<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>of Higher Education, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>Universities, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota; jobs, economic <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>development, labor, commerce and housing finance; state government and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>veterans; public safety and corrections; transportation; agriculture, environment, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>natural resources and clean water; early childhood education; kindergarten <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>through grade 12; community and adult education including general education; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>education excellence; special education; education facilities; nutrition; state <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>education agencies; health and human services; making certain appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>adjustments; modifying disposition of certain revenues; requiring studies and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>reports; providing rulemaking authority;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>sections 13.321, by adding a subdivision; 13.3805, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>13.3806, subdivision 22; 13.43, subdivision 6; 16B.33, subdivisions 3, 4; 16C.10, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>subdivision 6; 16C.16, subdivisions 6, 7, 11, by adding a subdivision; 16E.0466; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>16E.21, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; 17.117, subdivisions 4, 11a; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>41A.12, subdivision 2; 62D.04, subdivision 1; 62D.08, subdivision 3; 62J.495, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>subdivision 4; 62J.496, subdivision 1; 62J.497, subdivisions 1, 3; 62M.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>subdivisions 12, 14, 15, 17, by adding subdivisions; 62M.05, subdivisions 3a, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>3b; 62M.06, subdivisions 2, 3; 62M.07; 62M.09, subdivision 3; 62M.11; 62Q.81, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>subdivision 4; 62V.05, subdivision 2; 84.091, subdivision 2; 84.798, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>2; 84.8035; 85.015, subdivision 13; 89.0385; 93.0015, subdivision 3; 93.2236; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>94.3495, subdivisions 2, 3, 7; 97A.405, subdivision 2; 97A.465, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>subdivision; 115B.48, by adding a subdivision; 115B.50, subdivision 3, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>adding a subdivision; 115C.13; 115E.042; 116J.396, subdivision 2; 116J.423; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>116J.424; 116J.431, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6; 116J.68; 116L.99; 116M.14, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>subdivisions 2, 4, by adding subdivisions; 116M.15, subdivision 1; 116M.17, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>subdivisions 2, 4; 116M.18; 119B.13, subdivision 1; 120B.021, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>1, 3; 120B.115; 120B.232; 120B.30, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>120B.31, by adding a subdivision; 120B.35; 120B.36, as amended; 122A.61, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>adding a subdivision; 122A.63, subdivision 1; 122A.74; 123B.04, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>2, by adding a subdivision; 123B.53, subdivision 5; 123B.535; 124D.091, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>subdivisions 2, 3; 124D.1158, subdivisions 3, 4; 124D.135, subdivision 6, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>adding subdivisions; 124D.55; 124D.59, by adding a subdivision; 124D.68, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>subdivision 2; 126C.05, subdivision 3; 126C.10, subdivisions 2d, 24; 127A.45, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>subdivision 6a; 136A.101, subdivisions 5a, 10; 144A.75, subdivisions 5, 6, 8, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>adding a subdivision; 145.4716, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 152.27, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 152.33, by adding a subdivision; 161.368; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>165.14, subdivision 6; 168.017, by adding a subdivision; 168.021, subdivisions 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>2, 2a; 168A.29, subdivision 1; 169.345, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 171.06, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>2; 171.07, by adding a subdivision; 174.185; 174.30, subdivisions 1, 4a, 8, by <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>adding a subdivision; 179A.041, by adding subdivisions; 198.03, subdivisions 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>3; 214.075, subdivision 3; 216B.2424, subdivision 5a; 216B.62, subdivision 2, by <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>adding a subdivision; 219.015; 219.1651; 222.49; 222.50, subdivision 6; 237.012, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>subdivision 1; 245.99, subdivision 2; 245A.10, subdivisions 2, 4, 8; 245C.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>by adding a subdivision; 245C.04, subdivision 1; 245C.05, subdivisions 2b, 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>7; 245C.08, subdivisions 2, 4; 245C.11, subdivision 3; 245C.17, subdivision 6; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>245C.23, subdivision 2; 246.50, subdivision 7; 246.54, as amended; 246B.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>subdivisions 1b, 2b; 246B.035; 246B.10; 254B.01, subdivision 4a; 254B.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>subdivision 4; 254B.04, subdivision 2a; 254B.06, subdivision 2, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>a subdivision; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256B.04, subdivision 14; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>256B.057, by adding a subdivision; 256B.059, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>subdivision; 256B.06, subdivision 4; 256B.0621, subdivision 10; 256B.0622, by <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>adding a subdivision; 256B.0625, subdivisions 30, 34, by adding subdivisions; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>256B.0924, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0949; 256B.15, subdivisions 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>1a, 2; 256B.4912, by adding a subdivision; 256B.4914, subdivisions 5, 11; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>256B.69, subdivision 6; 256B.761; 256D.051; 256L.01, subdivision 1a; 256L.04, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 7; 256L.07, subdivision 1; 256L.11, subdivision 7; 256N.26, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>subdivision 3; 260C.451, by adding a subdivision; 297B.01, subdivision 16; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>297H.13, subdivision 2; 299A.41, subdivisions 3, 4; 299A.55; 299D.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>subdivision 5; 327.14, subdivision 8; 353.01, subdivision 43; 360.013, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>a subdivision; 360.075, subdivisions 1, 2; 360.55, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>473.121, subdivision 2; 473.845, subdivision 1; 518.175, subdivision 5; 518A.34; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>518A.35, subdivision 1; 518A.36; 609.3241; 626.556, subdivisions 3e, 10f; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 16A.724, subdivision 2; 16C.16, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>subdivision 6a; 16C.19; 41A.14, subdivisions 1, 2; 41A.15, subdivision 10, by <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>adding subdivisions; 41A.16, subdivision 1; 41A.17, subdivisions 1, 2; 41A.18, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>subdivision 1; 62U.04, subdivision 11; 116D.04, subdivision 2a; 116J.394; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>120A.41; 120B.021, subdivision 4; 120B.31, subdivision 4; 120B.36, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>1; 122A.21, subdivision 2; 122A.415, subdivision 4; 122A.61, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>123B.595, subdivisions 1, 10, 11; 124D.231, subdivision 2; 124D.59, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>2; 124E.10, by adding a subdivision; 125A.08; 125A.11, subdivision 1; 125A.21, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>subdivision 3; 125A.76, subdivision 2c; 125A.79, subdivision 1; 126C.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>subdivision 1; 126C.10, subdivision 13a; 127A.47, subdivision 7; 136A.246, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>by adding subdivisions; 136A.87; 144.061; 144.4961, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var>6, 8, by adding a subdivision; 144A.75, subdivision 13; 174.30, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.2.38"></a><var>2.38</var>4, 10; 222.50, subdivision 7; 245.4889, subdivision 1; 245.735, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.2.39"></a><var>2.39</var>3, 4; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 245D.03, subdivision 1; 254B.05, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.40"></a><var>2.40</var>5; 256B.059, subdivision 5; 256B.0625, subdivisions 17, 17a, 18a, 20, 31, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.41"></a><var>2.41</var>58; 256B.441, subdivisions 30, 66; 256B.4913, subdivision 4a; 256B.4914, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.42"></a><var>2.42</var>subdivisions 10, 14, 15; 256B.76, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 256B.766; 256L.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.43"></a><var>2.43</var>subdivision 5; 256L.03, subdivision 5; 256L.04, subdivision 7b; 256L.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.44"></a><var>2.44</var>subdivision 3a; 256L.06, subdivision 3; 256L.15, subdivisions 1, 2; 256M.41, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.45"></a><var>2.45</var>subdivision 3; 256P.06, subdivision 3; 260C.203; 260C.212, subdivisions 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.46"></a><var>2.46</var>14; 260C.215, subdivision 4; 260C.451, subdivision 6; 260C.521, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.47"></a><var>2.47</var>1; 326B.988; 518A.26, subdivision 14; 518A.39, subdivision 2; 626.556, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.48"></a><var>2.48</var>subdivisions 2, 3c, 10b; Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 15, subdivision 8; Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.2.49"></a><var>2.49</var>2000, chapter 486, section 4, as amended; Laws 2011, First Special Session <br/>
<a id="pl.2.50"></a><var>2.50</var>chapter 11, article 4, section 8; Laws 2012, chapter 263, sections 1, as amended; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.51"></a><var>2.51</var>2; Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 14, section 2, subdivision 1, as amended; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.52"></a><var>2.52</var>Laws 2014, chapter 198, article 2, section 2; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 11, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.53"></a><var>2.53</var>sections 10; 11; 13; 16; 18; article 12, section 6, subdivision 5, as amended; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.54"></a><var>2.54</var>Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 8, section 24; article 14, sections 4, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.55"></a><var>2.55</var>3; 9; Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, sections 1; 3, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 4; 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.56"></a><var>2.56</var>subdivisions 1, 2, 3; Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 1, section 3; Laws 2015, First <br/>
<a id="pl.2.57"></a><var>2.57</var>Special Session chapter 1, article 1, sections 3, subdivisions 5, 6, 10; 4; 6; 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.58"></a><var>2.58</var>subdivisions 1, 7; 9; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>27, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9; article 2, section 70, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>9, 11, 12, 15, 19, 21, 24, 26; article 3, section 15, subdivision 3; article 4, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>4; 9, subdivision 2; article 5, section 30, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; article 6, section 13, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 7; article 7, section 7, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; article 9, section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>8, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 9; article 10, section 3, subdivisions 2, 6, 7; article 11, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>section 3, subdivisions 2, 3; article 12, section 4, subdivision 2; Laws 2015, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 4; 5; article 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>sections 2, subdivision 4; 3, subdivision 5; article 4, section 131; proposing <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 16C; 17; 41A; 62D; 62Q; <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>62V; 86B; 103F; 116J; 116L; 120B; 122A; 124D; 125B; 136A; 136F; 144; 148; <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>168; 168A; 198; 219; 256B; 260C; 260D; 325F; 360; 462A; 626; proposing <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 146C; 147F; 153B; repealing <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 144.058; 256B.059, subdivision 1a; 256L.04, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>subdivisions 2a, 8; 256L.22; 256L.24; 256L.26; 256L.28; Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>2015 Supplement, section 115B.48, subdivision 9; Laws 2015, First Special <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>Session chapter 1, article 1, section 2, subdivision 8.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>appropriations in Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 1, unless otherwise specified, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017.<br/>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER </b><br/>
<b>EDUCATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriations</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>17,570,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.3.37"></a><var>3.37</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.3.38"></a><var>3.38</var>subdivisions.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.39"></a><var>3.39</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.40"></a><var>3.40</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Equity in Postsecondary Education </b><br/>
<b>Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">14,320,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>For equity in postsecondary attainment <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>grants under section 15. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>is available until June 30, 2020. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>appropriation, $100,000 may be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>administration expenses to administer <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>the grant program. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>appropriation.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Teacher Diversity Recommendation </b><br/>
<b>and Report</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">80,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>For the teacher diversity recommendation <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>and report under section 19. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>appropriation.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>State Grant</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,735,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>For the state grant program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>Statutes, section 136A.121. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>appropriation.<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.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Dual Credit, Parent Information</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">25,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>For the purpose of obtaining and providing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>information under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>section 136A.87, paragraph (b). The base for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>fiscal year 2018 and later is $20,000.<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.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Addiction Medicine Graduate </b><br/>
<b>Fellowship Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">210,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>For establishing a grant program used to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>support up to four physicians who are <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>enrolled each year in an addiction medicine <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>fellowship program. A grant recipient must <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>be enrolled in a program that trains fellows <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>in diagnostic interviewing, motivational <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>interviewing, addiction counseling, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>recognition and care of common acute <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>withdrawal syndromes and complications, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>pharmacotherapies of addictive disorders, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>epidemiology and pathophysiology of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>addiction, addictive disorders in special <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>populations, secondary interventions, use <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>of screening and diagnostic instruments, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>inpatient care, and working within a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>multidisciplinary team, and prepares doctors <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>to practice addiction medicine in rural and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>underserved areas of the state. The base for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>this program is $210,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>and 2019 and is zero in fiscal year 2020.<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.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Dual Training</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">200,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>For making grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>section 136A.246, subdivision 8a. This <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2019.<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.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Student and Employer Connection </b><br/>
<b>Information System</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>For student and employer connection <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>information system under section 18. Up <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>to $100,000 of this appropriation may be <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>spent for administrative expenses related <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>to the appropriation. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE </b><br/>
<b>MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND </b><br/>
<b>UNIVERSITIES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriations</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>12,018,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</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.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b> Operating Support and Protecting </b><br/>
<b>Affordability</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">10,000,000<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.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Principals' Leadership Institute</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">200,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>For a grant to the Minnesota State University <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>Mankato Principals' Leadership Institute <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.89.<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="2.4"/>
<col width="12.2"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Early Childhood Online Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>To develop a multicampus online program <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>for early childhood teacher preparation. This <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>is a onetime appropriation.<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.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>MnSCU Open Textbooks</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>(a) For programs on system campuses <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>that promote adoption of open textbooks. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>Programs must focus on the review, creation, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>and promotion of new or existing open <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>textbooks and on saving money for students <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>while meeting the academic needs of faculty. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>(b) By January 15, 2017, the board shall <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>report to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>members of the legislative committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>jurisdiction over higher education regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>the progress of the pilot programs. The <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>report shall include a summary of each pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>program and the total savings expected for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>students as a result of the programs.<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.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>MnSCU Open Textbook Library</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>To expand and promote the open textbook <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>library to faculty across the state. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>onetime appropriation.<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.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Developmentally Delayed Student </b><br/>
<b>Pilot</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">750,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>For the pilot program for developmentally <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>delayed students under section 17. The base <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>for fiscal year 2018 and later is $853,000.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Supplemental Instruction and Data </b><br/>
<b>Reporting</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">768,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>For activities and reporting under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>Statutes, section 136F.33. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE </b><br/>
<b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>18,100,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Health Restoration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
5,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>This appropriation is for the following <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>activities:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>$3,000,000 is for support for faculty <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>physicians who teach at eight residency <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>program sites, including medical resident and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>student training programs in the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>of Family Medicine.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>$1,000,000 is for the Mobile Dental Clinic, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>in which dental students provide patient care <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>as part of their clinical education and training <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>under the supervision of faculty dentists.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>$1,000,000 is for expansion of geriatric <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>education and family programs. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Tuition Relief</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">13,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>For undergraduate student tuition relief for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>Minnesota residents. The Board of Regents <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>is requested not to offset the tuition relief <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>by increases in mandatory fees, charges, or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>other assessments to the student.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.1"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Rochester Campus, Collegiate </b><br/>
<b>Recovery Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>(a) To design and implement a collegiate <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>recovery program at its Rochester campus. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>(b) The purpose of the collegiate recovery <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>program is to provide structured support <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>for students in recovery from alcohol, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>chemical, or other addictive behaviors. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>Program activities may include, but are not <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>limited to, specialized professional support <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>through academic, career, and financial <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>advising; establishment of on-campus <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>or residential peer support communities; <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>and opportunities for personal growth <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>through leadership development and other <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>community engagement activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>(c) No later than January 15, 2020, the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>Board of Regents must submit a report to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>the chairs and ranking minority members of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>over higher education finance and policy on <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>campus recovery program outcomes. Based <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>on available data, the report must describe, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>in summary form, the number of students <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>participating in the program and the success <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>rate of participants, including retention and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>graduation rates, and long-term recovery and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>relapse rates.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>    Sec. 5. <b>MNSCU TWO-YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAM; ADMINISTRATIVE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var><b>COSTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>The appropriation made by Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 1, section 3, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>18, paragraph (c), for fiscal year 2017 for information technology and administrative costs <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>is available on the effective date of this section and until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.74, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var><b>122A.74 PRINCIPALS' LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE</b><b>, UNIVERSITY OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var><b>MINNESOTA</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> (a) The commissioner of education may contract <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>with the Minnesota State University Mankato or the regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>to establish a Principals' Leadership Institute to provide professional development to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>school principals by:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>(1) creating a network of leaders in the educational and business communities to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>communicate current and future trends in leadership techniques;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>(2) helping to create a vision for the school that is aligned with the community <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>and district priorities;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>(3) developing strategies to retain highly qualified teachers and ensure that diverse <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>student populations, including at-risk students, children with disabilities, English learners, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>and gifted students, among others, have equal access to these highly qualified teachers; and<br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>(4) providing training to analyze data using culturally competent tools.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>(b) The University of Minnesota must cooperate with participating members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>business community to provide funding and content for the institute.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>(c) Participants must agree to attend the Principals' Leadership Institute for four <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>weeks during the academic summer.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>(d) The Principals' Leadership Institute must incorporate program elements offered <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>by leadership programs at the University of Minnesota and program elements used by <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>the participating members of the business community to enhance leadership within their <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>(e) The board of each school district in the state may select a principal, upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>recommendation of the district's superintendent and based on the principal's leadership <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>potential, to attend the institute.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>(f) The school board annually shall forward its list of recommended participants to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>the commissioner by February 1. In addition, a principal may submit an application <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>directly to the commissioner by February 1. The commissioner shall notify the school <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>board, the principal candidates, and the University of Minnesota of the principals selected <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>to participate in the Principals' Leadership Institute each year.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Method of selection and requirements.</b> (a) The board of each school <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>district in the state may select a principal, upon the recommendation of the district's <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>superintendent and based on the principal's leadership potential, to attend the institute.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>(b) The school board annually shall forward its list of recommended participants <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>to the commissioner by February 1. In addition, a principal may submit an application <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>directly to the commissioner by February 1. The commissioner shall notify the school <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>board, the principal candidates, and the University of Minnesota of the principals selected <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>to participate in the Principals' Leadership Institute each year.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Assigned family responsibility.</b> "Assigned family responsibility" means <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>the amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined by a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>federal need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is 96 94 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>percent of the parental contribution. For independent students with dependents other than <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>a spouse, the assigned family responsibility is 86 85 percent of the student contribution. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>For independent students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>responsibility is 50 49 percent of the student contribution.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.101, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Satisfactory academic progress.</b> "Satisfactory academic progress" <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>means satisfactory academic progress as defined under Code of Federal Regulations, title <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>34, sections 668.16(e), 668.32(f), and 668.34, except that a student with an intellectual <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>disability as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.231, enrolled <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>in an approved comprehensive transition and postsecondary program under that section <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>is subject to the institution's published satisfactory academic process standards for that <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>program as approved by the Office of Higher Education.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 136A.246, is amended by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>a subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>    Subd. 8a. <b>Support grants.</b> The commissioner, from appropriations specifically <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>made for the purposes of this subdivision, may provide grants to school districts and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>community colleges for the purpose of providing exposure and connection to teachers and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>staff, students, and employers regarding industry occupational pathways and employment <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>with employers in the region.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 136A.246, is amended by <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>adding a subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Dual training account.</b> A dual training account is created in the special <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>revenue fund in the state treasury. The commissioner shall deposit into the account <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>appropriations made for the purposes of this section. Money in the account is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>to the commissioner for the purposes for which it was appropriated.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 136A.246, is amended by <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>adding a subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Administration expenses.</b> The commissioner may expend up to five <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>percent of the appropriation made for the purposes of this section for administration <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>of this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 136A.87, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var><b>136A.87 PLANNING INFORMATION FOR POSTSECONDARY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var><b>EDUCATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>(a) The office shall make available to all residents beginning in 7th grade through <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>adulthood information about planning and preparing for postsecondary opportunities. <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>Information must be provided to all 7th grade students and their parents annually <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>by September 30 about planning for their postsecondary education. The office may <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>also provide information to high school students and their parents, to adults, and to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>out-of-school youth.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>(b) The office must make reasonable efforts to obtain publicly available information <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>about the dual credit acceptance policies of each Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>and North Dakota public and private college and university. This information must be <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>shared on the office's Web site and included in the information under paragraph (a). <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>(c) The information provided under paragraph (a) may include the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>(1) the need to start planning early;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>(2) the availability of assistance in educational planning from educational institutions <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>and other organizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>(3) suggestions for studying effectively during high school;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>(4) high school courses necessary to be adequately prepared for postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>education;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>(5) encouragement to involve parents actively in planning for all phases of education;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>(6) information about postsecondary education and training opportunities existing <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>in the state, their respective missions and expectations for students, their preparation <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>requirements, admission requirements, and student placement;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>(7) ways to evaluate and select postsecondary institutions;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>(8) the process of transferring credits among Minnesota postsecondary institutions <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>and systems;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>(9) the costs of postsecondary education and the availability of financial assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>in meeting these costs, including specific information about the Minnesota Promise;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>(10) the interrelationship of assistance from student financial aid, public assistance, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>and job training programs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>(11) financial planning for postsecondary education.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>later.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>    Sec. 13. <b>[136A.89] PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>(a) The commissioner may contract with the Minnesota State University Mankato to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>establish a Principals' Leadership Institute to provide licensed principals in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>with a research-based and evaluated professional development experience focused on <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>instructional and organizational leadership by:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>(1) creating a network of educational leaders who demonstrate strong instructional <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>leadership, racial equity leadership, and the skills to lead for all students;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>(2) advancing student achievement in school districts through the continuous <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>development of courageous and results-driven principal leaders;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>(3) developing leaders who cultivate a school culture where every student is fully <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>engaged, educated, and included; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>(4) developing principal leaders who create a culture of high standards for all <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>students and demonstrate the ability to build teacher development so that culturally <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>responsive practices occur in all classrooms.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>(b) Minnesota State University Mankato must partner with participating district or <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>charter school leadership to bridge professional development learning from the Principals' <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>Leadership Institute to the district at large.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>(c) Participants must agree to attend all sessions of the Principals' Leadership Institute.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>(d) The Principals' Leadership Institute must base the program content and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>curriculum on current research-based best practices in educational leadership that lead to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>accelerated achievement growth for all students.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>(e) School district or charter school leadership in the state may recommend a licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>principal for participation in the program based on the principal's leadership potential.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>(f) The school board or charter school board must submit the list of recommended <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>participants to the Principals' Leadership Institute by July 1 each year. Principals from a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>school district or charter school whose leadership is engaged in intentional work focused <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>on eliminating the predictable racial achievement disparities within their district or school <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>must receive priority selection for attending the Principals' Leadership Institute.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>    Sec. 14. <b>[136F.33] SUPPLEMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>(b) "Academic weakness" means an academic skill determined to be below college <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>ready according to a formalized assessment.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>(c) "Corequisite" means a course or other requirement that is taken simultaneously <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>with a credit-bearing course for the purpose of providing targeted support.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>(d) "Credit-bearing course" means a college entry-level course that meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>requirements for a diploma, certificate, or degree.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>(e) "Developmental education" means the building of foundational skills in noncredit <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>courses or programs to promote academic success in college-level coursework.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>(f) "Gateway course" means an initial credit-bearing course in a subject.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>(g) "Supplemental instruction" means a targeted support model for students with <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>academic weaknesses to promote academic success in credit-bearing courses.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>(h) "Targeted support" means academic support, including but not limited to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>tutoring and directed group study time, related to increasing a student's understanding of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>a credit-bearing course.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Program requirements.</b> (a) The board shall develop and implement varied <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>research-grounded tiered approaches to supplemental instruction and developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>education based on student academic readiness. The tiered approach must minimize the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>placement of students in developmental education under subdivision 5 by providing a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>supplemental instruction course structure that results in earning the equivalent of credit in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>a credit-bearing course while providing targeted support to a student who:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>(1) did not meet the minimum course placement criteria for a credit-bearing course; <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>(2) using multiple measures of assessment, is identified as likely to succeed in a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>credit-bearing course if targeted support is provided.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>(b) The board shall establish campus-specific tiered approaches including strategies <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>under subdivision 3 that are:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>(1) focused on the skills and competencies essential for success in the math and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>English college-level courses; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>(2) based on the nature of individual campus academic programming and the needs <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>of specific campus student populations.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>(c) To facilitate the transfer of credits, the transcript record for a supplemental <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>instruction course must include a credit-bearing course or a designation of equivalency to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>a specific credit-bearing course.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>(d) The board shall make available to students on its Web site, in course catalogs, and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>by other methods at the discretion of the board, the supplemental instruction, developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>education, and corequisite courses offered at a particular college or university.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Support strategies.</b> (a) The board shall continuously monitor and adopt <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>strategies that have the potential or that have proven to increase the placement and success <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>of students in credit-bearing courses. If the board finds that strategies are successful at <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>one campus or program, the board must assess whether the strategies would be beneficial <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>campuswide or systemwide and, if it determines that it would, must implement the strategy <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>for all campus or system programs in which the strategy is predicted to be successful. The <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>board may discontinue the strategy for those programs where it does not prove beneficial.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>(b) Consistent with subdivision 2, strategies may include, but are not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>(1) replacing developmental or remedial courses, when appropriate, with corequisite <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>courses in which students with academic weaknesses are placed into introductory <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>credit-bearing courses while receiving supplemental academic instruction on the same <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>subject and during the same term;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>(2) expanding proactive advising, including the use of early alert systems or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>requiring the approval of an adviser or counselor to register for certain classes;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>(3) developing meta-majors in broad academic disciplines as an alternative to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>undecided majors;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>(4) making available alternative mathematics curriculum, including curriculum most <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>relevant to the student's chosen area of study;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>(5) implementing "opt-out scheduling" by automatically enrolling students in a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>schedule of courses chosen by the student's department but allowing students to disenroll <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>from those courses if they meet with an academic adviser and cosign a change of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>enrollment form; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>(6) facilitating the transfer of credits between state colleges and universities.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Assessments and advising.</b> (a) Common student placement assessments <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>must provide information identifying academic weaknesses that must be provided to the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>student. A student assessed below college ready must be provided:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>(1) materials designed to address identified academic weaknesses;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>(2) support to prepare for and retake placement assessments;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>(3) postassessment advising to assist in making informed decisions on identifying <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>academic weaknesses and targeting supplemental instruction options; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>(4) additional targeted support while enrolled in college-level math and English <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>courses.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>(b) Intrusive advising must be provided to a student who participates in supplemental <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>instruction programs but has been unsuccessful in achieving academic success. Advising <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>must include career and employment options, alternative career pathways, and related <br/>
<a id="pl.14.36"></a><var>14.36</var>educational opportunities.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Developmental education.</b> (a) The board shall create a framework to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>redesign developmental education to provide a student who does not meet the criteria for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>inclusion in a supplemental instruction course the opportunity to complete gateway math <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>and English courses within one academic year. The board must provide developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>education to a student or advise the student to enroll in adult basic education.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>(b) The board shall not require a student who has successfully taken a developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>course under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, to participate in a developmental education <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>course in the same subject area.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Report.</b> Annually by January 15, the board shall report to the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>higher education finance on the goal of increasing the placement and success of students <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>in credit-bearing courses. The report must, at a minimum, include:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>(1) the following information on board activities:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>(i) strategies the board has adopted at each campus under subdivision 2, paragraph (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>(ii) strategies that have been discontinued at each campus; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>(iii) strategies being considered for systemwide implementation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>(2) the following information on students:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>(i) the number and percent of students placed in developmental education;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>(ii) the number and percent of students who complete developmental education <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>within one academic year;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>(iii) the number and percent of students that complete gateway courses in math <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>and English in one academic year;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>(iv) the student retention rate;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>(v) time to complete a degree or certificate; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>(vi) credits earned by those completing a degree, certificate, or other program.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>The report must disaggregate student data by race, ethnicity, Pell Grant eligibility, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>and age and provide aggregate data.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>    Sec. 15. <b>EQUITY IN EDUCATION AND JOB CONNECTION GRANT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Grants.</b> (a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>shall award grants to improve postsecondary attendance, completion, and retention and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>the obtaining of well-paying jobs for which the postsecondary education provides training <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>by providing services to historically underrepresented college students. Grants must be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>awarded to Minnesota state colleges and universities and private organization programs <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>that help the state reach the attainment goals under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.012. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>Programs must provide services targeted to make the improvements including, but not <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>    (1) academic and nonacademic counseling or advising;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>    (2) mentoring in education and career opportunities;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>    (3) structured tutoring;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>    (4) career awareness and exploration including internships and post graduation <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>job placements;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>    (5) orientation to college life;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>(6) financial aid counseling;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>    (7) academic instruction programs in core curricular areas of mathematics and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>language arts;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>    (8) supplemental instruction programs for college courses with high failure and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>withdrawal rates; and<br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>    (9) co-requisite college course models for delivery of academic support.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>(b) The office shall structure the grants for sustainability of programs funded by a <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>grant.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>(c) To the extent there are sufficient qualified applicants, approximately 50 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>of grant dollars must be awarded to private organization programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Application process.</b> (a) The commissioner shall develop a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>application process. The commissioner shall attempt to support projects in a manner that <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>ensures that eligible students throughout the state have access to program services.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>    (b) The grant application must include, at a minimum, the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>    (1) a description of the characteristics of the students to be served reflective of the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>need for services listed in subdivision 1;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>    (2) a description of the services to be provided and a timeline for implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>of the service activities;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>    (3) a description of how the services provided will foster postsecondary retention <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>and completion;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>    (4) a description of how the services will be evaluated to determine whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>program goals were met;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>(5) the history of the applicant in achieving successful improvements using the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>services for which a grant is sought;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>(6) the assumed cost per student of achieving successful outcomes;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>(7) the effect of the grant on assisting students to obtain well-paying jobs; <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>(8) the proposed grant match;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.36"></a><var>16.36</var>(9) the organizational commitment to program sustainability; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>    (10) other information as identified by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>Grant recipients must specify both program and student outcome goals, and performance <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>measures for each goal.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Advisory committee.</b> The commissioner may establish and convene an <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>advisory committee to assist the commissioner in reviewing applications and advise the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>commissioner on grantees and grant amounts. The members of the committee may include <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>representatives of postsecondary institutions, organizations providing postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>academic and career services, and others deemed appropriate by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Outcome report.</b> Each grant recipient must annually submit a report to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>the Office of Higher Education identifying its program and student goals and activities <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>implemented. A report must include, but not be limited to, information on:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>(1) number of students served;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>(2) course taking and grade point average of participating students;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>    (3) persistence and retention rates of participating students; <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>(4) postsecondary graduation rates of participating students;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>    (5) the number of students who required postsecondary academic remediation and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>number of remedial courses for each of those students and in the aggregate; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>(6) jobs and wage rates of students after postsecondary graduation.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>To the extent possible, the report must breakdown outcomes by Pell grant qualification, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>race, and ethnicity.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Legislative report.</b> By January 15 of each year through 2021, the office <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over higher education finance <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>regarding the grant recipients and their activities. The report shall include information <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>about the students served, the organizations providing services, program activities, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>program goals and outcomes, and program revenue sources and funding levels.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>    Sec. 16. <b>STATE GRANT TUITION CAPS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>For the purposes of the state grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>136A.121, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, the tuition maximum is $5,736 <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>for students in two-year programs and the tuition maximum is $14,186 for students in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>four-year programs.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>    Sec. 17. <b>STATE UNIVERSITIES; PILOT PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH </b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var><b>INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Pilot program created.</b> (a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>State Colleges and Universities must offer a pilot academic program as described in <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>this section for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The pilot is for <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>students entering the program in the 2017-2018 academic year. The program must be <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>offered at a total of four state university or college campuses that have the ability to offer <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>a robust program using existing facilities, including residential facilities. The campuses <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>selected must, to the extent possible, be located in different geographic regions of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>(b) In designing the pilot program, the Board of Trustees must consult with PACER <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>Center, Inc., the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities, Arc <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>Minnesota, and other interested stakeholder groups. The board must also consult with <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>administrators of similar programs at other postsecondary institutions.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Program enrollment and admission.</b> The enrollment goal for each <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>campus's pilot program must be at least ten incoming students per academic year. Students <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>must be admitted based on an application process that includes an in-person interview; <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>an independent assessment of an applicant's interest, motivation, and likelihood of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>success in the program; and any other eligibility requirements established by the board. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>Upon successful completion, a student must be awarded a certificate, diploma, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>appropriate academic credential.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Program curriculum and activities.</b> (a) The pilot program must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>an inclusive, two-year full-time residential college experience for students with intellectual <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>and developmental disabilities. The required curriculum must include core courses <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>that develop life skills, financial literacy, and the ability to live independently; rigorous <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>academic work in a student's chosen field of study; and an internship, apprenticeship, or <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>other skills-based experience to prepare for meaningful employment upon completion <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>of the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>(b) In addition to academic requirements, the program must offer participating <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>students the opportunity to engage fully in campus life. Program activities must include <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>but are not limited to (1) the establishment of on-campus mentoring and peer support <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>communities and (2) opportunities for personal growth through leadership development <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>and other community engagement activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>(c) A participating campus may tailor its program curriculum and activities to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>highlight academic programs, student and community life experiences, and employment <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>opportunities unique to that campus or the region of the state where the campus is located.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Progress reports to legislature.</b> The board must submit progress reports <br/>
<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>on the pilot program required by this section to the chairs and ranking minority members <br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>higher education finance and policy and human services finance and policy as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>(1) no later than January 15, 2017, a report describing plans for implementation of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>the program and recruitment of applicants, including identification of anticipated program <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>needs that cannot be filled using existing campus or system resources; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>(2) no later than January 15, 2019, a report describing program operations, including <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>information on participation and expected completion rates, the feasibility of program <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>expansion to other state university campuses, and detail on any unmet program needs.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>    Sec. 18. <b>STUDENT AND EMPLOYER CONNECTION INFORMATION </b><br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var><b>SYSTEM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall issue a request for <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>proposal no later than July 1, 2016, for a Web-based job and intern-seeking software tool <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>that matches the needs of employers located in Minnesota with the individual profiles of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>high school seniors and postsecondary students attending Minnesota high schools and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>postsecondary institutions. The commissioner shall no later than October 1, 2016, select a <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>provider. The selected provider must have experience that demonstrates both prior similar <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>software development ability and implementation outcomes of successful blind matching <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>of job candidates and employers in furtherance of Minnesota's workforce diversity and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>inclusion objectives. The commissioner shall contract for the development of the system.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>    Sec. 19. <b>COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var><b>TEACHER DIVERSITY RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>(a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, in consultation with <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>the Board of Teaching, the Office of Educator Licensing at the Minnesota Department <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>of Education, and other interested stakeholders, including councils and other local <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>organizations serving communities of color or American Indian communities, diverse <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>K-12 educator candidates and licensed educators, human resources personnel, parent <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>representatives, urban, suburban, and rural school district and school board associations <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>and organizations, teacher representatives, other organizations focused on teacher diversity <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>in education, public and nonpublic higher education systems and institutions, and local <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>ethnic-focused media, shall prepare and submit a report to the legislature recommending <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>how best to realize the goal of providing all students, including low-income students, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>American Indian students, and students of color with improved and equitable access to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>effective, more diverse teachers, consistent with state policy. The commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>consider the substance of state policy and paragraphs (b) and (c) in developing the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>recommendations in the report.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>(b) The commissioner's recommendations must address at least the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>(1) ensuring transparency and accountability by requiring traditional and alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>teacher preparation programs to publicly report enrollment and completion data for <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>diverse teacher licensure candidates and by requiring districts to publicly report data on <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>the demographic disparities between enrolled students and licensed teachers employed in <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>the district and its school;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>(2) expanding pathways to licensure by encouraging districts to develop programs <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>with two- and four-year institutions and with community-based organizations to recruit <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>and support diverse populations of enrolled students, nonlicensed district employees, and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>local community members in becoming licensed teachers in the district, facilitating the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>ability of diverse, nontraditional teacher candidates to change careers and pursue licensure <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>through community college pathways, bachelor's degree programs or postbaccalaureate <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>teacher preparation programs, and creating statewide campaigns to encourage diverse <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>candidates to become licensed teachers;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>(3) providing diverse teacher licensure candidates with the preparation and skills <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>needed to become effective teachers, removing inequitable barriers to licensure presented <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>by licensure exams, and for purposes of attaining a full professional license, allowing <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>candidates to demonstrate their skills proficiency through alternatives to teacher skills and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>college entrance exams;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>(4) providing financial assistance and incentives such as scholarships, student <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>teaching stipends, and loan forgiveness programs to encourage diverse individuals to attain <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>a teaching, counseling, or social work license or advanced degree, otherwise improve their <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>professional practice, or become school administrators, and using a hiring bonus to recruit <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>more diverse teachers into a district or school; and<br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>(5) supporting induction and retention programs by funding teacher residency and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>mentoring programs that support the retention and professional development of diverse <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>teachers and focusing teachers' professional development opportunities on cultural fluency <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>and competency.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>(c) The commissioner must include in the report, as appropriate, any <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>recommendations for amendments to the following statutes and any related statutes:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>(1) the world's best work force under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>(2) regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.115;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>(3) Board of Teaching duties under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.09, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.36"></a><var>20.36</var>subdivisions 4 and 4a;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>(4) teacher continuing or employment contracts and peer review and mentorship <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.40 and 122A.41;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>(5) the alternative teacher professional pay system agreement under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>Statutes, section 122A.414, subdivision 2;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>(6) staff development programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.60;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>(7) American Indian grants, scholarships, and loan programs under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>Statutes, section 122A.63;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>(8) teacher residency programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.68;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>(9) the ability of the Board of Teaching to arrange for student teachers under <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.69;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>(10) the ability of school districts to develop mentoring programs for teachers of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>color under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.70;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>(11) the legislature's support of research on the effectiveness of teacher preparation <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.71;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>(12) teacher centers to help teachers learn, experiment, assess, and improve to meet <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>students' needs under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.72; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>(13) the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>section 136A.1791.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>(d) The commissioner must submit the report to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>members of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>over education by February 1, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.20.0"></a><a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>    Sec. 20. <b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BUDGET ALLOCATION REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall report by February 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>2017, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>primary jurisdiction over higher education finance on the factors it considers when <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>allocating funds to system campuses. The report must specifically, without limitation, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>address the following questions:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>(1) what circumstances would lead the university to adopt an alternate budget model <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>to the Resource Responsibility Center (RRC) model for a system campus;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>(2) what were the rationale and factors considered for the initial base budget <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>allocation to system campuses when the RRC was first established; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>(3) what factors would lead the university to consider adjusting the initial base <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>allocation model.<br/>
<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.1.0"></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.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>    The sums shown in the columns under "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2015, First Special Session <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>chapter 1, article 1, or other law to the specified agencies. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>each purpose. The figure "2017" used in this article means that the appropriations listed <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>under it are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.1"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</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.22.11"></a><var>22.11</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.22.12"></a><var>22.12</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.22.13"></a><var>22.13</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/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT </b><br/>
<b>AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<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.22.16"></a><var>22.16</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>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>34,445,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">33,445,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Workforce <br/>
Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</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.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Business and Community </b><br/>
<b>Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">30,595,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>redevelopment program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>Statutes, section 116J.571. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>$1,220,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>grant to the Duluth North Shore Sanitary <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>District to retire debt of the district in order <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>to bring the district's monthly wastewater <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>rates in line with those of similarly situated <br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>facilities across the state. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>$275,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>the Community and Economic Development <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>Associates (CEDA) for an economic <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>development study and analysis of the effects <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>of current and projected economic growth <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>in southeast Minnesota. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>$300,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for expansion <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>of business assistance services provided by <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>business development specialists located in <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>the Northwest Region, Northeast Region, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>West Central Region, Southwest Region, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>Southeast Region, and Twin Cites Metro <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>Region offices established throughout the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>state. Funds under this section may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>to provide services including, but not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>to, business start-ups; expansion; location or <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>relocation; finance; regulatory and permitting <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>assistance; and other services determined <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>by the commissioner. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>may also use funds under this section to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>increase the number of business development <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>specialists in each region of the state, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>increase and expand the services provided <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>through each regional office, and publicize <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>the services available and provide outreach <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>to communities in each region regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>services and assistance available through the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>business development specialist program. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>$50,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>the outreach and public awareness activities <br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>of the Bureau of Small Business under <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.68. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>$750,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. Of this amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>$375,000 is for the small business growth <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>acceleration program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>Statutes, section 116O.115, and $375,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>is for operations under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>sections 116O.01 to 116O.061. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>the Minnesota Initiative program under <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116M.18. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>Of this amount, up to five percent is for <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>administration, outreach, and monitoring of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>the program. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for making <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>capacity building grants under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>Statutes, section 116M.18, subdivision 9. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>This is a onetime appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>$3,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>initiative foundations to provide financing <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>for business startups, expansions, and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>maintenance; and for business ownership <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>transition and succession. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>appropriation. Of the amount appropriated:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>(1) $500,000 is for a grant to the Southwest <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>Initiative Foundation;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>(2) $500,000 is for a grant to the West Central <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>Initiative Foundation;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>(3) $500,000 is for a grant to the Southern <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>Minnesota Initiative Foundation;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>(4) $500,000 is for a grant to the Northwest <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>Minnesota Foundation;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>(5) $500,000 is for a grant to the Initiative <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>Foundation;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>(6) $500,000 is for a grant to the Northland <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>Foundation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>(7) $500,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>Initiative Board under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>chapter 116M. Funds available under this <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>clause must be allocated as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>(i) 50 percent of the funds must be allocated <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>for projects in the counties of Dakota, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>Ramsey, and Washington; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>(ii) 50 percent of the funds must be allocated <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>for projects in the counties of Anoka, Carver, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>Hennepin, and Scott.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>$600,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>a city of the second class that is designated <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>as an economically depressed area by the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>United States Department of Commerce for <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>economic development, redevelopment, and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>job creation programs and projects. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>$5,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>the Minnesota Film and TV Board for the film <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>production jobs program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>Statutes, section 116U.26. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>is in addition to the appropriation in Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>2015, First Special Session chapter 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>article 1, section 2, subdivision 2. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>a onetime appropriation. Of this amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>$250,000 is for grants to Hmong-American <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>filmmakers that have directed or produced <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>prior feature-length stories to produce <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>projects within Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>$150,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>to the city of Edina to conduct a feasibility <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>study of constructing Grandview Green over <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>Highway 100 in Edina. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for deposit <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>in the Minnesota 21st century fund. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>$400,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>small business development centers under <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.68. Funds <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>made available under this section may be <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>used to match funds under the federal Small <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>Business Development Center (SBDC) <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>program under United States Code, title 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>section 648, provide consulting and technical <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>services, or to build additional SBDC <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>network capacity to serve entrepreneurs <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>and small businesses. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>shall allocate funds equally among the nine <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>regional centers and lead center. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>$3,100,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>of Minnesota for academic and applied <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>research through MnDRIVE at the Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>Resources Research Institute to develop new <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>technologies that enhance the long-term <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>viability of the Minnesota mining industry. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>The research must be done in consultation <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>with the Mineral Coordinating Committee <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>established by Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>93.0015. This is a onetime transfer.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>$250,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>the city of Kelliher for water infrastructure <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>upgrades. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>and is available until June 30, 2019.<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.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Workforce Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,300,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,300,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Workforce <br/>
Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>$100,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>grant to Ramsey County for a study of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>the workforce-based mass transit needs <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>of the north metro area. Ramsey County <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>may work in collaboration with officials in <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>other counties including, but not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>to, Anoka and Washington Counties in <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>producing the study. By December 1, 2017, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>Ramsey County must submit the report to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>the commissioner. By January 1, 2018, the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>commissioner must report to the chairs of the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>standing committees of the legislature having <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>jurisdiction over workforce development <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>and transportation. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>workforce development fund for rural career <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>counseling coordinators in the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>service areas and for the purposes specified <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.667. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>This appropriation is for increases to existing <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>applicants who were awarded grants in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>years 2016 and 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.36"></a><var>27.36</var>Occupational Development Corporation, Inc. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>in the city of Buhl to provide training and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>employment opportunities for people with <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>disabilities and disadvantaged workers. This <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>$400,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>to Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>Corps for the pathway to the preservation <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>trades program for recruitment of corps <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>members, engagement of technical <br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>specialists, development of a certificate <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>program, and skill development in historic <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>preservation for youth ages 18 to 25. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>$300,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>"Getting to Work" grant program. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>workforce development fund for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>the North East Higher Education District to <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>purchase equipment for training programs <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>due to increased demand for job training <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>under the state dislocated worker program. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>available until June 30, 2018.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Vocational rehabilitation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,550,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>$800,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>to centers for independent living under <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.11. This <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>is a onetime appropriation and is in addition <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>to the appropriation in Laws 2015, First <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>2, subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>$750,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>to day training and habilitation providers <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>to provide innovative employment options <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>and to advance community integration for <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>persons with disabilities as required under <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>the Minnesota Olmstead Plan. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>amount, $250,000 is for a pilot program <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>for home-based, technology-enhanced <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>monitoring of persons with disabilities. This <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>is a onetime appropriation and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>until June 30, 2018.<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND </b><br/>
<b>INDUSTRY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>350,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>$250,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>the workforce development fund for the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>apprenticeship program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>Statutes, chapter 178. This amount is added <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>to the base appropriation for this purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>$100,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>outreach and education concerning <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>requirements under state or federal law <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>governing removal of architectural barriers <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>that limit access to public accommodations <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>by persons with disabilities and resources <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>that are available to comply with <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>those requirements. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,250,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>$300,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>the Mille Lacs Tourism Council to enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>marketing activities related to tourism <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>promotion in the Mille Lacs Lake area. This <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>$950,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to establish a <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>pilot project to assist in funding and securing <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>major events benefiting communities <br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>throughout the state. The pilot project must <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>measure the economic impact of visitors on <br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>state and local economies, increased lodging <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>and nonlodging sales taxes in addition <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>to visitor spending, and increased media <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>awareness of the state as an event destination. <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>This is a onetime appropriation. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>amount, $100,000 is for a grant to the St. <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>Louis County Historical Society for a project, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>in collaboration with the Erie Mining history <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>book project team, to research, document, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>publish, preserve, and exhibit the history of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>taconite mining in Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT </b><br/>
<b>RELATIONS BOARD</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>525,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>$525,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>Public Employment Relations Board under <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.041. <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>The base appropriation for this purpose is <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>$525,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $525,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 6. <b>HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>2,500,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to establish <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>a grant program within the housing trust fund <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>for the exploited families rental assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>program. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>competitive grant program to fund a housing <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>project or projects in a community or <br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>communities: (1) that have low housing <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>vacancy rates; and (2) that have an education <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>and training center for jobs in agriculture, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>farm business management, health care <br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>fields, or other fields with anticipated <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>significant job growth potential. A grant or <br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>grants must be no more than 50 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>the total development costs for the project. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>Funds for a grant or grants made in this <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>section must be to a housing project or <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>projects that have financial and in-kind <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>contributions from nonagency sources <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>that when combined with a grant under <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>this section are sufficient to complete the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>housing project. Funds must be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>create new housing units either through <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>new construction or through acquisition and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>rehabilitation of a building or buildings not <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>currently used for housing. If funds remain <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>uncommitted at the end of fiscal year 2017, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>the agency may transfer the uncommitted <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>funds to the housing development fund and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>use the funds for the economic development <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>and housing challenge program under <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>Workforce and Affordable Homeownership <br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>Development Program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>Statutes, section 462A.38. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>COMMERCE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,006,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for increased <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>civil insurance fraud investigation. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>$290,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to fund two <br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>positions to return abandoned property to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>owners, newspaper publication, and related <br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>technology upgrades under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>Statutes, section 345.42. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>$66,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>commissioner of commerce to seek any <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>necessary federal approvals to modify the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>boundaries of and reduce the number of the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>state's designated geographic rating areas for <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>purposes of setting health plan premiums in <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>the individual health insurance market. This <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>is a onetime appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>$150,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>commissioner of commerce to:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>(1) study and create models of potential <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>Minnesota-tailored rate-stability mechanisms <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>for the individual marketplace, such as a <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>reinsurance program;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>(2) study and create models merging the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>state's individual and small group markets; <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>(3) study options for making the state's rate <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>review process more transparent utilizing <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>public information and hearings.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>The commissioner may seek other private <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>funds or grants to supplement the costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>the studies. The commissioner shall issue <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>a report on the preliminary findings of the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>studies to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>members of the committees in the house <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>of representatives and the senate with <br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>jurisdiction over health and marketplace <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>premiums by January 15, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.43, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Access by labor organizations</b><b>, the Bureau of Mediation Services, </b><br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var><b>and the Public Employment Relations Board</b><b>.</b> Personnel data may be disseminated to <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>labor organizations and the Public Employment Relations Board to the extent that the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>responsible authority determines that the dissemination is necessary to conduct elections, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>notify employees of fair share fee assessments, and implement the provisions of chapters <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>179 and 179A. Personnel data shall be disseminated to labor organizations, the Public <br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>Employment Relations Board, and to the Bureau of Mediation Services to the extent the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>dissemination is ordered or authorized by the commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>Services, or the Public Employment Relations Board or its designee.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>    Sec. 9. <b>[13.7909] PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD DATA.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> For purposes of this section, "board" means the Public <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>Employment Relations Board.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Not public data.</b> (a) Except as provided in this subdivision, all data <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>maintained by the board about a charge or complaint of unfair labor practices and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>appeals of determinations of the commissioner under section 179A.12, subdivision 11, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>are classified as protected nonpublic data or confidential data, and become public when <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>admitted into evidence at a hearing conducted pursuant to section 179A.13. The data may <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>be subject to a protective order as determined by the board or a hearing officer. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>(b) Notwithstanding sections 13.43 and 181.932, the following data are public: <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>(1) the filing date of unfair labor practice charges; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>(2) the status of unfair labor practice charges as an original or amended charge; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>(3) the names and job classifications of charging parties and charged parties; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>(4) the provisions of law alleged to have been violated in unfair labor practice charges; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>(5) the complaint issued by the board and all data in the complaint; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>(6) the full and complete record of an evidentiary hearing before a hearing officer, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>including the hearing transcript, exhibits admitted into evidence, and posthearing briefs, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>unless subject to a protective order; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>(7) recommended decisions and orders of hearing officers pursuant to section <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>179A.13, subdivision 1, paragraph (i);<br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>(8) exceptions to the hearing officer's recommended decision and order filed with the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>board pursuant to section 179A.13, subdivision 1, paragraph (k);<br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>(9) briefs filed with the board; and<br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>(10) decisions and orders issued by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), individuals have access to their own statements <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>provided to the board under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>(d) The board may make any data classified as protected nonpublic or confidential <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>pursuant to this subdivision accessible to any person or party if the access will aid the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>implementation of chapters 179 and 179A or ensure due process protection of the parties.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.423, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var><b>116J.423 MINNESOTA </b><b>MINERALS</b><b> 21ST CENTURY FUND.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Created.</b> The Minnesota minerals 21st century fund is created <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>as a separate account in the treasury. Money in the account is appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>commissioner of employment and economic development for the purposes of this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>All money earned by the account, loan repayments of principal and interest, and earnings <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>on investments must be credited to the account. For the purpose of this section, "fund" <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>means the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund. The commissioner shall operate the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>account as a revolving account.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Use of fund.</b> The commissioner shall use money in the fund to make loans <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>or equity investments in mineral, steel, or taconite any other industry processing facilities, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>steel production facilities, facilities for the manufacturing of renewable energy products, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>or facilities for the manufacturing of biobased or biomass products, manufacturing, or <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>technology project that would enhance the economic diversification and that are is located <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>within the taconite relief tax area as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>273.134</statute_ref>. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>must, prior to making any loans or equity investments and after consultation with industry <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>and public officials, develop a strategy for making loans and equity investments that <br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>assists the Minnesota mineral industry in becoming globally competitive taconite relief <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>area in retaining and enhancing its economic competitiveness. Money in the fund may <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>also be used to pay for the costs of carrying out the commissioner's due diligence duties <br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Grants authorized.</b> Notwithstanding subdivision 2, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>may use money in the fund to make grants to a municipality or county, or to a county <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>regional rail authority as appropriate, for public infrastructure needed to support an <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>eligible project under this section. Grant money may be used by the municipality, county, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>or regional rail authority to acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss of wetlands and runoff <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>of storm water; to predesign, design, construct, and equip roads and rail lines; and, in <br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>cooperation with municipal utilities, to predesign, design, construct, and equip natural <br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>gas pipelines, electric infrastructure, water supply systems, and wastewater collection and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>treatment systems. Grants made under this subdivision are available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Requirements prior to committing funds.</b> The commissioner, prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>making a commitment for a loan or equity investment must, at a minimum, conduct due <br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>diligence research regarding the proposed loan or equity investment, including contracting <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>with professionals as needed to assist in the due diligence.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Requirements for fund disbursements.</b> The commissioner may make <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>conditional commitments for loans or equity investments but disbursements of funds <br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>pursuant to a commitment may not be made until commitments for the remainder of a <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>project's funding are made that are satisfactory to the commissioner and disbursements <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>made from the other commitments sufficient to protect the interests of the state in its <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>loan or investment.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Company contribution.</b> The commissioner may provide loans or equity <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>investments that match, in a proportion determined by the commissioner, an investment <br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>made by the owner of a facility.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.424, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var><b>116J.424 IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION BOARD </b><br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var><b>CONTRIBUTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>The commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board with <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>approval by the board, shall may provide an equal match for any loan or equity investment <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>made for a facility project located in the tax relief area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.134, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>paragraph (b)
         </statute_ref>, by the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund created by section 
         <statute_ref>116J.423</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>The match may be in the form of a loan or equity investment, notwithstanding whether <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>the fund makes a loan or equity investment. The state shall not acquire an equity interest <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>because of an equity investment or loan by the board and the board at its sole discretion <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>shall decide what interest it acquires in a project. The commissioner of employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>economic development may require a commitment from the board to make the match <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>prior to disbursing money from the fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.431, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Grant program established; purpose.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>make grants to counties or cities to provide up to 50 percent of the capital costs of public <br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>infrastructure necessary for an eligible economic development project. The county or city <br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>receiving a grant must provide for the remainder of the costs of the project, either in cash <br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>or in kind. In-kind contributions may include the value of site preparation other than the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>public infrastructure needed for the project.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>(b) The purpose of the grants made under this section is to keep or enhance jobs in <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>the area, increase the tax base, or to expand or create new economic development.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>(c) In awarding grants under this section, the commissioner must adhere to the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>criteria under subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>(d) If the commissioner awards a grant for less than 50 percent of the project, the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>commissioner shall provide the applicant and the chairs and ranking minority members <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over economic <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>development finance a written explanation of the reason less than 50 percent of the capital <br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>costs were awarded in the grant.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.431, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Eligible projects.</b> An economic development project for which a county or <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>city may be eligible to receive a grant under this section includes:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>(1) manufacturing;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>(2) technology;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>(3) warehousing and distribution;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>(4) research and development;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>(5) agricultural processing, defined as transforming, packaging, sorting, or grading <br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>livestock or livestock products into goods that are used for intermediate or final <br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>consumption, including goods for nonfood use; or<br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>(6) industrial park development that would be used by any other business listed in <br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>this subdivision even if no business has committed to locate in the industrial park at the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>time the grant application is made.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.431, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Application.</b> (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>for soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a <br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>county or city must include in its application a resolution of the county or city council <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>certifying that the required local match is available. The commissioner must evaluate <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>complete applications for eligible projects using the following criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>(1) the project is an eligible project as defined under subdivision 2;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>(2) the project will is expected to  result in or will attract substantial public and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>private capital investment and provide substantial economic benefit to the county or city in <br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>which the project would be located;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>(3) the project is not relocating substantially the same operation from another <br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>location in the state, unless the commissioner determines the project cannot be reasonably <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>accommodated within the county or city in which the business is currently located, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>business would otherwise relocate to another state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>(4) the project is expected to or will create or maintain retain full-time jobs.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>(b) The determination of whether to make a grant for a site is within the discretion of <br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and application of <br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>the priorities criteria are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.431, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Maximum grant amount.</b> A county or city may receive no more than <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>$1,000,000 $2,000,000 in two years for one or more projects.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.68, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var><b>116J.68 BUREAU OF SMALL BUSINESS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Generally.</b> The Bureau of Small Business within the business <br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>assistance center shall serve as a clearinghouse, technical assistance center, and referral <br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>service for information and other assistance needed by small businesses including small <br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>targeted group businesses and small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>area.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Duties.</b> The bureau shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>(1) provide information and assistance with respect to all aspects of business <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>planning, business finance, and business management related to the start-up, operation, or <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>expansion of a small business in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>(2) refer persons interested in the start-up, operation, or expansion of a small <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>business in Minnesota to assistance programs sponsored by federal agencies, state <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>agencies, educational institutions, chambers of commerce, civic organizations, community <br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>development groups, private industry associations, and other organizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>(3) plan, develop, and implement a master file of information on small business <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>assistance programs of federal, state, and local governments, and other public and private <br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>organizations so as to provide comprehensive, timely information to the bureau's clients;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>(4) employ staff with adequate and appropriate skills and education and training for <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>the delivery of information and assistance;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>(5) seek out and utilize, to the extent practicable, contributed expertise and services <br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>of federal, state, and local governments, educational institutions, and other public and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>private organizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>(6) maintain a close and continued relationship with the director of the procurement <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>program within the Department of Administration so as to facilitate the department's <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>duties and responsibilities under sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.19</statute_ref> relating to the small targeted <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>group business and economically disadvantaged business program of the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>(7) develop an information system which will enable the commissioner and other <br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>state agencies to efficiently store, retrieve, analyze, and exchange data regarding small <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>business development and growth in the state. All executive branch agencies of state <br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>government and the secretary of state shall to the extent practicable, assist the bureau in <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>the development and implementation of the information system;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>(8) establish and maintain a toll-free telephone number, e-mail account, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>electronic contact mediums determined by the commissioner so that all small business <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>persons anywhere in the state can call may contact the bureau office for assistance. <br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>An outreach program shall be established to make the existence of the bureau and the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>assistance and services the bureau may provide to small businesses well known to its <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>potential clientele throughout the state. If the small business person requires a referral to <br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>another provider the bureau may use the business assistance referral system established by <br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>the Minnesota Project Outreach Corporation;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>(9) conduct research and provide data as required by the state legislature;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>(10) develop and publish material on all aspects of the start-up, operation, or <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>expansion of a small business in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>(11) collect and disseminate information on state procurement opportunities, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>including information on the procurement process;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>(12) develop a public awareness program through the use of regarding state <br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>assistance programs for small businesses, including those programs specifically for <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>socially disadvantaged small business persons. The commissioner may utilize print and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>electronic newsletters, personal contacts, and advertising devices as defined in section <br/>
<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>173.02, subdivision 16, social media, other electronic and print news media advertising <br/>
<a id="pl.38.36"></a><var>38.36</var>about state assistance programs for small businesses, including those programs specifically <br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>for socially disadvantaged small business persons, and any other means determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>(13) enter into agreements with the federal government and other public and private <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>entities to serve as the statewide coordinator or host agency for the federal small business <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>development center program under United States Code, title 15, section 648; and<br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>(14) assist providers in the evaluation of their programs and the assessment of <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>their service area needs. The bureau may establish model evaluation techniques and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>performance standards for providers to use.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Board.</b> "Board" means the Urban Minnesota Initiative Board.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Department.</b> "Department" means the Department of Employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>Economic Development.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Low-income area.</b> "Low-income area" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>(1) Minneapolis, St. Paul;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>(2) those cities in the metropolitan area as defined in section 
<statute_ref>473.121, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>2
</statute_ref>, that have an average income that is below 80 percent of the median income for a <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>four-person family as of the latest report by the United States Census Bureau; and<br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>(3) (2) those cities in the metropolitan area, which contain two or more contiguous <br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>census tracts in which the average family income is less than 80 percent of the median <br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>family income for the Twin Cities metropolitan area as of the latest report by the United <br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>States Census Bureau.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Low-income person.</b> "Low-income person" means a person who has an <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>annual income, adjusted for family size, of not more than 80 percent of the area median <br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>family income for the Twin Cities metropolitan area as of the latest report by the United <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>States Census Bureau.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>    Subd. 4b. <b>Metropolitan area.</b> "Metropolitan area" has the meaning given in section <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>473.121, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Minority person.</b> "Minority person" means a person belonging to a racial <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>or ethnic minority as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 23.5.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Program.</b> "Program" means the Minnesota Initiative program created <br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>by this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Creation; membership</b><b> Membership</b><b>.</b> The Urban Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>Initiative Board is created and consists of the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>development, the chair of the Metropolitan Council, and eight 12 members from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>public appointed by the governor. Six Nine of the public members must be representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>from minority business enterprises. No more than four six of the public members may be of <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>one gender. Appointments must ensure balanced geographic representation. At least half <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>of the public members must have experience working to address racial income disparities. <br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>All public members must be experienced in business or economic development.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Technical assistance.</b> The board through the department, shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>technical assistance and development information services to state agencies, regional <br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>agencies, special districts, local governments, and the public, with special emphasis on <br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>minority communities informational outreach about the program to lenders, nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>corporations, and low-income and minority communities throughout the state that support <br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>the development of business enterprises and entrepreneurs.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Reports.</b> The board shall submit an annual report to the legislature of an <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>accounting of loans made under section 
         <statute_ref>116M.18</statute_ref>, including information on loans to <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>minority business enterprises made,  the number of jobs created by the program, the impact <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>on low-income areas, and recommendations concerning minority business development <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>and jobs for persons in low-income areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.18, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var><b>116M.18 </b><b>URBAN CHALLENGE GRANTS</b><b> </b><b>MINNESOTA INITIATIVE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The Minnesota Initiative program is established to <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>award grants to nonprofit corporations to fund loans to businesses owned by minority or <br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>low-income persons or women or veterans.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Statewide loans.</b> To the extent there is sufficient eligible demand, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>loans shall be made so that an approximately equal dollar amount of loans are made to <br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>businesses in the metropolitan area as in the nonmetropolitan area. If funds remain after <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>the ninth month of the fiscal year, those funds shall revert to the general loan pool and may <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>be lent in any part of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>    Subdivision 1 Subd. 1b. <b>Eligibility rules</b><b> Grants</b><b>.</b> The board shall make urban <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>challenge  grants for use in low-income areas to nonprofit corporations to fund loans to <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>businesses owned by minority or low-income persons or women or veterans to encourage <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>private investment, to provide jobs for minority and low-income persons and others in <br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>low-income areas, to create and strengthen minority business enterprises, and to promote <br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>economic development in a low-income area. The board shall adopt rules to establish <br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>criteria for determining loan eligibility.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Challenge</b><b> Grant eligibility; nonprofit corporation.</b> (a) The board <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>may enter into agreements with nonprofit corporations to fund and guarantee loans the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>nonprofit corporation makes in low-income areas under subdivision 4. A corporation <br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>must demonstrate that to businesses owned by minority or low-income persons or <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>women or veterans. The board shall evaluate applications from nonprofit corporations. <br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>In evaluating applications, the board must consider, among other things, whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>nonprofit corporation:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>(1) its has a board of directors that includes citizens experienced in business <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>and community development, minority business enterprises, addressing racial income <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>disparities, and creating jobs in low-income areas for low-income and minority persons;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>(2) it has the technical skills to analyze projects;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>(3) it is familiar with other available public and private funding sources and <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>economic development programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>(4) it can initiate and implement economic development projects;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>(5) it can establish and administer a revolving loan account or has operated a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>revolving loan account; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>(6) it can work with job referral networks which assist minority and other persons in <br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>low-income areas low-income persons; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>(7) has established relationships with minority communities.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>(b) The department shall review existing agreements with nonprofit corporations <br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>every five years and may renew or terminate the agreement based on the review. In making <br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>its review, the department shall consider, among other criteria, the criteria in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Revolving loan fund.</b> (a) The board shall establish a revolving loan fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>make grants to nonprofit corporations for the purpose of making loans and loan guarantees <br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>to new and expanding businesses in a low-income area to promote owned by minority or <br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>low-income persons or women or veterans and to support minority business enterprises <br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>and job creation for minority and other persons in low-income areas low-income persons.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>(b) Nonprofit corporations that receive grants from the department under the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>program must establish a commissioner-certified revolving loan fund for the purpose <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>of making eligible loans. <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>(c) Eligible business enterprises include, but are not limited to, technologically <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>innovative industries, value-added manufacturing, and information industries. Loan <br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>applications given preliminary approval by the nonprofit corporation must be forwarded to <br/>
<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>the board for approval. The commissioner must give final approval for each loan or loan <br/>
<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>guarantee made by the nonprofit corporation. The amount of the state funds contributed to <br/>
<a id="pl.42.36"></a><var>42.36</var>any loan or loan guarantee may not exceed 50 percent of each loan.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Business loan criteria.</b> (a) The criteria in this subdivision apply to loans <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>made or guaranteed by nonprofit corporations under the urban challenge grant program.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>(b) Loans or guarantees must be made to businesses that are not likely to undertake <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>a project for which loans are sought without assistance from the urban challenge grant <br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>program.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>(c) A loan or guarantee must be used for a project designed to benefit persons in <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>low-income areas through the creation of job or business opportunities for them to support <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>a business owned by a minority or a low-income person or woman or veteran. Priority <br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>must be given for loans to the lowest income areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>(d) The minimum state contribution to a loan or guarantee is $5,000 and the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>maximum is $150,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>(e) The state contribution must be matched by at least an equal amount of new <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>private investment.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>(f) A loan may not be used for a retail development project.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>(g) The business must agree to work with job referral networks that focus on <br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>minority and low-income applicants from low-income areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Microenterprise loan.</b> Urban challenge Program grants may be <br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>used to make microenterprise loans to small, beginning businesses, including a sole <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>proprietorship. Microenterprise loans are subject to this section except that:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>(1) they may also be made to qualified retail businesses;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>(2) they may be made for a minimum of $1,000 $5,000 and a maximum of $25,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>$35,000; and<br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>(3) in a low-income area, they may be made for a minimum of $5,000 and a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>maximum of $50,000; and<br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>(3) (4) they do not require a match.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Revolving fund administration</b><b>; rules</b><b>.</b> (a) The board shall establish a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>minimum interest rate for loans or guarantees to ensure that necessary loan administration <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>costs are covered.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>(b) Loan repayment amounts equal to one-half of the principal and interest must be <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>deposited in a revolving fund created by the board for challenge grants. The remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>amount of the loan repayment may be  paid to the department for deposit in the revolving <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>loan fund. Loan interest payments must be deposited in a revolving loan fund created <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>by the nonprofit corporation originating the loan being repaid for further distribution, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>consistent with the loan criteria specified in subdivision 4 of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>(c) Administrative expenses of the board and nonprofit corporations with whom <br/>
<a id="pl.43.36"></a><var>43.36</var>the board enters into agreements under subdivision 2, including expenses incurred by <br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>a nonprofit corporation in providing financial, technical, managerial, and marketing <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>assistance to a business enterprise receiving a loan under subdivision 4, may be paid out of <br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>the interest earned on loans and out of interest earned on money invested by the state Board <br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>of Investment under section 
         <statute_ref>116M.16, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, as may be provided by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Rules.</b> The board shall adopt rules to implement this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Nonprofit corporation loans.</b> The board may make loans to a nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>corporation with which it has entered into an agreement under subdivision 1 2. These <br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>loans must be used to support a new or expanding business. This support may include <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>such forms of financing as the sale of goods to the business on installment or deferred <br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>payments, lease purchase agreements, or royalty investments in the business. The interest <br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>rate charged by a nonprofit corporation for a loan under this subdivision must not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus four percent. For a loan under this subdivision, the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>nonprofit corporation may charge a loan origination fee equal to or less than one percent <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>of the loan value. The nonprofit corporation may retain the amount of the origination fee. <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>The nonprofit corporation must provide at least an equal match to the loan received by the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>board. The maximum loan available to the nonprofit corporation under this subdivision is <br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>$50,000. Loans made to the nonprofit corporation under this subdivision may be made <br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>without interest. Repayments made by the nonprofit corporation must be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>revolving fund created for urban initiative program  grants.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Cooperation.</b> A nonprofit corporation that receives an urban challenge a <br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>program grant shall cooperate with other organizations, including but not limited to, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>community development corporations, community action agencies, and the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>small business development centers.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Reporting requirements.</b> A nonprofit corporation that receives a <br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>challenge program grant shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>(1) submit an annual report to the board by September March 30 of each year that <br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>includes a description of projects businesses supported by the urban challenge grant <br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>program, an account of loans made during the calendar year, the program's impact on <br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>minority business enterprises and job creation for minority persons and low-income <br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>persons in low-income areas, the source and amount of money collected and distributed by <br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>the urban challenge grant program, the program's assets and liabilities, and an explanation <br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>of administrative expenses; and<br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>(2) provide for an independent annual audit to be performed in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>generally accepted accounting practices and auditing standards and submit a copy of each <br/>
<a id="pl.44.35"></a><var>44.35</var>annual audit report to the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Capacity building grants.</b> The department may make grants to nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>corporations for the purpose of building their capacity to meet the eligibility criteria for <br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>the grant program under subdivision 2, or in applying for the Department of Employment <br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>and Economic Development's business development competitive grant program. Funding <br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>priority must be given to those applicants that can demonstrate that they have established <br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>relationships with minority communities and have provided small business-related <br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>services primarily to low-income and minority business enterprises.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 179A.041, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Open meetings.</b> Chapter 13D does not apply to meetings of the board <br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>when it is deliberating on the merits of unfair labor practice charges under sections <br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>179.11, 179.12, and 179A.13; reviewing a recommended decision and order of a hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>officer under section 179A.13; reviewing decisions of the commissioner of the Bureau of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>Mediation Services relating to unfair labor practices under section 179A.12, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>11; or exercising its hiring authority under section 179A.041.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 179A.041, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Report.</b> The board shall prepare and submit a report to the governor <br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>and the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>the board by November 15, 2017. The report shall summarize the nature, number, and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>resolution of charges filed with the board. The report shall cover the period of July <br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>1, 2016, through June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 326B.988, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var><b>326B.988 EXCEPTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>    (a) The provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.95 </statute_ref>to 
         <statute_ref>326B.998</statute_ref> shall not apply to:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>    (1) boilers and pressure vessels in buildings occupied solely for residence purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>with accommodations for not more than five families;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>    (2) railroad locomotives operated by railroad companies for transportation purposes;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>    (3) air tanks installed on the right-of-way of railroads and used directly in the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>operation of trains;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>    (4) boilers and pressure vessels under the direct jurisdiction of the United States;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>    (5) unfired pressure vessels having an internal or external working pressure not <br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>exceeding 15 psig with no limit on size;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>    (6) pressure vessels used for storage of compressed air not exceeding five cubic feet <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>in volume and equipped with an ASME code stamped safety valve set at a maximum of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>100 psig;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>    (7) pressure vessels having an inside diameter not exceeding six inches;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>    (8) every vessel that contains water under pressure, including those containing air <br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>that serves only as a cushion, whose design pressure does not exceed 300 psig and whose <br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>design temperature does not exceed 210 degrees Fahrenheit;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>    (9) boiler or pressure vessels located on farms used solely for agricultural or <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>horticultural purposes; for purposes of this section, boilers used for mint oil extraction <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>are considered used for agricultural or horticultural purposes, provided that the owner or <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>lessee complies with the inspection requirements contained in section 
         <statute_ref>326B.958</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>    (10) tanks or cylinders used for storage or transfer of liquefied petroleum gases;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>    (11) unfired pressure vessels in petroleum refineries;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>    (12) an air tank or pressure vessel which is an integral part of a passenger motor <br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>bus, truck, or trailer;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>    (13) hot water heating and other hot liquid boilers not exceeding a heat input of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>750,000 BTU per hour;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>    (14) hot water supply boilers (water heaters) not exceeding a heat input of 500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>BTU per hour, a water temperature of 210 degrees Fahrenheit, a nominal water capacity <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>of 120 gallons, or a pressure of 160 psig;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>    (15) a laundry and dry cleaning press not exceeding five cubic feet of steam volume;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>    (16) pressure vessels operated full of water or other liquid not materially more <br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>hazardous than water, if the vessel's contents' temperature does not exceed 210 degrees <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>Fahrenheit or a pressure of 200 psig;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>    (17) steam-powered turbines at papermaking facilities which are powered by steam <br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>generated by steam facilities at a remote location;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>    (18) manually fired boilers for model locomotive, boat, tractor, stationary engine, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>or antique motor vehicles constructed or maintained only as a hobby for exhibition, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>educational or historical purposes and not for commercial use, if the boilers have an <br/>
<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>inside diameter of 12 inches or less, or a grate area of two square feet or less, and are <br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>equipped with an ASME stamped safety valve of adequate size, a water level indicator, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>and a pressure gauge;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>(19) any pressure vessel used as an integral part of an electrical circuit breaker;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>(20) pressure vessels used for the storage of refrigerant if they are built to ASME <br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>code specifications, registered with the national board, and equipped with an ASME <br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>code-stamped pressure-relieving device set no higher than the maximum allowable <br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>working pressure of the vessel. This does not include pressure vessels used in ammonia <br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>refrigeration systems;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>(21) pressure vessels used for the storage of oxygen, nitrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>argon, nitrous oxide, or other medical gas, provided the vessel is constructed to ASME <br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>or Minnesota Department of Transportation specifications and equipped with an ASME <br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>code-stamped pressure-relieving device. The owner of the vessels shall perform annual <br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>visual inspections and planned maintenance on these vessels to ensure vessel integrity;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>(22) pressure vessels used for the storage of compressed air for self-contained <br/>
<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>breathing apparatuses;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>(23) hot water heating or other hot liquid boilers vented directly to the atmosphere; <br/>
<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>(24) pressure vessels used for the storage of compressed air not exceeding 1.5 cubic <br/>
<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>feet (11.22 gallons) in volume with a maximum allowable working pressure of 600 psi or <br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>less.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>    (b) An engineer's license is not required for hot water supply boilers.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>    (c) An engineer's license and annual inspection by the department is not required <br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>for boilers, steam cookers, steam kettles, steam sterilizers or other steam generators not <br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>exceeding 100,000 BTU per hour input, 25 kilowatt, and a pressure of 15 psig.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>    (d) Electric boilers not exceeding a maximum working pressure of 50 psig, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>maximum of 30 kilowatt input or three horsepower rating shall be inspected as pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>vessels and shall not require an engineer license to operate.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>(e) Sawmills, located in a county with a population of less than 8,000 according to <br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>the last federal census and that utilize steam for the drying of lumber, are not required to <br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>meet the high pressure boiler attendance requirements set forth in Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>5225.1180, only if all of the following conditions are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>(1) the owner complies with the inspection requirements under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.958</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>and the licensing requirements under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.972</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>(2) the boiler:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>(i) is equipped with electronic control systems that are remotely operated but which <br/>
<a id="pl.47.36"></a><var>47.36</var>require on-site manual reset of system faults;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>(ii) is remotely monitored for log water levels, boiler pressure, and steam flow;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>(iii) has automatic safety mechanisms built into the remote monitoring systems that <br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>send an alarm upon detection of a fault condition, and an on-site alarm that will sound <br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>upon detection of a fault condition and which may be heard at a distance of 500 feet;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>(iv) has a water treatment program that is supervised by a third party water treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>company; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>(v) is attended on site by a licensed boiler operator at least two times in a 24-hour <br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>period. If the boiler is not attended more than twice in a 24-hour period, the period <br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>between checks must not be less than eight hours.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>This paragraph expires August 1, 2016. This paragraph expires the sooner of August <br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>1, 2018, or upon the effective date of a rule regulating high pressure boiler attendance <br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>requirements at a sawmill described in this paragraph adopted after the effective date <br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>of this act.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>    Sec. 31. <b>[462A.38] WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP </b><br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var><b>DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> A workforce and affordable homeownership <br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>development program is established to award homeownership development grants <br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>to nonprofit organizations, cooperatives created under chapter 308A or 308B, and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>community land trusts created for the purposes outlined in section 462A.31, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>1, for development of workforce and affordable homeownership projects. The purpose <br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>of the program is to increase the supply of workforce and affordable, owner-occupied <br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>multifamily or single-family housing throughout Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Use of funds.</b> (a) Grant funds awarded under this program may be used for:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>(1) development costs;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>(2) rehabilitation;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>(3) land development; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>(4) residential housing, including storm shelters and related community facilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>(b) A project funded through the grant program shall serve households that meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>income limits as provided in section 462A.33, subdivision 5, unless a project is intended <br/>
<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>for the purpose outlined in section 462A.02, subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Application.</b> The commissioner shall develop forms and procedures for <br/>
<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>consult with interested stakeholders when developing the guidelines and procedures for <br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>the program. In making grants, the commissioner shall establish semiannual application <br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>deadlines in which grants will be authorized from all or part of the available appropriations.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Awarding grants.</b> Among comparable proposals, preference must be <br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>given to proposals that include contributions from nonstate resources for the greatest <br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>portion of the total development cost.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Statewide program.</b> The agency shall attempt to make grants in <br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>approximately equal amounts to applicants outside and within the metropolitan area.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Report.</b> Beginning January 15, 2018, the commissioner must annually <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>representatives committees having jurisdiction over housing and workforce development <br/>
<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>specifying the projects that received grants under this section and the specific purposes for <br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>which the grant funds were used.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Metropolitan area or area.</b> "Metropolitan area" or "area" means the area <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>over which the Metropolitan Council has jurisdiction, including only the counties of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>Anoka; Carver; Dakota excluding the city cities of Northfield and Cannon Falls; Hennepin <br/>
<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>excluding the cities of Hanover and Rockford; Ramsey; Scott excluding the city of New <br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>Prague; and Washington.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>    Sec. 33. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 4, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var><br/>
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<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM</b><br/>
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<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
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<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>14,118,000</b><br/>
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<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>14,248,000</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>(a) To develop maximum private sector <br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>involvement in tourism, $500,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>year 2016 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2017 <br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>must be matched by Explore Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>Tourism from nonstate sources. Each $1 of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>state incentive must be matched with $6 of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>private sector funding. Cash match is defined <br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>as revenue to the state or documented cash <br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>expenditures directly expended to support <br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>Explore Minnesota Tourism programs. Up <br/>
<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>to one-half of the private sector contribution <br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>may be in-kind or soft match. The incentive <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>in fiscal year 2016 shall be based on fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>year 2015 private sector contributions. The <br/>
<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>incentive in fiscal year 2017 shall be based on <br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>fiscal year 2016 private sector contributions. <br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>This incentive is ongoing. Of this amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>$100,000 is for a grant to the Northern Lights <br/>
<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>International Music festival.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>(b) Funding for the marketing grants is <br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>available either year of the biennium. <br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>Unexpended grant funds from the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>are available in the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>(c) $30,000 in fiscal year 2016 is for Mille <br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>Lacs Lake tourism promotion. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>    Sec. 34. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 6, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var><br/>
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<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>BUREAU OF MEDIATION </b><br/>
<b>SERVICES</b><br/>
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<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
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<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,208,000</b><br/>
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<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
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<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,234,000</b><br/>
<b>2,497,000</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>(a) $68,000 each year is for grants to area <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>labor management committees. Grants may <br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>be awarded for a 12-month period beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>July 1 each year. Any unencumbered balance <br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>remaining at the end of the first year does not <br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>cancel but is available for the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>(b) $125,000 each year in fiscal year 2016 <br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>is for purposes of the Public Employment <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>Relations Board under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>section 
         <statute_ref>179A.041</statute_ref>. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>(c) $256,000 each year is in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>2016 and $394,000 in fiscal year 2017 are <br/>
<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>for the Office of Collaboration and Dispute <br/>
<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>Resolution under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>179.90
         </statute_ref>. The base appropriation for this <br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>purpose is $394,000 in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>$394,000 in fiscal year 2019. Of this amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>$160,000 each year is for grants under <br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>179.91</statute_ref>, and <br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>$96,000 each year is for intergovernmental <br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>and public policy collaboration and operation <br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>of the office.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>(d) $250,000 is to complete the Case <br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>Management System-Database Project Phase <br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>II. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>    Sec. 35. <b>DAY TRAINING AND HABILITATION GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>development shall establish a day training and habilitation grant program in fulfillment <br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>of the Olmstead Plan purpose of ensuring that people with disabilities have choices for <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>competitive, meaningful, and sustained employment in the most integrated setting.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>have the meanings given them. <br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>(b) "Day training and habilitation providers" means those organizations whose <br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>names are listed as Department of Human Services providers in the Minnesota Department <br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>of Administration, Materials Management Division, ALP Manual, Appendix J, without <br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>regard to whether they are listed as approved vendors with the Minnesota Department <br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>of Employment and Economic Development, Division of Rehabilitation Services as a <br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>community rehabilitation provider, limited-use vendor, or center for independent living, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>and irrespective as to whether they are accredited by CARF International.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>(c) "Competitive employment" means full-time or part-time employment, with or <br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>without support, in an integrated setting in the community that pays at least minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>wage, as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act, but not less than the customary wage <br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by <br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>workers without a disability.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>(d) "Olmstead Plan" means Minnesota's 2013 Olmstead Plan, dated November 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>2013, and all subsequent modifications approved by the United States District Court.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Competitive process.</b> The commissioner shall issue a request for proposals <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>to day training and habilitation providers seeking proposals to assist the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>of Employment and Economic Development in achieving its goals as provided in the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>Olmstead Plan. Grant funds shall be used to improve individual employment outcomes <br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>by aligning programs, funding, and policies to support people with disabilities to choose, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>secure, and maintain competitive employment and self-employment, including, but not <br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>limited to, the following activities:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>(1) implementing policies and initiating processes that improve the employment <br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>outcomes of working adults with disabilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>(2) offering incentives for innovation that increase competitive employment in <br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>the general work force;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>(3) expanding the flexibility in current funding and services to increase competitive <br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>employment outcomes;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>(4) providing evidence of partnerships with private sector businesses and public <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>sector employment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>(5) submitting outcome data, required by the department, according to the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>stipulations of the Olmstead Plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Eligibility.</b> Any person who has a disability as determined by the Social <br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>Security Administration or state medical review team is eligible to receive services <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>provided with grant funds.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Consultation required.</b> The commissioner shall consult with the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>governor's Workforce Development Council, the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind, and <br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans, the governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities, and <br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>other governor-appointed disability councils in designing, implementing, and evaluating <br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>the competitive grant program.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Report.</b> On or before February 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and <br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>development policy and finance on the amount of funds awarded and the outcomes <br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>reported by grantees.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>    Sec. 36. <b>EXPLOITED FAMILIES RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM .</b><br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Rental assistance program.</b> (a) The commissioner of housing <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>finance shall establish a grant program within the housing trust fund to serve families <br/>
<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>from emerging communities at risk of being homeless and who have been victims of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>gender-based violence, including, but not limited to domestic violence, sexual assault, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>trafficking, international abusive marriage, or forced marriage. For the purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>section the term "gender-based violence" is defined as violence that is directed against a <br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately; and the term <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>"emerging communities" is defined as refugee and immigrant communities who are less <br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>established, who are unfamiliar with mainstream government services, or who have <br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>limited English proficiency. The commissioner shall award grants to organizations that <br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>can provide linguistically and culturally appropriate services and that have the capacity to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>serve families who have experienced gender-based violence from emerging communities.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>(b) The program must:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>(1) provide rental assistance to individuals with a minor child at risk of being <br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>homeless and who have been victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>international abusive marriage, or forced marriage;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>(2) require the participants to pay at least 30 percent of the participant's income <br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>toward the rent;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>(3) allow the families to choose their own  housing, including single-family homes, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>townhomes, and apartments;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>(4) give priority to large families who experience barriers in accessing housing, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>including having limited English proficiency, lack of positive rental history, employment <br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>history, and financial history; and<br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>(5) require the program participants to be employed, or actively seeking employment, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>or be engaged in activities that will assist them in gaining employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Program evaluation.</b> All grant recipients must collect and make available <br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>to the commissioner, aggregate data to assist the agency in the evaluation of the program. <br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>The commissioner shall evaluate the program effectiveness and measure the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>families served from emerging communities, the support services provided for families in <br/>
<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>seeking employment and achieving economic-stability, and the employment and housing <br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>status of the participants.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>    Sec. 37. <b>"GETTING TO WORK" GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> The commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>development shall make grants to nonprofit organizations to establish and operate <br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>programs under this section that provide, repair, or maintain motor vehicles to assist <br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>eligible individuals to obtain or maintain employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Qualified grantee.</b> A grantee must:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>(1) qualify under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and<br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>(2) at the time of application offer, or have the demonstrated capacity to offer, a <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>motor vehicle program that provides the services required under subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Program requirements.</b> (a) A program must offer one or more of the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>following services:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>(1) provision of new or used motor vehicles by gift, sale, or lease;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>(2) motor vehicle repair and maintenance services; or<br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>(3) motor vehicle loans.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>(b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a), a program must offer one or <br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>more of the following services:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>(1) financial literacy education;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>(2) education on budgeting for vehicle ownership;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>(3) car maintenance and repair instruction;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>(4) credit counseling; or <br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>(5) job training related to motor vehicle maintenance and repair.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>(c) A program may also offer other transportation-related support services.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Application.</b> Applications for a grant must be by a form provided by the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner. Applications must, in addition <br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>to any other information required by the commissioner, include the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>(1) a detailed description of all services to be offered;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>(2) the area to be served;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>(3) the estimated number of program participants to be served by the grant; and<br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>(4) a plan for leveraging resources from partners that may include, but are not <br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>(i) automobile dealers;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>(ii) automobile parts dealers;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>(iii) independent local mechanics and automobile repair facilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>(iv) banks and credit unions;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>(v) employers;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>(vi) employment and training agencies;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>(vii) insurance companies and agents;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>(viii) local workforce centers; and<br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>(ix) educational institutions including vocational institutions and jobs or skills <br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>training programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Participant eligibility.</b> (a) To be eligible to receive program services, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>a person must:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>(1) have a household income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>(2) be at least 18 years of age;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>(3) have a valid driver's license;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>(4) provide the grantee with proof of motor vehicle insurance; and<br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>(5) demonstrate to the grantee that a motor vehicle is required by the person to <br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>obtain or maintain employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>(b) This subdivision does not preclude a grantee from imposing additional <br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>requirements, not inconsistent with paragraph (a), for the receipt of program services.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Allocation of grants.</b> The commissioner shall allocate grants to up to 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>grantees so that, to the extent feasible, program services are available in every county of <br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Report to legislature.</b> By February 15, 2018, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>submit a report to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>jurisdiction over workforce and economic development on program outcomes. At a <br/>
<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>minimum, the report must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>(1) the total number of program participants;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>(2) the number of program participants who received each of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>(i) provision of a motor vehicle;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>(ii) motor vehicle repair services; and <br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>(iii) motor vehicle loan; and<br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>(3) an analysis of the impact of the "Getting to Work" grant program on the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>employment rate and wages of program participants.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>    Sec. 38. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>In the next editions of Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the Revisor of <br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>Statutes shall change the term "Urban Initiative Board" to "Minnesota Initiative Board," <br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>"board," or similar terms as the context requires.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>appropriations in Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, or appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal year indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the addition <br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>to the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second <br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>year" is fiscal year 2017. Appropriations for fiscal year 2016 are effective the day <br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>following final enactment.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var><br/>
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<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
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<td><a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var><br/>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
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<td><a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var><br/>
</td>
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<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
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<td><a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var><br/>
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<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
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<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</b><br/>
</td>
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<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
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<td align="right"><b>3,500,000</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>$350,000 the second year is for deposit <br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>in the noxious weed and invasive plant <br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>species assistance account established under <br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 18.89, to be <br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>used to implement the noxious weed grant <br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>18.90. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>$1,000,000 the second year is for the tractor <br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>rollover protection pilot program under <br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 17.119. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>$300,000 the second year is for the pollinator <br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>investment grant program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>Statutes, section 17.1195. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>$200,000 the second year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>city of Duluth to design and construct the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>Deep Winter Greenhouse. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>$500,000 the second year is to administer <br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>the industrial hemp pilot program under <br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 18K.09. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>$150,000 the second year is for grants of up <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>to $750 to farmers who demonstrate financial <br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>hardship due to the three-year transition <br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>period required under federal law for organic <br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>certification. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>and is in addition to funds appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>commissioner of agriculture and available for <br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>organic certification cost-share grants under <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3. The <br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>commissioner may award both a transition <br/>
<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>grant and a certification cost-share grant to a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>farmer in the same fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>$1,000,000 the second year is for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>of Minnesota to fund the Forever Green <br/>
<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>Agriculture Initiative and to protect the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>state's natural resources while increasing <br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>the efficiency, profitability, and productivity <br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>of Minnesota farmers by incorporating <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>perennial and winter annual crops into <br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>existing agricultural practices. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>June 30, 2019. The appropriation in Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>2, section 3, paragraph (i), is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>June 30, 2018.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 17.117, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this <br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>subdivision have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>    (b) "Agricultural and environmental revolving accounts" means accounts in the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>agricultural fund, controlled by the commissioner, which hold funds available to the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>program.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>    (c) "Agriculture supply business" means a person, partnership, joint venture, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.35"></a><var>57.35</var>corporation, limited liability company, association, firm, public service company, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>or cooperative that provides materials, equipment, or services to farmers or <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>agriculture-related enterprises.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>    (d) "Allocation" means the funds awarded to an applicant for implementation of best <br/>
<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>management practices through a competitive or noncompetitive application process.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>    (e) "Applicant" means a local unit of government eligible to participate in this <br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>program that requests an allocation of funds as provided in subdivision 6b.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>    (f) "Best management practices" has the meaning given in sections 
         <statute_ref>103F.711, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>103H.151, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, or. Best management practices also means <br/>
<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>other practices, techniques, and measures that have been demonstrated to the satisfaction <br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>of the commissioner: (1) to prevent or reduce adverse environmental impacts by using <br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>the most effective and practicable means of achieving environmental goals; or (2) to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>achieve drinking water quality standards under chapter 103H or under Code of Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>Regulations, title 40, parts 141 and 143, as amended.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>    (g) "Borrower" means a farmer, an agriculture supply business, or a rural landowner <br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>applying for a low-interest loan.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>    (h) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture, including when the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>commissioner is acting in the capacity of chair of the Rural Finance Authority, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>designee of the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>    (i) "Committed project" means an eligible project scheduled to be implemented at <br/>
<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>a future date:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>    (1) that has been approved and certified by the local government unit; and<br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>    (2) for which a local lender has obligated itself to offer a loan.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>    (j) "Comprehensive water management plan" means a state approved and locally <br/>
<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>adopted plan authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>103B.231</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>103B.255</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>103B.311</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>103C.331</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>103D.401
         </statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>103D.405</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>    (k) "Cost incurred" means expenses for implementation of a project accrued because <br/>
<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>the borrower has agreed to purchase equipment or is obligated to pay for services or <br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>materials already provided as a result of implementing an approved eligible project.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>    (l) "Farmer" means a person, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability <br/>
<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>company, association, firm, public service company, or cooperative that regularly <br/>
<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>participates in physical labor or operations management of farming and files a Schedule F <br/>
<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>as part of filing United States Internal Revenue Service Form 1040 or indicates farming as <br/>
<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>the primary business activity under Schedule C, K, or S, or any other applicable report to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>the United States Internal Revenue Service.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.35"></a><var>58.35</var>    (m) "Lender agreement" means an agreement entered into between the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.58.36"></a><var>58.36</var>and a local lender which contains terms and conditions of participation in the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>    (n) "Local government unit" means a county, soil and water conservation district, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>or an organization formed for the joint exercise of powers under section 
         <statute_ref>471.59</statute_ref> with <br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>the authority to participate in the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>    (o) "Local lender" means a local government unit as defined in paragraph (n), a state <br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>or federally chartered bank, a savings association, a state or federal credit union, Agribank <br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>and its affiliated organizations, or a nonprofit economic development organization or other <br/>
<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>financial lending institution approved by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>    (p) "Local revolving loan account" means the account held by a local government unit <br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>and a local lender into which principal repayments from borrowers are deposited and new <br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>loans are issued in accordance with the requirements of the program and lender agreements.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>    (q) "Nonpoint source" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>103F.711, subdivision 6</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>    (r) "Program" means the agriculture best management practices loan program <br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>    (s) "Project" means one or more components or activities located within Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>that are required by the local government unit to be implemented for satisfactory <br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>completion of an eligible best management practice.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>    (t) "Rural landowner" means the owner of record of Minnesota real estate located <br/>
<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>in an area determined by the local government unit to be rural after consideration of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>local land use patterns, zoning regulations, jurisdictional boundaries, local community <br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>definitions, historical uses, and other pertinent local factors.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>    (u) "Water-quality cooperative" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>115.58</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>(d), except as expressly limited in this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 17.117, subdivision 11a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>    Subd. 11a. <b>Eligible projects.</b> (a) All projects that remediate or mitigate adverse <br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>environmental impacts are eligible if:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>(1) the project is eligible under the an allocation agreement and funding sources <br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>designated by the local government unit to finance the project; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>(2) (b) A manure management projects remediate project is eligible if the project <br/>
<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>remediates or mitigate mitigates impacts from facilities with less than 1,000 animal units <br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>as defined in Minnesota Rules, chapter 7020, and otherwise meets the requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>(c) A drinking water project is eligible if the project: <br/>
<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>(1) remediates the adverse environmental impacts or presence of contaminants in <br/>
<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>private well water;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.35"></a><var>59.35</var>(2) implements best management practices to achieve drinking water standards; and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>(3) otherwise meets the requirements of this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>    Sec. 5. <b>[17.119] TRACTOR ROLLOVER PROTECTION PILOT GRANT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Grants; eligibility.</b> (a) The commissioner must award cost-share <br/>
<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>grants to Minnesota farmers who retrofit eligible tractors and Minnesota schools that <br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>retrofit eligible tractors with eligible rollover protective structures. Grants are limited to <br/>
<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>70 percent of the farmer's or school's documented cost to purchase, ship, and install an <br/>
<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>eligible rollover protective structure. The commissioner must increase the grant award <br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>amount over the 70 percent grant limitation requirement if necessary to limit a farmer's or <br/>
<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>school's cost per tractor to no more than $500.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>(b) A rollover protective structure is eligible if it meets or exceeds SAE International <br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>standard J2194.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>(c) A tractor is eligible if the tractor was built before 1987.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Promotion; administration.</b> The commissioner may spend up to 20 <br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>percent of total program dollars each fiscal year to promote and administer the program to <br/>
<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>Minnesota farmers and schools.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Nonstate sources; appropriation.</b> The commissioner must accept <br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>contributions from nonstate sources to supplement state appropriations for this program. <br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>Contributions received under this subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner for <br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>purposes of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires on June 30, 2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>    Sec. 6. <b>[17.1195] POLLINATOR INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The commissioner may award a pollinator <br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>investment grant to a person who implements best management practices to protect wild <br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>and managed insect pollinators in this state equal to ten percent of the first $100,000 of <br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>qualifying expenditures, provided the person makes qualifying expenditures of at least <br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>$25,000. The commissioner may award multiple pollinator investment grants to a person <br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>over the life of the program as long as the cumulative amount does not exceed $30,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definition.</b> For the purposes of this section, "qualified expenditures" <br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>means the amount spent for:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>(1) in conventional farming systems, planting neonicotinoid-free seeds, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>implementing integrated pest management practices, and not using a pesticide class <br/>
<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>labeled by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as toxic to bees; or<br/>
<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>(2) creating new pollinator habitat, and not using a pesticide class labeled by the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>United States Environmental Protection Agency as toxic to bees; by:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>(i) seeding native flowering plants as prairie strips within productive cropland to <br/>
<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>provide forage for pollinators;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>(ii) renovating a pasture system by overseeding a pasture with high-diversity native <br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>forb or native or non-native legume mixtures;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>(iii) interseeding legumes, brassicas, buckwheat, or other pollinator forage plants <br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>with corn or soybean, or planting these as cover crops before or after corn or soybean;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>(iv) planting or seeding riparian and wetland areas and vegetative buffer strips with <br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>native perennial cover that provides forage for pollinators;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>(v) planting a native hedgerow; or<br/>
<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>(vi) increasing plant diversity in nonproductive areas by adding native flowering <br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>forbs, trees, or shrubs, or by introducing pollinator-friendly plant species into existing <br/>
<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>strands of grasses.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) To be eligible for a pollinator investment grant, a person <br/>
<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>must:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>(1) be a resident of Minnesota or an entity specifically defined in section 500.24, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>subdivision 2, that is eligible to own farmland and operate a farm in this state under <br/>
<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>section 500.24;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>(2) be the principal operator of the farm; and<br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>(3) apply to the commissioner on forms prescribed by the commissioner, including a <br/>
<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>statement of the qualifying expenditures made during the qualifying period along with any <br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>proof or other documentation the commissioner may require.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>(b) The $10,000 maximum grant applies at the entity level for partnerships, S <br/>
<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>corporations, C corporations, trusts, and estates as well as at the individual level. In the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>case of married individuals, the grant is limited to $10,000 for a married couple.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41A.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Activities authorized.</b> For the purposes of this program, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>may issue grants, loans, or other forms of financial assistance. Eligible activities include, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>but are not limited to, grants to livestock producers under the livestock investment grant <br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>program under section 
         <statute_ref>17.118</statute_ref>, bioenergy awards made by the NextGen Energy Board <br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>under section 
<statute_ref>41A.105</statute_ref>, cost-share grants for the installation of biofuel blender pumps, and <br/>
<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>financial assistance to support other rural economic infrastructure activities.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.14, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Duties; grants.</b> The agriculture research, education, extension, and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>technology transfer grant program is created. The purpose of the grant program is to <br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>provide investments that will most efficiently achieve long-term agricultural productivity <br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>increases through improved infrastructure, vision, and accountability. The scope and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>intent of the grants, to the extent possible, shall provide for a long-term base funding <br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>that allows the research grantee to continue the functions of the research, education, and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>extension, and technology transfer efforts to a practical conclusion. Priority for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>shall be given to human infrastructure. The commissioner shall provide grants for:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>(1) agricultural research, extension, and technology transfer needs and recipients <br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>including agricultural research and extension at the University of Minnesota, research and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>outreach centers, the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota Extension Service, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>the University of Minnesota Veterinary School, the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>the Stakman-Borlaug Center, and the Minnesota Agriculture Fertilizer Research and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>Education Council;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>(2) agriculture rapid response for plant and animal diseases and pests; and<br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>(3) agricultural education including but not limited to the Minnesota Agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>Education Leadership Council, farm business management, mentoring programs, graduate <br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>debt forgiveness, and high school programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.14, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Advisory panel.</b> (a) In awarding grants under this section, the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>commissioner and a representative of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota must consult with an advisory panel <br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>consisting of the following stakeholders:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>(1) a representative of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource <br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>Sciences at the University of Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>(2) a representative of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>(3) (2) a representative of the Minnesota Farm Bureau;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>(4) (3) a representative of the Minnesota Farmers Union;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>(5) (4) a person representing agriculture industry statewide;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>(6) (5) a representative of each of the state commodity councils organized under <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>17.54</statute_ref> and the Minnesota Pork Board;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>(7) (6) a person representing an association of primary manufacturers of forest <br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>products;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>(8) (7) a person representing organic or sustainable agriculture; and<br/>
<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>(9) (8) a person representing statewide environment and natural resource <br/>
<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>conservation organizations.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>(b) Members under paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3) and (5), shall be chosen by their <br/>
<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>respective organizations.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.15, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Biobased content.</b> "Biobased content" means a chemical, polymer, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>monomer, or plastic that is not sold primarily for use as food, feed, or fuel and that has a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>biobased percentage of at least 51 percent as determined by testing representative samples <br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>using American Society for Testing and Materials specification D6866.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.15, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>    Subd. 2b. <b>Biobased formulated product.</b> "Biobased formulated product" means <br/>
<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>a product that is not sold primarily for use as food, feed, or fuel and that has a biobased <br/>
<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>content percentage of at least ten percent as determined by testing representative samples <br/>
<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>using American Society for Testing and Materials specification D6866, or that contains <br/>
<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>a biobased chemical constituent that displaces a known hazardous or toxic constituent <br/>
<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>previously used in the product formulation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.15, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>    Subd. 2c. <b>Biobutanol.</b> "Biobutanol" means fermentation isobutyl alcohol that is <br/>
<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>derived from agricultural products, including potatoes, cereal grains, cheese whey, and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>sugar beets; forest products; or other renewable resources, including residue and waste <br/>
<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>generated from the production, processing, and marketing of agricultural products, forest <br/>
<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>products, and other renewable resources.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.15, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>    Subd. 2d. <b>Biobutanol facility.</b> "Biobutanol facility" means a facility at which <br/>
<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>biobutanol is produced.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.15, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>    Subd. 9a. <b>Quarterly.</b> "Quarterly" means any of the following three-month intervals <br/>
<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>in a calendar year: January through March, April through June, July through September, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>or October through December.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.15, subdivision 10, is <br/>
<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Renewable chemical.</b> "Renewable chemical" means a chemical with <br/>
<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>biobased content as defined in section 
<statute_ref>41A.105, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.16, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>source at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or <br/>
<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>less from the state border, raw materials may be sourced from within a 100-mile radius. <br/>
<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>Raw materials must be from agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The <br/>
<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>facility must be located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June <br/>
<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>30, 2025, and must not begin operating above 95,000 23,750 MMbtu of annual quarterly <br/>
<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>biofuel production before July 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and <br/>
<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>facilities that are adding advanced biofuel production capacity, or retrofitting existing <br/>
<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>capacity, as well as new companies and facilities. Production of conventional corn ethanol <br/>
<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>and conventional biodiesel is not eligible. Eligible advanced biofuel facilities must <br/>
<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>produce at least 95,000 23,750 MMbtu a year of biofuel quarterly.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>(b) No payments shall be made for advanced biofuel production that occurs after <br/>
<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>June 30, 2035, for those eligible biofuel producers under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>(c) An eligible producer of advanced biofuel shall not transfer the producer's <br/>
<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>eligibility for payments under this section to an advanced biofuel facility at a different <br/>
<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>location.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>payments under this section until the producer resumes production.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>(e) Renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under <br/>
<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>41A.17</statute_ref>, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received <br/>
<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>41A.18</statute_ref>, are not eligible for payment under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>(f) Biobutanol is eligible under this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.17, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) A facility eligible for payment under this program <br/>
<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>must source at least 80 percent biobased content, as defined in section 
<statute_ref>41A.105</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>subdivision 1a, clause (1), from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or less from the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>state border, biobased content must be sourced from within a 100-mile radius. Biobased <br/>
<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>content must be from agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The facility must <br/>
<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>be located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June 30, 2025, and <br/>
<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>must not begin production of 3,000,000 750,000 pounds of chemicals annually quarterly <br/>
<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>before January 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities that are <br/>
<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>adding production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as new companies and <br/>
<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>facilities. Eligible renewable chemical facilities must produce at least 3,000,000 750,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>pounds per year of renewable chemicals quarterly. Renewable chemicals produced <br/>
<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>through processes that are fully commercial before January 1, 2000, are not eligible.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>(b) No payments shall be made for renewable chemical production that occurs after <br/>
<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>June 30, 2035, for those eligible renewable chemical producers under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>(c) An eligible producer of renewable chemicals shall not transfer the producer's <br/>
<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>eligibility for payments under this section to a renewable chemical facility at a different <br/>
<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>location.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>payments under this section until the producer resumes production.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>(e) Advanced biofuel production for which payment has been received under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>41A.16
         </statute_ref>, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received under <br/>
<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>section 
         <statute_ref>41A.18</statute_ref>, are not eligible for payment under this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.17, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Payment amounts; bonus; limits.</b> (a) The commissioner shall make <br/>
<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>payments to eligible producers of renewable chemicals located in the state. The amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>the payment for each producer's annual production is $0.03 per pound of sugar-derived <br/>
<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>renewable chemical, $0.03 per pound of cellulosic sugar, and $0.06 per pound of <br/>
<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>cellulosic-derived renewable chemical produced at a specific location for ten years after <br/>
<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>the start of production.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>(b) An eligible facility producing renewable chemicals using agricultural cellulosic <br/>
<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>biomass is eligible for a 20 percent bonus payment for each MMbtu pound produced from <br/>
<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>agricultural biomass that is derived from perennial crop or cover crop biomass.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>(c) Total payments under this section to an eligible renewable chemical producer in <br/>
<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>a fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 99,999,999 pounds of renewable <br/>
<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>chemical production. Total payments under this section to all eligible renewable chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>producers in a fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 599,999,999 pounds of <br/>
<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>renewable chemical production. The commissioner shall award payments on a first-come, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>first-served basis within the limits of available funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>(d) For purposes of this section, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more <br/>
<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>than one renewable chemical production facility is considered a single eligible producer.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.18, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>source at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or <br/>
<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>less from the state border, raw materials should be sourced from within a 100-mile radius. <br/>
<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>Raw materials must be from agricultural or forestry sources. The facility must be located <br/>
<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>in Minnesota, must have begun production at a specific location by June 30, 2025, and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>must not begin before July 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>facilities that are adding production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as <br/>
<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>new companies and facilities. Eligible biomass thermal production facilities must produce <br/>
<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>at least 1,000 250 MMbtu per year of biomass thermal quarterly.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>(b) No payments shall be made for biomass thermal production that occurs after June <br/>
<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>30, 2035, for those eligible biomass thermal producers under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>(c) An eligible producer of biomass thermal production shall not transfer the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>producer's eligibility for payments under this section to a biomass thermal production <br/>
<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>facility at a different location.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>payments under this section until the producer resumes production.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>(e) Biofuel production for which payment has been received under section 
         <statute_ref>41A.16</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>and renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>41A.17
         </statute_ref>, are not eligible for payment under this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>    Sec. 20. <b>[41A.20] SIDING PRODUCTION INCENTIVE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>this subdivision have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>(c) "Forest resources" means raw wood logs and material primarily made up of <br/>
<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin, or a combination of those ingredients.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>source at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles <br/>
<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>or less from the state border, raw materials may be sourced from within a 100-mile <br/>
<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>radius. Raw materials must be from forest resources. The facility must be located in <br/>
<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June 30, 2025, and must not <br/>
<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>begin operating before July 1, 2017. Eligible facilities include existing companies and <br/>
<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>facilities that are adding siding production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as <br/>
<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>well as new companies and facilities. Eligible siding production facilities must produce at <br/>
<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>least 200,000,000 siding square feet on a 3/8 inch nominal basis of siding each year.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>(b) No payments shall be made for siding production that occurs after June 30, 2035, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>for those eligible producers under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>(c) An eligible producer of siding shall not transfer the producer's eligibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>payments under this section to a facility at a different location.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>payments under this section until the producer resumes production.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Payment amounts; limits.</b> (a) The commissioner shall make payments <br/>
<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>to eligible producers of siding. The amount of the payment for each eligible producer's <br/>
<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>annual production is $7.50 per 1,000 siding square feet on a 3/8 inch nominal basis of <br/>
<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>siding produced at a specific location for ten years after the start of production.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>(b) Total payments under this section to an eligible siding producer in a fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>may not exceed the amount necessary for 400,000,000 siding square feet on a 3/8 inch <br/>
<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>nominal basis of siding produced. Total payments under this section to all eligible siding <br/>
<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>producers in a fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 400,000,000 siding <br/>
<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>square feet on a 3/8 inch nominal basis of siding produced. The commissioner shall award <br/>
<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>payments on a first-come, first-served basis within the limits of available funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>(c) For purposes of this section, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more <br/>
<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>than one siding facility is considered a single eligible producer.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Forest resources requirements.</b> Forest resources that come from land <br/>
<a id="pl.67.35"></a><var>67.35</var>parcels greater than 160 acres must be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.36"></a><var>67.36</var>Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or American Tree Farm System. Uncertified land from <br/>
<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>parcels of 160 acres or less and federal land must be harvested by a logger who has <br/>
<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>completed training from the Minnesota logger education program or the equivalent, and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>have a forest stewardship plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Claims.</b> (a) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each <br/>
<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>eligible siding producer shall file a claim for payment for siding production during the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>preceding three calendar months. An eligible siding producer that files a claim under this <br/>
<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>subdivision shall include a statement of the eligible producer's total board feet of siding <br/>
<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>produced during the quarter covered by the claim. For each claim and statement of total <br/>
<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>board feet of siding filed under this subdivision, the board feet of siding produced must <br/>
<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>be examined by a certified public accounting firm with a valid permit to practice under <br/>
<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>chapter 326A, in accordance with Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements <br/>
<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>(b) The commissioner must issue payments by November 15, February 15, May 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>and August 15. A separate payment must be made for each claim filed.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Appropriation.</b> A sum sufficient to make the payments required by this <br/>
<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>section, not to exceed $3,000,000 in a fiscal year, is annually appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>general fund to the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>When prepared.</b> Where there is potential for significant environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>effects resulting from any major governmental action, the action shall be preceded by a <br/>
<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>detailed environmental impact statement prepared by the responsible governmental unit. <br/>
<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>The environmental impact statement shall be an analytical rather than an encyclopedic <br/>
<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>document which describes the proposed action in detail, analyzes its significant <br/>
<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>environmental impacts, discusses appropriate alternatives to the proposed action and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>their impacts, and explores methods by which adverse environmental impacts of an <br/>
<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>action could be mitigated. The environmental impact statement shall also analyze those <br/>
<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>economic, employment, and sociological effects that cannot be avoided should the action <br/>
<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>be implemented. To ensure its use in the decision-making process, the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>impact statement shall be prepared as early as practical in the formulation of an action.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>    (a) The board shall by rule establish categories of actions for which environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>impact statements and for which environmental assessment worksheets shall be prepared <br/>
<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>as well as categories of actions for which no environmental review is required under this <br/>
<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>section. A mandatory environmental assessment worksheet shall not be required for the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.35"></a><var>68.35</var>expansion of an ethanol plant, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>41A.09, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>(b), or the conversion of an ethanol plant to a biobutanol facility or the expansion of a <br/>
<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>biobutanol facility as defined in section 41A.105 41A.15, subdivision 1a 2d, based on <br/>
<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>the capacity of the expanded or converted facility to produce alcohol fuel, but must be <br/>
<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>required if the ethanol plant or biobutanol facility meets or exceeds thresholds of other <br/>
<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>categories of actions for which environmental assessment worksheets must be prepared. <br/>
<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>The responsible governmental unit for an ethanol plant or biobutanol facility project for <br/>
<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>which an environmental assessment worksheet is prepared shall be the state agency with <br/>
<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>the greatest responsibility for supervising or approving the project as a whole.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>A mandatory environmental impact statement shall not be required for a facility <br/>
<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>or plant located outside the seven-county metropolitan area that produces less than <br/>
<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>125,000,000 gallons of ethanol, biobutanol, or cellulosic biofuel annually, or produces less <br/>
<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>than 400,000 tons of chemicals annually, if the facility or plant is: an ethanol plant, as <br/>
<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>41A.09, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>, paragraph (b); a biobutanol facility, as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>in section 41A.105 41A.15, subdivision 1a, clause (1) 2d; or a cellulosic biofuel facility. <br/>
<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>A facility or plant that only uses a cellulosic feedstock to produce chemical products for <br/>
<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>use by another facility as a feedstock shall not be considered a fuel conversion facility as <br/>
<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>used in rules adopted under this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>    (b) The responsible governmental unit shall promptly publish notice of the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>completion of an environmental assessment worksheet by publishing the notice in at least <br/>
<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>one newspaper of general circulation in the geographic area where the project is proposed, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>by posting the notice on a Web site that has been designated as the official publication site <br/>
<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>for publication of proceedings, public notices, and summaries of a political subdivision in <br/>
<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>which the project is proposed, or in any other manner determined by the board and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>provide copies of the environmental assessment worksheet to the board and its member <br/>
<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>agencies. Comments on the need for an environmental impact statement may be submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>to the responsible governmental unit during a 30-day period following publication of the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>notice that an environmental assessment worksheet has been completed. The responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>governmental unit's decision on the need for an environmental impact statement shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>based on the environmental assessment worksheet and the comments received during the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>comment period, and shall be made within 15 days after the close of the comment period. <br/>
<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by not more than 15 additional days upon <br/>
<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>the request of the responsible governmental unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>    (c) An environmental assessment worksheet shall also be prepared for a proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>action whenever material evidence accompanying a petition by not less than 100 <br/>
<a id="pl.69.35"></a><var>69.35</var>individuals who reside or own property in the state, submitted before the proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.69.36"></a><var>69.36</var>project has received final approval by the appropriate governmental units, demonstrates <br/>
<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>that, because of the nature or location of a proposed action, there may be potential for <br/>
<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>significant environmental effects. Petitions requesting the preparation of an environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>assessment worksheet shall be submitted to the board. The chair of the board shall <br/>
<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>determine the appropriate responsible governmental unit and forward the petition to it. <br/>
<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>A decision on the need for an environmental assessment worksheet shall be made by <br/>
<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>the responsible governmental unit within 15 days after the petition is received by the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>responsible governmental unit. The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by not <br/>
<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>more than 15 additional days upon request of the responsible governmental unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>    (d) Except in an environmentally sensitive location where Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>4410.4300, subpart 29, item B, applies, the proposed action is exempt from environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>review under this chapter and rules of the board, if:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>    (1) the proposed action is:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>    (i) an animal feedlot facility with a capacity of less than 1,000 animal units; or<br/>
<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>    (ii) an expansion of an existing animal feedlot facility with a total cumulative <br/>
<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>capacity of less than 1,000 animal units;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>    (2) the application for the animal feedlot facility includes a written commitment by <br/>
<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>the proposer to design, construct, and operate the facility in full compliance with Pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>Control Agency feedlot rules; and<br/>
<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>    (3) the county board holds a public meeting for citizen input at least ten business <br/>
<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>days prior to the Pollution Control Agency or county issuing a feedlot permit for the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>animal feedlot facility unless another public meeting for citizen input has been held with <br/>
<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>regard to the feedlot facility to be permitted. The exemption in this paragraph is in <br/>
<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>addition to other exemptions provided under other law and rules of the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>    (e) The board may, prior to final approval of a proposed project, require preparation <br/>
<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>of an environmental assessment worksheet by a responsible governmental unit selected <br/>
<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>by the board for any action where environmental review under this section has not been <br/>
<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>specifically provided for by rule or otherwise initiated.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>    (f) An early and open process shall be utilized to limit the scope of the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>impact statement to a discussion of those impacts, which, because of the nature or location <br/>
<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>of the project, have the potential for significant environmental effects. The same process <br/>
<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>shall be utilized to determine the form, content and level of detail of the statement as well <br/>
<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>as the alternatives which are appropriate for consideration in the statement. In addition, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>the permits which will be required for the proposed action shall be identified during the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>scoping process. Further, the process shall identify those permits for which information <br/>
<a id="pl.70.35"></a><var>70.35</var>will be developed concurrently with the environmental impact statement. The board <br/>
<a id="pl.70.36"></a><var>70.36</var>shall provide in its rules for the expeditious completion of the scoping process. The <br/>
<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>determinations reached in the process shall be incorporated into the order requiring the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>preparation of an environmental impact statement.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>    (g) The responsible governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, avoid <br/>
<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>duplication and ensure coordination between state and federal environmental review <br/>
<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>and between environmental review and environmental permitting. Whenever practical, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>information needed by a governmental unit for making final decisions on permits <br/>
<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>or other actions required for a proposed project shall be developed in conjunction <br/>
<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>with the preparation of an environmental impact statement. When an environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>impact statement is prepared for a project requiring multiple permits for which two or <br/>
<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>more agencies' decision processes include either mandatory or discretionary hearings <br/>
<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>before a hearing officer prior to the agencies' decision on the permit, the agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>may, notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, conduct the hearings in a single <br/>
<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>consolidated hearing process if requested by the proposer. All agencies having jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>over a permit that is included in the consolidated hearing shall participate. The responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>governmental unit shall establish appropriate procedures for the consolidated hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>process, including procedures to ensure that the consolidated hearing process is consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>with the applicable requirements for each permit regarding the rights and duties of parties to <br/>
<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>the hearing, and shall utilize the earliest applicable hearing procedure to initiate the hearing.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>    (h) An environmental impact statement shall be prepared and its adequacy <br/>
<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>determined within 280 days after notice of its preparation unless the time is extended by <br/>
<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>consent of the parties or by the governor for good cause. The responsible governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>unit shall determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement, unless within 60 <br/>
<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>days after notice is published that an environmental impact statement will be prepared, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>the board chooses to determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement. If an <br/>
<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>environmental impact statement is found to be inadequate, the responsible governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>unit shall have 60 days to prepare an adequate environmental impact statement.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>    (i) The proposer of a specific action may include in the information submitted to the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>responsible governmental unit a preliminary draft environmental impact statement under <br/>
<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>this section on that action for review, modification, and determination of completeness and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>adequacy by the responsible governmental unit. A preliminary draft environmental impact <br/>
<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>statement prepared by the project proposer and submitted to the responsible governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>unit shall identify or include as an appendix all studies and other sources of information <br/>
<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>used to substantiate the analysis contained in the preliminary draft environmental impact <br/>
<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>statement. The responsible governmental unit shall require additional studies, if needed, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.35"></a><var>71.35</var>and obtain from the project proposer all additional studies and information necessary for <br/>
<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>the responsible governmental unit to perform its responsibility to review, modify, and <br/>
<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>determine the completeness and adequacy of the environmental impact statement.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>    Sec. 22. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Agriculture, Bioenergy, and </b><br/>
<b>Bioproduct Advancement</b><br/>
</td>
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<td align="right">14,993,000  <br/>
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</table><a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>$4,483,000 the first year and $8,500,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>second year are for transfer to the agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>research, education, extension, and <br/>
<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>technology transfer account under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>41A.14, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. The <br/>
<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>transfer in this paragraph includes money <br/>
<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>for plant breeders at the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>Minnesota for cultivated wild rice, potatoes, <br/>
<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>and grapes. Of the amount appropriated in <br/>
<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>this paragraph, at least $450,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>year is for transfer to the Board of Regents <br/>
<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>of the University of Minnesota for the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>cultivated wild rice breeding project at the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>North Central Research and Outreach Center <br/>
<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>to include a tenure track/research associate <br/>
<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>plant breeder. Of the amount appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>in this paragraph, at least $350,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>second year is for transfer to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>for potato breeding. Of these amounts, at <br/>
<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>least $600,000 each year is for agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>rapid response the Minnesota Agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>Experiment Station's agriculture rapid <br/>
<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>response fund under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>41A.14, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (2). Of <br/>
<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>the amount appropriated in this paragraph, <br/>
<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>$1,000,000 each year is for transfer to <br/>
<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var>the Board of Regents of the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.72.35"></a><var>72.35</var>Minnesota for research to determine (1) what <br/>
<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>is causing avian influenza, (2) why some <br/>
<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>fowl are more susceptible, and (3) prevention <br/>
<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>measures that can be taken. Of the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>appropriated in this paragraph, $2,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>each year is for grants to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>Agriculture Education Leadership Council <br/>
<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>to enhance agricultural education with <br/>
<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>priority given to Farm Business Management <br/>
<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>challenge grants. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>transfer the remaining grant funds in this <br/>
<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>appropriation each year to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota for <br/>
<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>41A.14, subdivision 1, clause (1), and subject <br/>
<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14, <br/>
<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>To the extent practicable, funds expended <br/>
<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>41A.14, <br/>
<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, clauses (1) and (2), must <br/>
<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>supplement and not supplant existing sources <br/>
<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>and levels of funding. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>use up to 4.5 percent of this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>for costs incurred to administer the program. <br/>
<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>Any unencumbered balance does not cancel <br/>
<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>at the end of the first year and is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>the second year. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>encumbered under contract on or before June <br/>
<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>30, 2017, for agricultural growth, research, <br/>
<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>and innovation grants are available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>$10,235,000 the first year and $10,235,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>the second year are for the agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>growth, research, and innovation program <br/>
<a id="pl.73.35"></a><var>73.35</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>41A.12</statute_ref>. No <br/>
<a id="pl.73.36"></a><var>73.36</var>later than February 1, 2016, and February <br/>
<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>1, 2017, the commissioner must report to <br/>
<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>over agriculture policy and finance regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>the commissioner's accomplishments <br/>
<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>and anticipated accomplishments in <br/>
<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>the following areas: facilitating the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>start-up, modernization, or expansion of <br/>
<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>livestock operations including beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>and transitioning livestock operations; <br/>
<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>developing new markets for Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>farmers by providing more fruits, vegetables, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>meat, grain, and dairy for Minnesota school <br/>
<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>children; assisting value-added agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>businesses to begin or expand, access new <br/>
<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>markets, or diversify products; developing <br/>
<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>urban agriculture; facilitating the start-up, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>modernization, or expansion of other <br/>
<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>beginning and transitioning farms including <br/>
<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>loans under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>41B.056
         </statute_ref>; sustainable agriculture on farm <br/>
<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>research and demonstration; development or <br/>
<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>expansion of food hubs and other alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>community-based food distribution systems; <br/>
<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>and research on bioenergy, biobased content, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>or biobased formulated products and other <br/>
<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>renewable energy development. The <br/>
<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>commissioner may use up to 4.5 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>of this appropriation for costs incurred to <br/>
<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>administer the program. Any unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br/>
<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>year and is available for the second year. <br/>
<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>16A.28
         </statute_ref>, the appropriations encumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var>under contract on or before June 30, 2017, for <br/>
<a id="pl.74.35"></a><var>74.35</var>agricultural growth, research, and innovation <br/>
<a id="pl.74.36"></a><var>74.36</var>grants are available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>The commissioner may use funds <br/>
<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>appropriated for the agricultural growth, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>research, and innovation program as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>in this paragraph. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>award grants to owners of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>facilities producing bioenergy, biobased <br/>
<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>content, or a biobased formulated product; <br/>
<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>to organizations that provide for on-station, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>on-farm field scale research and outreach to <br/>
<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>develop and test the agronomic and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>requirements of diverse strands of prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>plants and other perennials for bioenergy <br/>
<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>systems; or to certain nongovernmental <br/>
<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>entities. For the purposes of this paragraph, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>"bioenergy" includes transportation fuels <br/>
<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>derived from cellulosic material, as well as <br/>
<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>the generation of energy for commercial heat, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>industrial process heat, or electrical power <br/>
<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>from cellulosic materials via gasification or <br/>
<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>other processes. Grants are limited to 50 <br/>
<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>percent of the cost of research, technical <br/>
<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>assistance, or equipment related to bioenergy, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>biobased content, or biobased formulated <br/>
<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>product production or $500,000, whichever <br/>
<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>is less. Grants to nongovernmental entities <br/>
<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>for the development of business plans and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>structures related to community ownership <br/>
<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>of eligible bioenergy facilities together may <br/>
<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>not exceed $150,000. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>shall make a good-faith effort to select <br/>
<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>projects that have merit and, when taken <br/>
<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>together, represent a variety of bioenergy <br/>
<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>technologies, biomass feedstocks, and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>geographic regions of the state. Projects <br/>
<a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var>must have a qualified engineer provide <br/>
<a id="pl.75.36"></a><var>75.36</var>certification on the technology and fuel <br/>
<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>source. Grantees must provide reports at the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>request of the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>Of the amount appropriated for the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>agricultural growth, research, and innovation <br/>
<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>program in this subdivision, $1,000,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>first year and $1,000,000 the second year <br/>
<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>are for distribution in equal amounts to each <br/>
<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>of the state's county fairs to preserve and <br/>
<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>promote Minnesota agriculture.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>Of the amount appropriated for the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>agricultural growth, research, and innovation <br/>
<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>program in this subdivision, $500,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>fiscal year 2016 and $1,500,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>year 2017 are for incentive payments <br/>
<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>41A.16</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>41A.17
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>41A.18</statute_ref>. If the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>exceeds the total amount for which all <br/>
<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>producers are eligible in a fiscal year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>balance of the appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>to the commissioner for the agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>growth, research, and innovation program. <br/>
<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16A.28</statute_ref>, the first year appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>is available until June 30, 2017, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>second year appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>June 30, 2018. The commissioner may use <br/>
<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>up to 4.5 percent of the appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>administration of the incentive payment <br/>
<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>Of the amount appropriated for the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>agricultural growth, research, and innovation <br/>
<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>program in this subdivision, $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>the first year is for grants to communities <br/>
<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>to develop or expand food hubs and <br/>
<a id="pl.76.35"></a><var>76.35</var>other alternative community-based food <br/>
<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>distribution systems. Of this amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>$50,000 is for the commissioner to consult <br/>
<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>with existing food hubs, alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>community-based food distribution systems, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>and University of Minnesota Extension <br/>
<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>to identify best practices for use by other <br/>
<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>Minnesota communities. No later than <br/>
<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>December 15, 2015, the commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>report to the legislative committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>jurisdiction over agriculture and health <br/>
<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>regarding the status of emerging alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>community-based food distribution systems <br/>
<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>in the state along with recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>to eliminate any barriers to success. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>unencumbered balance does not cancel at the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>end of the first year and is available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>second year. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>second year are for grants that enable <br/>
<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>retail petroleum dispensers to dispense <br/>
<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>biofuels to the public in accordance with the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>biofuel replacement goals established under <br/>
<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>239.7911</statute_ref>. A <br/>
<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>retail petroleum dispenser selling petroleum <br/>
<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>for use in spark ignition engines for vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>model years after 2000 is eligible for grant <br/>
<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>money under this paragraph if the retail <br/>
<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>petroleum dispenser has no more than 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>retail petroleum dispensing sites and each <br/>
<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>site is located in Minnesota. The grant <br/>
<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>money received under this paragraph must <br/>
<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>be used for the installation of appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>technology that uses fuel dispensing <br/>
<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>equipment appropriate for at least one fuel <br/>
<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>dispensing site to dispense gasoline that is <br/>
<a id="pl.77.36"></a><var>77.36</var>blended with 15 percent of agriculturally <br/>
<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>derived, denatured ethanol, by volume, and <br/>
<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>appropriate technical assistance related to <br/>
<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>the installation. A grant award must not <br/>
<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>exceed 85 percent of the cost of the technical <br/>
<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>assistance and appropriate technology, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>including remetering of and retrofits for <br/>
<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>retail petroleum dispensers and replacement <br/>
<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>of petroleum dispenser projects. The <br/>
<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>commissioner may use up to $35,000 of this <br/>
<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>appropriation for administrative expenses. <br/>
<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>The commissioner shall cooperate with <br/>
<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>biofuel stakeholders in the implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>of the grant program. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>must report to the legislative committees <br/>
<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>with jurisdiction over agriculture policy and <br/>
<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>finance by February 1 each year, detailing <br/>
<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>the number of grants awarded under this <br/>
<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>paragraph and the projected effect of the grant <br/>
<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>program on meeting the biofuel replacement <br/>
<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>goals under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>239.7911
         </statute_ref>. These are onetime appropriations.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>year are for grants to the Southern Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>Initiative Foundation to promote local foods <br/>
<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>through an annual event that raises public <br/>
<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>awareness of local foods and connects local <br/>
<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>food producers and processors with potential <br/>
<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>buyers.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>    Sec. 23. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 5, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>    Sec. 5. <b>AVIAN INFLUENZA RESPONSE ACTIVITIES; APPROPRIATIONS </b><br/>
<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var><b>AND TRANSFERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>(a) $3,619,000 $619,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to <br/>
<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>the commissioner of agriculture for avian influenza emergency response activities. The <br/>
<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>commissioner may use money appropriated under this paragraph to purchase necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>euthanasia and composting equipment and to reimburse costs incurred by local units of <br/>
<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>government directly related to avian influenza emergency response activities that are not <br/>
<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>eligible for federal reimbursement. This appropriation is available the day following final <br/>
<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>enactment until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>(b) $1,853,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>Board of Animal Health for avian influenza emergency response activities. The Board <br/>
<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>may use money appropriated under this paragraph to purchase necessary euthanasia and <br/>
<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>composting equipment and to retain trained staff. This appropriation is available the day <br/>
<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>following final enactment until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>(c) $103,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>commissioner of health for avian influenza emergency response activities. This <br/>
<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>appropriation is available the day following final enactment until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>(d) $350,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>commissioner of natural resources for sampling wild animals to detect and monitor the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>avian influenza virus. This appropriation may also be used to conduct serology sampling, <br/>
<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>in consultation with the Board of Animal Health and the University of Minnesota Pomeroy <br/>
<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>Chair in Avian Health, from birds within a control zone and outside of a control zone. <br/>
<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>This appropriation is available the day following final enactment until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>(e) $544,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>commissioner of public safety to operate the State Emergency Operation Center in <br/>
<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>coordination with the statewide avian influenza response activities. Appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>under this paragraph may also be used to support a staff person at the state's agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>incident command post in Willmar. This appropriation is available the day following final <br/>
<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>enactment until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>(f) The commissioner of management and budget may transfer unexpended balances <br/>
<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>from the appropriations in this section to any state agency for operating expenses related <br/>
<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>to avian influenza emergency response activities. The commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>budget must report each transfer to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate <br/>
<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>Committee on Finance and the house of representatives Committee on Ways and Means.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>(g) In addition to the transfers required under Laws 2015, chapter 65, article 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>section 17, no later than September 30, 2015, the commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.79.35"></a><var>79.35</var>budget must transfer $4,400,000 from the fiscal year 2015 closing balance in the general <br/>
<a id="pl.79.36"></a><var>79.36</var>fund to the disaster assistance contingency account in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>12.221, <br/>
<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>. This amount is available for avian influenza emergency response activities <br/>
<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>as provided in Laws 2015, chapter 65, article 1, section 18.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a>

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<col width="12"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>appropriations in Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, or appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal year indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the addition <br/>
<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>to the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second <br/>
<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>year" is fiscal year 2017. Appropriations for fiscal year 2016 are effective the day <br/>
<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>following final enactment.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>NATURAL RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>2,269,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>14,816,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
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<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,599,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">12,386,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2,320,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">670,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">110,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>subdivisions.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Lands and Minerals Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">600,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>$400,000 the second year is for transfer to <br/>
<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>the school trust lands director to initiate the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>private sale of surplus school trust lands <br/>
<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>identified according to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>section 92.82, paragraph (d), including, but <br/>
<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>not limited to, valuation expenses, legal <br/>
<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>fees, and transactional staff costs. This <br/>
<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>appropriation must not be used to extinguish <br/>
<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>school trust interests in school trust lands. <br/>
<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>$200,000 the second year is to initiate, <br/>
<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>in consultation with the school trust <br/>
<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>lands director, a valuation process <br/>
<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>and representative valuations for the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>compensation of school trust lands required <br/>
<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>by Minnesota Statutes, section 84.027, <br/>
<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>subdivision 18, paragraph (b). By January 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>2017, the commissioner must submit a report <br/>
<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>to the chairs and ranking minority members <br/>
<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>of the house of representatives and senate <br/>
<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>over environment and natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>and education policy and finance on the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>Department of Natural Resources' progress in <br/>
<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>developing a valuation process, a description <br/>
<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>of the process to identify representative <br/>
<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>sample valuations, and the results of the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>representative valuations of school trust <br/>
<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>lands identified for compensation. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Ecological and Water Resources</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,637,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>$187,000 the second year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>District to match equal funds from the North <br/>
<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>Dakota State Water Commission and North <br/>
<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>Dakota water boards to conduct hydraulic <br/>
<a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>modeling of alternative floodway options <br/>
<a id="pl.81.35"></a><var>81.35</var>for the reach including and upstream and <br/>
<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>downstream of the Minnesota and North <br/>
<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>Dakota agricultural levies in the vicinity <br/>
<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>of Oslo, Minnesota. The modeling must <br/>
<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>include evaluating removal of floodway <br/>
<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>flow obstructions, channel obstructions, <br/>
<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>transportation access, and equalization of <br/>
<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>agricultural levy protection. The project must <br/>
<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>be conducted in partnership with the border <br/>
<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>township association group representing four <br/>
<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>Minnesota townships and the city of Oslo <br/>
<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>and the three adjacent townships in North <br/>
<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>Dakota. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>is available until June 30, 2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>$1,000,000 the second year is for an impact <br/>
<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>study of irrigation on the Pineland Sands <br/>
<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>aquifer. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>$250,000 the second year is for maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>of the Little Stone Lake Dam. St. Louis <br/>
<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>County shall transfer to the state of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>maintenance and control of the Little Stone <br/>
<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>Lake Dam that is described as: DAM ID <br/>
<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>MN00373. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>$200,000 the second year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>the Koronis Lake Association for purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>of removing and preventing aquatic invasive <br/>
<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>species. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Forest Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>$600,000 the second year is for a pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>program to increase forest road maintenance. <br/>
<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>The commissioner shall use the money to <br/>
<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>perform needed maintenance on forest roads <br/>
<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>in conjunction with timber sales. Optional <br/>
<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var>forest road maintenance contracts may be <br/>
<a id="pl.82.35"></a><var>82.35</var>offered to successful purchasers of state <br/>
<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>timber sales at the commissioner's discretion. <br/>
<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>$2,500,000 the second year is for private <br/>
<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>forest management assistance. The agency <br/>
<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>base is increased by $2,028,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>2018 and thereafter.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Parks and Trails Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">5,499,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
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<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">3,179,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2,320,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>$2,800,000 the second year is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>$2,300,000 the second year is from the state <br/>
<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>parks account in the natural resources fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>Of this amount, $1,300,000 is onetime. In <br/>
<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>fiscal year 2017, the level of service and <br/>
<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>hours at all state parks and recreation areas <br/>
<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>must be maintained at fiscal year 2015 levels.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>$20,000 the second year is from the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>resources fund to design and erect signs <br/>
<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>marking the David K. Dill trail designated in <br/>
<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>this act. Of this amount, $10,000 is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>snowmobile trails and enforcement account <br/>
<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>and $10,000 is from the all-terrain vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>account. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>$100,000 the second year is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>improvement of the infrastructure for <br/>
<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>sanitary sewer service at the Woodenfrog <br/>
<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>Campground in Kabetogama State Forest. <br/>
<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>$250,000 the second year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>Douglas County to acquire land, including a <br/>
<a id="pl.83.34"></a><var>83.34</var>ski area, for use as a regional park. The grant <br/>
<a id="pl.83.35"></a><var>83.35</var>must be matched by other state or nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>sources. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>$29,000 the second year is for computer <br/>
<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>programming related to the transfer-on-death <br/>
<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>title changes for watercraft. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>appropriation.<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.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Fish and Wildlife Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">50,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>$50,000 the second year is from the game <br/>
<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>and fish fund for fish virus surveillance, <br/>
<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>including fish testing in high-risk waters used <br/>
<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>for bait production, to ensure the availability <br/>
<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>of safe bait. This is a onetime appropriation.<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.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Enforcement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">670,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>$670,000 the first year is from the game and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>fish fund for aviation services. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>onetime appropriation.<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.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Operations Support</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,599,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,930,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,599,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">3,870,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">60,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>$1,599,000 the first year and $2,370,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>second year are for legal costs related to the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>NorthMet mining project. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>$1,500,000 the second year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center <br/>
<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>to construct a new dormitory, renovate an old <br/>
<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>dormitory, construct a maintenance building, <br/>
<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>and construct a small classroom building <br/>
<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>with parking. The grant is not available <br/>
<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>until the commissioner of management <br/>
<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>and budget determines that an amount <br/>
<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>sufficient to complete the project is available <br/>
<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>from nonstate sources. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>$60,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>heritage enhancement account for the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>department's Southeast Asian unit to <br/>
<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>conduct outreach efforts to the Southeast <br/>
<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>Asian community in Minnesota, including <br/>
<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>outreach efforts to refugees from Burma, to <br/>
<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>encourage participation in outdoor education <br/>
<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>opportunities and activities. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.091, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>License required; </b><b>exception</b><b> exemptions</b><b>.</b> (a) Except as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>paragraph (b) this subdivision, a person may not harvest, buy, sell, transport, or possess <br/>
<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>aquatic plants without a license required under this chapter. A license shall be issued in <br/>
<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>the same manner as provided under the game and fish laws.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>(b) A resident under the age of 18 years may harvest wild rice without a license, if <br/>
<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>accompanied by a person with a wild rice license.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>(c) Tribal band members who possess a valid tribal identification card may harvest <br/>
<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>wild rice without a license under this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.798, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Exemptions.</b> Registration is not required for an off-road vehicle that is:<br/>
<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>(1) owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, the state, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>another state, or a political subdivision; or<br/>
<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>(2) registered in another state or country and has not been in this state for more than <br/>
<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>30 consecutive days; or<br/>
<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>(3) operated with a valid state trail pass according to section 84.8035.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.8035, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var><b>84.8035 </b><b>NONRESIDENT</b><b> OFF-ROAD VEHICLE STATE TRAIL PASS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Pass required; fee.</b> (a) Except as provided under paragraph (c), a <br/>
<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>nonresident person may not operate an off-road vehicle on a state or grant-in-aid off-road <br/>
<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>vehicle trail or use area unless the vehicle displays a nonresident an off-road vehicle state <br/>
<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>trail pass sticker issued according to this section. The pass must be viewable by a peace <br/>
<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>officer, a conservation officer, or an employee designated under section 
         <statute_ref>84.0835</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>    (b) The fee for an annual pass is $20. The pass is valid from January 1 through <br/>
<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>December 31. The fee for a three-year pass is $30. The commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>shall issue a pass upon application and payment of the fee. Fees collected under this <br/>
<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be deposited in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>treasury and credited to the off-road vehicle account in the natural resources fund and, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>except for the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>84.027</statute_ref>, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid to counties and <br/>
<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>municipalities for off-road vehicle organizations to construct and maintain off-road <br/>
<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>vehicle trails and use areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>    (c) A nonresident An off-road vehicle state trail pass is not required for:<br/>
<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>    (1) an off-road vehicle that is owned and used by the United States, another state, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>or a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from registration under section 
         <statute_ref>84.798</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>subdivision 2;<br/>
<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>    (2) a person operating an off-road vehicle only on the portion of a trail that is owned <br/>
<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>by the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or<br/>
<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>    (3) a nonresident person operating an off-road vehicle that is registered according <br/>
<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>84.798</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>(d) The fee for an annual nonresident off-road vehicle state trail pass is $20. The <br/>
<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>nonresident pass is valid from January 1 through December 31. The fee for a nonresident <br/>
<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>three-year pass is $30.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>(e) The fee for a resident off-road vehicle state trail pass is $20. The resident pass is <br/>
<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>valid for 30 consecutive days after the date of issuance.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>License agents.</b> The commissioner may appoint agents to issue and <br/>
<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>sell nonresident off-road vehicle state trail passes. The commissioner may revoke the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>appointment of an agent at any time. The commissioner may adopt additional rules as <br/>
<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>97A.485, subdivision 11</statute_ref>. An agent shall observe all rules adopted <br/>
<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>by the commissioner for accounting and handling of passes pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>97A.485, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>subdivision 11
         </statute_ref>. An agent shall promptly deposit and remit all money received from the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.34"></a><var>86.34</var>sale of the passes, exclusive of the issuing fee, to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.35"></a><var>86.35</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Issuance of passes.</b> The commissioner and agents shall issue and sell <br/>
<a id="pl.86.36"></a><var>86.36</var>nonresident off-road vehicle state trail passes. The commissioner shall also make the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>passes available through the electronic licensing system established under section 
         <statute_ref>84.027</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>subdivision 15.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Agent's fee.</b> In addition to the fee for a pass, an issuing fee of $1 per pass <br/>
<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>shall be charged. The issuing fee may be retained by the seller of the pass. Issuing fees for <br/>
<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>passes issued by the commissioner shall be deposited in the off-road vehicle account in the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>natural resources fund and retained for the operation of the electronic licensing system.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Duplicate passes.</b> The commissioner and agents shall issue a duplicate <br/>
<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>pass to persons whose pass is lost or destroyed using the process established under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>97A.405, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, and rules adopted thereunder. The fee for a duplicate nonresident <br/>
<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>off-road vehicle state trail pass is $4, with an issuing fee of 50 cents.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Arrowhead Region Trails, Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Pine, Carlton, </b><br/>
<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var><b>Koochiching, and Itasca Counties.</b> (a)(1) The Taconite Trail shall originate at Ely in St. <br/>
<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>Louis County and extend southwesterly to Tower in St. Louis County, thence westerly to <br/>
<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>McCarthy Beach State Park in St. Louis County, thence southwesterly to Grand Rapids in <br/>
<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>Itasca County and there terminate;<br/>
<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>(2) the C. J. Ramstad/Northshore Trail shall originate in Duluth in St. Louis County <br/>
<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>and extend northeasterly to Two Harbors in Lake County, thence northeasterly to Grand <br/>
<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>Marais in Cook County, thence northeasterly to the international boundary in the vicinity <br/>
<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>of the north shore of Lake Superior, and there terminate;<br/>
<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>(3) The Grand Marais to International Falls Trail shall originate in Grand Marais <br/>
<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>in Cook County and extend northwesterly, outside of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, <br/>
<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>to Ely in St. Louis County, thence southwesterly along the route of the Taconite Trail to <br/>
<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>Tower in St. Louis County, thence northwesterly through the Pelican Lake area in St. <br/>
<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>Louis County to International Falls in Koochiching County, and there terminate the David <br/>
<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>K. Dill/Arrowhead Trail shall originate at International Falls in Koochiching County and <br/>
<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>extend southeasterly through the Pelican Lake area in St. Louis County, intersecting with <br/>
<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>the Taconite Trail west of Tower; then the David K. Dill/Taconite Trail continues easterly <br/>
<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>to Ely in St. Louis County; then the David K. Dill/Tomahawk Trail extends southeasterly, <br/>
<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, to the area of Little Marais in Lake County and <br/>
<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>there terminates at the intersection with the C. J. Ramstad/Northshore Trail; and<br/>
<a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>(4) the Matthew Lourey Trail shall originate in Duluth in St. Louis County and <br/>
<a id="pl.87.34"></a><var>87.34</var>extend southerly to Chengwatana State Forest in Pine County.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.35"></a><var>87.35</var>(b) The trails shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>(c) In addition to the authority granted in subdivision 1, lands and interests in lands <br/>
<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>for the Arrowhead Region trails may be acquired by eminent domain. Before acquiring <br/>
<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>any land or interest in land by eminent domain the commissioner of administration shall <br/>
<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>obtain the approval of the governor. The governor shall consult with the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>Advisory Commission before granting approval. Recommendations of the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>Advisory Commission shall be advisory only. Failure or refusal of the commission to <br/>
<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>make a recommendation shall be deemed a negative recommendation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>    Sec. 7. <b>[86B.841] TRANSFER-ON-DEATH TITLE TO WATERCRAFT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Titled as transfer-on-death.</b> A natural person who is the owner of a <br/>
<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>watercraft may have the watercraft titled in transfer-on-death or TOD form by including in <br/>
<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>the application for the certificate of title a designation of a beneficiary or beneficiaries to <br/>
<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>whom the watercraft must be transferred on death of the owner or the last survivor of joint <br/>
<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>owners with rights of survivorship, subject to the rights of secured parties.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Designation of beneficiary.</b> A watercraft is registered in transfer-on-death <br/>
<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>form by designating on the certificate of title the name of the owner and the names <br/>
<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>of joint owners with identification of rights of survivorship, followed by the words <br/>
<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>"transfer-on-death to (name of beneficiary or beneficiaries)." The designation "TOD" may <br/>
<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>be used instead of "transfer-on-death." A title in transfer-on-death form is not required <br/>
<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>to be supported by consideration, and the certificate of title in which the designation <br/>
<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>is made is not required to be delivered to the beneficiary or beneficiaries in order for <br/>
<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>the designation to be effective.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Interest of beneficiary.</b> The transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries <br/>
<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>have no interest in the watercraft until the death of the owner or the last survivor of joint <br/>
<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>owners with rights of survivorship. A beneficiary designation may be changed at any time <br/>
<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>by the owner or by all joint owners with rights of survivorship, without the consent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>beneficiary or beneficiaries, by filing an application for a new certificate of title.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Vesting of ownership in beneficiary.</b> Ownership of a watercraft titled in <br/>
<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>transfer-on-death form vests in the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries on the death of <br/>
<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>the owner or the last of the joint owners with rights of survivorship, subject to the rights of <br/>
<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>secured parties. The transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries who survive the owner <br/>
<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>may apply for a new certificate of title to the watercraft upon submitting a certified death <br/>
<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>record of the owner of the watercraft. If no transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries <br/>
<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>survive the owner of a watercraft, the watercraft must be included in the probate estate <br/>
<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var>of the deceased owner. A transfer of a watercraft to a transfer-on-death beneficiary or <br/>
<a id="pl.88.35"></a><var>88.35</var>beneficiaries is not a testamentary transfer.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Rights of creditors.</b> (a) This section does not limit the rights of any <br/>
<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>secured party or creditor of the owner of a watercraft against a transfer-on-death <br/>
<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>beneficiary or beneficiaries.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>(b) The state or a county agency with a claim or lien authorized by section 246.53, <br/>
<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>256B.15, 261.04, or 270C.63, is a creditor for purposes of this subdivision. A claim <br/>
<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>or lien under those sections continues to apply against the designated beneficiary or <br/>
<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>beneficiaries after the transfer under this section if other assets of the deceased owner's <br/>
<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>estate are insufficient to pay the amount of the claim. The claim or lien continues to apply <br/>
<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>to the watercraft until the designated beneficiary sells or transfers it to a person against <br/>
<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>whom the claim or lien does not apply and who did not have actual notice or knowledge <br/>
<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>of the claim or lien.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 89.0385, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var><b>89.0385 FOREST MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT; COST </b><br/>
<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var><b>CERTIFICATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>(a) The commissioner shall certify the total costs incurred for forest management, <br/>
<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>forest improvement, and road improvement on state-managed lands during each fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>year. The commissioner shall distribute forest management receipts credited to various <br/>
<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>accounts according to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>(b) The amount of the certified costs incurred for forest management activities on <br/>
<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>state lands shall be transferred from the account where receipts are deposited to the forest <br/>
<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>management investment account in the natural resources fund, except for those costs <br/>
<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>certified under section 
         <statute_ref>16A.125</statute_ref>. Transfers may occur quarterly, based on quarterly cost and <br/>
