<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>state authority to accept funds from local government units for election systems <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>enhancements and to receive certain funds for the address confidentiality program; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>allowing the state auditor to charge a onetime user fee for a small city and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>town accounting system software; changing provisions for bid solicitations and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>proposals; changing certain provisions for service contracts and the solicitation <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>process; requiring a determination of the IT cost for agency technology <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>projects; expanding E-Government initiative and establishing the E-Government <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>Advisory Council; changing certain audit provisions from the state auditor to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>the legislative auditor; repealing the Minnesota Sunset Act; changing provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>for barbering and cosmetology; changing licensing provisions for accountants; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>changing a paid military leave provision; modifying provisions in the Veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>Service Office grant program; changing provision in the Minnesota GI Bill <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>program; establishing a veterans home in Beltrami County; making Department <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>of Revenue changes; making compensation council changes and requiring a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>compensation study; adjusting certain salary groups; establishing administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>penalties; establishing fees; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>2012, sections 3.099, subdivision 1; 3.855, subdivision 3; 13.591, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>3; 15A.0815, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 15A.082, subdivision 2; 16A.82; 16C.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>subdivision 13; 16C.06, subdivision 2; 16C.09; 16C.10, subdivision 6; 16C.145; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>16C.33, subdivision 3; 16C.34, subdivision 1; 16E.07, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>32C.04; 43A.17, subdivisions 1, 3; 65B.84, subdivision 1; 154.001, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>subdivision; 154.003; 154.02; 154.05; 154.06; 154.065, subdivision 2; 154.07, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>subdivision 1; 154.08; 154.09; 154.10, subdivision 1; 154.11, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>154.12; 154.14; 154.15, subdivision 2; 154.26; 155A.23, subdivision 3; 155A.25, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>subdivisions 1a, 4; 155A.27, subdivisions 4, 7, 10; 155A.29, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>155A.30, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 192.26; 197.608, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>1, 3, 4, 5, 6; 197.791, subdivisions 4, 5; 254A.035, subdivision 2; 254A.04; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>256B.093, subdivision 1; 260.835, subdivision 2; 270C.69, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>289A.20, subdivisions 2, 4; 289A.26, subdivision 2a; 295.55, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>4; 297F.09, subdivision 7; 297G.09, subdivision 6; 297I.30, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>subdivision; 297I.35, subdivision 2; 326A.04, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 7; 326A.10; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>469.3201; 473.843, subdivision 3; Laws 2012, chapter 278, article 1, section 5; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>article 2, sections 27; 34; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>chapters 4; 5; 5B; 6; 16E; 154; 155A; 198; 297I; repealing Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>2012, sections 3D.01; 3D.02; 3D.03; 3D.04; 3D.045; 3D.05; 3D.06; 3D.065; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>3D.07; 3D.08; 3D.09; 3D.10; 3D.11; 3D.12; 3D.13; 3D.14; 3D.15; 3D.16; 3D.17; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.40"></a><var>1.40</var>3D.18; 3D.19; 3D.20; 3D.21, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 43A.17, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.41"></a><var>1.41</var>4; 155A.25, subdivision 1; 168A.40, subdivisions 3, 4; 197.608, subdivision 2a; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.42"></a><var>1.42</var>270C.145; 326A.03, subdivisions 2, 5, 8; Laws 2012, chapter 278, article 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.43"></a><var>1.43</var>section 6; Minnesota Rules, parts 1105.0600; 1105.2550; 1105.2700.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>May 19, 2013<br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>President of the Senate<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>The Honorable Paul Thissen<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 1589 report that we have agreed upon <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 1589 be further <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>amended as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>for each purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</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>2014</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2015</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>LEGISLATURE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></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.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>69,470,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>68,970,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2014<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2015<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">69,342,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">68,842,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">128,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">128,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<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.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Senate</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">23,133,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">22,633,000<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.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>House of Representatives</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">30,524,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">30,524,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>During the biennium ending June 30, 2015, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>any revenues received by the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>representatives from voluntary donations <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>to support broadcast or print media are <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>appropriated to the house of representatives.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Legislative Coordinating Commission</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">15,813,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">15,813,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">15,685,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">15,685,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">128,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">128,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>From its funds, $10,000 each year is for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>purposes of the legislators' forum, through <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>which Minnesota legislators meet with <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>counterparts from South Dakota, North <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>Dakota, and Manitoba to discuss issues of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>mutual concern.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>The Legislative Coordinating Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>is authorized to enter into an agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>with the National Conference of State <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>Legislatures to provide the organization up to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>$100,000 of its funds to support activities in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>preparation for the annual conference to be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>held in Minnesota in 2014. It is anticipated <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>that these funds will be returned to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>Legislative Coordinating Commission, and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>are reappropriated to the commission.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT </b><br/>
<b>GOVERNOR</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>3,353,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>3,353,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>(a) This appropriation is to fund the Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>(b) $19,000 the first year and $19,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>second year are for necessary expenses in the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>normal performance of the Governor's and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>Lieutenant Governor's duties for which no <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>other reimbursement is provided.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(c) By September 1 of each year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>commissioner of management and budget <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>shall report to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>members of the senate State Departments <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>and Veterans Affairs Budget Division and the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>house of representatives State Government <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>Finance Committee any personnel costs <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>incurred by the Offices of the Governor and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>Lieutenant Governor that were supported <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>by appropriations to other agencies during <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>the previous fiscal year. The Office of the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>Governor shall inform the chairs and ranking <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>minority members of the committees before <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>initiating any interagency agreements.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>STATE AUDITOR</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,070,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,121,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>ATTORNEY GENERAL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>24,342,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>24,342,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2014<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2015<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">22,125,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">22,125,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br/>
Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,822,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,822,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">145,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">145,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>Of this appropriation, $65,000 in the first <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>year and $65,000 in the second year are <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>from the general fund for transfer to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>commissioner of public safety for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>the Minnesota County Attorneys Association <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>for prosecutor and law enforcement training.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>SECRETARY OF STATE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>5,938,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>6,583,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>Any funds available in the account <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>5.30, pursuant to the Help America Vote Act, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>is appropriated for the purposes and uses <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>authorized by federal law.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var><b>Redistricting Case.</b> $355,000 the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>is appropriated to the secretary of state to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>be used to pay attorney fees as ordered by <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>the court in the legislative and congressional <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>redistricting case Hippert et al. v. Ritchie <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>et al., A11-152, and interest thereon. This <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>appropriation is available for expenditure the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC </b><br/>
<b>DISCLOSURE BOARD</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,000,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,000,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 8. <b>INVESTMENT BOARD</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>139,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>139,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 9. <b>ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>7,732,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>7,506,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2014<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2015<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">482,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">256,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' <br/>
Compensation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,250,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var><b>Campaign Violations Hearings.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>$130,000 the first year is appropriated from <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>the general fund for the cost of considering <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>complaints filed under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>section 211B.32. Any amount of this <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>appropriation that remains unspent at the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>end of the biennium must be canceled to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>the general account of the state elections <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>campaign fund. The base for fiscal year 2016 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>is $130,000, to be available for the biennium, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>under the same terms. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>(b) $60,000 the first year is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>from the general fund to cover the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>2013 costs of campaign violations hearings. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var><b>Data Practices Hearings.</b> $36,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>year is appropriated from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>to cover the fiscal year 2013 costs for data <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>practices hearings.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 10. <b>OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE </b><br/>
<b>TECHNOLOGY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,431,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,431,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>During the biennium ending June 30, 2015, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>the Office of Enterprise Technology must <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>not charge fees to a public noncommercial <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>educational television broadcast station <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>eligible for funding under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>Statutes, chapter 129D, for access to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>state broadcast infrastructure. If the access <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>fees not charged to public noncommercial <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>educational television broadcast stations total <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>more than $400,000 for the biennium, the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>office may charge for access fees in excess <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>of these amounts.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>The commissioner of Minnesota management <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>and budget is authorized to provide cash <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>flow assistance of up to $110,000,000 from <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>the special revenue fund or other statutory <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>general funds as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>Statutes, section 16A.671, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>paragraph (a), to the Office of Enterprise <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>Technology for the purpose of managing <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>revenue and expenditure differences during <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>the initial phases of IT consolidation. These <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>funds shall be repaid with interest by June <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>30, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 11. <b>ADMINISTRATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> 20,532,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> 20,202,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Government and Citizen Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,698,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,668,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>$74,000 the first year and $74,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>year are for the Council on Developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>Disabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var><b>Nellie Stone Johnson bust or statue.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var> $30,000 is to place a bust or statue of Nellie <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>Stone Johnson in the State Capitol Building. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>This appropriation is contingent on receipt of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>an equal nonstate match. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>must follow the process in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>Statutes, sections 138.67 to 138.70, in the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>acquisition and placement of the bust or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>statue. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>expended.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Strategic Management Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,757,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,757,000<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.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Fiscal Agent</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> 11,077,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> 10,777,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>The appropriations under this section are to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>the commissioner of administration for the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>purposes specified.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var><b>In-Lieu of Rent.</b> $8,158,000 the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>and $8,158,000 the second year are for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>space costs of the legislature and veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>organizations, ceremonial space, and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>statutorily free space.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var><b>Public Broadcasting.</b> (a) $1,550,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>first year and $1,550,000 the second year are <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>for matching grants for public television.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>the second year are for public television <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>equipment grants.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>(c) The equipment or matching grants in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>paragraphs (a) and (b) must be allocated <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>after considering the recommendations of the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>Minnesota Public Television Association.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>(d) $392,000 the first year and $392,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>second year are for community service grants <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>to public educational radio stations. This <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>appropriation may be used to disseminate <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>emergency information in foreign languages.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>(e) $117,000 the first year and $117,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>the second year are for equipment grants <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>to public educational radio stations. This <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>appropriation may be used for the repair, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>rental, and purchase of equipment including <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>equipment under $500.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>(f) The grants in paragraphs (d) and (e) <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>must be allocated after considering the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>recommendations of the Association of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>Minnesota Public Education Radio Stations <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>(g) $610,000 the first year and $310,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>the second year are for equipment grants <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>to Minnesota Public Radio, Inc., including <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>upgrades to Minnesota's Emergency Alert <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>and AMBER Alert Systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>(h) Any unencumbered balance remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>the first year for grants to public television or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>radio stations does not cancel and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>for the second year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 12. <b>CAPITOL AREA </b><br/>
<b>ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING </b><br/>
<b>BOARD</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>335,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>335,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 13. <b>MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND </b><br/>
<b>BUDGET</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>28,144,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>20,369,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var><b>Statewide Budget System.</b> $4,500,000 for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>the biennium is to continue development <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>of the new statewide budget system and to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>develop new capabilities including, but not <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>limited to, capital budget and fiscal notes.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 14. <b>REVENUE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>140,673,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>140,137,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2014<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2015<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">136,438,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">135,902,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,749,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,749,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Highway User Tax <br/>
Distribution<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,183,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,183,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">303,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">303,000<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.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Tax System Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">112,057,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">111,521,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">107,822,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">107,286,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,749,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,749,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Highway User Tax <br/>
Distribution<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,183,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,183,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">303,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">303,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var><b>County Technical Assistance Grants.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>The commissioner of revenue may make <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>technical assistance grants to counties to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>fund development, implementation, or <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>maintenance of data collection and data <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>processing systems that will facilitate <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>improved reporting of property tax data <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>on parcels and portions of parcels to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>the commissioner for analytical and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>administrative use. The grants may be made <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>in the order they are requested, or on some <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>other basis determined by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>The commissioner shall determine whether to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>require an application or recipient agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>and shall determine the form and content of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>the application or agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>(b) $300,000 is appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>commissioner from the general fund in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>year 2014 to make grants to counties as <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>provided in this section. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>is available for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>only, and does not become part of the base.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var><b>Appropriation; Taxpayer Assistance.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>$200,000 in fiscal year 2014, and $200,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>in fiscal year 2015, are added to the base <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>appropriation of $200,000 each year. These <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>amounts are appropriated from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>fund to the commissioner of revenue to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>make grants to one or more nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>organizations, qualifying under section <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>1986, to coordinate, facilitate, encourage, and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>aid in the provision of taxpayer assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>services. The unencumbered balance in the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>first year does not cancel but is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>(b) For purposes of this section, "taxpayer <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>assistance services" means accounting <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>and tax preparation services provided by <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>volunteers to low-income, elderly, and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>disadvantaged Minnesota residents to help <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>them file federal and state income tax returns <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>and Minnesota property tax refund claims <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>and to provide personal representation before <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>the Department of Revenue and Internal <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>Revenue Service.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Debt Collection Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">28,616,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">28,616,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 15. <b>GAMBLING CONTROL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>3,959,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>3,959,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>These appropriations are from the lawful <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>gambling regulation account in the special <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>revenue fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 16. <b>RACING COMMISSION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>899,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>899,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>These appropriations are from the racing <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>and card playing regulation accounts in the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>special revenue fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 17. <b>STATE LOTTERY</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.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var><statute_ref>349A.10</statute_ref>, subdivision 3, the operating budget <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>must not exceed $30,500,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>2014 and $30,500,000 in fiscal year 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 18. <b>AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>266,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>266,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 19. <b>COUNCIL ON BLACK </b><br/>
