<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>148, article 1; establishing a budget reserve escrow account for Republican <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>National Convention; changing salary and compensation plan for certain <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>employees of the legislative auditor; waving a reinstatement fee for certain <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>businesses or organizations of returning combat veterans; changing a provision in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>the gift ban; establishing a data match system; prohibiting the misidentification of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>a state agency on printed material; changing provisions for sale of surplus lands; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>establishing standards for state-funded outdoor lighting fixtures; designating <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>certain veterans majority-owned businesses as targeted group businesses; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>requiring state agencies with technology projects over a certain amount to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>submit project start-up documentation; requiring state agencies to develop a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>strategic technology plan; allowing personal leave to care for significant other; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>establishing leaves for blood donation; reducing some managerial positions; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>allowing the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to retain proceeds in certain <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>condemnation proceedings; providing payment for legislators' forum; requiring a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>study by the Legislative Coordinating Commission; extending temporary hours <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>of sale for liquor; changing provisions for military affairs; eliminating a sunset <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>provision; providing a study of the starbase program; changing provisions for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>executive branch compensation; appropriating money;amending Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>Statutes 2006, sections 3.855, subdivision 3; 3.971, subdivision 2; 10A.071, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>subdivision 3; 15A.081, subdivision 8; 15A.0815; 16A.133, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>16B.281, subdivision 3; 16B.282; 16B.283; 16B.284; 16B.287, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>2; 16C.16, subdivision 5; 16E.01, subdivision 3; 16E.03, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>16E.04, subdivision 2; 43A.01, subdivision 3; 43A.17, subdivision 9; 119A.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>subdivision 1; 124D.385, subdivision 4; 190.19, subdivision 1; 192.501, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>adding subdivisions; 197.585, subdivision 5; 349A.02, subdivision 1; Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 16B.328, by adding a subdivision; 190.19, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>subdivision 2; 216C.052, subdivision 2; Laws 2006, chapter 282, article 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>section 27, subdivision 4; Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, sections 7; 12, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 5; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>13B; 16A; 43A; 192; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16B.281, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 16B.285; 645.44, subdivision 19.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>general fund or another named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this act mean that the addition to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>day following final enactment.<br/>
<table>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.6"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>LEGISLATURE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(1,662,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Senate</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">(710,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>The base budget for the senate shall <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>be $22,724,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>$22,724,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>House of Representatives</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">(952,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>The base budget for the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>representatives shall be $30,551,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>year 2010 and $30,551,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>2011.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>GOVERNOR</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(113,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>STATE AUDITOR</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(42,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>ATTORNEY GENERAL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(749,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>SECRETARY OF STATE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(195,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>The base budget for the secretary of state <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>shall be $6,134,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>$6,301,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE </b><br/>
<b>TECHNOLOGY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(157,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>The base budget for the Office of Enterprise <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>Technology shall be $6,202,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>2010 and $6,202,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 8. <b>ADMINISTRATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(1,039,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>(a) $885,000 of the reduction in this section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>is from the appropriation for Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>Public Safety relocation expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>(b) The reduction in this section must not be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>applied to the Land Management Information <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>Center or the Environmental Quality Board.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>(c) $2,000,000 of the balance in the facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>repair and replacement account in the special <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>revenue fund is cancelled to the general <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>fund. This amount is in addition to amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>transferred under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>16B.24, subdivision 5, paragraph (d).<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 9. <b>FINANCE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(312,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>State Financial Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(178,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Information and Management </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">(134,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>After the Departments of Finance and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>Employee Relations merge as directed in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 2, section 80, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>the commissioner of finance may reallocate <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>fiscal year 2009 general fund appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>reductions between programs within the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>merged agency. Any reallocation of funds <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>shall be shown in the program appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>base for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 according <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>subdivision 3, paragraph (b).<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 10. <b>EMPLOYEE RELATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(109,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>The base budget for employee relations <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>shall be $5,350,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>$5,350,000 in fiscal year 2011 to reflect the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>reduction and a transfer to the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>Health for the merger in Laws 2007, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>148, article 2, section 80.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 11. <b>REVENUE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,361,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Tax Compliance; Appropriation</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.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>(a) The commissioner of revenue shall <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>undertake expanded tax compliance and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>collection activities sufficient to collect <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>$6,723,000 in revenue for the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>for fiscal year 2009 in excess of the sum of:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>(1) the amount forecast to be collected by the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>commissioner of finance for that fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>in the February 2008 forecast; and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>(2) the appropriation under paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>(b) The commissioner shall periodically <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>report to the chairs of committees of the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>house of representative and senate with <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>jurisdiction over taxation or state government <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>operations on the measures undertaken <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>under this section. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>may make recommendations to the 2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>legislature for changes in the law to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>improve compliance with the tax law, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>such as expanded information reporting or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>withholding requirements that would permit <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>the commissioner to satisfy the requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>of this section in the most cost effective and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>reasonable manner possible.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>(c) $2,241,000 is appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>general fund for fiscal year 2009 to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>commissioner of revenue to finance the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>activities authorized by this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>(d) The commissioner must maximize the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>use of telecommuting by employees when <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>implementing any tax compliance and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>collection activities.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var><br/>
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<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Appropriation to the Commissioner </b><br/>
<b>of Revenue; Financial Institution Data Match </b><br/>
<b>and Payment of Fees and Administrative Costs</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>$250,000 is appropriated annually from the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>general fund to the commissioner of revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>to make payments to financial institutions <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>in exchange for performing data matches <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>between account information held by <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>financial institutions and the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>database of tax debtors as authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>by Minnesota Statutes, section 13B.07, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>subdivision 7. $110,000 is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>annually from the general fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>commissioner of revenue for the costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>administering the data match system under <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 13B.07.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var><br/>
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<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Appropriation to the Commissioner of </b><br/>
<b>Finance; 2008 Budget Reserve Escrow Account</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>$14,000,000 is appropriated from the budget <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>reserve to the commissioner of finance and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>shall be placed in the budget reserve escrow <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>account. The commissioner of finance may <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>use this appropriation to support a guarantee <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>by the state of Minnesota that private money <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>will be raised to pay the Minneapolis-St. Paul <br/>
<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>Host Committee's share of expenses for the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>2008 Republican National Convention in St. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>Paul. The terms of the state guarantee will be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>negotiated by the commissioner of finance. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>Any money advanced to the Host Committee <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>under the state guarantee must be repaid by <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>the Host Committee to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>of finance no later than June 30, 2009, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>deposited in the budget reserve fund. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>unspent portion of the appropriation cancels <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>to the budget reserve on June 30, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.855, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Other salaries and compensation plans.</b> The commission shall also:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>    (1) review and approve, reject, or modify a plan for compensation and terms and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>conditions of employment prepared and submitted by the commissioner of employee <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>relations under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, covering all state employees who are not <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>represented by an exclusive bargaining representative and whose compensation is not <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>provided for by chapter 43A or other law; <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>    (2) review and approve, reject, or modify a plan for total compensation and terms <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>and conditions of employment for employees in positions identified as being managerial <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, whose salaries and benefits are not otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>provided for in law or other plans established under chapter 43A; <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>    (3) review and approve, reject, or modify recommendations for salaries submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>by the governor or other appointing authority under section 
         <statute_ref>15A.0815, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>covering agency head positions listed in section 
         <statute_ref>15A.0815</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>    (4) review and approve, reject, or modify recommendations for salaries of officials <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>of higher education systems under section 