<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>revenue reports, throughout the fiscal year, with final certification and reconciliation after <br/>
<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>each fiscal year. Transfers in a fiscal year cannot exceed receipts credited to the account.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>(c) The amount of the certified costs incurred for forest management activities <br/>
<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>on nonstate lands managed under a good neighbor or joint powers agreement must be <br/>
<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>transferred from the account where receipts are deposited to the forest management <br/>
<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>investment account in the natural resources fund. Transfers for costs incurred may occur <br/>
<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>after projects or timber permits are finalized.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 93.0015, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Expiration.</b>  The committee expires June 30, 2016 2026.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 93.2236, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var><b>93.2236 MINERALS MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>(a) The minerals management account is created as an account in the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>resources fund. Interest earned on money in the account accrues to the account. Money in <br/>
<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>the account may be spent or distributed only as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>(b) If the balance in the minerals management account exceeds $3,000,000 on March <br/>
<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>31, June 30, September 30, or December 31, the amount exceeding $3,000,000 must <br/>
<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>be distributed to the permanent school fund, the permanent university fund, and taxing <br/>
<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>districts as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>93.22</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, paragraph (c). The amount distributed <br/>
<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>to each fund must be in the same proportion as the total mineral lease revenue received <br/>
<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>in the previous biennium from school trust lands, university lands, and lands held by the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>state in trust for taxing districts.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>(c) Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in the minerals management <br/>
<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>account may be spent by the commissioner of natural resources for mineral resource <br/>
<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>management and projects to enhance future mineral income and promote new mineral <br/>
<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>resource opportunities.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.3495, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Classes of land; definitions.</b> (a) The classes of public land that may be <br/>
<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>involved in an expedited exchange under this section are:<br/>
<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>    (1) Class 1 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class A land as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>section 
         <statute_ref>94.342, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, except for:;<br/>
<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>    (i) school trust land as defined in section 
<statute_ref>92.025</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>    (ii) university land granted to the state by acts of Congress;<br/>
<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>    (2) Class 2 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class B land as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>94.342, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>    (3) Class 3 land, which for the purpose of this section is all land owned in fee by <br/>
<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>a governmental subdivision of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>(b) "School trust land" has the meaning given in section 92.025.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>(c) "University land" means land granted to the state by acts of Congress for <br/>
<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>university purposes.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.12.0"></a><a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.3495, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Valuation of land.</b> (a) In an exchange of Class 1 land for Class 2 or 3 land, <br/>
<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>the value of all the land shall be determined by the commissioner of natural resources, <br/>
<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>but the county board must approve the value determined for the Class 2 land, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>governmental subdivision of the state must approve the value determined for the Class 3 <br/>
<a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>land. In an exchange of Class 2 land for Class 3 land, the value of all the land shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>determined by the county board of the county in which the land lies, but the governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>subdivision of the state must approve the value determined for the Class 3 land.<br/>
<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>    (b) To determine the value of the land, the parties to the exchange may either (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>cause the land to be appraised, utilize the valuation process provided under section <br/>
<a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var><statute_ref>84.0272, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, or obtain a market analysis from a qualified real estate broker or <br/>
<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>(2) determine the value for each 40-acre tract or lot, or a portion thereof, using the most <br/>
<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>current township or county assessment schedules for similar land types from the county <br/>
<a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>assessor of the county in which the lands are located. Merchantable timber value must <br/>
<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>should be determined and considered in finalizing valuation of the lands.<br/>
<a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>    (b) All (c) Except for school trust lands and university lands, the lands exchanged <br/>
<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>under this section shall be exchanged only for lands of at least substantially equal value. <br/>
<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>For the purposes of this subdivision, "substantially equal value" has the meaning given <br/>
<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>94.343, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (b). No payment is due either party if the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>lands, other than school trust lands or university lands,  are of substantially equal value but <br/>
<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>are not of the same value.<br/>
<a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>(d) School trust lands and university lands exchanged under this section must be <br/>
<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>exchanged only for lands of equal or greater value.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.13.0"></a><a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.3495, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Reversionary interest;</b><b> Mineral and water power rights and other </b><br/>
<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var><b>reservations.</b> (a) All deeds conveying land given in an expedited land exchange under <br/>
<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>this section shall include a reverter that provides that title to the land automatically reverts <br/>
<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>to the conveying governmental unit if:<br/>
<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>    (1) the receiving governmental unit sells, exchanges, or otherwise transfers title of <br/>
<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>the land within 40 years of the date of the deed conveying ownership; and<br/>
<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>    (2) there is no prior written approval for the transfer from the conveying <br/>
<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var>governmental unit. The authority for granting approval is the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var>resources for former Class 1 land, the county board for former Class 2 land, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>governing body for former Class 3 land.<br/>
<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>    (b) Class 1 land given in exchange is subject to the reservation provisions of section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>94.343, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>. Class 2 land given in exchange is subject to the reservation <br/>
<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>94.344, subdivision 4</statute_ref>. County fee land given in exchange is subject <br/>
<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>to the reservation provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>373.01, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (g).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.14.0"></a><a id="pl.91.33"></a><var>91.33</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.405, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Personal possession.</b> (a) A person acting under a license or traveling from <br/>
<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>an area where a licensed activity was performed must have in personal possession either: <br/>
<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>(1) the proper license, if the license has been issued to and received by the person; (2) a <br/>
<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued under section 171.07, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>19, that has a valid written designation of the proper lifetime license; or (2) (3) the proper <br/>
<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>license identification number or stamp validation, if the license has been sold to the person <br/>
<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>by electronic means but the actual license has not been issued and received.<br/>
<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>    (b) If possession of a license or a license identification number is required, a person <br/>
<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>must exhibit, as requested by a conservation officer or peace officer, either: (1) the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>proper license if the license has been issued to and received by the person; (2) a driver's <br/>
<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>license or Minnesota identification card issued under section 171.07, subdivision 19, <br/>
<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>that has a valid written designation of the proper lifetime license; or (2) (3) the proper <br/>
<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>license identification number or stamp validation and a valid state driver's license, state <br/>
<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>identification card, or other form of identification provided by the commissioner, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>license has been sold to the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been <br/>
<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>issued and received. A person charged with violating the license possession requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>shall not be convicted if the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer, <br/>
<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>the actual license previously issued to that person, which was valid at the time of arrest, <br/>
<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>or satisfactory proof that at the time of the arrest the person was validly licensed. Upon <br/>
<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>request of a conservation officer or peace officer, a licensee shall write the licensee's name <br/>
<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>in the presence of the officer to determine the identity of the licensee.<br/>
<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>    (c) Except as provided in paragraph (a), clause (2), if the actual license has been <br/>
<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>issued and received, a receipt for license fees, a copy of a license, or evidence showing the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>issuance of a license, including the license identification number or stamp validation, does <br/>
<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>not entitle a licensee to exercise the rights or privileges conferred by a license.<br/>
<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>    (d) A license issued electronically and not immediately provided to the licensee shall <br/>
<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>be mailed to the licensee within 30 days of purchase of the license. A pictorial migratory <br/>
<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>waterfowl, pheasant, trout and salmon, or walleye stamp shall be provided to the licensee <br/>
<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>after purchase of a stamp validation only if the licensee pays an additional fee that covers <br/>
<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>the costs of producing and mailing a pictorial stamp. A pictorial turkey stamp may be <br/>
<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>purchased for a fee that covers the costs of producing and mailing the pictorial stamp. <br/>
<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>16A.1283</statute_ref>, the commissioner may, by written order published in <br/>
<a id="pl.92.33"></a><var>92.33</var>the State Register, establish fees for providing the pictorial stamps. The fees must be set in <br/>
<a id="pl.92.34"></a><var>92.34</var>an amount that does not recover significantly more or less than the cost of producing and <br/>
<a id="pl.92.35"></a><var>92.35</var>mailing the stamps. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, <br/>
<a id="pl.92.36"></a><var>92.36</var>and section 
         <statute_ref>14.386</statute_ref> does not apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018, or on the date <br/>
<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>the Department of Public Safety implements the Minnesota Licensing and Registration <br/>
<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>System (MNLARS), whichever occurs first.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.15.0"></a><a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.465, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Nonresident members of National Guard.</b> A nonresident that is a <br/>
<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>member of the state's National Guard may obtain a resident license to take fish or game. <br/>
<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>This subdivision does not apply to the taking of moose or elk.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.16.0"></a><a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 171.07, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>    Subd. 19. <b>Resident lifetime game and fish license.</b> (a) The department shall <br/>
<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>maintain in its records information transmitted electronically from the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>natural resources identifying each person to whom the commissioner has issued a resident <br/>
<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>lifetime license under section 97A.473. The records transmitted from the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>Natural Resources must contain:<br/>
<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>(1) the full name and date of birth as required for the driver's license or identification <br/>
<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>card;<br/>
<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>(2) the category of lifetime license issued under section 97A.473; and<br/>
<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>(3) the Department of Natural Resources lifetime license number.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>Records that are not matched to a driver's license or identification card record may <br/>
<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>be deleted after seven years.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>(b) After receiving information under paragraph (a) that a person has received <br/>
<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>a lifetime license, the department shall include, on all drivers' licenses or Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>identification cards subsequently issued to the person, a written designation that the person <br/>
<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>has a lifetime license, the category of the lifetime license issued, and the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>Natural Resources lifetime license number.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>(c) If a person who has received a lifetime license under section 97A.473 applies <br/>
<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>for a driver's license or Minnesota identification card before that information has been <br/>
<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var>transmitted to the department, the department may accept a copy of the license issued <br/>
<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>under section 97A.473 as proof of its issuance and shall then follow the procedures in <br/>
<a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018, or on the date <br/>
<a id="pl.93.33"></a><var>93.33</var>the Department of Public Safety implements the Minnesota Licensing and Registration <br/>
<a id="pl.93.34"></a><var>93.34</var>System (MNLARS), whichever occurs first.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.17.0"></a><a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>    Sec. 17. Laws 2000, chapter 486, section 4, as amended by Laws 2001, chapter 182, <br/>
<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>section 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>    Sec. 4. <b>[BOATHOUSE LEASES; SOUDAN UNDERGROUND MINE STATE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var><b>PARK.]</b><br/>
<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>    (a) In 1965, United States Steel Corporation conveyed land to the state of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>that was included in the Soudan underground mine state park, with certain lands at Stuntz <br/>
<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>Bay subject to leases outstanding for employee boathouse sites.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>    (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>85.011</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>85.012, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>86A.05, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, upon the expiration of a boathouse lease described under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>(a), the commissioner of natural resources shall offer a new lease to the party in possession <br/>
<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>at the time of lease expiration, or, if there has been a miscellaneous lease issued by the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>Department of Natural Resources due to expiration of a lease described under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>(a), upon its expiration to the lessee. The new lease shall be issued under the terms and <br/>
<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>conditions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>92.50</statute_ref>, with the following limitations:<br/>
<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>    (1) the term of the lease shall be for the lifetime of the party being issued a renewed <br/>
<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>lease and, if transferred, for the lifetime of the party to whom the lease is transferred;<br/>
<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>    (2) the new lease shall provide that the lease may be transferred only once and the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>transfer must be to a person within the third degree of kindred or first cousin according to <br/>
<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>civil law; and <br/>
<a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>    (3) the commissioner shall limit the number of lessees per lease to no more than two <br/>
<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>persons who have attained legal age; and<br/>
<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>    (4) the lease amount must not exceed 50 percent of the average market rate, based <br/>
<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>on comparable private lease rates adjusted every five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>At the time of the new lease, the commissioner may offer, and after agreement with the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>leaseholder, lease equivalent alternative sites to the leaseholder.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>    (c) The commissioner shall not cancel a boathouse lease described under paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>(a) and (b) except for noncompliance with the lease agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>(d) The commissioner must issue a written receipt to the lessee for each lease <br/>
<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>payment.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>    (d) (e) By January 15, 2001, the commissioner of natural resources shall report to <br/>
<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>the senate and house environment and natural resources policy and finance committees on <br/>
<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>boathouse leases in state parks. The report shall include information on:<br/>
<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>    (1) the number of boathouse leases;<br/>
<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>    (2) the number of leases that have forfeited;<br/>
<a id="pl.94.35"></a><var>94.35</var>    (3) the expiration dates of the leases;<br/>
<a id="pl.94.36"></a><var>94.36</var>    (4) the historical significance of the boathouses;<br/>
<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>    (5) recommendations on the inclusion of the land described in paragraph (d) within <br/>
<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>the park boundary; and<br/>
<a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>    (6) any other relevant information on the leases.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>    (e) (f) The commissioner of natural resources shall contact U.S.X. Corporation and <br/>
<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>local units of government regarding the inclusion of the following lands within Soudan <br/>
<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>underground mine state park:<br/>
<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>    (1) all lands located South of Vermillion Lake shoreline in Section 13, Township <br/>
<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>62 North, Range 15 West;<br/>
<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>    (2) all lands located South of Vermillion Lake shoreline in the S1/2-SE1/4 of Section <br/>
<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>14, Township 62 North, Range 15 West;<br/>
<a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var>    (3) NE1/4-SE1/4 and E1/2-NE1/4 of Section 22, Township 62 North, Range 15 West;<br/>
<a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>    (4) all lands located South of Vermillion Lake shoreline in Section 23, Township <br/>
<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>62 North, Range 15 West;<br/>
<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>    (5) all of Section 24, Township 62 North, Range 15 West;<br/>
<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>    (6) all lands North of trunk highway No. 169 located in Section 25, Township <br/>
<a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>62 North, Range 15 West;<br/>
<a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>    (7) all lands North of trunk highway No. 169 located in Section 26, Township <br/>
<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>62 North, Range 15 West;<br/>
<a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>    (8) NE1/4-SE1/4 and SE1/4-NE1/4 of Section 27, Township 62 North, Range 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>West; and<br/>
<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>    (9) NW1/4 of Section 19, Township 62 North, Range 14 West.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>and applies to monthly lease payments made on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.18.0"></a><a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>    Sec. 18. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 12, section 6, subdivision 5, as amended by <br/>
<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 11, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Subd. 5.<b>Fish and Wildlife </b><br/>
<b>Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
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<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,412,000<br/>
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</table><a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var>$3,000 in 2015 is from the heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var>enhancement account in the game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>fund for a report on aquatic plant management <br/>
<a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var>permitting policies for the management <br/>
<a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var>of narrow-leaved and hybrid cattail in a <br/>
<a id="pl.95.33"></a><var>95.33</var>range of basin types across the state. The <br/>
<a id="pl.95.34"></a><var>95.34</var>report shall be submitted to the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.95.35"></a><var>95.35</var>ranking minority members of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>representatives and senate committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>jurisdiction over environment and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>resources by December 15, 2014, and include <br/>
<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>recommendations for any necessary changes <br/>
<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>in statutes, rules, or permitting procedures. <br/>
<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>$9,000 in 2015 is from the game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>fund for the commissioner, in consultation <br/>
<a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>with interested parties, agencies, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>states, to develop a detailed restoration plan <br/>
<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>to recover the historical native population of <br/>
<a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var>bobwhite quail in Minnesota for its ecological <br/>
<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>and recreational benefits to the citizens of the <br/>
<a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>state. The commissioner shall conduct public <br/>
<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>meetings in developing the plan. No later <br/>
<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>than January 15, 2015, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>must report on the plan's progress to the <br/>
<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>environment and natural resources policy <br/>
<a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var>and finance. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>$2,000,000 in 2015 is from the game and <br/>
<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>fish fund for shooting sports facility grants <br/>
<a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>87A.10</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var>The commissioner may spend up to $50,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>of this appropriation to administer the grant. <br/>
<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>available until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>$400,000 in 2015 is from the heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var>enhancement account in the game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var>fund for hunter and angler recruitment <br/>
<a id="pl.96.31"></a><var>96.31</var>and retention activities and grants to local <br/>
<a id="pl.96.32"></a><var>96.32</var>chapters of Let's Go Fishing of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.96.33"></a><var>96.33</var>to provide community outreach to senior <br/>
<a id="pl.96.34"></a><var>96.34</var>citizens, youth, and veterans and for the costs <br/>
<a id="pl.96.35"></a><var>96.35</var>associated with establishing and recruiting <br/>
<a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>new chapters. The grants must be matched <br/>
<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>with cash or in-kind contributions from <br/>
<a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>nonstate sources. Of this amount, $25,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var>is for Asian Outdoor Heritage for youth <br/>
<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>fishing recruitment efforts and outreach in <br/>
<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>the metropolitan area. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>shall establish a grant application process <br/>
<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>that includes a standard for ownership <br/>
<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>of equipment purchased under the grant <br/>
<a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>program and contract requirements that <br/>
<a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>cover the disposition of purchased equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>if the grantee no longer exists. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>equipment purchased with state grant money <br/>
<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>must be specified on the grant application <br/>
<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>and approved by the commissioner. The <br/>
<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var>commissioner may spend up to three percent <br/>
<a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>of the appropriation to administer the grant. <br/>
<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>available until June 30, 2016 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.19.0"></a><a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>    Sec. 19. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 3, subdivision 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Parks and Trails Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">74,064,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">73,650,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">24,967,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">24,427,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">46,831,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">46,950,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,266,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,273,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>$1,075,000 the first year and $1,075,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>second year are from the water recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>account in the natural resources fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>enhancing public water access facilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>$5,740,000 the first year and $5,740,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.97.33"></a><var>97.33</var>second year are from the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.97.34"></a><var>97.34</var>fund for state trail, park, and recreation area <br/>
<a id="pl.97.35"></a><var>97.35</var>operations. This appropriation is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>revenue deposited in the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>fund under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>297A.94
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (e), clause (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>$1,005,000 the first year and $1,005,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>second year are from the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>fund for park and trail grants to local units of <br/>
<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>government on land to be maintained for at <br/>
<a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>least 20 years for the purposes of the grants. <br/>
<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>This appropriation is from the revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>deposited in the natural resources fund <br/>
<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>297A.94</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>paragraph (e), clause (4). Any unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br/>
<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>year and is available for the second year. Up <br/>
<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>to 2.5 percent of this appropriation may be <br/>
<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>used to administer the grants.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>$8,424,000 the first year and $8,424,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>the second year are from the snowmobile <br/>
<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>trails and enforcement account in the <br/>
<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>natural resources fund for the snowmobile <br/>
<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br/>
<a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var>year and is available for the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var>$1,360,000 the first year and $1,360,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>the second year are from the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var>resources fund for the off-highway vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>grants-in-aid program. Of this amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>$1,210,000 each year is from the all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>vehicle account; and $150,000 each year is <br/>
<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var>from the off-highway motorcycle account. <br/>
<a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>Any unencumbered balance does not cancel <br/>
<a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var>at the end of the first year and is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.98.33"></a><var>98.33</var>the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.34"></a><var>98.34</var>$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.98.35"></a><var>98.35</var>year are from the cross-country ski account <br/>
<a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var>in the natural resources fund for grooming <br/>
<a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>and maintaining cross-country ski trails in <br/>
<a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var>state parks, trails, and recreation areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var>second year are from the state land and <br/>
<a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var>water conservation account (LAWCON) <br/>
<a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>in the natural resources fund for priorities <br/>
<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>established by the commissioner for eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>state projects and administrative and <br/>
<a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>planning activities consistent with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>84.0264</statute_ref>, and the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>Land and Water Conservation Fund Act. <br/>
<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>Any unencumbered balance does not cancel <br/>
<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>at the end of the first year and is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var>the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var>$968,000 the first year and $968,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var>second year are from the off-road vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>account in the natural resources fund. Of <br/>
<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>this amount, $568,000 each year is for parks <br/>
<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>and trails management for off-road vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>purposes; $325,000 each year is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>off-road vehicle grant in aid program; and <br/>
<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>$75,000 each year is for a new full-time <br/>
<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>employee position or contract in northern <br/>
<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>Minnesota to work in conjunction with the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>Minnesota Four-Wheel Drive Association <br/>
<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>to address off-road vehicle touring routes <br/>
<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>and other issues related to off-road vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var>activities. Of this appropriation, the $325,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>each year is onetime.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var>$65,000 the first year is from the water <br/>
<a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var>recreation account in the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.99.33"></a><var>99.33</var>fund to cooperate with local units of <br/>
<a id="pl.99.34"></a><var>99.34</var>government in marking routes and <br/>
<a id="pl.99.35"></a><var>99.35</var>designating river accesses and campsites <br/>
<a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>85.32</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var>available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var>$190,000 the first year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>city of Virginia for the additional cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>supporting a trail due to the rerouting of <br/>
<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>U.S. Highway No. 53. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>$50,000 the first year is for development of <br/>
<a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>a master plan for the Mississippi Blufflands <br/>
<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>Trail, including work on possible extensions <br/>
<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var>or connections to other state or regional <br/>
<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>trails. This is a onetime appropriation that is <br/>
<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>available until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>$61,000 from the natural resources fund the <br/>
<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>first year is for a grant to the city of East <br/>
<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>Grand Forks for payment under a reciprocity <br/>
<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>agreement for the Red River State Recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>Area.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var>$500,000 the first year is for restoration or <br/>
<a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>replacement of a historic trestle bridge in <br/>
<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>Blackduck. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>and is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>The base for parks and trails operations in <br/>
<a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>the natural resources fund in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var>and thereafter is $46,450,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.20.0"></a><a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>    Sec. 20. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 131, is amended <br/>
<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>    Sec. 131. <b>SURPLUS STATE LAND SALES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.100.32"></a><var>100.32</var>The school trust lands director shall identify, in consultation with the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.100.33"></a><var>100.33</var>of natural resources, at least $5,000,000 in state-owned lands suitable for sale or exchange <br/>
<a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>with school trust lands. The lands identified shall not be within a unit of the outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>recreation system under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05</statute_ref>, an administrative site, or trust <br/>
<a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>land. The commissioner shall sell or exchange at least $3,000,000 worth of lands identified <br/>
<a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>under this section by June 30, 2017. Land exchanged under this section may be exchanged <br/>
<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var>in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 94.3495. The value of the surplus land <br/>
<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>exchanged shall serve as compensation to the permanent school fund as provided under <br/>
<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.027, subdivision 18, paragraph (b). Notwithstanding the <br/>
<a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>restrictions on sale of riparian land and the public sale provisions under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var>Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the commissioner may offer the surplus land, <br/>
<a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>including land bordering public water, for public or private sale. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>94.16, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, or any other law to the contrary, the <br/>
<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>amount of the proceeds from the sale of lands that exceeds the actual expenses of selling <br/>
<a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>the lands must be deposited in the school trust lands account and used to extinguish the <br/>
<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>school trust interest as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>92.83</statute_ref>, on school trust <br/>
<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>lands that have public water access sites or old growth forests located on them.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.21.0"></a><a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>    Sec. 21. <b>COLD SPRING WATER APPROPRIATION PERMITS; REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend the city of Cold Spring's <br/>
<a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>water appropriation permit to allow an increase in the city's water withdrawal of 100 <br/>
<a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>million gallons per year from city wells 4, 5, and 6, provided a combined reduction of <br/>
<a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>ten million gallons per year is made from city well 3 or water appropriations under any <br/>
<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>permits held by brewing companies in the Cold Spring Creek area. The city and any other <br/>
<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>permit holder with permit modifications made under this section must comply with all <br/>
<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>existing reporting requirements and demonstrate that increased pumping does not result in <br/>
<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var>violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The increases under this section are available <br/>
<a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var>on an interim basis, not to exceed five years, to allow the city to establish a long-term <br/>
<a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>water supply solution for the city and area businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>(b) The commissioner must conduct necessary monitoring of stream flow and water  <br/>
<a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>levels and develop a groundwater model to determine the amount of water that can be  <br/>
<a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>sustainably pumped in the area of Cold Spring Creek for area businesses, agriculture, and  <br/>
<a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var>city needs. Beginning July 1, 2017, the commissioner must submit an annual progress  <br/>
<a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var>report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and  <br/>
<a id="pl.101.32"></a><var>101.32</var>senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources.  <br/>
<a id="pl.101.33"></a><var>101.33</var>The commissioner must submit a final report by January 15, 2022.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.22.0"></a><a id="pl.101.34"></a><var>101.34</var>    Sec. 22. <b>APPROPRIATION REALLOCATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var>Notwithstanding Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o), and <br/>
<a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 4, paragraph (b), the <br/>
<a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board may allocate its share of the distribution of fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var>years 2016 and 2017 funds under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>Minneapolis Chain of Lakes, Mississippi Gorge, Above the Falls, and Central Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>Riverfront Regional Parks in accordance with the most recent priority rankings that the <br/>
<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var>Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has submitted to the Metropolitan Council. This <br/>
<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>reallocation of funds is anticipated to result in $500,000 in federal funds to match extant <br/>
<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>parks and trails fund appropriations.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var>    The sums shown in the columns under "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2015, First Special Session <br/>
<a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var>chapter 1, article 1, or other law to the specified agencies. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>each purpose. The figure "2017" used in this article means that the appropriations listed <br/>
<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>under it are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT </b><br/>
<b>AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>85,000,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var><b>Border-To-Border Broadband </b><br/>
<a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var><b>Development Program.</b> (a) $85,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated to <br/>
<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>the commissioner of employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>economic development for deposit in the <br/>
<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>border-to-border broadband fund account <br/>
<a id="pl.102.32"></a><var>102.32</var>created under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.102.33"></a><var>102.33</var>116J.396, and may be used for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var>provided in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>116J.395. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>(b) Of the appropriation in paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>the commissioner may include the following <br/>
<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var>activities related to measuring progress <br/>
<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>toward the state's broadband goals established <br/>
<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 237.012, <br/>
<a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>as administrative costs under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>Statutes, section 116J.395. Administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>costs may include the following activities <br/>
<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>related to measuring progress toward the <br/>
<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>state's broadband goals established in <br/>
<a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 237.012:<br/>
<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>(1) collecting broadband deployment data <br/>
<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>from Minnesota providers, verifying its <br/>
<a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var>accuracy through on-the-ground testing, and <br/>
<a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var>creating state and county maps available <br/>
<a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>to the public showing the availability of <br/>
<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>broadband service at various upload and <br/>
<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>download speeds throughout Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>(2) analyzing the deployment data collected <br/>
<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var>to help inform future investments in <br/>
<a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>broadband infrastructure; and<br/>
<a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>(3) conducting business and residential <br/>
<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var>surveys that measure broadband adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var>and use in the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>(c) Data provided by a broadband provider <br/>
<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>under this paragraph is nonpublic data <br/>
<a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.103.30"></a><var>103.30</var>subdivision 9. Maps produced under this <br/>
<a id="pl.103.31"></a><var>103.31</var>paragraph are public data under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.103.32"></a><var>103.32</var>Statutes, section 13.03.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.103.33"></a><var>103.33</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 116J.394, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.103.34"></a><var>103.34</var><b>116J.394 DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>(a) For the purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>116J.394</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116J.396</statute_ref>, the following terms have <br/>
<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>(b) "Broadband" or "broadband service" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>116J.39</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>(c) "Broadband infrastructure" means networks of deployed telecommunications <br/>
<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>equipment and technologies necessary to provide high-speed Internet access and other <br/>
<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>advanced telecommunications services for end users.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>(d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var>development.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>(e) "Last-mile infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that serves as the <br/>
<a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>final leg connecting the broadband service provider's network to the end-use customer's <br/>
<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>on-premises telecommunications equipment.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var>(f) "Middle-mile infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that links a <br/>
<a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var>broadband service provider's core network infrastructure to last-mile infrastructure.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var>(g) "Political subdivision" means any county, city, town, school district, special <br/>
<a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var>district or other political subdivision, or public corporation.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>(h) "Underserved areas" means areas of Minnesota in which households or <br/>
<a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var>businesses lack access to wire-line broadband service at speeds that meet the state <br/>
<a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>broadband goals of ten to 20 at least 100 megabits per second download and five to ten <br/>
<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>at least 20 megabits per second upload.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var>(i) "Unserved areas" means areas of Minnesota in which households or businesses <br/>
<a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var>lack access to wire-line broadband service, as defined in section 
<statute_ref>116J.39</statute_ref> at speeds of at <br/>
<a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var>least 25 megabits per second download and at least three megabits per second upload.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.396, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Expenditures.</b> Money in the account may be used only:<br/>
<a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>(1) for grant awards made under section 
         <statute_ref>116J.395</statute_ref>, including costs incurred by the <br/>
<a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>Department of Employment and Economic Development to administer that section not <br/>
<a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>to exceed three percent of any expenditures made from the border-to-border broadband <br/>
<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>fund account;<br/>
<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>(2) to supplement revenues raised by bonds sold by local units of government for <br/>
<a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>broadband infrastructure development; or<br/>
<a id="pl.104.32"></a><var>104.32</var>(3) to contract for the collection of broadband deployment data from providers and <br/>
<a id="pl.104.33"></a><var>104.33</var>the creation of maps showing the availability of broadband service.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><a id="pl.104.34"></a><var>104.34</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 237.012, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Universal access and high-speed goal.</b> It is a state goal that as <br/>
<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var>soon as possible, but no later than 2015, all state residents and businesses have access to <br/>
<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>high-speed broadband that provides minimum download speeds of ten to 20 megabits per <br/>
<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>second and minimum upload speeds of five to ten megabits per second.:<br/>
<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>(1) no later than 2022, all Minnesota businesses and homes have access to <br/>
<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>high-speed broadband that provides minimum download speeds of at least 25 megabits <br/>
<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>per second and minimum upload speeds of at least three megabits per second; and<br/>
<a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>(2) no later than 2026, all Minnesota businesses and homes have access to at least <br/>
<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var>one provider of broadband with download speeds of at least 100 megabits per second and <br/>
<a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>upload speeds of at least 20 megabits per second.<br/>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal year indicated <br/>
<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, <br/>
<a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>or June 30, 2017, respectively.<br/>
<table>
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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.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
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<td><a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>EQUITY APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
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<td><a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</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>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>87,130,000</b><br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Department of Employment and </b><br/>
<b>Economic Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">60,557,000<br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>(a) $1,420,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>grants to the Neighborhood Development <br/>
<a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>Center for small business programs. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.105.32"></a><var>105.32</var>June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.33"></a><var>105.33</var>Of this amount, $770,000 is for the small <br/>
<a id="pl.105.34"></a><var>105.34</var>business development program, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var>(1) $600,000 for training, lending, and <br/>
<a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var>business services for aspiring business <br/>
<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>owners, and expansion of services for <br/>
<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>immigrants in suburban communities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>(2) $170,000 is for Neighborhood <br/>
<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>Development Center model outreach and <br/>
<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>training activities in greater Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>Of this amount, $650,000 is for grants for the <br/>
<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var>small business incubator program, including: <br/>
<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var>(1) $400,000 for capital improvements to <br/>
<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>existing small business incubators; and<br/>
<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>(2) $250,000 for the creation of two <br/>
<a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>additional small business incubators.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>(b) $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>the Minnesota Initiative program under <br/>
<a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116M.18. <br/>
<a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var>Priority for loans made from this <br/>
<a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var>appropriation shall be given to businesses <br/>
<a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var>operated by women of color. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var>(c) $5,550,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var>a competitive grant program to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var>grants to organizations that provide support <br/>
<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var>services for individuals, such as job training, <br/>
<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>employment preparation, internships, <br/>
<a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var>assistance to fathers in supporting their <br/>
<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var>children, financial literacy, academic and <br/>
<a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>behavioral interventions for low-performing <br/>
<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>students, and youth intervention. Grants <br/>
<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>made under this section must focus on <br/>
<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>low-income communities, young adults from <br/>
<a id="pl.106.33"></a><var>106.33</var>families with a history of intergenerational <br/>
<a id="pl.106.34"></a><var>106.34</var>poverty, and communities of color. All grant <br/>
<a id="pl.106.35"></a><var>106.35</var>recipients are subject to the requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>section 35. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var>and is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>(d) $2,100,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var>grants to YWCA organizations to provide job <br/>
<a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var>training services and workforce development <br/>
<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var>programs and services, including job skills <br/>
<a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>training and counseling necessary to secure <br/>
<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>a child development associate credential and <br/>
<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>to develop a career path in early childhood <br/>
<a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>education. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>and is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>(e) $4,250,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>grant to EMERGE Community Development, <br/>
<a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>in collaboration with community partners, for <br/>
<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>services targeting Minnesota communities <br/>
<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>with the highest concentrations of African <br/>
<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>and African-American joblessness to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var>employment readiness training, credentialed <br/>
<a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var>training placement, job placement and <br/>
<a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var>retention services, supportive services for <br/>
<a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var>hard-to-employ individuals, and a general <br/>
<a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var>education development fast track and <br/>
<a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var>adult diploma program. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var>(f) $5,050,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>a grant to the Metropolitan Economic <br/>
<a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var>Development Association (MEDA) for <br/>
<a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var>statewide business development and <br/>
<a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var>assistance services, including services to <br/>
<a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>entrepreneurs with businesses that have <br/>
<a id="pl.107.32"></a><var>107.32</var>the potential to create job opportunities for <br/>
<a id="pl.107.33"></a><var>107.33</var>unemployed and underemployed people. The <br/>
<a id="pl.107.34"></a><var>107.34</var>grants must be awarded with an emphasis <br/>
<a id="pl.107.35"></a><var>107.35</var>on minority-owned businesses. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.108.1"></a><var>108.1</var>onetime appropriation  and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.108.2"></a><var>108.2</var>June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>Of this appropriation, $3,250,000 is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>revolving loan fund to provide additional <br/>
<a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var>minority-owned businesses with access to <br/>
<a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var>capital.<br/>
<a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var>(g) $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var>grant to the Minneapolis Foundation for <br/>
<a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var>a strategic intervention program designed <br/>
<a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var>to target and connect program participants <br/>
<a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</var>to meaningful, sustainable living-wage <br/>
<a id="pl.108.12"></a><var>108.12</var>employment. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.108.13"></a><var>108.13</var>and is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>(h) $407,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var>grant to Twin Cities R!SE, in collaboration <br/>
<a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var>with Metro Transit and Hennepin Technical <br/>
<a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var>College, for the Metro Transit technician <br/>
<a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var>training program. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>appropriation  and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var>(i)_$4,800,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var>the creation of additional multiemployer, <br/>
<a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var>sector-based career connections pathways. <br/>
<a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var>This is a onetime appropriation  and is <br/>
<a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>available until June 30, 2019. $4,500,000 of <br/>
<a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var>this amount is for a grant to Hennepin County <br/>
<a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var>to establish pathways using the Hennepin <br/>
<a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var>Career Connections framework. $300,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</var>of this amount is for a grant to Hennepin <br/>
<a id="pl.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>County to establish a pilot program based on <br/>
<a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>the career connections pathways framework <br/>
<a id="pl.108.32"></a><var>108.32</var>outside the seven-county metropolitan area, <br/>
<a id="pl.108.33"></a><var>108.33</var>in collaboration with another local unit of <br/>
<a id="pl.108.34"></a><var>108.34</var>government.<br/>
<a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var>(j) $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var>high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional <br/>
<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var>jobs grant program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.109.4"></a><var>109.4</var>Statutes, section 116L.99. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.109.5"></a><var>109.5</var>appropriation  and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var>2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var>(k) $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>youth-at-work competitive grant program <br/>
<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.562, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>subdivision 3. This is a onetime appropriation  <br/>
<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>and is available until June 30, 2019. Of <br/>
<a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var>this amount, $6,000,000 is for increases to <br/>
<a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var>existing applicants who were awarded grants <br/>
<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var>in fiscal year 2016 and 2017, and $2,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>is to fund existing or new eligible applicants.<br/>
<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>(l) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var>competitive grant program for grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>organizations providing services to relieve <br/>
<a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>economic disparities in the Southeast Asian <br/>
<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>community through workforce recruitment, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>development, job creation, assistance of <br/>
<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>smaller organizations to increase capacity, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var>and outreach. Grant recipients under this <br/>
<a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var>paragraph are subject to the requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var>section 35. This is a onetime appropriation  <br/>
<a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>and is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>(m) $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var>a grant to Latino Communities United <br/>
<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>in Service (CLUES) to expand culturally <br/>
<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>tailored programs that address employment <br/>
<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var>and education skill gaps for working parents <br/>
<a id="pl.109.32"></a><var>109.32</var>and underserved youth by providing new <br/>
<a id="pl.109.33"></a><var>109.33</var>job skills training to stimulate higher wages <br/>
<a id="pl.109.34"></a><var>109.34</var>for low-income people, family support <br/>
<a id="pl.109.35"></a><var>109.35</var>systems designed to reduce intergenerational <br/>
<a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var>poverty, and youth programming to promote <br/>
<a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var>educational advancement and career <br/>
<a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var>pathways. At least 50 percent of this amount <br/>
<a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var>must be used for programming targeted <br/>
<a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var>at greater Minnesota. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var>appropriation  and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var>2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var>(n) $880,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var>to the American Indian Opportunities and <br/>
<a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var>Industrialization Center, in collaboration <br/>
<a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var>with the Northwest Indian Community <br/>
<a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var>Development Center, to reduce academic <br/>
<a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var>disparities for American Indian students <br/>
<a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var>and adults. The grant funds may be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var>provide:<br/>
<a id="pl.110.16"></a><var>110.16</var>(1) student tutoring and testing support <br/>
<a id="pl.110.17"></a><var>110.17</var>services;<br/>
<a id="pl.110.18"></a><var>110.18</var>(2) training in information technology;<br/>
<a id="pl.110.19"></a><var>110.19</var>(3) assistance in obtaining a GED;<br/>
<a id="pl.110.20"></a><var>110.20</var>(4) remedial training leading to enrollment in <br/>
<a id="pl.110.21"></a><var>110.21</var>a postsecondary higher education institution; <br/>
<a id="pl.110.22"></a><var>110.22</var>(5) real-time work experience in information <br/>
<a id="pl.110.23"></a><var>110.23</var>technology fields; and<br/>
<a id="pl.110.24"></a><var>110.24</var>(6) contextualized adult basic education.<br/>
<a id="pl.110.25"></a><var>110.25</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.110.26"></a><var>110.26</var>available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.110.27"></a><var>110.27</var>(o) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.110.28"></a><var>110.28</var>a grant to the White Earth Nation for the <br/>
<a id="pl.110.29"></a><var>110.29</var>White Earth Nation Integrated Business <br/>
<a id="pl.110.30"></a><var>110.30</var>Development System to provide business <br/>
<a id="pl.110.31"></a><var>110.31</var>assistance with workforce development, <br/>
<a id="pl.110.32"></a><var>110.32</var>outreach, technical assistance, infrastructure <br/>
<a id="pl.110.33"></a><var>110.33</var>and operational support, financing, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.110.34"></a><var>110.34</var>business development activities. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.111.1"></a><var>111.1</var>onetime appropriation  and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.111.2"></a><var>111.2</var>June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.111.3"></a><var>111.3</var>(p) $6,000,000 is for the emerging <br/>
<a id="pl.111.4"></a><var>111.4</var>entrepreneur fund program. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.111.5"></a><var>111.5</var>appropriation  and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.111.6"></a><var>111.6</var>2019. Of this amount, $5,000,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.111.7"></a><var>111.7</var>small business lending and shall be deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.111.8"></a><var>111.8</var>in the emerging entrepreneur fund special <br/>
<a id="pl.111.9"></a><var>111.9</var>revenue account under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.111.10"></a><var>111.10</var>section 116J.55, and $1,000,000 is for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.111.11"></a><var>111.11</var>for small business technical assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.111.12"></a><var>111.12</var>(q) $5,100,000 is for the Pathways to <br/>
<a id="pl.111.13"></a><var>111.13</var>Prosperity adult workforce development <br/>
<a id="pl.111.14"></a><var>111.14</var>competitive grant program. When <br/>
<a id="pl.111.15"></a><var>111.15</var>awarding grants under this paragraph, the <br/>
<a id="pl.111.16"></a><var>111.16</var>commissioner must give preference to any <br/>
<a id="pl.111.17"></a><var>111.17</var>previous grantee with demonstrated success <br/>
<a id="pl.111.18"></a><var>111.18</var>in job training and placement for hard-to-train <br/>
<a id="pl.111.19"></a><var>111.19</var>individuals. A portion of the grants must <br/>
<a id="pl.111.20"></a><var>111.20</var>provide year-end educational and experiential <br/>
<a id="pl.111.21"></a><var>111.21</var>learning opportunities for teens and young <br/>
<a id="pl.111.22"></a><var>111.22</var>adults that provide careers in the construction <br/>
<a id="pl.111.23"></a><var>111.23</var>industry. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.111.24"></a><var>111.24</var>is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.111.25"></a><var>111.25</var>(r) $3,000,000 is for the capacity <br/>
<a id="pl.111.26"></a><var>111.26</var>building grant program to assist nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.111.27"></a><var>111.27</var>organizations offering or seeking to offer <br/>
<a id="pl.111.28"></a><var>111.28</var>workforce development and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.111.29"></a><var>111.29</var>development programming. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.111.30"></a><var>111.30</var>onetime appropriation  and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.111.31"></a><var>111.31</var>June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.111.32"></a><var>111.32</var>(s) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.111.33"></a><var>111.33</var>to Youthprise for positive youth development, <br/>
<a id="pl.111.34"></a><var>111.34</var>community engagement, legal services, and <br/>
<a id="pl.111.35"></a><var>111.35</var>capacity building for community-based <br/>
<a id="pl.112.1"></a><var>112.1</var>organizations serving Somali youth, <br/>
<a id="pl.112.2"></a><var>112.2</var>including youth engagement, prevention, <br/>
<a id="pl.112.3"></a><var>112.3</var>and intervention activities that help build <br/>
<a id="pl.112.4"></a><var>112.4</var>the resiliency of the Somali Minnesotan <br/>
<a id="pl.112.5"></a><var>112.5</var>community and address challenges facing <br/>
<a id="pl.112.6"></a><var>112.6</var>Somali youth. Funded projects must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.112.7"></a><var>112.7</var>culturally and linguistically relevant services. <br/>
<a id="pl.112.8"></a><var>112.8</var>To the maximum extent possible, 50 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.112.9"></a><var>112.9</var>of the funding must be distributed in greater <br/>
<a id="pl.112.10"></a><var>112.10</var>Minnesota, and 50 percent of funding must <br/>
<a id="pl.112.11"></a><var>112.11</var>be distributed within the metropolitan area, <br/>
<a id="pl.112.12"></a><var>112.12</var>as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.112.13"></a><var>112.13</var>473.121, subdivision 2. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.112.14"></a><var>112.14</var>appropriation  and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.112.15"></a><var>112.15</var>2019.<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.112.16"></a><var>112.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Department of Administration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.112.17"></a><var>112.17</var>$2,500,000 is to assess, upgrade, and enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.112.18"></a><var>112.18</var>accounting and procurement software to <br/>
<a id="pl.112.19"></a><var>112.19</var>facilitate targeted group business utilization <br/>
<a id="pl.112.20"></a><var>112.20</var>and data reporting. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.112.21"></a><var>112.21</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.112.22"></a><var>112.22</var>2019.<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.112.23"></a><var>112.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Department of Corrections</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">350,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.112.24"></a><var>112.24</var>$350,000 is for a grant to a nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.112.25"></a><var>112.25</var>organization to provide job skills training <br/>
<a id="pl.112.26"></a><var>112.26</var>to individuals who have been released from <br/>
<a id="pl.112.27"></a><var>112.27</var>incarceration for a felony-level offense in the <br/>
<a id="pl.112.28"></a><var>112.28</var>preceding 12 months. To be eligible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.112.29"></a><var>112.29</var>grant, the organization shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.112.30"></a><var>112.30</var>(1) provide housing or rental assistance for <br/>
<a id="pl.112.31"></a><var>112.31</var>program participants;<br/>
<a id="pl.112.32"></a><var>112.32</var>(2) provide employment opportunities for <br/>
<a id="pl.112.33"></a><var>112.33</var>program participants;<br/>
<a id="pl.113.1"></a><var>113.1</var>(3) require program participants, when <br/>
<a id="pl.113.2"></a><var>113.2</var>appropriate, to receive counseling for alcohol <br/>
<a id="pl.113.3"></a><var>113.3</var>or chemical dependency; and<br/>
<a id="pl.113.4"></a><var>113.4</var>(4) serve a primarily minority population.<br/>
<a id="pl.113.5"></a><var>113.5</var>This is a onetime appropriation  and is <br/>
<a id="pl.113.6"></a><var>113.6</var>available until June 30, 2019.<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.113.7"></a><var>113.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Minnesota Housing Finance Agency</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.113.8"></a><var>113.8</var>$500,000 is for a grant to Build Wealth MN to <br/>
<a id="pl.113.9"></a><var>113.9</var>provide a family stabilization plan program <br/>
<a id="pl.113.10"></a><var>113.10</var>including program outreach, financial <br/>
<a id="pl.113.11"></a><var>113.11</var>literacy education, and budget and debt <br/>
<a id="pl.113.12"></a><var>113.12</var>counseling. This is a onetime appropriation  <br/>
<a id="pl.113.13"></a><var>113.13</var>and is available until June 30, 2019.<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.113.14"></a><var>113.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Department of Agriculture</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">5,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.113.15"></a><var>113.15</var>$5,000,000 shall be deposited in the good <br/>
<a id="pl.113.16"></a><var>113.16</var>food access account created in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.113.17"></a><var>113.17</var>Statutes, section 17.1017, subdivision 3. This <br/>
<a id="pl.113.18"></a><var>113.18</var>is a onetime appropriation  and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.113.19"></a><var>113.19</var>until June 30, 2019.<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.113.20"></a><var>113.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Department of Education</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">10,200,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.113.21"></a><var>113.21</var>(a) $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a first <br/>
<a id="pl.113.22"></a><var>113.22</var>class city school district or any other school <br/>
<a id="pl.113.23"></a><var>113.23</var>district with more than 40 percent minority <br/>
<a id="pl.113.24"></a><var>113.24</var>students to provide tuition scholarships <br/>
<a id="pl.113.25"></a><var>113.25</var>or stipends to eligible employees for a <br/>
<a id="pl.113.26"></a><var>113.26</var>nonconventional teacher residency pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.113.27"></a><var>113.27</var>program established under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.113.28"></a><var>113.28</var>Statutes, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, <br/>
<a id="pl.113.29"></a><var>113.29</var>paragraph (a). The program shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.113.30"></a><var>113.30</var>tuition scholarships or stipends to enable <br/>
<a id="pl.113.31"></a><var>113.31</var>education or teaching assistants or other <br/>
<a id="pl.113.32"></a><var>113.32</var>nonlicensed employees of a first class city <br/>
<a id="pl.113.33"></a><var>113.33</var>school district or any other school district <br/>
<a id="pl.113.34"></a><var>113.34</var>with more than 40 percent minority students <br/>
<a id="pl.114.1"></a><var>114.1</var>who hold a bachelor's degree from an <br/>
<a id="pl.114.2"></a><var>114.2</var>accredited college or university and who seek <br/>
<a id="pl.114.3"></a><var>114.3</var>an education license to participate in a Board <br/>
<a id="pl.114.4"></a><var>114.4</var>of Teaching-approved nonconventional <br/>
<a id="pl.114.5"></a><var>114.5</var>teacher residency program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.114.6"></a><var>114.6</var>Statutes, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, <br/>
<a id="pl.114.7"></a><var>114.7</var>paragraph (a). Any funds not awarded by <br/>
<a id="pl.114.8"></a><var>114.8</var>June 1, 2017, may be reallocated among the <br/>
<a id="pl.114.9"></a><var>114.9</var>remaining districts if the total cost of the <br/>
<a id="pl.114.10"></a><var>114.10</var>program exceeds the original allocation. This <br/>
<a id="pl.114.11"></a><var>114.11</var>is a onetime appropriation  and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.114.12"></a><var>114.12</var>until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.114.13"></a><var>114.13</var>(b) $3,200,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.114.14"></a><var>114.14</var>as provided under this paragraph. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.114.15"></a><var>114.15</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.114.16"></a><var>114.16</var>June 30, 2019. Of this amount, $1,200,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.114.17"></a><var>114.17</var>is for grants to adult basic education (ABE) <br/>
<a id="pl.114.18"></a><var>114.18</var>program providers to establish up to four <br/>
<a id="pl.114.19"></a><var>114.19</var>college readiness academies. A college <br/>
<a id="pl.114.20"></a><var>114.20</var>readiness academy is a partnership between <br/>
<a id="pl.114.21"></a><var>114.21</var>ABE programs, with support from Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.114.22"></a><var>114.22</var>State Colleges and Universities, to prepare <br/>
<a id="pl.114.23"></a><var>114.23</var>ABE students to successfully enter college <br/>
<a id="pl.114.24"></a><var>114.24</var>and complete credit-bearing courses needed <br/>
<a id="pl.114.25"></a><var>114.25</var>for career-related credentials. The academies <br/>
<a id="pl.114.26"></a><var>114.26</var>must include academic skill building for <br/>
<a id="pl.114.27"></a><var>114.27</var>college success, integrated sector-specific <br/>
<a id="pl.114.28"></a><var>114.28</var>academic training when applicable, and <br/>
<a id="pl.114.29"></a><var>114.29</var>intensive navigation and educational <br/>
<a id="pl.114.30"></a><var>114.30</var>support for the program participants. The <br/>
<a id="pl.114.31"></a><var>114.31</var>commissioner must award one grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.114.32"></a><var>114.32</var>International Institute of Minnesota. The <br/>
<a id="pl.114.33"></a><var>114.33</var>remaining grant awards must be based on the <br/>
<a id="pl.114.34"></a><var>114.34</var>following criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.114.35"></a><var>114.35</var>(1) program capacity;<br/>
<a id="pl.115.1"></a><var>115.1</var>(2) program need for funding; and<br/>
<a id="pl.115.2"></a><var>115.2</var>(3) geographic balance of programs around <br/>
<a id="pl.115.3"></a><var>115.3</var>the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.115.4"></a><var>115.4</var>Of the amount appropriated under this <br/>
<a id="pl.115.5"></a><var>115.5</var>paragraph, $1,200,000 is for grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.115.6"></a><var>115.6</var>ABE program providers that establish <br/>
<a id="pl.115.7"></a><var>115.7</var>a contextualized GED or adult diploma <br/>
<a id="pl.115.8"></a><var>115.8</var>program to prepare adults for successful <br/>
<a id="pl.115.9"></a><var>115.9</var>GED or adult diploma completion and <br/>
<a id="pl.115.10"></a><var>115.10</var>successful entry into credentialing programs <br/>
<a id="pl.115.11"></a><var>115.11</var>leading to careers. The programs must:<br/>
<a id="pl.115.12"></a><var>115.12</var>(1) provide program navigation and academic <br/>
<a id="pl.115.13"></a><var>115.13</var>supports;<br/>
<a id="pl.115.14"></a><var>115.14</var>(2) be connected to an ABE consortium and <br/>
<a id="pl.115.15"></a><var>115.15</var>partner with the Department of Employment <br/>
<a id="pl.115.16"></a><var>115.16</var>and Economic Development;<br/>
<a id="pl.115.17"></a><var>115.17</var>(3) provide instruction in one of the state's six <br/>
<a id="pl.115.18"></a><var>115.18</var>demand sectors identified by the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.115.19"></a><var>115.19</var>of Employment and Economic Development, <br/>
<a id="pl.115.20"></a><var>115.20</var>serving participants in the top three ABE <br/>
<a id="pl.115.21"></a><var>115.21</var>levels of ABE intermediate high, adult <br/>
<a id="pl.115.22"></a><var>115.22</var>secondary education (ASE) low, or ASE <br/>
<a id="pl.115.23"></a><var>115.23</var>high;<br/>
<a id="pl.115.24"></a><var>115.24</var>(4) have a history of success working with <br/>
<a id="pl.115.25"></a><var>115.25</var>the target populations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.115.26"></a><var>115.26</var>(5) demonstrate how a GED or an adult <br/>
<a id="pl.115.27"></a><var>115.27</var>diploma plus the designated postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.115.28"></a><var>115.28</var>credential will lead to a career.<br/>
<a id="pl.115.29"></a><var>115.29</var>The commissioner shall award grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.115.30"></a><var>115.30</var>four contextualized GED or adult diploma <br/>
<a id="pl.115.31"></a><var>115.31</var>programs based on program capacity, need, <br/>
<a id="pl.115.32"></a><var>115.32</var>and geographic balance of programs around <br/>
<a id="pl.115.33"></a><var>115.33</var>the state. One grant must be awarded to <br/>
<a id="pl.115.34"></a><var>115.34</var>Summit Academy OIC. <br/>
<a id="pl.116.1"></a><var>116.1</var>Of the amount appropriated under this <br/>
<a id="pl.116.2"></a><var>116.2</var>paragraph, $800,000 is for grants to eight <br/>
<a id="pl.116.3"></a><var>116.3</var>ABE programs to provide ABE navigating <br/>
<a id="pl.116.4"></a><var>116.4</var>and advising support services.  The programs <br/>
<a id="pl.116.5"></a><var>116.5</var>must help ABE students:<br/>
<a id="pl.116.6"></a><var>116.6</var>(1) explore careers;<br/>
<a id="pl.116.7"></a><var>116.7</var>(2) develop personalized learning;<br/>
<a id="pl.116.8"></a><var>116.8</var>(3) plan for a postsecondary education and <br/>
<a id="pl.116.9"></a><var>116.9</var>career;<br/>
<a id="pl.116.10"></a><var>116.10</var>(4) attain personal learning goals;<br/>
<a id="pl.116.11"></a><var>116.11</var>(5) complete a standard adult high school <br/>
<a id="pl.116.12"></a><var>116.12</var>diploma under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.116.13"></a><var>116.13</var>124D.52, subdivisions 8 and 9, or complete <br/>
<a id="pl.116.14"></a><var>116.14</var>a GED;<br/>
<a id="pl.116.15"></a><var>116.15</var>(6) develop time management and study <br/>
<a id="pl.116.16"></a><var>116.16</var>skills;<br/>
<a id="pl.116.17"></a><var>116.17</var>(7) develop critical academic and <br/>
<a id="pl.116.18"></a><var>116.18</var>career-related skills needed to enroll in a <br/>
<a id="pl.116.19"></a><var>116.19</var>postsecondary program without need for <br/>
<a id="pl.116.20"></a><var>116.20</var>remediation;<br/>
<a id="pl.116.21"></a><var>116.21</var>(8) navigate the registration process for a <br/>
<a id="pl.116.22"></a><var>116.22</var>postsecondary program;<br/>
<a id="pl.116.23"></a><var>116.23</var>(9) understand postsecondary program <br/>
<a id="pl.116.24"></a><var>116.24</var>requirements and instruction expectations; <br/>
<a id="pl.116.25"></a><var>116.25</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.116.26"></a><var>116.26</var>(10) resolve personal issues related to mental <br/>
<a id="pl.116.27"></a><var>116.27</var>health, domestic abuse, chemical abuse, <br/>
<a id="pl.116.28"></a><var>116.28</var>homelessness, and other issues that, if left <br/>
<a id="pl.116.29"></a><var>116.29</var>unaddressed, are barriers to enrolling in and <br/>
<a id="pl.116.30"></a><var>116.30</var>completing a postsecondary program.<br/>
<a id="pl.116.31"></a><var>116.31</var>The commissioner must award ABE <br/>
<a id="pl.116.32"></a><var>116.32</var>navigating and advising support services <br/>
<a id="pl.116.33"></a><var>116.33</var>grants to eight ABE programs. The <br/>
<a id="pl.117.1"></a><var>117.1</var>commissioner shall award grants to programs <br/>
<a id="pl.117.2"></a><var>117.2</var>based on program capacity, need, and <br/>
<a id="pl.117.3"></a><var>117.3</var>geographic balance of programs around <br/>
<a id="pl.117.4"></a><var>117.4</var>the state. The commissioner shall give <br/>
<a id="pl.117.5"></a><var>117.5</var>priority to ABE programs already providing <br/>
<a id="pl.117.6"></a><var>117.6</var>navigating and advising support services. <br/>
<a id="pl.117.7"></a><var>117.7</var>The commissioner shall allocate the grant <br/>
<a id="pl.117.8"></a><var>117.8</var>funding based on the number of ABE <br/>
<a id="pl.117.9"></a><var>117.9</var>program participants the program served in <br/>
<a id="pl.117.10"></a><var>117.10</var>the prior year.<br/>
<a id="pl.117.11"></a><var>117.11</var>(c) $2,750,000 is for the Minnesota's <br/>
<a id="pl.117.12"></a><var>117.12</var>future teachers grant program under <br/>
<a id="pl.117.13"></a><var>117.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.123. <br/>
<a id="pl.117.14"></a><var>117.14</var>The commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.117.15"></a><var>117.15</var>budget shall transfer this amount to the <br/>
<a id="pl.117.16"></a><var>117.16</var>Office of Higher Education for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.117.17"></a><var>117.17</var>of this appropriation. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.117.18"></a><var>117.18</var>appropriation  and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.117.19"></a><var>117.19</var>2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.117.20"></a><var>117.20</var>(d) $2,750,000 is for the stepping up for kids <br/>
<a id="pl.117.21"></a><var>117.21</var>financial assistance account under section <br/>
<a id="pl.117.22"></a><var>117.22</var>33. The commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.117.23"></a><var>117.23</var>budget shall transfer this amount to the <br/>
<a id="pl.117.24"></a><var>117.24</var>Office of Higher Education for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.117.25"></a><var>117.25</var>of this appropriation. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.117.26"></a><var>117.26</var>appropriation  and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.117.27"></a><var>117.27</var>2019.<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.117.28"></a><var>117.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Minnesota Management and Budget</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,615,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.117.29"></a><var>117.29</var>$3,615,000 is for administrative expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.117.30"></a><var>117.30</var>related to grants appropriated in this article. <br/>
<a id="pl.117.31"></a><var>117.31</var>The commissioner shall transfer funds in an <br/>
<a id="pl.117.32"></a><var>117.32</var>amount to be determined by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.117.33"></a><var>117.33</var>to agencies administering competitive grant <br/>
<a id="pl.117.34"></a><var>117.34</var>programs and serving as fiscal agents for <br/>
<a id="pl.117.35"></a><var>117.35</var>grants appropriated in this article. The <br/>
<a id="pl.118.1"></a><var>118.1</var>transfer to each agency may not exceed four <br/>
<a id="pl.118.2"></a><var>118.2</var>percent of the amount appropriated to that <br/>
<a id="pl.118.3"></a><var>118.3</var>agency. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.118.4"></a><var>118.4</var>is available until June 30, 2019.<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.118.5"></a><var>118.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Department of Human Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">8,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.118.6"></a><var>118.6</var>$8,000 is for the MAXIS system. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.118.7"></a><var>118.7</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.3.0"></a><a id="pl.118.8"></a><var>118.8</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.10, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.118.9"></a><var>118.9</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Expenditures under specified amounts.</b> A competitive solicitation <br/>
<a id="pl.118.10"></a><var>118.10</var>process described in this chapter is not required for the acquisition of goods, services, <br/>
<a id="pl.118.11"></a><var>118.11</var>construction, and utilities in an amount of $5,000 or less or as authorized by section <br/>
<a id="pl.118.12"></a><var>118.12</var>16C.16, subdivisions 6, paragraph (b), 6a, paragraph (b), and 7, paragraph (b).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.4.0"></a><a id="pl.118.13"></a><var>118.13</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.16, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.118.14"></a><var>118.14</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Purchasing methods.</b> (a) The commissioner may award up to a six <br/>
<a id="pl.118.15"></a><var>118.15</var>percent preference in the amount bid for specified goods or services to small targeted <br/>
<a id="pl.118.16"></a><var>118.16</var>group businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.118.17"></a><var>118.17</var>(b) The commissioner may award a contract for goods, services, or construction <br/>
<a id="pl.118.18"></a><var>118.18</var>directly to a small business or small targeted group business without going through a <br/>
<a id="pl.118.19"></a><var>118.19</var>competitive solicitation process up to a total contract award value, including extension <br/>
<a id="pl.118.20"></a><var>118.20</var>options, of $25,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.118.21"></a><var>118.21</var>(b) (c) The commissioner may designate a purchase of goods or services for <br/>
<a id="pl.118.22"></a><var>118.22</var>award only to small businesses or small targeted group businesses if the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.118.23"></a><var>118.23</var>determines that at least three small businesses or small targeted group businesses are likely <br/>
<a id="pl.118.24"></a><var>118.24</var>to bid respond to a solicitation.<br/>
<a id="pl.118.25"></a><var>118.25</var>(c) (d) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract or <br/>
<a id="pl.118.26"></a><var>118.26</var>approving a contract for professional or technical services, may set goals that require <br/>
<a id="pl.118.27"></a><var>118.27</var>the prime contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to small businesses or <br/>
<a id="pl.118.28"></a><var>118.28</var>small targeted group businesses. The commissioner must establish a procedure for <br/>
<a id="pl.118.29"></a><var>118.29</var>granting waivers from the subcontracting requirement when qualified small businesses <br/>
<a id="pl.118.30"></a><var>118.30</var>or small targeted group businesses are not reasonably available. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.118.31"></a><var>118.31</var>establish financial incentives for prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of small <br/>
<a id="pl.118.32"></a><var>118.32</var>business or small targeted group business subcontractors and financial penalties for prime <br/>
<a id="pl.118.33"></a><var>118.33</var>contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. The subcontracting requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.119.1"></a><var>119.1</var>of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors who are small businesses or small <br/>
<a id="pl.119.2"></a><var>119.2</var>targeted group businesses.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.5.0"></a><a id="pl.119.3"></a><var>119.3</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 16C.16, subdivision 6a, is <br/>
<a id="pl.119.4"></a><var>119.4</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.119.5"></a><var>119.5</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Veteran-owned small businesses.</b> (a) Except when mandated by the <br/>
<a id="pl.119.6"></a><var>119.6</var>federal government as a condition of receiving federal funds, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.119.7"></a><var>119.7</var>award up to a six percent preference, but no less than the percentage awarded to any <br/>
<a id="pl.119.8"></a><var>119.8</var>other group under this section, in the amount bid on state procurement to certified small <br/>
<a id="pl.119.9"></a><var>119.9</var>businesses that are majority-owned and operated by veterans.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.10"></a><var>119.10</var>(b) The commissioner may award a contract for goods, services, or construction <br/>
<a id="pl.119.11"></a><var>119.11</var>directly to a veteran-owned small business without going through a competitive solicitation <br/>
<a id="pl.119.12"></a><var>119.12</var>process up to a total contract award value, including extension options, of $25,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.13"></a><var>119.13</var>(c) The commissioner may designate a purchase of goods or services for award only <br/>
<a id="pl.119.14"></a><var>119.14</var>to a veteran-owned small business if the commissioner determines that at least three <br/>
<a id="pl.119.15"></a><var>119.15</var>veteran-owned small businesses are likely to respond to a solicitation.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.16"></a><var>119.16</var>(d) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract or <br/>
<a id="pl.119.17"></a><var>119.17</var>approving a contract for professional or technical services, may set goals that require <br/>
<a id="pl.119.18"></a><var>119.18</var>the prime contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to a veteran-owned small <br/>
<a id="pl.119.19"></a><var>119.19</var>business. The commissioner must establish a procedure for granting waivers from the <br/>
<a id="pl.119.20"></a><var>119.20</var>subcontracting requirement when qualified veteran-owned small businesses are not <br/>
<a id="pl.119.21"></a><var>119.21</var>reasonably available. The commissioner may establish financial incentives for prime <br/>
<a id="pl.119.22"></a><var>119.22</var>contractors who exceed the goals for use of veteran-owned small business subcontractors <br/>
<a id="pl.119.23"></a><var>119.23</var>and financial penalties for prime contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. <br/>
<a id="pl.119.24"></a><var>119.24</var>The subcontracting requirements of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors <br/>
<a id="pl.119.25"></a><var>119.25</var>who are veteran-owned small businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.26"></a><var>119.26</var>(b) (e) The purpose of this designation is to facilitate the transition of veterans from <br/>
<a id="pl.119.27"></a><var>119.27</var>military to civilian life, and to help compensate veterans for their sacrifices, including but <br/>
<a id="pl.119.28"></a><var>119.28</var>not limited to their sacrifice of health and time, to the state and nation during their military <br/>
<a id="pl.119.29"></a><var>119.29</var>service, as well as to enhance economic development within Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.30"></a><var>119.30</var>(c) (f) Before the commissioner certifies that a small business is majority-owned and <br/>
<a id="pl.119.31"></a><var>119.31</var>operated by a veteran, the commissioner of veterans affairs must verify that the owner of <br/>
<a id="pl.119.32"></a><var>119.32</var>the small business is a veteran, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.6.0"></a><a id="pl.119.33"></a><var>119.33</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.16, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.120.1"></a><var>120.1</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Economically disadvantaged areas.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.120.2"></a><var>120.2</var>paragraph (b), The commissioner may award up to a six percent preference in the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.120.3"></a><var>120.3</var>bid on state procurement to small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area.<br/>
<a id="pl.120.4"></a><var>120.4</var>(b) The commissioner may award up to a four percent preference in the amount bid <br/>
<a id="pl.120.5"></a><var>120.5</var>on state construction to small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area.<br/>
<a id="pl.120.6"></a><var>120.6</var>(b) The commissioner may award a contract for goods, services, or construction <br/>
<a id="pl.120.7"></a><var>120.7</var>directly to a small business located in an economically disadvantaged area without going <br/>
<a id="pl.120.8"></a><var>120.8</var>through a competitive solicitation process up to a total contract award value, including <br/>
<a id="pl.120.9"></a><var>120.9</var>extension options, of $25,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.120.10"></a><var>120.10</var>(c) The commissioner may designate a purchase of goods or services for award only <br/>
<a id="pl.120.11"></a><var>120.11</var>to a small business located in an economically disadvantaged area if the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.120.12"></a><var>120.12</var>determines that at least three small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged <br/>
<a id="pl.120.13"></a><var>120.13</var>area are likely to respond to a solicitation.<br/>
<a id="pl.120.14"></a><var>120.14</var>(d) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract or <br/>
<a id="pl.120.15"></a><var>120.15</var>approving a contract for professional or technical services, may set goals that require the <br/>
<a id="pl.120.16"></a><var>120.16</var>prime contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to a small business located in <br/>
<a id="pl.120.17"></a><var>120.17</var>an economically disadvantaged area. The commissioner must establish a procedure for <br/>
<a id="pl.120.18"></a><var>120.18</var>granting waivers from the subcontracting requirement when qualified small businesses <br/>
<a id="pl.120.19"></a><var>120.19</var>located in an economically disadvantaged area are not reasonably available. The <br/>
<a id="pl.120.20"></a><var>120.20</var>commissioner may establish financial incentives for prime contractors who exceed the <br/>
<a id="pl.120.21"></a><var>120.21</var>goals for use of subcontractors that are small businesses located in an economically <br/>
<a id="pl.120.22"></a><var>120.22</var>disadvantaged area and financial penalties for prime contractors who fail to meet goals <br/>
<a id="pl.120.23"></a><var>120.23</var>under this paragraph. The subcontracting requirements of this paragraph do not apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.120.24"></a><var>120.24</var>prime contractors who are small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area.<br/>
<a id="pl.120.25"></a><var>120.25</var>(c) (e) A business is located in an economically disadvantaged area if:<br/>
<a id="pl.120.26"></a><var>120.26</var>(1) the owner resides in or the business is located in a county in which the median <br/>
<a id="pl.120.27"></a><var>120.27</var>income for married couples is less than 70 percent of the state median income for married <br/>
<a id="pl.120.28"></a><var>120.28</var>couples;<br/>
<a id="pl.120.29"></a><var>120.29</var>(2) the owner resides in or the business is located in an area designated a labor <br/>
<a id="pl.120.30"></a><var>120.30</var>surplus area by the United States Department of Labor; or<br/>
<a id="pl.120.31"></a><var>120.31</var>(3) the business is a certified rehabilitation facility or extended employment provider <br/>
<a id="pl.120.32"></a><var>120.32</var>as described in chapter 268A.<br/>
<a id="pl.120.33"></a><var>120.33</var>(d) (f) The commissioner may designate one or more areas designated as targeted <br/>
<a id="pl.120.34"></a><var>120.34</var>neighborhoods under section 
         <statute_ref>469.202</statute_ref> or as border city enterprise zones under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.120.35"></a><var>120.35</var>469.166
         </statute_ref> as economically disadvantaged areas for purposes of this subdivision if the <br/>
<a id="pl.120.36"></a><var>120.36</var>commissioner determines that this designation would further the purposes of this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.121.1"></a><var>121.1</var>If the owner of a small business resides or is employed in a designated area, the small <br/>
<a id="pl.121.2"></a><var>121.2</var>business is eligible for any preference provided under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.3"></a><var>121.3</var>(e) (g) The Department of Revenue shall gather data necessary to make the <br/>
<a id="pl.121.4"></a><var>121.4</var>determinations required by paragraph (c) (e), clause (1), and shall annually certify counties <br/>
<a id="pl.121.5"></a><var>121.5</var>that qualify under paragraph (c) (e), clause (1). An area designated a labor surplus area <br/>
<a id="pl.121.6"></a><var>121.6</var>retains that status for 120 days after certified small businesses in the area are notified of <br/>
<a id="pl.121.7"></a><var>121.7</var>the termination of the designation by the United States Department of Labor.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.7.0"></a><a id="pl.121.8"></a><var>121.8</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.16, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.121.9"></a><var>121.9</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.121.10"></a><var>121.10</var>    Subd. 7a. <b>Designated purchases and subcontractor goals.</b> (a) When designating <br/>
<a id="pl.121.11"></a><var>121.11</var>purchases directly to a business in accordance with this section, the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.121.12"></a><var>121.12</var>also designate a purchase of goods or services directly to any combination of small <br/>
<a id="pl.121.13"></a><var>121.13</var>businesses, small targeted group businesses, veteran-owned small businesses or small <br/>
<a id="pl.121.14"></a><var>121.14</var>businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area if the commissioner determines <br/>
<a id="pl.121.15"></a><var>121.15</var>that at least three businesses in two or more of the disadvantaged business categories <br/>
<a id="pl.121.16"></a><var>121.16</var>are likely to respond.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.17"></a><var>121.17</var>(b) When establishing subcontractor goals under this section, the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.121.18"></a><var>121.18</var>set goals that require the prime contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to any <br/>
<a id="pl.121.19"></a><var>121.19</var>combination of a small business, small targeted group business, veteran-owned small <br/>
<a id="pl.121.20"></a><var>121.20</var>business, or small business located in an economically disadvantaged area.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.8.0"></a><a id="pl.121.21"></a><var>121.21</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.16, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.121.22"></a><var>121.22</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Procurement procedures.</b> All laws and rules pertaining to solicitations, <br/>
<a id="pl.121.23"></a><var>121.23</var>bid evaluations, contract awards, and other procurement matters apply equally to <br/>
<a id="pl.121.24"></a><var>121.24</var>procurements designated for small businesses or small targeted group businesses involving <br/>
<a id="pl.121.25"></a><var>121.25</var>any small business, small targeted group business, veteran-owned business, or small <br/>
<a id="pl.121.26"></a><var>121.26</var>business located in an economically disadvantaged area. In the event of conflict with other <br/>
<a id="pl.121.27"></a><var>121.27</var>rules, section 
<statute_ref>16C.15</statute_ref> and rules adopted under it govern, if section 
<statute_ref>16C.15</statute_ref> applies. If it <br/>
<a id="pl.121.28"></a><var>121.28</var>does not apply, sections 
<statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref> and rules adopted under those sections govern.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.9.0"></a><a id="pl.121.29"></a><var>121.29</var>    Sec. 9. <b>[17.1017] GOOD FOOD ACCESS PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.121.30"></a><var>121.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, unless the language <br/>
<a id="pl.121.31"></a><var>121.31</var>or context indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following terms have the <br/>
<a id="pl.121.32"></a><var>121.32</var>meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.33"></a><var>121.33</var>(b) "Account" means the good food access account established in subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.1"></a><var>122.1</var>(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.2"></a><var>122.2</var>(d) "Economic or community development financial institution (ECDFI)" means <br/>
<a id="pl.122.3"></a><var>122.3</var>a lender, including but not limited to a community development financial institution <br/>
<a id="pl.122.4"></a><var>122.4</var>(CDFI), an economic development district (EDD), a political subdivision of the state, a <br/>
<a id="pl.122.5"></a><var>122.5</var>microenterprise firm, or a nonprofit community lending organization that has previous <br/>
<a id="pl.122.6"></a><var>122.6</var>experience lending to a food retailer, producer, or another healthy food enterprise in an <br/>
<a id="pl.122.7"></a><var>122.7</var>underserved community in a low-income or moderate-income area, as defined in this <br/>
<a id="pl.122.8"></a><var>122.8</var>section; has been in existence and operating prior to January 1, 2014; has demonstrated <br/>
<a id="pl.122.9"></a><var>122.9</var>the ability to raise matching capital and in-kind services to leverage appropriated money; <br/>
<a id="pl.122.10"></a><var>122.10</var>has the demonstrated ability to underwrite loans and grants; and has partnered previously <br/>
<a id="pl.122.11"></a><var>122.11</var>with nonprofit healthy food access, public health, or related governmental departments or <br/>
<a id="pl.122.12"></a><var>122.12</var>community organizations.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.13"></a><var>122.13</var>(e) "Farmers' market" means an association of three or more persons who assemble <br/>
<a id="pl.122.14"></a><var>122.14</var>at a defined location that is open to the public for the purpose of selling directly to the <br/>
<a id="pl.122.15"></a><var>122.15</var>consumer the products of a farm or garden occupied and cultivated by the person selling <br/>
<a id="pl.122.16"></a><var>122.16</var>the product.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.17"></a><var>122.17</var>(f) "Financing" means loans, including low-interest loans, zero-interest loans, <br/>
<a id="pl.122.18"></a><var>122.18</var>forgivable loans, and other types of financial assistance other than grants.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.19"></a><var>122.19</var>(g) "Food hub" means a centrally located facility with a business management <br/>
<a id="pl.122.20"></a><var>122.20</var>structure that facilitates the aggregation, storage, processing, distribution, marketing, and <br/>
<a id="pl.122.21"></a><var>122.21</var>sale of locally or regionally produced food products, and which may include a small-scale <br/>
<a id="pl.122.22"></a><var>122.22</var>retail grocery operation.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.23"></a><var>122.23</var>(h) "Good Food Access Program Advisory Committee" means the Good Food <br/>
<a id="pl.122.24"></a><var>122.24</var>Access Program Advisory Committee under section 17.1018.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.25"></a><var>122.25</var>(i) "Grocery store" means a for-profit, not-for-profit, or cooperative self-service retail <br/>
<a id="pl.122.26"></a><var>122.26</var>establishment that sells primarily meat, fish, seafood, fruits, vegetables, dry groceries, <br/>
<a id="pl.122.27"></a><var>122.27</var>and dairy products and may also sell household products, sundries, and other products. <br/>
<a id="pl.122.28"></a><var>122.28</var>Grocery store includes a supermarket or a large-, mid-, or small-scale retail grocery <br/>
<a id="pl.122.29"></a><var>122.29</var>establishment and may include a mobile food market or a delivery service operation.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.30"></a><var>122.30</var>(j) "Low-income area" means a census tract as reported in the most recently <br/>
<a id="pl.122.31"></a><var>122.31</var>completed decennial census published by the United States Bureau of the Census that has <br/>
<a id="pl.122.32"></a><var>122.32</var>a poverty rate of at least 20 percent or in which the median family income does not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.122.33"></a><var>122.33</var>80 percent of the greater of the statewide or metropolitan median family income.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.34"></a><var>122.34</var>(k) "Moderate-income area" means a census tract as reported in the most recently <br/>
<a id="pl.122.35"></a><var>122.35</var>completed decennial census published by the United States Bureau of the Census in which <br/>
<a id="pl.123.1"></a><var>123.1</var>the median family income is between 81 percent and 95 percent of the median family <br/>
<a id="pl.123.2"></a><var>123.2</var>income for that area.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.3"></a><var>123.3</var>(l) "Mobile food market" means a self-contained for-profit, not-for-profit, or <br/>
<a id="pl.123.4"></a><var>123.4</var>cooperative retail grocery operation located in a movable new or renovated truck, bus, or <br/>
<a id="pl.123.5"></a><var>123.5</var>other vehicle that is used to store, prepare, display, and sell primarily meat, fish, seafood, <br/>
<a id="pl.123.6"></a><var>123.6</var>fruits, vegetables, dry groceries, and dairy products and may also be used to sell a nominal <br/>
<a id="pl.123.7"></a><var>123.7</var>supply of cooking utensils and equipment and other household products and sundries.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.8"></a><var>123.8</var>(m) "Program" means the good food access program established in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.9"></a><var>123.9</var>(n) "Small food retailer" means a small-scale retail food outlet, other than a grocery <br/>
<a id="pl.123.10"></a><var>123.10</var>store as defined in this section. Small food retailer includes, but is not limited to, a corner <br/>
<a id="pl.123.11"></a><var>123.11</var>store, convenience store, farmers' market, mobile food market, and a retail food outlet <br/>
<a id="pl.123.12"></a><var>123.12</var>operated by an emergency food program or food hub.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.13"></a><var>123.13</var>(o) "Technical assistance" means needs-based project assistance provided through <br/>
<a id="pl.123.14"></a><var>123.14</var>the program, including sustainability-focused individualized guidance, presentations, <br/>
<a id="pl.123.15"></a><var>123.15</var>workshops, trainings, printed materials, mentorship opportunities, peer-to-peer <br/>
<a id="pl.123.16"></a><var>123.16</var>opportunities, or other guidance and resources on relevant topics such as business <br/>
<a id="pl.123.17"></a><var>123.17</var>planning, sales projections, cash flow, succession planning, financing, fund-raising, <br/>
<a id="pl.123.18"></a><var>123.18</var>marketing, food preparation demonstrations, and workforce training.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.19"></a><var>123.19</var>(p) "Underserved community" means a census tract that is federally designated <br/>
<a id="pl.123.20"></a><var>123.20</var>as a food desert by the United States Department of Agriculture, or a census tract in a <br/>
<a id="pl.123.21"></a><var>123.21</var>low-income or moderate-income area that includes a substantial subpopulation such as <br/>
<a id="pl.123.22"></a><var>123.22</var>the elderly or the disabled that has low supermarket access, regardless of distance, due <br/>
<a id="pl.123.23"></a><var>123.23</var>to lack of transportation.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.24"></a><var>123.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Program established.</b> (a) A good food access program is established within <br/>
<a id="pl.123.25"></a><var>123.25</var>the Department of Agriculture to increase the availability of and access to affordable, <br/>
<a id="pl.123.26"></a><var>123.26</var>nutritious, and culturally appropriate food, including fresh fruits and vegetables, for <br/>
<a id="pl.123.27"></a><var>123.27</var>underserved communities in low-income and moderate-income areas by providing financial <br/>
<a id="pl.123.28"></a><var>123.28</var>support and sustainable public-private projects to open, renovate, or expand the operations <br/>
<a id="pl.123.29"></a><var>123.29</var>of grocery stores and small food retailers; expanding access to credit and reducing barriers <br/>
<a id="pl.123.30"></a><var>123.30</var>to investment in underserved communities in low- and moderate-income areas; and to <br/>
<a id="pl.123.31"></a><var>123.31</var>provide technical assistance, primarily for small food retailers with demonstrated need, <br/>
<a id="pl.123.32"></a><var>123.32</var>to increase availability and sustainable sales of affordable, nutritious, and culturally <br/>
<a id="pl.123.33"></a><var>123.33</var>appropriate food, including fresh fruits and vegetables, to underserved communities in <br/>
<a id="pl.123.34"></a><var>123.34</var>low-income and moderate-income areas. The commissioner, in cooperation with public <br/>
<a id="pl.123.35"></a><var>123.35</var>and private partners, shall establish and implement the program as provided in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.1"></a><var>124.1</var>(b) The good food access program shall be comprised of state or private grants, loans, <br/>
<a id="pl.124.2"></a><var>124.2</var>or other types of financial and technical assistance for the establishment, construction, <br/>
<a id="pl.124.3"></a><var>124.3</var>expansion of operations, or renovation of grocery stores and small food retailers to increase <br/>
<a id="pl.124.4"></a><var>124.4</var>the availability of and access to affordable fresh produce and other nutritious, culturally <br/>
<a id="pl.124.5"></a><var>124.5</var>appropriate food to underserved communities in low-income and moderate-income areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.6"></a><var>124.6</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Good food access account.</b> A good food access account is established in <br/>
<a id="pl.124.7"></a><var>124.7</var>the agricultural fund. The account consists of money appropriated by the legislature to the <br/>
<a id="pl.124.8"></a><var>124.8</var>commissioner, as provided by law, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, <br/>
<a id="pl.124.9"></a><var>124.9</var>or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account may only be expended on <br/>
<a id="pl.124.10"></a><var>124.10</var>projects receiving financing, grants, or other financial and technical assistance as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.124.11"></a><var>124.11</var>under this section, and shall be used, to the extent practicable, to leverage other forms of <br/>
<a id="pl.124.12"></a><var>124.12</var>public and private financing or financial assistance for the projects.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.13"></a><var>124.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Program administration.</b> (a) The commissioner shall be the administrator <br/>
<a id="pl.124.14"></a><var>124.14</var>of the account for auditing purposes and shall establish program requirements and a <br/>
<a id="pl.124.15"></a><var>124.15</var>competitive process for projects applying for financial and technical assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.16"></a><var>124.16</var>(b) The commissioner may receive money or other assets from any source, including <br/>
<a id="pl.124.17"></a><var>124.17</var>but not limited to philanthropic foundations and financial investors, for deposit into the <br/>
<a id="pl.124.18"></a><var>124.18</var>account, and shall direct the investment of the account and credit to the account interest <br/>
<a id="pl.124.19"></a><var>124.19</var>and earnings from account investments.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.20"></a><var>124.20</var>(c) Through issuance of requests for proposals, the commissioner may contract <br/>
<a id="pl.124.21"></a><var>124.21</var>with one or more qualified economic or community development financial institutions <br/>
<a id="pl.124.22"></a><var>124.22</var>to manage the financing component of the program and with one or more qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.124.23"></a><var>124.23</var>organizations or public agencies with financial or other program-related expertise to <br/>
<a id="pl.124.24"></a><var>124.24</var>manage the provision of technical assistance to project grantees.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.25"></a><var>124.25</var>(d) Money in the account at the close of each fiscal year shall remain in the account <br/>
<a id="pl.124.26"></a><var>124.26</var>and shall not cancel. In each biennium, the commissioner shall determine the appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.124.27"></a><var>124.27</var>proportion of money to be allocated to loans, grants, technical assistance, and any other <br/>
<a id="pl.124.28"></a><var>124.28</var>types of financial assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.29"></a><var>124.29</var>(e) To encourage public-private, cross-sector collaboration and investment in the <br/>
<a id="pl.124.30"></a><var>124.30</var>account and program and to ensure that the program intent is maintained throughout <br/>
<a id="pl.124.31"></a><var>124.31</var>implementation, the commissioner shall convene and maintain the Good Food Access <br/>
<a id="pl.124.32"></a><var>124.32</var>Program Advisory Committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.33"></a><var>124.33</var>(f) The commissioner, in cooperation with the Good Food Access Program Advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.124.34"></a><var>124.34</var>Committee, shall manage the program, establish program criteria, facilitate leveraging of <br/>
<a id="pl.124.35"></a><var>124.35</var>additional public and private investment, and promote the program statewide.<br/>
<a id="pl.125.1"></a><var>125.1</var>(g) The commissioner, in cooperation with the Good Food Access Program Advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.125.2"></a><var>125.2</var>Committee, shall establish annual monitoring and accountability mechanisms for all <br/>
<a id="pl.125.3"></a><var>125.3</var>projects receiving financing or other financial or technical assistance through this program.<br/>
<a id="pl.125.4"></a><var>125.4</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Eligible projects.</b> (a) The commissioner, in cooperation with the program <br/>
<a id="pl.125.5"></a><var>125.5</var>partners and advisors, shall establish project eligibility guidelines and application <br/>
<a id="pl.125.6"></a><var>125.6</var>processes to be used to review and select project applicants for financing or other financial <br/>
<a id="pl.125.7"></a><var>125.7</var>or technical assistance. All projects must be located in an underserved community or must <br/>
<a id="pl.125.8"></a><var>125.8</var>serve primarily underserved communities in low-income and moderate-income areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.125.9"></a><var>125.9</var>(b) Projects eligible for financing include, but are not limited to, new construction, <br/>
<a id="pl.125.10"></a><var>125.10</var>renovations, expansions of operations, and infrastructure upgrades of grocery stores and <br/>
<a id="pl.125.11"></a><var>125.11</var>small food retailers to improve the availability of and access to affordable, nutritious food, <br/>
<a id="pl.125.12"></a><var>125.12</var>including fresh fruits and vegetables, and build capacity in areas of greatest need.<br/>
<a id="pl.125.13"></a><var>125.13</var>(c) Projects eligible for other types of financial assistance such as grants or <br/>
<a id="pl.125.14"></a><var>125.14</var>technical assistance are primarily projects throughout the state, including, but not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.125.15"></a><var>125.15</var>to, feasibility studies, new construction, renovations, expansion of operations, and <br/>
<a id="pl.125.16"></a><var>125.16</var>infrastructure upgrades of small food retailers.<br/>
<a id="pl.125.17"></a><var>125.17</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Qualifications for receipt of financing and other financial or technical </b><br/>
<a id="pl.125.18"></a><var>125.18</var><b>assistance.</b> (a) An applicant for receipt of financing through an economic or community <br/>
<a id="pl.125.19"></a><var>125.19</var>development financial institution, or an applicant for a grant or other financial or technical <br/>
<a id="pl.125.20"></a><var>125.20</var>assistance, may be a for-profit or not-for-profit entity, including, but not limited to, a sole <br/>
<a id="pl.125.21"></a><var>125.21</var>proprietorship, limited liability company, corporation, cooperative, nonprofit organization, <br/>
<a id="pl.125.22"></a><var>125.22</var>or nonprofit community development organization. Each applicant must:<br/>
<a id="pl.125.23"></a><var>125.23</var>(1) demonstrate community engagement in and support for the project;<br/>
<a id="pl.125.24"></a><var>125.24</var>(2) demonstrate the capacity to successfully implement the project;<br/>
<a id="pl.125.25"></a><var>125.25</var>(3) demonstrate a viable plan for long-term sustainability, including the ability to <br/>
<a id="pl.125.26"></a><var>125.26</var>increase the availability of and access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.125.27"></a><var>125.27</var>food, including fresh fruits and vegetables, for underserved communities in low-income <br/>
<a id="pl.125.28"></a><var>125.28</var>and moderate-income areas; and<br/>
<a id="pl.125.29"></a><var>125.29</var>(4) demonstrate the ability to repay the debt, to the extent that the financing requires <br/>
<a id="pl.125.30"></a><var>125.30</var>repayment.<br/>
<a id="pl.125.31"></a><var>125.31</var>(b) Each applicant must also agree to comply with the following conditions for a <br/>
<a id="pl.125.32"></a><var>125.32</var>period of at least five years, except as otherwise specified in this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.125.33"></a><var>125.33</var>(1) accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits;<br/>
<a id="pl.125.34"></a><var>125.34</var>(2) apply to accept Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, <br/>
<a id="pl.125.35"></a><var>125.35</var>and Children (WIC) benefits and, if approved, accept WIC benefits;<br/>
<a id="pl.126.1"></a><var>126.1</var>(3) allocate at least 30 percent of retail space for the sale of affordable, nutritious, <br/>
<a id="pl.126.2"></a><var>126.2</var>and culturally appropriate foods, including fruits and vegetables, low-fat and nonfat <br/>
<a id="pl.126.3"></a><var>126.3</var>dairy, fortified dairy substitute beverages such as soy-based or nut-based dairy substitute <br/>
<a id="pl.126.4"></a><var>126.4</var>beverages, whole grain-rich staple foods, meats, poultry, fish, seafood, and other proteins, <br/>
<a id="pl.126.5"></a><var>126.5</var>consistent with nutrition standards in national guidelines described in the current United <br/>
<a id="pl.126.6"></a><var>126.6</var>States Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines for Americans;<br/>
<a id="pl.126.7"></a><var>126.7</var>(4) comply with all data collection and reporting requirements established by the <br/>
<a id="pl.126.8"></a><var>126.8</var>commissioner; and<br/>
<a id="pl.126.9"></a><var>126.9</var>(5) promote the hiring, training, and retention of local or regional residents from <br/>
<a id="pl.126.10"></a><var>126.10</var>low-income and moderate-income areas that reflect area demographics, including <br/>
<a id="pl.126.11"></a><var>126.11</var>communities of color.<br/>
<a id="pl.126.12"></a><var>126.12</var>(c) A selected project that is a small food retailer is not subject to the allocation <br/>
<a id="pl.126.13"></a><var>126.13</var>agreement under paragraph (b), clause (3), and may use financing, grants, or other financial <br/>
<a id="pl.126.14"></a><var>126.14</var>or technical assistance for refrigeration, displays, or onetime capital expenditures for the <br/>
<a id="pl.126.15"></a><var>126.15</var>promotion and sale of perishable foods, including a combination of affordable, nutritious, <br/>
<a id="pl.126.16"></a><var>126.16</var>and culturally appropriate fresh or frozen dairy, dairy substitute products, produce, meats, <br/>
<a id="pl.126.17"></a><var>126.17</var>poultry, and fish, consistent with nutrition standards in national guidelines described in the <br/>
<a id="pl.126.18"></a><var>126.18</var>current United States Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines for Americans.<br/>
<a id="pl.126.19"></a><var>126.19</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Additional selection criteria.</b> In determining which qualified projects to <br/>
<a id="pl.126.20"></a><var>126.20</var>finance, and in determining which qualified projects to provide with grants or other types <br/>
<a id="pl.126.21"></a><var>126.21</var>of financial or technical assistance, the commissioner, in cooperation with any entities <br/>
<a id="pl.126.22"></a><var>126.22</var>with which the commissioner contracts for those purposes and the Good Food Access <br/>
<a id="pl.126.23"></a><var>126.23</var>Program Advisory Committee, shall also consider:<br/>
<a id="pl.126.24"></a><var>126.24</var>(1) the level of need in the area to be served;<br/>
<a id="pl.126.25"></a><var>126.25</var>(2) the degree to which the project requires an investment of public support, or <br/>
<a id="pl.126.26"></a><var>126.26</var>technical assistance where applicable, to move forward, build capacity, create community <br/>
<a id="pl.126.27"></a><var>126.27</var>impact, or be competitive;<br/>
<a id="pl.126.28"></a><var>126.28</var>(3) the likelihood that the project will have positive economic and health impacts on <br/>
<a id="pl.126.29"></a><var>126.29</var>the underserved community, including creation and retention of jobs for local or regional <br/>
<a id="pl.126.30"></a><var>126.30</var>residents from low-income and moderate-income areas that reflect area demographics, <br/>
<a id="pl.126.31"></a><var>126.31</var>including communities of color;<br/>
<a id="pl.126.32"></a><var>126.32</var>(4) the degree to which the project will participate in state and local health department <br/>
<a id="pl.126.33"></a><var>126.33</var>initiatives to educate consumers on nutrition, promote healthy eating and healthy weight, <br/>
<a id="pl.126.34"></a><var>126.34</var>and support locally grown food products through programs such as Minnesota Grown; and<br/>
<a id="pl.126.35"></a><var>126.35</var>(5) any other criteria that the commissioner, in cooperation with public and private <br/>
<a id="pl.126.36"></a><var>126.36</var>partners, determines to be consistent with the purposes of this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.127.1"></a><var>127.1</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Eligible costs.</b> Financing for project loans, including low-interest, <br/>
<a id="pl.127.2"></a><var>127.2</var>zero-interest, and forgivable loans, grants, and other financial or technical assistance, may <br/>
<a id="pl.127.3"></a><var>127.3</var>be used to support one or more of the following purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.127.4"></a><var>127.4</var>(1) site acquisition and preparation;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.5"></a><var>127.5</var>(2) predevelopment costs, including but not limited to feasibility studies, market <br/>
<a id="pl.127.6"></a><var>127.6</var>studies, and appraisals;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.7"></a><var>127.7</var>(3) construction and build-out costs;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.8"></a><var>127.8</var>(4) equipment and furnishings;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.9"></a><var>127.9</var>(5) workforce or retailer training; and<br/>
<a id="pl.127.10"></a><var>127.10</var>(6) working capital.<br/>
<a id="pl.127.11"></a><var>127.11</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Legislative report.</b> The commissioner, in cooperation with any economic <br/>
<a id="pl.127.12"></a><var>127.12</var>or community development financial institution and any other entity with which it <br/>
<a id="pl.127.13"></a><var>127.13</var>contracts, shall submit an annual report on the good food access program by January 15 of <br/>
<a id="pl.127.14"></a><var>127.14</var>each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and <br/>
<a id="pl.127.15"></a><var>127.15</var>senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture policy and finance. The <br/>
<a id="pl.127.16"></a><var>127.16</var>annual report shall include, but not be limited to, a summary of the following metrics:<br/>
<a id="pl.127.17"></a><var>127.17</var>(1) the number and types of projects financed;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.18"></a><var>127.18</var>(2) the amount of dollars leveraged or matched per project;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.19"></a><var>127.19</var>(3) the geographic distribution of financed projects;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.20"></a><var>127.20</var>(4) the number and types of technical assistance recipients;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.21"></a><var>127.21</var>(5) any market or commodity expansion associated with increased access;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.22"></a><var>127.22</var>(6) the demographics of the areas served;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.23"></a><var>127.23</var>(7) the costs of the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.24"></a><var>127.24</var>(8) the number of SNAP and WIC dollars spent;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.25"></a><var>127.25</var>(9) any increase in retail square footage;<br/>
<a id="pl.127.26"></a><var>127.26</var>(10) the number of loans or grants to minority-owned or female-owned businesses; <br/>
<a id="pl.127.27"></a><var>127.27</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.127.28"></a><var>127.28</var>(11) measurable economic and health outcomes, including, but not limited to, <br/>
<a id="pl.127.29"></a><var>127.29</var>increases in sales and consumption of locally sourced and other fresh fruits and vegetables, <br/>
<a id="pl.127.30"></a><var>127.30</var>the number of construction and retail jobs retained or created, and any health initiatives <br/>
<a id="pl.127.31"></a><var>127.31</var>associated with the program.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.10.0"></a><a id="pl.127.32"></a><var>127.32</var>    Sec. 10. <b>[17.1018] GOOD FOOD ACCESS PROGRAM ADVISORY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.127.33"></a><var>127.33</var><b>COMMITTEE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.127.34"></a><var>127.34</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> As used in this section, the following terms have the <br/>
<a id="pl.127.35"></a><var>127.35</var>meanings given them:<br/>
<a id="pl.128.1"></a><var>128.1</var>(1) "program" means the good food access program under section 17.1017; and<br/>
<a id="pl.128.2"></a><var>128.2</var>(2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.<br/>
<a id="pl.128.3"></a><var>128.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Creation.</b> The Good Food Access Program Advisory Committee consists <br/>
<a id="pl.128.4"></a><var>128.4</var>of the following members, appointed by the commissioner of agriculture, unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.128.5"></a><var>128.5</var>specified:<br/>
<a id="pl.128.6"></a><var>128.6</var>(1) the commissioners of health, employment and economic development, and <br/>
<a id="pl.128.7"></a><var>128.7</var>human services, or their respective designees;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.8"></a><var>128.8</var>(2) one person representing the grocery industry;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.9"></a><var>128.9</var>(3) two people representing economic or community development, one rural <br/>
<a id="pl.128.10"></a><var>128.10</var>member and one urban or suburban member;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.11"></a><var>128.11</var>(4) two people representing political subdivisions of the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.12"></a><var>128.12</var>(5) one person designated by the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.13"></a><var>128.13</var>(6) one person designated by the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.14"></a><var>128.14</var>(7) one person designated by the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.15"></a><var>128.15</var>(8) one person designated by the Chicano Latino Affairs Council;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.16"></a><var>128.16</var>(9) one person designated by the Minnesota Farmers Union;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.17"></a><var>128.17</var>(10) one person representing public health experts;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.18"></a><var>128.18</var>(11) one person representing philanthropic foundations;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.19"></a><var>128.19</var>(12) one person representing economic or community development financial <br/>
<a id="pl.128.20"></a><var>128.20</var>institutions;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.21"></a><var>128.21</var>(13) one person representing the University of Minnesota Regional Sustainable <br/>
<a id="pl.128.22"></a><var>128.22</var>Development Partnerships;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.23"></a><var>128.23</var>(14) two people representing organizations engaged in addressing food security, <br/>
<a id="pl.128.24"></a><var>128.24</var>one representative from a statewide hunger relief organization and one from a <br/>
<a id="pl.128.25"></a><var>128.25</var>community-based organization;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.26"></a><var>128.26</var>(15) one person representing immigrant farmer-led organizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.27"></a><var>128.27</var>(16) one person representing small business technical assistance with experience <br/>
<a id="pl.128.28"></a><var>128.28</var>in food retail; and<br/>
<a id="pl.128.29"></a><var>128.29</var>(17) up to four additional members with economic development, health equity, <br/>
<a id="pl.128.30"></a><var>128.30</var>financial, or other relevant expertise.<br/>
<a id="pl.128.31"></a><var>128.31</var>At least half of the members must reside in or their organizations must serve rural <br/>
<a id="pl.128.32"></a><var>128.32</var>Minnesota. The commissioner may remove members and fill vacancies as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.128.33"></a><var>128.33</var>section 15.059, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.128.34"></a><var>128.34</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> The advisory committee must advise the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.128.35"></a><var>128.35</var>agriculture on managing the program, establishing program criteria, establishing project <br/>
<a id="pl.128.36"></a><var>128.36</var>eligibility guidelines, establishing application processes and additional selection criteria, <br/>
<a id="pl.129.1"></a><var>129.1</var>establishing annual monitoring and accountability mechanisms, facilitating leveraging of <br/>
<a id="pl.129.2"></a><var>129.2</var>additional public and private investments, and promoting the program statewide. <br/>
<a id="pl.129.3"></a><var>129.3</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Meetings.</b> The commissioner must convene the advisory committee at <br/>
<a id="pl.129.4"></a><var>129.4</var>least two times per year to achieve the committee's duties.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.5"></a><var>129.5</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Administrative support.</b> The commissioner of agriculture must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.129.6"></a><var>129.6</var>staffing, meeting space, and administrative services for the advisory committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.7"></a><var>129.7</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Chair.</b> The commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee <br/>
<a id="pl.129.8"></a><var>129.8</var>shall serve as chair of the committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.9"></a><var>129.9</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Compensation.</b> The public members of the advisory committee serve <br/>
<a id="pl.129.10"></a><var>129.10</var>without compensation or payment of expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.11"></a><var>129.11</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Expiration.</b> The advisory committee does not expire.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.11.0"></a><a id="pl.129.12"></a><var>129.12</var>    Sec. 11. <b>[116J.55] EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR FUND PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.129.13"></a><var>129.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Program created.</b> The emerging entrepreneur fund program is <br/>
<a id="pl.129.14"></a><var>129.14</var>created to provide, through partnership with nonprofit corporations, financial and technical <br/>
<a id="pl.129.15"></a><var>129.15</var>assistance for small businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, or persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.129.16"></a><var>129.16</var>disabilities, or businesses located in low-income areas in the seven-county metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.129.17"></a><var>129.17</var>area. Loans and business development services must promote job creation and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.129.18"></a><var>129.18</var>development in low-income areas and encourage private investment and strengthen <br/>
<a id="pl.129.19"></a><var>129.19</var>businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.20"></a><var>129.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.21"></a><var>129.21</var>(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.129.22"></a><var>129.22</var>development.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.23"></a><var>129.23</var>(c) "Department" means the Department of Employment and Economic <br/>
<a id="pl.129.24"></a><var>129.24</var>Development.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.25"></a><var>129.25</var>(d) "Disability-owned business" means a small business that is majority owned and <br/>
<a id="pl.129.26"></a><var>129.26</var>operated by a person with a disability who is eligible to receive Supplemental Security <br/>
<a id="pl.129.27"></a><var>129.27</var>Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) based on the person's own <br/>
<a id="pl.129.28"></a><var>129.28</var>disability or is eligible for services from the department's vocational rehabilitation services <br/>
<a id="pl.129.29"></a><var>129.29</var>or State Services for the Blind programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.30"></a><var>129.30</var>(e) "Emerging Entrepreneur Fund Advisory Council" or "council" means the <br/>
<a id="pl.129.31"></a><var>129.31</var>advisory council created under subdivision 9.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.32"></a><var>129.32</var>(f) "Emerging entrepreneur fund program" or "program" means the program <br/>
<a id="pl.129.33"></a><var>129.33</var>established under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.1"></a><var>130.1</var>(g) "Emerging entrepreneur fund qualified small business" means a small business <br/>
<a id="pl.130.2"></a><var>130.2</var>that is majority owned and operated by a racial or ethnic minority, woman, veteran, or a <br/>
<a id="pl.130.3"></a><var>130.3</var>person with a disability, solely or in any combination thereof.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.4"></a><var>130.4</var>(h) "Greater Minnesota" means the area of the state that excludes the metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.130.5"></a><var>130.5</var>area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.6"></a><var>130.6</var>(i) "Low-income area" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.130.7"></a><var>130.7</var>(1) those cities in the metropolitan area that have an average income that is below <br/>
<a id="pl.130.8"></a><var>130.8</var>80 percent of the median income for a four-person family as of the latest report by the <br/>
<a id="pl.130.9"></a><var>130.9</var>United States Census Bureau; or<br/>
<a id="pl.130.10"></a><var>130.10</var>(2) those cities in the metropolitan area that contain two or more contiguous census <br/>
<a id="pl.130.11"></a><var>130.11</var>tracts in which the average family income is less than 80 percent of the median family <br/>
<a id="pl.130.12"></a><var>130.12</var>income for the Twin Cities metropolitan area.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.13"></a><var>130.13</var>(j) "Metropolitan area" has the meaning given in section 473.121, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.14"></a><var>130.14</var>(k) "Minority-owned business" means a small business that is majority owned and <br/>
<a id="pl.130.15"></a><var>130.15</var>operated by persons belonging to a racial or ethnic minority as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.130.16"></a><var>130.16</var>Rules, part 1230.0150, subpart 24.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.17"></a><var>130.17</var>(l) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit lender or a nonprofit technical <br/>
<a id="pl.130.18"></a><var>130.18</var>assistance provider operating in the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.19"></a><var>130.19</var>(m) "Nonprofit lender" means a nonprofit corporation that has been certified as a <br/>
<a id="pl.130.20"></a><var>130.20</var>participating lender under subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.21"></a><var>130.21</var>(n) "Nonprofit technical assistance provider" means a nonprofit corporation that <br/>
<a id="pl.130.22"></a><var>130.22</var>provides consulting services to assist businesses under the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.23"></a><var>130.23</var>(o) "Small business" means an enterprise as defined in section 645.445, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.24"></a><var>130.24</var>(p) "Veteran-owned business" means a small business that is majority owned and <br/>
<a id="pl.130.25"></a><var>130.25</var>operated by a veteran as defined in section 197.447.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.26"></a><var>130.26</var>(q) "Woman-owned business" means a small business that is majority owned and <br/>
<a id="pl.130.27"></a><var>130.27</var>operated by a woman.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.28"></a><var>130.28</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Nonprofit lender application.</b> (a) The commissioner shall provide funds <br/>
<a id="pl.130.29"></a><var>130.29</var>to nonprofit lenders for the purpose of making loans to businesses that are (1) located in a <br/>
<a id="pl.130.30"></a><var>130.30</var>low-income area or (2) emerging entrepreneur fund qualified small businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.31"></a><var>130.31</var>(b) A nonprofit corporation wishing to be certified as a nonprofit lender in the program <br/>
<a id="pl.130.32"></a><var>130.32</var>must apply using the form prescribed by the commissioner. The application must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.130.33"></a><var>130.33</var>(1) an assurance signed by the nonprofit lender's chair that the applicant will comply <br/>
<a id="pl.130.34"></a><var>130.34</var>with all applicable state and federal laws, guidelines, and requirements;<br/>
<a id="pl.131.1"></a><var>131.1</var>(2) a resolution passed by the nonprofit lender's board of directors approving the <br/>
<a id="pl.131.2"></a><var>131.2</var>submission of an application and authorizing execution of the grant agreement if funds <br/>
<a id="pl.131.3"></a><var>131.3</var>are made available;<br/>
<a id="pl.131.4"></a><var>131.4</var>(3) a plan demonstrating the nonprofit lender's approach to assisting small businesses <br/>
<a id="pl.131.5"></a><var>131.5</var>that are majority owned and operated by a racial or ethnic minority, woman, veteran, or a <br/>
<a id="pl.131.6"></a><var>131.6</var>person with disabilities and the expected outcomes from the corporation's participation <br/>
<a id="pl.131.7"></a><var>131.7</var>in the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.131.8"></a><var>131.8</var>(4) the geographic area served by the nonprofit lender's loan programs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.131.9"></a><var>131.9</var>(5) any additional information that the commissioner deems necessary to clarify the <br/>
<a id="pl.131.10"></a><var>131.10</var>applicant's ability to achieve the program's objectives.<br/>
<a id="pl.131.11"></a><var>131.11</var>(c) The commissioner must enter into agreements with nonprofit lenders to fund <br/>
<a id="pl.131.12"></a><var>131.12</var>loans under this section. The commissioner shall select and certify participating nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.131.13"></a><var>131.13</var>lenders based on the organization's ability to demonstrate:<br/>
<a id="pl.131.14"></a><var>131.14</var>(1) a board of directors or management team that includes citizens experienced in <br/>
<a id="pl.131.15"></a><var>131.15</var>business development; financing small businesses that are majority owned and operated <br/>
<a id="pl.131.16"></a><var>131.16</var>by a racial or ethnic minority, woman, veteran, or a person with disabilities; financing <br/>
<a id="pl.131.17"></a><var>131.17</var>businesses located in low-income areas; and creating jobs in low-income areas;<br/>
<a id="pl.131.18"></a><var>131.18</var>(2) the technical skills needed to analyze projects;<br/>
<a id="pl.131.19"></a><var>131.19</var>(3) familiarity with other available public and private funding sources and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.131.20"></a><var>131.20</var>development programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.131.21"></a><var>131.21</var>(4) ability to initiate and implement business finance projects;<br/>
<a id="pl.131.22"></a><var>131.22</var>(5) capacity to establish and administer a revolving loan account;<br/>
<a id="pl.131.23"></a><var>131.23</var>(6) experience working with job referral networks that assist small businesses that <br/>
<a id="pl.131.24"></a><var>131.24</var>are majority owned and operated by a racial or ethnic minority, woman, veteran, or a <br/>
<a id="pl.131.25"></a><var>131.25</var>person with disabilities or persons in low-income areas; and<br/>
<a id="pl.131.26"></a><var>131.26</var>(7) any other criteria the commissioner deems necessary.<br/>
<a id="pl.131.27"></a><var>131.27</var>(d) The commissioner shall solicit applications by participating and nonparticipating <br/>
<a id="pl.131.28"></a><var>131.28</var>lenders at least every five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.131.29"></a><var>131.29</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Business loan criteria.</b> (a) A participating nonprofit corporation must use <br/>
<a id="pl.131.30"></a><var>131.30</var>the criteria in this subdivision when making loans under the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.131.31"></a><var>131.31</var>(b) Loans must be made to small businesses that are not likely to undertake a project <br/>
<a id="pl.131.32"></a><var>131.32</var>for which loans are sought without assistance from the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.131.33"></a><var>131.33</var>(c) A loan may be used for a project for an emerging entrepreneur fund qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.131.34"></a><var>131.34</var>small business (1) located anywhere in Minnesota or (2) that is not an emerging <br/>
<a id="pl.131.35"></a><var>131.35</var>entrepreneur fund qualified small business but is located in a low-income area.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.1"></a><var>132.1</var>(d) If a loan involves a small business that is not an emerging entrepreneur fund <br/>
<a id="pl.132.2"></a><var>132.2</var>qualified small business, the state contribution must be matched by at least an equal <br/>
<a id="pl.132.3"></a><var>132.3</var>amount of new private investment funded and provided by the nonprofit lender. If the loan <br/>
<a id="pl.132.4"></a><var>132.4</var>does not exceed $50,000, private matching funds are not required.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.5"></a><var>132.5</var>(e) The state contribution may represent up to 75 percent of the project's financing if <br/>
<a id="pl.132.6"></a><var>132.6</var>the applicant is an emerging entrepreneur fund qualified small business with the nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.132.7"></a><var>132.7</var>lender funding and providing 25 percent of the financing.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.8"></a><var>132.8</var>(f) The minimum state contribution to a loan is $2,000, and the maximum is $150,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.9"></a><var>132.9</var>(g) A loan may not be used for a retail development project unless the loan does <br/>
<a id="pl.132.10"></a><var>132.10</var>not exceed $25,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.11"></a><var>132.11</var>(h) The participating small business must agree to work with job referral networks <br/>
<a id="pl.132.12"></a><var>132.12</var>that focus on minority, women, veteran, and disabled applicants.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.13"></a><var>132.13</var>(i) The loan funds may be used for normal operating business expenses including <br/>
<a id="pl.132.14"></a><var>132.14</var>but not limited to business or site acquisition, new construction, renovation, machinery <br/>
<a id="pl.132.15"></a><var>132.15</var>and equipment, inventory, or working capital.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.16"></a><var>132.16</var>(j) The loan funds may not be used for any of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.132.17"></a><var>132.17</var>(1) costs incurred by applicants not meeting the eligibility requirements in this <br/>
<a id="pl.132.18"></a><var>132.18</var>subdivision;<br/>
<a id="pl.132.19"></a><var>132.19</var>(2) lending, passive real estate investment purposes, or land speculation;<br/>
<a id="pl.132.20"></a><var>132.20</var>(3) management fees, financing costs, debt consolidation, or refinancing existing <br/>
<a id="pl.132.21"></a><var>132.21</var>business or personal debt;<br/>
<a id="pl.132.22"></a><var>132.22</var>(4) any activity deemed illegal by federal, state, or local law or ordinance; and<br/>
<a id="pl.132.23"></a><var>132.23</var>(5) other purposes or activities determined by the commissioner to not be in the <br/>
<a id="pl.132.24"></a><var>132.24</var>best interests of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.25"></a><var>132.25</var>(k) An applicant must be in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal <br/>
<a id="pl.132.26"></a><var>132.26</var>laws and must not be subject to any judgments, liens, or other actions that would prevent <br/>
<a id="pl.132.27"></a><var>132.27</var>loan repayment.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.28"></a><var>132.28</var>(l) Other factors that the commissioner deems important shall be incorporated as <br/>
<a id="pl.132.29"></a><var>132.29</var>part of the agreement between the department and the nonprofit lender required under <br/>
<a id="pl.132.30"></a><var>132.30</var>subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.31"></a><var>132.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Loan administration.</b> (a) An eligible small business may make an <br/>
<a id="pl.132.32"></a><var>132.32</var>application to the nonprofit corporation for an emerging entrepreneur fund loan. The <br/>
<a id="pl.132.33"></a><var>132.33</var>application must be in the form approved by the nonprofit lender and the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.34"></a><var>132.34</var>(b) The nonprofit corporation must review the application and may give preliminary <br/>
<a id="pl.132.35"></a><var>132.35</var>approval for the loan based on criteria in subdivision 4. Loan applications given <br/>
<a id="pl.132.36"></a><var>132.36</var>preliminary approval by the nonprofit lender must be forwarded to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.133.1"></a><var>133.1</var>for approval. The commissioner shall disburse funds for each approved emerging <br/>
<a id="pl.133.2"></a><var>133.2</var>entrepreneur fund loan made by the nonprofit corporation for which funding is available.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.3"></a><var>133.3</var>(c) In cases where the nonprofit lender fails to demonstrate that it has met the <br/>
<a id="pl.133.4"></a><var>133.4</var>requirements of this section, the commissioner must disapprove the application. The <br/>
<a id="pl.133.5"></a><var>133.5</var>commissioner shall inform the nonprofit corporation of the decision, in writing, stating <br/>
<a id="pl.133.6"></a><var>133.6</var>the reasons for the denial.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.7"></a><var>133.7</var>(d) The nonprofit lender must use a loan agreement for each emerging entrepreneur <br/>
<a id="pl.133.8"></a><var>133.8</var>fund loan. Each agreement must identify specific loan terms and include, at a minimum, the <br/>
<a id="pl.133.9"></a><var>133.9</var>maximum loan period, repayment terms, and default terms. The commissioner may pursue <br/>
<a id="pl.133.10"></a><var>133.10</var>any course of action authorized by statute, rule, or loan agreement to remedy default.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.11"></a><var>133.11</var>(1) Nonprofit lenders may structure project financing using interest or an equivalent <br/>
<a id="pl.133.12"></a><var>133.12</var>approach using other allowable charges if the borrower has limitations or restrictions on <br/>
<a id="pl.133.13"></a><var>133.13</var>the type of project financing used.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.14"></a><var>133.14</var>(2) If interest is charged, the rate on a loan shall be established by the nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.133.15"></a><var>133.15</var>lender, but may be no less than two percent per annum nor more than seven percent per <br/>
<a id="pl.133.16"></a><var>133.16</var>annum or four percent above the prime rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal at the <br/>
<a id="pl.133.17"></a><var>133.17</var>time the loan is closed, whichever is greater.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.18"></a><var>133.18</var>(3) The nonprofit lender may charge a loan origination fee equal to or less than <br/>
<a id="pl.133.19"></a><var>133.19</var>one percent of the loan value. The nonprofit corporation may retain the amount of the <br/>
<a id="pl.133.20"></a><var>133.20</var>origination fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.21"></a><var>133.21</var>(4) The nonprofit lender may only charge the participating small business <br/>
<a id="pl.133.22"></a><var>133.22</var>out-of-pocket administrative expenses connected with originating the loan at the time <br/>
<a id="pl.133.23"></a><var>133.23</var>of closing.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.24"></a><var>133.24</var>(5) For emerging entrepreneur fund loans made by the nonprofit lender, the principal <br/>
<a id="pl.133.25"></a><var>133.25</var>payments shall be submitted to the commissioner. These funds must be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.133.26"></a><var>133.26</var>emerging entrepreneur fund account in the special revenue fund as defined in subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.27"></a><var>133.27</var>(6) The commissioner may allow the nonprofit lender to keep interest payments for <br/>
<a id="pl.133.28"></a><var>133.28</var>a loan in order to pay for the nonprofit lender's administrative expenses associated with <br/>
<a id="pl.133.29"></a><var>133.29</var>that loan.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.30"></a><var>133.30</var>(7) The nonprofit lender shall attempt to have applicants provide security for the loan <br/>
<a id="pl.133.31"></a><var>133.31</var>equal to the loan value. Security may be a lien on real property owned by the applicant or <br/>
<a id="pl.133.32"></a><var>133.32</var>other security satisfactory to the agency such as a lien on other assets of the applicant or <br/>
<a id="pl.133.33"></a><var>133.33</var>other individuals affiliated with the applicant or business, or a guaranty by the business <br/>
<a id="pl.133.34"></a><var>133.34</var>owners or other individuals affiliated with the applicant or business.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.35"></a><var>133.35</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Special revenue account.</b> (a) The emerging entrepreneur fund account <br/>
<a id="pl.133.36"></a><var>133.36</var>is established as a separate account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. <br/>
<a id="pl.134.1"></a><var>134.1</var>The commissioner shall transfer to the account appropriations made for loans. Loan <br/>
<a id="pl.134.2"></a><var>134.2</var>principal repayments must be deposited in the account. Any interest not used for lenders <br/>
<a id="pl.134.3"></a><var>134.3</var>for administrative expenses and repaid to the commissioner or earned on money in the <br/>
<a id="pl.134.4"></a><var>134.4</var>account accrues to the account. Funds remaining in the account at the end of a fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.134.5"></a><var>134.5</var>year are not canceled to the general fund, but remain in the account until expended. The <br/>
<a id="pl.134.6"></a><var>134.6</var>commissioner shall manage the account.<br/>
<a id="pl.134.7"></a><var>134.7</var>(b) Amounts in the emerging entrepreneur fund account in the special revenue fund <br/>
<a id="pl.134.8"></a><var>134.8</var>are appropriated to the commissioner for providing, through partnership with nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.134.9"></a><var>134.9</var>organizations, financial assistance for small businesses owned by minorities, women, <br/>
<a id="pl.134.10"></a><var>134.10</var>veterans, or persons with disabilities or located in low-income areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.134.11"></a><var>134.11</var>(c) The balance in any accounts authorized under chapter 116M shall be transferred <br/>
<a id="pl.134.12"></a><var>134.12</var>to the emerging entrepreneur fund account in the special revenue fund. Loan repayments <br/>
<a id="pl.134.13"></a><var>134.13</var>made under chapter 116M shall be transferred to the emerging entrepreneur fund account <br/>
<a id="pl.134.14"></a><var>134.14</var>in the special revenue fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.134.15"></a><var>134.15</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Business development technical assistance.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.134.16"></a><var>134.16</var>award grants to organizations to provide technical assistance services.<br/>
<a id="pl.134.17"></a><var>134.17</var>(b) The commissioner shall select participating nonprofit technical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.134.18"></a><var>134.18</var>providers for competitive grants under this subdivision based on the organization's ability <br/>
<a id="pl.134.19"></a><var>134.19</var>to provide services to small businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, or persons <br/>
<a id="pl.134.20"></a><var>134.20</var>with disabilities, or businesses located in low-income areas by demonstrating:<br/>
<a id="pl.134.21"></a><var>134.21</var>(1) a need for funding;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.22"></a><var>134.22</var>(2) clear and measurable activities and outcomes within a service delivery area <br/>
<a id="pl.134.23"></a><var>134.23</var>and schedule;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.24"></a><var>134.24</var>(3) partnerships that will support the service delivery;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.25"></a><var>134.25</var>(4) organizational capacity and related experience providing technical assistance;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.26"></a><var>134.26</var>(5) a clear and detailed budget;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.27"></a><var>134.27</var>(6) methods to evaluate the success of reaching proposed outcomes; and<br/>
<a id="pl.134.28"></a><var>134.28</var>(7) any additional information that the commissioner finds is necessary to clarify <br/>
<a id="pl.134.29"></a><var>134.29</var>the applicant's ability to achieve the program's objectives.<br/>
<a id="pl.134.30"></a><var>134.30</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Reporting requirements.</b> (a) A nonprofit corporation that receives <br/>
<a id="pl.134.31"></a><var>134.31</var>funding from the emerging entrepreneur fund for loans or technical services must report to <br/>
<a id="pl.134.32"></a><var>134.32</var>the commissioner by March 1 of each year in a format prescribed by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.134.33"></a><var>134.33</var>The report shall include the information in this subdivision and any other information <br/>
<a id="pl.134.34"></a><var>134.34</var>deemed necessary by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.134.35"></a><var>134.35</var>(b) Nonprofit corporations that receive funding to provide lending shall submit a <br/>
<a id="pl.134.36"></a><var>134.36</var>report containing: a description of all projects supported by the program; an account of <br/>
<a id="pl.135.1"></a><var>135.1</var>any loans made during the calendar year; the project's assets and liabilities; an explanation <br/>
<a id="pl.135.2"></a><var>135.2</var>of administrative expenses; and the project's impact on small businesses owned by <br/>
<a id="pl.135.3"></a><var>135.3</var>minorities, women, veterans, or persons with disabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.135.4"></a><var>135.4</var>(c) Nonprofit corporations that receive funding to provide lending shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.135.5"></a><var>135.5</var>for an independent annual audit to be performed in accordance with generally accepted <br/>
<a id="pl.135.6"></a><var>135.6</var>accounting practices and auditing standards and submit a copy of each annual audit report <br/>
<a id="pl.135.7"></a><var>135.7</var>to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.135.8"></a><var>135.8</var>(d) Nonprofit corporations that receive a grant to provide business development <br/>
<a id="pl.135.9"></a><var>135.9</var>technical assistance shall provide an account of the number of businesses served during <br/>
<a id="pl.135.10"></a><var>135.10</var>the calendar year, the program's impact on small businesses owned by minorities, women, <br/>
<a id="pl.135.11"></a><var>135.11</var>veterans, or persons with disabilities, and an explanation of administrative expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.135.12"></a><var>135.12</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Emerging Entrepreneur Fund Advisory Council.</b> (a) The Emerging <br/>
<a id="pl.135.13"></a><var>135.13</var>Entrepreneur Fund Advisory Council is created and consists of the commissioner, the <br/>
<a id="pl.135.14"></a><var>135.14</var>chair of the Metropolitan Council, the commissioner of the Department of Human Rights, <br/>
<a id="pl.135.15"></a><var>135.15</var>and ten members from the general public appointed by the governor. Appointments must <br/>
<a id="pl.135.16"></a><var>135.16</var>ensure balanced geographic representation. At least half of the public members must have <br/>
<a id="pl.135.17"></a><var>135.17</var>experience working to address racial disparities.<br/>
<a id="pl.135.18"></a><var>135.18</var>(b) The membership terms, compensation, removal, and filling of vacancies of <br/>
<a id="pl.135.19"></a><var>135.19</var>public members of the council are as provided in section 15.0575.<br/>
<a id="pl.135.20"></a><var>135.20</var>(c) The commissioner shall serve as chair of the council. The council may elect other <br/>
<a id="pl.135.21"></a><var>135.21</var>officers as necessary from its members.<br/>
<a id="pl.135.22"></a><var>135.22</var>(d) The commissioner shall provide staff, consultant support, materials, and <br/>
<a id="pl.135.23"></a><var>135.23</var>administrative services necessary for the council's activities. The emerging entrepreneur <br/>
<a id="pl.135.24"></a><var>135.24</var>fund account in the special revenue fund may be used for council expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.135.25"></a><var>135.25</var>(e) The governor must make initial appointments to the council by November 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.135.26"></a><var>135.26</var>2016, and the chair must convene the first meeting of the council by December 15, 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.135.27"></a><var>135.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.12.0"></a><a id="pl.135.28"></a><var>135.28</var>    Sec. 12. <b>[116L.562] YOUTH-AT-WORK GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.135.29"></a><var>135.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The commissioner shall award grants to eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.135.30"></a><var>135.30</var>organizations for the purpose of providing workforce development and training <br/>
<a id="pl.135.31"></a><var>135.31</var>opportunities to economically disadvantaged or at-risk youth ages 14 to 24.<br/>
<a id="pl.135.32"></a><var>135.32</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.135.33"></a><var>135.33</var>(1) "eligible organization" or "eligible applicant" means a local government unit, <br/>
<a id="pl.135.34"></a><var>135.34</var>nonprofit organization, community action agency, or a public school district; <br/>
<a id="pl.136.1"></a><var>136.1</var>(2) "at-risk youth" means youth classified as at-risk under section 116L.56, <br/>
<a id="pl.136.2"></a><var>136.2</var>subdivision 2; and<br/>
<a id="pl.136.3"></a><var>136.3</var>(3) "economically disadvantaged" means youth who are economically disadvantaged <br/>
<a id="pl.136.4"></a><var>136.4</var>as defined in United States Code, title 29, section 1503.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.5"></a><var>136.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Competitive grant awards.</b> (a) In awarding competitive grants, priority <br/>
<a id="pl.136.6"></a><var>136.6</var>shall be given to programs that:<br/>
<a id="pl.136.7"></a><var>136.7</var>(1) provide students with information about education and training requirements for <br/>
<a id="pl.136.8"></a><var>136.8</var>careers in high-growth, in-demand occupations;<br/>
<a id="pl.136.9"></a><var>136.9</var>(2) serve youth from communities of color who are under represented in the <br/>
<a id="pl.136.10"></a><var>136.10</var>workforce; or<br/>
<a id="pl.136.11"></a><var>136.11</var>(3) serve youth with disabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.12"></a><var>136.12</var>(b) Eligible organizations must have demonstrated effectiveness in administering <br/>
<a id="pl.136.13"></a><var>136.13</var>youth workforce programs and must leverage nonstate or private sector funds.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.14"></a><var>136.14</var>(c) New eligible applicants must be youth-serving organizations with significant <br/>
<a id="pl.136.15"></a><var>136.15</var>capacity and demonstrable youth development experience and outcomes to operate a <br/>
<a id="pl.136.16"></a><var>136.16</var>youth workforce development project.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.17"></a><var>136.17</var>(d) If a program is not operated by a local unit of government or a workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.136.18"></a><var>136.18</var>development board, the grant recipient must coordinate the program with the local <br/>
<a id="pl.136.19"></a><var>136.19</var>workforce development board.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.20"></a><var>136.20</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Reports.</b> Each grant recipient shall report to the commissioner in a format <br/>
<a id="pl.136.21"></a><var>136.21</var>to be determined by commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.13.0"></a><a id="pl.136.22"></a><var>136.22</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.99, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.136.23"></a><var>136.23</var><b>116L.99 WOMEN AND HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-DEMAND, </b><br/>
<a id="pl.136.24"></a><var>136.24</var><b>NONTRADITIONAL JOBS GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.136.25"></a><var>136.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purpose of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.136.26"></a><var>136.26</var>have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.27"></a><var>136.27</var>(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.136.28"></a><var>136.28</var>development.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.29"></a><var>136.29</var>(c) ''Eligible organization'' includes, but is not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.136.30"></a><var>136.30</var>(1) community-based organizations experienced in serving women;<br/>
<a id="pl.136.31"></a><var>136.31</var>(2) employers;<br/>
<a id="pl.136.32"></a><var>136.32</var>(3) business and trade associations;<br/>
<a id="pl.136.33"></a><var>136.33</var>(4) labor unions and employee organizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.136.34"></a><var>136.34</var>(5) registered apprenticeship programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.136.35"></a><var>136.35</var>(6) secondary and postsecondary education institutions located in Minnesota; and<br/>
<a id="pl.137.1"></a><var>137.1</var>(7) workforce and economic development agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.2"></a><var>137.2</var>(d) "High-wage, high-demand" means occupations that represent at least 0.1 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.137.3"></a><var>137.3</var>of total employment in the base year, have an annual median salary which is higher than <br/>
<a id="pl.137.4"></a><var>137.4</var>the average for the current year, and are projected to have more total openings as a share <br/>
<a id="pl.137.5"></a><var>137.5</var>of employment than the average.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.6"></a><var>137.6</var>(e) "Low-income" means income less than 200 percent of the federal poverty <br/>
<a id="pl.137.7"></a><var>137.7</var>guideline adjusted for a family size of four.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.8"></a><var>137.8</var>(f) "Nontraditional occupations'' means those occupations in which women make <br/>
<a id="pl.137.9"></a><var>137.9</var>up less than 25 percent of the workforce as defined under United States Code, title 20, <br/>
<a id="pl.137.10"></a><var>137.10</var>section 2302.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.11"></a><var>137.11</var>(g) "Registered apprenticeship program'' means a program registered under United <br/>
<a id="pl.137.12"></a><var>137.12</var>States Code, title 29, section 50.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.13"></a><var>137.13</var>(h) "STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and math.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.14"></a><var>137.14</var>(i) "Women of color" means females age 18 and older who are American Indian, <br/>
<a id="pl.137.15"></a><var>137.15</var>Asian, Black, or Hispanic.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.16"></a><var>137.16</var>(j) "Girls of color" means females under age 18 who are American Indian, Asian, <br/>
<a id="pl.137.17"></a><var>137.17</var>Black, or Hispanic.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.18"></a><var>137.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Grant program.</b> The commissioner shall establish the women and <br/>
<a id="pl.137.19"></a><var>137.19</var>high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional jobs grant program to increase the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.137.20"></a><var>137.20</var>women in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.137.21"></a><var>137.21</var>make grants to eligible organizations for programs that encourage and assist women to enter <br/>
<a id="pl.137.22"></a><var>137.22</var>high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations including but not limited to those in <br/>
<a id="pl.137.23"></a><var>137.23</var>the skilled trades, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) STEM occupations. <br/>
<a id="pl.137.24"></a><var>137.24</var>The commissioner must give priority to programs that encourage and assist women of color <br/>
<a id="pl.137.25"></a><var>137.25</var>to enter high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations and STEM occupations.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.26"></a><var>137.26</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Use of funds.</b> (a) Grant funds awarded under this section may be used for:<br/>
<a id="pl.137.27"></a><var>137.27</var>(1) recruitment, preparation, placement, and retention of women, including women <br/>
<a id="pl.137.28"></a><var>137.28</var>of color, low-income women and women over 50 years old, in registered apprenticeships, <br/>
<a id="pl.137.29"></a><var>137.29</var>postsecondary education programs, on-the-job training, and permanent employment in <br/>
<a id="pl.137.30"></a><var>137.30</var>high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations;<br/>
<a id="pl.137.31"></a><var>137.31</var>(2) secondary or postsecondary education or other training to prepare women <br/>
<a id="pl.137.32"></a><var>137.32</var>to succeed in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations. Activities under <br/>
<a id="pl.137.33"></a><var>137.33</var>this clause may be conducted by the grantee or in collaboration with another institution, <br/>
<a id="pl.137.34"></a><var>137.34</var>including but not limited to a public or private secondary or postsecondary school;<br/>
<a id="pl.137.35"></a><var>137.35</var>(3) innovative, hands-on, best practices that stimulate interest in high-wage, <br/>
<a id="pl.137.36"></a><var>137.36</var>high-demand, nontraditional occupations among girls, increase awareness among <br/>
<a id="pl.138.1"></a><var>138.1</var>girls about opportunities in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations, or <br/>
<a id="pl.138.2"></a><var>138.2</var>increase access to secondary programming leading to jobs in high-wage, high-demand, <br/>
<a id="pl.138.3"></a><var>138.3</var>nontraditional occupations. Best practices include but are not limited to mentoring, <br/>
<a id="pl.138.4"></a><var>138.4</var>internships, or apprenticeships for girls in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional <br/>
<a id="pl.138.5"></a><var>138.5</var>occupations;<br/>
<a id="pl.138.6"></a><var>138.6</var>(4) training and other staff development for job seeker counselors and Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.138.7"></a><var>138.7</var>family investment program (MFIP) caseworkers on opportunities in high-wage, <br/>
<a id="pl.138.8"></a><var>138.8</var>high-demand, nontraditional occupations;<br/>
<a id="pl.138.9"></a><var>138.9</var>(5) incentives for employers and sponsors of registered apprenticeship programs <br/>
<a id="pl.138.10"></a><var>138.10</var>to retain women in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations for more than <br/>
<a id="pl.138.11"></a><var>138.11</var>one year;<br/>
<a id="pl.138.12"></a><var>138.12</var>(6) training and technical assistance for employers to create a safe and healthy <br/>
<a id="pl.138.13"></a><var>138.13</var>workplace environment designed to retain and advance women, including best practices <br/>
<a id="pl.138.14"></a><var>138.14</var>for addressing sexual harassment, and to overcome gender inequity among employers <br/>
<a id="pl.138.15"></a><var>138.15</var>and registered apprenticeship programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.138.16"></a><var>138.16</var>(7) public education and outreach activities to overcome stereotypes about women <br/>
<a id="pl.138.17"></a><var>138.17</var>in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations, including the development of <br/>
<a id="pl.138.18"></a><var>138.18</var>educational and marketing materials; and<br/>
<a id="pl.138.19"></a><var>138.19</var>(8) services to support for women in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional <br/>
<a id="pl.138.20"></a><var>138.20</var>occupations including but not limited to assistance with balancing work responsibilities; <br/>
<a id="pl.138.21"></a><var>138.21</var>skills training and education; family caregiving; financial assistance for child care, <br/>
<a id="pl.138.22"></a><var>138.22</var>transportation, and safe and stable housing; workplace issues resolution; and access to <br/>
<a id="pl.138.23"></a><var>138.23</var>advocacy assistance and services; and<br/>
<a id="pl.138.24"></a><var>138.24</var>(9) recruitment, participation, and support of girls of color in approved training <br/>
<a id="pl.138.25"></a><var>138.25</var>programs or a valid apprenticeship program subject to section 181A.07, subdivision 7.<br/>
<a id="pl.138.26"></a><var>138.26</var>(b) Grant applications must include detailed information about how the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.138.27"></a><var>138.27</var>plans to:<br/>
<a id="pl.138.28"></a><var>138.28</var>(1) increase women's participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations in which <br/>
<a id="pl.138.29"></a><var>138.29</var>women are currently underrepresented in the workforce;<br/>
<a id="pl.138.30"></a><var>138.30</var>(2) comply with the requirements under subdivision 3; and<br/>
<a id="pl.138.31"></a><var>138.31</var>(3) use grant funds in conjunction with funding from other public or private <br/>
<a id="pl.138.32"></a><var>138.32</var>sources.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.138.33"></a><var>138.33</var>(4) collaborate with existing, successful programs for training, education, <br/>
<a id="pl.138.34"></a><var>138.34</var>recruitment, preparation, placement, and retention of women of color in high-wage, <br/>
<a id="pl.138.35"></a><var>138.35</var>high-demand, nontraditional occupations and STEM occupations.<br/>
<a id="pl.139.1"></a><var>139.1</var>(c) In awarding grants under this subdivision, the commissioner shall give priority <br/>
<a id="pl.139.2"></a><var>139.2</var>to eligible organizations:<br/>
<a id="pl.139.3"></a><var>139.3</var>(1) with demonstrated success in recruiting and preparing women, especially <br/>
<a id="pl.139.4"></a><var>139.4</var>low-income women, women of color, and women over 50 years old, for high-wage, <br/>
<a id="pl.139.5"></a><var>139.5</var>high-demand, nontraditional occupations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.139.6"></a><var>139.6</var>(2) that leverage additional public and private resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.139.7"></a><var>139.7</var>(d) At least 50 percent of total grant funds must be awarded to programs providing <br/>
<a id="pl.139.8"></a><var>139.8</var>services and activities targeted to low-income women and women of color.<br/>
<a id="pl.139.9"></a><var>139.9</var>(e) The commissioner of employment and economic development in conjunction <br/>
<a id="pl.139.10"></a><var>139.10</var>with the commissioner of labor and industry shall monitor the use of funds under this <br/>
<a id="pl.139.11"></a><var>139.11</var>section, collect and compile information on the activities of other state agencies and public <br/>
<a id="pl.139.12"></a><var>139.12</var>or private entities that have purposes similar to those under this section, and identify other <br/>
<a id="pl.139.13"></a><var>139.13</var>public and private funding available for these purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.139.14"></a><var>139.14</var>(f) By January 15, 2019, and each January 15 thereafter, the commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.139.15"></a><var>139.15</var>submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of the <br/>
<a id="pl.139.16"></a><var>139.16</var>house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction over workforce development <br/>
<a id="pl.139.17"></a><var>139.17</var>that details the use of grant funds. If data is available, the report must contain data that is <br/>
<a id="pl.139.18"></a><var>139.18</var>disaggregated by race, cultural groups, family income, age, geographical location, migrant <br/>
<a id="pl.139.19"></a><var>139.19</var>or foreign immigrant status, primary language, whether the participant is an English <br/>
<a id="pl.139.20"></a><var>139.20</var>learner under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.59, disability, and status of homelessness.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.14.0"></a><a id="pl.139.21"></a><var>139.21</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.139.22"></a><var>139.22</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Board.</b> "Board" means the Urban Minnesota Initiative Board.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.15.0"></a><a id="pl.139.23"></a><var>139.23</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.139.24"></a><var>139.24</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.139.25"></a><var>139.25</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Department.</b> "Department" means the Department of Employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.139.26"></a><var>139.26</var>Economic Development.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.16.0"></a><a id="pl.139.27"></a><var>139.27</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.139.28"></a><var>139.28</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Low-income area.</b> "Low-income area" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.139.29"></a><var>139.29</var>(1) Minneapolis, St. Paul;<br/>
<a id="pl.139.30"></a><var>139.30</var>(2) those cities in the metropolitan area as defined in section 
<statute_ref>473.121, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.139.31"></a><var>139.31</var>2
</statute_ref>, that have an average income that is below 80 percent of the median income for a <br/>
<a id="pl.139.32"></a><var>139.32</var>four-person family as of the latest report by the United States Census Bureau; and<br/>
<a id="pl.140.1"></a><var>140.1</var>(3) (2) those cities in the metropolitan area, which contain two or more contiguous <br/>
<a id="pl.140.2"></a><var>140.2</var>census tracts in which the average family income is less than 80 percent of the median <br/>
<a id="pl.140.3"></a><var>140.3</var>family income for the Twin Cities metropolitan area as of the latest report by the United <br/>
<a id="pl.140.4"></a><var>140.4</var>States Census Bureau.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.17.0"></a><a id="pl.140.5"></a><var>140.5</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.140.6"></a><var>140.6</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.140.7"></a><var>140.7</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Low-income person.</b> "Low-income person" means a person who has an <br/>
<a id="pl.140.8"></a><var>140.8</var>annual income, adjusted for family size, of not more than 80 percent of the area median <br/>
<a id="pl.140.9"></a><var>140.9</var>family income for the Twin Cities metropolitan area as of the latest report by the United <br/>
<a id="pl.140.10"></a><var>140.10</var>States Census Bureau.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.18.0"></a><a id="pl.140.11"></a><var>140.11</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.140.12"></a><var>140.12</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.140.13"></a><var>140.13</var>    Subd. 4b. <b>Metropolitan area.</b> "Metropolitan area" has the meaning given in section <br/>
<a id="pl.140.14"></a><var>140.14</var>473.121, subdivision 2.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.19.0"></a><a id="pl.140.15"></a><var>140.15</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.140.16"></a><var>140.16</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.140.17"></a><var>140.17</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Minority person.</b> "Minority person" means a person belonging to a racial <br/>
<a id="pl.140.18"></a><var>140.18</var>or ethnic minority as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 23.5.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.20.0"></a><a id="pl.140.19"></a><var>140.19</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.140.20"></a><var>140.20</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.140.21"></a><var>140.21</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Program.</b> "Program" means the Minnesota Initiative program created <br/>
<a id="pl.140.22"></a><var>140.22</var>by this chapter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.21.0"></a><a id="pl.140.23"></a><var>140.23</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.140.24"></a><var>140.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Creation; membership</b><b> Membership</b><b>.</b> The Urban Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.140.25"></a><var>140.25</var>Initiative Board is created and consists of the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.140.26"></a><var>140.26</var>development, the chair of the Metropolitan Council, the commissioner of human rights,  <br/>
<a id="pl.140.27"></a><var>140.27</var>and eight 12 members from the general public appointed by the governor. Six Nine of the <br/>
<a id="pl.140.28"></a><var>140.28</var>public members must be representatives from minority business enterprises. No more than <br/>
<a id="pl.140.29"></a><var>140.29</var>four six of the public members may be of one gender. Appointments must ensure balanced <br/>
<a id="pl.140.30"></a><var>140.30</var>geographic representation. At least half of the public members must have experience <br/>
<a id="pl.141.1"></a><var>141.1</var>working to address racial income disparities. All public members must be experienced in <br/>
<a id="pl.141.2"></a><var>141.2</var>business or economic development.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.22.0"></a><a id="pl.141.3"></a><var>141.3</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.141.4"></a><var>141.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Technical assistance.</b> The board through the department, shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.141.5"></a><var>141.5</var>technical assistance and development information services to state agencies, regional <br/>
<a id="pl.141.6"></a><var>141.6</var>agencies, special districts, local governments, and the public, with special emphasis on <br/>
<a id="pl.141.7"></a><var>141.7</var>minority communities informational outreach about the program to lenders, nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.141.8"></a><var>141.8</var>corporations, and low-income and minority communities throughout the state that support <br/>
<a id="pl.141.9"></a><var>141.9</var>the development of business enterprises and entrepreneurs.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.23.0"></a><a id="pl.141.10"></a><var>141.10</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.141.11"></a><var>141.11</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Reports.</b> The board shall submit an annual report to the legislature of an <br/>
<a id="pl.141.12"></a><var>141.12</var>accounting of loans made under section 
         <statute_ref>116M.18</statute_ref>, including information on loans to <br/>
<a id="pl.141.13"></a><var>141.13</var>minority business enterprises made,  the number of jobs created by the program, the impact <br/>
<a id="pl.141.14"></a><var>141.14</var>on low-income areas, and recommendations concerning minority business development <br/>
<a id="pl.141.15"></a><var>141.15</var>and jobs for persons in low-income areas.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.24.0"></a><a id="pl.141.16"></a><var>141.16</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.18, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.141.17"></a><var>141.17</var><b>116M.18 </b><b>URBAN CHALLENGE GRANTS</b><b> </b><b>MINNESOTA INITIATIVE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.141.18"></a><var>141.18</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.141.19"></a><var>141.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The Minnesota Initiative program is established to <br/>
<a id="pl.141.20"></a><var>141.20</var>award grants to nonprofit corporations to fund loans to businesses owned by minority or <br/>
<a id="pl.141.21"></a><var>141.21</var>low-income persons or women.<br/>
<a id="pl.141.22"></a><var>141.22</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Statewide loans.</b> To the extent there is sufficient eligible demand, <br/>
<a id="pl.141.23"></a><var>141.23</var>loans shall be made so that an approximately equal dollar amount of loans are made to <br/>
<a id="pl.141.24"></a><var>141.24</var>businesses in the metropolitan area as in the nonmetropolitan area. If funds remain after <br/>
<a id="pl.141.25"></a><var>141.25</var>the ninth month of the fiscal year, those funds shall revert to the general loan pool and may <br/>
<a id="pl.141.26"></a><var>141.26</var>be lent in any part of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.141.27"></a><var>141.27</var>    Subdivision 1 Subd. 1b. <b>Eligibility rules</b><b> Grants</b><b>.</b> The board shall make urban <br/>
<a id="pl.141.28"></a><var>141.28</var>challenge  grants for use in low-income areas to nonprofit corporations to fund loans to <br/>
<a id="pl.141.29"></a><var>141.29</var>businesses owned by minority or low-income persons or women, to encourage private <br/>
<a id="pl.141.30"></a><var>141.30</var>investment, to provide jobs for minority and low-income persons and others in low-income <br/>
<a id="pl.141.31"></a><var>141.31</var>areas, to create and strengthen minority business enterprises, and to promote economic <br/>
<a id="pl.141.32"></a><var>141.32</var>development in a low-income area. The board shall adopt rules to establish criteria for <br/>
<a id="pl.141.33"></a><var>141.33</var>determining loan eligibility.<br/>
<a id="pl.142.1"></a><var>142.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Challenge</b><b> Grant eligibility; nonprofit corporation.</b> (a) The board <br/>
<a id="pl.142.2"></a><var>142.2</var>may enter into agreements with nonprofit corporations to fund and guarantee loans the <br/>
<a id="pl.142.3"></a><var>142.3</var>nonprofit corporation makes in low-income areas under subdivision 4. A corporation must <br/>
<a id="pl.142.4"></a><var>142.4</var>demonstrate that to businesses owned by minority or low-income persons or women. The <br/>
<a id="pl.142.5"></a><var>142.5</var>board shall evaluate applications from nonprofit corporations. In evaluating applications, <br/>
<a id="pl.142.6"></a><var>142.6</var>the board must consider, among other things, whether the nonprofit corporation:<br/>
<a id="pl.142.7"></a><var>142.7</var>(1) its has a board of directors that includes citizens experienced in business <br/>
<a id="pl.142.8"></a><var>142.8</var>and community development, minority business enterprises, addressing racial income <br/>
<a id="pl.142.9"></a><var>142.9</var>disparities, and creating jobs in low-income areas for low-income and minority persons;<br/>
<a id="pl.142.10"></a><var>142.10</var>(2) it has the technical skills to analyze projects;<br/>
<a id="pl.142.11"></a><var>142.11</var>(3) it is familiar with other available public and private funding sources and <br/>
<a id="pl.142.12"></a><var>142.12</var>economic development programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.142.13"></a><var>142.13</var>(4) it can initiate and implement economic development projects;<br/>
<a id="pl.142.14"></a><var>142.14</var>(5) it can establish and administer a revolving loan account or has operated a <br/>
<a id="pl.142.15"></a><var>142.15</var>revolving loan account; and<br/>
<a id="pl.142.16"></a><var>142.16</var>(6) it can work with job referral networks which assist minority and other persons in <br/>
<a id="pl.142.17"></a><var>142.17</var>low-income areas low-income persons; and<br/>
<a id="pl.142.18"></a><var>142.18</var>(7) has established relationships with minority communities.<br/>
<a id="pl.142.19"></a><var>142.19</var>(b) The department shall review existing agreements with nonprofit corporations <br/>
<a id="pl.142.20"></a><var>142.20</var>every five years and may renew or terminate the agreement based on the review. In making <br/>
<a id="pl.142.21"></a><var>142.21</var>its review, the department shall consider, among other criteria, the criteria in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.142.22"></a><var>142.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Revolving loan fund.</b> (a) The board shall establish a revolving loan fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.142.23"></a><var>142.23</var>make grants to nonprofit corporations for the purpose of making loans and loan guarantees <br/>
<a id="pl.142.24"></a><var>142.24</var>to new and expanding businesses in a low-income area to promote owned by minority <br/>
<a id="pl.142.25"></a><var>142.25</var>or low-income persons or women and to support minority business enterprises and job <br/>
<a id="pl.142.26"></a><var>142.26</var>creation for minority and other persons in low-income areas low-income persons.<br/>
<a id="pl.142.27"></a><var>142.27</var>(b) Nonprofit corporations that receive grants from the department under the <br/>
<a id="pl.142.28"></a><var>142.28</var>program must establish a commissioner-certified revolving loan fund for the purpose <br/>
<a id="pl.142.29"></a><var>142.29</var>of making eligible loans. <br/>
<a id="pl.142.30"></a><var>142.30</var>(c) Eligible business enterprises include, but are not limited to, technologically <br/>
<a id="pl.142.31"></a><var>142.31</var>innovative industries, value-added manufacturing, and information industries. Loan <br/>
<a id="pl.142.32"></a><var>142.32</var>applications given preliminary approval by the nonprofit corporation must be forwarded to <br/>
<a id="pl.142.33"></a><var>142.33</var>the board for approval. The commissioner must give final approval for each loan or loan <br/>
<a id="pl.142.34"></a><var>142.34</var>guarantee made by the nonprofit corporation. The amount of the state funds contributed to <br/>
<a id="pl.142.35"></a><var>142.35</var>any loan or loan guarantee may not exceed 50 percent of each loan.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.1"></a><var>143.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Business loan criteria.</b> (a) The criteria in this subdivision apply to loans <br/>
<a id="pl.143.2"></a><var>143.2</var>made or guaranteed by nonprofit corporations under the urban challenge grant program.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.3"></a><var>143.3</var>(b) Loans or guarantees must be made to businesses that are not likely to undertake <br/>
<a id="pl.143.4"></a><var>143.4</var>a project for which loans are sought without assistance from the urban challenge grant <br/>
<a id="pl.143.5"></a><var>143.5</var>program.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.6"></a><var>143.6</var>(c) A loan or guarantee must be used for a project designed to benefit persons in <br/>
<a id="pl.143.7"></a><var>143.7</var>low-income areas through the creation of job or business opportunities for them to support <br/>
<a id="pl.143.8"></a><var>143.8</var>a business owned by a minority or a low-income person or woman. Priority must be <br/>
<a id="pl.143.9"></a><var>143.9</var>given for loans to the lowest income areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.10"></a><var>143.10</var>(d) The minimum state contribution to a loan or guarantee is $5,000 and the <br/>
<a id="pl.143.11"></a><var>143.11</var>maximum is $150,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.12"></a><var>143.12</var>(e) The state contribution must be matched by at least an equal amount of new <br/>
<a id="pl.143.13"></a><var>143.13</var>private investment.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.14"></a><var>143.14</var>(f) A loan may not be used for a retail development project.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.15"></a><var>143.15</var>(g) The business must agree to work with job referral networks that focus on <br/>
<a id="pl.143.16"></a><var>143.16</var>minority and low-income applicants from low-income areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.17"></a><var>143.17</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Microenterprise loan.</b> Urban challenge Program  grants may be <br/>
<a id="pl.143.18"></a><var>143.18</var>used to make microenterprise loans to small, beginning businesses, including a sole <br/>
<a id="pl.143.19"></a><var>143.19</var>proprietorship. Microenterprise loans are subject to this section except that:<br/>
<a id="pl.143.20"></a><var>143.20</var>(1) they may also be made to qualified retail businesses;<br/>
<a id="pl.143.21"></a><var>143.21</var>(2) they may be made for a minimum of $1,000 $5,000 and a maximum of $25,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.143.22"></a><var>143.22</var>$35,000; and<br/>
<a id="pl.143.23"></a><var>143.23</var>(3) in a low-income area, they may be made for a minimum of $5,000 and a <br/>
<a id="pl.143.24"></a><var>143.24</var>maximum of $50,000; and<br/>
<a id="pl.143.25"></a><var>143.25</var>(3) (4) they do not require a match.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.26"></a><var>143.26</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Revolving fund administration</b><b>; rules</b><b>.</b> (a) The board shall establish a <br/>
<a id="pl.143.27"></a><var>143.27</var>minimum interest rate for loans or guarantees to ensure that necessary loan administration <br/>
<a id="pl.143.28"></a><var>143.28</var>costs are covered.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.29"></a><var>143.29</var>(b) Loan repayment amounts equal to one-half of the principal and interest must be <br/>
<a id="pl.143.30"></a><var>143.30</var>deposited in a revolving fund created by the board for challenge grants. The remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.143.31"></a><var>143.31</var>amount of the loan repayment may be  paid to the department for deposit in the revolving <br/>
<a id="pl.143.32"></a><var>143.32</var>loan fund. Loan interest payments must be deposited in a revolving loan fund created <br/>
<a id="pl.143.33"></a><var>143.33</var>by the nonprofit corporation originating the loan being repaid for further distribution, <br/>
<a id="pl.143.34"></a><var>143.34</var>consistent with the loan criteria specified in subdivision 4 of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.35"></a><var>143.35</var>(c) Administrative expenses of the board and nonprofit corporations with whom <br/>
<a id="pl.143.36"></a><var>143.36</var>the board enters into agreements under subdivision 2, including expenses incurred by <br/>
<a id="pl.144.1"></a><var>144.1</var>a nonprofit corporation in providing financial, technical, managerial, and marketing <br/>
<a id="pl.144.2"></a><var>144.2</var>assistance to a business enterprise receiving a loan under subdivision 4, may be paid out of <br/>
<a id="pl.144.3"></a><var>144.3</var>the interest earned on loans and out of interest earned on money invested by the state Board <br/>
<a id="pl.144.4"></a><var>144.4</var>of Investment under section 
         <statute_ref>116M.16, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, as may be provided by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.144.5"></a><var>144.5</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Rules.</b> The board shall adopt rules to implement this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.144.6"></a><var>144.6</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Nonprofit corporation loans.</b> The board may make loans to a nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.144.7"></a><var>144.7</var>corporation with which it has entered into an agreement under subdivision 1 2. These <br/>
<a id="pl.144.8"></a><var>144.8</var>loans must be used to support a new or expanding business. This support may include <br/>
<a id="pl.144.9"></a><var>144.9</var>such forms of financing as the sale of goods to the business on installment or deferred <br/>
<a id="pl.144.10"></a><var>144.10</var>payments, lease purchase agreements, or royalty investments in the business. The interest <br/>
<a id="pl.144.11"></a><var>144.11</var>rate charged by a nonprofit corporation for a loan under this subdivision must not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.144.12"></a><var>144.12</var>the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus four percent. For a loan under this subdivision, the <br/>
<a id="pl.144.13"></a><var>144.13</var>nonprofit corporation may charge a loan origination fee equal to or less than one percent <br/>
<a id="pl.144.14"></a><var>144.14</var>of the loan value. The nonprofit corporation may retain the amount of the origination fee. <br/>
<a id="pl.144.15"></a><var>144.15</var>The nonprofit corporation must provide at least an equal match to the loan received by the <br/>
<a id="pl.144.16"></a><var>144.16</var>board. The maximum loan available to the nonprofit corporation under this subdivision is <br/>
<a id="pl.144.17"></a><var>144.17</var>$50,000. Loans made to the nonprofit corporation under this subdivision may be made <br/>
<a id="pl.144.18"></a><var>144.18</var>without interest. Repayments made by the nonprofit corporation must be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.144.19"></a><var>144.19</var>revolving fund created for urban initiative program  grants.<br/>
<a id="pl.144.20"></a><var>144.20</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Cooperation.</b> A nonprofit corporation that receives an urban challenge a <br/>
<a id="pl.144.21"></a><var>144.21</var>program grant shall cooperate with other organizations, including but not limited to, <br/>
<a id="pl.144.22"></a><var>144.22</var>community development corporations, community action agencies, and the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.144.23"></a><var>144.23</var>small business development centers.<br/>
<a id="pl.144.24"></a><var>144.24</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Reporting requirements.</b> A nonprofit corporation that receives a <br/>
<a id="pl.144.25"></a><var>144.25</var>challenge program grant shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.144.26"></a><var>144.26</var>(1) submit an annual report to the board by September March 30 of each year that <br/>
<a id="pl.144.27"></a><var>144.27</var>includes a description of projects businesses supported by the urban challenge grant <br/>
<a id="pl.144.28"></a><var>144.28</var>program, an account of loans made during the calendar year, the program's impact on <br/>
<a id="pl.144.29"></a><var>144.29</var>minority business enterprises and job creation for minority persons and low-income <br/>
<a id="pl.144.30"></a><var>144.30</var>persons in low-income areas, the source and amount of money collected and distributed by <br/>
<a id="pl.144.31"></a><var>144.31</var>the urban challenge grant program, the program's assets and liabilities, and an explanation <br/>
<a id="pl.144.32"></a><var>144.32</var>of administrative expenses; and<br/>
<a id="pl.144.33"></a><var>144.33</var>(2) provide for an independent annual audit to be performed in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.144.34"></a><var>144.34</var>generally accepted accounting practices and auditing standards and submit a copy of each <br/>
<a id="pl.144.35"></a><var>144.35</var>annual audit report to the board.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.25.0"></a><a id="pl.145.1"></a><var>145.1</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.55, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.145.2"></a><var>145.2</var><b>124D.55 GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) TEST FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.145.3"></a><var>145.3</var>    The commissioner shall pay 60 percent of the fee that is charged to an eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.145.4"></a><var>145.4</var>individual for the full battery of a general education development (GED) test, but not <br/>
<a id="pl.145.5"></a><var>145.5</var>more than $40 for an eligible individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.145.6"></a><var>145.6</var>For fiscal year 2017 only, the commissioner shall pay 100 percent of the fee that is <br/>
<a id="pl.145.7"></a><var>145.7</var>charged to an eligible individual for the full battery of a general education development <br/>
<a id="pl.145.8"></a><var>145.8</var>(GED) test, but not more than the cost of one full battery per year for any individual.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.26.0"></a><a id="pl.145.9"></a><var>145.9</var>    Sec. 26. <b>[136A.123] MINNESOTA'S FUTURE TEACHERS GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.145.10"></a><var>145.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.145.11"></a><var>145.11</var>have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.145.12"></a><var>145.12</var>(b) "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary institution under section 136A.101, <br/>
<a id="pl.145.13"></a><var>145.13</var>subdivision 4, located in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.145.14"></a><var>145.14</var>(c) "High needs area" means a high needs area as defined by the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.145.15"></a><var>145.15</var>Education biannual teacher supply and demand report under section 127A.05, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.145.16"></a><var>145.16</var>6, or other surveys conducted by the Department of Education that provide indicators for <br/>
<a id="pl.145.17"></a><var>145.17</var>teacher supply and demand needs not captured by the teacher supply and demand report.<br/>
<a id="pl.145.18"></a><var>145.18</var>(d) "High needs school" means a school that:<br/>
<a id="pl.145.19"></a><var>145.19</var>(1) has been designated a low performing school under the most recently passed <br/>
<a id="pl.145.20"></a><var>145.20</var>version of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act; or<br/>
<a id="pl.145.21"></a><var>145.21</var>(2) is above the state average in concentration of students qualifying for free and <br/>
<a id="pl.145.22"></a><var>145.22</var>reduced-price lunch.<br/>
<a id="pl.145.23"></a><var>145.23</var>(e) "Qualified candidate" means a student enrolled in an eligible institution with an <br/>
<a id="pl.145.24"></a><var>145.24</var>approved teacher preparation program that meets the program eligibility requirements in <br/>
<a id="pl.145.25"></a><var>145.25</var>subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.145.26"></a><var>145.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Program requirements.</b> (a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher <br/>
<a id="pl.145.27"></a><var>145.27</var>Education shall award grants to eligible institutions to facilitate undergraduate and <br/>
<a id="pl.145.28"></a><var>145.28</var>graduate students, beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year, to become licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.145.29"></a><var>145.29</var>teachers. The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall determine the <br/>
<a id="pl.145.30"></a><var>145.30</var>maximum grant amount per institution and the maximum amount of the grant available <br/>
<a id="pl.145.31"></a><var>145.31</var>for administrative and support services.<br/>
<a id="pl.145.32"></a><var>145.32</var>(b) Grants must be awarded to programs at eligible institutions that demonstrate:<br/>
<a id="pl.145.33"></a><var>145.33</var>(1) a majority of the grant will be used to reduce the tuition, fees, and costs for <br/>
<a id="pl.145.34"></a><var>145.34</var>qualified candidates;<br/>
<a id="pl.146.1"></a><var>146.1</var>(2) the ability of the program to perform outreach activities to encourage historically <br/>
<a id="pl.146.2"></a><var>146.2</var>underserved students, students of color, and students interested in teaching in a high needs <br/>
<a id="pl.146.3"></a><var>146.3</var>area or high needs school to participate in the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.146.4"></a><var>146.4</var>(3) participating students will be provided with support services to ensure persistence <br/>
<a id="pl.146.5"></a><var>146.5</var>and completion in their program and successful teacher licensure;<br/>
<a id="pl.146.6"></a><var>146.6</var>(4) participating students will be provided with experiential opportunities to explore <br/>
<a id="pl.146.7"></a><var>146.7</var>teacher and educator experiences;<br/>
<a id="pl.146.8"></a><var>146.8</var>(5) participating students will provide a letter of intent, demonstrating their interest <br/>
<a id="pl.146.9"></a><var>146.9</var>in teaching in a high needs area or high needs school, upon completing their teacher <br/>
<a id="pl.146.10"></a><var>146.10</var>preparation program and receiving their teaching license.<br/>
<a id="pl.146.11"></a><var>146.11</var>(c) A grantee must be provided mentoring. Mentoring must include, but is not <br/>
<a id="pl.146.12"></a><var>146.12</var>limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.146.13"></a><var>146.13</var>(1) communicating frequently and consistently throughout program participation;<br/>
<a id="pl.146.14"></a><var>146.14</var>(2) developing a personalized student success plan, which must include concrete <br/>
<a id="pl.146.15"></a><var>146.15</var>steps towards program completion and job placement and identify and make contingency <br/>
<a id="pl.146.16"></a><var>146.16</var>plans for potential obstacles to program completion;<br/>
<a id="pl.146.17"></a><var>146.17</var>(3) connecting grantees to on-campus resources and personal development <br/>
<a id="pl.146.18"></a><var>146.18</var>opportunities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.146.19"></a><var>146.19</var>(4) financial planning.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.27.0"></a><a id="pl.146.20"></a><var>146.20</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256D.051, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.146.21"></a><var>146.21</var><b>256D.051 FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING </b><b>PROGRAM</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.146.22"></a><var>146.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Food stamp employment and training </b><b>program</b><b>.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.146.23"></a><var>146.23</var>commissioner shall implement a food stamp employment and training program in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.146.24"></a><var>146.24</var>meet the food stamp employment and training participation requirements of the United <br/>
<a id="pl.146.25"></a><var>146.25</var>States Department of Agriculture. Unless exempt under subdivision 3a, each adult <br/>
<a id="pl.146.26"></a><var>146.26</var>recipient in the unit must participate in the food stamp employment and training program <br/>
<a id="pl.146.27"></a><var>146.27</var>each month that the person is eligible for food stamps. The person's participation in <br/>
<a id="pl.146.28"></a><var>146.28</var>food stamp employment and training services must begin no later than the first day of <br/>
<a id="pl.146.29"></a><var>146.29</var>the calendar month following the determination of eligibility for food stamps. With the <br/>
<a id="pl.146.30"></a><var>146.30</var>county agency's consent, and To the extent of available resources, the person a recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.146.31"></a><var>146.31</var>may voluntarily continue volunteer to participate in food stamp employment and training <br/>
<a id="pl.146.32"></a><var>146.32</var>services for up to three additional consecutive months immediately following termination <br/>
<a id="pl.146.33"></a><var>146.33</var>of food stamp benefits in order to complete the provisions of the person's employability <br/>
<a id="pl.146.34"></a><var>146.34</var>development plan. A recipient who volunteers for employment and training services is <br/>
<a id="pl.146.35"></a><var>146.35</var>subject to work requirements in Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 273.7.<br/>
<a id="pl.147.1"></a><var>147.1</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Notices </b><b>and sanctions</b><b>.</b> (a) At the time the county agency notifies the <br/>
<a id="pl.147.2"></a><var>147.2</var>household that it is eligible for food stamps, the county agency must: (1) inform all <br/>
<a id="pl.147.3"></a><var>147.3</var>mandatory employment and training services participants as identified in subdivision 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.147.4"></a><var>147.4</var>in the household that they must comply with all food stamp employment and training <br/>
<a id="pl.147.5"></a><var>147.5</var>program requirements each month, including the requirement to attend an initial <br/>
<a id="pl.147.6"></a><var>147.6</var>orientation to the food stamp employment and training program and that food stamp <br/>
<a id="pl.147.7"></a><var>147.7</var>eligibility will end unless the participants comply with the requirements specified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.147.8"></a><var>147.8</var>notice adults of the opportunity to volunteer for and participate in SNAP employment <br/>
<a id="pl.147.9"></a><var>147.9</var>and training activities; (2) provide plain language material that explains the benefits of <br/>
<a id="pl.147.10"></a><var>147.10</var>voluntary participation; and (3) provide the name and address of the county's designated <br/>
<a id="pl.147.11"></a><var>147.11</var>employment and training service provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.147.12"></a><var>147.12</var>(b) A participant who fails without good cause to comply with food stamp <br/>
<a id="pl.147.13"></a><var>147.13</var>employment and training program requirements of this section, including attendance <br/>
<a id="pl.147.14"></a><var>147.14</var>at orientation, will lose food stamp eligibility for the following periods: The county <br/>
<a id="pl.147.15"></a><var>147.15</var>must inform all recipients who are able-bodied adults without dependents that SNAP <br/>
<a id="pl.147.16"></a><var>147.16</var>benefits are time limited to three months in a 36-month period from the first full month <br/>
<a id="pl.147.17"></a><var>147.17</var>of application unless the recipient meets the work requirements in Code of Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.147.18"></a><var>147.18</var>Regulations, title 7, section 273.7.<br/>
<a id="pl.147.19"></a><var>147.19</var>(1) for the first occurrence, for one month or until the person complies with the <br/>
<a id="pl.147.20"></a><var>147.20</var>requirements not previously complied with, whichever is longer;<br/>
<a id="pl.147.21"></a><var>147.21</var>(2) for the second occurrence, for three months or until the person complies with the <br/>
<a id="pl.147.22"></a><var>147.22</var>requirements not previously complied with, whichever is longer; or<br/>
<a id="pl.147.23"></a><var>147.23</var>(3) for the third and any subsequent occurrence, for six months or until the person <br/>
<a id="pl.147.24"></a><var>147.24</var>complies with the requirements not previously complied with, whichever is longer.<br/>
<a id="pl.147.25"></a><var>147.25</var>If the participant is not the food stamp head of household, the person shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.147.26"></a><var>147.26</var>considered an ineligible household member for food stamp purposes. If the participant is <br/>
<a id="pl.147.27"></a><var>147.27</var>the food stamp head of household, the entire household is ineligible for food stamps as <br/>
<a id="pl.147.28"></a><var>147.28</var>provided in Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 273.7(g). "Good cause" means <br/>
<a id="pl.147.29"></a><var>147.29</var>circumstances beyond the control of the participant, such as illness or injury, illness or <br/>
<a id="pl.147.30"></a><var>147.30</var>injury of another household member requiring the participant's presence, a household <br/>
<a id="pl.147.31"></a><var>147.31</var>emergency, or the inability to obtain child care for children between the ages of six and <br/>
<a id="pl.147.32"></a><var>147.32</var>12 or to obtain transportation needed in order for the participant to meet the food stamp <br/>
<a id="pl.147.33"></a><var>147.33</var>employment and training program participation requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.147.34"></a><var>147.34</var>(c) The county agency shall mail or hand deliver a notice to the participant not later <br/>
<a id="pl.147.35"></a><var>147.35</var>than five days after determining that the participant has failed without good cause to <br/>
<a id="pl.147.36"></a><var>147.36</var>comply with food stamp employment and training program requirements which specifies <br/>
<a id="pl.148.1"></a><var>148.1</var>the requirements that were not complied with, the factual basis for the determination of <br/>
<a id="pl.148.2"></a><var>148.2</var>noncompliance, and the right to reinstate eligibility upon a showing of good cause for <br/>
<a id="pl.148.3"></a><var>148.3</var>failure to meet the requirements. The notice must ask the reason for the noncompliance <br/>
<a id="pl.148.4"></a><var>148.4</var>and identify the participant's appeal rights. The notice must request that the participant <br/>
<a id="pl.148.5"></a><var>148.5</var>inform the county agency if the participant believes that good cause existed for the failure <br/>
<a id="pl.148.6"></a><var>148.6</var>to comply and must state that the county agency intends to terminate eligibility for food <br/>
<a id="pl.148.7"></a><var>148.7</var>stamp benefits due to failure to comply with food stamp employment and training program <br/>
<a id="pl.148.8"></a><var>148.8</var>requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.148.9"></a><var>148.9</var>(d) If the county agency determines that the participant did not comply during the <br/>
<a id="pl.148.10"></a><var>148.10</var>month with all food stamp employment and training program requirements that were in <br/>
<a id="pl.148.11"></a><var>148.11</var>effect, and if the county agency determines that good cause was not present, the county <br/>
<a id="pl.148.12"></a><var>148.12</var>must provide a ten-day notice of termination of food stamp benefits. The amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.148.13"></a><var>148.13</var>food stamps that are withheld from the household and determination of the impact of <br/>
<a id="pl.148.14"></a><var>148.14</var>the sanction on other household members is governed by Code of Federal Regulations, <br/>
<a id="pl.148.15"></a><var>148.15</var>title 7, section 273.7.<br/>
<a id="pl.148.16"></a><var>148.16</var>(e) The participant may appeal the termination of food stamp benefits under the <br/>
<a id="pl.148.17"></a><var>148.17</var>provisions of section 
<statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.148.18"></a><var>148.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>County agency duties.</b> (a) The county agency shall provide to food stamp <br/>
<a id="pl.148.19"></a><var>148.19</var>recipients a food stamp employment and training program. The program must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.148.20"></a><var>148.20</var>(1) orientation to the food stamp employment and training program;<br/>
<a id="pl.148.21"></a><var>148.21</var>(2) an individualized employability assessment and an individualized employability <br/>
<a id="pl.148.22"></a><var>148.22</var>development plan that includes assessment of literacy, ability to communicate in the <br/>
<a id="pl.148.23"></a><var>148.23</var>English language, educational and employment history, and that estimates the length of <br/>
<a id="pl.148.24"></a><var>148.24</var>time it will take the participant to obtain employment. The employability assessment and <br/>
<a id="pl.148.25"></a><var>148.25</var>development plan must be completed in consultation with the participant, must assess the <br/>
<a id="pl.148.26"></a><var>148.26</var>participant's assets, barriers, and strengths, and must identify steps necessary to overcome <br/>
<a id="pl.148.27"></a><var>148.27</var>barriers to employment. A copy of the employability development plan must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.148.28"></a><var>148.28</var>to the registrant;<br/>
<a id="pl.148.29"></a><var>148.29</var>(3) referral to available accredited remedial or skills training  or career pathway <br/>
<a id="pl.148.30"></a><var>148.30</var>programs designed to address participant's barriers to employment;<br/>
<a id="pl.148.31"></a><var>148.31</var>(4) referral to available programs that provide subsidized or unsubsidized <br/>
<a id="pl.148.32"></a><var>148.32</var>employment as necessary;<br/>
<a id="pl.148.33"></a><var>148.33</var>(5) a job search program, including job seeking skills training; and<br/>
<a id="pl.148.34"></a><var>148.34</var>(6) other activities, to the extent of available resources designed by the county <br/>
<a id="pl.148.35"></a><var>148.35</var>agency to prepare the participant for permanent employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.149.1"></a><var>149.1</var>In order to allow time for job search, the county agency may not require an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.149.2"></a><var>149.2</var>to participate in the food stamp employment and training program for more than 32 hours <br/>
<a id="pl.149.3"></a><var>149.3</var>a week. The county agency shall require an individual to spend at least eight hours a week <br/>
<a id="pl.149.4"></a><var>149.4</var>in job search or other food stamp employment and training program activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.149.5"></a><var>149.5</var>(b) The county agency shall prepare an annual plan for the operation of its food <br/>
<a id="pl.149.6"></a><var>149.6</var>stamp employment and training program. The plan must be submitted to and approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.149.7"></a><var>149.7</var>the commissioner of employment and economic development. The plan must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.149.8"></a><var>149.8</var>(1) a description of the services to be offered by the county agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.149.9"></a><var>149.9</var>(2) a plan to coordinate the activities of all public and private nonprofit entities <br/>
<a id="pl.149.10"></a><var>149.10</var>providing employment-related services in order to avoid duplication of effort and to <br/>
<a id="pl.149.11"></a><var>149.11</var>provide a wide range of allowable activities and services more efficiently;<br/>
<a id="pl.149.12"></a><var>149.12</var>(3) a description of the factors that will be taken into account when determining a <br/>
<a id="pl.149.13"></a><var>149.13</var>client's employability development plan; and<br/>
<a id="pl.149.14"></a><var>149.14</var>(4) provisions to ensure that the county agency's employment and training service <br/>
<a id="pl.149.15"></a><var>149.15</var>provider provides providers provide each recipient with an orientation, employability <br/>
<a id="pl.149.16"></a><var>149.16</var>assessment, and employability development plan as specified in paragraph (a), clauses (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.149.17"></a><var>149.17</var>and (2), within 30 days of the recipient's eligibility for assistance request to participate in <br/>
<a id="pl.149.18"></a><var>149.18</var>employment and training.<br/>
<a id="pl.149.19"></a><var>149.19</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Duties of commissioner.</b> In addition to any other duties imposed by law, <br/>
<a id="pl.149.20"></a><var>149.20</var>the commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.149.21"></a><var>149.21</var>(1) based on this section and section 
         <statute_ref>256D.052</statute_ref> and Code of Federal Regulations, <br/>
<a id="pl.149.22"></a><var>149.22</var>title 7, section 273.7, supervise the administration of food stamp employment and training <br/>
<a id="pl.149.23"></a><var>149.23</var>services to county agencies;<br/>
<a id="pl.149.24"></a><var>149.24</var>(2) disburse money appropriated for food stamp employment and training services <br/>
<a id="pl.149.25"></a><var>149.25</var>to county agencies based upon the county's costs as specified in section 
         <statute_ref>256D.051, <br/>
<a id="pl.149.26"></a><var>149.26</var>subdivision 6c
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.149.27"></a><var>149.27</var>(3) accept and supervise the disbursement of any funds that may be provided by the <br/>
<a id="pl.149.28"></a><var>149.28</var>federal government or from other sources for use in this state for food stamp employment <br/>
<a id="pl.149.29"></a><var>149.29</var>and training services;<br/>
<a id="pl.149.30"></a><var>149.30</var>(4) cooperate with other agencies including any agency of the United States or of <br/>
<a id="pl.149.31"></a><var>149.31</var>another state in all matters concerning the powers and duties of the commissioner under <br/>
<a id="pl.149.32"></a><var>149.32</var>this section and section 
         <statute_ref>256D.052</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.149.33"></a><var>149.33</var>(5) in cooperation with the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.149.34"></a><var>149.34</var>development, ensure that each component of an employment and training program carried <br/>
<a id="pl.149.35"></a><var>149.35</var>out under this section is delivered through a statewide workforce development system, <br/>
<a id="pl.149.36"></a><var>149.36</var>unless the component is not available locally through such a system.<br/>
<a id="pl.150.1"></a><var>150.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Participant duties.</b> In order to receive food stamp assistance employment <br/>
<a id="pl.150.2"></a><var>150.2</var>and training services, a registrant participant who volunteers shall: (1) cooperate with <br/>
<a id="pl.150.3"></a><var>150.3</var>the county agency in all aspects of the food stamp employment and training program; <br/>
<a id="pl.150.4"></a><var>150.4</var>and (2) accept any suitable employment, including employment offered through the Job <br/>
<a id="pl.150.5"></a><var>150.5</var>Training Partnership Act, and other employment and training options; and (3) participate <br/>
<a id="pl.150.6"></a><var>150.6</var>in food stamp employment and training activities assigned by the county agency. The <br/>
<a id="pl.150.7"></a><var>150.7</var>county agency may terminate employment and training assistance to a registrant  voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.150.8"></a><var>150.8</var>participant who fails to cooperate in the food stamp employment and training program, as <br/>
<a id="pl.150.9"></a><var>150.9</var>provided in subdivision 1a unless good cause is provided.<br/>
<a id="pl.150.10"></a><var>150.10</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Requirement to register work.</b> (a) To the extent required under Code <br/>
<a id="pl.150.11"></a><var>150.11</var>of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 273.7(a), each applicant for and recipient of <br/>
<a id="pl.150.12"></a><var>150.12</var>food stamps is required to register for work as a condition of eligibility for food stamp <br/>
<a id="pl.150.13"></a><var>150.13</var>benefits. Applicants and recipients are registered by signing an application or annual <br/>
<a id="pl.150.14"></a><var>150.14</var>reapplication for food stamps, and must be informed that they are registering for work <br/>
<a id="pl.150.15"></a><var>150.15</var>by signing the form.<br/>
<a id="pl.150.16"></a><var>150.16</var>(b) The commissioner shall determine, within federal requirements, persons required <br/>
<a id="pl.150.17"></a><var>150.17</var>to participate in the food stamp employment and training (FSET) program.<br/>
<a id="pl.150.18"></a><var>150.18</var>(c) The following food stamp recipients are exempt from mandatory participation in <br/>
<a id="pl.150.19"></a><var>150.19</var>food stamp employment and training services:<br/>
<a id="pl.150.20"></a><var>150.20</var>(1) recipients of benefits under the Minnesota family investment program, Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.150.21"></a><var>150.21</var>supplemental aid program, or the general assistance program;<br/>
<a id="pl.150.22"></a><var>150.22</var>(2) a child;<br/>
<a id="pl.150.23"></a><var>150.23</var>(3) a recipient over age 55;<br/>
<a id="pl.150.24"></a><var>150.24</var>(4) a recipient who has a mental or physical illness, injury, or incapacity which is <br/>
<a id="pl.150.25"></a><var>150.25</var>expected to continue for at least 30 days and which impairs the recipient's ability to obtain <br/>
<a id="pl.150.26"></a><var>150.26</var>or retain employment as evidenced by professional certification or the receipt of temporary <br/>
<a id="pl.150.27"></a><var>150.27</var>or permanent disability benefits issued by a private or government source;<br/>
<a id="pl.150.28"></a><var>150.28</var>(5) a parent or other household member responsible for the care of either a <br/>
<a id="pl.150.29"></a><var>150.29</var>dependent child in the household who is under age six or a person in the household who is <br/>
<a id="pl.150.30"></a><var>150.30</var>professionally certified as having a physical or mental illness, injury, or incapacity. Only <br/>
<a id="pl.150.31"></a><var>150.31</var>one parent or other household member may claim exemption under this provision;<br/>
<a id="pl.150.32"></a><var>150.32</var>(6) a recipient receiving unemployment insurance or who has applied for <br/>
<a id="pl.150.33"></a><var>150.33</var>unemployment insurance and has been required to register for work with the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.150.34"></a><var>150.34</var>of Employment and Economic Development as part of the unemployment insurance <br/>
<a id="pl.150.35"></a><var>150.35</var>application process;<br/>
<a id="pl.151.1"></a><var>151.1</var>(7) a recipient participating each week in a drug addiction or alcohol abuse treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.151.2"></a><var>151.2</var>and rehabilitation program, provided the operators of the treatment and rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.151.3"></a><var>151.3</var>program, in consultation with the county agency, recommend that the recipient not <br/>
<a id="pl.151.4"></a><var>151.4</var>participate in the food stamp employment and training program;<br/>
<a id="pl.151.5"></a><var>151.5</var>(8) a recipient employed or self-employed for 30 or more hours per week at <br/>
<a id="pl.151.6"></a><var>151.6</var>employment paying at least minimum wage, or who earns wages from employment equal <br/>
<a id="pl.151.7"></a><var>151.7</var>to or exceeding 30 hours multiplied by the federal minimum wage; or<br/>
<a id="pl.151.8"></a><var>151.8</var>(9) a student enrolled at least half time in any school, training program, or institution <br/>
<a id="pl.151.9"></a><var>151.9</var>of higher education. When determining if a student meets this criteria, the school's, <br/>
<a id="pl.151.10"></a><var>151.10</var>program's or institution's criteria for being enrolled half time shall be used.<br/>
<a id="pl.151.11"></a><var>151.11</var>    Subd. 3b. <b>Orientation.</b> The county agency or its employment and training service <br/>
<a id="pl.151.12"></a><var>151.12</var>provider providers must provide an orientation to food stamp employment and training <br/>
<a id="pl.151.13"></a><var>151.13</var>services to each nonexempt food stamp recipient within 30 days of the date that food <br/>
<a id="pl.151.14"></a><var>151.14</var>stamp eligibility is determined recipient within 30 days of the date that they agree to <br/>
<a id="pl.151.15"></a><var>151.15</var>volunteer. The orientation must inform the participant of the requirement to participate <br/>
<a id="pl.151.16"></a><var>151.16</var>benefits of participating in services, the date, time, and address to report to for services, <br/>
<a id="pl.151.17"></a><var>151.17</var>the name and telephone number of the food stamp employment and training service <br/>
<a id="pl.151.18"></a><var>151.18</var>provider, the consequences for failure without good cause to comply, the services and <br/>
<a id="pl.151.19"></a><var>151.19</var>support services available through food stamp employment and training services and other <br/>
<a id="pl.151.20"></a><var>151.20</var>providers of similar services, and must encourage the participant to view the food stamp <br/>
<a id="pl.151.21"></a><var>151.21</var>program as a temporary means of supplementing the family's food needs until the family <br/>
<a id="pl.151.22"></a><var>151.22</var>achieves self-sufficiency through employment. The orientation may be provided through <br/>
<a id="pl.151.23"></a><var>151.23</var>audio-visual methods, but the participant must have the opportunity for face-to-face <br/>
<a id="pl.151.24"></a><var>151.24</var>interaction with county agency staff.<br/>
<a id="pl.151.25"></a><var>151.25</var>    Subd. 6b. <b>Federal reimbursement.</b> Federal financial participation from the United <br/>
<a id="pl.151.26"></a><var>151.26</var>States Department of Agriculture for food stamp employment and training expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.151.27"></a><var>151.27</var>that are eligible for reimbursement through the food stamp employment and training <br/>
<a id="pl.151.28"></a><var>151.28</var>program are dedicated funds and are annually appropriated to the commissioner of human <br/>
<a id="pl.151.29"></a><var>151.29</var>services for the operation of the food stamp employment and training program. Funds <br/>
<a id="pl.151.30"></a><var>151.30</var>appropriated under this subdivision must be used for skill attainment through employment, <br/>
<a id="pl.151.31"></a><var>151.31</var>training, and support services for food stamp participants. Up to ten percent of the funds <br/>
<a id="pl.151.32"></a><var>151.32</var>may be used for the administrative costs of capturing additional federal reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.151.33"></a><var>151.33</var>dollars. By February 15, 2017, the commissioner shall report to the legislative committees <br/>
<a id="pl.151.34"></a><var>151.34</var>having jurisdiction over the food stamp program on the progress of securing additional <br/>
<a id="pl.151.35"></a><var>151.35</var>federal reimbursements dollars. Federal financial participation for the nonstate portion of <br/>
<a id="pl.151.36"></a><var>151.36</var>food stamp employment and training costs must be paid to the county agency or services <br/>
<a id="pl.152.1"></a><var>152.1</var>provider that incurred the costs at a rate to be determined by the Departments of Human <br/>
<a id="pl.152.2"></a><var>152.2</var>Services and Employment and Economic Development.<br/>
<a id="pl.152.3"></a><var>152.3</var>    Subd. 6c. <b>Program funding.</b> Within the limits of available resources, the <br/>
<a id="pl.152.4"></a><var>152.4</var>commissioner shall reimburse the actual costs of county agencies and their employment <br/>
<a id="pl.152.5"></a><var>152.5</var>and training service providers for the provision of food stamp employment and training <br/>
<a id="pl.152.6"></a><var>152.6</var>services, including participant support services, direct program services, and program <br/>
<a id="pl.152.7"></a><var>152.7</var>administrative activities. The cost of services for each county's food stamp employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.152.8"></a><var>152.8</var>training program shall not exceed the annual allocated amount. No more than 15 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.152.9"></a><var>152.9</var>program funds may be used for administrative activities. The county agency may expend <br/>
<a id="pl.152.10"></a><var>152.10</var>county funds in excess of the limits of this subdivision without state reimbursement.<br/>
<a id="pl.152.11"></a><var>152.11</var>Program funds shall be allocated based on the county's average number of food <br/>
<a id="pl.152.12"></a><var>152.12</var>stamp cases as compared to the statewide total number of such cases. The average number <br/>
<a id="pl.152.13"></a><var>152.13</var>of cases shall be based on counts of cases as of March 31, June 30, September 30, and <br/>
<a id="pl.152.14"></a><var>152.14</var>December 31 of the previous calendar year. The commissioner may reallocate unexpended <br/>
<a id="pl.152.15"></a><var>152.15</var>money appropriated under this section to those county agencies that demonstrate a need <br/>
<a id="pl.152.16"></a><var>152.16</var>for additional funds.<br/>
<a id="pl.152.17"></a><var>152.17</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Registrant status.</b> A registrant under this section is not an employee for <br/>
<a id="pl.152.18"></a><var>152.18</var>the purposes of workers' compensation, unemployment benefits, retirement, or civil service <br/>
<a id="pl.152.19"></a><var>152.19</var>laws, and shall not perform work ordinarily performed by a regular public employee.<br/>
<a id="pl.152.20"></a><var>152.20</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Voluntary quit.</b> A person who is required to participate in food stamp <br/>
<a id="pl.152.21"></a><var>152.21</var>employment and training services is not eligible for food stamps if, without good cause, <br/>
<a id="pl.152.22"></a><var>152.22</var>the person refuses a legitimate offer of, or quits, suitable employment within 60 days <br/>
<a id="pl.152.23"></a><var>152.23</var>before the date of application. A person who is required to participate in food stamp <br/>
<a id="pl.152.24"></a><var>152.24</var>employment and training services and, without good cause, voluntarily quits suitable <br/>
<a id="pl.152.25"></a><var>152.25</var>employment or refuses a legitimate offer of suitable employment while receiving food <br/>
<a id="pl.152.26"></a><var>152.26</var>stamps shall be terminated from the food stamp program as specified in subdivision 1a.<br/>
<a id="pl.152.27"></a><var>152.27</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Subcontractors.</b> A county agency may, at its option, subcontract any or all <br/>
<a id="pl.152.28"></a><var>152.28</var>of the duties under this section to a public or private entity approved by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.152.29"></a><var>152.29</var>of employment and economic development.<br/>
<a id="pl.152.30"></a><var>152.30</var>    Subd. 18. <b>Work experience</b><b> </b><b>Workfare </b><b>placements.</b> (a) To the extent of available <br/>
<a id="pl.152.31"></a><var>152.31</var>resources, each county agency must establish and operate a work experience  workfare <br/>
<a id="pl.152.32"></a><var>152.32</var>component in the food stamp employment and training program for recipients who are <br/>
<a id="pl.152.33"></a><var>152.33</var>subject to a federal limit of three months of food stamp eligibility in any 36-month period. <br/>
<a id="pl.152.34"></a><var>152.34</var>The purpose of the work experience workfare component is to enhance the participant's <br/>
<a id="pl.152.35"></a><var>152.35</var>employability, self-sufficiency, and to provide meaningful, productive work activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.153.1"></a><var>153.1</var>(b) The commissioner shall assist counties in the design and implementation of these <br/>
<a id="pl.153.2"></a><var>153.2</var>components. The commissioner must ensure that job placements under a work experience <br/>
<a id="pl.153.3"></a><var>153.3</var>workfare  component comply with section 
         <statute_ref>256J.72</statute_ref>. Written or oral concurrence with job <br/>
<a id="pl.153.4"></a><var>153.4</var>duties of persons placed under the community work experience workfare program shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.153.5"></a><var>153.5</var>obtained from the appropriate exclusive bargaining representative.<br/>
<a id="pl.153.6"></a><var>153.6</var>(c) Worksites developed under this section are limited to projects that serve a useful <br/>
<a id="pl.153.7"></a><var>153.7</var>public service such as health, social service, environmental protection, education, urban <br/>
<a id="pl.153.8"></a><var>153.8</var>and rural development and redevelopment, welfare, recreation, public facilities, public <br/>
<a id="pl.153.9"></a><var>153.9</var>safety, community service, services to aged or disabled citizens, and child care. To the <br/>
<a id="pl.153.10"></a><var>153.10</var>extent possible, the prior training, skills, and experience of a recipient must be used in <br/>
<a id="pl.153.11"></a><var>153.11</var>making appropriate work experience workfare assignments.<br/>
<a id="pl.153.12"></a><var>153.12</var>(d) Structured, supervised volunteer uncompensated work with an agency or <br/>
<a id="pl.153.13"></a><var>153.13</var>organization that is monitored by the county service provider may, with the approval of <br/>
<a id="pl.153.14"></a><var>153.14</var>the county agency, be used as a work experience workfare placement.<br/>
<a id="pl.153.15"></a><var>153.15</var>(e) As a condition of placing a person receiving food stamps in a program under this <br/>
<a id="pl.153.16"></a><var>153.16</var>subdivision, the county agency shall first provide the recipient the opportunity:<br/>
<a id="pl.153.17"></a><var>153.17</var>(1) for placement in suitable subsidized or unsubsidized employment through <br/>
<a id="pl.153.18"></a><var>153.18</var>participation in job search under section 
         <statute_ref>256D.051</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.153.19"></a><var>153.19</var>(2) for placement in suitable employment through participation in on-the-job training <br/>
<a id="pl.153.20"></a><var>153.20</var>a paid work experience, if such employment is available.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.153.21"></a><var>153.21</var>(3) for placement in an educational program designed to increase job skills and <br/>
<a id="pl.153.22"></a><var>153.22</var>employability.<br/>
<a id="pl.153.23"></a><var>153.23</var>(f) The county agency shall limit the maximum monthly number of hours that any <br/>
<a id="pl.153.24"></a><var>153.24</var>participant may work in a work experience workfare placement to a number equal to the <br/>
<a id="pl.153.25"></a><var>153.25</var>amount of the family's monthly food stamp allotment divided by the greater of the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.153.26"></a><var>153.26</var>minimum wage or the applicable state minimum wage.<br/>
<a id="pl.153.27"></a><var>153.27</var>After a participant has been assigned to a position for nine six months, the participant <br/>
<a id="pl.153.28"></a><var>153.28</var>may not continue in that assignment unless the maximum number of hours a participant <br/>
<a id="pl.153.29"></a><var>153.29</var>works is no greater than the amount of the food stamp benefit divided by the rate of pay <br/>
<a id="pl.153.30"></a><var>153.30</var>for individuals employed in the same or similar occupations by the same employer at <br/>
<a id="pl.153.31"></a><var>153.31</var>the same site.<br/>
<a id="pl.153.32"></a><var>153.32</var>(g) The participant's employability development plan must include the length <br/>
<a id="pl.153.33"></a><var>153.33</var>of time needed in the work experience workfare program, the need to continue job <br/>
<a id="pl.153.34"></a><var>153.34</var>seeking activities while participating in work experience the workfare program, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.153.35"></a><var>153.35</var>participant's employment goals.<br/>
<a id="pl.154.1"></a><var>154.1</var>(h) After each six months of a recipient's participation in a work experience job <br/>
<a id="pl.154.2"></a><var>154.2</var>workfare placement, and at the conclusion of each work experience workfare assignment <br/>
<a id="pl.154.3"></a><var>154.3</var>under this section, the county agency shall reassess and revise, as appropriate, the <br/>
<a id="pl.154.4"></a><var>154.4</var>participant's employability development plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.154.5"></a><var>154.5</var>(i) A participant has good cause for failure to cooperate with a work experience job <br/>
<a id="pl.154.6"></a><var>154.6</var>workfare placement if, in the judgment of the employment and training service provider, <br/>
<a id="pl.154.7"></a><var>154.7</var>the reason for failure is reasonable and justified. Good cause for purposes of this section is <br/>
<a id="pl.154.8"></a><var>154.8</var>defined in subdivision 1a, paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.154.9"></a><var>154.9</var>(j) A recipient who has failed without good cause to participate in or comply with the <br/>
<a id="pl.154.10"></a><var>154.10</var>work experience job a workfare placement shall be terminated from participation in work <br/>
<a id="pl.154.11"></a><var>154.11</var>experience job workfare activities. If the recipient is not exempt from mandatory food <br/>
<a id="pl.154.12"></a><var>154.12</var>stamp employment and training program participation under subdivision 3a, the recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.154.13"></a><var>154.13</var>will be assigned to other mandatory program activities. If the recipient is exempt from <br/>
<a id="pl.154.14"></a><var>154.14</var>mandatory participation but is participating as a volunteer, the person shall be terminated <br/>
<a id="pl.154.15"></a><var>154.15</var>from the food stamp employment and training program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.28.0"></a><a id="pl.154.16"></a><var>154.16</var>    Sec. 28. Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 14, section 2, subdivision 1, as amended by <br/>
<a id="pl.154.17"></a><var>154.17</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 31, section 3, is amended to read:<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.154.18"></a><var>154.18</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>6,437,815,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>6,456,311,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.154.19"></a><var>154.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.154.20"></a><var>154.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2014<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2015<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.154.21"></a><var>154.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">5,654,095,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">5,676,652,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.154.22"></a><var>154.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.154.23"></a><var>154.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td>State Government <br/>
                  		Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">4,099,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">4,510,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.154.24"></a><var>154.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">519,816,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">518,446,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.154.25"></a><var>154.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Federal TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">257,915,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">254,813,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.154.26"></a><var>154.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Lottery Prize Fund<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,890,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,890,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.154.27"></a><var>154.27</var><b>Receipts for Systems Projects. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.154.28"></a><var>154.28</var>Appropriations and federal receipts for <br/>
<a id="pl.154.29"></a><var>154.29</var>information systems projects for MAXIS, <br/>
<a id="pl.154.30"></a><var>154.30</var>PRISM, MMIS, and SSIS must be deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.154.31"></a><var>154.31</var>in the state system account authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.154.32"></a><var>154.32</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256.014</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.154.33"></a><var>154.33</var>Money appropriated for computer projects <br/>
<a id="pl.154.34"></a><var>154.34</var>approved by the commissioner of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.154.35"></a><var>154.35</var>information technology services, funded <br/>
<a id="pl.154.36"></a><var>154.36</var>by the legislature, and approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.155.1"></a><var>155.1</var>commissioner of management and budget, <br/>
<a id="pl.155.2"></a><var>155.2</var>may be transferred from one project to <br/>
<a id="pl.155.3"></a><var>155.3</var>another and from development to operations <br/>
<a id="pl.155.4"></a><var>155.4</var>as the commissioner of human services <br/>
<a id="pl.155.5"></a><var>155.5</var>considers necessary. Any unexpended <br/>
<a id="pl.155.6"></a><var>155.6</var>balance in the appropriation for these <br/>
<a id="pl.155.7"></a><var>155.7</var>projects does not cancel but is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.155.8"></a><var>155.8</var>ongoing development and operations.<br/>
<a id="pl.155.9"></a><var>155.9</var><b>Nonfederal Share Transfers. </b>The <br/>
<a id="pl.155.10"></a><var>155.10</var>nonfederal share of activities for which <br/>
<a id="pl.155.11"></a><var>155.11</var>federal administrative reimbursement is <br/>
<a id="pl.155.12"></a><var>155.12</var>appropriated to the commissioner may be <br/>
<a id="pl.155.13"></a><var>155.13</var>transferred to the special revenue fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.155.14"></a><var>155.14</var><b>ARRA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance </b><br/>
<a id="pl.155.15"></a><var>155.15</var><b>Benefit Increases. </b>The funds provided for <br/>
<a id="pl.155.16"></a><var>155.16</var>food support benefit increases under the <br/>
<a id="pl.155.17"></a><var>155.17</var>Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program <br/>
<a id="pl.155.18"></a><var>155.18</var>provisions of the American Recovery and <br/>
<a id="pl.155.19"></a><var>155.19</var>Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 must be <br/>
<a id="pl.155.20"></a><var>155.20</var>used for benefit increases beginning July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.155.21"></a><var>155.21</var>2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.155.22"></a><var>155.22</var><b>Supplemental Nutrition Assistance </b><br/>
<a id="pl.155.23"></a><var>155.23</var><b>Program Employment and Training. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.155.24"></a><var>155.24</var>(1) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.155.25"></a><var>155.25</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>256D.051, subdivisions 1a</statute_ref>, 6b, <br/>
<a id="pl.155.26"></a><var>155.26</var>and 6c, and 
         <statute_ref>256J.626</statute_ref>, federal Supplemental <br/>
<a id="pl.155.27"></a><var>155.27</var>Nutrition Assistance employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.155.28"></a><var>155.28</var>training funds received as reimbursement of <br/>
<a id="pl.155.29"></a><var>155.29</var>MFIP consolidated fund grant expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.155.30"></a><var>155.30</var>for diversionary work program participants <br/>
<a id="pl.155.31"></a><var>155.31</var>and child care assistance program <br/>
<a id="pl.155.32"></a><var>155.32</var>expenditures must be deposited in the general <br/>
<a id="pl.155.33"></a><var>155.33</var>fund. The amount of funds must be limited to <br/>
<a id="pl.155.34"></a><var>155.34</var>$4,900,000 per year in fiscal years 2014 and <br/>
<a id="pl.155.35"></a><var>155.35</var>2015, and to $4,400,000 per year in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.156.1"></a><var>156.1</var>years year 2016 and 2017, contingent on <br/>
<a id="pl.156.2"></a><var>156.2</var>approval by the federal Food and Nutrition <br/>
<a id="pl.156.3"></a><var>156.3</var>Service.<br/>
<a id="pl.156.4"></a><var>156.4</var>(2) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.156.5"></a><var>156.5</var>sections 256D.051, subdivisions 1a, 6b, and <br/>
<a id="pl.156.6"></a><var>156.6</var>6c, and 256J.626, in fiscal year 2017, up to <br/>
<a id="pl.156.7"></a><var>156.7</var>$4,400,000 in federal Supplemental Nutrition <br/>
<a id="pl.156.8"></a><var>156.8</var>Assistance employment and training <br/>
<a id="pl.156.9"></a><var>156.9</var>funds received as reimbursement of MFIP <br/>
<a id="pl.156.10"></a><var>156.10</var>consolidated fund grant expenditures for <br/>
<a id="pl.156.11"></a><var>156.11</var>diversionary work program participants and <br/>
<a id="pl.156.12"></a><var>156.12</var>child care assistance program expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.156.13"></a><var>156.13</var>is appropriated to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.156.14"></a><var>156.14</var>human services to expand the Supplemental <br/>
<a id="pl.156.15"></a><var>156.15</var>Nutrition Assistance Program Employment <br/>
<a id="pl.156.16"></a><var>156.16</var>and Training Program, including <br/>
<a id="pl.156.17"></a><var>156.17</var>administrative costs, contingent on approval <br/>
<a id="pl.156.18"></a><var>156.18</var>by the federal Food and Nutrition Service.<br/>
<a id="pl.156.19"></a><var>156.19</var>(2) (3) Consistent with the receipt of the <br/>
<a id="pl.156.20"></a><var>156.20</var>federal funds, the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.156.21"></a><var>156.21</var>adjust the level of working family credit <br/>
<a id="pl.156.22"></a><var>156.22</var>expenditures claimed as TANF maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.156.23"></a><var>156.23</var>of effort. Notwithstanding any contrary <br/>
<a id="pl.156.24"></a><var>156.24</var>provision in this article, this rider expires <br/>
<a id="pl.156.25"></a><var>156.25</var>June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.156.26"></a><var>156.26</var><b>TANF Maintenance of Effort. </b>(a) In order <br/>
<a id="pl.156.27"></a><var>156.27</var>to meet the basic maintenance of effort <br/>
<a id="pl.156.28"></a><var>156.28</var>(MOE) requirements of the TANF block grant <br/>
<a id="pl.156.29"></a><var>156.29</var>specified under Code of Federal Regulations, <br/>
<a id="pl.156.30"></a><var>156.30</var>title 45, section 263.1, the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.156.31"></a><var>156.31</var>only report nonfederal money expended for <br/>
<a id="pl.156.32"></a><var>156.32</var>allowable activities listed in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.156.33"></a><var>156.33</var>clauses as TANF/MOE expenditures:<br/>
<a id="pl.157.1"></a><var>157.1</var>(1) MFIP cash, diversionary work program, <br/>
<a id="pl.157.2"></a><var>157.2</var>and food assistance benefits under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.157.3"></a><var>157.3</var>Statutes, chapter 256J;<br/>
<a id="pl.157.4"></a><var>157.4</var>(2) the child care assistance programs <br/>
<a id="pl.157.5"></a><var>157.5</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>119B.03</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.157.6"></a><var>157.6</var>and 
         <statute_ref>119B.05</statute_ref>, and county child care <br/>
<a id="pl.157.7"></a><var>157.7</var>administrative costs under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.157.8"></a><var>157.8</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>119B.15</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.157.9"></a><var>157.9</var>(3) state and county MFIP administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.157.10"></a><var>157.10</var>costs under Minnesota Statutes, chapters <br/>
<a id="pl.157.11"></a><var>157.11</var>256J and 256K;<br/>
<a id="pl.157.12"></a><var>157.12</var>(4) state, county, and tribal MFIP <br/>
<a id="pl.157.13"></a><var>157.13</var>employment services under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.157.14"></a><var>157.14</var>Statutes, chapters 256J and 256K;<br/>
<a id="pl.157.15"></a><var>157.15</var>(5) expenditures made on behalf of legal <br/>
<a id="pl.157.16"></a><var>157.16</var>noncitizen MFIP recipients who qualify for <br/>
<a id="pl.157.17"></a><var>157.17</var>the MinnesotaCare program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.157.18"></a><var>157.18</var>Statutes, chapter 256L;<br/>
<a id="pl.157.19"></a><var>157.19</var>(6) qualifying working family credit <br/>
<a id="pl.157.20"></a><var>157.20</var>expenditures under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.157.21"></a><var>157.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>290.0671</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.157.22"></a><var>157.22</var>(7) qualifying Minnesota education credit <br/>
<a id="pl.157.23"></a><var>157.23</var>expenditures under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.157.24"></a><var>157.24</var>section 
         <statute_ref>290.0674</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.157.25"></a><var>157.25</var>(8) qualifying Head Start expenditures under <br/>
<a id="pl.157.26"></a><var>157.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>119A.50</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.157.27"></a><var>157.27</var>(b) The commissioner shall ensure that <br/>
<a id="pl.157.28"></a><var>157.28</var>sufficient qualified nonfederal expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.157.29"></a><var>157.29</var>are made each year to meet the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.157.30"></a><var>157.30</var>TANF/MOE requirements. For the activities <br/>
<a id="pl.157.31"></a><var>157.31</var>listed in paragraph (a), clauses (2) to <br/>
<a id="pl.157.32"></a><var>157.32</var>(8), the commissioner may only report <br/>
<a id="pl.157.33"></a><var>157.33</var>expenditures that are excluded from the <br/>
<a id="pl.158.1"></a><var>158.1</var>definition of assistance under Code of <br/>
<a id="pl.158.2"></a><var>158.2</var>Federal Regulations, title 45, section 260.31.<br/>
<a id="pl.158.3"></a><var>158.3</var>(c) For fiscal years beginning with state fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.158.4"></a><var>158.4</var>year 2003, the commissioner shall ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.158.5"></a><var>158.5</var>that the maintenance of effort used by the <br/>
<a id="pl.158.6"></a><var>158.6</var>commissioner of management and budget <br/>
<a id="pl.158.7"></a><var>158.7</var>for the February and November forecasts <br/>
<a id="pl.158.8"></a><var>158.8</var>required under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.158.9"></a><var>158.9</var>16A.103
         </statute_ref>, contains expenditures under <br/>
<a id="pl.158.10"></a><var>158.10</var>paragraph (a), clause (1), equal to at least 16 <br/>
<a id="pl.158.11"></a><var>158.11</var>percent of the total required under Code of <br/>
<a id="pl.158.12"></a><var>158.12</var>Federal Regulations, title 45, section 263.1.<br/>
<a id="pl.158.13"></a><var>158.13</var>(d) The requirement in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.158.14"></a><var>158.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256.011, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, that federal <br/>
<a id="pl.158.15"></a><var>158.15</var>grants or aids secured or obtained under that <br/>
<a id="pl.158.16"></a><var>158.16</var>subdivision be used to reduce any direct <br/>
<a id="pl.158.17"></a><var>158.17</var>appropriations provided by law, do not apply <br/>
<a id="pl.158.18"></a><var>158.18</var>if the grants or aids are federal TANF funds.<br/>
<a id="pl.158.19"></a><var>158.19</var>(e) For the federal fiscal years beginning on <br/>
<a id="pl.158.20"></a><var>158.20</var>or after October 1, 2007, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.158.21"></a><var>158.21</var>may not claim an amount of TANF/MOE in <br/>
<a id="pl.158.22"></a><var>158.22</var>excess of the 75 percent standard in Code <br/>
<a id="pl.158.23"></a><var>158.23</var>of Federal Regulations, title 45, section <br/>
<a id="pl.158.24"></a><var>158.24</var>263.1(a)(2), except:<br/>
<a id="pl.158.25"></a><var>158.25</var>(1) to the extent necessary to meet the 80 <br/>
<a id="pl.158.26"></a><var>158.26</var>percent standard under Code of Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.158.27"></a><var>158.27</var>Regulations, title 45, section 263.1(a)(1), <br/>
<a id="pl.158.28"></a><var>158.28</var>if it is determined by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.158.29"></a><var>158.29</var>that the state will not meet the TANF work <br/>
<a id="pl.158.30"></a><var>158.30</var>participation target rate for the current year;<br/>
<a id="pl.158.31"></a><var>158.31</var>(2) to provide any additional amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.158.32"></a><var>158.32</var>under Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, <br/>
<a id="pl.158.33"></a><var>158.33</var>section 264.5, that relate to replacement of <br/>
<a id="pl.158.34"></a><var>158.34</var>TANF funds due to the operation of TANF <br/>
<a id="pl.158.35"></a><var>158.35</var>penalties; and<br/>
<a id="pl.159.1"></a><var>159.1</var>(3) to provide any additional amounts that <br/>
<a id="pl.159.2"></a><var>159.2</var>may contribute to avoiding or reducing <br/>
<a id="pl.159.3"></a><var>159.3</var>TANF work participation penalties through <br/>
<a id="pl.159.4"></a><var>159.4</var>the operation of the excess MOE provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.159.5"></a><var>159.5</var>of Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, <br/>
<a id="pl.159.6"></a><var>159.6</var>section 261.43(a)(2).<br/>
<a id="pl.159.7"></a><var>159.7</var>(f) For the purposes of paragraph (e), clauses <br/>
<a id="pl.159.8"></a><var>159.8</var>(1) to (3), the commissioner may supplement <br/>
<a id="pl.159.9"></a><var>159.9</var>the MOE claim with working family credit <br/>
<a id="pl.159.10"></a><var>159.10</var>expenditures or other qualified expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.159.11"></a><var>159.11</var>to the extent such expenditures are otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.159.12"></a><var>159.12</var>available after considering the expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.159.13"></a><var>159.13</var>allowed in this subdivision and subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.159.14"></a><var>159.14</var>subdivision 2 and 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.159.15"></a><var>159.15</var>(f) (g) Notwithstanding any contrary <br/>
<a id="pl.159.16"></a><var>159.16</var>provision in this article, paragraphs (a) to (e) <br/>
<a id="pl.159.17"></a><var>159.17</var>expire June 30, 2017 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.159.18"></a><var>159.18</var><b>Working Family Credit Expenditures </b><br/>
<a id="pl.159.19"></a><var>159.19</var><b>as TANF/MOE. </b>The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.159.20"></a><var>159.20</var>claim as TANF maintenance of effort up to <br/>
<a id="pl.159.21"></a><var>159.21</var>$6,707,000 per year of working family credit <br/>
<a id="pl.159.22"></a><var>159.22</var>expenditures in each fiscal year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.29.0"></a><a id="pl.159.23"></a><var>159.23</var>    Sec. 29. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.159.24"></a><var>159.24</var>is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.159.25"></a><var>159.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.159.26"></a><var>159.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Family Homeless Prevention</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,519,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,519,000<br/>
8,769,000<br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.159.27"></a><var>159.27</var>This appropriation is for the family homeless <br/>
<a id="pl.159.28"></a><var>159.28</var>prevention and assistance programs under <br/>
<a id="pl.159.29"></a><var>159.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>462A.204</statute_ref>. Of <br/>
<a id="pl.159.30"></a><var>159.30</var>this amount, $250,000 in the second year <br/>
<a id="pl.159.31"></a><var>159.31</var>is a onetime appropriation for grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.159.32"></a><var>159.32</var>eligible applicants to create or expand risk <br/>
<a id="pl.159.33"></a><var>159.33</var>mitigation programs to reduce landlord <br/>
<a id="pl.159.34"></a><var>159.34</var>financial risks for renting to persons eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.160.1"></a><var>160.1</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204. <br/>
<a id="pl.160.2"></a><var>160.2</var>Eligible programs may reimburse landlords <br/>
<a id="pl.160.3"></a><var>160.3</var>for costs including but not limited to <br/>
<a id="pl.160.4"></a><var>160.4</var>nonpayment of rent, or damage costs above <br/>
<a id="pl.160.5"></a><var>160.5</var>those costs covered by security deposits. The <br/>
<a id="pl.160.6"></a><var>160.6</var>agency may give higher priority to applicants <br/>
<a id="pl.160.7"></a><var>160.7</var>that can demonstrate a matching amount <br/>
<a id="pl.160.8"></a><var>160.8</var>of money by a local unit of government, <br/>
<a id="pl.160.9"></a><var>160.9</var>business, or nonprofit organization. Grantees <br/>
<a id="pl.160.10"></a><var>160.10</var>must establish a procedure to review and <br/>
<a id="pl.160.11"></a><var>160.11</var>validate claims and reimbursements under <br/>
<a id="pl.160.12"></a><var>160.12</var>this grant program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.30.0"></a><a id="pl.160.13"></a><var>160.13</var>    Sec. 30. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.160.14"></a><var>160.14</var>is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.160.15"></a><var>160.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.160.16"></a><var>160.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Home Ownership Assistance Fund</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">885,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">885,000<br/>
3,885,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.160.17"></a><var>160.17</var>This appropriation is for the home ownership <br/>
<a id="pl.160.18"></a><var>160.18</var>assistance program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.160.19"></a><var>160.19</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>462A.21, subdivision 8</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.160.20"></a><var>160.20</var>The agency shall continue to strengthen <br/>
<a id="pl.160.21"></a><var>160.21</var>its efforts to address the disparity gap in <br/>
<a id="pl.160.22"></a><var>160.22</var>the homeownership rate between white <br/>
<a id="pl.160.23"></a><var>160.23</var>households and indigenous American Indians <br/>
<a id="pl.160.24"></a><var>160.24</var>and communities of color.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.31.0"></a><a id="pl.160.25"></a><var>160.25</var>    Sec. 31. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 3, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.160.26"></a><var>160.26</var>10, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.160.27"></a><var>160.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.160.28"></a><var>160.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>Capacity Building Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">375,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">375,000<br/>
875,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.160.29"></a><var>160.29</var>(a) This appropriation is for nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.160.30"></a><var>160.30</var>capacity building grants under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.160.31"></a><var>160.31</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>462A.21, subdivision 3b</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.160.32"></a><var>160.32</var>Of this amount, $125,000 each year is <br/>
<a id="pl.160.33"></a><var>160.33</var>for support of the Homeless Management <br/>
<a id="pl.160.34"></a><var>160.34</var>Information System (HMIS).<br/>
<a id="pl.161.1"></a><var>161.1</var>(b) $500,000 is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.161.2"></a><var>161.2</var>for competitive grants to nonprofit housing <br/>
<a id="pl.161.3"></a><var>161.3</var>organizations, housing and redevelopment <br/>
<a id="pl.161.4"></a><var>161.4</var>authorities, or other political subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.161.5"></a><var>161.5</var>to provide intensive financial education and <br/>
<a id="pl.161.6"></a><var>161.6</var>coaching services to individuals or families <br/>
<a id="pl.161.7"></a><var>161.7</var>who have the goal of homeownership. <br/>
<a id="pl.161.8"></a><var>161.8</var>Financial education and coaching services <br/>
<a id="pl.161.9"></a><var>161.9</var>include but are not limited to asset building, <br/>
<a id="pl.161.10"></a><var>161.10</var>development of spending plans, credit report <br/>
<a id="pl.161.11"></a><var>161.11</var>education, repair and rebuilding, consumer <br/>
<a id="pl.161.12"></a><var>161.12</var>protection training, and debt reduction. <br/>
<a id="pl.161.13"></a><var>161.13</var>Priority must be given to organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.161.14"></a><var>161.14</var>that have experience serving underserved <br/>
<a id="pl.161.15"></a><var>161.15</var>populations.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.32.0"></a><a id="pl.161.16"></a><var>161.16</var>    Sec. 32. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 11, section 3, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.161.17"></a><var>161.17</var>3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.161.18"></a><var>161.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>GED tests.</b> For payment of 60 percent of the costs of GED tests as <br/>
<a id="pl.161.19"></a><var>161.19</var>provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.55</statute_ref>:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.161.20"></a><var>161.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">125,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
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<td><a id="pl.161.21"></a><var>161.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.161.22"></a><var>161.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">125,000<br/>
245,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.161.23"></a><var>161.23</var>The base appropriation for fiscal year 2018 and later is $125,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.33.0"></a><a id="pl.161.24"></a><var>161.24</var>    Sec. 33. <b>STEPPING UP FOR KIDS; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.161.25"></a><var>161.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.161.26"></a><var>161.26</var>have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.161.27"></a><var>161.27</var>(b) "High needs area" means a high needs area as defined in the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.161.28"></a><var>161.28</var>Education biannual teacher supply and demand report under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.161.29"></a><var>161.29</var>127A.05, subdivision 6, or other surveys conducted by the Department of Education <br/>
<a id="pl.161.30"></a><var>161.30</var>that provide indicators for teacher supply and demand needs not captured by the teacher <br/>
<a id="pl.161.31"></a><var>161.31</var>supply and demand report.<br/>
<a id="pl.161.32"></a><var>161.32</var>(c) "High needs school" means a school that:<br/>
<a id="pl.161.33"></a><var>161.33</var>(1) is identified as a low performing school under federal expectations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.162.1"></a><var>162.1</var>(2) is above the state average in concentration of students qualifying for free and <br/>
<a id="pl.162.2"></a><var>162.2</var>reduced-price lunch.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.3"></a><var>162.3</var>(d) "Qualified candidate" means a paraprofessional employed in a Minnesota school <br/>
<a id="pl.162.4"></a><var>162.4</var>currently or within the past three years who has been admitted to an institution as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.162.5"></a><var>162.5</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.101, subdivision 4, located in Minnesota with <br/>
<a id="pl.162.6"></a><var>162.6</var>an approved Minnesota teacher licensure program and meets the program eligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.162.7"></a><var>162.7</var>requirements in subdivision 3 and in policies adopted under subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.8"></a><var>162.8</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) A qualified candidate may apply, beginning in the <br/>
<a id="pl.162.9"></a><var>162.9</var>2017-2018 academic year, to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education to <br/>
<a id="pl.162.10"></a><var>162.10</var>receive financial assistance under this section. The commissioner of the Office of Higher <br/>
<a id="pl.162.11"></a><var>162.11</var>Education shall award financial assistance to paraprofessionals employed in high needs <br/>
<a id="pl.162.12"></a><var>162.12</var>areas or high needs schools based on shortages, geographical distribution, or other surveys <br/>
<a id="pl.162.13"></a><var>162.13</var>conducted by the Department of Education and must take into consideration diversifying <br/>
<a id="pl.162.14"></a><var>162.14</var>the teacher workforce. The application must include a letter of support from the designated <br/>
<a id="pl.162.15"></a><var>162.15</var>school district administrator where the paraprofessional is employed.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.16"></a><var>162.16</var>(b) A candidate must commit to remain employed in a Minnesota school district for <br/>
<a id="pl.162.17"></a><var>162.17</var>four years upon completion of teacher preparation as verified through the Staff Automated <br/>
<a id="pl.162.18"></a><var>162.18</var>Reporting (STAR) system maintained by the Department of Education. A candidate <br/>
<a id="pl.162.19"></a><var>162.19</var>who does not complete the four-year service commitment may be required to repay the <br/>
<a id="pl.162.20"></a><var>162.20</var>financial assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.21"></a><var>162.21</var>(c) A candidate must provide a letter of intent, demonstrating an interest in teaching <br/>
<a id="pl.162.22"></a><var>162.22</var>in a high needs area or high needs school, upon completing the teacher preparation <br/>
<a id="pl.162.23"></a><var>162.23</var>program and receiving a teaching license.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.24"></a><var>162.24</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Usage.</b> The financial assistance may only be used for tuition and related <br/>
<a id="pl.162.25"></a><var>162.25</var>living and miscellaneous expenses required to complete teacher preparation and attain <br/>
<a id="pl.162.26"></a><var>162.26</var>licensure.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.27"></a><var>162.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Policymaking.</b> The commissioner of education with assistance from the <br/>
<a id="pl.162.28"></a><var>162.28</var>commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall adopt policies or procedures to <br/>
<a id="pl.162.29"></a><var>162.29</var>implement this section, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.162.30"></a><var>162.30</var>(1) additional eligibility and renewal criteria;<br/>
<a id="pl.162.31"></a><var>162.31</var>(2) annual and lifetime maximum awards per student; and<br/>
<a id="pl.162.32"></a><var>162.32</var>(3) service fulfillment and repayment criteria.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.34.0"></a><a id="pl.162.33"></a><var>162.33</var>    Sec. 34. <b>GOOD FOOD ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.162.34"></a><var>162.34</var>The commissioner of agriculture and designating authorities must make their initial <br/>
<a id="pl.162.35"></a><var>162.35</var>appointments and designations by July 1, 2016, for the Good Food Access Advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.163.1"></a><var>163.1</var>Committee established under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.1018. The commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.163.2"></a><var>163.2</var>agriculture or the commissioner's designee must convene the first meeting of the Good <br/>
<a id="pl.163.3"></a><var>163.3</var>Food Access Advisory Committee by September 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.35.0"></a><a id="pl.163.4"></a><var>163.4</var>    Sec. 35. <b>REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALLY SPECIFIED </b><br/>
<a id="pl.163.5"></a><var>163.5</var><b>RECIPIENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.163.6"></a><var>163.6</var>(a) <b>Application.</b> This section applies to any grant funded under this act where the <br/>
<a id="pl.163.7"></a><var>163.7</var>recipient of the grant is individually specified in this act. The commissioner serving as the <br/>
<a id="pl.163.8"></a><var>163.8</var>fiscal agent for the grant must ensure compliance with the requirements of this section, and <br/>
<a id="pl.163.9"></a><var>163.9</var>all applicable requirements under existing law, including applicable grants management <br/>
<a id="pl.163.10"></a><var>163.10</var>policies and procedures established by the Office of Grants Management.<br/>
<a id="pl.163.11"></a><var>163.11</var>(b) <b>Prerequisites.</b> Before any funding is provided to the grant recipient, the <br/>
<a id="pl.163.12"></a><var>163.12</var>recipient must provide the fiscal agent with a description of the following information in <br/>
<a id="pl.163.13"></a><var>163.13</var>a grant application:<br/>
<a id="pl.163.14"></a><var>163.14</var>(1) the purpose of the grant, including goals, priorities, and measurable outcomes;<br/>
<a id="pl.163.15"></a><var>163.15</var>(2) eligibility requirements for individuals who will be served by the grant program;<br/>
<a id="pl.163.16"></a><var>163.16</var>(3) the proposed geographic service areas for individuals served by the grant; and<br/>
<a id="pl.163.17"></a><var>163.17</var>(4) the reporting requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.163.18"></a><var>163.18</var>These requirements are in addition to any requirements under existing laws and policies.<br/>
<a id="pl.163.19"></a><var>163.19</var>(c) <b>Financial Review.</b> Office of Grants Management Operating Policy and <br/>
<a id="pl.163.20"></a><var>163.20</var>Procedure number 08-06, titled "Policy on the Financial Review of Nongovernmental <br/>
<a id="pl.163.21"></a><var>163.21</var>Organizations" applies in pertinent part to all grants covered by paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.163.22"></a><var>163.22</var>(d) <b>Reporting to Fiscal Agent.</b> In addition to meeting any reporting requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.163.23"></a><var>163.23</var>included in the grant agreement, grant recipients subject to this section must provide the <br/>
<a id="pl.163.24"></a><var>163.24</var>following information to the commissioner serving as fiscal agent:<br/>
<a id="pl.163.25"></a><var>163.25</var>(1) a detailed accounting of the use of any grant proceeds;<br/>
<a id="pl.163.26"></a><var>163.26</var>(2) a description of program outcomes to date, including performance measured <br/>
<a id="pl.163.27"></a><var>163.27</var>against indicators specified in the grant agreement, including, but not limited to, job <br/>
<a id="pl.163.28"></a><var>163.28</var>creation, employment activity, wage information, business formation or expansion, and <br/>
<a id="pl.163.29"></a><var>163.29</var>academic performance; and<br/>
<a id="pl.163.30"></a><var>163.30</var>(3) the portion of the grant, if any, spent on the recipient's operating expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.163.31"></a><var>163.31</var>Grant recipients must report the information required under this paragraph to the fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.163.32"></a><var>163.32</var>agent within one year after receiving any portion of the grant, annually thereafter, and <br/>
<a id="pl.163.33"></a><var>163.33</var>within 30 days following the use of all funds provided under the grant.<br/>
<a id="pl.163.34"></a><var>163.34</var>(e) <b>Reporting to Legislature.</b> Beginning January 15, 2017, a commissioner serving <br/>
<a id="pl.163.35"></a><var>163.35</var>as a fiscal agent for a grant subject to this section must submit a report containing the <br/>
<a id="pl.164.1"></a><var>164.1</var>information provided by the grant recipients to the chairs and ranking minority members <br/>
<a id="pl.164.2"></a><var>164.2</var>of the legislative committees and budget divisions with jurisdiction over the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.164.3"></a><var>164.3</var>serving as fiscal agent for the grant. The report submitted under this section must also <br/>
<a id="pl.164.4"></a><var>164.4</var>include the commissioner's summary of the use of grant proceeds, and an analysis of <br/>
<a id="pl.164.5"></a><var>164.5</var>the grant recipients' success in meeting the goals, priorities, and measurable outcomes <br/>
<a id="pl.164.6"></a><var>164.6</var>specified for the grant. An updated version of this report must be submitted on January <br/>
<a id="pl.164.7"></a><var>164.7</var>15 of each succeeding year until January 15 in the year following the date when all of <br/>
<a id="pl.164.8"></a><var>164.8</var>the grant funds have been spent.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.36.0"></a><a id="pl.164.9"></a><var>164.9</var>    Sec. 36. <b>ETHNIC COUNCIL REVIEW.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.164.10"></a><var>164.10</var>The commissioners of each agency appropriated money in this article may consult <br/>
<a id="pl.164.11"></a><var>164.11</var>with the four ethnic councils under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.922 and 15.0145, <br/>
<a id="pl.164.12"></a><var>164.12</var>regarding implementation of the programs funded under this article. Any request for <br/>
<a id="pl.164.13"></a><var>164.13</var>proposals developed by a state agency as a result of this article may be reviewed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.164.14"></a><var>164.14</var>four ethnic councils prior to public submission.<br/>
<a id="pl.164.15"></a><var>164.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.37.0"></a><a id="pl.164.16"></a><var>164.16</var>    Sec. 37. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.164.17"></a><var>164.17</var>In the next editions of Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the Revisor of <br/>
<a id="pl.164.18"></a><var>164.18</var>Statutes shall change the term "Urban Initiative Board" to "Minnesota Initiative Board," <br/>
<a id="pl.164.19"></a><var>164.19</var>"board," or similar terms as the context requires.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.38.0"></a><a id="pl.164.20"></a><var>164.20</var>    Sec. 38. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.164.21"></a><var>164.21</var>Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 2, subdivision 8, is <br/>
<a id="pl.164.22"></a><var>164.22</var>repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.164.23"></a><var>164.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
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<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.164.27"></a><var>164.27</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the <br/>
<a id="pl.164.28"></a><var>164.28</var>appropriations in Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, or appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.164.29"></a><var>164.29</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.164.30"></a><var>164.30</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal year indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.164.31"></a><var>164.31</var>each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the addition <br/>
<a id="pl.165.1"></a><var>165.1</var>to the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.165.2"></a><var>165.2</var>2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second <br/>
<a id="pl.165.3"></a><var>165.3</var>year" is fiscal year 2017. Appropriations for fiscal year 2016 are effective the day <br/>
<a id="pl.165.4"></a><var>165.4</var>following final enactment.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.165.5"></a><var>165.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.165.6"></a><var>165.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.165.7"></a><var>165.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.165.8"></a><var>165.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.7.2.0"></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.165.9"></a><var>165.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</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.165.10"></a><var>165.10</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>143,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>6,867,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.165.11"></a><var>165.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.165.12"></a><var>165.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.165.13"></a><var>165.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">143,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2,759,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.165.14"></a><var>165.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Environmental<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">4,108,000 <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.165.15"></a><var>165.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Water</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,146,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.165.16"></a><var>165.16</var>$923,000 the second year is to meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.165.17"></a><var>165.17</var>increased demand for technical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.165.18"></a><var>165.18</var>and review of municipal water infrastructure <br/>
<a id="pl.165.19"></a><var>165.19</var>projects that will be generated by increased <br/>
<a id="pl.165.20"></a><var>165.20</var>grant funding through the Public Facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.165.21"></a><var>165.21</var>Authority. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.165.22"></a><var>165.22</var>and is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.165.23"></a><var>165.23</var>$108,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.165.24"></a><var>165.24</var>environmental fund to manage a rulemaking <br/>
<a id="pl.165.25"></a><var>165.25</var>process to enhance equity in the water <br/>
<a id="pl.165.26"></a><var>165.26</var>program permit fee structure.<br/>
<a id="pl.165.27"></a><var>165.27</var>$115,000 the second year is for the working <br/>
<a id="pl.165.28"></a><var>165.28</var>lands program feasibility study and program <br/>
<a id="pl.165.29"></a><var>165.29</var>plan. This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.165.30"></a><var>165.30</var>available until June 30, 2018.<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.165.31"></a><var>165.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Land</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">432,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.165.32"></a><var>165.32</var>$432,000 the second year is to manage <br/>
<a id="pl.165.33"></a><var>165.33</var>contaminated sediment projects at multiple <br/>
<a id="pl.165.34"></a><var>165.34</var>sites identified in the St. Louis River <br/>
<a id="pl.166.1"></a><var>166.1</var>remedial action plan to restore water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.166.2"></a><var>166.2</var>in the St. Louis River area of concern. This <br/>
<a id="pl.166.3"></a><var>166.3</var>amount is added to the base for fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.166.4"></a><var>166.4</var>2018, 2019, and 2020 only.<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.166.5"></a><var>166.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.166.6"></a><var>166.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Environmental Assistance and </b><br/>
<b>Cross-Media</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">4,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.166.7"></a><var>166.7</var>$4,000,000 is appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.166.8"></a><var>166.8</var>environmental fund for SCORE block grants <br/>
<a id="pl.166.9"></a><var>166.9</var>to counties. This amount is in addition to the <br/>
<a id="pl.166.10"></a><var>166.10</var>amounts appropriated in Laws 2015, First <br/>
<a id="pl.166.11"></a><var>166.11</var>Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.166.12"></a><var>166.12</var>subdivision 5. The forecast base for SCORE <br/>
<a id="pl.166.13"></a><var>166.13</var>grants in fiscal year 2018 is $21,250,000 and <br/>
<a id="pl.166.14"></a><var>166.14</var>in fiscal year 2019 and later is $25,250,000.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.2"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.166.15"></a><var>166.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Administrative Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">143,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,289,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.166.16"></a><var>166.16</var>$143,000 the first year and $1,289,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.166.17"></a><var>166.17</var>the second year are for legal support costs <br/>
<a id="pl.166.18"></a><var>166.18</var>related to the agency's environmental review <br/>
<a id="pl.166.19"></a><var>166.19</var>and permitting decisions on the PolyMet <br/>
<a id="pl.166.20"></a><var>166.20</var>NorthMet project. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.166.21"></a><var>166.21</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.166.22"></a><var>166.22</var>2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.166.23"></a><var>166.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.166.24"></a><var>166.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>729,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.166.25"></a><var>166.25</var>$479,000 the second year is for the working <br/>
<a id="pl.166.26"></a><var>166.26</var>lands program feasibility study and program <br/>
<a id="pl.166.27"></a><var>166.27</var>plan. This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.166.28"></a><var>166.28</var>available until June 30, 2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.166.29"></a><var>166.29</var>$250,000 the second year is to initiate <br/>
<a id="pl.166.30"></a><var>166.30</var>development and coordination of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.166.31"></a><var>166.31</var>River Basin goals and strategies for sediment <br/>
<a id="pl.166.32"></a><var>166.32</var>reduction, flow reduction, and nutrient <br/>
<a id="pl.166.33"></a><var>166.33</var>reduction. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.4.0"></a><a id="pl.167.1"></a><var>167.1</var>    Sec. 4. <b>[103F.519] WORKING LANDS WATERSHED RESTORATION </b><br/>
<a id="pl.167.2"></a><var>167.2</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.167.3"></a><var>167.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.167.4"></a><var>167.4</var>have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.5"></a><var>167.5</var>(b) "Advanced biofuel" has the meaning given in section 239.051, subdivision 1a.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.6"></a><var>167.6</var>(c) "Agricultural use" has the meaning given in section 17.81, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.7"></a><var>167.7</var>(d) "Biomass processing facility" means a facility producing electricity, advanced <br/>
<a id="pl.167.8"></a><var>167.8</var>biofuel, renewable chemical, or biomass thermal energy from perennial crops.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.9"></a><var>167.9</var>(e) "Biomass thermal energy" means energy generated from biomass for commercial <br/>
<a id="pl.167.10"></a><var>167.10</var>heat or industrial process heat.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.11"></a><var>167.11</var>(f) "Board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.12"></a><var>167.12</var>(g) "Perennial crops" has the meaning given in section 41A.15, subdivision 9.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.13"></a><var>167.13</var>(h) "Renewable chemical" has the meaning given in section 41A.15, subdivision 10.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.14"></a><var>167.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Establishment.</b> The board, in consultation with the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.167.15"></a><var>167.15</var>agriculture, shall administer a program to incentivize the establishment and maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.167.16"></a><var>167.16</var>of perennial crops. The board shall contract with landowners and give priority to contracts <br/>
<a id="pl.167.17"></a><var>167.17</var>that implement water protection actions as identified in a completed watershed restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.167.18"></a><var>167.18</var>and protection strategy developed under section 114D.26.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.19"></a><var>167.19</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligible land.</b> Land eligible under this section must:<br/>
<a id="pl.167.20"></a><var>167.20</var>(1) have been in agricultural use for annual crop production or have been set aside, <br/>
<a id="pl.167.21"></a><var>167.21</var>enrolled, or diverted under another federal or state government program for at least two <br/>
<a id="pl.167.22"></a><var>167.22</var>of the last five years before the date of application; and<br/>
<a id="pl.167.23"></a><var>167.23</var>(2) not be currently set aside, enrolled, or diverted under another federal or state <br/>
<a id="pl.167.24"></a><var>167.24</var>government program.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.25"></a><var>167.25</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Contract terms; use as livestock feed.</b> (a) The board shall offer a contract <br/>
<a id="pl.167.26"></a><var>167.26</var>rate of no more than 90 percent of the most recent federal conservation reserve program <br/>
<a id="pl.167.27"></a><var>167.27</var>payment for the county in which the land is located. The board may make additional <br/>
<a id="pl.167.28"></a><var>167.28</var>payments to assist with the establishment of perennial crops.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.29"></a><var>167.29</var>(b) Contracts must be at least ten years in duration.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.30"></a><var>167.30</var>(c) Perennial crops grown on land enrolled under this section may be used by a <br/>
<a id="pl.167.31"></a><var>167.31</var>biomass processing facility or for livestock feed. Perennial crops may be processed in a <br/>
<a id="pl.167.32"></a><var>167.32</var>manner that utilizes a portion of the plant for livestock.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.33"></a><var>167.33</var>(d) The board shall prioritize land with the highest potential to leverage federal <br/>
<a id="pl.167.34"></a><var>167.34</var>funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.35"></a><var>167.35</var>(e) The board may establish additional contract terms.<br/>
<a id="pl.168.1"></a><var>168.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Pilot watershed selection.</b> The board may select up to two watersheds in <br/>
<a id="pl.168.2"></a><var>168.2</var>which to conduct an initial pilot program of up to 100,000 total acres. Project watersheds <br/>
<a id="pl.168.3"></a><var>168.3</var>must have, as determined by the board:<br/>
<a id="pl.168.4"></a><var>168.4</var>(1) a completed watershed restoration and protection strategy developed under <br/>
<a id="pl.168.5"></a><var>168.5</var>section 114D.26, or a hydrological simulation program model approved by the Pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.168.6"></a><var>168.6</var>Control Agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.168.7"></a><var>168.7</var>(2) multiple water quality impairments;<br/>
<a id="pl.168.8"></a><var>168.8</var>(3) access to a viable proposed biomass processing facility for the perennial crops <br/>
<a id="pl.168.9"></a><var>168.9</var>grown under this section; and<br/>
<a id="pl.168.10"></a><var>168.10</var>(4) sufficient acres of cropland available for perennial crop production to adequately <br/>
<a id="pl.168.11"></a><var>168.11</var>supply the proposed biomass processing facility.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.5.0"></a><a id="pl.168.12"></a><var>168.12</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115B.48, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.168.13"></a><var>168.13</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.168.14"></a><var>168.14</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Owner or operator.</b> "Owner or operator" means a person who:<br/>
<a id="pl.168.15"></a><var>168.15</var>(1) owns or has owned a dry cleaning facility during the time the dry cleaning <br/>
<a id="pl.168.16"></a><var>168.16</var>facility operated; or<br/>
<a id="pl.168.17"></a><var>168.17</var>(2) operates or has operated a dry cleaning facility.<br/>
<a id="pl.168.18"></a><var>168.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.6.0"></a><a id="pl.168.19"></a><var>168.19</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115B.50, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.168.20"></a><var>168.20</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Limitation on amount that may be spent.</b> The commissioner may not, in <br/>
<a id="pl.168.21"></a><var>168.21</var>a single fiscal year, make expenditures from the account related to a single dry cleaning <br/>
<a id="pl.168.22"></a><var>168.22</var>facility that exceed 20 percent of the balance in the account at the beginning of the fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.168.23"></a><var>168.23</var>year $100,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.168.24"></a><var>168.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.7.0"></a><a id="pl.168.25"></a><var>168.25</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115B.50, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.168.26"></a><var>168.26</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.168.27"></a><var>168.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Reimbursement adjustment rulemaking.</b> The commissioner may use <br/>
<a id="pl.168.28"></a><var>168.28</var>the expedited rulemaking process under section 14.389 to adjust reimbursement dollar <br/>
<a id="pl.168.29"></a><var>168.29</var>amounts contained in the rules established under subdivision 2.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.8.0"></a><a id="pl.168.30"></a><var>168.30</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115C.13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.168.31"></a><var>168.31</var><b>115C.13 REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.169.1"></a><var>169.1</var>Sections 
         <statute_ref>115C.01</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.02</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.021</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.03</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.04</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.045</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.05</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.169.2"></a><var>169.2</var>115C.06
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.065</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.07</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.08</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.09</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.093</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.094</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.10</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.11</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.169.3"></a><var>169.3</var>115C.112
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.113</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>115C.12</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>115C.13</statute_ref>, are repealed effective June 30, 2017 2022.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.9.0"></a><a id="pl.169.4"></a><var>169.4</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.2424, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.169.5"></a><var>169.5</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Reduction of biomass mandate.</b> (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 5, the <br/>
<a id="pl.169.6"></a><var>169.6</var>biomass electric energy mandate must be reduced from 125 megawatts to 110 megawatts.<br/>
<a id="pl.169.7"></a><var>169.7</var>(b) The Public Utilities Commission shall approve a request pending before the <br/>
<a id="pl.169.8"></a><var>169.8</var>commission as of May 15, 2003, for amendments to and assignment of a power purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.169.9"></a><var>169.9</var>agreement with the owner of a facility that uses short-rotation, woody crops as its primary <br/>
<a id="pl.169.10"></a><var>169.10</var>fuel previously approved to satisfy a portion of the biomass mandate if the owner of <br/>
<a id="pl.169.11"></a><var>169.11</var>the project agrees to reduce the size of its project from 50 megawatts to 35 megawatts, <br/>
<a id="pl.169.12"></a><var>169.12</var>while maintaining an average price for energy in nominal dollars measured over the term <br/>
<a id="pl.169.13"></a><var>169.13</var>of the power purchase agreement at or below $104 per megawatt-hour, exclusive of any <br/>
<a id="pl.169.14"></a><var>169.14</var>price adjustments that may take effect subsequent to commission approval of the power <br/>
<a id="pl.169.15"></a><var>169.15</var>purchase agreement, as amended. The commission shall also approve, as necessary, any <br/>
<a id="pl.169.16"></a><var>169.16</var>subsequent assignment or sale of the power purchase agreement or ownership of the <br/>
<a id="pl.169.17"></a><var>169.17</var>project to an entity owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by two municipal utilities <br/>
<a id="pl.169.18"></a><var>169.18</var>located north of Constitutional Route No. 8, as described in section 
         <statute_ref>161.114</statute_ref>, which <br/>
<a id="pl.169.19"></a><var>169.19</var>currently own electric and steam generation facilities using coal as a fuel and which <br/>
<a id="pl.169.20"></a><var>169.20</var>propose to retrofit their existing municipal electrical generating facilities to utilize biomass <br/>
<a id="pl.169.21"></a><var>169.21</var>fuels in order to perform the power purchase agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.169.22"></a><var>169.22</var>(c) If the power purchase agreement described in paragraph (b) is assigned to an <br/>
<a id="pl.169.23"></a><var>169.23</var>entity that is, or becomes, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by two municipal <br/>
<a id="pl.169.24"></a><var>169.24</var>entities as described in paragraph (b), and the power purchase agreement meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.169.25"></a><var>169.25</var>price requirements of paragraph (b), the commission shall approve any amendments to <br/>
<a id="pl.169.26"></a><var>169.26</var>the power purchase agreement necessary to reflect the changes in project location and <br/>
<a id="pl.169.27"></a><var>169.27</var>ownership and any other amendments made necessary by those changes. The commission <br/>
<a id="pl.169.28"></a><var>169.28</var>shall also specifically find that:<br/>
<a id="pl.169.29"></a><var>169.29</var>(1) the power purchase agreement complies with and fully satisfies the provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.169.30"></a><var>169.30</var>this section to the full extent of its 35-megawatt capacity;<br/>
<a id="pl.169.31"></a><var>169.31</var>(2) all costs incurred by the public utility and all amounts to be paid by the public <br/>
<a id="pl.169.32"></a><var>169.32</var>utility to the project owner under the terms of the power purchase agreement are fully <br/>
<a id="pl.169.33"></a><var>169.33</var>recoverable pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1645</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.170.1"></a><var>170.1</var>(3) subject to prudency review by the commission, the public utility may recover <br/>
<a id="pl.170.2"></a><var>170.2</var>from its Minnesota retail customers the amounts that may be incurred and paid by the <br/>
<a id="pl.170.3"></a><var>170.3</var>public utility during the full term of the power purchase agreement; and<br/>
<a id="pl.170.4"></a><var>170.4</var>(4) if the purchase power agreement meets the requirements of this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.170.5"></a><var>170.5</var>it is reasonable and in the public interest.<br/>
<a id="pl.170.6"></a><var>170.6</var>(d) The commission shall specifically approve recovery by the public utility of <br/>
<a id="pl.170.7"></a><var>170.7</var>any and all Minnesota jurisdictional costs incurred by the public utility to improve, <br/>
<a id="pl.170.8"></a><var>170.8</var>construct, install, or upgrade transmission, distribution, or other electrical facilities owned <br/>
<a id="pl.170.9"></a><var>170.9</var>by the public utility or other persons in order to permit interconnection of the retrofitted <br/>
<a id="pl.170.10"></a><var>170.10</var>biomass-fueled generating facilities or to obtain transmission service for the energy <br/>
<a id="pl.170.11"></a><var>170.11</var>provided by the facilities to the public utility pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1645</statute_ref>, and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.170.12"></a><var>170.12</var>disapprove any provision in the power purchase agreement that requires the developer <br/>
<a id="pl.170.13"></a><var>170.13</var>or owner of the project to pay the jurisdictional costs or that permit the public utility to <br/>
<a id="pl.170.14"></a><var>170.14</var>terminate the power purchase agreement as a result of the existence of those costs or the <br/>
<a id="pl.170.15"></a><var>170.15</var>public utility's obligation to pay any or all of those costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.170.16"></a><var>170.16</var>(e) Upon request by the project owner, the public utility shall agree to amend the <br/>
<a id="pl.170.17"></a><var>170.17</var>power purchase agreement described in paragraph (b) and approved by the commission <br/>
<a id="pl.170.18"></a><var>170.18</var>as required by paragraph (c). The amendment must be negotiated and executed within <br/>
<a id="pl.170.19"></a><var>170.19</var>45 days of May 14, 2013, and must apply to prices paid after January 1, 2014. The <br/>
<a id="pl.170.20"></a><var>170.20</var>average price for energy in nominal dollars measured over the term of the power purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.170.21"></a><var>170.21</var>agreement must not exceed $109.20 per megawatt hour. The public utility shall request <br/>
<a id="pl.170.22"></a><var>170.22</var>approval of the amendment by the commission within 30 days of execution of the <br/>
<a id="pl.170.23"></a><var>170.23</var>amended power purchase agreement. The amendment is not effective until approval <br/>
<a id="pl.170.24"></a><var>170.24</var>by the commission. The commission shall act on the amendment within 90 days of <br/>
<a id="pl.170.25"></a><var>170.25</var>submission of the request by the public utility. Upon approval of the amended power <br/>
<a id="pl.170.26"></a><var>170.26</var>purchase agreement, the commission shall allow the public utility to recover the costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.170.27"></a><var>170.27</var>the amended power purchase agreement, as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1645</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.170.28"></a><var>170.28</var>(f) With respect to the power purchase agreement described in paragraph (b), and <br/>
<a id="pl.170.29"></a><var>170.29</var>amended and approved by the commission pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (e), upon <br/>
<a id="pl.170.30"></a><var>170.30</var>request by the project owner, the public utility shall agree to amend the power purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.170.31"></a><var>170.31</var>agreement to include a fuel cost adjustment clause which requires the public utility to <br/>
<a id="pl.170.32"></a><var>170.32</var>reimburse the project owner monthly for all costs incurred by the project owner during <br/>
<a id="pl.170.33"></a><var>170.33</var>the applicable month to procure and transport all fuel used to produce energy for delivery <br/>
<a id="pl.170.34"></a><var>170.34</var>to the public utility pursuant to the power purchase agreement to the extent such costs <br/>
<a id="pl.170.35"></a><var>170.35</var>exceeded $3.40 per million metric British thermal unit (MMBTU), in addition to the price <br/>
<a id="pl.170.36"></a><var>170.36</var>to be paid for the energy produced and delivered by the project owner. Reimbursable <br/>
