SF 4059
2nd Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 05/06/2026 09:02 a.m.
2.23 2.24
2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28
3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12
5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22
5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28
6.29 6.30 6.31 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28
8.29
9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.28
9.29 9.30 9.31 9.32 9.33 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9
10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24
10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 11.24 11.25 11.26 11.27 11.28 11.29 11.30 11.31 12.1 12.2 12.3
12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24 12.25 12.26
12.27 12.28 12.29 12.30 12.31 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6
15.7
15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16
15.17 15.18
15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22 15.23 15.24 15.25 15.26 15.27 15.28 15.29 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5
16.6 16.7
16.8 16.9 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15
16.16 16.17
16.18 16.19 16.20 16.21 16.22 16.23 16.24
16.25 16.26
17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4
17.5 17.6
17.7 17.8 17.9 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17 17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23 17.24 17.25 17.26
17.27
18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20
18.21 18.22 18.23 18.24 18.25 18.26 18.27 18.28 18.30 18.29 18.31 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 19.14 19.15 19.16 19.17 19.18 19.19 19.20 19.21 19.22 19.23 19.24 19.25 19.26 19.27 19.28 19.29 19.30 19.31 19.32 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6
20.7 20.8 20.9 20.10 20.11
20.12 20.13 20.14
20.15 20.16 20.17 20.18 20.19
20.20
20.21 20.22 20.23 20.24 20.25 20.26 20.27 20.28 20.29 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18
21.19
21.20 21.21
21.22 21.23 21.24 21.25 21.26
21.27 21.28
21.29 21.30 21.31 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.9 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 22.15 22.16 22.17 22.18 22.19 22.20 22.21 22.22 22.23 22.24 22.25 22.26 22.27 22.28 22.29 23.1 23.2
23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 23.9 23.10 23.11 23.12 23.13 23.14 23.15 23.16 23.17 23.18
23.19 23.20 23.21 23.22 23.23 23.24 23.25 23.26 23.27 23.28 23.29 23.30 23.31 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 24.8 24.9 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.14 24.15 24.16 24.17 24.18 24.19 24.20 24.21 24.22 24.23 24.24 24.25 24.26 24.27 24.28 24.29 24.30 24.31 24.32 24.33 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 25.9 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 25.14
25.15 25.16 25.17 25.18 25.19 25.20 25.21 25.22 25.23 25.24 25.25 25.26 25.27 25.28 25.29 25.30 25.31 25.32 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.9 26.10 26.11 26.12 26.13 26.14 26.15 26.16 26.17 26.18 26.19 26.20 26.21 26.22 26.23 26.24 26.25 26.26 26.27 26.28 26.29 26.30
26.31 26.32 26.33 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6
27.7 27.8 27.9 27.10 27.11 27.12 27.13 27.14
27.15 27.16 27.17 27.18 27.19 27.20 27.21 27.22 27.23 27.24 27.25 27.26 27.27 27.28 27.29 27.30 27.31 27.32 28.1 28.2 28.3
28.4 28.5 28.6 28.7 28.8 28.9 28.10 28.11 28.12 28.13 28.14 28.15 28.16 28.17 28.18 28.19 28.20 28.21 28.22 28.23 28.24
28.25 28.26 28.27 28.28 28.29 28.30 28.31 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5
29.6 29.7 29.8 29.9 29.10
29.11 29.12
29.13 29.14 29.15 29.16 29.17
29.18
29.19 29.20 29.21 29.22 29.23 29.24 29.25 29.26 29.27 29.28 29.29 29.30 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.8 30.9 30.10 30.11 30.12 30.13 30.14 30.15 30.16 30.17 30.18 30.19 30.20 30.21 30.22 30.23 30.24 30.25 30.26 30.27 30.28 30.29 30.30 30.31 30.32 30.33 30.34 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.7 31.8 31.9 31.10 31.11 31.12 31.13 31.14 31.15 31.16 31.17 31.18 31.19 31.20 31.21 31.22 31.23 31.24 31.25 31.26 31.27 31.28 31.29 31.30 31.31 31.32 31.33 31.34 31.35 31.36 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.9 32.10 32.11 32.12 32.13 32.14 32.15 32.16 32.17 32.18 32.19 32.20 32.21 32.22 32.23 32.24 32.25 32.26 32.27 32.28 32.29 32.30 32.31 32.32 32.33 32.34 32.35 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 33.10 33.11 33.12 33.13 33.14 33.15 33.16 33.17 33.18 33.19 33.20 33.21 33.22 33.23 33.24 33.25 33.26 33.27 33.28 33.29 33.30 33.31 33.32 33.33 33.34 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.9 34.10 34.11 34.12 34.13 34.14 34.15 34.16 34.17 34.18 34.19 34.20 34.21 34.22 34.23 34.24 34.25 34.26 34.27 34.28 34.29 34.30 34.31 34.32 34.33 34.34 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9 35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 35.20 35.21 35.22 35.23 35.24 35.25 35.26 35.27 35.28 35.29 35.30 35.31 35.32 35.33 35.34 35.35 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.9 36.10 36.11 36.12 36.13 36.14 36.15 36.16 36.17 36.18 36.19 36.20 36.21 36.22 36.23 36.24 36.25 36.26 36.27 36.28 36.29 36.30 36.31 36.32 36.33 36.34 36.35 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.9 37.10 37.11 37.12 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18 37.19 37.20 37.21 37.22 37.23 37.24 37.25 37.26 37.27 37.28 37.29 37.30 37.31 37.32 37.33 37.34 37.35 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7 38.8 38.9 38.10 38.11 38.12 38.13 38.14 38.15 38.16 38.17 38.18 38.19 38.20 38.21 38.22 38.23 38.24 38.25 38.26 38.27 38.28 38.29 38.30 38.31 38.32 38.33 38.34 38.35 38.36 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.6 39.7 39.8 39.9 39.10 39.11 39.12 39.13 39.14 39.15 39.16 39.17 39.18 39.19 39.20 39.21 39.22 39.23 39.24 39.25 39.26 39.27 39.28 39.29 39.30 39.31 39.32 39.33 39.34
40.1
40.2 40.3 40.4 40.6 40.5 40.7 40.8 40.9 40.10 40.11 40.12 40.13 40.14 40.15 40.16 40.17 40.18 40.19 40.20 40.21 40.22 40.23 40.24 40.25 40.26 40.27 40.28 40.29 40.30 40.31 40.32 40.33 40.34 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.8 41.9 41.10 41.11 41.12 41.13 41.14 41.15 41.16 41.17 41.18 41.19 41.20 41.21 41.22 41.23 41.24 41.25 41.26 41.27 41.28 41.29 41.30 41.31 41.32 41.33 41.34 41.35 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.8 42.9 42.10 42.11 42.12 42.13 42.14 42.15 42.16 42.17 42.18 42.19 42.20 42.21 42.22 42.23 42.24 42.25 42.26 42.27 42.28 42.29 42.30 42.31 42.32 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6 43.7 43.8 43.9 43.10 43.11 43.12 43.13 43.14 43.15 43.16 43.17 43.18 43.19 43.20 43.21 43.22 43.23 43.24 43.25 43.26 43.27 43.28 43.29 43.30 43.31 43.32 43.33 43.34 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 44.5 44.6 44.7 44.8
44.9 44.10 44.11 44.12 44.13 44.14 44.15 44.16 44.17 44.18 44.19 44.20 44.21 44.22 44.23 44.24 44.25 44.26 44.27 44.28 44.29 44.30 44.31 44.32 44.33 44.34 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 45.7 45.8 45.9 45.10 45.11 45.12 45.13 45.14 45.15 45.16 45.17 45.18 45.19 45.20 45.21 45.22 45.23 45.24 45.25 45.26 45.27 45.28 45.29 45.30 45.31 45.32 45.33 45.34 45.35 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 46.6 46.7 46.8 46.9 46.10 46.11 46.12 46.13 46.14 46.15 46.16 46.17 46.18 46.19 46.20 46.21 46.22 46.23 46.24 46.25 46.26 46.27 46.28 46.29 46.30 46.31 46.32 46.33 46.34 46.35 46.36 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 47.5 47.6 47.7 47.8 47.9 47.10 47.11 47.12 47.13 47.14 47.15 47.16 47.17 47.18 47.19 47.20 47.21 47.22 47.23 47.24 47.25 47.26 47.27 47.28 47.29 47.30 47.31 47.32 47.33 47.34 47.35 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 48.6 48.7 48.8 48.9 48.10 48.11 48.12 48.13 48.14 48.15 48.16 48.17 48.18 48.19 48.20 48.21 48.22 48.23 48.24 48.25 48.26 48.27 48.28 48.29 48.30 48.31 48.32 48.33 48.34 48.35 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 49.5 49.6 49.7 49.8 49.9 49.10 49.11 49.12 49.13 49.14 49.15 49.16 49.17 49.18 49.19 49.20 49.21 49.22 49.23 49.24 49.25 49.26 49.27 49.28 49.29 49.30 49.31 49.32 49.33 49.34 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 50.6 50.7 50.8 50.9 50.10 50.11 50.12 50.13 50.14 50.15 50.16 50.17 50.18 50.19 50.20 50.21 50.22 50.23 50.24 50.25 50.26 50.27 50.28 50.29 50.30 50.31 50.32 50.33 50.34 50.35 51.1 51.2 51.3 51.4 51.5 51.6 51.7 51.8 51.9
51.10 51.11 51.12 51.13 51.14 51.15 51.16 51.17 51.18 51.19 51.20 51.21 51.22 51.23 51.24 51.25 51.26 51.27 51.28 51.29 51.30 51.31 51.32 51.33 51.34 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.5 52.6 52.7 52.8 52.9 52.10 52.11 52.12 52.13 52.14 52.15 52.16 52.17 52.18 52.19 52.20 52.21 52.22 52.23 52.24 52.25 52.26 52.27 52.28 52.29 52.30 52.31 52.32 52.33 52.34 52.35 52.36 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 53.7 53.8 53.9 53.10 53.11 53.12 53.13 53.14 53.15 53.16 53.17 53.18 53.19 53.20 53.21 53.22 53.23 53.24 53.25 53.26 53.27 53.28 53.29 53.30 53.31 53.32 53.33 53.34 53.35 54.1 54.2 54.3 54.4 54.5 54.6 54.7 54.8 54.9 54.10 54.11 54.12 54.13 54.14 54.15 54.16 54.17 54.18 54.19 54.20 54.21 54.22 54.23 54.24 54.25 54.26 54.27 54.28 54.29 54.30 54.31 54.32 54.33 54.34 54.35 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 55.7 55.8 55.9 55.10 55.11 55.12 55.13 55.14 55.15 55.16 55.17 55.18 55.19 55.20 55.21 55.22 55.23 55.24 55.25 55.26 55.27 55.28 55.29 55.30 55.31 55.32 55.33 55.34 55.35 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.7 56.8 56.9 56.10 56.11 56.12 56.13 56.14 56.15 56.16
56.17
56.18 56.19
56.20 56.21 56.22 56.23 56.24 56.25 56.26 56.27 56.28 56.29 56.30 56.31 56.32 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4 57.5 57.6 57.7 57.8 57.9 57.10
57.11 57.12 57.13 57.14 57.15 57.16 57.17 57.18 57.19 57.20 57.21 57.22 57.23 57.24 57.25 57.26 57.27 57.28 57.29 57.30 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.5 58.6 58.7 58.8 58.9 58.10 58.11 58.12 58.13 58.14 58.15 58.16 58.17 58.18
58.19
58.20 58.21 58.22 58.23 58.24 58.25 58.26 58.27 58.28 58.29 58.30 58.31 58.32
59.1
59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.6 59.7 59.8 59.9
59.10 59.11 59.12 59.13
59.14 59.15 59.16 59.17 59.18
59.19 59.20 59.21 59.22 59.23 59.24 59.25
59.26 59.27 60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.5 60.6 60.7 60.8 60.9 60.10 60.11 60.12 60.13 60.14 60.15 60.16 60.17 60.18 60.19
60.20 60.21 60.22 60.23 60.24 60.25 60.26 60.27 60.28 60.29 60.30 60.31 60.32 60.33
61.1 61.2 61.3 61.4 61.5 61.6 61.7 61.8 61.9 61.10 61.11 61.12 61.13 61.14
61.15 61.16 61.17 61.18 61.19 61.20 61.21 61.22 61.23
61.24 61.25 61.26 61.27 61.28 61.29 61.30 61.31
62.1 62.2 62.3 62.4 62.5 62.6
62.7 62.8 62.9 62.10 62.11 62.12 62.13 62.14 62.15 62.16 62.17
62.18 62.19 62.20 62.21 62.22 62.23 62.24 62.25 62.26 62.27
62.28 62.29 62.30 62.31 63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4 63.5 63.6
63.7 63.8 63.9 63.10 63.11 63.12 63.13 63.14
63.15 63.16 63.17 63.18 63.19 63.20 63.21
63.22 63.23 63.24 63.25 63.26 63.27 63.28 63.29
64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4
64.5 64.6 64.7 64.8 64.9 64.10 64.11 64.12 64.13 64.14 64.15 64.16 64.17 64.18 64.19 64.20 64.21 64.22 64.23 64.24 64.25 64.26
64.27 64.28 64.29 64.30 65.1 65.2 65.3 65.4 65.5 65.6 65.7 65.8 65.9 65.10 65.11 65.12 65.13 65.14 65.15 65.16 65.17 65.18 65.19 65.20 65.21 65.22 65.23 65.24 65.25 65.26 65.27 65.28 65.29 65.30 65.31 65.32 65.33 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.9 66.10 66.11 66.12 66.13 66.14 66.15 66.16 66.17 66.18 66.19 66.20 66.21 66.22 66.23 66.24 66.25 66.26 66.27 66.28 66.29 66.30 66.31 66.32 67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.5 67.6 67.7 67.8 67.9 67.10 67.11
67.12 67.13 67.14 67.15 67.16 67.17 67.18 67.19 67.20 67.21 67.22 67.23 67.24 67.25
67.26 67.27 67.28 67.29 67.30 67.31 68.1 68.2 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.7 68.8 68.9 68.10 68.11 68.12 68.13 68.14 68.15 68.16 68.17 68.18 68.19 68.20 68.21 68.22 68.23 68.24 68.25
68.26 68.27 68.28 68.29 68.30 68.31 68.32 68.33 69.1 69.2 69.3 69.4 69.5
69.6 69.7 69.8 69.9 69.10 69.11 69.12 69.13 69.14 69.15 69.16 69.17 69.18 69.19 69.20 69.21
69.22 69.23 69.24 69.25 69.26 69.27 69.28 69.29
70.1 70.2 70.3 70.4 70.5 70.6 70.7 70.8 70.9 70.10 70.11 70.12 70.13 70.14 70.15 70.16 70.17 70.18 70.19 70.20 70.21 70.22 70.23 70.24 70.25 70.26 70.27 70.28
70.29 70.30 70.31 70.32 70.33 71.1 71.2 71.3 71.4 71.5 71.6 71.7 71.8 71.9 71.10 71.11 71.12 71.13 71.14 71.15 71.16 71.17 71.18 71.19 71.20 71.21 71.22 71.23 71.24 71.25 71.26 71.27 71.28 71.29 71.30 71.31 71.32 72.1 72.2 72.3 72.4 72.5 72.6 72.7 72.8 72.9 72.10 72.11 72.12 72.13 72.14 72.15 72.16 72.17 72.18 72.19 72.20 72.21 72.22 72.23 72.24 72.25 72.26 72.27 72.28 72.29 72.30 72.31 72.32 72.33 72.34 73.1 73.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.8 73.9 73.10 73.11 73.12 73.13 73.14 73.15 73.16 73.17 73.18 73.19 73.20 73.21 73.22 73.23 73.24 73.25 73.26 73.27 73.28 73.29 73.30 73.31 73.32 73.33 74.1 74.2 74.3 74.4 74.5 74.6 74.7 74.8 74.9 74.10 74.11 74.12 74.13 74.14 74.15 74.16 74.17 74.18 74.19 74.20 74.21 74.22 74.23 74.24 74.25 74.26 74.27 74.28 74.29 74.30 74.31 74.32 74.33 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.7 75.8 75.9 75.10 75.11 75.12 75.13 75.14 75.15 75.16 75.17 75.18 75.19 75.20 75.21 75.22 75.23 75.24 75.25 75.26 75.27 75.28 75.29 75.30 75.31 75.32 75.33 75.34 76.1 76.2 76.3 76.4 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.8 76.9 76.10 76.11 76.12 76.13 76.14 76.15 76.16 76.17 76.18 76.19 76.20 76.21 76.22 76.23 76.24 76.25 76.26 76.27 76.28 76.29 76.30 76.31 76.32 76.33 76.34 77.1 77.2 77.3 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.7 77.8 77.9 77.10 77.11 77.12 77.13 77.14 77.15 77.16 77.17 77.18 77.19 77.20 77.21 77.22 77.23 77.24 77.25 77.26 77.27