<b>MINNESOTANS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>392,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>392,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.20.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 20. <b>COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC </b><br/>
<b>MINNESOTANS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>354,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>354,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.21.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 21. <b>COUNCIL ON AFFAIRS OF </b><br/>
<b>CHICANO/LATINO PEOPLE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>375,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>375,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.22.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 22. <b>INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>562,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>562,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.23.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 23. <b>MINNESOTA HISTORICAL </b><br/>
<b>SOCIETY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>21,783,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>21,649,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Operations and Programs</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">21,335,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">21,335,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>138.668, the Minnesota Historical Society <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>may not charge a fee for its general tours at <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>the Capitol, but may charge fees for special <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>programs other than general tours.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Fiscal Agent</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) Minnesota International Center<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">39,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">39,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">34,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) Minnesota Military Museum<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">160,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">60,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>Of this amount, $60,000 each year is for an <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>archivist staff position. The base for fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>year 2016 is $100,000.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) Farmamerica<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">115,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">115,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) Hockey Hall of Fame<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var><b>Balances Forward.</b> Any unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>balance remaining in this subdivision the first <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>year does not cancel but is available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>second year of the biennium.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.24.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 24. <b>BOARD OF THE ARTS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<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.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>7,514,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>7,514,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Operations and Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">575,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">575,000<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.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Grants Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,800,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,800,000<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.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Regional Arts Councils</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,139,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,139,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var><b>Unencumbered Balance Available.</b> Any <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>unencumbered balance remaining in this <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>section the first year does not cancel, but is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>available for the second year of the biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var><b>Projects located in Minnesota; travel </b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var><b>restriction.</b> Money appropriated in this <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>section and distributed as grants may only <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>be spent on projects located in Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>A recipient of a grant funded by an <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>appropriation in this section must not use <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>more than ten percent of the total grant for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>costs related to travel outside the state of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.25.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 25. <b>MINNESOTA HUMANITIES </b><br/>
<b>CENTER</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>291,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>251,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>$40,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>Everybody Wins!-Minnesota, a Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>501(c)(3) corporation, to operate a reading <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>program for Minnesota children.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.26.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 26. <b>SCIENCE MUSEUM OF </b><br/>
<b>MINNESOTA</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,079,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,079,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.27.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 27. <b>GENERAL CONTINGENT </b><br/>
<b>ACCOUNTS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,000,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>500,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2014<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2015<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br/>
Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">400,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">400,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' <br/>
Compensation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>(a) The appropriations in this section <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>may only be spent with the approval of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>the governor after consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>Legislative Advisory Commission pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>(b) If an appropriation in this section for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>for the other year is available for it.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>(c) If a contingent account appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>is made in one fiscal year, it should be <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>considered a biennial appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.28.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 28. <b>TORT CLAIMS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>161,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>161,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>These appropriations are to be spent by the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>commissioner of management and budget <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>according to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>3.736, subdivision 7. If the appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>for the other year is available for it.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.29.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 29. <b>MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT </b><br/>
<b>SYSTEM</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>3,891,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>3,964,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Legislators</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,406,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,475,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3A.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>subdivision 2; 3A.04, subdivisions 3 and 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>and 3A.115.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b> Constitutional Officers</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">485,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">489,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>Under Minnesota Statutes, section 352C.001, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>if an appropriation in this section for either <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>year is insufficient, the appropriation for the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>other year is available for it.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.30.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 30. <b>MINNEAPOLIS EMPLOYEES </b><br/>
<b>RETIREMENT FUND DIVISION ACCOUNT</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>24,000,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>24,000,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>These amounts are estimated to be needed <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 353.505.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.31.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 31. <b>TEACHERS RETIREMENT </b><br/>
<b>ASSOCIATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>15,454,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>15,454,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>The amounts estimated to be needed are as <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var><b>Special Direct State Aid.</b> $12,954,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>first year and $12,954,000 the second year <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>are for special direct state aid authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 354A.12, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>subdivisions 3a and 3c.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var><b>Special Direct State Matching Aid.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var> $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>the second year are for special direct state <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>matching aid authorized under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>Statutes, section 354.435.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.32.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 32. <b>ST. PAUL TEACHERS </b><br/>
<b>RETIREMENT FUND</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,827,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,827,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>The amounts estimated to be needed for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>special direct state aid to first class city <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>teachers retirement funds authorized under <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>354A.12</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>subdivisions 3a and 3c.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.33.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 33. <b>DULUTH TEACHERS </b><br/>
<b>RETIREMENT FUND</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>346,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>346,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>The amounts estimated to be needed for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>special direct state aid to first class city <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>teachers retirement funds authorized under <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>354A.12</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>subdivisions 3a and 3c.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.34.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 34. <b>MILITARY AFFAIRS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>19,368,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>19,368,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Maintenance of Training Facilities</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">6,661,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">6,661,000<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.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>General Support</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,359,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,359,000<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.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Enlistment Incentives</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">10,348,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">10,348,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>If appropriations for either year of the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>biennium are insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>from the other year is available. The <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>appropriations for enlistment incentives are <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>available until expended.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.35.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 35. <b>VETERANS AFFAIRS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></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.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>63,508,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>62,753,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Veterans Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">16,051,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">16,240,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var><b>Veterans Service Organizations.</b> $353,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>each year is for grants to the following <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>congressionally chartered veterans service <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>organizations, as designated by the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>commissioner: Disabled American Veterans, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>Military Order of the Purple Heart, the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>Vietnam Veterans of America, AMVETS, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>and Paralyzed Veterans of America. This <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>funding must be allocated in direct proportion <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>to the funding currently being provided by <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>the commissioner to these organizations.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var><b>Minnesota Assistance Council for </b><br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var><b>Veterans.</b> $750,000 each year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>to the Minnesota Assistance Council for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>Veterans to provide assistance throughout <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>Minnesota to veterans and their families who <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>are homeless or in danger of homelessness, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>including assistance with the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>(1) utilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>(2) employment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>(3) legal issues.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>The assistance authorized under this <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>paragraph must be made only to veterans who <br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>have resided in Minnesota for 30 days prior <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>to application for assistance and according <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>to other guidelines established by the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>commissioner. In order to avoid duplication <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>of services, the commissioner must ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>that this assistance is coordinated with all <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>other available programs for veterans.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var><b>IT Upgrades.</b> $618,000 in fiscal year 2014 <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>and $382,000 in fiscal year 2015 are to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>improve and modernize the department's <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>information technology systems. These <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>funds shall be transferred to the Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>Enterprise Technology. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>transfer and is available until spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var><b>Veterans Cemetery in Fillmore County.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var> $425,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for operation <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>of the new veterans cemetery in Fillmore <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>County. This amount is added to the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>program's base funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var><b>Honor Guards.</b> $200,000 each year is <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>for compensation for honor guards at <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>the funerals of veterans under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>Statutes, section 197.231. This amount is <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>added to the program's base funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var><b>Minnesota GI Bill.</b> $200,000 each year is <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>for the costs of administering the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>GI Bill postsecondary educational benefits, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>on-the-job training, and apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>197.791. Of this amount, $100,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>transfer to the Office of Higher Education.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var><b>Gold Star Program.</b> $100,000 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>is for administering the Gold Star Program <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>for surviving family members of deceased <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>veterans. This amount is added to the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>program's base funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var><b>County Veterans Service Office.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var> $1,100,000 each year is for funding the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>County Veterans Service Office grant <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>197.608.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var><b>Veterans Paramedic Apprenticeship </b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var><b>Program.</b> All unspent funds, estimated to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>be $110,000, from the Veterans Paramedic <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>Apprenticeship Program, from the onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>appropriation under Laws 2009, chapter 79, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>article 13, section 7, are canceled to the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>general fund on July 1, 2013.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Veterans Homes</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">47,457,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">46,513,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var><b>Veterans Homes Special Revenue Account.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var> The general fund appropriations made to the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>department may be transferred to a veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>homes special revenue account in the special <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>revenue fund in the same manner as other <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>receipts are deposited according to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>Statutes, section 198.34, and are appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>to the department for the operation of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>veterans homes facilities and programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var><b>IT Upgrades.</b> $2,472,000 in fiscal year 2014 <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>and $1,528,000 in fiscal year 2015 are to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>improve and modernize the department's <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>information technology systems. These <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>funds shall be transferred to the Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>Enterprise Technology. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>transfer and is available until spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var><b>Maximize Federal Reimbursements.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var> The department will seek opportunities <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>to maximize federal reimbursements of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>Medicare-eligible expenses and will provide <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>annual reports to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>management and budget on the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>Medicare reimbursements received. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>Contingent upon future federal Medicare <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>receipts, reductions to the homes' general <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>fund appropriation may be made.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.885, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Review of advisory groups.</b> (a) By September 1 of each odd-numbered <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>year, the commission shall compile a list of executive branch advisory groups created in <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>statute. The commission may develop a schedule for review of advisory groups, or may <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>select particular groups for review. By December 31 of each odd-numbered year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>commission may make recommendations on the continuing need for certain advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>groups, and on any changes in laws governing a group that are needed to improve the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>group's efficiency and effectiveness.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>(b) In conducting reviews of executive branch advisory groups, the commission <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>shall consider:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>(1) the mission of each group, and the extent to which the mission has been satisfied;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>(2) the extent to which each advisory group is effective in allowing persons <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>interested in the program or activity for which the group provides advice to have input <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>into the operations of the state agency implementing the program or activity;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>(3) the extent to which the existence of the advisory group provides state agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>with an efficient and effective means of obtaining expert advice and opinions;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>(4) whether there are more efficient and effective methods of accomplishing the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>mission  of the advisory group; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>(5) whether the work of the advisory group overlaps or duplicates the work of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>other groups.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 254A.035, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Membership terms, compensation, removal and expiration.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>membership of this council shall be composed of 17 persons who are American Indians <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>and who are appointed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall appoint one <br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>representative from each of the following groups: Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians; <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>Fond du Lac Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Grand Portage Band, Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>Chippewa Tribe; Leech Lake Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Mille Lacs Band, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Bois Forte Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; White Earth <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Lower Sioux Indian Reservation; Prairie Island Sioux <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>Indian Reservation; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Indian Reservation; Upper Sioux <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>Indian Reservation; International Falls Northern Range; Duluth Urban Indian Community; <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>and two representatives from the Minneapolis Urban Indian Community and two from the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>St. Paul Urban Indian Community. The terms, compensation, and removal of American <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>Indian Advisory Council members shall be as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>. The council <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>expires June 30, 2014, or in accordance with section 
<statute_ref>3D.21</statute_ref>, whichever is later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 254A.04, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var><b>254A.04 CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>There is hereby created an Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Advisory Council to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>advise the Department of Human Services concerning the problems of alcohol and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>other drug dependency and abuse, composed of ten members. Five members shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>individuals whose interests or training are in the field of alcohol dependency and abuse; <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>and five members whose interests or training are in the field of dependency and abuse of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>drugs other than alcohol. The terms, compensation and removal of members shall be as <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>. The council expires June 30, 2014, or in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>section 
<statute_ref>3D.21</statute_ref>, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall appoint <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>members whose terms end in even-numbered years. The commissioner of health shall <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>appoint members whose terms end in odd-numbered years.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.093, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>State traumatic brain injury program.</b> The commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>human services shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>    (1) maintain a statewide traumatic brain injury program;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>    (2) supervise and coordinate services and policies for persons with traumatic brain <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>injuries;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>    (3) contract with qualified agencies or employ staff to provide statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>administrative case management and consultation;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>    (4) maintain an advisory committee to provide recommendations in reports to the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>commissioner regarding program and service needs of persons with brain injuries;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>    (5) investigate the need for the development of rules or statutes for the brain injury <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>home and community-based services waiver;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>    (6) investigate present and potential models of service coordination which can be <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>delivered at the local level; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>    (7) the advisory committee required by clause (4) must consist of no fewer than ten <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>members and no more than 30 members. The commissioner shall appoint all advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>committee members to one- or two-year terms and appoint one member as chair. <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the advisory committee does not terminate <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>until June 30, 2014, or in accordance with section 
<statute_ref>3D.21</statute_ref>, whichever is later.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260.835, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Expiration.</b> Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the American <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council expires June 30, 2014, or in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>section 
