relationship of <br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>business receipts to expenditures.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>    (b) Within 30 days of receiving a complete application and the certificate fee, the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>commissioner must either grant or deny the application. The commissioner may deny <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>an application for an independent contractor exemption certificate if the individual has <br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>not submitted a complete application and certificate fee or if the individual does not <br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>meet all of the conditions for holding the independent contractor exemption certificate. <br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>The commissioner may revoke an independent contractor exemption certificate if the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>commissioner determines that the individual no longer meets all of the conditions for <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>holding the independent contractor exemption certificate, commits any of the actions <br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>set out in subdivision 7, or fails to cooperate with a department investigation into the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>continued validity of the individual's certificate. Once issued, an independent contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>exemption certificate remains in effect for two years unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>    (1) revoked by the commissioner; or<br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>    (2) canceled by the individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>    (c) If the department denies an individual's original or renewal application for <br/>
<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>an independent contractor exemption certificate or revokes an independent contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>exemption certificate, the commissioner shall issue to the individual an order denying or <br/>
<a id="pl.57.35"></a><var>57.35</var>revoking the certificate. The commissioner may issue an administrative penalty order to <br/>
<a id="pl.57.36"></a><var>57.36</var>an individual or person who commits any of the actions set out in subdivision 7.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>    (d) An individual or person to whom the commissioner issues an order under <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>paragraph (c) shall have 30 days after service of the order to request a hearing. The request <br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>for hearing must be in writing and must be served on or faxed to the commissioner at the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>address or fax number specified in the order by the 30th day after service of the order. <br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>If the individual does not request a hearing or if the individual's request for a hearing is <br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>not served on or faxed to the commissioner by the 30th day after service of the order, the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>order shall become a final order of the commissioner and will not be subject to review <br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>by any court or agency. The date on which a request for hearing is served by mail shall <br/>
<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>be the postmark date on the envelope in which the request for hearing is mailed. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>individual serves or faxes a timely request for hearing, the hearing shall be a contested <br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>case hearing and shall be held in accordance with chapter 14.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Qualifications for exemption certificate.</b> An individual is performing <br/>
<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>services for a person under an independent contractor exemption certificate if:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>    (a) the individual is performing services listed on the individual's independent <br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>contractor exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>    (b) at the time the individual is performing services listed on the individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>independent contractor exemption certificate, the individual meets all of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>    (1) the individual maintains a separate business with the individual's own office, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>equipment, materials, and other facilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>    (2) the individual holds or has applied for a federal employer identification number <br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>or has filed business or self-employment income tax returns with the federal Internal <br/>
<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>Revenue Service if the individual performed services in the previous year for which the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>individual has the independent contractor exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>    (3) the individual is operating under contract to perform the specific services for <br/>
<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>the person for specific amounts of money and under which the individual controls the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>means of performing the services;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>    (4) the individual is incurring the main expenses related to the services that the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>individual is performing for the person under the contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>    (5) the individual is responsible for the satisfactory completion of the services <br/>
<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>that the individual has contracted to perform for the person and is liable for a failure <br/>
<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>to complete the services;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>    (6) the individual receives compensation from the person for the services performed <br/>
<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>under the contract on a commission or per-job or competitive bid basis and not on any <br/>
<a id="pl.58.35"></a><var>58.35</var>other basis;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>    (7) the individual may realize a profit or suffers a loss under the contract to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>services for the person;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>    (8) the individual has continuing or recurring business liabilities or obligations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>    (9) the success or failure of the individual's business depends on the relationship of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>business receipts to expenditures.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Prohibited activities.</b> (a) An individual shall not:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>    (1) perform work as an independent contractor who meets the qualifications under <br/>
<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>subdivision 6, without first obtaining from the department an independent contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>    (2) perform work as an independent contractor when the department has denied or <br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>revoked the individual's independent contractor exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>    (3) transfer to another individual or allow another individual to use the individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>independent contractor exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>    (4) alter or falsify an independent contractor exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>    (5) misrepresent the individual's status as an independent contractor; or<br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>    (6) make a false material statement, representation, or certification; omit material <br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>information; or alter, conceal, or fail to file a document required by this section or any rule <br/>
<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>promulgated by the commissioner under rulemaking authority set out in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>    (b) A person shall not:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>    (1) require an individual through coercion, misrepresentation, or fraudulent means to <br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>adopt independent contractor status;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>    (2) knowingly misrepresent that an individual who has not been issued an <br/>
<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>independent contractor exemption certificate or is not performing services for the person <br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>under an independent contractor exemption certificate is an independent contractor; or<br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>    (3) make a false material statement, representation, or certification; omit material <br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>information; or alter, conceal, or fail to file a document required by this section or any rule <br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>promulgated by the commissioner under rulemaking authority set out in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>    (c) A person for whom an individual is performing services must obtain a copy of the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>individual's independent contractor exemption certificate before services may commence. <br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>A copy of the independent contractor exemption certificate must be retained for five years <br/>
<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>from the date of receipt by the person for whom an individual is performing services.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Remedies.</b>  An individual or person who violates any provision of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>subdivision 7 is subject to a penalty to be assessed by the department of up to $5,000 for <br/>
<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>each violation. The department shall deposit penalties in the assigned risk safety account.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.35"></a><var>59.35</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Commissioner's powers.</b> (a) In order to carry out the purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.59.36"></a><var>59.36</var>section, the commissioner may:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>    (1) administer oaths and affirmations, certify official acts, interview, question, take <br/>
<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>oral or written statements, and take depositions;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>    (2) request, examine, take possession of, photograph, record, and copy any <br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>documents, equipment, or materials;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>    (3) at a time and place indicated by the commissioner, request persons to appear <br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>before the commissioner to give testimony and produce documents, equipment, or <br/>
<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>materials;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>    (4) issue subpoenas to compel persons to appear before the commissioner to give <br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>testimony and produce documents, equipment, or materials; and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>    (5) with or without notice, enter without delay upon any property, public or private, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>for the purpose of taking any action authorized under this subdivision or the applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>law, including obtaining information or conducting inspections or investigations.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>    (b) Persons requested by the commissioner to give testimony or produce documents, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>equipment, or materials shall respond within the time and in the manner specified by the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>commissioner. If no time to respond is specified in the request, then a response shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>submitted within 30 days of the commissioner's service of the request.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>    (c) Upon the refusal or anticipated refusal of a property owner, lessee, property <br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>owner's representative, or lessee's representative to permit the commissioner's entry onto <br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>property as provided in paragraph (a), the commissioner may apply for an administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>inspection order in the Ramsey County District Court or, at the commissioner's discretion, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>in the district court in the county in which the property is located. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>anticipate that a property owner or lessee will refuse entry if the property owner, lessee, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>property owner's representative, or lessee's representative has refused to permit entry on a <br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>prior occasion or has informed the commissioner that entry will be refused. Upon showing <br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>of administrative probable cause by the commissioner, the district court shall issue an <br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>administrative inspection order that compels the property owner or lessee to permit the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>commissioner to enter the property for the purposes specified in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>    (d) Upon the application of the commissioner, a district court shall treat the failure of <br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>any person to obey a subpoena lawfully issued by the commissioner under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>as a contempt of court.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Notice requirements.</b> Unless otherwise specified, service of a document <br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>on a person under this section may be by mail, by personal service, or in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>any consent to service filed with the commissioner. Service by mail shall be accomplished <br/>
<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>in the manner provided in Minnesota Rules, part 1400.5550, subpart 2. Personal service <br/>
<a id="pl.60.35"></a><var>60.35</var>shall be accomplished in the manner provided in Minnesota Rules, part 1400.5550, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.36"></a><var>60.36</var>subpart 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Facsimile; timely service.</b> When this section permits a request for <br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>hearing to be served by facsimile on the commissioner, the facsimile shall not exceed 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>pages in length. The request shall be considered timely served if the facsimile is received <br/>
<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>by the commissioner, at the facsimile number identified by the commissioner in the order, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>no later than 4:30 p.m. central time on the last day permitted for faxing the request. <br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>Where the quality or authenticity of the faxed request is at issue, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>may require the original request to be filed. Where the commissioner has not identified <br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>quality or authenticity of the faxed request as an issue and the request has been faxed in <br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>accordance with this subdivision, the person faxing the request does not need to file the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>original request with the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Time period computation.</b> In computing any period of time prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>or allowed by this section, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated <br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed <br/>
<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which event the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>period runs until the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Rulemaking.</b> The commissioner may, in consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>commissioner of revenue and the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>development, adopt, amend, suspend, and repeal rules under the rulemaking provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>of chapter 14 that relate to the commissioner's responsibilities under this section. This <br/>
<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>subdivision is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Fee.</b> The certificate fee for the original application and for the renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>of an independent contractor exemption certificate shall be $150. If an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>simultaneously submits an application for both an independent contractor exemption <br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>certificate under this section and a license under section 326.84, the application fee for <br/>
<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>the independent contractor exemption certificate shall be reduced to $100. Fees collected <br/>
<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>under this subdivision are deposited in the general fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Notice to commissioner; review by commissioner of revenue.</b> When <br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>the commissioner has reason to believe that an individual who holds a certificate has failed <br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>to maintain all the conditions required by subdivision 3 or is not performing services for a <br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>person under the independent contractor exemption certificate, the commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>notify the commissioner of revenue and the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>development. Upon receipt of notification from the commissioner that an individual who <br/>
<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>holds a certificate has failed to maintain all the conditions required by subdivision 3 <br/>
<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>or is not performing services for a person under the independent contractor exemption <br/>
<a id="pl.61.35"></a><var>61.35</var>certificate, the commissioner of revenue must review the information returns required <br/>
<a id="pl.61.36"></a><var>61.36</var>under section 6041A of the Internal Revenue Code. The commissioner of revenue shall <br/>
<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>also review the submitted certification that is applicable to returns audited or investigated <br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>under section 289A.35.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>    Subd. 16. <b>Data classified.</b> Certifications issued by the commissioner are public <br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>data. Applications and required documentation submitted by an individual is private <br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>data on an individual. Upon request of the Department of Revenue or the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>of Employment and Economic Development, the commissioner may release to the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>Department of Revenue and the Department of Employment and Economic Development <br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>applications and required documentation submitted by individuals and investigative data <br/>
<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>that relates to the department's issuance or denial of applications and the department's <br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>revocations of certificates. Except as otherwise provided by this subdivision, the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>department's investigative data shall be classified as provided in chapter 13.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.17.0"></a><a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>    Sec. 17. <b>[181.724] PERFORMERS IN RECORDED MEDIA INDUSTRY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> The definitions in this subdivision apply to section <br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>181.724.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>    (a) "Performer" means actor, announcer, singer, dancer, narrator, stunt-person, extra, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>or any other individual generically or customarily referred to as talent in the recorded <br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>media industry.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>    (b) "Recorded media industry" means radio or television commercial production, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>nonbroadcast audio or video production, sound recording, audio or video production for <br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>the internet, or any other recording technology.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>    (c) "Individual" means a human being.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>    (d) "Person" means any individual, limited liability corporation, corporation, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, sole proprietorship, joint stock <br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>company, or any other legal or commercial entity.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Limited application.</b> This section applies only to individuals who <br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>are performers in the recorded media industry. This section does not apply to live <br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>performances.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Employee-employer relationship.</b> For the purposes of chapters 176, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>177, 181A, 182, and 268, an individual who provides services as a performer in the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>recorded media industry for a person that are in the course of the person's trade, business, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>profession, or occupation is an employee of that person and that person is an employer of <br/>
<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>the individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Civil remedy.</b> An individual who has been injured by a violation of this <br/>
<a id="pl.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var>section may bring a civil action for damages against the violator. If the individual is <br/>
<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>an employee of the violator of this section, the employee's representative, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>section 179.01, subdivision 5, may bring a civil action for damages against the violator on <br/>
<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>behalf of the employee. The court may award attorney fees, costs, and disbursement to an <br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>individual recovering under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Reporting of violations.</b> Any court finding that a violation of this section <br/>