77.28 77.29 77.30 77.31 77.32 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 78.10 78.11 78.12 78.13 78.14 78.15 78.16 78.17 78.18 78.19 78.20 78.21 78.22 78.23 78.24 78.25 78.26 78.27 78.28 78.29 78.30 78.31 79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.7 79.8 79.9 79.10 79.11 79.12 79.13 79.14 79.15 79.16 79.17 79.18 79.19 79.20 79.21 79.22 79.23 79.24 79.25 79.26 79.27 79.28 79.29 79.30 79.31 79.32 79.33 80.1 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.5 80.6 80.7 80.8 80.9 80.10 80.11 80.12 80.13 80.14 80.15 80.16 80.17 80.18 80.19 80.20 80.21 80.22 80.23
80.24 80.25 80.26 80.27 80.28 80.29 80.30 80.31 80.32 80.33 80.34 80.35 81.1 81.2 81.3 81.4 81.5 81.6 81.7 81.8 81.9 81.10 81.11 81.12 81.13 81.14 81.15 81.16 81.17 81.18 81.19 81.20 81.21 81.22 81.23 81.24 81.25 81.26 81.27 81.28 81.29 81.30 82.1 82.2 82.3 82.4 82.5 82.6 82.7 82.8 82.9 82.10 82.11 82.12 82.13 82.14 82.15 82.16 82.17 82.18 82.19 82.20 82.21 82.22 82.23 82.24 82.25 82.26 82.27 82.28 82.29 82.30 82.31 82.32 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.5 83.6 83.7 83.8 83.9 83.10 83.11 83.12 83.13 83.14 83.15 83.16 83.17 83.18 83.19 83.20 83.21 83.22 83.23 83.24 83.25 83.26 83.27 83.28 83.29 83.30 83.31 83.32 84.1 84.2 84.3 84.4 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.8 84.9 84.10 84.11 84.12 84.13 84.14 84.15 84.16 84.17 84.18 84.19 84.20 84.21 84.22 84.23 84.24 84.25 84.26 84.27 84.28 84.29 85.1 85.2 85.3 85.4 85.5 85.6 85.7 85.8 85.9 85.10 85.11 85.12 85.13 85.14 85.15 85.16 85.17 85.18 85.19 85.20 85.21 85.22 85.23 85.24 85.25 85.26 85.27 85.28 85.29 85.30 85.31 86.1 86.2 86.3 86.4 86.5 86.6 86.7 86.8 86.9 86.10 86.11 86.12 86.13 86.14 86.15 86.16 86.17 86.18 86.19
86.20 86.21 86.22 86.23 86.24 86.25 86.26 86.27 86.28 86.29 86.30 86.31 87.1 87.2 87.3 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.7 87.8 87.9 87.10 87.11 87.12 87.13 87.14 87.15 87.16 87.17 87.18 87.19 87.20 87.21 87.22 87.23 87.24 87.25 87.26 87.27 87.28 87.29 87.30 88.1 88.2 88.3 88.4 88.5 88.6 88.7 88.8 88.9 88.10 88.11 88.12 88.13 88.14 88.15 88.16 88.17
88.18 88.19 88.20 88.21 88.22 88.23 88.24 88.25 88.26 88.27 88.28 88.29 88.30 88.31 88.32 88.33 88.34 89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 89.6 89.7 89.8 89.9 89.10 89.11 89.12 89.13 89.14 89.15 89.16 89.17 89.18 89.19 89.20 89.21 89.22 89.23 89.24 89.25 89.26 89.27 89.28 89.29
90.1 90.2 90.3 90.4 90.5 90.6 90.7 90.8 90.9 90.10 90.11 90.12 90.13 90.14 90.15 90.16 90.17 90.18 90.19 90.20 90.21 90.22 90.23 90.24 90.25 90.26 90.27 90.28 90.29 90.30 90.31 90.32 91.1 91.2 91.3 91.4 91.5 91.6 91.7 91.8 91.9 91.10 91.11 91.12 91.13 91.14 91.15 91.16 91.17 91.18 91.19 91.20 91.21 91.22 91.23 91.24 91.25 91.26 91.27 91.28 91.29 91.30 91.31 91.32 91.33 92.1 92.2
92.3 92.4 92.5 92.6 92.7 92.8 92.9 92.10 92.11 92.12 92.13 92.14 92.15 92.16 92.17 92.18 92.19 92.20 92.21 92.22 92.23 92.24 92.25 92.26 92.27 92.28 92.29 92.30 92.31 92.32 92.33 92.34 92.35 92.36 92.37 92.38 92.39 92.40 92.41 92.42 92.43 93.1 93.2 93.3 93.4 93.5 93.6 93.7 93.8 93.9 93.10 93.11 93.12 93.13 93.14 93.15 93.16 93.17 93.18 93.19 93.20 93.21 93.22 93.23 93.24 93.25 93.26 93.27 93.28 93.29 93.30 93.31 93.32 93.33 93.34 93.35 93.36 93.37 93.38 93.39 93.40 93.41 93.42 93.43 93.44 93.45 93.46 93.47 93.48 94.1 94.2 94.3 94.4 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.8 94.9 94.10 94.11 94.12 94.13 94.14 94.15 94.16 94.17 94.18 94.19 94.20 94.21 94.22 94.23 94.24 94.25 94.26 94.27 94.28 94.29 94.30 94.31 94.32 94.33 94.34 94.35 94.36
94.37 94.38 94.39 94.40 94.41 94.42
95.1 95.2 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.6 95.7 95.8 95.9 95.10 95.11 95.12 95.13 95.14 95.15 95.16 95.17 95.18 95.19 95.20 95.21 95.22
95.23 95.24 95.25 95.26 95.27 95.28 95.29 95.30
96.1 96.2 96.3 96.4 96.5 96.6 96.7
96.8 96.9 96.10 96.11
96.12 96.13 96.14
96.15 96.16
96.17 96.18 96.19 96.20 96.21 96.22 96.23 96.24 96.25 96.26 96.27 96.28 96.29 96.30 96.31 97.1 97.2 97.3 97.4 97.5 97.6 97.7 97.8 97.9 97.10 97.11 97.12 97.13 97.14 97.15 97.16 97.17 97.18 97.19 97.20 97.21 97.22 97.23 97.24 97.25 97.26 97.27 97.28 97.29 97.30 97.31 97.32 97.33 98.1 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9 98.10 98.11 98.12 98.13 98.14 98.15 98.16 98.17 98.18 98.19 98.20 98.21 98.22 98.23 98.24 98.25 98.26 98.27 98.28 98.29 98.30 98.31 98.32 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.8 99.9 99.10 99.11 99.12 99.13 99.14 99.15 99.16 99.17 99.18 99.19 99.20 99.21 99.22 99.23 99.24 99.25 99.26 99.27 99.28 99.29 99.30 99.31 99.32 99.33 100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.7 100.8 100.9 100.10 100.11 100.12 100.13 100.14 100.15 100.16 100.17 100.18 100.19 100.20 100.21 100.22 100.23 100.24 100.25 100.26 100.27 100.28 100.29 100.30 100.31 101.1 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.5 101.6 101.7 101.8 101.9 101.10 101.11 101.12 101.13 101.14 101.15 101.16 101.17 101.18 101.19 101.20 101.21 101.22 101.23 101.24 101.25 101.26 101.27 101.28 101.29 101.30 101.31 101.32 101.33 101.34 101.35 102.1 102.2 102.3 102.4 102.5 102.6 102.7 102.8 102.9 102.10 102.11 102.12 102.13 102.14 102.15 102.16 102.17 102.18 102.19 102.20 102.21 102.22 102.23 102.24 102.25 102.26 102.27 102.28 102.29 102.30 102.31 102.32 102.33 103.1 103.2 103.3 103.4 103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8 103.9 103.10 103.11 103.12 103.13 103.14 103.15 103.16 103.17 103.18 103.19 103.20 103.21 103.22 103.23 103.24 103.25 103.26 103.27 103.28 103.29 103.30 103.31 103.32 103.33 103.34 104.1 104.2 104.3 104.4 104.5 104.6 104.7 104.8 104.9 104.10 104.11 104.12 104.13 104.14 104.15 104.16 104.17 104.18 104.19 104.20 104.21 104.22 104.23 104.24 104.25 104.26 104.27 104.28 104.29 104.30 104.31 104.32 104.33 104.34 105.1 105.2 105.3 105.4 105.5 105.6 105.7 105.8 105.9
105.10
105.11 105.12 105.13 105.14 105.15 105.16 105.17 105.18 105.19 105.20 105.21 105.22 105.23 105.24 105.25 105.26 105.27 105.28
105.29
106.1 106.2 106.3 106.4 106.5 106.6 106.7 106.8 106.9 106.10 106.11 106.12 106.13 106.14 106.15 106.16 106.17 106.18 106.19 106.20
106.21 106.22 106.23 106.24 106.25 106.26 106.27 106.28 106.29 106.30 106.31 106.32 106.33 106.34 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 107.10 107.11 107.12 107.13 107.14 107.15 107.16 107.17 107.18
107.19 107.20 107.21 107.22 107.23 107.24 107.25 107.26 107.27 107.28 107.29 107.30 107.31 107.32 108.1 108.2 108.3 108.4 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8 108.9 108.10 108.11 108.12 108.13 108.14 108.15 108.16 108.17
108.18
108.19 108.20 108.21
108.22
108.23 108.24 108.25 108.26 108.27 108.28 108.29 109.1 109.2 109.3 109.4 109.5 109.6 109.7 109.8 109.9 109.10 109.11 109.12 109.13 109.14 109.15 109.16 109.17
109.18 109.19 109.20 109.21 109.22 109.23 109.24 109.25 109.26 109.27
109.28
110.1 110.2
110.3 110.4 110.5 110.6
110.7
110.8 110.9 110.10 110.11 110.12 110.13 110.14 110.15 110.16 110.17 110.18 110.19
110.20
110.21 110.22 110.23 110.24 110.25 110.26 110.27 110.28 111.1 111.2 111.3 111.4 111.5 111.6 111.7 111.8 111.9 111.10 111.11 111.12 111.13 111.14 111.15 111.16 111.17 111.18 111.19 111.20 111.21 111.22 111.23 111.24 111.25 111.26 111.27 111.28 111.29 111.30 111.31 111.32 112.1 112.2 112.3 112.4 112.5 112.6 112.7 112.8 112.9 112.10 112.11 112.12 112.13 112.14 112.15 112.16 112.17 112.18 112.19 112.20 112.21 112.22 112.23 112.24 112.25 112.26 112.27 112.28 112.29 112.30 112.31 112.32 113.1 113.2 113.3 113.4 113.5 113.6 113.7 113.8 113.9 113.10 113.11 113.12 113.13 113.14 113.15 113.16 113.17 113.18 113.19 113.20 113.21 113.22 113.23 113.24 113.25 113.26 113.27 113.28 113.29 113.30 113.31 113.32 114.1 114.2 114.3 114.4 114.5 114.6 114.7 114.8 114.9 114.10 114.11 114.12 114.13 114.14 114.15 114.16 114.17 114.18 114.19 114.20 114.21 114.22 114.23 114.24 114.25 114.26 114.27 114.28 114.29 114.30 114.31 115.1 115.2 115.3 115.4 115.5 115.6 115.7 115.8 115.9 115.10 115.11 115.12 115.13 115.14 115.15 115.16 115.17 115.18 115.19 115.20 115.21 115.22 115.23 115.24 115.25 115.26 115.27 115.28
115.29
115.30 115.31 116.1 116.2 116.3 116.4 116.5 116.6 116.7 116.8 116.9 116.10 116.11 116.12 116.13 116.14 116.15 116.16 116.17 116.18 116.19 116.20 116.21 116.22 116.23 116.24 116.25 116.26 116.27 116.28 116.29 116.30 116.31 117.1 117.2 117.3 117.4 117.5 117.6 117.7 117.8 117.9 117.10 117.11 117.12 117.13 117.14 117.15 117.16 117.17 117.18 117.19 117.20 117.21 117.22 117.23 117.24 117.25 117.26 117.27 117.28 117.29 117.30 117.31 117.32 118.1 118.2 118.3 118.4 118.5 118.6 118.7 118.8 118.9 118.10 118.11 118.12 118.13 118.14 118.15 118.16 118.17 118.18 118.19 118.20 118.21 118.22 118.23 118.24 118.25 118.26 118.27 118.28 118.29 118.30 118.31 118.32 118.33 119.1 119.2 119.3 119.4 119.5 119.6 119.7 119.8 119.9 119.10 119.11 119.12 119.13 119.14 119.15 119.16 119.17 119.18 119.19 119.20 119.21 119.22 119.23 119.24 119.25 119.26 119.27 119.28 119.29 119.30 119.31 119.32 119.33 120.1 120.2 120.3 120.4 120.5 120.6 120.7 120.8 120.9 120.10 120.11 120.12 120.13 120.14 120.15 120.16 120.17 120.18 120.19 120.20 120.21 120.22 120.23 120.24 120.25 120.26 120.27 120.28 120.29 120.30 120.31 121.1 121.2 121.3 121.4 121.5 121.6 121.7 121.8 121.9 121.10 121.11 121.12 121.13 121.14 121.15 121.16 121.17 121.18 121.19 121.20 121.21 121.22 121.23 121.24 121.25 121.26 121.27 121.28 121.29 121.30 121.31 121.32 122.1 122.2 122.3 122.4 122.5 122.6 122.7 122.8 122.9 122.10 122.11 122.12 122.13 122.14 122.15 122.16 122.17 122.18 122.19 122.20 122.21 122.22 122.23 122.24 122.25 122.26 122.27 122.28 122.29 122.30 122.31 123.1 123.2 123.3 123.4 123.5 123.6 123.7 123.8 123.9 123.10 123.11 123.12 123.13 123.14 123.15 123.16 123.17 123.18 123.19 123.20 123.21 123.22 123.23 123.24 123.25 123.26 123.27 123.28 123.29 123.30 123.31 123.32 123.33 124.1 124.2 124.3 124.4 124.5 124.6 124.7 124.8 124.9 124.10 124.11 124.12 124.13 124.14 124.15 124.16 124.17 124.18 124.19 124.20 124.21 124.22 124.23 124.24 124.25 124.26 124.27 124.28 124.29 124.30 124.31 124.32 124.33 124.34 125.1 125.2 125.3 125.4 125.5 125.6 125.7 125.8 125.9 125.10 125.11 125.12 125.13 125.14 125.15 125.16 125.17 125.18 125.19 125.20 125.21 125.22 125.23 125.24 125.25 125.26 125.27 125.28 125.29 125.30 125.31 125.32 126.1 126.2 126.3 126.4 126.5 126.6 126.7 126.8 126.9 126.10 126.11 126.12 126.13 126.14 126.15 126.16 126.17 126.18 126.19 126.20 126.21 126.22 126.23 126.24 126.25 126.26 126.27 126.28 126.29 126.30 126.31 127.1
127.2
127.3 127.4 127.5 127.6 127.7 127.8 127.9 127.10 127.11 127.12 127.13 127.14 127.15 127.16 127.17 127.18 127.19 127.20 127.21 127.22 127.23 127.24 127.25 127.26 127.27 127.28 127.29 127.30 127.31 128.1 128.2 128.3 128.4 128.5 128.6 128.7 128.8 128.9 128.10 128.11 128.12 128.13 128.14 128.15 128.16 128.17 128.18 128.19 128.20 128.21 128.22 128.23 128.24 128.25 128.26 128.27 128.28 128.29 128.30 128.31 129.1 129.2 129.3 129.4 129.5 129.6 129.7 129.8 129.9 129.10 129.11 129.12 129.13 129.14 129.15 129.16 129.17 129.18 129.19 129.20 129.21 129.22 129.23 129.24 129.25 129.26 129.27 129.28 129.29 129.30 129.31 129.32 130.1 130.2 130.3 130.4 130.5 130.6 130.7 130.8 130.9 130.10 130.11 130.12 130.13 130.14 130.15 130.16 130.17 130.18 130.19 130.20 130.21 130.22 130.23 130.24 130.25 130.26 130.27 130.28 130.29 130.30 130.31 130.32 131.1 131.2 131.3 131.4 131.5 131.6 131.7 131.8 131.9 131.10 131.11 131.12 131.13 131.14 131.15 131.16 131.17 131.18 131.19 131.20 131.21 131.22 131.23 131.24 131.25 131.26 131.27 131.28 131.29 131.30 131.31 131.32 131.33 132.1 132.2 132.3 132.4 132.5 132.6 132.7 132.8 132.9 132.10
132.11
132.12 132.13 132.14 132.15 132.16 132.17 132.18 132.19 132.20 132.21 132.22 132.23 132.24 132.25 132.26 132.27 132.28 132.29 132.30 132.31 133.1 133.2 133.3 133.4 133.5 133.6 133.7 133.8 133.9 133.10 133.11
133.12
133.13 133.14 133.15 133.16 133.17 133.18 133.19 133.20 133.21 133.22 133.23 133.24 133.25 133.26 133.27 133.28 133.29 133.30 133.31 133.32 134.1 134.2 134.3 134.4 134.5 134.6 134.7 134.8 134.9 134.10 134.11 134.12 134.13 134.14 134.15 134.16 134.17
134.18
134.19 134.20 134.21 134.22 134.23 134.24 134.25 134.26 134.27 134.28 134.29 134.30 134.31 134.32 135.1 135.2 135.3 135.4 135.5 135.6 135.7 135.8 135.9 135.10 135.11 135.12 135.13 135.14 135.15 135.16 135.17 135.18 135.19 135.20 135.21 135.22 135.23 135.24 135.25 135.26 135.27 135.28 135.29 135.30 135.31 135.32 136.1 136.2 136.3 136.4 136.5 136.6 136.7 136.8 136.9 136.10 136.11 136.12 136.13 136.14 136.15 136.16 136.17 136.18 136.19 136.20 136.21 136.22 136.23 136.24
136.25
136.26 136.27 136.28 136.29 136.30 136.31 136.32 137.1 137.2 137.3 137.4 137.5 137.6 137.7 137.8 137.9 137.10 137.11 137.12 137.13 137.14 137.15 137.16 137.17 137.18 137.19 137.20 137.21 137.22 137.23 137.24 137.25 137.26 137.27 137.28 137.29 137.30 137.31 138.1 138.2 138.3 138.4 138.5 138.6 138.7 138.8 138.9 138.10 138.11 138.12 138.13 138.14 138.15 138.16
138.17
138.18 138.19 138.20 138.21 138.22 138.23
138.24
138.25 138.26 138.27 138.28 138.29 138.30 138.31 139.1 139.2 139.3 139.4 139.5 139.6 139.7 139.8 139.9 139.10 139.11 139.12 139.13 139.14 139.15 139.16 139.17 139.18 139.19 139.20 139.21 139.22 139.23 139.24 139.25 139.26 139.27 139.28 139.29 139.30 139.31 139.32 139.33 139.34 140.1 140.2 140.3 140.4 140.5 140.6 140.7 140.8 140.9 140.10 140.11 140.12 140.13 140.14 140.15
140.16
140.17 140.18 140.19 140.20 140.21 140.22 140.23 140.24 140.25 140.26 140.27 140.28 140.29
140.30
141.1 141.2 141.3 141.4 141.5 141.6 141.7 141.8 141.9
141.10
141.11 141.12 141.13 141.14 141.15 141.16 141.17 141.18 141.19 141.20 141.21
141.22
141.23 141.24 141.25 141.26 141.27
141.28
142.1 142.2 142.3
142.4 142.5
142.6 142.7 142.8 142.9 142.10 142.11 142.12 142.13 142.14 142.15 142.16 142.17 142.18 142.19 142.20 142.21 142.22 142.23 142.24 142.25 142.26 142.27 142.28 142.29 142.30 143.1 143.2 143.3 143.4 143.5 143.6 143.7 143.8 143.9 143.10 143.11 143.12 143.13 143.14 143.15 143.16 143.17 143.18 143.19 143.20 143.21 143.22 143.23 143.24 143.25 143.26 143.27 143.28 143.29 143.30 143.31 143.32 143.33 143.34 144.1 144.2
