1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to legislative enactments; correcting erroneous, ambiguous, and omitted 
1.3 	text and obsolete references; removing redundant, conflicting, and superseded 
1.4 	provisions; making miscellaneous corrections to laws, statutes, and rules;
1.5 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 5.25, subdivision 5; 13.321, 
1.6 	subdivision 2a, by adding a subdivision; 13.3806, subdivision 1b; 13.381, 
1.7 	subdivision 14a; 13.461, subdivisions 3, 7a; 13.602, subdivision 2; 13.681, 
1.8 	by adding a subdivision; 13.72, subdivision 12; 13.871, subdivision 6, by 
1.9 	adding a subdivision; 16A.126, subdivision 1; 16C.137, subdivision 2; 16D.04, 
1.10 	subdivision 1; 81A.04, subdivision 1; 82.67, subdivision 3; 82.72, subdivision 
1.11 	3; 116D.04, subdivision 2a; 116L.146; 119A.50, subdivision 3; 120A.41; 
1.12 	122A.23, subdivision 2; 122A.414, subdivision 2; 122A.61, subdivision 1; 
1.13 	124D.10, subdivision 4; 124D.20, subdivision 8; 124D.861, subdivision 3; 
1.14 	125A.79, subdivisions 4, 8; 127A.441; 127A.49, subdivisions 2, 3; 144.0724, 
1.15 	subdivision 4; 144.227, subdivision 1; 144A.10, subdivision 16; 161.3209, 
1.16 	subdivision 3; 168A.03, subdivision 1; 169.781, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.12, 
1.17 	subdivision 8; 241.332, subdivision 2; 241.335, subdivision 2; 241.336, 
1.18 	subdivision 3; 244.05, subdivision 5; 245.466, subdivision 3a; 245.4871, 
1.19 	subdivision 13; 245.4874, subdivision 1; 245.4877; 245.493, subdivisions 1, 
1.20 	1a, 2; 245A.191; 245A.192, subdivision 11; 245A.50, subdivision 4; 245C.03, 
1.21 	subdivision 2; 245C.22, subdivision 5; 245D.061, subdivision 1; 253B.07, 
1.22 	subdivision 7; 254B.05, subdivision 5; 256.01, subdivision 14b; 256.969, 
1.23 	subdivisions 8, 23; 256B.0654, subdivision 2b; 256B.199; 256B.76, subdivision 
1.24 	4; 256J.14; 256J.21, subdivision 2; 256J.61; 260B.185, subdivision 1; 268.046, 
1.25 	subdivision 1; 297A.68, subdivision 2; 297E.02, subdivision 6; 299C.61, 
1.26 	subdivision 4; 299F.01, subdivision 2; 299L.02, subdivision 5; 299L.07, 
1.27 	subdivision 5; 322C.0102, subdivision 6; 325D.40, subdivision 2; 325E.028, 
1.28 	subdivision 4; 326B.04, subdivision 2; 403.09, subdivision 3; 412.014; 466A.01, 
1.29 	subdivision 6; 471.87; 473.604, subdivision 3; 477A.011, subdivisions 30, 30a, 
1.30 	42; 477A.013, subdivisions 8, 9; 477A.015; 477A.03, subdivisions 2a, 2c; 
1.31 	477A.12, subdivisions 1, 2; 477A.16, subdivisions 1, 2; 477A.19, subdivisions 
1.32 	4, 5; 480A.09, subdivision 2; 500.215, subdivision 1; 518B.01, subdivision 4; 
1.33 	572A.02, subdivisions 2, 3; 609.106, subdivision 2; 609.19, subdivision 1; 
1.34 	609.223, subdivision 2; 609.266; 609.531, subdivision 1; 626.556, subdivision 
1.35 	3c; 626.8463, subdivision 1; 626.8555; 629.725; Laws 2013, chapter 143, article 
1.36 	8, section 40; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.37 	609B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.381, subdivision 17; 
1.38 	13.46, subdivision 13; 13.681, subdivision 7; 126C.01, subdivision 9; 239.001; 
1.39 	256B.0625, subdivision 50; 273.111, subdivision 9a; 469.1816; Laws 2014, 
2.1 	chapter 228, article 1, section 2; Laws 2014, chapter 291, article 10, section 4; 
2.2 	article 11, sections 15; 16; 21; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 25, section 11; 
2.3 	article 28, section 1; Minnesota Rules, parts 4900.3401; 8710.3000, subpart 5; 
2.4 	8710.3200, subpart 6; 8710.3310, subpart 5; 8710.3320, subpart 5; 8710.3330, 
2.5 	subpart 5; 8710.3340, subpart 5; 8710.4000, subpart 5; 8710.4050, subpart 5; 
2.6 	8710.4200, subpart 5; 8710.4250, subpart 5; 8710.4300, subpart 5; 8710.4310, 
2.7 	subpart 5; 8710.4320, subpart 5; 8710.4400, subpart 5; 8710.4450, subpart 5; 
2.8 	8710.4500, subpart 5; 8710.4550, subpart 5; 8710.4600, subpart 5; 8710.4650, 
2.9 	subpart 5; 8710.4700, subpart 5; 8710.4750, subpart 9; 8710.4800, subpart 5; 
2.10 	8710.4850, subpart 5; 8710.4900, subpart 5; 8710.4950, subpart 9.
2.11 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.12 	ARTICLE 1
2.13 	MISCELLANEOUS

2.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 5.25, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.15 		Subd. 5.Service on dissolved, withdrawn, or revoked business entity. (a) 
2.16 	Process, notice, or demand may be served on a dissolved, withdrawn, or revoked business 
2.17 	entity that was governed by chapter 302A, 303, 317A, 321, 322B, or 323 323A as 
2.18 	provided in this subdivision. The court shall determine if service is proper.
2.19 	(b) If a business entity has voluntarily dissolved or has withdrawn its request for 
2.20 	authority to transact business in this state, or a court has entered a decree of dissolution or 
2.21 	revocation of authority to do business, service must be made according to subdivision 3 
2.22 	or 4, so long as claims are not barred under the provisions of the chapter that governed 
2.23 	the business entity.
2.24 	(c) If a business entity has been involuntarily dissolved or its authority to transact 
2.25 	business in this state has been revoked, service must be made according to subdivision 3 
2.26 	or 4.

2.27 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.602, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.28 		Subd. 2.State auditor data. (a) Public accountants. Data sharing between the 
2.29 	state auditor and public accountants is governed by section 6.69, subdivision 1.
2.30 	(b) Audit data. Data relating to an audit under chapter 6 are classified under 
2.31 	section 6.715.
2.32 	(c) Local records. Data sharing between the state auditor and legislative auditor of 
2.33 	information collected from local governments is governed by section 6.74.

2.34 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.72, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
2.35 		Subd. 12.Transportation Department data. When the commissioner of 
2.36 	transportation determines that the design-build best-value method of project delivery is 
3.1 	appropriate for a project under sections 161.3410 to 161.3428 161.3426, relocation reports, 
3.2 	planimetric files, digital terrain models, preliminary design drawings, commissioner's 
3.3 	orders, requests for proposals, and requests for qualifications are classified as protected 
3.4 	nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals and confidential data on individuals 
3.5 	until the department publishes the data as part of the request for proposal process. 
3.6 	The commissioner may release design-build data to land owners, counties, cities, and 
3.7 	other parties under contract to a government entity as necessary to facilitate project 
3.8 	development. The released data retain their classification as protected nonpublic data 
3.9 	with regard to data not on individuals and confidential data on individuals as provided 
3.10 	by section 13.03, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), until the department publishes the data as 
3.11 	part of the request for proposal process.

3.12 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.871, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
3.13 		Subd. 6.Training; investigation; apprehension; reports. (a) Reports of gunshot 
3.14 	wounds. Disclosure of the name of a person making a report under section 626.52, 
3.15 	subdivision 2, is governed by section 626.53.
3.16 	(b) Child abuse report records. Data contained in child abuse report records are 
3.17 	classified under section 626.556.
3.18 	(c) Interstate data exchange. Disclosure of child abuse reports to agencies of 
3.19 	another state is classified under section 626.556, subdivision 10g.
3.20 	(d) Release to family court services. Release of child abuse data to a court services 
3.21 	agency is authorized under section 626.556, subdivision 10h.
3.22 	(e) Release of data to mandated reporters. Release of child abuse data to mandated 
3.23 	reporters who have an ongoing responsibility for the health, education, or welfare of a 
3.24 	child affected by the data is authorized under section 626.556, subdivision 10j.
3.25 	(f) Release of child abuse assessment or investigative records to other counties.
3.26 	Release of child abuse investigative records to local welfare agencies is authorized under 
3.27 	section 626.556, subdivision 10k.
3.28 	(g) Classifying and sharing records and reports of child abuse. The classification 
3.29 	of child abuse data and the sharing of records and reports of child abuse by and between 
3.30 	local welfare agencies and law enforcement agencies are governed under section 626.556, 
3.31 	subdivision 11.
3.32 	(h) Disclosure of information not required in certain cases. Disclosure of certain 
3.33 	data obtained from interviewing a minor is governed by section 626.556, subdivision 11a.
4.1 	(i) Data received from law enforcement. Classifying child abuse data received 
4.2 	by certain agencies from law enforcement agencies is governed under section 626.556, 
4.3 	subdivision 11b.
4.4 	(j) Disclosure in child fatality cases. Disclosure of information relating to a child 
4.5 	fatality is governed under section 626.556, subdivision 11d.
4.6 	(k) Reports of prenatal exposure to controlled substances. Data on persons 
4.7 	making reports under section 626.5561 are classified under section 626.5561, subdivision 3.
4.8 	(l) Vulnerable adult report records. Data contained in vulnerable adult report 
4.9 	records are classified under section 626.557, subdivision 12b.
4.10 	(m) Adult protection team information sharing. Sharing of local welfare agency 
4.11 	vulnerable adult data with a protection team is governed by section 626.5571, subdivision 3.
4.12 	(n) Child protection team. Data acquired by a case consultation committee or 
4.13 	subcommittee of a child protection team are classified by section 626.558, subdivision 3.
4.14 	(o) Child maltreatment reports peer review panel. Sharing data of cases reviewed 
4.15 	by the panel is governed under section 626.5593, subdivision 2.
4.16 	(p) (o)Peace officer discipline procedures. Access by an officer under investigation 
4.17 	to the investigating agency's investigative report on the officer is governed by section 
4.18 	626.89, subdivision 6.
4.19 	(q) (p)Racial profiling study data. Racial profiling study data is governed by 
4.20 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 626.951.

4.21 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16A.126, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.22 		Subdivision 1.Set rates. The commissioner shall approve the rates an agency 
4.23 	must pay to a revolving fund for services. Funds subject to this subdivision include, but 
4.24 	are not limited to, the revolving funds established in sections 14.46; 14.53; 16B.2975, 
4.25 	subdivision 3 4; 16B.48; 16B.54; 16B.58; 16B.85; 16E.14; 43A.55; and 176.591; and the 
4.26 	fund established in section 43A.30.

4.27 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.137, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.28 		Subd. 2.Report. (a) The commissioner of administration, in collaboration with 
4.29 	the commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency, the Departments of Agriculture, 
4.30 	Commerce, Natural Resources, and Transportation, and other state departments, must 
4.31 	evaluate the goals and directives established in this section and report their findings 
4.32 	to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by February 1 of 
4.33 	each odd-numbered year. In the report, the committee commissioner must make 
4.34 	recommendations for new or adjusted goals, directives, or legislative initiatives, in light of 
5.1 	the progress the state has made implementing this section and the availability of new or 
5.2 	improved technologies.
5.3 	(b) The Department of Administration shall implement a fleet reporting and 
5.4 	information management system. Each department will use this management system to 
5.5 	demonstrate its progress in complying with this section.

5.6 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16D.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.7 		Subdivision 1.Duties. The commissioner shall provide services to the state 
5.8 	and referring agencies to collect debts referred for collection under this chapter. The 
5.9 	commissioner is not a collection agency as defined by section 332.31, subdivision 3, and 
5.10 	is not licensed, bonded, or regulated by the commissioner of commerce under sections 
5.11 	332.31 to 332.35 or 332.38 to 332.44. The commissioner is subject to section 332.37, 
5.12 	except clause (9), (10), (12), or (19). Debts referred to the commissioner for collection 
5.13 	under section 256.9792 may in turn be referred by the commissioner to the enterprise. 
5.14 	An audited financial statement may not be required as a condition of debt placement with 
5.15 	a private agency if the private agency: (1) has errors and omissions coverage under a 
5.16 	professional liability policy in an amount of at least $1,000,000; or (2) has a fidelity bond 
5.17 	to cover actions of its employees, in an amount of at least $100,000. In cases of debts 
5.18 	referred under section 256.9792, the provisions of this chapter and section 256.9792 apply 
5.19 	to the extent they are not in conflict. If they are in conflict, the provisions of section 
5.20 	256.9792 control. For purposes of this chapter, the referring agency for such debts remains 
5.21 	the Department of Human Services.

5.22 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 81A.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.23 		Subdivision 1.General requirement. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 
5.24 	2, an individual may not act as an athlete agent in this state without holding a certificate of 
5.25 	registration under section 81A.06or 81A.08.

5.26 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 82.67, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
5.27 		Subd. 3.Agency disclosure form. The agency disclosure form shall be in 
5.28 	substantially the form set forth below:
5.29 	AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
5.30 	Minnesota law requires that early in any relationship, real estate brokers or salespersons 
5.31 	discuss with consumers what type of agency representation or relationship they desire.(1) 
5.32 	The available options are listed below. This is not a contract. This is an agency 
5.33 	disclosure form only. If you desire representation, you must enter into a written 
6.1 	contract according to state law (a listing contract or a buyer representation contract). 
6.2 	Until such time as you choose to enter into a written contract for representation, you 
6.3 	will be treated as a customer and will not receive any representation from the broker or 
6.4 	salesperson. The broker or salesperson will be acting as a Facilitator (see paragraph V IV 
6.5 	below), unless the broker or salesperson is representing another party as described below.
6.6 	ACKNOWLEDGMENT: I/We acknowledge that I/We have been presented with the 
6.7 	below-described options. I/We understand that until I/We have signed a representation 
6.8 	contract, I/We are not represented by the broker/salesperson. I/We understand that written 
6.9 	consent is required for a dual agency relationship. THIS IS A DISCLOSURE ONLY, NOT 
6.10 	A CONTRACT FOR REPRESENTATION.

6.11	........
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6.12	Signature
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6.14	Signature
		Date
	
6.15 	I.
6.16 	Seller's Broker: A broker who lists a property, or a salesperson who is licensed to 
6.17 	the listing broker, represents the Seller and acts on behalf of the Seller. A Seller's 
6.18 	broker owes to the Seller the fiduciary duties described below.(2) The broker 
6.19 	must also disclose to the Buyer material facts as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
6.20 	section 82.68, subdivision 3, of which the broker is aware that could adversely and 
6.21 	significantly affect the Buyer's use or enjoyment of the property. If a broker or 
6.22 	salesperson working with a Buyer as a customer is representing the Seller, he or she 
6.23 	must act in the Seller's best interest and must tell the Seller any information disclosed 
6.24 	to him or her, except confidential information acquired in a facilitator relationship 
6.25 	(see paragraph V IV below). In that case, the Buyer will not be represented and will 
6.26 	not receive advice and counsel from the broker or salesperson.
6.27 	II.
6.28 	Buyer's Broker: A Buyer may enter into an agreement for the broker or salesperson 
6.29 	to represent and act on behalf of the Buyer. The broker may represent the Buyer 
6.30 	only, and not the Seller, even if he or she is being paid in whole or in part by the 
6.31 	Seller. A Buyer's broker owes to the Buyer the fiduciary duties described below.(2) 
6.32 	The broker must disclose to the Buyer material facts as defined in Minnesota 
6.33 	Statutes, section 82.68, subdivision 3, of which the broker is aware that could 
6.34 	adversely and significantly affect the Buyer's use or enjoyment of the property. If 
6.35 	a broker or salesperson working with a Seller as a customer is representing the 
6.36 	Buyer, he or she must act in the Buyer's best interest and must tell the Buyer any 
7.1 	information disclosed to him or her, except confidential information acquired in a 
7.2 	facilitator relationship (see paragraph V IV below). In that case, the Seller will not be 
7.3 	represented and will not receive advice and counsel from the broker or salesperson.
7.4 	III.
7.5 	Dual Agency-Broker Representing both Seller and Buyer: Dual agency occurs 
7.6 	when one broker or salesperson represents both parties to a transaction, or when two 
7.7 	salespersons licensed to the same broker each represent a party to the transaction. 
7.8 	Dual agency requires the informed consent of all parties, and means that the broker 
7.9 	and salesperson owe the same duties to the Seller and the Buyer. This role limits the 
7.10 	level of representation the broker and salespersons can provide, and prohibits them 
7.11 	from acting exclusively for either party. In a dual agency, confidential information 
7.12 	about price, terms, and motivation for pursuing a transaction will be kept confidential 
7.13 	unless one party instructs the broker or salesperson in writing to disclose specific 
7.14 	information about him or her. Other information will be shared. Dual agents may 
7.15 	not advocate for one party to the detriment of the other.(3)
7.16 	Within the limitations described above, dual agents owe to both Seller and Buyer the 
7.17 	fiduciary duties described below.(2) Dual agents must disclose to Buyers material 
7.18 	facts as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 82.68, subdivision 3, of which the 
7.19 	broker is aware that could adversely and significantly affect the Buyer's use or 
7.20 	enjoyment of the property.
7.21 	IV.
7.22 	Facilitator: A broker or salesperson who performs services for a Buyer, a Seller, or 
7.23 	both but does not represent either in a fiduciary capacity as a Buyer's Broker, Seller's 
7.24 	Broker, or Dual Agent. THE FACILITATOR BROKER OR SALESPERSON 
7.25 	DOES NOT OWE ANY PARTY ANY OF THE FIDUCIARY DUTIES LISTED 
7.26 	BELOW, EXCEPT CONFIDENTIALITY, UNLESS THOSE DUTIES ARE 
7.27 	INCLUDED IN A WRITTEN FACILITATOR SERVICES AGREEMENT. The 
7.28 	facilitator broker or salesperson owes the duty of confidentiality to the party but 
7.29 	owes no other duty to the party except those duties required by law or contained in 
7.30 	a written facilitator services agreement, if any. In the event a facilitator broker or 
7.31 	salesperson, working with a Buyer, shows a property listed by the facilitator broker 
7.32 	or salesperson, then the facilitator broker or salesperson must act as a Seller's Broker 
7.33 	(see paragraph I above). In the event a facilitator broker or salesperson, working 
7.34 	with a Seller, accepts a showing of the property by a Buyer being represented by the 
7.35 	facilitator broker or salesperson, then the facilitator broker or salesperson must act 
7.36 	as a Buyer's Broker (see paragraph III above).
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8.2 	(1) This disclosure is required by law in any transaction involving property occupied 
8.3 	or intended to be occupied by one to four families as their residence.
8.4 	(2) The fiduciary duties mentioned above are listed below and have the following 
8.5 	meanings:
8.6 	Loyalty-broker/salesperson will act only in client(s)' best interest.
8.7 	Obedience-broker/salesperson will carry out all client(s)' lawful instructions.
8.8 	Disclosure-broker/salesperson will disclose to client(s) all material facts of which 
8.9 	broker/salesperson has knowledge which might reasonably affect the client's use and 
8.10 	enjoyment of the property.
8.11 	Confidentiality-broker/salesperson will keep client(s)' confidences unless required 
8.12 	by law to disclose specific information (such as disclosure of material facts to Buyers).
8.13 	Reasonable Care-broker/salesperson will use reasonable care in performing duties as 
8.14 	an agent.
8.15 	Accounting-broker/salesperson will account to client(s) for all client(s)' money 
8.16 	and property received as agent.
8.17 	(3) If Seller(s) elect(s) not to agree to a dual agency relationship, Seller(s) may give 
8.18 	up the opportunity to sell the property to Buyers represented by the broker/salesperson. 
8.19 	If Buyer(s) elect(s) not to agree to a dual agency relationship, Buyer(s) may give up the 
8.20 	opportunity to purchase properties listed by the broker.

8.21 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 82.72, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.22 		Subd. 3.Retention. A licensed real estate broker shall retain for six years copies 
8.23 	of all listings, buyer representation and facilitator services contracts, deposit receipts, 
8.24 	purchase money contracts, canceled checks, trust account records, and such other 
8.25 	documents as may reasonably be related to carrying on a real estate brokerage business. 
8.26 	The retention period shall run from the date of the closing of the transaction, or from 
8.27 	the date of the closing document if the transaction is not consummated. The following 
8.28 	documents need not be retained:
8.29 	(1) agency disclosure forms provided to prospective buyers or sellers, where no 
8.30 	contractual relationship is subsequently created and no services are provided by the 
8.31 	licensee; and
8.32 	(2) facilitator services contracts or buyer representation contracts entered into with 
8.33 	prospective buyers, where the prospective buyer abandons the contractual relationship 
8.34 	before any services have been provided by the licensee.

