<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>legislature, governor's office, state auditor, attorney general, secretary of state,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>certain agencies, boards, councils, retirement funds, military affairs and veterans
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>affairs, and senate building; cancellation of certain appropriations; transferring
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>money to the budget reserve; allowing prepay for certain software and information
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>technology hosting services; limiting a fee or fine increase to ten percent in a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>biennium; providing reimbursement for reasonable accommodation; modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>grant agreement provisions; making changes to guaranteed energy-savings <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>program, small business requirements, and targeted group businesses; changing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>certain requirements for the practice of cosmetology; assessing certain costs <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>for Office of Administrative Hearings; changing a rehabilitation or renovation <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>grant from the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission; changing or establishing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>certain fees; limiting fire sprinkler requirement in certain dwellings; modifying
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>certain filing requirements for corporations; modifying provisions for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>accountants; requiring a licensee of the residential trades to give an option to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>install fire sprinklers; modifying debt service provision for the legislative parking
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>garage; requiring the same room numbers on signage in the Capitol to identify <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>legacy rooms; providing in-lieu of rent evaluation; prohibiting state funds, tax <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>expenditures, or state indebtedness to fund a major league soccer stadium; making
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>changes to provisions for military and veterans affairs; changing provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>covering pari-mutuel horse racing; modifying provisions for cigarette and tobacco
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>license; providing civil penalties; requiring reports;amending Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>2014, sections 3.8843, subdivision 5; 16A.065; 16A.1283; 16B.97, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>1; 16B.98, subdivisions 1, 11; 16C.144; 16C.16, subdivision 2, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>subdivision; 16C.19; 155A.21; 155A.23, subdivision 8, by adding subdivisions; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>155A.24, subdivision 2; 155A.25, subdivisions 1a, 5, by adding subdivisions; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>155A.27, subdivisions 1, 2, 5a; 155A.271; 155A.29, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>a subdivision; 155A.30, subdivisions 5, 10; 161.1419, subdivision 8; 190.16, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>adding a subdivision; 190.19, subdivisions 2a, 3; 192.26, by adding a subdivision;
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>192.38, subdivision 1; 192.501, by adding a subdivision; 197.133; 198.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>subdivisions 2, 3; 211B.37; 240.01, subdivision 22, by adding subdivisions; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>240.011; 240.03; 240.08, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 240.10; 240.13, subdivisions 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>6; 240.135; 240.15, subdivisions 1, 6; 240.16, subdivision 1; 240.22; 240.23; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>240A.09; 270C.722, subdivision 1; 270C.728, by adding a subdivision; 272.484; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>297F.01, subdivision 14; 297F.03, subdivisions 5, 6; 297F.04, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>297F.13, subdivision 4; 297F.19, by adding a subdivision; 297F.20, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>subdivisions; 297F.21, subdivision 1; 299F.011, by adding a subdivision; 303.19; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.40"></a><var>1.40</var>304A.301, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 326A.01, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.41"></a><var>1.41</var>2, 12, 13a, 15, 16; 326A.02, subdivisions 3, 5; 326A.05, subdivisions 1, 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.42"></a><var>1.42</var>326A.08, subdivision 7; 326A.10; 326B.809; 336A.09, subdivision 1; 364.09; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.43"></a><var>1.43</var>461.12, subdivision 8; Laws 2013, chapter 142, article 1, section 10; Laws 2014, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>chapter 287, section 25; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>chapters 3; 16B; 297F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 155A.23, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>subdivision 6; 197.131; 197.132; 240.01, subdivisions 12, 23; 297F.185.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>May 18, 2015<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>President of the Senate<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 888 report that we have agreed upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>That the House and Senate recede from their amendments and that S.F. No. 888 <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>be further amended as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
         <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30,
         2016, or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year"
         is fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>LEGISLATURE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Subdivision 1.<b>Total </b><br/>
<b>Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>76,304,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"><b>82,132,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">76,176,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">82,004,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">128,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">128,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>The appropriations in this section may <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>be used for any purpose relating to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>functions of the entities receiving the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>appropriations, including but not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>to member and employee compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>and expenses, supplies, payments required <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>under lease agreements for real property, and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>other expenses associated with legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>sessions, interim activities, public hearings <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>and other public outreach activities, and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>related activities. The Senate Committee <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>on Rules and Administration for the Senate, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>the House of Representatives Committee <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>on Rules and Legislative Administration <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>for the House of Representatives, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>Legislative Coordinating Commission for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>entities under its control must each adopt a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>budget approving use of these appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>for specific purposes. The budget must <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>approve use of specific amounts for employee <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>compensation, member compensation, rental <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>payments under a lease, and other categories <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>determined by the rules committees and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>the Legislative Coordinating Commission. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>The budget must be adopted after this <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>appropriation is enacted.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Senate</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">27,962,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">32,286,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>The base for fiscal year 2018 is $32,299,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>and for fiscal year 2019 is $32,105,000.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>House of Representatives</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">31,439,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">32,383,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>During the biennium ending June 30, 2017, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>any revenues received by the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>representatives from voluntary donations <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>to support broadcast or print media are <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>appropriated to the house of representatives.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Legislative Coordinating Commission</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">16,903,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">17,463,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">16,775,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">17,335,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">128,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">128,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>$6,564,000 each year from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>is to the Office of the Legislative Auditor. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>The auditor is requested to conduct a special <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>review of the Department of Veterans Affairs <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>financial management of Minnesota veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>homes. This review should include an <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>examination of the department's:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>(1) management of increasing compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>costs, including any projected increases in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>staffing levels;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>(2) use of reserve funds in the special revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>fund to manage shortfalls in funding;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>(3) implementation of federal Centers for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>Medicare and Medicaid Services certification <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>requirements, and the ability to accurately <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>forecast and obtain federal reimbursements;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>(4) operation of the adult day care program <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>at the Minneapolis campus; and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>(5) management of facilities operating costs, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>including plans to address the needs of aging <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>facilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>$380,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>revisor's administrative rules system. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>$297,000 the first year and $298,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>second year is for the Office of the Revisor of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>Statutes to maintain and improve information <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>technology services.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>$35,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $35,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>fiscal year 2017 are to provide support to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>Legislative Commission on Data Practices <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>established under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>3.8843. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>From its funds, $10,000 each year is for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>purposes of the legislators' forum, through <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>which Minnesota legislators meet with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>counterparts from South Dakota, North <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>Dakota, and Manitoba to discuss issues of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>mutual concern.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT </b><br/>
<b>GOVERNOR</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>3,615,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>3,616,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>(a) This appropriation is to fund the Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>(b) Up to $19,000 the first year and up to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>$19,000 the second year are for necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>expenses in the normal performance of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>the Governor's and Lieutenant Governor's <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>duties for which no other reimbursement is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>provided.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>(c) By September 1 of each year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>commissioner of management and budget <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>shall report to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>members of the senate State Departments <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>and Veterans Affairs Budget Division and the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>house of representatives State Government <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>Finance Committee any personnel costs <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>incurred by the Offices of the Governor and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>Lieutenant Governor that were supported <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>by appropriations to other agencies during <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>the previous fiscal year. The Office of the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>Governor shall inform the chairs and ranking <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>minority members of the committees before <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>initiating any interagency agreements.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>STATE AUDITOR</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,185,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,231,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>ATTORNEY GENERAL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>24,343,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>24,343,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">22,125,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">22,125,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br/>
Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,823,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,823,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">145,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">145,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>SECRETARY OF STATE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>6,631,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>6,631,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>Any funds available in the account <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>5.30, pursuant to the Help America Vote Act, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>are appropriated for the purposes and uses <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>authorized by federal law.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC </b><br/>
<b>DISCLOSURE BOARD</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,164,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,028,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var><b>Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure </b><br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var><b>Board Web Site Redevelopment Project. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>$150,000 in fiscal year 2016 is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>to the Campaign Finance and Public <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>Disclosure Board to complete redevelopment <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>of its Web site. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>available until June 30, 2017. By January 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>2016, the director of the Campaign Finance <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>and Public Disclosure Board shall report to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>the chairs and ranking minority members of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>the senate State Departments and Veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>Affairs Budget Division and the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>representatives State Government Finance <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>Committee on the status of the Web site <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>redevelopment project. The report shall <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>include a budget detailing total dollars to be <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>spent, completion date of the project, and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>dollars expended to date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 8. <b>INVESTMENT BOARD</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>139,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>139,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 9. <b>ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>7,630,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>7,633,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">380,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">383,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' <br/>
Compensation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,250,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var><b>Campaign Violations Hearings.</b> $115,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>in fiscal year 2016 and $115,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>2017 are appropriated from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>for the cost of considering complaints filed <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 211B.32. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>These amounts may be used in either year <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>of the biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>$6,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $6,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>fiscal year 2017 are appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>general fund to the Office of Administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>Hearings for the cost of considering data <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>practices complaints filed under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>Statutes, section 13.085. These amounts may <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>be used in either year of the biennium.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 10. <b>MN.IT SERVICES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,526,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,622,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>The commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>budget is authorized to provide cash flow <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>assistance of up to $110,000,000 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>special revenue fund or other statutory <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>general funds as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>Statutes, section 16A.671, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>3, paragraph (a), to the Office of MN.IT <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>Services for the purpose of managing <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>revenue and expenditure differences during <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>the initial phases of IT consolidation. These <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>funds shall be repaid with interest by the end <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>of the fiscal year 2017 closing period.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>During the biennium ending June 30, 2017, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>MN.IT Services must not charge fees to a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>public noncommercial educational television <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>broadcast station eligible for funding under <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 129D, for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>access to the state broadcast infrastructure. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>If the access fees not charged to public <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>noncommercial educational television <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>broadcast stations total more than $400,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>for the biennium, the office may charge for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>access fees in excess of these amounts.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 11. <b>ADMINISTRATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>24,397,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>22,346,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Government and Citizen Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,465,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,600,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>$74,000 the first year and $74,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>year are for the Council on Developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>Disabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>$735,000 the first year and $65,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>second year are to conduct a disparity study <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>required under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>16C.16, subdivision 5. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>$200,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $200,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>in fiscal year 2017 are credited to the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>accommodation account established in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.4805. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>In fiscal year 2016, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>administration may use five percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>the appropriation for fiscal year 2016 for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>developing policies and procedures to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>implement the reimbursement program <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>16B.4805, and for educating qualifying <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>agencies about the availability of and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>process for receiving reimbursement for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>accommodation expenses.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Strategic Management Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,975,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,009,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Fiscal Agent</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">12,957,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">11,737,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>The appropriations under this section are to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>the commissioner of administration for the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>purposes specified.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var><b>In-Lieu of Rent.</b> $8,158,000 the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>and $8,158,000 the second year are for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>space costs of the legislature and veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>organizations, ceremonial space, and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>statutorily free space. In-lieu of rent may be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>used for rent loss and relocation expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>related to the Capitol restoration in the fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>year 2014-2015 biennium and fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>2016-2017 biennium. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var><b>Relocation Expenses.</b> $1,380,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>year and $960,000 the second year are for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>rent loss and relocation expenses related <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>to the Capitol renovation project. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var><b>Public Broadcasting.</b> (a) $1,550,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>first year and $1,550,000 the second year are <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>for matching grants for public television.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>(b) $550,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>the second year are for public television <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>equipment grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>section 129D.13.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>(c) The commissioner of administration <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>must consider the recommendations of the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>Minnesota Public Television Association <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>before allocating the amount appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>in paragraphs (a) and (b) for equipment or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>matching grants.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>(d) $592,000 the first year and $392,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>second year are for community service grants <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>to public educational radio stations. This <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>appropriation may be used to disseminate <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>emergency information in foreign languages.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>(e) $167,000 the first year and $117,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>the second year are for equipment grants <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>to public educational radio stations. This <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>appropriation may be used for the repair, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>rental, and purchase of equipment including <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>equipment under $500.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>(f) $560,000 the first year and $310,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>the second year are for equipment grants <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>to Minnesota Public Radio, Inc., including <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>upgrades to Minnesota's Emergency Alert <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>and AMBER Alert Systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>(g) The appropriations in paragraphs (d), <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>(e), and (f), may not be used for indirect <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>costs claimed by an institution or governing <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>body. The commissioner of administration <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>must consider the recommendations of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>the Minnesota Public Educational Radio <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>Stations before awarding grants under <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14, using <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>the appropriations in paragraphs (d), (e), and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>(f). No grantee is eligible for a grant unless <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>they are a member of the Association of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>on or before July 1, 2015.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>(h) Any unencumbered balance remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>the first year for grants to public television or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>radio stations does not cancel and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>for the second year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 12. <b>CAPITOL AREA </b><br/>
<b>ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING </b><br/>
<b>BOARD</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>340,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>345,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 13. <b>MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND </b><br/>
<b>BUDGET</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>22,398,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>23,691,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are to maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>and upgrade statewide business systems, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>including, but not limited to, the statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>accounting system, the human resource and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>payroll system, the employment application <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>system, the enterprise learning management <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>system, the budget planning and analysis <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>system, the fiscal note tracking system, and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>capital budget system.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>$121,000 the first year and $122,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>second year are to develop and implement <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>a return on taxpayer investment (ROTI) <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>methodology using the Pew-MacArthur <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>Results First framework to evaluate <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>corrections and human services programs <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>administered and funded by state and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>county governments. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>shall engage and work with staff from <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>Pew-MacArthur Results First, and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>consult with representatives of other state <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>agencies, counties, legislative staff, the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>commissioners of corrections and human <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>services, and other commissioners of state <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>agencies and stakeholders to implement the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>established methodology. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>of management and budget shall report <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>on implementation progress and make <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>recommendations to the governor and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>legislature by January 31, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>The commissioner must report to the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>House of Representatives State Government <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>Finance Committee and the Senate State <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>Departments and Veterans Budget Division <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>by July 15, 2015, on the gainsharing program <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>in Minnesota Statutes, Section 16A.90. The <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>report must include information on how the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>commissioner has promoted the program <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>to state employees, results achieved under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>the program, and recommendations for any <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>legislative changes needed to make the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>program more effective.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 14. <b>REVENUE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>144,438,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>146,112,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">140,203,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">141,877,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,749,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,749,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Highway User Tax <br/>
Distribution<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,183,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,183,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">303,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">303,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Tax System Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">115,822,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">117,496,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">111,587,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">113,261,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,749,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,749,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Highway User Tax <br/>
Distribution<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,183,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,183,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">303,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">303,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var><b>Appropriation; Taxpayer Assistance. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>(a) $400,000 each year from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>fund is for grants to one or more nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>organizations, qualifying under section <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>1986, to coordinate, facilitate, encourage, and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>aid in the provision of taxpayer assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>services. The unencumbered balance in the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>first year does not cancel but is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>(b) For purposes of this section, "taxpayer <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>assistance services" means accounting <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>and tax preparation services provided by <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>volunteers to low-income, elderly, and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>disadvantaged Minnesota residents to help <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>them file federal and state income tax returns <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>and Minnesota property tax refund claims <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>and to provide personal representation before <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>the Department of Revenue and Internal <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>Revenue Service.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Debt Collection Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">28,616,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">28,616,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 15. <b>GAMBLING CONTROL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>3,260,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>3,324,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>These appropriations are from the lawful <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>gambling regulation account in the special <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>revenue fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 16. <b>RACING COMMISSION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,168,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,153,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">269,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">72,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">899,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,081,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>The general fund appropriation is for fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>years 2016 and 2017 only.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>The special revenue fund appropriations are <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>from the racing and card playing regulation <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>accounts. The base for the special revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>fund appropriation is $972,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>2018 and $971,000 in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>The Racing Commission is directed to work <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>in consultation with the racing industry <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>to propose permanent dedicated funding <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>changes to fully support the operations of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>the commission to ensure that racing is <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>conducted in the public interest. These <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>changes shall be reported to the Office of the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>Governor and to the majority and minority <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>leaders of the relevant finance and policy <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>legislative committees by November 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 17. <b>STATE LOTTERY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var><statute_ref>349A.10</statute_ref>, subdivision 3, the operating budget <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>must not exceed $31,000,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>2016 and $31,000,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 18. <b>AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>300,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>300,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 19. <b>COUNCIL ON BLACK </b><br/>
<b>MINNESOTANS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>396,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>401,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.20.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 20. <b>COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC </b><br/>
<b>MINNESOTANS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>359,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>364,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.21.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 21. <b>COUNCIL ON AFFAIRS OF </b><br/>
<b>CHICANO/LATINO PEOPLE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>381,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>386,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.22.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 22. <b>INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>569,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>576,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.23.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 23. <b>MINNESOTA HISTORICAL </b><br/>
<b>SOCIETY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>22,022,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>22,193,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Operations and Programs</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">21,576,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">21,822,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>138.668, the Minnesota Historical Society <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>may not charge a fee for its general tours at <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>the Capitol, but may charge fees for special <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>programs other than general tours.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Fiscal Agent</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) Minnesota International Center<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">39,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">39,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">17,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">17,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) Minnesota Military Museum<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>$50,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $50,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>fiscal year 2017 are for an archivist position. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>This is a onetime appropriation and available <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) Farmamerica<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">190,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">115,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>$75,000 in fiscal year 2016 is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>to Farmamerica, the Minnesota agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>interpretive center, for capital improvements.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) Hockey Hall of Fame<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var><b>Balances Forward.</b> Any unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>balance remaining in this subdivision the first <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>year does not cancel but is available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>second year of the biennium.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.24.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 24. <b>BOARD OF THE ARTS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>7,522,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>7,530,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Operations and Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">583,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">591,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Grants Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,800,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,800,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Regional Arts Councils</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,139,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,139,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var><b>Unencumbered Balance Available.</b> Any <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>unencumbered balance remaining in this <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>section the first year does not cancel, but is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>available for the second year of the biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var><b>Projects located in Minnesota; travel </b><br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var><b>restriction.</b> Money appropriated in this <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>section and distributed as grants may only <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>be spent on projects located in Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>A recipient of a grant funded by an <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>appropriation in this section must not use <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>more than ten percent of the total grant for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>costs related to travel outside the state of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.25.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 25. <b>MINNESOTA HUMANITIES </b><br/>
<b>CENTER</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>675,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>675,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>$325,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $325,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>fiscal year 2017 are for the healthy eating, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>here at home program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>Statutes, section 138.912. No more than <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>three percent of the appropriation may be <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>used for the nonprofit administration of the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>grant program under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>section 138.912.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.26.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 26. <b>BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>639,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>641,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.27.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 27. <b>BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE </b><br/>
<b>ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, </b><br/>
<b>LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, </b><br/>
<b>GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>784,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>794,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.28.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 28. <b>BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST </b><br/>
<b>EXAMINERS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>2,565,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>2,584,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.29.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 29. <b>BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>321,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>325,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.30.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 30. <b>GENERAL CONTINGENT </b><br/>
<b>ACCOUNTS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,000,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>500,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br/>
Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">400,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">400,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' <br/>
Compensation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>(a) The appropriations in this section <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>may only be spent with the approval of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>the governor after consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>Legislative Advisory Commission pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>(b) If an appropriation in this section for <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>for the other year is available for it.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>(c) If a contingent account appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>is made in one fiscal year, it should be <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>considered a biennial appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.31.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 31. <b>TORT CLAIMS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>161,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>161,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>These appropriations are to be spent by the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>commissioner of management and budget <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>according to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>3.736, subdivision 7. If the appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>for the other year is available for it.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.32.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 32. <b>MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT </b><br/>