144.3 144.4 144.5 144.6 144.7 144.8 144.9 144.10 144.11 144.12 144.13 144.14 144.15 144.16 144.17 144.18 144.19 144.20 144.21 144.22 144.23 144.24 144.25 144.26 144.27 144.28 144.29 144.30 144.31 145.1 145.2 145.3 145.4 145.5 145.6 145.7 145.8 145.9
145.10 145.11 145.12 145.13 145.14 145.15 145.16 145.17 145.18 145.19 145.20 145.21 145.22 145.23 145.24 145.25 145.26 145.27 145.28 145.29 145.30 146.1 146.2 146.3 146.4 146.5 146.6 146.7 146.8 146.9 146.10 146.11
146.12
146.13 146.14 146.15 146.16 146.17 146.18 146.19 146.20 146.21 146.22 146.23 146.24 146.25 146.26 146.27 146.28 146.29 146.30 146.31
147.1
147.2 147.3 147.4 147.5 147.6 147.7 147.8 147.9 147.10 147.11 147.12 147.13 147.14 147.15 147.16 147.17 147.18 147.19 147.20 147.21 147.22 147.23 147.24 147.25 147.26 147.27 147.28 147.29 147.30 147.31 147.32 148.1 148.2 148.3 148.4 148.5 148.6 148.7 148.8 148.9 148.10 148.11 148.12 148.13 148.14 148.15 148.16 148.17 148.18 148.19 148.20 148.21 148.22 148.23 148.24 148.25 148.26 148.27 148.28 148.29 148.30 148.31 149.1 149.2 149.3 149.4 149.5 149.6 149.7
149.8 149.9 149.10 149.11
149.12 149.13 149.14 149.15 149.16 149.17 149.18 149.19 149.20 149.21 149.22 149.23 149.24 149.25 149.26 149.27 149.28 149.29 149.30 150.1 150.2
150.3 150.4
150.5 150.6 150.7 150.8 150.9 150.10 150.11 150.12 150.13 150.14 150.15 150.16 150.17 150.18
150.19 150.20 150.21 150.22 150.23 150.24 150.25 150.26 150.27 150.28 150.29 150.30 150.31 150.32 151.1 151.2 151.3 151.4 151.5 151.6 151.7 151.8 151.9 151.10 151.11 151.12 151.13 151.14 151.15 151.16 151.17 151.18 151.19 151.20 151.21 151.22 151.23 151.24 151.25 151.26 151.27 151.28 151.29 151.30 151.31 151.32 151.33 151.34 152.1 152.2 152.3 152.4 152.5 152.6 152.7 152.8 152.9 152.10 152.11 152.12 152.13 152.14 152.15 152.16 152.17 152.18 152.19 152.20 152.21 152.22 152.23 152.24 152.25 152.26 152.27 152.28 152.29 152.30 152.31 152.32 152.33 152.34 152.35 153.1 153.2 153.3 153.4 153.5 153.6 153.7 153.8 153.9 153.10 153.11 153.12 153.13 153.14 153.15 153.16 153.17 153.18 153.19 153.20 153.21 153.22 153.23 153.24 153.25 153.26 153.27 153.28 153.29 153.30 153.31 154.1 154.2 154.3 154.4 154.5 154.6 154.7 154.8 154.9 154.10 154.11 154.12 154.13 154.14 154.15 154.16 154.17 154.18 154.19 154.20 154.21 154.22 154.23 154.24 154.25 154.26 154.27 154.28 154.29 154.30 154.31 154.32 154.33 154.34 154.35 155.1 155.2 155.3 155.4 155.5 155.6 155.7 155.8 155.9 155.10 155.11 155.12 155.13 155.14 155.15 155.16 155.17 155.18 155.19 155.20 155.21 155.22
155.23 155.24 155.25 155.26 155.27 155.28 155.29 155.30 155.31 155.32 155.33 155.34 156.1 156.2 156.3 156.4 156.5 156.6 156.7 156.8 156.9 156.10 156.11 156.12 156.13 156.14 156.15 156.16 156.17 156.18 156.19 156.20 156.21 156.22 156.23 156.24 156.25 156.26 156.27 156.28 156.29 156.30 156.31 156.32
156.33 156.34 156.35 157.1 157.2 157.3 157.4 157.5 157.6 157.7 157.8 157.9 157.10 157.11
157.12 157.13 157.14 157.15 157.16 157.17 157.18 157.19 157.20 157.21 157.22
157.23 157.24 157.25 157.26 157.27 157.28 157.29 157.30 157.31 157.32 157.33 157.34 158.1 158.2 158.3 158.4 158.5 158.6 158.7 158.8 158.9 158.10 158.11 158.12 158.13 158.14 158.15 158.16 158.17 158.18 158.19 158.20 158.21 158.22 158.23 158.24 158.25 158.26 158.27 158.28 158.29 158.30 158.31 158.32 158.33 158.34 159.1 159.2 159.3 159.4 159.5 159.6 159.7 159.8 159.9 159.10 159.11 159.12 159.13 159.14 159.15 159.16 159.17 159.18 159.19 159.20 159.21 159.22 159.23 159.24 159.25 159.26 159.27 159.28 159.29 159.30 159.31 159.32 160.1 160.2 160.3 160.4 160.5 160.6 160.7 160.8 160.9 160.10 160.11 160.12 160.13 160.14 160.15 160.16 160.17 160.18 160.19 160.20 160.21 160.22 160.23 160.24 160.25 160.26 160.27 160.28 160.29 160.30 160.31 160.32 160.33 161.1 161.2 161.3 161.4 161.5 161.6 161.7 161.8 161.9 161.10 161.11 161.12 161.13 161.14 161.15 161.16 161.17 161.18 161.19 161.20 161.21 161.22 161.23 161.24 161.25 161.26 161.27
161.28 161.29 161.30 161.31 162.1 162.2 162.3
162.4 162.5
162.6 162.7 162.8 162.9 162.10 162.11 162.12 162.13 162.14 162.15 162.16 162.17 162.18 162.19 162.20 162.21 162.22 162.23 162.24 162.25 162.26 162.27 162.28 162.29 162.30 162.31 162.32 163.1 163.2 163.3 163.4 163.5 163.6 163.7 163.8 163.9 163.10 163.11 163.12 163.13 163.14 163.15 163.16 163.17 163.18 163.19 163.20 163.21 163.22 163.23 163.24 163.25 163.26 163.27 163.28 163.29 163.30 163.31 163.32 163.33 163.34
164.1 164.2 164.3 164.4 164.5 164.6 164.7 164.8 164.9 164.10
164.11
164.12 164.13
164.14 164.15 164.16 164.17 164.18 164.19 164.20 164.21 164.22 164.23
164.24 164.25
164.26 164.27 164.28 164.29 164.30 164.31 165.1 165.2 165.3 165.4 165.5 165.6 165.7 165.8 165.9 165.10 165.11 165.12 165.13 165.14 165.15 165.16 165.17 165.18
165.19 165.20 165.21 165.22 165.23 165.24 165.25 165.26
165.27 165.28 165.29 165.30 165.31 165.32 166.1 166.2 166.3 166.4 166.5 166.6
166.7 166.8
166.9 166.10 166.11 166.12 166.13 166.14 166.15 166.16 166.17 166.18 166.19 166.20 166.21 166.22 166.23 166.24 166.25 166.26 166.27 166.28 166.29 166.30 166.31
166.32
167.1 167.2 167.3
167.4 167.5 167.6 167.7 167.8 167.9
167.10
167.11 167.12
167.13 167.14 167.15 167.16 167.17 167.18 167.19 167.20 167.21 167.22 167.23
167.24 167.25 167.26 167.27 167.28 167.29 167.30 168.1 168.2 168.3 168.4 168.5 168.6 168.7 168.8 168.9 168.10 168.11 168.12 168.13 168.14 168.15 168.16 168.17 168.18 168.19 168.20 168.21 168.22 168.23 168.24 168.25 168.26 168.27
169.1 169.2 169.3 169.4 169.5 169.6 169.7 169.8 169.9 169.10 169.11 169.12 169.13 169.14 169.15 169.16 169.17 169.18 169.19 169.20 169.21 169.22 169.23 169.24 169.25 169.26 169.27 169.28
169.29 169.30 169.31 169.32 169.33 170.1 170.2 170.3 170.4 170.5 170.6 170.7 170.8 170.9
170.10 170.11 170.12 170.13 170.14
170.15 170.16 170.17 170.18
170.19 170.20 170.21 170.22
170.23 170.24 170.25 170.26 170.27 170.28 170.29 170.30 171.1 171.2 171.3 171.4 171.5 171.6 171.7
171.8 171.9 171.10 171.11 171.12 171.13 171.14 171.15 171.16 171.17 171.18 171.19 171.20 171.21
171.22 171.23 171.24 171.25 171.26 171.27 171.28 171.29 171.30 171.31 171.32 172.1 172.2
172.3 172.4 172.5 172.6 172.7 172.8 172.9 172.10 172.11 172.12 172.13 172.14 172.15 172.16
172.17 172.18 172.19 172.20 172.21 172.22 172.23 172.24 172.25 172.26 172.27 172.28 172.29 172.30 172.31 173.1 173.2 173.3 173.4 173.5 173.6 173.7 173.8 173.9 173.10 173.11 173.12 173.13 173.14 173.15 173.16 173.17 173.18 173.19 173.20 173.21 173.22 173.23 173.24 173.25 173.26 173.27 173.28 173.29 173.30 173.31
174.1 174.2 174.3 174.4 174.5 174.6 174.7 174.8 174.9 174.10 174.11 174.12 174.13 174.14 174.15 174.16 174.17 174.18 174.19 174.20 174.21
174.22 174.23 174.24 174.25 174.26 174.27 174.28 174.29 174.30 174.31 174.32 174.33 175.1 175.2 175.3
175.4 175.5 175.6 175.7
175.8 175.9
175.10 175.11 175.12 175.13 175.14 175.15 175.16 175.17 175.18 175.19 175.20 175.21 175.22 175.23 175.24 175.25 175.26 175.27 175.28 175.29 175.30 175.31 176.1 176.2
176.3 176.4 176.5 176.6
176.7 176.8 176.9 176.10
176.11 176.12 176.13 176.14 176.15
176.16 176.17 176.18 176.19 176.20
176.21 176.22 176.23 176.24 176.25 176.26 176.27 176.28 176.29 177.1 177.2
177.3 177.4 177.5 177.6 177.7 177.8 177.9
177.10 177.11 177.12 177.13
177.14 177.15 177.16 177.17 177.18 177.19 177.20 177.21 177.22 177.23 177.24 177.25 177.26 177.27 177.28 178.1 178.2 178.3 178.4 178.5 178.6 178.7 178.8 178.9 178.10 178.11 178.12 178.13 178.14 178.15 178.16 178.17 178.18 178.19 178.20 178.21 178.22 178.23 178.24 178.25 178.26 178.27 178.28 179.1 179.2 179.3 179.4 179.5 179.6 179.7 179.8 179.9 179.10 179.11 179.12 179.13 179.14
179.15 179.16 179.17 179.18 179.19
179.20 179.21 179.22 179.23 179.24 179.25 179.26
179.27 179.28 179.29 180.1 180.2 180.3 180.4
180.5 180.6 180.7 180.8 180.9 180.10
180.11 180.12 180.13 180.14 180.15 180.16 180.17 180.18 180.19 180.20 180.21
180.22
180.23 180.24 180.25 180.26 180.27 180.28 180.29 180.30 180.31 181.1 181.2 181.3 181.4 181.5 181.6 181.7 181.8 181.9 181.10 181.11 181.12 181.13
181.14 181.15 181.16 181.17 181.18 181.19 181.20 181.21 181.22 181.23 181.24
181.25
181.26 181.27 181.28 181.29 181.30 181.31 181.32 182.1 182.2 182.3 182.4 182.5 182.6 182.7 182.8 182.9 182.10 182.11 182.12 182.13
182.14 182.15 182.16 182.17 182.18 182.19 182.20 182.21 182.22 182.23 182.24 182.25 182.26
182.27 182.28 182.29 182.30 183.1 183.2 183.3 183.4 183.5 183.6 183.7 183.8 183.9 183.10 183.11 183.12 183.13 183.14 183.15 183.16 183.17 183.18 183.19 183.20 183.21 183.22
183.23 183.24 183.25 183.26 183.27 183.28
183.29 183.30 183.31 184.1 184.2 184.3 184.4 184.5 184.6 184.7 184.8 184.9 184.10 184.11 184.12 184.13 184.14 184.15 184.16 184.17 184.18 184.19 184.20 184.21 184.22 184.23 184.24 184.25 184.26 184.27 184.28 184.29 184.30 184.31 184.32 184.33 184.34 185.1
185.2 185.3 185.4 185.5 185.6 185.7 185.8 185.9
185.10 185.11 185.12 185.13
185.14 185.15 185.16
185.17 185.18 185.19 185.20 185.21 185.22 185.23 185.24 185.25 185.26 185.27 185.28 185.29 185.30 186.1 186.2
186.3 186.4 186.5 186.6 186.7 186.8 186.9 186.10 186.11 186.12 186.13
186.14 186.15 186.16 186.17 186.18 186.19 186.20 186.21 186.22 186.23 186.24
186.25 186.26 186.27 186.28 186.29 186.30 187.1 187.2
187.3 187.4 187.5 187.6
187.7 187.8 187.9 187.10 187.11 187.12 187.13
187.14 187.15 187.16 187.17 187.18 187.19 187.20 187.21 187.22 187.23 187.24 187.25 187.26 187.27 187.28 187.29 187.30 187.31
188.1 188.2 188.3 188.4 188.5 188.6 188.7 188.8 188.9 188.10 188.11 188.12 188.13 188.14 188.15 188.16 188.17 188.18 188.19 188.20 188.21
188.22 188.23 188.24 188.25 188.26 188.27 188.28 188.29 188.30 188.31 188.32 188.33 189.1 189.2 189.3 189.4 189.5 189.6 189.7 189.8 189.9 189.10 189.11 189.12 189.13 189.14 189.15 189.16 189.17 189.18 189.19 189.20 189.21 189.22 189.23 189.24 189.25 189.26 189.27 189.28 189.29 189.30 189.31 190.1 190.2 190.3 190.4 190.5 190.6 190.7 190.8 190.9 190.10 190.11 190.12 190.13 190.14 190.15 190.16 190.17 190.18 190.19 190.20 190.21 190.22 190.23 190.24 190.25 190.26 190.27 190.28 190.29 190.30 190.31 190.32 191.1 191.2 191.3 191.4 191.5
191.6 191.7 191.8 191.9 191.10 191.11 191.12 191.13 191.14 191.15 191.16 191.17 191.18 191.19 191.20 191.21 191.22 191.23 191.24 191.25 191.26 191.27 191.28 191.29 191.30 191.31
192.1 192.2 192.3 192.4 192.5 192.6 192.7 192.8 192.9 192.10 192.11 192.12 192.13 192.14 192.15 192.16 192.17
192.18 192.19 192.20 192.21 192.22 192.23 192.24 192.25 192.26 192.27 192.28 192.29 192.30 192.31 192.32 193.1 193.2 193.3 193.4 193.5 193.6 193.7 193.8 193.9 193.10 193.11 193.12
193.13 193.14 193.15
193.16 193.17 193.18
193.19 193.20
193.21 193.22 193.23 193.24 193.25 193.26 193.27 193.28 193.29 193.30 194.1 194.2 194.3 194.4 194.5 194.6 194.7 194.8 194.9 194.10 194.11 194.12 194.13 194.14 194.15 194.16
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194.21 194.22 194.23 194.24 194.25 194.26
194.27 194.28 194.29
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195.3 195.4 195.5 195.6 195.7 195.8 195.9 195.10 195.11 195.12 195.13 195.14 195.15 195.16 195.17 195.18 195.19 195.20 195.21 195.22 195.23 195.24 195.25
195.26 195.27 195.28 195.29 195.30 195.31 195.32 195.33 195.34
196.1 196.2 196.3 196.4 196.5 196.6 196.7 196.8 196.9 196.10 196.11 196.12 196.13 196.14 196.15 196.16 196.17 196.18 196.19 196.20 196.21 196.22 196.23 196.24 196.25 196.26 196.27 196.28 196.29 196.30 196.31 196.32 196.33 197.1 197.2 197.3 197.4 197.5 197.6 197.7 197.8 197.9 197.10 197.11 197.12 197.13 197.14 197.15 197.16 197.17 197.18 197.19 197.20 197.21 197.22 197.23 197.24 197.25 197.26 197.27 197.28 197.29 197.30 197.31 197.32 197.33 197.34 198.1 198.2 198.3 198.4 198.5 198.6 198.7 198.8 198.9 198.10 198.11 198.12 198.13 198.14 198.15 198.16
198.17 198.18
198.19 198.20 198.21 198.22 198.23 198.24 198.25 198.26 198.27 198.28 198.29 198.30 198.31 198.32 198.33 199.1 199.2 199.3 199.4 199.5 199.6 199.7 199.8 199.9 199.10 199.11 199.12 199.13 199.14 199.15 199.16 199.17 199.18 199.19 199.20 199.21 199.22 199.23 199.24 199.25 199.26 199.27 199.28 199.29 199.30 199.31 200.1 200.2 200.3 200.4 200.5 200.6 200.7 200.8 200.9 200.10 200.11 200.12 200.13 200.14 200.15 200.16 200.17 200.18 200.19 200.20 200.21 200.22 200.23 200.24 200.25 200.26 200.27 200.28 200.29 200.30 200.31 200.32 200.33 201.1 201.2 201.3 201.4 201.5 201.6 201.7 201.8 201.9 201.10 201.11 201.12 201.13 201.14 201.15 201.16 201.17 201.18 201.19 201.20 201.21 201.22 201.23 201.24 201.25 201.26 201.27 201.28 201.29 201.30 201.31 201.32 201.33 202.1 202.2 202.3 202.4 202.5 202.6 202.7 202.8 202.9 202.10 202.11 202.12 202.13 202.14 202.15 202.16 202.17 202.18 202.19 202.20 202.21 202.22 202.23
202.24 202.25
202.26 202.27 202.28 202.29 202.30 202.31 202.32 202.33 203.1 203.2 203.3 203.4 203.5 203.6 203.7 203.8 203.9 203.10 203.11 203.12
203.13 203.14 203.15 203.16 203.17 203.18 203.19 203.20 203.21 203.22 203.23 203.24 203.25 203.26 203.27 203.28 203.29 203.30 203.31 203.32 204.1 204.2 204.3 204.4 204.5 204.6 204.7 204.8 204.9 204.10 204.11 204.12 204.13 204.14 204.15 204.16 204.17 204.18 204.19 204.20 204.21 204.22 204.23 204.24 204.25 204.26 204.27
204.28 204.29
205.1 205.2
205.3 205.4 205.5 205.6
205.7 205.8 205.9 205.10 205.11
205.12 205.13 205.14 205.15 205.16
205.17 205.18 205.19 205.20 205.21 205.22 205.23
205.24 205.25 205.26 205.27 205.28 205.29 205.30 206.1 206.2 206.3 206.4
206.5 206.6 206.7 206.8 206.9 206.10 206.11 206.12 206.13 206.14 206.15 206.16 206.17 206.18 206.19 206.20 206.21 206.22 206.23 206.24 206.25 206.26 206.27 206.28
206.29 206.30 206.31 206.32 207.1 207.2 207.3 207.4 207.5 207.6 207.7 207.8 207.9 207.10 207.11 207.12 207.13 207.14 207.15 207.16
207.17 207.18 207.19 207.20 207.21 207.22 207.23 207.24 207.25 207.26 207.27 207.28 207.29 207.30 207.31 207.32 207.33 208.1 208.2 208.3 208.4 208.5 208.6 208.7 208.8 208.9 208.10 208.11
208.12 208.13 208.14 208.15 208.16 208.17 208.18 208.19 208.20 208.21 208.22 208.23 208.24 208.25 208.26 208.27 208.28 208.29 208.30 208.31 208.32 208.33 208.34
209.1 209.2 209.3 209.4 209.5 209.6