<a id="pl.171.1"></a><var>171.1</var>costs include but are not limited to: (1) all costs incurred to load fuel at its source; (2) <br/>
<a id="pl.171.2"></a><var>171.2</var>costs to transport fuel (i) to the biomass-fueled generating facilities or to an intermediate <br/>
<a id="pl.171.3"></a><var>171.3</var>woodyard, storage facility, or handling facility, or (ii) from a facility to the biomass-fueled <br/>
<a id="pl.171.4"></a><var>171.4</var>generating facilities; (3) depreciation of any depreciable loading, woodyard, storage, <br/>
<a id="pl.171.5"></a><var>171.5</var>handling, or transportation equipment whether the vehicle or equipment is located at the <br/>
<a id="pl.171.6"></a><var>171.6</var>fuel source, a woodyard, storage facility, handling facility, or at the generating facilities; <br/>
<a id="pl.171.7"></a><var>171.7</var>and (4) costs to unload fuel at the generating facilities. Beginning with 2014, at the end of <br/>
<a id="pl.171.8"></a><var>171.8</var>each calendar year of the term of the power purchase agreement, the project owner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.171.9"></a><var>171.9</var>calculate the amount by which actual fuel costs for the year exceeded $3.40 per MMBTU, <br/>
<a id="pl.171.10"></a><var>171.10</var>and prior monthly payment for such fuel costs shall be reconciled against actual fuel costs <br/>
<a id="pl.171.11"></a><var>171.11</var>for the applicable calendar year. If such prior monthly fuel payments for the year in the <br/>
<a id="pl.171.12"></a><var>171.12</var>aggregate exceed the amount due based on the annual calculation, the project owner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.171.13"></a><var>171.13</var>credit the public utility for the excess paid. If the annual calculation of fuel costs due <br/>
<a id="pl.171.14"></a><var>171.14</var>exceeds the prior monthly fuel payments for the year in the aggregate, the project owner <br/>
<a id="pl.171.15"></a><var>171.15</var>shall be entitled to be paid for the deficiency with the next invoice to the public utility. <br/>
<a id="pl.171.16"></a><var>171.16</var>The amendment shall be negotiated and executed within 45 days of May 13, 2013, and <br/>
<a id="pl.171.17"></a><var>171.17</var>shall be effective for fuel costs incurred and prices after January 1, 2014. The public <br/>
<a id="pl.171.18"></a><var>171.18</var>utility shall request approval of the amendment by the commission, and the commission <br/>
<a id="pl.171.19"></a><var>171.19</var>shall approve the amendment as reasonable and in the public interest and allow the public <br/>
<a id="pl.171.20"></a><var>171.20</var>utility to recover from its Minnesota retail customers the amounts paid by the public utility <br/>
<a id="pl.171.21"></a><var>171.21</var>to the project owner pursuant to the power purchase agreement during the full term of <br/>
<a id="pl.171.22"></a><var>171.22</var>the power purchase agreement, including the reimbursement of fuel costs pursuant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.171.23"></a><var>171.23</var>power purchase agreement amendment, reimbursable costs as provided in this paragraph, <br/>
<a id="pl.171.24"></a><var>171.24</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1645</statute_ref>, or otherwise.<br/>
<a id="pl.171.25"></a><var>171.25</var>(g) With respect to the power purchase agreement described in paragraph (b) and <br/>
<a id="pl.171.26"></a><var>171.26</var>approved by the commission pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (e), the public utility is <br/>
<a id="pl.171.27"></a><var>171.27</var>prohibited from recovering from the project owner any costs which were not actually and <br/>
<a id="pl.171.28"></a><var>171.28</var>reasonably incurred by the utility, notwithstanding any provision in the power purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.171.29"></a><var>171.29</var>agreement to the contrary. In addition, beginning with 2012, the public utility shall pay for <br/>
<a id="pl.171.30"></a><var>171.30</var>all energy delivered by the project owner pursuant to the power purchase agreement at <br/>
<a id="pl.171.31"></a><var>171.31</var>the full price for such energy in the power purchase agreement approved and amended <br/>
<a id="pl.171.32"></a><var>171.32</var>pursuant to paragraph (e), provided that the project owner does not deliver more than <br/>
<a id="pl.171.33"></a><var>171.33</var>110 percent of the amount scheduled for delivery in any year of the power purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.171.34"></a><var>171.34</var>agreement, and does not deliver, on average over any five consecutive years of the power <br/>
<a id="pl.171.35"></a><var>171.35</var>purchase agreement, an amount greater than 105 percent of the amount scheduled for <br/>
<a id="pl.171.36"></a><var>171.36</var>delivery over the five-year period.<br/>
<a id="pl.172.1"></a><var>172.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2014.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.10.0"></a><a id="pl.172.2"></a><var>172.2</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.62, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.172.3"></a><var>172.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Assessing specific utility.</b> Whenever the commission or department, in a <br/>
<a id="pl.172.4"></a><var>172.4</var>proceeding upon its own motion, on complaint, or upon an application to it, shall deem it <br/>
<a id="pl.172.5"></a><var>172.5</var>necessary, in order to carry out the duties imposed under this chapter (1) to investigate the <br/>
<a id="pl.172.6"></a><var>172.6</var>books, accounts, practices, and activities of, or make appraisals of the property of, any <br/>
<a id="pl.172.7"></a><var>172.7</var>public utility, (2) to render any engineering or accounting services to any public utility, or <br/>
<a id="pl.172.8"></a><var>172.8</var>(3) to intervene before an energy regulatory agency, the public utility shall pay the expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.172.9"></a><var>172.9</var>reasonably attributable to the investigation, appraisal, service, or intervention. The <br/>
<a id="pl.172.10"></a><var>172.10</var>commission and department shall ascertain the expenses, and the department shall render <br/>
<a id="pl.172.11"></a><var>172.11</var>a bill therefor to the public utility, either at the conclusion of the investigation, appraisal, <br/>
<a id="pl.172.12"></a><var>172.12</var>or services, or from time to time during its progress, which bill shall constitute notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.172.13"></a><var>172.13</var>the assessment and a demand for payment. The amount of the bills so rendered by the <br/>
<a id="pl.172.14"></a><var>172.14</var>department shall be paid by the public utility into the state treasury within 30 days from the <br/>
<a id="pl.172.15"></a><var>172.15</var>date of rendition. The total amount, in any one calendar year, for which any public utility <br/>
<a id="pl.172.16"></a><var>172.16</var>shall become liable, by reason of costs incurred by the commission within that calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.172.17"></a><var>172.17</var>year, shall not exceed two-fifths of one percent of the gross operating revenue from retail <br/>
<a id="pl.172.18"></a><var>172.18</var>sales of gas, or electric service by the public utility within the state in the last preceding <br/>
<a id="pl.172.19"></a><var>172.19</var>calendar year. Where, pursuant to this subdivision, costs are incurred within any calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.172.20"></a><var>172.20</var>year which are in excess of two-fifths of one percent of the gross operating revenues, the <br/>
<a id="pl.172.21"></a><var>172.21</var>excess costs shall not be chargeable as part of the remainder under subdivision 3, but shall <br/>
<a id="pl.172.22"></a><var>172.22</var>be paid out of the general appropriation or special revenue fund to the department and <br/>
<a id="pl.172.23"></a><var>172.23</var>commission. In the case of public utilities offering more than one public utility service <br/>
<a id="pl.172.24"></a><var>172.24</var>only the gross operating revenues from the public utility service in connection with which <br/>
<a id="pl.172.25"></a><var>172.25</var>the investigation is being conducted shall be considered when determining this limitation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.11.0"></a><a id="pl.172.26"></a><var>172.26</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.62, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.172.27"></a><var>172.27</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.172.28"></a><var>172.28</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Utility assessment account; appropriation.</b> The utility assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.172.29"></a><var>172.29</var>account is created as a separate account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. <br/>
<a id="pl.172.30"></a><var>172.30</var>Funds received by the department for the assessment of costs related to the energy <br/>
<a id="pl.172.31"></a><var>172.31</var>planning and advocacy unit under subdivisions 2 and 3 must be deposited into this <br/>
<a id="pl.172.32"></a><var>172.32</var>account and are annually appropriated to the commissioner of commerce. Earnings, <br/>
<a id="pl.172.33"></a><var>172.33</var>such as interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from account assets, must be <br/>
<a id="pl.172.34"></a><var>172.34</var>credited to the account. Assessments dated June 1, 2016, or later will be paid into the <br/>
<a id="pl.173.1"></a><var>173.1</var>utility assessment account. The amount assessed under this subdivision may not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.173.2"></a><var>173.2</var>$3,000,000 in a fiscal year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.12.0"></a><a id="pl.173.3"></a><var>173.3</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297H.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.173.4"></a><var>173.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Allocation of revenues.</b> (a) $33,760,000, or 70 percent, whichever is <br/>
<a id="pl.173.5"></a><var>173.5</var>greater, Of the amounts remitted under this chapter, 75 percent in fiscal years 2017 <br/>
<a id="pl.173.6"></a><var>173.6</var>and 2018, and 80 percent in fiscal year 2019 and thereafter, must be credited to the <br/>
<a id="pl.173.7"></a><var>173.7</var>environmental fund established in section 
         <statute_ref>16A.531, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.173.8"></a><var>173.8</var>(b) The remainder must be deposited into the general fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.13.0"></a><a id="pl.173.9"></a><var>173.9</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.845, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.173.10"></a><var>173.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The metropolitan landfill contingency action trust <br/>
<a id="pl.173.11"></a><var>173.11</var>account is an expendable trust account in the remediation fund. The account consists <br/>
<a id="pl.173.12"></a><var>173.12</var>of revenue deposited in the account under section 
         <statute_ref>473.843, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (2); <br/>
<a id="pl.173.13"></a><var>173.13</var>amounts recovered under subdivision 7; and interest earned on investment of money in <br/>
<a id="pl.173.14"></a><var>173.14</var>the account. The account must be managed to maximize long-term gain through the <br/>
<a id="pl.173.15"></a><var>173.15</var>State Board of Investment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.14.0"></a><a id="pl.173.16"></a><var>173.16</var>    Sec. 14. Laws 2014, chapter 198, article 2, section 2, the effective date, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.173.17"></a><var>173.17</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.173.18"></a><var>173.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015 <br/>
<a id="pl.173.19"></a><var>173.19</var>January 1, 2016, and applies to applications for reimbursement on or after that date.<br/>
<a id="pl.173.20"></a><var>173.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from May 5, 2014.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.15.0"></a><a id="pl.173.21"></a><var>173.21</var>    Sec. 15. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 8, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.173.22"></a><var>173.22</var>is amended to read:<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.173.23"></a><var>173.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.173.24"></a><var>173.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>34,003,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>34,073,000</b><br/>
<b>32,073,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.173.25"></a><var>173.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.173.26"></a><var>173.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.173.27"></a><var>173.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.173.28"></a><var>173.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">30,960,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">31,030,000<br/>
29,030,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.173.29"></a><var>173.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,240,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,240,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.173.30"></a><var>173.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Petroleum Tank<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,052,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,052,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.173.31"></a><var>173.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.173.32"></a><var>173.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Workers' <br/>
                  		Compensation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">751,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">751,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.174.1"></a><var>174.1</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.174.2"></a><var>174.2</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.174.3"></a><var>174.3</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.16.0"></a><a id="pl.174.4"></a><var>174.4</var>    Sec. 16. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 8, subdivision 7, <br/>
<a id="pl.174.5"></a><var>174.5</var>is amended to read:<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.174.6"></a><var>174.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.174.7"></a><var>174.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Energy Resources</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,848,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,845,000<br/>
1,845,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.174.8"></a><var>174.8</var>$150,000 each year is for grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.174.9"></a><var>174.9</var>providers of low-income weatherization <br/>
<a id="pl.174.10"></a><var>174.10</var>services to install renewable energy <br/>
<a id="pl.174.11"></a><var>174.11</var>equipment in households that are eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.174.12"></a><var>174.12</var>weatherization assistance under Minnesota's <br/>
<a id="pl.174.13"></a><var>174.13</var>weatherization assistance program state <br/>
<a id="pl.174.14"></a><var>174.14</var>plan as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.174.15"></a><var>174.15</var>section 
         <statute_ref>216C.264</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.174.16"></a><var>174.16</var>$424,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $430,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.174.17"></a><var>174.17</var>in fiscal year 2017 are for costs associated <br/>
<a id="pl.174.18"></a><var>174.18</var>with competitive rates for energy-intensive, <br/>
<a id="pl.174.19"></a><var>174.19</var>trade-exposed electric utility customers. <br/>
<a id="pl.174.20"></a><var>174.20</var>All general fund appropriations for costs <br/>
<a id="pl.174.21"></a><var>174.21</var>associated with competitive rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.174.22"></a><var>174.22</var>energy-intensive, trade-exposed electric <br/>
<a id="pl.174.23"></a><var>174.23</var>utility customers are recovered through <br/>
<a id="pl.174.24"></a><var>174.24</var>assessments under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.174.25"></a><var>174.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>216B.62</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.17.0"></a><a id="pl.174.26"></a><var>174.26</var>    Sec. 17. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 9, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.174.27"></a><var>174.27</var>read:<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.174.28"></a><var>174.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.174.29"></a><var>174.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 9. <b>PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>6,966,000</b><br/>
<b>7,191,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>6,930,000</b><br/>
<b>7,587,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.174.30"></a><var>174.30</var>The general fund base for the Public Utilities <br/>
<a id="pl.174.31"></a><var>174.31</var>Commission is $7,465,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.174.32"></a><var>174.32</var>2018 and $7,465,000 in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.174.33"></a><var>174.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.18.0"></a><a id="pl.175.1"></a><var>175.1</var>    Sec. 18. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 2, subdivision 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.175.2"></a><var>175.2</var>is amended to read:<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.175.3"></a><var>175.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Land</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">21,663,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">18,584,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.4"></a><var>175.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.5"></a><var>175.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.6"></a><var>175.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">3,368,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.7"></a><var>175.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Environmental<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">7,031,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">7,150,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.175.8"></a><var>175.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">11,264,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">11,434,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.175.9"></a><var>175.9</var>All money for environmental response, <br/>
<a id="pl.175.10"></a><var>175.10</var>compensation, and compliance in the <br/>
<a id="pl.175.11"></a><var>175.11</var>remediation fund not otherwise appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.175.12"></a><var>175.12</var>is appropriated to the commissioners of the <br/>
<a id="pl.175.13"></a><var>175.13</var>Pollution Control Agency and agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.175.14"></a><var>175.14</var>for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.175.15"></a><var>175.15</var>115B.20, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, clauses (1), (2), <br/>
<a id="pl.175.16"></a><var>175.16</var>(3), (6), and (7). At the beginning of each <br/>
<a id="pl.175.17"></a><var>175.17</var>fiscal year, the two commissioners shall <br/>
<a id="pl.175.18"></a><var>175.18</var>jointly submit an annual spending plan <br/>
<a id="pl.175.19"></a><var>175.19</var>to the commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.175.20"></a><var>175.20</var>budget that maximizes the utilization of <br/>
<a id="pl.175.21"></a><var>175.21</var>resources and appropriately allocates the <br/>
<a id="pl.175.22"></a><var>175.22</var>money between the two departments. This <br/>
<a id="pl.175.23"></a><var>175.23</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.175.24"></a><var>175.24</var>$4,279,000 the first year and $4,343,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.175.25"></a><var>175.25</var>second year are from the remediation fund <br/>
<a id="pl.175.26"></a><var>175.26</var>for purposes of the leaking underground <br/>
<a id="pl.175.27"></a><var>175.27</var>storage tank program to investigate, clean up, <br/>
<a id="pl.175.28"></a><var>175.28</var>and prevent future releases from underground <br/>
<a id="pl.175.29"></a><var>175.29</var>petroleum storage tanks, and to the petroleum <br/>
<a id="pl.175.30"></a><var>175.30</var>remediation program for purposes of vapor <br/>
<a id="pl.175.31"></a><var>175.31</var>assessment and remediation. These same <br/>
<a id="pl.175.32"></a><var>175.32</var>annual amounts are transferred from the <br/>
<a id="pl.175.33"></a><var>175.33</var>petroleum tank fund to the remediation fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.175.34"></a><var>175.34</var>$252,000 the first year and $252,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.175.35"></a><var>175.35</var>second year are from the remediation fund <br/>
<a id="pl.175.36"></a><var>175.36</var>for transfer to the commissioner of health for <br/>
<a id="pl.176.1"></a><var>176.1</var>private water supply monitoring and health <br/>
<a id="pl.176.2"></a><var>176.2</var>assessment costs in areas contaminated <br/>
<a id="pl.176.3"></a><var>176.3</var>by unpermitted mixed municipal solid <br/>
<a id="pl.176.4"></a><var>176.4</var>waste disposal facilities and drinking water <br/>
<a id="pl.176.5"></a><var>176.5</var>advisories and public information activities <br/>
<a id="pl.176.6"></a><var>176.6</var>for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.<br/>
<a id="pl.176.7"></a><var>176.7</var>$868,000 the first year is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.176.8"></a><var>176.8</var>fund for a grant to the city of Mountain Iron <br/>
<a id="pl.176.9"></a><var>176.9</var>for remediation of the abandoned wastewater <br/>
<a id="pl.176.10"></a><var>176.10</var>treatment pond of the former Nichols <br/>
<a id="pl.176.11"></a><var>176.11</var>Township. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.176.12"></a><var>176.12</var>that is available until June 30, 2019. This <br/>
<a id="pl.176.13"></a><var>176.13</var>appropriation is effective December 1, 2015.<br/>
<a id="pl.176.14"></a><var>176.14</var>Up to $2,500,000 the first year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.176.15"></a><var>176.15</var>general fund to the commissioner for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.176.16"></a><var>176.16</var>to the city of Paynesville to add a treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.176.17"></a><var>176.17</var>process to a water treatment plant for removal <br/>
<a id="pl.176.18"></a><var>176.18</var>of volatile organic compounds. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.176.19"></a><var>176.19</var>onetime appropriation. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.176.20"></a><var>176.20</var>effective December 1, 2015.<br/>
<a id="pl.176.21"></a><var>176.21</var>$743,000 the second year is transferred <br/>
<a id="pl.176.22"></a><var>176.22</var>from the general fund to the dry cleaner <br/>
<a id="pl.176.23"></a><var>176.23</var>environmental response and reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.176.24"></a><var>176.24</var>account in the remediation fund for the <br/>
<a id="pl.176.25"></a><var>176.25</var>purpose of remediating land contaminated <br/>
<a id="pl.176.26"></a><var>176.26</var>by a release from a dry cleaning facility, <br/>
<a id="pl.176.27"></a><var>176.27</var>as provided under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.176.28"></a><var>176.28</var>section 
         <statute_ref>115B.50</statute_ref>, if legislation is enacted in <br/>
<a id="pl.176.29"></a><var>176.29</var>the 2016 legislative session to address the <br/>
<a id="pl.176.30"></a><var>176.30</var>insolvency of the dry cleaner environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.176.31"></a><var>176.31</var>response and reimbursement account. The <br/>
<a id="pl.176.32"></a><var>176.32</var>commissioner shall prioritize expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.176.33"></a><var>176.33</var>from this transfer to address contaminated <br/>
<a id="pl.176.34"></a><var>176.34</var>sites that pose the greatest risk to public <br/>
<a id="pl.176.35"></a><var>176.35</var>health or welfare or to the environment, as <br/>
<a id="pl.177.1"></a><var>177.1</var>established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.177.2"></a><var>177.2</var><statute_ref>115B.17, subdivision 13</statute_ref>. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.177.3"></a><var>177.3</var>transfer. The commissioner shall reimburse <br/>
<a id="pl.177.4"></a><var>177.4</var>only a person who otherwise would not be <br/>
<a id="pl.177.5"></a><var>177.5</var>responsible for a release or threatened release <br/>
<a id="pl.177.6"></a><var>177.6</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>115B.03</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.177.7"></a><var>177.7</var>for all but $10,000 of the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.177.8"></a><var>177.8</var>response costs incurred by the person if the <br/>
<a id="pl.177.9"></a><var>177.9</var>commissioner determines that the costs are <br/>
<a id="pl.177.10"></a><var>177.10</var>reasonable and were actually incurred. To be <br/>
<a id="pl.177.11"></a><var>177.11</var>eligible for reimbursement from this transfer, <br/>
<a id="pl.177.12"></a><var>177.12</var>a person seeking reimbursement must make <br/>
<a id="pl.177.13"></a><var>177.13</var>a request to the commissioner, as required <br/>
<a id="pl.177.14"></a><var>177.14</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>115B.50, <br/>
<a id="pl.177.15"></a><var>177.15</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, on or before the day following <br/>
<a id="pl.177.16"></a><var>177.16</var>final enactment of this act.<br/>
<a id="pl.177.17"></a><var>177.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.19.0"></a><a id="pl.177.18"></a><var>177.18</var>    Sec. 19. <b>FEASIBILITY STUDY AND PROGRAM PLAN; WORKING LANDS </b><br/>
<a id="pl.177.19"></a><var>177.19</var><b>WATERSHED RESTORATION PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.177.20"></a><var>177.20</var>(a) The Board of Water and Soil Resources shall develop a detailed plan to <br/>
<a id="pl.177.21"></a><var>177.21</var>implement Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.519 that includes the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.177.22"></a><var>177.22</var>(1) a process for selecting pilot watersheds that are expected to result in the greatest <br/>
<a id="pl.177.23"></a><var>177.23</var>water quality improvements and exhibit readiness to participate in the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.177.24"></a><var>177.24</var>(2) an assessment of the quantity of agricultural land that is expected to be eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.177.25"></a><var>177.25</var>for the program in each watershed;<br/>
<a id="pl.177.26"></a><var>177.26</var>(3) an assessment of landowner interest in participating in the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.177.27"></a><var>177.27</var>(4) an assessment of the contract terms and any recommendations for changes to the <br/>
<a id="pl.177.28"></a><var>177.28</var>terms, including consideration of variable payment rates for lands of different priority or <br/>
<a id="pl.177.29"></a><var>177.29</var>type;<br/>
<a id="pl.177.30"></a><var>177.30</var>(5) an assessment of the opportunity to leverage federal funds through the program <br/>
<a id="pl.177.31"></a><var>177.31</var>and recommendations on how to maximize the use of federal funds for assistance to <br/>
<a id="pl.177.32"></a><var>177.32</var>establish perennial crops;<br/>
<a id="pl.177.33"></a><var>177.33</var>(6) an assessment of how other state programs could complement the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.177.34"></a><var>177.34</var>(7) an estimate of water quality improvements expected to result from <br/>
<a id="pl.177.35"></a><var>177.35</var>implementation in pilot watersheds;<br/>
<a id="pl.178.1"></a><var>178.1</var>(8) an assessment of how to best integrate program implementation with existing <br/>
<a id="pl.178.2"></a><var>178.2</var>conservation requirements and develop recommendations on harvest practices and timing <br/>
<a id="pl.178.3"></a><var>178.3</var>to benefit wildlife production;<br/>
<a id="pl.178.4"></a><var>178.4</var>(9) an assessment of the potential viability and water quality benefit of cover crops <br/>
<a id="pl.178.5"></a><var>178.5</var>used in biomass processing facilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.178.6"></a><var>178.6</var>(10) a timeline for implementation, coordinated to the extent possible with proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.178.7"></a><var>178.7</var>biomass processing facilities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.178.8"></a><var>178.8</var>(11) a projection of funding sources needed to complete implementation.<br/>
<a id="pl.178.9"></a><var>178.9</var>(b) The board shall coordinate development of the plan with stakeholders and the <br/>
<a id="pl.178.10"></a><var>178.10</var>commissioners of natural resources, agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency. The <br/>
<a id="pl.178.11"></a><var>178.11</var>board must submit an interim report by October 15, 2017, and the feasibility study and <br/>
<a id="pl.178.12"></a><var>178.12</var>program plan by February 1, 2018, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.178.13"></a><var>178.13</var>legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture, natural resources, <br/>
<a id="pl.178.14"></a><var>178.14</var>and environment policy and finance and to the Clean Water Council.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.20.0"></a><a id="pl.178.15"></a><var>178.15</var>    Sec. 20. <b>RULEMAKING; DRY CLEANER RESPONSE AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.178.16"></a><var>178.16</var><b>REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.178.17"></a><var>178.17</var>(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall adopt rules using <br/>
<a id="pl.178.18"></a><var>178.18</var>the expedited rulemaking process under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, including <br/>
<a id="pl.178.19"></a><var>178.19</var>subdivision 5, to establish, with respect to Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.50, <br/>
<a id="pl.178.20"></a><var>178.20</var>subdivision 2:<br/>
<a id="pl.178.21"></a><var>178.21</var>(1) what environmental response costs are to be considered reasonable costs and <br/>
<a id="pl.178.22"></a><var>178.22</var>what costs are to be considered ineligible for reimbursement;<br/>
<a id="pl.178.23"></a><var>178.23</var>(2) appropriate application requirements for reimbursement; and<br/>
<a id="pl.178.24"></a><var>178.24</var>(3) a process to adjust payment reimbursement rates made for response actions.<br/>
<a id="pl.178.25"></a><var>178.25</var>(b) Rules adopted under this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.178.26"></a><var>178.26</var>(1) must be consistent with Minnesota Statutes, sections 115B.47 to 115B.51;<br/>
<a id="pl.178.27"></a><var>178.27</var>(2) must be structured like rules governing applicable provisions of the petroleum <br/>
<a id="pl.178.28"></a><var>178.28</var>tank response cleanup fund under Minnesota Rules, chapter 2890, as necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.178.29"></a><var>178.29</var>implement paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3); and<br/>
<a id="pl.178.30"></a><var>178.30</var>(3) must not reduce reimbursements as contained in Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.178.31"></a><var>178.31</var>2890.0065, subpart 1, item C.<br/>
<a id="pl.178.32"></a><var>178.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.7.21.0"></a><a id="pl.178.33"></a><var>178.33</var>    Sec. 21. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.178.34"></a><var>178.34</var>Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 115B.48, subdivision 9, is repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.179.1"></a><var>179.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.8.1.0"></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.179.4"></a><var>179.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b> </b><b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.179.5"></a><var>179.5</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the <br/>
<a id="pl.179.6"></a><var>179.6</var>appropriations in Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.179.7"></a><var>179.7</var>specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund or another named <br/>
<a id="pl.179.8"></a><var>179.8</var>fund. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the addition to the <br/>
<a id="pl.179.9"></a><var>179.9</var>appropriation listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or <br/>
<a id="pl.179.10"></a><var>179.10</var>June 30, 2017, respectively. Supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June <br/>
<a id="pl.179.11"></a><var>179.11</var>30, 2016, are effective the day following final enactment.<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.179.12"></a><var>179.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.179.13"></a><var>179.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.179.14"></a><var>179.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.179.15"></a><var>179.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.8.2.0"></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.179.16"></a><var>179.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>ADMINISTRATION</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.179.17"></a><var>179.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>528,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.179.18"></a><var>179.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.179.19"></a><var>179.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Government and Citizen Services - </b><br/>
<b>Olmstead Plan Increased Capacity</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">148,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.179.20"></a><var>179.20</var>For administrative costs to expand services <br/>
<a id="pl.179.21"></a><var>179.21</var>provided under the Olmstead Plan serving <br/>
<a id="pl.179.22"></a><var>179.22</var>people with disabilities.<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.179.23"></a><var>179.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.179.24"></a><var>179.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.179.25"></a><var>179.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Government and Citizen Services </b><br/>
<b>- Targeted Group and Veterans Business </b><br/>
<b>Preference Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">20,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.179.26"></a><var>179.26</var>For implementing the preference program <br/>
<a id="pl.179.27"></a><var>179.27</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.165, <br/>
<a id="pl.179.28"></a><var>179.28</var>subdivisions 2, 3, and 4, for businesses that <br/>
<a id="pl.179.29"></a><var>179.29</var>are not small, but otherwise are eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.179.30"></a><var>179.30</var>for preference as a designated business <br/>
<a id="pl.179.31"></a><var>179.31</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.16, <br/>
<a id="pl.179.32"></a><var>179.32</var>subdivision 5, or as a veteran-owned <br/>
<a id="pl.179.33"></a><var>179.33</var>business under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.180.1"></a><var>180.1</var>16C.16, subdivision 6a. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.180.2"></a><var>180.2</var>appropriation.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.2"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.180.3"></a><var>180.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.180.4"></a><var>180.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Strategic Management Services - </b><br/>
<b>Capitol Complex Child Care Facility</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">300,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.180.5"></a><var>180.5</var>To predesign a child care facility on the <br/>
<a id="pl.180.6"></a><var>180.6</var>Capitol complex. $150,000 is added to the <br/>
<a id="pl.180.7"></a><var>180.7</var>base appropriation beginning in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.180.8"></a><var>180.8</var>2018 and continuing in each fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.180.9"></a><var>180.9</var>thereafter for operating the child care facility.<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.180.10"></a><var>180.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.180.11"></a><var>180.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Fiscal Agent - Capitol Workers </b><br/>
<b>Memorial Plaque</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">10,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.180.12"></a><var>180.12</var>To design, construct, and install the plaque <br/>
<a id="pl.180.13"></a><var>180.13</var>or marker authorized in section 28 to honor <br/>
<a id="pl.180.14"></a><var>180.14</var>those who constructed and died during the <br/>
<a id="pl.180.15"></a><var>180.15</var>building of the Capitol, as well as those who <br/>
<a id="pl.180.16"></a><var>180.16</var>worked on subsequent projects to preserve <br/>
<a id="pl.180.17"></a><var>180.17</var>the building. This amount may be expended <br/>
<a id="pl.180.18"></a><var>180.18</var>in either year of the biennium. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.180.19"></a><var>180.19</var>onetime appropriation.<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.180.20"></a><var>180.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Fiscal Agent - Veterans' Voices</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">50,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.180.21"></a><var>180.21</var>For a grant to the Association of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.180.22"></a><var>180.22</var>Public Educational Radio Stations for <br/>
<a id="pl.180.23"></a><var>180.23</var>statewide programming to promote the <br/>
<a id="pl.180.24"></a><var>180.24</var>Veterans' Voices program. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.180.25"></a><var>180.25</var>appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.3.0"></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.180.26"></a><var>180.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b> MN.IT SERVICES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>5,000,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.180.27"></a><var>180.27</var>To enhance cybersecurity across state <br/>
<a id="pl.180.28"></a><var>180.28</var>government and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.180.29"></a><var>180.29</var>2019. $47,000 of this appropriation is for <br/>
<a id="pl.180.30"></a><var>180.30</var>information technology enhancements for the <br/>
<a id="pl.180.31"></a><var>180.31</var>Gambling Control Board. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.180.32"></a><var>180.32</var>appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.180.33"></a><var>180.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.180.34"></a><var>180.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b> MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND </b><br/>
<b>BUDGET</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>2,500,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.181.1"></a><var>181.1</var>For statewide information technology <br/>
<a id="pl.181.2"></a><var>181.2</var>systems and is available until June 30, 2018. <br/>
<a id="pl.181.3"></a><var>181.3</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.181.4"></a><var>181.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b> REVENUE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,871,000</b></td>
</tr>
</table><b> </b><br/>
<a id="pl.181.5"></a><var>181.5</var><b>Tax System Management. </b>$500,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.181.6"></a><var>181.6</var>tax refund fraud protection software and <br/>
<a id="pl.181.7"></a><var>181.7</var>services. <br/>
<a id="pl.181.8"></a><var>181.8</var>$1,371,000 is for (1) communication and <br/>
<a id="pl.181.9"></a><var>181.9</var>outreach; and (2) technology, audit, and <br/>
<a id="pl.181.10"></a><var>181.10</var>fraud staff.<br/>
<a id="pl.181.11"></a><var>181.11</var>$2,125,000 is added to the base in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.181.12"></a><var>181.12</var>2018 and $2,125,000 in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.6.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.181.13"></a><var>181.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 6. <b> AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.181.14"></a><var>181.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>16,000,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.181.15"></a><var>181.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Mighty Ducks</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">15,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.181.16"></a><var>181.16</var>For the purposes of making grants under <br/>
<a id="pl.181.17"></a><var>181.17</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 240A.09, <br/>
<a id="pl.181.18"></a><var>181.18</var>paragraph (b). This appropriation is a <br/>
<a id="pl.181.19"></a><var>181.19</var>onetime appropriation and is added to the <br/>
<a id="pl.181.20"></a><var>181.20</var>appropriations in Laws 2015, chapter 77, <br/>
<a id="pl.181.21"></a><var>181.21</var>article 1, section 18, and Laws 2015, First <br/>
<a id="pl.181.22"></a><var>181.22</var>Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 9.<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.181.23"></a><var>181.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Red Wing Ski Jump</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.181.24"></a><var>181.24</var>For a grant to the city of Red Wing for <br/>
<a id="pl.181.25"></a><var>181.25</var>construction of a ski jump that meets <br/>
<a id="pl.181.26"></a><var>181.26</var>standards for an Olympic training or <br/>
<a id="pl.181.27"></a><var>181.27</var>qualifying jump. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.181.28"></a><var>181.28</var>appropriation. This appropriation is not <br/>
<a id="pl.181.29"></a><var>181.29</var>available until $3,000,000 is committed from <br/>
<a id="pl.181.30"></a><var>181.30</var>nonstate sources.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.7.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.181.31"></a><var>181.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>HUMANITIES CENTER</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>95,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.182.1"></a><var>182.1</var>To expand education efforts around the <br/>
<a id="pl.182.2"></a><var>182.2</var>Veterans' Voices program, and to work <br/>
<a id="pl.182.3"></a><var>182.3</var>with veterans to educate and engage the <br/>
<a id="pl.182.4"></a><var>182.4</var>community regarding veterans' contributions, <br/>
<a id="pl.182.5"></a><var>182.5</var>knowledge, skills, and experiences through <br/>
<a id="pl.182.6"></a><var>182.6</var>the Veterans' Voices program. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.182.7"></a><var>182.7</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.8.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.6"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.182.8"></a><var>182.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.182.9"></a><var>182.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 8. <b> MINNESOTA HISTORICAL </b><br/>
<b>SOCIETY; DIGITAL PRESERVATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>170,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.182.10"></a><var>182.10</var>For digital preservation and access, including <br/>
<a id="pl.182.11"></a><var>182.11</var>planning and implementation of a program to <br/>
<a id="pl.182.12"></a><var>182.12</var>preserve and make available resources related <br/>
<a id="pl.182.13"></a><var>182.13</var>to Minnesota history. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.182.14"></a><var>182.14</var>is a onetime appropriation and is added to <br/>
<a id="pl.182.15"></a><var>182.15</var>the appropriation in Laws 2015, chapter 77, <br/>
<a id="pl.182.16"></a><var>182.16</var>article 1, section 23.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.9.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.182.17"></a><var>182.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.182.18"></a><var>182.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 9. <b>MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT </b><br/>
<b>SYSTEM</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>2,000,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.182.19"></a><var>182.19</var><b>Judges Retirement Plan. </b>In fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.182.20"></a><var>182.20</var>2017 for transfer to the judges' retirement <br/>
<a id="pl.182.21"></a><var>182.21</var>fund defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.182.22"></a><var>182.22</var>490.123. This appropriation is included in <br/>
<a id="pl.182.23"></a><var>182.23</var>the base and the transfer continues each fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.182.24"></a><var>182.24</var>year until the judges retirement plan reaches <br/>
<a id="pl.182.25"></a><var>182.25</var>100 percent funding as determined by an <br/>
<a id="pl.182.26"></a><var>182.26</var>actuarial valuation prepared under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.182.27"></a><var>182.27</var>Statutes, section 356.214.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.10.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.182.28"></a><var>182.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 10. <b>MILITARY AFFAIRS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.182.29"></a><var>182.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,348,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.182.30"></a><var>182.30</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.182.31"></a><var>182.31</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.182.32"></a><var>182.32</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.182.33"></a><var>182.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Maintenance of Training Facilities</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.183.1"></a><var>183.1</var>For security upgrades. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.183.2"></a><var>183.2</var>appropriation.<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.183.3"></a><var>183.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.183.4"></a><var>183.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Security Improvement - General </b><br/>
<b>Support</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">248,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.183.5"></a><var>183.5</var>For payroll costs and contracted costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.183.6"></a><var>183.6</var>training and testing to provide security at <br/>
<a id="pl.183.7"></a><var>183.7</var>state-owned Minnesota National Guard <br/>
<a id="pl.183.8"></a><var>183.8</var>facilities.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.11.0"></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.183.9"></a><var>183.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 11. <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.183.10"></a><var>183.10</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>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>488,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.183.11"></a><var>183.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Veterans Homes Domiciliary Increase</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">88,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.183.12"></a><var>183.12</var>To increase the personal needs allowance <br/>
<a id="pl.183.13"></a><var>183.13</var>for residents of veterans homes. $110,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.183.14"></a><var>183.14</var>is added to the base in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.183.15"></a><var>183.15</var>$114,000 is added to the base in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.183.16"></a><var>183.16</var>2019.<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.183.17"></a><var>183.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Mental Health Study</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">150,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.183.18"></a><var>183.18</var>For the study and report in section 26. This <br/>
<a id="pl.183.19"></a><var>183.19</var>is a onetime appropriation.<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.183.20"></a><var>183.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.183.21"></a><var>183.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Disabled Veterans Interim Housing </b><br/>
<b>Study</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">250,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.183.22"></a><var>183.22</var>For the study and report in section 27. This <br/>
<a id="pl.183.23"></a><var>183.23</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.183.24"></a><var>183.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.183.25"></a><var>183.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Veterans Homes - Montevideo and </b><br/>
<b>Bemidji</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.183.26"></a><var>183.26</var>The fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019 <br/>
<a id="pl.183.27"></a><var>183.27</var>general fund base appropriation for veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.183.28"></a><var>183.28</var>homes is increased by $10,000,000 each <br/>
<a id="pl.183.29"></a><var>183.29</var>fiscal year. This increase is for the operating <br/>
<a id="pl.183.30"></a><var>183.30</var>costs of 143 skilled nursing beds added <br/>
<a id="pl.183.31"></a><var>183.31</var>after July 1, 2016, in one or more veteran <br/>
<a id="pl.183.32"></a><var>183.32</var>homes, including Montevideo and Bemidji. <br/>
<a id="pl.183.33"></a><var>183.33</var>None of this increased amount may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.184.1"></a><var>184.1</var>for operating costs at a veterans home in <br/>
<a id="pl.184.2"></a><var>184.2</var>Minneapolis.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.12.0"></a><a id="pl.184.3"></a><var>184.3</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16B.33, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.184.4"></a><var>184.4</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Agencies must request designer.</b> (a) <b>Application.</b> Upon undertaking a <br/>
<a id="pl.184.5"></a><var>184.5</var>project with an estimated cost greater than $2,000,000 $10,000,000 or a planning project <br/>
<a id="pl.184.6"></a><var>184.6</var>with estimated fees greater than $200,000 $1,000,000, every user agency, except the <br/>
<a id="pl.184.7"></a><var>184.7</var>Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, shall submit a written request for a <br/>
<a id="pl.184.8"></a><var>184.8</var>primary designer for its project to the commissioner, who shall forward the request to the <br/>
<a id="pl.184.9"></a><var>184.9</var>board. The University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities <br/>
<a id="pl.184.10"></a><var>184.10</var>shall follow the process in subdivision 3a to select designers for their projects. The written <br/>
<a id="pl.184.11"></a><var>184.11</var>request must include a description of the project, the estimated cost of completing the <br/>
<a id="pl.184.12"></a><var>184.12</var>project, a description of any special requirements or unique features of the proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.184.13"></a><var>184.13</var>project, and other information which will assist the board in carrying out its duties and <br/>
<a id="pl.184.14"></a><var>184.14</var>responsibilities set forth in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.184.15"></a><var>184.15</var>(b) <b>Reactivated project.</b> If a project for which a designer has been selected by the <br/>
<a id="pl.184.16"></a><var>184.16</var>board becomes inactive, lapses, or changes as a result of project phasing, insufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.184.17"></a><var>184.17</var>appropriations, or other reasons, the commissioner, the Minnesota State Colleges and <br/>
<a id="pl.184.18"></a><var>184.18</var>Universities, or the University of Minnesota may, if the project is reactivated, retain <br/>
<a id="pl.184.19"></a><var>184.19</var>the same designer to complete the project.<br/>
<a id="pl.184.20"></a><var>184.20</var>(c) <b>Fee limit reached after designer selected.</b> If a project initially estimated to <br/>
<a id="pl.184.21"></a><var>184.21</var>be below the cost and planning fee limits of this subdivision has its cost or planning <br/>
<a id="pl.184.22"></a><var>184.22</var>fees revised so that the limits are exceeded, the project must be referred to the board for <br/>
<a id="pl.184.23"></a><var>184.23</var>designer selection even if a primary designer has already been selected. In this event, the <br/>
<a id="pl.184.24"></a><var>184.24</var>board may, without conducting interviews, elect to retain the previously selected designer <br/>
<a id="pl.184.25"></a><var>184.25</var>if it determines that the interests of the state are best served by that decision and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.184.26"></a><var>184.26</var>notify the commissioner of its determination.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.13.0"></a><a id="pl.184.27"></a><var>184.27</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16B.33, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.184.28"></a><var>184.28</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Designer selection process.</b>  (a) <b>Publicity. </b> Upon receipt of a request <br/>
<a id="pl.184.29"></a><var>184.29</var>from a user agency for a primary designer, the board shall publicize the proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.184.30"></a><var>184.30</var>project in order to determine the identity of designers interested in the design work on <br/>
<a id="pl.184.31"></a><var>184.31</var>the project. The board shall establish criteria for the selection process and make this <br/>
<a id="pl.184.32"></a><var>184.32</var>information public, and shall compile data on and conduct interviews of designers. The <br/>
<a id="pl.184.33"></a><var>184.33</var>board's selection criteria must include consideration of the geographic proximity of each <br/>
<a id="pl.184.34"></a><var>184.34</var>interested designer's primary place of business to the location of the project and each <br/>
<a id="pl.185.1"></a><var>185.1</var>interested designer's performance on previous projects for the state or any other person. <br/>
<a id="pl.185.2"></a><var>185.2</var>Upon completing the process, the board shall select the primary designer and shall state its <br/>
<a id="pl.185.3"></a><var>185.3</var>reasons in writing. If the board's vote for the selection of a primary designer results in a tie <br/>
<a id="pl.185.4"></a><var>185.4</var>vote, the nonvoting member appointed under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), must vote for <br/>
<a id="pl.185.5"></a><var>185.5</var>the selection of the primary designer. Notification to the commissioner of the selection <br/>
<a id="pl.185.6"></a><var>185.6</var>shall be made not more than 60 days after receipt from a user agency of a request for a <br/>
<a id="pl.185.7"></a><var>185.7</var>primary designer. The commissioner shall promptly notify the designer and the user <br/>
<a id="pl.185.8"></a><var>185.8</var>agency. The commissioner shall negotiate the designer's fee and prepare the contract to <br/>
<a id="pl.185.9"></a><var>185.9</var>be entered into between the designer and the user agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.10"></a><var>185.10</var>(b) <b>Conflict of interest.</b> A board member may not participate in the review, <br/>
<a id="pl.185.11"></a><var>185.11</var>discussion, or selection of a designer or firm in which the member has a financial interest.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.12"></a><var>185.12</var>(c) <b>Selection by commissioner.</b> In the event the board receives a request for a <br/>
<a id="pl.185.13"></a><var>185.13</var>primary designer on a project, the estimated cost of which is less than the limit established <br/>
<a id="pl.185.14"></a><var>185.14</var>by subdivision 3, or a planning project with estimated fees of less than the limit established <br/>
<a id="pl.185.15"></a><var>185.15</var>by subdivision 3, the board may submit the request to the commissioner of administration, <br/>
<a id="pl.185.16"></a><var>185.16</var>with or without recommendations, and the commissioner shall thereupon select the <br/>
<a id="pl.185.17"></a><var>185.17</var>primary designer for the project.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.18"></a><var>185.18</var>(d) <b>Second selection.</b> If the designer selected for a project declines the appointment <br/>
<a id="pl.185.19"></a><var>185.19</var>or is unable to reach agreement with the commissioner on the fee or the terms of the <br/>
<a id="pl.185.20"></a><var>185.20</var>contract, the commissioner shall, within 60 days after the first appointment, request the <br/>
<a id="pl.185.21"></a><var>185.21</var>board to make another selection.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.22"></a><var>185.22</var>(e) <b>Sixty days to select.</b> If the board fails to make a selection and forward its <br/>
<a id="pl.185.23"></a><var>185.23</var>recommendation to the commissioner within 60 days of the user agency's request <br/>
<a id="pl.185.24"></a><var>185.24</var>for a designer, the commissioner may appoint a designer to the project without the <br/>
<a id="pl.185.25"></a><var>185.25</var>recommendation of the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.26"></a><var>185.26</var>(f) <b>Less than satisfactory performance.</b> The commissioner, or the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.185.27"></a><var>185.27</var>Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for projects under their <br/>
<a id="pl.185.28"></a><var>185.28</var>supervision, shall forward to the board a written report describing each instance in which <br/>
<a id="pl.185.29"></a><var>185.29</var>the performance of a designer selected by the board or the commissioner has been less <br/>
<a id="pl.185.30"></a><var>185.30</var>than satisfactory. Criteria for determining satisfaction include the ability of the designer to <br/>
<a id="pl.185.31"></a><var>185.31</var>complete design work on time, to provide a design responsive to program needs within <br/>
<a id="pl.185.32"></a><var>185.32</var>the constraints of the budget, to solve design problems and achieve a design consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.185.33"></a><var>185.33</var>with the proposed function of the building, to avoid costly design errors or omissions, <br/>
<a id="pl.185.34"></a><var>185.34</var>and to observe the construction work. These reports are public data and are available for <br/>
<a id="pl.185.35"></a><var>185.35</var>inspection under section 
         <statute_ref>13.03</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.14.0"></a><a id="pl.186.1"></a><var>186.1</var>    Sec. 14. <b>[16C.165] PROCUREMENT FROM OTHER TARGETED AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.186.2"></a><var>186.2</var><b>VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESSES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.186.3"></a><var>186.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Designation of eligible groups.</b> The commissioner may designate <br/>
<a id="pl.186.4"></a><var>186.4</var>businesses that are not small but otherwise qualify under section 16C.16, subdivisions 5 <br/>
<a id="pl.186.5"></a><var>186.5</var>and 6a, as eligible for preferences under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.186.6"></a><var>186.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Preference.</b> The commissioner may award up to a three percent preference <br/>
<a id="pl.186.7"></a><var>186.7</var>for specified goods, services, or construction to businesses designated under subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.186.8"></a><var>186.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Limitations on preference.</b> If the application of preference under <br/>
<a id="pl.186.9"></a><var>186.9</var>subdivision 2 precludes a business designated under section 16C.16, subdivisions 5 and <br/>
<a id="pl.186.10"></a><var>186.10</var>6a, from receiving an award, the preference in subdivision 2 shall not be applied.<br/>
<a id="pl.186.11"></a><var>186.11</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Subcontracting incentives and penalties.</b> The financial incentives for <br/>
<a id="pl.186.12"></a><var>186.12</var>prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of small business or small targeted group <br/>
<a id="pl.186.13"></a><var>186.13</var>business subcontractors and financial penalties for prime contractors who fail to meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.186.14"></a><var>186.14</var>goals for use of small business or small targeted group business subcontractors apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.186.15"></a><var>186.15</var>businesses designated under subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.186.16"></a><var>186.16</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Mentoring program.</b> The commissioner shall collaborate with <br/>
<a id="pl.186.17"></a><var>186.17</var>organizations that represent targeted group and veteran-owned businesses to prepare <br/>
<a id="pl.186.18"></a><var>186.18</var>recommendations for establishing a targeted group and veteran-owned business mentoring <br/>
<a id="pl.186.19"></a><var>186.19</var>program that incentivizes larger businesses to mentor businesses certified under <br/>
<a id="pl.186.20"></a><var>186.20</var>subdivision 1 and section 16C.16.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.15.0"></a><a id="pl.186.21"></a><var>186.21</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 16C.19, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.186.22"></a><var>186.22</var><b>16C.19 ELIGIBILITY; RULES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.186.23"></a><var>186.23</var>(a) A small business wishing to participate in the programs under section 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.186.24"></a><var>186.24</var>subdivisions 4 to 7, or 16C.165, must be certified by the commissioner or by a nationally <br/>
<a id="pl.186.25"></a><var>186.25</var>recognized certifying organization authorized by the commissioner. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.186.26"></a><var>186.26</var>shall adopt by rule standards and procedures for certifying that small targeted group <br/>
<a id="pl.186.27"></a><var>186.27</var>businesses, small businesses located in economically disadvantaged areas, and <br/>
<a id="pl.186.28"></a><var>186.28</var>veteran-owned small businesses are eligible to participate under the requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.186.29"></a><var>186.29</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>. The commissioner shall adopt by rule under paragraph (g) <br/>
<a id="pl.186.30"></a><var>186.30</var>standards and procedures for certifying that businesses designated under section 16C.165 <br/>
<a id="pl.186.31"></a><var>186.31</var>are eligible to participate. The commissioner shall adopt by rule standards and procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.186.32"></a><var>186.32</var>for hearing appeals and grievances and other rules necessary to carry out the duties set <br/>
<a id="pl.186.33"></a><var>186.33</var>forth in sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16 </statute_ref>to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.187.1"></a><var>187.1</var>(b) The commissioner may make rules which exclude or limit the participation of <br/>
<a id="pl.187.2"></a><var>187.2</var>nonmanufacturing business, including third-party lessors, brokers, franchises, jobbers, <br/>
<a id="pl.187.3"></a><var>187.3</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.187.4"></a><var>187.4</var>(c) The commissioner may make rules that set time limits and other eligibility limits <br/>
<a id="pl.187.5"></a><var>187.5</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.187.6"></a><var>187.6</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>, a <br/>
<a id="pl.187.7"></a><var>187.7</var>veteran-owned small business, the principal place of business of which is in Minnesota, <br/>
<a id="pl.187.8"></a><var>187.8</var>is certified if:<br/>
<a id="pl.187.9"></a><var>187.9</var>(1) it has been verified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as <br/>
<a id="pl.187.10"></a><var>187.10</var>being either a veteran-owned small business or a service-disabled veteran-owned small <br/>
<a id="pl.187.11"></a><var>187.11</var>business, in accordance with Public Law 109-461 and Code of Federal Regulations, title <br/>
<a id="pl.187.12"></a><var>187.12</var>38, part 74; or<br/>
<a id="pl.187.13"></a><var>187.13</var>(2) the veteran-owned small business supplies the commissioner with proof that the <br/>
<a id="pl.187.14"></a><var>187.14</var>small business is majority-owned and operated by:<br/>
<a id="pl.187.15"></a><var>187.15</var>(i) a veteran as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.187.16"></a><var>187.16</var>(ii) a veteran with a service-connected disability, as determined at any time by the <br/>
<a id="pl.187.17"></a><var>187.17</var>United States Department of Veterans Affairs.<br/>
<a id="pl.187.18"></a><var>187.18</var>(e) Until rules are adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) for the purpose of certifying <br/>
<a id="pl.187.19"></a><var>187.19</var>veteran-owned small businesses, the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1700, may <br/>
<a id="pl.187.20"></a><var>187.20</var>be read to include veteran-owned small businesses. In addition to the documentation <br/>
<a id="pl.187.21"></a><var>187.21</var>required in Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1700, the veteran owner must have been <br/>
<a id="pl.187.22"></a><var>187.22</var>discharged under honorable conditions from active service, as indicated by the veteran <br/>
<a id="pl.187.23"></a><var>187.23</var>owner's most current United States Department of Defense form DD-214.<br/>
<a id="pl.187.24"></a><var>187.24</var>(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>, a <br/>
<a id="pl.187.25"></a><var>187.25</var>minority- or woman-owned small business, the principal place of business of which is <br/>
<a id="pl.187.26"></a><var>187.26</var>in Minnesota, is certified if it has been certified by the Minnesota unified certification <br/>
<a id="pl.187.27"></a><var>187.27</var>program under the provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 26.<br/>
<a id="pl.187.28"></a><var>187.28</var>(g) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the programs under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.187.29"></a><var>187.29</var>16C.16, subdivisions 4
         </statute_ref> to 7, using the expedited rulemaking process in section 
         <statute_ref>14.389</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.16.0"></a><a id="pl.187.30"></a><var>187.30</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16E.0466, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.187.31"></a><var>187.31</var><b>16E.0466 STATE AGENCY TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.187.32"></a><var>187.32</var>    (a) Every state agency with an information or telecommunications project must <br/>
<a id="pl.187.33"></a><var>187.33</var>consult with the Office of MN.IT Services to determine the information technology cost <br/>
<a id="pl.187.34"></a><var>187.34</var>of the project. Upon agreement between the commissioner of a particular agency and <br/>
<a id="pl.187.35"></a><var>187.35</var>the chief information officer, the agency must transfer the information technology cost <br/>
<a id="pl.188.1"></a><var>188.1</var>portion of the project to the Office of MN.IT Services. Service level agreements must <br/>
<a id="pl.188.2"></a><var>188.2</var>document all project-related transfers under this section. Those agencies specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.188.3"></a><var>188.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16E.016</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), are exempt from the requirements of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.188.4"></a><var>188.4</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.28, subdivision 3, any unexpended operating <br/>
<a id="pl.188.5"></a><var>188.5</var>balance appropriated to a state agency may be transferred to the information and <br/>
<a id="pl.188.6"></a><var>188.6</var>telecommunications technology systems and services account for the information <br/>
<a id="pl.188.7"></a><var>188.7</var>technology cost of a specific project, subject to the review of the Legislative Advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.188.8"></a><var>188.8</var>Commission, under section 16E.21, subdivision 3.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.17.0"></a><a id="pl.188.9"></a><var>188.9</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16E.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.188.10"></a><var>188.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Charges.</b> Upon agreement of the participating agency, the Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.188.11"></a><var>188.11</var>MN.IT Services may collect a charge or receive a fund transfer under section 16E.0466 <br/>
<a id="pl.188.12"></a><var>188.12</var>for purchases of information and telecommunications technology systems and services <br/>
<a id="pl.188.13"></a><var>188.13</var>by state agencies and other governmental entities through state contracts for purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.188.14"></a><var>188.14</var>described in subdivision 1. Charges collected under this section must be credited to the <br/>
<a id="pl.188.15"></a><var>188.15</var>information and telecommunications technology systems and services account.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.18.0"></a><a id="pl.188.16"></a><var>188.16</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16E.21, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.188.17"></a><var>188.17</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.188.18"></a><var>188.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Legislative Advisory Commission review.</b> (a) No funds may be <br/>
<a id="pl.188.19"></a><var>188.19</var>transferred to the information and telecommunications technology systems and services <br/>
<a id="pl.188.20"></a><var>188.20</var>account under subdivision 2 or section 16E.0466 until the commissioner of management <br/>
<a id="pl.188.21"></a><var>188.21</var>and budget has submitted the proposed transfer to the members of the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.188.22"></a><var>188.22</var>Advisory Commission for review and recommendation. If the commission makes a <br/>
<a id="pl.188.23"></a><var>188.23</var>positive recommendation or no recommendation, or if the commission has not reviewed <br/>
<a id="pl.188.24"></a><var>188.24</var>the request within 20 days after the date the request to transfer funds was submitted, <br/>
<a id="pl.188.25"></a><var>188.25</var>the commissioner of management and budget may approve the request to transfer the <br/>
<a id="pl.188.26"></a><var>188.26</var>funds. If the commission recommends further review of a request to transfer funds, the <br/>
<a id="pl.188.27"></a><var>188.27</var>commissioner shall provide additional information to the commission. If the commission <br/>
<a id="pl.188.28"></a><var>188.28</var>makes a negative recommendation on the request within ten days of receiving further <br/>
<a id="pl.188.29"></a><var>188.29</var>information, the commissioner shall not approve the fund transfer. If the commission <br/>
<a id="pl.188.30"></a><var>188.30</var>makes a positive recommendation or no recommendation within ten days of receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.188.31"></a><var>188.31</var>further information, the commissioner may approve the fund transfer.<br/>
<a id="pl.188.32"></a><var>188.32</var>(b) A recommendation of the commission must be made at a meeting of the <br/>
<a id="pl.188.33"></a><var>188.33</var>commission unless a written recommendation is signed by all members entitled to vote on <br/>
<a id="pl.189.1"></a><var>189.1</var>the item as specified in section 3.30, subdivision 2. A recommendation of the commission <br/>
<a id="pl.189.2"></a><var>189.2</var>must be made by a majority of the commission.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.19.0"></a><a id="pl.189.3"></a><var>189.3</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16E.21, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.189.4"></a><var>189.4</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.189.5"></a><var>189.5</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Lapse.</b> Any portion of any receipt credited to the information and <br/>
<a id="pl.189.6"></a><var>189.6</var>telecommunications technology systems and services account from a fund transfer under <br/>
<a id="pl.189.7"></a><var>189.7</var>subdivision 2 that remains unexpended and unencumbered at the close of the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.189.8"></a><var>189.8</var>four years after the funds were received in the account shall lapse to the fund from which <br/>
<a id="pl.189.9"></a><var>189.9</var>the receipt was transferred.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.20.0"></a><a id="pl.189.10"></a><var>189.10</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16E.21, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.189.11"></a><var>189.11</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.189.12"></a><var>189.12</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Report.</b> The chief information officer shall report by September 15 of <br/>
<a id="pl.189.13"></a><var>189.13</var>each odd-numbered year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.189.14"></a><var>189.14</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the office regarding the receipts credited <br/>
<a id="pl.189.15"></a><var>189.15</var>to the account. The report must include a description of projects funded through the <br/>
<a id="pl.189.16"></a><var>189.16</var>information and telecommunications technology systems and services account and each <br/>
<a id="pl.189.17"></a><var>189.17</var>project's current status.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.21.0"></a><a id="pl.189.18"></a><var>189.18</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 198.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.189.19"></a><var>189.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Cost of care.</b>  (a) The commissioner shall set out in rules the method of <br/>
<a id="pl.189.20"></a><var>189.20</var>calculating the average cost of care for the domiciliary and nursing care residents. The cost <br/>
<a id="pl.189.21"></a><var>189.21</var>must be determined yearly based upon the average cost per resident taking into account, <br/>
<a id="pl.189.22"></a><var>189.22</var>but not limited to, administrative cost of the homes, the cost of service available to the <br/>
<a id="pl.189.23"></a><var>189.23</var>resident, and food and lodging costs. These average costs must be calculated separately for <br/>
<a id="pl.189.24"></a><var>189.24</var>domiciliary and nursing care residents. The amount charged each resident for maintenance, <br/>
<a id="pl.189.25"></a><var>189.25</var>if anything, must be based on the appropriate average cost of care calculation and the <br/>
<a id="pl.189.26"></a><var>189.26</var>assets and income of the resident but must not exceed the appropriate average cost of care.<br/>
<a id="pl.189.27"></a><var>189.27</var>(b) Using the authority granted in section 198.03, the commissioner shall set out <br/>
<a id="pl.189.28"></a><var>189.28</var>in rules the method of calculating each domiciliary resident's maintenance charge. This <br/>
<a id="pl.189.29"></a><var>189.29</var>maintenance charge shall establish a personal needs allowance based on each domiciliary <br/>
<a id="pl.189.30"></a><var>189.30</var>resident's monthly income. For the period of July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, the personal <br/>
<a id="pl.189.31"></a><var>189.31</var>needs allowance shall not be less than $122 per month. For the period of July 1, 2017, <br/>
<a id="pl.189.32"></a><var>189.32</var>to June 30, 2018, the personal needs allowance shall not be less than $130 per month. <br/>
<a id="pl.189.33"></a><var>189.33</var>Thereafter, the minimum personal needs allowance must be adjusted by multiplying <br/>
<a id="pl.190.1"></a><var>190.1</var>the allowance by one-half of the percentage change of the Consumer Price Index on <br/>
<a id="pl.190.2"></a><var>190.2</var>the first day of each fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.190.3"></a><var>190.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.22.0"></a><a id="pl.190.4"></a><var>190.4</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 198.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.190.5"></a><var>190.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Arrearages.</b> Residents are liable for paying all of their overdue <br/>
<a id="pl.190.6"></a><var>190.6</var>maintenance charges. Overdue maintenance charges incurred after May 1, 1990, may be <br/>
<a id="pl.190.7"></a><var>190.7</var>charged interest according to section 
         <statute_ref>334.01</statute_ref>. A resident owing overdue maintenance to <br/>
<a id="pl.190.8"></a><var>190.8</var>the state of Minnesota for charges incurred prior to May 1, 1990, may continue to stay in <br/>
<a id="pl.190.9"></a><var>190.9</var>the home if the resident enters into an agreement, including a payment schedule, with the <br/>
<a id="pl.190.10"></a><var>190.10</var>administrator for the payment of the arrearage and abides by the agreement. Residents <br/>
<a id="pl.190.11"></a><var>190.11</var>who do not promptly pay maintenance or who do not abide by their agreements to pay <br/>
<a id="pl.190.12"></a><var>190.12</var>overdue maintenance to the state of Minnesota may be discharged from the home. The <br/>
<a id="pl.190.13"></a><var>190.13</var>payment schedule agreed to between the administrator and the resident must provide for <br/>
<a id="pl.190.14"></a><var>190.14</var>the prompt payment of the overdue maintenance owed by the resident, but it must not <br/>
<a id="pl.190.15"></a><var>190.15</var>reduce the resident's personal needs allowance below that which is provided for in the <br/>
<a id="pl.190.16"></a><var>190.16</var>administrative rules of the facility the amounts specified in subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.190.17"></a><var>190.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.23.0"></a><a id="pl.190.18"></a><var>190.18</var>    Sec. 23. <b>[198.365] VETERANS HOMES; MONTEVIDEO AND BEMIDJI.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.190.19"></a><var>190.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Veterans homes established.</b> The commissioner of veterans affairs <br/>
<a id="pl.190.20"></a><var>190.20</var>may apply for federal funding and establish in Montevideo and Bemidji veterans homes <br/>
<a id="pl.190.21"></a><var>190.21</var>with up to 143 beds available for eligible veterans and their spouses. The state shall <br/>
<a id="pl.190.22"></a><var>190.22</var>provide the necessary operating costs for the veterans homes in excess of any revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.190.23"></a><var>190.23</var>and federal funding for the homes that may be required to continue the operation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.190.24"></a><var>190.24</var>homes and care for Minnesota veterans.<br/>
<a id="pl.190.25"></a><var>190.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Nonstate contribution.</b> The commissioner of administration may accept <br/>
<a id="pl.190.26"></a><var>190.26</var>contributions of land or money from private individuals, businesses, local governments, <br/>
<a id="pl.190.27"></a><var>190.27</var>veterans service organizations, and other nonstate sources for the purpose of providing <br/>
<a id="pl.190.28"></a><var>190.28</var>matching funding when soliciting federal funding for the development of the homes.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.24.0"></a><a id="pl.190.29"></a><var>190.29</var>    Sec. 24. Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 1, section 3, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.190.30"></a><var>190.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.190.31"></a><var>190.31</var><br/>
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<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT </b><br/>
<b>GOVERNOR</b><br/>
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<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>3,615,000</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.191.1"></a><var>191.1</var>(a) This appropriation is to fund the Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.191.2"></a><var>191.2</var>the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.<br/>
<a id="pl.191.3"></a><var>191.3</var>(b) Up to $19,000 the first year and up to <br/>
<a id="pl.191.4"></a><var>191.4</var>$19,000 the second year are for necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.191.5"></a><var>191.5</var>expenses in the normal performance of <br/>
<a id="pl.191.6"></a><var>191.6</var>the Governor's and Lieutenant Governor's <br/>
<a id="pl.191.7"></a><var>191.7</var>duties for which no other reimbursement is <br/>
<a id="pl.191.8"></a><var>191.8</var>provided.<br/>
<a id="pl.191.9"></a><var>191.9</var>(c) During the biennium ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.191.10"></a><var>191.10</var>2017, and thereafter, the Office of the <br/>
<a id="pl.191.11"></a><var>191.11</var>Governor may receive payments each fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.191.12"></a><var>191.12</var>year from other executive agencies under <br/>
<a id="pl.191.13"></a><var>191.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 15.53, to support <br/>
<a id="pl.191.14"></a><var>191.14</var>office costs, not including the residence <br/>
<a id="pl.191.15"></a><var>191.15</var>groundskeeper, incurred by the office. <br/>
<a id="pl.191.16"></a><var>191.16</var>Payments received under this paragraph must <br/>
<a id="pl.191.17"></a><var>191.17</var>be deposited in a special revenue account. <br/>
<a id="pl.191.18"></a><var>191.18</var>Money in the account is appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.191.19"></a><var>191.19</var>Office of the Governor.<br/>
<a id="pl.191.20"></a><var>191.20</var>(c) (d) By September 1 of each year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.191.21"></a><var>191.21</var>commissioner of management and budget <br/>
<a id="pl.191.22"></a><var>191.22</var>shall report to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.191.23"></a><var>191.23</var>members of the senate State Departments <br/>
<a id="pl.191.24"></a><var>191.24</var>and Veterans Affairs Budget Division and the <br/>
<a id="pl.191.25"></a><var>191.25</var>house of representatives State Government <br/>
<a id="pl.191.26"></a><var>191.26</var>Finance Committee any personnel costs <br/>
<a id="pl.191.27"></a><var>191.27</var>incurred by the Offices of the Governor and <br/>
<a id="pl.191.28"></a><var>191.28</var>Lieutenant Governor that were supported <br/>
<a id="pl.191.29"></a><var>191.29</var>by appropriations to other agencies during <br/>
<a id="pl.191.30"></a><var>191.30</var>the previous fiscal year. The Office of the <br/>
<a id="pl.191.31"></a><var>191.31</var>Governor shall inform the chairs and ranking <br/>
<a id="pl.191.32"></a><var>191.32</var>minority members of the committees before <br/>
<a id="pl.191.33"></a><var>191.33</var>initiating any interagency agreements.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.25.0"></a><a id="pl.192.1"></a><var>192.1</var>    Sec. 25. <b>ALLOCATING SENATE SPACE IN THE STATE OFFICE BUILDING </b><br/>
<a id="pl.192.2"></a><var>192.2</var><b>TO THE REVISOR OF STATUTES; APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.192.3"></a><var>192.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>State Office Building space allocation.</b> At the direction of the <br/>
<a id="pl.192.4"></a><var>192.4</var>senate minority leader, the 5,000 square feet of the first floor space in the State Office <br/>
<a id="pl.192.5"></a><var>192.5</var>Building allocated to the senate in the 2003 space allocation agreement entered into by the <br/>
<a id="pl.192.6"></a><var>192.6</var>house of representatives, the senate, and the governor is allocated to the revisor of statutes.<br/>
<a id="pl.192.7"></a><var>192.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Lease cancellation.</b> Within five days of the effective date of this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.192.8"></a><var>192.8</var>the commissioner of administration shall give notice to terminate the lease for the space at <br/>
<a id="pl.192.9"></a><var>192.9</var>525 Park Avenue, St. Paul, that is occupied by the revisor of statutes. The termination <br/>
<a id="pl.192.10"></a><var>192.10</var>shall be effective 30 days after the notice.<br/>
<a id="pl.192.11"></a><var>192.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Cancellation; appropriation.</b> The amount saved in fiscal years 2016 <br/>
<a id="pl.192.12"></a><var>192.12</var>and 2017, under subdivisions 1 and 2, estimated at $56,683, by allocating the space in <br/>
<a id="pl.192.13"></a><var>192.13</var>the State Office Building to the revisor of statutes is canceled on the effective date of this <br/>
<a id="pl.192.14"></a><var>192.14</var>section from the general fund appropriation to the Legislative Coordinating Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.192.15"></a><var>192.15</var>in Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 1, section 4. The same amount is appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.192.16"></a><var>192.16</var>general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the commissioner of administration to remodel, furnish, <br/>
<a id="pl.192.17"></a><var>192.17</var>and equip the space in the State Office Building as needed to accommodate the revisor of <br/>
<a id="pl.192.18"></a><var>192.18</var>statutes. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.192.19"></a><var>192.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.26.0"></a><a id="pl.192.20"></a><var>192.20</var>    Sec. 26. <b>STUDY ON VETERANS' UNMET NEEDS FOR BEHAVIOR AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.192.21"></a><var>192.21</var><b>MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.192.22"></a><var>192.22</var>The commissioner of veterans affairs shall perform a study to quantify and describe <br/>
<a id="pl.192.23"></a><var>192.23</var>unmet needs amongst Minnesota veterans for behavioral and mental health services.  The <br/>
<a id="pl.192.24"></a><var>192.24</var>study will include conducting focus groups of stakeholders, including veterans and their <br/>
<a id="pl.192.25"></a><var>192.25</var>families, representatives of the United States Veterans Administration, community referral <br/>
<a id="pl.192.26"></a><var>192.26</var>centers, and county veteran service officers.  The commissioner of veterans affairs may <br/>
<a id="pl.192.27"></a><var>192.27</var>contract with a statewide nonprofit organization to conduct the study.  The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.192.28"></a><var>192.28</var>of veterans affairs shall report by February 15, 2017, to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.192.29"></a><var>192.29</var>members of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.192.30"></a><var>192.30</var>over veterans policy and budget with the findings of the study and with recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.192.31"></a><var>192.31</var>about how current services provided to veterans could be expanded to better meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.192.32"></a><var>192.32</var>needs identified by the study.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.27.0"></a><a id="pl.192.33"></a><var>192.33</var>    Sec. 27. <b>FEASIBILITY STUDY ON PARTNERSHIPS TO PROVIDE INTERIM </b><br/>
<a id="pl.192.34"></a><var>192.34</var><b>HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.193.1"></a><var>193.1</var>The commissioner of veterans affairs shall study the feasibility of partnering with <br/>
<a id="pl.193.2"></a><var>193.2</var>an established nonprofit organization to provide interim housing for disabled veterans in <br/>
<a id="pl.193.3"></a><var>193.3</var>conjunction with fully integrated and customizable support services. The commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.193.4"></a><var>193.4</var>veterans affairs shall submit a report including its findings and recommendations regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.193.5"></a><var>193.5</var>the feasibility of such a partnership to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.193.6"></a><var>193.6</var>standing committees in the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.193.7"></a><var>193.7</var>over veterans affairs by February 15, 2017.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.28.0"></a><a id="pl.193.8"></a><var>193.8</var>    Sec. 28. <b>PLAQUE OR MARKER AUTHORIZED TO HONOR CAPITOL </b><br/>
<a id="pl.193.9"></a><var>193.9</var><b>CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.193.10"></a><var>193.10</var>(a) A plaque or three-dimensional marker shall be placed in the Capitol building in <br/>
<a id="pl.193.11"></a><var>193.11</var>a space easily visible to public visitors to recognize and honor the efforts and sacrifice <br/>
<a id="pl.193.12"></a><var>193.12</var>of workers who constructed the State Capitol building, as well as those who worked on <br/>
<a id="pl.193.13"></a><var>193.13</var>subsequent projects to preserve the building. The plaque or marker shall specifically honor <br/>
<a id="pl.193.14"></a><var>193.14</var>the six workers who died during construction of the State Capitol building. The Capitol <br/>
<a id="pl.193.15"></a><var>193.15</var>Area Architectural and Planning Board and the Minnesota Historical Society shall set the <br/>
<a id="pl.193.16"></a><var>193.16</var>parameters and location for the memorial plaque or marker.<br/>
<a id="pl.193.17"></a><var>193.17</var>(b) The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board shall conduct an opportunity <br/>
<a id="pl.193.18"></a><var>193.18</var>contest for sixth graders from across the state to submit designs for the memorial plaque <br/>
<a id="pl.193.19"></a><var>193.19</var>or marker. The board shall select a design from those submissions to be used as a basis for <br/>
<a id="pl.193.20"></a><var>193.20</var>the final production of this plaque or marker by January 1, 2017. The memorial plaque or <br/>
<a id="pl.193.21"></a><var>193.21</var>marker shall be installed during the completion of the Capitol remodel.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.29.0"></a><a id="pl.193.22"></a><var>193.22</var>    Sec. 29. <b>IMMIGRATION INTEGRATION ADVISORY TASK FORCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.193.23"></a><var>193.23</var>(a) The Immigration Integration Advisory Task Force is created to research state laws <br/>
<a id="pl.193.24"></a><var>193.24</var>and rules that negatively affect immigrants. The task force is composed of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.193.25"></a><var>193.25</var>(1) five members appointed by the governor to represent Minnesota's diverse <br/>
<a id="pl.193.26"></a><var>193.26</var>immigrant communities;<br/>
<a id="pl.193.27"></a><var>193.27</var>(2) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of <br/>
<a id="pl.193.28"></a><var>193.28</var>the house and one appointed by the minority leader; and<br/>
<a id="pl.193.29"></a><var>193.29</var>(3) two senators, one appointed by the senate majority leader and one appointed by <br/>
<a id="pl.193.30"></a><var>193.30</var>the senate minority leader.<br/>
<a id="pl.193.31"></a><var>193.31</var>(b) At its first meeting, the task force shall elect a chair and cochair from its <br/>
<a id="pl.193.32"></a><var>193.32</var>membership. The commissioner of human rights shall provide meeting space and <br/>
<a id="pl.193.33"></a><var>193.33</var>administrative and staff support for the task force.<br/>
<a id="pl.193.34"></a><var>193.34</var>(c) The task force shall conduct research and hold meetings to:<br/>
<a id="pl.194.1"></a><var>194.1</var>(1) determine the extent to which current state laws and rules negatively affect <br/>
<a id="pl.194.2"></a><var>194.2</var>Minnesotans based on their status as immigrants; and<br/>
<a id="pl.194.3"></a><var>194.3</var>(2) develop methods to ensure that future proposed state laws and rules consider <br/>
<a id="pl.194.4"></a><var>194.4</var>the impact of the proposals on immigrants.<br/>
<a id="pl.194.5"></a><var>194.5</var>The task force shall consult with the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the Council for <br/>
<a id="pl.194.6"></a><var>194.6</var>Minnesotans of African Heritage, and the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans. The task <br/>
<a id="pl.194.7"></a><var>194.7</var>force shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the <br/>
<a id="pl.194.8"></a><var>194.8</var>house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over human rights by January 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.194.9"></a><var>194.9</var>2017, with recommendations and draft legislation for changes in state laws, consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.194.10"></a><var>194.10</var>with federal law, that will reduce the negative impact of state laws on immigrants, and <br/>
<a id="pl.194.11"></a><var>194.11</var>ensure that future state laws and rules consider the impact on immigrants.<br/>
<a id="pl.194.12"></a><var>194.12</var>(d) The appointing authorities must make their initial appointments by August 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.194.13"></a><var>194.13</var>2016. The commissioner of human rights shall convene the first meeting of the task <br/>
<a id="pl.194.14"></a><var>194.14</var>force by September 1, 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.194.15"></a><var>194.15</var>(e) Public members shall be compensated and reimbursed for expenses as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.194.16"></a><var>194.16</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.194.17"></a><var>194.17</var>(f) The task force shall expire on January 30, 2017, or the day after submitting the <br/>
<a id="pl.194.18"></a><var>194.18</var>report required under paragraph (c), whichever is earlier.<br/>
<a id="pl.194.19"></a><var>194.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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</table><a id="pl.194.23"></a><var>194.23</var>The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are added to the <br/>
<a id="pl.194.24"></a><var>194.24</var>appropriations in Laws 2015, chapter 65, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.194.25"></a><var>194.25</var>specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund and are available for <br/>
<a id="pl.194.26"></a><var>194.26</var>the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this <br/>
<a id="pl.194.27"></a><var>194.27</var>article mean that the addition to the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.194.28"></a><var>194.28</var>year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. Supplemental appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.194.29"></a><var>194.29</var>for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.194.30"></a><var>194.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.194.31"></a><var>194.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.194.32"></a><var>194.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.194.33"></a><var>194.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.9.2.0"></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.194.34"></a><var>194.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>SUPREME COURT</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>5,000,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.195.1"></a><var>195.1</var>For a competitive grant program established <br/>
<a id="pl.195.2"></a><var>195.2</var>by the chief justice for the distribution of <br/>
<a id="pl.195.3"></a><var>195.3</var>safe and secure courthouse fund grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.195.4"></a><var>195.4</var>government entities responsible for providing <br/>
<a id="pl.195.5"></a><var>195.5</var>or maintaining a courthouse or other facility <br/>
<a id="pl.195.6"></a><var>195.6</var>where court proceedings are held. Grant <br/>
<a id="pl.195.7"></a><var>195.7</var>recipients must provide a 50 percent nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.195.8"></a><var>195.8</var>match. This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.195.9"></a><var>195.9</var>available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.195.10"></a><var>195.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>DISTRICT COURTS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,547,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.195.11"></a><var>195.11</var>To increase the juror per diem to $20 and the <br/>
<a id="pl.195.12"></a><var>195.12</var>juror mileage reimbursement rate to 54 cents <br/>
<a id="pl.195.13"></a><var>195.13</var>per mile.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.195.14"></a><var>195.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>GUARDIAN AD LITEM BOARD</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,581,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.195.15"></a><var>195.15</var>To hire additional guardians ad litem to <br/>
<a id="pl.195.16"></a><var>195.16</var>comply with federal and state mandates, <br/>
<a id="pl.195.17"></a><var>195.17</var>and court orders for representing the best <br/>
<a id="pl.195.18"></a><var>195.18</var>interests of children in juvenile and family <br/>
<a id="pl.195.19"></a><var>195.19</var>court proceedings.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.195.20"></a><var>195.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>HUMAN RIGHTS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>400,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.195.21"></a><var>195.21</var>To enhance statewide outreach, education, <br/>
<a id="pl.195.22"></a><var>195.22</var>and enforcement of the Human Rights Act.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.6.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.195.23"></a><var>195.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 6. <b>CORRECTIONS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.195.24"></a><var>195.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>5,741,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>29,026,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.195.25"></a><var>195.25</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.195.26"></a><var>195.26</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.195.27"></a><var>195.27</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.195.28"></a><var>195.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Correctional Institutions</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">5,437,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">20,921,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.195.29"></a><var>195.29</var>(a) <b>Employee Compensation</b><br/>
<a id="pl.196.1"></a><var>196.1</var>$2,827,000 in fiscal year 2016 and <br/>
<a id="pl.196.2"></a><var>196.2</var>$8,912,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for <br/>
<a id="pl.196.3"></a><var>196.3</var>employee compensation.<br/>
<a id="pl.196.4"></a><var>196.4</var>(b) <b>Challenge Incarceration Expansion</b><br/>
<a id="pl.196.5"></a><var>196.5</var>$2,610,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $2,757,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.196.6"></a><var>196.6</var>in fiscal year 2017 are to increase capacity <br/>
<a id="pl.196.7"></a><var>196.7</var>in the challenge incarceration program. The <br/>
<a id="pl.196.8"></a><var>196.8</var>base for this activity is $3,263,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.196.9"></a><var>196.9</var>year 2018 and $3,623,000 in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.196.10"></a><var>196.10</var>(c) <b>Infectious Disease Management</b><br/>
<a id="pl.196.11"></a><var>196.11</var>$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.196.12"></a><var>196.12</var>infectious disease management.<br/>
<a id="pl.196.13"></a><var>196.13</var>(d) <b>24-Hour Nursing</b><br/>
<a id="pl.196.14"></a><var>196.14</var>$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for 24-hour <br/>
<a id="pl.196.15"></a><var>196.15</var>nursing coverage seven days a week at <br/>
<a id="pl.196.16"></a><var>196.16</var>MCF-Shakopee, MCF-St. Cloud, MCF-Lino <br/>
<a id="pl.196.17"></a><var>196.17</var>Lakes, and MCF-Stillwater.<br/>
<a id="pl.196.18"></a><var>196.18</var>(e) <b>Behavioral and Mental Health</b><br/>
<a id="pl.196.19"></a><var>196.19</var>$1,550,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.196.20"></a><var>196.20</var>behavioral and mental health therapists and <br/>
<a id="pl.196.21"></a><var>196.21</var>increased security staffing at MCF-Oak Park <br/>
<a id="pl.196.22"></a><var>196.22</var>Heights.<br/>
<a id="pl.196.23"></a><var>196.23</var>(f) <b>Increased Security Staffing</b><br/>
<a id="pl.196.24"></a><var>196.24</var>$1,800,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for increased <br/>
<a id="pl.196.25"></a><var>196.25</var>security staffing systemwide.<br/>
<a id="pl.196.26"></a><var>196.26</var>(g) <b>New Chemical Dependency/Mental </b><br/>
<a id="pl.196.27"></a><var>196.27</var><b>Health Beds</b><br/>
<a id="pl.196.28"></a><var>196.28</var>$750,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for 70 new <br/>
<a id="pl.196.29"></a><var>196.29</var>chemical dependency/mental health beds.<br/>
<a id="pl.196.30"></a><var>196.30</var>(h) <b>Chemical Dependency Release Planner, </b><br/>
<a id="pl.196.31"></a><var>196.31</var><b>MCF-Shakopee</b><br/>
<a id="pl.197.1"></a><var>197.1</var>$125,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.197.2"></a><var>197.2</var>chemical dependency release planner at <br/>
<a id="pl.197.3"></a><var>197.3</var>MCF-Shakopee.<br/>
<a id="pl.197.4"></a><var>197.4</var>(i) <b>Chemical Dependency Release Planner, </b><br/>
<a id="pl.197.5"></a><var>197.5</var><b>MCF-Stillwater</b><br/>
<a id="pl.197.6"></a><var>197.6</var>$125,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.197.7"></a><var>197.7</var>chemical dependency release planner at <br/>
<a id="pl.197.8"></a><var>197.8</var>MCF-Stillwater.<br/>
<a id="pl.197.9"></a><var>197.9</var>(j) <b>EMPLOY Program Expansion</b><br/>
<a id="pl.197.10"></a><var>197.10</var>$375,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to expand <br/>
<a id="pl.197.11"></a><var>197.11</var>the EMPLOY program administered by <br/>
<a id="pl.197.12"></a><var>197.12</var>MINNCOR.<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.197.13"></a><var>197.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Community Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">241,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">4,766,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.197.14"></a><var>197.14</var>(a) <b>Employee Compensation</b><br/>
<a id="pl.197.15"></a><var>197.15</var>$241,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $860,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.197.16"></a><var>197.16</var>in fiscal year 2017 are for employee <br/>
<a id="pl.197.17"></a><var>197.17</var>compensation.<br/>
<a id="pl.197.18"></a><var>197.18</var>(b) <b>Challenge Incarceration Expansion</b><br/>
<a id="pl.197.19"></a><var>197.19</var>$406,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to increase <br/>
<a id="pl.197.20"></a><var>197.20</var>capacity in the challenge incarceration <br/>
<a id="pl.197.21"></a><var>197.21</var>program. The base for this activity is <br/>
<a id="pl.197.22"></a><var>197.22</var>$812,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $1,421,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.197.23"></a><var>197.23</var>in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.197.24"></a><var>197.24</var>(c) <b>Victim Notification System</b><br/>
<a id="pl.197.25"></a><var>197.25</var>$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.197.26"></a><var>197.26</var>victim notification system. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.197.27"></a><var>197.27</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.197.28"></a><var>197.28</var>(d) <b>Reentry and Halfway Houses</b><br/>
<a id="pl.197.29"></a><var>197.29</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.197.30"></a><var>197.30</var>counties or groups of counties for reentry and <br/>
<a id="pl.197.31"></a><var>197.31</var>halfway house services. Eligible programs <br/>
<a id="pl.197.32"></a><var>197.32</var>must be proven to reduce recidivism. Grant <br/>
<a id="pl.198.1"></a><var>198.1</var>recipients must provide a 50 percent nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.198.2"></a><var>198.2</var>match.<br/>
<a id="pl.198.3"></a><var>198.3</var>(e) <b>High-Risk Revocation Reduction </b><br/>
<a id="pl.198.4"></a><var>198.4</var><b>Programs</b><br/>
<a id="pl.198.5"></a><var>198.5</var>$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to establish <br/>
<a id="pl.198.6"></a><var>198.6</var>two high-risk revocation reduction programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.198.7"></a><var>198.7</var>one in the metropolitan area and the other <br/>
<a id="pl.198.8"></a><var>198.8</var>in greater Minnesota. Each program shall <br/>
<a id="pl.198.9"></a><var>198.9</var>receive $1,000,000 to provide sustained case <br/>
<a id="pl.198.10"></a><var>198.10</var>planning, housing assistance, employment <br/>
<a id="pl.198.11"></a><var>198.11</var>assistance, group mentoring, life skills <br/>
<a id="pl.198.12"></a><var>198.12</var>programming, and transportation assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.198.13"></a><var>198.13</var>to adult release violators who are being <br/>
<a id="pl.198.14"></a><var>198.14</var>released from prison.<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.198.15"></a><var>198.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Operations Support</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">63,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,339,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.198.16"></a><var>198.16</var>(a) <b>Employee Compensation</b><br/>
<a id="pl.198.17"></a><var>198.17</var>$63,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $339,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.198.18"></a><var>198.18</var>in fiscal year 2017 are for employee <br/>
<a id="pl.198.19"></a><var>198.19</var>compensation.<br/>
<a id="pl.198.20"></a><var>198.20</var>(b) <b>Information Technology Critical </b><br/>
<a id="pl.198.21"></a><var>198.21</var><b>Updates</b><br/>
<a id="pl.198.22"></a><var>198.22</var>$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.198.23"></a><var>198.23</var>information technology upgrades and <br/>
<a id="pl.198.24"></a><var>198.24</var>staffing. The base for this activity is $783,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.198.25"></a><var>198.25</var>in each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.7.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.198.26"></a><var>198.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>PUBLIC SAFETY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,567,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.198.27"></a><var>198.27</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.198.28"></a><var>198.28</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.198.29"></a><var>198.29</var>paragraphs.<br/>
<a id="pl.198.30"></a><var>198.30</var>(a) <b>DNA Lab</b><br/>
<a id="pl.198.31"></a><var>198.31</var>$650,000 is for the Bureau of Criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.198.32"></a><var>198.32</var>Apprehension DNA lab, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.198.33"></a><var>198.33</var>addition of eight forensic scientists. The base <br/>
<a id="pl.199.1"></a><var>199.1</var>for this activity is $1,000,000 in each of the <br/>
<a id="pl.199.2"></a><var>199.2</var>fiscal years 2018 and 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.199.3"></a><var>199.3</var>(b) <b>Missing Person Training</b><br/>
<a id="pl.199.4"></a><var>199.4</var>$100,000 is to provide regional and statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.199.5"></a><var>199.5</var>training for law enforcement on best practices <br/>
<a id="pl.199.6"></a><var>199.6</var>in responding to and investigating missing <br/>
<a id="pl.199.7"></a><var>199.7</var>persons reports. This training must include <br/>
<a id="pl.199.8"></a><var>199.8</var>information on:<br/>
<a id="pl.199.9"></a><var>199.9</var>(1) handling cases involving persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.199.10"></a><var>199.10</var>dementia, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's <br/>
<a id="pl.199.11"></a><var>199.11</var>disease, or other mental disabilities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.199.12"></a><var>199.12</var>(2) developing agency policies and <br/>
<a id="pl.199.13"></a><var>199.13</var>procedural checklists in missing person <br/>
<a id="pl.199.14"></a><var>199.14</var>cases.<br/>
<a id="pl.199.15"></a><var>199.15</var>(c) <b>Assessment of Law Enforcement Needs</b><br/>
<a id="pl.199.16"></a><var>199.16</var>$88,000 is for a grant to the Arrowhead <br/>
<a id="pl.199.17"></a><var>199.17</var>Regional Development Commission to <br/>
<a id="pl.199.18"></a><var>199.18</var>conduct an assessment of law enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.199.19"></a><var>199.19</var>needs for detention facilities in northeast <br/>
<a id="pl.199.20"></a><var>199.20</var>Minnesota. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.199.21"></a><var>199.21</var>(d) <b>Children In Need of Services or in </b><br/>
<a id="pl.199.22"></a><var>199.22</var><b>Out-Of-Home Placement</b><br/>
<a id="pl.199.23"></a><var>199.23</var>$150,000 is for a grant to an organization <br/>
<a id="pl.199.24"></a><var>199.24</var>that provides legal representation to children <br/>
<a id="pl.199.25"></a><var>199.25</var>in need of protection or services and children <br/>
<a id="pl.199.26"></a><var>199.26</var>in out-of-home placement. The grant is <br/>
<a id="pl.199.27"></a><var>199.27</var>contingent upon a match in an equal amount <br/>
<a id="pl.199.28"></a><var>199.28</var>from nonstate funds. The match may be <br/>
<a id="pl.199.29"></a><var>199.29</var>in kind, including the value of volunteer <br/>
<a id="pl.199.30"></a><var>199.30</var>attorney time, or in cash, or in a combination <br/>
<a id="pl.199.31"></a><var>199.31</var>of the two.<br/>
<a id="pl.199.32"></a><var>199.32</var>(e) <b>Youth Intervention Programs</b><br/>
<a id="pl.200.1"></a><var>200.1</var>$129,000 is for youth intervention programs <br/>
<a id="pl.200.2"></a><var>200.2</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.73. <br/>
<a id="pl.200.3"></a><var>200.3</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.200.4"></a><var>200.4</var>(f) <b>Mental Health Crisis Training </b><br/>
<a id="pl.200.5"></a><var>200.5</var><b>Curriculum</b><br/>
<a id="pl.200.6"></a><var>200.6</var>$150,000 is for grants to organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.200.7"></a><var>200.7</var>to develop curriculum, including online <br/>
<a id="pl.200.8"></a><var>200.8</var>training, to meet the training requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.200.9"></a><var>200.9</var>under section 8. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.200.10"></a><var>200.10</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.200.11"></a><var>200.11</var>(g) <b>Autism Training</b><br/>
<a id="pl.200.12"></a><var>200.12</var>$50,000 is to select and retain a person or <br/>
<a id="pl.200.13"></a><var>200.13</var>entity to train law enforcement, firefighters, <br/>
<a id="pl.200.14"></a><var>200.14</var>and EMTs to better respond to emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.200.15"></a><var>200.15</var>encounters and crisis situations with <br/>
<a id="pl.200.16"></a><var>200.16</var>individuals with autism spectrum disorder <br/>
<a id="pl.200.17"></a><var>200.17</var>and to train other individuals or entities <br/>
<a id="pl.200.18"></a><var>200.18</var>to conduct this training to create a Cop <br/>
<a id="pl.200.19"></a><var>200.19</var>Autism Response Education (CARE) pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.200.20"></a><var>200.20</var>program. When selecting a trainer, the <br/>
<a id="pl.200.21"></a><var>200.21</var>commissioner shall consider the trainer's <br/>
<a id="pl.200.22"></a><var>200.22</var>Peace Officer Standards and Training <br/>
<a id="pl.200.23"></a><var>200.23</var>Board qualified training experience, and <br/>
<a id="pl.200.24"></a><var>200.24</var>demonstrated knowledge on methods to <br/>
<a id="pl.200.25"></a><var>200.25</var>help responders to effectively respond to <br/>
<a id="pl.200.26"></a><var>200.26</var>emergency situations involving people <br/>
<a id="pl.200.27"></a><var>200.27</var>with autism spectrum disorder and other <br/>
<a id="pl.200.28"></a><var>200.28</var>related disabilities. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.200.29"></a><var>200.29</var>consult with the Peace Officer Standards and <br/>
<a id="pl.200.30"></a><var>200.30</var>Training Board and the Minnesota Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.200.31"></a><var>200.31</var>Firefighter Training and Education before <br/>
<a id="pl.200.32"></a><var>200.32</var>selecting a trainer. By February 15, 2017, <br/>
<a id="pl.200.33"></a><var>200.33</var>the commissioner shall report to the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.200.34"></a><var>200.34</var>and ranking minority members of the senate <br/>
<a id="pl.200.35"></a><var>200.35</var>and house of representatives committees <br/>
<a id="pl.201.1"></a><var>201.1</var>having jurisdiction over criminal justice <br/>
<a id="pl.201.2"></a><var>201.2</var>policy and funding on the trainer selected <br/>
<a id="pl.201.3"></a><var>201.3</var>and the training conducted pursuant to this <br/>
<a id="pl.201.4"></a><var>201.4</var>section, including the number of emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.201.5"></a><var>201.5</var>responders trained and the departments they <br/>
<a id="pl.201.6"></a><var>201.6</var>represent. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.201.7"></a><var>201.7</var>and is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.201.8"></a><var>201.8</var>(h) <b>Sex Trafficking</b><br/>
<a id="pl.201.9"></a><var>201.9</var>$250,000 is for grants to state and local units <br/>
<a id="pl.201.10"></a><var>201.10</var>of government for the following purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.201.11"></a><var>201.11</var>(1) to support new or existing <br/>
<a id="pl.201.12"></a><var>201.12</var>multijurisdictional entities to investigate sex <br/>
<a id="pl.201.13"></a><var>201.13</var>trafficking crimes; and<br/>
<a id="pl.201.14"></a><var>201.14</var>(2) to provide technical assistance for <br/>
<a id="pl.201.15"></a><var>201.15</var>sex trafficking crimes, including training <br/>
<a id="pl.201.16"></a><var>201.16</var>and case consultation, to law enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.201.17"></a><var>201.17</var>agencies statewide.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.9.8.0"></a><a id="pl.201.18"></a><var>201.18</var>    Sec. 8. <b>[626.8473] TRAINING IN RESPONDING TO A MENTAL HEALTH </b><br/>
<a id="pl.201.19"></a><var>201.19</var><b>CRISIS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.201.20"></a><var>201.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Training course.</b> The board, in consultation with the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.201.21"></a><var>201.21</var>of human services and mental health stakeholders, shall create a list of approved training <br/>
<a id="pl.201.22"></a><var>201.22</var>courses to instruct peace officers holding an active license in the techniques of responding <br/>
<a id="pl.201.23"></a><var>201.23</var>to a mental health crisis. A course must include instruction on one or more of the <br/>
<a id="pl.201.24"></a><var>201.24</var>following issues:<br/>
<a id="pl.201.25"></a><var>201.25</var>(1) techniques for relating to individuals with mental illnesses and their families;<br/>
<a id="pl.201.26"></a><var>201.26</var>(2) techniques for crisis de-escalation;<br/>
<a id="pl.201.27"></a><var>201.27</var>(3) techniques for relating to diverse communities and education on mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.201.28"></a><var>201.28</var>diversity;<br/>
<a id="pl.201.29"></a><var>201.29</var>(4) education on mental illnesses and the criminal justice system;<br/>
<a id="pl.201.30"></a><var>201.30</var>(5) education on community resources and supports for individuals experiencing a <br/>
<a id="pl.201.31"></a><var>201.31</var>mental health crisis and for their families;<br/>
<a id="pl.201.32"></a><var>201.32</var>(6) education on psychotropic medications and their side effects;<br/>
<a id="pl.201.33"></a><var>201.33</var>(7) education on co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders;<br/>
<a id="pl.201.34"></a><var>201.34</var>(8) education on suicide prevention; and<br/>
<a id="pl.202.1"></a><var>202.1</var>(9) education on mental illnesses and disorders and their symptoms.<br/>
<a id="pl.202.2"></a><var>202.2</var>A course also must provide information on local mental health crisis teams in each <br/>
<a id="pl.202.3"></a><var>202.3</var>participating officer's jurisdiction, including a summary of the services offered by the <br/>
<a id="pl.202.4"></a><var>202.4</var>team and its contact information, and must include training on children and families of <br/>
<a id="pl.202.5"></a><var>202.5</var>individuals with mental illnesses to enable officers to respond appropriately to others <br/>
<a id="pl.202.6"></a><var>202.6</var>who are present during a mental health crisis. The board shall update the training list <br/>
<a id="pl.202.7"></a><var>202.7</var>periodically as it deems appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.202.8"></a><var>202.8</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Training requirement.</b> An individual shall complete a minimum of four <br/>
<a id="pl.202.9"></a><var>202.9</var>hours of continuing education training under subdivision 1 over three years.<br/>
<a id="pl.202.10"></a><var>202.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.10.1.0"></a><a id="pl.202.13"></a><var>202.13</var>    Section 1. Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 1, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.14"></a><var>202.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.202.15"></a><var>202.15</var>The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations by fund made <br/>
<a id="pl.202.16"></a><var>202.16</var>in this act, and do not have legal effect.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.299999999999999"/>
<col width="2.2"/>
<col width="11.5"/>
<col width="2.4"/>
<col width="13.600000000000001"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.17"></a><var>202.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.18"></a><var>202.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.202.19"></a><var>202.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">139,347,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">135,792,000 <br/>
137,488,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">275,139,000 <br/>
276,835,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.20"></a><var>202.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.202.21"></a><var>202.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Airports<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">25,109,000 <br/>
35,368,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">25,109,000 <br/>
25,922,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">50,218,000 <br/>
61,290,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.22"></a><var>202.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td>C.S.A.H.<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">670,768,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">698,495,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,369,263,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.23"></a><var>202.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td>M.S.A.S.<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">170,743,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">178,141,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">348,884,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.24"></a><var>202.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">61,475,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">62,210,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">123,685,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.25"></a><var>202.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td>H.U.T.D.<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,192,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,213,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">4,405,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.26"></a><var>202.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.202.27"></a><var>202.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,673,708,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,672,006,000 <br/>
1,676,646,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,345,714,000 <br/>
3,350,354,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.28"></a><var>202.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.202.29"></a><var>202.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>2,743,342,000</b><b> </b><br/>
<b>2,753,601,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>2,773,966,000</b><b> </b><br/>
<b>2,781,115,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>5,517,308,000</b><b> </b><br/>
<b>5,534,716,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.10.2.0"></a><a id="pl.202.30"></a><var>202.30</var>    Sec. 2. Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 3, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11"/>
<col width="1.9"/>
<col width="12.8"/>
<col width="2"/>
<col width="13.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.31"></a><var>202.31</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>2,488,269,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>2,496,573,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.32"></a><var>202.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"><b>2,498,528,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"><b>2,498,912,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.33"></a><var>202.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.34"></a><var>202.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.202.35"></a><var>202.35</var><br/>
<a id="pl.202.36"></a><var>202.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">44,115,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">21,058,000 <br/>
22,444,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.203.1"></a><var>203.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.203.2"></a><var>203.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Airports<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">25,109,000 <br/>
35,368,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">25,109,000 <br/>
25,922,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.203.3"></a><var>203.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td>C.S.A.H.<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">670,768,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">698,495,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.203.4"></a><var>203.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td>M.S.A.S.<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">170,743,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">178,141,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.203.5"></a><var>203.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.203.6"></a><var>203.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,577,534,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,573,770,000 <br/>
1,573,910,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.203.7"></a><var>203.7</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.203.8"></a><var>203.8</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.203.9"></a><var>203.9</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.3.0"></a><a id="pl.203.10"></a><var>203.10</var>    Sec. 3. Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.203.11"></a><var>203.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Multimodal Systems</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.203.12"></a><var>203.12</var>(a) <b>Aeronautics</b><br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.203.13"></a><var>203.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.203.14"></a><var>203.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(1) <b>Airport Development and Assistance</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">19,798,000 <br/>
30,057,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">19,798,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.203.15"></a><var>203.15</var>This appropriation is from the state <br/>
<a id="pl.203.16"></a><var>203.16</var>airports fund and must be spent according <br/>
<a id="pl.203.17"></a><var>203.17</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>360.305, <br/>
<a id="pl.203.18"></a><var>203.18</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.203.19"></a><var>203.19</var>The base appropriation in each of fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.203.20"></a><var>203.20</var>2018 and 2019 is $14,298,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.203.21"></a><var>203.21</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.203.22"></a><var>203.22</var>16A.28, subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>, this appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.203.23"></a><var>203.23</var>available for five years after appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.203.24"></a><var>203.24</var>If the appropriation for either year is <br/>
<a id="pl.203.25"></a><var>203.25</var>insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br/>
<a id="pl.203.26"></a><var>203.26</var>year is available for it.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.203.27"></a><var>203.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.203.28"></a><var>203.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(2)<b> Aviation Support and Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,661,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,661,000 <br/>
7,474,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.203.29"></a><var>203.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.203.30"></a><var>203.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.203.31"></a><var>203.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.203.32"></a><var>203.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Airports<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,311,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,311,000 <br/>
6,124,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.203.33"></a><var>203.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,350,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,350,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.203.34"></a><var>203.34</var>$80,000 in each year is from the state airports <br/>
<a id="pl.203.35"></a><var>203.35</var>fund for the Civil Air Patrol.<br/>
<a id="pl.204.1"></a><var>204.1</var>$313,000 in the second year is from the state <br/>
<a id="pl.204.2"></a><var>204.2</var>airports fund for software system upgrades <br/>
<a id="pl.204.3"></a><var>204.3</var>needed to accommodate the regulation of <br/>
<a id="pl.204.4"></a><var>204.4</var>drones under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.204.5"></a><var>204.5</var>360.55, subdivision 9, and 360.679, through <br/>
<a id="pl.204.6"></a><var>204.6</var>aircraft regulation and commercial operator <br/>
<a id="pl.204.7"></a><var>204.7</var>licensing. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.204.8"></a><var>204.8</var>$500,000 in the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.204.9"></a><var>204.9</var>state airports fund for the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.204.10"></a><var>204.10</var>transportation to conduct an air transport <br/>
<a id="pl.204.11"></a><var>204.11</var>optimization planning study for the St. <br/>
<a id="pl.204.12"></a><var>204.12</var>Cloud Regional Airport. The study must <br/>
<a id="pl.204.13"></a><var>204.13</var>be comprehensive and market-based, using <br/>
<a id="pl.204.14"></a><var>204.14</var>economic development and air service <br/>
<a id="pl.204.15"></a><var>204.15</var>expertise to research, analyze, and develop <br/>
<a id="pl.204.16"></a><var>204.16</var>models and strategies that maximize the <br/>
<a id="pl.204.17"></a><var>204.17</var>return on investments made to enhance the <br/>
<a id="pl.204.18"></a><var>204.18</var>use and impact of the St. Cloud Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.204.19"></a><var>204.19</var>Airport. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.204.20"></a><var>204.20</var>The base appropriation from the trunk <br/>
<a id="pl.204.21"></a><var>204.21</var>highway fund in fiscal year 2018 is <br/>
<a id="pl.204.22"></a><var>204.22</var>$1,479,000 and in fiscal year 2019 is <br/>
<a id="pl.204.23"></a><var>204.23</var>$1,623,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.204.24"></a><var>204.24</var>The base appropriation from the state airports <br/>
<a id="pl.204.25"></a><var>204.25</var>fund in each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is <br/>
<a id="pl.204.26"></a><var>204.26</var>$5,311,000.<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.204.27"></a><var>204.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Transit</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">20,543,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">20,567,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="91px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.204.28"></a><var>204.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.204.29"></a><var>204.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.204.30"></a><var>204.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">19,745,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">19,745,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.204.31"></a><var>204.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">798,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">822,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.204.32"></a><var>204.32</var>The base appropriation from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.204.33"></a><var>204.33</var>fund in each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019 <br/>
<a id="pl.204.34"></a><var>204.34</var>is $17,245,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.205.1"></a><var>205.1</var>The base appropriation from the trunk <br/>
<a id="pl.205.2"></a><var>205.2</var>highway fund in fiscal year 2018 is $846,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.205.3"></a><var>205.3</var>and in fiscal year 2019 is $873,000.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.205.4"></a><var>205.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>Safe Routes to School</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.205.5"></a><var>205.5</var>This appropriation is from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.205.6"></a><var>205.6</var>for the safe routes to school program under <br/>
<a id="pl.205.7"></a><var>205.7</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>174.40</statute_ref>.<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.205.8"></a><var>205.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) <b>Passenger Rail</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.205.9"></a><var>205.9</var>This appropriation is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.205.10"></a><var>205.10</var>fund for passenger rail system planning, <br/>
<a id="pl.205.11"></a><var>205.11</var>alternatives analysis, environmental analysis, <br/>
<a id="pl.205.12"></a><var>205.12</var>design, and preliminary engineering under <br/>
<a id="pl.205.13"></a><var>205.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>174.632</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.205.14"></a><var>205.14</var>174.636
         </statute_ref>.<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.205.15"></a><var>205.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.205.16"></a><var>205.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) <b>Freight</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">13,445,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,452,000 <br/>
6,838,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.205.17"></a><var>205.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.205.18"></a><var>205.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.205.19"></a><var>205.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.205.20"></a><var>205.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,401,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">256,000 <br/>
1,642,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.205.21"></a><var>205.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,044,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,196,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.205.22"></a><var>205.22</var>$150,000 in the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.205.23"></a><var>205.23</var>general fund to pay for an interagency rail <br/>
<a id="pl.205.24"></a><var>205.24</var>director to work with the Interagency Rail <br/>
<a id="pl.205.25"></a><var>205.25</var>Working Group to address rail safety, rail <br/>
<a id="pl.205.26"></a><var>205.26</var>service, and rail impacts on communities.<br/>
<a id="pl.205.27"></a><var>205.27</var>$1,128,000 in the second year is from <br/>
<a id="pl.205.28"></a><var>205.28</var>the general fund to pay for freight and <br/>
<a id="pl.205.29"></a><var>205.29</var>rail planning, engineering, administration, <br/>
<a id="pl.205.30"></a><var>205.30</var>and related activities. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.205.31"></a><var>205.31</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.205.32"></a><var>205.32</var>$108,000 in the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.205.33"></a><var>205.33</var>general fund for required activities of <br/>
<a id="pl.205.34"></a><var>205.34</var>emergency response and preparedness <br/>
<a id="pl.205.35"></a><var>205.35</var>related to oil and hazardous substances <br/>
<a id="pl.206.1"></a><var>206.1</var>transported by rail. The base appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.206.2"></a><var>206.2</var>for this activity is $95,000 in fiscal year 2018, <br/>
<a id="pl.206.3"></a><var>206.3</var>$37,000 in fiscal year 2019, and $0 thereafter.<br/>
<a id="pl.206.4"></a><var>206.4</var>$145,000 in the first year is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.206.5"></a><var>206.5</var>fund for a grant to the Minnesota Commercial <br/>
<a id="pl.206.6"></a><var>206.6</var>Railway for emergency temporary repairs <br/>
<a id="pl.206.7"></a><var>206.7</var>to approximately 6.5 miles of railroad track <br/>
<a id="pl.206.8"></a><var>206.8</var>described as that portion of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.206.9"></a><var>206.9</var>Commercial main running lead, between <br/>
<a id="pl.206.10"></a><var>206.10</var>M&amp;D Junction in White Bear Lake and the <br/>
<a id="pl.206.11"></a><var>206.11</var>end of track in Hugo.<br/>
<a id="pl.206.12"></a><var>206.12</var>$3,000,000 in the first year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.206.13"></a><var>206.13</var>general fund for port development assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.206.14"></a><var>206.14</var>program grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.206.15"></a><var>206.15</var>chapter 457A. Any improvements made with <br/>
<a id="pl.206.16"></a><var>206.16</var>the proceeds of these grants must be publicly <br/>
<a id="pl.206.17"></a><var>206.17</var>owned. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.206.18"></a><var>206.18</var>is available in the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.206.19"></a><var>206.19</var>$5,000,000 in the first year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.206.20"></a><var>206.20</var>general fund for rail grade crossing <br/>
<a id="pl.206.21"></a><var>206.21</var>safety improvements. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.206.22"></a><var>206.22</var>appropriation and is available in the second <br/>
<a id="pl.206.23"></a><var>206.23</var>year.<br/>
<a id="pl.206.24"></a><var>206.24</var>The base appropriation from the trunk <br/>
<a id="pl.206.25"></a><var>206.25</var>highway fund in fiscal year 2018 is <br/>
<a id="pl.206.26"></a><var>206.26</var>$5,350,000 and in fiscal year 2019 is <br/>
<a id="pl.206.27"></a><var>206.27</var>$5,522,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.206.28"></a><var>206.28</var>The base appropriation from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.206.29"></a><var>206.29</var>in fiscal year 2018 is $536,000 and in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.206.30"></a><var>206.30</var>year 2019 is $478,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.4.0"></a><a id="pl.206.31"></a><var>206.31</var>    Sec. 4. Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<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.206.32"></a><var>206.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>State Roads</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.206.33"></a><var>206.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Operations and Maintenance</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">288,405,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">290,916,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.207.1"></a><var>207.1</var>The base appropriation in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.207.2"></a><var>207.2</var>is $292,140,000 and in fiscal year 2019 is <br/>
<a id="pl.207.3"></a><var>207.3</var>$301,545,000.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.4"></a><var>207.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.207.5"></a><var>207.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b)<b> Program Planning and Delivery</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">237,529,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">231,252,000 <br/>
231,392,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.207.6"></a><var>207.6</var>$140,000 in the second year is for the costs <br/>
<a id="pl.207.7"></a><var>207.7</var>of developing, adopting, and implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.207.8"></a><var>207.8</var>best practices for project evaluation and <br/>
<a id="pl.207.9"></a><var>207.9</var>selection. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.207.10"></a><var>207.10</var>$130,000 in each year is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.207.11"></a><var>207.11</var>administrative costs of the targeted group <br/>
<a id="pl.207.12"></a><var>207.12</var>business program.<br/>
<a id="pl.207.13"></a><var>207.13</var>$266,000 in each year is available for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.207.14"></a><var>207.14</var>to metropolitan planning organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.207.15"></a><var>207.15</var>outside the seven-county metropolitan area.<br/>
<a id="pl.207.16"></a><var>207.16</var>$900,000 in each year is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.207.17"></a><var>207.17</var>grants for transportation studies outside <br/>
<a id="pl.207.18"></a><var>207.18</var>the metropolitan area to identify critical <br/>
<a id="pl.207.19"></a><var>207.19</var>concerns, problems, and issues. These <br/>
<a id="pl.207.20"></a><var>207.20</var>grants are available: (1) to regional <br/>
<a id="pl.207.21"></a><var>207.21</var>development commissions; (2) in regions <br/>
<a id="pl.207.22"></a><var>207.22</var>where no regional development commission <br/>
<a id="pl.207.23"></a><var>207.23</var>is functioning, to joint powers boards <br/>
<a id="pl.207.24"></a><var>207.24</var>established under agreement of two or <br/>
<a id="pl.207.25"></a><var>207.25</var>more political subdivisions in the region to <br/>
<a id="pl.207.26"></a><var>207.26</var>exercise the planning functions of a regional <br/>
<a id="pl.207.27"></a><var>207.27</var>development commission; and (3) in regions <br/>
<a id="pl.207.28"></a><var>207.28</var>where no regional development commission <br/>
<a id="pl.207.29"></a><var>207.29</var>or joint powers board is functioning, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.207.30"></a><var>207.30</var>department's district office for that region.<br/>
<a id="pl.207.31"></a><var>207.31</var>$1,000,000 in each year is available <br/>
<a id="pl.207.32"></a><var>207.32</var>for management of contaminated and <br/>
<a id="pl.207.33"></a><var>207.33</var>regulated material on property owned by <br/>
<a id="pl.207.34"></a><var>207.34</var>the Department of Transportation, including <br/>
<a id="pl.207.35"></a><var>207.35</var>mitigation of property conveyances, facility <br/>
<a id="pl.208.1"></a><var>208.1</var>acquisition or expansion, chemical release at <br/>
<a id="pl.208.2"></a><var>208.2</var>maintenance facilities, and spills on the trunk <br/>
<a id="pl.208.3"></a><var>208.3</var>highway system where there is no known <br/>
<a id="pl.208.4"></a><var>208.4</var>responsible party. If the appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.208.5"></a><var>208.5</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.208.6"></a><var>208.6</var>for the other year is available for it.<br/>
<a id="pl.208.7"></a><var>208.7</var>$6,804,000 in the first year and $1,000,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.208.8"></a><var>208.8</var>the second year are available for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.208.9"></a><var>208.9</var>stated in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>12A.16, <br/>
<a id="pl.208.10"></a><var>208.10</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.208.11"></a><var>208.11</var>The base appropriation for program <br/>
<a id="pl.208.12"></a><var>208.12</var>planning and delivery in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.208.13"></a><var>208.13</var>is $227,004,000 and in fiscal year 2019 is <br/>
<a id="pl.208.14"></a><var>208.14</var>$234,331,000.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.208.15"></a><var>208.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c)<b> State Road Construction</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">779,664,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">744,166,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.208.16"></a><var>208.16</var>This appropriation is for the actual <br/>
<a id="pl.208.17"></a><var>208.17</var>construction, reconstruction, and <br/>
<a id="pl.208.18"></a><var>208.18</var>improvement of trunk highways, including <br/>
<a id="pl.208.19"></a><var>208.19</var>design-build contracts, internal department <br/>
<a id="pl.208.20"></a><var>208.20</var>costs associated with delivering the <br/>
<a id="pl.208.21"></a><var>208.21</var>construction program, and consultant usage <br/>
<a id="pl.208.22"></a><var>208.22</var>to support these activities. This includes the <br/>
<a id="pl.208.23"></a><var>208.23</var>cost of actual payment to landowners for <br/>
<a id="pl.208.24"></a><var>208.24</var>lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, <br/>
<a id="pl.208.25"></a><var>208.25</var>payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and <br/>
<a id="pl.208.26"></a><var>208.26</var>relocation expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.208.27"></a><var>208.27</var>$1,000,000 in the first year is to complete <br/>
<a id="pl.208.28"></a><var>208.28</var>projects using funds made available to <br/>
<a id="pl.208.29"></a><var>208.29</var>the commissioner of transportation under <br/>
<a id="pl.208.30"></a><var>208.30</var>title XII of the American Recovery and <br/>
<a id="pl.208.31"></a><var>208.31</var>Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law <br/>
<a id="pl.208.32"></a><var>208.32</var>111-5, and implemented under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.208.33"></a><var>208.33</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>161.36, subdivision 7</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.208.34"></a><var>208.34</var>$10,000,000 in each year is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.208.35"></a><var>208.35</var>transportation economic development <br/>
<a id="pl.209.1"></a><var>209.1</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.209.2"></a><var>209.2</var>174.12
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.209.3"></a><var>209.3</var>The commissioner may expend up to one-half <br/>
<a id="pl.209.4"></a><var>209.4</var>of one percent of the federal appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.209.5"></a><var>209.5</var>under this paragraph as grants to opportunity <br/>
<a id="pl.209.6"></a><var>209.6</var>industrialization centers and other nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.209.7"></a><var>209.7</var>job training centers for job training programs <br/>
<a id="pl.209.8"></a><var>209.8</var>related to highway construction.<br/>
<a id="pl.209.9"></a><var>209.9</var>The commissioner may transfer up to <br/>
<a id="pl.209.10"></a><var>209.10</var>$15,000,000 each year to the transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.209.11"></a><var>209.11</var>revolving loan fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.209.12"></a><var>209.12</var>The commissioner may receive money <br/>
<a id="pl.209.13"></a><var>209.13</var>covering other shares of the cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.209.14"></a><var>209.14</var>partnership projects. These receipts are <br/>
<a id="pl.209.15"></a><var>209.15</var>appropriated to the commissioner for these <br/>
<a id="pl.209.16"></a><var>209.16</var>projects.<br/>
<a id="pl.209.17"></a><var>209.17</var>The base appropriation for state road <br/>
<a id="pl.209.18"></a><var>209.18</var>construction in each of fiscal years 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.209.19"></a><var>209.19</var>2019 is $695,800,000.<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.209.20"></a><var>209.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Highway Debt Service</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">197,381,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">231,199,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.209.21"></a><var>209.21</var>$187,881,000 the first year and $221,699,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.209.22"></a><var>209.22</var>the second year are for transfer to the state <br/>
<a id="pl.209.23"></a><var>209.23</var>bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.209.24"></a><var>209.24</var>to make all transfers required in the year <br/>
<a id="pl.209.25"></a><var>209.25</var>for which it is made, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.209.26"></a><var>209.26</var>of management and budget shall transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.209.27"></a><var>209.27</var>the deficiency amount under the statutory <br/>
<a id="pl.209.28"></a><var>209.28</var>open appropriation, and notify the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.209.29"></a><var>209.29</var>and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.209.30"></a><var>209.30</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.209.31"></a><var>209.31</var>transportation finance and the chairs of the <br/>
<a id="pl.209.32"></a><var>209.32</var>senate Committee on Finance and the house <br/>
<a id="pl.209.33"></a><var>209.33</var>of representatives Committee on Ways and <br/>
<a id="pl.209.34"></a><var>209.34</var>Means of the amount of the deficiency. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.210.1"></a><var>210.1</var>excess appropriation cancels to the trunk <br/>
<a id="pl.210.2"></a><var>210.2</var>highway fund.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.210.3"></a><var>210.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Statewide Radio Communications</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">5,358,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">5,486,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.210.4"></a><var>210.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.210.5"></a><var>210.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.210.6"></a><var>210.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">35,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">3,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.210.7"></a><var>210.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">5,323,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">5,483,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.210.8"></a><var>210.8</var>$3,000 in each year is from the general fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.210.9"></a><var>210.9</var>equip and operate the Roosevelt signal tower <br/>
<a id="pl.210.10"></a><var>210.10</var>for Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.<br/>
<a id="pl.210.11"></a><var>210.11</var>$32,000 in the first year is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.210.12"></a><var>210.12</var>fund for a weather transmitter in Lake of the <br/>
<a id="pl.210.13"></a><var>210.13</var>Woods County.<br/>
<a id="pl.210.14"></a><var>210.14</var>The base appropriation from the trunk <br/>
<a id="pl.210.15"></a><var>210.15</var>highway fund in fiscal year 2018 is <br/>
<a id="pl.210.16"></a><var>210.16</var>$5,645,000 and in fiscal year 2019 is <br/>
<a id="pl.210.17"></a><var>210.17</var>$5,826,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.5.0"></a><a id="pl.210.18"></a><var>210.18</var>    Sec. 5. Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 4, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.210.19"></a><var>210.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.210.20"></a><var>210.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>81,626,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>101,126,000</b><b> </b><br/>
<b>101,176,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.210.21"></a><var>210.21</var>This appropriation is from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.210.22"></a><var>210.22</var>for transit system operations under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.210.23"></a><var>210.23</var>Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>473.371</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>473.449</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.210.24"></a><var>210.24</var>Of this amount, $27,300,000 is available <br/>
<a id="pl.210.25"></a><var>210.25</var>through fiscal year 2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.210.26"></a><var>210.26</var>$50,000 in the second year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.210.27"></a><var>210.27</var>to the city of St. Paul for a transitway <br/>
<a id="pl.210.28"></a><var>210.28</var>development outreach pilot program. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.210.29"></a><var>210.29</var>a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.210.30"></a><var>210.30</var>Of this appropriation, $1,000,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.210.31"></a><var>210.31</var>each year is for financial assistance to <br/>
<a id="pl.210.32"></a><var>210.32</var>replacement service providers under <br/>
<a id="pl.210.33"></a><var>210.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>473.388</statute_ref>, to <br/>
<a id="pl.211.1"></a><var>211.1</var>implement a demonstration project that <br/>
<a id="pl.211.2"></a><var>211.2</var>provides regular route transit or express <br/>
<a id="pl.211.3"></a><var>211.3</var>bus service between municipalities in the <br/>
<a id="pl.211.4"></a><var>211.4</var>metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.211.5"></a><var>211.5</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.211.6"></a><var>211.6</var>excluding cities of the first class. The council <br/>
<a id="pl.211.7"></a><var>211.7</var>may not retain any portion of funds specified <br/>
<a id="pl.211.8"></a><var>211.8</var>in this rider. The replacement service <br/>
<a id="pl.211.9"></a><var>211.9</var>providers shall collectively identify one or <br/>
<a id="pl.211.10"></a><var>211.10</var>more demonstration projects for financial <br/>
<a id="pl.211.11"></a><var>211.11</var>assistance and submit a notification of the <br/>
<a id="pl.211.12"></a><var>211.12</var>allocation to the council. The council shall <br/>
<a id="pl.211.13"></a><var>211.13</var>allocate the appropriated funds as directed by <br/>
<a id="pl.211.14"></a><var>211.14</var>the replacement service providers. Criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.211.15"></a><var>211.15</var>for evaluating and identifying demonstration <br/>
<a id="pl.211.16"></a><var>211.16</var>projects must include but are not limited to: <br/>
<a id="pl.211.17"></a><var>211.17</var>(1) scope of service offering improvements; <br/>
<a id="pl.211.18"></a><var>211.18</var>(2) integration with transit facilities and <br/>
<a id="pl.211.19"></a><var>211.19</var>major business, retail, or suburban centers; <br/>
<a id="pl.211.20"></a><var>211.20</var>(3) extent to which a proposed route <br/>
<a id="pl.211.21"></a><var>211.21</var>complements existing transit service; and <br/>
<a id="pl.211.22"></a><var>211.22</var>(4) density of employment along a proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.211.23"></a><var>211.23</var>route. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.211.24"></a><var>211.24</var>Of this appropriation, $200,000 in the first <br/>
<a id="pl.211.25"></a><var>211.25</var>year is for grants payable by July 31, 2016, <br/>
<a id="pl.211.26"></a><var>211.26</var>to transportation management organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.211.27"></a><var>211.27</var>that provide services exclusively or primarily <br/>
<a id="pl.211.28"></a><var>211.28</var>in (1) each city of the first class, as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.211.29"></a><var>211.29</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>410.01</statute_ref>; and (2) the city having <br/>
<a id="pl.211.30"></a><var>211.30</var>the highest population as of the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.211.31"></a><var>211.31</var>date of this section located along the marked <br/>
<a id="pl.211.32"></a><var>211.32</var>Interstate Highway 494 corridor. Permissible <br/>
<a id="pl.211.33"></a><var>211.33</var>uses include administrative expenses and <br/>
<a id="pl.211.34"></a><var>211.34</var>programming and service expansion, <br/>
<a id="pl.211.35"></a><var>211.35</var>including but not limited to staffing, <br/>
<a id="pl.211.36"></a><var>211.36</var>communications, outreach and education <br/>
<a id="pl.212.1"></a><var>212.1</var>program development, and operations <br/>
<a id="pl.212.2"></a><var>212.2</var>management. The council may not retain any <br/>
<a id="pl.212.3"></a><var>212.3</var>portion of funds under this appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.212.4"></a><var>212.4</var>The base appropriation in each of fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.212.5"></a><var>212.5</var>2018 and 2019 is $89,820,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.6.0"></a><a id="pl.212.6"></a><var>212.6</var>    Sec. 6. Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 5, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.7"></a><var>212.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.212.8"></a><var>212.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>173,447,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>176,267,000</b><b> </b><br/>
<b>181,027,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.9"></a><var>212.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.10"></a><var>212.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.11"></a><var>212.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.212.12"></a><var>212.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">13,606,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">13,608,000 <br/>
13,868,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.13"></a><var>212.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">61,475,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">62,210,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.14"></a><var>212.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td>H.U.T.D.<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2,192,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2,213,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.15"></a><var>212.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.212.16"></a><var>212.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">96,174,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">98,236,000 <br/>
102,736,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.212.17"></a><var>212.17</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.212.18"></a><var>212.18</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.212.19"></a><var>212.19</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.7.0"></a><a id="pl.212.20"></a><var>212.20</var>    Sec. 7. Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 5, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.21"></a><var>212.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Administration and Related Services </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<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.212.22"></a><var>212.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Office of Communications</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">517,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">530,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.23"></a><var>212.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.24"></a><var>212.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.25"></a><var>212.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">113,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">115,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.26"></a><var>212.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">404,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">415,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.6"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.27"></a><var>212.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.212.28"></a><var>212.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Public Safety Support</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,035,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,124,000 <br/>
9,384,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.29"></a><var>212.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.30"></a><var>212.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.31"></a><var>212.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.212.32"></a><var>212.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,982,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,987,000 <br/>
4,247,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.33"></a><var>212.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td>H.U.T.D.<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,366,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,366,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.212.34"></a><var>212.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,687,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,771,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.213.1"></a><var>213.1</var>The base appropriation from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.213.2"></a><var>213.2</var>fund in each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is <br/>
<a id="pl.213.3"></a><var>213.3</var>$3,537,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.213.4"></a><var>213.4</var>$380,000 in each the first year and $640,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.213.5"></a><var>213.5</var>in the second year is are from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.213.6"></a><var>213.6</var>fund for payment of public safety officer <br/>
<a id="pl.213.7"></a><var>213.7</var>survivor benefits under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.213.8"></a><var>213.8</var>section 
         <statute_ref>299A.44</statute_ref>. If the appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.213.9"></a><var>213.9</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.213.10"></a><var>213.10</var>for the other year is available for it.<br/>
<a id="pl.213.11"></a><var>213.11</var>$1,367,000 in each year is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.213.12"></a><var>213.12</var>fund to be deposited in the public safety <br/>
<a id="pl.213.13"></a><var>213.13</var>officer's benefit account. This money <br/>
<a id="pl.213.14"></a><var>213.14</var>is available for reimbursements under <br/>
<a id="pl.213.15"></a><var>213.15</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>299A.465</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.213.16"></a><var>213.16</var>$600,000 in each year is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.213.17"></a><var>213.17</var>fund and $100,000 in each year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.213.18"></a><var>213.18</var>trunk highway fund for soft body armor <br/>
<a id="pl.213.19"></a><var>213.19</var>reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.213.20"></a><var>213.20</var>section 
         <statute_ref>299A.38</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.213.21"></a><var>213.21</var>$450,000 in each year is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.213.22"></a><var>213.22</var>fund for the creation of two emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.213.23"></a><var>213.23</var>response teams. One emergency response <br/>
<a id="pl.213.24"></a><var>213.24</var>team must be under the jurisdiction of the <br/>
<a id="pl.213.25"></a><var>213.25</var>St. Cloud Fire Department, or a similarly <br/>
<a id="pl.213.26"></a><var>213.26</var>located fire department if necessary, and one <br/>
<a id="pl.213.27"></a><var>213.27</var>emergency response team must be under the <br/>
<a id="pl.213.28"></a><var>213.28</var>jurisdiction of the Duluth Fire Department. <br/>
<a id="pl.213.29"></a><var>213.29</var>The commissioner shall allocate the funds <br/>
<a id="pl.213.30"></a><var>213.30</var>as needed to facilitate the creation and <br/>
<a id="pl.213.31"></a><var>213.31</var>maintenance of the emergency response <br/>
<a id="pl.213.32"></a><var>213.32</var>teams. This is a onetime appropriation.<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.213.33"></a><var>213.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>Technology and Support Service</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,685,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,685,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.213.34"></a><var>213.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.213.35"></a><var>213.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.214.1"></a><var>214.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,322,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,322,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.214.2"></a><var>214.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td>H.U.T.D. <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">19,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">19,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.214.3"></a><var>214.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,344,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,344,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.10.8.0"></a><a id="pl.214.4"></a><var>214.4</var>    Sec. 8. Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.214.5"></a><var>214.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>State Patrol</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.214.6"></a><var>214.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.214.7"></a><var>214.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Patrolling Highways </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">81,516,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">83,121,000 <br/>
87,621,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.214.8"></a><var>214.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.214.9"></a><var>214.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.214.10"></a><var>214.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">154,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">37,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.214.11"></a><var>214.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td>H.U.T.D.<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">92,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">92,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.214.12"></a><var>214.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.214.13"></a><var>214.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">81,270,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">82,992,000 <br/>
87,492,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.214.14"></a><var>214.14</var>$4,500,000 from the trunk highway fund in <br/>
<a id="pl.214.15"></a><var>214.15</var>the second year is to recruit, hire, train, and <br/>
<a id="pl.214.16"></a><var>214.16</var>equip a State Patrol Academy.<br/>
<a id="pl.214.17"></a><var>214.17</var>$858,000 from the trunk highway fund in the <br/>
<a id="pl.214.18"></a><var>214.18</var>first year and $117,000 from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.214.19"></a><var>214.19</var>in the first year is to purchase a single-engine <br/>
<a id="pl.214.20"></a><var>214.20</var>aircraft for the State Patrol.<br/>
<a id="pl.214.21"></a><var>214.21</var>The base appropriation from the trunk <br/>
<a id="pl.214.22"></a><var>214.22</var>highway fund for patrolling highways in each <br/>
<a id="pl.214.23"></a><var>214.23</var>of fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is $87,492,000, <br/>
<a id="pl.214.24"></a><var>214.24</var>of which $4,500,000 each year is for a State <br/>
<a id="pl.214.25"></a><var>214.25</var>Patrol Academy.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.214.26"></a><var>214.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Commercial Vehicle Enforcement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">8,023,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">8,257,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.214.27"></a><var>214.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Capitol Security</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">8,035,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">8,147,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.214.28"></a><var>214.28</var>This appropriation is from the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.214.29"></a><var>214.29</var>The commissioner may not: (1) spend <br/>
<a id="pl.214.30"></a><var>214.30</var>any money from the trunk highway fund <br/>
<a id="pl.214.31"></a><var>214.31</var>for capitol security; or (2) permanently <br/>
<a id="pl.214.32"></a><var>214.32</var>transfer any state trooper from the patrolling <br/>
<a id="pl.214.33"></a><var>214.33</var>highways activity to capitol security.<br/>
<a id="pl.215.1"></a><var>215.1</var>The commissioner may not transfer any <br/>
<a id="pl.215.2"></a><var>215.2</var>money appropriated to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.215.3"></a><var>215.3</var>under this section: (1) to capitol security; or <br/>
<a id="pl.215.4"></a><var>215.4</var>(2) from capitol security.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.215.5"></a><var>215.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) <b>Vehicle Crimes Unit</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">715,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">736,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.215.6"></a><var>215.6</var>This appropriation is from the highway user <br/>
<a id="pl.215.7"></a><var>215.7</var>tax distribution fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.215.8"></a><var>215.8</var>This appropriation is to investigate: (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.215.9"></a><var>215.9</var>registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax <br/>
<a id="pl.215.10"></a><var>215.10</var>liabilities from individuals and businesses <br/>
<a id="pl.215.11"></a><var>215.11</var>that currently do not pay all taxes owed; <br/>
<a id="pl.215.12"></a><var>215.12</var>and (2) illegal or improper activity related <br/>
<a id="pl.215.13"></a><var>215.13</var>to sale, transfer, titling, and registration of <br/>
<a id="pl.215.14"></a><var>215.14</var>motor vehicles.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.9.0"></a><a id="pl.215.15"></a><var>215.15</var>    Sec. 9. <b>CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS FREIGHT RAIL CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.215.16"></a><var>215.16</var>$1,000,000 is appropriated from the rail service improvement account in the special <br/>
<a id="pl.215.17"></a><var>215.17</var>revenue fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Grand <br/>
<a id="pl.215.18"></a><var>215.18</var>Rapids to fund rail planning studies, design, and preliminary engineering relating to the <br/>
<a id="pl.215.19"></a><var>215.19</var>construction of a freight rail line located in the counties of Itasca, St. Louis, and Lake <br/>
<a id="pl.215.20"></a><var>215.20</var>to serve local producers and shippers. The city of Grand Rapids shall collaborate with <br/>
<a id="pl.215.21"></a><var>215.21</var>the Itasca Economic Development Corporation and the Itasca County Regional Railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.215.22"></a><var>215.22</var>Authority in the activities funded with the proceeds of this grant. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.215.23"></a><var>215.23</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.215.24"></a><var>215.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.10.0"></a><a id="pl.215.25"></a><var>215.25</var>    Sec. 10. <b>AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES TASK FORCE; APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.215.26"></a><var>215.26</var>$25,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2017 to the <br/>
<a id="pl.215.27"></a><var>215.27</var>commissioner of transportation for the administrative support costs of the autonomous <br/>
<a id="pl.215.28"></a><var>215.28</var>vehicles task force. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.10.11.0"></a><a id="pl.215.29"></a><var>215.29</var>    Sec. 11. <b>OIL TRAIN AND PIPELINE SAFETY TRAINING REPORT; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.215.30"></a><var>215.30</var><b>APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.215.31"></a><var>215.31</var>$35,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2017 to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.215.32"></a><var>215.32</var>of public safety for a report comparing existing and proposed oil train and pipeline safety <br/>
<a id="pl.216.1"></a><var>216.1</var>training programs and training center locations.  The report must analyze existing and <br/>
<a id="pl.216.2"></a><var>216.2</var>proposed training centers to identify each center's resources, assets, and infrastructure; the <br/>
<a id="pl.216.3"></a><var>216.3</var>potential of each center to identify and utilize nonstate resources and partnerships; and the <br/>
<a id="pl.216.4"></a><var>216.4</var>date on which each center, with the assistance of state resources, would begin offering <br/>
<a id="pl.216.5"></a><var>216.5</var>training programs to first responders, emergency managers, and other local and state <br/>
<a id="pl.216.6"></a><var>216.6</var>government officials.  The report must be submitted no later than February 1, 2017, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.216.7"></a><var>216.7</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees <br/>
<a id="pl.216.8"></a><var>216.8</var>having jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.11.1.0"></a><a id="pl.216.11"></a><var>216.11</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115E.042, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.216.12"></a><var>216.12</var><b>115E.042 PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOR CERTAIN RAILROADS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.216.13"></a><var>216.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> In addition to the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>115E.04</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.216.14"></a><var>216.14</var>a person who owns or operates railroad car rolling stock transporting a unit train must <br/>
<a id="pl.216.15"></a><var>216.15</var>comply with this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.216.16"></a><var>216.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Training.</b> (a) Each railroad must offer training to each fire department, <br/>
<a id="pl.216.17"></a><var>216.17</var>and each local organization for emergency management under section 12.25, having <br/>
<a id="pl.216.18"></a><var>216.18</var>jurisdiction along the route of unit trains routes over which oil and other hazardous <br/>
<a id="pl.216.19"></a><var>216.19</var>substances are transported. Initial training under this subdivision must be offered to each <br/>
<a id="pl.216.20"></a><var>216.20</var>fire department by June 30, 2016, and Refresher training must be offered to each fire <br/>
<a id="pl.216.21"></a><var>216.21</var>department and local organization for emergency management at least once every three <br/>
<a id="pl.216.22"></a><var>216.22</var>years thereafter after initial training under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.216.23"></a><var>216.23</var>(b) The training must address the general hazards of oil and hazardous substances, <br/>
<a id="pl.216.24"></a><var>216.24</var>techniques to assess hazards to the environment and to the safety of responders and the <br/>
<a id="pl.216.25"></a><var>216.25</var>public, factors an incident commander must consider in determining whether to attempt to <br/>
<a id="pl.216.26"></a><var>216.26</var>suppress a fire or to evacuate the public and emergency responders from an area, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.216.27"></a><var>216.27</var>strategies for initial response by local emergency responders. The training must include <br/>
<a id="pl.216.28"></a><var>216.28</var>suggested protocol or practices for local responders to safely accomplish these tasks.<br/>
<a id="pl.216.29"></a><var>216.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Coordination.</b> Beginning June 30, 2015, Each railroad must communicate <br/>
<a id="pl.216.30"></a><var>216.30</var>at least annually with each county or city emergency manager, safety representatives of <br/>
<a id="pl.216.31"></a><var>216.31</var>railroad employees governed by the Railway Labor Act, and a senior fire department <br/>
<a id="pl.216.32"></a><var>216.32</var>officer of each fire department having jurisdiction along the route of a unit train routes <br/>
<a id="pl.216.33"></a><var>216.33</var>over which oil and other hazardous substances are transported, to:<br/>
<a id="pl.217.1"></a><var>217.1</var>(1) ensure coordination of emergency response activities between the railroad and <br/>
<a id="pl.217.2"></a><var>217.2</var>local responders; and<br/>
<a id="pl.217.3"></a><var>217.3</var>(2) assist emergency managers identify and assess local threats, hazards, and risks in <br/>
<a id="pl.217.4"></a><var>217.4</var>areas (i) having high population concentration, or (ii) in which key facilities are located.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.5"></a><var>217.5</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Response capabilities; time limits.</b> (a) Following confirmation of a <br/>
<a id="pl.217.6"></a><var>217.6</var>discharge, a railroad must deliver and deploy sufficient equipment and trained personnel to <br/>
<a id="pl.217.7"></a><var>217.7</var>contain and recover discharged oil or hazardous substances and to protect the environment <br/>
<a id="pl.217.8"></a><var>217.8</var>and public safety.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.9"></a><var>217.9</var>(b) Within one hour of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must provide a <br/>
<a id="pl.217.10"></a><var>217.10</var>qualified company employee to advise the incident commander. The employee may be <br/>
<a id="pl.217.11"></a><var>217.11</var>made available by telephone, and must be authorized to deploy all necessary response <br/>
<a id="pl.217.12"></a><var>217.12</var>resources of the railroad.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.13"></a><var>217.13</var>(c) Within three hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of <br/>
<a id="pl.217.14"></a><var>217.14</var>delivering monitoring equipment and a trained operator to assist in protection of responder <br/>
<a id="pl.217.15"></a><var>217.15</var>and public safety. A plan to ensure delivery of monitoring equipment and an operator to a <br/>
<a id="pl.217.16"></a><var>217.16</var>discharge site must be provided each year to the commissioner of public safety.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.17"></a><var>217.17</var>(d) Within three hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must provide qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.217.18"></a><var>217.18</var>personnel at a discharge site to assess the discharge and to advise the incident commander.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.19"></a><var>217.19</var>(e) A railroad must be capable of deploying containment boom from land across <br/>
<a id="pl.217.20"></a><var>217.20</var>sewer outfalls, creeks, ditches, and other places where oil or hazardous substances <br/>
<a id="pl.217.21"></a><var>217.21</var>may drain, in order to contain leaked material before it reaches those resources. The <br/>
<a id="pl.217.22"></a><var>217.22</var>arrangement to provide containment boom and staff may be made by:<br/>
<a id="pl.217.23"></a><var>217.23</var>(1) training and caching equipment with local jurisdictions;<br/>
<a id="pl.217.24"></a><var>217.24</var>(2) training and caching equipment with a fire mutual-aid group;<br/>
<a id="pl.217.25"></a><var>217.25</var>(3) means of an industry cooperative or mutual-aid group;<br/>
<a id="pl.217.26"></a><var>217.26</var>(4) deployment of a contractor;<br/>
<a id="pl.217.27"></a><var>217.27</var>(5) deployment of a response organization under state contract; or<br/>
<a id="pl.217.28"></a><var>217.28</var>(6) other dependable means acceptable to the Pollution Control Agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.29"></a><var>217.29</var>(f) Each arrangement under paragraph (e) must be confirmed each year. Each <br/>
<a id="pl.217.30"></a><var>217.30</var>arrangement must be tested by drill at least once every five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.217.31"></a><var>217.31</var>(g) Within eight hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of <br/>
<a id="pl.217.32"></a><var>217.32</var>delivering and deploying containment boom, boats, oil recovery equipment, trained staff, <br/>
<a id="pl.217.33"></a><var>217.33</var>and all other materials needed to provide:<br/>
<a id="pl.217.34"></a><var>217.34</var>(1) on-site containment and recovery of a volume of oil equal to ten percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.217.35"></a><var>217.35</var>calculated worst case discharge at any location along the route; and<br/>
<a id="pl.218.1"></a><var>218.1</var>(2) protection of listed sensitive areas and potable water intakes within one mile of <br/>
<a id="pl.218.2"></a><var>218.2</var>a discharge site and within eight hours of water travel time downstream in any river <br/>
<a id="pl.218.3"></a><var>218.3</var>or stream that the right-of-way intersects.<br/>
<a id="pl.218.4"></a><var>218.4</var>(h) Within 60 hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of <br/>
<a id="pl.218.5"></a><var>218.5</var>delivering and deploying additional containment boom, boats, oil recovery equipment, <br/>
<a id="pl.218.6"></a><var>218.6</var>trained staff, and all other materials needed to provide containment and recovery of a <br/>
<a id="pl.218.7"></a><var>218.7</var>worst case discharge and to protect listed sensitive areas and potable water intakes at any <br/>
<a id="pl.218.8"></a><var>218.8</var>location along the route.<br/>
<a id="pl.218.9"></a><var>218.9</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Railroad</b><b> Environmental response</b><b> drills.</b> Each railroad must conduct at <br/>
<a id="pl.218.10"></a><var>218.10</var>least one oil containment, recovery, and sensitive area protection drill exercises as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.218.11"></a><var>218.11</var>(1) at least one tabletop exercise every year; and (2) at least one full-scale exercise every <br/>
<a id="pl.218.12"></a><var>218.12</var>three years, at a location and time and in the manner chosen by the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.218.13"></a><var>218.13</var>Agency, and attended by safety representatives of railroad employees governed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.218.14"></a><var>218.14</var>Railway Labor Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.218.15"></a><var>218.15</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Prevention and response plans; capacity information.</b> In addition to <br/>
<a id="pl.218.16"></a><var>218.16</var>other requirements, a prevention and response plan under section 115E.04 must include a <br/>
<a id="pl.218.17"></a><var>218.17</var>description of the capacity and methods a railroad intends to utilize in order to meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.218.18"></a><var>218.18</var>requirements under subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.218.19"></a><var>218.19</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Prevention and response plans</b><b>; submission requirements</b><b>.</b> (a) By <br/>
<a id="pl.218.20"></a><var>218.20</var>June 30, 2015, A railroad shall submit the prevention and response plan required under <br/>
<a id="pl.218.21"></a><var>218.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>115E.04</statute_ref>, as necessary to comply with the requirements of this section, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.218.22"></a><var>218.22</var>commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency on a form designated by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.218.23"></a><var>218.23</var>(b) By June 30 of In every third year following a plan submission under this <br/>
<a id="pl.218.24"></a><var>218.24</var>subdivision, or sooner as provided under section 115E.04, subdivision 2, a railroad must <br/>
<a id="pl.218.25"></a><var>218.25</var>update and resubmit the prevention and response plan to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.218.26"></a><var>218.26</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Financial responsibility.</b> (a) Each railroad must file with the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.218.27"></a><var>218.27</var>of transportation a financial responsibility plan that complies with the requirements of this <br/>
<a id="pl.218.28"></a><var>218.28</var>subdivision, in a form and manner determined by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.218.29"></a><var>218.29</var>(b) The financial responsibility plan must include (1) evidence demonstrating that <br/>
<a id="pl.218.30"></a><var>218.30</var>the railroad has the financial ability to pay for the environmental costs that may arise <br/>
<a id="pl.218.31"></a><var>218.31</var>while the financial responsibility plan is in effect, and (2) business information required by <br/>
<a id="pl.218.32"></a><var>218.32</var>the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.218.33"></a><var>218.33</var>(c) Evidence of the railroad's financial ability to pay, in the form, at the amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.218.34"></a><var>218.34</var>and with such contractual terms, conditions, or defenses required by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.218.35"></a><var>218.35</var>can be demonstrated by:<br/>
<a id="pl.218.36"></a><var>218.36</var>(1) insurance meeting the requirements of chapter 60A;<br/>
<a id="pl.219.1"></a><var>219.1</var>(2) self-insurance;<br/>
<a id="pl.219.2"></a><var>219.2</var>(3) surety bond; or<br/>
<a id="pl.219.3"></a><var>219.3</var>(4) irrevocable letter of credit, as defined in section 336.5-102.<br/>
<a id="pl.219.4"></a><var>219.4</var>(d) The commissioner must set the amount of financial ability to pay in consultation <br/>
<a id="pl.219.5"></a><var>219.5</var>with the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency: (1) using a calculation based on <br/>
<a id="pl.219.6"></a><var>219.6</var>the volume of oil or other hazardous substances to be transported within or through the <br/>
<a id="pl.219.7"></a><var>219.7</var>state; and (2) at a level no less than the expected environmental costs from a worst-case <br/>
<a id="pl.219.8"></a><var>219.8</var>discharge.<br/>
<a id="pl.219.9"></a><var>219.9</var>(e) A financial responsibility plan must be continuous until canceled. The <br/>
<a id="pl.219.10"></a><var>219.10</var>commissioner must receive 90 days' written notice prior to cancellation of any evidence of <br/>
<a id="pl.219.11"></a><var>219.11</var>the railroad's ability to pay. A railroad shall notify the commissioner promptly following a <br/>
<a id="pl.219.12"></a><var>219.12</var>material change in ability to pay.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.2.0"></a><a id="pl.219.13"></a><var>219.13</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.368, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.219.14"></a><var>219.14</var><b>161.368 HIGHWAY CONTRACTS WITH TRIBAL AUTHORITIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.219.15"></a><var>219.15</var>(a) On behalf of the state, the commissioner may enter into agreements with Indian <br/>
<a id="pl.219.16"></a><var>219.16</var>tribal authorities for the purpose of providing maintenance, design, and construction to <br/>
<a id="pl.219.17"></a><var>219.17</var>highways on tribal lands. These agreements may include  (1) a provision for waiver of <br/>
<a id="pl.219.18"></a><var>219.18</var>immunity from suit by a party to the contract on the part of the tribal authority with respect <br/>
<a id="pl.219.19"></a><var>219.19</var>to any controversy arising out of the contract and (2) a provision conferring jurisdiction on <br/>
<a id="pl.219.20"></a><var>219.20</var>state district courts to hear such a controversy. <br/>
<a id="pl.219.21"></a><var>219.21</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 161.32, for construction of highways on tribal lands <br/>
<a id="pl.219.22"></a><var>219.22</var>in a reservation exempt from Public Law 83-280, the commissioner may: (1) award <br/>
<a id="pl.219.23"></a><var>219.23</var>a preference for Indian-owned contractors to the same extent provided in the applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.219.24"></a><var>219.24</var>Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance, but not to exceed ten percent; or (2) negotiate <br/>
<a id="pl.219.25"></a><var>219.25</var>with the tribal authority and enter into an agreement for the tribal authority to award and <br/>
<a id="pl.219.26"></a><var>219.26</var>administer the construction contract, with the commissioner providing funding for the <br/>
<a id="pl.219.27"></a><var>219.27</var>state share of the project. If negotiating with the tribal authority, the commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.219.28"></a><var>219.28</var>perform an independent cost estimate and determine that the cost proposed by the tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.219.29"></a><var>219.29</var>authority is reasonable. An agreement negotiated with a tribal authority must include a <br/>
<a id="pl.219.30"></a><var>219.30</var>clause requiring conformance with plans and specifications approved by the commissioner.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.3.0"></a><a id="pl.219.31"></a><var>219.31</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 165.14, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.219.32"></a><var>219.32</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Annual report.</b> Annually By January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.219.33"></a><var>219.33</var>commissioner shall submit a report on the program to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.219.34"></a><var>219.34</var>members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.220.1"></a><var>220.1</var>transportation finance. The report must include the inventory information required under <br/>
<a id="pl.220.2"></a><var>220.2</var>subdivision 3, and an analysis, including any recommendations for changes, of the <br/>
<a id="pl.220.3"></a><var>220.3</var>adequacy and efficacy of (1) the program requirements under subdivision 3, and (2) the <br/>
<a id="pl.220.4"></a><var>220.4</var>prioritization requirements under subdivision 4.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.4.0"></a><a id="pl.220.5"></a><var>220.5</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168.017, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.220.6"></a><var>220.6</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.220.7"></a><var>220.7</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Refunds; grace period.</b> The registrar shall cancel registration and provide <br/>
<a id="pl.220.8"></a><var>220.8</var>a full refund on a vehicle registered under this section if an application for refund is <br/>
<a id="pl.220.9"></a><var>220.9</var>submitted within the first ten days of the month commencing the registration period for <br/>
<a id="pl.220.10"></a><var>220.10</var>which the refund is submitted.<br/>
<a id="pl.220.11"></a><var>220.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment, <br/>
<a id="pl.220.12"></a><var>220.12</var>and applies to registration periods starting on or after January 1, 2017.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.5.0"></a><a id="pl.220.13"></a><var>220.13</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.220.14"></a><var>220.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Disability plates; application.</b> (a) When a motor vehicle registered <br/>
<a id="pl.220.15"></a><var>220.15</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>168.017</statute_ref>, a motorcycle, a motorized bicycle, a one-ton pickup truck, or <br/>
<a id="pl.220.16"></a><var>220.16</var>a self-propelled recreational vehicle is owned or primarily operated by a permanently <br/>
<a id="pl.220.17"></a><var>220.17</var>physically disabled person or a custodial parent or guardian of a permanently physically <br/>
<a id="pl.220.18"></a><var>220.18</var>disabled minor, the owner may apply for and secure from the commissioner (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.220.19"></a><var>220.19</var>immediately, a temporary permit valid for 30 days if the applicant is eligible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.220.20"></a><var>220.20</var>disability plates issued under this section and (2) two disability plates with attached <br/>
<a id="pl.220.21"></a><var>220.21</var>emblems, one plate to be attached to the front, and one to the rear of the motor vehicle, <br/>
<a id="pl.220.22"></a><var>220.22</var>truck, or recreational vehicle, or, in the case of a motorcycle or a motorized bicycle, one <br/>
<a id="pl.220.23"></a><var>220.23</var>disability plate the same size as a regular motorcycle plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.220.24"></a><var>220.24</var>    (b) The commissioner shall not issue more than one plate to the owner of a <br/>
<a id="pl.220.25"></a><var>220.25</var>motorcycle  or a motorized bicycle and not more than one set of plates to any owner of <br/>
<a id="pl.220.26"></a><var>220.26</var>another vehicle described in paragraph (a) at the same time unless the state Council on <br/>
<a id="pl.220.27"></a><var>220.27</var>Disability approves the issuance of a second plate or set of plates to an owner.<br/>
<a id="pl.220.28"></a><var>220.28</var>    (c) When the owner first applies for the disability plate or plates, the owner must <br/>
<a id="pl.220.29"></a><var>220.29</var>submit a medical statement in a format approved by the commissioner under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.220.30"></a><var>220.30</var>169.345
         </statute_ref>, or proof of physical disability provided for in that section.<br/>
<a id="pl.220.31"></a><var>220.31</var>    (d) No medical statement or proof of disability is required when an owner applies for <br/>
<a id="pl.220.32"></a><var>220.32</var>a plate or plates for one or more vehicles listed in paragraph (a) that are specially modified <br/>
<a id="pl.220.33"></a><var>220.33</var>for and used exclusively by permanently physically disabled persons.<br/>
<a id="pl.221.1"></a><var>221.1</var>    (e) The owner of a vehicle listed in paragraph (a) may apply for and secure (i) <br/>
<a id="pl.221.2"></a><var>221.2</var>immediately, a permit valid for 30 days, if the applicant is eligible to receive the disability <br/>
<a id="pl.221.3"></a><var>221.3</var>plate or plates issued under this section, and (ii) a disability plate or plates for the vehicle if:<br/>
<a id="pl.221.4"></a><var>221.4</var>    (1) the owner employs a permanently physically disabled person who would qualify <br/>
<a id="pl.221.5"></a><var>221.5</var>for the disability plate or plates under this section; and<br/>
<a id="pl.221.6"></a><var>221.6</var>    (2) the owner furnishes the motor vehicle to the physically disabled person for the <br/>
<a id="pl.221.7"></a><var>221.7</var>exclusive use of that person in the course of employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.221.8"></a><var>221.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017, if the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.221.9"></a><var>221.9</var>of public safety has advised the revisor of statutes that the cost of the requirements of the <br/>
<a id="pl.221.10"></a><var>221.10</var>section can be absorbed within existing appropriations from the vehicle services operating <br/>
<a id="pl.221.11"></a><var>221.11</var>account in the special revenue fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.6.0"></a><a id="pl.221.12"></a><var>221.12</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.221.13"></a><var>221.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Plate design; furnished by commissioner.</b> The commissioner shall design <br/>
<a id="pl.221.14"></a><var>221.14</var>and furnish two disability plates, or one disability plate for a motorcycle or a motorized <br/>
<a id="pl.221.15"></a><var>221.15</var>bicycle that is the same size as a regular motorcycle plate, with attached emblem or <br/>
<a id="pl.221.16"></a><var>221.16</var>emblems to an eligible owner. The emblem must bear the internationally accepted <br/>
<a id="pl.221.17"></a><var>221.17</var>wheelchair symbol, as designated in section 
         <statute_ref>326B.106, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, approximately three <br/>
<a id="pl.221.18"></a><var>221.18</var>inches square. The emblem must be large enough to be visible plainly from a distance of <br/>
<a id="pl.221.19"></a><var>221.19</var>50 feet. An applicant eligible for a disability plate or plates shall pay the motor vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.221.20"></a><var>221.20</var>registration fee authorized by sections 
         <statute_ref>168.013</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>168.09</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.221.21"></a><var>221.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017, if the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.221.22"></a><var>221.22</var>of public safety has advised the revisor of statutes that the cost of the requirements of the <br/>
<a id="pl.221.23"></a><var>221.23</var>section can be absorbed within existing appropriations from the vehicle services operating <br/>
<a id="pl.221.24"></a><var>221.24</var>account in the special revenue fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.7.0"></a><a id="pl.221.25"></a><var>221.25</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168.021, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.221.26"></a><var>221.26</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Plate transfer.</b> (a) When ownership of a vehicle described in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.221.27"></a><var>221.27</var>1, is transferred, the owner of the vehicle shall remove the disability plate or plates. The <br/>
<a id="pl.221.28"></a><var>221.28</var>buyer of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive a regular plate or plates for the vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.221.29"></a><var>221.29</var>without further cost for the remainder of the registration period.<br/>
<a id="pl.221.30"></a><var>221.30</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>168.12, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, the disability plate or plates may <br/>
<a id="pl.221.31"></a><var>221.31</var>be transferred to a replacement vehicle on notification to the commissioner. However, the <br/>
<a id="pl.221.32"></a><var>221.32</var>disability plate or plates may not be transferred unless the replacement vehicle (1) is listed <br/>
<a id="pl.221.33"></a><var>221.33</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>168.012, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and, in case of a single plate for a motorcycle or a <br/>
<a id="pl.222.1"></a><var>222.1</var>motorized bicycle, the replacement vehicle is a motorcycle or a motorized bicycle, and (2) <br/>
<a id="pl.222.2"></a><var>222.2</var>is owned or primarily operated by the permanently physically disabled person.<br/>
<a id="pl.222.3"></a><var>222.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017, if the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.222.4"></a><var>222.4</var>of public safety has advised the revisor of statutes that the cost of the requirements of the <br/>
<a id="pl.222.5"></a><var>222.5</var>section can be absorbed within existing appropriations from the vehicle services operating <br/>
<a id="pl.222.6"></a><var>222.6</var>account in the special revenue fund.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.8.0"></a><a id="pl.222.7"></a><var>222.7</var>    Sec. 8. <b>[168.1294] LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL PLATES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.222.8"></a><var>222.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Issuance of plates.</b> The commissioner shall issue special law <br/>
<a id="pl.222.9"></a><var>222.9</var>enforcement memorial license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:<br/>
<a id="pl.222.10"></a><var>222.10</var>(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup <br/>
<a id="pl.222.11"></a><var>222.11</var>truck, motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle;<br/>
<a id="pl.222.12"></a><var>222.12</var>(2) pays an additional fee of $10 for each set of plates;<br/>
<a id="pl.222.13"></a><var>222.13</var>(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013, along with any <br/>
<a id="pl.222.14"></a><var>222.14</var>other fees required by this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.222.15"></a><var>222.15</var>(4) contributes $25 upon initial application and a minimum of $5 annually to the <br/>
<a id="pl.222.16"></a><var>222.16</var>Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association; and<br/>
<a id="pl.222.17"></a><var>222.17</var>(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles <br/>
<a id="pl.222.18"></a><var>222.18</var>and licensing of drivers.<br/>
<a id="pl.222.19"></a><var>222.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Design.</b> After consultation with the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial <br/>
<a id="pl.222.20"></a><var>222.20</var>Association, the commissioner shall design the special plate. The final design of the plate <br/>
<a id="pl.222.21"></a><var>222.21</var>is subject to the approval of the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.222.22"></a><var>222.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Plates transfer.</b> On application to the commissioner and payment of a <br/>
<a id="pl.222.23"></a><var>222.23</var>transfer fee of $5, special plates may be transferred to another qualified motor vehicle that <br/>
<a id="pl.222.24"></a><var>222.24</var>is registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.<br/>
<a id="pl.222.25"></a><var>222.25</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Exemption.</b> Special plates issued under this section are not subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.222.26"></a><var>222.26</var>section 168.1293, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.222.27"></a><var>222.27</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Fees.</b> Fees collected under subdivision 1, clauses (2) and (3), and <br/>
<a id="pl.222.28"></a><var>222.28</var>subdivision 3 are credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.222.29"></a><var>222.29</var>fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.222.30"></a><var>222.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017, for special law <br/>
<a id="pl.222.31"></a><var>222.31</var>enforcement memorial plates issued on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.9.0"></a><a id="pl.222.32"></a><var>222.32</var>    Sec. 9. <b>[168A.125] TRANSFER-ON-DEATH TITLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.223.1"></a><var>223.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Titled as transfer-on-death.</b> A natural person who is the owner of <br/>
<a id="pl.223.2"></a><var>223.2</var>a motor vehicle may have the motor vehicle titled in transfer-on-death or TOD form by <br/>
<a id="pl.223.3"></a><var>223.3</var>including in the application for the certificate of title a designation of a beneficiary or <br/>
<a id="pl.223.4"></a><var>223.4</var>beneficiaries to whom the motor vehicle must be transferred on death of the owner or the last <br/>
<a id="pl.223.5"></a><var>223.5</var>survivor of joint owners with rights of survivorship, subject to the rights of secured parties.<br/>
<a id="pl.223.6"></a><var>223.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Designation of beneficiary.</b> A motor vehicle is registered in <br/>
<a id="pl.223.7"></a><var>223.7</var>transfer-on-death form by designating on the certificate of title the name of the owner <br/>
<a id="pl.223.8"></a><var>223.8</var>and the names of joint owners with identification of rights of survivorship, followed by <br/>
<a id="pl.223.9"></a><var>223.9</var>the words "transfer-on-death to (name of beneficiary or beneficiaries)." The designation <br/>
<a id="pl.223.10"></a><var>223.10</var>"TOD" may be used instead of "transfer-on-death." A title in transfer-on-death form is <br/>
<a id="pl.223.11"></a><var>223.11</var>not required to be supported by consideration, and the certificate of title in which the <br/>
<a id="pl.223.12"></a><var>223.12</var>designation is made is not required to be delivered to the beneficiary or beneficiaries in <br/>
<a id="pl.223.13"></a><var>223.13</var>order for the designation to be effective. If the owner of the motor vehicle is married at <br/>
<a id="pl.223.14"></a><var>223.14</var>the time of the designation, the designation of a beneficiary other than the owner's spouse <br/>
<a id="pl.223.15"></a><var>223.15</var>requires the spouse's written consent.<br/>
<a id="pl.223.16"></a><var>223.16</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Interest of beneficiary.</b> The transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries <br/>
<a id="pl.223.17"></a><var>223.17</var>have no interest in the motor vehicle until the death of the owner or the last survivor of <br/>
<a id="pl.223.18"></a><var>223.18</var>joint owners with rights of survivorship. A beneficiary designation may be changed at any <br/>
<a id="pl.223.19"></a><var>223.19</var>time by the owner or by all joint owners with rights of survivorship, without the consent of <br/>
<a id="pl.223.20"></a><var>223.20</var>the beneficiary or beneficiaries, by filing an application for a new certificate of title.<br/>
<a id="pl.223.21"></a><var>223.21</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Vesting of ownership in beneficiary.</b> Ownership of a motor vehicle titled <br/>
<a id="pl.223.22"></a><var>223.22</var>in transfer-on-death form vests in the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries on the death <br/>
<a id="pl.223.23"></a><var>223.23</var>of the owner or the last of the joint owners with rights of survivorship, subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.223.24"></a><var>223.24</var>rights of secured parties. The transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries who survive <br/>
<a id="pl.223.25"></a><var>223.25</var>the owner may apply for a new certificate of title to the motor vehicle upon submitting <br/>
<a id="pl.223.26"></a><var>223.26</var>a certified death record of the owner of the motor vehicle. If no transfer-on-death <br/>
<a id="pl.223.27"></a><var>223.27</var>beneficiary or beneficiaries survive the owner of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle must <br/>
<a id="pl.223.28"></a><var>223.28</var>be included in the probate estate of the deceased owner. A transfer of a motor vehicle to a <br/>
<a id="pl.223.29"></a><var>223.29</var>transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries is not a testamentary transfer.<br/>
<a id="pl.223.30"></a><var>223.30</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Rights of creditors.</b> (a) This section does not limit the rights of any <br/>
<a id="pl.223.31"></a><var>223.31</var>secured party or creditor of the owner of a motor vehicle against a transfer-on-death <br/>
<a id="pl.223.32"></a><var>223.32</var>beneficiary or beneficiaries.<br/>
<a id="pl.223.33"></a><var>223.33</var>(b) The state or a county agency with a claim or lien authorized by section 246.53, <br/>
<a id="pl.223.34"></a><var>223.34</var>256B.15, 261.04, or 270C.63, is a creditor for purposes of this subdivision. A claim <br/>
<a id="pl.223.35"></a><var>223.35</var>or lien under those sections continues to apply against the designated beneficiary or <br/>
<a id="pl.223.36"></a><var>223.36</var>beneficiaries after the transfer under this section if other assets of the deceased owner's <br/>
<a id="pl.224.1"></a><var>224.1</var>estate are insufficient to pay the amount of the claim. The claim or lien continues to <br/>
<a id="pl.224.2"></a><var>224.2</var>apply to the motor vehicle until the designated beneficiary sells or transfers it to a person <br/>
<a id="pl.224.3"></a><var>224.3</var>against whom the claim or lien does not apply and who did not have actual notice or <br/>
<a id="pl.224.4"></a><var>224.4</var>knowledge of the claim or lien.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.10.0"></a><a id="pl.224.5"></a><var>224.5</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.224.6"></a><var>224.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Amounts.</b> (a) The department must be paid the following fees:<br/>
<a id="pl.224.7"></a><var>224.7</var>    (1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, <br/>
<a id="pl.224.8"></a><var>224.8</var>the sum of:<br/>
<a id="pl.224.9"></a><var>224.9</var>    (i) until December 31, 2016, $6.25 of which $3.25 must be paid into the vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.224.10"></a><var>224.10</var>services operating account of the special revenue fund under section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref>, and from <br/>
<a id="pl.224.11"></a><var>224.11</var>July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016 2019, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee and <br/>
<a id="pl.224.12"></a><var>224.12</var>credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account; and<br/>
<a id="pl.224.13"></a><var>224.13</var>(ii) on and after January 1, 2017, $8.25 of which $4.15 must be paid into the vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.224.14"></a><var>224.14</var>services operating account;<br/>
<a id="pl.224.15"></a><var>224.15</var>    (2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.224.16"></a><var>224.16</var>concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction, <br/>
<a id="pl.224.17"></a><var>224.17</var>the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority <br/>
<a id="pl.224.18"></a><var>224.18</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>168A.05, subdivision 8</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.224.19"></a><var>224.19</var>    (3) until December 31, 2016, for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the <br/>
<a id="pl.224.20"></a><var>224.20</var>issuance of a new certificate of title, the sum of $5.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the <br/>
<a id="pl.224.21"></a><var>224.21</var>vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund under section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.224.22"></a><var>224.22</var>and from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016 2019, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee <br/>
<a id="pl.224.23"></a><var>224.23</var>and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account;<br/>
<a id="pl.224.24"></a><var>224.24</var>    (4) for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title, <br/>
<a id="pl.224.25"></a><var>224.25</var>unless noted concurrently with the security interest, the sum of $1; and<br/>
<a id="pl.224.26"></a><var>224.26</var>    (5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum of $7.25 of which $3.25 must <br/>
<a id="pl.224.27"></a><var>224.27</var>be paid into the vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund under <br/>
<a id="pl.224.28"></a><var>224.28</var>section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref>; from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016 2019, a surcharge of $1 must be <br/>
<a id="pl.224.29"></a><var>224.29</var>added to the fee and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account.<br/>
<a id="pl.224.30"></a><var>224.30</var>    (b) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), clause (1), the department <br/>
<a id="pl.224.31"></a><var>224.31</var>must be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee collected under this paragraph must be <br/>
<a id="pl.224.32"></a><var>224.32</var>deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the public safety motor vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.224.33"></a><var>224.33</var>account established in section 
         <statute_ref>299A.70</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.224.34"></a><var>224.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.11.0"></a><a id="pl.225.1"></a><var>225.1</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.345, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.225.2"></a><var>225.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Scope of privilege.</b> (a) A vehicle described in section 
         <statute_ref>168.021</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.225.3"></a><var>225.3</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (a), that prominently displays the certificate authorized by this <br/>
<a id="pl.225.4"></a><var>225.4</var>section or that bears the disability plate or plates issued under section 
         <statute_ref>168.021</statute_ref> may be <br/>
<a id="pl.225.5"></a><var>225.5</var>parked by or solely for the benefit of a physically disabled person:<br/>
<a id="pl.225.6"></a><var>225.6</var>(1) in a designated parking space for disabled persons, as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>169.346</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.225.7"></a><var>225.7</var>(2) in a metered parking space without obligation to pay the meter fee and without <br/>
<a id="pl.225.8"></a><var>225.8</var>time restrictions unless time restrictions are separately posted on official signs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.225.9"></a><var>225.9</var>(3) without time restrictions in a nonmetered space where parking is otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.225.10"></a><var>225.10</var>allowed for passenger vehicles but restricted to a maximum period of time and that does <br/>
<a id="pl.225.11"></a><var>225.11</var>not specifically prohibit the exercise of disabled parking privileges in that space.<br/>
<a id="pl.225.12"></a><var>225.12</var>A person may park the vehicle for a physically disabled person in a parking space <br/>
<a id="pl.225.13"></a><var>225.13</var>described in clause (1) or (2) only when actually transporting the physically disabled <br/>
<a id="pl.225.14"></a><var>225.14</var>person for the sole benefit of that person and when the parking space is within a reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.225.15"></a><var>225.15</var>distance from the drop-off point.<br/>
<a id="pl.225.16"></a><var>225.16</var>(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a certificate is prominently displayed if it is <br/>
<a id="pl.225.17"></a><var>225.17</var>displayed so that it may be viewed from the front and rear of the motor vehicle by hanging <br/>
<a id="pl.225.18"></a><var>225.18</var>it from the rearview mirror attached to the front windshield of the motor vehicle or, in <br/>
<a id="pl.225.19"></a><var>225.19</var>the case of a motorcycle  or a motorized bicycle, is secured to the vehicle. If there is no <br/>
<a id="pl.225.20"></a><var>225.20</var>rearview mirror or if the certificate holder's disability precludes placing the certificate on <br/>
<a id="pl.225.21"></a><var>225.21</var>the mirror, the certificate must be displayed on the dashboard of the vehicle. No part of <br/>
<a id="pl.225.22"></a><var>225.22</var>the certificate may be obscured.<br/>
<a id="pl.225.23"></a><var>225.23</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (3), this section does not <br/>
<a id="pl.225.24"></a><var>225.24</var>permit parking in areas prohibited by sections 
         <statute_ref>169.32</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>169.34</statute_ref>, in designated no <br/>
<a id="pl.225.25"></a><var>225.25</var>parking spaces, or in parking spaces reserved for specified purposes or vehicles. A local <br/>
<a id="pl.225.26"></a><var>225.26</var>governmental unit may, by ordinance, prohibit parking on any street or highway to create <br/>
<a id="pl.225.27"></a><var>225.27</var>a fire lane, or to accommodate heavy traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours and <br/>
<a id="pl.225.28"></a><var>225.28</var>these ordinances also apply to physically disabled persons.<br/>
<a id="pl.225.29"></a><var>225.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017, if the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.225.30"></a><var>225.30</var>of public safety has advised the revisor of statutes that the cost of the requirements of the <br/>
<a id="pl.225.31"></a><var>225.31</var>section can be absorbed within existing appropriations from the vehicle services operating <br/>
<a id="pl.225.32"></a><var>225.32</var>account in the special revenue fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.12.0"></a><a id="pl.225.33"></a><var>225.33</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.345, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.226.1"></a><var>226.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purpose of section 
         <statute_ref>168.021</statute_ref> and this section, the <br/>
<a id="pl.226.2"></a><var>226.2</var>following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.226.3"></a><var>226.3</var>(b) "Health professional" means a licensed physician, licensed physician assistant, <br/>
<a id="pl.226.4"></a><var>226.4</var>advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed chiropractor.<br/>
<a id="pl.226.5"></a><var>226.5</var>(c) "Long-term certificate" means a certificate issued for a period greater than 12 <br/>
<a id="pl.226.6"></a><var>226.6</var>months but not greater than 71 months.<br/>
<a id="pl.226.7"></a><var>226.7</var>(d) "Organization certificate" means a certificate issued to an entity other than a <br/>
<a id="pl.226.8"></a><var>226.8</var>natural person for a period of three years.<br/>
<a id="pl.226.9"></a><var>226.9</var>(e) "Permit" refers to a permit that is issued for a period of 30 days, in lieu of the <br/>
<a id="pl.226.10"></a><var>226.10</var>certificate referred to in subdivision 3, while the application is being processed.<br/>
<a id="pl.226.11"></a><var>226.11</var>(f) "Physically disabled person" means a person who:<br/>
<a id="pl.226.12"></a><var>226.12</var>(1) because of disability cannot walk without significant risk of falling;<br/>
<a id="pl.226.13"></a><var>226.13</var>(2) because of disability cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest;<br/>
<a id="pl.226.14"></a><var>226.14</var>(3) because of disability cannot walk without the aid of another person, a walker, a <br/>
<a id="pl.226.15"></a><var>226.15</var>cane, crutches, braces, a prosthetic device, or a wheelchair;<br/>
<a id="pl.226.16"></a><var>226.16</var>(4) is restricted by a respiratory disease to such an extent that the person's forced <br/>
<a id="pl.226.17"></a><var>226.17</var>(respiratory) expiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less <br/>
<a id="pl.226.18"></a><var>226.18</var>than one liter;<br/>
<a id="pl.226.19"></a><var>226.19</var>(5) has an arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) of less than 60 mm/Hg on room air at rest;<br/>
<a id="pl.226.20"></a><var>226.20</var>(6) uses portable oxygen;<br/>
<a id="pl.226.21"></a><var>226.21</var>(7) has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are <br/>
<a id="pl.226.22"></a><var>226.22</var>classified in severity as class III or class IV according to standards set by the American <br/>
<a id="pl.226.23"></a><var>226.23</var>Heart Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.226.24"></a><var>226.24</var>(8) has lost an arm or a leg and does not have or cannot use an artificial limb; or<br/>
<a id="pl.226.25"></a><var>226.25</var>(9) has a disability that would be aggravated by walking 200 feet under normal <br/>
<a id="pl.226.26"></a><var>226.26</var>environmental conditions to an extent that would be life threatening; or<br/>
<a id="pl.226.27"></a><var>226.27</var>(10) has been diagnosed with a form of dementia that is progressive in nature with <br/>
<a id="pl.226.28"></a><var>226.28</var>physical complications, or the condition either impacts activities of daily living or presents <br/>
<a id="pl.226.29"></a><var>226.29</var>an unreasonable safety risk.<br/>
<a id="pl.226.30"></a><var>226.30</var>(g) "Short-term certificate" means a certificate issued for a period greater than six <br/>
<a id="pl.226.31"></a><var>226.31</var>months but not greater than 12 months.<br/>
<a id="pl.226.32"></a><var>226.32</var>(h) "Six-year certificate" means a certificate issued for a period of six years.<br/>
<a id="pl.226.33"></a><var>226.33</var>(i) "Temporary certificate" means a certificate issued for a period not greater than <br/>
<a id="pl.226.34"></a><var>226.34</var>six months.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.13.0"></a><a id="pl.226.35"></a><var>226.35</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.345, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.227.1"></a><var>227.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Identifying certificate.</b> (a) The commissioner shall issue (1) immediately, <br/>
<a id="pl.227.2"></a><var>227.2</var>a permit valid for 30 days if the person is eligible for the certificate issued under this <br/>
<a id="pl.227.3"></a><var>227.3</var>section and (2) an identifying certificate for a vehicle described in section 
         <statute_ref>168.021</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.227.4"></a><var>227.4</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (a), when a physically disabled applicant submits proof of <br/>
<a id="pl.227.5"></a><var>227.5</var>physical disability under subdivision 2a. The commissioner shall design separate <br/>
<a id="pl.227.6"></a><var>227.6</var>certificates for persons with permanent and temporary disabilities that can be readily <br/>
<a id="pl.227.7"></a><var>227.7</var>distinguished from each other from outside a vehicle at a distance of 25 feet or, in the <br/>
<a id="pl.227.8"></a><var>227.8</var>case of a motorcycle or a motorized bicycle, can be readily secured to the motorcycle or <br/>
<a id="pl.227.9"></a><var>227.9</var>motorized bicycle. An applicant may be issued up to two certificates if the applicant has <br/>
<a id="pl.227.10"></a><var>227.10</var>not been issued disability plates under section 
         <statute_ref>168.021</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.227.11"></a><var>227.11</var>(b) The operator of a vehicle displaying a certificate has the parking privileges <br/>
<a id="pl.227.12"></a><var>227.12</var>provided in subdivision 1 only while the vehicle is actually parked while transporting a <br/>
<a id="pl.227.13"></a><var>227.13</var>physically disabled person.<br/>
<a id="pl.227.14"></a><var>227.14</var>(c) The commissioner shall cancel all certificates issued to an applicant who fails to <br/>
<a id="pl.227.15"></a><var>227.15</var>comply with the requirements of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.227.16"></a><var>227.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017, if the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.227.17"></a><var>227.17</var>of public safety has advised the revisor of statutes that the cost of the requirements of the <br/>
<a id="pl.227.18"></a><var>227.18</var>section can be absorbed within existing appropriations from the vehicle services operating <br/>
<a id="pl.227.19"></a><var>227.19</var>account in the special revenue fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.14.0"></a><a id="pl.227.20"></a><var>227.20</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.227.21"></a><var>227.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Fees.</b> (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are <br/>
<a id="pl.227.22"></a><var>227.22</var>as follows:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="20"/>
<col width="5"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="10"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.227.23"></a><var>227.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Classified Driver's License<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">D-$17.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">C-$21.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">B-$28.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">A-$36.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.227.24"></a><var>227.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Classified Under-21 D.L.<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">D-$17.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">C-$21.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">B-$28.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">A-$16.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.227.25"></a><var>227.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Enhanced Driver's License<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">D-$32.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">C-$36.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">B-$43.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">A-$51.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.227.26"></a><var>227.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Instruction Permit<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right">$5.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.227.27"></a><var>227.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.227.28"></a><var>227.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Enhanced Instruction <br/>
                  		Permit<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$20.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.227.29"></a><var>227.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.227.30"></a><var>227.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Commercial Learner's <br/>
                  		Permit<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$2.50<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.227.31"></a><var>227.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Provisional License<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right">$8.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.227.32"></a><var>227.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.227.33"></a><var>227.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Enhanced Provisional <br/>
                  		License<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$23.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.227.34"></a><var>227.34</var><br/>
<a id="pl.227.35"></a><var>227.35</var><br/>
<a id="pl.227.36"></a><var>227.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Duplicate License or <br/>
                  		duplicate identification <br/>
                  		card<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right">$6.75<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.228.1"></a><var>228.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.228.2"></a><var>228.2</var><br/>
<a id="pl.228.3"></a><var>228.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.228.4"></a><var>228.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Enhanced Duplicate <br/>
                  		License or enhanced <br/>
                  		duplicate identification <br/>
                  		card<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$21.75<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.228.5"></a><var>228.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.228.6"></a><var>228.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.228.7"></a><var>228.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.228.8"></a><var>228.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.228.9"></a><var>228.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.228.10"></a><var>228.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.228.11"></a><var>228.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Minnesota identification <br/>
                  		card or Under-21 <br/>
                  		Minnesota identification <br/>
                  		card, other than duplicate, <br/>
                  		except as otherwise <br/>
                  		provided in section 
                  <statute_ref>171.07, <br/>
                     		subdivisions 3
                  </statute_ref> and 3a<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right">$11.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.228.12"></a><var>228.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.228.13"></a><var>228.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Enhanced Minnesota <br/>
                  		identification card<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right">$26.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.228.14"></a><var>228.14</var>In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a <br/>
<a id="pl.228.15"></a><var>228.15</var>surcharge of: (1) $1.75 until June 30, 2012; and (2) $1.00 from July 1, 2012, to June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.228.16"></a><var>228.16</var>2016 2019. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the driver and <br/>
<a id="pl.228.17"></a><var>228.17</var>vehicle services technology account in the special revenue fund under section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.228.18"></a><var>228.18</var>    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and <br/>
<a id="pl.228.19"></a><var>228.19</var>has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 
         <statute_ref>169A.20</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>169A.33</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.228.20"></a><var>228.20</var>169A.35
         </statute_ref>, or sections 
         <statute_ref>169A.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169A.53</statute_ref>, (2) convictions for crash-related moving <br/>
<a id="pl.228.21"></a><var>228.21</var>violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a <br/>
<a id="pl.228.22"></a><var>228.22</var>$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation" <br/>
<a id="pl.228.23"></a><var>228.23</var>has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>171.04, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.228.24"></a><var>228.24</var>    (c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the <br/>
<a id="pl.228.25"></a><var>228.25</var>commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.228.26"></a><var>228.26</var>or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for <br/>
<a id="pl.228.27"></a><var>228.27</var>processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The <br/>
<a id="pl.228.28"></a><var>228.28</var>department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the <br/>
<a id="pl.228.29"></a><var>228.29</var>endorsement.<br/>
<a id="pl.228.30"></a><var>228.30</var>(d) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may <br/>
<a id="pl.228.31"></a><var>228.31</var>charge and retain a filing fee as provided under section 
         <statute_ref>171.061, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.228.32"></a><var>228.32</var>(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.228.33"></a><var>228.33</var>charge a filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section 
         <statute_ref>171.061</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.228.34"></a><var>228.34</var>subdivision 4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver <br/>
<a id="pl.228.35"></a><var>228.35</var>services operating account.<br/>
<a id="pl.228.36"></a><var>228.36</var>(f) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional <br/>
<a id="pl.228.37"></a><var>228.37</var>license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision <br/>
<a id="pl.228.38"></a><var>228.38</var>that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the <br/>
<a id="pl.228.39"></a><var>228.39</var>purposes of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 
         <statute_ref>171.075</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.229.1"></a><var>229.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.15.0"></a><a id="pl.229.2"></a><var>229.2</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.185, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.229.3"></a><var>229.3</var><b>174.185 PAVEMENT LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.229.4"></a><var>229.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the following <br/>
<a id="pl.229.5"></a><var>229.5</var>definitions apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.229.6"></a><var>229.6</var>    (a) "Life-cycle cost" is the sum of the cost of the initial pavement project and <br/>
<a id="pl.229.7"></a><var>229.7</var>all anticipated costs for maintenance, repair, and resurfacing over the life of the <br/>
<a id="pl.229.8"></a><var>229.8</var>pavement. Anticipated costs must be based on Minnesota's actual or reasonably projected <br/>
<a id="pl.229.9"></a><var>229.9</var>maintenance, repair, and resurfacing schedules, and costs determined by the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.229.10"></a><var>229.10</var>of Transportation district personnel based upon recently awarded local projects and <br/>
<a id="pl.229.11"></a><var>229.11</var>experience with local material costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.229.12"></a><var>229.12</var>    (b) "Life-cycle cost analysis" is a comparison of life-cycle costs among competing <br/>
<a id="pl.229.13"></a><var>229.13</var>paving materials using equal design lives and equal comparison periods.<br/>
<a id="pl.229.14"></a><var>229.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Required analysis.</b> For each project in the reconditioning, resurfacing, <br/>
<a id="pl.229.15"></a><var>229.15</var>and road repair funding categories, the commissioner shall perform a life-cycle cost <br/>
<a id="pl.229.16"></a><var>229.16</var>analysis and shall document the lowest life-cycle costs and all alternatives considered. <br/>
<a id="pl.229.17"></a><var>229.17</var>The commissioner shall document the chosen pavement strategy and, if the lowest life <br/>
<a id="pl.229.18"></a><var>229.18</var>cycle is not selected, document the justification for the chosen strategy. A life-cycle cost <br/>
<a id="pl.229.19"></a><var>229.19</var>analysis is required for projects to be constructed after July 1, 2011. For projects to be <br/>
<a id="pl.229.20"></a><var>229.20</var>constructed prior to July 1, 2011, when feasible, the department will use its best efforts to <br/>
<a id="pl.229.21"></a><var>229.21</var>perform life-cycle cost analyses.<br/>
<a id="pl.229.22"></a><var>229.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Report.</b> The commissioner shall report annually by January 15 of each <br/>
<a id="pl.229.23"></a><var>229.23</var>year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.229.24"></a><var>229.24</var>committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance beginning on January 1, 2012, the <br/>
<a id="pl.229.25"></a><var>229.25</var>results of the analyses required in subdivision 2.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.16.0"></a><a id="pl.229.26"></a><var>229.26</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.229.27"></a><var>229.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability.</b> (a) The operating standards for special transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.229.28"></a><var>229.28</var>service adopted under this section do not apply to special transportation provided by:<br/>
<a id="pl.229.29"></a><var>229.29</var>(1) a common carrier operating on fixed routes and schedules public transit provider <br/>
<a id="pl.229.30"></a><var>229.30</var>receiving financial assistance under sections 174.24 or 473.371 to 473.449;<br/>
<a id="pl.229.31"></a><var>229.31</var>(2) a volunteer driver using a private automobile;<br/>
<a id="pl.229.32"></a><var>229.32</var>(3) a school bus as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>169.011, subdivision 71</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.229.33"></a><var>229.33</var>(4) an emergency ambulance regulated under chapter 144.<br/>
<a id="pl.230.1"></a><var>230.1</var>(b) The operating standards adopted under this section only apply to providers <br/>
<a id="pl.230.2"></a><var>230.2</var>of special transportation service who receive grants or other financial assistance from <br/>
<a id="pl.230.3"></a><var>230.3</var>either the state or the federal government, or both, to provide or assist in providing that <br/>
<a id="pl.230.4"></a><var>230.4</var>service; except that the operating standards adopted under this section do not apply <br/>
<a id="pl.230.5"></a><var>230.5</var>to any nursing home licensed under section 
         <statute_ref>144A.02</statute_ref>, to any board and care facility <br/>
<a id="pl.230.6"></a><var>230.6</var>licensed under section 
         <statute_ref>144.50</statute_ref>, or to any day training and habilitation services, day care, <br/>
<a id="pl.230.7"></a><var>230.7</var>or group home facility licensed under sections 
         <statute_ref>245A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>245A.19</statute_ref> unless the facility or <br/>
<a id="pl.230.8"></a><var>230.8</var>program provides transportation to nonresidents on a regular basis and the facility receives <br/>
<a id="pl.230.9"></a><var>230.9</var>reimbursement, other than per diem payments, for that service under rules promulgated <br/>
<a id="pl.230.10"></a><var>230.10</var>by the commissioner of human services.<br/>
<a id="pl.230.11"></a><var>230.11</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the operating standards adopted under this <br/>
<a id="pl.230.12"></a><var>230.12</var>section do not apply to any vendor of services licensed under chapter 245D that provides <br/>
<a id="pl.230.13"></a><var>230.13</var>transportation services to consumers or residents of other vendors licensed under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.230.14"></a><var>230.14</var>245D and transports 15 or fewer persons, including consumers or residents and the driver.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.17.0"></a><a id="pl.230.15"></a><var>230.15</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.30, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.230.16"></a><var>230.16</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.230.17"></a><var>230.17</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Definition.</b> For purposes of this section, unless the context clearly <br/>
<a id="pl.230.18"></a><var>230.18</var>indicates otherwise, "disqualified" means an individual disqualified under chapter 245C <br/>
<a id="pl.230.19"></a><var>230.19</var>who has not received a disqualification set-aside under sections 245C.22 and 245C.23 <br/>
<a id="pl.230.20"></a><var>230.20</var>specific to that special transportation service provider.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.18.0"></a><a id="pl.230.21"></a><var>230.21</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 174.30, subdivision 4, is <br/>
<a id="pl.230.22"></a><var>230.22</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.230.23"></a><var>230.23</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Vehicle and equipment inspection; rules; decal; complaint contact </b><br/>
<a id="pl.230.24"></a><var>230.24</var><b>information; restrictions on name of service.</b> (a) The commissioner shall inspect or <br/>
<a id="pl.230.25"></a><var>230.25</var>provide for the inspection of vehicles at least annually. In addition to scheduled annual <br/>
<a id="pl.230.26"></a><var>230.26</var>inspections and reinspections scheduled for the purpose of verifying that deficiencies have <br/>
<a id="pl.230.27"></a><var>230.27</var>been corrected, unannounced inspections of any vehicle may be conducted.<br/>
<a id="pl.230.28"></a><var>230.28</var>    (b) On determining that a vehicle or vehicle equipment is in a condition that is likely <br/>
<a id="pl.230.29"></a><var>230.29</var>to cause an accident or breakdown, the commissioner shall require the vehicle to be taken <br/>
<a id="pl.230.30"></a><var>230.30</var>out of service immediately. The commissioner shall require that vehicles and equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.230.31"></a><var>230.31</var>not meeting standards be repaired and brought into conformance with the standards <br/>
<a id="pl.230.32"></a><var>230.32</var>and shall require written evidence of compliance from the operator before allowing the <br/>
<a id="pl.230.33"></a><var>230.33</var>operator to return the vehicle to service. The commissioner may prohibit a vehicle from <br/>
<a id="pl.231.1"></a><var>231.1</var>being placed in or returned to service under a certificate of compliance until the vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.231.2"></a><var>231.2</var>fully complies with all of the requirements in Minnesota Rules, chapter 8840.<br/>
<a id="pl.231.3"></a><var>231.3</var>    (c) The commissioner shall provide in the rules procedures for inspecting vehicles, <br/>
<a id="pl.231.4"></a><var>231.4</var>removing unsafe vehicles from service, determining and requiring compliance, and <br/>
<a id="pl.231.5"></a><var>231.5</var>reviewing driver qualifications.<br/>
<a id="pl.231.6"></a><var>231.6</var>    (d) The commissioner shall design a distinctive decal to be issued to special <br/>
<a id="pl.231.7"></a><var>231.7</var>transportation service providers with a current certificate of compliance under this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.231.8"></a><var>231.8</var>A decal is valid for one year from the last day of the month in which it is issued. A person <br/>
<a id="pl.231.9"></a><var>231.9</var>who is subject to the operating standards adopted under this section may not provide <br/>
<a id="pl.231.10"></a><var>231.10</var>special transportation service in a vehicle that does not conspicuously display a decal <br/>
<a id="pl.231.11"></a><var>231.11</var>issued by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.231.12"></a><var>231.12</var>    (e) All special transportation service providers shall pay an annual fee of $45 <br/>
<a id="pl.231.13"></a><var>231.13</var>to obtain a decal. Providers of ambulance service, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144E.001</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.231.14"></a><var>231.14</var>subdivision 3, are exempt from the annual fee. Fees collected under this paragraph must <br/>
<a id="pl.231.15"></a><var>231.15</var>be deposited in the trunk highway fund, and are appropriated to the commissioner to pay <br/>
<a id="pl.231.16"></a><var>231.16</var>for costs related to administering the special transportation service program.<br/>
<a id="pl.231.17"></a><var>231.17</var>    (f) Special transportation service providers shall prominently display in each vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.231.18"></a><var>231.18</var>all contact information for the submission of complaints regarding the transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.231.19"></a><var>231.19</var>services provided to that individual. All vehicles providing service under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.231.20"></a><var>231.20</var>473.386
         </statute_ref> shall display contact information for the Metropolitan Council. All other special <br/>
<a id="pl.231.21"></a><var>231.21</var>transportation service vehicles shall display contact information for the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.231.22"></a><var>231.22</var>transportation.<br/>
<a id="pl.231.23"></a><var>231.23</var>(g) Nonemergency medical transportation providers must comply with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.231.24"></a><var>231.24</var>Rules, part 8840.5450, except that a provider may use the phrase "nonemergency medical <br/>
<a id="pl.231.25"></a><var>231.25</var>transportation" in its name or in advertisements or information describing the service.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.19.0"></a><a id="pl.231.26"></a><var>231.26</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.30, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.231.27"></a><var>231.27</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Certification of special transportation provider.</b> (a) The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.231.28"></a><var>231.28</var>may refuse to issue a certificate of compliance if an individual specified in subdivision 10, <br/>
<a id="pl.231.29"></a><var>231.29</var>paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), is disqualified.<br/>
<a id="pl.231.30"></a><var>231.30</var>(b) The commissioner shall annually evaluate or provide for the evaluation of each <br/>
<a id="pl.231.31"></a><var>231.31</var>provider of special transportation service regulated under this section and certify that the <br/>
<a id="pl.231.32"></a><var>231.32</var>provider is in compliance with the standards under this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.20.0"></a><a id="pl.231.33"></a><var>231.33</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.30, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.232.1"></a><var>232.1</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Administrative penalties</b><b>; loss of certificate of compliance</b><b>.</b> (a) The <br/>
<a id="pl.232.2"></a><var>232.2</var>commissioner may issue an order requiring violations of this section and the operating <br/>
<a id="pl.232.3"></a><var>232.3</var>standards adopted under this section to be corrected and assessing monetary penalties <br/>
<a id="pl.232.4"></a><var>232.4</var>of up to $1,000 for all violations identified during a single inspection, investigation, <br/>
<a id="pl.232.5"></a><var>232.5</var>or audit. Section 
         <statute_ref>221.036</statute_ref> applies to administrative penalty orders issued under this <br/>
<a id="pl.232.6"></a><var>232.6</var>section or section 
         <statute_ref>174.315</statute_ref>. The commissioner shall suspend, without a hearing, a special <br/>
<a id="pl.232.7"></a><var>232.7</var>transportation service provider's certificate of compliance for failure to pay, or make <br/>
<a id="pl.232.8"></a><var>232.8</var>satisfactory arrangements to pay, an administrative penalty when due.<br/>
<a id="pl.232.9"></a><var>232.9</var>(b) If the commissioner determines that an individual subject to background studies <br/>
<a id="pl.232.10"></a><var>232.10</var>under subdivision 10, paragraph (a), is disqualified, the commissioner must issue a written <br/>
<a id="pl.232.11"></a><var>232.11</var>notice ordering the special transportation service provider to immediately cease permitting <br/>
<a id="pl.232.12"></a><var>232.12</var>the individual to perform services or functions listed in subdivision 10, paragraph (a). The <br/>
<a id="pl.232.13"></a><var>232.13</var>written notice must include a warning that failure to comply with the order may result in <br/>
<a id="pl.232.14"></a><var>232.14</var>the suspension or revocation of the provider's certificate of compliance under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.232.15"></a><var>232.15</var>(c) The commissioner may suspend or revoke a provider's certificate of compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.232.16"></a><var>232.16</var>upon determining that, following receipt by a provider of written notice under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.232.17"></a><var>232.17</var>(b), the individual has continued to perform services or functions listed in subdivision 10, <br/>
<a id="pl.232.18"></a><var>232.18</var>paragraph (a), for the provider. A provider whose certificate is suspended or revoked may <br/>
<a id="pl.232.19"></a><var>232.19</var>appeal the commissioner's action in a contested case proceeding under chapter 14.<br/>
<a id="pl.232.20"></a><var>232.20</var>(d) Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the state treasury <br/>
<a id="pl.232.21"></a><var>232.21</var>and credited to the trunk highway fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.21.0"></a><a id="pl.232.22"></a><var>232.22</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 174.30, subdivision 10, is <br/>
<a id="pl.232.23"></a><var>232.23</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.232.24"></a><var>232.24</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Background studies.</b> (a) Providers of special transportation service <br/>
<a id="pl.232.25"></a><var>232.25</var>regulated under this section must initiate background studies in accordance with chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.232.26"></a><var>232.26</var>245C on the following individuals:<br/>
<a id="pl.232.27"></a><var>232.27</var>(1) each person with a direct or indirect ownership interest of five percent or higher <br/>
<a id="pl.232.28"></a><var>232.28</var>in the transportation service provider;<br/>
<a id="pl.232.29"></a><var>232.29</var>(2) each controlling individual as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.02</statute_ref>, subdivision 5a;<br/>
<a id="pl.232.30"></a><var>232.30</var>(3) managerial officials as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245A.02</statute_ref>, subdivision 5a;<br/>
<a id="pl.232.31"></a><var>232.31</var>(4) each driver employed by the transportation service provider;<br/>
<a id="pl.232.32"></a><var>232.32</var>(5) each individual employed by the transportation service provider to assist a <br/>
<a id="pl.232.33"></a><var>232.33</var>passenger during transport; and<br/>
<a id="pl.232.34"></a><var>232.34</var>(6) all employees of the transportation service agency who provide administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.232.35"></a><var>232.35</var>support, including those who:<br/>
<a id="pl.233.1"></a><var>233.1</var>(i) may have face-to-face contact with or access to passengers, their personal <br/>
<a id="pl.233.2"></a><var>233.2</var>property, or their private data;<br/>
<a id="pl.233.3"></a><var>233.3</var>(ii) perform any scheduling or dispatching tasks; or<br/>
<a id="pl.233.4"></a><var>233.4</var>(iii) perform any billing activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.233.5"></a><var>233.5</var>(b) The transportation service provider must initiate the background studies required <br/>
<a id="pl.233.6"></a><var>233.6</var>under paragraph (a) using the online NETStudy system operated by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.233.7"></a><var>233.7</var>of human services.<br/>
<a id="pl.233.8"></a><var>233.8</var>(c) The transportation service provider shall not permit any individual to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.233.9"></a><var>233.9</var>any service or function listed in paragraph (a) until the transportation service provider <br/>
<a id="pl.233.10"></a><var>233.10</var>has received notification from the commissioner of human services indicating that the <br/>
<a id="pl.233.11"></a><var>233.11</var>individual:<br/>
<a id="pl.233.12"></a><var>233.12</var>(1) is not disqualified under chapter 245C; or<br/>
<a id="pl.233.13"></a><var>233.13</var>(2) is disqualified, but has received a set-aside of that disqualification according to <br/>
<a id="pl.233.14"></a><var>233.14</var>section sections 245C.22 and
<statute_ref>245C.23</statute_ref> related to that transportation service provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.233.15"></a><var>233.15</var>    (d) When a local or contracted agency is authorizing a ride under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.233.16"></a><var>233.16</var>subdivision 17, by a volunteer driver, and the agency authorizing the ride has reason <br/>
<a id="pl.233.17"></a><var>233.17</var>to believe the volunteer driver has a history that would disqualify the individual or <br/>
<a id="pl.233.18"></a><var>233.18</var>that may pose a risk to the health or safety of passengers, the agency may initiate a <br/>
<a id="pl.233.19"></a><var>233.19</var>background study to be completed according to chapter 245C using the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.233.20"></a><var>233.20</var>of human services' online NETStudy system, or through contacting the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.233.21"></a><var>233.21</var>Human Services background study division for assistance. The agency that initiates the <br/>
<a id="pl.233.22"></a><var>233.22</var>background study under this paragraph shall be responsible for providing the volunteer <br/>
<a id="pl.233.23"></a><var>233.23</var>driver with the privacy notice required under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.05, subdivision 2c</statute_ref>, and <br/>
<a id="pl.233.24"></a><var>233.24</var>payment for the background study required under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.10, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, before <br/>
<a id="pl.233.25"></a><var>233.25</var>the background study is completed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.22.0"></a><a id="pl.233.26"></a><var>233.26</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 219.015, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.233.27"></a><var>233.27</var><b>219.015 STATE RAIL SAFETY </b><b>INSPECTOR</b><b> INSPECTION PROGRAM</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.233.28"></a><var>233.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Positions established; duties.</b> (a) The commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.233.29"></a><var>233.29</var>transportation shall establish three state rail safety inspector positions in the Office <br/>
<a id="pl.233.30"></a><var>233.30</var>of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations of the Minnesota Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.233.31"></a><var>233.31</var>Transportation. On or after July 1, 2015, and the commissioner may establish a fourth up <br/>
<a id="pl.233.32"></a><var>233.32</var>to nine state rail safety inspector position positions following consultation with railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.233.33"></a><var>233.33</var>companies. The commissioner shall apply to and enter into agreements with the Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.233.34"></a><var>233.34</var>Railroad Administration (FRA) of the United States Department of Transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.233.35"></a><var>233.35</var>to participate in the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program for training and <br/>
<a id="pl.234.1"></a><var>234.1</var>certification of an inspector under authority of United States Code, title 49, sections 20103, <br/>
<a id="pl.234.2"></a><var>234.2</var>20105, 20106, and 20113, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 212.<br/>
<a id="pl.234.3"></a><var>234.3</var>    (b) A state rail safety inspector shall may inspect mainline track, secondary <br/>
<a id="pl.234.4"></a><var>234.4</var>track, and yard and industry track; inspect railroad right-of-way, including adjacent or <br/>
<a id="pl.234.5"></a><var>234.5</var>intersecting drainage, culverts, bridges, overhead structures, and traffic and other public <br/>
<a id="pl.234.6"></a><var>234.6</var>crossings; inspect yards and physical plants; inspect train equipment; review and enforce <br/>
<a id="pl.234.7"></a><var>234.7</var>safety requirements; review maintenance and repair records; and review railroad security <br/>
<a id="pl.234.8"></a><var>234.8</var>measures.<br/>
<a id="pl.234.9"></a><var>234.9</var>(c) A state rail safety inspector may perform, but is not limited to, the duties <br/>
<a id="pl.234.10"></a><var>234.10</var>described in the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program. An inspector may train, <br/>
<a id="pl.234.11"></a><var>234.11</var>be certified, and participate in any of the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program <br/>
<a id="pl.234.12"></a><var>234.12</var>disciplines, including: track, signal and train control, motive power and equipment, <br/>
<a id="pl.234.13"></a><var>234.13</var>operating practices compliance, hazardous materials, and highway-rail grade crossings.<br/>
<a id="pl.234.14"></a><var>234.14</var>    (d) To the extent delegated by the Federal Railroad Administration and authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.234.15"></a><var>234.15</var>by the commissioner, an inspector may issue citations for violations of this chapter, or to <br/>
<a id="pl.234.16"></a><var>234.16</var>ensure railroad employee and public safety and welfare.<br/>
<a id="pl.234.17"></a><var>234.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Railroad company assessment; account; appropriation.</b> (a) As provided <br/>
<a id="pl.234.18"></a><var>234.18</var>in this subdivision, the commissioner shall annually assess railroad companies that are <br/>
<a id="pl.234.19"></a><var>234.19</var>(1) defined as common carriers under section 
         <statute_ref>218.011</statute_ref>; (2) classified by federal law <br/>
<a id="pl.234.20"></a><var>234.20</var>or regulation as Class I Railroads, Class I Rail Carriers, Class II Railroads, or Class II <br/>
<a id="pl.234.21"></a><var>234.21</var>Carriers; and (3) operating in this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.234.22"></a><var>234.22</var>    (b) The assessment must be by a division of calculated to allocate state rail <br/>
<a id="pl.234.23"></a><var>234.23</var>safety inspector inspection program costs in equal proportion between proportionally <br/>
<a id="pl.234.24"></a><var>234.24</var>among carriers based on route miles operated in Minnesota, assessed in equal amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.234.25"></a><var>234.25</var>for 365 days of the calendar year at the time of assessment. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.234.26"></a><var>234.26</var>assess include in the assessment calculation all program or additional position start-up <br/>
<a id="pl.234.27"></a><var>234.27</var>or re-establishment costs,; all related costs of initiating the state rail safety inspector <br/>
<a id="pl.234.28"></a><var>234.28</var>inspection program, including but not limited to inspection, administration, supervision, <br/>
<a id="pl.234.29"></a><var>234.29</var>travel, equipment, and training; and costs of ongoing state rail inspector duties.<br/>
<a id="pl.234.30"></a><var>234.30</var>    (c) The assessments collected under this subdivision must be deposited in a special <br/>
<a id="pl.234.31"></a><var>234.31</var>account in the special revenue fund, to be known as the state rail safety inspection account, <br/>
<a id="pl.234.32"></a><var>234.32</var>which is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.234.33"></a><var>234.33</var>by this subdivision, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.234.34"></a><var>234.34</var>provided to the account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for <br/>
<a id="pl.234.35"></a><var>234.35</var>the establishment and ongoing responsibilities of the state rail safety inspector inspection <br/>
<a id="pl.234.36"></a><var>234.36</var>program.<br/>
<a id="pl.235.1"></a><var>235.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Work site safety coaching program.</b> The commissioner may exempt a <br/>
<a id="pl.235.2"></a><var>235.2</var>common carrier not federally classified as Class I from violations for a period of up to <br/>
<a id="pl.235.3"></a><var>235.3</var>two years if the common carrier applies for participation in a work site safety coaching <br/>
<a id="pl.235.4"></a><var>235.4</var>program, such as the "MNSharp" program administered by the Minnesota Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.235.5"></a><var>235.5</var>Labor and Industry, and the commissioner determines such participation to be preferred <br/>
<a id="pl.235.6"></a><var>235.6</var>enforcement for safety or security violations.<br/>
<a id="pl.235.7"></a><var>235.7</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Appeal.</b> Any person aggrieved by an assessment levied under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.235.8"></a><var>235.8</var>may appeal within 90 days any assessment, violation, or administrative penalty to the <br/>
<a id="pl.235.9"></a><var>235.9</var>Office of Administrative Hearings, with further appeal and review by the district court.<br/>
<a id="pl.235.10"></a><var>235.10</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Inspection program information.</b> (a) The commissioner must maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.235.11"></a><var>235.11</var>on the department's public Web site information on state rail safety inspection program <br/>
<a id="pl.235.12"></a><var>235.12</var>activity under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.235.13"></a><var>235.13</var>(b) At a minimum, the Web site information must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.235.14"></a><var>235.14</var>(1) summaries of defects and violations by (i) railroad company, (ii) shipper <br/>
<a id="pl.235.15"></a><var>235.15</var>company, (iii) State Rail Safety Participation Program discipline, (iv) type of defect or <br/>
<a id="pl.235.16"></a><var>235.16</var>violation, (v) level of severity, and (vi) geographic location such as city or region;<br/>
<a id="pl.235.17"></a><var>235.17</var>(2) to the extent permitted by federal law, inspection reports or basic details <br/>
<a id="pl.235.18"></a><var>235.18</var>regarding any identified critical or major defects, or critical or major violations;<br/>
<a id="pl.235.19"></a><var>235.19</var>(3) a summary of any enforcement activity;<br/>
<a id="pl.235.20"></a><var>235.20</var>(4) a review of corrective actions taken; and<br/>
<a id="pl.235.21"></a><var>235.21</var>(5) a review of revenue sources for and summary of expenditures from the state rail <br/>
<a id="pl.235.22"></a><var>235.22</var>safety inspection account.<br/>
<a id="pl.235.23"></a><var>235.23</var>(c) In addition, the Web site information must include railroad bridge inspection <br/>
<a id="pl.235.24"></a><var>235.24</var>reports provided to the commissioner under section 219.925, subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.235.25"></a><var>235.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.23.0"></a><a id="pl.235.26"></a><var>235.26</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 219.1651, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.235.27"></a><var>235.27</var><b>219.1651 GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ACCOUNT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.235.28"></a><var>235.28</var>A Minnesota grade crossing safety account is created in the special revenue fund, <br/>
<a id="pl.235.29"></a><var>235.29</var>consisting of money credited to the account by law. The account consists of funds as <br/>
<a id="pl.235.30"></a><var>235.30</var>provided by law, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided <br/>
<a id="pl.235.31"></a><var>235.31</var>to the account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.235.32"></a><var>235.32</var>for rail-highway grade crossing safety projects on public streets and highways, including <br/>
<a id="pl.235.33"></a><var>235.33</var>planning, engineering costs, and other costs associated with the administration and delivery <br/>
<a id="pl.236.1"></a><var>236.1</var>of grade crossing safety projects. At the discretion of the commissioner of transportation, <br/>
<a id="pl.236.2"></a><var>236.2</var>money in the account at the end of each biennium may cancel to the trunk highway fund.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.24.0"></a><a id="pl.236.3"></a><var>236.3</var>    Sec. 24. <b>[219.925] INCIDENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE; PREPAREDNESS </b><br/>
<a id="pl.236.4"></a><var>236.4</var><b>AND INFORMATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.236.5"></a><var>236.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.236.6"></a><var>236.6</var>have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.236.7"></a><var>236.7</var>(b) "Emergency manager" means the director of a local organization for emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.236.8"></a><var>236.8</var>management under section 12.25.<br/>
<a id="pl.236.9"></a><var>236.9</var>(c) "Hazardous substance" has the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, <br/>
<a id="pl.236.10"></a><var>236.10</var>title 49, section 171.8.<br/>
<a id="pl.236.11"></a><var>236.11</var>(d) "Oil" has the meaning given in section 115E.01, subdivision 8.<br/>
<a id="pl.236.12"></a><var>236.12</var>(e) "Rail carrier" means a railroad company that is (1) defined as a common carrier <br/>
<a id="pl.236.13"></a><var>236.13</var>under section 218.011; (2) classified by federal law or regulation as Class I Railroad, Class <br/>
<a id="pl.236.14"></a><var>236.14</var>I Rail Carrier, Class II Railroad, Class II Carrier, Class III Railroad, or Class III Carrier; <br/>
<a id="pl.236.15"></a><var>236.15</var>and (3) operating in this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.236.16"></a><var>236.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Emergency response capability notification.</b> (a) A rail carrier must <br/>
<a id="pl.236.17"></a><var>236.17</var>provide an emergency response capability notification to each emergency manager and fire <br/>
<a id="pl.236.18"></a><var>236.18</var>chief having jurisdiction along the routes over which oil and other hazardous substances <br/>
<a id="pl.236.19"></a><var>236.19</var>are transported and to the commissioner of public safety. At a minimum, the notification <br/>
<a id="pl.236.20"></a><var>236.20</var>must include geographic inventories of:<br/>
<a id="pl.236.21"></a><var>236.21</var>(1) life-safety emergency response equipment and related major supplies, including <br/>
<a id="pl.236.22"></a><var>236.22</var>details on fire-suppression equipment, equipment capacity, and supply amounts; and<br/>
<a id="pl.236.23"></a><var>236.23</var>(2) response staff, including information on number and expertise areas of personnel <br/>
<a id="pl.236.24"></a><var>236.24</var>responding from each geographic location.<br/>
<a id="pl.236.25"></a><var>236.25</var>(b) Each inventory under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), must specify storage <br/>
<a id="pl.236.26"></a><var>236.26</var>or starting locations of equipment, supplies, and personnel, and must provide estimates <br/>
<a id="pl.236.27"></a><var>236.27</var>of travel times to a sample of reasonable locations along the routes over which oil and <br/>
<a id="pl.236.28"></a><var>236.28</var>other hazardous substances are transported.<br/>
<a id="pl.236.29"></a><var>236.29</var>(c) A rail carrier must promptly provide an updated notification following any <br/>
<a id="pl.236.30"></a><var>236.30</var>material change in the information under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.236.31"></a><var>236.31</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Route planning risk assessment.</b> A rail carrier must provide a copy of <br/>
<a id="pl.236.32"></a><var>236.32</var>the route planning and analysis, including risk assessment information, required under <br/>
<a id="pl.236.33"></a><var>236.33</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 172.820, or successor requirements, to each <br/>
<a id="pl.236.34"></a><var>236.34</var>emergency manager and fire chief having jurisdiction along the routes over which oil and <br/>
<a id="pl.236.35"></a><var>236.35</var>other hazardous substances are transported and to the commissioner of public safety.<br/>
<a id="pl.237.1"></a><var>237.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Hazardous materials response plans.</b> A rail carrier must provide a copy of <br/>
<a id="pl.237.2"></a><var>237.2</var>the carrier's hazardous materials emergency response plan to each emergency manager and <br/>
<a id="pl.237.3"></a><var>237.3</var>fire chief having jurisdiction along the routes over which oil and other hazardous substances <br/>
<a id="pl.237.4"></a><var>237.4</var>are transported for integration and coordination with local emergency operations planning.<br/>
<a id="pl.237.5"></a><var>237.5</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Bridge inspection reports.</b> A rail carrier must provide a copy of bridge <br/>
<a id="pl.237.6"></a><var>237.6</var>inspection reports on railroad bridges along the routes over which oil and other hazardous <br/>
<a id="pl.237.7"></a><var>237.7</var>substances are transported to:<br/>
<a id="pl.237.8"></a><var>237.8</var>(1) each emergency manager, for those bridges located within the emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.237.9"></a><var>237.9</var>manager's jurisdiction;<br/>
<a id="pl.237.10"></a><var>237.10</var>(2) each city or county engineer, for those bridges over a roadway under the <br/>
<a id="pl.237.11"></a><var>237.11</var>engineer's jurisdiction; and<br/>
<a id="pl.237.12"></a><var>237.12</var>(3) the commissioner of transportation, for all applicable bridges.<br/>
<a id="pl.237.13"></a><var>237.13</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Software program; comprehensive oil and other hazardous materials </b><br/>
<a id="pl.237.14"></a><var>237.14</var><b>transportation tracking.</b> (a) All rail carriers subject to this section shall collectively <br/>
<a id="pl.237.15"></a><var>237.15</var>maintain a single software program that must be accessible both by a downloadable <br/>
<a id="pl.237.16"></a><var>237.16</var>application and by means of the Internet. The program must provide comprehensive, <br/>
<a id="pl.237.17"></a><var>237.17</var>accurate, and real-time information regarding transportation of oil and other hazardous <br/>
<a id="pl.237.18"></a><var>237.18</var>substances.<br/>
<a id="pl.237.19"></a><var>237.19</var>(b) At a minimum, the software program must:<br/>
<a id="pl.237.20"></a><var>237.20</var>(1) contain data that is updated on a real-time basis, including, as practicable, <br/>
<a id="pl.237.21"></a><var>237.21</var>updates due to rail car switching, assembly and disassembly, and storage operations;<br/>
<a id="pl.237.22"></a><var>237.22</var>(2) contain information on all tanker railcars carrying oil and other hazardous <br/>
<a id="pl.237.23"></a><var>237.23</var>substances in this state, which must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.237.24"></a><var>237.24</var>(i) identification of the specific substance in each railcar; and<br/>
<a id="pl.237.25"></a><var>237.25</var>(ii) reasonable estimates of the volume of the substance in each railcar;<br/>
<a id="pl.237.26"></a><var>237.26</var>(3) be available to emergency first responders having jurisdiction along the routes <br/>
<a id="pl.237.27"></a><var>237.27</var>over which oil and other hazardous substances are transported, and to employees in the <br/>
<a id="pl.237.28"></a><var>237.28</var>Department of Public Safety designated by the commissioner of public safety; and<br/>
<a id="pl.237.29"></a><var>237.29</var>(4) provide a user interface that is accessible by authorized individuals through a <br/>
<a id="pl.237.30"></a><var>237.30</var>Web site.<br/>
<a id="pl.237.31"></a><var>237.31</var>(c) The requirement under paragraph (b), clause (3), does not prevent access through <br/>
<a id="pl.237.32"></a><var>237.32</var>software applications on wireless communications devices if it is made available for <br/>
<a id="pl.237.33"></a><var>237.33</var>each operating system commonly in use.<br/>
<a id="pl.237.34"></a><var>237.34</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Data-sharing requirements.</b> (a) A rail carrier must provide all data <br/>
<a id="pl.237.35"></a><var>237.35</var>required under subdivisions 2 to 6 in its entirety, without abridgment.<br/>
<a id="pl.238.1"></a><var>238.1</var>(b) A railroad is prohibited from, as a condition of providing any data required under <br/>
<a id="pl.238.2"></a><var>238.2</var>this section, requiring an emergency manager or fire chief to enter into an agreement that <br/>
<a id="pl.238.3"></a><var>238.3</var>restricts the ability of the emergency manager or fire chief to share the data with:<br/>
<a id="pl.238.4"></a><var>238.4</var>(1) local emergency responders in the same jurisdiction; or<br/>
<a id="pl.238.5"></a><var>238.5</var>(2) other emergency managers or fire chiefs, if information sharing is for emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.238.6"></a><var>238.6</var>life-safety response planning and coordination purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.238.7"></a><var>238.7</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Transported substances community notice.</b> (a) As provided in this <br/>
<a id="pl.238.8"></a><var>238.8</var>subdivision, each rail carrier must provide a community notice concerning all oil and other <br/>
<a id="pl.238.9"></a><var>238.9</var>hazardous substance transportation within or through the state. The notice requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.238.10"></a><var>238.10</var>under this subdivision does not apply to transportation of goods that are not oil or other <br/>
<a id="pl.238.11"></a><var>238.11</var>hazardous substances. All rail carriers subject to this section must collectively maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.238.12"></a><var>238.12</var>the community notices on a public Web site.<br/>
<a id="pl.238.13"></a><var>238.13</var>(b) A notice under this subdivision must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.238.14"></a><var>238.14</var>(1) the specific routes over which the oil or other hazardous substance is transported;<br/>
<a id="pl.238.15"></a><var>238.15</var>(2) the transportation schedule, including the time, frequency, and volume of oil or <br/>
<a id="pl.238.16"></a><var>238.16</var>other hazardous substance transported on a daily or other reasonable basis as authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.238.17"></a><var>238.17</var>by the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.238.18"></a><var>238.18</var>(3) the number of tanker railcars transported;<br/>
<a id="pl.238.19"></a><var>238.19</var>(4) a description of the material transported, including, as applicable, the gravity as <br/>
<a id="pl.238.20"></a><var>238.20</var>measured by industry standards and the vapor pressure;<br/>
<a id="pl.238.21"></a><var>238.21</var>(5) all applicable emergency response information required under Code of Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.238.22"></a><var>238.22</var>Regulations, title 49, part 172, subpart G, or successor requirements; and<br/>
<a id="pl.238.23"></a><var>238.23</var>(6) contact information, including name, title, telephone number, and address, of <br/>
<a id="pl.238.24"></a><var>238.24</var>at least one qualified company employee who is responsible for serving as a point of <br/>
<a id="pl.238.25"></a><var>238.25</var>contact for discharge response.<br/>
<a id="pl.238.26"></a><var>238.26</var>(c) A railroad must provide a community notice prior to transporting oil and other <br/>
<a id="pl.238.27"></a><var>238.27</var>hazardous substances, and must provide an updated notice prior to any material change in <br/>
<a id="pl.238.28"></a><var>238.28</var>the information under paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.238.29"></a><var>238.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016, except that subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.238.30"></a><var>238.30</var>6 is effective July 1, 2017.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.25.0"></a><a id="pl.238.31"></a><var>238.31</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 222.49, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.238.32"></a><var>238.32</var><b>222.49 RAIL SERVICE IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT; APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.238.33"></a><var>238.33</var>    The rail service improvement account is created in the special revenue fund in <br/>
<a id="pl.238.34"></a><var>238.34</var>the state treasury. The commissioner shall deposit in this account all consists of funds <br/>
<a id="pl.239.1"></a><var>239.1</var>as provided by law, and any other money appropriated to or received by the department <br/>
<a id="pl.239.2"></a><var>239.2</var>for the purpose of rail service improvement donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.239.3"></a><var>239.3</var>provided to the account, excluding bond proceeds as authorized by article XI, section 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.239.4"></a><var>239.4</var>clause (i), of the Minnesota Constitution. All money so deposited is appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.239.5"></a><var>239.5</var>department for expenditure for rail service improvement in accordance with applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.239.6"></a><var>239.6</var>state and federal law. This appropriation shall not lapse but shall be available until the <br/>
<a id="pl.239.7"></a><var>239.7</var>purpose for which it was appropriated has been accomplished. No money appropriated to <br/>
<a id="pl.239.8"></a><var>239.8</var>the department for the purposes of administering the rail service improvement program <br/>
<a id="pl.239.9"></a><var>239.9</var>shall be deposited in the rail service improvement account nor shall such administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.239.10"></a><var>239.10</var>costs be paid from the account.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.26.0"></a><a id="pl.239.11"></a><var>239.11</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 222.50, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.239.12"></a><var>239.12</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Grants.</b> The commissioner may approve grants from the rail service <br/>
<a id="pl.239.13"></a><var>239.13</var>improvement account for payment of up to 50 percent of the nonfederal share of the cost <br/>
<a id="pl.239.14"></a><var>239.14</var>of any rail line project under the federal rail service continuation program freight rail <br/>
<a id="pl.239.15"></a><var>239.15</var>service improvements that support economic development.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.27.0"></a><a id="pl.239.16"></a><var>239.16</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 222.50, subdivision 7, is <br/>
<a id="pl.239.17"></a><var>239.17</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.239.18"></a><var>239.18</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Expenditures.</b> (a) The commissioner may expend money from the rail <br/>
<a id="pl.239.19"></a><var>239.19</var>service improvement account for the following purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.239.20"></a><var>239.20</var>    (1) to make transfers as provided under section 
         <statute_ref>222.57</statute_ref> or to pay interest adjustments <br/>
<a id="pl.239.21"></a><var>239.21</var>on loans guaranteed under the state rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program;<br/>
<a id="pl.239.22"></a><var>239.22</var>    (2) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to improve <br/>
<a id="pl.239.23"></a><var>239.23</var>rail service of a rail user or a rail carrier;<br/>
<a id="pl.239.24"></a><var>239.24</var>    (3) to pay a portion of the costs of rehabilitation projects designed to improve rail <br/>
<a id="pl.239.25"></a><var>239.25</var>service of a rail user or a rail carrier;<br/>
<a id="pl.239.26"></a><var>239.26</var>    (4) to acquire, maintain, manage, and dispose of railroad right-of-way pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.239.27"></a><var>239.27</var>the state rail bank program;<br/>
<a id="pl.239.28"></a><var>239.28</var>    (5) to provide for aerial photography survey of proposed and abandoned railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.239.29"></a><var>239.29</var>tracks for the purpose of recording and reestablishing by analytical triangulation the <br/>
<a id="pl.239.30"></a><var>239.30</var>existing alignment of the inplace track;<br/>
<a id="pl.239.31"></a><var>239.31</var>    (6) to pay a portion of the costs of acquiring a rail line by a regional railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.239.32"></a><var>239.32</var>authority established pursuant to chapter 398A;<br/>
<a id="pl.239.33"></a><var>239.33</var>    (7) to pay the state matching portion of federal grants for rail-highway grade <br/>
<a id="pl.239.34"></a><var>239.34</var>crossing improvement projects;<br/>
<a id="pl.240.1"></a><var>240.1</var>    (8) for expenditures made before July 1, 2017, to pay the state matching portion <br/>
<a id="pl.240.2"></a><var>240.2</var>of grants under the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery <br/>
<a id="pl.240.3"></a><var>240.3</var>(TIGER) program of the United States Department of Transportation to pay the state <br/>
<a id="pl.240.4"></a><var>240.4</var>matching portion of federal grants for freight rail projects;<br/>
<a id="pl.240.5"></a><var>240.5</var>    (9) to fund rail planning studies activities and other administrative and program <br/>
<a id="pl.240.6"></a><var>240.6</var>expenses; and<br/>
<a id="pl.240.7"></a><var>240.7</var>    (10) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to <br/>
<a id="pl.240.8"></a><var>240.8</var>improve capacity or safety at rail yards.<br/>
<a id="pl.240.9"></a><var>240.9</var>    (b) All money derived by the commissioner from the disposition of railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.240.10"></a><var>240.10</var>right-of-way or of any other property acquired pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>222.46</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>222.62</statute_ref> shall <br/>
<a id="pl.240.11"></a><var>240.11</var>be deposited in the rail service improvement account.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.28.0"></a><a id="pl.240.12"></a><var>240.12</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17, <br/>
<a id="pl.240.13"></a><var>240.13</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.240.14"></a><var>240.14</var>    Subd. 17. <b>Transportation costs.</b> (a) "Nonemergency medical transportation service" <br/>
<a id="pl.240.15"></a><var>240.15</var>means motor vehicle transportation provided by a public or private person that serves <br/>
<a id="pl.240.16"></a><var>240.16</var>Minnesota health care program beneficiaries who do not require emergency ambulance <br/>
<a id="pl.240.17"></a><var>240.17</var>service, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144E.001, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, to obtain covered medical services.<br/>
<a id="pl.240.18"></a><var>240.18</var>(b) Medical assistance covers medical transportation costs incurred solely for <br/>
<a id="pl.240.19"></a><var>240.19</var>obtaining emergency medical care or transportation costs incurred by eligible persons in <br/>
<a id="pl.240.20"></a><var>240.20</var>obtaining emergency or nonemergency medical care when paid directly to an ambulance <br/>
<a id="pl.240.21"></a><var>240.21</var>company, common carrier, or other recognized providers of transportation services. <br/>
<a id="pl.240.22"></a><var>240.22</var>Medical transportation must be provided by:<br/>
<a id="pl.240.23"></a><var>240.23</var>(1) nonemergency medical transportation providers who meet the requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.240.24"></a><var>240.24</var>of this subdivision;<br/>
<a id="pl.240.25"></a><var>240.25</var>(2) ambulances, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144E.001, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.240.26"></a><var>240.26</var>(3) taxicabs;<br/>
<a id="pl.240.27"></a><var>240.27</var>(4) public transit, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>174.22</statute_ref>, subdivision 7; or<br/>
<a id="pl.240.28"></a><var>240.28</var>(5) not-for-hire vehicles, including volunteer drivers.<br/>
<a id="pl.240.29"></a><var>240.29</var>(c) Medical assistance covers nonemergency medical transportation provided by <br/>
<a id="pl.240.30"></a><var>240.30</var>nonemergency medical transportation providers enrolled in the Minnesota health care <br/>
<a id="pl.240.31"></a><var>240.31</var>programs. All nonemergency medical transportation providers must comply with the <br/>
<a id="pl.240.32"></a><var>240.32</var>operating standards for special transportation service as defined in sections 
         <statute_ref>174.29</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.240.33"></a><var>240.33</var>174.30
         </statute_ref> and Minnesota Rules, chapter 8840, and in consultation with the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.240.34"></a><var>240.34</var>Department of Transportation. All nonemergency medical transportation providers shall <br/>
<a id="pl.240.35"></a><var>240.35</var>bill for nonemergency medical transportation services in accordance with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.241.1"></a><var>241.1</var>health care programs criteria. Publicly operated transit systems, volunteers, and <br/>
<a id="pl.241.2"></a><var>241.2</var>not-for-hire vehicles are exempt from the requirements outlined in this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.241.3"></a><var>241.3</var>(d) An organization may be terminated, denied, or suspended from enrollment if:<br/>
<a id="pl.241.4"></a><var>241.4</var>(1) the provider has not initiated background studies on the individuals specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.241.5"></a><var>241.5</var>section 174.30, subdivision 10, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3); or<br/>
<a id="pl.241.6"></a><var>241.6</var>(2) the provider has initiated background studies on the individuals specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.241.7"></a><var>241.7</var>section 174.30, subdivision 10, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), and:<br/>
<a id="pl.241.8"></a><var>241.8</var>(i) the commissioner has sent the provider a notice that the individual has been <br/>
<a id="pl.241.9"></a><var>241.9</var>disqualified under section 245C.14; and<br/>
<a id="pl.241.10"></a><var>241.10</var>(ii) the individual has not received a disqualification set-aside specific to the special <br/>
<a id="pl.241.11"></a><var>241.11</var>transportation services provider under sections 245C.22 and 245C.23.<br/>
<a id="pl.241.12"></a><var>241.12</var>(d) (e) The administrative agency of nonemergency medical transportation must:<br/>
<a id="pl.241.13"></a><var>241.13</var>(1) adhere to the policies defined by the commissioner in consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.241.14"></a><var>241.14</var>Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee;<br/>
<a id="pl.241.15"></a><var>241.15</var>(2) pay nonemergency medical transportation providers for services provided to <br/>
<a id="pl.241.16"></a><var>241.16</var>Minnesota health care programs beneficiaries to obtain covered medical services;<br/>
<a id="pl.241.17"></a><var>241.17</var>(3) provide data monthly to the commissioner on appeals, complaints, no-shows, <br/>
<a id="pl.241.18"></a><var>241.18</var>canceled trips, and number of trips by mode; and<br/>
<a id="pl.241.19"></a><var>241.19</var>(4) by July 1, 2016, in accordance with subdivision 18e, utilize a Web-based single <br/>
<a id="pl.241.20"></a><var>241.20</var>administrative structure assessment tool that meets the technical requirements established <br/>
<a id="pl.241.21"></a><var>241.21</var>by the commissioner, reconciles trip information with claims being submitted by <br/>
<a id="pl.241.22"></a><var>241.22</var>providers, and ensures prompt payment for nonemergency medical transportation services.<br/>
<a id="pl.241.23"></a><var>241.23</var>    (e) (f) Until the commissioner implements the single administrative structure and <br/>
<a id="pl.241.24"></a><var>241.24</var>delivery system under subdivision 18e, clients shall obtain their level-of-service certificate <br/>
<a id="pl.241.25"></a><var>241.25</var>from the commissioner or an entity approved by the commissioner that does not dispatch <br/>
<a id="pl.241.26"></a><var>241.26</var>rides for clients using modes of transportation under paragraph (h) (i), clauses (4), (5), <br/>
<a id="pl.241.27"></a><var>241.27</var>(6), and (7).<br/>
<a id="pl.241.28"></a><var>241.28</var>    (f) (g) The commissioner may use an order by the recipient's attending physician or <br/>
<a id="pl.241.29"></a><var>241.29</var>a medical or mental health professional to certify that the recipient requires nonemergency <br/>
<a id="pl.241.30"></a><var>241.30</var>medical transportation services. Nonemergency medical transportation providers shall <br/>
<a id="pl.241.31"></a><var>241.31</var>perform driver-assisted services for eligible individuals, when appropriate. Driver-assisted <br/>
<a id="pl.241.32"></a><var>241.32</var>service includes passenger pickup at and return to the individual's residence or place of <br/>
<a id="pl.241.33"></a><var>241.33</var>business, assistance with admittance of the individual to the medical facility, and assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.241.34"></a><var>241.34</var>in passenger securement or in securing of wheelchairs or stretchers in the vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.241.35"></a><var>241.35</var>Nonemergency medical transportation providers must take clients to the health care <br/>
<a id="pl.241.36"></a><var>241.36</var>provider using the most direct route, and must not exceed 30 miles for a trip to a primary <br/>
<a id="pl.242.1"></a><var>242.1</var>care provider or 60 miles for a trip to a specialty care provider, unless the client receives <br/>
<a id="pl.242.2"></a><var>242.2</var>authorization from the local agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.242.3"></a><var>242.3</var>Nonemergency medical transportation providers may not bill for separate base rates <br/>
<a id="pl.242.4"></a><var>242.4</var>for the continuation of a trip beyond the original destination. Nonemergency medical <br/>
<a id="pl.242.5"></a><var>242.5</var>transportation providers must maintain trip logs, which include pickup and drop-off times, <br/>
<a id="pl.242.6"></a><var>242.6</var>signed by the medical provider or client, whichever is deemed most appropriate, attesting <br/>
<a id="pl.242.7"></a><var>242.7</var>to mileage traveled to obtain covered medical services. Clients requesting client mileage <br/>
<a id="pl.242.8"></a><var>242.8</var>reimbursement must sign the trip log attesting mileage traveled to obtain covered medical <br/>
<a id="pl.242.9"></a><var>242.9</var>services.<br/>
<a id="pl.242.10"></a><var>242.10</var>(g) (h) The administrative agency shall use the level of service process established <br/>
<a id="pl.242.11"></a><var>242.11</var>by the commissioner in consultation with the Nonemergency Medical Transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.242.12"></a><var>242.12</var>Advisory Committee to determine the client's most appropriate mode of transportation. <br/>
<a id="pl.242.13"></a><var>242.13</var>If public transit or a certified transportation provider is not available to provide the <br/>
<a id="pl.242.14"></a><var>242.14</var>appropriate service mode for the client, the client may receive a onetime service upgrade.<br/>
<a id="pl.242.15"></a><var>242.15</var>(h) (i) The covered modes of transportation, which may not be implemented without <br/>
<a id="pl.242.16"></a><var>242.16</var>a new rate structure, are:<br/>
<a id="pl.242.17"></a><var>242.17</var>(1) client reimbursement, which includes client mileage reimbursement provided to <br/>
<a id="pl.242.18"></a><var>242.18</var>clients who have their own transportation, or to family or an acquaintance who provides <br/>
<a id="pl.242.19"></a><var>242.19</var>transportation to the client;<br/>
<a id="pl.242.20"></a><var>242.20</var>(2) volunteer transport, which includes transportation by volunteers using their <br/>
<a id="pl.242.21"></a><var>242.21</var>own vehicle;<br/>
<a id="pl.242.22"></a><var>242.22</var>(3) unassisted transport, which includes transportation provided to a client by a <br/>
<a id="pl.242.23"></a><var>242.23</var>taxicab or public transit. If a taxicab or public transit is not available, the client can receive <br/>
<a id="pl.242.24"></a><var>242.24</var>transportation from another nonemergency medical transportation provider;<br/>
<a id="pl.242.25"></a><var>242.25</var>(4) assisted transport, which includes transport provided to clients who require <br/>
<a id="pl.242.26"></a><var>242.26</var>assistance by a nonemergency medical transportation provider;<br/>
<a id="pl.242.27"></a><var>242.27</var>(5) lift-equipped/ramp transport, which includes transport provided to a client who <br/>
<a id="pl.242.28"></a><var>242.28</var>is dependent on a device and requires a nonemergency medical transportation provider <br/>
<a id="pl.242.29"></a><var>242.29</var>with a vehicle containing a lift or ramp;<br/>
<a id="pl.242.30"></a><var>242.30</var>(6) protected transport, which includes transport provided to a client who has <br/>
<a id="pl.242.31"></a><var>242.31</var>received a prescreening that has deemed other forms of transportation inappropriate and <br/>
<a id="pl.242.32"></a><var>242.32</var>who requires a provider: (i) with a protected vehicle that is not an ambulance or police car <br/>
<a id="pl.242.33"></a><var>242.33</var>and has safety locks, a video recorder, and a transparent thermoplastic partition between <br/>
<a id="pl.242.34"></a><var>242.34</var>the passenger and the vehicle driver; and (ii) who is certified as a protected transport <br/>
<a id="pl.242.35"></a><var>242.35</var>provider; and<br/>
<a id="pl.243.1"></a><var>243.1</var>(7) stretcher transport, which includes transport for a client in a prone or supine <br/>
<a id="pl.243.2"></a><var>243.2</var>position and requires a nonemergency medical transportation provider with a vehicle that <br/>
<a id="pl.243.3"></a><var>243.3</var>can transport a client in a prone or supine position.<br/>
<a id="pl.243.4"></a><var>243.4</var>(i) (j) The local agency shall be the single administrative agency and shall administer <br/>
<a id="pl.243.5"></a><var>243.5</var>and reimburse for modes defined in paragraph (h) (i) according to paragraphs (l) (m) and <br/>
<a id="pl.243.6"></a><var>243.6</var>(m) (n) when the commissioner has developed, made available, and funded the Web-based <br/>
<a id="pl.243.7"></a><var>243.7</var>single administrative structure, assessment tool, and level of need assessment under <br/>
<a id="pl.243.8"></a><var>243.8</var>subdivision 18e. The local agency's financial obligation is limited to funds provided by <br/>
<a id="pl.243.9"></a><var>243.9</var>the state or federal government.<br/>
<a id="pl.243.10"></a><var>243.10</var>(j) (k) The commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.243.11"></a><var>243.11</var>(1) in consultation with the Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.243.12"></a><var>243.12</var>Committee, verify that the mode and use of nonemergency medical transportation is <br/>
<a id="pl.243.13"></a><var>243.13</var>appropriate;<br/>
<a id="pl.243.14"></a><var>243.14</var>(2) verify that the client is going to an approved medical appointment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.243.15"></a><var>243.15</var>(3) investigate all complaints and appeals.<br/>
<a id="pl.243.16"></a><var>243.16</var>(k) (l) The administrative agency shall pay for the services provided in this <br/>
<a id="pl.243.17"></a><var>243.17</var>subdivision and seek reimbursement from the commissioner, if appropriate. As vendors <br/>
<a id="pl.243.18"></a><var>243.18</var>of medical care, local agencies are subject to the provisions in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.041</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.243.19"></a><var>243.19</var>sanctions and monetary recovery actions in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.064</statute_ref>, and Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.243.20"></a><var>243.20</var>parts 9505.2160 to 9505.2245.<br/>
<a id="pl.243.21"></a><var>243.21</var>(l) (m) Payments for nonemergency medical transportation must be paid based <br/>
<a id="pl.243.22"></a><var>243.22</var>on the client's assessed mode under paragraph (g) (h), not the type of vehicle used to <br/>
<a id="pl.243.23"></a><var>243.23</var>provide the service. The medical assistance reimbursement rates for nonemergency <br/>
<a id="pl.243.24"></a><var>243.24</var>medical transportation services that are payable by or on behalf of the commissioner for <br/>
<a id="pl.243.25"></a><var>243.25</var>nonemergency medical transportation services are:<br/>
<a id="pl.243.26"></a><var>243.26</var>(1) $0.22 per mile for client reimbursement;<br/>
<a id="pl.243.27"></a><var>243.27</var>(2) up to 100 percent of the Internal Revenue Service business deduction rate for <br/>
<a id="pl.243.28"></a><var>243.28</var>volunteer transport;<br/>
<a id="pl.243.29"></a><var>243.29</var>(3) equivalent to the standard fare for unassisted transport when provided by public <br/>
<a id="pl.243.30"></a><var>243.30</var>transit, and $11 for the base rate and $1.30 per mile when provided by a nonemergency <br/>
<a id="pl.243.31"></a><var>243.31</var>medical transportation provider;<br/>
<a id="pl.243.32"></a><var>243.32</var>(4) $13 for the base rate and $1.30 per mile for assisted transport;<br/>
<a id="pl.243.33"></a><var>243.33</var>(5) $18 for the base rate and $1.55 per mile for lift-equipped/ramp transport;<br/>
<a id="pl.243.34"></a><var>243.34</var>(6) $75 for the base rate and $2.40 per mile for protected transport; and<br/>
<a id="pl.243.35"></a><var>243.35</var>(7) $60 for the base rate and $2.40 per mile for stretcher transport, and $9 per trip <br/>
<a id="pl.243.36"></a><var>243.36</var>for an additional attendant if deemed medically necessary.<br/>
<a id="pl.244.1"></a><var>244.1</var>(m) (n) The base rate for nonemergency medical transportation services in areas <br/>
<a id="pl.244.2"></a><var>244.2</var>defined under RUCA to be super rural is equal to 111.3 percent of the respective base rate <br/>
<a id="pl.244.3"></a><var>244.3</var>in paragraph (l) (m), clauses (1) to (7). The mileage rate for nonemergency medical <br/>
<a id="pl.244.4"></a><var>244.4</var>transportation services in areas defined under RUCA to be rural or super rural areas is:<br/>
<a id="pl.244.5"></a><var>244.5</var>(1) for a trip equal to 17 miles or less, equal to 125 percent of the respective mileage <br/>
<a id="pl.244.6"></a><var>244.6</var>rate in paragraph (l) (m), clauses (1) to (7); and<br/>
<a id="pl.244.7"></a><var>244.7</var>(2) for a trip between 18 and 50 miles, equal to 112.5 percent of the respective <br/>
<a id="pl.244.8"></a><var>244.8</var>mileage rate in paragraph (l) (m), clauses (1) to (7).<br/>
<a id="pl.244.9"></a><var>244.9</var>(n) (o) For purposes of reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical <br/>
<a id="pl.244.10"></a><var>244.10</var>transportation services under paragraphs (l) (m) and (m) (n), the zip code of the recipient's <br/>
<a id="pl.244.11"></a><var>244.11</var>place of residence shall determine whether the urban, rural, or super rural reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.244.12"></a><var>244.12</var>rate applies.<br/>
<a id="pl.244.13"></a><var>244.13</var>(o) (p) For purposes of this subdivision, "rural urban commuting area" or "RUCA" <br/>
<a id="pl.244.14"></a><var>244.14</var>means a census-tract based classification system under which a geographical area is <br/>
<a id="pl.244.15"></a><var>244.15</var>determined to be urban, rural, or super rural.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.29.0"></a><a id="pl.244.16"></a><var>244.16</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.15, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.244.17"></a><var>244.17</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Estates subject to claims.</b> (a) If a person receives any medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.244.18"></a><var>244.18</var>hereunder, on the person's death, if single, or on the death of the survivor of a married <br/>
<a id="pl.244.19"></a><var>244.19</var>couple, either or both of whom received medical assistance, or as otherwise provided <br/>
<a id="pl.244.20"></a><var>244.20</var>for in this section, the total amount paid for medical assistance rendered for the person <br/>
<a id="pl.244.21"></a><var>244.21</var>and spouse shall be filed as a claim against the estate of the person or the estate of the <br/>
<a id="pl.244.22"></a><var>244.22</var>surviving spouse in the court having jurisdiction to probate the estate or to issue a decree <br/>
<a id="pl.244.23"></a><var>244.23</var>of descent according to sections 
         <statute_ref>525.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>525.313</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.244.24"></a><var>244.24</var>(b) For the purposes of this section, the person's estate must consist of:<br/>
<a id="pl.244.25"></a><var>244.25</var>(1) the person's probate estate;<br/>
<a id="pl.244.26"></a><var>244.26</var>(2) all of the person's interests or proceeds of those interests in real property the <br/>
<a id="pl.244.27"></a><var>244.27</var>person owned as a life tenant or as a joint tenant with a right of survivorship at the time of <br/>
<a id="pl.244.28"></a><var>244.28</var>the person's death;<br/>
<a id="pl.244.29"></a><var>244.29</var>(3) all of the person's interests or proceeds of those interests in securities the person <br/>
<a id="pl.244.30"></a><var>244.30</var>owned in beneficiary form as provided under sections 
         <statute_ref>524.6-301</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>524.6-311</statute_ref> at the time <br/>
<a id="pl.244.31"></a><var>244.31</var>of the person's death, to the extent the interests or proceeds of those interests become part <br/>
<a id="pl.244.32"></a><var>244.32</var>of the probate estate under section 
         <statute_ref>524.6-307</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.244.33"></a><var>244.33</var>(4) all of the person's interests in joint accounts, multiple-party accounts, and <br/>
<a id="pl.244.34"></a><var>244.34</var>pay-on-death accounts, brokerage accounts, investment accounts, or the proceeds of <br/>
<a id="pl.244.35"></a><var>244.35</var>those accounts, as provided under sections 
         <statute_ref>524.6-201</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>524.6-214</statute_ref> at the time of the <br/>
<a id="pl.245.1"></a><var>245.1</var>person's death to the extent the interests become part of the probate estate under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.245.2"></a><var>245.2</var>524.6-207
         </statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.245.3"></a><var>245.3</var>(5) assets conveyed to a survivor, heir, or assign of the person through survivorship, <br/>
<a id="pl.245.4"></a><var>245.4</var>living trust, transfer-on-death of title or deed, or other arrangements.<br/>
<a id="pl.245.5"></a><var>245.5</var>(c) For the purpose of this section and recovery in a surviving spouse's estate for <br/>
<a id="pl.245.6"></a><var>245.6</var>medical assistance paid for a predeceased spouse, the estate must consist of all of the legal <br/>
<a id="pl.245.7"></a><var>245.7</var>title and interests the deceased individual's predeceased spouse had in jointly owned or <br/>
<a id="pl.245.8"></a><var>245.8</var>marital property at the time of the spouse's death, as defined in subdivision 2b, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.245.9"></a><var>245.9</var>proceeds of those interests, that passed to the deceased individual or another individual, a <br/>
<a id="pl.245.10"></a><var>245.10</var>survivor, an heir, or an assign of the predeceased spouse through a joint tenancy, tenancy <br/>
<a id="pl.245.11"></a><var>245.11</var>in common, survivorship, life estate, living trust, or other arrangement. A deceased <br/>
<a id="pl.245.12"></a><var>245.12</var>recipient who, at death, owned the property jointly with the surviving spouse shall have <br/>
<a id="pl.245.13"></a><var>245.13</var>an interest in the entire property.<br/>
<a id="pl.245.14"></a><var>245.14</var>(d) For the purpose of recovery in a single person's estate or the estate of a survivor <br/>
<a id="pl.245.15"></a><var>245.15</var>of a married couple, "other arrangement" includes any other means by which title to all or <br/>
<a id="pl.245.16"></a><var>245.16</var>any part of the jointly owned or marital property or interest passed from the predeceased <br/>
<a id="pl.245.17"></a><var>245.17</var>spouse to another including, but not limited to, transfers between spouses which are <br/>
<a id="pl.245.18"></a><var>245.18</var>permitted, prohibited, or penalized for purposes of medical assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.245.19"></a><var>245.19</var>(e) A claim shall be filed if medical assistance was rendered for either or both <br/>
<a id="pl.245.20"></a><var>245.20</var>persons under one of the following circumstances:<br/>
<a id="pl.245.21"></a><var>245.21</var>(1) the person was over 55 years of age, and received services under this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.245.22"></a><var>245.22</var>(2) the person resided in a medical institution for six months or longer, received <br/>
<a id="pl.245.23"></a><var>245.23</var>services under this chapter, and, at the time of institutionalization or application for <br/>
<a id="pl.245.24"></a><var>245.24</var>medical assistance, whichever is later, the person could not have reasonably been expected <br/>
<a id="pl.245.25"></a><var>245.25</var>to be discharged and returned home, as certified in writing by the person's treating <br/>
<a id="pl.245.26"></a><var>245.26</var>physician. For purposes of this section only, a "medical institution" means a skilled <br/>
<a id="pl.245.27"></a><var>245.27</var>nursing facility, intermediate care facility, intermediate care facility for persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.245.28"></a><var>245.28</var>developmental disabilities, nursing facility, or inpatient hospital; or<br/>
<a id="pl.245.29"></a><var>245.29</var>(3) the person received general assistance medical care services under chapter 256D.<br/>
<a id="pl.245.30"></a><var>245.30</var>(f) The claim shall be considered an expense of the last illness of the decedent for <br/>
<a id="pl.245.31"></a><var>245.31</var>the purpose of section 
         <statute_ref>524.3-805</statute_ref>. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a <br/>
<a id="pl.245.32"></a><var>245.32</var>state or county agency with a claim under this section must be a creditor under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.245.33"></a><var>245.33</var>524.6-307
         </statute_ref>. Any statute of limitations that purports to limit any county agency or the state <br/>
<a id="pl.245.34"></a><var>245.34</var>agency, or both, to recover for medical assistance granted hereunder shall not apply to any <br/>
<a id="pl.245.35"></a><var>245.35</var>claim made hereunder for reimbursement for any medical assistance granted hereunder. <br/>
<a id="pl.245.36"></a><var>245.36</var>Notice of the claim shall be given to all heirs and devisees of the decedent, and to other <br/>
<a id="pl.246.1"></a><var>246.1</var>persons with an ownership interest in the real property owned by the decedent at the time <br/>
<a id="pl.246.2"></a><var>246.2</var>of the decedent's death, whose identity can be ascertained with reasonable diligence. The <br/>
<a id="pl.246.3"></a><var>246.3</var>notice must include procedures and instructions for making an application for a hardship <br/>
<a id="pl.246.4"></a><var>246.4</var>waiver under subdivision 5; time frames for submitting an application and determination; <br/>
<a id="pl.246.5"></a><var>246.5</var>and information regarding appeal rights and procedures. Counties are entitled to one-half <br/>
<a id="pl.246.6"></a><var>246.6</var>of the nonfederal share of medical assistance collections from estates that are directly <br/>
<a id="pl.246.7"></a><var>246.7</var>attributable to county effort. Counties are entitled to ten percent of the collections for <br/>
<a id="pl.246.8"></a><var>246.8</var>alternative care directly attributable to county effort.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.11.30.0"></a><a id="pl.246.9"></a><var>246.9</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297B.01, subdivision 16, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.246.10"></a><var>246.10</var>    Subd. 16. <b>Sale, sells, selling, purchase, purchased, or acquired.</b> (a) "Sale," <br/>
<a id="pl.246.11"></a><var>246.11</var>"sells," "selling," "purchase," "purchased," or "acquired" means any transfer of title of any <br/>
<a id="pl.246.12"></a><var>246.12</var>motor vehicle, whether absolutely or conditionally, for a consideration in money or by <br/>
<a id="pl.246.13"></a><var>246.13</var>exchange or barter for any purpose other than resale in the regular course of business.<br/>
<a id="pl.246.14"></a><var>246.14</var>    (b) Any motor vehicle utilized by the owner only by leasing such vehicle to others <br/>
<a id="pl.246.15"></a><var>246.15</var>or by holding it in an effort to so lease it, and which is put to no other use by the owner <br/>
<a id="pl.246.16"></a><var>246.16</var>other than resale after such lease or effort to lease, shall be considered property purchased <br/>
<a id="pl.246.17"></a><var>246.17</var>for resale.<br/>
<a id="pl.246.18"></a><var>246.18</var>    (c) The terms also shall include any transfer of title or ownership of a motor vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.246.19"></a><var>246.19</var>by other means, for or without consideration, except that these terms shall not include:<br/>
<a id="pl.246.20"></a><var>246.20</var>    (1) the acquisition of a motor vehicle by inheritance from or by bequest of, or <br/>
<a id="pl.246.21"></a><var>246.21</var>transfer-on-death of title by, a decedent who owned it;<br/>
<a id="pl.246.22"></a><var>246.22</var>    (2) the transfer of a motor vehicle which was previously licensed in the names of <br/>
<a id="pl.246.23"></a><var>246.23</var>two or more joint tenants and subsequently transferred without monetary consideration to <br/>
<a id="pl.246.24"></a><var>246.24</var>one or more of the joint tenants;<br/>
<a id="pl.246.25"></a><var>246.25</var>    (3) the transfer of a motor vehicle by way of gift from a limited used vehicle dealer <br/>
<a id="pl.246.26"></a><var>246.26</var>licensed under section 
         <statute_ref>168.27, subdivision 4a</statute_ref>, to an individual, when the transfer is with <br/>
<a id="pl.246.27"></a><var>246.27</var>no monetary or other consideration or expectation of consideration and the parties to the <br/>
<a id="pl.246.28"></a><var>246.28</var>transfer submit an affidavit to that effect at the time the title transfer is recorded;<br/>
<a id="pl.246.29"></a><var>246.29</var>    (4) the transfer of a motor vehicle by gift between:<br/>
<a id="pl.246.30"></a><var>246.30</var>(i) spouses;<br/>
<a id="pl.246.31"></a><var>246.31</var>(ii) parents and a child; or<br/>
<a id="pl.246.32"></a><var>246.32</var>(iii) grandparents and a grandchild;<br/>
<a id="pl.246.33"></a><var>246.33</var>(5) the voluntary or involuntary transfer of a motor vehicle between a husband and <br/>
<a id="pl.246.34"></a><var>246.34</var>wife in a divorce proceeding; or<br/>
<a id="pl.247.1"></a><var>247.1</var>    (6) the transfer of a motor vehicle by way of a gift to an organization that is exempt <br/>
<a id="pl.247.2"></a><var>247.2</var>from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code when <br/>
<a id="pl.247.3"></a><var>247.3</var>the motor vehicle will be used exclusively for religious, charitable, or educational purposes.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.31.0"></a><a id="pl.247.4"></a><var>247.4</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299A.41, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.247.5"></a><var>247.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Killed in the line of duty.</b> "Killed in the line of duty" does not include <br/>
<a id="pl.247.6"></a><var>247.6</var>deaths from natural causes, except as provided in this subdivision. In the case of a peace <br/>
<a id="pl.247.7"></a><var>247.7</var>public safety officer, "killed in the line of duty" includes the death of an a public safety <br/>
<a id="pl.247.8"></a><var>247.8</var>officer caused by accidental means while the peace public safety officer is acting in the <br/>
<a id="pl.247.9"></a><var>247.9</var>course and scope of duties as a peace public safety officer. Killed in the line of duty also <br/>
<a id="pl.247.10"></a><var>247.10</var>means if a public safety officer dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack, <br/>
<a id="pl.247.11"></a><var>247.11</var>stroke, or vascular rupture, that officer shall be presumed to have died as the direct and <br/>
<a id="pl.247.12"></a><var>247.12</var>proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty if:<br/>
<a id="pl.247.13"></a><var>247.13</var>(1) that officer, while on duty:<br/>
<a id="pl.247.14"></a><var>247.14</var>(i) engaged in a situation, and that engagement involved nonroutine stressful or <br/>
<a id="pl.247.15"></a><var>247.15</var>strenuous physical law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response, <br/>
<a id="pl.247.16"></a><var>247.16</var>emergency medical services, prison security, disaster relief, or other emergency response <br/>
<a id="pl.247.17"></a><var>247.17</var>activity; or<br/>
<a id="pl.247.18"></a><var>247.18</var>(ii) participated in a training exercise, and that participation involved nonroutine <br/>
<a id="pl.247.19"></a><var>247.19</var>stressful or strenuous physical activity;<br/>
<a id="pl.247.20"></a><var>247.20</var>(2) that officer died as a result of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture suffered:<br/>
<a id="pl.247.21"></a><var>247.21</var>(i) while engaging or participating under clause (1);<br/>
<a id="pl.247.22"></a><var>247.22</var>(ii) while still on duty after engaging or participating under clause (1); or <br/>
<a id="pl.247.23"></a><var>247.23</var>(iii) not later than 24 hours after engaging or participating under clause (1); and <br/>
<a id="pl.247.24"></a><var>247.24</var>(3) the presumption is not overcome by competent medical evidence to the contrary.<br/>
<a id="pl.247.25"></a><var>247.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.32.0"></a><a id="pl.247.26"></a><var>247.26</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299A.41, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.247.27"></a><var>247.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Public safety officer.</b> "Public safety officer" includes:<br/>
<a id="pl.247.28"></a><var>247.28</var>(1) a peace officer defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.84, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c) or (d);<br/>
<a id="pl.247.29"></a><var>247.29</var>(2) a correction officer employed at a correctional facility and charged with <br/>
<a id="pl.247.30"></a><var>247.30</var>maintaining the safety, security, discipline, and custody of inmates at the facility;<br/>
<a id="pl.247.31"></a><var>247.31</var>(3) an individual employed on a full-time basis by the state or by a fire department of <br/>
<a id="pl.247.32"></a><var>247.32</var>a governmental subdivision of the state, who is engaged in any of the following duties:<br/>
<a id="pl.247.33"></a><var>247.33</var>(i) firefighting;<br/>
<a id="pl.247.34"></a><var>247.34</var>(ii) emergency motor vehicle operation;<br/>
<a id="pl.248.1"></a><var>248.1</var>(iii) investigation into the cause and origin of fires;<br/>
<a id="pl.248.2"></a><var>248.2</var>(iv) the provision of emergency medical services; or<br/>
<a id="pl.248.3"></a><var>248.3</var>(v) hazardous material responder;<br/>
<a id="pl.248.4"></a><var>248.4</var>(4) a legally enrolled member of a volunteer fire department or member of an <br/>
<a id="pl.248.5"></a><var>248.5</var>independent nonprofit firefighting corporation who is engaged in the hazards of firefighting;<br/>
<a id="pl.248.6"></a><var>248.6</var>(5) a good samaritan while complying with the request or direction of a public <br/>
<a id="pl.248.7"></a><var>248.7</var>safety officer to assist the officer;<br/>
<a id="pl.248.8"></a><var>248.8</var>(6) a reserve police officer or a reserve deputy sheriff while acting under the <br/>
<a id="pl.248.9"></a><var>248.9</var>supervision and authority of a political subdivision;<br/>
<a id="pl.248.10"></a><var>248.10</var>(7) a driver or attendant with a licensed basic or advanced life-support transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.248.11"></a><var>248.11</var>service who is engaged in providing emergency care;<br/>
<a id="pl.248.12"></a><var>248.12</var>(8) a first responder who is certified by the emergency medical services regulatory <br/>
<a id="pl.248.13"></a><var>248.13</var>board to perform basic emergency skills before the arrival of a licensed ambulance service <br/>
<a id="pl.248.14"></a><var>248.14</var>and who is a member of an organized service recognized by a local political subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.248.15"></a><var>248.15</var>to respond to medical emergencies to provide initial medical care before the arrival of <br/>
<a id="pl.248.16"></a><var>248.16</var>an ambulance; and<br/>
<a id="pl.248.17"></a><var>248.17</var>(9) a person, other than a state trooper, employed by the commissioner of public <br/>
<a id="pl.248.18"></a><var>248.18</var>safety and assigned to the State Patrol, whose primary employment duty is either Capitol <br/>
<a id="pl.248.19"></a><var>248.19</var>security or the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle laws and regulations.<br/>
<a id="pl.248.20"></a><var>248.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.33.0"></a><a id="pl.248.21"></a><var>248.21</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299A.55, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.248.22"></a><var>248.22</var><b>299A.55 RAILROAD AND PIPELINE </b><b>SAFETY</b><b> INCIDENT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.248.23"></a><var>248.23</var><b>PREPAREDNESS</b><b>; OIL AND OTHER HAZARDOUS </b><b>MATERIALS</b><b> SUBSTANCES</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.248.24"></a><var>248.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.248.25"></a><var>248.25</var>have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.248.26"></a><var>248.26</var>(b) "Applicable rail carrier" means a railroad company that is subject to an <br/>
<a id="pl.248.27"></a><var>248.27</var>assessment under section 
         <statute_ref>219.015, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.248.28"></a><var>248.28</var>(c) "Hazardous substance" has the meaning given in section 
<statute_ref>115B.02, subdivision 8</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.248.29"></a><var>248.29</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 171.8.<br/>
<a id="pl.248.30"></a><var>248.30</var>(d) "Oil" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>115E.01, subdivision 8</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.248.31"></a><var>248.31</var>(e) "Pipeline company" means any individual, partnership, association, or public <br/>
<a id="pl.248.32"></a><var>248.32</var>or private corporation who owns and operates pipeline facilities and is required to show <br/>
<a id="pl.248.33"></a><var>248.33</var>specific preparedness under section 
         <statute_ref>115E.03, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.249.1"></a><var>249.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Railroad and pipeline </b><b>safety</b><b> incident</b><b> account.</b> (a) A railroad and <br/>
<a id="pl.249.2"></a><var>249.2</var>pipeline safety incident account is created in the special revenue fund. The account <br/>
<a id="pl.249.3"></a><var>249.3</var>consists of funds collected under subdivision 4 and funds donated, allotted, transferred, or <br/>
<a id="pl.249.4"></a><var>249.4</var>otherwise provided to the account.<br/>
<a id="pl.249.5"></a><var>249.5</var>    (b) $104,000 is annually  $345,000 in fiscal year 2017, and $250,000 annually <br/>