<b>SYSTEM</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>6,552,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>8,936,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Combined Legislators and </b><br/>
<b>Constitutional Officers Retirement Plan</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3A.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>subdivision 2; 3A.04, subdivisions 3 and 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>and 3A.115.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>If an appropriation in this section for either <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>year is insufficient, the appropriation for the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>other year is available for it.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.33.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 33. <b>PUBLIC EMPLOYEES </b><br/>
<b>RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>6,000,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>6,000,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>353.505, the state payments to the Public <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>Employees Retirement Association on behalf <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>of the former MERF division account are <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>$6,000,000 on September 15, 2015 and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>$6,000,000 on September 15, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.34.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 34. <b>TEACHERS RETIREMENT </b><br/>
<b>ASSOCIATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>29,831,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>29,831,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>The amounts estimated to be needed are as <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var><b>Special Direct State Aid.</b> $27,331,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>first year and $27,331,000 the second year <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>are for special direct state aid authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 354.436.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var><b>Special Direct State Matching Aid. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>$2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>the second year are for special direct state <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>matching aid authorized under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>Statutes, section 354.435.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.35.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 35. <b>ST. PAUL TEACHERS </b><br/>
<b>RETIREMENT FUND</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>9,827,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>9,827,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>The amounts estimated to be needed for <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>special direct state aid to the first class <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>city teachers retirement fund association <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var><statute_ref>354A.12</statute_ref>, subdivisions 3a and 3c.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.36.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 36. <b>MILITARY AFFAIRS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>19,368,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>19,368,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Maintenance of Training Facilities</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">9,661,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">9,661,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>General Support</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,819,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,819,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Enlistment Incentives</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">6,888,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">6,888,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var><b>Appropriation Availability. </b>If <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>appropriations for either year of the biennium <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>are insufficient, the appropriation from the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>other year is available. The appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>for enlistment incentives are available until <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var><b>Transfer Authority.</b> Of the funds carried <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>forward from fiscal year 2015 to fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>year 2016, in the enlistment incentives <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>appropriation, $10,000,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>2016 may be transferred to the maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>of training facilities appropriation to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>address significant maintenance backlog <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>to the department's military training and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>community centers. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>transfer and is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.37.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 37. <b>VETERANS AFFAIRS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>69,106,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>73,679,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Veterans Programs and Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">16,393,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">16,461,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>$44,000 for a transfer to the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>of Education to implement the expedited <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>and temporary licensing provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 197.4552. This <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var><b>Veterans Service Organizations.</b> $353,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>each year is for grants to the following <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>congressionally chartered veterans service <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>organizations, as designated by the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>commissioner: Disabled American Veterans, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>Military Order of the Purple Heart, the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>Vietnam Veterans of America, AMVETS, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>and Paralyzed Veterans of America. This <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>funding must be allocated in direct proportion <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>to the funding currently being provided by <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>the commissioner to these organizations.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var><b>Minnesota Assistance Council for </b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var><b>Veterans.</b> $750,000 each year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>to the Minnesota Assistance Council for <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>Veterans to provide assistance throughout <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>Minnesota to veterans and their families who <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>are homeless or in danger of homelessness, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>including assistance with the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>(1) utilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>(2) employment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>(3) legal issues.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>The assistance authorized under this <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>paragraph must be made only to veterans who <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>have resided in Minnesota for 30 days prior <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>to application for assistance and according <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>to other guidelines established by the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>commissioner. In order to avoid duplication <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>of services, the commissioner must ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>that this assistance is coordinated with all <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>other available programs for veterans.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var><b>Honor Guards.</b> $200,000 each year is for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>compensation for honor guards at the funerals <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>of veterans under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>197.231.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var><b>Minnesota GI Bill.</b> $200,000 each year is <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>for the costs of administering the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>GI Bill postsecondary educational benefits, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>on-the-job training, and apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>197.791. Of this amount, $100,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>transfer to the Office of Higher Education.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var><b>Gold Star Program.</b> $100,000 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>is for administering the Gold Star Program <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>for surviving family members of deceased <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>veterans.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var><b>County Veterans Service Office. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>$1,100,000 each year is for funding the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>County Veterans Service Office grant <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>197.608.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Veterans Homes</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">52,713,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">57,218,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var><b>Veterans Homes Special Revenue Account. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>The general fund appropriations made to the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>department may be transferred to a veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>homes special revenue account in the special <br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>revenue fund in the same manner as other <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>receipts are deposited according to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>Statutes, section 198.34, and are appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>to the department for the operation of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>veterans homes facilities and programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var><b>Maximize Federal Reimbursements. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>The department will seek opportunities <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>to maximize federal reimbursements of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>Medicare-eligible expenses and will provide <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>annual reports to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>management and budget on the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>Medicare reimbursements received. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>Contingent upon future federal Medicare <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>receipts, reductions to the homes' general <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>fund appropriation may be made.<br/>
<br/>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 38. <b>APPROPRIATION </b><br/>
<b>CANCELLATIONS </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>All unspent funds, estimated to be $44,000, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>to implement the expedited and temporary <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>licensing provisions of Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>section 197.4552, under Laws 2014, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>312, article 4, section 2, subdivision 8, are <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>canceled to the general fund on June 30, 2015.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>All unspent funds, estimated to be $150,000, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>from the Web site redevelopment project <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>appropriation under Laws 2013, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>142, article 1, section 7, are canceled to the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>general fund on June 30, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 3.8843, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Staff.</b> Legislative staff must provide administrative and research assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>to the commission. The Legislative Coordinating Commission may, if funding is available, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>appoint staff to provide research assistance.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[3.9735] EVALUATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var><b>PROGRAMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>section have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>(a) "General incentive" means a state program, statutory provision, or tax expenditure,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>including tax credits, tax exemptions, tax deductions, grants, or loans, that is intended
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>encourage businesses to locate, expand, invest, or remain in Minnesota or to hire
         or retain <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>employees in Minnesota. To be a general incentive, a state program, statutory provision,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>or tax expenditure must be funded by an appropriation from the general fund, and be
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>available to multiple entities, projects, or associated projects or include eligibility
         criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>with the intent that it will be available to multiple entities, projects, or associated
         projects.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>(b) "Exclusive incentive" means a state program, statutory provision, tax <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>expenditure, or section of a general incentive, including tax credits, tax exemptions,
         tax <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>deductions, grants, or loans, that is intended to encourage a single specific entity,
         project, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>or associated projects to locate, expand, invest, or remain in Minnesota or to hire
         or retain <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>employees in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Selection of general incentives for review; schedule for evaluation; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var><b>report.</b>  Annually, the legislative auditor shall  submit to the Legislative Audit Commission
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>a list of three to five general incentives proposed for review. In selecting general
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>incentives to include on this list, the legislative auditor may consider what the
         incentive <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>will cost state and local governments in actual spending and foregone revenue currently
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>projected into the future, the legislature's need for information about a general
         incentive <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>that has an upcoming expiration date, and the legislature's need for regular information
         on <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>the results of all major general incentives. Annually, the Legislative Audit Commission
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>will select at least one general incentive for the legislative auditor's evaluation.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>legislative auditor will evaluate the selected general incentive or incentives, prepared
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>according to the evaluation plan established under subdivision 4, and submit a written
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>report to the Legislative Audit Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Exclusive incentive schedule.</b> The legislative auditor's schedule shall <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>ensure that at least once every four years the legislative auditor will complete an
         analysis <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>of best practices for exclusive incentives.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Evaluation plans.</b> By February 1, 2016, the Legislative Audit Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>shall establish evaluation plans that identify elements that the legislative auditor
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>include in evaluations of a general incentive and an exclusive incentive. The Legislative
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>Audit Commission may modify the evaluation plans as needed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>    Sec. 3. <b>[6.481] COUNTY AUDITS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Powers and duties.</b> All the powers and duties conferred and imposed <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>upon the state auditor shall be exercised and performed by the state auditor in respect
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>the offices, institutions, public property, and improvements of several counties of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>state. The state auditor may visit, without previous notice, each county and examine
         all <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>accounts and records relating to the receipt and disbursement of the public funds
         and the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>custody of the public funds and other property.  The state auditor shall prescribe
         and install <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>systems of accounts and financial reports that shall be uniform, so far as practicable,
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>the same class of offices.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Annual audit required.</b> A county must have an annual financial audit. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>A county may choose to have the audit performed by the state auditor, or may choose
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>have the audit performed by a CPA firm meeting the requirements of section 326A.05.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>The state auditor or a CPA firm may accept the records and audit of the Department
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>Human Services instead of examining county human service funds, if the audit of the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>Department of Human Services has been made within any period covered by the auditor's
         <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>audit of other county records.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>    Subd. 3. <b>CPA firm audit.</b> A county audit performed by a CPA firm must meet <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>the standards and be in the form required by the state auditor. The state auditor
         may <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>require additional information from the CPA firm if the state auditor determines that
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>in the public interest, but the state auditor must accept the audit unless the state
         auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>determines it does not meet recognized industry auditing standards or is not in the
         form <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>required by the state auditor. The state auditor may make additional examinations
         as the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>auditor determines to be in the public interest.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Audit availability; data.</b> A copy of the annual audit by the state auditor or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>by a CPA firm must be available for public inspection in the Office of the State Auditor
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>in the Office of the County Auditor. If an audit is performed by a CPA firm, data
         relating <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>to the audit are subject to the same data classifications that apply under section
         6.715. A <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>CPA firm conducting a county audit must provide access to data relating to the audit
         and is <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>liable for unlawful disclosure of the data as if it were a government entity under
         chapter 13.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Reporting.</b> If an audit conducted by the state auditor or a CPA firm <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>discloses malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance, the auditor must report this to
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>county attorney, who shall institute civil and criminal proceedings as the law and
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>protection of the public interests requires.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Payments to state auditor.</b> A county audited by the state auditor must <br/>
<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>pay the state auditor for the costs and expenses of the audit. If the state auditor
         makes <br/>
<a id="pl.24.36"></a><var>24.36</var>additional examinations of a county whose audit is performed by a CPA firm, the county
         <br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>must pay the auditor for the cost of these examinations. Payments must be deposited
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>the state auditor enterprise fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Procedures for change of auditor.</b> A county that plans to change to or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>from the state auditor and a CPA firm must notify the state auditor of this change
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>August 1 of an even-numbered year. Upon this notice, the following calendar year will
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>the first year's records that will be subject to an audit by the new entity. A county
         that <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>changes to or from the state auditor must have two annual audits done by the new entity.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 10.43, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var><b>10.43 TELEPHONE USE; APPROVAL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>(a) Each representative, senator, constitutional officer, judge, and head of a state <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>department or agency shall sign the person's monthly long-distance telephone bills
         paid <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>by the state as evidence of the person's approval of each bill. This signature requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>does not apply to a month in which the person's long-distance phone bill paid by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>state is less than $5.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>(b) Even if the monthly long-distance phone bill paid by the state for a person <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>subject to this section is less than $5, the person is responsible for paying that
         portion of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>the bill that does not relate to state business. As provided in section 10.46, long-distance
         <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>telephone bills paid by the state are public data, regardless of the amount of the
         bills.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for telephone bills for usage on or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>after July 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>    Sec. 5. <b>[15.0145] ETHNIC COUNCILS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Three ethnic councils; creation.</b> (a) The Minnesota Council on <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>Latino Affairs includes public members with an ethnic heritage from Mexico, any of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>countries in Central or South America, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, or Puerto Rico.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>(b) The Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage includes public members of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>black African ancestry.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>(c) The Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans includes public members with an <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>ethnic heritage from any of the countries east of, and including, Afghanistan or the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>Pacific Islands.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> (a) Each council has 15 voting members. Eleven members <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>of each council are public members appointed by the governor. Four members of each
         <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>council are legislators.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>(b) The governor shall appoint 11 members of each council as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>(1) the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs must include one member representing <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>each of the state's congressional districts and three members appointed at-large.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>council must include at least five women. The governor must attempt to ensure that
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>the demographic composition of council members accurately reflects the demographic
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>composition of Minnesota's Latino community, including recent immigrants, as <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>determined by the state demographer;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>(2) the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage must include members who are <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>broadly representative of the African heritage community of the state. The council
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>include at least five women. At least three members must be first or second generation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>African immigrants, who generally reflect the demographic composition of these African
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>immigrants, as determined by the state demographer; and<br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>(3) the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans must include one member from each <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>of the five ancestries with the state's highest percentages of Asian-Pacific populations,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>as determined by the state demographer. The other six members must be broadly <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>representative of the rest of the Asian-Pacific population, with no more than one
         council <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>member from any one ancestry. The council must include at least five women. For <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>purposes of this clause, ancestry refers to heritage that is commonly accepted in
         Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>as a unique population.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>(c) Four legislators are voting members of each council. The speaker of the house
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>and the house minority leader shall each appoint one member to each council. The <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>Subcommittee on Committees of the senate Committee on Rules and Administration shall
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>appoint one member of the majority caucus and one member of the minority caucus to
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>each council.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>(d) The governor may appoint a commissioner of a state agency or a designee of that
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>commissioner to serve as an ex-officio, nonvoting member of a council.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Appointments; terms; removal.</b>  (a) In making appointments to a council, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>the governor shall consider an appointee's proven dedication and commitment to the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>council's community and any expertise possessed by the appointee that might be beneficial
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>to the council, such as experience in public policy, legal affairs, social work, business,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>or management. The executive director of a council and legislative members may offer
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>advice to the governor on applicants seeking appointment.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>(b) Terms, compensation, and filling of vacancies for members appointed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>governor are as provided in section 15.059. Removal of members appointed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>governor is governed by section 15.059, except that: (1) a member who missed more
         than <br/>
<a id="pl.26.36"></a><var>26.36</var>half of the council meetings convened during a 12-month period automatically is removed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>from the council; and (2) a member appointed by the governor may be removed by a vote
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>of three of the four legislative members of the council. The chair of a council shall
         inform <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>the governor of the need for the governor to fill a vacancy on the council. Legislative
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>members serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>(c) A member appointed by the governor may serve no more than a total of eight <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>years on a council. A legislator may serve no more than eight consecutive years or
         12 <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>nonconsecutive years on any one council.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Training; executive committee; meetings; support.</b> (a) A member <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>appointed by the governor must attend orientation training within the first six months
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>service for each term. The commissioner of administration must arrange for the training
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>to include but not be limited to the legislative process, government data practices,
         open <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>meeting law, Robert's Rules of Order, fiscal management, and human resources. The
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>governor must remove a member who does not complete the training.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>(b) Each council shall annually elect from among the members appointed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>governor a chair and other officers it deems necessary. These officers and one legislative
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>member selected by the council shall serve as the executive committee of the council.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>(c) Forty percent of voting members of a council constitutes a quorum. A quorum is
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>required to conduct council business. A council member may not vote on any action
         if the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>member has a conflict of interest under section 10A.07.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>(d) Each council shall receive administrative support from the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>administration under section 16B.371. The council may contract in its own name but
         may <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>not accept or receive a loan or incur indebtedness except as otherwise provided by
         law. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>Contracts must be approved by a majority of the members of the council and executed
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>the chair and the executive director. The council may apply for, receive, and expend
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>its own name grants and gifts of money consistent with the powers and duties specified
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>(e) The attorney general shall provide legal services to the councils on behalf of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>state on all matters relating to the councils, including matters relating to the state
         as the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>employer of the executive directors of the council, and other council staff.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Executive director; staff.</b> (a) The Legislative Coordinating Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>must appoint an executive director for each council. The executive director must be
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>experienced in administrative activities and familiar with the challenges and needs
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>the ethnic council's larger community. The executive director serves in the unclassified
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>service at the pleasure of the Legislative Coordinating Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>(b) The Legislative Coordinating Commission must establish a process for recruiting
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>and selecting applicants for the executive director positions. This process must include
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>consultation and collaboration with the applicable council.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>(c) The executive director and applicable council members must work together in <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>fulfilling council duties. The executive director must consult with the commissioners
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>administration and management and budget to ensure appropriate financial, purchasing,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>human resources, and other services for operation of the council. The executive director
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>must appoint and supervise the work of other staff necessary to carry out the duties
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>council. The executive director and other council staff are executive branch employees.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Duties of council.</b> (a) A council must work for the implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>of economic, social, legal, and political equality for its constituency. The council
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>work with the legislature and governor to carry out this work by performing the duties
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>(b) A council shall advise the governor and the legislature on issues confronting
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>constituency of the council. This may include, but is not limited to, presenting the
         results <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>of surveys, studies, and community forums to the appropriate executive departments
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>and legislative committees.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>(c) A council shall advise the governor and the legislature of administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>and legislative changes needed to improve the economic and social condition of the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>constituency of the council. This may include but is not limited to working with legislators
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>to develop legislation to address these issues and to work for passage of the legislation.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>This may also include making recommendations regarding the state's affirmative action
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>program and the state's targeted group small business program, or working with state
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>agencies and organizations to develop business opportunities and promote economic
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>development for the constituency of the council.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>(d) A council shall advise the governor and the legislature of the implications <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>and effect of proposed administrative and legislative changes on the constituency
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>the council. This may include but is not limited to tracking legislation, testifying
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>appropriate, and meeting with executive departments and legislators.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>(e) A council shall serve as a liaison between state government and organizations
         that <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>serve the constituency of the council. This may include but is not limited to working
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>these organizations to carry out the duties in paragraphs (a) to (d), and working
         with these <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>organizations to develop informational programs or publications to involve and empower
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>the constituency in seeking improvement in their economic and social conditions.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>(f) A council shall perform or contract for the performance of studies designed <br/>
<a id="pl.28.36"></a><var>28.36</var>to suggest solutions to the problems of the constituency of the council in the areas
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>education, employment, human rights, health, housing, social welfare, and other related
         <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>(g) In carrying out duties under this subdivision, councils may act to advise on issues
         <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>that affect the shared constituencies of more than one council.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Duties of council members.</b> A council member shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>(1) attend and participate in scheduled meetings and be prepared by reviewing <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>meeting notes;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>(2) maintain and build communication with the community represented;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>(3) collaborate with the council and executive director in carrying out the council's
         <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>duties; and<br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>(4) participate in activities the council or executive director deem appropriate and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>necessary to facilitate the goals and duties of the council.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Reports.</b> A council must report on the measurable outcomes achieved in <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>the council's current strategic plan to meet its statutory duties, along with the
         specific <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>objectives and outcome measures proposed for the following year. The council must
         <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>submit the report by January 15 each year to the chairs of the committees in the house
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>representatives and the senate with primary jurisdiction over state government operations.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>Each report must cover the calendar year of the year before the report is submitted.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>specific objectives and outcome measures for the following current year must focus
         on <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>three or four achievable objectives, action steps, and measurable outcomes for which
         <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>the council will be held accountable. The strategic plan may include other items that
         <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>support the statutory purposes of the council but should not distract from the primary
         <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>statutory proposals presented. The funding request of each council, after approval
         by the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>Legislative Coordinating Commission, must also be presented by February 1 in each
         <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>odd-numbered year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16A.065, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var><b>16A.065 PREPAY SOFTWARE, SUBSCRIPTIONS, UNITED STATES </b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var><b>DOCUMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>16A.41, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, the commissioner may allow an <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>agency to make advance deposits or payments for software or software maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>services for state-owned or leased electronic data processing equipment, for information <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>technology hosting services, for sole source maintenance agreements where it is not <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>cost-effective to pay in arrears, for exhibit booth space or boat slip rental when
         required <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>by the renter to guarantee the availability of space, for registration fees where
         advance <br/>
<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>payment is required or advance payment discount is provided, and for newspaper, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>magazine, and other subscription fees customarily paid for in advance. The commissioner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>may also allow advance deposits by any department with the Library of Congress and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>federal Supervisor of Documents for items to be purchased from those federal agencies.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16A.152, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Report on budget reserve percentage.</b> (a) The commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>management and budget shall develop and annually review a methodology for evaluating
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>the adequacy of the budget reserve based on the volatility of Minnesota's general
         fund <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>tax structure. The review must take into consideration relevant statistical and economic
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>literature. After completing the review, the commissioner may revise the methodology
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>if necessary. The commissioner must use the methodology to annually estimate the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>percentage of the current biennium's general fund nondedicated revenues recommended
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>as a budget reserve.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>    (b) By January 15 September 30 of each year, the commissioner shall report <br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>the percentage of the current biennium's general fund nondedicated revenue that is
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>recommended as a budget reserve to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over the Department of Management and Budget
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>senate committee on finance, the house of representatives committee on ways and means,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>and the senate and house of representatives committees on taxes. The report must also <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>specify:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>    (1) whether the commissioner revised the recommendation as a result of significant
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>changes in the mix of general fund taxes or the base of one or more general fund taxes;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>    (2) whether the commissioner revised the recommendation as a result of a revision
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>to the methodology; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>    (3) any additional appropriate information.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>    Sec. 8. <b>[16B.4805] ACCOMMODATION REIMBURSEMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> "Reasonable accommodation" as used in this section <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>has the meaning given in section 363A.08. "State agency" as used in this section has
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>meaning given in section 16A.011, subdivision 12. "Reasonable accommodations eligible
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>for reimbursement" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>(1) reasonable accommodations provided to applicants for employment;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>(2) reasonable accommodations for employees for services that will need to be <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>provided on a periodic or ongoing basis; or<br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>(3) reasonable accommodations that involve onetime expenses that total more than <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>$1,000 for an employee in a fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Reimbursement for making reasonable accommodation.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>commissioner of administration shall reimburse state agencies for expenses incurred
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>making reasonable accommodations eligible for reimbursement for agency employees and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>applicants for employment to the extent that funds are available in the accommodation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>account established under subdivision 3 for this purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Accommodation account established.</b> The accommodation account <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>is created as an account in the special revenue fund for reimbursing state agencies
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>expenses incurred in providing reasonable accommodation eligible for reimbursement
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>agency employees and applicants for agency employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Administration costs.</b> The commissioner may use up to 15 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>biennial appropriation for administration of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Notification.</b> By August 1, 2015, or within 30 days of final enactment, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>whichever is later, and each year thereafter by June 30, the commissioner of administration