209.7 209.8 209.9 209.10 209.11 209.12 209.13 209.14 209.15 209.16 209.17 209.18 209.19 209.20 209.21 209.22 209.23 209.24 209.25 209.26 209.27 209.28 209.29 209.30 209.31 209.32 209.33 210.1 210.2 210.3 210.4 210.5 210.6 210.7 210.8 210.9 210.10 210.11 210.12 210.13 210.14 210.15 210.16 210.17 210.18 210.19 210.20 210.21 210.22 210.23 210.24 210.25 210.26 210.27 210.28 210.29 210.30 210.31 210.32 210.33 210.34 211.1 211.2 211.3 211.4 211.5 211.6 211.7 211.8 211.9 211.10
211.11 211.12 211.13 211.14 211.15
211.16 211.17 211.18
211.19 211.20
211.21 211.22 211.23 211.24 211.25 211.26 211.27 211.28 211.29 211.30 211.31 212.1 212.2 212.3 212.4 212.5 212.6 212.7 212.8 212.9 212.10 212.11 212.12 212.13 212.14
212.15 212.16 212.17 212.18 212.19 212.20 212.21 212.22 212.23 212.24 212.25 212.26 212.27 212.28 212.29 212.30 213.1 213.2 213.3 213.4 213.5 213.6 213.7 213.8 213.9
213.10 213.11 213.12 213.13 213.14 213.15 213.16 213.17 213.18 213.19 213.20 213.21 213.22 213.23 213.24 213.25 213.26 213.27 213.28 213.29 213.30 213.31 214.1 214.2
214.3 214.4 214.5 214.6 214.7 214.8 214.9 214.10 214.11 214.12 214.13 214.14 214.15 214.16
214.17 214.18 214.19 214.20
214.21 214.22
214.23 214.24 214.25 214.26
215.1 215.2
215.3 215.4 215.5 215.6 215.7 215.8 215.9 215.10 215.11 215.12 215.13 215.14 215.15 215.16 215.17 215.18 215.19 215.20 215.21 215.22 215.23 215.24 215.25 215.26 215.27 215.28 215.29 215.30 215.31 216.1 216.2 216.3
216.4 216.5
216.6 216.7 216.8 216.9 216.10 216.11 216.12
216.13 216.14
216.15 216.16 216.17 216.18 216.19
216.20 216.21
216.22 216.23 216.24 216.25 216.26 216.27 216.28 216.29 217.1 217.2 217.3 217.4 217.5 217.6 217.7 217.8 217.9 217.10 217.11
217.12 217.13
217.14 217.15 217.16 217.17 217.18 217.19 217.20 217.21 217.22 217.23 217.24 217.25 217.26 217.27 217.28 217.29 218.1 218.2 218.3 218.4 218.5 218.6 218.7 218.8 218.9 218.10 218.11 218.12 218.13 218.14 218.15 218.16 218.17 218.18 218.19 218.20
218.21 218.22
218.23 218.24 218.25 218.26 218.27
218.28 218.29
219.1 219.2 219.3 219.4 219.5 219.6 219.7 219.8 219.9 219.10 219.11 219.12 219.13 219.14 219.15 219.16
219.17 219.18 219.19 219.20 219.21 219.22 219.23 219.24 219.25 219.26 219.27 219.28 219.29 219.30 219.31 219.32 219.33 220.1 220.2 220.3 220.4 220.5 220.6 220.7 220.8 220.9 220.10 220.11 220.12 220.13 220.14 220.15 220.16 220.17 220.18 220.19 220.20 220.21 220.22 220.23
220.24 220.25 220.26 220.27 220.28 220.29 220.30 220.31 220.32 221.1 221.2
221.3 221.4
221.5 221.6 221.7
221.8 221.9 221.10 221.11 221.12 221.13 221.14 221.15 221.16 221.17 221.18 221.19 221.20 221.21
221.22
221.23 221.24
221.25 221.26 221.27 221.28 221.29 221.30 222.1 222.2 222.3 222.4 222.5 222.6
222.7 222.8 222.9 222.10 222.11 222.12 222.13 222.14 222.15 222.16 222.17 222.18 222.19 222.20 222.21 222.22 222.23 222.24 222.25
222.26 222.27
222.28 222.29 222.30 222.31
A bill for an act
relating to state government finance; appropriating and transferring money for
prekindergarten through grade 12 education, higher education, agriculture, state
government, environment and natural resources, energy, renewable development,
jobs and economic development, labor, public safety, and corrections; making
policy and technical changes related to those appropriations; deleting land from a
state park; authorizing the sale of certain state lands; modifying provisions relating
to peace officer compensation; renaming a state building; establishing a battery
stewardship program; modifying the Board of Barber Examiners and Board of
Cosmetologist Examiners; modifying Medicaid fraud, campaign finance, clemency
provisions, the Data Practices Act, and consumer protection restitution account;
authorizing administrative rulemaking; imposing penalties; requiring reports;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 8.16, subdivision 1; 10A.01, by adding
subdivisions; 10A.02, subdivision 15; 10A.025, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding
a subdivision; 10A.20, subdivision 12, by adding a subdivision; 16A.152,
subdivision 2; 18J.01; 18J.02; 18J.03; 18J.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 18J.05,
subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 18J.06; 18J.07, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 18J.09; 18K.02,
subdivisions 5, 6; 18K.04, subdivision 1; 21.111; 21.112, by adding a subdivision;
21.113; 21.115; 21.117; 21.119; 21.1195; 21.891, subdivision 2; 28A.0752; 29.21,
by adding a subdivision; 29.26; 32D.30, subdivision 5; 41A.19; 115A.03, by adding
subdivisions; 115A.554; 115A.9157; 115C.08, subdivision 4; 115C.09, by adding
a subdivision; 116.92, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 122A.20,
subdivisions 1, 2; 124D.98, by adding a subdivision; 126C.10, subdivision 14;
136A.64, subdivision 1; 136A.675, by adding a subdivision; 136A.822, subdivision
9; 136A.823, subdivision 1; 154.001, subdivision 2; 154.003; 154.01; 154.02,
subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 154.05; 154.07, subdivision 1, by adding
a subdivision; 154.08; 154.09; 154.11, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
155A.20; 155A.23, subdivisions 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 18, by adding a subdivision;
155A.25, subdivisions 1a, 3, 5, 7; 155A.27, subdivisions 5a, 10, by adding
subdivisions; 155A.271, subdivision 2; 155A.29, subdivision 2; 155A.30,
subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12; 155A.31; 155A.32; 155A.33, subdivisions
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 177.27, subdivision 4; 181.03, subdivision
6; 260E.15; 260E.28, subdivision 1; 299A.41, subdivisions 3, 4, by adding
subdivisions; 299D.03, subdivisions 2, 2a; 325E.125, subdivision 5; 325E.1251,
subdivision 2; 471.6161, by adding a subdivision; 583.215; 609.352, subdivisions
1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 609.52, subdivision 2; 638.09, by adding a
subdivision; 638.12, subdivision 2; 638.14, subdivision 5; 638.16, subdivision 1;
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 8.37, subdivisions 3, 5; 17.1017,
subdivision 9; 17.133, subdivisions 1, 2; 28A.04, subdivision 1; 28A.08, subdivision
3; 126C.10, subdivision 3; 126C.15, subdivision 2; 136A.69, subdivision 1;
136A.821, subdivision 5; 136A.824, subdivisions 1, 2; 136A.833, subdivision 2;
216B.16, subdivision 15; 256B.12; 260E.065, by adding a subdivision; 260E.20,
subdivision 1; 609.902, subdivision 4; 628.26; Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4,
section 2, subdivision 6, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 43, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 5, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision
5, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 12, as amended; Laws
2024, chapter 90, article 1, section 52; Laws 2024, chapter 104, article 1, section
2; Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 3, as amended, 4, as
amended; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 8, section 18,
subdivision 5; article 12, section 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 13; 21; 115A; 181; 216B; 216C; 299A; 299D; 609; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 18K.02, subdivision 7; 18K.03, subdivision 2;
28A.075; 115A.9155; 115A.961, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 136A.657; 136A.834,
subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 155A.275; 325E.125, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4; 325E.1251,
subdivision 1; 609.466; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 136A.834,
subdivisions 1, 5; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section
29; Minnesota Rules, parts 2100.2500; 2100.2600; 2100.2900; 2100.3000;
2100.3200; 2100.3300; 2100.4500; 2100.5200, subparts 1, 2, 5; 2100.5300;
2100.6000.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 EDUCATION
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Grounds for revocation, suspension, or denial.
(a) The Professional
Educator Licensing and Standards Board or Board of School Administrators, whichever
has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, may, on the written complaint of the school board
employing a teacher, a teacher organization, or any other interested person, refuse to issue,
refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a teacher's license to teach for any of the following
causes:
(1) immoral character or conduct;
(2) failure, without justifiable cause, to teach for the term of the teacher's contract;
(3) gross inefficiency or willful neglect of duty;
(4) failure to meet licensure requirements; or
(5) fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license.
The written complaint must specify the nature and character of the charges.
(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or Board of School
Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, shall refuse to issue,
refuse to renew, or automatically revoke a teacher's license to teach without the right to a
hearing upon receiving a certified copy of a conviction showing that the teacher has been
convicted of child abuse, as defined in section 609.185, sex trafficking in the first degree
under section 609.322, subdivision 1, sex trafficking in the second degree under section
609.322, subdivision 1a, engaging in hiring, or agreeing to hire a minor to engage in
prostitution under section 609.324, subdivision 1, sexual abuse under section 609.342,
609.343, 609.344, 609.345, 609.3451, subdivision 3, or 617.23, subdivision 3, solicitation
of children to engage in sexual conduct or communication of sexually explicit materials to
childrennew text begin , or groomingnew text end under section 609.352, interference with privacy under section 609.746
or harassment or stalking under section 609.749 and the victim was a minor, using minors
in a sexual performance under section 617.246, possessing pornographic works involving
a minor under section 617.247, or any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires
the person to register as a predatory offender under section 243.166, or a crime under a
similar law of another state or the United States. The board shall send notice of this licensing
action to the district in which the teacher is currently employed.
(c) A person whose license to teach has been revoked, not issued, or not renewed under
paragraph (b), may petition the board to reconsider the licensing action if the person's
conviction for child abuse or sexual abuse is reversed by a final decision of the court of
appeals or the supreme court or if the person has received a pardon for the offense. The
petitioner shall attach a certified copy of the appellate court's final decision or the pardon
to the petition. Upon receiving the petition and its attachment, the board shall schedule and
hold a disciplinary hearing on the matter under section 214.10, subdivision 2, unless the
petitioner waives the right to a hearing. If the board finds that, notwithstanding the reversal
of the petitioner's criminal conviction or the issuance of a pardon, the petitioner is disqualified
from teaching under paragraph (a), clause (1), the board shall affirm its previous licensing
action. If the board finds that the petitioner is not disqualified from teaching under paragraph
(a), clause (1), it shall reverse its previous licensing action.
(d) For purposes of this subdivision, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board is delegated the authority to suspend or revoke coaching licenses.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Mandatory reporting.
(a) A school board, superintendent, charter school
board, charter school executive director, or charter school authorizer must report to the
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, the Board of School Administrators,
or the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, whichever has
jurisdiction over the teacher's or administrator's license, when its teacher or administrator
is discharged or resigns from employment after a charge is filed with the school board under
section 122A.41, subdivisions 6, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7, or after
charges are filed that are grounds for discharge under section 122A.40, subdivision 13,
paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), or when a teacher or administrator is suspended or resigns
while an investigation is pending under section 122A.40, subdivision 13, paragraph (a),
clauses (1) to (5), or chapter 260E; or 122A.41, subdivisions 6, clauses (1), (2), and (3),
and 7; or when a teacher or administrator is suspended without an investigation under section
122A.41, subdivisions 6, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7, or chapter 260E.
The report must be made to the appropriate licensing board within ten days after the
discharge, suspension, or resignation has occurred. The licensing board to which the report
is made must investigate the report for violation of subdivision 1 and the reporting board,
administrator, or authorizer must cooperate in the investigation. Notwithstanding any
provision in chapter 13 or any law to the contrary, upon written request from the licensing
board having jurisdiction over the license, a board, charter school, authorizer, charter school
executive director, or school superintendent shall provide the licensing board with information
about the teacher or administrator from the district's files, any termination or disciplinary
proceeding, any settlement or compromise, or any investigative file. Upon written request
from the appropriate licensing board, a board or school superintendent may, at the discretion
of the board or school superintendent, solicit the written consent of a student and the student's
parent to provide the licensing board with information that may aid the licensing board in
its investigation and license proceedings. The licensing board's request need not identify a
student or parent by name. The consent of the student and the student's parent must meet
the requirements of chapter 13 and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.30.