9.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
9.2 		Subd. 2a.When prepared. Where there is potential for significant environmental 
9.3 	effects resulting from any major governmental action, the action shall be preceded by a 
9.4 	detailed environmental impact statement prepared by the responsible governmental unit. 
9.5 	The environmental impact statement shall be an analytical rather than an encyclopedic 
9.6 	document which describes the proposed action in detail, analyzes its significant 
9.7 	environmental impacts, discusses appropriate alternatives to the proposed action and 
9.8 	their impacts, and explores methods by which adverse environmental impacts of an 
9.9 	action could be mitigated. The environmental impact statement shall also analyze those 
9.10 	economic, employment, and sociological effects that cannot be avoided should the action 
9.11 	be implemented. To ensure its use in the decision-making process, the environmental 
9.12 	impact statement shall be prepared as early as practical in the formulation of an action.
9.13 	(a) The board shall by rule establish categories of actions for which environmental 
9.14 	impact statements and for which environmental assessment worksheets shall be prepared 
9.15 	as well as categories of actions for which no environmental review is required under this 
9.16 	section. A mandatory environmental assessment worksheet shall not be required for the 
9.17 	expansion of an ethanol plant, as defined in section 41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph 
9.18 	(b), or the conversion of an ethanol plant to a biobutanol facility or the expansion of a 
9.19 	biobutanol facility as defined in section 41A.105, subdivision 1a, based on the capacity 
9.20 	of the expanded or converted facility to produce alcohol fuel, but must be required if 
9.21 	the ethanol plant or biobutanol facility meets or exceeds thresholds of other categories 
9.22 	of actions for which environmental assessment worksheets must be prepared. The 
9.23 	responsible governmental unit for an ethanol plant or biobutanol facility project for which 
9.24 	an environmental assessment worksheet is prepared shall be the state agency with the 
9.25 	greatest responsibility for supervising or approving the project as a whole.
9.26 	A mandatory environmental impact statement shall not be required for a facility 
9.27 	or plant located outside the seven-county metropolitan area that produces less than 
9.28 	125,000,000 gallons of ethanol, biobutanol, or cellulosic biofuel annually, or produces less 
9.29 	than 400,000 tons of chemicals annually, if the facility or plant is: an ethanol plant, as 
9.30 	defined in section 41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b); a biobutanol facility, as defined 
9.31 	in section 41A.105, subdivision 1a, clause (1); or a cellulosic biofuel facility, as defined in 
9.32 	section 41A.10, subdivision 1, paragraph (d). A facility or plant that only uses a cellulosic 
9.33 	feedstock to produce chemical products for use by another facility as a feedstock shall not 
9.34 	be considered a fuel conversion facility as used in rules adopted under this chapter.
9.35 	(b) The responsible governmental unit shall promptly publish notice of the 
9.36 	completion of an environmental assessment worksheet by publishing the notice in at least 
10.1 	one newspaper of general circulation in the geographic area where the project is proposed, 
10.2 	by posting the notice on a Web site that has been designated as the official publication site 
10.3 	for publication of proceedings, public notices, and summaries of a political subdivision in 
10.4 	which the project is proposed, or in any other manner determined by the board and shall 
10.5 	provide copies of the environmental assessment worksheet to the board and its member 
10.6 	agencies. Comments on the need for an environmental impact statement may be submitted 
10.7 	to the responsible governmental unit during a 30-day period following publication of the 
10.8 	notice that an environmental assessment worksheet has been completed. The responsible 
10.9 	governmental unit's decision on the need for an environmental impact statement shall be 
10.10 	based on the environmental assessment worksheet and the comments received during the 
10.11 	comment period, and shall be made within 15 days after the close of the comment period. 
10.12 	The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by not more than 15 additional days upon 
10.13 	the request of the responsible governmental unit.
10.14 	(c) An environmental assessment worksheet shall also be prepared for a proposed 
10.15 	action whenever material evidence accompanying a petition by not less than 100 
10.16 	individuals who reside or own property in the state, submitted before the proposed 
10.17 	project has received final approval by the appropriate governmental units, demonstrates 
10.18 	that, because of the nature or location of a proposed action, there may be potential for 
10.19 	significant environmental effects. Petitions requesting the preparation of an environmental 
10.20 	assessment worksheet shall be submitted to the board. The chair of the board shall 
10.21 	determine the appropriate responsible governmental unit and forward the petition to it. 
10.22 	A decision on the need for an environmental assessment worksheet shall be made by 
10.23 	the responsible governmental unit within 15 days after the petition is received by the 
10.24 	responsible governmental unit. The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by not 
10.25 	more than 15 additional days upon request of the responsible governmental unit.
10.26 	(d) Except in an environmentally sensitive location where Minnesota Rules, part 
10.27 	4410.4300, subpart 29, item B, applies, the proposed action is exempt from environmental 
10.28 	review under this chapter and rules of the board, if:
10.29 	(1) the proposed action is:
10.30 	(i) an animal feedlot facility with a capacity of less than 1,000 animal units; or
10.31 	(ii) an expansion of an existing animal feedlot facility with a total cumulative 
10.32 	capacity of less than 1,000 animal units;
10.33 	(2) the application for the animal feedlot facility includes a written commitment by 
10.34 	the proposer to design, construct, and operate the facility in full compliance with Pollution 
10.35 	Control Agency feedlot rules; and
11.1 	(3) the county board holds a public meeting for citizen input at least ten business 
11.2 	days prior to the Pollution Control Agency or county issuing a feedlot permit for the 
11.3 	animal feedlot facility unless another public meeting for citizen input has been held with 
11.4 	regard to the feedlot facility to be permitted. The exemption in this paragraph is in 
11.5 	addition to other exemptions provided under other law and rules of the board.
11.6 	(e) The board may, prior to final approval of a proposed project, require preparation 
11.7 	of an environmental assessment worksheet by a responsible governmental unit selected 
11.8 	by the board for any action where environmental review under this section has not been 
11.9 	specifically provided for by rule or otherwise initiated.
11.10 	(f) An early and open process shall be utilized to limit the scope of the environmental 
11.11 	impact statement to a discussion of those impacts, which, because of the nature or location 
11.12 	of the project, have the potential for significant environmental effects. The same process 
11.13 	shall be utilized to determine the form, content and level of detail of the statement as well 
11.14 	as the alternatives which are appropriate for consideration in the statement. In addition, 
11.15 	the permits which will be required for the proposed action shall be identified during the 
11.16 	scoping process. Further, the process shall identify those permits for which information 
11.17 	will be developed concurrently with the environmental impact statement. The board 
11.18 	shall provide in its rules for the expeditious completion of the scoping process. The 
11.19 	determinations reached in the process shall be incorporated into the order requiring the 
11.20 	preparation of an environmental impact statement.
11.21 	(g) The responsible governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, avoid 
11.22 	duplication and ensure coordination between state and federal environmental review 
11.23 	and between environmental review and environmental permitting. Whenever practical, 
11.24 	information needed by a governmental unit for making final decisions on permits 
11.25 	or other actions required for a proposed project shall be developed in conjunction 
11.26 	with the preparation of an environmental impact statement. When an environmental 
11.27 	impact statement is prepared for a project requiring multiple permits for which two or 
11.28 	more agencies' decision processes include either mandatory or discretionary hearings 
11.29 	before a hearing officer prior to the agencies' decision on the permit, the agencies 
11.30 	may, notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, conduct the hearings in a single 
11.31 	consolidated hearing process if requested by the proposer. All agencies having jurisdiction 
11.32 	over a permit that is included in the consolidated hearing shall participate. The responsible 
11.33 	governmental unit shall establish appropriate procedures for the consolidated hearing 
11.34 	process, including procedures to ensure that the consolidated hearing process is consistent 
11.35 	with the applicable requirements for each permit regarding the rights and duties of parties to 
11.36 	the hearing, and shall utilize the earliest applicable hearing procedure to initiate the hearing.
12.1 	(h) An environmental impact statement shall be prepared and its adequacy 
12.2 	determined within 280 days after notice of its preparation unless the time is extended by 
12.3 	consent of the parties or by the governor for good cause. The responsible governmental 
12.4 	unit shall determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement, unless within 60 
12.5 	days after notice is published that an environmental impact statement will be prepared, 
12.6 	the board chooses to determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement. If an 
12.7 	environmental impact statement is found to be inadequate, the responsible governmental 
12.8 	unit shall have 60 days to prepare an adequate environmental impact statement.
12.9 	(i) The proposer of a specific action may include in the information submitted to the 
12.10 	responsible governmental unit a preliminary draft environmental impact statement under 
12.11 	this section on that action for review, modification, and determination of completeness and 
12.12 	adequacy by the responsible governmental unit. A preliminary draft environmental impact 
12.13 	statement prepared by the project proposer and submitted to the responsible governmental 
12.14 	unit shall identify or include as an appendix all studies and other sources of information 
12.15 	used to substantiate the analysis contained in the preliminary draft environmental impact 
12.16 	statement. The responsible governmental unit shall require additional studies, if needed, 
12.17 	and obtain from the project proposer all additional studies and information necessary for 
12.18 	the responsible governmental unit to perform its responsibility to review, modify, and 
12.19 	determine the completeness and adequacy of the environmental impact statement.

12.20 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.146, is amended to read:
12.21 	116L.146 EXPEDITED GRANT PROCESS.
12.22 	(a) The board may authorize grants not to exceed $50,000 each through an expedited 
12.23 	grant approval process to:
12.24 	(1) eligible employers to provide training programs for up to 50 workers; or
12.25 	(2) a public or private institution of higher education to:
12.26 	(i) do predevelopment or curriculum development for training programs prior to 
12.27 	submission for program funding under section 116L.12;
12.28 	(ii) (i) convert an existing curriculum for distance learning through interactive 
12.29 	television or other communication methods; or
12.30 	(iii) (ii) enable a training program to be offered when it would otherwise be canceled 
12.31 	due to an enrollment shortfall of one or two students when the program is offered in a 
12.32 	health-related field with a documented worker shortage and is part of a training program 
12.33 	not exceeding two years in length.
12.34 	(b) The board shall develop application procedures and evaluation policies for 
12.35 	grants made under this section.

13.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 119A.50, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
13.2 		Subd. 3.Early childhood literacy programs. (a) A research-based early childhood 
13.3 	literacy program premised on actively involved parents, ongoing professional staff 
13.4 	development, and high quality early literacy program standards is established to increase 
13.5 	the literacy skills of children participating in Head Start to prepare them to be successful 
13.6 	readers and to increase families' participation in providing early literacy experiences to 
13.7 	their children. Program providers must:
13.8 	(1) work to prepare children to be successful learners;
13.9 	(2) work to close the achievement gap for at-risk children;
13.10 	(3) use a culturally relevant integrated approach to early literacy that daily offers 
13.11 	a literacy-rich classroom learning environment composed of books, writing materials, 
13.12 	writing centers, labels, rhyming, and other related literacy materials and opportunities;
13.13 	(4) support children's home language while helping the children master English and 
13.14 	use multiple literacy strategies to provide a cultural bridge between home and school;
13.15 	(5) use literacy mentors, ongoing literacy groups, and other teachers and staff to 
13.16 	provide appropriate, extensive professional development opportunities in early literacy 
13.17 	and classroom strategies for preschool teachers and other preschool staff;
13.18 	(6) use ongoing data-based assessments that enable preschool teachers to understand, 
13.19 	plan, and implement literacy strategies, activities, and curriculum that meet children's 
13.20 	literacy needs and continuously improve children's literacy;
13.21 	(7) foster participation by parents, community stakeholders, literacy advisors, and 
13.22 	evaluation specialists; and
13.23 	(8) provide parents of English learners with oral and written information to monitor 
13.24 	the program's impact on their children's English language development, to know whether 
13.25 	their children are progressing in developing their English proficiency and, where 
13.26 	practicable, their native language proficiency, and to actively engage with their children in 
13.27 	developing their English and native language proficiency.
13.28 	Program providers are encouraged to collaborate with qualified, community-based 
13.29 	early childhood providers in implementing this program and to seek nonstate funds to 
13.30 	supplement the program.
13.31 	(b) Program providers under paragraph (a) interested in extending literacy programs 
13.32 	to children in kindergarten through grade 3 may elect to form a partnership with an 
13.33 	eligible organization under section 124D.38, subdivision 2, or 124D.42, subdivision 
13.34 	6, clause (3) 8, schools enrolling children in kindergarten through grade 3, and other 
13.35 	interested and qualified community-based entities to provide ongoing literacy programs 
13.36 	that offer seamless literacy instruction focused on closing the literacy achievement gap. 
14.1 	To close the literacy achievement gap by the end of third grade, partnership members must 
14.2 	agree to use best efforts and practices and to work collaboratively to implement a seamless 
14.3 	literacy model from age three to grade 3, consistent with paragraph (a). Literacy programs 
14.4 	under this paragraph must collect and use literacy data to:
14.5 	(1) evaluate children's literacy skills;
14.6 	(2) monitor the progress and provide reading instruction appropriate to the specific 
14.7 	needs of English learners; and
14.8 	(3) formulate specific intervention strategies to provide reading instruction to 
14.9 	children premised on the outcomes of formative and summative assessments and 
14.10 	research-based indicators of literacy development.
14.11 	The literacy programs under this paragraph also must train teachers and other 
14.12 	providers working with children to use the assessment outcomes under clause (2) (3) to 
14.13 	develop and use effective, long-term literacy coaching models that are specific to the 
14.14 	program providers.

14.15 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120A.41, is amended to read:
14.16 	120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.
14.17 	A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of 
14.18 	instruction for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a 
14.19 	student in grades 1 though through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in 
14.20 	grades 7 though through 12, not including summer school. The school calendar for all-day 
14.21 	kindergarten must include at least 850 hours of instruction for the school year. A school 
14.22 	board's annual calendar must include at least 165 days of instruction for a student in grades 
14.23 	1 through 11 unless a four-day week schedule has been approved by the commissioner 
14.24 	under section 124D.126.

14.25 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.26 		Subd. 2.Applicants licensed in other states. (a) Subject to the requirements of 
14.27 	sections 122A.18, subdivision 8, and 123B.03, the Board of Teaching must issue a teaching 
14.28 	license or a temporary teaching license under paragraphs (b) to (e) to an applicant who holds 
14.29 	at least a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and holds 
14.30 	or held a similar out-of-state teaching license that requires the applicant to successfully 
14.31 	complete a teacher preparation program approved by the issuing state, which includes 
14.32 	field-specific teaching methods and student teaching or essentially equivalent experience.
14.33 	(b) The Board of Teaching must issue a teaching license to an applicant who:
15.1 	(1) successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components 
15.2 	required by the Board of Teaching; and
15.3 	(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license to teach the same content field and 
15.4 	grade levels if the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than two grade levels less 
15.5 	than a similar Minnesota license.
15.6 	(c) The Board of Teaching, consistent with board rules and paragraph (h), must 
15.7 	issue up to three one-year temporary teaching licenses to an applicant who holds or held 
15.8 	an out-of-state teaching license to teach the same content field and grade levels, where 
15.9 	the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than two grade levels less than a similar 
15.10 	Minnesota license, but has not successfully completed all exams and human relations 
15.11 	preparation components required by the Board of Teaching.
15.12 	(d) The Board of Teaching, consistent with board rules, must issue up to three 
15.13 	one-year temporary teaching licenses to an applicant who:
15.14 	(1) successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components 
15.15 	required by the Board of Teaching; and
15.16 	(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license to teach the same content field 
15.17 	and grade levels, where the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than two grade 
15.18 	levels less than a similar Minnesota license, but has not completed field-specific teaching 
15.19 	methods or student teaching or equivalent experience.
15.20 	The applicant may complete field-specific teaching methods and student teaching 
15.21 	or equivalent experience by successfully participating in a one-year school district 
15.22 	mentorship program consistent with board-adopted standards of effective practice and 
15.23 	Minnesota graduation requirements.
15.24 	(e) The Board of Teaching must issue a temporary teaching license for a term of 
15.25 	up to three years only in the content field or grade levels specified in the out-of-state 
15.26 	license to an applicant who:
15.27 	(1) successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components 
15.28 	required by the Board of Teaching; and
15.29 	(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license where the out-of-state license is 
15.30 	more limited in the content field or grade levels than a similar Minnesota license.
15.31 	(f) The Board of Teaching must not issue to an applicant more than three one-year 
15.32 	temporary teaching licenses under this subdivision.
15.33 	(g) The Board of Teaching must not issue a license under this subdivision if the 
15.34 	applicant has not attained the additional degrees, credentials, or licenses required in a 
15.35 	particular licensure field.
16.1 	(h) The Board of Teaching must require an applicant for a teaching license or a 
16.2 	temporary teaching license under this subdivision to pass a skills examination in reading, 
16.3 	writing, and mathematics or demonstrate, consistent with section 122A.09, subdivision 
16.4 	4, the applicant's attainment of either the requisite composite ACT Plus Writing or SAT 
16.5 	score before the board issues the license unless, notwithstanding other provisions of this 
16.6 	subdivision, an applicable board-approved National Association of State Directors of 
16.7 	Teacher Education and Certification interstate reciprocity agreement exists to allow fully 
16.8 	certified teachers from other states to transfer their certification to Minnesota.

16.9 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
16.10 		Subd. 2.Alternative teacher professional pay system. (a) To participate in this 
16.11 	program, a school district, intermediate school district, school site, or charter school must 
16.12 	have an educational improvement plan under section 122A.413 and an alternative teacher 
16.13 	professional pay system agreement under paragraph (b). A charter school participant also 
16.14 	must comply with subdivision 2a.
16.15 	(b) The alternative teacher professional pay system agreement must:
16.16 	(1) describe how teachers can achieve career advancement and additional 
16.17 	compensation;
16.18 	(2) describe how the school district, intermediate school district, school site, or 
16.19 	charter school will provide teachers with career advancement options that allow teachers 
16.20 	to retain primary roles in student instruction and facilitate site-focused professional 
16.21 	development that helps other teachers improve their skills;
16.22 	(3) reform the "steps and lanes" salary schedule, prevent any teacher's compensation 
16.23 	paid before implementing the pay system from being reduced as a result of participating in 
16.24 	this system, base at least 60 percent of any compensation increase on teacher performance 
16.25 	using:
16.26 	(i) schoolwide student achievement gains under section 120B.35 or locally selected 
16.27 	standardized assessment outcomes, or both;
16.28 	(ii) measures of student growth and literacy that may include value-added models 
16.29 	or student learning goals, consistent with section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph 
16.30 	(b), clause (9), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (9), and other measures 
16.31 	that include the academic literacy, oral academic language, and achievement of English 
16.32 	learners under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clause (10), or 122A.41, 
16.33 	subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (10); and
16.34 	(iii) an objective evaluation program under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, 
16.35 	paragraph (b), clause (2), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (2);
17.1 	(4) provide for participation in job-embedded learning opportunities such as 
17.2 	professional learning communities to improve instructional skills and learning that are 
17.3 	aligned with student needs under section 122A.413, consistent with the staff development 
17.4 	plan under section 122A.60 and led during the school day by trained teacher leaders 
17.5 	such as master or mentor teachers;
17.6 	(5) allow any teacher in a participating school district, intermediate school district, 
17.7 	school site, or charter school that implements an alternative pay system to participate in 
17.8 	that system without any quota or other limit; and
17.9 	(6) encourage collaboration rather than competition among teachers.

17.10 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.11 		Subdivision 1.Staff development revenue. A district is required to reserve 
17.12 	an amount equal to at least two percent of the basic revenue under section 126C.10, 
17.13 	subdivision 2, for in-service education for programs under section 120B.22, subdivision 2, 
17.14 	for staff development plans, including plans for challenging instructional activities and 
17.15 	experiences under section 122A.60, and for curriculum development and programs, other 
17.16 	in-service education, teachers' evaluation, teachers' workshops, teacher conferences, 
17.17 	the cost of substitute teachers for staff development purposes, preservice and in-service 
17.18 	education for special education professionals and paraprofessionals, and other related 
17.19 	costs for staff development efforts. A district may annually waive the requirement to 
17.20 	reserve their basic revenue under this section if a majority vote of the licensed teachers 
17.21 	in the district and a majority vote of the school board agree to a resolution to waive the 
17.22 	requirement. A district in statutory operating debt is exempt from reserving basic revenue 
17.23 	according to this section. Districts may expend an additional amount of unreserved 
17.24 	revenue for staff development based on their needs.

17.25 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
17.26 		Subd. 4.Formation of school. (a) An authorizer, after receiving an application from 
17.27 	a school developer, may charter a licensed teacher under section 122A.18, subdivision 
17.28 	1, or a group of individuals that includes one or more licensed teachers under section 
17.29 	122A.18, subdivision 1, to operate a school subject to the commissioner's approval of the 
17.30 	authorizer's affidavit under paragraph (b). The school must be organized and operated as a 
17.31 	nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A and the provisions under the applicable chapter 
17.32 	shall apply to the school except as provided in this section.
18.1 	Notwithstanding sections 465.717 and 465.719, a school district, subject to this 
18.2 	section and section 124D.11, may create a corporation for the purpose of establishing a 
18.3 	charter school.
18.4 	(b) Before the operators may establish and operate a school, the authorizer must file 
18.5 	an affidavit with the commissioner stating its intent to charter a school. An authorizer 
18.6 	must file a separate affidavit for each school it intends to charter. An authorizer must file 
18.7 	an affidavit by May 1 to be able to charter a new school in the next school year after the 
18.8 	commissioner approves the authorizer's affidavit. The affidavit must state the terms and 
18.9 	conditions under which the authorizer would charter a school and how the authorizer 
18.10 	intends to oversee the fiscal and student performance of the charter school and to comply 
18.11 	with the terms of the written contract between the authorizer and the charter school 
18.12 	board of directors under subdivision 6. The commissioner must approve or disapprove 
18.13 	the authorizer's affidavit within 60 business days of receipt of the affidavit. If the 
18.14 	commissioner disapproves the affidavit, the commissioner shall notify the authorizer of 
18.15 	the deficiencies in the affidavit and the authorizer then has 20 business days to address the 
18.16 	deficiencies. The commissioner must notify the authorizer of final approval or disapproval 
18.17 	within 15 business days after receiving the authorizer's response to the deficiencies in the 
18.18 	affidavit. If the authorizer does not address deficiencies to the commissioner's satisfaction, 
18.19 	the commissioner's disapproval is final. Failure to obtain commissioner approval precludes 
18.20 	an authorizer from chartering the school that is the subject of this affidavit.
18.21 	(c) The authorizer may prevent an approved charter school from opening for 
18.22 	operation if, among other grounds, the charter school violates this section or does not meet 
18.23 	the ready-to-open standards that are part of the authorizer's oversight and evaluation 
18.24 	process or are stipulated in the charter school contract.
18.25 	(d) The operators authorized to organize and operate a school, before entering into 
18.26 	a contract or other agreement for professional or other services, goods, or facilities, 
18.27 	must incorporate as a nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A and must establish a 
18.28 	board of directors composed of at least five members who are not related parties until a 
18.29 	timely election for members of the ongoing charter school board of directors is held 
18.30 	according to the school's articles and bylaws under paragraph (f) (g). A charter school 
18.31 	board of directors must be composed of at least five members who are not related parties. 
18.32 	Staff members employed at the school, including teachers providing instruction under a 
18.33 	contract with a cooperative, members of the board of directors, and all parents or legal 
18.34 	guardians of children enrolled in the school are the voters eligible to elect the members 
18.35 	of the school's board of directors. A charter school must notify eligible voters of the 
19.1 	school board election dates at least 30 days before the election. Board of director meetings 
19.2 	must comply with chapter 13D.
19.3 	(e) A charter school shall publish and maintain on the school's official Web site: (1) 
19.4 	the minutes of meetings of the board of directors, and of members and committees having 
19.5 	any board-delegated authority, for at least one calendar year from the date of publication; 
19.6 	(2) directory information for members of the board of directors and committees having 
19.7 	board-delegated authority; and (3) identifying and contact information for the school's 
19.8 	authorizer. Identifying and contact information for the school's authorizer must be 
19.9 	included in other school materials made available to the public. Upon request of an 
19.10 	individual, the charter school must also make available in a timely fashion financial 
19.11 	statements showing all operations and transactions affecting income, surplus, and deficit 
19.12 	during the school's last annual accounting period; and a balance sheet summarizing assets 
19.13 	and liabilities on the closing date of the accounting period. A charter school also must 
19.14 	include that same information about its authorizer in other school materials that it makes 
19.15 	available to the public.
19.16 	(f) Every charter school board member shall attend annual training throughout the 
19.17 	member's term on the board. All new board members shall attend initial training on 
19.18 	the board's role and responsibilities, employment policies and practices, and financial 
19.19 	management. A new board member who does not begin the required initial training within 
19.20 	six months after being seated and complete that training within 12 months of being seated 
19.21 	on the board is automatically ineligible to continue to serve as a board member. The 
19.22 	school shall include in its annual report the training attended by each board member 
19.23 	during the previous year.
19.24 	(g) The ongoing board must be elected before the school completes its third year of 
19.25 	operation. Board elections must be held during the school year but may not be conducted 
19.26 	on days when the school is closed for holidays, breaks, or vacations. The charter school 
19.27 	board of directors shall be composed of at least five nonrelated members and include: (i) 
19.28 	at least one licensed teacher employed as a teacher at the school or providing instruction 
19.29 	under contract between the charter school and a cooperative; (ii) at least one parent or 
19.30 	legal guardian of a student enrolled in the charter school who is not an employee of 
19.31 	the charter school; and (iii) at least one interested community member who resides in 
19.32 	Minnesota and is not employed by the charter school and does not have a child enrolled 
19.33 	in the school. The board may include a majority of teachers described in this paragraph 
19.34 	or parents or community members, or it may have no clear majority. The chief financial 
19.35 	officer and the chief administrator may only serve as ex-officio nonvoting board members. 
19.36 	No charter school employees shall serve on the board other than teachers under item (i). 
20.1 	Contractors providing facilities, goods, or services to a charter school shall not serve on 
20.2 	the board of directors of the charter school. Board bylaws shall outline the process and 
20.3 	procedures for changing the board's governance structure, consistent with chapter 317A. 
20.4 	A board may change its governance structure only:
20.5 	(1) by a majority vote of the board of directors and a majority vote of the licensed 
20.6 	teachers employed by the school as teachers, including licensed teachers providing 
20.7 	instruction under a contract between the school and a cooperative; and
20.8 	(2) with the authorizer's approval.
20.9 	Any change in board governance structure must conform with the composition of 
20.10 	the board established under this paragraph.
20.11 	(h) The granting or renewal of a charter by an authorizer must not be conditioned 
20.12 	upon the bargaining unit status of the employees of the school.
20.13 	(i) The granting or renewal of a charter school by an authorizer must not be 
20.14 	contingent on the charter school being required to contract, lease, or purchase services 
20.15 	from the authorizer. Any potential contract, lease, or purchase of service from an 
20.16 	authorizer must be disclosed to the commissioner, accepted through an open bidding 
20.17 	process, and be a separate contract from the charter contract. The school must document 
20.18 	the open bidding process. An authorizer must not enter into a contract to provide 
20.19 	management and financial services for a school that it authorizes, unless the school 
20.20 	documents that it received at least two competitive bids.
20.21 	(j) A charter school may apply to the authorizer to amend the school charter to 
20.22 	expand the operation of the school to additional grades or sites that would be students' 
20.23 	primary enrollment site beyond those defined in the original affidavit approved by the 
20.24 	commissioner. After approving the school's application, the authorizer shall submit a 
20.25 	supplementary affidavit in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. The 
20.26 	authorizer must file a supplement affidavit by October 1 to be eligible to expand in the next 
20.27 	school year. The supplementary affidavit must document that the school has demonstrated 
20.28 	to the satisfaction of the authorizer the following:
20.29 	(1) the need for the expansion with supporting long-range enrollment projections;
20.30 	(2) a longitudinal record of demonstrated student academic performance and growth 
20.31 	on statewide assessments under chapter 120B or on other academic assessments that 
20.32 	measure longitudinal student performance and growth approved by the charter school's 
20.33 	board of directors and agreed upon with the authorizer;
20.34 	(3) a history of sound school finances and a finance plan to implement the expansion 
20.35 	in a manner to promote the school's financial sustainability; and
21.1 	(4) board capacity and an administrative and management plan to implement its 
21.2 	expansion.
21.3 	(k) The commissioner shall have 30 business days to review and comment on the 
21.4 	supplemental affidavit. The commissioner shall notify the authorizer in writing of any 
21.5 	deficiencies in the supplemental affidavit and the authorizer then has 20 business days to 
21.6 	address, to the commissioner's satisfaction, any deficiencies in the supplemental affidavit. 
21.7 	The commissioner must notify the authorizer of final approval or disapproval within 15 
21.8 	business days after receiving the authorizer's response to the deficiencies in the affidavit. 
21.9 	The school may not expand grades or add sites until the commissioner has approved the 
21.10 	supplemental affidavit. The commissioner's approval or disapproval of a supplemental 
21.11 	affidavit is final.