         <statute_ref>15A.081, subdivisions 7b and 7c</statute_ref>; and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>    (5) review and approve, reject, or modify plans for compensation, terms, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>conditions of employment proposed under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18, subdivisions 3a and 4</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>    (6) review and approve, reject, or modify the plan for compensation, terms, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>conditions of employment of classified employees in the office of the legislative auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>under section 3.971, subdivision 2. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.971, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Staff; compensation.</b> The legislative auditor shall establish a Financial <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>Audits Division and a Program Evaluation Division to fulfill the duties prescribed in this <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>section. Each division may be supervised by a deputy auditor, appointed by the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>auditor, with the approval of the commission, for a term coterminous with the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>auditor's term. The deputy auditors may be removed before the expiration of their terms <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>only for cause. The legislative auditor and deputy auditors may each appoint a confidential <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>secretary to serve at pleasure. The salaries and benefits of the legislative auditor, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>deputy auditors and confidential secretaries shall be determined by the compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>plan approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission. The deputy auditors may <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>perform and exercise the powers, duties and responsibilities imposed by law on the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>legislative auditor when authorized by the legislative auditor. The deputy auditors and the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>confidential secretaries serve in the unclassified civil service, but all other employees of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>the legislative auditor are in the classified civil service. Compensation for employees of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>the legislative auditor in the classified service shall be governed by a plan prepared by <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>the legislative auditor and approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>the legislature under section 3.855. While in office, a person appointed deputy for the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>Financial Audit Division must hold an active license as a certified public accountant.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2009. Classified <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>employees of the legislative auditor retain compensation provided on December 31, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>until a new compensation plan is adopted under section 12.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>    Sec. 14. <b>[5.33] RETURNING COMBAT VETERANS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>    If any Minnesota business or nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>cooperative, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership has been administratively <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>or statutorily dissolved, revoked, or terminated after December 31, 2006, for failure to file <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>an annual or periodic report with the Office of the Secretary of State during a calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>year when an individual with substantial responsibility for the operation of the dissolved, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>revoked, or terminated business or nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>cooperative, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership was serving in active <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>military service in the armed forces of the United States, including the reserves or National <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>Guard, as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5b or 5c, or was engaged in employment <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>outside of the United States essential to the prosecution of a war or to the national defense, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>as designated by the United States Congress or the United States Department of Defense, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>the secretary of state shall waive any reinstatement fee otherwise required by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 10A.071, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Exceptions.</b> (a) The prohibitions in this section do not apply if the gift is:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>    (1) a contribution as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>10A.01, subdivision 11</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>    (2) services to assist an official in the performance of official duties, including <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>but not limited to providing advice, consultation, information, and communication in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>connection with legislation, and services to constituents;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>    (3) services of insignificant monetary value;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>    (4) a plaque or similar memento recognizing individual services in a field of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>specialty or to a charitable cause;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>    (5) a trinket or memento costing $5 or less or resale value;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>    (6) informational material of unexceptional value; or<br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>    (7) food or a beverage given at a reception, meal, or meeting away from the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>recipient's place of work by an organization before whom the recipient appears to make a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>speech or answer questions as part of a program.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>    (b) The prohibitions in this section do not apply if the gift is given:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>    (1) because of the recipient's membership in a group, a majority of whose members <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>are not officials, and an equivalent gift is given to the other members of the group; or<br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>    (2) by a lobbyist or principal who is a member of the family of the recipient, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>the gift is given on behalf of someone who is not a member of that family.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>    Sec. 16. <b>[13B.07] TAX DEBTOR DATA MATCHES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>    (a) "Account" means demand deposit account, checking account, negotiable order of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>withdrawal account, savings account, time deposit account, money market mutual fund <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>account, or certificate of deposit account, and any funds or property held by a financial <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>institution, as defined in paragraph (e).<br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>    (b) "Account information" means the type of account, the account number, whether <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>the account is singly or jointly owned, and in the case of jointly owned accounts the name <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>and address of the nondebtor account owner if available.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>    (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>    (d) "Debtor" means a person whose property is subject to a tax lien and a notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>lien has been filed by the commissioner as provided by section 270C.63, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>    (e) "Financial institution" means any of the following that do business in this state:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>    (1) federal or state commercial banks and federal or state savings banks, including <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>savings and loan associations and cooperative banks;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>    (2) federal and state chartered credit unions;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>    (3) benefit associations;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>    (4) life insurance companies;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>    (5) safe deposit companies;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>    (6) money market mutual funds; or<br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>    (7) a similar entity that holds property or maintains accounts reflecting property <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>belonging to others.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>    (f) "Person" means a person as defined in section 270C.01, subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Data match system established.</b> The commissioner shall establish a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>process for the comparison of account information data held by financial institutions with <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>the Department of Revenue's database of debtors. The commissioner shall inform the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>financial industry of the requirements of this section and the means by which financial <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>institutions can comply.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Duty to provide data.</b> Within 30 days of a request by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>a financial institution shall provide to the commissioner the name, address, and account <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>information for each debtor who maintains an account at the financial institution. The <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>commissioner may request from a financial institution the data concerning any debtor <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>not more than four times a year.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Method to provide data.</b> The commissioner must provide an electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>list of debtors to the financial institution that includes debtors' name, address, and if an <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>individual, the last four digits of the Social Security number. The financial institution must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>compare that data to the data maintained at the financial institution to identify which of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>listed debtors maintains an account at the financial institution.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Means to provide data.</b> A financial institution must provide the required <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>data in encrypted form by secure electronic means authorized by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Access to data.</b> (a) With regard to data on debtors provided by the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>commissioner to a financial institution under subdivision 4, the financial institution shall <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>retain the reported information only until the financial institution's database is compared <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>against the commissioner's database. Data that does not pertain to an account holder at <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>the financial institution must be immediately destroyed, and no retention or publication <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>of that data shall be made by the financial institution. None of the data provided by the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>commissioner may be used for solicitation or other commercial purposes by the financial <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>institutions or other commercial entities.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>    (b) All account information provided by a financial institution that pertains to a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>debtor listed in the commissioner's database must be incorporated into the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>database. Access to that data is governed by chapters 13 and 270B. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>section 16D.06, data collected pursuant to this section is available for the collection of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>delinquent taxes only and is not available for other debt collection activities undertaken by <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Fees.</b> A financial institution may charge and collect a fee from the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>commissioner for providing account information to the commissioner. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>may pay a financial institution up to $150 each quarter. The commissioner shall develop <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>procedures for the financial institutions to charge and collect the fee. Payment of the fee <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>is limited by the amount of the appropriation for this purpose. If the appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>insufficient, or if fund availability in the fourth quarter would allow payments for actual <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>costs in excess of $150, the commissioner shall prorate the available funds among the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>financial institutions that have submitted a claim for the fee. No financial institution shall <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>charge or collect a fee that exceeds its actual costs of complying with this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Failure to respond to request for information.</b> The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>send a written notice of noncompliance to a financial institution that fails to respond to a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>first written request for information under this section. The notice must be sent by certified <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>mail and must explain the requirements of this section and advise the financial institution <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>of the penalty for noncompliance. A financial institution that receives a second notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>noncompliance is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 for its failure to comply. A financial <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>institution that continues to fail to comply with this section is subject to a civil penalty of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>$5,000 for the third and each subsequent failure to comply. These penalties are imposed <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>and collected under section 270C.33, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (5).<br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Confidentiality.</b> A financial institution furnishing a report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>commissioner under this section is prohibited from disclosing to a debtor that the name of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>the debtor has been received from or furnished to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Immunity.</b> A financial institution that provides or reasonably attempts to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>provide information to the commissioner in compliance with this section is not liable to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>any person for disclosing the information or for taking any other action in good faith as <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>authorized by this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Civil action for unauthorized disclosure by financial institution.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>An account holder may bring a civil action in district court against a financial institution <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>for unauthorized disclosure of data received from the commissioner under subdivision 4. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>A financial institution found to have violated this subdivision shall be liable as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>paragraph (b) or (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>    (b) Any financial institution that willfully and maliciously discloses data received <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>from the commissioner under subdivision 4 is liable to that account holder in an amount <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>equal to the sum of:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>    (1) any actual damages sustained by the account holder as a result of the disclosure; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>    (2) in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>the costs of the action taken plus reasonable attorney fees as determined by the court.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>    (c) Any financial institution that negligently discloses data received from the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>commissioner under subdivision 4 is liable to that account holder in an amount equal to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>any actual damages sustained by the account holder as a result of the disclosure.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>    (d) A financial institution shall not be held liable in any action brought under this <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>subdivision if the financial institution shows, by a preponderance of evidence, that the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>disclosure was not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error notwithstanding the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to avoid any error.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.133, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Payroll direct deposit and deductions.</b> An agency head in the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>executive, judicial, and legislative branch shall, upon written request signed by an <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>employee, directly deposit all or part of an employee's pay to those credit unions or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>financial institutions, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>47.015</statute_ref>, designated by the employee. <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>    An agency head in any branch may, upon written request of an employee, deduct <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>from the pay of the employee a requested amount to be paid to the Minnesota Benefit <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>Association, or to any organization contemplated by section 