         <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>must notify state agencies that reimbursement for expenses incurred to make reasonable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>accommodation eligible for reimbursement for agency employees and applicants for <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>agency employment is available under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Report.</b> By January 31 of each year, the commissioner of administration <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>the senate committees with jurisdiction over state government finance on the use of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>central accommodation account during the prior calendar year. The report must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>(1) the number and type of accommodations requested;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>(2) the cost of accommodations requested;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>(3) the state agencies from which the requests were made;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>(4) the number of requests made for employees and the number of requests for <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>applicants for employment;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>(5) the number and type of accommodations that were not provided;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>(6) any remaining balance left in the account;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>(7) if the account was depleted, the date on which funds were exhausted and the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>number, type, and cost of accommodations that were not reimbursed to state agencies;
         and<br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>(8) a description of how the account was promoted to state agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015. Reimbursement is <br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>available for accommodation expenses incurred after June 30, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16B.97, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Grant agreement.</b> (a) A grant agreement is a written instrument or <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>electronic document defining a legal relationship between a granting agency and a
         grantee <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>when the principal purpose of the relationship is to transfer cash or something of
         value <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>to the recipient to support a public purpose authorized by law instead of acquiring
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>professional or technical contract, purchase, lease, or barter property or services
         for the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>direct benefit or use of the granting agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>    (b) This section does not apply to general obligation grants as defined by section <br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>16A.695 and capital project grants to political subdivisions as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>16A.86</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16B.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Limitation.</b> (a) As a condition of receiving a grant from <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>an appropriation of state funds, the recipient of the grant must agree to minimize
         <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>administrative costs. The granting agency is responsible for negotiating appropriate
         limits <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>to these costs so that the state derives the optimum benefit for grant funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>(b) This section does not apply to general obligation grants as defined by section
         <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>16A.695 and also capital project grants to political subdivisions as defined by section
         <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>16A.86.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16B.98, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Encumbrance exception.</b> Notwithstanding subdivision 5, paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>clause (2), or section 
         <statute_ref>16C.05, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (3), agencies may <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>permit a specifically named, legislatively appropriated, noncompetitive grant recipient
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>incur eligible expenses based on an agreed upon work plan and budget for up to 60
         days <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>prior to an encumbrance being established in the accounting system. For a grant funded <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>in whole or in part with state general obligation bond proceeds, an agency may permit
         <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>incurring of expenses under this subdivision only with prior approval of the commissioner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>of management and budget.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.144, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var><b>16C.144 GUARANTEED ENERGY-SAVINGS PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> The following definitions apply to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>(a) "Utility" means electricity, natural gas, or other energy resource, water, and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>wastewater.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>(b) "Utility cost savings" means the difference between the utility costs after <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>installation of the utility cost-savings measures pursuant to the guaranteed energy-savings
         <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>agreement and the baseline utility costs after baseline adjustments have been made.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>(c) "Baseline" means the preagreement utilities, operations, and maintenance costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>(d) "Utility cost-savings measure" means a measure that produces utility cost savings
         <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>or operation and maintenance cost savings.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>(e) "Operation and maintenance cost savings" means a measurable difference <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>between operation and maintenance costs after the installation of the utility cost-savings
         <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>measures pursuant to the guaranteed energy-savings agreement and the baseline operation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>and maintenance costs after inflation adjustments have been made. Operation and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>maintenance costs savings shall not include savings from in-house staff labor.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>(f) "Guaranteed energy-savings agreement" means an agreement for the installation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>of one or more utility cost-savings measures that includes the qualified provider's
         <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>guarantee as required under subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>(g) "Baseline adjustments" means adjusting the utility cost-savings baselines <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>annually for changes in the following variables:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>(1) utility rates;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>(2) number of days in the utility billing cycle;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>(3) square footage of the facility;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>(4) operational schedule of the facility;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>(5) facility temperature set points;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>(6) weather; and<br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>(7) amount of equipment or lighting utilized in the facility.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>(h) "Inflation adjustment" means adjusting the operation and maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>cost-savings baseline annually for inflation.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>(i) "Lease purchase agreement Project financing" means an agreement any type of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>financing including but not limited to lease, lease purchase, installment agreements,
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>bonds issued by an entity, other than the state, with authority to issue bonds, obligating the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>state to make regular lease payments to satisfy the lease costs of the utility cost-savings <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>measures until the final payment, after which time the utility cost-savings measures <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>become the sole property of the state of Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>(j) "Qualified provider" means a person or business experienced in the design, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>implementation, and installation of utility cost-savings measures.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>(k) "Engineering report" means a report prepared by a professional engineer licensed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>by the state of Minnesota summarizing estimates of all costs of installations, modifications,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>or remodeling, including costs of design, engineering, installation, maintenance,
         repairs, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>and estimates of the amounts by which utility and operation and maintenance costs
         will be <br/>
<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>reduced.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>(l) "Capital cost avoidance" means money expended by a state agency to pay for <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>utility cost-savings measures with a guaranteed savings agreement so long as the measures
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>that are being implemented to achieve the utility, operation, and maintenance cost
         savings <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>are a significant portion of an overall project as determined by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>(m) "Guaranteed energy-savings program guidelines" means policies, procedures, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>and requirements of guaranteed savings agreements established by the Department of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>Administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Guaranteed energy-savings agreement.</b> The commissioner may enter <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>into a guaranteed energy-savings agreement with a qualified provider if:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>(1) the qualified provider is selected through a competitive process in accordance
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>with the guaranteed energy-savings program guidelines within the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>Administration;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>(2) the qualified provider agrees to submit an engineering report prior to the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>execution of the guaranteed energy-savings agreement. The cost of the engineering
         report <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>may be considered as part of the implementation costs if the commissioner enters into
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>guaranteed energy-savings agreement with the provider;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>(3) the term of the guaranteed energy-savings agreement shall not exceed 25 years
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>from the date of final installation;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>(4) the commissioner finds that the amount it the state  would spend, less the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>contributed for capital cost avoidance, on the utility cost-savings measures recommended <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>in the engineering report will not exceed the amount to be saved in utility operation
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>maintenance costs over 25 years from the date of implementation of utility cost-savings
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>measures;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>(5) the qualified provider provides a written guarantee that the annual utility, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>operation, and maintenance cost savings during the term of the guaranteed energy-savings
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>agreement will meet or exceed the annual payments due under a lease purchase agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>the project financing. The qualified provider shall reimburse the state for any shortfall of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>guaranteed utility, operation, and maintenance cost savings; and<br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>(6) the qualified provider gives a sufficient bond in accordance with section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>574.26
         </statute_ref> to the commissioner for the faithful implementation and installation of the utility
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>cost-savings measures.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Lease purchase agreement</b><b> Project financing</b><b>.</b> The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>may enter into a lease purchase agreement project financing with any party for the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>implementation of utility cost-savings measures in accordance with the guaranteed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>energy-savings agreement. The implementation costs of the utility cost-savings measures <br/>
<a id="pl.34.36"></a><var>34.36</var>recommended in the engineering report shall not exceed the amount to be saved in utility
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>and operation and maintenance costs over the term of the lease purchase agreement. The <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>term of the lease purchase agreement project financing shall not exceed 25 years from <br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>the date of final installation. The lease project financing is assignable in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>terms approved by the commissioner of management and budget.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Use of capital cost avoidance.</b> The affected state agency may contribute <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>funds for capital cost avoidance for guaranteed energy-savings agreements. Use of
         capital <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>cost avoidance is subject to the guaranteed energy-savings program guidelines within
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>Department of Administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Independent report.</b>  For each guaranteed energy-savings agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>entered into, the commissioner of administration shall contract with an independent
         third <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>party to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of each utility cost-savings measure implemented
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>to ensure that such measures were the least-cost measures available. For the purposes
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>this section, "independent third party" means an entity not affiliated with the qualified
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>provider, that is not involved in creating or providing conservation project services
         to that <br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>provider, and that has expertise (or access to expertise) in energy-savings practices.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Small business.</b> The commissioner shall adopt rules defining the size <br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>standards for "small business" found in Code of Federal Relations, title 49, section <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>26.65, for purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>137.31</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>137.35</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>161.321</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>473.142</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>The definition must include only businesses with their, provided that the business has <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>its principal place of business in Minnesota. The definition must establish different <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>size standards for various types of businesses. In establishing these standards, the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>commissioner must consider the differences among industries caused by the size of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>market for goods or services and the relative size and market share of the competitors
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>operating in those markets.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.16, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Veteran-owned small businesses.</b> (a) Except when mandated by the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>federal government as a condition of receiving federal funds, the commissioner shall
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>award up to a six percent preference, but no less than the percentage awarded to any
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>other group under this section, in the amount bid on state procurement to certified
         small <br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>businesses that are majority-owned and operated by veterans.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>(b) The purpose of this designation is to facilitate the transition of veterans from
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>military to civilian life, and to help compensate veterans for their sacrifices, including
         but <br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>not limited to their sacrifice of health and time, to the state and nation during
         their military <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>service, as well as to enhance economic development within Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>(c) Before the commissioner certifies that a small business is majority-owned and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>operated by a veteran, the commissioner of veterans affairs must verify that the owner
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>the small business is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.16, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>    Subd. 13. <b>State-funded projects.</b> (a) Notwithstanding section 16C.001, this <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>subdivision applies to contracts for state-funded capital improvement projects in
         excess of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>$100,000 that are issued by organizations not subject to the small business requirements
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>this section, including municipalities as defined in section 466.01, subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>(b) Organizations administering contracts described in paragraph (a) shall promote
         <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>the use of targeted group businesses designated under this section and take steps
         to remove <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>barriers to equitable participation of targeted group businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>(c) Organizations shall cooperate with the commissioner's efforts to monitor and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>measure compliance with this subdivision in the performance of state-funded contracts.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.19, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var><b>16C.19 ELIGIBILITY; RULES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>(a) A small business wishing to participate in the programs under section 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>subdivisions 4 to 7, must be certified by the commissioner. The commissioner shall
         adopt <br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>by rule standards and procedures for certifying that small targeted group businesses,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>small businesses located in economically disadvantaged areas, and veteran-owned small
         <br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>businesses are eligible to participate under the requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>The commissioner shall adopt by rule standards and procedures for hearing appeals
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>grievances and other rules necessary to carry out the duties set forth in sections
         
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>(b) The commissioner may make rules which exclude or limit the participation of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>nonmanufacturing business, including third-party lessors, brokers, franchises, jobbers,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>manufacturers' representatives, and others from eligibility under sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>(c) The commissioner may make rules that set time limits and other eligibility limits
         <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>on business participation in programs under sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c) (a), for purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>, a <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>veteran-owned small business, the principal place of business of which is in Minnesota,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>is certified if:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>(1) it has been verified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>being either a veteran-owned small business or a service-disabled veteran-owned small
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>business, in accordance with Public Law 109-461 and Code of Federal Regulations, title
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>38, part 74.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>(2) the veteran-owned small business supplies the commissioner with proof that the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>small business is majority-owned and operated by:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>(i) a veteran as defined in section 197.447; or<br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>(ii) a veteran with a service-connected disability, as determined at any time by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>United States Department of Veterans Affairs.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>(e) Until rules are adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) for the purpose of certifying
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>veteran-owned small businesses, the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1700,
         may <br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>be read to include veteran-owned small businesses. In addition to the documentation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>required in Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1700, the veteran owner must have been <br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>discharged under honorable conditions from active service, as indicated by the veteran
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>owner's most current United States Department of Defense form DD-214.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for purposes of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21, a <br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>minority- or woman-owned small business, the principal place of business of which
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>in Minnesota, is certified if it has been certified by the Minnesota unified certification
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>program under the provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 26.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>(g) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the programs under section <br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>16C.16, subdivisions 4 to 7, using the expedited rulemaking process in section 14.389.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>    Sec. 17. <b>[138.912] HEALTHY EATING, HERE AT HOME.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The healthy eating, here at home program is <br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>established to provide incentives for low-income Minnesotans to use federal Supplemental
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for healthy purchases at Minnesota-based
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>farmers' markets.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>(b) "Healthy eating, here at home" means a program administered by the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>Humanities Center to provide incentives for low-income Minnesotans to use SNAP <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>benefits for healthy purchases at Minnesota-based farmers' markets.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>(c) "Healthy purchases" means SNAP-eligible foods.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>(d) "Minnesota-based farmers' market" means a physical market as defined in section
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>28A.151, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and also includes mobile markets.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>(e) "Voucher" means a physical or electronic credit.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>(f) "Eligible household" means an individual or family that is determined to be a
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>recipient of SNAP.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Grants.</b> The Minnesota Humanities Center shall allocate grant funds to <br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>nonprofit organizations that work with Minnesota-based farmers' markets to provide
         up <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>to $10 vouchers to SNAP participants who use electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>for healthy purchases. Funds may also be provided for vouchers distributed through
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>nonprofit organizations engaged in healthy cooking and food education outreach to
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>eligible households for use at farmers' markets. Funds appropriated under this section
         may <br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>not be used for healthy cooking classes or food education outreach. When awarding
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>grants, the Minnesota Humanities Center must consider how the nonprofit organizations
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>will achieve geographic balance, including specific efforts to reach eligible households
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>across the state, and the organizations' capacity to manage the programming and outreach.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Household eligibility; participation.</b> To be eligible for a healthy eating, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>here at home voucher, an eligible household must meet the Minnesota SNAP eligibility
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>requirements under section 256D.051.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Permissible uses; information provided.</b> An eligible household may use <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>the voucher toward healthy purchases at Minnesota-based farmers' markets. Every eligible
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>household that receives a voucher must be informed of the allowable uses of the voucher.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Program reporting.</b> The nonprofit organizations that receive grant funds <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>must report annually to the Minnesota Humanities Center with information regarding
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>operation of the program, including the number of vouchers issued and the number of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>people served. To the extent practicable, the nonprofit organizations must report
         on the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>usage of the vouchers and evaluate the program's effectiveness.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Grocery inclusion.</b> The commissioner of human services must submit a <br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>waiver request to the federal United States Department of Agriculture seeking approval
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>for the inclusion of Minnesota grocery stores in this program so that SNAP participants
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>may use the vouchers for healthy produce at grocery stores. Grocery store participation
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>voluntary and a grocery store's associated administrative costs will not be reimbursed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 148.57, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Expedited and temporary licensing for former and current members </b><br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var><b>of the military.</b> (a) Applicants seeking licensure according to this subdivision must be:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>(1) an active duty military member;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>(2) the spouse of an active duty military member; or<br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>(3) a veteran who has left service in the two years preceding the date of license
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>application, and has confirmation of an honorable or general discharge status.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>(b) A qualified applicant under this subdivision must provide evidence of:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>(1) a current valid license, certificate, or permit in another state without history
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>disciplinary action by a regulatory authority in the other state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>(2) a current criminal background study without a criminal conviction that is <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>determined by the board to adversely affect the applicant's ability to become licensed.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>(c) A temporary license issued under this subdivision is effective for six months
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>from the initial temporary licensure date.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>(d) During the temporary license period, the individual shall complete the licensed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>optometrist application for licensure.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>(e) In order to remain licensed after the expiration of the temporary license, an
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>individual must meet the requirements in section 148.57, subdivisions 1 and 2.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 148.624, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Expedited and </b><b>temporary </b><b>licensing for former and current members </b><br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var><b>of the </b><b>military </b><b>permit</b><b>.</b> The board shall issue a temporary permit to members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>military in accordance with section 
<statute_ref>197.4552</statute_ref>. (a) Applicants seeking licensure according <br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>to this subdivision must be:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>(1) an active duty military member;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>(2) the spouse of an active duty military member; or<br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>(3) a veteran who has left service in the two years preceding the date of license
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>application, and has confirmation of an honorable or general discharge status.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>(b) A qualified applicant under this subdivision must provide evidence of:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>(1) a current valid license in another state without history of disciplinary action
         by a <br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>regulatory authority in the other state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>(2) a current criminal background study without a criminal conviction that is <br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>determined by the board to adversely affect the applicant's ability to become licensed.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>(c) A temporary license issued under this subdivision is effective for six months
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>from the initial temporary licensure date.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>(d) During the temporary license period, the individual shall complete the licensed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>dietitian or nutritionist application for licensure.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>(e) In order to remain licensed after the expiration of the temporary license, an
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>individual must meet the full licensure requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>(f) The fee for the temporary permit license is $250.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 148B.33, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Expedited and temporary licensing for former and current members </b><br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var><b>of the military.</b> (a) Applicants seeking licensure according to this subdivision must be:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>(1) an active duty military member; <br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>(2) the spouse of an active duty military member; or<br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>(3) a veteran who has left service in the two years preceding the date of license
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>application, and has confirmation of an honorable or general discharge status.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>(b) A qualified applicant under this subdivision must provide evidence of:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>(1) a current valid license, certificate, or permit in another state without history
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>disciplinary action by a regulatory authority in the other state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>(2) a current criminal background study without a criminal conviction that is <br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>determined by the board to adversely affect the applicant's ability to become licensed.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>(c) A temporary license issued under this subdivision is effective for six months
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>from the initial temporary licensure date.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>(d) During the temporary license period, the individual shall complete the licensed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>marriage and family therapist application for licensure.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>(e) In order to remain licensed after the expiration of the temporary license, an
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>individual must meet the requirements in subdivisions 1 and 2.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 148B.53, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Expedited and temporary licensing for former and current members </b><br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var><b>of the military.</b> (a) Applicants seeking licensure according to this subdivision must be:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>(1) an active duty military member; <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>(2) the spouse of an active duty military member; or<br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>(3) a veteran who has left service in the two years preceding the date of license
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>application, and has confirmation of an honorable or general discharge status.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>(b) A qualified applicant under this subdivision must provide evidence of:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>(1) a current valid license, certificate, or permit in another state without history
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>disciplinary action by a regulatory authority in the other state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>(2) a current criminal background study without a criminal conviction that is <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>determined by the board to adversely affect the applicant's ability to become licensed.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>(c) A temporary license issued under this subdivision is effective for one year from
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>the initial licensure date.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>(d) During the temporary license period, the individual shall complete the licensed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>professional counselor application for licensure.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>(e) In order to remain licensed after the expiration of the temporary license, an
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>individual must meet the requirements in subdivision 1, paragraphs (a) and (b).<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 148B.5301, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Expedited and temporary licensing for former and current members </b><br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var><b>of the military.</b> (a) Applicants seeking licensure according to this subdivision must be:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>(1) an active duty military member; <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>(2) the spouse of an active duty military member; or<br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>(3) a veteran who has left service in the two years preceding the date of license
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>application, and has confirmation of an honorable or general discharge status.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>(b) A qualified applicant under paragraph (a) must provide evidence of:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>(1) a current valid license, certificate, or permit in another state without history
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>disciplinary action by a regulatory authority in the other state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>(2) a current criminal background study without a criminal conviction that is <br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>determined by the board to adversely affect the applicant's ability to become licensed.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>(c) A temporary license issued under this subdivision is effective for one year from
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>the initial licensure date.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>(d) During the temporary license period, the individual shall complete the licensed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>professional clinical counselor application for licensure.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>(e) In order to remain licensed after the expiration of the temporary license, an
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>individual must meet the requirements in subdivisions 1 and 2.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 148F.025, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Expedited and temporary licensing for former and current members </b><br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var><b>of the military.</b> (a) Applicants seeking licensure according to this subdivision must be:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>(1) an active duty military member; <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>(2) the spouse of an active duty military member; or<br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>(3) a veteran who has left service in the two years preceding the date of license
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>application, and has confirmation of an honorable or general discharge status.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>(b) Applicants are required to comply with subdivisions 1 and 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>(c) A qualified applicant under paragraph (a) must provide evidence of:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>(1) a current valid license, certificate, or permit in another state without history
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>disciplinary action by a regulatory authority in the other state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>(2) a current criminal background study without a criminal conviction that is <br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>determined by the board to adversely affect the applicant's ability to become licensed.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>(d) A temporary license issued under this subdivision is effective for two years from
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>the initial licensure date.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>(e) During the temporary license period, the individual shall complete the application
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>for licensure required in subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>(f) In order to remain licensed after the expiration of the temporary license, an
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>individual must meet the requirements in subdivisions 2 and 3.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 153.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>License requirements.</b> The board shall issue a license to practice <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>podiatric medicine to a person who meets the following requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>(a) The applicant for a license shall file a written notarized application on forms
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>provided by the board, showing to the board's satisfaction that the applicant is of
         good <br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>moral character and satisfies the requirements of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>(b) The applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of being a graduate
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>of a podiatric medical school approved by the board based upon its faculty, curriculum,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>facilities, accreditation by a recognized national accrediting organization approved
         by the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>board, and other relevant factors.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>(c) The applicant must have received a passing score on each part of the national
         board <br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>examinations, parts one and two, prepared and graded by the National Board of Podiatric
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>Medical Examiners. The passing score for each part of the national board examinations,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>parts one and two, is as defined by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>(d) Applicants graduating after 1986 from a podiatric medical school shall present
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>evidence of successful completion of a residency program approved by a national <br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>accrediting podiatric medicine organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>(e) The applicant shall appear in person before the board or its designated <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>representative to show that the applicant satisfies the requirements of this section,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>including knowledge of laws, rules, and ethics pertaining to the practice of podiatric
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>medicine. The board may establish as internal operating procedures the procedures
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>requirements for the applicant's personal presentation. Upon completion of all other <br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>application requirements, a doctor of podiatric medicine applying for a temporary
         military <br/>
<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>license has six months in which to comply with this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>(f) The applicant shall pay a fee established by the board by rule. The fee shall
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>not be refunded.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>(g) The applicant must not have engaged in conduct warranting disciplinary action
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>against a licensee. If the applicant does not satisfy the requirements of this paragraph,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>the board may refuse to issue a license unless it determines that the public will
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>protected through issuance of a license with conditions and limitations the board
         considers <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>(h) Upon payment of a fee as the board may require, an applicant who fails to pass
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>an examination and is refused a license is entitled to reexamination within one year
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>the board's refusal to issue the license. No more than two reexaminations are allowed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>without a new application for a license.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 153.16, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Temporary military </b><b>permit</b><b> license</b><b>.</b> The board shall establish a temporary <br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>permit in accordance with section 
<statute_ref>197.4552</statute_ref>. The fee for the temporary military permit is <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>$250. (a) The board shall issue an expedited license to practice podiatric medicine to
         an <br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>applicant who meets the following requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>(1) is an active duty military member;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>(2) is the spouse of an active duty military member; or<br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>(3) is a veteran who has left service in the two years preceding the date of license
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>application, and has confirmation of an honorable or general discharge status.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>(b) A qualified applicant under this subdivision must provide evidence of:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>(1) a current, valid license in another state without history of disciplinary action
         by a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>regulatory authority in the other state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>(2) a current criminal background study without a criminal conviction that is <br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>determined by the board to adversely affect the applicant's ability to become licensed.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>(c) The board shall issue a license for up to six months to a doctor of podiatric
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>medicine eligible for licensure under this subdivision. Doctors of podiatric medicine
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>licensed in another state who have complied with all other requirements may receive
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>temporary license valid for up to six months. No extension is available.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>(d) A temporary license issued under this subdivision permits a qualified individual