21.12 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.20, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
21.13 		Subd. 8.Uses of general revenue. (a) General community education revenue 
21.14 	may be used for:
21.15 	(1) nonvocational, recreational, and leisure time activities and programs;
21.16 	(2) programs for adults with disabilities, if the programs and budgets are approved 
21.17 	by the department;
21.18 	(3) adult basic education programs, according to section 124D.52;
21.19 	(4) summer programs for elementary and secondary pupils;
21.20 	(5) implementation of a youth development plan;
21.21 	(6) implementation of a youth service program;
21.22 	(7) early childhood family education programs, according to section 124D.13;
21.23 	(8) school readiness programs, according to section 124D.15; and
21.24 	(9) extended day school-age care programs, according to section 124D.19, 
21.25 	subdivision 11.
21.26 	(b) In addition to money from other sources, a district may use up to ten percent of 
21.27 	its community education revenue for equipment that is used exclusively in community 
21.28 	education programs. This revenue may be used only for the following purposes:
21.29 	(1) to purchase or lease computers and related materials;
21.30 	(2) to purchase or lease equipment for instructional programs; and
21.31 	(3) to purchase textbooks and library books.
21.32 	(c) General community education revenue must not be used to subsidize the direct 
21.33 	activity costs for adult enrichment programs. Direct activity costs include, but are not 
21.34 	limited to, the cost of the activity leader or instructor, cost of materials, or transportation 
21.35 	costs.

22.1 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.861, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
22.2 		Subd. 3.Public engagement; progress report and budget process. (a) To 
22.3 	receive revenue under section 124D.862, the school board of an eligible district must 
22.4 	incorporate school and district plan components under section 120B.11 into the district's 
22.5 	comprehensive integration plan.
22.6 	(b) A school board must hold at least one formal annual hearing to publicly report its 
22.7 	progress in realizing the goals identified in its plan. At the hearing, the board must provide 
22.8 	the public with longitudinal data demonstrating district and school progress in reducing 
22.9 	the disparities in student academic performance among the specified categories of students 
22.10 	and in realizing racial and economic integration, consistent with the district plan and the 
22.11 	measures in paragraph (a). At least 30 days before the formal hearing under this paragraph, 
22.12 	the board must post its plan, its preliminary analysis, relevant student performance data, 
22.13 	and other longitudinal data on the district's Web site. A district must hold one hearing to 
22.14 	meet the hearing requirements of both this section and section 120B.11.
22.15 	(c) The district must submit a detailed budget to the commissioner by March 15 in 
22.16 	the year before it implements its plan. The commissioner must review, and approve or 
22.17 	disapprove the district's budget by June 1 of that year.
22.18 	(d) The longitudinal data required under paragraph (a) (b) must be based on student 
22.19 	growth and progress in reading and mathematics, as defined under section 120B.30, 
22.20 	subdivision 1, and student performance data and achievement reports from fully adaptive 
22.21 	reading and mathematics assessments for grades 3 through 7 beginning in the 2015-2016 
22.22 	school year under section 120B.30, subdivision 1a, and either (i) school enrollment 
22.23 	choices, (ii) the number of world language proficiency or high achievement certificates 
22.24 	awarded under section 120B.022, subdivision 1a, or the number of state bilingual and 
22.25 	multilingual seals issued under section 120B.022, subdivision 1b, or (iii) school safety 
22.26 	and students' engagement and connection at school under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, 
22.27 	paragraph (d). Additional longitudinal data may be based on: students' progress toward 
22.28 	career and college readiness under section 120B.30, subdivision 1; or rigorous coursework 
22.29 	completed under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), clause (2).

22.30 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.79, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
22.31 		Subd. 4.Tuition. Notwithstanding sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and 125A.65, for 
22.32 	children who are nonresidents of Minnesota, receive services under section 125A.76, 
22.33 	subdivisions 1 and 2 2a, and are placed in the serving school district by court action, the 
22.34 	serving school district shall submit unreimbursed tuition bills for eligible services to 
22.35 	the Department of Education instead of the resident school district. To be eligible for 
23.1 	reimbursement, the serving school district, as part of its child intake procedures, must 
23.2 	demonstrate good faith effort to obtain from the placing agency a financial commitment 
23.3 	to pay tuition costs.

23.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.

23.5 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.79, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
23.6 		Subd. 8.Out-of-state tuition. For children who are residents of the state, receive 
23.7 	services under section 125A.76, subdivisions 1 and 2 2a, and are placed in a care and 
23.8 	treatment facility by court action in a state that does not have a reciprocity agreement with 
23.9 	the commissioner under section 125A.155, the resident school district shall receive special 
23.10 	education out-of-state tuition aid equal to the amount of the tuition bills, minus (1) the 
23.11 	general education revenue, excluding basic skills revenue and the local optional levy 
23.12 	attributable to the pupil, calculated using the resident district's average general education 
23.13 	revenue per adjusted pupil unit, (2) the referendum equalization aid attributable to the 
23.14 	pupil, calculated using the resident district's referendum equalization aid per adjusted 
23.15 	pupil unit, and (3) the special education aid attributable to the pupil.

23.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.

23.17 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.441, is amended to read:
23.18 	127A.441 AID REDUCTION; LEVY REVENUE RECOGNITION CHANGE.
23.19 	(a) Each year, the state aids payable to any school district for that fiscal year that are 
23.20 	recognized as revenue in the school district's general and community service funds shall 
23.21 	be adjusted by an amount equal to (1) the amount the district recognized as revenue for the 
23.22 	prior fiscal year pursuant to section 123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (a) or (b), minus (2) 
23.23 	the amount the district recognized as revenue for the current fiscal year pursuant to section 
23.24 	123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (a) or (b). For purposes of making the aid adjustments 
23.25 	under this section, the amount the district recognizes as revenue for either the prior fiscal 
23.26 	year or the current fiscal year pursuant to section 123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), 
23.27 	shall not include any amount levied pursuant to section 124D.86, subdivision 4, for school 
23.28 	districts receiving revenue under sections 124D.86, subdivision 3, clauses (1), (2), and 
23.29 	(3);126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 126C.43, subdivision 
23.30 	2; and 126C.48, subdivision 6. Payment from the permanent school fund shall not be 
23.31 	adjusted pursuant to this section.
23.32 	(b) The commissioner shall schedule the timing of the adjustments under paragraph 
23.33 	(a) as close to the end of the fiscal year as possible.
24.1 	The school district shall be notified of the amount of the adjustment made to each 
24.2 	payment pursuant to this section.

24.3 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.49, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
24.4 		Subd. 2.Abatements. Whenever by virtue of chapter 278, sections 270C.86, 
24.5 	375.192, or otherwise, the net tax capacity or referendum market value of any district for 
24.6 	any taxable year is changed after the taxes for that year have been spread by the county 
24.7 	auditor and the local tax rate as determined by the county auditor based upon the original 
24.8 	net tax capacity is applied upon the changed net tax capacities, the county auditor shall, 
24.9 	prior to February 1 of each year, certify to the commissioner of education the amount of 
24.10 	any resulting net revenue loss that accrued to the district during the preceding year. Each 
24.11 	year, the commissioner shall pay an abatement adjustment to the district in an amount 
24.12 	calculated according to the provisions of this subdivision. This amount shall be deducted 
24.13 	from the amount of the levy authorized by section 126C.46. The amount of the abatement 
24.14 	adjustment must be the product of:
24.15 	(1) the net revenue loss as certified by the county auditor, times
24.16 	(2) the ratio of:
24.17 	(i) the sum of the amounts of the district's certified levy in the third preceding year 
24.18 	according to the following:
24.19 	(A) section 123B.57, if the district received health and safety aid according to that 
24.20 	section for the second preceding year;
24.21 	(B) section 124D.20, if the district received aid for community education programs 
24.22 	according to that section for the second preceding year;
24.23 	(C) section 124D.135, subdivision 3, if the district received early childhood family 
24.24 	education aid according to section 124D.135 for the second preceding year;
24.25 	(D) section 126C.17, subdivision 6, if the district received referendum equalization 
24.26 	aid according to that section for the second preceding year;
24.27 	(E) section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, if the district received operating capital aid 
24.28 	according to section 126C.10, subdivision 13b, in the second preceding year;
24.29 	(F) section 126C.10, subdivision 29, if the district received equity aid according to 
24.30 	section 126C.10, subdivision 30, in the second preceding year;
24.31 	(G) section 126C.10, subdivision 32, if the district received transition aid according 
24.32 	to section 126C.10, subdivision 33, in the second preceding year;
24.33 	(H) section 123B.53, subdivision 5, if the district received debt service equalization 
24.34 	aid according to section 123B.53, subdivision 6, in the second preceding year;
25.1 	(I) section 123B.535, subdivision 4, if the district received natural disaster debt 
25.2 	service equalization aid according to section 123B.535, subdivision 5, in the second 
25.3 	preceding year;
25.4 	(J) section 124D.22, subdivision 3, if the district received school-age care aid 
25.5 	according to section 124D.22, subdivision 4, in the second preceding year;
25.6 	(K) section 123B.591, subdivision 3, if the district received deferred maintenance 
25.7 	aid according to section 123B.591, subdivision 4, in the second preceding year; and
25.8 	(L) section 126C.10, subdivision 35 122A.415, subdivision 5, if the district 
25.9 	received alternative teacher compensation equalization aid according to section 126C.10, 
25.10 	subdivision 36 122A.415, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), in the second preceding year; to
25.11 	(ii) the total amount of the district's certified levy in the third preceding December, 
25.12 	plus or minus auditor's adjustments.

25.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2017 and later.

25.14 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.49, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
25.15 		Subd. 3.Excess tax increment. (a) If a return of excess tax increment is made to a 
25.16 	district pursuant to sections 469.176, subdivision 2, and 469.177, subdivision 9, or upon 
25.17 	decertification of a tax increment district, the school district's aid and levy limitations 
25.18 	must be adjusted for the fiscal year in which the excess tax increment is paid under the 
25.19 	provisions of this subdivision.
25.20 	(b) An amount must be subtracted from the district's aid for the current fiscal year 
25.21 	equal to the product of:
25.22 	(1) the amount of the payment of excess tax increment to the district, times
25.23 	(2) the ratio of:
25.24 	(i) the sum of the amounts of the district's certified levy for the fiscal year in which 
25.25 	the excess tax increment is paid according to the following:
25.26 	(A) section 123B.57, if the district received health and safety aid according to that 
25.27 	section for the second preceding year;
25.28 	(B) section 124D.20, if the district received aid for community education programs 
25.29 	according to that section for the second preceding year;
25.30 	(C) section 124D.135, subdivision 3, if the district received early childhood family 
25.31 	education aid according to section 124D.135 for the second preceding year;
25.32 	(D) section 126C.17, subdivision 6, if the district received referendum equalization 
25.33 	aid according to that section for the second preceding year;
25.34 	(E) section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, if the district received operating capital aid 
25.35 	according to section 126C.10, subdivision 13b, in the second preceding year;
26.1 	(F) section 126C.10, subdivision 29, if the district received equity aid according to 
26.2 	section 126C.10, subdivision 30, in the second preceding year;
26.3 	(G) section 126C.10, subdivision 32, if the district received transition aid according 
26.4 	to section 126C.10, subdivision 33, in the second preceding year;
26.5 	(H) section 123B.53, subdivision 5, if the district received debt service equalization 
26.6 	aid according to section 123B.53, subdivision 6, in the second preceding year;
26.7 	(I) section 123B.535, subdivision 4, if the district received natural disaster debt 
26.8 	service equalization aid according to section 123B.535, subdivision 5, in the second 
26.9 	preceding year;
26.10 	(J) section 124D.22, subdivision 3, if the district received school-age care aid 
26.11 	according to section 124D.22, subdivision 4, in the second preceding year;
26.12 	(K) section 123B.591, subdivision 3, if the district received deferred maintenance 
26.13 	aid according to section 123B.591, subdivision 4, in the second preceding year; and
26.14 	(L) section 126C.10, subdivision 35 122A.415, subdivision 5, if the district 
26.15 	received alternative teacher compensation equalization aid according to section 126C.10, 
26.16 	subdivision 36 122A.415, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), in the second preceding year; to
26.17 	(ii) the total amount of the district's certified levy for the fiscal year, plus or minus 
26.18 	auditor's adjustments.
26.19 	(c) An amount must be subtracted from the school district's levy limitation for the 
26.20 	next levy certified equal to the difference between:
26.21 	(1) the amount of the distribution of excess increment; and
26.22 	(2) the amount subtracted from aid pursuant to clause (a).
26.23 	If the aid and levy reductions required by this subdivision cannot be made to the aid 
26.24 	for the fiscal year specified or to the levy specified, the reductions must be made from 
26.25 	aid for subsequent fiscal years, and from subsequent levies. The school district must use 
26.26 	the payment of excess tax increment to replace the aid and levy revenue reduced under 
26.27 	this subdivision.
26.28 	(d) This subdivision applies only to the total amount of excess increments received 
26.29 	by a district for a calendar year that exceeds $25,000.

26.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2017 and later.

26.31 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144.0724, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
26.32 		Subd. 4.Resident assessment schedule. (a) A facility must conduct and 
26.33 	electronically submit to the commissioner of health MDS assessments that conform with 
26.34 	the assessment schedule defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 483.20, 
26.35 	and published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for 
27.1 	Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Long Term Care Assessment Instrument User's 
27.2 	Manual, version 3.0, and subsequent updates when issued by the Centers for Medicare 
27.3 	and Medicaid Services. The commissioner of health may substitute successor manuals or 
27.4 	question and answer documents published by the United States Department of Health and 
27.5 	Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to replace or supplement 
27.6 	the current version of the manual or document.
27.7 	(b) The assessments used to determine a case mix classification for reimbursement 
27.8 	include the following:
27.9 	(1) a new admission assessment;
27.10 	(2) an annual assessment which must have an assessment reference date (ARD) 
27.11 	within 92 days of the previous assessment and the previous comprehensive assessment;
27.12 	(3) a significant change in status assessment must be completed within 14 days of 
27.13 	the identification of a significant change;
27.14 	(4) all quarterly assessments must have an assessment reference date (ARD) within 
27.15 	92 days of the ARD of the previous assessment;
27.16 	(5) any significant correction to a prior comprehensive assessment, if the assessment 
27.17 	being corrected is the current one being used for RUG classification; and
27.18 	(6) any significant correction to a prior quarterly assessment, if the assessment being 
27.19 	corrected is the current one being used for RUG classification.
27.20 	(c) In addition to the assessments listed in paragraph (b), the assessments used to 
27.21 	determine nursing facility level of care include the following:
27.22 	(1) preadmission screening completed under section 256.975, subdivision 
27.23 	subdivisions 7a to 7c, by the Senior LinkAge Line or other organization under contract 
27.24 	with the Minnesota Board on Aging; and
27.25 	(2) a nursing facility level of care determination as provided for under section 
27.26 	256B.0911, subdivision 4e, as part of a face-to-face long-term care consultation assessment 
27.27 	completed under section 256.975, subdivisions 7a to 7c 256B.0911, by a county, tribe, or 
27.28 	managed care organization under contract with the Department of Human Services.

27.29 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144.227, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.30 		Subdivision 1.False statements. A person who intentionally makes a false 
27.31 	statement in a certificate, vital record, or report required to be filed under sections 144.211
27.32 	to 144.214 144.2131 or 144.216 to 144.227, or in an application for an amendment thereof, 
27.33 	or in an application for a certified vital record or who supplies false information intending 
27.34 	that the information be used in the preparation of a report, vital record, certificate, or 
27.35 	amendment thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

28.1 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144A.10, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
28.2 		Subd. 16.Independent informal dispute resolution. (a) Notwithstanding 
28.3 	subdivision 15, a facility certified under the federal Medicare or Medicaid programs may 
28.4 	request from the commissioner, in writing, an independent informal dispute resolution 
28.5 	process regarding any deficiency citation issued to the facility. The facility must specify 
28.6 	in its written request each deficiency citation that it disputes. The commissioner shall 
28.7 	provide a hearing under sections 14.57 to 14.62. Upon the written request of the facility, 
28.8 	the parties must submit the issues raised to arbitration by an administrative law judge.
28.9 	(b) Upon receipt of a written request for an arbitration proceeding, the commissioner 
28.10 	shall file with the Office of Administrative Hearings a request for the appointment 
28.11 	of an arbitrator and simultaneously serve the facility with notice of the request. The 
28.12 	arbitrator for the dispute shall be an administrative law judge appointed by the Office of 
28.13 	Administrative Hearings. The disclosure provisions of section 572B.12 and the notice 
28.14 	provisions of section 572B.15, subsection (c), apply. The facility and the commissioner 
28.15 	have the right to be represented by an attorney.
28.16 	(c) The commissioner and the facility may present written evidence, depositions, 
28.17 	and oral statements and arguments at the arbitration proceeding. Oral statements and 
28.18 	arguments may be made by telephone.
28.19 	(d) Within ten working days of the close of the arbitration proceeding, the 
28.20 	administrative law judge shall issue findings regarding each of the deficiencies in dispute. 
28.21 	The findings shall be one or more of the following:
28.22 	(1) Supported in full. The citation is supported in full, with no deletion of findings 
28.23 	and no change in the scope or severity assigned to the deficiency citation.
28.24 	(2) Supported in substance. The citation is supported, but one or more findings are 
28.25 	deleted without any change in the scope or severity assigned to the deficiency.
28.26 	(3) Deficient practice cited under wrong requirement of participation. The citation is 
28.27 	amended by moving it to the correct requirement of participation.
28.28 	(4) Scope not supported. The citation is amended through a change in the scope 
28.29 	assigned to the citation.
28.30 	(5) Severity not supported. The citation is amended through a change in the severity 
28.31 	assigned to the citation.
28.32 	(6) No deficient practice. The citation is deleted because the findings did not support 
28.33 	the citation or the negative resident outcome was unavoidable. The findings of the 
28.34 	arbitrator are not binding on the commissioner.
28.35 	(e) The commissioner shall reimburse the Office of Administrative Hearings for the 
28.36 	costs incurred by that office for the arbitration proceeding. The facility shall reimburse the 
29.1 	commissioner for the proportion of the costs that represent the sum of deficiency citations 
29.2 	supported in full under paragraph (d), clause (1), or in substance under paragraph (d), 
29.3 	clause (2), divided by the total number of deficiencies disputed. A deficiency citation for 
29.4 	which the administrative law judge's sole finding is that the deficient practice was cited 
29.5 	under the wrong requirements of participation shall not be counted in the numerator or 
29.6 	denominator in the calculation of the proportion of costs.

29.7 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.3209, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
29.8 		Subd. 3.Phase 2 - construction manager/general contractor contract. (a) Before 
29.9 	conducting any construction-related services, the commissioner shall:
29.10 	(1) conduct an independent cost estimate for the project or each work package; and
29.11 	(2) conduct contract negotiations with the construction manager/general contractor 
29.12 	to develop a construction manager/general contractor contract. This contract must include 
29.13 	a minimum construction manager/general contractor self-performing requirement of 30 
29.14 	percent of the negotiated cost. Items designated in the construction manager/general 
29.15 	contractor contract as specialty items may be subcontracted and the cost of any specialty 
29.16 	item performed under the subcontract will be deducted from the cost before computing the 
29.17 	amount of work required to be performed by the contractor.
29.18 	(b) If the construction manager/general contractor and the commissioner are unable 
29.19 	to negotiate a contract, the commissioner may use other contract procurement processes or 
29.20 	may readvertise the construction manager/general contractor contract. The construction 
29.21 	manager/general contractor may: (1) bid or propose on the project if advertised under 
29.22 	section 161.32 or 161.3206; or (2) join a design-build team if advertised under sections 
29.23 	161.3410 to 161.3428 161.3426.
29.24 	(c) The commissioner shall provide to all bidders or design-build teams all data 
29.25 	shared between the commissioner and the construction manager/general contractor during 
29.26 	the contract negotiations under this subdivision.

29.27 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.28 		Subdivision 1.No certificate issued. The registrar shall not issue a certificate of 
29.29 	title for:
29.30 	(1) a vehicle owned by the United States;
29.31 	(2) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and not required by law to be registered in 
29.32 	this state;
30.1 	(3) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and regularly engaged in the interstate 
30.2 	transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title 
30.3 	has been issued in another state;
30.4 	(4) a vehicle moved solely by animal power;
30.5 	(5) an implement of husbandry;
30.6 	(6) special mobile equipment;
30.7 	(7) a self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle;
30.8 	(8) a trailer (i) having a gross weight of 4,000 pounds or less unless a secured party 
30.9 	holds an interest in the trailer or a certificate of title was previously issued by this state or 
30.10 	any other state or (ii) designed primarily for agricultural purposes except a recreational 
30.11 	vehicle or a manufactured home, both as defined in section 168.002, subdivisions 16 and 27;
30.12 	(9) a snowmobile; and
30.13 	(10) a spotter truck, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 77; and
30.14 	(11) (10) an electric-assisted bicycle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27.

30.15 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.781, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.16 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of sections 169.781 to 169.783:
30.17 	(a) "Commercial motor vehicle":
30.18 	(1) means a motor vehicle as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 16, paragraph 
30.19 	(a), or combination of motor vehicles used to transport passengers or property if the 
30.20 	motor vehicle:
30.21 	(i) has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;
30.22 	(ii) is a vehicle in a combination of more than 26,000 pounds;
30.23 	(iii) is a bus; or
30.24 	(iv) is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous materials that are 
30.25 	required to be placarded under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185; or and
30.26 	(v) is a spotter truck; and
30.27 	(2) does not include (i) a school bus or Head Start bus displaying a certificate under 
30.28 	section 169.451, or (ii) a bus operated by the Metropolitan Council or by a local transit 
30.29 	commission created in chapter 458A.
30.30 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
30.31 	(c) "Owner" means a person who owns, or has control, under a lease of more than 30 
30.32 	days' duration, of one or more commercial motor vehicles.

30.33 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.781, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
31.1 		Subd. 2.Inspection required. (a) It is unlawful for a person to operate or permit 
31.2 	the operation, in violation of the requirements of paragraph (b), of:
31.3 	(1) a commercial motor vehicle registered in Minnesota or a spotter truck;
31.4 	(2) special mobile equipment as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 31, and 
31.5 	which is self-propelled, if it is mounted on a commercial motor vehicle chassis; or
31.6 	(3) a vehicle used to transport passengers by a motor carrier of railroad employees 
31.7 	under section 221.0255.
31.8 	(b) A vehicle described in paragraph (a):
31.9 	(1) must display a valid safety inspection decal issued by an inspector certified 
31.10 	by the commissioner; or
31.11 	(2) must carry (i) proof that the vehicle complies with federal motor vehicle 
31.12 	inspection requirements for vehicles in interstate commerce, and (ii) a certificate of 
31.13 	compliance with federal requirements issued by the commissioner under subdivision 9.