         <statute_ref>179A.06</statute_ref>, of which the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>employee is a member, or to a political action committee covered under a collective <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>bargaining agreement. If an employee has more than one account with the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>Benefit Association or more than one organization under section 
         <statute_ref>179A.06</statute_ref>, only the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>Minnesota Benefit Association and, one organization, as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>179A.06</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>and one political action committee may be paid money by payroll deduction from the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>employee's pay. <br/>
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<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>    Sec. 18. <b>[16A.1395] USE OF STATE FUNDS TO MISIDENTIFY AN AGENCY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var><b>PROHIBITED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>    A state appropriation may not be used to identify an executive branch state agency by <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>a name other than the name assigned to it by law. It is a misuse of state funds for the head <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>of an executive branch state agency to use state funds to print agency stationery or other <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>official materials that identify the agency with a name other than the name assigned by law.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.281, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Notice to agencies; determination of surplus.</b> On or before October 1 of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>each year, the commissioner shall review the certifications of heads of each department or <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>agency provided for in this section. The commissioner of administration shall send written <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>notice to all state departments, agencies, and the University of Minnesota describing any <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>lands or tracts that may be declared surplus. If a department or agency or the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>Minnesota desires custody of the lands or tracts, it shall submit a written request to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>commissioner, no later than four calendar weeks after mailing of the notice, setting forth <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>in detail its reasons for desiring to acquire and its intended use of the land or tract. The <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>commissioner shall then determine whether any of the lands described in the certifications <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>of the heads of the departments or agencies should be declared surplus and offered for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>sale or otherwise disposed of by transferring custodial control to other requesting state <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>departments or agencies or to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>educational purposes, provided however that transfer to the Board of Regents shall not be <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>determinative of tax exemption or immunity. If the commissioner determines that any of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>the lands are no longer needed for state purposes, the commissioner shall make findings of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>fact, describe the lands, declare the lands to be surplus state land, and state the reasons for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>the sale or disposition of the lands, and notify the Executive Council of the determination.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.20.0"></a><a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.282, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var><b>16B.282 SURVEYS, APPRAISALS, AND SALE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Appraisal; notice and offer to public bodies.</b> (a) Before offering <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>any surplus state-owned lands for sale, the commissioner of administration may survey the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>lands and, if the value of the lands is estimated to be $40,000 $50,000 or less, may have <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>the lands appraised. The commissioner shall have the lands appraised if the estimated <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>value is in excess of $40,000 $50,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>    (b) The appraiser shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, take and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>subscribe an oath that the appraiser will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>of appraiser according to the best of the appraiser's ability and that the appraiser is not <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>interested, directly or indirectly, in any of the lands to be appraised or the timber or <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>improvements on the lands or in the purchase of the lands, timber, or improvements <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>and has entered into no agreement or combination to purchase any of the lands, timber, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>or improvements. The oath shall be attached to the appraisal report. Appraisals must <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>be made by an appraiser that holds a state appraiser license issued by the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>of Commerce. The appraisal must be in conformity with the Uniform Standards of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Foundation.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>    (c) Before offering surplus state-owned lands for public sale, the lands shall first be <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>offered to the city, county, town, school district, or other public body corporate or politic <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>in which the lands are situated for public purposes and the lands may be sold for public <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>purposes for not less than the appraised value of the lands. To determine whether a public <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>body desires to purchase the surplus land, the commissioner shall give a written notice to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>the governing body of each political subdivision whose jurisdictional boundaries include <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>or are adjacent to the surplus land. If a public body desires to purchase the surplus land, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>it shall submit a written offer to the commissioner no later than two weeks after receipt <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>of notice setting forth in detail its reasons for desiring to acquire and its intended use of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>the land. In the event that more than one public body tenders an offer, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>shall determine which party shall receive the property and shall submit written findings <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>regarding the decision. If lands are offered for sale for public purposes and if a public <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>body notifies the commissioner of its desire to acquire the lands, the public body may have <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>up to two years from the date of the accepted offer to commence payment for the lands <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>in the manner provided by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Public sale requirements.</b> (a) Lands certified as surplus by the head of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>a department or agency under section 
<statute_ref>16B.281</statute_ref> shall be offered for public sale by the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>commissioner as provided in this subdivision. After complying with subdivision 1 and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>before any public sale of surplus state-owned land is made and at least 30 days before the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>sale, the commissioner of administration shall publish a notice of the sale at least once each <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>week for four successive weeks in a legal newspaper and also in a newspaper of general <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>distribution in the city or county in which the real property to be sold is situated. The notice <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>shall specify the time and place at which the sale will commence, a general description of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>the lots or tracts to be offered, and a general statement of the terms of sale. Each tract or <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>lot shall be sold separately and shall be sold for no less than its appraised value. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>    (b) Surplus state-owned land shall be sold for no less than the estimated or appraised <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>value. The minimum bid may include expenses incurred by the commissioner in rendering <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>the property saleable, including survey, appraisal, legal, advertising, and other expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>    (b) (c) Parcels remaining unsold after the offering may be sold to anyone agreeing <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>to pay the appraised value. The sale shall continue until all parcels are sold or until the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>commissioner orders a reappraisal or withdraws the remaining parcels from sale.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>    (c) Except as provided in section 
<statute_ref>16B.283</statute_ref>, the cost of any survey or appraisal as <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>provided in subdivision 1 shall be added to and made a part of the appraised value of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>lands to be sold, whether to any political subdivision of the state or to a private purchaser <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>as provided in this subdivision. <br/>
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<a id="bill.1.21.0"></a><a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.283, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var><b>16B.283 TERMS OF PAYMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>    No less than ten percent of the purchase price shall be paid at the time of sale with <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>the balance payable according to this section. If the purchase price of any lot or parcel is <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>$5,000 or less, the balance shall be paid within 90 days of the date of sale. If the purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>price of any lot or parcel is in excess of $5,000, the balance shall be paid in equal annual <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>installments for no more than five years, at the option of the purchaser, with principal <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>and interest payable annually in advance at a rate equal to the rate in effect at the time <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>under section 
<statute_ref>549.09</statute_ref> on the unpaid balance, payable to the state treasury on or before <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>June 1 each year. Any installment of principal or interest may be prepaid. The purchaser <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>must pay at the time of sale ten percent of the total amount bid and the remainder of the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>payment is due within 90 days of the sale date. A person who fails to make final payment <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>within 90 days of the sale date is in default. On default, all right, title, and interest of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>the purchaser or heirs, representatives, or assigns of the purchaser in the premises shall <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>terminate without the state doing any act or thing. A record of the default must be made in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>the state land records of the commissioner. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.22.0"></a><a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.284, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var><b>16B.284 </b><b>CONTRACT FOR DEED AND</b><b> QUITCLAIM DEED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>    In the event a purchaser elects to purchase surplus real property on an installment <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>basis, the commissioner shall enter into a contract for deed with the purchaser, in which <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>shall be set forth the description of the real property sold and the price of the property, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>the consideration paid and to be paid for the property, the rate of interest, and time and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>terms of payment. The contract for deed shall be made assignable and shall further set <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>forth that in case of the nonpayment of the annual principal or interest payment due by the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>purchaser, or any person claiming under the purchaser, then the contract for deed, from the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>time of the failure, is entirely void and of no effect and the state may be repossessed of the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>lot or tract and may resell the lot or tract as provided in sections 