The licensing board may provide a consent form to the district. Any data transmitted to any
board under this section is private data under section 13.02, subdivision 12, notwithstanding
any other classification of the data when it was in the possession of any other agency.
(b) The licensing board to which a report is made must transmit to the Attorney General's
Office any record or data it receives under this subdivision for the sole purpose of having
the Attorney General's Office assist that board in its investigation. When the Attorney
General's Office has informed an employee of the appropriate licensing board in writing
that grounds exist to suspend or revoke a teacher's license to teach, that licensing board
must consider suspending or revoking or decline to suspend or revoke the teacher's or
administrator's license within 45 days of receiving a stipulation executed by the teacher or
administrator under investigation or a recommendation from an administrative law judge
that disciplinary action be taken.
(c) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and Board of School
Administrators must report to the appropriate law enforcement authorities a revocation,
suspension, or agreement involving a loss of license, relating to a teacher or administrator's
inappropriate sexual conduct with a minor. For purposes of this section, "law enforcement
authority" means a police department, county sheriff, or Tribal police department. A report
by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to appropriate law enforcement
authorities does not diminish, modify, or otherwise affect the responsibilities of a school
board or any person mandated to report abuse under chapter 260E.
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(d) A police department or county sheriff must notify the appropriate licensing board
when a teacher is criminally charged with an offense listed in subdivision 1, paragraph (b),
or is charged with any other offense not listed in this section that requires the person to
register as a predatory offender under section 243.166.
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Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.98, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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Notwithstanding subdivisions
2 and 3, for purposes of calculating proficiency aid and growth aid for fiscal years 2027,
2028, and 2029 only, tests administered during the 2025-2026 school year must be excluded
from the three-year average proficiency percentage and from the three-year average growth
percentage. The commissioner may adjust the dollar amounts for proficiency aid and growth
aid for fiscal years 2027, 2028, and 2029 only to ensure that the total aid amount under this
section is not less than the amount estimated for these fiscal years under the February 2026
forecast.
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Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:
Subd. 3.
Compensatory education revenue.
(a) A district's compensatory revenue
equals the sum of its compensatory revenue for each building in the district and the amounts
designated under Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision
8, for fiscal year 2017. Revenue shall be paid to the district and must be allocated according
to section 126C.15, subdivision 2.
(b) For fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026, the compensatory education revenue for each
building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $839 times the compensation
revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, subdivision 3.
(c) For fiscal year 2027 and later, the compensatory education revenue for each building
in the district equals its compensatory pupils multiplied by the building compensatory
allowance.
(d) When the district contracting with an alternative program under section 124D.69
changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue generated by pupils
attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting with the alternative program
for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with the alternative
program for the prior school year.
(e) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center changes prior to the start of
a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district for the
current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior school year.
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calculated under paragraph deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end is less than $838,947,000, the commissioner must
proportionately increase the revenue to each building until the total statewide revenue
calculated for each building equals $838,947,000.
(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for fiscal year 2027 and later, if the sum of the
amounts calculated under paragraph (c) is less than $857,152,000, the commissioner must
proportionately increase the revenue to each building until the total statewide revenue
calculated for each building equals $857,152,000.
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(h) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for fiscal year 2027 only, the compensatory education
revenue for each building equals the greater of:
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(1) the amount calculated for the building under paragraphs (c) and (g); or
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(2) the building minimum amount calculated under paragraph (i).
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(i) For purposes of paragraph (h), the building minimum amount equals the product of:
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(1) the compensatory education revenue for the building for fiscal year 2026;
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(2) the lesser of one or the ratio of the number of pupils enrolled in the building on
October 1, 2025, to the number of pupils enrolled in the building on October 1, 2024; and
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Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
Subd. 14.
Uses of total operating capital revenue.
Total operating capital revenue may
be used only for the following purposes:
(1) to acquire land for school purposes;
(2) to acquire or construct buildings for school purposes;
(3) to rent or lease buildings, including the costs of building repair or improvement that
are part of a lease agreement;
(4) to improve and repair school sites and buildings, and equip or reequip school buildings
with permanent attached fixtures, including library media centers and gender-neutral
single-user restrooms, locker room privacy stalls, or other spaces with privacy features,
including single-user shower stalls, changing stalls, or other single-user facilities;
(5) for a surplus school building that is used substantially for a public nonschool purpose;
(6) to eliminate barriers or increase access to school buildings by individuals with a
disability;
(7) to bring school buildings into compliance with the State Fire Code adopted according
to chapter 299F;
(8) to remove asbestos from school buildings, encapsulate asbestos, or make
asbestos-related repairs;
(9) to clean up and dispose of polychlorinated biphenyls found in school buildings;
(10) to clean up, remove, dispose of, and make repairs related to storing heating fuel or
transportation fuels such as alcohol, gasoline, fuel oil, and special fuel, as defined in section
296A.01;
(11) for energy audits for school buildings and to modify buildings if the audit indicates
the cost of the modification can be recovered within ten years;
(12) to improve buildings that are leased according to section 123B.51, subdivision 4;
(13) to pay special assessments levied against school property but not to pay assessments
for service charges;
(14) to pay principal and interest on state loans for energy conservation according to
section 216C.37 or loans made under the Douglas J. Johnson Economic Protection Trust
Fund Act according to sections 298.292 to 298.297;
(15) to purchase or lease interactive telecommunications equipment;
(16) by board resolution, to transfer money into the debt redemption fund to: (i) pay the
amounts needed to meet, when due, principal and interest payments on certain obligations
issued according to chapter 475; or (ii) pay principal and interest on debt service loans or
capital loans according to section 126C.70;
(17) to pay operating capital-related assessments of any entity formed under a cooperative
agreement between two or more districts;
(18) to purchase or lease computers and related hardware, software, and annual licensing
fees, copying machines, telecommunications equipment, and other noninstructional
equipment;
(19) to purchase or lease assistive technology or equipment for instructional programs;
(20) to purchase textbooks as defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 2;
(21) to purchase new and replacement library media resources or technology;
(22) to lease or purchase vehicles;
(23) to purchase or lease telecommunications equipment, computers, and related
equipment for integrated information management systems for:
(i) managing and reporting learner outcome information for all students under a
results-oriented graduation rule;
(ii) managing student assessment, services, and achievement information required for
students with individualized education programs; and
(iii) other classroom information management needs;
(24) to pay personnel costs directly related to the acquisition, operation, and maintenance
of telecommunications systems, computers, related equipment, and network and applications
software;
(25) to pay the costs directly associated with closing a school facility, including moving
and storage costs;
(26) to pay the costs of supplies and equipment necessary to provide access to menstrual
products at no charge to students in restrooms and as otherwise needed in school facilities;
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(28) to pay utility service costs.
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This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2027 and later.
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Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 126C.15, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:
Subd. 2.
Building allocation.
(a) A district or cooperative must allocate at least 80
percent of its compensatory revenue to each school building in the district or cooperative
where the children who have generated the revenue are served unless the school district or
cooperative has received permission under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5,
article 1, section 50, to allocate compensatory revenue according to student performance
measures developed by the school board.
(b) A district or cooperative may allocate no more than 20 percent of the amount of
compensatory revenue that the district receives to school sites according to a plan adopted
by the school board. The money reallocated under this paragraph must be spent for the
purposes listed in subdivision 1, but may be spent on students in any grade, including
students attending school readiness or other prekindergarten programs.
(c) For the purposes of this section and section 126C.05, subdivision 3, "building" means
education site as defined in section 123B.04, subdivision 1.
(d) Notwithstanding section 123A.26, subdivision 1, compensatory revenue generated
by students served at a cooperative unit shall be paid to the cooperative unit.
(e) A district or cooperative with school building openings, school building closings,
changes in attendance area boundaries, or other changes in programs or student demographics
between the prior year and the current year may reallocate compensatory revenue among
sites to reflect these changes. A district or cooperative must report to the department any
adjustments it makes according to this paragraph and the department must use the adjusted
compensatory revenue allocations in preparing the report required under section 123B.76,
subdivision 3, paragraph (c).
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specified in paragraphs (a) and (b), a district may allocate up to 40 percent of the amount
of compensatory revenue that the district receives to school sites according to a plan adopted
by the school board, consistent with the purposes listed in subdivision 1.
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 260E.065, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
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Commissioner of children, youth, and families; education-related mandated
reporter training module on grooming.
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(a) By August 1, 2027, the commissioner of
children, youth, and families must update the existing mandated reporter training that is
specifically applicable to professionals or professionals' delegates engaged in education, to
include but not be limited to:
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(1) the requirement to report allegations of maltreatment involving students ages 18
through 21, including students receiving special education services, up to and including
graduation and the issuance of a secondary or high school diploma; and
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(2) addressing grooming and threatened sexual abuse, including the duty to report
grooming as maltreatment under section 260E.06, and how to identify the signs of grooming.
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(b) The commissioner must consult with the Department of Education while updating
the training.
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Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260E.15, is amended to read:
260E.15 SCREENING GUIDELINES.
(a) Child protection staff, supervisors, and others involved in child protection screening
shall follow the guidance provided in the maltreatment screening guidelines issued by the
commissioner and, when notified by the commissioner, shall immediately implement updated
procedures and protocols.
(b) Any modification to the screening guidelines must be preapproved by the
commissioner and must not be less protective of children than is mandated by statute. The
county agency must consult with the county attorney before proposing modifications to the
commissioner. The guidelines may provide additional protection for children but must not
limit reports that are screened in or provide additional limits on consideration of reports
that were screened out in making a screening determination.
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(c) The screening guidelines issued by the commissioner must not limit an agency's
ability to screen in and investigate a report of alleged maltreatment that occurred more than
three years prior to the date of the report.
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Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 260E.20, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:
Subdivision 1.
General duties.
(a) The local welfare agency shall offer services to
prevent future maltreatment, safeguarding and enhancing the welfare of the maltreated child,
and supporting and preserving family life whenever possible.
(b) If the report alleges a violation of a criminal statute involving maltreatment or child
endangerment under section 609.378, the local law enforcement agency and local welfare
agency shall coordinate the planning and execution of their respective investigation and
assessment efforts to avoid a duplication of fact-finding efforts and multiple interviews.
Each agency shall prepare a separate report of the results of the agency's investigation or
assessment.
(c) In cases of alleged child maltreatment resulting in death, the local agency may rely
on the fact-finding efforts of a law enforcement investigation to make a determination of
whether or not maltreatment occurred.
(d) When necessary, the local welfare agency shall seek authority to remove the child
from the custody of a parent, guardian, or adult with whom the child is living.
(e) In performing any of these duties, the local welfare agency shall maintain an
appropriate record.
(f) In conducting a family assessment, noncaregiver human trafficking assessment, or
investigation, the local welfare agency shall gather information on the existence of substance
abuse and domestic violence.
(g) If the family assessment, noncaregiver human trafficking assessment, or investigation
indicates there is a potential for abuse of alcohol or other drugs by the parent, guardian, or
person responsible for the child's care, the local welfare agency must coordinate a
comprehensive assessment pursuant to section 245G.05.
(h) The agency may use either a family assessment or investigation to determine whether
the child is safe when responding to a report resulting from birth match data under section
260E.03, subdivision 23, paragraph (c). If the child subject of birth match data is determined
to be safe, the agency shall consult with the county attorney to determine the appropriateness
of filing a petition alleging the child is in need of protection or services under section
260C.007, subdivision 6, clause (16), in order to deliver needed services. If the child is
determined not to be safe, the agency and the county attorney shall take appropriate action
as required under section 260C.503, subdivision 2.
(i) When conducting any family assessment, noncaregiver human trafficking assessment,
or investigation, the agency shall ask the child, if age appropriate; parents; extended family;
and reporter about the child's heritage, including the child's Tribal lineage pursuant to section
260.761 and the child's race, culture, and ethnicity pursuant to section 260.63, subdivision
10.
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(j) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a local welfare agency or local law enforcement
agency from investigating alleged maltreatment that occurred more than three years prior
to the date of the maltreatment report.
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Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260E.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Immediate investigation for alleged maltreatment in a facility.
(a)
The commissioner of human services; children, youth, and families; health; or education,
whichever is responsible for investigating the report, shall immediately investigate if the
report alleges that:
(1) a child who is in the care of a facility as defined in section 260E.03 is the victim of
maltreatment in a facility by an individual in that facility or has been the victim of
maltreatment in a facility by an individual in that facility within the three years preceding
the report; or
(2) a child is the victim of maltreatment in a facility by an individual in a facility defined
in section 260E.03, subdivision 6, while in the care of that facility within the three years
preceding the report.
(b) The commissioner of the agency responsible for investigating the report shall arrange
for the transmittal to the commissioner of reports received by local agencies and may delegate
to a local welfare agency the duty to investigate reports. The commissioner of the agency
responsible for investigating the report or local welfare agency may interview any children
who are or have been in the care of a facility under investigation and the children's parents,
guardians, or legal custodians.
(c) In conducting an investigation under this section, the commissioner has the powers
and duties specified for a local welfare agency under this chapter.
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(d) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the agency responsible for screening and
investigating allegations of maltreatment from investigating alleged maltreatment that
occurred more than three years prior to the date of the maltreatment report.
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Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 471.6161, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a) For purposes of this
subdivision, an entity offering or providing group health insurance includes both health
plan companies and third-party administrators of health plans.
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(b) By July 15, 2026, and July 1 each year thereafter, the Legislative Budget Office must
send an annual survey regarding health insurance costs to all school districts and charter
schools in this state.
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(c) The annual survey must be completed by the school district or charter school using
data from its most recent plan year, be returned to the Legislative Budget Office by September
1 of each year, and provide the following information about school employees who meet
the definition of public employee under section 179A.03, subdivision 14:
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(1) the total number of salaried employees;
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(2) the total number of nonsalaried or hourly employees;
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(3) for those participating in the group health insurance offered by the school district or
charter school, the total number of people, as of May 1, in each of the following categories:
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(i) salaried employees;
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(ii) nonsalaried or hourly employees; and
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(iii) retirees and any other persons who continue to receive coverage through the school
district's or charter school's health plan after separation from employment;
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(4) the total number of employees not participating in the health plan;
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(5) the total number of insured persons covered by the health plan;
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(6) the total dollar amount the school district or charter school paid in health insurance
premiums on behalf of all employees, not including employee contributions transmitted to
an entity providing group health insurance coverage or payments made on behalf of former
employees;
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(7) if a school district or charter school funds an individual coverage health reimbursement
arrangement, the total amount contributed by the school district or charter school;
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(8) the total amount employees paid in health insurance premiums;
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(9) an accounting of all forms of compensation, either direct or indirect, including but
not limited to fees, commissions, incentives, or rewards of any kind paid to a broker or
agent, regardless of whether it was billed as a flat fee, or percentage of premium and whether
paid directly by the school district or charter school or through the entity offering group
health insurance;
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(10) the name of any entity providing group health insurance the school district or charter
school has contracted with and the expiration date of the contract;
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(11) the date range of the most recent plan year;
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(12) for each type of health plan offered to employees of a school district or charter
school:
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(i) the name of the plan and its actuarial value, using the minimum value calculator
information required in bid proposals under section 471.6161, subdivision 8, paragraph (d),
clause (2), and described in the Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 156.145. The
plan data must also delineate amounts for single, family, and two-party plans, if offered;
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(ii) the monthly contribution by the school district or charter school for each employee
group per plan, including contributions to individual coverage health reimbursement
arrangements;
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(iii) the amount per month an employee must pay in health insurance premiums for the
plan; and
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(iv) the plan design for each type of plan including:
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(A) in-network deductibles;
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(B) in-network out-of-pocket limits;
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(C) out-of-network limits;
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(D) co-payment;
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(E) the employee's share of coinsurance; and
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(F) the prescription annual out of pocket maximum, if separate from subitem (B);
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(13) the dollar or percentage cost for all prescription levels, commonly generic or tier
1, formulary or tier 2, and nonformulary or tier 3;
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(14) the total amount of annual contributions, per employee, paid by the school district
or charter school to an individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement or health
savings account, excluding amounts contributed solely to a health care retirement account;
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(15) the total amount assessed by the entity providing group health insurance as an
administrative fee and the rate of the fee assessed;
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(16) if a school district is self-insured, the total amount that is in a district set aside health
insurance reserve account; and
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(17) any additional items as determined by the Legislative Budget Office.
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(d) The Legislative Budget Office must compile information from the surveys described
above and provide a report by December 1 of each year to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over education and health insurance.
The Legislative Budget Office must post the report, including the executive summary and
all underlying data received from school districts and charter schools, on its public website.