31.14 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.12, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
31.15 		Subd. 8.Legislative report. (a) By February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the 
31.16 	commissioner of transportation, with assistance from the commissioner of employment 
31.17 	and economic development, shall submit a report on the transportation economic 
31.18 	development program to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
31.19 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance and economic 
31.20 	development policy and finance.
31.21 	(b) At a minimum, the report must:
31.22 	(1) summarize the requirements and implementation of the transportation economic 
31.23 	development program established in this section;
31.24 	(2) review the criteria and economic impact performance measures used for 
31.25 	evaluation, prioritization, and selection of projects;
31.26 	(3) provide a brief overview of each project that received financial assistance under 
31.27 	the program, which must at a minimum identify:
31.28 	(i) basic project characteristics, such as funding recipient, geographic location, 
31.29 	and type of transportation modes served;
31.30 	(ii) sources and respective amounts of project funding; and
31.31 	(iii) the degree of economic benefit anticipated or observed, following the economic 
31.32 	impact performance measures established under subdivision 4;
31.33 	(4) identify the allocation of funds, including but not limited to a breakdown of total 
31.34 	project funds by transportation mode, the amount expended for administrative costs, and 
31.35 	the amount transferred to the transportation economic development assistance account;
32.1 	(5) evaluate the overall economic impact of the program consistent with the 
32.2 	accountability measurement requirements under section 116J.997; and
32.3 	(6) provide recommendations for any legislative changes related to the program.

32.4 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 241.332, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.5 		Subd. 2.Information to corrections employee. (a) Before disclosing any 
32.6 	information about the inmate, the correctional facility shall inform the corrections employee 
32.7 	of the confidentiality requirements of section 241.339and that the person may be subject 
32.8 	to penalties for unauthorized release of test results about the inmate under section 241.34.
32.9 	(b) The correctional facility shall inform the corrections employee of the insurance 
32.10 	protections in section 72A.20, subdivision 29.

32.11 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 241.335, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.12 		Subd. 2.Procedures without consent. If the inmate has provided a blood sample, 
32.13 	but does not consent to blood-borne pathogens testing, the correctional facility shall 
32.14 	ensure that the blood is tested for blood-borne pathogens if the corrections employee 
32.15 	requests the test, provided all of the following criteria are met:
32.16 	(1) the corrections employee and correctional facility have documented exposure to 
32.17 	blood or body fluids during performance of the employee's work duties;
32.18 	(2) a licensed physician has determined that a significant exposure has occurred 
32.19 	under section 241.341 and has documented that blood-borne pathogen test results are 
32.20 	needed for beginning, modifying, continuing, or discontinuing medical treatment for 
32.21 	the corrections employee as recommended by the most current guidelines of the United 
32.22 	States Public Health Service;
32.23 	(3) the corrections employee provides a blood sample for testing for blood-borne 
32.24 	pathogens as soon as feasible;
32.25 	(4) the correctional facility asks the inmate to consent to a test for blood-borne 
32.26 	pathogens and the inmate does not consent;
32.27 	(5) the correctional facility has provided the inmate and the corrections employee 
32.28 	with all of the information required by section 241.332; and
32.29 	(6) the correctional facility has informed the corrections employee of the 
32.30 	confidentiality requirements of section 241.339and the penalties for unauthorized release 
32.31 	of inmate information under section 241.34.

32.32 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 241.336, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
33.1 		Subd. 3.Procedures without consent; expedited process. (a) As used in this 
33.2 	subdivision, "qualified physician" means a person who:
33.3 	(1) is a licensed physician employed by or under contract with the correctional 
33.4 	facility to provide services to employees and inmates; and
33.5 	(2) is an infectious disease specialist or consults with an infectious disease specialist 
33.6 	or a hospital infectious disease officer.
33.7 	(b) An inmate in a correctional facility is subject to the release of medical 
33.8 	information related to blood-borne pathogen infections or the collection and testing of 
33.9 	a blood sample if a significant exposure occurs as determined by procedures in section 
33.10 	241.331, subdivision 2, clause (1). In the absence of affirmative consent and cooperation 
33.11 	in the release of medical information or collection of a blood sample, the head of a 
33.12 	correctional facility, having reported to and consulted with the state epidemiologist, may 
33.13 	order an inmate to provide release of medical information related to blood-borne pathogen 
33.14 	infections or a blood sample for testing for blood-borne pathogens if:
33.15 	(1) the correctional facility followed the procedures in sections 241.33 to 241.336, 
33.16 	subdivision 1, and 241.337 to 241.342 and attempted to obtain blood-borne pathogen test 
33.17 	results according to those sections;
33.18 	(2) a qualified physician has determined that a significant exposure has occurred to 
33.19 	the corrections employee under section 241.341;
33.20 	(3) a qualified physician has documented that the corrections employee has received 
33.21 	vaccinations for preventing blood-borne pathogens, provided a blood sample, and 
33.22 	consented to testing for blood-borne pathogens, and that blood-borne pathogen test results 
33.23 	are needed for beginning, continuing, modifying, or discontinuing medical treatment for 
33.24 	the corrections employee under section 241.341;
33.25 	(4) the head of the correctional facility has received affidavits from qualified 
33.26 	physicians, treating the corrections worker and the inmate, attesting that a significant 
33.27 	exposure has occurred to the corrections employee under section 241.341;
33.28 	(5) the correctional facility imposes appropriate safeguards against unauthorized 
33.29 	disclosure and use of medical information or samples consistent with those established in 
33.30 	sections 241.331 to 241.34 241.339;
33.31 	(6) a qualified physician for the corrections employee needs the test results for 
33.32 	beginning, continuing, modifying, or discontinuing medical treatment for the corrections 
33.33 	employee; and
33.34 	(7) the head of the correctional facility finds a compelling need for the medical 
33.35 	information or test results.
34.1 	In assessing whether a compelling need exists under clause (7), the head of the 
34.2 	correctional facility shall weigh the officer's need for the exchange of medical information 
34.3 	or blood collection and test results against the interests of the inmate, including, but not 
34.4 	limited to, privacy, health, safety, or economic interests. The head of the correctional 
34.5 	facility shall also consider whether release of medical information or involuntary blood 
34.6 	collection and testing would serve or harm public health interests.
34.7 	(c) Each state and local correctional facility shall adopt a plan for implementing by 
34.8 	July 1, 2006, policies and procedures for:
34.9 	(1) the education and treatment of corrections employees and inmates that are 
34.10 	consistent with those established by the Department of Corrections;
34.11 	(2) ensuring that corrections employees and inmates are routinely offered and are 
34.12 	provided voluntary vaccinations to prevent blood-borne pathogen infections;
34.13 	(3) ensuring that corrections employees and inmates are routinely offered and are 
34.14 	provided with voluntary postexposure prophylactic treatments for blood-borne pathogen 
34.15 	infections in accordance with the most current guidelines of the United States Public 
34.16 	Health Service; and
34.17 	(4) ensuring voluntary access to treatment for blood-borne pathogen infections in 
34.18 	accordance with the most current guidelines of the United States Public Health Service 
34.19 	for corrections workers or inmates who are determined to have a blood-borne pathogen 
34.20 	infection through procedures established in sections 241.331 to 241.34 241.339.
34.21 	(d) The commissioner of corrections and the director of each local correctional 
34.22 	facility shall provide written notice to each inmate through the inmate handbook, or a 
34.23 	comparable document, of the provisions of this subdivision.

34.24 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 244.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
34.25 		Subd. 5.Supervised release, life sentence. (a) The commissioner of corrections 
34.26 	may, under rules promulgated by the commissioner, give supervised release to an inmate 
34.27 	serving a mandatory life sentence under section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3), 
34.28 	(5), or (6); 609.3455, subdivision 3 or 4; 609.385; or Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 
34.29 	609.109, subdivision 3,  after the inmate has served the minimum term of imprisonment 
34.30 	specified in subdivision 4.
34.31 	(b) The commissioner shall require the preparation of a community investigation 
34.32 	report and shall consider the findings of the report when making a supervised release 
34.33 	decision under this subdivision. The report shall reflect the sentiment of the various 
34.34 	elements of the community toward the inmate, both at the time of the offense and at the 
34.35 	present time. The report shall include the views of the sentencing judge, the prosecutor, 
35.1 	any law enforcement personnel who may have been involved in the case, and any 
35.2 	successors to these individuals who may have information relevant to the supervised 
35.3 	release decision. The report shall also include the views of the victim and the victim's 
35.4 	family unless the victim or the victim's family chooses not to participate.
35.5 	(c) The commissioner shall make reasonable efforts to notify the victim, in advance, 
35.6 	of the time and place of the inmate's supervised release review hearing. The victim has 
35.7 	a right to submit an oral or written statement at the review hearing. The statement may 
35.8 	summarize the harm suffered by the victim as a result of the crime and give the victim's 
35.9 	recommendation on whether the inmate should be given supervised release at this time. 
35.10 	The commissioner must consider the victim's statement when making the supervised 
35.11 	release decision.
35.12 	(d) When considering whether to give supervised release to an inmate serving a life 
35.13 	sentence under section 609.3455, subdivision 3 or 4, the commissioner shall consider, at 
35.14 	a minimum, the following: the risk the inmate poses to the community if released, the 
35.15 	inmate's progress in treatment, the inmate's behavior while incarcerated, psychological 
35.16 	or other diagnostic evaluations of the inmate, the inmate's criminal history, and any 
35.17 	other relevant conduct of the inmate while incarcerated or before incarceration. The 
35.18 	commissioner may not give supervised release to the inmate unless:
35.19 	(1) while in prison:
35.20 	(i) the inmate has successfully completed appropriate sex offender treatment;
35.21 	(ii) the inmate has been assessed for chemical dependency needs and, if appropriate, 
35.22 	has successfully completed chemical dependency treatment; and
35.23 	(iii) the inmate has been assessed for mental health needs and, if appropriate, has 
35.24 	successfully completed mental health treatment; and
35.25 	(2) a comprehensive individual release plan is in place for the inmate that ensures 
35.26 	that, after release, the inmate will have suitable housing and receive appropriate aftercare 
35.27 	and community-based treatment. The comprehensive plan also must include a postprison 
35.28 	employment or education plan for the inmate.
35.29 	(e) As used in this subdivision, "victim" means the individual who suffered harm as 
35.30 	a result of the inmate's crime or, if the individual is deceased, the deceased's surviving 
35.31 	spouse or next of kin.

35.32 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.466, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
35.33 		Subd. 3a.Transition plan related to termination of contract. Counties must 
35.34 	prepare a transition plan that provides for continuity of care in the event of contract 
35.35 	termination with a community mental health center under section 245.715 245.62, or a 
36.1 	community support services program under section 245.462, subdivision 6. The county 
36.2 	shall provide at least 90 days' notice of the termination to the contracted agency and the 
36.3 	commissioner of human services. The transition plan must provide information to clients 
36.4 	on how to access medical records and how to transfer to other providers.

36.5 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.4871, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
36.6 		Subd. 13.Education and prevention services. (a) "Education and prevention 
36.7 	services" means services designed to:
36.8 	(1) educate the general public and groups identified as at risk of developing 
36.9 	emotional disturbance under section 245.4872, subdivision 3;
36.10 	(2) increase the understanding and acceptance of problems associated with emotional 
36.11 	disturbances;
36.12 	(3) improve people's skills in dealing with high-risk situations known to affect 
36.13 	children's mental health and functioning; and
36.14 	(4) refer specific children or their families with mental health needs to mental health 
36.15 	services.
36.16 	(b) The services include distribution to individuals and agencies identified by the 
36.17 	county board and the local children's mental health advisory council of information on 
36.18 	predictors and symptoms of emotional disturbances, where mental health services are 
36.19 	available in the county, and how to access the services.

36.20 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.4874, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
36.21 		Subdivision 1.Duties of county board. (a) The county board must:
36.22 	(1) develop a system of affordable and locally available children's mental health 
36.23 	services according to sections 245.487 to 245.4889;
36.24 	(2) establish a mechanism providing for interagency coordination as specified in 
36.25 	section 245.4875, subdivision 6;
36.26 	(3) (2) consider the assessment of unmet needs in the county as reported by the local 
36.27 	children's mental health advisory council under section 245.4875, subdivision 5, paragraph 
36.28 	(b), clause (3). The county shall provide, upon request of the local children's mental health 
36.29 	advisory council, readily available data to assist in the determination of unmet needs;
36.30 	(4) (3) assure that parents and providers in the county receive information about how 
36.31 	to gain access to services provided according to sections 245.487 to 245.4889;
36.32 	(5) (4) coordinate the delivery of children's mental health services with services 
36.33 	provided by social services, education, corrections, health, and vocational agencies to 
37.1 	improve the availability of mental health services to children and the cost-effectiveness of 
37.2 	their delivery;
37.3 	(6) (5) assure that mental health services delivered according to sections 245.487 
37.4 	to 245.4889 are delivered expeditiously and are appropriate to the child's diagnostic 
37.5 	assessment and individual treatment plan;
37.6 	(7) (6) provide for case management services to each child with severe emotional 
37.7 	disturbance according to sections 245.486; 245.4871, subdivisions 3 and 4; and 245.4881, 
37.8 	subdivisions 1, 3, and 5;
37.9 	(8) (7) provide for screening of each child under section 245.4885 upon admission 
37.10 	to a residential treatment facility, acute care hospital inpatient treatment, or informal 
37.11 	admission to a regional treatment center;
37.12 	(9) (8) prudently administer grants and purchase-of-service contracts that the county 
37.13 	board determines are necessary to fulfill its responsibilities under sections 245.487 to 
37.14 	245.4889;
37.15 	(10) (9) assure that mental health professionals, mental health practitioners, and case 
37.16 	managers employed by or under contract to the county to provide mental health services 
37.17 	are qualified under section 245.4871;
37.18 	(11) (10) assure that children's mental health services are coordinated with adult 
37.19 	mental health services specified in sections 245.461 to 245.486 so that a continuum of 
37.20 	mental health services is available to serve persons with mental illness, regardless of 
37.21 	the person's age;
37.22 	(12) (11) assure that culturally competent mental health consultants are used as 
37.23 	necessary to assist the county board in assessing and providing appropriate treatment for 
37.24 	children of cultural or racial minority heritage; and
37.25 	(13) (12) consistent with section 245.486, arrange for or provide a children's mental 
37.26 	health screening for:
37.27 	(i) a child receiving child protective services;
37.28 	(ii) a child in out-of-home placement;
37.29 	(iii) a child for whom parental rights have been terminated;
37.30 	(iv) a child found to be delinquent; or
37.31 	(v) a child found to have committed a juvenile petty offense for the third or 
37.32 	subsequent time.
37.33 	A children's mental health screening is not required when a screening or diagnostic 
37.34 	assessment has been performed within the previous 180 days, or the child is currently 
37.35 	under the care of a mental health professional.
38.1 	(b) When a child is receiving protective services or is in out-of-home placement, 
38.2 	the court or county agency must notify a parent or guardian whose parental rights have 
38.3 	not been terminated of the potential mental health screening and the option to prevent the 
38.4 	screening by notifying the court or county agency in writing.
38.5 	(c) When a child is found to be delinquent or a child is found to have committed a 
38.6 	juvenile petty offense for the third or subsequent time, the court or county agency must 
38.7 	obtain written informed consent from the parent or legal guardian before a screening is 
38.8 	conducted unless the court, notwithstanding the parent's failure to consent, determines that 
38.9 	the screening is in the child's best interest.
38.10 	(d) The screening shall be conducted with a screening instrument approved by 
38.11 	the commissioner of human services according to criteria that are updated and issued 
38.12 	annually to ensure that approved screening instruments are valid and useful for child 
38.13 	welfare and juvenile justice populations. Screenings shall be conducted by a mental health 
38.14 	practitioner as defined in section 245.4871, subdivision 26, or a probation officer or local 
38.15 	social services agency staff person who is trained in the use of the screening instrument. 
38.16 	Training in the use of the instrument shall include:
38.17 	(1) training in the administration of the instrument;
38.18 	(2) the interpretation of its validity given the child's current circumstances;
38.19 	(3) the state and federal data practices laws and confidentiality standards;
38.20 	(4) the parental consent requirement; and
38.21 	(5) providing respect for families and cultural values.
38.22 	If the screen indicates a need for assessment, the child's family, or if the family lacks 
38.23 	mental health insurance, the local social services agency, in consultation with the child's 
38.24 	family, shall have conducted a diagnostic assessment, including a functional assessment. 
38.25 	The administration of the screening shall safeguard the privacy of children receiving 
38.26 	the screening and their families and shall comply with the Minnesota Government Data 
38.27 	Practices Act, chapter 13, and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability 
38.28 	Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191. Screening results shall be considered private data and 
38.29 	the commissioner shall not collect individual screening results.
38.30 	(e) When the county board refers clients to providers of children's therapeutic 
38.31 	services and supports under section 256B.0943, the county board must clearly identify 
38.32 	the desired services components not covered under section 256B.0943 and identify the 
38.33 	reimbursement source for those requested services, the method of payment, and the 
38.34 	payment rate to the provider.

39.1 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.4877, is amended to read:
39.2 	245.4877 EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICES.
39.3 	Education and prevention services must be available to all children residing in the 
39.4 	county. Education and prevention services must be designed to:
39.5 	(1) convey information regarding emotional disturbances, mental health needs, 
39.6 	and treatment resources to the general public and groups identified as at high risk of 
39.7 	developing emotional disturbance under section 245.4872, subdivision 3;
39.8 	(2) at least annually, distribute to individuals and agencies identified by the county 
39.9 	board and the local children's mental health advisory council information on predictors 
39.10 	and symptoms of emotional disturbances, where mental health services are available in 
39.11 	the county, and how to access the services;
39.12 	(3) increase understanding and acceptance of problems associated with emotional 
39.13 	disturbances;
39.14 	(4) improve people's skills in dealing with high-risk situations known to affect 
39.15 	children's mental health and functioning;
39.16 	(5) prevent development or deepening of emotional disturbances; and
39.17 	(6) refer each child with emotional disturbance or the child's family with additional 
39.18 	mental health needs to appropriate mental health services.

39.19 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.493, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
39.20 		Subdivision 1.Qualification requirements. In order to qualify as a local children's 
39.21 	mental health collaborative and be eligible to receive start-up funds, the representatives of 
39.22 	the local system of care, including entities provided under section 245.4875, subdivision 
39.23 	6, and nongovernmental entities such as parents of children in the target population; parent 
39.24 	and consumer organizations; community, civic, and religious organizations; private and 
39.25 	nonprofit mental and physical health care providers; culturally specific organizations; local 
39.26 	foundations; and businesses, or at a minimum one county, one school district or special 
39.27 	education cooperative, one mental health entity, and, by July 1, 1998, one juvenile justice 
39.28 	or corrections entity, must agree to the following:
39.29 	(1) to establish a local children's mental health collaborative and develop an 
39.30 	integrated service system;
39.31 	(2) to commit resources to providing services through the local children's mental 
39.32 	health collaborative; and
39.33 	(3) develop a plan to contribute funds to the children's mental health collaborative.

39.34 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.493, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
40.1 		Subd. 1a.Duties of certain coordinating bodies. (a) By mutual agreement of the 
40.2 	collaborative and a coordinating body listed in this subdivision, a children's mental health 
40.3 	collaborative or a collaborative established by the merger of a children's mental health 
40.4 	collaborative and a family services collaborative under section 124D.23, may assume 
40.5 	the duties of a community transition interagency committee established under section 
40.6 	125A.22; an interagency early intervention committee established under section 125A.30; 
40.7 	or a local advisory council established under section 245.4875, subdivision 5; or a local 
40.8 	coordinating council established under section 245.4875, subdivision 6.
40.9 	(b) Two or more family services collaboratives or children's mental health 
40.10 	collaboratives may consolidate decision making, pool resources, and collectively act 
40.11 	on behalf of the individual collaboratives, based on a written agreement among the 
40.12 	participating collaboratives.

40.13 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.493, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
40.14 		Subd. 2.Duties of the collaborative. Each local children's mental health 
40.15 	collaborative must:
40.16 	(1) notify the commissioner of human services within ten days of formation by 
40.17 	signing a collaborative agreement and providing the commissioner with a copy of the 
40.18 	signed agreement;
40.19 	(2) identify a service delivery area and an operational target population within 
40.20 	that service delivery area. The operational target population must be economically and 
40.21 	culturally representative of children in the service delivery area to be served by the local 
40.22 	children's mental health collaborative. The size of the operational target population must 
40.23 	also be economically viable for the service delivery area;
40.24 	(3) seek to maximize federal revenues available to serve children in the target 
40.25 	population by designating local expenditures for services for these children and their 
40.26 	families that can be matched with federal dollars;
40.27 	(4) in consultation with the local children's advisory council and the local 
40.28 	coordinating council, if it is not the local children's mental health collaborative, design, 
40.29 	develop, and ensure implementation of an integrated service system that meets the 
40.30 	requirements for state and federal reimbursement and develop interagency agreements 
40.31 	necessary to implement the system;
40.32 	(5) expand membership to include representatives of other services in the local 
40.33 	system of care including prepaid health plans under contract with the commissioner of 
40.34 	human services to serve the needs of children in the target population and their families;
41.1 	(6) create or designate a management structure for fiscal and clinical responsibility 
41.2 	and outcome evaluation;
41.3 	(7) spend funds generated by the local children's mental health collaborative as 
41.4 	required in sections 245.491 to 245.495;
41.5 	(8) explore methods and recommend changes needed at the state level to reduce 
41.6 	duplication and promote coordination of services including the use of uniform forms for 
41.7 	reporting, billing, and planning of services;
41.8 	(9) submit its integrated service system design to the Children's Cabinet for approval 
41.9 	within one year of notifying the commissioner of human services of its formation;
41.10 	(10) provide an annual report that includes the elements listed in section 245.494, 
41.11 	subdivision 2, and the collaborative's planned timeline to expand its operational target 
41.12 	population to the Children's Cabinet; and
41.13 	(11) expand its operational target population.
41.14 	Each local children's mental health collaborative may contract with the commissioner 
41.15 	of human services to become a medical assistance provider of mental health services 
41.16 	according to section 245.4933.

41.17 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.191, is amended to read:
41.18 	245A.191 PROVIDER ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS FROM THE 
41.19 	CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY CONSOLIDATED TREATMENT FUND.
41.20 	(a) When a chemical dependency treatment provider licensed under Minnesota 
41.21 	Rules, parts 2960.0430 to 2960.0490 or 9530.6405 to 9530.6505, agrees to meet the 
41.22 	applicable requirements under section 254B.05, subdivision 5, paragraphs (b), clauses 
41.23 	(1) to (4) and (6), (c), and (d) (e), to be eligible for enhanced funding from the chemical 
41.24 	dependency consolidated treatment fund, the applicable requirements under section 
41.25 	254B.05 are also licensing requirements that may be monitored for compliance through 
41.26 	licensing investigations and licensing inspections.
41.27 	(b) Noncompliance with the requirements identified under paragraph (a) may 
41.28 	result in:
41.29 	(1) a correction order or a conditional license under section 245A.06, or sanctions 
41.30 	under section 245A.07;
41.31 	(2) nonpayment of claims submitted by the license holder for public program 
41.32 	reimbursement;
41.33 	(3) recovery of payments made for the service;
41.34 	(4) disenrollment in the public payment program; or
41.35 	(5) other administrative, civil, or criminal penalties as provided by law.

42.1 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.192, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
42.2 		Subd. 11.Prescription monitoring program. (a) Upon admission to a methadone 
42.3 	clinic outpatient treatment program, clients shall be notified that the Department of Human 
42.4 	Services and the medical director will monitor the prescription monitoring program to 
42.5 	review the prescribed controlled drugs the clients have received. The medical director or 
42.6 	the medical director's delegate must review data from the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy 
42.7 	prescription monitoring program (PMP) established under section 152.126 prior to the 
42.8 	client being ordered any controlled substance as defined under section 152.126, subdivision 
42.9 	1, paragraph (b) (c), including medications used for the treatment of opioid addiction. The 
42.10 	subsequent reviews of the PMP data must occur quarterly and be documented in the 
42.11 	client's individual file. When the PMP data shows a recent history of multiple prescribers 
42.12 	or multiple prescriptions for controlled substances, then subsequent reviews of the PMP 
42.13 	data must occur monthly and be documented in the client's individual file. If, at any time, 
42.14 	the medical director believes the use of the controlled substances places the client at risk 
42.15 	of harm, the program must seek the client's consent to discuss the client's opioid treatment 
42.16 	with other prescribers and must seek consent for the other prescriber to disclose to the 
42.17 	opioid treatment program's medical director the client's condition that formed the basis of 
42.18 	the other prescriptions. Additionally, any findings from the PMP data that are relevant to 
42.19 	the medical director's course of treatment for the client must be documented in the client's 
42.20 	individual file. A review of the PMP is not required for every medication dose adjustment.
42.21 	(b) The commissioner shall collaborate with the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy 
42.22 	to develop and implement an electronic system through which the commissioner shall 
42.23 	routinely access the data from the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy prescription monitoring 
42.24 	program established under section 152.126 for the purpose of determining whether 
42.25 	any client enrolled in an opioid addiction treatment program licensed according to this 
42.26 	section has also been prescribed or dispensed a controlled substance in addition to 
42.27 	that administered or dispensed by the opioid addiction treatment program. When the 
42.28 	commissioner determines there have been multiple prescribers or multiple prescriptions of 
42.29 	controlled substances, the commissioner shall:
42.30 	(1) inform the medical director of the opioid treatment program only that the 
42.31 	commissioner determined the existence of multiple prescribers or multiple prescriptions of 
42.32 	controlled substances; and
42.33 	(2) direct the medical director of the opioid treatment program to access the data 
42.34 	directly, review the effect of the multiple prescribers or multiple prescriptions, and 
42.35 	document the review.
43.1 	(c) If determined necessary, the commissioner shall seek a federal waiver of, or 
43.2 	exception to, any applicable provision of Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 
43.3 	2.34(c), prior to implementing this subdivision.