<statute_ref>16B.281</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>16B.287</statute_ref>. In <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>the event the terms and conditions of a contract for deed are completely fulfilled or if a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>purchaser makes a lump-sum payment for the subject property in lieu of entering into a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>contract for deed, The commissioner of administration shall sign and cause to be issued a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>quitclaim deed on behalf of the state. The quitclaim deed shall be in a form prescribed by <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>the attorney general and shall vest in the purchaser all of the state's interest in the subject <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>property except as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>16B.286 16B.285</statute_ref>. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.23.0"></a><a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.287, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Payment of expenses.</b> A portion of the proceeds from the sale equal in <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>amount to the survey, appraisal, legal, advertising, and other expenses incurred by the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>commissioner of administration or other state official in rendering the property salable shall <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>be remitted to the account from which the expenses were paid and are appropriated and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>immediately available for expenditure in the same manner as other money in the account.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.24.0"></a><a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 16B.328, is amended by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>a subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Standards for state funded outdoor lighting fixtures.</b> (a) An outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>lighting fixture may be installed or replaced using state funds only if:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>    (1) the new or replacement outdoor lighting fixture is a cutoff luminaire if the rated <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>output of the outdoor lighting fixture is greater than 1,800 lumens;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>    (2) the minimum illuminance adequate for the intended purpose is used with <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>consideration given to nationally recognized standards;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>    (3) for lighting of a designated highway of the state highway system, the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>of Transportation determines that the purpose of the outdoor lighting fixture cannot be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>achieved by the installation of reflective road markers, lines, warning or informational <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>signs, or other effective passive methods; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>    (4) full consideration has been given to energy conservation and savings, reducing <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>glare, minimizing light pollution, and preserving the natural night environment.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>    (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>    (1) a federal law, rule, or regulation preempts state law;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>    (2) the outdoor lighting fixture is used on a temporary basis because emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>personnel require additional illumination for emergency procedures;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>    (3) the outdoor lighting fixture is used on a temporary basis for nighttime work;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>    (4) special events or situations require additional illumination, provided that the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>illumination installed shields the outdoor lighting fixtures from direct view and minimizes <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>upward lighting and light pollution;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>    (5) the outdoor lighting fixture is used solely to highlight the aesthetic aspects of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>a single object or distinctive building; or<br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>    (6) a compelling safety interest exists that cannot be addressed by another method.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>    (c) This subdivision does not apply to the operation and maintenance of lights or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>lighting systems purchased or installed, or for which design work is completed, before <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>August 1, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>    (d) This section does not apply if a state agency or local unit of government <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>determines that compliance with this section would: <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>    (1) require an increased use of electricity;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>    (2) increase the construction cost of a lighting system more than 15 percent over the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>construction cost of a lighting system that does not comply with this section; <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>    (3) increase the cost of operation and maintenance of the lighting system more than <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>ten percent over the cost of operating and maintaining the existing lighting system over <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>the life of the lighting system; or <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>    (4) result in a negative safety impact.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.25.0"></a><a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16C.16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Designation of targeted groups.</b> (a) The commissioner of administration <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>shall periodically designate businesses that are majority owned and operated by women, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>persons with a substantial physical disability, or specific minorities as targeted group <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>businesses within purchasing categories as determined by the commissioner. A group <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>may be targeted within a purchasing category if the commissioner determines there is a <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>statistical disparity between the percentage of purchasing from businesses owned by <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>group members and the representation of businesses owned by group members among all <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>businesses in the state in the purchasing category.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>    (b) In addition to designations under paragraph (a), an individual business may be <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>included as a targeted group business if the commissioner determines that inclusion is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>necessary to remedy discrimination against the owner based on race, gender, or disability <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>in attempting to operate a business that would provide goods or services to public agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>    (c) In addition to the designations under paragraphs (a) and (b), the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>administration shall designate businesses that are majority owned and operated by veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>who have served in federal active service as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5c, in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>support of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom as targeted group <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>businesses within purchasing categories as determined by the commissioner. "Veteran" <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>has the meaning given in section 197.447, and also includes both currently serving and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>honorably discharged members of the national guard and other military reserves.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>    (c) (d) The designations of purchasing categories and businesses under paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>(a) and, (b), and (c) are not rules for purposes of chapter 14, and are not subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>rulemaking procedures of that chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>procurement contract bid solicitations issued on and after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.26.0"></a><a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16E.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> (a) The office shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>    (1) manage the efficient and effective use of available federal, state, local, and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>public-private resources to develop statewide information and telecommunications <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>technology systems and services and its infrastructure;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>    (2) approve state agency and intergovernmental information and telecommunications <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>technology systems and services development efforts involving state or intergovernmental <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>funding, including federal funding, provide information to the legislature regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>projects reviewed, and recommend projects for inclusion in the governor's budget under <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16A.11</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>    (3) ensure cooperation and collaboration among state and local governments in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>developing intergovernmental information and telecommunications technology systems <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>and services, and define the structure and responsibilities of a representative governance <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>structure;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>    (4) cooperate and collaborate with the legislative and judicial branches in the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>development of information and communications systems in those branches;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>    (5) continue the development of North Star, the state's official comprehensive online <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>service and information initiative;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>    (6) promote and collaborate with the state's agencies in the state's transition to an <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>effectively competitive telecommunications market;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>    (7) collaborate with entities carrying out education and lifelong learning initiatives <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>to assist Minnesotans in developing technical literacy and obtaining access to ongoing <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>learning resources;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>    (8) promote and coordinate public information access and network initiatives, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>consistent with chapter 13, to connect Minnesota's citizens and communities to each <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>other, to their governments, and to the world;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>    (9) promote and coordinate electronic commerce initiatives to ensure that Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>businesses and citizens can successfully compete in the global economy;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>    (10) manage and promote the regular and periodic reinvestment in the information <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>and telecommunications technology systems and services infrastructure so that state and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>local government agencies can effectively and efficiently serve their customers;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>    (11) facilitate the cooperative development of and ensure compliance with standards <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>and policies for information and telecommunications technology systems and services, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>electronic data practices and privacy, and electronic commerce among international, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>national, state, and local public and private organizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>    (12) eliminate unnecessary duplication of existing information and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>telecommunications technology systems and services provided by other public and private <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>organizations while building on the existing governmental, educational, business, health <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>care, and economic development infrastructures;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>    (13) identify, sponsor, develop, and execute shared information and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>telecommunications technology projects and ongoing operations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>    (14) ensure overall security of the state's information and technology systems and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>services.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>    (b) The chief information officer in consultation with the commissioner of finance <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>must determine when it is cost-effective for agencies to develop and use shared <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>information and telecommunications technology systems and services for the delivery of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>electronic government services. The chief information officer may require agencies to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>use shared information and telecommunications technology systems and services. The <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>chief information officer shall establish reimbursement rates in cooperation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>commissioner of finance to be billed to agencies and other governmental entities sufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>to cover the actual development, operating, maintenance, and administrative costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>the shared systems. The methodology for billing may include the use of interagency <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>agreements, or other means as allowed by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>    (c) A state agency with any information and telecommunications technology project <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>that has a total expected project cost of more than $1,000,000, whether funded as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>the biennial budget or by any other means, shall for the purpose of registration with the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>office submit basic project startup documentation as specified by the office in both content <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>and format. Registration must occur prior to the date of commencement of the project <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>and before any project funding is requested or committed. Project leaders must: (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>demonstrate that acceptable and sustainable project management methodology is being <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>followed for the project; (2) provide updates to the project documentation as changes <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>are proposed; and (3) regularly report on the current status of the project on a schedule <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>agreed to by the office.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>    (d) The office must monitor progress on any active information and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>telecommunications technology project that has a total expected project cost of more than <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>$1,000,000 and report on performance against plan in terms of time, scope, and budget. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>Based on the determination of the chief information officer, the office must conduct an <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>independent project audit of the project. The audit analysis and evaluation by the office <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>of the projects registered under paragraph (c) must be presented to agency executive <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>sponsors, the project governance bodies, and the chief information officer. All reports and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>responses must become part of the project record.