<a id="pl.249.6"></a><var>249.6</var>beginning in fiscal year 2018 are appropriated from the railroad and pipeline safety <br/>
<a id="pl.249.7"></a><var>249.7</var>incident account to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.249.8"></a><var>249.8</var>protection activities related to railroad discharge preparedness under chapter 115E.<br/>
<a id="pl.249.9"></a><var>249.9</var>(c) Following the appropriation in paragraph (b), the remaining money in the <br/>
<a id="pl.249.10"></a><var>249.10</var>account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.249.11"></a><var>249.11</var>specified in subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.249.12"></a><var>249.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Allocation of funds.</b> (a) Subject to funding appropriated for this <br/>
<a id="pl.249.13"></a><var>249.13</var>subdivision, the commissioner shall provide funds for training and response preparedness <br/>
<a id="pl.249.14"></a><var>249.14</var>related to (1) derailments, discharge incidents, or spills involving trains carrying oil or <br/>
<a id="pl.249.15"></a><var>249.15</var>other hazardous substances, and (2) pipeline discharge incidents or spills involving oil <br/>
<a id="pl.249.16"></a><var>249.16</var>or other hazardous substances.<br/>
<a id="pl.249.17"></a><var>249.17</var>(b) The commissioner shall allocate available funds as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.249.18"></a><var>249.18</var>(1) $100,000 annually for emergency response teams; and<br/>
<a id="pl.249.19"></a><var>249.19</var>(2) the remaining amount to the Board of Firefighter Training and Education under <br/>
<a id="pl.249.20"></a><var>249.20</var>section 
         <statute_ref>299N.02</statute_ref> and the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.<br/>
<a id="pl.249.21"></a><var>249.21</var>(c) Prior to making allocations under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall consult <br/>
<a id="pl.249.22"></a><var>249.22</var>with the Fire Service Advisory Committee under section 
         <statute_ref>299F.012, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.249.23"></a><var>249.23</var>(d) The commissioner and the entities identified in paragraph (b), clause (2), shall <br/>
<a id="pl.249.24"></a><var>249.24</var>prioritize uses of funds based on:<br/>
<a id="pl.249.25"></a><var>249.25</var>(1) firefighter training needs;<br/>
<a id="pl.249.26"></a><var>249.26</var>(2) community risk from discharge incidents or spills;<br/>
<a id="pl.249.27"></a><var>249.27</var>(3) geographic balance; and<br/>
<a id="pl.249.28"></a><var>249.28</var>(4) risks to the general public; and<br/>
<a id="pl.249.29"></a><var>249.29</var>(5) recommendations of the Fire Service Advisory Committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.249.30"></a><var>249.30</var>(e) The following are permissible uses of funds provided under this subdivision:<br/>
<a id="pl.249.31"></a><var>249.31</var>(1) training costs, which may include, but are not limited to, training curriculum, <br/>
<a id="pl.249.32"></a><var>249.32</var>trainers, trainee overtime salary, other personnel overtime salary, and tuition;<br/>
<a id="pl.249.33"></a><var>249.33</var>(2) costs of gear and equipment related to hazardous materials readiness, response, <br/>
<a id="pl.249.34"></a><var>249.34</var>and management, which may include, but are not limited to, original purchase, <br/>
<a id="pl.249.35"></a><var>249.35</var>maintenance, and replacement;<br/>
<a id="pl.249.36"></a><var>249.36</var>(3) supplies related to the uses under clauses (1) and (2); and<br/>
<a id="pl.250.1"></a><var>250.1</var>(4) emergency preparedness planning and coordination.;<br/>
<a id="pl.250.2"></a><var>250.2</var>(5) life-safety emergency response exercises, including coordinated or comprehensive <br/>
<a id="pl.250.3"></a><var>250.3</var>exercises in conjunction with the requirements under section 115E.042, subdivision 5; and<br/>
<a id="pl.250.4"></a><var>250.4</var>(6) public education and outreach, including but not limited to: (i) informing and <br/>
<a id="pl.250.5"></a><var>250.5</var>engaging the public regarding hazards of derailments and discharge incidents; (ii) assisting <br/>
<a id="pl.250.6"></a><var>250.6</var>in development of evacuation readiness; (iii) undertaking public information campaigns; <br/>
<a id="pl.250.7"></a><var>250.7</var>and (iv) providing accurate information to the media on likelihood and consequences of <br/>
<a id="pl.250.8"></a><var>250.8</var>derailments and discharge incidents.<br/>
<a id="pl.250.9"></a><var>250.9</var>(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), clause (2), from funds in the railroad and pipeline <br/>
<a id="pl.250.10"></a><var>250.10</var>safety incident account provided for the purposes under this subdivision, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.250.11"></a><var>250.11</var>may retain a balance in the account for budgeting in subsequent fiscal years.<br/>
<a id="pl.250.12"></a><var>250.12</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Assessments.</b> (a) The commissioner of public safety shall annually assess <br/>
<a id="pl.250.13"></a><var>250.13</var>$2,500,000 to railroad and pipeline companies based on the formula specified in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.250.14"></a><var>250.14</var>(b). The commissioner shall deposit funds collected under this subdivision in the railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.250.15"></a><var>250.15</var>and pipeline safety incident account under subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.250.16"></a><var>250.16</var>(b) The assessment for each railroad is 50 percent of the total annual assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.250.17"></a><var>250.17</var>amount, divided in equal proportion between applicable rail carriers based on route miles <br/>
<a id="pl.250.18"></a><var>250.18</var>operated in Minnesota. The assessment for each pipeline company is 50 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.250.19"></a><var>250.19</var>total annual assessment amount, divided in equal proportion between companies based <br/>
<a id="pl.250.20"></a><var>250.20</var>on the yearly aggregate gallons of oil and hazardous substance transported by pipeline <br/>
<a id="pl.250.21"></a><var>250.21</var>in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.250.22"></a><var>250.22</var>(c) The assessments under this subdivision expire July 1, 2017.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.34.0"></a><a id="pl.250.23"></a><var>250.23</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299D.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.250.24"></a><var>250.24</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Traffic fines and forfeited bail money.</b> (a) All fines and forfeited bail <br/>
<a id="pl.250.25"></a><var>250.25</var>money collected from persons apprehended or arrested by officers of the State Patrol <br/>
<a id="pl.250.26"></a><var>250.26</var>shall be transmitted by the person or officer collecting the fines, forfeited bail money, <br/>
<a id="pl.250.27"></a><var>250.27</var>or installments thereof, on or before the tenth day after the last day of the month in <br/>
<a id="pl.250.28"></a><var>250.28</var>which these moneys were collected, to the commissioner of management and budget. <br/>
<a id="pl.250.29"></a><var>250.29</var>Except where a different disposition is required in this subdivision or section 
         <statute_ref>387.213</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<a id="pl.250.30"></a><var>250.30</var>otherwise provided by law, three-eighths of these receipts must be deposited in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.250.31"></a><var>250.31</var>treasury and credited to the state general fund. The other five-eighths of these receipts <br/>
<a id="pl.250.32"></a><var>250.32</var>must be deposited in the state treasury and credited as follows: (1) the first $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.250.33"></a><var>250.33</var>$2,500,000 in each fiscal year must be credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety <br/>
<a id="pl.250.34"></a><var>250.34</var>account in the special revenue fund, and (2) remaining receipts must be credited to the state <br/>
<a id="pl.250.35"></a><var>250.35</var>trunk highway fund. If, however, the violation occurs within a municipality and the city <br/>
<a id="pl.251.1"></a><var>251.1</var>attorney prosecutes the offense, and a plea of not guilty is entered, one-third of the receipts <br/>
<a id="pl.251.2"></a><var>251.2</var>shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state general fund, one-third of <br/>
<a id="pl.251.3"></a><var>251.3</var>the receipts shall be paid to the municipality prosecuting the offense, and one-third shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.251.4"></a><var>251.4</var>deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety account <br/>
<a id="pl.251.5"></a><var>251.5</var>or the state trunk highway fund as provided in this paragraph. When section 
         <statute_ref>387.213</statute_ref> also <br/>
<a id="pl.251.6"></a><var>251.6</var>is applicable to the fine, section 
         <statute_ref>387.213</statute_ref> shall be applied before this paragraph is applied. <br/>
<a id="pl.251.7"></a><var>251.7</var>All costs of participation in a nationwide police communication system chargeable to the <br/>
<a id="pl.251.8"></a><var>251.8</var>state of Minnesota shall be paid from appropriations for that purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.251.9"></a><var>251.9</var>(b) All fines and forfeited bail money from violations of statutes governing the <br/>
<a id="pl.251.10"></a><var>251.10</var>maximum weight of motor vehicles, collected from persons apprehended or arrested by <br/>
<a id="pl.251.11"></a><var>251.11</var>employees of the state of Minnesota, by means of stationary or portable scales operated <br/>
<a id="pl.251.12"></a><var>251.12</var>by these employees, shall be transmitted by the person or officer collecting the fines or <br/>
<a id="pl.251.13"></a><var>251.13</var>forfeited bail money, on or before the tenth day after the last day of the month in which the <br/>
<a id="pl.251.14"></a><var>251.14</var>collections were made, to the commissioner of management and budget. Five-eighths of <br/>
<a id="pl.251.15"></a><var>251.15</var>these receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state highway <br/>
<a id="pl.251.16"></a><var>251.16</var>user tax distribution fund. Three-eighths of these receipts shall be deposited in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.251.17"></a><var>251.17</var>treasury and credited to the state general fund.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.35.0"></a><a id="pl.251.18"></a><var>251.18</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 353.01, subdivision 43, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.251.19"></a><var>251.19</var>    Subd. 43. <b>Line of duty death.</b> "Line of duty death" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.251.20"></a><var>251.20</var>    (1) a death that occurs while performing or as a direct result of performing normal or <br/>
<a id="pl.251.21"></a><var>251.21</var>less frequent duties which are specific to protecting the property and personal safety of <br/>
<a id="pl.251.22"></a><var>251.22</var>others and that present inherent dangers that are specific to the positions covered by the <br/>
<a id="pl.251.23"></a><var>251.23</var>public employees police and fire plan.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.251.24"></a><var>251.24</var>    (2) a death determined by the commissioner of public safety that meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.251.25"></a><var>251.25</var>requirements of sections 299A.41 to 299A.46.<br/>
<a id="pl.251.26"></a><var>251.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.36.0"></a><a id="pl.251.27"></a><var>251.27</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 360.013, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.251.28"></a><var>251.28</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.251.29"></a><var>251.29</var>    Subd. 47a. <b>Drones.</b> "Drone" means a powered aircraft that is operated without the <br/>
<a id="pl.251.30"></a><var>251.30</var>possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.<br/>
<a id="pl.251.31"></a><var>251.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.37.0"></a><a id="pl.251.32"></a><var>251.32</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 360.075, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.252.1"></a><var>252.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Misdemeanor.</b> Every person who:<br/>
<a id="pl.252.2"></a><var>252.2</var>(1) operates an aircraft either on or over land or water in this state without the <br/>
<a id="pl.252.3"></a><var>252.3</var>consent of the owner of such aircraft;<br/>
<a id="pl.252.4"></a><var>252.4</var>(2) operates aircraft while in the possession of any federal license, certificate, or <br/>
<a id="pl.252.5"></a><var>252.5</var>permit or any certificate of registration issued by the Transportation department of this <br/>
<a id="pl.252.6"></a><var>252.6</var>state, or displays, or causes or permits to be displayed, such federal license, certificate, <br/>
<a id="pl.252.7"></a><var>252.7</var>or permit or such state certificate of registration, knowing either to have been canceled, <br/>
<a id="pl.252.8"></a><var>252.8</var>revoked, suspended, or altered;<br/>
<a id="pl.252.9"></a><var>252.9</var>(3) lends to, or knowingly permits the use of by, one not entitled thereto of any <br/>
<a id="pl.252.10"></a><var>252.10</var>federal airman's or aircraft license, certificate, or permit, or any state airman's or aircraft <br/>
<a id="pl.252.11"></a><var>252.11</var>certificate of registration issued to that person;<br/>
<a id="pl.252.12"></a><var>252.12</var>(4) displays or represents as the person's own any federal airman's or aircraft license, <br/>
<a id="pl.252.13"></a><var>252.13</var>certificate, or permit or any state airman's or aircraft certificate of registration not issued <br/>
<a id="pl.252.14"></a><var>252.14</var>to that person;<br/>
<a id="pl.252.15"></a><var>252.15</var>(5) tampers with, climbs upon or into, makes use of, or navigates any aircraft without <br/>
<a id="pl.252.16"></a><var>252.16</var>the knowledge or consent of the owner or person having control thereof, whether while the <br/>
<a id="pl.252.17"></a><var>252.17</var>same is in motion or at rest, or hurls stones or any other missiles at aircraft, or the occupants <br/>
<a id="pl.252.18"></a><var>252.18</var>thereof, or otherwise damages or interferes with the same, or places upon any portion of any <br/>
<a id="pl.252.19"></a><var>252.19</var>airport any object, obstruction, or other device tending to injure aircraft or parts thereof;<br/>
<a id="pl.252.20"></a><var>252.20</var>(6) uses a false or fictitious name, gives a false or fictitious address, knowingly <br/>
<a id="pl.252.21"></a><var>252.21</var>makes any false statement or report, or knowingly conceals a material fact, or otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.252.22"></a><var>252.22</var>commits a fraud in any application or form required under the provisions of sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.252.23"></a><var>252.23</var>360.011
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>360.076</statute_ref>, or by any rules or orders of the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.252.24"></a><var>252.24</var>(7) operates any aircraft in such a manner so  as to indicate either a  reckless willful or <br/>
<a id="pl.252.25"></a><var>252.25</var>a wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property;<br/>
<a id="pl.252.26"></a><var>252.26</var>(8) carries on or over land or water in this state in an aircraft other than a public <br/>
<a id="pl.252.27"></a><var>252.27</var>aircraft any explosive substance except as permitted by the Federal Explosives Act, being <br/>
<a id="pl.252.28"></a><var>252.28</var>the Act of October 6, 1917, as amended by Public Law 775, 77th Congress, approved <br/>
<a id="pl.252.29"></a><var>252.29</var>November 24, 1942 United States Code, title 18, chapter 40; Code of Federal Regulations, <br/>
<a id="pl.252.30"></a><var>252.30</var>title 27, part 555; and successor laws and regulations;<br/>
<a id="pl.252.31"></a><var>252.31</var>(9) discharges a gun, pistol, or other weapon in or from any aircraft in this state <br/>
<a id="pl.252.32"></a><var>252.32</var>except as the hunting of certain wild animals from aircraft may be permitted by other laws <br/>
<a id="pl.252.33"></a><var>252.33</var>of this state, or unless the person is the pilot or officer in command of the aircraft or a <br/>
<a id="pl.252.34"></a><var>252.34</var>peace officer or a member of the military or naval forces of the United States, engaged in <br/>
<a id="pl.252.35"></a><var>252.35</var>the performance of duty;<br/>
<a id="pl.253.1"></a><var>253.1</var>(10) carries in any aircraft, other than a public aircraft, any shotgun, rifle, pistol, or <br/>
<a id="pl.253.2"></a><var>253.2</var>small arms ammunition except in the manner in which such articles may be lawfully carried <br/>
<a id="pl.253.3"></a><var>253.3</var>in motor vehicles in this state, or is a person excepted from the provisions of clause (9);<br/>
<a id="pl.253.4"></a><var>253.4</var>(11) engages in acrobatic or stunt flying without being equipped with a parachute <br/>
<a id="pl.253.5"></a><var>253.5</var>and without providing any other occupants of the aircraft with parachutes and requiring <br/>
<a id="pl.253.6"></a><var>253.6</var>that they be worn;<br/>
<a id="pl.253.7"></a><var>253.7</var>(12) while in flying over a thickly inhabited area or over a public gathering in this <br/>
<a id="pl.253.8"></a><var>253.8</var>state, engages in trick or acrobatic flying or in any acrobatic feat;<br/>
<a id="pl.253.9"></a><var>253.9</var>(13) except while in landing or taking off, flies at such low levels as to endanger <br/>
<a id="pl.253.10"></a><var>253.10</var>persons on the surface beneath, or engages in advertising through the playing of music <br/>
<a id="pl.253.11"></a><var>253.11</var>or transcribed or oral announcements, or makes any noise with any siren, horn, whistle, <br/>
<a id="pl.253.12"></a><var>253.12</var>or other audible device which is not necessary for the normal operation of the aircraft, <br/>
<a id="pl.253.13"></a><var>253.13</var>except that sound amplifying devices may be used in aircraft when operated by or under <br/>
<a id="pl.253.14"></a><var>253.14</var>the authority of any agency of the state or federal government for the purpose of giving <br/>
<a id="pl.253.15"></a><var>253.15</var>warning or instructions to persons on the ground;<br/>
<a id="pl.253.16"></a><var>253.16</var>(14) drops any object, except loose water, loose fuel, or loose sand ballast, without <br/>
<a id="pl.253.17"></a><var>253.17</var>the prior written consent of the commissioner of transportation and the prior written <br/>
<a id="pl.253.18"></a><var>253.18</var>consent of the municipality or property owner where objects may land; drops objects <br/>
<a id="pl.253.19"></a><var>253.19</var>from an aircraft that endanger person or property on the ground, or drops leaflets for any <br/>
<a id="pl.253.20"></a><var>253.20</var>purpose whatsoever; or<br/>
<a id="pl.253.21"></a><var>253.21</var>(15) while in flight in an aircraft, whether as a pilot, passenger, or otherwise, <br/>
<a id="pl.253.22"></a><var>253.22</var>endangers, kills, or attempts to kill any birds or animals or uses any aircraft for the purpose <br/>
<a id="pl.253.23"></a><var>253.23</var>of concentrating, driving, rallying, or stirring up migratory waterfowl;<br/>
<a id="pl.253.24"></a><var>253.24</var>(16) uses a drone with intent to damage, disrupt, or otherwise interfere with an <br/>
<a id="pl.253.25"></a><var>253.25</var>aircraft that is in motion on the ground or in the air; or<br/>
<a id="pl.253.26"></a><var>253.26</var>(17) knowingly operates a drone within an emergency zone established by a law <br/>
<a id="pl.253.27"></a><var>253.27</var>enforcement agency, fire department, or emergency medical service provider, or within <br/>
<a id="pl.253.28"></a><var>253.28</var>one mile of a helicopter being operated by one of these entities;<br/>
<a id="pl.253.29"></a><var>253.29</var>except as may be permitted by other laws of this state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.253.30"></a><var>253.30</var>Notwithstanding section 609.035 or 609.04, a prosecution for or conviction of violating <br/>
<a id="pl.253.31"></a><var>253.31</var>clause (16) is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime.<br/>
<a id="pl.253.32"></a><var>253.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.253.33"></a><var>253.33</var>crimes committed on and after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.38.0"></a><a id="pl.253.34"></a><var>253.34</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 360.075, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.254.1"></a><var>254.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Gross misdemeanor.</b> Every A person who shall commit any of the acts <br/>
<a id="pl.254.2"></a><var>254.2</var>specified in commits a violation of subdivision 1 for a second or other subsequent time <br/>
<a id="pl.254.3"></a><var>254.3</var>shall be after having previously been convicted of violating subdivision 1 is  guilty of a <br/>
<a id="pl.254.4"></a><var>254.4</var>gross misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.254.5"></a><var>254.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.254.6"></a><var>254.6</var>crimes committed on and after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.39.0"></a><a id="pl.254.7"></a><var>254.7</var>    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 360.55, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.254.8"></a><var>254.8</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.254.9"></a><var>254.9</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Drones.</b> A drone that weighs up to a maximum of 55 pounds may be <br/>
<a id="pl.254.10"></a><var>254.10</var>subject to fees under section 360.679, and is exempt from taxes and fees under sections <br/>
<a id="pl.254.11"></a><var>254.11</var>360.511 to 360.67.<br/>
<a id="pl.254.12"></a><var>254.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.40.0"></a><a id="pl.254.13"></a><var>254.13</var>    Sec. 40. <b>[360.679] DRONE; COMMERCIAL USE PERMIT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.254.14"></a><var>254.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Requirements for commercial use permit.</b> The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.254.15"></a><var>254.15</var>shall issue a commercial use permit to an owner of a drone weighing up to a maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.254.16"></a><var>254.16</var>of 55 pounds, when the owner:<br/>
<a id="pl.254.17"></a><var>254.17</var>(1) utilizes the drone for any purpose other than hobby or recreational use;<br/>
<a id="pl.254.18"></a><var>254.18</var>(2) provides proof of payment of sales tax on the purchase of the drone;<br/>
<a id="pl.254.19"></a><var>254.19</var>(3) identifies each individual who will operate the drone and certifies to the <br/>
<a id="pl.254.20"></a><var>254.20</var>commissioner that each operator meets the qualifications under subdivision 3;<br/>
<a id="pl.254.21"></a><var>254.21</var>(4) provides proof of insurance that complies with the requirements of and limits in <br/>
<a id="pl.254.22"></a><var>254.22</var>section 360.59, subdivision 10;<br/>
<a id="pl.254.23"></a><var>254.23</var>(5) pays an annual permit fee of $25; and<br/>
<a id="pl.254.24"></a><var>254.24</var>(6) provides additional information the commissioner deems to be necessary or <br/>
<a id="pl.254.25"></a><var>254.25</var>desirable.<br/>
<a id="pl.254.26"></a><var>254.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Deposit of fee.</b> The proceeds of the fee required under subdivision 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.254.27"></a><var>254.27</var>must be collected by the commissioner, paid into the state treasury, and credited to the <br/>
<a id="pl.254.28"></a><var>254.28</var>state airports fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.254.29"></a><var>254.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Qualifications for drone operators.</b> The commissioner shall develop and <br/>
<a id="pl.254.30"></a><var>254.30</var>administer a written knowledge test for drone operators that complies with all applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.254.31"></a><var>254.31</var>state and federal regulations. To be eligible to take the knowledge test, a person must:<br/>
<a id="pl.254.32"></a><var>254.32</var>(1) be at least 17 years of age;<br/>
<a id="pl.255.1"></a><var>255.1</var>(2) possess a valid driver's license issued by this state, another state or territory of <br/>
<a id="pl.255.2"></a><var>255.2</var>the United States, or the District of Columbia; and<br/>
<a id="pl.255.3"></a><var>255.3</var>(3) satisfy all other applicable state or federal requirements. <br/>
<a id="pl.255.4"></a><var>255.4</var>A drone operator must pass the test and meet all qualifications under this subdivision in <br/>
<a id="pl.255.5"></a><var>255.5</var>this state or in a state with comparable requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.255.6"></a><var>255.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Commercial use permit process.</b> The commissioner shall implement a <br/>
<a id="pl.255.7"></a><var>255.7</var>permit application process, including a requirement that the department provide notice to an <br/>
<a id="pl.255.8"></a><var>255.8</var>applicant of the department's permit issuance decision no later than ten days from the date <br/>
<a id="pl.255.9"></a><var>255.9</var>the department receives the application. The commissioner shall offer technical guidance <br/>
<a id="pl.255.10"></a><var>255.10</var>for permit applicants and permit holders to enable compliance with program requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.255.11"></a><var>255.11</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Unlawful operations.</b> A person who owns or operates a drone in violation <br/>
<a id="pl.255.12"></a><var>255.12</var>of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.255.13"></a><var>255.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.255.14"></a><var>255.14</var>crimes committed on and after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.41.0"></a><a id="pl.255.15"></a><var>255.15</var>    Sec. 41. Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 15, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.255.16"></a><var>255.16</var>    Subd. 8.Trunk Highway Facility Projects 13,016,000<br/>
<a id="pl.255.17"></a><var>255.17</var>To the commissioner of transportation for the <br/>
<a id="pl.255.18"></a><var>255.18</var>purposes specified in this subdivision. The <br/>
<a id="pl.255.19"></a><var>255.19</var>appropriations in this subdivision are from <br/>
<a id="pl.255.20"></a><var>255.20</var>the trunk highway fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.255.21"></a><var>255.21</var>(a) Installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems at maintenance headquarters in <br/>
<a id="pl.255.22"></a><var>255.22</var>Virginia, Owatonna, and Windom 365,000<br/>
<a id="pl.255.23"></a><var>255.23</var>(b) Repair, replace, or construct chemical and salt storage buildings at 36 department <br/>
<a id="pl.255.24"></a><var>255.24</var>of transportation locations statewide 1,030,000<br/>
<a id="pl.255.25"></a><var>255.25</var>(c) Construct, furnish, and equip a truck enforcement site and weigh scale in the <br/>
<a id="pl.255.26"></a><var>255.26</var>Albert Lea area to replace the Lakeville site 886,000<br/>
<a id="pl.255.27"></a><var>255.27</var>(d) Construct, furnish, and equip a truck station and maintenance facility in <br/>
<a id="pl.255.28"></a><var>255.28</var>Hutchinson on a new site to replace the current facility 897,000<br/>
<a id="pl.255.29"></a><var>255.29</var>(e) Construct, furnish, and equip a new truck station on Maryland Avenue in St. Paul <br/>
<a id="pl.255.30"></a><var>255.30</var>to replace the current facility 5,440,000<br/>
<a id="pl.255.31"></a><var>255.31</var>(f) Construct an addition to the Detroit Lakes welding shop 355,000<br/>
<a id="pl.255.32"></a><var>255.32</var>(g) Remodel facilities and construct additions to truck stations in Ely, Montgomery, <br/>
<a id="pl.255.33"></a><var>255.33</var>and Forest Lake 302,000<br/>
<a id="pl.256.1"></a><var>256.1</var>(h) Purchase, remodel, and expand the Minnesota National Guard truck maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.256.2"></a><var>256.2</var>facility in Tracy to fit the needs of a department of transportation truck station 359,000<br/>
<a id="pl.256.3"></a><var>256.3</var>(i) Build an unheated equipment storage building at the Golden Valley headquarters <br/>
<a id="pl.256.4"></a><var>256.4</var>site 435,000<br/>
<a id="pl.256.5"></a><var>256.5</var>(j) Construct, furnish, and equip a truck station in Wadena on a new site to replace <br/>
<a id="pl.256.6"></a><var>256.6</var>the current facility 527,000<br/>
<a id="pl.256.7"></a><var>256.7</var>(k) Remodel facility and construct an addition to the Preston truck station 174,000<br/>
<a id="pl.256.8"></a><var>256.8</var>(l) Construct, furnish, and equip class II safety rest areas in Darwin Winter park, <br/>
<a id="pl.256.9"></a><var>256.9</var>Preston/Fountain vicinity, Pioneer monument, Camp Release historic monument, and <br/>
<a id="pl.256.10"></a><var>256.10</var>Lake Shetek 200,000<br/>
<a id="pl.256.11"></a><var>256.11</var>(m) Land acquisition for new replacement truck station sites at Illgen City, Rushford, <br/>
<a id="pl.256.12"></a><var>256.12</var>Gaylord, Madelia, Sherburne, and Litchfield 250,000<br/>
<a id="pl.256.13"></a><var>256.13</var>(n) Design fees to complete construction drawings for projects at Windom, <br/>
<a id="pl.256.14"></a><var>256.14</var>Maplewood, Hastings, central services building, Arden Hills training center, and Albert <br/>
<a id="pl.256.15"></a><var>256.15</var>Lea weigh scale 371,000<br/>
<a id="pl.256.16"></a><var>256.16</var>(o) Construct pole type storage buildings at department of transportation locations <br/>
<a id="pl.256.17"></a><var>256.17</var>throughout the state 611,000<br/>
<a id="pl.256.18"></a><var>256.18</var>(p) Remove asbestos from various department of transportation buildings statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.256.19"></a><var>256.19</var>150,000<br/>
<a id="pl.256.20"></a><var>256.20</var>(q) Remodel facility and construct an addition to the Carlton truck station 259,000<br/>
<a id="pl.256.21"></a><var>256.21</var>(r) Remodel facility and construct an addition to the Sauk Centre truck station 255,000<br/>
<a id="pl.256.22"></a><var>256.22</var>(s) Remodel the old Burlington Northern train depot in Floodwood into a safety <br/>
<a id="pl.256.23"></a><var>256.23</var>information center and rest area and phase out the wayside rest at Trunk Highways 2 <br/>
<a id="pl.256.24"></a><var>256.24</var>and 73 150,000<br/>
<a id="pl.256.25"></a><var>256.25</var>After completion of the project, the <br/>
<a id="pl.256.26"></a><var>256.26</var>commissioner of transportation shall <br/>
<a id="pl.256.27"></a><var>256.27</var>convey the newly remodeled rest area for <br/>
<a id="pl.256.28"></a><var>256.28</var>no or nominal consideration to the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.256.29"></a><var>256.29</var>Floodwood, which thereafter shall operate <br/>
<a id="pl.256.30"></a><var>256.30</var>and maintain it.<br/>
<a id="pl.256.31"></a><var>256.31</var>(t) The commissioner may use the balance <br/>
<a id="pl.256.32"></a><var>256.32</var>of funds appropriated by Laws 1985, <br/>
<a id="pl.256.33"></a><var>256.33</var>first special session chapter 15, section <br/>
<a id="pl.256.34"></a><var>256.34</var>9, subdivision 6, paragraph (c), for land <br/>
<a id="pl.256.35"></a><var>256.35</var>acquisition for a weigh station on interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.256.36"></a><var>256.36</var>highway 94 at Moorhead to supplement funds <br/>
<a id="pl.257.1"></a><var>257.1</var>appropriated by Laws of 1989, chapter 269, <br/>
<a id="pl.257.2"></a><var>257.2</var>section 2, subdivision 11, paragraph (d), for <br/>
<a id="pl.257.3"></a><var>257.3</var>construction of the Moorhead weigh station.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.42.0"></a><a id="pl.257.4"></a><var>257.4</var>    Sec. 42. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 11, section 10, the effective date, is amended <br/>
<a id="pl.257.5"></a><var>257.5</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.257.6"></a><var>257.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 30, 2016 2018, and <br/>
<a id="pl.257.7"></a><var>257.7</var>applies to permits issued on and after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.43.0"></a><a id="pl.257.8"></a><var>257.8</var>    Sec. 43. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 11, section 11, the effective date, is amended <br/>
<a id="pl.257.9"></a><var>257.9</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.257.10"></a><var>257.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 30, 2016 2018, and <br/>
<a id="pl.257.11"></a><var>257.11</var>applies to permits issued on and after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.44.0"></a><a id="pl.257.12"></a><var>257.12</var>    Sec. 44. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 11, section 13, the effective date, is amended <br/>
<a id="pl.257.13"></a><var>257.13</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.257.14"></a><var>257.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 30, 2016 2018, and <br/>
<a id="pl.257.15"></a><var>257.15</var>applies to permits issued on and after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.45.0"></a><a id="pl.257.16"></a><var>257.16</var>    Sec. 45. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 11, section 16, the effective date, is amended <br/>
<a id="pl.257.17"></a><var>257.17</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.257.18"></a><var>257.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 30, 2016 2018, and <br/>
<a id="pl.257.19"></a><var>257.19</var>applies to permits issued on and after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.46.0"></a><a id="pl.257.20"></a><var>257.20</var>    Sec. 46. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 11, section 18, the effective date, is amended <br/>
<a id="pl.257.21"></a><var>257.21</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.257.22"></a><var>257.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 30, 2016 2018, and <br/>
<a id="pl.257.23"></a><var>257.23</var>applies to permits issued on and after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.47.0"></a><a id="pl.257.24"></a><var>257.24</var>    Sec. 47. <b>MINNESOTA LICENSE AND REGISTRATION SYSTEM </b><br/>
<a id="pl.257.25"></a><var>257.25</var><b>OPERATING COSTS; REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.257.26"></a><var>257.26</var>Before January 1, 2019, the commissioners of public safety and MN.IT services <br/>
<a id="pl.257.27"></a><var>257.27</var>must submit a report documenting the costs of operating the new Minnesota License and <br/>
<a id="pl.257.28"></a><var>257.28</var>Registration System, including any recommendations for ongoing funding, to the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.258.1"></a><var>258.1</var>and ranking members of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate <br/>
<a id="pl.258.2"></a><var>258.2</var>having jurisdiction over transportation and public safety policy and finance.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.48.0"></a><a id="pl.258.3"></a><var>258.3</var>    Sec. 48. <b>TRANSPORTATION PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.258.4"></a><var>258.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Adoption of best practices.</b> (a) The commissioner of transportation, <br/>
<a id="pl.258.5"></a><var>258.5</var>after consultation with the Federal Highway Administration, metropolitan planning <br/>
<a id="pl.258.6"></a><var>258.6</var>organizations, regional development commissions, area transportation partnerships, <br/>
<a id="pl.258.7"></a><var>258.7</var>local governments, the Metropolitan Council, and transportation stakeholders, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.258.8"></a><var>258.8</var>develop, adopt, and implement best practices for project evaluation and selection to apply <br/>
<a id="pl.258.9"></a><var>258.9</var>to the standard process and to special programs, such as corridors of commerce. The <br/>
<a id="pl.258.10"></a><var>258.10</var>commissioner must adopt and begin implementing the best practices no later than October <br/>
<a id="pl.258.11"></a><var>258.11</var>2017 and may update the best practices as appropriate. The commissioner shall publicize <br/>
<a id="pl.258.12"></a><var>258.12</var>the best practices and updates on the department's Web site and through other effective <br/>
<a id="pl.258.13"></a><var>258.13</var>means selected by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.258.14"></a><var>258.14</var>(b) The best practices adopted under this section must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.258.15"></a><var>258.15</var>(1) a description of each selection process and identification of ranking criteria and <br/>
<a id="pl.258.16"></a><var>258.16</var>weight of each criterion with respect to any selection process;<br/>
<a id="pl.258.17"></a><var>258.17</var>(2) identification and application of all relevant criteria contained in enacted <br/>
<a id="pl.258.18"></a><var>258.18</var>Minnesota or federal law, or added by the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.258.19"></a><var>258.19</var>(3) identification to the stakeholders and general public of each candidate project <br/>
<a id="pl.258.20"></a><var>258.20</var>selected under each selection process, including identification of all the projects <br/>
<a id="pl.258.21"></a><var>258.21</var>considered that are not selected;<br/>
<a id="pl.258.22"></a><var>258.22</var>(4) involvement in the process of scoring and ranking candidate projects of area <br/>
<a id="pl.258.23"></a><var>258.23</var>transportation partnerships and other local authorities as appropriate for the projects under <br/>
<a id="pl.258.24"></a><var>258.24</var>consideration; and<br/>
<a id="pl.258.25"></a><var>258.25</var>(5) means of publicizing scoring, ranking, and decision outcomes concerning each <br/>
<a id="pl.258.26"></a><var>258.26</var>candidate project, including the projects that were considered and were not selected.<br/>
<a id="pl.258.27"></a><var>258.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Report to legislature.</b> By March 1, 2017, the commissioner shall report <br/>
<a id="pl.258.28"></a><var>258.28</var>to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.258.29"></a><var>258.29</var>committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the <br/>
<a id="pl.258.30"></a><var>258.30</var>adopted best practices and how these best practices are anticipated to improve the <br/>
<a id="pl.258.31"></a><var>258.31</var>consistency, objectivity, and transparency of the selection process. The report must <br/>
<a id="pl.258.32"></a><var>258.32</var>include information on input from members of the public and the organizations identified <br/>
<a id="pl.258.33"></a><var>258.33</var>in subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.258.34"></a><var>258.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.49.0"></a><a id="pl.259.1"></a><var>259.1</var>    Sec. 49. <b>ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES TASK FORCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.259.2"></a><var>259.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Purpose.</b> The autonomous vehicles task force is established to <br/>
<a id="pl.259.3"></a><var>259.3</var>design a demonstration project, analyze policy and recommended legislation, and report <br/>
<a id="pl.259.4"></a><var>259.4</var>to the legislature concerning issues related to the use by people with disabilities of <br/>
<a id="pl.259.5"></a><var>259.5</var>autonomous vehicles on public roads and highways.<br/>
<a id="pl.259.6"></a><var>259.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definition of autonomous vehicle.</b> For the purposes of this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.259.7"></a><var>259.7</var>"autonomous vehicle" is a vehicle equipped with technology that has the capability to <br/>
<a id="pl.259.8"></a><var>259.8</var>drive a vehicle without the active control or monitoring of a human operator. Autonomous <br/>
<a id="pl.259.9"></a><var>259.9</var>vehicle excludes a motor vehicle enabled with active safety systems or driver assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.259.10"></a><var>259.10</var>systems, including, without limitation, a system to provide electronic blind spot assistance, <br/>
<a id="pl.259.11"></a><var>259.11</var>crash avoidance, emergency braking, parking assistance, adaptive cruise control, lane keep <br/>
<a id="pl.259.12"></a><var>259.12</var>assistance, lane departure warning, or traffic jam and queuing assistant, unless the system <br/>
<a id="pl.259.13"></a><var>259.13</var>alone or in combination with other systems enables the vehicle to drive without the active <br/>
<a id="pl.259.14"></a><var>259.14</var>control or monitoring by a human operator.<br/>
<a id="pl.259.15"></a><var>259.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Task force membership.</b> (a) The autonomous vehicles task force consists <br/>
<a id="pl.259.16"></a><var>259.16</var>of 21 members, all of whom are voting members and who must be appointed by July <br/>
<a id="pl.259.17"></a><var>259.17</var>31, 2016, as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.259.18"></a><var>259.18</var>(1) two senators, including one senator appointed by the senate majority leader and <br/>
<a id="pl.259.19"></a><var>259.19</var>one senator appointed by the senate minority leader;<br/>
<a id="pl.259.20"></a><var>259.20</var>(2) two members of the house of representatives, including one member appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.259.21"></a><var>259.21</var>by the speaker of the house of representatives and one member appointed by the minority <br/>
<a id="pl.259.22"></a><var>259.22</var>leader;<br/>
<a id="pl.259.23"></a><var>259.23</var>(3) the commissioner of public safety or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.259.24"></a><var>259.24</var>(4) the commissioner of transportation or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.259.25"></a><var>259.25</var>(5) the commissioner of commerce or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.259.26"></a><var>259.26</var>(6) one member appointed by the Minnesota State Council on Disability;<br/>
<a id="pl.259.27"></a><var>259.27</var>(7) one member with experience in greater Minnesota paratransit administration <br/>
<a id="pl.259.28"></a><var>259.28</var>appointed by the commissioner of transportation;<br/>
<a id="pl.259.29"></a><var>259.29</var>(8) one member with experience in metropolitan-area paratransit administration <br/>
<a id="pl.259.30"></a><var>259.30</var>appointed by the Metropolitan Council;<br/>
<a id="pl.259.31"></a><var>259.31</var>(9) three members who are not public officials, and at least one of whom represents <br/>
<a id="pl.259.32"></a><var>259.32</var>the disability community, appointed by the senate majority leader;<br/>
<a id="pl.259.33"></a><var>259.33</var>(10) three members who are not public officials, and at least one of whom represents <br/>
<a id="pl.259.34"></a><var>259.34</var>the disability community, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;<br/>
<a id="pl.259.35"></a><var>259.35</var>(11) three members who are not public officials, and at least one of whom represents <br/>
<a id="pl.259.36"></a><var>259.36</var>the disability community, appointed by the governor;<br/>
<a id="pl.260.1"></a><var>260.1</var>(12) one member with expertise in autonomous vehicle technology, appointed by <br/>
<a id="pl.260.2"></a><var>260.2</var>the commissioner of transportation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.260.3"></a><var>260.3</var>(13) one member representing the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.260.4"></a><var>260.4</var>by the commissioner of commerce.<br/>
<a id="pl.260.5"></a><var>260.5</var>(b) The appointing authorities for the members appointed under clauses (9), (10), <br/>
<a id="pl.260.6"></a><var>260.6</var>and (11), shall to the extent practicable make their appointments to reflect geographic <br/>
<a id="pl.260.7"></a><var>260.7</var>balance across the state. The governor must select one of the appointees under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.260.8"></a><var>260.8</var>(a), clause (11), to serve as chair of the task force.<br/>
<a id="pl.260.9"></a><var>260.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>First meeting; chair.</b> The member who is appointed to serve as the chair <br/>
<a id="pl.260.10"></a><var>260.10</var>shall convene the first meeting of the task force by October 15, 2016. The task force may <br/>
<a id="pl.260.11"></a><var>260.11</var>elect from among its members a cochair and any other officers the task force determines <br/>
<a id="pl.260.12"></a><var>260.12</var>are necessary or convenient.<br/>
<a id="pl.260.13"></a><var>260.13</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Duties.</b> The task force shall examine and report to the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.260.14"></a><var>260.14</var>concerning ways in which autonomous vehicles can best be equipped and utilized to <br/>
<a id="pl.260.15"></a><var>260.15</var>provide mobility service for people with disabilities. To further this goal, the task force <br/>
<a id="pl.260.16"></a><var>260.16</var>shall design a demonstration project. <br/>
<a id="pl.260.17"></a><var>260.17</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Authorization.</b> The task force may solicit gifts, grants, or donations <br/>
<a id="pl.260.18"></a><var>260.18</var>of any kind from any private or public source to carry out the purposes of this act. All <br/>
<a id="pl.260.19"></a><var>260.19</var>gifts, grants, or donations received by the task force must be deposited in an autonomous <br/>
<a id="pl.260.20"></a><var>260.20</var>vehicle project account established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is <br/>
<a id="pl.260.21"></a><var>260.21</var>appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for the activities of the task force and <br/>
<a id="pl.260.22"></a><var>260.22</var>implementation of the demonstration project.<br/>
<a id="pl.260.23"></a><var>260.23</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Compensation.</b> Public members of the task force shall receive no <br/>
<a id="pl.260.24"></a><var>260.24</var>compensation or per diem payments for participating on the task force.<br/>
<a id="pl.260.25"></a><var>260.25</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Administrative support.</b> The commissioner of transportation must <br/>
<a id="pl.260.26"></a><var>260.26</var>provide meeting space, administrative support, and staff support for the task force. The <br/>
<a id="pl.260.27"></a><var>260.27</var>task force may hold meetings in any publicly accessible location in the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.260.28"></a><var>260.28</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Open Meeting Law.</b> Meetings of the task force are subject to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.260.29"></a><var>260.29</var>Statutes, chapter 13D.<br/>
<a id="pl.260.30"></a><var>260.30</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Reports.</b> The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to <br/>
<a id="pl.260.31"></a><var>260.31</var>the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.260.32"></a><var>260.32</var>and the senate with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. By January 31, <br/>
<a id="pl.260.33"></a><var>260.33</var>2017, the task force shall report its findings and recommendations for implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.260.34"></a><var>260.34</var>the technology demonstration project to the chairs and ranking minority members of <br/>
<a id="pl.260.35"></a><var>260.35</var>the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.260.36"></a><var>260.36</var>transportation policy and finance. By December 31, 2018, the task force shall report <br/>
<a id="pl.261.1"></a><var>261.1</var>findings concerning recommended legislation, administrative rules, and policies to <br/>
<a id="pl.261.2"></a><var>261.2</var>utilize autonomous vehicles in the provision of equitable, safe, and cost-effective <br/>
<a id="pl.261.3"></a><var>261.3</var>transportation solutions to people with disabilities both in the metropolitan area and <br/>
<a id="pl.261.4"></a><var>261.4</var>greater Minnesota. The report must analyze benefits, costs, business models, liability <br/>
<a id="pl.261.5"></a><var>261.5</var>issues, legal implications, and safety issues. <br/>
<a id="pl.261.6"></a><var>261.6</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Sunset.</b> This section expires June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.261.7"></a><var>261.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.50.0"></a><a id="pl.261.8"></a><var>261.8</var>    Sec. 50. <b>TRANSITWAY DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH PILOT GRANT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.261.9"></a><var>261.9</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.261.10"></a><var>261.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Grant program.</b> The Metropolitan Council shall fund a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.261.11"></a><var>261.11</var>the city of St. Paul to conduct a transitway development outreach pilot program, under <br/>
<a id="pl.261.12"></a><var>261.12</var>which the city shall award grants to entities selected through a competitive process <br/>
<a id="pl.261.13"></a><var>261.13</var>to conduct outreach, education, and engagement activities. These activities must be <br/>
<a id="pl.261.14"></a><var>261.14</var>directed to minority communities, relating to the status and future development of <br/>
<a id="pl.261.15"></a><var>261.15</var>transitways, including, but not limited to, Rush Line corridor, Red Rock corridor, and <br/>
<a id="pl.261.16"></a><var>261.16</var>Gateway Corridor Gold Line. The program must focus on minorities and new American <br/>
<a id="pl.261.17"></a><var>261.17</var>communities, especially Karen, Somali, Hispanic, and Hmong, whose members live, <br/>
<a id="pl.261.18"></a><var>261.18</var>work, or own businesses in the areas to be served by transitway development. A portion <br/>
<a id="pl.261.19"></a><var>261.19</var>of the grant proceeds must be used for ethnic radio programs and dissemination of <br/>
<a id="pl.261.20"></a><var>261.20</var>information by credible liaisons in the oral-culture communities.<br/>
<a id="pl.261.21"></a><var>261.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Report.</b> By September 1, 2017, the Metropolitan Council shall report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.261.22"></a><var>261.22</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees <br/>
<a id="pl.261.23"></a><var>261.23</var>and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation policy and budget concerning the use of <br/>
<a id="pl.261.24"></a><var>261.24</var>this appropriation, the nature of activities funded, and results achieved.<br/>
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<a id="bill.11.51.0"></a><a id="pl.261.25"></a><var>261.25</var>    Sec. 51. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.261.26"></a><var>261.26</var>The revisor of statutes shall recodify Minnesota Statutes, section 115E.042, <br/>
<a id="pl.261.27"></a><var>261.27</var>subdivision 2, as Minnesota Statutes, section 219.925, subdivision 9, and Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.261.28"></a><var>261.28</var>Statutes, section 115E.042, subdivision 3, as Minnesota Statutes, section 219.925, <br/>
<a id="pl.261.29"></a><var>261.29</var>subdivision 10. The revisor shall correct any cross-references made necessary by this <br/>
<a id="pl.261.30"></a><var>261.30</var>recodification.<br/>
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<a id="bill.12.1.0"></a><a id="pl.262.3"></a><var>262.3</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 120A.41, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.262.4"></a><var>262.4</var><b>120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.262.5"></a><var>262.5</var>A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of <br/>
<a id="pl.262.6"></a><var>262.6</var>instruction for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a <br/>
<a id="pl.262.7"></a><var>262.7</var>student in grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 <br/>
<a id="pl.262.8"></a><var>262.8</var>through 12, not including summer school. The school calendar for all-day kindergarten <br/>
<a id="pl.262.9"></a><var>262.9</var>must include at least 850 hours of instruction for the school year. The school calendar for <br/>
<a id="pl.262.10"></a><var>262.10</var>a prekindergarten student under section 124D.151, if offered by the district, must include <br/>
<a id="pl.262.11"></a><var>262.11</var>at least 350 hours of instruction for the school year. A school board's annual calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.262.12"></a><var>262.12</var>must include at least 165 days of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 11 unless a <br/>
<a id="pl.262.13"></a><var>262.13</var>four-day week schedule has been approved by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.126</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.262.14"></a><var>262.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and <br/>
<a id="pl.262.15"></a><var>262.15</var>later.<br/>
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<a id="bill.12.2.0"></a><a id="pl.262.16"></a><var>262.16</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.1158, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.262.17"></a><var>262.17</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Program reimbursement.</b> Each school year, the state must reimburse <br/>
<a id="pl.262.18"></a><var>262.18</var>each participating school 30 cents for each reduced-price breakfast, 55 cents for each fully <br/>
<a id="pl.262.19"></a><var>262.19</var>paid breakfast served to students in grades 1 to 12, and $1.30 for each fully paid breakfast <br/>
<a id="pl.262.20"></a><var>262.20</var>served to a prekindergarten student enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten <br/>
<a id="pl.262.21"></a><var>262.21</var>program under section 124D.151 or a kindergarten student.<br/>
<a id="pl.262.22"></a><var>262.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br/>
<a id="pl.262.23"></a><var>262.23</var>later.<br/>
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<a id="bill.12.3.0"></a><a id="pl.262.24"></a><var>262.24</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.1158, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.262.25"></a><var>262.25</var>    Subd. 4. <b>No fees.</b> A school that receives school breakfast aid under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.262.26"></a><var>262.26</var>must make breakfast available without charge to all participating students in grades 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.262.27"></a><var>262.27</var>to 12 who qualify for free or reduced-price meals and to all prekindergarten students <br/>
<a id="pl.262.28"></a><var>262.28</var>enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151 and <br/>
<a id="pl.262.29"></a><var>262.29</var>all kindergarten students.<br/>
<a id="pl.262.30"></a><var>262.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and <br/>
<a id="pl.262.31"></a><var>262.31</var>later.<br/>
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<a id="bill.12.4.0"></a><a id="pl.263.1"></a><var>263.1</var>    Sec. 4. <b>[124D.151] VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.263.2"></a><var>263.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; purpose.</b> A district, a charter school, a group of <br/>
<a id="pl.263.3"></a><var>263.3</var>districts, a group of charter schools, or a group of districts and charter schools may <br/>
<a id="pl.263.4"></a><var>263.4</var>establish a voluntary prekindergarten program. The purpose of a voluntary prekindergarten <br/>
<a id="pl.263.5"></a><var>263.5</var>program is to prepare children for success as they enter kindergarten in the following year.<br/>
<a id="pl.263.6"></a><var>263.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Program requirements.</b> (a) A voluntary prekindergarten program <br/>
<a id="pl.263.7"></a><var>263.7</var>provider must:<br/>
<a id="pl.263.8"></a><var>263.8</var>    (1) measure each child's cognitive and social skills using a formative measure <br/>
<a id="pl.263.9"></a><var>263.9</var>aligned to the state's early learning standards when the child enters and again before the <br/>
<a id="pl.263.10"></a><var>263.10</var>child leaves the program, screening and progress monitoring measures, and others from <br/>
<a id="pl.263.11"></a><var>263.11</var>the state-approved menu of kindergarten entry profile measures;<br/>
<a id="pl.263.12"></a><var>263.12</var>(2) provide comprehensive program content including the implementation of <br/>
<a id="pl.263.13"></a><var>263.13</var>curriculum, assessment, and instructional strategies aligned with the state early learning <br/>
<a id="pl.263.14"></a><var>263.14</var>standards, and kindergarten through third grade academic standards;<br/>
<a id="pl.263.15"></a><var>263.15</var>(3) provide instructional content and activities that are of sufficient length and <br/>
<a id="pl.263.16"></a><var>263.16</var>intensity to address learning needs including offering a program with at least 350 hours of <br/>
<a id="pl.263.17"></a><var>263.17</var>instruction per school year for a prekindergarten student;<br/>
<a id="pl.263.18"></a><var>263.18</var>(4) provide voluntary prekindergarten instructional staff salaries comparable to the <br/>
<a id="pl.263.19"></a><var>263.19</var>salaries of local kindergarten through grade 12 instructional staff;<br/>
<a id="pl.263.20"></a><var>263.20</var>(5) coordinate appropriate kindergarten transition with families, community-based <br/>
<a id="pl.263.21"></a><var>263.21</var>prekindergarten programs, and school district kindergarten programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.263.22"></a><var>263.22</var>(6) involve parents in program planning and transition planning by implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.263.23"></a><var>263.23</var>parent engagement strategies that include culturally and linguistically responsive activities <br/>
<a id="pl.263.24"></a><var>263.24</var>in prekindergarten through third grade that are aligned with early childhood family <br/>
<a id="pl.263.25"></a><var>263.25</var>education under section 124D.13;<br/>
<a id="pl.263.26"></a><var>263.26</var>(7) coordinate with relevant community-based services, including health and social <br/>
<a id="pl.263.27"></a><var>263.27</var>service agencies, to ensure children have access to comprehensive services;<br/>
<a id="pl.263.28"></a><var>263.28</var>(8) coordinate with all relevant school district programs and services including early <br/>
<a id="pl.263.29"></a><var>263.29</var>childhood special education, homeless students, and English learners;<br/>
<a id="pl.263.30"></a><var>263.30</var>(9) ensure staff-to-child ratios of one-to-ten and a maximum group size of 20 children;<br/>
<a id="pl.263.31"></a><var>263.31</var>(10) provide high-quality coordinated professional development, training, and <br/>
<a id="pl.263.32"></a><var>263.32</var>coaching for both school district and community-based early learning providers that <br/>
<a id="pl.263.33"></a><var>263.33</var>is informed by a measure of adult-child interactions and enables teachers to be highly <br/>
<a id="pl.263.34"></a><var>263.34</var>knowledgeable in early childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English <br/>
<a id="pl.263.35"></a><var>263.35</var>language development programs, and instruction; and<br/>
<a id="pl.264.1"></a><var>264.1</var>(11) implement strategies that support the alignment of professional development, <br/>
<a id="pl.264.2"></a><var>264.2</var>instruction, assessments, and prekindergarten through grade three curricula.<br/>
<a id="pl.264.3"></a><var>264.3</var>(b) A voluntary prekindergarten program must ensure that all classroom teachers <br/>
<a id="pl.264.4"></a><var>264.4</var>have an early childhood license issued by the Board of Teaching, or special permission, <br/>
<a id="pl.264.5"></a><var>264.5</var>by the 2022-2023 school year and later.<br/>
<a id="pl.264.6"></a><var>264.6</var>(c) Districts and charter schools must include their strategy for implementing and <br/>
<a id="pl.264.7"></a><var>264.7</var>measuring the impact of their voluntary prekindergarten program under section 120B.11 <br/>
<a id="pl.264.8"></a><var>264.8</var>and provide results in their world's best workforce annual summary to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.264.9"></a><var>264.9</var>of education.<br/>
<a id="pl.264.10"></a><var>264.10</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Mixed delivery of services.</b> A district or charter school may contract <br/>
<a id="pl.264.11"></a><var>264.11</var>with a charter school, Head Start or child care centers, family child care programs <br/>
<a id="pl.264.12"></a><var>264.12</var>licensed under section 245A.03, or a community-based organization to provide eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.264.13"></a><var>264.13</var>children with developmentally appropriate services that meet the program requirements in <br/>
<a id="pl.264.14"></a><var>264.14</var>subdivision 2. Components of a mixed-delivery plan include strategies for recruitment, <br/>
<a id="pl.264.15"></a><var>264.15</var>contracting, and monitoring of fiscal compliance and program quality.<br/>
<a id="pl.264.16"></a><var>264.16</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Eligibility.</b> A child who is four years of age as of September 1 in the <br/>
<a id="pl.264.17"></a><var>264.17</var>calendar year in which the school year commences is eligible to participate in a voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.264.18"></a><var>264.18</var>prekindergarten program free of charge. Each eligible child must complete a health and <br/>
<a id="pl.264.19"></a><var>264.19</var>developmental screening within 90 days of program enrollment under sections 121A.16 to <br/>
<a id="pl.264.20"></a><var>264.20</var>121A.19, and provide documentation of required immunizations under section 121A.15.<br/>
<a id="pl.264.21"></a><var>264.21</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Application process; priority for high poverty schools.</b> (a) To qualify <br/>
<a id="pl.264.22"></a><var>264.22</var>for program approval for fiscal year 2017, a district or charter school must submit an <br/>
<a id="pl.264.23"></a><var>264.23</var>application to the commissioner by July 1, 2016. To qualify for program approval for <br/>
<a id="pl.264.24"></a><var>264.24</var>fiscal year 2018 and later, a district or charter school must submit an application to the <br/>
<a id="pl.264.25"></a><var>264.25</var>commissioner by January 30 of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the program <br/>
<a id="pl.264.26"></a><var>264.26</var>will be implemented. The application must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.264.27"></a><var>264.27</var>    (1) a description of the proposed program, including the number of hours per week <br/>
<a id="pl.264.28"></a><var>264.28</var>the program will be offered at each school site or mixed-delivery location;<br/>
<a id="pl.264.29"></a><var>264.29</var>(2) an estimate of the number of eligible children to be served in the program at each <br/>
<a id="pl.264.30"></a><var>264.30</var>school site or mixed-delivery location; and<br/>
<a id="pl.264.31"></a><var>264.31</var>(3) a statement of assurances signed by the superintendent or charter school director <br/>
<a id="pl.264.32"></a><var>264.32</var>that the proposed program meets the requirements of subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.264.33"></a><var>264.33</var>(b) The commissioner must review all applications submitted for fiscal year 2017 by <br/>
<a id="pl.264.34"></a><var>264.34</var>August 1, 2016, and must review all applications submitted for fiscal year 2018 and later <br/>
<a id="pl.264.35"></a><var>264.35</var>by March 1 of the fiscal year in which the applications are received and determine whether <br/>
<a id="pl.264.36"></a><var>264.36</var>each application meets the requirements of paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.265.1"></a><var>265.1</var>(c) The commissioner must divide all applications for new or expanded programs <br/>
<a id="pl.265.2"></a><var>265.2</var>meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) into four groups as follows: the Minneapolis and <br/>
<a id="pl.265.3"></a><var>265.3</var>St. Paul school districts; other school districts located in the metropolitan equity region as <br/>
<a id="pl.265.4"></a><var>265.4</var>defined in section 126C.10, subdivision 28; school districts located in the rural equity region <br/>
<a id="pl.265.5"></a><var>265.5</var>as defined in section 126C.10, subdivision 28; and charter schools. Within each group, the <br/>
<a id="pl.265.6"></a><var>265.6</var>applications must be ordered by rank using a sliding scale based on the following criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.265.7"></a><var>265.7</var>(1) concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches <br/>
<a id="pl.265.8"></a><var>265.8</var>by school site on October 1 of the previous school year. For school district programs to be <br/>
<a id="pl.265.9"></a><var>265.9</var>operated at locations that do not have free and reduced-price lunch concentration data for <br/>
<a id="pl.265.10"></a><var>265.10</var>kindergarten programs for October 1 of the previous school year, including mixed-delivery <br/>
<a id="pl.265.11"></a><var>265.11</var>programs, the school district average concentration of kindergarten students eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.265.12"></a><var>265.12</var>free or reduced-price lunches must be used for the rank ordering;<br/>
<a id="pl.265.13"></a><var>265.13</var>(2) presence or absence of a three- or four-star Parent Aware rated program within <br/>
<a id="pl.265.14"></a><var>265.14</var>the school district or close proximity of the district. School sites with the highest <br/>
<a id="pl.265.15"></a><var>265.15</var>concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches that <br/>
<a id="pl.265.16"></a><var>265.16</var>do not have a three- or four-star Parent Aware program within the district or close <br/>
<a id="pl.265.17"></a><var>265.17</var>proximity of the district shall receive the highest priority, and school sites with the lowest <br/>
<a id="pl.265.18"></a><var>265.18</var>concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches that have <br/>
<a id="pl.265.19"></a><var>265.19</var>a three- or four-star Parent Aware rated program within the district or close proximity of <br/>
<a id="pl.265.20"></a><var>265.20</var>the district shall receive the lowest priority. If a tie exists in the rank order of applications <br/>
<a id="pl.265.21"></a><var>265.21</var>under this paragraph, the commissioner must give priority among the tied applications to <br/>
<a id="pl.265.22"></a><var>265.22</var>the applicant with the highest proportion of prekindergarten classroom teachers with an <br/>
<a id="pl.265.23"></a><var>265.23</var>early childhood license issued by the Board of Teaching.<br/>
<a id="pl.265.24"></a><var>265.24</var>(d) The aid available for the program as specified in subdivision 6, paragraph (b), <br/>
<a id="pl.265.25"></a><var>265.25</var>must initially be allocated among the four groups based on each group's percentage share <br/>
<a id="pl.265.26"></a><var>265.26</var>of the statewide kindergarten enrollment on October 1 of the previous school year. Within <br/>
<a id="pl.265.27"></a><var>265.27</var>each group, the available aid must be allocated among school sites in priority order until <br/>
<a id="pl.265.28"></a><var>265.28</var>that region's share of the aid limit is reached. If the aid limit is not reached for all groups, <br/>
<a id="pl.265.29"></a><var>265.29</var>the remaining amount must be allocated to the highest priority school sites, as designated <br/>
<a id="pl.265.30"></a><var>265.30</var>under this section, not funded in the initial allocation on a statewide basis.<br/>
<a id="pl.265.31"></a><var>265.31</var>(e) Once a school site is approved for aid under this subdivision, it shall remain <br/>
<a id="pl.265.32"></a><var>265.32</var>eligible for aid if it continues to meet program requirements, regardless of changes in the <br/>
<a id="pl.265.33"></a><var>265.33</var>concentration of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.<br/>
<a id="pl.265.34"></a><var>265.34</var>(f) If the total aid entitlement approved based on applications submitted under <br/>
<a id="pl.265.35"></a><var>265.35</var>paragraph (a) is less than the aid entitlement limit under subdivision 6, paragraph (b), <br/>
<a id="pl.265.36"></a><var>265.36</var>the commissioner must notify all school districts and charter schools of the amount that <br/>
<a id="pl.266.1"></a><var>266.1</var>remains available within 30 days of the initial application deadline under paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.266.2"></a><var>266.2</var>and complete a second round of allocations based on applications received within 60 days <br/>
<a id="pl.266.3"></a><var>266.3</var>of the initial application deadline.<br/>
<a id="pl.266.4"></a><var>266.4</var>(g) Procedures for approving applications submitted under paragraph (f) shall be the <br/>
<a id="pl.266.5"></a><var>266.5</var>same as specified in paragraphs (a) to (d), except that the allocations shall be made to the <br/>
<a id="pl.266.6"></a><var>266.6</var>highest priority school sites not funded in the initial allocation on a statewide basis.<br/>
<a id="pl.266.7"></a><var>266.7</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Program and aid entitlement limits.</b> (a) Notwithstanding section <br/>
<a id="pl.266.8"></a><var>266.8</var>126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), the pupil units for a voluntary prekindergarten <br/>
<a id="pl.266.9"></a><var>266.9</var>program for an eligible school district or charter school must not exceed 60 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.266.10"></a><var>266.10</var>kindergarten pupil units for that school district or charter school under section 126C.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.266.11"></a><var>266.11</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (e).<br/>
<a id="pl.266.12"></a><var>266.12</var>(b) In reviewing applications under subdivision 5, the commissioner must limit the <br/>
<a id="pl.266.13"></a><var>266.13</var>estimated state aid entitlement approved under this section to $27,092,000 for fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.266.14"></a><var>266.14</var>2017, $33,095,000 for fiscal year 2018, and $40,203,000 for fiscal year 2019 and later. If <br/>
<a id="pl.266.15"></a><var>266.15</var>the actual state aid entitlement based on final data exceeds the limit in any year, the aid of <br/>
<a id="pl.266.16"></a><var>266.16</var>the participating districts must be prorated so as not to exceed the limit.<br/>
<a id="pl.266.17"></a><var>266.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br/>
<a id="pl.266.18"></a><var>266.18</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.5.0"></a><a id="pl.266.19"></a><var>266.19</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 124D.59, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.266.20"></a><var>266.20</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.266.21"></a><var>266.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>English learner.</b> (a) "English learner" means a pupil in kindergarten <br/>
<a id="pl.266.22"></a><var>266.22</var>through grade 12 or a prekindergarten student enrolled in an approved voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.266.23"></a><var>266.23</var>prekindergarten program under section 124D.151 who meets the requirements under <br/>
<a id="pl.266.24"></a><var>266.24</var>subdivision 2a or the following requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.266.25"></a><var>266.25</var>(1) the pupil, as declared by a parent or guardian first learned a language other than <br/>
<a id="pl.266.26"></a><var>266.26</var>English, comes from a home where the language usually spoken is other than English, or <br/>
<a id="pl.266.27"></a><var>266.27</var>usually speaks a language other than English; and<br/>
<a id="pl.266.28"></a><var>266.28</var>(2) the pupil is determined by a valid assessment measuring the pupil's English <br/>
<a id="pl.266.29"></a><var>266.29</var>language proficiency and by developmentally appropriate measures, which might include <br/>
<a id="pl.266.30"></a><var>266.30</var>observations, teacher judgment, parent recommendations, or developmentally appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.266.31"></a><var>266.31</var>assessment instruments, to lack the necessary English skills to participate fully in <br/>
<a id="pl.266.32"></a><var>266.32</var>academic classes taught in English.<br/>
<a id="pl.266.33"></a><var>266.33</var>(b) A pupil enrolled in a Minnesota public school in any grade 4 through 12 who in <br/>
<a id="pl.266.34"></a><var>266.34</var>the previous school year took a commissioner-provided assessment measuring the pupil's <br/>
<a id="pl.266.35"></a><var>266.35</var>emerging academic English, shall be counted as an English learner in calculating English <br/>
<a id="pl.267.1"></a><var>267.1</var>learner pupil units under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 17</statute_ref>, and shall generate state English <br/>
<a id="pl.267.2"></a><var>267.2</var>learner aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.65, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, if the pupil scored below the state cutoff <br/>
<a id="pl.267.3"></a><var>267.3</var>score or is otherwise counted as a nonproficient participant on the assessment measuring <br/>
<a id="pl.267.4"></a><var>267.4</var>the pupil's emerging academic English, or, in the judgment of the pupil's classroom <br/>
<a id="pl.267.5"></a><var>267.5</var>teachers, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>124D.61</statute_ref>, clause (1), the pupil is unable to demonstrate <br/>
<a id="pl.267.6"></a><var>267.6</var>academic language proficiency in English, including oral academic language, sufficient to <br/>
<a id="pl.267.7"></a><var>267.7</var>successfully and fully participate in the general core curriculum in the regular classroom.<br/>
<a id="pl.267.8"></a><var>267.8</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a pupil in kindergarten prekindergarten <br/>
<a id="pl.267.9"></a><var>267.9</var>under section 124D.151,  through grade 12 shall not be counted as an English learner in <br/>
<a id="pl.267.10"></a><var>267.10</var>calculating English learner pupil units under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 17</statute_ref>, and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.267.11"></a><var>267.11</var>not generate state English learner aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.65, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, if:<br/>
<a id="pl.267.12"></a><var>267.12</var>(1) the pupil is not enrolled during the current fiscal year in an educational program <br/>
<a id="pl.267.13"></a><var>267.13</var>for English learners under sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.58</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.64</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.267.14"></a><var>267.14</var>(2) the pupil has generated seven or more years of average daily membership in <br/>
<a id="pl.267.15"></a><var>267.15</var>Minnesota public schools since July 1, 1996.<br/>
<a id="pl.267.16"></a><var>267.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br/>
<a id="pl.267.17"></a><var>267.17</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.6.0"></a><a id="pl.267.18"></a><var>267.18</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.267.19"></a><var>267.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Eligible pupils.</b> (a) A pupil under the age of 21 or who meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.267.20"></a><var>267.20</var>requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>120A.20</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is eligible to participate in <br/>
<a id="pl.267.21"></a><var>267.21</var>the graduation incentives program, if the pupil:<br/>
<a id="pl.267.22"></a><var>267.22</var>(1) performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age <br/>
<a id="pl.267.23"></a><var>267.23</var>in a locally determined achievement test;<br/>
<a id="pl.267.24"></a><var>267.24</var>(2) is behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for <br/>
<a id="pl.267.25"></a><var>267.25</var>graduation;<br/>
<a id="pl.267.26"></a><var>267.26</var>(3) is pregnant or is a parent;<br/>
<a id="pl.267.27"></a><var>267.27</var>(4) has been assessed as chemically dependent;<br/>
<a id="pl.267.28"></a><var>267.28</var>(5) has been excluded or expelled according to sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>121A.56</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.267.29"></a><var>267.29</var>(6) has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or <br/>
<a id="pl.267.30"></a><var>267.30</var>a program pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.69</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.267.31"></a><var>267.31</var>(7) is a victim of physical or sexual abuse;<br/>
<a id="pl.267.32"></a><var>267.32</var>(8) has experienced mental health problems;<br/>
<a id="pl.267.33"></a><var>267.33</var>(9) has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a <br/>
<a id="pl.267.34"></a><var>267.34</var>transfer to an eligible program;<br/>
<a id="pl.267.35"></a><var>267.35</var>(10) speaks English as a second language or is an English learner; or<br/>
<a id="pl.268.1"></a><var>268.1</var>(11) has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant; or<br/>
<a id="pl.268.2"></a><var>268.2</var>(12) is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or <br/>
<a id="pl.268.3"></a><var>268.3</var>other life threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being currently <br/>
<a id="pl.268.4"></a><var>268.4</var>treated, and resides with the pupil's family at least 60 miles beyond the outside boundary <br/>
<a id="pl.268.5"></a><var>268.5</var>of the seven-county metropolitan area.<br/>
<a id="pl.268.6"></a><var>268.6</var>(b) For the 2016-2017 school year only, a pupil otherwise qualifying under <br/>
<a id="pl.268.7"></a><var>268.7</var>paragraph (a) who is at least 21 years of age and not yet 22 years of age and is an English <br/>
<a id="pl.268.8"></a><var>268.8</var>learner with an interrupted formal education according to section 124D.59, subdivision 2a, <br/>
<a id="pl.268.9"></a><var>268.9</var>is eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under section 124D.68 and <br/>
<a id="pl.268.10"></a><var>268.10</var>in concurrent enrollment courses offered under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, and is <br/>
<a id="pl.268.11"></a><var>268.11</var>funded in the same manner as other pupils under this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.7.0"></a><a id="pl.268.12"></a><var>268.12</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 126C.05, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.268.13"></a><var>268.13</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.268.14"></a><var>268.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Pupil unit.</b> Pupil units for each Minnesota resident pupil under the <br/>
<a id="pl.268.15"></a><var>268.15</var>age of 21 or who meets the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>120A.20</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.268.16"></a><var>268.16</var>(c), in average daily membership enrolled in the district of residence, in another district <br/>
<a id="pl.268.17"></a><var>268.17</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.08</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.08</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref>; in a charter school <br/>
<a id="pl.268.18"></a><var>268.18</var>under chapter 124E; or for whom the resident district pays tuition under section 
         <statute_ref>123A.18</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.268.19"></a><var>268.19</var>123A.22
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.30</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.32</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.44</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.488</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123B.88, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.04</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.268.20"></a><var>268.20</var>124D.05
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.51</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref>, shall be counted according to this <br/>
<a id="pl.268.21"></a><var>268.21</var>subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.268.22"></a><var>268.22</var>    (a) A prekindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved <br/>
<a id="pl.268.23"></a><var>268.23</var>by the commissioner and has an individualized education program is counted as the ratio <br/>
<a id="pl.268.24"></a><var>268.24</var>of the number of hours of assessment and education service to 825 times 1.0 with a <br/>
<a id="pl.268.25"></a><var>268.25</var>minimum average daily membership of 0.28, but not more than 1.0 pupil unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.268.26"></a><var>268.26</var>    (b) A prekindergarten pupil who is assessed but determined not to be disabled is <br/>
<a id="pl.268.27"></a><var>268.27</var>counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment service to 825 times 1.0.<br/>
<a id="pl.268.28"></a><var>268.28</var>    (c) A kindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved <br/>
<a id="pl.268.29"></a><var>268.29</var>by the commissioner is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and <br/>
<a id="pl.268.30"></a><var>268.30</var>education services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individualized education <br/>
<a id="pl.268.31"></a><var>268.31</var>program to 875, but not more than one.<br/>
<a id="pl.268.32"></a><var>268.32</var>(d) A prekindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (a) or (b) and is <br/>
<a id="pl.268.33"></a><var>268.33</var>enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151 is <br/>
<a id="pl.268.34"></a><var>268.34</var>counted as the ratio of the number of hours of instruction to 850 times 1.0, but not more <br/>
<a id="pl.268.35"></a><var>268.35</var>than 0.6 pupil units.<br/>
<a id="pl.269.1"></a><var>269.1</var>    (d) (e) A kindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (c) is counted as 1.0 <br/>
<a id="pl.269.2"></a><var>269.2</var>pupil unit if the pupil is enrolled in a free all-day, every day kindergarten program available <br/>
<a id="pl.269.3"></a><var>269.3</var>to all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school that meets the minimum hours requirement in <br/>
<a id="pl.269.4"></a><var>269.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>120A.41</statute_ref>, or is counted as .55 pupil unit, if the pupil is not enrolled in a free all-day, <br/>
<a id="pl.269.5"></a><var>269.5</var>every day kindergarten program available to all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school.<br/>
<a id="pl.269.6"></a><var>269.6</var>    (e) (f) A pupil who is in any of grades 1 to 6 is counted as 1.0 pupil unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.269.7"></a><var>269.7</var>    (f) (g) A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as 1.2 pupil units.<br/>
<a id="pl.269.8"></a><var>269.8</var>    (g) (h) A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment options program is counted <br/>
<a id="pl.269.9"></a><var>269.9</var>as 1.2 pupil units.<br/>
<a id="pl.269.10"></a><var>269.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br/>
<a id="pl.269.11"></a><var>269.11</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.8.0"></a><a id="pl.269.12"></a><var>269.12</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.269.13"></a><var>269.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Compensation revenue pupil units.</b> Compensation revenue pupil units <br/>
<a id="pl.269.14"></a><var>269.14</var>for fiscal year 1998 and thereafter must be computed according to this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.269.15"></a><var>269.15</var>(a) The compensation revenue concentration percentage for each building in a <br/>
<a id="pl.269.16"></a><var>269.16</var>district equals the product of 100 times the ratio of:<br/>
<a id="pl.269.17"></a><var>269.17</var>(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free <br/>
<a id="pl.269.18"></a><var>269.18</var>lunch plus one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced priced lunch on October <br/>
<a id="pl.269.19"></a><var>269.19</var>1 of the previous fiscal year; to<br/>
<a id="pl.269.20"></a><var>269.20</var>(2) the number of pupils enrolled in the building on October 1 of the previous fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.269.21"></a><var>269.21</var>year.<br/>
<a id="pl.269.22"></a><var>269.22</var>(b) The compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for a building equals the <br/>
<a id="pl.269.23"></a><var>269.23</var>lesser of one or the quotient obtained by dividing the building's compensation revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.269.24"></a><var>269.24</var>concentration percentage by 80.0.<br/>
<a id="pl.269.25"></a><var>269.25</var>(c) The compensation revenue pupil units for a building equals the product of:<br/>
<a id="pl.269.26"></a><var>269.26</var>(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free <br/>
<a id="pl.269.27"></a><var>269.27</var>lunch and one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced priced lunch on October 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.269.28"></a><var>269.28</var>of the previous fiscal year; times<br/>
<a id="pl.269.29"></a><var>269.29</var>(2) the compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for the building; times<br/>
<a id="pl.269.30"></a><var>269.30</var>(3) .60.<br/>
<a id="pl.269.31"></a><var>269.31</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), for voluntary prekindergarten programs <br/>
<a id="pl.269.32"></a><var>269.32</var>under section 124D.151, charter schools, and contracted alternative programs in the <br/>
<a id="pl.269.33"></a><var>269.33</var>first year of operation, compensation revenue pupil units shall be computed using data <br/>
<a id="pl.269.34"></a><var>269.34</var>for the current fiscal year. If the voluntary prekindergarten program, charter school, or <br/>
<a id="pl.269.35"></a><var>269.35</var>contracted alternative program begins operation after October 1, compensatory revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.270.1"></a><var>270.1</var>pupil units shall be computed based on pupils enrolled on an alternate date determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.270.2"></a><var>270.2</var>the commissioner, and the compensation revenue pupil units shall be prorated based on <br/>
<a id="pl.270.3"></a><var>270.3</var>the ratio of the number of days of student instruction to 170 days.<br/>
<a id="pl.270.4"></a><var>270.4</var>(e) The percentages in this subdivision must be based on the count of individual <br/>
<a id="pl.270.5"></a><var>270.5</var>pupils and not on a building average or minimum.<br/>
<a id="pl.270.6"></a><var>270.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br/>
<a id="pl.270.7"></a><var>270.7</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.9.0"></a><a id="pl.270.8"></a><var>270.8</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.270.9"></a><var>270.9</var>    Subd. 2d. <b>Declining enrollment revenue.</b> (a) A school district's declining <br/>
<a id="pl.270.10"></a><var>270.10</var>enrollment revenue equals the greater of zero or the product of: (1) 28 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.270.11"></a><var>270.11</var>formula allowance for that year and (2) the difference between the adjusted pupil units for <br/>
<a id="pl.270.12"></a><var>270.12</var>the preceding year and the adjusted pupil units for the current year.<br/>
<a id="pl.270.13"></a><var>270.13</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017 only, a pupil <br/>
<a id="pl.270.14"></a><var>270.14</var>enrolled at the Crosswinds school shall not generate declining enrollment revenue for the <br/>
<a id="pl.270.15"></a><var>270.15</var>district or charter school in which the pupil was last counted in average daily membership.<br/>
<a id="pl.270.16"></a><var>270.16</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 only, <br/>
<a id="pl.270.17"></a><var>270.17</var>prekindergarten pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), must be <br/>
<a id="pl.270.18"></a><var>270.18</var>excluded from the calculation of declining enrollment revenue.<br/>
<a id="pl.270.19"></a><var>270.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br/>
<a id="pl.270.20"></a><var>270.20</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.10.0"></a><a id="pl.270.21"></a><var>270.21</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, <br/>
<a id="pl.270.22"></a><var>270.22</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.270.23"></a><var>270.23</var>    Subd. 13a. <b>Operating capital levy.</b> To obtain operating capital revenue, a district <br/>
<a id="pl.270.24"></a><var>270.24</var>may levy an amount not more than the product of its operating capital revenue for the <br/>
<a id="pl.270.25"></a><var>270.25</var>fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted <br/>
<a id="pl.270.26"></a><var>270.26</var>pupil unit to the operating capital equalizing factor. The operating capital equalizing factor <br/>
<a id="pl.270.27"></a><var>270.27</var>equals $14,500 for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, $14,740 $16,680 for fiscal year 2017, <br/>
<a id="pl.270.28"></a><var>270.28</var>$17,473 $21,523 for fiscal year 2018, and $20,510 $27,678 for fiscal year 2019 and later.<br/>
<a id="pl.270.29"></a><var>270.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br/>
<a id="pl.270.30"></a><var>270.30</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.11.0"></a><a id="pl.270.31"></a><var>270.31</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 24, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.270.32"></a><var>270.32</var>    Subd. 24. <b>Equity revenue.</b> (a) A school district qualifies for equity revenue if:<br/>
<a id="pl.271.1"></a><var>271.1</var>    (1) the school district's adjusted pupil unit amount of basic revenue, transition <br/>
<a id="pl.271.2"></a><var>271.2</var>revenue, and referendum revenue is less than the value of the school district at or <br/>
<a id="pl.271.3"></a><var>271.3</var>immediately above the 95th percentile of school districts in its equity region for those <br/>
<a id="pl.271.4"></a><var>271.4</var>revenue categories; and<br/>
<a id="pl.271.5"></a><var>271.5</var>    (2) the school district's administrative offices are not located in a city of the first <br/>
<a id="pl.271.6"></a><var>271.6</var>class on July 1, 1999.<br/>
<a id="pl.271.7"></a><var>271.7</var>    (b) Equity revenue for a qualifying district that receives referendum revenue under <br/>
<a id="pl.271.8"></a><var>271.8</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, equals the product of (1) the district's adjusted pupil <br/>
<a id="pl.271.9"></a><var>271.9</var>units for that year; times (2) the sum of (i) $14, plus (ii) $80, times the school district's <br/>
<a id="pl.271.10"></a><var>271.10</var>equity index computed under subdivision 27.<br/>
<a id="pl.271.11"></a><var>271.11</var>    (c) Equity revenue for a qualifying district that does not receive referendum revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.271.12"></a><var>271.12</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, equals the product of the district's adjusted pupil <br/>
<a id="pl.271.13"></a><var>271.13</var>units for that year times $14.<br/>
<a id="pl.271.14"></a><var>271.14</var>    (d) A school district's equity revenue is increased by the greater of zero or an amount <br/>
<a id="pl.271.15"></a><var>271.15</var>equal to the district's adjusted pupil units times the difference between ten percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.271.16"></a><var>271.16</var>statewide average amount of referendum revenue per adjusted pupil unit for that year and <br/>
<a id="pl.271.17"></a><var>271.17</var>the district's referendum revenue per adjusted pupil unit. A school district's revenue under <br/>
<a id="pl.271.18"></a><var>271.18</var>this paragraph must not exceed $100,000 for that year.<br/>
<a id="pl.271.19"></a><var>271.19</var>    (e) A school district's equity revenue for a school district located in the metro equity <br/>
<a id="pl.271.20"></a><var>271.20</var>region with any of its area located within Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, <br/>
<a id="pl.271.21"></a><var>271.21</var>Scott, or Washington County equals the amount computed in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) <br/>
<a id="pl.271.22"></a><var>271.22</var>multiplied by 1.25.<br/>
<a id="pl.271.23"></a><var>271.23</var>    (f) A school district's additional equity revenue equals $50 times its adjusted pupil <br/>
<a id="pl.271.24"></a><var>271.24</var>units.<br/>
<a id="pl.271.25"></a><var>271.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.271.26"></a><var>271.26</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.12.0"></a><a id="pl.271.27"></a><var>271.27</var>    Sec. 12. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 8, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.271.28"></a><var>271.28</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.271.29"></a><var>271.29</var>    Sec. 8. <b>EARLY REPAYMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.271.30"></a><var>271.30</var>(a) A school district that received a maximum effort capital loan prior to January <br/>
<a id="pl.271.31"></a><var>271.31</var>1, 1997, may repay the full outstanding original principal on its capital loan prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.271.32"></a><var>271.32</var>July 1, 2012, and the liability of the district on the loan is satisfied and discharged and <br/>
<a id="pl.271.33"></a><var>271.33</var>interest on the loan ceases.<br/>
<a id="pl.271.34"></a><var>271.34</var>(b) A school district with an outstanding capital loan balance that received a <br/>
<a id="pl.271.35"></a><var>271.35</var>maximum effort capital loan prior to January 1, 2007, may repay to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.272.1"></a><var>272.1</var>education by November 30, 2016, the full outstanding original principal on its capital <br/>
<a id="pl.272.2"></a><var>272.2</var>loan and the liability of the district on the loan is satisfied and discharged and interest <br/>
<a id="pl.272.3"></a><var>272.3</var>on the loan ceases.<br/>
<a id="pl.272.4"></a><var>272.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.13.0"></a><a id="pl.272.5"></a><var>272.5</var>    Sec. 13. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.272.6"></a><var>272.6</var>2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.272.7"></a><var>272.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>General education aid.</b> For general education aid under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.272.8"></a><var>272.8</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.13, subdivision 4</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.272.9"></a><var>272.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.272.10"></a><var>272.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$  <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">6,624,310,000<br/>
6,649,435,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.272.11"></a><var>272.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.272.12"></a><var>272.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">6,761,574,000 <br/>
6,815,589,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.272.13"></a><var>272.13</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $622,908,000 for 2015 and $6,001,405,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.272.14"></a><var>272.14</var>$6,026,527,000 for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.272.15"></a><var>272.15</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $638,812,000 $641,412,000 for 2016 and <br/>
<a id="pl.272.16"></a><var>272.16</var>$6,122,762,000 $6,174,177,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.12.14.0"></a><a id="pl.272.17"></a><var>272.17</var>    Sec. 14. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.272.18"></a><var>272.18</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.272.19"></a><var>272.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>School lunch.</b> For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.272.20"></a><var>272.20</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.111</statute_ref>, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.272.21"></a><var>272.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.272.22"></a><var>272.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">15,661,000<br/>
16,251,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.272.23"></a><var>272.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.272.24"></a><var>272.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">15,818,000 <br/>
16,775,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.12.15.0"></a><a id="pl.272.25"></a><var>272.25</var>    Sec. 15. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.272.26"></a><var>272.26</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.272.27"></a><var>272.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>School breakfast.</b> For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.272.28"></a><var>272.28</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.1158</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.272.29"></a><var>272.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.272.30"></a><var>272.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">9,731,000<br/>
9,457,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.272.31"></a><var>272.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.272.32"></a><var>272.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">10,361,000 <br/>
10,365,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.12.16.0"></a><a id="pl.272.33"></a><var>272.33</var>    Sec. 16. <b>RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT EXEMPTION; HENDRICKS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.273.1"></a><var>273.1</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.04, subdivision 6, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.273.2"></a><var>273.2</var>(b); 124D.041, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and 124D.05, subdivision 2a, the provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.273.3"></a><var>273.3</var>of Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.041, and the agreement shall not apply to Independent <br/>
<a id="pl.273.4"></a><var>273.4</var>School District No. 402, Hendricks.<br/>
<a id="pl.273.5"></a><var>273.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and <br/>
<a id="pl.273.6"></a><var>273.6</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.13.1.0"></a><a id="pl.273.9"></a><var>273.9</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.321, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.273.10"></a><var>273.10</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.273.11"></a><var>273.11</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Student-user privacy requirements.</b> Section 125B.27 governs privacy <br/>
<a id="pl.273.12"></a><var>273.12</var>and information practices of online educational services.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.2.0"></a><a id="pl.273.13"></a><var>273.13</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.273.14"></a><var>273.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Required academic standards.</b> (a) The following subject areas <br/>
<a id="pl.273.15"></a><var>273.15</var>are required for statewide accountability:<br/>
<a id="pl.273.16"></a><var>273.16</var>    (1) language arts;<br/>
<a id="pl.273.17"></a><var>273.17</var>    (2) mathematics;<br/>
<a id="pl.273.18"></a><var>273.18</var>    (3) science;<br/>
<a id="pl.273.19"></a><var>273.19</var>    (4) social studies, including history, geography, economics, and government and <br/>
<a id="pl.273.20"></a><var>273.20</var>citizenship;<br/>
<a id="pl.273.21"></a><var>273.21</var>    (5) physical education;<br/>
<a id="pl.273.22"></a><var>273.22</var>    (6) health, for which locally developed academic standards apply; and<br/>
<a id="pl.273.23"></a><var>273.23</var>    (7) the arts, for which statewide or locally developed academic standards apply, as <br/>
<a id="pl.273.24"></a><var>273.24</var>determined by the school district. Public elementary and middle schools must offer at least <br/>
<a id="pl.273.25"></a><var>273.25</var>three and require at least two of the following four arts areas: dance; music; theater; and <br/>
<a id="pl.273.26"></a><var>273.26</var>visual arts. Public high schools must offer at least three and require at least one of the <br/>
<a id="pl.273.27"></a><var>273.27</var>following five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual arts.<br/>
<a id="pl.273.28"></a><var>273.28</var>    (b) For purposes of applicable federal law, the academic standards for language arts, <br/>
<a id="pl.273.29"></a><var>273.29</var>mathematics, and science apply to all public school students, except the very few students <br/>
<a id="pl.273.30"></a><var>273.30</var>with extreme cognitive or physical impairments for whom an individualized education <br/>
<a id="pl.273.31"></a><var>273.31</var>program team has determined that the required academic standards are inappropriate. An <br/>
<a id="pl.273.32"></a><var>273.32</var>individualized education program team that makes this determination must establish <br/>
<a id="pl.273.33"></a><var>273.33</var>alternative standards.<br/>
<a id="pl.274.1"></a><var>274.1</var>(c) The department must adopt the most recent National Association of Sport and <br/>
<a id="pl.274.2"></a><var>274.2</var>Physical Education kindergarten through grade 12 standards and benchmarks for physical <br/>
<a id="pl.274.3"></a><var>274.3</var>education as the required physical education academic standards. The department may <br/>
<a id="pl.274.4"></a><var>274.4</var>modify and adapt the national standards to accommodate state interest. The modification <br/>
<a id="pl.274.5"></a><var>274.5</var>and adaptations must maintain the purpose and integrity of the national standards. The <br/>
<a id="pl.274.6"></a><var>274.6</var>department must make available sample assessments for school districts to assess students' <br/>
<a id="pl.274.7"></a><var>274.7</var>mastery of the physical education standards beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.<br/>
<a id="pl.274.8"></a><var>274.8</var>    (c) (d) District efforts to develop, implement, or improve instruction or curriculum <br/>
<a id="pl.274.9"></a><var>274.9</var>as a result of the provisions of this section must be consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.10</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.274.10"></a><var>274.10</var>120B.11
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>120B.20</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.3.0"></a><a id="pl.274.11"></a><var>274.11</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.021, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.274.12"></a><var>274.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Rulemaking.</b> The commissioner, consistent with the requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.274.13"></a><var>274.13</var>this section and section 
         <statute_ref>120B.022</statute_ref>, must adopt statewide rules under section 
         <statute_ref>14.389</statute_ref> for <br/>
<a id="pl.274.14"></a><var>274.14</var>implementing statewide rigorous core academic standards in language arts, mathematics, <br/>
<a id="pl.274.15"></a><var>274.15</var>science, social studies, physical education, and the arts. After the rules authorized under <br/>
<a id="pl.274.16"></a><var>274.16</var>this subdivision are initially adopted, the commissioner may not amend or repeal these <br/>
<a id="pl.274.17"></a><var>274.17</var>rules nor adopt new rules on the same topic without specific legislative authorization. The <br/>
<a id="pl.274.18"></a><var>274.18</var>academic standards for language arts, mathematics, and the arts must be implemented for <br/>
<a id="pl.274.19"></a><var>274.19</var>all students beginning in the 2003-2004 school year. The academic standards for science <br/>
<a id="pl.274.20"></a><var>274.20</var>and social studies must be implemented for all students beginning in the 2005-2006 school <br/>
<a id="pl.274.21"></a><var>274.21</var>year.<br/>
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<a id="bill.13.4.0"></a><a id="pl.274.22"></a><var>274.22</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 120B.021, subdivision 4, is <br/>
<a id="pl.274.23"></a><var>274.23</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.274.24"></a><var>274.24</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Revisions and reviews required.</b> (a) The commissioner of education must <br/>
<a id="pl.274.25"></a><var>274.25</var>revise and appropriately embed technology and information literacy standards consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.274.26"></a><var>274.26</var>with recommendations from school media specialists into the state's academic standards <br/>
<a id="pl.274.27"></a><var>274.27</var>and graduation requirements and implement a ten-year cycle to review and, consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.274.28"></a><var>274.28</var>with the review, revise state academic standards and related benchmarks, consistent with <br/>
<a id="pl.274.29"></a><var>274.29</var>this subdivision. During each ten-year review and revision cycle, the commissioner also <br/>
<a id="pl.274.30"></a><var>274.30</var>must examine the alignment of each required academic standard and related benchmark <br/>
<a id="pl.274.31"></a><var>274.31</var>with the knowledge and skills students need for career and college readiness and advanced <br/>
<a id="pl.274.32"></a><var>274.32</var>work in the particular subject area. The commissioner must include the contributions of <br/>
<a id="pl.274.33"></a><var>274.33</var>Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities as related to the academic standards <br/>
<a id="pl.274.34"></a><var>274.34</var>during the review and revision of the required academic standards.<br/>
<a id="pl.275.1"></a><var>275.1</var>    (b) The commissioner must ensure that the statewide mathematics assessments <br/>
<a id="pl.275.2"></a><var>275.2</var>administered to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 are aligned with the state academic <br/>
<a id="pl.275.3"></a><var>275.3</var>standards in mathematics, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>120B.30</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.275.4"></a><var>275.4</var>(b). The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related <br/>
<a id="pl.275.5"></a><var>275.5</var>benchmarks in mathematics beginning in the 2020-2021 school year and every ten years <br/>
<a id="pl.275.6"></a><var>275.6</var>thereafter.<br/>
<a id="pl.275.7"></a><var>275.7</var>(c) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related <br/>
<a id="pl.275.8"></a><var>275.8</var>benchmarks in arts beginning in the 2016-2017 school year and every ten years thereafter.<br/>
<a id="pl.275.9"></a><var>275.9</var>(d) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and <br/>
<a id="pl.275.10"></a><var>275.10</var>related benchmarks in science beginning in the 2017-2018 school year and every ten <br/>
<a id="pl.275.11"></a><var>275.11</var>years thereafter.<br/>
<a id="pl.275.12"></a><var>275.12</var>(e) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and <br/>
<a id="pl.275.13"></a><var>275.13</var>related benchmarks in language arts beginning in the 2018-2019 school year and every <br/>
<a id="pl.275.14"></a><var>275.14</var>ten years thereafter.<br/>
<a id="pl.275.15"></a><var>275.15</var>(f) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and <br/>
<a id="pl.275.16"></a><var>275.16</var>related benchmarks in social studies beginning in the 2019-2020 school year and every <br/>
<a id="pl.275.17"></a><var>275.17</var>ten years thereafter.<br/>
<a id="pl.275.18"></a><var>275.18</var>(g) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and <br/>
<a id="pl.275.19"></a><var>275.19</var>related benchmarks in physical education beginning in the 2024-2025 school year and <br/>
<a id="pl.275.20"></a><var>275.20</var>every ten years thereafter.<br/>
<a id="pl.275.21"></a><var>275.21</var>(h) School districts and charter schools must revise and align local academic <br/>
<a id="pl.275.22"></a><var>275.22</var>standards and high school graduation requirements in health, world languages, and career <br/>
<a id="pl.275.23"></a><var>275.23</var>and technical education to require students to complete the revised standards beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.275.24"></a><var>275.24</var>in a school year determined by the school district or charter school. School districts and <br/>
<a id="pl.275.25"></a><var>275.25</var>charter schools must formally establish a periodic review cycle for the academic standards <br/>
<a id="pl.275.26"></a><var>275.26</var>and related benchmarks in health, world languages, and career and technical education.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.5.0"></a><a id="pl.275.27"></a><var>275.27</var>    Sec. 5. <b>[120B.026] PHYSICAL EDUCATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.275.28"></a><var>275.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Exclusion from class; recess.</b> A student may be excused from a <br/>
<a id="pl.275.29"></a><var>275.29</var>physical education class if the student submits written information signed by a physician <br/>
<a id="pl.275.30"></a><var>275.30</var>stating that physical activity will jeopardize the student's health. A student may be <br/>
<a id="pl.275.31"></a><var>275.31</var>excused from a physical education class if being excused meets the child's unique and <br/>
<a id="pl.275.32"></a><var>275.32</var>individualized needs according to the child's individualized education program, federal <br/>
<a id="pl.275.33"></a><var>275.33</var>504 plan, or individualized health plan. A student may be excused if a parent or guardian <br/>
<a id="pl.275.34"></a><var>275.34</var>requests an exemption on religious grounds. A student with a disability must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.275.35"></a><var>275.35</var>with modifications or adaptations that allow physical education class to meet their needs. <br/>
<a id="pl.276.1"></a><var>276.1</var>Schools are strongly encouraged not to exclude students in kindergarten through grade <br/>
<a id="pl.276.2"></a><var>276.2</var>5 from recess due to punishment or disciplinary action.<br/>
<a id="pl.276.3"></a><var>276.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Teachers.</b> Physical education must be taught by teachers who are licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.276.4"></a><var>276.4</var>to teach physical education. A physical education teacher shall be adequately prepared <br/>
<a id="pl.276.5"></a><var>276.5</var>and regularly participate in professional development activities under section 122A.60.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.6.0"></a><a id="pl.276.6"></a><var>276.6</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.232, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.276.7"></a><var>276.7</var><b>120B.232 CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.276.8"></a><var>276.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Character development education.</b> (a) The legislature encourages <br/>
<a id="pl.276.9"></a><var>276.9</var>districts to integrate or offer instruction on character education including, but not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.276.10"></a><var>276.10</var>to, character qualities such as attentiveness, truthfulness, respect for authority, diligence, <br/>
<a id="pl.276.11"></a><var>276.11</var>gratefulness, self-discipline, patience, forgiveness, respect for others, peacemaking, and <br/>
<a id="pl.276.12"></a><var>276.12</var>resourcefulness. Instruction should be integrated into a district's existing programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.276.13"></a><var>276.13</var>curriculum, or the general school environment. The commissioner shall provide assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.276.14"></a><var>276.14</var>at the request of a district to develop character education curriculum and programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.276.15"></a><var>276.15</var>(b) Character development education under paragraph (a) may include a voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.276.16"></a><var>276.16</var>elementary, middle, and high school program that incorporates the history and values of <br/>
<a id="pl.276.17"></a><var>276.17</var>Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and may be offered as part of the social studies, <br/>
<a id="pl.276.18"></a><var>276.18</var>English language arts, or other curriculum, as a schoolwide character building and veteran <br/>
<a id="pl.276.19"></a><var>276.19</var>awareness initiative, or as an after-school program, among other possibilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.276.20"></a><var>276.20</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Staff development; continuing education.</b> (a) Staff development <br/>
<a id="pl.276.21"></a><var>276.21</var>opportunities under section 122A.60 may include training in character development <br/>
<a id="pl.276.22"></a><var>276.22</var>education that incorporates the history and values of Congressional Medal of Honor <br/>
<a id="pl.276.23"></a><var>276.23</var>recipients under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and is provided without cost to the interested <br/>
<a id="pl.276.24"></a><var>276.24</var>school or district.<br/>
<a id="pl.276.25"></a><var>276.25</var>(b) Local continuing education and relicensure committees or other local relicensure <br/>
<a id="pl.276.26"></a><var>276.26</var>committees under section 122A.18, subdivision 4, are encouraged to approve up to six <br/>
<a id="pl.276.27"></a><var>276.27</var>clock hours of continuing education for licensed teachers who complete the training in <br/>
<a id="pl.276.28"></a><var>276.28</var>character development education under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.276.29"></a><var>276.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Funding sources.</b> The commissioner must first use federal funds for <br/>
<a id="pl.276.30"></a><var>276.30</var>character development education programs to the extent available under United States <br/>
<a id="pl.276.31"></a><var>276.31</var>Code, title 20, section 7247. Districts may accept funds from private and other public <br/>
<a id="pl.276.32"></a><var>276.32</var>sources for character development education programs developed and implemented under <br/>
<a id="pl.276.33"></a><var>276.33</var>this section, including programs funded through the Congressional Medal of Honor <br/>
<a id="pl.276.34"></a><var>276.34</var>Foundation, among other sources.<br/>
<a id="pl.277.1"></a><var>277.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.7.0"></a><a id="pl.277.2"></a><var>277.2</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.277.3"></a><var>277.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Department of Education assistance.</b> (a) The Department of Education <br/>
<a id="pl.277.4"></a><var>277.4</var>shall contract for professional and technical services according to competitive solicitation <br/>
<a id="pl.277.5"></a><var>277.5</var>procedures under chapter 16C for purposes of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.277.6"></a><var>277.6</var>(b) A proposal submitted under this section must include disclosures containing:<br/>
<a id="pl.277.7"></a><var>277.7</var>(1) comprehensive information regarding test administration monitoring practices; <br/>
<a id="pl.277.8"></a><var>277.8</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.277.9"></a><var>277.9</var>(2) data privacy safeguards for student information to be transmitted to or used <br/>
<a id="pl.277.10"></a><var>277.10</var>by the proposing entity.<br/>
<a id="pl.277.11"></a><var>277.11</var>Information provided in the proposal is not security information or trade secret information <br/>
<a id="pl.277.12"></a><var>277.12</var>for purposes of section 13.37.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.8.0"></a><a id="pl.277.13"></a><var>277.13</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.30, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.277.14"></a><var>277.14</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.277.15"></a><var>277.15</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Database.</b> The commissioner shall establish a reporting system for <br/>
<a id="pl.277.16"></a><var>277.16</var>teachers, administrators, and students to report service disruptions and technical <br/>
<a id="pl.277.17"></a><var>277.17</var>interruptions. The information reported through this system shall be maintained in a <br/>
<a id="pl.277.18"></a><var>277.18</var>database accessible through the department's Web site.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.9.0"></a><a id="pl.277.19"></a><var>277.19</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 120B.31, subdivision 4, is <br/>
<a id="pl.277.20"></a><var>277.20</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.277.21"></a><var>277.21</var>    Subd. 4. <b> Student performance data.</b> In developing policies and assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.277.22"></a><var>277.22</var>processes to hold schools and districts accountable for high levels of academic standards <br/>
<a id="pl.277.23"></a><var>277.23</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.021</statute_ref>, the commissioner shall aggregate and disaggregate student <br/>
<a id="pl.277.24"></a><var>277.24</var>data over time to report summary student performance and growth levels and, under <br/>
<a id="pl.277.25"></a><var>277.25</var>section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and outcome data measured <br/>
<a id="pl.277.26"></a><var>277.26</var>at the school, school district, and statewide level. When collecting and reporting the <br/>
<a id="pl.277.27"></a><var>277.27</var>performance data, The commissioner shall use the student categories identified under <br/>
<a id="pl.277.28"></a><var>277.28</var>the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, <br/>
<a id="pl.277.29"></a><var>277.29</var>to organize and report the data so that state and local policy makers can understand <br/>
<a id="pl.277.30"></a><var>277.30</var>the educational implications of changes in districts' demographic profiles over time, <br/>
<a id="pl.277.31"></a><var>277.31</var>including student categories of homelessness; ethnicity; race; home language; immigrant; <br/>
<a id="pl.277.32"></a><var>277.32</var>refugee status; English language learners under section 124D.59; free or reduced-price <br/>
<a id="pl.277.33"></a><var>277.33</var>lunch; and other categories designated by federal law, as data are available, among other <br/>
<a id="pl.278.1"></a><var>278.1</var>demographic factors. Any report the commissioner disseminates containing summary data <br/>
<a id="pl.278.2"></a><var>278.2</var>on student performance must integrate student performance and the demographic factors <br/>
<a id="pl.278.3"></a><var>278.3</var>that strongly correlate with that performance.<br/>
<a id="pl.278.4"></a><var>278.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and <br/>
<a id="pl.278.5"></a><var>278.5</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.10.0"></a><a id="pl.278.6"></a><var>278.6</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.31, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.278.7"></a><var>278.7</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.278.8"></a><var>278.8</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Test preparation costs.</b>  The department must annually compile and <br/>
<a id="pl.278.9"></a><var>278.9</var>publish data relating to expenditures by school districts for preparation of all assessments <br/>
<a id="pl.278.10"></a><var>278.10</var>administered pursuant to section 120B.30, including the costs of materials and staff time.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.11.0"></a><a id="pl.278.11"></a><var>278.11</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.35, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.278.12"></a><var>278.12</var><b>120B.35 STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.278.13"></a><var>278.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>School and</b><b> Student indicators of growth and achievement.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.278.14"></a><var>278.14</var>The commissioner must develop and implement a system for measuring and reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.278.15"></a><var>278.15</var>academic achievement and individual student growth, consistent with the statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.278.16"></a><var>278.16</var>educational accountability and reporting system. The system components must measure <br/>
<a id="pl.278.17"></a><var>278.17</var>and separately report the adequate yearly progress of schools and the growth of individual <br/>
<a id="pl.278.18"></a><var>278.18</var>students: students' current achievement in schools under subdivision 2; and individual <br/>
<a id="pl.278.19"></a><var>278.19</var>students' educational growth over time under subdivision 3. The system also must include <br/>
<a id="pl.278.20"></a><var>278.20</var>statewide measures of student academic growth that identify schools with high levels <br/>
<a id="pl.278.21"></a><var>278.21</var>of growth, and also schools with low levels of growth that need improvement. When <br/>
<a id="pl.278.22"></a><var>278.22</var>determining a school's effect, The data must include both statewide measures of student <br/>
<a id="pl.278.23"></a><var>278.23</var>achievement and, to the extent annual tests are administered, indicators of achievement <br/>
<a id="pl.278.24"></a><var>278.24</var>growth that take into account a student's prior achievement. Indicators of achievement and <br/>
<a id="pl.278.25"></a><var>278.25</var>prior achievement must be based on highly reliable statewide or districtwide summative, <br/>
<a id="pl.278.26"></a><var>278.26</var>interim, or formative assessments. Indicators that take into account a student's prior <br/>
<a id="pl.278.27"></a><var>278.27</var>achievement must not be used to disregard a school's low achievement or to exclude a <br/>
<a id="pl.278.28"></a><var>278.28</var>school from a program to improve low achievement levels.<br/>
<a id="pl.278.29"></a><var>278.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Federal Expectations for student academic achievement.</b> (a) Each <br/>
<a id="pl.278.30"></a><var>278.30</var>school year, a school district must determine if the student achievement levels at each <br/>
<a id="pl.278.31"></a><var>278.31</var>school site meet federal expectations. If student achievement levels at a school site do <br/>
<a id="pl.278.32"></a><var>278.32</var>not meet federal expectations and the site has not made adequate yearly progress for two <br/>
<a id="pl.278.33"></a><var>278.33</var>consecutive school years, beginning with the 2001-2002 school year, the district must <br/>
<a id="pl.279.1"></a><var>279.1</var>work with the school site to adopt a plan to raise student achievement levels to meet <br/>
<a id="pl.279.2"></a><var>279.2</var>federal expectations. The commissioner of education shall establish student academic <br/>
<a id="pl.279.3"></a><var>279.3</var>achievement levels to comply with this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.279.4"></a><var>279.4</var>(b) School sites identified as not meeting federal expectations must develop <br/>
<a id="pl.279.5"></a><var>279.5</var>continuous improvement plans in order to meet federal expectations for student academic <br/>
<a id="pl.279.6"></a><var>279.6</var>achievement. The department, at a district's request, must assist the district and the school <br/>
<a id="pl.279.7"></a><var>279.7</var>site sites in developing a plan to improve student achievement. The plan must include <br/>
<a id="pl.279.8"></a><var>279.8</var>parental involvement components.<br/>
<a id="pl.279.9"></a><var>279.9</var>(c) The commissioner must:<br/>
<a id="pl.279.10"></a><var>279.10</var>(1) assist school sites and districts identified as not meeting federal expectations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.279.11"></a><var>279.11</var>(2) provide technical assistance to schools that integrate student achievement <br/>
<a id="pl.279.12"></a><var>279.12</var>measures into the school continuous improvement plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.279.13"></a><var>279.13</var>(d) The commissioner shall establish and maintain a continuous improvement Web <br/>
<a id="pl.279.14"></a><var>279.14</var>site designed to make aggregated and disaggregated student growth and, under section <br/>
<a id="pl.279.15"></a><var>279.15</var>120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and outcome data on every school <br/>
<a id="pl.279.16"></a><var>279.16</var>and district available to parents, teachers, administrators, community members, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.279.17"></a><var>279.17</var>general public, consistent with this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.279.18"></a><var>279.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>State growth target; other state measures.</b> (a) The state's educational <br/>
<a id="pl.279.19"></a><var>279.19</var>assessment system measuring individual students' educational growth is based on <br/>
<a id="pl.279.20"></a><var>279.20</var>indicators of achievement growth that show an individual student's prior achievement. <br/>
<a id="pl.279.21"></a><var>279.21</var>Indicators of achievement and prior achievement must be based on highly reliable <br/>
<a id="pl.279.22"></a><var>279.22</var>statewide or districtwide summative, interim, or formative assessments.<br/>
<a id="pl.279.23"></a><var>279.23</var>(b) The commissioner, in consultation with a stakeholder group that includes <br/>
<a id="pl.279.24"></a><var>279.24</var>assessment and evaluation directors, district staff, experts in culturally responsive teaching, <br/>
<a id="pl.279.25"></a><var>279.25</var>and researchers, must implement a model that uses a value-added growth indicator and <br/>
<a id="pl.279.26"></a><var>279.26</var>includes criteria for identifying schools and school districts that demonstrate medium and <br/>
<a id="pl.279.27"></a><var>279.27</var>high growth under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.299</statute_ref>, subdivisions 8 and 9, and may recommend other <br/>
<a id="pl.279.28"></a><var>279.28</var>value-added measures under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.299, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. The model may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.279.29"></a><var>279.29</var>to advance educators' professional development and replicate programs that succeed in <br/>
<a id="pl.279.30"></a><var>279.30</var>meeting students' diverse learning needs. Data on individual teachers generated under the <br/>
<a id="pl.279.31"></a><var>279.31</var>model are personnel data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.43</statute_ref>. The model must allow users to:<br/>
<a id="pl.279.32"></a><var>279.32</var>(1) report student growth consistent with this paragraph; and<br/>
<a id="pl.279.33"></a><var>279.33</var>(2) for all student categories, report and compare aggregated and disaggregated state <br/>
<a id="pl.279.34"></a><var>279.34</var>student growth and, under section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning <br/>
<a id="pl.279.35"></a><var>279.35</var>and outcome data using the nine student categories identified under the federal 2001 No <br/>
<a id="pl.279.36"></a><var>279.36</var>Child Left Behind Act and two student gender categories of male and female, respectively, <br/>
<a id="pl.280.1"></a><var>280.1</var>following appropriate reporting practices to protect nonpublic student data Elementary <br/>
<a id="pl.280.2"></a><var>280.2</var>and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and, in addition to the Karen <br/>
<a id="pl.280.3"></a><var>280.3</var>community, other student categories as determined by the total Minnesota population <br/>
<a id="pl.280.4"></a><var>280.4</var>at or above the 1,000-person threshold based on the most recent decennial census, <br/>
<a id="pl.280.5"></a><var>280.5</var>including ethnicity; race; refugee status; English language learners under section 124D.59; <br/>
<a id="pl.280.6"></a><var>280.6</var>home language; free or reduced-price lunch; immigrant; and all students enrolled in a <br/>
<a id="pl.280.7"></a><var>280.7</var>Minnesota public school who are currently or were previously in foster care, except that <br/>
<a id="pl.280.8"></a><var>280.8</var>such disaggregation and cross tabulation is not required if the number of students in a <br/>
<a id="pl.280.9"></a><var>280.9</var>category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal <br/>
<a id="pl.280.10"></a><var>280.10</var>personally identifiable information about an individual student.<br/>
<a id="pl.280.11"></a><var>280.11</var>The commissioner must report measures of student growth and, under section <br/>
<a id="pl.280.12"></a><var>280.12</var>120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and outcome data, consistent with <br/>
<a id="pl.280.13"></a><var>280.13</var>this paragraph, including the English language development, academic progress, and oral <br/>
<a id="pl.280.14"></a><var>280.14</var>academic development of English learners and their native language development if the <br/>
<a id="pl.280.15"></a><var>280.15</var>native language is used as a language of instruction, and include data on all pupils enrolled <br/>
<a id="pl.280.16"></a><var>280.16</var>in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were previously <br/>
<a id="pl.280.17"></a><var>280.17</var>counted as an English learner under section 124D.59.<br/>
<a id="pl.280.18"></a><var>280.18</var>(c) When reporting student performance under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.36, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.280.19"></a><var>280.19</var>commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2011, must report two core measures indicating <br/>
<a id="pl.280.20"></a><var>280.20</var>the extent to which current high school graduates are being prepared for postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.280.21"></a><var>280.21</var>academic and career opportunities:<br/>
<a id="pl.280.22"></a><var>280.22</var>(1) a preparation measure indicating the number and percentage of high school <br/>
<a id="pl.280.23"></a><var>280.23</var>graduates in the most recent school year who completed course work important to <br/>
<a id="pl.280.24"></a><var>280.24</var>preparing them for postsecondary academic and career opportunities, consistent with <br/>
<a id="pl.280.25"></a><var>280.25</var>the core academic subjects required for admission to Minnesota's public colleges and <br/>
<a id="pl.280.26"></a><var>280.26</var>universities as determined by the Office of Higher Education under chapter 136A; and<br/>
<a id="pl.280.27"></a><var>280.27</var>(2) a rigorous coursework measure indicating the number and percentage of high <br/>
<a id="pl.280.28"></a><var>280.28</var>school graduates in the most recent school year who successfully completed one or more <br/>
<a id="pl.280.29"></a><var>280.29</var>college-level advanced placement, international baccalaureate, postsecondary enrollment <br/>
<a id="pl.280.30"></a><var>280.30</var>options including concurrent enrollment, other rigorous courses of study under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.280.31"></a><var>280.31</var>120B.021, subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref>, or industry certification courses or programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.280.32"></a><var>280.32</var>When reporting the core measures under clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner must also <br/>
<a id="pl.280.33"></a><var>280.33</var>analyze and report separate categories of information using the nine student categories <br/>
<a id="pl.280.34"></a><var>280.34</var>identified under the federal 2001 No Child Left Behind Act and two student gender <br/>
<a id="pl.280.35"></a><var>280.35</var>categories of male and female, respectively, following appropriate reporting practices <br/>
<a id="pl.280.36"></a><var>280.36</var>to protect nonpublic student data. Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most <br/>
<a id="pl.281.1"></a><var>281.1</var>recently reauthorized, and, in addition to the Karen community, other student categories <br/>
<a id="pl.281.2"></a><var>281.2</var>as determined by the total Minnesota population at or above the 1,000-person threshold <br/>
<a id="pl.281.3"></a><var>281.3</var>based on the most recent decennial census, including ethnicity; race; refugee status; <br/>
<a id="pl.281.4"></a><var>281.4</var>English language learners under section 124D.59; home language; free or reduced-price <br/>
<a id="pl.281.5"></a><var>281.5</var>lunch; immigrant; and all students enrolled in a Minnesota public school who are currently <br/>
<a id="pl.281.6"></a><var>281.6</var>or were previously enrolled in foster care, except that such disaggregation and cross <br/>
<a id="pl.281.7"></a><var>281.7</var>tabulation is not required if the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield <br/>
<a id="pl.281.8"></a><var>281.8</var>statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable <br/>
<a id="pl.281.9"></a><var>281.9</var>information about an individual student.<br/>
<a id="pl.281.10"></a><var>281.10</var>(d) When reporting student performance under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.36, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.281.11"></a><var>281.11</var>commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2014, must report summary data on school <br/>
<a id="pl.281.12"></a><var>281.12</var>safety and students' engagement and connection at school. The commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.281.13"></a><var>281.13</var>also analyze and report separate categories of information using the student categories <br/>
<a id="pl.281.14"></a><var>281.14</var>identified under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently <br/>
<a id="pl.281.15"></a><var>281.15</var>reauthorized, and, in addition to the Karen community, other student categories as <br/>
<a id="pl.281.16"></a><var>281.16</var>determined by the total Minnesota population at or above the 1,000-person threshold based <br/>
<a id="pl.281.17"></a><var>281.17</var>on the most recent decennial census, including ethnicity; race; English language learners <br/>
<a id="pl.281.18"></a><var>281.18</var>under section 124D.59; home language; free or reduced-price lunch; immigrant; refugee <br/>
<a id="pl.281.19"></a><var>281.19</var>status; and all students enrolled in a Minnesota public school who are currently or were <br/>
<a id="pl.281.20"></a><var>281.20</var>previously enrolled in foster care, except that such disaggregation and cross tabulation <br/>
<a id="pl.281.21"></a><var>281.21</var>is not required if the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically <br/>
<a id="pl.281.22"></a><var>281.22</var>reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about <br/>
<a id="pl.281.23"></a><var>281.23</var>an individual student. The summary data under this paragraph are separate from and <br/>
<a id="pl.281.24"></a><var>281.24</var>must not be used for any purpose related to measuring or evaluating the performance <br/>
<a id="pl.281.25"></a><var>281.25</var>of classroom teachers. The commissioner, in consultation with qualified experts on <br/>
<a id="pl.281.26"></a><var>281.26</var>student engagement and connection and classroom teachers, must identify highly reliable <br/>
<a id="pl.281.27"></a><var>281.27</var>variables that generate summary data under this paragraph. The summary data may be <br/>
<a id="pl.281.28"></a><var>281.28</var>used at school, district, and state levels only. Any data on individuals received, collected, <br/>
<a id="pl.281.29"></a><var>281.29</var>or created that are used to generate the summary data under this paragraph are nonpublic <br/>
<a id="pl.281.30"></a><var>281.30</var>data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 9</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.281.31"></a><var>281.31</var>(e) For purposes of statewide educational accountability, the commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.281.32"></a><var>281.32</var>identify and report measures that demonstrate the success of learning year program <br/>
<a id="pl.281.33"></a><var>281.33</var>providers under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref>, among other such providers, in improving <br/>
<a id="pl.281.34"></a><var>281.34</var>students' graduation outcomes. The commissioner, beginning July 1, 2015, must annually <br/>
<a id="pl.281.35"></a><var>281.35</var>report summary data on:<br/>
<a id="pl.281.36"></a><var>281.36</var>(1) the four- and six-year graduation rates of students under this paragraph;<br/>
<a id="pl.282.1"></a><var>282.1</var>(2) the percent of students under this paragraph whose progress and performance <br/>
<a id="pl.282.2"></a><var>282.2</var>levels are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.30</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.282.3"></a><var>282.3</var>subdivision 1; and<br/>
<a id="pl.282.4"></a><var>282.4</var>(3) the success that learning year program providers experience in:<br/>
<a id="pl.282.5"></a><var>282.5</var>(i) identifying at-risk and off-track student populations by grade;<br/>
<a id="pl.282.6"></a><var>282.6</var>(ii) providing successful prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk students;<br/>
<a id="pl.282.7"></a><var>282.7</var>(iii) providing successful recuperative and recovery or reenrollment strategies for <br/>
<a id="pl.282.8"></a><var>282.8</var>off-track students; and<br/>
<a id="pl.282.9"></a><var>282.9</var>(iv) improving the graduation outcomes of at-risk and off-track students.<br/>
<a id="pl.282.10"></a><var>282.10</var>The commissioner may include in the annual report summary data on other education <br/>
<a id="pl.282.11"></a><var>282.11</var>providers serving a majority of students eligible to participate in a learning year program.<br/>
<a id="pl.282.12"></a><var>282.12</var>(f) The commissioner, in consultation with recognized experts with knowledge and <br/>
<a id="pl.282.13"></a><var>282.13</var>experience in assessing the language proficiency and academic performance of all English <br/>
<a id="pl.282.14"></a><var>282.14</var>learners enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were <br/>
<a id="pl.282.15"></a><var>282.15</var>previously counted as an English learner under section 124D.59, must identify and report <br/>
<a id="pl.282.16"></a><var>282.16</var>appropriate and effective measures to improve current categories of language difficulty and <br/>
<a id="pl.282.17"></a><var>282.17</var>assessments, and monitor and report data on students' English proficiency levels, program <br/>
<a id="pl.282.18"></a><var>282.18</var>placement, and academic language development, including oral academic language.<br/>
<a id="pl.282.19"></a><var>282.19</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Improving schools.</b> Consistent with the requirements of this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.282.20"></a><var>282.20</var>beginning June 20, 2012, the commissioner of education must annually report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.282.21"></a><var>282.21</var>public and the legislature best practices implemented in those schools that demonstrate <br/>
<a id="pl.282.22"></a><var>282.22</var>high growth compared to the state growth target.<br/>
<a id="pl.282.23"></a><var>282.23</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Improving graduation rates for students with emotional or behavioral </b><br/>
<a id="pl.282.24"></a><var>282.24</var><b>disorders.</b> (a) A district must develop strategies in conjunction with parents of students <br/>
<a id="pl.282.25"></a><var>282.25</var>with emotional or behavioral disorders and the county board responsible for implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.282.26"></a><var>282.26</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>245.487</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>245.4889</statute_ref> to keep students with emotional or behavioral disorders in <br/>
<a id="pl.282.27"></a><var>282.27</var>school, when the district has a drop-out rate for students with an emotional or behavioral <br/>
<a id="pl.282.28"></a><var>282.28</var>disorder in grades 9 through 12 exceeding 25 percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.282.29"></a><var>282.29</var>(b) A district must develop a plan in conjunction with parents of students with <br/>
<a id="pl.282.30"></a><var>282.30</var>emotional or behavioral disorders and the local mental health authority to increase the <br/>
<a id="pl.282.31"></a><var>282.31</var>graduation rates of students with emotional or behavioral disorders. A district with a <br/>
<a id="pl.282.32"></a><var>282.32</var>drop-out rate for children with an emotional or behavioral disturbance in grades 9 through <br/>
<a id="pl.282.33"></a><var>282.33</var>12 that is in the top 25 percent of all districts shall submit a plan for review and oversight <br/>
<a id="pl.282.34"></a><var>282.34</var>to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.282.35"></a><var>282.35</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and <br/>
<a id="pl.282.36"></a><var>282.36</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.12.0"></a><a id="pl.283.1"></a><var>283.1</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.36, as amended by Laws 2015, First <br/>
<a id="pl.283.2"></a><var>283.2</var>Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.283.3"></a><var>283.3</var><b>120B.36 SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY</b><b>; APPEALS PROCESS</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.283.4"></a><var>283.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>School performance reports.</b> (a) The commissioner shall report <br/>
<a id="pl.283.5"></a><var>283.5</var>student academic performance data under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.283.6"></a><var>283.6</var>2
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), and 3; the percentages of students showing low, medium, and high <br/>
<a id="pl.283.7"></a><var>283.7</var>growth under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (b); school safety and student <br/>
<a id="pl.283.8"></a><var>283.8</var>engagement and connection under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35</statute_ref>, subdivision 3, paragraph (d); rigorous <br/>
<a id="pl.283.9"></a><var>283.9</var>coursework under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (c); the percentage of <br/>
<a id="pl.283.10"></a><var>283.10</var>students under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (2), whose progress <br/>
<a id="pl.283.11"></a><var>283.11</var>and performance levels are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under <br/>
<a id="pl.283.12"></a><var>283.12</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.30, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (e); longitudinal <br/>
<a id="pl.283.13"></a><var>283.13</var>data on the progress of eligible districts in reducing disparities in students' academic <br/>
<a id="pl.283.14"></a><var>283.14</var>achievement and realizing racial and economic integration under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.861</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.283.15"></a><var>283.15</var>the acquisition of English, and where practicable, native language academic literacy, <br/>
<a id="pl.283.16"></a><var>283.16</var>including oral academic language, and the academic progress of all English learners <br/>
<a id="pl.283.17"></a><var>283.17</var>under section 
<statute_ref>124D.59, subdivisions 2</statute_ref> and 2a enrolled in a Minnesota public school <br/>
<a id="pl.283.18"></a><var>283.18</var>course or program who are currently or were previously counted as an English learner <br/>
<a id="pl.283.19"></a><var>283.19</var>under section 124D.59; two separate student-to-teacher ratios that clearly indicate the <br/>
<a id="pl.283.20"></a><var>283.20</var>definition of teacher consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.06</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>122A.15 </statute_ref>for purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.283.21"></a><var>283.21</var>determining these ratios; staff characteristics excluding salaries; student enrollment <br/>
<a id="pl.283.22"></a><var>283.22</var>demographics; all students enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who <br/>
<a id="pl.283.23"></a><var>283.23</var>are currently or were previously in foster care, student homelessness, and district mobility; <br/>
<a id="pl.283.24"></a><var>283.24</var>and extracurricular activities. The report also must indicate a school's adequate yearly <br/>
<a id="pl.283.25"></a><var>283.25</var>progress status under applicable federal law, and must not set any designations applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.283.26"></a><var>283.26</var>to high- and low-performing schools due solely to adequate yearly progress status.<br/>
<a id="pl.283.27"></a><var>283.27</var>    (b) The commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department <br/>
<a id="pl.283.28"></a><var>283.28</var>Web site school performance reports.<br/>
<a id="pl.283.29"></a><var>283.29</var>    (c) The commissioner must make available performance reports by the beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.283.30"></a><var>283.30</var>of each school year.<br/>
<a id="pl.283.31"></a><var>283.31</var>    (d) A school or district may appeal its adequate yearly progress status in writing to <br/>
<a id="pl.283.32"></a><var>283.32</var>the commissioner within 30 days of receiving the notice of its status. The commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.283.33"></a><var>283.33</var>decision to uphold or deny an appeal is final.<br/>
<a id="pl.283.34"></a><var>283.34</var>    (e) School performance data are nonpublic data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.283.35"></a><var>283.35</var>until the commissioner publicly releases the data. The commissioner shall annually post <br/>
<a id="pl.283.36"></a><var>283.36</var>school performance reports to the department's public Web site no later than September 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.284.1"></a><var>284.1</var>except that in years when the reports reflect new performance standards, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.284.2"></a><var>284.2</var>shall post the school performance reports no later than October 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.284.3"></a><var>284.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Adequate yearly</b><b> student</b><b> progress and other data.</b> All data the <br/>
<a id="pl.284.4"></a><var>284.4</var>department receives, collects, or creates to determine adequate yearly progress status <br/>
<a id="pl.284.5"></a><var>284.5</var>under Public Law 107-110, section 1116, set state growth targets, and determine student <br/>
<a id="pl.284.6"></a><var>284.6</var>growth, learning, and outcomes under section 120B.35 are nonpublic data under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.284.7"></a><var>284.7</var>13.02, subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>, until the commissioner publicly releases the data. Districts must <br/>
<a id="pl.284.8"></a><var>284.8</var>provide parents sufficiently detailed summary data to permit parents to appeal under <br/>
<a id="pl.284.9"></a><var>284.9</var>Public Law 107-110, section 1116(b)(2). The commissioner shall annually post federal <br/>
<a id="pl.284.10"></a><var>284.10</var>adequate yearly progress data and state student growth, learning, and outcome data to the <br/>
<a id="pl.284.11"></a><var>284.11</var>department's public Web site no later than September 1, except that in years when adequate <br/>
<a id="pl.284.12"></a><var>284.12</var>yearly progress reflects new performance standards, the commissioner shall post federal <br/>
<a id="pl.284.13"></a><var>284.13</var>adequate yearly progress data and state student growth data no later than October 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.284.14"></a><var>284.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and <br/>
<a id="pl.284.15"></a><var>284.15</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.13.0"></a><a id="pl.284.16"></a><var>284.16</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 120B.36, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.284.17"></a><var>284.17</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.284.18"></a><var>284.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>School performance reports.</b> (a) The commissioner shall report <br/>
<a id="pl.284.19"></a><var>284.19</var>student academic performance under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; the percentages of <br/>
<a id="pl.284.20"></a><var>284.20</var>students showing low, medium, and high growth under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.284.21"></a><var>284.21</var>3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b); school safety and student engagement and connection under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.284.22"></a><var>284.22</var>120B.35
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 3, paragraph (d); rigorous coursework under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, <br/>
<a id="pl.284.23"></a><var>284.23</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (c); the percentage of students under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.284.24"></a><var>284.24</var>3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (2), whose progress and performance levels are meeting career <br/>
<a id="pl.284.25"></a><var>284.25</var>and college readiness benchmarks under sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.30, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, <br/>
<a id="pl.284.26"></a><var>284.26</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (e); longitudinal data on the progress of eligible districts in <br/>
<a id="pl.284.27"></a><var>284.27</var>reducing disparities in students' academic achievement and realizing racial and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.284.28"></a><var>284.28</var>integration under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.861</statute_ref>; the acquisition of English, and where practicable, <br/>
<a id="pl.284.29"></a><var>284.29</var>native language academic literacy, including oral academic language, and the academic <br/>
<a id="pl.284.30"></a><var>284.30</var>progress of English learners under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.59, subdivisions 2</statute_ref> and 2a; the weekly <br/>
<a id="pl.284.31"></a><var>284.31</var>amount of time students in kindergarten through grade 8 are scheduled to spend in physical <br/>
<a id="pl.284.32"></a><var>284.32</var>education class, the percent of students in kindergarten through grade 12 who receive a <br/>
<a id="pl.284.33"></a><var>284.33</var>passing grade in physical education, and the number of required physical education credits <br/>
<a id="pl.284.34"></a><var>284.34</var>high school students must complete to graduate; two separate student-to-teacher ratios that <br/>
<a id="pl.284.35"></a><var>284.35</var>clearly indicate the definition of teacher consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.06</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>122A.15 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.285.1"></a><var>285.1</var>for purposes of determining these ratios; staff characteristics excluding salaries; student <br/>
<a id="pl.285.2"></a><var>285.2</var>enrollment demographics; student homelessness and district mobility; and extracurricular <br/>
<a id="pl.285.3"></a><var>285.3</var>activities. The report also must indicate a school's adequate yearly progress status <br/>
<a id="pl.285.4"></a><var>285.4</var>under applicable federal law, and must not set any designations applicable to high- and <br/>
<a id="pl.285.5"></a><var>285.5</var>low-performing schools due solely to adequate yearly progress status.<br/>
<a id="pl.285.6"></a><var>285.6</var>    (b) The commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department <br/>
<a id="pl.285.7"></a><var>285.7</var>Web site school performance reports.<br/>
<a id="pl.285.8"></a><var>285.8</var>    (c) The commissioner must make available performance reports by the beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.285.9"></a><var>285.9</var>of each school year.<br/>
<a id="pl.285.10"></a><var>285.10</var>    (d) A school or district may appeal its adequate yearly progress status in writing to <br/>
<a id="pl.285.11"></a><var>285.11</var>the commissioner within 30 days of receiving the notice of its status. The commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.285.12"></a><var>285.12</var>decision to uphold or deny an appeal is final.<br/>
<a id="pl.285.13"></a><var>285.13</var>    (e) School performance data are nonpublic data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.285.14"></a><var>285.14</var>until the commissioner publicly releases the data. The commissioner shall annually post <br/>
<a id="pl.285.15"></a><var>285.15</var>school performance reports to the department's public Web site no later than September 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.285.16"></a><var>285.16</var>except that in years when the reports reflect new performance standards, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.285.17"></a><var>285.17</var>shall post the school performance reports no later than October 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.285.18"></a><var>285.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.285.19"></a><var>285.19</var>and applies to reports for the 2017-2018 school year and later.<br/>
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<a id="bill.13.14.0"></a><a id="pl.285.20"></a><var>285.20</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 122A.21, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.285.21"></a><var>285.21</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.285.22"></a><var>285.22</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Licensure via portfolio.</b> (a) An eligible candidate may use licensure via <br/>
<a id="pl.285.23"></a><var>285.23</var>portfolio to obtain an initial licensure or to add a licensure field, consistent with applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.285.24"></a><var>285.24</var>Board of Teaching licensure rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.285.25"></a><var>285.25</var>    (b) A candidate for initial licensure must submit to the Educator Licensing Division <br/>
<a id="pl.285.26"></a><var>285.26</var>at the department one portfolio demonstrating pedagogical competence and one portfolio <br/>
<a id="pl.285.27"></a><var>285.27</var>demonstrating content competence.<br/>
<a id="pl.285.28"></a><var>285.28</var>    (c) A candidate seeking to add a licensure field must submit to the Educator <br/>
<a id="pl.285.29"></a><var>285.29</var>Licensing Division at the department one portfolio demonstrating content competence.<br/>
<a id="pl.285.30"></a><var>285.30</var>    (d) The Board of Teaching must notify a candidate who submits a portfolio under <br/>
<a id="pl.285.31"></a><var>285.31</var>paragraph (b) or (c) within 90 calendar days after the portfolio is received whether or not <br/>
<a id="pl.285.32"></a><var>285.32</var>the portfolio was approved. If the portfolio was not approved, the board must immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.285.33"></a><var>285.33</var>inform the candidate how to revise the portfolio to successfully demonstrate the requisite <br/>
<a id="pl.285.34"></a><var>285.34</var>competence. The candidate may resubmit a revised portfolio at any time and the Educator <br/>
<a id="pl.286.1"></a><var>286.1</var>Licensing Division at the department must approve or disapprove the portfolio within <br/>
<a id="pl.286.2"></a><var>286.2</var>60 calendar days of receiving it.<br/>
<a id="pl.286.3"></a><var>286.3</var>    (e) A candidate must pay to the executive secretary of the Board of Teaching a $300 <br/>
<a id="pl.286.4"></a><var>286.4</var>fee for the first portfolio submitted for review and a $200 fee for any portfolio submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.286.5"></a><var>286.5</var>subsequently. The fees must be paid to the executive secretary of the Board of Teaching. <br/>
<a id="pl.286.6"></a><var>286.6</var>The revenue generated from the fee must be is deposited in an education licensure <br/>
<a id="pl.286.7"></a><var>286.7</var>portfolio account in the special revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.286.8"></a><var>286.8</var>education for licensure via portfolio expenditures. The fees set by the Board of Teaching <br/>
<a id="pl.286.9"></a><var>286.9</var>are nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. The Board of Teaching may <br/>
<a id="pl.286.10"></a><var>286.10</var>waive or reduce fees for candidates based on financial need.<br/>
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<a id="bill.13.15.0"></a><a id="pl.286.11"></a><var>286.11</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 122A.415, subdivision 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.286.12"></a><var>286.12</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.286.13"></a><var>286.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Basic alternative teacher compensation aid.</b> (a) The basic alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.286.14"></a><var>286.14</var>teacher compensation aid for a school with a plan approved under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414, <br/>
<a id="pl.286.15"></a><var>286.15</var>subdivision 2b
         </statute_ref>, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under <br/>
<a id="pl.286.16"></a><var>286.16</var>subdivision 1. The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a charter school with a <br/>
<a id="pl.286.17"></a><var>286.17</var>plan approved under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414, subdivisions 2a</statute_ref> and 2b, equals $260 times the <br/>
<a id="pl.286.18"></a><var>286.18</var>number of pupils enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on October <br/>
<a id="pl.286.19"></a><var>286.19</var>1 of the current year for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of <br/>
<a id="pl.286.20"></a><var>286.20</var>the sum of the alternative teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.286.21"></a><var>286.21</var>levy for all participating school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.286.22"></a><var>286.22</var>revenue for those districts under subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.286.23"></a><var>286.23</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.286.24"></a><var>286.24</var>teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed $88,118,000 for fiscal year 2017 <br/>
<a id="pl.286.25"></a><var>286.25</var>and later. The commissioner must limit the amount of alternative teacher compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.286.26"></a><var>286.26</var>aid approved under this section so as not to exceed these limits $75,840,000 for fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.286.27"></a><var>286.27</var>2016. Basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate district or other <br/>
<a id="pl.286.28"></a><var>286.28</var>cooperative unit equals $3,000 times the number of licensed teachers employed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.286.29"></a><var>286.29</var>intermediate district or cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year.<br/>
<a id="pl.286.30"></a><var>286.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.16.0"></a><a id="pl.286.31"></a><var>286.31</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.286.32"></a><var>286.32</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.287.1"></a><var>287.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Staff development revenue</b><b> for school districts</b><b>.</b> A district is <br/>
<a id="pl.287.2"></a><var>287.2</var>required to reserve an amount equal to at least two percent of the basic revenue under <br/>
<a id="pl.287.3"></a><var>287.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, for:<br/>
<a id="pl.287.4"></a><var>287.4</var>(1) teacher development and evaluation under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.287.5"></a><var>287.5</var>122A.41, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.287.6"></a><var>287.6</var>(2) principal development and evaluation under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.147, subdivision 3</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.287.7"></a><var>287.7</var>(3) professional development under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.287.8"></a><var>287.8</var>(4) in-service education for programs under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.22, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.287.9"></a><var>287.9</var>To the extent extra funds remain, staff development revenue may be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.287.10"></a><var>287.10</var>staff development plans, including plans for challenging instructional activities and <br/>
<a id="pl.287.11"></a><var>287.11</var>experiences under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref>, and for curriculum development and programs, other <br/>
<a id="pl.287.12"></a><var>287.12</var>in-service education, teachers' mentoring under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.70</statute_ref> and evaluation, teachers' <br/>
<a id="pl.287.13"></a><var>287.13</var>workshops, teacher conferences, the cost of substitute teachers for staff development <br/>
<a id="pl.287.14"></a><var>287.14</var>purposes, preservice and in-service education for special education professionals and <br/>
<a id="pl.287.15"></a><var>287.15</var>paraprofessionals, and other related costs for staff development efforts. A district may <br/>
<a id="pl.287.16"></a><var>287.16</var>annually waive the requirement to reserve their basic revenue under this section if a <br/>
<a id="pl.287.17"></a><var>287.17</var>majority vote of the licensed teachers in the district and a majority vote of the school board <br/>
<a id="pl.287.18"></a><var>287.18</var>agree to a resolution to waive the requirement. A district in statutory operating debt is <br/>
<a id="pl.287.19"></a><var>287.19</var>exempt from reserving basic revenue according to this section. Districts may expend an <br/>
<a id="pl.287.20"></a><var>287.20</var>additional amount of unreserved revenue for staff development based on their needs.<br/>
<a id="pl.287.21"></a><var>287.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2017 <br/>
<a id="pl.287.22"></a><var>287.22</var>and later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.17.0"></a><a id="pl.287.23"></a><var>287.23</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.61, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.287.24"></a><var>287.24</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.287.25"></a><var>287.25</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Staff development aid for intermediate school districts and other </b><br/>
<a id="pl.287.26"></a><var>287.26</var><b>cooperative units.</b> (a) An intermediate school district or other cooperative unit providing <br/>
<a id="pl.287.27"></a><var>287.27</var>instruction to students in federal instructional settings of level 4 or higher qualifies for <br/>
<a id="pl.287.28"></a><var>287.28</var>staff development aid equal to $675 times the full-time equivalent number of licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.287.29"></a><var>287.29</var>instructional staff, related services staff, and nonlicensed classroom aides employed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.287.30"></a><var>287.30</var>intermediate school district or other cooperative unit during the previous fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.287.31"></a><var>287.31</var>(b) Staff development aid received under this subdivision must be used for activities <br/>
<a id="pl.287.32"></a><var>287.32</var>related to enhancing services to students who may have challenging behaviors or mental <br/>
<a id="pl.287.33"></a><var>287.33</var>health issues or be suffering from trauma. Specific qualifying staff development activities <br/>
<a id="pl.287.34"></a><var>287.34</var>include but are not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.287.35"></a><var>287.35</var>(1) proactive behavior management;<br/>
<a id="pl.288.1"></a><var>288.1</var>(2) personal safety training;<br/>
<a id="pl.288.2"></a><var>288.2</var>(3) de-escalation techniques;<br/>
<a id="pl.288.3"></a><var>288.3</var>(4) adaptation of published curriculum and pedagogy for students with complex <br/>
<a id="pl.288.4"></a><var>288.4</var>learning and behavioral needs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.288.5"></a><var>288.5</var>(5) other staff development activities specific to the population in this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.288.6"></a><var>288.6</var>(c) The aid received under this subdivision must be reserved and spent only on <br/>
<a id="pl.288.7"></a><var>288.7</var>the activities specified in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.288.8"></a><var>288.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2017 <br/>
<a id="pl.288.9"></a><var>288.9</var>and later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.18.0"></a><a id="pl.288.10"></a><var>288.10</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.63, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.288.11"></a><var>288.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> (a) A grant program is established to assist American <br/>
<a id="pl.288.12"></a><var>288.12</var>Indian people to become teachers and to provide additional education for American Indian <br/>
<a id="pl.288.13"></a><var>288.13</var>teachers. The commissioner may award a joint grant to each of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.288.14"></a><var>288.14</var>(1) the Duluth campus of the University of Minnesota and Independent School <br/>
<a id="pl.288.15"></a><var>288.15</var>District No. 709, Duluth;<br/>
<a id="pl.288.16"></a><var>288.16</var>(2) Bemidji State University and Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake;<br/>
<a id="pl.288.17"></a><var>288.17</var>(3) Moorhead State University and one of the school districts located within the <br/>
<a id="pl.288.18"></a><var>288.18</var>White Earth Reservation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.288.19"></a><var>288.19</var>(4) Augsburg College, Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, and Special <br/>
<a id="pl.288.20"></a><var>288.20</var>School District No. 1, Minneapolis.<br/>
<a id="pl.288.21"></a><var>288.21</var>(b) If additional funds are available, the commissioner may award additional joint <br/>
<a id="pl.288.22"></a><var>288.22</var>grants to other postsecondary institutions and school districts.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.19.0"></a><a id="pl.288.23"></a><var>288.23</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.288.24"></a><var>288.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Agreement.</b> (a) The school board and a school site may enter into an <br/>
<a id="pl.288.25"></a><var>288.25</var>agreement under this section solely to develop and implement an individualized learning <br/>
<a id="pl.288.26"></a><var>288.26</var>and achievement contract under subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.288.27"></a><var>288.27</var>(b) Upon the request of 60 percent of the licensed employees of a site or a school <br/>
<a id="pl.288.28"></a><var>288.28</var>site decision-making team, the school board shall enter into discussions to reach an <br/>
<a id="pl.288.29"></a><var>288.29</var>agreement concerning the governance, management, or control of the school. A school <br/>
<a id="pl.288.30"></a><var>288.30</var>site decision-making team may include the school principal, teachers in the school or their <br/>
<a id="pl.288.31"></a><var>288.31</var>designee, other employees in the school, representatives of pupils in the school, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.288.32"></a><var>288.32</var>members in the community. A school site decision-making team must include at least one <br/>
<a id="pl.288.33"></a><var>288.33</var>parent of a pupil in the school. For purposes of formation of a new site, a school site <br/>
<a id="pl.288.34"></a><var>288.34</var>decision-making team may be a team of teachers that is recognized by the board as a site. <br/>
<a id="pl.289.1"></a><var>289.1</var>The school site decision-making team shall include the school principal or other person <br/>
<a id="pl.289.2"></a><var>289.2</var>having general control and supervision of the school. The site decision-making team <br/>
<a id="pl.289.3"></a><var>289.3</var>must reflect the diversity of the education site. At least one-half of the members shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.289.4"></a><var>289.4</var>employees of the district, unless an employee is the parent of a student enrolled in the school <br/>
<a id="pl.289.5"></a><var>289.5</var>site, in which case the employee may elect to serve as a parent member of the site team.<br/>
<a id="pl.289.6"></a><var>289.6</var>(c) School site decision-making agreements must delegate powers, duties, and <br/>
<a id="pl.289.7"></a><var>289.7</var>broad management responsibilities to site teams and involve staff members, students as <br/>
<a id="pl.289.8"></a><var>289.8</var>appropriate, and parents in decision making.<br/>
<a id="pl.289.9"></a><var>289.9</var>(d) An agreement shall include a statement of powers, duties, responsibilities, and <br/>
<a id="pl.289.10"></a><var>289.10</var>authority to be delegated to and within the site.<br/>
<a id="pl.289.11"></a><var>289.11</var>(e) An agreement may include:<br/>
<a id="pl.289.12"></a><var>289.12</var>(1) an achievement contract according to subdivision 4;<br/>
<a id="pl.289.13"></a><var>289.13</var>(2) a mechanism to allow principals, a site leadership team, or other persons having <br/>
<a id="pl.289.14"></a><var>289.14</var>general control and supervision of the school, to make decisions regarding how financial <br/>
<a id="pl.289.15"></a><var>289.15</var>and personnel resources are best allocated at the site and from whom goods or services <br/>
<a id="pl.289.16"></a><var>289.16</var>are purchased;<br/>
<a id="pl.289.17"></a><var>289.17</var>(3) a mechanism to implement parental involvement programs under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.289.18"></a><var>289.18</var>124D.895
         </statute_ref> and to provide for effective parental communication and feedback on this <br/>
<a id="pl.289.19"></a><var>289.19</var>involvement at the site level;<br/>
<a id="pl.289.20"></a><var>289.20</var>(4) a provision that would allow the team to determine who is hired into licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.289.21"></a><var>289.21</var>and nonlicensed positions;<br/>
<a id="pl.289.22"></a><var>289.22</var>(5) a provision that would allow teachers to choose the principal or other person <br/>
<a id="pl.289.23"></a><var>289.23</var>having general control;<br/>
<a id="pl.289.24"></a><var>289.24</var>(6) an amount of revenue allocated to the site under subdivision 3; and<br/>
<a id="pl.289.25"></a><var>289.25</var>(7) any other powers and duties determined appropriate by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.289.26"></a><var>289.26</var>An agreement may assign such powers, duties, and management responsibilities to <br/>
<a id="pl.289.27"></a><var>289.27</var>the licensed teachers at a school site to create teacher-governed schools and qualify the <br/>
<a id="pl.289.28"></a><var>289.28</var>district and site for a grant under subdivision 2a.<br/>
<a id="pl.289.29"></a><var>289.29</var>The school board of the district remains the legal employer under clauses (4) and (5).<br/>
<a id="pl.289.30"></a><var>289.30</var>(f) Any powers or duties not delegated to the school site management team in the <br/>
<a id="pl.289.31"></a><var>289.31</var>school site management agreement shall remain with the school board.<br/>
<a id="pl.289.32"></a><var>289.32</var>(g) Approved agreements shall be filed with the commissioner. If a school board <br/>
<a id="pl.289.33"></a><var>289.33</var>denies a request or the school site and school board fail to reach an agreement to enter <br/>
<a id="pl.289.34"></a><var>289.34</var>into a school site management agreement, the school board shall provide a copy of the <br/>
<a id="pl.289.35"></a><var>289.35</var>request and the reasons for its denial to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.290.1"></a><var>290.1</var>(h) A site decision-making grant program is established, consistent with this <br/>
<a id="pl.290.2"></a><var>290.2</var>subdivision, to allow sites to implement an agreement that at least:<br/>
<a id="pl.290.3"></a><var>290.3</var>(1) notwithstanding subdivision 3, allocates to the site all revenue that is attributable <br/>
<a id="pl.290.4"></a><var>290.4</var>to the students at that site;<br/>
<a id="pl.290.5"></a><var>290.5</var>(2) includes a provision, consistent with current law and the collective bargaining <br/>
<a id="pl.290.6"></a><var>290.6</var>agreement in effect, that allows the site team to decide who is selected from within the <br/>
<a id="pl.290.7"></a><var>290.7</var>district for licensed and nonlicensed positions at the site and to make staff assignments <br/>
<a id="pl.290.8"></a><var>290.8</var>in the site; and<br/>
<a id="pl.290.9"></a><var>290.9</var>(3) includes a completed performance agreement under subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.290.10"></a><var>290.10</var>The commissioner shall establish the form and manner of the application for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.290.11"></a><var>290.11</var>and annually, at the end of each fiscal year, report to the house of representatives and <br/>
<a id="pl.290.12"></a><var>290.12</var>senate committees having jurisdiction over education on the progress of the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.290.13"></a><var>290.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2017 and later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.20.0"></a><a id="pl.290.14"></a><var>290.14</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.04, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.290.15"></a><var>290.15</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.290.16"></a><var>290.16</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Teacher-governed schools.</b> (a) Consistent with subdivision 2 allowing <br/>
<a id="pl.290.17"></a><var>290.17</var>a school board to agree to assign powers, duties, and management responsibilities to a <br/>
<a id="pl.290.18"></a><var>290.18</var>school site, and subject to an agreement between the interested school board and the <br/>
<a id="pl.290.19"></a><var>290.19</var>exclusive representative of the teachers, a grant program is established to encourage <br/>
<a id="pl.290.20"></a><var>290.20</var>licensed teachers employed at a school site to explore and develop organizational models <br/>
<a id="pl.290.21"></a><var>290.21</var>for teaching and learning, provide curriculum and corresponding formative, interim, and <br/>
<a id="pl.290.22"></a><var>290.22</var>summative assessments, measure and evaluate teacher performance, assign teaching <br/>
<a id="pl.290.23"></a><var>290.23</var>positions and restructure instructional work, provide professional development to support <br/>
<a id="pl.290.24"></a><var>290.24</var>teachers restructuring their work, allocate revenue, assert autonomy and leadership, and <br/>
<a id="pl.290.25"></a><var>290.25</var>pursue other such policies, strategies, and activities for creating teacher-governed schools.<br/>
<a id="pl.290.26"></a><var>290.26</var>(b) The commissioner, after receiving the approved agreement filed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.290.27"></a><var>290.27</var>parties under subdivision 2, paragraph (g), shall award planning and start-up grants <br/>
<a id="pl.290.28"></a><var>290.28</var>on a first-come, first-served basis until appropriated funds are expended, distributing <br/>
<a id="pl.290.29"></a><var>290.29</var>the grants throughout Minnesota to the extent practicable and consistent with this <br/>
<a id="pl.290.30"></a><var>290.30</var>subdivision. Subject to the content and projected expenditures of the parties' agreement, <br/>
<a id="pl.290.31"></a><var>290.31</var>the commissioner shall award grants to eligible districts as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.290.32"></a><var>290.32</var>(1) a planning grant of up to $20,000 during the first year of the parties' agreement; and<br/>
<a id="pl.290.33"></a><var>290.33</var>(2) an implementation grant of up to $100,000 during each of the next two years <br/>
<a id="pl.290.34"></a><var>290.34</var>of the parties' agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.291.1"></a><var>291.1</var>A grant recipient that terminates an agreement before the end of a school year must return <br/>
<a id="pl.291.2"></a><var>291.2</var>a pro rata portion of the grant to the commissioner, the amount of which the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.291.3"></a><var>291.3</var>must determine based upon the number of school days remaining in the school year after <br/>
<a id="pl.291.4"></a><var>291.4</var>the agreement is terminated. Grant recipients are encouraged to seek matching funds or <br/>
<a id="pl.291.5"></a><var>291.5</var>in-kind contributions from nonstate sources to supplement the grant awards.<br/>
<a id="pl.291.6"></a><var>291.6</var>    (c) A school district receiving a grant must transmit to the commissioner in an <br/>
<a id="pl.291.7"></a><var>291.7</var>electronic format and post on its Web site by the end of the school year readily accessible <br/>
<a id="pl.291.8"></a><var>291.8</var>information about recommended best practices based on its experience and progress under <br/>
<a id="pl.291.9"></a><var>291.9</var>this section. The commissioner must make information about these recommended best <br/>
<a id="pl.291.10"></a><var>291.10</var>practices readily available to interested districts and schools throughout Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.291.11"></a><var>291.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2017 and later.<br/>
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<a id="bill.13.21.0"></a><a id="pl.291.12"></a><var>291.12</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.091, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.291.13"></a><var>291.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility.</b> A district that offers a concurrent enrollment course according <br/>
<a id="pl.291.14"></a><var>291.14</var>to an agreement under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.09, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, is eligible to receive aid for the <br/>
<a id="pl.291.15"></a><var>291.15</var>costs of providing postsecondary courses at the high school. Beginning in fiscal year 2011, <br/>
<a id="pl.291.16"></a><var>291.16</var>Districts only are eligible for aid if the college or university concurrent enrollment courses <br/>
<a id="pl.291.17"></a><var>291.17</var>offered by the district are accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment <br/>
<a id="pl.291.18"></a><var>291.18</var>Partnership, in the process of being accredited, or are shown by clear evidence to be of <br/>
<a id="pl.291.19"></a><var>291.19</var>comparable standard to accredited courses, or are technical courses within a recognized <br/>
<a id="pl.291.20"></a><var>291.20</var>career and technical education program of study approved by the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.291.21"></a><var>291.21</var>education and the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.<br/>
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<a id="bill.13.22.0"></a><a id="pl.291.22"></a><var>291.22</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.091, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.291.23"></a><var>291.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Aid</b><b>; tuition reimbursement</b><b>.</b> (a) An eligible district shall receive $150 <br/>
<a id="pl.291.24"></a><var>291.24</var>$300 per pupil enrolled in a concurrent enrollment course. The money must be used <br/>
<a id="pl.291.25"></a><var>291.25</var>to defray the cost of delivering the course at the high school. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.291.26"></a><var>291.26</var>establish application procedures and deadlines for receipt of aid payments.<br/>
<a id="pl.291.27"></a><var>291.27</var>    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), by mutual agreement of the school board and the <br/>
<a id="pl.291.28"></a><var>291.28</var>exclusive representative of the teachers, up to 25 percent of the aid under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.291.29"></a><var>291.29</var>may be reserved to offset tuition paid to an accredited higher education institution for <br/>
<a id="pl.291.30"></a><var>291.30</var>coursework necessary for secondary teachers to meet a postsecondary institution's <br/>
<a id="pl.291.31"></a><var>291.31</var>accrediting body's requirements to teach concurrent enrollment courses.<br/>
<a id="pl.291.32"></a><var>291.32</var>(c) A teacher receiving tuition reimbursement under this subdivision must repay the <br/>
<a id="pl.291.33"></a><var>291.33</var>school district if the teacher does not complete the training. If 50 percent or more of a <br/>
<a id="pl.291.34"></a><var>291.34</var>teacher's tuition is reimbursed by the school district, the teacher must continue to teach in <br/>
<a id="pl.292.1"></a><var>292.1</var>the school district for two years after receiving an endorsement under section 122A.09, <br/>
<a id="pl.292.2"></a><var>292.2</var>subdivision 12, or repay the district for the tuition reimbursement.<br/>
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<a id="bill.13.23.0"></a><a id="pl.292.3"></a><var>292.3</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 124D.231, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.292.4"></a><var>292.4</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.292.5"></a><var>292.5</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Full-service community school program.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.292.6"></a><var>292.6</var>provide funding to eligible school sites to plan, implement, and improve full-service <br/>
<a id="pl.292.7"></a><var>292.7</var>community schools. Eligible school sites must meet one of the following criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.292.8"></a><var>292.8</var>(1) the school is on a development plan for continuous improvement under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.292.9"></a><var>292.9</var>120B.35, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.292.10"></a><var>292.10</var>(2) the school is in a district that has an achievement and integration plan approved <br/>
<a id="pl.292.11"></a><var>292.11</var>by the commissioner of education under sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.861</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>124D.862</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.292.12"></a><var>292.12</var>(b) An eligible school site may receive up to $100,000 $150,000 annually. School <br/>
<a id="pl.292.13"></a><var>292.13</var>sites receiving funding under this section shall hire or contract with a partner agency to <br/>
<a id="pl.292.14"></a><var>292.14</var>hire a site coordinator to coordinate services at each covered school site.<br/>
<a id="pl.292.15"></a><var>292.15</var>(c) Of grants awarded, implementation funding of up to $20,000 must be available <br/>
<a id="pl.292.16"></a><var>292.16</var>for up to one year for planning for school sites. At the end of this period, the school must <br/>
<a id="pl.292.17"></a><var>292.17</var>submit a full-service community school plan, pursuant to paragraph (g). If the site decides <br/>
<a id="pl.292.18"></a><var>292.18</var>not to use planning funds, the plan must be submitted with the application.<br/>
<a id="pl.292.19"></a><var>292.19</var>(d) The commissioner shall dispense the funds to consider additional school factors <br/>
<a id="pl.292.20"></a><var>292.20</var>when dispensing funds including: schools with significant populations of students <br/>
<a id="pl.292.21"></a><var>292.21</var>receiving free or reduced-price lunches. Schools with; significant homeless and highly <br/>
<a id="pl.292.22"></a><var>292.22</var>mobile students shall also be a priority. The commissioner must also dispense the funds in a <br/>
<a id="pl.292.23"></a><var>292.23</var>manner to ensure rates; and equity among urban, suburban, and greater Minnesota schools.<br/>
<a id="pl.292.24"></a><var>292.24</var>(e) A school site must establish a school leadership team responsible for developing <br/>
<a id="pl.292.25"></a><var>292.25</var>school-specific programming goals, assessing program needs, and overseeing the process <br/>
<a id="pl.292.26"></a><var>292.26</var>of implementing expanded programming at each covered site. The school leadership team <br/>
<a id="pl.292.27"></a><var>292.27</var>shall have between 12 to 15 members and shall meet the following requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.292.28"></a><var>292.28</var>(1) at least 30 percent of the members are parents and 30 percent of the members <br/>
<a id="pl.292.29"></a><var>292.29</var>are teachers at the school site and must include the school principal and representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.292.30"></a><var>292.30</var>from partner agencies; and<br/>
<a id="pl.292.31"></a><var>292.31</var>(2) the school leadership team must be responsible for overseeing the baseline <br/>
<a id="pl.292.32"></a><var>292.32</var>analyses under paragraph (f). A school leadership team must have ongoing responsibility <br/>
<a id="pl.292.33"></a><var>292.33</var>for monitoring the development and implementation of full-service community school <br/>
<a id="pl.292.34"></a><var>292.34</var>operations and programming at the school site and shall issue recommendations to schools <br/>
<a id="pl.293.1"></a><var>293.1</var>on a regular basis and summarized in an annual report. These reports shall also be made <br/>
<a id="pl.293.2"></a><var>293.2</var>available to the public at the school site and on school and district Web sites.<br/>
<a id="pl.293.3"></a><var>293.3</var>(f) School sites must complete a baseline analysis prior to beginning programming <br/>
<a id="pl.293.4"></a><var>293.4</var>as a full-service community school. The analysis shall include:<br/>
<a id="pl.293.5"></a><var>293.5</var>(1) a baseline analysis of needs at the school site, led by the school leadership team, <br/>
<a id="pl.293.6"></a><var>293.6</var>which shall include the following elements:<br/>
<a id="pl.293.7"></a><var>293.7</var>(i) identification of challenges facing the school;<br/>
<a id="pl.293.8"></a><var>293.8</var>(ii) analysis of the student body, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.293.9"></a><var>293.9</var>(A) number and percentage of students with disabilities and needs of these students;<br/>
<a id="pl.293.10"></a><var>293.10</var>(B) number and percentage of students who are English learners and the needs of <br/>
<a id="pl.293.11"></a><var>293.11</var>these students;<br/>
<a id="pl.293.12"></a><var>293.12</var>(C) number of students who are homeless or highly mobile; and<br/>
<a id="pl.293.13"></a><var>293.13</var>(D) number and percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and the <br/>
<a id="pl.293.14"></a><var>293.14</var>needs of these students;<br/>
<a id="pl.293.15"></a><var>293.15</var>(iii) analysis of enrollment and retention rates for students with disabilities, <br/>
<a id="pl.293.16"></a><var>293.16</var>English learners, homeless and highly mobile students, and students receiving free or <br/>
<a id="pl.293.17"></a><var>293.17</var>reduced-price lunch;<br/>
<a id="pl.293.18"></a><var>293.18</var>(iv) analysis of suspension and expulsion data, including the justification for such <br/>
<a id="pl.293.19"></a><var>293.19</var>disciplinary actions and the degree to which particular populations, including, but not <br/>
<a id="pl.293.20"></a><var>293.20</var>limited to, students of color, students with disabilities, students who are English learners, <br/>
<a id="pl.293.21"></a><var>293.21</var>and students receiving free or reduced-price lunch are represented among students subject <br/>
<a id="pl.293.22"></a><var>293.22</var>to such actions;<br/>
<a id="pl.293.23"></a><var>293.23</var>(v) analysis of school achievement data disaggregated by major demographic <br/>
<a id="pl.293.24"></a><var>293.24</var>categories, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, English learner status, disability <br/>
<a id="pl.293.25"></a><var>293.25</var>status, and free or reduced-price lunch status;<br/>
<a id="pl.293.26"></a><var>293.26</var>(vi) analysis of current parent engagement strategies and their success; and<br/>
<a id="pl.293.27"></a><var>293.27</var>(vii) evaluation of the need for and availability of wraparound services, including, <br/>
<a id="pl.293.28"></a><var>293.28</var>but not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.293.29"></a><var>293.29</var>(A) mechanisms for meeting students' social, emotional, and physical health needs, <br/>
<a id="pl.293.30"></a><var>293.30</var>which may include coordination of existing services as well as the development of new <br/>
<a id="pl.293.31"></a><var>293.31</var>services based on student needs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.293.32"></a><var>293.32</var>(B) strategies to create a safe and secure school environment and improve school <br/>
<a id="pl.293.33"></a><var>293.33</var>climate and discipline, such as implementing a system of positive behavioral supports, and <br/>
<a id="pl.293.34"></a><var>293.34</var>taking additional steps to eliminate bullying;<br/>
<a id="pl.293.35"></a><var>293.35</var>(2) a baseline analysis of community assets and a strategic plan for utilizing <br/>
<a id="pl.293.36"></a><var>293.36</var>and aligning identified assets. This analysis should include, but is not limited to, a <br/>
<a id="pl.294.1"></a><var>294.1</var>documentation of individuals in the community, faith-based organizations, community and <br/>
<a id="pl.294.2"></a><var>294.2</var>neighborhood associations, colleges, hospitals, libraries, businesses, and social service <br/>
<a id="pl.294.3"></a><var>294.3</var>agencies who may be able to provide support and resources; and<br/>
<a id="pl.294.4"></a><var>294.4</var>(3) a baseline analysis of needs in the community surrounding the school, led by <br/>
<a id="pl.294.5"></a><var>294.5</var>the school leadership team, including, but not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.294.6"></a><var>294.6</var>(i) the need for high-quality, full-day child care and early childhood education <br/>
<a id="pl.294.7"></a><var>294.7</var>programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.294.8"></a><var>294.8</var>(ii) the need for physical and mental health care services for children and adults; and<br/>
<a id="pl.294.9"></a><var>294.9</var>(iii) the need for job training and other adult education programming.<br/>
<a id="pl.294.10"></a><var>294.10</var>(g) Each school site receiving funding under this section must establish at least two <br/>
<a id="pl.294.11"></a><var>294.11</var>of the following types of programming:<br/>
<a id="pl.294.12"></a><var>294.12</var>(1) early childhood:<br/>
<a id="pl.294.13"></a><var>294.13</var>(i) early childhood education; and<br/>
<a id="pl.294.14"></a><var>294.14</var>(ii) child care services;<br/>
<a id="pl.294.15"></a><var>294.15</var>(2) academic:<br/>
<a id="pl.294.16"></a><var>294.16</var>(i) academic support and enrichment activities, including expanded learning time;<br/>
<a id="pl.294.17"></a><var>294.17</var>(ii) summer or after-school enrichment and learning experiences;<br/>
<a id="pl.294.18"></a><var>294.18</var>(iii) job training, internship opportunities, and career counseling services;<br/>
<a id="pl.294.19"></a><var>294.19</var>(iv) programs that provide assistance to students who have been truant, suspended, <br/>
<a id="pl.294.20"></a><var>294.20</var>or expelled; and<br/>
<a id="pl.294.21"></a><var>294.21</var>(v) specialized instructional support services;<br/>
<a id="pl.294.22"></a><var>294.22</var>(3) parental involvement:<br/>
<a id="pl.294.23"></a><var>294.23</var>(i) programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.294.24"></a><var>294.24</var>Reading First and Early Reading First programs authorized under part B of title I of the <br/>
<a id="pl.294.25"></a><var>294.25</var>Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title 20, section <br/>
<a id="pl.294.26"></a><var>294.26</var>6361, et seq.;<br/>
<a id="pl.294.27"></a><var>294.27</var>(ii) parent leadership development activities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.294.28"></a><var>294.28</var>(iii) parenting education activities;<br/>
<a id="pl.294.29"></a><var>294.29</var>(4) mental and physical health:<br/>
<a id="pl.294.30"></a><var>294.30</var>(i) mentoring and other youth development programs, including peer mentoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.294.31"></a><var>294.31</var>conflict mediation;<br/>
<a id="pl.294.32"></a><var>294.32</var>(ii) juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.294.33"></a><var>294.33</var>(iii) home visitation services by teachers and other professionals;<br/>
<a id="pl.294.34"></a><var>294.34</var>(iv) developmentally appropriate physical education;<br/>
<a id="pl.294.35"></a><var>294.35</var>(v) nutrition services;<br/>
<a id="pl.294.36"></a><var>294.36</var>(vi) primary health and dental care; and<br/>
<a id="pl.295.1"></a><var>295.1</var>(vii) mental health counseling services;<br/>
<a id="pl.295.2"></a><var>295.2</var>(5) community involvement:<br/>
<a id="pl.295.3"></a><var>295.3</var>(i) service and service-learning opportunities;<br/>
<a id="pl.295.4"></a><var>295.4</var>(ii) adult education, including instruction in English as a second language; and<br/>
<a id="pl.295.5"></a><var>295.5</var>(iii) homeless prevention services;<br/>
<a id="pl.295.6"></a><var>295.6</var>(6) positive discipline practices; and<br/>
<a id="pl.295.7"></a><var>295.7</var>(7) other programming designed to meet school and community needs identified in <br/>
<a id="pl.295.8"></a><var>295.8</var>the baseline analysis and reflected in the full-service community school plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.295.9"></a><var>295.9</var>(h) The school leadership team at each school site must develop a full-service <br/>
<a id="pl.295.10"></a><var>295.10</var>community school plan detailing the steps the school leadership team will take, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.295.11"></a><var>295.11</var>(1) timely establishment and consistent operation of the school leadership team;<br/>
<a id="pl.295.12"></a><var>295.12</var>(2) maintenance of attendance records in all programming components;<br/>
<a id="pl.295.13"></a><var>295.13</var>(3) maintenance of measurable data showing annual participation and the impact <br/>
<a id="pl.295.14"></a><var>295.14</var>of programming on the participating children and adults;<br/>
<a id="pl.295.15"></a><var>295.15</var>(4) documentation of meaningful and sustained collaboration between the school <br/>
<a id="pl.295.16"></a><var>295.16</var>and community stakeholders, including local governmental units, civic engagement <br/>
<a id="pl.295.17"></a><var>295.17</var>organizations, businesses, and social service providers;<br/>
<a id="pl.295.18"></a><var>295.18</var>(5) establishment and maintenance of partnerships with institutions, such as <br/>
<a id="pl.295.19"></a><var>295.19</var>universities, hospitals, museums, or not-for-profit community organizations to further the <br/>
<a id="pl.295.20"></a><var>295.20</var>development and implementation of community school programming;<br/>
<a id="pl.295.21"></a><var>295.21</var>(6) ensuring compliance with the district nondiscrimination policy; and<br/>
<a id="pl.295.22"></a><var>295.22</var>(7) plan for school leadership team development.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.24.0"></a><a id="pl.295.23"></a><var>295.23</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.59, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.295.24"></a><var>295.24</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.295.25"></a><var>295.25</var>    Subd. 9. <b>English learner data.</b> When data on English learners are reported for <br/>
<a id="pl.295.26"></a><var>295.26</var>purposes of educational accountability, English learner data must include all pupils <br/>
<a id="pl.295.27"></a><var>295.27</var>enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were <br/>
<a id="pl.295.28"></a><var>295.28</var>previously counted as an English learner under this section. Reported data must be <br/>
<a id="pl.295.29"></a><var>295.29</var>disaggregated by currently counted and previously counted English learners.<br/>
<a id="pl.295.30"></a><var>295.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and <br/>
<a id="pl.295.31"></a><var>295.31</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.25.0"></a><a id="pl.295.32"></a><var>295.32</var>    Sec. 25. <b>[125B.27] STUDENT-USER PRIVACY IN EDUCATION RIGHTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.295.33"></a><var>295.33</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The definitions in this subdivision and section 13.32, <br/>
<a id="pl.295.34"></a><var>295.34</var>subdivision 1, apply to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.296.1"></a><var>296.1</var>(b) "Online educational service" means a Web site, online service or application, or <br/>
<a id="pl.296.2"></a><var>296.2</var>mobile application that a student or the student's parent or legal guardian can access via <br/>
<a id="pl.296.3"></a><var>296.3</var>the Internet for school purposes. Online educational service includes a cloud computing <br/>
<a id="pl.296.4"></a><var>296.4</var>service.<br/>
<a id="pl.296.5"></a><var>296.5</var>(c) "Operator" means, to the extent it is operating in this capacity, a person who <br/>
<a id="pl.296.6"></a><var>296.6</var>operates an online educational service with actual knowledge that it is used primarily for <br/>
<a id="pl.296.7"></a><var>296.7</var>school purposes and was designed and marketed for these purposes. Operator includes <br/>
<a id="pl.296.8"></a><var>296.8</var>a vendor.<br/>
<a id="pl.296.9"></a><var>296.9</var>(d) "Protected information" means personally identifiable information or materials <br/>
<a id="pl.296.10"></a><var>296.10</var>or information that is linked to personally identifiable information or materials, in any <br/>
<a id="pl.296.11"></a><var>296.11</var>media or format that is not publicly available, and:<br/>
<a id="pl.296.12"></a><var>296.12</var>(1) is created or provided by a student or the student's parent or legal guardian to an <br/>
<a id="pl.296.13"></a><var>296.13</var>operator in the course of the use of the operator's site, service, or application for school <br/>
<a id="pl.296.14"></a><var>296.14</var>purposes;<br/>
<a id="pl.296.15"></a><var>296.15</var>(2) is created or provided by an employee or agent of the school to an operator in the <br/>
<a id="pl.296.16"></a><var>296.16</var>course of the use of the operator's site, service, or application for school purposes; or<br/>
<a id="pl.296.17"></a><var>296.17</var>(3) is gathered by an operator through the operation of an online educational service <br/>
<a id="pl.296.18"></a><var>296.18</var>and personally identifies a student, including but not limited to information in the student's <br/>
<a id="pl.296.19"></a><var>296.19</var>educational record or e-mail, first and last name, home address, telephone number, e-mail <br/>
<a id="pl.296.20"></a><var>296.20</var>address, or other information that allows physical or online contact, discipline records, <br/>
<a id="pl.296.21"></a><var>296.21</var>test results, special education data, juvenile records, grades, evaluations, criminal records, <br/>
<a id="pl.296.22"></a><var>296.22</var>health records, Social Security number, biometric information, disabilities, socioeconomic <br/>
<a id="pl.296.23"></a><var>296.23</var>information, food purchases, political affiliations, religious information, text messages, <br/>
<a id="pl.296.24"></a><var>296.24</var>documents, student identifiers, search activity, photos, voice recordings, or geolocation <br/>
<a id="pl.296.25"></a><var>296.25</var>information.<br/>
<a id="pl.296.26"></a><var>296.26</var>(e) "School purposes" means purposes that (1) are directed by or customarily take <br/>
<a id="pl.296.27"></a><var>296.27</var>place at the direction of the school, teacher, or school district or aid in the administration <br/>
<a id="pl.296.28"></a><var>296.28</var>of school activities, including instruction in the classroom or at home, administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.296.29"></a><var>296.29</var>activities, and collaboration between students, school personnel, or parents or legal <br/>
<a id="pl.296.30"></a><var>296.30</var>guardians, or (2) are for the use and benefit of the school.<br/>
<a id="pl.296.31"></a><var>296.31</var>(f) "Student" means a student in prekindergarten through grade 12.<br/>
<a id="pl.296.32"></a><var>296.32</var>(g) "Vendor" means a person who enters into a contract with a school to provide an <br/>
<a id="pl.296.33"></a><var>296.33</var>online educational service.<br/>
<a id="pl.296.34"></a><var>296.34</var>(h) "Targeted advertising" means presenting advertisements to a student where <br/>
<a id="pl.296.35"></a><var>296.35</var>the advertisement is selected based on information obtained or inferred over time from <br/>
<a id="pl.296.36"></a><var>296.36</var>that student's online behavior, usage of applications, or covered information. It does not <br/>
<a id="pl.297.1"></a><var>297.1</var>include advertising to a student at an online location based upon that student's current <br/>
<a id="pl.297.2"></a><var>297.2</var>visit to that location, or in response to that student's request for information or feedback, <br/>
<a id="pl.297.3"></a><var>297.3</var>without the retention of that student's online activities or requests over time for the <br/>
<a id="pl.297.4"></a><var>297.4</var>purpose of targeting subsequent ads.<br/>
<a id="pl.297.5"></a><var>297.5</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Prohibited activities; targeted advertising; creation of student profiles; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.297.6"></a><var>297.6</var><b>sale or unauthorized disclosure of information.</b> (a) An operator must not engage in <br/>
<a id="pl.297.7"></a><var>297.7</var>any of the following activities:<br/>
<a id="pl.297.8"></a><var>297.8</var>(1)(i) targeted advertising on the operator's online educational service; or<br/>
<a id="pl.297.9"></a><var>297.9</var>(ii) targeted advertising on any other site, service, or application when the targeting <br/>
<a id="pl.297.10"></a><var>297.10</var>of the advertising is based upon information, including protected information and unique <br/>
<a id="pl.297.11"></a><var>297.11</var>identifiers, that the operator has acquired or created because of the use of that operator's <br/>
<a id="pl.297.12"></a><var>297.12</var>online educational service;<br/>
<a id="pl.297.13"></a><var>297.13</var>(2) gather, use, or share information, including persistent unique identifiers, acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.297.14"></a><var>297.14</var>or created by the operator's online educational service, to create a profile about a student, <br/>
<a id="pl.297.15"></a><var>297.15</var>except in furtherance of school purposes. "Create a profile" does not include the collection <br/>
<a id="pl.297.16"></a><var>297.16</var>and retention of account information that remains under the control of the student, the <br/>
<a id="pl.297.17"></a><var>297.17</var>student's parent or guardian, or kindergarten through grade 12 school;<br/>
<a id="pl.297.18"></a><var>297.18</var>(3) sell a student's information, including protected information. This prohibition <br/>
<a id="pl.297.19"></a><var>297.19</var>does not apply to the purchase, merger, or other type of acquisition of an operator by <br/>
<a id="pl.297.20"></a><var>297.20</var>another person, provided that the operator or successor continues to be subject to this <br/>
<a id="pl.297.21"></a><var>297.21</var>section with respect to previously acquired student information or to national assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.297.22"></a><var>297.22</var>providers if the provider secures the express written consent of the parent or student, given <br/>
<a id="pl.297.23"></a><var>297.23</var>in response to clear and conspicuous notice, solely to provide access to employment, <br/>
<a id="pl.297.24"></a><var>297.24</var>educational scholarships or financial aid, or postsecondary educational opportunities; or<br/>
<a id="pl.297.25"></a><var>297.25</var>(4) disclose protected information, unless the disclosure:<br/>
<a id="pl.297.26"></a><var>297.26</var>(i) is made in furtherance of the educational purpose of the site, service, or <br/>
<a id="pl.297.27"></a><var>297.27</var>application, provided the recipient of the protected information must not further disclose <br/>
<a id="pl.297.28"></a><var>297.28</var>the information unless done to allow or improve operability and functionality of the <br/>
<a id="pl.297.29"></a><var>297.29</var>operator's online educational service;<br/>
<a id="pl.297.30"></a><var>297.30</var>(ii) is legally required to comply with subdivision 3;<br/>
<a id="pl.297.31"></a><var>297.31</var>(iii) is made to ensure legal and regulatory compliance, to respond to or participate <br/>
<a id="pl.297.32"></a><var>297.32</var>in judicial process, or to protect the safety of users or others or the security or integrity <br/>
<a id="pl.297.33"></a><var>297.33</var>of the site;<br/>
<a id="pl.297.34"></a><var>297.34</var>(iv) is for a school, educational, or employment purpose requested by the student <br/>
<a id="pl.297.35"></a><var>297.35</var>or the student's parent or guardian, provided that the information is not used or further <br/>
<a id="pl.297.36"></a><var>297.36</var>disclosed for any other purposes; or<br/>
<a id="pl.298.1"></a><var>298.1</var>(v) is made pursuant to a contract between the operator and a service provider. A <br/>
<a id="pl.298.2"></a><var>298.2</var>contract must prohibit the service provider from using protected information for any <br/>
<a id="pl.298.3"></a><var>298.3</var>purpose other than providing the contracted service to, or on behalf of, the operator; <br/>
<a id="pl.298.4"></a><var>298.4</var>prohibit the service provider from disclosing protected information provided by the <br/>
<a id="pl.298.5"></a><var>298.5</var>operator to third parties; and require the service provider to implement and maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.298.6"></a><var>298.6</var>reasonable security procedures and practices as provided in subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.298.7"></a><var>298.7</var>(b) This subdivision does not prohibit the operator's use of information for <br/>
<a id="pl.298.8"></a><var>298.8</var>maintaining, developing, supporting, improving, or diagnosing the operator's site, service, <br/>
<a id="pl.298.9"></a><var>298.9</var>or application.<br/>
<a id="pl.298.10"></a><var>298.10</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Security procedures and practices.</b> An operator shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.298.11"></a><var>298.11</var>(1) implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.298.12"></a><var>298.12</var>to the nature of the protected information designed to protect that information from <br/>
<a id="pl.298.13"></a><var>298.13</var>unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure; and<br/>
<a id="pl.298.14"></a><var>298.14</var>(2) delete a student's protected information within a reasonable period of time <br/>
<a id="pl.298.15"></a><var>298.15</var>and in any case within 60 days if the school requests deletion of data under the control <br/>
<a id="pl.298.16"></a><var>298.16</var>of the school.<br/>
<a id="pl.298.17"></a><var>298.17</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Permissible disclosures.</b> Notwithstanding subdivision 2, paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.298.18"></a><var>298.18</var>clause (4), an operator may use or disclose protected information of a student under the <br/>
<a id="pl.298.19"></a><var>298.19</var>following circumstances:<br/>
<a id="pl.298.20"></a><var>298.20</var>(1) if other provisions of federal or state law require the operator to disclose the <br/>
<a id="pl.298.21"></a><var>298.21</var>information and the operator complies with the requirements of federal or state law in <br/>
<a id="pl.298.22"></a><var>298.22</var>protecting and disclosing that information;<br/>
<a id="pl.298.23"></a><var>298.23</var>(2) as long as no covered information is used for advertising or to create a profile on <br/>
<a id="pl.298.24"></a><var>298.24</var>the student for purposes other than educational purposes, for legitimate research purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.298.25"></a><var>298.25</var>(i) as required by state or federal law and subject to the restrictions under applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.298.26"></a><var>298.26</var>law; or<br/>
<a id="pl.298.27"></a><var>298.27</var>(ii) as allowed by state or federal law and in furtherance of educational purposes or <br/>
<a id="pl.298.28"></a><var>298.28</var>postsecondary educational purposes; and<br/>
<a id="pl.298.29"></a><var>298.29</var>(3) to a state or local educational agency, including schools and school districts, for <br/>
<a id="pl.298.30"></a><var>298.30</var>school purposes as permitted by state or federal law.<br/>
<a id="pl.298.31"></a><var>298.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Use of information by operator.</b>  This section does not prohibit an <br/>
<a id="pl.298.32"></a><var>298.32</var>operator from doing any of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.298.33"></a><var>298.33</var>(1) using protected information within the operator's site, service, or application or <br/>
<a id="pl.298.34"></a><var>298.34</var>other sites, services, or applications owned by the operator to improve educational products; <br/>
<a id="pl.298.35"></a><var>298.35</var>(2) using protected information that is not associated with an identified student to <br/>
<a id="pl.298.36"></a><var>298.36</var>demonstrate the effectiveness of the operator's products or services, including marketing;<br/>
<a id="pl.299.1"></a><var>299.1</var>(3) sharing aggregate information that does not directly, indirectly, or in combination <br/>
<a id="pl.299.2"></a><var>299.2</var>with other information identify a student for the development and improvement of <br/>
<a id="pl.299.3"></a><var>299.3</var>educational sites, services, or applications;<br/>
<a id="pl.299.4"></a><var>299.4</var>(4) using recommendation engines to recommend to a student either of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.299.5"></a><var>299.5</var>(i) additional content relating to an educational, other learning, or employment <br/>
<a id="pl.299.6"></a><var>299.6</var>opportunity purpose within an online site, service, or application if the recommendation is <br/>
<a id="pl.299.7"></a><var>299.7</var>not determined in whole or in part by payment or other consideration from a third party; or<br/>
<a id="pl.299.8"></a><var>299.8</var>(ii) additional services relating to an educational, other learning, or employment <br/>
<a id="pl.299.9"></a><var>299.9</var>opportunity purpose within an online site, service, or application if the recommendation is <br/>
<a id="pl.299.10"></a><var>299.10</var>not determined in whole or in part by payment or other consideration from a third party; or<br/>
<a id="pl.299.11"></a><var>299.11</var>(5) responding to a student's request for information or for feedback without the <br/>
<a id="pl.299.12"></a><var>299.12</var>information or response being determined in whole or in part by payment or other <br/>
<a id="pl.299.13"></a><var>299.13</var>consideration from a third party.<br/>
<a id="pl.299.14"></a><var>299.14</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Certain activities not affected.</b> (a) This section does not limit the <br/>
<a id="pl.299.15"></a><var>299.15</var>authority of a law enforcement agency to obtain information from an operator as <br/>
<a id="pl.299.16"></a><var>299.16</var>authorized by law or pursuant to a court order.<br/>
<a id="pl.299.17"></a><var>299.17</var>(b) This section does not limit the ability of an operator to use student information, <br/>
<a id="pl.299.18"></a><var>299.18</var>including protected information, for adaptive learning or customized student learning <br/>
<a id="pl.299.19"></a><var>299.19</var>purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.299.20"></a><var>299.20</var>(c) This section does not apply to general audience Web sites, general audience <br/>
<a id="pl.299.21"></a><var>299.21</var>online services, general audience online applications, or general audience mobile <br/>
<a id="pl.299.22"></a><var>299.22</var>applications, even if log-in credentials created for an operator's online educational service <br/>
<a id="pl.299.23"></a><var>299.23</var>may be used to access those general audience Web sites, services, or applications.<br/>
<a id="pl.299.24"></a><var>299.24</var>(d) This section does not limit Internet service providers from providing Internet <br/>
<a id="pl.299.25"></a><var>299.25</var>connectivity to schools or students and their families.<br/>
<a id="pl.299.26"></a><var>299.26</var>(e) This section does not prohibit an operator of a Web site, online service, online <br/>
<a id="pl.299.27"></a><var>299.27</var>application, or mobile application from the general marketing of educational products to <br/>
<a id="pl.299.28"></a><var>299.28</var>parents or legal guardians so long as the marketing is not based on the use of protected <br/>
<a id="pl.299.29"></a><var>299.29</var>information obtained by the operator through the provision of services governed by this <br/>
<a id="pl.299.30"></a><var>299.30</var>section.<br/>
<a id="pl.299.31"></a><var>299.31</var>(f) This section does not impose a duty upon a provider of an electronic store, gateway, <br/>
<a id="pl.299.32"></a><var>299.32</var>marketplace, or other means of purchasing or downloading software or applications to <br/>
<a id="pl.299.33"></a><var>299.33</var>review or enforce compliance with this section on those applications or software.<br/>
<a id="pl.299.34"></a><var>299.34</var>(g) This section does not impose a duty on a provider of an interactive computer <br/>
<a id="pl.299.35"></a><var>299.35</var>service, as defined in United States Code, title 47, section 230, to review or enforce <br/>
<a id="pl.299.36"></a><var>299.36</var>compliance with this section by third-party content providers.<br/>
<a id="pl.300.1"></a><var>300.1</var>(h) This section does not impede the ability of students to download, transfer, export, <br/>
<a id="pl.300.2"></a><var>300.2</var>or otherwise save or maintain their own data or documents.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.26.0"></a><a id="pl.300.3"></a><var>300.3</var>    Sec. 26. <b>[136A.1275] GRANTS TO STUDENT TEACHERS IN SHORTAGE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.300.4"></a><var>300.4</var><b>AREAS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.300.5"></a><var>300.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education <br/>
<a id="pl.300.6"></a><var>300.6</var>must establish a grant program for student teachers.<br/>
<a id="pl.300.7"></a><var>300.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility.</b>  In order to receive a grant, the applicant must:<br/>
<a id="pl.300.8"></a><var>300.8</var>(1) be enrolled in a Minnesota teacher preparation program at an eligible institution <br/>
<a id="pl.300.9"></a><var>300.9</var>that would enable the applicant, upon graduation, to teach in a Minnesota school district <br/>
<a id="pl.300.10"></a><var>300.10</var>in a shortage area. "Shortage area" has the same meaning given in section 122A.18, <br/>
<a id="pl.300.11"></a><var>300.11</var>subdivision 4a;<br/>
<a id="pl.300.12"></a><var>300.12</var>(2) be a teacher candidate completing a student-teacher requirement by teaching in a <br/>
<a id="pl.300.13"></a><var>300.13</var>shortage area; and<br/>
<a id="pl.300.14"></a><var>300.14</var>(3) demonstrate financial need in the form and manner prescribed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.300.15"></a><var>300.15</var>commissioner of the Office of Higher Education.<br/>
<a id="pl.300.16"></a><var>300.16</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Administration.</b> The office must determine the time and manner of <br/>
<a id="pl.300.17"></a><var>300.17</var>applications. The office must determine the stipend amount based on the money available <br/>
<a id="pl.300.18"></a><var>300.18</var>and the number of eligible applicants each academic year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.27.0"></a><a id="pl.300.19"></a><var>300.19</var>    Sec. 27. Laws 2012, chapter 263, section 1, as amended by Laws 2014, chapter 312, <br/>
<a id="pl.300.20"></a><var>300.20</var>article 15, section 24, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.300.21"></a><var>300.21</var>    Section 1. <b>INNOVATIVE DELIVERY OF EDUCATION SERVICES AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.300.22"></a><var>300.22</var><b>SHARING OF </b><b>SCHOOL OR </b><b>DISTRICT RESOURCES; PILOT PROJECT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.300.23"></a><var>300.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; requirements for participation.</b> (a) A pilot project <br/>
<a id="pl.300.24"></a><var>300.24</var>is established to improve student and, career and college readiness, and  school outcomes <br/>
<a id="pl.300.25"></a><var>300.25</var>by allowing groups of one or more school districts or charter schools to work together or <br/>
<a id="pl.300.26"></a><var>300.26</var>with postsecondary institutions or employers to:<br/>
<a id="pl.300.27"></a><var>300.27</var>(1) provide innovative education programs and activities that are consistent with <br/>
<a id="pl.300.28"></a><var>300.28</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.52, subdivision 9, governing the standard adult high <br/>
<a id="pl.300.29"></a><var>300.29</var>school diploma, or with Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.085, governing experiential and <br/>
<a id="pl.300.30"></a><var>300.30</var>applied learning opportunities;<br/>
<a id="pl.300.31"></a><var>300.31</var>(2) conduct research with rigorous methodology on these innovative education <br/>
<a id="pl.300.32"></a><var>300.32</var>programs and activities that may include career and college readiness assessments and <br/>
<a id="pl.300.33"></a><var>300.33</var>interim assessments that comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act; and<br/>
<a id="pl.301.1"></a><var>301.1</var>(3) share district or school and other resources, with the goal of improving students' <br/>
<a id="pl.301.2"></a><var>301.2</var>career and college readiness as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, <br/>
<a id="pl.301.3"></a><var>301.3</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (p), and consistent with the requirements of the world's best <br/>
<a id="pl.301.4"></a><var>301.4</var>workforce under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11. <br/>
<a id="pl.301.5"></a><var>301.5</var>The pilot project may last until June 30, 2018 2021, or for up to five years, whichever is less <br/>
<a id="pl.301.6"></a><var>301.6</var>earlier, except that innovation partnerships formed during the period of the pilot project <br/>
<a id="pl.301.7"></a><var>301.7</var>may continue past June 30, 2018 2021, with the agreement of the partnership members.<br/>
<a id="pl.301.8"></a><var>301.8</var>(b) To participate in this pilot project to improve student and, school, and career and <br/>
<a id="pl.301.9"></a><var>301.9</var>college readiness outcomes, a group of two or more school districts or charter schools, one <br/>
<a id="pl.301.10"></a><var>301.10</var>or more school districts and charter schools, one or more school districts or charter schools <br/>
<a id="pl.301.11"></a><var>301.11</var>and postsecondary institutions, or one or more school districts or charter schools and <br/>
<a id="pl.301.12"></a><var>301.12</var>employers must collaborate with school staff and, postsecondary faculty, or employees, <br/>
<a id="pl.301.13"></a><var>301.13</var>as appropriate, to form a partnership, prepare a plan, and complete an application to <br/>
<a id="pl.301.14"></a><var>301.14</var>participate in a pilot project. A school district partner must receive formal school board <br/>
<a id="pl.301.15"></a><var>301.15</var>approval to form a partnership and a charter school partner must receive formal approval <br/>
<a id="pl.301.16"></a><var>301.16</var>from its board of directors to form a partnership. The partnership must develop a plan to <br/>
<a id="pl.301.17"></a><var>301.17</var>provide challenging programmatic options for students, create professional development <br/>
<a id="pl.301.18"></a><var>301.18</var>opportunities for educators, increase student engagement and connection and challenging <br/>
<a id="pl.301.19"></a><var>301.19</var>learning opportunities for students, or demonstrate efficiencies in delivering financial and <br/>
<a id="pl.301.20"></a><var>301.20</var>other services. The plan evaluations must provide for a rigorous evaluation premised on <br/>
<a id="pl.301.21"></a><var>301.21</var>returns on investment, program effectiveness, or beat-the-odds analysis and may offer <br/>
<a id="pl.301.22"></a><var>301.22</var>career and college readiness assessments or other interim assessments. <br/>
<a id="pl.301.23"></a><var>301.23</var>(c) An interested partnership may structure its application and plan to: <br/>
<a id="pl.301.24"></a><var>301.24</var>(1) reduce duplicative assessments that educators and psychometricians identify as <br/>
<a id="pl.301.25"></a><var>301.25</var>less useful for informing instruction or identifying and diagnosing areas where students <br/>
<a id="pl.301.26"></a><var>301.26</var>require targeted interventions under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.301.27"></a><var>301.27</var>paragraphs (c), clause (2), and (d);<br/>
<a id="pl.301.28"></a><var>301.28</var>(2) establish expectations for career and college readiness under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.301.29"></a><var>301.29</var>section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraphs (d) and (g);<br/>
<a id="pl.301.30"></a><var>301.30</var>(3) use fully adaptive, on and off-grade assessments under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.301.31"></a><var>301.31</var>section 120B.30, subdivision 1;<br/>
<a id="pl.301.32"></a><var>301.32</var>(4) provide students with predictive information to enable them to successfully <br/>
<a id="pl.301.33"></a><var>301.33</var>explore and realize their educational, career, and college interests, aptitudes, and <br/>
<a id="pl.301.34"></a><var>301.34</var>aspirations under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.125;<br/>
<a id="pl.302.1"></a><var>302.1</var>(5) use career and college readiness assessments or other interim or formative <br/>
<a id="pl.302.2"></a><var>302.2</var>assessments highly correlated with the Minnesota comprehensive assessments in reading <br/>
<a id="pl.302.3"></a><var>302.3</var>and math;<br/>
<a id="pl.302.4"></a><var>302.4</var>(6) notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.024, allow a student to use a <br/>
<a id="pl.302.5"></a><var>302.5</var>course in applied mathematics or STEM as an equivalent to algebra II; or<br/>
<a id="pl.302.6"></a><var>302.6</var>(7) include student assessment data under this section in the district's annual world's <br/>
<a id="pl.302.7"></a><var>302.7</var>best workforce report, consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11, subdivisions 5 <br/>
<a id="pl.302.8"></a><var>302.8</var>and 9, paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.302.9"></a><var>302.9</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, or any other law to the <br/>
<a id="pl.302.10"></a><var>302.10</var>contrary, a participating school district or charter school may use alternative assessments <br/>
<a id="pl.302.11"></a><var>302.11</var>under this paragraph in place of the Minnesota comprehensive assessments administered <br/>
<a id="pl.302.12"></a><var>302.12</var>in high school. A participating school district or charter school, whose approved program <br/>
<a id="pl.302.13"></a><var>302.13</var>under this section lasts longer than four years for a high school student, may count those <br/>
<a id="pl.302.14"></a><var>302.14</var>students in the four-year graduation rate upon completion of all state and local graduation <br/>
<a id="pl.302.15"></a><var>302.15</var>requirements even though the student continues in an innovative postsecondary program. <br/>
<a id="pl.302.16"></a><var>302.16</var>Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a participating school district or charter school <br/>
<a id="pl.302.17"></a><var>302.17</var>may take attendance only once per school day so long as the district or charter school <br/>
<a id="pl.302.18"></a><var>302.18</var>ensures that students in attendance are not otherwise identified as truant. The plan must <br/>
<a id="pl.302.19"></a><var>302.19</var>establish include:<br/>
<a id="pl.302.20"></a><var>302.20</var>(1) collaborative educational goals and objectives;<br/>
<a id="pl.302.21"></a><var>302.21</var>(2) strategies and processes to implement those goals and objectives, including a <br/>
<a id="pl.302.22"></a><var>302.22</var>budget process with periodic expenditure reviews;<br/>
<a id="pl.302.23"></a><var>302.23</var>(3) valid and reliable measures to evaluate progress in realizing the goals and <br/>
<a id="pl.302.24"></a><var>302.24</var>objectives;<br/>
<a id="pl.302.25"></a><var>302.25</var>(4) an implementation timeline; and<br/>
<a id="pl.302.26"></a><var>302.26</var>(5) other applicable conditions, regulations, responsibilities, duties, provisions, fee <br/>
<a id="pl.302.27"></a><var>302.27</var>schedules, and legal considerations needed to fully implement the plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.302.28"></a><var>302.28</var>A partnership may invite additional districts eligible partners to join the partnership <br/>
<a id="pl.302.29"></a><var>302.29</var>during the pilot project term after notifying and must notify the commissioner when <br/>
<a id="pl.302.30"></a><var>302.30</var>additional partners intend to join the partnership. The commissioner may reject the <br/>
<a id="pl.302.31"></a><var>302.31</var>addition of an eligible partner if the addition causes the state to become out of compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.302.32"></a><var>302.32</var>with federal requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.302.33"></a><var>302.33</var>(c) (d) A school district member or a charter school member of an interested <br/>
<a id="pl.302.34"></a><var>302.34</var>partnership of interested districts must apply by February 1 of any year submit an <br/>
<a id="pl.302.35"></a><var>302.35</var>application to the education commissioner in the form and manner the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.302.36"></a><var>302.36</var>determines, consistent with the requirements of this section. The application must contain <br/>
<a id="pl.303.1"></a><var>303.1</var>the formal approval adopted by the school board in each district or by the charter school <br/>
<a id="pl.303.2"></a><var>303.2</var>board of directors to participate in the plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.303.3"></a><var>303.3</var>(d) (e) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a participating school district <br/>
<a id="pl.303.4"></a><var>303.4</var>under this section continues to: receive revenue and maintain its taxation authority; be <br/>
<a id="pl.303.5"></a><var>303.5</var>organized and governed by an elected school board with general powers under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.303.6"></a><var>303.6</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.02</statute_ref>; and be subject to employment agreements under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.303.7"></a><var>303.7</var>Statutes, chapter 122A, and Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>179A.20</statute_ref>; and district employees <br/>
<a id="pl.303.8"></a><var>303.8</var>continue to remain employees of the employing school district.<br/>
<a id="pl.303.9"></a><var>303.9</var>(f) Participating school district and charter schools must submit a biennial evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.303.10"></a><var>303.10</var>by February 1 in each odd-numbered year to the chairs and the ranking minority members <br/>
<a id="pl.303.11"></a><var>303.11</var>of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade <br/>
<a id="pl.303.12"></a><var>303.12</var>12 education and the education commissioner that includes longitudinal data under <br/>
<a id="pl.303.13"></a><var>303.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.70, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), governing SLEDS, <br/>
<a id="pl.303.14"></a><var>303.14</var>and is premised on return on investment, program effectiveness, or beat-the-odds analysis <br/>
<a id="pl.303.15"></a><var>303.15</var>in the context of students' career and college readiness.<br/>
<a id="pl.303.16"></a><var>303.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Commissioner's role.</b> Interested groups of school districts partnerships <br/>
<a id="pl.303.17"></a><var>303.17</var>must submit a completed application to the commissioner by March 1 of any year in the <br/>
<a id="pl.303.18"></a><var>303.18</var>form and manner determined by the commissioner, consistent with the requirements of this <br/>
<a id="pl.303.19"></a><var>303.19</var>section. For 2016 only, the school district member or charter school member must submit <br/>
<a id="pl.303.20"></a><var>303.20</var>an application by July 1. The education commissioner must convene an advisory panel <br/>
<a id="pl.303.21"></a><var>303.21</var>composed of a teacher appointed by Education Minnesota, a school principal appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.303.22"></a><var>303.22</var>by the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, a school board member <br/>
<a id="pl.303.23"></a><var>303.23</var>appointed by the Minnesota School Boards Association, a researcher appointed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.303.24"></a><var>303.24</var>commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, a researcher appointed by the University <br/>
<a id="pl.303.25"></a><var>303.25</var>of Minnesota Educational Psychology Department, and a school superintendent appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.303.26"></a><var>303.26</var>by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators to advise the commissioner on <br/>
<a id="pl.303.27"></a><var>303.27</var>applicants' qualifications to participate in this pilot project. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.303.28"></a><var>303.28</var>select, for the period encompassing the 2016-2017 through 2020-2021 school years, must <br/>
<a id="pl.303.29"></a><var>303.29</var>authorize up to six eight qualified applicants under subdivision 1 by April 1 of any year to <br/>
<a id="pl.303.30"></a><var>303.30</var>participate in this pilot project, ensuring seeking an equitable geographical distribution of <br/>
<a id="pl.303.31"></a><var>303.31</var>project participants to the extent practicable. The commissioner may approve no more <br/>
<a id="pl.303.32"></a><var>303.32</var>than two partnerships applying to conduct research using alternative measures in place of <br/>
<a id="pl.303.33"></a><var>303.33</var>the Minnesota comprehensive assessments under subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (7), <br/>
<a id="pl.303.34"></a><var>303.34</var>and those partnerships may include up to three school districts or charter schools. The <br/>
<a id="pl.303.35"></a><var>303.35</var>commissioner must select authorize only those applicants that fully comply with the <br/>
<a id="pl.303.36"></a><var>303.36</var>requirements in subdivision 1. The commissioner must terminate a project participant that <br/>
<a id="pl.304.1"></a><var>304.1</var>fails to effectively implement the goals and objectives contained in its application and <br/>
<a id="pl.304.2"></a><var>304.2</var>according to its stated timeline.<br/>
<a id="pl.304.3"></a><var>304.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Pilot project evaluation.</b> Participating school districts and charter <br/>
<a id="pl.304.4"></a><var>304.4</var>schools must submit pilot project data to the education commissioner in the form and <br/>
<a id="pl.304.5"></a><var>304.5</var>manner determined by the commissioner and the legislature, consistent with this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.304.6"></a><var>304.6</var>Consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, on the duties of state agencies regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.304.7"></a><var>304.7</var>the use and dissemination of data on individuals, the education commissioner must analyze <br/>
<a id="pl.304.8"></a><var>304.8</var>the data on participating districts' progress and on participating charter schools' progress <br/>
<a id="pl.304.9"></a><var>304.9</var>in realizing their educational goals and objectives to work together in providing provide <br/>
<a id="pl.304.10"></a><var>304.10</var>innovative education programs and activities and sharing share resources to improve <br/>
<a id="pl.304.11"></a><var>304.11</var>students' career and college readiness. The commissioner must include the analysis of <br/>
<a id="pl.304.12"></a><var>304.12</var>best practices in a report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten <br/>
<a id="pl.304.13"></a><var>304.13</var>through grade 12 education finance and policy on the efficacy of this pilot project. The <br/>
<a id="pl.304.14"></a><var>304.14</var>commissioner shall submit an interim project report by February 1, 2016 March 30, 2019, <br/>
<a id="pl.304.15"></a><var>304.15</var>and must submit a final report to the legislature by February 1, 2019, recommending <br/>
<a id="pl.304.16"></a><var>304.16</var>whether or not to continue or expand the pilot project 2022.<br/>
<a id="pl.304.17"></a><var>304.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.304.18"></a><var>304.18</var>and applies to those applications submitted to the commissioner after that date. Districts <br/>
<a id="pl.304.19"></a><var>304.19</var>already approved for an innovation zone pilot project may continue to operate under Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.304.20"></a><var>304.20</var>2012, chapter 263, section 1, as amended by Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 15, section 24.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.28.0"></a><a id="pl.304.21"></a><var>304.21</var>    Sec. 28. Laws 2012, chapter 263, section 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.304.22"></a><var>304.22</var>    Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.304.23"></a><var>304.23</var>$25,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the general fund to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.304.24"></a><var>304.24</var>of education for the review of applicants, selection of participants, and evaluation of <br/>
<a id="pl.304.25"></a><var>304.25</var>the pilot projects authorized in section 1. The base for the Department of Education is <br/>
<a id="pl.304.26"></a><var>304.26</var>increased by $25,000 for fiscal year 2014 through fiscal year 2018 2021.<br/>
<a id="pl.304.27"></a><var>304.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.29.0"></a><a id="pl.304.28"></a><var>304.28</var>    Sec. 29. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.304.29"></a><var>304.29</var>2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.304.30"></a><var>304.30</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Alternative compensation.</b> For alternative teacher compensation aid <br/>
<a id="pl.304.31"></a><var>304.31</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415, subdivision 4</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.305.1"></a><var>305.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.305.2"></a><var>305.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">78,331,000<br/>
78,656,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.305.3"></a><var>305.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.305.4"></a><var>305.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">87,147,000 <br/>
98,159,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.305.5"></a><var>305.5</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $7,766,000 for 2015 and $70,565,000 $70,890,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.305.6"></a><var>305.6</var>for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.305.7"></a><var>305.7</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $7,840,000 $7,876,000 for 2016 and $79,307,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.305.8"></a><var>305.8</var>$90,283,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.30.0"></a><a id="pl.305.9"></a><var>305.9</var>    Sec. 30. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.305.10"></a><var>305.10</var>3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.305.11"></a><var>305.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Achievement and integration aid.</b> For achievement and integration aid <br/>
<a id="pl.305.12"></a><var>305.12</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.862</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.305.13"></a><var>305.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.305.14"></a><var>305.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">65,539,000<br/>
65,439,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.305.15"></a><var>305.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.305.16"></a><var>305.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">68,745,000 <br/>
69,372,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.305.17"></a><var>305.17</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $6,382,000 for 2015 and $59,157,000 $59,057,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.305.18"></a><var>305.18</var>for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.305.19"></a><var>305.19</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $6,573,000 $6,561,000 for 2016 and $62,172,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.305.20"></a><var>305.20</var>$62,811,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.31.0"></a><a id="pl.305.21"></a><var>305.21</var>    Sec. 31. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.305.22"></a><var>305.22</var>6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.305.23"></a><var>305.23</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Reading Corps.</b> For grants to ServeMinnesota for the Minnesota Reading <br/>
<a id="pl.305.24"></a><var>305.24</var>Corps under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.42, subdivision 8</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.305.25"></a><var>305.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">6,125,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.305.26"></a><var>305.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.305.27"></a><var>305.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">6,125,000<br/>
9,125,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.305.28"></a><var>305.28</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The <br/>
<a id="pl.305.29"></a><var>305.29</var>base appropriation for fiscal year 2018 and later years is $5,625,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.32.0"></a><a id="pl.305.30"></a><var>305.30</var>    Sec. 32. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.305.31"></a><var>305.31</var>9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.305.32"></a><var>305.32</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Concurrent enrollment program.</b> For concurrent enrollment programs <br/>
<a id="pl.305.33"></a><var>305.33</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.091</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.306.1"></a><var>306.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$4,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.306.2"></a><var>306.2</var><br/>
<a id="pl.306.3"></a><var>306.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$4,000,000  <br/>
6,250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.306.4"></a><var>306.4</var>If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.306.5"></a><var>306.5</var>the aid payment to each district.<br/>
<a id="pl.306.6"></a><var>306.6</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The <br/>
<a id="pl.306.7"></a><var>306.7</var>base for this appropriation in fiscal year 2018 is $5,000,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.33.0"></a><a id="pl.306.8"></a><var>306.8</var>    Sec. 33. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.306.9"></a><var>306.9</var>12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.306.10"></a><var>306.10</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Collaborative urban educator.</b> For the collaborative urban educator <br/>
<a id="pl.306.11"></a><var>306.11</var>grant program:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.306.12"></a><var>306.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">780,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.306.13"></a><var>306.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.306.14"></a><var>306.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">780,000 <br/>
1,090,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.306.15"></a><var>306.15</var>Grants shall be awarded in equal amounts: $195,000 $272,500 each year is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.306.16"></a><var>306.16</var>Southeast Asian teacher program at Concordia University, St. Paul; $195,000 $272,500 <br/>
<a id="pl.306.17"></a><var>306.17</var>each year is for the collaborative urban educator program at the University of St. Thomas; <br/>
<a id="pl.306.18"></a><var>306.18</var>$195,000 $272,500 each year is for the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching at <br/>
<a id="pl.306.19"></a><var>306.19</var>Hamline University; and $195,00 $272,500 each year is for the East Africa Student to <br/>
<a id="pl.306.20"></a><var>306.20</var>Teacher program at Augsburg College.<br/>
<a id="pl.306.21"></a><var>306.21</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.306.22"></a><var>306.22</var>Each institution shall prepare for the legislature, by January 15 of each year, a <br/>
<a id="pl.306.23"></a><var>306.23</var>detailed report regarding the funds used. The report must include the number of teachers <br/>
<a id="pl.306.24"></a><var>306.24</var>prepared as well as the diversity for each cohort of teachers produced. The report must <br/>
<a id="pl.306.25"></a><var>306.25</var>also include the graduation rate for each cohort of teacher candidates, the placement rate <br/>
<a id="pl.306.26"></a><var>306.26</var>for each graduating cohort of teacher candidates, and the retention rate for each graduating <br/>
<a id="pl.306.27"></a><var>306.27</var>cohort of teacher candidates, among other program outcomes.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.34.0"></a><a id="pl.306.28"></a><var>306.28</var>    Sec. 34. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.306.29"></a><var>306.29</var>15, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.306.30"></a><var>306.30</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Museums and Education Centers.</b> For grants to museums and education <br/>
<a id="pl.306.31"></a><var>306.31</var>centers:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.306.32"></a><var>306.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">351,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.306.33"></a><var>306.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.306.34"></a><var>306.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">351,000 <br/>
701,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.307.1"></a><var>307.1</var>(a) $260,000 each year is in fiscal year 2016 and $560,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for <br/>
<a id="pl.307.2"></a><var>307.2</var>the Minnesota Children's Museum. The base amount in fiscal year 2018 is $260,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.307.3"></a><var>307.3</var>(b) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.<br/>
<a id="pl.307.4"></a><var>307.4</var>(c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.<br/>
<a id="pl.307.5"></a><var>307.5</var>(d) $50,000 in fiscal year 2017 and later is for the Headwaters Science Center for <br/>
<a id="pl.307.6"></a><var>307.6</var>hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.<br/>
<a id="pl.307.7"></a><var>307.7</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. <br/>
<a id="pl.307.8"></a><var>307.8</var>The base in fiscal year 2018 is $401,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.35.0"></a><a id="pl.307.9"></a><var>307.9</var>    Sec. 35. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.307.10"></a><var>307.10</var>19, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.307.11"></a><var>307.11</var>    Subd. 19. <b>Full-service community schools.</b> For full-service community schools <br/>
<a id="pl.307.12"></a><var>307.12</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.231</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.307.13"></a><var>307.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.307.14"></a><var>307.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.307.15"></a><var>307.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">250,000  <br/>
2,450,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.307.16"></a><var>307.16</var>    This is a onetime appropriation.  Up to $100,000 each year is for administration of this <br/>
<a id="pl.307.17"></a><var>307.17</var>program. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.36.0"></a><a id="pl.307.18"></a><var>307.18</var>    Sec. 36. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.307.19"></a><var>307.19</var>21, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.307.20"></a><var>307.20</var>    Subd. 21. <b>American Indian teacher preparation grants.</b> For joint grants to assist <br/>
<a id="pl.307.21"></a><var>307.21</var>American Indian people to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>122A.63</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="103px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.307.22"></a><var>307.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">190,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.307.23"></a><var>307.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.307.24"></a><var>307.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">190,000 <br/>
1,250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.13.37.0"></a><a id="pl.307.25"></a><var>307.25</var>    Sec. 37. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.307.26"></a><var>307.26</var>24, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.307.27"></a><var>307.27</var>    Subd. 24. <b>Race 2 Reduce.</b> For grants to support expanded Race 2 Reduce water <br/>
<a id="pl.307.28"></a><var>307.28</var>conservation programming in Minnesota schools:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.307.29"></a><var>307.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">81,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.307.30"></a><var>307.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.307.31"></a><var>307.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">69,000<br/>
219,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.307.32"></a><var>307.32</var>In the first year, $28,000 is for H2O for Life; $38,000 is for Independent School <br/>
<a id="pl.307.33"></a><var>307.33</var>District No. 624, White Bear Lake; and $15,000 is for Independent School District No. <br/>
<a id="pl.307.34"></a><var>307.34</var>832, Mahtomedi. In the second year, $32,000 $102,000 is for H2O for Life; $22,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.308.1"></a><var>308.1</var>$70,000 is for Independent School District No. 624, White Bear Lake; and $15,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.308.2"></a><var>308.2</var>$47,000 is for Independent School District No. 832, Mahtomedi.<br/>
<a id="pl.308.3"></a><var>308.3</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The <br/>
<a id="pl.308.4"></a><var>308.4</var>base appropriation for fiscal year 2018 and later is $0.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.38.0"></a><a id="pl.308.5"></a><var>308.5</var>    Sec. 38. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.308.6"></a><var>308.6</var>26, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.308.7"></a><var>308.7</var>    Subd. 26. <b>Education partnership pilots.</b> (a) For education partnership pilot grants:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.308.8"></a><var>308.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">501,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.308.9"></a><var>308.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.308.10"></a><var>308.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">501,000 <br/>
531,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.308.11"></a><var>308.11</var>(b) Of this amount, $167,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $177,000 in each fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.308.12"></a><var>308.12</var>2017 is for the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative for a pilot site in Northfield; <br/>
<a id="pl.308.13"></a><var>308.13</var>$167,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $177,000 in each fiscal year 2017 is for the Jones Family <br/>
<a id="pl.308.14"></a><var>308.14</var>Foundation for a pilot site in Red Wing; and $167,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $177,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.308.15"></a><var>308.15</var>each fiscal year 2017 is for Independent School District No. 742, St. Cloud, for a pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.308.16"></a><var>308.16</var>site in St. Cloud. Each partnership pilot program shall support community collaborations <br/>
<a id="pl.308.17"></a><var>308.17</var>focused on academic achievement and youth development, use a comprehensive and <br/>
<a id="pl.308.18"></a><var>308.18</var>data-driven approach to increase student success, and measure outcomes, such as <br/>
<a id="pl.308.19"></a><var>308.19</var>kindergarten readiness, reading proficiency at third grade, high school graduation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.308.20"></a><var>308.20</var>college and career readiness. By February 15, 2016, and by February 15 of every <br/>
<a id="pl.308.21"></a><var>308.21</var>subsequent even-numbered year, each partnership pilot grant recipient shall submit to <br/>
<a id="pl.308.22"></a><var>308.22</var>the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary <br/>
<a id="pl.308.23"></a><var>308.23</var>jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education a report describing the activities <br/>
<a id="pl.308.24"></a><var>308.24</var>funded by the grant, changes in outcome measures attributable to the grant-funded <br/>
<a id="pl.308.25"></a><var>308.25</var>activities, and the recipient's program plan for the following year.<br/>
<a id="pl.308.26"></a><var>308.26</var>    This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.308.27"></a><var>308.27</var>    (c) The base for this program is $501,000 for fiscal year 2018 and later. Annual <br/>
<a id="pl.308.28"></a><var>308.28</var>grants of $167,000 shall be awarded to each grant recipient named in paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.308.29"></a><var>308.29</var>    (d) Any balance from the first year may carry forward into the second year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.39.0"></a><a id="pl.308.30"></a><var>308.30</var>    Sec. 39. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 3, section 15, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.308.31"></a><var>308.31</var>3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.308.32"></a><var>308.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>ACT test</b><b> </b><b>College entrance examination </b><b>reimbursement.</b> To reimburse <br/>
<a id="pl.308.33"></a><var>308.33</var>districts for students who qualify under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>120B.30, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.308.34"></a><var>308.34</var>1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (e), for onetime payment of their ACT college entrance examination fee:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.309.1"></a><var>309.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">3,011,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.309.2"></a><var>309.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">3,011,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.309.3"></a><var>309.3</var>The Department of Education must reimburse districts for their onetime payments <br/>
<a id="pl.309.4"></a><var>309.4</var>on behalf of students. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the <br/>
<a id="pl.309.5"></a><var>309.5</var>second year. This appropriation is available until October 1, 2017. For examinations taken <br/>
<a id="pl.309.6"></a><var>309.6</var>before July 1, 2016, the department may reimburse districts only for ACT examination fees.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.40.0"></a><a id="pl.309.7"></a><var>309.7</var>    Sec. 40. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 10, section 3, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.309.8"></a><var>309.8</var>6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.309.9"></a><var>309.9</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Northside Achievement Zone.</b> For a grant to the Northside Achievement <br/>
<a id="pl.309.10"></a><var>309.10</var>Zone:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.309.11"></a><var>309.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,200,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.309.12"></a><var>309.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.309.13"></a><var>309.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,200,000<br/>
1,210,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.309.14"></a><var>309.14</var>Funds appropriated in this section are to reduce multigenerational poverty and the <br/>
<a id="pl.309.15"></a><var>309.15</var>educational achievement gap through increased enrollment of families within the zone, <br/>
<a id="pl.309.16"></a><var>309.16</var>and may be used for Northside Achievement Zone programming and services consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.309.17"></a><var>309.17</var>with federal Promise Neighborhood program agreements and requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.309.18"></a><var>309.18</var>The base for this program is $1,200,000 for fiscal year 2018 and later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.41.0"></a><a id="pl.309.19"></a><var>309.19</var>    Sec. 41. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 10, section 3, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.309.20"></a><var>309.20</var>7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.309.21"></a><var>309.21</var>    Subd. 7. <b>St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.</b> For a grant to the St. Paul Promise <br/>
<a id="pl.309.22"></a><var>309.22</var>Neighborhood:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.309.23"></a><var>309.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,200,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.309.24"></a><var>309.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.309.25"></a><var>309.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,200,000<br/>
1,210,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.309.26"></a><var>309.26</var>Funds appropriated in this section are to reduce multigenerational poverty and the <br/>
<a id="pl.309.27"></a><var>309.27</var>educational achievement gap through increased enrollment of families within the zone, <br/>
<a id="pl.309.28"></a><var>309.28</var>and may be used for St. Paul Promise Neighborhood programming and services consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.309.29"></a><var>309.29</var>with federal Promise Neighborhood program agreements and requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.309.30"></a><var>309.30</var>The base for this program is $1,200,000 for fiscal year 2018 and later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.42.0"></a><a id="pl.309.31"></a><var>309.31</var>    Sec. 42. <b>AGRICULTURAL EDUCATOR GRANTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.310.1"></a><var>310.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Grant program established.</b> A grant program is established to <br/>
<a id="pl.310.2"></a><var>310.2</var>support school districts in paying agricultural education teachers for work over the <br/>
<a id="pl.310.3"></a><var>310.3</var>summer with high school students in extended projects.<br/>
<a id="pl.310.4"></a><var>310.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Application.</b> The commissioner of education shall develop the form and <br/>
<a id="pl.310.5"></a><var>310.5</var>method for applying for the grants. The commissioner shall develop criteria for determining <br/>
<a id="pl.310.6"></a><var>310.6</var>the allocation of the grants, including appropriate goals for the use of the grants.<br/>
<a id="pl.310.7"></a><var>310.7</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Grant awards.</b> Grant funding under this section must be matched <br/>
<a id="pl.310.8"></a><var>310.8</var>by funding from the school district for the agricultural education teacher's summer <br/>
<a id="pl.310.9"></a><var>310.9</var>employment. Grant funding for each teacher is limited to the one-half share of 40 working <br/>
<a id="pl.310.10"></a><var>310.10</var>days.<br/>
<a id="pl.310.11"></a><var>310.11</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Reports.</b> School districts that receive grant funds shall report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.310.12"></a><var>310.12</var>commissioner of education no later than December 31 of each year regarding the number <br/>
<a id="pl.310.13"></a><var>310.13</var>of teachers funded by the grant program and the outcomes compared to the goals <br/>
<a id="pl.310.14"></a><var>310.14</var>established in the grant application. The Department of Education shall develop the <br/>
<a id="pl.310.15"></a><var>310.15</var>criteria necessary for the reports.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.43.0"></a><a id="pl.310.16"></a><var>310.16</var>    Sec. 43. <b>EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING INCENTIVE GRANTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.310.17"></a><var>310.17</var>The Board of Teaching shall award a onetime incentive grant of $2,000 to any <br/>
<a id="pl.310.18"></a><var>310.18</var>Minnesota teacher who achieves National Board Certification after June 30, 2016, as long <br/>
<a id="pl.310.19"></a><var>310.19</var>as funds are available. A teacher may apply for a grant in the form and manner determined <br/>
<a id="pl.310.20"></a><var>310.20</var>by the Board of Teaching. The grants must be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.44.0"></a><a id="pl.310.21"></a><var>310.21</var>    Sec. 44. <b>OUTDOOR PLACE-BASED EDUCATION ADVISORY GROUP.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.310.22"></a><var>310.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section, "outdoor place-based <br/>
<a id="pl.310.23"></a><var>310.23</var>education" means the process of using the local community and outdoor environment as <br/>
<a id="pl.310.24"></a><var>310.24</var>a starting point to teach concepts in language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, <br/>
<a id="pl.310.25"></a><var>310.25</var>history, and other subjects across the curriculum.<br/>
<a id="pl.310.26"></a><var>310.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Advisory group creation.</b> The outdoor place-based education advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.310.27"></a><var>310.27</var>group consists of the following 14 members:<br/>
<a id="pl.310.28"></a><var>310.28</var>(1) the commissioner or director of the following agencies or their designees: <br/>
<a id="pl.310.29"></a><var>310.29</var>(i) the Department of Education; <br/>
<a id="pl.310.30"></a><var>310.30</var>(ii) the Department of Natural Resources; and<br/>
<a id="pl.310.31"></a><var>310.31</var>(iii) the Minnesota Historical Society;<br/>
<a id="pl.310.32"></a><var>310.32</var>(2) 11 public members who have demonstrated an interest in outdoor skills and <br/>
<a id="pl.310.33"></a><var>310.33</var>education:<br/>
<a id="pl.310.34"></a><var>310.34</var>(i) one member appointed by Education Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.311.1"></a><var>311.1</var>(ii) one member appointed by the Minnesota Rural Education Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.311.2"></a><var>311.2</var>(iii) one member appointed by the Minnesota School Boards Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.311.3"></a><var>311.3</var>(iv) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools;<br/>
<a id="pl.311.4"></a><var>311.4</var>(v) one member appointed by the Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.311.5"></a><var>311.5</var>(vi) one public member appointed by the majority leader of the senate;<br/>
<a id="pl.311.6"></a><var>311.6</var>(vii) one public member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;<br/>
<a id="pl.311.7"></a><var>311.7</var>(viii) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house;<br/>
<a id="pl.311.8"></a><var>311.8</var>(ix) one public member appointed by the minority leader of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.311.9"></a><var>311.9</var>representatives; and<br/>
<a id="pl.311.10"></a><var>311.10</var>(x) two public members appointed by the governor.<br/>
<a id="pl.311.11"></a><var>311.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Advisory group duties; report required.</b> (a) The advisory group must <br/>
<a id="pl.311.12"></a><var>311.12</var>develop recommendations for the design and implementation of a statewide outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.311.13"></a><var>311.13</var>place-based education plan for students in prekindergarten through grade 12. The advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.311.14"></a><var>311.14</var>group must report proposed recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members <br/>
<a id="pl.311.15"></a><var>311.15</var>of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 <br/>
<a id="pl.311.16"></a><var>311.16</var>education policy by February 15, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.311.17"></a><var>311.17</var>(b) The report required under this subdivision must, at a minimum:<br/>
<a id="pl.311.18"></a><var>311.18</var>(1) recommend strategies for the integration of outdoor place-based education in <br/>
<a id="pl.311.19"></a><var>311.19</var>each of the subject areas required for statewide accountability under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.311.20"></a><var>311.20</var>section 120B.021, subdivision 1, including any staff development required to support <br/>
<a id="pl.311.21"></a><var>311.21</var>such integration;<br/>
<a id="pl.311.22"></a><var>311.22</var>(2) identify grades or grade ranges in which outdoor place-based education may <br/>
<a id="pl.311.23"></a><var>311.23</var>have the greatest impact, given limited staff and financial resources;<br/>
<a id="pl.311.24"></a><var>311.24</var>(3) recommend an assessment instrument that districts may use in order to evaluate <br/>
<a id="pl.311.25"></a><var>311.25</var>the impact of outdoor place-based education; and<br/>
<a id="pl.311.26"></a><var>311.26</var>(4) estimate the financial and human resources required to implement the <br/>
<a id="pl.311.27"></a><var>311.27</var>recommendations on a statewide basis.<br/>
<a id="pl.311.28"></a><var>311.28</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Administrative provisions.</b> (a) The commissioner of education or the <br/>
<a id="pl.311.29"></a><var>311.29</var>commissioner's designee must convene the initial meeting of the advisory group by <br/>
<a id="pl.311.30"></a><var>311.30</var>September 15, 2016. Upon request of the advisory group, the commissioner must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.311.31"></a><var>311.31</var>meeting space and administrative services for the advisory group. The members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.311.32"></a><var>311.32</var>advisory group must elect a chair or cochairs from the members of the advisory group at <br/>
<a id="pl.311.33"></a><var>311.33</var>the initial meeting.<br/>
<a id="pl.311.34"></a><var>311.34</var>(b) Public members of the advisory group serve without compensation, but may be <br/>
<a id="pl.311.35"></a><var>311.35</var>reimbursed for travel expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.312.1"></a><var>312.1</var>(c) The advisory group expires February 15, 2017, or upon submission of the report <br/>
<a id="pl.312.2"></a><var>312.2</var>required under this section, whichever is earlier.<br/>
<a id="pl.312.3"></a><var>312.3</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Deadline for appointments and designations.</b> The appointments and <br/>
<a id="pl.312.4"></a><var>312.4</var>designations authorized under this section must be completed by August 15, 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.312.5"></a><var>312.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.45.0"></a><a id="pl.312.6"></a><var>312.6</var>    Sec. 45. <b>PARAPROFESSIONAL PATHWAY TO TEACHER LICENSURE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.312.7"></a><var>312.7</var>The commissioner of education must establish a grant program for school districts <br/>
<a id="pl.312.8"></a><var>312.8</var>to design, establish, and maintain a paraprofessional pathway to teacher licensure or <br/>
<a id="pl.312.9"></a><var>312.9</var>a grow your own new teacher program. The programs must allow a current school <br/>
<a id="pl.312.10"></a><var>312.10</var>district paraprofessional to pursue their teaching license while still being employed by <br/>
<a id="pl.312.11"></a><var>312.11</var>the school district. A school district may apply in the form and manner prescribed by <br/>
<a id="pl.312.12"></a><var>312.12</var>the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.46.0"></a><a id="pl.312.13"></a><var>312.13</var>    Sec. 46. <b>SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.312.14"></a><var>312.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.312.15"></a><var>312.15</var>have the meanings given them:<br/>
<a id="pl.312.16"></a><var>312.16</var>(1) "student support services personnel" includes individuals licensed to serve as a <br/>
<a id="pl.312.17"></a><var>312.17</var>school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.312.18"></a><var>312.18</var>dependency counselor in Minnesota; and<br/>
<a id="pl.312.19"></a><var>312.19</var>(2) "new position" means a student support services personnel full-time or part-time <br/>
<a id="pl.312.20"></a><var>312.20</var>position not under contract by a school at the start of the 2015-2016 school year.<br/>
<a id="pl.312.21"></a><var>312.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Purpose.</b> The purpose of the support our students grant program is to:<br/>
<a id="pl.312.22"></a><var>312.22</var>(1) address shortages of student support services personnel within Minnesota schools;<br/>
<a id="pl.312.23"></a><var>312.23</var>(2) decrease caseloads for existing student support services personnel to ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.312.24"></a><var>312.24</var>effective services;<br/>
<a id="pl.312.25"></a><var>312.25</var>(3) ensure that students receive effective academic guidance and integrated and <br/>
<a id="pl.312.26"></a><var>312.26</var>comprehensive services to improve kindergarten through grade 12 school outcomes and <br/>
<a id="pl.312.27"></a><var>312.27</var>career and college readiness;<br/>
<a id="pl.312.28"></a><var>312.28</var>(4) ensure that student support services personnel serve within the scope and practice <br/>
<a id="pl.312.29"></a><var>312.29</var>of their training and licensure;<br/>
<a id="pl.312.30"></a><var>312.30</var>(5) fully integrate learning supports, instruction, and school management within a <br/>
<a id="pl.312.31"></a><var>312.31</var>comprehensive approach that facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration; and<br/>
<a id="pl.312.32"></a><var>312.32</var>(6) improve school safety and school climate to support academic success and <br/>
<a id="pl.312.33"></a><var>312.33</var>career and college readiness.<br/>
<a id="pl.313.1"></a><var>313.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Grant eligibility and application.</b> (a) A school district, charter school, <br/>
<a id="pl.313.2"></a><var>313.2</var>intermediate school district, or other cooperative unit is eligible to apply for a six-year <br/>
<a id="pl.313.3"></a><var>313.3</var>matching grant under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.313.4"></a><var>313.4</var>(b) The commissioner of education shall specify the form and manner of the grant <br/>
<a id="pl.313.5"></a><var>313.5</var>application. In awarding grants, the commissioner must give priority to schools in <br/>
<a id="pl.313.6"></a><var>313.6</var>which student support services personnel positions do not currently exist. To the extent <br/>
<a id="pl.313.7"></a><var>313.7</var>practicable, the commissioner must award grants equally between applicants in metro <br/>
<a id="pl.313.8"></a><var>313.8</var>counties and nonmetro counties. Additional criteria must include at least the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.313.9"></a><var>313.9</var>(1) existing student support services personnel caseloads;<br/>
<a id="pl.313.10"></a><var>313.10</var>(2) school demographics;<br/>
<a id="pl.313.11"></a><var>313.11</var>(3) Title 1 revenue;<br/>
<a id="pl.313.12"></a><var>313.12</var>(4) Minnesota student survey data;<br/>
<a id="pl.313.13"></a><var>313.13</var>(5) graduation rates; and<br/>
<a id="pl.313.14"></a><var>313.14</var>(6) postsecondary completion rates.<br/>
<a id="pl.313.15"></a><var>313.15</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Allowed uses; match requirements.</b> A grant under this section must be <br/>
<a id="pl.313.16"></a><var>313.16</var>used to hire a new position. A school that receives a grant must match the grant with local <br/>
<a id="pl.313.17"></a><var>313.17</var>funds in each year of the grant. In each of the first four years of the grant, the local match <br/>
<a id="pl.313.18"></a><var>313.18</var>equals $1 for every $1 awarded in the same year. In years five and six of the grant, the <br/>
<a id="pl.313.19"></a><var>313.19</var>local match equals $3 for every $1 awarded in the same year. The local match may not <br/>
<a id="pl.313.20"></a><var>313.20</var>include federal reimbursements attributable to the new position.<br/>
<a id="pl.313.21"></a><var>313.21</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Report required.</b>  By February 1 following any fiscal year in which it <br/>
<a id="pl.313.22"></a><var>313.22</var>received a grant, a school must submit a written report to the commissioner indicating <br/>
<a id="pl.313.23"></a><var>313.23</var>how the new positions affected two or more of the following measures:<br/>
<a id="pl.313.24"></a><var>313.24</var>(1) school climate;<br/>
<a id="pl.313.25"></a><var>313.25</var>(2) attendance rates;<br/>
<a id="pl.313.26"></a><var>313.26</var>(3) academic achievement;<br/>
<a id="pl.313.27"></a><var>313.27</var>(4) career and college readiness; and<br/>
<a id="pl.313.28"></a><var>313.28</var>(5) postsecondary completion rates.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.47.0"></a><a id="pl.313.29"></a><var>313.29</var>    Sec. 47. <b>TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION AID.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.313.30"></a><var>313.30</var>(a) For fiscal year 2017 only, teacher development and evaluation aid for a school <br/>
<a id="pl.313.31"></a><var>313.31</var>district, intermediate school district, educational cooperative, education district, or charter <br/>
<a id="pl.313.32"></a><var>313.32</var>school with any school site that does not have an alternative professional pay system <br/>
<a id="pl.313.33"></a><var>313.33</var>agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, equals $400.68 <br/>
<a id="pl.313.34"></a><var>313.34</var>times the number of full-time equivalent teachers employed on October 1 of the previous <br/>
<a id="pl.313.35"></a><var>313.35</var>school year in each school site without an alternative professional pay system under <br/>
<a id="pl.314.1"></a><var>314.1</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.414, subdivision 2. Except for charter schools, aid under <br/>
<a id="pl.314.2"></a><var>314.2</var>this section must be reserved for teacher development and evaluation activities consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.314.3"></a><var>314.3</var>with Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5. <br/>
<a id="pl.314.4"></a><var>314.4</var>For the purposes of this section, "teacher" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.314.5"></a><var>314.5</var>section 122A.40, subdivision 1, or 122A.41, subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.314.6"></a><var>314.6</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the state total teacher development and evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.314.7"></a><var>314.7</var>aid entitlement must not exceed $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2017. The commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.314.8"></a><var>314.8</var>limit the amount of aid under this section so as not to exceed this limit.<br/>
<a id="pl.314.9"></a><var>314.9</var>(c) One hundred percent of the teacher development and evaluation aid must be <br/>
<a id="pl.314.10"></a><var>314.10</var>paid in fiscal year 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.13.48.0"></a><a id="pl.314.11"></a><var>314.11</var>    Sec. 48. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.314.12"></a><var>314.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br/>
<a id="pl.314.13"></a><var>314.13</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.314.14"></a><var>314.14</var>designated.<br/>
<a id="pl.314.15"></a><var>314.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Teacher development and evaluation.</b> For teacher development and <br/>
<a id="pl.314.16"></a><var>314.16</var>evaluation aid:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.314.17"></a><var>314.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">10,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.314.18"></a><var>314.18</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.314.19"></a><var>314.19</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Support our students grants.</b> For support our students grants:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.314.20"></a><var>314.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
13,100,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.314.21"></a><var>314.21</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.314.22"></a><var>314.22</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, this appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.314.23"></a><var>314.23</var>until June 30, 2023. The commissioner may not allot more than $2,600,000 of this <br/>
<a id="pl.314.24"></a><var>314.24</var>appropriation before July 1, 2019. Up to $100,000 of this appropriation may be retained <br/>
<a id="pl.314.25"></a><var>314.25</var>by the commissioner for administration of the grant program. Any balance remaining after <br/>
<a id="pl.314.26"></a><var>314.26</var>June 30, 2023, shall cancel to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.314.27"></a><var>314.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Paraprofessional pathway to teacher licensure.</b> For grants to school <br/>
<a id="pl.314.28"></a><var>314.28</var>districts for grow your own new teacher programs:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.314.29"></a><var>314.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2,250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.314.30"></a><var>314.30</var>The base in fiscal year 2018 is $2,250,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.314.31"></a><var>314.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Minnesota Council on Economic Education.</b> For a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.314.32"></a><var>314.32</var>Minnesota Council on Economic Education to provide staff development to teachers <br/>
<a id="pl.315.1"></a><var>315.1</var>for the implementation of the state graduation standards in learning areas relating to <br/>
<a id="pl.315.2"></a><var>315.2</var>economic education:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.315.3"></a><var>315.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.315.4"></a><var>315.4</var>The commissioner, in consultation with the council, shall develop expected results <br/>
<a id="pl.315.5"></a><var>315.5</var>of staff development, eligibility criteria for participants, an evaluation procedure, and <br/>
<a id="pl.315.6"></a><var>315.6</var>guidelines for direct and in-kind contributions by the council.<br/>
<a id="pl.315.7"></a><var>315.7</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.315.8"></a><var>315.8</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Education Innovation Partners Cooperative Center.</b> For a matching <br/>
<a id="pl.315.9"></a><var>315.9</var>grant to Education Innovation Partners Cooperative Center, No. 6091-50, to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.315.10"></a><var>315.10</var>research-based professional development services, on-site training, and leadership <br/>
<a id="pl.315.11"></a><var>315.11</var>coaching to teachers and other school staff:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.315.12"></a><var>315.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.315.13"></a><var>315.13</var>A grant under this subdivision must be matched with money or in-kind contributions <br/>
<a id="pl.315.14"></a><var>315.14</var>from nonstate sources. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.315.15"></a><var>315.15</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Teacher-governed school grants.</b> For grants to teacher-governed schools <br/>
<a id="pl.315.16"></a><var>315.16</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.04, subdivision 2a:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.315.17"></a><var>315.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.315.18"></a><var>315.18</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.315.19"></a><var>315.19</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Outdoor place-based education program.</b> For an outdoor place-based <br/>
<a id="pl.315.20"></a><var>315.20</var>education literature review:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.315.21"></a><var>315.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
35,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.315.22"></a><var>315.22</var>The commissioner, in collaboration with outdoor place-based education providers, <br/>
<a id="pl.315.23"></a><var>315.23</var>shall provide for a literature review of the existing evidence of the effect of outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.315.24"></a><var>315.24</var>place-based education on educational outcomes and development of core competencies <br/>
<a id="pl.315.25"></a><var>315.25</var>that lead to career and college success and deliver the literature review to the outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.315.26"></a><var>315.26</var>place-based education advisory group no later than November 15, 2016. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.315.27"></a><var>315.27</var>appropriation. For purposes of this subdivision, "outdoor place-based education" means <br/>
<a id="pl.315.28"></a><var>315.28</var>the process of using the local community and outdoor environment as a starting point to <br/>
<a id="pl.315.29"></a><var>315.29</var>teach concepts in language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, history, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.315.30"></a><var>315.30</var>subjects across the curriculum.<br/>
<a id="pl.315.31"></a><var>315.31</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Outdoor place-based education advisory group.</b> For the outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.315.32"></a><var>315.32</var>place-based education advisory group:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.316.1"></a><var>316.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">50,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.316.2"></a><var>316.2</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.316.3"></a><var>316.3</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Staff development aid for cooperative units.</b> For payment of staff <br/>
<a id="pl.316.4"></a><var>316.4</var>development aid to intermediate school districts and other cooperative units under <br/>
<a id="pl.316.5"></a><var>316.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.61, subdivision 1a:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.316.6"></a><var>316.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,493,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.316.7"></a><var>316.7</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Student teachers in shortage areas.</b> For transfer to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.316.8"></a><var>316.8</var>the Office of Higher Education for the purpose of providing grants to student teachers in <br/>
<a id="pl.316.9"></a><var>316.9</var>shortage areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1275:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.316.10"></a><var>316.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.316.11"></a><var>316.11</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.316.12"></a><var>316.12</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Singing-based pilot program to improve student reading.</b> (a) For a <br/>
<a id="pl.316.13"></a><var>316.13</var>grant to pilot a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing <br/>
<a id="pl.316.14"></a><var>316.14</var>to improve the reading ability of students in grades three to five:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.316.15"></a><var>316.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">300,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.316.16"></a><var>316.16</var>(b) The commissioner of education shall award a grant to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.316.17"></a><var>316.17</var>organization to implement in at least three Minnesota school districts, charter schools, <br/>
<a id="pl.316.18"></a><var>316.18</var>or school sites, a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses <br/>
<a id="pl.316.19"></a><var>316.19</var>singing to improve the reading ability of students in grades three to five. The grantee shall <br/>
<a id="pl.316.20"></a><var>316.20</var>be responsible for selecting participating school sites; providing any required hardware <br/>
<a id="pl.316.21"></a><var>316.21</var>and software, including software licenses, for the duration of the grant period; providing <br/>
<a id="pl.316.22"></a><var>316.22</var>technical support, training, and staff to install required project hardware and software; <br/>
<a id="pl.316.23"></a><var>316.23</var>providing on-site professional development and instructional monitoring and support for <br/>
<a id="pl.316.24"></a><var>316.24</var>school staff and students; administering pre- and post-intervention reading assessments; <br/>
<a id="pl.316.25"></a><var>316.25</var>evaluating the impact of the intervention; and other project management services as <br/>
<a id="pl.316.26"></a><var>316.26</var>required. To the extent practicable, the grantee must select participating schools in urban, <br/>
<a id="pl.316.27"></a><var>316.27</var>suburban, and greater Minnesota, and give priority to schools in which a high proportion <br/>
<a id="pl.316.28"></a><var>316.28</var>of students do not read proficiently at grade level and are eligible for free or reduced-price <br/>
<a id="pl.316.29"></a><var>316.29</var>lunch.<br/>
<a id="pl.316.30"></a><var>316.30</var>(c) By February 15, 2017, the grantee must submit a report detailing expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.316.31"></a><var>316.31</var>and outcomes of the grant to the commissioner of education and the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.316.32"></a><var>316.32</var>ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.316.33"></a><var>316.33</var>kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance.<br/>
<a id="pl.317.1"></a><var>317.1</var>(d) This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.317.2"></a><var>317.2</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Agricultural educator grants.</b> For agricultural educator grants:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.317.3"></a><var>317.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.317.4"></a><var>317.4</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.317.5"></a><var>317.5</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Grants for vision therapy pilot project.</b> (a) For a grant to Independent <br/>
<a id="pl.317.6"></a><var>317.6</var>School District No. 12, Centennial, to implement a neuro-optometric vision therapy <br/>
<a id="pl.317.7"></a><var>317.7</var>pilot project:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.317.8"></a><var>317.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">200,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.317.9"></a><var>317.9</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.317.10"></a><var>317.10</var>(b) In each year of the pilot project, second and third grade students identified by <br/>
<a id="pl.317.11"></a><var>317.11</var>a set of criteria created by the district shall be admitted into the pilot study. Identified <br/>
<a id="pl.317.12"></a><var>317.12</var>students shall have a comprehensive eye examination with written standard requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.317.13"></a><var>317.13</var>of testing. Students identified with a diagnosis of convergence insufficiency must undergo <br/>
<a id="pl.317.14"></a><var>317.14</var>a vision efficiency evaluation by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist trained in the <br/>
<a id="pl.317.15"></a><var>317.15</var>evaluation of learning-related vision problems. The results of this examination shall <br/>
<a id="pl.317.16"></a><var>317.16</var>determine whether a student will qualify for neuro-optometric vision therapy funded by <br/>
<a id="pl.317.17"></a><var>317.17</var>the grant. The parent or guardian of a student who qualifies for the pilot program under <br/>
<a id="pl.317.18"></a><var>317.18</var>this paragraph may submit a written notification to the school opting the student out <br/>
<a id="pl.317.19"></a><var>317.19</var>of the program. The district must establish guidelines to provide quality standards and <br/>
<a id="pl.317.20"></a><var>317.20</var>measures to ensure an appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan that is consistent with the <br/>
<a id="pl.317.21"></a><var>317.21</var>convergence insufficiency treatment trial study.<br/>
<a id="pl.317.22"></a><var>317.22</var>(c) The commissioner of education must provide for an evaluation of the pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.317.23"></a><var>317.23</var>project and make a report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten <br/>
<a id="pl.317.24"></a><var>317.24</var>through grade 12 education policy and finance by January 15, 2020.<br/>
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<a id="bill.14.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.14.1.0"></a><a id="pl.317.27"></a><var>317.27</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 124E.10, is amended by <br/>
<a id="pl.317.28"></a><var>317.28</var>adding a subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.317.29"></a><var>317.29</var>    Subd. 7. <b>School closures.</b> (a) Upon the final decision to close a charter school, <br/>
<a id="pl.317.30"></a><var>317.30</var>whether by voluntary action of the charter school's board of directors, nonrenewal <br/>
<a id="pl.317.31"></a><var>317.31</var>or termination of the charter contract by the authorizer, or termination of the charter <br/>
<a id="pl.317.32"></a><var>317.32</var>contract by the commissioner, the board of directors shall appoint a school closure trustee, <br/>
<a id="pl.317.33"></a><var>317.33</var>approved by the authorizer, within 15 business days of the final decision. The board of <br/>
<a id="pl.318.1"></a><var>318.1</var>directors or the authorizer may require the trustee to post a bond, in a sum and nature <br/>
<a id="pl.318.2"></a><var>318.2</var>reflective of the school's current condition and situation.<br/>
<a id="pl.318.3"></a><var>318.3</var>(b) The trustee must be a resident of Minnesota, possess a bachelor's or postgraduate <br/>
<a id="pl.318.4"></a><var>318.4</var>degree in accounting, law, nonprofit management, educational administration, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.318.5"></a><var>318.5</var>appropriate field, and have at least five years of work experience in their degree area. The <br/>
<a id="pl.318.6"></a><var>318.6</var>trustee must submit to a state and federal criminal background check, must not have <br/>
<a id="pl.318.7"></a><var>318.7</var>been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude, and must not have <br/>
<a id="pl.318.8"></a><var>318.8</var>been found liable in a civil court for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, civil theft, or similar <br/>
<a id="pl.318.9"></a><var>318.9</var>misconduct. The trustee must not be under investigation or pending criminal prosecution <br/>
<a id="pl.318.10"></a><var>318.10</var>for a felony or other crime. The trustee must not have a history of wage garnishment by <br/>
<a id="pl.318.11"></a><var>318.11</var>the Internal Revenue Service or the state and must not have filed for bankruptcy.<br/>
<a id="pl.318.12"></a><var>318.12</var>(c) The trustee must not have been an employee or contractor of the charter school <br/>
<a id="pl.318.13"></a><var>318.13</var>during the previous five years and must not have an immediate family member who is <br/>
<a id="pl.318.14"></a><var>318.14</var>an employee or contractor of the charter school or who serves on the charter school's <br/>
<a id="pl.318.15"></a><var>318.15</var>board of directors. The trustee must be independent and have no material interest adverse <br/>
<a id="pl.318.16"></a><var>318.16</var>to the school.<br/>
<a id="pl.318.17"></a><var>318.17</var>(d) The trustee shall have the responsibility to activate and execute the closure plan <br/>
<a id="pl.318.18"></a><var>318.18</var>for the charter school outlined in the school's charter contract, including the transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.318.19"></a><var>318.19</var>of student records required by subdivision 6, and the reporting of financial and student <br/>
<a id="pl.318.20"></a><var>318.20</var>data to the department necessary for the release of final aid payments under section <br/>
<a id="pl.318.21"></a><var>318.21</var>124E.25, subdivision 1, paragraph (b). Upon the appointment of the trustee, the trustee <br/>
<a id="pl.318.22"></a><var>318.22</var>must approve all school expenditures before payment and shall be a required signatory <br/>
<a id="pl.318.23"></a><var>318.23</var>on all school accounts and payments made by the school. The trustee has the authority <br/>
<a id="pl.318.24"></a><var>318.24</var>to void and seek reimbursement of any and all extraordinary payments of the school <br/>
<a id="pl.318.25"></a><var>318.25</var>to individuals, contractors, or corporations made within 90 business days of the final <br/>
<a id="pl.318.26"></a><var>318.26</var>decision to close. If during the closure process it is determined by the charter school's <br/>
<a id="pl.318.27"></a><var>318.27</var>board of directors or the authorizer that the trustee is not performing the closure duties in <br/>
<a id="pl.318.28"></a><var>318.28</var>an efficient and effective manner, the authorizer may appoint a new trustee.<br/>
<a id="pl.318.29"></a><var>318.29</var>(e) The trustee shall be entitled to immunity provided by common law for acts or <br/>
<a id="pl.318.30"></a><var>318.30</var>omissions within the scope of the trustee's appointment. The trustee is not exempt from an <br/>
<a id="pl.318.31"></a><var>318.31</var>illegal or criminal act, nor any act that is a result of malfeasance or misfeasance.<br/>
<a id="pl.318.32"></a><var>318.32</var>(f) A charter school closure fund shall be established and managed by the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.318.33"></a><var>318.33</var>of Education. The Department of Education may charge the fund a management fee <br/>
<a id="pl.318.34"></a><var>318.34</var>commensurate with the annual activity in the fund. The Department of Education must <br/>
<a id="pl.318.35"></a><var>318.35</var>issue an annual report on the income and expenditures of the fund by September 30 to all <br/>
<a id="pl.318.36"></a><var>318.36</var>charter schools. The fund shall be financed by a per capita pupil fee paid by all charter <br/>
<a id="pl.319.1"></a><var>319.1</var>schools. Until the fund reaches a cap of $200,000, the per capita pupil fee shall be $1 per <br/>
<a id="pl.319.2"></a><var>319.2</var>pupil annually. Upon the fund reaching the $200,000 cap, the annual per capita pupil fee <br/>
<a id="pl.319.3"></a><var>319.3</var>shall equal the per pupil amount needed to maintain the fund at $200,000. The Department <br/>
<a id="pl.319.4"></a><var>319.4</var>of Education shall have the power to deduct the annual fee from a charter school aid <br/>
<a id="pl.319.5"></a><var>319.5</var>payment in the month of February based on the number of pupils enrolled in charter <br/>
<a id="pl.319.6"></a><var>319.6</var>schools on October 1 of the previous year, and transfer the funding to the charter school <br/>
<a id="pl.319.7"></a><var>319.7</var>closure fund. When an authorizer ceases to authorize schools, the authorizer shall transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.319.8"></a><var>319.8</var>any remaining balance from authorizer fees to the fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.319.9"></a><var>319.9</var>(g) Funds from the charter school closure fund may only be authorized and used for <br/>
<a id="pl.319.10"></a><var>319.10</var>the following expenses: the cost of the external audits necessary for the school closure <br/>
<a id="pl.319.11"></a><var>319.11</var>process; the cost of liability insurance for the school corporation during the closure <br/>
<a id="pl.319.12"></a><var>319.12</var>process; legal costs for the dissolution of the school corporation; and the trustee's fee, <br/>
<a id="pl.319.13"></a><var>319.13</var>negotiated upon appointment. The charter school closure fund shall not be used for any <br/>
<a id="pl.319.14"></a><var>319.14</var>other expenses related to the closed school and may only be requested after all other <br/>
<a id="pl.319.15"></a><var>319.15</var>school funds and assets of the closed school have been expended. No more than $70,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.319.16"></a><var>319.16</var>may be expended from the fund for an individual school closure process. The trustee may <br/>
<a id="pl.319.17"></a><var>319.17</var>request funding to cover the authorized expenditures, except for the trustee's fee, which <br/>
<a id="pl.319.18"></a><var>319.18</var>must be requested by the charter school's board of directors or the authorizer if the board <br/>
<a id="pl.319.19"></a><var>319.19</var>of directors is nonoperative.<br/>
<a id="pl.319.20"></a><var>319.20</var>(h) If a charter school board of directors files for bankruptcy upon the final decision <br/>
<a id="pl.319.21"></a><var>319.21</var>to close the school, the bankruptcy trustee appointed by the bankruptcy court shall have <br/>
<a id="pl.319.22"></a><var>319.22</var>the authority to activate and execute the closure plan in the charter school contract.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.14.2.0"></a><a id="pl.319.23"></a><var>319.23</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.45, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.319.24"></a><var>319.24</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Cash flow adjustment.</b> The board of directors of any charter school <br/>
<a id="pl.319.25"></a><var>319.25</var>serving fewer than 200 students where the percent of students eligible for special <br/>
<a id="pl.319.26"></a><var>319.26</var>education services equals at least 90 percent of the charter school's total enrollment <br/>
<a id="pl.319.27"></a><var>319.27</var>eligible special education charter school under section 124E.21, subdivision 2, may <br/>
<a id="pl.319.28"></a><var>319.28</var>request that the commissioner of education accelerate the school's cash flow under this <br/>
<a id="pl.319.29"></a><var>319.29</var>section. The commissioner must approve a properly submitted request within 30 days of <br/>
<a id="pl.319.30"></a><var>319.30</var>its receipt. The commissioner must accelerate the school's regular special education aid <br/>
<a id="pl.319.31"></a><var>319.31</var>payments according to the schedule in the school's request and modify the payments to the <br/>
<a id="pl.319.32"></a><var>319.32</var>school under subdivision 3 accordingly. A school must not receive current payments of <br/>
<a id="pl.319.33"></a><var>319.33</var>regular special education aid exceeding 90 percent of its estimated aid entitlement for the <br/>
<a id="pl.319.34"></a><var>319.34</var>fiscal year. The commissioner must delay the special education aid payments to all other <br/>
<a id="pl.319.35"></a><var>319.35</var>school districts and charter schools in proportion to each district or charter school's total <br/>
<a id="pl.320.1"></a><var>320.1</var>share of regular special education aid such that the overall aid payment savings from the <br/>
<a id="pl.320.2"></a><var>320.2</var>aid payment shift remains unchanged for any fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.320.3"></a><var>320.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br/>
<a id="pl.320.4"></a><var>320.4</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.14.3.0"></a><a id="pl.320.5"></a><var>320.5</var>    Sec. 3. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 4, section 4, the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.320.6"></a><var>320.6</var>date, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.320.7"></a><var>320.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.320.8"></a><var>320.8</var>except the provision under paragraph (g) allowing prekindergarten deaf or hard-of-hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.320.9"></a><var>320.9</var>pupils to enroll in a charter school is effective only if the commissioner of education <br/>
<a id="pl.320.10"></a><var>320.10</var>determines there is no added cost attributable to the pupil for the 2016-2017 school year <br/>
<a id="pl.320.11"></a><var>320.11</var>and later.<br/>
<a id="pl.320.12"></a><var>320.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.14.4.0"></a><a id="pl.320.13"></a><var>320.13</var>    Sec. 4. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 4, section 9, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.320.14"></a><var>320.14</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.320.15"></a><var>320.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Charter school building lease aid.</b> For building lease aid under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.320.16"></a><var>320.16</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11, subdivision 4 124E.22</statute_ref>: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.320.17"></a><var>320.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.320.18"></a><var>320.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">66,787,000<br/>
63,540,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.320.19"></a><var>320.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.320.20"></a><var>320.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">73,603,000 <br/>
70,132,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.320.21"></a><var>320.21</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $6,032,000 for 2015 and $60,755,000 $57,508,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.320.22"></a><var>320.22</var>for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.320.23"></a><var>320.23</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $6,750,000 $6,389,000 for 2016 and $66,853,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.320.24"></a><var>320.24</var>$63,743,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.15.1.0"></a><a id="pl.320.27"></a><var>320.27</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 125A.08, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.320.28"></a><var>320.28</var><b>125A.08 INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.320.29"></a><var>320.29</var>(a) At the beginning of each school year, each school district shall have in effect, for <br/>
<a id="pl.320.30"></a><var>320.30</var>each child with a disability, an individualized education program.<br/>
<a id="pl.320.31"></a><var>320.31</var>(b) As defined in this section, every district must ensure the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.321.1"></a><var>321.1</var>(1) all students with disabilities are provided the special instruction and services <br/>
<a id="pl.321.2"></a><var>321.2</var>which are appropriate to their needs. Where the individualized education program team <br/>
<a id="pl.321.3"></a><var>321.3</var>has determined appropriate goals and objectives based on the student's needs, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.321.4"></a><var>321.4</var>extent to which the student can be included in the least restrictive environment, and where <br/>
<a id="pl.321.5"></a><var>321.5</var>there are essentially equivalent and effective instruction, related services, or assistive <br/>
<a id="pl.321.6"></a><var>321.6</var>technology devices available to meet the student's needs, cost to the district may be among <br/>
<a id="pl.321.7"></a><var>321.7</var>the factors considered by the team in choosing how to provide the appropriate services, <br/>
<a id="pl.321.8"></a><var>321.8</var>instruction, or devices that are to be made part of the student's individualized education <br/>
<a id="pl.321.9"></a><var>321.9</var>program. The individualized education program team shall consider and may authorize <br/>
<a id="pl.321.10"></a><var>321.10</var>services covered by medical assistance according to section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 26</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.321.11"></a><var>321.11</var>When a school district makes a determination of other health disability under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.321.12"></a><var>321.12</var>Rules, part 3525.1335, subparts 1, and 2, item A, subitem (1), the student's individualized <br/>
<a id="pl.321.13"></a><var>321.13</var>education program team must seek written and signed documentation by a licensed health <br/>
<a id="pl.321.14"></a><var>321.14</var>provider within the scope of the provider's practice of a medically diagnosed chronic or <br/>
<a id="pl.321.15"></a><var>321.15</var>acute health condition. The student's needs and the special education instruction and <br/>
<a id="pl.321.16"></a><var>321.16</var>services to be provided must be agreed upon through the development of an individualized <br/>
<a id="pl.321.17"></a><var>321.17</var>education program. The program must address the student's need to develop skills to <br/>
<a id="pl.321.18"></a><var>321.18</var>live and work as independently as possible within the community. The individualized <br/>
<a id="pl.321.19"></a><var>321.19</var>education program team must consider positive behavioral interventions, strategies, <br/>
<a id="pl.321.20"></a><var>321.20</var>and supports that address behavior needs for children. During grade 9, the program <br/>
<a id="pl.321.21"></a><var>321.21</var>must address the student's needs for transition from secondary services to postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.321.22"></a><var>321.22</var>education and training, employment, community participation, recreation, and leisure <br/>
<a id="pl.321.23"></a><var>321.23</var>and home living. In developing the program, districts must inform parents of the full <br/>
<a id="pl.321.24"></a><var>321.24</var>range of transitional goals and related services that should be considered. The program <br/>
<a id="pl.321.25"></a><var>321.25</var>must include a statement of the needed transition services, including a statement of the <br/>
<a id="pl.321.26"></a><var>321.26</var>interagency responsibilities or linkages or both before secondary services are concluded;<br/>
<a id="pl.321.27"></a><var>321.27</var>(2) children with a disability under age five and their families are provided special <br/>
<a id="pl.321.28"></a><var>321.28</var>instruction and services appropriate to the child's level of functioning and needs;<br/>
<a id="pl.321.29"></a><var>321.29</var>(3) children with a disability and their parents or guardians are guaranteed procedural <br/>
<a id="pl.321.30"></a><var>321.30</var>safeguards and the right to participate in decisions involving identification, assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.321.31"></a><var>321.31</var>including assistive technology assessment, and educational placement of children with a <br/>
<a id="pl.321.32"></a><var>321.32</var>disability;<br/>
<a id="pl.321.33"></a><var>321.33</var>(4) eligibility and needs of children with a disability are determined by an initial <br/>
<a id="pl.321.34"></a><var>321.34</var>evaluation or reevaluation, which may be completed using existing data under United <br/>
<a id="pl.321.35"></a><var>321.35</var>States Code, title 20, section 33, et seq.;<br/>
<a id="pl.322.1"></a><var>322.1</var>(5) to the maximum extent appropriate, children with a disability, including those <br/>
<a id="pl.322.2"></a><var>322.2</var>in public or private institutions or other care facilities, are educated with children who <br/>
<a id="pl.322.3"></a><var>322.3</var>are not disabled, and that special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children <br/>
<a id="pl.322.4"></a><var>322.4</var>with a disability from the regular educational environment occurs only when and to the <br/>
<a id="pl.322.5"></a><var>322.5</var>extent that the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes <br/>
<a id="pl.322.6"></a><var>322.6</var>with the use of supplementary services cannot be achieved satisfactorily;<br/>
<a id="pl.322.7"></a><var>322.7</var>(6) in accordance with recognized professional standards, testing and evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.322.8"></a><var>322.8</var>materials, and procedures used for the purposes of classification and placement of children <br/>
<a id="pl.322.9"></a><var>322.9</var>with a disability are selected and administered so as not to be racially or culturally <br/>
<a id="pl.322.10"></a><var>322.10</var>discriminatory; and<br/>
<a id="pl.322.11"></a><var>322.11</var>(7) the rights of the child are protected when the parents or guardians are not known <br/>
<a id="pl.322.12"></a><var>322.12</var>or not available, or the child is a ward of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.322.13"></a><var>322.13</var>(c) For all paraprofessionals employed to work in programs whose role in part is <br/>
<a id="pl.322.14"></a><var>322.14</var>to provide direct support to students with disabilities, the school board in each district <br/>
<a id="pl.322.15"></a><var>322.15</var>shall ensure that:<br/>
<a id="pl.322.16"></a><var>322.16</var>(1) before or beginning at the time of employment, each paraprofessional must <br/>
<a id="pl.322.17"></a><var>322.17</var>develop sufficient knowledge and skills in emergency procedures, building orientation, <br/>
<a id="pl.322.18"></a><var>322.18</var>roles and responsibilities, confidentiality, vulnerability, and reportability, among other <br/>
<a id="pl.322.19"></a><var>322.19</var>things, to begin meeting the needs, especially disability-specific and behavioral needs, of <br/>
<a id="pl.322.20"></a><var>322.20</var>the students with whom the paraprofessional works;<br/>
<a id="pl.322.21"></a><var>322.21</var>(2) annual training opportunities are required to enable the paraprofessional to <br/>
<a id="pl.322.22"></a><var>322.22</var>continue to further develop the knowledge and skills that are specific to the students with <br/>
<a id="pl.322.23"></a><var>322.23</var>whom the paraprofessional works, including understanding disabilities, the unique and <br/>
<a id="pl.322.24"></a><var>322.24</var>individual needs of each student according to the student's disability and how the disability <br/>
<a id="pl.322.25"></a><var>322.25</var>affects the student's education and behavior, following lesson plans, and implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.322.26"></a><var>322.26</var>follow-up instructional procedures and activities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.322.27"></a><var>322.27</var>(3) a districtwide process obligates each paraprofessional to work under the ongoing <br/>
<a id="pl.322.28"></a><var>322.28</var>direction of a licensed teacher and, where appropriate and possible, the supervision of a <br/>
<a id="pl.322.29"></a><var>322.29</var>school nurse.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.2.0"></a><a id="pl.322.30"></a><var>322.30</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 125A.11, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.322.31"></a><var>322.31</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.322.32"></a><var>322.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Nonresident tuition rate; other costs.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2015 and <br/>
<a id="pl.322.33"></a><var>322.33</var>later, when a school district provides special instruction and services for a pupil with <br/>
<a id="pl.322.34"></a><var>322.34</var>a disability as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref> outside the district of residence, excluding <br/>
<a id="pl.322.35"></a><var>322.35</var>a pupil for whom an adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to <br/>
<a id="pl.323.1"></a><var>323.1</var>section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraphs (b) to (d), special education aid paid to the <br/>
<a id="pl.323.2"></a><var>323.2</var>resident district must be reduced by an amount equal to (1) the actual cost of providing <br/>
<a id="pl.323.3"></a><var>323.3</var>special instruction and services to the pupil, including a proportionate amount for special <br/>
<a id="pl.323.4"></a><var>323.4</var>transportation and unreimbursed building lease and debt service costs for facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.323.5"></a><var>323.5</var>used primarily for special education, plus (2) the amount of general education revenue, <br/>
<a id="pl.323.6"></a><var>323.6</var>excluding local optional revenue, plus local optional aid and referendum equalization aid <br/>
<a id="pl.323.7"></a><var>323.7</var>attributable to that pupil, calculated using the resident district's average general education <br/>
<a id="pl.323.8"></a><var>323.8</var>revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit excluding basic skills <br/>
<a id="pl.323.9"></a><var>323.9</var>revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue, minus (3) the <br/>
<a id="pl.323.10"></a><var>323.10</var>amount of special education aid for children with a disability under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.323.11"></a><var>323.11</var>received on behalf of that child, minus (4) if the pupil receives special instruction and <br/>
<a id="pl.323.12"></a><var>323.12</var>services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day, the <br/>
<a id="pl.323.13"></a><var>323.13</var>amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization aid, excluding portions <br/>
<a id="pl.323.14"></a><var>323.14</var>attributable to district and school administration, district support services, operations and <br/>
<a id="pl.323.15"></a><var>323.15</var>maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, attributable to that pupil <br/>
<a id="pl.323.16"></a><var>323.16</var>for the portion of time the pupil receives special instruction and services outside of the <br/>
<a id="pl.323.17"></a><var>323.17</var>regular classroom, calculated using the resident district's average general education <br/>
<a id="pl.323.18"></a><var>323.18</var>revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit excluding basic skills <br/>
<a id="pl.323.19"></a><var>323.19</var>revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue and the serving <br/>
<a id="pl.323.20"></a><var>323.20</var>district's basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.323.21"></a><var>323.21</var>per adjusted pupil unit. Notwithstanding clauses (1) and (4), for pupils served by a <br/>
<a id="pl.323.22"></a><var>323.22</var>cooperative unit without a fiscal agent school district, the general education revenue and <br/>
<a id="pl.323.23"></a><var>323.23</var>referendum equalization aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the resident <br/>
<a id="pl.323.24"></a><var>323.24</var>district's average general education revenue and referendum equalization aid excluding <br/>
<a id="pl.323.25"></a><var>323.25</var>compensatory revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, and secondary sparsity revenue. <br/>
<a id="pl.323.26"></a><var>323.26</var>Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special instruction and <br/>
<a id="pl.323.27"></a><var>323.27</var>services for the pupil must be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid <br/>
<a id="pl.323.28"></a><var>323.28</var>to the resident district. Amounts paid to cooperatives under this subdivision and section <br/>
<a id="pl.323.29"></a><var>323.29</var><statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, shall be recognized and reported as revenues and expenditures on <br/>
<a id="pl.323.30"></a><var>323.30</var>the resident school district's books of account under sections 
<statute_ref>123B.75 </statute_ref>and 
<statute_ref>123B.76</statute_ref>. If <br/>
<a id="pl.323.31"></a><var>323.31</var>the resident district's special education aid is insufficient to make the full adjustment, the <br/>
<a id="pl.323.32"></a><var>323.32</var>remaining adjustment shall be made to other state aid due to the district.<br/>
<a id="pl.323.33"></a><var>323.33</var>    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), when a charter school receiving special education <br/>
<a id="pl.323.34"></a><var>323.34</var>aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124E.21, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, provides special instruction and services for <br/>
<a id="pl.323.35"></a><var>323.35</var>a pupil with a disability as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>, excluding a pupil for whom an <br/>
<a id="pl.323.36"></a><var>323.36</var>adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to section 127A.46, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.324.1"></a><var>324.1</var>7, paragraphs (b) to (e), special education aid paid to the resident district must be reduced <br/>
<a id="pl.324.2"></a><var>324.2</var>by an amount equal to that calculated under paragraph (a) as if the charter school received <br/>
<a id="pl.324.3"></a><var>324.3</var>aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124E.21, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), special education <br/>
<a id="pl.324.4"></a><var>324.4</var>aid paid to the charter school providing special instruction and services for the pupil must <br/>
<a id="pl.324.5"></a><var>324.5</var>not be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district.<br/>
<a id="pl.324.6"></a><var>324.6</var>    (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.324.7"></a><var>324.7</var>(b) to (d),:<br/>
<a id="pl.324.8"></a><var>324.8</var>    (1) an intermediate district or a special education cooperative may recover <br/>
<a id="pl.324.9"></a><var>324.9</var>unreimbursed costs of serving pupils with a disability, including building lease, debt <br/>
<a id="pl.324.10"></a><var>324.10</var>service, and indirect costs necessary for the general operation of the organization, by <br/>
<a id="pl.324.11"></a><var>324.11</var>billing membership fees and nonmember access fees to the resident district;<br/>
<a id="pl.324.12"></a><var>324.12</var>    (2) a charter school where more than 30 percent of enrolled students receive special <br/>
<a id="pl.324.13"></a><var>324.13</var>education and related services, a site approved under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.515</statute_ref>, an intermediate <br/>