43.4 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
43.5 		Subd. 4.Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (a) When children are present in a 
43.6 	family child care home governed by Minnesota Rules, parts 9502.0315 to 9502.0445, at 
43.7 	least one caregiver must be present in the home who has been trained in cardiopulmonary 
43.8 	resuscitation (CPR), including CPR techniques for infants and children, and in the 
43.9 	treatment of obstructed airways that includes CPR techniques for infants and children. 
43.10 	The CPR training must have been provided by an individual approved to provide CPR 
43.11 	instruction, must be repeated at least once every two years, and must be documented 
43.12 	in the staff person's caregiver's records.
43.13 	(b) A family child care provider is exempt from the CPR training requirement in 
43.14 	this subdivision related to any substitute caregiver who provides less than 30 hours of 
43.15 	care during any 12-month period.
43.16 	(c) Persons providing CPR training must use CPR training that has been developed:
43.17 	(1) by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross and incorporates 
43.18 	psychomotor skills to support the instruction; or
43.19 	(2) using nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines for CPR training and 
43.20 	incorporates psychomotor skills to support the instruction.

43.21 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
43.22 		Subd. 2.Personal care provider organizations and community first services and 
43.23 	supports workers. The commissioner shall conduct background studies on any individual 
43.24 	required under sections 256B.0651 to 256B.0654, and256B.0659, and 256B.85 to have a 
43.25 	background study completed under this chapter.

43.26 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.22, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
43.27 		Subd. 5.Scope of set-aside. (a) If the commissioner sets aside a disqualification 
43.28 	under this section, the disqualified individual remains disqualified, but may hold a license 
43.29 	and have direct contact with or access to persons receiving services. Except as provided in 
43.30 	paragraph (b), the commissioner's set-aside of a disqualification is limited solely to the 
43.31 	licensed program, applicant, or agency specified in the set aside notice under section 
43.32 	245C.23. For personal care provider organizations, the commissioner's set-aside may 
43.33 	further be limited to a specific individual who is receiving services. For new background 
44.1 	studies required under section 245C.04, subdivision 1, paragraph (i) (g), if an individual's 
44.2 	disqualification was previously set aside for the license holder's program and the new 
44.3 	background study results in no new information that indicates the individual may pose a 
44.4 	risk of harm to persons receiving services from the license holder, the previous set-aside 
44.5 	shall remain in effect.
44.6 	(b) If the commissioner has previously set aside an individual's disqualification 
44.7 	for one or more programs or agencies, and the individual is the subject of a subsequent 
44.8 	background study for a different program or agency, the commissioner shall determine 
44.9 	whether the disqualification is set aside for the program or agency that initiated the 
44.10 	subsequent background study. A notice of a set-aside under paragraph (c) shall be issued 
44.11 	within 15 working days if all of the following criteria are met:
44.12 	(1) the subsequent background study was initiated in connection with a program 
44.13 	licensed or regulated under the same provisions of law and rule for at least one program 
44.14 	for which the individual's disqualification was previously set aside by the commissioner;
44.15 	(2) the individual is not disqualified for an offense specified in section 245C.15, 
44.16 	subdivision 1 or 2;
44.17 	(3) the commissioner has received no new information to indicate that the individual 
44.18 	may pose a risk of harm to any person served by the program; and
44.19 	(4) the previous set-aside was not limited to a specific person receiving services.
44.20 	(c) When a disqualification is set aside under paragraph (b), the notice of background 
44.21 	study results issued under section 245C.17, in addition to the requirements under section 
44.22 	245C.17, shall state that the disqualification is set aside for the program or agency that 
44.23 	initiated the subsequent background study. The notice must inform the individual that the 
44.24 	individual may request reconsideration of the disqualification under section 245C.21 on 
44.25 	the basis that the information used to disqualify the individual is incorrect.

44.26 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245D.061, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
44.27 		Subdivision 1.Standards for emergency use of manual restraints. The license 
44.28 	holder must ensure that emergency use of manual restraints complies with the requirements 
44.29 	of this chapter and the license holder's policy and procedures as required under subdivision 
44.30 	10 9. For the purposes of persons receiving services governed by this chapter, this section 
44.31 	supersedes the requirements identified in Minnesota Rules, part 9525.2770.

44.32 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 253B.07, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
44.33 		Subd. 7.Preliminary hearing. (a) No proposed patient may be held in a treatment 
44.34 	facility under a judicial hold pursuant to subdivision 6 2b longer than 72 hours, exclusive 
45.1 	of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, unless the court holds a preliminary hearing 
45.2 	and determines that the standard is met to hold the person.
45.3 	(b) The proposed patient, patient's counsel, the petitioner, the county attorney, and 
45.4 	any other persons as the court directs shall be given at least 24 hours written notice of 
45.5 	the preliminary hearing. The notice shall include the alleged grounds for confinement. 
45.6 	The proposed patient shall be represented at the preliminary hearing by counsel. The 
45.7 	court may admit reliable hearsay evidence, including written reports, for the purpose of 
45.8 	the preliminary hearing.
45.9 	(c) The court, on its motion or on the motion of any party, may exclude or excuse a 
45.10 	proposed patient who is seriously disruptive or who is incapable of comprehending and 
45.11 	participating in the proceedings. In such instances, the court shall, with specificity on the 
45.12 	record, state the behavior of the proposed patient or other circumstances which justify 
45.13 	proceeding in the absence of the proposed patient.
45.14 	(d) The court may continue the judicial hold of the proposed patient if it finds, by 
45.15 	a preponderance of the evidence, that serious physical harm to the proposed patient or 
45.16 	others is likely if the proposed patient is not immediately confined. If a proposed patient 
45.17 	was acquitted of a crime against the person under section 611.026 immediately preceding 
45.18 	the filing of the petition, the court may presume that serious physical harm to the patient or 
45.19 	others is likely if the proposed patient is not immediately confined.
45.20 	(e) Upon a showing that a person subject to a petition for commitment may need 
45.21 	treatment with neuroleptic medications and that the person may lack capacity to make 
45.22 	decisions regarding that treatment, the court may appoint a substitute decision-maker 
45.23 	as provided in section 253B.092, subdivision 6. The substitute decision-maker shall 
45.24 	meet with the proposed patient and provider and make a report to the court at the hearing 
45.25 	under section 253B.08 regarding whether the administration of neuroleptic medications 
45.26 	is appropriate under the criteria of section 253B.092, subdivision 7. If the substitute 
45.27 	decision-maker consents to treatment with neuroleptic medications and the proposed 
45.28 	patient does not refuse the medication, neuroleptic medication may be administered to 
45.29 	the patient. If the substitute decision-maker does not consent or the patient refuses, 
45.30 	neuroleptic medication may not be administered without a court order, or in an emergency 
45.31 	as set forth in section 253B.092, subdivision 3.

45.32 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
45.33 		Subd. 5.Rate requirements. (a) The commissioner shall establish rates for 
45.34 	chemical dependency services and service enhancements funded under this chapter.
45.35 	(b) Eligible chemical dependency treatment services include:
46.1 	(1) outpatient treatment services that are licensed according to Minnesota Rules, 
46.2 	parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480, or applicable tribal license;
46.3 	(2) medication-assisted therapy services that are licensed according to Minnesota 
46.4 	Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480 and 9530.6500, or applicable tribal license;
46.5 	(3) medication-assisted therapy plus enhanced treatment services that meet the 
46.6 	requirements of clause (2) and provide nine hours of clinical services each week;
46.7 	(4) high, medium, and low intensity residential treatment services that are licensed 
46.8 	according to Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480 and 9530.6505, or applicable 
46.9 	tribal license which provide, respectively, 30, 15, and five hours of clinical services each 
46.10 	week;
46.11 	(5) hospital-based treatment services that are licensed according to Minnesota Rules, 
46.12 	parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480, or applicable tribal license and licensed as a hospital under 
46.13 	sections 144.50 to 144.56;
46.14 	(6) adolescent treatment programs that are licensed as outpatient treatment programs 
46.15 	according to Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6485, or as residential treatment 
46.16 	programs according to Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0010 to 2960.0220, and 2960.0430 to 
46.17 	2960.0490, or applicable tribal license; and
46.18 	(7) room and board facilities that meet the requirements of section 254B.05, 
46.19 	subdivision 1a.
46.20 	(c) The commissioner shall establish higher rates for programs that meet the 
46.21 	requirements of paragraph (b) and the following additional requirements:
46.22 	(1) programs that serve parents with their children if the program:
46.23 	(i) provides on-site child care during hours of treatment activity that meets the 
46.24 	requirements in Minnesota Rules, part 9530.6490, or section 245A.03, subdivision 2; or
46.25 	(ii) arranges for off-site child care during hours of treatment activity at a facility that 
46.26 	is licensed under chapter 245A as:
46.27 	(A) a child care center under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9503; or
46.28 	(B) a family child care home under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502;
46.29 	(2) culturally specific programs as defined in section 254B.01, subdivision 8 4a, if 
46.30 	the program meets the requirements in Minnesota Rules, part 9530.6605, subpart 13;
46.31 	(3) programs that offer medical services delivered by appropriately credentialed 
46.32 	health care staff in an amount equal to two hours per client per week if the medical 
46.33 	needs of the client and the nature and provision of any medical services provided are 
46.34 	documented in the client file; and
46.35 	(4) programs that offer services to individuals with co-occurring mental health and 
46.36 	chemical dependency problems if:
47.1 	(i) the program meets the co-occurring requirements in Minnesota Rules, part 
47.2 	9530.6495;
47.3 	(ii) 25 percent of the counseling staff are licensed mental health professionals, as 
47.4 	defined in section 245.462, subdivision 18, clauses (1) to (6), or are students or licensing 
47.5 	candidates under the supervision of a licensed alcohol and drug counselor supervisor and 
47.6 	licensed mental health professional, except that no more than 50 percent of the mental 
47.7 	health staff may be students or licensing candidates with time documented to be directly 
47.8 	related to provisions of co-occurring services;
47.9 	(iii) clients scoring positive on a standardized mental health screen receive a mental 
47.10 	health diagnostic assessment within ten days of admission;
47.11 	(iv) the program has standards for multidisciplinary case review that include a 
47.12 	monthly review for each client that, at a minimum, includes a licensed mental health 
47.13 	professional and licensed alcohol and drug counselor, and their involvement in the review 
47.14 	is documented;
47.15 	(v) family education is offered that addresses mental health and substance abuse 
47.16 	disorders and the interaction between the two; and
47.17 	(vi) co-occurring counseling staff will receive eight hours of co-occurring disorder 
47.18 	training annually.
47.19 	(d) In order to be eligible for a higher rate under paragraph (c), clause (1), a program 
47.20 	that provides arrangements for off-site child care must maintain current documentation at 
47.21 	the chemical dependency facility of the child care provider's current licensure to provide 
47.22 	child care services. Programs that provide child care according to paragraph (c), clause 
47.23 	(1), must be deemed in compliance with the licensing requirements in Minnesota Rules, 
47.24 	part 9530.6490.
47.25 	(e) Adolescent residential programs that meet the requirements of Minnesota 
47.26 	Rules, parts 2960.0430 to 2960.0490 and 2960.0580 to 2960.0690, are exempt from the 
47.27 	requirements in paragraph (c), clause (4), items (i) to (iv).

47.28 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256.01, subdivision 14b, is amended to read:
47.29 		Subd. 14b.American Indian child welfare projects. (a) The commissioner of 
47.30 	human services may authorize projects to test tribal delivery of child welfare services to 
47.31 	American Indian children and their parents and custodians living on the reservation. 
47.32 	The commissioner has authority to solicit and determine which tribes may participate 
47.33 	in a project. Grants may be issued to Minnesota Indian tribes to support the projects. 
47.34 	The commissioner may waive existing state rules as needed to accomplish the projects. 
47.35 	Notwithstanding section 626.556, the commissioner may authorize projects to use 
48.1 	alternative methods of investigating and assessing reports of child maltreatment, provided 
48.2 	that the projects comply with the provisions of section 626.556 dealing with the rights 
48.3 	of individuals who are subjects of reports or investigations, including notice and appeal 
48.4 	rights and data practices requirements. The commissioner may seek any federal approvals 
48.5 	necessary to carry out the projects as well as seek and use any funds available to the 
48.6 	commissioner, including use of federal funds, foundation funds, existing grant funds, 
48.7 	and other funds. The commissioner is authorized to advance state funds as necessary to 
48.8 	operate the projects. Federal reimbursement applicable to the projects is appropriated 
48.9 	to the commissioner for the purposes of the projects. The projects must be required to 
48.10 	address responsibility for safety, permanency, and well-being of children.
48.11 	(b) For the purposes of this section, "American Indian child" means a person under 21 
48.12 	years old and who is a tribal member or eligible for membership in one of the tribes chosen 
48.13 	for a project under this subdivision and who is residing on the reservation of that tribe.
48.14 	(c) In order to qualify for an American Indian child welfare project, a tribe must:
48.15 	(1) be one of the existing tribes with reservation land in Minnesota;
48.16 	(2) have a tribal court with jurisdiction over child custody proceedings;
48.17 	(3) have a substantial number of children for whom determinations of maltreatment 
48.18 	have occurred;
48.19 	(4) have capacity to respond to reports of abuse and neglect under section 626.556;
48.20 	(5) provide a wide range of services to families in need of child welfare services; and
48.21 	(6) have a tribal-state title IV-E agreement in effect.
48.22 	(d) Grants awarded under this section may be used for the nonfederal costs of 
48.23 	providing child welfare services to American Indian children on the tribe's reservation, 
48.24 	including costs associated with:
48.25 	(1) assessment and prevention of child abuse and neglect;
48.26 	(2) family preservation;
48.27 	(3) facilitative, supportive, and reunification services;
48.28 	(4) out-of-home placement for children removed from the home for child protective 
48.29 	purposes; and
48.30 	(5) other activities and services approved by the commissioner that further the goals 
48.31 	of providing safety, permanency, and well-being of American Indian children.
48.32 	(e) When a tribe has initiated a project and has been approved by the commissioner 
48.33 	to assume child welfare responsibilities for American Indian children of that tribe under 
48.34 	this section, the affected county social service agency is relieved of responsibility for 
48.35 	responding to reports of abuse and neglect under section 626.556 for those children 
48.36 	during the time within which the tribal project is in effect and funded. The commissioner 
49.1 	shall work with tribes and affected counties to develop procedures for data collection, 
49.2 	evaluation, and clarification of ongoing role and financial responsibilities of the county 
49.3 	and tribe for child welfare services prior to initiation of the project. Children who have not 
49.4 	been identified by the tribe as participating in the project shall remain the responsibility 
49.5 	of the county. Nothing in this section shall alter responsibilities of the county for law 
49.6 	enforcement or court services.
49.7 	(f) Participating tribes may conduct children's mental health screenings under section 
49.8 	245.4874, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (13) (12), for children who are eligible for 
49.9 	the initiative and living on the reservation and who meet one of the following criteria:
49.10 	(1) the child must be receiving child protective services;
49.11 	(2) the child must be in foster care; or
49.12 	(3) the child's parents must have had parental rights suspended or terminated.
49.13 	Tribes may access reimbursement from available state funds for conducting the screenings. 
49.14 	Nothing in this section shall alter responsibilities of the county for providing services 
49.15 	under section 245.487.
49.16 	(g) Participating tribes may establish a local child mortality review panel. In 
49.17 	establishing a local child mortality review panel, the tribe agrees to conduct local child 
49.18 	mortality reviews for child deaths or near-fatalities occurring on the reservation under 
49.19 	subdivision 12. Tribes with established child mortality review panels shall have access 
49.20 	to nonpublic data and shall protect nonpublic data under subdivision 12, paragraphs (c) 
49.21 	to (e). The tribe shall provide written notice to the commissioner and affected counties 
49.22 	when a local child mortality review panel has been established and shall provide data upon 
49.23 	request of the commissioner for purposes of sharing nonpublic data with members of the 
49.24 	state child mortality review panel in connection to an individual case.
49.25 	(h) The commissioner shall collect information on outcomes relating to child safety, 
49.26 	permanency, and well-being of American Indian children who are served in the projects. 
49.27 	Participating tribes must provide information to the state in a format and completeness 
49.28 	deemed acceptable by the state to meet state and federal reporting requirements.
49.29 	(i) In consultation with the White Earth Band, the commissioner shall develop 
49.30 	and submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
49.31 	with jurisdiction over health and human services a plan to transfer legal responsibility 
49.32 	for providing child protective services to White Earth Band member children residing in 
49.33 	Hennepin County to the White Earth Band. The plan shall include a financing proposal, 
49.34 	definitions of key terms, statutory amendments required, and other provisions required to 
49.35 	implement the plan. The commissioner shall submit the plan by January 15, 2012.

50.1 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256.969, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
50.2 		Subd. 8.Unusual length of stay experience. (a) The commissioner shall establish 
50.3 	day outlier thresholds for each diagnostic category established under subdivision 2 at two 
50.4 	standard deviations beyond the mean length of stay. Payment for the days beyond the outlier 
50.5 	threshold shall be in addition to the operating and property payment rates per admission 
50.6 	established under subdivisions 2 and 2b. Payment for outliers shall be at 70 percent of 
50.7 	the allowable operating cost, after adjustment by the case mix index, hospital cost index, 
50.8 	relative values and the disproportionate population adjustment. The outlier threshold for 
50.9 	neonatal and burn diagnostic categories shall be established at one standard deviation 
50.10 	beyond the mean length of stay, and payment shall be at 90 percent of allowable operating 
50.11 	cost calculated in the same manner as other outliers. A hospital may choose an alternative 
50.12 	to the 70 percent outlier payment that is at a minimum of 60 percent and a maximum of 80 
50.13 	percent if the commissioner is notified in writing of the request by October 1 of the year 
50.14 	preceding the rate year. The chosen percentage applies to all diagnostic categories except 
50.15 	burns and neonates. The percentage of allowable cost that is unrecognized by the outlier 
50.16 	payment shall be added back to the base year operating payment rate per admission.
50.17 	(b) Effective for transfers occurring on and after November 1, 2014, the 
50.18 	commissioner shall establish payment rates for acute transfers outlier payments that are 
50.19 	based on Medicare methodologies.

50.20 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256.969, subdivision 23, is amended to read:
50.21 		Subd. 23.Hospital payment adjustment after June 30, 1993. (a) For admissions 
50.22 	occurring after June 30, 1993, the commissioner shall adjust the medical assistance 
50.23 	payment paid to a hospital, excluding regional treatment centers and facilities of the 
50.24 	federal Indian Health Service, with a medical assistance inpatient utilization rate in excess 
50.25 	of the arithmetic mean. The adjustment must be determined as follows:
50.26 	(1) for a hospital with a medical assistance inpatient utilization rate above the 
50.27 	arithmetic mean for all hospitals excluding regional treatment centers and facilities of the 
50.28 	federal Indian Health Service, the adjustment must be determined by multiplying the total 
50.29 	of the operating and property payment rates by the difference between the hospital's actual 
50.30 	medical assistance inpatient utilization rate and the arithmetic mean for all hospitals 
50.31 	excluding regional treatment centers and facilities of the federal Indian Health Service; and
50.32 	(2) for a hospital with a medical assistance inpatient utilization rate above one 
50.33 	standard deviation above the mean, the adjustment must be determined by multiplying 
50.34 	the adjustment under clause (1) for that hospital by 1.1.
51.1 	(b) Any payment under this subdivision must be reduced by the amount of any 
51.2 	payment received under subdivision 9, paragraph (b) (a), clause (1) or (2). For purposes of 
51.3 	this subdivision, medical assistance does not include general assistance medical care.
51.4 	(c) The commissioner shall adjust rates paid to a health maintenance organization 
51.5 	under contract with the commissioner to reflect rate increases provided in this section. The 
51.6 	adjustment must be made on a nondiscounted hospital-specific basis.

51.7 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0654, subdivision 2b, is amended to 
51.8 	read:
51.9 		Subd. 2b.Noncovered home care nursing services. Home care nursing services 
51.10 	do not cover the following:
51.11 	(1) nursing services by a nurse who is the family foster care provider of a person 
51.12 	who has not reached 18 years of age unless allowed under subdivision 4;
51.13 	(2) nursing services to more than two persons receiving shared home care nursing 
51.14 	services from a home care nurse in a single setting; and
51.15 	(3) nursing services provided by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who is 
51.16 	the recipient's legal guardian or related to the recipient as spouse, parent, or family foster 
51.17 	parent whether by blood, marriage, or adoption except as specified in section 256B.0652, 
51.18 	subdivision 4.

51.19 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.199, is amended to read:
51.20 	256B.199 PAYMENTS REPORTED BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
51.21 	(a) The commissioner shall apply for federal matching funds for the expenditures 
51.22 	in paragraphs (b) and (c).
51.23 	(b) The commissioner shall apply for federal matching funds for certified public 
51.24 	expenditures as follows:
51.25 	(1) Hennepin County, Hennepin County Medical Center, Ramsey County, and 
51.26 	Regions Hospital shall report quarterly to the commissioner beginning June 1, 2007, 
51.27 	payments made during the second previous quarter that may qualify for reimbursement 
51.28 	under federal law; 
51.29 	(2) based on these reports, the commissioner shall apply for federal matching 
51.30 	funds; and 
51.31 	(3) by May 1 of each year, beginning May 1, 2007, the commissioner shall inform 
51.32 	the nonstate entities listed in paragraph (a) of the amount of federal disproportionate share 
51.33 	hospital payment money expected to be available in the current federal fiscal year.
52.1 	(c) For the period from April 1, 2009, to September 30, 2010, the commissioner 
52.2 	shall apply for additional federal matching funds available as disproportionate share 
52.3 	hospital payments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. These 
52.4 	funds shall be made available as the state share of payments. The entities required to 
52.5 	report certified public expenditures under paragraph (b), clause (1), shall report additional 
52.6 	certified public expenditures as necessary under this paragraph.
52.7 	(d) For services provided on or after September 1, 2011, the commissioner shall 
52.8 	apply for additional federal matching funds available as disproportionate share hospital 
52.9 	payments under the MinnesotaCare program. A hospital may elect on an annual basis to 
52.10 	not be a disproportionate share hospital for purposes of this paragraph, if the hospital does 
52.11 	not qualify for a payment under section 256.969, subdivision 9, paragraph (b) (a).