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>to perform podiatric medicine for a limited length of time as determined by the licensing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>board. During the temporary license period, the individual shall complete the full
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>application procedure and be approved as required by applicable law.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>(e) The fee for the temporary military license is $250.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 154.003, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var><b>154.003 FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>    (a) The fees collected, as required in this chapter, chapter 214, and the rules of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>board, shall be paid to the board. The board shall deposit the fees in the general
         fund <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>in the state treasury.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>    (b) The board shall charge the following fees:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>    (1) examination and certificate, registered barber, $85;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>(2) retake of written examination, registered barber, $10;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>    (3) examination and certificate, apprentice, $80;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>(4) retake of written examination, apprentice, $10;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>    (5) examination, instructor, $180;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>    (6) certificate, instructor, $65;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>    (7) temporary teacher or apprentice permit, $80;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>    (8) temporary registered barber, military, $85;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>(9) temporary barber instructor, military, $180;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>(10) temporary apprentice barber, military, $80;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>    (11) renewal of registration, registered barber, $80;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>    (9) (12) renewal of registration, apprentice, $70;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>    (10) (13) renewal of registration, instructor, $80;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>    (11) (14) renewal of temporary teacher permit, $65;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>    (12) (15) student permit, $45;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>(13) (16) renewal of student permit, $25;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>    (14) (17) initial shop registration, $85;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>    (15) (18) initial school registration, $1,030;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>    (16) (19) renewal shop registration, $85;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>    (17) (20) renewal school registration, $280;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>    (18) (21) restoration of registered barber registration, $95;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>    (19) (22) restoration of apprentice registration, $90;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>    (20) (23) restoration of shop registration, $105;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>    (21) (24) change of ownership or location, $55;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>    (22) (25) duplicate registration, $40;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>    (23) (26) home study course, $75;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>(24) (27) letter of registration verification, $25; and<br/>
<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>(25) (28) reinspection, $100.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.44.35"></a><var>44.35</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 154.11, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Temporary military </b><b>license</b><b> permits</b><b>.</b> (a) In accordance with section <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>197.4552, the board shall establish issue a temporary license:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>    (1) permit for apprentice barbers and master;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>    (2) certificate for registered barbers; and a temporary permit for apprentices in <br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>accordance with section 
<statute_ref>197.4552</statute_ref>. The fee for a temporary license under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>for a master barber is $85. The fee for a temporary license under this subdivision
         for a <br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>barber is $180. The fee for a temporary permit under this subdivision for an apprentice
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>$80.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>    (3) certificate for registered barber instructors.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>    (b) Fees for temporary military permits and certificates of registration under this
         <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>subdivision are listed under section 154.003.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>    (c) Permits or certificates of registration issued under this subdivision are valid
         <br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>for one year from the date of issuance, after which the individual must complete a
         full <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>application as required by section 197.4552.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.21, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var><b>155A.21 POLICY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>The legislature finds that the health and safety of the people of the state are served
         <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>by the licensing of the practice of cosmetology because of  infection control and the use <br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>of chemicals, implements, apparatus, and other appliances requiring special skills and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>education.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>To this end, the public will best be served by vesting these responsibilities in the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.23, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Manager.</b> A "manager" is any person who conducts, operates, or manages <br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>a cosmetology school or salon and who also instructs in or is a cosmetologist, esthetician, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>advanced practice esthetician, or nail technician practitioner, and who has a manager
         <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>license and  provides any services under that license, as defined in subdivision 3. A school <br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>manager must maintain an active salon manager's license.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.23, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>    Subd. 8a. <b>Mobile salon.</b>  A "mobile salon" is a salon that is operated in a mobile <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>vehicle or mobile structure for exclusive use to offer personal services, as defined
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.23, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Advanced practice esthetician.</b> An "advanced practice esthetician" is a <br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>person who for compensation performs personal services for the cosmetic care of the
         skin, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>including the use of mechanical or electrical skin care apparatuses or appliances
         that are <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>used on the epidermal layer of the skin.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2015, except that a license <br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>for an advanced practice esthetician must not be issued prior to January 1, 2018.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.23, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Designated licensed salon manager.</b> A "designated licensed salon <br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>manager" is a manager designated by a salon owner and registered with the board, who
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>responsible with the salon owner for salon and practitioner compliance.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.23, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>    Subd. 16. <b>School manager.</b> A "school manager" is a cosmetologist who is a salon <br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>manager and who has a school manager license. A school manager must maintain an <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>active salon manager's license.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.23, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>    Subd. 17. <b>Designated school manager.</b> A "designated school manager" is a school <br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>manager who is designated by the school owner and registered with the board, who is
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>responsible with the school owner for school and instructor compliance.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.23, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>    Subd. 18. <b>Practitioner.</b> A "practitioner" is any person licensed in the practice of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>cosmetology, esthiology, or nail technology services.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.24, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Hiring and assignment of employees.</b> The board has the authority to hire <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>qualified personnel in the classified service to assist in administering the law,
         including <br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>those for the testing and licensing of applicants and the continuing inspections required. <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>All staff must receive periodic training to improve and maintain customer service
         skills, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>conducting inspections, and complaint investigations.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.25, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Schedule.</b> (a) The fee schedule for licensees fees and penalties is as <br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>follows: provided in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>(a) (b) Three-year license fees are as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>(1) cosmetologist, nail technician, or esthetician $195 initial practitioner, manager, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>or instructor license, divided as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>(i) $90 $155 for each initial license and a $40 nonrefundable initial license <br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>application fee, for a total of $130; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>(ii) $60 for each renewal and a $15 nonrefundable renewal application fee, for a total
         <br/>
<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>of $75 $40 for each initial license application fee;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>(2) instructor or manager $115 renewal of practitioner license, divided as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>(i) $120 $100 for each initial renewal license and a $40 nonrefundable initial license <br/>
<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>application fee, for a total of $160; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>(ii) $90 $15 for each renewal and a $15 nonrefundable renewal application fee, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>for a total of $105;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>(3) $145 renewal of manager or instructor license, divided as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>(i) $130 for each renewal license; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>(ii) $15 for each renewal application fee;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>(4) $350 initial salon license, divided as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>(i) $130 $250 for each initial license and a $100 nonrefundable initial license <br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>application fee, for a total of $230; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>(ii) $100 for each renewal and a $50 nonrefundable renewal  initial license <br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>application fee, for a total of $150; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>(4) school (5) $225 renewal of salon license, divided as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>(i) $1,500 $175 for each initial license and a $1,000 nonrefundable initial license <br/>
<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>application fee, for a total of $2,500 renewal; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>(ii) $1,500 $50 for each renewal and a $500 nonrefundable renewal application <br/>
<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>fee, for a total of $2,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>(6) $4,000 initial school license, divided as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>(i) $3,000 for each initial license; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>(ii) $1,000 for each initial license application fee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>(7) $2,500 renewal of school license, divided as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>(i) $2,000 for each renewal; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>(ii) $500 for each renewal application fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>(b) (c) Penalties may be assessed in amounts up to the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>(1) reinspection fee, variable $150;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>(2) manager and owner with lapsed practitioner found on inspection, $150 each;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>(3) lapsed practitioner or instructor found on inspection, $200;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>(4) lapsed salon found on inspection, $500;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>(5) lapsed school found on inspection, $1,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>(6) failure to display current license, $100;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>(7) failure to dispose of single-use equipment, implements, or materials as provided
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>155A.355, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, $500;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>(8) use of prohibited razor-type callus shavers, rasps, or graters under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>155A.355, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, $500;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>(9) performing nail or cosmetology services in esthetician salon, or performing <br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>esthetician or cosmetology services in a nail salon, $500;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>(10) owner and manager allowing an operator to work as an independent contractor,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>$200;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>(11) operator working as an independent contractor, $100;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>(12) refusal or failure to cooperate with an inspection, $500;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>(13) expired cosmetologist, nail technician, esthetician, manager, school manager, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>and instructor license practitioner late renewal fee, $45; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>(14) expired salon or school license late renewal fee, $50.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>(c) (d) Administrative fees are as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>(1) certificate of identification, $20 homebound service permit, $50 three-year fee;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>(2) name change, $20;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>(3) letter of license verification certification of licensure, $30 each;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>(4) duplicate license, $20;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>(5) processing fee, $10;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>(6) special event permit, $75 per year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>(7) (6) registration of hair braiders, $20 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>(7) $100 for each temporary military license for a cosmetologist, nail technician,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>esthetician, or advanced practice esthetician one-year fee;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.35"></a><var>48.35</var>(8) expedited initial individual license, $150;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.36"></a><var>48.36</var>(9) expedited initial salon license, $300;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>(10) instructor continuing education provider approval, $150 each year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>(11) practitioner continuing education provider approval, $150 each year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.25, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Board must approve or deny application; timeline.</b> Within 15 working <br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>days of receiving a complete application and the required fees for an initial or renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>to apply for or renew an  individual or salon license that is not an expedited license or a <br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>military license, the board must (1) either grant or deny the application issue the license, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>(2) issue deny the license or and notify the applicant of the denial, or (3) issue a temporary <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>license to an applicant for whom no record exists regarding: (i) a complaint filed
         with the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>board against the applicant; or (ii) a negative action by the board against the applicant if <br/>
<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>the conditions in subdivision 6 are met, notify the applicant that the board must
         conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>additional review.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.25, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Additional review for certain licenses.</b> If an application contains <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>discrepancies, the applicant is the subject of a complaint investigation, or the applicant
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>has pending disciplinary actions before the board, the board will comply with the
         time <br/>
<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>limits prescribed in section 15.992 to process the application.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.25, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Temporary military license or expedited license.</b> Within five business <br/>
<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>days of receiving a completed application and the required fees for an individual
         or salon <br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>license that meets requirements for an expedited license or a temporary military license,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>the board must (1) issue the license, (2) deny the license and notify the applicant
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>denial, or (3) notify the applicant that the board must conduct additional review
         if the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>application meets the conditions in subdivision 8.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2015, except that an <br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>expedited license must not be issued prior to January 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.41.0"></a><a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.25, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Additional review for certain temporary military license or expedited </b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var><b>license.</b> If an application under subdivision 7 contains discrepancies, the applicant is the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>subject of a complaint investigation, or the applicant has pending disciplinary actions
         <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>before the board, the board will process the application according to the time limits
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>section 15.992.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.42.0"></a><a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Licensing.</b> Individual licensing shall be required for persons seeking <br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>A person must hold an individual license  to practice in the state as a cosmetologist, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>esthetician, nail technician,  advanced practice esthetician, manager, or instructor.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.43.0"></a><a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Qualifications.</b> Qualifications for licensing in each classification shall <br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>be determined by the board and established by rule, and shall include educational
         <br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>and experiential prerequisites. The rules shall require a demonstrated knowledge of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>procedures necessary to protect the health  and safety of the practitioner and the consumer <br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>of cosmetology services, including but not limited to chemical applications infection <br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>control, use of implements, apparatuses and other appliances, and the use of chemicals.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.44.0"></a><a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.27, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Temporary military license.</b> The board shall establish temporary <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>licenses for a cosmetologist, nail technician, and esthetician in accordance with
         section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>197.4552
         </statute_ref>. The fee for a temporary license under this subdivision for a cosmetologist, nail <br/>
<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>technician, or esthetician is $100.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.45.0"></a><a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.271, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var><b>155A.271 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Continuing education requirements.</b> (a) Effective August 1, 2014, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>to qualify for license renewal under this chapter as an individual cosmetologist,
         nail <br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>technician, esthetician, advanced practice esthetician, or salon manager, the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>must attest to the completion of four hours of continuing education credits from an
         <br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>accredited school or a professional association of cosmetology during the three years
         <br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>prior to the applicant's renewal date. One credit hour of the requirement must include
         <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>instruction pertaining to state laws and rules governing the practice of cosmetology.
         Three <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>credit hours must include instruction pertaining to health, safety, and sanitation
         matters <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>consistent with the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health
         <br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>Administration standards applicable to the practice of cosmetology, or other applicable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>federal health, sanitation, and safety standards, and must be regularly updated so
         as to <br/>
<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>incorporate newly developed standards and accepted professional best practices. Credit
         <br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>hours earned are valid for three years and may be applied simultaneously to all individual
         <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>licenses held by a licensee under this chapter. This subdivision does not apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>instructors or inactive licenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>(b) Effective August 1, 2017, in addition to the hours of continuing education credits
         <br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>required under paragraph (a), to qualify for license renewal under this chapter as
         an <br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>individual cosmetologist, nail technician, esthetician, advanced practice esthetician,
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>salon manager, the applicant must also attest to the completion of one four-hour continuing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>education course from a continuing education provider based on any or all of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>(1) product chemistry and chemistry interaction;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>(2) proper use of machines and instruments;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>(3) business management and human relations; or<br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>(4) techniques relevant to the type of license held.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>Credits must be completed during the three years prior to the applicant's renewal
         date and <br/>
<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>may be applied simultaneously to other individual licenses held as applicable, except
         <br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>that credits completed under this paragraph must not duplicate credits completed under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>(c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to an instructor license, a school manager
         <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>license, or an inactive license.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Product sales or marketing prohibited.</b> The marketing or sale of <br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>any product is prohibited during a continuing education class receiving credit under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Schools and professional associations</b><b> Continuing education providers</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>    (a) Only a board-licensed school of cosmetology, a postsecondary institution as defined
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>136A.103</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), or a board-recognized professional association organized <br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>under chapter 317A may offer continuing education curriculum for credit under this <br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>section. subdivision 1, paragraph (a). Continuing education curriculum under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>1, paragraph (b), may be offered by a:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>    (1) board-licensed school of cosmetology;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>    (2) board-recognized professional association organized under chapter 317A; or<br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>    (3) board-licensed salon.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>    The school and professional association may offer online and independent study <br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>options to achieve maximum involvement of licensees and is. Continuing education <br/>
<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>providers are encouraged to offer classes available in foreign language formats.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.35"></a><var>51.35</var>    (b) Board recognition authorization of a professional association continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.51.36"></a><var>51.36</var>education provider under paragraph (a) is valid for three years one calendar year and is <br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>contingent upon submission and preapproval of the general curriculum lesson plan or <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>plans with learning objectives for the class to be offered and the payment of the application <br/>
<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>fee in section 155A.25, subdivision 1a, paragraph (d), clause (11). The board may revoke <br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>recognition authorization of a continuing education provider at any time for just cause and <br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>the board may demand return of documents required under subdivision 3. The professional <br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>association offering continuing education must be organized under chapter 317A.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Proof of credits.</b> The school or professional association continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>education provider shall provide to licensees who attend a class a receipt to prove <br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>completion of the class. Licensees shall retain proof of their continuing education
         credits <br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>for one year beyond the credit's expiration. The school or professional association <br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>continuing education provider shall retain documentation of all licensees successfully <br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>completing a class and the licensee's credit hours for five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Audit.</b> The board shall conduct random audits of active licensees <br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>periodically to ensure compliance with continuing education requirements. To initiate
         <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>an audit, the board shall notify an active licensee of the audit and request proof
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>credits earned during a specified period. The licensee must provide the requested
         proof <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>to the board within 30 days of an audit notice. The board may request that a school
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>professional association verify a licensee's credits. The school or professional association <br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>continuing education provider must furnish verification, or a written statement that the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>credits are not verified, within 15 days of the board's request for verification.
         If the board <br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>determines that a licensee has failed to provide proof of necessary credits earned
         during <br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>the specified time, the board may revoke the individual's license and may deem the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>individual a lapsed practitioner subject to penalty under section 
         <statute_ref>155A.25</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>155A.36</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivision 1 is effective August 1, 2017. Subdivision 1a is <br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>effective the day following final enactment. Subdivisions 2 to 4 are effective July
         1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.46.0"></a><a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Licensing.</b> Any A person who offers must not offer cosmetology <br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>services for compensation in this state shall be (1) licensed as a salon if not employed by <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>another licensed salon or (2) employed as an esthetician or cosmetologist in connection
         <br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>with medical care in relation to esthiology in the office of a licensed physician unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>services are provided by a licensee in a licensed salon or as otherwise provided in
         this <br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>section. Each salon must be licensed as a cosmetology salon, a nail salon, esthetician
         <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>salon, or advanced practice esthetician salon. A salon may hold more than one type
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>salon license.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.47.0"></a><a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.29, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Requirements.</b> (a) The conditions and process by which a salon is licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>shall be established by the board by rule. In addition to those requirements, no license
         <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>shall be issued unless the board first determines that the conditions in clauses (1)
         to (5) <br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>have been satisfied:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>(1) compliance with all local and state laws, particularly relating to matters of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>sanitation, health, and safety;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>(2) the employment of a manager, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>155A.23, subdivision 8</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>(3) if applicable, evidence of compliance with workers' compensation section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>176.182
         </statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>(4) evidence of continued professional liability insurance coverage of at least <br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>$25,000 for each claim and $50,000 total coverage for each policy year for each operator.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>(b) A licensed esthetician or nail technician who complies with the health, safety,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>sanitation, inspection, and insurance rules promulgated by the board to operate a
         salon <br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>solely for the performance of those personal services defined in section 
<statute_ref>155A.23, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>subdivision 5
</statute_ref>, in the case of an esthetician, or subdivision 7, in the case of a nail technician.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.48.0"></a><a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.29, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Requirements for mobile salon.</b> In addition to complying with the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>requirements for a salon in subdivision 2, the holder of a salon license for a mobile
         salon <br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>must:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>(1) maintain a permanent business address; and<br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>(2) notify the board of the locations and schedule of operation of a mobile salon.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.49.0"></a><a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.30, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Conditions precedent to issuance.</b> A license must not be issued unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>board first determines that the applicant has met the requirements in clauses (1)
         to (8).:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>(1) the applicant must have a sound financial condition with sufficient resources
         <br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>available to meet the school's financial obligations; to refund all tuition and other
         charges, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>within a reasonable period of time, in the event of dissolution of the school or in
         the event <br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>of any justifiable claims for refund against the school; to provide adequate service
         to its <br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>students and prospective students; and to maintain proper use and support of the school.;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>(2) the applicant must have satisfactory training facilities with sufficient tools
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>equipment and the necessary number of work stations to adequately train the students
         <br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>currently enrolled, and those proposed to be enrolled.;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>(3) the applicant must employ a sufficient number of qualified instructors trained
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>experience and education to give the training contemplated.;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>(4) the premises and conditions under which the students work and study must be <br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>sanitary, healthful, and safe according to modern standards.;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>(5) each occupational course or program of instruction or study must be of such <br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>quality and content as to provide education and training which that will adequately prepare <br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>enrolled students for testing, licensing, and entry level positions as a cosmetologist,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>esthetician, or nail technician.;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>(6) the school must have coverage by professional liability insurance of at least
         <br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>$25,000 per incident and an accumulation of $150,000 for each premium year.;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>(7) the applicant shall provide evidence of the school's compliance with section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>176.182
         </statute_ref>.;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>(8) the applicant, except the state and its political subdivisions as described in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>section 
         <statute_ref>471.617, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, shall file with the board a continuous corporate surety <br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>bond in the amount of $10,000, conditioned upon the faithful performance of all contracts
         <br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>and agreements with students made by the applicant. The bond shall run to the state
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>Minnesota and to any person who may have a cause of action against the applicant arising
         <br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>at any time after the bond is filed and before it is canceled for breach of any contract
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>agreement made by the applicant with any student. The aggregate liability of the surety
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>all breaches of the conditions of the bond shall not exceed $10,000. The surety of
         the bond <br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to the board and shall be relieved
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>liability for any breach of condition occurring after the effective date of cancellation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>(9) the applicant must, at all times during the term of the license, employ a <br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>designated licensed school manager who maintains a cosmetology salon manager license.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.50.0"></a><a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.30, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Discrimination prohibited.</b> No Each school, duly approved under <br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>sections 
<statute_ref>155A.21</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>155A.36</statute_ref>, shall refuse to teach any student, otherwise qualified, on <br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>account of race, sex, creed, color, citizenship, national origin, or sexual preference must <br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>comply with the Minnesota Human Rights Act under chapter 363A.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.51.0"></a><a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.1419, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Expiration.</b> The commission expires on June 30, 2016 2020.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.52.0"></a><a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 211B.37, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var><b>211B.37 COSTS ASSESSED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>Except as otherwise provided in section 
         <statute_ref>211B.36, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, the chief <br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>administrative law judge shall assess the cost of considering complaints filed under
         section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>211B.32
         </statute_ref> as provided in this section. Costs of complaints relating to a statewide ballot <br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>question or an election for a statewide or legislative office must be assessed against the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>appropriation from the general fund to the general account of the state elections
         campaign <br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>account in section 
<statute_ref>10A.31, subdivision 4</statute_ref> paid from appropriations to the Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>Administrative Hearings for this purpose. Costs of complaints relating to any other ballot <br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>question or elective office must be paid from appropriations to the office for this
         purpose.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.53.0"></a><a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 272.484, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var><b>272.484 FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>The fee for filing and indexing each notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>the lien is:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>(1) for a lien, certificate of discharge or subordination, and for all other notices,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>including a certificate of release or nonattachment filed with the secretary of state,
         the fee <br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>provided by section 
         <statute_ref>336.9-525</statute_ref>, except that the filing fee charged to the district directors <br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>of internal revenue for filing a federal tax lien is $15 for up to two debtor names and <br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>$15 for each additional name; and<br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>(2) for a lien, certificate of discharge or subordination, and for all other notices,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>including a certificate of release or nonattachment filed with the county recorder,
         the fee <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>for filing a real estate mortgage in the county where filed.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>The officer shall bill the district directors of internal revenue or other appropriate
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>federal officials on a monthly basis for fees for documents filed by them.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.54.0"></a><a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 303.19, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var><b>303.19 REINSTATEMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Application</b><b> Required filing</b><b>.</b> Any foreign corporation whose <br/>
<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>certificate of authority to do business in this state shall have been revoked or canceled
         may <br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>file reinstate that authority by filing an annual renewal and the fee required by subdivision
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>2 with the secretary of state an application for reinstatement. Such application shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>on forms prescribed by the secretary of state, shall contain all the matters required
         to be <br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>set forth in an original application for a certificate of authority, and such other
         pertinent <br/>
<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>information as may be required by the secretary of state. If any of the information in the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>original application for authority has changed, the foreign corporation must also
         file an <br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>amended certificate setting forth the currently accurate information, with the fee
         required <br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>by section 303.21, subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Fee.</b> If the certificate of authority was revoked by the secretary of state <br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>303.17</statute_ref>, the corporation shall pay to the commissioner of management <br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>and budget $250 before it may be reinstated.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>If the certificate of authority was canceled or by a judgment pursuant to section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>303.18
         </statute_ref>, the corporation shall pay to the commissioner of management and budget $500 <br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>before it may be reinstated.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Certificate of reinstatement.</b> Upon the filing of the application and upon <br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>payment of all penalties, fees and charges required by law, not including an initial license
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>fee or additional license fees to the extent that they have previously been paid by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>corporation the fees imposed by this section, the secretary of state shall reinstate the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>license of the corporation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.55.0"></a><a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 304A.301, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Report required.</b> No later than 90 days after the conclusion of <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>each calendar year Before each April 1, a public benefit corporation must deliver to the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>secretary of state for filing an annual benefit report covering the 12-month period
         ending <br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>on December 31 of that the previous year and pay a fee of $35 to the secretary of state. <br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>The annual benefit report must state the name of the public benefit corporation, be
         signed <br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>by the public benefit corporation's chief executive officer not more than 30 days
         before the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>report is delivered to the secretary of state for filing, and must be current when
         signed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.56.0"></a><a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 304A.301, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Failure to file an annual benefit report.</b> If a public benefit corporation <br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>fails to file an, before April 1 of any calendar year, the annual benefit report in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>with this section within 90 days of the date on which an annual benefit report is