Data posted on the Legislative Budget Office's website must be in a standardized format.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.352, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
As used in this section:
(a) "child" means a person 15 years of age or younger;
new text begin
(b) "pattern" means two or more instances of conduct;
new text end
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end "sexual conduct" means sexual contact of the individual's primary genital area,
sexual penetration as defined in section 609.341, or sexual performance as defined in section
617.246; and
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end "solicit" means commanding, entreating, or attempting to persuade a specific
person in person, by telephone, by letter, or by computerized or other electronic means.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.352, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 2c. new text end
new text begin Grooming. new text end
new text begin
(a) A person 18 years of age or older commits the felony offense
of grooming, and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 4, if the person:
new text end
new text begin
(1) expresses the desire or intent to engage in sexual conduct with a child; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) engages in a deliberate pattern of conduct to methodically develop a false trusting
relationship with the child that is intended to strategically manipulate the child to engage
in sexual conduct with the person at a future time, regardless of whether any sexual conduct
occurs.
new text end
new text begin
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a deliberate pattern of conduct may include but is
not limited to:
new text end
new text begin
(1) communications or conversations sharing desires about sexual intimacy or sexual
contact between the person and the child;
new text end
new text begin
(2) normalizing sexualized physical conduct or attempts to initiate such conduct;
new text end
new text begin
(3) watching the child undress or appearing undressed in front of the child; or
new text end
new text begin
(4) use of threats or control in an attempt to ensure secrecy or compliance from the child.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.352, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 2d. new text end
new text begin Violations by persons in positions of authority. new text end
new text begin
A person who commits any
of the acts described in subdivisions 2 through 2c is guilty of a felony if:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the person is in a current or recent position of authority, as defined in section 609.341,
subdivision 10, over the victim;
new text end
new text begin
(2) the person is more than 36 months older than the victim; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) the victim is under the age of 18 years.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.352, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 2e. new text end
new text begin School violations. new text end
new text begin
A person who commits any of the acts described in
subdivisions 2 through 2c is guilty of a felony if:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the person is a licensed educator employed or contracted to provide service for an
elementary, middle, or secondary school; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) the victim, regardless of age, is enrolled as a student at the school.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.352, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Penalty.
A person convicted under subdivision 2 deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end 2anew text begin , 2c, 2d, or 2enew text end is guilty
of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years, or to payment
of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end
Sec. 17.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 115, article 8, section 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Grants for gender-neutral single-user restrooms.
(a) For grants to school
districts for remodeling, constructing, or repurposing space for gender-neutral single-user
restrooms:
| $ |
1,000,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
1,000,000 |
..... |
2025 |
(b) A school district or a cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24,
subdivision 2, may apply for a grant of not more than $75,000 per site under this subdivision
in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must award at
least one grant under this subdivision to Independent School District No. 709, Duluth, for
a demonstration grant for a project awaiting construction.
(c) The commissioner must ensure that grants are awarded to schools to reflect the
geographic diversity of the state.
(d) Up to $75,000 each year is available for grant administration and monitoring.
(e) By February 1 of each year, the commissioner must annually report to the committees
of the legislature with jurisdiction over education on the number of grants that were awarded
each year and the number of grant applications that were unfunded during that year.
(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text begin
(g) These appropriations are available until June 30, 2029.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 18.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 8, section 18, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Grants for gender-neutral single-user restrooms.
(a) For grants to school
districts for remodeling, constructing, or repurposing space for gender-neutral single-user
restrooms:
| $ |
1,000,000 |
..... |
2026 |
|
| $ |
1,000,000 |
..... |
2027 |
(b) A school district or a cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24,
subdivision 2, may apply for a grant of not more than $75,000 per site under this subdivision
in the form and manner specified by the commissioner.
(c) The commissioner must ensure that grants are awarded to schools to reflect the
geographic diversity of the state.
(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to $75,000
of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
(e) By February 1 of each new text begin even-numbered new text end year, the commissioner must deleted text begin annuallydeleted text end report
to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education
on the number of grants that were awarded each year and the number of grant applications
that were unfunded each year.
(f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text begin
(g) These appropriations are available until June 30, 2031.
new text end
Sec. 19.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 12, section 8, is amended to
read:
Sec. 8. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Subdivision 1.
Department of Education.
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated. Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
Subd. 2.
Department.
(a) For the Department of Education:
| $ |
46,508,000 |
..... |
2026 |
|
| $ |
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41,196,000
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new text begin
42,647,000 new text end |
..... |
2027 |
Of these amounts:
(1) $405,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;
(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.115;
(3) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic
Proficiency and Success Act (LEAPS) under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;
(4) $480,000 each year is for the Department of Education's mainframe update;
(5) $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 only is for legal fees and costs associated with: (i)
litigation in which the department, commissioner, or department employee operating in
their official capacity is the defendant, respondent, appellant, or relator; (ii) litigation initiated
by the department, commissioner, or department employee operating in their official capacity
to stop payment or recover funds in cases of alleged malfeasance or misuse; (iii) expenses
for required administrative legal activities, including data practices operations and appeals
from administrative decisions; and (iv) legal staff required for clauses (i), (ii), and (iii);
(6) $2,359,000 each year is for modernizing district data submissions;
(7) $573,000 each year is for engagement and rulemaking related to Specific Learning
Disability;
(8) $2,000,000 each year is for the Office of the Inspector General established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.21;
(9) $800,000 each year is for audit and internal control resources;
(10) $175,000 each year is for administrative expenses for unemployment aid, and, in
consultation with the Department of Employment and Economic Development, guidance
to educational institutions eligible for reimbursement under Minnesota Statutes 2024, section
124D.995, including written guidance for school employees on eligibility for unemployment
benefits between academic terms;
(11) $550,000 each year is for General Counsel and Inspector General staff and case
management and fiscal analysis technology to support program compliance and integrity;
deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(12) $572,000 each year is for administration of the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer
Programnew text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin (13) $1,451,000 in fiscal year 2027 only is for increasing the capacity of the student
maltreatment program. The base for the allocation under this clause is $1,441,000 in fiscal
year 2028 and $1,442,000 in fiscal year 2029 and laternew text end .
(b) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's
Washington, D.C., office.
(c) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
and its supplements are approved and appropriated and must be spent as indicated.
(d) The base for fiscal year 2028 deleted text begin and laterdeleted text end is deleted text begin $41,326,000deleted text end new text begin $42,767,000new text end .new text begin The base for
fiscal year 2029 and later is $42,768,000.
new text end
Sec. 20. new text begin BASE ADJUSTMENT; DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
new text end
new text begin
The commissioner of management and budget must increase the total budget base
established in law for incarceration and prerelease services at the Department of Corrections
by $13,000 for fiscal year 2028 and by $35,000 for fiscal year 2029 and later for bed costs
related to criminal grooming offenses.
new text end
Sec. 21. new text begin APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
new text end
new text begin
$25,489,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of education for additional general education aid.
new text end
Sec. 22. new text begin APPROPRIATION; LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COMMISSION.
new text end
new text begin
$18,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $74,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the
general fund to the Legislative Coordinating Commission for the Legislative Budget Office
to complete the annual report required by Minnesota Statutes, section 471.6161, subdivision
9. The base for this appropriation is $36,000 in fiscal year 2028 and later.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 23. new text begin SCHOOL DISTRICT FUND TRANSFERS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Ivanhoe Public Schools. new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
123B.79, 123B.80, or 142D.11, subdivision 9, on June 30, 2026, Independent School District
No. 403, Ivanhoe, may permanently transfer up to $68,000 from its early childhood family
education reserve balance in the community service fund to its undesignated balance in the
general fund, provided that the school board approves the transfer.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Maple Lake Public Schools. new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
123B.79, 123B.80, or 475.61, subdivision 4, on June 30, 2026, Independent School District
No. 881, Maple Lake Public Schools, may permanently transfer up to $1,800,000 from its
building construction fund to the reserved account for operating capital in the general fund
without making a levy reduction, provided that the school board approves the transfer.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Moorhead Area Public Schools. new text end
new text begin
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 123B.79, 123B.80, or 124D.20, subdivision 10, on June 30, 2026, Independent
School District No. 152, Moorhead Area Public Schools, may permanently transfer up to
$80,114 from its restricted fund balance in the community service fund to its undesignated
balance in the general fund, provided that the school board approves the transfer.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivisions 10, 11, and 12;
123B.79; or 123B.80, on June 30, 2026, Independent School District No. 152, Moorhead
Area Public Schools, may permanently transfer up to $150,388 from its long-term facilities
maintenance reserve account in the general fund to its undesignated balance in the general
fund, provided that the school board approves the transfer.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan. new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 123B.79, 123B.80, or 475.61, subdivision 4, on June 30, 2026, Independent School
District No. 197, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, may permanently transfer up to
$4,500,000 from its building construction fund to the reserve account for operating capital
in the general fund without making a levy reduction, provided that the school board approves
the transfer.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
ARTICLE 2
HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
new text end
new text begin
$52,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of the Office of Higher Education for the state grant program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 136A.121. This appropriation is in addition to the appropriation in Laws 2025, First
Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
ARTICLE 3
HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.64, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Schools to provide information.
As a basis for registration, schools
shall provide the office with such information as the office needs to determine the nature
and activities of the school, including but not limited to the following which shall be
accompanied by an affidavit attesting to its accuracy and truthfulness:
(1) articles of incorporation, constitution, bylaws, or other operating documents;
(2) a duly adopted statement of the school's mission and goals;
(3) evidence of current school or program licenses granted by departments or agencies
of any state;
(4) compliance audits and audited financial statements that meet the requirements of
Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.23; United States Code, title 20, chapter
28, section 1094; Code of Federal Regulations, title 2, subpart A, part 200, subpart F, under
200.501 and 200.503; and United States Code, title 31, chapter 75new text begin , which shall be submitted
to the office on the same schedule stated under section 136A.675, subdivision 1a, paragraph
(a)new text end ;
(5) all current promotional and recruitment materials and advertisements; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(6) the current school catalog and, if not contained in the catalog:
(i) the members of the board of trustees or directors, if any;
(ii) the current institutional officers;
(iii) current full-time and part-time faculty with degrees held or applicable experience;
(iv) a description of all school facilities;
(v) a description of all current course offerings;
(vi) all requirements for satisfactory completion of courses, programs, and degrees;
(vii) the school's policy about freedom or limitation of expression and inquiry;
(viii) a current schedule of fees, charges for tuition, required supplies, student activities,
housing, and all other standard charges;
(ix) the school's policy about refunds and adjustments;
(x) the school's policy about granting credit for prior education, training, and experience;
(xi) the school's policies about student admission, evaluation, suspension, and dismissal;
and
(xii) the school's disclosure to students on the student complaint process under section
136A.672new text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin (7) enrollment data by academic term or calendar period following the submission
schedules in section 136A.675, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b)new text end .
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.675, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end
new text begin Institutional reporting schedules for audits and enrollment data. new text end
new text begin
(a) An
institution must submit to the office the required audit reports under section 136A.64,
subdivision 1, clause (4), by the earlier of 30 days after the issuance date of an audit or nine
months after the last day of the institution's fiscal year.
new text end
new text begin
(b) An institution must submit to the office the enrollment data required under section
136A.64, subdivision 1, clause (7), using one of the two following schedules:
new text end
new text begin
(1) a school with limited program start dates within its academic year shall provide the
office with a copy of the school's internal enrollment report for each academic term as soon
as it is released internally. The school may provide the report with no additional data or
required calculations; or
new text end
new text begin
(2) a school with multiple or rolling program start dates must provide enrollment data
to the office at least four times per year. Each school must determine four reporting dates
per year that would result in the most useful data being provided to the office and must
provide the office with the school's proposed enrollment reporting schedule.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 136A.69, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:
Subdivision 1.
Registration fees.
(a) The office shall collect reasonable registration fees
that are sufficient to recover, but do not exceed, its costs of administering the registration
program. new text begin At the end of each fiscal year, the office must review the total amount of registration
fees collected and the total costs of administering the registration program.new text end The office shall
charge the fees listed in paragraphs (b) deleted text begin to (d)deleted text end new text begin and (c)new text end for new registrations.
(b) A new school must pay registration fees based on the institution's total full-time
equivalent enrollment in the following amounts:
(1) $5,000 for institutions with 2,500 or fewer full-time equivalent enrollment;
(2) $7,500 for institutions with 2,501 to 5,000 full-time equivalent enrollment;
(3) $10,000 for institutions with 5,001 to 7,500 full-time equivalent enrollment;
(4) $15,000 for institutions with 7,501 to 10,000 full-time equivalent enrollment; and
(5) $20,000 for institutions with 10,001 or greater full-time equivalent enrollment, and
for institutions with no data on the previous year's full-time equivalent enrollment.
Full-time equivalent enrollment is established using the previous year's full-time equivalent
enrollment as established in the United States Department of Education Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System.new text begin If enrollment cannot be established using the United
States Department of Education Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, the office
may establish an institution's full-time equivalent enrollment through verification of its
enrollment data submitted in accordance with section 136A.64, subdivision 1, clause (7).
new text end
(c) A new school must pay registration fees in an amount equal to the fee under paragraph
(b), plus fees for each nondegree program or degree as follows:
| nondegree program |
$250 |
| degree program |
$750 |
deleted text begin
(d) In addition to the fees under paragraphs (b) and (c), a fee of $600 must be paid for
an initial application that: (1) has had four revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or
application reminders for the same application or registration requirement; or (2) cumulatively
has had six revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application reminders for the
same license application and the school seeks to continue with the application process with
additional application submissions. If this fee is paid, the school may submit two final
application submissions for review prior to application denial under section 136A.65,
subdivision 8. This provision excludes from its scope nonrepetitive questions or clarifications
initiated by the school before the submission of the application, initial interpretation questions
or inquiries from the office regarding a completed application, and initial requests from the
office for verification or validation of a completed application.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end The annual renewal registration fee is based on an institution's total full-time
equivalent enrollment in the following amounts:
(1) $1,500 for institutions with 2,500 or fewer full-time equivalent enrollment;
(2) $3,000 for institutions with 2,501 to 5,000 full-time equivalent enrollment;
(3) $5,000 for institutions with 5,001 to 10,000 full-time equivalent enrollment; and
(4) $7,500 for institutions with 10,001 or greater full-time equivalent enrollment, and
for institutions with no data on the previous year's full-time equivalent enrollment.
Full-time equivalent enrollment is established using the previous year's full-time equivalent
enrollment as established in the United States Department of Education Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System.new text begin If enrollment cannot be established using the United
States Department of Education Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, the office
may establish an institution's full-time equivalent enrollment through verification of its
enrollment data submitted in accordance with section 136A.64, subdivision 1, clause (7).
new text end
deleted text begin
(f) In addition to the fee under paragraph (e), a fee of $600 must be paid for a renewal
application that: (1) has had four revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application
reminders for the same application or registration requirement; or (2) cumulatively has had
six revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application reminders for the same license
application and the school seeks to continue with the application process with additional
application submissions. If this fee is paid, the school may submit two final application
submissions for review prior to application denial under section 136A.65, subdivision 8.
This provision excludes from its scope nonrepetitive questions or clarifications initiated by
the school before the submission of the application, initial interpretation questions or inquiries
from the office regarding a completed application, and initial requests from the office for
verification or validation of a completed application.
deleted text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 136A.821, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:
Subd. 5.
Private career school.
"Private career school" means a person who maintains
a physical presence for any program at less than an associate degree level. Private career
school does not extend to:
(1) public postsecondary institutions with a physical presence in Minnesota;
(2) postsecondary institutions registered under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71;
(3) postsecondary institutions exempt from registration under section 136A.653,
subdivisions 1b, 2, 3, and 3adeleted text begin ; 136A.657;deleted text end new text begin ,new text end or 136A.658 due to the nature of the institution's
programs;
(4) schools exclusively engaged in training physically or mentally disabled persons;
(5) courses taught to students in an apprenticeship program registered by the United
States Department of Labor or Minnesota Department of Labor and taught by or required
by a trade union in which students are not responsible for tuition, fees, or any other charges,
regardless of payment or reimbursement method;
(6) programs contracted by persons or government agencies for the training of their own
employees for which no fee is charged to the employee, regardless of whether that fee is
reimbursed by the employer or a third party after the employee successfully completes the
training, except for institutions or programs required to obtain a limited license exclusively
to receive the dual training grant;
(7) schools with no physical presence in Minnesota engaged exclusively in offering
distance programs that are located in and approved by other states or jurisdictions if the
distance education program does not include internships, externships, field placements, or
clinical placements for residents of Minnesota;
(8) schools licensed or approved by other state boards or agencies authorized under
Minnesota law to issue licenses for institutions or programs, except for institutions or
programs required to be licensed exclusively to participate in state financial aid or be listed
on the eligible training provider list, access WIOA funding, or receive the dual training
grant;
(9) review classes, courses, or programs intended to prepare students to sit for
undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, or occupational licensing, certification, or entrance
examinations;
(10) classes, courses, or programs conducted by a bona fide trade, professional, or
fraternal organization, solely for that organization's membership and not available to the
public. In making the determination that the organization is bona fide, the office may request
the school provide three certified letters from persons that qualify as evaluators under section
136A.828, subdivision 3, paragraph (l), that the organization is recognized in Minnesota;
(11) programs deleted text begin in the fine arts provided by organizationsdeleted text end exempt from taxation under
section 290.05 and registered with the attorney general under chapter 309deleted text begin . For purposes of
this clause, "fine arts" means activities resulting in artistic creation or artistic performance
of works of the imagination which are engaged in for the primary purpose of creative
expression rather than commercial sale, vocational or career advancement, or employmentdeleted text end ;
or
(12) classes, courses, or programs intended to fulfill the continuing education
requirements for a bona fide licensure or certification in a profession that have been approved
by a legislatively or judicially established board or agency responsible for regulating the
practice of the profession or by an industry-specific certification entity and that are offered
exclusively to individuals with the professional licensure or certification.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.822, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
Fees and terms of license.