52.12 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.76, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
52.13 		Subd. 4.Critical access dental providers.  (a) Effective for dental services 
52.14 	rendered on or after January 1, 2002, the commissioner shall increase reimbursements 
52.15 	to dentists and dental clinics deemed by the commissioner to be critical access dental 
52.16 	providers. For dental services rendered on or after July 1, 2007, the commissioner shall 
52.17 	increase reimbursement by 35 percent above the reimbursement rate that would otherwise 
52.18 	be paid to the critical access dental provider. The commissioner shall pay the managed 
52.19 	care plans and county-based purchasing plans in amounts sufficient to reflect increased 
52.20 	reimbursements to critical access dental providers as approved by the commissioner.
52.21 	(b) The commissioner shall designate the following dentists and dental clinics as 
52.22 	critical access dental providers:
52.23 	(1) nonprofit community clinics that:
52.24 	(i) have nonprofit status in accordance with chapter 317A;
52.25 	(ii) have tax exempt status in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code, section 
52.26 	501(c)(3);
52.27 	(iii) are established to provide oral health services to patients who are low income, 
52.28 	uninsured, have special needs, and are underserved;
52.29 	(iv) have professional staff familiar with the cultural background of the clinic's 
52.30 	patients;
52.31 	(v) charge for services on a sliding fee scale designed to provide assistance to 
52.32 	low-income patients based on current poverty income guidelines and family size;
52.33 	(vi) do not restrict access or services because of a patient's financial limitations 
52.34 	or public assistance status; and
52.35 	(vii) have free care available as needed;
53.1 	(2) federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, and public health clinics;
53.2 	(3) city or county owned and operated hospital-based dental clinics;
53.3 	(4) a dental clinic or dental group owned and operated by a nonprofit corporation in 
53.4 	accordance with chapter 317A with more than 10,000 patient encounters per year with 
53.5 	patients who are uninsured or covered by medical assistance or MinnesotaCare;
53.6 	(5) a dental clinic owned and operated by the University of Minnesota or the 
53.7 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system; and
53.8 	(6) private practicing dentists if:
53.9 	(i) the dentist's office is located within a health professional shortage area as defined 
53.10 	under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, part 5, and United States Code, title 42, 
53.11 	section 254E;
53.12 	(ii) more than 50 percent of the dentist's patient encounters per year are with patients 
53.13 	who are uninsured or covered by medical assistance or MinnesotaCare;
53.14 	(iii) the dentist does not restrict access or services because of a patient's financial 
53.15 	limitations or public assistance status; and
53.16 	(iv) the level of service provided by the dentist is critical to maintaining adequate 
53.17 	levels of patient access within the service area in which the dentist operates.
53.18 	(c) A designated critical access clinic shall receive the reimbursement rate specified 
53.19 	in paragraph (a) for dental services provided off site at a private dental office if the 
53.20 	following requirements are met:
53.21 	(1) the designated critical access dental clinic is located within a health professional 
53.22 	shortage area as defined under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, part 5, and United 
53.23 	States Code, title 42, section 254E, and is located outside the seven-county metropolitan 
53.24 	area;
53.25 	(2) the designated critical access dental clinic is not able to provide the service 
53.26 	and refers the patient to the off-site dentist;
53.27 	(3) the service, if provided at the critical access dental clinic, would be reimbursed 
53.28 	at the critical access reimbursement rate;
53.29 	(4) the dentist and allied dental professionals providing the services off site are 
53.30 	licensed and in good standing under chapter 150A;
53.31 	(5) the dentist providing the services is enrolled as a medical assistance provider;
53.32 	(6) the critical access dental clinic submits the claim for services provided off site 
53.33 	and receives the payment for the services; and
53.34 	(7) the critical access dental clinic maintains dental records for each claim submitted 
53.35 	under this paragraph, including the name of the dentist, the off-site location, and the 
53.36 	license number of the dentist and allied dental professionals providing the services.

54.1 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256J.14, is amended to read:
54.2 	256J.14 ELIGIBILITY FOR PARENTING OR PREGNANT MINORS.
54.3 	(a) The definitions in this paragraph only apply to this subdivision section.
54.4 	(1) "Household of a parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative" means the place 
54.5 	of residence of:
54.6 	(i) a natural or adoptive parent;
54.7 	(ii) a legal guardian according to appointment or acceptance under sections 
54.8 	260C.325 or 524.5-201 to 524.5-317, and related laws;
54.9 	(iii) a caregiver as defined in section 256J.08, subdivision 11; or
54.10 	(iv) an appropriate adult relative designated by a county agency.
54.11 	(2) "Adult supervised supportive living arrangement" means a private family setting 
54.12 	which assumes responsibility for the care and control of the minor parent and minor 
54.13 	child, or other living arrangement, not including a public institution, licensed by the 
54.14 	commissioner of human services which ensures that the minor parent receives adult 
54.15 	supervision and supportive services, such as counseling, guidance, independent living 
54.16 	skills training, or supervision.
54.17 	(b) A minor parent and the minor child who is in the care of the minor parent must 
54.18 	reside in the household of a parent, legal guardian, other adult relative, or in an adult 
54.19 	supervised supportive living arrangement in order to receive MFIP unless:
54.20 	(1) the minor parent has no living parent, other adult relative, or legal guardian 
54.21 	whose whereabouts is known;
54.22 	(2) no living parent, other adult relative, or legal guardian of the minor parent allows 
54.23 	the minor parent to live in the parent's, other adult relative's, or legal guardian's home;
54.24 	(3) the minor parent lived apart from the minor parent's own parent or legal guardian 
54.25 	for a period of at least one year before either the birth of the minor child or the minor 
54.26 	parent's application for MFIP;
54.27 	(4) the physical or emotional health or safety of the minor parent or minor child 
54.28 	would be jeopardized if the minor parent and the minor child resided in the same residence 
54.29 	with the minor parent's parent, other adult relative, or legal guardian; or
54.30 	(5) an adult supervised supportive living arrangement is not available for the minor 
54.31 	parent and child in the county in which the minor parent and child currently reside. If an 
54.32 	adult supervised supportive living arrangement becomes available within the county, the 
54.33 	minor parent and child must reside in that arrangement.
54.34 	(c) The county agency shall inform minor applicants both orally and in writing about 
54.35 	the eligibility requirements, their rights and obligations under the MFIP program, and 
54.36 	any other applicable orientation information. The county must advise the minor of the 
55.1 	possible exemptions under section 256J.54, subdivision 5, and specifically ask whether 
55.2 	one or more of these exemptions is applicable. If the minor alleges one or more of these 
55.3 	exemptions, then the county must assist the minor in obtaining the necessary verifications 
55.4 	to determine whether or not these exemptions apply.
55.5 	(d) If the county worker has reason to suspect that the physical or emotional health 
55.6 	or safety of the minor parent or minor child would be jeopardized if they resided with the 
55.7 	minor parent's parent, other adult relative, or legal guardian, then the county worker must 
55.8 	make a referral to child protective services to determine if paragraph (b), clause (4), 
55.9 	applies. A new determination by the county worker is not necessary if one has been made 
55.10 	within the last six months, unless there has been a significant change in circumstances 
55.11 	which justifies a new referral and determination.
55.12 	(e) If a minor parent is not living with a parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative 
55.13 	due to paragraph (b), clause (1), (2), or (4), the minor parent must reside, when possible, 
55.14 	in a living arrangement that meets the standards of paragraph (a), clause (2).
55.15 	(f) Regardless of living arrangement, MFIP must be paid, when possible, in the 
55.16 	form of a protective payment on behalf of the minor parent and minor child according to 
55.17 	section 256J.39, subdivisions 2 to 4.

55.18 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256J.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
55.19 		Subd. 2.Income exclusions. The following must be excluded in determining a 
55.20 	family's available income:
55.21 	(1) payments for basic care, difficulty of care, and clothing allowances received for 
55.22 	providing family foster care to children or adults under Minnesota Rules, parts 9555.5050 
55.23 	to 9555.6265, 9560.0521, and 9560.0650 to 9560.0655, payments for family foster care 
55.24 	for children under section 260C.4411 or chapter 256N, and payments received and used 
55.25 	for care and maintenance of a third-party beneficiary who is not a household member;
55.26 	(2) reimbursements for employment training received through the Workforce 
55.27 	Investment Act of 1998, United States Code, title 20, chapter 73, section 9201;
55.28 	(3) reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred while performing volunteer 
55.29 	services, jury duty, employment, or informal carpooling arrangements directly related to 
55.30 	employment;
55.31 	(4) all educational assistance, except the county agency must count graduate student 
55.32 	teaching assistantships, fellowships, and other similar paid work as earned income and, 
55.33 	after allowing deductions for any unmet and necessary educational expenses, shall 
55.34 	count scholarships or grants awarded to graduate students that do not require teaching 
55.35 	or research as unearned income;
56.1 	(5) loans, regardless of purpose, from public or private lending institutions, 
56.2 	governmental lending institutions, or governmental agencies;
56.3 	(6) loans from private individuals, regardless of purpose, provided an applicant or 
56.4 	participant documents that the lender expects repayment;
56.5 	(7)(i) state income tax refunds; and
56.6 	(ii) federal income tax refunds;
56.7 	(8)(i) federal earned income credits;
56.8 	(ii) Minnesota working family credits;
56.9 	(iii) state homeowners and renters credits under chapter 290A; and
56.10 	(iv) federal or state tax rebates;
56.11 	(9) funds received for reimbursement, replacement, or rebate of personal or real 
56.12 	property when these payments are made by public agencies, awarded by a court, solicited 
56.13 	through public appeal, or made as a grant by a federal agency, state or local government, 
56.14 	or disaster assistance organizations, subsequent to a presidential declaration of disaster;
56.15 	(10) the portion of an insurance settlement that is used to pay medical, funeral, and 
56.16 	burial expenses, or to repair or replace insured property;
56.17 	(11) reimbursements for medical expenses that cannot be paid by medical assistance;
56.18 	(12) payments by a vocational rehabilitation program administered by the state 
56.19 	under chapter 268A, except those payments that are for current living expenses;
56.20 	(13) in-kind income, including any payments directly made by a third party to a 
56.21 	provider of goods and services;
56.22 	(14) assistance payments to correct underpayments, but only for the month in which 
56.23 	the payment is received;
56.24 	(15) payments for short-term emergency needs under section 256J.626, subdivision 2;
56.25 	(16) funeral and cemetery payments as provided by section 256.935;
56.26 	(17) nonrecurring cash gifts of $30 or less, not exceeding $30 per participant in 
56.27 	a calendar month;
56.28 	(18) any form of energy assistance payment made through Public Law 97-35, 
56.29 	Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, payments made directly to energy 
56.30 	providers by other public and private agencies, and any form of credit or rebate payment 
56.31 	issued by energy providers;
56.32 	(19) Supplemental Security Income (SSI), including retroactive SSI payments and 
56.33 	other income of an SSI recipient, except as described in section 256J.37, subdivision 3b;
56.34 	(20) Minnesota supplemental aid, including retroactive payments;
56.35 	(21) proceeds from the sale of real or personal property;
57.1 	(22) adoption or kinship assistance payments under chapter 256N or 259A and 
57.2 	Minnesota permanency demonstration title IV-E waiver payments;
57.3 	(23) state-funded family subsidy program payments made under section 252.32 to 
57.4 	help families care for children with developmental disabilities, consumer support grant 
57.5 	funds under section 256.476, and resources and services for a disabled household member 
57.6 	under one of the home and community-based waiver services programs under chapter 256B;
57.7 	(24) interest payments and dividends from property that is not excluded from and 
57.8 	that does not exceed the asset limit;
57.9 	(25) rent rebates;
57.10 	(26) income earned by a minor caregiver, minor child through age 6, or a minor 
57.11 	child who is at least a half-time student in an approved elementary or secondary education 
57.12 	program;
57.13 	(27) income earned by a caregiver under age 20 who is at least a half-time student in 
57.14 	an approved elementary or secondary education program;
57.15 	(28) MFIP child care payments under section 119B.05;
57.16 	(29) all other payments made through MFIP to support a caregiver's pursuit of 
57.17 	greater economic stability;
57.18 	(30) income a participant receives related to shared living expenses;
57.19 	(31) reverse mortgages;
57.20 	(32) benefits provided by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, United States Code, title 
57.21 	42, chapter 13A, sections 1771 to 1790;
57.22 	(33) benefits provided by the women, infants, and children (WIC) nutrition program, 
57.23 	United States Code, title 42, chapter 13A, section 1786;
57.24 	(34) benefits from the National School Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42, 
57.25 	chapter 13, sections 1751 to 1769e;
57.26 	(35) relocation assistance for displaced persons under the Uniform Relocation 
57.27 	Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, United States Code, title 
57.28 	42, chapter 61, subchapter II, section 4636, or the National Housing Act, United States 
57.29 	Code, title 12, chapter 13, sections 1701 to 1750jj;
57.30 	(36) benefits from the Trade Act of 1974, United States Code, title 19, chapter 
57.31 	12, part 2, sections 2271 to 2322;
57.32 	(37) war reparations payments to Japanese Americans and Aleuts under United 
57.33 	States Code, title 50, sections 1989 to 1989d;
57.34 	(38) payments to veterans or their dependents as a result of legal settlements 
57.35 	regarding Agent Orange or other chemical exposure under Public Law 101-239, section 
57.36 	10405, paragraph (a)(2)(E);
58.1 	(39) income that is otherwise specifically excluded from MFIP consideration in 
58.2 	federal law, state law, or federal regulation;
58.3 	(40) security and utility deposit refunds;
58.4 	(41) American Indian tribal land settlements excluded under Public Laws 98-123, 
58.5 	98-124, and 99-377 to the Mississippi Band Chippewa Indians of White Earth, Leech 
58.6 	Lake, and Mille Lacs reservations and payments to members of the White Earth Band, 
58.7 	under United States Code, title 25, chapter 9, section 331, and chapter 16, section 1407;
58.8 	(42) all income of the minor parent's parents and stepparents when determining the 
58.9 	grant for the minor parent in households that include a minor parent living with parents or 
58.10 	stepparents on MFIP with other children;
58.11 	(43) income of the minor parent's parents and stepparents equal to 200 percent of the 
58.12 	federal poverty guideline for a family size not including the minor parent and the minor 
58.13 	parent's child in households that include a minor parent living with parents or stepparents 
58.14 	not on MFIP when determining the grant for the minor parent. The remainder of income is 
58.15 	deemed as specified in section 256J.37, subdivision 1b;
58.16 	(44) payments made to children eligible for relative custody assistance under section 
58.17 	257.85;
58.18 	(45) vendor payments for goods and services made on behalf of a client unless the 
58.19 	client has the option of receiving the payment in cash;
58.20 	(46) the principal portion of a contract for deed payment;
58.21 	(47) cash payments to individuals enrolled for full-time service as a volunteer under 
58.22 	AmeriCorps programs including AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps State, AmeriCorps 
58.23 	National, and AmeriCorps NCCC; and
58.24 	(48) housing assistance grants under section 256J.35, paragraph (a).

58.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2015.

58.26 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256J.61, is amended to read:
58.27 	256J.61 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
58.28 	The commissioner of human services, in cooperation with the commissioner of 
58.29 	employment and economic development, shall develop reporting requirements for county 
58.30 	agencies and employment and training service providers according to section 256.01, 
58.31 	subdivision 2, paragraph (17) (q). Reporting requirements must, to the extent possible, 
58.32 	use existing client tracking systems and must be within the limits of funds available. 
58.33 	The requirements must include summary information necessary for state agencies and 
58.34 	the legislature to evaluate the effectiveness of the services.

59.1 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 260B.185, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
59.2 		Subdivision 1.Detention. Before July 1, 1999, and pursuant to a request from an 
59.3 	eight-day temporary holdover facility, as defined in Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 
59.4 	241.0221, the commissioner of corrections, or the commissioner's designee, may grant a 
59.5 	onetime extension per child to the eight-day limit on detention under this chapter. This 
59.6 	extension may allow such a facility to detain a child for up to 30 days including weekends 
59.7 	and holidays. Upon the expiration of the extension, the child may not be transferred to 
59.8 	another eight-day temporary holdover facility. The commissioner shall develop criteria 
59.9 	for granting extensions under this section. These criteria must ensure that the child be 
59.10 	transferred to a long-term juvenile detention facility as soon as such a transfer is possible. 
59.11 	Nothing in this section changes the requirements in section 260B.178 regarding the 
59.12 	necessity of detention hearings to determine whether continued detention of the child 
59.13 	is proper.

59.14 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.046, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
59.15 		Subdivision 1.Tax accounts assigned. (a) Any person that contracts with a 
59.16 	taxpaying employer to have that person obtain the taxpaying employer's workforce and 
59.17 	provide workers to the taxpaying employer for a fee is, as of the effective date of the 
59.18 	contract, assigned for the duration of the contract the taxpaying employer's account under 
59.19 	section 268.045. That tax account must be maintained by the person separate and distinct 
59.20 	from every other tax account held by the person and identified in a manner prescribed by 
59.21 	the commissioner. The tax account is, for the duration of the contract, considered that 
59.22 	person's account for all purposes of this chapter. The workers obtained from the taxpaying 
59.23 	employer and any other workers provided by that person to the taxpaying employer, 
59.24 	including officers of the taxpaying employer as defined in section 268.035, subdivision 
59.25 	20, clause (30) (29), whose wages paid by the person are considered paid in covered 
59.26 	employment under section 268.035, subdivision 24, for the duration of the contract 
59.27 	between the taxpaying employer and the person, must, under section 268.044, be reported 
59.28 	on the wage detail report under that tax account, and that person must pay any taxes due at 
59.29 	the tax rate computed for that account under section 268.051, subdivision 2.
59.30 	(b) Any workers of the taxpaying employer who are not covered by the contract 
59.31 	under paragraph (a) must be reported by the taxpaying employer as a separate unit on the 
59.32 	wage detail report under the tax account assigned under paragraph (a). Taxes and any 
59.33 	other amounts due on the wages reported by the taxpaying employer under this paragraph 
59.34 	may be paid directly by the taxpaying employer.
60.1 	(c) If the taxpaying employer that contracts with a person under paragraph (a) does 
60.2 	not have a tax account at the time of the execution of the contract, an account must be 
60.3 	registered for the taxpaying employer under section 268.042 and the new employer tax 
60.4 	rate under section 268.051, subdivision 5, must be assigned. The tax account is then 
60.5 	assigned to the person as provided for in paragraph (a).
60.6 	(d) A person that contracts with a taxpaying employer under paragraph (a) 
60.7 	must, within 30 calendar days of the execution or termination of a contract, notify the 
60.8 	commissioner by electronic transmission, in a format prescribed by the commissioner, 
60.9 	of that execution or termination. The taxpaying employer's name, the account number 
60.10 	assigned, and any other information required by the commissioner must be provided 
60.11 	by that person.
60.12 	(e) Any contract subject to paragraph (a) must specifically inform the taxpaying 
60.13 	employer of the assignment of the tax account under this section and the taxpaying 
60.14 	employer's obligation under paragraph (b). If there is a termination of the contract, the tax 
60.15 	account is, as of the date of termination, immediately assigned to the taxpaying employer.

60.16 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
60.17 		Subd. 2.Materials consumed in industrial production. (a) Materials stored, used, 
60.18 	or consumed in industrial production of tangible personal property intended to be sold 
60.19 	ultimately at retail, are exempt, whether or not the item so used becomes an ingredient 
60.20 	or constituent part of the property produced. Materials that qualify for this exemption 
60.21 	include, but are not limited to, the following:
60.22 	(1) chemicals, including chemicals used for cleaning food processing machinery 
60.23 	and equipment;
60.24 	(2) materials, including chemicals, fuels, and electricity purchased by persons 
60.25 	engaged in industrial production to treat waste generated as a result of the production 
60.26 	process;
60.27 	(3) fuels, electricity, gas, and steam used or consumed in the production process, 
60.28 	except that electricity, gas, or steam used for space heating, cooling, or lighting is exempt 
60.29 	if (i) it is in excess of the average climate control or lighting for the production area, and 
60.30 	(ii) it is necessary to produce that particular product;
60.31 	(4) petroleum products and lubricants;
60.32 	(5) packaging materials, including returnable containers used in packaging food 
60.33 	and beverage products;
61.1 	(6) accessory tools, equipment, and other items that are separate detachable units 
61.2 	with an ordinary useful life of less than 12 months used in producing a direct effect upon 
61.3 	the product; and
61.4 	(7) the following materials, tools, and equipment used in metal-casting: crucibles, 
61.5 	thermocouple protection sheaths and tubes, stalk tubes, refractory materials, molten metal 
61.6 	filters and filter boxes, degassing lances, and base blocks.
61.7 	(b) This exemption does not include:
61.8 	(1) machinery, equipment, implements, tools, accessories, appliances, contrivances 
61.9 	and furniture and fixtures, except those listed in paragraph (a), clause (6); and
61.10 	(2) petroleum and special fuels used in producing or generating power for propelling 
61.11 	ready-mixed concrete trucks on the public highways of this state.
61.12 	(c) Industrial production includes, but is not limited to, research, development, 
61.13 	design or production of any tangible personal property, manufacturing, processing (other 
61.14 	than by restaurants and consumers) of agricultural products (whether vegetable or animal), 
61.15 	commercial fishing, refining, smelting, reducing, brewing, distilling, printing, mining, 
61.16 	quarrying, lumbering, generating electricity, the production of road building materials, 
61.17 	and the research, development, design, or production of computer software. Industrial 
61.18 	production does not include painting, cleaning, repairing or similar processing of property 
61.19 	except as part of the original manufacturing process.
61.20 	(d) Industrial production does not include:
61.21 	(1) the furnishing of services listed in section 297A.61, subdivision 3, paragraph (g), 
61.22 	clause (6), items (i) to (vi) and (viii), or paragraph (m); or
61.23 	(2) the transportation, transmission, or distribution of petroleum, liquefied gas, 
61.24 	natural gas, water, or steam, in, by, or through pipes, lines, tanks, mains, or other means of 
61.25 	transporting those products. For purposes of this paragraph, "transportation, transmission, 
61.26 	or distribution" does not include blending of petroleum or biodiesel fuel as defined 
61.27 	in section 239.77.

61.28 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297E.02, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
61.29 		Subd. 6.Combined net receipts tax. (a) In addition to the taxes imposed under 
61.30 	subdivision 1, a tax is imposed on the combined net receipts of the organization. As used 
61.31 	in this section, "combined net receipts" is the sum of the organization's gross receipts 
61.32 	from lawful gambling less gross receipts directly derived from the conduct of paper 
61.33 	bingo, raffles, and paddlewheels, as defined in section 297E.01, subdivision 8, and less 
61.34 	the net prizes actually paid, other than prizes actually paid for paper bingo, raffles, and 
62.1 	paddlewheels, for the fiscal year. The combined net receipts of an organization are subject 
62.2 	to a tax computed according to the following schedule:

62.3
62.4
62.5		If the combined net 
receipts for the fiscal year 
are:
		The tax is:
		
62.6		Not over $87,500
		nine percent
		
62.7
62.8		Over $87,500, but not over 
$122,500
		$7,875 plus 18 percent of the amount 
over $87,500, but not over $122,500
		
62.962.10
		Over $122,500, but not 
over $157,500
		$14,175 plus 27 percent of the amount 
over $122,500, but not over $157,500
		
62.11
62.12		Over $157,500
		$23,625 plus 36 percent of the 
amount over $157,500
		
62.13 	(b) On or before April 1, 2016, the commissioner shall estimate the total amount of 
62.14 	revenue, including interest and penalties, that will be collected for fiscal year 2016 from 
62.15 	taxes imposed under this chapter. If the amount estimated by the commissioner equals 
62.16 	or exceeds $94,800,000, the commissioner shall certify that effective July 1, 2016, the 
62.17 	rates under this paragraph apply in lieu of the rates under paragraph (a) and shall publish a 
62.18 	notice to that effect in the State Register and notify each taxpayer by June 1, 2016. If the 
62.19 	rates under this section apply, the combined net receipts of an organization are subject to a 
62.20 	tax computed according to the following schedule:

62.21
62.22
62.23		If the combined net 
receipts for the fiscal year 
are:
		The tax is:
		
62.24		Not over $87,500
		8.5 percent
		
62.25
62.26		Over $87,500, but not over 
$122,500
		$7,438 plus 17 percent of the amount 
over $87,500, but not over $122,500
		
62.27
62.28
62.29		Over $122,500, but not 
over $157,500
		$13,388 plus 25.5 percent of the 
amount over $122,500, but not over 
$157,500
		
62.30
62.31		Over $157,500
		$22,313 plus 34 percent of the 
amount over $157,500
		
62.32 	(c) Gross receipts derived from sports-themed tipboards are exempt from taxation 
62.33 	under this section. For purposes of this paragraph, a sports-themed tipboard means a 
62.34 	sports-themed tipboard as defined in section 349.12, subdivision 34, under which the 
62.35 	winning numbers are determined by the numerical outcome of a professional sporting event.

62.36 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299C.61, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
62.37 		Subd. 4.Child abuse crime. "Child abuse crime" means:
62.38 	(1) an act committed against a minor victim that constitutes a violation of section 
62.39 	609.185, paragraph (a), clause (5); 609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 609.224; 609.2242; 
62.40 	609.322; 609.324; 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.352; 609.377; or 609.378; or
63.1 	(2) a violation of section 152.021, subdivision 1, clause (4); 152.022, subdivision 1, 
63.2 	clause (5) or (6); 152.023, subdivision 1, clause (3) or (4); 152.023, subdivision 2, clause 
63.3 	(4) or (6); or 152.024, subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), or (4).