<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>has occurred shall transmit a copy of its findings of fact and conclusions of law to the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>commissioner of labor and industry. The commissioner of labor and industry shall report <br/>
<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>the finding to relevant state and federal agencies, including the commissioner of commerce, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>the commissioner of employment and economic development, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>revenue, the federal Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Department of Labor.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.18.0"></a><a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 181.932, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibited action.</b> An employer shall not discharge, discipline, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>threaten, otherwise discriminate against, or penalize an employee regarding the employee's <br/>
<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment because:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>    (a) the employee, or a person acting on behalf of an employee, in good faith, reports <br/>
<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>a violation or suspected violation of any federal or state law or rule adopted pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>to law to an employer or to any governmental body or law enforcement official and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>the alleged violation involves a matter of public concern, including, but not limited to, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>violations that create a specific danger to the public health, safety, or environment;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>    (b) the employee is requested by a public body or office to participate in an <br/>
<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>investigation, hearing, inquiry;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>    (c) the employee refuses an employer's order to perform an action that the employee <br/>
<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>has an objective basis in fact to believe violates any state or federal law or rule or <br/>
<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>regulation adopted pursuant to law which violation the employee reasonably believes <br/>
<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>is a matter of public concern, including, but not limited to, violations that create a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>specific danger to the public health, safety, or environment, and the employee informs the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>employer that the order is being refused for that reason; or<br/>
<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>    (d) the employee, in good faith, reports a situation in which the quality of health care <br/>
<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>services provided by a health care facility, organization, or health care provider violates a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>standard established by federal or state law or a professionally recognized national clinical <br/>
<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>or ethical standard and potentially places the public at risk of harm.;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>    (e) a public employee refuses to alter, dilute, or suppress the objective representation <br/>
<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>or communication of scientific or technical data or findings, including but not limited to, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>findings of economic or environmental impact, or findings indicating consequences for <br/>
<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>the public's health or safety; or<br/>
<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>    (f) a public employee communicates the findings of a scientific or technical study <br/>
<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>that the employee, in good faith, believes to be truthful and accurate, including reports to a <br/>
<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>governmental body or law enforcement official.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>The disclosures protected pursuant to this section do not authorize the disclosure of trade <br/>
<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>secret information otherwise protected by law.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.19.0"></a><a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>    Sec. 19. <b>[181.9325] USE OF AUTHORITY TO INFLUENCE OR INTERFERE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var><b>WITH DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>    (a) A public employer may not directly or indirectly use or attempt to use the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>employer's official authority or influence for the purpose of intimidating, threatening, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>coercing, or attempting to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any person for the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>interfering with the rights described in section 181.932, or for the purpose of persuading <br/>
<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>the person to waive or disclaim any other legal rights related to the person's employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>    (b) For purposes of this section, "use of official authority or influence" includes: <br/>
<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>promising to confer, or conferring, any benefit; effecting, or threatening to effect, any <br/>
<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>reprisal; or taking, or directing others to take, or recommending, processing, or approving, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>any personnel action, including but not limited to appointment, promotion, transfer, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>assignment, performance evaluation, suspension, or other disciplinary action.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.20.0"></a><a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 181.935, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var><b>181.935 INDIVIDUAL REMEDIES; PENALTY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>    (a) In addition to any remedies otherwise provided by law, an employee injured <br/>
<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>by a violation of section 
         <statute_ref>181.932</statute_ref> or 181.9325 may bring a civil action to recover any <br/>
<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>and all damages recoverable at law, together with costs and disbursements, including <br/>
<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>reasonable attorney's fees, and may receive such injunctive and other equitable relief as <br/>
<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>determined by the court. <br/>
<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>    (b) An employer who failed to notify, as required under section 
         <statute_ref>181.933</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>181.934</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>an employee injured by a violation of section 
         <statute_ref>181.932</statute_ref> is subject to a civil penalty of $25 <br/>
<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>per day per injured employee not to exceed $750 per injured employee. <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.21.0"></a><a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>    Sec. 21. <b>[181.936] REPRISALS FOR DISCLOSURE OF IMPROPER </b><br/>
<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var><b>GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES; COMPLAINT PROCEDURE; PENALTIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>    (a) A public employee or applicant for public employment who files a written <br/>
<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>complaint with the employee's or applicant's supervisor, manager, or the appointing <br/>
<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>power alleging actual or attempted acts of reprisal, retaliation, threats, coercion, or <br/>
<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>similar improper acts prohibited by section 181.9325, may also file a copy of the written <br/>
<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>complaint with the commissioner of labor and industry, together with a sworn statement <br/>
<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>that the contents of the written complaint are true, or are believed by the affiant to be true, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>under penalty of perjury. The complaint filed with the commissioner shall be filed within <br/>
<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>12 months of the most recent act of reprisal complained about.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>    (b) Any person who intentionally engages in acts of reprisal, retaliation, threats, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>coercion, or similar acts against a public employee or applicant for public employment <br/>
<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>for having made a protected disclosure under section 181.932, is subject to a fine not to <br/>
<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>exceed $10,000 and imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one year.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>    (c) In addition to all other penalties provided by law, any person who intentionally <br/>
<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>engages in acts of reprisal, retaliation, threats, coercion, or similar acts against a public <br/>
<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>employee or applicant for public employment for having made a protected disclosure shall <br/>
<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>be liable in an action for damages brought against the person by the injured party. Punitive <br/>
<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>damages may be awarded by the court where the acts of the offending party are proven to <br/>
<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>be malicious. Where liability has been established, the injured party shall also be entitled <br/>
<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>to reasonable attorney fees as provided by law. However, any action for damages shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>be available to the injured party unless the injured party has first filed a complaint with the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>commissioner of labor and industry under paragraph (a), and the department has issued, or <br/>
<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>failed to issue, findings under section 177.275.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>    (d) This section is not intended to prevent an appointing power, manager, or <br/>
<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>supervisor from taking, directing others to take, recommending, or approving any <br/>
<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>personnel action or from taking or failing to take a personnel action with respect to any <br/>
<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>public employee or applicant for public employment if the appointing power, manager, or <br/>
<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>supervisor reasonably believes any action or inaction is justified on the basis of evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>separate and apart from the fact that the person has made a protected disclosure under <br/>
<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>section 181.932.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>    (e) In any civil action or administrative proceeding, once it has been demonstrated <br/>
<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>by a preponderance of evidence that an activity protected by sections 177.27, 177.275, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>181.932, and 181.9325 was a contributing factor in the alleged retaliation against a former, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>current, or prospective employee, the burden of proof shall be on the supervisor, manager, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>or appointing power to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the alleged <br/>
<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>action would have occurred for legitimate, independent reasons even if the employee had <br/>
<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>not engaged in protected disclosures or refused an illegal order. If the supervisor, manager, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.35"></a><var>65.35</var>or appointing power fails to meet this burden of proof in an adverse action against the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.36"></a><var>65.36</var>employee in any administrative review, challenge, or adjudication in which retaliation <br/>
<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>has been demonstrated to be a contributing factor, the employee shall have a complete <br/>
<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>affirmative defense in the adverse action.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>    (f) Nothing in sections 177.27, 177.275, 181.932, and 181.9325 shall be deemed to <br/>
<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>diminish the rights, privileges, or remedies of any employee under any other federal or <br/>
<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>state law or under any employment contract or collective bargaining agreement.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.22.0"></a><a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325E.37, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Scope; limitations.</b> (a) This section applies to a sales representative who, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>during some part of the period of the sales representative agreement:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>    (1) is a resident of Minnesota or maintains that person's principal place of business <br/>
<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>in Minnesota; or<br/>
<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>    (2) whose geographical territory specified in the sales representative agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>includes part or all of Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>    (b) To be effective, any demand for arbitration under subdivision 5 must be made <br/>
<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>in writing and delivered to the principal on or before one year after the effective date of <br/>
<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>the termination of the agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>    (c) A provision in any contract between a sales representative dealing in plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>equipment or supplies and a principal purporting to waive any provision of this act, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>whether by express waiver or by a provision stipulating that the contract is subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>laws of another state, shall be void.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.23.0"></a><a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Rules.</b> The state commissioner of health Plumbing Board may, by <br/>
<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>rule, prescribe minimum standards which shall be uniform, and which standards shall <br/>
<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>thereafter be effective for all new plumbing installations, including additions, extensions, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>alterations, and replacements connected with any water or sewage disposal system owned <br/>
<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>or operated by or for any municipality, institution, factory, office building, hotel, apartment <br/>
<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>building, or any other place of business regardless of location or the population of the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>city or town in which located. Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>4715.3130, as they apply to review of plans and specifications, the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>allow plumbing construction, alteration, or extension to proceed without approval of the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>plans or specifications by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>    Except for powers granted to the Plumbing Board, the commissioner of labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>industry shall administer the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>326.37</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326.45</statute_ref> and for such purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>may employ plumbing inspectors and other assistants.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.24.0"></a><a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.37, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Air admittance valves and water-free urinals prohibited.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>Mechanical devices and fittings with internal moving parts are prohibited from installation <br/>
<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>in plumbing venting systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>    (b) All urinals covered under the jurisdiction of the state plumbing code must have a <br/>
<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>water flush device with a volume of not more than one gallon per use.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.25.0"></a><a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>    Sec. 25. <b>[326.372] PLUMBING BOARD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Composition.</b> (a) The Plumbing Board shall consist of 12 voting <br/>
<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>members who must be residents of the state, appointed by the governor, and confirmed <br/>
<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>by the senate. The commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner's designee <br/>
<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>shall be a voting member. The first appointed board members shall serve an initial term <br/>
<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>of four years, except where designated otherwise. The governor shall then reappoint the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>current members or appoint replacement members, all or in part, to subsequent three-year <br/>
<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>terms. Midterm vacancies shall be filled for the remaining portion of the term. Vacancies <br/>
<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>occurring with less than six months time remaining in the term shall be filled for the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>existing term and the following three-year term. Of the 11 appointed members, the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>composition shall be as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>    (1) two members shall be municipal plumbing inspectors, one from the seven-county <br/>
<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>metro area and one from greater Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>    (2) one member shall be a licensed mechanical engineer;<br/>
<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>    (3) two members serving an initial term of three years shall be plumbing contractors <br/>
<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>or the representative of the contractor, engaged in a commercial scope of plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>contracting, one from the metropolitan area and one from greater Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>    (4) two members serving an initial term of three years shall be plumbing contractors <br/>
<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>or their representatives, engaged in the residential scope of plumbing contracting, one <br/>
<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>from the metro area and one from greater Minnesota; <br/>
<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>    (5) two members serving an initial term of two years shall be plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>journeypersons engaged in a commercial scope of plumbing systems installation, one <br/>
<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>from the metro area and one from greater Minnesota; and<br/>
<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>    (6) two members serving an initial term of two years shall be plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>journeypersons engaged in a residential scope of plumbing systems installation, one from <br/>
<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>the metro area and one from greater Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>    (b) Except for the licensed mechanical engineer, all persons appointed to the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>council must possess a current Minnesota plumbing license and maintain the license for <br/>
<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>the duration of their term.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Powers.</b> (a) The board shall have the power to:<br/>
<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>    (1) elect its chair;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>    (2) specify the plumbing code that must be followed in this state;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>    (3) maintain a review process to make determinations regarding any complaints, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>code amendments, code compliance, and code clarifications filed with the board;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>    (4) adopt rules necessary for the regulation and licensing of contractors, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>journeypersons, apprentices, and other persons engaged in the design, installation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>alteration of plumbing systems that would include the issuing, renewing, revoking, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>refusing to renew, and suspending a plumbing license, except for persons licensed under <br/>
<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>sections 326.02 to 326.15;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>    (5) adopt rules necessary for continuing education for individuals regulated and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>licensed under this section; <br/>
<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>    (6) make recommendations to the commissioner regarding educational requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>for plumbing inspectors; and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>    (7) pay expenses deemed necessary in the performance of board duties, including: <br/>
<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>    (i) rent, utilities, and supplies in the manner and amount specified in section 43A.18, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>subdivision 2; and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>    (ii) per diem and expenses for its members as provided in section 15.0575, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>    (b) Requests under the review process in paragraph (a), clause (3), may originate <br/>
<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>with the municipal inspectors, the plumbing contractors or their employees, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>persons engaged in the design, installation, and alteration of plumbing systems. The board <br/>
<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>shall make its findings known to all parties and the commissioner of labor and industry <br/>
<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>within the time period specified by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Fees and finances.</b> The board shall submit an annual budget to the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>commissioner of labor and industry. The commissioner shall collect fees under section <br/>