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>    (e) For any active information and telecommunications technology project that has a <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>total expected project cost of more than $5,000,000, an annual independent audit must be <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>performed that conforms to project audit principles published by the office.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>    (f) The chief information officer shall report to the legislative committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>jurisdiction over the office by January 15 of each year regarding the review process <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>required under paragraph (a), clause (2). The report must include a description of the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>current status of each project reviewed by the office. The report must include the rationale <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>used for the determination made for each project.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.27.0"></a><a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16E.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of chapter 16E, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>    (a) "Information and telecommunications technology systems and services" means <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>all computing and telecommunications hardware and software, the activities undertaken <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>to secure that hardware and software, and the activities undertaken to acquire, transport, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>process, analyze, store, and disseminate information electronically. "Information and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>telecommunications technology systems and services" includes all proposed expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>for computing and telecommunications hardware and software, security for that hardware <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>and software, and related consulting or other professional services.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>    (b) "Information and telecommunications technology project" means an effort to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>acquire or produce information and telecommunications technology systems and services.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>    (c) "Telecommunications" means voice, video, and data electronic transmissions <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>transported by wire, wireless, fiber-optic, radio, or other available transport technology.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>    (d) "Cyber security" means the protection of data and systems in networks connected <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>to the Internet.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>    (e) "State agency" means an agency in the executive branch of state government and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>includes the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, but does not include the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>State Colleges and Universities unless specifically provided elsewhere in this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>    (f) "Total expected project cost" includes direct staff costs, all supplemental contract <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>staff and vendor costs, and costs of hardware and software development or purchase. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>Breaking a project into several phases does not affect the cost threshold which must be <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>computed on the full cost of all aspects of the related subprojects.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.28.0"></a><a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16E.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Responsibilities.</b> (a) In addition to other activities prescribed by law, the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>office shall carry out the duties set out in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>    (b) The office shall develop and establish a state information architecture to ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>that state agency development and purchase of information and communications systems, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>equipment, and services is designed to ensure that individual agency information systems <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>complement and do not needlessly duplicate or conflict with the systems of other agencies. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>When state agencies have need for the same or similar public data, the chief information <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>officer, in coordination with the affected agencies, shall manage the most efficient and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>cost-effective method of producing and storing data for or sharing data between those <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>agencies. The development of this information architecture must include the establishment <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>of standards and guidelines to be followed by state agencies. The office shall ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>compliance with the architecture.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>    (c) The office shall assist state agencies in the planning and management of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>information systems so that an individual information system reflects and supports <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>the state agency's mission and the state's requirements and functions. Each agency <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>shall develop a strategic information technology plan. The office shall review and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>approve agency technology plans to ensure consistency with enterprise information and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>telecommunications technology strategy. By December 1 of each year, the office must <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the office regarding the plans <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>under this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>    (d) The office shall review and approve agency requests for funding for the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>development or purchase of information systems equipment or software before the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>requests may be included in the governor's budget.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>    (e) The office shall review major purchases of information systems equipment to:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>    (1) ensure that the equipment follows the standards and guidelines of the state <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>information architecture;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>    (2) ensure the agency's proposed purchase reflects a cost-effective policy regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>volume purchasing; and<br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>    (3) ensure that the equipment is consistent with other systems in other state agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>so that data can be shared among agencies, unless the office determines that the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>purchasing the equipment has special needs justifying the inconsistency.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>    (f) The office shall review the operation of information systems by state agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>and ensure that these systems are operated efficiently and securely and continually meet <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>the standards and guidelines established by the office. The standards and guidelines must <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>emphasize uniformity that is cost-effective for the enterprise, that encourages information <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>interchange, open systems environments, and portability of information whenever <br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>practicable and consistent with an agency's authority and chapter 13.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>    (g) The office shall conduct a comprehensive review at least every three years of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>the information systems investments that have been made by state agencies and higher <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>education institutions. The review must include recommendations on any information <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>systems applications that could be provided in a more cost-beneficial manner by an outside <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>source. The office must report the results of its review to the legislature and the governor.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.29.0"></a><a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>    Sec. 29. <b>[43A.1816] LEAVE TO CARE FOR SIGNIFICANT OTHER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>    (a) An employee must be granted leave to the extent the employee's attendance is <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>necessary to care for a significant other due to the significant other's illness or disability, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>up to a period of five days within a 12-month period. The leave must be unpaid, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement or compensation plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>    (b) For purposes of this section, "significant other" means a person who has entered <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>into a committed interdependent relationship with another adult, where the adults:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>    (1) are responsible for each other's basic common welfare;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>    (2) share a common residence and intend to do so indefinitely;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>    (3) are not related by blood or adoption to an extent that would prohibit marriage in <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>this state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>    (4) are legally competent and qualified to enter into a contract.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>    For purposes of this section, significant others may share a common residence even <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>if they do not have a legal right to possess the residence or one or both domestic partners <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>possess additional real property. If one significant other temporarily leaves the common <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>residence with the intention to return, the significant others continue to share a common <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>residence for the purposes of this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.30.0"></a><a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>    Sec. 30. <b>[43A.187] BLOOD DONATION LEAVE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>    A state employee must be granted leave from work with 100 percent of pay to donate <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>blood at a location away from the place of work. The total amount of leave used under this <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>paragraph may not exceed three hours in a 12-month period, and must be determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>the employee. A state employee seeking leave from work under this section must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>14 days notice to the appointing authority. This leave must not affect the employee's <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>vacation leave, pension, compensatory time, personal vacation days, sick leave, earned <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>overtime accumulation, or cause a loss of seniority. For the purposes of this section, "state <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>employee" does not include an employee of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.31.0"></a><a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>    Sec. 31. Laws 2006, chapter 282, article 2, section 27, subdivision 4, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>    Subd. 4.  <b>Expiration.</b> The commission expires December 31, 2008 June 30, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.32.0"></a><a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>    Sec. 32. Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, section 7, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>SECRETARY OF STATE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>9,019,000 </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>6,497,000 </b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</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.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,175,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,497,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,844,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>(a) $310,000 of this appropriation must be <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>transferred to the Help America Vote Act <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>account and is designated as a portion of the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>match required by section 253(b)(5) of the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>Help America Vote Act. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>(b) $2,844,000 the first year is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>from the Help America Vote Act account for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>the purposes and uses authorized by federal <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>law. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>June 30, 2009. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>(c) Notwithstanding Laws 2005, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>162, section 34, subdivision 7, any balance <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>remaining in the Help America Vote Act <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>account after previous appropriations and the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>appropriations in this section is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>to the secretary of state for the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>the account. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>until June 30, 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>(d) The amount necessary to meet federal <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>requirements for interest payments and the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>additional match for the Help America Vote <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>Act account is transferred from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>fund appropriation to the Help America Vote <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>Act account.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.33.0"></a><a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>    Sec. 33. Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, section 12, subdivision 4, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var><br/>