An application for an initial license under sections
136A.821 to 136A.833 shall be accompanied by deleted text begin a nonrefundabledeleted text end new text begin annew text end application fee as
provided in section 136A.824 that is sufficient to recover, but not exceed, the administrative
costs of the office.new text begin At the end of each fiscal year, the office must review the total amount
of initial licensure application fees collected and the total administrative costs of the office
for initial licensures.
new text end
All licenses shall expire one year from the date issued by the office, except as provided
in section 136A.823.
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.823, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Application.
Application for renewal of a license must be made at least
60 days before expiration of the current license on a form provided by the office. A renewal
application shall be accompanied by a deleted text begin nonrefundabledeleted text end fee as provided in section 136A.824
that is sufficient to recover, but does not exceed, the administrative costs of the office.new text begin At
the end of each fiscal year, the office must review the total amount of renewal licensure
application fees collected and the total administrative costs of the office for renewal
licensures.
new text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 136A.824, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:
Subdivision 1.
Initial licensure fee.
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end The office processing fee for an initial licensure
application is:
(1) $3,730 for a private career school that will offer no more than one program during
its first year of operation;
(2) $1,500 for a private career school licensed by another state agency and seeking a
limited license exclusively in order to participate in state financial aid; and
(3) $3,730, plus $500 for each additional program offered by the private career school,
for a private career school during its first year of licensed operation.
deleted text begin
(b) In addition to the fee under paragraph (a), a fee of $600 must be paid for an initial
application that: (1) has had four revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application
reminders for the same application or licensure requirement; or (2) cumulatively has had
six revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application reminders for the same license
application and the private career school seeks to continue with the application process with
additional application submissions. If this fee is paid, the private career school may submit
two final application submissions for review prior to application denial under section
136A.829, subdivision 1, clause (2). This provision excludes from its scope nonrepetitive
questions or clarifications initiated by the school before the submission of the application,
initial interpretation questions or inquiries from the office regarding a completed application,
and initial requests from the office for verification or validation of a completed application.
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Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 136A.824, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:
Subd. 2.
Renewal licensure fee; late fee.
(a) The office processing fee for a renewal
licensure application is:
(1) for a private career school, the license renewal fee is $3,160; and
(2) for a private career school licensed by another state agency and that also has a limited
license with the office exclusively in order to participate in state financial aid, the license
renewal fee is $1,500.
(b) If a license renewal application is not received by the office by the expiration of the
current license, a late fee of $100 per business day, not to exceed $3,000, shall be assessed.
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(c) In addition to the fee under paragraph (a), a fee of $600 must be paid for a renewal
application that: (1) has had four revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application
reminders for the same application or licensure requirement; or (2) cumulatively has had
six revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application reminders for the same license
application and the private career school seeks to continue with the application process with
additional application submissions. If this fee is paid, the private career school may submit
two final application submissions for review prior to application denial under section
136A.829, subdivision 1, clause (2). This provision excludes from its scope nonrepetitive
questions or clarifications initiated by the school before the submission of the application,
initial interpretation questions or inquiries from the office regarding a completed application,
and initial requests from the office for verification or validation of a completed application.
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Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 136A.833, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:
Subd. 2.
Exemption reasons.
Sections 136A.821 to 136A.832 shall not apply to the
following:
(1) deleted text begin private career schools engaged exclusively in the teaching of avocational programs
that are engaged primarily for personal development, recreation, or remedial education, and
are not generally intended for vocational or career advancement, including adult basic
education, exercise or fitness teacher programs, modeling, or acting, as determined by the
office;
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deleted text begin (2)deleted text end classes, courses, or programs providing 40 or fewer clock hours of instruction; and
deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end private career schools providing training, instructional programs, or courses where
tuition, fees, and any other charges for a student to participate do not exceed $500.
Sec. 10. new text begin REPEALER.
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(a)
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Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 136A.657; and 136A.834, subdivisions 2, 3, and
4,
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are repealed.
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(b)
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Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 136A.834, subdivisions 1 and 5,
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are
repealed.
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ARTICLE 4
AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH
INSTITUTE.
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$80,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the board of directors
of the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute for legal costs. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2.
Laws 2023, chapter 43, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 126, article 1, section 1, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.Administration and Financial
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(a) $474,000 the first year and $474,000 the
second year are for payments to county and
district agricultural societies and associations
under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02,
subdivision 1. Aid payments to county and
district agricultural societies and associations
must be disbursed no later than July 15 of each
year. These payments are the amount of aid
from the state for an annual fair held in the
previous calendar year.
(b) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Agricultural Education and Leadership
Council for programs of the council under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D. The base for
this appropriation is $250,000 in fiscal year
2026 and each year thereafter.
(c) $2,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Minnesota State Poultry Association. This is
a onetime appropriation. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available for the
second year.
(d) $18,000 the first year and $18,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Livestock Breeders Association. This is a
onetime appropriation.
(e) $60,000 the first year and $60,000 the
second year are for grants to the Northern
Crops Institute that may be used to purchase
equipment. This is a onetime appropriation.
(f) $34,000 the first year and $34,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
State Horticultural Society. This is a onetime
appropriation.
(g) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the
second year are for grants to the Center for
Rural Policy and Development. This is a
onetime appropriation.
(h) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
second year are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of agriculture for
grants to the Minnesota Turf Seed Council for
basic and applied research on: (1) the
improved production of forage and turf seed
related to new and improved varieties; and (2)
native plants, including plant breeding,
nutrient management, pest management,
disease management, yield, and viability. The
Minnesota Turf Seed Council may subcontract
with a qualified third party for some or all of
the basic or applied research. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available in the
second year. The Minnesota Turf Seed Council
must prepare a report outlining the use of the
grant money and related accomplishments. No
later than January 15, 2025, the council must
submit the report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over agriculture finance and policy. This is a
onetime appropriation.
(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are for grants to GreenSeam for
assistance to agriculture-related businesses to
support business retention and development,
business attraction and creation, talent
development and attraction, and regional
branding and promotion. These are onetime
appropriations. No later than December 1,
2024, and December 1, 2025, GreenSeam
must report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over agriculture and rural
development with information on new and
existing businesses supported, number of new
jobs created in the region, new educational
partnerships and programs supported, and
regional branding and promotional efforts.
(j) $1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000
the second year are for grants to Second
Harvest Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's
six Feeding America food banks for the
following purposes:
(1) at least $850,000 each year must be
allocated to purchase milk for distribution to
Minnesota's food shelves and other charitable
organizations that are eligible to receive food
from the food banks. Milk purchased under
the grants must be acquired from Minnesota
milk processors and based on low-cost bids.
The milk must be allocated to each Feeding
America food bank serving Minnesota
according to the formula used in the
distribution of United States Department of
Agriculture commodities under The
Emergency Food Assistance Program. Second
Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts or
agreements with food banks for shared funding
or reimbursement of the direct purchase of
milk. Each food bank that receives funding
under this clause may use up to two percent
for administrative expenses. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, any
unencumbered balance the first year does not
cancel and is available the second year;
(2) to compensate agricultural producers and
processors for costs incurred to harvest and
package for transfer surplus fruits, vegetables,
and other agricultural commodities that would
otherwise go unharvested, be discarded, or be
sold in a secondary market. Surplus
commodities must be distributed statewide to
food shelves and other charitable organizations
that are eligible to receive food from the food
banks. Surplus food acquired under this clause
must be from Minnesota producers and
processors. Second Harvest Heartland may
use up to 15 percent of each grant awarded
under this clause for administrative and
transportation expenses; and
(3) to purchase and distribute protein products,
including but not limited to pork, poultry, beef,
dry legumes, cheese, and eggs to Minnesota's
food shelves and other charitable organizations
that are eligible to receive food from the food
banks. Second Harvest Heartland may use up
to two percent of each grant awarded under
this clause for administrative expenses. Protein
products purchased under the grants must be
acquired from Minnesota processors and
producers.
Second Harvest Heartland must submit
quarterly reports to the commissioner and the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
agriculture finance in the form prescribed by
the commissioner. The reports must include
but are not limited to information on the
expenditure of funds, the amount of milk or
other commodities purchased, and the
organizations to which this food was
distributed. The base for this appropriation is
$1,700,000 for fiscal year 2026 and each year
thereafter.
(k) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the
second year are for grants to the Southern
Minnesota Initiative Foundation to promote
local foods through an annual event that raises
public awareness of local foods and connects
local food producers and processors with
potential buyers.
(l) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
second year are for grants to The Good Acre
for the Local Emergency Assistance Farmer
Fund (LEAFF) program to compensate
emerging farmers for crops donated to hunger
relief organizations in Minnesota. This is a
onetime appropriation.
(m) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
second year are to expand the Emerging
Farmers Office and provide services to
beginning and emerging farmers to increase
connections between farmers and market
opportunities throughout the state. This
appropriation may be used for grants,
translation services, training programs, or
other purposes in line with the
recommendations of the Emerging Farmer
Working Group established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 17.055, subdivision 1. The
base for this appropriation is $1,000,000 in
fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
(n) $50,000 the first year is to provide
technical assistance and leadership in the
development of a comprehensive and
well-documented state aquaculture plan. The
commissioner must provide the state
aquaculture plan to the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over agriculture finance and
policy by February 15, 2025.
(o) $337,000 the first year and $337,000 the
second year are for farm advocate services.
Of these amounts, $50,000 the first year and
$50,000 the second year are for the
continuation of the farmland transition
programs and may be used for grants to
farmland access teams to provide technical
assistance to potential beginning farmers.
Farmland access teams must assist existing
farmers and beginning farmers with
transitioning farm ownership and farm
operation. Services provided by teams may
include but are not limited to mediation
assistance, designing contracts, financial
planning, tax preparation, estate planning, and
housing assistance.
(p) $260,000 the first year and $260,000 the
second year are for a pass-through grant to
Region Five Development Commission to
provide, in collaboration with Farm Business
Management, statewide mental health
counseling support to Minnesota farm
operators, families, and employees, and
individuals who work with Minnesota farmers
in a professional capacity. Region Five
Development Commission may use up to 6.5
percent of the grant awarded under this
paragraph for administration.
(q) $1,000,000 the first year is for transfer to
the agricultural emergency account established
under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.041.
(r) $1,084,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are to support IT modernization
efforts, including laying the technology
foundations needed for improving customer
interactions with the department for licensing
and payments. This is a onetime appropriation.
(s) $275,000 the first year is for technical
assistance grants to certified community
development financial institutions that
participate in United States Department of
Agriculture loan or grant programs for small
or emerging farmers, including but not limited
to the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market
Access Program. For purposes of this
paragraph, "emerging farmer" has the meaning
given in Minnesota Statutes, section 17.055,
subdivision 1. The commissioner may use up
to 6.5 percent of this appropriation for costs
incurred to administer the program.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, any unencumbered balance does not
cancel at the end of the first year and is
available in the second year. This is a onetime
appropriation.
(t) $1,425,000 the first year and $1,425,000
the second year are for transfer to the
agricultural and environmental revolving loan
account established under Minnesota Statutes,
section 17.117, subdivision 5a, for low-interest
loans under Minnesota Statutes, section
17.117.
(u) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the
second year are for administrative support for
the Rural Finance Authority.
(v) The base in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 is
$150,000 each year to coordinate
climate-related activities and services within
the Department of Agriculture and
counterparts in local, state, and federal
agencies and to hire a full-time climate
implementation coordinator. The climate
implementation coordinator must coordinate
efforts seeking federal funding for Minnesota's
agricultural climate adaptation and mitigation
efforts and develop strategic partnerships with
the private sector and nongovernment
organizations.
(w) $1,200,000 the first year and $930,000 the
second year are to maintain the current level
of service delivery. The base for this
appropriation is $1,065,000 in fiscal year 2026
and $1,065,000 in fiscal year 2027 and each
year thereafter.
(x) $250,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to purchase equipment for the
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to test for
chronic wasting disease, African swine fever,
avian influenza, and other animal diseases.
The Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory must
report expenditures under this paragraph to
the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over agriculture finance and higher education
with a report submitted by January 3, 2024,
and a final report submitted by December 31,
2024. The reports must include a list of
equipment purchased, including the cost of
each item.
(y) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are to award and administer
down payment assistance grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 17.133, with
priority given to eligible applicants with no
more than $100,000 in annual gross farm
product sales and eligible applicants who are
producers of industrial hemp, cannabis, or one
or more of the following specialty crops as
defined by the United States Department of
Agriculture for purposes of the specialty crop
block grant program: fruits and vegetables,
tree nuts, dried fruits, medicinal plants,
culinary herbs and spices, horticulture crops,
floriculture crops, and nursery crops.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, any unencumbered balance at the end
of the first year does not cancel and is
available in the second year and appropriations
encumbered under contract by June 30, 2025,
are available until June 30, 2027.
(z) $222,000 the first year and $322,000 the
second year are for meat processing training
and retention incentive grants under section
5. new text begin By December 1 each year in 2026 and 2027,
the commissioner must submit a report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
agriculture finance and policy detailing uses
of the funds in this paragraph, including award
amounts to each partner organization, how
much of each award was used, the types of
expenses paid for with the funds, and the
number of employees served. new text end The
commissioner may use up to 6.5 percent of
this appropriation for costs incurred to
administer the program. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available in the
second year. This is a onetime appropriationnew text begin
and is available until June 30, 2027new text end .
(aa) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
second year are for transfer to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota to
evaluate, propagate, and maintain the genetic
diversity of oilseeds, grains, grasses, legumes,
and other plants including flax, timothy,
barley, rye, triticale, alfalfa, orchard grass,
clover, and other species and varieties that
were in commercial distribution and use in
Minnesota before 1970, excluding wild rice.
This effort must also protect traditional seeds
brought to Minnesota by immigrant
communities. This appropriation includes
funding for associated extension and outreach
to small and Black, Indigenous, and People of
Color (BIPOC) farmers. This is a onetime
appropriation.
(bb) $300,000 the second year is to award and
administer beginning farmer equipment and
infrastructure grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 17.055. This is a onetime
appropriation.
(cc) $25,000 the first year is for the credit
market report. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available in the second year. This
is a onetime appropriation.
(dd) The commissioner shall continue to
increase connections with ethnic minority and
immigrant farmers to farming opportunities
and farming programs throughout the state.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 3.
Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.Protection Services
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21,207,000
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399,000 |
399,000 |
(a) $399,000 the first year and $399,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund for
administrative funding of the voluntary
cleanup program.
(b) $639,000 the first year and $639,000 the
second year are for the soil health financial
assistance program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 17.134. The commissioner may award
no more than $50,000 of the appropriation
each year to a single recipient.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner may
use up to 6.5 percent of this appropriation for
costs incurred to administer the program. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available in the
second year. Appropriations encumbered
under contract on or before June 30, 2027, for
soil health financial assistance grants are
available until June 30, 2029.
(c) $275,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for compensation for livestock
destroyed or crippled by a wolf under
Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737. The first
year appropriation may be spent to compensate
for livestock that were destroyed or crippled
during fiscal year 2025. If the amount in the
first year is insufficient, the amount in the
second year is available in the first year. The
commissioner may use up to $5,000 each year
to reimburse expenses incurred by university
extension educators to provide fair market
values of destroyed or crippled livestock. If
the commissioner receives federal money to
pay claims for destroyed or crippled livestock,
an equivalent amount of this appropriation
may be used to reimburse nonlethal prevention
methods performed by federal wildlife services
staff. The base for this appropriation is
$175,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year
thereafter.
(d) $255,000 the first year and $230,000 the
second year are for compensation for crop or
fence damage caused by elk under Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.7371. If the amount in the
first year is insufficient, the amount in the
second year is available in the first year. The
commissioner may use up to $10,000 of the
appropriation each year to reimburse expenses
incurred by the commissioner or the
commissioner's approved agent to investigate
and resolve claims, as well as for costs
associated with training for approved agents.
The commissioner may use up to $40,000 of
the appropriation each year for grants to
producers for measures to protect stored crops
from elk damage. If the commissioner
determines that claims made under Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.737 or 3.7371, are
unusually high, amounts appropriated for
either program may be transferred to the
appropriation for the other program. The base
for this appropriation is $155,000 in fiscal year
2028 and each year thereafter.
(e) $825,000 the first year and $825,000 the
second year are to replace capital equipment
in the Department of Agriculture's analytical
laboratory.
(f) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
second year are for additional meat and poultry
inspection services. The commissioner is
encouraged to seek inspection waivers, match
federal money, and offer more online
inspections for the purposes of this paragraph.
This is a onetime appropriation.
(g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for grants to counties to
support county agricultural inspectors. The
commissioner may use up to three percent of
the appropriation each year for administration.
This is a onetime appropriation. County
agricultural inspectors and county-designated
employees must annually submit an
application, on a form approved by the
commissioner, to be eligible for funding
during a given year. The commissioner must
equally divide available grant money among
eligible counties. To be eligible for grants
under this section, a county must employ a
county agricultural inspector or a
county-designated employee who:
(1) has attended training for new county
agricultural inspectors offered by the
commissioner;
(2) coordinates with the commissioner to
review applicable laws and enforcement
procedures;
(3) compiles and submits to the commissioner
local weed inspector annual report data;
(4) conducts an annual meeting and training
for local weed inspectors; and
(5) assists the commissioner with control
programs and other agricultural programs
when requested under Minnesota Statutes,
section 18.81, subdivision 1b, as directed by
the county board.