         due <br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>required by this section, the secretary of state shall revoke the corporation's status as a <br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>public benefit corporation under this chapter and must notify the public benefit corporation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>of the revocation using the information provided by the corporation pursuant to section
         <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>5.002
         </statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>5.34</statute_ref> or provided in the articles.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.57.0"></a><a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>    Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 304A.301, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Effects of revocation; reinstatement.</b> (a) A public benefit corporation <br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>that has lost its public benefit corporation status for failure to timely file an
         annual benefit <br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>report or by terminating that status pursuant to section 304A.103 is not entitled to the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>benefits afforded to a public benefit corporation under this chapter as of the date
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>revocation or termination and must amend the articles of incorporation to reflect a name <br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>compliant with section 302A.115, but which does not include the corporate designation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>provided for in section 304A.101, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>(b) Within 30 days of issuance of revocation of public benefit corporation status
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>the secretary of state, filing a renewal complying with this section and a $500 fee
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>the secretary of state will reinstate the corporation as a public benefit corporation
         under <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>this chapter as of the date of revocation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.58.0"></a><a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 304A.301, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Failure to change corporate name.</b> The duration of a corporation that has <br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>had public benefit status terminated or revoked and which fails to change the corporate
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>name as provided in subdivision 6 expires automatically 30 days after termination
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>revocation of the public benefit corporation status.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.59.0"></a><a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>    Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326A.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Attest.</b> "Attest" means to provide providing any of the following financial <br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>statement services:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>(1) an audit or other engagement performed in accordance with the Statements on <br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>Auditing Standards (SAS);<br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>(2) a review of a financial statement performed in accordance with the Statements
         on <br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS);<br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>(3) an examination of prospective financial information performed in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>with the Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE); and<br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>(4) any an engagement performed in accordance with auditing and related the  <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); and<br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>(5) an examination, review, or agreed-upon procedures engagement performed in <br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>accordance with SSAE, other than an examination described in clause (3).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.60.0"></a><a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>    Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326A.01, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Peer review.</b> "Peer review" means an independent study, appraisal, or <br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>review of one or more aspects of the professional work of a licensee  or CPA firm that <br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>issues attest or compilation reports, or the professional work of a person registered
         under <br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, by persons who are not affiliated with the licensee  or <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>CPA firm being reviewed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.61.0"></a><a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>    Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326A.01, subdivision 13a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>    Subd. 13a. <b>Principal place of business.</b> "Principal place of business" means the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>office location designated by the licensee for purposes of substantial equivalency
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>reciprocity in this state and in other states.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.62.0"></a><a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>    Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326A.01, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Report.</b> "Report," when used with reference to financial statements an <br/>
<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>attest or compilation service, means an opinion, report, or other form of language that <br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>states or implies assurance as to the reliability of any  the attested information or compiled <br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>financial statements and that also includes or is accompanied by a statement or implication
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>that the person or firm issuing it has special knowledge or competence in accounting
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>auditing. Such a statement or implication of special knowledge or competence may arise
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>from use by the issuer of the report of names or titles indicating that the person
         or firm is an <br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>accountant or auditor, or from the language of the report itself. The term "report"
         includes <br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>any form of language that disclaims an opinion when the form of language is conventionally
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>understood to imply any positive assurance as to the reliability of the  attested information <br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>or compiled financial statements referred to or special competence on the part of the person <br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>or firm issuing the language. It includes any other form of language that is conventionally
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>understood to imply such assurance or such special knowledge or competence.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.63.0"></a><a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>    Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326A.01, subdivision 16, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>    Subd. 16. <b>State.</b> "State" means any state of the United States, the District of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern <br/>
<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>Mariana Islands, and Guam; except that "this state" means the state of Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.64.0"></a><a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>    Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326A.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Officers; proceedings.</b> The board shall elect one of its number members  <br/>
<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>as chair, another as vice-chair, and another as secretary and treasurer. The officers
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>hold their respective offices for a term of one year and until their successors are
         elected. <br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>The affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified members of the board, or a majority
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>a quorum of the board at any meeting duly called, is considered the action of the
         board. <br/>
<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>The board shall meet at such times and places as may be fixed by the board. Meetings
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>of the board are subject to chapter 13D. A majority of the board members then in office
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>constitutes a quorum at any meeting duly called. The board shall retain or arrange
         for the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>retention of all applications and all documents under oath that are filed with the
         board and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>also records of its proceedings, and it shall maintain a registry of the names and
         addresses <br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>of all licensees and registrants under this chapter. In any proceeding in court, civil
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>criminal, arising out of or founded upon any provision of this chapter, copies of
         records of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>the proceeding certified as true copies by the board chair or executive director shall
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>admissible in evidence as tending to prove the contents of the records.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.65.0"></a><a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>    Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326A.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Rules.</b> The board may adopt rules governing its administration and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>enforcement of this chapter and the conduct of licensees and persons registered under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>(1) rules governing the board's meetings and the conduct of its business;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>(2) rules of procedure governing the conduct of investigations and hearings and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>discipline by the board;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>(3) rules specifying the educational and experience qualifications required for the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>issuance of certificates and the continuing professional education required for renewal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>of certificates;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>(4) rules of professional conduct directed to controlling the quality and probity
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>of services by licensees, and dealing among other things with independence, integrity,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>and objectivity; competence and technical standards; and responsibilities to the public
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>and to clients;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>(5) rules governing the professional standards applicable to licensees including <br/>
<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>adoption of the standards specified in section 
         <statute_ref>326A.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, and as developed <br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>for general application by recognized national accountancy organizations such as the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or the Public Company Accounting
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>Oversight Board;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>(6) rules that incorporate by reference the standards for attesting listed in section
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>326A.01, subdivision 2, that are consistent with the standards of general applicability
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>recognized by national accountancy organizations, including the American Institute
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>Certified Public Accountants and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>(6) (7) rules governing the manner and circumstances of use of the titles "certified <br/>
<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>public accountant," "CPA," "registered accounting practitioner," and "RAP";<br/>
<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>(7) (8) rules regarding peer review that may be required to be performed under <br/>
<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>provisions of this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.35"></a><var>59.35</var>(8) (9) rules on substantial equivalence to implement section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>(9) (10) rules regarding the conduct of the certified public accountant examination;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>(10) (11) rules regarding the issuance and renewals of certificates, permits, and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>registrations;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>(11) (12) rules regarding transition provisions to implement this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>(12) (13) rules specifying the educational and experience qualifications for <br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>registration, rules of professional conduct, rules regarding peer review, rules governing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>standards for providing services, and rules regarding the conduct and content of <br/>
<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>examination for those persons registered under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>(13) (14) rules regarding fees for examinations, certificate issuance and renewal, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>firm permits, registrations under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, notifications made under <br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14</statute_ref>, and late processing fees; and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>(14) (15) upon any change to this chapter, if the board determines a change in <br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>Minnesota Rules is required, the board may initiate the expedited process under section
         <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>14.389
         </statute_ref> up to one year after the effective date of the change to this chapter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.66.0"></a><a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>    Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326A.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General.</b> The board shall grant or renew permits to practice as <br/>
<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>a CPA firm to entities that make application and demonstrate their qualifications
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>accordance with this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>(a) The following must hold a permit issued under this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>(1) any firm with an office in this state performing attest services as defined in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326A.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>(2) to the extent required by section 
         <statute_ref>326A.10</statute_ref>, paragraph (k), any firm with an office <br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>in this state performing compilation services as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>326A.01, subdivision 6</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>(3) any firm with an office in this state that uses the title "CPA" or "CPA firm";
         or<br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>(4) any firm that does not have an office in this state but performs attest services
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>as described in section 
         <statute_ref>326A.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (1), (3), or (4), for a client <br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>having its headquarters in this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>(b) A firm possessing a valid permit from another state which does not have an office
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>in this state may perform services described in section 
         <statute_ref>326A.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (2) <br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>or (5), or subdivision 6, for a client having its headquarters in this state and may use
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>title "CPA" or "CPA firm" without a permit issued under this section only if:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>(1) it has the qualifications described in subdivision 3, paragraph (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>(2) as a condition to the renewal of the firm's permit issued by the other state,
         that <br/>
<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>state requires a peer review which contains the requirements equivalent to subdivision
         8, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.35"></a><var>60.35</var>paragraphs (a) and (e); and<br/>
<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>(3) it performs the services through an individual who has been granted practice <br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>privileges under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>(c) A firm possessing a valid permit from another state that does not have an office
         <br/>
<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>in this state and which is not subject to the requirements of paragraph (a), clause
         (4), or <br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>(b), may perform other professional services while using the title "CPA" or "CPA firm"
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>this state without a permit issued under this section only if the firm:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>(1) has the qualifications described in subdivision 3, paragraph (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>(2) performs the services through an individual who has been granted practice <br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>privileges under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>(3) can lawfully perform the services in the state where the individuals with practice
         <br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>privileges have their principal place of business.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.67.0"></a><a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>    Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326A.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Qualifications.</b> (a) An applicant for initial issuance or renewal of a permit <br/>
<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>to practice under this section shall comply with the requirements in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>(b) Notwithstanding chapter 319B or any other provision of law, a simple majority
         <br/>
<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>of the ownership of the firm, in terms of financial interests and voting rights of
         all partners, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>officers, shareholders, members, or managers, must belong to holders of certificates
         who <br/>
<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>are licensed in some state, and the partners, officers, shareholders, members, or
         managers, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>whose principal place of business is in this state, and who perform professional services
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>this state, must hold valid certificates issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref> or the corresponding <br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>provision of prior law. Although firms may include nonlicensee owners, the firm and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>its ownership must comply with rules adopted by the board. The firm shall register
         all <br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>nonlicensee owners with the state board as set forth by rule. An individual who has
         been <br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>granted practice privileges under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14</statute_ref> and who performs services for which <br/>
<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>a firm permit is required under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), is not <br/>
<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>required to obtain a certificate from the board under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>(c) A CPA firm may include nonlicensee owners provided that:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>(1) the firm designates a licensee of this state, or in the case of a firm that must
         <br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>have a permit according to section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), a licensee of <br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>another state who meets the requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>(a) or (b), who is responsible for the proper registration of the firm and identifies
         that <br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>individual to the board;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>(2) all nonlicensee owners are persons of good moral character and are active <br/>
<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>individual participants in the CPA firm or affiliated entities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.61.35"></a><var>61.35</var>(3) the firm complies with other requirements imposed by the board in rule.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>(d) An individual licensee and any individual granted practice privileges under <br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14 </statute_ref>who is responsible for supervising attest or compilation services and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>signs or authorizes someone to sign the accountant's report on the financial statements <br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>on behalf of the firm, shall meet the competency requirements set out in the professional
         <br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>standards for such services.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>(e) An individual licensee and any individual granted practice privileges under section
         <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>326A.14 
         </statute_ref>who signs or authorizes someone to sign the accountants' report on the financial <br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>statements on behalf of the firm shall meet the competency requirement of paragraph (d).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.68.0"></a><a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>    Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326A.08, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Violation; penalties; costs of proceeding.</b> (a) The board may impose <br/>
<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>a civil penalty not to exceed $2,000 $5,000  per violation upon a person or a firm that <br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>violates an order, statute, or rule that the board has issued or is empowered to enforce.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>(b) The board may, in addition, impose a fee to reimburse the board for all or <br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>part of the cost of the proceedings, including reasonable investigative costs, resulting
         <br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>in disciplinary or corrective action authorized by this section, the imposition of
         civil <br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>penalties, or the issuance of a cease and desist order. The fee may be imposed when
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>board shows that the position of the person or firm that violates a statute, rule,
         or order <br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>that the board has issued or is empowered to enforce is not substantially justified,
         unless <br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>special circumstances make an award unjust, notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota
         <br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>Rules, part 1400.8401. The costs include, but are not limited to, the amount paid
         by the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>board for services from the office of administrative hearings, attorney and reasonable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>investigative fees, court reporters, witnesses, reproduction of records, board members'
         per <br/>
<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>diem compensation, board staff time, and expense incurred by board members and staff.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.69.0"></a><a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>    Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326A.10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var><b>326A.10 UNLAWFUL ACTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>(a) Only a licensee and individuals who have been granted practice privileges <br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14 </statute_ref>may issue a report on financial statements of any person, firm, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>organization, or governmental unit that results from providing attest services, or
         offer to <br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>render or render any attest service. Only a certified public accountant, an individual
         who <br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>has been granted practice privileges under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14</statute_ref>, a CPA firm, or, to the extent <br/>
<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>permitted by board rule, a person registered under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, may <br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>issue a report on financial statements of any person, firm, organization, or governmental
         <br/>
<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>unit that results from providing compilation services or offer to render or render
         any <br/>
<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>compilation service. These restrictions do not prohibit any act of a public official
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>public employee in the performance of that person's duties or prohibit the performance
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>by any nonlicensee of other services involving the use of accounting skills, including
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>the preparation of tax returns, management advisory services, and the preparation
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>financial statements without the issuance of reports on them. Nonlicensees may prepare
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>financial statements and issue nonattest transmittals or information on them which
         do not <br/>
<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>purport to be in compliance with the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>Services (SSARS). Nonlicensees registered under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, may, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>to the extent permitted by board rule, prepare financial statements and issue nonattest
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>transmittals or information on them.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>(b) Licensees and individuals who have been granted practice privileges under <br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14 </statute_ref>performing attest or compilation services must provide those services in <br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>accordance with professional standards. To the extent permitted by board rule, registered
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>accounting practitioners performing compilation services must provide those services
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>accordance with standards specified in board rule.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>(c) A person who does not hold a valid certificate issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>or a practice privilege granted under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14 </statute_ref>shall not use or assume the title <br/>
<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>"certified public accountant," the abbreviation "CPA," or any other title, designation,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>words, letters, abbreviation, sign, card, or device tending to indicate that the person
         is a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>certified public accountant.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>(d) A firm shall not provide attest services or assume or use the title "certified
         public <br/>
<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>accountants," the abbreviation "CPA's," or any other title, designation, words, letters,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>abbreviation, sign, card, or device tending to indicate that the firm is a CPA firm
         unless <br/>
<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>(1) the firm has complied with section 
         <statute_ref>326A.05</statute_ref>, and (2) ownership of the firm is in <br/>
<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>accordance with this chapter and rules adopted by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>(e) A person or firm that does not hold a valid certificate or permit issued under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>326A.05 </statute_ref>or has not otherwise complied with section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref> or <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>326A.05
         </statute_ref> as required in this chapter shall not assume or use the title "certified accountant,"
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>"chartered accountant," "enrolled accountant," "licensed accountant," "registered
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>accountant," "accredited accountant," "accounting practitioner," "public accountant,"
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>"licensed public accountant," or any other title or designation likely to be confused
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>with the title "certified public accountant," or use any of the abbreviations "CA,"
         "LA," <br/>
<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>"RA," "AA," "PA," "AP," "LPA," or similar abbreviation likely to be confused with
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>abbreviation "CPA." The title "enrolled agent" or "EA" may only be used by individuals
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>so designated by the Internal Revenue Service.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.35"></a><var>63.35</var>(f) Persons registered under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, may use the title <br/>
<a id="pl.63.36"></a><var>63.36</var>"registered accounting practitioner" or the abbreviation "RAP." A person who does
         not <br/>
<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>hold a valid registration under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, shall not assume or use <br/>
<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>such title or abbreviation.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>(g) Except to the extent permitted in paragraph (a), nonlicensees may not use <br/>
<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>language in any statement relating to the financial affairs of a person or entity
         that is <br/>
<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>conventionally used by licensees in reports on financial statements or on an attest service. <br/>
<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>In this regard, the board shall issue by rule safe harbor language that nonlicensees
         may <br/>
<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>use in connection with such financial information. A person or firm that does not
         hold a <br/>
<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>valid certificate or permit, or a registration issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>326A.05</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>326A.06, paragraph (b)
         </statute_ref>, or has not otherwise complied with section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>326A.05</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>as required in this chapter shall not assume or use any title or designation that
         includes the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>word "accountant" or "accounting" in connection with any other language, including
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>language of a report, that implies that the person or firm holds such a certificate,
         permit, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>or registration or has special competence as an accountant. A person or firm that
         does <br/>
<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>not hold a valid certificate or permit issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>326A.05 </statute_ref>or has not <br/>
<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>otherwise complied with section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>326A.05</statute_ref> as required in this chapter shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>assume or use any title or designation that includes the word "auditor" in connection
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>any other language, including the language of a report, that implies that the person
         or firm <br/>
<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>holds such a certificate or permit or has special competence as an auditor. However,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>this paragraph does not prohibit any officer, partner, member, manager, or employee
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>any firm or organization from affixing that person's own signature to any statement
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>reference to the financial affairs of such firm or organization with any wording designating
         <br/>
<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>the position, title, or office that the person holds, nor prohibit any act of a public
         official or <br/>
<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>employee in the performance of the person's duties as such.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>(h)(1) No person holding a certificate or registration or firm holding a permit under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>this chapter shall use a professional or firm name or designation that is misleading
         about <br/>
<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>the legal form of the firm, or about the persons who are partners, officers, members,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>managers, or shareholders of the firm, or about any other matter. However, names of
         one <br/>
<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>or more former partners, members, managers, or shareholders may be included in the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>name of a firm or its successor.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>(2) A common brand name or network name part, including common initials, used <br/>
<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>by a CPA firm in its name, is not misleading if the firm is a network firm as defined
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Code of Professional
         <br/>
<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>Conduct in effect July 1, 2011, and when offering or rendering services that require
         <br/>
<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>independence under AICPA standards, the firm must comply with the AICPA code's <br/>
<a id="pl.64.35"></a><var>64.35</var>applicable standards on independence.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>(i) Paragraphs (a) to (h) do not apply to a person or firm holding a certification,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>designation, degree, or license granted in a foreign country entitling the holder
         to engage <br/>
<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>in the practice of public accountancy or its equivalent in that country, if:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>(1) the activities of the person or firm in this state are limited to the provision
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>professional services to persons or firms who are residents of, governments of, or
         business <br/>
<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>entities of the country in which the person holds the entitlement;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>(2) the person or firm performs no attest or compilation services and issues no <br/>
<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>reports with respect to the financial statements information of any other persons, firms, or <br/>
<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>governmental units in this state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>(3) the person or firm does not use in this state any title or designation other than
         <br/>
<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>the one under which the person practices in the foreign country, followed by a translation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>of the title or designation into English, if it is in a different language, and by
         the name <br/>
<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>of the country.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>(j) No holder of a certificate issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref> may perform attest services <br/>
<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>through any business form that does not hold a valid permit issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.05</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>(k) No individual licensee may issue a report in standard form upon a compilation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>of financial information through any form of business that does not hold a valid permit
         <br/>
<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.05</statute_ref>, unless the report discloses the name of the business through <br/>
<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>which the individual is issuing the report, and the individual:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>(1) signs the compilation report identifying the individual as a certified public
         <br/>
<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>accountant;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>(2) meets the competency requirement provided in applicable standards; and<br/>
<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>(3) undergoes no less frequently than once every three years, a peer review <br/>
<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>conducted in a manner specified by the board in rule, and the review includes verification
         <br/>
<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>that the individual has met the competency requirements set out in professional standards
         <br/>
<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>for such services.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>(l) No person registered under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, may issue a report <br/>
<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>in standard form upon a compilation of financial information unless the board by rule
         <br/>
<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>permits the report and the person:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>(1) signs the compilation report identifying the individual as a registered accounting
         <br/>
<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>practitioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>(2) meets the competency requirements in board rule; and<br/>
<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>(3) undergoes no less frequently than once every three years a peer review conducted
         <br/>
<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>in a manner specified by the board in rule, and the review includes verification that
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.35"></a><var>65.35</var>individual has met the competency requirements in board rule.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>(m) Nothing in this section prohibits a practicing attorney or firm of attorneys from
         <br/>
<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>preparing or presenting records or documents customarily prepared by an attorney or
         firm <br/>
<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>of attorneys in connection with the attorney's professional work in the practice of
         law.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>(n) The board shall adopt rules that place limitations on receipt by a licensee or
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>person who holds a registration under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), of:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>(1) contingent fees for professional services performed; and<br/>
<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>(2) commissions or referral fees for recommending or referring to a client any <br/>
<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>product or service.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>(o) Anything in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, it shall not be a violation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>of this section for a firm not holding a valid permit under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.05</statute_ref> and not having <br/>
<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>an office in this state to provide its professional services in this state so long
         as it complies <br/>
<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>with the applicable requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>326A.05, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.70.0"></a><a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>    Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 336A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Procedure.</b> (a) Oral Online and written inquiries regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>information provided by the filing of effective financing statements or lien notices
         may <br/>
<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>be made at any filing office submitted to the secretary of state during regular business <br/>
<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>hours or, if submitted online, at any time.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>(b) A filing office receiving an oral or written inquiry shall, upon request The <br/>
<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>secretary of state must, upon receiving an inquiry, provide an oral or facsimile a prompt <br/>
<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>response to the inquiry.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>(c) A filing office The secretary of state shall maintain a record of inquiries made <br/>
<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>under this section including:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>(1) the date of the inquiry;<br/>
<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>(2) the name of the debtor inquired about; and<br/>
<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>(3) identification of the person making the request for inquiry.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.71.0"></a><a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>    Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 349.16, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Monthly regulatory fee.</b> An organization must pay a monthly regulatory <br/>
<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>fee of 0.1 0.125 percent of the organization's gross receipts from lawful gambling <br/>
<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>conducted each month. The fee must be reported and paid on a monthly basis in a format
         <br/>
<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>as determined by the commissioner of revenue, and remitted to the commissioner of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>revenue with the organization's monthly tax return. All monthly regulatory fees received
         <br/>
<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>by the commissioner of revenue under this subdivision must be deposited in the lawful
         <br/>
<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>gambling regulation account in the special revenue fund according to section 
         <statute_ref>349.151</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>Failure to pay the monthly regulatory fees in a timely manner may result in disciplinary
         <br/>
<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>action by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.72.0"></a><a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>    Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 349.161, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Fees.</b> (a) The annual fee for a distributor's license is $6,000 $7,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>(b) The annual fee for a distributor salesperson license is $100 $150.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>and applies to distributor and distributor salesperson licenses with an effective
         date <br/>
<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>of July 1, 2015, or later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.73.0"></a><a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>    Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 349.163, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>License; fee.</b> The annual fee for a manufacturer's license is $9,000 $10,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>and applies to manufacturer licenses with an effective date of July 1, 2015, or later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.74.0"></a><a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>    Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 349.163, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Samples of gambling equipment.</b> (a) The board shall require each <br/>
<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>licensed manufacturer to submit to the board one or more samples of each item of <br/>
<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>gambling equipment manufactured for use or resale in this state. For purposes of this
         <br/>
<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>subdivision, a manufacturer is also required to submit the applicable version of any
         <br/>
<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>software necessary to operate electronic devices and related systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>(b) The board shall inspect and test all the equipment, including software and <br/>
<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>software upgrades, it deems necessary to determine the equipment's compliance with
         law <br/>
<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>and board rules. Samples required under this subdivision must be approved by the board
         <br/>
<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>before the equipment being sampled is shipped into or sold for use or resale in this
         state. <br/>
<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>The board shall impose a fee of $25 $30 for each item of gambling equipment that the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>manufacturer submits for approval or for which the manufacturer requests approval.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>board shall impose a fee of $100 $125 for each sample of gambling equipment that it tests.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>(c) The board may require samples of gambling equipment to be tested by an <br/>
<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>independent testing laboratory prior to submission to the board for approval. All
         costs <br/>
<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>of testing by an independent testing laboratory must be borne by the manufacturer.