<statute_ref>3D.21</statute_ref>, whichever is later.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>    Sec. 6. Laws 2012, chapter 278, article 1, section 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>    Sec. 5. <b>COUNCIL ON BLACK MINNESOTANS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>The Office of the Legislative Auditor should conduct a financial audit of the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>Council on Black Minnesotans by December 1, 2013. In its next report to the Sunset <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>Advisory Commission governor and legislature under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.9225, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>subdivision 7, the Council on Black Minnesotans must respond to any issues raised in this <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>audit and to issues raised in previous audits.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>    Sec. 7. Laws 2012, chapter 278, article 2, section 27, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>    Sec. 27. <b>HEALTH-RELATED LICENSING BOARDS REPORTING </b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var><b>OBLIGATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>    (a) By January 15, 2013, the health-related boards and the commissioner of health, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>as the regulator for occupational therapy practitioners, speech-language pathologists, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>audiologists, and hearing instrument dispensers, shall jointly study and submit draft <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>legislation to the Sunset Commission and the chairs and ranking minority members of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services developing <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>consistent reporting requirements that require institutions, professional societies, other <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>licensed professionals, courts, insurers, and other entities to report conduct constituting <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>grounds for disciplinary action to the respective regulatory entity. The study and draft <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>legislation shall include a self-reporting requirement that requires the licensed individual <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>to report to the respective regulatory entity any action that would require a report to be <br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>filed by another specified entity. The study and draft legislation shall also include penalties <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>that may be imposed for failure to report.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>    (b) Health-related boards with existing statutory reporting obligations shall <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>participate to ensure that the existing reporting requirements are consistent with the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>recommended requirements and draft legislation.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>    Sec. 8. Laws 2012, chapter 278, article 2, section 34, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>    Sec. 34. <b>BOARD OF MEDICAL PRACTICE REVIEW.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>    The legislative auditor is requested to conduct a special investigation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>Minnesota Board of Medical Practice and its implementation of the Medical Practice <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>Act. The legislative auditor is requested to submit the results of the investigation to the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>Legislative Audit Commission, the Sunset Advisory Commission, and the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives policy committees <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>having jurisdiction over the board by January 1, 2013.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>    Sec. 9. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>The revisor of statutes shall delete all references to "the Sunset Advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>Commission" wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes, and shall make other changes <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>as necessary in Minnesota Statutes as a result of the enactment of this article.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>    Sec. 10. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>(a)  Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3D.01; 3D.02; 3D.03; 3D.04; 3D.045; 3D.05; <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>3D.06; 3D.065; 3D.07; 3D.08; 3D.09; 3D.10; 3D.11; 3D.12; 3D.13; 3D.14; 3D.15; 3D.16; <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>3D.17; 3D.18; 3D.19; 3D.20; and 3D.21, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>(b)  Laws 2012, chapter 278, article 1, section 6, is  repealed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>    Sec. 11. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>Sections 1 to 10 are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Members; duties.</b> (a) The majority leader of the senate or a designee, the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>chair of the senate Committee on Finance, and the chair of the senate Division of Finance <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>responsible for overseeing the items being considered by the commission, the speaker of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>the house or a designee, the chair of the house of representatives Committee on Ways and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>Means, and the chair of the appropriate finance committee, or division of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>representatives committee responsible for overseeing the items being considered by the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>commissioner, constitute the Legislative Advisory Commission. The division chair of the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>Finance Committee in the senate and the division chair of the appropriate finance committee <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>or division in the house of representatives shall rotate according to the items being <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>considered by the commission. If any of the members elect not to serve on the commission, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>the house of which they are members, if in session, shall select some other member for <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>the vacancy. If the legislature is not in session, vacancies in the house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>membership of the commission shall be filled by the last speaker of the house or, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>speaker is not available, by the last chair of the house of representatives Rules Committee, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>and by the last senate Committee on Committees or other appointing authority designated <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>by the senate rules in case of a senate vacancy. The commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>budget shall be secretary of the commission and keep a permanent record and minutes of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>its proceedings, which are public records. The commissioner of management and budget <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>shall transmit, under section 
         <statute_ref>3.195</statute_ref>, a report to the next legislature of all actions of the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>commission. Members shall receive traveling and subsistence expenses incurred attending <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>meetings of the commission. The commission shall meet from time to time upon the call of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>the governor or upon the call of the secretary at the request of two or more of its members. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>A recommendation of the commission must be made at a meeting of the commission <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>unless a written recommendation is signed by all the members entitled to vote on the item.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>(b) The chair alternates between a member of the senate and a member of the house <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>of representatives in January of each odd-numbered year.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.303, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Acceptance of grants and gifts.</b> The commission may accept gifts <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>and grants for purposes related to the duties of the commission. Money received by the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>commission from gifts and grants is appropriated to the commission for purposes specified <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>in the gift or grant.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.85, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Expenses, reimbursement.</b> The members of the commission and its <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>assistants staff shall be reimbursed for all expenses actually and necessarily incurred in <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>the performance of their duties. Reimbursement for expenses incurred shall be made <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>under the rules governing state employees in accordance with policies adopted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>Legislative Coordinating Commission.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.85, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Expenses and reports.</b> Expenses of the commission shall be approved <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>by the chair or another member as the rules of the commission provide. The expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>shall then be paid like other state expenses. A general summary or statement of expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>incurred by the commission and paid shall be made to the legislature by November 15 of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>each even-numbered year.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.971, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Financial audits.</b> The legislative auditor shall audit the financial <br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>statements of the state of Minnesota required by section 
         <statute_ref>16A.50</statute_ref> and, as resources permit, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>shall audit Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, state <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>agencies, departments, boards, commissions, offices, courts, and other state organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>subject to audit by the legislative auditor, including, but not limited to, the State <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>Agricultural Society, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Enterprise Minnesota, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>Inc., Minnesota Historical Society, Labor Interpretive Center, Minnesota Partnership <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>for Action Against Tobacco, Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission ClearWay <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>Minnesota, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, Metropolitan Airports Commission, and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>Metropolitan Mosquito Control District. Financial audits must be conducted according to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>generally accepted government auditing standards. The legislative auditor shall see that <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>all provisions of law respecting the appropriate and economic use of public funds and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>other public resources are complied with and may, as part of a financial audit or separately, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>investigate allegations of noncompliance.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.971, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Data security audits.</b> The legislative auditor shall audit, as resources <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>permit, information and data systems supported with public funds and operated by an <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>organization listed in subdivision 6. The audits shall include an assessment of controls <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>designed to protect government data, particularly government data classified as not <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>public by chapter 13, from unauthorized access and use. The audits shall also include an <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>assessment of organizations' compliance with other applicable legal requirements related <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>to the operation of information and data systems and proper classification and protection <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>of the data contained in the systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.971, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Obligation to notify the legislative auditor.</b> The chief executive, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>financial, or information officers of an organization subject to audit under this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>must promptly notify the legislative auditor when the officer obtains information <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>indicating that public money or other public resources may have been used for an unlawful <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>purpose, or when the officer obtains information indicating that government data classified <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>by chapter 13 as not public may have been accessed or used unlawfully. As necessary, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>the legislative auditor shall coordinate an investigation of the allegation with appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>law enforcement officials.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>    Sec. 8. <b>[5.38] AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT FUNDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>The secretary of state may enter into agreements with a local governmental unit to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>provide a technological service or project to enhance the state's election system. The <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>secretary of state and the local governmental unit shall agree to the amount of consideration <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>to be paid under the agreement. In addition, the secretary of state may accept federal funds <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>for election purposes. If the secretary of state accepts federal funds and the terms of the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>grant do not require the state to maintain its effort, section 3.3005 does not apply. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>secretary of state accepts federal funds and the terms of the grant do require the state to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>maintain its effort, section 3.3005 applies. The funds accepted under this section must be <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>deposited in accounts in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the secretary of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>state for the uses authorized by this section. The secretary of state shall report by January <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>15 each year to the chair and ranking minority members of the finance committees of the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over the secretary of state the total <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>amounts received in the preceding calendar year, the sources of those funds, and the uses <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>to which those funds were or will be put. For purposes of this section, "local governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>unit" means a county, home rule charter or statutory city, town, or school district.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>    Sec. 9. <b>[5B.12] AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT FUNDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>Notwithstanding sections 16A.013 to 16A.016, the secretary of state may accept <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>funds contributed by individuals and may apply for grants from charitable foundations, to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>be used for the address confidentiality program established in section 5B.03. In addition, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>the secretary of state may apply for grants from the federal government for purposes of the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>address confidentiality program. If the secretary of state accepts federal funds and the terms <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>of the grant do not require the state to maintain its effort, section 3.3005 does not apply. If <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>the secretary of state accepts federal funds and the terms of the grant do require the state to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>maintain its effort, section 3.3005 applies. The funds accepted under this section must be <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>deposited in accounts in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the secretary of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>state for use in the address confidentiality program. The secretary of state shall report by <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>January 15 each year to the chair and ranking minority members of the finance committees <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>of the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over the secretary of state the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>total amounts received in the preceding calendar year, the sources of those funds, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>uses to which those funds were or will be put. Any contributions from program participants <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>must be aggregated, and the names of program participants must not be reported.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>    Sec. 10. <b>[6.475] CITY AND TOWN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM SOFTWARE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>(a) The state auditor may charge a onetime user fee to cities, towns, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>government entities for the development, maintenance, and distribution of the small city <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>and town accounting system software. The amount of this fee shall be set by the state <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>auditor in consultation with the Minnesota Association of Townships, the League of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>Minnesota Cities, and the Minnesota Association of Small Cities.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>(b) A city and town accounting systems (CTAS) account is established in the special <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>revenue fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>(c) Amounts received under paragraph (a) shall be credited to the CTAS account in <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the state auditor for all costs associated <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>with the development, maintenance, and distribution of the small city and town accounting <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>system software. If at any time the small city and town accounting system software ceases <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>to be offered by the state auditor, any amount remaining in the CTAS account shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>equitably refunded to users. The amount of the refund shall be set by the state auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>in consultation with the Minnesota Association of Townships, the League of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>Cities, and the Minnesota Association of Small Cities, and the account shall be closed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 6.48, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var><b>6.48 EXAMINATION OF COUNTIES; COST, FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>All the powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the state auditor shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>exercised and performed by the state auditor in respect to the offices, institutions, public <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>property, and improvements of several counties of the state. At least once in each year, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>if funds and personnel permit, the state auditor may visit, without previous notice, each <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>county and make a thorough examination of all accounts and records relating to the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>receipt and disbursement of the public funds and the custody of the public funds and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>other property. If the audit is performed by a private certified public accountant, the state <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>auditor may require additional information from the private certified public accountant as <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>the state auditor deems in the public interest. The state auditor may accept the audit or <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>make additional examinations as the state auditor deems to be in the public interest. The <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>state auditor shall prescribe and install systems of accounts and financial reports that shall <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>be uniform, so far as practicable, for the same class of offices. A copy of the report of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>such examination shall be filed and be subject to public inspection in the office of the state <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>auditor and another copy in the office of the auditor of the county thus examined. The state <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>auditor may accept the records and audit, or any part thereof, of the Department of Human <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>Services in lieu of examination of the county social welfare funds, if such audit has been <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>made within any period covered by the state auditor's audit of the other records of the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>county. If any such examination shall disclose malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>in any office of such county, such report shall be filed with the county attorney of the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>county, and the county attorney shall institute such civil and criminal proceedings as the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>law and the protection of the public interests shall require.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>The county receiving any examination shall pay to the state general fund, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>notwithstanding the provisions of section 
<statute_ref>16A.125</statute_ref>, state auditor enterprise fund the total <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>cost and expenses of such examinations, including the salaries paid to the examiners <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>while actually engaged in making such examination. The state auditor on deeming it <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>advisable may bill counties, having a population of 200,000 or over, monthly periodically<br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var> for services rendered and the officials responsible for approving and paying claims shall <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>cause said bill to be promptly paid. The general state auditor enterprise fund shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>credited with all collections made for any such examinations.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 6.56, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Billings by state auditor.</b> Upon the examination of the books, records, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>accounts, and affairs of any political subdivision, as provided by law, such political <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>subdivision shall be liable to the state for the total cost and expenses of such examination, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>including the salaries paid to the examiners while actually engaged in making such <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>examination. The state auditor may bill such political subdivision monthly periodically<br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var> for service rendered and the officials responsible for approving and paying claims are <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>authorized to pay said bill promptly. Said payments shall be without prejudice to any <br/>
<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>defense against said claims that may exist or be asserted. The general state auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>enterprise fund shall be credited with all collections made for any such examinations, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>including interest payments made pursuant to subdivision 3.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>    Sec. 13. <b>[6.581] STATE AUDITOR ENTERPRISE FUND.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>State auditor enterprise fund. </b> A state auditor enterprise fund <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>is established in the state treasury. All amounts received for the costs and expenses of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>examinations performed under this chapter shall be credited to the fund. Amounts credited <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>to the fund are annually appropriated to the state auditor to pay the costs and expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>related to the examinations performed, including, but not limited to, salaries, office <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>overhead, equipment, authorized contracts, and other expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Contract with private parties; equipment acquisition.</b> When full-time <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>personnel are not available, the state auditor may contract with a private entity for <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>accounting and other technical services. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>acquisition of equipment may include duplicating equipment to be used in producing the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>reports issued by the Office of the State Auditor.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Schedule of charges.</b> The state auditor may adjust the schedule of charges <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>for the examinations performed so that the charges are sufficient to cover all costs of the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>examinations performed and that the aggregate charges collected are sufficient to pay all <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>salaries and other expenses, including the charges for the use of the equipment used in <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>connection with the reimbursable examinations performed, and the cost of contracting for <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>accounting and other technical services. The schedule of charges shall be based on an <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>estimate of the cost of performing reimbursable examinations including, but not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>to, salaries, office overhead, equipment, authorized contracts, and other expenses. The <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>state auditor may allocate a proportionate part of the total costs to an hourly or daily <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>charge for each person or class of persons engaged in the performance of an examination. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>The schedule of charges shall reflect an equitable charge for the expenses incurred in the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>performance of any given examination. The state auditor shall review and adjust the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>schedule of charges for the examinations performed at least annually. All schedules of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>charges must be approved by the commissioner of management and budget before the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>charges are adopted to ensure that the amount collected is sufficient to pay all the costs <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>connected with the examinations performed during the fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Reports to legislature.</b> At least 30 days before implementing increased <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>charges for examinations, the state auditor must report the proposed increases to the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>and the senate with jurisdiction over the budget of the state auditor. By January 15 of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>each odd-numbered year, the state auditor must report to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>members of the legislative committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>the budget of the state auditor, a summary of state auditor enterprise fund anticipated <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>revenues, and expenditures for the biennium ending June 30 of that year. The report <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>must also include for the biennium the number of full-time equivalents paid by the fund, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>any audit rate changes stated as a percentage, the number of audit reports issued, and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>the number of counties audited.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.591, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Business as vendor.</b> (a) Data submitted by a business to a government <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>entity in response to a request for bids as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>16C.02, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, are <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>private or nonpublic until the bids are opened. Once the bids are opened, the time and date <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>specified in the solicitation that bids are due, at which time the name of the bidder and the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>dollar amount specified in the response are read and become public. All other data in a <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>bidder's response to a bid are private or nonpublic data until completion of the selection <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>process. For purposes of this section, "completion of the selection process" means that <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>the government entity has completed its evaluation and has ranked the responses. After a <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>government entity has completed the selection process, all remaining data submitted by <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>all bidders are public with the exception of trade secret data as defined and classified in <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>13.37</statute_ref>. A statement by a bidder that submitted data are copyrighted or otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>protected does not prevent public access to the data contained in the bid.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>If all responses to a request for bids are rejected prior to completion of the selection <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>process, all data, other than that made public at the bid opening the name of the bidder <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>and the dollar amount specified in the response, remain private or nonpublic until a <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>resolicitation of bids results in completion of the selection process or a determination is <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>made to abandon the purchase. If the rejection occurs after the completion of the selection <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>process, the data remain public. If a resolicitation of bids does not occur within one year <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>of the bid opening date, the remaining data become public.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>(b) Data submitted by a business to a government entity in response to a request <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>for proposal, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>16C.02, subdivision 12</statute_ref>, are private or nonpublic until <br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>the responses are opened. Once the responses are opened, the time and date specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>the solicitation that proposals are due, at which time the name of the responder is read <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>and becomes public. All other data in a responder's response to a request for proposal are <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>private or nonpublic data until completion of the evaluation process. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>section, "completion of the evaluation process" means that the government entity has <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>completed negotiating the contract with the selected vendor. After a government entity <br/>