<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>326.42 necessary for the operation and continuance of the board. The commissioner is <br/>
<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>responsible for the enforcement of the codes and licensing requirements determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>the board. The board shall recommend the fees for licenses and certification under this <br/>
<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>section. The commissioner of finance shall make a quarterly certification of the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>necessary to pay expenses required for operation of the board under subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.35"></a><var>68.35</var>paragraph (a), clause (6). The certified amount is appropriated in fiscal years 2008 and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.36"></a><var>68.36</var>2009 to the board for those purposes from the fees collected under section 326.42.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Transfer of authority; Plumbing Board.</b> The authority of the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>commissioners of health and labor and industry to adopt rules relating to plumbers is <br/>
<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>transferred to the Plumbing Board. Licenses and permits currently in effect remain in <br/>
<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>effect according to their terms unless affected by board action. Rules adopted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>commissioner of health or labor and industry remain in effect until amended or repealed <br/>
<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>by the board. The commissioner of administration may not use the authority under section <br/>
<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>16B.37 to modify the transfers of authority in this act.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>    Subd. 5. <b>First meeting; appointments for Plumbing Board.</b> The governor must <br/>
<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>complete the appointments required by section 326.372 no later than July 1, 2007. The <br/>
<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>commissioner of labor and industry shall convene the first meeting of the Plumbing Board <br/>
<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>no later than September 1, 2007.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.26.0"></a><a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.38, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var><b>326.38 LOCAL REGULATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>    Any city having a system of waterworks or sewerage, or any town in which reside <br/>
<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>over 5,000 people exclusive of any statutory cities located therein, or the metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>airports commission, may, by ordinance, adopt local regulations providing for plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>permits, bonds, approval of plans, and inspections of plumbing, which regulations are <br/>
<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>not in conflict with the plumbing standards on the same subject prescribed by the state <br/>
<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>commissioner of health Plumbing Board. No city or such town shall prohibit plumbers <br/>
<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>licensed by the state commissioner of health labor and industry from engaging in or <br/>
<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>working at the business, except cities and statutory cities which, prior to April 21, 1933, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>by ordinance required the licensing of plumbers. No city or town may require a license <br/>
<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>for persons performing building sewer or water service installation who have completed <br/>
<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>pipe laying training as prescribed by the commissioner of labor and industry. Any city <br/>
<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>by ordinance may prescribe regulations, reasonable standards, and inspections and grant <br/>
<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>permits to any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of installing water <br/>
<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>softeners, who is not licensed as a master plumber or journeyman plumber by the state <br/>
<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>commissioner of health labor and industry, to connect water softening and water filtering <br/>
<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>equipment to private residence water distribution systems, where provision has been <br/>
<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>previously made therefor and openings left for that purpose or by use of cold water <br/>
<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>connections to a domestic water heater; where it is not necessary to rearrange, make any <br/>
<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>extension or alteration of, or addition to any pipe, fixture or plumbing connected with <br/>
<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>the water system except to connect the water softener, and provided the connections so <br/>
<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>made comply with minimum standards prescribed by the state commissioner of health <br/>
<a id="pl.69.35"></a><var>69.35</var>Plumbing Board.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.27.0"></a><a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>License required</b><b>; master and journeyman plumbers</b><b>.</b> In any city <br/>
<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>now or hereafter having 5,000 or more population, according to the last federal census, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>and having a system of waterworks or sewerage, (a) No person, firm, or corporation shall <br/>
<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>engage in or work at the business of a master plumber or, restricted master plumber, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>journeyman plumber, and restricted journeyman plumber unless licensed to do so by the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>state commissioner of health labor and industry. A license is not required for persons <br/>
<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>performing building sewer or water service installation who have completed pipe laying <br/>
<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>training as prescribed by the commissioner of labor and industry. A master plumber may <br/>
<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>also work as a journeyman plumber, a restricted journeyman plumber, and a restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>master plumber. A journeyman plumber may also work as a restricted journeyman <br/>
<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>plumber. Anyone not so licensed may do plumbing work which complies with the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>provisions of the minimum standard prescribed by the state commissioner of health <br/>
<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>Plumbing Board on premises or that part of premises owned and actually occupied by the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>worker as a residence, unless otherwise forbidden to do so by a local ordinance.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>    In any such city (b) No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the business of <br/>
<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>installing plumbing nor install plumbing in connection with the dealing in and selling <br/>
<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>of plumbing material and supplies unless at all times a licensed master plumber, or in <br/>
<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>cities and towns with a population of fewer than 5,000 according to the federal census a <br/>
<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>restricted master plumber, who shall be responsible for proper installation, is in charge <br/>
<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>of the plumbing work of the person, firm, or corporation.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>    The Department of Health Plumbing Board shall prescribe rules, not inconsistent <br/>
<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>herewith, for the examination and licensing of plumbers.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.28.0"></a><a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.401, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Journeyman exam.</b> A plumber's apprentice who has completed four years <br/>
<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>of practical plumbing experience is eligible to take the journeyman plumbing examination. <br/>
<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>Up to 24 months of practical plumbing experience prior to registration as an apprentice <br/>
<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>may be applied to the four-year experience requirement. However, none of this practical <br/>
<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>plumbing experience may be applied if the person did not have any practical plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>experience in the 12-month period immediately prior to registration. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>Plumbing Board may adopt rules to evaluate whether the person's past practical plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>experience is applicable in preparing for the journeyman's examination. If two years <br/>
<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>after completing the training the person has not taken the examination, the four years <br/>
<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>of experience shall be forfeited.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>    The commissioner may allow an extension of the two-year period for taking the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>exam for cases of hardship or other appropriate circumstances.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.29.0"></a><a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>    Sec. 29. <b>[326.402] RESTRICTED PLUMBER LICENSE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Licensure.</b> The commissioner of labor and industry shall grant a <br/>
<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>restricted journeyman or master plumber license to an individual if:<br/>
<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>    (1) the individual completes an application with information required by the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>commissioner of labor and industry;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>    (2) the completed application is accompanied by a fee of $90;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>    (3) the commissioner of labor and industry receives the completed application and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>fee before January 1, 2008;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>    (4) the completed application demonstrates that the applicant has had at least two <br/>
<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>years for a restricted journeyman plumber license or four years for a restricted master <br/>
<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>plumber license of practical plumbing experience in the plumbing trade prior to the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>application; and<br/>
<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>    (5) during the entire time for which the applicant is claiming experience in <br/>
<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>contracting for plumbing work under clause (4), the applicant was in compliance with all <br/>
<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>applicable requirements of section 326.40.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Use of license.</b> A restricted master plumber and restricted journeyman <br/>
<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>plumber may engage in the plumbing trade in all areas of the state except in cities and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>towns with a population of more than 5,000 according to the federal census.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Application period.</b> Applications for restricted master plumber and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>restricted journeyman plumber licenses must be submitted to the commissioner prior <br/>
<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>to January 1, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Renewal; use period for license.</b> A restricted master plumber and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>restricted journeyman plumber license must be renewed annually for as long as that <br/>
<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>licensee engages in the plumbing trade. Failure to renew a restricted master plumber and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>restricted journeyman plumber license within 12 months after the expiration date will <br/>
<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>result in permanent forfeiture of the restricted master plumber and restricted journeyman <br/>
<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>plumber license.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Prohibition of transference.</b> A restricted master plumber and restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>journeyman plumber license may not be transferred or sold to any other person.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Bond; insurance.</b> A restricted master plumber licensee is subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>bond and insurance requirements of section 326.40, subdivision 2, unless the exemption <br/>
<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>provided by section 326.40, subdivision 3, applies.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Fee.</b> The annual fee for the restricted master plumber and restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>journeyman plumber licenses is the same fee as for a master or journeyman plumber <br/>
<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>license, respectively.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.30.0"></a><a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.405, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var><b>326.405 RECIPROCITY WITH OTHER STATES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>    The commissioner of health may license without examination, upon payment of the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>required fee, nonresident applicants who are licensed under the laws of a state having <br/>
<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>standards for licensing plumbers which the commissioner determines are substantially <br/>
<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>equivalent to the standards of this state if the other state grants similar privileges to <br/>
<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>Minnesota residents duly licensed in this state. The commissioner may issue a temporary <br/>
<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>license without examination, upon payment of the required fee, nonresident applicants <br/>
<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>who are licensed under the laws of a state having standards for licensing which the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>commissioner determines are substantially equivalent to the standards of this state if <br/>
<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>the other state grants similar privileges to Minnesota residents duly licensed in this <br/>
<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>state. Applicants who receive a temporary license under this section may acquire an <br/>
<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>aggregate of 24 months of experience before they have to apply and pass the licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>examination. Applicants must register with the commissioner of labor and industry and <br/>
<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>the commissioner shall set a fee for a temporary license. Applicants have five years in <br/>
<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>which to comply with this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.31.0"></a><a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.42, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> Applications for plumber's license shall be made to the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>state commissioner of health labor and industry, with fee. Unless the applicant is entitled <br/>
<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>to a renewal, the applicant shall be licensed by the state commissioner of health labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>industry only after passing a satisfactory examination administered by the examiners <br/>
<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>commissioner of labor and industry, based upon rules adopted by the Plumbing Board <br/>
<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>showing fitness. Examination fees for both journeyman and master plumbers shall be in <br/>
<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>an amount prescribed by the state commissioner of health labor and industry pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>section 
         <statute_ref>144.122</statute_ref>. Upon being notified that of having successfully passed the examination <br/>
<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>for original license the applicant shall submit an application, with the license fee herein <br/>
<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>provided. License fees shall be in an amount prescribed by the state commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>health labor and industry pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>144.122</statute_ref>. Licenses shall expire and be <br/>
<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>renewed as prescribed by the commissioner pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>144.122</statute_ref>. <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.32.0"></a><a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.28, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Regulatory authority; tough person contests.</b> All tough person contests, <br/>
<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>including amateur tough person contests, are subject to this chapter. All tough person <br/>
<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>contests are subject to American Boxing Commission (ABC) rules. Every contestant <br/>
<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>in a tough person contest shall have a physical examination prior to their bouts. Every <br/>
<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>contestant in a tough person contest shall wear padded gloves that weigh at least 12 <br/>
<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>ounces. All tough person bouts are limited to two-minute rounds and a maximum of four <br/>
<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>total rounds. Officials at tough person bouts shall be licensed under this chapter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.33.0"></a><a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.28, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Regulatory authority; similar sporting events.</b> All mixed martial arts, <br/>
<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>ultimate fight contests, and similar sporting events are subject to this chapter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.34.0"></a><a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Expiration and renewal.</b> A license expires December 31 at midnight in <br/>
<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>the year of its issuance issued after the effective date of this act is valid for one year from <br/>
<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>the date it is issued and may be renewed by filing an application for renewal with the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>commission and payment of the license fee. An application for a license and renewal of a <br/>
<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>license must be on a form provided by the commission. There is a 30-day grace period <br/>
<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>during which a license may be renewed if a late filing penalty fee equal to the license fee <br/>
<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>is submitted with the regular license fee. A licensee that files late shall not conduct any <br/>
<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>activity regulated by this chapter until the commission has renewed the license. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>licensee fails to apply to the commission within the 30-day grace period, the licensee must <br/>
<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>apply for a new license under subdivision 1.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.35.0"></a><a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.321, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var><b>341.321 FEE SCHEDULE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>    (a) The fee schedule for licenses issued by the Minnesota Boxing Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>is as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>    (1) referees, $35 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; <br/>
<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>    (2) promoters, $400 for each initial license and each renewal; <br/>
<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>    (3) judges and knockdown judges, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; <br/>
<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>    (4) trainers, $35 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; <br/>
<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>    (5) ring announcers, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; <br/>
<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>    (6) boxers' seconds, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; <br/>
<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>    (7) timekeepers, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; and <br/>
<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>    (8) boxers, $35 $45 for each initial license and each renewal.; <br/>
<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>    (9) managers, $45 for each initial license and each renewal; and<br/>
<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>    (10) ringside physicians, $45 for each initial license and each renewal.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>    (b) The commission shall establish and assess an event fee for each sporting event. <br/>
<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>The event fee is set at a minimum of $1,500 per event or a percentage of the ticket sales as <br/>
<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>determined by the commission when the sporting event is scheduled.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>    (c) All fees collected by the Minnesota Boxing Commission must be deposited in <br/>
<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>the Boxing Commission account in the special revenue fund. <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.36.0"></a><a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>    Sec. 36. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 176.042; 268.035, subdivision 9; and 326.45, are <br/>
<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Sections 176.042 and 286.035, subdivision 9, are repealed <br/>
<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>effective January 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.46, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var><b>326.46 SUPERVISION OF HIGH PRESSURE PIPING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>    The Department of Labor and Industry shall supervise all high pressure piping <br/>