         An <br/>
<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>independent testing laboratory used by a manufacturer to test samples of gambling
         <br/>
<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>equipment must be approved by the board before the equipment is submitted to the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>laboratory for testing.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>(d) The board may request the assistance of the commissioner of public safety and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>the director of the State Lottery in performing the tests.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>and applies to games submitted for approval on July 1, 2015, or later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.75.0"></a><a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>    Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 349.166, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Exemptions.</b> (a) Lawful gambling, with the exception of linked bingo <br/>
<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>games, may be conducted by an organization without a license and without complying
         <br/>
<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>with sections 
         <statute_ref>349.168, subdivisions 1</statute_ref> and 2; 
         <statute_ref>349.17, subdivision 4</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>349.18, subdivision 1</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>and 
         <statute_ref>349.19</statute_ref> if:<br/>
<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>(1) the organization conducts lawful gambling on five or fewer days in a calendar
         year;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>(2) the organization does not award more than $50,000 in prizes for lawful gambling
         <br/>
<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>in a calendar year;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>(3) the organization submits a board-prescribed application and pays a fee of $50 <br/>
<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>$100 to the board for each gambling occasion, and receives an exempt permit number <br/>
<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>from the board. If the application is postmarked or received less than 30 days before
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>gambling occasion, the fee is $100 $150 for that application. The application must include <br/>
<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>the date and location of the occasion, the types of lawful gambling to be conducted,
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>the prizes to be awarded;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>(4) the organization notifies the local government unit 30 days before the lawful
         <br/>
<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>gambling occasion, or 60 days for an occasion held in a city of the first class;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>(5) the organization purchases all gambling equipment and supplies from a licensed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>distributor; and<br/>
<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>(6) the organization reports to the board, on a single-page form prescribed by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>board, within 30 days of each gambling occasion, the gross receipts, prizes, expenses,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>expenditures of net profits from the occasion, and the identification of the licensed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>distributor from whom all gambling equipment was purchased.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>(b) If the organization fails to file a timely report as required by paragraph (a),
         clause <br/>
<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>(6), the board shall not issue any authorization, license, or permit to the organization
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>conduct lawful gambling on an exempt, excluded, or licensed basis until the report
         has <br/>
<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>been filed and the organization may be subject to penalty as determined by the board.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>board may refuse to issue any authorization, license, or permit if a report or application
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>determined to be incomplete or knowingly contains false or inaccurate information.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>(c) Merchandise prizes must be valued at their fair market value.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>(d) Organizations that qualify to conduct exempt raffles under paragraph (a), are
         <br/>
<a id="pl.68.35"></a><var>68.35</var>exempt from section 
         <statute_ref>349.173, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, clause (2), if the raffle tickets are sold <br/>
<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>only in combination with an organization's membership or a ticket for an organization's
         <br/>
<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>membership dinner and are not included with any other raffle conducted under the exempt
         <br/>
<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>(e) Unused pull-tab and tipboard deals must be returned to the distributor within
         <br/>
<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>seven working days after the end of the lawful gambling occasion. The distributor
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>accept and pay a refund for all returns of unopened and undamaged deals returned under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>(f) The organization must maintain all required records of exempt gambling activity
         <br/>
<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>for 3-1/2 years.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>and applies to all permits with an effective date of July 1, 2015, or later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.76.0"></a><a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>    Sec. 76. <b>[383B.83] LIMITS ON RAILROAD CONDEMNATION POWERS </b><br/>
<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var><b>OVER CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL PROPERTY INTERESTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in chapter 117, sections 222.26, 222.27,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>222.36, or any other law, the powers of a railroad corporation or a railroad company
         <br/>
<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>or a railroad interest acting as a public service corporation or a common carrier
         do not <br/>
<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>include the power to exercise eminent domain over a property interest owned by Hennepin
         <br/>
<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>County, the Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, or the Hennepin <br/>
<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>County Regional Railroad Authority if such governmental power, by resolution of its
         <br/>
<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>governing board, determines based on findings that the public safety or access of
         first <br/>
<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>responders would be detrimentally affected by the exercise. <br/>
<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from March 2, 2015, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>and applies to any eminent domain action to acquire any property interest of any of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>named entities.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.77.0"></a><a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>    Sec. 77. Laws 2013, chapter 142, article 1, section 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
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<td><a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 10. <b>OFFICE OF </b><b>ENTERPRISE </b><br/>
<b>TECHNOLOGY</b><b> MN.IT SERVICES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,431,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,431,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>During the biennium ending June 30, 2015, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>the Office of Enterprise Technology MN.IT <br/>
<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>Services must not charge fees to a public <br/>
<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>noncommercial educational television <br/>
<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>broadcast station eligible for funding under <br/>
<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 129D, for <br/>
<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>access to the state broadcast infrastructure. <br/>
<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>If the access fees not charged to public <br/>
<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>noncommercial educational television <br/>
<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>broadcast stations total more than $400,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>for the biennium, the office may charge for <br/>
<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>access fees in excess of these amounts.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>The commissioner of Minnesota management <br/>
<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>and budget is authorized to provide cash <br/>
<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>flow assistance of up to $110,000,000 from <br/>
<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>the special revenue fund or other statutory <br/>
<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>general funds as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>16A.671, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>paragraph (a), to the Office of Enterprise <br/>
<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>Technology MN.IT Services for the purpose <br/>
<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>of managing revenue and expenditure <br/>
<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>differences during the initial phases of IT <br/>
<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>consolidation. These funds shall be repaid <br/>
<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>with interest by June 30, 2015 the end of the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>fiscal year 2015 closing period.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.78.0"></a><a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>    Sec. 78. Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>    Sec. 25. <b>PARKING RAMP; REQUIRED USER FINANCING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>The amount equivalent to debt service on the design and construction costs allocated <br/>
<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>to the parking garage to be located on the block bounded by Sherburne Avenue on the
         north, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>Park Street on the west, University Avenue on the south, and North Capitol Boulevard
         on <br/>
<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>the east must be user-financed from must be transferred from parking fees collected and <br/>
<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>deposited into the state parking account and credited to the debt service account for the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>Legislative Office Facility. to the general fund to offset any direct appropriations made to <br/>
<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>the senate for debt service payments for the legislative parking garage.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.79.0"></a><a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>    Sec. 79. <b>CAPITOL ROOM NUMBERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>After the Capitol renovation has been completed, the commissioner of administration
         <br/>
<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>must use the same room numbers on signage to identify legacy rooms that were used
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>identify the rooms before the Capitol renovation. For purposes of this section, "Capitol
         <br/>
<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>renovation" means the construction project for which funds were appropriated in Laws
         <br/>
<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>2013, chapter 136, section 3; "legacy rooms" means any room in the Capitol after Capitol
         <br/>
<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>renovation that has dimensions and a location that are substantially similar to a
         room <br/>
<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>within the Capitol that existed before renovation; and "signage" means any posting
         on any <br/>
<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>surface in the Capitol building.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.80.0"></a><a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>    Sec. 80. <b>IN-LIEU OF RENT EVALUATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>(a) The commissioner of administration must evaluate and provide recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>regarding the base appropriation to the Department of Administration for an in-lieu
         of rent <br/>
<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>payment for space costs of the legislature and veterans organizations, vending operators,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>ceremonial space, and statutorily free space in the Capitol building and in other
         buildings <br/>
<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>on the Capitol grounds under the custodial control of the Department of Administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>(b) By January 15, 2017, the commissioner must report to the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>ranking minority members of the committees and divisions in the senate and the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>house of representatives with jurisdiction over the appropriation to the Department
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>Administration for the in-lieu of rent payment.  The report must:<br/>
<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>(1) identify the amount and quality of space that will be occupied by the senate,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>house of representatives, and veterans organizations, ceremonial space, and statutorily
         free <br/>
<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>space, in fiscal years 2018 and 2019, including a comparison to the amount and quality
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>space occupied by the same tenants in fiscal year 2013;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>(2) evaluate and justify the expense components included and assumptions made in <br/>
<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>determining lease rates and make comparisons to market rates; and<br/>
<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>(3) evaluate whether the base funding for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 for the in-lieu
         <br/>
<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>of rent appropriation is justified, and if not, recommend an increase or decrease.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>(c) In conducting the evaluation and preparing the report, the commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>consult with the secretary of the senate, the chief clerk of the house of representatives,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>commissioner of employment and economic development on behalf of the services for
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>blind, and the commissioner of veterans affairs on behalf of veterans organizations
         that use <br/>
<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>space for which the Department of Administration receives an in-lieu of rent appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.81.0"></a><a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>    Sec. 81. <b>RULEMAKING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>(a) The Board of Cosmetologist Examiners shall adopt rules governing the licensure,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>operation, and inspection of mobile salons, including facility requirements; safety
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>infection control requirements; a process for a salon licensee to notify the board
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>mobile salon's location and times of operation; requirements for supplying and disposing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>of water and waste products; and the scope of personal services to be provided in
         mobile <br/>
<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>salons. The rules must prohibit mobile salons from violating reasonable municipal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>restrictions on time and place of operation of a mobile salon within its jurisdiction,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>and shall establish penalties, up to and including revocation of a license, for repeated
         <br/>
<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>violations of municipal laws.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>(b) The Board of Cosmetologist Examiners shall adopt rules governing the advanced
         <br/>
<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>practice esthetician license, including the educational and training requirements,
         scope of <br/>
<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>practice, and the conditions and process of issuing and renewing the license.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (a) of this section is effective the day following <br/>
<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>final enactment. Paragraph (b) of this section is effective January 1, 2016, and expires
         <br/>
<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>January 1, 2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.82.0"></a><a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>    Sec. 82. <b>POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION CREDIT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 290.06, subdivision
         <br/>
<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>23, or any other law to the contrary, the political contribution refund does not apply
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>contributions made after June 30, 2015, and before July 1, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.83.0"></a><a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>    Sec. 83. <b>STATE AGENCY TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>Any appropriation in this chapter for information technology project services and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>support is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. If an agency needs ongoing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>information technology services as a result of the services and support paid for with
         an <br/>
<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>appropriation in this chapter, the agency must enter into an agreement with the Office
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>MN.IT Services to provide those services. The agreement must require the agency to
         pay <br/>
<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>the Office of MN.IT Services under rates and mechanisms specified in the agreement.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.84.0"></a><a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>    Sec. 84. <b>EXAMINATION OF COUNTY RECORDS; REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>Consistent with the authority granted under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.971, <br/>
<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>the Office of the Legislative Auditor shall report on the efficiency of the examinations
         <br/>
<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>conducted by the state auditor under Minnesota Statutes, section 6.48. The report
         must be <br/>
<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>forwarded to the house of representatives and senate chairs of legislative committees
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>jurisdiction over state government finance by January 15, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.85.0"></a><a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>    Sec. 85. <b>REPORT ON AGENCY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>The chief information officer of MN.IT must report to the legislature by January 15,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>2016, on reduction in the number of chief information officers (CIOs) in state agencies.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>The report must include the number of CIOs on July 1, 2015, the number on January
         <br/>
<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>15, 2016, and plans to reduce that number.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.86.0"></a><a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>    Sec. 86. <b>TRANSITION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>(a) Members of an ethnic council specified in new Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>15.0145, on July 1, 2015, continue to serve on the council until the end of their
         current <br/>
<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>term. However, if a member of a council has served eight years or more on the council
         <br/>
<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>at any time before December 31, 2015, the term of that member expires December 31,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>2015. If a council has more members on July 1, 2015, than is provided for by Minnesota
         <br/>
<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>Statutes, section 15.0145, positions on the council shall not be filled until the
         expiration of <br/>
<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>a term results in fewer members on the council than provided for in Minnesota Statutes,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>section 15.0145. Membership qualifications newly specified in Minnesota Statutes,
         section <br/>
<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>15.0145, must be complied with as soon as possible when terms of current members expire.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>(b) The Legislative Coordinating Commission must appoint an executive director <br/>
<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>for each council no later than November 15, 2015. The authority of the Legislative
         <br/>
<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>Coordinating Commission to recruit and select persons to serve as executive directors
         <br/>
<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>is effective the day following final enactment. An incumbent executive director of
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>council may apply to be appointed by the Legislative Coordinating Commission but,
         if <br/>
<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>not selected, the employment of the incumbent ends when the Legislative Coordinating
         <br/>
<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>Commission appoints a new executive director, or on another date determined by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>Legislative Coordinating Commission. Other council staff are transferred to employment
         <br/>
<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>with the reformulated councils specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.0145.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>(c) Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, subdivisions 1 to 6, apply to the ethnic <br/>
<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>councils that are reformulated in this act.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.87.0"></a><a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>    Sec. 87. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Cosmetology.</b> The revisor of statutes shall change the word <br/>
<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>"sanitation" to "infection control" and the word "lapsed" to "expired" wherever they
         <br/>
<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>appear in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 155A, or Minnesota Rules, chapter 2105 or 2110.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>County audits.</b> In the next and subsequent edition of Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>the Revisor of Statutes shall substitute a reference to section 6.481 for each reference
         <br/>
<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>to section 6.48.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Ethnic councils.</b> (a) In the next and subsequent editions of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall substitute the names of councils as follows
         in each <br/>
<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>place where the names occur:<br/>
<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>(1) Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, in place of Council on Black <br/>
<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>Minnesotans; and <br/>
<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>(2) Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, in place of Council on Affairs of <br/>
<a id="pl.73.35"></a><var>73.35</var>Chicano/Latino People.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>(b) The revisor of statutes shall change cross-references to sections 3.9223, 3.9225,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>and 3.9226, with Minnesota Statutes, section 15.0145, and make changes necessary to
         <br/>
<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>correct punctuation, grammar, or sentence structure.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivision 2 is effective August 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.88.0"></a><a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>    Sec. 88. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 3.9223; 3.9225; and 3.9226, subdivisions 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 6.48; and 375.23, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>(c) Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 155A.23, subdivision 6, is repealed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 190.19, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Uses; veterans.</b> (a) Money appropriated to the Department of Veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>Affairs from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account may be used for:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>    (1) grants to veterans service organizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>    (2) outreach to underserved veterans;<br/>
<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>(3) providing services and programs for veterans and their families; and<br/>
<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>(4) transfers to the vehicle services account for Gold Star license plates under <br/>
<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>section 
         <statute_ref>168.1253</statute_ref>.;<br/>
<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>(5) grants of up to $100,000 to any organization approved by the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>veterans affairs for the purpose of supporting and improving the lives of veterans
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>their families; and<br/>
<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>(6) grants to an eligible foundation. <br/>
<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "eligible foundation" includes any organization
         <br/>
<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>that:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>(1) is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>Code; and<br/>
<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>(2) is a nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A and the organization's articles
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>incorporation specify that a purpose of the organization includes (i) providing assistance
         <br/>
<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>to veterans and their families or (ii) enhancing the lives of veterans and their families.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 190.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Annual report.</b> The adjutant general  and commissioner of veterans affairs <br/>
<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>must report by February 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over military
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>veterans' affairs on the number, amounts, and use of grants made by the adjutant general  <br/>
<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>each agency from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account in the previous year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 192.38, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Temporary emergency relief.</b> If any officer or enlisted member <br/>
<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>of the military forces is wounded or otherwise disabled, dies from disease contracted
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>injuries received, or is killed while in state active service as defined in section
         
         <statute_ref>190.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>subdivision 5a
         </statute_ref>, the officer or member, or in the case of death the officer's or member's <br/>
<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>dependent spouse, child, or parent, may be provided with immediate temporary relief
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>necessary in cases of severe hardship, in an amount to be determined by the adjutant
         general <br/>
<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>and approved by the governor or a death gratuity payment equal to the amount allowed for <br/>
<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>service members in a federal active service status. All payments under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>shall be made from appropriations for the maintenance of the state military forces <br/>
<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>emergency services. The adjutant general shall notify the Department of Management and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>Budget of any payments made pursuant to this subdivision and the amount of it shall
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>subtracted from any award made by the Department of Management and Budget.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 192.501, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>    Subd. 1d. <b>Reclassification bonus program.</b> (a) The adjutant general must establish <br/>
<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>a program to provide a bonus to eligible members of the Minnesota National Guard who
         <br/>
<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>complete training that results in the award of a new military occupational specialty
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>Air Force specialty code in specialties that are identified by the adjutant general
         to be <br/>
<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>necessary for the enhanced readiness of the Minnesota National Guard.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>(b) Eligibility for the bonus is limited to a member of the National Guard who:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>(1) is serving satisfactorily as determined by the adjutant general;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>(2) has 16 or fewer years of services creditable for retirement; and<br/>
<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>(3) undergoes military training deemed by the adjutant general as sufficiently <br/>
<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>important to the readiness of the National Guard or a unit of the National Guard to
         warrant <br/>
<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>the payment of a bonus in an amount to generally encourage the member's participation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>in the training. <br/>
<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>The adjutant general may, within the limitations of this paragraph and other applicable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>laws, determine additional eligibility criteria for the bonus, and must specify all
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>criteria in regulations and publish changes as necessary.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>(c) The bonus payments must be made on a schedule that is determined and <br/>
<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>published in department regulations by the adjutant general.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>(d) If a member fails to complete a term of reenlistment or an obligated term of <br/>
<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>commissioned service for which a bonus was paid, the adjutant general may seek to
         <br/>
<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>recoup a prorated amount of the bonus as determined by the adjutant general.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 197.133, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var><b>197.133 DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EXPIRATION OF BOARD OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var><b>GOVERNORS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>(a) If a majority of the board determines that the disposal of the Big Island Veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>camp or a portion of the camp is in the best interests of Minnesota veterans, or if
         the camp <br/>
<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>is not used solely as a camp for and by disabled and other veterans and their families
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>operated and maintained in compliance with all state, federal, and local laws, the
         board <br/>
<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>may dispose of the property at market value as provided in this section. Before disposing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>of the property, the board shall give notice by certified mail to the commissioner
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>veterans affairs of its decision to dispose of the property. The commissioner shall
         publish <br/>
<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>the notice in the State Register. Interested governmental agencies have until the
         end of the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>next legislative session after the notice to appropriate money to purchase the property.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>(b) Proceeds realized from the disposal of the property and any assets on hand at <br/>
<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>the time of the disposal of the property, must be placed in an irrevocable trust to
         be used <br/>
<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>for the initiation or maintenance of veterans programs in the state of Minnesota.
         Trustees <br/>
<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>must be appointed in the same manner as provided for under Minnesota Statutes 2014, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>197.131</statute_ref>. The trustees shall consult with the commissioner of veterans affairs to <br/>
<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>determine the needs of Minnesota veterans and provide the commissioner with an annual
         <br/>
<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>written report on the trust. The commissioner must approve all expenditures from the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>trust. A certified audit of all assets, expenditures, and property must be conducted
         prior <br/>
<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>to any disposition of any assets under the control of the board. Any board member
         who <br/>
<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>would benefit directly or indirectly financially from the sale of this property must
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>removed by the board and a successor appointed as provided by Minnesota Statutes 2014, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>section 
         <statute_ref>197.131</statute_ref>. Upon final disposition of all assets to the trust, the board must disband. <br/>
<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>Should the assets of the trust be exhausted, the trust must be terminated.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>(c) The trustees appointed under paragraph (b) shall have the exclusive authority
         <br/>
<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>to remove a trustee of the trust established under paragraph (b). A trustee may be
         <br/>
<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>removed at any time without cause upon a majority vote of the trustees with consent
         <br/>
<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>of the commissioner of veterans affairs. <br/>
<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>(d) A vacancy in a trusteeship of the trust established under paragraph (b) must <br/>
<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>appointment. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 197.46, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var><b>197.46 VETERANS PREFERENCE ACT; REMOVAL FORBIDDEN; RIGHT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var><b>OF MANDAMUS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>(a) Any person whose rights may be in any way prejudiced contrary to any of the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>provisions of this section, shall be entitled to a writ of mandamus to remedy the
         wrong. <br/>
<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>No person holding a position by appointment or employment in the several counties,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>cities, towns, school districts and all other political subdivisions in the state,
         who is a <br/>
<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>veteran separated from the military service under honorable conditions, shall be removed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>from such position or employment except for incompetency or misconduct shown after
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>hearing, upon due notice, upon stated charges, in writing.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>(b) Any veteran who has been notified of the intent to discharge the veteran from an <br/>
<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>appointed position or employment pursuant to this section shall be notified in writing
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>such intent to discharge and of the veteran's right to request a hearing within 60
         days of <br/>
<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>receipt of the notice of intent to discharge. The failure of a veteran to request
         a hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>within the provided 60-day period shall constitute a waiver of the right to a hearing.