<a id="pl.324.14"></a><var>324.14</var>district, or a special education cooperative, or a school district that served as the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.324.15"></a><var>324.15</var>agency for a group of school districts for federal special education aids for fiscal year 2006 <br/>
<a id="pl.324.16"></a><var>324.16</var>may apply to the commissioner for authority to charge the resident district an additional <br/>
<a id="pl.324.17"></a><var>324.17</var>amount to recover any remaining unreimbursed costs of serving pupils with a disability.;<br/>
<a id="pl.324.18"></a><var>324.18</var>    (3) the billing under clause (1) or application under clause (2) must include a <br/>
<a id="pl.324.19"></a><var>324.19</var>description of the costs and the calculations used to determine the unreimbursed portion to <br/>
<a id="pl.324.20"></a><var>324.20</var>be charged to the resident district. Amounts approved by the commissioner under this <br/>
<a id="pl.324.21"></a><var>324.21</var>paragraph clause (2)  must be included in the tuition billings or aid adjustments under <br/>
<a id="pl.324.22"></a><var>324.22</var>paragraph (a), or section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraphs (b) to (d), as applicable.<br/>
<a id="pl.324.23"></a><var>324.23</var>    (d) For purposes of this subdivision and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47</statute_ref>, subdivision 7, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.324.24"></a><var>324.24</var>(b), "general education revenue and referendum equalization aid" means the sum of the <br/>
<a id="pl.324.25"></a><var>324.25</var>general education revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, excluding the <br/>
<a id="pl.324.26"></a><var>324.26</var>local optional levy according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2e</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), plus the <br/>
<a id="pl.324.27"></a><var>324.27</var>referendum equalization aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>, subdivision 7.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.3.0"></a><a id="pl.324.28"></a><var>324.28</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 125A.21, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.324.29"></a><var>324.29</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.324.30"></a><var>324.30</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Use of reimbursements.</b> Of the reimbursements received, districts may <br/>
<a id="pl.324.31"></a><var>324.31</var>School districts must reserve third-party revenue and must spend the reimbursements <br/>
<a id="pl.324.32"></a><var>324.32</var>received only to:<br/>
<a id="pl.324.33"></a><var>324.33</var>(1) retain an amount sufficient to compensate the district for its administrative costs <br/>
<a id="pl.324.34"></a><var>324.34</var>of obtaining reimbursements;<br/>
<a id="pl.325.1"></a><var>325.1</var>(2) regularly obtain from education- and health-related entities training and other <br/>
<a id="pl.325.2"></a><var>325.2</var>appropriate technical assistance designed to improve the district's ability to access <br/>
<a id="pl.325.3"></a><var>325.3</var>third-party payments for individualized education program or individualized family <br/>
<a id="pl.325.4"></a><var>325.4</var>service plan health-related services; or<br/>
<a id="pl.325.5"></a><var>325.5</var>(3) reallocate reimbursements for the benefit of students with individualized <br/>
<a id="pl.325.6"></a><var>325.6</var>education programs or individualized family service plans in the district.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.4.0"></a><a id="pl.325.7"></a><var>325.7</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 125A.76, subdivision 2c, is <br/>
<a id="pl.325.8"></a><var>325.8</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.325.9"></a><var>325.9</var>    Subd. 2c. <b>Special education aid.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2014 and fiscal year 2015, a <br/>
<a id="pl.325.10"></a><var>325.10</var>district's special education aid equals the sum of the district's special education aid under <br/>
<a id="pl.325.11"></a><var>325.11</var>subdivision 5, the district's cross subsidy reduction aid under subdivision 2b, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.325.12"></a><var>325.12</var>district's excess cost aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, subdivision 7</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.325.13"></a><var>325.13</var>(b) For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district's special education aid equals the sum of <br/>
<a id="pl.325.14"></a><var>325.14</var>the district's special education initial aid under subdivision 2a and the district's excess cost <br/>
<a id="pl.325.15"></a><var>325.15</var>aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, subdivision 5</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.325.16"></a><var>325.16</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2016, the special education aid for <br/>
<a id="pl.325.17"></a><var>325.17</var>a school district must not exceed the sum of the special education aid the district would <br/>
<a id="pl.325.18"></a><var>325.18</var>have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.76 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.325.19"></a><var>325.19</var>and 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.11</statute_ref> and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.325.20"></a><var>325.20</var>127A.47, subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, and the product of the district's average daily membership served <br/>
<a id="pl.325.21"></a><var>325.21</var>and the special education aid increase limit.<br/>
<a id="pl.325.22"></a><var>325.22</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2017 and later, the special education <br/>
<a id="pl.325.23"></a><var>325.23</var>aid for a school district must not exceed the sum of: (i) the product of the district's average <br/>
<a id="pl.325.24"></a><var>325.24</var>daily membership served and the special education aid increase limit and (ii) the product <br/>
<a id="pl.325.25"></a><var>325.25</var>of the sum of the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 <br/>
<a id="pl.325.26"></a><var>325.26</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, as adjusted according <br/>
<a id="pl.325.27"></a><var>325.27</var>to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.11</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, the ratio of <br/>
<a id="pl.325.28"></a><var>325.28</var>the district's average daily membership served for the current fiscal year to the district's <br/>
<a id="pl.325.29"></a><var>325.29</var>average daily membership served for fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.<br/>
<a id="pl.325.30"></a><var>325.30</var>(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2016 and later the special <br/>
<a id="pl.325.31"></a><var>325.31</var>education aid for a school district, not including a charter school or cooperative unit as <br/>
<a id="pl.325.32"></a><var>325.32</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123A.24</statute_ref>, must not be less than the lesser of (1) the district's nonfederal <br/>
<a id="pl.325.33"></a><var>325.33</var>special education expenditures for that fiscal year or (2) the product of the sum of the <br/>
<a id="pl.325.34"></a><var>325.34</var>special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.325.35"></a><var>325.35</var>Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.326.1"></a><var>326.1</var>2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.11</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, the ratio of the district's adjusted <br/>
<a id="pl.326.2"></a><var>326.2</var>daily membership for the current fiscal year to the district's average daily membership for <br/>
<a id="pl.326.3"></a><var>326.3</var>fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.<br/>
<a id="pl.326.4"></a><var>326.4</var>(f) Notwithstanding subdivision 2a and section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, a charter school in its first <br/>
<a id="pl.326.5"></a><var>326.5</var>year of operation shall generate special education aid based on current year data. A newly <br/>
<a id="pl.326.6"></a><var>326.6</var>formed cooperative unit as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123A.24</statute_ref> may apply to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.326.7"></a><var>326.7</var>for approval to generate special education aid for its first year of operation based on <br/>
<a id="pl.326.8"></a><var>326.8</var>current year data, with an offsetting adjustment to the prior year data used to calculate aid <br/>
<a id="pl.326.9"></a><var>326.9</var>for programs at participating school districts or previous cooperatives that were replaced <br/>
<a id="pl.326.10"></a><var>326.10</var>by the new cooperative.<br/>
<a id="pl.326.11"></a><var>326.11</var>(g) The department shall establish procedures through the uniform financial <br/>
<a id="pl.326.12"></a><var>326.12</var>accounting and reporting system to identify and track all revenues generated from <br/>
<a id="pl.326.13"></a><var>326.13</var>third-party billings as special education revenue at the school district level; include revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.326.14"></a><var>326.14</var>generated from third-party billings as special education revenue in the annual cross-subsidy <br/>
<a id="pl.326.15"></a><var>326.15</var>report; and exclude third-party revenue from calculation of excess cost aid to the districts.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.5.0"></a><a id="pl.326.16"></a><var>326.16</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 125A.79, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.326.17"></a><var>326.17</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.326.18"></a><var>326.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the definitions in this <br/>
<a id="pl.326.19"></a><var>326.19</var>subdivision apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.326.20"></a><var>326.20</var>    (a) "Unreimbursed old formula special education expenditures" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.326.21"></a><var>326.21</var>    (1) old formula special education expenditures for the prior fiscal year; minus<br/>
<a id="pl.326.22"></a><var>326.22</var>    (2) for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, the sum of the special education aid under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.326.23"></a><var>326.23</var>125A.76, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>, for the prior fiscal year and the cross subsidy reduction aid under <br/>
<a id="pl.326.24"></a><var>326.24</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, subdivision 2b</statute_ref>, and for fiscal year 2016 and later, the special education <br/>
<a id="pl.326.25"></a><var>326.25</var>initial aid under section 125A.76, subdivision 2a; minus<br/>
<a id="pl.326.26"></a><var>326.26</var>(3) for fiscal year 2016 and later, the amount of general education revenue, excluding <br/>
<a id="pl.326.27"></a><var>326.27</var>local optional revenue, plus local optional aid and referendum equalization aid for the <br/>
<a id="pl.326.28"></a><var>326.28</var>prior fiscal year attributable to pupils receiving special instruction and services outside the <br/>
<a id="pl.326.29"></a><var>326.29</var>regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day for the portion of time the <br/>
<a id="pl.326.30"></a><var>326.30</var>pupils receive special instruction and services outside the regular classroom, excluding <br/>
<a id="pl.326.31"></a><var>326.31</var>portions attributable to district and school administration, district support services, <br/>
<a id="pl.326.32"></a><var>326.32</var>operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation.<br/>
<a id="pl.326.33"></a><var>326.33</var>(b) "Unreimbursed nonfederal special education expenditures" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.326.34"></a><var>326.34</var>(1) nonfederal special education expenditures for the prior fiscal year; minus<br/>
<a id="pl.326.35"></a><var>326.35</var>(2) special education initial aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>; minus<br/>
<a id="pl.327.1"></a><var>327.1</var>(3) the amount of general education revenue, excluding local optional revenue, plus <br/>
<a id="pl.327.2"></a><var>327.2</var>local optional aid, and referendum equalization aid for the prior fiscal year attributable <br/>
<a id="pl.327.3"></a><var>327.3</var>to pupils receiving special instruction and services outside the regular classroom for <br/>
<a id="pl.327.4"></a><var>327.4</var>more than 60 percent of the school day for the portion of time the pupils receive special <br/>
<a id="pl.327.5"></a><var>327.5</var>instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, excluding portions attributable to <br/>
<a id="pl.327.6"></a><var>327.6</var>district and school administration, district support services, operations and maintenance, <br/>
<a id="pl.327.7"></a><var>327.7</var>capital expenditures, and pupil transportation.<br/>
<a id="pl.327.8"></a><var>327.8</var>    (c) "General revenue" for a school district means the sum of the general education <br/>
<a id="pl.327.9"></a><var>327.9</var>revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, excluding transportation sparsity <br/>
<a id="pl.327.10"></a><var>327.10</var>revenue, local optional revenue, and total operating capital revenue. "General revenue" <br/>
<a id="pl.327.11"></a><var>327.11</var>for a charter school means the sum of the general education revenue according to section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.327.12"></a><var>327.12</var>124E.20, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, and transportation revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>124E.23</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.327.13"></a><var>327.13</var>excluding referendum equalization aid, transportation sparsity revenue, and operating <br/>
<a id="pl.327.14"></a><var>327.14</var>capital revenue.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.6.0"></a><a id="pl.327.15"></a><var>327.15</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, is <br/>
<a id="pl.327.16"></a><var>327.16</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.327.17"></a><var>327.17</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Alternative attendance programs.</b> (a) The general education aid and <br/>
<a id="pl.327.18"></a><var>327.18</var>special education aid for districts must be adjusted for each pupil attending a nonresident <br/>
<a id="pl.327.19"></a><var>327.19</var>district under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.08</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.08</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref>. The <br/>
<a id="pl.327.20"></a><var>327.20</var>adjustments must be made according to this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.327.21"></a><var>327.21</var>    (b) For purposes of this subdivision, the "unreimbursed cost of providing special <br/>
<a id="pl.327.22"></a><var>327.22</var>education and services" means the difference between: (1) the actual cost of providing <br/>
<a id="pl.327.23"></a><var>327.23</var>special instruction and services, including special transportation and unreimbursed <br/>
<a id="pl.327.24"></a><var>327.24</var>building lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education, for <br/>
<a id="pl.327.25"></a><var>327.25</var>a pupil with a disability, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>, or a pupil, as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.327.26"></a><var>327.26</var>125A.51
         </statute_ref>, who is enrolled in a program listed in this subdivision, minus (2) if the pupil <br/>
<a id="pl.327.27"></a><var>327.27</var>receives special instruction and services outside the regular classroom for more than <br/>
<a id="pl.327.28"></a><var>327.28</var>60 percent of the school day, the amount of general education revenue, excluding local <br/>
<a id="pl.327.29"></a><var>327.29</var>optional revenue, plus local optional aid and referendum equalization aid as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.327.30"></a><var>327.30</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.11, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), attributable to that pupil for the portion of <br/>
<a id="pl.327.31"></a><var>327.31</var>time the pupil receives special instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, <br/>
<a id="pl.327.32"></a><var>327.32</var>excluding portions attributable to district and school administration, district support <br/>
<a id="pl.327.33"></a><var>327.33</var>services, operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, <br/>
<a id="pl.327.34"></a><var>327.34</var>minus (3) special education aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76 </statute_ref>attributable to that pupil, that is <br/>
<a id="pl.327.35"></a><var>327.35</var>received by the district providing special instruction and services. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.328.1"></a><var>328.1</var>paragraph, general education revenue and referendum equalization aid attributable to a <br/>
<a id="pl.328.2"></a><var>328.2</var>pupil must be calculated using the serving district's average general education revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.328.3"></a><var>328.3</var>and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.328.4"></a><var>328.4</var>(c) For fiscal year 2015 and later, special education aid paid to a resident district <br/>
<a id="pl.328.5"></a><var>328.5</var>must be reduced by an amount equal to 90 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing <br/>
<a id="pl.328.6"></a><var>328.6</var>special education and services.<br/>
<a id="pl.328.7"></a><var>328.7</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district <br/>
<a id="pl.328.8"></a><var>328.8</var>must be reduced by an amount equal to 100 percent of the unreimbursed cost of special <br/>
<a id="pl.328.9"></a><var>328.9</var>education and services provided to students at an intermediate district, cooperative, or <br/>
<a id="pl.328.10"></a><var>328.10</var>charter school where the percent of students eligible for special education services is at <br/>
<a id="pl.328.11"></a><var>328.11</var>least 70 percent of the charter school's total enrollment.<br/>
<a id="pl.328.12"></a><var>328.12</var>(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district <br/>
<a id="pl.328.13"></a><var>328.13</var>must be reduced under paragraph (d) for students at a charter school receiving special <br/>
<a id="pl.328.14"></a><var>328.14</var>education aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124E.21, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, calculated as if the charter school <br/>
<a id="pl.328.15"></a><var>328.15</var>received special education aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124E.21, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.328.16"></a><var>328.16</var>    (f) Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special <br/>
<a id="pl.328.17"></a><var>328.17</var>instruction and services for the pupil, or to the fiscal agent district for a cooperative, must <br/>
<a id="pl.328.18"></a><var>328.18</var>be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district under <br/>
<a id="pl.328.19"></a><var>328.19</var>paragraphs (c) and (d). If the resident district's special education aid is insufficient to make <br/>
<a id="pl.328.20"></a><var>328.20</var>the full adjustment under paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), the remaining adjustment shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.328.21"></a><var>328.21</var>made to other state aids due to the district.<br/>
<a id="pl.328.22"></a><var>328.22</var>(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), general education aid paid to the resident district <br/>
<a id="pl.328.23"></a><var>328.23</var>of a nonspecial education student for whom an eligible special education charter school <br/>
<a id="pl.328.24"></a><var>328.24</var>receives general education aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124E.20, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), must <br/>
<a id="pl.328.25"></a><var>328.25</var>be reduced by an amount equal to the difference between the general education aid <br/>
<a id="pl.328.26"></a><var>328.26</var>attributable to the student under section 
         <statute_ref>124E.20, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), and the <br/>
<a id="pl.328.27"></a><var>328.27</var>general education aid that the student would have generated for the charter school under <br/>
<a id="pl.328.28"></a><var>328.28</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124E.20, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a). For purposes of this paragraph, "nonspecial <br/>
<a id="pl.328.29"></a><var>328.29</var>education student" means a student who does not meet the definition of pupil with a <br/>
<a id="pl.328.30"></a><var>328.30</var>disability as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref> or the definition of a pupil in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.51</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.328.31"></a><var>328.31</var>    (h) An area learning center operated by a service cooperative, intermediate district, <br/>
<a id="pl.328.32"></a><var>328.32</var>education district, or a joint powers cooperative may elect through the action of the <br/>
<a id="pl.328.33"></a><var>328.33</var>constituent boards to charge the resident district tuition for pupils rather than to have the <br/>
<a id="pl.328.34"></a><var>328.34</var>general education revenue paid to a fiscal agent school district. Except as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.328.35"></a><var>328.35</var>paragraph (f), the district of residence must pay tuition equal to at least 90 and no more <br/>
<a id="pl.328.36"></a><var>328.36</var>than 100 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit minus <br/>
<a id="pl.329.1"></a><var>329.1</var>an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br/>
<a id="pl.329.2"></a><var>329.2</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, times .0466, calculated without compensatory revenue, local optional <br/>
<a id="pl.329.3"></a><var>329.3</var>revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of pupil units for pupils <br/>
<a id="pl.329.4"></a><var>329.4</var>attending the area learning center.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.7.0"></a><a id="pl.329.5"></a><var>329.5</var>    Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.329.6"></a><var>329.6</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.329.7"></a><var>329.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Special education; regular.</b> For special education aid under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.329.8"></a><var>329.8</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.329.9"></a><var>329.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.329.10"></a><var>329.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,170,929,000<br/>
1,183,619,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.329.11"></a><var>329.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.329.12"></a><var>329.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,229,706,000 <br/>
1,247,108,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.329.13"></a><var>329.13</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $137,932,000 for 2015 and $1,032,997,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.329.14"></a><var>329.14</var>$1,045,687,000 for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.329.15"></a><var>329.15</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $145,355,000 $147,202,000 for 2016 and <br/>
<a id="pl.329.16"></a><var>329.16</var>$1,084,351,000 $1,099,906,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.15.8.0"></a><a id="pl.329.17"></a><var>329.17</var>    Sec. 8. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.329.18"></a><var>329.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br/>
<a id="pl.329.19"></a><var>329.19</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.329.20"></a><var>329.20</var>designated.<br/>
<a id="pl.329.21"></a><var>329.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Restrictive procedures work group.</b> To implement the recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.329.22"></a><var>329.22</var>from the restrictive procedures work group under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.0942:<br/>
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<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.329.23"></a><var>329.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.16.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.16.1.0"></a><a id="pl.329.26"></a><var>329.26</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.53, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.329.27"></a><var>329.27</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Equalized debt service levy.</b> (a) The equalized debt service levy of a <br/>
<a id="pl.329.28"></a><var>329.28</var>district equals the sum of the first tier equalized debt service levy and the second tier <br/>
<a id="pl.329.29"></a><var>329.29</var>equalized debt service levy.<br/>
<a id="pl.329.30"></a><var>329.30</var>(b) A district's first tier equalized debt service levy equals the district's first tier debt <br/>
<a id="pl.329.31"></a><var>329.31</var>service equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:<br/>
<a id="pl.330.1"></a><var>330.1</var>(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for <br/>
<a id="pl.330.2"></a><var>330.2</var>the year before the year the levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for <br/>
<a id="pl.330.3"></a><var>330.3</var>the school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is certified; to<br/>
<a id="pl.330.4"></a><var>330.4</var>(2) $3,400 in fiscal year 2016 and, $4,430 in fiscal year 2017, and the greater of <br/>
<a id="pl.330.5"></a><var>330.5</var>$4,430 or 55.33 percent of the initial equalizing factor in fiscal year 2018 and later.<br/>
<a id="pl.330.6"></a><var>330.6</var>(c) A district's second tier equalized debt service levy equals the district's second tier <br/>
<a id="pl.330.7"></a><var>330.7</var>debt service equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:<br/>
<a id="pl.330.8"></a><var>330.8</var>(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for <br/>
<a id="pl.330.9"></a><var>330.9</var>the year before the year the levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for <br/>
<a id="pl.330.10"></a><var>330.10</var>the school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is certified; to<br/>
<a id="pl.330.11"></a><var>330.11</var>(2) $8,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and the greater of $8,000 or 99.91 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.330.12"></a><var>330.12</var>of the initial equalizing factor in fiscal year 2018 and later.<br/>
<a id="pl.330.13"></a><var>330.13</var>(d) For the purposes of this subdivision, the initial equalizing factor equals the <br/>
<a id="pl.330.14"></a><var>330.14</var>quotient derived by dividing the total adjusted net tax capacity of all school districts in the <br/>
<a id="pl.330.15"></a><var>330.15</var>state for the year before the year the levy is certified by the total number of adjusted pupil <br/>
<a id="pl.330.16"></a><var>330.16</var>units in all school districts in the state in the year before the year the levy is certified.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.16.2.0"></a><a id="pl.330.17"></a><var>330.17</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.535, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.330.18"></a><var>330.18</var><b>123B.535 </b><b>NATURAL DISASTER</b><b> ENHANCED</b><b> DEBT SERVICE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.330.19"></a><var>330.19</var><b>EQUALIZATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.330.20"></a><var>330.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions</b><b>; eligibility</b><b>.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.330.21"></a><var>330.21</var>natural disaster enhanced debt service revenue of a district is defined as the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.330.22"></a><var>330.22</var>needed to produce between five and six percent in excess of the amount needed to meet <br/>
<a id="pl.330.23"></a><var>330.23</var>when due the principal and interest payments on the obligations of the district eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.330.24"></a><var>330.24</var>under paragraphs (b) and (c) that would otherwise qualify under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53</statute_ref> under <br/>
<a id="pl.330.25"></a><var>330.25</var>the following conditions:.<br/>
<a id="pl.330.26"></a><var>330.26</var>(b) A district that has been negatively affected by a natural disaster qualifies for <br/>
<a id="pl.330.27"></a><var>330.27</var>enhanced debt service equalization under this section if:<br/>
<a id="pl.330.28"></a><var>330.28</var>(1) the district was impacted by a natural disaster event or area occurring January <br/>
<a id="pl.330.29"></a><var>330.29</var>1, 2005, or later, as declared by the President of the United States of America, which is <br/>
<a id="pl.330.30"></a><var>330.30</var>eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency payments;<br/>
<a id="pl.330.31"></a><var>330.31</var>(2) the natural disaster caused $500,000 or more in damages to school district <br/>
<a id="pl.330.32"></a><var>330.32</var>buildings; and<br/>
<a id="pl.330.33"></a><var>330.33</var>(3) the repair and replacement costs are not covered by insurance payments or <br/>
<a id="pl.330.34"></a><var>330.34</var>Federal Emergency Management Agency payments.<br/>
<a id="pl.331.1"></a><var>331.1</var>(c) A district that consolidated on or after July 1, 2016, with an approved <br/>
<a id="pl.331.2"></a><var>331.2</var>consolidation plat and plan under section 123A.48 that included building or remodeling <br/>
<a id="pl.331.3"></a><var>331.3</var>school facilities is eligible for enhanced debt service equalization under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.331.4"></a><var>331.4</var>(b) (d) For purposes of this section, the adjusted net tax capacity equalizing factor <br/>
<a id="pl.331.5"></a><var>331.5</var>equals the quotient derived by dividing the total adjusted net tax capacity of all school <br/>
<a id="pl.331.6"></a><var>331.6</var>districts in the state for the year before the year the levy is certified by the total number of <br/>
<a id="pl.331.7"></a><var>331.7</var>adjusted pupil units in the state for the year prior to the year the levy is certified.<br/>
<a id="pl.331.8"></a><var>331.8</var>    (c) (e) For purposes of this section, the adjusted net tax capacity determined <br/>
<a id="pl.331.9"></a><var>331.9</var>according to sections 
         <statute_ref>127A.48</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>273.1325</statute_ref> shall be adjusted to include the tax capacity of <br/>
<a id="pl.331.10"></a><var>331.10</var>property generally exempted from ad valorem taxes under section 
         <statute_ref>272.02, subdivision 64</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.331.11"></a><var>331.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Notification.</b> A district eligible for natural disaster enhanced debt service <br/>
<a id="pl.331.12"></a><var>331.12</var>equalization revenue under subdivision 1 must notify the commissioner of the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.331.13"></a><var>331.13</var>its intended natural disaster enhanced debt service revenue calculated under subdivision 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.331.14"></a><var>331.14</var>for all bonds sold prior to the notification by July 1 of the calendar year the levy is certified.<br/>
<a id="pl.331.15"></a><var>331.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Natural disaster</b><b> Enhanced</b><b> debt service equalization revenue.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.331.16"></a><var>331.16</var>enhanced debt service equalization revenue of a district that qualifies under subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.331.17"></a><var>331.17</var>paragraph (b) or (c), equals the greater of zero or the eligible debt service revenue, minus <br/>
<a id="pl.331.18"></a><var>331.18</var>the greater of zero or the difference between:<br/>
<a id="pl.331.19"></a><var>331.19</var>(1) the amount raised by a levy of ten percent times the adjusted net tax capacity <br/>
<a id="pl.331.20"></a><var>331.20</var>of the district; and<br/>
<a id="pl.331.21"></a><var>331.21</var>(2) the district's eligible debt service revenue under section 
<statute_ref>123B.53</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.331.22"></a><var>331.22</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Equalized </b><b>natural disaster</b><b> enhanced</b><b> debt service levy.</b> A district's <br/>
<a id="pl.331.23"></a><var>331.23</var>equalized natural disaster enhanced debt service levy equals the district's natural disaster <br/>
<a id="pl.331.24"></a><var>331.24</var>enhanced debt service equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:<br/>
<a id="pl.331.25"></a><var>331.25</var>(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for <br/>
<a id="pl.331.26"></a><var>331.26</var>the year before the year the levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for <br/>
<a id="pl.331.27"></a><var>331.27</var>the school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is certified; to<br/>
<a id="pl.331.28"></a><var>331.28</var>(2) 300 percent of the statewide adjusted net tax capacity equalizing factor.<br/>
<a id="pl.331.29"></a><var>331.29</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Natural disaster</b><b> Enhanced</b><b> debt service equalization aid.</b> A district's <br/>
<a id="pl.331.30"></a><var>331.30</var>natural disaster enhanced debt service equalization aid equals the difference between the <br/>
<a id="pl.331.31"></a><var>331.31</var>district's natural disaster enhanced debt service equalization revenue and the district's <br/>
<a id="pl.331.32"></a><var>331.32</var>equalized natural disaster enhanced debt service levy.<br/>
<a id="pl.331.33"></a><var>331.33</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Natural disaster</b><b> Enhanced</b><b> debt service equalization aid payment </b><br/>
<a id="pl.331.34"></a><var>331.34</var><b>schedule.</b> Enhanced debt service equalization aid must be paid according to section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.331.35"></a><var>331.35</var>127A.45, subdivision 10
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.331.36"></a><var>331.36</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for taxes payable in 2017 and later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.16.3.0"></a><a id="pl.332.1"></a><var>332.1</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 123B.595, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.332.2"></a><var>332.2</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.332.3"></a><var>332.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Long-term facilities maintenance revenue.</b> (a) For fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.332.4"></a><var>332.4</var>2017 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the greater of (1) the sum of <br/>
<a id="pl.332.5"></a><var>332.5</var>(i) $193 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser of one or the ratio of the <br/>
<a id="pl.332.6"></a><var>332.6</var>district's average building age to 35 years, plus the cost approved by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.332.7"></a><var>332.7</var>for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos abatement projects under <br/>
<a id="pl.332.8"></a><var>332.8</var>section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, with an estimated cost of $100,000 or more per site, <br/>
<a id="pl.332.9"></a><var>332.9</var>plus (ii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under <br/>
<a id="pl.332.10"></a><var>332.10</var>section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing <br/>
<a id="pl.332.11"></a><var>332.11</var>instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction,  or (2) the sum of (i) the <br/>
<a id="pl.332.12"></a><var>332.12</var>amount the district would have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.332.13"></a><var>332.13</var>123B.57
         </statute_ref>, Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.59</statute_ref>, and Minnesota Statutes 2014, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.332.14"></a><var>332.14</var>123B.591
         </statute_ref>., and (ii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten <br/>
<a id="pl.332.15"></a><var>332.15</var>program under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling <br/>
<a id="pl.332.16"></a><var>332.16</var>existing instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction.<br/>
<a id="pl.332.17"></a><var>332.17</var>(b) For fiscal year 2018 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the <br/>
<a id="pl.332.18"></a><var>332.18</var>greater of (1) the sum of (i) $292 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser <br/>
<a id="pl.332.19"></a><var>332.19</var>of one or the ratio of the district's average building age to 35 years, plus (ii) the cost <br/>
<a id="pl.332.20"></a><var>332.20</var>approved by the commissioner for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and <br/>
<a id="pl.332.21"></a><var>332.21</var>asbestos abatement projects under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, with an estimated cost <br/>
<a id="pl.332.22"></a><var>332.22</var>of $100,000 or more per site, plus (iii) for a school district with an approved voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.332.23"></a><var>332.23</var>prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.332.24"></a><var>332.24</var>for remodeling existing instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction, <br/>
<a id="pl.332.25"></a><var>332.25</var>or (2) the sum of (i) the amount the district would have qualified for under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.332.26"></a><var>332.26</var>Statutes 2014, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57</statute_ref>, Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.59</statute_ref>, and Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.332.27"></a><var>332.27</var>Statutes 2014, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591</statute_ref>., and (ii) for a school district with an approved voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.332.28"></a><var>332.28</var>prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.332.29"></a><var>332.29</var>for remodeling existing instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction.<br/>
<a id="pl.332.30"></a><var>332.30</var>(c) For fiscal year 2019 and later, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals <br/>
<a id="pl.332.31"></a><var>332.31</var>the greater of (1) the sum of (i) $380 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the <br/>
<a id="pl.332.32"></a><var>332.32</var>lesser of one or the ratio of the district's average building age to 35 years, plus (ii) the cost <br/>
<a id="pl.332.33"></a><var>332.33</var>approved by the commissioner for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and <br/>
<a id="pl.332.34"></a><var>332.34</var>asbestos abatement projects under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, with an estimated cost <br/>
<a id="pl.332.35"></a><var>332.35</var>of $100,000 or more per site, plus (iii) for a school district with an approved voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.332.36"></a><var>332.36</var>prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.333.1"></a><var>333.1</var>for remodeling existing instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction, <br/>
<a id="pl.333.2"></a><var>333.2</var>or (2) the sum of (i) the amount the district would have qualified for under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.333.3"></a><var>333.3</var>Statutes 2014, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57</statute_ref>, Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.59</statute_ref>, and Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.333.4"></a><var>333.4</var>Statutes 2014, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591</statute_ref>., and (ii) for a school district with an approved voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.333.5"></a><var>333.5</var>prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.333.6"></a><var>333.6</var>for remodeling existing instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction.<br/>
<a id="pl.333.7"></a><var>333.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br/>
<a id="pl.333.8"></a><var>333.8</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.16.4.0"></a><a id="pl.333.9"></a><var>333.9</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 123B.595, subdivision 10, <br/>
<a id="pl.333.10"></a><var>333.10</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.333.11"></a><var>333.11</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Allowed uses for long-term facilities maintenance revenue.</b> (a) A <br/>
<a id="pl.333.12"></a><var>333.12</var>district may use revenue under this section for any of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.333.13"></a><var>333.13</var>(1) deferred capital expenditures and maintenance projects necessary to prevent <br/>
<a id="pl.333.14"></a><var>333.14</var>further erosion of facilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.333.15"></a><var>333.15</var>(2) increasing accessibility of school facilities; or<br/>
<a id="pl.333.16"></a><var>333.16</var>(3) health and safety capital projects under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57</statute_ref>.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.333.17"></a><var>333.17</var>(4) for violence prevention and facility security, ergonomics, or emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.333.18"></a><var>333.18</var>communication devices.<br/>
<a id="pl.333.19"></a><var>333.19</var>(b) A charter school may use revenue under this section for any purpose related <br/>
<a id="pl.333.20"></a><var>333.20</var>to the school.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.16.5.0"></a><a id="pl.333.21"></a><var>333.21</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 123B.595, subdivision 11, <br/>
<a id="pl.333.22"></a><var>333.22</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.333.23"></a><var>333.23</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Restrictions on long-term facilities maintenance revenue.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.333.24"></a><var>333.24</var>Notwithstanding subdivision 11 10, long-term facilities maintenance revenue may not <br/>
<a id="pl.333.25"></a><var>333.25</var>be used:<br/>
<a id="pl.333.26"></a><var>333.26</var>(1) for the construction of new facilities, remodeling of existing facilities, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.333.27"></a><var>333.27</var>purchase of portable classrooms;<br/>
<a id="pl.333.28"></a><var>333.28</var>(2) to finance a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.333.29"></a><var>333.29</var>deferred payments agreement; or<br/>
<a id="pl.333.30"></a><var>333.30</var>(3) for energy-efficiency projects under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.65</statute_ref>, for a building or property <br/>
<a id="pl.333.31"></a><var>333.31</var>or part of a building or property used for postsecondary instruction or administration, or <br/>
<a id="pl.333.32"></a><var>333.32</var>for a purpose unrelated to elementary and secondary education; or.<br/>
<a id="pl.333.33"></a><var>333.33</var>(4) for violence prevention and facility security, ergonomics, or emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.333.34"></a><var>333.34</var>communication devices.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.16.6.0"></a><a id="pl.334.1"></a><var>334.1</var>    Sec. 6. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.334.2"></a><var>334.2</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.334.3"></a><var>334.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Long-term maintenance equalization aid.</b> For long-term maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.334.4"></a><var>334.4</var>equalization aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.595</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.334.5"></a><var>334.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">0<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.334.6"></a><var>334.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.334.7"></a><var>334.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">52,088,000 <br/>
52,844,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.334.8"></a><var>334.8</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $0 for 2016 and $52,088,000 $52,844,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.16.7.0"></a><a id="pl.334.9"></a><var>334.9</var>    Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 9, <br/>
<a id="pl.334.10"></a><var>334.10</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.334.11"></a><var>334.11</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Quality Rating System.</b> For transfer to the commissioner of human <br/>
<a id="pl.334.12"></a><var>334.12</var>services for the purposes of expanding the Quality Rating and Improvement System under <br/>
<a id="pl.334.13"></a><var>334.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.142</statute_ref>, in greater Minnesota and increasing supports for <br/>
<a id="pl.334.14"></a><var>334.14</var>providers participating in the Quality Rating and Improvement System:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.334.15"></a><var>334.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,200,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.334.16"></a><var>334.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.334.17"></a><var>334.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2,300,000 <br/>
2,800,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.334.18"></a><var>334.18</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The <br/>
<a id="pl.334.19"></a><var>334.19</var>base for this program in fiscal year 2018 and later is $1,750,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.16.8.0"></a><a id="pl.334.20"></a><var>334.20</var>    Sec. 8. <b>GENERATION CONNECT AID.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.334.21"></a><var>334.21</var>(a) For fiscal year 2017 only, generation connect aid for a school district or charter <br/>
<a id="pl.334.22"></a><var>334.22</var>school equals $10.88 times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. Aid under this <br/>
<a id="pl.334.23"></a><var>334.23</var>section may be used for any allowable purpose under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10, <br/>
<a id="pl.334.24"></a><var>334.24</var>subdivision 14, or Minnesota Statutes, section 124E.20, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.334.25"></a><var>334.25</var>(b) One hundred percent of the aid in this section must be paid in fiscal year 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.16.9.0"></a><a id="pl.334.26"></a><var>334.26</var>    Sec. 9. <b>APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.334.27"></a><var>334.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sum indicated in this section is <br/>
<a id="pl.334.28"></a><var>334.28</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.334.29"></a><var>334.29</var>designated.<br/>
<a id="pl.334.30"></a><var>334.30</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Generation connect aid.</b> For generation connect aid:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.334.31"></a><var>334.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
10,104,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.334.32"></a><var>334.32</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.335.1"></a><var>335.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Regional office of career and technical education.</b> For a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.335.2"></a><var>335.2</var>the SW/WC Service Cooperative to establish a regional office of career and technical <br/>
<a id="pl.335.3"></a><var>335.3</var>education:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.335.4"></a><var>335.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">70,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.335.5"></a><var>335.5</var>The regional office of career and technical education must:<br/>
<a id="pl.335.6"></a><var>335.6</var>(1) facilitate the development of highly trained and knowledgeable students who <br/>
<a id="pl.335.7"></a><var>335.7</var>are equipped with technical and workplace skills needed by regional employers, in <br/>
<a id="pl.335.8"></a><var>335.8</var>collaborative participation with three or more school districts;<br/>
<a id="pl.335.9"></a><var>335.9</var>(2) improve access to career and technical education programs for students who <br/>
<a id="pl.335.10"></a><var>335.10</var>attend sparsely populated rural school districts by developing public/private partnerships <br/>
<a id="pl.335.11"></a><var>335.11</var>with business and industry leaders and by increasing coordination of high school and <br/>
<a id="pl.335.12"></a><var>335.12</var>postsecondary program options; and<br/>
<a id="pl.335.13"></a><var>335.13</var>(3) increase family and student awareness of the availability and benefit of career <br/>
<a id="pl.335.14"></a><var>335.14</var>and technical education courses and training opportunities.<br/>
<a id="pl.335.15"></a><var>335.15</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.335.16"></a><var>335.16</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Regional career and technical education advisory committee.</b> For a <br/>
<a id="pl.335.17"></a><var>335.17</var>grant to the SW/WC Service Cooperative for a regional career and technical education <br/>
<a id="pl.335.18"></a><var>335.18</var>advisory committee:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.335.19"></a><var>335.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">280,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.335.20"></a><var>335.20</var>Eligible uses of this grant are:<br/>
<a id="pl.335.21"></a><var>335.21</var>(1) capital start-up costs for such items as determined by the committee including, <br/>
<a id="pl.335.22"></a><var>335.22</var>but not limited to, a mobile welding lab, medical equipment and lab, and industrial <br/>
<a id="pl.335.23"></a><var>335.23</var>kitchen equipment;<br/>
<a id="pl.335.24"></a><var>335.24</var>(2) informational materials for students, families, and residents of the region that <br/>
<a id="pl.335.25"></a><var>335.25</var>communicate the relationship between career and technical education programs, labor <br/>
<a id="pl.335.26"></a><var>335.26</var>market needs, and well-paying employment;<br/>
<a id="pl.335.27"></a><var>335.27</var>(3) incentive and training grants to develop career and technical education <br/>
<a id="pl.335.28"></a><var>335.28</var>instructors; and<br/>
<a id="pl.335.29"></a><var>335.29</var>(4) transportation reimbursement grants to provide equitable opportunities <br/>
<a id="pl.335.30"></a><var>335.30</var>throughout the region for students to participate in career and technical education.<br/>
<a id="pl.335.31"></a><var>335.31</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.17.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.17.1.0"></a><a id="pl.336.3"></a><var>336.3</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.135, subdivision 6, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.336.4"></a><var>336.4</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.336.5"></a><var>336.5</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Home visiting </b><b>levy</b><b> revenue</b><b>.</b> (a) A district that is eligible to levy for <br/>
<a id="pl.336.6"></a><var>336.6</var>early childhood family education under subdivision 3 and that enters into a collaborative <br/>
<a id="pl.336.7"></a><var>336.7</var>agreement to provide education services and social services to families with young <br/>
<a id="pl.336.8"></a><var>336.8</var>children may levy an amount equal to $1.60 is eligible for home visiting revenue.<br/>
<a id="pl.336.9"></a><var>336.9</var>    (b) Total home visiting revenue for a district equals $3 times the number of people <br/>
<a id="pl.336.10"></a><var>336.10</var>under five years of age residing in the district on September 1 of the last school year. Levy <br/>
<a id="pl.336.11"></a><var>336.11</var>Revenue under this subdivision must not be included as revenue under subdivision 1. The <br/>
<a id="pl.336.12"></a><var>336.12</var>revenue must be used for home visiting programs under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.13, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.336.13"></a><var>336.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.336.14"></a><var>336.14</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.17.2.0"></a><a id="pl.336.15"></a><var>336.15</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.135, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.336.16"></a><var>336.16</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.336.17"></a><var>336.17</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Home visiting levy.</b> To obtain home visiting revenue, a district may levy <br/>
<a id="pl.336.18"></a><var>336.18</var>an amount not more than the product of its home visiting revenue for the fiscal year times <br/>
<a id="pl.336.19"></a><var>336.19</var>the lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit to the <br/>
<a id="pl.336.20"></a><var>336.20</var>home visiting equalizing factor. The home visiting equalizing factor equals $17,250 for <br/>
<a id="pl.336.21"></a><var>336.21</var>fiscal year 2018 and later.<br/>
<a id="pl.336.22"></a><var>336.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.336.23"></a><var>336.23</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.17.3.0"></a><a id="pl.336.24"></a><var>336.24</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.135, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.336.25"></a><var>336.25</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.336.26"></a><var>336.26</var>    Subd. 6b. <b>Home visiting aid.</b> A district's home visiting aid equals its home visiting <br/>
<a id="pl.336.27"></a><var>336.27</var>revenue minus its home visiting levy times the ratio of the actual amount levied to the <br/>
<a id="pl.336.28"></a><var>336.28</var>permitted levy.<br/>
<a id="pl.336.29"></a><var>336.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.336.30"></a><var>336.30</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.17.4.0"></a><a id="pl.336.31"></a><var>336.31</var>    Sec. 4. <b>[124D.173] HELP ME GROW SYSTEM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.337.1"></a><var>337.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Purpose.</b> The purpose of this section is to develop and implement <br/>
<a id="pl.337.2"></a><var>337.2</var>a comprehensive, statewide, coordinated system of early identification, referral, and <br/>
<a id="pl.337.3"></a><var>337.3</var>follow-up for children, prenatal through age eight, and their families.<br/>
<a id="pl.337.4"></a><var>337.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Establishment and administration.</b> The commissioner of education shall <br/>
<a id="pl.337.5"></a><var>337.5</var>provide funding and shall work collaboratively through interagency agreements with the <br/>
<a id="pl.337.6"></a><var>337.6</var>commissioners of human services and health to implement this section and maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.337.7"></a><var>337.7</var>annual affiliate status with the Help Me Grow National Center.<br/>
<a id="pl.337.8"></a><var>337.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> (a) The Help Me Grow system shall coordinate sectors, including <br/>
<a id="pl.337.9"></a><var>337.9</var>child health, early learning and education, and family supports by:<br/>
<a id="pl.337.10"></a><var>337.10</var>    (1) providing child health care provider outreach to support early detection, <br/>
<a id="pl.337.11"></a><var>337.11</var>intervention, and knowledge about local resources;<br/>
<a id="pl.337.12"></a><var>337.12</var>(2) identifying and providing access to detection tools used to identify young <br/>
<a id="pl.337.13"></a><var>337.13</var>children at risk for developmental and behavioral problems; and<br/>
<a id="pl.337.14"></a><var>337.14</var>(3) linking children and families to appropriate community-based services.<br/>
<a id="pl.337.15"></a><var>337.15</var>(b) The Help Me Grow system shall provide community outreach that includes <br/>
<a id="pl.337.16"></a><var>337.16</var>support for, and participation in, the Help Me Grow system, including disseminating <br/>
<a id="pl.337.17"></a><var>337.17</var>information on the system and compiling and maintaining a resource directory that <br/>
<a id="pl.337.18"></a><var>337.18</var>includes, but is not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.337.19"></a><var>337.19</var>(1) primary and specialty medical care providers;<br/>
<a id="pl.337.20"></a><var>337.20</var>(2) early childhood education and child care programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.337.21"></a><var>337.21</var>(3) developmental disabilities assessment and intervention programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.337.22"></a><var>337.22</var>(4) mental health services;<br/>
<a id="pl.337.23"></a><var>337.23</var>(5) family and social support programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.337.24"></a><var>337.24</var>(6) child advocacy and legal services;<br/>
<a id="pl.337.25"></a><var>337.25</var>(7) public health services and resources; and<br/>
<a id="pl.337.26"></a><var>337.26</var>(8) other appropriate early childhood information.<br/>
<a id="pl.337.27"></a><var>337.27</var>(c) The Help Me Grow system shall develop a centralized access point for parents <br/>
<a id="pl.337.28"></a><var>337.28</var>and professionals to obtain information, resources, and other support services.<br/>
<a id="pl.337.29"></a><var>337.29</var>(d) The Help Me Grow system shall collect data to increase understanding of all <br/>
<a id="pl.337.30"></a><var>337.30</var>aspects of the current and ongoing system under this section, including identification of <br/>
<a id="pl.337.31"></a><var>337.31</var>gaps in service, barriers to finding and receiving appropriate service, and lack of resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.337.32"></a><var>337.32</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Review.</b> The Department of Education shall annually review and by <br/>
<a id="pl.337.33"></a><var>337.33</var>February 1 report to the chairs and the ranking minority members of the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.337.34"></a><var>337.34</var>committees with jurisdiction over early childhood education the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.337.35"></a><var>337.35</var>(1) outcomes achieved by this system;<br/>
<a id="pl.337.36"></a><var>337.36</var>(2) alignment with overall early childhood goals and objectives; and<br/>
<a id="pl.338.1"></a><var>338.1</var>(3) impacts on young children.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.17.5.0"></a><a id="pl.338.2"></a><var>338.2</var>    Sec. 5. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 7, <br/>
<a id="pl.338.3"></a><var>338.3</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.338.4"></a><var>338.4</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Parent-child home program.</b> For a grant to the parent-child home <br/>
<a id="pl.338.5"></a><var>338.5</var>program:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.338.6"></a><var>338.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">350,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.338.7"></a><var>338.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.338.8"></a><var>338.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">350,000 <br/>
1,350,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.338.9"></a><var>338.9</var>    The grant must be used for an evidence-based and research-validated early <br/>
<a id="pl.338.10"></a><var>338.10</var>childhood literacy and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four <br/>
<a id="pl.338.11"></a><var>338.11</var>years at its existing suburban program location. The program must include urban and <br/>
<a id="pl.338.12"></a><var>338.12</var>rural program locations for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The base for fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.338.13"></a><var>338.13</var>and later is $1,000,000. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.17.6.0"></a><a id="pl.338.14"></a><var>338.14</var>    Sec. 6. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.338.15"></a><var>338.15</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br/>
<a id="pl.338.16"></a><var>338.16</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.338.17"></a><var>338.17</var>designated.<br/>
<a id="pl.338.18"></a><var>338.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Help Me Grow.</b> For implementation of the Help Me Grow system under <br/>
<a id="pl.338.19"></a><var>338.19</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.173:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.338.20"></a><var>338.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.338.21"></a><var>338.21</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.338.22"></a><var>338.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Minnesota Learning Resource Center.</b> For a grant to A Chance to <br/>
<a id="pl.338.23"></a><var>338.23</var>Grow for the Minnesota Learning Resource Center's comprehensive training program <br/>
<a id="pl.338.24"></a><var>338.24</var>for education professionals charged with helping children in prekindergarten programs <br/>
<a id="pl.338.25"></a><var>338.25</var>through grade 3 acquire basic reading and math skills:<br/>
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<col width="16px"/>
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<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.338.26"></a><var>338.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">300,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.338.27"></a><var>338.27</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.18.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.18.1.0"></a><a id="pl.338.30"></a><var>338.30</var>    Section 1. <b>AFTER-SCHOOL COMMUNITY LEARNING GRANTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.339.1"></a><var>339.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Grant program established.</b> A competitive grant program is <br/>
<a id="pl.339.2"></a><var>339.2</var>established to support community-based organizations, schools, political subdivisions, or <br/>
<a id="pl.339.3"></a><var>339.3</var>child care centers that service young people in kindergarten through grade 12 after school <br/>
<a id="pl.339.4"></a><var>339.4</var>or during nonschool hours. Grants must be used to offer a broad array of enrichment <br/>
<a id="pl.339.5"></a><var>339.5</var>activities that promote positive youth development, including art, music, community <br/>
<a id="pl.339.6"></a><var>339.6</var>engagement, literacy, technology education, health, agriculture, and recreation programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.339.7"></a><var>339.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Application.</b> The commissioner of education shall develop the form <br/>
<a id="pl.339.8"></a><var>339.8</var>and method for applying for the grants. The application must include information on <br/>
<a id="pl.339.9"></a><var>339.9</var>the applicant's outreach to children and youth that qualify for free or reduced-price <br/>
<a id="pl.339.10"></a><var>339.10</var>lunch and two-year measurable goals and activities linked to research or best practices. <br/>
<a id="pl.339.11"></a><var>339.11</var>The commissioner shall develop criteria for determining the allocation of the grants and <br/>
<a id="pl.339.12"></a><var>339.12</var>appropriate goals for the use of the grants including:<br/>
<a id="pl.339.13"></a><var>339.13</var>(1) increasing access to protective factors that build young people's capacity to <br/>
<a id="pl.339.14"></a><var>339.14</var>become productive adults, such as connections to a caring adult;<br/>
<a id="pl.339.15"></a><var>339.15</var>(2) developing children's skills and behaviors necessary to succeed in postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.339.16"></a><var>339.16</var>education and career opportunities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.339.17"></a><var>339.17</var>(3) encouraging attendance and improving performance in school.<br/>
<a id="pl.339.18"></a><var>339.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Grant awards.</b> To the extent practicable, the selection of applicants <br/>
<a id="pl.339.19"></a><var>339.19</var>shall result in an equitable distribution of grant awards among geographic areas within <br/>
<a id="pl.339.20"></a><var>339.20</var>Minnesota, including rural, suburban, and urban communities. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.339.21"></a><var>339.21</var>also give priority to programs that collaborate with and leverage existing community <br/>
<a id="pl.339.22"></a><var>339.22</var>resources that have demonstrated effectiveness.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.18.2.0"></a><a id="pl.339.23"></a><var>339.23</var>    Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.339.24"></a><var>339.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br/>
<a id="pl.339.25"></a><var>339.25</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.339.26"></a><var>339.26</var>designated.<br/>
<a id="pl.339.27"></a><var>339.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>After-school community learning grants.</b> For after-school community <br/>
<a id="pl.339.28"></a><var>339.28</var>learning grants:<br/>
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<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.339.29"></a><var>339.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.339.30"></a><var>339.30</var>Up to seven percent of the appropriation in each fiscal year may be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.339.31"></a><var>339.31</var>administration, evaluation, and technical assistance, including partnering with the <br/>
<a id="pl.339.32"></a><var>339.32</var>Minnesota Afterschool Network, Ignite Afterschool, and other appropriate entities to <br/>
<a id="pl.339.33"></a><var>339.33</var>ensure implementation of strategies statewide to ensure the provision of high quality, <br/>
<a id="pl.339.34"></a><var>339.34</var>research-driven learning opportunities.<br/>
<a id="pl.340.1"></a><var>340.1</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.19.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.19.1.0"></a><a id="pl.340.4"></a><var>340.4</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.115, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.340.5"></a><var>340.5</var><b>120B.115 REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.340.6"></a><var>340.6</var>(a) Regional centers of excellence are established to assist and support school <br/>
<a id="pl.340.7"></a><var>340.7</var>boards, school districts, school sites, and charter schools in implementing research-based <br/>
<a id="pl.340.8"></a><var>340.8</var>interventions and practices to increase the students' achievement within a region. <br/>
<a id="pl.340.9"></a><var>340.9</var>The centers must develop partnerships with local and regional service cooperatives, <br/>
<a id="pl.340.10"></a><var>340.10</var>postsecondary institutions, integrated school districts, the department, children's mental <br/>
<a id="pl.340.11"></a><var>340.11</var>health providers, or other local or regional entities interested in providing a cohesive <br/>
<a id="pl.340.12"></a><var>340.12</var>and consistent regional delivery system that serves all schools equitably. Centers must <br/>
<a id="pl.340.13"></a><var>340.13</var>assist school districts, school sites, and charter schools in developing similar partnerships. <br/>
<a id="pl.340.14"></a><var>340.14</var>Center support may include assisting school districts, school sites, and charter schools <br/>
<a id="pl.340.15"></a><var>340.15</var>with common principles of effective practice, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.340.16"></a><var>340.16</var>(1) defining measurable education goals under sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.022</statute_ref>, subdivisions 1a <br/>
<a id="pl.340.17"></a><var>340.17</var>and 1b, and 
         <statute_ref>120B.11, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.340.18"></a><var>340.18</var>(2) implementing evidence-based practices, including applied and experiential <br/>
<a id="pl.340.19"></a><var>340.19</var>learning, contextualized learning, competency-based curricula and assessments, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.340.20"></a><var>340.20</var>nontraditional learning opportunities, among other practices;<br/>
<a id="pl.340.21"></a><var>340.21</var>(3) engaging in data-driven decision-making;<br/>
<a id="pl.340.22"></a><var>340.22</var>(4) providing multilayered levels of support;<br/>
<a id="pl.340.23"></a><var>340.23</var>(5) supporting culturally responsive teaching and learning aligning the development <br/>
<a id="pl.340.24"></a><var>340.24</var>of academic English proficiency, state and local academic standards, and career and <br/>
<a id="pl.340.25"></a><var>340.25</var>college readiness benchmarks;<br/>
<a id="pl.340.26"></a><var>340.26</var>(6) engaging parents, families, youth, and local community members in programs <br/>
<a id="pl.340.27"></a><var>340.27</var>and activities at the school district, school site, or charter school that foster collaboration <br/>
<a id="pl.340.28"></a><var>340.28</var>and shared accountability for the achievement of all students; and<br/>
<a id="pl.340.29"></a><var>340.29</var>(7) translating district forms and other information such as a multilingual glossary of <br/>
<a id="pl.340.30"></a><var>340.30</var>commonly used education terms and phrases.<br/>
<a id="pl.340.31"></a><var>340.31</var>Centers must work with school site leadership teams to build the expertise and experience <br/>
<a id="pl.340.32"></a><var>340.32</var>to implement programs that close the achievement gap, provide effective and differentiated <br/>
<a id="pl.340.33"></a><var>340.33</var>programs and instruction for different types of English learners, including English learners <br/>
<a id="pl.340.34"></a><var>340.34</var>with limited or interrupted formal schooling and long-term English learners under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.341.1"></a><var>341.1</var>124D.59, subdivisions 2
         </statute_ref> and 2a, increase students' progress and growth toward career and <br/>
<a id="pl.341.2"></a><var>341.2</var>college readiness, and increase student graduation rates.<br/>
<a id="pl.341.3"></a><var>341.3</var>(b) The department must assist the regional centers of excellence to meet staff, <br/>
<a id="pl.341.4"></a><var>341.4</var>facilities, and technical needs, provide the centers with programmatic support, and work <br/>
<a id="pl.341.5"></a><var>341.5</var>with the centers to establish a coherent statewide system of regional support, including <br/>
<a id="pl.341.6"></a><var>341.6</var>consulting, training, and technical support, to help school boards, school districts, school <br/>
<a id="pl.341.7"></a><var>341.7</var>sites, and charter schools effectively and efficiently implement the world's best workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.341.8"></a><var>341.8</var>goals under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.11</statute_ref> and other state and federal education initiatives, including <br/>
<a id="pl.341.9"></a><var>341.9</var>secondary and postsecondary career pathways and technical education.<br/>
<a id="pl.341.10"></a><var>341.10</var>(c) The department must employ a literacy/dyslexia specialist at one regional <br/>
<a id="pl.341.11"></a><var>341.11</var>center to be determined by the commissioner, and a literacy/dyslexia specialist at the <br/>
<a id="pl.341.12"></a><var>341.12</var>department, to provide technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders and to <br/>
<a id="pl.341.13"></a><var>341.13</var>serve as the primary source of information and support for schools in addressing the <br/>
<a id="pl.341.14"></a><var>341.14</var>needs of students with dyslexia and related disorders. The literacy/dyslexia specialist <br/>
<a id="pl.341.15"></a><var>341.15</var>shall also act to increase professional awareness and instructional competencies. For <br/>
<a id="pl.341.16"></a><var>341.16</var>purposes of this paragraph, a literacy/dyslexia specialist is a dyslexia therapist, licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.341.17"></a><var>341.17</var>psychologist, certified psychometrist, licensed speech-language pathologist, or certified <br/>
<a id="pl.341.18"></a><var>341.18</var>dyslexia training specialist who has a minimum of three years of field experience in <br/>
<a id="pl.341.19"></a><var>341.19</var>screening, identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders. A literacy/dyslexia <br/>
<a id="pl.341.20"></a><var>341.20</var>specialist shall be highly trained in dyslexia and related disorders, and in using scientific, <br/>
<a id="pl.341.21"></a><var>341.21</var>evidence-based interventions and treatment, which incorporate multisensory, systematic, <br/>
<a id="pl.341.22"></a><var>341.22</var>sequential teaching strategies in the areas of phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, <br/>
<a id="pl.341.23"></a><var>341.23</var>fluency, and comprehension.<br/>
<a id="pl.341.24"></a><var>341.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and <br/>
<a id="pl.341.25"></a><var>341.25</var>later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.19.2.0"></a><a id="pl.341.26"></a><var>341.26</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[122A.34] CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL STUDY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.341.27"></a><var>341.27</var>(a) The Board of Teaching shall adopt rules for a process for approving certificates <br/>
<a id="pl.341.28"></a><var>341.28</var>of advanced professional study. A certificate of advanced professional study is a credential <br/>
<a id="pl.341.29"></a><var>341.29</var>available only to a teacher with a full license in at least one discipline that allows for <br/>
<a id="pl.341.30"></a><var>341.30</var>teaching without further waiver or variance when a licensure program in the discipline <br/>
<a id="pl.341.31"></a><var>341.31</var>does not exist in Minnesota, or when a teacher with a full license in the discipline cannot <br/>
<a id="pl.341.32"></a><var>341.32</var>be found. The certificate of advanced professional study must:<br/>
<a id="pl.341.33"></a><var>341.33</var>    (1) have fewer requirements than the full license in the discipline;<br/>
<a id="pl.341.34"></a><var>341.34</var>    (2) set the specific qualifications required to attain it; and<br/>
<a id="pl.341.35"></a><var>341.35</var>    (3) maintain professional standards for teaching in that discipline.<br/>
<a id="pl.342.1"></a><var>342.1</var>    (b) The rules adopted under paragraph (a) must limit certificates of advanced <br/>
<a id="pl.342.2"></a><var>342.2</var>professional study to:<br/>
<a id="pl.342.3"></a><var>342.3</var>    (1) disciplines in which at least one geographic area of the state has a demonstrated <br/>
<a id="pl.342.4"></a><var>342.4</var>shortage of fully licensed teachers; and<br/>
<a id="pl.342.5"></a><var>342.5</var>    (2) emerging disciplines where full licenses or licensure programs do not exist <br/>
<a id="pl.342.6"></a><var>342.6</var>in Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.19.3.0"></a><a id="pl.342.7"></a><var>342.7</var>    Sec. 3. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 12, section 4, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.342.8"></a><var>342.8</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.342.9"></a><var>342.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Department.</b> (a) For the Department of Education:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.342.10"></a><var>342.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.342.11"></a><var>342.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$  <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">21,246,000<br/>
21,276,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.342.12"></a><var>342.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.342.13"></a><var>342.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$  <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">21,973,000 <br/>
28,584,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.342.14"></a><var>342.14</var>Of these amounts: <br/>
<a id="pl.342.15"></a><var>342.15</var>(1) $718,000 each year $748,000 in fiscal year 2016 and zero in fiscal year 2017 is <br/>
<a id="pl.342.16"></a><var>342.16</var>for the Board of Teaching. Any balance in the first year does not cancel, but is available <br/>
<a id="pl.342.17"></a><var>342.17</var>in the second year;<br/>
<a id="pl.342.18"></a><var>342.18</var>(2) $228,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $231,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.342.19"></a><var>342.19</var>of School Administrators;<br/>
<a id="pl.342.20"></a><var>342.20</var>(3) $1,000,000 each year is for Regional Centers of Excellence under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.342.21"></a><var>342.21</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>120B.115</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.342.22"></a><var>342.22</var>(4) $500,000 each year is for the School Safety Technical Assistance Center under <br/>
<a id="pl.342.23"></a><var>342.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>127A.052</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.342.24"></a><var>342.24</var>(5) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial <br/>
<a id="pl.342.25"></a><var>342.25</var>data analysis; and<br/>
<a id="pl.342.26"></a><var>342.26</var>(6) $441,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $720,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.342.27"></a><var>342.27</var>Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, Minnesota's Learning for English Academic Proficiency <br/>
<a id="pl.342.28"></a><var>342.28</var>and Success Act, as amended;<br/>
<a id="pl.342.29"></a><var>342.29</var>(7) $2,750,000 in fiscal year 2017 only is for implementation of schoolwide <br/>
<a id="pl.342.30"></a><var>342.30</var>Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in schools and districts throughout <br/>
<a id="pl.342.31"></a><var>342.31</var>Minnesota to reduce the use of restrictive procedures and increase use of positive <br/>
<a id="pl.342.32"></a><var>342.32</var>practices. This is a onetime appropriation;<br/>
<a id="pl.342.33"></a><var>342.33</var>(8) $2,750,000 in fiscal year 2017 only is for Department of Education information <br/>
<a id="pl.342.34"></a><var>342.34</var>technology enhancements and security. This is a onetime appropriation;<br/>
<a id="pl.342.35"></a><var>342.35</var>(9) $250,000 in fiscal year 2017 and later is for employing literacy/dyslexia <br/>
<a id="pl.342.36"></a><var>342.36</var>specialists under  Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.115, paragraph (c). The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.343.1"></a><var>343.1</var>must employ a literacy/dyslexia specialist at the department as soon as practicable, but <br/>
<a id="pl.343.2"></a><var>343.2</var>no later than September 1, 2016. The commissioner must employ the literacy/dyslexia <br/>
<a id="pl.343.3"></a><var>343.3</var>specialist at one or more regional centers no later than January 1, 2017; and<br/>
<a id="pl.343.4"></a><var>343.4</var>(10) $200,000 in fiscal year 2017 only is for the Children's Cabinet system redesign <br/>
<a id="pl.343.5"></a><var>343.5</var>report to the legislature. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.343.6"></a><var>343.6</var>(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. <br/>
<a id="pl.343.7"></a><var>343.7</var>(c) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.343.8"></a><var>343.8</var>Minnesota's Washington, D.C. office.<br/>
<a id="pl.343.9"></a><var>343.9</var>(d) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget <br/>
<a id="pl.343.10"></a><var>343.10</var>document and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as <br/>
<a id="pl.343.11"></a><var>343.11</var>indicated.<br/>
<a id="pl.343.12"></a><var>343.12</var>(e) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and <br/>
<a id="pl.343.13"></a><var>343.13</var>support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>16E.0466</statute_ref>. Any ongoing <br/>
<a id="pl.343.14"></a><var>343.14</var>information technology costs will be incorporated into the service level agreement and <br/>
<a id="pl.343.15"></a><var>343.15</var>will be paid to the Office of MN.IT Services by the Department of Education under the <br/>
<a id="pl.343.16"></a><var>343.16</var>rates and mechanism specified in that agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.343.17"></a><var>343.17</var>    (f) The agency's base budget in fiscal year 2018 is $21,973,000 $22,371,000. The <br/>
<a id="pl.343.18"></a><var>343.18</var>agency's base budget in fiscal year 2019 is $21,948,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.19.4.0"></a><a id="pl.343.19"></a><var>343.19</var>    Sec. 4. <b>SYSTEM REDESIGN; HOMELESS CHILDREN SUPPORTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.343.20"></a><var>343.20</var>(a) The Children's Cabinet must create a plan for a cross-agency system that provides <br/>
<a id="pl.343.21"></a><var>343.21</var>support for a family that is homeless, especially with children up to four years of age, to <br/>
<a id="pl.343.22"></a><var>343.22</var>access available services. The Children's Cabinet shall create the plan in consultation <br/>
<a id="pl.343.23"></a><var>343.23</var>with the Department of Education, the Department of Human Services, the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.343.24"></a><var>343.24</var>of Health, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, and stakeholders including counties, <br/>
<a id="pl.343.25"></a><var>343.25</var>school districts, and nonprofits. The redesigned system must address issues including:<br/>
<a id="pl.343.26"></a><var>343.26</var>(1) implementation methodology that addresses differences in service delivery in <br/>
<a id="pl.343.27"></a><var>343.27</var>rural versus urban settings;<br/>
<a id="pl.343.28"></a><var>343.28</var>(2) a training pipeline to increase qualified staff for service providers, including <br/>
<a id="pl.343.29"></a><var>343.29</var>staff of color;<br/>
<a id="pl.343.30"></a><var>343.30</var>(3) statewide entry and intake forms to assess and identify the educational and <br/>
<a id="pl.343.31"></a><var>343.31</var>developmental needs of the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.343.32"></a><var>343.32</var>(4) a support plan that follows the child even after the child is no longer homeless;<br/>
<a id="pl.343.33"></a><var>343.33</var>(5) a common data system that allows for easier sharing of data and the plan <br/>
<a id="pl.343.34"></a><var>343.34</var>components for each child between local entities;<br/>
<a id="pl.343.35"></a><var>343.35</var>(6) identifying and supporting a community outreach system;<br/>
<a id="pl.344.1"></a><var>344.1</var>(7) personalizing assistance for a child who is homeless and the child's family to <br/>
<a id="pl.344.2"></a><var>344.2</var>help  the child and the family navigate systems and resources;<br/>
<a id="pl.344.3"></a><var>344.3</var>(8) transportation options to access services; and<br/>
<a id="pl.344.4"></a><var>344.4</var>(9) methods to ensure that all state-funded programs and services for a child who is <br/>
<a id="pl.344.5"></a><var>344.5</var>homeless are adequately staffed with personnel who are trained on the specifics of the <br/>
<a id="pl.344.6"></a><var>344.6</var>program and receive professional development to handle complex, intergenerational <br/>
<a id="pl.344.7"></a><var>344.7</var>trauma.<br/>
<a id="pl.344.8"></a><var>344.8</var>    (b) The Children's Cabinet must report findings and recommendations regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.344.9"></a><var>344.9</var>the plan, along with draft legislation, to the chairs and ranking minority members of <br/>
<a id="pl.344.10"></a><var>344.10</var>the legislative committees having jurisdiction over early childhood through grade 12 <br/>
<a id="pl.344.11"></a><var>344.11</var>education, housing, and human services policy by January 23, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.19.5.0"></a><a id="pl.344.12"></a><var>344.12</var>    Sec. 5. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; BOARD OF TEACHING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.344.13"></a><var>344.13</var>(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.344.14"></a><var>344.14</var>Board of Teaching for the fiscal years designated:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.344.15"></a><var>344.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.344.16"></a><var>344.16</var>Of these amounts:<br/>
<a id="pl.344.17"></a><var>344.17</var>(1) $302,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for implementation of certificates of advanced <br/>
<a id="pl.344.18"></a><var>344.18</var>professional study. The base appropriation in fiscal year 2018 and thereafter is $50,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.344.19"></a><var>344.19</var>each year;<br/>
<a id="pl.344.20"></a><var>344.20</var>(2) $150,000 in fiscal year 2017 only is for Excellence in Teaching incentive grants. <br/>
<a id="pl.344.21"></a><var>344.21</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is available until expended; and<br/>
<a id="pl.344.22"></a><var>344.22</var>(3) $80,000 in fiscal year 2017 and later is for a contract for an electronic statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.344.23"></a><var>344.23</var>school teacher and administrator job board. The job board must allow school districts <br/>
<a id="pl.344.24"></a><var>344.24</var>to post job openings for prekindergarten through grade 12 teaching and administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.344.25"></a><var>344.25</var>positions. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466, the board is not <br/>
<a id="pl.344.26"></a><var>344.26</var>required to consult with the Office of MN.IT Services nor transfer any of this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.344.27"></a><var>344.27</var>to the Office of MN.IT Services.<br/>
<a id="pl.344.28"></a><var>344.28</var>(b) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services <br/>
<a id="pl.344.29"></a><var>344.29</var>and support subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing information <br/>
<a id="pl.344.30"></a><var>344.30</var>technology costs will be incorporated into an interagency agreement and will be paid to <br/>
<a id="pl.344.31"></a><var>344.31</var>the Office of MN.IT Services by the Board of Teaching under the mechanism specified <br/>
<a id="pl.344.32"></a><var>344.32</var>in that agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.344.33"></a><var>344.33</var>(c) The board's base budget for fiscal year 2018 and later is $1,098,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.20.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.20.1.0"></a><a id="pl.345.4"></a><var>345.4</var>    Section 1. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.345.5"></a><var>345.5</var>4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.345.6"></a><var>345.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Abatement revenue.</b> For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.345.7"></a><var>345.7</var>127A.49
         </statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.345.8"></a><var>345.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.345.9"></a><var>345.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2,740,000<br/>
3,051,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.345.10"></a><var>345.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.345.11"></a><var>345.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2,932,000<br/>
3,425,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.345.12"></a><var>345.12</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $278,000 for 2015 and $2,462,000 $2,773,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.345.13"></a><var>345.13</var>for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.345.14"></a><var>345.14</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $273,000 $308,000 for 2016 and $2,659,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.345.15"></a><var>345.15</var>$3,117,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.20.2.0"></a><a id="pl.345.16"></a><var>345.16</var>    Sec. 2. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.345.17"></a><var>345.17</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.345.18"></a><var>345.18</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Consolidation transition.</b> For districts consolidating under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.345.19"></a><var>345.19</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123A.485</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.345.20"></a><var>345.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.345.21"></a><var>345.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">292,000<br/>
22,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.345.22"></a><var>345.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.345.23"></a><var>345.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">165,000<br/>
0<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.345.24"></a><var>345.24</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $22,000 for 2015 and $270,000 $0 for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.345.25"></a><var>345.25</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $30,000 $0 for 2016 and $135,000 $0 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.20.3.0"></a><a id="pl.345.26"></a><var>345.26</var>    Sec. 3. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.345.27"></a><var>345.27</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.345.28"></a><var>345.28</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Nonpublic pupil education aid.</b> For nonpublic pupil education aid under <br/>
<a id="pl.345.29"></a><var>345.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.43</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>123B.87</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.345.30"></a><var>345.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.345.31"></a><var>345.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">16,881,000<br/>
16,759,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.345.32"></a><var>345.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.345.33"></a><var>345.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">17,460,000<br/>
17,235,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.346.1"></a><var>346.1</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $1,575,000 for 2015 and $15,306,000 $15,184,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.346.2"></a><var>346.2</var>for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.346.3"></a><var>346.3</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $1,700,000 $1,687,000 for 2016 and $15,760,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.346.4"></a><var>346.4</var>$15,548,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.20.4.0"></a><a id="pl.346.5"></a><var>346.5</var>    Sec. 4. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 7, <br/>
<a id="pl.346.6"></a><var>346.6</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.346.7"></a><var>346.7</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Nonpublic pupil transportation.</b> For nonpublic pupil transportation aid <br/>
<a id="pl.346.8"></a><var>346.8</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.92, subdivision 9</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.346.9"></a><var>346.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.346.10"></a><var>346.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">17,654,000<br/>
17,673,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.346.11"></a><var>346.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.346.12"></a><var>346.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">17,792,000<br/>
18,103,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.346.13"></a><var>346.13</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $1,816,000 for 2015 and $15,838,000 $15,857,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.346.14"></a><var>346.14</var>for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.346.15"></a><var>346.15</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $1,759,000 $1,761,000 for 2016 and $16,033,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.346.16"></a><var>346.16</var>$16,342,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.20.5.0"></a><a id="pl.346.17"></a><var>346.17</var>    Sec. 5. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 9, <br/>
<a id="pl.346.18"></a><var>346.18</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.346.19"></a><var>346.19</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Career and technical aid.</b> For career and technical aid under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.346.20"></a><var>346.20</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.4531, subdivision 1b</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.346.21"></a><var>346.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.346.22"></a><var>346.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">5,420,000<br/>
5,922,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.346.23"></a><var>346.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.346.24"></a><var>346.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">4,405,000<br/>
4,262,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.346.25"></a><var>346.25</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $574,000 for 2015 and $4,846,000 $5,348,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.346.26"></a><var>346.26</var>for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.346.27"></a><var>346.27</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $538,000 $517,000 for 2016 and $3,867,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.346.28"></a><var>346.28</var>$3,745,000 for 2017.<br/>

<a id="bill.20.6.0"></a><a id="pl.346.30"></a><var>346.30</var>    Sec. 6. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.346.31"></a><var>346.31</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.346.32"></a><var>346.32</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Literacy incentive aid.</b> For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.346.33"></a><var>346.33</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.98</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.347.1"></a><var>347.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.347.2"></a><var>347.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">44,552,000<br/>
44,538,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.347.3"></a><var>347.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.347.4"></a><var>347.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">45,508,000<br/>
45,855,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.347.5"></a><var>347.5</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $4,683,000 for 2015 and $39,869,000 $39,855,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.347.6"></a><var>347.6</var>for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.347.7"></a><var>347.7</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $4,429,000 $4,428,000 for 2016 and $41,079,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.347.8"></a><var>347.8</var>$41,427,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.20.7.0"></a><a id="pl.347.9"></a><var>347.9</var>    Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.347.10"></a><var>347.10</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.347.11"></a><var>347.11</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.</b> For <br/>
<a id="pl.347.12"></a><var>347.12</var>interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.347.13"></a><var>347.13</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.87</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.347.14"></a><var>347.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.347.15"></a><var>347.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">15,023,000<br/>
14,423,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.347.16"></a><var>347.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.347.17"></a><var>347.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">15,825,000<br/>
15,193,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.20.8.0"></a><a id="pl.347.18"></a><var>347.18</var>    Sec. 8. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 7, <br/>
<a id="pl.347.19"></a><var>347.19</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.347.20"></a><var>347.20</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Tribal contract schools.</b> For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.347.21"></a><var>347.21</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.83</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.347.22"></a><var>347.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.347.23"></a><var>347.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">4,340,000<br/>
3,539,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.347.24"></a><var>347.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.347.25"></a><var>347.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">5,090,000<br/>
3,715,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.347.26"></a><var>347.26</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $204,000 for 2015 and $4,136,000 $3,335,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.347.27"></a><var>347.27</var>for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.347.28"></a><var>347.28</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $459,000 $370,000 for 2016 and $4,631,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.347.29"></a><var>347.29</var>$3,345,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.20.9.0"></a><a id="pl.347.30"></a><var>347.30</var>    Sec. 9. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.347.31"></a><var>347.31</var>11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.347.32"></a><var>347.32</var>    Subd. 11. <b>American Indian education aid.</b> For American Indian education aid <br/>
<a id="pl.347.33"></a><var>347.33</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.81, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.348.1"></a><var>348.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.348.2"></a><var>348.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">7,868,000<br/>
7,740,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.348.3"></a><var>348.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.348.4"></a><var>348.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">8,875,000<br/>
8,878,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.348.5"></a><var>348.5</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $0 for 2015 and $7,868,000 $7,740,000 for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.348.6"></a><var>348.6</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $874,000 $860,000 for 2016 and $8,001,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.348.7"></a><var>348.7</var>$8,018,000 for 2017.<br/>

<a id="bill.20.10.0"></a><a id="pl.348.9"></a><var>348.9</var>    Sec. 10. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.348.10"></a><var>348.10</var>3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.348.11"></a><var>348.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Travel for home-based services.</b> For aid for teacher travel for home-based <br/>
<a id="pl.348.12"></a><var>348.12</var>services under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 1</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.348.13"></a><var>348.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.348.14"></a><var>348.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">361,000<br/>
416,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.348.15"></a><var>348.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.348.16"></a><var>348.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">371,000<br/>
435,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.348.17"></a><var>348.17</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $35,000 for 2015 and $326,000 $381,000 for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.348.18"></a><var>348.18</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $36,000 $42,000 for 2016 and $335,000 $393,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.348.19"></a><var>348.19</var>for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.20.11.0"></a><a id="pl.348.20"></a><var>348.20</var>    Sec. 11. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.348.21"></a><var>348.21</var>5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.348.22"></a><var>348.22</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Aid for children with disabilities.</b> For aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.348.23"></a><var>348.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.348.24"></a><var>348.24</var>within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.348.25"></a><var>348.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.348.26"></a><var>348.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,406,000<br/>
1,307,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.348.27"></a><var>348.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.348.28"></a><var>348.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,629,000<br/>
1,516,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.348.29"></a><var>348.29</var>If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br/>
<a id="pl.348.30"></a><var>348.30</var>year is available.<br/>

<a id="bill.20.12.0"></a><a id="pl.348.32"></a><var>348.32</var>    Sec. 12. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.348.33"></a><var>348.33</var>3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.349.1"></a><var>349.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Debt service equalization.</b> For debt service aid according to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.349.2"></a><var>349.2</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 6</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="41px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.349.3"></a><var>349.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">20,349,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.349.4"></a><var>349.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.349.5"></a><var>349.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">22,171,000<br/>
22,926,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.349.6"></a><var>349.6</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $2,295,000 for 2015 and $18,054,000 for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.349.7"></a><var>349.7</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $2,005,000 for 2016 and $20,166,000 $20,921,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.349.8"></a><var>349.8</var>for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.20.13.0"></a><a id="pl.349.9"></a><var>349.9</var>    Sec. 13. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.349.10"></a><var>349.10</var>6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.349.11"></a><var>349.11</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Deferred maintenance aid.</b> For deferred maintenance aid, according to <br/>
<a id="pl.349.12"></a><var>349.12</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591, subdivision 4</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.349.13"></a><var>349.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.349.14"></a><var>349.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">3,520,000<br/>
3,523,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.349.15"></a><var>349.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">345,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.349.16"></a><var>349.16</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $409,000 for 2015 and $3,111,000 $3,114,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.349.17"></a><var>349.17</var>for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.349.18"></a><var>349.18</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $345,000 for 2016 and $0 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.20.14.0"></a><a id="pl.349.19"></a><var>349.19</var>    Sec. 14. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.349.20"></a><var>349.20</var>7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.349.21"></a><var>349.21</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Health and safety revenue.</b> For health and safety aid according to <br/>
<a id="pl.349.22"></a><var>349.22</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57, subdivision 5</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.349.23"></a><var>349.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.349.24"></a><var>349.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">501,000<br/>
588,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.349.25"></a><var>349.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.349.26"></a><var>349.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td>$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">48,000<br/>
57,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.349.27"></a><var>349.27</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $66,000 for 2015 and $435,000 $522,000 for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.349.28"></a><var>349.28</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $48,000 $57,000 for 2016 and $0 for 2017.<br/>

<a id="bill.20.15.0"></a><a id="pl.349.30"></a><var>349.30</var>    Sec. 15. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.349.31"></a><var>349.31</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.349.32"></a><var>349.32</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Kindergarten milk.</b> For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.349.33"></a><var>349.33</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.118</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.350.1"></a><var>350.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.350.2"></a><var>350.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">942,000<br/>
788,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.350.3"></a><var>350.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.350.4"></a><var>350.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">942,000<br/>
788,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<a id="pl.350.6"></a><var>350.6</var><b>AND LIFELONG LEARNING</b><br/>

<a id="bill.20.16.0"></a><a id="pl.350.7"></a><var>350.7</var>    Sec. 16. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.350.8"></a><var>350.8</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.350.9"></a><var>350.9</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Early childhood family education aid.</b> For early childhood family <br/>
<a id="pl.350.10"></a><var>350.10</var>education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.350.11"></a><var>350.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.350.12"></a><var>350.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">28,444,000<br/>
27,948,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.350.13"></a><var>350.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.350.14"></a><var>350.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$ <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">29,939,000<br/>
29,336,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.350.15"></a><var>350.15</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $2,713,000 for 2015 and $25,731,000 $25,235,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.350.16"></a><var>350.16</var>for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.350.17"></a><var>350.17</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $2,858,000 $2,803,000 for 2016 and $27,081,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.350.18"></a><var>350.18</var>$26,533,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.20.17.0"></a><a id="pl.350.19"></a><var>350.19</var>    Sec. 17. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.350.20"></a><var>350.20</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.350.21"></a><var>350.21</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Developmental screening aid.</b> For developmental screening aid under <br/>
<a id="pl.350.22"></a><var>350.22</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.17</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>121A.19</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.350.23"></a><var>350.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.350.24"></a><var>350.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">3,363,000<br/>
3,477,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.350.25"></a><var>350.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.350.26"></a><var>350.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">3,369,000<br/>
3,488,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.350.27"></a><var>350.27</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $338,000 for 2015 and $3,025,000 $3,139,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.350.28"></a><var>350.28</var>for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.350.29"></a><var>350.29</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $336,000 $348,000 for 2016 and $3,033,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.350.30"></a><var>350.30</var>$3,140,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.20.18.0"></a><a id="pl.350.31"></a><var>350.31</var>    Sec. 18. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 10, section 3, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.350.32"></a><var>350.32</var>2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.350.33"></a><var>350.33</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Community education aid.</b> For community education aid under <br/>
<a id="pl.350.34"></a><var>350.34</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.20</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.351.1"></a><var>351.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.351.2"></a><var>351.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">788,000<br/>
790,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.351.3"></a><var>351.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.351.4"></a><var>351.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">554,000<br/>
553,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.351.5"></a><var>351.5</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $107,000 for 2015 and $681,000 $683,000 for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.351.6"></a><var>351.6</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $75,000 for 2016 and $479,000 $478,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.20.19.0"></a><a id="pl.351.7"></a><var>351.7</var>    Sec. 19. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 11, section 3, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.351.8"></a><var>351.8</var>2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.351.9"></a><var>351.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Adult basic education aid.</b> For adult basic education aid under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.351.10"></a><var>351.10</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.531</statute_ref>:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29px"/>
<col width="16px"/>
<col width="105px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.351.11"></a><var>351.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.351.12"></a><var>351.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">49,118,000<br/>
48,231,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2016<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.351.13"></a><var>351.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.351.14"></a><var>351.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">50,592,000<br/>
49,683,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">.....<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.351.15"></a><var>351.15</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $4,782,000 for 2015 and $44,336,000 $43,449,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.351.16"></a><var>351.16</var>for 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.351.17"></a><var>351.17</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $4,926,000 $4,827,000 for 2016 and $45,666,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.351.18"></a><var>351.18</var>$44,856,000 for 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.21.1.0"></a><a id="pl.351.21"></a><var>351.21</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 119B.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.351.22"></a><var>351.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Subsidy restrictions.</b> (a) Beginning February 3, 2014 January 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.351.23"></a><var>351.23</var>2017, the maximum rate paid for child care assistance in any county or county price <br/>
<a id="pl.351.24"></a><var>351.24</var>cluster under the child care fund shall be the greater of the 25th percentile of the 2011 <br/>
<a id="pl.351.25"></a><var>351.25</var>child care provider rate survey or the maximum rate effective November 28, 2011 rate <br/>
<a id="pl.351.26"></a><var>351.26</var>for like-care arrangements effective February 3, 2014, increased by seven percent. The <br/>
<a id="pl.351.27"></a><var>351.27</var>commissioner may: (1) assign a county with no reported provider prices to a similar price <br/>
<a id="pl.351.28"></a><var>351.28</var>cluster; and (2) consider county level access when determining final price clusters.<br/>
<a id="pl.351.29"></a><var>351.29</var>    (b) A rate which includes a special needs rate paid under subdivision 3 may be in <br/>
<a id="pl.351.30"></a><var>351.30</var>excess of the maximum rate allowed under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.351.31"></a><var>351.31</var>    (c) The department shall monitor the effect of this paragraph on provider rates. The <br/>
<a id="pl.351.32"></a><var>351.32</var>county shall pay the provider's full charges for every child in care up to the maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.351.33"></a><var>351.33</var>established. The commissioner shall determine the maximum rate for each type of care <br/>
<a id="pl.351.34"></a><var>351.34</var>on an hourly, full-day, and weekly basis, including special needs and disability care. The <br/>
<a id="pl.352.1"></a><var>352.1</var>maximum payment to a provider for one day of care must not exceed the daily rate. The <br/>
<a id="pl.352.2"></a><var>352.2</var>maximum payment to a provider for one week of care must not exceed the weekly rate.<br/>
<a id="pl.352.3"></a><var>352.3</var>(d) Child care providers receiving reimbursement under this chapter must not be <br/>
<a id="pl.352.4"></a><var>352.4</var>paid activity fees or an additional amount above the maximum rates for care provided <br/>
<a id="pl.352.5"></a><var>352.5</var>during nonstandard hours for families receiving assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.352.6"></a><var>352.6</var>    (e) When the provider charge is greater than the maximum provider rate allowed, <br/>
<a id="pl.352.7"></a><var>352.7</var>the parent is responsible for payment of the difference in the rates in addition to any <br/>
<a id="pl.352.8"></a><var>352.8</var>family co-payment fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.352.9"></a><var>352.9</var>    (f) All maximum provider rates changes shall be implemented on the Monday <br/>
<a id="pl.352.10"></a><var>352.10</var>following the effective date of the maximum provider rate.<br/>
<a id="pl.352.11"></a><var>352.11</var>    (g) Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3400.0130, subpart 7, maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.352.12"></a><var>352.12</var>registration fees in effect on January 1, 2013, shall remain in effect.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.2.0"></a><a id="pl.352.13"></a><var>352.13</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 145.4716, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.352.14"></a><var>352.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Duties of director.</b> The director of child sex trafficking prevention is <br/>
<a id="pl.352.15"></a><var>352.15</var>responsible for the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.352.16"></a><var>352.16</var>    (1) developing and providing comprehensive training on sexual exploitation of <br/>
<a id="pl.352.17"></a><var>352.17</var>youth for social service professionals, medical professionals, public health workers, and <br/>
<a id="pl.352.18"></a><var>352.18</var>criminal justice professionals;<br/>
<a id="pl.352.19"></a><var>352.19</var>    (2) collecting, organizing, maintaining, and disseminating information on sexual <br/>
<a id="pl.352.20"></a><var>352.20</var>exploitation and services across the state, including maintaining a list of resources on the <br/>
<a id="pl.352.21"></a><var>352.21</var>Department of Health Web site;<br/>
<a id="pl.352.22"></a><var>352.22</var>    (3) monitoring and applying for federal funding for antitrafficking efforts that may <br/>
<a id="pl.352.23"></a><var>352.23</var>benefit victims in the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.352.24"></a><var>352.24</var>    (4) managing grant programs established under sections 
         <statute_ref>145.4716</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>145.4718</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.352.25"></a><var>352.25</var>and 609.3241, paragraph (c), clause (3);<br/>
<a id="pl.352.26"></a><var>352.26</var>    (5) managing the request for proposals for grants for comprehensive services, <br/>
<a id="pl.352.27"></a><var>352.27</var>including trauma-informed, culturally specific services;<br/>
<a id="pl.352.28"></a><var>352.28</var>    (6) identifying best practices in serving sexually exploited youth, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.352.29"></a><var>352.29</var>section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, subdivision 31</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.352.30"></a><var>352.30</var>    (7) providing oversight of and technical support to regional navigators pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.352.31"></a><var>352.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>145.4717</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.352.32"></a><var>352.32</var>    (8) conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the statewide program for safe harbor <br/>
<a id="pl.352.33"></a><var>352.33</var>of sexually exploited youth; and<br/>
<a id="pl.353.1"></a><var>353.1</var>    (9) developing a policy consistent with the requirements of chapter 13 for sharing <br/>
<a id="pl.353.2"></a><var>353.2</var>data related to sexually exploited youth, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, subdivision 31</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.353.3"></a><var>353.3</var>among regional navigators and community-based advocates.<br/>
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<a id="bill.21.3.0"></a><a id="pl.353.4"></a><var>353.4</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 145.4716, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.353.5"></a><var>353.5</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.353.6"></a><var>353.6</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Youth eligible for services.</b> Youth 24 years of age or younger shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.353.7"></a><var>353.7</var>eligible for all services, support, and programs provided under this section and section <br/>
<a id="pl.353.8"></a><var>353.8</var>145.4717, and all shelter, housing beds, and services provided by the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.353.9"></a><var>353.9</var>human services to sexually exploited youth and youth at risk of sexual exploitation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.4.0"></a><a id="pl.353.10"></a><var>353.10</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.353.11"></a><var>353.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>County fees for background studies and licensing inspections.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.353.12"></a><var>353.12</var>Before the implementation of NETStudy 2.0, for purposes of family and group family <br/>
<a id="pl.353.13"></a><var>353.13</var>child care licensing under this chapter, a county agency may charge a fee to an applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.353.14"></a><var>353.14</var>or license holder to recover the actual cost of background studies, but in any case not to <br/>
<a id="pl.353.15"></a><var>353.15</var>exceed $100 annually. A county agency may also charge a license fee to an applicant or <br/>
<a id="pl.353.16"></a><var>353.16</var>license holder not to exceed $50 for a one-year license or $100 for a two-year license.<br/>
<a id="pl.353.17"></a><var>353.17</var>    (b) Before the implementation of NETStudy 2.0, a county agency may charge a fee <br/>
<a id="pl.353.18"></a><var>353.18</var>to a legal nonlicensed child care provider or applicant for authorization to recover the <br/>
<a id="pl.353.19"></a><var>353.19</var>actual cost of background studies completed under section 
         <statute_ref>119B.125</statute_ref>, but in any case not <br/>
<a id="pl.353.20"></a><var>353.20</var>to exceed $100 annually.<br/>
<a id="pl.353.21"></a><var>353.21</var>    (c) Counties may elect to reduce or waive the fees in paragraph (a) or (b):<br/>
<a id="pl.353.22"></a><var>353.22</var>    (1) in cases of financial hardship;<br/>
<a id="pl.353.23"></a><var>353.23</var>    (2) if the county has a shortage of providers in the county's area;<br/>
<a id="pl.353.24"></a><var>353.24</var>    (3) for new providers; or<br/>
<a id="pl.353.25"></a><var>353.25</var>    (4) for providers who have attained at least 16 hours of training before seeking <br/>
<a id="pl.353.26"></a><var>353.26</var>initial licensure.<br/>
<a id="pl.353.27"></a><var>353.27</var>    (d) Counties may allow providers to pay the applicant fees in paragraph (a) or (b) on <br/>
<a id="pl.353.28"></a><var>353.28</var>an installment basis for up to one year. If the provider is receiving child care assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.353.29"></a><var>353.29</var>payments from the state, the provider may have the fees under paragraph (a) or (b) <br/>
<a id="pl.353.30"></a><var>353.30</var>deducted from the child care assistance payments for up to one year and the state shall <br/>
<a id="pl.353.31"></a><var>353.31</var>reimburse the county for the county fees collected in this manner.<br/>
<a id="pl.353.32"></a><var>353.32</var>    (e) For purposes of adult foster care and child foster care licensing, and licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.353.33"></a><var>353.33</var>the physical plant of a community residential setting, under this chapter, a county agency <br/>
<a id="pl.354.1"></a><var>354.1</var>may charge a fee to a corporate applicant or corporate license holder to recover the actual <br/>
<a id="pl.354.2"></a><var>354.2</var>cost of licensing inspections, not to exceed $500 annually.<br/>
<a id="pl.354.3"></a><var>354.3</var>    (f) Counties may elect to reduce or waive the fees in paragraph (e) under the <br/>
<a id="pl.354.4"></a><var>354.4</var>following circumstances:<br/>
<a id="pl.354.5"></a><var>354.5</var>(1) in cases of financial hardship;<br/>
<a id="pl.354.6"></a><var>354.6</var>(2) if the county has a shortage of providers in the county's area; or<br/>
<a id="pl.354.7"></a><var>354.7</var>(3) for new providers.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.5.0"></a><a id="pl.354.8"></a><var>354.8</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.03, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.354.9"></a><var>354.9</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.354.10"></a><var>354.10</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Nonlicensed child care programs.</b> Beginning October 1, 2017, the <br/>
<a id="pl.354.11"></a><var>354.11</var>commissioner shall conduct background studies on any individual required under section <br/>
<a id="pl.354.12"></a><var>354.12</var>119B.125 to have a background study completed under this chapter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.6.0"></a><a id="pl.354.13"></a><var>354.13</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.354.14"></a><var>354.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Licensed programs.</b> (a) The commissioner shall conduct a <br/>
<a id="pl.354.15"></a><var>354.15</var>background study of an individual required to be studied under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.354.16"></a><var>354.16</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, at least upon application for initial license for all license types.<br/>
<a id="pl.354.17"></a><var>354.17</var>    (b) Effective October 1, 2017, the commissioner shall conduct a background study <br/>
<a id="pl.354.18"></a><var>354.18</var>of an individual required to be studied specified under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.354.19"></a><var>354.19</var>who is newly affiliated with the license holder. at reapplication for a license for family <br/>
<a id="pl.354.20"></a><var>354.20</var>child care. From October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2019, the commissioner shall conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.354.21"></a><var>354.21</var>a background study of individuals required to be studied under section 245C.03, at the <br/>
<a id="pl.354.22"></a><var>354.22</var>time of reapplication for a family child care license.<br/>
<a id="pl.354.23"></a><var>354.23</var>    (1) The individual shall provide information required under section 245C.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.354.24"></a><var>354.24</var>subdivision 1, paragraphs (a), (b), and (d), to the county agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.354.25"></a><var>354.25</var>    (2) The county agency shall provide the commissioner with the information received <br/>
<a id="pl.354.26"></a><var>354.26</var>under clause (1) to complete the background study.<br/>
<a id="pl.354.27"></a><var>354.27</var>    (3) The background study conducted by the commissioner under this paragraph must <br/>
<a id="pl.354.28"></a><var>354.28</var>include a review of the information required under section 245C.08.<br/>
<a id="pl.354.29"></a><var>354.29</var>    (c) The commissioner is not required to conduct a study of an individual at the time <br/>
<a id="pl.354.30"></a><var>354.30</var>of reapplication for a license if the individual's background study was completed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.354.31"></a><var>354.31</var>commissioner of human services and the following conditions are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.354.32"></a><var>354.32</var>    (1) a study of the individual was conducted either at the time of initial licensure or <br/>
<a id="pl.354.33"></a><var>354.33</var>when the individual became affiliated with the license holder;<br/>
<a id="pl.355.1"></a><var>355.1</var>    (2) the individual has been continuously affiliated with the license holder since <br/>
<a id="pl.355.2"></a><var>355.2</var>the last study was conducted; and<br/>
<a id="pl.355.3"></a><var>355.3</var>    (3) the last study of the individual was conducted on or after October 1, 1995.<br/>
<a id="pl.355.4"></a><var>355.4</var>    (d) The commissioner of human services shall conduct a background study of an <br/>
<a id="pl.355.5"></a><var>355.5</var>individual specified under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clauses (2) <br/>
<a id="pl.355.6"></a><var>355.6</var>to (6), who is newly affiliated with a child foster care license holder. The county or <br/>
<a id="pl.355.7"></a><var>355.7</var>private agency shall collect and forward to the commissioner the information required <br/>
<a id="pl.355.8"></a><var>355.8</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.05, subdivisions 1</statute_ref> and 5. The background study conducted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.355.9"></a><var>355.9</var>commissioner of human services under this paragraph must include a review of the <br/>
<a id="pl.355.10"></a><var>355.10</var>information required under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.08, subdivisions 1</statute_ref>, 3, and 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.355.11"></a><var>355.11</var>(e) The commissioner shall conduct a background study of an individual specified <br/>
<a id="pl.355.12"></a><var>355.12</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (6), who is newly <br/>
<a id="pl.355.13"></a><var>355.13</var>affiliated with an adult foster care or family adult day services and effective October 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.355.14"></a><var>355.14</var>2017, with a family child care license holder or a legal nonlicensed child care provider <br/>
<a id="pl.355.15"></a><var>355.15</var>authorized under chapter 119B: (1) the county shall collect and forward to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.355.16"></a><var>355.16</var>the information required under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.05, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraphs (a) and (b), and <br/>
<a id="pl.355.17"></a><var>355.17</var>subdivision 5, paragraphs (a) and, (b), and (d), for background studies conducted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.355.18"></a><var>355.18</var>commissioner for all family adult day services and, for adult foster care when the adult <br/>
<a id="pl.355.19"></a><var>355.19</var>foster care license holder resides in the adult foster care residence, and for family child care <br/>
<a id="pl.355.20"></a><var>355.20</var>and legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B; (2) the license holder shall <br/>
<a id="pl.355.21"></a><var>355.21</var>collect and forward to the commissioner the information required under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.355.22"></a><var>355.22</var>subdivisions 1
         </statute_ref>, paragraphs (a) and (b); and 5, paragraphs (a) and (b), for background <br/>
<a id="pl.355.23"></a><var>355.23</var>studies conducted by the commissioner for adult foster care when the license holder does <br/>
<a id="pl.355.24"></a><var>355.24</var>not reside in the adult foster care residence; and (3) the background study conducted by <br/>
<a id="pl.355.25"></a><var>355.25</var>the commissioner under this paragraph must include a review of the information required <br/>
<a id="pl.355.26"></a><var>355.26</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.08, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), and subdivisions 3 and 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.355.27"></a><var>355.27</var>(f) Applicants for licensure, license holders, and other entities as provided in this <br/>
<a id="pl.355.28"></a><var>355.28</var>chapter must submit completed background study requests to the commissioner using the <br/>
<a id="pl.355.29"></a><var>355.29</var>electronic system known as NETStudy before individuals specified in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.355.30"></a><var>355.30</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, begin positions allowing direct contact in any licensed program.<br/>
<a id="pl.355.31"></a><var>355.31</var>    (g) For an individual who is not on the entity's active roster, the entity must initiate a <br/>
<a id="pl.355.32"></a><var>355.32</var>new background study through NETStudy when:<br/>
<a id="pl.355.33"></a><var>355.33</var>    (1) an individual returns to a position requiring a background study following an <br/>
<a id="pl.355.34"></a><var>355.34</var>absence of 120 or more consecutive days; or<br/>
<a id="pl.355.35"></a><var>355.35</var>    (2) a program that discontinued providing licensed direct contact services for 120 or <br/>
<a id="pl.355.36"></a><var>355.36</var>more consecutive days begins to provide direct contact licensed services again.<br/>
<a id="pl.356.1"></a><var>356.1</var>    The license holder shall maintain a copy of the notification provided to <br/>
<a id="pl.356.2"></a><var>356.2</var>the commissioner under this paragraph in the program's files. If the individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.356.3"></a><var>356.3</var>disqualification was previously set aside for the license holder's program and the new <br/>
<a id="pl.356.4"></a><var>356.4</var>background study results in no new information that indicates the individual may pose a <br/>
<a id="pl.356.5"></a><var>356.5</var>risk of harm to persons receiving services from the license holder, the previous set-aside <br/>
<a id="pl.356.6"></a><var>356.6</var>shall remain in effect.<br/>
<a id="pl.356.7"></a><var>356.7</var>    (h) For purposes of this section, a physician licensed under chapter 147 is considered <br/>
<a id="pl.356.8"></a><var>356.8</var>to be continuously affiliated upon the license holder's receipt from the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.356.9"></a><var>356.9</var>health or human services of the physician's background study results.<br/>
<a id="pl.356.10"></a><var>356.10</var>(i) For purposes of family child care, a substitute caregiver must receive repeat <br/>
<a id="pl.356.11"></a><var>356.11</var>background studies at the time of each license renewal.<br/>
<a id="pl.356.12"></a><var>356.12</var>(j) A repeat background study at the time of license renewal is not required if the <br/>
<a id="pl.356.13"></a><var>356.13</var>substitute caregiver's background study was completed by the commissioner on or after <br/>
<a id="pl.356.14"></a><var>356.14</var>October 1, 2017, and the substitute caregiver is on the license holder's active roster <br/>
<a id="pl.356.15"></a><var>356.15</var>in NETStudy 2.0.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.7.0"></a><a id="pl.356.16"></a><var>356.16</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.05, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.356.17"></a><var>356.17</var>    Subd. 2b. <b>County agency to collect and forward information to commissioner.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.356.18"></a><var>356.18</var>(a) For background studies related to all family adult day services and to adult foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.356.19"></a><var>356.19</var>when the adult foster care license holder resides in the adult foster care residence, the <br/>
<a id="pl.356.20"></a><var>356.20</var>county agency must collect the information required under subdivision 1 and forward it to <br/>
<a id="pl.356.21"></a><var>356.21</var>the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.356.22"></a><var>356.22</var>(b) Effective October 1, 2017, for background studies related to family child care <br/>
<a id="pl.356.23"></a><var>356.23</var>and legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B, the county agency must <br/>
<a id="pl.356.24"></a><var>356.24</var>collect the information required under subdivision 1 and provide it to the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.8.0"></a><a id="pl.356.25"></a><var>356.25</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.05, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.356.26"></a><var>356.26</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Electronic transmission.</b> (a) For background studies conducted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.356.27"></a><var>356.27</var>Department of Human Services, the commissioner shall implement a secure system for the <br/>
<a id="pl.356.28"></a><var>356.28</var>electronic transmission of:<br/>
<a id="pl.356.29"></a><var>356.29</var>    (1) background study information to the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.356.30"></a><var>356.30</var>    (2) background study results to the license holder;<br/>
<a id="pl.356.31"></a><var>356.31</var>    (3) background study results to county and private agencies for background studies <br/>
<a id="pl.356.32"></a><var>356.32</var>conducted by the commissioner for child foster care; and<br/>
<a id="pl.357.1"></a><var>357.1</var>(4) background study results to county agencies for background studies conducted by <br/>
<a id="pl.357.2"></a><var>357.2</var>the commissioner for adult foster care and family adult day services and, effective October <br/>
<a id="pl.357.3"></a><var>357.3</var>1, 2017, family child care and legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B.<br/>
<a id="pl.357.4"></a><var>357.4</var>(b) Unless the commissioner has granted a hardship variance under paragraph (c), <br/>
<a id="pl.357.5"></a><var>357.5</var>a license holder or an applicant must use the electronic transmission system known <br/>
<a id="pl.357.6"></a><var>357.6</var>as NETStudy or NETStudy 2.0 to submit all requests for background studies to the <br/>
<a id="pl.357.7"></a><var>357.7</var>commissioner as required by this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.357.8"></a><var>357.8</var>(c) A license holder or applicant whose program is located in an area in which <br/>
<a id="pl.357.9"></a><var>357.9</var>high-speed Internet is inaccessible may request the commissioner to grant a variance to <br/>
<a id="pl.357.10"></a><var>357.10</var>the electronic transmission requirement.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.9.0"></a><a id="pl.357.11"></a><var>357.11</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.05, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.357.12"></a><var>357.12</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Probation officer and corrections agent.</b> (a) A probation officer or <br/>
<a id="pl.357.13"></a><var>357.13</var>corrections agent shall notify the commissioner of an individual's conviction if the <br/>
<a id="pl.357.14"></a><var>357.14</var>individual:<br/>
<a id="pl.357.15"></a><var>357.15</var>    (1) has been affiliated with a program or facility regulated by the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.357.16"></a><var>357.16</var>Human Services or Department of Health, a facility serving children or youth licensed by <br/>
<a id="pl.357.17"></a><var>357.17</var>the Department of Corrections, or any type of home care agency or provider of personal <br/>
<a id="pl.357.18"></a><var>357.18</var>care assistance services within the preceding year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.357.19"></a><var>357.19</var>    (2) has been convicted of a crime constituting a disqualification under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.357.20"></a><var>357.20</var>245C.14
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.357.21"></a><var>357.21</var>    (b) For the purpose of this subdivision, "conviction" has the meaning given it <br/>
<a id="pl.357.22"></a><var>357.22</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>609.02, subdivision 5</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.357.23"></a><var>357.23</var>    (c) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of corrections, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.357.24"></a><var>357.24</var>develop forms and information necessary to implement this subdivision and shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.357.25"></a><var>357.25</var>the forms and information to the commissioner of corrections for distribution to local <br/>
<a id="pl.357.26"></a><var>357.26</var>probation officers and corrections agents.<br/>
<a id="pl.357.27"></a><var>357.27</var>    (d) The commissioner shall inform individuals subject to a background study that <br/>
<a id="pl.357.28"></a><var>357.28</var>criminal convictions for disqualifying crimes will shall be reported to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.357.29"></a><var>357.29</var>by the corrections system.<br/>
<a id="pl.357.30"></a><var>357.30</var>    (e) A probation officer, corrections agent, or corrections agency is not civilly or <br/>
<a id="pl.357.31"></a><var>357.31</var>criminally liable for disclosing or failing to disclose the information required by this <br/>
<a id="pl.357.32"></a><var>357.32</var>subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.357.33"></a><var>357.33</var>    (f) Upon receipt of disqualifying information, the commissioner shall provide the <br/>
<a id="pl.357.34"></a><var>357.34</var>notice required under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.17</statute_ref>, as appropriate, to agencies on record as having <br/>
<a id="pl.358.1"></a><var>358.1</var>initiated a background study or making a request for documentation of the background <br/>
<a id="pl.358.2"></a><var>358.2</var>study status of the individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.358.3"></a><var>358.3</var>    (g) This subdivision does not apply to family child care programs for individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.358.4"></a><var>358.4</var>whose background study was completed in NETStudy 2.0.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.10.0"></a><a id="pl.358.5"></a><var>358.5</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 245C.08, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.358.6"></a><var>358.6</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.358.7"></a><var>358.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Background studies conducted by Department of Human </b><br/>
<a id="pl.358.8"></a><var>358.8</var><b>Services.</b> (a) For a background study conducted by the Department of Human Services, <br/>
<a id="pl.358.9"></a><var>358.9</var>including background studies conducted effective October 1, 2017, on legal nonlicensed <br/>
<a id="pl.358.10"></a><var>358.10</var>child care providers authorized under chapter 119B, the commissioner shall review:<br/>
<a id="pl.358.11"></a><var>358.11</var>    (1) information related to names of substantiated perpetrators of maltreatment of <br/>
<a id="pl.358.12"></a><var>358.12</var>vulnerable adults that has been received by the commissioner as required under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.358.13"></a><var>358.13</var>626.557, subdivision 9c
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (j);<br/>
<a id="pl.358.14"></a><var>358.14</var>    (2) the commissioner's records relating to the maltreatment of minors in licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.358.15"></a><var>358.15</var>programs, and from findings of maltreatment of minors as indicated through the social <br/>
<a id="pl.358.16"></a><var>358.16</var>service information system;<br/>
<a id="pl.358.17"></a><var>358.17</var>    (3) information from juvenile courts as required in subdivision 4 for individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.358.18"></a><var>358.18</var>listed in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), when there is reasonable cause;<br/>
<a id="pl.358.19"></a><var>358.19</var>    (4) information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, including information <br/>
<a id="pl.358.20"></a><var>358.20</var>regarding a background study subject's registration in Minnesota as a predatory offender <br/>
<a id="pl.358.21"></a><var>358.21</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>243.166</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.358.22"></a><var>358.22</var>    (5) except as provided in clause (6), information from the national crime information <br/>
<a id="pl.358.23"></a><var>358.23</var>system when the commissioner has reasonable cause as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.05</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.358.24"></a><var>358.24</var>subdivision 5, or as required under section 
         <statute_ref>144.057, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (2); and<br/>
<a id="pl.358.25"></a><var>358.25</var>    (6) for a background study related to a child foster care application for licensure, a <br/>
<a id="pl.358.26"></a><var>358.26</var>transfer of permanent legal and physical custody of a child under sections 
         <statute_ref>260C.503</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.358.27"></a><var>358.27</var>260C.515
         </statute_ref>, or adoptions, the commissioner shall also review:<br/>
<a id="pl.358.28"></a><var>358.28</var>    (i) information from the child abuse and neglect registry for any state in which the <br/>
<a id="pl.358.29"></a><var>358.29</var>background study subject has resided for the past five years; and<br/>
<a id="pl.358.30"></a><var>358.30</var>    (ii) information from national crime information databases, when the background <br/>
<a id="pl.358.31"></a><var>358.31</var>study subject is 18 years of age or older.<br/>
<a id="pl.358.32"></a><var>358.32</var>    (b) Notwithstanding expungement by a court, the commissioner may consider <br/>
<a id="pl.358.33"></a><var>358.33</var>information obtained under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), unless the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.358.34"></a><var>358.34</var>received notice of the petition for expungement and the court order for expungement is <br/>
<a id="pl.358.35"></a><var>358.35</var>directed specifically to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.359.1"></a><var>359.1</var>    (c) The commissioner shall also review criminal case information received according <br/>
<a id="pl.359.2"></a><var>359.2</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>245C.04, subdivision 4a</statute_ref>, from the Minnesota court information system that <br/>
<a id="pl.359.3"></a><var>359.3</var>relates to individuals who have already been studied under this chapter and who remain <br/>
<a id="pl.359.4"></a><var>359.4</var>affiliated with the agency that initiated the background study.<br/>
<a id="pl.359.5"></a><var>359.5</var>    (d) When the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that the identity of <br/>
<a id="pl.359.6"></a><var>359.6</var>a background study subject is uncertain, the commissioner may require the subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.359.7"></a><var>359.7</var>provide a set of classifiable fingerprints for purposes of completing a fingerprint-based <br/>
<a id="pl.359.8"></a><var>359.8</var>record check with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Fingerprints collected under this <br/>
<a id="pl.359.9"></a><var>359.9</var>paragraph shall not be saved by the commissioner after they have been used to verify the <br/>
<a id="pl.359.10"></a><var>359.10</var>identity of the background study subject against the particular criminal record in question.<br/>
<a id="pl.359.11"></a><var>359.11</var>    (e) The commissioner may inform the entity that initiated a background study under <br/>
<a id="pl.359.12"></a><var>359.12</var>NETStudy 2.0 of the status of processing of the subject's fingerprints.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.11.0"></a><a id="pl.359.13"></a><var>359.13</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.359.14"></a><var>359.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Background studies conducted by a county agency</b><b> for family child </b><br/>
<a id="pl.359.15"></a><var>359.15</var><b>care</b><b>.</b> (a) Prior to the implementation of NETStudy 2.0, for a background study studies <br/>
<a id="pl.359.16"></a><var>359.16</var>conducted by a county agency for family child care services, including background studies <br/>
<a id="pl.359.17"></a><var>359.17</var>conducted in connection with legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B, <br/>
<a id="pl.359.18"></a><var>359.18</var>the commissioner shall review:<br/>
<a id="pl.359.19"></a><var>359.19</var>    (1) information from the county agency's record of substantiated maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.359.20"></a><var>359.20</var>of adults and the maltreatment of minors;<br/>
<a id="pl.359.21"></a><var>359.21</var>    (2) information from juvenile courts as required in subdivision 4 for:<br/>
<a id="pl.359.22"></a><var>359.22</var>    (i) individuals listed in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), who are ages <br/>
<a id="pl.359.23"></a><var>359.23</var>13 through 23 living in the household where the licensed services will be provided; and<br/>
<a id="pl.359.24"></a><var>359.24</var>    (ii) any other individual listed under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, when there <br/>
<a id="pl.359.25"></a><var>359.25</var>is reasonable cause; and<br/>
<a id="pl.359.26"></a><var>359.26</var>    (3) information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.<br/>
<a id="pl.359.27"></a><var>359.27</var>    (b) If the individual has resided in the county for less than five years, the study shall <br/>
<a id="pl.359.28"></a><var>359.28</var>include the records specified under paragraph (a) for the previous county or counties of <br/>
<a id="pl.359.29"></a><var>359.29</var>residence for the past five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.359.30"></a><var>359.30</var>    (c) Notwithstanding expungement by a court, the county agency may consider <br/>
<a id="pl.359.31"></a><var>359.31</var>information obtained under paragraph (a), clause (3), unless the commissioner received <br/>
<a id="pl.359.32"></a><var>359.32</var>notice of the petition for expungement and the court order for expungement is directed <br/>
<a id="pl.359.33"></a><var>359.33</var>specifically to the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.12.0"></a><a id="pl.359.34"></a><var>359.34</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.360.1"></a><var>360.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Juvenile court records.</b> (a) For a background study conducted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.360.2"></a><var>360.2</var>Department of Human Services, the commissioner shall review records from the juvenile <br/>
<a id="pl.360.3"></a><var>360.3</var>courts for an individual studied under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), when <br/>
<a id="pl.360.4"></a><var>360.4</var>the commissioner has reasonable cause.<br/>
<a id="pl.360.5"></a><var>360.5</var>    (b) For a background study conducted by a county agency for family child care prior <br/>
<a id="pl.360.6"></a><var>360.6</var>to the implementation of NETStudy 2.0, the commissioner shall review records from the <br/>
<a id="pl.360.7"></a><var>360.7</var>juvenile courts for individuals listed in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, who are ages 13 <br/>
<a id="pl.360.8"></a><var>360.8</var>through 23 living in the household where the licensed services will be provided. The <br/>
<a id="pl.360.9"></a><var>360.9</var>commissioner shall also review records from juvenile courts for any other individual listed <br/>
<a id="pl.360.10"></a><var>360.10</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, when the commissioner has reasonable cause.<br/>
<a id="pl.360.11"></a><var>360.11</var>    (c) The juvenile courts shall help with the study by giving the commissioner existing <br/>
<a id="pl.360.12"></a><var>360.12</var>juvenile court records relating to delinquency proceedings held on individuals described in <br/>
<a id="pl.360.13"></a><var>360.13</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), when requested pursuant to this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.360.14"></a><var>360.14</var>    (d) For purposes of this chapter, a finding that a delinquency petition is proven in <br/>
<a id="pl.360.15"></a><var>360.15</var>juvenile court shall be considered a conviction in state district court.<br/>
<a id="pl.360.16"></a><var>360.16</var>    (e) Juvenile courts shall provide orders of involuntary and voluntary termination of <br/>
<a id="pl.360.17"></a><var>360.17</var>parental rights under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.301</statute_ref> to the commissioner upon request for purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.360.18"></a><var>360.18</var>conducting a background study under this chapter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.13.0"></a><a id="pl.360.19"></a><var>360.19</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.11, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.360.20"></a><var>360.20</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Criminal history data.</b> County agencies shall have access to the criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.360.21"></a><var>360.21</var>history data in the same manner as county licensing agencies under this chapter for <br/>
<a id="pl.360.22"></a><var>360.22</var>purposes of background studies completed prior to the implementation of NETStudy 2.0 <br/>
<a id="pl.360.23"></a><var>360.23</var>by county agencies on legal nonlicensed child care providers to determine eligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.360.24"></a><var>360.24</var>for child care funds under chapter 119B.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.14.0"></a><a id="pl.360.25"></a><var>360.25</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.17, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.360.26"></a><var>360.26</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Notice to county agency.</b> For studies on individuals related to a license to <br/>
<a id="pl.360.27"></a><var>360.27</var>provide adult foster care and family adult day services and, effective October 1, 2017, <br/>
<a id="pl.360.28"></a><var>360.28</var>family child care and legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B, the <br/>
<a id="pl.360.29"></a><var>360.29</var>commissioner shall also provide a notice of the background study results to the county <br/>
<a id="pl.360.30"></a><var>360.30</var>agency that initiated the background study.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.15.0"></a><a id="pl.360.31"></a><var>360.31</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.360.32"></a><var>360.32</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Commissioner's notice of disqualification that is not set aside.</b> (a) The <br/>
<a id="pl.360.33"></a><var>360.33</var>commissioner shall notify the license holder of the disqualification and order the license <br/>
<a id="pl.361.1"></a><var>361.1</var>holder to immediately remove the individual from any position allowing direct contact <br/>
<a id="pl.361.2"></a><var>361.2</var>with persons receiving services from the license holder if:<br/>
<a id="pl.361.3"></a><var>361.3</var>    (1) the individual studied does not submit a timely request for reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.361.4"></a><var>361.4</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.21</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.361.5"></a><var>361.5</var>    (2) the individual submits a timely request for reconsideration, but the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.361.6"></a><var>361.6</var>does not set aside the disqualification for that license holder under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref>, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.361.7"></a><var>361.7</var>the individual has a right to request a hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.27</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>245C.28</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.361.8"></a><var>361.8</var>    (3) an individual who has a right to request a hearing under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.27</statute_ref> and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.361.9"></a><var>361.9</var>256.045
         </statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>245C.28</statute_ref> and chapter 14 for a disqualification that has not been set aside, does <br/>
<a id="pl.361.10"></a><var>361.10</var>not request a hearing within the specified time; or<br/>
<a id="pl.361.11"></a><var>361.11</var>    (4) an individual submitted a timely request for a hearing under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.27 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.361.12"></a><var>361.12</var>and 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>245C.28</statute_ref> and chapter 14, but the commissioner does not set aside the <br/>
<a id="pl.361.13"></a><var>361.13</var>disqualification under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.08, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.361.14"></a><var>361.14</var>    (b) If the commissioner does not set aside the disqualification under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.361.15"></a><var>361.15</var>and the license holder was previously ordered under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.17</statute_ref> to immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.361.16"></a><var>361.16</var>remove the disqualified individual from direct contact with persons receiving services or <br/>
<a id="pl.361.17"></a><var>361.17</var>to ensure that the individual is under continuous, direct supervision when providing direct <br/>
<a id="pl.361.18"></a><var>361.18</var>contact services, the order remains in effect pending the outcome of a hearing under <br/>
<a id="pl.361.19"></a><var>361.19</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.27</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>245C.28</statute_ref> and chapter 14.<br/>
<a id="pl.361.20"></a><var>361.20</var>(c) If the commissioner does not set aside the disqualification under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.361.21"></a><var>361.21</var>and the license holder was not previously ordered under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.17</statute_ref> to immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.361.22"></a><var>361.22</var>remove the disqualified individual from direct contact with persons receiving services or <br/>
<a id="pl.361.23"></a><var>361.23</var>to ensure that the individual is under continuous direct supervision when providing direct <br/>
<a id="pl.361.24"></a><var>361.24</var>contact services, the commissioner shall order the individual to remain under continuous <br/>
<a id="pl.361.25"></a><var>361.25</var>direct supervision pending the outcome of a hearing under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.27</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.361.26"></a><var>361.26</var>or 
         <statute_ref>245C.28</statute_ref> and chapter 14.<br/>
<a id="pl.361.27"></a><var>361.27</var>    (d) For background studies related to child foster care, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.361.28"></a><var>361.28</var>also notify the county or private agency that initiated the study of the results of the <br/>
<a id="pl.361.29"></a><var>361.29</var>reconsideration.<br/>
<a id="pl.361.30"></a><var>361.30</var>(e) For background studies related to family child care, adult foster care, and family <br/>
<a id="pl.361.31"></a><var>361.31</var>adult day services, the commissioner shall also notify the county that initiated the study of <br/>
<a id="pl.361.32"></a><var>361.32</var>the results of the reconsideration.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.16.0"></a><a id="pl.361.33"></a><var>361.33</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256M.41, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.361.34"></a><var>361.34</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.362.1"></a><var>362.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Payments based on performance.</b> (a) The commissioner shall make <br/>
<a id="pl.362.2"></a><var>362.2</var>payments under this section to each county board on a calendar year basis in an amount <br/>
<a id="pl.362.3"></a><var>362.3</var>determined under paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.362.4"></a><var>362.4</var>    (b) Calendar year allocations under subdivision 1 shall be paid to counties in the <br/>
<a id="pl.362.5"></a><var>362.5</var>following manner:<br/>
<a id="pl.362.6"></a><var>362.6</var>    (1) 80 percent of the allocation as determined in subdivision 1 must be paid to <br/>
<a id="pl.362.7"></a><var>362.7</var>counties on or before July 10 of each year;<br/>
<a id="pl.362.8"></a><var>362.8</var>    (2) ten percent of the allocation shall be withheld until the commissioner determines <br/>
<a id="pl.362.9"></a><var>362.9</var>if the county has met the performance outcome threshold of 90 percent based on <br/>
<a id="pl.362.10"></a><var>362.10</var>face-to-face contact with alleged child victims. In order to receive the performance <br/>
<a id="pl.362.11"></a><var>362.11</var>allocation, the county child protection workers must have a timely face-to-face contact <br/>
<a id="pl.362.12"></a><var>362.12</var>with at least 90 percent of all alleged child victims of screened-in maltreatment reports. <br/>
<a id="pl.362.13"></a><var>362.13</var>The standard requires that each initial face-to-face contact occur consistent with timelines <br/>
<a id="pl.362.14"></a><var>362.14</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, paragraph (i). The commissioner shall make <br/>
<a id="pl.362.15"></a><var>362.15</var>threshold determinations in January February of each year and payments to counties <br/>
<a id="pl.362.16"></a><var>362.16</var>meeting the performance outcome threshold shall occur in February March of each year. <br/>
<a id="pl.362.17"></a><var>362.17</var>Any withheld funds from this appropriation for counties that do not meet this requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.362.18"></a><var>362.18</var>shall be reallocated by the commissioner to those counties meeting the requirement; and<br/>
<a id="pl.362.19"></a><var>362.19</var>(3) ten percent of the allocation shall be withheld until the commissioner determines <br/>
<a id="pl.362.20"></a><var>362.20</var>that the county has met the performance outcome threshold of 90 percent based on <br/>
<a id="pl.362.21"></a><var>362.21</var>face-to-face visits by the case manager. In order to receive the performance allocation, the <br/>
<a id="pl.362.22"></a><var>362.22</var>total number of visits made by caseworkers on a monthly basis to children in foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.362.23"></a><var>362.23</var>and children receiving child protection services while residing in their home must be at <br/>
<a id="pl.362.24"></a><var>362.24</var>least 90 percent of the total number of such visits that would occur if every child were <br/>
<a id="pl.362.25"></a><var>362.25</var>visited once per month. The commissioner shall make such determinations in January <br/>
<a id="pl.362.26"></a><var>362.26</var>February of each year and payments to counties meeting the performance outcome <br/>
<a id="pl.362.27"></a><var>362.27</var>threshold shall occur in February March of each year. Any withheld funds from this <br/>
<a id="pl.362.28"></a><var>362.28</var>appropriation for counties that do not meet this requirement shall be reallocated by the <br/>
<a id="pl.362.29"></a><var>362.29</var>commissioner to those counties meeting the requirement. For 2015, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.362.30"></a><var>362.30</var>shall only apply the standard for monthly foster care visits.<br/>
<a id="pl.362.31"></a><var>362.31</var>(c) The commissioner shall work with stakeholders and the Human Services <br/>
<a id="pl.362.32"></a><var>362.32</var>Performance Council under section 
         <statute_ref>402A.16</statute_ref> to develop recommendations for specific <br/>
<a id="pl.362.33"></a><var>362.33</var>outcome measures that counties should meet in order to receive funds withheld under <br/>
<a id="pl.362.34"></a><var>362.34</var>paragraph (b), and include in those recommendations a determination as to whether <br/>
<a id="pl.362.35"></a><var>362.35</var>the performance measures under paragraph (b) should be modified or phased out. The <br/>
<a id="pl.363.1"></a><var>363.1</var>commissioner shall report the recommendations to the legislative committees having <br/>
<a id="pl.363.2"></a><var>363.2</var>jurisdiction over child protection issues by January 1, 2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.363.3"></a><var>363.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016, for allocations made in <br/>
<a id="pl.363.4"></a><var>363.4</var>fiscal year 2017 using calendar year 2016 data.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.17.0"></a><a id="pl.363.5"></a><var>363.5</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256N.26, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.363.6"></a><var>363.6</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Basic monthly rate.</b> From January 1, 2015 July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2016 <br/>
<a id="pl.363.7"></a><var>363.7</var>2017, the basic monthly rate must be according to the following schedule:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="15.5"/>
<col width="24.5"/>
<col width="24.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.363.8"></a><var>363.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Ages 0-5<br/>
</td>
<td>$565 $650 per month<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.363.9"></a><var>363.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Ages 6-12<br/>
</td>
<td>$670 $770 per month<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.363.10"></a><var>363.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Ages 13 and older<br/>
</td>
<td>$790 $910 per month<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.21.18.0"></a><a id="pl.363.11"></a><var>363.11</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256P.06, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.363.12"></a><var>363.12</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.363.13"></a><var>363.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Income inclusions.</b> The following must be included in determining the <br/>
<a id="pl.363.14"></a><var>363.14</var>income of an assistance unit:<br/>
<a id="pl.363.15"></a><var>363.15</var>(1) earned income; and<br/>
<a id="pl.363.16"></a><var>363.16</var>(2) unearned income, which includes:<br/>
<a id="pl.363.17"></a><var>363.17</var>(i) interest and dividends from investments and savings;<br/>
<a id="pl.363.18"></a><var>363.18</var>(ii) capital gains as defined by the Internal Revenue Service from any sale of real <br/>
<a id="pl.363.19"></a><var>363.19</var>property;<br/>
<a id="pl.363.20"></a><var>363.20</var>(iii) proceeds from rent and contract for deed payments in excess of the principal <br/>
<a id="pl.363.21"></a><var>363.21</var>and interest portion owed on property;<br/>
<a id="pl.363.22"></a><var>363.22</var>(iv) income from trusts, excluding special needs and supplemental needs trusts;<br/>
<a id="pl.363.23"></a><var>363.23</var>(v) interest income from loans made by the participant or household;<br/>
<a id="pl.363.24"></a><var>363.24</var>(vi) cash prizes and winnings;<br/>
<a id="pl.363.25"></a><var>363.25</var>(vii) unemployment insurance income;<br/>
<a id="pl.363.26"></a><var>363.26</var>(viii) retirement, survivors, and disability insurance payments;<br/>
<a id="pl.363.27"></a><var>363.27</var>(ix) nonrecurring income over $60 per quarter unless earmarked and used for the <br/>
<a id="pl.363.28"></a><var>363.28</var>purpose for which it is intended. Income and use of this income is subject to verification <br/>
<a id="pl.363.29"></a><var>363.29</var>requirements under section 
         <statute_ref>256P.04</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.363.30"></a><var>363.30</var>(x) retirement benefits;<br/>
<a id="pl.363.31"></a><var>363.31</var>(xi) cash assistance benefits, as defined by each program in chapters 119B, 256D, <br/>
<a id="pl.363.32"></a><var>363.32</var>256I, and 256J;<br/>
<a id="pl.363.33"></a><var>363.33</var>(xii) tribal per capita payments unless excluded by federal and state law;<br/>
<a id="pl.364.1"></a><var>364.1</var>(xiii) income and payments from service and rehabilitation programs that meet <br/>
<a id="pl.364.2"></a><var>364.2</var>or exceed the state's minimum wage rate;<br/>
<a id="pl.364.3"></a><var>364.3</var>(xiv) income from members of the United States armed forces unless excluded from <br/>
<a id="pl.364.4"></a><var>364.4</var>income taxes according to federal or state law;<br/>
<a id="pl.364.5"></a><var>364.5</var>(xv) all child support payments for programs under chapters 119B, 256D, and 256I;<br/>
<a id="pl.364.6"></a><var>364.6</var>(xvi) the amount of current child support received that exceeds $100 for assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.364.7"></a><var>364.7</var>units with one child and $200 for assistance units with two or more children for programs <br/>
<a id="pl.364.8"></a><var>364.8</var>under chapter 256J; and<br/>
<a id="pl.364.9"></a><var>364.9</var>(xvii) spousal support.<br/>
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<a id="bill.21.19.0"></a><a id="pl.364.10"></a><var>364.10</var>    Sec. 19. <b>[260C.125] CASE TRANSFER PROCESS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.364.11"></a><var>364.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Purpose.</b> This section pertains to the transfer of responsibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.364.12"></a><var>364.12</var>the placement and care of an Indian child in out-of-home placement from the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.364.13"></a><var>364.13</var>social services agency to a tribal title IV-E agency or an Indian tribe in and outside of <br/>
<a id="pl.364.14"></a><var>364.14</var>Minnesota with a title IV-E agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.364.15"></a><var>364.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Establishment of transfer procedures.</b> The responsible social services <br/>
<a id="pl.364.16"></a><var>364.16</var>agency shall establish and maintain procedures, in consultation with Indian tribes, for the <br/>
<a id="pl.364.17"></a><var>364.17</var>transfer of responsibility for placement and care of a child to a tribal agency. Transfer of a <br/>
<a id="pl.364.18"></a><var>364.18</var>child's case under this section shall not affect the child's title IV-E and Medicaid eligibility. <br/>
<a id="pl.364.19"></a><var>364.19</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Title IV-E eligibility.</b> If a child's title IV-E eligibility has not been <br/>
<a id="pl.364.20"></a><var>364.20</var>determined by the responsible social services agency by the time of transfer, it shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.364.21"></a><var>364.21</var>established at the time of the transfer by the responsible social services agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.364.22"></a><var>364.22</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Documentation and information.</b> Essential documents and information <br/>
<a id="pl.364.23"></a><var>364.23</var>shall be transferred to a tribal agency, including but not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.364.24"></a><var>364.24</var>(1) district court judicial determinations to the effect that continuation in the home <br/>
<a id="pl.364.25"></a><var>364.25</var>from which the child was removed would be contrary to the welfare of the child and that <br/>
<a id="pl.364.26"></a><var>364.26</var>reasonable efforts were made to ensure placement prevention and family reunification <br/>
<a id="pl.364.27"></a><var>364.27</var>pursuant to section 260.012;<br/>
<a id="pl.364.28"></a><var>364.28</var>(2) documentation related to the child's permanency proceeding under sections <br/>
<a id="pl.364.29"></a><var>364.29</var>260C.503 to 260C.521;<br/>
<a id="pl.364.30"></a><var>364.30</var>(3) documentation from the responsible social services agency related to the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.364.31"></a><var>364.31</var>title IV-E eligibility;<br/>
<a id="pl.364.32"></a><var>364.32</var>(4) documentation regarding the child's eligibility or potential eligibility for other <br/>
<a id="pl.364.33"></a><var>364.33</var>federal benefits;<br/>
<a id="pl.364.34"></a><var>364.34</var>(5) the child's case plan, developed pursuant to the Social Security Act, United <br/>
<a id="pl.364.35"></a><var>364.35</var>States Code, title 42, sections 675(1) and 675a, including health and education records <br/>
<a id="pl.365.1"></a><var>365.1</var>of the child pursuant to the Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, section <br/>
<a id="pl.365.2"></a><var>365.2</var>675(1)(c); and section 260C.212, subdivision 1, and information; and<br/>
<a id="pl.365.3"></a><var>365.3</var>(6) documentation of the child's placement setting, including a copy of the most <br/>
<a id="pl.365.4"></a><var>365.4</var>recent provider's license.<br/>
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<a id="bill.21.20.0"></a><a id="pl.365.5"></a><var>365.5</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 260C.203, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.365.6"></a><var>365.6</var><b>260C.203 ADMINISTRATIVE OR COURT REVIEW OF PLACEMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.365.7"></a><var>365.7</var>    (a) Unless the court is conducting the reviews required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.202</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.365.8"></a><var>365.8</var>there shall be an administrative review of the out-of-home placement plan of each child <br/>
<a id="pl.365.9"></a><var>365.9</var>placed in foster care no later than 180 days after the initial placement of the child in foster <br/>
<a id="pl.365.10"></a><var>365.10</var>care and at least every six months thereafter if the child is not returned to the home of the <br/>
<a id="pl.365.11"></a><var>365.11</var>parent or parents within that time. The out-of-home placement plan must be monitored and <br/>
<a id="pl.365.12"></a><var>365.12</var>updated at each administrative review. The administrative review shall be conducted by <br/>
<a id="pl.365.13"></a><var>365.13</var>the responsible social services agency using a panel of appropriate persons at least one of <br/>
<a id="pl.365.14"></a><var>365.14</var>whom is not responsible for the case management of, or the delivery of services to, either <br/>
<a id="pl.365.15"></a><var>365.15</var>the child or the parents who are the subject of the review. The administrative review shall <br/>
<a id="pl.365.16"></a><var>365.16</var>be open to participation by the parent or guardian of the child and the child, as appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.365.17"></a><var>365.17</var>    (b) As an alternative to the administrative review required in paragraph (a), the court <br/>
<a id="pl.365.18"></a><var>365.18</var>may, as part of any hearing required under the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection <br/>
<a id="pl.365.19"></a><var>365.19</var>Procedure, conduct a hearing to monitor and update the out-of-home placement plan <br/>
<a id="pl.365.20"></a><var>365.20</var>pursuant to the procedure and standard in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201</statute_ref>, subdivision 6, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.365.21"></a><var>365.21</var>(d). The party requesting review of the out-of-home placement plan shall give parties to <br/>
<a id="pl.365.22"></a><var>365.22</var>the proceeding notice of the request to review and update the out-of-home placement <br/>
<a id="pl.365.23"></a><var>365.23</var>plan. A court review conducted pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>260C.141, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>260C.193</statute_ref>; <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.365.24"></a><var>365.24</var>260C.201
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 1; 
         <statute_ref>260C.202</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>260C.204</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>260C.317</statute_ref>; or 
         <statute_ref>260D.06</statute_ref> shall satisfy the <br/>
<a id="pl.365.25"></a><var>365.25</var>requirement for the review so long as the other requirements of this section are met.<br/>
<a id="pl.365.26"></a><var>365.26</var>    (c) As appropriate to the stage of the proceedings and relevant court orders, the <br/>
<a id="pl.365.27"></a><var>365.27</var>responsible social services agency or the court shall review:<br/>
<a id="pl.365.28"></a><var>365.28</var>    (1) the safety, permanency needs, and well-being of the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.365.29"></a><var>365.29</var>    (2) the continuing necessity for and appropriateness of the placement;<br/>
<a id="pl.365.30"></a><var>365.30</var>    (3) the extent of compliance with the out-of-home placement plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.365.31"></a><var>365.31</var>    (4) the extent of progress that has been made toward alleviating or mitigating the <br/>
<a id="pl.365.32"></a><var>365.32</var>causes necessitating placement in foster care;<br/>
<a id="pl.365.33"></a><var>365.33</var>    (5) the projected date by which the child may be returned to and safely maintained in <br/>
<a id="pl.365.34"></a><var>365.34</var>the home or placed permanently away from the care of the parent or parents or guardian; and<br/>
<a id="pl.365.35"></a><var>365.35</var>    (6) the appropriateness of the services provided to the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.366.1"></a><var>366.1</var>    (d) When a child is age 14 or older,:<br/>
<a id="pl.366.2"></a><var>366.2</var>    (1) in addition to any administrative review conducted by the responsible social <br/>
<a id="pl.366.3"></a><var>366.3</var>services agency, at the in-court review required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.317</statute_ref>, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.366.4"></a><var>366.4</var>3, clause (3), or 
         <statute_ref>260C.515, subdivision 5</statute_ref> or 6, the court shall review the independent <br/>
<a id="pl.366.5"></a><var>366.5</var>living plan required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (12), <br/>
<a id="pl.366.6"></a><var>366.6</var>and the provision of services to the child related to the well-being of the child as the <br/>
<a id="pl.366.7"></a><var>366.7</var>child prepares to leave foster care. The review shall include the actual plans related to <br/>
<a id="pl.366.8"></a><var>366.8</var>each item in the plan necessary to the child's future safety and well-being when the child <br/>
<a id="pl.366.9"></a><var>366.9</var>is no longer in foster care.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.366.10"></a><var>366.10</var>    (e) At the court review required under paragraph (d) for a child age 14 or older, <br/>
<a id="pl.366.11"></a><var>366.11</var>the following procedures apply:<br/>
<a id="pl.366.12"></a><var>366.12</var>(1) six months before the child is expected to be discharged from foster care, the <br/>
<a id="pl.366.13"></a><var>366.13</var>responsible social services agency shall give the written notice required under section <br/>
<a id="pl.366.14"></a><var>366.14</var><statute_ref>260C.451</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, regarding the right to continued access to services for certain <br/>
<a id="pl.366.15"></a><var>366.15</var>children in foster care past age 18 and of the right to appeal a denial of social services <br/>
<a id="pl.366.16"></a><var>366.16</var>under section 
<statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>. The agency shall file a copy of the notice, including the right to <br/>
<a id="pl.366.17"></a><var>366.17</var>appeal a denial of social services, with the court. If the agency does not file the notice by <br/>
<a id="pl.366.18"></a><var>366.18</var>the time the child is age 17-1/2, the court shall require the agency to give it;<br/>
<a id="pl.366.19"></a><var>366.19</var>    (2) consistent with the requirements of the independent living plan, the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.366.20"></a><var>366.20</var>review progress toward or accomplishment of the following goals:<br/>
<a id="pl.366.21"></a><var>366.21</var>    (i) the child has obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent;<br/>
<a id="pl.366.22"></a><var>366.22</var>    (ii) the child has completed a driver's education course or has demonstrated the <br/>
<a id="pl.366.23"></a><var>366.23</var>ability to use public transportation in the child's community;<br/>
<a id="pl.366.24"></a><var>366.24</var>    (iii) the child is employed or enrolled in postsecondary education;<br/>
<a id="pl.366.25"></a><var>366.25</var>    (iv) the child has applied for and obtained postsecondary education financial aid for <br/>
<a id="pl.366.26"></a><var>366.26</var>which the child is eligible;<br/>
<a id="pl.366.27"></a><var>366.27</var>    (v) the child has health care coverage and health care providers to meet the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.366.28"></a><var>366.28</var>physical and mental health needs;<br/>
<a id="pl.366.29"></a><var>366.29</var>    (vi) the child has applied for and obtained disability income assistance for which <br/>
<a id="pl.366.30"></a><var>366.30</var>the child is eligible;<br/>
<a id="pl.366.31"></a><var>366.31</var>    (vii) the child has obtained affordable housing with necessary supports, which does <br/>
<a id="pl.366.32"></a><var>366.32</var>not include a homeless shelter;<br/>
<a id="pl.366.33"></a><var>366.33</var>    (viii) the child has saved sufficient funds to pay for the first month's rent and a <br/>
<a id="pl.366.34"></a><var>366.34</var>damage deposit;<br/>
<a id="pl.366.35"></a><var>366.35</var>    (ix) the child has an alternative affordable housing plan, which does not include a <br/>
<a id="pl.366.36"></a><var>366.36</var>homeless shelter, if the original housing plan is unworkable;<br/>
<a id="pl.367.1"></a><var>367.1</var>    (x) the child, if male, has registered for the Selective Service; and<br/>
<a id="pl.367.2"></a><var>367.2</var>    (xi) the child has a permanent connection to a caring adult; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.367.3"></a><var>367.3</var>    (3) the court shall ensure that the responsible agency in conjunction with the <br/>
<a id="pl.367.4"></a><var>367.4</var>placement provider assists the child in obtaining the following documents prior to the <br/>
<a id="pl.367.5"></a><var>367.5</var>child's leaving foster care: a Social Security card; the child's birth certificate; a state <br/>
<a id="pl.367.6"></a><var>367.6</var>identification card or driver's license, tribal enrollment identification card, green card, or <br/>
<a id="pl.367.7"></a><var>367.7</var>school visa; the child's school, medical, and dental records; a contact list of the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.367.8"></a><var>367.8</var>medical, dental, and mental health providers; and contact information for the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.367.9"></a><var>367.9</var>siblings, if the siblings are in foster care.<br/>
<a id="pl.367.10"></a><var>367.10</var>    (f) For a child who will be discharged from foster care at age 18 or older, the <br/>
<a id="pl.367.11"></a><var>367.11</var>responsible social services agency is required to develop a personalized transition plan as <br/>
<a id="pl.367.12"></a><var>367.12</var>directed by the youth. The transition plan must be developed during the 90-day period <br/>
<a id="pl.367.13"></a><var>367.13</var>immediately prior to the expected date of discharge. The transition plan must be as <br/>
<a id="pl.367.14"></a><var>367.14</var>detailed as the child may elect and include specific options on housing, health insurance, <br/>
<a id="pl.367.15"></a><var>367.15</var>education, local opportunities for mentors and continuing support services, and work force <br/>
<a id="pl.367.16"></a><var>367.16</var>supports and employment services. The agency shall ensure that the youth receives, at <br/>
<a id="pl.367.17"></a><var>367.17</var>no cost to the youth, a copy of the youth's consumer credit report as defined in section <br/>
<a id="pl.367.18"></a><var>367.18</var><statute_ref>13C.001</statute_ref> and assistance in interpreting and resolving any inaccuracies in the report. The <br/>
<a id="pl.367.19"></a><var>367.19</var>plan must include information on the importance of designating another individual to <br/>
<a id="pl.367.20"></a><var>367.20</var>make health care treatment decisions on behalf of the child if the child becomes unable <br/>
<a id="pl.367.21"></a><var>367.21</var>to participate in these decisions and the child does not have, or does not want, a relative <br/>
<a id="pl.367.22"></a><var>367.22</var>who would otherwise be authorized to make these decisions. The plan must provide the <br/>
<a id="pl.367.23"></a><var>367.23</var>child with the option to execute a health care directive as provided under chapter 145C. <br/>
<a id="pl.367.24"></a><var>367.24</var>The agency shall also provide the youth with appropriate contact information if the youth <br/>
<a id="pl.367.25"></a><var>367.25</var>needs more information or needs help dealing with a crisis situation through age 21.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.21.0"></a><a id="pl.367.26"></a><var>367.26</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 260C.212, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.367.27"></a><var>367.27</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.367.28"></a><var>367.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Out-of-home placement; plan.</b> (a) An out-of-home placement plan <br/>
<a id="pl.367.29"></a><var>367.29</var>shall be prepared within 30 days after any child is placed in foster care by court order or a <br/>
<a id="pl.367.30"></a><var>367.30</var>voluntary placement agreement between the responsible social services agency and the <br/>
<a id="pl.367.31"></a><var>367.31</var>child's parent pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>260C.227</statute_ref> or chapter 260D.<br/>
<a id="pl.367.32"></a><var>367.32</var>    (b) An out-of-home placement plan means a written document which is prepared <br/>
<a id="pl.367.33"></a><var>367.33</var>by the responsible social services agency jointly with the parent or parents or guardian <br/>
<a id="pl.367.34"></a><var>367.34</var>of the child and in consultation with the child's guardian ad litem, the child's tribe, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.367.35"></a><var>367.35</var>child is an Indian child, the child's foster parent or representative of the foster care facility, <br/>
<a id="pl.368.1"></a><var>368.1</var>and, where appropriate, the child. When a child is age 14 or older, the child may include <br/>
<a id="pl.368.2"></a><var>368.2</var>two other individuals on the team preparing the child's out-of-home placement plan. The <br/>
<a id="pl.368.3"></a><var>368.3</var>child may select one member of the case planning team to be designated as the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.368.4"></a><var>368.4</var>advisor and to advocate with respect to the application of the reasonable and prudent <br/>
<a id="pl.368.5"></a><var>368.5</var>parenting standards. The responsible social services agency may reject an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.368.6"></a><var>368.6</var>selected by the child if the agency has good cause to believe that the individual would <br/>
<a id="pl.368.7"></a><var>368.7</var>not act in the best interest of the child. For a child in voluntary foster care for treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.368.8"></a><var>368.8</var>under chapter 260D, preparation of the out-of-home placement plan shall additionally <br/>
<a id="pl.368.9"></a><var>368.9</var>include the child's mental health treatment provider. For a child 18 years of age or older, <br/>
<a id="pl.368.10"></a><var>368.10</var>the responsible social services agency shall involve the child and the child's parents as <br/>
<a id="pl.368.11"></a><var>368.11</var>appropriate. As appropriate, the plan shall be:<br/>
<a id="pl.368.12"></a><var>368.12</var>    (1) submitted to the court for approval under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.178</statute_ref>, subdivision 7;<br/>
<a id="pl.368.13"></a><var>368.13</var>    (2) ordered by the court, either as presented or modified after hearing, under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.368.14"></a><var>368.14</var>260C.178
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 7, or 
         <statute_ref>260C.201</statute_ref>, subdivision 6; and<br/>
<a id="pl.368.15"></a><var>368.15</var>    (3) signed by the parent or parents or guardian of the child, the child's guardian ad <br/>
<a id="pl.368.16"></a><var>368.16</var>litem, a representative of the child's tribe, the responsible social services agency, and, if <br/>
<a id="pl.368.17"></a><var>368.17</var>possible, the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.368.18"></a><var>368.18</var>    (c) The out-of-home placement plan shall be explained to all persons involved in its <br/>
<a id="pl.368.19"></a><var>368.19</var>implementation, including the child who has signed the plan, and shall set forth:<br/>
<a id="pl.368.20"></a><var>368.20</var>    (1) a description of the foster care home or facility selected, including how the <br/>
<a id="pl.368.21"></a><var>368.21</var>out-of-home placement plan is designed to achieve a safe placement for the child in the <br/>
<a id="pl.368.22"></a><var>368.22</var>least restrictive, most family-like, setting available which is in close proximity to the home <br/>
<a id="pl.368.23"></a><var>368.23</var>of the parent or parents or guardian of the child when the case plan goal is reunification, <br/>
<a id="pl.368.24"></a><var>368.24</var>and how the placement is consistent with the best interests and special needs of the child <br/>
<a id="pl.368.25"></a><var>368.25</var>according to the factors under subdivision 2, paragraph (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.368.26"></a><var>368.26</var>    (2) the specific reasons for the placement of the child in foster care, and when <br/>
<a id="pl.368.27"></a><var>368.27</var>reunification is the plan, a description of the problems or conditions in the home of the <br/>
<a id="pl.368.28"></a><var>368.28</var>parent or parents which necessitated removal of the child from home and the changes the <br/>
<a id="pl.368.29"></a><var>368.29</var>parent or parents must make in order for the child to safely return home;<br/>
<a id="pl.368.30"></a><var>368.30</var>    (3) a description of the services offered and provided to prevent removal of the child <br/>
<a id="pl.368.31"></a><var>368.31</var>from the home and to reunify the family including:<br/>
<a id="pl.368.32"></a><var>368.32</var>    (i) the specific actions to be taken by the parent or parents of the child to eliminate <br/>
<a id="pl.368.33"></a><var>368.33</var>or correct the problems or conditions identified in clause (2), and the time period during <br/>
<a id="pl.368.34"></a><var>368.34</var>which the actions are to be taken; and<br/>
<a id="pl.368.35"></a><var>368.35</var>    (ii) the reasonable efforts, or in the case of an Indian child, active efforts to be made <br/>
<a id="pl.368.36"></a><var>368.36</var>to achieve a safe and stable home for the child including social and other supportive <br/>
<a id="pl.369.1"></a><var>369.1</var>services to be provided or offered to the parent or parents or guardian of the child, the <br/>
<a id="pl.369.2"></a><var>369.2</var>child, and the residential facility during the period the child is in the residential facility;<br/>
<a id="pl.369.3"></a><var>369.3</var>    (4) a description of any services or resources that were requested by the child or the <br/>
<a id="pl.369.4"></a><var>369.4</var>child's parent, guardian, foster parent, or custodian since the date of the child's placement <br/>
<a id="pl.369.5"></a><var>369.5</var>in the residential facility, and whether those services or resources were provided and if <br/>
<a id="pl.369.6"></a><var>369.6</var>not, the basis for the denial of the services or resources;<br/>
<a id="pl.369.7"></a><var>369.7</var>    (5) the visitation plan for the parent or parents or guardian, other relatives as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.369.8"></a><var>369.8</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007</statute_ref>, subdivision 26b or 27, and siblings of the child if the siblings are not <br/>
<a id="pl.369.9"></a><var>369.9</var>placed together in foster care, and whether visitation is consistent with the best interest <br/>
<a id="pl.369.10"></a><var>369.10</var>of the child, during the period the child is in foster care;<br/>
<a id="pl.369.11"></a><var>369.11</var>    (6) when a child cannot return to or be in the care of either parent, documentation <br/>
<a id="pl.369.12"></a><var>369.12</var>of steps to finalize adoption as the permanency plan for the child through reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.369.13"></a><var>369.13</var>efforts to place the child for adoption. At a minimum, the documentation must include <br/>
<a id="pl.369.14"></a><var>369.14</var>consideration of whether adoption is in the best interests of the child, child-specific <br/>
<a id="pl.369.15"></a><var>369.15</var>recruitment efforts such as relative search and the use of state, regional, and national <br/>
<a id="pl.369.16"></a><var>369.16</var>adoption exchanges to facilitate orderly and timely placements in and outside of the state. <br/>
<a id="pl.369.17"></a><var>369.17</var>A copy of this documentation shall be provided to the court in the review required under <br/>
<a id="pl.369.18"></a><var>369.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>260C.317</statute_ref>, subdivision 3, paragraph (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.369.19"></a><var>369.19</var>    (7) when a child cannot return to or be in the care of either parent, documentation <br/>
<a id="pl.369.20"></a><var>369.20</var>of steps to finalize the transfer of permanent legal and physical custody to a relative as <br/>
<a id="pl.369.21"></a><var>369.21</var>the permanency plan for the child. This documentation must support the requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.369.22"></a><var>369.22</var>the kinship placement agreement under section 
         <statute_ref>256N.22</statute_ref> and must include the reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.369.23"></a><var>369.23</var>efforts used to determine that it is not appropriate for the child to return home or be <br/>
<a id="pl.369.24"></a><var>369.24</var>adopted, and reasons why permanent placement with a relative through a Northstar kinship <br/>
<a id="pl.369.25"></a><var>369.25</var>assistance arrangement is in the child's best interest; how the child meets the eligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.369.26"></a><var>369.26</var>requirements for Northstar kinship assistance payments; agency efforts to discuss adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.369.27"></a><var>369.27</var>with the child's relative foster parent and reasons why the relative foster parent chose not <br/>
<a id="pl.369.28"></a><var>369.28</var>to pursue adoption, if applicable; and agency efforts to discuss with the child's parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.369.29"></a><var>369.29</var>parents the permanent transfer of permanent legal and physical custody or the reasons <br/>
<a id="pl.369.30"></a><var>369.30</var>why these efforts were not made;<br/>
<a id="pl.369.31"></a><var>369.31</var>    (8) efforts to ensure the child's educational stability while in foster care, including <br/>
<a id="pl.369.32"></a><var>369.32</var>for a child who attained the minimum age for compulsory school attendance under state <br/>
<a id="pl.369.33"></a><var>369.33</var>law and is enrolled full time in elementary or secondary school, or instructed in elementary <br/>
<a id="pl.369.34"></a><var>369.34</var>or secondary education at home, or instructed in an independent study elementary or <br/>
<a id="pl.369.35"></a><var>369.35</var>secondary program, or incapable of attending school on a full-time basis due to a medical <br/>
<a id="pl.370.1"></a><var>370.1</var>condition that is documented and supported by regularly updated information in the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.370.2"></a><var>370.2</var>case plan. Educational stability efforts include:<br/>
<a id="pl.370.3"></a><var>370.3</var>(i) efforts to ensure that the child remains in the same school in which the child was <br/>
<a id="pl.370.4"></a><var>370.4</var>enrolled prior to placement or upon the child's move from one placement to another, <br/>
<a id="pl.370.5"></a><var>370.5</var>including efforts to work with the local education authorities to ensure the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.370.6"></a><var>370.6</var>educational stability and attendance; or<br/>
<a id="pl.370.7"></a><var>370.7</var>(ii) if it is not in the child's best interest to remain in the same school that the child <br/>
<a id="pl.370.8"></a><var>370.8</var>was enrolled in prior to placement or move from one placement to another, efforts to <br/>
<a id="pl.370.9"></a><var>370.9</var>ensure immediate and appropriate enrollment for the child in a new school;<br/>
<a id="pl.370.10"></a><var>370.10</var>(9) the educational records of the child including the most recent information <br/>
<a id="pl.370.11"></a><var>370.11</var>available regarding:<br/>
<a id="pl.370.12"></a><var>370.12</var>    (i) the names and addresses of the child's educational providers;<br/>
<a id="pl.370.13"></a><var>370.13</var>    (ii) the child's grade level performance;<br/>
<a id="pl.370.14"></a><var>370.14</var>    (iii) the child's school record;<br/>
<a id="pl.370.15"></a><var>370.15</var>    (iv) a statement about how the child's placement in foster care takes into account <br/>
<a id="pl.370.16"></a><var>370.16</var>proximity to the school in which the child is enrolled at the time of placement; and<br/>
<a id="pl.370.17"></a><var>370.17</var>(v) any other relevant educational information;<br/>
<a id="pl.370.18"></a><var>370.18</var>    (10) the efforts by the local responsible social services agency to ensure the oversight <br/>
<a id="pl.370.19"></a><var>370.19</var>and continuity of health care services for the foster child, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.370.20"></a><var>370.20</var>(i) the plan to schedule the child's initial health screens;<br/>
<a id="pl.370.21"></a><var>370.21</var>(ii) how the child's known medical problems and identified needs from the screens, <br/>
<a id="pl.370.22"></a><var>370.22</var>including any known communicable diseases, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144.4172</statute_ref>, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.370.23"></a><var>370.23</var>2, will shall be monitored and treated while the child is in foster care;<br/>
<a id="pl.370.24"></a><var>370.24</var>(iii) how the child's medical information will shall be updated and shared, including <br/>
<a id="pl.370.25"></a><var>370.25</var>the child's immunizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.370.26"></a><var>370.26</var>(iv) who is responsible to coordinate and respond to the child's health care needs, <br/>
<a id="pl.370.27"></a><var>370.27</var>including the role of the parent, the agency, and the foster parent;<br/>
<a id="pl.370.28"></a><var>370.28</var>(v) who is responsible for oversight of the child's prescription medications;<br/>
<a id="pl.370.29"></a><var>370.29</var>(vi) how physicians or other appropriate medical and nonmedical professionals will <br/>
<a id="pl.370.30"></a><var>370.30</var>shall be consulted and involved in assessing the health and well-being of the child and <br/>
<a id="pl.370.31"></a><var>370.31</var>determine the appropriate medical treatment for the child; and<br/>
<a id="pl.370.32"></a><var>370.32</var>(vii) the responsibility to ensure that the child has access to medical care through <br/>
<a id="pl.370.33"></a><var>370.33</var>either medical insurance or medical assistance;<br/>
<a id="pl.370.34"></a><var>370.34</var>(11) the health records of the child including information available regarding:<br/>
<a id="pl.370.35"></a><var>370.35</var>(i) the names and addresses of the child's health care and dental care providers;<br/>
<a id="pl.370.36"></a><var>370.36</var>(ii) a record of the child's immunizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.371.1"></a><var>371.1</var>(iii) the child's known medical problems, including any known communicable <br/>
<a id="pl.371.2"></a><var>371.2</var>diseases as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144.4172</statute_ref>, subdivision 2;<br/>
<a id="pl.371.3"></a><var>371.3</var>(iv) the child's medications; and<br/>
<a id="pl.371.4"></a><var>371.4</var>(v) any other relevant health care information such as the child's eligibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.371.5"></a><var>371.5</var>medical insurance or medical assistance;<br/>
<a id="pl.371.6"></a><var>371.6</var>(12) an independent living plan for a child age 14 years of age or older, developed in <br/>
<a id="pl.371.7"></a><var>371.7</var>consultation with the child. The child may select one member of the case planning team to <br/>
<a id="pl.371.8"></a><var>371.8</var>be designated as the child's advisor and to advocate with respect to the application of the <br/>
<a id="pl.371.9"></a><var>371.9</var>reasonable and prudent parenting standards in subdivision 14. The plan should include, <br/>
<a id="pl.371.10"></a><var>371.10</var>but not be limited to, the following objectives:<br/>
<a id="pl.371.11"></a><var>371.11</var>    (i) educational, vocational, or employment planning;<br/>
<a id="pl.371.12"></a><var>371.12</var>    (ii) health care planning and medical coverage;<br/>
<a id="pl.371.13"></a><var>371.13</var>    (iii) transportation including, where appropriate, assisting the child in obtaining a <br/>
<a id="pl.371.14"></a><var>371.14</var>driver's license;<br/>
<a id="pl.371.15"></a><var>371.15</var>    (iv) money management, including the responsibility of the responsible social <br/>
<a id="pl.371.16"></a><var>371.16</var>services agency to ensure that the youth child annually receives, at no cost to the youth <br/>
<a id="pl.371.17"></a><var>371.17</var>child, a consumer report as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>13C.001</statute_ref> and assistance in interpreting <br/>
<a id="pl.371.18"></a><var>371.18</var>and resolving any inaccuracies in the report;<br/>
<a id="pl.371.19"></a><var>371.19</var>    (v) planning for housing;<br/>
<a id="pl.371.20"></a><var>371.20</var>    (vi) social and recreational skills;<br/>
<a id="pl.371.21"></a><var>371.21</var>    (vii) establishing and maintaining connections with the child's family and <br/>
<a id="pl.371.22"></a><var>371.22</var>community; and<br/>
<a id="pl.371.23"></a><var>371.23</var>    (viii) regular opportunities to engage in age-appropriate or developmentally <br/>
<a id="pl.371.24"></a><var>371.24</var>appropriate activities typical for the child's age group, taking into consideration the <br/>
<a id="pl.371.25"></a><var>371.25</var>capacities of the individual child; and<br/>
<a id="pl.371.26"></a><var>371.26</var>    (13) for a child in voluntary foster care for treatment under chapter 260D, diagnostic <br/>
<a id="pl.371.27"></a><var>371.27</var>and assessment information, specific services relating to meeting the mental health care <br/>
<a id="pl.371.28"></a><var>371.28</var>needs of the child, and treatment outcomes.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.371.29"></a><var>371.29</var>(14) for a child 14 years of age or older, a signed acknowledgment that describes <br/>
<a id="pl.371.30"></a><var>371.30</var>the child's rights regarding education, health care, visitation, safety and protection from <br/>
<a id="pl.371.31"></a><var>371.31</var>exploitation, and court participation; receipt of the documents identified in section <br/>
<a id="pl.371.32"></a><var>371.32</var>260C.452; and receipt of an annual credit report. The acknowledgment shall state that the <br/>
<a id="pl.371.33"></a><var>371.33</var>rights were explained in an age-appropriate manner to the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.371.34"></a><var>371.34</var>    (d) The parent or parents or guardian and the child each shall have the right to legal <br/>
<a id="pl.371.35"></a><var>371.35</var>counsel in the preparation of the case plan and shall be informed of the right at the time <br/>
<a id="pl.371.36"></a><var>371.36</var>of placement of the child. The child shall also have the right to a guardian ad litem. <br/>
<a id="pl.372.1"></a><var>372.1</var>If unable to employ counsel from their own resources, the court shall appoint counsel <br/>
<a id="pl.372.2"></a><var>372.2</var>upon the request of the parent or parents or the child or the child's legal guardian. The <br/>
<a id="pl.372.3"></a><var>372.3</var>parent or parents may also receive assistance from any person or social services agency <br/>
<a id="pl.372.4"></a><var>372.4</var>in preparation of the case plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.372.5"></a><var>372.5</var>    After the plan has been agreed upon by the parties involved or approved or ordered <br/>
<a id="pl.372.6"></a><var>372.6</var>by the court, the foster parents shall be fully informed of the provisions of the case plan <br/>
<a id="pl.372.7"></a><var>372.7</var>and shall be provided a copy of the plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.372.8"></a><var>372.8</var>    Upon discharge from foster care, the parent, adoptive parent, or permanent legal and <br/>
<a id="pl.372.9"></a><var>372.9</var>physical custodian, as appropriate, and the child, if appropriate, must be provided with <br/>
<a id="pl.372.10"></a><var>372.10</var>a current copy of the child's health and education record.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.22.0"></a><a id="pl.372.11"></a><var>372.11</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 260C.212, subdivision 14, <br/>
<a id="pl.372.12"></a><var>372.12</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.372.13"></a><var>372.13</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Support age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate activities </b><br/>
<a id="pl.372.14"></a><var>372.14</var><b>for foster children.</b> (a) Responsible social services agencies and licensed child-placing <br/>
<a id="pl.372.15"></a><var>372.15</var>agencies shall support a foster child's emotional and developmental growth by permitting <br/>
<a id="pl.372.16"></a><var>372.16</var>the child to participate in activities or events that are generally accepted as suitable <br/>
<a id="pl.372.17"></a><var>372.17</var>for children of the same chronological age or are developmentally appropriate for the <br/>
<a id="pl.372.18"></a><var>372.18</var>child. "Developmentally appropriate" means based on a child's cognitive, emotional, <br/>
<a id="pl.372.19"></a><var>372.19</var>physical, and behavioral capacities that are typical for an age or age group. Foster <br/>
<a id="pl.372.20"></a><var>372.20</var>parents and residential facility staff are permitted to allow foster children to participate in <br/>
<a id="pl.372.21"></a><var>372.21</var>extracurricular, social, or cultural activities that are typical for the child's age by applying <br/>
<a id="pl.372.22"></a><var>372.22</var>reasonable and prudent parenting standards. <br/>
<a id="pl.372.23"></a><var>372.23</var>(b) "Reasonable and prudent parenting" means the standards are characterized <br/>
<a id="pl.372.24"></a><var>372.24</var>by careful and sensible parenting decisions that maintain the child's health and safety, <br/>
<a id="pl.372.25"></a><var>372.25</var>cultural, religious, and are made in the child's tribal values, and  best interest interests <br/>
<a id="pl.372.26"></a><var>372.26</var>while encouraging the child's emotional and developmental growth.<br/>
<a id="pl.372.27"></a><var>372.27</var>(c) The commissioner shall provide guidance about the childhood activities and <br/>
<a id="pl.372.28"></a><var>372.28</var>factors a foster parent and authorized residential facility staff must consider when applying <br/>
<a id="pl.372.29"></a><var>372.29</var>the reasonable and prudent parenting standards. The factors must include the:<br/>
<a id="pl.372.30"></a><var>372.30</var>(1) child's age, maturity, and developmental level;<br/>
<a id="pl.372.31"></a><var>372.31</var>(2) risk of activity;<br/>
<a id="pl.372.32"></a><var>372.32</var>(3) best interests of the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.372.33"></a><var>372.33</var>(4) importance of the experience in the child's emotional and developmental growth;<br/>
<a id="pl.372.34"></a><var>372.34</var>(5) importance of a family-like experience;<br/>
<a id="pl.372.35"></a><var>372.35</var>(6) behavioral history of the child; and<br/>
<a id="pl.373.1"></a><var>373.1</var>(7) wishes of the child's parent or legal guardian, as appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.373.2"></a><var>373.2</var>(d) A residential facility licensed under Minnesota Rules, chapter 2960, must have <br/>
<a id="pl.373.3"></a><var>373.3</var>at least one onsite staff person who is trained on the standards according to section <br/>
<a id="pl.373.4"></a><var>373.4</var>260C.215, subdivision 4, and authorized to apply the reasonable and prudent parenting <br/>
<a id="pl.373.5"></a><var>373.5</var>standards to decisions involving the approval of a foster child's participation in age and <br/>
<a id="pl.373.6"></a><var>373.6</var>developmentally appropriate extracurricular, social, or cultural activities. The onsite staff <br/>
<a id="pl.373.7"></a><var>373.7</var>person referenced in this paragraph is not required to be available 24 hours per day.<br/>
<a id="pl.373.8"></a><var>373.8</var>(e) The foster parent or designated staff at residential facilities demonstrating <br/>
<a id="pl.373.9"></a><var>373.9</var>compliance with the reasonable and prudent parenting standards shall not incur civil <br/>
<a id="pl.373.10"></a><var>373.10</var>liability if a foster child is harmed or injured because of participating in approved <br/>
<a id="pl.373.11"></a><var>373.11</var>extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.23.0"></a><a id="pl.373.12"></a><var>373.12</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 260C.215, subdivision 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.373.13"></a><var>373.13</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.373.14"></a><var>373.14</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Duties of commissioner.</b> The commissioner of human services shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.373.15"></a><var>373.15</var>(1) provide practice guidance to responsible social services agencies and licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.373.16"></a><var>373.16</var>child-placing agencies that reflect federal and state laws and policy direction on placement <br/>
<a id="pl.373.17"></a><var>373.17</var>of children;<br/>
<a id="pl.373.18"></a><var>373.18</var>(2) develop criteria for determining whether a prospective adoptive or foster family <br/>
<a id="pl.373.19"></a><var>373.19</var>has the ability to understand and validate the child's cultural background;<br/>
<a id="pl.373.20"></a><var>373.20</var>(3) provide a standardized training curriculum for adoption and foster care workers <br/>
<a id="pl.373.21"></a><var>373.21</var>and administrators who work with children. Training must address the following objectives:<br/>
<a id="pl.373.22"></a><var>373.22</var>(i) developing and maintaining sensitivity to all cultures;<br/>
<a id="pl.373.23"></a><var>373.23</var>(ii) assessing values and their cultural implications;<br/>
<a id="pl.373.24"></a><var>373.24</var>(iii) making individualized placement decisions that advance the best interests of a <br/>
<a id="pl.373.25"></a><var>373.25</var>particular child under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.373.26"></a><var>373.26</var>(iv) issues related to cross-cultural placement;<br/>
<a id="pl.373.27"></a><var>373.27</var>(4) provide a training curriculum for all prospective adoptive and foster families <br/>
<a id="pl.373.28"></a><var>373.28</var>that prepares them to care for the needs of adoptive and foster children taking into <br/>
<a id="pl.373.29"></a><var>373.29</var>consideration the needs of children outlined in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.373.30"></a><var>373.30</var>(b), and, as necessary, preparation is continued after placement of the child and includes <br/>
<a id="pl.373.31"></a><var>373.31</var>the knowledge and skills related to reasonable and prudent parenting standards for the <br/>
<a id="pl.373.32"></a><var>373.32</var>participation of the child in age or developmentally appropriate activities, according to <br/>
<a id="pl.373.33"></a><var>373.33</var>section 260C.212, subdivision 14;<br/>
<a id="pl.373.34"></a><var>373.34</var>(5) develop and provide to responsible social services agencies and licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.373.35"></a><var>373.35</var>child-placing agencies a home study format to assess the capacities and needs of <br/>
<a id="pl.374.1"></a><var>374.1</var>prospective adoptive and foster families. The format must address problem-solving skills; <br/>
<a id="pl.374.2"></a><var>374.2</var>parenting skills; evaluate the degree to which the prospective family has the ability <br/>
<a id="pl.374.3"></a><var>374.3</var>to understand and validate the child's cultural background, and other issues needed to <br/>
<a id="pl.374.4"></a><var>374.4</var>provide sufficient information for agencies to make an individualized placement decision <br/>
<a id="pl.374.5"></a><var>374.5</var>consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212</statute_ref>, subdivision 2. For a study of a prospective foster parent, <br/>
<a id="pl.374.6"></a><var>374.6</var>the format must also address the capacity of the prospective foster parent to provide a <br/>
<a id="pl.374.7"></a><var>374.7</var>safe, healthy, smoke-free home environment. If a prospective adoptive parent has also <br/>
<a id="pl.374.8"></a><var>374.8</var>been a foster parent, any update necessary to a home study for the purpose of adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.374.9"></a><var>374.9</var>may be completed by the licensing authority responsible for the foster parent's license. <br/>
<a id="pl.374.10"></a><var>374.10</var>If a prospective adoptive parent with an approved adoptive home study also applies for <br/>
<a id="pl.374.11"></a><var>374.11</var>a foster care license, the license application may be made with the same agency which <br/>
<a id="pl.374.12"></a><var>374.12</var>provided the adoptive home study; and<br/>
<a id="pl.374.13"></a><var>374.13</var>(6) consult with representatives reflecting diverse populations from the councils <br/>
<a id="pl.374.14"></a><var>374.14</var>established under sections 
         <statute_ref>3.922</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>15.0145</statute_ref>, and other state, local, and community <br/>
<a id="pl.374.15"></a><var>374.15</var>organizations.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.24.0"></a><a id="pl.374.16"></a><var>374.16</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 260C.451, subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.374.17"></a><var>374.17</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.374.18"></a><var>374.18</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Reentering foster care and accessing services after </b><b>age</b><b> 18</b><b> years of </b><br/>
<a id="pl.374.19"></a><var>374.19</var><b>age and up to 21 years of age</b><b>.</b> (a) Upon request of an individual between the ages of <br/>
<a id="pl.374.20"></a><var>374.20</var>18 and 21 who had been under the guardianship of the commissioner and who has left <br/>
<a id="pl.374.21"></a><var>374.21</var>foster care without being adopted, the responsible social services agency which had <br/>
<a id="pl.374.22"></a><var>374.22</var>been the commissioner's agent for purposes of the guardianship shall develop with the <br/>
<a id="pl.374.23"></a><var>374.23</var>individual a plan to increase the individual's ability to live safely and independently using <br/>
<a id="pl.374.24"></a><var>374.24</var>the plan requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), clause (12), and <br/>
<a id="pl.374.25"></a><var>374.25</var>to assist the individual to meet one or more of the eligibility criteria in subdivision 4 if <br/>
<a id="pl.374.26"></a><var>374.26</var>the individual wants to reenter foster care. The responsible social services agency shall <br/>
<a id="pl.374.27"></a><var>374.27</var>provide foster care as required to implement the plan. The responsible social services <br/>
<a id="pl.374.28"></a><var>374.28</var>agency shall enter into a voluntary placement agreement under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.229</statute_ref> with the <br/>
<a id="pl.374.29"></a><var>374.29</var>individual if the plan includes foster care.<br/>
<a id="pl.374.30"></a><var>374.30</var>(b) Individuals who had not been under the guardianship of the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.374.31"></a><var>374.31</var>human services prior to 18 years of age 18 and are between the ages of 18 and 21 may ask <br/>
<a id="pl.374.32"></a><var>374.32</var>to reenter foster care after age 18 and, to the extent funds are available, the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.374.33"></a><var>374.33</var>social services agency that had responsibility for planning for the individual before <br/>
<a id="pl.374.34"></a><var>374.34</var>discharge from foster care may provide foster care or other services to the individual for <br/>
<a id="pl.375.1"></a><var>375.1</var>the purpose of increasing the individual's ability to live safely and independently and to <br/>
<a id="pl.375.2"></a><var>375.2</var>meet the eligibility criteria in subdivision 3a, if the individual:<br/>
<a id="pl.375.3"></a><var>375.3</var>(1) was in foster care for the six consecutive months prior to the person's 18th <br/>
<a id="pl.375.4"></a><var>375.4</var>birthday and was not discharged home, adopted, or received into a relative's home under a <br/>
<a id="pl.375.5"></a><var>375.5</var>transfer of permanent legal and physical custody under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.515, subdivision 4</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.375.6"></a><var>375.6</var>(2) was discharged from foster care while on runaway status after age 15.<br/>
<a id="pl.375.7"></a><var>375.7</var>(c) In conjunction with a qualifying and eligible individual under paragraph (b) and <br/>
<a id="pl.375.8"></a><var>375.8</var>other appropriate persons, the responsible social services agency shall develop a specific <br/>
<a id="pl.375.9"></a><var>375.9</var>plan related to that individual's vocational, educational, social, or maturational needs and, <br/>
<a id="pl.375.10"></a><var>375.10</var>to the extent funds are available, provide foster care as required to implement the plan. <br/>
<a id="pl.375.11"></a><var>375.11</var>The responsible social services agency shall enter into a voluntary placement agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.375.12"></a><var>375.12</var>with the individual if the plan includes foster care.<br/>
<a id="pl.375.13"></a><var>375.13</var>(d) Youth A child who left foster care while under guardianship of the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.375.14"></a><var>375.14</var>of human services retain retains eligibility for foster care for placement at any time <br/>
<a id="pl.375.15"></a><var>375.15</var>between the ages of 18 and prior to  21 years of age.<br/>
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<a id="bill.21.25.0"></a><a id="pl.375.16"></a><var>375.16</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 260C.451, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.375.17"></a><var>375.17</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.375.18"></a><var>375.18</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Administrative or court review of placements.</b> (a) The court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.375.19"></a><var>375.19</var>conduct reviews at least annually to ensure the responsible social services agency is <br/>
<a id="pl.375.20"></a><var>375.20</var>making reasonable efforts to finalize the permanency plan for the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.375.21"></a><var>375.21</var>(b) The court shall find that the responsible social services agency is making <br/>
<a id="pl.375.22"></a><var>375.22</var>reasonable efforts to finalize the permanency plan for the child when the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.375.23"></a><var>375.23</var>social services agency:<br/>
<a id="pl.375.24"></a><var>375.24</var>(1) provides appropriate support to the child and foster care provider to ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.375.25"></a><var>375.25</var>continuing stability and success in placement;<br/>
<a id="pl.375.26"></a><var>375.26</var>(2) works with the child to plan for transition to adulthood and assists the child in <br/>
<a id="pl.375.27"></a><var>375.27</var>demonstrating progress in achieving related goals;<br/>
<a id="pl.375.28"></a><var>375.28</var>(3) works with the child to plan for independent living skills and assists the child in <br/>
<a id="pl.375.29"></a><var>375.29</var>demonstrating progress in achieving independent living goals; and<br/>
<a id="pl.375.30"></a><var>375.30</var>(4) prepares the child for independence according to sections 260C.203, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.375.31"></a><var>375.31</var>(d), and 260C.452, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.375.32"></a><var>375.32</var>(c) The responsible social services agency must ensure that an administrative review <br/>
<a id="pl.375.33"></a><var>375.33</var>that meets the requirements of this section and section 260C.203 is completed at least six <br/>
<a id="pl.375.34"></a><var>375.34</var>months after each of the court's annual reviews.<br/>
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<a id="bill.21.26.0"></a><a id="pl.376.1"></a><var>376.1</var>    Sec. 26. <b>[260C.452] SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.376.2"></a><var>376.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> This section pertains to a child who is under the guardianship <br/>
<a id="pl.376.3"></a><var>376.3</var>of the commissioner of human services, or who has a permanency disposition of <br/>
<a id="pl.376.4"></a><var>376.4</var>permanent custody to the agency, or who will leave foster care at 18 to 21 years of age.<br/>
<a id="pl.376.5"></a><var>376.5</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Independent living plan.</b> When the child is 14 years of age or older, <br/>
<a id="pl.376.6"></a><var>376.6</var>the responsible social services agency, in consultation with the child, shall complete <br/>
<a id="pl.376.7"></a><var>376.7</var>the independent living plan according to section 260C.212, subdivision 1, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.376.8"></a><var>376.8</var>(c), clause (12).<br/>
<a id="pl.376.9"></a><var>376.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Notification.</b> Six months before the child is expected to be discharged from <br/>
<a id="pl.376.10"></a><var>376.10</var>foster care, the responsible social services agency shall provide written notice to the child <br/>
<a id="pl.376.11"></a><var>376.11</var>regarding the right to continued access to services for certain children in foster care past <br/>
<a id="pl.376.12"></a><var>376.12</var>18 years of age and of the right to appeal a denial of social services under section 256.045.<br/>
<a id="pl.376.13"></a><var>376.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Administrative or court review of placements.</b> (a) When the child is 14 <br/>
<a id="pl.376.14"></a><var>376.14</var>years of age or older, the court, in consultation with the child, shall review the independent <br/>
<a id="pl.376.15"></a><var>376.15</var>living plan according to section 260C.203, paragraph (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.376.16"></a><var>376.16</var>(b) The responsible social services agency shall file a copy of the notification <br/>
<a id="pl.376.17"></a><var>376.17</var>required in subdivision 3 with the court. If the responsible social services agency does <br/>
<a id="pl.376.18"></a><var>376.18</var>not file the notice by the time the child is 17-1/2 years of age, the court shall require the <br/>
<a id="pl.376.19"></a><var>376.19</var>responsible social services agency to file the notice.<br/>
<a id="pl.376.20"></a><var>376.20</var>(c) The court shall ensure that the responsible social services agency assists the child <br/>
<a id="pl.376.21"></a><var>376.21</var>in obtaining the following documents before the child leaves foster care: a Social Security <br/>
<a id="pl.376.22"></a><var>376.22</var>card; an official or certified copy of the child's birth certificate; a state identification card <br/>
<a id="pl.376.23"></a><var>376.23</var>or driver's license, tribal enrollment identification card, green card, or school visa; health <br/>
<a id="pl.376.24"></a><var>376.24</var>insurance information; the child's school, medical, and dental records; a contact list of <br/>
<a id="pl.376.25"></a><var>376.25</var>the child's medical, dental, and mental health providers; and contact information for the <br/>
<a id="pl.376.26"></a><var>376.26</var>child's siblings, if the siblings are in foster care.<br/>
<a id="pl.376.27"></a><var>376.27</var>(d) For a child who will be discharged from foster care at 18 years of age or older, <br/>
<a id="pl.376.28"></a><var>376.28</var>the responsible social services agency must develop a personalized transition plan as <br/>
<a id="pl.376.29"></a><var>376.29</var>directed by the child during the 90-day period immediately prior to the expected date of <br/>
<a id="pl.376.30"></a><var>376.30</var>discharge. The transition plan must be as detailed as the child elects and include specific <br/>
<a id="pl.376.31"></a><var>376.31</var>options, including but not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.376.32"></a><var>376.32</var>(1) affordable housing with necessary supports that does not include a homeless <br/>
<a id="pl.376.33"></a><var>376.33</var>shelter;<br/>
<a id="pl.376.34"></a><var>376.34</var>(2) health insurance, including eligibility for medical assistance as defined in section <br/>
<a id="pl.376.35"></a><var>376.35</var>256B.055, subdivision 17;<br/>
<a id="pl.376.36"></a><var>376.36</var>(3) education, including application to the Education and Training Voucher Program;<br/>
<a id="pl.377.1"></a><var>377.1</var>(4) local opportunities for mentors and continuing support services, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.377.2"></a><var>377.2</var>Healthy Transitions and Homeless Prevention program, if available;<br/>
<a id="pl.377.3"></a><var>377.3</var>(5) workforce supports and employment services;<br/>
<a id="pl.377.4"></a><var>377.4</var>(6) a copy of the child's consumer credit report as defined in section 13C.001 and <br/>
<a id="pl.377.5"></a><var>377.5</var>assistance in interpreting and resolving any inaccuracies in the report, at no cost to the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.377.6"></a><var>377.6</var>(7) information on executing a health care directive under chapter 145C and on the <br/>
<a id="pl.377.7"></a><var>377.7</var>importance of designating another individual to make health care decisions on behalf of <br/>
<a id="pl.377.8"></a><var>377.8</var>the child if the child becomes unable to participate in decisions; and<br/>
<a id="pl.377.9"></a><var>377.9</var>(8) appropriate contact information through 21 years of age if the child needs <br/>
<a id="pl.377.10"></a><var>377.10</var>information or help dealing with a crisis situation.<br/>
<a id="pl.377.11"></a><var>377.11</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Notice of termination of foster care.</b> (a) When a child leaves foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.377.12"></a><var>377.12</var>at 18 years of age or older, the responsible social services agency shall give the child <br/>
<a id="pl.377.13"></a><var>377.13</var>written notice that foster care shall terminate 30 days from the date the notice is sent.<br/>
<a id="pl.377.14"></a><var>377.14</var>(b) The child or the child's guardian ad litem may file a motion asking the court to <br/>
<a id="pl.377.15"></a><var>377.15</var>review the responsible social services agency's determination within 15 days of receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.377.16"></a><var>377.16</var>the notice. The child shall not be discharged from foster care until the motion is heard. The <br/>
<a id="pl.377.17"></a><var>377.17</var>responsible social services agency shall work with the child to transition out of foster care.<br/>
<a id="pl.377.18"></a><var>377.18</var>(c) The written notice of termination of benefits shall be on a form prescribed by <br/>
<a id="pl.377.19"></a><var>377.19</var>the commissioner and shall give notice of the right to have the responsible social services <br/>
<a id="pl.377.20"></a><var>377.20</var>agency's determination reviewed by the court under this section or sections 260C.203, <br/>
<a id="pl.377.21"></a><var>377.21</var>260C.317, and 260C.515, subdivision 5 or 6. A copy of the termination notice shall <br/>
<a id="pl.377.22"></a><var>377.22</var>be sent to the child and the child's attorney, if any, the foster care provider, the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.377.23"></a><var>377.23</var>guardian ad litem, and the court. The responsible social services agency is not responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.377.24"></a><var>377.24</var>for paying foster care benefits for any period of time after the child leaves foster care.<br/>
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<a id="bill.21.27.0"></a><a id="pl.377.25"></a><var>377.25</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 260C.521, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.377.26"></a><var>377.26</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.377.27"></a><var>377.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Child in permanent custody of responsible social services agency.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.377.28"></a><var>377.28</var>(a) Court reviews of an order for permanent custody to the responsible social services <br/>
<a id="pl.377.29"></a><var>377.29</var>agency for placement of the child in foster care must be conducted at least yearly at an <br/>
<a id="pl.377.30"></a><var>377.30</var>in-court appearance hearing.<br/>
<a id="pl.377.31"></a><var>377.31</var>(b) The purpose of the review hearing is to ensure:<br/>
<a id="pl.377.32"></a><var>377.32</var>(1) the responsible social services agency made intensive, ongoing, and, as of the <br/>
<a id="pl.377.33"></a><var>377.33</var>date of the hearing, unsuccessful efforts to return the child home or secure a placement for <br/>
<a id="pl.377.34"></a><var>377.34</var>the child with a fit and willing relative, custodian, or adoptive parent, and an order for <br/>
<a id="pl.377.35"></a><var>377.35</var>permanent custody to the responsible social services agency for placement of the child in <br/>
<a id="pl.378.1"></a><var>378.1</var>foster care continues to be in the best interests of the child and that no other permanency <br/>
<a id="pl.378.2"></a><var>378.2</var>disposition order is in the best interests of the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.378.3"></a><var>378.3</var>(2) that the responsible social services agency is assisting the child to build <br/>
<a id="pl.378.4"></a><var>378.4</var>connections to the child's family and community; and<br/>
<a id="pl.378.5"></a><var>378.5</var>(3) that the responsible social services agency is appropriately planning with the <br/>
<a id="pl.378.6"></a><var>378.6</var>child for development of independent living skills for the child and, as appropriate, for the <br/>
<a id="pl.378.7"></a><var>378.7</var>orderly and successful transition to independent living adulthood that may occur if the <br/>
<a id="pl.378.8"></a><var>378.8</var>child continues in foster care without another permanency disposition order.;<br/>
<a id="pl.378.9"></a><var>378.9</var>(4) the child's foster family home or child care institution is following the reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.378.10"></a><var>378.10</var>and prudent parenting standards; and<br/>
<a id="pl.378.11"></a><var>378.11</var>(5) the child has regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age or developmentally <br/>
<a id="pl.378.12"></a><var>378.12</var>appropriate activities by consulting with the child in an age-appropriate manner about the <br/>
<a id="pl.378.13"></a><var>378.13</var>opportunities.<br/>
<a id="pl.378.14"></a><var>378.14</var>(c) The court must review the child's out-of-home placement plan and the reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.378.15"></a><var>378.15</var>efforts of the responsible social services agency to finalize an alternative permanent plan <br/>
<a id="pl.378.16"></a><var>378.16</var>for the child including the responsible social services agency's efforts to:<br/>
<a id="pl.378.17"></a><var>378.17</var>(1) ensure that permanent custody to the responsible social services agency with <br/>
<a id="pl.378.18"></a><var>378.18</var>placement of the child in foster care continues to be the most appropriate legal arrangement <br/>
<a id="pl.378.19"></a><var>378.19</var>for meeting the child's need for permanency and stability or, if not, to identify and attempt <br/>
<a id="pl.378.20"></a><var>378.20</var>to finalize another permanency disposition order under this chapter that would better serve <br/>
<a id="pl.378.21"></a><var>378.21</var>the child's needs and best interests; by reviewing the compelling reasons it continues not <br/>
<a id="pl.378.22"></a><var>378.22</var>to be in the best interest of the child to:<br/>
<a id="pl.378.23"></a><var>378.23</var>(i) return home;<br/>
<a id="pl.378.24"></a><var>378.24</var>(ii) be placed for adoption; or<br/>
<a id="pl.378.25"></a><var>378.25</var>(iii) be placed with a fit and willing relative through an order for permanent legal <br/>
<a id="pl.378.26"></a><var>378.26</var>and physical custody under section 260C.515, subdivision 4;<br/>
<a id="pl.378.27"></a><var>378.27</var>(2) identify a specific foster home for the child, if one has not already been identified;<br/>
<a id="pl.378.28"></a><var>378.28</var>(3) support continued placement of the child in the identified home, if one has been <br/>
<a id="pl.378.29"></a><var>378.29</var>identified;<br/>
<a id="pl.378.30"></a><var>378.30</var>(4) ensure appropriate services are provided to address the physical health, mental <br/>
<a id="pl.378.31"></a><var>378.31</var>health, and educational needs of the child during the period of foster care and also ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.378.32"></a><var>378.32</var>appropriate services or assistance to maintain relationships with appropriate family <br/>
<a id="pl.378.33"></a><var>378.33</var>members and the child's community; and<br/>
<a id="pl.378.34"></a><var>378.34</var>(5) plan for the child's independence upon the child's leaving foster care living as <br/>
<a id="pl.378.35"></a><var>378.35</var>required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.379.1"></a><var>379.1</var>(d) The court may find that the responsible social services agency has made <br/>
<a id="pl.379.2"></a><var>379.2</var>reasonable efforts to finalize the permanent plan for the child when:<br/>
<a id="pl.379.3"></a><var>379.3</var>(1) the responsible social services agency has made reasonable efforts to identify a <br/>
<a id="pl.379.4"></a><var>379.4</var>more legally permanent home for the child than is provided by an order for permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.379.5"></a><var>379.5</var>custody to the agency for placement in foster care;<br/>
<a id="pl.379.6"></a><var>379.6</var>(2) the child has been asked about the child's desired permanency outcome; and<br/>
<a id="pl.379.7"></a><var>379.7</var>(3) the responsible social services agency's engagement of the child in planning for <br/>
<a id="pl.379.8"></a><var>379.8</var>independent living a successful transition to adulthood is reasonable and appropriate.<br/>
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<a id="bill.21.28.0"></a><a id="pl.379.9"></a><var>379.9</var>    Sec. 28. <b>[260D.14] SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD FOR </b><br/>
<a id="pl.379.10"></a><var>379.10</var><b>CHILDREN IN VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.379.11"></a><var>379.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Case planning.</b> When the child is 14 years of age or older, the <br/>
<a id="pl.379.12"></a><var>379.12</var>responsible social services agency shall ensure a child in foster care under this chapter is <br/>
<a id="pl.379.13"></a><var>379.13</var>provided with the case plan requirements in section 260C.212, subdivisions 1 and 14.<br/>
<a id="pl.379.14"></a><var>379.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Notification.</b> The responsible social services agency shall provide written <br/>
<a id="pl.379.15"></a><var>379.15</var>notice of the right to continued access to services for certain children in foster care past 18 <br/>
<a id="pl.379.16"></a><var>379.16</var>years of age under section 260C.452, subdivision 3, and of the right to appeal a denial <br/>
<a id="pl.379.17"></a><var>379.17</var>of social services under section 256.045. The notice must be provided to the child six <br/>
<a id="pl.379.18"></a><var>379.18</var>months before the child's 18th birthday. <br/>
<a id="pl.379.19"></a><var>379.19</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Administrative or court reviews.</b> When the child is 17 years of age or <br/>
<a id="pl.379.20"></a><var>379.20</var>older, the administrative review or court hearing must include a review of the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.379.21"></a><var>379.21</var>social services agency's support for the child's successful transition to adulthood as <br/>
<a id="pl.379.22"></a><var>379.22</var>required in section 260C.452, subdivision 4.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.29.0"></a><a id="pl.379.23"></a><var>379.23</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518.175, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.379.24"></a><var>379.24</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Modification of parenting plan or order for parenting time.</b> (a) If a <br/>
<a id="pl.379.25"></a><var>379.25</var>parenting plan or an order granting parenting time cannot be used to determine the number <br/>
<a id="pl.379.26"></a><var>379.26</var>of overnights or overnight equivalents the child has with each parent, the court shall modify <br/>
<a id="pl.379.27"></a><var>379.27</var>the parenting plan or order granting parenting time so that the number of overnights or <br/>
<a id="pl.379.28"></a><var>379.28</var>overnight equivalents the child has with each parent can be determined. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.379.29"></a><var>379.29</var>section, "overnight equivalents" has the meaning given in section 518A.36, subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.379.30"></a><var>379.30</var>(b) If modification would serve the best interests of the child, the court shall modify <br/>
<a id="pl.379.31"></a><var>379.31</var>the decision-making provisions of a parenting plan or an order granting or denying <br/>
<a id="pl.379.32"></a><var>379.32</var>parenting time, if the modification would not change the child's primary residence. <br/>
<a id="pl.379.33"></a><var>379.33</var>Consideration of a child's best interest includes a child's changing developmental needs.<br/>
<a id="pl.380.1"></a><var>380.1</var>(b) (c) Except as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>631.52</statute_ref>, the court may not restrict parenting <br/>
<a id="pl.380.2"></a><var>380.2</var>time unless it finds that:<br/>
<a id="pl.380.3"></a><var>380.3</var>(1) parenting time is likely to endanger the child's physical or emotional health or <br/>
<a id="pl.380.4"></a><var>380.4</var>impair the child's emotional development; or<br/>
<a id="pl.380.5"></a><var>380.5</var>(2) the parent has chronically and unreasonably failed to comply with court-ordered <br/>
<a id="pl.380.6"></a><var>380.6</var>parenting time.<br/>
<a id="pl.380.7"></a><var>380.7</var>A modification of parenting time which increases a parent's percentage of parenting time <br/>
<a id="pl.380.8"></a><var>380.8</var>to an amount that is between 45.1 to 54.9 percent parenting time is not a restriction of <br/>
<a id="pl.380.9"></a><var>380.9</var>the other parent's parenting time.<br/>
<a id="pl.380.10"></a><var>380.10</var>(c) (d) If a parent makes specific allegations that parenting time by the other <br/>
<a id="pl.380.11"></a><var>380.11</var>parent places the parent or child in danger of harm, the court shall hold a hearing at <br/>
<a id="pl.380.12"></a><var>380.12</var>the earliest possible time to determine the need to modify the order granting parenting <br/>
<a id="pl.380.13"></a><var>380.13</var>time. Consistent with subdivision 1a, the court may require a third party, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.380.14"></a><var>380.14</var>local social services agency, to supervise the parenting time or may restrict a parent's <br/>
<a id="pl.380.15"></a><var>380.15</var>parenting time if necessary to protect the other parent or child from harm. If there is an <br/>
<a id="pl.380.16"></a><var>380.16</var>existing order for protection governing the parties, the court shall consider the use of an <br/>
<a id="pl.380.17"></a><var>380.17</var>independent, neutral exchange location for parenting time.<br/>
<a id="pl.380.18"></a><var>380.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2018.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.30.0"></a><a id="pl.380.19"></a><var>380.19</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 518A.26, subdivision 14, <br/>
<a id="pl.380.20"></a><var>380.20</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.380.21"></a><var>380.21</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Obligor.</b> "Obligor" means a person obligated to pay maintenance or <br/>
<a id="pl.380.22"></a><var>380.22</var>support. For purposes of ordering medical support under section 
         <statute_ref>518A.41</statute_ref>, a parent who <br/>
<a id="pl.380.23"></a><var>380.23</var>has primary physical custody of a child may be an obligor subject to a payment agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.380.24"></a><var>380.24</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>518A.69</statute_ref>. If a parent has more than 55 percent court-ordered parenting <br/>
<a id="pl.380.25"></a><var>380.25</var>time, there is a rebuttable presumption that the parent has a zero dollar basic support <br/>
<a id="pl.380.26"></a><var>380.26</var>obligation. A party seeking to overcome this presumption must show, and the court must <br/>
<a id="pl.380.27"></a><var>380.27</var>consider, the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.380.28"></a><var>380.28</var>(1) a significant income disparity, which may include potential income determined <br/>
<a id="pl.380.29"></a><var>380.29</var>under section 518A.32;<br/>
<a id="pl.380.30"></a><var>380.30</var>(2) the benefit and detriment to the child and the ability of each parent to meet <br/>
<a id="pl.380.31"></a><var>380.31</var>the needs of the child; and<br/>
<a id="pl.380.32"></a><var>380.32</var>(3) whether the application of the presumption would have an unjust or inappropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.380.33"></a><var>380.33</var>result.<br/>
<a id="pl.381.1"></a><var>381.1</var>The presumption of a zero dollar basic support obligation does not eliminate a parent's <br/>
<a id="pl.381.2"></a><var>381.2</var>obligation to pay child support arrears under section 518A.60. The presumption of a <br/>
<a id="pl.381.3"></a><var>381.3</var>zero dollar basic support obligation does not apply to an action under section 256.87, <br/>
<a id="pl.381.4"></a><var>381.4</var>subdivision 1 or 1a.<br/>
<a id="pl.381.5"></a><var>381.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2018.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.31.0"></a><a id="pl.381.6"></a><var>381.6</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518A.34, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.381.7"></a><var>381.7</var><b>518A.34 COMPUTATION OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.381.8"></a><var>381.8</var>    (a) To determine the presumptive child support obligation of a parent, the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.381.9"></a><var>381.9</var>follow the procedure set forth in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.381.10"></a><var>381.10</var>(b) To determine the obligor's basic support obligation, the court shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.381.11"></a><var>381.11</var>    (1) determine the gross income of each parent under section 
         <statute_ref>518A.29</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.381.12"></a><var>381.12</var>    (2) calculate the parental income for determining child support (PICS) of each <br/>
<a id="pl.381.13"></a><var>381.13</var>parent, by subtracting from the gross income the credit, if any, for each parent's nonjoint <br/>
<a id="pl.381.14"></a><var>381.14</var>children under section 
         <statute_ref>518A.33</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.381.15"></a><var>381.15</var>    (3) determine the percentage contribution of each parent to the combined PICS by <br/>
<a id="pl.381.16"></a><var>381.16</var>dividing the combined PICS into each parent's PICS;<br/>
<a id="pl.381.17"></a><var>381.17</var>    (4) determine the combined basic support obligation by application of the guidelines <br/>
<a id="pl.381.18"></a><var>381.18</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>518A.35</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.381.19"></a><var>381.19</var>    (5) determine the obligor's each parent's share of the combined basic support <br/>
<a id="pl.381.20"></a><var>381.20</var>obligation by multiplying the percentage figure from clause (3) by the combined basic <br/>
<a id="pl.381.21"></a><var>381.21</var>support obligation in clause (4); and<br/>
<a id="pl.381.22"></a><var>381.22</var>    (6) determine the parenting expense adjustment, if any, as apply the parenting <br/>
<a id="pl.381.23"></a><var>381.23</var>expense adjustment formula  provided in section 
         <statute_ref>518A.36</statute_ref>, and adjust the obligor's basic <br/>
<a id="pl.381.24"></a><var>381.24</var>support obligation accordingly to determine the obligor's basic support obligation. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.381.25"></a><var>381.25</var>parenting time of the parties is presumed equal, section 
<statute_ref>518A.36</statute_ref>, subdivision 3, applies <br/>
<a id="pl.381.26"></a><var>381.26</var>to the calculation of the basic support obligation and a determination of which parent <br/>
<a id="pl.381.27"></a><var>381.27</var>is the obligor.<br/>
<a id="pl.381.28"></a><var>381.28</var>    (c) If the parents have split custody of joint children, child support must be <br/>
<a id="pl.381.29"></a><var>381.29</var>calculated for each joint child as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.381.30"></a><var>381.30</var>(1) the court shall determine each parent's basic support obligation under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.381.31"></a><var>381.31</var>(b) and include the amount of each parent's obligation in the court order. If the basic <br/>
<a id="pl.381.32"></a><var>381.32</var>support calculation results in each parent owing support to the other, the court shall offset <br/>
<a id="pl.381.33"></a><var>381.33</var>the higher basic support obligation with the lower basic support obligation to determine <br/>
<a id="pl.381.34"></a><var>381.34</var>the amount to be paid by the parent with the higher obligation to the parent with the <br/>
<a id="pl.382.1"></a><var>382.1</var>lower obligation. For the purpose of the cost-of-living adjustment required under section <br/>
<a id="pl.382.2"></a><var>382.2</var>518A.75, the adjustment must be based on each parent's basic support obligation prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.382.3"></a><var>382.3</var>offset. For the purposes of this paragraph, "split custody" means that there are two or more <br/>
<a id="pl.382.4"></a><var>382.4</var>joint children and each parent has at least one joint child more than 50 percent of the time;<br/>
<a id="pl.382.5"></a><var>382.5</var>(2) if each parent pays all child care expenses for at least one joint child, the court <br/>
<a id="pl.382.6"></a><var>382.6</var>shall calculate child care support for each joint child as provided in section 518A.40. The <br/>
<a id="pl.382.7"></a><var>382.7</var>court shall determine each parent's child care support obligation and include the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.382.8"></a><var>382.8</var>each parent's obligation in the court order. If the child care support calculation results in <br/>
<a id="pl.382.9"></a><var>382.9</var>each parent owing support to the other, the court shall offset the higher child care support <br/>
<a id="pl.382.10"></a><var>382.10</var>obligation with the lower child care support obligation to determine the amount to be paid <br/>
<a id="pl.382.11"></a><var>382.11</var>by the parent with the higher obligation to the parent with the lower obligation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.382.12"></a><var>382.12</var>(3) if each parent pays all medical or dental insurance expenses for at least one <br/>
<a id="pl.382.13"></a><var>382.13</var>joint child, medical support shall be calculated for each joint child as provided in section <br/>
<a id="pl.382.14"></a><var>382.14</var>518A.41. The court shall determine each parent's medical support obligation and include <br/>
<a id="pl.382.15"></a><var>382.15</var>the amount of each parent's obligation in the court order. If the medical support calculation <br/>
<a id="pl.382.16"></a><var>382.16</var>results in each parent owing support to the other, the court shall offset the higher medical <br/>
<a id="pl.382.17"></a><var>382.17</var>support obligation with the lower medical support obligation to determine the amount to <br/>
<a id="pl.382.18"></a><var>382.18</var>be paid by the parent with the higher obligation to the parent with the lower obligation. <br/>
<a id="pl.382.19"></a><var>382.19</var>Unreimbursed and uninsured medical expenses are not included in the presumptive amount <br/>
<a id="pl.382.20"></a><var>382.20</var>of support owed by a parent and are calculated and collected as provided in section 518A.41.<br/>
<a id="pl.382.21"></a><var>382.21</var>    (d) The court shall determine the child care support obligation for the obligor <br/>
<a id="pl.382.22"></a><var>382.22</var>as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>518A.40</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.382.23"></a><var>382.23</var>    (d) (e) The court shall determine the medical support obligation for each parent as <br/>
<a id="pl.382.24"></a><var>382.24</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>518A.41</statute_ref>. Unreimbursed and uninsured medical expenses are not <br/>
<a id="pl.382.25"></a><var>382.25</var>included in the presumptive amount of support owed by a parent and are calculated and <br/>
<a id="pl.382.26"></a><var>382.26</var>collected as described in section 
         <statute_ref>518A.41</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.382.27"></a><var>382.27</var>    (e) (f) The court shall determine each parent's total child support obligation by <br/>
<a id="pl.382.28"></a><var>382.28</var>adding together each parent's basic support, child care support, and health care coverage <br/>
<a id="pl.382.29"></a><var>382.29</var>obligations as provided in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.382.30"></a><var>382.30</var>    (f) (g) If Social Security benefits or veterans' benefits are received by one parent as a <br/>
<a id="pl.382.31"></a><var>382.31</var>representative payee for a joint child based on the other parent's eligibility, the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.382.32"></a><var>382.32</var>subtract the amount of benefits from the other parent's net child support obligation, if any.<br/>
<a id="pl.382.33"></a><var>382.33</var>    (g) (h) The final child support order shall separately designate the amount owed for <br/>
<a id="pl.382.34"></a><var>382.34</var>basic support, child care support, and medical support. If applicable, the court shall use <br/>
<a id="pl.382.35"></a><var>382.35</var>the self-support adjustment and minimum support adjustment under section 
         <statute_ref>518A.42</statute_ref> to <br/>
<a id="pl.382.36"></a><var>382.36</var>determine the obligor's child support obligation.<br/>
<a id="pl.383.1"></a><var>383.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2018.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.32.0"></a><a id="pl.383.2"></a><var>383.2</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518A.35, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.383.3"></a><var>383.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Determination of support obligation.</b> (a) The guideline in this <br/>
<a id="pl.383.4"></a><var>383.4</var>section is a rebuttable presumption and shall be used in any judicial or administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.383.5"></a><var>383.5</var>proceeding to establish or modify a support obligation under this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.383.6"></a><var>383.6</var>    (b) The basic child support obligation shall be determined by referencing the <br/>
<a id="pl.383.7"></a><var>383.7</var>guideline for the appropriate number of joint children and the combined parental income <br/>
<a id="pl.383.8"></a><var>383.8</var>for determining child support of the parents.<br/>
<a id="pl.383.9"></a><var>383.9</var>    (c) If a child is not in the custody of either parent and a support order is sought against <br/>
<a id="pl.383.10"></a><var>383.10</var>one or both parents, the basic child support obligation shall be determined by referencing <br/>
<a id="pl.383.11"></a><var>383.11</var>the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children, and the parent's individual <br/>
<a id="pl.383.12"></a><var>383.12</var>parental income for determining child support, not the combined parental incomes for <br/>
<a id="pl.383.13"></a><var>383.13</var>determining child support of the parents. Unless a parent has court-ordered parenting time, <br/>
<a id="pl.383.14"></a><var>383.14</var>the parenting expense adjustment formula under section 518A.34 must not be applied.<br/>
<a id="pl.383.15"></a><var>383.15</var>    (d) If a child is in custody of either parent and a support order is sought by the public <br/>
<a id="pl.383.16"></a><var>383.16</var>authority under section 256.87, unless the parent against whom the support order is sought <br/>
<a id="pl.383.17"></a><var>383.17</var>has court-ordered parenting time, the support obligation must be determined by referencing <br/>
<a id="pl.383.18"></a><var>383.18</var>the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children and the parent's individual income <br/>
<a id="pl.383.19"></a><var>383.19</var>without application of the parenting expense adjustment formula under section 518A.34.<br/>
<a id="pl.383.20"></a><var>383.20</var>    (e) For combined parental incomes for determining child support exceeding $15,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.383.21"></a><var>383.21</var>per month, the presumed basic child support obligations shall be as for parents with <br/>
<a id="pl.383.22"></a><var>383.22</var>combined parental income for determining child support of $15,000 per month. A basic <br/>
<a id="pl.383.23"></a><var>383.23</var>child support obligation in excess of this level may be demonstrated for those reasons set <br/>
<a id="pl.383.24"></a><var>383.24</var>forth in section 518A.43.<br/>
<a id="pl.383.25"></a><var>383.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2018.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.33.0"></a><a id="pl.383.26"></a><var>383.26</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518A.36, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.383.27"></a><var>383.27</var><b>518A.36 PARENTING EXPENSE ADJUSTMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.383.28"></a><var>383.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General.</b> (a) The parenting expense adjustment under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.383.29"></a><var>383.29</var>reflects the presumption that while exercising parenting time, a parent is responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.383.30"></a><var>383.30</var>for and incurs costs of caring for the child, including, but not limited to, food, clothing, <br/>
<a id="pl.383.31"></a><var>383.31</var>transportation, recreation, and household expenses. Every child support order shall specify <br/>
<a id="pl.383.32"></a><var>383.32</var>the percentage of parenting time granted to or presumed for each parent. For purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.383.33"></a><var>383.33</var>of this section, the percentage of parenting time means the percentage of time a child is <br/>
<a id="pl.384.1"></a><var>384.1</var>scheduled to spend with the parent during a calendar year according to a court order <br/>
<a id="pl.384.2"></a><var>384.2</var>averaged over a two-year period. Parenting time includes time with the child whether it is <br/>
<a id="pl.384.3"></a><var>384.3</var>designated as visitation, physical custody, or parenting time. The percentage of parenting <br/>
<a id="pl.384.4"></a><var>384.4</var>time may be determined by calculating the number of overnights or overnight equivalents <br/>
<a id="pl.384.5"></a><var>384.5</var>that a child parent spends with a parent, or child pursuant to a court order. For purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.384.6"></a><var>384.6</var>this section, overnight equivalents are calculated  by using a method other than overnights <br/>
<a id="pl.384.7"></a><var>384.7</var>if the parent has significant time periods on separate days where the child is in the parent's <br/>
<a id="pl.384.8"></a><var>384.8</var>physical custody and under the direct care of the parent but does not stay overnight. The <br/>
<a id="pl.384.9"></a><var>384.9</var>court may consider the age of the child in determining whether a child is with a parent <br/>
<a id="pl.384.10"></a><var>384.10</var>for a significant period of time.<br/>
<a id="pl.384.11"></a><var>384.11</var>(b) If there is not a court order awarding parenting time, the court shall determine <br/>
<a id="pl.384.12"></a><var>384.12</var>the child support award without consideration of the parenting expense adjustment. If a <br/>
<a id="pl.384.13"></a><var>384.13</var>parenting time order is subsequently issued or is issued in the same proceeding, then the <br/>
<a id="pl.384.14"></a><var>384.14</var>child support order shall include application of the parenting expense adjustment.<br/>
<a id="pl.384.15"></a><var>384.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Calculation of parenting expense adjustment.</b> (a) For the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.384.16"></a><var>384.16</var>this section, the following terms have the meanings given:<br/>
<a id="pl.384.17"></a><var>384.17</var>(1) "parent A" means the parent with whom the child or children will spend the least <br/>
<a id="pl.384.18"></a><var>384.18</var>number of overnights under the court order; and<br/>
<a id="pl.384.19"></a><var>384.19</var>(2) "parent B" means the parent with whom the child or children will spend the <br/>
<a id="pl.384.20"></a><var>384.20</var>greatest number of overnights under the court order. <br/>
<a id="pl.384.21"></a><var>384.21</var>The obligor is entitled to a parenting expense adjustment calculated as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.384.22"></a><var>384.22</var>this subdivision. (b) The court shall apply the following formula to determine which <br/>
<a id="pl.384.23"></a><var>384.23</var>parent is the obligor and calculate the basic support obligation:<br/>
<a id="pl.384.24"></a><var>384.24</var>    (1) find the adjustment percentage corresponding to the percentage of parenting <br/>
<a id="pl.384.25"></a><var>384.25</var>time allowed to the obligor below:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="16.5"/>
<col width="25"/>
<col width="23.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.384.26"></a><var>384.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.384.27"></a><var>384.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Percentage Range of <br/>
Parenting Time<br/>
</td>
<td>Adjustment <br/>
Percentage<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.384.28"></a><var>384.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td>(i)<br/>
</td>
<td>less than 10 percent<br/>
</td>
<td>no adjustment<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.384.29"></a><var>384.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td>(ii)<br/>
</td>
<td>10 percent to 45 percent<br/>
</td>
<td>12 percent<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.384.30"></a><var>384.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td>(iii)<br/>
</td>
<td>45.1 percent to 50 percent<br/>
</td>
<td>presume parenting time is equal<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.384.31"></a><var>384.31</var>    (2) multiply the adjustment percentage by the obligor's basic child support obligation <br/>
<a id="pl.384.32"></a><var>384.32</var>to arrive at the parenting expense adjustment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.384.33"></a><var>384.33</var>    (3) subtract the parenting expense adjustment from the obligor's basic child support <br/>
<a id="pl.384.34"></a><var>384.34</var>obligation. The result is the obligor's basic support obligation after parenting expense <br/>
<a id="pl.384.35"></a><var>384.35</var>adjustment.<br/>
<a id="pl.384.36"></a><var>384.36</var>(1) raise to the power of three the approximate number of annual overnights the child <br/>
<a id="pl.384.37"></a><var>384.37</var>or children will likely spend with parent A;<br/>
<a id="pl.385.1"></a><var>385.1</var>(2) raise to the power of three the approximate number of annual overnights the child <br/>
<a id="pl.385.2"></a><var>385.2</var>or children will likely spend with parent B;<br/>
<a id="pl.385.3"></a><var>385.3</var>(3) multiply the result of clause (1) times parent B's share of the combined basic <br/>
<a id="pl.385.4"></a><var>385.4</var>support obligation as determined in section 518A.34, paragraph (b), clause (5);<br/>
<a id="pl.385.5"></a><var>385.5</var>(4) multiply the result of clause (2) times parent A's share of the combined basic <br/>
<a id="pl.385.6"></a><var>385.6</var>support obligation as determined in section 518A.34, paragraph (b), clause (5);<br/>
<a id="pl.385.7"></a><var>385.7</var>(5) subtract the result of clause (4) from the result of clause (3); and<br/>
<a id="pl.385.8"></a><var>385.8</var>(6) divide the result of clause (5) by the sum of clauses (1) and (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.385.9"></a><var>385.9</var>(c) If the result is a negative number, parent A is the obligor, the negative number <br/>
<a id="pl.385.10"></a><var>385.10</var>becomes its positive equivalent, and the result is the basic support obligation. If the result <br/>
<a id="pl.385.11"></a><var>385.11</var>is a positive number, parent B is the obligor and the result is the basic support obligation.<br/>
<a id="pl.385.12"></a><var>385.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Calculation of basic support when parenting time </b><b>presumed</b><b> is</b><b> equal.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.385.13"></a><var>385.13</var>(a) If the parenting time is equal and the parental incomes for determining child support of <br/>
<a id="pl.385.14"></a><var>385.14</var>the parents also are equal, no basic support shall be paid unless the court determines that <br/>
<a id="pl.385.15"></a><var>385.15</var>the expenses for the child are not equally shared.<br/>
<a id="pl.385.16"></a><var>385.16</var>    (b) If the parenting time is equal but the parents' parental incomes for determining <br/>
<a id="pl.385.17"></a><var>385.17</var>child support are not equal, the parent having the greater parental income for determining <br/>
<a id="pl.385.18"></a><var>385.18</var>child support shall be obligated for basic child support, calculated as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.385.19"></a><var>385.19</var>    (1) multiply the combined basic support calculated under section 
<statute_ref>518A.34</statute_ref> by 0.75;<br/>
<a id="pl.385.20"></a><var>385.20</var>    (2) prorate the amount under clause (1) between the parents based on each parent's <br/>
<a id="pl.385.21"></a><var>385.21</var>proportionate share of the combined PICS; and<br/>
<a id="pl.385.22"></a><var>385.22</var>(3) subtract the lower amount from the higher amount.<br/>
<a id="pl.385.23"></a><var>385.23</var>    The resulting figure is the obligation after parenting expense adjustment for the <br/>
<a id="pl.385.24"></a><var>385.24</var>parent with the greater parental income for determining child support.<br/>
<a id="pl.385.25"></a><var>385.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2018.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.34.0"></a><a id="pl.385.26"></a><var>385.26</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 518A.39, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.385.27"></a><var>385.27</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.385.28"></a><var>385.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Modification.</b> (a) The terms of an order respecting maintenance or support <br/>
<a id="pl.385.29"></a><var>385.29</var>may be modified upon a showing of one or more of the following, any of which makes <br/>
<a id="pl.385.30"></a><var>385.30</var>the terms unreasonable and unfair: (1) substantially increased or decreased gross income <br/>
<a id="pl.385.31"></a><var>385.31</var>of an obligor or obligee; (2) substantially increased or decreased need of an obligor or <br/>
<a id="pl.385.32"></a><var>385.32</var>obligee or the child or children that are the subject of these proceedings; (3) receipt of <br/>
<a id="pl.385.33"></a><var>385.33</var>assistance under the AFDC program formerly codified under sections 256.72 to 
         <statute_ref>256.87 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.385.34"></a><var>385.34</var>or 
         <statute_ref>256B.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256B.40</statute_ref>, or chapter 256J or 256K; (4) a change in the cost of living for <br/>
<a id="pl.385.35"></a><var>385.35</var>either party as measured by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics; (5) extraordinary <br/>
<a id="pl.386.1"></a><var>386.1</var>medical expenses of the child not provided for under section 
         <statute_ref>518A.41</statute_ref>; (6) a change in <br/>
<a id="pl.386.2"></a><var>386.2</var>the availability of appropriate health care coverage or a substantial increase or decrease <br/>
<a id="pl.386.3"></a><var>386.3</var>in health care coverage costs; (7) the addition of work-related or education-related child <br/>
<a id="pl.386.4"></a><var>386.4</var>care expenses of the obligee or a substantial increase or decrease in existing work-related <br/>
<a id="pl.386.5"></a><var>386.5</var>or education-related child care expenses; or (8) upon the emancipation of the child, as <br/>
<a id="pl.386.6"></a><var>386.6</var>provided in subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.386.7"></a><var>386.7</var>    (b) It is presumed that there has been a substantial change in circumstances under <br/>
<a id="pl.386.8"></a><var>386.8</var>paragraph (a) and the terms of a current support order shall be rebuttably presumed to be <br/>
<a id="pl.386.9"></a><var>386.9</var>unreasonable and unfair if:<br/>
<a id="pl.386.10"></a><var>386.10</var>    (1) the application of the child support guidelines in section 
         <statute_ref>518A.35</statute_ref>, to the current <br/>
<a id="pl.386.11"></a><var>386.11</var>circumstances of the parties results in a calculated court order that is at least 20 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.386.12"></a><var>386.12</var>and at least $75 per month higher or lower than the current support order or, if the current <br/>
<a id="pl.386.13"></a><var>386.13</var>support order is less than $75, it results in a calculated court order that is at least 20 <br/>
<a id="pl.386.14"></a><var>386.14</var>percent per month higher or lower;<br/>
<a id="pl.386.15"></a><var>386.15</var>    (2) the medical support provisions of the order established under section 
         <statute_ref>518A.41 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.386.16"></a><var>386.16</var>are not enforceable by the public authority or the obligee;<br/>
<a id="pl.386.17"></a><var>386.17</var>    (3) health coverage ordered under section 
         <statute_ref>518A.41</statute_ref> is not available to the child for <br/>
<a id="pl.386.18"></a><var>386.18</var>whom the order is established by the parent ordered to provide;<br/>
<a id="pl.386.19"></a><var>386.19</var>    (4) the existing support obligation is in the form of a statement of percentage and not <br/>
<a id="pl.386.20"></a><var>386.20</var>a specific dollar amount;<br/>
<a id="pl.386.21"></a><var>386.21</var>    (5) the gross income of an obligor or obligee has decreased by at least 20 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.386.22"></a><var>386.22</var>through no fault or choice of the party; or<br/>
<a id="pl.386.23"></a><var>386.23</var>    (6) a deviation was granted based on the factor in section 
         <statute_ref>518A.43, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.386.24"></a><var>386.24</var>clause (4), and the child no longer resides in a foreign country or the factor is otherwise no <br/>
<a id="pl.386.25"></a><var>386.25</var>longer applicable.<br/>
<a id="pl.386.26"></a><var>386.26</var>    (c) A child support order is not presumptively modifiable solely because an obligor <br/>
<a id="pl.386.27"></a><var>386.27</var>or obligee becomes responsible for the support of an additional nonjoint child, which is <br/>
<a id="pl.386.28"></a><var>386.28</var>born after an existing order. Section 
         <statute_ref>518A.33</statute_ref> shall be considered if other grounds are <br/>
<a id="pl.386.29"></a><var>386.29</var>alleged which allow a modification of support.<br/>
<a id="pl.386.30"></a><var>386.30</var>    (d) If child support was established by applying a parenting expense adjustment <br/>
<a id="pl.386.31"></a><var>386.31</var>or presumed equal parenting time calculation under previously existing child support <br/>
<a id="pl.386.32"></a><var>386.32</var>guidelines and there is no parenting plan or order from which overnights or overnight <br/>
<a id="pl.386.33"></a><var>386.33</var>equivalents can be determined, there is a rebuttable presumption that the established <br/>
<a id="pl.386.34"></a><var>386.34</var>adjustment or calculation will continue after modification so long as the modification is <br/>
<a id="pl.386.35"></a><var>386.35</var>not based on a change in parenting time. In determining an obligation under previously <br/>
<a id="pl.386.36"></a><var>386.36</var>existing child support guidelines, it is presumed that the court shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.387.1"></a><var>387.1</var>(1) if a 12 percent parenting expense adjustment was applied, multiply the obligor's <br/>
<a id="pl.387.2"></a><var>387.2</var>share of the combined basic support obligation calculated under section 518A.34, <br/>
<a id="pl.387.3"></a><var>387.3</var>paragraph (b), clause (5), by .88; or<br/>
<a id="pl.387.4"></a><var>387.4</var>(2) if the parenting time was presumed equal but the parents' parental incomes for <br/>
<a id="pl.387.5"></a><var>387.5</var>determining child support were not equal:<br/>
<a id="pl.387.6"></a><var>387.6</var>(i) multiply the combined basic support obligation under section 518A.34, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.387.7"></a><var>387.7</var>(b), clause (5), by .075;<br/>
<a id="pl.387.8"></a><var>387.8</var>(ii) prorate the amount under item (i) between the parents based on each parent's <br/>
<a id="pl.387.9"></a><var>387.9</var>proportionate share of the combined PICS; and<br/>
<a id="pl.387.10"></a><var>387.10</var>(iii) subtract the lower amount from the higher amount.<br/>
<a id="pl.387.11"></a><var>387.11</var>    (e) On a motion for modification of maintenance, including a motion for the <br/>
<a id="pl.387.12"></a><var>387.12</var>extension of the duration of a maintenance award, the court shall apply, in addition to all <br/>
<a id="pl.387.13"></a><var>387.13</var>other relevant factors, the factors for an award of maintenance under section 
         <statute_ref>518.552</statute_ref> that <br/>
<a id="pl.387.14"></a><var>387.14</var>exist at the time of the motion. On a motion for modification of support, the court:<br/>
<a id="pl.387.15"></a><var>387.15</var>    (1) shall apply section 
         <statute_ref>518A.35</statute_ref>, and shall not consider the financial circumstances of <br/>
<a id="pl.387.16"></a><var>387.16</var>each party's spouse, if any; and<br/>
<a id="pl.387.17"></a><var>387.17</var>    (2) shall not consider compensation received by a party for employment in excess of <br/>
<a id="pl.387.18"></a><var>387.18</var>a 40-hour work week, provided that the party demonstrates, and the court finds, that:<br/>
<a id="pl.387.19"></a><var>387.19</var>    (i) the excess employment began after entry of the existing support order;<br/>
<a id="pl.387.20"></a><var>387.20</var>    (ii) the excess employment is voluntary and not a condition of employment;<br/>
<a id="pl.387.21"></a><var>387.21</var>    (iii) the excess employment is in the nature of additional, part-time employment, or <br/>
<a id="pl.387.22"></a><var>387.22</var>overtime employment compensable by the hour or fractions of an hour;<br/>
<a id="pl.387.23"></a><var>387.23</var>    (iv) the party's compensation structure has not been changed for the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.387.24"></a><var>387.24</var>affecting a support or maintenance obligation;<br/>
<a id="pl.387.25"></a><var>387.25</var>    (v) in the case of an obligor, current child support payments are at least equal to the <br/>
<a id="pl.387.26"></a><var>387.26</var>guidelines amount based on income not excluded under this clause; and<br/>
<a id="pl.387.27"></a><var>387.27</var>    (vi) in the case of an obligor who is in arrears in child support payments to the <br/>
<a id="pl.387.28"></a><var>387.28</var>obligee, any net income from excess employment must be used to pay the arrearages <br/>
<a id="pl.387.29"></a><var>387.29</var>until the arrearages are paid in full.<br/>
<a id="pl.387.30"></a><var>387.30</var>    (e) (f) A modification of support or maintenance, including interest that accrued <br/>
<a id="pl.387.31"></a><var>387.31</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>548.091</statute_ref>, may be made retroactive only with respect to any period <br/>
<a id="pl.387.32"></a><var>387.32</var>during which the petitioning party has pending a motion for modification but only from <br/>
<a id="pl.387.33"></a><var>387.33</var>the date of service of notice of the motion on the responding party and on the public <br/>
<a id="pl.387.34"></a><var>387.34</var>authority if public assistance is being furnished or the county attorney is the attorney of <br/>
<a id="pl.387.35"></a><var>387.35</var>record, unless the court adopts an alternative effective date under paragraph (l). The <br/>
<a id="pl.388.1"></a><var>388.1</var>court's adoption of an alternative effective date under paragraph (l) shall not be considered <br/>
<a id="pl.388.2"></a><var>388.2</var>a retroactive modification of maintenance or support.<br/>
<a id="pl.388.3"></a><var>388.3</var>    (f) (g) Except for an award of the right of occupancy of the homestead, provided <br/>
<a id="pl.388.4"></a><var>388.4</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>518.63</statute_ref>, all divisions of real and personal property provided by section 
         <statute_ref>518.58 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.388.5"></a><var>388.5</var>shall be final, and may be revoked or modified only where the court finds the existence <br/>
<a id="pl.388.6"></a><var>388.6</var>of conditions that justify reopening a judgment under the laws of this state, including <br/>
<a id="pl.388.7"></a><var>388.7</var>motions under section 
         <statute_ref>518.145</statute_ref>, subdivision 2. The court may impose a lien or charge on <br/>
<a id="pl.388.8"></a><var>388.8</var>the divided property at any time while the property, or subsequently acquired property, is <br/>
<a id="pl.388.9"></a><var>388.9</var>owned by the parties or either of them, for the payment of maintenance or support money, <br/>
<a id="pl.388.10"></a><var>388.10</var>or may sequester the property as is provided by section 
         <statute_ref>518A.71</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.388.11"></a><var>388.11</var>    (g) (h) The court need not hold an evidentiary hearing on a motion for modification <br/>
<a id="pl.388.12"></a><var>388.12</var>of maintenance or support.<br/>
<a id="pl.388.13"></a><var>388.13</var>    (h) (i) Sections 
         <statute_ref>518.14</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>518A.735</statute_ref> shall govern the award of attorney fees for <br/>
<a id="pl.388.14"></a><var>388.14</var>motions brought under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.388.15"></a><var>388.15</var>    (i) (j) Except as expressly provided, an enactment, amendment, or repeal of law does <br/>
<a id="pl.388.16"></a><var>388.16</var>not constitute a substantial change in the circumstances for purposes of modifying a <br/>
<a id="pl.388.17"></a><var>388.17</var>child support order.<br/>
<a id="pl.388.18"></a><var>388.18</var>    (j) MS 2006 [Expired]<br/>
<a id="pl.388.19"></a><var>388.19</var>    (k) On the first modification under the income shares method of calculation  <br/>
<a id="pl.388.20"></a><var>388.20</var>following implementation of amended child support guidelines, the modification of <br/>
<a id="pl.388.21"></a><var>388.21</var>basic support may be limited if the amount of the full variance would create hardship <br/>
<a id="pl.388.22"></a><var>388.22</var>for either the obligor or the obligee. Hardship includes, but is not limited to, eligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.388.23"></a><var>388.23</var>for assistance under chapter 256J.<br/>
<a id="pl.388.24"></a><var>388.24</var>    (l) The court may select an alternative effective date for a maintenance or support <br/>
<a id="pl.388.25"></a><var>388.25</var>order if the parties enter into a binding agreement for an alternative effective date.<br/>
<a id="pl.388.26"></a><var>388.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2018.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.35.0"></a><a id="pl.388.27"></a><var>388.27</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.3241, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.388.28"></a><var>388.28</var><b>609.3241 PENALTY ASSESSMENT AUTHORIZED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.388.29"></a><var>388.29</var>(a) When a court sentences an adult convicted of violating section 
         <statute_ref>609.322</statute_ref> or <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.388.30"></a><var>388.30</var>609.324
         </statute_ref>, while acting other than as a prostitute, the court shall impose an assessment of <br/>
<a id="pl.388.31"></a><var>388.31</var>not less than $500 and not more than $750 for a violation of section 
         <statute_ref>609.324, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.388.32"></a><var>388.32</var>2
         </statute_ref>, or a misdemeanor violation of section 
         <statute_ref>609.324, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; otherwise the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.388.33"></a><var>388.33</var>impose an assessment of not less than $750 and not more than $1,000. The assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.389.1"></a><var>389.1</var>shall be distributed as provided in paragraph (c) and is in addition to the surcharge <br/>
<a id="pl.389.2"></a><var>389.2</var>required by section 
         <statute_ref>357.021, subdivision 6</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.389.3"></a><var>389.3</var>(b) The court may not waive payment of the minimum assessment required by <br/>
<a id="pl.389.4"></a><var>389.4</var>this section. If the defendant qualifies for the services of a public defender or the court <br/>
<a id="pl.389.5"></a><var>389.5</var>finds on the record that the convicted person is indigent or that immediate payment of <br/>
<a id="pl.389.6"></a><var>389.6</var>the assessment would create undue hardship for the convicted person or that person's <br/>
<a id="pl.389.7"></a><var>389.7</var>immediate family, the court may reduce the amount of the minimum assessment to not <br/>
<a id="pl.389.8"></a><var>389.8</var>less than $100. The court also may authorize payment of the assessment in installments.<br/>
<a id="pl.389.9"></a><var>389.9</var>(c) The assessment collected under paragraph (a) must be distributed as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.389.10"></a><var>389.10</var>(1) 40 percent of the assessment shall be forwarded to the political subdivision that <br/>
<a id="pl.389.11"></a><var>389.11</var>employs the arresting officer for use in enforcement, training, and education activities <br/>
<a id="pl.389.12"></a><var>389.12</var>related to combating sexual exploitation of youth, or if the arresting officer is an employee <br/>
<a id="pl.389.13"></a><var>389.13</var>of the state, this portion shall be forwarded to the commissioner of public safety for those <br/>
<a id="pl.389.14"></a><var>389.14</var>purposes identified in clause (3);<br/>
<a id="pl.389.15"></a><var>389.15</var>(2) 20 percent of the assessment shall be forwarded to the prosecuting agency that <br/>
<a id="pl.389.16"></a><var>389.16</var>handled the case for use in training and education activities relating to combating sexual <br/>
<a id="pl.389.17"></a><var>389.17</var>exploitation activities of youth; and<br/>
<a id="pl.389.18"></a><var>389.18</var>(3) 40 percent of the assessment must be forwarded to the commissioner of public <br/>
<a id="pl.389.19"></a><var>389.19</var>safety health to be deposited in the safe harbor for youth account in the special revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.389.20"></a><var>389.20</var>fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for distribution to crime victims services <br/>
<a id="pl.389.21"></a><var>389.21</var>organizations that provide services to sexually exploited youth, as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.389.22"></a><var>389.22</var>260C.007, subdivision 31
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.389.23"></a><var>389.23</var>(d) A safe harbor for youth account is established as a special account in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.389.24"></a><var>389.24</var>treasury.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.36.0"></a><a id="pl.389.25"></a><var>389.25</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.389.26"></a><var>389.26</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.389.27"></a><var>389.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings <br/>
<a id="pl.389.28"></a><var>389.28</var>given them unless the specific content indicates otherwise:<br/>
<a id="pl.389.29"></a><var>389.29</var>    (a) "Accidental" means a sudden, not reasonably foreseeable, and unexpected <br/>
<a id="pl.389.30"></a><var>389.30</var>occurrence or event which:<br/>
<a id="pl.389.31"></a><var>389.31</var>    (1) is not likely to occur and could not have been prevented by exercise of due <br/>
<a id="pl.389.32"></a><var>389.32</var>care; and<br/>
<a id="pl.389.33"></a><var>389.33</var>    (2) if occurring while a child is receiving services from a facility, happens when the <br/>
<a id="pl.389.34"></a><var>389.34</var>facility and the employee or person providing services in the facility are in compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.389.35"></a><var>389.35</var>with the laws and rules relevant to the occurrence or event.<br/>
<a id="pl.390.1"></a><var>390.1</var>    (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services.<br/>
<a id="pl.390.2"></a><var>390.2</var>    (c) "Facility" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.390.3"></a><var>390.3</var>    (1) a licensed or unlicensed day care facility, residential facility, agency, hospital, <br/>
<a id="pl.390.4"></a><var>390.4</var>sanitarium, or other facility or institution required to be licensed under sections 
         <statute_ref>144.50</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.390.5"></a><var>390.5</var>144.58
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>241.021</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>245A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>245A.16</statute_ref>, or chapter 245D;<br/>
<a id="pl.390.6"></a><var>390.6</var>    (2) a school as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>120A.05, subdivisions 9</statute_ref>, 11, and 13; and chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.390.7"></a><var>390.7</var>124E; or<br/>
<a id="pl.390.8"></a><var>390.8</var>    (3) a nonlicensed personal care provider organization as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.390.9"></a><var>390.9</var>256B.0625, subdivision 19a
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.390.10"></a><var>390.10</var>    (d) "Family assessment" means a comprehensive assessment of child safety, risk of <br/>
<a id="pl.390.11"></a><var>390.11</var>subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs that is applied to a child <br/>
<a id="pl.390.12"></a><var>390.12</var>maltreatment report that does not allege sexual abuse or substantial child endangerment. <br/>
<a id="pl.390.13"></a><var>390.13</var>Family assessment does not include a determination as to whether child maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.390.14"></a><var>390.14</var>occurred but does determine the need for services to address the safety of family members <br/>
<a id="pl.390.15"></a><var>390.15</var>and the risk of subsequent maltreatment.<br/>
<a id="pl.390.16"></a><var>390.16</var>    (e) "Investigation" means fact gathering related to the current safety of a child <br/>
<a id="pl.390.17"></a><var>390.17</var>and the risk of subsequent maltreatment that determines whether child maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.390.18"></a><var>390.18</var>occurred and whether child protective services are needed. An investigation must be used <br/>
<a id="pl.390.19"></a><var>390.19</var>when reports involve sexual abuse or substantial child endangerment, and for reports of <br/>
<a id="pl.390.20"></a><var>390.20</var>maltreatment in facilities required to be licensed under chapter 245A or 245D; under <br/>
<a id="pl.390.21"></a><var>390.21</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>144.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>144.58</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>241.021</statute_ref>; in a school as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>120A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.390.22"></a><var>390.22</var>subdivisions 9
         </statute_ref>, 11, and 13, and chapter 124E; or in a nonlicensed personal care provider <br/>
<a id="pl.390.23"></a><var>390.23</var>association as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 19a</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.390.24"></a><var>390.24</var>    (f) "Mental injury" means an injury to the psychological capacity or emotional <br/>
<a id="pl.390.25"></a><var>390.25</var>stability of a child as evidenced by an observable or substantial impairment in the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.390.26"></a><var>390.26</var>ability to function within a normal range of performance and behavior with due regard to <br/>
<a id="pl.390.27"></a><var>390.27</var>the child's culture.<br/>
<a id="pl.390.28"></a><var>390.28</var>    (g) "Neglect" means the commission or omission of any of the acts specified under <br/>
<a id="pl.390.29"></a><var>390.29</var>clauses (1) to (9), other than by accidental means:<br/>
<a id="pl.390.30"></a><var>390.30</var>    (1) failure by a person responsible for a child's care to supply a child with necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.390.31"></a><var>390.31</var>food, clothing, shelter, health, medical, or other care required for the child's physical or <br/>
<a id="pl.390.32"></a><var>390.32</var>mental health when reasonably able to do so;<br/>
<a id="pl.390.33"></a><var>390.33</var>    (2) failure to protect a child from conditions or actions that seriously endanger the <br/>
<a id="pl.390.34"></a><var>390.34</var>child's physical or mental health when reasonably able to do so, including a growth delay, <br/>
<a id="pl.390.35"></a><var>390.35</var>which may be referred to as a failure to thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and <br/>
<a id="pl.390.36"></a><var>390.36</var>is due to parental neglect;<br/>
<a id="pl.391.1"></a><var>391.1</var>    (3) failure to provide for necessary supervision or child care arrangements <br/>
<a id="pl.391.2"></a><var>391.2</var>appropriate for a child after considering factors as the child's age, mental ability, physical <br/>
<a id="pl.391.3"></a><var>391.3</var>condition, length of absence, or environment, when the child is unable to care for the <br/>
<a id="pl.391.4"></a><var>391.4</var>child's own basic needs or safety, or the basic needs or safety of another child in their care;<br/>
<a id="pl.391.5"></a><var>391.5</var>    (4) failure to ensure that the child is educated as defined in sections 
         <statute_ref>120A.22</statute_ref> and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.391.6"></a><var>391.6</var>260C.163, subdivision 11
         </statute_ref>, which does not include a parent's refusal to provide the parent's <br/>
<a id="pl.391.7"></a><var>391.7</var>child with sympathomimetic medications, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>125A.091, subdivision 5</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.391.8"></a><var>391.8</var>    (5) nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a child is neglected solely <br/>
<a id="pl.391.9"></a><var>391.9</var>because the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care in <br/>
<a id="pl.391.10"></a><var>391.10</var>good faith selects and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of <br/>
<a id="pl.391.11"></a><var>391.11</var>disease or remedial care of the child in lieu of medical care; except that a parent, guardian, <br/>
<a id="pl.391.12"></a><var>391.12</var>or caretaker, or a person mandated to report pursuant to subdivision 3, has a duty to report <br/>
<a id="pl.391.13"></a><var>391.13</var>if a lack of medical care may cause serious danger to the child's health. This section does <br/>
<a id="pl.391.14"></a><var>391.14</var>not impose upon persons, not otherwise legally responsible for providing a child with <br/>
<a id="pl.391.15"></a><var>391.15</var>necessary food, clothing, shelter, education, or medical care, a duty to provide that care;<br/>
<a id="pl.391.16"></a><var>391.16</var>    (6) prenatal exposure to a controlled substance, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>253B.02</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.391.17"></a><var>391.17</var>subdivision 2, used by the mother for a nonmedical purpose, as evidenced by withdrawal <br/>
<a id="pl.391.18"></a><var>391.18</var>symptoms in the child at birth, results of a toxicology test performed on the mother at <br/>
<a id="pl.391.19"></a><var>391.19</var>delivery or the child at birth, medical effects or developmental delays during the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.391.20"></a><var>391.20</var>first year of life that medically indicate prenatal exposure to a controlled substance, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.391.21"></a><var>391.21</var>presence of a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder;<br/>
<a id="pl.391.22"></a><var>391.22</var>    (7) "medical neglect" as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, clause (5);<br/>
<a id="pl.391.23"></a><var>391.23</var>    (8) chronic and severe use of alcohol or a controlled substance by a parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.391.24"></a><var>391.24</var>person responsible for the care of the child that adversely affects the child's basic needs <br/>
<a id="pl.391.25"></a><var>391.25</var>and safety; or<br/>
<a id="pl.391.26"></a><var>391.26</var>    (9) emotional harm from a pattern of behavior which contributes to impaired <br/>
<a id="pl.391.27"></a><var>391.27</var>emotional functioning of the child which may be demonstrated by a substantial and <br/>
<a id="pl.391.28"></a><var>391.28</var>observable effect in the child's behavior, emotional response, or cognition that is not <br/>
<a id="pl.391.29"></a><var>391.29</var>within the normal range for the child's age and stage of development, with due regard to <br/>
<a id="pl.391.30"></a><var>391.30</var>the child's culture.<br/>
<a id="pl.391.31"></a><var>391.31</var>(h) "Nonmaltreatment mistake" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.391.32"></a><var>391.32</var>(1) at the time of the incident, the individual was performing duties identified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.391.33"></a><var>391.33</var>center's child care program plan required under Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0045;<br/>
<a id="pl.391.34"></a><var>391.34</var>(2) the individual has not been determined responsible for a similar incident that <br/>
<a id="pl.391.35"></a><var>391.35</var>resulted in a finding of maltreatment for at least seven years;<br/>
<a id="pl.392.1"></a><var>392.1</var>(3) the individual has not been determined to have committed a similar <br/>
<a id="pl.392.2"></a><var>392.2</var>nonmaltreatment mistake under this paragraph for at least four years;<br/>
<a id="pl.392.3"></a><var>392.3</var>(4) any injury to a child resulting from the incident, if treated, is treated only with <br/>
<a id="pl.392.4"></a><var>392.4</var>remedies that are available over the counter, whether ordered by a medical professional or <br/>
<a id="pl.392.5"></a><var>392.5</var>not; and<br/>
<a id="pl.392.6"></a><var>392.6</var>(5) except for the period when the incident occurred, the facility and the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.392.7"></a><var>392.7</var>providing services were both in compliance with all licensing requirements relevant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.392.8"></a><var>392.8</var>incident.<br/>
<a id="pl.392.9"></a><var>392.9</var>This definition only applies to child care centers licensed under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.392.10"></a><var>392.10</var>Rules, chapter 9503. If clauses (1) to (5) apply, rather than making a determination of <br/>
<a id="pl.392.11"></a><var>392.11</var>substantiated maltreatment by the individual, the commissioner of human services shall <br/>
<a id="pl.392.12"></a><var>392.12</var>determine that a nonmaltreatment mistake was made by the individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.392.13"></a><var>392.13</var>    (i) "Operator" means an operator or agency as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245A.02</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.392.14"></a><var>392.14</var>    (j) "Person responsible for the child's care" means (1) an individual functioning <br/>
<a id="pl.392.15"></a><var>392.15</var>within the family unit and having responsibilities for the care of the child such as a <br/>
<a id="pl.392.16"></a><var>392.16</var>parent, guardian, or other person having similar care responsibilities, or (2) an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.392.17"></a><var>392.17</var>functioning outside the family unit and having responsibilities for the care of the child <br/>
<a id="pl.392.18"></a><var>392.18</var>such as a teacher, school administrator, other school employees or agents, or other lawful <br/>
<a id="pl.392.19"></a><var>392.19</var>custodian of a child having either full-time or short-term care responsibilities including, <br/>
<a id="pl.392.20"></a><var>392.20</var>but not limited to, day care, babysitting whether paid or unpaid, counseling, teaching, <br/>
<a id="pl.392.21"></a><var>392.21</var>and coaching.<br/>
<a id="pl.392.22"></a><var>392.22</var>    (k) "Physical abuse" means any physical injury, mental injury, or threatened injury, <br/>
<a id="pl.392.23"></a><var>392.23</var>inflicted by a person responsible for the child's care on a child other than by accidental <br/>
<a id="pl.392.24"></a><var>392.24</var>means, or any physical or mental injury that cannot reasonably be explained by the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.392.25"></a><var>392.25</var>history of injuries, or any aversive or deprivation procedures, or regulated interventions, <br/>
<a id="pl.392.26"></a><var>392.26</var>that have not been authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.0942 </statute_ref>or 
         <statute_ref>245.825</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.392.27"></a><var>392.27</var>    Abuse does not include reasonable and moderate physical discipline of a child <br/>
<a id="pl.392.28"></a><var>392.28</var>administered by a parent or legal guardian which does not result in an injury. Abuse does <br/>
<a id="pl.392.29"></a><var>392.29</var>not include the use of reasonable force by a teacher, principal, or school employee as <br/>
<a id="pl.392.30"></a><var>392.30</var>allowed by section 
         <statute_ref>121A.582</statute_ref>. Actions which are not reasonable and moderate include, but <br/>
<a id="pl.392.31"></a><var>392.31</var>are not limited to, any of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.392.32"></a><var>392.32</var>    (1) throwing, kicking, burning, biting, or cutting a child;<br/>
<a id="pl.392.33"></a><var>392.33</var>    (2) striking a child with a closed fist;<br/>
<a id="pl.392.34"></a><var>392.34</var>    (3) shaking a child under age three;<br/>
<a id="pl.392.35"></a><var>392.35</var>    (4) striking or other actions which result in any nonaccidental injury to a child <br/>
<a id="pl.392.36"></a><var>392.36</var>under 18 months of age;<br/>
<a id="pl.393.1"></a><var>393.1</var>    (5) unreasonable interference with a child's breathing;<br/>
<a id="pl.393.2"></a><var>393.2</var>    (6) threatening a child with a weapon, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>609.02, subdivision 6</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.393.3"></a><var>393.3</var>    (7) striking a child under age one on the face or head;<br/>
<a id="pl.393.4"></a><var>393.4</var>    (8) striking a child who is at least age one but under age four on the face or head, <br/>
<a id="pl.393.5"></a><var>393.5</var>which results in an injury;<br/>
<a id="pl.393.6"></a><var>393.6</var>    (9) purposely giving a child poison, alcohol, or dangerous, harmful, or controlled <br/>
<a id="pl.393.7"></a><var>393.7</var>substances which were not prescribed for the child by a practitioner, in order to control or <br/>
<a id="pl.393.8"></a><var>393.8</var>punish the child; or other substances that substantially affect the child's behavior, motor <br/>
<a id="pl.393.9"></a><var>393.9</var>coordination, or judgment or that results in sickness or internal injury, or subjects the <br/>
<a id="pl.393.10"></a><var>393.10</var>child to medical procedures that would be unnecessary if the child were not exposed <br/>
<a id="pl.393.11"></a><var>393.11</var>to the substances;<br/>
<a id="pl.393.12"></a><var>393.12</var>    (10) unreasonable physical confinement or restraint not permitted under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.393.13"></a><var>393.13</var>609.379
         </statute_ref>, including but not limited to tying, caging, or chaining; or<br/>
<a id="pl.393.14"></a><var>393.14</var>    (11) in a school facility or school zone, an act by a person responsible for the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.393.15"></a><var>393.15</var>care that is a violation under section 
         <statute_ref>121A.58</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.393.16"></a><var>393.16</var>    (l) "Practice of social services," for the purposes of subdivision 3, includes but is <br/>
<a id="pl.393.17"></a><var>393.17</var>not limited to employee assistance counseling and the provision of guardian ad litem and <br/>
<a id="pl.393.18"></a><var>393.18</var>parenting time expeditor services.<br/>
<a id="pl.393.19"></a><var>393.19</var>    (m) "Report" means any communication received by the local welfare agency, <br/>
<a id="pl.393.20"></a><var>393.20</var>police department, county sheriff, or agency responsible for child protection pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.393.21"></a><var>393.21</var>this section that describes neglect or physical or sexual abuse of a child and contains <br/>
<a id="pl.393.22"></a><var>393.22</var>sufficient content to identify the child and any person believed to be responsible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.393.23"></a><var>393.23</var>neglect or abuse, if known.<br/>
<a id="pl.393.24"></a><var>393.24</var>    (n) "Sexual abuse" means the subjection of a child by a person responsible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.393.25"></a><var>393.25</var>child's care, by a person who has a significant relationship to the child, as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.393.26"></a><var>393.26</var>609.341
         </statute_ref>, or by a person in a position of authority, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>609.341</statute_ref>, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.393.27"></a><var>393.27</var>10, to any act which constitutes a violation of section 
         <statute_ref>609.342</statute_ref> (criminal sexual conduct in <br/>
<a id="pl.393.28"></a><var>393.28</var>the first degree), 
         <statute_ref>609.343</statute_ref> (criminal sexual conduct in the second degree), 
         <statute_ref>609.344</statute_ref> (criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.393.29"></a><var>393.29</var>sexual conduct in the third degree), 
         <statute_ref>609.345</statute_ref> (criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree), <br/>
<a id="pl.393.30"></a><var>393.30</var>or 
         <statute_ref>609.3451</statute_ref> (criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree). Sexual abuse also includes any <br/>
<a id="pl.393.31"></a><var>393.31</var>act which involves a minor which constitutes a violation of prostitution offenses under <br/>
<a id="pl.393.32"></a><var>393.32</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>609.321</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.324</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>617.246</statute_ref>.  Effective May 29, 2017, sexual abuse includes all <br/>
<a id="pl.393.33"></a><var>393.33</var>reports of known or suspected child sex trafficking involving a child who is identified as a <br/>
<a id="pl.393.34"></a><var>393.34</var>victim of sex trafficking. Sexual abuse includes child sex trafficking as defined in section <br/>
<a id="pl.393.35"></a><var>393.35</var>609.321, subdivisions 7a and 7b. Sexual abuse includes threatened sexual abuse which <br/>
<a id="pl.393.36"></a><var>393.36</var>includes the status of a parent or household member who has committed a violation which <br/>
<a id="pl.394.1"></a><var>394.1</var>requires registration as an offender under section 243.166, subdivision 1b, paragraph (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.394.2"></a><var>394.2</var>or (b), or required registration under section 243.166, subdivision 1b, paragraph (a) or (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.394.3"></a><var>394.3</var>    (o) "Substantial child endangerment" means a person responsible for a child's care, <br/>
<a id="pl.394.4"></a><var>394.4</var>by act or omission, commits or attempts to commit an act against a child under their <br/>
<a id="pl.394.5"></a><var>394.5</var>care that constitutes any of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.394.6"></a><var>394.6</var>    (1) egregious harm as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, subdivision 14</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.394.7"></a><var>394.7</var>    (2) abandonment under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.301, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.394.8"></a><var>394.8</var>    (3) neglect as defined in paragraph (g), clause (2), that substantially endangers the <br/>
<a id="pl.394.9"></a><var>394.9</var>child's physical or mental health, including a growth delay, which may be referred to as <br/>
<a id="pl.394.10"></a><var>394.10</var>failure to thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and is due to parental neglect;<br/>
<a id="pl.394.11"></a><var>394.11</var>    (4) murder in the first, second, or third degree under section 
         <statute_ref>609.185</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.19</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.394.12"></a><var>394.12</var>609.195
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.394.13"></a><var>394.13</var>    (5) manslaughter in the first or second degree under section 
         <statute_ref>609.20</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>609.205</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.394.14"></a><var>394.14</var>    (6) assault in the first, second, or third degree under section 
         <statute_ref>609.221</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.222</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.394.15"></a><var>394.15</var>609.223
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.394.16"></a><var>394.16</var>    (7) solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution under section 
         <statute_ref>609.322</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.394.17"></a><var>394.17</var>    (8) criminal sexual conduct under sections 
         <statute_ref>609.342</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.3451</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.394.18"></a><var>394.18</var>    (9) solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct under section 
         <statute_ref>609.352</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.394.19"></a><var>394.19</var>    (10) malicious punishment or neglect or endangerment of a child under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.394.20"></a><var>394.20</var>609.377
         </statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>609.378</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.394.21"></a><var>394.21</var>    (11) use of a minor in sexual performance under section 
         <statute_ref>617.246</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.394.22"></a><var>394.22</var>    (12) parental behavior, status, or condition which mandates that the county attorney <br/>
<a id="pl.394.23"></a><var>394.23</var>file a termination of parental rights petition under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.503, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.394.24"></a><var>394.24</var>    (p) "Threatened injury" means a statement, overt act, condition, or status that <br/>
<a id="pl.394.25"></a><var>394.25</var>represents a substantial risk of physical or sexual abuse or mental injury. Threatened <br/>
<a id="pl.394.26"></a><var>394.26</var>injury includes, but is not limited to, exposing a child to a person responsible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.394.27"></a><var>394.27</var>child's care, as defined in paragraph (j), clause (1), who has:<br/>
<a id="pl.394.28"></a><var>394.28</var>    (1) subjected a child to, or failed to protect a child from, an overt act or condition <br/>
<a id="pl.394.29"></a><var>394.29</var>that constitutes egregious harm, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, subdivision 14</statute_ref>, or a <br/>
<a id="pl.394.30"></a><var>394.30</var>similar law of another jurisdiction;<br/>
<a id="pl.394.31"></a><var>394.31</var>    (2) been found to be palpably unfit under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.301</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.394.32"></a><var>394.32</var>(b), clause (4), or a similar law of another jurisdiction;<br/>
<a id="pl.394.33"></a><var>394.33</var>    (3) committed an act that has resulted in an involuntary termination of parental rights <br/>
<a id="pl.394.34"></a><var>394.34</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.301</statute_ref>, or a similar law of another jurisdiction; or<br/>
<a id="pl.394.35"></a><var>394.35</var>    (4) committed an act that has resulted in the involuntary transfer of permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.394.36"></a><var>394.36</var>legal and physical custody of a child to a relative under Minnesota Statutes 2010, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.395.1"></a><var>395.1</var>260C.201, subdivision 11
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (d), clause (1), section 
         <statute_ref>260C.515, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, or a <br/>
<a id="pl.395.2"></a><var>395.2</var>similar law of another jurisdiction.<br/>
<a id="pl.395.3"></a><var>395.3</var>A child is the subject of a report of threatened injury when the responsible social <br/>
<a id="pl.395.4"></a><var>395.4</var>services agency receives birth match data under paragraph (q) from the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.395.5"></a><var>395.5</var>Human Services.<br/>
<a id="pl.395.6"></a><var>395.6</var>(q) Upon receiving data under section 
         <statute_ref>144.225, subdivision 2b</statute_ref>, contained in a <br/>
<a id="pl.395.7"></a><var>395.7</var>birth record or recognition of parentage identifying a child who is subject to threatened <br/>
<a id="pl.395.8"></a><var>395.8</var>injury under paragraph (p), the Department of Human Services shall send the data to the <br/>
<a id="pl.395.9"></a><var>395.9</var>responsible social services agency. The data is known as "birth match" data. Unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.395.10"></a><var>395.10</var>responsible social services agency has already begun an investigation or assessment of the <br/>
<a id="pl.395.11"></a><var>395.11</var>report due to the birth of the child or execution of the recognition of parentage and the <br/>
<a id="pl.395.12"></a><var>395.12</var>parent's previous history with child protection, the agency shall accept the birth match <br/>
<a id="pl.395.13"></a><var>395.13</var>data as a report under this section. The agency may use either a family assessment or <br/>
<a id="pl.395.14"></a><var>395.14</var>investigation to determine whether the child is safe. All of the provisions of this section <br/>
<a id="pl.395.15"></a><var>395.15</var>apply. If the child is determined to be safe, the agency shall consult with the county <br/>
<a id="pl.395.16"></a><var>395.16</var>attorney to determine the appropriateness of filing a petition alleging the child is in need <br/>
<a id="pl.395.17"></a><var>395.17</var>of protection or services under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, clause (16), in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.395.18"></a><var>395.18</var>deliver needed services. If the child is determined not to be safe, the agency and the county <br/>
<a id="pl.395.19"></a><var>395.19</var>attorney shall take appropriate action as required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.503</statute_ref>, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.395.20"></a><var>395.20</var>    (r) Persons who conduct assessments or investigations under this section shall take <br/>
<a id="pl.395.21"></a><var>395.21</var>into account accepted child-rearing practices of the culture in which a child participates <br/>
<a id="pl.395.22"></a><var>395.22</var>and accepted teacher discipline practices, which are not injurious to the child's health, <br/>
<a id="pl.395.23"></a><var>395.23</var>welfare, and safety.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.21.37.0"></a><a id="pl.395.24"></a><var>395.24</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 3c, <br/>
<a id="pl.395.25"></a><var>395.25</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.395.26"></a><var>395.26</var>    Subd. 3c. <b>Local welfare agency, Department of Human Services or Department </b><br/>
<a id="pl.395.27"></a><var>395.27</var><b>of Health responsible for assessing or investigating reports of maltreatment</b><b> or death</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.395.28"></a><var>395.28</var>(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the county local welfare agency is the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.395.29"></a><var>395.29</var>responsible for assessing or investigating allegations of maltreatment in child foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.395.30"></a><var>395.30</var>that do not involve the death of a foster child, family child care, legally unlicensed <br/>
<a id="pl.395.31"></a><var>395.31</var>child care, juvenile correctional facilities licensed under section 241.021 located in the <br/>
<a id="pl.395.32"></a><var>395.32</var>local welfare agency's county, and reports involving children served by an unlicensed <br/>
<a id="pl.395.33"></a><var>395.33</var>personal care provider organization under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0659</statute_ref>. Copies of findings related <br/>
<a id="pl.395.34"></a><var>395.34</var>to personal care provider organizations under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0659</statute_ref> must be forwarded to <br/>
<a id="pl.395.35"></a><var>395.35</var>the Department of Human Services provider enrollment.<br/>
<a id="pl.396.1"></a><var>396.1</var>(b) The Department of Human Services is the agency responsible for assessing or <br/>
<a id="pl.396.2"></a><var>396.2</var>investigating allegations of maltreatment in:<br/>
<a id="pl.396.3"></a><var>396.3</var>(1)  facilities licensed under chapters 245A and 245D, except for in child foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.396.4"></a><var>396.4</var>and family child care homes that are monitored by county agencies according to section <br/>
<a id="pl.396.5"></a><var>396.5</var>245A.16, subdivision 1;<br/>
<a id="pl.396.6"></a><var>396.6</var>(2) child foster care homes that are monitored by private agencies that have been <br/>
<a id="pl.396.7"></a><var>396.7</var>licensed by the commissioner to perform licensing functions and activities according to <br/>
<a id="pl.396.8"></a><var>396.8</var>section 245A.16, subdivision 1; and<br/>
<a id="pl.396.9"></a><var>396.9</var>(3) child foster care and family child care homes that are monitored by county <br/>
<a id="pl.396.10"></a><var>396.10</var>agencies according to section 245A.16, subdivision 1, upon agreement by the county and <br/>
<a id="pl.396.11"></a><var>396.11</var>Department of Human Services for a specific case.<br/>
<a id="pl.396.12"></a><var>396.12</var>(c)  The Department of Human Services is responsible for investigating the death <br/>
<a id="pl.396.13"></a><var>396.13</var>of a child placed in a foster care program.<br/>
<a id="pl.396.14"></a><var>396.14</var>(d) The Department of Health is the agency responsible for assessing or investigating <br/>
<a id="pl.396.15"></a><var>396.15</var>allegations of child maltreatment in facilities licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.58 <br/>
<a id="pl.396.16"></a><var>396.16</var>and 
<statute_ref>144A.46</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.21.38.0"></a><a id="pl.396.17"></a><var>396.17</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.556, subdivision 3e, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.396.18"></a><var>396.18</var>    Subd. 3e. <b>Agency responsible for assessing or investigating reports of sexual </b><br/>
<a id="pl.396.19"></a><var>396.19</var><b>abuse.</b> The local welfare agency is the agency responsible for investigating allegations <br/>
<a id="pl.396.20"></a><var>396.20</var>of sexual abuse if the alleged offender is the parent, guardian, sibling, or an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.396.21"></a><var>396.21</var>functioning within the family unit as a person responsible for the child's care, or a person <br/>
<a id="pl.396.22"></a><var>396.22</var>with a significant relationship to the child if that person resides in the child's household. <br/>
<a id="pl.396.23"></a><var>396.23</var>Effective May 29, 2017, the local welfare agency is also responsible for investigating <br/>
<a id="pl.396.24"></a><var>396.24</var>when a child is identified as a victim of sex trafficking.<br/>
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<a id="bill.21.39.0"></a><a id="pl.396.25"></a><var>396.25</var>    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 10b, <br/>
<a id="pl.396.26"></a><var>396.26</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.396.27"></a><var>396.27</var>    Subd. 10b. <b>Duties of commissioner; neglect </b><b>or</b><b>, </b><b> abuse</b><b>, or death </b><b> in </b><b>a </b><b>facility.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.396.28"></a><var>396.28</var>This section applies to the commissioners of human services, health, and education. The <br/>
<a id="pl.396.29"></a><var>396.29</var>commissioner of the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report shall <br/>
<a id="pl.396.30"></a><var>396.30</var>immediately assess or investigate if the report alleges that:<br/>
<a id="pl.396.31"></a><var>396.31</var>(1) a child who is in the care of a facility as defined in subdivision 2 is neglected, <br/>
<a id="pl.396.32"></a><var>396.32</var>physically abused, sexually abused, or is the victim of maltreatment in a facility by an <br/>
<a id="pl.396.33"></a><var>396.33</var>individual in that facility, or has been so neglected or abused, or been the victim of <br/>
<a id="pl.397.1"></a><var>397.1</var>maltreatment in a facility by an individual in that facility within the three years preceding <br/>
<a id="pl.397.2"></a><var>397.2</var>the report; or<br/>
<a id="pl.397.3"></a><var>397.3</var>(2) a child was neglected, physically abused, sexually abused, or is the victim of <br/>
<a id="pl.397.4"></a><var>397.4</var>maltreatment in a facility by an individual in a facility defined in subdivision 2, while in <br/>
<a id="pl.397.5"></a><var>397.5</var>the care of that facility within the three years preceding the report.<br/>
<a id="pl.397.6"></a><var>397.6</var>The commissioner of the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the <br/>