<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>used on all projects in this state, and may prescribe minimum standards which shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>uniform under rules adopted by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>    The department shall employ inspectors and other assistants to carry out the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>326.46</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326.52</statute_ref>. <br/>
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<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.461, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Board.</b> "Board" means the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.47, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Permissive municipal regulation.</b> A municipality may, by ordinance, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>provide for the inspection of high pressure piping system materials and construction, and <br/>
<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>provide that it shall not be constructed or installed except in accordance with minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>state standards. The authority designated by the ordinance for issuing high pressure piping <br/>
<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>permits and assuring compliance with state standards must report to the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>Labor and Industry all violations of state high pressure piping standards.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>    A municipality may not adopt an ordinance with high pressure piping standards that <br/>
<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>does not conform to the uniform standards prescribed by the Department of Labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>Industry board. The Department of Labor and Industry board shall specify by rule the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>minimum qualifications for municipal inspectors.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.47, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Filing and inspection fees.</b> The Department of Labor and Industry <br/>
<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>must charge a filing fee set by the commissioner board under section 
         <statute_ref>16A.1285</statute_ref> for all <br/>
<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>applications for permits to construct or install high pressure piping systems. The fee for <br/>
<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>inspection of high pressure piping system construction or installation shall be set by the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>commissioner in consultation with the board under section 
         <statute_ref>16A.1285</statute_ref>. This subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>does not apply where a permit is issued by a municipality complying with subdivision 2. <br/>
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<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>    Sec. 5. <b>[326.471] BOARD OF HIGH PRESSURE PIPING SYSTEMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Composition.</b> (a) The Board of High Pressure Piping Systems shall <br/>
<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>consist of 12 members who must be residents of the state, appointed by the governor, and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>confirmed by the senate. The commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry or <br/>
<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>the commissioner's designee shall be a voting member. The first appointed board members <br/>
<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>shall serve an initial term of four years, except where designated otherwise. The governor <br/>
<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>shall then reappoint the current members or appoint replacement members, all or in part, to <br/>
<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>subsequent three-year terms. Midterm vacancies shall be filled for the remaining portion <br/>
<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>of the term. Vacancies occurring with less than six months time remaining in the term <br/>
<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>shall be filled for the existing term and the following three-year term. Of the 11 appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>members, the composition shall be as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>    (1) one member shall be a high pressure piping inspector;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>    (2) one member shall be a licensed mechanical engineer;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>    (3) one member shall be a representative of the piping industry;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>    (4) four members shall be high pressure piping contractors or their representatives, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>engaged in the scope of high pressure piping, two from the metro area and two from <br/>
<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>greater Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>    (5) two members shall be high pressure piping journeypersons engaged in the scope <br/>
<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>of high pressure piping systems installation, one from the metro area and one from greater <br/>
<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>Minnesota; and<br/>
<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>    (6) two members shall be representatives from utility companies in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>who shall serve an initial term of two years.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>    (b) Except for the licensed mechanical engineer and the members from utilities <br/>
<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>companies, all persons appointed to the board must possess a current license or <br/>
<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>competency credential required for contractors and persons engaged in the design, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>installation, alteration, and inspection of high pressure piping systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Powers.</b> (a) The board shall have the power to:<br/>
<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>    (1) elect its chair;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>    (2) specify the high pressure piping code that must be followed in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>    (3) maintain an appeals committee to make determinations regarding any complaints, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>code amendments, code compliance, and code clarifications filed with the board;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>    (4) adopt rules necessary for the regulation and licensing of contractors, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>journeypersons, trainees, and persons engaged in the design, installation, alteration, and <br/>
<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>inspection of high pressure piping systems, except for persons licensed under sections <br/>
<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>326.02 to 326.15;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>    (5) adopt rules necessary for continuing education for individuals regulated and <br/>
<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>licensed under this section; and<br/>
<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>    (6) pay expenses deemed necessary in the performance of board duties, including: <br/>
<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>    (i) rent, utilities, and supplies in the manner and amount specified in section 43A.18, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>subdivision 2; and <br/>
<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>    (ii) per diem and expenses for its members as provided in section 15.0575, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>    (b) Complaints filed under this section may originate with high pressure piping <br/>
<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>inspectors, contractors, or their employees, or other persons engaged in the design, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>installation, and alteration of a high pressure piping system. The board shall make their <br/>
<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>findings known to all parties and the commissioner of the Department of Labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>Industry within the time period specified by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Fee and finances.</b> The board shall submit an annual budget to the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry. The commissioner shall collect <br/>
<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>fees under section 326.47, subdivision 6, necessary for the operation and continuance of <br/>
<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>the board. The commissioner is responsible for the enforcement of the codes and licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>requirements determined by the board. The board shall recommend the fees for licenses <br/>
<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>and certification under this section and for all high pressure piping system permits and <br/>
<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>submit the fee structure to the commissioner of labor and industry. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.76.35"></a><var>76.35</var>of finance shall make a quarterly certification of the amount necessary to pay expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.76.36"></a><var>76.36</var>required for operation of the board under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (6). The <br/>
<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>certified amount is appropriated in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 to the board for those <br/>
<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>purposes from the fees collected under section 326.50.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.48, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>License required; rules; time credit.</b> No person shall engage in <br/>
<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>or work at the business of a contracting pipefitter unless issued an individual contracting <br/>
<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>pipefitter license to do so by the Department of Labor and Industry under rules prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>by the board. No license shall be required for repairs on existing installations. No <br/>
<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>person shall engage in or work at the business of journeyman pipefitter unless issued an <br/>
<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>individual journeyman pipefitter competency license to do so by the Department of Labor <br/>
<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>and Industry under rules prescribed by the board. A person possessing an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>contracting pipefitter competency license may also work as a journeyman pipefitter.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>    No person, partnership, firm, or corporation shall install high pressure piping, nor <br/>
<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>install high pressure piping in connection with the dealing in and selling of high pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>pipe material and supplies, unless, at all times, a person possessing a contracting pipefitter <br/>
<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>individual competency license or a journeyman pipefitter individual competency license is <br/>
<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>responsible for the high pressure pipefitting work conducted by the person, partnership, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>firm, or corporation being in conformity with Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>    The Department of Labor and Industry board shall prescribe rules, not inconsistent <br/>
<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>herewith, for the examination and individual competency licensing of contracting <br/>
<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>pipefitters and journeyman pipefitters and for issuance of permits by the department and <br/>
<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>municipalities for the installation of high pressure piping.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>    An employee performing the duties of inspector for the Department of Labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>Industry in regulating pipefitting shall not receive time credit for the inspection duties <br/>
<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>when making an application for a license required by this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.48, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>High pressure pipefitting business license.</b> Before obtaining a permit <br/>
<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>for high pressure piping work, a person, partnership, firm, or corporation must obtain or <br/>
<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>utilize a business with a high pressure piping business license.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>    A person, partnership, firm, or corporation must have at all times as a full-time <br/>
<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>employee at least one individual holding an individual contracting pipefitter competency <br/>
<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>license. Only full-time employees who hold individual contracting pipefitter licenses <br/>
<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>are authorized to obtain high pressure piping permits in the name of the business. The <br/>
<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>individual contracting pipefitter competency license holder can be the employee of only <br/>
<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>one high pressure piping business at a time.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>    To retain its business license without reapplication, a person, partnership, firm, or <br/>
<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>corporation holding a high pressure piping business license that ceases to employ a person <br/>
<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>holding an individual contracting pipefitter competency license shall have 60 days from <br/>
<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>the last day of employment of its previous individual contracting pipefitter competency <br/>
<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>license holder to employ another license holder. The Department of Labor and Industry <br/>
<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>must be notified no later than five days after the last day of employment of the previous <br/>
<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>license holder.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>    No high pressure pipefitting work may be performed during any period when the <br/>
<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>high pressure pipefitting business does not have an individual contracting pipefitter <br/>
<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>competency license holder on staff. If a license holder is not employed within 60 days, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>the pipefitting business license shall lapse.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>    The Department of Labor and Industry board shall prescribe by rule procedures for <br/>
<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>application for and issuance of business licenses and fees.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.8.0"></a><a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.48, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Reciprocity with other states.</b> The commissioner may issue a temporary <br/>
<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>license without examination, upon payment of the required fee, nonresident applicants <br/>
<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>who are licensed under the laws of a state having standards for licensing which the <br/>
<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>commissioner determines are substantially equivalent to the standards of this state if <br/>
<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>the other state grants similar privileges to Minnesota residents duly licensed in this <br/>
<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>state. Applicants who receive a temporary license under this section may acquire an <br/>
<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>aggregate of 24 months of experience before they have to apply and pass the licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>examination. Applicants must register with the commissioner of labor and industry and <br/>
<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>the commissioner shall set a fee for a temporary license. Applicants have five years in <br/>
<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>which to comply with this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.9.0"></a><a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.50, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var><b>326.50 APPLICATION; FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>    Application for an individual contracting pipefitter competency or an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>journeyman pipefitter competency license shall be made to the Department of Labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>Industry, with fees. The applicant shall be licensed only after passing an examination <br/>
<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>administered by the Department of Labor and Industry in accordance with rules adopted <br/>
<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>by the board.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.10.0"></a><a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.51, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var><b>326.51 DEPARTMENT MAY REVOKE LICENSES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>    The department board may revoke or suspend, for cause, any license obtained <br/>
<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>through error or fraud, or if the licensee is shown to be incompetent, or for a violation <br/>
<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>of any of its rules and regulations applicable to high pressure pipefitting work. The <br/>
<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>licensee shall have notice, in writing, enumerating the charges, and be entitled to a hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>on at least ten days' notice, with the right to produce testimony. The hearing shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>held pursuant to chapter 14. The commissioner board shall issue a final order based on <br/>
<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>testimony and the record at hearing. One year from the date of revocation application <br/>
<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>may be made for a new license.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.11.0"></a><a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.52, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var><b>326.52 DEPOSIT OF FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>    All fees received under sections 
         <statute_ref>326.46</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326.52</statute_ref> shall be deposited by the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>Department of Labor and Industry to the credit of the general fund in the state treasury. <br/>
<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>The salaries and per diem of the inspectors and examiners hereinbefore provided, their <br/>
<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>expenses, and all incidental expenses of the department and board in carrying out the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>326.46</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326.52</statute_ref> shall be paid from the appropriations made to the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>Department of Labor and Industry. The commissioner in consultation with the board by <br/>
<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>rule shall set the amount of the fees at a level that approximates, to the greatest extent <br/>
<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>possible, the salaries, per diem, and incidental expenses of the department.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.12.0"></a><a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>    Sec. 12. <b>TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY; BOARD OF HIGH PRESSURE PIPING </b><br/>
<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var><b>SYSTEMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>    The authority of the commissioner of labor and industry to adopt rules relating to <br/>
<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>high pressure piping systems is transferred to the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems. <br/>
<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>Licenses and permits currently in effect remain in effect according to their terms unless <br/>
<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>affected by board action. Rules adopted by the commissioner of labor and industry remain <br/>
<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>in effect until amended or repealed by the board. The commissioner of administration <br/>
<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>may not use the authority under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.37, to modify transfers of <br/>
<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>authority in this act.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.13.0"></a><a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>    Sec. 13. <b>FIRST MEETING; APPOINTMENTS FOR BOARD OF HIGH </b><br/>
<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var><b>PRESSURE PIPING SYSTEMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>    The governor must complete the appointments required by Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>section 326.471, no later than July 1, 2007. The commissioner of labor and industry <br/>
<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>shall convene the first meeting of the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems no later <br/>
<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>than September 1, 2007.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.6.1.0"></a><a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>    Section 1. <b>[135A.135] HOCKEY HERITAGE SURCHARGE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Imposition.</b> A surcharge of 25 cents is imposed on each ticket or <br/>
<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>admission to an NCAA Division I Mens hockey event sponsored or held by or at a public <br/>
<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>postsecondary institution in the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Collection, remittance.</b> The surcharge imposed under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>shall be collected by the public postsecondary institution sponsoring or holding the hockey <br/>
<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>event. The institution shall report the surcharge on a form prescribed by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>of revenue and remit the surcharge with the return to the commissioner of revenue.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Administration.</b> The commissioner of revenue shall have authority to <br/>
<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>administer, collect, enforce, refund, and audit the surcharge under this section. Interest <br/>
<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>on late payments or refunds of the surcharge shall be at the rates specified under section <br/>
<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>289A.55, and penalties for failure to file, pay, or underpay the surcharge shall be at the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>rates provided under section 289A.60, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), and subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Deposit of revenues.</b> The commissioner of revenue shall deposit all <br/>