         Such <br/>
<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>failure shall also waive all other available legal remedies for reinstatement.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>Request for a hearing concerning such a discharge shall be made in writing and <br/>
<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>submitted by mail or personal service to the employment office of the concerned employer
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>or other appropriate office or person. If the veteran requests a hearing under this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>such written request must also contain the veteran's election to be heard by a civil
         service <br/>
<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>board or commission, a merit authority, or a three-person panel as defined in paragraph
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>(c). If the veteran fails to identify the veteran's election, the governmental subdivision
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>may select the hearing body.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>(c) In all governmental subdivisions having an established civil service board or <br/>
<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>commission, or merit system authority, such hearing for removal or discharge shall
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>held before such civil service board or commission or merit system authority. Where
         no <br/>
<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>such civil service board or commission or merit system authority exists, such hearing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>shall be held by a board of three persons appointed as follows: one by the governmental
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>subdivision, one by the veteran, and the third by the two so selected. In the event
         that <br/>
<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>the hearing is authorized to be held before a three-person board, the governmental
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>subdivision's notice of intent to discharge shall state that the veteran must respond
         within <br/>
<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>60 days of receipt of the notice of intent to discharge, and provide in writing to
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>governmental subdivision the name, United States mailing address, and telephone number
         <br/>
<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>of the veteran's selected representative for the three-person board. The failure of
         a veteran <br/>
<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>to submit the name, address, and telephone number of the veteran's selected representative
         <br/>
<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>to the governmental subdivision by mail or by personal service within the provided
         <br/>
<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>notice's 60-day period, shall constitute a waiver of the veteran's right to the hearing
         and all <br/>
<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>other legal remedies available for reinstatement of the veteran's employment position.
         In <br/>
<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>the event the two persons selected by the veteran and governmental subdivision do
         not <br/>
<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>appoint the third person within ten days after the appointment of the last of the
         two, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>then the judge of the district court of the county wherein the proceeding is pending,
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>if there be more than one judge in said county then any judge in chambers, shall have
         <br/>
<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>jurisdiction to appoint, and upon application of either or both of the two so selected
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>appoint, the third person to the board and the person so appointed by the judge with
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>two first selected shall constitute the board. <br/>
<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>(d) Either the veteran or the governmental subdivision may appeal from the decision <br/>
<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>of the board upon the charges to the district court by causing written notice of appeal,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>stating the grounds thereof, to be served upon the other party within 15 days after
         notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>the decision and by filing the original notice of appeal with proof of service thereof
         in the <br/>
<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>office of the court administrator of the district court within ten days after service
         thereof. <br/>
<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>Nothing in section 
         <statute_ref>197.455</statute_ref> or this section shall be construed to apply to the position of <br/>
<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>private secretary, superintendent of schools, or one chief deputy of any elected official
         <br/>
<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>or head of a department, or to any person holding a strictly confidential relation
         to the <br/>
<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>appointing officer. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to the position
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>teacher. The burden of establishing such relationship shall be upon the appointing
         officer <br/>
<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>in all proceedings and actions relating thereto.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>(e) For disputes heard by a civil service board, the political subdivisions shall
         <br/>
<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>bear all costs associated with the hearing but not including attorney fees for attorneys
         <br/>
<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>representing the veteran. For disputes heard by a three-person panel, all parties
         shall bear <br/>
<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>equally all costs associated with the hearing, but not including attorney fees for
         attorneys <br/>
<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>representing the veteran. If the veteran prevails in a dispute heard by a civil service
         board <br/>
<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>or a three-person panel and the hearing reverses all aspects of discharge, the governmental
         <br/>
<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>subdivision shall pay the veteran's reasonable attorney fees.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>(f) All officers, boards, commissions, and employees shall conform to, comply with, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>and aid in all proper ways in carrying into effect the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>197.455</statute_ref> and this <br/>
<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var>section notwithstanding any laws, charter provisions, ordinances or rules to the contrary.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.78.35"></a><var>78.35</var>Any willful violation of such sections by officers, officials, or employees is a misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>and applies to all notices of intent to discharge issued on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>    Sec. 7. <b>[197.987] HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Legislative findings.</b> The legislature of the state of Minnesota finds <br/>
<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>and determines that:<br/>
<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>(1) since the Revolutionary War, more than 1,000,000 members of the United States
         <br/>
<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>armed forces have paid the ultimate price by sacrificing their lives in active military
         <br/>
<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>service for the United States of America;<br/>
<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>(2) the contribution made by those fallen members of the armed forces is deserving
         <br/>
<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>of state and national recognition; and<br/>
<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>(3) the Honor and Remember Flag is an appropriate symbol that acknowledges the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>selfless sacrifice of those members of the United States armed forces. <br/>
<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Designation.</b> The Honor and Remember Flag described in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>3 is designated as the symbol of our state's concern and commitment to honoring and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>remembering the lives of all members of the United States armed forces who have lost
         <br/>
<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>their lives in the line of duty while serving honorably in active military service
         in the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>United States armed forces or of a service-connected cause due to or aggravated by
         that <br/>
<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>service, as determined by the United States Department of Defense or the United States
         <br/>
<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>Department of Veterans Affairs. This designation is contingent on the flag being available
         <br/>
<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>for purchase at a reasonable price.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Description.</b> The Honor and Remember Flag shall conform substantially <br/>
<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>to the following description: The Honor and Remember Flag is the same standard <br/>
<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>proportions as the flag of the United States of America. Its design contains a red
         field that <br/>
<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>occupies the top three-quarters and a white field that occupies the bottom quarter
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>flag. In the center of the red field is a five-pointed, gold star with the top point
         located <br/>
<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>near the top of the red field and the two bottom points extending about one-quarter
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>way into the white field. The gold star has a white border surrounded by a blue border.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>Between the two bottom points of the star is a tri-folded American flag displaying
         the blue <br/>
<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>field and some stars, which is the configuration of the American flag presented to
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>family of the deceased at a military memorial service. At the top of the tri-folded
         flag, <br/>
<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>extending into the center of the gold star, is a stylized, three-part flame, with
         one blue part <br/>
<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>and two red parts. In the white field below the tri-folded flag, the words "Honor
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>Remember" are centered. The Honor and Remember Flag is protected by U. S. copyright,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>registration number VA0001670661, owned by Honor and Remember, Inc.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Suggested days for flag display.</b> (a) The chief administrator of each <br/>
<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>governmental building or facility within this state, as defined in paragraph (b),
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>encouraged to display the Honor and Remember Flag on the following days each year:<br/>
<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>(1) Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>(2) Flag Day, June 14;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>(3) July 2nd and July 3rd, in remembrance of the 262 soldiers of the 1st Regiment
         <br/>
<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>Minnesota Volunteer Infantry who, at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American
         Civil <br/>
<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>War, fought so gallantly and successfully to repulse two major Confederate attacks
         on the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>main Union line, suffering over 80 percent casualties, thereby turning the battle
         and the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>war and helping to preserve the Union itself at that pivotal moment in our nation's
         history;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>(4) July 4th, Independence Day;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>(5) the third Friday of September, National POW/MIA Recognition Day;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>(6) November 11, Veterans Day;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>(7) July 27, Korean War Armistice Day;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>(8) March 29, Vietnam Veterans Day; and<br/>
<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>(9) any day on which the United States flag is displayed at a governmental building
         <br/>
<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>or facility within this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>(b) For purposes of this section, "governmental building or facility within this state"
         <br/>
<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>means the following locations:<br/>
<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>(1) the Minnesota State Capitol, the Office of the Governor and each other Minnesota
         <br/>
<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>constitutional office, the chambers of the Minnesota Senate and the Minnesota House
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>Representatives, the Minnesota Judicial Center and each Minnesota District Court House,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>any official state of Minnesota veterans memorial, Minnesota veterans home, Minnesota
         <br/>
<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>veterans cemetery, state veterans service centers, and state veterans community-based
         <br/>
<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>outreach centers; and<br/>
<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>(2) any appropriate local government building or facility, as determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>governing body of that local government.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Limitation.</b> This section may not be construed or interpreted to require <br/>
<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>any employee to report to work solely for the purpose of providing for the display
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>Honor and Remember Flag or any other flag.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Implementation.</b> If a governmental building or facility within this state <br/>
<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>opts to display the Honor and Remember Flag, the chief administrator of that facility
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>prescribe procedures necessary for the display.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.34"></a><var>80.34</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Flag donation.</b> Notwithstanding sections 10A.071 and 471.895, any <br/>
<a id="pl.80.35"></a><var>80.35</var>named public office or public official may accept a donation of one or more Honor
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.80.36"></a><var>80.36</var>Remember Flags for the purpose of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 198.01, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var><b>198.01 VETERANS HOME; ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>The Minnesota veterans homes shall provide nursing care and related health <br/>
<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>and social services for veterans and their spouses who meet eligibility and admission
         <br/>
<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>requirements of the Minnesota veterans homes. The commissioner may not close a <br/>
<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>veterans home unless closure of the home is specifically authorized or required by
         a law <br/>
<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>enacted after July 1, 2015. The word "veteran" as used in this section has the meaning <br/>
<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>    Sec. 9. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 197.131; and 197.132, are repealed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.01, subdivision 22, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>    Subd. 22. <b>Racing season.</b> "Racing season" means that portion of the calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>year starting at the beginning of the day of the first live horse race conducted by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>licensee and concluding at the end of the day of the last live horse race conducted
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>the licensee in any year.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>For purposes of this chapter, the racing season begins before the first Saturday in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>May and continues for not less than 25 consecutive weeks.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>    Subd. 28. <b>Takeout.</b> "Takeout" means the total amount of money, excluding <br/>
<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>breakage, withheld from each pari-mutuel pool, as authorized by statute or rule.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>    Subd. 29. <b>Handle</b> "Handle" means the aggregate of all pari-mutuel pools, excluding <br/>
<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>refundable wagers or cancellations.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>    Subd. 30. <b>Mixed meet.</b> "Mixed meet" means a racing day or series of racing days <br/>
<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>on which the racing of more than one breed of horse occurs.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>    Subd. 31. <b>Banked.</b> "Banked" means any game of chance that is played with the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>house as a participant in the game, where the house takes on all players, collects
         from all <br/>
<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>losers, and pays all winners, and the house can win.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>    Subd. 32. <b>Steward.</b> A "steward" means an official described in section 240.16. The <br/>
<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>term steward includes the terms "judge," "chief steward," and "presiding judge," and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>applies to stewards and judges of the commission or a class B licensee, but not to
         other <br/>
<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>racing officials, such as paddock or placement judges, who are employees or agents
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>a class B licensee.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.011, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var><b>240.011 APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>The governor shall appoint the director of the Minnesota Racing Commission, <br/>
<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>who serves in the unclassified service at the governor's pleasure. The director must
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>a person qualified by experience in the administration and regulation of pari-mutuel <br/>
<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>racing and training to possess the skills necessary to discharge the duties of the director. <br/>
<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>The governor must select a director from a list of one or more names submitted by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>Minnesota Racing Commission.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.03, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var><b>240.03 COMMISSION POWERS AND DUTIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>The commission has the following powers and duties:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>(1) to regulate horse racing in Minnesota to ensure that it is conducted in the public
         <br/>
<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>interest;<br/>
<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>(2) to issue licenses as provided in this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>(3) to enforce all laws and rules governing horse racing;<br/>
<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>(4) to collect and distribute all taxes provided for in this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>(5) to conduct necessary investigations and inquiries and to issue subpoenas to <br/>
<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>compel the attendance of witnesses and the submission of information, documents, and <br/>
<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>records, and other evidence it deems necessary to carry out its duties;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>(6) to supervise the conduct of pari-mutuel betting on horse racing;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>(7) to employ and supervise personnel under this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>(8) to determine the number of racing days to be held in the state and at each <br/>
<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>licensed racetrack;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>(9) to take all necessary steps to ensure the integrity of racing in Minnesota; and<br/>
<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>(10) to impose fees on the racing and card playing industries sufficient to recover
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>operating costs of the commission with the approval of the legislature according to
         section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>16A.1283
         </statute_ref>. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>16A.1283</statute_ref>, when the legislature is not in session, the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>commissioner of management and budget may grant interim approval for any new fees
         <br/>
<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>or adjustments to existing fees that are not statutorily specified, until such time
         as the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>legislature reconvenes and acts upon the new fees or adjustments. As part of its biennial
         <br/>
<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>budget request, the commission must propose changes to its fees that will be sufficient
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>recover the operating costs of the commission.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Application.</b> (a) An application for a class C license must be on a form <br/>
<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>the commission prescribes and must be accompanied by an affidavit of qualification
         <br/>
<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>that the applicant:<br/>
<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>(a) (1) is not in default in the payment of an obligation or debt to the state under <br/>
<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>Laws 1983, chapter 214;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>(b) (2) does not have a felony conviction of record in a state or federal court and <br/>
<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>does not have a state or federal felony charge pending;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>(c) (3) is not and never has been connected with or engaged in an illegal business;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>(d) (4) has never been found guilty of fraud or misrepresentation in connection <br/>
<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>with racing or breeding;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>(e) (5) has never been found guilty of a violation of law or rule relating to horse <br/>
<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>racing, pari-mutuel betting or any other form of gambling which is a serious violation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>as defined by the commission's rules; and<br/>
<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>(f) (6) has never been found to have knowingly violated a rule or an order of the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>commission or a law or rule of Minnesota or another jurisdiction relating to horse racing, <br/>
<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>pari-mutuel betting, or any other form of gambling.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.34"></a><var>83.34</var>(b) The application must also contain an irrevocable consent statement, to be signed <br/>
<a id="pl.83.35"></a><var>83.35</var>by the applicant, which states that suits and actions relating to the subject matter
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>application or acts or omissions arising from it may be commenced against the applicant
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>any court of competent jurisdiction in this state by the service on the secretary
         of state of <br/>
<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>any summons, process, or pleading authorized by the laws of this state. If any summons,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>process, or pleading is served upon the secretary of state, it must be by duplicate
         copies. <br/>
<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>One copy must be retained in the Office of the Secretary of State and the other copy
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>be forwarded immediately by certified mail to the address of the applicant, as shown
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>the records of the commission.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>License issuance and renewal.</b> If the commission determines that <br/>
<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>the applicant is qualified for the occupation for which licensing is sought and will
         <br/>
<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>not adversely affect the public health, welfare, and safety or the integrity of racing
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>Minnesota, it may issue a class C license to the applicant. If it makes a similar
         finding for <br/>
<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>a renewal of a class C license it may renew the license. Class C licenses are effective
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>one year. until December 31 of the calendar year for which they are issued. Certain types <br/>
<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>of class C licenses, to be determined by the commission, are effective until December
         31 <br/>
<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>of the third calendar year for which they have been issued.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.08, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Revocation and suspension.</b> (a) The commission may revoke a class C <br/>
<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>license for a violation of law or rule which in the commission's opinion adversely
         affects <br/>
<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>the integrity of horse racing in Minnesota, the public health, welfare, or safety, or for an <br/>
<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>intentional false statement made in a license application.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>The commission may suspend a class C license for up to one year for a violation of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>law, order or rule.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>The commission may delegate to its designated agents the authority to impose <br/>
<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>suspensions of class C licenses, and the revocation or suspension of a class C license may <br/>
<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>be appealed to the commission according to its rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>(b) A license revocation or suspension for more than 90 days is a contested case <br/>
<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>14.57</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>14.69</statute_ref> of the Administrative Procedure Act and is in addition to <br/>
<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>criminal penalties imposed for a violation of law or rule. The commission may summarily
         <br/>
<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>suspend a license for more than 90 days prior to a contested case hearing where it
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>necessary to ensure the integrity of racing or to protect the public health, welfare, or safety. <br/>
<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>A contested case hearing must be held within 20 30 days of the summary suspension and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>the administrative law judge's report must be issued within 20 30 days from the close of <br/>
<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>the hearing record. In all cases involving summary suspension the commission must
         issue <br/>
<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>its final decision within 30 days from receipt of the report of the administrative
         law judge <br/>
<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>and subsequent exceptions and argument under section 
         <statute_ref>14.61</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.12.0"></a><a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var><b>240.10 LICENSE FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>The fee for a class A license is $253,000 per year and must be remitted on July 1.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>The fee for a class B license is $500 for each assigned racing day and $100 for each
         day <br/>
<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>on which simulcasting is authorized and must be remitted on July 1. Included herein are <br/>
<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>all days assigned to be conducted after January 1, 2003. The fee for a class D license is <br/>
<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>$50 for each assigned racing day on which racing is actually conducted. Fees imposed
         on <br/>
<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>class D licenses must be paid to the commission at a time and in a manner as provided
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>rule of the commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>The commission shall by rule establish an annual license fee for each occupation it
         <br/>
<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>licenses under section 
         <statute_ref>240.08</statute_ref> but no annual fee for a class C license may exceed $100.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.13.0"></a><a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.13, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Purses.</b> (a) From the amounts deducted from all pari-mutuel pools by a <br/>
<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>licensee, an amount equal to not less than the following percentages of all money
         in all <br/>
<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>pools must be set aside by the licensee and used for purses for races conducted by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>licensee, provided that a licensee may agree by contract with an organization representing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>a majority of the horsepersons racing the breed involved to set aside amounts in addition
         <br/>
<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>to the following percentages, if the contract is in writing and filed with the commission:<br/>
<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>(1) for live races conducted at a class A facility, and for races that are part of full <br/>
<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>racing card simulcasting that takes place within the time period of the live races, 8.4 <br/>
<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>percent of handle;<br/>
<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>(2) for simulcasts conducted during the racing season other than as provided for in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>clause (1), 50 percent of the takeout remaining after deduction for taxes on pari-mutuel
         <br/>
<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>pools, payment to the breeders fund, and payment to the sending out-of-state racetrack
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>receipt of the signal; and<br/>
<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>(3) (2) for simulcasts conducted outside of the racing season, 25 any day a class A <br/>
<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>facility is licensed, not less than 37 percent of the takeout remaining after deduction for the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>state pari-mutuel tax, payment to the breeders fund, and payment to the sending out-of-state <br/>
<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>racetrack for receipt of the signal and, before January 1, 2005, a further deduction of <br/>
<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>eight percent of all money in all pools. In the event that wagering on simulcasts
         outside <br/>
<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>of the racing season exceeds $125 million in any calendar year, the amount set aside
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>purses by this formula is increased to 30 percent on amounts between $125,000,000
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>$150,000,000 wagered; 40 percent on amounts between $150,000,000 and $175,000,000
         <br/>
<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>wagered; and 50 percent on amounts in excess of $175,000,000 wagered. In lieu of <br/>
<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>the eight percent deduction, A deduction as agreed to between the licensee and the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>horsepersons' organization representing the majority of horsepersons racing at the
         licensee's <br/>
<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>class A facility during the preceding 12 months, is allowed after December 31, 2004.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>The commission may by rule provide for the administration and enforcement of <br/>
<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>this subdivision. The deductions for payment to the sending out-of-state racetrack
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>be actual, except that when there exists any overlap of ownership, control, or interest
         <br/>
<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>between the sending out-of-state racetrack and the receiving licensee, the deduction
         <br/>
<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>must not be greater than three percent unless agreed to between the licensee and the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>horsepersons' organization representing the majority of horsepersons racing the breed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>racing the majority of races during the existing racing meeting or, if outside of
         the racing <br/>
<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>season, during the most recent racing meeting.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>In lieu of the amount the licensee must pay to the commission for deposit in the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>Minnesota breeders fund under section 
<statute_ref>240.15, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, The licensee shall pay to the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>commission for deposit in the Minnesota breeders fund 5-1/2 percent of the takeout from <br/>
<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>all pari-mutuel pools generated by wagering at the licensee's facility on full racing card <br/>
<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>simulcasts of races not conducted in this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>(b) From the money set aside for purses, the licensee shall pay to the horseperson's
         <br/>
<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>organization representing the majority of the horsepersons racing the breed involved
         <br/>
<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>and contracting with the licensee with respect to purses and the conduct of the racing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>meetings and providing representation to its members, an amount as may be determined <br/>
<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>by agreement by the licensee and the horsepersons' organization sufficient to provide
         <br/>
<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>benevolent programs, benefits, and services for horsepersons and their on-track employees, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>an amount, sufficient to perform these services, as may be determined by agreement
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>the licensee and the horseperson's organization. The amount paid may be deducted only <br/>
<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>from the money set aside for purses to be paid in races for the breed represented
         by the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>horseperson's organization. With respect to racing meetings where more than one breed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>is racing, the licensee may contract independently with the horseperson's organization
         <br/>
<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>representing each breed racing.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.34"></a><var>86.34</var>(c) Notwithstanding sections 
         <statute_ref>325D.49</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>325D.66</statute_ref>, a horseperson's organization <br/>
<a id="pl.86.35"></a><var>86.35</var>representing the majority of the horsepersons racing a breed at a meeting, and the
         members <br/>
<a id="pl.86.36"></a><var>86.36</var>thereof, may agree to withhold horses during a meeting.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>(d) Money set aside for purses from wagering, during the racing season, on <br/>
<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>simulcasts must be used for purses for live races conducted at the licensee's class
         A facility <br/>
<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>during the same racing season, over and above the 8.4 percent purse requirement or
         any <br/>
<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>higher requirement to which the parties agree, for races conducted in this state.