<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>has completed the evaluation process, all remaining data submitted by all responders are <br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>public with the exception of trade secret data as defined and classified in section 
         <statute_ref>13.37</statute_ref>. A <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>statement by a responder that submitted data are copyrighted or otherwise protected does <br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>not prevent public access to the data contained in the response.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>If all responses to a request for proposal are rejected prior to completion of the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>evaluation process, all data, other than that made public at the response opening, the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>names of the responders, remain private or nonpublic until a resolicitation of the requests <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>for proposal results in completion of the evaluation process or a determination is made <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>to abandon the purchase. If the rejection occurs after the completion of the evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>process, the data remain public. If a resolicitation of proposals does not occur within one <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>year of the proposal opening date, the remaining data become public.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.10, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>    Subd. 1c. <b>Performance measures for change items.</b> For each change item in the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>budget proposal requesting new or increased funding, the budget document must present <br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>proposed performance measures that can be used to determine if the new or increased <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>funding is accomplishing its goals. To the extent possible, each budget change item <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>must identify relevant Minnesota Milestones and other statewide goals and indicators <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>related to the proposed initiative. The commissioner must report to the Subcommittee on <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>Government Accountability established under section 
<statute_ref>3.885, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, regarding the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>format to be used for the presentation and selection of Minnesota Milestones and other <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>statewide goals and indicators.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.02, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Resident vendor.</b> "Resident vendor" means a person, firm, or corporation <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>that:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>(1) is authorized to conduct business in the state of Minnesota on the date a <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>solicitation for a contract is first advertised or announced. It includes a foreign corporation <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>duly authorized to engage in business in Minnesota.;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>(2) has paid unemployment taxes or income taxes in this state during the 12 calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>months immediately preceding submission of the bid or proposal for which any preference <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>is sought;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>(3) has a business address in the state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>(4) has affirmatively claimed that status in the bid or proposal submission.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Solicitation process.</b> (a) A formal solicitation must be used to acquire all <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>goods, service contracts, and utilities estimated at or more than $50,000, or in the case of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>a Department of Transportation solicitation, at or more than $100,000, unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>provided for. All formal responses must be sealed when they are received and must be <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>opened in public at the hour stated in the solicitation made publicly available as required <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>by section 13.591. Formal responses must be authenticated by the responder in a manner <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>specified by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>(b) An informal solicitation may be used to acquire all goods, service contracts, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>and utilities that are estimated at less than $50,000, or in the case of a Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>Transportation solicitation, at or less than $100,000. The number of vendors required to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>receive solicitations may be determined by the commissioner. Informal responses must be <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>authenticated by the responder in a manner specified by the commissioner.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.09, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var><b>16C.09 PROCEDURE FOR SERVICE CONTRACTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>(a) Before entering into or approving a service contract valued in excess of $5,000, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>the commissioner must determine, at least, that:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>(1) no current state employee is able and available to perform the services called <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>for by the contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>(2) the work to be performed under the contract is necessary to the agency's <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>achievement of its statutory responsibilities and there is statutory authority to enter into <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>the contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>(3) the contract will not establish an employment relationship between the state or <br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>the agency and any persons performing under the contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>(4) the contractor and agents are not employees of the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>(5) the contracting agency has specified a satisfactory method of evaluating and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>using the results of the work to be performed; and<br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>(6) the combined contract and amendments will not exceed five years without <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>specific, written approval by the commissioner according to established policy, procedures, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>and standards, or unless otherwise provided for by law. The term of the original contract <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>must not exceed two years, unless the commissioner determines that a longer duration is <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>in the best interest of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>(b) For purposes of paragraph (a), clause (1), employees are available if qualified and:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>(1) are already doing the work in question; or<br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>(2) are on layoff status in classes that can do the work in question.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>An employee is not available if the employee is doing other work, is retired, or has decided <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>not to do the work in question.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>(c) This section does not apply to an agency's use of inmates pursuant to sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>241.20
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>241.23</statute_ref> or to an agency's use of persons required by a court to provide:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>(1) community service; or<br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>(2) conservation or maintenance services on lands under the jurisdiction and control <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>of the state.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.10, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Expenditures under specified amounts.</b> The solicitation process <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>described in this chapter is not required for:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>(1) acquisition of goods or services, other than professional or technical services, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>in an amount of $2,500 $5,000 or less; or<br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>(2) acquisition of professional or technical services in an amount of $5,000 or less, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>provided the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>16C.08</statute_ref>, subdivisions 3 to 6, are met.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.145, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var><b>16C.145 NONVISUAL TECHNOLOGY ACCESS STANDARDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>    (a) The commissioner shall develop nonvisual technology access standards. The <br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>standards must be included in all contracts for the procurement of information technology <br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>by, or for the use of, agencies, political subdivisions, and the Minnesota State Colleges and <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>Universities. The University of Minnesota is encouraged to consider similar standards.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>    (b) The nonvisual access standards must include the following minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>specifications:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>    (1) that effective, interactive control and use of the technology including the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>operating system, applications programs, prompts, and format of the data presented, are <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>readily achievable by nonvisual means;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>    (2) that the nonvisual access technology must be compatible with information <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>technology used by other individuals with whom the blind or visually impaired individual <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>must interact;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>    (3) that nonvisual access technology must be integrated into networks used to share <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>communications among employees, program participants, and the public; and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>    (4) that the nonvisual access technology must have the capability of providing <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>equivalent access by nonvisual means to telecommunications or other interconnected <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>network services used by persons who are not blind or visually impaired.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>    (c) Nothing in this section requires the installation of software or peripheral devices <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>used for nonvisual access when the information technology is being used by individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>who are not blind or visually impaired.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>    (d) Executive branch state agencies subject to section 16E.03, subdivision 9, are not <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>required to include nonvisual technology access standards developed under this section in <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>contracts for the procurement of information technology.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.33, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Solicitation of qualifications or proposals.</b> (a) Every user agency, except <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, shall submit a written request for a <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>design-builder for its project to the commissioner who shall forward the request to the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>board, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>16B.33, subdivision 3, paragraph (a)</statute_ref>. The University of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>Minnesota shall follow the process in subdivision 4 to select design-builders for projects <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>that are subject to section 
         <statute_ref>16B.33</statute_ref>. The written request must include a description of the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>project, the total project cost, a description of any special requirements or unique features <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>of the proposed project, and other information requested by the board which will assist the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>board in carrying out its duties and responsibilities set forth in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>(b) A request for qualifications or proposals soliciting design-builders shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>prepared for each design-build contract pursuant to subdivision 5 or 7. The request for <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>qualifications or proposals shall contain, at a minimum, the following elements:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>(1) the identity of the agency for which the project will be built and that will award <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>the design-build contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>(2) procedures for submitting qualifications or proposals, the criteria for evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>of qualifications or proposals and the relative weight for each criterion and subcriterion, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>and the procedures for making awards according to the stated criteria and subcriteria, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>including a reference to the requirements of this section;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>(3) the proposed terms and conditions for the contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>(4) the desired qualifications of the design-builder and the desired or permitted <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>areas of construction to be performed by named members of the design-build team, if <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>applicable. The primary designer shall be a named member of the design-build team;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>(5) the schedule for commencement and completion of the project;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>(6) any applicable budget limits for the project;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>(7) the requirements for insurance and statutorily required performance and payment <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>bonds;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>(8) the identification and location of any other information in the possession or <br/>
<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>control of the agency that the user agency determines is material, which may include <br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>surveys, soils reports, drawings or models of existing structures, environmental studies, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>photographs, or references to public records;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>(9) for a design-build design and price-based selection process, the request shall <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>also include the design criteria package, including the performance and technical <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>requirements for the project, and the functional and operational elements for the delivery <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>of the completed project. The request shall also contain a description of the drawings, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>specifications, or other submittals to be included with the proposal, with guidance as to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>the form and level of completeness of the drawings, specifications or submittals that will <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>be acceptable, and the stipend to be paid to the design-builders selected to submit the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>above described information; and<br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>(10) the criteria shall not impose unnecessary conditions beyond reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>requirements to ensure maximum participation of qualified design-builders. The criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>shall not consider the collective bargaining status of the design-builder.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>(c) Notice of requests for qualifications or proposals must be advertised in the State <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>Register a manner designated by the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Solicitation of qualifications.</b> (a) Every user agency, except <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, shall submit a written request for <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>proposals for a construction manager at risk for its project to the commissioner. The <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>written request for proposals must include a description of the project, the estimated cost <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>of completing the project, a description of any special requirements or unique features of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>the proposed project, and other information which will assist the commissioner in carrying <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>out its duties and responsibilities set forth in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>(b) The commissioner may include in the request for qualifications criteria a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>requirement that the proposer include the overhead and fee that the construction manager <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>at risk proposes to charge for its services.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>(c) A request for qualifications shall be prepared for each construction manager at <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>risk contract as provided in this section. The request for qualifications shall contain, at a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>minimum, the following elements:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>(1) the identity of the agency for which the project will be built and that will award <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>the construction manager at risk contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>(2) procedures for submitting qualifications, the criteria and subcriteria for evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>of qualifications and the relative weight for each criteria and subcriteria, and the procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>for making awards in an open, competitive, and objective manner, and according to the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>stated criteria and subcriteria, including a reference to the requirements of this section;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>(3) the terms and conditions for the contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>(4) the qualifications that the construction manager at risk shall be desired to have;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>(5) a schedule for commencement and completion of the project;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>(6) any applicable budget limits for the project;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>(7) requirements for insurance, statutorily required performance and payment bonds;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>(8) identification and location of any other information in the possession or control <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>of the agency that the user agency determines is material, which may include surveys, soils <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>reports, drawings or models of existing structures, environmental studies, photographs, or <br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>references to public records; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>(9) criteria shall not impose unnecessary conditions beyond reasonable requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>to ensure maximum participation of construction managers at risk. The criteria shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>consider the collective bargaining status of the construction manager at risk.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>(d) Notice of requests for qualifications must be advertised in the State Register a <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>manner designated by the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>    Sec. 23. <b>[16E.0466] STATE AGENCY TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>    Every state agency with an information or telecommunications project must consult <br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>with the Office of Enterprise Technology to determine the information technology cost <br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>of the project. Upon agreement between the commissioner of a particular agency and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>the chief information officer, the agency must transfer the information technology cost <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>portion of the project to the Office of Enterprise Technology. Service level agreements <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>must document all project-related transfers under this section. Those agencies specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>section 16E.016, paragraph (d), are exempt from the requirements of this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.24.0"></a><a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16E.07, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Private entity services; fee authority.</b> (a) The office may enter into a <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>contract with a private entity to manage, maintain, support, and expand North Star and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>online government information services to citizens and businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>    (b) A contract established under paragraph (a) may provide for compensation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>private entity through a fee established under paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>    (c) The office, subject to the approval of the agency or office responsible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>data or services involved in the transaction, may charge and may authorize a private <br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>entity that enters into a contract under paragraph (a) to charge a convenience fee for <br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>users of North Star and online government information services up to a total of $2 per <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>transaction, provided that no fee shall be charged for viewing or inspecting data. The <br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>office shall consider the recommendation of the E-Government Advisory Council under <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>section 16E.071 in setting the convenience fee. A fee established under this paragraph is <br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>in addition to any fees or surcharges authorized under other law.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>    (d) Receipts from the convenience fee shall be deposited in the North Star account <br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>established in subdivision 7. Notwithstanding section 16A.1285, subdivision 2, receipts <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>credited to the account are appropriated to the office for payment to the contracted private <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>entity under paragraph (a). In lieu of depositing the receipts in the North Star account, the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>office can directly transfer the receipts to the private entity or allow the private entity to <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>retain the receipts pursuant to a contract established under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>    (e) The office shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house <br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over state government finance <br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>by January 15 of each odd-numbered year regarding the convenience fee receipts and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>the status of North Star projects and online government information services developed <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>and supported by convenience fee receipts.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.25.0"></a><a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>    Sec. 25. <b>[16E.071] E-GOVERNMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>E-Government Advisory Council established.</b> The E-Government <br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>Advisory Council is established for the purpose of improving online government <br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>information services to citizens and businesses. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> The council shall consist of nine members as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>    (1) the state chief information officer or the chief information officer's designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>    (2) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>    (3) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>the Rules and Administration Committee;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>    (4) five members appointed by the governor representing state executive branch <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>agencies that are actively involved with private businesses, the private business <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>community, or the public; and<br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>    (5) one member appointed by the governor who is knowledgeable in public access <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>to government data.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Initial appointments and first meeting.