<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>revenues, including penalty and interest, derived from the surcharge imposed in this <br/>
<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>section in the hockey surcharge account in the special revenue fund. The amount deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>under this section is appropriated to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board <br/>
<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>for payment to the city of Eveleth to be used for the support of the Hockey Hall of Fame <br/>
<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>Museum provided that it continues to operate in the city. Payments under this section for <br/>
<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>the Hockey Hall of Fame Museum are in addition to and must not be used to supplant <br/>
<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>funding under section 298.28, subdivision 9c.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for hockey events held after July <br/>
<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>1, 2007.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.2.0"></a><a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 298.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.</b> There is hereby <br/>
<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>created the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, consisting of 13 ten members, <br/>
<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>five of whom are state senators appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>Rules Committee of the senate, and five of whom are representatives, appointed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>speaker of the house of representatives. The remaining members shall be appointed one <br/>
<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>each by the senate majority leader, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>governor and must be nonlegislators who reside in a taconite assistance area as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>section 
<statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>. The members shall be appointed in January of every odd-numbered <br/>
<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>year, except that the initial nonlegislator members shall be appointed by July 1, 1999, and <br/>
<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>shall serve until January of the next odd-numbered year. Vacancies on the board shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>filled in the same manner as the original members were chosen. At least a majority of <br/>
<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>the legislative members of the board shall be elected from state senatorial or legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>districts in which over 50 percent of the residents reside within a taconite assistance area <br/>
<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>. All expenditures and projects made by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation shall be consistent with the priorities <br/>
<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>established in subdivision 8 and shall first be submitted to the Iron Range Resources and <br/>
<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>Rehabilitation Board for approval by a majority of the board of expenditures and projects <br/>
<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>for rehabilitation purposes as provided by this section, and the method, manner, and time <br/>
<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>of payment of all funds proposed to be disbursed shall be first approved or disapproved by <br/>
<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>the board. The board shall biennially make its report to the governor and the legislature on <br/>
<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>or before November 15 of each even-numbered year. The expenses of the board shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>paid by the state from the funds raised pursuant to this section. <br/>
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<a id="bill.6.3.0"></a><a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 298.227, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var><b>298.227 TACONITE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>    An amount equal to that distributed pursuant to each taconite producer's taxable <br/>
<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>production and qualifying sales under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 9a</statute_ref>, shall be held by <br/>
<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board in a separate taconite economic <br/>
<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>development fund for each taconite and direct reduced ore producer. Money from the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>fund for each producer shall be released by the commissioner after review by a joint <br/>
<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>committee consisting of an equal number of representatives of the salaried employees and <br/>
<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>the nonsalaried production and maintenance employees of that producer. The District 11 <br/>
<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>director of the United States Steelworkers of America, on advice of each local employee <br/>
<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>president, shall select the employee members. In nonorganized operations, the employee <br/>
<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>committee shall be elected by the nonsalaried production and maintenance employees. <br/>
<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>The review must be completed no later than six months after the producer presents a <br/>
<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>proposal for expenditure of the funds to the committee. The funds held pursuant to this <br/>
<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>section may be released only for acquisition of plant and stationary mining equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>and facilities for the producer or for research and development in Minnesota on new <br/>
<a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>mining, or taconite, iron, or steel production technology, but only if the producer provides <br/>
<a id="pl.81.35"></a><var>81.35</var>a matching expenditure to be used for the same purpose of at least 50 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>distribution based on 
         <statute_ref>14.7</statute_ref> cents per ton beginning with distributions in 2002. Effective for <br/>
<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>proposals for expenditures of money from the fund approved beginning the day following <br/>
<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>final enactment, the commissioner may release the funds only if the proposed expenditure <br/>
<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>is approved by a majority of the members of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>Board. If a producer uses money which has been released from the fund prior to the day <br/>
<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>following final enactment to procure haulage trucks, mobile equipment, or mining shovels, <br/>
<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>and the producer removes the piece of equipment from the taconite tax relief area defined <br/>
<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>273.134</statute_ref> within ten years from the date of receipt of the money from the fund, <br/>
<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>a portion of the money granted from the fund must be repaid to the taconite economic <br/>
<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>development fund. The portion of the money to be repaid is 100 percent of the grant if the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>equipment is removed from the taconite tax relief area within 12 months after receipt of <br/>
<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>the money from the fund, declining by ten percent for each of the subsequent nine years <br/>
<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>during which the equipment remains within the taconite tax relief area. If a taconite <br/>
<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>production facility is sold after operations at the facility had ceased, any money remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>in the fund for the former producer may be released to the purchaser of the facility on <br/>
<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>the terms otherwise applicable to the former producer under this section. If a producer <br/>
<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>fails to provide matching funds for a proposed expenditure within six months after the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>commissioner approves release of the funds, the funds are available for release to another <br/>
<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>producer in proportion to the distribution provided and under the conditions of this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>Any portion of the fund which is not released by the commissioner within two years of its <br/>
<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>deposit in the fund shall be divided between the taconite environmental protection fund <br/>
<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>created in section 
         <statute_ref>298.223</statute_ref> and the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund <br/>
<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>created in section 
         <statute_ref>298.292</statute_ref> for placement in their respective special accounts. Two-thirds <br/>
<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>of the unreleased funds shall be distributed to the taconite environmental protection fund <br/>
<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>and one-third to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for proposals for expenditures of <br/>
<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>money from the fund the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.4.0"></a><a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>    Sec. 4. <b>APPROPRIATION; IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var><b>REHABILITATION BOARD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>    $500,000 is appropriated from the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board <br/>
<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>fund for fiscal year 2008 for allocation in this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>    (1) $225,000 is for Aitkin County Growth, Inc. to extend electric service and other <br/>
<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>infrastructure to a peat project in Spencer Township in Aitkin County;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>    (2) $75,000 is for a nonprofit organization for the preservation of the B'nai Abraham <br/>
<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>Synagogue in Virginia, of which $50,000 is for renovation and $25,000 is for a permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>endowment for the preservation;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>    (3) $150,000 is for a grant to the Iron Range youth in action program to assist the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>organization to employ youth for the construction of community centers; and<br/>
<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>    (4) $50,000 is for a grant to the Iron Range retriever club for pond and field <br/>
<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>construction.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>    These are onetime appropriations.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.5.0"></a><a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>    Sec. 5. <b>IRRRB BUILDING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>    The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board office building in Eveleth, <br/>
<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>Minnesota is designated and named the Joe Begich Building and shall be signed as such <br/>
<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>at every entrance.<br/>
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<a id="bill.7.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.7.1.0"></a><a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.01, subdivision 6g, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>    Subd. 6g. <b>Personal </b><b>direct </b><b>supervision.</b> The term "personal "Direct supervision" <br/>
<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>means that a person licensed to perform electrical work oversees and directs the electrical <br/>
<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>work performed by an unlicensed person such that:<br/>
<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>    (1) the licensed person actually reviews the electrical work performed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>unlicensed person an unlicensed individual is being supervised by an individual licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>to perform the electrical work being supervised;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>    (2) during the entire working day of the unlicensed individual, the licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>individual is physically present at the location where the unlicensed individual is <br/>
<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>preforming electrical work and immediately available to the unlicensed individual;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>    (3) the licensed person individual is physically present and immediately available to <br/>
<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>the unlicensed person individual at all times for assistance and direction; and<br/>
<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>    (4) electronic supervision does not meet the requirement of physically present and <br/>
<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>immediately available;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>    (5) the licensed individual shall review the electrical work performed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>unlicensed individual before the electrical work is operated; and<br/>
<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>    (3) (6) the licensed person individual is able to and does determine that all electrical <br/>
<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>work performed by the unlicensed person individual is performed in compliance with <br/>
<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326.243</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>    The licensed person individual is responsible for the compliance with section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>326.243
         </statute_ref> of all electrical work performed by the unlicensed person individual. <br/>
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<a id="bill.7.2.0"></a><a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.241, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Composition.</b> (a) The Board of Electricity shall consist of 11 12 <br/>
<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>members, residents of the state, appointed by the governor of whom and confirmed by <br/>
<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>the senate. The commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner's designee shall <br/>
<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>be a nonvoting member. The first appointed board members shall serve an initial term <br/>
<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>of four years, except where designated otherwise. The governor shall then reappoint the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>current members or appoint replacement members, all or in part, to subsequent three-year <br/>
<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>terms. Midterm vacancies shall be filled for the remaining portion of the term. Vacancies <br/>
<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>occurring with less than six months time remaining in the term shall be filled for the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>existing term and the following three-year term. Of the 11 appointed members, the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>composition shall be as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>    (1) two shall be representatives of the electrical suppliers in the rural areas of the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>state,<br/>
<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>    (2) two shall be master electricians, who shall be contractors,<br/>
<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>    (3) two journeyman electricians,<br/>
<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>    (4) one registered consulting electrical engineer,<br/>
<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>    (5) two power limited technicians, who shall be technology system contractors <br/>
<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>primarily engaged in the business of installing technology circuits or systems, and<br/>
<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>    (6) two public members as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>214.02</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>    (b) Except as provided herein, membership terms, compensation of members, <br/>
<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>removal of members, the filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>requirements shall be as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>214.07</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>214.09</statute_ref>. The provision of staff, <br/>
<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>administrative services and office space; the review and processing of complaints; the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>setting of board fees; and other provisions relating to board operations shall be as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>in chapter 214. <br/>
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<a id="bill.7.3.0"></a><a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.241, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Powers.</b> (a) The board, or the complaint committee on behalf of the board <br/>
<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>where authorized by law, shall have power to:<br/>
<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>    (1) Elect its own officers.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>    (2) Engage and fix the compensation of inspectors, and hire employees. The salary <br/>
<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>of the executive secretary shall be established pursuant to chapter 43A. All agents and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>employees other than contract inspectors shall be in the classified service and shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>compensated pursuant to chapter 43A. All inspectors shall hold licenses as master or <br/>
<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>journeyman electricians under section 
<statute_ref>326.242, subdivision 1(1</statute_ref>) or 2(1), and shall give <br/>
<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>bond in an amount fixed by the board, conditioned upon the faithful performance of <br/>
<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>their duties.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>    (3) (2) Pay such other expenses as it may deem necessary in the performance of its <br/>
<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>duties, including rent, supplies, and such like.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>    (3) Select from its members individuals to serve on any other state advisory councils, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>boards, or committees.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>    (4) Enforce the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>326.241</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326.248</statute_ref>, and provide, upon <br/>
<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>request, such additional voluntary inspections and reviews as it may deem appropriate. <br/>
<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>    (5) Issue, renew, refuse to renew, suspend, temporarily suspend, and revoke licenses, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>censure licensees, assess civil penalties, issue cease and desist orders, and seek injunctive <br/>
<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>relief and civil penalties in court as authorized by section 
<statute_ref>326.242</statute_ref> and other provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>Minnesota law. Establish the committees required herein and any others deemed necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>by the board or requested by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>    (6) Adopt reasonable rules to carry out its duties under sections 
         <statute_ref>326.241</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326.248</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>and to provide for the amount and collection of fees for inspection and other services. All <br/>
<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>rules shall be adopted in accordance with chapter 14. <br/>
<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>    (7) Advise the commissioner on issues related to sections 326.241 to 326.248 or as <br/>
<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>requested by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>    (b) Except for the powers granted to the Electricity Board the commissioner of labor <br/>
<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>and industry shall administer the provisions of sections 326.241 to 326.248 and for such <br/>
<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>purposes may employ electrical inspectors and other assistants.<br/>
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<a id="bill.7.4.0"></a><a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.242, subdivision 3d, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>    Subd. 3d. <b>Power limited technician.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, no <br/>
<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>person shall install, alter, repair, plan, lay out, or supervise the installing, altering, or <br/>
<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>repairing of electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment for technology circuits or systems <br/>
<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>    (1) the person is licensed by the board as a power limited technician; and<br/>
<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>    (2) the electrical work is:<br/>
<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>    (i) for a licensed contractor and the person is an employee, partner, or officer of, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>or is the licensed contractor; or<br/>
<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>    (ii) performed under the supervision of a master electrician or power limited <br/>
<a id="pl.85.34"></a><var>85.34</var>technician also employed by the person's employer on technology circuits, systems, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>apparatus, equipment, or facilities owned or leased by the employer that are located within <br/>
<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>the limits of property owned or leased, operated, and maintained by the employer.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>    (b) An applicant for a power limited technician's license shall (1) be a graduate of a <br/>
<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>four-year electrical course in an accredited college or university; or (2) have had at least 36 <br/>
<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>months' experience, acceptable to the board, in planning for, laying out, supervising, and <br/>