63.4 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299F.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
63.5 		Subd. 2.Division created; state fire marshal. A division in the Department of 
63.6 	Public Safety to be known as the Division of Fire Marshal is hereby created, under the 
63.7 	supervision and control of the state fire marshal, to whom shall be assigned the duties and 
63.8 	responsibilities described in this section chapter. The commissioner may place the fire 
63.9 	marshal's position in the unclassified service if the position meets the criteria of section 
63.10 	43A.08, subdivision 1a.

63.11 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299L.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
63.12 		Subd. 5.Background checks. In any background check required to be conducted 
63.13 	by the division under this chapter, chapter 240, 349, 349A, or section 3.9221, the director 
63.14 	may, or shall when required by law, require that fingerprints be taken and the director may 
63.15 	forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the conducting of 
63.16 	a national criminal history check. The director may charge a fee of $15 for fingerprint 
63.17 	recording and investigation under section 3.9221.

63.18 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299L.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
63.19 		Subd. 5.Investigation. Before a license under this section is granted, the director 
63.20 	may conduct a background and financial investigation of the applicant, including the 
63.21 	applicant's sources of financing. The director may, or shall when required by law, require 
63.22 	that fingerprints be taken and the director may forward the fingerprints to the Federal 
63.23 	Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history check. The director may charge an 
63.24 	investigation fee of $15 to cover the cost of the investigation. Of this fee, $7 from each 
63.25 	charge shall be deposited in the general fund.

63.26 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 322C.0102, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
63.27 		Subd. 6.Debtor in bankruptcy. "Debtor in bankruptcy" means a person that is 
63.28 	the subject of:
63.29 	(1) an order for relief under United States Code, title 12 11, or a successor statute 
63.30 	of general application; or
63.31 	(2) a comparable order under federal, state, or foreign law governing insolvency.

64.1 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 325D.40, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
64.2 		Subd. 2.Government agency sales. All state, municipal and other governmental 
64.3 	agencies shall be governed by the Minnesota Unfair Cigarette Sales Act, and no such 
64.4 	agency of government shall accept any bid offer which is below the "cost to wholesaler" 
64.5 	as defined by section 325D.32, subdivision 10, clause (1) paragraph (a), nor shall sell such 
64.6 	cigarettes at a cost less than provided for in section 325D.32, subdivision 11.

64.7 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 325E.028, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
64.8 		Subd. 4.Income verification. Verification of income may be conducted by the 
64.9 	local energy assistance provider or the municipal utility, cooperative electric association, 
64.10 	or public utility unless the customer is automatically eligible for protection against 
64.11 	disconnection as a recipient of any form of public assistance, including energy assistance 
64.12 	that uses income eligibility in an amount at or below the income eligibility in subdivision 
64.13 	1, paragraph (a), clause (1).

64.14 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
64.15 		Subd. 2.Deposits.  Unless otherwise specifically designated by law: (1) all money 
64.16 	collected under sections 144.122, paragraph (f); 181.723; 326B.092 to 326B.096; 
64.17 	326B.101 to 326B.194; 326B.197; 326B.32 to 326B.399; 326B.43 to 326B.49; 326B.52 
64.18 	to 326B.59; 326B.701;326B.802 to 326B.885; 326B.90 to 326B.998; 327.31 to 327.36; 
64.19 	and 327B.01 to 327B.12, except penalties, is credited to the construction code fund; (2) 
64.20 	all fees collected under sections 326B.098 to 326B.099 in connection with continuing 
64.21 	education for any license, registration, or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter are 
64.22 	credited to the construction code fund; and (3) all penalties assessed under the sections set 
64.23 	forth in clauses (1) and (2) and all penalties assessed under sections 144.99 to 144.993
64.24 	in connection with any violation of sections 326B.43 to 326B.49 or 326B.52 to 326B.59
64.25 	or the rules adopted under those sections are credited to the assigned risk safety account 
64.26 	established by section 79.253.

64.27 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 403.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
64.28 		Subd. 3.Dispute resolution. Disputes between parties must be resolved pursuant to 
64.29 	section 403.025, subdivision 7, paragraph (d) (c).

64.30 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 412.014, is amended to read:
64.31 	412.014 POWER TO OPERATE TELEPHONE LINES.
65.1 	Any statutory city heretofore or hereafter incorporated, in the territory of which 
65.2 	previous to such incorporation telephone lines have been constructed and operated by a 
65.3 	town as authorized by Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 237.33 to 237.40, is hereby 
65.4 	authorized to continue to operate such telephone lines and the city shall have all the 
65.5 	powers granted to towns and the council shall have all of the powers granted to boards of 
65.6 	supervisors under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 237.33 to 237.40.

65.7 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 466A.01, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
65.8 		Subd. 6.Assisted housing. "Assisted housing" means:
65.9 	(1) the housing is either owned or under the control of a housing agency and is used 
65.10 	in a manner authorized by sections 469.001 to 469.047;
65.11 	(2) the housing is defined as an emergency shelter or transitional housing under 
65.12 	section 272.02, subdivision 13 or 20;
65.13 	(3) the housing is classified as class 5c property under section 273.13, subdivision 
65.14 	25, paragraph (c), clause (4); or
65.15 	(4) (3) the housing is a building that receives a low-income housing credit under 
65.16 	section 242 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or which meets the requirements of 
65.17 	that section, and was under construction or rehabilitation prior to May 1, 1988.

65.18 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 471.87, is amended to read:
65.19 	471.87 PUBLIC OFFICERS, INTEREST IN CONTRACT; PENALTY.
65.20 	Except as authorized in section 123B.195 or 471.88, a public officer who is 
65.21 	authorized to take part in any manner in making any sale, lease, or contract in official 
65.22 	capacity shall not voluntarily have a personal financial interest in that sale, lease, or 
65.23 	contract or personally benefit financially therefrom. Every public officer who violates this 
65.24 	provision is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

65.25 	Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.604, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
65.26 		Subd. 3.Resolution of appointment; oath. The clerk, secretary, or other 
65.27 	appropriate official of each appointing public body shall immediately file with the 
65.28 	secretary of state a certified copy of each resolution appointing commissioners. The city 
65.29 	clerk of each city, upon the election and qualification of each new mayor thereof, shall 
65.30 	file with the secretary of state a certificate stating the mayor's full name and address, and 
65.31 	that such mayor has elected to act as a commissioner, or, in the event such mayor has 
65.32 	appointed some other qualified voter instead, shall file a certified copy of the order of the 
65.33 	mayor appointing such commissioner. The governor shall file appointments in the same 
66.1 	office. Each person selected as a commissioner shall thereupon file in the same office the 
66.2 	oath of office prescribed by the state Constitution, article V, section 5 6, subscribed by the 
66.3 	person and certified by the officer administering the same.

66.4 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.011, subdivision 30, is amended to read:
66.5 		Subd. 30.Pre-1940 housing percentage. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), 
66.6 	"pre-1940 housing percentage" for a city is 100 times the most recent count by the United 
66.7 	States Bureau of the Census of all housing units in the city built before 1940, divided by 
66.8 	the total number of all housing units in the city. Housing units includes both occupied and 
66.9 	vacant housing units as defined by the federal census. For aids payable in 2014, "pre-1940 
66.10 	housing percentage" shall be based on 2010 housing data.
66.11 	(b) For the city of East Grand Forks only, "pre-1940 housing percentage" is equal 
66.12 	to 100 times the 1990 federal census count of all housing units in the city built before 
66.13 	1940, divided by the most recent count by the United States Bureau of the Census of all 
66.14 	housing units in the city. Housing units includes both occupied and vacant housing units 
66.15 	as defined by the federal census.

66.16 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.011, subdivision 30a, is amended to 
66.17 	read:
66.18 		Subd. 30a.Percent of housing built between 1940 and 1970. "Percent of housing 
66.19 	built between 1940 and 1970" is equal to 100 times the most recent count by the United 
66.20 	States Bureau of the Census of all housing units in the city built after 1939 but before 
66.21 	1970, divided by the total number of all housing units in the city. Housing units includes 
66.22 	both occupied and vacant housing units as defined by the federal census. For aids payable 
66.23 	in 2014, "percent of housing built between 1940 and 1970" shall be based on 2010 
66.24 	housing data.

66.25 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.011, subdivision 42, is amended to read:
66.26 		Subd. 42.Jobs per capita.  "Jobs per capita in the city" means (1) the average 
66.27 	annual number of employees in the city based on the data from the Quarterly Census of 
66.28 	Employment and Wages, as reported by the Department of Employment and Economic 
66.29 	Development, for the most recent calendar year available November 1 of every 
66.30 	odd-numbered year, divided by (2) the city's population for the same calendar year as the 
66.31 	employment data. The commissioner of the Department of Employment and Economic 
66.32 	Development shall certify to the city the average annual number of employees for each 
66.33 	city by January 1 of every even-numbered year beginning with January 1, 2014. A city 
67.1 	may challenge an estimate under this paragraph by filing its specific objection, including 
67.2 	the names of employers that it feels may have misreported data, in writing with the 
67.3 	commissioner by December 1 of every odd-numbered year. The commissioner shall make 
67.4 	every reasonable effort to address the specific objection and adjust the data as necessary. 
67.5 	The commissioner shall certify the estimates of the annual employment to the commissioner 
67.6 	of revenue by January 1 of all even-numbered years, including any estimates still under 
67.7 	objection. For aids payable in 2014, "jobs per capita" shall be based on the annual number 
67.8 	of employees and population for calendar year 2010 without additional review.

67.9 	Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.013, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
67.10 		Subd. 8.City formula aid. (a) For aids payable in 2014 only, the formula aid for a 
67.11 	city is equal to the sum of (1) its 2013 certified aid, and (2) the product of (i) the difference 
67.12 	between its unmet need and its 2013 certified aid, and (ii) the aid gap percentage.
67.13 	(b) (a) For aids payable in 2015 and thereafter, the formula aid for a city is equal 
67.14 	to the sum of (1) its formula aid in the previous year and (2) the product of (i) the 
67.15 	difference between its unmet need and its formula aid in the previous year, and (ii) the 
67.16 	aid gap percentage.
67.17 	(c) (b) For aids payable in 2015 and thereafter, if a city's certified aid from the 
67.18 	previous year is greater than the sum of its unmet need plus its aid adjustment under 
67.19 	subdivision 13, its formula aid is adjusted to equal its unmet need.
67.20 	(d) (c) No city may have a formula aid amount less than zero. The aid gap percentage 
67.21 	must be the same for all cities subject to paragraph (b) (a).
67.22 	(e) (d) The applicable aid gap percentage must be calculated by the Department of 
67.23 	Revenue so that the total of the aid under subdivision 9 equals the total amount available 
67.24 	for aid under section 477A.03. Data used in calculating aids to cities under sections 
67.25 	477A.011 to 477A.013 shall be the most recently available data as of January 1 in the 
67.26 	year in which the aid is calculated.

67.27 	Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
67.28 		Subd. 9.City aid distribution. (a) In calendar year 2014 and thereafter, each 
67.29 	city shall receive an aid distribution equal to the sum of (1) the city formula aid under 
67.30 	subdivision 8, and (2) its aid adjustment under subdivision 13.
67.31 	(b) For aids payable in 2014 only, the total aid for a city may not be less than the 
67.32 	amount it was certified to receive in 2013 plus any increase under subdivision 13. For aids 
67.33 	payable in 2015 and thereafter, the total aid for a city must not be less than the amount 
68.1 	it was certified to receive in the previous year minus the lesser of $10 multiplied by its 
68.2 	population, or five percent of its net levy in the year prior to the aid distribution.

68.3 	Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.015, is amended to read:
68.4 	477A.015 PAYMENT DATES.
68.5 	The commissioner of revenue shall make the payments of local government aid to 
68.6 	affected taxing authorities in two installments on July 20 and December 26 annually.
68.7 	When the commissioner of public safety determines that a local government has 
68.8 	suffered financial hardship due to a natural disaster, the commissioner of public safety 
68.9 	shall notify the commissioner of revenue, who shall make payments of aids under sections 
68.10 	477A.011 to 477A.014, which are otherwise due on December 26, as soon as is practical 
68.11 	after the determination is made but not before July 20.
68.12 	The commissioner may pay all or part of the payments of aids under sections 
68.13 	477A.011 to 477A.014, which are due on December 26 at any time after August 15 if a 
68.14 	local government requests such payment as being necessary for meeting its cash flow 
68.15 	needs. For aids payable in 2013 only, a city that is located in an area deemed a disaster 
68.16 	area during the month of April 2013, as defined in section 12A.02, subdivision 5, shall 
68.17 	receive its December 26, 2013 payment with its July 20, 2013 payment.

68.18 	Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.03, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
68.19 		Subd. 2a.Cities. For aids payable in 2014, the total aid paid under section 
68.20 	477A.013, subdivision 9, is $507,598,012. The total aid paid under section 477A.013, 
68.21 	subdivision 9, is $516,898,012 for aids payable in 2015. For aids payable in 2016 and 
68.22 	thereafter, the total aid paid under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is $519,398,012.

68.23 	Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.03, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:
68.24 		Subd. 2c.Towns. For aids payable in 2014, the total aids paid under section 
68.25 	477A.013, subdivision 1, is limited to $10,000,000. For aids payable in 2015 and 
68.26 	thereafter, the total aids paid under section 477A.013, subdivision 1, is limited to the 
68.27 	amount certified to be paid in the previous year $10,000,000.

68.28 	Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
68.29 		Subdivision 1.Types of land; payments.  The following amounts are annually 
68.30 	appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources from the general fund for transfer 
68.31 	to the commissioner of revenue. The commissioner of revenue shall pay the transferred 
69.1 	funds to counties as required by sections 477A.11 to 477A.14. The amounts, based on the 
69.2 	acreage as of July 1 of each year prior to the payment year, are:
69.3 	(1) $5.133 multiplied by the total number of acres of acquired natural resources land 
69.4 	or, at the county's option three-fourths of one percent of the appraised value of all acquired 
69.5 	natural resources land in the county, whichever is greater;
69.6 	(2) $5.133, multiplied by the total number of acres of transportation wetland or, at 
69.7 	the county's option, three-fourths of one percent of the appraised value of all transportation 
69.8 	wetland in the county, whichever is greater;
69.9 	(3) $5.133, multiplied by the total number of acres of wildlife management land, or, 
69.10 	at the county's option, three-fourths of one percent of the appraised value of all wildlife 
69.11 	management land in the county, whichever is greater;
69.12 	(4) 50 percent of the dollar amount as determined under clause (1), multiplied by 
69.13 	the number of acres of military refuge land in the county;
69.14 	(5) $1.50, multiplied by the number of acres of county-administered other natural 
69.15 	resources land in the county;
69.16 	(6) $5.133, multiplied by the total number of acres of land utilization project land 
69.17 	in the county;
69.18 	(7) $1.50, multiplied by the number of acres of commissioner-administered other 
69.19 	natural resources land in the county; and
69.20 	(8) without regard to acreage, and notwithstanding the rules adopted under section 
69.21 	84A.55, $300,000 for local assessments under section 84A.55, subdivision 9, that shall be 
69.22 	divided and distributed to the counties containing state-owned lands within a conservation 
69.23 	area in proportion to each county's percentage of the total annual ditch assessments.
69.24 	The commissioner of natural resources shall certify the number of acres and appraised 
69.25 	values for wildlife management lands under clause (3) for calendar year 2013 to the 
69.26 	commissioner of revenue by June 15, 2014. The commissioner of revenue shall make the 
69.27 	payment for any positive difference in the 2013 payment under clause (3) by June 30, 2014.

69.28 	Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
69.29 		Subd. 2.Procedure. (a) Each county auditor shall certify to the Department of 
69.30 	Natural Resources during July of each year prior to the payment year the number of acres 
69.31 	of county-administered other natural resources land within the county. The Department of 
69.32 	Natural resources may, in addition to the certification of acreage, require descriptive lists 
69.33 	of land so certified. The commissioner of natural resources shall determine and certify to 
69.34 	the commissioner of revenue by March 1 of the payment year:
70.1 	(1) the number of acres and most recent appraised value of acquired natural 
70.2 	resources land, wildlife management land, and military refuge land within each county;
70.3 	(2) the number of acres of commissioner-administered natural resources land within 
70.4 	each county;
70.5 	(3) the number of acres of county-administered other natural resources land within 
70.6 	each county, based on the reports filed by each county auditor with the commissioner 
70.7 	of natural resources; and
70.8 	(4) the number of acres of land utilization project land within each county.
70.9 	(b) The commissioner of transportation shall determine and certify to the 
70.10 	commissioner of revenue by March 1 of the payment year the number of acres of 
70.11 	transportation wetland and the appraised value of the land, but only if it exceeds 500 
70.12 	acres in a county.
70.13 	(c) Each auditor of a county that contains state-owned lands within a conservation 
70.14 	area shall determine and certify to the commissioner of natural resources by May 31 of 
70.15 	the payment year, the county's ditch assessments for state-owned lands subject to section 
70.16 	84A.55, subdivision 9. A joint certification for two or more counties may be submitted to 
70.17 	the commissioner of natural resources through the Consolidated Conservation Counties 
70.18 	Joint Powers Board. The commissioner of natural resources shall certify the ditch 
70.19 	assessments to the commissioner of revenue by June 15 of the payment year. The 
70.20 	commissioner of natural resources shall certify the ditch assessments under this paragraph 
70.21 	for payment year 2013 by June 15, 2014. The commissioner of revenue shall make the 
70.22 	payment for 2013 by June 30, 2014.
70.23 	(d) The commissioner of revenue shall determine the distributions provided for in this 
70.24 	section using: (1) the number of acres and appraised values certified by the commissioner 
70.25 	of natural resources and the commissioner of transportation by March 1 of the payment 
70.26 	year; and (2) ditch assessments under paragraph (c), by July 15 of the payment year.

70.27 	Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
70.28 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) When used in this section, the following terms have 
70.29 	the meanings indicated in this subdivision.
70.30 	(b) "Local unit" means a home rule charter or statutory city, or a town.
70.31 	(c) "Old rule utility net tax capacity" means the net tax capacity of all public utility 
70.32 	property within the local unit's taxing jurisdiction for assessment year 2007, calculated as 
70.33 	if the property were valued under valuation rules in effect prior to assessment year 2007.
70.34 	(d) "New rule utility net tax capacity" means the net tax capacity of all public utility 
70.35 	property within the local unit's taxing jurisdiction for assessment year 2007, calculated as 
71.1 	if the property were valued under valuation rules in effect for assessment year 2007, but 
71.2 	without the any phase-in provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 8100.0800.
71.3 	(e) "Modified net tax capacity" means the local unit's net tax capacity for taxes 
71.4 	payable in 2008, modified by substituting the old rule utility net tax capacity for the actual 
71.5 	net tax capacity of utility property. Modified net tax capacity must be determined by the 
71.6 	commissioner of revenue based on information and data available to the commissioner 
71.7 	as of July 1, 2008.
71.8 	(f) "Net tax capacity differential" means the positive difference, if any, by which the 
71.9 	local unit's old rule utility net tax capacity exceeds its new rule utility net tax capacity.
71.10 	(g) "Current year net tax capacity differential" means the positive difference, if any, 
71.11 	by which the local unit's old rule utility net tax capacity exceeds its total tax capacity of 
71.12 	utility property for taxes payable in the current year.

71.13 	Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
71.14 		Subd. 2.Aid eligibility; payment. (a) If the net tax capacity differential of the local 
71.15 	unit exceeds four percent of its modified net tax capacity, the local unit is eligible for 
71.16 	transition aid computed under paragraphs paragraph (b) and (c).
71.17 	(b) For aids payable in 2009, transition aid under this section for an eligible local 
71.18 	unit equals 50 percent of (1) the net tax capacity differential, times (2) the jurisdiction's 
71.19 	tax rate for taxes payable in 2008.
71.20 	(c) (b) For aids payable in 2010 and thereafter, transition aid under this section for 
71.21 	an eligible local unit equals (1) the current year net tax capacity differential for taxes 
71.22 	payable in the year preceding the aid distribution year, times (2) the jurisdiction's tax rate 
71.23 	for taxes payable in 2008.
71.24 	(d) The commissioner of revenue shall compute the amount of transition aid payable 
71.25 	to each local unit under this section. On or before August 1 of each year, the commissioner 
71.26 	shall certify the amount of transition aid computed for aids payable in the following year 
71.27 	for each recipient local unit. The commissioner shall pay transition aid to local units 
71.28 	annually at the times provided in section 477A.015.

71.29 	Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.19, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
71.30 		Subd. 4.Payments. The commissioner of revenue must compute the amount of 
71.31 	aquatic invasive species prevention aid payable to each county under this section. On or 
71.32 	before August 1 of each year, the commissioner shall certify the amount to be paid to 
71.33 	each county in the following year. The commissioner shall pay aquatic invasive species 
71.34 	prevention aid to counties annually at the times provided in section 477A.015. For aid 
72.1 	payable in 2014 only, the commissioner shall certify the amount to be paid to each county 
72.2 	by July 1, 2014, and payment to the counties must be made at the time provided in section 
72.3 	477A.015 for the first installment of local government aid.

72.4 	Sec. 92. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.19, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
72.5 		Subd. 5.Appropriation. $4,500,000 in 2014, and $10,000,000 each year thereafter, 
72.6 	is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue to make the 
72.7 	payments required under this section.

72.8 	Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 480A.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
72.9 		Subd. 2.Certiorari. Oral arguments on writs of certiorari to review decisions of 
72.10 	the commissioner of unemployment law judges in the Department of Employment and 
72.11 	Economic Development shall be heard as provided in this subdivision.
72.12 	(1) if the claimant applicant for benefits is a real party in interest in the proceedings 
72.13 	and resides in Hennepin or Ramsey County, in one of those counties;
72.14 	(2) if the claimant applicant for benefits is a real party in interest in the proceedings 
72.15 	and resides elsewhere in the state, in the judicial district of the claimant's applicant's 
72.16 	residence;
72.17 	(3) otherwise, at a place as designated by the appellate administrator.

72.18 	Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 500.215, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
72.19 		Subdivision 1.General rule. (a) Any provision of any deed restriction, subdivision 
72.20 	regulation, restrictive covenant, local ordinance, contract, rental agreement or regulation, 
72.21 	or homeowners association document that limits the right of an owner or tenant of 
72.22 	residential property to display the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of 
72.23 	Minnesota is void and unenforceable.
72.24 	(b) "Homeowners association document" includes the declaration, articles of 
72.25 	incorporation, bylaws, and rules and regulations of:
72.26 	(1) a common interest community, as defined in section 515B.1-103(C)(10) 
72.27 	515B.1-103(10), regardless of whether the common interest community is subject to 
72.28 	chapter 515B; and
72.29 	(2) a residential community that is not a common interest community, as defined in 
72.30 	section 515B.1-103(C)(10) 515B.1-103(10).

72.31 	Sec. 95. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518B.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
73.1 		Subd. 4.Order for protection. There shall exist an action known as a petition for 
73.2 	an order for protection in cases of domestic abuse.
73.3 	(a) A petition for relief under this section may be made by any family or household 
73.4 	member personally or by a family or household member, a guardian as defined in section 
73.5 	524.1-201, clause (20) (26), or, if the court finds that it is in the best interests of the minor, 
73.6 	by a reputable adult age 25 or older on behalf of minor family or household members. A 
73.7 	minor age 16 or older may make a petition on the minor's own behalf against a spouse 
73.8 	or former spouse, or a person with whom the minor has a child in common, if the court 
73.9 	determines that the minor has sufficient maturity and judgment and that it is in the best 
73.10 	interests of the minor.
73.11 	(b) A petition for relief shall allege the existence of domestic abuse, and shall be 
73.12 	accompanied by an affidavit made under oath stating the specific facts and circumstances 
73.13 	from which relief is sought.
73.14 	(c) A petition for relief must state whether the petitioner has ever had an order for 
73.15 	protection in effect against the respondent.
73.16 	(d) A petition for relief must state whether there is an existing order for protection 
73.17 	in effect under this chapter governing both the parties and whether there is a pending 
73.18 	lawsuit, complaint, petition or other action between the parties under chapter 257, 518, 
73.19 	518A, 518B, or 518C. The court administrator shall verify the terms of any existing order 
73.20 	governing the parties. The court may not delay granting relief because of the existence 
73.21 	of a pending action between the parties or the necessity of verifying the terms of an 
73.22 	existing order. A subsequent order in a separate action under this chapter may modify 
73.23 	only the provision of an existing order that grants relief authorized under subdivision 6, 
73.24 	paragraph (a), clause (1). A petition for relief may be granted, regardless of whether there 
73.25 	is a pending action between the parties.
73.26 	(e) The court shall provide simplified forms and clerical assistance to help with the 
73.27 	writing and filing of a petition under this section.
73.28 	(f) The court shall advise a petitioner under paragraph (e) of the right to file a motion 
73.29 	and affidavit and to sue in forma pauperis pursuant to section 563.01 and shall assist with 
73.30 	the writing and filing of the motion and affidavit.
73.31 	(g) The court shall advise a petitioner under paragraph (e) of the right to serve the 
73.32 	respondent by published notice under subdivision 5, paragraph (b), if the respondent is 
73.33 	avoiding personal service by concealment or otherwise, and shall assist with the writing 
73.34 	and filing of the affidavit.
73.35 	(h) The court shall advise the petitioner of the right to seek restitution under the 
73.36 	petition for relief.
74.1 	(i) The court shall advise the petitioner of the right to request a hearing under 
74.2 	subdivision 7, paragraph (c). If the petitioner does not request a hearing, the court shall 
74.3 	advise the petitioner that the respondent may request a hearing and that notice of the hearing 
74.4 	date and time will be provided to the petitioner by mail at least five days before the hearing.
74.5 	(j) The court shall advise the petitioner of the right to request supervised parenting 
74.6 	time, as provided in section 518.175, subdivision 1a.