<a id="pl.397.7"></a><var>397.7</var>report shall arrange for the transmittal to the commissioner of reports received by local <br/>
<a id="pl.397.8"></a><var>397.8</var>agencies and may delegate to a local welfare agency the duty to investigate reports. In <br/>
<a id="pl.397.9"></a><var>397.9</var>conducting an investigation under this section, the commissioner has the powers and <br/>
<a id="pl.397.10"></a><var>397.10</var>duties specified for local welfare agencies under this section. The commissioner of the <br/>
<a id="pl.397.11"></a><var>397.11</var>agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report or local welfare agency may <br/>
<a id="pl.397.12"></a><var>397.12</var>interview any children who are or have been in the care of a facility under investigation <br/>
<a id="pl.397.13"></a><var>397.13</var>and their parents, guardians, or legal custodians.<br/>
<a id="pl.397.14"></a><var>397.14</var>(b) Prior to any interview, the commissioner of the agency responsible for assessing <br/>
<a id="pl.397.15"></a><var>397.15</var>or investigating the report or local welfare agency shall notify the parent, guardian, or legal <br/>
<a id="pl.397.16"></a><var>397.16</var>custodian of a child who will be interviewed in the manner provided for in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.397.17"></a><var>397.17</var>10d, paragraph (a). If reasonable efforts to reach the parent, guardian, or legal custodian <br/>
<a id="pl.397.18"></a><var>397.18</var>of a child in an out-of-home placement have failed, the child may be interviewed if there <br/>
<a id="pl.397.19"></a><var>397.19</var>is reason to believe the interview is necessary to protect the child or other children in the <br/>
<a id="pl.397.20"></a><var>397.20</var>facility. The commissioner of the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the <br/>
<a id="pl.397.21"></a><var>397.21</var>report or local agency must provide the information required in this subdivision to the <br/>
<a id="pl.397.22"></a><var>397.22</var>parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child interviewed without parental notification <br/>
<a id="pl.397.23"></a><var>397.23</var>as soon as possible after the interview. When the investigation is completed, any parent, <br/>
<a id="pl.397.24"></a><var>397.24</var>guardian, or legal custodian notified under this subdivision shall receive the written <br/>
<a id="pl.397.25"></a><var>397.25</var>memorandum provided for in subdivision 10d, paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.397.26"></a><var>397.26</var>(c) In conducting investigations under this subdivision the commissioner or local <br/>
<a id="pl.397.27"></a><var>397.27</var>welfare agency shall obtain access to information consistent with subdivision 10, <br/>
<a id="pl.397.28"></a><var>397.28</var>paragraphs (h), (i), and (j). In conducting assessments or investigations under this <br/>
<a id="pl.397.29"></a><var>397.29</var>subdivision, the commissioner of education shall obtain access to reports and investigative <br/>
<a id="pl.397.30"></a><var>397.30</var>data that are relevant to a report of maltreatment and are in the possession of a school <br/>
<a id="pl.397.31"></a><var>397.31</var>facility as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (c), notwithstanding the classification of the <br/>
<a id="pl.397.32"></a><var>397.32</var>data as educational or personnel data under chapter 13. This includes, but is not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.397.33"></a><var>397.33</var>to, school investigative reports, information concerning the conduct of school personnel <br/>
<a id="pl.397.34"></a><var>397.34</var>alleged to have committed maltreatment of students, information about witnesses, and any <br/>
<a id="pl.397.35"></a><var>397.35</var>protective or corrective action taken by the school facility regarding the school personnel <br/>
<a id="pl.397.36"></a><var>397.36</var>alleged to have committed maltreatment.<br/>
<a id="pl.398.1"></a><var>398.1</var>(d) The commissioner may request assistance from the local social services agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.398.2"></a><var>398.2</var>(e) The commissioner of human services shall investigate every incident involving <br/>
<a id="pl.398.3"></a><var>398.3</var>the death of a child during placement in a child foster care home licensed under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.398.4"></a><var>398.4</var>245A and Minnesota Rules, chapter 2960. The investigation, notifications, and data <br/>
<a id="pl.398.5"></a><var>398.5</var>classifications are governed by this section, even if abuse or neglect is not alleged or <br/>
<a id="pl.398.6"></a><var>398.6</var>determined in the report.<br/>
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<a id="bill.21.40.0"></a><a id="pl.398.7"></a><var>398.7</var>    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.556, subdivision 10f, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.398.8"></a><var>398.8</var>    Subd. 10f. <b>Notice of determinations.</b> Within ten working days of the conclusion <br/>
<a id="pl.398.9"></a><var>398.9</var>of a family assessment, the local welfare agency shall notify the parent or guardian of <br/>
<a id="pl.398.10"></a><var>398.10</var>the child of the need for services to address child safety concerns or significant risk of <br/>
<a id="pl.398.11"></a><var>398.11</var>subsequent child maltreatment. The local welfare agency and the family may also jointly <br/>
<a id="pl.398.12"></a><var>398.12</var>agree that family support and family preservation services are needed. Within ten working <br/>
<a id="pl.398.13"></a><var>398.13</var>days of the conclusion of an investigation, the local welfare agency or agency responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.398.14"></a><var>398.14</var>for investigating the report shall notify the parent or guardian of the child, the person <br/>
<a id="pl.398.15"></a><var>398.15</var>determined to be maltreating the child, and, if applicable, the director of the facility, of <br/>
<a id="pl.398.16"></a><var>398.16</var>the determination and a summary of the specific reasons for the determination. When the <br/>
<a id="pl.398.17"></a><var>398.17</var>investigation involves a child foster care setting that is monitored by a private licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.398.18"></a><var>398.18</var>agency under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.16</statute_ref>, the local welfare agency responsible for investigating the <br/>
<a id="pl.398.19"></a><var>398.19</var>report Department of Human Services shall notify the private licensing agency of the <br/>
<a id="pl.398.20"></a><var>398.20</var>determination and shall provide a summary of the specific reasons for the determination. <br/>
<a id="pl.398.21"></a><var>398.21</var>The notice to the private licensing agency must include identifying private data, but not the <br/>
<a id="pl.398.22"></a><var>398.22</var>identity of the reporter of maltreatment. The notice must also include a certification that the <br/>
<a id="pl.398.23"></a><var>398.23</var>information collection procedures under subdivision 10, paragraphs (h), (i), and (j), were <br/>
<a id="pl.398.24"></a><var>398.24</var>followed and a notice of the right of a data subject to obtain access to other private data <br/>
<a id="pl.398.25"></a><var>398.25</var>on the subject collected, created, or maintained under this section. In addition, the notice <br/>
<a id="pl.398.26"></a><var>398.26</var>shall include the length of time that the records will be kept under subdivision 11c. The <br/>
<a id="pl.398.27"></a><var>398.27</var>investigating agency shall notify the parent or guardian of the child who is the subject of <br/>
<a id="pl.398.28"></a><var>398.28</var>the report, and any person or facility determined to have maltreated a child, of their appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.398.29"></a><var>398.29</var>or review rights under this section. The notice must also state that a finding of maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.398.30"></a><var>398.30</var>may result in denial of a license application or background study disqualification under <br/>
<a id="pl.398.31"></a><var>398.31</var>chapter 245C related to employment or services that are licensed by the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.398.32"></a><var>398.32</var>Human Services under chapter 245A, the Department of Health under chapter 144 or <br/>
<a id="pl.398.33"></a><var>398.33</var>144A, the Department of Corrections under section 
         <statute_ref>241.021</statute_ref>, and from providing services <br/>
<a id="pl.398.34"></a><var>398.34</var>related to an unlicensed personal care provider organization under chapter 256B.<br/>
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<a id="bill.21.41.0"></a><a id="pl.399.1"></a><var>399.1</var>    Sec. 41. <b>CHILD CARE IS AN ALLOWABLE SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.399.2"></a><var>399.2</var><b>CHILD PROTECTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.399.3"></a><var>399.3</var>The commissioner shall change the brass code related to allowable child protection <br/>
<a id="pl.399.4"></a><var>399.4</var>services to include child care.<br/>
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<a id="bill.21.42.0"></a><a id="pl.399.5"></a><var>399.5</var>    Sec. 42. <b>DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONERS; INCOME AND ASSET </b><br/>
<a id="pl.399.6"></a><var>399.6</var><b>EXCLUSION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.399.7"></a><var>399.7</var>(a) The commissioner of human services shall not count payments made to families <br/>
<a id="pl.399.8"></a><var>399.8</var>by the income and child development in the first three years of life demonstration <br/>
<a id="pl.399.9"></a><var>399.9</var>project as income or assets for purposes of determining or redetermining eligibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.399.10"></a><var>399.10</var>child care assistance programs under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B; the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.399.11"></a><var>399.11</var>family investment program, work benefit program, or diversionary work program under <br/>
<a id="pl.399.12"></a><var>399.12</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J, during the duration of the demonstration.<br/>
<a id="pl.399.13"></a><var>399.13</var>(b) The commissioner of human services shall not count payments made to families <br/>
<a id="pl.399.14"></a><var>399.14</var>by the income and child development in the first three years of life demonstration project <br/>
<a id="pl.399.15"></a><var>399.15</var>as income for purposes of determining or redetermining eligibility for medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.399.16"></a><var>399.16</var>under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B, and MinnesotaCare under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.399.17"></a><var>399.17</var>chapter 256L.<br/>
<a id="pl.399.18"></a><var>399.18</var>(c) For the purposes of this section, "income and child development in the first <br/>
<a id="pl.399.19"></a><var>399.19</var>three years of life demonstration project" means a demonstration project funded by the <br/>
<a id="pl.399.20"></a><var>399.20</var>United States Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health to <br/>
<a id="pl.399.21"></a><var>399.21</var>evaluate whether the unconditional cash payments have a causal effect on the cognitive, <br/>
<a id="pl.399.22"></a><var>399.22</var>socioemotional, and brain development of infants and toddlers.<br/>
<a id="pl.399.23"></a><var>399.23</var>(d) This section shall only be implemented if Minnesota is chosen as a site for the child <br/>
<a id="pl.399.24"></a><var>399.24</var>development in the first three years of life demonstration site, and expires January 1, 2022.<br/>
<a id="pl.399.25"></a><var>399.25</var>(e) The commissioner of human services shall provide a report to the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.399.26"></a><var>399.26</var>committees having jurisdiction over human services issues by January 1, 2023, informing <br/>
<a id="pl.399.27"></a><var>399.27</var>the legislature on the progress and outcomes of the demonstration under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.399.28"></a><var>399.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (b) is effective August 16, 2016, or upon federal <br/>
<a id="pl.399.29"></a><var>399.29</var>approval, whichever is later.<br/>
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<a id="bill.21.43.0"></a><a id="pl.399.30"></a><var>399.30</var>    Sec. 43. <b>REVIEW OF CHILD FOSTER CARE PRIVATE AGENCIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.399.31"></a><var>399.31</var>The commissioner of human services shall convene a working group to review the <br/>
<a id="pl.399.32"></a><var>399.32</var>impact of removing the licensing responsibilities from private agencies (previously "Rule <br/>
<a id="pl.399.33"></a><var>399.33</var>4"), and replacing those duties with responsibilities to provide technical assistance for <br/>
<a id="pl.399.34"></a><var>399.34</var>prospective foster care providers, care coordination for children in foster care, and training <br/>
<a id="pl.400.1"></a><var>400.1</var>support for foster parents. The commissioner shall submit a report to the 2017 legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.400.2"></a><var>400.2</var>committees with jurisdiction over foster care issues by January 15, 2017, with language <br/>
<a id="pl.400.3"></a><var>400.3</var>and an analysis of costs associated with these changes.<br/>
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<a id="bill.21.44.0"></a><a id="pl.400.4"></a><var>400.4</var>    Sec. 44. <b>CHILD CARE LIABILITY INSURANCE REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.400.5"></a><var>400.5</var>The commissioner of human services shall conduct a survey and report on existing <br/>
<a id="pl.400.6"></a><var>400.6</var>liability insurance and the availability of coverage for family child care license holders. <br/>
<a id="pl.400.7"></a><var>400.7</var>The survey shall be conducted from a representative sample of county licensors or current <br/>
<a id="pl.400.8"></a><var>400.8</var>license holders. At a minimum, the report must address the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.400.9"></a><var>400.9</var>(1) the number of currently licensed family child care providers surveyed who <br/>
<a id="pl.400.10"></a><var>400.10</var>have liability insurance;<br/>
<a id="pl.400.11"></a><var>400.11</var>(2) the availability, accessibility, and levels and cost of coverage provided for <br/>
<a id="pl.400.12"></a><var>400.12</var>personal injury, death, or property damage resulting from the negligent acts or omissions <br/>
<a id="pl.400.13"></a><var>400.13</var>related to the provision of services under a family child care license under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.400.14"></a><var>400.14</var>Rules, chapter 9502; and<br/>
<a id="pl.400.15"></a><var>400.15</var>(3) the regulatory or legislative actions necessary to require that insurance coverage <br/>
<a id="pl.400.16"></a><var>400.16</var>is maintained throughout the term of the license.<br/>
<a id="pl.400.17"></a><var>400.17</var>The report must be submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.400.18"></a><var>400.18</var>senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over child care licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.400.19"></a><var>400.19</var>policy and finance no later than January 16, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.400.20"></a><var>400.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.22.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.22.1.0"></a><a id="pl.400.23"></a><var>400.23</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 245.735, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.400.24"></a><var>400.24</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.400.25"></a><var>400.25</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Reform projects</b><b> Certified community behavioral health clinics</b><b>.</b> (a) The <br/>
<a id="pl.400.26"></a><var>400.26</var>commissioner shall establish standards for a state certification of clinics as process for <br/>
<a id="pl.400.27"></a><var>400.27</var>certified community behavioral health clinics, in accordance (CCBHCs) to be eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.400.28"></a><var>400.28</var>the prospective payment system in paragraph (f). Entities that choose to be CCBHCs must:<br/>
<a id="pl.400.29"></a><var>400.29</var>(1) comply with the CCBHC criteria published on or before September 1, 2015, by <br/>
<a id="pl.400.30"></a><var>400.30</var>the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Certification standards <br/>
<a id="pl.400.31"></a><var>400.31</var>established by the commissioner shall require that:;<br/>
<a id="pl.401.1"></a><var>401.1</var>(1) (2) employ or contract for clinic staff who have backgrounds in diverse <br/>
<a id="pl.401.2"></a><var>401.2</var>disciplines, include including licensed mental health professionals, and staff who are <br/>
<a id="pl.401.3"></a><var>401.3</var>culturally and linguistically trained to serve the needs of the clinic's patient population;<br/>
<a id="pl.401.4"></a><var>401.4</var>(2) (3) ensure that clinic services are available and accessible to patients of all ages <br/>
<a id="pl.401.5"></a><var>401.5</var>and genders and that crisis management services are available 24 hours per day;<br/>
<a id="pl.401.6"></a><var>401.6</var>(3) (4) establish fees for clinic services are established for non-medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.401.7"></a><var>401.7</var>patients using a sliding fee scale and that ensures that services to patients are not denied <br/>
<a id="pl.401.8"></a><var>401.8</var>or limited due to a patient's inability to pay for services;<br/>
<a id="pl.401.9"></a><var>401.9</var>(4) clinics provide coordination of care across settings and providers to ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.401.10"></a><var>401.10</var>seamless transitions for patients across the full spectrum of health services, including <br/>
<a id="pl.401.11"></a><var>401.11</var>acute, chronic, and behavioral needs. Care coordination may be accomplished through <br/>
<a id="pl.401.12"></a><var>401.12</var>partnerships or formal contracts with federally qualified health centers, inpatient <br/>
<a id="pl.401.13"></a><var>401.13</var>psychiatric facilities, substance use and detoxification facilities, community-based mental <br/>
<a id="pl.401.14"></a><var>401.14</var>health providers, and other community services, supports, and providers including <br/>
<a id="pl.401.15"></a><var>401.15</var>schools, child welfare agencies, juvenile and criminal justice agencies, Indian Health <br/>
<a id="pl.401.16"></a><var>401.16</var>Services clinics, tribally licensed health care and mental health facilities, urban Indian <br/>
<a id="pl.401.17"></a><var>401.17</var>health clinics, Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, outpatient clinics, drop-in <br/>
<a id="pl.401.18"></a><var>401.18</var>centers, acute care hospitals, and hospital outpatient clinics; (5) comply with quality <br/>
<a id="pl.401.19"></a><var>401.19</var>assurance reporting requirements and other reporting requirements, including any required <br/>
<a id="pl.401.20"></a><var>401.20</var>reporting of encounter data, clinical outcomes data, and quality data;<br/>
<a id="pl.401.21"></a><var>401.21</var>(5) services provided by clinics include (6) provide crisis mental health services, <br/>
<a id="pl.401.22"></a><var>401.22</var>withdrawal management services, emergency crisis intervention services, and stabilization <br/>
<a id="pl.401.23"></a><var>401.23</var>services; screening, assessment, and diagnosis services, including risk assessments and <br/>
<a id="pl.401.24"></a><var>401.24</var>level of care determinations; patient-centered treatment planning; outpatient mental <br/>
<a id="pl.401.25"></a><var>401.25</var>health and substance use services; targeted case management; psychiatric rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.401.26"></a><var>401.26</var>services; peer support and counselor services and family support services; and intensive <br/>
<a id="pl.401.27"></a><var>401.27</var>community-based mental health services, including mental health services for members of <br/>
<a id="pl.401.28"></a><var>401.28</var>the armed forces and veterans; and<br/>
<a id="pl.401.29"></a><var>401.29</var>(6) clinics comply with quality assurance reporting requirements and other reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.401.30"></a><var>401.30</var>requirements, including any required reporting of encounter data, clinical outcomes data, <br/>
<a id="pl.401.31"></a><var>401.31</var>and quality data. (7) provide coordination of care across settings and providers to ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.401.32"></a><var>401.32</var>seamless transitions for patients across the full spectrum of health services, including <br/>
<a id="pl.401.33"></a><var>401.33</var>acute, chronic, and behavioral needs. Care coordination may be accomplished through <br/>
<a id="pl.401.34"></a><var>401.34</var>partnerships or formal contracts with:<br/>
<a id="pl.402.1"></a><var>402.1</var>(i) counties, health plans, pharmacists, pharmacies, rural health clinics, federally <br/>
<a id="pl.402.2"></a><var>402.2</var>qualified health centers, inpatient psychiatric facilities, substance use and detoxification <br/>
<a id="pl.402.3"></a><var>402.3</var>facilities, community-based mental health providers; and<br/>
<a id="pl.402.4"></a><var>402.4</var>(ii) other community services, supports, and providers, including schools, child <br/>
<a id="pl.402.5"></a><var>402.5</var>welfare agencies, juvenile and criminal justice agencies, Indian health services clinics, <br/>
<a id="pl.402.6"></a><var>402.6</var>tribally licensed health care and mental health facilities, urban Indian health clinics, <br/>
<a id="pl.402.7"></a><var>402.7</var>Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, outpatient clinics, drop-in centers, acute <br/>
<a id="pl.402.8"></a><var>402.8</var>care hospitals, and hospital outpatient clinics;<br/>
<a id="pl.402.9"></a><var>402.9</var>(8) be certified as mental health clinics under section 245.69, subdivision 2;<br/>
<a id="pl.402.10"></a><var>402.10</var>(9) comply with standards relating to integrated treatment for co-occurring mental <br/>
<a id="pl.402.11"></a><var>402.11</var>illness and substance use disorders in adults or children under Minnesota Rules, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.402.12"></a><var>402.12</var>9533;<br/>
<a id="pl.402.13"></a><var>402.13</var>(10) comply with standards relating to mental health services in Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.402.14"></a><var>402.14</var>parts 9505.0370 to 9505.0372;<br/>
<a id="pl.402.15"></a><var>402.15</var>(11) be licensed to provide chemical dependency treatment under Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.402.16"></a><var>402.16</var>parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6505;<br/>
<a id="pl.402.17"></a><var>402.17</var>(12) be certified to provide children's therapeutic services and supports under <br/>
<a id="pl.402.18"></a><var>402.18</var>section 256B.0943;<br/>
<a id="pl.402.19"></a><var>402.19</var>(13) be certified to provide adult rehabilitative mental health services under section <br/>
<a id="pl.402.20"></a><var>402.20</var>256B.0623;<br/>
<a id="pl.402.21"></a><var>402.21</var>(14) be enrolled to provide mental health crisis response services under section <br/>
<a id="pl.402.22"></a><var>402.22</var>256B.0624;<br/>
<a id="pl.402.23"></a><var>402.23</var>(15) be enrolled to provide mental health targeted case management under section <br/>
<a id="pl.402.24"></a><var>402.24</var>256B.0625, subdivision 20;<br/>
<a id="pl.402.25"></a><var>402.25</var>(16) comply with standards relating to mental health case management in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.402.26"></a><var>402.26</var>Rules, parts 9520.0900 to 9520.0926; and<br/>
<a id="pl.402.27"></a><var>402.27</var>(17) provide services that comply with the evidence-based practices described in <br/>
<a id="pl.402.28"></a><var>402.28</var>paragraph (e).<br/>
<a id="pl.402.29"></a><var>402.29</var>(b) If an entity is unable to provide one or more of the services listed in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.402.30"></a><var>402.30</var>(a), clauses (6) to (17), the commissioner may certify the entity as a CCBHC if it has a <br/>
<a id="pl.402.31"></a><var>402.31</var>current contract with another entity that has the required authority to provide that service <br/>
<a id="pl.402.32"></a><var>402.32</var>and that meets federal CCBHC criteria as a designated collaborating organization; or, to <br/>
<a id="pl.402.33"></a><var>402.33</var>the extent allowed by the federal CCBHC criteria, the commissioner may approve a <br/>
<a id="pl.402.34"></a><var>402.34</var>referral arrangement. The CCBHC must meet federal requirements regarding the type and <br/>
<a id="pl.402.35"></a><var>402.35</var>scope of services to be provided directly by the CCBHC.<br/>
<a id="pl.403.1"></a><var>403.1</var>(c) Notwithstanding other law that requires a county contract or other form of county <br/>
<a id="pl.403.2"></a><var>403.2</var>approval for certain services listed in paragraph (a), clause (6), a clinic that otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.403.3"></a><var>403.3</var>meets CCBHC requirements may receive the prospective payment under paragraph (f) <br/>
<a id="pl.403.4"></a><var>403.4</var>for those services without a county contract or county approval. There is no county <br/>
<a id="pl.403.5"></a><var>403.5</var>share when medical assistance pays the CCBHC prospective payment. As part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.403.6"></a><var>403.6</var>certification process in paragraph (a), the commissioner shall require a letter of support <br/>
<a id="pl.403.7"></a><var>403.7</var>from the CCBHC's host county confirming that the CCBHC and the county or counties it <br/>
<a id="pl.403.8"></a><var>403.8</var>serves have an ongoing relationship to facilitate access and continuity of care, especially <br/>
<a id="pl.403.9"></a><var>403.9</var>for individuals who are uninsured or who may go on and off medical assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.403.10"></a><var>403.10</var>(d) When the standards listed in paragraph (a) or other applicable standards <br/>
<a id="pl.403.11"></a><var>403.11</var>conflict or address similar issues in duplicative or incompatible ways, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.403.12"></a><var>403.12</var>may grant variances to state requirements if the variances do not conflict with federal <br/>
<a id="pl.403.13"></a><var>403.13</var>requirements. If standards overlap, the commissioner may substitute all or a part of a <br/>
<a id="pl.403.14"></a><var>403.14</var>licensure or certification that is substantially the same as another licensure or certification. <br/>
<a id="pl.403.15"></a><var>403.15</var>The commissioner shall consult with stakeholders, as described in subdivision 4, before <br/>
<a id="pl.403.16"></a><var>403.16</var>granting variances under this provision.<br/>
<a id="pl.403.17"></a><var>403.17</var>(e) The commissioner shall issue a list of required evidence-based practices to be <br/>
<a id="pl.403.18"></a><var>403.18</var>delivered by certified community behavioral health clinics, and may also provide a list <br/>
<a id="pl.403.19"></a><var>403.19</var>of recommended evidence-based practices. The commissioner may update the list to <br/>
<a id="pl.403.20"></a><var>403.20</var>reflect advances in outcomes research and medical services for persons living with mental <br/>
<a id="pl.403.21"></a><var>403.21</var>illnesses or substance use disorders. The commissioner shall take into consideration the <br/>
<a id="pl.403.22"></a><var>403.22</var>adequacy of evidence to support the efficacy of the practice, the quality of workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.403.23"></a><var>403.23</var>available, and the current availability of the practice in the state. At least 30 days before <br/>
<a id="pl.403.24"></a><var>403.24</var>issuing the initial list and any revisions, the commissioner shall provide stakeholders <br/>
<a id="pl.403.25"></a><var>403.25</var>with an opportunity to comment.<br/>
<a id="pl.403.26"></a><var>403.26</var>(b) (f) The commissioner shall establish standards and methodologies for a <br/>
<a id="pl.403.27"></a><var>403.27</var>prospective payment system for medical assistance payments for mental health services <br/>
<a id="pl.403.28"></a><var>403.28</var>delivered by certified community behavioral health clinics, in accordance with guidance <br/>
<a id="pl.403.29"></a><var>403.29</var>issued on or before September 1, 2015, by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid <br/>
<a id="pl.403.30"></a><var>403.30</var>Services. During the operation of the demonstration project, payments shall comply with <br/>
<a id="pl.403.31"></a><var>403.31</var>federal requirements for a 90 percent an enhanced federal medical assistance percentage. <br/>
<a id="pl.403.32"></a><var>403.32</var>The commissioner may include quality bonus payments in the prospective payment <br/>
<a id="pl.403.33"></a><var>403.33</var>system based on federal criteria and on a clinic's provision of the evidence-based practices <br/>
<a id="pl.403.34"></a><var>403.34</var>in paragraph (e). The prospective payments system does not apply to MinnesotaCare. <br/>
<a id="pl.403.35"></a><var>403.35</var>Implementation of the prospective payment system is effective July 1, 2017, or upon <br/>
<a id="pl.403.36"></a><var>403.36</var>federal approval, whichever is later.<br/>
<a id="pl.404.1"></a><var>404.1</var>(g) The commissioner shall seek federal approval to continue federal financial <br/>
<a id="pl.404.2"></a><var>404.2</var>participation in payment for CCBHC services after the federal demonstration period <br/>
<a id="pl.404.3"></a><var>404.3</var>ends for clinics that were certified as CCBHCs during the demonstration period and <br/>
<a id="pl.404.4"></a><var>404.4</var>that continue to meet the CCBHC certification standards in paragraph (a). Payment <br/>
<a id="pl.404.5"></a><var>404.5</var>for CCBHC services shall cease effective July 1, 2019, if continued federal financial <br/>
<a id="pl.404.6"></a><var>404.6</var>participation for the payment of CCBHC services cannot be obtained.<br/>
<a id="pl.404.7"></a><var>404.7</var>(h) To the extent allowed by federal law, the commissioner may limit the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.404.8"></a><var>404.8</var>certified clinics so that the projected claims for certified clinics will not exceed the funds <br/>
<a id="pl.404.9"></a><var>404.9</var>budgeted for this purpose. The commissioner shall give preference to clinics that:<br/>
<a id="pl.404.10"></a><var>404.10</var>(1) are located in both rural and urban areas, with at least one in each area, as <br/>
<a id="pl.404.11"></a><var>404.11</var>defined by federal criteria;<br/>
<a id="pl.404.12"></a><var>404.12</var>(2) provide a comprehensive range of services and evidence-based practices for all <br/>
<a id="pl.404.13"></a><var>404.13</var>age groups, with services being fully coordinated and integrated; and<br/>
<a id="pl.404.14"></a><var>404.14</var>(3) enhance the state's ability to meet the federal priorities to be selected as a <br/>
<a id="pl.404.15"></a><var>404.15</var>CCBHC demonstration state.<br/>
<a id="pl.404.16"></a><var>404.16</var>(i) The commissioner shall recertify CCBHCs at least every three years. The <br/>
<a id="pl.404.17"></a><var>404.17</var>commissioner shall establish a process for decertification and shall require corrective <br/>
<a id="pl.404.18"></a><var>404.18</var>action, medical assistance repayment, or decertification of a CCBHC that no longer <br/>
<a id="pl.404.19"></a><var>404.19</var>meets the requirements in this section or that fails to meet the standards provided by the <br/>
<a id="pl.404.20"></a><var>404.20</var>commissioner in the application and certification process.<br/>
<a id="pl.404.21"></a><var>404.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.22.2.0"></a><a id="pl.404.22"></a><var>404.22</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 245.735, subdivision 4, is <br/>
<a id="pl.404.23"></a><var>404.23</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.404.24"></a><var>404.24</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Public participation.</b> In developing the projects and implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.404.25"></a><var>404.25</var>certified community behavioral health clinics under subdivision 3, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.404.26"></a><var>404.26</var>consult, collaborate, and partner with stakeholders, including but not limited to mental <br/>
<a id="pl.404.27"></a><var>404.27</var>health providers, substance use disorder treatment providers, advocacy organizations, <br/>
<a id="pl.404.28"></a><var>404.28</var>licensed mental health professionals, counties, tribes, hospitals, other health care <br/>
<a id="pl.404.29"></a><var>404.29</var>providers, and Minnesota public health care program enrollees who receive mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.404.30"></a><var>404.30</var>services and their families.<br/>
<a id="pl.404.31"></a><var>404.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.22.3.0"></a><a id="pl.404.32"></a><var>404.32</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.99, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.405.1"></a><var>405.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Rental assistance.</b> The program shall pay up to 90 days of housing <br/>
<a id="pl.405.2"></a><var>405.2</var>assistance for persons with a serious and persistent mental illness who require inpatient or <br/>
<a id="pl.405.3"></a><var>405.3</var>residential care for stabilization. The commissioner of human services may extend the <br/>
<a id="pl.405.4"></a><var>405.4</var>length of assistance on a case-by-case basis.<br/>
<a id="pl.405.5"></a><var>405.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.22.4.0"></a><a id="pl.405.6"></a><var>405.6</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.01, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.405.7"></a><var>405.7</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Culturally specific program.</b> (a) "Culturally specific program" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.405.8"></a><var>405.8</var>substance use disorder treatment service program or subprogram that is recovery-focused <br/>
<a id="pl.405.9"></a><var>405.9</var>and culturally specific when the program:<br/>
<a id="pl.405.10"></a><var>405.10</var>(1) improves service quality to and outcomes of a specific population by advancing <br/>
<a id="pl.405.11"></a><var>405.11</var>health equity to help eliminate health disparities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.405.12"></a><var>405.12</var>(2) ensures effective, equitable, comprehensive, and respectful quality care services <br/>
<a id="pl.405.13"></a><var>405.13</var>that are responsive to an individual within a specific population's values, beliefs and <br/>
<a id="pl.405.14"></a><var>405.14</var>practices, health literacy, preferred language, and other communication needs.<br/>
<a id="pl.405.15"></a><var>405.15</var>(b) A tribally licensed substance use disorder program that is designated as serving <br/>
<a id="pl.405.16"></a><var>405.16</var>a culturally specific population by the applicable tribal government is deemed to satisfy <br/>
<a id="pl.405.17"></a><var>405.17</var>this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.405.18"></a><var>405.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.22.5.0"></a><a id="pl.405.19"></a><var>405.19</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.405.20"></a><var>405.20</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Division of costs.</b> (a) Except for services provided by a county under <br/>
<a id="pl.405.21"></a><var>405.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>254B.09, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, or services provided under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.69</statute_ref> or 
<statute_ref>256D.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.405.22"></a><var>405.22</var>subdivision 4
</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), the county shall, out of local money, pay the state for 22.95 <br/>
<a id="pl.405.23"></a><var>405.23</var>percent of the cost of chemical dependency services, including those services provided to <br/>
<a id="pl.405.24"></a><var>405.24</var>persons eligible for medical assistance under chapter 256B and general assistance medical <br/>
<a id="pl.405.25"></a><var>405.25</var>care under chapter 256D. Counties may use the indigent hospitalization levy for treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.405.26"></a><var>405.26</var>and hospital payments made under this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.405.27"></a><var>405.27</var>(b) 22.95 percent of any state collections from private or third-party pay, less 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.405.28"></a><var>405.28</var>percent for the cost of payment and collections, must be distributed to the county that paid <br/>
<a id="pl.405.29"></a><var>405.29</var>for a portion of the treatment under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.405.30"></a><var>405.30</var>(c) For fiscal year 2017 only, the 22.95 percentages under paragraphs (a) and (b) <br/>
<a id="pl.405.31"></a><var>405.31</var>are equal to 15 percent.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.22.6.0"></a><a id="pl.405.32"></a><var>405.32</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.04, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.406.1"></a><var>406.1</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Eligibility for treatment in residential settings.</b> Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.406.2"></a><var>406.2</var>provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 9530.6622, subparts 5 and 6, related to an assessor's <br/>
<a id="pl.406.3"></a><var>406.3</var>discretion in making placements to residential treatment settings, a person eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.406.4"></a><var>406.4</var>services under this section must score at level 4 on assessment dimensions related to <br/>
<a id="pl.406.5"></a><var>406.5</var>relapse, continued use, or recovery environment in order to be assigned to services with a <br/>
<a id="pl.406.6"></a><var>406.6</var>room and board component reimbursed under this section. Whether a treatment facility <br/>
<a id="pl.406.7"></a><var>406.7</var>has been designated an institution for mental diseases under United States Code, title 42, <br/>
<a id="pl.406.8"></a><var>406.8</var>section 1396d, shall not be a factor in making placements.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.22.7.0"></a><a id="pl.406.9"></a><var>406.9</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 254B.05, subdivision 5, is <br/>
<a id="pl.406.10"></a><var>406.10</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.406.11"></a><var>406.11</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Rate requirements.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.406.12"></a><var>406.12</var>chemical dependency services and service enhancements funded under this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.406.13"></a><var>406.13</var>(b) Eligible chemical dependency treatment services include:<br/>
<a id="pl.406.14"></a><var>406.14</var>(1) outpatient treatment services that are licensed according to Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.406.15"></a><var>406.15</var>parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480, or applicable tribal license;<br/>
<a id="pl.406.16"></a><var>406.16</var>(2) medication-assisted therapy services that are licensed according to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.406.17"></a><var>406.17</var>Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480 and 9530.6500, or applicable tribal license;<br/>
<a id="pl.406.18"></a><var>406.18</var>(3) medication-assisted therapy plus enhanced treatment services that meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.406.19"></a><var>406.19</var>requirements of clause (2) and provide nine hours of clinical services each week;<br/>
<a id="pl.406.20"></a><var>406.20</var>(4) high, medium, and low intensity residential treatment services that are licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.406.21"></a><var>406.21</var>according to Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480 and 9530.6505, or applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.406.22"></a><var>406.22</var>tribal license which provide, respectively, 30, 15, and five hours of clinical services each <br/>
<a id="pl.406.23"></a><var>406.23</var>week;<br/>
<a id="pl.406.24"></a><var>406.24</var>(5) hospital-based treatment services that are licensed according to Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.406.25"></a><var>406.25</var>parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480, or applicable tribal license and licensed as a hospital under <br/>
<a id="pl.406.26"></a><var>406.26</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>144.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>144.56</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.406.27"></a><var>406.27</var>(6) adolescent treatment programs that are licensed as outpatient treatment programs <br/>
<a id="pl.406.28"></a><var>406.28</var>according to Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6485, or as residential treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.406.29"></a><var>406.29</var>programs according to Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0010 to 2960.0220, and 2960.0430 <br/>
<a id="pl.406.30"></a><var>406.30</var>to 2960.0490, or applicable tribal license;<br/>
<a id="pl.406.31"></a><var>406.31</var>(7) high-intensity residential treatment services that are licensed according to <br/>
<a id="pl.406.32"></a><var>406.32</var>Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480 and 9530.6505, or applicable tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.406.33"></a><var>406.33</var>license, which provide 30 hours of clinical services each week provided by a state-operated <br/>
<a id="pl.406.34"></a><var>406.34</var>vendor or to clients who have been civilly committed to the commissioner, present the <br/>
<a id="pl.406.35"></a><var>406.35</var>most complex and difficult care needs, and are a potential threat to the community; and<br/>
<a id="pl.407.1"></a><var>407.1</var>(8) room and board facilities that meet the requirements of subdivision 1a.<br/>
<a id="pl.407.2"></a><var>407.2</var>(c) The commissioner shall establish higher rates for programs that meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.407.3"></a><var>407.3</var>requirements of paragraph (b) and one of the following additional requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.407.4"></a><var>407.4</var>(1) programs that serve parents with their children if the program:<br/>
<a id="pl.407.5"></a><var>407.5</var>(i) provides on-site child care during the hours of treatment activity that:<br/>
<a id="pl.407.6"></a><var>407.6</var>(A) is licensed under chapter 245A as a child care center under Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.407.7"></a><var>407.7</var>chapter 9503; or<br/>
<a id="pl.407.8"></a><var>407.8</var>(B) meets the licensure exclusion criteria of section 
         <statute_ref>245A.03, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.407.9"></a><var>407.9</var>paragraph (a), clause (6), and meets the requirements under Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.407.10"></a><var>407.10</var>9530.6490, subpart 4; or<br/>
<a id="pl.407.11"></a><var>407.11</var>(ii) arranges for off-site child care during hours of treatment activity at a facility that <br/>
<a id="pl.407.12"></a><var>407.12</var>is licensed under chapter 245A as:<br/>
<a id="pl.407.13"></a><var>407.13</var>(A) a child care center under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9503; or<br/>
<a id="pl.407.14"></a><var>407.14</var>(B) a family child care home under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502;<br/>
<a id="pl.407.15"></a><var>407.15</var>(2) culturally specific programs as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>254B.01, subdivision 4a</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<a id="pl.407.16"></a><var>407.16</var>programs or subprograms serving special populations, if the program or subprogram meets <br/>
<a id="pl.407.17"></a><var>407.17</var>the following requirements in Minnesota Rules, part 9530.6605, subpart 13;:<br/>
<a id="pl.407.18"></a><var>407.18</var>(i) is designed to address the unique needs of individuals who share a common <br/>
<a id="pl.407.19"></a><var>407.19</var>language, racial, ethnic, or social background;<br/>
<a id="pl.407.20"></a><var>407.20</var>(ii) is governed with significant input from individuals of that specific background; <br/>
<a id="pl.407.21"></a><var>407.21</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.407.22"></a><var>407.22</var>(iii) employs individuals to provide individual or group therapy, at least 50 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.407.23"></a><var>407.23</var>of whom are of that specific background, except when the common social background of <br/>
<a id="pl.407.24"></a><var>407.24</var>the individuals served is a traumatic brain injury or cognitive disability and the program <br/>
<a id="pl.407.25"></a><var>407.25</var>employs treatment staff who have the necessary professional training, as approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.407.26"></a><var>407.26</var>commissioner, to serve clients with the specific disabilities that the program is designed <br/>
<a id="pl.407.27"></a><var>407.27</var>to serve;<br/>
<a id="pl.407.28"></a><var>407.28</var>(3) programs that offer medical services delivered by appropriately credentialed <br/>
<a id="pl.407.29"></a><var>407.29</var>health care staff in an amount equal to two hours per client per week if the medical <br/>
<a id="pl.407.30"></a><var>407.30</var>needs of the client and the nature and provision of any medical services provided are <br/>
<a id="pl.407.31"></a><var>407.31</var>documented in the client file; and<br/>
<a id="pl.407.32"></a><var>407.32</var>(4) programs that offer services to individuals with co-occurring mental health and <br/>
<a id="pl.407.33"></a><var>407.33</var>chemical dependency problems if:<br/>
<a id="pl.407.34"></a><var>407.34</var>(i) the program meets the co-occurring requirements in Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.407.35"></a><var>407.35</var>9530.6495;<br/>
<a id="pl.408.1"></a><var>408.1</var>(ii) 25 percent of the counseling staff are licensed mental health professionals, as <br/>
<a id="pl.408.2"></a><var>408.2</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245.462, subdivision 18</statute_ref>, clauses (1) to (6), or are students or licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.408.3"></a><var>408.3</var>candidates under the supervision of a licensed alcohol and drug counselor supervisor and <br/>
<a id="pl.408.4"></a><var>408.4</var>licensed mental health professional, except that no more than 50 percent of the mental <br/>
<a id="pl.408.5"></a><var>408.5</var>health staff may be students or licensing candidates with time documented to be directly <br/>
<a id="pl.408.6"></a><var>408.6</var>related to provisions of co-occurring services;<br/>
<a id="pl.408.7"></a><var>408.7</var>(iii) clients scoring positive on a standardized mental health screen receive a mental <br/>
<a id="pl.408.8"></a><var>408.8</var>health diagnostic assessment within ten days of admission;<br/>
<a id="pl.408.9"></a><var>408.9</var>(iv) the program has standards for multidisciplinary case review that include a <br/>
<a id="pl.408.10"></a><var>408.10</var>monthly review for each client that, at a minimum, includes a licensed mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.408.11"></a><var>408.11</var>professional and licensed alcohol and drug counselor, and their involvement in the review <br/>
<a id="pl.408.12"></a><var>408.12</var>is documented;<br/>
<a id="pl.408.13"></a><var>408.13</var>(v) family education is offered that addresses mental health and substance abuse <br/>
<a id="pl.408.14"></a><var>408.14</var>disorders and the interaction between the two; and<br/>
<a id="pl.408.15"></a><var>408.15</var>(vi) co-occurring counseling staff will shall receive eight hours of co-occurring <br/>
<a id="pl.408.16"></a><var>408.16</var>disorder training annually.<br/>
<a id="pl.408.17"></a><var>408.17</var>(d) In order to be eligible for a higher rate under paragraph (c), clause (1), a program <br/>
<a id="pl.408.18"></a><var>408.18</var>that provides arrangements for off-site child care must maintain current documentation at <br/>
<a id="pl.408.19"></a><var>408.19</var>the chemical dependency facility of the child care provider's current licensure to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.408.20"></a><var>408.20</var>child care services. Programs that provide child care according to paragraph (c), clause <br/>
<a id="pl.408.21"></a><var>408.21</var>(1), must be deemed in compliance with the licensing requirements in Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.408.22"></a><var>408.22</var>part 9530.6490.<br/>
<a id="pl.408.23"></a><var>408.23</var>(e) Adolescent residential programs that meet the requirements of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.408.24"></a><var>408.24</var>Rules, parts 2960.0430 to 2960.0490 and 2960.0580 to 2960.0690, are exempt from the <br/>
<a id="pl.408.25"></a><var>408.25</var>requirements in paragraph (c), clause (4), items (i) to (iv).<br/>
<a id="pl.408.26"></a><var>408.26</var>(f) Subject to federal approval, chemical dependency services that are otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.408.27"></a><var>408.27</var>covered as direct face-to-face services may be provided via two-way interactive video. <br/>
<a id="pl.408.28"></a><var>408.28</var>The use of two-way interactive video must be medically appropriate to the condition and <br/>
<a id="pl.408.29"></a><var>408.29</var>needs of the person being served. Reimbursement shall be at the same rates and under the <br/>
<a id="pl.408.30"></a><var>408.30</var>same conditions that would otherwise apply to direct face-to-face services. The interactive <br/>
<a id="pl.408.31"></a><var>408.31</var>video equipment and connection must comply with Medicare standards in effect at the <br/>
<a id="pl.408.32"></a><var>408.32</var>time the service is provided.<br/>
<a id="pl.408.33"></a><var>408.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.22.8.0"></a><a id="pl.408.34"></a><var>408.34</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.409.1"></a><var>409.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Allocation of collections.</b> (a) The commissioner shall allocate all federal <br/>
<a id="pl.409.2"></a><var>409.2</var>financial participation collections to a special revenue account. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.409.3"></a><var>409.3</var>allocate 77.05 percent of patient payments and third-party payments to the special revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.409.4"></a><var>409.4</var>account and 22.95 percent to the county financially responsible for the patient.<br/>
<a id="pl.409.5"></a><var>409.5</var>(b) For fiscal year 2017 only, the percentage under paragraph (a) that the <br/>
<a id="pl.409.6"></a><var>409.6</var>commissioner shall pay is 85 percent, and the percentage the county shall pay is 15 percent.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.22.9.0"></a><a id="pl.409.7"></a><var>409.7</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.06, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.409.8"></a><var>409.8</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.409.9"></a><var>409.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Reimbursement for institutions for mental diseases.</b> The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.409.10"></a><var>409.10</var>shall not deny reimbursement to a program designated as an institution for mental diseases <br/>
<a id="pl.409.11"></a><var>409.11</var>under United States Code, title 42, section 1396d, due to a reduction in federal financial <br/>
<a id="pl.409.12"></a><var>409.12</var>participation and the addition of new residential beds.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.22.10.0"></a><a id="pl.409.13"></a><var>409.13</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0621, subdivision 10, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.409.14"></a><var>409.14</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.409.15"></a><var>409.15</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Payment rates.</b> The commissioner shall set payment rates for targeted <br/>
<a id="pl.409.16"></a><var>409.16</var>case management under this subdivision. Case managers may bill according to the <br/>
<a id="pl.409.17"></a><var>409.17</var>following criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.409.18"></a><var>409.18</var>    (1) for relocation targeted case management, case managers may bill for direct case <br/>
<a id="pl.409.19"></a><var>409.19</var>management activities, including face-to-face and,  telephone contacts, and interactive <br/>
<a id="pl.409.20"></a><var>409.20</var>video contact in accordance with section 256B.0924, subdivision 4a, in the lesser of:<br/>
<a id="pl.409.21"></a><var>409.21</var>    (i) 180 days preceding an eligible recipient's discharge from an institution; or<br/>
<a id="pl.409.22"></a><var>409.22</var>    (ii) the limits and conditions which apply to federal Medicaid funding for this service;<br/>
<a id="pl.409.23"></a><var>409.23</var>    (2) for home care targeted case management, case managers may bill for direct case <br/>
<a id="pl.409.24"></a><var>409.24</var>management activities, including face-to-face and telephone contacts; and<br/>
<a id="pl.409.25"></a><var>409.25</var>    (3) billings for targeted case management services under this subdivision shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.409.26"></a><var>409.26</var>duplicate payments made under other program authorities for the same purpose.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.22.11.0"></a><a id="pl.409.27"></a><var>409.27</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0622, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.409.28"></a><var>409.28</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.409.29"></a><var>409.29</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Start-up grants.</b> The commissioner may, within available appropriations, <br/>
<a id="pl.409.30"></a><var>409.30</var>disburse grant funding to counties, Indian tribes, or mental health service providers to <br/>
<a id="pl.409.31"></a><var>409.31</var>establish additional assertive community treatment teams, intensive residential treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.409.32"></a><var>409.32</var>services, or crisis residential services.<br/>
<a id="pl.409.33"></a><var>409.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.22.12.0"></a><a id="pl.410.1"></a><var>410.1</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 20, <br/>
<a id="pl.410.2"></a><var>410.2</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.410.3"></a><var>410.3</var>    Subd. 20. <b>Mental health case management.</b> (a) To the extent authorized by rule <br/>
<a id="pl.410.4"></a><var>410.4</var>of the state agency, medical assistance covers case management services to persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.410.5"></a><var>410.5</var>serious and persistent mental illness and children with severe emotional disturbance. <br/>
<a id="pl.410.6"></a><var>410.6</var>Services provided under this section must meet the relevant standards in sections 
         <statute_ref>245.461 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.410.7"></a><var>410.7</var>to 
         <statute_ref>245.4887</statute_ref>, the Comprehensive Adult and Children's Mental Health Acts, Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.410.8"></a><var>410.8</var>Rules, parts 9520.0900 to 9520.0926, and 9505.0322, excluding subpart 10.<br/>
<a id="pl.410.9"></a><var>410.9</var>    (b) Entities meeting program standards set out in rules governing family community <br/>
<a id="pl.410.10"></a><var>410.10</var>support services as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245.4871, subdivision 17</statute_ref>, are eligible for medical <br/>
<a id="pl.410.11"></a><var>410.11</var>assistance reimbursement for case management services for children with severe <br/>
<a id="pl.410.12"></a><var>410.12</var>emotional disturbance when these services meet the program standards in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.410.13"></a><var>410.13</var>Rules, parts 9520.0900 to 9520.0926 and 9505.0322, excluding subparts 6 and 10.<br/>
<a id="pl.410.14"></a><var>410.14</var>    (c) Medical assistance and MinnesotaCare payment for mental health case <br/>
<a id="pl.410.15"></a><var>410.15</var>management shall be made on a monthly basis. In order to receive payment for an eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.410.16"></a><var>410.16</var>child, the provider must document at least a face-to-face contact with the child, the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.410.17"></a><var>410.17</var>parents, or the child's legal representative. To receive payment for an eligible adult, the <br/>
<a id="pl.410.18"></a><var>410.18</var>provider must document:<br/>
<a id="pl.410.19"></a><var>410.19</var>    (1) at least a face-to-face contact with the adult or the adult's legal representative or a <br/>
<a id="pl.410.20"></a><var>410.20</var>contact by interactive video that meets the requirements of subdivision 20b; or<br/>
<a id="pl.410.21"></a><var>410.21</var>    (2) at least a telephone contact with the adult or the adult's legal representative <br/>
<a id="pl.410.22"></a><var>410.22</var>and document a face-to-face contact or a contact by interactive video that meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.410.23"></a><var>410.23</var>requirements of subdivision 20b with the adult or the adult's legal representative within <br/>
<a id="pl.410.24"></a><var>410.24</var>the preceding two months.<br/>
<a id="pl.410.25"></a><var>410.25</var>    (d) Payment for mental health case management provided by county or state staff <br/>
<a id="pl.410.26"></a><var>410.26</var>shall be based on the monthly rate methodology under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.094, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.410.27"></a><var>410.27</var>paragraph (b), with separate rates calculated for child welfare and mental health, and <br/>
<a id="pl.410.28"></a><var>410.28</var>within mental health, separate rates for children and adults.<br/>
<a id="pl.410.29"></a><var>410.29</var>    (e) Payment for mental health case management provided by Indian health services <br/>
<a id="pl.410.30"></a><var>410.30</var>or by agencies operated by Indian tribes may be made according to this section or other <br/>
<a id="pl.410.31"></a><var>410.31</var>relevant federally approved rate setting methodology.<br/>
<a id="pl.410.32"></a><var>410.32</var>    (f) Payment for mental health case management provided by vendors who contract <br/>
<a id="pl.410.33"></a><var>410.33</var>with a county or Indian tribe shall be based on a monthly rate negotiated by the host county <br/>
<a id="pl.410.34"></a><var>410.34</var>or tribe. The negotiated rate must not exceed the rate charged by the vendor for the same <br/>
<a id="pl.410.35"></a><var>410.35</var>service to other payers. If the service is provided by a team of contracted vendors, the <br/>
<a id="pl.410.36"></a><var>410.36</var>county or tribe may negotiate a team rate with a vendor who is a member of the team. The <br/>
<a id="pl.411.1"></a><var>411.1</var>team shall determine how to distribute the rate among its members. No reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.411.2"></a><var>411.2</var>received by contracted vendors shall be returned to the county or tribe, except to reimburse <br/>
<a id="pl.411.3"></a><var>411.3</var>the county or tribe for advance funding provided by the county or tribe to the vendor.<br/>
<a id="pl.411.4"></a><var>411.4</var>    (g) If the service is provided by a team which includes contracted vendors, tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.411.5"></a><var>411.5</var>staff, and county or state staff, the costs for county or state staff participation in the team <br/>
<a id="pl.411.6"></a><var>411.6</var>shall be included in the rate for county-provided services. In this case, the contracted <br/>
<a id="pl.411.7"></a><var>411.7</var>vendor, the tribal agency, and the county may each receive separate payment for services <br/>
<a id="pl.411.8"></a><var>411.8</var>provided by each entity in the same month. In order to prevent duplication of services, <br/>
<a id="pl.411.9"></a><var>411.9</var>each entity must document, in the recipient's file, the need for team case management and <br/>
<a id="pl.411.10"></a><var>411.10</var>a description of the roles of the team members.<br/>
<a id="pl.411.11"></a><var>411.11</var>    (h) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>256B.19, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, the nonfederal share of costs <br/>
<a id="pl.411.12"></a><var>411.12</var>for mental health case management shall be provided by the recipient's county of <br/>
<a id="pl.411.13"></a><var>411.13</var>responsibility, as defined in sections 
         <statute_ref>256G.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256G.12</statute_ref>, from sources other than federal <br/>
<a id="pl.411.14"></a><var>411.14</var>funds or funds used to match other federal funds. If the service is provided by a tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.411.15"></a><var>411.15</var>agency, the nonfederal share, if any, shall be provided by the recipient's tribe. When this <br/>
<a id="pl.411.16"></a><var>411.16</var>service is paid by the state without a federal share through fee-for-service, 50 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.411.17"></a><var>411.17</var>the cost shall be provided by the recipient's county of responsibility.<br/>
<a id="pl.411.18"></a><var>411.18</var>    (i) Notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, prepaid medical <br/>
<a id="pl.411.19"></a><var>411.19</var>assistance, general assistance medical care, and MinnesotaCare include mental health case <br/>
<a id="pl.411.20"></a><var>411.20</var>management. When the service is provided through prepaid capitation, the nonfederal <br/>
<a id="pl.411.21"></a><var>411.21</var>share is paid by the state and the county pays no share.<br/>
<a id="pl.411.22"></a><var>411.22</var>    (j) The commissioner may suspend, reduce, or terminate the reimbursement to a <br/>
<a id="pl.411.23"></a><var>411.23</var>provider that does not meet the reporting or other requirements of this section. The county <br/>
<a id="pl.411.24"></a><var>411.24</var>of responsibility, as defined in sections 
         <statute_ref>256G.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256G.12</statute_ref>, or, if applicable, the tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.411.25"></a><var>411.25</var>agency, is responsible for any federal disallowances. The county or tribe may share this <br/>
<a id="pl.411.26"></a><var>411.26</var>responsibility with its contracted vendors.<br/>
<a id="pl.411.27"></a><var>411.27</var>    (k) The commissioner shall set aside a portion of the federal funds earned for county <br/>
<a id="pl.411.28"></a><var>411.28</var>expenditures under this section to repay the special revenue maximization account under <br/>
<a id="pl.411.29"></a><var>411.29</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (o). The repayment is limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.411.30"></a><var>411.30</var>    (1) the costs of developing and implementing this section; and<br/>
<a id="pl.411.31"></a><var>411.31</var>    (2) programming the information systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.411.32"></a><var>411.32</var>    (l) Payments to counties and tribal agencies for case management expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.411.33"></a><var>411.33</var>under this section shall only be made from federal earnings from services provided <br/>
<a id="pl.411.34"></a><var>411.34</var>under this section. When this service is paid by the state without a federal share through <br/>
<a id="pl.411.35"></a><var>411.35</var>fee-for-service, 50 percent of the cost shall be provided by the state. Payments to <br/>
<a id="pl.412.1"></a><var>412.1</var>county-contracted vendors shall include the federal earnings, the state share, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.412.2"></a><var>412.2</var>county share.<br/>
<a id="pl.412.3"></a><var>412.3</var>    (m) Case management services under this subdivision do not include therapy, <br/>
<a id="pl.412.4"></a><var>412.4</var>treatment, legal, or outreach services.<br/>
<a id="pl.412.5"></a><var>412.5</var>    (n) If the recipient is a resident of a nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or <br/>
<a id="pl.412.6"></a><var>412.6</var>hospital, and the recipient's institutional care is paid by medical assistance, payment for <br/>
<a id="pl.412.7"></a><var>412.7</var>case management services under this subdivision is limited to the lesser of:<br/>
<a id="pl.412.8"></a><var>412.8</var>    (1) the last 180 days of the recipient's residency in that facility and may not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.412.9"></a><var>412.9</var>more than six months in a calendar year; or<br/>
<a id="pl.412.10"></a><var>412.10</var>    (2) the limits and conditions which apply to federal Medicaid funding for this service.<br/>
<a id="pl.412.11"></a><var>412.11</var>    (o) Payment for case management services under this subdivision shall not duplicate <br/>
<a id="pl.412.12"></a><var>412.12</var>payments made under other program authorities for the same purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.412.13"></a><var>412.13</var>(p) If the recipient is receiving care in a hospital, nursing facility, or residential <br/>
<a id="pl.412.14"></a><var>412.14</var>setting licensed under chapter 245A or 245D that is staffed 24 hours per day, seven days <br/>
<a id="pl.412.15"></a><var>412.15</var>per week, mental health targeted case management services are expected to actively <br/>
<a id="pl.412.16"></a><var>412.16</var>support identification of community alternatives for the recipient and discharge planning.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.22.13.0"></a><a id="pl.412.17"></a><var>412.17</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.412.18"></a><var>412.18</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.412.19"></a><var>412.19</var>    Subd. 20b. <b>Mental health targeted case management through interactive video.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.412.20"></a><var>412.20</var>(a) Subject to federal approval, contact made for targeted case management by interactive <br/>
<a id="pl.412.21"></a><var>412.21</var>video shall be eligible for payment if:<br/>
<a id="pl.412.22"></a><var>412.22</var>(1) the person receiving targeted case management services is residing in:<br/>
<a id="pl.412.23"></a><var>412.23</var>(i) a hospital;<br/>
<a id="pl.412.24"></a><var>412.24</var>(ii) a nursing facility; or<br/>
<a id="pl.412.25"></a><var>412.25</var>(iii) a residential setting licensed under chapter 245A or 245D, or a boarding and <br/>
<a id="pl.412.26"></a><var>412.26</var>lodging establishment or lodging establishment that provides supportive services or health <br/>
<a id="pl.412.27"></a><var>412.27</var>supervision services according to section 157.17, which is staffed 24 hours per day, seven <br/>
<a id="pl.412.28"></a><var>412.28</var>days per week;<br/>
<a id="pl.412.29"></a><var>412.29</var>(2) interactive video is in the best interests of the person and is deemed appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.412.30"></a><var>412.30</var>by the person receiving targeted case management or their legal guardian, the case <br/>
<a id="pl.412.31"></a><var>412.31</var>management provider, and the provider operating the setting where the person is residing;<br/>
<a id="pl.412.32"></a><var>412.32</var>(3) the use of interactive video is approved as part of the person's written personal <br/>
<a id="pl.412.33"></a><var>412.33</var>service or case plan taking into consideration the person's vulnerability and active personal <br/>
<a id="pl.412.34"></a><var>412.34</var>relationships; and<br/>
<a id="pl.413.1"></a><var>413.1</var>(4) interactive video is used for up to, but not more than, 50 percent of the minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.413.2"></a><var>413.2</var>required face-to-face contacts.<br/>
<a id="pl.413.3"></a><var>413.3</var>(b) The person receiving targeted case management or their legal guardian has the <br/>
<a id="pl.413.4"></a><var>413.4</var>right to choose and consent to the use of interactive video under this subdivision, and has <br/>
<a id="pl.413.5"></a><var>413.5</var>the right to refuse the use of interactive video at any time.<br/>
<a id="pl.413.6"></a><var>413.6</var>(c) The commissioner shall establish criteria that a targeted case management <br/>
<a id="pl.413.7"></a><var>413.7</var>provider must attest to in order to demonstrate the safety or efficacy of delivering the service <br/>
<a id="pl.413.8"></a><var>413.8</var>via interactive video. The attestation may include that the case management provider:<br/>
<a id="pl.413.9"></a><var>413.9</var>(1) has written policies and procedures specific to interactive video services that are <br/>
<a id="pl.413.10"></a><var>413.10</var>regularly reviewed and updated;<br/>
<a id="pl.413.11"></a><var>413.11</var>(2) has polices and procedures that adequately address client safety before, during, <br/>
<a id="pl.413.12"></a><var>413.12</var>and after the interactive video service is rendered;<br/>
<a id="pl.413.13"></a><var>413.13</var>(3) has established protocols addressing how and when to discontinue interactive <br/>
<a id="pl.413.14"></a><var>413.14</var>video services; and<br/>
<a id="pl.413.15"></a><var>413.15</var>(4) has an established quality assurance process related to interactive video services.<br/>
<a id="pl.413.16"></a><var>413.16</var>(d) As a condition of payment, the targeted case management provider must <br/>
<a id="pl.413.17"></a><var>413.17</var>document each occurrence of targeted case management provided by interactive video <br/>
<a id="pl.413.18"></a><var>413.18</var>and must document:<br/>
<a id="pl.413.19"></a><var>413.19</var>(1) the time the service began and the time the service ended, including an a.m. and <br/>
<a id="pl.413.20"></a><var>413.20</var>p.m. designation;<br/>
<a id="pl.413.21"></a><var>413.21</var>(2) the basis for determining that interactive video is an appropriate and effective <br/>
<a id="pl.413.22"></a><var>413.22</var>means for delivering the service to the enrollees;<br/>
<a id="pl.413.23"></a><var>413.23</var>(3) the mode of transmission of the interactive video service and records evidencing <br/>
<a id="pl.413.24"></a><var>413.24</var>that a particular mode of transmission was utilized;<br/>
<a id="pl.413.25"></a><var>413.25</var>(4) the location of the originating site and the distant site; and <br/>
<a id="pl.413.26"></a><var>413.26</var>(5) compliance with the criteria attested to by the health care provider in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.413.27"></a><var>413.27</var>with paragraph (c).<br/>
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<a id="bill.22.14.0"></a><a id="pl.413.28"></a><var>413.28</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0924, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.413.29"></a><var>413.29</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.413.30"></a><var>413.30</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Targeted case management through interactive video.</b> (a) Subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.413.31"></a><var>413.31</var>federal approval, contact made for targeted case management by interactive video shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.413.32"></a><var>413.32</var>eligible for payment if:<br/>
<a id="pl.413.33"></a><var>413.33</var>(1) the person receiving targeted case management services is residing in:<br/>
<a id="pl.413.34"></a><var>413.34</var>(i) a hospital;<br/>
<a id="pl.413.35"></a><var>413.35</var>(ii) a nursing facility; or<br/>
<a id="pl.414.1"></a><var>414.1</var>(iii) a residential setting licensed under chapter 245A or 245D, or a boarding and <br/>
<a id="pl.414.2"></a><var>414.2</var>lodging establishment or lodging establishment that provides supportive services or <br/>
<a id="pl.414.3"></a><var>414.3</var>health supervision services according to section 157.17, and that is staffed 24 hours per <br/>
<a id="pl.414.4"></a><var>414.4</var>day, seven days per week;<br/>
<a id="pl.414.5"></a><var>414.5</var>(2) interactive video is in the best interests of the person and is deemed appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.414.6"></a><var>414.6</var>by the person receiving targeted case management or their legal guardian, the case <br/>
<a id="pl.414.7"></a><var>414.7</var>management provider, and the provider operating the setting where the person is residing;<br/>
<a id="pl.414.8"></a><var>414.8</var>(3) the use of interactive video is approved as part of the person's written personal <br/>
<a id="pl.414.9"></a><var>414.9</var>service or case plan; and<br/>
<a id="pl.414.10"></a><var>414.10</var>(4) interactive video is used for up to, but not more than, 50 percent of the minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.414.11"></a><var>414.11</var>required face-to-face contacts.<br/>
<a id="pl.414.12"></a><var>414.12</var>(b) The person receiving targeted case management or their legal guardian has the <br/>
<a id="pl.414.13"></a><var>414.13</var>right to choose and consent to the use of interactive video under this subdivision, and has <br/>
<a id="pl.414.14"></a><var>414.14</var>the right to refuse the use of interactive video at any time.<br/>
<a id="pl.414.15"></a><var>414.15</var>(c) The commissioner shall establish criteria that a targeted case management <br/>
<a id="pl.414.16"></a><var>414.16</var>provider must attest to in order to demonstrate the safety or efficacy of delivering the service <br/>
<a id="pl.414.17"></a><var>414.17</var>via interactive video. The attestation may include that the case management provider:<br/>
<a id="pl.414.18"></a><var>414.18</var>(1) has written policies and procedures specific to interactive video services that are <br/>
<a id="pl.414.19"></a><var>414.19</var>regularly reviewed and updated;<br/>
<a id="pl.414.20"></a><var>414.20</var>(2) has polices and procedures that adequately address client safety before, during, <br/>
<a id="pl.414.21"></a><var>414.21</var>and after the interactive video service is rendered;<br/>
<a id="pl.414.22"></a><var>414.22</var>(3) has established protocols addressing how and when to discontinue interactive <br/>
<a id="pl.414.23"></a><var>414.23</var>video services; and<br/>
<a id="pl.414.24"></a><var>414.24</var>(4) has an established quality assurance process related to interactive video services.<br/>
<a id="pl.414.25"></a><var>414.25</var>(d) As a condition of payment, the targeted case management provider must <br/>
<a id="pl.414.26"></a><var>414.26</var>document each occurrence of targeted case management provided by interactive video <br/>
<a id="pl.414.27"></a><var>414.27</var>and must document:<br/>
<a id="pl.414.28"></a><var>414.28</var>(1) the time the service began and the time the service ended, including an a.m. and <br/>
<a id="pl.414.29"></a><var>414.29</var>p.m. designation;<br/>
<a id="pl.414.30"></a><var>414.30</var>(2) the basis for determining that interactive video is an appropriate and effective <br/>
<a id="pl.414.31"></a><var>414.31</var>means for delivering the service to the enrollees;<br/>
<a id="pl.414.32"></a><var>414.32</var>(3) the mode of transmission of the interactive video service and records evidencing <br/>
<a id="pl.414.33"></a><var>414.33</var>that a particular mode of transmission was utilized;<br/>
<a id="pl.414.34"></a><var>414.34</var>(4) the location of the originating site and the distant site; and <br/>
<a id="pl.414.35"></a><var>414.35</var>(5) compliance with the criteria attested to by the health care provider in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.414.36"></a><var>414.36</var>with paragraph (c).<br/>
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<a id="bill.22.15.0"></a><a id="pl.415.1"></a><var>415.1</var>    Sec. 15. <b>CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE; YOUTH AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.415.2"></a><var>415.2</var><b>YOUNG ADULT MENTAL HEALTH DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.415.3"></a><var>415.3</var>(a) The commissioner of human services shall grant funds to a children's mental <br/>
<a id="pl.415.4"></a><var>415.4</var>health collaborative for a rural demonstration project to assist transition-aged youth and <br/>
<a id="pl.415.5"></a><var>415.5</var>young adults with emotional behavioral disturbance (EBD) or mental illnesses in making <br/>
<a id="pl.415.6"></a><var>415.6</var>a successful transition into adulthood.<br/>
<a id="pl.415.7"></a><var>415.7</var>(b) The demonstration project must:<br/>
<a id="pl.415.8"></a><var>415.8</var>(1) build on and streamline transition services by identifying rural youth ages 15 to <br/>
<a id="pl.415.9"></a><var>415.9</var>25 currently in the mental health system or with emerging mental health conditions;<br/>
<a id="pl.415.10"></a><var>415.10</var>(2) support youth to achieve, within their potential, their personal goals in <br/>
<a id="pl.415.11"></a><var>415.11</var>employment, education, housing, and community life functioning;<br/>
<a id="pl.415.12"></a><var>415.12</var>(3) provide individualized motivational coaching;<br/>
<a id="pl.415.13"></a><var>415.13</var>(4) build on needed social supports;<br/>
<a id="pl.415.14"></a><var>415.14</var>(5) demonstrate how services can be enhanced for youth to successfully navigate the <br/>
<a id="pl.415.15"></a><var>415.15</var>complexities associated with their unique needs;<br/>
<a id="pl.415.16"></a><var>415.16</var>(6) utilize all available funding streams;<br/>
<a id="pl.415.17"></a><var>415.17</var>(7) demonstrate collaboration with the local children's mental health collaborative in <br/>
<a id="pl.415.18"></a><var>415.18</var>designing and implementing the demonstration project;<br/>
<a id="pl.415.19"></a><var>415.19</var>(8) evaluate the effectiveness of the project by specifying and measuring outcomes <br/>
<a id="pl.415.20"></a><var>415.20</var>showing the level of progress for involved youth; and<br/>
<a id="pl.415.21"></a><var>415.21</var>(9) compare differences in outcomes and costs to youth without previous access <br/>
<a id="pl.415.22"></a><var>415.22</var>to this project.<br/>
<a id="pl.415.23"></a><var>415.23</var>(c) The commissioner shall report to the committee members of the senate and house <br/>
<a id="pl.415.24"></a><var>415.24</var>of representatives committees with jurisdiction over mental health issues on the status and <br/>
<a id="pl.415.25"></a><var>415.25</var>outcomes of the demonstration project by January 15, 2019. The children's mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.415.26"></a><var>415.26</var>collaborative administering the demonstration project shall collect and report outcome <br/>
<a id="pl.415.27"></a><var>415.27</var>data, as outlined by the commissioner, to support the development of this report.<br/>
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<a id="bill.22.16.0"></a><a id="pl.415.28"></a><var>415.28</var>    Sec. 16. <b>COMMISSIONER DUTY TO SEEK FEDERAL APPROVAL FOR </b><br/>
<a id="pl.415.29"></a><var>415.29</var><b>INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONTACT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.415.30"></a><var>415.30</var>The commissioner of human services shall seek federal approval that is necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.415.31"></a><var>415.31</var>implement the sections of this article related to reimbursement for interactive video contact.<br/>
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<a id="bill.23.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.23.1.0"></a><a id="pl.416.3"></a><var>416.3</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 245.4889, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.416.4"></a><var>416.4</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.416.5"></a><var>416.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment and authority.</b> (a) The commissioner is authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.416.6"></a><var>416.6</var>to make grants from available appropriations to assist:<br/>
<a id="pl.416.7"></a><var>416.7</var>    (1) counties;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.8"></a><var>416.8</var>    (2) Indian tribes;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.9"></a><var>416.9</var>    (3) children's collaboratives under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.23</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>245.493</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.416.10"></a><var>416.10</var>    (4) mental health service providers.<br/>
<a id="pl.416.11"></a><var>416.11</var>    (b) The following services are eligible for grants under this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.416.12"></a><var>416.12</var>    (1) services to children with emotional disturbances as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245.4871</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.416.13"></a><var>416.13</var>subdivision 15, and their families;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.14"></a><var>416.14</var>    (2) transition services under section 
         <statute_ref>245.4875, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, for young adults under <br/>
<a id="pl.416.15"></a><var>416.15</var>age 21 and their families;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.16"></a><var>416.16</var>    (3) respite care services for children with severe emotional disturbances who are at <br/>
<a id="pl.416.17"></a><var>416.17</var>risk of out-of-home placement;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.18"></a><var>416.18</var>    (4) children's mental health crisis services;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.19"></a><var>416.19</var>    (5) mental health services for people from cultural and ethnic minorities;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.20"></a><var>416.20</var>    (6) children's mental health screening and follow-up diagnostic assessment and <br/>
<a id="pl.416.21"></a><var>416.21</var>treatment;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.22"></a><var>416.22</var>    (7) services to promote and develop the capacity of providers to use evidence-based <br/>
<a id="pl.416.23"></a><var>416.23</var>practices in providing children's mental health services;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.24"></a><var>416.24</var>    (8) school-linked mental health services;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.25"></a><var>416.25</var>    (9) building evidence-based mental health intervention capacity for children birth to <br/>
<a id="pl.416.26"></a><var>416.26</var>age five;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.27"></a><var>416.27</var>    (10) suicide prevention and counseling services that use text messaging statewide;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.28"></a><var>416.28</var>    (11) mental health first aid training;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.29"></a><var>416.29</var>    (12) training for parents, collaborative partners, and mental health providers on the <br/>
<a id="pl.416.30"></a><var>416.30</var>impact of adverse childhood experiences and trauma and development of an interactive <br/>
<a id="pl.416.31"></a><var>416.31</var>Web site to share information and strategies to promote resilience and prevent trauma;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.32"></a><var>416.32</var>    (13) transition age services to develop or expand mental health treatment and <br/>
<a id="pl.416.33"></a><var>416.33</var>supports for adolescents and young adults 26 years of age or younger;<br/>
<a id="pl.416.34"></a><var>416.34</var>    (14) early childhood mental health consultation;<br/>
<a id="pl.417.1"></a><var>417.1</var>    (15) evidence-based interventions for youth at risk of developing or experiencing a <br/>
<a id="pl.417.2"></a><var>417.2</var>first episode of psychosis, and a public awareness campaign on the signs and symptoms of <br/>
<a id="pl.417.3"></a><var>417.3</var>psychosis; and<br/>
<a id="pl.417.4"></a><var>417.4</var>    (16) psychiatric consultation for primary care practitioners.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.417.5"></a><var>417.5</var>    (17) sustaining extended-stay inpatient psychiatric hospital services for children <br/>
<a id="pl.417.6"></a><var>417.6</var>and adolescents.<br/>
<a id="pl.417.7"></a><var>417.7</var>    (c) Services under paragraph (b) must be designed to help each child to function and <br/>
<a id="pl.417.8"></a><var>417.8</var>remain with the child's family in the community and delivered consistent with the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.417.9"></a><var>417.9</var>treatment plan. Transition services to eligible young adults under paragraph (b) must be <br/>
<a id="pl.417.10"></a><var>417.10</var>designed to foster independent living in the community.<br/>
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<a id="bill.23.2.0"></a><a id="pl.417.11"></a><var>417.11</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 246.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.417.12"></a><var>417.12</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Client's county.</b> "Client's county" means the county of the client's legal <br/>
<a id="pl.417.13"></a><var>417.13</var>settlement for poor relief purposes at the time of commitment or voluntary admission to a <br/>
<a id="pl.417.14"></a><var>417.14</var>state facility, or if the client has no such legal settlement in this state, it means the county <br/>
<a id="pl.417.15"></a><var>417.15</var>of commitment financial responsibility under chapter 256G, except that where a client <br/>
<a id="pl.417.16"></a><var>417.16</var>with no such legal settlement  residence in this state is committed while serving a sentence <br/>
<a id="pl.417.17"></a><var>417.17</var>at a penal institution, it means the county from which the client was sentenced.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.23.3.0"></a><a id="pl.417.18"></a><var>417.18</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 246.54, as amended by Laws 2015, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.417.19"></a><var>417.19</var>71, article 4, section 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.417.20"></a><var>417.20</var><b>246.54 LIABILITY OF COUNTY; REIMBURSEMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.417.21"></a><var>417.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>County portion for cost of care</b><b> Generally</b><b>.</b> (a) Except for chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.417.22"></a><var>417.22</var>dependency services provided under sections 
         <statute_ref>254B.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>254B.09</statute_ref>, the client's county <br/>
<a id="pl.417.23"></a><var>417.23</var>shall pay to the state of Minnesota a portion of the cost of care provided in a regional <br/>
<a id="pl.417.24"></a><var>417.24</var>treatment center or a state nursing facility to a client legally settled in that county. A <br/>
<a id="pl.417.25"></a><var>417.25</var>county's payment shall be made from the county's own sources of revenue and payments <br/>
<a id="pl.417.26"></a><var>417.26</var>shall equal a percentage of the cost of care, as determined by the commissioner, for each <br/>
<a id="pl.417.27"></a><var>417.27</var>day, or the portion thereof, that the client spends at a regional treatment center or a state <br/>
<a id="pl.417.28"></a><var>417.28</var>nursing facility according to the following schedule:.<br/>
<a id="pl.417.29"></a><var>417.29</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center.</b> (a) A county's payment of <br/>
<a id="pl.417.30"></a><var>417.30</var>the cost of care provided at Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center shall be according to <br/>
<a id="pl.417.31"></a><var>417.31</var>the following schedule:<br/>
<a id="pl.417.32"></a><var>417.32</var>    (1) zero percent for the first 30 days;<br/>
<a id="pl.417.33"></a><var>417.33</var>    (2) 20 percent for days 31 and over if the stay is determined to be clinically <br/>
<a id="pl.417.34"></a><var>417.34</var>appropriate for the client; and<br/>
<a id="pl.418.1"></a><var>418.1</var>    (3) 100 percent for each day during the stay, including the day of admission, when <br/>
<a id="pl.418.2"></a><var>418.2</var>the facility determines that it is clinically appropriate for the client to be discharged.<br/>
<a id="pl.418.3"></a><var>418.3</var>    (b) If payments received by the state under sections 
         <statute_ref>246.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>246.53</statute_ref> exceed 80 <br/>
<a id="pl.418.4"></a><var>418.4</var>percent of the cost of care for days over 31 for clients who meet the criteria in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.418.5"></a><var>418.5</var>(a), clause (2), the county shall be responsible for paying the state only the remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.418.6"></a><var>418.6</var>amount. The county shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the client, the client's <br/>
<a id="pl.418.7"></a><var>418.7</var>estate, or from the client's relatives, except as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>246.53</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.418.8"></a><var>418.8</var>    Subd. 1b. <b>Community behavioral health hospitals.</b> A county's payment of the <br/>
<a id="pl.418.9"></a><var>418.9</var>cost of care provided at state-operated community-based behavioral health hospitals shall <br/>
<a id="pl.418.10"></a><var>418.10</var>be according to the following schedule:<br/>
<a id="pl.418.11"></a><var>418.11</var>(1) 100 percent for each day during the stay, including the day of admission, when <br/>
<a id="pl.418.12"></a><var>418.12</var>the facility determines that it is clinically appropriate for the client to be discharged; and<br/>
<a id="pl.418.13"></a><var>418.13</var>(2) the county shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the client, the client's <br/>
<a id="pl.418.14"></a><var>418.14</var>estate, or from the client's relatives, except as provided in section 246.53.<br/>
<a id="pl.418.15"></a><var>418.15</var>    Subd. 1c. <b>State-operated forensic services.</b> A county's payment of the cost of care <br/>
<a id="pl.418.16"></a><var>418.16</var>provided at state-operated forensic services shall be according to the following schedule:<br/>
<a id="pl.418.17"></a><var>418.17</var>(1) Minnesota Security Hospital: ten percent for each day, or portion thereof, that the <br/>
<a id="pl.418.18"></a><var>418.18</var>client spends in a Minnesota Security Hospital program. If payments received by the state <br/>
<a id="pl.418.19"></a><var>418.19</var>under sections 246.50 to 246.53 for services provided at the Minnesota Security Hospital <br/>
<a id="pl.418.20"></a><var>418.20</var>exceed 90 percent of the cost of care, the county shall be responsible for paying the state <br/>
<a id="pl.418.21"></a><var>418.21</var>only the remaining amount. The county shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the <br/>
<a id="pl.418.22"></a><var>418.22</var>client, the client's estate, or the client's relatives except as provided in section 246.53;<br/>
<a id="pl.418.23"></a><var>418.23</var>(2) forensic nursing home: ten percent for each day, or portion thereof, that the client <br/>
<a id="pl.418.24"></a><var>418.24</var>spends in a forensic nursing home program. If payments received by the state under <br/>
<a id="pl.418.25"></a><var>418.25</var>sections 246.50 to 246.53 for services provided at the forensic nursing home exceed 90 <br/>
<a id="pl.418.26"></a><var>418.26</var>percent of the cost of care, the county shall be responsible for paying the state only the <br/>
<a id="pl.418.27"></a><var>418.27</var>remaining amount. The county shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the client, the <br/>
<a id="pl.418.28"></a><var>418.28</var>client's estate, or the client's relatives except as provided in section 246.53;<br/>
<a id="pl.418.29"></a><var>418.29</var>(3) forensic transition services: 50 percent for each day, or portion thereof, that the <br/>
<a id="pl.418.30"></a><var>418.30</var>client spends in the forensic transition services program. If payments received by the state <br/>
<a id="pl.418.31"></a><var>418.31</var>under sections 246.50 to 246.53 for services provided in the forensic transition services <br/>
<a id="pl.418.32"></a><var>418.32</var>exceed 50 percent of the cost of care, the county shall be responsible for paying the state <br/>
<a id="pl.418.33"></a><var>418.33</var>only the remaining amount. The county shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the <br/>
<a id="pl.418.34"></a><var>418.34</var>client, the client's estate, or the client's relatives except as provided in section 246.53; and<br/>
<a id="pl.418.35"></a><var>418.35</var>(4) residential competency restoration program:<br/>
<a id="pl.419.1"></a><var>419.1</var>(i) 20 percent for each day, or portion thereof, that the client spends in a residential <br/>
<a id="pl.419.2"></a><var>419.2</var>competency restoration program while the client is in need of restoration services;<br/>
<a id="pl.419.3"></a><var>419.3</var>(ii) 50 percent for each day, or portion thereof, that the client spends in a residential <br/>
<a id="pl.419.4"></a><var>419.4</var>competency restoration program once the examiner opines that the client no longer needs <br/>
<a id="pl.419.5"></a><var>419.5</var>restoration services; and<br/>
<a id="pl.419.6"></a><var>419.6</var>(iii) 100 percent for each day, or portion thereof, once charges against a client have <br/>
<a id="pl.419.7"></a><var>419.7</var>been resolved or dropped.<br/>
<a id="pl.419.8"></a><var>419.8</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Exceptions.</b> (a) Subdivision 1 does not apply to services provided at the <br/>
<a id="pl.419.9"></a><var>419.9</var>Minnesota Security Hospital. For services at the Minnesota Security Hospital, a county's <br/>
<a id="pl.419.10"></a><var>419.10</var>payment shall be made from the county's own sources of revenue and payments. Excluding <br/>
<a id="pl.419.11"></a><var>419.11</var>the state-operated forensic transition service, payments to the state from the county shall <br/>
<a id="pl.419.12"></a><var>419.12</var>equal ten percent of the cost of care, as determined by the commissioner, for each day, or <br/>
<a id="pl.419.13"></a><var>419.13</var>the portion thereof, that the client spends at the facility. For the state-operated forensic <br/>
<a id="pl.419.14"></a><var>419.14</var>transition service, payments to the state from the county shall equal 50 percent of the cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.419.15"></a><var>419.15</var>care, as determined by the commissioner, for each day, or the portion thereof, that the client <br/>
<a id="pl.419.16"></a><var>419.16</var>spends in the program. If payments received by the state under sections 
<statute_ref>246.50</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>246.53 <br/>
<a id="pl.419.17"></a><var>419.17</var></statute_ref>for services provided at the Minnesota Security Hospital, excluding the state-operated <br/>
<a id="pl.419.18"></a><var>419.18</var>forensic transition service, exceed 90 percent of the cost of care, the county shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.419.19"></a><var>419.19</var>responsible for paying the state only the remaining amount. If payments received by the <br/>
<a id="pl.419.20"></a><var>419.20</var>state under sections 
<statute_ref>246.50</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>246.53</statute_ref> for the state-operated forensic transition service <br/>
<a id="pl.419.21"></a><var>419.21</var>exceed 50 percent of the cost of care, the county shall be responsible for paying the state <br/>
<a id="pl.419.22"></a><var>419.22</var>only the remaining amount. The county shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the <br/>
<a id="pl.419.23"></a><var>419.23</var>client, the client's estate, or from the client's relatives, except as provided in section 
<statute_ref>246.53</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.419.24"></a><var>419.24</var>    (b) Regardless of the facility to which the client is committed, subdivision 1 does <br/>
<a id="pl.419.25"></a><var>419.25</var>subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, and 1c, do not apply to the following individuals:<br/>
<a id="pl.419.26"></a><var>419.26</var>    (1) clients who are committed as sexual psychopathic personalities under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.419.27"></a><var>419.27</var>253D.02, subdivision 15
         </statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.419.28"></a><var>419.28</var>    (2) clients who are committed as sexually dangerous persons under section 
         <statute_ref>253D.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.419.29"></a><var>419.29</var>subdivision 16
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.23.4.0"></a><a id="pl.419.30"></a><var>419.30</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 246B.01, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.419.31"></a><var>419.31</var>    Subd. 1b. <b>Civilly committed sex offender's county.</b> "Civilly committed sex <br/>
<a id="pl.419.32"></a><var>419.32</var>offender's county" means the county of the civilly committed sex offender's legal <br/>
<a id="pl.419.33"></a><var>419.33</var>settlement for poor relief purposes at the time of commitment. If the civilly committed <br/>
<a id="pl.419.34"></a><var>419.34</var>sex offender has no legal settlement for poor relief in this state, it means the county of <br/>
<a id="pl.419.35"></a><var>419.35</var>commitment financial responsibility under chapter 256G, except that when a civilly <br/>
<a id="pl.420.1"></a><var>420.1</var>committed sex offender with no legal settlement for poor relief  residence in this state is <br/>
<a id="pl.420.2"></a><var>420.2</var>committed while serving a sentence at a penal institution, it means the county from which <br/>
<a id="pl.420.3"></a><var>420.3</var>the civilly committed sex offender was sentenced.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.23.5.0"></a><a id="pl.420.4"></a><var>420.4</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 246B.01, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.420.5"></a><var>420.5</var>    Subd. 2b. <b>Cost of care.</b> "Cost of care" means the commissioner's charge for housing <br/>
<a id="pl.420.6"></a><var>420.6</var>and, treatment, aftercare  services, and supervision provided to any person admitted to or <br/>
<a id="pl.420.7"></a><var>420.7</var>on provisional discharge from the Minnesota sex offender program.<br/>
<a id="pl.420.8"></a><var>420.8</var>For purposes of this subdivision, "charge for housing and, treatment, aftercare <br/>
<a id="pl.420.9"></a><var>420.9</var>services, and supervision" means the cost of services, treatment, maintenance, bonds issued <br/>
<a id="pl.420.10"></a><var>420.10</var>for capital improvements, depreciation of buildings and equipment, and indirect costs <br/>
<a id="pl.420.11"></a><var>420.11</var>related to the operation of state facilities. The commissioner may determine the charge for <br/>
<a id="pl.420.12"></a><var>420.12</var>services on an anticipated average per diem basis as an all-inclusive charge per facility.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.23.6.0"></a><a id="pl.420.13"></a><var>420.13</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 246B.035, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.420.14"></a><var>420.14</var><b>246B.035 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT REQUIRED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.420.15"></a><var>420.15</var>The executive director of the Minnesota sex offender program shall submit <br/>
<a id="pl.420.16"></a><var>420.16</var>electronically a performance report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.420.17"></a><var>420.17</var>legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over funding for the program by <br/>
<a id="pl.420.18"></a><var>420.18</var>January February 15 of each year beginning in 2010 2017. The report must include the <br/>
<a id="pl.420.19"></a><var>420.19</var>following:<br/>
<a id="pl.420.20"></a><var>420.20</var>(1) a description of the program, including the strategic mission, goals, objectives, <br/>
<a id="pl.420.21"></a><var>420.21</var>and outcomes;<br/>
<a id="pl.420.22"></a><var>420.22</var>(2) the programwide per diem reported in a standard calculated method as outlined <br/>
<a id="pl.420.23"></a><var>420.23</var>in the program policies and procedures;<br/>
<a id="pl.420.24"></a><var>420.24</var>(3) program annual statistics as outlined in the departmental policies and procedures; <br/>
<a id="pl.420.25"></a><var>420.25</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.420.26"></a><var>420.26</var>(4) the sex offender program evaluation report required under section 
         <statute_ref>246B.03</statute_ref>. The <br/>
<a id="pl.420.27"></a><var>420.27</var>executive director shall submit a printed copy upon request.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.23.7.0"></a><a id="pl.420.28"></a><var>420.28</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 246B.10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.420.29"></a><var>420.29</var><b>246B.10 LIABILITY OF COUNTY; REIMBURSEMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.420.30"></a><var>420.30</var>    (a) The civilly committed sex offender's county shall pay to the state a portion of the <br/>
<a id="pl.420.31"></a><var>420.31</var>cost of care provided in by the Minnesota sex offender program to a civilly committed sex <br/>
<a id="pl.420.32"></a><var>420.32</var>offender who has legally settled in that county. A county's payment must be made from <br/>
<a id="pl.420.33"></a><var>420.33</var>the county's own sources of revenue and payments must equal 25 percent of the cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.421.1"></a><var>421.1</var>care, as determined by the commissioner, for each day or portion of a day, that the civilly <br/>
<a id="pl.421.2"></a><var>421.2</var>committed sex offender spends at the facility receives services, either within a Department <br/>
<a id="pl.421.3"></a><var>421.3</var>of Human Services operated facility or while on provisional discharge. <br/>
<a id="pl.421.4"></a><var>421.4</var>    (b) If payments received by the state under this chapter exceed 75 percent of the cost <br/>
<a id="pl.421.5"></a><var>421.5</var>of care, the county is responsible for paying the state the remaining amount. <br/>
<a id="pl.421.6"></a><var>421.6</var>    (c) The county is not entitled to reimbursement from the civilly committed sex <br/>
<a id="pl.421.7"></a><var>421.7</var>offender, the civilly committed sex offender's estate, or from the civilly committed sex <br/>
<a id="pl.421.8"></a><var>421.8</var>offender's relatives, except as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>246B.07</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.421.9"></a><var>421.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.23.8.0"></a><a id="pl.421.10"></a><var>421.10</var>    Sec. 8. <b>REPORT ON ANOKA-METRO REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER </b><br/>
<a id="pl.421.11"></a><var>421.11</var><b>(AMRTC), MINNESOTA SECURITY HOSPITAL (MSH), AND COMMUNITY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.421.12"></a><var>421.12</var><b>BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITALS (CBHH).</b><br/>
<a id="pl.421.13"></a><var>421.13</var>The commissioner of human services shall issue a public quarterly report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.421.14"></a><var>421.14</var>chairs and minority leaders on the senate and house of representatives committees having <br/>
<a id="pl.421.15"></a><var>421.15</var>jurisdiction over health and human services issues on the AMRTC, MSH, and the CBHH. <br/>
<a id="pl.421.16"></a><var>421.16</var>The report shall contain information on the number of licensed beds, budgeted capacity, <br/>
<a id="pl.421.17"></a><var>421.17</var>occupancy rate, number of OSHA recordable injuries and the number of OSHA recordable <br/>
<a id="pl.421.18"></a><var>421.18</var>injuries due to patient aggression or restraint, number of clinical positions budgeted, the <br/>
<a id="pl.421.19"></a><var>421.19</var>percentage of those positions that are filled, the number of direct care positions budgeted, <br/>
<a id="pl.421.20"></a><var>421.20</var>and the percentage of those positions that are filled.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.24.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.24.1.0"></a><a id="pl.421.23"></a><var>421.23</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.421.24"></a><var>421.24</var>    Subd. 4. <b>License or certification fee for certain programs.</b> (a) Child care centers <br/>
<a id="pl.421.25"></a><var>421.25</var>shall pay an annual nonrefundable license fee based on the following schedule:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="5"/>
<col width="30"/>
<col width="30"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.421.26"></a><var>421.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.421.27"></a><var>421.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Licensed Capacity<br/>
</td>
<td>Child Care Center<br/>
                  		License Fee<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.421.28"></a><var>421.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>1 to 24 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$200<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.421.29"></a><var>421.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>25 to 49 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$300<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.421.30"></a><var>421.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>50 to 74 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$400<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.421.31"></a><var>421.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>75 to 99 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$500<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.421.32"></a><var>421.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>100 to 124 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$600<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.421.33"></a><var>421.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>125 to 149 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$700<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.421.34"></a><var>421.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>150 to 174 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$800<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.421.35"></a><var>421.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>175 to 199 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$900<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.1"></a><var>422.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>200 to 224 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.2"></a><var>422.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>225 or more persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,100<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.422.3"></a><var>422.3</var>(b)(1) A program licensed to provide one or more of the home and community-based <br/>
<a id="pl.422.4"></a><var>422.4</var>services and supports identified under chapter 245D to persons with disabilities or age <br/>
<a id="pl.422.5"></a><var>422.5</var>65 and older, shall pay an annual nonrefundable license fee based on revenues derived <br/>
<a id="pl.422.6"></a><var>422.6</var>from the provision of services that would require licensure under chapter 245D during the <br/>
<a id="pl.422.7"></a><var>422.7</var>calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the license fee is paid, according to <br/>
<a id="pl.422.8"></a><var>422.8</var>the following schedule:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="29.5"/>
<col width="3"/>
<col width="32.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.9"></a><var>422.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td>License Holder Annual Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>License Fee<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.10"></a><var>422.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td>less than or equal to $10,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$200<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.11"></a><var>422.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.12"></a><var>422.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $10,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $25,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$300<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.13"></a><var>422.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.14"></a><var>422.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $25,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $50,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$400<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.15"></a><var>422.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.16"></a><var>422.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $50,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $100,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$500<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.17"></a><var>422.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.18"></a><var>422.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $100,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $150,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$600<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.19"></a><var>422.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.20"></a><var>422.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $150,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $200,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$800<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.21"></a><var>422.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.22"></a><var>422.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $200,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $250,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$1,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.23"></a><var>422.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.24"></a><var>422.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $250,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $300,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$1,200<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.25"></a><var>422.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.26"></a><var>422.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $300,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $350,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$1,400<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.27"></a><var>422.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.28"></a><var>422.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $350,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $400,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$1,600<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.29"></a><var>422.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.30"></a><var>422.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $400,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $450,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$1,800<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.31"></a><var>422.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.32"></a><var>422.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $450,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $500,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$2,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.33"></a><var>422.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.34"></a><var>422.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $500,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $600,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$2,250<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.35"></a><var>422.35</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.36"></a><var>422.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $600,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $700,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$2,500<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.37"></a><var>422.37</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.38"></a><var>422.38</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $700,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $800,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$2,750<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.39"></a><var>422.39</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.40"></a><var>422.40</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $800,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $900,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$3,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.41"></a><var>422.41</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.42"></a><var>422.42</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $900,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $1,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$3,250<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.43"></a><var>422.43</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.44"></a><var>422.44</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $1,000,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $1,250,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$3,500<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.422.45"></a><var>422.45</var><br/>
<a id="pl.422.46"></a><var>422.46</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $1,250,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $1,500,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$3,750<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.423.1"></a><var>423.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.423.2"></a><var>423.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $1,500,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $1,750,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$4,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.423.3"></a><var>423.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.423.4"></a><var>423.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $1,750,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $2,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$4,250<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.423.5"></a><var>423.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.423.6"></a><var>423.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $2,000,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $2,500,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$4,500<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.423.7"></a><var>423.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.423.8"></a><var>423.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $2,500,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $3,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$4,750<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.423.9"></a><var>423.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.423.10"></a><var>423.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $3,000,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $3,500,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$5,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.423.11"></a><var>423.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.423.12"></a><var>423.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $3,500,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $4,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$5,500<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.423.13"></a><var>423.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.423.14"></a><var>423.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $4,000,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $4,500,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$6,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.423.15"></a><var>423.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.423.16"></a><var>423.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $4,500,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $5,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$6,500<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.423.17"></a><var>423.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.423.18"></a><var>423.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $5,000,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $7,500,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$7,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.423.19"></a><var>423.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.423.20"></a><var>423.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $7,500,000 but less than or <br/>
                  		equal to $10,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$8,500<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.423.21"></a><var>423.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.423.22"></a><var>423.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $10,000,000 but less than <br/>
                  		or equal to $12,500,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$10,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.423.23"></a><var>423.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.423.24"></a><var>423.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $12,500,000 but less than <br/>
                  		or equal to $15,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$14,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.423.25"></a><var>423.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td>greater than $15,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>$18,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.423.26"></a><var>423.26</var>(2) If requested, the license holder shall provide the commissioner information to <br/>
<a id="pl.423.27"></a><var>423.27</var>verify the license holder's annual revenues or other information as needed, including <br/>
<a id="pl.423.28"></a><var>423.28</var>copies of documents submitted to the Department of Revenue.<br/>
<a id="pl.423.29"></a><var>423.29</var>(3) At each annual renewal, a license holder may elect to pay the highest renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.423.30"></a><var>423.30</var>fee, and not provide annual revenue information to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.423.31"></a><var>423.31</var>(4) A license holder that knowingly provides the commissioner incorrect revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.423.32"></a><var>423.32</var>amounts for the purpose of paying a lower license fee shall be subject to a civil penalty in <br/>
<a id="pl.423.33"></a><var>423.33</var>the amount of double the fee the provider should have paid.<br/>
<a id="pl.423.34"></a><var>423.34</var>(5) Notwithstanding clause (1), a license holder providing services under one or <br/>
<a id="pl.423.35"></a><var>423.35</var>more licenses under chapter 245B that are in effect on May 15, 2013, shall pay an annual <br/>
<a id="pl.423.36"></a><var>423.36</var>license fee for calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016, and 2017, equal to the total license <br/>
<a id="pl.423.37"></a><var>423.37</var>fees paid by the license holder for all licenses held under chapter 245B for calendar year <br/>
<a id="pl.423.38"></a><var>423.38</var>2013. For calendar year 2017 2018  and thereafter, the license holder shall pay an annual <br/>
<a id="pl.423.39"></a><var>423.39</var>license fee according to clause (1) paragraph (m).<br/>
<a id="pl.423.40"></a><var>423.40</var>(c) A chemical dependency treatment program licensed under Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.423.41"></a><var>423.41</var>parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6505, to provide chemical dependency treatment shall pay an <br/>
<a id="pl.423.42"></a><var>423.42</var>annual nonrefundable license fee based on the following schedule:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="27.5"/>
<col width="27.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.1"></a><var>424.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Licensed Capacity<br/>
</td>
<td>License Fee<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.2"></a><var>424.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>1 to 24 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$600<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.3"></a><var>424.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>25 to 49 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$800<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.4"></a><var>424.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>50 to 74 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.5"></a><var>424.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>75 to 99 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,200<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.6"></a><var>424.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>100 or more persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,400<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.424.7"></a><var>424.7</var>(d) A chemical dependency program licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts <br/>
<a id="pl.424.8"></a><var>424.8</var>9530.6510 to 9530.6590, to provide detoxification services shall pay an annual <br/>
<a id="pl.424.9"></a><var>424.9</var>nonrefundable license fee based on the following schedule:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="27.5"/>
<col width="27.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.10"></a><var>424.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Licensed Capacity<br/>
</td>
<td>License Fee<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.11"></a><var>424.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>1 to 24 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$760<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.12"></a><var>424.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>25 to 49 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$960<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.13"></a><var>424.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>50 or more persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,160<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.424.14"></a><var>424.14</var>(e) Except for child foster care, a residential facility licensed under Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.424.15"></a><var>424.15</var>chapter 2960, to serve children shall pay an annual nonrefundable license fee based on <br/>
<a id="pl.424.16"></a><var>424.16</var>the following schedule:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="27.5"/>
<col width="27.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.17"></a><var>424.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Licensed Capacity<br/>
</td>
<td>License Fee<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.18"></a><var>424.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>1 to 24 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.19"></a><var>424.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>25 to 49 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,100<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.20"></a><var>424.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>50 to 74 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,200<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.21"></a><var>424.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>75 to 99 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,300<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.22"></a><var>424.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>100 or more persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,400<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.424.23"></a><var>424.23</var>(f) A residential facility licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0500 to <br/>
<a id="pl.424.24"></a><var>424.24</var>9520.0670, to serve persons with mental illness shall pay an annual nonrefundable license <br/>
<a id="pl.424.25"></a><var>424.25</var>fee based on the following schedule:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="27.5"/>
<col width="27.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.26"></a><var>424.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Licensed Capacity<br/>
</td>
<td>License Fee<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.27"></a><var>424.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>1 to 24 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$2,525<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.28"></a><var>424.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>25 or more persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$2,725<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.424.29"></a><var>424.29</var>(g) A residential facility licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 9570.2000 to <br/>
<a id="pl.424.30"></a><var>424.30</var>9570.3400, to serve persons with physical disabilities shall pay an annual nonrefundable <br/>
<a id="pl.424.31"></a><var>424.31</var>license fee based on the following schedule:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="27.5"/>
<col width="27.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.32"></a><var>424.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Licensed Capacity<br/>
</td>
<td>License Fee<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.33"></a><var>424.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>1 to 24 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$450<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.34"></a><var>424.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>25 to 49 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$650<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.35"></a><var>424.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>50 to 74 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$850<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.36"></a><var>424.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>75 to 99 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,050<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.424.37"></a><var>424.37</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>100 or more persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,250<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.425.1"></a><var>425.1</var>(h) A program licensed to provide independent living assistance for youth under <br/>
<a id="pl.425.2"></a><var>425.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245A.22</statute_ref> shall pay an annual nonrefundable license fee of $1,500.<br/>
<a id="pl.425.3"></a><var>425.3</var>(i) A private agency licensed to provide foster care and adoption services under <br/>
<a id="pl.425.4"></a><var>425.4</var>Minnesota Rules, parts 9545.0755 to 9545.0845, shall pay an annual nonrefundable <br/>
<a id="pl.425.5"></a><var>425.5</var>license fee of $875.<br/>
<a id="pl.425.6"></a><var>425.6</var>(j) A program licensed as an adult day care center licensed under Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.425.7"></a><var>425.7</var>parts 9555.9600 to 9555.9730, shall pay an annual nonrefundable license fee based on <br/>
<a id="pl.425.8"></a><var>425.8</var>the following schedule:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="27.5"/>
<col width="27.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.425.9"></a><var>425.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Licensed Capacity<br/>
</td>
<td>License Fee<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.425.10"></a><var>425.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>1 to 24 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$500<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.425.11"></a><var>425.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>25 to 49 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$700<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.425.12"></a><var>425.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>50 to 74 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$900<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.425.13"></a><var>425.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>75 to 99 persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,100<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.425.14"></a><var>425.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>100 or more persons<br/>
</td>
<td>$1,300<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.425.15"></a><var>425.15</var>(k) A program licensed to provide treatment services to persons with sexual <br/>
<a id="pl.425.16"></a><var>425.16</var>psychopathic personalities or sexually dangerous persons under Minnesota Rules, parts <br/>
<a id="pl.425.17"></a><var>425.17</var>9515.3000 to 9515.3110, shall pay an annual nonrefundable license fee of $20,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.425.18"></a><var>425.18</var>(l) A mental health center or mental health clinic requesting certification for <br/>
<a id="pl.425.19"></a><var>425.19</var>purposes of insurance and subscriber contract reimbursement under Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.425.20"></a><var>425.20</var>parts 9520.0750 to 9520.0870, shall pay a certification fee of $1,550 per year. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.425.21"></a><var>425.21</var>mental health center or mental health clinic provides services at a primary location with <br/>
<a id="pl.425.22"></a><var>425.22</var>satellite facilities, the satellite facilities shall be certified with the primary location without <br/>
<a id="pl.425.23"></a><var>425.23</var>an additional charge.<br/>
<a id="pl.425.24"></a><var>425.24</var>(m)(1) Effective for fees paid after July 1, 2017, a program licensed to provide one <br/>
<a id="pl.425.25"></a><var>425.25</var>or more of the home and community-based services and supports identified under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.425.26"></a><var>425.26</var>245D to persons with disabilities or age 65 and older, shall pay an annual nonrefundable <br/>
<a id="pl.425.27"></a><var>425.27</var>license fee of 0.27 percent of revenues derived from the provision of services that <br/>
<a id="pl.425.28"></a><var>425.28</var>would require licensure under this chapter and that are specified under section 245D.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.425.29"></a><var>425.29</var>subdivision 1, during the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the <br/>
<a id="pl.425.30"></a><var>425.30</var>license fee is paid. If the calculated fee is less than $450, the fee shall be $450.<br/>
<a id="pl.425.31"></a><var>425.31</var>(2) The commissioner shall calculate the licensing fee for providers of home and <br/>
<a id="pl.425.32"></a><var>425.32</var>community-based services and supports under this paragraph and invoice the license <br/>
<a id="pl.425.33"></a><var>425.33</var>holder annually. Upon challenge of the invoiced fee amount by the license holder, the <br/>
<a id="pl.425.34"></a><var>425.34</var>commissioner shall provide the license holder with a report identifying the medical <br/>
<a id="pl.425.35"></a><var>425.35</var>assistance claims paid by the commissioner to the license holder that formed the basis <br/>
<a id="pl.425.36"></a><var>425.36</var>for the licensing fee calculation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.24.2.0"></a><a id="pl.426.1"></a><var>426.1</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.10, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.426.2"></a><var>426.2</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Deposit of license fees.</b> A human services licensing account is created in <br/>
<a id="pl.426.3"></a><var>426.3</var>the state government special revenue fund. Fees collected under subdivisions 3 and 4 must <br/>
<a id="pl.426.4"></a><var>426.4</var>be deposited in the human services licensing account and are annually appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.426.5"></a><var>426.5</var>commissioner for licensing activities authorized under this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.426.6"></a><var>426.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.24.3.0"></a><a id="pl.426.7"></a><var>426.7</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 245D.03, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.426.8"></a><var>426.8</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.426.9"></a><var>426.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability. </b> (a) The commissioner shall regulate the provision of <br/>
<a id="pl.426.10"></a><var>426.10</var>home and community-based services to persons with disabilities and persons age 65 and <br/>
<a id="pl.426.11"></a><var>426.11</var>older pursuant to this chapter. The licensing standards in this chapter govern the provision <br/>
<a id="pl.426.12"></a><var>426.12</var>of basic support services and intensive support services.<br/>
<a id="pl.426.13"></a><var>426.13</var>(b) Basic support services provide the level of assistance, supervision, and care that <br/>
<a id="pl.426.14"></a><var>426.14</var>is necessary to ensure the health and welfare of the person and do not include services that <br/>
<a id="pl.426.15"></a><var>426.15</var>are specifically directed toward the training, treatment, habilitation, or rehabilitation of <br/>
<a id="pl.426.16"></a><var>426.16</var>the person. Basic support services include:<br/>
<a id="pl.426.17"></a><var>426.17</var>(1) in-home and out-of-home respite care services as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245A.02</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.426.18"></a><var>426.18</var>subdivision 15, and under the brain injury, community alternative care, community access <br/>
<a id="pl.426.19"></a><var>426.19</var>for disability inclusion, developmental disability, and elderly waiver plans, excluding <br/>
<a id="pl.426.20"></a><var>426.20</var>out-of-home respite care provided to children in a family child foster care home licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.426.21"></a><var>426.21</var>under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.3000 to 2960.3100, when the child foster care license <br/>
<a id="pl.426.22"></a><var>426.22</var>holder complies with the requirements under section 
         <statute_ref>245D.06, subdivisions 5</statute_ref>, 6, 7, and <br/>
<a id="pl.426.23"></a><var>426.23</var>8, or successor provisions; and section 
         <statute_ref>245D.061</statute_ref> or successor provisions, which must <br/>
<a id="pl.426.24"></a><var>426.24</var>be stipulated in the statement of intended use required under Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.426.25"></a><var>426.25</var>2960.3000, subpart 4;<br/>
<a id="pl.426.26"></a><var>426.26</var>(2) adult companion services as defined under the brain injury, community access <br/>
<a id="pl.426.27"></a><var>426.27</var>for disability inclusion, and elderly waiver plans, excluding adult companion services <br/>
<a id="pl.426.28"></a><var>426.28</var>provided under the Corporation for National and Community Services Service, Senior <br/>
<a id="pl.426.29"></a><var>426.29</var>Companion Program established under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, Public <br/>
<a id="pl.426.30"></a><var>426.30</var>Law 98-288 Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, subpart B, chapter 25, part 2551 et seq.;<br/>
<a id="pl.426.31"></a><var>426.31</var>(3) personal support as defined under the developmental disability waiver plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.426.32"></a><var>426.32</var>(4) 24-hour emergency assistance, personal emergency response as defined under <br/>
<a id="pl.426.33"></a><var>426.33</var>the community access for disability inclusion and developmental disability waiver plans;<br/>
<a id="pl.426.34"></a><var>426.34</var>(5) night supervision services as defined under the brain injury waiver plan; and<br/>
<a id="pl.427.1"></a><var>427.1</var>(6) homemaker services as defined under the community access for disability <br/>
<a id="pl.427.2"></a><var>427.2</var>inclusion, brain injury, community alternative care, developmental disability, and elderly <br/>
<a id="pl.427.3"></a><var>427.3</var>waiver plans, excluding providers licensed by the Department of Health under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.427.4"></a><var>427.4</var>144A and those providers providing cleaning services only.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.427.5"></a><var>427.5</var>(7) individual community living support under section 256B.0915, subdivision 3j.<br/>
<a id="pl.427.6"></a><var>427.6</var>(c) Intensive support services provide assistance, supervision, and care that is <br/>
<a id="pl.427.7"></a><var>427.7</var>necessary to ensure the health and welfare of the person and services specifically directed <br/>
<a id="pl.427.8"></a><var>427.8</var>toward the training, habilitation, or rehabilitation of the person. Intensive support services <br/>
<a id="pl.427.9"></a><var>427.9</var>include:<br/>
<a id="pl.427.10"></a><var>427.10</var>(1) intervention services, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.427.11"></a><var>427.11</var>(i) behavioral support services as defined under the brain injury and community <br/>
<a id="pl.427.12"></a><var>427.12</var>access for disability inclusion waiver plans;<br/>
<a id="pl.427.13"></a><var>427.13</var>(ii) in-home or out-of-home crisis respite services as defined under the developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.427.14"></a><var>427.14</var>disability waiver plan; and<br/>
<a id="pl.427.15"></a><var>427.15</var>(iii) specialist services as defined under the current developmental disability waiver <br/>
<a id="pl.427.16"></a><var>427.16</var>plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.427.17"></a><var>427.17</var>(2) in-home support services, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.427.18"></a><var>427.18</var>(i) in-home family support and supported living services as defined under the <br/>
<a id="pl.427.19"></a><var>427.19</var>developmental disability waiver plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.427.20"></a><var>427.20</var>(ii) independent living services training as defined under the brain injury and <br/>
<a id="pl.427.21"></a><var>427.21</var>community access for disability inclusion waiver plans; and<br/>
<a id="pl.427.22"></a><var>427.22</var>(iii) semi-independent living services;<br/>
<a id="pl.427.23"></a><var>427.23</var>(3) residential supports and services, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.427.24"></a><var>427.24</var>(i) supported living services as defined under the developmental disability waiver <br/>
<a id="pl.427.25"></a><var>427.25</var>plan provided in a family or corporate child foster care residence, a family adult foster <br/>
<a id="pl.427.26"></a><var>427.26</var>care residence, a community residential setting, or a supervised living facility;<br/>
<a id="pl.427.27"></a><var>427.27</var>(ii) foster care services as defined in the brain injury, community alternative care, <br/>
<a id="pl.427.28"></a><var>427.28</var>and community access for disability inclusion waiver plans provided in a family or <br/>
<a id="pl.427.29"></a><var>427.29</var>corporate child foster care residence, a family adult foster care residence, or a community <br/>
<a id="pl.427.30"></a><var>427.30</var>residential setting; and<br/>
<a id="pl.427.31"></a><var>427.31</var>(iii) residential services provided to more than four persons with developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.427.32"></a><var>427.32</var>disabilities in a supervised living facility, including ICFs/DD;<br/>
<a id="pl.427.33"></a><var>427.33</var>(4) day services, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.427.34"></a><var>427.34</var>(i) structured day services as defined under the brain injury waiver plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.427.35"></a><var>427.35</var>(ii) day training and habilitation services under sections 
         <statute_ref>252.41</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>252.46</statute_ref>, and as <br/>
<a id="pl.427.36"></a><var>427.36</var>defined under the developmental disability waiver plan; and<br/>
<a id="pl.428.1"></a><var>428.1</var>(iii) prevocational services as defined under the brain injury and community access <br/>
<a id="pl.428.2"></a><var>428.2</var>for disability inclusion waiver plans; and<br/>
<a id="pl.428.3"></a><var>428.3</var>(5) supported employment as defined under the brain injury, developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.428.4"></a><var>428.4</var>disability, and community access for disability inclusion waiver plans.<br/>
<a id="pl.428.5"></a><var>428.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (b), clause (2), of this section is effective the day <br/>
<a id="pl.428.6"></a><var>428.6</var>following final enactment. Paragraph (b), clause (7), of this section is effective July 1, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.24.4.0"></a><a id="pl.428.7"></a><var>428.7</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0949, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.428.8"></a><var>428.8</var><b>256B.0949 </b><b>AUTISM</b><b> EARLY INTENSIVE </b><b>DEVELOPMENTAL AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.428.9"></a><var>428.9</var><b>BEHAVIORAL </b><b>INTERVENTION BENEFIT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.428.10"></a><var>428.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Purpose.</b> This section creates a new the early intensive <br/>
<a id="pl.428.11"></a><var>428.11</var>developmental and behavioral intervention (EIDBI) benefit to provide early intensive <br/>
<a id="pl.428.12"></a><var>428.12</var>intervention to a child with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis or related condition. <br/>
<a id="pl.428.13"></a><var>428.13</var>This benefit must provide coverage for diagnosis a comprehensive, multidisciplinary <br/>
<a id="pl.428.14"></a><var>428.14</var>assessment, ongoing progress evaluation, and medically necessary early intensive <br/>
<a id="pl.428.15"></a><var>428.15</var>treatment of autism spectrum disorder or related conditions.<br/>
<a id="pl.428.16"></a><var>428.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.428.17"></a><var>428.17</var>this subdivision have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.428.18"></a><var>428.18</var>    (b) "Agency" means the legal entity that is enrolled with Minnesota health care <br/>
<a id="pl.428.19"></a><var>428.19</var>programs as a medical assistance provider according to Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0195, <br/>
<a id="pl.428.20"></a><var>428.20</var>to provide EIDBI and that has the legal responsibility to ensure that its employees or <br/>
<a id="pl.428.21"></a><var>428.21</var>contractors carry out the responsibilities defined in this section. The definition of "agency" <br/>
<a id="pl.428.22"></a><var>428.22</var>includes licensed individual professionals who practice independently and act as an agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.428.23"></a><var>428.23</var>    (b) (c) "Autism spectrum disorder diagnosis" is defined by diagnostic code 299 or <br/>
<a id="pl.428.24"></a><var>428.24</var>"ASD" has the meaning given in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical <br/>
<a id="pl.428.25"></a><var>428.25</var>Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).<br/>
<a id="pl.428.26"></a><var>428.26</var>    (d) "ASD and related conditions" means a condition that is found to be closely <br/>
<a id="pl.428.27"></a><var>428.27</var>related to autism spectrum disorder and may include but is not limited to autism, <br/>
<a id="pl.428.28"></a><var>428.28</var>Asperger's syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified, fetal <br/>
<a id="pl.428.29"></a><var>428.29</var>alcohol spectrum disorder, Rhett's syndrome, and autism-related diagnosis as identified <br/>
<a id="pl.428.30"></a><var>428.30</var>under the current version of the DSM and meets all of the following criteria: <br/>
<a id="pl.428.31"></a><var>428.31</var>    (1) is severe and chronic; <br/>
<a id="pl.428.32"></a><var>428.32</var>    (2) results in impairment of adaptive behavior and function similar to that of persons <br/>
<a id="pl.428.33"></a><var>428.33</var>with ASD; <br/>
<a id="pl.428.34"></a><var>428.34</var>    (3) requires treatment or services similar to those required for persons with ASD; and<br/>
<a id="pl.429.1"></a><var>429.1</var>    (4) results in substantial functional limitations in three core developmental deficits <br/>
<a id="pl.429.2"></a><var>429.2</var>of ASD: social interaction; nonverbal or social communication; and restrictive, repetitive <br/>
<a id="pl.429.3"></a><var>429.3</var>behaviors or hyperreactivity or hyporeactivity to sensory input; and may include deficits <br/>
<a id="pl.429.4"></a><var>429.4</var>in one or more of the following related developmental domains:<br/>
<a id="pl.429.5"></a><var>429.5</var>    (i) self-regulation; <br/>
<a id="pl.429.6"></a><var>429.6</var>    (ii) self-care; <br/>
<a id="pl.429.7"></a><var>429.7</var>    (iii) behavioral challenges; <br/>
<a id="pl.429.8"></a><var>429.8</var>    (iv) expressive communication; <br/>
<a id="pl.429.9"></a><var>429.9</var>    (v) receptive communication; <br/>
<a id="pl.429.10"></a><var>429.10</var>    (vi) cognitive functioning; <br/>
<a id="pl.429.11"></a><var>429.11</var>    (vii) safety; and<br/>
<a id="pl.429.12"></a><var>429.12</var>    (viii) level of support needed.<br/>
<a id="pl.429.13"></a><var>429.13</var>    (c) (e) "Child" means a person under the age of 18 21.<br/>
<a id="pl.429.14"></a><var>429.14</var>(f) "Clinical supervision" means the overall responsibility for the control and direction <br/>
<a id="pl.429.15"></a><var>429.15</var>of EIDBI service delivery, including individual treatment planning, staff supervision, <br/>
<a id="pl.429.16"></a><var>429.16</var>progress monitoring, and treatment review for each client. Clinical supervision is provided <br/>
<a id="pl.429.17"></a><var>429.17</var>by a qualified supervising professional who takes full professional responsibility for the <br/>
<a id="pl.429.18"></a><var>429.18</var>services provided by each of the supervisees. All EIDBI services must be billed by and <br/>
<a id="pl.429.19"></a><var>429.19</var>either provided by or under the clinical supervision of a qualified supervising professional.<br/>
<a id="pl.429.20"></a><var>429.20</var>    (d) (g) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.429.21"></a><var>429.21</var>otherwise specified.<br/>
<a id="pl.429.22"></a><var>429.22</var>    (h) "Comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation" or "CMDE" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.429.23"></a><var>429.23</var>comprehensive evaluation of a child's developmental status to determine medical necessity <br/>
<a id="pl.429.24"></a><var>429.24</var>for EIDBI based on the requirements in subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.429.25"></a><var>429.25</var>    (e) (i) "Early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention benefit" or <br/>
<a id="pl.429.26"></a><var>429.26</var>"EIDBI" means autism treatment options intensive treatment interventions based in <br/>
<a id="pl.429.27"></a><var>429.27</var>behavioral and developmental science, which may include modalities such as applied <br/>
<a id="pl.429.28"></a><var>429.28</var>behavior analysis, developmental treatment approaches, and naturalistic and parent <br/>
<a id="pl.429.29"></a><var>429.29</var>training models that include the services covered under subdivision 13.<br/>
<a id="pl.429.30"></a><var>429.30</var>    (f) (j) "Generalizable goals" means results or gains that are observed during a variety <br/>
<a id="pl.429.31"></a><var>429.31</var>of activities over time with different people, such as providers, family members, other <br/>
<a id="pl.429.32"></a><var>429.32</var>adults, and children, and in different environments including, but not limited to, clinics, <br/>
<a id="pl.429.33"></a><var>429.33</var>homes, schools, and the community.<br/>
<a id="pl.429.34"></a><var>429.34</var>    (k) "Individual treatment plan" or "ITP" means the person-centered, individualized <br/>
<a id="pl.429.35"></a><var>429.35</var>written plan of care that integrates and coordinates child and family information from the <br/>
<a id="pl.429.36"></a><var>429.36</var>comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation for a child who meets medical necessity for <br/>
<a id="pl.430.1"></a><var>430.1</var>the early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention benefit. An individual <br/>
<a id="pl.430.2"></a><var>430.2</var>treatment plan must meet the standards in subdivision 6. <br/>
<a id="pl.430.3"></a><var>430.3</var>    (l) "Legal representative" means the parent of a person who is under 18 years of age, <br/>
<a id="pl.430.4"></a><var>430.4</var>a court-appointed guardian, or other representative with legal authority to make decisions <br/>
<a id="pl.430.5"></a><var>430.5</var>about services for a person. Other representatives with legal authority to make decisions <br/>
<a id="pl.430.6"></a><var>430.6</var>include but are not limited to a health care agent or an attorney-in-fact authorized through <br/>
<a id="pl.430.7"></a><var>430.7</var>a health care directive or power of attorney.<br/>
<a id="pl.430.8"></a><var>430.8</var>(m) "Level I treatment provider" means a person who meets the EIDBI provider <br/>
<a id="pl.430.9"></a><var>430.9</var>qualifications under subdivision 15, paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.430.10"></a><var>430.10</var>(n) "Level II treatment provider" means a person who meets the EIDBI provider <br/>
<a id="pl.430.11"></a><var>430.11</var>qualifications under subdivision 15, paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.430.12"></a><var>430.12</var>(o) "Level III treatment provider" means a person who meets the EIDBI provider <br/>
<a id="pl.430.13"></a><var>430.13</var>qualifications under subdivision 15, paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.430.14"></a><var>430.14</var>    (g) (p) "Mental health professional" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>245.4871</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.430.15"></a><var>430.15</var>subdivision 27, clauses (1) to (6).<br/>
<a id="pl.430.16"></a><var>430.16</var>(q) "Person-centered" means services that respond to the identified needs, interests, <br/>
<a id="pl.430.17"></a><var>430.17</var>values, preferences, and desired outcomes of the child and the child's legal representative. <br/>
<a id="pl.430.18"></a><var>430.18</var>Person-centered planning identifies what is important to the child and the child's legal <br/>
<a id="pl.430.19"></a><var>430.19</var>representative, respects each child's history, dignity, and cultural background, and allows <br/>
<a id="pl.430.20"></a><var>430.20</var>inclusion and participation in the child's community.<br/>
<a id="pl.430.21"></a><var>430.21</var>(r) "Qualified CMDE provider" means a person meeting the CMDE provider <br/>
<a id="pl.430.22"></a><var>430.22</var>qualification requirements under subdivision 5a.<br/>
<a id="pl.430.23"></a><var>430.23</var>(s) "Qualified EIDBI professional" means a person who is a QSP or a level I, level <br/>
<a id="pl.430.24"></a><var>430.24</var>II, or level III treatment provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.430.25"></a><var>430.25</var>(t) "Qualified supervising professional" or "QSP" means a person who meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.430.26"></a><var>430.26</var>EIDBI provider qualifications under subdivision 15, paragraph (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.430.27"></a><var>430.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Initial</b><b> EIDBI</b><b> eligibility.</b> This benefit is available to a child enrolled in <br/>
<a id="pl.430.28"></a><var>430.28</var>medical assistance who:<br/>
<a id="pl.430.29"></a><var>430.29</var>    (1) has an autism spectrum disorder a diagnosis of ASD or a related condition that <br/>
<a id="pl.430.30"></a><var>430.30</var>meets the criteria of subdivision 4; and<br/>
<a id="pl.430.31"></a><var>430.31</var>    (2) has had a diagnostic assessment described in subdivision 5, which recommends <br/>
<a id="pl.430.32"></a><var>430.32</var>early intensive intervention services; and<br/>
<a id="pl.430.33"></a><var>430.33</var>    (3) meets the criteria for medically necessary autism early intensive intervention <br/>
<a id="pl.430.34"></a><var>430.34</var>services.<br/>
<a id="pl.430.35"></a><var>430.35</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Culturally and linguistically appropriate requirement.</b> The child's and <br/>
<a id="pl.430.36"></a><var>430.36</var>family's primary spoken language, culture, preferences, goals, and values must be reflected <br/>
<a id="pl.431.1"></a><var>431.1</var>throughout the process of diagnosis, CMDE, ITP development, ITP progress evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.431.2"></a><var>431.2</var>monitoring, family or caregiver training and counseling services, and coordination of care. <br/>
<a id="pl.431.3"></a><var>431.3</var>The qualified CMDE provider and QSP must determine how to adapt the evaluation, <br/>
<a id="pl.431.4"></a><var>431.4</var>treatment recommendations, and ITP to the culture, language, and values of the child and <br/>
<a id="pl.431.5"></a><var>431.5</var>family. A language interpreter must be provided consistent with section 256B.0625, <br/>
<a id="pl.431.6"></a><var>431.6</var>subdivision 18a. Providers must have a limited English proficiency (LEP) plan in <br/>
<a id="pl.431.7"></a><var>431.7</var>compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, United States Code, title 42, <br/>
<a id="pl.431.8"></a><var>431.8</var>section 2000d et seq. Communication and language assistance must comply with national <br/>
<a id="pl.431.9"></a><var>431.9</var>standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS), as published by <br/>
<a id="pl.431.10"></a><var>431.10</var>the United States Department of Health and Human Services.<br/>
<a id="pl.431.11"></a><var>431.11</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Diagnosis.</b> (a) A diagnosis of ASD or a related condition must:<br/>
<a id="pl.431.12"></a><var>431.12</var>    (1) be based upon current DSM criteria including direct observations of the child and <br/>
<a id="pl.431.13"></a><var>431.13</var>reports information from parents the child's legal representative or primary caregivers; and<br/>
<a id="pl.431.14"></a><var>431.14</var>    (2) be completed by either (i) a licensed physician or advanced practice registered <br/>
<a id="pl.431.15"></a><var>431.15</var>nurse or (ii) a mental health professional; and<br/>
<a id="pl.431.16"></a><var>431.16</var>    (3) meet the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0372, subpart 1, items <br/>
<a id="pl.431.17"></a><var>431.17</var>B and C.<br/>
<a id="pl.431.18"></a><var>431.18</var>    (b) Additional diagnostic assessment information may be considered  to complete <br/>
<a id="pl.431.19"></a><var>431.19</var>a diagnostic assessment including from specialized tests administered through special <br/>
<a id="pl.431.20"></a><var>431.20</var>education evaluations and licensed school personnel, and from professionals licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.431.21"></a><var>431.21</var>in the fields of medicine, speech and language, psychology, occupational therapy, and <br/>
<a id="pl.431.22"></a><var>431.22</var>physical therapy. A diagnostic assessment may include treatment recommendations.<br/>
<a id="pl.431.23"></a><var>431.23</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Diagnostic assessment</b><b> Comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation </b><br/>
<a id="pl.431.24"></a><var>431.24</var><b>(CMDE)</b><b>.</b> (a) The following information and assessments must be performed, reviewed, <br/>
<a id="pl.431.25"></a><var>431.25</var>and relied upon for the eligibility determination, treatment and services recommendations, <br/>
<a id="pl.431.26"></a><var>431.26</var>and treatment plan development for the child:<br/>
<a id="pl.431.27"></a><var>431.27</var>    (1) an assessment of the child's developmental skills, functional behavior, needs, <br/>
<a id="pl.431.28"></a><var>431.28</var>and capacities based on direct observation of the child,  which must be administered by <br/>
<a id="pl.431.29"></a><var>431.29</var>a licensed mental health professional, must include medical or assessment information <br/>
<a id="pl.431.30"></a><var>431.30</var>from the child's physician or advanced practice registered nurse, and may also include <br/>
<a id="pl.431.31"></a><var>431.31</var>observations from family members, school personnel, child care providers, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.431.32"></a><var>431.32</var>caregivers, as well as any medical or assessment information from other licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.431.33"></a><var>431.33</var>professionals such as rehabilitation therapists, licensed school personnel, or mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.431.34"></a><var>431.34</var>professionals; and<br/>
<a id="pl.431.35"></a><var>431.35</var>    (2) an assessment of parental or caregiver capacity to participate in therapy including <br/>
<a id="pl.431.36"></a><var>431.36</var>the type and level of parental or caregiver involvement and training recommended.<br/>
<a id="pl.432.1"></a><var>432.1</var>A CMDE must be completed to determine the medical necessity of EIDBI services.<br/>
<a id="pl.432.2"></a><var>432.2</var>(b) The CMDE must include and document the child's legal representative's or <br/>
<a id="pl.432.3"></a><var>432.3</var>caregiver's preferences for involvement in the child's treatment that is culturally and <br/>
<a id="pl.432.4"></a><var>432.4</var>linguistically appropriate as required under subdivision 3a.<br/>
<a id="pl.432.5"></a><var>432.5</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>CMDE provider qualification requirements.</b> A qualified CMDE <br/>
<a id="pl.432.6"></a><var>432.6</var>provider must:<br/>
<a id="pl.432.7"></a><var>432.7</var>(1) be a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse or a mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.432.8"></a><var>432.8</var>professional or a mental health practitioner who meets the requirements of a clinical <br/>
<a id="pl.432.9"></a><var>432.9</var>trainee as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0371, subpart 5, item C;<br/>
<a id="pl.432.10"></a><var>432.10</var>(2) have at least 2,000 hours of clinical experience in the evaluation and treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.432.11"></a><var>432.11</var>of children with ASD or equivalent documented coursework at the graduate level by an <br/>
<a id="pl.432.12"></a><var>432.12</var>accredited university in the following content areas: ASD diagnosis, ASD treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.432.13"></a><var>432.13</var>strategies, and child development; <br/>
<a id="pl.432.14"></a><var>432.14</var>(3) be able to diagnose, evaluate, or provide treatment within the provider's scope <br/>
<a id="pl.432.15"></a><var>432.15</var>of practice and professional license; and <br/>
<a id="pl.432.16"></a><var>432.16</var>(4) have knowledge and provide information about the range of current EIDBI <br/>
<a id="pl.432.17"></a><var>432.17</var>treatment modalities recognized by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.432.18"></a><var>432.18</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Individual </b><b>treatment plan</b><b> (ITP)</b><b>.</b> (a) The qualified EIDBI professional <br/>
<a id="pl.432.19"></a><var>432.19</var>who integrates and coordinates child and family information from the CMDE and ITP <br/>
<a id="pl.432.20"></a><var>432.20</var>progress evaluation monitoring process to develop the ITP must develop and monitor <br/>
<a id="pl.432.21"></a><var>432.21</var>the ITP. <br/>
<a id="pl.432.22"></a><var>432.22</var>    (b) The ITP must be individualized, person-centered, and culturally and linguistically <br/>
<a id="pl.432.23"></a><var>432.23</var>appropriate, as required under subdivision 3a. The ITP must specify the medically <br/>
<a id="pl.432.24"></a><var>432.24</var>necessary treatment and services, including baseline data, primary goals and target <br/>
<a id="pl.432.25"></a><var>432.25</var>objectives, ITP progress evaluation results and goal mastery data, and any significant <br/>
<a id="pl.432.26"></a><var>432.26</var>changes in the child's condition or family circumstances. Each child's treatment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.432.27"></a><var>432.27</var>ITP must be:<br/>
<a id="pl.432.28"></a><var>432.28</var>    (1) based on the diagnostic assessment and CMDE summary information specified <br/>
<a id="pl.432.29"></a><var>432.29</var>in subdivisions 4 and 5;<br/>
<a id="pl.432.30"></a><var>432.30</var>    (2) coordinated with medically necessary occupational, physical, and speech and <br/>
<a id="pl.432.31"></a><var>432.31</var>language therapies, special education, and other services the child and family are receiving;<br/>
<a id="pl.432.32"></a><var>432.32</var>    (3) family-centered;<br/>
<a id="pl.432.33"></a><var>432.33</var>    (4) culturally sensitive; and<br/>
<a id="pl.432.34"></a><var>432.34</var>    (5) individualized based on the child's developmental status and the child's and <br/>
<a id="pl.432.35"></a><var>432.35</var>family's identified needs.<br/>
<a id="pl.433.1"></a><var>433.1</var>    (b) (c) The treatment plan ITP must specify the primary treatment goals and target <br/>
<a id="pl.433.2"></a><var>433.2</var>objectives, including baseline measures and projected dates of accomplishment. The <br/>
<a id="pl.433.3"></a><var>433.3</var>ITP must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.433.4"></a><var>433.4</var>    (1) child's goals which are developmentally appropriate, functional, and <br/>
<a id="pl.433.5"></a><var>433.5</var>generalizable;<br/>
<a id="pl.433.6"></a><var>433.6</var>    (2) treatment modality;<br/>
<a id="pl.433.7"></a><var>433.7</var>    (3) treatment intensity;<br/>
<a id="pl.433.8"></a><var>433.8</var>    (4) setting; and<br/>
<a id="pl.433.9"></a><var>433.9</var>    (5) level and type of parental or caregiver involvement.<br/>
<a id="pl.433.10"></a><var>433.10</var>    (1) the treatment method that shall be used to meet the goals and objectives, including: <br/>
<a id="pl.433.11"></a><var>433.11</var>    (i) the frequency, intensity, location, and duration of each service provided; <br/>
<a id="pl.433.12"></a><var>433.12</var>    (ii) the level of parent or caregiver training and counseling; <br/>
<a id="pl.433.13"></a><var>433.13</var>    (iii) any changes or modifications to the physical and social environments necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.433.14"></a><var>433.14</var>when the services are provided; <br/>
<a id="pl.433.15"></a><var>433.15</var>    (iv) any specialized equipment and materials required;<br/>
<a id="pl.433.16"></a><var>433.16</var>    (v) techniques that support and are consistent with the child's communication mode <br/>
<a id="pl.433.17"></a><var>433.17</var>and learning style; and<br/>
<a id="pl.433.18"></a><var>433.18</var>    (vi) the name of the QSP; and<br/>
<a id="pl.433.19"></a><var>433.19</var>    (2) the discharge criteria that shall be used and a defined transition plan to assist <br/>
<a id="pl.433.20"></a><var>433.20</var>the child and the child's legal representative to transition to other services. The transition <br/>
<a id="pl.433.21"></a><var>433.21</var>plan shall include: <br/>
<a id="pl.433.22"></a><var>433.22</var>    (i) protocols for changing service when medically necessary;<br/>
<a id="pl.433.23"></a><var>433.23</var>    (ii) how the transition will occur;<br/>
<a id="pl.433.24"></a><var>433.24</var>    (iii) the time allowed to make the transition. Up to 30 days of continued service <br/>
<a id="pl.433.25"></a><var>433.25</var>is allowed while the transition plan is being developed. Services during this plan <br/>
<a id="pl.433.26"></a><var>433.26</var>development period shall be consistent with the ITP. The plan development period begins <br/>
<a id="pl.433.27"></a><var>433.27</var>when the child or the child's legal representative receives notice of termination of EIDBI <br/>
<a id="pl.433.28"></a><var>433.28</var>and ends when EIDBI is terminated; and<br/>
<a id="pl.433.29"></a><var>433.29</var>    (iv) a description of how the parent or guardian will be informed of and involved in <br/>
<a id="pl.433.30"></a><var>433.30</var>the transition.<br/>
<a id="pl.433.31"></a><var>433.31</var>    (c) (d) Implementation of the treatment ITP must be supervised by a QSP <br/>
<a id="pl.433.32"></a><var>433.32</var>professional with expertise and training in autism and child development who is a licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.433.33"></a><var>433.33</var>physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or mental health professional .<br/>
<a id="pl.433.34"></a><var>433.34</var>    (d) (e) The treatment plan ITP must be submitted to the commissioner for approval <br/>
<a id="pl.433.35"></a><var>433.35</var>in a manner determined by the commissioner for this purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.433.36"></a><var>433.36</var>    (e) Services authorized must be consistent with the child's approved treatment plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.434.1"></a><var>434.1</var>(f) Services included in the treatment plan ITP must meet all applicable requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.434.2"></a><var>434.2</var>for medical necessity and coverage.<br/>
<a id="pl.434.3"></a><var>434.3</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Coordination with other benefits.</b> (a) Services provided under this  <br/>
<a id="pl.434.4"></a><var>434.4</var>section are not intended to replace services provided in school or other settings. Each <br/>
<a id="pl.434.5"></a><var>434.5</var>child's CMDE must document that EIDBI services coordinate with, but do not include <br/>
<a id="pl.434.6"></a><var>434.6</var>or replace, special education and related services defined in the child's individualized <br/>
<a id="pl.434.7"></a><var>434.7</var>education plan (IEP), or individualized family service plan (IFSP), when the service is <br/>
<a id="pl.434.8"></a><var>434.8</var>available under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 <br/>
<a id="pl.434.9"></a><var>434.9</var>(IDEA), United States Code, title 20, chapter 33, through a local education agency. This <br/>
<a id="pl.434.10"></a><var>434.10</var>provision does not preclude EIDBI treatment during school hours.<br/>
<a id="pl.434.11"></a><var>434.11</var>(b) The commissioner shall integrate medical authorization procedures for this <br/>
<a id="pl.434.12"></a><var>434.12</var>benefit with authorization procedures for other health and mental health services and home <br/>
<a id="pl.434.13"></a><var>434.13</var>and community-based services to ensure that the child receives services that are the most <br/>
<a id="pl.434.14"></a><var>434.14</var>appropriate and effective in meeting the child's needs. Programs for birth to three years of <br/>
<a id="pl.434.15"></a><var>434.15</var>age and additional resources shall also coordinate with EIDBI services. Resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.434.16"></a><var>434.16</var>individuals over 18 years of age must also be coordinated with the services in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.434.17"></a><var>434.17</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Ongoing eligibility</b><b> ITP progress evaluation monitoring</b><b>.</b> (a) An <br/>
<a id="pl.434.18"></a><var>434.18</var>independent  ITP  progress evaluation conducted by a licensed mental health professional <br/>
<a id="pl.434.19"></a><var>434.19</var>with expertise and training in autism spectrum disorder and child development must <br/>
<a id="pl.434.20"></a><var>434.20</var>be completed after each six months of treatment, or more frequently as determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.434.21"></a><var>434.21</var>the commissioner qualified CMDE provider, to determine if progress is being made <br/>
<a id="pl.434.22"></a><var>434.22</var>toward achieving targeted functional and generalizable goals and meeting functional <br/>
<a id="pl.434.23"></a><var>434.23</var>goals contained specified in the treatment plan ITP.  Based on the results of ITP progress <br/>
<a id="pl.434.24"></a><var>434.24</var>evaluation, the ITP must be adjusted as needed and must document that the child continues <br/>
<a id="pl.434.25"></a><var>434.25</var>to meet medical necessity for EIDBI or is referred to other services.<br/>
<a id="pl.434.26"></a><var>434.26</var>    (b) The ITP progress evaluation must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.434.27"></a><var>434.27</var>    (1) the treating provider's report;<br/>
<a id="pl.434.28"></a><var>434.28</var>    (2) parental or caregiver input from the child's caregiver or the child's legal <br/>
<a id="pl.434.29"></a><var>434.29</var>representative;<br/>
<a id="pl.434.30"></a><var>434.30</var>    (3) (2)  an independent observation of the child which can be that is  performed by <br/>
<a id="pl.434.31"></a><var>434.31</var>the child's a QSP or a level I or level II treatment provider and may include observation <br/>
<a id="pl.434.32"></a><var>434.32</var>information from licensed special education staff or other licensed health care providers;<br/>
<a id="pl.434.33"></a><var>434.33</var>(3) documentation of current level of performance on primary treatment goal <br/>
<a id="pl.434.34"></a><var>434.34</var>domains including when goals and objectives are achieved, changed, or discontinued;<br/>
<a id="pl.434.35"></a><var>434.35</var>(4) any significant changes in the child's condition or family circumstances;<br/>
<a id="pl.435.1"></a><var>435.1</var>    (4) (5) any treatment plan modifications and the rationale for any changes made <br/>
<a id="pl.435.2"></a><var>435.2</var>including treatment modality, intensity, frequency, and duration; and<br/>
<a id="pl.435.3"></a><var>435.3</var>    (5) (6) recommendations for continued treatment services.<br/>
<a id="pl.435.4"></a><var>435.4</var>    (c) ITP progress evaluations evaluation  must be submitted to the commissioner and <br/>
<a id="pl.435.5"></a><var>435.5</var>the child or legal representative  in a manner determined by the commissioner for this <br/>
<a id="pl.435.6"></a><var>435.6</var>purpose the reauthorization of EIDBI services.<br/>
<a id="pl.435.7"></a><var>435.7</var>    (d) A child who continues to achieve generalizable goals and make reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.435.8"></a><var>435.8</var>progress toward treatment goals as specified in the treatment plan ITP is eligible to <br/>
<a id="pl.435.9"></a><var>435.9</var>continue receiving this benefit EIDBI services.<br/>
<a id="pl.435.10"></a><var>435.10</var>    (e) A child's treatment shall continue during the  ITP progress evaluation using <br/>
<a id="pl.435.11"></a><var>435.11</var>the process determined under subdivision 8, clause (8) this subdivision. Treatment may <br/>
<a id="pl.435.12"></a><var>435.12</var>continue during an appeal pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.435.13"></a><var>435.13</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Refining the benefit with stakeholders.</b> The commissioner must develop <br/>
<a id="pl.435.14"></a><var>435.14</var>the implementation refine the details of the benefit in consultation with stakeholders and <br/>
<a id="pl.435.15"></a><var>435.15</var>consider recommendations from the Health Services Advisory Council, the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.435.16"></a><var>435.16</var>of Human Services Autism Spectrum Disorder Early Intensive Developmental and <br/>
<a id="pl.435.17"></a><var>435.17</var>Behavioral Intervention Benefit Advisory Council, the Legislative Autism Spectrum <br/>
<a id="pl.435.18"></a><var>435.18</var>Disorder Task Force, the EIDBI learning collaborative, and the ASD Interagency Task <br/>
<a id="pl.435.19"></a><var>435.19</var>Force of the Departments of Health, Education, Employment and Economic Development, <br/>
<a id="pl.435.20"></a><var>435.20</var>and Human Services. The commissioner must release these details for a 30-day public <br/>
<a id="pl.435.21"></a><var>435.21</var>comment period prior to submission to the federal government for approval. The <br/>
<a id="pl.435.22"></a><var>435.22</var>implementation details must include, but are not limited to, the following components:<br/>
<a id="pl.435.23"></a><var>435.23</var>    (1) a definition of the qualifications, standards, and roles of the treatment team, <br/>
<a id="pl.435.24"></a><var>435.24</var>including recommendations after stakeholder consultation on whether board-certified <br/>
<a id="pl.435.25"></a><var>435.25</var>behavior analysts and other types of professionals certified in other treatment approaches <br/>
<a id="pl.435.26"></a><var>435.26</var>recognized by the Department of Human Services or  trained in autism spectrum disorder <br/>
<a id="pl.435.27"></a><var>435.27</var>and child development should be added as mental health or other professionals for qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.435.28"></a><var>435.28</var>to provide EIDBI treatment supervision or other functions under medical assistance;<br/>
<a id="pl.435.29"></a><var>435.29</var>    (2) development of initial, refinement of uniform parameters for comprehensive <br/>
<a id="pl.435.30"></a><var>435.30</var>multidisciplinary diagnostic assessment information evaluation and progress evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.435.31"></a><var>435.31</var>ongoing ITP progress evaluation monitoring standards;<br/>
<a id="pl.435.32"></a><var>435.32</var>    (3) the design of an effective and consistent process for assessing parent the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.435.33"></a><var>435.33</var>legal representative's  and caregiver capacity caregiver's preferences and options to <br/>
<a id="pl.435.34"></a><var>435.34</var>participate in the child's early intervention treatment and efficacy of methods of involving <br/>
<a id="pl.435.35"></a><var>435.35</var>the parents  to involve and educate the child's legal representative and caregivers in the <br/>
<a id="pl.435.36"></a><var>435.36</var>treatment of the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.436.1"></a><var>436.1</var>    (4) formulation of a collaborative process in which professionals have <br/>
<a id="pl.436.2"></a><var>436.2</var>opportunities to collectively inform provider standards and qualifications; standards for a <br/>
<a id="pl.436.3"></a><var>436.3</var>comprehensive, multidisciplinary diagnostic assessment evaluation; medical necessity <br/>
<a id="pl.436.4"></a><var>436.4</var>determination; efficacy of treatment apparatus, including modality, intensity, frequency, <br/>
<a id="pl.436.5"></a><var>436.5</var>and duration; and progress evaluation progress-monitoring processes and standards to <br/>
<a id="pl.436.6"></a><var>436.6</var>support quality improvement of early intensive intervention EIDBI services;<br/>
<a id="pl.436.7"></a><var>436.7</var>    (5) coordination of this benefit and its interaction with other services provided by <br/>
<a id="pl.436.8"></a><var>436.8</var>the Departments of Human Services, Health, Employment and Economic Development, <br/>
<a id="pl.436.9"></a><var>436.9</var>and Education;<br/>
<a id="pl.436.10"></a><var>436.10</var>    (6) evaluation, on an ongoing basis, of research regarding the program EIDBI <br/>
<a id="pl.436.11"></a><var>436.11</var>outcomes and efficacy of treatment modalities methods provided to children under this <br/>
<a id="pl.436.12"></a><var>436.12</var>benefit; and<br/>
<a id="pl.436.13"></a><var>436.13</var>    (7) as provided under subdivision 18, determination of the availability of licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.436.14"></a><var>436.14</var>physicians, nurse practitioners, and mental health professionals qualified EIDBI <br/>
<a id="pl.436.15"></a><var>436.15</var>professionals  with necessary expertise and training in autism spectrum disorder and <br/>
<a id="pl.436.16"></a><var>436.16</var>related conditions throughout the state to assess whether there are sufficient professionals <br/>
<a id="pl.436.17"></a><var>436.17</var>to require involvement of both a physician or nurse practitioner and a mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.436.18"></a><var>436.18</var>professional to provide timely access and prevent delay in the diagnosis and  CMDE and <br/>
<a id="pl.436.19"></a><var>436.19</var>treatment of young children, so as to implement subdivision 4, and to ensure treatment is <br/>
<a id="pl.436.20"></a><var>436.20</var>effective, timely, and accessible; and ASD and related conditions.<br/>
<a id="pl.436.21"></a><var>436.21</var>(8) development of the process for the progress evaluation that will be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.436.22"></a><var>436.22</var>determine the ongoing eligibility, including necessary documentation, timelines, and <br/>
<a id="pl.436.23"></a><var>436.23</var>responsibilities of all parties.<br/>
<a id="pl.436.24"></a><var>436.24</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Revision of treatment options.</b> (a) The commissioner may revise covered <br/>
<a id="pl.436.25"></a><var>436.25</var>treatment options as needed based on outcome data and other evidence. EIDBI treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.436.26"></a><var>436.26</var>methods approved by the Department of Human Services must:<br/>
<a id="pl.436.27"></a><var>436.27</var>    (1) cause no harm to the individual child or family;<br/>
<a id="pl.436.28"></a><var>436.28</var>    (2) be provided in an individualized manner to meet the varied needs of each child <br/>
<a id="pl.436.29"></a><var>436.29</var>and family;<br/>
<a id="pl.436.30"></a><var>436.30</var>    (3) be developmentally appropriate and highly structured, with well-defined goals <br/>
<a id="pl.436.31"></a><var>436.31</var>and objectives that provide a strategic direction for treatment;<br/>
<a id="pl.436.32"></a><var>436.32</var>    (4) be regularly evaluated and adjusted as needed;<br/>
<a id="pl.436.33"></a><var>436.33</var>    (5) be based in recognized principles of developmental and behavioral science;<br/>
<a id="pl.436.34"></a><var>436.34</var>    (6) utilize sound practices that are replicable across providers and maintain the <br/>
<a id="pl.436.35"></a><var>436.35</var>fidelity of the specific approach;<br/>
<a id="pl.436.36"></a><var>436.36</var>    (7) demonstrate an evidentiary basis;<br/>
<a id="pl.437.1"></a><var>437.1</var>    (8) have goals and objectives that are measurable, achievable, and regularly <br/>
<a id="pl.437.2"></a><var>437.2</var>evaluated to ensure that adequate progress is being made;<br/>
<a id="pl.437.3"></a><var>437.3</var>    (9) be provided intensively with a high adult-to-child ratio; and<br/>
<a id="pl.437.4"></a><var>437.4</var>    (10) include active child and legal representative participation in decision-making, <br/>
<a id="pl.437.5"></a><var>437.5</var>knowledge- and capacity-building, and developing and implementing the child's ITP.<br/>
<a id="pl.437.6"></a><var>437.6</var>    (b) Before the changes revisions in Department of Human Services recognized <br/>
<a id="pl.437.7"></a><var>437.7</var>treatment modalities become effective, the commissioner must provide public notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.437.8"></a><var>437.8</var>the changes, the reasons for the change, and a 30-day public comment period to those <br/>
<a id="pl.437.9"></a><var>437.9</var>who request notice through an electronic list accessible to the public on the department's <br/>
<a id="pl.437.10"></a><var>437.10</var>Web site.<br/>
<a id="pl.437.11"></a><var>437.11</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Coordination between agencies.</b> The commissioners of human services <br/>
<a id="pl.437.12"></a><var>437.12</var>and education must develop the capacity to coordinate services and information including <br/>
<a id="pl.437.13"></a><var>437.13</var>diagnostic, functional, developmental, medical, and educational assessments; service <br/>
<a id="pl.437.14"></a><var>437.14</var>delivery; and progress evaluations across health and education sectors.<br/>
<a id="pl.437.15"></a><var>437.15</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Federal approval of the autism benefit.</b> (a) This section shall apply <br/>
<a id="pl.437.16"></a><var>437.16</var>to state plan services under title XIX of the Social Security Act when federal approval <br/>
<a id="pl.437.17"></a><var>437.17</var>is granted under a 1915(i) waiver or other authority which allows children eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.437.18"></a><var>437.18</var>medical assistance through the TEFRA option under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.055</statute_ref>, subdivision 12, to <br/>
<a id="pl.437.19"></a><var>437.19</var>qualify and includes children eligible for medical assistance in families over 150 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.437.20"></a><var>437.20</var>of the federal poverty guidelines.<br/>
<a id="pl.437.21"></a><var>437.21</var>(b) The commissioner may use the federal authority for a Medicaid state plan <br/>
<a id="pl.437.22"></a><var>437.22</var>amendment under Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT), <br/>
<a id="pl.437.23"></a><var>437.23</var>United States Code, title 42, section 1396D(R)(5), or other Medicaid provision for any <br/>
<a id="pl.437.24"></a><var>437.24</var>aspect or type of treatment covered in this section if new federal guidance is helpful <br/>
<a id="pl.437.25"></a><var>437.25</var>in achieving one or more of the purposes of this section in a cost-effective manner. <br/>
<a id="pl.437.26"></a><var>437.26</var>Notwithstanding subdivisions 2 and 3, any treatment services submitted for federal <br/>
<a id="pl.437.27"></a><var>437.27</var>approval under EPSDT shall include appropriate medical criteria to qualify for the service <br/>
<a id="pl.437.28"></a><var>437.28</var>and shall cover children through age 20.<br/>
<a id="pl.437.29"></a><var>437.29</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Autism benefit; training provided.</b> After approval of the autism early <br/>
<a id="pl.437.30"></a><var>437.30</var>intensive intervention benefit under this section by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid <br/>
<a id="pl.437.31"></a><var>437.31</var>Services, the commissioner shall provide statewide training on the benefit for culturally <br/>
<a id="pl.437.32"></a><var>437.32</var>and linguistically diverse communities. Training for autism service providers on culturally <br/>
<a id="pl.437.33"></a><var>437.33</var>appropriate practices must be online, accessible, and available in multiple languages. The <br/>
<a id="pl.437.34"></a><var>437.34</var>training for families, lead agencies, advocates, and other interested parties must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.437.35"></a><var>437.35</var>information about the benefit and how to access it.<br/>
<a id="pl.438.1"></a><var>438.1</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Covered services.</b> (a) The services described in paragraphs (b) to (i) are <br/>
<a id="pl.438.2"></a><var>438.2</var>eligible for reimbursement by medical assistance under this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.438.3"></a><var>438.3</var>(b) EIDBI interventions are a variety of individualized, intensive treatment methods <br/>
<a id="pl.438.4"></a><var>438.4</var>approved by the department that are based in behavioral and developmental science <br/>
<a id="pl.438.5"></a><var>438.5</var>consistent with best practices on effectiveness. Services must address the participant's <br/>
<a id="pl.438.6"></a><var>438.6</var>medically necessary treatment goals and be provided by a qualified supervising <br/>
<a id="pl.438.7"></a><var>438.7</var>professional or a level I, level II, or level III treatment provider. Services are targeted to <br/>
<a id="pl.438.8"></a><var>438.8</var>develop, enhance, or maintain the individual developmental skills of a child with ASD and <br/>
<a id="pl.438.9"></a><var>438.9</var>related conditions to improve functional communication, social or interpersonal interaction, <br/>
<a id="pl.438.10"></a><var>438.10</var>behavioral challenges and self-regulation, cognition, learning and play, self-care, safety, <br/>
<a id="pl.438.11"></a><var>438.11</var>and level of support needed. EIDBI interventions include, but are not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.438.12"></a><var>438.12</var>(1) applied behavioral analysis (ABA);<br/>
<a id="pl.438.13"></a><var>438.13</var>(2) developmental individual-difference relationship-based model (DIR/Floortime);<br/>
<a id="pl.438.14"></a><var>438.14</var>(3) early start Denver model (ESDM);<br/>
<a id="pl.438.15"></a><var>438.15</var>(4) PLAY project; or<br/>
<a id="pl.438.16"></a><var>438.16</var>(5) relationship development intervention (RDI).<br/>
<a id="pl.438.17"></a><var>438.17</var>A provider may use one or more of the treatment interventions in clauses (1) to (5) as the <br/>
<a id="pl.438.18"></a><var>438.18</var>primary modality for treatment as a covered service, or several treatment interventions <br/>
<a id="pl.438.19"></a><var>438.19</var>in combination as the primary modality of treatment, as approved by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.438.20"></a><var>438.20</var>Additional treatment interventions may be used upon approval by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.438.21"></a><var>438.21</var>A provider that identifies and provides assurance of qualifications for a single specific <br/>
<a id="pl.438.22"></a><var>438.22</var>treatment modality must document the required qualifications to meet fidelity to the <br/>
<a id="pl.438.23"></a><var>438.23</var>specific model.<br/>
<a id="pl.438.24"></a><var>438.24</var>(c) EIDBI intervention observation and direction is the clinical direction and oversight <br/>
<a id="pl.438.25"></a><var>438.25</var>by a QSP or a level I or level II treatment provider regarding provision of EIDBI services <br/>
<a id="pl.438.26"></a><var>438.26</var>to a child, including developmental and behavioral techniques, progress measurement, data <br/>
<a id="pl.438.27"></a><var>438.27</var>collection, function of behaviors, and generalization of acquired skills for the direct benefit <br/>
<a id="pl.438.28"></a><var>438.28</var>of a child. EIDBI intervention observation and direction informs any modifications of the <br/>
<a id="pl.438.29"></a><var>438.29</var>methods to support the accomplishment of outcomes in the ITP. Observation and direction <br/>
<a id="pl.438.30"></a><var>438.30</var>provides a real-time response to EIDBI interventions to maximize the benefit to the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.438.31"></a><var>438.31</var>(d) CMDE is a comprehensive evaluation of the child's developmental status to <br/>
<a id="pl.438.32"></a><var>438.32</var>determine medical necessity for EIDBI services and meets the requirements of subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.438.33"></a><var>438.33</var>5. The services must be provided by a qualified CMDE provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.438.34"></a><var>438.34</var>(e) ITP development and monitoring is development of the initial, annual, and <br/>
<a id="pl.438.35"></a><var>438.35</var>progress monitoring of ITPs. This service documents, provides oversight and on-going <br/>
<a id="pl.438.36"></a><var>438.36</var>evaluation of child treatment and progress on targeted goals and objectives, and integrates <br/>
<a id="pl.439.1"></a><var>439.1</var>and coordinates child and family information from the CMDE and progress monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.439.2"></a><var>439.2</var>evaluations. The ITP must meet the requirements of subdivision 6. ITP progress evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.439.3"></a><var>439.3</var>monitoring must meet the requirements of subdivision 7. This service must be reviewed <br/>
<a id="pl.439.4"></a><var>439.4</var>and completed by a QSP, and may include input from a level I or level II treatment provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.439.5"></a><var>439.5</var>(f) Family caregiver training and counseling is specialized training and education a <br/>
<a id="pl.439.6"></a><var>439.6</var>family or primary caregiver receives to understand the child's developmental status and <br/>
<a id="pl.439.7"></a><var>439.7</var>help with the child's needs and development. This service must be provided by a QSP <br/>
<a id="pl.439.8"></a><var>439.8</var>or a level I or level II treatment provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.439.9"></a><var>439.9</var>(g) A coordinated care conference is a voluntary face-to-face meeting with the <br/>
<a id="pl.439.10"></a><var>439.10</var>child and family to review the CMDE or progress monitoring results and to coordinate <br/>
<a id="pl.439.11"></a><var>439.11</var>and integrate services across providers and service-delivery systems to develop the ITP. <br/>
<a id="pl.439.12"></a><var>439.12</var>This service must be provided by a QSP and may include the CMDE provider or the level <br/>
<a id="pl.439.13"></a><var>439.13</var>I or level II treatment provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.439.14"></a><var>439.14</var>(h) Travel time is allowable billing for traveling to and from the recipient's home, <br/>
<a id="pl.439.15"></a><var>439.15</var>school, a community setting, or place of service outside of an EIDBI center, clinic, or <br/>
<a id="pl.439.16"></a><var>439.16</var>office from a specified location to provide face-to-face EIDBI intervention, observation <br/>
<a id="pl.439.17"></a><var>439.17</var>and direction, or family caregiver training and counseling. EIDBI recipients must have an <br/>
<a id="pl.439.18"></a><var>439.18</var>ITP specifying the reasons the provider must travel to the recipient's home, a community <br/>
<a id="pl.439.19"></a><var>439.19</var>setting, or place of service outside of an EIDBI center, clinic, or office.<br/>
<a id="pl.439.20"></a><var>439.20</var>(i) Medical assistance covers medically necessary EIDBI services and consultations <br/>
<a id="pl.439.21"></a><var>439.21</var>delivered by a licensed health care provider via telemedicine in the same manner as if the <br/>
<a id="pl.439.22"></a><var>439.22</var>service or consultation was delivered in person. Coverage is limited to three telemedicine <br/>
<a id="pl.439.23"></a><var>439.23</var>services per enrollee per calendar week.<br/>
<a id="pl.439.24"></a><var>439.24</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Service recipient rights.</b> A child or the child's legal representative <br/>
<a id="pl.439.25"></a><var>439.25</var>has the right to: <br/>
<a id="pl.439.26"></a><var>439.26</var>(1) protection as defined under the health care bill of rights under section 144.651;<br/>
<a id="pl.439.27"></a><var>439.27</var>(2) designate an advocate of the child's or the child's legal representative's choice to <br/>
<a id="pl.439.28"></a><var>439.28</var>be present in all aspects of the child's and family's services at the request of the child or <br/>
<a id="pl.439.29"></a><var>439.29</var>the child's legal representative;<br/>
<a id="pl.439.30"></a><var>439.30</var>(3) be informed of the agency policy on assigning staff to a child;<br/>
<a id="pl.439.31"></a><var>439.31</var>(4) receive the opportunity to observe the child while receiving services;<br/>
<a id="pl.439.32"></a><var>439.32</var>(5) receive services in a manner that respects and takes into consideration the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.439.33"></a><var>439.33</var>and the legal representative's culture, values, religion, and preferences in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.439.34"></a><var>439.34</var>with subdivision 3a;<br/>
<a id="pl.439.35"></a><var>439.35</var>(6) be free from mechanical restraint or seclusion using locked doors except in <br/>
<a id="pl.439.36"></a><var>439.36</var>emergencies as defined in section 245D.02, subdivision 8a;<br/>
<a id="pl.440.1"></a><var>440.1</var>(7) be under the supervision of a responsible adult at all times;<br/>
<a id="pl.440.2"></a><var>440.2</var>(8) receive notification from the agency within 24 hours if the child is injured while <br/>
<a id="pl.440.3"></a><var>440.3</var>receiving services, including what occurred and how agency staff responded to the injury;<br/>
<a id="pl.440.4"></a><var>440.4</var>(9) request a voluntary coordinated care conference; and<br/>
<a id="pl.440.5"></a><var>440.5</var>(10) request an independent CMDE provider of the child's or legal representative's <br/>
<a id="pl.440.6"></a><var>440.6</var>choice.<br/>
<a id="pl.440.7"></a><var>440.7</var>    Subd. 15. <b>EIDBI provider qualifications.</b> (a) A level I treatment provider must be <br/>
<a id="pl.440.8"></a><var>440.8</var>employed by an EIDBI agency and:<br/>
<a id="pl.440.9"></a><var>440.9</var>(1) have at least 2,000 hours of supervised clinical experience or training in <br/>
<a id="pl.440.10"></a><var>440.10</var>examining or treating children with ASD or equivalent documented coursework at the <br/>
<a id="pl.440.11"></a><var>440.11</var>graduate level by an accredited university in ASD diagnostics, ASD developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.440.12"></a><var>440.12</var>and behavioral treatment strategies, and typical child development or an equivalent <br/>
<a id="pl.440.13"></a><var>440.13</var>combination of documented coursework or hours of experience; and<br/>
<a id="pl.440.14"></a><var>440.14</var>(2) have or be at least one of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.440.15"></a><var>440.15</var>(i) a master's degree in behavioral health or child development or allied fields, <br/>
<a id="pl.440.16"></a><var>440.16</var>including but not limited to mental health, special education, social work, psychology, <br/>
<a id="pl.440.17"></a><var>440.17</var>speech pathology, or occupational therapy from an accredited college or university; <br/>
<a id="pl.440.18"></a><var>440.18</var>(ii) a bachelor's degree in a behavioral health or child development field from <br/>
<a id="pl.440.19"></a><var>440.19</var>an accredited college or university and advanced certification in a treatment method <br/>
<a id="pl.440.20"></a><var>440.20</var>recognized by the Department of Human Services; or<br/>
<a id="pl.440.21"></a><var>440.21</var>(iii) a board-certified assistant behavior analyst with 4,000 hours of supervised <br/>
<a id="pl.440.22"></a><var>440.22</var>clinical experience including meeting all registration, supervision, and continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.440.23"></a><var>440.23</var>education requirements of the certification.<br/>
<a id="pl.440.24"></a><var>440.24</var>(b) A level II treatment provider must be employed by an EIDBI provider agency <br/>
<a id="pl.440.25"></a><var>440.25</var>and be either:<br/>
<a id="pl.440.26"></a><var>440.26</var>(1) a person who has a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university <br/>
<a id="pl.440.27"></a><var>440.27</var>in a behavioral or child development science or allied field including but not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.440.28"></a><var>440.28</var>to mental health, special education, social work, psychology, speech pathology, or <br/>
<a id="pl.440.29"></a><var>440.29</var>occupational therapy; and<br/>
<a id="pl.440.30"></a><var>440.30</var>(i) has at least 1,000 hours of clinical experience or training in examining or <br/>
<a id="pl.440.31"></a><var>440.31</var>treating children with ASD or equivalent documented coursework at the graduate level <br/>
<a id="pl.440.32"></a><var>440.32</var>by an accredited university in ASD diagnostics, ASD developmental and behavioral <br/>
<a id="pl.440.33"></a><var>440.33</var>treatment strategies, and typical child development or a combination of coursework or <br/>
<a id="pl.440.34"></a><var>440.34</var>hours of experience; <br/>
<a id="pl.440.35"></a><var>440.35</var>(ii) certification as a board-certified assistant behavior analyst from the Behavior <br/>
<a id="pl.440.36"></a><var>440.36</var>Analyst Certification Board; or<br/>
<a id="pl.441.1"></a><var>441.1</var>(iii) is a registered behavior technician as defined by the Behavior Analyst <br/>
<a id="pl.441.2"></a><var>441.2</var>Certification Board or is certified in one of the other treatment modalities recognized by <br/>
<a id="pl.441.3"></a><var>441.3</var>the Department of Human Services;<br/>
<a id="pl.441.4"></a><var>441.4</var>(2) a person who:<br/>
<a id="pl.441.5"></a><var>441.5</var>(i) has an associate's degree in a behavioral or child development science or allied <br/>
<a id="pl.441.6"></a><var>441.6</var>field including but not limited to mental health, special education, social work, psychology, <br/>
<a id="pl.441.7"></a><var>441.7</var>speech pathology, or occupational therapy from an accredited college or university; and<br/>
<a id="pl.441.8"></a><var>441.8</var>(ii) has at least 2,000 hours of supervised clinical experience in delivering treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.441.9"></a><var>441.9</var>to children with ASD. Hours worked as a behavioral aide or level III treatment provider <br/>
<a id="pl.441.10"></a><var>441.10</var>may be included in the required hours of experience;<br/>
<a id="pl.441.11"></a><var>441.11</var>(3) a person who has at least 4,000 hours of supervised clinical experience in <br/>
<a id="pl.441.12"></a><var>441.12</var>delivering treatment to children with ASD. Hours worked as a mental health behavioral <br/>
<a id="pl.441.13"></a><var>441.13</var>aide or developmental or level III treatment provider may be included in the required <br/>
<a id="pl.441.14"></a><var>441.14</var>hours of experience;<br/>
<a id="pl.441.15"></a><var>441.15</var>(4) a person who is a graduate student in a behavioral science, child development <br/>
<a id="pl.441.16"></a><var>441.16</var>science, or allied field and is receiving clinical supervision by a qualified supervising <br/>
<a id="pl.441.17"></a><var>441.17</var>professional affiliated with an agency to meet the clinical training requirements for <br/>
<a id="pl.441.18"></a><var>441.18</var>experience and training with children with ASD; or<br/>
<a id="pl.441.19"></a><var>441.19</var>(5) a person who is at least 18 years old and who:<br/>
<a id="pl.441.20"></a><var>441.20</var>(i) is fluent in the non-English language spoken in the child's home or works with a <br/>
<a id="pl.441.21"></a><var>441.21</var>tribal entity that represents the child's culture;<br/>
<a id="pl.441.22"></a><var>441.22</var>(ii) meets level III EIDBI training requirements; and<br/>
<a id="pl.441.23"></a><var>441.23</var>(iii) receives observation and direction from a QSP or qualified level I treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.441.24"></a><var>441.24</var>provider at least once a week until 1,000 hours of supervised clinical experience are met.<br/>
<a id="pl.441.25"></a><var>441.25</var>(c) A level III treatment provider must be employed by an EIDBI provider agency, <br/>
<a id="pl.441.26"></a><var>441.26</var>have completed the level III training requirement, be at least 18 years old, and have at <br/>
<a id="pl.441.27"></a><var>441.27</var>least one of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.441.28"></a><var>441.28</var>(1) a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED);<br/>
<a id="pl.441.29"></a><var>441.29</var>(2) fluency in the non-English language spoken in the child's home or works with a <br/>
<a id="pl.441.30"></a><var>441.30</var>tribal entity that represents the child's culture; or<br/>
<a id="pl.441.31"></a><var>441.31</var>(3) one year of experience as a primary PCA, community health worker, waiver <br/>
<a id="pl.441.32"></a><var>441.32</var>service provider, or special education assistant to a child with ASD within the previous <br/>
<a id="pl.441.33"></a><var>441.33</var>five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.441.34"></a><var>441.34</var>(d) A qualified supervising professional must be employed by an EIDBI agency <br/>
<a id="pl.441.35"></a><var>441.35</var>and be:<br/>
<a id="pl.442.1"></a><var>442.1</var>(1) a licensed mental health professional who has at least 2,000 hours of supervised <br/>
<a id="pl.442.2"></a><var>442.2</var>clinical experience or training in examining or treating children with ASD or equivalent <br/>
<a id="pl.442.3"></a><var>442.3</var>documented coursework at the graduate level by an accredited university in ASD <br/>
<a id="pl.442.4"></a><var>442.4</var>diagnostics, ASD developmental and behavioral treatment strategies, and typical child <br/>
<a id="pl.442.5"></a><var>442.5</var>development; or<br/>
<a id="pl.442.6"></a><var>442.6</var>(2) a developmental or behavioral pediatrician who has at least 2,000 hours of <br/>
<a id="pl.442.7"></a><var>442.7</var>supervised clinical experience or training in the examining or treating of children with <br/>
<a id="pl.442.8"></a><var>442.8</var>ASD or related conditions or equivalent documented coursework at the graduate level <br/>
<a id="pl.442.9"></a><var>442.9</var>by an accredited university in the areas of ASD diagnostics, ASD developmental and <br/>
<a id="pl.442.10"></a><var>442.10</var>behavioral treatment strategies, and typical child development.<br/>
<a id="pl.442.11"></a><var>442.11</var>    Subd. 16. <b>Agency responsibilities.</b> (a) The agency must: <br/>
<a id="pl.442.12"></a><var>442.12</var>(1) exercise and protect the service recipient's rights; <br/>
<a id="pl.442.13"></a><var>442.13</var>(2) offer services that are person-centered and culturally and linguistically <br/>
<a id="pl.442.14"></a><var>442.14</var>appropriate as required under subdivision 3a;<br/>
<a id="pl.442.15"></a><var>442.15</var>(3) allow people to make informed decisions concerning CMDE, treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.442.16"></a><var>442.16</var>recommendations, alternatives considered, and possible risks of services; <br/>
<a id="pl.442.17"></a><var>442.17</var>(4) have a written policy that identifies steps to resolve issues collaboratively when <br/>
<a id="pl.442.18"></a><var>442.18</var>possible; <br/>
<a id="pl.442.19"></a><var>442.19</var>(5) except for emergency situations, provide adequate notice of transition, subject <br/>
<a id="pl.442.20"></a><var>442.20</var>to staff availability, of transition from EIDBI services prior to implementing a transition <br/>
<a id="pl.442.21"></a><var>442.21</var>plan with the family; <br/>
<a id="pl.442.22"></a><var>442.22</var>(6) provide notice as soon as possible when issues arise about provision of EIDBI <br/>
<a id="pl.442.23"></a><var>442.23</var>services;<br/>
<a id="pl.442.24"></a><var>442.24</var>(7) provide the legal representative with prompt notification if the child is injured <br/>
<a id="pl.442.25"></a><var>442.25</var>while being served by the agency. An incident report must be completed by the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.442.26"></a><var>442.26</var>staff member in charge of the child. Copies of all incident and injury reports must remain <br/>
<a id="pl.442.27"></a><var>442.27</var>on file at the agency for at least one year. An incident is when any of the following occur:<br/>
<a id="pl.442.28"></a><var>442.28</var>(i) an illness, accident, or injury which requires first aid treatment;<br/>
<a id="pl.442.29"></a><var>442.29</var>(ii) a bump or blow to the head; or<br/>
<a id="pl.442.30"></a><var>442.30</var>(iii) an unusual or unexpected event that jeopardizes the safety of children or staff, <br/>
<a id="pl.442.31"></a><var>442.31</var>including a child leaving the agency unattended; and<br/>
<a id="pl.442.32"></a><var>442.32</var>(8) prior to starting services, provide the child or the child's legal representative a <br/>
<a id="pl.442.33"></a><var>442.33</var>plain-spoken description of the treatment method or methods that the child shall receive, <br/>
<a id="pl.442.34"></a><var>442.34</var>including the staffing certification levels and training of the staff who shall provide the <br/>
<a id="pl.442.35"></a><var>442.35</var>treatment or treatments.<br/>
<a id="pl.443.1"></a><var>443.1</var>(b) When delivering the ITP, and annually thereafter, agencies must provide the <br/>
<a id="pl.443.2"></a><var>443.2</var>child or the child's legal representative with: <br/>
<a id="pl.443.3"></a><var>443.3</var>(1) a written copy of the child's rights and agency responsibilities; <br/>
<a id="pl.443.4"></a><var>443.4</var>(2) a verbal explanation of rights and responsibilities; <br/>
<a id="pl.443.5"></a><var>443.5</var>(3) reasonable accommodations to provide the information in other formats or <br/>
<a id="pl.443.6"></a><var>443.6</var>languages as needed to facilitate understanding of the rights and responsibilities; and <br/>
<a id="pl.443.7"></a><var>443.7</var>(4) documentation in the child's file of the date that the child or the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.443.8"></a><var>443.8</var>legal representative received a copy and explanation of the client's rights and agency <br/>
<a id="pl.443.9"></a><var>443.9</var>responsibilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.443.10"></a><var>443.10</var>    Subd. 17. <b>EIDBI agency qualifications, general requirements, and duties.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.443.11"></a><var>443.11</var>EIDBI agencies delivering services under this section shall: <br/>
<a id="pl.443.12"></a><var>443.12</var>(1) enroll as a medical assistance Minnesota health care program provider according <br/>
<a id="pl.443.13"></a><var>443.13</var>to Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0195, and meet all applicable provider standards and <br/>
<a id="pl.443.14"></a><var>443.14</var>requirements; <br/>
<a id="pl.443.15"></a><var>443.15</var>(2) demonstrate compliance with federal and state laws for EIDBI; <br/>
<a id="pl.443.16"></a><var>443.16</var>(3) verify and maintain records of all services provided to the child or the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.443.17"></a><var>443.17</var>legal representative as required under Minnesota Rules, parts 9505.2175 and 9505.2197; <br/>
<a id="pl.443.18"></a><var>443.18</var>(4) not have had a lead agency contract or provider agreement discontinued due to <br/>
<a id="pl.443.19"></a><var>443.19</var>a conviction of fraud, or not have had an owner, board member, or manager fail a state <br/>
<a id="pl.443.20"></a><var>443.20</var>or FBI-based criminal background check or appear on the list of excluded individuals or <br/>
<a id="pl.443.21"></a><var>443.21</var>entities maintained by the federal Department of Human Services Office of Inspector <br/>
<a id="pl.443.22"></a><var>443.22</var>General while enrolled or seeking enrollment as a Minnesota health care program provider; <br/>
<a id="pl.443.23"></a><var>443.23</var>(5) have established business practices that include written policies and procedures, <br/>
<a id="pl.443.24"></a><var>443.24</var>internal controls, and a system that demonstrates the organization's ability to deliver <br/>
<a id="pl.443.25"></a><var>443.25</var>quality EIDBI services;<br/>
<a id="pl.443.26"></a><var>443.26</var>(6) have an office located in Minnesota; and<br/>
<a id="pl.443.27"></a><var>443.27</var>(7) conduct a criminal background check on an individual who has direct contact <br/>
<a id="pl.443.28"></a><var>443.28</var>with the child or the child's legal representative.<br/>
<a id="pl.443.29"></a><var>443.29</var>(b) an EIDBI agency shall: <br/>
<a id="pl.443.30"></a><var>443.30</var>(1) report maltreatment as required under sections 626.556 and 626.557; <br/>
<a id="pl.443.31"></a><var>443.31</var>(2) provide the child or the child's legal representative with a copy of the <br/>
<a id="pl.443.32"></a><var>443.32</var>service-related rights under subdivision 14 at the start of services;<br/>
<a id="pl.443.33"></a><var>443.33</var>(3) comply with any data requests from the department consistent with the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.443.34"></a><var>443.34</var>Government Data Practices Act, sections 256B.064 and 256B.27; and<br/>
<a id="pl.443.35"></a><var>443.35</var>(4) provide training for all agency staff on the Maltreatment of Minors Act and the <br/>
<a id="pl.443.36"></a><var>443.36</var>Vulnerable Adult Protection Act requirements and responsibilities, including mandated <br/>
<a id="pl.444.1"></a><var>444.1</var>and voluntary reporting, nonretaliation, and the agency's policy for all staff on how to <br/>
<a id="pl.444.2"></a><var>444.2</var>report suspected abuse and neglect.<br/>
<a id="pl.444.3"></a><var>444.3</var>    Subd. 18. <b>Provider shortage; authority for exceptions.</b> (a) In consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.444.4"></a><var>444.4</var>Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention Advisory Council, including <br/>
<a id="pl.444.5"></a><var>444.5</var>agencies, professionals, parents of children with ASD, and advocacy organizations, the <br/>
<a id="pl.444.6"></a><var>444.6</var>commissioner shall determine if a shortage of qualified EIDBI providers exists. For the <br/>
<a id="pl.444.7"></a><var>444.7</var>purposes of this subdivision, "shortage of qualified EIDBI providers" means a lack of <br/>
<a id="pl.444.8"></a><var>444.8</var>availability of providers who meet the EIDBI provider qualification requirements under <br/>
<a id="pl.444.9"></a><var>444.9</var>subdivision 15 that results in the delay of access to timely services under this section, or <br/>
<a id="pl.444.10"></a><var>444.10</var>that significantly impairs the ability of a provider agency to have sufficient qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.444.11"></a><var>444.11</var>providers to meet the requirements of this section. The commissioner shall consider <br/>
<a id="pl.444.12"></a><var>444.12</var>geographic factors when determining the prevalence of a shortage. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.444.13"></a><var>444.13</var>may determine that a shortage exists only in a specific region of the state, multiple regions <br/>
<a id="pl.444.14"></a><var>444.14</var>of the state, or statewide. The commissioner shall also consider the availability of various <br/>
<a id="pl.444.15"></a><var>444.15</var>types of treatment methods covered under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.444.16"></a><var>444.16</var>(b) If the commissioner determines that a shortage of qualified providers exists <br/>
<a id="pl.444.17"></a><var>444.17</var>under paragraph (a), the commissioner, in consultation with the EIDBI Advisory Council <br/>
<a id="pl.444.18"></a><var>444.18</var>and stakeholders, must establish processes and criteria for granting an exception. The <br/>
<a id="pl.444.19"></a><var>444.19</var>commissioner may grant an exception to any of the following requirements, but only if an <br/>
<a id="pl.444.20"></a><var>444.20</var>exception would not compromise child safety nor diminish the quality and effectiveness <br/>
<a id="pl.444.21"></a><var>444.21</var>of the treatment provided:<br/>
<a id="pl.444.22"></a><var>444.22</var>(1) EIDBI provider qualifications under this section;<br/>
<a id="pl.444.23"></a><var>444.23</var>(2) medical assistance provider enrollment requirements under Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.444.24"></a><var>444.24</var>part 9505.0195; or<br/>
<a id="pl.444.25"></a><var>444.25</var>(3) applicable provider or agency standards or requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.444.26"></a><var>444.26</var>(c) If the commissioner, in consultation with the EIDBI Advisory Council and <br/>
<a id="pl.444.27"></a><var>444.27</var>stakeholders, determines that a shortage no longer exists, the commissioner must submit a <br/>
<a id="pl.444.28"></a><var>444.28</var>notice that a shortage no longer exists to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.444.29"></a><var>444.29</var>senate and the house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over health and human <br/>
<a id="pl.444.30"></a><var>444.30</var>services. The commissioner must post the notice for public comment for 30 days. The <br/>
<a id="pl.444.31"></a><var>444.31</var>commissioner shall consider all public comments before the commissioner makes a final <br/>
<a id="pl.444.32"></a><var>444.32</var>determination regarding the termination and timeline for termination of the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.444.33"></a><var>444.33</var>authority to grant exceptions under this subdivision. Until the shortage ends, the <br/>
<a id="pl.444.34"></a><var>444.34</var>commissioner shall provide an update annually to the chairs and ranking minority members <br/>
<a id="pl.444.35"></a><var>444.35</var>of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.444.36"></a><var>444.36</var>health and human services on the status of the provider shortage and exception process.<br/>
<a id="pl.445.1"></a><var>445.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivisions 1, 5a, 13, and 18 are effective the day following <br/>
<a id="pl.445.2"></a><var>445.2</var>final enactment. Subdivisions 2 to 3a, 5, 6 to 9, and 14 to 17 are effective August 1, 2016. <br/>
<a id="pl.445.3"></a><var>445.3</var>Subdivision 4 is effective January 1, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.24.5.0"></a><a id="pl.445.4"></a><var>445.4</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.441, subdivision 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.445.5"></a><var>445.5</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.445.6"></a><var>445.6</var>    Subd. 30. <b>Median total care-related cost per diem and other operating per diem </b><br/>
<a id="pl.445.7"></a><var>445.7</var><b>determined.</b> (a) The commissioner shall determine the median total care-related per <br/>
<a id="pl.445.8"></a><var>445.8</var>diem to be used in subdivision 50 and the median other operating per diem to be used in <br/>
<a id="pl.445.9"></a><var>445.9</var>subdivision 51 using the cost reports from nursing facilities in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, <br/>
<a id="pl.445.10"></a><var>445.10</var>Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington Counties.<br/>
<a id="pl.445.11"></a><var>445.11</var>(b) The median total care-related per diem shall be equal to the median direct care <br/>
<a id="pl.445.12"></a><var>445.12</var>cost total care-related per diem for a RUG's weight of 1.00 for facilities located in the <br/>
<a id="pl.445.13"></a><var>445.13</var>counties listed in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.445.14"></a><var>445.14</var>(c) The median other operating per diem shall be equal to the median other <br/>
<a id="pl.445.15"></a><var>445.15</var>operating per diem for facilities located in the counties listed in paragraph (a). The other <br/>
<a id="pl.445.16"></a><var>445.16</var>operating per diem shall be the sum of each facility's administrative costs, dietary costs, <br/>
<a id="pl.445.17"></a><var>445.17</var>housekeeping costs, laundry costs, and maintenance and plant operations costs divided <br/>
<a id="pl.445.18"></a><var>445.18</var>by each facility's resident days.<br/>
<a id="pl.445.19"></a><var>445.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2016.<br/>
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<a id="bill.24.6.0"></a><a id="pl.445.20"></a><var>445.20</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.441, subdivision 66, <br/>
<a id="pl.445.21"></a><var>445.21</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.445.22"></a><var>445.22</var>    Subd. 66. <b>Nursing facilities in border cities.</b> (a) Rate increases under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.445.23"></a><var>445.23</var>for a facility located in Breckenridge are effective for the rate year beginning January 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.445.24"></a><var>445.24</var>2016, and annually thereafter,. Rate increases under this section for a facility located in <br/>
<a id="pl.445.25"></a><var>445.25</var>Moorhead are effective for the rate year beginning January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter. <br/>
<a id="pl.445.26"></a><var>445.26</var>    (b) Operating payment rates of a nonprofit nursing facility that exists on January 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.445.27"></a><var>445.27</var>2015, is located anywhere within the boundaries of the city of Breckenridge or Moorhead, <br/>
<a id="pl.445.28"></a><var>445.28</var>and is reimbursed under this section, section 
         <statute_ref>256B.431</statute_ref>, or section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref>, shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.445.29"></a><var>445.29</var>adjusted to be equal to the median RUG's rates, including comparable rate components as <br/>
<a id="pl.445.30"></a><var>445.30</var>determined by the commissioner, for the equivalent RUG's weight of the nonprofit nursing <br/>
<a id="pl.445.31"></a><var>445.31</var>facility or facilities located in an adjacent city in another state and in cities contiguous <br/>
<a id="pl.445.32"></a><var>445.32</var>to the adjacent city. The commissioner must make the comparison required under this <br/>
<a id="pl.445.33"></a><var>445.33</var>subdivision on October 1 of each year. The adjustment under this subdivision applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.445.34"></a><var>445.34</var>the rates effective on the following January 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.446.1"></a><var>446.1</var>    (c) The Minnesota facility's operating payment rate with a weight of 1.0 shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.446.2"></a><var>446.2</var>computed by dividing the adjacent city's nursing facilities median operating payment rate <br/>
<a id="pl.446.3"></a><var>446.3</var>with a weight of 
         <statute_ref>1.02</statute_ref> by 
         <statute_ref>1.02</statute_ref>. If the adjustments under this subdivision result in a rate that <br/>
<a id="pl.446.4"></a><var>446.4</var>exceeds the limits in subdivisions 50 and 51 in a given rate year, the facility's rate shall <br/>
<a id="pl.446.5"></a><var>446.5</var>not be subject to those limits for that rate year. If a facility's rate is increased under this <br/>
<a id="pl.446.6"></a><var>446.6</var>subdivision, the facility is not subject to the total care-related limit in subdivision 50 and is <br/>
<a id="pl.446.7"></a><var>446.7</var>not limited to the other operating price established in subdivision 51. This subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.446.8"></a><var>446.8</var>shall apply only if it results in a higher operating payment rate than would otherwise be <br/>
<a id="pl.446.9"></a><var>446.9</var>determined under this section, section 
         <statute_ref>256B.431</statute_ref>, or section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.24.7.0"></a><a id="pl.446.10"></a><var>446.10</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.4912, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.446.11"></a><var>446.11</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.446.12"></a><var>446.12</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Annual data submission.</b> (a) In a manner determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.446.13"></a><var>446.13</var>commissioner, home and community-based services waiver providers enrolled under this <br/>
<a id="pl.446.14"></a><var>446.14</var>section shall submit data to the commissioner on the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.446.15"></a><var>446.15</var>    (1) wages of workers;<br/>
<a id="pl.446.16"></a><var>446.16</var>(2) benefits paid;<br/>
<a id="pl.446.17"></a><var>446.17</var>(3) staff retention rates;<br/>
<a id="pl.446.18"></a><var>446.18</var>(4) amount of overtime paid;<br/>
<a id="pl.446.19"></a><var>446.19</var>(5) amount of travel time paid; <br/>
<a id="pl.446.20"></a><var>446.20</var>(6) vacancy rates; and<br/>
<a id="pl.446.21"></a><var>446.21</var>(7) other data elements determined by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.446.22"></a><var>446.22</var>(b) The commissioner may adjust reporting requirements for an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.446.23"></a><var>446.23</var>self-employed worker.<br/>
<a id="pl.446.24"></a><var>446.24</var>(c) This subdivision also applies to a provider of personal care assistance services <br/>
<a id="pl.446.25"></a><var>446.25</var>under section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a; community first services and supports under <br/>
<a id="pl.446.26"></a><var>446.26</var>section 256B.85; consumer support grants under section 256.476; nursing services and <br/>
<a id="pl.446.27"></a><var>446.27</var>home health services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 6a; home care nursing <br/>
<a id="pl.446.28"></a><var>446.28</var>services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 7; intermediate care facilities for persons <br/>
<a id="pl.446.29"></a><var>446.29</var>with developmental disabilities under section 256B.501; and day training and habilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.446.30"></a><var>446.30</var>providers serving residents of intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.446.31"></a><var>446.31</var>disabilities under section 256B.501.<br/>
<a id="pl.446.32"></a><var>446.32</var>(d) This data shall be submitted annually each calendar year on a date specified by <br/>
<a id="pl.446.33"></a><var>446.33</var>the commissioner. The commissioner shall give a provider at least 30 calendar days to <br/>
<a id="pl.446.34"></a><var>446.34</var>submit the data. Failure to submit the data requested may result in delays to medical <br/>
<a id="pl.446.35"></a><var>446.35</var>assistance reimbursement.<br/>
<a id="pl.447.1"></a><var>447.1</var>(e) Individually identifiable data submitted to the commissioner in this section are <br/>
<a id="pl.447.2"></a><var>447.2</var>considered private data on an individual, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12.<br/>
<a id="pl.447.3"></a><var>447.3</var>(f) The commissioner shall analyze data annually for workforce assessments and its <br/>
<a id="pl.447.4"></a><var>447.4</var>impact on service access.<br/>
<a id="pl.447.5"></a><var>447.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.24.8.0"></a><a id="pl.447.6"></a><var>447.6</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a, <br/>
<a id="pl.447.7"></a><var>447.7</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.447.8"></a><var>447.8</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Rate stabilization adjustment.</b> (a) For purposes of this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.447.9"></a><var>447.9</var>"implementation period" means the period beginning January 1, 2014, and ending on <br/>
<a id="pl.447.10"></a><var>447.10</var>the last day of the month in which the rate management system is populated with the <br/>
<a id="pl.447.11"></a><var>447.11</var>data necessary to calculate rates for substantially all individuals receiving home and <br/>
<a id="pl.447.12"></a><var>447.12</var>community-based waiver services under sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>. "Banding <br/>
<a id="pl.447.13"></a><var>447.13</var>period" means the time period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.447.14"></a><var>447.14</var>expiration of the 12-month period defined in paragraph (c), clause (5).<br/>
<a id="pl.447.15"></a><var>447.15</var>(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the historical rate for all service recipients means <br/>
<a id="pl.447.16"></a><var>447.16</var>the individual reimbursement rate for a recipient in effect on December 1, 2013, except that:<br/>
<a id="pl.447.17"></a><var>447.17</var>(1) for a day service recipient who was not authorized to receive these waiver <br/>
<a id="pl.447.18"></a><var>447.18</var>services prior to January 1, 2014; added a new service or services on or after January 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.447.19"></a><var>447.19</var>2014; or changed providers on or after January 1, 2014, the historical rate must be the <br/>
<a id="pl.447.20"></a><var>447.20</var>weighted average authorized rate for the each provider number in the county of service, <br/>
<a id="pl.447.21"></a><var>447.21</var>effective December 1, 2013; or<br/>
<a id="pl.447.22"></a><var>447.22</var>(2) for a unit-based service with programming or a unit-based service without <br/>
<a id="pl.447.23"></a><var>447.23</var>programming recipient who was not authorized to receive these waiver services prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.447.24"></a><var>447.24</var>January 1, 2014; added a new service or services on or after January 1, 2014; or changed <br/>
<a id="pl.447.25"></a><var>447.25</var>providers on or after January 1, 2014, the historical rate must be the weighted average <br/>
<a id="pl.447.26"></a><var>447.26</var>authorized rate for each provider number in the county of service, effective December 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.447.27"></a><var>447.27</var>2013; or<br/>
<a id="pl.447.28"></a><var>447.28</var>(3) for residential service recipients who change providers on or after January 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.447.29"></a><var>447.29</var>2014, the historical rate must be set by each lead agency within their county aggregate <br/>
<a id="pl.447.30"></a><var>447.30</var>budget using their respective methodology for residential services effective December 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.447.31"></a><var>447.31</var>2013, for determining the provider rate for a similarly situated recipient being served by <br/>
<a id="pl.447.32"></a><var>447.32</var>that provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.447.33"></a><var>447.33</var>(c) The commissioner shall adjust individual reimbursement rates determined under <br/>
<a id="pl.447.34"></a><var>447.34</var>this section so that the unit rate is no higher or lower than:<br/>
<a id="pl.447.35"></a><var>447.35</var>(1) 0.5 percent from the historical rate for the implementation period;<br/>
<a id="pl.448.1"></a><var>448.1</var>(2) 0.5 percent from the rate in effect in clause (1), for the 12-month period <br/>
<a id="pl.448.2"></a><var>448.2</var>immediately following the time period of clause (1);<br/>
<a id="pl.448.3"></a><var>448.3</var>(3) 0.5 percent from the rate in effect in clause (2), for the 12-month period <br/>
<a id="pl.448.4"></a><var>448.4</var>immediately following the time period of clause (2);<br/>
<a id="pl.448.5"></a><var>448.5</var>(4) 1.0 percent from the rate in effect in clause (3), for the 12-month period <br/>
<a id="pl.448.6"></a><var>448.6</var>immediately following the time period of clause (3);<br/>
<a id="pl.448.7"></a><var>448.7</var>(5) 1.0 percent from the rate in effect in clause (4), for the 12-month period <br/>
<a id="pl.448.8"></a><var>448.8</var>immediately following the time period of clause (4); and<br/>
<a id="pl.448.9"></a><var>448.9</var>(6) no adjustment to the rate in effect in clause (5) for the 12-month period <br/>
<a id="pl.448.10"></a><var>448.10</var>immediately following the time period of clause (5). During this banding rate period, the <br/>
<a id="pl.448.11"></a><var>448.11</var>commissioner shall not enforce any rate decrease or increase that would otherwise result <br/>
<a id="pl.448.12"></a><var>448.12</var>from the end of the banding period. The commissioner shall, upon enactment, seek federal <br/>
<a id="pl.448.13"></a><var>448.13</var>approval for the addition of this banding period.<br/>
<a id="pl.448.14"></a><var>448.14</var>(d) The commissioner shall review all changes to rates that were in effect on <br/>
<a id="pl.448.15"></a><var>448.15</var>December 1, 2013, to verify that the rates in effect produce the equivalent level of spending <br/>
<a id="pl.448.16"></a><var>448.16</var>and service unit utilization on an annual basis as those in effect on October 31, 2013.<br/>
<a id="pl.448.17"></a><var>448.17</var>(e) By December 31, 2014, the commissioner shall complete the review in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.448.18"></a><var>448.18</var>(d), adjust rates to provide equivalent annual spending, and make appropriate adjustments.<br/>
<a id="pl.448.19"></a><var>448.19</var>(f) During the banding period, the Medicaid Management Information System <br/>
<a id="pl.448.20"></a><var>448.20</var>(MMIS) service agreement rate must be adjusted to account for change in an individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.448.21"></a><var>448.21</var>need. The commissioner shall adjust the Medicaid Management Information System <br/>
<a id="pl.448.22"></a><var>448.22</var>(MMIS) service agreement rate by:<br/>
<a id="pl.448.23"></a><var>448.23</var>(1) calculating a service rate under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.4914, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, 7, 8, or 9, for <br/>
<a id="pl.448.24"></a><var>448.24</var>the individual with variables reflecting the level of service in effect on December 1, 2013;<br/>
<a id="pl.448.25"></a><var>448.25</var>(2) calculating a service rate under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.4914, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, 7, 8, or <br/>
<a id="pl.448.26"></a><var>448.26</var>9, for the individual with variables reflecting the updated level of service at the time <br/>
<a id="pl.448.27"></a><var>448.27</var>of application; and<br/>
<a id="pl.448.28"></a><var>448.28</var>(3) adding to or subtracting from the Medicaid Management Information System <br/>
<a id="pl.448.29"></a><var>448.29</var>(MMIS) service agreement rate, the difference between the values in clauses (1) and (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.448.30"></a><var>448.30</var>(g) This subdivision must not apply to rates for recipients served by providers new <br/>
<a id="pl.448.31"></a><var>448.31</var>to a given county after January 1, 2014. Providers of personal supports services who also <br/>
<a id="pl.448.32"></a><var>448.32</var>acted as fiscal support entities must be treated as new providers as of January 1, 2014.<br/>
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<a id="bill.24.9.0"></a><a id="pl.448.33"></a><var>448.33</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.4914, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.448.34"></a><var>448.34</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Base wage index and standard component values.</b> (a) The base wage <br/>
<a id="pl.448.35"></a><var>448.35</var>index is established to determine staffing costs associated with providing services to <br/>
<a id="pl.449.1"></a><var>449.1</var>individuals receiving home and community-based services. For purposes of developing <br/>
<a id="pl.449.2"></a><var>449.2</var>and calculating the proposed base wage, Minnesota-specific wages taken from job <br/>
<a id="pl.449.3"></a><var>449.3</var>descriptions and standard occupational classification (SOC) codes from the Bureau of <br/>
<a id="pl.449.4"></a><var>449.4</var>Labor Statistics as defined in the most recent edition of the Occupational Handbook must <br/>
<a id="pl.449.5"></a><var>449.5</var>be used. The base wage index must be calculated as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.449.6"></a><var>449.6</var>(1) for residential direct care staff, the sum of:<br/>
<a id="pl.449.7"></a><var>449.7</var>(i) 15 percent of the subtotal of 50 percent of the median wage for personal and <br/>
<a id="pl.449.8"></a><var>449.8</var>home health aide (SOC code 39-9021); 30 percent of the median wage for nursing aide <br/>
<a id="pl.449.9"></a><var>449.9</var>(SOC code 31-1012); and 20 percent of the median wage for social and human services <br/>
<a id="pl.449.10"></a><var>449.10</var>aide (SOC code 21-1093); and<br/>
<a id="pl.449.11"></a><var>449.11</var>(ii) 85 percent of the subtotal of 20 percent of the median wage for home health aide <br/>
<a id="pl.449.12"></a><var>449.12</var>(SOC code 31-1011); 20 percent of the median wage for personal and home health aide <br/>
<a id="pl.449.13"></a><var>449.13</var>(SOC code 39-9021); 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide (SOC code 31-1012); <br/>
<a id="pl.449.14"></a><var>449.14</var>20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053); and 20 <br/>
<a id="pl.449.15"></a><var>449.15</var>percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);<br/>
<a id="pl.449.16"></a><var>449.16</var>(2) for day services, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide (SOC code <br/>
<a id="pl.449.17"></a><var>449.17</var>31-1012); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053); <br/>
<a id="pl.449.18"></a><var>449.18</var>and 60 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);<br/>
<a id="pl.449.19"></a><var>449.19</var>(3) for residential asleep-overnight staff, the wage will be $7.66 per hour, except in <br/>
<a id="pl.449.20"></a><var>449.20</var>a family foster care setting, the wage is $2.80 per hour;<br/>
<a id="pl.449.21"></a><var>449.21</var>(4) for behavior program analyst staff, 100 percent of the median wage for mental <br/>
<a id="pl.449.22"></a><var>449.22</var>health counselors (SOC code 21-1014);<br/>
<a id="pl.449.23"></a><var>449.23</var>(5) for behavior program professional staff, 100 percent of the median wage for <br/>
<a id="pl.449.24"></a><var>449.24</var>clinical counseling and school psychologist (SOC code 19-3031);<br/>
<a id="pl.449.25"></a><var>449.25</var>(6) for behavior program specialist staff, 100 percent of the median wage for <br/>
<a id="pl.449.26"></a><var>449.26</var>psychiatric technicians (SOC code 29-2053);<br/>
<a id="pl.449.27"></a><var>449.27</var>(7) for supportive living services staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing <br/>
<a id="pl.449.28"></a><var>449.28</var>aide (SOC code 31-1012); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC <br/>
<a id="pl.449.29"></a><var>449.29</var>code 29-2053); and 60 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide <br/>
<a id="pl.449.30"></a><var>449.30</var>(SOC code 21-1093);<br/>
<a id="pl.449.31"></a><var>449.31</var>(8) for housing access coordination staff, 50 percent of the median wage for <br/>
<a id="pl.449.32"></a><var>449.32</var>community and social services specialist (SOC code 21-1099); and 50 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.449.33"></a><var>449.33</var>median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);<br/>
<a id="pl.449.34"></a><var>449.34</var>(9) for in-home family support staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing <br/>
<a id="pl.449.35"></a><var>449.35</var>aide (SOC code 31-1012); 30 percent of the median wage for community social service <br/>
<a id="pl.449.36"></a><var>449.36</var>specialist (SOC code 21-1099); 40 percent of the median wage for social and human <br/>
<a id="pl.450.1"></a><var>450.1</var>services aide (SOC code 21-1093); and ten percent of the median wage for psychiatric <br/>
<a id="pl.450.2"></a><var>450.2</var>technician (SOC code 29-2053);<br/>
<a id="pl.450.3"></a><var>450.3</var>(10) for independent living skills staff, 40 percent of the median wage for community <br/>
<a id="pl.450.4"></a><var>450.4</var>social service specialist (SOC code 21-1099); 50 percent of the median wage for social <br/>
<a id="pl.450.5"></a><var>450.5</var>and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093); and ten percent of the median wage for <br/>
<a id="pl.450.6"></a><var>450.6</var>psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053);<br/>
<a id="pl.450.7"></a><var>450.7</var>(11) for supported employment staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide <br/>
<a id="pl.450.8"></a><var>450.8</var>(SOC code 31-1012); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC <br/>
<a id="pl.450.9"></a><var>450.9</var>code 29-2053); and 60 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide <br/>
<a id="pl.450.10"></a><var>450.10</var>(SOC code 21-1093);<br/>
<a id="pl.450.11"></a><var>450.11</var>(12) for adult companion staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home <br/>
<a id="pl.450.12"></a><var>450.12</var>care aide (SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing aides, <br/>
<a id="pl.450.13"></a><var>450.13</var>orderlies, and attendants (SOC code 31-1012);<br/>
<a id="pl.450.14"></a><var>450.14</var>(13) for night supervision staff, 20 percent of the median wage for home health aide <br/>
<a id="pl.450.15"></a><var>450.15</var>(SOC code 31-1011); 20 percent of the median wage for personal and home health aide <br/>
<a id="pl.450.16"></a><var>450.16</var>(SOC code 39-9021); 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide (SOC code 31-1012); <br/>
<a id="pl.450.17"></a><var>450.17</var>20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053); and 20 <br/>
<a id="pl.450.18"></a><var>450.18</var>percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);<br/>
<a id="pl.450.19"></a><var>450.19</var>(14) for respite staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home care aide <br/>
<a id="pl.450.20"></a><var>450.20</var>(SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing aides, orderlies, and <br/>
<a id="pl.450.21"></a><var>450.21</var>attendants (SOC code 31-1012);<br/>
<a id="pl.450.22"></a><var>450.22</var>(15) for personal support staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home <br/>
<a id="pl.450.23"></a><var>450.23</var>care aide (SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing aides, <br/>
<a id="pl.450.24"></a><var>450.24</var>orderlies, and attendants (SOC code 31-1012);<br/>
<a id="pl.450.25"></a><var>450.25</var>(16) for supervisory staff, the basic wage is $17.43 per hour with exception of the <br/>
<a id="pl.450.26"></a><var>450.26</var>supervisor of behavior analyst and behavior specialists, which must be $30.75 per hour;<br/>
<a id="pl.450.27"></a><var>450.27</var>(17) for registered nurse, the basic wage is $30.82 per hour; and<br/>
<a id="pl.450.28"></a><var>450.28</var>(18) for licensed practical nurse, the basic wage is $18.64 per hour.<br/>
<a id="pl.450.29"></a><var>450.29</var>(b) Component values for residential support services are:<br/>
<a id="pl.450.30"></a><var>450.30</var>(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.450.31"></a><var>450.31</var>(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.450.32"></a><var>450.32</var>(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.450.33"></a><var>450.33</var>(4) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.450.34"></a><var>450.34</var>(5) program-related expense ratio: 1.3 percent; and<br/>
<a id="pl.450.35"></a><var>450.35</var>(6) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.450.36"></a><var>450.36</var>(c) Component values for family foster care are:<br/>
<a id="pl.451.1"></a><var>451.1</var>(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.2"></a><var>451.2</var>(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.3"></a><var>451.3</var>(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.4"></a><var>451.4</var>(4) general administrative support ratio: 3.3 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.5"></a><var>451.5</var>(5) program-related expense ratio: 1.3 percent; and<br/>
<a id="pl.451.6"></a><var>451.6</var>(6) absence factor: 1.7 percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.451.7"></a><var>451.7</var>(d) Component values for day services for all services are:<br/>
<a id="pl.451.8"></a><var>451.8</var>(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.9"></a><var>451.9</var>(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.10"></a><var>451.10</var>(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.11"></a><var>451.11</var>(4) program plan support ratio: 5.6 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.12"></a><var>451.12</var>(5) client programming and support ratio: ten percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.13"></a><var>451.13</var>(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.14"></a><var>451.14</var>(7) program-related expense ratio: 1.8 percent; and<br/>
<a id="pl.451.15"></a><var>451.15</var>(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.451.16"></a><var>451.16</var>(e) Component values for unit-based services with programming are:<br/>
<a id="pl.451.17"></a><var>451.17</var>(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.18"></a><var>451.18</var>(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.19"></a><var>451.19</var>(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.20"></a><var>451.20</var>(4) program plan supports ratio: 3.1 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.21"></a><var>451.21</var>(5) client programming and supports ratio: 8.6 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.22"></a><var>451.22</var>(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.23"></a><var>451.23</var>(7) program-related expense ratio: 6.1 percent; and<br/>
<a id="pl.451.24"></a><var>451.24</var>(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.451.25"></a><var>451.25</var>(f) Component values for unit-based services without programming except respite <br/>
<a id="pl.451.26"></a><var>451.26</var>are:<br/>
<a id="pl.451.27"></a><var>451.27</var>(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.28"></a><var>451.28</var>(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.29"></a><var>451.29</var>(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.30"></a><var>451.30</var>(4) program plan support ratio: 3.1 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.31"></a><var>451.31</var>(5) client programming and support ratio: 8.6 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.32"></a><var>451.32</var>(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.451.33"></a><var>451.33</var>(7) program-related expense ratio: 6.1 percent; and<br/>
<a id="pl.451.34"></a><var>451.34</var>(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.451.35"></a><var>451.35</var>(g) Component values for unit-based services without programming for respite are:<br/>
<a id="pl.451.36"></a><var>451.36</var>(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.452.1"></a><var>452.1</var>(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.452.2"></a><var>452.2</var>(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.452.3"></a><var>452.3</var>(4) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.452.4"></a><var>452.4</var>(5) program-related expense ratio: 6.1 percent; and<br/>
<a id="pl.452.5"></a><var>452.5</var>(6) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.452.6"></a><var>452.6</var>(h) On July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall update the base wage index in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.452.7"></a><var>452.7</var>(a) based on the wage data by standard occupational code (SOC) from the Bureau of <br/>
<a id="pl.452.8"></a><var>452.8</var>Labor Statistics available on December 31, 2016. The commissioner shall publish these <br/>
<a id="pl.452.9"></a><var>452.9</var>updated values and load them into the rate management system. This adjustment occurs <br/>
<a id="pl.452.10"></a><var>452.10</var>every five years. For adjustments in 2021 and beyond, the commissioner shall use the data <br/>
<a id="pl.452.11"></a><var>452.11</var>available on December 31 of the calendar year five years prior.<br/>
<a id="pl.452.12"></a><var>452.12</var>(i) On July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall update the framework components in <br/>
<a id="pl.452.13"></a><var>452.13</var>paragraphs (b) to (g); subdivision 6, clauses (8) and (9); and subdivision 7, clauses (16) and <br/>
<a id="pl.452.14"></a><var>452.14</var>(17), for changes in the Consumer Price Index. The commissioner will adjust these values <br/>
<a id="pl.452.15"></a><var>452.15</var>higher or lower by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index-All Items, United <br/>
<a id="pl.452.16"></a><var>452.16</var>States city average (CPI-U) from January 1, 2014, to January 1, 2017. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.452.17"></a><var>452.17</var>shall publish these updated values and load them into the rate management system. This <br/>
<a id="pl.452.18"></a><var>452.18</var>adjustment occurs every five years. For adjustments in 2021 and beyond, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.452.19"></a><var>452.19</var>shall use the data available on January 1 of the calendar year four years prior and January <br/>
<a id="pl.452.20"></a><var>452.20</var>1 of the current calendar year. No later than January 15, 2017, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.452.21"></a><var>452.21</var>make recommendations for the incorporation of the cost of licensing fees as specified <br/>
<a id="pl.452.22"></a><var>452.22</var>under section 245A.10, subdivision 4, paragraph (m), into the rate framework.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.24.10.0"></a><a id="pl.452.23"></a><var>452.23</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 10, <br/>
<a id="pl.452.24"></a><var>452.24</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.452.25"></a><var>452.25</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Updating payment values and additional information.</b> (a) From <br/>
<a id="pl.452.26"></a><var>452.26</var>January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2017, the commissioner shall develop and <br/>
<a id="pl.452.27"></a><var>452.27</var>implement uniform procedures to refine terms and adjust values used to calculate payment <br/>
<a id="pl.452.28"></a><var>452.28</var>rates in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.452.29"></a><var>452.29</var>(b) No later than July 1, 2014, the commissioner shall, within available resources, <br/>
<a id="pl.452.30"></a><var>452.30</var>begin to conduct research and gather data and information from existing state systems or <br/>
<a id="pl.452.31"></a><var>452.31</var>other outside sources on the following items:<br/>
<a id="pl.452.32"></a><var>452.32</var>(1) differences in the underlying cost to provide services and care across the state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.452.33"></a><var>452.33</var>(2) mileage, vehicle type, lift requirements, incidents of individual and shared rides, <br/>
<a id="pl.452.34"></a><var>452.34</var>and units of transportation for all day services, which must be collected from providers <br/>
<a id="pl.452.35"></a><var>452.35</var>using the rate management worksheet and entered into the rates management system; and<br/>
<a id="pl.453.1"></a><var>453.1</var>(3) the distinct underlying costs for services provided by a license holder under <br/>
<a id="pl.453.2"></a><var>453.2</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>245D.05</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>245D.06</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>245D.07</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>245D.071</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>245D.081</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>245D.09</statute_ref>, and for services <br/>
<a id="pl.453.3"></a><var>453.3</var>provided by a license holder certified under section 
         <statute_ref>245D.33</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.453.4"></a><var>453.4</var>(c) Using a statistically valid set of rates management system data, the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.453.5"></a><var>453.5</var>in consultation with stakeholders, shall analyze for each service the average difference <br/>
<a id="pl.453.6"></a><var>453.6</var>in the rate on December 31, 2013, and the framework rate at the individual, provider, <br/>
<a id="pl.453.7"></a><var>453.7</var>lead agency, and state levels. The commissioner shall issue semiannual reports to the <br/>
<a id="pl.453.8"></a><var>453.8</var>stakeholders on the difference in rates by service and by county lead agency during the <br/>
<a id="pl.453.9"></a><var>453.9</var>banding period under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.4913, subdivision 4a</statute_ref>. The commissioner shall issue <br/>
<a id="pl.453.10"></a><var>453.10</var>the first report by October 1, 2014.<br/>
<a id="pl.453.11"></a><var>453.11</var>(d) No later than July 1, 2014, the commissioner, in consultation with stakeholders, <br/>
<a id="pl.453.12"></a><var>453.12</var>shall begin the review and evaluation of the following values already in subdivisions 6 to <br/>
<a id="pl.453.13"></a><var>453.13</var>9, or issues that impact all services, including, but not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.453.14"></a><var>453.14</var>(1) values for transportation rates for day services;<br/>
<a id="pl.453.15"></a><var>453.15</var>(2) values for transportation rates in residential services;<br/>
<a id="pl.453.16"></a><var>453.16</var>(3) values for services where monitoring technology replaces staff time;<br/>
<a id="pl.453.17"></a><var>453.17</var>(4) values for indirect services;<br/>
<a id="pl.453.18"></a><var>453.18</var>(5) values for nursing;<br/>
<a id="pl.453.19"></a><var>453.19</var>(6) component values for independent living skills;<br/>
<a id="pl.453.20"></a><var>453.20</var>(7) component values for family foster care that reflect licensing requirements;<br/>
<a id="pl.453.21"></a><var>453.21</var>(8) adjustments to other components to replace the budget neutrality factor;<br/>
<a id="pl.453.22"></a><var>453.22</var>(9) remote monitoring technology for nonresidential services;<br/>
<a id="pl.453.23"></a><var>453.23</var>(10) values for basic and intensive services in residential services;<br/>
<a id="pl.453.24"></a><var>453.24</var>(11) values for the facility use rate in day services, and the weightings used in the <br/>
<a id="pl.453.25"></a><var>453.25</var>day service ratios and adjustments to those weightings;<br/>
<a id="pl.453.26"></a><var>453.26</var>(12) values for workers' compensation as part of employee-related expenses;<br/>
<a id="pl.453.27"></a><var>453.27</var>(13) values for unemployment insurance as part of employee-related expenses;<br/>
<a id="pl.453.28"></a><var>453.28</var>(14) a component value to reflect costs for individuals with rates previously adjusted <br/>
<a id="pl.453.29"></a><var>453.29</var>for the inclusion of group residential housing rate 3 costs, only for any individual enrolled <br/>
<a id="pl.453.30"></a><var>453.30</var>as of December 31, 2013; and<br/>
<a id="pl.453.31"></a><var>453.31</var>(15) any changes in state or federal law with an impact on the underlying cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.453.32"></a><var>453.32</var>providing home and community-based services.<br/>
<a id="pl.453.33"></a><var>453.33</var>(e) The commissioner shall report to the chairs and the ranking minority members of <br/>
<a id="pl.453.34"></a><var>453.34</var>the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over health and human services <br/>
<a id="pl.453.35"></a><var>453.35</var>policy and finance with the information and data gathered under paragraphs (b) to (d) <br/>
<a id="pl.453.36"></a><var>453.36</var>on the following dates:<br/>
<a id="pl.454.1"></a><var>454.1</var>(1) January 15, 2015, with preliminary results and data;<br/>
<a id="pl.454.2"></a><var>454.2</var>(2) January 15, 2016, with a status implementation update, and additional data <br/>
<a id="pl.454.3"></a><var>454.3</var>and summary information;<br/>
<a id="pl.454.4"></a><var>454.4</var>(3) January 15, 2017, with the full report; and<br/>
<a id="pl.454.5"></a><var>454.5</var>(4) January 15, 2019, with another full report, and a full report once every four <br/>
<a id="pl.454.6"></a><var>454.6</var>years thereafter.<br/>
<a id="pl.454.7"></a><var>454.7</var>(f) Based on the commissioner's evaluation of the information and data collected in <br/>
<a id="pl.454.8"></a><var>454.8</var>paragraphs (b) to (d), the commissioner shall make recommendations to the legislature by <br/>
<a id="pl.454.9"></a><var>454.9</var>January 15, 2015, to address any issues identified during the first year of implementation. <br/>
<a id="pl.454.10"></a><var>454.10</var>After January 15, 2015, the commissioner may make recommendations to the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.454.11"></a><var>454.11</var>to address potential issues.<br/>
<a id="pl.454.12"></a><var>454.12</var>(g) The commissioner shall implement a regional adjustment factor to all rate <br/>
<a id="pl.454.13"></a><var>454.13</var>calculations in subdivisions 6 to 9, effective no later than January 1, 2015. Prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.454.14"></a><var>454.14</var>implementation, the commissioner shall consult with stakeholders on the methodology to <br/>
<a id="pl.454.15"></a><var>454.15</var>calculate the adjustment.<br/>
<a id="pl.454.16"></a><var>454.16</var>(h) The commissioner shall provide a public notice via LISTSERV in October of <br/>
<a id="pl.454.17"></a><var>454.17</var>each year beginning October 1, 2014, containing information detailing legislatively <br/>
<a id="pl.454.18"></a><var>454.18</var>approved changes in:<br/>
<a id="pl.454.19"></a><var>454.19</var>(1) calculation values including derived wage rates and related employee and <br/>
<a id="pl.454.20"></a><var>454.20</var>administrative factors;<br/>
<a id="pl.454.21"></a><var>454.21</var>(2) service utilization;<br/>
<a id="pl.454.22"></a><var>454.22</var>(3) county and tribal lead agency allocation changes; and<br/>
<a id="pl.454.23"></a><var>454.23</var>(4) information on adjustments made to calculation values and the timing of those <br/>
<a id="pl.454.24"></a><var>454.24</var>adjustments.<br/>
<a id="pl.454.25"></a><var>454.25</var>The information in this notice must be effective January 1 of the following year.<br/>
<a id="pl.454.26"></a><var>454.26</var>(i) No later than July 1, 2016, the commissioner shall develop and implement, in <br/>
<a id="pl.454.27"></a><var>454.27</var>consultation with stakeholders, a methodology sufficient to determine the shared staffing <br/>
<a id="pl.454.28"></a><var>454.28</var>levels necessary to meet, at a minimum, health and welfare needs of individuals who <br/>
<a id="pl.454.29"></a><var>454.29</var>will be living together in shared residential settings, and the required shared staffing <br/>
<a id="pl.454.30"></a><var>454.30</var>activities described in subdivision 2, paragraph (l). This determination methodology must <br/>
<a id="pl.454.31"></a><var>454.31</var>ensure staffing levels are adaptable to meet the needs and desired outcomes for current and <br/>
<a id="pl.454.32"></a><var>454.32</var>prospective residents in shared residential settings.<br/>
<a id="pl.454.33"></a><var>454.33</var>(j) When the available shared staffing hours in a residential setting are insufficient to <br/>
<a id="pl.454.34"></a><var>454.34</var>meet the needs of an individual who enrolled in residential services after January 1, 2014, <br/>
<a id="pl.454.35"></a><var>454.35</var>or insufficient to meet the needs of an individual with a service agreement adjustment <br/>
<a id="pl.455.1"></a><var>455.1</var>described in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.4913, subdivision 4a</statute_ref>, paragraph (f), then individual staffing <br/>
<a id="pl.455.2"></a><var>455.2</var>hours shall be used.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.24.11.0"></a><a id="pl.455.3"></a><var>455.3</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.4914, subdivision 11, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.455.4"></a><var>455.4</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.455.5"></a><var>455.5</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Payment implementation.</b> Upon implementation of the payment <br/>
<a id="pl.455.6"></a><var>455.6</var>methodologies under this section, those payment rates supersede rates established in <br/>
<a id="pl.455.7"></a><var>455.7</var>county lead agency contracts for recipients receiving waiver services under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.455.8"></a><var>455.8</var>256B.092
         </statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.24.12.0"></a><a id="pl.455.9"></a><var>455.9</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 14, <br/>
<a id="pl.455.10"></a><var>455.10</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.455.11"></a><var>455.11</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Exceptions.</b> (a) In a format prescribed by the commissioner, lead <br/>
<a id="pl.455.12"></a><var>455.12</var>agencies must identify individuals with exceptional needs that cannot be met under the <br/>
<a id="pl.455.13"></a><var>455.13</var>disability waiver rate system. The commissioner shall use that information to evaluate <br/>
<a id="pl.455.14"></a><var>455.14</var>and, if necessary, approve an alternative payment rate for those individuals. Whether <br/>
<a id="pl.455.15"></a><var>455.15</var>granted, denied, or modified, the commissioner shall respond to all exception requests in <br/>
<a id="pl.455.16"></a><var>455.16</var>writing. The commissioner shall include in the written response the basis for the action <br/>
<a id="pl.455.17"></a><var>455.17</var>and provide notification of the right to appeal under paragraph (h).<br/>
<a id="pl.455.18"></a><var>455.18</var>(b) Lead agencies must act on an exception request within 30 days and notify the <br/>
<a id="pl.455.19"></a><var>455.19</var>initiator of the request of their recommendation in writing. A lead agency shall submit all <br/>
<a id="pl.455.20"></a><var>455.20</var>exception requests along with its recommendation to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.455.21"></a><var>455.21</var>(c) An application for a rate exception may be submitted for the following criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.455.22"></a><var>455.22</var>(1) an individual has service needs that cannot be met through additional units <br/>
<a id="pl.455.23"></a><var>455.23</var>of service;<br/>
<a id="pl.455.24"></a><var>455.24</var>(2) an individual's rate determined under subdivisions 6, 7, 8, and 9 is so insufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.455.25"></a><var>455.25</var>that it has resulted in an individual receiving a notice of discharge from the individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.455.26"></a><var>455.26</var>provider; or<br/>
<a id="pl.455.27"></a><var>455.27</var>(3) an individual's service needs, including behavioral changes, require a level of <br/>
<a id="pl.455.28"></a><var>455.28</var>service which necessitates a change in provider or which requires the current provider to <br/>
<a id="pl.455.29"></a><var>455.29</var>propose service changes beyond those currently authorized.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.455.30"></a><var>455.30</var>(4) an individual's service needs cannot be met through a weighted county average <br/>
<a id="pl.455.31"></a><var>455.31</var>rate as defined in section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a.<br/>
<a id="pl.455.32"></a><var>455.32</var>(d) Exception requests must include the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.455.33"></a><var>455.33</var>(1) the service needs required by each individual that are not accounted for in <br/>
<a id="pl.455.34"></a><var>455.34</var>subdivisions 6, 7, 8, and 9;<br/>
<a id="pl.456.1"></a><var>456.1</var>(2) the service rate requested and the difference from the rate determined in <br/>
<a id="pl.456.2"></a><var>456.2</var>subdivisions 6, 7, 8, and 9;<br/>
<a id="pl.456.3"></a><var>456.3</var>(3) a basis for the underlying costs used for the rate exception and any accompanying <br/>
<a id="pl.456.4"></a><var>456.4</var>documentation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.456.5"></a><var>456.5</var>(4) any contingencies for approval.<br/>
<a id="pl.456.6"></a><var>456.6</var>(e) Approved rate exceptions shall be managed within lead agency allocations under <br/>
<a id="pl.456.7"></a><var>456.7</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.456.8"></a><var>456.8</var>(f) Individual disability waiver recipients, an interested party, or the license holder <br/>
<a id="pl.456.9"></a><var>456.9</var>that would receive the rate exception increase may request that a lead agency submit an <br/>
<a id="pl.456.10"></a><var>456.10</var>exception request. A lead agency that denies such a request shall notify the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.456.11"></a><var>456.11</var>waiver recipient, interested party, or license holder of its decision and the reasons for <br/>
<a id="pl.456.12"></a><var>456.12</var>denying the request in writing no later than 30 days after the request has been made and <br/>
<a id="pl.456.13"></a><var>456.13</var>shall submit its denial to the commissioner in accordance with paragraph (b). The reasons <br/>
<a id="pl.456.14"></a><var>456.14</var>for the denial must be based on the failure to meet the criteria in paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.456.15"></a><var>456.15</var>(g) The commissioner shall determine whether to approve or deny an exception <br/>
<a id="pl.456.16"></a><var>456.16</var>request no more than 30 days after receiving the request. If the commissioner denies the <br/>
<a id="pl.456.17"></a><var>456.17</var>request, the commissioner shall notify the lead agency and the individual disability waiver <br/>
<a id="pl.456.18"></a><var>456.18</var>recipient, the interested party, and the license holder in writing of the reasons for the denial.<br/>
<a id="pl.456.19"></a><var>456.19</var>(h) The individual disability waiver recipient may appeal any denial of an exception <br/>
<a id="pl.456.20"></a><var>456.20</var>request by either the lead agency or the commissioner, pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref> and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.456.21"></a><var>456.21</var>256.0451
         </statute_ref>. When the denial of an exception request results in the proposed demission of a <br/>
<a id="pl.456.22"></a><var>456.22</var>waiver recipient from a residential or day habilitation program, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.456.23"></a><var>456.23</var>issue a temporary stay of demission, when requested by the disability waiver recipient, <br/>
<a id="pl.456.24"></a><var>456.24</var>consistent with the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>256.045, subdivisions 4a</statute_ref> and 6, paragraph (c). <br/>
<a id="pl.456.25"></a><var>456.25</var>The temporary stay shall remain in effect until the lead agency can provide an informed <br/>
<a id="pl.456.26"></a><var>456.26</var>choice of appropriate, alternative services to the disability waiver.<br/>
<a id="pl.456.27"></a><var>456.27</var>(i) Providers may petition lead agencies to update values that were entered <br/>
<a id="pl.456.28"></a><var>456.28</var>incorrectly or erroneously into the rate management system, based on past service level <br/>
<a id="pl.456.29"></a><var>456.29</var>discussions and determination in subdivision 4, without applying for a rate exception.<br/>
<a id="pl.456.30"></a><var>456.30</var>(j) The starting date for the rate exception will be the later of the date of the <br/>
<a id="pl.456.31"></a><var>456.31</var>recipient's change in support or the date of the request to the lead agency for an exception.<br/>
<a id="pl.456.32"></a><var>456.32</var>(k) The commissioner shall track all exception requests received and their <br/>
<a id="pl.456.33"></a><var>456.33</var>dispositions. The commissioner shall issue quarterly public exceptions statistical reports, <br/>
<a id="pl.456.34"></a><var>456.34</var>including the number of exception requests received and the numbers granted, denied, <br/>
<a id="pl.456.35"></a><var>456.35</var>withdrawn, and pending. The report shall include the average amount of time required to <br/>
<a id="pl.456.36"></a><var>456.36</var>process exceptions.<br/>
<a id="pl.457.1"></a><var>457.1</var>(l) No later than January 15, 2016, the commissioner shall provide research <br/>
<a id="pl.457.2"></a><var>457.2</var>findings on the estimated fiscal impact, the primary cost drivers, and common population <br/>
<a id="pl.457.3"></a><var>457.3</var>characteristics of recipients with needs that cannot be met by the framework rates.<br/>
<a id="pl.457.4"></a><var>457.4</var>(m) No later than July 1, 2016, the commissioner shall develop and implement, <br/>
<a id="pl.457.5"></a><var>457.5</var>in consultation with stakeholders, a process to determine eligibility for rate exceptions <br/>
<a id="pl.457.6"></a><var>457.6</var>for individuals with rates determined under the methodology in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.4913</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.457.7"></a><var>457.7</var>subdivision 4a. Determination of eligibility for an exception will occur as annual service <br/>
<a id="pl.457.8"></a><var>457.8</var>renewals are completed.<br/>
<a id="pl.457.9"></a><var>457.9</var>(n) Approved rate exceptions will be implemented at such time that the individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.457.10"></a><var>457.10</var>rate is no longer banded and remain in effect in all cases until an individual's needs change <br/>
<a id="pl.457.11"></a><var>457.11</var>as defined in paragraph (c).<br/>
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<a id="bill.24.13.0"></a><a id="pl.457.12"></a><var>457.12</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.457.13"></a><var>457.13</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.457.14"></a><var>457.14</var>    Subd. 15. <b>County or tribal</b><b> Lead agency</b><b> allocations.</b> (a) Upon implementation of <br/>
<a id="pl.457.15"></a><var>457.15</var>the disability waiver rates management system on January 1, 2014, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.457.16"></a><var>457.16</var>establish a method of tracking and reporting the fiscal impact of the disability waiver rates <br/>
<a id="pl.457.17"></a><var>457.17</var>management system on individual lead agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.457.18"></a><var>457.18</var>(b) Beginning January 1, 2014, the commissioner shall make annual adjustments to <br/>
<a id="pl.457.19"></a><var>457.19</var>lead agencies' home and community-based waivered service budget allocations to adjust <br/>
<a id="pl.457.20"></a><var>457.20</var>for rate differences and the resulting impact on county lead agency allocations upon <br/>
<a id="pl.457.21"></a><var>457.21</var>implementation of the disability waiver rates system.<br/>
<a id="pl.457.22"></a><var>457.22</var>(c) Lead agencies exceeding their allocations shall be subject to the provisions under <br/>
<a id="pl.457.23"></a><var>457.23</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.0916, subdivision 11,</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>256B.49, subdivision 26</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.24.14.0"></a><a id="pl.457.24"></a><var>457.24</var>    Sec. 14. <b>PROVIDER RATE AND GRANT INCREASES EFFECTIVE JULY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.457.25"></a><var>457.25</var><b>1, 2016.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.457.26"></a><var>457.26</var>(a) The commissioner of human services shall increase reimbursement rates, grants, <br/>
<a id="pl.457.27"></a><var>457.27</var>allocations, individual limits, and rate limits, as applicable, by 2.72 percent for the rate <br/>
<a id="pl.457.28"></a><var>457.28</var>period beginning July 1, 2016, for services rendered on or after that date. County or tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.457.29"></a><var>457.29</var>contracts for services specified in this section must be amended to pass through with these <br/>
<a id="pl.457.30"></a><var>457.30</var>rate increases within 60 days of the effective date.<br/>
<a id="pl.457.31"></a><var>457.31</var>(b) The rate changes described in this section must be provided to:<br/>
<a id="pl.457.32"></a><var>457.32</var>(1) the following services within the home and community-based waiver for persons <br/>
<a id="pl.457.33"></a><var>457.33</var>with developmental disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.092: extended <br/>
<a id="pl.457.34"></a><var>457.34</var>personal care, personal support, chore, respite care services except for crisis respite <br/>
<a id="pl.458.1"></a><var>458.1</var>services, homemaker cleaning services, and consumer-directed community supports <br/>
<a id="pl.458.2"></a><var>458.2</var>budgets;<br/>
<a id="pl.458.3"></a><var>458.3</var>(2) the following services within the community access for disability inclusion <br/>
<a id="pl.458.4"></a><var>458.4</var>waiver under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.49: extended personal care, chore, respite <br/>
<a id="pl.458.5"></a><var>458.5</var>care services, homemaker cleaning services, and consumer-directed community supports <br/>
<a id="pl.458.6"></a><var>458.6</var>budgets;<br/>
<a id="pl.458.7"></a><var>458.7</var>(3) the following services within the community alternative care waiver under <br/>
<a id="pl.458.8"></a><var>458.8</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.49: extended personal care, chore, respite care services, <br/>
<a id="pl.458.9"></a><var>458.9</var>homemaker cleaning services, and consumer-directed community supports budgets;<br/>
<a id="pl.458.10"></a><var>458.10</var>(4) the following services within the brain injury waiver under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.458.11"></a><var>458.11</var>section 256B.49: extended personal care, chore, respite care services, homemaker <br/>
<a id="pl.458.12"></a><var>458.12</var>cleaning services, and consumer-directed community supports budgets;<br/>
<a id="pl.458.13"></a><var>458.13</var>(5) the following services within the elderly waiver under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.458.14"></a><var>458.14</var>section 256B.0915: extended personal care, companion, chore, respite care services, <br/>
<a id="pl.458.15"></a><var>458.15</var>homemaker cleaning services, and consumer-directed community supports budgets;<br/>
<a id="pl.458.16"></a><var>458.16</var>(6) the following services within the alternative care program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.458.17"></a><var>458.17</var>Statutes, section 256B.0913: personal care, companion, chore, respite care services, <br/>
<a id="pl.458.18"></a><var>458.18</var>homemaker cleaning services, and consumer-directed community supports budgets;<br/>
<a id="pl.458.19"></a><var>458.19</var>(7) personal care services and qualified professional supervision of personal care <br/>
<a id="pl.458.20"></a><var>458.20</var>services under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, subdivision 6a or 19a; and<br/>
<a id="pl.458.21"></a><var>458.21</var>(8) consumer support grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.476.<br/>
<a id="pl.458.22"></a><var>458.22</var>(c) A managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan receiving state payments <br/>
<a id="pl.458.23"></a><var>458.23</var>for the services in paragraph (b) must include the increases in paragraph (a) in payments <br/>
<a id="pl.458.24"></a><var>458.24</var>to providers. To implement the rate increase in this section, capitation rates paid by the <br/>
<a id="pl.458.25"></a><var>458.25</var>commissioner to managed care organizations under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.69, <br/>
<a id="pl.458.26"></a><var>458.26</var>shall reflect a 2.72 percent increase for the specified services provided on or after July <br/>
<a id="pl.458.27"></a><var>458.27</var>1, 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.458.28"></a><var>458.28</var>(d) Counties and tribes shall increase the budget for each recipient of <br/>
<a id="pl.458.29"></a><var>458.29</var>consumer-directed community supports by the amounts in paragraph (a) on the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.458.30"></a><var>458.30</var>dates in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.458.31"></a><var>458.31</var>(e) To implement the provisions of this section, the commissioner shall increase <br/>
<a id="pl.458.32"></a><var>458.32</var>applicable service rates in the disability waiver payment system authorized in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.458.33"></a><var>458.33</var>Statutes, sections 256B.4913 and 256B.4914.<br/>
<a id="pl.458.34"></a><var>458.34</var>(f) A provider that receives a rate adjustment under paragraph (a) shall use 90 <br/>
<a id="pl.458.35"></a><var>458.35</var>percent of the additional revenue to increase compensation-related costs for employees <br/>
<a id="pl.458.36"></a><var>458.36</var>directly employed by the program on or after July 1, 2016, except:<br/>
<a id="pl.459.1"></a><var>459.1</var>(1) persons employed in the central office of a corporation or entity that has an <br/>
<a id="pl.459.2"></a><var>459.2</var>ownership interest in the provider or exercises control over the provider; and<br/>
<a id="pl.459.3"></a><var>459.3</var>(2) persons paid by the provider under a management contract.<br/>
<a id="pl.459.4"></a><var>459.4</var>(g) Compensation-related costs include:<br/>
<a id="pl.459.5"></a><var>459.5</var>(1) wages and salaries, including overtime and travel time;<br/>
<a id="pl.459.6"></a><var>459.6</var>(2) the employer's share of FICA taxes, Medicare taxes, state and federal <br/>
<a id="pl.459.7"></a><var>459.7</var>unemployment taxes, workers' compensation, and mileage reimbursement;<br/>
<a id="pl.459.8"></a><var>459.8</var>(3) the employer's share of health and dental insurance, life insurance, disability <br/>
<a id="pl.459.9"></a><var>459.9</var>insurance, long-term care insurance, uniform allowance, pensions, and contributions to <br/>
<a id="pl.459.10"></a><var>459.10</var>employee retirement accounts; and<br/>
<a id="pl.459.11"></a><var>459.11</var>(4) other employee benefits provided, such as training of employees, as specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.459.12"></a><var>459.12</var>the distribution plan and required under paragraph (i) and approved by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.459.13"></a><var>459.13</var>(h) Nothing in this subdivision prevents a provider as an employer from allocating the <br/>
<a id="pl.459.14"></a><var>459.14</var>increase in revenues across the eligible compensation-related costs listed in paragraph (g).<br/>
<a id="pl.459.15"></a><var>459.15</var>(i) For a provider that has employees who are represented by an exclusive bargaining <br/>
<a id="pl.459.16"></a><var>459.16</var>representative, the provider shall obtain a letter of acceptance of the distribution plan <br/>
<a id="pl.459.17"></a><var>459.17</var>required under paragraph (j) for the members of the bargaining unit, signed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.459.18"></a><var>459.18</var>exclusive bargaining agent. Upon receipt of the letter of acceptance, the provider shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.459.19"></a><var>459.19</var>deemed to have met all the requirements of this section for the members of the bargaining <br/>
<a id="pl.459.20"></a><var>459.20</var>unit. Upon request, the provider shall produce a letter of acceptance for the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.459.21"></a><var>459.21</var>(j) A provider that receives a rate adjustment under paragraph (a) that is subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.459.22"></a><var>459.22</var>paragraph (f) shall prepare and, upon request, submit to the commissioner a distribution <br/>
<a id="pl.459.23"></a><var>459.23</var>plan that specifies the amount of money that is subject to the requirements of paragraph (f) <br/>
<a id="pl.459.24"></a><var>459.24</var>the provider expects to receive, including the amount of money that will be distributed <br/>
<a id="pl.459.25"></a><var>459.25</var>to increase compensation for employees. The distribution plan must also include the <br/>
<a id="pl.459.26"></a><var>459.26</var>provider's policy for scheduling overtime. The provider's policy must not limit the <br/>
<a id="pl.459.27"></a><var>459.27</var>scheduling of overtime hours where an individual's service needs are unmet without a <br/>
<a id="pl.459.28"></a><var>459.28</var>worker exceeding 40 hours per week of work, consistent with the monthly work-hour limit <br/>
<a id="pl.459.29"></a><var>459.29</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0659, subdivision 11, paragraph (a), clause (10), <br/>
<a id="pl.459.30"></a><var>459.30</var>and the service recipient's authorized hours. The provider's overtime scheduling policy <br/>
<a id="pl.459.31"></a><var>459.31</var>must provide for a process that reliably and expeditiously provides services to recipients.<br/>
<a id="pl.459.32"></a><var>459.32</var>(k) Within six months of the effective date of the rate adjustment, the provider shall <br/>
<a id="pl.459.33"></a><var>459.33</var>post the distribution plan required under paragraph (j) for a period of at least six weeks in <br/>
<a id="pl.459.34"></a><var>459.34</var>an area of the provider's operation to which all eligible employees have access and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.459.35"></a><var>459.35</var>provide instructions for employees who do not believe they received the wage and other <br/>
<a id="pl.459.36"></a><var>459.36</var>compensation-related increases specified in the distribution plan. The instructions must <br/>
<a id="pl.460.1"></a><var>460.1</var>include a mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number that the employees may <br/>
<a id="pl.460.2"></a><var>460.2</var>use to contact the commissioner or the commissioner's representative.<br/>
<a id="pl.460.3"></a><var>460.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
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<a id="bill.24.15.0"></a><a id="pl.460.4"></a><var>460.4</var>    Sec. 15. <b>INSTRUCTION TO THE COMMISSIONER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.460.5"></a><var>460.5</var>The commissioner shall amend the medical assistance state plan for the EIDBI <br/>
<a id="pl.460.6"></a><var>460.6</var>benefit, authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0949, to reference relevant <br/>
<a id="pl.460.7"></a><var>460.7</var>statutory sections. When duplicative of statutory language, the commissioner shall remove <br/>
<a id="pl.460.8"></a><var>460.8</var>the language from the state plan.<br/>
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<a id="bill.24.16.0"></a><a id="pl.460.9"></a><var>460.9</var>    Sec. 16. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.460.10"></a><var>460.10</var>The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 7, section 55, as <br/>
<a id="pl.460.11"></a><var>460.11</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0921.<br/>
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<a id="bill.25.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.25.1.0"></a><a id="pl.460.14"></a><var>460.14</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 16A.724, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.460.15"></a><var>460.15</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.460.16"></a><var>460.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Transfers.</b> (a) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>295.581</statute_ref>, to the extent available <br/>
<a id="pl.460.17"></a><var>460.17</var>resources in the health care access fund exceed expenditures in that fund, effective for <br/>
<a id="pl.460.18"></a><var>460.18</var>the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, the commissioner of management and budget <br/>
<a id="pl.460.19"></a><var>460.19</var>shall transfer the excess funds from the health care access fund to the general fund on <br/>
<a id="pl.460.20"></a><var>460.20</var>June 30 of each year, provided that the amount transferred in  fiscal year 2016 shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.460.21"></a><var>460.21</var>exceed $48,000,000, the amount in fiscal year 2017 shall not exceed $122,000,000, and <br/>
<a id="pl.460.22"></a><var>460.22</var>the amount in any fiscal biennium thereafter shall not exceed $96,000,000 $244,000,000. <br/>
<a id="pl.460.23"></a><var>460.23</var>The purpose of this transfer is to meet the rate increase required under Laws 2003, First <br/>
<a id="pl.460.24"></a><var>460.24</var>Special Session chapter 14, article 13C, section 2, subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.460.25"></a><var>460.25</var>    (b) For fiscal years 2006 to 2011, MinnesotaCare shall be a forecasted program, and, <br/>
<a id="pl.460.26"></a><var>460.26</var>if necessary, the commissioner shall reduce these transfers from the health care access <br/>
<a id="pl.460.27"></a><var>460.27</var>fund to the general fund to meet annual MinnesotaCare expenditures or, if necessary, <br/>
<a id="pl.460.28"></a><var>460.28</var>transfer sufficient funds from the general fund to the health care access fund to meet <br/>
<a id="pl.460.29"></a><var>460.29</var>annual MinnesotaCare expenditures.<br/>
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<a id="bill.25.2.0"></a><a id="pl.460.30"></a><var>460.30</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62J.497, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.461.1"></a><var>461.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.461.2"></a><var>461.2</var>have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.461.3"></a><var>461.3</var>(a) "Backward compatible" means that the newer version of a data transmission <br/>
<a id="pl.461.4"></a><var>461.4</var>standard would retain, at a minimum, the full functionality of the versions previously <br/>
<a id="pl.461.5"></a><var>461.5</var>adopted, and would permit the successful completion of the applicable transactions with <br/>
<a id="pl.461.6"></a><var>461.6</var>entities that continue to use the older versions.<br/>
<a id="pl.461.7"></a><var>461.7</var>    (b) "Dispense" or "dispensing" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>151.01, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.461.8"></a><var>461.8</var>30
         </statute_ref>. Dispensing does not include the direct administering of a controlled substance to a <br/>
<a id="pl.461.9"></a><var>461.9</var>patient by a licensed health care professional.<br/>
<a id="pl.461.10"></a><var>461.10</var>    (c) "Dispenser" means a person authorized by law to dispense a controlled substance, <br/>
<a id="pl.461.11"></a><var>461.11</var>pursuant to a valid prescription.<br/>
<a id="pl.461.12"></a><var>461.12</var>    (d) "Electronic media" has the meaning given under Code of Federal Regulations, <br/>
<a id="pl.461.13"></a><var>461.13</var>title 45, part 160.103.<br/>
<a id="pl.461.14"></a><var>461.14</var>    (e) "E-prescribing" means the transmission using electronic media of prescription <br/>
<a id="pl.461.15"></a><var>461.15</var>or prescription-related information between a prescriber, dispenser, pharmacy benefit <br/>
<a id="pl.461.16"></a><var>461.16</var>manager, or group purchaser, either directly or through an intermediary, including <br/>
<a id="pl.461.17"></a><var>461.17</var>an e-prescribing network. E-prescribing includes, but is not limited to, two-way <br/>
<a id="pl.461.18"></a><var>461.18</var>transmissions between the point of care and the dispenser and two-way transmissions <br/>
<a id="pl.461.19"></a><var>461.19</var>related to eligibility, formulary, and medication history information.<br/>
<a id="pl.461.20"></a><var>461.20</var>    (f) "Electronic prescription drug program" means a program that provides for <br/>
<a id="pl.461.21"></a><var>461.21</var>e-prescribing.<br/>
<a id="pl.461.22"></a><var>461.22</var>    (g) "Group purchaser" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>62J.03, subdivision 6</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.461.23"></a><var>461.23</var>    (h) "HL7 messages" means a standard approved by the standards development <br/>
<a id="pl.461.24"></a><var>461.24</var>organization known as Health Level Seven.<br/>
<a id="pl.461.25"></a><var>461.25</var>    (i) "National Provider Identifier" or "NPI" means the identifier described under Code <br/>
<a id="pl.461.26"></a><var>461.26</var>of Federal Regulations, title 45, part 162.406.<br/>
<a id="pl.461.27"></a><var>461.27</var>    (j) "NCPDP" means the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, Inc.<br/>
<a id="pl.461.28"></a><var>461.28</var>    (k) "NCPDP Formulary and Benefits Standard" means the National Council for <br/>
<a id="pl.461.29"></a><var>461.29</var>Prescription Drug Programs Formulary and Benefits Standard, Implementation Guide, <br/>
<a id="pl.461.30"></a><var>461.30</var>Version 1, Release 0, October 2005.<br/>
<a id="pl.461.31"></a><var>461.31</var>    (l) "NCPDP SCRIPT Standard" means the National Council for Prescription Drug <br/>
<a id="pl.461.32"></a><var>461.32</var>Programs Prescriber/Pharmacist Interface SCRIPT Standard, Implementation Guide <br/>
<a id="pl.461.33"></a><var>461.33</var>Version 8, Release 1 (Version 8.1), October 2005, or the most recent standard adopted by <br/>
<a id="pl.461.34"></a><var>461.34</var>the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for e-prescribing under Medicare Part <br/>
<a id="pl.461.35"></a><var>461.35</var>D as required by section 1860D-4(e)(4)(D) of the Social Security Act, and regulations <br/>
<a id="pl.461.36"></a><var>461.36</var>adopted under it. The standards shall be implemented according to the Centers for <br/>
<a id="pl.462.1"></a><var>462.1</var>Medicare and Medicaid Services schedule for compliance. Subsequently released <br/>
<a id="pl.462.2"></a><var>462.2</var>versions of the NCPDP SCRIPT Standard may be used, provided that the new version <br/>
<a id="pl.462.3"></a><var>462.3</var>of the standard is backward compatible to the current version adopted by the Centers for <br/>
<a id="pl.462.4"></a><var>462.4</var>Medicare and Medicaid Services.<br/>
<a id="pl.462.5"></a><var>462.5</var>    (m) "Pharmacy" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>151.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.462.6"></a><var>462.6</var>    (n) "Prescriber" means a licensed health care practitioner, other than a veterinarian, <br/>
<a id="pl.462.7"></a><var>462.7</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>151.01, subdivision 23</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.462.8"></a><var>462.8</var>    (o) "Prescription-related information" means information regarding eligibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.462.9"></a><var>462.9</var>drug benefits, medication history, or related health or drug information.<br/>
<a id="pl.462.10"></a><var>462.10</var>    (p) "Provider" or "health care provider" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>62J.03</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.462.11"></a><var>462.11</var>subdivision 8.<br/>
<a id="pl.462.12"></a><var>462.12</var>(q) "Utilization review organization" has the meaning given in section 62M.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.462.13"></a><var>462.13</var>subdivision 21.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.3.0"></a><a id="pl.462.14"></a><var>462.14</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62J.497, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.462.15"></a><var>462.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Standards for electronic prescribing.</b> (a) Prescribers and dispensers <br/>
<a id="pl.462.16"></a><var>462.16</var>must use the NCPDP SCRIPT Standard for the communication of a prescription or <br/>
<a id="pl.462.17"></a><var>462.17</var>prescription-related information. The NCPDP SCRIPT Standard shall be used to conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.462.18"></a><var>462.18</var>the following transactions:<br/>
<a id="pl.462.19"></a><var>462.19</var>    (1) get message transaction;<br/>
<a id="pl.462.20"></a><var>462.20</var>    (2) status response transaction;<br/>
<a id="pl.462.21"></a><var>462.21</var>    (3) error response transaction;<br/>
<a id="pl.462.22"></a><var>462.22</var>    (4) new prescription transaction;<br/>
<a id="pl.462.23"></a><var>462.23</var>    (5) prescription change request transaction;<br/>
<a id="pl.462.24"></a><var>462.24</var>    (6) prescription change response transaction;<br/>
<a id="pl.462.25"></a><var>462.25</var>    (7) refill prescription request transaction;<br/>
<a id="pl.462.26"></a><var>462.26</var>    (8) refill prescription response transaction;<br/>
<a id="pl.462.27"></a><var>462.27</var>    (9) verification transaction;<br/>
<a id="pl.462.28"></a><var>462.28</var>    (10) password change transaction;<br/>
<a id="pl.462.29"></a><var>462.29</var>    (11) cancel prescription request transaction; and<br/>
<a id="pl.462.30"></a><var>462.30</var>    (12) cancel prescription response transaction.<br/>
<a id="pl.462.31"></a><var>462.31</var>    (b) Providers, group purchasers, prescribers, and dispensers must use the NCPDP <br/>
<a id="pl.462.32"></a><var>462.32</var>SCRIPT Standard for communicating and transmitting medication history information.<br/>
<a id="pl.462.33"></a><var>462.33</var>    (c) Providers, group purchasers, prescribers, and dispensers must use the NCPDP <br/>
<a id="pl.462.34"></a><var>462.34</var>Formulary and Benefits Standard for communicating and transmitting formulary and <br/>
<a id="pl.462.35"></a><var>462.35</var>benefit information.<br/>
<a id="pl.463.1"></a><var>463.1</var>(d) Group purchaser, other than workers' compensation plans and the medical <br/>
<a id="pl.463.2"></a><var>463.2</var>component of automobile insurance coverage, and utilization review organizations must <br/>
<a id="pl.463.3"></a><var>463.3</var>develop processes to ensure that prescribers can obtain information about covered drugs <br/>
<a id="pl.463.4"></a><var>463.4</var>from the same class or classes as a drug originally prescribed but denied. This process <br/>
<a id="pl.463.5"></a><var>463.5</var>must allow communication to the prescriber via telephone, or for the medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.463.6"></a><var>463.6</var>fee-for-service program under chapter 256B via a public Web site.<br/>
<a id="pl.463.7"></a><var>463.7</var>    (d) (e) Providers, group purchasers, prescribers, and dispensers must use the national <br/>
<a id="pl.463.8"></a><var>463.8</var>provider identifier to identify a health care provider in e-prescribing or prescription-related <br/>
<a id="pl.463.9"></a><var>463.9</var>transactions when a health care provider's identifier is required.<br/>
<a id="pl.463.10"></a><var>463.10</var>    (e) (f) Providers, group purchasers, prescribers, and dispensers must communicate <br/>
<a id="pl.463.11"></a><var>463.11</var>eligibility information and conduct health care eligibility benefit inquiry and response <br/>
<a id="pl.463.12"></a><var>463.12</var>transactions according to the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>62J.536</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.4.0"></a><a id="pl.463.13"></a><var>463.13</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.463.14"></a><var>463.14</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.463.15"></a><var>463.15</var>    Subd. 10a. <b>Drug.</b> "Drug" has the meaning given in section 151.01, subdivision 5.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.5.0"></a><a id="pl.463.16"></a><var>463.16</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.463.17"></a><var>463.17</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.463.18"></a><var>463.18</var>    Subd. 11a. <b>Formulary.</b> "Formulary" has the meaning given in section 62Q.83, <br/>
<a id="pl.463.19"></a><var>463.19</var>subdivision 1.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.6.0"></a><a id="pl.463.20"></a><var>463.20</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.463.21"></a><var>463.21</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Health benefit plan.</b> "Health benefit plan" means a policy, contract, or <br/>
<a id="pl.463.22"></a><var>463.22</var>certificate issued by a health plan company for the coverage of medical, dental, prescription <br/>
<a id="pl.463.23"></a><var>463.23</var>drug, or hospital benefits. A health benefit plan does not include coverage that is:<br/>
<a id="pl.463.24"></a><var>463.24</var>(1) limited to disability or income protection coverage;<br/>
<a id="pl.463.25"></a><var>463.25</var>(2) automobile medical payment coverage;<br/>
<a id="pl.463.26"></a><var>463.26</var>(3) supplemental to liability insurance;<br/>
<a id="pl.463.27"></a><var>463.27</var>(4) designed solely to provide payments on a per diem, fixed indemnity, or <br/>
<a id="pl.463.28"></a><var>463.28</var>nonexpense incurred basis;<br/>
<a id="pl.463.29"></a><var>463.29</var>(5) credit accident and health insurance issued under chapter 62B;<br/>
<a id="pl.463.30"></a><var>463.30</var>(6) blanket accident and sickness insurance as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>62A.11</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.463.31"></a><var>463.31</var>(7) accident only coverage issued by a licensed and tested insurance agent; or<br/>
<a id="pl.463.32"></a><var>463.32</var>(8) workers' compensation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.7.0"></a><a id="pl.464.1"></a><var>464.1</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.464.2"></a><var>464.2</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Outpatient services.</b> "Outpatient services" means procedures or services <br/>
<a id="pl.464.3"></a><var>464.3</var>performed on a basis other than as an inpatient, and includes obstetrical, psychiatric, <br/>
<a id="pl.464.4"></a><var>464.4</var>chemical dependency, dental, prescription drug, and chiropractic services.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.8.0"></a><a id="pl.464.5"></a><var>464.5</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.464.6"></a><var>464.6</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.464.7"></a><var>464.7</var>    Subd. 14a. <b>Prescription.</b> "Prescription" has the meaning given in section 151.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.464.8"></a><var>464.8</var>subdivision 16a.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.9.0"></a><a id="pl.464.9"></a><var>464.9</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.464.10"></a><var>464.10</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.464.11"></a><var>464.11</var>    Subd. 14b. <b>Prescription drug order.</b> "Prescription drug order" has the meaning <br/>
<a id="pl.464.12"></a><var>464.12</var>given in section 151.01, subdivision 16.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.10.0"></a><a id="pl.464.13"></a><var>464.13</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.464.14"></a><var>464.14</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Prior authorization.</b> "Prior authorization" means utilization review <br/>
<a id="pl.464.15"></a><var>464.15</var>conducted prior to the delivery of a service, including an outpatient service. Prior <br/>
<a id="pl.464.16"></a><var>464.16</var>authorization includes, but is not limited to, preadmission review, pretreatment review, <br/>
<a id="pl.464.17"></a><var>464.17</var>quantity limits, step therapy, utilization, and case management. Prior authorization also <br/>
<a id="pl.464.18"></a><var>464.18</var>includes any utilization review organization's requirement that an enrollee or provider <br/>
<a id="pl.464.19"></a><var>464.19</var>notify the utilization review organization prior to providing a service, including an <br/>
<a id="pl.464.20"></a><var>464.20</var>outpatient service. Reviews performed for emergency medical assistance benefits, medical <br/>
<a id="pl.464.21"></a><var>464.21</var>assistance waivered services, or the Minnesota restricted recipient program are not prior <br/>
<a id="pl.464.22"></a><var>464.22</var>authorization.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.11.0"></a><a id="pl.464.23"></a><var>464.23</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, subdivision 17, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.464.24"></a><var>464.24</var>    Subd. 17. <b>Provider.</b> "Provider" means a licensed health care facility, physician, <br/>
<a id="pl.464.25"></a><var>464.25</var>pharmacist, or other health care professional that delivers health care services to an enrollee.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.12.0"></a><a id="pl.464.26"></a><var>464.26</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.464.27"></a><var>464.27</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.464.28"></a><var>464.28</var>    Subd. 18a. <b>Quantity limit.</b> "Quantity limit" means a limit on the number of doses <br/>
<a id="pl.464.29"></a><var>464.29</var>of a prescription drug that are covered during a specific time period.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.13.0"></a><a id="pl.465.1"></a><var>465.1</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.465.2"></a><var>465.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.465.3"></a><var>465.3</var>    Subd. 19a. <b>Step therapy.</b> "Step therapy" means clinical practice or other <br/>
<a id="pl.465.4"></a><var>465.4</var>evidence-based protocols or requirements that specify the sequence in which different <br/>
<a id="pl.465.5"></a><var>465.5</var>prescription drugs for a given medical condition are to be used by an enrollee before a <br/>
<a id="pl.465.6"></a><var>465.6</var>drug prescribed by a provider is covered. Step therapy does not include a requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.465.7"></a><var>465.7</var>for an enrollee to use a generic or biosimilar product considered by the Food and Drug <br/>
<a id="pl.465.8"></a><var>465.8</var>Administration to be therapeutically equivalent and interchangeable to a branded product, <br/>
<a id="pl.465.9"></a><var>465.9</var>provided the generic or biosimilar product has not previously been tried by the patient.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.14.0"></a><a id="pl.465.10"></a><var>465.10</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.05, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.465.11"></a><var>465.11</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Standard review determination.</b> (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 3b, an <br/>
<a id="pl.465.12"></a><var>465.12</var>initial determination on all requests for utilization review, except a determination related <br/>
<a id="pl.465.13"></a><var>465.13</var>to prescription drugs, must be communicated to the provider and enrollee in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.465.14"></a><var>465.14</var>with this subdivision within ten business days of the request, provided that all information <br/>
<a id="pl.465.15"></a><var>465.15</var>reasonably necessary to make a determination on the request has been made available to <br/>
<a id="pl.465.16"></a><var>465.16</var>the utilization review organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.465.17"></a><var>465.17</var>(b) An initial determination for utilization review on all prescription drug requests <br/>
<a id="pl.465.18"></a><var>465.18</var>must be communicated to the provider and enrollee in accordance with this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.465.19"></a><var>465.19</var>within five business days of the request, provided that all information reasonably necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.465.20"></a><var>465.20</var>to make a determination on the request has been made available to the utilization review <br/>
<a id="pl.465.21"></a><var>465.21</var>organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.465.22"></a><var>465.22</var>(b) (c) When an initial determination is made to certify, notification must be <br/>
<a id="pl.465.23"></a><var>465.23</var>provided promptly by telephone to the provider. The utilization review organization <br/>
<a id="pl.465.24"></a><var>465.24</var>shall send written notification to the provider or shall maintain an audit trail of the <br/>
<a id="pl.465.25"></a><var>465.25</var>determination and telephone notification. For purposes of this subdivision, "audit trail" <br/>
<a id="pl.465.26"></a><var>465.26</var>includes documentation of the telephone notification, including the date; the name of the <br/>
<a id="pl.465.27"></a><var>465.27</var>person spoken to; the enrollee; the service, procedure, or admission certified; and the date <br/>
<a id="pl.465.28"></a><var>465.28</var>of the service, procedure, or admission. If the utilization review organization indicates <br/>
<a id="pl.465.29"></a><var>465.29</var>certification by use of a number, the number must be called the "certification number." <br/>
<a id="pl.465.30"></a><var>465.30</var>For purposes of this subdivision, notification may also be made by facsimile to a verified <br/>
<a id="pl.465.31"></a><var>465.31</var>number or by electronic mail to a secure electronic mailbox. These electronic forms of <br/>
<a id="pl.465.32"></a><var>465.32</var>notification satisfy the "audit trail" requirement of this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.465.33"></a><var>465.33</var>(c) (d) When an initial determination is made not to certify, notification must be <br/>
<a id="pl.465.34"></a><var>465.34</var>provided by telephone, by facsimile to a verified number, or by electronic mail to a secure <br/>
<a id="pl.465.35"></a><var>465.35</var>electronic mailbox within one working day after making the determination to the attending <br/>
<a id="pl.466.1"></a><var>466.1</var>health care professional and hospital as applicable. Written notification must also be sent <br/>
<a id="pl.466.2"></a><var>466.2</var>to the hospital as applicable and attending health care professional if notification occurred <br/>
<a id="pl.466.3"></a><var>466.3</var>by telephone. For purposes of this subdivision, notification may be made by facsimile to a <br/>
<a id="pl.466.4"></a><var>466.4</var>verified number or by electronic mail to a secure electronic mailbox. Written notification <br/>
<a id="pl.466.5"></a><var>466.5</var>must be sent to the enrollee and may be sent by United States mail, facsimile to a verified <br/>
<a id="pl.466.6"></a><var>466.6</var>number, or by electronic mail to a secure mailbox. The written notification must include <br/>
<a id="pl.466.7"></a><var>466.7</var>the principal reason or reasons for the determination and the process for initiating an appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.466.8"></a><var>466.8</var>of the determination. Upon request, the utilization review organization shall provide the <br/>
<a id="pl.466.9"></a><var>466.9</var>provider or enrollee with the criteria used to determine the necessity, appropriateness, <br/>
<a id="pl.466.10"></a><var>466.10</var>and efficacy of the health care service and identify the database, professional treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.466.11"></a><var>466.11</var>parameter, or other basis for the criteria. Reasons for a determination not to certify may <br/>
<a id="pl.466.12"></a><var>466.12</var>include, among other things, the lack of adequate information to certify after a reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.466.13"></a><var>466.13</var>attempt has been made to contact the provider or enrollee.<br/>
<a id="pl.466.14"></a><var>466.14</var>(d) (e) When an initial determination is made not to certify, the written notification <br/>
<a id="pl.466.15"></a><var>466.15</var>must inform the enrollee and the attending health care professional of the right to submit <br/>
<a id="pl.466.16"></a><var>466.16</var>an appeal to the internal appeal process described in section 
         <statute_ref>62M.06</statute_ref> and the procedure <br/>
<a id="pl.466.17"></a><var>466.17</var>for initiating the internal appeal. The written notice shall be provided in a culturally and <br/>
<a id="pl.466.18"></a><var>466.18</var>linguistically appropriate manner consistent with the provisions of the Affordable Care <br/>
<a id="pl.466.19"></a><var>466.19</var>Act as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>62A.011, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.15.0"></a><a id="pl.466.20"></a><var>466.20</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.05, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.466.21"></a><var>466.21</var>    Subd. 3b. <b>Expedited review determination.</b> (a) An expedited initial determination <br/>
<a id="pl.466.22"></a><var>466.22</var>must be utilized if the attending health care professional believes that an expedited <br/>
<a id="pl.466.23"></a><var>466.23</var>determination is warranted.<br/>
<a id="pl.466.24"></a><var>466.24</var>(b) Notification of an expedited initial determination to either certify or not to <br/>
<a id="pl.466.25"></a><var>466.25</var>certify, except a determination related to prescription drugs, must be provided to the <br/>
<a id="pl.466.26"></a><var>466.26</var>hospital, the attending health care professional, and the enrollee as expeditiously as the <br/>
<a id="pl.466.27"></a><var>466.27</var>enrollee's medical condition requires, but no later than 72 hours from the initial request. <br/>
<a id="pl.466.28"></a><var>466.28</var>When an expedited initial determination is made not to certify, the utilization review <br/>
<a id="pl.466.29"></a><var>466.29</var>organization must also notify the enrollee and the attending health care professional of the <br/>
<a id="pl.466.30"></a><var>466.30</var>right to submit an appeal to the expedited internal appeal as described in section 
         <statute_ref>62M.06</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.466.31"></a><var>466.31</var>and the procedure for initiating an internal expedited appeal.<br/>
<a id="pl.466.32"></a><var>466.32</var>(c) Notification of an expedited initial determination to either certify or not to <br/>
<a id="pl.466.33"></a><var>466.33</var>certify on all prescription drug requests must be provided to the hospital, the attending <br/>
<a id="pl.466.34"></a><var>466.34</var>health care professional, and the enrollee as expeditiously as the enrollee's medical <br/>
<a id="pl.466.35"></a><var>466.35</var>condition requires, but no later than 36 hours from the initial request, provided that all the <br/>
<a id="pl.467.1"></a><var>467.1</var>information reasonably necessary to make a determination has been made available to the <br/>
<a id="pl.467.2"></a><var>467.2</var>utilization review organization. For state public health care programs administered under <br/>
<a id="pl.467.3"></a><var>467.3</var>section 256B.69 and chapter 256L, notification must be provided to the hospital, attending <br/>
<a id="pl.467.4"></a><var>467.4</var>health care provider, or the enrollee as expeditiously as the enrollee's condition requires, <br/>
<a id="pl.467.5"></a><var>467.5</var>but no later than 36 hours from the initial request, provided that all the information <br/>
<a id="pl.467.6"></a><var>467.6</var>reasonably necessary to make a determination has been made available to the utilization <br/>
<a id="pl.467.7"></a><var>467.7</var>review organization. When an expedited initial determination is made not to certify, the <br/>
<a id="pl.467.8"></a><var>467.8</var>utilization review organization must also notify the enrollee and the attending health care <br/>
<a id="pl.467.9"></a><var>467.9</var>professional of the right to submit an appeal to the expedited internal appeal as described <br/>
<a id="pl.467.10"></a><var>467.10</var>in section 62M.06, and the procedure for initiating an internal expedited appeal.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.16.0"></a><a id="pl.467.11"></a><var>467.11</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.467.12"></a><var>467.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Expedited appeal.</b> (a) When an initial determination not to certify a <br/>
<a id="pl.467.13"></a><var>467.13</var>health care service is made prior to or during an ongoing service requiring review <br/>
<a id="pl.467.14"></a><var>467.14</var>and the attending health care professional believes that the determination warrants an <br/>
<a id="pl.467.15"></a><var>467.15</var>expedited appeal, the utilization review organization must ensure that the enrollee and the <br/>
<a id="pl.467.16"></a><var>467.16</var>attending health care professional have an opportunity to appeal the determination over <br/>
<a id="pl.467.17"></a><var>467.17</var>the telephone on an expedited basis. In such an appeal, the utilization review organization <br/>
<a id="pl.467.18"></a><var>467.18</var>must ensure reasonable access to its consulting physician or health care provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.467.19"></a><var>467.19</var>(b) The utilization review organization shall notify the enrollee and attending <br/>
<a id="pl.467.20"></a><var>467.20</var>health care professional by telephone of its determination, except for determinations <br/>
<a id="pl.467.21"></a><var>467.21</var>related to prescription drugs, on the expedited appeal as expeditiously as the enrollee's <br/>
<a id="pl.467.22"></a><var>467.22</var>medical condition requires, but no later than 72 hours after receiving the expedited appeal. <br/>
<a id="pl.467.23"></a><var>467.23</var>The utilization review organization shall notify the enrollee and attending health care <br/>
<a id="pl.467.24"></a><var>467.24</var>professional by telephone of its determination on the expedited appeal of a prescription <br/>
<a id="pl.467.25"></a><var>467.25</var>drug request as expeditiously as the enrollee's medical condition requires, but no later than <br/>
<a id="pl.467.26"></a><var>467.26</var>36 hours after receiving the expedited appeal.<br/>
<a id="pl.467.27"></a><var>467.27</var>(c) If the determination not to certify is not reversed through the expedited appeal, <br/>
<a id="pl.467.28"></a><var>467.28</var>the utilization review organization must include in its notification the right to submit the <br/>
<a id="pl.467.29"></a><var>467.29</var>appeal to the external appeal process described in section 
         <statute_ref>62Q.73</statute_ref> and the procedure for <br/>
<a id="pl.467.30"></a><var>467.30</var>initiating the process. This information must be provided in writing to the enrollee and <br/>
<a id="pl.467.31"></a><var>467.31</var>the attending health care professional as soon as practical.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.17.0"></a><a id="pl.467.32"></a><var>467.32</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.467.33"></a><var>467.33</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Standard appeal.</b> The utilization review organization must establish <br/>
<a id="pl.467.34"></a><var>467.34</var>procedures for appeals to be made either in writing or by telephone.<br/>
<a id="pl.468.1"></a><var>468.1</var>(a) A utilization review organization shall notify in writing the enrollee, attending <br/>
<a id="pl.468.2"></a><var>468.2</var>health care professional, and claims administrator of its determination on the appeal, <br/>
<a id="pl.468.3"></a><var>468.3</var>except for determinations related to prescription drugs, within 30 days upon receipt of the <br/>
<a id="pl.468.4"></a><var>468.4</var>notice of appeal. If the utilization review organization cannot make a determination within <br/>
<a id="pl.468.5"></a><var>468.5</var>30 days due to circumstances outside the control of the utilization review organization, the <br/>
<a id="pl.468.6"></a><var>468.6</var>utilization review organization may take up to 14 additional days to notify the enrollee, <br/>
<a id="pl.468.7"></a><var>468.7</var>attending health care professional, and claims administrator of its determination. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.468.8"></a><var>468.8</var>utilization review organization takes any additional days beyond the initial 30-day period <br/>
<a id="pl.468.9"></a><var>468.9</var>to make its determination, it must inform the enrollee, attending health care professional, <br/>
<a id="pl.468.10"></a><var>468.10</var>and claims administrator, in advance, of the extension and the reasons for the extension.<br/>
<a id="pl.468.11"></a><var>468.11</var>(b) A utilization review organization shall notify in writing the enrollee, attending <br/>
<a id="pl.468.12"></a><var>468.12</var>health care professional, and claims administrator of its determination on the appeal on a <br/>
<a id="pl.468.13"></a><var>468.13</var>prescription drug within 15 days upon receipt of the notice of appeal. If the utilization <br/>
<a id="pl.468.14"></a><var>468.14</var>review organization cannot make a determination on a prescription drug within 15 days <br/>
<a id="pl.468.15"></a><var>468.15</var>due to circumstances outside the control of the utilization review organization, the <br/>
<a id="pl.468.16"></a><var>468.16</var>utilization review organization may take up to ten additional days to notify the enrollee, <br/>
<a id="pl.468.17"></a><var>468.17</var>attending health care professional, and claims administrator of its determination. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.468.18"></a><var>468.18</var>utilization review organization takes any additional days beyond the initial 15-day period <br/>
<a id="pl.468.19"></a><var>468.19</var>to make its determination, it must inform the enrollee, attending health care professional, <br/>
<a id="pl.468.20"></a><var>468.20</var>and claims administrator, in advance, of the extension and the reasons for the extension.<br/>
<a id="pl.468.21"></a><var>468.21</var>(b) (c) The documentation required by the utilization review organization may <br/>
<a id="pl.468.22"></a><var>468.22</var>include copies of part or all of the medical record and a written statement from the <br/>
<a id="pl.468.23"></a><var>468.23</var>attending health care professional.<br/>
<a id="pl.468.24"></a><var>468.24</var>(c) (d) Prior to upholding the initial determination not to certify for clinical reasons, <br/>
<a id="pl.468.25"></a><var>468.25</var>the utilization review organization shall conduct a review of the documentation by a <br/>
<a id="pl.468.26"></a><var>468.26</var>physician who did not make the initial determination not to certify.<br/>
<a id="pl.468.27"></a><var>468.27</var>(d) (e) The process established by a utilization review organization may include <br/>
<a id="pl.468.28"></a><var>468.28</var>defining a period within which an appeal must be filed to be considered. The time period <br/>
<a id="pl.468.29"></a><var>468.29</var>must be communicated to the enrollee and attending health care professional when the <br/>
<a id="pl.468.30"></a><var>468.30</var>initial determination is made.<br/>
<a id="pl.468.31"></a><var>468.31</var>(e) (f) An attending health care professional or enrollee who has been unsuccessful <br/>
<a id="pl.468.32"></a><var>468.32</var>in an attempt to reverse a determination not to certify shall, consistent with section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.468.33"></a><var>468.33</var>72A.285
         </statute_ref>, be provided the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.468.34"></a><var>468.34</var>(1) a complete summary of the review findings;<br/>
<a id="pl.468.35"></a><var>468.35</var>(2) qualifications of the reviewers, including any license, certification, or specialty <br/>
<a id="pl.468.36"></a><var>468.36</var>designation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.469.1"></a><var>469.1</var>(3) the relationship between the enrollee's diagnosis and the review criteria used as <br/>
<a id="pl.469.2"></a><var>469.2</var>the basis for the decision, including the specific rationale for the reviewer's decision.<br/>
<a id="pl.469.3"></a><var>469.3</var>(f) (g) In cases of appeal to reverse a determination not to certify for clinical reasons, <br/>
<a id="pl.469.4"></a><var>469.4</var>the utilization review organization must ensure that a physician of the utilization review <br/>
<a id="pl.469.5"></a><var>469.5</var>organization's choice in the same or a similar specialty as typically manages the medical <br/>
<a id="pl.469.6"></a><var>469.6</var>condition, procedure, or treatment under discussion is reasonably available to review <br/>
<a id="pl.469.7"></a><var>469.7</var>the case.<br/>
<a id="pl.469.8"></a><var>469.8</var>(g) (h) If the initial determination is not reversed on appeal, the utilization review <br/>
<a id="pl.469.9"></a><var>469.9</var>organization must include in its notification the right to submit the appeal to the external <br/>
<a id="pl.469.10"></a><var>469.10</var>review process described in section 
         <statute_ref>62Q.73</statute_ref> and the procedure for initiating the external <br/>
<a id="pl.469.11"></a><var>469.11</var>process.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.18.0"></a><a id="pl.469.12"></a><var>469.12</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.07, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.469.13"></a><var>469.13</var><b>62M.07 PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.469.14"></a><var>469.14</var>(a) Utilization review organizations conducting prior authorization of services must <br/>
<a id="pl.469.15"></a><var>469.15</var>have written standards that meet at a minimum the following requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.469.16"></a><var>469.16</var>(1) written procedures and criteria used to determine whether care is appropriate, <br/>
<a id="pl.469.17"></a><var>469.17</var>reasonable, or medically necessary;<br/>
<a id="pl.469.18"></a><var>469.18</var>(2) a system for providing prompt notification of its determinations to enrollees <br/>
<a id="pl.469.19"></a><var>469.19</var>and providers and for notifying the provider, enrollee, or enrollee's designee of appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.469.20"></a><var>469.20</var>procedures under clause (4);<br/>
<a id="pl.469.21"></a><var>469.21</var>(3) compliance with section 
         <statute_ref>62M.05</statute_ref>, subdivisions 3a and 3b, regarding time frames <br/>
<a id="pl.469.22"></a><var>469.22</var>for approving and disapproving prior authorization requests;<br/>
<a id="pl.469.23"></a><var>469.23</var>(4) written procedures for appeals of denials of prior authorization which specify the <br/>
<a id="pl.469.24"></a><var>469.24</var>responsibilities of the enrollee and provider, and which meet the requirements of sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.469.25"></a><var>469.25</var>62M.06
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>72A.285</statute_ref>, regarding release of summary review findings; and<br/>
<a id="pl.469.26"></a><var>469.26</var>(5) procedures to ensure confidentiality of patient-specific information, consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.469.27"></a><var>469.27</var>with applicable law.<br/>