<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>installing wiring, apparatus, or equipment for power limited systems, provided however, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>that the board may by rule provide for the allowance of up to 12 months (2,000 hours) <br/>
<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>of experience credit for successful completion of a two-year post high school electrical <br/>
<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>course or other technical training approved by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>    (c) The board may initially set experience requirements without rulemaking, but <br/>
<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>must adopt rules before July 1, 2004.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>    (d) Licensees must attain eight hours of continuing education acceptable to the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>board every renewal period.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>    (e) A person who has submitted an application by June 30, 2003, to take the alarm <br/>
<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>and communications examination administered by the board, and who has achieved a <br/>
<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>minimal score of 70 percent on the examination by September 30, 2003, may obtain a <br/>
<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>power limited technician license without further examination by submitting an application <br/>
<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>and a license fee of $30.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>    (f) A company holding an alarm and communication license as of June 30, 2003, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>may designate one person who may obtain a power limited technician license without <br/>
<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>passing an examination administered by the board by submitting an application and <br/>
<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>license fee of $30.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>    (g) A person who has submitted an application by September 30, 2005 December <br/>
<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>31, 2007, to take the power limited technician examination administered by the board <br/>
<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>department is not required to meet the qualifications set forth in paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.7.5.0"></a><a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.242, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Unlicensed </b><b>persons</b><b> individuals</b><b>.</b> (a) An unlicensed person individual <br/>
<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>means an individual who has not been licensed by the Board of Electricity as a Class A <br/>
<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>master electrician or as a Class A journeyman electrician. An unlicensed individual shall <br/>
<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>not perform electrical work required to be performed by a licensed individual unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>individual has first registered with the Board of Electricity as an unlicensed individual. <br/>
<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>Thereafter, an unlicensed individual shall not perform electrical work required to be <br/>
<a id="pl.86.34"></a><var>86.34</var>performed by a licensed individual unless the work is performed under the personal direct <br/>
<a id="pl.86.35"></a><var>86.35</var>supervision of a person an individual actually licensed to perform such work and. The <br/>
<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>licensed electrician individual and unlicensed persons are individual must be employed <br/>
<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>by the same employer. Licensed persons individuals shall not permit unlicensed persons <br/>
<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>individuals to perform electrical work except under the personal direct supervision of <br/>
<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>a person an individual actually licensed to perform such work. Unlicensed persons <br/>
<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>individuals shall not supervise the performance of electrical work or make assignments <br/>
<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>of electrical work to unlicensed persons individuals. Except for technology circuit or <br/>
<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>system work, licensed persons individuals shall supervise no more than two unlicensed <br/>
<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>persons individuals. For technology circuit or system work, licensed persons individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>shall supervise no more than three unlicensed persons individuals.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no person individual other <br/>
<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>than a master electrician or power limited technician shall plan or lay out electrical wiring, <br/>
<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>apparatus, or equipment for light, heat, power, or other purposes, except circuits or <br/>
<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>systems exempted from personal licensing by subdivision 12, paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>    (c) Contractors employing unlicensed persons performing individuals to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>electrical work shall maintain records establishing compliance with this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>which that shall designate identify all unlicensed persons individuals performing electrical <br/>
<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>work, except for persons working on circuits or systems exempted from personal licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>by subdivision 12, paragraph (b), and shall permit the board to examine and copy all such <br/>
<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>records as provided for in section 
         <statute_ref>326.244, subdivision 6</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>    (d) When a licensed individual supervises the electrical work of an unlicensed <br/>
<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>individual, the licensed individual is responsible for ensuring that the electrical work <br/>
<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>complies with sections 326.241 to 326.248 and rules adopted.<br/>
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<a id="bill.7.6.0"></a><a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.242, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Registration of unlicensed individuals.</b> Unlicensed individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>performing electrical work for a contractor or employer shall register with the department <br/>
<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. Experience credit for electrical work <br/>
<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>performed after January 1, 2008, by an applicant for a license identified in this section <br/>
<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>shall not be granted where the applicant has not registered with or is not licensed by <br/>
<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>the department.<br/>
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<a id="bill.7.7.0"></a><a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.242, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Reciprocity.</b> To the extent that any other state which provides for the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>licensing of electricians provides for similar action the board may grant licenses, without <br/>
<a id="pl.87.34"></a><var>87.34</var>examination, of the same grade and class to an electrician who has been licensed by such <br/>
<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>other state for at least one year, upon payment by the applicant of the required fee and <br/>
<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>upon the board being furnished with proof that the required fee and upon the board being <br/>
<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>furnished with proof that the qualifications of the applicant are equal to the qualifications <br/>
<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>of holders of similar licenses in Minnesota. The commissioner may enter into reciprocity <br/>
<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>agreements for personal licenses with another state if approved by the board. Once <br/>
<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>approved by the board, the commissioner may issue a personal license without requiring <br/>
<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>the applicant to pass an examination provided the applicant:<br/>
<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>    (a) submits an application under section 326.242;<br/>
<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>    (b) pays the fee required under section 326.242; and<br/>
<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>    (c) holds a valid comparable license in the state participating in the agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>    Agreements are subject to the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>    (1) The parties to the agreement must administer a statewide licensing program that <br/>
<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>includes examination and qualifying experience or training comparable to Minnesota's.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>    (2) The experience and training requirements under which an individual applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>qualified for examination in the qualifying state must be deemed equal to or greater than <br/>
<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>required for an applicant making application in Minnesota at the time the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>acquired the license in the qualifying state.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>    (3) The applicant must have acquired the license in the qualifying state through an <br/>
<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>examination deemed equivalent to the same class of license examination in Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>A lesser class of license may be granted where the applicant has acquired a greater <br/>
<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>class of license in the qualifying state and the applicant otherwise meets the conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>    (4) At the time of application, the applicant must hold a valid license in the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>qualifying state and have held the license continuously for at least one year before making <br/>
<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>application in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>    (5) An applicant is not eligible for a license under this subdivision if the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>has failed the same or greater class of license examination in Minnesota, or if the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>applicant's license of the same or greater class has been revoked or suspended.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>    (6) An applicant who has failed to renew a personal license for two years or more <br/>
<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>after its expiration is not eligible for a license under this subdivision.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.8.0"></a><a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>    Sec. 8. <b>REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 326.01, subdivision 4; and 326.242, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>4, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.8.1.0"></a><a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 178.01, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var><b>178.01 PURPOSES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>    The purposes of this chapter are: to open to young people regardless of race, sex, <br/>
<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>creed, color or national origin, the opportunity to obtain training that will equip them for <br/>
<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>profitable employment and citizenship; to establish as a means to this end, a program <br/>
<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>of voluntary apprenticeship under approved apprentice agreements providing facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>for their training and guidance in the arts, skills, and crafts of industry and trade, with <br/>
<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>concurrent, supplementary instruction in related subjects; to promote employment <br/>
<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>opportunities under conditions providing adequate training and reasonable earnings; <br/>
<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>to relate the supply of skilled workers to employment demands; to establish standards <br/>
<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>for apprentice training; to establish an Apprenticeship Advisory Council Board and <br/>
<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>apprenticeship committees to assist in effectuating the purposes of this chapter; to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>for a Division of Labor Standards and Apprenticeship within the Department of Labor <br/>
<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>and Industry; to provide for reports to the legislature regarding the status of apprentice <br/>
<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>training in the state; to establish a procedure for the determination of apprentice agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>controversies; and to accomplish related ends.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.2.0"></a><a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 178.02, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var><b>178.02 APPRENTICESHIP </b><b>ADVISORY COUNCIL</b><b> BOARD</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Members.</b> The commissioner of labor and industry, hereinafter <br/>
<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>called the commissioner, shall appoint an Apprenticeship Advisory Council Board, <br/>
<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>hereinafter referred to as the council board, composed of three representatives each from <br/>
<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>employer and employee organizations, and two representatives of the general public. The <br/>
<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>director of education responsible for career and technical education or designee shall be an <br/>
<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>ex officio member of the council board and shall serve in an advisory capacity only.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Terms.</b> The council board shall expire and the terms, compensation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>removal of appointed members shall be as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, except that the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>council shall not expire before June 30, 2003. <br/>
<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Duties.</b> The council board shall meet at the call of the commissioner. It <br/>
<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>shall propose occupational classifications for apprenticeship programs; propose minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>standards for apprenticeship programs and agreements; and advise on the establishment <br/>
<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>of such policies, procedures, and rules as the commissioner board deems necessary in <br/>
<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>implementing the intent of this chapter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.3.0"></a><a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 178.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Duties and functions.</b> The director, under the supervision of the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>commissioner, and with the advice and oversight of the Apprenticeship Advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>Council Board, is authorized: to administer the provisions of this chapter; to promote <br/>
<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>apprenticeship and other forms of on the job training; to establish, in cooperation and <br/>
<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>consultation with the Apprenticeship Advisory Council Board and with the apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>committees, conditions and training standards for the approval of apprenticeship programs <br/>
<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>and agreements, which conditions and standards shall in no case be lower than those <br/>
<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>prescribed by this chapter; to promote equal employment opportunity in apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>and other on the job training and to establish a Minnesota plan for equal employment <br/>
<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>opportunity in apprenticeship which shall be consistent with standards established <br/>
<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>under Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 30, as amended; to issue certificates of <br/>
<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>registration to sponsors of approved apprenticeship programs; to act as secretary of the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>Apprenticeship Advisory Council Board; to approve, if of the opinion that approval is <br/>
<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>for the best interest of the apprentice, any apprenticeship agreement which meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>standards established hereunder; to terminate any apprenticeship agreement in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>with the provisions of such agreement; to keep a record of apprenticeship agreements and <br/>
<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>their disposition; to issue certificates of completion of apprenticeship; and to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>such other duties as the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the intent of this <br/>
<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>chapter; provided, that the administration and supervision of supplementary instruction in <br/>
<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>related subjects for apprentices; coordination of instruction on a concurrent basis with <br/>
<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>job experiences, and the selection and training of teachers and coordinators for such <br/>
<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>instruction shall be the function of state and local boards responsible for vocational <br/>
<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>education. The director shall have the authority to make wage determinations applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>to the graduated schedule of wages and journeyman wage rate for apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>agreements, giving consideration to the existing wage rates prevailing throughout the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>state, except that no wage determination by the director shall alter an existing wage <br/>
<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>provision for apprentices or journeymen that is contained in a bargaining agreement in <br/>
<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>effect between an employer and an organization of employees, nor shall the director <br/>
<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>make any determination for the beginning rate for an apprentice that is below the wage <br/>
<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>minimum established by federal or state law.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.4.0"></a><a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 178.041, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Rules.</b> The commissioner may, upon receipt of the council's board's <br/>
<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>proposals, accept, adopt, and issue them by rule with any modifications or amendments <br/>
<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>the commissioner finds appropriate. The commissioner may refer them back to the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>council board with recommendations for further study, consideration and revision. If <br/>
<a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var>the commissioner refuses to accept, adopt, and issue by rule or other appropriate action <br/>
<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>a board proposal, the commissioner must provide a written explanation of the reason <br/>
<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>for the refusal to the board within 30 days after the board submitted the proposal to the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>commissioner. Additional rules may be issued as the commissioner may deem necessary.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.9.1.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations by fund made <br/>
<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>in this article.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">Total<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">51,175,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">47,510,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">98,685,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Total<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">51,175,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">47,510,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">98,685,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.9.2.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br/>
<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or <br/>
<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">APPROPRIATIONS<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">Available for the Year<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">Ending June 30<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.9.3.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">11,669,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">12,587,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>(a) To develop maximum private sector <br/>
<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>involvement in tourism, $1,000,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.91.33"></a><var>91.33</var>year and $2,000,000 the second year must <br/>
<a id="pl.91.34"></a><var>91.34</var>be matched by Explore Minnesota Tourism <br/>
<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>from nonstate sources. Each $1 of state <br/>
<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>incentive must be matched with $3 of private <br/>
<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>sector funding. Cash match is defined as <br/>
<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>revenue to the state or documented cash <br/>
<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>expenditures directly expended to support <br/>
<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>Explore Minnesota Tourism programs. Up <br/>
<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>to one-half of the private sector contribution <br/>
<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>may be in-kind or soft match. The incentive <br/>
<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>in the first year shall be based on fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>year 2007 private sector contributions as <br/>
<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>prescribed in Laws 2005, First Special <br/>
<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>Session chapter 1, article 3, section 6. The <br/>
<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>incentive increase in the second year will <br/>
<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>be based on fiscal year 2008 private sector <br/>
<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>contributions. This incentive is ongoing.<br/>