74.7 	Sec. 96. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 572A.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
74.8 		Subd. 2.Appointment of panel. (a) The parties shall each appoint one qualified 
74.9 	arbitrator within 30 days of issuance of the mediation report. If a party does not appoint 
74.10 	an arbitrator within 30 days, the Bureau of Mediation Services shall appoint a qualified 
74.11 	arbitrator from the list of neutrals under sections 572A.01, subdivision 2, and 572A.015, 
74.12 	subdivision 2, or someone else for the party. The parties shall notify the bureau prior to 
74.13 	the close of the 30-day appointment period of the name and address of their respective 
74.14 	appointed arbitrator. Each party is responsible for the fees and expenses for the arbitrator 
74.15 	it selects.
74.16 	(b) After appointment of the two arbitrators to the arbitration panel by the parties, or 
74.17 	by the bureau should one or both of the parties fail to act, the two appointed arbitrators 
74.18 	shall appoint a third arbitrator who must be learned in the law, within 15 days of the close 
74.19 	of the initial 30-day arbitrator appointment period. If the arbitrators cannot agree on the 
74.20 	selection of the third arbitrator within 15 days, the arbitrators shall jointly submit a request 
74.21 	to the district court of the county in which the disputed area is located in accordance with 
74.22 	the selection procedures established in section 572.10 572B.11. Within 15 days of receipt 
74.23 	of an application by the district court, the district court shall select a neutral arbitrator and 
74.24 	notify the parties and the Bureau of Mediation Services of the name and address of the 
74.25 	selected arbitrator. The fees and expenses of the third arbitrator shall be shared equally by 
74.26 	the parties. The third appointed arbitrator shall act as chair of the arbitration panel and 
74.27 	shall conduct the proceedings. If the district court selects the third arbitrator, the date 
74.28 	required for first hearing the matter may be extended an additional 15 days.

74.29 	Sec. 97. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 572A.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
74.30 		Subd. 3.Hearing. Except as otherwise provided, within 60 days, the matter must 
74.31 	be brought on for hearing in accordance with section 572.12 572B.15. The Bureau of 
74.32 	Mediation Services shall provide for the proceedings to occur in the county in which the 
74.33 	majority of the affected property is located.

75.1 	Sec. 98. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.106, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
75.2 		Subd. 2.Life without release. The court shall sentence a person to life 
75.3 	imprisonment without possibility of release under the following circumstances:
75.4 	(1) the person is convicted of first-degree murder under section 609.185, paragraph 
75.5 	(a), clause (1), (2), (4), or (7);
75.6 	(2) the person is convicted of committing first-degree murder in the course of a 
75.7 	kidnapping under section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3); or
75.8 	(3) the person is convicted of first-degree murder under section 609.185, paragraph 
75.9 	(a), clause (3), (5), or (6), and the court determines on the record at the time of sentencing 
75.10 	that the person has one or more previous convictions for a heinous crime.

75.11 	Sec. 99. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
75.12 		Subdivision 1.Intentional murder; drive-by shootings. Whoever does either 
75.13 	of the following is guilty of murder in the second degree and may be sentenced to 
75.14 	imprisonment for not more than 40 years:
75.15 	(1) causes the death of a human being with intent to effect the death of that person 
75.16 	or another, but without premeditation; or
75.17 	(2) causes the death of a human being while committing or attempting to commit 
75.18 	a drive-by shooting in violation of section 609.66, subdivision 1e, under circumstances 
75.19 	other than those described in section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3).

75.20 	Sec. 100. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.223, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
75.21 		Subd. 2.Past pattern of child abuse. Whoever assaults a minor may be sentenced 
75.22 	to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than 
75.23 	$10,000, or both, if the perpetrator has engaged in a past pattern of child abuse against 
75.24 	the minor. As used in this subdivision, "child abuse" has the meaning given it in section 
75.25 	609.185, paragraph (a), clause (5).

75.26 	Sec. 101. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.266, is amended to read:
75.27 	609.266 DEFINITIONS.
75.28 	The definitions in this subdivision section apply to sections 609.2114, subdivisions 1
75.29 	and 2, and 609.2661 to 609.2691:
75.30 	(a) "Unborn child" means the unborn offspring of a human being conceived, but not 
75.31 	yet born.
75.32 	(b) "Whoever" does not include the pregnant woman.

76.1 	Sec. 102. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.531, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
76.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purpose of sections 609.531 to 609.5318, the 
76.3 	following terms have the meanings given them.
76.4 	(a) "Conveyance device" means a device used for transportation and includes, but 
76.5 	is not limited to, a motor vehicle, trailer, snowmobile, airplane, and vessel and any 
76.6 	equipment attached to it. The term "conveyance device" does not include property which 
76.7 	is, in fact, itself stolen or taken in violation of the law.
76.8 	(b) "Weapon used" means a dangerous weapon as defined under section 609.02, 
76.9 	subdivision 6, that the actor used or had in possession in furtherance of a crime.
76.10 	(c) "Property" means property as defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1, clause (1).
76.11 	(d) "Contraband" means property which is illegal to possess under Minnesota law.
76.12 	(e) "Appropriate agency" means the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the 
76.13 	Department of Commerce Fraud Bureau, the Minnesota Division of Driver and Vehicle 
76.14 	Services, the Minnesota State Patrol, a county sheriff's department, the Three Rivers Park 
76.15 	District park rangers, the Department of Natural Resources Division of Enforcement, the 
76.16 	University of Minnesota Police Department, the Department of Corrections Fugitive 
76.17 	Apprehension Unit, a city, metropolitan transit, or airport police department; or a 
76.18 	multijurisdictional entity established under section 299A.642 or 299A.681.
76.19 	(f) "Designated offense" includes:
76.20 	(1) for weapons used: any violation of this chapter, chapter 152 or 624;
76.21 	(2) for driver's license or identification card transactions: any violation of section 
76.22 	171.22; and
76.23 	(3) for all other purposes: a felony violation of, or a felony-level attempt or 
76.24 	conspiracy to violate, section 325E.17; 325E.18; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.21; 
76.25 	609.2112; 609.2113; 609.2114; 609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 609.2231; 609.24; 609.245; 
76.26 	609.25; 609.255; 609.282; 609.283; 609.322; 609.342, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (f); 
76.27 	609.343, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (f); 609.344, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (e), and (h) 
76.28 	to (j); 609.345, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (e), and (h) to (j); 609.352; 609.42; 609.425; 
76.29 	609.466; 609.485; 609.487; 609.52; 609.525; 609.527; 609.528; 609.53; 609.54; 609.551; 
76.30 	609.561; 609.562; 609.563; 609.582; 609.59; 609.595; 609.611; 609.631; 609.66, 
76.31 	subdivision 1e; 609.671, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 8, and 12; 609.687; 609.821; 609.825; 
76.32 	609.86; 609.88; 609.89; 609.893; 609.895; 617.246; 617.247; or a gross misdemeanor 
76.33 	or felony violation of section 609.891 or 624.7181; or any violation of section 609.324; 
76.34 	or a felony violation of, or a felony-level attempt or conspiracy to violate, Minnesota 
76.35 	Statutes 2012, section 609.21.
76.36 	(g) "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 4.
77.1 	(h) "Prosecuting authority" means the attorney who is responsible for prosecuting an 
77.2 	offense that is the basis for a forfeiture under sections 609.531 to 609.5318.

77.3 	Sec. 103. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.556, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
77.4 		Subd. 3c.Local welfare agency, Department of Human Services or Department 
77.5 	of Health responsible for assessing or investigating reports of maltreatment. (a) 
77.6 	The county local welfare agency is the agency responsible for assessing or investigating 
77.7 	allegations of maltreatment in child foster care, family child care, legally unlicensed 
77.8 	child care, juvenile correctional facilities licensed under section 241.021 located in the 
77.9 	local welfare agency's county, and reports involving children served by an unlicensed 
77.10 	personal care provider organization under section 256B.0659. Copies of findings related 
77.11 	to personal care provider organizations under section 256B.0659 must be forwarded to 
77.12 	the Department of Human Services provider enrollment.
77.13 	(b) The Department of Human Services is the agency responsible for assessing or 
77.14 	investigating allegations of maltreatment in facilities licensed under chapters 245A and 
77.15 	245B 245D, except for child foster care and family child care.
77.16 	(c) The Department of Health is the agency responsible for assessing or investigating 
77.17 	allegations of child maltreatment in facilities licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.58 
77.18 	and 144A.46.

77.19 	Sec. 104. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.8463, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
77.20 		Subdivision 1.Appointment requirements. (a) Any individual appointed or 
77.21 	employed as a part-time peace officer shall provide proof to the board that the individual 
77.22 	has:
77.23 	(1) satisfied the selection standards of the board then in effect;
77.24 	(2) successfully completed board recognized courses in first aid and firearms 
77.25 	training, including legal limitations on the justifiable use of deadly force; and
77.26 	(3) successfully passed a board part-time peace officer licensing examination.
77.27 	(b) The board shall develop a new examination that tests in depth the expanded 
77.28 	competency requirements of section 626.8462.

77.29 	Sec. 105. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.8555, is amended to read:
77.30 	626.8555 PEACE OFFICER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
77.31 	Metropolitan State University and Minneapolis Community and Technical College, 
77.32 	in consultation with the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training and state and 
77.33 	local law enforcement agencies in the seven-county metropolitan area, shall provide core 
78.1 	law enforcement courses in an accelerated time period. The schools shall grant priority 
78.2 	admission to students who have a bona fide offer of employment from a Minnesota law 
78.3 	enforcement agency. These courses shall be available at the beginning of the 1995-1996 
78.4 	academic year and are contingent on sufficient program enrollment.
78.5 	The board, Metropolitan State University, and Minneapolis Community and 
78.6 	Technical College shall evaluate the accelerated law enforcement education program and 
78.7 	report their findings to the 1997 legislature.

78.8 	Sec. 106. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 629.725, is amended to read:
78.9 	629.725 NOTICE TO VICTIM REGARDING BAIL HEARING OF 
78.10 	ARRESTED OR DETAINED PERSON.
78.11 	(a) When a person arrested or a juvenile detained for a crime of violence or an 
78.12 	attempted crime of violence is scheduled to be reviewed under section 629.715 for release 
78.13 	from pretrial detention, the court shall make a reasonable and good faith effort to notify 
78.14 	the victim of the alleged crime. If the victim is incapacitated or deceased, notice must be 
78.15 	given to the victim's family. If the victim is a minor, notice must be given to the victim's 
78.16 	parent or guardian. The notification must include:
78.17 	(1) the date and approximate time of the review;
78.18 	(2) the location where the review will occur;
78.19 	(3) the name and telephone number of a person that can be contacted for additional 
78.20 	information; and
78.21 	(4) a statement that the victim and the victim's family may attend the review.
78.22 	(b) As used in this section, "crime of violence" has the meaning given it in section 
78.23 	624.712, subdivision 5, and also includes:
78.24 	(1) sections 609.2112to; 609.2113; and609.2114,;
78.25 	(2) gross misdemeanor violations of section 609.224, and;
78.26 	(3) nonfelony violations of sections 518B.01, 609.2231, 609.3451, 609.748, and 
78.27 	609.749; and 
78.28 	(4) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21.

78.29 	Sec. 107. Laws 2013, chapter 143, article 8, section 40, the effective date, is amended 
78.30 	to read:

78.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. The change to clause (1) is effective for sales and purchases 
78.32 	made after August 31, 2014 June 30, 2015. The changes in clauses (13), (16), and (17), 
78.33 	are effective the day following final enactment.

79.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

79.2 	Sec. 108. 2014 AMENDMENTS TO MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 
79.3 	256B.85 EFFECTIVE UPON FEDERAL APPROVAL.
 79.4 	The amendments to Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.85, by Laws 2014, chapter 
79.5 	275, article 1, sections 69 to 71; chapter 291, article 10, section 6; and chapter 312, article 
79.6 	26, sections 4 to 23, are effective upon federal approval. The service will begin 90 days 
79.7 	after federal approval. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of 
79.8 	statutes when this occurs.

79.9 	Sec. 109. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 79.10 		Subdivision 1.Obsolete language. The revisor of statutes shall change the term 
79.11 	"writ of restitution" to "writ of recovery" wherever the term appears in Minnesota Statutes.
79.12 		Subd. 2.Obsolete language. The revisor of statutes shall change the terms "Soil 
79.13 	Conservation Service" and "soil conservation service" to "Natural Resources Conservation 
79.14 	Service" wherever the terms appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, except 
79.15 	where the terms appear in Minnesota Rules, parts 6115.0680, subpart 2; 7037.1000, 
79.16 	subparts 2 and 3; 7037.3300, subpart 4, item B; and 7041.0100, subpart 32.
79.17 		Subd. 3.Erroneous reference. In each of the Minnesota Statutes referred to 
79.18 	in column A, the revisor of statutes shall delete the reference in column B and insert 
79.19 	the reference in column C.

79.20	Column A
	Column B
	Column C
	
79.21	326B.99, subdivision 2
	326B.93 to 326B.998
	326B.95 to 326B.998
	
79.22	326B.988
	326B.93 to 326B.998
	326B.95 to 326B.998
	
79.23	326B.972
	326B.93 to 326B.998
	326B.95 to 326B.998
	
79.24	326B.958, subdivision 2
	326B.93 to 326B.998
	326B.95 to 326B.998
	
79.25	326B.956, subdivision 1
	326B.93 to 326B.998
	326B.95 to 326B.998
	
79.26	326B.95, subdivision 1
	326B.93 to 326B.998
	326B.95 to 326B.998
	
79.27	326B.092, subdivision 7
	326B.90 to 326B.93
	326B.90 to 326B.925
	
79.28 		Subd. 4.Erroneous reference. In each section of Minnesota Statutes referred to 
79.29 	in column A, the revisor of statutes shall delete the reference in column B and insert 
79.30 	the reference in column C.

79.31	Column A
	Column B
	Column C
	
79.32
79.33	177.23, subdivision 7,
clause (10)
	353.01, subdivision 2b, 
clause (9)
	353.01, subdivision 2b, 
clause (9), item (i)
	
79.34
79.35	353.22, subdivision 10
	352.01, subdivision 2b, 
clause (7)
	352.01, subdivision 2b, 
clause (6), item (i)
	
80.1 		Subd. 5.Erroneous reference. The revisor of statutes shall change the 
80.2 	cross-reference from "145A.10, subdivision 1" to "145A.04, subdivisions 1 and 1a" in 
80.3 	Minnesota Rules, part 9505.1696, subpart 19.
80.4 		Subd. 6.Coding placement. The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota 
80.5 	Statutes, section 144.13, as 144.111.
80.6 		Subd. 7.Obsolete terminology. The revisor of statutes shall change the term "vital 
80.7 	statistics" or any derivative to "vital records" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes 
80.8 	or Minnesota Rules.
80.9 		Subd. 8.Erroneous reference. The revisor of statutes shall replace the reference to 
80.10 	"4620.4300" in Minnesota Rules, part 4717.7000, subpart 1, item H, with "4620.3950."
80.11 		Subd. 9.Terminology and references. (a) The revisor of statutes shall change the 
80.12 	term "board of health" or "local boards of health" or any derivative of these terms to 
80.13 	"community health board" or any derivative of this term wherever it appears in Minnesota 
80.14 	Statutes and Minnesota Rules.
80.15 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall change the reference to Minnesota Statutes, section 
80.16 	145A.02, subdivision 2, to Minnesota Statutes, section 145A.02, subdivision 5, wherever 
80.17 	it appears in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.
80.18 		Subd. 10.Headnote. In Minnesota Statutes, section 609.713, the revisor of statutes 
80.19 	shall change the headnote from "Terroristic Threats" to "Threats of Violence."
80.20 		Subd. 11.Obsolete terminology. In Minnesota Statutes, sections 550.136, 
80.21 	subdivision 6; 550.143, subdivision 3c; 551.05, subdivision 1d; 551.06, subdivision 6; 
80.22 	571.72, subdivisions 8 and 10; 571.912, subdivision 3; 571.925; 571.931, subdivision 6; 
80.23 	and 571.932, subdivision 2, the revisor of statutes shall delete form references to general 
80.24 	assistance medical care (GAMC).
80.25 		Subd. 12.Erroneous reference. The revisor of statutes shall replace the reference 
80.26 	to "section 16A.695" in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.727, with "section 16A.965."
80.27 		Subd. 13.Obsolete terminology. The revisor of statutes shall replace the term 
80.28 	"Association of Minnesota Counties insurance trust" or "Minnesota Association of 
80.29 	Counties Insurance Trust" with "Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust" wherever 
80.30 	it appears in Minnesota Statutes.

80.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

80.32 	Sec. 110.  REPEALER.
 80.33 		Subdivision 1.Obsolete subdivision. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.381, 
80.34 	subdivision 17, is repealed.
81.1 		Subd. 2.Obsolete subdivision. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.46, subdivision 
81.2 	13, is repealed.
81.3 		Subd. 3.Obsolete subdivision. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.681, 
81.4 	subdivision 7, is repealed.
81.5 		Subd. 4.Obsolete subdivision. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.01, 
81.6 	subdivision 9, is repealed.
81.7 		Subd. 5.Obsolete section. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 239.001, is repealed.
81.8 		Subd. 6.Obsolete subdivision. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, 
81.9 	subdivision 50, is repealed.
81.10 		Subd. 7.Obsolete subdivision. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 273.111, 
81.11 	subdivision 9a, is repealed.
81.12 		Subd. 8.Obsolete section. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.1816, is repealed.
81.13 		Subd. 9.Conflict resolution. The amendments to Minnesota Statutes, section 
81.14 	13.46, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), clause (5), by Laws 2014, chapter 228, article 1, 
81.15 	section 2, are repealed.
81.16 		Subd. 10.Conflict resolution. Laws 2014, chapter 291, article 10, section 4, is 
81.17 	repealed.
81.18 		Subd. 11.Conflict resolution. Laws 2014, chapter 291, article 11, section 15, is 
81.19 	repealed.
81.20 		Subd. 12.Conflict resolution. Laws 2014, chapter 291, article 11, section 16, is 
81.21 	repealed.
81.22 		Subd. 13.Conflict resolution. Laws 2014, chapter 291, article 11, section 21, is 
81.23 	repealed.
81.24 		Subd. 14.Conflict resolution. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 25, section 11, is 
81.25 	repealed.
81.26 		Subd. 15.Conflict resolution. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 28, section 1, is 
81.27 	repealed.
81.28 		Subd. 16.Obsolete rule. Minnesota Rules, part 4900.3401, is repealed.
81.29 		Subd. 17.Rule effective date clarification. Minnesota Rules, parts 8710.3000, 
81.30 	subpart 5; 8710.3200, subpart 6; 8710.3310, subpart 5; 8710.3320, subpart 5; 8710.3330, 
81.31 	subpart 5; 8710.3340, subpart 5; 8710.4000, subpart 5; 8710.4050, subpart 5; 8710.4200, 
81.32 	subpart 5; 8710.4250, subpart 5; 8710.4300, subpart 5; 8710.4310, subpart 5; 8710.4320, 
81.33 	subpart 5; 8710.4400, subpart 5; 8710.4450, subpart 5; 8710.4500, subpart 5; 8710.4550, 
81.34 	subpart 5; 8710.4600, subpart 5; 8710.4650, subpart 5; 8710.4700, subpart 5; 8710.4750, 
81.35 	subpart 9; 8710.4800, subpart 5; 8710.4850, subpart 5; 8710.4900, subpart 5; and 
81.36 	8710.4950, subpart 9, are repealed.

82.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

82.2 	Sec. 111. SUPERSEDING ACTS.
 82.3 	Any amendments or repeals enacted in the 2015 session of the legislature to sections 
82.4 	also amended or repealed in this act supersede the amendments or repeals in this act, 
82.5 	regardless of order of enactment.

82.6 	ARTICLE 2
82.7 	NONSUBSTANTIVE CROSS-REFERENCES

82.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.321, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
82.9 		Subd. 2a.School accountability. Certain school accountability data are governed by 
82.10 	section sections 120B.35, subdivision 3, and120B.36, subdivisions 1, paragraph (e), and 2.

82.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.321, is amended by adding a subdivision 
82.12 	to read:
82.13 		Subd. 8a.Military-connected youth identifier. Data collected on enrollment 
82.14 	forms to allow students to self-identify as military-connected youth are governed by 
82.15 	section 127A.852.

82.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.3806, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
82.17 		Subd. 1b.Health care payment and pricing reform data. (a) Encounter data. 
82.18 	Data on providers required to submit encounter data to a private entity designated by the 
82.19 	commissioner of health under section 62U.04, subdivision 4, are classified under section 
82.20 	62U.04, subdivision 4, paragraph (c).
82.21 	(b) Pricing data. Pricing data required to be submitted to the commissioner of 
82.22 	health by certain health plan companies and third-party administrators under section 
82.23 	62U.04, subdivision 5, are classified under section 62U.04, subdivision 5, paragraph (c).

82.24 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.381, subdivision 14a, is amended to read:
82.25 		Subd. 14a.Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve Corps. (a) The sharing of data 
82.26 	maintained by the commissioner of health on volunteer health professionals is governed 
82.27 	by section 145A.06, subdivision 6, paragraph (c).
82.28 	(b) Criminal history record data on Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve Corps 
82.29 	volunteers are classified under section 145A.061.

82.30 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.461, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
83.1 		Subd. 3.Child mental health. (a) Client consent. Informed written consent 
83.2 	necessary for a child to receive mental health services is governed by section 245.4876, 
83.3 	subdivision 5.
83.4 	(b) Identity disclosure. Disclosure of identities of children receiving mental health 
83.5 	services under sections 245.487 to 245.4889, and the identities of their families, is 
83.6 	governed by section 245.4876, subdivision 7.
83.7 	(c) Children's mental health collaborative. Data shared on individuals served by 
83.8 	the collaborative are governed by section 245.493.
83.9 	(d) Screening results. The classification of child mental health screening results is 
83.10 	governed by section 245.4874, subdivision 1, paragraph (d).

83.11 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.461, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
83.12 		Subd. 7a.Background studies. (a) Access to and sharing of data for human 
83.13 	services background studies under chapter 245C are governed by that chapter.
83.14 	(b) Disqualifying records that are the subject of an order for expungement are 
83.15 	governed by section 245C.22, subdivision 7, paragraph (f).

83.16 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.681, is amended by adding a subdivision 
83.17 	to read:
83.18 		Subd. 10.Interconnection of on-site distributed generation. The classification 
83.19 	of data provided by an applicant for interconnection of distributed renewable energy 
83.20 	generation is governed by section 216B.1611, subdivision 3a.

83.21 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.871, is amended by adding a subdivision 
83.22 	to read:
83.23 		Subd. 14.Expungement petitions. Provisions regarding the classification and 
83.24 	sharing of data contained in a petition for expungement of a criminal record are included 
83.25 	in section 609A.03.

83.26 	Sec. 9. [609B.1641] BULLION COIN DEALER AND REPRESENTATIVE 
83.27 	REGISTRATION; CONVICTIONS.
83.28 	Under section 80G.04, the commissioner of commerce shall deny a registration or 
83.29 	renewal of registration or revoke a registration of a bullion coin dealer or coin dealer 
83.30 	representative, if the bullion coin dealer or coin dealer representative has within the last 
83.31 	ten years been convicted of a financial crime or other crime involving fraud or theft.