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<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4. <b>Administrative Management Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,672,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,218,000 <br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>(a) $125,000 the first year is to create an <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>Office of Grants Management to standardize <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>state grants management policies and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>procedures. For the fiscal year beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>July 1, 2008, the commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>deduct up to $125,000 from state grants <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>that are subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>section 16B.97, to nongovernmental <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>nonstate entities, as necessary to fund the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>commissioner's duties under new Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>16B.97</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>16B.98</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>The amount deducted from appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>for these grants is transferred to the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>commissioner for purposes of administering <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>these sections. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>the second year are to establish a small <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>agency resource team to consolidate and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>streamline the human resources and financial <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>management activities for small state <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>agencies, boards, and councils. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>(c) $500,000 the first year is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>appropriation for a targeted group business <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>disparity study. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>must cooperate with units of local <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>government conducting similar studies. The <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>commissioner shall ensure that the results of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>the study are kept current and that any new or <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>upgraded accounting or procurement systems <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>properly record purchases from minority and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>female-owned businesses through the use of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>state contracts, and the availability of bids <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>from those businesses. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>(d) $74,000 the first year and $74,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>the second year are for the Council on <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>Developmental Disabilities. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>(e) $140,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $140,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>in fiscal year 2009 are for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>Council on Developmental Disabilities <br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>for the purpose of establishing a statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>self-advocacy network for persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>intellectual and developmental disabilities <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>(ID/DD). The self-advocacy network shall: <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>(1) ensure that persons with ID/DD are <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>informed of their rights in employment, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>housing, transportation, voting, government <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>policy, and other issues pertinent to the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>ID/DD community; <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>(2) provide public education and awareness <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>of the civil and human rights issues persons <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>with ID/DD face; <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>(3) provide funds, technical assistance, and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>other resources for self-advocacy groups <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>across the state; and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>(4) organize systems of communications <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>to facilitate an exchange of information <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>between self-advocacy groups. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>This appropriation is in addition to any other <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>appropriations and must be added to the base <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>appropriation beginning in fiscal year 2010. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.34.0"></a><a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>    Sec. 34. <b>MANAGERIAL POSITION REDUCTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>    The governor must reduce the total number of deputy commissioners, assistant <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>commissioners, positions designated as unclassified under authority of Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>section 43A.08, subdivision 1a, and governor's office personnel supported by interagency <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>agreements by 25 percent. This reduction must be achieved by June 30, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.35.0"></a><a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>    Sec. 35. <b>MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var><b>CONDEMNATION PROCEEDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>    Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, or any <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>other law, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board may retain the proceeds from the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>condemnation of park lands or its interest in land necessary for the reconstruction and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>expansion of marked Interstate Highway 35W at the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>Proceeds received by the park board from the condemnation proceeding must be deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>into a park land acquisition account controlled by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>Board. Money in the account must be invested pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>118A, and interest shall accrue to this account. The park land acquisition account must <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>be used solely to acquire land for public park purposes adjacent to the Mississippi River <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>in Minneapolis. Lands acquired from the account must be included in the metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>regional recreation open space system and are subject to the provisions of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>Statutes, section 16A.695, and laws governing metropolitan regional park land. The park <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>board shall provide an annual report to the commissioner of finance and the Metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>Council regional administrator outlining the use of the funds in the park land acquisition <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>account until such time as no funds remain in the account.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.36.0"></a><a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>    Sec. 36. <b>LEGISLATORS' FORUM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>    During the biennium ending June 30, 2009, the Legislative Coordinating <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>Commission must pay expenses associated with Minnesota legislators' participation in <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>a legislators' forum, through which Minnesota legislators meet with counterparts from <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>South Dakota, North Dakota, and Manitoba to discuss issues of mutual concern.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.37.0"></a><a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>    Sec. 37. <b>LCC STUDY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>    The Legislative Coordinating Commission must report to the chairs of the house <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>and senate Finance Committees by January 15, 2009, on potential savings that could be <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>achieved by having the Legislative Coordinating Commission perform administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>functions that currently are performed separately by the house of representatives and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>the senate.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.38.0"></a><a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>    Sec. 38. <b>TEMPORARY HOURS OF SALE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>    From August 29, 2008, through September 8, 2008, holders of an on-sale liquor <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>license may remain open and may serve alcohol until 4:00 a.m. each day, and holders of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>an off-sale license may be open and sell alcohol between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>Sunday, under the following conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>    (1) the holder of an on-sale intoxicating liquor license or the holder of an off-sale <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>liquor license must be located within a city or township, any part of which is within ten <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>miles of the site of the Republican National Convention; and<br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>    (2) the licensing jurisdiction where the licensee is located must have approved the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>additional hours of sale authorized in this section for all licensees within its jurisdiction.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.39.0"></a><a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>    Sec. 39. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16B.281, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5; 16B.285; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>and 645.44, subdivision 19, are repealed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.40.0"></a><a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>    Sec. 40. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>    Except for those sections with a different effective date, this article is effective the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 45, articles 1 to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>3, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>the general fund or another named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the addition <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>day following final enactment.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</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"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</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"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>MILITARY AFFAIRS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>52,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">390,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(338,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>$75,000 in fiscal year 2009 is to establish a <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>state enhancement of the employer support of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>the guard and reserve program. The funding <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>base for this activity is $35,000 each year in <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>fiscal years 2010 and 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>$135,000 in fiscal year 2009 is to make <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>$1,000 biannual bonus payments to National <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>Guard medics who meet recertification <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>requirements during the fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>$180,000 in fiscal year 2009 is to add "state <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>navigator" positions to coordinate state <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>agency programs and activities to support <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>and assist soldiers and their families during <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>and after the reintegration process.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>$338,000 is a reduction in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>2009 from the special revenue fund <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>appropriation from the account established <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 190.19. The <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>base appropriation in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>2011 is $0.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 190.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account is <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>established in the special revenue fund. The account shall consist of contributions from <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>private sources and appropriations. Money in the account is appropriated in equal shares <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>to the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Notwithstanding Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 2, section <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>1, and article 3, section 2, subdivision 3, this section is effective for distribution of the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 190.19, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Uses.</b> (a) Money appropriated from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>account to the Department of Military Affairs may be used for:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>    (1) grants directly to eligible individuals;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>    (2) grants to one or more eligible foundations for the purpose of making grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>eligible individuals, as provided in this section; or<br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>    (3) veterans' services.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>    (4) grants to family readiness groups chartered by the adjutant general.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>    (b) As used in paragraph (a), the term, "eligible individual" includes any person <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>who is:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>    (1) a member of the Minnesota National Guard or a reserve unit based in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>who has been called to active service as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>190.05, subdivision 5</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>    (2) a Minnesota resident who is a member of a military reserve unit not based <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>in Minnesota, if the member is called to active service as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>190.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>    (3) any other Minnesota resident performing active service for any branch of the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>military of the United States; <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>    (4) a person who served in one of the capacities listed in clause (1), (2), or (3) who <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>has current financial needs directly related to that service; and<br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>    (5) a member of the immediate family of an individual identified in clause (1), (2), <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>(3), or (4). For purposes of this clause, "immediate family" means the individual's spouse <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>and minor children and, if they are dependents of the member of the military, the member's <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>parents, grandparents, siblings, stepchildren, and adult children.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>    (c) As used in paragraph (a), the term "eligible foundation" includes any organization <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>that:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>    (1) is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>Code;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>    (2) has articles of incorporation under chapter 317A specifying the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>the organization as including the provision of financial assistance to members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>Minnesota National Guard and other United States armed forces reserves and their <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>families and survivors; and<br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>    (3) agrees in writing to distribute any grant money received from the adjutant general <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>under this section to eligible individuals as defined in this section and in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>with any written policies and rules the adjutant general may impose as conditions of the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>grant to the foundation.