<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>(b) Funding for the marketing grants is <br/>
<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>available either year of the biennium. <br/>
<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>Unexpended grant funds from the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>are available in the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>(c) Any unexpended money from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>fund appropriations made under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>does not cancel but must be placed in a <br/>
<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>special marketing account for use by Explore <br/>
<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>Minnesota Tourism for additional marketing <br/>
<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>(d) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>the second year are for operating costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>the Minnesota Film and TV Board. The <br/>
<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>appropriation in each year is available <br/>
<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>only upon receipt by the board of $1 in <br/>
<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>matching contributions of money or in-kind <br/>
<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>contributions from nonstate sources for every <br/>
<a id="pl.92.33"></a><var>92.33</var>$3 provided by this appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.92.34"></a><var>92.34</var>(e) $750,000 is appropriated each year for a <br/>
<a id="pl.92.35"></a><var>92.35</var>grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board <br/>
<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>for the film jobs production program under <br/>
<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116U.26. Of <br/>
<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>this amount, up to $25,000 each year may <br/>
<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>be used for administration. The budget base <br/>
<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>for the film jobs production program shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $500,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>(f) $150,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>grant to St. Louis County to be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>feasibility studies and planning activities <br/>
<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>concerning additional uses for the St. Louis <br/>
<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>County Heritage and Arts Center at the <br/>
<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>Duluth depot. The studies and planning <br/>
<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>activities must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>(1) examining the costs and benefits of <br/>
<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>relocating the Northeast Minnesota Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>Tourism to the Duluth depot;<br/>
<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>(2) establishing a heritage tourism center at <br/>
<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>the Duluth depot;<br/>
<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>(3) developing a multimodal operational plan <br/>
<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>integrating railroad and bus service; and<br/>
<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>(4) identifying additional services and <br/>
<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>activities that would contribute toward <br/>
<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>returning the Duluth depot to being a <br/>
<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>working railroad station and cultural gateway <br/>
<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>to Duluth and St. Louis County.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.4.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>MINNESOTA HISTORICAL </b><br/>
<b>SOCIETY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">29,031,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">24,441,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.93.33"></a><var>93.33</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.93.34"></a><var>93.34</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>second year are for increased rent costs. This <br/>
<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>amount is added to the society's base budget.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Education and Outreach</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">17,307,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">13,765,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>(a) Of this amount, $1,700,000 the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>is a onetime appropriation for the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>Sesquicentennial Commission. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>appropriation, $750,000 is for competitive <br/>
<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>matching grants for local events and projects; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>$750,000 is for planning and support of <br/>
<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>statewide activities, and up to $200,000 may <br/>
<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>be used for administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>(b) The Minnesota Historical Society, the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>State Arts Board, and Explore Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>Tourism may assist the commission in <br/>
<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>designing and implementing the grants <br/>
<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>program.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>(c) The commission shall encourage private <br/>
<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>contributions to match the state funds to <br/>
<a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>the greatest extent possible. Contributions <br/>
<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>received by the commission are appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>to the commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>$1,500,000 the first year is for a grant-in-aid <br/>
<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>program for county and local historical <br/>
<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>societies. The Minnesota Historical Society <br/>
<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>shall establish program guidelines and <br/>
<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>grant evaluation and award criteria for the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>program. Each dollar of state funds awarded <br/>
<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>to a grantee must be matched with nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>funds on a dollar-for-dollar basis by a <br/>
<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>grantee. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>is available until expended. <br/>
<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>$500,000 the first year is for a grant-in-aid <br/>
<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>program for county and local historical <br/>
<a id="pl.94.35"></a><var>94.35</var>societies for the repair, restoration, and <br/>
<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>preservation of historic sites and buildings <br/>
<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>in Minnesota. The Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>Society shall establish program guidelines <br/>
<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>and grant evaluation and award criteria for <br/>
<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>the program. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>and is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>(d) $60,000 each year is to offset the revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>loss from not charging fees for general tours <br/>
<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>at the Capitol. This appropriation is added to <br/>
<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>the society's base budget.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var>(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>section 138.668, the Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>Society may not charge a fee for its general <br/>
<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>tours at the Capitol, but may charge fees for <br/>
<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>special programs other than general tours.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Preservation and Access</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,953,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,271,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>$500,000 the first year is to conduct a <br/>
<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>conservation survey and for restoration, <br/>
<a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>treatment, moving, and storage of the 1905 <br/>
<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>historic furnishings and works of art in the <br/>
<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>Minnesota State Capitol. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>$308,000 the first year is for the preservation <br/>
<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>of battle flags. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var>and is available until June 30, 2009.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Pass-Through Appropriations</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">771,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">405,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) Minnesota International Center<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">43,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">43,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">16,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) Minnesota Military Museum<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">234,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">234,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) Farmamerica<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">128,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">128,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) Balances Forward<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>Any unencumbered balance remaining in <br/>
<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>this subdivision the first year does not cancel <br/>
<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>but is available for the second year of the <br/>
<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>$150,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>grant to the Nicollet County Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>Society for renovation of the center exhibit <br/>
<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>gallery in the Treaty Site History Center <br/>
<a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>in St. Peter, including additions to the <br/>
<a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>center's infrastructure and state-of-the-art <br/>
<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>interpretive elements. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var>available until the project is completed or <br/>
<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>section 16A.642.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>$200,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>the Hmong Studies Center at Concordia <br/>
<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>University in St. Paul, Minnesota, to be <br/>
<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>used for preservation of Hmong historical <br/>
<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>artifacts and documents. Any part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var>appropriation not used in fiscal year 2008 is <br/>
<a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>available for use in fiscal year 2009. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>a onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>expended.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Fund Transfer</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>The Minnesota Historical Society may <br/>
<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>reallocate funds appropriated in and between <br/>
<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>subdivisions 2 and 3 for any program <br/>
<a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>purposes.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Minnesota River Valley Study Group</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var>The Minnesota Historical Society in <br/>
<a id="pl.96.31"></a><var>96.31</var>cooperation with Explore Minnesota Tourism <br/>
<a id="pl.96.32"></a><var>96.32</var>shall establish and coordinate a Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.96.33"></a><var>96.33</var>River Valley study group. The Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.96.34"></a><var>96.34</var>River Valley study group shall be comprised <br/>
<a id="pl.96.35"></a><var>96.35</var>of representatives of the Minnesota Valley <br/>
<a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>Scenic Byway Alliance, the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>of Natural Resources, the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>of Transportation, the Minnesota Indian <br/>
<a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var>Affairs Council, the Region 6 West, Region <br/>
<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>6 East, Region 8 and Region 9 Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>Development Commissions, the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>Historical Society, Explore Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>Tourism, State Arts Board, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>interested parties. The study group must <br/>
<a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>develop a plan for coordinated activities <br/>
<a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>among organizations represented on the <br/>
<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>study group to enhance and promote historic <br/>
<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>sites, and historic, scenic, and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>features of the Minnesota River Valley <br/>
<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>area. Study topics shall include, but are <br/>
<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var>not limited to, historic sites related to the <br/>
<a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>Dakota Conflict of 1862 and the state and <br/>
<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>local preparations for the sesquicentennial of <br/>
<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>this event. The Minnesota Historical Society <br/>
<a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>and Explore Minnesota Tourism shall report <br/>
<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>on the findings and recommendations of <br/>
<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var>the Minnesota River Valley study group to <br/>
<a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>the standing committees of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>representatives and senate with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>over historic sites and tourism by March 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>2008. The Minnesota River Valley study <br/>
<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>group shall serve without compensation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.5.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>BOARD OF THE ARTS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,975,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,982,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.97.33"></a><var>97.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Operations and Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">637,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">644,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.97.34"></a><var>97.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Grants Programs</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,452,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,452,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>The base budget for the grants program <br/>
<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>shall be $5,924,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>$5,924,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Regional Arts Councils</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,886,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,886,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>The base budget for the regional arts councils <br/>
<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>shall be $2,539,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>$2,539,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.6.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>MINNESOTA HUMANITIES </b><br/>
<b>COMMISSION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>Of this amount, ten percent each year is <br/>
<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>for lifelong learning programs in greater <br/>
<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>Minnesota communities that do not <br/>
<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>receive financial support from other large <br/>
<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>educational institutions. The base budget <br/>
<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>for the Minnesota Humanities Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>is $500,000 each year in the 2010-2011 <br/>
<a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>biennium.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.7.0"></a><a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 190.096, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var><b>190.096 BATTLE FLAGS; REPAIR.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Authority to repair.</b> Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>Statutes 1961, chapters 16 and 43, the adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>Society may contract for the repair, restoration, and preservation of regimental battle flags, <br/>
<a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var>standards, and guidons with persons or corporations skilled in such repair, restoration, and <br/>
<a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var>preservation, upon terms or conditions the adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>Society deems proper, subject to the approval of the commissioner of administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Surrender.</b> Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>190.09
         </statute_ref>, the adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical Society may, for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>of this section, surrender the immediate custody and control of regimental battle flags, <br/>
<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>standards, and guidons under conditions and safeguards the adjutant general or the <br/>
<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var>Minnesota Historical Society deems necessary and proper, for such time as is reasonably <br/>
<a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>necessary for their restoration, after which they shall at once be again properly stored <br/>
<a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var>or displayed. The adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical Society shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.98.33"></a><var>98.33</var>adequate storage and display space for flags, standards, and guidons which have been <br/>
<a id="pl.98.34"></a><var>98.34</var>repaired and restored. <br/>
<a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Battle flags; care and control.</b> (a) The flags and colors carried by <br/>
<a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>Minnesota troops in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var>preserved under the care and control of the Minnesota Historical Society. They shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>suitably encased and marked, and, so far as the historical society may deem it consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var>with the safety of the flags and colors, they shall be publicly displayed in the capitol.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var>    (b) The flags and colors carried by Minnesota troops in subsequent wars shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>preserved under the care and control of the adjutant general. They shall be suitably <br/>
<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>encased and marked, and, so far as the adjutant general may deem it consistent with the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>safety of the flags and colors, shall be publicly displayed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.10.1.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br/>
<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>in this article.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">Total<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 67,896,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 49,040,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">116,936,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,075,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,075,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,150,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Total<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 70,971,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 52,115,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">123,086,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.10.2.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>HOUSING.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>agencies and for the purposes specified. The appropriations are from the general fund, or <br/>
<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The <br/>
<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>figures "2008" and "2009" used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under them <br/>
<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The <br/>
<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is <br/>
<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, are <br/>
<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">APPROPRIATIONS<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">Available for the Year<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">Ending June 30<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.10.3.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.99.33"></a><var>99.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 70,971,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 52,115,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 67,896,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 49,040,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,075,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,075,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>This appropriation is for transfer to the <br/>
<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>housing development fund. The amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>that may be spent from this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>for certain programs are specified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>following subdivisions. Except as otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>indicated, this transfer is part of the agency's <br/>
<a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>permanent budget base.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>Of this amount, $3,075,000 the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var>and $3,075,000 the second year are onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>appropriations from the state's federal TANF <br/>