</b> Appointing authorities shall make <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>the first appointments to the council by September 1, 2013. The first member appointed by <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>the speaker of the house shall serve until the first Monday in January, 2015. The governor <br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>shall designate three initial appointees to serve until the first Monday in January 2015. The <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>term of the other three initial appointees of the governor and the first member appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>by the senate shall be until the first Monday in January 2017. The chief information officer <br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>or the chief information officer's designee shall convene the council's first meeting by <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>November 1, 2013, and shall act as chair until the council elects a chair at its first meeting.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Terms; removal; vacancies; compensation.</b> Membership terms, removal <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>of member, and filling of vacancies are as provided in section 15.059, except that members <br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>shall not receive compensation or be reimbursed for expenses and except that terms of <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>initial appointees are as provided in subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Chair.</b> The council shall annually elect a chair from its members.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Duties.</b> The council shall recommend to the office the priority of North <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>Star projects and online government information services to be developed and supported <br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>by convenience fee receipts. The council shall provide oversight on the convenience fee <br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>and its receipts in the North Star account. The council shall by majority quorum vote to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>recommend to approve or disapprove establishing the convenience fee on particular types <br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>of transactions, the fee amount, and any changes in the fee amount. If the convenience fee <br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>receipts are retained by or transferred to the private entity in lieu of deposit in the North <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>Star account, the council may audit the private entity's convenience fee receipts, expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>paid by the receipts, and associated financial statements.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Staff.</b> The office shall provide administrative support to the council.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Sunset.</b> The council shall expire the first Monday in January 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Reports.</b> By June 1, 2014, and every year thereafter, the council shall <br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>report to the office with its recommendations regarding establishing the convenience fee, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>the fee amount, and changes to the fee amount.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.26.0"></a><a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 32C.04, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var><b>32C.04 ACCOUNTS; AUDITS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>The authority may establish funds and accounts that it determines to be reasonable and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>necessary to conduct the business of the authority. The board shall provide for and pay the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>cost of an independent annual audit of its official books and records be subject to audit by <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>the state legislative auditor. A copy of this an audit must be filed with the secretary of state.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.27.0"></a><a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> As used in this section, the terms defined in this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>(a) "Corporation for Public Broadcasting" or "CPB" means the nonprofit organization <br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>established pursuant to United States Code, title 47, section 396.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>(b) "Federal Communications Commission" or "FCC" means the federal agency <br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>established pursuant to United States Code, title 47, section 151.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>(c) "Licensee" means the individual or business an entity to whom which the Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>Communications Commission has issued the a license to operate a noncommercial radio <br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>station as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 47, subpart D, section 73.503.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>(d) "Noncommercial radio station" means a station operated by a licensee of the FCC <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>as a noncommercial educational radio station under a license or program test authority from <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>the Federal Communications Commission as a noncommercial educational radio station as <br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 47, subpart D, section 73.503, licensed to a <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>community within the state and serving a segment of the population of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>(e) "Operating income" may include:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>(1) individual and other community contributions;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>(2) all grants received from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>(3) grants received from foundations, corporations, or federal, state, or local agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>or other sources for the purpose of programming or general operating support;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>(4) interest income;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>(5) earned income;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>(6) employee salaries paid through the federal Comprehensive Employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>Training Act, or other similar public employment programs, provided that only salary <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>expended for employee duties directly relating to radio station operations shall be counted;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>(7) employee salaries paid through supporting educational institutions, provided that <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>only salary expended for employee duties directly relating to radio station operations <br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>shall be counted;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>(8) direct operating costs provided by supporting educational institutions; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>(9) no more than $15,000 in volunteer time calculated at the federal minimum wage.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>The following are specifically excluded in determining a station's operating income:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>(1) dollar representations in in-kind assistance from any source except as stipulated <br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>in clauses (8) and (9) above;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>(2) grants or contributions from any source for the purpose of purchasing capital <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>improvements or equipment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>(3) noncommercial radio station grants received in the previous fiscal year pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>(f) "Local" means the area designated by the FCC's 60 dBu contour map.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.28.0"></a><a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.14, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) To qualify for a grant under this section, the licensee shall<br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var> must:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>(a) (1) hold a valid noncommercial educational radio station license or program test <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>authority from the Federal Communications Commission; FCC that is a Class "A" or "C" <br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>FM, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 47, subpart B, sections 73.210 and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>73.211 or Class "C" or "D" AM, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 47, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>subpart A, section 73.21. Stations with a Class "L1" and "LP100" are not eligible for this <br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>funding. The station must be licensed to a community in the state of Minnesota and must <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>be operated as a noncommercial educational station.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>(b) (2) have facilities adequate to provide local program production and origination;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>(c) (3) employ a minimum of two full-time professional radio staff persons or the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>equivalent in part-time staff and agree to employ a minimum of two full-time professional <br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>radio staff persons or the equivalent in part-time staff throughout the fiscal year of the grant;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>(d) (4) maintain a minimum daily broadcasting schedule of (1) (i) the maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>allowed by its Federal Communications Commission license or (2) (ii) 12 hours a day <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>during the first year of eligibility for state assistance, 15 hours a day during the second <br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>year of eligibility and 18 hours a day during the third and following years of eligibility;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>(e) (5) broadcast 365 days a year or the maximum number of days allowed by its <br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>Federal Communications Commission license with an exception for power outages and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>natural disasters;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>(f) (6) have a daily broadcast schedule devoted primarily to programming that serves <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>ascertained community needs of an educational, informational or cultural nature within <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>its primary signal area; however, a program schedule of a main channel carrier designed <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>to further the principles of one or more particular religious philosophies or including 25 <br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>percent or more religious programming on a broadcast day does not meet this criterion, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>nor does a program schedule of a main channel carrier designed primarily for in-school or <br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>professional in-service audiences;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>(g) (7) originate significant, locally produced programming designed to serve its <br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>community of license;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>(h) (8) have a total annual operating income and budget of at least $50,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>(i) (9) have either a board of directors representing the community or a community <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>advisory board that conducts advisory board meetings that are open to the public;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>(j) (10) have a board of directors that: (1) (i) holds the portion of any meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>relating to the management or operation of the radio station open to the public and (2)<br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var> (ii) permits any person to attend any meeting of the board without requiring a person, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>as a condition to attendance at the meeting, to register the person's name or to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>any other information; and<br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>(k) (11) have met the criteria in clauses (a) (1) to (j) (10) for six months before it is <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>eligible for state assistance under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>(b) The commissioner shall accept the judgment of Corporation for Public <br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>Broadcasting accepted audit when it is available on a station's eligibility for assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>under the criteria of this subdivision. If the station is not qualified for assistance or is <br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>qualified for but not receiving funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, an <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>independent audit is required to verify eligibility under paragraph (a), clause (8). If neither <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>is available, the commissioner may accept a written declaration of eligibility signed by <br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>an independent auditor, a certified public accountant, or the chief executive officer of the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>station's parent organization if it is an institution of education.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.29.0"></a><a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.15, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var><b>129D.15 EQUIPMENT GRANTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>To be eligible for an equipment grant under sections 
         <statute_ref>129D.11</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>129D.14</statute_ref>, a public <br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>broadcasting station must meet the eligibility criteria set forth in sections 
         <statute_ref>129D.13</statute_ref> and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>129D.14
         </statute_ref>. Before receiving an equipment grant, a station must submit to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>a list of the equipment the station plans to purchase with the equipment grant. The <br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>commissioner may not require the station to purchase equipment before receiving the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>grant funds. A station must report  to the commissioner a list of the equipment purchased <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>with the grant.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.30.0"></a><a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.155, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var><b>129D.155 REPAYMENT OF FUNDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>State funds distributed to public television or noncommercial radio stations and used <br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>to purchase equipment assets must be repaid to the state, without interest, if the assets <br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>purchased with these funds are sold within five years or otherwise converted to a person <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>other than a nonprofit or municipal corporation. The amount due to the state shall be the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>net amount realized from the sale of the assets, but shall not exceed the amount of state <br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>funds advanced for the purchase of the asset. The commissioner of administration may <br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>approve the use of funds derived from the sale of such assets for the purchase of new <br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>equipment for similar purposes.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.31.0"></a><a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.1419, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Investigatory powers;</b><b> Chair, vice-chair, and secretary.</b> The commission <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>may hold meetings and hearings at such time and places as it may designate to accomplish <br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>the purposes set forth in this section and may subpoena witnesses and records. It shall select <br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>a chair, a vice-chair, and such other officers from its membership as it deems necessary. <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>The commission shall appoint a secretary who shall also serve as a commission member.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.32.0"></a><a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 469.3201, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var><b>469.3201 </b><b>STATE</b><b> LEGISLATIVE</b><b> AUDITOR; AUDITS OF JOB </b><br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var><b>OPPORTUNITY BUILDING ZONES AND BUSINESS SUBSIDY AGREEMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>    As resources allow, the Office of the State Auditor legislative auditor must annually<br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var> audit the creation and operation of all job opportunity building zones and business <br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>subsidy agreements entered into under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>469.310</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.320</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>To the extent necessary to perform this audit, the state auditor may request from the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>commissioner of revenue tax return information of taxpayers who are eligible to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>tax benefits authorized under section 
<statute_ref>469.315</statute_ref>. To the extent necessary to perform this <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>audit, the state auditor may request from the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>development wage detail report information required under section 
<statute_ref>268.044 </statute_ref>of taxpayers <br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>eligible to receive tax benefits authorized under section 
<statute_ref>469.315</statute_ref> All public officials and <br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>parties to the agreements shall provide the legislative auditor with all documents and <br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>data the legislative auditor deems necessary and in all other respects comply with the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>requirements of section 3.978, subdivision 2.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.33.0"></a><a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 471.699, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var><b>471.699 ENFORCEMENT OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>Failure of a city to timely file a statement or report under section 
         <statute_ref>471.697</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>471.698</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, authorize the state auditor to send <br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>full-time personnel to the city or to contract with private persons, firms, or corporations <br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>6.58</statute_ref> 6.581, in order to complete and file the financial statement or <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>report. The expenses related to the completion and filing of the financial statement or <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>report shall be charged to the city. Upon failure by the city to pay the charge within 30 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>days of billing, the state auditor shall so certify to the commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>budget who shall forward the amount certified to the general fund and deduct the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>from any state funds due to the city under any shared taxes or aids. The state auditor's <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>annual report on cities shall include a listing of all cities failing to file a statement or report.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.34.0"></a><a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>    Sec. 34. <b>LEGISLATIVE ADVISORY COMMISSION CHAIR; 2013.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>Under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30, subdivision 2, the chair of the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>Advisory Commission must be a member of the senate in 2013.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.35.0"></a><a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>    Sec. 35. <b>AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>The legislative auditor shall examine alternatives for achieving an annual <br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>independent audit of the financial statements of the state of Minnesota required by <br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.50, and make recommendations to the Legislative Audit <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>Commission and appropriate legislative committees by October 1, 2013.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.36.0"></a><a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>    Sec. 36. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>In the next and subsequent editions of Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>(1) substitute the term "Office of MN.IT Services" for "Office of Enterprise <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>Technology" in each place where the latter term appears; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>(2) substitute the term "MN.IT services revolving fund" for "enterprise technology <br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>revolving fund" in each place where the latter term appears.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.37.0"></a><a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>    Sec. 37. <b>REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3.304, subdivisions 1 and 5; 3.885, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>10; and 6.58, are repealed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 192.26, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var><b>192.26 STATE AND MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES NOT TO </b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var><b>LOSE PAY WHILE ON </b><b> AUTHORIZED LEAVE FOR </b><b>MILITARY DUTY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Authorized leave.</b> Subject to the conditions hereinafter prescribed, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>any officer or employee of the state or of any political subdivision, municipal corporation, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>or other public agency of the state who shall be a member of the National Guard, or any <br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>other component of the militia of the state now or hereafter organized or constituted <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>under state or federal law, or who shall be a member of the officers' reserve corps, the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>enlisted reserve corps, the Naval Reserve, the Marine Corps reserve, or any other reserve <br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>component of the military or naval forces of the United States now or hereafter organized <br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>or constituted under federal law, shall be entitled to leave of absence from the public <br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>office or employment without loss of pay, seniority status, efficiency rating, vacation, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>sick leave, or other benefits for all the time when engaged with such organization or <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>component in training or active service ordered or authorized by proper authority pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>to law, whether for state or federal purposes, but not exceeding a total of 15 days in any <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>calendar year. The state or political subdivision, municipal corporation, or other public <br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>agency shall allow the officer or employee to choose when during the calendar year to <br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>take the 15 days of paid military leave. The officer or employee may choose to use all of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>the 15 days of paid military leave at one time or, in the alternative, the 15 days of paid <br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>military leave may be divided and taken throughout the calendar year at the discretion of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>the officer or employee. Such leave shall be allowed only in case the required military or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>naval service is satisfactorily performed, which shall be presumed unless the contrary is <br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>established. Such leave shall not be allowed unless the officer or employee (1) returns to <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>the public position immediately on being relieved from such military or naval service and <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>not later than the expiration of the time herein limited for such leave, or (2) is prevented <br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>from so returning by physical or mental disability or other cause not due to the officer's or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>employee's own fault, or (3) is required by proper authority to continue in such military or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>naval service beyond the time herein limited for such leave.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.608, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Grant program.</b> A veterans service office grant program is <br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>established to be administered by the commissioner of veterans affairs consisting of grants <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>to counties to enable them to enhance the effectiveness of their veterans service offices.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var> "Commissioner" as used in this section means the commissioner of veterans affairs.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.608, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) To be eligible for a grant under this program subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>a county must employ a county veterans service officer as authorized by sections 
         <statute_ref>197.60</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>and 
         <statute_ref>197.606</statute_ref>, who is certified to serve in this position by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>(b) A county that employs a newly hired county veterans service officer who is <br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>serving an initial probationary period and who has not been certified by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>is eligible to receive a grant under subdivision 2a 6 for one year from the date the county <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>veterans service officer is appointed.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>(c) Except for the situation described in paragraph (b), A county whose county <br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>veterans service officer does not receive certification during any year of the three-year <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>cycle is not eligible to receive a grant during the remainder of that cycle or the next <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>three-year cycle by the end of the first year of the county veterans service officer's <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>appointment is ineligible for the grant under subdivision 6 until the county veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>service officer receives certification.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.608, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Grant process.</b> (a) The commissioner shall determine the process for <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>awarding grants. A grant may be used only for the purpose of enhancing the operations of <br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>the County Veterans Service Office.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>(b) The commissioner shall provide a list of qualifying uses for grant expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>as developed in subdivision 5 and shall approve a grant under subdivision 6 only for a <br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>qualifying use and if there are sufficient funds remaining in the grant program to cover the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>full amount of the grant.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>(c) The commissioner is authorized to use any unexpended funding for this program <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>to provide training and education for county veterans service officers.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.608, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Qualifying uses.</b> The commissioner shall consult with the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>Association of County Veterans Service Officers in developing a list of qualifying uses for <br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>grants awarded under this program subdivision 6. <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>The commissioner is authorized to use any unexpended funding for this program to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>provide training and education for county veterans service officers.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.608, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Grant amount.</b> (a) Each county is eligible to receive an annual grant of <br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>$7,500 for the following purposes: <br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>(1) to provide outreach to the county's veterans;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>(2) to assist in the reintegration of combat veterans into society;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>(3) to collaborate with other social service agencies, educational institutions, and <br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>other community organizations for the purposes of enhancing services offered to veterans;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>(4) to reduce homelessness among veterans; and<br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>(5) to enhance the operations of the county veterans service office.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>(b) In addition to the grant amount in paragraph (a), each county is eligible to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>an additional annual grant under this paragraph. The amount of each additional annual <br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>grant must be determined by the commissioner and may not exceed:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>(1) $1,400 $0, if the county's veteran population is less than 1,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>(2) $2,800 $2,500, if the county's veteran population is 1,000 or more but less than <br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>3,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>(3) $4,200 $5,000, if the county's veteran population is 3,000 or more but less then <br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>10,000 than 4,999; or<br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>(4) $5,600 $7,500, if the county's veteran population is 10,000 5,000 or more. but <br/>