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>    (d) The maximum grant awarded to an eligible individual under paragraph (a) in a <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>calendar year with funds from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account, either through <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>an eligible institution or directly from the adjutant general, may not exceed $2,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>    Sec. 5. <b>[192.341] STATE ENHANCED EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF GUARD </b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var><b>AND RESERVE (ESGR) PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>    The adjutant general is authorized to establish and administer a state enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>to the federal Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Program. The adjutant <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>general shall develop policy and guidelines for the administration of the program <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>established under this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 192.501, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>    Subd. 1c. <b>Medic recertification bonus program.</b> (a) The adjutant general <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>may establish a program to provide a recertification bonus to eligible members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>Minnesota National Guard who recertify as emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>the National Guard within the limitations of this subdivision. The bonus payments are <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>intended to generally encourage a member's continuing certification as an EMT.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>    (b) Eligibility for the recertification bonus is limited to a member of the National <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>Guard who:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>    (1) is serving satisfactorily as determined by the adjutant general; and<br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>    (2) has successfully completed the training required for recertification and warrants <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>the payment of a bonus.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>    (c) The adjutant general may, within the limitations of this subdivision and other <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>applicable laws, determine additional eligibility criteria for the bonus, and must specify all <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>of the criteria in regulations and publish changes as necessary.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>    (d) Payments under this subdivision must be made on a schedule that is determined <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>and published in department regulations by the adjutant general.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 192.501, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Usage of tuition and textbook reimbursement grant program by </b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var><b>spouse permitted.</b> (a) Notwithstanding the eligibility limitations of subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>paragraph (b), the spouse of a person eligible under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), is <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>eligible to use up to 12 semester hours per year, or the equivalent amount of quarter <br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>credits, of that eligible person's unused tuition reimbursement benefit for each year of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>service in the Minnesota National Guard after the eighth year of such service.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>    (b) Total benefits under this subdivision cannot exceed the total unused portion of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>the service member's benefit. A service member's and spouse's eligibility for tuition <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>reimbursement under this subdivision is limited by the provisions of subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>paragraph (g).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 197.585, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires at the end of the first fiscal year in which <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>the number of veterans enrolled in Minnesota public institutions of higher education is <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>fewer than 4,000, but no later than June 30, 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>    Sec. 9. <b>STARBASE STUDY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>    The appropriation in Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 3, section 2, subdivision 3, for <br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>a longitudinal study measuring improvement in academic achievement as a result of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>participation in the Starbase program is available until June 30, 2009. The Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>Military Affairs must contract with the Wilder Foundation to conduct the study.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>    Sec. 10. <b>NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM STUDY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>    The adjutant general and the Department of Military Affairs shall study participation <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>by the Minnesota National Guard in the National Guard Youth Challenge Program <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>promoted by the National Guard Youth Foundation. The adjutant general shall report on <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>the study and make recommendations to the governor and the committees of the senate <br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>and the house of representatives with jurisdiction over National Guard programs by <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>January 15, 2009. The study must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>    (1) possible locations for the Minnesota National Guard Youth Challenge Program;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>    (2) estimated start-up costs for the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>    (3) application and establishment procedures and resources required to apply for <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>and establish the program; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>    (4) a survey of similar programs established in other states and how each state comes <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>up with the state match required to obtain federal funds.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 15A.081, subdivision 8, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Expense allowance.</b> Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, positions <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>listed in section 15A.0815, subdivisions 2 and 3, constitutional officers, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation, and the director of the State Lottery are <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>authorized an annual expense allowance not to exceed $1,500 for necessary expenses in <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>the normal performance of their duties for which no other reimbursement is provided. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>The expenditures under this subdivision are subject to any laws and rules relating to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>budgeting, allotment and encumbrance, preaudit and postaudit. The commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>finance may adopt rules to assure the proper expenditure of these funds and to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>for reimbursement. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 15A.0815, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var><b>15A.0815 SALARY LIMITS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Salary limits.</b> The governor or other appropriate appointing <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>authority shall set the salary rates for positions listed in this section subdivision 2 within <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>the salary limits listed in subdivisions subdivision 2 to 4 and section 43A.17, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>9, subject to approval of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the legislature as <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>provided by subdivision 5 and sections 
         <statute_ref>3.855</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>15A.081, subdivision 7b</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Group I salary limits</b><b> Positions</b><b>.</b> The salaries for positions in this <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>subdivision may not exceed 95 percent of the salary of the governor:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>    Commissioner of administration;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>    Commissioner of agriculture;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>    Commissioner of education;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>    Commissioner of commerce;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>    Commissioner of corrections;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>    Commissioner of employee relations;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>    Commissioner of employment and economic development;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>    Commissioner of finance;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>    Director, Gambling Control Board;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>    Commissioner of health;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>    Executive director, Minnesota Office of Higher Education;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>    Commissioner, Housing Finance Agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>    Commissioner of human rights;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>    Commissioner of human services;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>    Commissioner, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>    Commissioner of labor and industry;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>    Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>    Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>    Chair, Metropolitan Airports Commission;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>    Chair, Metropolitan Council;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>    Director, Minnesota State Lottery;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>    Commissioner of natural resources;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>    Director of Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>    Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>    Executive director, Public Employees Retirement Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>    Commissioner of public safety;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>    Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>    Director, Minnesota Racing Commission;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>    Commissioner of revenue;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>    Commissioner of employment and economic development;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>    Executive director, State Retirement System;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>    Executive director, Teachers Retirement Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>    Commissioner of transportation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>    Commissioner of veterans affairs.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Group II salary limits.</b> The salaries for positions in this subdivision may <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>not exceed 85 percent of the salary of the governor:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>    Executive director of Gambling Control Board;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>    Commissioner, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>    Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>    Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>    Chair, Metropolitan Council;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>    Executive director of pari-mutuel racing;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>    Executive director, Public Employees Retirement Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>    Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>    Executive director, State Retirement System; and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>    Executive director, Teachers Retirement Association.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Group III salary limits.</b> The salary for a position in this subdivision may <br/>
<a id="pl.32.36"></a><var>32.36</var>not exceed 25 percent of the salary of the governor:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>    Chair, Metropolitan Airports Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Appointing authorities to recommend certain salaries.</b> (a) The <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>governor, or other appropriate appointing authority, may submit to the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>Coordinating Commission recommendations for salaries within the salary limits for the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>positions listed in subdivisions 2 to 4. An appointing authority may also propose additions <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>or deletions of positions from those listed.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>    (b) Before submitting the recommendations, the appointing authority shall consult <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>with the commissioner of employee relations concerning the recommendations.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>    (c) In making recommendations, the appointing authority shall consider the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>criteria established in section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, and the performance of individual <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>incumbents. The performance evaluation must include a review of an incumbent's progress <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>toward attainment of affirmative action goals. The appointing authority shall establish <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>an objective system for quantifying knowledge, abilities, duties, responsibilities, and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>accountabilities, and in determining recommendations, rate each position by this system. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>    (d) Before the appointing authority's recommended salaries take effect, the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>recommendations must be reviewed and approved, rejected, or modified by the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>Coordinating Commission and the legislature under section 
         <statute_ref>3.855, subdivisions 2 and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>3
         </statute_ref>. If, when the legislature is not in session, the commission fails to reject or modify <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>salary recommendations of the governor within 30 calendar days of their receipt, the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>recommendations are deemed to be approved. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>    (e) The appointing authority shall set the initial salary of a head of a new agency <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>or a chair of a new metropolitan board or commission whose salary is not specifically <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>prescribed by law after consultation with the commissioner, whose recommendation is <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>advisory only. The amount of the new salary must be comparable to the salary of an <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>agency head or commission chair having similar duties and responsibilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>    (f) The salary of a newly appointed head of an agency or chair of a metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>agency listed in subdivisions subdivision 2 to 4, may be increased or decreased by the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>appointing authority from the salary previously set for that position within 30 days <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>of the new appointment after consultation with the commissioner. If the appointing <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>authority increases a salary under this paragraph, the appointing authority shall submit <br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>the new salary to the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the full legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>for approval, modification, or rejection under section 