<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>block grant under Title I of Public Law <br/>
<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>Number 104-193 to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>human services, to reimburse the housing <br/>
<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>development fund for assistance under <br/>
<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>the programs for families receiving TANF <br/>
<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>assistance under the MFIP program. The <br/>
<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var>commissioner of human services shall make <br/>
<a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>monthly reimbursements to the housing <br/>
<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>development fund. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>of human services shall not make any <br/>
<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>reimbursement which the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>determines would be subject to a penalty <br/>
<a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var>under Code of Federal Regulations, section <br/>
<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var>262.1. If the appropriation in either year is <br/>
<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br/>
<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>year is available.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.100.32"></a><var>100.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Economic Development and Housing </b><br/>
<b>Challenge</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.100.33"></a><var>100.33</var>(a) $21,308,000 the first year and $9,622,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.100.34"></a><var>100.34</var>the second year are for the economic <br/>
<a id="pl.100.35"></a><var>100.35</var>development and housing challenge program <br/>
<a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33, <br/>
<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>for housing that:<br/>
<a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>(i) conserves energy and utilizes sustainable, <br/>
<a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>healthy building materials;<br/>
<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var>(ii) preserves sensitive natural areas and <br/>
<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>open spaces and minimizes the need for new <br/>
<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>infrastructure; <br/>
<a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>(iii) is accessible to jobs and services through <br/>
<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var>integration with transportation or transit <br/>
<a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>systems; and<br/>
<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>(iv) expands the mix of housing choices in <br/>
<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>a community by diversifying the levels of <br/>
<a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>housing affordability. <br/>
<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>The agency may fund demonstration projects <br/>
<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>that have unique approaches to achieving the <br/>
<a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>housing described above. <br/>
<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>(b) The base is reduced by $3,407,000 each <br/>
<a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>year in fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Housing Trust Fund</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>$15,195,000 the first year and $11,945,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>the second year are for the housing trust fund <br/>
<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>account created under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>section 462A.201, for the purposes of that <br/>
<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var>section. Of this amount, $1,500,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var>year and $1,500,000 in the second year is a <br/>
<a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>onetime appropriation from the state's federal <br/>
<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>TANF block grant. The general fund base <br/>
<a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>is reduced by $1,890,000 each year in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>year 2010 and fiscal year 2011. <br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Bridges Rental Assistance for </b><br/>
<b>Mentally Ill</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.101.32"></a><var>101.32</var>$3,400,000 the first year and $3,400,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.101.33"></a><var>101.33</var>the second year are for a rental housing <br/>
<a id="pl.101.34"></a><var>101.34</var>assistance program for persons with a mental <br/>
<a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var>illness or families with an adult member with <br/>
<a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>a mental illness under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>section 462A.2097.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Family Homeless Prevention</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>$7,565,000 the first year and $7,565,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>the second year are for family homeless <br/>
<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var>prevention and assistance programs under <br/>
<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204. Of <br/>
<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>this amount, $1,575,000 in the first year and <br/>
<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var>$1,575,000 in the second year is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var>appropriation from the state's federal TANF <br/>
<a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var>block grant. The general fund base is reduced <br/>
<a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>by $2,225,000 each year in fiscal year 2010 <br/>
<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var>and fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Home Ownership Assistance Fund</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var>$1,885,000 the first year and $1,885,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>the second year are for the home ownership <br/>
<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>assistance program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 8. <br/>
<a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>The base is reduced by $1,000,000 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var>in fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Affordable Rental Investment Fund</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var>$11,496,000 the first year and $8,996,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var>the second year are for the affordable rental <br/>
<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var>investment fund program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var>Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 8b. <br/>
<a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var>Of this amount, $2,500,000 the first year is a <br/>
<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>This appropriation is to finance the <br/>
<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>acquisition, rehabilitation, and debt <br/>
<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>restructuring of federally assisted rental <br/>
<a id="pl.102.32"></a><var>102.32</var>property and for making equity take-out loans <br/>
<a id="pl.102.33"></a><var>102.33</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.102.34"></a><var>102.34</var>subdivision 39. The owner of the federally <br/>
<a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var>assisted rental property must agree to <br/>
<a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>participate in the applicable federally assisted <br/>
<a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>housing program and to extend any existing <br/>
<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>low-income affordability restrictions on the <br/>
<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var>housing for the maximum term permitted. <br/>
<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>The owner must also enter into an agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var>that gives local units of government, <br/>
<a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>housing and redevelopment authorities, <br/>
<a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>and nonprofit housing organizations the <br/>
<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>right of first refusal if the rental property <br/>
<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>is offered for sale. Priority must be given <br/>
<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>among comparable federally assisted rental <br/>
<a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>properties to properties with the longest <br/>
<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>remaining term under an agreement for <br/>
<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>federal rental assistance. Priority must also <br/>
<a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var>be given among comparable rental housing <br/>
<a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var>developments to developments that are or <br/>
<a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>will be owned by local government units, a <br/>
<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>housing and redevelopment authority, or a <br/>
<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>nonprofit housing organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>This appropriation may also be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var>finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>debt restructuring of existing supportive <br/>
<a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>housing properties. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var>subdivision, "supportive housing" means <br/>
<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var>affordable rental housing with links to <br/>
<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>services necessary for individuals, youth, and <br/>
<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>families with children to maintain housing <br/>
<a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>stability.<br/>
<a id="pl.103.30"></a><var>103.30</var>Of this amount, $2,500,000 is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.103.31"></a><var>103.31</var>for the purposes of financing the <br/>
<a id="pl.103.32"></a><var>103.32</var>rehabilitation and operating costs to preserve <br/>
<a id="pl.103.33"></a><var>103.33</var>public housing. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.103.34"></a><var>103.34</var>subdivision, "public housing" is housing for <br/>
<a id="pl.103.35"></a><var>103.35</var>low-income persons and households financed <br/>
<a id="pl.103.36"></a><var>103.36</var>by the federal government and owned and <br/>
<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>operated by public housing authorities and <br/>
<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>agencies. Eligible public housing authorities <br/>
<a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>must have a public housing assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>system rating of standard or above. Priority <br/>
<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>among comparable proposals must be given <br/>
<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>to proposals that maximize federal or local <br/>
<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>resources to finance the capital and operating <br/>
<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>costs.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>Housing Rehabilitation and </b><br/>
<b>Accessibility</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>$5,657,000 the first year and $4,287,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>second year are for the housing rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var>and accessibility program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var>Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivisions 14a <br/>
<a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var>and 15a. The base is reduced by $629,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var>each year in fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>2011.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 9.<b>Urban Indian Housing Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>$187,000 the first year and $187,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>second year are for the urban Indian housing <br/>
<a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var>462A.07, subdivision 15. The base is <br/>
<a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var>reduced by $52,000 each year in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var>2010 and fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 10.<b>Tribal Indian Housing Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>$1,683,000 the first year and $1,683,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>the second year are for the tribal Indian <br/>
<a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>housing program under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>section 462A.07, subdivision 14. The base is <br/>
<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>reduced by $468,000 each year in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>2010 and fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.104.32"></a><var>104.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.104.33"></a><var>104.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 11.<b>Home Ownership Education, </b><br/>
<b>Counseling, and Training</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.104.34"></a><var>104.34</var>$2,135,000 the first year and $2,135,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.104.35"></a><var>104.35</var>the second year are appropriated for the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>home ownership education, counseling, and <br/>
<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var>training program under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>section 462A.209. The base is reduced by <br/>
<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>$1,460,000 each year in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>fiscal year 2011. Of this amount, $630,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>the first year is for:<br/>
<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>(1) foreclosure prevention and assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>activities in communities that have mortgage <br/>
<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var>foreclosure rates that exceed the statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>average foreclosure rate for the most recent <br/>
<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>quarter for which data is available; and<br/>
<a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var>(2) home buyer education and counseling <br/>
<a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var>activities by organizations that have <br/>
<a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var>experience working with emerging markets <br/>
<a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>or partner with organizations with experience <br/>
<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>working with emerging markets and that have <br/>
<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>demonstrated a commitment to increasing the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var>homeownership rate of emerging markets.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 12.<b>Capacity Building Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>$820,000 for the biennium is for capacity <br/>
<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>building grants under Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>section 462A.21, subdivision 3b. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var>amount, $140,000 is for continuum of <br/>
<a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var>care planning in greater Minnesota. This <br/>
<a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var>appropriation is the agency's base budget for <br/>
<a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var>this program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 13.<b>Grant for Hennepin County</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>$50,000 is a onetime appropriation in the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>first year for a grant to Hennepin County <br/>
<a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>for collaboration with the Center for Urban <br/>
<a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var>and Regional Affairs at the University <br/>
<a id="pl.105.32"></a><var>105.32</var>of Minnesota for the development of a <br/>
<a id="pl.105.33"></a><var>105.33</var>predictive, data-driven model that can be <br/>
<a id="pl.105.34"></a><var>105.34</var>used to identify at-risk properties in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.105.35"></a><var>105.35</var>target resources to prevent foreclosure.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.4.0"></a><a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462A.21, subdivision 8b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var>    Subd. 8b. <b>Family rental housing.</b> It may establish a family rental housing <br/>
<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>assistance program to provide loans or direct rental subsidies for housing for families <br/>
<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>with incomes of up to 80 percent of state median income, or to provide grants for the <br/>
<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>operating cost of public housing. Priority must be given to those developments with <br/>
<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>resident families with the lowest income. The development may be financed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>agency or other public or private lenders. Direct rental subsidies must be administered by <br/>
<a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>the agency for the benefit of eligible families. Financial assistance provided under this <br/>
<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var>subdivision to recipients of aid to families with dependent children must be in the form <br/>
<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var>of vendor payments whenever possible. Loans, grants, and direct rental subsidies under <br/>
<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>this subdivision may be made only with specific appropriations by the legislature. The <br/>
<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>limitations on eligible mortgagors contained in section 
         <statute_ref>462A.03, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, do not <br/>
<a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>apply to loans for the rehabilitation of existing housing under this subdivision. <br/>
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<a id="bill.10.5.0"></a><a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462A.33, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Contribution requirement.</b> Fifty percent of the funds appropriated for <br/>
<a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>this section must be used for challenge grants or loans which meet the requirements of this <br/>
<a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var>subdivision for housing proposals with financial or in-kind contributions from nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var>resources that reduce the need for deferred loan or grant funds from state resources. These <br/>
<a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var>Challenge grants or loans must be used for economically viable homeownership or rental <br/>
<a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>housing proposals that:<br/>
<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>    (1) include a financial or in-kind contribution from an area employer and either a unit <br/>
<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var>of local government or a private philanthropic, religious, or charitable organization; and<br/>
<a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var>    (2) address the housing needs of the local work force.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var>    Among comparable proposals, preference must be given to proposals that include <br/>
<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var>contributions from nonstate resources for the greatest portion of the total development <br/>
<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>cost. Comparable proposals with contributions from local units of government or private <br/>
<a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var>philanthropic, religious, or charitable organizations must be given preference in awarding <br/>
<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var>grants or loans.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>    For the purpose of this subdivision, an employer a contribution may consist partially <br/>
<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>or wholly of the premium paid for federal housing tax credits.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>    Preference for grants and loans shall also be given to comparable proposals that <br/>
<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>include a financial or in-kind contribution from a unit of local government, an area <br/>
<a id="pl.106.33"></a><var>106.33</var>employer, and a private philanthropic, religious, or charitable organization.<br/>
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<a id="bill.10.6.0"></a><a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 469.021, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var><b>469.021 PREFERENCES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>    As between applicants equally in need and eligible for occupancy of a dwelling <br/>
<a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var>and at the rent involved, preference shall be given to disabled veterans, persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var>disabilities, and families of service persons who died in service and to families of veterans. <br/>
<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var>In admitting families of low income to dwelling accommodations in any housing project an <br/>
<a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>authority shall, as far as is reasonably practicable, give consideration to applications from <br/>
<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>families to which aid for dependent children is payable receiving assistance under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>256J, and to resident families to whom public assistance or supplemental security income <br/>
<a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>for the aged, blind, and disabled is payable, when those families are otherwise eligible.<br/>
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<a id="bill.10.7.0"></a><a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>    Sec. 7. <b>MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE REDUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>    The commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, in consultation <br/>
<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>with the commissioner of commerce, the attorney general, the Minnesota Mortgage <br/>
<a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>Bankers' Association, Legal Services of Minnesota, the Minnesota Mortgage Foreclosure <br/>
<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>Prevention Association, and the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association shall evaluate the <br/>
<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 580.04 and 580.041, to determine if corrective <br/>
<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>actions could be taken by the 2008 legislature to reduce mortgage foreclosures in the state.<br/>