<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>less than 9,999;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>(5) $10,000, if the county's veteran population is 10,000 or more but less than 19,999;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>(6) $15,000, if the county's veteran population is 20,000 or more but less than <br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>29,999; or<br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>(7) $20,000, if the county's veteran population is 30,000 or more.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>(c) The Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers is eligible to <br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>receive an annual grant of $50,000. The grant shall be used for administrative costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>the association, certification of mandated county veterans service officer training and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>accreditation, and costs associated with reintegration services.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>The veteran population of each county shall be determined by the figure supplied by <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, as adopted by the commissioner.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.791, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) A person is eligible for educational assistance under this <br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>section if:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>    (1) the person is:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>    (i) a veteran who is serving or has served honorably in any branch or unit of the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>United States armed forces at any time on or after September 11, 2001;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>    (ii) a nonveteran who has served honorably for a total of five years or more <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>cumulatively as a member of the Minnesota National Guard or any other active or reserve <br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>component of the United States armed forces, and any part of that service occurred on or <br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>after September 11, 2001;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>    (iii) the surviving spouse or child of a person who has served in the military at any <br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>time on or after September 11, 2001, and who has died as a direct result of that military <br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>service, only if the surviving spouse or child is eligible to receive federal education <br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>benefits under United States Code, title 38, chapter 33, as amended, or United States <br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>Code, title 38, chapter 35, as amended; or<br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>    (iv) the spouse or child of a person who has served in the military at any time on or <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>after September 11, 2001, and who has a total and permanent service-connected disability <br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>as rated by the United States Veterans Administration, only if the spouse or child is <br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>eligible to receive federal education benefits under United States Code, title 38, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>33, as amended, or United States Code, title 38, chapter 35, as amended; and<br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>    (2) the person receiving the educational assistance is a Minnesota resident, as <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>136A.101, subdivision 8</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>    (3) the person receiving the educational assistance:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>    (i) is an undergraduate or graduate student at an eligible institution;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>    (ii) is maintaining satisfactory academic progress as defined by the institution for <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>students participating in federal Title IV programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>    (iii) is enrolled in an education program leading to a certificate, diploma, or degree <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>at an eligible institution;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>    (iv) has applied for educational assistance under this section prior to the end of the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>academic term for which the assistance is being requested;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>    (v) is in compliance with child support payment requirements under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>136A.121, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, clause (5); and<br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>    (vi) has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).<br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>    (b) A person's eligibility terminates when the person becomes eligible for benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>135A.52</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>    (c) To determine eligibility, the commissioner may require official documentation, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>including the person's federal form DD-214 or other official military discharge papers; <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>correspondence from the United States Veterans Administration; birth certificate; marriage <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>certificate; proof of enrollment at an eligible institution; signed affidavits; proof of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>residency; proof of identity; or any other official documentation the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>considers necessary to determine eligibility.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>    (d) The commissioner may deny eligibility or terminate benefits under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>to any person who has not provided sufficient documentation to determine eligibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>the program. An applicant may appeal the commissioner's eligibility determination or <br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>termination of benefits in writing to the commissioner at any time. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>must rule on any application or appeal within 30 days of receipt of all documentation that <br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>the commissioner requires. The decision of the commissioner regarding an appeal is final. <br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>However, an applicant whose appeal of an eligibility determination has been rejected by <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>the commissioner may submit an additional appeal of that determination in writing to the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>commissioner at any time that the applicant is able to provide substantively significant <br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>additional information regarding the applicant's eligibility for the program. An approval <br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>of an applicant's eligibility by the commissioner following an appeal by the applicant is <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>not retroactively effective for more than one year or the semester of the person's original <br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>application, whichever is later.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>    (e) Upon receiving an application with insufficient documentation to determine <br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>eligibility, the commissioner must notify the applicant within 30 days of receipt of the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>application that the application is being suspended pending receipt by the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>sufficient documentation from the applicant to determine eligibility.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.791, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Benefit amount.</b> (a) On approval by the commissioner of eligibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>the program, the applicant shall be awarded, on a funds-available basis, the educational <br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>assistance under the program for use at any time according to program rules at any <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>eligible institution.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>    (b) The amount of educational assistance in any semester or term for an eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>person must be determined by subtracting from the eligible person's cost of attendance the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>amount the person received or was eligible to receive in that semester or term from:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>    (1) the federal Pell Grant;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>    (2) the state grant program under section 
         <statute_ref>136A.121</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>    (3) any federal military or veterans educational benefits including but not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>to the Montgomery GI Bill, GI Bill Kicker, the federal tuition assistance program, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>vocational rehabilitation benefits, and any other federal benefits associated with the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>person's status as a veteran, except veterans disability payments from the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>Veterans Administration and payments made under the Veterans Retraining Assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>Program (VRAP).<br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>    (c) The amount of educational assistance for any eligible person who is a full-time <br/>
<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>student must not exceed the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>    (1) $1,000 per semester or term of enrollment;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>    (2) $3,000 per state fiscal year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>    (3) $10,000 in a lifetime.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>    For a part-time student, the amount of educational assistance must not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>$500 per semester or term of enrollment. For the purpose of this paragraph, a part-time <br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>undergraduate student is a student taking fewer than 12 credits or the equivalent for a <br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>semester or term of enrollment and a part-time graduate student is a student considered <br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>part time by the eligible institution the graduate student is attending. The minimum award <br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>for undergraduate and graduate students is $50 per term.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 364.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Evidence of rehabilitation.</b> (a) A person who has been convicted of a <br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>crime or crimes which directly relate to the public employment sought or to the occupation <br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>for which a license is sought shall not be disqualified from the employment or occupation <br/>
<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>if the person can show competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to <br/>
<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>perform the duties of the public employment sought or the occupation for which the license <br/>
<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>is sought. Sufficient Competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation may be established by <br/>
<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>the production of the person's most recent certified copy of a United States Department <br/>
<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>of Defense form DD-214 showing the person's honorable discharge, or separation under <br/>
<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>honorable conditions, from the United States armed forces for military service rendered <br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>following conviction for any crime that would otherwise disqualify the person from the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>public employment sought or the occupation for which the license is sought, or:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>(1) a copy of the local, state, or federal release order; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>(2) evidence showing that at least one year has elapsed since release from any local, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>state, or federal correctional institution without subsequent conviction of a crime; and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>evidence showing compliance with all terms and conditions of probation or parole; or<br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>(3) a copy of the relevant Department of Corrections discharge order or other <br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>documents showing completion of probation or parole supervision.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>(b) In addition to the documentary evidence presented, the licensing or hiring <br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>authority shall consider any evidence presented by the applicant regarding:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>(1) the nature and seriousness of the crime or crimes for which convicted;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>(2) all circumstances relative to the crime or crimes, including mitigating <br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>circumstances or social conditions surrounding the commission of the crime or crimes;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>(3) the age of the person at the time the crime or crimes were committed;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>(4) the length of time elapsed since the crime or crimes were committed; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>(5) all other competent evidence of rehabilitation and present fitness presented, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>including, but not limited to, letters of reference by persons who have been in contact with <br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>the applicant since the applicant's release from any local, state, or federal correctional <br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>institution.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>(c) The certified copy of a person's United States Department of Defense form <br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>DD-214 showing the person's honorable discharge or separation under honorable <br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>conditions from the United States armed forces ceases to qualify as competent evidence of <br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>sufficient rehabilitation for purposes of this section upon the person's conviction for any <br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>gross misdemeanor or felony committed by the person subsequent to the effective date of <br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>that honorable discharge or separation from military service.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>    Sec. 10. <b>[471.3457] VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>(1) "local government" means a town or home rule charter or statutory city; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>(2) "governing body" means the town board of supervisors or city council.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Authority.</b> The governing body of a local government may implement a <br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>program within its jurisdiction to provide a bid preference in awarding contracts as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>in section 471.345, and in awarding contracts for services, to designated veteran-owned <br/>
<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>small businesses, as provided in section 375.771.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 626.8517, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var><b>626.8517 ELIGIBILITY FOR RECIPROCITY EXAMINATION BASED ON </b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var><b>RELEVANT MILITARY EXPERIENCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>(a) For purposes of this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>(1) "active service" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>190.05, subdivision 5</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>(2) "relevant military experience" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>(i) five years' active service experience in a military law enforcement occupational <br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>specialty;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>(ii) three years' active service experience in a military law enforcement occupational <br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>specialty, and completion of a two-year or more degree from a regionally accredited <br/>
<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>postsecondary education institution; or<br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>(iii) five years' cumulative experience as a full-time peace officer in another state <br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>combined with active service experience in a military law enforcement occupational <br/>
<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>specialty.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>(b) A person who has relevant military experience and who is eligible to take the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>reciprocity examination if the person has relevant military experience and:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>(1)  has been honorably discharged from military active service as evidenced by a the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>most recent form DD-214 is eligible to take the reciprocity examination.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>(2) is currently in active service as evidenced by: <br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>(i) active duty orders providing service time in military police specialty;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>(ii) a United States Department of Defense Manpower Data Center status report <br/>
<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>pursuant to Service Members Civil Relief Act, active duty status report; or<br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>(iii) Military Personnel Center assignment information.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>(c) A person who passed the examination under paragraph (b), clause (2), shall <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>not be eligible to be licensed as a peace officer until honorably discharged as evidenced <br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>by the most recent form DD-214.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.12.0"></a><a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>    Sec. 12. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.608, subdivision 2a, is repealed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.82, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var><b>16A.82 TECHNOLOGY LEASE-PURCHASE APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>to make payments under a lease-purchase agreement as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>16A.81</statute_ref> for <br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>replacement of the state's accounting and procurement systems, provided that the state <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>is not obligated to continue such appropriation of funds or to make lease payments <br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>in any future fiscal year.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="35"/>
<col width="20"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Fiscal year 2010<br/>
</td>
<td>$2,828,038<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Fiscal year 2011<br/>
</td>
<td>$3,063,950<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Fiscal year 2012<br/>
</td>
<td>$8,967,850<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Fiscal year 2013<br/>
</td>
<td>$8,968,950<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Fiscal year 2014<br/>
</td>
<td>$8,970,850<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Fiscal year 2015<br/>
</td>
<td>$8,971,150<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Fiscal year 2016<br/>
</td>
<td>$8,966,450<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Fiscal year 2017<br/>
</td>
<td>$8,967,500<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Fiscal year 2018<br/>
</td>
<td>$8,970,750<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Fiscal year 2019<br/>
</td>
<td>$8,968,500<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>Of these appropriations, up to $2,000 per year may be used to pay the annual trustee <br/>
<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>fees for the lease-purchase agreements authorized in this section and section 270C.145. <br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>Any unexpended portions of this appropriation cancel to the general fund at the close of <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>each biennium. This section expires June 30, 2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 65B.84, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Program described; commissioner's duties; appropriation.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>The commissioner of commerce shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>(1) develop and sponsor the implementation of statewide plans, programs, and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>strategies to combat automobile theft, improve the administration of the automobile theft <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>laws, and provide a forum for identification of critical problems for those persons dealing <br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>with automobile theft;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>(2) coordinate the development, adoption, and implementation of plans, programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>and strategies relating to interagency and intergovernmental cooperation with respect <br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>to automobile theft enforcement;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>(3) annually audit the plans and programs that have been funded in whole or in part <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>to evaluate the effectiveness of the plans and programs and withdraw funding should the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>commissioner determine that a plan or program is ineffective or is no longer in need <br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>of further financial support from the fund;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>(4) develop a plan of operation including:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>(i) an assessment of the scope of the problem of automobile theft, including areas <br/>
<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>of the state where the problem is greatest;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var>(ii) an analysis of various methods of combating the problem of automobile theft;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.36"></a><var>50.36</var>(iii) a plan for providing financial support to combat automobile theft;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>(iv) a plan for eliminating car hijacking; and<br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>(v) an estimate of the funds required to implement the plan; and<br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>(5) distribute money, in consultation with the commissioner of public safety, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>pursuant to subdivision 3 from the automobile theft prevention special revenue account <br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>for automobile theft prevention activities, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>(i) paying the administrative costs of the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>(ii) providing financial support to the State Patrol and local law enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>agencies for automobile theft enforcement teams;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>(iii) providing financial support to state or local law enforcement agencies for <br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile theft and for improved <br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>equipment and techniques for responding to automobile thefts;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>(iv) providing financial support to local prosecutors for programs designed to reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>the incidence of automobile theft;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>(v) providing financial support to judicial agencies for programs designed to reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>the incidence of automobile theft;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>(vi) providing financial support for neighborhood or community organizations or <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>business organizations for programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile <br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>theft and to educate people about the common methods of automobile theft, the models <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>of automobiles most likely to be stolen, and the times and places automobile theft is <br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>most likely to occur; and<br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>(vii) providing financial support for automobile theft educational and training <br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>programs for state and local law enforcement officials, driver and vehicle services exam <br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>and inspections staff, and members of the judiciary.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>(b) The commissioner may not spend in any fiscal year more than ten percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>money in the fund for the program's administrative and operating costs. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>is annually appropriated and must distribute the amount of the proceeds credited to <br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>the automobile theft prevention special revenue account each year, less the transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>of $1,300,000 each year to the general fund described in section 
         <statute_ref>168A.40, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>4
</statute_ref> 297I.11, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for premiums collected after June <br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>30, 2013.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 270C.69, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Notice and procedures.</b> (a) The commissioner may, within five years <br/>
<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>after the date of assessment of the tax, or if a lien has been filed under section 
         <statute_ref>270C.63</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.35"></a><var>51.35</var>within the statutory period for enforcement of the lien, give notice to any employer <br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>deriving income which has a taxable situs in this state regardless of whether the income is <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>exempt from taxation, that an employee of that employer is delinquent in a certain amount <br/>
<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>with respect to any taxes, including penalties, interest, and costs. The commissioner can <br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>proceed under this section only if the tax is uncontested or if the time for appeal of the tax <br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>has expired. The commissioner shall not proceed under this section until the expiration of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>30 days after mailing to the taxpayer, at the taxpayer's last known address, a written notice <br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>of (1) the amount of taxes, interest, and penalties due from the taxpayer and demand for <br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>their payment, and (2) the commissioner's intention to require additional withholding by <br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>the taxpayer's employer pursuant to this section. The effect of the notice shall expire one <br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>year after it has been mailed to the taxpayer provided that the notice may be renewed by <br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>mailing a new notice which is in accordance with this section. The renewed notice shall <br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>have the effect of reinstating the priority of the original claim. The notice to the taxpayer <br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>shall be in substantially the same form as that provided in section 
         <statute_ref>571.72</statute_ref>. The notice <br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>shall further inform the taxpayer of the wage exemptions contained in section 