<a id="pl.469.28"></a><var>469.28</var>(b) No utilization review organization, health plan company, or claims administrator <br/>
<a id="pl.469.29"></a><var>469.29</var>may conduct or require prior authorization of emergency confinement or emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.469.30"></a><var>469.30</var>treatment. The enrollee or the enrollee's authorized representative may be required to <br/>
<a id="pl.469.31"></a><var>469.31</var>notify the health plan company, claims administrator, or utilization review organization <br/>
<a id="pl.469.32"></a><var>469.32</var>as soon after the beginning of the emergency confinement or emergency treatment as <br/>
<a id="pl.469.33"></a><var>469.33</var>reasonably possible.<br/>
<a id="pl.469.34"></a><var>469.34</var>(c) If prior authorization for a health care service is required, the utilization review <br/>
<a id="pl.469.35"></a><var>469.35</var>organization, health plan company, or claim administrator must allow providers to submit <br/>
<a id="pl.470.1"></a><var>470.1</var>requests for prior authorization of the health care services without unreasonable delay <br/>
<a id="pl.470.2"></a><var>470.2</var>by telephone, facsimile, or voice mail or through an electronic mechanism 24 hours a <br/>
<a id="pl.470.3"></a><var>470.3</var>day, seven days a week. This paragraph does not apply to dental service covered under <br/>
<a id="pl.470.4"></a><var>470.4</var>MinnesotaCare, general assistance medical care, or medical assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.470.5"></a><var>470.5</var>(d) Any authorization for a prescription drug must remain valid for the duration of <br/>
<a id="pl.470.6"></a><var>470.6</var>an enrollee's contract term, or for the benefits offered under section 256B.69 or chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.470.7"></a><var>470.7</var>256L, for the duration of the enrollee's enrollment or one year, whichever is shorter, <br/>
<a id="pl.470.8"></a><var>470.8</var>provided: the drug continues to be prescribed for a patient with a condition that requires <br/>
<a id="pl.470.9"></a><var>470.9</var>ongoing medication therapy; the drug has not otherwise been deemed unsafe by the Food <br/>
<a id="pl.470.10"></a><var>470.10</var>and Drug Administration; the drug has not been withdrawn by the manufacturer or the <br/>
<a id="pl.470.11"></a><var>470.11</var>Food and Drug Administration; there is no evidence of the enrollee's abuse or misuse <br/>
<a id="pl.470.12"></a><var>470.12</var>of the prescription drug; or no independent source of research, clinical guidelines, or <br/>
<a id="pl.470.13"></a><var>470.13</var>evidence-based standards has issued drug-specific warnings or recommended changes <br/>
<a id="pl.470.14"></a><var>470.14</var>in drug usage. This paragraph does not apply to individuals assigned to the restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.470.15"></a><var>470.15</var>recipient program under Minnesota Rules, parts 9505.2160 to 9505.2245.<br/>
<a id="pl.470.16"></a><var>470.16</var>(e) No utilization review organization, health plan company, or claims administrator <br/>
<a id="pl.470.17"></a><var>470.17</var>may impose step therapy requirements for the following drug classes:<br/>
<a id="pl.470.18"></a><var>470.18</var>(1) immunosuppressants;<br/>
<a id="pl.470.19"></a><var>470.19</var>(2) antidepressants;<br/>
<a id="pl.470.20"></a><var>470.20</var>(3) antipsychotics;<br/>
<a id="pl.470.21"></a><var>470.21</var>(4) anticonvulsants;<br/>
<a id="pl.470.22"></a><var>470.22</var>(5) antiretrovirals; or<br/>
<a id="pl.470.23"></a><var>470.23</var>(6) antineoplastics.<br/>
<a id="pl.470.24"></a><var>470.24</var>(f) No utilization review organization, health plan company, or claims administrator <br/>
<a id="pl.470.25"></a><var>470.25</var>may impose step therapy requirements for enrollees currently taking a prescription drug <br/>
<a id="pl.470.26"></a><var>470.26</var>for which the patient satisfied a previous step therapy requirement, as substantiated from <br/>
<a id="pl.470.27"></a><var>470.27</var>available claims data or provider documentation. This provision does not apply to a <br/>
<a id="pl.470.28"></a><var>470.28</var>patient who has initiated treatment for a condition with samples provided by a prescriber <br/>
<a id="pl.470.29"></a><var>470.29</var>and provided that any step therapy requirements subsequently applied are consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.470.30"></a><var>470.30</var>with evidence-based prescribing practices.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.19.0"></a><a id="pl.470.31"></a><var>470.31</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.470.32"></a><var>470.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Physician reviewer involvement.</b> (a) A physician must review all cases <br/>
<a id="pl.470.33"></a><var>470.33</var>in which the utilization review organization has concluded that a determination not to <br/>
<a id="pl.470.34"></a><var>470.34</var>certify for clinical reasons is appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.471.1"></a><var>471.1</var>(b) The physician conducting the review must be licensed in this state. This <br/>
<a id="pl.471.2"></a><var>471.2</var>paragraph does not apply to reviews conducted in connection with policies issued by a <br/>
<a id="pl.471.3"></a><var>471.3</var>health plan company that is assessed less than three percent of the total amount assessed <br/>
<a id="pl.471.4"></a><var>471.4</var>by the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association.<br/>
<a id="pl.471.5"></a><var>471.5</var>(c) The physician should be reasonably available by telephone to discuss the <br/>
<a id="pl.471.6"></a><var>471.6</var>determination with the attending health care professional.<br/>
<a id="pl.471.7"></a><var>471.7</var>(d) This subdivision does not apply to outpatient mental health or substance abuse <br/>
<a id="pl.471.8"></a><var>471.8</var>services governed by subdivision 3a.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.20.0"></a><a id="pl.471.9"></a><var>471.9</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.471.10"></a><var>471.10</var><b>62M.11 COMPLAINTS TO COMMERCE OR HEALTH.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.471.11"></a><var>471.11</var>Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>62M.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>62M.16</statute_ref>, an enrollee or <br/>
<a id="pl.471.12"></a><var>471.12</var>provider may file a complaint regarding compliance with the requirements of this chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.471.13"></a><var>471.13</var>or regarding a determination not to certify directly to the commissioner responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.471.14"></a><var>471.14</var>regulating the utilization review organization.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.21.0"></a><a id="pl.471.15"></a><var>471.15</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62Q.81, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.471.16"></a><var>471.16</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Essential health benefits; definition.</b> For purposes of this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.471.17"></a><var>471.17</var>"essential health benefits" has the meaning given under section 1302(b) of the Affordable <br/>
<a id="pl.471.18"></a><var>471.18</var>Care Act and includes:<br/>
<a id="pl.471.19"></a><var>471.19</var>    (1) ambulatory patient services;<br/>
<a id="pl.471.20"></a><var>471.20</var>    (2) emergency services;<br/>
<a id="pl.471.21"></a><var>471.21</var>    (3) hospitalization;<br/>
<a id="pl.471.22"></a><var>471.22</var>    (4) laboratory services;<br/>
<a id="pl.471.23"></a><var>471.23</var>    (5) maternity and newborn care;<br/>
<a id="pl.471.24"></a><var>471.24</var>    (6) mental health and substance use disorder services, including behavioral health <br/>
<a id="pl.471.25"></a><var>471.25</var>treatment;<br/>
<a id="pl.471.26"></a><var>471.26</var>    (7) pediatric services, including oral and vision care;<br/>
<a id="pl.471.27"></a><var>471.27</var>    (8) prescription drugs;<br/>
<a id="pl.471.28"></a><var>471.28</var>    (9) preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management;<br/>
<a id="pl.471.29"></a><var>471.29</var>    (10) rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices, including services for <br/>
<a id="pl.471.30"></a><var>471.30</var>autism spectrum disorder treatment specified pursuant to section 62A.3094; and<br/>
<a id="pl.471.31"></a><var>471.31</var>    (11) additional essential health benefits included in the EHB-benchmark plan, as <br/>
<a id="pl.471.32"></a><var>471.32</var>defined under the Affordable Care Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.472.1"></a><var>472.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective upon a formal determination from <br/>
<a id="pl.472.2"></a><var>472.2</var>the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services that the inclusion of the autism spectrum <br/>
<a id="pl.472.3"></a><var>472.3</var>disorder treatment services under Minnesota Statutes, section 62Q.81, subdivision 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.472.4"></a><var>472.4</var>clause (10), as a rehabilitative and habilitative service is not a new state mandate and the <br/>
<a id="pl.472.5"></a><var>472.5</var>state is not required to cover the cost for the services described under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.472.6"></a><var>472.6</var>section 62A.3094. Upon a formal determination, this section is effective for health plans <br/>
<a id="pl.472.7"></a><var>472.7</var>issued or renewed on or after January 1 of the next coverage year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.22.0"></a><a id="pl.472.8"></a><var>472.8</var>    Sec. 22. <b>[62Q.83] PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT TRANSPARENCY AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.472.9"></a><var>472.9</var><b>MANAGEMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.472.10"></a><var>472.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.472.11"></a><var>472.11</var>have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.472.12"></a><var>472.12</var>(b) "Drug" has the meaning given in section 151.01, subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.472.13"></a><var>472.13</var>(c) "Enrollee contract year" means the 12-month term during which benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.472.14"></a><var>472.14</var>associated with health plan company products are in effect. For managed care plans <br/>
<a id="pl.472.15"></a><var>472.15</var>and county-based purchasing plans under section 256B.69 and chapter 256L, it means a <br/>
<a id="pl.472.16"></a><var>472.16</var>calendar year beginning January through December.<br/>
<a id="pl.472.17"></a><var>472.17</var>(d) "Formulary" means a list of prescription drugs that have been developed by <br/>
<a id="pl.472.18"></a><var>472.18</var>clinical and pharmacy experts and represents the health plan company's medically <br/>
<a id="pl.472.19"></a><var>472.19</var>appropriate and cost-effective prescription drugs approved for use.<br/>
<a id="pl.472.20"></a><var>472.20</var>(e) "Health plan company" has the meaning given in section 62Q.01, subdivision 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.472.21"></a><var>472.21</var>and includes an entity that performs pharmacy benefits management for the health plan <br/>
<a id="pl.472.22"></a><var>472.22</var>company. For purposes of this definition, "pharmacy benefits management" means the <br/>
<a id="pl.472.23"></a><var>472.23</var>administration or management of prescription drug benefits provided by the health plan <br/>
<a id="pl.472.24"></a><var>472.24</var>company for the benefit of its enrollees and may include, but is not limited to, procurement <br/>
<a id="pl.472.25"></a><var>472.25</var>of prescription drugs, clinical formulary development and management services, claims <br/>
<a id="pl.472.26"></a><var>472.26</var>processing, and rebate contracting and administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.472.27"></a><var>472.27</var>(f) "Prescription" has the meaning given in section 151.01, subdivision 16a.<br/>
<a id="pl.472.28"></a><var>472.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Prescription drug benefit disclosure.</b> (a) A health plan company that <br/>
<a id="pl.472.29"></a><var>472.29</var>provides prescription drug benefit coverage and uses a formulary must make its formulary <br/>
<a id="pl.472.30"></a><var>472.30</var>and related benefit information available by electronic means and, upon request, in <br/>
<a id="pl.472.31"></a><var>472.31</var>writing, at least 30 days prior to annual renewal dates.<br/>
<a id="pl.472.32"></a><var>472.32</var>(b) Formularies must be organized and disclosed consistent with the most recent <br/>
<a id="pl.472.33"></a><var>472.33</var>version of the United States Pharmacopeia's (USP) Model Guidelines.<br/>
<a id="pl.472.34"></a><var>472.34</var>(c) For each item or category of items on the formulary, the specific enrollee benefit <br/>
<a id="pl.472.35"></a><var>472.35</var>terms must be identified, including enrollee cost-sharing and expected out-of-pocket costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.473.1"></a><var>473.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Formulary changes.</b> (a) Once a formulary has been established, a health <br/>
<a id="pl.473.2"></a><var>473.2</var>plan company may, at any time during the enrollee's contract year:<br/>
<a id="pl.473.3"></a><var>473.3</var>(1) expand its formulary by adding drugs to the formulary;<br/>
<a id="pl.473.4"></a><var>473.4</var>(2) reduce co-payments or coinsurance; or<br/>
<a id="pl.473.5"></a><var>473.5</var>(3) move a drug to a benefit category that reduces an enrollee's cost.<br/>
<a id="pl.473.6"></a><var>473.6</var>(b) A health plan company may remove a brand name drug from its formulary <br/>
<a id="pl.473.7"></a><var>473.7</var>or place a brand name drug in a benefit category that increases an enrollee's cost only <br/>
<a id="pl.473.8"></a><var>473.8</var>upon the addition to the formulary of a generic or multisource brand name drug rated as <br/>
<a id="pl.473.9"></a><var>473.9</var>therapeutically equivalent according to the FDA Orange Book or a biologic drug rated as <br/>
<a id="pl.473.10"></a><var>473.10</var>interchangeable according to the FDA Purple Book, at a lower cost to the enrollee, and <br/>
<a id="pl.473.11"></a><var>473.11</var>upon at least a 60-day notice to prescribers, pharmacists, and affected enrollees.<br/>
<a id="pl.473.12"></a><var>473.12</var>(c) A health plan company may change utilization review requirements or move <br/>
<a id="pl.473.13"></a><var>473.13</var>drugs to a benefit category that increases an enrollee's cost during the enrollee's contract <br/>
<a id="pl.473.14"></a><var>473.14</var>year upon at least a 60-day notice to prescribers, pharmacists, and affected enrollees, <br/>
<a id="pl.473.15"></a><var>473.15</var>provided that these changes do not apply to enrollees who are currently taking the drugs <br/>
<a id="pl.473.16"></a><var>473.16</var>affected by these changes for the duration of the enrollee's contract year.<br/>
<a id="pl.473.17"></a><var>473.17</var>(d) A health plan company may remove any drugs from its formulary that have <br/>
<a id="pl.473.18"></a><var>473.18</var>been deemed unsafe by the Food and Drug Administration, that have been withdrawn <br/>
<a id="pl.473.19"></a><var>473.19</var>by either the Food and Drug Administration or the product manufacturer, or where an <br/>
<a id="pl.473.20"></a><var>473.20</var>independent source of research, clinical guidelines, or evidence-based standards has issued <br/>
<a id="pl.473.21"></a><var>473.21</var>drug-specific warnings or recommended changes in drug usage.<br/>
<a id="pl.473.22"></a><var>473.22</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Transition process.</b> (a) A health plan company must establish and <br/>
<a id="pl.473.23"></a><var>473.23</var>maintain a transition process to prevent gaps in prescription drug coverage for both <br/>
<a id="pl.473.24"></a><var>473.24</var>new and continuing enrollees with ongoing prescription drug needs who are affected <br/>
<a id="pl.473.25"></a><var>473.25</var>by changes in formulary drug availability.<br/>
<a id="pl.473.26"></a><var>473.26</var>(b) The transition process must provide coverage for at least 60 days.<br/>
<a id="pl.473.27"></a><var>473.27</var>(c) Any enrollee cost-sharing applied must be based on the defined prescription drug <br/>
<a id="pl.473.28"></a><var>473.28</var>benefit terms and must be consistent with any cost-sharing that the health plan company <br/>
<a id="pl.473.29"></a><var>473.29</var>would charge for nonformulary drugs approved under a medication exceptions process.<br/>
<a id="pl.473.30"></a><var>473.30</var>(d) A health plan company must ensure that written notice is provided to each <br/>
<a id="pl.473.31"></a><var>473.31</var>affected enrollee and prescriber within three business days after adjudication of the <br/>
<a id="pl.473.32"></a><var>473.32</var>transition coverage.<br/>
<a id="pl.473.33"></a><var>473.33</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Medication exceptions process.</b> (a) Each health plan company must <br/>
<a id="pl.473.34"></a><var>473.34</var>establish and maintain a medication exceptions process that allows enrollees, providers, <br/>
<a id="pl.473.35"></a><var>473.35</var>or an enrollee's authorized representative to request and obtain coverage approval in <br/>
<a id="pl.473.36"></a><var>473.36</var>the following situations:<br/>
<a id="pl.474.1"></a><var>474.1</var>(1) there is no acceptable clinical alternative listed on the formulary to treat the <br/>
<a id="pl.474.2"></a><var>474.2</var>enrollee's disease or medical condition;<br/>
<a id="pl.474.3"></a><var>474.3</var>(2) the prescription listed on the formulary has been ineffective in the treatment of <br/>
<a id="pl.474.4"></a><var>474.4</var>an enrollee's disease or medical condition or, based on clinical and scientific evidence and <br/>
<a id="pl.474.5"></a><var>474.5</var>the relevant physical or mental characteristics of the enrollee, is likely to be ineffective or <br/>
<a id="pl.474.6"></a><var>474.6</var>adversely affect the drug's effectiveness or the enrollee's medication compliance; or<br/>
<a id="pl.474.7"></a><var>474.7</var>(3) the number of doses that are available under a dose restriction has been <br/>
<a id="pl.474.8"></a><var>474.8</var>ineffective in the treatment of the enrollee's disease or medical condition or, based on <br/>
<a id="pl.474.9"></a><var>474.9</var>clinical and scientific evidence and the relevant physical or mental characteristics of <br/>
<a id="pl.474.10"></a><var>474.10</var>the enrollee, is likely to be ineffective or adversely affect the drug's effectiveness or the <br/>
<a id="pl.474.11"></a><var>474.11</var>enrollee's medication compliance.<br/>
<a id="pl.474.12"></a><var>474.12</var>(b) An approved medication exceptions request must remain valid for the duration of <br/>
<a id="pl.474.13"></a><var>474.13</var>an enrollee's contract term, provided the medication continues to be prescribed for the <br/>
<a id="pl.474.14"></a><var>474.14</var>same condition, and provided the medication has not otherwise been withdrawn by the <br/>
<a id="pl.474.15"></a><var>474.15</var>manufacturer or the Food and Drug Administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.474.16"></a><var>474.16</var>(c) The medication exceptions process must comply with the requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.474.17"></a><var>474.17</var>chapter 62M.<br/>
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<a id="bill.25.23.0"></a><a id="pl.474.18"></a><var>474.18</var>    Sec. 23. <b>[62V.041] GOVERNANCE OF THE SHARED ELIGIBILITY SYSTEM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.474.19"></a><var>474.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definition; shared eligibility system.</b> "Shared eligibility system" <br/>
<a id="pl.474.20"></a><var>474.20</var>means the system that supports eligibility determinations using a modified adjusted gross <br/>
<a id="pl.474.21"></a><var>474.21</var>income methodology for medical assistance under section 256B.056, subdivision 1a, <br/>
<a id="pl.474.22"></a><var>474.22</var>paragraph (b), clause (1); MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L; and qualified health plan <br/>
<a id="pl.474.23"></a><var>474.23</var>enrollment under section 62V.05, subdivision 5, paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.474.24"></a><var>474.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Executive steering committee.</b> The shared eligibility system shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.474.25"></a><var>474.25</var>governed and administered by a seven-member executive steering committee. The steering <br/>
<a id="pl.474.26"></a><var>474.26</var>committee shall consist of two members appointed by the commissioner of human services, <br/>
<a id="pl.474.27"></a><var>474.27</var>two members appointed by the board, two members appointed by the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.474.28"></a><var>474.28</var>MN.IT, and one county representative appointed by the commissioner of human services. <br/>
<a id="pl.474.29"></a><var>474.29</var>The commissioner of human services shall designate one of the members appointed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.474.30"></a><var>474.30</var>commissioner of human services to serve as chair of the steering committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.474.31"></a><var>474.31</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> (a) The steering committee shall establish an overall governance <br/>
<a id="pl.474.32"></a><var>474.32</var>structure for the shared eligibility system, and shall be responsible for the overall <br/>
<a id="pl.474.33"></a><var>474.33</var>governance of the system, including setting goals and priorities, allocating the system's <br/>
<a id="pl.474.34"></a><var>474.34</var>resources, and making major system decisions. <br/>
<a id="pl.475.1"></a><var>475.1</var>(b) The steering committee shall adopt bylaws, policies, and interagency agreements <br/>
<a id="pl.475.2"></a><var>475.2</var>necessary to administer the shared eligibility system.<br/>
<a id="pl.475.3"></a><var>475.3</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Decision making.</b> The steering committee, to the extent feasible, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.475.4"></a><var>475.4</var>operate under a consensus model. The steering committee shall make decisions that give <br/>
<a id="pl.475.5"></a><var>475.5</var>particular attention to parts of the system with the largest enrollments and the greatest risks.<br/>
<a id="pl.475.6"></a><var>475.6</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Administrative structure.</b> MN.IT services shall be responsible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.475.7"></a><var>475.7</var>design, build, maintenance, operation, and upgrade of the information technology for the <br/>
<a id="pl.475.8"></a><var>475.8</var>shared eligibility system. MN.IT services shall carry out its responsibilities under the <br/>
<a id="pl.475.9"></a><var>475.9</var>governance of the executive steering committee and this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.475.10"></a><var>475.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.24.0"></a><a id="pl.475.11"></a><var>475.11</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.475.12"></a><var>475.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Operations funding.</b> (a) Prior to January 1, 2015, MNsure shall retain or <br/>
<a id="pl.475.13"></a><var>475.13</var>collect up to 1.5 percent of total premiums for individual and small group market health <br/>
<a id="pl.475.14"></a><var>475.14</var>plans and dental plans sold through MNsure to fund the cash reserves of MNsure, but <br/>
<a id="pl.475.15"></a><var>475.15</var>the amount collected shall not exceed a dollar amount equal to 25 percent of the funds <br/>
<a id="pl.475.16"></a><var>475.16</var>collected under section 
         <statute_ref>62E.11, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, for calendar year 2012.<br/>
<a id="pl.475.17"></a><var>475.17</var>(b) Beginning January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, MNsure shall retain <br/>
<a id="pl.475.18"></a><var>475.18</var>or collect up to 3.5 percent of total premiums for individual and small group market <br/>
<a id="pl.475.19"></a><var>475.19</var>health plans and dental plans sold through MNsure to fund the operations of MNsure, but <br/>
<a id="pl.475.20"></a><var>475.20</var>the amount collected shall not exceed a dollar amount equal to 50 percent of the funds <br/>
<a id="pl.475.21"></a><var>475.21</var>collected under section 
         <statute_ref>62E.11, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, for calendar year 2012.<br/>
<a id="pl.475.22"></a><var>475.22</var>(c) Beginning January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2017, MNsure shall retain or <br/>
<a id="pl.475.23"></a><var>475.23</var>collect up to 3.5 percent of total premiums for individual and small group market health <br/>
<a id="pl.475.24"></a><var>475.24</var>plans and dental plans sold through MNsure to fund the operations of MNsure, but the <br/>
<a id="pl.475.25"></a><var>475.25</var>amount collected may never exceed a dollar amount greater than 100 percent of the funds <br/>
<a id="pl.475.26"></a><var>475.26</var>collected under section 
         <statute_ref>62E.11, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, for calendar year 2012.<br/>
<a id="pl.475.27"></a><var>475.27</var>(d) Beginning January 1, 2018, MNsure shall retain or collect up to 1.5 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.475.28"></a><var>475.28</var>total premiums for individual health plans and dental plans sold to Minnesota residents <br/>
<a id="pl.475.29"></a><var>475.29</var>through MNsure and outside of MNsure to fund the operations of MNsure. The amount <br/>
<a id="pl.475.30"></a><var>475.30</var>collected shall not exceed a dollar amount greater than 100 percent of the funds collected <br/>
<a id="pl.475.31"></a><var>475.31</var>under section 62E.11, subdivision 6, for calendar year 2012.<br/>
<a id="pl.475.32"></a><var>475.32</var>(d) (e) For fiscal years 2014 and 2015, the commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.475.33"></a><var>475.33</var>budget is authorized to provide cash flow assistance of up to $20,000,000 from the <br/>
<a id="pl.475.34"></a><var>475.34</var>special revenue fund or the statutory general fund under section 
         <statute_ref>16A.671, subdivision </statute_ref>3, <br/>
<a id="pl.476.1"></a><var>476.1</var>paragraph (a), to MNsure. Any funds provided under this paragraph shall be repaid, <br/>
<a id="pl.476.2"></a><var>476.2</var>with interest, by June 30, 2015.<br/>
<a id="pl.476.3"></a><var>476.3</var>(e) (f) Funding for the operations of MNsure shall cover any compensation provided <br/>
<a id="pl.476.4"></a><var>476.4</var>to navigators participating in the navigator program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.25.0"></a><a id="pl.476.5"></a><var>476.5</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.476.6"></a><var>476.6</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.476.7"></a><var>476.7</var>    Subd. 41. <b>Plan and timetable for processing qualifying life events and changes </b><br/>
<a id="pl.476.8"></a><var>476.8</var><b>in circumstances.</b> The commissioner and the board of MNsure shall jointly develop <br/>
<a id="pl.476.9"></a><var>476.9</var>a plan and timetable for implementation to ensure qualifying life events and changes <br/>
<a id="pl.476.10"></a><var>476.10</var>in circumstances, reported by persons enrolled through the MNsure system in a public <br/>
<a id="pl.476.11"></a><var>476.11</var>health care program or a qualified health plan, are processed within 30 days of receiving a <br/>
<a id="pl.476.12"></a><var>476.12</var>report of a qualifying life event or change in circumstances. The plan and timetable for <br/>
<a id="pl.476.13"></a><var>476.13</var>implementation must be developed no later than January 15, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.26.0"></a><a id="pl.476.14"></a><var>476.14</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.04, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.476.15"></a><var>476.15</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Competitive bidding.</b> (a) When determined to be effective, economical, <br/>
<a id="pl.476.16"></a><var>476.16</var>and feasible, the commissioner may utilize volume purchase through competitive bidding <br/>
<a id="pl.476.17"></a><var>476.17</var>and negotiation under the provisions of chapter 16C, to provide items under the medical <br/>
<a id="pl.476.18"></a><var>476.18</var>assistance program including but not limited to the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.476.19"></a><var>476.19</var>    (1) eyeglasses;<br/>
<a id="pl.476.20"></a><var>476.20</var>    (2) oxygen. The commissioner shall provide for oxygen needed in an emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.476.21"></a><var>476.21</var>situation on a short-term basis, until the vendor can obtain the necessary supply from <br/>
<a id="pl.476.22"></a><var>476.22</var>the contract dealer;<br/>
<a id="pl.476.23"></a><var>476.23</var>    (3) hearing aids and supplies; and<br/>
<a id="pl.476.24"></a><var>476.24</var>    (4) durable medical equipment, including but not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.476.25"></a><var>476.25</var>    (i) hospital beds;<br/>
<a id="pl.476.26"></a><var>476.26</var>    (ii) commodes;<br/>
<a id="pl.476.27"></a><var>476.27</var>    (iii) glide-about chairs;<br/>
<a id="pl.476.28"></a><var>476.28</var>    (iv) patient lift apparatus;<br/>
<a id="pl.476.29"></a><var>476.29</var>    (v) wheelchairs and accessories;<br/>
<a id="pl.476.30"></a><var>476.30</var>    (vi) oxygen administration equipment;<br/>
<a id="pl.476.31"></a><var>476.31</var>    (vii) respiratory therapy equipment;<br/>
<a id="pl.476.32"></a><var>476.32</var>    (viii) electronic diagnostic, therapeutic and life-support systems; and<br/>
<a id="pl.476.33"></a><var>476.33</var>    (ix) allergen-reducing products as described in section 256B.0625, subdivision 65, <br/>
<a id="pl.476.34"></a><var>476.34</var>paragraph (b), clause (3);<br/>
<a id="pl.477.1"></a><var>477.1</var>    (5) nonemergency medical transportation level of need determinations, disbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.477.2"></a><var>477.2</var>of public transportation passes and tokens, and volunteer and recipient mileage and <br/>
<a id="pl.477.3"></a><var>477.3</var>parking reimbursements; and<br/>
<a id="pl.477.4"></a><var>477.4</var>    (6) drugs.<br/>
<a id="pl.477.5"></a><var>477.5</var>    (b) Rate changes and recipient cost-sharing under this chapter and chapters 256D and <br/>
<a id="pl.477.6"></a><var>477.6</var>256L do not affect contract payments under this subdivision unless specifically identified.<br/>
<a id="pl.477.7"></a><var>477.7</var>    (c) The commissioner may not utilize volume purchase through competitive bidding <br/>
<a id="pl.477.8"></a><var>477.8</var>and negotiation for special transportation services under the provisions of chapter 16C.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.27.0"></a><a id="pl.477.9"></a><var>477.9</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.057, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.477.10"></a><var>477.10</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.477.11"></a><var>477.11</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Presumptive eligibility determinations made by federally qualified </b><br/>
<a id="pl.477.12"></a><var>477.12</var><b>health centers.</b> The commissioner shall establish a process to qualify federally qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.477.13"></a><var>477.13</var>health centers, as defined in section 145.9269, subdivision 1, that are participating <br/>
<a id="pl.477.14"></a><var>477.14</var>providers under the medical assistance program to determine presumptive eligibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.477.15"></a><var>477.15</var>medical assistance for an applicant who is a pregnant woman or child under the age of <br/>
<a id="pl.477.16"></a><var>477.16</var>two, and has a basis of eligibility using the modified adjusted gross income methodology <br/>
<a id="pl.477.17"></a><var>477.17</var>as defined in section 256B.056, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), clause (1).<br/>
<a id="pl.477.18"></a><var>477.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.28.0"></a><a id="pl.477.19"></a><var>477.19</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.059, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.477.20"></a><var>477.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section and sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.058</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.477.21"></a><var>477.21</var>and 
         <statute_ref>256B.0595</statute_ref>, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.477.22"></a><var>477.22</var>    (b) "Community spouse" means the spouse of an institutionalized spouse.<br/>
<a id="pl.477.23"></a><var>477.23</var>    (c) "Spousal share" means one-half of the total value of all assets, to the extent that <br/>
<a id="pl.477.24"></a><var>477.24</var>either the institutionalized spouse or the community spouse had an ownership interest at <br/>
<a id="pl.477.25"></a><var>477.25</var>the time of the first continuous period of institutionalization.<br/>
<a id="pl.477.26"></a><var>477.26</var>    (d) (c) "Assets otherwise available to the community spouse" means assets <br/>
<a id="pl.477.27"></a><var>477.27</var>individually or jointly owned by the community spouse, other than assets excluded by <br/>
<a id="pl.477.28"></a><var>477.28</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.477.29"></a><var>477.29</var>    (e) (d) "Community spouse asset allowance" is the value of assets that can be <br/>
<a id="pl.477.30"></a><var>477.30</var>transferred under subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.477.31"></a><var>477.31</var>    (f) (e) "Institutionalized spouse" means a person who is:<br/>
<a id="pl.477.32"></a><var>477.32</var>    (1) in a hospital, nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.477.33"></a><var>477.33</var>developmental disabilities, or receiving home and community-based services under <br/>
<a id="pl.478.1"></a><var>478.1</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915</statute_ref>, and is expected to remain in the facility or institution or receive the <br/>
<a id="pl.478.2"></a><var>478.2</var>home and community-based services for at least 30 consecutive days; and<br/>
<a id="pl.478.3"></a><var>478.3</var>    (2) married to a person who is not in a hospital, nursing facility, or intermediate <br/>
<a id="pl.478.4"></a><var>478.4</var>care facility for persons with developmental disabilities, and is not receiving home and <br/>
<a id="pl.478.5"></a><var>478.5</var>community-based services under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.478.6"></a><var>478.6</var>    (g) (f) "For the sole benefit of" means no other individual or entity can benefit in any <br/>
<a id="pl.478.7"></a><var>478.7</var>way from the assets or income at the time of a transfer or at any time in the future.<br/>
<a id="pl.478.8"></a><var>478.8</var>    (h) (g) "Continuous period of institutionalization" means a 30-consecutive-day <br/>
<a id="pl.478.9"></a><var>478.9</var>period of time in which a person is expected to stay in a medical or long-term care facility, <br/>
<a id="pl.478.10"></a><var>478.10</var>or receive home and community-based services that would qualify for coverage under <br/>
<a id="pl.478.11"></a><var>478.11</var>the elderly waiver (EW) or alternative care (AC) programs. For a stay in a facility, the <br/>
<a id="pl.478.12"></a><var>478.12</var>30-consecutive-day period begins on the date of entry into a medical or long-term care <br/>
<a id="pl.478.13"></a><var>478.13</var>facility. For receipt of home and community-based services, the 30-consecutive-day <br/>
<a id="pl.478.14"></a><var>478.14</var>period begins on the date that the following conditions are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.478.15"></a><var>478.15</var>    (1) the person is receiving services that meet the nursing facility level of care <br/>
<a id="pl.478.16"></a><var>478.16</var>determined by a long-term care consultation;<br/>
<a id="pl.478.17"></a><var>478.17</var>    (2) the person has received the long-term care consultation within the past 60 days;<br/>
<a id="pl.478.18"></a><var>478.18</var>    (3) the services are paid by the EW program under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915</statute_ref> or the AC <br/>
<a id="pl.478.19"></a><var>478.19</var>program under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0913</statute_ref> or would qualify for payment under the EW or AC <br/>
<a id="pl.478.20"></a><var>478.20</var>programs if the person were otherwise eligible for either program, and but for the receipt <br/>
<a id="pl.478.21"></a><var>478.21</var>of such services the person would have resided in a nursing facility; and<br/>
<a id="pl.478.22"></a><var>478.22</var>    (4) the services are provided by a licensed provider qualified to provide home and <br/>
<a id="pl.478.23"></a><var>478.23</var>community-based services.<br/>
<a id="pl.478.24"></a><var>478.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.29.0"></a><a id="pl.478.25"></a><var>478.25</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.059, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.478.26"></a><var>478.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Assessment of </b><b>spousal share</b><b> </b><b>marital assets</b><b>.</b> At the beginning of the <br/>
<a id="pl.478.27"></a><var>478.27</var>first continuous period of institutionalization of a person beginning on or after October <br/>
<a id="pl.478.28"></a><var>478.28</var>1, 1989, at the request of either the institutionalized spouse or the community spouse, or <br/>
<a id="pl.478.29"></a><var>478.29</var>Upon application for medical assistance benefits for an institutionalized spouse, the total <br/>
<a id="pl.478.30"></a><var>478.30</var>value of assets in which either the institutionalized spouse or the community spouse had <br/>
<a id="pl.478.31"></a><var>478.31</var>have an interest at the time of the first period of institutionalization of 30 days or more <br/>
<a id="pl.478.32"></a><var>478.32</var>shall be assessed and documented and the spousal share shall be assessed and documented <br/>
<a id="pl.478.33"></a><var>478.33</var>the community spouse asset allowance calculated as required in subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.478.34"></a><var>478.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.30.0"></a><a id="pl.479.1"></a><var>479.1</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.059, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.479.2"></a><var>479.2</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Community spouse asset allowance.</b> An institutionalized spouse may <br/>
<a id="pl.479.3"></a><var>479.3</var>transfer assets to the community spouse for the sole benefit of the community spouse. <br/>
<a id="pl.479.4"></a><var>479.4</var>Except for increased amounts allowable under subdivision 4, the maximum amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.479.5"></a><var>479.5</var>assets allowed to be transferred is the amount which, when added to the assets otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.479.6"></a><var>479.6</var>available to the community spouse, is as follows the greater of:<br/>
<a id="pl.479.7"></a><var>479.7</var>(1) prior to July 1, 1994, the greater of:<br/>
<a id="pl.479.8"></a><var>479.8</var>(i) $14,148;<br/>
<a id="pl.479.9"></a><var>479.9</var>(ii) the lesser of the spousal share or $70,740; or<br/>
<a id="pl.479.10"></a><var>479.10</var>(iii) the amount required by court order to be paid to the community spouse; and<br/>
<a id="pl.479.11"></a><var>479.11</var>(2) for persons whose date of initial determination of eligibility for medical <br/>
<a id="pl.479.12"></a><var>479.12</var>assistance following their first continuous period of institutionalization occurs on or after <br/>
<a id="pl.479.13"></a><var>479.13</var>July 1, 1994, the greater of:<br/>
<a id="pl.479.14"></a><var>479.14</var>(i) $20,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.479.15"></a><var>479.15</var>(ii) the lesser of the spousal share or $70,740; or<br/>
<a id="pl.479.16"></a><var>479.16</var>(iii) the amount required by court order to be paid to the community spouse.<br/>
<a id="pl.479.17"></a><var>479.17</var>(1) $119,220 subject to an annual adjustment on January 1, 2017, and every January <br/>
<a id="pl.479.18"></a><var>479.18</var>1 thereafter, equal to the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban <br/>
<a id="pl.479.19"></a><var>479.19</var>Consumers (all items; United States city average) between the two previous Septembers; or<br/>
<a id="pl.479.20"></a><var>479.20</var>(2) the amount required by court order to be paid to the community spouse.<br/>
<a id="pl.479.21"></a><var>479.21</var>If the assets available to the community spouse are already at the limit permissible <br/>
<a id="pl.479.22"></a><var>479.22</var>under this section, or the higher limit attributable to increases under subdivision 4, no assets <br/>
<a id="pl.479.23"></a><var>479.23</var>may be transferred from the institutionalized spouse to the community spouse. The transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.479.24"></a><var>479.24</var>must be made as soon as practicable after the date the institutionalized spouse is determined <br/>
<a id="pl.479.25"></a><var>479.25</var>eligible for medical assistance, or within the amount of time needed for any court order <br/>
<a id="pl.479.26"></a><var>479.26</var>required for the transfer. On January 1, 1994, and every January 1 thereafter, the limits in <br/>
<a id="pl.479.27"></a><var>479.27</var>this subdivision shall be adjusted by the same percentage change in the Consumer Price <br/>
<a id="pl.479.28"></a><var>479.28</var>Index for All Urban Consumers (all items; United States city average) between the two <br/>
<a id="pl.479.29"></a><var>479.29</var>previous Septembers. These adjustments shall also be applied to the limits in subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.479.30"></a><var>479.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.31.0"></a><a id="pl.479.31"></a><var>479.31</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.059, subdivision 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.479.32"></a><var>479.32</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.479.33"></a><var>479.33</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Asset availability.</b> (a) At the time of initial determination of eligibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.479.34"></a><var>479.34</var>medical assistance benefits following the first continuous period of institutionalization <br/>
<a id="pl.479.35"></a><var>479.35</var>on or after October 1, 1989 for an institutionalized spouse, assets considered available <br/>
<a id="pl.480.1"></a><var>480.1</var>to the institutionalized spouse shall be the total value of all assets in which either spouse <br/>
<a id="pl.480.2"></a><var>480.2</var>has an ownership interest, reduced by the following amount for the community spouse: <br/>
<a id="pl.480.3"></a><var>480.3</var>available to the community spouse under subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.480.4"></a><var>480.4</var>(1) prior to July 1, 1994, the greater of:<br/>
<a id="pl.480.5"></a><var>480.5</var>(i) $14,148;<br/>
<a id="pl.480.6"></a><var>480.6</var>(ii) the lesser of the spousal share or $70,740; or<br/>
<a id="pl.480.7"></a><var>480.7</var>(iii) the amount required by court order to be paid to the community spouse;<br/>
<a id="pl.480.8"></a><var>480.8</var>(2) for persons whose date of initial determination of eligibility for medical <br/>
<a id="pl.480.9"></a><var>480.9</var>assistance following their first continuous period of institutionalization occurs on or after <br/>
<a id="pl.480.10"></a><var>480.10</var>July 1, 1994, the greater of:<br/>
<a id="pl.480.11"></a><var>480.11</var>(i) $20,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.480.12"></a><var>480.12</var>(ii) the lesser of the spousal share or $70,740; or<br/>
<a id="pl.480.13"></a><var>480.13</var>(iii) the amount required by court order to be paid to the community spouse.<br/>
<a id="pl.480.14"></a><var>480.14</var>The value of assets transferred for the sole benefit of the community spouse under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.480.15"></a><var>480.15</var>256B.0595, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, in combination with other assets available to the community <br/>
<a id="pl.480.16"></a><var>480.16</var>spouse under this section, cannot exceed the limit for the community spouse asset <br/>
<a id="pl.480.17"></a><var>480.17</var>allowance determined under subdivision 3 or 4. Assets that exceed this allowance shall <br/>
<a id="pl.480.18"></a><var>480.18</var>be considered available to the institutionalized spouse. If the community spouse asset <br/>
<a id="pl.480.19"></a><var>480.19</var>allowance has been increased under subdivision 4, then the assets considered available to <br/>
<a id="pl.480.20"></a><var>480.20</var>the institutionalized spouse under this subdivision shall be further reduced by the value of <br/>
<a id="pl.480.21"></a><var>480.21</var>additional amounts allowed under subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.480.22"></a><var>480.22</var>(b) An institutionalized spouse may be found eligible for medical assistance even <br/>
<a id="pl.480.23"></a><var>480.23</var>though assets in excess of the allowable amount are found to be available under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.480.24"></a><var>480.24</var>(a) if the assets are owned jointly or individually by the community spouse, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.480.25"></a><var>480.25</var>institutionalized spouse cannot use those assets to pay for the cost of care without the <br/>
<a id="pl.480.26"></a><var>480.26</var>consent of the community spouse, and if: (i) the institutionalized spouse assigns to the <br/>
<a id="pl.480.27"></a><var>480.27</var>commissioner the right to support from the community spouse under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.14, <br/>
<a id="pl.480.28"></a><var>480.28</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>; (ii) the institutionalized spouse lacks the ability to execute an assignment <br/>
<a id="pl.480.29"></a><var>480.29</var>due to a physical or mental impairment; or (iii) the denial of eligibility would cause an <br/>
<a id="pl.480.30"></a><var>480.30</var>imminent threat to the institutionalized spouse's health and well-being.<br/>
<a id="pl.480.31"></a><var>480.31</var>(c) After the month in which the institutionalized spouse is determined eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.480.32"></a><var>480.32</var>medical assistance, and during the continuous period of institutionalization enrollment, no <br/>
<a id="pl.480.33"></a><var>480.33</var>assets of the community spouse are considered available to the institutionalized spouse, <br/>
<a id="pl.480.34"></a><var>480.34</var>unless the institutionalized spouse has been found eligible under paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.480.35"></a><var>480.35</var>(d) Assets determined to be available to the institutionalized spouse under this <br/>
<a id="pl.480.36"></a><var>480.36</var>section must be used for the health care or personal needs of the institutionalized spouse.<br/>
<a id="pl.481.1"></a><var>481.1</var>(e) For purposes of this section, assets do not include assets excluded under the <br/>
<a id="pl.481.2"></a><var>481.2</var>Supplemental Security Income program.<br/>
<a id="pl.481.3"></a><var>481.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.32.0"></a><a id="pl.481.4"></a><var>481.4</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.059, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.481.5"></a><var>481.5</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.481.6"></a><var>481.6</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Temporary application.</b> (a) During the period in which rules against <br/>
<a id="pl.481.7"></a><var>481.7</var>spousal impoverishment are temporarily applied according to section 2404 of the Patient <br/>
<a id="pl.481.8"></a><var>481.8</var>Protection Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, as amended by the Health Care and <br/>
<a id="pl.481.9"></a><var>481.9</var>Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152, this section applies to an <br/>
<a id="pl.481.10"></a><var>481.10</var>institutionalized spouse:<br/>
<a id="pl.481.11"></a><var>481.11</var>(1) applying for home and community-based waivers under sections 256B.092, <br/>
<a id="pl.481.12"></a><var>481.12</var>256B.093, and 256B.49 on or after June 1, 2016;<br/>
<a id="pl.481.13"></a><var>481.13</var>(2) enrolled in home and community-based waivers under sections 256B.092, <br/>
<a id="pl.481.14"></a><var>481.14</var>256B.093, and 256B.49 before June 1, 2016; or<br/>
<a id="pl.481.15"></a><var>481.15</var>(3) applying for services under section 256B.85 upon the effective date of that section.<br/>
<a id="pl.481.16"></a><var>481.16</var>(b) During the applicable period of paragraph (a), the definition of "institutionalized <br/>
<a id="pl.481.17"></a><var>481.17</var>spouse" in subdivision 1, paragraph (f), also includes an institutionalized spouse <br/>
<a id="pl.481.18"></a><var>481.18</var>referenced in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.481.19"></a><var>481.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.059, subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.481.20"></a><var>481.20</var>paragraphs (a), clauses (1) and (3), and (b) are effective June 1, 2016. Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.481.21"></a><var>481.21</var>section 256B.059, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (2), is effective March 1, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.481.22"></a><var>481.22</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.059, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clauses (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.481.23"></a><var>481.23</var>and (2), expire upon notification to the commissioner of human services that the Center for <br/>
<a id="pl.481.24"></a><var>481.24</var>Medicare and Medicaid Services approved the continuation of the deeming rules in effect <br/>
<a id="pl.481.25"></a><var>481.25</var>on May 31, 2016, for the treatment of the assets of a community spouse. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.481.26"></a><var>481.26</var>of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes when notice is received.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.33.0"></a><a id="pl.481.27"></a><var>481.27</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.06, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.481.28"></a><var>481.28</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Citizenship requirements.</b> (a) Eligibility for medical assistance is limited <br/>
<a id="pl.481.29"></a><var>481.29</var>to citizens of the United States, qualified noncitizens as defined in this subdivision, and <br/>
<a id="pl.481.30"></a><var>481.30</var>other persons residing lawfully in the United States. Citizens or nationals of the United <br/>
<a id="pl.481.31"></a><var>481.31</var>States must cooperate in obtaining satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or <br/>
<a id="pl.481.32"></a><var>481.32</var>nationality according to the requirements of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, <br/>
<a id="pl.481.33"></a><var>481.33</var>Public Law 109-171.<br/>
<a id="pl.482.1"></a><var>482.1</var>(b) "Qualified noncitizen" means a person who meets one of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.482.2"></a><var>482.2</var>immigration criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.482.3"></a><var>482.3</var>(1) admitted for lawful permanent residence according to United States Code, title 8;<br/>
<a id="pl.482.4"></a><var>482.4</var>(2) admitted to the United States as a refugee according to United States Code, <br/>
<a id="pl.482.5"></a><var>482.5</var>title 8, section 1157;<br/>
<a id="pl.482.6"></a><var>482.6</var>(3) granted asylum according to United States Code, title 8, section 1158;<br/>
<a id="pl.482.7"></a><var>482.7</var>(4) granted withholding of deportation according to United States Code, title 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.482.8"></a><var>482.8</var>section 1253(h);<br/>
<a id="pl.482.9"></a><var>482.9</var>(5) paroled for a period of at least one year according to United States Code, title 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.482.10"></a><var>482.10</var>section 1182(d)(5);<br/>
<a id="pl.482.11"></a><var>482.11</var>(6) granted conditional entrant status according to United States Code, title 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.482.12"></a><var>482.12</var>section 1153(a)(7);<br/>
<a id="pl.482.13"></a><var>482.13</var>(7) determined to be a battered noncitizen by the United States Attorney General <br/>
<a id="pl.482.14"></a><var>482.14</var>according to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, <br/>
<a id="pl.482.15"></a><var>482.15</var>title V of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Bill, Public Law 104-200;<br/>
<a id="pl.482.16"></a><var>482.16</var>(8) is a child of a noncitizen determined to be a battered noncitizen by the United <br/>
<a id="pl.482.17"></a><var>482.17</var>States Attorney General according to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant <br/>
<a id="pl.482.18"></a><var>482.18</var>Responsibility Act of 1996, title V, of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Bill, <br/>
<a id="pl.482.19"></a><var>482.19</var>Public Law 104-200; or<br/>
<a id="pl.482.20"></a><var>482.20</var>(9) determined to be a Cuban or Haitian entrant as defined in section 501(e) of Public <br/>
<a id="pl.482.21"></a><var>482.21</var>Law 96-422, the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980.<br/>
<a id="pl.482.22"></a><var>482.22</var>(c) All qualified noncitizens who were residing in the United States before August <br/>
<a id="pl.482.23"></a><var>482.23</var>22, 1996, who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of this chapter, are eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.482.24"></a><var>482.24</var>medical assistance with federal financial participation.<br/>
<a id="pl.482.25"></a><var>482.25</var>(d) Beginning December 1, 1996, qualified noncitizens who entered the United <br/>
<a id="pl.482.26"></a><var>482.26</var>States on or after August 22, 1996, and who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.482.27"></a><var>482.27</var>of this chapter are eligible for medical assistance with federal participation for five years <br/>
<a id="pl.482.28"></a><var>482.28</var>if they meet one of the following criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.482.29"></a><var>482.29</var>(1) refugees admitted to the United States according to United States Code, title 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.482.30"></a><var>482.30</var>section 1157;<br/>
<a id="pl.482.31"></a><var>482.31</var>(2) persons granted asylum according to United States Code, title 8, section 1158;<br/>
<a id="pl.482.32"></a><var>482.32</var>(3) persons granted withholding of deportation according to United States Code, <br/>
<a id="pl.482.33"></a><var>482.33</var>title 8, section 1253(h);<br/>
<a id="pl.482.34"></a><var>482.34</var>(4) veterans of the United States armed forces with an honorable discharge for <br/>
<a id="pl.482.35"></a><var>482.35</var>a reason other than noncitizen status, their spouses and unmarried minor dependent <br/>
<a id="pl.482.36"></a><var>482.36</var>children; or<br/>
<a id="pl.483.1"></a><var>483.1</var>(5) persons on active duty in the United States armed forces, other than for training, <br/>
<a id="pl.483.2"></a><var>483.2</var>their spouses and unmarried minor dependent children. <br/>
<a id="pl.483.3"></a><var>483.3</var>Beginning July 1, 2010, children and pregnant women who are noncitizens <br/>
<a id="pl.483.4"></a><var>483.4</var>described in paragraph (b) or who are lawfully present in the United States as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.483.5"></a><var>483.5</var>in Code of Federal Regulations, title 8, section 103.12, and who otherwise meet <br/>
<a id="pl.483.6"></a><var>483.6</var>eligibility requirements of this chapter, are eligible for medical assistance with federal <br/>
<a id="pl.483.7"></a><var>483.7</var>financial participation as provided by the federal Children's Health Insurance Program <br/>
<a id="pl.483.8"></a><var>483.8</var>Reauthorization Act of 2009, Public Law 111-3.<br/>
<a id="pl.483.9"></a><var>483.9</var>(e) Nonimmigrants who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of this chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.483.10"></a><var>483.10</var>are eligible for the benefits as provided in paragraphs (f) to (h). For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.483.11"></a><var>483.11</var>subdivision, a "nonimmigrant" is a person in one of the classes listed in United States <br/>
<a id="pl.483.12"></a><var>483.12</var>Code, title 8, section 1101(a)(15).<br/>
<a id="pl.483.13"></a><var>483.13</var>(f) Payment shall also be made for care and services that are furnished to noncitizens, <br/>
<a id="pl.483.14"></a><var>483.14</var>regardless of immigration status, who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.483.15"></a><var>483.15</var>this chapter, if such care and services are necessary for the treatment of an emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.483.16"></a><var>483.16</var>medical condition.<br/>
<a id="pl.483.17"></a><var>483.17</var>(g) For purposes of this subdivision, the term "emergency medical condition" means <br/>
<a id="pl.483.18"></a><var>483.18</var>a medical condition that meets the requirements of United States Code, title 42, section <br/>
<a id="pl.483.19"></a><var>483.19</var>1396b(v).<br/>
<a id="pl.483.20"></a><var>483.20</var>(h)(1) Notwithstanding paragraph (g), services that are necessary for the treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.483.21"></a><var>483.21</var>of an emergency medical condition are limited to the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.483.22"></a><var>483.22</var>(i) services delivered in an emergency room or by an ambulance service licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.483.23"></a><var>483.23</var>under chapter 144E that are directly related to the treatment of an emergency medical <br/>
<a id="pl.483.24"></a><var>483.24</var>condition;<br/>
<a id="pl.483.25"></a><var>483.25</var>(ii) services delivered in an inpatient hospital setting following admission from an <br/>
<a id="pl.483.26"></a><var>483.26</var>emergency room or clinic for an acute emergency condition; and<br/>
<a id="pl.483.27"></a><var>483.27</var>(iii) follow-up services that are directly related to the original service provided <br/>
<a id="pl.483.28"></a><var>483.28</var>to treat the emergency medical condition and are covered by the global payment made <br/>
<a id="pl.483.29"></a><var>483.29</var>to the provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.483.30"></a><var>483.30</var>    (2) Services for the treatment of emergency medical conditions do not include:<br/>
<a id="pl.483.31"></a><var>483.31</var>(i) services delivered in an emergency room or inpatient setting to treat a <br/>
<a id="pl.483.32"></a><var>483.32</var>nonemergency condition;<br/>
<a id="pl.483.33"></a><var>483.33</var>(ii) organ transplants, stem cell transplants, and related care;<br/>
<a id="pl.483.34"></a><var>483.34</var>(iii) services for routine prenatal care;<br/>
<a id="pl.483.35"></a><var>483.35</var>(iv) continuing care, including long-term care, nursing facility services, home health <br/>
<a id="pl.483.36"></a><var>483.36</var>care, adult day care, day training, or supportive living services;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.1"></a><var>484.1</var>(v) elective surgery;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.2"></a><var>484.2</var>(vi) outpatient prescription drugs, unless the drugs are administered or dispensed as <br/>
<a id="pl.484.3"></a><var>484.3</var>part of an emergency room visit;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.4"></a><var>484.4</var>(vii) preventative health care and family planning services;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.5"></a><var>484.5</var>(viii) rehabilitation services;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.6"></a><var>484.6</var>(ix) physical, occupational, or speech therapy;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.7"></a><var>484.7</var>(x) transportation services;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.8"></a><var>484.8</var>(xi) case management;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.9"></a><var>484.9</var>(xii) prosthetics, orthotics, durable medical equipment, or medical supplies;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.10"></a><var>484.10</var>(xiii) dental services;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.11"></a><var>484.11</var>(xiv) hospice care;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.12"></a><var>484.12</var>(xv) audiology services and hearing aids;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.13"></a><var>484.13</var>(xvi) podiatry services;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.14"></a><var>484.14</var>(xvii) chiropractic services;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.15"></a><var>484.15</var>(xviii) immunizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.16"></a><var>484.16</var>(xix) vision services and eyeglasses;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.17"></a><var>484.17</var>(xx) waiver services;<br/>
<a id="pl.484.18"></a><var>484.18</var>(xxi) individualized education programs; or<br/>
<a id="pl.484.19"></a><var>484.19</var>(xxii) chemical dependency treatment.<br/>
<a id="pl.484.20"></a><var>484.20</var>(i) Pregnant noncitizens who are ineligible for federally funded medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.484.21"></a><var>484.21</var>because of immigration status, are not covered by a group health plan or health insurance <br/>
<a id="pl.484.22"></a><var>484.22</var>coverage according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 457.310, and who <br/>
<a id="pl.484.23"></a><var>484.23</var>otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of this chapter, are eligible for medical <br/>
<a id="pl.484.24"></a><var>484.24</var>assistance through the period of pregnancy, including labor and delivery, and 60 days <br/>
<a id="pl.484.25"></a><var>484.25</var>postpartum, to the extent federal funds are available under title XXI of the Social Security <br/>
<a id="pl.484.26"></a><var>484.26</var>Act, and the state children's health insurance program.<br/>
<a id="pl.484.27"></a><var>484.27</var>(j) Beginning October 1, 2003, persons who are receiving care and rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.484.28"></a><var>484.28</var>services from a nonprofit center established to serve victims of torture and are otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.484.29"></a><var>484.29</var>ineligible for medical assistance under this chapter are eligible for medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.484.30"></a><var>484.30</var>without federal financial participation. These individuals are eligible only for the period <br/>
<a id="pl.484.31"></a><var>484.31</var>during which they are receiving services from the center. Individuals eligible under this <br/>
<a id="pl.484.32"></a><var>484.32</var>paragraph shall not be required to participate in prepaid medical assistance. The nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.484.33"></a><var>484.33</var>center referenced under this paragraph may establish itself as a provider of mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.484.34"></a><var>484.34</var>targeted case management services through a county contract under section 
         <statute_ref>256.0112, <br/>
<a id="pl.484.35"></a><var>484.35</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>. If the nonprofit center is unable to secure a contract with a lead county in its <br/>
<a id="pl.484.36"></a><var>484.36</var>service area, then, notwithstanding the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.485.1"></a><var>485.1</var>20
         </statute_ref>, the commissioner may negotiate a contract with the nonprofit center for provision of <br/>
<a id="pl.485.2"></a><var>485.2</var>mental health targeted case management services. When serving clients who are not the <br/>
<a id="pl.485.3"></a><var>485.3</var>financial responsibility of their contracted lead county, the nonprofit center must gain the <br/>
<a id="pl.485.4"></a><var>485.4</var>concurrence of the county of financial responsibility prior to providing mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.485.5"></a><var>485.5</var>targeted case management services for those clients.<br/>
<a id="pl.485.6"></a><var>485.6</var>(k) Notwithstanding paragraph (h), clause (2), the following services are covered as <br/>
<a id="pl.485.7"></a><var>485.7</var>emergency medical conditions under paragraph (f) except where coverage is prohibited <br/>
<a id="pl.485.8"></a><var>485.8</var>under federal law:<br/>
<a id="pl.485.9"></a><var>485.9</var>(1) dialysis services provided in a hospital or freestanding dialysis facility; and<br/>
<a id="pl.485.10"></a><var>485.10</var>(2) surgery and the administration of chemotherapy, radiation, and related services <br/>
<a id="pl.485.11"></a><var>485.11</var>necessary to treat cancer if the recipient has a cancer diagnosis that is not in remission and <br/>
<a id="pl.485.12"></a><var>485.12</var>requires surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation treatment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.485.13"></a><var>485.13</var>(3) kidney transplant if the person has been diagnosed with end stage renal disease, <br/>
<a id="pl.485.14"></a><var>485.14</var>is currently receiving dialysis services, and is a potential candidate for a kidney transplant.<br/>
<a id="pl.485.15"></a><var>485.15</var>(l) Effective July 1, 2013, recipients of emergency medical assistance under this <br/>
<a id="pl.485.16"></a><var>485.16</var>subdivision are eligible for coverage of the elderly waiver services provided under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.485.17"></a><var>485.17</var>256B.0915
         </statute_ref>, and coverage of rehabilitative services provided in a nursing facility. The <br/>
<a id="pl.485.18"></a><var>485.18</var>age limit for elderly waiver services does not apply. In order to qualify for coverage, a <br/>
<a id="pl.485.19"></a><var>485.19</var>recipient of emergency medical assistance is subject to the assessment and reassessment <br/>
<a id="pl.485.20"></a><var>485.20</var>requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0911</statute_ref>. Initial and continued enrollment under this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.485.21"></a><var>485.21</var>is subject to the limits of available funding.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.34.0"></a><a id="pl.485.22"></a><var>485.22</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.485.23"></a><var>485.23</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.485.24"></a><var>485.24</var>    Subd. 9c. <b>Oral health assessments.</b> Medical assistance covers oral health <br/>
<a id="pl.485.25"></a><var>485.25</var>assessments that meet the requirements of this subdivision. An oral health assessment must <br/>
<a id="pl.485.26"></a><var>485.26</var>use the risk factors established by the commissioner of human services and be conducted <br/>
<a id="pl.485.27"></a><var>485.27</var>by a licensed dental provider in collaborative practice under section 150A.10, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.485.28"></a><var>485.28</var>1a; 150A.105; or 150A.106, to identify possible signs of oral or systemic disease, <br/>
<a id="pl.485.29"></a><var>485.29</var>malformation, or injury and the need for referral for diagnosis and treatment. Oral health <br/>
<a id="pl.485.30"></a><var>485.30</var>assessments are limited to once per patient per year and must be conducted in a community <br/>
<a id="pl.485.31"></a><var>485.31</var>setting. The provider performing the assessment must document that a formal arrangement <br/>
<a id="pl.485.32"></a><var>485.32</var>with a licensed dentist for patient referral and follow-up is in place and is being utilized. <br/>
<a id="pl.485.33"></a><var>485.33</var>The patient referral and follow-up arrangement must allow patients receiving an assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.485.34"></a><var>485.34</var>under this subdivision to receive follow-up services in a timely manner and establish an <br/>
<a id="pl.485.35"></a><var>485.35</var>ongoing relationship with a dental provider that is available to serve as the patient's dental <br/>
<a id="pl.486.1"></a><var>486.1</var>home. If the commissioner determines from an analysis of claims or other information <br/>
<a id="pl.486.2"></a><var>486.2</var>that the referral and follow-up arrangement is not reasonably effective in ensuring that <br/>
<a id="pl.486.3"></a><var>486.3</var>patients receive follow-up services, the commissioner may disqualify the treating provider <br/>
<a id="pl.486.4"></a><var>486.4</var>or the pay-to provider from receiving payment for assessments under this subdivision.<br/>
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<a id="bill.25.35.0"></a><a id="pl.486.5"></a><var>486.5</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17a, <br/>
<a id="pl.486.6"></a><var>486.6</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.486.7"></a><var>486.7</var>    Subd. 17a. <b>Payment for ambulance services.</b> (a) Medical assistance covers <br/>
<a id="pl.486.8"></a><var>486.8</var>ambulance services. Providers shall bill ambulance services according to Medicare <br/>
<a id="pl.486.9"></a><var>486.9</var>criteria. Nonemergency ambulance services shall not be paid as emergencies. Effective <br/>
<a id="pl.486.10"></a><var>486.10</var>for services rendered on or after July 1, 2001, medical assistance payments for ambulance <br/>
<a id="pl.486.11"></a><var>486.11</var>services shall be paid at the Medicare reimbursement rate or at the medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.486.12"></a><var>486.12</var>payment rate in effect on July 1, 2000, whichever is greater.<br/>
<a id="pl.486.13"></a><var>486.13</var>(b) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2016, medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.486.14"></a><var>486.14</var>payment rates for ambulance services identified in this paragraph are increased by five <br/>
<a id="pl.486.15"></a><var>486.15</var>percent. Capitation payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing <br/>
<a id="pl.486.16"></a><var>486.16</var>plans for ambulance services provided on or after January 1, 2017, shall be increased to <br/>
<a id="pl.486.17"></a><var>486.17</var>reflect this rate increase, and shall require the plans to pass on the full amount of the increase <br/>
<a id="pl.486.18"></a><var>486.18</var>in the form of higher reimbursement rates to the ambulance service providers identified <br/>
<a id="pl.486.19"></a><var>486.19</var>in this paragraph. The increased rate described in this paragraph applies to ambulance <br/>
<a id="pl.486.20"></a><var>486.20</var>service providers whose base of operations as defined in section 144E.10 is located: <br/>
<a id="pl.486.21"></a><var>486.21</var>(1) outside the metropolitan counties listed in section 473.121, subdivision 4, and <br/>
<a id="pl.486.22"></a><var>486.22</var>outside the cities of Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, St. Cloud, and Rochester; or<br/>
<a id="pl.486.23"></a><var>486.23</var>(2) within a municipality with a population of less than 1,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.36.0"></a><a id="pl.486.24"></a><var>486.24</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, subdivision 30, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.486.25"></a><var>486.25</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.486.26"></a><var>486.26</var>    Subd. 30. <b>Other clinic services.</b> (a) Medical assistance covers rural health clinic <br/>
<a id="pl.486.27"></a><var>486.27</var>services, federally qualified health center services, nonprofit community health clinic <br/>
<a id="pl.486.28"></a><var>486.28</var>services, and public health clinic services. Rural health clinic services and federally <br/>
<a id="pl.486.29"></a><var>486.29</var>qualified health center services mean services defined in United States Code, title 42, <br/>
<a id="pl.486.30"></a><var>486.30</var>section 1396d(a)(2)(B) and (C). Payment for rural health clinic and federally qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.486.31"></a><var>486.31</var>health center services shall be made according to applicable federal law and regulation.<br/>
<a id="pl.486.32"></a><var>486.32</var>(b) A federally qualified health center that is beginning initial operation shall submit <br/>
<a id="pl.486.33"></a><var>486.33</var>an estimate of budgeted costs and visits for the initial reporting period in the form and <br/>
<a id="pl.486.34"></a><var>486.34</var>detail required by the commissioner. A federally qualified health center that is already in <br/>
<a id="pl.487.1"></a><var>487.1</var>operation shall submit an initial report using actual costs and visits for the initial reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.487.2"></a><var>487.2</var>period. Within 90 days of the end of its reporting period, a federally qualified health <br/>
<a id="pl.487.3"></a><var>487.3</var>center shall submit, in the form and detail required by the commissioner, a report of <br/>
<a id="pl.487.4"></a><var>487.4</var>its operations, including allowable costs actually incurred for the period and the actual <br/>
<a id="pl.487.5"></a><var>487.5</var>number of visits for services furnished during the period, and other information required <br/>
<a id="pl.487.6"></a><var>487.6</var>by the commissioner. Federally qualified health centers that file Medicare cost reports <br/>
<a id="pl.487.7"></a><var>487.7</var>shall provide the commissioner with a copy of the most recent Medicare cost report filed <br/>
<a id="pl.487.8"></a><var>487.8</var>with the Medicare program intermediary for the reporting year which support the costs <br/>
<a id="pl.487.9"></a><var>487.9</var>claimed on their cost report to the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.487.10"></a><var>487.10</var>(c) In order to continue cost-based payment under the medical assistance program <br/>
<a id="pl.487.11"></a><var>487.11</var>according to paragraphs (a) and (b), a federally qualified health center or rural health clinic <br/>
<a id="pl.487.12"></a><var>487.12</var>must apply for designation as an essential community provider within six months of final <br/>
<a id="pl.487.13"></a><var>487.13</var>adoption of rules by the Department of Health according to section 
         <statute_ref>62Q.19, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.487.14"></a><var>487.14</var>7
         </statute_ref>. For those federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics that have applied <br/>
<a id="pl.487.15"></a><var>487.15</var>for essential community provider status within the six-month time prescribed, medical <br/>
<a id="pl.487.16"></a><var>487.16</var>assistance payments will continue to be made according to paragraphs (a) and (b) for the <br/>
<a id="pl.487.17"></a><var>487.17</var>first three years after application. For federally qualified health centers and rural health <br/>
<a id="pl.487.18"></a><var>487.18</var>clinics that either do not apply within the time specified above or who have had essential <br/>
<a id="pl.487.19"></a><var>487.19</var>community provider status for three years, medical assistance payments for health services <br/>
<a id="pl.487.20"></a><var>487.20</var>provided by these entities shall be according to the same rates and conditions applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.487.21"></a><var>487.21</var>to the same service provided by health care providers that are not federally qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.487.22"></a><var>487.22</var>health centers or rural health clinics.<br/>
<a id="pl.487.23"></a><var>487.23</var>(d) Effective July 1, 1999, the provisions of paragraph (c) requiring a federally <br/>
<a id="pl.487.24"></a><var>487.24</var>qualified health center or a rural health clinic to make application for an essential <br/>
<a id="pl.487.25"></a><var>487.25</var>community provider designation in order to have cost-based payments made according <br/>
<a id="pl.487.26"></a><var>487.26</var>to paragraphs (a) and (b) no longer apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.487.27"></a><var>487.27</var>(e) Effective January 1, 2000, payments made according to paragraphs (a) and (b) <br/>
<a id="pl.487.28"></a><var>487.28</var>shall be limited to the cost phase-out schedule of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.<br/>
<a id="pl.487.29"></a><var>487.29</var>(f) Effective January 1, 2001, each federally qualified health center and rural health <br/>
<a id="pl.487.30"></a><var>487.30</var>clinic may elect to be paid either under the prospective payment system established <br/>
<a id="pl.487.31"></a><var>487.31</var>in United States Code, title 42, section 1396a(aa), or under an alternative payment <br/>
<a id="pl.487.32"></a><var>487.32</var>methodology consistent with the requirements of United States Code, title 42, section <br/>
<a id="pl.487.33"></a><var>487.33</var>1396a(aa), and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The <br/>
<a id="pl.487.34"></a><var>487.34</var>alternative payment methodology shall be 100 percent of cost as determined according to <br/>
<a id="pl.487.35"></a><var>487.35</var>Medicare cost principles.<br/>
<a id="pl.487.36"></a><var>487.36</var>(g) For purposes of this section, "nonprofit community clinic" is a clinic that:<br/>
<a id="pl.488.1"></a><var>488.1</var>(1) has nonprofit status as specified in chapter 317A;<br/>
<a id="pl.488.2"></a><var>488.2</var>(2) has tax exempt status as provided in Internal Revenue Code, section 501(c)(3);<br/>
<a id="pl.488.3"></a><var>488.3</var>(3) is established to provide health services to low-income population groups, <br/>
<a id="pl.488.4"></a><var>488.4</var>uninsured, high-risk and special needs populations, underserved and other special needs <br/>
<a id="pl.488.5"></a><var>488.5</var>populations;<br/>
<a id="pl.488.6"></a><var>488.6</var>(4) employs professional staff at least one-half of which are familiar with the <br/>
<a id="pl.488.7"></a><var>488.7</var>cultural background of their clients;<br/>
<a id="pl.488.8"></a><var>488.8</var>(5) charges for services on a sliding fee scale designed to provide assistance to <br/>
<a id="pl.488.9"></a><var>488.9</var>low-income clients based on current poverty income guidelines and family size; and<br/>
<a id="pl.488.10"></a><var>488.10</var>(6) does not restrict access or services because of a client's financial limitations or <br/>
<a id="pl.488.11"></a><var>488.11</var>public assistance status and provides no-cost care as needed.<br/>
<a id="pl.488.12"></a><var>488.12</var>(h) Effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2015, all claims for <br/>
<a id="pl.488.13"></a><var>488.13</var>payment of clinic services provided by federally qualified health centers and rural health <br/>
<a id="pl.488.14"></a><var>488.14</var>clinics shall be paid by the commissioner. The commissioner shall determine the most <br/>
<a id="pl.488.15"></a><var>488.15</var>feasible method for paying claims from the following options:<br/>
<a id="pl.488.16"></a><var>488.16</var>(1) federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics submit claims directly <br/>
<a id="pl.488.17"></a><var>488.17</var>to the commissioner for payment, and the commissioner provides claims information for <br/>
<a id="pl.488.18"></a><var>488.18</var>recipients enrolled in a managed care or county-based purchasing plan to the plan, on <br/>
<a id="pl.488.19"></a><var>488.19</var>a regular basis; or<br/>
<a id="pl.488.20"></a><var>488.20</var>(2) federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics submit claims for <br/>
<a id="pl.488.21"></a><var>488.21</var>recipients enrolled in a managed care or county-based purchasing plan to the plan, and <br/>
<a id="pl.488.22"></a><var>488.22</var>those claims are submitted by the plan to the commissioner for payment to the clinic.<br/>
<a id="pl.488.23"></a><var>488.23</var>(i) For clinic services provided prior to January 1, 2015, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.488.24"></a><var>488.24</var>calculate and pay monthly the proposed managed care supplemental payments to clinics, <br/>
<a id="pl.488.25"></a><var>488.25</var>and clinics shall conduct a timely review of the payment calculation data in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.488.26"></a><var>488.26</var>finalize all supplemental payments in accordance with federal law. Any issues arising <br/>
<a id="pl.488.27"></a><var>488.27</var>from a clinic's review must be reported to the commissioner by January 1, 2017. Upon <br/>
<a id="pl.488.28"></a><var>488.28</var>final agreement between the commissioner and a clinic on issues identified under this <br/>
<a id="pl.488.29"></a><var>488.29</var>subdivision, and in accordance with United States Code, title 42, section 1396a(bb), no <br/>
<a id="pl.488.30"></a><var>488.30</var>supplemental payments for managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan claims <br/>
<a id="pl.488.31"></a><var>488.31</var>for services provided prior to January 1, 2015, shall be made after June 30, 2017. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.488.32"></a><var>488.32</var>commissioner and clinics are unable to resolve issues under this subdivision, the parties <br/>
<a id="pl.488.33"></a><var>488.33</var>shall submit the dispute to the arbitration process under section 
         <statute_ref>14.57</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.488.34"></a><var>488.34</var>(j) The commissioner shall seek a federal waiver, authorized under section 1115 <br/>
<a id="pl.488.35"></a><var>488.35</var>of the Social Security Act, in order to obtain federal financial participation at the 100 <br/>
<a id="pl.488.36"></a><var>488.36</var>percent federal matching percentage available to facilities of the Indian Health Service <br/>
<a id="pl.489.1"></a><var>489.1</var>or tribal organization in accordance with section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act for <br/>
<a id="pl.489.2"></a><var>489.2</var>expenditures made to organizations dually certified under Title V of the Indian Health <br/>
<a id="pl.489.3"></a><var>489.3</var>Care Improvement Act, PL-437, and as a federally qualified health center under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.489.4"></a><var>489.4</var>(a) that provides services to American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.489.5"></a><var>489.5</var>services under this subdivision.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.37.0"></a><a id="pl.489.6"></a><var>489.6</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 31, <br/>
<a id="pl.489.7"></a><var>489.7</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.489.8"></a><var>489.8</var>    Subd. 31. <b>Medical supplies and equipment.</b> (a) Medical assistance covers medical <br/>
<a id="pl.489.9"></a><var>489.9</var>supplies and equipment. Separate payment outside of the facility's payment rate shall <br/>
<a id="pl.489.10"></a><var>489.10</var>be made for wheelchairs and wheelchair accessories for recipients who are residents <br/>
<a id="pl.489.11"></a><var>489.11</var>of intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled. Reimbursement for <br/>
<a id="pl.489.12"></a><var>489.12</var>wheelchairs and wheelchair accessories for ICF/DD recipients shall be subject to the same <br/>
<a id="pl.489.13"></a><var>489.13</var>conditions and limitations as coverage for recipients who do not reside in institutions. A <br/>
<a id="pl.489.14"></a><var>489.14</var>wheelchair purchased outside of the facility's payment rate is the property of the recipient.<br/>
<a id="pl.489.15"></a><var>489.15</var>(b) Vendors of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or medical supplies <br/>
<a id="pl.489.16"></a><var>489.16</var>must enroll as a Medicare provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.489.17"></a><var>489.17</var>(c) When necessary to ensure access to durable medical equipment, prosthetics, <br/>
<a id="pl.489.18"></a><var>489.18</var>orthotics, or medical supplies, the commissioner may exempt a vendor from the Medicare <br/>
<a id="pl.489.19"></a><var>489.19</var>enrollment requirement if:<br/>
<a id="pl.489.20"></a><var>489.20</var>(1) the vendor supplies only one type of durable medical equipment, prosthetic, <br/>
<a id="pl.489.21"></a><var>489.21</var>orthotic, or medical supply;<br/>
<a id="pl.489.22"></a><var>489.22</var>(2) the vendor serves ten or fewer medical assistance recipients per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.489.23"></a><var>489.23</var>(3) the commissioner finds that other vendors are not available to provide same or <br/>
<a id="pl.489.24"></a><var>489.24</var>similar durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or medical supplies; and<br/>
<a id="pl.489.25"></a><var>489.25</var>(4) the vendor complies with all screening requirements in this chapter and Code of <br/>
<a id="pl.489.26"></a><var>489.26</var>Federal Regulations, title 42, part 455. The commissioner may also exempt a vendor from <br/>
<a id="pl.489.27"></a><var>489.27</var>the Medicare enrollment requirement if the vendor is accredited by a Centers for Medicare <br/>
<a id="pl.489.28"></a><var>489.28</var>and Medicaid Services approved national accreditation organization as complying with <br/>
<a id="pl.489.29"></a><var>489.29</var>the Medicare program's supplier and quality standards and the vendor serves primarily <br/>
<a id="pl.489.30"></a><var>489.30</var>pediatric patients.<br/>
<a id="pl.489.31"></a><var>489.31</var>(d) Durable medical equipment means a device or equipment that:<br/>
<a id="pl.489.32"></a><var>489.32</var>(1) can withstand repeated use;<br/>
<a id="pl.489.33"></a><var>489.33</var>(2) is generally not useful in the absence of an illness, injury, or disability; and<br/>
<a id="pl.489.34"></a><var>489.34</var>(3) is provided to correct or accommodate a physiological disorder or physical <br/>
<a id="pl.489.35"></a><var>489.35</var>condition or is generally used primarily for a medical purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.490.1"></a><var>490.1</var>(e) Electronic tablets may be considered durable medical equipment if the electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.490.2"></a><var>490.2</var>tablet will be used as an augmentative and alternative communication system as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.490.3"></a><var>490.3</var>under subdivision 31a, paragraph (a). To be covered by medical assistance, the device <br/>
<a id="pl.490.4"></a><var>490.4</var>must be locked in order to prevent use not related to communication.<br/>
<a id="pl.490.5"></a><var>490.5</var>(f) Notwithstanding the requirement in paragraph (e) that an electronic tablet must <br/>
<a id="pl.490.6"></a><var>490.6</var>be locked to prevent use not as an augmentative communication device, a recipient of <br/>
<a id="pl.490.7"></a><var>490.7</var>waiver services may use an electronic tablet for a use not related to communication when <br/>
<a id="pl.490.8"></a><var>490.8</var>the recipient has been authorized under the waiver to receive one or more additional <br/>
<a id="pl.490.9"></a><var>490.9</var>applications that can be loaded onto the electronic tablet, such that allowing the additional <br/>
<a id="pl.490.10"></a><var>490.10</var>use prevents the purchase of a separate electronic tablet with waiver funds.<br/>
<a id="pl.490.11"></a><var>490.11</var>(g) Allergen-reducing products provided according to subdivision 65, paragraph (b), <br/>
<a id="pl.490.12"></a><var>490.12</var>clause (3), shall be considered durable medical equipment.<br/>
<a id="pl.490.13"></a><var>490.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective upon federal approval, but not before <br/>
<a id="pl.490.14"></a><var>490.14</var>January 1, 2017. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.490.15"></a><var>490.15</var>when federal approval is obtained.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.38.0"></a><a id="pl.490.16"></a><var>490.16</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, subdivision 34, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.490.17"></a><var>490.17</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.490.18"></a><var>490.18</var>    Subd. 34. <b>Indian health services facilities.</b> (a) Medical assistance payments and <br/>
<a id="pl.490.19"></a><var>490.19</var>MinnesotaCare payments to facilities of the Indian health service and facilities operated <br/>
<a id="pl.490.20"></a><var>490.20</var>by a tribe or tribal organization under funding authorized by United States Code, title <br/>
<a id="pl.490.21"></a><var>490.21</var>25, sections 450f to 450n, or title III of the Indian Self-Determination and Education <br/>
<a id="pl.490.22"></a><var>490.22</var>Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638, for enrollees who are eligible for federal financial <br/>
<a id="pl.490.23"></a><var>490.23</var>participation, shall be at the option of the facility in accordance with the rate published by <br/>
<a id="pl.490.24"></a><var>490.24</var>the United States Assistant Secretary for Health under the authority of United States Code, <br/>
<a id="pl.490.25"></a><var>490.25</var>title 42, sections 248(a) and 249(b). General assistance medical care payments to facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.490.26"></a><var>490.26</var>of the Indian health services and facilities operated by a tribe or tribal organization for <br/>
<a id="pl.490.27"></a><var>490.27</var>the provision of outpatient medical care services billed after June 30, 1990, must be in <br/>
<a id="pl.490.28"></a><var>490.28</var>accordance with the general assistance medical care rates paid for the same services <br/>
<a id="pl.490.29"></a><var>490.29</var>when provided in a facility other than a facility of the Indian health service or a facility <br/>
<a id="pl.490.30"></a><var>490.30</var>operated by a tribe or tribal organization. MinnesotaCare payments for enrollees who are <br/>
<a id="pl.490.31"></a><var>490.31</var>not eligible for federal financial participation at facilities of the Indian health service and <br/>
<a id="pl.490.32"></a><var>490.32</var>facilities operated by a tribe or tribal organization for the provision of outpatient medical <br/>
<a id="pl.490.33"></a><var>490.33</var>services must be in accordance with the medical assistance rates paid for the same services <br/>
<a id="pl.490.34"></a><var>490.34</var>when provided in a facility other than a facility of the Indian health service or a facility <br/>
<a id="pl.490.35"></a><var>490.35</var>operated by a tribe or tribal organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.491.1"></a><var>491.1</var>(b) Effective upon federal approval, the medical assistance payments to a dually <br/>
<a id="pl.491.2"></a><var>491.2</var>certified facility as defined in subdivision 30, paragraph (j), shall be the encounter rate <br/>
<a id="pl.491.3"></a><var>491.3</var>described in paragraph (a) or a rate that is substantially equivalent for services provided <br/>
<a id="pl.491.4"></a><var>491.4</var>to American Indians and Alaskan Native populations. The rate established under this <br/>
<a id="pl.491.5"></a><var>491.5</var>paragraph for dually certified facilities shall not apply to MinnesotaCare payments.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.39.0"></a><a id="pl.491.6"></a><var>491.6</var>    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 58, <br/>
<a id="pl.491.7"></a><var>491.7</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.491.8"></a><var>491.8</var>    Subd. 58. <b>Early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.491.9"></a><var>491.9</var>Medical assistance covers early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services <br/>
<a id="pl.491.10"></a><var>491.10</var>(EPSDT). The payment amount for a complete EPSDT screening shall not include charges <br/>
<a id="pl.491.11"></a><var>491.11</var>for health care services and products that are available at no cost to the provider and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.491.12"></a><var>491.12</var>not exceed the rate established per Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0445, item M, effective <br/>
<a id="pl.491.13"></a><var>491.13</var>October 1, 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.491.14"></a><var>491.14</var>(b) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2016, payment for a complete <br/>
<a id="pl.491.15"></a><var>491.15</var>EPSDT screening shall be increased by five percent. Effective January 1, 2017, capitation <br/>
<a id="pl.491.16"></a><var>491.16</var>payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.491.17"></a><var>491.17</var>increased to reflect this increase and the commissioner shall require the plans to pass <br/>
<a id="pl.491.18"></a><var>491.18</var>on the full amount of the increase in the form of higher payment rates to the providers. <br/>
<a id="pl.491.19"></a><var>491.19</var>This increase does not apply to federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, <br/>
<a id="pl.491.20"></a><var>491.20</var>and Indian health services.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.40.0"></a><a id="pl.491.21"></a><var>491.21</var>    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.491.22"></a><var>491.22</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.491.23"></a><var>491.23</var>    Subd. 60a. <b>Community emergency medical technician services.</b> (a) Medical <br/>
<a id="pl.491.24"></a><var>491.24</var>assistance covers services provided by a community emergency medical technician <br/>
<a id="pl.491.25"></a><var>491.25</var>(CEMT) who is certified under section 144E.275, subdivision 7, when the services are <br/>
<a id="pl.491.26"></a><var>491.26</var>provided in accordance with this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.491.27"></a><var>491.27</var>(b) A CEMT may provide a posthospital discharge visit when ordered by a treating <br/>
<a id="pl.491.28"></a><var>491.28</var>physician. The posthospital discharge visit includes:<br/>
<a id="pl.491.29"></a><var>491.29</var>(1) verbal or visual reminders of discharge orders;<br/>
<a id="pl.491.30"></a><var>491.30</var>(2) recording and reporting of vital signs to the patient's primary care provider;<br/>
<a id="pl.491.31"></a><var>491.31</var>(3) medication access confirmation;<br/>
<a id="pl.491.32"></a><var>491.32</var>(4) food access confirmation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.491.33"></a><var>491.33</var>(5) identification of home hazards.<br/>
<a id="pl.492.1"></a><var>492.1</var>(c) An individual who has repeat ambulance calls due to falls, has been discharged <br/>
<a id="pl.492.2"></a><var>492.2</var>from a nursing home, or identified by the individual's primary care provider as at risk <br/>
<a id="pl.492.3"></a><var>492.3</var>for nursing home placement, may receive a safety evaluation visit from a CEMT when <br/>
<a id="pl.492.4"></a><var>492.4</var>ordered by a primary care provider in accordance with the individual's care plan. A safety <br/>
<a id="pl.492.5"></a><var>492.5</var>evaluation visit includes:<br/>
<a id="pl.492.6"></a><var>492.6</var>(1) medication access confirmation;<br/>
<a id="pl.492.7"></a><var>492.7</var>(2) food access confirmation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.492.8"></a><var>492.8</var>(3) identification of home hazards.<br/>
<a id="pl.492.9"></a><var>492.9</var>(d) A CEMT shall be paid at $9.75 per 15-minute increment. A safety evaluation visit <br/>
<a id="pl.492.10"></a><var>492.10</var>may not be billed for the same day as a posthospital discharge visit for the same individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.492.11"></a><var>492.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017, or upon federal <br/>
<a id="pl.492.12"></a><var>492.12</var>approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor <br/>
<a id="pl.492.13"></a><var>492.13</var>of statutes when federal approval is obtained.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.41.0"></a><a id="pl.492.14"></a><var>492.14</var>    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.492.15"></a><var>492.15</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.492.16"></a><var>492.16</var>    Subd. 65. <b>Enhanced asthma care services.</b> (a) Medical assistance covers enhanced <br/>
<a id="pl.492.17"></a><var>492.17</var>asthma care services and related products for children with poorly controlled asthma <br/>
<a id="pl.492.18"></a><var>492.18</var>to be provided in the child's home. To be eligible for services and products under this <br/>
<a id="pl.492.19"></a><var>492.19</var>subdivision, a child must:<br/>
<a id="pl.492.20"></a><var>492.20</var>(1) be under 21 years of age;<br/>
<a id="pl.492.21"></a><var>492.21</var>(2) have poorly controlled asthma;<br/>
<a id="pl.492.22"></a><var>492.22</var>(3) have, at least one time in the past year, received health care for the child's asthma <br/>
<a id="pl.492.23"></a><var>492.23</var>from a hospital emergency department or been hospitalized for the treatment of asthma; and<br/>
<a id="pl.492.24"></a><var>492.24</var>(4) receive a referral for asthma care services and products covered under this <br/>
<a id="pl.492.25"></a><var>492.25</var>subdivision from a treating health care provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.492.26"></a><var>492.26</var>(b) Covered asthma care services and products include:<br/>
<a id="pl.492.27"></a><var>492.27</var>(1) a home assessment for asthma triggers provided by an enrolled healthy homes <br/>
<a id="pl.492.28"></a><var>492.28</var>specialist currently credentialed by the National Environmental Health Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.492.29"></a><var>492.29</var>(2) targeted asthma education services in the child's home by an enrolled asthma <br/>
<a id="pl.492.30"></a><var>492.30</var>educator certified by the National Asthma Educator Certification Board. Asthma <br/>
<a id="pl.492.31"></a><var>492.31</var>education services provided under this clause include education on self-management, <br/>
<a id="pl.492.32"></a><var>492.32</var>avoiding asthma triggers, identifying worsening asthma symptoms, and medication uses <br/>
<a id="pl.492.33"></a><var>492.33</var>and techniques; and<br/>
<a id="pl.493.1"></a><var>493.1</var>(3) allergen-reducing products recommended for the child by the healthy homes <br/>
<a id="pl.493.2"></a><var>493.2</var>specialist or the certified asthma educator based on the documented allergies for that child <br/>
<a id="pl.493.3"></a><var>493.3</var>and proven to reduce asthma triggers identified in the child's home assessment, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.493.4"></a><var>493.4</var>(i) encasements for mattresses, box springs, and pillows;<br/>
<a id="pl.493.5"></a><var>493.5</var>(ii) a HEPA vacuum cleaner, filters, and bags;<br/>
<a id="pl.493.6"></a><var>493.6</var>(iii) a dehumidifier and filters;<br/>
<a id="pl.493.7"></a><var>493.7</var>(iv) single-room air cleaners and filters;<br/>
<a id="pl.493.8"></a><var>493.8</var>(v) nontoxic pest control systems, including traps and starter packages of food <br/>
<a id="pl.493.9"></a><var>493.9</var>storage containers;<br/>
<a id="pl.493.10"></a><var>493.10</var>(vi) a damp mopping system;<br/>
<a id="pl.493.11"></a><var>493.11</var>(vii) if the child does not have access to a bed, a waterproof hospital-grade mattress; <br/>
<a id="pl.493.12"></a><var>493.12</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.493.13"></a><var>493.13</var>(viii) furnace filters, for homeowners only.<br/>
<a id="pl.493.14"></a><var>493.14</var>(c) A child is limited to one home assessment and one visit by a certified asthma <br/>
<a id="pl.493.15"></a><var>493.15</var>educator to provide education on the use and maintenance of the products listed in <br/>
<a id="pl.493.16"></a><var>493.16</var>paragraph (b), clause (3). A child may receive an additional home assessment if the child <br/>
<a id="pl.493.17"></a><var>493.17</var>moves to a new home: (1) develops a new asthma trigger, including tobacco smoke; or <br/>
<a id="pl.493.18"></a><var>493.18</var>(2) the child's health care provider documents a new allergy for the child, including an <br/>
<a id="pl.493.19"></a><var>493.19</var>allergy to mold, pests, pets, or dust mites.<br/>
<a id="pl.493.20"></a><var>493.20</var>(d) The commissioner shall determine the frequency that a child may receive a <br/>
<a id="pl.493.21"></a><var>493.21</var>product listed in paragraph (b), clause (3), based on the reasonable expected lifetime <br/>
<a id="pl.493.22"></a><var>493.22</var>of the product.<br/>
<a id="pl.493.23"></a><var>493.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective upon federal approval, but not before <br/>
<a id="pl.493.24"></a><var>493.24</var>January 1, 2017. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.493.25"></a><var>493.25</var>when federal approval is obtained.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.42.0"></a><a id="pl.493.26"></a><var>493.26</var>    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.493.27"></a><var>493.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Policy and applicability.</b> (a) It is the policy of this state that <br/>
<a id="pl.493.28"></a><var>493.28</var>individuals or couples, either or both of whom participate in the medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.493.29"></a><var>493.29</var>program, use their own assets to pay their share of the total cost of their care during or <br/>
<a id="pl.493.30"></a><var>493.30</var>after their enrollment in the program according to applicable federal law and the laws of <br/>
<a id="pl.493.31"></a><var>493.31</var>this state. The following provisions apply:<br/>
<a id="pl.493.32"></a><var>493.32</var>    (1) subdivisions 1c to 1k shall not apply to claims arising under this section which <br/>
<a id="pl.493.33"></a><var>493.33</var>are presented under section 
         <statute_ref>525.313</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.493.34"></a><var>493.34</var>    (2) the provisions of subdivisions 1c to 1k expanding the interests included in an <br/>
<a id="pl.493.35"></a><var>493.35</var>estate for purposes of recovery under this section give effect to the provisions of United <br/>
<a id="pl.494.1"></a><var>494.1</var>States Code, title 42, section 1396p, governing recoveries, but do not give rise to any <br/>
<a id="pl.494.2"></a><var>494.2</var>express or implied liens in favor of any other parties not named in these provisions;<br/>
<a id="pl.494.3"></a><var>494.3</var>    (3) the continuation of a recipient's life estate or joint tenancy interest in real <br/>
<a id="pl.494.4"></a><var>494.4</var>property after the recipient's death for the purpose of recovering medical assistance under <br/>
<a id="pl.494.5"></a><var>494.5</var>this section modifies common law principles holding that these interests terminate on <br/>
<a id="pl.494.6"></a><var>494.6</var>the death of the holder;<br/>
<a id="pl.494.7"></a><var>494.7</var>    (4) all laws, rules, and regulations governing or involved with a recovery of medical <br/>
<a id="pl.494.8"></a><var>494.8</var>assistance shall be liberally construed to accomplish their intended purposes;<br/>
<a id="pl.494.9"></a><var>494.9</var>    (5) a deceased recipient's life estate and joint tenancy interests continued under <br/>
<a id="pl.494.10"></a><var>494.10</var>this section shall be owned by the remainderpersons or surviving joint tenants as their <br/>
<a id="pl.494.11"></a><var>494.11</var>interests may appear on the date of the recipient's death. They shall not be merged into the <br/>
<a id="pl.494.12"></a><var>494.12</var>remainder interest or the interests of the surviving joint tenants by reason of ownership. <br/>
<a id="pl.494.13"></a><var>494.13</var>They shall be subject to the provisions of this section. Any conveyance, transfer, sale, <br/>
<a id="pl.494.14"></a><var>494.14</var>assignment, or encumbrance by a remainderperson, a surviving joint tenant, or their heirs, <br/>
<a id="pl.494.15"></a><var>494.15</var>successors, and assigns shall be deemed to include all of their interest in the deceased <br/>
<a id="pl.494.16"></a><var>494.16</var>recipient's life estate or joint tenancy interest continued under this section; and<br/>
<a id="pl.494.17"></a><var>494.17</var>    (6) the provisions of subdivisions 1c to 1k continuing a recipient's joint tenancy <br/>
<a id="pl.494.18"></a><var>494.18</var>interests in real property after the recipient's death do not apply to a homestead owned of <br/>
<a id="pl.494.19"></a><var>494.19</var>record, on the date the recipient dies, by the recipient and the recipient's spouse as joint <br/>
<a id="pl.494.20"></a><var>494.20</var>tenants with a right of survivorship. Homestead means the real property occupied by the <br/>
<a id="pl.494.21"></a><var>494.21</var>surviving joint tenant spouse as their sole residence on the date the recipient dies and <br/>
<a id="pl.494.22"></a><var>494.22</var>classified and taxed to the recipient and surviving joint tenant spouse as homestead property <br/>
<a id="pl.494.23"></a><var>494.23</var>for property tax purposes in the calendar year in which the recipient dies. For purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.494.24"></a><var>494.24</var>this exemption, real property the recipient and their surviving joint tenant spouse purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.494.25"></a><var>494.25</var>solely with the proceeds from the sale of their prior homestead, own of record as joint <br/>
<a id="pl.494.26"></a><var>494.26</var>tenants, and qualify as homestead property under section 
         <statute_ref>273.124</statute_ref> in the calendar year <br/>
<a id="pl.494.27"></a><var>494.27</var>in which the recipient dies and prior to the recipient's death shall be deemed to be real <br/>
<a id="pl.494.28"></a><var>494.28</var>property classified and taxed to the recipient and their surviving joint tenant spouse as <br/>
<a id="pl.494.29"></a><var>494.29</var>homestead property in the calendar year in which the recipient dies. The surviving spouse, <br/>
<a id="pl.494.30"></a><var>494.30</var>or any person with personal knowledge of the facts, may provide an affidavit describing <br/>
<a id="pl.494.31"></a><var>494.31</var>the homestead property affected by this clause and stating facts showing compliance with <br/>
<a id="pl.494.32"></a><var>494.32</var>this clause. The affidavit shall be prima facie evidence of the facts it states.<br/>
<a id="pl.494.33"></a><var>494.33</var>    (b) For purposes of this section, "medical assistance" includes the medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.494.34"></a><var>494.34</var>program under this chapter and the general assistance medical care program under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.494.35"></a><var>494.35</var>256D and alternative care for nonmedical assistance recipients under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0913</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.495.1"></a><var>495.1</var>    (c) For purposes of this section, beginning January 1, 2010, "medical assistance" <br/>
<a id="pl.495.2"></a><var>495.2</var>does not include Medicare cost-sharing benefits in accordance with United States Code, <br/>
<a id="pl.495.3"></a><var>495.3</var>title 42, section 1396p.<br/>
<a id="pl.495.4"></a><var>495.4</var>    (d) All provisions in this subdivision, and subdivisions 1d, 1f, 1g, 1h, 1i, and 1j, <br/>
<a id="pl.495.5"></a><var>495.5</var>related to the continuation of a recipient's life estate or joint tenancy interests in real <br/>
<a id="pl.495.6"></a><var>495.6</var>property after the recipient's death for the purpose of recovering medical assistance, are <br/>
<a id="pl.495.7"></a><var>495.7</var>effective only for life estates and joint tenancy interests established on or after August 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.495.8"></a><var>495.8</var>2003. For purposes of this paragraph, medical assistance does not include alternative care.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.43.0"></a><a id="pl.495.9"></a><var>495.9</var>    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.15, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.495.10"></a><var>495.10</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Estates subject to claims.</b> (a) If a person receives any medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.495.11"></a><var>495.11</var>hereunder, on the person's death, if single, or on the death of the survivor of a married <br/>
<a id="pl.495.12"></a><var>495.12</var>couple, either or both of whom received medical assistance, or as otherwise provided for <br/>
<a id="pl.495.13"></a><var>495.13</var>in this section, the total amount paid for medical assistance rendered as limited under <br/>
<a id="pl.495.14"></a><var>495.14</var>subdivision 2  for the person and spouse shall be filed as a claim against the estate of the <br/>
<a id="pl.495.15"></a><var>495.15</var>person or the estate of the surviving spouse in the court having jurisdiction to probate the <br/>
<a id="pl.495.16"></a><var>495.16</var>estate or to issue a decree of descent according to sections 
         <statute_ref>525.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>525.313</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.495.17"></a><var>495.17</var>(b) For the purposes of this section, the person's estate must consist of:<br/>
<a id="pl.495.18"></a><var>495.18</var>(1) the person's probate estate;<br/>
<a id="pl.495.19"></a><var>495.19</var>(2) all of the person's interests or proceeds of those interests in real property the <br/>
<a id="pl.495.20"></a><var>495.20</var>person owned as a life tenant or as a joint tenant with a right of survivorship at the time of <br/>
<a id="pl.495.21"></a><var>495.21</var>the person's death;<br/>
<a id="pl.495.22"></a><var>495.22</var>(3) all of the person's interests or proceeds of those interests in securities the person <br/>
<a id="pl.495.23"></a><var>495.23</var>owned in beneficiary form as provided under sections 
         <statute_ref>524.6-301</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>524.6-311</statute_ref> at the time <br/>
<a id="pl.495.24"></a><var>495.24</var>of the person's death, to the extent the interests or proceeds of those interests become part <br/>
<a id="pl.495.25"></a><var>495.25</var>of the probate estate under section 
         <statute_ref>524.6-307</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.495.26"></a><var>495.26</var>(4) all of the person's interests in joint accounts, multiple-party accounts, and <br/>
<a id="pl.495.27"></a><var>495.27</var>pay-on-death accounts, brokerage accounts, investment accounts, or the proceeds of <br/>
<a id="pl.495.28"></a><var>495.28</var>those accounts, as provided under sections 
         <statute_ref>524.6-201</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>524.6-214</statute_ref> at the time of the <br/>
<a id="pl.495.29"></a><var>495.29</var>person's death to the extent the interests become part of the probate estate under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.495.30"></a><var>495.30</var>524.6-207
         </statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.495.31"></a><var>495.31</var>(5) assets conveyed to a survivor, heir, or assign of the person through survivorship, <br/>
<a id="pl.495.32"></a><var>495.32</var>living trust, or other arrangements.<br/>
<a id="pl.495.33"></a><var>495.33</var>(c) For the purpose of this section and recovery in a surviving spouse's estate for <br/>
<a id="pl.495.34"></a><var>495.34</var>medical assistance paid for a predeceased spouse, the estate must consist of all of the legal <br/>
<a id="pl.495.35"></a><var>495.35</var>title and interests the deceased individual's predeceased spouse had in jointly owned or <br/>
<a id="pl.496.1"></a><var>496.1</var>marital property at the time of the spouse's death, as defined in subdivision 2b, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.496.2"></a><var>496.2</var>proceeds of those interests, that passed to the deceased individual or another individual, a <br/>
<a id="pl.496.3"></a><var>496.3</var>survivor, an heir, or an assign of the predeceased spouse through a joint tenancy, tenancy <br/>
<a id="pl.496.4"></a><var>496.4</var>in common, survivorship, life estate, living trust, or other arrangement. A deceased <br/>
<a id="pl.496.5"></a><var>496.5</var>recipient who, at death, owned the property jointly with the surviving spouse shall have <br/>
<a id="pl.496.6"></a><var>496.6</var>an interest in the entire property.<br/>
<a id="pl.496.7"></a><var>496.7</var>(d) For the purpose of recovery in a single person's estate or the estate of a survivor <br/>
<a id="pl.496.8"></a><var>496.8</var>of a married couple, "other arrangement" includes any other means by which title to all or <br/>
<a id="pl.496.9"></a><var>496.9</var>any part of the jointly owned or marital property or interest passed from the predeceased <br/>
<a id="pl.496.10"></a><var>496.10</var>spouse to another including, but not limited to, transfers between spouses which are <br/>
<a id="pl.496.11"></a><var>496.11</var>permitted, prohibited, or penalized for purposes of medical assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.496.12"></a><var>496.12</var>(e) A claim shall be filed if medical assistance was rendered for either or both <br/>
<a id="pl.496.13"></a><var>496.13</var>persons under one of the following circumstances:<br/>
<a id="pl.496.14"></a><var>496.14</var>(1) the person was over 55 years of age, and received services under this chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.496.15"></a><var>496.15</var>prior to January 1, 2014;<br/>
<a id="pl.496.16"></a><var>496.16</var>(2) the person resided in a medical institution for six months or longer, received <br/>
<a id="pl.496.17"></a><var>496.17</var>services under this chapter, and, at the time of institutionalization or application for <br/>
<a id="pl.496.18"></a><var>496.18</var>medical assistance, whichever is later, the person could not have reasonably been expected <br/>
<a id="pl.496.19"></a><var>496.19</var>to be discharged and returned home, as certified in writing by the person's treating <br/>
<a id="pl.496.20"></a><var>496.20</var>physician. For purposes of this section only, a "medical institution" means a skilled <br/>
<a id="pl.496.21"></a><var>496.21</var>nursing facility, intermediate care facility, intermediate care facility for persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.496.22"></a><var>496.22</var>developmental disabilities, nursing facility, or inpatient hospital; or<br/>
<a id="pl.496.23"></a><var>496.23</var>(3) the person received general assistance medical care services under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.496.24"></a><var>496.24</var>256D.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.496.25"></a><var>496.25</var>(4) the person was 55 years of age or older and received medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.496.26"></a><var>496.26</var>services on or after January 1, 2014, that consisted of nursing facility services, home and <br/>
<a id="pl.496.27"></a><var>496.27</var>community-based services, or related hospital and prescription drug benefits.<br/>
<a id="pl.496.28"></a><var>496.28</var>(f) The claim shall be considered an expense of the last illness of the decedent for <br/>
<a id="pl.496.29"></a><var>496.29</var>the purpose of section 
         <statute_ref>524.3-805</statute_ref>. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a <br/>
<a id="pl.496.30"></a><var>496.30</var>state or county agency with a claim under this section must be a creditor under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.496.31"></a><var>496.31</var>524.6-307
         </statute_ref>. Any statute of limitations that purports to limit any county agency or the state <br/>
<a id="pl.496.32"></a><var>496.32</var>agency, or both, to recover for medical assistance granted hereunder shall not apply to any <br/>
<a id="pl.496.33"></a><var>496.33</var>claim made hereunder for reimbursement for any medical assistance granted hereunder. <br/>
<a id="pl.496.34"></a><var>496.34</var>Notice of the claim shall be given to all heirs and devisees of the decedent, and to other <br/>
<a id="pl.496.35"></a><var>496.35</var>persons with an ownership interest in the real property owned by the decedent at the time <br/>
<a id="pl.496.36"></a><var>496.36</var>of the decedent's death, whose identity can be ascertained with reasonable diligence. The <br/>
<a id="pl.497.1"></a><var>497.1</var>notice must include procedures and instructions for making an application for a hardship <br/>
<a id="pl.497.2"></a><var>497.2</var>waiver under subdivision 5; time frames for submitting an application and determination; <br/>
<a id="pl.497.3"></a><var>497.3</var>and information regarding appeal rights and procedures. Counties are entitled to one-half <br/>
<a id="pl.497.4"></a><var>497.4</var>of the nonfederal share of medical assistance collections from estates that are directly <br/>
<a id="pl.497.5"></a><var>497.5</var>attributable to county effort. Counties are entitled to ten percent of the collections for <br/>
<a id="pl.497.6"></a><var>497.6</var>alternative care directly attributable to county effort.<br/>
<a id="pl.497.7"></a><var>497.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective upon federal approval and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.497.8"></a><var>497.8</var>services rendered on or after January 1, 2014, and to claims not paid prior to July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.44.0"></a><a id="pl.497.9"></a><var>497.9</var>    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.497.10"></a><var>497.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Limitations on claims.</b> (a) For services rendered prior to January 1, 2014, <br/>
<a id="pl.497.11"></a><var>497.11</var>the claim shall include only the total amount of medical assistance rendered after age 55 or <br/>
<a id="pl.497.12"></a><var>497.12</var>during a period of institutionalization described in subdivision 1a, paragraph (e), and the <br/>
<a id="pl.497.13"></a><var>497.13</var>total amount of general assistance medical care rendered, and shall not include interest. <br/>
<a id="pl.497.14"></a><var>497.14</var>(b) For services rendered on or after January 1, 2014, the claim shall include only:<br/>
<a id="pl.497.15"></a><var>497.15</var>(1) the amount of medical assistance rendered to recipients 55 years of age or older <br/>
<a id="pl.497.16"></a><var>497.16</var>and that consisted of nursing facility services, home and community-based services, and <br/>
<a id="pl.497.17"></a><var>497.17</var>related hospital and prescription drug services; and<br/>
<a id="pl.497.18"></a><var>497.18</var>(2) the total amount of medical assistance rendered during a period of <br/>
<a id="pl.497.19"></a><var>497.19</var>institutionalization described in subdivision 1a, paragraph (e), clause (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.497.20"></a><var>497.20</var>The claim shall not include interest. For the purposes of this section, "home and <br/>
<a id="pl.497.21"></a><var>497.21</var>community-based services" has the same meaning it has when used in United States <br/>
<a id="pl.497.22"></a><var>497.22</var>Code, title 42, section 1396p(b)(1)(B)(i).<br/>
<a id="pl.497.23"></a><var>497.23</var>(c) Claims that have been allowed but not paid shall bear interest according to <br/>
<a id="pl.497.24"></a><var>497.24</var>section 
         <statute_ref>524.3-806, paragraph (d)</statute_ref>. A claim against the estate of a surviving spouse who did <br/>
<a id="pl.497.25"></a><var>497.25</var>not receive medical assistance, for medical assistance rendered for the predeceased spouse, <br/>
<a id="pl.497.26"></a><var>497.26</var>shall be payable from the full value of all of the predeceased spouse's assets and interests <br/>
<a id="pl.497.27"></a><var>497.27</var>which are part of the surviving spouse's estate under subdivisions 1a and 2b. Recovery of <br/>
<a id="pl.497.28"></a><var>497.28</var>medical assistance expenses in the nonrecipient surviving spouse's estate is limited to the <br/>
<a id="pl.497.29"></a><var>497.29</var>value of the assets of the estate that were marital property or jointly owned property at any <br/>
<a id="pl.497.30"></a><var>497.30</var>time during the marriage. The claim is not payable from the value of assets or proceeds of <br/>
<a id="pl.497.31"></a><var>497.31</var>assets in the estate attributable to a predeceased spouse whom the individual married after <br/>
<a id="pl.497.32"></a><var>497.32</var>the death of the predeceased recipient spouse for whom the claim is filed or from assets <br/>
<a id="pl.497.33"></a><var>497.33</var>and the proceeds of assets in the estate which the nonrecipient decedent spouse acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.497.34"></a><var>497.34</var>with assets which were not marital property or jointly owned property after the death of <br/>
<a id="pl.498.1"></a><var>498.1</var>the predeceased recipient spouse. Claims for alternative care shall be net of all premiums <br/>
<a id="pl.498.2"></a><var>498.2</var>paid under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0913, subdivision 12</statute_ref>, on or after July 1, 2003, and shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.498.3"></a><var>498.3</var>limited to services provided on or after July 1, 2003. Claims against marital property shall <br/>
<a id="pl.498.4"></a><var>498.4</var>be limited to claims against recipients who died on or after July 1, 2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.498.5"></a><var>498.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective upon federal approval and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.498.6"></a><var>498.6</var>services rendered on or after January 1, 2014, and to claims not paid prior to July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.45.0"></a><a id="pl.498.7"></a><var>498.7</var>    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.69, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.498.8"></a><var>498.8</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Service delivery.</b> (a) Each demonstration provider shall be responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.498.9"></a><var>498.9</var>the health care coordination for eligible individuals. Demonstration providers:<br/>
<a id="pl.498.10"></a><var>498.10</var>    (1) shall authorize and arrange for the provision of all needed health services <br/>
<a id="pl.498.11"></a><var>498.11</var>including but not limited to the full range of services listed in sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.498.12"></a><var>498.12</var>subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625</statute_ref> in order to ensure appropriate health care is delivered to <br/>
<a id="pl.498.13"></a><var>498.13</var>enrollees. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0621</statute_ref>, demonstration providers that provide <br/>
<a id="pl.498.14"></a><var>498.14</var>nursing home and community-based services under this section shall provide relocation <br/>
<a id="pl.498.15"></a><var>498.15</var>service coordination to enrolled persons age 65 and over;<br/>
<a id="pl.498.16"></a><var>498.16</var>    (2) shall accept the prospective, per capita payment from the commissioner in return <br/>
<a id="pl.498.17"></a><var>498.17</var>for the provision of comprehensive and coordinated health care services for eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.498.18"></a><var>498.18</var>individuals enrolled in the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.498.19"></a><var>498.19</var>    (3) may contract with other health care and social service practitioners to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.498.20"></a><var>498.20</var>services to enrollees; and<br/>
<a id="pl.498.21"></a><var>498.21</var>    (4) shall institute recipient grievance procedures according to the method established <br/>
<a id="pl.498.22"></a><var>498.22</var>by the project, utilizing applicable requirements of chapter 62D. Disputes not resolved <br/>
<a id="pl.498.23"></a><var>498.23</var>through this process shall be appealable to the commissioner as provided in subdivision 11.<br/>
<a id="pl.498.24"></a><var>498.24</var>    (b) Demonstration providers must comply with the standards for claims settlement <br/>
<a id="pl.498.25"></a><var>498.25</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>72A.201, subdivisions 4, 5, 7, and 8</statute_ref>, when contracting with other health <br/>
<a id="pl.498.26"></a><var>498.26</var>care and social service practitioners to provide services to enrollees. A demonstration <br/>
<a id="pl.498.27"></a><var>498.27</var>provider must pay a clean claim, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, <br/>
<a id="pl.498.28"></a><var>498.28</var>section 447.45(b), within 30 business days of the date of acceptance of the claim.<br/>
<a id="pl.498.29"></a><var>498.29</var>(c) Managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans must comply with <br/>
<a id="pl.498.30"></a><var>498.30</var>chapter 62M and section 62Q.83.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.46.0"></a><a id="pl.498.31"></a><var>498.31</var>    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.76, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.498.32"></a><var>498.32</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.499.1"></a><var>499.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Physician reimbursement. </b> (a) Effective for services rendered on <br/>
<a id="pl.499.2"></a><var>499.2</var>or after October 1, 1992, the commissioner shall make payments for physician services <br/>
<a id="pl.499.3"></a><var>499.3</var>as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.499.4"></a><var>499.4</var>    (1) payment for level one Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' common <br/>
<a id="pl.499.5"></a><var>499.5</var>procedural coding system codes titled "office and other outpatient services," "preventive <br/>
<a id="pl.499.6"></a><var>499.6</var>medicine new and established patient," "delivery, antepartum, and postpartum care," <br/>
<a id="pl.499.7"></a><var>499.7</var>"critical care," cesarean delivery and pharmacologic management provided to psychiatric <br/>
<a id="pl.499.8"></a><var>499.8</var>patients, and level three codes for enhanced services for prenatal high risk, shall be paid <br/>
<a id="pl.499.9"></a><var>499.9</var>at the lower of (i) submitted charges, or (ii) 25 percent above the rate in effect on June <br/>
<a id="pl.499.10"></a><var>499.10</var>30, 1992. If the rate on any procedure code within these categories is different than the <br/>
<a id="pl.499.11"></a><var>499.11</var>rate that would have been paid under the methodology in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.74, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.499.12"></a><var>499.12</var>then the larger rate shall be paid;<br/>
<a id="pl.499.13"></a><var>499.13</var>    (2) payments for all other services shall be paid at the lower of (i) submitted charges, <br/>
<a id="pl.499.14"></a><var>499.14</var>or (ii) 15.4 percent above the rate in effect on June 30, 1992; and<br/>
<a id="pl.499.15"></a><var>499.15</var>    (3) all physician rates shall be converted from the 50th percentile of 1982 to the 50th <br/>
<a id="pl.499.16"></a><var>499.16</var>percentile of 1989, less the percent in aggregate necessary to equal the above increases <br/>
<a id="pl.499.17"></a><var>499.17</var>except that payment rates for home health agency services shall be the rates in effect <br/>
<a id="pl.499.18"></a><var>499.18</var>on September 30, 1992.<br/>
<a id="pl.499.19"></a><var>499.19</var>    (b) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2000, payment rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.499.20"></a><var>499.20</var>physician and professional services shall be increased by three percent over the rates <br/>
<a id="pl.499.21"></a><var>499.21</var>in effect on December 31, 1999, except for home health agency and family planning <br/>
<a id="pl.499.22"></a><var>499.22</var>agency services. The increases in this paragraph shall be implemented January 1, 2000, <br/>
<a id="pl.499.23"></a><var>499.23</var>for managed care.<br/>
<a id="pl.499.24"></a><var>499.24</var>(c) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2009, payment rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.499.25"></a><var>499.25</var>physician and professional services shall be reduced by five percent, except that for the <br/>
<a id="pl.499.26"></a><var>499.26</var>period July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, payment rates shall be reduced by 6.5 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.499.27"></a><var>499.27</var>for the medical assistance and general assistance medical care programs, over the rates in <br/>
<a id="pl.499.28"></a><var>499.28</var>effect on June 30, 2009. This reduction and the reductions in paragraph (d) do not apply <br/>
<a id="pl.499.29"></a><var>499.29</var>to office or other outpatient visits, preventive medicine visits and family planning visits <br/>
<a id="pl.499.30"></a><var>499.30</var>billed by physicians, advanced practice nurses, or physician assistants in a family planning <br/>
<a id="pl.499.31"></a><var>499.31</var>agency or in one of the following primary care practices: general practice, general internal <br/>
<a id="pl.499.32"></a><var>499.32</var>medicine, general pediatrics, general geriatrics, and family medicine. This reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.499.33"></a><var>499.33</var>and the reductions in paragraph (d) do not apply to federally qualified health centers, <br/>
<a id="pl.499.34"></a><var>499.34</var>rural health centers, and Indian health services. Effective October 1, 2009, payments <br/>
<a id="pl.499.35"></a><var>499.35</var>made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans under sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.69</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.499.36"></a><var>499.36</var>256B.692
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256L.12</statute_ref> shall reflect the payment reduction described in this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.500.1"></a><var>500.1</var>(d) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2010, payment rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.500.2"></a><var>500.2</var>physician and professional services shall be reduced an additional seven percent over <br/>
<a id="pl.500.3"></a><var>500.3</var>the five percent reduction in rates described in paragraph (c). This additional reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.500.4"></a><var>500.4</var>does not apply to physical therapy services, occupational therapy services, and speech <br/>
<a id="pl.500.5"></a><var>500.5</var>pathology and related services provided on or after July 1, 2010. This additional reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.500.6"></a><var>500.6</var>does not apply to physician services billed by a psychiatrist or an advanced practice nurse <br/>
<a id="pl.500.7"></a><var>500.7</var>with a specialty in mental health. Effective October 1, 2010, payments made to managed <br/>
<a id="pl.500.8"></a><var>500.8</var>care plans and county-based purchasing plans under sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.69</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.692</statute_ref>, and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.500.9"></a><var>500.9</var>256L.12
         </statute_ref> shall reflect the payment reduction described in this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.500.10"></a><var>500.10</var>(e) Effective for services rendered on or after September 1, 2011, through June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.500.11"></a><var>500.11</var>2013, payment rates for physician and professional services shall be reduced three percent <br/>
<a id="pl.500.12"></a><var>500.12</var>from the rates in effect on August 31, 2011. This reduction does not apply to physical <br/>
<a id="pl.500.13"></a><var>500.13</var>therapy services, occupational therapy services, and speech pathology and related services.<br/>
<a id="pl.500.14"></a><var>500.14</var>(f) Effective for services rendered on or after September 1, 2014, payment rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.500.15"></a><var>500.15</var>physician and professional services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, <br/>
<a id="pl.500.16"></a><var>500.16</var>speech pathology, and mental health services shall be increased by five percent from the <br/>
<a id="pl.500.17"></a><var>500.17</var>rates in effect on August 31, 2014. In calculating this rate increase, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.500.18"></a><var>500.18</var>shall not include in the base rate for August 31, 2014, the rate increase provided under <br/>
<a id="pl.500.19"></a><var>500.19</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256B.76, subdivision 7</statute_ref>. This increase does not apply to federally qualified health <br/>
<a id="pl.500.20"></a><var>500.20</var>centers, rural health centers, and Indian health services. Payments made to managed <br/>
<a id="pl.500.21"></a><var>500.21</var>care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall not be adjusted to reflect payments <br/>
<a id="pl.500.22"></a><var>500.22</var>under this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.500.23"></a><var>500.23</var>(g) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2015, payment rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.500.24"></a><var>500.24</var>physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech pathology and related services provided <br/>
<a id="pl.500.25"></a><var>500.25</var>by a hospital meeting the criteria specified in section 
         <statute_ref>62Q.19, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.500.26"></a><var>500.26</var>(a), clause (4), shall be increased by 90 percent from the rates in effect on June 30, 2015. <br/>
<a id="pl.500.27"></a><var>500.27</var>Payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall not be <br/>
<a id="pl.500.28"></a><var>500.28</var>adjusted to reflect payments under this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.500.29"></a><var>500.29</var>(h) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2016, payment rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.500.30"></a><var>500.30</var>primary care services that were eligible for the rate increase in 2013 and 2014 under <br/>
<a id="pl.500.31"></a><var>500.31</var>section 1902(a)(13)(c) of the Social Security Act shall be increased by five percent when <br/>
<a id="pl.500.32"></a><var>500.32</var>that service is provided by a provider meeting one of the following criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.500.33"></a><var>500.33</var>(1) a physician certified in the specialties of family medicine, general internal <br/>
<a id="pl.500.34"></a><var>500.34</var>medicine, pediatric medicine, or obstetric and gynecological medicine; or<br/>
<a id="pl.500.35"></a><var>500.35</var>(2) a physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician other <br/>
<a id="pl.500.36"></a><var>500.36</var>than a psychiatrist, for whom at least 60 percent of the services for which the provider <br/>
<a id="pl.501.1"></a><var>501.1</var>received payment under medical assistance and MinnesotaCare were for primary care <br/>
<a id="pl.501.2"></a><var>501.2</var>evaluation and management services or vaccine administration services under the Vaccines <br/>
<a id="pl.501.3"></a><var>501.3</var>for Children program. The commissioner shall periodically validate the eligibility of <br/>
<a id="pl.501.4"></a><var>501.4</var>providers who attest to meeting the criteria established under this clause.<br/>
<a id="pl.501.5"></a><var>501.5</var>Effective January 1, 2017, capitation payments made to managed care plans <br/>
<a id="pl.501.6"></a><var>501.6</var>and county-based purchasing plans shall be increased to reflect this increase, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.501.7"></a><var>501.7</var>commissioner shall require the plans to pass on the full amount of the increase in the form <br/>
<a id="pl.501.8"></a><var>501.8</var>of higher payment rates to eligible providers. This increase does not apply to federally <br/>
<a id="pl.501.9"></a><var>501.9</var>qualified health centers, rural health centers, and Indian health services.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.47.0"></a><a id="pl.501.10"></a><var>501.10</var>    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.76, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.501.11"></a><var>501.11</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.501.12"></a><var>501.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Dental reimbursement. </b> (a) Effective for services rendered on or after <br/>
<a id="pl.501.13"></a><var>501.13</var>October 1, 1992, the commissioner shall make payments for dental services as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.501.14"></a><var>501.14</var>    (1) dental services shall be paid at the lower of (i) submitted charges, or (ii) 25 <br/>
<a id="pl.501.15"></a><var>501.15</var>percent above the rate in effect on June 30, 1992; and<br/>
<a id="pl.501.16"></a><var>501.16</var>    (2) dental rates shall be converted from the 50th percentile of 1982 to the 50th <br/>
<a id="pl.501.17"></a><var>501.17</var>percentile of 1989, less the percent in aggregate necessary to equal the above increases.<br/>
<a id="pl.501.18"></a><var>501.18</var>    (b) Beginning October 1, 1999, the payment for tooth sealants and fluoride treatments <br/>
<a id="pl.501.19"></a><var>501.19</var>shall be the lower of (1) submitted charge, or (2) 80 percent of median 1997 charges.<br/>
<a id="pl.501.20"></a><var>501.20</var>    (c) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2000, payment rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.501.21"></a><var>501.21</var>dental services shall be increased by three percent over the rates in effect on December <br/>
<a id="pl.501.22"></a><var>501.22</var>31, 1999.<br/>
<a id="pl.501.23"></a><var>501.23</var>    (d) Effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2002, payment for <br/>
<a id="pl.501.24"></a><var>501.24</var>diagnostic examinations and dental x-rays provided to children under age 21 shall be the <br/>
<a id="pl.501.25"></a><var>501.25</var>lower of (1) the submitted charge, or (2) 85 percent of median 1999 charges.<br/>
<a id="pl.501.26"></a><var>501.26</var>    (e) The increases listed in paragraphs (b) and (c) shall be implemented January 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.501.27"></a><var>501.27</var>2000, for managed care.<br/>
<a id="pl.501.28"></a><var>501.28</var>(f) Effective for dental services rendered on or after October 1, 2010, by a <br/>
<a id="pl.501.29"></a><var>501.29</var>state-operated dental clinic, payment shall be paid on a reasonable cost basis that is based <br/>
<a id="pl.501.30"></a><var>501.30</var>on the Medicare principles of reimbursement. This payment shall be effective for services <br/>
<a id="pl.501.31"></a><var>501.31</var>rendered on or after January 1, 2011, to recipients enrolled in managed care plans or <br/>
<a id="pl.501.32"></a><var>501.32</var>county-based purchasing plans.<br/>
<a id="pl.501.33"></a><var>501.33</var>(g) Beginning in fiscal year 2011, if the payments to state-operated dental clinics <br/>
<a id="pl.501.34"></a><var>501.34</var>in paragraph (f), including state and federal shares, are less than $1,850,000 per fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.501.35"></a><var>501.35</var>year, a supplemental state payment equal to the difference between the total payments <br/>
<a id="pl.502.1"></a><var>502.1</var>in paragraph (f) and $1,850,000 shall be paid from the general fund to state-operated <br/>
<a id="pl.502.2"></a><var>502.2</var>services for the operation of the dental clinics.<br/>
<a id="pl.502.3"></a><var>502.3</var>(h) If the cost-based payment system for state-operated dental clinics described in <br/>
<a id="pl.502.4"></a><var>502.4</var>paragraph (f) does not receive federal approval, then state-operated dental clinics shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.502.5"></a><var>502.5</var>designated as critical access dental providers under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.502.6"></a><var>502.6</var>receive the critical access dental reimbursement rate as described under subdivision 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.502.7"></a><var>502.7</var>paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.502.8"></a><var>502.8</var>(i) Effective for services rendered on or after September 1, 2011, through June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.502.9"></a><var>502.9</var>2013, payment rates for dental services shall be reduced by three percent. This reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.502.10"></a><var>502.10</var>does not apply to state-operated dental clinics in paragraph (f).<br/>
<a id="pl.502.11"></a><var>502.11</var>(j) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2014, payment rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.502.12"></a><var>502.12</var>dental services shall be increased by five percent from the rates in effect on December <br/>
<a id="pl.502.13"></a><var>502.13</var>31, 2013. This increase does not apply to state-operated dental clinics in paragraph (f), <br/>
<a id="pl.502.14"></a><var>502.14</var>federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, and Indian health services. Effective <br/>
<a id="pl.502.15"></a><var>502.15</var>January 1, 2014, payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing <br/>
<a id="pl.502.16"></a><var>502.16</var>plans under sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.69</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.692</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256L.12</statute_ref> shall reflect the payment increase <br/>
<a id="pl.502.17"></a><var>502.17</var>described in this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.502.18"></a><var>502.18</var>(k) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2015, through December <br/>
<a id="pl.502.19"></a><var>502.19</var>31, 2016, the commissioner shall increase payment rates for services furnished by <br/>
<a id="pl.502.20"></a><var>502.20</var>dental providers located outside of the seven-county metropolitan area by the maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.502.21"></a><var>502.21</var>percentage possible above the rates in effect on June 30, 2015, while remaining within <br/>
<a id="pl.502.22"></a><var>502.22</var>the limits of funding appropriated for this purpose. This increase does not apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.502.23"></a><var>502.23</var>state-operated dental clinics in paragraph (f), federally qualified health centers, rural health <br/>
<a id="pl.502.24"></a><var>502.24</var>centers, and Indian health services. Effective January 1, 2016, through December 31, <br/>
<a id="pl.502.25"></a><var>502.25</var>2016, payments to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans under sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.502.26"></a><var>502.26</var>256B.69
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>256B.692</statute_ref> shall reflect the payment increase described in this paragraph. The <br/>
<a id="pl.502.27"></a><var>502.27</var>commissioner shall require managed care and county-based purchasing plans to pass on <br/>
<a id="pl.502.28"></a><var>502.28</var>the full amount of the increase, in the form of higher payment rates to dental providers <br/>
<a id="pl.502.29"></a><var>502.29</var>located outside of the seven-county metropolitan area.<br/>
<a id="pl.502.30"></a><var>502.30</var>(l) Effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2017, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.502.31"></a><var>502.31</var>shall increase payment rates by 9.65 percent for dental services provided outside of <br/>
<a id="pl.502.32"></a><var>502.32</var>the seven-county metropolitan area. This increase does not apply to state-operated <br/>
<a id="pl.502.33"></a><var>502.33</var>dental clinics in paragraph (f), federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, or <br/>
<a id="pl.502.34"></a><var>502.34</var>Indian health services. Effective January 1, 2017, payments to managed care plans and <br/>
<a id="pl.502.35"></a><var>502.35</var>county-based purchasing plans under sections 256B.69 and 256B.692 shall reflect the <br/>
<a id="pl.502.36"></a><var>502.36</var>payment increase described in this paragraph. The commissioner shall require managed <br/>
<a id="pl.503.1"></a><var>503.1</var>care and county-based purchasing plans to pass on the full amount of the increase in the <br/>
<a id="pl.503.2"></a><var>503.2</var>form of higher payment rates to dental providers for the dental services that are identified <br/>
<a id="pl.503.3"></a><var>503.3</var>for the rate increase in this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.503.4"></a><var>503.4</var>(m) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2016, payment rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.503.5"></a><var>503.5</var>preventive dental services shall be increased by five percent. Effective January 1, 2017, <br/>
<a id="pl.503.6"></a><var>503.6</var>capitation payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall <br/>
<a id="pl.503.7"></a><var>503.7</var>be increased to reflect this increase, and the commissioner shall require the plans to pass <br/>
<a id="pl.503.8"></a><var>503.8</var>on the full amount of the increase in the form of higher payment rates for these services. <br/>
<a id="pl.503.9"></a><var>503.9</var>This increase does not apply to state-operated dental clinics in paragraph (f), federally <br/>
<a id="pl.503.10"></a><var>503.10</var>qualified health centers, rural health centers, and Indian health services.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.48.0"></a><a id="pl.503.11"></a><var>503.11</var>    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.76, subdivision 4, is <br/>
<a id="pl.503.12"></a><var>503.12</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.503.13"></a><var>503.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Critical access dental providers. </b> (a) Effective for dental services rendered <br/>
<a id="pl.503.14"></a><var>503.14</var>on or after January 1, 2002, The commissioner shall increase reimbursements to dentists <br/>
<a id="pl.503.15"></a><var>503.15</var>and dental clinics deemed by the commissioner to be critical access dental providers. For <br/>
<a id="pl.503.16"></a><var>503.16</var>dental services rendered on or after July 1, 2007 2016, the commissioner shall increase <br/>
<a id="pl.503.17"></a><var>503.17</var>reimbursement by 35 37.5  percent above the reimbursement rate that would otherwise be <br/>
<a id="pl.503.18"></a><var>503.18</var>paid to the critical access dental provider, except as specified under paragraph (b). The <br/>
<a id="pl.503.19"></a><var>503.19</var>commissioner shall pay the managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans in <br/>
<a id="pl.503.20"></a><var>503.20</var>amounts sufficient to reflect increased reimbursements to critical access dental providers <br/>
<a id="pl.503.21"></a><var>503.21</var>as approved by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.503.22"></a><var>503.22</var>(b) For dental services rendered on or after July 1, 2016, by a dental clinic or dental <br/>
<a id="pl.503.23"></a><var>503.23</var>group that meets the critical access dental provider designation under paragraph (d), <br/>
<a id="pl.503.24"></a><var>503.24</var>clause (4), and is owned and operated by a health maintenance organization licensed under <br/>
<a id="pl.503.25"></a><var>503.25</var>chapter 62D, the commissioner shall increase reimbursement by 35 percent above the <br/>
<a id="pl.503.26"></a><var>503.26</var>reimbursement rate that would otherwise be paid to the critical access provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.503.27"></a><var>503.27</var>(b) (c)  Critical access dental payments made under paragraph (a) or (b) for dental <br/>
<a id="pl.503.28"></a><var>503.28</var>services provided by a critical access dental provider to an enrollee of a managed care plan <br/>
<a id="pl.503.29"></a><var>503.29</var>or county-based purchasing plan must not reflect any capitated payments or cost-based <br/>
<a id="pl.503.30"></a><var>503.30</var>payments from the managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan. The managed <br/>
<a id="pl.503.31"></a><var>503.31</var>care plan or county-based purchasing plan must base the additional critical access dental <br/>
<a id="pl.503.32"></a><var>503.32</var>payment on the amount that would have been paid for that service had the dental provider <br/>
<a id="pl.503.33"></a><var>503.33</var>been paid according to the managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan's fee <br/>
<a id="pl.503.34"></a><var>503.34</var>schedule that applies to dental providers that are not paid under a capitated payment <br/>
<a id="pl.503.35"></a><var>503.35</var>or cost-based payment.<br/>
<a id="pl.504.1"></a><var>504.1</var>(d) The commissioner shall designate the following dentists and dental clinics as <br/>
<a id="pl.504.2"></a><var>504.2</var>critical access dental providers:<br/>
<a id="pl.504.3"></a><var>504.3</var>    (1) nonprofit community clinics that:<br/>
<a id="pl.504.4"></a><var>504.4</var>(i) have nonprofit status in accordance with chapter 317A;<br/>
<a id="pl.504.5"></a><var>504.5</var>(ii) have tax exempt status in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code, section <br/>
<a id="pl.504.6"></a><var>504.6</var>501(c)(3);<br/>
<a id="pl.504.7"></a><var>504.7</var>(iii) are established to provide oral health services to patients who are low income, <br/>
<a id="pl.504.8"></a><var>504.8</var>uninsured, have special needs, and are underserved;<br/>
<a id="pl.504.9"></a><var>504.9</var>(iv) have professional staff familiar with the cultural background of the clinic's <br/>
<a id="pl.504.10"></a><var>504.10</var>patients;<br/>
<a id="pl.504.11"></a><var>504.11</var>(v) charge for services on a sliding fee scale designed to provide assistance to <br/>
<a id="pl.504.12"></a><var>504.12</var>low-income patients based on current poverty income guidelines and family size;<br/>
<a id="pl.504.13"></a><var>504.13</var>(vi) do not restrict access or services because of a patient's financial limitations <br/>
<a id="pl.504.14"></a><var>504.14</var>or public assistance status; and<br/>
<a id="pl.504.15"></a><var>504.15</var>(vii) have free care available as needed;<br/>
<a id="pl.504.16"></a><var>504.16</var>    (2) federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, and public health clinics;<br/>
<a id="pl.504.17"></a><var>504.17</var>    (3) city or county hospital-based dental clinics owned and operated hospital-based <br/>
<a id="pl.504.18"></a><var>504.18</var>dental clinics by a city, county, or former state hospital as defined in section 62Q.19, <br/>
<a id="pl.504.19"></a><var>504.19</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (4);<br/>
<a id="pl.504.20"></a><var>504.20</var>(4) a dental clinic or dental group owned and operated by a nonprofit corporation in <br/>
<a id="pl.504.21"></a><var>504.21</var>accordance with chapter 317A with more than 10,000 patient encounters per year with <br/>
<a id="pl.504.22"></a><var>504.22</var>patients who are uninsured or covered by medical assistance or MinnesotaCare;<br/>
<a id="pl.504.23"></a><var>504.23</var>(5) a dental clinic owned and operated by the University of Minnesota or the <br/>
<a id="pl.504.24"></a><var>504.24</var>Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system; and<br/>
<a id="pl.504.25"></a><var>504.25</var>(6) private practicing dentists if:<br/>
<a id="pl.504.26"></a><var>504.26</var>(i) the dentist's office is located within a health professional shortage area as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.504.27"></a><var>504.27</var>under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, part 5, and United States Code, title 42, <br/>
<a id="pl.504.28"></a><var>504.28</var>section 254E;<br/>
<a id="pl.504.29"></a><var>504.29</var>(ii) more the seven-county metropolitan area and more than 50 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.504.30"></a><var>504.30</var>dentist's patient encounters per year are with patients who are uninsured or covered by <br/>
<a id="pl.504.31"></a><var>504.31</var>medical assistance or MinnesotaCare; and or<br/>
<a id="pl.504.32"></a><var>504.32</var>(iii) the level of service provided by the dentist is critical to maintaining adequate <br/>
<a id="pl.504.33"></a><var>504.33</var>levels of patient access within the service area in which the dentist operates.<br/>
<a id="pl.504.34"></a><var>504.34</var>(ii) the dentist's office is located outside the seven-county metropolitan area and <br/>
<a id="pl.504.35"></a><var>504.35</var>more than 25 percent of the dentist's patient encounters per year are with patients who are <br/>
<a id="pl.504.36"></a><var>504.36</var>uninsured or covered by medical assistance or MinnesotaCare.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.49.0"></a><a id="pl.505.1"></a><var>505.1</var>    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.761, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.505.2"></a><var>505.2</var><b>256B.761 REIMBURSEMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.505.3"></a><var>505.3</var>(a) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2001, payment for medication <br/>
<a id="pl.505.4"></a><var>505.4</var>management provided to psychiatric patients, outpatient mental health services, day <br/>
<a id="pl.505.5"></a><var>505.5</var>treatment services, home-based mental health services, and family community support <br/>
<a id="pl.505.6"></a><var>505.6</var>services shall be paid at the lower of (1) submitted charges, or (2) 75.6 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.505.7"></a><var>505.7</var>50th percentile of 1999 charges.<br/>
<a id="pl.505.8"></a><var>505.8</var>(b) Effective July 1, 2001, the medical assistance rates for outpatient mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.505.9"></a><var>505.9</var>services provided by an entity that operates: (1) a Medicare-certified comprehensive <br/>
<a id="pl.505.10"></a><var>505.10</var>outpatient rehabilitation facility; and (2) a facility that was certified prior to January 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.505.11"></a><var>505.11</var>1993, with at least 33 percent of the clients receiving rehabilitation services in the most <br/>
<a id="pl.505.12"></a><var>505.12</var>recent calendar year who are medical assistance recipients, will be increased by 38 percent, <br/>
<a id="pl.505.13"></a><var>505.13</var>when those services are provided within the comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.505.14"></a><var>505.14</var>facility and provided to residents of nursing facilities owned by the entity.<br/>
<a id="pl.505.15"></a><var>505.15</var>(c) The commissioner shall establish three levels of payment for mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.505.16"></a><var>505.16</var>diagnostic assessment, based on three levels of complexity. The aggregate payment under <br/>
<a id="pl.505.17"></a><var>505.17</var>the tiered rates must not exceed the projected aggregate payments for mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.505.18"></a><var>505.18</var>diagnostic assessment under the previous single rate. The new rate structure is effective <br/>
<a id="pl.505.19"></a><var>505.19</var>January 1, 2011, or upon federal approval, whichever is later.<br/>
<a id="pl.505.20"></a><var>505.20</var>(d) In addition to rate increases otherwise provided, the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.505.21"></a><var>505.21</var>restructure coverage policy and rates to improve access to adult rehabilitative mental <br/>
<a id="pl.505.22"></a><var>505.22</var>health services under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0623</statute_ref> and related mental health support services under <br/>
<a id="pl.505.23"></a><var>505.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256B.021, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (f), clause (2). For state fiscal years 2015 and <br/>
<a id="pl.505.24"></a><var>505.24</var>2016, the projected state share of increased costs due to this paragraph is transferred <br/>
<a id="pl.505.25"></a><var>505.25</var>from adult mental health grants under sections 
         <statute_ref>245.4661</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>256E.12</statute_ref>. The transfer for <br/>
<a id="pl.505.26"></a><var>505.26</var>fiscal year 2016 is a permanent base adjustment for subsequent fiscal years. Payments <br/>
<a id="pl.505.27"></a><var>505.27</var>made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans under sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.69</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.505.28"></a><var>505.28</var>256B.692
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256L.12</statute_ref> shall reflect the rate changes described in this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.505.29"></a><var>505.29</var>(e) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2016, payments for outpatient <br/>
<a id="pl.505.30"></a><var>505.30</var>mental health services shall be increased by five percent. Effective January 1, 2017, <br/>
<a id="pl.505.31"></a><var>505.31</var>capitation payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall <br/>
<a id="pl.505.32"></a><var>505.32</var>be increased to reflect this increase, and the commissioner shall require the plans to pass <br/>
<a id="pl.505.33"></a><var>505.33</var>on the full amount of the increase in the form of higher payment rates for these services. <br/>
<a id="pl.505.34"></a><var>505.34</var>This increase is not applicable to federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, <br/>
<a id="pl.505.35"></a><var>505.35</var>Indian health services, other cost-based rates, rates that are negotiated with the county, or <br/>
<a id="pl.505.36"></a><var>505.36</var>rates that are established by the federal government.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.50.0"></a><a id="pl.506.1"></a><var>506.1</var>    Sec. 50. <b>[256B.7625] REIMBURSEMENT FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC </b><br/>
<a id="pl.506.2"></a><var>506.2</var><b>HEALTH NURSE HOME VISITS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.506.3"></a><var>506.3</var>Effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2017, prenatal and postpartum <br/>
<a id="pl.506.4"></a><var>506.4</var>follow-up home visits provided by public health nurses using evidence-based models <br/>
<a id="pl.506.5"></a><var>506.5</var>shall be paid $140 per visit. Evidence-based postpartum follow-up home visits must <br/>
<a id="pl.506.6"></a><var>506.6</var>be administered by home visiting programs that meet the United States Department <br/>
<a id="pl.506.7"></a><var>506.7</var>of Health and Human Services criteria for evidence-based models and identified by <br/>
<a id="pl.506.8"></a><var>506.8</var>the commissioner of health as eligible services under the Maternal, Infant, and Early <br/>
<a id="pl.506.9"></a><var>506.9</var>Childhood Home Visiting program. Home visits shall be targeted toward pregnant women <br/>
<a id="pl.506.10"></a><var>506.10</var>and mothers with children up to three years of age. Effective January 1, 2017, capitation <br/>
<a id="pl.506.11"></a><var>506.11</var>payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.506.12"></a><var>506.12</var>increased to reflect this increase and the commissioner shall require the plans to pass on <br/>
<a id="pl.506.13"></a><var>506.13</var>the full amount of the increase in the form of higher payment rates to the providers.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.51.0"></a><a id="pl.506.14"></a><var>506.14</var>    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.766, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.506.15"></a><var>506.15</var><b>256B.766 REIMBURSEMENT FOR BASIC CARE SERVICES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.506.16"></a><var>506.16</var>(a) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2009, total payments for basic <br/>
<a id="pl.506.17"></a><var>506.17</var>care services, shall be reduced by three percent, except that for the period July 1, 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.506.18"></a><var>506.18</var>through June 30, 2011, total payments shall be reduced by 4.5 percent for the medical <br/>
<a id="pl.506.19"></a><var>506.19</var>assistance and general assistance medical care programs, prior to third-party liability and <br/>
<a id="pl.506.20"></a><var>506.20</var>spenddown calculation. Effective July 1, 2010, the commissioner shall classify physical <br/>
<a id="pl.506.21"></a><var>506.21</var>therapy services, occupational therapy services, and speech-language pathology and <br/>
<a id="pl.506.22"></a><var>506.22</var>related services as basic care services. The reduction in this paragraph shall apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.506.23"></a><var>506.23</var>physical therapy services, occupational therapy services, and speech-language pathology <br/>
<a id="pl.506.24"></a><var>506.24</var>and related services provided on or after July 1, 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.506.25"></a><var>506.25</var>(b) Payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall <br/>
<a id="pl.506.26"></a><var>506.26</var>be reduced for services provided on or after October 1, 2009, to reflect the reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.506.27"></a><var>506.27</var>effective July 1, 2009, and payments made to the plans shall be reduced effective October <br/>
<a id="pl.506.28"></a><var>506.28</var>1, 2010, to reflect the reduction effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.506.29"></a><var>506.29</var>(c) Effective for services provided on or after September 1, 2011, through June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.506.30"></a><var>506.30</var>2013, total payments for outpatient hospital facility fees shall be reduced by five percent <br/>
<a id="pl.506.31"></a><var>506.31</var>from the rates in effect on August 31, 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.506.32"></a><var>506.32</var>(d) Effective for services provided on or after September 1, 2011, through June <br/>
<a id="pl.506.33"></a><var>506.33</var>30, 2013, total payments for ambulatory surgery centers facility fees, medical supplies <br/>
<a id="pl.506.34"></a><var>506.34</var>and durable medical equipment not subject to a volume purchase contract, prosthetics <br/>
<a id="pl.506.35"></a><var>506.35</var>and orthotics, renal dialysis services, laboratory services, public health nursing services, <br/>
<a id="pl.507.1"></a><var>507.1</var>physical therapy services, occupational therapy services, speech therapy services, <br/>
<a id="pl.507.2"></a><var>507.2</var>eyeglasses not subject to a volume purchase contract, hearing aids not subject to a volume <br/>
<a id="pl.507.3"></a><var>507.3</var>purchase contract, and anesthesia services shall be reduced by three percent from the <br/>
<a id="pl.507.4"></a><var>507.4</var>rates in effect on August 31, 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.507.5"></a><var>507.5</var>(e) Effective for services provided on or after September 1, 2014, payments <br/>
<a id="pl.507.6"></a><var>507.6</var>for ambulatory surgery centers facility fees, hospice services, renal dialysis services, <br/>
<a id="pl.507.7"></a><var>507.7</var>laboratory services, public health nursing services, eyeglasses not subject to a volume <br/>
<a id="pl.507.8"></a><var>507.8</var>purchase contract, and hearing aids not subject to a volume purchase contract shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.507.9"></a><var>507.9</var>increased by three percent and payments for outpatient hospital facility fees shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.507.10"></a><var>507.10</var>increased by three percent. Payments made to managed care plans and county-based <br/>
<a id="pl.507.11"></a><var>507.11</var>purchasing plans shall not be adjusted to reflect payments under this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.507.12"></a><var>507.12</var>(f) Payments for medical supplies and durable medical equipment not subject to a <br/>
<a id="pl.507.13"></a><var>507.13</var>volume purchase contract, and prosthetics and orthotics, provided on or after July 1, 2014, <br/>
<a id="pl.507.14"></a><var>507.14</var>through June 30, 2015, shall be decreased by .33 percent. Payments for medical supplies <br/>
<a id="pl.507.15"></a><var>507.15</var>and durable medical equipment not subject to a volume purchase contract, and prosthetics <br/>
<a id="pl.507.16"></a><var>507.16</var>and orthotics, provided on or after July 1, 2015, shall be increased by three percent from <br/>
<a id="pl.507.17"></a><var>507.17</var>the rates as determined under paragraph (i).<br/>
<a id="pl.507.18"></a><var>507.18</var>(g) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2015, payments for outpatient <br/>
<a id="pl.507.19"></a><var>507.19</var>hospital facility fees, medical supplies and durable medical equipment not subject to a <br/>
<a id="pl.507.20"></a><var>507.20</var>volume purchase contract, prosthetics and orthotics, and laboratory services to a hospital <br/>
<a id="pl.507.21"></a><var>507.21</var>meeting the criteria specified in section 
         <statute_ref>62Q.19, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (4), <br/>
<a id="pl.507.22"></a><var>507.22</var>shall be increased by 90 percent from the rates in effect on June 30, 2015. Payments made <br/>
<a id="pl.507.23"></a><var>507.23</var>to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall not be adjusted to reflect <br/>
<a id="pl.507.24"></a><var>507.24</var>payments under this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.507.25"></a><var>507.25</var>(h) This section does not apply to physician and professional services, inpatient <br/>
<a id="pl.507.26"></a><var>507.26</var>hospital services, family planning services, mental health services, dental services, <br/>
<a id="pl.507.27"></a><var>507.27</var>prescription drugs, medical transportation, federally qualified health centers, rural health <br/>
<a id="pl.507.28"></a><var>507.28</var>centers, Indian health services, and Medicare cost-sharing.<br/>
<a id="pl.507.29"></a><var>507.29</var>(i) Effective July 1, 2015, the medical assistance payment rate for durable medical <br/>
<a id="pl.507.30"></a><var>507.30</var>equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or supplies shall be restored to the January 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.507.31"></a><var>507.31</var>medical assistance fee schedule, updated to include subsequent rate increases in the <br/>
<a id="pl.507.32"></a><var>507.32</var>Medicare and medical assistance fee schedules, and including following categories of <br/>
<a id="pl.507.33"></a><var>507.33</var>durable medical equipment shall be individually priced items for the following categories: <br/>
<a id="pl.507.34"></a><var>507.34</var>enteral nutrition and supplies, customized and other specialized tracheostomy tubes and <br/>
<a id="pl.507.35"></a><var>507.35</var>supplies, electric patient lifts, and durable medical equipment repair and service. This <br/>
<a id="pl.507.36"></a><var>507.36</var>paragraph does not apply to medical supplies and durable medical equipment subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.508.1"></a><var>508.1</var>a volume purchase contract, products subject to the preferred diabetic testing supply <br/>
<a id="pl.508.2"></a><var>508.2</var>program, and items provided to dually eligible recipients when Medicare is the primary <br/>
<a id="pl.508.3"></a><var>508.3</var>payer for the item. The commissioner shall not apply any medical assistance rate <br/>
<a id="pl.508.4"></a><var>508.4</var>reductions to durable medical equipment as a result of Medicare competitive bidding.<br/>
<a id="pl.508.5"></a><var>508.5</var>(j) Effective July 1, 2015, medical assistance payment rates for durable medical <br/>
<a id="pl.508.6"></a><var>508.6</var>equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or supplies shall be increased as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.508.7"></a><var>508.7</var>(1) payment rates for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or supplies <br/>
<a id="pl.508.8"></a><var>508.8</var>that were subject to the Medicare 2008 competitive bid shall be increased by 9.5 percent; <br/>
<a id="pl.508.9"></a><var>508.9</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.508.10"></a><var>508.10</var>(2) payment rates for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or supplies <br/>
<a id="pl.508.11"></a><var>508.11</var>on the medical assistance fee schedule, whether or not subject to the Medicare 2008 <br/>
<a id="pl.508.12"></a><var>508.12</var>competitive bid, shall be increased by 2.94 percent, with this increase being applied after <br/>
<a id="pl.508.13"></a><var>508.13</var>calculation of any increased payment rate under clause (1).<br/>
<a id="pl.508.14"></a><var>508.14</var>This paragraph does not apply to medical supplies and durable medical equipment subject <br/>
<a id="pl.508.15"></a><var>508.15</var>to a volume purchase contract, products subject to the preferred diabetic testing supply <br/>
<a id="pl.508.16"></a><var>508.16</var>program, items provided to dually eligible recipients when Medicare is the primary payer <br/>
<a id="pl.508.17"></a><var>508.17</var>for the item, and individually priced items identified in paragraph (i). Payments made to <br/>
<a id="pl.508.18"></a><var>508.18</var>managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall not be adjusted to reflect the <br/>
<a id="pl.508.19"></a><var>508.19</var>rate increases in this paragraph.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.52.0"></a><a id="pl.508.20"></a><var>508.20</var>    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256L.01, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.508.21"></a><var>508.21</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Child.</b> "Child" means an individual under 21 years of age, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.508.22"></a><var>508.22</var>unborn child of a pregnant woman, an emancipated minor, and an emancipated minor's <br/>
<a id="pl.508.23"></a><var>508.23</var>spouse.<br/>
<a id="pl.508.24"></a><var>508.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.53.0"></a><a id="pl.508.25"></a><var>508.25</var>    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256L.01, subdivision 5, is <br/>
<a id="pl.508.26"></a><var>508.26</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.508.27"></a><var>508.27</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Income.</b>  "Income" has the meaning given for modified adjusted gross <br/>
<a id="pl.508.28"></a><var>508.28</var>income, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.36B-1, and means <br/>
<a id="pl.508.29"></a><var>508.29</var>a household's projected annual income for the applicable tax year current income, or if <br/>
<a id="pl.508.30"></a><var>508.30</var>income fluctuates month to month, the income for the 12-month eligibility period.<br/>
<a id="pl.508.31"></a><var>508.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.54.0"></a><a id="pl.509.1"></a><var>509.1</var>    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256L.03, subdivision 5, is <br/>
<a id="pl.509.2"></a><var>509.2</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.509.3"></a><var>509.3</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Cost-sharing.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the <br/>
<a id="pl.509.4"></a><var>509.4</var>MinnesotaCare benefit plan shall include the following cost-sharing requirements for all <br/>
<a id="pl.509.5"></a><var>509.5</var>enrollees:<br/>
<a id="pl.509.6"></a><var>509.6</var>    (1) $3 per prescription for adult enrollees;<br/>
<a id="pl.509.7"></a><var>509.7</var>    (2) $25 for eyeglasses for adult enrollees;<br/>
<a id="pl.509.8"></a><var>509.8</var>    (3) $3 per nonpreventive visit. For purposes of this subdivision, a "visit" means an <br/>
<a id="pl.509.9"></a><var>509.9</var>episode of service which is required because of a recipient's symptoms, diagnosis, or <br/>
<a id="pl.509.10"></a><var>509.10</var>established illness, and which is delivered in an ambulatory setting by a physician or <br/>
<a id="pl.509.11"></a><var>509.11</var>physician ancillary, chiropractor, podiatrist, nurse midwife, advanced practice nurse, <br/>
<a id="pl.509.12"></a><var>509.12</var>audiologist, optician, or optometrist;<br/>
<a id="pl.509.13"></a><var>509.13</var>    (4) $6 for nonemergency visits to a hospital-based emergency room for services <br/>
<a id="pl.509.14"></a><var>509.14</var>provided through December 31, 2010, and $3.50 effective January 1, 2011; and<br/>
<a id="pl.509.15"></a><var>509.15</var>(5) a family deductible equal to $2.75 per month per family and adjusted annually <br/>
<a id="pl.509.16"></a><var>509.16</var>by the percentage increase in the medical care component of the CPI-U for the period <br/>
<a id="pl.509.17"></a><var>509.17</var>of September to September of the preceding calendar year, rounded to the next-higher <br/>
<a id="pl.509.18"></a><var>509.18</var>five cent increment.<br/>
<a id="pl.509.19"></a><var>509.19</var>    (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to children under the age of 21 and to American <br/>
<a id="pl.509.20"></a><var>509.20</var>Indians as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 447.51.<br/>
<a id="pl.509.21"></a><var>509.21</var>    (c) Paragraph (a), clause (3), does not apply to mental health services.<br/>
<a id="pl.509.22"></a><var>509.22</var>(d) MinnesotaCare reimbursements to fee-for-service providers and payments to <br/>
<a id="pl.509.23"></a><var>509.23</var>managed care plans or county-based purchasing plans shall not be increased as a result of <br/>
<a id="pl.509.24"></a><var>509.24</var>the reduction of the co-payments in paragraph (a), clause (4), effective January 1, 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.509.25"></a><var>509.25</var>(e) The commissioner, through the contracting process under section 
         <statute_ref>256L.12</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.509.26"></a><var>509.26</var>may allow managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans to waive the family <br/>
<a id="pl.509.27"></a><var>509.27</var>deductible under paragraph (a), clause (5). The value of the family deductible shall not be <br/>
<a id="pl.509.28"></a><var>509.28</var>included in the capitation payment to managed care plans and county-based purchasing <br/>
<a id="pl.509.29"></a><var>509.29</var>plans. Managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall certify annually to the <br/>
<a id="pl.509.30"></a><var>509.30</var>commissioner the dollar value of the family deductible.<br/>
<a id="pl.509.31"></a><var>509.31</var>(f) The commissioner shall increase co-payments for covered services in a manner <br/>
<a id="pl.509.32"></a><var>509.32</var>sufficient to reduce the actuarial value of the benefit to 94 percent for recipients with <br/>
<a id="pl.509.33"></a><var>509.33</var>incomes not exceeding 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.509.34"></a><var>509.34</var>shall increase co-payments for covered services in a manner sufficient to reduce the <br/>
<a id="pl.509.35"></a><var>509.35</var>actuarial value of the benefit to 87 percent for recipients with incomes greater than <br/>
<a id="pl.509.36"></a><var>509.36</var>200 percent but not exceeding 250 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. The <br/>
<a id="pl.510.1"></a><var>510.1</var>commissioner shall increase co-payments for covered services in a manner sufficient to <br/>
<a id="pl.510.2"></a><var>510.2</var>reduce the actuarial value of the benefit to 80 percent for recipients with incomes greater <br/>
<a id="pl.510.3"></a><var>510.3</var>than 250 percent but not exceeding 275 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. The <br/>
<a id="pl.510.4"></a><var>510.4</var>cost-sharing changes described in this paragraph do not apply to eligible recipients or <br/>
<a id="pl.510.5"></a><var>510.5</var>services exempt from cost-sharing under state law. The cost-sharing changes described in <br/>
<a id="pl.510.6"></a><var>510.6</var>this paragraph shall not be implemented prior to January 1, 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.510.7"></a><var>510.7</var>(g) The cost-sharing changes authorized under paragraph (f) must satisfy the <br/>
<a id="pl.510.8"></a><var>510.8</var>requirements for cost-sharing under the Basic Health Program as set forth in Code of <br/>
<a id="pl.510.9"></a><var>510.9</var>Federal Regulations, title 42, sections 600.510 and 600.520.<br/>
<a id="pl.510.10"></a><var>510.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018, or upon federal <br/>
<a id="pl.510.11"></a><var>510.11</var>approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor <br/>
<a id="pl.510.12"></a><var>510.12</var>of statutes when federal approval is obtained.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.55.0"></a><a id="pl.510.13"></a><var>510.13</var>    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256L.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.510.14"></a><var>510.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Families with children.</b>  Families with children with family income <br/>
<a id="pl.510.15"></a><var>510.15</var>above 133 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and equal to or less than 200 275 <br/>
<a id="pl.510.16"></a><var>510.16</var>percent of the federal poverty guidelines for the applicable family size shall be eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.510.17"></a><var>510.17</var>for MinnesotaCare according to this section. All other provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>256L.01</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.510.18"></a><var>510.18</var>256L.18
         </statute_ref> shall apply unless otherwise specified. Children under age 19 with family income <br/>
<a id="pl.510.19"></a><var>510.19</var>at or below 200 275 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and who are ineligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.510.20"></a><var>510.20</var>medical assistance by sole reason of the application of federal household composition <br/>
<a id="pl.510.21"></a><var>510.21</var>rules for medical assistance are eligible for MinnesotaCare.<br/>
<a id="pl.510.22"></a><var>510.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018, or upon federal <br/>
<a id="pl.510.23"></a><var>510.23</var>approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor <br/>
<a id="pl.510.24"></a><var>510.24</var>of statutes when federal approval is obtained.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.56.0"></a><a id="pl.510.25"></a><var>510.25</var>    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256L.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.510.26"></a><var>510.26</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Social Security number required.</b> (a) Individuals and families applying <br/>
<a id="pl.510.27"></a><var>510.27</var>for MinnesotaCare coverage must provide a Social Security number if required by Code <br/>
<a id="pl.510.28"></a><var>510.28</var>of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 155.310(a)(3).<br/>
<a id="pl.510.29"></a><var>510.29</var>(b) The commissioner shall not deny eligibility to an otherwise eligible applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.510.30"></a><var>510.30</var>who has applied for a Social Security number and is awaiting issuance of that Social <br/>
<a id="pl.510.31"></a><var>510.31</var>Security number.<br/>
<a id="pl.510.32"></a><var>510.32</var>(c) Newborns enrolled under section 
<statute_ref>256L.05, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, are exempt from the <br/>
<a id="pl.510.33"></a><var>510.33</var>requirements of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.511.1"></a><var>511.1</var>(d) Individuals who refuse to provide a Social Security number because of <br/>
<a id="pl.511.2"></a><var>511.2</var>well-established religious objections are exempt from the requirements of this subdivision. <br/>
<a id="pl.511.3"></a><var>511.3</var>The term "well-established religious objections" has the meaning given in Code of Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.511.4"></a><var>511.4</var>Regulations, title 42, section 435.910.<br/>
<a id="pl.511.5"></a><var>511.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.57.0"></a><a id="pl.511.6"></a><var>511.6</var>    Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256L.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.511.7"></a><var>511.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Third-party liability, paternity, and other medical support.</b> (a) To be <br/>
<a id="pl.511.8"></a><var>511.8</var>eligible for MinnesotaCare, Individuals and families must may cooperate with the state <br/>
<a id="pl.511.9"></a><var>511.9</var>agency to identify potentially liable third-party payers and assist the state in obtaining <br/>
<a id="pl.511.10"></a><var>511.10</var>third-party payments. "Cooperation" includes, but is not limited to, complying with <br/>
<a id="pl.511.11"></a><var>511.11</var>the notice requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.056, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, identifying any third party <br/>
<a id="pl.511.12"></a><var>511.12</var>who may be liable for care and services provided under MinnesotaCare to the enrollee, <br/>
<a id="pl.511.13"></a><var>511.13</var>providing relevant information to assist the state in pursuing a potentially liable third <br/>
<a id="pl.511.14"></a><var>511.14</var>party, and completing forms necessary to recover third-party payments.<br/>
<a id="pl.511.15"></a><var>511.15</var>(b) A parent, guardian, relative caretaker, or child enrolled in the MinnesotaCare <br/>
<a id="pl.511.16"></a><var>511.16</var>program must cooperate with the Department of Human Services and the local agency in <br/>
<a id="pl.511.17"></a><var>511.17</var>establishing the paternity of an enrolled child and in obtaining medical care support and <br/>
<a id="pl.511.18"></a><var>511.18</var>payments for the child and any other person for whom the person can legally assign rights, <br/>
<a id="pl.511.19"></a><var>511.19</var>in accordance with applicable laws and rules governing the medical assistance program. A <br/>
<a id="pl.511.20"></a><var>511.20</var>child shall not be ineligible for or disenrolled from the MinnesotaCare program solely <br/>
<a id="pl.511.21"></a><var>511.21</var>because the child's parent, relative caretaker, or guardian fails to cooperate in establishing <br/>
<a id="pl.511.22"></a><var>511.22</var>paternity or obtaining medical support.<br/>
<a id="pl.511.23"></a><var>511.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.58.0"></a><a id="pl.511.24"></a><var>511.24</var>    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256L.04, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.511.25"></a><var>511.25</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Single adults and households with no children.</b>  The definition of eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.511.26"></a><var>511.26</var>persons includes all individuals and families with no children who have incomes that <br/>
<a id="pl.511.27"></a><var>511.27</var>are above 133 percent and equal to or less than 200 275 percent of the federal poverty <br/>
<a id="pl.511.28"></a><var>511.28</var>guidelines for the applicable family size.<br/>
<a id="pl.511.29"></a><var>511.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018, or upon federal <br/>
<a id="pl.511.30"></a><var>511.30</var>approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor <br/>
<a id="pl.511.31"></a><var>511.31</var>of statutes when federal approval is obtained.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.59.0"></a><a id="pl.512.1"></a><var>512.1</var>    Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256L.04, subdivision 7b, <br/>
<a id="pl.512.2"></a><var>512.2</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.512.3"></a><var>512.3</var>    Subd. 7b. <b>Annual income limits adjustment.</b> The commissioner shall adjust the <br/>
<a id="pl.512.4"></a><var>512.4</var>income limits under this section annually on January each July 1 as provided described in <br/>
<a id="pl.512.5"></a><var>512.5</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.36B-1(h) section 256B.056, subdivision 1c.<br/>
<a id="pl.512.6"></a><var>512.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.60.0"></a><a id="pl.512.7"></a><var>512.7</var>    Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256L.05, subdivision 3a, <br/>
<a id="pl.512.8"></a><var>512.8</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.512.9"></a><var>512.9</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Redetermination of eligibility.</b> (a) An enrollee's eligibility must be <br/>
<a id="pl.512.10"></a><var>512.10</var>redetermined on an annual basis, in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title <br/>
<a id="pl.512.11"></a><var>512.11</var>42, section 435.916(a). The period of eligibility is the entire calendar year following the <br/>
<a id="pl.512.12"></a><var>512.12</var>year in which eligibility is redetermined. Beginning in calendar year 2015, eligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.512.13"></a><var>512.13</var>redeterminations shall occur during the open enrollment period for qualified health plans as <br/>
<a id="pl.512.14"></a><var>512.14</var>specified in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 155.410. The 12-month eligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.512.15"></a><var>512.15</var>period begins the month of application. Beginning July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.512.16"></a><var>512.16</var>adjust the eligibility period for enrollees to implement renewals throughout the year <br/>
<a id="pl.512.17"></a><var>512.17</var>according to guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.<br/>
<a id="pl.512.18"></a><var>512.18</var>    (b) Each new period of eligibility must take into account any changes in <br/>
<a id="pl.512.19"></a><var>512.19</var>circumstances that impact eligibility and premium amount. Coverage begins as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.512.20"></a><var>512.20</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>256L.06</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.512.21"></a><var>512.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.61.0"></a><a id="pl.512.22"></a><var>512.22</var>    Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256L.06, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.512.23"></a><var>512.23</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.512.24"></a><var>512.24</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Commissioner's duties and payment.</b> (a) Premiums are dedicated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.512.25"></a><var>512.25</var>commissioner for MinnesotaCare.<br/>
<a id="pl.512.26"></a><var>512.26</var>    (b) The commissioner shall develop and implement procedures to: (1) require <br/>
<a id="pl.512.27"></a><var>512.27</var>enrollees to report changes in income; (2) adjust sliding scale premium payments, based <br/>
<a id="pl.512.28"></a><var>512.28</var>upon both increases and decreases in enrollee income, at the time the change in income <br/>
<a id="pl.512.29"></a><var>512.29</var>is reported; and (3) disenroll enrollees from MinnesotaCare for failure to pay required <br/>
<a id="pl.512.30"></a><var>512.30</var>premiums. Failure to pay includes payment with a dishonored check, a returned automatic <br/>
<a id="pl.512.31"></a><var>512.31</var>bank withdrawal, or a refused credit card or debit card payment. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.512.32"></a><var>512.32</var>demand a guaranteed form of payment, including a cashier's check or a money order, as <br/>
<a id="pl.512.33"></a><var>512.33</var>the only means to replace a dishonored, returned, or refused payment.<br/>
<a id="pl.513.1"></a><var>513.1</var>    (c) Premiums are calculated on a calendar month basis and may be paid on a <br/>
<a id="pl.513.2"></a><var>513.2</var>monthly, quarterly, or semiannual basis, with the first payment due upon notice from the <br/>
<a id="pl.513.3"></a><var>513.3</var>commissioner of the premium amount required. The commissioner shall inform applicants <br/>
<a id="pl.513.4"></a><var>513.4</var>and enrollees of these premium payment options. Premium payment is required before <br/>
<a id="pl.513.5"></a><var>513.5</var>enrollment is complete and to maintain eligibility in MinnesotaCare. Premium payments <br/>
<a id="pl.513.6"></a><var>513.6</var>received before noon are credited the same day. Premium payments received after noon <br/>
<a id="pl.513.7"></a><var>513.7</var>are credited on the next working day.<br/>
<a id="pl.513.8"></a><var>513.8</var>    (d) Nonpayment of the premium will result in disenrollment from the plan effective <br/>
<a id="pl.513.9"></a><var>513.9</var>for the calendar month following the month for which the premium was due. Persons <br/>
<a id="pl.513.10"></a><var>513.10</var>disenrolled for nonpayment may not reenroll prior to the first day of the month following <br/>
<a id="pl.513.11"></a><var>513.11</var>the payment of an amount equal to two months' premiums.<br/>
<a id="pl.513.12"></a><var>513.12</var>    (e) The commissioner shall forgive the past-due premium for persons disenrolled <br/>
<a id="pl.513.13"></a><var>513.13</var>under paragraph (d) prior to issuing a premium invoice for the fourth month following <br/>
<a id="pl.513.14"></a><var>513.14</var>disenrollment.<br/>
<a id="pl.513.15"></a><var>513.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.62.0"></a><a id="pl.513.16"></a><var>513.16</var>    Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256L.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.513.17"></a><var>513.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General requirements.</b> Individuals enrolled in MinnesotaCare <br/>
<a id="pl.513.18"></a><var>513.18</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256L.04, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and individuals enrolled in MinnesotaCare under <br/>
<a id="pl.513.19"></a><var>513.19</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256L.04, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, whose income increases above 200 percent of the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.513.20"></a><var>513.20</var>poverty guidelines the maximum income eligibility limit in section 256L.04, subdivision 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.513.21"></a><var>513.21</var>or 7, are no longer eligible for the program and shall be disenrolled by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.513.22"></a><var>513.22</var>For persons disenrolled under this subdivision, MinnesotaCare coverage terminates the <br/>
<a id="pl.513.23"></a><var>513.23</var>last day of the calendar month following the month in which the commissioner determines <br/>
<a id="pl.513.24"></a><var>513.24</var>that sends advance notice in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section <br/>
<a id="pl.513.25"></a><var>513.25</var>431.211, that indicates the income of a family or individual exceeds program income limits.<br/>
<a id="pl.513.26"></a><var>513.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.63.0"></a><a id="pl.513.27"></a><var>513.27</var>    Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256L.11, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.513.28"></a><var>513.28</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Critical access dental providers.</b> Effective for dental services provided to <br/>
<a id="pl.513.29"></a><var>513.29</var>MinnesotaCare enrollees on or after January 1, 2007, through August 31, 2011 July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.513.30"></a><var>513.30</var>2016, the commissioner shall increase payment rates to dentists and dental clinics deemed <br/>
<a id="pl.513.31"></a><var>513.31</var>by the commissioner to be critical access providers under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.76</statute_ref>, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.513.32"></a><var>513.32</var>4, by 50 percent above the payment rate that would otherwise be paid to the provider. <br/>
<a id="pl.513.33"></a><var>513.33</var>Effective for dental services provided on or after September 1, 2011, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.514.1"></a><var>514.1</var>shall increase the payment rate by 30 32.5  percent above the payment rate that would <br/>
<a id="pl.514.2"></a><var>514.2</var>otherwise be paid to the provider, except for a dental clinic or dental group described in <br/>
<a id="pl.514.3"></a><var>514.3</var>section 256B.76, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), in which the commissioner shall increase <br/>
<a id="pl.514.4"></a><var>514.4</var>the payment rate by 30 percent above the payment rate that would otherwise be paid to <br/>
<a id="pl.514.5"></a><var>514.5</var>the provider. The commissioner shall pay the prepaid health plans under contract with <br/>
<a id="pl.514.6"></a><var>514.6</var>the commissioner amounts sufficient to reflect this rate increase. The prepaid health plan <br/>
<a id="pl.514.7"></a><var>514.7</var>must pass this rate increase to providers who have been identified by the commissioner as <br/>
<a id="pl.514.8"></a><var>514.8</var>critical access dental providers under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.76</statute_ref>, subdivision 4.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.64.0"></a><a id="pl.514.9"></a><var>514.9</var>    Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256L.15, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.514.10"></a><var>514.10</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.514.11"></a><var>514.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Premium determination for MinnesotaCare.</b> (a) Families with <br/>
<a id="pl.514.12"></a><var>514.12</var>children and individuals shall pay a premium determined according to subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.514.13"></a><var>514.13</var>    (b) Members of the military and their families who meet the eligibility criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.514.14"></a><var>514.14</var>for MinnesotaCare upon eligibility approval made within 24 months following the end <br/>
<a id="pl.514.15"></a><var>514.15</var>of the member's tour of active duty shall have their premiums paid by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.514.16"></a><var>514.16</var>The effective date of coverage for an individual or family who meets the criteria of this <br/>
<a id="pl.514.17"></a><var>514.17</var>paragraph shall be the first day of the month following the month in which eligibility is <br/>
<a id="pl.514.18"></a><var>514.18</var>approved. This exemption applies for 12 months.<br/>
<a id="pl.514.19"></a><var>514.19</var>(c) Beginning July 1, 2009, American Indians enrolled in MinnesotaCare and their <br/>
<a id="pl.514.20"></a><var>514.20</var>families shall have their premiums waived by the commissioner in accordance with section <br/>
<a id="pl.514.21"></a><var>514.21</var>5006 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5. An <br/>
<a id="pl.514.22"></a><var>514.22</var>individual must document indicate status as an American Indian, as defined under Code of <br/>
<a id="pl.514.23"></a><var>514.23</var>Federal Regulations, title 42, section 
         <statute_ref>447.50</statute_ref>, to qualify for the waiver of premiums. The <br/>
<a id="pl.514.24"></a><var>514.24</var>commissioner shall accept attestation of an individual's status as an American Indian as <br/>
<a id="pl.514.25"></a><var>514.25</var>verification until the United States Department of Health and Human Services approves <br/>
<a id="pl.514.26"></a><var>514.26</var>an electronic data source for this purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.514.27"></a><var>514.27</var>(d) For premiums effective August 1, 2015, and after, the commissioner, after <br/>
<a id="pl.514.28"></a><var>514.28</var>consulting with the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees <br/>
<a id="pl.514.29"></a><var>514.29</var>with jurisdiction over human services, shall increase premiums under subdivision 2 <br/>
<a id="pl.514.30"></a><var>514.30</var>for recipients based on June 2015 program enrollment. Premium increases shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.514.31"></a><var>514.31</var>sufficient to increase projected revenue to the fund described in section 
         <statute_ref>16A.724</statute_ref> by at <br/>
<a id="pl.514.32"></a><var>514.32</var>least $27,800,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2017. The commissioner shall publish <br/>
<a id="pl.514.33"></a><var>514.33</var>the revised premium scale on the Department of Human Services Web site and in the State <br/>
<a id="pl.514.34"></a><var>514.34</var>Register no later than June 15, 2015. The revised premium scale applies to all premiums <br/>
<a id="pl.514.35"></a><var>514.35</var>on or after August 1, 2015, in place of the scale under subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.515.1"></a><var>515.1</var>(e) By July 1, 2015, the commissioner shall provide the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.515.2"></a><var>515.2</var>members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over human services the revised <br/>
<a id="pl.515.3"></a><var>515.3</var>premium scale effective August 1, 2015, and statutory language to codify the revised <br/>
<a id="pl.515.4"></a><var>515.4</var>premium schedule.<br/>
<a id="pl.515.5"></a><var>515.5</var>(f) Premium changes authorized under paragraph (d) must only apply to enrollees <br/>
<a id="pl.515.6"></a><var>515.6</var>not otherwise excluded from paying premiums under state or federal law. Premium <br/>
<a id="pl.515.7"></a><var>515.7</var>changes authorized under paragraph (d) must satisfy the requirements for premiums for <br/>
<a id="pl.515.8"></a><var>515.8</var>the Basic Health Program under title 42 of Code of Federal Regulations, section 600.505.<br/>
<a id="pl.515.9"></a><var>515.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.65.0"></a><a id="pl.515.10"></a><var>515.10</var>    Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256L.15, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.515.11"></a><var>515.11</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.515.12"></a><var>515.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Sliding fee scale; monthly individual or family income.</b> (a) The <br/>
<a id="pl.515.13"></a><var>515.13</var>commissioner shall establish a sliding fee scale to determine the percentage of monthly <br/>
<a id="pl.515.14"></a><var>515.14</var>individual or family income that households at different income levels must pay to obtain <br/>
<a id="pl.515.15"></a><var>515.15</var>coverage through the MinnesotaCare program. The sliding fee scale must be based on the <br/>
<a id="pl.515.16"></a><var>515.16</var>enrollee's monthly individual or family income.<br/>
<a id="pl.515.17"></a><var>515.17</var>    (b) Beginning January 1, 2014, MinnesotaCare enrollees shall pay premiums <br/>
<a id="pl.515.18"></a><var>515.18</var>according to the premium scale specified in paragraph (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.515.19"></a><var>515.19</var>(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to:<br/>
<a id="pl.515.20"></a><var>515.20</var>(1) children 20 years of age or younger; and<br/>
<a id="pl.515.21"></a><var>515.21</var>(2) individuals with household incomes below 35 percent of the federal poverty <br/>
<a id="pl.515.22"></a><var>515.22</var>guidelines.<br/>
<a id="pl.515.23"></a><var>515.23</var>    (d) The following premium scale is established for each individual in the household <br/>
<a id="pl.515.24"></a><var>515.24</var>who is 21 years of age or older and enrolled in MinnesotaCare:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="25"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="25"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.515.25"></a><var>515.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.515.26"></a><var>515.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top"><b>Federal Poverty Guideline </b><br/>
<b>Greater than or Equal to</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top"><b>Less than</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top"><b>Individual Premium </b><br/>
<b>Amount</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.515.27"></a><var>515.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">35%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">55%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$4<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.515.28"></a><var>515.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">55%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">80%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$6<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.515.29"></a><var>515.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">80%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">90%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$8<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.515.30"></a><var>515.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">90%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">100%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$10<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.515.31"></a><var>515.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">100%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">110%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$12<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.515.32"></a><var>515.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">110%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">120% <br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$14<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.515.33"></a><var>515.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">120%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">130% <br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$15<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.515.34"></a><var>515.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">130%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">140% <br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$16<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.515.35"></a><var>515.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">140%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">150%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.515.36"></a><var>515.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">150%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">160%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$29<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.515.37"></a><var>515.37</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">160%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">170%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$33<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.516.1"></a><var>516.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">170%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">180%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$38<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.516.2"></a><var>516.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">180%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">190%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$43<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.516.3"></a><var>516.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">190%<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center">$50<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.516.4"></a><var>516.4</var>(e) The commissioner shall extend the premium scale specified in paragraph (d) to <br/>
<a id="pl.516.5"></a><var>516.5</var>include individuals with incomes greater than 200 percent but not exceeding 275 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.516.6"></a><var>516.6</var>of the federal poverty guidelines, such that individuals with incomes at 201 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.516.7"></a><var>516.7</var>the federal poverty guidelines shall pay 4.09 percent of income, individuals with incomes <br/>
<a id="pl.516.8"></a><var>516.8</var>at 251 percent of the federal poverty guidelines shall pay 7.26 percent of income, and <br/>
<a id="pl.516.9"></a><var>516.9</var>individuals with incomes at 275 percent of the federal poverty guidelines shall pay 8.83 <br/>
<a id="pl.516.10"></a><var>516.10</var>percent of income. The commissioner shall set other premium amounts in a proportional <br/>
<a id="pl.516.11"></a><var>516.11</var>manner using evenly spaced income steps.<br/>
<a id="pl.516.12"></a><var>516.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018, or upon federal <br/>
<a id="pl.516.13"></a><var>516.13</var>approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor <br/>
<a id="pl.516.14"></a><var>516.14</var>of statutes when federal approval is obtained.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.25.66.0"></a><a id="pl.516.15"></a><var>516.15</var>    Sec. 66. <b>FEDERAL WAIVER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.516.16"></a><var>516.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Waiver goals.</b> (a) The commissioner of human services, in <br/>
<a id="pl.516.17"></a><var>516.17</var>consultation with the commissioners of health and commerce, and the executive director <br/>
<a id="pl.516.18"></a><var>516.18</var>of MNsure, shall seek the necessary federal waiver authority from the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.516.19"></a><var>516.19</var>Department of Health and Human Services to design and operate a seamless and <br/>
<a id="pl.516.20"></a><var>516.20</var>sustainable health coverage continuum that reduces barriers to care, eases the transition <br/>
<a id="pl.516.21"></a><var>516.21</var>across the continuum for consumers, and ensures access to comprehensive and affordable <br/>
<a id="pl.516.22"></a><var>516.22</var>health care coverage. The waiver request shall include all proposals described in this <br/>
<a id="pl.516.23"></a><var>516.23</var>section and the commissioner shall seek authority to secure all federal funding available <br/>
<a id="pl.516.24"></a><var>516.24</var>to meet the proposals as described under this section. This includes available Medicaid <br/>
<a id="pl.516.25"></a><var>516.25</var>funding and all premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies available under United <br/>
<a id="pl.516.26"></a><var>516.26</var>States Code, title 26, section 36B, and United States Code, title 42, section 18071, as <br/>
<a id="pl.516.27"></a><var>516.27</var>applicable to each proposal.<br/>
<a id="pl.516.28"></a><var>516.28</var>(b) The waiver request must incorporate:<br/>
<a id="pl.516.29"></a><var>516.29</var>(1) the alignment of eligibility, benefits, and enrollment requirements across <br/>
<a id="pl.516.30"></a><var>516.30</var>insurance affordability programs, including a common income methodology, 12 months of <br/>
<a id="pl.516.31"></a><var>516.31</var>continuous eligibility for families and children enrolled in medical assistance, consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.516.32"></a><var>516.32</var>household composition rules, and a common definition of "American Indian";<br/>
<a id="pl.516.33"></a><var>516.33</var>(2) multipayer alignment across the health care coverage continuum that promotes <br/>
<a id="pl.516.34"></a><var>516.34</var>health equity, including consistent payment methodologies across payers and products and <br/>
<a id="pl.517.1"></a><var>517.1</var>similar coverage and contracting requirements across insurance affordability programs <br/>
<a id="pl.517.2"></a><var>517.2</var>or product options; and<br/>
<a id="pl.517.3"></a><var>517.3</var>(3) innovative reforms to promote cost neutrality and sustainability, including <br/>
<a id="pl.517.4"></a><var>517.4</var>prospective and outcome-based payment for collaborative organizations and primary <br/>
<a id="pl.517.5"></a><var>517.5</var>care providers.<br/>
<a id="pl.517.6"></a><var>517.6</var>(c) In developing this federal waiver request, the commissioner shall coordinate with <br/>
<a id="pl.517.7"></a><var>517.7</var>the appropriate state agencies and consult with stakeholder groups and consumers. The <br/>
<a id="pl.517.8"></a><var>517.8</var>commissioner shall work with the commissioner of health for the purpose of analyzing the <br/>
<a id="pl.517.9"></a><var>517.9</var>differences in the utilization of services and provider payment rates across markets. The <br/>
<a id="pl.517.10"></a><var>517.10</var>commissioner may prioritize through separate waiver submissions the proposals described <br/>
<a id="pl.517.11"></a><var>517.11</var>in paragraph (b) and subdivisions 3, 4, and 5 to the extent necessary to ensure conformity <br/>
<a id="pl.517.12"></a><var>517.12</var>with the federal waiver application requirements. <br/>
<a id="pl.517.13"></a><var>517.13</var>(d) The commissioner is authorized to seek any available waivers or federal <br/>
<a id="pl.517.14"></a><var>517.14</var>approvals to accomplish the goals and proposals under this section prior to January 1, 2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.517.15"></a><var>517.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Expansion of the MinnesotaCare program.</b> (a) As part of the waiver <br/>
<a id="pl.517.16"></a><var>517.16</var>request under subdivision 1, the commissioner shall seek authority to: <br/>
<a id="pl.517.17"></a><var>517.17</var>(1) expand MinnesotaCare to include persons with incomes up to 275 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.517.18"></a><var>517.18</var>federal poverty guidelines under section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act;<br/>
<a id="pl.517.19"></a><var>517.19</var>(2) modify MinnesotaCare premiums and cost-sharing to smooth affordability cliffs <br/>
<a id="pl.517.20"></a><var>517.20</var>between insurance affordability programs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.517.21"></a><var>517.21</var>(3) receive for all MinnesotaCare enrollees, including but not limited to those with <br/>
<a id="pl.517.22"></a><var>517.22</var>incomes at or below 275 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, the full amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.517.23"></a><var>517.23</var>advanced premium tax credits, and cost-sharing reductions that these individuals would <br/>
<a id="pl.517.24"></a><var>517.24</var>have otherwise received if they obtained qualified health plan coverage through MNsure.<br/>
<a id="pl.517.25"></a><var>517.25</var>(b) The commissioner shall notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.517.26"></a><var>517.26</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over health care finances when federal approval is <br/>
<a id="pl.517.27"></a><var>517.27</var>obtained for this proposal.<br/>
<a id="pl.517.28"></a><var>517.28</var>(c) Upon federal approval, the commissioner is authorized to accept and expend <br/>
<a id="pl.517.29"></a><var>517.29</var>federal funds that support the purpose of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.517.30"></a><var>517.30</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Access to employer health coverage.</b> The commissioner shall include <br/>
<a id="pl.517.31"></a><var>517.31</var>in the waiver request under subdivision 1 the ability for individuals who have access to <br/>
<a id="pl.517.32"></a><var>517.32</var>health coverage through a spouse's or parent's employer that is deemed minimum essential <br/>
<a id="pl.517.33"></a><var>517.33</var>coverage under Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.36B-2, and the portion of <br/>
<a id="pl.517.34"></a><var>517.34</var>the annual premium the employee pays for employee and dependent coverage exceeds <br/>
<a id="pl.517.35"></a><var>517.35</var>the required contribution percentage as described in Code of Federal Regulations, title <br/>
<a id="pl.517.36"></a><var>517.36</var>26, section 1.36B-2, to:<br/>
<a id="pl.518.1"></a><var>518.1</var>(1) enroll in the MinnesotaCare program if all eligibility requirements are met, <br/>
<a id="pl.518.2"></a><var>518.2</var>except for the eligibility requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 256L.07, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.518.3"></a><var>518.3</var>2, paragraph (a); and<br/>
<a id="pl.518.4"></a><var>518.4</var>(2) be eligible for advanced premium tax credits and cost-sharing credits under Code <br/>
<a id="pl.518.5"></a><var>518.5</var>of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.36B-2, as applicable to their household income <br/>
<a id="pl.518.6"></a><var>518.6</var>when purchasing a qualified health plan through MNsure, for individuals whose income is <br/>
<a id="pl.518.7"></a><var>518.7</var>above the maximum income eligibility limit under Minnesota Statutes, section 256L.04, <br/>
<a id="pl.518.8"></a><var>518.8</var>subdivision 1 or 7, but less than 400 percent of federal poverty guidelines.<br/>
<a id="pl.518.9"></a><var>518.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>MinnesotaCare public option.</b> (a) The commissioner shall include as <br/>
<a id="pl.518.10"></a><var>518.10</var>part of the waiver request under subdivision 1, the authority to establish a public option <br/>
<a id="pl.518.11"></a><var>518.11</var>that allows individuals with income above the maximum income eligibility limit under <br/>
<a id="pl.518.12"></a><var>518.12</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 256L.04, subdivision 1 or 7, and who otherwise meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.518.13"></a><var>518.13</var>MinnesotaCare eligibility requirements to purchase coverage through MinnesotaCare <br/>
<a id="pl.518.14"></a><var>518.14</var>instead of purchasing a qualified health plan through MNsure, or an individual health <br/>
<a id="pl.518.15"></a><var>518.15</var>plan offered outside of MNsure. The MinnesotaCare public option shall coordinate <br/>
<a id="pl.518.16"></a><var>518.16</var>the administration of the public option with the MinnesotaCare program to maximize <br/>
<a id="pl.518.17"></a><var>518.17</var>efficiency and improve the continuity of care. The commissioner shall seek to implement <br/>
<a id="pl.518.18"></a><var>518.18</var>mechanisms to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of MinnesotaCare and <br/>
<a id="pl.518.19"></a><var>518.19</var>mitigate any adverse financial impacts to MNsure. These mechanisms must address issues <br/>
<a id="pl.518.20"></a><var>518.20</var>related to minimizing adverse selection; the state's financial risk and contribution; and <br/>
<a id="pl.518.21"></a><var>518.21</var>impacts to premiums in the individual and group insurance market both inside and outside <br/>
<a id="pl.518.22"></a><var>518.22</var>of MNsure, to health care provider payment rates, and to the financial stability of urban, <br/>
<a id="pl.518.23"></a><var>518.23</var>rural, and safety net providers.<br/>
<a id="pl.518.24"></a><var>518.24</var>(b) The commissioner shall also seek federal authority for individuals who qualify <br/>
<a id="pl.518.25"></a><var>518.25</var>for the purchase option to use advanced tax credits and cost-sharing credits, if eligible, to <br/>
<a id="pl.518.26"></a><var>518.26</var>purchase the public option and to permit the public option to be offered through MNsure <br/>
<a id="pl.518.27"></a><var>518.27</var>to be compared with qualified health plans.<br/>
<a id="pl.518.28"></a><var>518.28</var>(c) The public option shall include, at a minimum, the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.518.29"></a><var>518.29</var>(1) establishment of an annual per enrollee premium rate similar to the average rate <br/>
<a id="pl.518.30"></a><var>518.30</var>paid by the state to managed care plan contractors under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.518.31"></a><var>518.31</var>256L.12;<br/>
<a id="pl.518.32"></a><var>518.32</var>(2) establishment of a benefit set equal to the benefits covered under MinnesotaCare <br/>
<a id="pl.518.33"></a><var>518.33</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 256L.03;<br/>
<a id="pl.518.34"></a><var>518.34</var>(3) limiting annual enrollment to the same annual open enrollment periods <br/>
<a id="pl.518.35"></a><var>518.35</var>established for MNsure;<br/>
<a id="pl.519.1"></a><var>519.1</var>(4) ability of the commissioner to adjust the purchase option's actuarial value to a <br/>
<a id="pl.519.2"></a><var>519.2</var>value no lower than 87 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.519.3"></a><var>519.3</var>(5) reimbursement mechanisms for addressing potential reductions in funding for <br/>
<a id="pl.519.4"></a><var>519.4</var>MNsure operations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.519.5"></a><var>519.5</var>(6) reimbursement mechanisms for addressing potential increased cost to the <br/>
<a id="pl.519.6"></a><var>519.6</var>MinnesotaCare program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256L.<br/>
<a id="pl.519.7"></a><var>519.7</var>(d) In preparing the actuarial analysis necessary for this portion of the waiver <br/>
<a id="pl.519.8"></a><var>519.8</var>request, the commissioner may coordinate with the University of Minnesota School of <br/>
<a id="pl.519.9"></a><var>519.9</var>Public Health.<br/>
<a id="pl.519.10"></a><var>519.10</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Alternative open enrollment.</b> (a) The commissioner, in consultation with <br/>
<a id="pl.519.11"></a><var>519.11</var>the commissioners of commerce and health, shall include in the waiver request under <br/>
<a id="pl.519.12"></a><var>519.12</var>subdivision 1 the necessary approval to replace the annual open enrollment period in <br/>
<a id="pl.519.13"></a><var>519.13</var>the individual health market required under the Affordable Care Act with an alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.519.14"></a><var>519.14</var>open enrollment period for qualified health plans offered through MNsure and individual <br/>
<a id="pl.519.15"></a><var>519.15</var>health plans offered outside of MNsure. The alternative open enrollment period must be <br/>
<a id="pl.519.16"></a><var>519.16</var>of equal length as the existing annual open enrollment period and must not begin before <br/>
<a id="pl.519.17"></a><var>519.17</var>the federal individual tax filing deadline.<br/>
<a id="pl.519.18"></a><var>519.18</var>(b) The enrollment period described in paragraph (a) shall be limited to a specific <br/>
<a id="pl.519.19"></a><var>519.19</var>period of time. Special open enrollment periods as defined under the Affordable Care Act <br/>
<a id="pl.519.20"></a><var>519.20</var>shall continue to apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.519.21"></a><var>519.21</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Report.</b>  On March 1, 2017, the commissioner shall report to the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.519.22"></a><var>519.22</var>and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health <br/>
<a id="pl.519.23"></a><var>519.23</var>care policy and finance on the progress of receiving a federal waiver, including the results <br/>
<a id="pl.519.24"></a><var>519.24</var>of actuarial analyses on the broader impact to the health insurance market required for <br/>
<a id="pl.519.25"></a><var>519.25</var>waiver submission and recommendations on necessary statutory changes, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.519.26"></a><var>519.26</var>expected fiscal impact to the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.519.27"></a><var>519.27</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Implementation.</b> Implementation of the proposals contained in the waiver <br/>
<a id="pl.519.28"></a><var>519.28</var>request under this section shall be contingent upon necessary federal approval, and <br/>
<a id="pl.519.29"></a><var>519.29</var>subsequent statutory changes and state financial contributions, except for subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.519.30"></a><var>519.30</var>which shall be effective January 1, 2018, or upon federal approval, whichever is later.<br/>
<a id="pl.519.31"></a><var>519.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.25.67.0"></a><a id="pl.519.32"></a><var>519.32</var>    Sec. 67. <b>DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES; NOTICE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.519.33"></a><var>519.33</var>For all individuals that received medical assistance non-long term care services on <br/>
<a id="pl.519.34"></a><var>519.34</var>or after July 1, 2014, the commissioner of human services must provide notice of the 2016 <br/>
<a id="pl.520.1"></a><var>520.1</var>amendments to Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.15, subdivisions 1a and 2. The notice <br/>
<a id="pl.520.2"></a><var>520.2</var>must be provided within 90 days from the date of enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.25.68.0"></a><a id="pl.520.3"></a><var>520.3</var>    Sec. 68. <b>REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON A PRIVATIZED STATE-BASED </b><br/>
<a id="pl.520.4"></a><var>520.4</var><b>MARKETPLACE MODEL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.520.5"></a><var>520.5</var>(a) The commissioner of management and budget, in consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.520.6"></a><var>520.6</var>commissioners of human services, commerce, health, MN.IT, the executive director of <br/>
<a id="pl.520.7"></a><var>520.7</var>MNsure, and interested stakeholders, shall develop a request for information to consider <br/>
<a id="pl.520.8"></a><var>520.8</var>the feasibility for a private vendor to provide the technology functionality for the <br/>
<a id="pl.520.9"></a><var>520.9</var>individual market and small business health options program (SHOP) market currently <br/>
<a id="pl.520.10"></a><var>520.10</var>provided by MNsure. The request shall seek options for a privately run automated system <br/>
<a id="pl.520.11"></a><var>520.11</var>and may involve existing "off-the-shelf" products or customized solutions, or both. The <br/>
<a id="pl.520.12"></a><var>520.12</var>system must provide certain core functions including eligibility and enrollment functions, <br/>
<a id="pl.520.13"></a><var>520.13</var>plan management, consumer outreach and assistance, and the ability for consumers to <br/>
<a id="pl.520.14"></a><var>520.14</var>compare and choose different qualified health plans or group health plans. The system <br/>
<a id="pl.520.15"></a><var>520.15</var>must have account transfer functionality to accept application handoffs compatible with <br/>
<a id="pl.520.16"></a><var>520.16</var>the Medicaid and MinnesotaCare eligibility and enrollment system maintained by the <br/>
<a id="pl.520.17"></a><var>520.17</var>Department of Human Services.<br/>
<a id="pl.520.18"></a><var>520.18</var>(b) The commissioner shall report to the governor and legislature the results of <br/>
<a id="pl.520.19"></a><var>520.19</var>the request for information and an analysis of the option for a privatized marketplace, <br/>
<a id="pl.520.20"></a><var>520.20</var>including estimated costs by December 15, 2016.<br/>
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<a id="bill.25.69.0"></a><a id="pl.520.21"></a><var>520.21</var>    Sec. 69. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.520.22"></a><var>520.22</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.059, subdivision 1a, is repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.520.23"></a><var>520.23</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 256L.04, subdivisions 2a and 8; 256L.22; <br/>
<a id="pl.520.24"></a><var>520.24</var>256L.24; 256L.26; and 256L.28, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.520.25"></a><var>520.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (a) is effective June 1, 2016. Paragraph (b) is <br/>
<a id="pl.520.26"></a><var>520.26</var>effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.26.1.0"></a><a id="pl.520.29"></a><var>520.29</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.3805, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.520.30"></a><var>520.30</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.520.31"></a><var>520.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Radon testing and mitigation data.</b> Data maintained by the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.520.32"></a><var>520.32</var>of Health that identify the address of a radon testing or mitigation site, and the name, <br/>
<a id="pl.521.1"></a><var>521.1</var>address, e-mail address, and telephone number of residents and residential property owners <br/>
<a id="pl.521.2"></a><var>521.2</var>of a radon testing or mitigation site, are private data on individuals or nonpublic data.<br/>
<a id="pl.521.3"></a><var>521.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.2.0"></a><a id="pl.521.4"></a><var>521.4</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.3806, subdivision 22, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.521.5"></a><var>521.5</var>    Subd. 22. <b>Medical use of cannabis data.</b> Data collected under the registry program <br/>
<a id="pl.521.6"></a><var>521.6</var>authorized under sections 
         <statute_ref>152.22</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>152.37</statute_ref> are governed by sections 
         <statute_ref>152.25, subdivision <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.521.7"></a><var>521.7</var>1; 
         <statute_ref>152.27, subdivision 8; 152.28, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>152.37, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.3.0"></a><a id="pl.521.8"></a><var>521.8</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62D.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.521.9"></a><var>521.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Application review.</b> Upon receipt of an application for a certificate <br/>
<a id="pl.521.10"></a><var>521.10</var>of authority, the commissioner of health shall determine whether the applicant for a <br/>
<a id="pl.521.11"></a><var>521.11</var>certificate of authority has:<br/>
<a id="pl.521.12"></a><var>521.12</var>(a) demonstrated the willingness and potential ability to assure that health care <br/>
<a id="pl.521.13"></a><var>521.13</var>services will be provided in such a manner as to enhance and assure both the availability <br/>
<a id="pl.521.14"></a><var>521.14</var>and accessibility of adequate personnel and facilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.521.15"></a><var>521.15</var>(b) arrangements for an ongoing evaluation of the quality of health care, including a <br/>
<a id="pl.521.16"></a><var>521.16</var>peer review process;<br/>
<a id="pl.521.17"></a><var>521.17</var>(c) a procedure to develop, compile, evaluate, and report statistics relating to the <br/>
<a id="pl.521.18"></a><var>521.18</var>cost of its operations, the pattern of utilization of its services, the quality, availability and <br/>
<a id="pl.521.19"></a><var>521.19</var>accessibility of its services, and such other matters as may be reasonably required by <br/>
<a id="pl.521.20"></a><var>521.20</var>regulation of the commissioner of health;<br/>
<a id="pl.521.21"></a><var>521.21</var>(d) reasonable provisions for emergency and out of area health care services;<br/>
<a id="pl.521.22"></a><var>521.22</var>(e) demonstrated that it is financially responsible and may reasonably be expected to <br/>
<a id="pl.521.23"></a><var>521.23</var>meet its obligations to enrollees and prospective enrollees. In making this determination, <br/>
<a id="pl.521.24"></a><var>521.24</var>the commissioner of health shall require the amount of initial net worth required in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.521.25"></a><var>521.25</var>62D.042
         </statute_ref>, compliance with the risk-based capital standards under sections 
         <statute_ref>60A.50</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.521.26"></a><var>521.26</var>60A.592
         </statute_ref>, the deposit required in section 
         <statute_ref>62D.041</statute_ref>, and in addition shall consider:<br/>
<a id="pl.521.27"></a><var>521.27</var>(1) the financial soundness of its arrangements for health care services and the <br/>
<a id="pl.521.28"></a><var>521.28</var>proposed schedule of charges used in connection therewith;<br/>
<a id="pl.521.29"></a><var>521.29</var>(2) arrangements which will guarantee for a reasonable period of time the continued <br/>
<a id="pl.521.30"></a><var>521.30</var>availability or payment of the cost of health care services in the event of discontinuance of <br/>
<a id="pl.521.31"></a><var>521.31</var>the health maintenance organization; and<br/>
<a id="pl.521.32"></a><var>521.32</var>(3) agreements with providers for the provision of health care services;<br/>
<a id="pl.522.1"></a><var>522.1</var>(f) demonstrated that it will assume full financial risk on a prospective basis for <br/>
<a id="pl.522.2"></a><var>522.2</var>the provision of comprehensive health maintenance services, including hospital care; <br/>
<a id="pl.522.3"></a><var>522.3</var>provided, however, that the requirement in this paragraph shall not prohibit the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.522.4"></a><var>522.4</var>(1) a health maintenance organization from obtaining insurance or making <br/>
<a id="pl.522.5"></a><var>522.5</var>other arrangements (i) for the cost of providing to any enrollee comprehensive health <br/>
<a id="pl.522.6"></a><var>522.6</var>maintenance services, the aggregate value of which exceeds $5,000 in any year, (ii) for <br/>
<a id="pl.522.7"></a><var>522.7</var>the cost of providing comprehensive health care services to its members on a nonelective <br/>
<a id="pl.522.8"></a><var>522.8</var>emergency basis, or while they are outside the area served by the organization, or (iii) for <br/>
<a id="pl.522.9"></a><var>522.9</var>not more than 95 percent of the amount by which the health maintenance organization's <br/>
<a id="pl.522.10"></a><var>522.10</var>costs for any of its fiscal years exceed 105 percent of its income for such fiscal years; and<br/>
<a id="pl.522.11"></a><var>522.11</var>(2) a health maintenance organization from having a provision in a group health <br/>
<a id="pl.522.12"></a><var>522.12</var>maintenance contract allowing an adjustment of premiums paid based upon the actual <br/>
<a id="pl.522.13"></a><var>522.13</var>health services utilization of the enrollees covered under the contract, except that at no <br/>
<a id="pl.522.14"></a><var>522.14</var>time during the life of the contract shall the contract holder fully self-insure the financial <br/>
<a id="pl.522.15"></a><var>522.15</var>risk of health care services delivered under the contract. Risk sharing arrangements shall <br/>
<a id="pl.522.16"></a><var>522.16</var>be subject to the requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>62D.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>62D.30</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.522.17"></a><var>522.17</var>(g) demonstrated that it has made provisions for and adopted a conflict of interest <br/>
<a id="pl.522.18"></a><var>522.18</var>policy applicable to all members of the board of directors and the principal officers of the <br/>
<a id="pl.522.19"></a><var>522.19</var>health maintenance organization. The conflict of interest policy shall include the procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.522.20"></a><var>522.20</var>described in section 
         <statute_ref>317A.255</statute_ref>, subdivisions 1 and 2. However, the commissioner is <br/>
<a id="pl.522.21"></a><var>522.21</var>not precluded from finding that a particular transaction is an unreasonable expense as <br/>
<a id="pl.522.22"></a><var>522.22</var>described in section 
         <statute_ref>62D.19</statute_ref> even if the directors follow the required procedures; and<br/>
<a id="pl.522.23"></a><var>522.23</var>(h) otherwise met the requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>62D.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>62D.30</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.4.0"></a><a id="pl.522.24"></a><var>522.24</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62D.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.522.25"></a><var>522.25</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Report requirements.</b> Such report shall be on forms prescribed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.522.26"></a><var>522.26</var>commissioner of health, and shall include:<br/>
<a id="pl.522.27"></a><var>522.27</var>(a) a financial statement of the organization, including its balance sheet and receipts <br/>
<a id="pl.522.28"></a><var>522.28</var>and disbursements for the preceding year certified by an independent certified public <br/>
<a id="pl.522.29"></a><var>522.29</var>accountant, reflecting at least (1) all prepayment and other payments received for health <br/>
<a id="pl.522.30"></a><var>522.30</var>care services rendered, (2) expenditures to all providers, by classes or groups of providers, <br/>
<a id="pl.522.31"></a><var>522.31</var>and insurance companies or nonprofit health service plan corporations engaged to fulfill <br/>
<a id="pl.522.32"></a><var>522.32</var>obligations arising out of the health maintenance contract, (3) expenditures for capital <br/>
<a id="pl.522.33"></a><var>522.33</var>improvements, or additions thereto, including but not limited to construction, renovation <br/>
<a id="pl.522.34"></a><var>522.34</var>or purchase of facilities and capital equipment, and (4) a supplementary statement of <br/>
<a id="pl.523.1"></a><var>523.1</var>assets, liabilities, premium revenue, and expenditures for risk sharing business under <br/>
<a id="pl.523.2"></a><var>523.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>62D.04, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, on forms prescribed by the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.523.3"></a><var>523.3</var>(b) the number of new enrollees enrolled during the year, the number of group <br/>
<a id="pl.523.4"></a><var>523.4</var>enrollees and the number of individual enrollees as of the end of the year and the number <br/>
<a id="pl.523.5"></a><var>523.5</var>of enrollees terminated during the year;<br/>
<a id="pl.523.6"></a><var>523.6</var>(c) a summary of information compiled pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>62D.04, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.523.7"></a><var>523.7</var>clause (c), in such form as may be required by the commissioner of health;<br/>
<a id="pl.523.8"></a><var>523.8</var>(d) a report of the names and addresses of all persons set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>62D.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.523.9"></a><var>523.9</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, clause (c), who were associated with the health maintenance organization <br/>
<a id="pl.523.10"></a><var>523.10</var>or the major participating entity during the preceding year, and the amount of wages, <br/>
<a id="pl.523.11"></a><var>523.11</var>expense reimbursements, or other payments to such individuals for services to the health <br/>
<a id="pl.523.12"></a><var>523.12</var>maintenance organization or the major participating entity, as those services relate to the <br/>
<a id="pl.523.13"></a><var>523.13</var>health maintenance organization, including a full disclosure of all financial arrangements <br/>
<a id="pl.523.14"></a><var>523.14</var>during the preceding year required to be disclosed pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>62D.03, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.523.15"></a><var>523.15</var>4
         </statute_ref>, clause (d);<br/>
<a id="pl.523.16"></a><var>523.16</var>(e) a separate report addressing health maintenance contracts sold to individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.523.17"></a><var>523.17</var>covered by Medicare, title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.523.18"></a><var>523.18</var>information required under section 
         <statute_ref>62D.30, subdivision 6</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.523.19"></a><var>523.19</var>(f) data on the number of complaints received and the category of each complaint as <br/>
<a id="pl.523.20"></a><var>523.20</var>defined by the commissioner. The categories must include but are not limited to access, <br/>
<a id="pl.523.21"></a><var>523.21</var>communication and behavior, health plan administration, facilities and environment, <br/>
<a id="pl.523.22"></a><var>523.22</var>coordination of care, and technical competence and appropriateness. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.523.23"></a><var>523.23</var>must define complaint categories to be used by each health maintenance organization by <br/>
<a id="pl.523.24"></a><var>523.24</var>July 1, 2017, and the categories must be used by each health maintenance organization <br/>
<a id="pl.523.25"></a><var>523.25</var>beginning calendar year 2018; and<br/>
<a id="pl.523.26"></a><var>523.26</var>(f) (g) such other information relating to the performance of the health maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.523.27"></a><var>523.27</var>organization as is reasonably necessary to enable the commissioner of health to carry out <br/>
<a id="pl.523.28"></a><var>523.28</var>the duties under sections 
         <statute_ref>62D.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>62D.30</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.5.0"></a><a id="pl.523.29"></a><var>523.29</var>    Sec. 5. <b>[62D.115] QUALITY OF CARE COMPLAINTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.523.30"></a><var>523.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Quality of care complaint.</b> For purposes of this section, "quality of <br/>
<a id="pl.523.31"></a><var>523.31</var>care complaint" means an expressed dissatisfaction regarding health care services resulting <br/>
<a id="pl.523.32"></a><var>523.32</var>in potential or actual harm to an enrollee. Quality of care complaints may include but are <br/>
<a id="pl.523.33"></a><var>523.33</var>not limited to concerns related to provider and staff competence, clinical appropriateness <br/>
<a id="pl.523.34"></a><var>523.34</var>of services, communications, behavior, facility and environmental considerations, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.523.35"></a><var>523.35</var>factors that could impact the quality of health care services.<br/>
<a id="pl.524.1"></a><var>524.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Quality of care complaint investigation.</b> Each health maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.524.2"></a><var>524.2</var>organization shall develop and implement policies and procedures for the receipt, <br/>
<a id="pl.524.3"></a><var>524.3</var>investigation, and resolution of quality of care complaints. The policy and procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.524.4"></a><var>524.4</var>must be in writing and must meet the requirements in paragraphs (a) to (g).<br/>
<a id="pl.524.5"></a><var>524.5</var>(a) A health maintenance organization's definition for quality of care complaints <br/>
<a id="pl.524.6"></a><var>524.6</var>must include the concerns identified in subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.524.7"></a><var>524.7</var>(b) A health maintenance organization must classify each quality of care complaint <br/>
<a id="pl.524.8"></a><var>524.8</var>received by severity level as defined by the commissioner and must have investigation <br/>
<a id="pl.524.9"></a><var>524.9</var>procedures for each level of severity.<br/>
<a id="pl.524.10"></a><var>524.10</var>(c) Any complaint with an allegation regarding quality of care or service must <br/>
<a id="pl.524.11"></a><var>524.11</var>be investigated by the health maintenance organization and the health maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.524.12"></a><var>524.12</var>organization must document the investigation process, including documentation that the <br/>
<a id="pl.524.13"></a><var>524.13</var>complaint was received and investigated, and that each allegation was addressed. The <br/>
<a id="pl.524.14"></a><var>524.14</var>investigation record must include all related documents, correspondence, summaries, <br/>
<a id="pl.524.15"></a><var>524.15</var>discussions, consultations, and conferences held in relation to the investigation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.524.16"></a><var>524.16</var>quality of care complaint in accordance with subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.524.17"></a><var>524.17</var>(d) The resolution of a complaint must be supported by evidence and may include <br/>
<a id="pl.524.18"></a><var>524.18</var>a corrective action plan or a formal response from a provider to the health maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.524.19"></a><var>524.19</var>organization if a formal response was submitted to the health maintenance organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.524.20"></a><var>524.20</var>(e) A medical director review shall be conducted as part of the investigation process <br/>
<a id="pl.524.21"></a><var>524.21</var>when there is potential for patient harm.<br/>
<a id="pl.524.22"></a><var>524.22</var>(f) Each quality of care complaint received by a health maintenance organization <br/>
<a id="pl.524.23"></a><var>524.23</var>must be tracked and trended by the health maintenance organization according to provider <br/>
<a id="pl.524.24"></a><var>524.24</var>type and the following type of quality of care issue: behavior, facility, environmental, <br/>
<a id="pl.524.25"></a><var>524.25</var>or technical competence.<br/>
<a id="pl.524.26"></a><var>524.26</var>(g) The commissioner shall define the quality of care complaints severity levels by <br/>
<a id="pl.524.27"></a><var>524.27</var>July 1, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.524.28"></a><var>524.28</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Reporting.</b> (a) Quality of care complaints must be reported as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.524.29"></a><var>524.29</var>requirements under section 62D.08, subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.524.30"></a><var>524.30</var>(b) All quality of care complaints received by a health maintenance organization <br/>
<a id="pl.524.31"></a><var>524.31</var>that meet the highest level of severity as defined by the commissioner under subdivision 2 <br/>
<a id="pl.524.32"></a><var>524.32</var>must be reported to the commissioner within ten calendar days of receipt of the complaint. <br/>
<a id="pl.524.33"></a><var>524.33</var>The commissioner shall investigate each quality of care complaint received under this <br/>
<a id="pl.524.34"></a><var>524.34</var>paragraph and may contract with experts in health care or medical practice to assist with <br/>
<a id="pl.524.35"></a><var>524.35</var>the investigation. The commissioner's investigative process shall include the notification <br/>
<a id="pl.524.36"></a><var>524.36</var>and investigation requirements described in section 214.103 to the extent applicable. The <br/>
<a id="pl.525.1"></a><var>525.1</var>commissioner shall furnish to the person who made the complaint a written description <br/>
<a id="pl.525.2"></a><var>525.2</var>of the commissioner's investigative process and any action taken by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.525.3"></a><var>525.3</var>relating to the complaint, including whether the complaint was referred to the Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.525.4"></a><var>525.4</var>Health Facility Complaints or a health-related licensing board. If the commissioner takes <br/>
<a id="pl.525.5"></a><var>525.5</var>corrective action or requires the health maintenance organization to make any corrective <br/>
<a id="pl.525.6"></a><var>525.6</var>measures of any kind, the nature of the complaint and the action or measures required to <br/>
<a id="pl.525.7"></a><var>525.7</var>be taken are public data.<br/>
<a id="pl.525.8"></a><var>525.8</var>(c) The commissioner shall forward any quality of care complaint received by a <br/>
<a id="pl.525.9"></a><var>525.9</var>health maintenance organization under this subdivision or received directly from an <br/>
<a id="pl.525.10"></a><var>525.10</var>enrollee of a health maintenance organization that involves the delivery of health care <br/>
<a id="pl.525.11"></a><var>525.11</var>services by a health care provider or facility to the relevant health-related licensing board <br/>
<a id="pl.525.12"></a><var>525.12</var>or state agency for further investigation. Prior to forwarding a complaint to the appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.525.13"></a><var>525.13</var>board or agency, the commissioner shall obtain the enrollee's consent.<br/>
<a id="pl.525.14"></a><var>525.14</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Right to external quality of care review.</b> (a) An enrollee or an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.525.15"></a><var>525.15</var>acting on behalf of an enrollee who files with the commissioner a quality of care complaint <br/>
<a id="pl.525.16"></a><var>525.16</var>that involves a health maintenance organization may submit a written request to the <br/>
<a id="pl.525.17"></a><var>525.17</var>commissioner for an external quality of care review. The enrollee must request an external <br/>
<a id="pl.525.18"></a><var>525.18</var>review within six months from the date of the adverse event that led to the quality of <br/>
<a id="pl.525.19"></a><var>525.19</var>care complaint.<br/>
<a id="pl.525.20"></a><var>525.20</var>(b) If the enrollee requests an external quality of care review, the health maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.525.21"></a><var>525.21</var>organization must participate in the external review. The cost of the external quality of <br/>
<a id="pl.525.22"></a><var>525.22</var>care review shall be borne by the health maintenance organization. <br/>
<a id="pl.525.23"></a><var>525.23</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Contract.</b> (a) Pursuant to a request for proposal, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.525.24"></a><var>525.24</var>contract with at least three organizations or business entities to provide independent <br/>
<a id="pl.525.25"></a><var>525.25</var>external quality of care reviews submitted for external review.<br/>
<a id="pl.525.26"></a><var>525.26</var>(b) The request for proposal must require that the entity demonstrate:<br/>
<a id="pl.525.27"></a><var>525.27</var>(1) no conflicts of interest in that it is not owned by, a subsidiary of, or affiliated with <br/>
<a id="pl.525.28"></a><var>525.28</var>a health maintenance organization, utilization review organization, or a trade organization <br/>
<a id="pl.525.29"></a><var>525.29</var>of health care providers;<br/>
<a id="pl.525.30"></a><var>525.30</var>(2) an expertise in dispute resolution;<br/>
<a id="pl.525.31"></a><var>525.31</var>(3) an expertise in health-related law;<br/>
<a id="pl.525.32"></a><var>525.32</var>(4) an ability to conduct reviews using a variety of alternative dispute resolution <br/>
<a id="pl.525.33"></a><var>525.33</var>procedures depending upon the nature of the dispute;<br/>
<a id="pl.525.34"></a><var>525.34</var>(5) an ability to maintain written records, for at least three years, regarding reviews <br/>
<a id="pl.525.35"></a><var>525.35</var>conducted and provide data to the commissioners of health and commerce upon request on <br/>
<a id="pl.525.36"></a><var>525.36</var>reviews conducted;<br/>
<a id="pl.526.1"></a><var>526.1</var>(6) an ability to ensure confidentiality of medical records and other enrollee <br/>
<a id="pl.526.2"></a><var>526.2</var>information;<br/>
<a id="pl.526.3"></a><var>526.3</var>(7) accreditation by a nationally recognized private accrediting organization;<br/>
<a id="pl.526.4"></a><var>526.4</var>(8) the ability to provide an expedited external review process; and<br/>
<a id="pl.526.5"></a><var>526.5</var>(9) expertise in clinical medical care and the provision of clinically appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.526.6"></a><var>526.6</var>medical care to patients.<br/>
<a id="pl.526.7"></a><var>526.7</var>(c) The contract shall ensure that the fees for the services rendered by the entity in <br/>
<a id="pl.526.8"></a><var>526.8</var>connection with the review are reasonable.<br/>
<a id="pl.526.9"></a><var>526.9</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Process.</b> (a) Upon receiving a request for an external quality of care <br/>
<a id="pl.526.10"></a><var>526.10</var>review, the commissioner shall randomly assign the review to one of the external review <br/>
<a id="pl.526.11"></a><var>526.11</var>entities under contract in accordance with subdivision 5. The assigned external review <br/>
<a id="pl.526.12"></a><var>526.12</var>entity must provide immediate notice of the review to the enrollee and to the health <br/>
<a id="pl.526.13"></a><var>526.13</var>maintenance organization. Within ten business days of receiving notice of the review, the <br/>
<a id="pl.526.14"></a><var>526.14</var>health maintenance organization and the enrollee must provide the assigned external <br/>
<a id="pl.526.15"></a><var>526.15</var>review entity with any information that the enrollee wishes to be considered. Each party <br/>
<a id="pl.526.16"></a><var>526.16</var>shall be provided an opportunity to present its version of the facts and arguments. The <br/>
<a id="pl.526.17"></a><var>526.17</var>assigned external review entity must furnish to the health maintenance organization any <br/>
<a id="pl.526.18"></a><var>526.18</var>additional information submitted by the enrollee within one business day of receipt. An <br/>
<a id="pl.526.19"></a><var>526.19</var>enrollee may be assisted or represented by a person of the enrollee's choice.<br/>
<a id="pl.526.20"></a><var>526.20</var>(b) As part of the external quality of care review process, any aspect of an external <br/>
<a id="pl.526.21"></a><var>526.21</var>review involving the quality of clinical care must be performed by a health care <br/>
<a id="pl.526.22"></a><var>526.22</var>professional with expertise in the medical issue being reviewed.<br/>
<a id="pl.526.23"></a><var>526.23</var>(c) An external quality of care review shall be made as soon as practical but in no <br/>
<a id="pl.526.24"></a><var>526.24</var>case later than 45 days after receiving the request for an external quality of care review <br/>
<a id="pl.526.25"></a><var>526.25</var>and must promptly send written notice of the decision and the reasons for it to the enrollee, <br/>
<a id="pl.526.26"></a><var>526.26</var>the health maintenance organization, and the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.526.27"></a><var>526.27</var>(d) The external review entity and the clinical reviewer assigned must not have a <br/>
<a id="pl.526.28"></a><var>526.28</var>material professional, familial, or financial conflict of interest with:<br/>
<a id="pl.526.29"></a><var>526.29</var>(1) the health maintenance organization that is the subject of the external quality <br/>
<a id="pl.526.30"></a><var>526.30</var>of care review;<br/>
<a id="pl.526.31"></a><var>526.31</var>(2) the enrollee, or any parties related to the enrollee, whose treatment is the subject <br/>
<a id="pl.526.32"></a><var>526.32</var>of the external quality of care review;<br/>
<a id="pl.526.33"></a><var>526.33</var>(3) any officer, director, or management employee of the health maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.526.34"></a><var>526.34</var>organization;<br/>
<a id="pl.526.35"></a><var>526.35</var>(4) a plan administrator, plan fiduciaries, or plan employees;<br/>
<a id="pl.527.1"></a><var>527.1</var>(5) the health care provider, the health care provider's group, or practice association <br/>
<a id="pl.527.2"></a><var>527.2</var>recommending treatment that is the subject of the external quality of care review;<br/>
<a id="pl.527.3"></a><var>527.3</var>(6) the facility at which the recommended treatment would be provided; or<br/>
<a id="pl.527.4"></a><var>527.4</var>(7) the developer or manufacturer of the principal drug, device, procedure, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.527.5"></a><var>527.5</var>therapy being recommended.<br/>
<a id="pl.527.6"></a><var>527.6</var>(e) An expedited external review must be provided upon the enrollee's request <br/>
<a id="pl.527.7"></a><var>527.7</var>after receiving:<br/>
<a id="pl.527.8"></a><var>527.8</var>(1) clinical care that involves a medical condition for which the time frame for <br/>
<a id="pl.527.9"></a><var>527.9</var>completion of an expedited internal appeal would seriously jeopardize the life or health of <br/>
<a id="pl.527.10"></a><var>527.10</var>the enrollee or would jeopardize the enrollee's ability to regain maximum function and the <br/>
<a id="pl.527.11"></a><var>527.11</var>enrollee has simultaneously requested an expedited internal appeal; or<br/>
<a id="pl.527.12"></a><var>527.12</var>(2) clinical care that concerns an admission, availability of care, continued stay, or <br/>
<a id="pl.527.13"></a><var>527.13</var>health care service for which the enrollee received emergency services but has not been <br/>
<a id="pl.527.14"></a><var>527.14</var>discharged from a facility.<br/>
<a id="pl.527.15"></a><var>527.15</var>(f) The external review entity must make its expedited determination and any <br/>
<a id="pl.527.16"></a><var>527.16</var>recommendations for actions to ameliorate the effects of adverse clinical care as <br/>
<a id="pl.527.17"></a><var>527.17</var>expeditiously as possible but within no more than 72 hours after the receipt of the request <br/>
<a id="pl.527.18"></a><var>527.18</var>for expedited review and notify the enrollee, the health maintenance organization, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.527.19"></a><var>527.19</var>commissioner of health of the determination.<br/>
<a id="pl.527.20"></a><var>527.20</var>(g) If the external review entity's notification is not in writing, the external quality <br/>
<a id="pl.527.21"></a><var>527.21</var>of care review entity must provide written confirmation of the determination within 48 <br/>
<a id="pl.527.22"></a><var>527.22</var>hours of the notification.<br/>
<a id="pl.527.23"></a><var>527.23</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Records; data practices.</b> Each health maintenance organization shall <br/>
<a id="pl.527.24"></a><var>527.24</var>maintain records of all quality of care complaints and their resolution and retain those <br/>
<a id="pl.527.25"></a><var>527.25</var>records for five years. Notwithstanding section 145.64, the records must be made available <br/>
<a id="pl.527.26"></a><var>527.26</var>to the commissioner upon request. Records provided to the commissioner under this <br/>
<a id="pl.527.27"></a><var>527.27</var>subdivision are confidential data on individuals or protected nonpublic data as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.527.28"></a><var>527.28</var>section 13.02, subdivision 3 or 13.<br/>
<a id="pl.527.29"></a><var>527.29</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Exception.</b> This section does not apply to quality of care complaints <br/>
<a id="pl.527.30"></a><var>527.30</var>received by a health maintenance organization from an enrollee who is covered under a <br/>
<a id="pl.527.31"></a><var>527.31</var>public health care program administered by the commissioner of human services under <br/>
<a id="pl.527.32"></a><var>527.32</var>chapter 256B or 256L.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.26.6.0"></a><a id="pl.527.33"></a><var>527.33</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62J.495, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.527.34"></a><var>527.34</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Coordination with national HIT activities.</b> (a) The commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.527.35"></a><var>527.35</var>in consultation with the e-Health Advisory Committee, shall update the statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.528.1"></a><var>528.1</var>implementation plan required under subdivision 2 and released June 2008, to be consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.528.2"></a><var>528.2</var>with the updated Federal HIT Strategic Plan released by the Office of the National <br/>
<a id="pl.528.3"></a><var>528.3</var>Coordinator in accordance with section 3001 of the HITECH Act. The statewide plan <br/>
<a id="pl.528.4"></a><var>528.4</var>shall meet the requirements for a plan required under section 3013 of the HITECH Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.528.5"></a><var>528.5</var>(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the e-Health Advisory Committee, <br/>
<a id="pl.528.6"></a><var>528.6</var>shall work to ensure coordination between state, regional, and national efforts to support <br/>
<a id="pl.528.7"></a><var>528.7</var>and accelerate efforts to effectively use health information technology to improve the <br/>
<a id="pl.528.8"></a><var>528.8</var>quality and coordination of health care and the continuity of patient care among health <br/>
<a id="pl.528.9"></a><var>528.9</var>care providers, to reduce medical errors, to improve population health, to reduce health <br/>
<a id="pl.528.10"></a><var>528.10</var>disparities, and to reduce chronic disease. The commissioner's coordination efforts shall <br/>
<a id="pl.528.11"></a><var>528.11</var>include but not be limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.528.12"></a><var>528.12</var>(1) assisting in the development and support of health information technology <br/>
<a id="pl.528.13"></a><var>528.13</var>regional extension centers established under section 3012(c) of the HITECH Act to <br/>
<a id="pl.528.14"></a><var>528.14</var>provide technical assistance and disseminate best practices; and<br/>
<a id="pl.528.15"></a><var>528.15</var>(2) providing supplemental information to the best practices gathered by regional <br/>
<a id="pl.528.16"></a><var>528.16</var>centers to ensure that the information is relayed in a meaningful way to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.528.17"></a><var>528.17</var>health care community.;<br/>
<a id="pl.528.18"></a><var>528.18</var>(3) providing financial and technical support to Minnesota health care providers to <br/>
<a id="pl.528.19"></a><var>528.19</var>encourage implementation of admission, discharge and transfer alerts, and care summary <br/>
<a id="pl.528.20"></a><var>528.20</var>document exchange transactions and to evaluate the impact of health information <br/>
<a id="pl.528.21"></a><var>528.21</var>technology on cost and quality of care;<br/>
<a id="pl.528.22"></a><var>528.22</var>(4) providing educational resources and technical assistance to health care providers <br/>
<a id="pl.528.23"></a><var>528.23</var>and patients related to state and national privacy, security, and consent laws governing <br/>
<a id="pl.528.24"></a><var>528.24</var>clinical health information. In carrying out these activities, the commissioner's technical <br/>
<a id="pl.528.25"></a><var>528.25</var>assistance does not constitute legal advice; <br/>
<a id="pl.528.26"></a><var>528.26</var>(5) assessing Minnesota's legal, financial, and regulatory framework for health <br/>
<a id="pl.528.27"></a><var>528.27</var>information exchange, and making recommendations for modifications that would <br/>
<a id="pl.528.28"></a><var>528.28</var>strengthen the ability of Minnesota health care providers to securely exchange data <br/>
<a id="pl.528.29"></a><var>528.29</var>in compliance with patient preferences and in a way that is efficient and financially <br/>
<a id="pl.528.30"></a><var>528.30</var>sustainable; and<br/>
<a id="pl.528.31"></a><var>528.31</var>(6) seeking public input on both patient impact and costs associated with <br/>
<a id="pl.528.32"></a><var>528.32</var>requirements related to patient consent for release of health records for the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.528.33"></a><var>528.33</var>treatment, payment, and health care operations, as required in section 144.293, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.528.34"></a><var>528.34</var>2. The commissioner shall provide a report to the legislature on the findings of this public <br/>
<a id="pl.528.35"></a><var>528.35</var>input process no later than February 1, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.529.1"></a><var>529.1</var>(c) The commissioner, in consultation with the e-Health Advisory Committee, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.529.2"></a><var>529.2</var>monitor national activity related to health information technology and shall coordinate <br/>
<a id="pl.529.3"></a><var>529.3</var>statewide input on policy development. The commissioner shall coordinate statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.529.4"></a><var>529.4</var>responses to proposed federal health information technology regulations in order to ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.529.5"></a><var>529.5</var>that the needs of the Minnesota health care community are adequately and efficiently <br/>
<a id="pl.529.6"></a><var>529.6</var>addressed in the proposed regulations. The commissioner's responses may include, but <br/>
<a id="pl.529.7"></a><var>529.7</var>are not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.529.8"></a><var>529.8</var>(1) reviewing and evaluating any standard, implementation specification, or <br/>
<a id="pl.529.9"></a><var>529.9</var>certification criteria proposed by the national HIT standards committee;<br/>
<a id="pl.529.10"></a><var>529.10</var>(2) reviewing and evaluating policy proposed by the national HIT policy committee <br/>
<a id="pl.529.11"></a><var>529.11</var>relating to the implementation of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure;<br/>
<a id="pl.529.12"></a><var>529.12</var>(3) monitoring and responding to activity related to the development of quality <br/>
<a id="pl.529.13"></a><var>529.13</var>measures and other measures as required by section 4101 of the HITECH Act. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.529.14"></a><var>529.14</var>response related to quality measures shall consider and address the quality efforts required <br/>
<a id="pl.529.15"></a><var>529.15</var>under chapter 62U; and<br/>
<a id="pl.529.16"></a><var>529.16</var>(4) monitoring and responding to national activity related to privacy, security, and <br/>
<a id="pl.529.17"></a><var>529.17</var>data stewardship of electronic health information and individually identifiable health <br/>
<a id="pl.529.18"></a><var>529.18</var>information.<br/>
<a id="pl.529.19"></a><var>529.19</var>(d) To the extent that the state is either required or allowed to apply, or designate an <br/>
<a id="pl.529.20"></a><var>529.20</var>entity to apply for or carry out activities and programs under section 3013 of the HITECH <br/>
<a id="pl.529.21"></a><var>529.21</var>Act, the commissioner of health, in consultation with the e-Health Advisory Committee <br/>
<a id="pl.529.22"></a><var>529.22</var>and the commissioner of human services, shall be the lead applicant or sole designating <br/>
<a id="pl.529.23"></a><var>529.23</var>authority. The commissioner shall make such designations consistent with the goals and <br/>
<a id="pl.529.24"></a><var>529.24</var>objectives of sections 
         <statute_ref>62J.495</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>62J.497</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>62J.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>62J.61</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.529.25"></a><var>529.25</var>(e) The commissioner of human services shall apply for funding necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.529.26"></a><var>529.26</var>administer the incentive payments to providers authorized under title IV of the American <br/>
<a id="pl.529.27"></a><var>529.27</var>Recovery and Reinvestment Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.529.28"></a><var>529.28</var>(f) The commissioner shall include in the report to the legislature information on the <br/>
<a id="pl.529.29"></a><var>529.29</var>activities of this subdivision and provide recommendations on any relevant policy changes <br/>
<a id="pl.529.30"></a><var>529.30</var>that should be considered in Minnesota.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.7.0"></a><a id="pl.529.31"></a><var>529.31</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62J.496, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.529.32"></a><var>529.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Account establishment.</b> (a) An account is established to:<br/>
<a id="pl.529.33"></a><var>529.33</var>(1) finance the purchase of certified electronic health records or qualified electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.529.34"></a><var>529.34</var>health records as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>62J.495, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.530.1"></a><var>530.1</var>(2) enhance the utilization of electronic health record technology, which may include <br/>
<a id="pl.530.2"></a><var>530.2</var>costs associated with upgrading the technology to meet the criteria necessary to be a <br/>
<a id="pl.530.3"></a><var>530.3</var>certified electronic health record or a qualified electronic health record;<br/>
<a id="pl.530.4"></a><var>530.4</var>(3) train personnel in the use of electronic health record technology; and<br/>
<a id="pl.530.5"></a><var>530.5</var>(4) improve the secure electronic exchange of health information.<br/>
<a id="pl.530.6"></a><var>530.6</var>(b) Amounts deposited in the account, including any grant funds obtained through <br/>
<a id="pl.530.7"></a><var>530.7</var>federal or other sources, loan repayments, and interest earned on the amounts shall <br/>
<a id="pl.530.8"></a><var>530.8</var>be used only for awarding loans or loan guarantees, as a source of reserve and security <br/>
<a id="pl.530.9"></a><var>530.9</var>for leveraged loans, for activities authorized in section 62J.495, subdivision 4, or for <br/>
<a id="pl.530.10"></a><var>530.10</var>the administration of the account.<br/>
<a id="pl.530.11"></a><var>530.11</var>(c) The commissioner may accept contributions to the account from private sector <br/>
<a id="pl.530.12"></a><var>530.12</var>entities subject to the following provisions:<br/>
<a id="pl.530.13"></a><var>530.13</var>(1) the contributing entity may not specify the recipient or recipients of any loan <br/>
<a id="pl.530.14"></a><var>530.14</var>issued under this subdivision;<br/>
<a id="pl.530.15"></a><var>530.15</var>(2) the commissioner shall make public the identity of any private contributor to the <br/>
<a id="pl.530.16"></a><var>530.16</var>loan fund, as well as the amount of the contribution provided;<br/>
<a id="pl.530.17"></a><var>530.17</var>(3) the commissioner may issue letters of commendation or make other awards that <br/>
<a id="pl.530.18"></a><var>530.18</var>have no financial value to any such entity; and<br/>
<a id="pl.530.19"></a><var>530.19</var>(4) a contributing entity may not specify that the recipient or recipients of any loan <br/>
<a id="pl.530.20"></a><var>530.20</var>use specific products or services, nor may the contributing entity imply that a contribution <br/>
<a id="pl.530.21"></a><var>530.21</var>is an endorsement of any specific product or service.<br/>
<a id="pl.530.22"></a><var>530.22</var>(d) The commissioner may use the loan funds to reimburse private sector entities <br/>
<a id="pl.530.23"></a><var>530.23</var>for any contribution made to the loan fund. Reimbursement to private entities may not <br/>
<a id="pl.530.24"></a><var>530.24</var>exceed the principle amount contributed to the loan fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.530.25"></a><var>530.25</var>(e) The commissioner may use funds deposited in the account to guarantee, or <br/>
<a id="pl.530.26"></a><var>530.26</var>purchase insurance for, a local obligation if the guarantee or purchase would improve <br/>
<a id="pl.530.27"></a><var>530.27</var>credit market access or reduce the interest rate applicable to the obligation involved.<br/>
<a id="pl.530.28"></a><var>530.28</var>(f) The commissioner may use funds deposited in the account as a source of revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.530.29"></a><var>530.29</var>or security for the payment of principal and interest on revenue or general obligation <br/>
<a id="pl.530.30"></a><var>530.30</var>bonds issued by the state if the proceeds of the sale of the bonds will be deposited into <br/>
<a id="pl.530.31"></a><var>530.31</var>the loan fund.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.8.0"></a><a id="pl.530.32"></a><var>530.32</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 62U.04, subdivision 11, is <br/>
<a id="pl.530.33"></a><var>530.33</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.530.34"></a><var>530.34</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Restricted uses of the all-payer claims data.</b> (a) Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.530.35"></a><var>530.35</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (b), and subdivision 5, paragraph (b), the commissioner or the <br/>
<a id="pl.531.1"></a><var>531.1</var>commissioner's designee shall only use the data submitted under subdivisions 4 and 5 for <br/>
<a id="pl.531.2"></a><var>531.2</var>the following purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.531.3"></a><var>531.3</var>(1) to evaluate the performance of the health care home program as authorized under <br/>
<a id="pl.531.4"></a><var>531.4</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.0751, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256B.0752, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.531.5"></a><var>531.5</var>(2) to study, in collaboration with the reducing avoidable readmissions effectively <br/>
<a id="pl.531.6"></a><var>531.6</var>(RARE) campaign, hospital readmission trends and rates;<br/>
<a id="pl.531.7"></a><var>531.7</var>(3) to analyze variations in health care costs, quality, utilization, and illness burden <br/>
<a id="pl.531.8"></a><var>531.8</var>based on geographical areas or populations;<br/>
<a id="pl.531.9"></a><var>531.9</var>(4) to evaluate the state innovation model (SIM) testing grant received by the <br/>
<a id="pl.531.10"></a><var>531.10</var>Departments of Health and Human Services, including the analysis of health care cost, <br/>
<a id="pl.531.11"></a><var>531.11</var>quality, and utilization baseline and trend information for targeted populations and <br/>
<a id="pl.531.12"></a><var>531.12</var>communities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.531.13"></a><var>531.13</var>(5) to compile one or more public use files of summary data or tables that must:<br/>
<a id="pl.531.14"></a><var>531.14</var>(i) be available to the public for no or minimal cost by March 1, 2016, and available <br/>
<a id="pl.531.15"></a><var>531.15</var>by Web-based electronic data download by June 30, 2019;<br/>
<a id="pl.531.16"></a><var>531.16</var>(ii) not identify individual patients, payers, or providers;<br/>
<a id="pl.531.17"></a><var>531.17</var>(iii) be updated by the commissioner, at least annually, with the most current data <br/>
<a id="pl.531.18"></a><var>531.18</var>available;<br/>
<a id="pl.531.19"></a><var>531.19</var>(iv) contain clear and conspicuous explanations of the characteristics of the data, <br/>
<a id="pl.531.20"></a><var>531.20</var>such as the dates of the data contained in the files, the absence of costs of care for uninsured <br/>
<a id="pl.531.21"></a><var>531.21</var>patients or nonresidents, and other disclaimers that provide appropriate context; and<br/>
<a id="pl.531.22"></a><var>531.22</var>(v) not lead to the collection of additional data elements beyond what is authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.531.23"></a><var>531.23</var>under this section as of June 30, 2015.<br/>
<a id="pl.531.24"></a><var>531.24</var>(b) The commissioner may publish the results of the authorized uses identified <br/>
<a id="pl.531.25"></a><var>531.25</var>in paragraph (a) so long as the data released publicly do not contain information or <br/>
<a id="pl.531.26"></a><var>531.26</var>descriptions in which the identity of individual hospitals, clinics, or other providers may <br/>
<a id="pl.531.27"></a><var>531.27</var>be discerned.<br/>
<a id="pl.531.28"></a><var>531.28</var>(c) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit the commissioner from <br/>
<a id="pl.531.29"></a><var>531.29</var>using the data collected under subdivision 4 to complete the state-based risk adjustment <br/>
<a id="pl.531.30"></a><var>531.30</var>system assessment due to the legislature on October 1, 2015.<br/>
<a id="pl.531.31"></a><var>531.31</var>(d) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may use the data submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.531.32"></a><var>531.32</var>under subdivisions 4 and 5 for the purpose described in paragraph (a), clause (3), until <br/>
<a id="pl.531.33"></a><var>531.33</var>July 1, 2016 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.531.34"></a><var>531.34</var>(e) The commissioner shall consult with the all-payer claims database work group <br/>
<a id="pl.531.35"></a><var>531.35</var>established under subdivision 12 regarding the technical considerations necessary to create <br/>
<a id="pl.531.36"></a><var>531.36</var>the public use files of summary data described in paragraph (a), clause (5).<br/>
<a id="pl.532.1"></a><var>532.1</var>(f) The commissioner shall develop a community input process to advise the <br/>
<a id="pl.532.2"></a><var>532.2</var>commissioner in the identification of high priority analyses to be conducted pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.532.3"></a><var>532.3</var>paragraph (a), clause (3), and in the creation of additional public use files of summary <br/>
<a id="pl.532.4"></a><var>532.4</var>data described in paragraph (a), clause (5).<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.9.0"></a><a id="pl.532.5"></a><var>532.5</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144.061, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.532.6"></a><var>532.6</var><b>144.061 EARLY DENTAL PREVENTION INITIATIVE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.532.7"></a><var>532.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prevention initiative.</b> (a) The commissioner of health, in <br/>
<a id="pl.532.8"></a><var>532.8</var>collaboration with the commissioner of human services, shall implement a statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.532.9"></a><var>532.9</var>initiative to increase awareness among communities of color and recent immigrants on <br/>
<a id="pl.532.10"></a><var>532.10</var>the importance of early preventive dental intervention for infants and toddlers before <br/>
<a id="pl.532.11"></a><var>532.11</var>and after primary teeth appear.<br/>
<a id="pl.532.12"></a><var>532.12</var>(b) The commissioner shall develop educational materials and information for <br/>
<a id="pl.532.13"></a><var>532.13</var>expectant and new parents within the targeted communities that include the importance <br/>
<a id="pl.532.14"></a><var>532.14</var>of early dental care to prevent early cavities, including proper cleaning techniques and <br/>
<a id="pl.532.15"></a><var>532.15</var>feeding habits, before and after primary teeth appear.<br/>
<a id="pl.532.16"></a><var>532.16</var>(c) The commissioner shall develop a distribution plan to ensure that the materials <br/>
<a id="pl.532.17"></a><var>532.17</var>are distributed to expectant and new parents within the targeted communities, including, <br/>
<a id="pl.532.18"></a><var>532.18</var>but not limited to, making the materials available to health care providers, community <br/>
<a id="pl.532.19"></a><var>532.19</var>clinics, WIC sites, and other relevant sites within the targeted communities.<br/>
<a id="pl.532.20"></a><var>532.20</var>(d) In developing these materials and distribution plan, the commissioner shall work <br/>
<a id="pl.532.21"></a><var>532.21</var>collaboratively with members of the targeted communities, dental providers, pediatricians, <br/>
<a id="pl.532.22"></a><var>532.22</var>child care providers, and home visiting nurses.<br/>
<a id="pl.532.23"></a><var>532.23</var>(e) The commissioner shall, with input from stakeholders listed in paragraph (d), <br/>
<a id="pl.532.24"></a><var>532.24</var>develop and pilot incentives to encourage early dental care within one year of an infant's <br/>
<a id="pl.532.25"></a><var>532.25</var>teeth erupting. Effective July 1, 2017, for the incentives required under this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.532.26"></a><var>532.26</var>for fiscal year 2018, the commissioner shall implement the incentive pilot described in <br/>
<a id="pl.532.27"></a><var>532.27</var>subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.532.28"></a><var>532.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Incentive pilot.</b> (a) For the purpose of determining the effectiveness of <br/>
<a id="pl.532.29"></a><var>532.29</var>this initiative, the commissioner shall designate up to three communities of color or of <br/>
<a id="pl.532.30"></a><var>532.30</var>recent immigrants, with at least one of the designated communities located outside the <br/>
<a id="pl.532.31"></a><var>532.31</var>seven-county metropolitan area, and work with each designated community to ensure that <br/>
<a id="pl.532.32"></a><var>532.32</var>the educational materials and information are distributed in accordance with subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.532.33"></a><var>532.33</var>1. The commissioner shall assist the designated community with developing strategies <br/>
<a id="pl.532.34"></a><var>532.34</var>to encourage early dental care within one year of an infant's teeth erupting, including <br/>
<a id="pl.533.1"></a><var>533.1</var>outreach through ethnic radio, Web casts, and local cable programs, and incentives that are <br/>
<a id="pl.533.2"></a><var>533.2</var>geared toward the ethnic groups residing in the designated communities.<br/>
<a id="pl.533.3"></a><var>533.3</var>(b) The commissioner shall develop measurable outcomes, including a baseline <br/>
<a id="pl.533.4"></a><var>533.4</var>measurement in order to evaluate whether the educational materials, information, <br/>
<a id="pl.533.5"></a><var>533.5</var>strategies, and incentives increased the numbers of infants and toddlers receiving early <br/>
<a id="pl.533.6"></a><var>533.6</var>preventive dental intervention and care. The evaluation of this incentive pilot shall assist <br/>
<a id="pl.533.7"></a><var>533.7</var>the commissioner with the continued development of community incentives to encourage <br/>
<a id="pl.533.8"></a><var>533.8</var>early dental care within targeted communities required under subdivision 1, paragraph (e).<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.10.0"></a><a id="pl.533.9"></a><var>533.9</var>    Sec. 10. <b>[144.0615] STATEWIDE SCHOOL-BASED SEALANT GRANT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.533.10"></a><var>533.10</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.533.11"></a><var>533.11</var>(a) The commissioner of health shall develop a statewide coordinated dental sealant <br/>
<a id="pl.533.12"></a><var>533.12</var>program to improve access to preventive dental services for school-aged children. The <br/>
<a id="pl.533.13"></a><var>533.13</var>program shall focus on developing the data tools necessary to identify the public schools <br/>
<a id="pl.533.14"></a><var>533.14</var>in the state with students ages six to nine who are in the greatest need of preventive dental <br/>
<a id="pl.533.15"></a><var>533.15</var>care based on the percentage of students who are low income and who are either enrolled <br/>
<a id="pl.533.16"></a><var>533.16</var>in a public health care program or uninsured, and have no access to a school-based sealant <br/>
<a id="pl.533.17"></a><var>533.17</var>program. In creating this program, the commissioner shall develop an implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.533.18"></a><var>533.18</var>plan that identifies statewide needs, establishes outcome measures, and provides an <br/>
<a id="pl.533.19"></a><var>533.19</var>evaluation process based on the outcome measures established.<br/>
<a id="pl.533.20"></a><var>533.20</var>(b) The commissioner shall award grants to nonprofit organizations to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.533.21"></a><var>533.21</var>school-based sealant programs. The grants shall be available to expand existing <br/>
<a id="pl.533.22"></a><var>533.22</var>school-based sealant programs and to create new programs in schools that have been <br/>
<a id="pl.533.23"></a><var>533.23</var>identified as underserved high-risk schools.<br/>
<a id="pl.533.24"></a><var>533.24</var>(c) By March 15, 2018, the commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.533.25"></a><var>533.25</var>ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health care, <br/>
<a id="pl.533.26"></a><var>533.26</var>describing the implementation plan, including the data tools developed; the outcome <br/>
<a id="pl.533.27"></a><var>533.27</var>measures; the number of grants awarded; and the location of the schools participating in <br/>
<a id="pl.533.28"></a><var>533.28</var>the grants and the results of the evaluation of the program in terms of improving access to <br/>
<a id="pl.533.29"></a><var>533.29</var>sealants for school-aged children ages six to nine.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.11.0"></a><a id="pl.533.30"></a><var>533.30</var>    Sec. 11. <b>[144.1912] GREATER MINNESOTA FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.533.31"></a><var>533.31</var><b>GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.533.32"></a><var>533.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.533.33"></a><var>533.33</var>have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.533.34"></a><var>533.34</var>(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.<br/>
<a id="pl.534.1"></a><var>534.1</var>(c) "Eligible family medicine residency program" means a program that meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.534.2"></a><var>534.2</var>following criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.534.3"></a><var>534.3</var>(1) is located in Minnesota outside the seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.534.4"></a><var>534.4</var>section 473.121, subdivision 4;<br/>
<a id="pl.534.5"></a><var>534.5</var>(2) is accredited as a family medicine residency program or is a candidate for <br/>
<a id="pl.534.6"></a><var>534.6</var>accreditation;<br/>
<a id="pl.534.7"></a><var>534.7</var>(3) is focused on the education and training of family medicine physicians to serve <br/>
<a id="pl.534.8"></a><var>534.8</var>communities outside the metropolitan area; and<br/>
<a id="pl.534.9"></a><var>534.9</var>(4) demonstrates that over the most recent three years, at least 25 percent of its <br/>
<a id="pl.534.10"></a><var>534.10</var>graduates practice in Minnesota communities outside the metropolitan area.<br/>
<a id="pl.534.11"></a><var>534.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Program administration.</b> (a) The commissioner shall award family <br/>
<a id="pl.534.12"></a><var>534.12</var>medicine residency grants to existing, eligible, not-for-profit  family medicine residency <br/>
<a id="pl.534.13"></a><var>534.13</var>programs to support current and new residency positions. Funds shall be allocated first to <br/>
<a id="pl.534.14"></a><var>534.14</var>proposed new family medicine residency positions, and remaining funds shall be allocated <br/>
<a id="pl.534.15"></a><var>534.15</var>proportionally based on the number of existing residents in eligible programs. The <br/>
<a id="pl.534.16"></a><var>534.16</var>commissioner may fund a new residency position for up to three years.<br/>
<a id="pl.534.17"></a><var>534.17</var>(b) Grant funds awarded may only be spent to cover the costs of:<br/>
<a id="pl.534.18"></a><var>534.18</var>(1) establishing, maintaining, or expanding training for family medicine residents;<br/>
<a id="pl.534.19"></a><var>534.19</var>(2) recruitment, training, and retention of residents and faculty;<br/>
<a id="pl.534.20"></a><var>534.20</var>(3) travel and lodging for residents; and<br/>
<a id="pl.534.21"></a><var>534.21</var>(4) faculty, resident, and preceptor salaries.<br/>
<a id="pl.534.22"></a><var>534.22</var>(c) Grant funds shall not be used to supplant any other government or private funds <br/>
<a id="pl.534.23"></a><var>534.23</var>available for these purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.534.24"></a><var>534.24</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Applications.</b> Eligible family medicine residency programs seeking a <br/>
<a id="pl.534.25"></a><var>534.25</var>grant must apply to the commissioner. The application must include objectives, a related <br/>
<a id="pl.534.26"></a><var>534.26</var>work plan and budget, a description of the number of new and existing residency positions <br/>
<a id="pl.534.27"></a><var>534.27</var>that will be supported using grant funds, and additional information the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.534.28"></a><var>534.28</var>determines to be necessary. The commissioner shall determine whether applications are <br/>
<a id="pl.534.29"></a><var>534.29</var>complete and responsive and may require revisions or additional information before <br/>
<a id="pl.534.30"></a><var>534.30</var>awarding a grant.<br/>
<a id="pl.534.31"></a><var>534.31</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Program oversight.</b> The commissioner shall require and collect from <br/>
<a id="pl.534.32"></a><var>534.32</var>family medicine residency programs receiving grants, information necessary to administer <br/>
<a id="pl.534.33"></a><var>534.33</var>and evaluate the program. The evaluation shall include the scope of expansion of new <br/>
<a id="pl.534.34"></a><var>534.34</var>residency positions and information describing specific programs to enhance current <br/>
<a id="pl.534.35"></a><var>534.35</var>residency positions, which may include facility improvements. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.534.36"></a><var>534.36</var>continue to collect data on greater Minnesota family residency shortages.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.12.0"></a><a id="pl.535.1"></a><var>535.1</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144.4961, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.535.2"></a><var>535.2</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.535.3"></a><var>535.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Rulemaking.</b> The commissioner of health shall adopt rules for establishing <br/>
<a id="pl.535.4"></a><var>535.4</var>licensure requirements and enforcement of applicable laws and rules work standards <br/>
<a id="pl.535.5"></a><var>535.5</var>relating to indoor radon in dwellings and other buildings, with the exception of newly <br/>
<a id="pl.535.6"></a><var>535.6</var>constructed Minnesota homes according to section 
         <statute_ref>326B.106, subdivision 6</statute_ref>. The <br/>
<a id="pl.535.7"></a><var>535.7</var>commissioner shall coordinate, oversee, and implement all state functions in matters <br/>
<a id="pl.535.8"></a><var>535.8</var>concerning the presence, effects, measurement, and mitigation of risks of radon in <br/>
<a id="pl.535.9"></a><var>535.9</var>dwellings and other buildings.<br/>
<a id="pl.535.10"></a><var>535.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.13.0"></a><a id="pl.535.11"></a><var>535.11</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144.4961, subdivision 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.535.12"></a><var>535.12</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.535.13"></a><var>535.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>System tag.</b> All radon mitigation systems installed in Minnesota on or <br/>
<a id="pl.535.14"></a><var>535.14</var>after October 1, 2017 January 1, 2018, must have a radon mitigation system tag provided <br/>
<a id="pl.535.15"></a><var>535.15</var>by the commissioner. A radon mitigation professional must attach the tag to the radon <br/>
<a id="pl.535.16"></a><var>535.16</var>mitigation system in a visible location.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.14.0"></a><a id="pl.535.17"></a><var>535.17</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144.4961, subdivision 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.535.18"></a><var>535.18</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.535.19"></a><var>535.19</var>    Subd. 5. <b>License required annually.</b> Effective January 1, 2018, a license is required <br/>
<a id="pl.535.20"></a><var>535.20</var>annually for every person, firm, or corporation that sells a device or performs a service <br/>
<a id="pl.535.21"></a><var>535.21</var>for compensation to detect the presence of radon in the indoor atmosphere, performs <br/>
<a id="pl.535.22"></a><var>535.22</var>laboratory analysis, or performs a service to mitigate radon in the indoor atmosphere. This <br/>
<a id="pl.535.23"></a><var>535.23</var>section does not apply to retail stores that only sell or distribute radon sampling but are not <br/>
<a id="pl.535.24"></a><var>535.24</var>engaged in the manufacture of radon sampling devices.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.15.0"></a><a id="pl.535.25"></a><var>535.25</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144.4961, subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.535.26"></a><var>535.26</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.535.27"></a><var>535.27</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Exemptions.</b> This section does not apply to:<br/>
<a id="pl.535.28"></a><var>535.28</var>(1) radon control systems installed in newly constructed Minnesota homes according <br/>
<a id="pl.535.29"></a><var>535.29</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>326B.106, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy are <br/>
<a id="pl.535.30"></a><var>535.30</var>not required to follow the requirements of this section.;<br/>
<a id="pl.535.31"></a><var>535.31</var>(2) employees of a firm or corporation that installs radon control systems in newly <br/>
<a id="pl.535.32"></a><var>535.32</var>constructed Minnesota homes specified in clause (1);<br/>
<a id="pl.536.1"></a><var>536.1</var>(3) a person authorized as a building official under Minnesota Rules, part 1300.0070, <br/>
<a id="pl.536.2"></a><var>536.2</var>or that person's designee; or<br/>
<a id="pl.536.3"></a><var>536.3</var>(4) any person, firm, corporation, or entity that distributes radon testing devices or <br/>
<a id="pl.536.4"></a><var>536.4</var>information for general educational purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.536.5"></a><var>536.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.16.0"></a><a id="pl.536.6"></a><var>536.6</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144.4961, subdivision 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.536.7"></a><var>536.7</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.536.8"></a><var>536.8</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Licensing fees.</b> (a) All radon license applications submitted to the <br/>
<a id="pl.536.9"></a><var>536.9</var>commissioner of health must be accompanied by the required fees. If the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.536.10"></a><var>536.10</var>determines that insufficient fees were paid, the necessary additional fees must be paid <br/>
<a id="pl.536.11"></a><var>536.11</var>before the commissioner approves the application. The commissioner shall charge the <br/>
<a id="pl.536.12"></a><var>536.12</var>following fees for each radon license:<br/>
<a id="pl.536.13"></a><var>536.13</var>(1) Each measurement professional license, $300 $150 per year. "Measurement <br/>
<a id="pl.536.14"></a><var>536.14</var>professional" means any person who performs a test to determine the presence and <br/>
<a id="pl.536.15"></a><var>536.15</var>concentration of radon in a building they do the person does not own or lease; provides <br/>
<a id="pl.536.16"></a><var>536.16</var>professional or expert advice on radon testing, radon exposure, or health risks related to <br/>
<a id="pl.536.17"></a><var>536.17</var>radon exposure; or makes representations of doing any of these activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.536.18"></a><var>536.18</var>(2) Each mitigation professional license, $500 $250 per year. "Mitigation <br/>
<a id="pl.536.19"></a><var>536.19</var>professional" means an individual who performs installs or designs a radon mitigation <br/>
<a id="pl.536.20"></a><var>536.20</var>system in a building they do the individual does not own or lease; provides professional or <br/>
<a id="pl.536.21"></a><var>536.21</var>expert advice on radon mitigation or radon entry routes; or provides on-site supervision <br/>
<a id="pl.536.22"></a><var>536.22</var>of radon mitigation and mitigation technicians; or makes representations of doing any of <br/>
<a id="pl.536.23"></a><var>536.23</var>these activities. "On-site supervision" means a review at the property of mitigation work <br/>
<a id="pl.536.24"></a><var>536.24</var>upon completion of the work and attachment of a system tag. Employees or subcontractors <br/>
<a id="pl.536.25"></a><var>536.25</var>who are supervised by a licensed mitigation professional are not required to be licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.536.26"></a><var>536.26</var>under this clause. This license also permits the licensee to perform the activities of a <br/>
<a id="pl.536.27"></a><var>536.27</var>measurement professional described in clause (1).<br/>
<a id="pl.536.28"></a><var>536.28</var>(3) Each mitigation company license, $500 $100 per year. "Mitigation company" <br/>
<a id="pl.536.29"></a><var>536.29</var>means any business or government entity that performs or authorizes employees to <br/>
<a id="pl.536.30"></a><var>536.30</var>perform radon mitigation. This fee is waived if the mitigation company is a sole <br/>
<a id="pl.536.31"></a><var>536.31</var>proprietorship employs only one licensed mitigation professional.<br/>
<a id="pl.536.32"></a><var>536.32</var>(4) Each radon analysis laboratory license, $500 per year. "Radon analysis <br/>
<a id="pl.536.33"></a><var>536.33</var>laboratory" means a business entity or government entity that analyzes passive radon <br/>
<a id="pl.536.34"></a><var>536.34</var>detection devices to determine the presence and concentration of radon in the devices. <br/>
<a id="pl.537.1"></a><var>537.1</var>This fee is waived if the laboratory is a government entity and is only distributing test kits <br/>
<a id="pl.537.2"></a><var>537.2</var>for the general public to use in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.537.3"></a><var>537.3</var>(5) Each Minnesota Department of Health radon mitigation system tag, $75 per tag. <br/>
<a id="pl.537.4"></a><var>537.4</var>"Minnesota Department of Health radon mitigation system tag" or "system tag" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.537.5"></a><var>537.5</var>unique identifiable radon system label provided by the commissioner of health.<br/>
<a id="pl.537.6"></a><var>537.6</var>(b) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and <br/>
<a id="pl.537.7"></a><var>537.7</var>credited to the state government special revenue fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.537.8"></a><var>537.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.17.0"></a><a id="pl.537.9"></a><var>537.9</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144.4961, is amended by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.537.10"></a><var>537.10</var>a subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.537.11"></a><var>537.11</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Local inspections or permits.</b> This section does not preclude local units <br/>
<a id="pl.537.12"></a><var>537.12</var>of government from requiring additional permits or inspections for radon control systems, <br/>
<a id="pl.537.13"></a><var>537.13</var>and does not supersede any local inspection or permit requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.537.14"></a><var>537.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.18.0"></a><a id="pl.537.15"></a><var>537.15</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144A.75, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.537.16"></a><var>537.16</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Hospice provider.</b> "Hospice provider" means an individual, organization, <br/>
<a id="pl.537.17"></a><var>537.17</var>association, corporation, unit of government, or other entity that is regularly engaged <br/>
<a id="pl.537.18"></a><var>537.18</var>in the delivery, directly or by contractual arrangement, of hospice services for a fee to <br/>
<a id="pl.537.19"></a><var>537.19</var>terminally ill hospice patients. A hospice must provide all core services.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.19.0"></a><a id="pl.537.20"></a><var>537.20</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144A.75, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.537.21"></a><var>537.21</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Hospice patient.</b> "Hospice patient" means an individual who has been <br/>
<a id="pl.537.22"></a><var>537.22</var>diagnosed as terminally ill, with a probable life expectancy of under one year, as whose <br/>
<a id="pl.537.23"></a><var>537.23</var>illness has been documented by the individual's attending physician and hospice medical <br/>
<a id="pl.537.24"></a><var>537.24</var>director, who alone or, when unable, through the individual's family has voluntarily <br/>
<a id="pl.537.25"></a><var>537.25</var>consented to and received admission to a hospice provider, and who:<br/>
<a id="pl.537.26"></a><var>537.26</var>(1) has been diagnosed as terminally ill, with a probable life expectancy of under <br/>
<a id="pl.537.27"></a><var>537.27</var>one year; or<br/>
<a id="pl.537.28"></a><var>537.28</var>(2) is 21 years of age or younger and has been diagnosed with a life-threatening <br/>
<a id="pl.537.29"></a><var>537.29</var>illness contributing to a shortened life expectancy.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.20.0"></a><a id="pl.537.30"></a><var>537.30</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144A.75, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.538.1"></a><var>538.1</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Hospice services; hospice care.</b> "Hospice services" or "hospice care" <br/>
<a id="pl.538.2"></a><var>538.2</var>means palliative and supportive care and other services provided by an interdisciplinary <br/>
<a id="pl.538.3"></a><var>538.3</var>team under the direction of an identifiable hospice administration to terminally ill hospice <br/>
<a id="pl.538.4"></a><var>538.4</var>patients and their families to meet the physical, nutritional, emotional, social, spiritual, <br/>
<a id="pl.538.5"></a><var>538.5</var>and special needs experienced during the final stages of illness, dying, and bereavement, <br/>
<a id="pl.538.6"></a><var>538.6</var>or during a life-threatening illness contributing to a shortened life expectancy. These <br/>
<a id="pl.538.7"></a><var>538.7</var>services are provided through a centrally coordinated program that ensures continuity and <br/>
<a id="pl.538.8"></a><var>538.8</var>consistency of home and inpatient care that is provided directly or through an agreement.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.21.0"></a><a id="pl.538.9"></a><var>538.9</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144A.75, subdivision 13, <br/>
<a id="pl.538.10"></a><var>538.10</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.538.11"></a><var>538.11</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Residential hospice facility.</b> (a) "Residential hospice facility" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.538.12"></a><var>538.12</var>facility that resembles a single-family home modified to address life safety, accessibility, <br/>
<a id="pl.538.13"></a><var>538.13</var>and care needs, located in a residential area that directly provides 24-hour residential <br/>
<a id="pl.538.14"></a><var>538.14</var>and support services in a home-like setting for hospice patients as an integral part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.538.15"></a><var>538.15</var>continuum of home care provided by a hospice and that houses:<br/>
<a id="pl.538.16"></a><var>538.16</var>(1) no more than eight hospice patients; or<br/>
<a id="pl.538.17"></a><var>538.17</var>(2) at least nine and no more than 12 hospice patients with the approval of the local <br/>
<a id="pl.538.18"></a><var>538.18</var>governing authority, notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>462.357, subdivision 8</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.538.19"></a><var>538.19</var>(b) Residential hospice facility also means a facility that directly provides 24-hour <br/>
<a id="pl.538.20"></a><var>538.20</var>residential and support services for hospice patients and that:<br/>
<a id="pl.538.21"></a><var>538.21</var>(1) houses no more than 21 hospice patients;<br/>
<a id="pl.538.22"></a><var>538.22</var>(2) meets hospice certification regulations adopted pursuant to title XVIII of the <br/>
<a id="pl.538.23"></a><var>538.23</var>federal Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, section 1395, et seq.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.538.24"></a><var>538.24</var>(3) is located on St. Anthony Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was licensed as a <br/>
<a id="pl.538.25"></a><var>538.25</var>40-bed non-Medicare certified nursing home as of January 1, 2015.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.22.0"></a><a id="pl.538.26"></a><var>538.26</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144A.75, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.538.27"></a><var>538.27</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.538.28"></a><var>538.28</var>    Subd. 13a. <b>Respite care.</b> "Respite care" means short-term care in an inpatient facility <br/>
<a id="pl.538.29"></a><var>538.29</var>such as a residential hospice facility, when necessary to relieve the hospice patient's family <br/>
<a id="pl.538.30"></a><var>538.30</var>or other persons caring for the patient. Respite care may be provided on an occasional basis.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.23.0"></a><a id="pl.538.31"></a><var>538.31</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 152.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.538.32"></a><var>538.32</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Commissioner duties.</b> (a) The commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.539.1"></a><var>539.1</var>(1) give notice of the program to health care practitioners in the state who are <br/>
<a id="pl.539.2"></a><var>539.2</var>eligible to serve as health care practitioners and explain the purposes and requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.539.3"></a><var>539.3</var>of the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.539.4"></a><var>539.4</var>(2) allow each health care practitioner who meets or agrees to meet the program's <br/>
<a id="pl.539.5"></a><var>539.5</var>requirements and who requests to participate, to be included in the registry program to <br/>
<a id="pl.539.6"></a><var>539.6</var>collect data for the patient registry;<br/>
<a id="pl.539.7"></a><var>539.7</var>(3) allow each health care practitioner who meets the requirements of subdivision 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.539.8"></a><var>539.8</var>and who requests access for a permissible purpose, to have limited access to a patient's <br/>
<a id="pl.539.9"></a><var>539.9</var>registry information;<br/>
<a id="pl.539.10"></a><var>539.10</var>(3) (4) provide explanatory information and assistance to each health care <br/>
<a id="pl.539.11"></a><var>539.11</var>practitioner in understanding the nature of therapeutic use of medical cannabis within <br/>
<a id="pl.539.12"></a><var>539.12</var>program requirements;<br/>
<a id="pl.539.13"></a><var>539.13</var>(4) (5) create and provide a certification to be used by a health care practitioner <br/>
<a id="pl.539.14"></a><var>539.14</var>for the practitioner to certify whether a patient has been diagnosed with a qualifying <br/>
<a id="pl.539.15"></a><var>539.15</var>medical condition and include in the certification an option for the practitioner to certify <br/>
<a id="pl.539.16"></a><var>539.16</var>whether the patient, in the health care practitioner's medical opinion, is developmentally or <br/>
<a id="pl.539.17"></a><var>539.17</var>physically disabled and, as a result of that disability, the patient is unable to self-administer <br/>
<a id="pl.539.18"></a><var>539.18</var>medication or acquire medical cannabis from a distribution facility;<br/>
<a id="pl.539.19"></a><var>539.19</var>(5) (6) supervise the participation of the health care practitioner in conducting <br/>
<a id="pl.539.20"></a><var>539.20</var>patient treatment and health records reporting in a manner that ensures stringent security <br/>
<a id="pl.539.21"></a><var>539.21</var>and record-keeping requirements and that prevents the unauthorized release of private <br/>
<a id="pl.539.22"></a><var>539.22</var>data on individuals as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>13.02</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.539.23"></a><var>539.23</var>(6) (7) develop safety criteria for patients with a qualifying medical condition as a <br/>
<a id="pl.539.24"></a><var>539.24</var>requirement of the patient's participation in the program, to prevent the patient from <br/>
<a id="pl.539.25"></a><var>539.25</var>undertaking any task under the influence of medical cannabis that would constitute <br/>
<a id="pl.539.26"></a><var>539.26</var>negligence or professional malpractice on the part of the patient; and<br/>
<a id="pl.539.27"></a><var>539.27</var>(7) (8) conduct research and studies based on data from health records submitted to <br/>
<a id="pl.539.28"></a><var>539.28</var>the registry program and submit reports on intermediate or final research results to the <br/>
<a id="pl.539.29"></a><var>539.29</var>legislature and major scientific journals. The commissioner may contract with a third <br/>
<a id="pl.539.30"></a><var>539.30</var>party to complete the requirements of this clause. Any reports submitted must comply <br/>
<a id="pl.539.31"></a><var>539.31</var>with section 
         <statute_ref>152.28, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.539.32"></a><var>539.32</var>(b) If the commissioner wishes to add a delivery method under section 
         <statute_ref>152.22</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.539.33"></a><var>539.33</var>subdivision 6, or a qualifying medical condition under section 
         <statute_ref>152.22, subdivision 14</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.539.34"></a><var>539.34</var>commissioner must notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative policy <br/>
<a id="pl.539.35"></a><var>539.35</var>committees having jurisdiction over health and public safety of the addition and the reasons <br/>
<a id="pl.539.36"></a><var>539.36</var>for its addition, including any written comments received by the commissioner from the <br/>
<a id="pl.540.1"></a><var>540.1</var>public and any guidance received from the task force on medical cannabis research, by <br/>
<a id="pl.540.2"></a><var>540.2</var>January 15 of the year in which the commissioner wishes to make the change. The change <br/>
<a id="pl.540.3"></a><var>540.3</var>shall be effective on August 1 of that year, unless the legislature by law provides otherwise.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.24.0"></a><a id="pl.540.4"></a><var>540.4</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 152.27, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.540.5"></a><var>540.5</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.540.6"></a><var>540.6</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Access to registry data.</b> (a) Notwithstanding section 152.31, a health <br/>
<a id="pl.540.7"></a><var>540.7</var>care practitioner may access a patient's registry information to the extent the information <br/>
<a id="pl.540.8"></a><var>540.8</var>relates specifically to a current patient, to whom the health care practitioner is:<br/>
<a id="pl.540.9"></a><var>540.9</var>(1) prescribing or considering prescribing any controlled substance;<br/>
<a id="pl.540.10"></a><var>540.10</var>(2) providing emergency medical treatment for which access to the data may be <br/>
<a id="pl.540.11"></a><var>540.11</var>necessary; or<br/>
<a id="pl.540.12"></a><var>540.12</var>(3) providing other medical treatment for which access to the data may be necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.540.13"></a><var>540.13</var>and the patient has consented to access to the registry account information, and with the <br/>
<a id="pl.540.14"></a><var>540.14</var>provision that the health care practitioner remains responsible for the use or misuse of data <br/>
<a id="pl.540.15"></a><var>540.15</var>accessed by a delegated agent or employee.<br/>
<a id="pl.540.16"></a><var>540.16</var>(b) A health care practitioner who is authorized to access the patient registry under <br/>
<a id="pl.540.17"></a><var>540.17</var>this subdivision may be registered to electronically access limited data in the medical <br/>
<a id="pl.540.18"></a><var>540.18</var>cannabis patient registry. If the data is accessed electronically, the health care practitioner <br/>
<a id="pl.540.19"></a><var>540.19</var>shall implement and maintain a comprehensive information security program that contains <br/>
<a id="pl.540.20"></a><var>540.20</var>administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are appropriate to the user's size <br/>
<a id="pl.540.21"></a><var>540.21</var>and complexity, and the sensitivity of the personal information obtained. The health care <br/>
<a id="pl.540.22"></a><var>540.22</var>practitioner shall identify reasonably foreseeable internal and external risks to the security, <br/>
<a id="pl.540.23"></a><var>540.23</var>confidentiality, and integrity of personal information that could result in the unauthorized <br/>
<a id="pl.540.24"></a><var>540.24</var>disclosure, misuse, or other compromise of the information and assess the sufficiency of <br/>
<a id="pl.540.25"></a><var>540.25</var>any safeguards in place to control the risks.<br/>
<a id="pl.540.26"></a><var>540.26</var>(c) When requesting access based on patient consent, a health care practitioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.540.27"></a><var>540.27</var>warrant that the request:<br/>
<a id="pl.540.28"></a><var>540.28</var>(1) contains no information known to the provider to be false;<br/>
<a id="pl.540.29"></a><var>540.29</var>(2) accurately states the patient's desire to have health records disclosed or that <br/>
<a id="pl.540.30"></a><var>540.30</var>there is specific authorization in law; and<br/>
<a id="pl.540.31"></a><var>540.31</var>(3) does not exceed any limits imposed by the patient in the consent.<br/>
<a id="pl.540.32"></a><var>540.32</var>(d) Before a health care practitioner may access the data, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.540.33"></a><var>540.33</var>ensure that the health care practitioner agrees to comply with paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.540.34"></a><var>540.34</var>(e) The commissioner shall maintain a log of all persons who access the data for <br/>
<a id="pl.540.35"></a><var>540.35</var>a period of three years.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.25.0"></a><a id="pl.541.1"></a><var>541.1</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 152.33, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.541.2"></a><var>541.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.541.3"></a><var>541.3</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Improper access to registry; criminal penalty.</b> In addition to any <br/>
<a id="pl.541.4"></a><var>541.4</var>other applicable penalty in law, a person who intentionally makes a false statement or <br/>
<a id="pl.541.5"></a><var>541.5</var>misrepresentation to gain access to the patient registry under section 152.27, subdivision 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.541.6"></a><var>541.6</var>or otherwise accesses the patient registry under false pretenses, is guilty of a misdemeanor <br/>
<a id="pl.541.7"></a><var>541.7</var>punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or by payment of a fine of not more <br/>
<a id="pl.541.8"></a><var>541.8</var>than $1,000, or both. The penalty is in addition to any other penalties that may apply for <br/>
<a id="pl.541.9"></a><var>541.9</var>making a false statement, misrepresentation, or unauthorized acquisition of not public data.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.26.0"></a><a id="pl.541.10"></a><var>541.10</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 327.14, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.541.11"></a><var>541.11</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Recreational camping area.</b> "Recreational camping area" means any area, <br/>
<a id="pl.541.12"></a><var>541.12</var>whether privately or publicly owned, used on a daily, nightly, weekly, or longer basis for <br/>
<a id="pl.541.13"></a><var>541.13</var>the accommodation of five or more tents or recreational camping vehicles free of charge <br/>
<a id="pl.541.14"></a><var>541.14</var>or for compensation. "Recreational camping area" excludes:<br/>
<a id="pl.541.15"></a><var>541.15</var>(1) children's camps;<br/>
<a id="pl.541.16"></a><var>541.16</var>(2) industrial camps;<br/>
<a id="pl.541.17"></a><var>541.17</var>(3) migrant labor camps, as defined in Minnesota Statutes and state commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.541.18"></a><var>541.18</var>of health rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.541.19"></a><var>541.19</var>(4) United States Forest Service camps;<br/>
<a id="pl.541.20"></a><var>541.20</var>(5) state forest service camps;<br/>
<a id="pl.541.21"></a><var>541.21</var>(6) state wildlife management areas or state-owned public access areas which are <br/>
<a id="pl.541.22"></a><var>541.22</var>restricted in use to picnicking and boat landing; and<br/>
<a id="pl.541.23"></a><var>541.23</var>(7) temporary holding areas for self-contained recreational camping vehicles <br/>
<a id="pl.541.24"></a><var>541.24</var>created by and adjacent to motor sports facilities, if the chief law enforcement officer of <br/>
<a id="pl.541.25"></a><var>541.25</var>an affected jurisdiction determines that it is in the interest of public safety to provide a <br/>
<a id="pl.541.26"></a><var>541.26</var>temporary holding area; and<br/>
<a id="pl.541.27"></a><var>541.27</var>(8) a privately owned area used for camping no more than once a year and for no <br/>
<a id="pl.541.28"></a><var>541.28</var>longer than seven consecutive days by members of a private club where the members pay <br/>
<a id="pl.541.29"></a><var>541.29</var>annual dues to belong to the club.<br/>
<a id="pl.541.30"></a><var>541.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.27.0"></a><a id="pl.541.31"></a><var>541.31</var>    Sec. 27. Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 8, section 24, the effective date, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.541.32"></a><var>541.32</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.542.1"></a><var>542.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015, except subdivisions 4 <br/>
<a id="pl.542.2"></a><var>542.2</var>and 5, which are effective October 1, 2017 July 1, 2016.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.28.0"></a><a id="pl.542.3"></a><var>542.3</var>    Sec. 28. <b>CONTAMINATED PRIVATE WELLS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.542.4"></a><var>542.4</var>Ten priority points must be assigned by the Department of Health pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.542.5"></a><var>542.5</var>Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9020, if a drinking water advisory has been issued or a special <br/>
<a id="pl.542.6"></a><var>542.6</var>well construction area has been established by the Department of Health.<br/>
<a id="pl.542.7"></a><var>542.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.542.8"></a><var>542.8</var>and applies to Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9020, until the Department of Health modifies <br/>
<a id="pl.542.9"></a><var>542.9</var>part 4720.9020.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.29.0"></a><a id="pl.542.10"></a><var>542.10</var>    Sec. 29. <b>HEALTH RISK LIMITS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.542.11"></a><var>542.11</var>Fifteen points must be assigned by the Department of Health pursuant to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.542.12"></a><var>542.12</var>Rules, part 4720.9020, if the department has confirmed an exceedance of a health risk limit <br/>
<a id="pl.542.13"></a><var>542.13</var>under Minnesota Rules, parts 4717.7500 to 4717.7900, within the past 36 calendar months.<br/>
<a id="pl.542.14"></a><var>542.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.542.15"></a><var>542.15</var>and applies to Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9020, until the Department of Health modifies <br/>
<a id="pl.542.16"></a><var>542.16</var>part 4720.9020.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.30.0"></a><a id="pl.542.17"></a><var>542.17</var>    Sec. 30. <b>MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE DEFINITION FOR HEALTH </b><br/>
<a id="pl.542.18"></a><var>542.18</var><b>MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.542.19"></a><var>542.19</var>The commissioner of health shall convene a public meeting with interested <br/>
<a id="pl.542.20"></a><var>542.20</var>stakeholders to discuss the need for a  uniform definition of medically necessary care for <br/>
<a id="pl.542.21"></a><var>542.21</var>health maintenance organizations to  utilize when determining the medical necessity, <br/>
<a id="pl.542.22"></a><var>542.22</var>appropriateness, or efficacy of a health  care service or procedure, and a uniform process for <br/>
<a id="pl.542.23"></a><var>542.23</var>each health maintenance organization  to follow when making such an initial determination <br/>
<a id="pl.542.24"></a><var>542.24</var>or utilization review. This discussion shall exclude determinations or reviews involving <br/>