         <statute_ref>3.855, subdivisions 2 and 3</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>If, when the legislature is not in session, the commission fails to reject or modify <br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>salary recommendations of the governor within 30 calendar days of their receipt, the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>recommendations are deemed to be approved. <br/>
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<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 43A.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Equitable compensation relationships.</b> It is the policy of this state to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>attempt to establish equitable compensation relationships between female-dominated, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>male-dominated, and balanced classes of employees in the executive branch. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>Compensation relationships are equitable within the meaning of this subdivision when the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>primary consideration in negotiating, establishing, recommending, and approving total <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>compensation is comparability of the value of the work in relationship to other positions in <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>the executive branch. A recognized system for classification analysis and its concurrent <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>point allocation system must be used in order to attain compensation equity. Classification <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>range maximums must fall within the system's point allocation window. Market-driven <br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>forces are recognized as acceptable in order to maintain employee recruitment and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>retention efforts whenever the compensation rates exceed the allocated points. No contract <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>executed under chapter 179A may modify, waive, or abridge this section and sections <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>43A.07 to 43A.121, 43A.15, and 43A.17 to 43A.21, except to the extent expressly <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>permitted in those sections. Any compensation equity adjustments must be made from <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>agency appropriations. Fifty percent of the compensation governed by this system must be <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>adjusted in fiscal year 2009 and the remaining compensation in fiscal year 2010.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 43A.17, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Political subdivision</b><b> Compensation limit.</b> (a) The salary and the value <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>of all other forms of compensation of the positions in section 15A.0815 and a person <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>employed by a political subdivision of this state, excluding a school district, or employed <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>422A.03</statute_ref> may not exceed 110 percent of the salary of the governor as set <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>15A.082</statute_ref>, except as provided in this subdivision. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>subdivision, "political subdivision of this state" includes a statutory or home rule charter <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>city, county, town, metropolitan or regional agency, or other political subdivision, but <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>does not include a hospital, clinic, or health maintenance organization owned by such a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>governmental unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>    (b) Beginning in 2006, the limit in paragraph (a) shall be adjusted annually in <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>January. The limit shall equal the limit for the prior year increased by the percentage <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers from October of the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>second prior year to October of the immediately prior year.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>    (c) Deferred compensation and payroll allocations to purchase an individual annuity <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>contract for an employee are included in determining the employee's salary. Other forms <br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>of compensation which shall be included to determine an employee's total compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>are all other direct and indirect items of compensation which are not specifically excluded <br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>by this subdivision. Other forms of compensation which shall not be included in a <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>determination of an employee's total compensation for the purposes of this subdivision are:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>    (1) employee benefits that are also provided for the majority of all other full-time <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>employees of the political subdivision, vacation and sick leave allowances, health and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>dental insurance, disability insurance, term life insurance, and pension benefits or like <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>benefits the cost of which is borne by the employee or which is not subject to tax as <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>    (2) dues paid to organizations that are of a civic, professional, educational, or <br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>governmental nature; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>    (3) reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by the employee which the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>governing body determines to be directly related to the performance of job responsibilities, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>including any relocation expenses paid during the initial year of employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>    The value of other forms of compensation shall be the annual cost to the political <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>subdivision for the provision of the compensation.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>    (d) The salary of a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy occupying a position that <br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>the governing body of the political subdivision has determined requires an M.D. or D.O. <br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>degree is excluded from the limitation in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>    (e) The commissioner may increase the limitation in this subdivision for a position <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>that the commissioner has determined requires special expertise necessitating a higher <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>salary to attract or retain a qualified person. The commissioner shall review each <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>proposed increase giving due consideration to salary rates paid to other persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>similar responsibilities in the state and nation. The commissioner may not increase the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>limitation until the commissioner has presented the proposed increase to the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>Coordinating Commission and received the commission's recommendation on it. The <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>recommendation is advisory only. If the commission does not give its recommendation <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>on a proposed increase within 30 days from its receipt of the proposal, the commission <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>is deemed to have made no recommendation. If the commissioner grants or granted an <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>increase under this paragraph, the new limitation shall be adjusted beginning in August <br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>2005 and in each subsequent calendar year in January by the percentage increase equal to <br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers from <br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>October of the second prior year to October of the immediately prior year.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 119A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General.</b> The department is under the administrative control of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>the commissioner. The commissioner is appointed by the governor with the advice and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>consent of the senate. The commissioner must possess broad knowledge and experience <br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>in strengthening children and families. The commissioner has the general powers as <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.06, subdivision 6</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>    The commissioner's salary must be established according to the procedure in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>15A.0815
         </statute_ref>, in the same range as that specified for the commissioner of finance. <br/>
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<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.385, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Delegation to nonprofit.</b> The commission may create a private nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>corporation that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>Revenue Code of 1986. If the commission creates a private nonprofit corporation, the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>commission must serve as the corporation's board of directors. The private nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>corporation is not subject to laws governing state agencies or political subdivisions, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>except the provisions of chapter 13, the Open Meeting Law under chapter 13D, salary <br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>limits under section 15A.0815, subdivision 2, and audits by the legislative auditor under <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>chapter 3 apply. Further provided that the board of directors and the executive director <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>of the nonprofit corporation are each considered an "official" for purposes of section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>10A.071
         </statute_ref>. The commission may delegate any or all of its powers and duties under federal <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>law or under sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.37</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.45</statute_ref> to the corporation if the nonprofit corporation <br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>is approved under federal law to administer the National and Community Service Trust <br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>Act. The commission may revoke a delegation of powers and duties at any time, and must <br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>revoke the delegation if the corporation is no longer approved under federal law as the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>administrator in the state of Minnesota for the National and Community Service Trust Act. <br/>
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<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 216C.052, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Administrative issues.</b> (a) The commissioner may select the administrator. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>The administrator must have at least five years of experience working as a power systems <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>engineer or transmission planner, or in a position dealing with power system reliability <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>issues, and may not have been a party or a participant in a commission energy proceeding <br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>for at least one year prior to selection by the commissioner. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>oversee and direct the work of the administrator, annually review the expenses of the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>administrator, and annually approve the budget of the administrator. The administrator <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>may hire staff and may contract for technical expertise in performing duties when existing <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>state resources are required for other state responsibilities or when special expertise is <br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>required. The salary of the administrator is governed by section 15A.0815, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>    (b) Costs relating to a specific proceeding, analysis, or project are not general <br/>
<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>administrative costs. For purposes of this section, "energy utility" means public utilities, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>generation and transmission cooperative electric associations, and municipal power <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>agencies providing natural gas or electric service in the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>    (c) The Department of Commerce shall pay:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>    (1) the general administrative costs of the administrator, not to exceed $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>in a fiscal year, and shall assess energy utilities for those administrative costs. These <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>costs must be consistent with the budget approved by the commissioner under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>(a). The department shall apportion the costs among all energy utilities in proportion to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>their respective gross operating revenues from sales of gas or electric service within <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>the state during the last calendar year, and shall then render a bill to each utility on a <br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>regular basis; and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>    (2) costs relating to a specific proceeding analysis or project and shall render a bill to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>the specific energy utility or utilities participating in the proceeding, analysis, or project <br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>directly, either at the conclusion of a particular proceeding, analysis, or project, or from <br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>time to time during the course of the proceeding, analysis, or project.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>    (d) For purposes of administrative efficiency, the department shall assess energy <br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>utilities and issue bills in accordance with the billing and assessment procedures provided <br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.62</statute_ref>, to the extent that these procedures do not conflict with this subdivision. <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>The amount of the bills rendered by the department under paragraph (c) must be paid by <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>the energy utility into an account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury within <br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>30 days from the date of billing and is appropriated to the department for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>provided in this section. The commission shall approve or approve as modified a rate <br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>schedule providing for the automatic adjustment of charges to recover amounts paid by <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>utilities under this section. All amounts assessed under this section are in addition to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>amounts appropriated to the commission and the department by other law.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 349A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Director.</b> A State Lottery is established under the supervision and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>control of a director. The director of the State Lottery shall be appointed by the governor <br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>with the advice and consent of the senate. The director serves in the unclassified service at <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>the pleasure of the governor. The annual salary rate authorized for the director is equal to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>95 percent of the salary rate prescribed for the governor.<br/>