         <statute_ref>550.37, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>subdivision 14
         </statute_ref>. If no statement of exemption is received by the commissioner within 30 <br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>days from the mailing of the notice, the commissioner may proceed under this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>The notice to the taxpayer's employer may be served by mail or by delivery by an agent of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>the department and shall be in substantially the same form as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>571.75</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>Upon receipt of notice, the employer shall withhold from compensation due or to become <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>due to the employee, the total amount shown by the notice, subject to the provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>571.922</statute_ref>. The employer shall continue to withhold each pay period until the notice <br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>is released by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>270C.7109</statute_ref>. Upon receipt of notice by the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>employer, the claim of the state of Minnesota shall have priority over any subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>garnishments or wage assignments. The commissioner may arrange between the employer <br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>and the employee for withholding a portion of the total amount due the employee each pay <br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>period, until the total amount shown by the notice plus accrued interest has been withheld.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>(b) The "compensation due" any employee is defined in accordance with the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>571.921</statute_ref>. The maximum withholding allowed under this section for <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>any one pay period shall be decreased by any amounts payable pursuant to a garnishment <br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>action with respect to which the employer was served prior to being served with the notice <br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>of delinquency and any amounts covered by any irrevocable and previously effective <br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>assignment of wages; the employer shall give notice to the commissioner of the amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>and the facts relating to such assignments within ten days after the service of the notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>delinquency on the form provided by the commissioner as noted in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>(c) Within ten days after the expiration of such pay period, the employer shall remit <br/>
<a id="pl.52.36"></a><var>52.36</var>to the commissioner, on a form and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner, the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>amount withheld during each pay period under this section. The employer must file all <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>wage levy disclosure forms and remit all wage levy payments by electronic means.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for wage levy disclosures or wage <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>levy payments filed or made after December 31, 2013.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 289A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Withholding from wages, entertainer withholding, withholding </b><br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var><b>from payments to out-of-state contractors, and withholding by partnerships, small </b><br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var><b>business corporations, trusts.</b> (a) A tax required to be deducted and withheld during the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>quarterly period must be paid on or before the last day of the month following the close of <br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>the quarterly period, unless an earlier time for payment is provided. A tax required to be <br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>deducted and withheld from compensation of an entertainer and from a payment to an <br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>out-of-state contractor must be paid on or before the date the return for such tax must be <br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>filed under section 
         <statute_ref>289A.18, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. Taxes required to be deducted and withheld <br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>by partnerships, S corporations, and trusts must be paid on a quarterly basis as estimated <br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>taxes under section 
         <statute_ref>289A.25</statute_ref> for partnerships and trusts and under section 
         <statute_ref>289A.26</statute_ref> for S <br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>corporations.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>(b) An employer who, during the previous quarter, withheld more than $1,500 of <br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>tax under section 
         <statute_ref>290.92, subdivision 2a</statute_ref> or 3, or 
         <statute_ref>290.923, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, must deposit tax <br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>withheld under those sections with the commissioner within the time allowed to deposit <br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>the employer's federal withheld employment taxes under Code of Federal Regulations, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>title 26, section 31.6302-1, as amended through December 31, 2001, without regard to the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>safe harbor or de minimis rules in paragraph (f) or the one-day rule in paragraph (c)(3). <br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>Taxpayers must submit a copy of their federal notice of deposit status to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>upon request by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>(c) The commissioner may prescribe by rule other return periods or deposit <br/>
<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>requirements. In prescribing the reporting period, the commissioner may classify payors <br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>according to the amount of their tax liability and may adopt an appropriate reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>period for the class that the commissioner judges to be consistent with efficient tax <br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>collection. In no event will the duration of the reporting period be more than one year.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>(d) If less than the correct amount of tax is paid to the commissioner, proper <br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>adjustments with respect to both the tax and the amount to be deducted must be made, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>without interest, in the manner and at the times the commissioner prescribes. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>underpayment cannot be adjusted, the amount of the underpayment will be assessed and <br/>
<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>collected in the manner and at the times the commissioner prescribes.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>(e) If the aggregate amount of the tax withheld is:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>(1) $20,000 or more in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005; or<br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>(2) $10,000 or more in the a fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>thereafter,<br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>the employer must remit each required deposit for wages paid in the all subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>calendar year years by electronic means.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>(f) A third-party bulk filer as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>290.92, subdivision 30</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>(a), clause (2), who remits withholding deposits must remit all deposits by electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>means as provided in paragraph (e), regardless of the aggregate amount of tax withheld <br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>during a fiscal year for all of the employers.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>2013, and all fiscal years thereafter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 289A.20, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Sales and use tax.</b> (a) The taxes imposed by chapter 297A are due and <br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>payable to the commissioner monthly on or before the 20th day of the month following <br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>the month in which the taxable event occurred, or following another reporting period <br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>as the commissioner prescribes or as allowed under section 
         <statute_ref>289A.18, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>paragraph (f) or (g), except that:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>(1) use taxes due on an annual use tax return as provided under section 
         <statute_ref>289A.11, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, are payable by April 15 following the close of the calendar year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>(2) except as provided in paragraph (f), for a vendor having a liability of $120,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>or more during a fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and fiscal years thereafter, the taxes <br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>imposed by chapter 297A, except as provided in paragraph (b), are due and payable to the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>commissioner monthly in the following manner:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>(i) On or before the 14th day of the month following the month in which the taxable <br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>event occurred, the vendor must remit to the commissioner 90 percent of the estimated <br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>liability for the month in which the taxable event occurred.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>(ii) On or before the 20th day of the month in which the taxable event occurs, the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>vendor must remit to the commissioner a prepayment for the month in which the taxable <br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>event occurs equal to 67 percent of the liability for the previous month.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>(iii) On or before the 20th day of the month following the month in which the taxable <br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>event occurred, the vendor must pay any additional amount of tax not previously remitted <br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>under either item (i) or (ii ) or, if the payment made under item (i) or (ii) was greater than <br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>the vendor's liability for the month in which the taxable event occurred, the vendor may <br/>
<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>take a credit against the next month's liability in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>(iv) Once the vendor first pays under either item (i) or (ii), the vendor is required to <br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>continue to make payments in the same manner, as long as the vendor continues having a <br/>
<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>liability of $120,000 or more during the most recent fiscal year ending June 30.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>(v) Notwithstanding items (i), (ii), and (iv), if a vendor fails to make the required <br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>payment in the first month that the vendor is required to make a payment under either item <br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>(i) or (ii), then the vendor is deemed to have elected to pay under item (ii) and must make <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>subsequent monthly payments in the manner provided in item (ii).<br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>(vi) For vendors making an accelerated payment under item (ii), for the first month <br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>that the vendor is required to make the accelerated payment, on the 20th of that month, the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>vendor will pay 100 percent of the liability for the previous month and a prepayment for <br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>the first month equal to 67 percent of the liability for the previous month.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a vendor having a liability of $120,000 or more <br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>during a fiscal year ending June 30 must remit the June liability for the next year in the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>following manner:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>    (1) Two business days before June 30 of the year, the vendor must remit 90 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>of the estimated June liability to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>    (2) On or before August 20 of the year, the vendor must pay any additional amount <br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>of tax not remitted in June.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>    (c) A vendor having a liability of:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>    (1) $10,000 or more, but less than $120,000 during a fiscal year ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>2009 2013, and fiscal years thereafter, must remit by electronic means all liabilities on <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>returns due for periods beginning in the all subsequent calendar year years on or before <br/>
<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>the 20th day of the month following the month in which the taxable event occurred, or <br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>on or before the 20th day of the month following the month in which the sale is reported <br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>289A.18, subdivision 4</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>(2) $120,000 or more, during a fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>thereafter, must remit by electronic means all liabilities in the manner provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>paragraph (a), clause (2), on returns due for periods beginning in the subsequent calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>year, except for 90 percent of the estimated June liability, which is due two business days <br/>
<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>before June 30. The remaining amount of the June liability is due on August 20.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) or (c), a person prohibited by the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>religious beliefs from paying electronically shall be allowed to remit the payment by mail. <br/>
<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>The filer must notify the commissioner of revenue of the intent to pay by mail before <br/>
<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>doing so on a form prescribed by the commissioner. No extra fee may be charged to a <br/>
<a id="pl.55.35"></a><var>55.35</var>person making payment by mail under this paragraph. The payment must be postmarked <br/>
<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>at least two business days before the due date for making the payment in order to be <br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>considered paid on a timely basis.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>(e) Whenever the liability is $120,000 or more separately for: (1) the tax imposed <br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>under chapter 297A; (2) a fee that is to be reported on the same return as and paid with the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>chapter 297A taxes; or (3) any other tax that is to be reported on the same return as and <br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>paid with the chapter 297A taxes, then the payment of all the liabilities on the return must <br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>be accelerated as provided in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>(f) At the start of the first calendar quarter at least 90 days after the cash flow account <br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>established in section 
         <statute_ref>16A.152, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and the budget reserve account established in <br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16A.152, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>, reach the amounts listed in section 
         <statute_ref>16A.152, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>2
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (a), the remittance of the accelerated payments required under paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>clause (2), must be suspended. The commissioner of management and budget shall notify <br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>the commissioner of revenue when the accounts have reached the required amounts. <br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>Beginning with the suspension of paragraph (a), clause (2), for a vendor with a liability of <br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>$120,000 or more during a fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and fiscal years thereafter, the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>taxes imposed by chapter 297A are due and payable to the commissioner on the 20th day <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>of the month following the month in which the taxable event occurred. Payments of tax <br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>liabilities for taxable events occurring in June under paragraph (b) are not changed.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>2013, and all fiscal years thereafter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 289A.26, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Electronic payments.</b> If the aggregate amount of estimated tax payments <br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>made is:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>(1) $20,000 or more in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005; or<br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>(2) $10,000 or more in the a fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>thereafter,<br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>all estimated tax payments in the all subsequent calendar year years must be paid by <br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>electronic means.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>2013, and all fiscal years thereafter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 295.55, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Electronic payments.</b> A taxpayer with an aggregate tax liability of:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>(1) $20,000 or more in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005; or<br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>(2) $10,000 or more in the a fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>thereafter,<br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>must remit all liabilities by electronic means in the all subsequent calendar year years.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>2013, and all fiscal years thereafter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.8.0"></a><a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297F.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Electronic payment.</b> A cigarette or tobacco products distributor having a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>liability of $10,000 or more during a fiscal year ending June 30 must remit all liabilities in <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>the all subsequent calendar year years by electronic means.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>2013, and all fiscal years thereafter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.9.0"></a><a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297G.09, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Electronic payments.</b> A licensed brewer, importer, or wholesaler having <br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>an excise tax liability of $10,000 or more during a fiscal year ending June 30 must remit <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>all excise tax liabilities in the all subsequent calendar year years by electronic means.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>2013, and all fiscal years thereafter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.10.0"></a><a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>    Sec. 10. <b>[297I.11] AUTOMOBILE THEFT PREVENTION SURCHARGE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Surcharge.</b> Each insurer engaged in the writing of policies of <br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>automobile insurance shall collect a surcharge, at the rate of 50 cents per vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>for every six months of coverage, on each policy of automobile insurance providing <br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>comprehensive insurance coverage issued or renewed in this state. The surcharge may not <br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>be considered premium for any purpose, including the computation of premium tax or <br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>agents' commissions. The amount of the surcharge must be separately stated on either a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>billing or policy declaration sent to an insured. Insurers shall remit the revenue derived <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>from this surcharge to the commissioner of revenue for purposes of the automobile theft <br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>prevention program described in section 65B.84. For purposes of this subdivision, "policy <br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>of automobile insurance" has the meaning given it in section 65B.14, covering only the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>following types of vehicles as defined in section 168.002:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>(1) a passenger automobile;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>(2) a pickup truck;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>(3) a van but not commuter vans as defined in section 168.126; or<br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>(4) a motorcycle,<br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>except that no vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds is included <br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>within this definition.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Automobile theft prevention account.</b> A special revenue account in <br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>the state treasury shall be credited with the proceeds of the surcharge imposed under <br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>subdivision 1. Of the revenue in the account, $1,300,000 each year must be transferred to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>the general fund. Revenues in excess of $1,300,000 each year may be used only for the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>automobile theft prevention program described in section 65B.84.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Collection and administration.</b> The commissioner shall collect and <br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>administer the surcharge imposed by this section in the same manner as the taxes imposed <br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>by this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for premiums collected after June <br/>
<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>30, 2013.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.11.0"></a><a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297I.30, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Automobile theft prevention surcharge.</b> On or before May 1, August <br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>1, November 1, and February 1 of each year, every insurer required to pay the surcharge <br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>under section 297I.11 shall file a return with the commissioner for the preceding <br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>three-month period ending March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, in the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>form prescribed by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for premiums collected after June <br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>30, 2013.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.12.0"></a><a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297I.35, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Electronic payments.</b> If the aggregate amount of tax and surcharges due <br/>
<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>under this chapter during a fiscal year ending June 30 is equal to or exceeds $10,000, or <br/>
<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>if the taxpayer is required to make payment of any other tax to the commissioner by <br/>
<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>electronic means, then all tax and surcharge payments in the all subsequent calendar year<br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var> years must be paid by electronic means.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>2013, and all fiscal years thereafter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.13.0"></a><a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473.843, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Payment of fee.</b> On or before the 20th day of each month each operator <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>shall pay the fee due under this section for the previous month, using a form provided <br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>by the commissioner of revenue.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>An operator having a fee of $10,000 or more during a fiscal year ending June 30 <br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>must pay all fees in the all subsequent calendar year years by electronic means.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>2013, and all fiscal years thereafter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.14.0"></a><a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>    Sec. 14. <b>DATA SECURITY AUDIT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>The legislative auditor is requested, as resources permit, to conduct a data security <br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>audit under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.971, subdivision 6a, of the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>Revenue's use of debit cards as payment for tax refunds.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.15.0"></a><a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>    Sec. 15. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168A.40, subdivisions 3 and 4, are repealed <br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>effective for premiums collected after June 30, 2013.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 270C.145, is repealed the day following final <br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.6.1.0"></a><a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.855, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Other salaries and compensation plans.</b> The commission shall also:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>    (1) review and approve, reject, or modify a plan for compensation and terms and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>conditions of employment prepared and submitted by the commissioner of management <br/>
<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>and budget under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, covering all state employees who are <br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>not represented by an exclusive bargaining representative and whose compensation is not <br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>provided for by chapter 43A or other law;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>    (2) review and approve, reject, or modify a plan for total compensation and terms <br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>and conditions of employment for employees in positions identified as being managerial <br/>
<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, whose salaries and benefits are not otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>provided for in law or other plans established under chapter 43A;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>    (3) review and approve, reject, or modify recommendations for salaries submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>by the governor or other an appointing authority other than the governor under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>15A.0815, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>, covering agency head positions listed in section 
         <statute_ref>15A.0815</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>    (4) review and approve, reject, or modify recommendations for salaries salary <br/>
<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>range of officials of higher education systems under section 