         Money <br/>
<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>set aside for purses from wagering, outside of the racing season, on simulcasts must
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>for purses for live races conducted at the licensee's class A facility during the next racing <br/>
<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>season, over and above the 8.4 percent purse requirement or any higher requirement
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>which the parties agree, for races conducted in this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>(e) (d) Money set aside for purses from wagering on simulcasts must be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>purses for live races involving the same breed involved in the simulcast except that
         money <br/>
<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>set aside for purses and payments to the breeders fund from wagering on full racing card <br/>
<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>simulcasts of races not conducted in this state, occurring during a live mixed meet,
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>be allotted to the purses and breeders fund for each breed participating in the mixed
         meet <br/>
<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>as agreed upon by the breed organizations participating in the live mixed meet. The
         <br/>
<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>agreement shall be in writing and filed with the commission prior to the first day
         of the live <br/>
<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>mixed meet. In the absence of a written agreement filed with the commission, the money
         <br/>
<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>set aside for purses and payments to the breeders fund from wagering on simulcasts,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>occurring during a live mixed meet, shall be allotted to each breed participating
         in the live <br/>
<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>mixed meet  in the same proportion that the number of live races run by each breed bears <br/>
<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>to the total number of live races conducted during the period of the mixed meet.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>(f) (e) The allocation of money set aside for purses to particular racing meets may be <br/>
<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>adjusted, relative to overpayments and underpayments, by contract between the licensee
         <br/>
<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>and the horsepersons' organization representing the majority of horsepersons racing
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>breed involved at the licensee's facility.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>(g) (f) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, money set aside from pari-mutuel <br/>
<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>pools for purses must be for the breed involved in the race that generated the pool,
         except <br/>
<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>that if the breed involved in the race generating the pari-mutuel pool is not racing
         in the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>current racing meeting, or has not raced within the preceding 12 months at the licensee's
         <br/>
<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>class A facility, money set aside for purses may be distributed proportionately to
         those <br/>
<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>breeds that have run during the preceding 12 months or paid to the commission and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>used for purses or to promote racing for the breed involved in the race generating
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>pari-mutuel pool, or both, in a manner prescribed by the commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>(h) (g) This subdivision does not apply to a class D licensee.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.34"></a><var>87.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.14.0"></a><a id="pl.87.35"></a><var>87.35</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.13, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Simulcasting.</b> (a) The commission may permit an authorized licensee to <br/>
<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>conduct simulcasting at the licensee's facility on any day authorized by the commission.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>All simulcasts must comply with the Interstate Horse Racing Act of 1978, United States
         <br/>
<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>Code, title 15, sections 3001 to 3007.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>(b) The commission may not authorize any day for simulcasting at a class A facility
         <br/>
<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>during the racing season, and a licensee may not be allowed to transmit out-of-state
         <br/>
<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>telecasts of races the licensee conducts, unless the licensee has obtained the approval
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>the horsepersons' organization representing the majority of the horsepersons racing
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>breed involved at the licensed racetrack during the preceding 12 months. In the case
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>a class A facility licensed under section 
         <statute_ref>240.06, subdivision 5a</statute_ref>, the approval applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>to the first year of the racetrack's operation may be obtained from the horsepersons'
         <br/>
<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>organization that represents the majority of horsepersons who will race the breed
         involved <br/>
<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>at the licensed racetrack during the first year of the racetrack's operation.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>(c) The licensee may pay fees and costs to an entity transmitting a telecast of a
         <br/>
<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>race to the licensee for purposes of conducting pari-mutuel wagering on the race.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>licensee may deduct fees and costs related to the receipt of televised transmissions
         from a <br/>
<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>pari-mutuel pool on the televised race, provided that one-half of any amount recouped
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>this manner must be added to the amounts required to be set aside for purses.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>(d) With the approval of the commission and subject to the provisions of this <br/>
<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>subdivision, a licensee may transmit telecasts of races it conducts, for wagering
         purposes, <br/>
<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>to locations outside the state, and the commission may allow this to be done on a
         <br/>
<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>commingled pool basis.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>(e) Except as otherwise provided in this section, simulcasting may be conducted on
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>separate commingled pool basis or, with the approval of the commission, on a commingled <br/>
<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>separate pool basis. All provisions of law governing pari-mutuel betting apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>simulcasting except as otherwise provided in this subdivision or in the commission's
         <br/>
<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>rules. If pools are commingled, wagering at the licensed facility must be on equipment
         <br/>
<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>electronically linked with the equipment at the licensee's class A facility or with
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>sending racetrack via the totalizator computer at the licensee's class A facility.
         Subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>the approval of the commission, the types of betting, takeout, and distribution of
         winnings <br/>
<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>on commingled pari-mutuel pools are those in effect at the sending racetrack. Breakage
         <br/>
<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>for pari-mutuel pools on a televised race must be calculated in accordance with the
         law or <br/>
<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>rules governing the sending racetrack for these pools, and must be distributed in
         a manner <br/>
<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var>agreed to between the licensee and the sending racetrack. Notwithstanding subdivision
         7 <br/>
<a id="pl.88.35"></a><var>88.35</var>and section 
         <statute_ref>240.15, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the commission may approve procedures governing the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.36"></a><var>88.36</var>definition and disposition of unclaimed tickets that are consistent with the law and
         rules <br/>
<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>governing unclaimed tickets at the sending racetrack. For the purposes of this section,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>"sending racetrack" is either the racetrack outside of this state where the horse
         race is <br/>
<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>conducted or, with the consent of the racetrack, an alternative facility that serves
         as the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>racetrack for the purpose of commingling pools.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>(f) Except as otherwise provided in section 
         <statute_ref>240.06, subdivision 5b</statute_ref>, paragraph (2), <br/>
<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>if there is more than one class B licensee conducting racing within the seven-county
         <br/>
<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>metropolitan area, simulcasting may be conducted only on races run by a breed that
         ran at <br/>
<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>the licensee's class A facility within the 12 months preceding the event.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.15.0"></a><a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.135, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var><b>240.135 CARD CLUB REVENUE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>(a) From the amounts received from charges authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>240.30, <br/>
<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, the licensee shall set aside the amounts specified in this section to be <br/>
<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>used for purse payments. These amounts are in addition to the breeders fund and purse
         <br/>
<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>requirements set forth elsewhere in this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>(1) For amounts between zero and $6,000,000, the licensee shall set aside not less <br/>
<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>than ten percent to be used as purses.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>(2) For amounts in excess of $6,000,000, the licensee shall set aside not less than <br/>
<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>14 percent to be used as purses.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>(b) From all amounts set aside under paragraph (a), the licensee shall set aside <br/>
<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>ten percent to be deposited in the breeders fund. The licensee and the horseperson's <br/>
<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>organization representing the majority of horsepersons who have raced at the racetrack
         <br/>
<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>during the preceding 12 months may negotiate percentages different from those stated
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>this section if the agreement is in writing and filed with the Racing Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>(c) It is the intent of the legislature that the proceeds of the card playing activities
         <br/>
<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>authorized by this chapter be used to improve the horse racing industry by improving
         purses. <br/>
<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>The licensee and the horseperson's organization representing the majority of horsepersons
         <br/>
<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>who have raced at the racetrack during the preceding 12 months may negotiate percentages
         <br/>
<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>that exceed those stated in this section if the agreement is in writing and filed
         with the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>commission. The commission shall annually review the financial details of card playing <br/>
<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>activities and determine if the present use of card playing proceeds is consistent
         with the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>policy established by this paragraph. If the commission determines that the use of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>proceeds does not comply with the policy set forth herein, then the commission shall
         direct <br/>
<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>the parties to make the changes necessary to ensure compliance. If these changes require
         <br/>
<a id="pl.89.34"></a><var>89.34</var>legislation, the commission shall make the appropriate recommendations to the legislature.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.16.0"></a><a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Taxes imposed.</b> (a) There is imposed a tax at the rate of six percent <br/>
<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>of the amount in excess of $12,000,000 annually withheld from all pari-mutuel pools
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>the licensee, including breakage and amounts withheld under section 
         <statute_ref>240.13, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>4
         </statute_ref>. For the purpose of this subdivision, "annually" is the period from July 1 to June
         30 of <br/>
<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>the next year.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>In addition to the above tax, the licensee must designate and pay to the commission
         <br/>
<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>a tax of one percent of the total amount bet on each racing day handle for live races <br/>
<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>conducted at a class A facility, for deposit in the Minnesota breeders fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>The taxes imposed by this clause must be paid from the amounts permitted to be <br/>
<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>withheld by a licensee under section 
         <statute_ref>240.13, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>(b) The commission may impose an admissions tax of not more than ten cents on <br/>
<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>each paid admission at a licensed racetrack on a racing day if:<br/>
<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>(1) the tax is requested by a local unit of government within whose borders the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>track is located;<br/>
<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>(2) a public hearing is held on the request; and<br/>
<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>(3) the commission finds that the local unit of government requesting the tax is in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>need of its revenue to meet extraordinary expenses caused by the racetrack.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.17.0"></a><a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.15, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Disposition of proceeds; account.</b> The commission shall distribute all <br/>
<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>money received under this section, and all money received from license fees and fines
         it <br/>
<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>collects, according to this subdivision. All money designated for deposit in the Minnesota
         <br/>
<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>breeders fund must be paid into that fund for distribution under section 
         <statute_ref>240.18</statute_ref> except that <br/>
<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>all money generated by full racing card simulcasts must be distributed as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>240.18, subdivisions 2, paragraph (d)</statute_ref>, clauses (1), (2), and (3); and 3. Revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>from an admissions tax imposed under subdivision 1 must be paid to the local unit
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>government at whose request it was imposed, at times and in a manner the commission
         <br/>
<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>determines. Taxes received under this section and fines collected under section 
         <statute_ref>240.22</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>must be paid to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the general
         <br/>
<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>fund. All revenues from licenses and other fees imposed by the commission must be
         <br/>
<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>deposited in the state treasury and credited to a racing and card playing regulation
         account <br/>
<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>in the special revenue fund. Receipts in this account are available for the operations
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>commission up to the amount authorized in biennial appropriations from the legislature.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.18.0"></a><a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Powers and duties.</b> All horse races run at a licensed racetrack must <br/>
<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>be presided over by a board of three stewards, who must be appointees of the commission
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>persons approved by it. The commission shall designate one steward as chair. At least
         two <br/>
<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>stewards for all races either shall be employees of the commission who shall serve
         in the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var>unclassified service, or shall be under contract with the commission to serve as stewards.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>The commission may delegate the following duties and powers to a board of stewards:<br/>
<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>(a) to ensure that races are run in accordance with the commission's rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>(b) to supervise the conduct of racing to ensure the integrity of the sport;<br/>
<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>(c) to settle disputes arising from the running of horse races, and to certify official
         <br/>
<a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>results;<br/>
<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>(d) to impose on licensees, for violation of law or commission rules, fines not <br/>
<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>exceeding $2,000 $5,000 and license suspensions not exceeding 90 days;<br/>
<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>(e) to recommend to the commission where warranted penalties in excess of those <br/>
<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>in clause (d);<br/>
<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>(f) to otherwise enforce the laws and rules of racing; and<br/>
<a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>(g) to perform other duties and have other powers assigned by the commission.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.19.0"></a><a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.22, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var><b>240.22 FINES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>(a) The commission shall by rule establish a graduated schedule of civil fines for <br/>
<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>violations of laws related to horse racing or of the commission's rules. The schedule
         <br/>
<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>must include minimum and maximum fines for each violation and be based on and <br/>
<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>reflect the culpability, frequency and severity of the violator's actions. The commission
         <br/>
<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>may impose a fine from this schedule on a licensee for a violation of those rules
         or laws <br/>
<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>relating to horse racing. The fine is in addition to any criminal penalty imposed
         for the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>same violation. Fines imposed by the commission must be paid to the commission and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var>except as provided in paragraph (b), forwarded to the commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var>budget for deposit in the general fund. A fine in excess of $2,000 $5,000 is a contested <br/>
<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>case under the Administrative Procedure Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>(b) If the commission is the prevailing party in a contested case proceeding, the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>commission may recover, from amounts to be forwarded under paragraph (a), reasonable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>attorney fees and costs associated with the contested case.<br/>
<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.20.0"></a><a id="pl.91.33"></a><var>91.33</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.23, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var><b>240.23 RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>The commission has the authority, in addition to all other rulemaking authority <br/>
<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>granted elsewhere in this chapter to promulgate rules governing:<br/>
<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>(a) the conduct of horse races held at licensed racetracks in Minnesota, including
         but <br/>
<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>not limited to the rules of racing, standards of entry, operation of claiming races,
         filing and <br/>
<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>handling of objections, carrying of weights, and declaration of official results;<br/>
<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>(b) wire wired and wireless communications between the premises of a licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>racetrack and any place outside the premises;<br/>
<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>(c) information on horse races which is sold on the premises of a licensed racetrack;<br/>
<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>(d) liability insurance which it may require of all class A, class B, and class D
         <br/>
<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>licensees;<br/>
<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>(e) the auditing of the books and records of a licensee by an auditor employed <br/>
<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>or appointed by the commission;<br/>
<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>(f) emergency action plans maintained by licensed racetracks and their periodic <br/>
<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>review;<br/>
<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>(g) safety, security, and sanitation of stabling facilities at licensed racetracks;<br/>
<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>(h) entry fees and other funds received by a licensee in the course of conducting
         <br/>
<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>racing which the commission determines must be placed in escrow accounts;<br/>
<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>(i) affirmative action in employment and contracting by class A, class B, and class
         D <br/>
<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>licensees; and<br/>
<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>(j) procedures for the sampling and testing of any horse that is eligible to race
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>Minnesota for substances or practices that are prohibited by law or rule; and<br/>
<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>(j) (k) any other aspect of horse racing or pari-mutuel betting which in its opinion <br/>
<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>affects the integrity of racing or the public health, welfare, or safety.<br/>
<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>Rules of the commission are subject to chapter 14, the Administrative Procedure Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.21.0"></a><a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 364.09, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var><b>364.09 EXCEPTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>(a) This chapter does not apply to the licensing process for peace officers; to law
         <br/>
<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>enforcement agencies as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.84, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (f); to fire <br/>
<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>protection agencies; to eligibility for a private detective or protective agent license;
         to the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>licensing and background study process under chapters 245A and 245C; to the licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.92.33"></a><var>92.33</var>and background investigation process under chapter 240; to eligibility for school bus <br/>
<a id="pl.92.34"></a><var>92.34</var>driver endorsements; to eligibility for special transportation service endorsements;
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>eligibility for a commercial driver training instructor license, which is governed
         by section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>171.35
         </statute_ref> and rules adopted under that section; to emergency medical services personnel, or
         <br/>
<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>to the licensing by political subdivisions of taxicab drivers, if the applicant for
         the license <br/>
<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>has been discharged from sentence for a conviction within the ten years immediately
         <br/>
<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>preceding application of a violation of any of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>(1) sections 
         <statute_ref>609.185</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.2114</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.221</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.223</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.342</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.3451</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>617.23
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 2 or 3; or Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>609.21</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>(2) any provision of chapter 152 that is punishable by a maximum sentence of <br/>
<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>15 years or more; or<br/>
<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>(3) a violation of chapter 169 or 169A involving driving under the influence, leaving
         <br/>
<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>the scene of an accident, or reckless or careless driving.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>This chapter also shall not apply to eligibility for juvenile corrections employment,
         where <br/>
<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>the offense involved child physical or sexual abuse or criminal sexual conduct.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>(b) This chapter does not apply to a school district or to eligibility for a license
         <br/>
<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>issued or renewed by the Board of Teaching or the commissioner of education.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>(c) Nothing in this section precludes the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers <br/>
<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>Training Board or the state fire marshal from recommending policies set forth in this
         <br/>
<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>chapter to the attorney general for adoption in the attorney general's discretion
         to apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>law enforcement or fire protection agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>(d) This chapter does not apply to a license to practice medicine that has been denied
         <br/>
<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>or revoked by the Board of Medical Practice pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>147.091, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>(e) This chapter does not apply to any person who has been denied a license to <br/>
<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>practice chiropractic or whose license to practice chiropractic has been revoked by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>board in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>148.10, subdivision 7</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>(f) This chapter does not apply to any license, registration, or permit that has <br/>
<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>been denied or revoked by the Board of Nursing in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>148.261</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>subdivision 1a.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>(g) This chapter does not supersede a requirement under law to conduct a criminal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var>history background investigation or consider criminal history records in hiring for
         <br/>
<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>particular types of employment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.22.0"></a><a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>    Sec. 22. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>(a) The revisor of statutes shall renumber the subdivisions in Minnesota Statutes,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.93.33"></a><var>93.33</var>section 240.01, to put the definitions contained in that section in alphabetical order.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.34"></a><var>93.34</var>(b) The revisor of statutes shall correct any cross-references in Minnesota Statutes
         <br/>
<a id="pl.93.35"></a><var>93.35</var>and Minnesota Rules as a result of the renumbering in paragraph (a).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.23.0"></a><a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>    Sec. 23. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.01, subdivisions 12 and 23, are repealed."<br/>
<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>Delete the title and insert:<br/>

<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>legislature, governor's office, state auditor, attorney general, secretary of state,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>certain agencies, boards, councils, retirement funds, military affairs, and veterans
         <br/>
<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>affairs; cancellation of certain appropriations; requiring general incentive <br/>
<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>proposals for review by the legislative auditor; allowing counties to elect to have
         <br/>
<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>an audit conducted by a CPA firm; changing the signature requirement for phone <br/>
<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>records of certain public officials; creating three ethnic councils; allowing prepay
         <br/>
<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>for certain software and information technology hosting services; changing <br/>
<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>provisions on report on budget reserve percentage; providing reimbursement for <br/>
<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>reasonable accommodation; modifying grant agreement provisions; making <br/>
<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>changes to guaranteed energy-savings program, small business requirements, <br/>
<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>and veteran-owned small businesses; establishing healthy eating, here at home <br/>
<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>program; establishing expedited and temporary licensing for former and current <br/>
<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>members of the military for certain occupations; changing certain provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>governing cosmetology; assessing certain costs for Office of Administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>Hearings; requirements for reinstatement of a foreign corporation; making <br/>
<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>changes to provisions governing public benefit corporations; modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>provisions for accountants; changing certain requirements for corporations; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>modifying gambling provisions; limiting railroad condemnation powers in <br/>
<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>certain interests; modifying debt service provision for legislative parking garage;
         <br/>
<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>requiring some room numbers on signage in the Capitol to identify legacy <br/>
<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>rooms; providing in-lieu of rent evaluation; allowing board of cosmetology to <br/>
<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>adopt rules; specifying political contribution credit; specifying state agency <br/>
<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>technology projects; requiring the legislative auditor to evaluate the efficacy <br/>
<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>of the state auditor's examinations; requiring a report on reduction of chief <br/>
<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>information officers in state agencies; making changes to provisions governing <br/>
<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>military and veterans affairs; changing provisions governing pari-mutuel horse <br/>
<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>racing; setting certain fees; requiring reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, <br/>
<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>sections 3.8843, subdivision 5; 10.43; 16A.065; 16A.152, subdivision 8; 16B.97, <br/>
<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>subdivision 1; 16B.98, subdivisions 1, 11; 16C.144; 16C.16, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.94.35"></a><var>94.35</var>2, 6a, by adding a subdivision; 16C.19; 148.57, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.36"></a><var>94.36</var>148.624, subdivision 5; 148B.33, by adding a subdivision; 148B.53, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.94.37"></a><var>94.37</var>a subdivision; 148B.5301, by adding a subdivision; 148F.025, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.94.38"></a><var>94.38</var>subdivision; 153.16, subdivisions 1, 4; 154.003; 154.11, subdivision 3; 155A.21; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.39"></a><var>94.39</var>155A.23, subdivision 8, by adding subdivisions; 155A.24, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.40"></a><var>94.40</var>155A.25, subdivisions 1a, 5, by adding subdivisions; 155A.27, subdivisions 1, 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.94.41"></a><var>94.41</var>5a; 155A.271; 155A.29, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 155A.30, <br/>
<a id="pl.94.42"></a><var>94.42</var>subdivisions 5, 10; 161.1419, subdivision 8; 190.19, subdivisions 2a, 3; 192.38, <br/>
<a id="pl.94.43"></a><var>94.43</var>subdivision 1; 192.501, by adding a subdivision; 197.133; 197.46; 198.01; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.44"></a><var>94.44</var>211B.37; 240.01, subdivision 22, by adding subdivisions; 240.011; 240.03; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.45"></a><var>94.45</var>240.08, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 240.10; 240.13, subdivisions 5, 6; 240.135; 240.15,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.94.46"></a><var>94.46</var>subdivisions 1, 6; 240.16, subdivision 1; 240.22; 240.23; 272.484; 303.19; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.47"></a><var>94.47</var>304A.301, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 326A.01, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.94.48"></a><var>94.48</var>2, 12, 13a, 15, 16; 326A.02, subdivisions 3, 5; 326A.05, subdivisions 1, 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.49"></a><var>94.49</var>326A.08, subdivision 7; 326A.10; 336A.09, subdivision 1; 349.16, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.94.50"></a><var>94.50</var>6a; 349.161, subdivision 4; 349.163, subdivisions 2, 6; 349.166, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.51"></a><var>94.51</var>364.09; Laws 2013, chapter 142, article 1, section 10; Laws 2014, chapter 287, <br/>
<a id="pl.94.52"></a><var>94.52</var>section 25; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 6; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.53"></a><var>94.53</var>15; 16B; 138; 197; 383B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 3.9223; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.54"></a><var>94.54</var>3.9225; 3.9226, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 6.48; 155A.23, subdivision 6; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.55"></a><var>94.55</var>197.131; 197.132; 240.01, subdivisions 12, 23; 375.23."<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Senate Conferees:<br/>
<span width="2em"></span></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var><br/>
</td>
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                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
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<td><a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Tom Saxhaug<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Sandra L. Pappas<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
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<td><a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Jim Carlson<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Melissa H. Wiklund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td>James P. Metzen<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td>House Conferees:<br/>
<span width="2em"></span></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Sarah Anderson<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Tony Albright<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Tim O'Driscoll<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Bob Loonan<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Carolyn Laine<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>