<a id="pl.542.25"></a><var>542.25</var>enrollees  covered under a public health care program administered by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.542.26"></a><var>542.26</var>of human  services under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B or 256L.<br/>
<a id="pl.542.27"></a><var>542.27</var>By January 15, 2017, the commissioner shall report results of the public input and <br/>
<a id="pl.542.28"></a><var>542.28</var>any recommendations, including  draft legislation, to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.542.29"></a><var>542.29</var>members of the legislative committees  with jurisdiction over health care on the proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.542.30"></a><var>542.30</var>uniform definition and determination  process, and a process in which the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.542.31"></a><var>542.31</var>may periodically review the medically  necessary care determinations to ensure that <br/>
<a id="pl.543.1"></a><var>543.1</var>the determinations made by a health  maintenance organization adhere to the uniform <br/>
<a id="pl.543.2"></a><var>543.2</var>definition and process.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.31.0"></a><a id="pl.543.3"></a><var>543.3</var>    Sec. 31. <b>PEER REVIEW DISCLOSURE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.543.4"></a><var>543.4</var>The commissioner of health shall consult with interested stakeholders <br/>
<a id="pl.543.5"></a><var>543.5</var>including members of the public and family members of facility residents and make <br/>
<a id="pl.543.6"></a><var>543.6</var>recommendations regarding when quality of care complaint investigations under <br/>
<a id="pl.543.7"></a><var>543.7</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 62D.115, should be subject to peer review confidentiality <br/>
<a id="pl.543.8"></a><var>543.8</var>and identifying circumstances in which peer review final determinations may be <br/>
<a id="pl.543.9"></a><var>543.9</var>disclosed or made available to the public, notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.543.10"></a><var>543.10</var>145.64, including, but not limited to, patient safety and the parameters surrounding such <br/>
<a id="pl.543.11"></a><var>543.11</var>disclosure. The commissioner shall submit these recommendations, including draft <br/>
<a id="pl.543.12"></a><var>543.12</var>legislation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.543.13"></a><var>543.13</var>jurisdiction over health care and data privacy by January 15, 2017.<br/>
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<a id="bill.26.32.0"></a><a id="pl.543.14"></a><var>543.14</var>    Sec. 32. <b>COST AND BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM </b><br/>
<a id="pl.543.15"></a><var>543.15</var><b>PROPOSALS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.543.16"></a><var>543.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Contract for analysis of proposals.</b> The commissioner of health <br/>
<a id="pl.543.17"></a><var>543.17</var>shall contract with the University of Minnesota School of Public Health to conduct an <br/>
<a id="pl.543.18"></a><var>543.18</var>analysis of the costs and benefits of three specific proposals that seek to create a health <br/>
<a id="pl.543.19"></a><var>543.19</var>care system with increased access, greater affordability, lower costs, and improved quality <br/>
<a id="pl.543.20"></a><var>543.20</var>of care in comparison to the current system.<br/>
<a id="pl.543.21"></a><var>543.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Plans.</b> The commissioner of health, with input from the commissioners <br/>
<a id="pl.543.22"></a><var>543.22</var>of human services and commerce, legislators, and other stakeholders, shall submit to the <br/>
<a id="pl.543.23"></a><var>543.23</var>University of Minnesota the following proposals:<br/>
<a id="pl.543.24"></a><var>543.24</var>(1) a free-market insurance-based competition approach;<br/>
<a id="pl.543.25"></a><var>543.25</var>(2) a universal health care plan designed to meet the following principles:<br/>
<a id="pl.543.26"></a><var>543.26</var>(i) ensure all Minnesotans receive quality health care; <br/>
<a id="pl.543.27"></a><var>543.27</var>(ii) cover all necessary care, including all coverage currently required by law, <br/>
<a id="pl.543.28"></a><var>543.28</var>complete mental health services, chemical dependency treatment, prescription drugs, <br/>
<a id="pl.543.29"></a><var>543.29</var>medical equipment and supplies, dental care, long-term care, and home care services;<br/>
<a id="pl.543.30"></a><var>543.30</var>(iii) allow patients to choose their own providers; and<br/>
<a id="pl.543.31"></a><var>543.31</var>(iv) use premiums based on ability to pay; and<br/>
<a id="pl.543.32"></a><var>543.32</var>(3) a MinnesotaCare public option that would allow individuals with income above <br/>
<a id="pl.543.33"></a><var>543.33</var>the maximum income eligibility limit established for the MinnesotaCare program the <br/>
<a id="pl.543.34"></a><var>543.34</var>option of purchasing this public option instead of purchasing a qualified health plan <br/>
<a id="pl.544.1"></a><var>544.1</var>through MNsure or an individual health plan offered outside of MNsure. For purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.544.2"></a><var>544.2</var>conducting the analysis, the MinnesotaCare public option shall include the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.544.3"></a><var>544.3</var>(i) individuals who qualify for advanced tax credits and cost-sharing credits under <br/>
<a id="pl.544.4"></a><var>544.4</var>the Affordable Care Act may use the credits to purchase the MinnesotaCare public option;<br/>
<a id="pl.544.5"></a><var>544.5</var>(ii) enrollee premium rates shall be established at rates that are similar to the average <br/>
<a id="pl.544.6"></a><var>544.6</var>rate paid by the state to managed care plan contractors for MinnesotaCare;<br/>
<a id="pl.544.7"></a><var>544.7</var>(iii) the covered benefit set shall be equal to the benefits covered under <br/>
<a id="pl.544.8"></a><var>544.8</var>MinnesotaCare;<br/>
<a id="pl.544.9"></a><var>544.9</var>(iv) the same annual open enrollment period established for MNsure shall apply <br/>
<a id="pl.544.10"></a><var>544.10</var>for this public option; and<br/>
<a id="pl.544.11"></a><var>544.11</var>(v) cost-sharing shall be established that maintains an actuarial value no lower <br/>
<a id="pl.544.12"></a><var>544.12</var>than 87 percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.544.13"></a><var>544.13</var>The analysis of this option must include potential financial impacts on MNsure; the <br/>
<a id="pl.544.14"></a><var>544.14</var>long-term financial stability of the MinnesotaCare program; impacts to premiums in <br/>
<a id="pl.544.15"></a><var>544.15</var>the individual and small group insurance market; and impacts to health care provider <br/>
<a id="pl.544.16"></a><var>544.16</var>reimbursement rates and to the financial stability of urban, rural, and safety net providers.<br/>
<a id="pl.544.17"></a><var>544.17</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Proposal analysis.</b> (a) The analysis of each proposal must measure the <br/>
<a id="pl.544.18"></a><var>544.18</var>impact on total public and private health care spending in Minnesota that would result <br/>
<a id="pl.544.19"></a><var>544.19</var>from each proposal, including spending by individuals. "Total public and private health <br/>
<a id="pl.544.20"></a><var>544.20</var>care spending" means spending on all medical care, including dental care, prescription <br/>
<a id="pl.544.21"></a><var>544.21</var>drugs, medical equipment and supplies, complete mental health services, chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.544.22"></a><var>544.22</var>dependency treatment, long-term care, and home care services as well as all of the costs <br/>
<a id="pl.544.23"></a><var>544.23</var>for administering, delivering, and paying for the care. The analysis of total health care <br/>
<a id="pl.544.24"></a><var>544.24</var>spending shall include whether there are savings or additional costs compared to the <br/>
<a id="pl.544.25"></a><var>544.25</var>existing system due to:<br/>
<a id="pl.544.26"></a><var>544.26</var>(1) increased or reduced insurance, billing, underwriting, marketing, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.544.27"></a><var>544.27</var>administrative functions;<br/>
<a id="pl.544.28"></a><var>544.28</var>(2) changes in access to and timely and appropriate use of medical care;<br/>
<a id="pl.544.29"></a><var>544.29</var>(3) availability and take-up of health insurance coverage;<br/>
<a id="pl.544.30"></a><var>544.30</var>(4) market-driven or negotiated prices on medical services and products, including <br/>
<a id="pl.544.31"></a><var>544.31</var>pharmaceuticals;<br/>
<a id="pl.544.32"></a><var>544.32</var>(5) shortages or excess capacity of medical facilities and equipment;<br/>
<a id="pl.544.33"></a><var>544.33</var>(6) increased or decreased utilization; better health outcomes; and increased wellness <br/>
<a id="pl.544.34"></a><var>544.34</var>due to prevention, early intervention, and health-promoting activities;<br/>
<a id="pl.544.35"></a><var>544.35</var>(7) payment reforms;<br/>
<a id="pl.544.36"></a><var>544.36</var>(8) coordination of care; and<br/>
<a id="pl.545.1"></a><var>545.1</var>(9) to the extent possible given available data and resources, non-health care impacts <br/>
<a id="pl.545.2"></a><var>545.2</var>on state and local expenditures such as reduced out-of-home placement or crime costs <br/>
<a id="pl.545.3"></a><var>545.3</var>due to mental health or chemical dependency coverage.<br/>
<a id="pl.545.4"></a><var>545.4</var>(b) To the extent possible given available data and resources, the analysis must also <br/>
<a id="pl.545.5"></a><var>545.5</var>estimate for each proposal job losses or gains in health care and elsewhere in the economy <br/>
<a id="pl.545.6"></a><var>545.6</var>due to implementation of the reforms.<br/>
<a id="pl.545.7"></a><var>545.7</var>(c) The analysis shall assume that the provisions in each proposal are not preempted <br/>
<a id="pl.545.8"></a><var>545.8</var>by federal law or that the federal government gives a waiver to the preemption.<br/>
<a id="pl.545.9"></a><var>545.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Report.</b> The commissioner shall provide a preliminary report to the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.545.10"></a><var>545.10</var>and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health <br/>
<a id="pl.545.11"></a><var>545.11</var>and human services policy and finance by March 15, 2017, and a final report by October <br/>
<a id="pl.545.12"></a><var>545.12</var>1, 2017. For the analyses described in subdivision 3, paragraphs (a), clause (9), and (b), <br/>
<a id="pl.545.13"></a><var>545.13</var>a final report is due by March 15, 2018.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.1.0"></a><a id="pl.545.17"></a><var>545.17</var>    Section 1. <b>[146C.01] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.545.18"></a><var>545.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability.</b> The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.545.19"></a><var>545.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Advisory council.</b> "Advisory council" means the Spoken Language Health <br/>
<a id="pl.545.20"></a><var>545.20</var>Care Interpreter Advisory Council established in section 146C.11.<br/>
<a id="pl.545.21"></a><var>545.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Code of ethics.</b> "Code of ethics" means the National Code of Ethics for <br/>
<a id="pl.545.22"></a><var>545.22</var>Interpreters in Health Care, as published by the National Council on Interpreting in Health <br/>
<a id="pl.545.23"></a><var>545.23</var>Care or its successor, or the International Medical Interpreters Association or its successor.<br/>
<a id="pl.545.24"></a><var>545.24</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.<br/>
<a id="pl.545.25"></a><var>545.25</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Common languages.</b> "Common languages" mean the ten most frequent <br/>
<a id="pl.545.26"></a><var>545.26</var>languages without regard to dialect in Minnesota for which interpreters are listed on <br/>
<a id="pl.545.27"></a><var>545.27</var>the registry.<br/>
<a id="pl.545.28"></a><var>545.28</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Interpreting standards of practice.</b> "Interpreting standards of practice" <br/>
<a id="pl.545.29"></a><var>545.29</var>means the interpreting standards of practice in health care as published by the National <br/>
<a id="pl.545.30"></a><var>545.30</var>Council on Interpreting in Health Care or its successor, or the International Medical <br/>
<a id="pl.545.31"></a><var>545.31</var>Interpreters Association or its successor.<br/>
<a id="pl.545.32"></a><var>545.32</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Registry.</b> "Registry" means a database of spoken language health care <br/>
<a id="pl.545.33"></a><var>545.33</var>interpreters in Minnesota who have met the qualifications described under section 146C.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.545.34"></a><var>545.34</var>subdivision 2, 3, 4, or 5, which shall be maintained by the commissioner of health.<br/>
<a id="pl.546.1"></a><var>546.1</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Remote interpretation.</b> "Remote interpretation" means providing spoken <br/>
<a id="pl.546.2"></a><var>546.2</var>language interpreting services via a telephone or by video conferencing.<br/>
<a id="pl.546.3"></a><var>546.3</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Spoken language health care interpreter or interpreter.</b> "Spoken <br/>
<a id="pl.546.4"></a><var>546.4</var>language health care interpreter" or "interpreter" means an individual who receives <br/>
<a id="pl.546.5"></a><var>546.5</var>compensation or other remuneration for providing spoken language interpreter services for <br/>
<a id="pl.546.6"></a><var>546.6</var>patients with limited English proficiency within a medical setting either by face-to-face <br/>
<a id="pl.546.7"></a><var>546.7</var>interpretation or remote interpretation.<br/>
<a id="pl.546.8"></a><var>546.8</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Spoken language interpreting services.</b> "Spoken language interpreting <br/>
<a id="pl.546.9"></a><var>546.9</var>services" means the conversion of one spoken language into another by an interpreter for <br/>
<a id="pl.546.10"></a><var>546.10</var>the purpose of facilitating communication between a patient and a health care provider <br/>
<a id="pl.546.11"></a><var>546.11</var>who do not share a common spoken language.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.2.0"></a><a id="pl.546.12"></a><var>546.12</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[146C.03] REGISTRY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.546.13"></a><var>546.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> (a) By July 1, 2017, the commissioner of health <br/>
<a id="pl.546.14"></a><var>546.14</var>shall establish and maintain a registry for spoken language health care interpreters. The <br/>
<a id="pl.546.15"></a><var>546.15</var>registry shall contain four separate tiers based on different qualification standards for <br/>
<a id="pl.546.16"></a><var>546.16</var>education and training.<br/>
<a id="pl.546.17"></a><var>546.17</var>(b) An individual who wants to be listed on the registry must submit an application <br/>
<a id="pl.546.18"></a><var>546.18</var>to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner along with all applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.546.19"></a><var>546.19</var>fees required under section 146C.13. The form must include the applicant's name; Social <br/>
<a id="pl.546.20"></a><var>546.20</var>Security number; business address and telephone number, or home address and telephone <br/>
<a id="pl.546.21"></a><var>546.21</var>number if the applicant has a home office; the applicant's employer or the agencies with <br/>
<a id="pl.546.22"></a><var>546.22</var>which the applicant is affiliated; the employer's or agencies' addresses and telephone <br/>
<a id="pl.546.23"></a><var>546.23</var>numbers; and the languages the applicant is qualified to interpret.<br/>
<a id="pl.546.24"></a><var>546.24</var>(c) Upon receipt of the application, the commissioner shall determine if the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.546.25"></a><var>546.25</var>meets the requirements for the applicable registry tier. The commissioner may request <br/>
<a id="pl.546.26"></a><var>546.26</var>further information from the applicant if the information provided is not complete or <br/>
<a id="pl.546.27"></a><var>546.27</var>accurate. The commissioner shall notify the applicant of action taken on the application, <br/>
<a id="pl.546.28"></a><var>546.28</var>and if the application is denied, the grounds for denying the application.<br/>
<a id="pl.546.29"></a><var>546.29</var>(d) If the commissioner denies an application, the applicant may apply for a lower <br/>
<a id="pl.546.30"></a><var>546.30</var>tier or may reapply for the same tier at a later date. If an applicant applies for a different <br/>
<a id="pl.546.31"></a><var>546.31</var>tier or reapplies for the same tier, the applicant must submit with the new application <br/>
<a id="pl.546.32"></a><var>546.32</var>the applicable fees under section 146C.13.<br/>
<a id="pl.546.33"></a><var>546.33</var>(e) Applicants who qualify for different tiers for different languages shall only be <br/>
<a id="pl.546.34"></a><var>546.34</var>required to complete one application and submit with the application the fee associated <br/>
<a id="pl.546.35"></a><var>546.35</var>with the highest tier for which the applicant is applying.<br/>
<a id="pl.547.1"></a><var>547.1</var>(f) The commissioner may request, as deemed necessary, additional information <br/>
<a id="pl.547.2"></a><var>547.2</var>from an applicant to determine or verify qualifications or collect information to manage <br/>
<a id="pl.547.3"></a><var>547.3</var>the registry or monitor the field of health care interpreting.<br/>
<a id="pl.547.4"></a><var>547.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Tier 1 requirements.</b> The commissioner shall include on the tier 1 registry <br/>
<a id="pl.547.5"></a><var>547.5</var>an applicant who meets the following requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.547.6"></a><var>547.6</var>(1) is at least 18 years of age;<br/>
<a id="pl.547.7"></a><var>547.7</var>(2) passes an examination approved by the commissioner on basic medical <br/>
<a id="pl.547.8"></a><var>547.8</var>terminology in English;<br/>
<a id="pl.547.9"></a><var>547.9</var>(3) passes an examination approved by the commissioner on interpreter ethics and <br/>
<a id="pl.547.10"></a><var>547.10</var>standards of practice; and<br/>
<a id="pl.547.11"></a><var>547.11</var>(4) affirms by signature, including electronic signature, that the applicant has read <br/>
<a id="pl.547.12"></a><var>547.12</var>the code of ethics and interpreting standards of practice identified on the registry Web <br/>
<a id="pl.547.13"></a><var>547.13</var>site and agrees to abide by them.<br/>
<a id="pl.547.14"></a><var>547.14</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Tier 2 requirements.</b> The commissioner shall include on the tier 2 registry <br/>
<a id="pl.547.15"></a><var>547.15</var>an applicant who meets the requirements for tier 1 described under subdivision 2 and who:<br/>
<a id="pl.547.16"></a><var>547.16</var>(1) effective July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, provides proof of successfully <br/>
<a id="pl.547.17"></a><var>547.17</var>completing a training program for medical interpreters approved by the commissioner that <br/>
<a id="pl.547.18"></a><var>547.18</var>is, at a minimum, 40 hours in length; or<br/>
<a id="pl.547.19"></a><var>547.19</var>(2) effective July 1, 2018, provides proof of successfully completing a training <br/>
<a id="pl.547.20"></a><var>547.20</var>program for medical interpreters approved by the commissioner that is equal in length to <br/>
<a id="pl.547.21"></a><var>547.21</var>the number of hours required by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters <br/>
<a id="pl.547.22"></a><var>547.22</var>(CCHI) or National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters (NBCMI) or their <br/>
<a id="pl.547.23"></a><var>547.23</var>successors. If the number of hours required by CCHI or its successor and the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.547.24"></a><var>547.24</var>hours required by NBCMI or its successor differ, the number of hours required to qualify <br/>
<a id="pl.547.25"></a><var>547.25</var>for the registry shall be the greater of the two. A training program of 40 hours or more <br/>
<a id="pl.547.26"></a><var>547.26</var>approved by the commissioner and completed prior to July 1, 2017, may count toward the <br/>
<a id="pl.547.27"></a><var>547.27</var>number of hours required.<br/>
<a id="pl.547.28"></a><var>547.28</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Tier 3 requirements.</b> The commissioner shall include on the tier 3 registry <br/>
<a id="pl.547.29"></a><var>547.29</var>an applicant who meets the requirements for tier 1 described under subdivision 2 and who:<br/>
<a id="pl.547.30"></a><var>547.30</var>(1) has a national certification in health care interpreting that does not include a <br/>
<a id="pl.547.31"></a><var>547.31</var>performance examination from a certifying organization approved by the commissioner; or<br/>
<a id="pl.547.32"></a><var>547.32</var>(2) provides proof of successfully completing an interpreting certification program <br/>
<a id="pl.547.33"></a><var>547.33</var>from an accredited United States academic institution approved by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.547.34"></a><var>547.34</var>that is, at a minimum, 18 semester credits.<br/>
<a id="pl.548.1"></a><var>548.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Tier 4 requirements.</b> (a) The commissioner shall include on the tier 4 <br/>
<a id="pl.548.2"></a><var>548.2</var>registry an applicant who meets the requirements for tier 1 described under subdivision 2 <br/>
<a id="pl.548.3"></a><var>548.3</var>and who:<br/>
<a id="pl.548.4"></a><var>548.4</var>(1) has a national certification from a certifying organization approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.548.5"></a><var>548.5</var>commissioner in health care interpreting that includes a performance examination in the <br/>
<a id="pl.548.6"></a><var>548.6</var>non-English language in which the interpreter is registering to interpret; or<br/>
<a id="pl.548.7"></a><var>548.7</var>(2)(i) has an associate's degree or higher in interpreting from an accredited United <br/>
<a id="pl.548.8"></a><var>548.8</var>States academic institution. The degree and institution must be approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.548.9"></a><var>548.9</var>commissioner and the degree must include a minimum of three semester credits in medical <br/>
<a id="pl.548.10"></a><var>548.10</var>terminology or medical interpreting; and<br/>
<a id="pl.548.11"></a><var>548.11</var>(ii) has achieved a score of "advanced mid" or higher on the American Council on <br/>
<a id="pl.548.12"></a><var>548.12</var>the Teaching of Foreign Languages Oral Proficiency Interview in a non-English language <br/>
<a id="pl.548.13"></a><var>548.13</var>in which the interpreter is registering to interpret.<br/>
<a id="pl.548.14"></a><var>548.14</var>(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory council, may approve <br/>
<a id="pl.548.15"></a><var>548.15</var>alternative means of meeting oral proficiency requirements for tier 4 for languages <br/>
<a id="pl.548.16"></a><var>548.16</var>in which the American Council of Teaching of Foreign Languages Oral Proficiency <br/>
<a id="pl.548.17"></a><var>548.17</var>Interview is not available.<br/>
<a id="pl.548.18"></a><var>548.18</var>(c) The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory council, may approve a <br/>
<a id="pl.548.19"></a><var>548.19</var>degree from an educational institution from a foreign country as meeting the associate's <br/>
<a id="pl.548.20"></a><var>548.20</var>degree requirement in paragraph (a), clause (2). The commissioner may assess the <br/>
<a id="pl.548.21"></a><var>548.21</var>applicant a fee to cover the cost of foreign credential evaluation services approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.548.22"></a><var>548.22</var>the commissioner, in consultation with the advisory council, and any additional steps <br/>
<a id="pl.548.23"></a><var>548.23</var>necessary to process the application. Any assessed fee must be paid by the interpreter <br/>
<a id="pl.548.24"></a><var>548.24</var>before the interpreter will be registered.<br/>
<a id="pl.548.25"></a><var>548.25</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Change of name and address.</b> Registered spoken language health <br/>
<a id="pl.548.26"></a><var>548.26</var>care interpreters who change their name, address, or e-mail address must inform the <br/>
<a id="pl.548.27"></a><var>548.27</var>commissioner in writing of the change within 30 days. All notices or other correspondence <br/>
<a id="pl.548.28"></a><var>548.28</var>mailed to the interpreter's address or e-mail address on file with the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.548.29"></a><var>548.29</var>be considered as having been received by the interpreter.<br/>
<a id="pl.548.30"></a><var>548.30</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Data.</b> Section 13.41 applies to government data of the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.548.31"></a><var>548.31</var>on applicants and registered interpreters.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.3.0"></a><a id="pl.548.32"></a><var>548.32</var>    Sec. 3. <b>[146C.05] RENEWAL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.548.33"></a><var>548.33</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Registry period.</b> Listing on the registry is valid for a one-year <br/>
<a id="pl.548.34"></a><var>548.34</var>period. To renew inclusion on the registry, an interpreter must submit:<br/>
<a id="pl.548.35"></a><var>548.35</var>(1) a renewal application on a form provided by the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.549.1"></a><var>549.1</var>(2) a continuing education report on a form provided by the commissioner as <br/>
<a id="pl.549.2"></a><var>549.2</var>specified under section 146C.09; and<br/>
<a id="pl.549.3"></a><var>549.3</var>(3) the required fees under section 146C.13.<br/>
<a id="pl.549.4"></a><var>549.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Notice.</b> (a) Sixty days before the registry expiration date, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.549.5"></a><var>549.5</var>shall send out a renewal notice to the spoken language health care interpreter's last known <br/>
<a id="pl.549.6"></a><var>549.6</var>address or e-mail address on file with the commissioner. The notice must include an <br/>
<a id="pl.549.7"></a><var>549.7</var>application for renewal and the amount of the fee required for renewal. If the interpreter <br/>
<a id="pl.549.8"></a><var>549.8</var>does not receive the renewal notice, the interpreter is still required to meet the deadline for <br/>
<a id="pl.549.9"></a><var>549.9</var>renewal to qualify for continuous inclusion on the registry.<br/>
<a id="pl.549.10"></a><var>549.10</var>(b) An application for renewal must be received by the commissioner or postmarked <br/>
<a id="pl.549.11"></a><var>549.11</var>at least 30 calendar days before the registry expiration date.<br/>
<a id="pl.549.12"></a><var>549.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Late fee.</b> A renewal application submitted after the renewal deadline <br/>
<a id="pl.549.13"></a><var>549.13</var>date must include the late fee specified in section 146C.13. Fees for late renewal shall <br/>
<a id="pl.549.14"></a><var>549.14</var>not be prorated.<br/>
<a id="pl.549.15"></a><var>549.15</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Lapse in renewal.</b> An interpreter whose registry listing has been expired <br/>
<a id="pl.549.16"></a><var>549.16</var>for a period of one year or longer must submit a new application to be listed on the registry <br/>
<a id="pl.549.17"></a><var>549.17</var>instead of a renewal application.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.4.0"></a><a id="pl.549.18"></a><var>549.18</var>    Sec. 4. <b>[146C.07] DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS; OVERSIGHT OF COMPLAINTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.549.19"></a><var>549.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibited conduct.</b> (a) The following conduct is prohibited and is <br/>
<a id="pl.549.20"></a><var>549.20</var>grounds for disciplinary or corrective action:<br/>
<a id="pl.549.21"></a><var>549.21</var>(1) failure to provide spoken language interpreting services consistent with the <br/>
<a id="pl.549.22"></a><var>549.22</var>code of ethics and interpreting standards of practice, or performance of the interpretation <br/>
<a id="pl.549.23"></a><var>549.23</var>in an incompetent or negligent manner;<br/>
<a id="pl.549.24"></a><var>549.24</var>(2) conviction of a crime, including a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of <br/>
<a id="pl.549.25"></a><var>549.25</var>guilt, or a no-contest plea, in any court in Minnesota or any other jurisdiction in the United <br/>
<a id="pl.549.26"></a><var>549.26</var>States, demonstrably related to engaging in spoken language health care interpreter <br/>
<a id="pl.549.27"></a><var>549.27</var>services. Conviction includes a conviction for an offense which, if committed in this <br/>
<a id="pl.549.28"></a><var>549.28</var>state, would be deemed a felony;<br/>
<a id="pl.549.29"></a><var>549.29</var>(3) conviction of violating any state or federal law, rule, or regulation that directly <br/>
<a id="pl.549.30"></a><var>549.30</var>relates to the practice of spoken language health care interpreters;<br/>
<a id="pl.549.31"></a><var>549.31</var>(4) adjudication as mentally incompetent or as a person who is dangerous to self <br/>
<a id="pl.549.32"></a><var>549.32</var>or adjudication pursuant to chapter 253B as chemically dependent, developmentally <br/>
<a id="pl.549.33"></a><var>549.33</var>disabled, mentally ill and dangerous to the public, or as a sexual psychopathic personality <br/>
<a id="pl.549.34"></a><var>549.34</var>or sexually dangerous person;<br/>
<a id="pl.549.35"></a><var>549.35</var>(5) violation or failure to comply with an order issued by the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.550.1"></a><var>550.1</var>(6) obtaining money, property, services, or business from a client through the use of <br/>
<a id="pl.550.2"></a><var>550.2</var>undue influence, excessive pressure, harassment, duress, deception, or fraud;<br/>
<a id="pl.550.3"></a><var>550.3</var>(7) revocation of the interpreter's national certification as a result of disciplinary <br/>
<a id="pl.550.4"></a><var>550.4</var>action brought by the national certifying body;<br/>
<a id="pl.550.5"></a><var>550.5</var>(8) failure to perform services with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety due to the <br/>
<a id="pl.550.6"></a><var>550.6</var>use of alcohol or drugs or other physical or mental impairment;<br/>
<a id="pl.550.7"></a><var>550.7</var>(9) engaging in conduct likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public;<br/>
<a id="pl.550.8"></a><var>550.8</var>(10) demonstrating a willful or careless disregard for the health, welfare, or safety <br/>
<a id="pl.550.9"></a><var>550.9</var>of a client;<br/>
<a id="pl.550.10"></a><var>550.10</var>(11) failure to cooperate with the commissioner or advisory council in an <br/>
<a id="pl.550.11"></a><var>550.11</var>investigation or to provide information in response to a request from the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.550.12"></a><var>550.12</var>or advisory council; <br/>
<a id="pl.550.13"></a><var>550.13</var>(12) aiding or abetting another person in violating any provision of this chapter; and<br/>
<a id="pl.550.14"></a><var>550.14</var>(13) release or disclosure of a health record in violation of sections 144.291 to <br/>
<a id="pl.550.15"></a><var>550.15</var>144.298.<br/>
<a id="pl.550.16"></a><var>550.16</var>(b) In disciplinary actions alleging a violation of paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), or <br/>
<a id="pl.550.17"></a><var>550.17</var>(4), a copy of the judgment or proceeding under seal of the court administrator, or of the <br/>
<a id="pl.550.18"></a><var>550.18</var>administrative agency that entered the same, is admissible into evidence without further <br/>
<a id="pl.550.19"></a><var>550.19</var>authentication and constitutes prima facie evidence of its contents.<br/>
<a id="pl.550.20"></a><var>550.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Complaints.</b> The commissioner may initiate an investigation upon <br/>
<a id="pl.550.21"></a><var>550.21</var>receiving a complaint or other oral or written communication that alleges or implies <br/>
<a id="pl.550.22"></a><var>550.22</var>a violation of subdivision 1. In the receipt, investigation, and hearing of a complaint <br/>
<a id="pl.550.23"></a><var>550.23</var>that alleges or implies a violation of subdivision 1, the commissioner shall follow the <br/>
<a id="pl.550.24"></a><var>550.24</var>procedures in section 214.10.<br/>
<a id="pl.550.25"></a><var>550.25</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Disciplinary actions.</b> If the commissioner finds that an interpreter who is <br/>
<a id="pl.550.26"></a><var>550.26</var>listed on the registry has violated any provision of this chapter, the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.550.27"></a><var>550.27</var>take any one or more of the following actions:<br/>
<a id="pl.550.28"></a><var>550.28</var>(1) remove the interpreter from the registry;<br/>
<a id="pl.550.29"></a><var>550.29</var>(2) impose limitations or conditions on the interpreter's practice, impose <br/>
<a id="pl.550.30"></a><var>550.30</var>rehabilitation requirements, or require practice under supervision; or<br/>
<a id="pl.550.31"></a><var>550.31</var>(3) censure or reprimand the interpreter.<br/>
<a id="pl.550.32"></a><var>550.32</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Reinstatement requirements after disciplinary action.</b> Interpreters <br/>
<a id="pl.550.33"></a><var>550.33</var>who have been removed from the registry may request and provide justification for <br/>
<a id="pl.550.34"></a><var>550.34</var>reinstatement. The requirements of this chapter for registry renewal and any other <br/>
<a id="pl.550.35"></a><var>550.35</var>conditions imposed by the commissioner must be met before the interpreter may be <br/>
<a id="pl.550.36"></a><var>550.36</var>reinstated on the registry.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.5.0"></a><a id="pl.551.1"></a><var>551.1</var>    Sec. 5. <b>[146C.09] CONTINUING EDUCATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.551.2"></a><var>551.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Course approval.</b> The advisory council shall approve continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.551.3"></a><var>551.3</var>education courses and training. A course that has not been approved by the advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.551.4"></a><var>551.4</var>council may be submitted, but may be disapproved by the commissioner. If the course <br/>
<a id="pl.551.5"></a><var>551.5</var>is disapproved, it shall not count toward the continuing education requirement. The <br/>
<a id="pl.551.6"></a><var>551.6</var>interpreter must complete the following hours of continuing education during each <br/>
<a id="pl.551.7"></a><var>551.7</var>one-year registry period:<br/>
<a id="pl.551.8"></a><var>551.8</var>(1) for tier 2 interpreters, a minimum of four contact hours of continuing education;<br/>
<a id="pl.551.9"></a><var>551.9</var>(2) for tier 3 interpreters, a minimum of six contact hours of continuing education; and<br/>
<a id="pl.551.10"></a><var>551.10</var>(3) for tier 4 interpreters, a minimum of eight contact hours of continuing education.<br/>
<a id="pl.551.11"></a><var>551.11</var>Contact hours shall be prorated for interpreters who are assigned a registry cycle of <br/>
<a id="pl.551.12"></a><var>551.12</var>less than one year.<br/>
<a id="pl.551.13"></a><var>551.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Continuing education verification.</b> Each spoken language health care <br/>
<a id="pl.551.14"></a><var>551.14</var>interpreter shall submit with a renewal application a continuing education report on a form <br/>
<a id="pl.551.15"></a><var>551.15</var>provided by the commissioner that indicates that the interpreter has met the continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.551.16"></a><var>551.16</var>education requirements of this section. The form shall include the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.551.17"></a><var>551.17</var>(1) the title of the continuing education activity;<br/>
<a id="pl.551.18"></a><var>551.18</var>(2) a brief description of the activity;<br/>
<a id="pl.551.19"></a><var>551.19</var>(3) the sponsor, presenter, or author;<br/>
<a id="pl.551.20"></a><var>551.20</var>(4) the location and attendance dates;<br/>
<a id="pl.551.21"></a><var>551.21</var>(5) the number of contact hours; and <br/>
<a id="pl.551.22"></a><var>551.22</var>(6) the interpreter's notarized affirmation that the information is true and correct.<br/>
<a id="pl.551.23"></a><var>551.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Audit.</b> The commissioner or advisory council may audit a percentage of <br/>
<a id="pl.551.24"></a><var>551.24</var>the continuing education reports based on a random selection.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.6.0"></a><a id="pl.551.25"></a><var>551.25</var>    Sec. 6. <b>[146C.11] SPOKEN LANGUAGE HEALTH CARE INTERPRETER </b><br/>
<a id="pl.551.26"></a><var>551.26</var><b>ADVISORY COUNCIL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.551.27"></a><var>551.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The commissioner shall appoint 12 members to a <br/>
<a id="pl.551.28"></a><var>551.28</var>Spoken Language Health Care Interpreter Advisory Council consisting of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.551.29"></a><var>551.29</var>members:<br/>
<a id="pl.551.30"></a><var>551.30</var>(1) three members who are interpreters listed on the roster prior to July 1, 2017, or <br/>
<a id="pl.551.31"></a><var>551.31</var>on the registry after July 1, 2017, and who are Minnesota residents. Of these members, <br/>
<a id="pl.551.32"></a><var>551.32</var>each must be an interpreter for a different language; at least one must have a national <br/>
<a id="pl.551.33"></a><var>551.33</var>certification credential; and at least one must have been listed on the roster prior to July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.551.34"></a><var>551.34</var>2017, or on the registry after July 1, 2017, as an interpreter in a language other than the <br/>
<a id="pl.552.1"></a><var>552.1</var>common languages and must have completed a training program for medical interpreters <br/>
<a id="pl.552.2"></a><var>552.2</var>approved by the commissioner that is, at a minimum, 40 hours in length;<br/>
<a id="pl.552.3"></a><var>552.3</var>(2) three members representing limited English proficient (LEP) individuals, of <br/>
<a id="pl.552.4"></a><var>552.4</var>these members, two must represent LEP individuals who are proficient in a common <br/>
<a id="pl.552.5"></a><var>552.5</var>language and one must represent LEP individuals who are proficient in a language that is <br/>
<a id="pl.552.6"></a><var>552.6</var>not one of the common languages;<br/>
<a id="pl.552.7"></a><var>552.7</var>(3) one member representing a health plan company;<br/>
<a id="pl.552.8"></a><var>552.8</var>(4) one member representing a Minnesota health system who is not an interpreter;<br/>
<a id="pl.552.9"></a><var>552.9</var>(5) one member representing an interpreter agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.552.10"></a><var>552.10</var>(6) one member representing an interpreter training program or postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.552.11"></a><var>552.11</var>educational institution program providing interpreter courses or skills assessment;<br/>
<a id="pl.552.12"></a><var>552.12</var>(7) one member who is affiliated with a Minnesota-based or Minnesota chapter of a <br/>
<a id="pl.552.13"></a><var>552.13</var>national or international organization representing interpreters; and<br/>
<a id="pl.552.14"></a><var>552.14</var>(8) one member who is a licensed direct care health provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.552.15"></a><var>552.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Organization.</b> The advisory council shall be organized and administered <br/>
<a id="pl.552.16"></a><var>552.16</var>under section 15.059.<br/>
<a id="pl.552.17"></a><var>552.17</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> The advisory council shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.552.18"></a><var>552.18</var>(1) advise the commissioner on issues relating to interpreting skills, ethics, and <br/>
<a id="pl.552.19"></a><var>552.19</var>standards of practice, including reviewing and recommending changes to the examinations <br/>
<a id="pl.552.20"></a><var>552.20</var>identified in section 146C.03, subdivision 2, on basic medical terminology in English and <br/>
<a id="pl.552.21"></a><var>552.21</var>interpreter ethics and interpreter standards of practice;<br/>
<a id="pl.552.22"></a><var>552.22</var>(2) advise the commissioner on recommended changes to accepted spoken language <br/>
<a id="pl.552.23"></a><var>552.23</var>health care interpreter qualifications, including degree and training programs and <br/>
<a id="pl.552.24"></a><var>552.24</var>performance examinations;<br/>
<a id="pl.552.25"></a><var>552.25</var>(3) address barriers for interpreters to gain access to the registry, including barriers <br/>
<a id="pl.552.26"></a><var>552.26</var>to interpreters of uncommon languages and interpreters in rural areas;<br/>
<a id="pl.552.27"></a><var>552.27</var>(4) advise the commissioner on methods for identifying gaps in interpreter services in <br/>
<a id="pl.552.28"></a><var>552.28</var>rural areas and make recommendations to address interpreter training and funding needs;<br/>
<a id="pl.552.29"></a><var>552.29</var>(5) inform the commissioner on emerging issues in the spoken language health <br/>
<a id="pl.552.30"></a><var>552.30</var>care interpreter field;<br/>
<a id="pl.552.31"></a><var>552.31</var>(6) advise the commissioner on training and continuing education programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.552.32"></a><var>552.32</var>(7) provide for distribution of information regarding interpreter standards and <br/>
<a id="pl.552.33"></a><var>552.33</var>resources to help interpreters qualify for higher registry tier levels;<br/>
<a id="pl.552.34"></a><var>552.34</var>(8) make recommendations for necessary statutory changes to Minnesota interpreter <br/>
<a id="pl.552.35"></a><var>552.35</var>law;<br/>
<a id="pl.553.1"></a><var>553.1</var>(9) compare the annual cost of administering the registry and the annual total <br/>
<a id="pl.553.2"></a><var>553.2</var>collection of registration fees and advise the commissioner, if necessary, to recommend an <br/>
<a id="pl.553.3"></a><var>553.3</var>adjustment to the registration fees;<br/>
<a id="pl.553.4"></a><var>553.4</var>(10) identify barriers to meeting tier requirements and make recommendations to the <br/>
<a id="pl.553.5"></a><var>553.5</var>commissioner for addressing these barriers;<br/>
<a id="pl.553.6"></a><var>553.6</var>(11) identify and make recommendations to the commissioner for Web distribution <br/>
<a id="pl.553.7"></a><var>553.7</var>of patient and provider education materials on working with an interpreter and on reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.553.8"></a><var>553.8</var>interpreter behavior as identified in section 146C.07; and<br/>
<a id="pl.553.9"></a><var>553.9</var>(12) review and update as necessary the process for determining common languages.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.7.0"></a><a id="pl.553.10"></a><var>553.10</var>    Sec. 7. <b>[146C.13] FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.553.11"></a><var>553.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Fees.</b> (a) The initial and renewal application fees for interpreters <br/>
<a id="pl.553.12"></a><var>553.12</var>listed on the registry shall be established by the commissioner not to exceed $90.<br/>
<a id="pl.553.13"></a><var>553.13</var>(b) The renewal late fee for the registry shall be established by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.553.14"></a><var>553.14</var>not to exceed $30.<br/>
<a id="pl.553.15"></a><var>553.15</var>(c) If the commissioner must translate a document to verify whether a foreign degree <br/>
<a id="pl.553.16"></a><var>553.16</var>qualifies for registration for tier 4, the commissioner may assess a fee equal to the actual <br/>
<a id="pl.553.17"></a><var>553.17</var>cost of translation and additional effort necessary to process the application.<br/>
<a id="pl.553.18"></a><var>553.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Nonrefundable fees.</b> The fees in this section are nonrefundable.<br/>
<a id="pl.553.19"></a><var>553.19</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Deposit.</b> Fees received under this chapter shall be deposited in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.553.20"></a><var>553.20</var>government special revenue fund.<br/>

<a id="bill.27.8.0"></a><a id="pl.553.22"></a><var>553.22</var>    Sec. 8. <b>[147F.01] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.553.23"></a><var>553.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability.</b> For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.553.24"></a><var>553.24</var>this section have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.553.25"></a><var>553.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>ABGC.</b> "ABGC" means the American Board of Genetic Counseling, a <br/>
<a id="pl.553.26"></a><var>553.26</var>national agency for certification and recertification of genetic counselors, or its successor <br/>
<a id="pl.553.27"></a><var>553.27</var>organization or equivalent.<br/>
<a id="pl.553.28"></a><var>553.28</var>    Subd. 3. <b>ABMG.</b> "ABMG" means the American Board of Medical Genetics, <br/>
<a id="pl.553.29"></a><var>553.29</var>a national agency for certification and recertification of genetic counselors, medical <br/>
<a id="pl.553.30"></a><var>553.30</var>geneticists, and Ph.D. geneticists, or its successor organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.553.31"></a><var>553.31</var>    Subd. 4. <b>ACGC.</b> "ACGC" means the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling, <br/>
<a id="pl.553.32"></a><var>553.32</var>a specialized program accreditation board for educational training programs granting <br/>
<a id="pl.553.33"></a><var>553.33</var>master's degrees or higher in genetic counseling, or its successor organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.553.34"></a><var>553.34</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Board.</b> "Board" means the Board of Medical Practice.<br/>
<a id="pl.554.1"></a><var>554.1</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Eligible status.</b> "Eligible status" means an applicant who has met the <br/>
<a id="pl.554.2"></a><var>554.2</var>requirements and received approval from the ABGC to sit for the certification examination.<br/>
<a id="pl.554.3"></a><var>554.3</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Genetic counseling.</b> "Genetic counseling" means the provision of services <br/>
<a id="pl.554.4"></a><var>554.4</var>described in section 147F.03 to help clients and their families understand the medical, <br/>
<a id="pl.554.5"></a><var>554.5</var>psychological, and familial implications of genetic contributions to a disease or medical <br/>
<a id="pl.554.6"></a><var>554.6</var>condition.<br/>
<a id="pl.554.7"></a><var>554.7</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Genetic counselor.</b> "Genetic counselor" means an individual licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.554.8"></a><var>554.8</var>under this chapter to engage in the practice of genetic counseling.<br/>
<a id="pl.554.9"></a><var>554.9</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Licensed physician.</b> "Licensed physician" means an individual who is <br/>
<a id="pl.554.10"></a><var>554.10</var>licensed to practice medicine under chapter 147.<br/>
<a id="pl.554.11"></a><var>554.11</var>    Subd. 10. <b>NSGC.</b> "NSGC" means the National Society of Genetic Counselors, a <br/>
<a id="pl.554.12"></a><var>554.12</var>professional membership association for genetic counselors that approves continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.554.13"></a><var>554.13</var>education programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.554.14"></a><var>554.14</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Qualified supervisor.</b> "Qualified supervisor" means any person who is <br/>
<a id="pl.554.15"></a><var>554.15</var>licensed under this chapter as a genetic counselor or a physician licensed under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.554.16"></a><var>554.16</var>147 to practice medicine in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.554.17"></a><var>554.17</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Supervisee.</b> "Supervisee" means a genetic counselor with a provisional <br/>
<a id="pl.554.18"></a><var>554.18</var>license.<br/>
<a id="pl.554.19"></a><var>554.19</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Supervision.</b> "Supervision" means an assessment of the work of the <br/>
<a id="pl.554.20"></a><var>554.20</var>supervisee, including regular meetings and file review, by a qualified supervisor according <br/>
<a id="pl.554.21"></a><var>554.21</var>to the supervision contract. Supervision does not require the qualified supervisor to be <br/>
<a id="pl.554.22"></a><var>554.22</var>present while the supervisee provides services.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.9.0"></a><a id="pl.554.23"></a><var>554.23</var>    Sec. 9. <b>[147F.03] SCOPE OF PRACTICE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.554.24"></a><var>554.24</var>The practice of genetic counseling by a licensed genetic counselor includes the <br/>
<a id="pl.554.25"></a><var>554.25</var>following services:<br/>
<a id="pl.554.26"></a><var>554.26</var>(1) obtaining and interpreting individual and family medical and developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.554.27"></a><var>554.27</var>histories;<br/>
<a id="pl.554.28"></a><var>554.28</var>(2) determining the mode of inheritance and the risk of transmitting genetic <br/>
<a id="pl.554.29"></a><var>554.29</var>conditions and birth defects;<br/>
<a id="pl.554.30"></a><var>554.30</var>(3) discussing the inheritance, features, natural history, means of diagnosis, and <br/>
<a id="pl.554.31"></a><var>554.31</var>management of conditions with clients;<br/>
<a id="pl.554.32"></a><var>554.32</var>(4) identifying, coordinating, ordering, and explaining the clinical implications of <br/>
<a id="pl.554.33"></a><var>554.33</var>genetic laboratory tests and other laboratory studies;<br/>
<a id="pl.554.34"></a><var>554.34</var>(5) assessing psychosocial factors, including social, educational, and cultural issues;<br/>
<a id="pl.555.1"></a><var>555.1</var>(6) providing client-centered counseling and anticipatory guidance to the client or <br/>
<a id="pl.555.2"></a><var>555.2</var>family based on their responses to the condition, risk of occurrence, or risk of recurrence;<br/>
<a id="pl.555.3"></a><var>555.3</var>(7) facilitating informed decision-making about testing and management;<br/>
<a id="pl.555.4"></a><var>555.4</var>(8) identifying and using community resources that provide medical, educational, <br/>
<a id="pl.555.5"></a><var>555.5</var>financial, and psychosocial support and advocacy; and<br/>
<a id="pl.555.6"></a><var>555.6</var>(9) providing accurate written medical, genetic, and counseling information for <br/>
<a id="pl.555.7"></a><var>555.7</var>families and health care professionals.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.10.0"></a><a id="pl.555.8"></a><var>555.8</var>    Sec. 10. <b>[147F.05] UNLICENSED PRACTICE PROHIBITED; PROTECTED </b><br/>
<a id="pl.555.9"></a><var>555.9</var><b>TITLES AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.555.10"></a><var>555.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Protected titles.</b> No individual may use the title "genetic counselor," <br/>
<a id="pl.555.11"></a><var>555.11</var>"licensed genetic counselor," "gene counselor," "genetic consultant,""genetic assistant," <br/>
<a id="pl.555.12"></a><var>555.12</var>"genetic associate," or any words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying <br/>
<a id="pl.555.13"></a><var>555.13</var>that the individual is eligible for licensure by the state as a genetic counselor unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.555.14"></a><var>555.14</var>individual has been licensed as a genetic counselor according to this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.555.15"></a><var>555.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Unlicensed practice prohibited.</b> Effective January 1, 2018, no individual <br/>
<a id="pl.555.16"></a><var>555.16</var>may practice genetic counseling unless the individual is licensed as a genetic counselor <br/>
<a id="pl.555.17"></a><var>555.17</var>under this chapter except as otherwise provided under this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.555.18"></a><var>555.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Other practitioners.</b> (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to <br/>
<a id="pl.555.19"></a><var>555.19</var>prohibit or restrict the practice of any profession or occupation licensed or registered by the <br/>
<a id="pl.555.20"></a><var>555.20</var>state by an individual duly licensed or registered to practice the profession or occupation <br/>
<a id="pl.555.21"></a><var>555.21</var>or to perform any act that falls within the scope of practice of the profession or occupation. <br/>
<a id="pl.555.22"></a><var>555.22</var>(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a license under this chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.555.23"></a><var>555.23</var>for:<br/>
<a id="pl.555.24"></a><var>555.24</var>(1) an individual employed as a genetic counselor by the federal government or a <br/>
<a id="pl.555.25"></a><var>555.25</var>federal agency if the individual is providing services under the direction and control of <br/>
<a id="pl.555.26"></a><var>555.26</var>the employer;<br/>
<a id="pl.555.27"></a><var>555.27</var>(2) a student or intern, having graduated within the past six months, or currently <br/>
<a id="pl.555.28"></a><var>555.28</var>enrolled in an ACGC-accredited genetic counseling educational program providing <br/>
<a id="pl.555.29"></a><var>555.29</var>genetic counseling services that are an integral part of the student's or intern's course <br/>
<a id="pl.555.30"></a><var>555.30</var>of study, are performed under the direct supervision of a licensed genetic counselor or <br/>
<a id="pl.555.31"></a><var>555.31</var>physician who is on duty in the assigned patient care area, and the student is identified by <br/>
<a id="pl.555.32"></a><var>555.32</var>the title "genetic counseling intern"; <br/>
<a id="pl.555.33"></a><var>555.33</var>(3) a visiting ABGC- or ABMG-certified genetic counselor working as a consultant <br/>
<a id="pl.555.34"></a><var>555.34</var>in this state who permanently resides outside of the state, or the occasional use of services <br/>
<a id="pl.555.35"></a><var>555.35</var>from organizations from outside of the state that employ ABGC- or ABMG-certified <br/>
<a id="pl.556.1"></a><var>556.1</var>genetic counselors. This is limited to practicing for 30 days total within one calendar year. <br/>
<a id="pl.556.2"></a><var>556.2</var>Certified genetic counselors from outside of the state working as a consultant in this state <br/>
<a id="pl.556.3"></a><var>556.3</var>must be licensed in their state of residence if that credential is available; or<br/>
<a id="pl.556.4"></a><var>556.4</var>    (4) an individual who is licensed to practice medicine under chapter 147.<br/>
<a id="pl.556.5"></a><var>556.5</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Sanctions.</b> An individual who violates this section is guilty of a <br/>
<a id="pl.556.6"></a><var>556.6</var>misdemeanor and shall be subject to sanctions or actions according to section 214.11.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.11.0"></a><a id="pl.556.7"></a><var>556.7</var>    Sec. 11. <b>[147F.07] LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.556.8"></a><var>556.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General requirements for licensure.</b> To be eligible for licensure, an <br/>
<a id="pl.556.9"></a><var>556.9</var>applicant, with the exception of those seeking licensure by reciprocity under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.556.10"></a><var>556.10</var>2, must submit to the board:<br/>
<a id="pl.556.11"></a><var>556.11</var>(1) a completed application on forms provided by the board along with all fees <br/>
<a id="pl.556.12"></a><var>556.12</var>required under section 147F.17. The applicant must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.556.13"></a><var>556.13</var>(i) the applicant's name, Social Security number, home address and telephone <br/>
<a id="pl.556.14"></a><var>556.14</var>number, and business address and telephone number if currently employed;<br/>
<a id="pl.556.15"></a><var>556.15</var>(ii) the name and location of the genetic counseling or medical program the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.556.16"></a><var>556.16</var>completed;<br/>
<a id="pl.556.17"></a><var>556.17</var>(iii) a list of degrees received from other educational institutions;<br/>
<a id="pl.556.18"></a><var>556.18</var>(iv) a description of the applicant's professional training;<br/>
<a id="pl.556.19"></a><var>556.19</var>(v) a list of registrations, certifications, and licenses held in other jurisdictions;<br/>
<a id="pl.556.20"></a><var>556.20</var>(vi) a description of any other jurisdiction's refusal to credential the applicant;<br/>
<a id="pl.556.21"></a><var>556.21</var>(vii) a description of all professional disciplinary actions initiated against the <br/>
<a id="pl.556.22"></a><var>556.22</var>applicant in any jurisdiction; and<br/>
<a id="pl.556.23"></a><var>556.23</var>(viii) any history of drug or alcohol abuse, and any misdemeanor, gross <br/>
<a id="pl.556.24"></a><var>556.24</var>misdemeanor, or felony conviction;<br/>
<a id="pl.556.25"></a><var>556.25</var>(2) evidence of graduation from an education program accredited by the ACGC or <br/>
<a id="pl.556.26"></a><var>556.26</var>its predecessor or successor organization;<br/>
<a id="pl.556.27"></a><var>556.27</var>(3) a verified copy of a valid and current certification issued by the ABGC or ABMG <br/>
<a id="pl.556.28"></a><var>556.28</var>as a certified genetic counselor, or by the ABMG as a certified medical geneticist;<br/>
<a id="pl.556.29"></a><var>556.29</var>(4) additional information as requested by the board, including any additional <br/>
<a id="pl.556.30"></a><var>556.30</var>information necessary to ensure that the applicant is able to practice with reasonable skill <br/>
<a id="pl.556.31"></a><var>556.31</var>and safety to the public;<br/>
<a id="pl.556.32"></a><var>556.32</var>(5) a signed statement verifying that the information in the application is true and <br/>
<a id="pl.556.33"></a><var>556.33</var>correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief; and<br/>
<a id="pl.557.1"></a><var>557.1</var>(6) a signed waiver authorizing the board to obtain access to the applicant's records <br/>
<a id="pl.557.2"></a><var>557.2</var>in this or any other state in which the applicant completed an educational program or <br/>
<a id="pl.557.3"></a><var>557.3</var>engaged in the practice of genetic counseling.<br/>
<a id="pl.557.4"></a><var>557.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Licensure by reciprocity.</b> To be eligible for licensure by reciprocity, <br/>
<a id="pl.557.5"></a><var>557.5</var>the applicant must hold a current genetic counselor or medical geneticist registration <br/>
<a id="pl.557.6"></a><var>557.6</var>or license in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States, <br/>
<a id="pl.557.7"></a><var>557.7</var>whose standards for registration or licensure are at least equivalent to those of Minnesota, <br/>
<a id="pl.557.8"></a><var>557.8</var>and must:<br/>
<a id="pl.557.9"></a><var>557.9</var>(1) submit the application materials and fees as required by subdivision 1, clauses <br/>
<a id="pl.557.10"></a><var>557.10</var>(1), (2), and (4) to (6);<br/>
<a id="pl.557.11"></a><var>557.11</var>(2) provide a verified copy from the appropriate government body of a current <br/>
<a id="pl.557.12"></a><var>557.12</var>registration or license for the practice of genetic counseling in another jurisdiction that has <br/>
<a id="pl.557.13"></a><var>557.13</var>initial registration or licensing requirements equivalent to or higher than the requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.557.14"></a><var>557.14</var>in subdivision 1; and<br/>
<a id="pl.557.15"></a><var>557.15</var>(3) provide letters of verification from the appropriate government body in each <br/>
<a id="pl.557.16"></a><var>557.16</var>jurisdiction in which the applicant holds a registration or license. Each letter must state <br/>
<a id="pl.557.17"></a><var>557.17</var>the applicant's name, date of birth, registration or license number, date of issuance, a <br/>
<a id="pl.557.18"></a><var>557.18</var>statement regarding disciplinary actions, if any, taken against the applicant, and the terms <br/>
<a id="pl.557.19"></a><var>557.19</var>under which the registration or license was issued.<br/>
<a id="pl.557.20"></a><var>557.20</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Licensure by equivalency.</b> (a) The board may grant a license to an <br/>
<a id="pl.557.21"></a><var>557.21</var>individual who does not meet the certification requirements in subdivision 1 but who <br/>
<a id="pl.557.22"></a><var>557.22</var>has been employed as a genetic counselor for a minimum of ten years and provides the <br/>
<a id="pl.557.23"></a><var>557.23</var>following documentation to the board no later than January 1, 2018:<br/>
<a id="pl.557.24"></a><var>557.24</var>(1) proof of a master's or higher degree in genetics or related field of study from an <br/>
<a id="pl.557.25"></a><var>557.25</var>accredited educational institution;<br/>
<a id="pl.557.26"></a><var>557.26</var>(2) proof that the individual has never failed the ABGC or ABMG certification <br/>
<a id="pl.557.27"></a><var>557.27</var>examination;<br/>
<a id="pl.557.28"></a><var>557.28</var>(3) three letters of recommendation, with at least one from an individual eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.557.29"></a><var>557.29</var>for licensure under this chapter, and at least one from an individual certified as a genetic <br/>
<a id="pl.557.30"></a><var>557.30</var>counselor by the ABGC or ABMG or an individual certified as a medical geneticist by <br/>
<a id="pl.557.31"></a><var>557.31</var>the ABMG. An individual who submits a letter of recommendation must have worked <br/>
<a id="pl.557.32"></a><var>557.32</var>with the applicant in an employment setting during the past ten years and must attest to <br/>
<a id="pl.557.33"></a><var>557.33</var>the applicant's competency; and <br/>
<a id="pl.557.34"></a><var>557.34</var>(4) documentation of the completion of 100 hours of NSGC-approved continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.557.35"></a><var>557.35</var>education credits within the past five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.557.36"></a><var>557.36</var>(b) This subdivision expires January 1, 2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.558.1"></a><var>558.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>License expiration.</b> A genetic counselor license shall be valid for one <br/>
<a id="pl.558.2"></a><var>558.2</var>year from the date of issuance.<br/>
<a id="pl.558.3"></a><var>558.3</var>    Subd. 5. <b>License renewal.</b> To be eligible for license renewal, a licensed genetic <br/>
<a id="pl.558.4"></a><var>558.4</var>counselor must submit to the board:<br/>
<a id="pl.558.5"></a><var>558.5</var>(1) a renewal application on a form provided by the board;<br/>
<a id="pl.558.6"></a><var>558.6</var>(2) the renewal fee required under section 147F.17;<br/>
<a id="pl.558.7"></a><var>558.7</var>(3) evidence of compliance with the continuing education requirements in section <br/>
<a id="pl.558.8"></a><var>558.8</var>147F.11; and<br/>
<a id="pl.558.9"></a><var>558.9</var>(4) any additional information requested by the board.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.12.0"></a><a id="pl.558.10"></a><var>558.10</var>    Sec. 12. <b>[147F.09] BOARD ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.558.11"></a><var>558.11</var>(a) The board shall act on each application for licensure according to paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.558.12"></a><var>558.12</var>(b) to (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.558.13"></a><var>558.13</var>(b) The board shall determine if the applicant meets the requirements for licensure <br/>
<a id="pl.558.14"></a><var>558.14</var>under section 147F.07. The board may investigate information provided by an applicant to <br/>
<a id="pl.558.15"></a><var>558.15</var>determine whether the information is accurate and complete.<br/>
<a id="pl.558.16"></a><var>558.16</var>(c) The board shall notify each applicant in writing of action taken on the application, <br/>
<a id="pl.558.17"></a><var>558.17</var>the grounds for denying licensure if a license is denied, and the applicant's right to review <br/>
<a id="pl.558.18"></a><var>558.18</var>the board's decision under paragraph (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.558.19"></a><var>558.19</var>(d) Applicants denied licensure may make a written request to the board, within 30 <br/>
<a id="pl.558.20"></a><var>558.20</var>days of the board's notice, to appear before the advisory council and for the advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.558.21"></a><var>558.21</var>council to review the board's decision to deny the applicant's license. After reviewing the <br/>
<a id="pl.558.22"></a><var>558.22</var>denial, the advisory council shall make a recommendation to the board as to whether <br/>
<a id="pl.558.23"></a><var>558.23</var>the denial shall be affirmed. Each applicant is allowed only one request for review per <br/>
<a id="pl.558.24"></a><var>558.24</var>licensure period.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.13.0"></a><a id="pl.558.25"></a><var>558.25</var>    Sec. 13. <b>[147F.11] CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.558.26"></a><var>558.26</var>(a) A licensed genetic counselor must complete a minimum of 25 hours of NSGC- <br/>
<a id="pl.558.27"></a><var>558.27</var>or ABMG-approved continuing education units every two years. If a licensee's renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.558.28"></a><var>558.28</var>term is prorated to be more or less than one year, the required number of continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.558.29"></a><var>558.29</var>education units is prorated proportionately.<br/>
<a id="pl.558.30"></a><var>558.30</var>(b) The board may grant a variance to the continuing education requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.558.31"></a><var>558.31</var>specified in this section if a licensee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the <br/>
<a id="pl.558.32"></a><var>558.32</var>licensee is unable to complete the required number of educational units during the renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.558.33"></a><var>558.33</var>term. The board may allow the licensee to complete the required number of continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.559.1"></a><var>559.1</var>education units within a time frame specified by the board. In no case shall the board <br/>
<a id="pl.559.2"></a><var>559.2</var>allow the licensee to complete less than the required number of continuing education units.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.14.0"></a><a id="pl.559.3"></a><var>559.3</var>    Sec. 14. <b>[147F.13] DISCIPLINE; REPORTING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.559.4"></a><var>559.4</var>For purposes of this chapter, licensed genetic counselors and applicants are subject <br/>
<a id="pl.559.5"></a><var>559.5</var>to sections 147.091 to 147.162.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.15.0"></a><a id="pl.559.6"></a><var>559.6</var>    Sec. 15. <b>[147F.15] LICENSED GENETIC COUNSELOR ADVISORY COUNCIL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.559.7"></a><var>559.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Membership.</b> The board shall appoint a five-member Licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.559.8"></a><var>559.8</var>Genetic Counselor Advisory Council. One member must be a licensed physician with <br/>
<a id="pl.559.9"></a><var>559.9</var>experience in genetics, three members must be licensed genetic counselors, and one <br/>
<a id="pl.559.10"></a><var>559.10</var>member must be a public member.<br/>
<a id="pl.559.11"></a><var>559.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Organization.</b> The advisory council shall be organized and administered <br/>
<a id="pl.559.12"></a><var>559.12</var>under section 15.059, except that section 15.059, subdivision 2, does not apply to this <br/>
<a id="pl.559.13"></a><var>559.13</var>section. Members shall serve two-year terms, and shall serve until their successors have <br/>
<a id="pl.559.14"></a><var>559.14</var>been appointed. The council shall select a chair from its membership.<br/>
<a id="pl.559.15"></a><var>559.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> The advisory council shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.559.16"></a><var>559.16</var>(1) advise the board regarding standards for licensed genetic counselors;<br/>
<a id="pl.559.17"></a><var>559.17</var>(2) provide for distribution of information regarding licensed genetic counselor <br/>
<a id="pl.559.18"></a><var>559.18</var>practice standards;<br/>
<a id="pl.559.19"></a><var>559.19</var>(3) advise the board on enforcement of this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.559.20"></a><var>559.20</var>(4) review applications and recommend granting or denying licensure or license <br/>
<a id="pl.559.21"></a><var>559.21</var>renewal;<br/>
<a id="pl.559.22"></a><var>559.22</var>(5) advise the board on issues related to receiving and investigating complaints, <br/>
<a id="pl.559.23"></a><var>559.23</var>conducting hearings, and imposing disciplinary action in relation to complaints against <br/>
<a id="pl.559.24"></a><var>559.24</var>licensed genetic counselors; and<br/>
<a id="pl.559.25"></a><var>559.25</var>(6) perform other duties authorized for advisory councils under chapter 214, as <br/>
<a id="pl.559.26"></a><var>559.26</var>directed by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.559.27"></a><var>559.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Expiration.</b> Notwithstanding section 15.059, the advisory council does <br/>
<a id="pl.559.28"></a><var>559.28</var>not expire.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.16.0"></a><a id="pl.559.29"></a><var>559.29</var>    Sec. 16. <b>[147F.17] FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.559.30"></a><var>559.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Fees.</b> Fees are as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.559.31"></a><var>559.31</var>(1) license application fee, $200;<br/>
<a id="pl.559.32"></a><var>559.32</var>(2) initial licensure and annual renewal, $150; and<br/>
<a id="pl.559.33"></a><var>559.33</var>(3) late fee, $75.<br/>
<a id="pl.560.1"></a><var>560.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Proration of fees.</b> The board may prorate the initial license fee. All <br/>
<a id="pl.560.2"></a><var>560.2</var>licensees are required to pay the full fee upon license renewal.<br/>
<a id="pl.560.3"></a><var>560.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Penalty for late renewals.</b> An application for registration renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.560.4"></a><var>560.4</var>submitted after the deadline must be accompanied by a late fee in addition to the required <br/>
<a id="pl.560.5"></a><var>560.5</var>fees. <br/>
<a id="pl.560.6"></a><var>560.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Nonrefundable fees.</b> All fees are nonrefundable.<br/>
<a id="pl.560.7"></a><var>560.7</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Deposit.</b> Fees collected by the board under this section shall be deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.560.8"></a><var>560.8</var>in the state government special revenue fund.<br/>

<a id="bill.27.17.0"></a><a id="pl.560.10"></a><var>560.10</var>    Sec. 17. <b>[148.9801] SCOPE AND APPLICATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.560.11"></a><var>560.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> Sections 148.9801 to 148.9812 apply to persons who are <br/>
<a id="pl.560.12"></a><var>560.12</var>applicants for licensure, who are licensed, who use protected titles, or who represent that <br/>
<a id="pl.560.13"></a><var>560.13</var>they are licensed under sections 148.9801 to 148.9812.<br/>
<a id="pl.560.14"></a><var>560.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Application.</b> Nothing in sections 148.9801 to 148.9812 shall prohibit any <br/>
<a id="pl.560.15"></a><var>560.15</var>person from providing breastfeeding education and support services, whether or not that <br/>
<a id="pl.560.16"></a><var>560.16</var>person is licensed under sections 148.9801 to 148.9812.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.18.0"></a><a id="pl.560.17"></a><var>560.17</var>    Sec. 18. <b>[148.9802] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.560.18"></a><var>560.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> For purposes of sections 148.9801 to 148.9812, the <br/>
<a id="pl.560.19"></a><var>560.19</var>following terms have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.560.20"></a><var>560.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Biennial licensure period.</b> "Biennial licensure period" means the two-year <br/>
<a id="pl.560.21"></a><var>560.21</var>period for which licensure is effective.<br/>
<a id="pl.560.22"></a><var>560.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Breastfeeding education and support services.</b> "Breastfeeding <br/>
<a id="pl.560.23"></a><var>560.23</var>education and support services" refers to services such as educating women, families, <br/>
<a id="pl.560.24"></a><var>560.24</var>health professionals, and the community about the impact of breastfeeding and human <br/>
<a id="pl.560.25"></a><var>560.25</var>lactation on health and what to expect in the normal course of breastfeeding; facilitating <br/>
<a id="pl.560.26"></a><var>560.26</var>the development of policies that protect, promote, and support breastfeeding; acting as <br/>
<a id="pl.560.27"></a><var>560.27</var>an advocate for breastfeeding as the child-feeding norm; providing holistic breastfeeding <br/>
<a id="pl.560.28"></a><var>560.28</var>support, encouragement, and care from preconception to weaning in order to help women <br/>
<a id="pl.560.29"></a><var>560.29</var>and their families meet their breastfeeding goals; using principles of adult education when <br/>
<a id="pl.560.30"></a><var>560.30</var>teaching clients, health care providers, and others in the community; and identifying and <br/>
<a id="pl.560.31"></a><var>560.31</var>referring high-risk mothers and babies and those requiring clinical treatment to licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.560.32"></a><var>560.32</var>providers. Any individual, with or without a license, may provide breastfeeding education <br/>
<a id="pl.560.33"></a><var>560.33</var>and support services.<br/>
<a id="pl.561.1"></a><var>561.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Certified lactation counselor, advanced lactation consultant, or </b><br/>
<a id="pl.561.2"></a><var>561.2</var><b>advanced nurse lactation consultant.</b> "Certified lactation counselor, advanced lactation <br/>
<a id="pl.561.3"></a><var>561.3</var>consultant, or advanced nurse lactation consultant" means an individual who possesses <br/>
<a id="pl.561.4"></a><var>561.4</var>certification from the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice of the Healthy Children <br/>
<a id="pl.561.5"></a><var>561.5</var>Project, Inc.<br/>
<a id="pl.561.6"></a><var>561.6</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Clinical lactation services.</b> "Clinical lactation services" refers to the <br/>
<a id="pl.561.7"></a><var>561.7</var>clinical application of evidence-based practices for evaluation, problem identification, <br/>
<a id="pl.561.8"></a><var>561.8</var>treatment, education, and consultation in providing lactation care and services to <br/>
<a id="pl.561.9"></a><var>561.9</var>childbearing families. Clinical lactation services involves one or more of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.561.10"></a><var>561.10</var>activities: lactation assessment through the systematic collection of data; analysis of data; <br/>
<a id="pl.561.11"></a><var>561.11</var>creation of lactation care plans; implementation of lactation care plans, including but not <br/>
<a id="pl.561.12"></a><var>561.12</var>limited to providing demonstration and instruction to parents and communicating with <br/>
<a id="pl.561.13"></a><var>561.13</var>the primary health care provider; evaluation of outcomes; and recommending the use of <br/>
<a id="pl.561.14"></a><var>561.14</var>assistive devices when appropriate. Individuals who provide one or more of the services <br/>
<a id="pl.561.15"></a><var>561.15</var>listed in this subdivision are providing clinical lactation services.<br/>
<a id="pl.561.16"></a><var>561.16</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health or a <br/>
<a id="pl.561.17"></a><var>561.17</var>designee.<br/>
<a id="pl.561.18"></a><var>561.18</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Credential.</b> "Credential" means a license, permit, certification, registration, <br/>
<a id="pl.561.19"></a><var>561.19</var>or other evidence of qualification or authorization to engage in the practice of clinical <br/>
<a id="pl.561.20"></a><var>561.20</var>lactation care services issued by any authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.561.21"></a><var>561.21</var>    Subd. 8. <b>International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant.</b> "International <br/>
<a id="pl.561.22"></a><var>561.22</var>Board-Certified Lactation Consultant" means an individual who possesses certification <br/>
<a id="pl.561.23"></a><var>561.23</var>from the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners as accredited by the <br/>
<a id="pl.561.24"></a><var>561.24</var>National Commission for Certifying Agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.561.25"></a><var>561.25</var>    Subd. 9. <b>License or licensed.</b> "License" or "licensed" means the act or status of a <br/>
<a id="pl.561.26"></a><var>561.26</var>natural person who meets the requirements of sections 148.9801 to 148.9812.<br/>
<a id="pl.561.27"></a><var>561.27</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Licensed lactation care provider.</b> "Licensed lactation care provider" <br/>
<a id="pl.561.28"></a><var>561.28</var>means an individual who meets the requirements of sections 148.9801 to 148.9812, is <br/>
<a id="pl.561.29"></a><var>561.29</var>licensed by the commissioner, and is permitted to provide clinical lactation services and <br/>
<a id="pl.561.30"></a><var>561.30</var>use the titles authorized in this section and section 148.9803. <br/>
<a id="pl.561.31"></a><var>561.31</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Licensee.</b> "Licensee" means a person who meets the requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.561.32"></a><var>561.32</var>sections 148.9801 to 148.9812.<br/>
<a id="pl.561.33"></a><var>561.33</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Licensure by equivalency.</b> "Licensure by equivalency" means a method <br/>
<a id="pl.561.34"></a><var>561.34</var>of licensure described in section 148.9806, subdivision 2, by which an individual who <br/>
<a id="pl.561.35"></a><var>561.35</var>possesses a credential from the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners <br/>
<a id="pl.561.36"></a><var>561.36</var>as accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, from the Academy <br/>
<a id="pl.562.1"></a><var>562.1</var>of Lactation Policy and Practice of the Healthy Children Project, Inc., or from another <br/>
<a id="pl.562.2"></a><var>562.2</var>nationally recognized credentialing agency may qualify for licensure.<br/>
<a id="pl.562.3"></a><var>562.3</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Licensure by reciprocity.</b> "Licensure by reciprocity" means a method <br/>
<a id="pl.562.4"></a><var>562.4</var>of licensure described in section 148.9806, subdivision 3, by which an individual who <br/>
<a id="pl.562.5"></a><var>562.5</var>possesses a credential from another jurisdiction may qualify for Minnesota licensure.<br/>
<a id="pl.562.6"></a><var>562.6</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Protected title.</b> "Protected title" means the title of licensed lactation <br/>
<a id="pl.562.7"></a><var>562.7</var>consultant, licensed certified lactation counselor, licensed advanced lactation consultant, <br/>
<a id="pl.562.8"></a><var>562.8</var>licensed advanced nurse lactation consultant, or licensed International Board-Certified <br/>
<a id="pl.562.9"></a><var>562.9</var>Lactation Consultant.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.19.0"></a><a id="pl.562.10"></a><var>562.10</var>    Sec. 19. <b>[148.9803] LICENSURE; PROTECTED TITLES AND RESTRICTIONS </b><br/>
<a id="pl.562.11"></a><var>562.11</var><b>ON USE; EXEMPT PERSONS; SANCTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.562.12"></a><var>562.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Unlicensed practice prohibited.</b> Effective July 1, 2017, no person <br/>
<a id="pl.562.13"></a><var>562.13</var>shall engage in the practice of clinical lactation services unless the person is licensed as a <br/>
<a id="pl.562.14"></a><var>562.14</var>lactation care provider in accordance with sections 148.9801 to 148.9812.<br/>
<a id="pl.562.15"></a><var>562.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Protected titles and restrictions on use.</b> (a) The terms or phrases "licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.562.16"></a><var>562.16</var>International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant" or "licensed lactation consultant" <br/>
<a id="pl.562.17"></a><var>562.17</var>alone or in combination can only be used by an individual licensed under sections 148.9801 <br/>
<a id="pl.562.18"></a><var>562.18</var>to 148.9812 and who possesses a credential from the International Board of Lactation <br/>
<a id="pl.562.19"></a><var>562.19</var>Consultant Examiners as accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.562.20"></a><var>562.20</var>(b) The terms or phrases "licensed certified lactation counselor," "certified lactation <br/>
<a id="pl.562.21"></a><var>562.21</var>counselor," "licensed advanced lactation consultant," "advanced lactation consultant," <br/>
<a id="pl.562.22"></a><var>562.22</var>"licensed advanced nurse lactation consultant," "advanced nurse lactation consultant," <br/>
<a id="pl.562.23"></a><var>562.23</var>"licensed lactation counselor," or "licensed lactation consultant" alone or in combination <br/>
<a id="pl.562.24"></a><var>562.24</var>can only be used by an individual licensed under sections 148.9801 to 148.9812 and who <br/>
<a id="pl.562.25"></a><var>562.25</var>possesses a credential from the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice of the Healthy <br/>
<a id="pl.562.26"></a><var>562.26</var>Children Project, Inc.<br/>
<a id="pl.562.27"></a><var>562.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Exempt persons.</b> This section does not apply to:<br/>
<a id="pl.562.28"></a><var>562.28</var>(1) a person employed as a lactation consultant or lactation counselor by the <br/>
<a id="pl.562.29"></a><var>562.29</var>government of the United States or any agency of it. However, use of the protected titles <br/>
<a id="pl.562.30"></a><var>562.30</var>under those circumstances is allowed only in connection with performance of official <br/>
<a id="pl.562.31"></a><var>562.31</var>duties for the federal government;<br/>
<a id="pl.562.32"></a><var>562.32</var>(2) a student participating in supervised fieldwork or supervised coursework that <br/>
<a id="pl.562.33"></a><var>562.33</var>is necessary to meet the requirements of sections 148.9801 to 148.9812 if the student is <br/>
<a id="pl.562.34"></a><var>562.34</var>designated by a title which clearly indicates the student's status as a student trainee. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.563.1"></a><var>563.1</var>use of the protected titles under these circumstances is allowed only while the person is <br/>
<a id="pl.563.2"></a><var>563.2</var>performing the duties of the supervised fieldwork or supervised coursework;<br/>
<a id="pl.563.3"></a><var>563.3</var>(3) a person visiting and then leaving the state and performing clinical lactation <br/>
<a id="pl.563.4"></a><var>563.4</var>services while in the state if the services are performed no more than 30 days in a calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.563.5"></a><var>563.5</var>year as part of a professional activity that is limited in scope and duration and is in <br/>
<a id="pl.563.6"></a><var>563.6</var>association with a licensed lactation care provider licensed under sections 148.9801 to <br/>
<a id="pl.563.7"></a><var>563.7</var>148.9812, and:<br/>
<a id="pl.563.8"></a><var>563.8</var>(i) the person is credentialed under the law of another state which has credentialing <br/>
<a id="pl.563.9"></a><var>563.9</var>requirements at least as stringent as the requirements of sections 148.9801 to 148.9812; <br/>
<a id="pl.563.10"></a><var>563.10</var>(ii) the person meets the requirements for certification as an International <br/>
<a id="pl.563.11"></a><var>563.11</var>Board-Certified Lactation Consultant established by the International Board of Lactation <br/>
<a id="pl.563.12"></a><var>563.12</var>Consultant Examiners as accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies; <br/>
<a id="pl.563.13"></a><var>563.13</var>or<br/>
<a id="pl.563.14"></a><var>563.14</var>(iii) the person is certified as a certified lactation counselor, advanced lactation <br/>
<a id="pl.563.15"></a><var>563.15</var>consultant, or advanced nurse lactation consultant by the Academy of Lactation Policy <br/>
<a id="pl.563.16"></a><var>563.16</var>and Practice of the Healthy Children Project, Inc.;<br/>
<a id="pl.563.17"></a><var>563.17</var>(4) a person licensed to practice as a dentist under chapter 150A, physician or <br/>
<a id="pl.563.18"></a><var>563.18</var>osteopath under chapter 147, nurse under sections 148.171 to 148.285, physician assistant <br/>
<a id="pl.563.19"></a><var>563.19</var>under chapter 147A, dietitian under sections 148.621 to 148.634, or midwife under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.563.20"></a><var>563.20</var>147D, when providing clinical lactation services incidental to the practice of the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.563.21"></a><var>563.21</var>profession, except the person shall not use the protected titles;<br/>
<a id="pl.563.22"></a><var>563.22</var>(5) an employee of a department, agency, or division of state, county, or local <br/>
<a id="pl.563.23"></a><var>563.23</var>government, when providing clinical lactation services within the discharge of the <br/>
<a id="pl.563.24"></a><var>563.24</var>employee's official duties including, but not limited to, peer counselors in the Special <br/>
<a id="pl.563.25"></a><var>563.25</var>Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; or<br/>
<a id="pl.563.26"></a><var>563.26</var>(6) a volunteer providing clinical lactation services, if:<br/>
<a id="pl.563.27"></a><var>563.27</var>(i) the volunteer does not use the protected titles or represent that the volunteer is <br/>
<a id="pl.563.28"></a><var>563.28</var>licensed or has the clinical skills and abilities associated with licensure;<br/>
<a id="pl.563.29"></a><var>563.29</var>(ii) the volunteer service is performed at no cost, with no fee charged to or payment, <br/>
<a id="pl.563.30"></a><var>563.30</var>monetary or otherwise, provided by the individual or group served; and<br/>
<a id="pl.563.31"></a><var>563.31</var>(iii) the volunteer receives no compensation, monetary or otherwise, except for <br/>
<a id="pl.563.32"></a><var>563.32</var>administrative expenses including, but not limited to, mileage.<br/>
<a id="pl.563.33"></a><var>563.33</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Sanctions.</b> A person who practices clinical lactation services or represents <br/>
<a id="pl.563.34"></a><var>563.34</var>that they are a licensed lactation care provider by or through the use of any title described <br/>
<a id="pl.563.35"></a><var>563.35</var>in subdivision 2 without prior licensure according to sections 148.9801 to 148.9812 <br/>
<a id="pl.564.1"></a><var>564.1</var>is subject to sanctions or action against continuing the activity according to section <br/>
<a id="pl.564.2"></a><var>564.2</var>148.9804, chapter 214, or other statutory authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.564.3"></a><var>564.3</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Exemption.</b> Nothing in sections 148.9801 to 148.9812 shall prohibit the <br/>
<a id="pl.564.4"></a><var>564.4</var>practice of any profession or occupation, licensed or registered by the state, by any person <br/>
<a id="pl.564.5"></a><var>564.5</var>duly licensed or registered to practice the profession or occupation or to perform any act <br/>
<a id="pl.564.6"></a><var>564.6</var>that falls within the scope of practice of the profession or occupation.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.20.0"></a><a id="pl.564.7"></a><var>564.7</var>    Sec. 20. <b>[148.9804] PENALTY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.564.8"></a><var>564.8</var>If the commissioner finds that a licensed lactation care provider has violated <br/>
<a id="pl.564.9"></a><var>564.9</var>the provisions of sections 148.9801 to 148.9812 or rules adopted under those sections, <br/>
<a id="pl.564.10"></a><var>564.10</var>the commissioner may impose a civil penalty not exceeding $10,000 for each separate <br/>
<a id="pl.564.11"></a><var>564.11</var>violation. The amount of the civil penalty shall be fixed so as to deprive the licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.564.12"></a><var>564.12</var>lactation care provider of any economic advantage gained by reason of the violation <br/>
<a id="pl.564.13"></a><var>564.13</var>charged, to discourage similar violations, and to reimburse the commissioner for the cost <br/>
<a id="pl.564.14"></a><var>564.14</var>of the investigation and proceeding, including, but not limited to: fees paid for services <br/>
<a id="pl.564.15"></a><var>564.15</var>provided by the Office of Administrative Hearings, legal and investigative services <br/>
<a id="pl.564.16"></a><var>564.16</var>provided by the Office of the Attorney General, services of court reporters, witnesses, and <br/>
<a id="pl.564.17"></a><var>564.17</var>reproduction of records.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.21.0"></a><a id="pl.564.18"></a><var>564.18</var>    Sec. 21. <b>[148.9806] APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; PROCEDURE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.564.19"></a><var>564.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Application for licensure.</b> An applicant for licensure must:<br/>
<a id="pl.564.20"></a><var>564.20</var>(1) have a current certification from the International Board of Lactation Consultant <br/>
<a id="pl.564.21"></a><var>564.21</var>Examiners as accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, the <br/>
<a id="pl.564.22"></a><var>564.22</var>Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice of the Healthy Children Project, Inc., or another <br/>
<a id="pl.564.23"></a><var>564.23</var>jurisdiction whose standards for credentialing are determined by the commissioner to be <br/>
<a id="pl.564.24"></a><var>564.24</var>equivalent to or exceed the requirements for licensure under subdivision 2;<br/>
<a id="pl.564.25"></a><var>564.25</var>(2) submit a completed application for licensure on forms provided by the <br/>
<a id="pl.564.26"></a><var>564.26</var>commissioner and supply the information requested on the application, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.564.27"></a><var>564.27</var>(i) the applicant's name, business address, business telephone number, business <br/>
<a id="pl.564.28"></a><var>564.28</var>setting, and daytime telephone number;<br/>
<a id="pl.564.29"></a><var>564.29</var>(ii) a description of the applicant's education and training, including a list of degrees <br/>
<a id="pl.564.30"></a><var>564.30</var>received from educational institutions;<br/>
<a id="pl.564.31"></a><var>564.31</var>(iii) the applicant's work history for the six years preceding the application, including <br/>
<a id="pl.564.32"></a><var>564.32</var>the number of hours worked;<br/>
<a id="pl.564.33"></a><var>564.33</var>(iv) a list of all lactation consulting credentials currently and previously held in <br/>
<a id="pl.564.34"></a><var>564.34</var>Minnesota and other jurisdictions;<br/>
<a id="pl.565.1"></a><var>565.1</var>(v) a description of any jurisdiction's refusal to credential the applicant;<br/>
<a id="pl.565.2"></a><var>565.2</var>(vi) a description of all professional disciplinary actions initiated against the <br/>
<a id="pl.565.3"></a><var>565.3</var>applicant in any jurisdiction;<br/>
<a id="pl.565.4"></a><var>565.4</var>(vii) information on any physical or mental condition or chemical dependency <br/>
<a id="pl.565.5"></a><var>565.5</var>that impairs the applicant's ability to provide clinical lactation services with reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.565.6"></a><var>565.6</var>judgment or safety;<br/>
<a id="pl.565.7"></a><var>565.7</var>(viii) a description of any misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony conviction <br/>
<a id="pl.565.8"></a><var>565.8</var>that is reasonably related to the practice of clinical lactation services; and<br/>
<a id="pl.565.9"></a><var>565.9</var>(ix) a description of any state or federal court order, including a conciliation court <br/>
<a id="pl.565.10"></a><var>565.10</var>order or a disciplinary order, related to the individual's clinical lactation services practice;<br/>
<a id="pl.565.11"></a><var>565.11</var>(3) submit with the application all fees required by section 148.9811;<br/>
<a id="pl.565.12"></a><var>565.12</var>(4) sign a statement that the information in the application is true and correct to the <br/>
<a id="pl.565.13"></a><var>565.13</var>best of the applicant's knowledge and belief;<br/>
<a id="pl.565.14"></a><var>565.14</var>(5) sign a waiver authorizing the commissioner to obtain access to the applicant's <br/>
<a id="pl.565.15"></a><var>565.15</var>records in this or any other state in which the applicant holds or previously held a <br/>
<a id="pl.565.16"></a><var>565.16</var>credential for the practice of an occupation, completed a clinical lactation services <br/>
<a id="pl.565.17"></a><var>565.17</var>education program, or engaged in the practice of clinical lactation services;<br/>
<a id="pl.565.18"></a><var>565.18</var>(6) within 30 days of a request, submit additional information as requested by the <br/>
<a id="pl.565.19"></a><var>565.19</var>commissioner to clarify information in the application, including information to determine <br/>
<a id="pl.565.20"></a><var>565.20</var>whether the individual has engaged in conduct warranting disciplinary action under <br/>
<a id="pl.565.21"></a><var>565.21</var>section 148.9812; and<br/>
<a id="pl.565.22"></a><var>565.22</var>(7) submit the additional information required for licensure by equivalency or <br/>
<a id="pl.565.23"></a><var>565.23</var>licensure by reciprocity.<br/>
<a id="pl.565.24"></a><var>565.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Credentialed applicants.</b> An applicant who is credentialed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.565.25"></a><var>565.25</var>International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners as accredited by the National <br/>
<a id="pl.565.26"></a><var>565.26</var>Commission for Certifying Agencies as an International Board-Certified Lactation <br/>
<a id="pl.565.27"></a><var>565.27</var>Consultant or an applicant who is credentialed by the Academy of Lactation Policy and <br/>
<a id="pl.565.28"></a><var>565.28</var>Practice of the Healthy Children Project, Inc. may be eligible for licensure by equivalency <br/>
<a id="pl.565.29"></a><var>565.29</var>as a licensed lactation care provider. Nothing in this section limits the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.565.30"></a><var>565.30</var>authority to deny licensure based upon the grounds for discipline in section 148.9812. <br/>
<a id="pl.565.31"></a><var>565.31</var>Applicants under this subdivision must provide the materials required in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.565.32"></a><var>565.32</var>1 and must also provide:<br/>
<a id="pl.565.33"></a><var>565.33</var>(1) verified documentation from the International Board of Lactation Consultant <br/>
<a id="pl.565.34"></a><var>565.34</var>Examiners stating that the applicant is credentialed as an International Board-Certified <br/>
<a id="pl.565.35"></a><var>565.35</var>Lactation Consultant, or verified documentation from the Academy of Lactation Policy <br/>
<a id="pl.565.36"></a><var>565.36</var>and Practice of the Healthy Children Project, Inc., that the applicant is credentialed as a <br/>
<a id="pl.566.1"></a><var>566.1</var>certified lactation counselor, advanced lactation consultant, or advanced nurse lactation <br/>
<a id="pl.566.2"></a><var>566.2</var>consultant. The applicant is responsible for obtaining this documentation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.566.3"></a><var>566.3</var>(2) a waiver authorizing the commissioner to obtain access to the applicant's records <br/>
<a id="pl.566.4"></a><var>566.4</var>maintained by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners or the Academy <br/>
<a id="pl.566.5"></a><var>566.5</var>of Lactation Policy and Practice of the Healthy Children Project, Inc.<br/>
<a id="pl.566.6"></a><var>566.6</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Applicants credentialed in another jurisdiction.</b> (a) An applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.566.7"></a><var>566.7</var>who holds a current credential as a licensed lactation consultant, licensed lactation care <br/>
<a id="pl.566.8"></a><var>566.8</var>provider, or licensed lactation counselor in the District of Columbia or a state or territory <br/>
<a id="pl.566.9"></a><var>566.9</var>of the United States whose standards for credentialing are determined by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.566.10"></a><var>566.10</var>to be equivalent to or exceed the requirements for licensure under subdivision 2, may be <br/>
<a id="pl.566.11"></a><var>566.11</var>eligible for licensure by reciprocity as a licensed lactation care provider. Nothing in this <br/>
<a id="pl.566.12"></a><var>566.12</var>section limits the commissioner's authority to deny licensure based upon the grounds for <br/>
<a id="pl.566.13"></a><var>566.13</var>discipline in section 148.9812.<br/>
<a id="pl.566.14"></a><var>566.14</var>(b) Applicants under this subdivision must provide the materials required in <br/>
<a id="pl.566.15"></a><var>566.15</var>subdivision 1 and must also request that the appropriate government body in each <br/>
<a id="pl.566.16"></a><var>566.16</var>jurisdiction in which the applicant holds or held credentials as a licensed lactation care <br/>
<a id="pl.566.17"></a><var>566.17</var>provider or substantially similar title send a letter to the commissioner verifying the <br/>
<a id="pl.566.18"></a><var>566.18</var>applicant's credentials. A license shall not be issued until the commissioner receives a <br/>
<a id="pl.566.19"></a><var>566.19</var>letter verifying each of the applicant's credentials. Each letter must include the applicant's <br/>
<a id="pl.566.20"></a><var>566.20</var>name and date of birth, credential number and date of issuance, a statement regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.566.21"></a><var>566.21</var>investigations pending and disciplinary actions taken or pending against the applicant, <br/>
<a id="pl.566.22"></a><var>566.22</var>current status of the credential, and the terms under which the credential was issued.<br/>
<a id="pl.566.23"></a><var>566.23</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Action on applications for licensure.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.566.24"></a><var>566.24</var>approve, approve with conditions, or deny licensure. The commissioner shall act on an <br/>
<a id="pl.566.25"></a><var>566.25</var>application for licensure according to paragraphs (b) to (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.566.26"></a><var>566.26</var>(b) The commissioner shall determine if the applicant meets the requirements for <br/>
<a id="pl.566.27"></a><var>566.27</var>licensure. The commissioner may investigate information provided by an applicant to <br/>
<a id="pl.566.28"></a><var>566.28</var>determine whether the information is accurate and complete.<br/>
<a id="pl.566.29"></a><var>566.29</var>(c) The commissioner shall notify an applicant of action taken on the application <br/>
<a id="pl.566.30"></a><var>566.30</var>and, if licensure is denied or approved with conditions, the grounds for the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.566.31"></a><var>566.31</var>determination.<br/>
<a id="pl.566.32"></a><var>566.32</var>(d) An applicant denied licensure or granted licensure with conditions may make <br/>
<a id="pl.566.33"></a><var>566.33</var>a written request to the commissioner, within 30 days of the date of the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.566.34"></a><var>566.34</var>determination, for reconsideration of the commissioner's determination. Individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.566.35"></a><var>566.35</var>requesting reconsideration may submit information which the applicant wants considered <br/>
<a id="pl.566.36"></a><var>566.36</var>in the reconsideration. After reconsideration of the commissioner's determination to deny <br/>
<a id="pl.567.1"></a><var>567.1</var>licensure or grant licensure with conditions, the commissioner shall determine whether <br/>
<a id="pl.567.2"></a><var>567.2</var>the original determination should be affirmed or modified. An applicant is allowed no <br/>
<a id="pl.567.3"></a><var>567.3</var>more than one request in any one biennial licensure period for reconsideration of the <br/>
<a id="pl.567.4"></a><var>567.4</var>commissioner's determination to deny licensure or approve licensure with conditions.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.22.0"></a><a id="pl.567.5"></a><var>567.5</var>    Sec. 22. <b>[148.9807] LICENSURE RENEWAL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.567.6"></a><var>567.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Renewal requirements.</b> To be eligible for licensure renewal, a <br/>
<a id="pl.567.7"></a><var>567.7</var>licensee must:<br/>
<a id="pl.567.8"></a><var>567.8</var>(1) submit a completed and signed application for licensure renewal on forms <br/>
<a id="pl.567.9"></a><var>567.9</var>provided by the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.567.10"></a><var>567.10</var>(2) submit the renewal fee required under section 148.9811;<br/>
<a id="pl.567.11"></a><var>567.11</var>(3) submit proof that the licensee is currently credentialed by the International <br/>
<a id="pl.567.12"></a><var>567.12</var>Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners as accredited by the National Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.567.13"></a><var>567.13</var>for Certifying Agencies, the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice of the Healthy <br/>
<a id="pl.567.14"></a><var>567.14</var>Children Project, Inc., or another jurisdiction as described in section 148.9806; and<br/>
<a id="pl.567.15"></a><var>567.15</var>(4) submit additional information as requested by the commissioner to clarify <br/>
<a id="pl.567.16"></a><var>567.16</var>information presented in the renewal application. The information must be submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.567.17"></a><var>567.17</var>within 30 days after the commissioner's request.<br/>
<a id="pl.567.18"></a><var>567.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Renewal deadline.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), licenses must <br/>
<a id="pl.567.19"></a><var>567.19</var>be renewed every two years. Licensees must comply with the procedures in paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.567.20"></a><var>567.20</var>(b) to (e).<br/>
<a id="pl.567.21"></a><var>567.21</var>(b) Each license must state an expiration date. An application for licensure renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.567.22"></a><var>567.22</var>must be received by the Department of Health at least 30 calendar days before the <br/>
<a id="pl.567.23"></a><var>567.23</var>expiration date.<br/>
<a id="pl.567.24"></a><var>567.24</var>(c) If the commissioner changes the renewal schedule and the new expiration date is <br/>
<a id="pl.567.25"></a><var>567.25</var>less than two years in the future, the fee to be reported at the next renewal must be prorated.<br/>
<a id="pl.567.26"></a><var>567.26</var>(d) An application for licensure renewal not received within the time required under <br/>
<a id="pl.567.27"></a><var>567.27</var>paragraph (b), but received on or before the expiration date, must be accompanied by a <br/>
<a id="pl.567.28"></a><var>567.28</var>late fee in addition to the renewal fee specified in section 148.9811.<br/>
<a id="pl.567.29"></a><var>567.29</var>(e) Licensure renewals received after the expiration date shall not be accepted and <br/>
<a id="pl.567.30"></a><var>567.30</var>persons seeking licensed status must comply with the requirements of section 148.9808.<br/>
<a id="pl.567.31"></a><var>567.31</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Licensure renewal notice.</b> At least 60 calendar days before the expiration <br/>
<a id="pl.567.32"></a><var>567.32</var>date in subdivision 2, the commissioner shall notify the licensee. The notice must include <br/>
<a id="pl.567.33"></a><var>567.33</var>an application for licensure renewal and notice of fees required for renewal. The licensee's <br/>
<a id="pl.567.34"></a><var>567.34</var>failure to receive notice does not relieve the licensee of the obligation to meet the renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.567.35"></a><var>567.35</var>deadline and other requirements for licensure renewal.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.23.0"></a><a id="pl.568.1"></a><var>568.1</var>    Sec. 23. <b>[148.9808] LICENSURE RENEWAL; AFTER EXPIRATION DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.568.2"></a><var>568.2</var>An individual whose application for licensure renewal is received after the licensure <br/>
<a id="pl.568.3"></a><var>568.3</var>expiration date must submit the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.568.4"></a><var>568.4</var>(1) a completed and signed application for licensure following lapse in licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.568.5"></a><var>568.5</var>status on forms provided by the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.568.6"></a><var>568.6</var>(2) the renewal fee and the late fee required under section 148.9811;<br/>
<a id="pl.568.7"></a><var>568.7</var>(3) proof that the licensee is currently credentialed by the International Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.568.8"></a><var>568.8</var>Lactation Consultant Examiners, the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice of the <br/>
<a id="pl.568.9"></a><var>568.9</var>Healthy Children Project, Inc., or another jurisdiction as described in section 148.9806; and<br/>
<a id="pl.568.10"></a><var>568.10</var>(4) additional information as requested by the commissioner to clarify information in <br/>
<a id="pl.568.11"></a><var>568.11</var>the application, including information to determine whether the individual has engaged in <br/>
<a id="pl.568.12"></a><var>568.12</var>conduct warranting disciplinary action as set forth in section 148.9812. This information <br/>
<a id="pl.568.13"></a><var>568.13</var>must be submitted within 30 days after the commissioner's request.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.24.0"></a><a id="pl.568.14"></a><var>568.14</var>    Sec. 24. <b>[148.9809] CHANGE OF NAME, ADDRESS, OR EMPLOYMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.568.15"></a><var>568.15</var>A licensee who changes a name, address, or employment must inform the <br/>
<a id="pl.568.16"></a><var>568.16</var>commissioner, in writing, of the change of name, address, employment, business address, <br/>
<a id="pl.568.17"></a><var>568.17</var>or business telephone number within 30 days. A change in name must be accompanied by <br/>
<a id="pl.568.18"></a><var>568.18</var>a copy of a marriage certificate or court order. All notices or other correspondence mailed <br/>
<a id="pl.568.19"></a><var>568.19</var>to or served on a licensee by the commissioner at the licensee's address on file with the <br/>
<a id="pl.568.20"></a><var>568.20</var>commissioner shall be considered as having been received by the licensee. <br/>
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<a id="bill.27.25.0"></a><a id="pl.568.21"></a><var>568.21</var>    Sec. 25. <b>[148.9810] RECIPIENT NOTIFICATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.568.22"></a><var>568.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Required notification.</b> In the absence of a physician referral or <br/>
<a id="pl.568.23"></a><var>568.23</var>prior authorization, and before providing clinical lactation services for remuneration or <br/>
<a id="pl.568.24"></a><var>568.24</var>expectation of payment from the client, a licensed lactation care provider must provide the <br/>
<a id="pl.568.25"></a><var>568.25</var>following written notification in all capital letters of 12-point or larger boldface type to the <br/>
<a id="pl.568.26"></a><var>568.26</var>client, parent, or guardian: "YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, INSURER, OR PLAN <br/>
<a id="pl.568.27"></a><var>568.27</var>MAY REQUIRE A PHYSICIAN REFERRAL OR PRIOR AUTHORIZATION AND <br/>
<a id="pl.568.28"></a><var>568.28</var>YOU MAY BE OBLIGATED FOR PARTIAL OR FULL PAYMENT FOR CLINICAL <br/>
<a id="pl.568.29"></a><var>568.29</var>LACTATION SERVICES RENDERED." Information other than this notification may be <br/>
<a id="pl.568.30"></a><var>568.30</var>included as long as the notification remains conspicuous on the face of the document. A <br/>
<a id="pl.568.31"></a><var>568.31</var>nonwritten disclosure format may be used to satisfy the recipient notification requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.568.32"></a><var>568.32</var>when necessary to accommodate the physical condition of a client or client's guardian.<br/>
<a id="pl.569.1"></a><var>569.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Evidence of recipient notification.</b> The licensed lactation care provider <br/>
<a id="pl.569.2"></a><var>569.2</var>is responsible for providing evidence of compliance with the recipient notification <br/>
<a id="pl.569.3"></a><var>569.3</var>requirement of this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.26.0"></a><a id="pl.569.4"></a><var>569.4</var>    Sec. 26. <b>[148.9811] FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.569.5"></a><var>569.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Initial licensure fee.</b> The initial licensure fee for licensed lactation <br/>
<a id="pl.569.6"></a><var>569.6</var>care providers is $80. The commissioner shall prorate fees based on the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.569.7"></a><var>569.7</var>quarters remaining in the biennial licensure period.<br/>
<a id="pl.569.8"></a><var>569.8</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Licensure renewal fee.</b> The biennial licensure renewal fee for licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.569.9"></a><var>569.9</var>lactation care providers is $80.<br/>
<a id="pl.569.10"></a><var>569.10</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Duplicate license fee.</b> The fee for a duplicate license is $25.<br/>
<a id="pl.569.11"></a><var>569.11</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Late fee.</b> The fee for late submission of a renewal application is $25.<br/>
<a id="pl.569.12"></a><var>569.12</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Verification to other states.</b> The fee for verification of licensure to other <br/>
<a id="pl.569.13"></a><var>569.13</var>states is $25.<br/>
<a id="pl.569.14"></a><var>569.14</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Use of fees.</b> All fees are nonrefundable. Fees collected under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.569.15"></a><var>569.15</var>shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state government special revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.569.16"></a><var>569.16</var>fund for the purposes of administering sections 148.9801 to 148.9812.<br/>
<a id="pl.569.17"></a><var>569.17</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Penalty fee.</b> (a) The penalty for using one of the protected titles without a <br/>
<a id="pl.569.18"></a><var>569.18</var>current license after the credential has expired and before it is renewed is the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.569.19"></a><var>569.19</var>the license renewal fee for any part of the first month, plus the license renewal fee for any <br/>
<a id="pl.569.20"></a><var>569.20</var>part of any subsequent month up to 36 months.<br/>
<a id="pl.569.21"></a><var>569.21</var>(b) The penalty for applicants who use the protected title of licensed lactation care <br/>
<a id="pl.569.22"></a><var>569.22</var>provider before being issued a license is the amount of the license application fee for any <br/>
<a id="pl.569.23"></a><var>569.23</var>part of the first month, plus the license application fee for any part of any subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.569.24"></a><var>569.24</var>month up to 36 months.<br/>
<a id="pl.569.25"></a><var>569.25</var>(c) For conduct described in paragraph (a) or (b) exceeding six months, payment of a <br/>
<a id="pl.569.26"></a><var>569.26</var>penalty does not preclude any disciplinary action reasonably justified by the individual case.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.27.0"></a><a id="pl.569.27"></a><var>569.27</var>    Sec. 27. <b>[148.9812] GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE OR DENIAL OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.569.28"></a><var>569.28</var><b>LICENSURE; INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES; DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.569.29"></a><var>569.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Grounds for discipline or denial of licensure.</b> The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.569.30"></a><var>569.30</var>may deny an application for licensure, may approve licensure with conditions, or may <br/>
<a id="pl.569.31"></a><var>569.31</var>discipline a licensee using any disciplinary action listed in subdivision 3 on proof that <br/>
<a id="pl.569.32"></a><var>569.32</var>the individual has:<br/>
<a id="pl.569.33"></a><var>569.33</var>(1) intentionally submitted false or misleading information to the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.1"></a><var>570.1</var>(2) failed, within 30 days, to provide information in response to a written request by <br/>
<a id="pl.570.2"></a><var>570.2</var>the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.3"></a><var>570.3</var>(3) performed services of a licensed lactation care provider in an incompetent <br/>
<a id="pl.570.4"></a><var>570.4</var>manner, in a manner that is outside of the provider's scope of practice, or in a manner that <br/>
<a id="pl.570.5"></a><var>570.5</var>falls below the community standard of care;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.6"></a><var>570.6</var>(4) violated a provision of sections 148.9801 to 148.9812;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.7"></a><var>570.7</var>(5) aided or abetted another person in violating a provision of sections 148.9801 to <br/>
<a id="pl.570.8"></a><var>570.8</var>148.9812; <br/>
<a id="pl.570.9"></a><var>570.9</var>(6) failed to perform services with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety due to the <br/>
<a id="pl.570.10"></a><var>570.10</var>use of alcohol or drugs, or other physical or mental impairment;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.11"></a><var>570.11</var>(7) been convicted of violating any state or federal law, rule, or regulation which <br/>
<a id="pl.570.12"></a><var>570.12</var>directly relates to the practice of clinical lactation services;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.13"></a><var>570.13</var>(8) been disciplined for conduct in the practice of an occupation by the state of <br/>
<a id="pl.570.14"></a><var>570.14</var>Minnesota, another jurisdiction, or a national professional association, if any of the <br/>
<a id="pl.570.15"></a><var>570.15</var>grounds for discipline are the same or substantially equivalent to those in sections <br/>
<a id="pl.570.16"></a><var>570.16</var>148.9801 to 148.9812;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.17"></a><var>570.17</var>(9) not cooperated with the commissioner in an investigation conducted according to <br/>
<a id="pl.570.18"></a><var>570.18</var>subdivision 2;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.19"></a><var>570.19</var>(10) advertised in a manner that is false or misleading;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.20"></a><var>570.20</var>(11) engaged in dishonest, unethical, or unprofessional conduct in connection with the <br/>
<a id="pl.570.21"></a><var>570.21</var>practice of clinical lactation services that is likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.22"></a><var>570.22</var>(12) demonstrated a willful or careless disregard for the health, welfare, or safety <br/>
<a id="pl.570.23"></a><var>570.23</var>of a client;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.24"></a><var>570.24</var>(13) performed medical diagnosis or provided treatment without being licensed to <br/>
<a id="pl.570.25"></a><var>570.25</var>do so under the laws of this state;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.26"></a><var>570.26</var>(14) paid or promised to pay a commission or part of a fee to any person who <br/>
<a id="pl.570.27"></a><var>570.27</var>contacts the licensed lactation care provider for consultation or sends patients to the <br/>
<a id="pl.570.28"></a><var>570.28</var>licensed lactation care provider for treatment;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.29"></a><var>570.29</var>(15) engaged in abusive or fraudulent billing practices, including violations of <br/>
<a id="pl.570.30"></a><var>570.30</var>federal Medicare and Medicaid laws, Food and Drug Administration regulations, or state <br/>
<a id="pl.570.31"></a><var>570.31</var>medical assistance laws;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.32"></a><var>570.32</var>(16) obtained money, property, or services from a consumer through the use of <br/>
<a id="pl.570.33"></a><var>570.33</var>undue influence, high-pressure sales tactics, harassment, duress, deception, or fraud;<br/>
<a id="pl.570.34"></a><var>570.34</var>(17) performed services for a client who had no possibility of benefiting from the <br/>
<a id="pl.570.35"></a><var>570.35</var>services;<br/>
<a id="pl.571.1"></a><var>571.1</var>(18) failed to refer a client for medical evaluation when appropriate or when a client <br/>
<a id="pl.571.2"></a><var>571.2</var>indicated symptoms associated with diseases that could be medically or surgically treated;<br/>
<a id="pl.571.3"></a><var>571.3</var>(19) engaged in conduct with a client that is sexual, or may reasonably be interpreted <br/>
<a id="pl.571.4"></a><var>571.4</var>by the client as sexual, or in any verbal behavior that is seductive or sexually demeaning <br/>
<a id="pl.571.5"></a><var>571.5</var>to a client;<br/>
<a id="pl.571.6"></a><var>571.6</var>(20) violated a federal or state court order, including a conciliation court judgment, <br/>
<a id="pl.571.7"></a><var>571.7</var>or a disciplinary order issued by the commissioner, related to the person's clinical lactation <br/>
<a id="pl.571.8"></a><var>571.8</var>services practice; or<br/>
<a id="pl.571.9"></a><var>571.9</var>(21) any other just cause related to the practice of clinical lactation services.<br/>
<a id="pl.571.10"></a><var>571.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Investigation of complaints.</b> The commissioner may initiate an <br/>
<a id="pl.571.11"></a><var>571.11</var>investigation upon receiving a complaint or other oral or written communication that <br/>
<a id="pl.571.12"></a><var>571.12</var>alleges or implies that a person has violated sections 148.9801 to 148.9812. In the <br/>
<a id="pl.571.13"></a><var>571.13</var>receipt, investigation, and hearing of a complaint that alleges or implies that a person has <br/>
<a id="pl.571.14"></a><var>571.14</var>violated sections 148.9801 to 148.9812, the commissioner shall follow the procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.571.15"></a><var>571.15</var>in section 214.10. <br/>
<a id="pl.571.16"></a><var>571.16</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Disciplinary action.</b> If the commissioner finds that a licensed lactation <br/>
<a id="pl.571.17"></a><var>571.17</var>care provider should be disciplined according to subdivision 1, the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.571.18"></a><var>571.18</var>take any one or more of the following actions:<br/>
<a id="pl.571.19"></a><var>571.19</var>(1) refuse to grant or renew licensure;<br/>
<a id="pl.571.20"></a><var>571.20</var>(2) approve licensure with conditions;<br/>
<a id="pl.571.21"></a><var>571.21</var>(3) revoke licensure;<br/>
<a id="pl.571.22"></a><var>571.22</var>(4) suspend licensure;<br/>
<a id="pl.571.23"></a><var>571.23</var>(5) any reasonable lesser action including, but not limited to, reprimand or restriction <br/>
<a id="pl.571.24"></a><var>571.24</var>on licensure; or<br/>
<a id="pl.571.25"></a><var>571.25</var>(6) any action authorized by statute.<br/>
<a id="pl.571.26"></a><var>571.26</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Effect of specific disciplinary action on use of title.</b> Upon notice from <br/>
<a id="pl.571.27"></a><var>571.27</var>the commissioner denying licensure renewal or upon notice that disciplinary actions have <br/>
<a id="pl.571.28"></a><var>571.28</var>been imposed and the person is no longer entitled to provide clinical lactation services and <br/>
<a id="pl.571.29"></a><var>571.29</var>use one of the protected titles, the person shall cease to provide clinical lactation services, <br/>
<a id="pl.571.30"></a><var>571.30</var>to use the title protected by sections 148.9801 to 148.9812, and to represent to the public <br/>
<a id="pl.571.31"></a><var>571.31</var>that the person is licensed by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.571.32"></a><var>571.32</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Reinstatement requirements after disciplinary action.</b> A person who <br/>
<a id="pl.571.33"></a><var>571.33</var>has had licensure suspended may request and provide justification for reinstatement <br/>
<a id="pl.571.34"></a><var>571.34</var>following the period of suspension specified by the commissioner. The requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.571.35"></a><var>571.35</var>of section 148.9808 for renewing licensure and any other conditions imposed with the <br/>
<a id="pl.571.36"></a><var>571.36</var>suspension must be met before licensure may be reinstated.<br/>
<a id="pl.572.1"></a><var>572.1</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Authority to contract.</b> The commissioner shall contract with the health <br/>
<a id="pl.572.2"></a><var>572.2</var>professionals services program as authorized by sections 214.31 to 214.37 to provide these <br/>
<a id="pl.572.3"></a><var>572.3</var>services to practitioners under sections 148.9801 to 148.9812. The health professionals <br/>
<a id="pl.572.4"></a><var>572.4</var>services program does not affect the commissioner's authority to discipline violations of <br/>
<a id="pl.572.5"></a><var>572.5</var>sections 148.9801 to 148.9812.<br/>

<a id="bill.27.28.0"></a><a id="pl.572.7"></a><var>572.7</var>    Sec. 28. <b>[148.982] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.572.8"></a><var>572.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability.</b> The definitions in this section apply to sections <br/>
<a id="pl.572.9"></a><var>572.9</var>148.982 to 148.9885.<br/>
<a id="pl.572.10"></a><var>572.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Advertise.</b> "Advertise" means to publish, display, broadcast, or disseminate <br/>
<a id="pl.572.11"></a><var>572.11</var>information by any means that can be reasonably construed as an advertisement.<br/>
<a id="pl.572.12"></a><var>572.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Advisory council.</b> "Advisory council" means the Registered Massage and <br/>
<a id="pl.572.13"></a><var>572.13</var>Bodywork Therapist Advisory Council established under section 148.9861.<br/>
<a id="pl.572.14"></a><var>572.14</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Applicant.</b> "Applicant" means an individual applying for registration or <br/>
<a id="pl.572.15"></a><var>572.15</var>renewal according to sections 148.982 to 148.9885.<br/>
<a id="pl.572.16"></a><var>572.16</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Board.</b> "Board" means the Minnesota Board of Nursing.<br/>
<a id="pl.572.17"></a><var>572.17</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Client.</b> "Client" means a recipient of massage and bodywork therapy <br/>
<a id="pl.572.18"></a><var>572.18</var>services.<br/>
<a id="pl.572.19"></a><var>572.19</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Competency exam.</b> "Competency exam" means a massage and bodywork <br/>
<a id="pl.572.20"></a><var>572.20</var>therapy competency assessment that is approved by the board and is psychometrically <br/>
<a id="pl.572.21"></a><var>572.21</var>valid, based on a job task analysis, and administered by a national testing organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.572.22"></a><var>572.22</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Contact hour.</b> "Contact hour" means an instructional session of at least <br/>
<a id="pl.572.23"></a><var>572.23</var>50 consecutive minutes, excluding coffee breaks, registration, meals without a speaker, <br/>
<a id="pl.572.24"></a><var>572.24</var>and social activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.572.25"></a><var>572.25</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Credential.</b> "Credential" means a license, registration, or certification.<br/>
<a id="pl.572.26"></a><var>572.26</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Health care provider.</b> "Health care provider" means a person who has a <br/>
<a id="pl.572.27"></a><var>572.27</var>state credential to provide one or more of the following services: medical as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.572.28"></a><var>572.28</var>section 147.081, chiropractic as defined in section 148.01, podiatry as defined in section <br/>
<a id="pl.572.29"></a><var>572.29</var>153.01, dentistry as defined in section 150A.01, physical therapy as defined in section <br/>
<a id="pl.572.30"></a><var>572.30</var>148.65, or other state-credentialed providers.<br/>
<a id="pl.572.31"></a><var>572.31</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Massage and bodywork therapy.</b> "Massage and bodywork therapy" <br/>
<a id="pl.572.32"></a><var>572.32</var>means a health care service involving systematic and structured touch and palpation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.572.33"></a><var>572.33</var>pressure and movement of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia, in order to reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.572.34"></a><var>572.34</var>muscle tension, relieve soft tissue pain, improve circulation, increase flexibility, increase <br/>
<a id="pl.573.1"></a><var>573.1</var>activity of the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system, or to promote <br/>
<a id="pl.573.2"></a><var>573.2</var>general wellness, by use of the techniques and applications described in section 148.983.<br/>
<a id="pl.573.3"></a><var>573.3</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Municipality.</b> "Municipality" means a county, town, or home rule <br/>
<a id="pl.573.4"></a><var>573.4</var>charter or statutory city.<br/>
<a id="pl.573.5"></a><var>573.5</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Physical agent modality.</b> "Physical agent modality" means modalities <br/>
<a id="pl.573.6"></a><var>573.6</var>that use the properties of light, water, temperature, sound, and electricity to produce <br/>
<a id="pl.573.7"></a><var>573.7</var>a response in soft tissue.<br/>
<a id="pl.573.8"></a><var>573.8</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Practice of massage and bodywork therapy.</b> "Practice of massage and <br/>
<a id="pl.573.9"></a><var>573.9</var>bodywork therapy" means to engage professionally for compensation or as a volunteer in <br/>
<a id="pl.573.10"></a><var>573.10</var>massage and bodywork therapy or the instruction of professional technique coursework.<br/>
<a id="pl.573.11"></a><var>573.11</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Professional organization.</b> "Professional organization" means an <br/>
<a id="pl.573.12"></a><var>573.12</var>organization that represents massage and bodywork therapists, was established before <br/>
<a id="pl.573.13"></a><var>573.13</var>the year 2005, offers professional liability insurance as a benefit of membership, has an <br/>
<a id="pl.573.14"></a><var>573.14</var>established code of professional ethics, and is board approved.<br/>
<a id="pl.573.15"></a><var>573.15</var>    Subd. 16. <b>Registered massage and bodywork therapist or registrant.</b> "Registered <br/>
<a id="pl.573.16"></a><var>573.16</var>massage and bodywork therapist" or "registrant" means a health care provider registered <br/>
<a id="pl.573.17"></a><var>573.17</var>according to sections 148.982 to 148.9885, for the practice of massage and bodywork <br/>
<a id="pl.573.18"></a><var>573.18</var>therapy.<br/>
<a id="pl.573.19"></a><var>573.19</var>    Subd. 17. <b>State.</b> "State" means any state in the United States, the District of <br/>
<a id="pl.573.20"></a><var>573.20</var>Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or Guam; or any Canadian <br/>
<a id="pl.573.21"></a><var>573.21</var>province or similar political subdivision of a foreign country; except "this state" means the <br/>
<a id="pl.573.22"></a><var>573.22</var>state of Minnesota.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.29.0"></a><a id="pl.573.23"></a><var>573.23</var>    Sec. 29. <b>[148.983] MASSAGE AND BODYWORK THERAPY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.573.24"></a><var>573.24</var>(a) The practice of massage and bodywork therapy by a registered massage and <br/>
<a id="pl.573.25"></a><var>573.25</var>bodywork therapist includes the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.573.26"></a><var>573.26</var>(1) use of any or all of the following techniques using the hands, forearms, elbows, <br/>
<a id="pl.573.27"></a><var>573.27</var>knees, or feet, or handheld, nonpuncturing, mechanical, or electrical devices that <br/>
<a id="pl.573.28"></a><var>573.28</var>mimic or enhance the actions of the human hands: effleurage or gliding; petrissage or <br/>
<a id="pl.573.29"></a><var>573.29</var>kneading; vibration and jostling; friction; tapotement or percussion; compression; fascial <br/>
<a id="pl.573.30"></a><var>573.30</var>manipulation; passive stretching within the normal anatomical range of motion; and<br/>
<a id="pl.573.31"></a><var>573.31</var>(2) application and use of any of the following: oils, lotions, gels, rubbing alcohol, or <br/>
<a id="pl.573.32"></a><var>573.32</var>powders for the purpose of lubricating the skin to be massaged; creams, with the exception <br/>
<a id="pl.573.33"></a><var>573.33</var>of prescription medicinal creams; hot or cold stones; essential oils as used in aromatherapy <br/>
<a id="pl.573.34"></a><var>573.34</var>for inhalation or diluted for topical application; salt glows and wraps; or heat or ice.<br/>
<a id="pl.574.1"></a><var>574.1</var>(b) The practice of massage and bodywork therapy does not include any of the <br/>
<a id="pl.574.2"></a><var>574.2</var>following:<br/>
<a id="pl.574.3"></a><var>574.3</var>(1) diagnosing any illness or disease;<br/>
<a id="pl.574.4"></a><var>574.4</var>(2) altering a course of recommended massage and bodywork therapy when <br/>
<a id="pl.574.5"></a><var>574.5</var>recommended by a state-credentialed health care provider without first consulting that <br/>
<a id="pl.574.6"></a><var>574.6</var>health care provider;<br/>
<a id="pl.574.7"></a><var>574.7</var>(3) prescription of drugs or medicines;<br/>
<a id="pl.574.8"></a><var>574.8</var>    (4) intentional adjustment, manipulation, or mobilization of abnormal articulations, <br/>
<a id="pl.574.9"></a><var>574.9</var>neurological disturbances, structural alterations, biomechanical alterations as described in <br/>
<a id="pl.574.10"></a><var>574.10</var>section 148.01, including by means of a high-velocity, low-amplitude thrusting force or by <br/>
<a id="pl.574.11"></a><var>574.11</var>means of manual therapy or mechanical therapy for the manipulation or adjustment of <br/>
<a id="pl.574.12"></a><var>574.12</var>joint articulation as defined in section 146.23; or<br/>
<a id="pl.574.13"></a><var>574.13</var>(5) application of physical agent modalities, needles that puncture the skin, or <br/>
<a id="pl.574.14"></a><var>574.14</var>injection therapy.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.30.0"></a><a id="pl.574.15"></a><var>574.15</var>    Sec. 30. <b>[148.984] LIMITATIONS ON PRACTICE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.574.16"></a><var>574.16</var>If a massage and bodywork therapist has reason to believe a client's medical <br/>
<a id="pl.574.17"></a><var>574.17</var>condition is beyond the scope of practice established by sections 148.982 to 148.9885, or <br/>
<a id="pl.574.18"></a><var>574.18</var>by rules of the board for a registered massage and bodywork therapist, the massage and <br/>
<a id="pl.574.19"></a><var>574.19</var>bodywork therapist must refer the client to a health care provider as defined in sections <br/>
<a id="pl.574.20"></a><var>574.20</var>148.982 to 148.9885, but is not prohibited from comanaging the client.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.31.0"></a><a id="pl.574.21"></a><var>574.21</var>    Sec. 31. <b>[148.985] PROTECTED TITLES AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.574.22"></a><var>574.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Designation.</b> An individual regulated by sections 148.982 to <br/>
<a id="pl.574.23"></a><var>574.23</var>148.9885, is designated as a "registered massage and bodywork therapist" or "RMBT."<br/>
<a id="pl.574.24"></a><var>574.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Title protection.</b> Effective July 1, 2017, no individual may use the title <br/>
<a id="pl.574.25"></a><var>574.25</var>"registered massage and bodywork therapist," or use, in connection with the individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.574.26"></a><var>574.26</var>name, the letters "RMBT," or any other titles, words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia <br/>
<a id="pl.574.27"></a><var>574.27</var>indicating or implying that the individual is registered or eligible for registration by this <br/>
<a id="pl.574.28"></a><var>574.28</var>state as a registered massage therapist unless the individual has been registered under <br/>
<a id="pl.574.29"></a><var>574.29</var>sections 148.982 to 148.9885.<br/>
<a id="pl.574.30"></a><var>574.30</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Identification of registrants.</b> (a) A massage and bodywork therapist <br/>
<a id="pl.574.31"></a><var>574.31</var>registered according to sections 148.982 to 148.9885 shall be identified as a "registered <br/>
<a id="pl.574.32"></a><var>574.32</var>massage and bodywork therapist." If not written in full, this must be designated as "RMBT."<br/>
<a id="pl.575.1"></a><var>575.1</var>(b) The board may adopt rules for the implementation of this section, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.575.2"></a><var>575.2</var>identification of terms or references that may be used only by registered massage and <br/>
<a id="pl.575.3"></a><var>575.3</var>bodywork therapists as necessary to protect the public.<br/>
<a id="pl.575.4"></a><var>575.4</var>(c) A massage and bodywork therapist who is credentialed by another state, or who <br/>
<a id="pl.575.5"></a><var>575.5</var>holds a certification from organizations, agencies, or educational providers may advertise <br/>
<a id="pl.575.6"></a><var>575.6</var>using those terms or letters to indicate that credential, provided that the credentialing <br/>
<a id="pl.575.7"></a><var>575.7</var>body is clearly identified.<br/>
<a id="pl.575.8"></a><var>575.8</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Other health care providers.</b> Nothing in sections 148.982 to 148.9885 <br/>
<a id="pl.575.9"></a><var>575.9</var>may be construed to prohibit, restrict the practice of, or require massage and bodywork <br/>
<a id="pl.575.10"></a><var>575.10</var>therapy registration of any of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.575.11"></a><var>575.11</var>(1) a health care provider credentialed by this state, using massage and bodywork <br/>
<a id="pl.575.12"></a><var>575.12</var>therapy techniques within the scope of the provider's credential, provided the provider <br/>
<a id="pl.575.13"></a><var>575.13</var>does not advertise or imply that the provider is registered according to sections 148.982 <br/>
<a id="pl.575.14"></a><var>575.14</var>to 148.9885; or<br/>
<a id="pl.575.15"></a><var>575.15</var>(2) the natural health procedures, practices, and treatments in section 146A.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.575.16"></a><var>575.16</var>subdivision 4, provided that the provider does not advertise or imply that the provider is <br/>
<a id="pl.575.17"></a><var>575.17</var>registered according to sections 148.982 to 148.9885.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.32.0"></a><a id="pl.575.18"></a><var>575.18</var>    Sec. 32. <b>[148.986] POWERS OF BOARD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.575.19"></a><var>575.19</var>The board, acting with the advice of the advisory council, shall issue registrations to <br/>
<a id="pl.575.20"></a><var>575.20</var>duly qualified applicants and shall exercise the following powers and duties:<br/>
<a id="pl.575.21"></a><var>575.21</var>(1) adopt rules, including standards of practice and a professional code of ethics, <br/>
<a id="pl.575.22"></a><var>575.22</var>consistent with the law, as may be necessary to enable the board to implement the <br/>
<a id="pl.575.23"></a><var>575.23</var>provisions of sections 148.982 to 148.9885;<br/>
<a id="pl.575.24"></a><var>575.24</var>(2) assign duties to the advisory council that are necessary to implement the <br/>
<a id="pl.575.25"></a><var>575.25</var>provisions of sections 148.982 to 148.9885;<br/>
<a id="pl.575.26"></a><var>575.26</var>(3) approve or conduct a competency exam;<br/>
<a id="pl.575.27"></a><var>575.27</var>(4) appoint members to the advisory council according to section 148.9861 and <br/>
<a id="pl.575.28"></a><var>575.28</var>chapter 214;<br/>
<a id="pl.575.29"></a><var>575.29</var>(5) enforce sections 148.982 to 148.9885; investigate violations of section 148.9882 <br/>
<a id="pl.575.30"></a><var>575.30</var>by a registrant or applicant; impose discipline as described in section 148.9882, and incur <br/>
<a id="pl.575.31"></a><var>575.31</var>any necessary expense;<br/>
<a id="pl.575.32"></a><var>575.32</var>(6) maintain a record of names and addresses of registrants;<br/>
<a id="pl.575.33"></a><var>575.33</var>(7) keep a permanent record of all its proceedings;<br/>
<a id="pl.576.1"></a><var>576.1</var>(8) distribute information regarding massage and bodywork therapy standards, <br/>
<a id="pl.576.2"></a><var>576.2</var>including applications and forms necessary to carry into effect the provisions of sections <br/>
<a id="pl.576.3"></a><var>576.3</var>148.982 to 148.9885;<br/>
<a id="pl.576.4"></a><var>576.4</var>(9) take action on applications according to section 148.9881; and<br/>
<a id="pl.576.5"></a><var>576.5</var>(10) employ and establish the duties of necessary personnel.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.33.0"></a><a id="pl.576.6"></a><var>576.6</var>    Sec. 33. <b>[148.9861] REGISTERED MASSAGE AND BODYWORK THERAPIST </b><br/>
<a id="pl.576.7"></a><var>576.7</var><b>ADVISORY COUNCIL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.576.8"></a><var>576.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Creation; membership.</b> (a) The Registered Massage and Bodywork <br/>
<a id="pl.576.9"></a><var>576.9</var>Therapist Advisory Council is created and is composed of five members appointed by <br/>
<a id="pl.576.10"></a><var>576.10</var>the board. All members must have resided in this state for at least three years prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.576.11"></a><var>576.11</var>appointment. The advisory council consists of:<br/>
<a id="pl.576.12"></a><var>576.12</var>(1) two public members, as defined in section 214.02;<br/>
<a id="pl.576.13"></a><var>576.13</var>(2) three members who, except for initial appointees, are registered massage and <br/>
<a id="pl.576.14"></a><var>576.14</var>bodywork therapists. Initial appointees must practice massage and bodywork therapy. <br/>
<a id="pl.576.15"></a><var>576.15</var>An initial appointee shall be removed from the council if the appointee does not obtain <br/>
<a id="pl.576.16"></a><var>576.16</var>registration under section 148.987 within a reasonable time after registration procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.576.17"></a><var>576.17</var>are established.<br/>
<a id="pl.576.18"></a><var>576.18</var>(b) A person may not be appointed to serve more than two consecutive full terms.<br/>
<a id="pl.576.19"></a><var>576.19</var>(c) No more than one member of the advisory council may be an owner or <br/>
<a id="pl.576.20"></a><var>576.20</var>administrator of a massage and bodywork therapy education provider.<br/>
<a id="pl.576.21"></a><var>576.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Vacancies.</b> When a vacancy occurs for a member who is a registered <br/>
<a id="pl.576.22"></a><var>576.22</var>massage and bodywork therapist, the board may appoint a member from among qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.576.23"></a><var>576.23</var>candidates or from a list of nominees submitted by professional organizations that contains <br/>
<a id="pl.576.24"></a><var>576.24</var>twice the number of nominees as vacancies. The board may fill vacancies occurring on <br/>
<a id="pl.576.25"></a><var>576.25</var>the advisory council for unexpired terms according to this section. Members shall retain <br/>
<a id="pl.576.26"></a><var>576.26</var>membership until a qualified successor is appointed.<br/>
<a id="pl.576.27"></a><var>576.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Terms; compensation; removal.</b> Membership terms shall be as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.576.28"></a><var>576.28</var>in section 15.059, subdivision 2.  The members appointed under subdivision 1, clause (2), <br/>
<a id="pl.576.29"></a><var>576.29</var>shall serve terms that are coterminous with the governor.  Members shall be compensated <br/>
<a id="pl.576.30"></a><var>576.30</var>as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.  Members may be removed and vacancies <br/>
<a id="pl.576.31"></a><var>576.31</var>filled as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 4, except as provided in subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.576.32"></a><var>576.32</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Chair.</b> The council must elect a chair from among its members.<br/>
<a id="pl.576.33"></a><var>576.33</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Staffing.</b> The Minnesota Board of Nursing shall provide meeting space <br/>
<a id="pl.576.34"></a><var>576.34</var>and administrative support for the advisory council.<br/>
<a id="pl.576.35"></a><var>576.35</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Duties.</b> The advisory council shall advise the board regarding:<br/>
<a id="pl.577.1"></a><var>577.1</var>(1) establishment of standards of practice and a code of ethics for registered massage <br/>
<a id="pl.577.2"></a><var>577.2</var>and bodywork therapists;<br/>
<a id="pl.577.3"></a><var>577.3</var>(2) distribution of information regarding massage and bodywork standards;<br/>
<a id="pl.577.4"></a><var>577.4</var>(3) enforcement of sections 148.982 to 148.9885;<br/>
<a id="pl.577.5"></a><var>577.5</var>(4) applications and recommendations of applicants for registration or registration <br/>
<a id="pl.577.6"></a><var>577.6</var>renewal;<br/>
<a id="pl.577.7"></a><var>577.7</var>(5) complaints and recommendations regarding disciplinary matters and proceedings <br/>
<a id="pl.577.8"></a><var>577.8</var>according to sections 214.10; 214.103; and 214.13, subdivisions 6 and 7;<br/>
<a id="pl.577.9"></a><var>577.9</var>(6) approval or creation of a competency exam granting status as an approved <br/>
<a id="pl.577.10"></a><var>577.10</var>education provider; and<br/>
<a id="pl.577.11"></a><var>577.11</var>(7) performance of other duties of advisory councils under chapter 214, or as <br/>
<a id="pl.577.12"></a><var>577.12</var>directed by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.577.13"></a><var>577.13</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Sunset.</b> The advisory council shall not expire.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.34.0"></a><a id="pl.577.14"></a><var>577.14</var>    Sec. 34. <b>[148.987] REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.577.15"></a><var>577.15</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Registration.</b> To be eligible for registration according to sections <br/>
<a id="pl.577.16"></a><var>577.16</var>148.982 to 148.9885, an applicant must:<br/>
<a id="pl.577.17"></a><var>577.17</var>(1) pay applicable fees;<br/>
<a id="pl.577.18"></a><var>577.18</var>(2) submit to a criminal background check and pay the fees associated with obtaining <br/>
<a id="pl.577.19"></a><var>577.19</var>the criminal background check. The background check shall be conducted in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.577.20"></a><var>577.20</var>with section 214.075; and <br/>
<a id="pl.577.21"></a><var>577.21</var>(3) file a written application on a form provided by the board that includes:<br/>
<a id="pl.577.22"></a><var>577.22</var>(i) the applicant's name, Social Security number, home address and telephone <br/>
<a id="pl.577.23"></a><var>577.23</var>number, business address and telephone number, and business setting;<br/>
<a id="pl.577.24"></a><var>577.24</var>(ii) provide proof, as required by the board, of:<br/>
<a id="pl.577.25"></a><var>577.25</var>(A) having obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent;<br/>
<a id="pl.577.26"></a><var>577.26</var>(B) being 18 years of age or older;<br/>
<a id="pl.577.27"></a><var>577.27</var>(C) current cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid certification; <br/>
<a id="pl.577.28"></a><var>577.28</var>(D) current professional liability insurance coverage, with a minimum of $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.577.29"></a><var>577.29</var>of coverage per occurrence; and<br/>
<a id="pl.577.30"></a><var>577.30</var>    (E) proof, as required by the board, that the applicant has completed a postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.577.31"></a><var>577.31</var>course of study that includes:<br/>
<a id="pl.577.32"></a><var>577.32</var>    (aa) science, including anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, pathology, hygiene, <br/>
<a id="pl.577.33"></a><var>577.33</var>and standard precautions; and<br/>
<a id="pl.577.34"></a><var>577.34</var>    (bb) clinical practice in massage and bodywork therapy techniques; supervised <br/>
<a id="pl.577.35"></a><var>577.35</var>practice; professional ethics and standards of practice; business and legal practices related <br/>
<a id="pl.578.1"></a><var>578.1</var>to massage and bodywork therapy; and history, theory, and research related to massage <br/>
<a id="pl.578.2"></a><var>578.2</var>and bodywork therapy;<br/>
<a id="pl.578.3"></a><var>578.3</var>(iii) unless registered under subdivision 3 or 4, successful completion of a <br/>
<a id="pl.578.4"></a><var>578.4</var>competency exam;<br/>
<a id="pl.578.5"></a><var>578.5</var>(iv) a list of credentials or memberships held in this state or other states or from <br/>
<a id="pl.578.6"></a><var>578.6</var>private credentialing or professional organizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.578.7"></a><var>578.7</var>(v) a description of any other state or municipality's refusal to credential the applicant;<br/>
<a id="pl.578.8"></a><var>578.8</var>(vi) a description of all professional disciplinary actions initiated against the <br/>
<a id="pl.578.9"></a><var>578.9</var>applicant in any jurisdiction;<br/>
<a id="pl.578.10"></a><var>578.10</var>(vii) any history of drug or alcohol abuse;<br/>
<a id="pl.578.11"></a><var>578.11</var>(viii) any misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony conviction;<br/>
<a id="pl.578.12"></a><var>578.12</var>(ix) additional information as requested by the board;<br/>
<a id="pl.578.13"></a><var>578.13</var>(x) the applicant's signature on a statement that the information in the application is <br/>
<a id="pl.578.14"></a><var>578.14</var>true and correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge; and<br/>
<a id="pl.578.15"></a><var>578.15</var>(xi) the applicant's signature on a waiver authorizing the board to obtain access to <br/>
<a id="pl.578.16"></a><var>578.16</var>the applicant's records in this state or any other state in which the applicant has engaged in <br/>
<a id="pl.578.17"></a><var>578.17</var>the practice of massage and bodywork therapy.<br/>
<a id="pl.578.18"></a><var>578.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Registration prohibited.</b> The board may deny an application for <br/>
<a id="pl.578.19"></a><var>578.19</var>registration if an applicant:<br/>
<a id="pl.578.20"></a><var>578.20</var>(1) has been convicted in this state of any of the following crimes, or of equivalent <br/>
<a id="pl.578.21"></a><var>578.21</var>crimes in another state:<br/>
<a id="pl.578.22"></a><var>578.22</var>(i) prostitution as defined under section 609.321, 609.324, or 609.3242;<br/>
<a id="pl.578.23"></a><var>578.23</var>(ii) criminal sexual conduct under sections 609.342 to 609.3451, or 609.3453; or<br/>
<a id="pl.578.24"></a><var>578.24</var>    (iii) a violent crime as defined under section 611A.08, subdivision 6;<br/>
<a id="pl.578.25"></a><var>578.25</var>    (2) is a registered sex offender under section 243.166; <br/>
<a id="pl.578.26"></a><var>578.26</var>(3) has been subjected to disciplinary action under section 146A.09, if the board <br/>
<a id="pl.578.27"></a><var>578.27</var>determines such denial is necessary to protect the public; or<br/>
<a id="pl.578.28"></a><var>578.28</var>(4) if an applicant is charged with or under investigation for complaints in this state or <br/>
<a id="pl.578.29"></a><var>578.29</var>any state that would constitute a violation of the statutes or rules established for the practice <br/>
<a id="pl.578.30"></a><var>578.30</var>of massage and bodywork therapy in this state, the applicant shall not be registered until <br/>
<a id="pl.578.31"></a><var>578.31</var>the complaints have been resolved in the applicant's favor. Should a complaint be resolved <br/>
<a id="pl.578.32"></a><var>578.32</var>in favor of the complainant, the application for registration in this state may be denied.<br/>
<a id="pl.578.33"></a><var>578.33</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Registration by endorsement.</b> (a) To be eligible for registration by <br/>
<a id="pl.578.34"></a><var>578.34</var>endorsement, an applicant shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.578.35"></a><var>578.35</var>(1) meet the requirements for registration in subdivision 1, clauses (1), (2), and <br/>
<a id="pl.578.36"></a><var>578.36</var>(3), items (v) to (xi); and<br/>
<a id="pl.579.1"></a><var>579.1</var>(2) provide proof of a current and unrestricted equivalent credential in another <br/>
<a id="pl.579.2"></a><var>579.2</var>state that has qualifications at least equivalent to the requirements of sections 148.982 to <br/>
<a id="pl.579.3"></a><var>579.3</var>148.9885. The proof shall include records as required by rules of the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.579.4"></a><var>579.4</var>(b) Registrations issued by endorsement shall expire on the same schedule and be <br/>
<a id="pl.579.5"></a><var>579.5</var>renewed by the same procedures as registrations issued under subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.579.6"></a><var>579.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Registration by grandfathering.</b> (a) To be eligible for registration by <br/>
<a id="pl.579.7"></a><var>579.7</var>grandfathering, an applicant shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.579.8"></a><var>579.8</var>(1) meet the requirements for registration in subdivision 1, clauses (1), (2), and <br/>
<a id="pl.579.9"></a><var>579.9</var>(3), items (v) to (xi); and<br/>
<a id="pl.579.10"></a><var>579.10</var>(2) provide documentation as specified by the board demonstrating the applicant has <br/>
<a id="pl.579.11"></a><var>579.11</var>met at least one of the following qualifications:<br/>
<a id="pl.579.12"></a><var>579.12</var>(i) successful completion of at least 500 hours of supervised classroom and hands-on <br/>
<a id="pl.579.13"></a><var>579.13</var>instruction relating to massage and bodywork therapy;<br/>
<a id="pl.579.14"></a><var>579.14</var>(ii) successful completion of a competency exam;<br/>
<a id="pl.579.15"></a><var>579.15</var>(iii) evidence of experience in the practice of massage and bodywork therapy for at <br/>
<a id="pl.579.16"></a><var>579.16</var>least two of the previous five years immediately preceding application; or<br/>
<a id="pl.579.17"></a><var>579.17</var>(iv) active membership in a professional organization for at least two of the previous <br/>
<a id="pl.579.18"></a><var>579.18</var>five years immediately preceding application.<br/>
<a id="pl.579.19"></a><var>579.19</var>(b) Registrations issued by grandfathering shall expire and be renewed on the same <br/>
<a id="pl.579.20"></a><var>579.20</var>schedule and by the same procedures as registrations issued under subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.579.21"></a><var>579.21</var>(c) This subdivision is effective for two years after the first date the board has made <br/>
<a id="pl.579.22"></a><var>579.22</var>applications available.<br/>
<a id="pl.579.23"></a><var>579.23</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Temporary permit.</b> A temporary permit to practice as a registered <br/>
<a id="pl.579.24"></a><var>579.24</var>massage and bodywork therapist may be issued to an applicant eligible for registration <br/>
<a id="pl.579.25"></a><var>579.25</var>under subdivision 1, 3, or 4, if the application for registration is complete, all applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.579.26"></a><var>579.26</var>requirements in this section have been met, and applicable fees have been paid. The <br/>
<a id="pl.579.27"></a><var>579.27</var>temporary permit remains valid until the board takes action on the applicant's application.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.35.0"></a><a id="pl.579.28"></a><var>579.28</var>    Sec. 35. <b>[148.9871] EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.579.29"></a><var>579.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Registration expiration.</b> Registrations issued according to this <br/>
<a id="pl.579.30"></a><var>579.30</var>chapter expire annually.<br/>
<a id="pl.579.31"></a><var>579.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Renewal.</b> To be eligible for registration renewal, a registrant must <br/>
<a id="pl.579.32"></a><var>579.32</var>annually, or as determined by the board:<br/>
<a id="pl.579.33"></a><var>579.33</var>(1) complete a renewal application on a form provided by the board;<br/>
<a id="pl.579.34"></a><var>579.34</var>(2) submit applicable fees; and<br/>
<a id="pl.580.1"></a><var>580.1</var>(3) submit any additional information requested by the board to clarify information <br/>
<a id="pl.580.2"></a><var>580.2</var>presented in the renewal application. The information must be submitted within 30 days <br/>
<a id="pl.580.3"></a><var>580.3</var>after the board's request, or the renewal request is canceled.<br/>
<a id="pl.580.4"></a><var>580.4</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Change of address.</b> A registrant who changes addresses must inform <br/>
<a id="pl.580.5"></a><var>580.5</var>the board within 30 days, in writing, of the change of address. Notices or other <br/>
<a id="pl.580.6"></a><var>580.6</var>correspondence mailed to or served on a registrant at the registrant's current address on <br/>
<a id="pl.580.7"></a><var>580.7</var>file shall be considered as having been received by the registrant.<br/>
<a id="pl.580.8"></a><var>580.8</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Registration renewal notice.</b> At least 60 days before the registration <br/>
<a id="pl.580.9"></a><var>580.9</var>renewal date, the board shall send out a renewal notice to the last known address of the <br/>
<a id="pl.580.10"></a><var>580.10</var>registrant on file. The notice must include a renewal application and a notice of fees <br/>
<a id="pl.580.11"></a><var>580.11</var>required for renewal. It must also inform the registrant that registration will expire without <br/>
<a id="pl.580.12"></a><var>580.12</var>further action by the board if an application for registration renewal is not received before <br/>
<a id="pl.580.13"></a><var>580.13</var>the deadline for renewal. The registrant's failure to receive this notice shall not relieve the <br/>
<a id="pl.580.14"></a><var>580.14</var>registrant of the obligation to meet the deadline and other requirements for registration <br/>
<a id="pl.580.15"></a><var>580.15</var>renewal. Failure to receive this notice is not grounds for challenging expiration of <br/>
<a id="pl.580.16"></a><var>580.16</var>registered status.<br/>
<a id="pl.580.17"></a><var>580.17</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Renewal deadline.</b> The renewal application and fee must be postmarked <br/>
<a id="pl.580.18"></a><var>580.18</var>on or before October 1 of the year of renewal or as determined by the board. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.580.19"></a><var>580.19</var>postmark is illegible, the application shall be considered timely if received by the third <br/>
<a id="pl.580.20"></a><var>580.20</var>working day after the deadline.<br/>
<a id="pl.580.21"></a><var>580.21</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Inactive status and return to active status.</b> (a) A registration may be <br/>
<a id="pl.580.22"></a><var>580.22</var>placed in inactive status upon application to the board by the registrant and upon payment <br/>
<a id="pl.580.23"></a><var>580.23</var>of an inactive status fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.580.24"></a><var>580.24</var>(b) A registrant seeking restoration to active status from inactive status must pay <br/>
<a id="pl.580.25"></a><var>580.25</var>the current renewal fees and all unpaid back inactive fees. The registrant must meet <br/>
<a id="pl.580.26"></a><var>580.26</var>the criteria for renewal under subdivision 7 prior to submitting an application to regain <br/>
<a id="pl.580.27"></a><var>580.27</var>registered status. If the registrant has been in inactive status for more than five years, a <br/>
<a id="pl.580.28"></a><var>580.28</var>qualifying score on a competency exam is required.<br/>
<a id="pl.580.29"></a><var>580.29</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Registration following lapse of registration status for two years or less.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.580.30"></a><var>580.30</var>In order for an individual whose registration status has lapsed for two years or less, to <br/>
<a id="pl.580.31"></a><var>580.31</var>regain registration status, the individual must:<br/>
<a id="pl.580.32"></a><var>580.32</var>(1) apply for registration renewal according to subdivision 2; and<br/>
<a id="pl.580.33"></a><var>580.33</var>(2) submit applicable fees for the period not registered, including the fee for late <br/>
<a id="pl.580.34"></a><var>580.34</var>renewal.<br/>
<a id="pl.580.35"></a><var>580.35</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Cancellation due to nonrenewal.</b> The board shall not renew, reissue, <br/>
<a id="pl.580.36"></a><var>580.36</var>reinstate, or restore a registration that has lapsed and has not been renewed within two <br/>
<a id="pl.581.1"></a><var>581.1</var>years. A registrant whose registration is canceled for nonrenewal must obtain a new <br/>
<a id="pl.581.2"></a><var>581.2</var>registration by applying for initial registration and fulfilling all requirements then in <br/>
<a id="pl.581.3"></a><var>581.3</var>existence for initial registration as a massage and bodywork therapist.<br/>
<a id="pl.581.4"></a><var>581.4</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Cancellation of registration in good standing.</b> (a) A registrant holding <br/>
<a id="pl.581.5"></a><var>581.5</var>active registration as a massage and bodywork therapist in this state may, upon approval <br/>
<a id="pl.581.6"></a><var>581.6</var>of the board, be granted registration cancellation if the board is not investigating the <br/>
<a id="pl.581.7"></a><var>581.7</var>person as a result of a complaint or information received or if the board has not begun <br/>
<a id="pl.581.8"></a><var>581.8</var>disciplinary proceedings against the registrant. Such action by the board shall be reported <br/>
<a id="pl.581.9"></a><var>581.9</var>as a cancellation of registration in good standing.<br/>
<a id="pl.581.10"></a><var>581.10</var>(b) A registrant who receives board approval for registration cancellation is not <br/>
<a id="pl.581.11"></a><var>581.11</var>entitled to a refund of any registration fees paid for the registration period in which <br/>
<a id="pl.581.12"></a><var>581.12</var>cancellation of the registration occurred.<br/>
<a id="pl.581.13"></a><var>581.13</var>(c) To obtain registration after cancellation, an applicant must obtain a new <br/>
<a id="pl.581.14"></a><var>581.14</var>registration by applying for initial registration and fulfilling the requirements then in <br/>
<a id="pl.581.15"></a><var>581.15</var>existence for obtaining initial registration according to sections 148.982 to 148.9885.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.36.0"></a><a id="pl.581.16"></a><var>581.16</var>    Sec. 36. <b>[148.9881] BOARD ACTION ON APPLICATIONS; DATA PRACTICES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.581.17"></a><var>581.17</var>(a) The board shall act on each application for registration or renewal according <br/>
<a id="pl.581.18"></a><var>581.18</var>to paragraphs (b) and (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.581.19"></a><var>581.19</var>(b) The board or advisory council shall determine if the applicant meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.581.20"></a><var>581.20</var>requirements for registration or renewal under section 148.987 or 148.9871. The board <br/>
<a id="pl.581.21"></a><var>581.21</var>or advisory council may investigate information provided by an applicant to determine <br/>
<a id="pl.581.22"></a><var>581.22</var>whether the information is accurate and complete, and may request additional information <br/>
<a id="pl.581.23"></a><var>581.23</var>or documentation.<br/>
<a id="pl.581.24"></a><var>581.24</var>(c) The board shall notify each applicant, in writing, of action taken on the <br/>
<a id="pl.581.25"></a><var>581.25</var>application, the grounds for denying registration if registration is denied, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.581.26"></a><var>581.26</var>applicant's right to review under paragraph (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.581.27"></a><var>581.27</var>(d) An applicant denied registration may make a written request to the board, within <br/>
<a id="pl.581.28"></a><var>581.28</var>30 days of the board's notice, to appear before the advisory council and for the advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.581.29"></a><var>581.29</var>council to review the board's decision to deny the applicant's registration. After reviewing <br/>
<a id="pl.581.30"></a><var>581.30</var>the denial, the advisory council shall make a recommendation to the board as to whether <br/>
<a id="pl.581.31"></a><var>581.31</var>the denial shall be affirmed. Each applicant is allowed only one request for review per <br/>
<a id="pl.581.32"></a><var>581.32</var>registration period.<br/>
<a id="pl.581.33"></a><var>581.33</var>(e) Section 13.41 applies to government data of the board on applicants and <br/>
<a id="pl.581.34"></a><var>581.34</var>registrants.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.37.0"></a><a id="pl.582.1"></a><var>582.1</var>    Sec. 37. <b>[148.9882] GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.582.2"></a><var>582.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Grounds listed.</b> (a) The board may deny, revoke, suspend, limit, or <br/>
<a id="pl.582.3"></a><var>582.3</var>condition the registration of a registrant or registered massage and bodywork therapist, or <br/>
<a id="pl.582.4"></a><var>582.4</var>may otherwise discipline a registrant. The fact that massage and bodywork therapy may <br/>
<a id="pl.582.5"></a><var>582.5</var>be considered a less customary approach to health care shall not constitute the basis for <br/>
<a id="pl.582.6"></a><var>582.6</var>disciplinary action per se.<br/>
<a id="pl.582.7"></a><var>582.7</var>(b) The following are grounds for disciplinary action, regardless of whether injury <br/>
<a id="pl.582.8"></a><var>582.8</var>to a client is established:<br/>
<a id="pl.582.9"></a><var>582.9</var>(1) failing to demonstrate the qualifications or to satisfy the requirements for <br/>
<a id="pl.582.10"></a><var>582.10</var>registration contained in sections 148.982 to 148.9885, or rules of the board. In the case of <br/>
<a id="pl.582.11"></a><var>582.11</var>an applicant, the burden of proof is on the applicant to demonstrate the qualifications or <br/>
<a id="pl.582.12"></a><var>582.12</var>satisfy the requirements;<br/>
<a id="pl.582.13"></a><var>582.13</var>(2) advertising in a false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading manner, including, <br/>
<a id="pl.582.14"></a><var>582.14</var>but not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.582.15"></a><var>582.15</var>(i) advertising or holding oneself out as a "registered massage and bodywork <br/>
<a id="pl.582.16"></a><var>582.16</var>therapist" or any abbreviation or derivative thereof to indicate such a title, when such <br/>
<a id="pl.582.17"></a><var>582.17</var>registration is not valid or current for any reason;<br/>
<a id="pl.582.18"></a><var>582.18</var>(ii) advertising or holding oneself out as a "licensed massage and bodywork <br/>
<a id="pl.582.19"></a><var>582.19</var>therapist" or any abbreviation or derivative thereof to indicate such a title, unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.582.20"></a><var>582.20</var>registrant currently holds a valid state license in another state and provided that the state <br/>
<a id="pl.582.21"></a><var>582.21</var>is clearly identified;<br/>
<a id="pl.582.22"></a><var>582.22</var>(iii) advertising a service, the provision of which would constitute a violation of this <br/>
<a id="pl.582.23"></a><var>582.23</var>chapter or rules established by the board; and<br/>
<a id="pl.582.24"></a><var>582.24</var>(iv) using fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation when communicating with the general <br/>
<a id="pl.582.25"></a><var>582.25</var>public, health care providers, or other business professionals;<br/>
<a id="pl.582.26"></a><var>582.26</var>(3) falsifying information in a massage and bodywork therapy registration or renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.582.27"></a><var>582.27</var>application or attempting to obtain registration, registration renewal, or reinstatement by <br/>
<a id="pl.582.28"></a><var>582.28</var>fraud, deception, or misrepresentation, or aiding and abetting any of these acts;<br/>
<a id="pl.582.29"></a><var>582.29</var>(4) engaging in conduct with a client that is sexual or may reasonably be interpreted <br/>
<a id="pl.582.30"></a><var>582.30</var>by the client as sexual, or in any verbal behavior that is seductive or sexually demeaning <br/>
<a id="pl.582.31"></a><var>582.31</var>to a client, or engaging in sexual exploitation of a client, without regard to who initiates <br/>
<a id="pl.582.32"></a><var>582.32</var>such behaviors;<br/>
<a id="pl.582.33"></a><var>582.33</var>(5) committing an act of gross malpractice, negligence, or incompetency, or failing <br/>
<a id="pl.582.34"></a><var>582.34</var>to practice massage and bodywork therapy with the level of care, skill, and treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.582.35"></a><var>582.35</var>that is recognized by a reasonably prudent massage and bodywork therapist as being <br/>
<a id="pl.582.36"></a><var>582.36</var>acceptable under similar conditions and circumstances;<br/>
<a id="pl.583.1"></a><var>583.1</var>(6) having an actual or potential inability to practice massage and bodywork therapy <br/>
<a id="pl.583.2"></a><var>583.2</var>with reasonable skill and safety to clients by reason of illness, as a result of any mental <br/>
<a id="pl.583.3"></a><var>583.3</var>or physical condition, or use of alcohol, drugs, chemicals, or any other material. Being <br/>
<a id="pl.583.4"></a><var>583.4</var>adjudicated as mentally incompetent, mentally ill, a chemically dependent person, or a <br/>
<a id="pl.583.5"></a><var>583.5</var>person dangerous to the public by a court of competent jurisdiction, inside or outside <br/>
<a id="pl.583.6"></a><var>583.6</var>of this state, may be considered as evidence of an inability to practice massage and <br/>
<a id="pl.583.7"></a><var>583.7</var>bodywork therapy;<br/>
<a id="pl.583.8"></a><var>583.8</var>(7) being the subject of disciplinary action as a massage and bodywork therapist by <br/>
<a id="pl.583.9"></a><var>583.9</var>another state or jurisdiction where the board or advisory council determines that the cause <br/>
<a id="pl.583.10"></a><var>583.10</var>of the disciplinary action would be a violation under this state's statutes or rules of the <br/>
<a id="pl.583.11"></a><var>583.11</var>board if the violation had occurred in this state;<br/>
<a id="pl.583.12"></a><var>583.12</var>(8) failing to notify the board of revocation or suspension of a credential, or any <br/>
<a id="pl.583.13"></a><var>583.13</var>other disciplinary action taken by this or any other state, territory, or country, including <br/>
<a id="pl.583.14"></a><var>583.14</var>any restrictions on the right to practice; or the surrender or voluntary termination of a <br/>
<a id="pl.583.15"></a><var>583.15</var>credential during a board investigation of a complaint, as part of a disciplinary order, or <br/>
<a id="pl.583.16"></a><var>583.16</var>while under a disciplinary order;<br/>
<a id="pl.583.17"></a><var>583.17</var>(9) conviction of a crime, including a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of <br/>
<a id="pl.583.18"></a><var>583.18</var>guilt, or a no-contest plea, in this state or elsewhere, reasonably related to engaging in <br/>
<a id="pl.583.19"></a><var>583.19</var>massage and bodywork therapy practices. Conviction, as used in this clause, includes a <br/>
<a id="pl.583.20"></a><var>583.20</var>conviction of an offense that, if committed in this state, would be deemed a felony, gross <br/>
<a id="pl.583.21"></a><var>583.21</var>misdemeanor, or misdemeanor, without regard to its designation elsewhere, or a criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.583.22"></a><var>583.22</var>proceeding where a finding or verdict of guilt is made or returned but the adjudication <br/>
<a id="pl.583.23"></a><var>583.23</var>of guilt is either withheld or not entered;<br/>
<a id="pl.583.24"></a><var>583.24</var>(10) if a registrant is on probation, failing to abide by terms of that probation;<br/>
<a id="pl.583.25"></a><var>583.25</var>(11) practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope of the practice of massage <br/>
<a id="pl.583.26"></a><var>583.26</var>and bodywork therapy;<br/>
<a id="pl.583.27"></a><var>583.27</var>(12) managing client records and information improperly, including but not limited to <br/>
<a id="pl.583.28"></a><var>583.28</var>failing to maintain adequate client records, comply with a client's request made according <br/>
<a id="pl.583.29"></a><var>583.29</var>to sections 144.291 to 144.298, or furnish a client record or report required by law;<br/>
<a id="pl.583.30"></a><var>583.30</var>(13) revealing a privileged communication from or relating to a client except when <br/>
<a id="pl.583.31"></a><var>583.31</var>otherwise required or permitted by law;<br/>
<a id="pl.583.32"></a><var>583.32</var>(14) providing massage and bodywork therapy services that are linked to the <br/>
<a id="pl.583.33"></a><var>583.33</var>financial gain of a referral source;<br/>
<a id="pl.583.34"></a><var>583.34</var>(15) obtaining money, property, or services from a client, other than reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.583.35"></a><var>583.35</var>fees for services provided to the client, through the use of undue influence, harassment, <br/>
<a id="pl.583.36"></a><var>583.36</var>duress, deception, or fraud;<br/>
<a id="pl.584.1"></a><var>584.1</var>(16) engaging in abusive or fraudulent billing practices, including violations of <br/>
<a id="pl.584.2"></a><var>584.2</var>federal Medicare and Medicaid laws or state medical assistance laws;<br/>
<a id="pl.584.3"></a><var>584.3</var>(17) failing to consult with a client's health care provider who prescribed a course of <br/>
<a id="pl.584.4"></a><var>584.4</var>massage and bodywork therapy treatment if the treatment needs to be altered from the <br/>
<a id="pl.584.5"></a><var>584.5</var>original written order to conform with standards in the massage and bodywork therapy <br/>
<a id="pl.584.6"></a><var>584.6</var>field or the registrant's level of training or experience;<br/>
<a id="pl.584.7"></a><var>584.7</var>(18) failing to cooperate with an investigation of the board or its representatives, <br/>
<a id="pl.584.8"></a><var>584.8</var>including failing to respond fully and promptly to any question raised by or on behalf <br/>
<a id="pl.584.9"></a><var>584.9</var>of the board relating to the subject of the investigation, failing to execute all releases <br/>
<a id="pl.584.10"></a><var>584.10</var>requested by the board, failing to provide copies of client records, as reasonably requested <br/>
<a id="pl.584.11"></a><var>584.11</var>by the board to assist in its investigation, and failing to appear at conferences or hearings <br/>
<a id="pl.584.12"></a><var>584.12</var>scheduled by the board or its staff;<br/>
<a id="pl.584.13"></a><var>584.13</var>(19) interfering with an investigation or disciplinary proceeding, including by willful <br/>
<a id="pl.584.14"></a><var>584.14</var>misrepresentation of facts or by the use of threats or harassment to prevent a person from <br/>
<a id="pl.584.15"></a><var>584.15</var>providing evidence in a disciplinary proceeding or any legal action;<br/>
<a id="pl.584.16"></a><var>584.16</var>(20) violating a statute, rule, order, or agreement for corrective action that the board <br/>
<a id="pl.584.17"></a><var>584.17</var>issued or is otherwise authorized or empowered to enforce;<br/>
<a id="pl.584.18"></a><var>584.18</var>(21) aiding or abetting a person in violating sections 148.982 to 148.9885;<br/>
<a id="pl.584.19"></a><var>584.19</var>(22) failing to report to the board other massage and bodywork therapists who <br/>
<a id="pl.584.20"></a><var>584.20</var>commit violations of sections 148.982 to 148.9885; and<br/>
<a id="pl.584.21"></a><var>584.21</var>(23) failing to notify the board, in writing, of the entry of a final judgment by a <br/>
<a id="pl.584.22"></a><var>584.22</var>court of competent jurisdiction against the registrant for malpractice of massage and <br/>
<a id="pl.584.23"></a><var>584.23</var>bodywork therapy, or any settlement by the registrant in response to charges or allegations <br/>
<a id="pl.584.24"></a><var>584.24</var>of malpractice of massage and bodywork therapy. The notice must be provided to the <br/>
<a id="pl.584.25"></a><var>584.25</var>board within 60 days after the entry of a judgment, and must contain the name of the <br/>
<a id="pl.584.26"></a><var>584.26</var>court, case number, and the names of all parties to the action.<br/>
<a id="pl.584.27"></a><var>584.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Evidence.</b> In disciplinary actions alleging a violation of subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.584.28"></a><var>584.28</var>a copy of the judgment or proceeding under the seal of the court administrator or of the <br/>
<a id="pl.584.29"></a><var>584.29</var>administrative agency that entered the same shall be admissible into evidence without <br/>
<a id="pl.584.30"></a><var>584.30</var>further authentication and shall constitute prima facie evidence of the violation.<br/>
<a id="pl.584.31"></a><var>584.31</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Examination; access to medical data.</b> The board may take the actions <br/>
<a id="pl.584.32"></a><var>584.32</var>described in section 148.261, subdivision 5, if it has probable cause to believe that grounds <br/>
<a id="pl.584.33"></a><var>584.33</var>for disciplinary action exist under subdivision 1. The requirements and limitations <br/>
<a id="pl.584.34"></a><var>584.34</var>described in section 148.261, subdivision 5, shall apply.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.38.0"></a><a id="pl.584.35"></a><var>584.35</var>    Sec. 38. <b>[148.9883] DISCIPLINE; REPORTING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.585.1"></a><var>585.1</var>For purposes of sections 148.982 to 148.9885, registered massage and bodywork <br/>
<a id="pl.585.2"></a><var>585.2</var>therapists and applicants are subject to sections 148.262 to 148.266.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.39.0"></a><a id="pl.585.3"></a><var>585.3</var>    Sec. 39. <b>[148.9884] EFFECT ON MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.585.4"></a><var>585.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>License authority.</b> The provisions of sections 148.982 to 148.9885 <br/>
<a id="pl.585.5"></a><var>585.5</var>preempt the licensure and regulation of registered massage and bodywork therapists <br/>
<a id="pl.585.6"></a><var>585.6</var>by a municipality, including, without limitation, conducting a criminal background <br/>
<a id="pl.585.7"></a><var>585.7</var>investigation and examination of a massage and bodywork therapist or applicant for a <br/>
<a id="pl.585.8"></a><var>585.8</var>municipality's credential to practice massage and bodywork therapy.<br/>
<a id="pl.585.9"></a><var>585.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Municipal regulation.</b> Nothing in sections 148.982 to 148.9885 shall <br/>
<a id="pl.585.10"></a><var>585.10</var>be construed to limit a municipality from:<br/>
<a id="pl.585.11"></a><var>585.11</var>    (1) requiring a massage business establishment to obtain a business license or permit <br/>
<a id="pl.585.12"></a><var>585.12</var>in order to transact business in the jurisdiction regardless of whether the massage business <br/>
<a id="pl.585.13"></a><var>585.13</var>establishment is operated by a registered or unregistered massage and bodywork therapist;<br/>
<a id="pl.585.14"></a><var>585.14</var>    (2) enforcing the provisions of health codes related to communicable diseases;<br/>
<a id="pl.585.15"></a><var>585.15</var>    (3) requiring a criminal background check of any unregistered massage and <br/>
<a id="pl.585.16"></a><var>585.16</var>bodywork therapist applying for a license to conduct massage and bodywork therapy <br/>
<a id="pl.585.17"></a><var>585.17</var>in the municipality; and<br/>
<a id="pl.585.18"></a><var>585.18</var>    (4) otherwise regulating massage business establishments by ordinance regardless of <br/>
<a id="pl.585.19"></a><var>585.19</var>whether the massage business establishment is operated by a registered or unregistered <br/>
<a id="pl.585.20"></a><var>585.20</var>massage and bodywork therapist.<br/>
<a id="pl.585.21"></a><var>585.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Prosecuting authority.</b> A municipality may prosecute violations of <br/>
<a id="pl.585.22"></a><var>585.22</var>sections 148.982 to 148.9885, a local ordinance, or any other law by a registered or <br/>
<a id="pl.585.23"></a><var>585.23</var>unregistered massage and bodywork therapist in its jurisdiction.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.40.0"></a><a id="pl.585.24"></a><var>585.24</var>    Sec. 40. <b>[148.9885] FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.585.25"></a><var>585.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Fees.</b> Fees are as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.585.26"></a><var>585.26</var>(1) initial registration with application fee must not exceed $285;<br/>
<a id="pl.585.27"></a><var>585.27</var>(2) annual registration renewal fee must not exceed $185;<br/>
<a id="pl.585.28"></a><var>585.28</var>(3) duplicate registration certificate, $15;<br/>
<a id="pl.585.29"></a><var>585.29</var>(4) late fee, $50;<br/>
<a id="pl.585.30"></a><var>585.30</var>(5) inactive status and inactive to active status reactivation, $50;<br/>
<a id="pl.585.31"></a><var>585.31</var>(6) temporary permit, $50; and<br/>
<a id="pl.585.32"></a><var>585.32</var>(7) returned check, $35.<br/>
<a id="pl.586.1"></a><var>586.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Penalty fee for late renewals.</b> An application for registration renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.586.2"></a><var>586.2</var>submitted after the deadline must be accompanied by a late fee in addition to the required <br/>
<a id="pl.586.3"></a><var>586.3</var>fees.<br/>
<a id="pl.586.4"></a><var>586.4</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Nonrefundable fees.</b> All of the fees in subdivision 1 are nonrefundable.<br/>
<a id="pl.586.5"></a><var>586.5</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Deposit.</b> Fees collected by the board under this section shall be deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.586.6"></a><var>586.6</var>into the state government special revenue fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.586.7"></a><var>586.7</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Special assessment fee.</b> A special assessment fee not to exceed $85 shall <br/>
<a id="pl.586.8"></a><var>586.8</var>be assessed annually upon registration renewal until the fee revenue equals the board's <br/>
<a id="pl.586.9"></a><var>586.9</var>expenditures for registration activities under sections 148.982 to 148.9885.<br/>

<a id="bill.27.41.0"></a><a id="pl.586.11"></a><var>586.11</var>    Sec. 41. <b>[153B.10] SHORT TITLE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.586.12"></a><var>586.12</var>Chapter 153B may be cited as the "Minnesota Orthotist, Prosthetist, and Pedorthist <br/>
<a id="pl.586.13"></a><var>586.13</var>Practice Act."<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.42.0"></a><a id="pl.586.14"></a><var>586.14</var>    Sec. 42. <b>[153B.15] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.586.15"></a><var>586.15</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> For purposes of this chapter, the following words <br/>
<a id="pl.586.16"></a><var>586.16</var>have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.586.17"></a><var>586.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Advisory council.</b> "Advisory council" means the Orthotics, Prosthetics, <br/>
<a id="pl.586.18"></a><var>586.18</var>and Pedorthics Advisory Council established under section 153B.25.<br/>
<a id="pl.586.19"></a><var>586.19</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Board.</b> "Board" means the Board of Podiatric Medicine.<br/>
<a id="pl.586.20"></a><var>586.20</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Custom-fabricated device.</b> "Custom-fabricated device" means an orthosis, <br/>
<a id="pl.586.21"></a><var>586.21</var>prosthesis, or pedorthic device for use by a patient that is fabricated to comprehensive <br/>
<a id="pl.586.22"></a><var>586.22</var>measurements or a mold or patient model in accordance with a prescription and which <br/>
<a id="pl.586.23"></a><var>586.23</var>requires on-site or in-person clinical and technical judgment in its design, fabrication, <br/>
<a id="pl.586.24"></a><var>586.24</var>and fitting.<br/>
<a id="pl.586.25"></a><var>586.25</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Licensed orthotic-prosthetic assistant.</b> "Licensed orthotic-prosthetic <br/>
<a id="pl.586.26"></a><var>586.26</var>assistant" or "assistant" means a person, licensed by the board, who is educated and <br/>
<a id="pl.586.27"></a><var>586.27</var>trained to participate in comprehensive orthotic and prosthetic care while under the <br/>
<a id="pl.586.28"></a><var>586.28</var>supervision of a licensed orthotist or licensed prosthetist. Assistants may perform orthotic <br/>
<a id="pl.586.29"></a><var>586.29</var>and prosthetic procedures and related tasks in the management of patient care. The <br/>
<a id="pl.586.30"></a><var>586.30</var>assistant may fabricate, repair, and maintain orthoses and prostheses. The use of the title <br/>
<a id="pl.586.31"></a><var>586.31</var>"orthotic-prosthetic assistant" or representations to the public is limited to a person who is <br/>
<a id="pl.586.32"></a><var>586.32</var>licensed under this chapter as an orthotic-prosthetic assistant.<br/>
<a id="pl.586.33"></a><var>586.33</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Licensed orthotic fitter.</b> "Licensed orthotic fitter" or "fitter" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.586.34"></a><var>586.34</var>person licensed by the board who is educated and trained in providing certain orthoses, <br/>
<a id="pl.587.1"></a><var>587.1</var>and is trained to conduct patient assessments, formulate treatment plans, implement <br/>
<a id="pl.587.2"></a><var>587.2</var>treatment plans, perform follow-up, and practice management pursuant to a prescription. <br/>
<a id="pl.587.3"></a><var>587.3</var>An orthotic fitter must be competent to fit certain custom-fitted, prefabricated, and <br/>
<a id="pl.587.4"></a><var>587.4</var>off-the-shelf orthoses as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.587.5"></a><var>587.5</var>(1) cervical orthoses, except those used to treat an unstable cervical condition;<br/>
<a id="pl.587.6"></a><var>587.6</var>(2) prefabricated orthoses for the upper and lower extremities, except those used in: <br/>
<a id="pl.587.7"></a><var>587.7</var>    (i) the initial or acute treatment of long bone fractures and dislocations;<br/>
<a id="pl.587.8"></a><var>587.8</var>    (ii) therapeutic shoes and inserts needed as a result of diabetes; and<br/>
<a id="pl.587.9"></a><var>587.9</var>    (iii) functional electrical stimulation orthoses;<br/>
<a id="pl.587.10"></a><var>587.10</var>(3) prefabricated spinal orthoses, except those used in the treatment of scoliosis or <br/>
<a id="pl.587.11"></a><var>587.11</var>unstable spinal conditions, including halo cervical orthoses; and<br/>
<a id="pl.587.12"></a><var>587.12</var>(4) trusses.<br/>
<a id="pl.587.13"></a><var>587.13</var>The use of the title "orthotic fitter" or representations to the public is limited to a person <br/>
<a id="pl.587.14"></a><var>587.14</var>who is licensed under this chapter as an orthotic fitter.<br/>
<a id="pl.587.15"></a><var>587.15</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Licensed orthotist.</b> "Licensed orthotist" means a person licensed by <br/>
<a id="pl.587.16"></a><var>587.16</var>the board who is educated and trained to practice orthotics, which includes managing <br/>
<a id="pl.587.17"></a><var>587.17</var>comprehensive orthotic patient care pursuant to a prescription. The use of the title <br/>
<a id="pl.587.18"></a><var>587.18</var>"orthotist" or representations to the public is limited to a person who is licensed under <br/>
<a id="pl.587.19"></a><var>587.19</var>this chapter as an orthotist.<br/>
<a id="pl.587.20"></a><var>587.20</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Licensed pedorthist.</b> "Licensed pedorthist" means a person licensed by <br/>
<a id="pl.587.21"></a><var>587.21</var>the board who is educated and trained to manage comprehensive pedorthic patient care <br/>
<a id="pl.587.22"></a><var>587.22</var>and who performs patient assessments, formulates and implements treatment plans, and <br/>
<a id="pl.587.23"></a><var>587.23</var>performs follow-up and practice management pursuant to a prescription. A pedorthist may <br/>
<a id="pl.587.24"></a><var>587.24</var>fit, fabricate, adjust, or modify devices within the scope of the pedorthist's education and <br/>
<a id="pl.587.25"></a><var>587.25</var>training. Use of the title "pedorthist" or representations to the public is limited to a person <br/>
<a id="pl.587.26"></a><var>587.26</var>who is licensed under this chapter as a pedorthist.<br/>
<a id="pl.587.27"></a><var>587.27</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Licensed prosthetist.</b> "Licensed prosthetist" means a person licensed by <br/>
<a id="pl.587.28"></a><var>587.28</var>the board who is educated and trained to manage comprehensive prosthetic patient care, <br/>
<a id="pl.587.29"></a><var>587.29</var>and who performs patient assessments, formulates and implements treatment plans, and <br/>
<a id="pl.587.30"></a><var>587.30</var>performs follow-up and practice management pursuant to a prescription. Use of the title <br/>
<a id="pl.587.31"></a><var>587.31</var>"prosthetist" or representations to the public is limited to a person who is licensed under <br/>
<a id="pl.587.32"></a><var>587.32</var>this chapter as a prosthetist.<br/>
<a id="pl.587.33"></a><var>587.33</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Licensed prosthetist orthotist.</b> "Licensed prosthetist orthotist" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.587.34"></a><var>587.34</var>person licensed by the board who is educated and trained to manage comprehensive <br/>
<a id="pl.587.35"></a><var>587.35</var>prosthetic and orthotic patient care, and who performs patient assessments, formulates and <br/>
<a id="pl.587.36"></a><var>587.36</var>implements treatment plans, and performs follow-up and practice management pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.588.1"></a><var>588.1</var>a prescription. Use of the title "prosthetist orthotist" or representations to the public is <br/>
<a id="pl.588.2"></a><var>588.2</var>limited to a person who is licensed under this chapter as a prosthetist orthotist.<br/>
<a id="pl.588.3"></a><var>588.3</var>    Subd. 11. <b>NCOPE.</b> "NCOPE" means National Commission on Orthotic and <br/>
<a id="pl.588.4"></a><var>588.4</var>Prosthetic Education, an accreditation program that ensures educational institutions and <br/>
<a id="pl.588.5"></a><var>588.5</var>residency programs meet the minimum standards of quality to prepare individuals to enter <br/>
<a id="pl.588.6"></a><var>588.6</var>the orthotic, prosthetic, and pedorthic professions.<br/>
<a id="pl.588.7"></a><var>588.7</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Orthosis.</b> "Orthosis" means an external device that is custom-fabricated <br/>
<a id="pl.588.8"></a><var>588.8</var>or custom-fitted to a specific patient based on the patient's unique physical condition and <br/>
<a id="pl.588.9"></a><var>588.9</var>is applied to a part of the body to help correct a deformity, provide support and protection, <br/>
<a id="pl.588.10"></a><var>588.10</var>restrict motion, improve function, or relieve symptoms of a disease, syndrome, injury, or <br/>
<a id="pl.588.11"></a><var>588.11</var>postoperative condition.<br/>
<a id="pl.588.12"></a><var>588.12</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Orthotics.</b> "Orthotics" means the science and practice of evaluating, <br/>
<a id="pl.588.13"></a><var>588.13</var>measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing an orthosis <br/>
<a id="pl.588.14"></a><var>588.14</var>pursuant to a prescription. The practice of orthotics includes providing the initial training <br/>
<a id="pl.588.15"></a><var>588.15</var>necessary for fitting an orthotic device for the support, correction, or alleviation of <br/>
<a id="pl.588.16"></a><var>588.16</var>neuromuscular or musculoskeletal dysfunction, disease, injury, or deformity.<br/>
<a id="pl.588.17"></a><var>588.17</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Over-the-counter.</b> "Over-the-counter" means a prefabricated, <br/>
<a id="pl.588.18"></a><var>588.18</var>mass-produced item that is prepackaged, requires no professional advice or judgment in <br/>
<a id="pl.588.19"></a><var>588.19</var>size selection or use, and is currently available at retail stores without a prescription. <br/>
<a id="pl.588.20"></a><var>588.20</var>Over-the-counter items are not regulated by this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.588.21"></a><var>588.21</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Off-the-shelf.</b> "Off-the-shelf" means a prefabricated device sized or <br/>
<a id="pl.588.22"></a><var>588.22</var>modified for the patient's use pursuant to a prescription and that requires changes to be <br/>
<a id="pl.588.23"></a><var>588.23</var>made by a qualified practitioner to achieve an individual fit, such as requiring the item <br/>
<a id="pl.588.24"></a><var>588.24</var>to be trimmed, bent, or molded with or without heat, or requiring any other alterations <br/>
<a id="pl.588.25"></a><var>588.25</var>beyond self adjustment.<br/>
<a id="pl.588.26"></a><var>588.26</var>    Subd. 16. <b>Pedorthic device.</b> "Pedorthic device" means below-the-ankle partial <br/>
<a id="pl.588.27"></a><var>588.27</var>foot prostheses for transmetatarsal and more distal amputations, foot orthoses, and <br/>
<a id="pl.588.28"></a><var>588.28</var>subtalar-control foot orthoses to control the range of motion of the subtalar joint. <br/>
<a id="pl.588.29"></a><var>588.29</var>A prescription is required for any pedorthic device, modification, or prefabricated <br/>
<a id="pl.588.30"></a><var>588.30</var>below-the-knee orthosis addressing a medical condition that originates at the ankle or <br/>
<a id="pl.588.31"></a><var>588.31</var>below. Pedorthic devices do not include nontherapeutic inlays or footwear regardless <br/>
<a id="pl.588.32"></a><var>588.32</var>of method of manufacture; unmodified, nontherapeutic over-the-counter shoes; or <br/>
<a id="pl.588.33"></a><var>588.33</var>prefabricated foot care products.<br/>
<a id="pl.588.34"></a><var>588.34</var>    Subd. 17. <b>Pedorthics.</b> "Pedorthics" means the science and practice of evaluating, <br/>
<a id="pl.588.35"></a><var>588.35</var>measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing a pedorthic <br/>
<a id="pl.588.36"></a><var>588.36</var>device pursuant to a prescription for the correction or alleviation of neuromuscular or <br/>
<a id="pl.589.1"></a><var>589.1</var>musculoskeletal dysfunction, disease, injury, or deformity. The practice of pedorthics <br/>
<a id="pl.589.2"></a><var>589.2</var>includes providing patient care and services pursuant to a prescription to prevent or <br/>
<a id="pl.589.3"></a><var>589.3</var>ameliorate painful or disabling conditions of the foot and ankle.<br/>
<a id="pl.589.4"></a><var>589.4</var>    Subd. 18. <b>Prescription.</b> "Prescription" means an order deemed medically necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.589.5"></a><var>589.5</var>by a physician, podiatric physician, osteopathic physician, or a licensed health care <br/>
<a id="pl.589.6"></a><var>589.6</var>provider who has authority in this state to prescribe orthotic and prosthetic devices, <br/>
<a id="pl.589.7"></a><var>589.7</var>supplies, and services.<br/>
<a id="pl.589.8"></a><var>589.8</var>    Subd. 19. <b>Prosthesis.</b> "Prosthesis" means a custom-designed, fabricated, fitted, or <br/>
<a id="pl.589.9"></a><var>589.9</var>modified device to treat partial or total limb loss for purposes of restoring physiological <br/>
<a id="pl.589.10"></a><var>589.10</var>function or cosmesis. Prosthesis does not include artificial eyes, ears, fingers, or toes; <br/>
<a id="pl.589.11"></a><var>589.11</var>dental appliances; external breast prosthesis; or cosmetic devices that do not have a <br/>
<a id="pl.589.12"></a><var>589.12</var>significant impact on the musculoskeletal functions of the body.<br/>
<a id="pl.589.13"></a><var>589.13</var>    Subd. 20. <b>Prosthetics.</b> "Prosthetics" means the science and practice of evaluating, <br/>
<a id="pl.589.14"></a><var>589.14</var>measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing a prosthesis <br/>
<a id="pl.589.15"></a><var>589.15</var>pursuant to a prescription. It includes providing the initial training necessary to fit a <br/>
<a id="pl.589.16"></a><var>589.16</var>prosthesis in order to replace external parts of a human body lost due to amputation, <br/>
<a id="pl.589.17"></a><var>589.17</var>congenital deformities, or absence.<br/>
<a id="pl.589.18"></a><var>589.18</var>    Subd. 21. <b>Resident.</b> "Resident" means a person who has completed a <br/>
<a id="pl.589.19"></a><var>589.19</var>NCOPE-approved education program in orthotics or prosthetics and is receiving clinical <br/>
<a id="pl.589.20"></a><var>589.20</var>training in a residency accredited by NCOPE.<br/>
<a id="pl.589.21"></a><var>589.21</var>    Subd. 22. <b>Residency.</b> "Residency" means a minimum of an NCOPE-approved <br/>
<a id="pl.589.22"></a><var>589.22</var>program to acquire practical clinical training in orthotics and prosthetics in a patient <br/>
<a id="pl.589.23"></a><var>589.23</var>care setting.<br/>
<a id="pl.589.24"></a><var>589.24</var>    Subd. 23. <b>Supervisor.</b> "Supervisor" means the licensed orthotist, prosthetist, or <br/>
<a id="pl.589.25"></a><var>589.25</var>pedorthist who oversees and is responsible for the delivery of appropriate, effective, <br/>
<a id="pl.589.26"></a><var>589.26</var>ethical, and safe orthotic, prosthetic, or pedorthic patient care.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.43.0"></a><a id="pl.589.27"></a><var>589.27</var>    Sec. 43. <b>[153B.20] EXCEPTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.589.28"></a><var>589.28</var>Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit:<br/>
<a id="pl.589.29"></a><var>589.29</var>(1) a physician or podiatric physician licensed by the state of Minnesota from <br/>
<a id="pl.589.30"></a><var>589.30</var>providing services within the physician's scope of practice;<br/>
<a id="pl.589.31"></a><var>589.31</var>(2) a health care professional licensed by the state of Minnesota, including, but not <br/>
<a id="pl.589.32"></a><var>589.32</var>limited to, chiropractors, physical therapists, and occupational therapy practitioners from <br/>
<a id="pl.589.33"></a><var>589.33</var>providing services within the professional's scope of practice, or an individual working <br/>
<a id="pl.589.34"></a><var>589.34</var>under the supervision of a licensed physician or podiatric physician;<br/>
<a id="pl.590.1"></a><var>590.1</var>(3) the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics by a person who is employed <br/>
<a id="pl.590.2"></a><var>590.2</var>by the federal government or any bureau, division, or agency of the federal government <br/>
<a id="pl.590.3"></a><var>590.3</var>while in the discharge of the employee's official duties;<br/>
<a id="pl.590.4"></a><var>590.4</var>(4) the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics by:<br/>
<a id="pl.590.5"></a><var>590.5</var>(i) a student enrolled in an accredited or approved orthotics, prosthetics, or <br/>
<a id="pl.590.6"></a><var>590.6</var>pedorthics education program who is performing activities required by the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.590.7"></a><var>590.7</var>(ii) a resident enrolled in an NCOPE-accredited residency program; or<br/>
<a id="pl.590.8"></a><var>590.8</var>(iii) a person working in a qualified, supervised work experience or internship who <br/>
<a id="pl.590.9"></a><var>590.9</var>is obtaining the clinical experience necessary for licensure under this chapter; or<br/>
<a id="pl.590.10"></a><var>590.10</var>(5) an orthotist, prosthetist, prosthetist orthotist, pedorthist, assistant, or fitter who is <br/>
<a id="pl.590.11"></a><var>590.11</var>licensed in another state or territory of the United States or in another country that has <br/>
<a id="pl.590.12"></a><var>590.12</var>equivalent licensure requirements as approved by the board from providing services within <br/>
<a id="pl.590.13"></a><var>590.13</var>the professional's scope of practice subject to this chapter, if the individual is qualified and <br/>
<a id="pl.590.14"></a><var>590.14</var>has applied for licensure under this chapter. The individual shall be allowed to practice for <br/>
<a id="pl.590.15"></a><var>590.15</var>no longer than six months following the filing of the application for licensure, unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.590.16"></a><var>590.16</var>individual withdraws the application for licensure or the board denies the license.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.44.0"></a><a id="pl.590.17"></a><var>590.17</var>    Sec. 44. <b>[153B.25] ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS, AND PEDORTHICS </b><br/>
<a id="pl.590.18"></a><var>590.18</var><b>ADVISORY COUNCIL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.590.19"></a><var>590.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Creation; membership.</b> (a) There is established an Orthotics, <br/>
<a id="pl.590.20"></a><var>590.20</var>Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Council that shall consist of seven voting members <br/>
<a id="pl.590.21"></a><var>590.21</var>appointed by the board. Five members shall be licensed and practicing orthotists, <br/>
<a id="pl.590.22"></a><var>590.22</var>prosthetists, or pedorthists. Each profession shall be represented on the advisory council. <br/>
<a id="pl.590.23"></a><var>590.23</var>One member shall be a Minnesota-licensed doctor of podiatric medicine who is also a <br/>
<a id="pl.590.24"></a><var>590.24</var>member of the Board of Podiatric Medicine, and one member shall be a public member.<br/>
<a id="pl.590.25"></a><var>590.25</var>(b) The council shall be organized and administered under section 15.059.<br/>
<a id="pl.590.26"></a><var>590.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Duties.</b> The advisory council shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.590.27"></a><var>590.27</var>(1) advise the board on enforcement of the provisions contained in this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.590.28"></a><var>590.28</var>(2) review reports of investigations or complaints relating to individuals and make <br/>
<a id="pl.590.29"></a><var>590.29</var>recommendations to the board as to whether a license should be denied or disciplinary <br/>
<a id="pl.590.30"></a><var>590.30</var>action taken against an individual;<br/>
<a id="pl.590.31"></a><var>590.31</var>(3) advise the board regarding standards for licensure of professionals under this <br/>
<a id="pl.590.32"></a><var>590.32</var>chapter; and<br/>
<a id="pl.590.33"></a><var>590.33</var>(4) perform other duties authorized for advisory councils by chapter 214, as directed <br/>
<a id="pl.590.34"></a><var>590.34</var>by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.590.35"></a><var>590.35</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Chair.</b> The council must elect a chair from among its members.<br/>
<a id="pl.591.1"></a><var>591.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Administrative provisions.</b> The Board of Podiatric Medicine must <br/>
<a id="pl.591.2"></a><var>591.2</var>provide meeting space and administrative services for the council.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.45.0"></a><a id="pl.591.3"></a><var>591.3</var>    Sec. 45. <b>[153B.30] LICENSURE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.591.4"></a><var>591.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> An application for a license shall be submitted to the <br/>
<a id="pl.591.5"></a><var>591.5</var>board in the format required by the board and shall be accompanied by the required fee, <br/>
<a id="pl.591.6"></a><var>591.6</var>which is nonrefundable.<br/>
<a id="pl.591.7"></a><var>591.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Qualifications.</b> (a) To be eligible for licensure as an orthotist, prosthetist, <br/>
<a id="pl.591.8"></a><var>591.8</var>or prosthetist orthotist, an applicant shall meet orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist orthotist <br/>
<a id="pl.591.9"></a><var>591.9</var>certification requirements of either the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, <br/>
<a id="pl.591.10"></a><var>591.10</var>Prosthetics, and Pedorthics or the Board of Certification/Accreditation requirements in <br/>
<a id="pl.591.11"></a><var>591.11</var>effect at the time of the individual's application for licensure and be in good standing <br/>
<a id="pl.591.12"></a><var>591.12</var>with the certifying board.<br/>
<a id="pl.591.13"></a><var>591.13</var>(b) To be eligible for licensure as a pedorthist, an applicant shall meet the pedorthist <br/>
<a id="pl.591.14"></a><var>591.14</var>certification requirements of either the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, <br/>
<a id="pl.591.15"></a><var>591.15</var>Prosthetics, and Pedorthics or the Board of Certification/Accreditation that are in effect <br/>
<a id="pl.591.16"></a><var>591.16</var>at the time of the individual's application for licensure and be in good standing with <br/>
<a id="pl.591.17"></a><var>591.17</var>the certifying board.<br/>
<a id="pl.591.18"></a><var>591.18</var>(c) To be eligible for licensure as an orthotic or prosthetic assistant, an applicant shall <br/>
<a id="pl.591.19"></a><var>591.19</var>meet the orthotic or prosthetic assistant certification requirements of the American Board <br/>
<a id="pl.591.20"></a><var>591.20</var>for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics that are in effect at the time of <br/>
<a id="pl.591.21"></a><var>591.21</var>the individual's application for licensure and be in good standing with the certifying board.<br/>
<a id="pl.591.22"></a><var>591.22</var>(d) To be eligible for licensure as an orthotic fitter, an applicant shall meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.591.23"></a><var>591.23</var>orthotic fitter certification requirements of either the American Board for Certification in <br/>
<a id="pl.591.24"></a><var>591.24</var>Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics or the Board of Certification/Accreditation that are <br/>
<a id="pl.591.25"></a><var>591.25</var>in effect at the time of the individual's application for licensure and be in good standing <br/>
<a id="pl.591.26"></a><var>591.26</var>with the certifying board.<br/>
<a id="pl.591.27"></a><var>591.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>License term.</b> A license to practice is valid for a term of up to 24 months <br/>
<a id="pl.591.28"></a><var>591.28</var>beginning on January 1 or commencing after initially fulfilling the license requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.591.29"></a><var>591.29</var>and ending on December 31 of the following year.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.46.0"></a><a id="pl.591.30"></a><var>591.30</var>    Sec. 46. <b>[153B.35] EMPLOYMENT BY AN ACCREDITED FACILITY; SCOPE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.591.31"></a><var>591.31</var><b>OF PRACTICE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.591.32"></a><var>591.32</var>A licensed orthotist, prosthetist, pedorthist, assistant, or orthotic fitter may provide <br/>
<a id="pl.591.33"></a><var>591.33</var>limited, supervised orthotic or prosthetic patient care services beyond their licensed scope <br/>
<a id="pl.591.34"></a><var>591.34</var>of practice if all of the following conditions are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.592.1"></a><var>592.1</var>(1) the licensee is employed by a patient care facility that is accredited by a national <br/>
<a id="pl.592.2"></a><var>592.2</var>accrediting organization in orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics;<br/>
<a id="pl.592.3"></a><var>592.3</var>(2) written objective criteria are documented by the accredited facility to describe <br/>
<a id="pl.592.4"></a><var>592.4</var>the knowledge and skills required by the licensee to demonstrate competency to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.592.5"></a><var>592.5</var>additional specific and limited orthotic or prosthetic patient care services that are outside <br/>
<a id="pl.592.6"></a><var>592.6</var>the licensee's scope of practice;<br/>
<a id="pl.592.7"></a><var>592.7</var>(3) the licensee provides orthotic or prosthetic patient care only at the direction of a <br/>
<a id="pl.592.8"></a><var>592.8</var>supervisor who is licensed as an orthotist, pedorthist, or prosthetist who is employed by <br/>
<a id="pl.592.9"></a><var>592.9</var>the facility to provide the specific orthotic or prosthetic patient care or services that are <br/>
<a id="pl.592.10"></a><var>592.10</var>outside the licensee's scope of practice; and<br/>
<a id="pl.592.11"></a><var>592.11</var>(4) the supervised orthotic or prosthetic patient care occurs in compliance with <br/>
<a id="pl.592.12"></a><var>592.12</var>facility accreditation standards.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.47.0"></a><a id="pl.592.13"></a><var>592.13</var>    Sec. 47. <b>[153B.40] CONTINUING EDUCATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.592.14"></a><var>592.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement.</b> Each licensee shall obtain the number of continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.592.15"></a><var>592.15</var>education hours required by the certifying board to maintain certification status pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.592.16"></a><var>592.16</var>to the specific license category.<br/>
<a id="pl.592.17"></a><var>592.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Proof of attendance.</b> A licensee must submit to the board proof of <br/>
<a id="pl.592.18"></a><var>592.18</var>attendance at approved continuing education programs during the license renewal period <br/>
<a id="pl.592.19"></a><var>592.19</var>in which it was attended in the form of a certificate, statement of continuing education <br/>
<a id="pl.592.20"></a><var>592.20</var>credits from the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics <br/>
<a id="pl.592.21"></a><var>592.21</var>or the Board of Certification/Accreditation, descriptive receipt, or affidavit. The board <br/>
<a id="pl.592.22"></a><var>592.22</var>may conduct random audits.<br/>
<a id="pl.592.23"></a><var>592.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Extension of continuing education requirements.</b> For good cause, a <br/>
<a id="pl.592.24"></a><var>592.24</var>licensee may apply to the board for a six-month extension of the deadline for obtaining <br/>
<a id="pl.592.25"></a><var>592.25</var>the required number of continuing education credits. No more than two consecutive <br/>
<a id="pl.592.26"></a><var>592.26</var>extensions may be granted. For purposes of this subdivision, "good cause" includes <br/>
<a id="pl.592.27"></a><var>592.27</var>unforeseen hardships such as illness, family emergency, or military call-up.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.48.0"></a><a id="pl.592.28"></a><var>592.28</var>    Sec. 48. <b>[153B.45] LICENSE RENEWAL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.592.29"></a><var>592.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Submission of license renewal application.</b> A licensee must submit <br/>
<a id="pl.592.30"></a><var>592.30</var>to the board a license renewal application on a form provided by the board together with <br/>
<a id="pl.592.31"></a><var>592.31</var>the license renewal fee. The completed form must be postmarked no later than January 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.592.32"></a><var>592.32</var>in the year of renewal. The form must be signed by the licensee in the place provided for <br/>
<a id="pl.592.33"></a><var>592.33</var>the renewal applicant's signature, include evidence of participation in approved continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.592.34"></a><var>592.34</var>education programs, and any other information as the board may reasonably require.<br/>
<a id="pl.593.1"></a><var>593.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Renewal application postmarked after January 1.</b> A renewal application <br/>
<a id="pl.593.2"></a><var>593.2</var>postmarked after January 1 in the renewal year shall be returned to the licensee for addition <br/>
<a id="pl.593.3"></a><var>593.3</var>of the late renewal fee. A license renewal application postmarked after January 1 in the <br/>
<a id="pl.593.4"></a><var>593.4</var>renewal year is not complete until the late renewal fee has been received by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.593.5"></a><var>593.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Failure to submit renewal application.</b> (a) At any time after January 1 of <br/>
<a id="pl.593.6"></a><var>593.6</var>the applicable renewal year, the board shall send notice to a licensee who has failed to <br/>
<a id="pl.593.7"></a><var>593.7</var>apply for license renewal. The notice shall be mailed to the licensee at the last address on <br/>
<a id="pl.593.8"></a><var>593.8</var>file with the board and shall include the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.593.9"></a><var>593.9</var>(1) that the licensee has failed to submit application for license renewal;<br/>
<a id="pl.593.10"></a><var>593.10</var>(2) the amount of renewal and late fees;<br/>
<a id="pl.593.11"></a><var>593.11</var>(3) information about continuing education that must be submitted in order for <br/>
<a id="pl.593.12"></a><var>593.12</var>the license to be renewed;<br/>
<a id="pl.593.13"></a><var>593.13</var>(4) that the licensee must respond within 30 calendar days after the notice was sent <br/>
<a id="pl.593.14"></a><var>593.14</var>by the board; and<br/>
<a id="pl.593.15"></a><var>593.15</var>(5) that the licensee may voluntarily terminate the license by notifying the board <br/>
<a id="pl.593.16"></a><var>593.16</var>or may apply for license renewal by sending the board a completed renewal application, <br/>
<a id="pl.593.17"></a><var>593.17</var>license renewal and late fees, and evidence of compliance with continuing education <br/>
<a id="pl.593.18"></a><var>593.18</var>requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.593.19"></a><var>593.19</var>(b) Failure by the licensee to notify the board of the licensee's intent to voluntarily <br/>
<a id="pl.593.20"></a><var>593.20</var>terminate the license or to submit a license renewal application shall result in expiration <br/>
<a id="pl.593.21"></a><var>593.21</var>of the license and termination of the right to practice. The expiration of the license and <br/>
<a id="pl.593.22"></a><var>593.22</var>termination of the right to practice shall not be considered disciplinary action against the <br/>
<a id="pl.593.23"></a><var>593.23</var>licensee.<br/>
<a id="pl.593.24"></a><var>593.24</var>(c) A license that has been expired under this subdivision may be reinstated.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.49.0"></a><a id="pl.593.25"></a><var>593.25</var>    Sec. 49. <b>[153B.50] NAME AND ADDRESS CHANGE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.593.26"></a><var>593.26</var>(a) A licensee who has changed names must notify the board in writing within 90 <br/>
<a id="pl.593.27"></a><var>593.27</var>days and request a revised license. The board may require official documentation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.593.28"></a><var>593.28</var>legal name change.<br/>
<a id="pl.593.29"></a><var>593.29</var>(b) A licensee must maintain with the board a correct mailing address to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.593.30"></a><var>593.30</var>board communications and notices. A licensee who has changed addresses must notify the <br/>
<a id="pl.593.31"></a><var>593.31</var>board in writing within 90 days. Mailing a notice by United States mail to a licensee's last <br/>
<a id="pl.593.32"></a><var>593.32</var>known mailing address constitutes valid mailing.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.50.0"></a><a id="pl.593.33"></a><var>593.33</var>    Sec. 50. <b>[153B.55] INACTIVE STATUS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.594.1"></a><var>594.1</var>(a) A licensee who notifies the board in the format required by the board may elect <br/>
<a id="pl.594.2"></a><var>594.2</var>to place the licensee's credential on inactive status and shall be excused from payment <br/>
<a id="pl.594.3"></a><var>594.3</var>of renewal fees until the licensee notifies the board in the format required by the board <br/>
<a id="pl.594.4"></a><var>594.4</var>of the licensee's plan to return to practice.<br/>
<a id="pl.594.5"></a><var>594.5</var>(b) A person requesting restoration from inactive status shall be required to pay the <br/>
<a id="pl.594.6"></a><var>594.6</var>current renewal fee and comply with section 153B.45.<br/>
<a id="pl.594.7"></a><var>594.7</var>(c) A person whose license has been placed on inactive status shall not practice in <br/>
<a id="pl.594.8"></a><var>594.8</var>this state.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.51.0"></a><a id="pl.594.9"></a><var>594.9</var>    Sec. 51. <b>[153B.60] LICENSE LAPSE DUE TO MILITARY SERVICE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.594.10"></a><var>594.10</var>A licensee whose license has expired while on active duty in the armed forces of the <br/>
<a id="pl.594.11"></a><var>594.11</var>United States, with the National Guard while called into service or training, or while in <br/>
<a id="pl.594.12"></a><var>594.12</var>training or education preliminary to induction into military service may have the licensee's <br/>
<a id="pl.594.13"></a><var>594.13</var>license renewed or restored without paying a late fee or license restoration fee if the licensee <br/>
<a id="pl.594.14"></a><var>594.14</var>provides verification to the board within two years of the termination of service obligation.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.52.0"></a><a id="pl.594.15"></a><var>594.15</var>    Sec. 52. <b>[153B.65] ENDORSEMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.594.16"></a><var>594.16</var>The board may license, without examination and on payment of the required fee, <br/>
<a id="pl.594.17"></a><var>594.17</var>an applicant who is an orthotist, prosthetist, prosthetist orthotist, pedorthist, assistant, or <br/>
<a id="pl.594.18"></a><var>594.18</var>fitter who is certified by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, <br/>
<a id="pl.594.19"></a><var>594.19</var>and Pedorthics or a national certification organization with educational, experiential, and <br/>
<a id="pl.594.20"></a><var>594.20</var>testing standards equal to or higher than the licensing requirements in Minnesota.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.53.0"></a><a id="pl.594.21"></a><var>594.21</var>    Sec. 53. <b>[153B.70] GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.594.22"></a><var>594.22</var>(a) The board may refuse to issue or renew a license, revoke or suspend a license, or <br/>
<a id="pl.594.23"></a><var>594.23</var>place on probation or reprimand a licensee for one or any combination of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.594.24"></a><var>594.24</var>(1) making a material misstatement in furnishing information to the board;<br/>
<a id="pl.594.25"></a><var>594.25</var>(2) violating or intentionally disregarding the requirements of this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.594.26"></a><var>594.26</var>(3) conviction of a crime, including a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of <br/>
<a id="pl.594.27"></a><var>594.27</var>guilt, or a no-contest plea, in this state or elsewhere, reasonably related to the practice <br/>
<a id="pl.594.28"></a><var>594.28</var>of the profession. Conviction, as used in this clause, includes a conviction of an offense <br/>
<a id="pl.594.29"></a><var>594.29</var>which, if committed in this state, would be deemed a felony, gross misdemeanor, or <br/>
<a id="pl.594.30"></a><var>594.30</var>misdemeanor, without regard to its designation elsewhere, or a criminal proceeding where <br/>
<a id="pl.594.31"></a><var>594.31</var>a finding or verdict of guilty is made or returned but the adjudication of guilt is either <br/>
<a id="pl.594.32"></a><var>594.32</var>withheld or not entered;<br/>
<a id="pl.594.33"></a><var>594.33</var>(4) making a misrepresentation in order to obtain or renew a license;<br/>
<a id="pl.595.1"></a><var>595.1</var>(5) displaying a pattern of practice or other behavior that demonstrates incapacity or <br/>
<a id="pl.595.2"></a><var>595.2</var>incompetence to practice;<br/>
<a id="pl.595.3"></a><var>595.3</var>(6) aiding or assisting another person in violating the provisions of this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.595.4"></a><var>595.4</var>(7) failing to provide information within 60 days in response to a written request from <br/>
<a id="pl.595.5"></a><var>595.5</var>the board, including documentation of completion of continuing education requirements;<br/>
<a id="pl.595.6"></a><var>595.6</var>(8) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct;<br/>
<a id="pl.595.7"></a><var>595.7</var>(9) engaging in conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public;<br/>
<a id="pl.595.8"></a><var>595.8</var>(10) inability to practice due to habitual intoxication, addiction to drugs, or mental <br/>
<a id="pl.595.9"></a><var>595.9</var>or physical illness;<br/>
<a id="pl.595.10"></a><var>595.10</var>(11) being disciplined by another state or territory of the United States, the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.595.11"></a><var>595.11</var>government, a national certification organization, or foreign nation, if at least one of the <br/>
<a id="pl.595.12"></a><var>595.12</var>grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to one of the grounds <br/>
<a id="pl.595.13"></a><var>595.13</var>in this section;<br/>
<a id="pl.595.14"></a><var>595.14</var>(12) directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from a person, firm, corporation, <br/>
<a id="pl.595.15"></a><var>595.15</var>partnership, or association a fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for <br/>
<a id="pl.595.16"></a><var>595.16</var>professional services not actually or personally rendered;<br/>
<a id="pl.595.17"></a><var>595.17</var>(13) incurring a finding by the board that the licensee, after the licensee has been <br/>
<a id="pl.595.18"></a><var>595.18</var>placed on probationary status, has violated the conditions of the probation;<br/>
<a id="pl.595.19"></a><var>595.19</var>(14) abandoning a patient or client;<br/>
<a id="pl.595.20"></a><var>595.20</var>(15) willfully making or filing false records or reports in the course of the licensee's <br/>
<a id="pl.595.21"></a><var>595.21</var>practice including, but not limited to, false records or reports filed with state or federal <br/>
<a id="pl.595.22"></a><var>595.22</var>agencies;<br/>
<a id="pl.595.23"></a><var>595.23</var>(16) willfully failing to report child maltreatment as required under the Maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.595.24"></a><var>595.24</var>of Minors Act, section 626.556; or<br/>
<a id="pl.595.25"></a><var>595.25</var>(17) soliciting professional services using false or misleading advertising.<br/>
<a id="pl.595.26"></a><var>595.26</var>(b) A license to practice is automatically suspended if (1) a guardian of a licensee is <br/>
<a id="pl.595.27"></a><var>595.27</var>appointed by order of a court pursuant to sections 524.5-101 to 524.5-502, for reasons <br/>
<a id="pl.595.28"></a><var>595.28</var>other than the minority of the licensee, or (2) the licensee is committed by order of a court <br/>
<a id="pl.595.29"></a><var>595.29</var>pursuant to chapter 253B. The license remains suspended until the licensee is restored to <br/>
<a id="pl.595.30"></a><var>595.30</var>capacity by a court and, upon petition by the licensee, the suspension is terminated by the <br/>
<a id="pl.595.31"></a><var>595.31</var>board after a hearing. The licensee may be reinstated to practice, either with or without <br/>
<a id="pl.595.32"></a><var>595.32</var>restrictions, by demonstrating clear and convincing evidence of rehabilitation. The <br/>
<a id="pl.595.33"></a><var>595.33</var>regulated person is not required to prove rehabilitation if the subsequent court decision <br/>
<a id="pl.595.34"></a><var>595.34</var>overturns previous court findings of public risk.<br/>
<a id="pl.595.35"></a><var>595.35</var>(c) If the board has probable cause to believe that a licensee or applicant has violated <br/>
<a id="pl.595.36"></a><var>595.36</var>paragraph (a), clause (10), it may direct the person to submit to a mental or physical <br/>
<a id="pl.596.1"></a><var>596.1</var>examination. For the purpose of this section, every person is deemed to have consented to <br/>
<a id="pl.596.2"></a><var>596.2</var>submit to a mental or physical examination when directed in writing by the board and to <br/>
<a id="pl.596.3"></a><var>596.3</var>have waived all objections to the admissibility of the examining physician's testimony or <br/>
<a id="pl.596.4"></a><var>596.4</var>examination report on the grounds that the testimony or report constitutes a privileged <br/>
<a id="pl.596.5"></a><var>596.5</var>communication. Failure of a regulated person to submit to an examination when directed <br/>
<a id="pl.596.6"></a><var>596.6</var>constitutes an admission of the allegations against the person, unless the failure was due to <br/>
<a id="pl.596.7"></a><var>596.7</var>circumstances beyond the person's control, in which case a default and final order may be <br/>
<a id="pl.596.8"></a><var>596.8</var>entered without the taking of testimony or presentation of evidence. A regulated person <br/>
<a id="pl.596.9"></a><var>596.9</var>affected under this paragraph shall at reasonable intervals be given an opportunity to <br/>
<a id="pl.596.10"></a><var>596.10</var>demonstrate that the person can resume the competent practice of the regulated profession <br/>
<a id="pl.596.11"></a><var>596.11</var>with reasonable skill and safety to the public. In any proceeding under this paragraph, <br/>
<a id="pl.596.12"></a><var>596.12</var>neither the record of proceedings nor the orders entered by the board shall be used against <br/>
<a id="pl.596.13"></a><var>596.13</var>a regulated person in any other proceeding.<br/>
<a id="pl.596.14"></a><var>596.14</var>(d) In addition to ordering a physical or mental examination, the board may, <br/>
<a id="pl.596.15"></a><var>596.15</var>notwithstanding section 13.384 or 144.293, or any other law limiting access to medical or <br/>
<a id="pl.596.16"></a><var>596.16</var>other health data, obtain medical data and health records relating to a licensee or applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.596.17"></a><var>596.17</var>without the person's or applicant's consent if the board has probable cause to believe that a <br/>
<a id="pl.596.18"></a><var>596.18</var>licensee is subject to paragraph (a), clause (10). The medical data may be requested <br/>
<a id="pl.596.19"></a><var>596.19</var>from a provider as defined in section 144.291, subdivision 2, paragraph (i), an insurance <br/>
<a id="pl.596.20"></a><var>596.20</var>company, or a government agency, including the Department of Human Services. A <br/>
<a id="pl.596.21"></a><var>596.21</var>provider, insurance company, or government agency shall comply with any written request <br/>
<a id="pl.596.22"></a><var>596.22</var>of the board under this section and is not liable in any action for damages for releasing the <br/>
<a id="pl.596.23"></a><var>596.23</var>data requested by the board if the data are released pursuant to a written request under this <br/>
<a id="pl.596.24"></a><var>596.24</var>section, unless the information is false and the provider giving the information knew, or <br/>
<a id="pl.596.25"></a><var>596.25</var>had reason to know, the information was false. Information obtained under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.596.26"></a><var>596.26</var>is private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02.<br/>
<a id="pl.596.27"></a><var>596.27</var>(e) If the board issues an order of immediate suspension of a license, a hearing must <br/>
<a id="pl.596.28"></a><var>596.28</var>be held within 30 days of the suspension and completed without delay.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.54.0"></a><a id="pl.596.29"></a><var>596.29</var>    Sec. 54. <b>[153B.75] INVESTIGATION; NOTICE AND HEARINGS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.596.30"></a><var>596.30</var>The board has the authority to investigate alleged violations of this chapter, conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.596.31"></a><var>596.31</var>hearings, and impose corrective or disciplinary action as provided in section 214.103.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.55.0"></a><a id="pl.596.32"></a><var>596.32</var>    Sec. 55. <b>[153B.80] UNLICENSED PRACTICE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.596.33"></a><var>596.33</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>License required.</b> Effective January 1, 2018, no individual shall <br/>
<a id="pl.596.34"></a><var>596.34</var>practice as an orthotist, prosthetist, prosthetist orthotist, pedorthist, orthotic or prosthetic <br/>
<a id="pl.597.1"></a><var>597.1</var>assistant, or orthotic fitter, unless the individual holds a valid license issued by the board <br/>
<a id="pl.597.2"></a><var>597.2</var>under this chapter, except as permitted under section 153B.20 or 153B.35.<br/>
<a id="pl.597.3"></a><var>597.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Designation.</b> No individual shall represent themselves to the public as <br/>
<a id="pl.597.4"></a><var>597.4</var>a licensed orthotist, prosthetist, prosthetist orthotist, pedorthist, orthotic or prosthetic <br/>
<a id="pl.597.5"></a><var>597.5</var>assistant, or an orthotic fitter, unless the individual is licensed under this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.597.6"></a><var>597.6</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Penalties.</b> Any individual who violates this section is guilty of a <br/>
<a id="pl.597.7"></a><var>597.7</var>misdemeanor. The board shall have the authority to seek a cease and desist order against <br/>
<a id="pl.597.8"></a><var>597.8</var>any individual who is engaged in the unlicensed practice of a profession regulated by the <br/>
<a id="pl.597.9"></a><var>597.9</var>board under this chapter.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.56.0"></a><a id="pl.597.10"></a><var>597.10</var>    Sec. 56. <b>[153B.85] FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.597.11"></a><var>597.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Fees.</b> (a) The application fee for initial licensure shall not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.597.12"></a><var>597.12</var>$600.<br/>
<a id="pl.597.13"></a><var>597.13</var>(b) The biennial renewal fee for a license to practice as an orthotist, prosthetist, <br/>
<a id="pl.597.14"></a><var>597.14</var>prosthetist orthotist, or pedorthist shall not exceed $600.<br/>
<a id="pl.597.15"></a><var>597.15</var>(c) The biennial renewal fee for a license to practice as an assistant or a fitter shall <br/>
<a id="pl.597.16"></a><var>597.16</var>not exceed $300.<br/>
<a id="pl.597.17"></a><var>597.17</var>(d) The fee for license restoration shall not exceed $600.<br/>
<a id="pl.597.18"></a><var>597.18</var>(e) The fee for license verification shall not exceed $30.<br/>
<a id="pl.597.19"></a><var>597.19</var>(f) The fee to obtain a list of licensees shall not exceed $25.<br/>
<a id="pl.597.20"></a><var>597.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Proration of fees.</b> For the first renewal period following initial licensure, <br/>
<a id="pl.597.21"></a><var>597.21</var>the renewal fee is the fee specified in subdivision 1, paragraph (b) or (c), prorated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.597.22"></a><var>597.22</var>nearest dollar that is represented by the ratio of the number of days the license is held <br/>
<a id="pl.597.23"></a><var>597.23</var>in the initial licensure period to 730 days.<br/>
<a id="pl.597.24"></a><var>597.24</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Late fee.</b> The fee for late license renewal is the license renewal fee in <br/>
<a id="pl.597.25"></a><var>597.25</var>effect at the time of renewal plus $100.<br/>
<a id="pl.597.26"></a><var>597.26</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Nonrefundable fees.</b> All fees are nonrefundable.<br/>
<a id="pl.597.27"></a><var>597.27</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Deposit.</b> Fees collected by the board under this section shall be deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.597.28"></a><var>597.28</var>in the state government special revenue fund.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.57.0"></a><a id="pl.597.29"></a><var>597.29</var>    Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 214.075, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.597.30"></a><var>597.30</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Consent form; fees; fingerprints.</b> (a) In order to effectuate the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.597.31"></a><var>597.31</var>and state level, fingerprint-based criminal background check, the applicant or licensee <br/>
<a id="pl.597.32"></a><var>597.32</var>must submit a completed criminal history records check consent form and a full set of <br/>
<a id="pl.597.33"></a><var>597.33</var>fingerprints to the respective health-related licensing board or a designee in the manner <br/>
<a id="pl.597.34"></a><var>597.34</var>and form specified by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.598.1"></a><var>598.1</var>(b) The applicant or licensee is responsible for all fees associated with preparation of <br/>
<a id="pl.598.2"></a><var>598.2</var>the fingerprints, the criminal records check consent form, and the criminal background <br/>
<a id="pl.598.3"></a><var>598.3</var>check. The fees for the criminal records background check shall be set by the BCA and <br/>
<a id="pl.598.4"></a><var>598.4</var>the FBI and are not refundable. The fees shall be submitted to the respective health-related <br/>
<a id="pl.598.5"></a><var>598.5</var>licensing board by the applicant or licensee as prescribed by the respective board.<br/>
<a id="pl.598.6"></a><var>598.6</var>    (c) All fees received by the health-related licensing boards under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.598.7"></a><var>598.7</var>shall be deposited in a dedicated account accounts in the special revenue fund and are <br/>
<a id="pl.598.8"></a><var>598.8</var>appropriated to the Board of Nursing Home Administrators for the administrative services <br/>
<a id="pl.598.9"></a><var>598.9</var>unit health-related licensing boards to pay for the criminal background checks conducted <br/>
<a id="pl.598.10"></a><var>598.10</var>by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Federal Bureau of Investigation.<br/>
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<a id="bill.27.58.0"></a><a id="pl.598.11"></a><var>598.11</var>    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 18a, <br/>
<a id="pl.598.12"></a><var>598.12</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.598.13"></a><var>598.13</var>    Subd. 18a. <b>Access to medical services.</b> (a) Medical assistance reimbursement for <br/>
<a id="pl.598.14"></a><var>598.14</var>meals for persons traveling to receive medical care may not exceed $5.50 for breakfast, <br/>
<a id="pl.598.15"></a><var>598.15</var>$6.50 for lunch, or $8 for dinner.<br/>
<a id="pl.598.16"></a><var>598.16</var>    (b) Medical assistance reimbursement for lodging for persons traveling to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.598.17"></a><var>598.17</var>medical care may not exceed $50 per day unless prior authorized by the local agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.598.18"></a><var>598.18</var>    (c) Regardless of the number of employees that an enrolled health care provider may <br/>
<a id="pl.598.19"></a><var>598.19</var>have, medical assistance covers sign and oral spoken language health care interpreter <br/>
<a id="pl.598.20"></a><var>598.20</var>services when provided by an enrolled health care provider during the course of providing <br/>
<a id="pl.598.21"></a><var>598.21</var>a direct, person-to-person covered health care service to an enrolled recipient with limited <br/>
<a id="pl.598.22"></a><var>598.22</var>English proficiency or who has a hearing loss and uses interpreting services. Coverage <br/>
<a id="pl.598.23"></a><var>598.23</var>for face-to-face oral language spoken language health care interpreter services shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.598.24"></a><var>598.24</var>provided only if the oral language spoken language health care interpreter used by the <br/>
<a id="pl.598.25"></a><var>598.25</var>enrolled health care provider is listed in on the registry or roster established under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.598.26"></a><var>598.26</var>144.058
         </statute_ref> or the registry established under chapter 146C. Beginning July 1, 2018, coverage <br/>
<a id="pl.598.27"></a><var>598.27</var>for spoken language health care interpreter services shall be provided only if the spoken <br/>
<a id="pl.598.28"></a><var>598.28</var>language health care interpreter used by the enrolled health care provider is listed on the <br/>
<a id="pl.598.29"></a><var>598.29</var>registry established under chapter 146C.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.27.59.0"></a><a id="pl.598.30"></a><var>598.30</var>    Sec. 59. <b>[325F.816] MUNICIPAL OR CITY BUSINESS LICENSE; MASSAGE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.598.31"></a><var>598.31</var>An individual who is issued a municipal or city business license to practice massage <br/>
<a id="pl.598.32"></a><var>598.32</var>is prohibited from advertising as a licensed massage and bodywork therapist unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.598.33"></a><var>598.33</var>individual has received a professional credential from another state, is current in licensure, <br/>
<a id="pl.598.34"></a><var>598.34</var>and remains in good standing under the credentialing state's requirements.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.27.60.0"></a><a id="pl.599.1"></a><var>599.1</var>    Sec. 60. <b>FIRST APPOINTMENTS, FIRST MEETING, AND FIRST CHAIR OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.599.2"></a><var>599.2</var><b>THE ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS, AND PEDORTHICS ADVISORY COUNCIL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.599.3"></a><var>599.3</var>The Board of Podiatric Medicine shall make its first appointments authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.599.4"></a><var>599.4</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 153B.25, to the Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics <br/>
<a id="pl.599.5"></a><var>599.5</var>Advisory Council, by September 1, 2016. The board shall designate four of its first <br/>
<a id="pl.599.6"></a><var>599.6</var>appointees to serve terms that are coterminous with the governor. The chair of the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.599.7"></a><var>599.7</var>of Podiatric Medicine or the chair's designee shall convene the first meeting of the council <br/>
<a id="pl.599.8"></a><var>599.8</var>by November 1, 2016. The council must elect a chair from among its members at the first <br/>
<a id="pl.599.9"></a><var>599.9</var>meeting of the council.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.27.61.0"></a><a id="pl.599.10"></a><var>599.10</var>    Sec. 61. <b>INITIAL APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND MEETING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.599.11"></a><var>599.11</var>The Minnesota Board of Nursing shall make initial appointments to the Registered <br/>
<a id="pl.599.12"></a><var>599.12</var>Massage and Bodywork Therapist Advisory Council under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.599.13"></a><var>599.13</var>148.9861, by October 1, 2016, and shall designate one member to call the first meeting of <br/>
<a id="pl.599.14"></a><var>599.14</var>the advisory council by November 15, 2016. The terms of the initial members appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.599.15"></a><var>599.15</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 148.9861, subdivision 1, clause (1), shall end the first <br/>
<a id="pl.599.16"></a><var>599.16</var>Monday in January 2019. The terms of the initial members appointed under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.599.17"></a><var>599.17</var>Statutes, section 148.9861, subdivision 1, clause (2), shall end the first Monday in January <br/>
<a id="pl.599.18"></a><var>599.18</var>2020.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.27.62.0"></a><a id="pl.599.19"></a><var>599.19</var>    Sec. 62. <b>STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.599.20"></a><var>599.20</var>The commissioner of health shall work with community stakeholders in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.599.21"></a><var>599.21</var>including, but not limited to, the Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition; the women, <br/>
<a id="pl.599.22"></a><var>599.22</var>infants, and children program; hospitals and clinics; local public health professionals <br/>
<a id="pl.599.23"></a><var>599.23</var>and organizations; community-based organizations; and representatives of populations <br/>
<a id="pl.599.24"></a><var>599.24</var>with low breastfeeding rates to carry out a study identifying barriers, challenges, and <br/>
<a id="pl.599.25"></a><var>599.25</var>successes affecting initiation, duration, and exclusivity of breastfeeding. The study <br/>
<a id="pl.599.26"></a><var>599.26</var>shall address policy, systemic, and environmental factors that both support and create <br/>
<a id="pl.599.27"></a><var>599.27</var>barriers to breastfeeding. These factors include, but are not limited to, issues such as <br/>
<a id="pl.599.28"></a><var>599.28</var>levels of practice and barriers such as education, clinical experience, and cost to those <br/>
<a id="pl.599.29"></a><var>599.29</var>seeking certification as an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant. The study <br/>
<a id="pl.599.30"></a><var>599.30</var>shall identify and make recommendations regarding culturally appropriate practices that <br/>
<a id="pl.599.31"></a><var>599.31</var>have been shown to increase breastfeeding rates in populations that have the greatest <br/>
<a id="pl.599.32"></a><var>599.32</var>breastfeeding disparity rates. A report on the study must be completed and submitted to <br/>
<a id="pl.599.33"></a><var>599.33</var>the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.599.34"></a><var>599.34</var>over health care policy and finance on or before September 15, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.27.63.0"></a><a id="pl.600.1"></a><var>600.1</var>    Sec. 63. <b>INITIAL SPOKEN LANGUAGE HEALTH CARE ADVISORY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.600.2"></a><var>600.2</var><b>COUNCIL MEETING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.600.3"></a><var>600.3</var>The commissioner of health shall convene the first meeting of the Spoken Language <br/>
<a id="pl.600.4"></a><var>600.4</var>Health Care Advisory Council by October 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.27.64.0"></a><a id="pl.600.5"></a><var>600.5</var>    Sec. 64. <b>SPOKEN LANGUAGE HEALTH CARE INTERPRETER REGISTRY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.600.6"></a><var>600.6</var><b>FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.600.7"></a><var>600.7</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 146C.13, paragraph (a), the initial and <br/>
<a id="pl.600.8"></a><var>600.8</var>renewal fees for interpreters listed on the spoken language health care registry shall be $50 <br/>
<a id="pl.600.9"></a><var>600.9</var>between the period of July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018, and shall be $70 between the <br/>
<a id="pl.600.10"></a><var>600.10</var>period of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019. Beginning July 1, 2019, the fees shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.600.11"></a><var>600.11</var>in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 146C.13.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.27.65.0"></a><a id="pl.600.12"></a><var>600.12</var>    Sec. 65. <b>STRATIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM </b><br/>
<a id="pl.600.13"></a><var>600.13</var><b>FOR SPOKEN LANGUAGE HEALTH CARE INTERPRETERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.600.14"></a><var>600.14</var>(a) The commissioner of human services, in consultation with the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.600.15"></a><var>600.15</var>of health, the Spoken Language Health Care Interpreter Advisory Council established <br/>
<a id="pl.600.16"></a><var>600.16</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 146C.11, and representatives from the interpreting <br/>
<a id="pl.600.17"></a><var>600.17</var>stakeholder community at large, shall study and make recommendations for creating a <br/>
<a id="pl.600.18"></a><var>600.18</var>tiered reimbursement system for the Minnesota public health care programs for spoken <br/>
<a id="pl.600.19"></a><var>600.19</var>language health care interpreters based on the different tiers of the spoken language health <br/>
<a id="pl.600.20"></a><var>600.20</var>care interpreters registry established by the commissioner of health under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.600.21"></a><var>600.21</var>Statutes, chapter 146C.<br/>
<a id="pl.600.22"></a><var>600.22</var>(b) The commissioner of human services shall submit the proposed reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.600.23"></a><var>600.23</var>system, including the fiscal costs for the proposed system to the chairs and ranking <br/>
<a id="pl.600.24"></a><var>600.24</var>minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.600.25"></a><var>600.25</var>over health and human services policy and finance by January 15, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.600.26"></a><var>600.26</var>(c) The commissioner of health, in consultation with the Spoken Language Health <br/>
<a id="pl.600.27"></a><var>600.27</var>Care Interpreter Advisory Council, shall review the fees established under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.600.28"></a><var>600.28</var>Statutes, section 146C.13, and make recommendations based on the results of the <br/>
<a id="pl.600.29"></a><var>600.29</var>study and recommendations under paragraph (a) whether the fees are established at an <br/>
<a id="pl.600.30"></a><var>600.30</var>appropriate level, including whether specific fees should be established for each tier of the <br/>
<a id="pl.600.31"></a><var>600.31</var>registry instead of one uniform fee for all tiers. The total fees collected must be sufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.600.32"></a><var>600.32</var>to recover the costs of the spoken language health care registry. If the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.600.33"></a><var>600.33</var>recommends different fees for the tiers, the commissioner shall submit the proposed fees <br/>
<a id="pl.601.1"></a><var>601.1</var>to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.601.2"></a><var>601.2</var>over health and human services policy and finance by January 15, 2018.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.27.66.0"></a><a id="pl.601.3"></a><var>601.3</var>    Sec. 66. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.601.4"></a><var>601.4</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144.058, is repealed effective July 1, 2018.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.28.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.28.1.0"></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.601.7"></a><var>601.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATION.</b><b> </b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.601.8"></a><var>601.8</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.601.9"></a><var>601.9</var>in parentheses, are subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2015, chapter 71, article <br/>
<a id="pl.601.10"></a><var>601.10</var>13, from the general fund or any fund named to the Department of Human Services for <br/>
<a id="pl.601.11"></a><var>601.11</var>the purposes specified in this article, to be available for the fiscal year indicated for each <br/>
<a id="pl.601.12"></a><var>601.12</var>purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.601.13"></a><var>601.13</var>listed under them are available for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, <br/>
<a id="pl.601.14"></a><var>601.14</var>respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. <br/>
<a id="pl.601.15"></a><var>601.15</var>"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.601.16"></a><var>601.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.601.17"></a><var>601.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.601.18"></a><var>601.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.601.19"></a><var>601.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.28.2.0"></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.601.20"></a><var>601.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.601.21"></a><var>601.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN </b><br/>
<b>SERVICES</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.601.22"></a><var>601.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>(615,912,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>(518,891,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.601.23"></a><var>601.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.601.24"></a><var>601.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General Fund<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">(307,806,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">(246,029,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.601.25"></a><var>601.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.601.26"></a><var>601.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Health Care Access <br/>
Fund<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">(289,770,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">(277,101,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.601.27"></a><var>601.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Federal TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">(18,336,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">4,239,000<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.601.28"></a><var>601.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Forecasted Programs</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.601.29"></a><var>601.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>MFIP/DWP</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="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.601.30"></a><var>601.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.601.31"></a><var>601.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General Fund<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">9,833,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">(8,799,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.601.32"></a><var>601.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Federal TANF<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">(20,225,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">4,212,000<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.601.33"></a><var>601.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>MFIP Child Care Assistance</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">(23,094,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">(7,760,000)<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.602.1"></a><var>602.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>General Assistance</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">(2,120,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">(1,078,000)<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.602.2"></a><var>602.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Minnesota Supplemental Aid</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">(1,613,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">(1,650,000)<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.602.3"></a><var>602.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Group Residential Housing</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">(8,101,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">(7,954,000)<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.602.4"></a><var>602.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Northstar Care for Children</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,231,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">4,496,000<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.602.5"></a><var>602.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>MinnesotaCare</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">(227,821,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">(230,027,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.602.6"></a><var>602.6</var>These appropriations are from the health care <br/>
<a id="pl.602.7"></a><var>602.7</var>access fund.<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.602.8"></a><var>602.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) <b>Medical Assistance</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="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.602.9"></a><var>602.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.602.10"></a><var>602.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General Fund<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">(294,773,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">(243,700,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.602.11"></a><var>602.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.602.12"></a><var>602.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Health Care Access <br/>
Fund<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">(61,949,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">(47,074,000)<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.602.13"></a><var>602.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(i) <b>Alternative Care Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.602.14"></a><var>602.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(j) <b>CCDTF Entitlements</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">9,831,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">20,416,000<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.602.15"></a><var>602.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Technical Activities</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,889,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">27,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.602.16"></a><var>602.16</var>These appropriations are from the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.602.17"></a><var>602.17</var>TANF fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.602.18"></a><var>602.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.29.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.29.1.0"></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.602.21"></a><var>602.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.602.22"></a><var>602.22</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.602.23"></a><var>602.23</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 14, to <br/>
<a id="pl.602.24"></a><var>602.24</var>the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.602.25"></a><var>602.25</var>general fund or other named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each <br/>
<a id="pl.602.26"></a><var>602.26</var>purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this act mean that the addition to or <br/>
<a id="pl.602.27"></a><var>602.27</var>subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending <br/>
<a id="pl.602.28"></a><var>602.28</var>June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions <br/>
<a id="pl.602.29"></a><var>602.29</var>to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, are effective the day following <br/>
<a id="pl.602.30"></a><var>602.30</var>final enactment unless a different effective date is explicit.<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.603.1"></a><var>603.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.603.2"></a><var>603.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.603.3"></a><var>603.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.603.4"></a><var>603.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.29.2.0"></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.603.5"></a><var>603.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.603.6"></a><var>603.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN </b><br/>
<b>SERVICES</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.603.7"></a><var>603.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b> </b><br/>
<b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b> </b><br/>
<b>128,627,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.603.8"></a><var>603.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.603.9"></a><var>603.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.603.10"></a><var>603.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-</td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
125,235,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.603.11"></a><var>603.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.603.12"></a><var>603.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td>State Government <br/>
Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-</td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
25,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.603.13"></a><var>603.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">3,367,000<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.603.14"></a><var>603.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Central Office Operations</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.603.15"></a><var>603.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Operations</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="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.603.16"></a><var>603.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.603.17"></a><var>603.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">3,459,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.603.18"></a><var>603.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.603.19"></a><var>603.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td>State Government <br/>
Special Revenue <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">25,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.603.20"></a><var>603.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">982,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.603.21"></a><var>603.21</var><b>Payments for Timely Administration of </b><br/>
<a id="pl.603.22"></a><var>603.22</var><b>Criminal Proceedings.</b> $200,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.603.23"></a><var>603.23</var>year 2017 is for the timely administration <br/>
<a id="pl.603.24"></a><var>603.24</var>of criminal proceedings involving clients <br/>
<a id="pl.603.25"></a><var>603.25</var>and patients in the Minnesota sex offender <br/>
<a id="pl.603.26"></a><var>603.26</var>program and the state-operated forensic <br/>
<a id="pl.603.27"></a><var>603.27</var>services. In fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.603.28"></a><var>603.28</var>year thereafter, up to $50,000 shall be paid <br/>
<a id="pl.603.29"></a><var>603.29</var>to Carlton County, up to $50,000 shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.603.30"></a><var>603.30</var>paid to Nicollet County, up to $50,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.603.31"></a><var>603.31</var>shall be paid to the Sixth Judicial District <br/>
<a id="pl.603.32"></a><var>603.32</var>Public Defender's Office, and up to $50,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.603.33"></a><var>603.33</var>shall be paid to the Fifth District Public <br/>
<a id="pl.603.34"></a><var>603.34</var>Defender's Office. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.603.35"></a><var>603.35</var>monitor the payments at least quarterly. If <br/>
<a id="pl.603.36"></a><var>603.36</var>the commissioner determines that an entity <br/>
<a id="pl.603.37"></a><var>603.37</var>will not spend all of its allocation before <br/>
<a id="pl.604.1"></a><var>604.1</var>the end of the fiscal year, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.604.2"></a><var>604.2</var>shall reallocate any unspent dollars to an <br/>
<a id="pl.604.3"></a><var>604.3</var>entity or entities that had an insufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.604.4"></a><var>604.4</var>allocation. By January 15 of each year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.604.5"></a><var>604.5</var>commissioner shall report to the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.604.6"></a><var>604.6</var>ranking minority members of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.604.7"></a><var>604.7</var>representatives and senate health and human <br/>
<a id="pl.604.8"></a><var>604.8</var>services finance committees the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.604.9"></a><var>604.9</var>unspent funds during the previous fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.604.10"></a><var>604.10</var>year. The commissioner shall not use funds <br/>
<a id="pl.604.11"></a><var>604.11</var>appropriated for administrative costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.604.12"></a><var>604.12</var><b>Request for Information. </b>$165,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.604.13"></a><var>604.13</var>year 2017 is for transfer to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.604.14"></a><var>604.14</var>of management and budget to develop a <br/>
<a id="pl.604.15"></a><var>604.15</var>request for information on a privatized <br/>
<a id="pl.604.16"></a><var>604.16</var>state-based marketplace model. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.604.17"></a><var>604.17</var>onetime transfer.<br/>
<a id="pl.604.18"></a><var>604.18</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.604.19"></a><var>604.19</var>decreased by $2,206,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.604.20"></a><var>604.20</var>and $2,287,000 in fiscal year 2019. The state <br/>
<a id="pl.604.21"></a><var>604.21</var>government special revenue fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.604.22"></a><var>604.22</var>decreased by $3,709,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.604.23"></a><var>604.23</var>and $3,709,000 in fiscal year 2019. The <br/>
<a id="pl.604.24"></a><var>604.24</var>health care access fund base is increased by <br/>
<a id="pl.604.25"></a><var>604.25</var>$905,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $468,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.604.26"></a><var>604.26</var>fiscal year 2019.<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.604.27"></a><var>604.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Children and Families</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">132,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.604.28"></a><var>604.28</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.604.29"></a><var>604.29</var>decreased by $132,000 in fiscal years 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.604.30"></a><var>604.30</var>and 2019.<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.604.31"></a><var>604.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Health Care</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="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.604.32"></a><var>604.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.604.33"></a><var>604.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,186,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.605.1"></a><var>605.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.605.2"></a><var>605.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td>State Government <br/>
Special Revenue <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">25,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.605.3"></a><var>605.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">550,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.605.4"></a><var>605.4</var><b>Spoken Language Health Care </b><br/>
<a id="pl.605.5"></a><var>605.5</var><b>Interpreters Reimbursement System </b><br/>
<a id="pl.605.6"></a><var>605.6</var><b>Study.</b> $25,000 is from the state government <br/>
<a id="pl.605.7"></a><var>605.7</var>special revenue fund to study and submit <br/>
<a id="pl.605.8"></a><var>605.8</var>a proposed stratified medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.605.9"></a><var>605.9</var>reimbursement system for spoken language <br/>
<a id="pl.605.10"></a><var>605.10</var>health care interpreters. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.605.11"></a><var>605.11</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.605.12"></a><var>605.12</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.605.13"></a><var>605.13</var>decreased by $187,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.605.14"></a><var>605.14</var>and $187,000 in fiscal year 2019. The state <br/>
<a id="pl.605.15"></a><var>605.15</var>government special revenue fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.605.16"></a><var>605.16</var>decreased by $25,000 in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.605.17"></a><var>605.17</var>$25,000 in fiscal year 2019. The health care <br/>
<a id="pl.605.18"></a><var>605.18</var>access fund base is increased by $2,948,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.605.19"></a><var>605.19</var>in fiscal year 2018 and $2,991,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.605.20"></a><var>605.20</var>year 2019.<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.605.21"></a><var>605.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Continuing Care</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">534,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.605.22"></a><var>605.22</var><b>Study of Home and Community-Based </b><br/>
<a id="pl.605.23"></a><var>605.23</var><b>Services Workforce.</b> $414,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.605.24"></a><var>605.24</var>year 2017 is to complete a study of home <br/>
<a id="pl.605.25"></a><var>605.25</var>and community-based services workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.605.26"></a><var>605.26</var>and its impact on service access. In addition <br/>
<a id="pl.605.27"></a><var>605.27</var>to the data collected under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.605.28"></a><var>605.28</var>Statutes, section 256B.4912, subdivision 11, <br/>
<a id="pl.605.29"></a><var>605.29</var>the commissioner may also use surveys or <br/>
<a id="pl.605.30"></a><var>605.30</var>other methods to complete this study. On <br/>
<a id="pl.605.31"></a><var>605.31</var>January 1, 2018, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.605.32"></a><var>605.32</var>report the findings of the study, including <br/>
<a id="pl.605.33"></a><var>605.33</var>recommendations on how to address access <br/>
<a id="pl.605.34"></a><var>605.34</var>to services, and recommendations on a <br/>
<a id="pl.605.35"></a><var>605.35</var>higher reimbursement rate for staff providing <br/>
<a id="pl.606.1"></a><var>606.1</var>services to individuals with higher home care <br/>
<a id="pl.606.2"></a><var>606.2</var>ratings, case mixes, or levels of care, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.606.3"></a><var>606.3</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.606.4"></a><var>606.4</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.606.5"></a><var>606.5</var>health and human services policy and finance <br/>
<a id="pl.606.6"></a><var>606.6</var>and labor and industry. The general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.606.7"></a><var>606.7</var>base for this appropriation is $621,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.606.8"></a><var>606.8</var>fiscal year 2018 and zero in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.606.9"></a><var>606.9</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.606.10"></a><var>606.10</var>increased by $447,000 in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.606.11"></a><var>606.11</var>decreased by $174,000 in fiscal year 2019.<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.606.12"></a><var>606.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Community Supports</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">134,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.606.13"></a><var>606.13</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base <br/>
<a id="pl.606.14"></a><var>606.14</var>is increased by $469,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.606.15"></a><var>606.15</var>and $429,000 in fiscal year 2019.<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.606.16"></a><var>606.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Forecasted Programs</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.606.17"></a><var>606.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>MFIP Child Care Assistance</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
4,973,000<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.606.18"></a><var>606.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Northstar Care for Children</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">8,802,000<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.606.19"></a><var>606.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>MinnesotaCare</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,108,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.606.20"></a><var>606.20</var>This appropriation is from the health care <br/>
<a id="pl.606.21"></a><var>606.21</var>access fund.<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.606.22"></a><var>606.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Medical Assistance</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="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.606.23"></a><var>606.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.606.24"></a><var>606.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">34,004,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.606.25"></a><var>606.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">277,000<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.606.26"></a><var>606.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.606.27"></a><var>606.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Consolidated Chemical Dependency </b><br/>
<b>Treatment Fund</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">5,897,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.606.28"></a><var>606.28</var><b>CCDTF Transfer.</b> In fiscal year 2017, <br/>
<a id="pl.606.29"></a><var>606.29</var>the commissioner shall transfer $2,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.606.30"></a><var>606.30</var>from the consolidated chemical dependency <br/>
<a id="pl.606.31"></a><var>606.31</var>treatment fund administrative account in the <br/>
<a id="pl.606.32"></a><var>606.32</var>special revenue fund to the general fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.606.33"></a><var>606.33</var>This is a onetime transfer.<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.607.1"></a><var>607.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Grant Programs</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.607.2"></a><var>607.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>BSF Child Care Assistance Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,137,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.607.3"></a><var>607.3</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.607.4"></a><var>607.4</var>increased by $4,258,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.607.5"></a><var>607.5</var>and $4,258,000 in fiscal year 2019.<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.607.6"></a><var>607.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Child Care Development Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.607.7"></a><var>607.7</var><b>Increased Access to Affordable Child </b><br/>
<a id="pl.607.8"></a><var>607.8</var><b>Care in Greater Minnesota.</b> $1,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.607.9"></a><var>607.9</var>in fiscal year 2017 is from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.607.10"></a><var>607.10</var>for grants of $250,000 to each of the six <br/>
<a id="pl.607.11"></a><var>607.11</var>Minnesota Initiative Foundations to increase <br/>
<a id="pl.607.12"></a><var>607.12</var>access to affordable child care in greater <br/>
<a id="pl.607.13"></a><var>607.13</var>Minnesota. Grant funds may be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.607.14"></a><var>607.14</var>increase child care provider training and <br/>
<a id="pl.607.15"></a><var>607.15</var>professional development; support legal <br/>
<a id="pl.607.16"></a><var>607.16</var>nonlicensed family, friend, and neighbor <br/>
<a id="pl.607.17"></a><var>607.17</var>child care providers; provide potential and <br/>
<a id="pl.607.18"></a><var>607.18</var>current child care providers with licensing, <br/>
<a id="pl.607.19"></a><var>607.19</var>financial, and technical assistance; help child <br/>
<a id="pl.607.20"></a><var>607.20</var>care providers become rated under the Parent <br/>
<a id="pl.607.21"></a><var>607.21</var>Aware quality rating system; and strengthen <br/>
<a id="pl.607.22"></a><var>607.22</var>local capacity and increase the availability <br/>
<a id="pl.607.23"></a><var>607.23</var>of affordable high-quality child care in each <br/>
<a id="pl.607.24"></a><var>607.24</var>region. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.607.25"></a><var>607.25</var>is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.607.26"></a><var>607.26</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.607.27"></a><var>607.27</var>decreased by $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.607.28"></a><var>607.28</var>and $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2019.<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.607.29"></a><var>607.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Children's Services Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,860,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.607.30"></a><var>607.30</var><b>American Indian Child Welfare Initiative.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.607.31"></a><var>607.31</var>$800,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for planning <br/>
<a id="pl.607.32"></a><var>607.32</var>efforts to expand the American Indian <br/>
<a id="pl.607.33"></a><var>607.33</var>Child Welfare Initiative authorized under <br/>
<a id="pl.607.34"></a><var>607.34</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 256.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.608.1"></a><var>608.1</var>subdivision 14b. Of this appropriation, <br/>
<a id="pl.608.2"></a><var>608.2</var>$400,000 is for grants to the Mille Lacs <br/>
<a id="pl.608.3"></a><var>608.3</var>Band of Ojibwe and $400,000 is for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.608.4"></a><var>608.4</var>to the Red Lake Nation. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.608.5"></a><var>608.5</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.608.6"></a><var>608.6</var><b>Crisis Nursery Services.</b> $60,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.608.7"></a><var>608.7</var>year 2017 is for a grant to an organization <br/>
<a id="pl.608.8"></a><var>608.8</var>in Minneapolis that provides free, voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.608.9"></a><var>608.9</var>crisis nursery services for families in crisis <br/>
<a id="pl.608.10"></a><var>608.10</var>24 hours per day, 365 days per year; crisis <br/>
<a id="pl.608.11"></a><var>608.11</var>counseling; overnight residential child care; <br/>
<a id="pl.608.12"></a><var>608.12</var>a 24-hour crisis hotline; and parent education <br/>
<a id="pl.608.13"></a><var>608.13</var>to provide a trauma-informed continuum <br/>
<a id="pl.608.14"></a><var>608.14</var>of care for families living in poverty, to <br/>
<a id="pl.608.15"></a><var>608.15</var>continue efforts to prevent child abuse and <br/>
<a id="pl.608.16"></a><var>608.16</var>neglect, and to develop practices that can be <br/>
<a id="pl.608.17"></a><var>608.17</var>shared with organizations around the state <br/>
<a id="pl.608.18"></a><var>608.18</var>to reduce child abuse and neglect. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.608.19"></a><var>608.19</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.608.20"></a><var>608.20</var>June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.608.21"></a><var>608.21</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.608.22"></a><var>608.22</var>decreased by $860,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.608.23"></a><var>608.23</var>and $860,000 in fiscal year 2019.<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.608.24"></a><var>608.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Child and Community Service Grants</b></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
-0-
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
1,900,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.608.25"></a><var>608.25</var><b>White Earth Band of Ojibwe Human </b><br/>
<a id="pl.608.26"></a><var>608.26</var><b>Services Initiative Project.</b> $1,400,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.608.27"></a><var>608.27</var>in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.608.28"></a><var>608.28</var>White Earth Band of Ojibwe for the direct <br/>
<a id="pl.608.29"></a><var>608.29</var>implementation and administrative costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.608.30"></a><var>608.30</var>the White Earth Human Service Initiative <br/>
<a id="pl.608.31"></a><var>608.31</var>Project authorized under Laws 2011, First <br/>
<a id="pl.608.32"></a><var>608.32</var>Special Session chapter 9, article 9, section <br/>
<a id="pl.608.33"></a><var>608.33</var>18.<br/>
<a id="pl.608.34"></a><var>608.34</var><b>Red Lake Nation Human Services </b><br/>
<a id="pl.608.35"></a><var>608.35</var><b>Initiative Project.</b> $500,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.609.1"></a><var>609.1</var>2017 is for a grant to the Red Lake Nation for <br/>
<a id="pl.609.2"></a><var>609.2</var>the direct implementation and administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.609.3"></a><var>609.3</var>costs of the Red Lake Human Service <br/>
<a id="pl.609.4"></a><var>609.4</var>Initiative Project authorized under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.609.5"></a><var>609.5</var>Statutes, section 256.01, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.609.6"></a><var>609.6</var>paragraph (a), clause (7).<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.609.7"></a><var>609.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Child and Economic Support Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
1,500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.609.8"></a><var>609.8</var><b>Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Youth.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.609.9"></a><var>609.9</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.609.10"></a><var>609.10</var>shelter and transitional and long-term <br/>
<a id="pl.609.11"></a><var>609.11</var>housing beds for sexually exploited youth <br/>
<a id="pl.609.12"></a><var>609.12</var>and youth at risk of sexual exploitation. The <br/>
<a id="pl.609.13"></a><var>609.13</var>base for this appropriation is $625,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.609.14"></a><var>609.14</var>fiscal year 2018 and $625,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.609.15"></a><var>609.15</var>2019. The commissioner shall not use any <br/>
<a id="pl.609.16"></a><var>609.16</var>portion of this appropriation nor of the base <br/>
<a id="pl.609.17"></a><var>609.17</var>amounts in fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.609.18"></a><var>609.18</var>2019 for administrative costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.609.19"></a><var>609.19</var><b>Base Level Adjustment.</b> The general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.609.20"></a><var>609.20</var>base is increased by $375,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.609.21"></a><var>609.21</var>2018 and $375,000 in fiscal year 2019.<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.609.22"></a><var>609.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Adult Mental Health Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
200,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.609.23"></a><var>609.23</var><b>Adult Mental Illness Crisis Housing </b><br/>
<a id="pl.609.24"></a><var>609.24</var><b>Assistance Program.</b> The general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.609.25"></a><var>609.25</var>appropriation for the adult mental illness <br/>
<a id="pl.609.26"></a><var>609.26</var>crisis housing assistance program is <br/>
<a id="pl.609.27"></a><var>609.27</var>decreased by $300,000 in fiscal year 2017. <br/>
<a id="pl.609.28"></a><var>609.28</var>The general fund appropriation is increased <br/>
<a id="pl.609.29"></a><var>609.29</var>by $300,000 in fiscal year 2017 for expanding <br/>
<a id="pl.609.30"></a><var>609.30</var>eligibility to include persons with serious <br/>
<a id="pl.609.31"></a><var>609.31</var>mental illness under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.609.32"></a><var>609.32</var>section 245.99, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.609.33"></a><var>609.33</var><b>Integrated Behavioral Health Care </b><br/>
<a id="pl.609.34"></a><var>609.34</var><b>Coordination Demonstration Project.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.609.35"></a><var>609.35</var>$200,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.610.1"></a><var>610.1</var>to the Zumbro Valley Health Center. The <br/>
<a id="pl.610.2"></a><var>610.2</var>grant shall be used to continue a pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.610.3"></a><var>610.3</var>project to test an integrated behavioral <br/>
<a id="pl.610.4"></a><var>610.4</var>health care coordination model. The grant <br/>
<a id="pl.610.5"></a><var>610.5</var>recipient must report measurable outcomes <br/>
<a id="pl.610.6"></a><var>610.6</var>to the commissioner of human services <br/>
<a id="pl.610.7"></a><var>610.7</var>by December 1, 2018. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.610.8"></a><var>610.8</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.610.9"></a><var>610.9</var>2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.610.10"></a><var>610.10</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.610.11"></a><var>610.11</var>decreased by $200,000 in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.610.12"></a><var>610.12</var>is decreased by $200,000 in fiscal year 2019.<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.610.13"></a><var>610.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>Child Mental Health Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.610.14"></a><var>610.14</var><b>Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health </b><br/>
<a id="pl.610.15"></a><var>610.15</var><b>Services Grant.</b> The child mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.610.16"></a><var>610.16</var>grants base includes $1,500,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.610.17"></a><var>610.17</var>year 2018 and $1,500,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.610.18"></a><var>610.18</var>2019 for children's mental health grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.610.19"></a><var>610.19</var>sustain extended-stay inpatient psychiatric <br/>
<a id="pl.610.20"></a><var>610.20</var>hospital services for children and adolescents <br/>
<a id="pl.610.21"></a><var>610.21</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4889, <br/>
<a id="pl.610.22"></a><var>610.22</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (17).<br/>
<a id="pl.610.23"></a><var>610.23</var><b>School-Linked Mental Health Grants.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.610.24"></a><var>610.24</var>$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for children's <br/>
<a id="pl.610.25"></a><var>610.25</var>mental health grants under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.610.26"></a><var>610.26</var>Statutes, section 245.4889, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.610.27"></a><var>610.27</var>paragraph (b), clause (8), for current grantees <br/>
<a id="pl.610.28"></a><var>610.28</var>to expand services to school buildings, <br/>
<a id="pl.610.29"></a><var>610.29</var>school districts, or counties that do not have <br/>
<a id="pl.610.30"></a><var>610.30</var>school-linked mental health available, and <br/>
<a id="pl.610.31"></a><var>610.31</var>to provide training to grantees on the use of <br/>
<a id="pl.610.32"></a><var>610.32</var>evidence-based practices. The general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.610.33"></a><var>610.33</var>base for this appropriation is $2,250,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.610.34"></a><var>610.34</var>fiscal year 2018 and $2,250,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.610.35"></a><var>610.35</var>2019. The amount in fiscal year 2019 shall <br/>
<a id="pl.611.1"></a><var>611.1</var>be awarded through a competitive process <br/>
<a id="pl.611.2"></a><var>611.2</var>open to all eligible grantees as part of a new <br/>
<a id="pl.611.3"></a><var>611.3</var>grant cycle. This appropriation does not <br/>
<a id="pl.611.4"></a><var>611.4</var>include additional administrative money.<br/>
<a id="pl.611.5"></a><var>611.5</var><b>Children's Mental Health Collaboratives; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.611.6"></a><var>611.6</var><b>Youth and Young Adult Mental Health </b><br/>
<a id="pl.611.7"></a><var>611.7</var><b>Demonstration Project. </b>$1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.611.8"></a><var>611.8</var>in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to a <br/>
<a id="pl.611.9"></a><var>611.9</var>children's mental health collaborative <br/>
<a id="pl.611.10"></a><var>611.10</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.493, <br/>
<a id="pl.611.11"></a><var>611.11</var>that serves Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, <br/>
<a id="pl.611.12"></a><var>611.12</var>Renville, and Yellow Medicine Counties <br/>
<a id="pl.611.13"></a><var>611.13</var>for a rural demonstration project to assist <br/>
<a id="pl.611.14"></a><var>611.14</var>transition-aged youth and young adults with <br/>
<a id="pl.611.15"></a><var>611.15</var>emotional behavioral disturbance (EBD) <br/>
<a id="pl.611.16"></a><var>611.16</var>or mental illnesses in making a successful <br/>
<a id="pl.611.17"></a><var>611.17</var>transition into adulthood. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.611.18"></a><var>611.18</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.611.19"></a><var>611.19</var>2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.611.20"></a><var>611.20</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.611.21"></a><var>611.21</var>increased by $1,250,000 in fiscal years 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.611.22"></a><var>611.22</var>and 2019.<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.611.23"></a><var>611.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>DCT State-Operated Services</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.611.24"></a><var>611.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.611.25"></a><var>611.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>DCT State-Operated Services Mental </b><br/>
<b>Health</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">30,942,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.611.26"></a><var>611.26</var><b>Restore Funds Transferred to Minnesota </b><br/>
<a id="pl.611.27"></a><var>611.27</var><b>State-Operated Community Services. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.611.28"></a><var>611.28</var>$14,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to restore <br/>
<a id="pl.611.29"></a><var>611.29</var>funds transferred to the enterprise fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.611.30"></a><var>611.30</var>state-operated community services in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.611.31"></a><var>611.31</var>year 2016. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.611.32"></a><var>611.32</var><b>Community Behavioral Health Hospitals </b><br/>
<a id="pl.611.33"></a><var>611.33</var><b>Full Capacity Staffing. </b>$19,678,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.611.34"></a><var>611.34</var>fiscal year 2017 is to increase staffing to a <br/>
<a id="pl.611.35"></a><var>611.35</var>level sufficient to operate the community <br/>
<a id="pl.612.1"></a><var>612.1</var>behavioral health hospitals at full licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.612.2"></a><var>612.2</var>capacity. The base for this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.612.3"></a><var>612.3</var>is $25,879,000 in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.612.4"></a><var>612.4</var>$25,879,000 in fiscal year 2019. <br/>
<a id="pl.612.5"></a><var>612.5</var><b>Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center </b><br/>
<a id="pl.612.6"></a><var>612.6</var><b>Nursing Float Pool.</b> $788,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.612.7"></a><var>612.7</var>year 2017 is for a nursing float pool for <br/>
<a id="pl.612.8"></a><var>612.8</var>weekend coverage at the Anoka Metro <br/>
<a id="pl.612.9"></a><var>612.9</var>Regional Treatment Center. The base for this <br/>
<a id="pl.612.10"></a><var>612.10</var>appropriation is $1,526,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.612.11"></a><var>612.11</var>2018 and $1,526,000 in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.612.12"></a><var>612.12</var><b>Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center </b><br/>
<a id="pl.612.13"></a><var>612.13</var><b>Increased Clinical Oversight.</b> $336,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.612.14"></a><var>612.14</var>in fiscal year 2017 is for increased clinical <br/>
<a id="pl.612.15"></a><var>612.15</var>oversight at the Anoka Metro Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.612.16"></a><var>612.16</var>Treatment Center. The base for this <br/>
<a id="pl.612.17"></a><var>612.17</var>appropriation is $632,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.612.18"></a><var>612.18</var>and $632,000 in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.612.19"></a><var>612.19</var><b>Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health </b><br/>
<a id="pl.612.20"></a><var>612.20</var><b>Services Closure.</b> The child and adolescent <br/>
<a id="pl.612.21"></a><var>612.21</var>behavioral health services program in <br/>
<a id="pl.612.22"></a><var>612.22</var>Willmar shall discontinue operations no later <br/>
<a id="pl.612.23"></a><var>612.23</var>than June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.612.24"></a><var>612.24</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.612.25"></a><var>612.25</var>decreased by $12,852,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.612.26"></a><var>612.26</var>and $13,715,000 in fiscal year 2019.<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.612.27"></a><var>612.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.612.28"></a><var>612.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>DCT State-Operated Services Enterprise </b><br/>
<b>Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.612.29"></a><var>612.29</var><b>State-Operated Community Services.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.612.30"></a><var>612.30</var>$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.612.31"></a><var>612.31</var>Minnesota state-operated community <br/>
<a id="pl.612.32"></a><var>612.32</var>services program. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.612.33"></a><var>612.33</var>appropriation. The commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.612.34"></a><var>612.34</var>transfer $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 to the <br/>
<a id="pl.612.35"></a><var>612.35</var>enterprise fund for Minnesota state-operated <br/>
<a id="pl.613.1"></a><var>613.1</var>community services. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.613.2"></a><var>613.2</var>transfer.<br/>
<a id="pl.613.3"></a><var>613.3</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.613.4"></a><var>613.4</var>decreased by $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.613.5"></a><var>613.5</var>and $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2019.<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.613.6"></a><var>613.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.613.7"></a><var>613.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>DCT State-Operated Services Minnesota </b><br/>
<b>Security Hospital</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
17,754,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.613.8"></a><var>613.8</var><b>Competency Restoration Program.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.613.9"></a><var>613.9</var>$6,754,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.613.10"></a><var>613.10</var>development of a new residential competency <br/>
<a id="pl.613.11"></a><var>613.11</var>restoration program to be operated by <br/>
<a id="pl.613.12"></a><var>613.12</var>state-operated forensic services. The <br/>
<a id="pl.613.13"></a><var>613.13</var>commissioner shall use this appropriation to <br/>
<a id="pl.613.14"></a><var>613.14</var>make available 20 hospital beds at Anoka <br/>
<a id="pl.613.15"></a><var>613.15</var>Metro Regional Treatment Center and <br/>
<a id="pl.613.16"></a><var>613.16</var>12 secure beds at the Minnesota Security <br/>
<a id="pl.613.17"></a><var>613.17</var>Hospital. The base for this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.613.18"></a><var>613.18</var>is $8,423,000 in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.613.19"></a><var>613.19</var>$8,423,000 in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.613.20"></a><var>613.20</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.613.21"></a><var>613.21</var>increased by $3,169,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.613.22"></a><var>613.22</var>and $3,169,000 in fiscal year 2019.<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.613.23"></a><var>613.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.613.24"></a><var>613.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>DCT Minnesota Sex Offender </b><br/>
<b>Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,807,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.613.25"></a><var>613.25</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.613.26"></a><var>613.26</var>decreased by $1,306,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.613.27"></a><var>613.27</var>and $1,306,000 in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.29.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.613.28"></a><var>613.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.613.29"></a><var>613.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>4,709,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.613.30"></a><var>613.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.613.31"></a><var>613.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.613.32"></a><var>613.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,291,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.613.33"></a><var>613.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.613.34"></a><var>613.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td>State Government <br/>
Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">873,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.613.35"></a><var>613.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2,545,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.614.1"></a><var>614.1</var>The appropriations for each purpose are <br/>
<a id="pl.614.2"></a><var>614.2</var>shown in the following 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.614.3"></a><var>614.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Health Improvement</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="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.614.4"></a><var>614.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.614.5"></a><var>614.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,067,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.614.6"></a><var>614.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2,545,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.614.7"></a><var>614.7</var><b>Medical Cannabis Patient Registry.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.614.8"></a><var>614.8</var>$50,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.614.9"></a><var>614.9</var>general fund for updates to the medical <br/>
<a id="pl.614.10"></a><var>614.10</var>cannabis patient registry. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.614.11"></a><var>614.11</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.614.12"></a><var>614.12</var><b>Health Care System Study.</b> $500,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.614.13"></a><var>614.13</var>fiscal year 2017 is from the health care access <br/>
<a id="pl.614.14"></a><var>614.14</var>fund for a health care system study. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.614.15"></a><var>614.15</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.614.16"></a><var>614.16</var>June 30, 2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.614.17"></a><var>614.17</var><b>Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Youth.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.614.18"></a><var>614.18</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.614.19"></a><var>614.19</var>general fund for trauma-informed, culturally <br/>
<a id="pl.614.20"></a><var>614.20</var>specific services for exploited youth. The <br/>
<a id="pl.614.21"></a><var>614.21</var>base for this appropriation is $625,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.614.22"></a><var>614.22</var>in fiscal year 2018 and $625,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.614.23"></a><var>614.23</var>year 2019. Neither the appropriation in <br/>
<a id="pl.614.24"></a><var>614.24</var>fiscal year 2017 nor the base amounts in <br/>
<a id="pl.614.25"></a><var>614.25</var>fiscal years 2018 and 2019 may be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.614.26"></a><var>614.26</var>administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.614.27"></a><var>614.27</var><b>Greater Minnesota Family Medicine </b><br/>
<a id="pl.614.28"></a><var>614.28</var><b>Residency.</b> $1,035,000 in fiscal year 2017 <br/>
<a id="pl.614.29"></a><var>614.29</var>is from the health care access fund for the <br/>
<a id="pl.614.30"></a><var>614.30</var>greater Minnesota family medicine residency <br/>
<a id="pl.614.31"></a><var>614.31</var>grant program under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.614.32"></a><var>614.32</var>section 144.1912. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.614.33"></a><var>614.33</var>use up to $35,000 for administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.614.34"></a><var>614.34</var><b>Health Care Grants for Uninsured </b><br/>
<a id="pl.614.35"></a><var>614.35</var><b>Individuals. </b> (a) $50,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.615.1"></a><var>615.1</var>2017 is from the health care access fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.615.2"></a><var>615.2</var>dental provider grants in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.615.3"></a><var>615.3</var>section 
<statute_ref>145.929, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.615.4"></a><var>615.4</var>(b) $175,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from <br/>
<a id="pl.615.5"></a><var>615.5</var>the health care access fund for community <br/>
<a id="pl.615.6"></a><var>615.6</var>mental health program grants in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.615.7"></a><var>615.7</var>Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>145.929, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.615.8"></a><var>615.8</var>(c) $600,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.615.9"></a><var>615.9</var>health care access fund for the emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.615.10"></a><var>615.10</var>medical assistance outlier grant program <br/>
<a id="pl.615.11"></a><var>615.11</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>145.929, <br/>
<a id="pl.615.12"></a><var>615.12</var>subdivision 3
</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.615.13"></a><var>615.13</var>(d) $175,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.615.14"></a><var>615.14</var>health care access fund for community health <br/>
<a id="pl.615.15"></a><var>615.15</var>center grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.615.16"></a><var>615.16</var>section 
<statute_ref>145.9269</statute_ref>. A community health center <br/>
<a id="pl.615.17"></a><var>615.17</var>that receives a grant from this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.615.18"></a><var>615.18</var>is not eligible for a grant under paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.615.19"></a><var>615.19</var><b>Statewide School-Based Sealant Grant </b><br/>
<a id="pl.615.20"></a><var>615.20</var><b>Program.</b> $517,000 in fiscal year 2017 <br/>
<a id="pl.615.21"></a><var>615.21</var>is from the general fund to implement the <br/>
<a id="pl.615.22"></a><var>615.22</var>statewide school-based sealant program <br/>
<a id="pl.615.23"></a><var>615.23</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.0615. <br/>
<a id="pl.615.24"></a><var>615.24</var>The base for this appropriation is $615,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.615.25"></a><var>615.25</var>in fiscal year 2018 and $717,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.615.26"></a><var>615.26</var>year 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.615.27"></a><var>615.27</var><b>Base Adjustment for Early Dental </b><br/>
<a id="pl.615.28"></a><var>615.28</var><b>Prevention Initiative.</b> The general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.615.29"></a><var>615.29</var>base for the early dental prevention initiative <br/>
<a id="pl.615.30"></a><var>615.30</var>is increased by $64,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.615.31"></a><var>615.31</var>and $64,000 in fiscal year 2019. The <br/>
<a id="pl.615.32"></a><var>615.32</var>commissioner shall not use any portion of <br/>
<a id="pl.615.33"></a><var>615.33</var>this base increase for administration. This <br/>
<a id="pl.615.34"></a><var>615.34</var>paragraph does not expire.<br/>
<a id="pl.616.1"></a><var>616.1</var><b>Base-Level Adjustments.</b> The general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.616.2"></a><var>616.2</var>base is increased by $237,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.616.3"></a><var>616.3</var>2018 and $339,000 in fiscal year 2019. The <br/>
<a id="pl.616.4"></a><var>616.4</var>health care access fund base is decreased by <br/>
<a id="pl.616.5"></a><var>616.5</var>$510,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $510,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.616.6"></a><var>616.6</var>fiscal year 2019.<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.616.7"></a><var>616.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Health Protection</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="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.616.8"></a><var>616.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.616.9"></a><var>616.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">224,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.616.10"></a><var>616.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.616.11"></a><var>616.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td>State Government <br/>
Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">873,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.616.12"></a><var>616.12</var><b>Drinking Water Revolving Fund. </b> $230,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.616.13"></a><var>616.13</var>in fiscal year 2017 is from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.616.14"></a><var>616.14</var>for administration of the drinking water <br/>
<a id="pl.616.15"></a><var>616.15</var>revolving fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.616.16"></a><var>616.16</var><b>Quality of Care Complaints.</b> $180,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.616.17"></a><var>616.17</var>in fiscal year 2017 is from the state <br/>
<a id="pl.616.18"></a><var>616.18</var>government special revenue fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.616.19"></a><var>616.19</var>managed care organization quality of care <br/>
<a id="pl.616.20"></a><var>616.20</var>complaint investigations. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.616.21"></a><var>616.21</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.616.22"></a><var>616.22</var><b>Spoken Language Health Care Interpreter </b><br/>
<a id="pl.616.23"></a><var>616.23</var><b>Registry.</b> $358,000 is from the state <br/>
<a id="pl.616.24"></a><var>616.24</var>government special revenue fund for the <br/>
<a id="pl.616.25"></a><var>616.25</var>spoken language health care interpreter <br/>
<a id="pl.616.26"></a><var>616.26</var>registry and registration activities under <br/>
<a id="pl.616.27"></a><var>616.27</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 146C. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.616.28"></a><var>616.28</var>amount, $280,000 is for onetime start-up <br/>
<a id="pl.616.29"></a><var>616.29</var>costs for the registry and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.616.30"></a><var>616.30</var>until June 30, 2019. The base for this <br/>
<a id="pl.616.31"></a><var>616.31</var>appropriation is $241,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.616.32"></a><var>616.32</var>and $156,000 in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.616.33"></a><var>616.33</var><b>Clinical Lactation Services Licensing.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.616.34"></a><var>616.34</var>$174,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the state <br/>
<a id="pl.616.35"></a><var>616.35</var>government special revenue fund for clinical <br/>
<a id="pl.617.1"></a><var>617.1</var>lactation services licensure activities under <br/>
<a id="pl.617.2"></a><var>617.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 148.9801 to <br/>
<a id="pl.617.3"></a><var>617.3</var>148.9812. The base for this appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.617.4"></a><var>617.4</var>$54,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $54,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.617.5"></a><var>617.5</var>fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.617.6"></a><var>617.6</var><b>Base Level Adjustment.</b> The state <br/>
<a id="pl.617.7"></a><var>617.7</var>government special revenue fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.617.8"></a><var>617.8</var>decreased by $636,000 in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.617.9"></a><var>617.9</var>and $658,000 in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.617.10"></a><var>617.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>HEALTH-RELATED BOARDS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.617.11"></a><var>617.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>195,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>609,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.617.12"></a><var>617.12</var>This appropriation is from the state <br/>
<a id="pl.617.13"></a><var>617.13</var>government special revenue fund.<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.617.14"></a><var>617.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Board of Dentistry</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">(850,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">(864,000)<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.617.15"></a><var>617.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.617.16"></a><var>617.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Board of Marriage and Family </b><br/>
<b>Therapy</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">40,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">50,000<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.617.17"></a><var>617.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Board of Medical Practice</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">22,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.617.18"></a><var>617.18</var><b>Genetic Counselor Licensing.</b> $22,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.617.19"></a><var>617.19</var>fiscal year 2017 is from the state government <br/>
<a id="pl.617.20"></a><var>617.20</var>special revenue fund for genetic counselor <br/>
<a id="pl.617.21"></a><var>617.21</var>licensure activities under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.617.22"></a><var>617.22</var>chapter 147F. <br/>
<table>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.617.23"></a><var>617.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Board of Nursing</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">257,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.617.24"></a><var>617.24</var><b>Massage and Bodywork Therapist </b><br/>
<a id="pl.617.25"></a><var>617.25</var><b>Registration.</b> $257,000 in fiscal year 2017 <br/>
<a id="pl.617.26"></a><var>617.26</var>is from the state government special revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.617.27"></a><var>617.27</var>fund for massage and bodywork therapist <br/>
<a id="pl.617.28"></a><var>617.28</var>registration activities under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.617.29"></a><var>617.29</var>Statutes, sections 148.982 to 148.9885. The <br/>
<a id="pl.617.30"></a><var>617.30</var>base appropriation in fiscal year 2018 is <br/>
<a id="pl.617.31"></a><var>617.31</var>$275,000 and $276,000 in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.617.32"></a><var>617.32</var><b>Base Level Adjustment.</b> The state <br/>
<a id="pl.617.33"></a><var>617.33</var>government special revenue fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.618.1"></a><var>618.1</var>increased by $18,000 in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.618.2"></a><var>618.2</var>$19,000 in fiscal year 2019.<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.618.3"></a><var>618.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Board of Pharmacy</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">115,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">145,000<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.618.4"></a><var>618.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Board of Physical Therapy</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">890,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">924,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.618.5"></a><var>618.5</var><b>Health Professional Services Program.</b> Of <br/>
<a id="pl.618.6"></a><var>618.6</var>this appropriation, $850,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.618.7"></a><var>618.7</var>2016 and $864,000 in fiscal year 2017 are <br/>
<a id="pl.618.8"></a><var>618.8</var>from the state government special revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.618.9"></a><var>618.9</var>fund for the health professional services <br/>
<a id="pl.618.10"></a><var>618.10</var>program.<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.618.11"></a><var>618.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Board of Podiatric Medicine</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">75,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.618.12"></a><var>618.12</var><b>Orthotist, Prosthetist, and Pedorthist </b><br/>
<a id="pl.618.13"></a><var>618.13</var><b>Licensing.</b> $75,000 in fiscal year 2017 is <br/>
<a id="pl.618.14"></a><var>618.14</var>from the state government special revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.618.15"></a><var>618.15</var>fund for licensure activities under the <br/>
<a id="pl.618.16"></a><var>618.16</var>Minnesota Orthotists, Prosthetist, and <br/>
<a id="pl.618.17"></a><var>618.17</var>Pedorthist Practice Act, Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.618.18"></a><var>618.18</var>chapter 153B. The base appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.618.19"></a><var>618.19</var>$112,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $112,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.618.20"></a><var>618.20</var>fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.618.21"></a><var>618.21</var><b>Base Level Adjustment.</b> The state <br/>
<a id="pl.618.22"></a><var>618.22</var>government special revenue fund base is <br/>
<a id="pl.618.23"></a><var>618.23</var>increased by $37,000 in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.618.24"></a><var>618.24</var>$37,000 in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.618.25"></a><var>618.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.618.26"></a><var>618.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.618.27"></a><var>618.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>OMBUDSMAN FOR MENTAL </b><br/>
<b>HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL </b><br/>
<b>DISABILITIES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>100,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>209,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.618.28"></a><var>618.28</var><b>Base Level Adjustment. </b> The general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.618.29"></a><var>618.29</var>base is increased by $41,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.618.30"></a><var>618.30</var>2018 and $41,000 in fiscal year 2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.29.6.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.618.31"></a><var>618.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 6. <b>DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>(210,000)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>(190,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.29.7.0"></a><a id="pl.618.32"></a><var>618.32</var>    Sec. 7. Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 14, section 4, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<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.619.1"></a><var>619.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Board of Dentistry</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,192,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,206,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.619.2"></a><var>619.2</var>This appropriation includes $864,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.619.3"></a><var>619.3</var>year 2016 and $878,000 in fiscal year 2017 <br/>
<a id="pl.619.4"></a><var>619.4</var>for the health professional services program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.29.8.0"></a><a id="pl.619.5"></a><var>619.5</var>    Sec. 8. Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 14, section 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.619.6"></a><var>619.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 9. <b>COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>210,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>213,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.619.7"></a><var>619.7</var>The commissioner of commerce shall <br/>
<a id="pl.619.8"></a><var>619.8</var>develop a proposal to allow individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.619.9"></a><var>619.9</var>to purchase qualified health plans outside <br/>
<a id="pl.619.10"></a><var>619.10</var>of MNsure directly from health plan <br/>
<a id="pl.619.11"></a><var>619.11</var>companies and to allow eligible individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.619.12"></a><var>619.12</var>to receive advanced premium tax credits and <br/>
<a id="pl.619.13"></a><var>619.13</var>cost-sharing reductions when purchasing <br/>
<a id="pl.619.14"></a><var>619.14</var>qualified health plans outside of MNsure.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.29.9.0"></a><a id="pl.619.15"></a><var>619.15</var>    Sec. 9. <b>EXPIRATION OF UNCODIFIED LANGUAGE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.619.16"></a><var>619.16</var>All uncodified language contained in this article expires on June 30, 2017, unless a <br/>
<a id="pl.619.17"></a><var>619.17</var>different expiration date is explicit.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.29.10.0"></a><a id="pl.619.18"></a><var>619.18</var>    Sec. 10. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.619.19"></a><var>619.19</var>This article is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>