         <statute_ref>15A.081</statute_ref>, subdivisions 7b <br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>and subdivision 7c;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>    (5) review and approve, reject, or modify plans for compensation, terms, and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>conditions of employment proposed under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18</statute_ref>, subdivisions 3a, 3b, and 4; and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>    (6) review and approve, reject, or modify the plan for compensation, terms, and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>conditions of employment of classified employees in the office of the legislative auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>3.971, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.2.0"></a><a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15A.0815, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Salary limits.</b> The governor or other appropriate appointing <br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>authority shall set the salary rates for positions listed in this section within the salary limits <br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>listed in subdivisions 2 to 4,. If the appointing authority is not the governor, the appointing <br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>authority's action is subject to approval of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>legislature as 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.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.3.0"></a><a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15A.0815, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Group I salary limits.</b> The salaries for positions in this subdivision may <br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>not exceed 95 percent of the salary of the governor: The salary for a position listed in this <br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>subdivision shall not exceed 133 percent of the salary of the governor. This limit must <br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>be adjusted annually on January 1. The new limit must equal the limit for the prior year <br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>increased by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban <br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>consumers from October of the second prior year to October of the immediately prior year. <br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>The commissioner of management and budget must publish the limit on the department's <br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>Web site. This subdivision applies to the following positions:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>    Commissioner of administration;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>    Commissioner of agriculture;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>    Commissioner of education;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>    Commissioner of commerce;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>    Commissioner of corrections;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>    Commissioner of health;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>    Executive director, Minnesota Office of Higher Education;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>    Commissioner, Housing Finance Agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>    Commissioner of human rights;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>    Commissioner of human services;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>    Commissioner of labor and industry;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>Commissioner of management and budget;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>    Commissioner of natural resources;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>    Director of Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>    Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>    Executive director, Public Employees Retirement Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>    Commissioner of public safety;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>    Commissioner of revenue;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>    Executive director, State Retirement System;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>    Executive director, Teachers Retirement Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>    Commissioner of employment and economic development;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>    Commissioner of transportation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>    Commissioner of veterans affairs.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2013.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.4.0"></a><a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15A.0815, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Group II salary limits.</b> The salaries for positions in this subdivision may <br/>
<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>not exceed 85 percent of the salary of the governor. The salary for a position listed in this <br/>
<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>subdivision shall not exceed 120 percent of the salary of the governor. This limit must <br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>be adjusted annually on January 1. The new limit must equal the limit for the prior year <br/>
<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>increased by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban <br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>consumers from October of the second prior year to October of the immediately prior year. <br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>The commissioner of management and budget must publish the limit on the department's <br/>
<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>Web site. This subdivision applies to the following positions:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>    Executive director of Gambling Control Board;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>    Commissioner, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>    Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>    Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>    Chair, Metropolitan Council;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>    School trust lands director;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>    Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; and<br/>
<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>    Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2013.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.5.0"></a><a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15A.0815, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Appointing authorities to recommend certain salaries.</b> (a) When <br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>the governor is the appointing authority, the governor, or other appropriate appointing <br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>authority, may submit to the Legislative Coordinating Commission recommendations for<br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var> must establish salaries within the salary limits for the positions listed in subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>2 to 4. An appointing authority may also propose additions or deletions of positions <br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>from those listed. Before establishing a salary, the governor must consult with the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>commissioner of management and budget concerning the salary. In establishing the salary, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>the governor shall consider the criteria established in section 43A.18, subdivision 8, and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>the performance of individual incumbents. The performance evaluation must include a <br/>
<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>review of an incumbent's progress toward attainment of affirmative action goals. The <br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>governor shall establish an objective system for quantifying knowledge, abilities, duties, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>responsibilities, and accountabilities, and in determining recommendations rate each <br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>position by this system.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>(b) An appointing authority other than the governor may submit to the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>Coordinating Commission recommendations for salaries within the salary limits for the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>positions listed in subdivisions 2 to 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>(b) Before submitting the recommendations, the appointing authority shall consult <br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>with the commissioner of management and budget concerning the recommendations.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>(c) In making recommendations, the appointing authority shall consider the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>criteria established in section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, and the performance of individual <br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>incumbents. The performance evaluation must include a review of an incumbent's progress <br/>
<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>toward attainment of affirmative action goals. The appointing authority shall establish <br/>
<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>an objective system for quantifying knowledge, abilities, duties, responsibilities, and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>accountabilities, and in determining recommendations, rate each position by this system.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>(d) Before the appointing authority's recommended salaries take effect, the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>recommendations must be reviewed and approved, rejected, or modified by the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>Coordinating Commission and the legislature under section 
         <statute_ref>3.855, subdivisions 2 and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>3
         </statute_ref>. If, when the legislature is not in session, the commission fails to reject or modify <br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>salary recommendations of the governor within 30 calendar days of their receipt, the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>recommendations are deemed to be approved.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>(c) The governor or other appointing authority may propose additions or deletions of <br/>
<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>positions from those listed in subdivisions 2 to 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>(e) (d) The governor or other appointing authority shall set the initial salary of a <br/>
<a id="pl.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var>head of a new agency or a chair of a new metropolitan board or commission whose salary <br/>
<a id="pl.62.36"></a><var>62.36</var>is not specifically prescribed by law after consultation with the commissioner, whose <br/>
<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>recommendation is advisory only. The amount of the new salary must be comparable to the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>salary of an agency head or commission chair having similar duties and responsibilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>(f) (e) The salary of a newly appointed head of an agency or chair of a metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>agency listed in subdivisions 2 to 4 who is appointed by someone other than the governor, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>may be increased or decreased by the appointing authority from the salary previously <br/>
<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>set for that position within 30 days of the new appointment after consultation with <br/>
<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>the commissioner. If the appointing authority increases a salary under this paragraph, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>the appointing authority shall submit the new salary to the Legislative Coordinating <br/>
<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>Commission and the full legislature for approval, modification, or rejection under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>3.855, subdivisions 2 and 3
         </statute_ref>. If, when the legislature is not in session, the commission fails <br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>to reject or modify salary recommendations of the governor within 30 calendar days of <br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>their receipt, the recommendations are deemed to be approved.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.6.0"></a><a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15A.082, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> A Compensation Council is created each even-numbered<br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var> odd-numbered year to assist the legislature in establishing the compensation of <br/>
<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>constitutional officers, members of the legislature, justices of the Supreme Court, judges <br/>
<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>of the Court of Appeals and district court, and the heads of state and metropolitan agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>included in section 
         <statute_ref>15A.0815</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.7.0"></a><a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15A.082, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> The Compensation Council consists of 16 members: two <br/>
<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, who are <br/>
<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>not members of the legislature; two members of the senate appointed by the majority <br/>
<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>leader of the senate, who are not members of the legislature; one member of the house <br/>
<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives, who <br/>
<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>is not a member of the legislature; one member of the senate appointed by the minority <br/>
<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>leader of the senate, who is not a member of the legislature; two nonjudges appointed by <br/>
<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>the chief justice of the Supreme Court; and one member from each congressional district <br/>
<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>appointed by the governor, of whom no more than four may belong to the same political <br/>
<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>party. Appointments must be made by October 1 after the first Monday in January and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>before January 15. The compensation and removal of members appointed by the governor <br/>
<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>or the chief justice shall be as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, subdivisions 3 and 4. The <br/>
<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>Legislative Coordinating Commission shall provide the council with administrative and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>support services.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.8.0"></a><a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15A.082, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Submission of recommendations.</b> (a) By May 1 March 15 in each <br/>
<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>odd-numbered year, the Compensation Council shall submit to the speaker of the house <br/>
<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>and the president of the senate salary recommendations for constitutional officers, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>legislators, justices of the Supreme Court, and judges of the Court of Appeals and district <br/>
<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>court. The recommended salary for each office must take effect on the first Monday in <br/>
<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>January of the next odd-numbered year, with no more than one adjustment, to take effect <br/>
<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>on January 1 of the year after that. The salary recommendations for legislators, judges, and <br/>
<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>constitutional officers take effect if an appropriation of money to pay the recommended <br/>
<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>salaries is enacted after the recommendations are submitted and before their effective date. <br/>
<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>Recommendations may be expressly modified or rejected. The salary recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>for legislators are subject to additional terms that may be adopted according to section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>3.099
         </statute_ref>, subdivisions 1 and 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>(b) The council shall also submit to the speaker of the house and the president of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>the senate recommendations for the salary ranges of the heads of state and metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>agencies, to be effective retroactively from January 1 of that year if enacted into law. The <br/>
<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>recommendations shall include the appropriate group in section 
         <statute_ref>15A.0815</statute_ref> to which each <br/>
<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>agency head should be assigned and the appropriate limitation on the maximum range of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>the salaries of the agency heads in each group, expressed as a percentage of the salary of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>the governor.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.9.0"></a><a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Salary limits.</b> As used in subdivisions 1 to 9, "salary" means hourly, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>monthly, or annual rate of pay including any lump-sum payments and cost-of-living <br/>
<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>adjustment increases but excluding payments due to overtime worked, shift or equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>differentials, work out of class as required by collective bargaining agreements or plans <br/>
<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>established under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18</statute_ref>, and back pay on reallocation or other payments related <br/>
<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>to the hours or conditions under which work is performed rather than to the salary range <br/>
<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>or rate to which a class is assigned. For presidents of state universities, "salary" does <br/>
<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>not include a housing allowance provided through a compensation plan approved under <br/>
<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18, subdivision 3a</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>The salary, as established in section 
<statute_ref>15A.0815</statute_ref>, of the head of a state agency in the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>executive branch is the upper limit on the salaries of individual employees in the agency. <br/>
<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>However, if an agency head is assigned a salary that is lower than the current salary of <br/>
<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>another agency employee, the employee retains the salary, but may not receive an increase <br/>
<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>in salary as long as the salary is above that of the agency head. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>grant exemptions from these upper limits as provided in subdivisions 3 and 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2013.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.10.0"></a><a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Unusual employment situations.</b> (a) Upon the request of the appointing <br/>
<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>authority, and when the commissioner determines that changes in employment situations <br/>
<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>create difficulties in attracting or retaining employees, the commissioner may approve an <br/>
<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>unusual employment situation increase to advance an employee within the compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>plan salary range.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>(b) If the commissioner determines that a position requires special expertise <br/>
<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>necessitating a higher salary to attract or retain qualified persons, the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>grant an exemption not to exceed 120 percent of the salary of the head of the agency or the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>maximum rate established for the position, whichever is less.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>(c) The following conditions apply to a request under paragraph (a) to advance an <br/>
<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>employee within a compensation plan or under paragraph (b) to exceed the salary of the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>agency head salary range:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>(1) the appointing authority making the request must submit a detailed written <br/>
<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>statement for each position contained in the request, specifying the changes in employment <br/>
<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>situations that create difficulties in attracting or retaining an employee for the position;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>(2) the commissioner shall review each proposal giving due consideration to salary <br/>
<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>rates paid to other employees in the same class and agency and, if other conditions in <br/>
<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>this paragraph are met, may approve any request that in the commissioner's judgment is <br/>
<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>in the best interest of the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>(3) the action must be consistent with applicable provisions of collective bargaining <br/>
<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>agreements or plans adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>(4) each increase or exemption must be separately documented for each employee or <br/>
<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>position and may not be applied to groups of employees; and<br/>
<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>(5) the commissioner shall report the granting of a request to the chair of the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>Legislative Coordinating Commission within three working days.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.11.0"></a><a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>    Sec. 11. <b>COMPENSATION STUDY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>The commissioner of management and budget must contract with an independent <br/>
<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>consultant to conduct a comprehensive market analysis of compensation for managerial <br/>
<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>positions in the executive branch in order to better align compensation for these positions <br/>
<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>with comparable positions in the private sector and with other relevant public sector <br/>
<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>employers. The analysis should evaluate total compensation, including insurance, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>retirement, and performance pay.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.12.0"></a><a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>    Sec. 12. <b>CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS SALARIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>The salary of the governor is increased by three percent effective January 1, 2015, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>and by three percent on January 1, 2016. The salaries of the other constitutional officers <br/>
<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>shall be adjusted to retain their proportional relationship as of January 1, 2013, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>salary of the governor.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.13.0"></a><a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>    Sec. 13. <b>REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.17, subdivision 4, is repealed."<br/>
<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>Delete the title and insert:<br/>

<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>constitutional officers and other agencies, boards, councils, commissions, and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>state entities; changing certain state government programs; changing powers and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>duties of certain state officers; repealing the Minnesota Sunset Act; requiring the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>chair of the Legislative Advisory Commission alternate between a member of <br/>
<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>the senate and a member of the house of representatives; requiring the chair of <br/>
<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>the Legislative Advisory Commission be a senate member in 2013; allowing <br/>
<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>the Legislative Advisory Commission to accept grants and gifts related to the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>commission's duties; requiring data security audits by the legislative auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>under certain circumstances; requiring notification of the legislative auditor when <br/>
<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>public resources have been used unlawfully or government data has been accessed <br/>
<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>unlawfully; allowing the secretary of state authority to accept funds from local <br/>
<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>government units for election systems enhancements and to receive certain funds <br/>
<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>for the address confidentiality program; allowing the state auditor to change a <br/>
<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>onetime user fee for a small city and town accounting system software; changing <br/>
<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>provisions for bid solicitations and proposals; changing certain provisions for <br/>
<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>service contracts and the solicitation process; requiring a determination of the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.35"></a><var>66.35</var>information technology cost for agency technology cost for agency technology <br/>
<a id="pl.66.36"></a><var>66.36</var>projects; expanding E-Government initiative and establishing the E-Government <br/>
<a id="pl.66.37"></a><var>66.37</var>Advisory Council; allowing a convenience fee for users of NorthStar or online <br/>
<a id="pl.66.38"></a><var>66.38</var>government information services; changing certain audit provisions relating to <br/>
<a id="pl.66.39"></a><var>66.39</var>duties of the state auditor and the legislative auditor; allowing the state auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.66.40"></a><var>66.40</var>to bill counties and political subdivisions periodically for services rendered; <br/>
<a id="pl.66.41"></a><var>66.41</var>establishing a state auditor enterprise fund; modifying provisions for general <br/>
<a id="pl.66.42"></a><var>66.42</var>noncommercial radio station and equipment grants; removing investigative <br/>
<a id="pl.66.43"></a><var>66.43</var>powers of the Mississippi River Parkway Commission; changing a paid military <br/>
<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>leave provision; modifying provisions in the Veterans Service Office grant <br/>
<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>program; changing provisions in the Minnesota GI Bill program; establishing <br/>
<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>presumption of rehabilitation by an honorable discharge status from military <br/>
<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>service following a prior offense; providing for a bid preference for contracts <br/>
<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>for veteran-owned small businesses; allowing active duty service members to <br/>
<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>take a peace officer reciprocity exam; making Department of Revenue changes; <br/>
<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>establishing electronic filing requirements; establishing an automobile theft <br/>
<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>prevention surcharge; requesting the legislative auditor conduct a data security of <br/>
<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>the Department of Revenue's use of debit cards for tax refunds; adjusting certain <br/>
<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>salary groups; making compensation council changes; requiring a compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>study; adjusting constitutional officers salaries; requiring reports; appropriating <br/>
<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3.30, subdivision 2; 3.303, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>by adding a subdivision; 3.85, subdivisions 8, 9; 3.855, subdivision 3; 3.885, by <br/>
<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>adding a subdivision; 3.971, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 6.48; 6.56, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>subdivision 2; 13.591, subdivision 3; 15A.0815, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 15A.082, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 16A.10, subdivision 1c; 16A.82; 16C.02, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>13; 16C.06, subdivision 2; 16C.09; 16C.10, subdivision 6; 16C.145; 16C.33, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>subdivision 3; 16C.34, subdivision 1; 16E.07, by adding a subdivision; 32C.04; <br/>
<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>43A.17, subdivisions 1, 3; 65B.84, subdivision 1; 129D.14, subdivisions 2, 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>129D.15; 129D.155; 161.1419, subdivision 3; 192.26; 197.608, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>1, 3, 4, 5, 6; 197.791, subdivisions 4, 5; 254A.035, subdivision 2; 254A.04; <br/>
<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>256B.093, subdivision 1; 260.835, subdivision 2; 270C.69, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>289A.20, subdivisions 2, 4; 289A.26, subdivision 2a; 295.55, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>4; 297F.09, subdivision 7; 297G.09, subdivision 6; 297I.30, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>subdivision; 297I.35, subdivision 2; 364.03, subdivision 3; 469.3201; 471.699; <br/>
<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>473.843, subdivision 3; 626.8517; Laws 2012, chapter 278, article 1, section 5; <br/>
<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>article 2, sections 27; 34; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>chapters 5; 5B; 6; 16E; 297I; 471; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>3.304, subdivisions 1, 5; 3.885, subdivision 10; 3D.01; 3D.02; 3D.03; 3D.04; <br/>
<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>3D.045; 3D.05; 3D.06; 3D.065; 3D.07; 3D.08; 3D.09; 3D.10; 3D.11; 3D.12; <br/>
<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>3D.13; 3D.14; 3D.15; 3D.16; 3D.17; 3D.18; 3D.19; 3D.20; 3D.21, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 6.58; 43A.17, subdivision 4; 168A.40, subdivisions 3, 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>197.608, subdivision 2a; 270C.145; Laws 2012, chapter 278, article 1, section 6."<br/>
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