(h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are appropriated to establish and
administer the biofertilizer innovation and
efficiency program deleted text begin under Minnesota Statutes,
section 18C.113deleted text end . The commissioner may use
up to 6.5 percent of this appropriation for costs
incurred to administer the program.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, any unencumbered balance at the end
of fiscal year 2026 does not cancel and is
available until June 30, 2027. This is a onetime
appropriation.
deleted text begin (j)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end $75,000 the first year is to conduct an
evaluation of the practice performance and
economic performance of the Olmsted County
groundwater protection and soil health
initiative, including the cover crop program,
alternative crops program, and haying,
grazing, and pasture enhancement program.
The evaluation must look at environmental
outcomes, include a cost-benefit analysis, and
be submitted to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over agriculture policy and finance by June 1,
2027. The commissioner may contract with
an independent third party to conduct the
evaluation.
deleted text begin (k)deleted text end new text begin (j)new text end $420,000 the first year and $924,000
the second year are to support current services.
Sec. 4.
Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
2025, First Special Session chapter 11, section 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.Agricultural Marketing and
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(a) $634,000 the first year and $634,000 the
second year are for the continuation of the
dairy development and profitability
enhancement program, including dairy
profitability teams and dairy business planning
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
32D.30.
(b) The commissioner may use funds
appropriated in this subdivision for annual
cost-share payments to resident farmers or
entities that sell, process, or package
agricultural products in this state for the costs
of organic certification. The commissioner
may allocate these funds for assistance to
persons transitioning from conventional to
organic agriculture.
(c) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are for mental health outreach and
support to farmers, ranchers, farm workers
and employees, and others in the agricultural
community and profession and for farm and
farm worker safety grant and outreach
programs under Minnesota Statutes, section
17.1195. Mental health outreach and support
may include a 24-hour hotline, stigma
reduction, and education. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available in the
second year. The base for this appropriation
is $50,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year
thereafter.
(d) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
second year are for the local food purchasing
assistance grant program under article 3,
section 35. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available in the second year.
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(e) $1,000,000 the second year is to expand
the Emerging Farmers Office and provide
services to beginning and emerging farmers
to increase connections between farmers and
market opportunities throughout the state. This
appropriation may be used for grants,
translation services, training programs, or
other purposes in line with the
recommendations of the emerging farmer
working group established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 17.055, subdivision 1.
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deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end $18,257,000 the first year and
$18,007,000 the second year are for the
agricultural growth, research, and innovation
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
41A.12. The base for this appropriation is
$17,449,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year
thereafter.
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the commissioner may allocate the
appropriation in paragraph deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end each year
among the following areas: facilitating the
startup, modernization, improvement, or
expansion of livestock operations, including
beginning and transitioning livestock
operations with preference given to robotic
dairy-milking equipment; assisting
value-added agricultural businesses to begin
or expand, to access new markets, or to
diversify, including aquaponics systems, with
preference given to hemp fiber processing
equipment; facilitating the startup,
modernization, or expansion of other
beginning and transitioning farms, including
by providing loans under Minnesota Statutes,
section 41B.056; sustainable agriculture
on-farm research and demonstration; the
development or expansion of food hubs and
other alternative community-based food
distribution systems; enhancing renewable
energy infrastructure and use; crop research,
including basic and applied turf seed research;
Farm Business Management tuition assistance;
supporting the commercialization of an
innovative material additive utilizing
agricultural coproducts or waste streams to
produce fiber-based barrier packaging to
reduce perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) and plastics in packaging
products; and good agricultural practices and
good handling practices certification
assistance. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the
commissioner may use up to 7.5 percent of
the appropriation in paragraph deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end for costs
incurred to administer the program.
deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end Of the amount appropriated for the
agricultural growth, research, and innovation
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
41A.12:
(1) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for distribution in equal
amounts to each of the state's county fairs to
preserve and promote Minnesota agriculture;
(2) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000
the second year are for incentive payments
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 41A.16,
41A.17, 41A.18, and 41A.20. If this
appropriation exceeds the total amount for
which all producers are eligible in a fiscal
year, the balance of the appropriation is
available for other purposes under this
paragraph;
(3) $2,750,000 the first year and $2,750,000
the second year are for grants that enable retail
petroleum dispensers, fuel storage tanks, and
other equipment to dispense biofuels to the
public in accordance with the biofuel
replacement goals established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 239.7911. A retail
petroleum dispenser selling petroleum for use
in spark ignition engines for vehicle model
years after 2000 is eligible for grant money
under this clause if the retail petroleum
dispenser has no more than 20 retail petroleum
dispensing sites and each site is located in
Minnesota. The grant money must be used to
replace or upgrade equipment that does not
have the ability to be certified for E25. A grant
award must not exceed 65 percent of the cost
of the appropriate technology. A grant award
must not exceed $200,000 per station. The
commissioner must cooperate with biofuel
stakeholders in the implementation of the grant
program. The commissioner, in cooperation
with any economic or community development
financial institution and any other entity with
which the commissioner contracts, must
submit deleted text begin adeleted text end new text begin thenew text end report deleted text begin ondeleted text end new text begin under Minnesota
Statutes, section 41A.12, subdivision 3, that
includes metrics ofnew text end the biofuels infrastructure
financial assistance program deleted text begin by January 15deleted text end
each year to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture
policy and finance. The annual report must
include but not be limited to a summary of the
following metrics: (i) the number and types
of projects financed; (ii) the amount of dollars
leveraged or matched per project; (iii) the
geographic distribution of financed projects;
(iv) any market expansion associated with
upgraded infrastructure; (v) the demographics
of the areas served; (vi) the costs of the
program; and (vii) the number of grants to
minority-owned or female-owned businesses;
(4) $350,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for grants to facilitate the
startup, modernization, or expansion of meat,
poultry, egg, and milk processing facilities. A
grant award under this clause must not exceed
$200,000;
(5) $1,594,000 the first year and $1,544,000
the second year are for providing more fruits,
vegetables, meat, poultry, grain, and dairy for
children in school and early childhood
education settings, including, at the
commissioner's discretion, providing grants
to reimburse schools and early childhood
education and child care providers for
purchasing equipment and agricultural
products. Of the amount appropriated,
$150,000 each year is for a statewide
coordinator of farm-to-institution strategy and
programming. The coordinator must consult
with relevant stakeholders and provide
technical assistance and training for
participating farmers and eligible grant
recipients. The base for this appropriation is
$1,636,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year
thereafter. At the commissioner's discretion,
for state administration of federal cooperative
agreements for purchasing Minnesota grown
and raised foods for schools, child care
providers, food banks, and other institutions,
the commissioner may use an amount of state
funds equal to no more than 7.5 percent of the
total federal funds awarded to the state. The
commissioner shall expend any available
federal administrative funds awarded for this
purpose before using state funds;
(6) up to $1,750,000 the first year and up to
$1,750,000 the second year are for grants to
facilitate the development of urban agriculture,
including projects related to youth education,
community and economic development,
value-added processing, and vocational
training;
(7) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for the food retail
improvement and development program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 17.1017;
(8) up to $200,000 the first year and up to
$200,000 the second year are for cooperative
development grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 17.1016;
(9) $250,000 the first year and $150,000 the
second year are for the protecting livestock
grant program for producers to support the
installation of measures to prevent the
transmission of avian influenza. For the
appropriation in this clause, a grant applicant
must document a cost-share of 20 percent. An
applicant's cost-share amount may be reduced
up to $2,000 to cover time and labor costs.
This is a onetime appropriation; and
(10) up to $525,000 the first year and up to
$525,000 the second year are to award AGRI
Works grants to institutions and organizations
to provide regional and statewide services.
Preference shall be given to legislatively
created entities and organizations that enhance
agricultural, horticultural, or rural community
and economic development, marketing, and
promotion, and research and education. A
grant award under this clause must not exceed
$200,000. Grants made under this paragraph
are subject to the requirements in Minnesota
Statutes, sections 16B.98 and 16B.981. This
is a onetime appropriation.
deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriation in paragraph
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end does not cancel at the end of the second
year and is available until June 30, 2029.
Appropriations encumbered under contract on
or before June 30, 2029, for agricultural
growth, research, and innovation grants are
available until June 30, 2032. At the end of
fiscal year 2027, the commissioner must
prioritize any money resulting from canceled
contracts to be used for AGRI Works grants
under paragraph deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end , clause (10).
Sec. 5.
Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws
2025, First Special Session chapter 11, section 12, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.Administration and Financial
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(a) $474,000 the first year and $474,000 the
second year are for payments to county and
district agricultural societies and associations
under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02,
subdivision 1. Aid payments to county and
district agricultural societies and associations
must be disbursed no later than July 15 each
year. These payments are the amount of aid
from the state for an annual fair held in the
previous calendar year.
(b) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Agricultural Education and Leadership
Council for programs of the council under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D. The base for
this appropriation is $250,000 in fiscal year
2028 and each year thereafter.
(c) $1,250,000 the first year deleted text begin and $1,250,000
the second year aredeleted text end new text begin isnew text end to award and administer
farm down payment assistance grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 17.133, with
priority given to eligible applicants with no
more than $100,000 in annual gross farm
product sales and eligible applicants who are
producers of industrial hemp, cannabis, or one
or more of the following specialty crops as
defined by the United States Department of
Agriculture for purposes of the specialty crop
block grant program: fruits and vegetables,
tree nuts, dried fruits, medicinal plants,
culinary herbs and spices, horticulture crops,
floriculture crops, and nursery crops.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, any unencumbered balance at the end
of the first year does not cancel and is
available in the second year deleted text begin and appropriations
encumbered under contract by June 30, 2027,
are availabledeleted text end new text begin and any unencumbered balance
at the end of the second year does not cancel
and is availablenew text end until June 30, 2029. deleted text begin The base
for this appropriation is $1,000,000 in fiscal
year 2028 and each year thereafterdeleted text end new text begin This is a
onetime appropriationnew text end .
(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for the purchase of milk
for distribution to Minnesota's food shelves
and other charitable organizations that are
eligible to receive food from the food banks.
Milk purchased with grant money must be
acquired from Minnesota milk processors and
based on low-cost bids. The milk must be
allocated to each Feeding America food bank
serving Minnesota according to the formula
used in the distribution of United States
Department of Agriculture commodities under
The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
The commissioner may enter into contracts or
agreements with food banks for shared funding
or reimbursement of the direct purchase of
milk. Each food bank that receives funding
under this paragraph may use up to two
percent for administrative expenses.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, any unencumbered balance the first
year does not cancel and is available the
second year.
(e) $260,000 the first year and $260,000 the
second year are for a pass-through grant to
Region Five Development Commission to
provide, in collaboration with Farm Business
Management, statewide mental health
counseling support to Minnesota farm
operators, families, and employees, and
individuals who work with Minnesota farmers
in a professional capacity. Region Five
Development Commission may use up to 7.5
percent of the grant awarded under this
paragraph for administration.
(f) $1,000,000 the first year deleted text begin and $1,000,000
the second year aredeleted text end new text begin isnew text end to expand the Emerging
Farmers Office and provide services to
beginning and emerging farmers to increase
connections between farmers and market
opportunities throughout the state. This
appropriation may be used for grants,
translation services, training programs, or
other purposes in line with the
recommendations of the emerging farmer
working group established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 17.055, subdivision 1.
(g) $137,000 the first year and $203,000 the
second year are to support current services.
(h) $337,000 the first year and $337,000 the
second year are for farm advocate services.
Of these amounts, $50,000 the first year and
$50,000 the second year are for the
continuation of the farmland transition
programs and may be used for grants to
farmland access teams to provide technical
assistance to potential beginning farmers.
Farmland access teams must assist existing
farmers and beginning farmers with
transitioning farm ownership and farm
operation. Services provided by teams may
include but are not limited to mediation
assistance, designing contracts, financial
planning, tax preparation, estate planning, and
housing assistance.
(i) $3,000,000 the first year is for transfer to
the Public Facilities Authority for a grant to
First District Association to acquire land for
and to design, engineer, construct, equip, and
furnish a wastewater treatment project. This
appropriation is in addition to the
appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 71, article
1, section 15, subdivision 7. This appropriation
is available until the project is completed or
abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642.
deleted text begin (k)deleted text end new text begin (j)new text end $50,000 the first year is to be awarded
as a grant in a competitive bid process to an
entity that is not a for-profit entity to conduct
a study of market and workforce factors that
may contribute to the incorrect marking for
the installation of underground
telecommunications infrastructure that is
located within ten feet of existing underground
utilities or that crosses the existing
underground utilities. The study must include
recommendations to the legislature and be
submitted to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture
policy and finance by June 1, 2027.
deleted text begin (r)deleted text end new text begin (k)new text end $50,000 the first year is to conduct a
study and develop recommendations for
establishing an incentive-based program to
support and encourage agricultural retailers
in promoting 4R nutrient management
practices. The 4R nutrient management
practices include: the right source of nutrients,
at the right rate and right time, in the right
place.
(1) As part of the study, the department must
evaluate strategies for leveraging cost-share
programs, including the feasibility of
coordinating with the Agricultural Water
Quality Certification Program and other efforts
related to the state's Nutrient Reduction
Strategy.
(2) The commissioner must submit a report
detailing its findings, including potential
funding sources and proposal outlines for
funding requests where appropriate. The
commissioner must submit the report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
agriculture and environment by March 15,
2026.
new text begin
(l) $1,250,000 the second year is to award and
administer farm down payment assistance
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
17.133, with priority given to eligible
applicants with annual gross farm product
sales between $1,000 and $100,000. Of this
appropriation, up to 50 percent may be
awarded by lottery to priority applicants who
possess a purchase agreement as of June 30,
2026. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, any unencumbered balance
at the end of the second year does not cancel
and is available until June 30, 2030. The base
for this appropriation is $1,000,000 in fiscal
year 2028 and each year thereafter.
new text end
deleted text begin (s)deleted text end new text begin (m)new text end The commissioner shall continue to
increase connections with ethnic minority and
immigrant farmers to farming opportunities
and farming programs throughout the state.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2026.
new text end
ARTICLE 5
AGRICULTURE POLICY
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 17.1017, subdivision 9, is amended
to read:
Subd. 9.
Legislative report.
The commissioner, in cooperation with any economic or
community development financial institution and any other entity with which it contracts,
shall submit deleted text begin an annualdeleted text end new text begin the new text end report deleted text begin ondeleted text end new text begin under section 41A.12, subdivision 3, that includes
metrics of new text end the food retail improvement and development program deleted text begin by January 15 ofdeleted text end each
year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture policy and finance. The deleted text begin annualdeleted text end
report shall includedeleted text begin , but not be limited to,deleted text end a summary of the following metrics:
(1) the number and types of projects financed;
(2) the amount of dollars leveraged or matched per project;
(3) the geographic distribution of financed projects;
(4) the number and types of technical assistance recipients;
(5) the demographics of the areas served;
(6) the costs of the program;
(7) the number of SNAP dollars spent;
(8) any increase in retail square footage;
(9) the number of loans or grants to businesses owned by women and Black, Indigenous,
or Persons of Color; and
(10) measurable economic and health outcomes, including, but not limited to, increases
in sales and consumption of locally sourced and other fresh fruits and vegetables, the number
of construction and retail jobs retained or created, and any health initiatives associated with
the program.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 17.133, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
(b) "Eligible farmer" means an individual who at the time that the grant is awarded:
(1) is a resident of Minnesota who intends to acquire farmland located within the state
and provide the majority of the day-to-day physical labor and management of the farm;
(2) grosses no more than $250,000 per year from the sale of farm products;
new text begin
(3) has earned at least $1,000 in farm income or has evidence of farming experience;
new text end
new text begin
(4) has a net worth that does not exceed the limit under section 41B.03, subdivision 3,
paragraph (a), clause (2);
new text end
deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end has not, and whose spouse has not, at any time had a direct or indirect ownership
interest in farmland; and
deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end is not, and whose spouse is not, a family member of the owner of the farmland
that the individual intends to acquire. "Family member" has the meaning given in section
267(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.
new text begin
(c) "Evidence of farming experience" means that an individual has:
new text end
new text begin
(1) completed an approved farm business management program;
new text end
new text begin
(2) a four-year degree in an agriculture-related field; or
new text end
new text begin
(3) at least three years of experience managing a comparable farm.
new text end
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end "Farm down payment" means an initial, partial payment required by a lender or
seller to purchase farmland.
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end "Incubator farm" means a farm where:
(1) individuals are given temporary, exclusive, and affordable access to small parcels
of land, infrastructure, and often training, for the purpose of honing skills and launching a
farm business; and
(2) a majority of the individuals farming the small parcels of land grow industrial hemp,
cannabis, or one or more of the following specialty crops as defined by the United States
Department of Agriculture for purposes of the specialty crop block grant program: fruits
and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, medicinal plants, culinary herbs and spices, horticulture
crops, floriculture crops, and nursery crops.
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end "Limited land access" means farming without ownership of land and:
(1) the individual or the individual's child rents or leases the land, with the term of each
rental or lease agreement not exceeding three years in duration, from a person who is not
related to the individual or the individual's spouse by blood or marriage; or
(2) the individual rents the land from an incubator farm.
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end "Limited market access" means the individual has gross sales of no more than
$100,000 per year from the sale of farm products.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 17.133, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:
Subd. 2.
Grants.
The commissioner may award farm down payment assistance grants
of up to new text begin 30 percent of the purchase price of a farm, with a maximum grant of new text end $20,000 per
eligible farmer. Each award must be matched with at least $8,000 of other funding. Grants
under this subdivision may be awarded by a randomized selection process after applications
are collected over a period of no less than 30 calendar days. An eligible farmer must commit
to own and farm the land purchased with assistance provided under this section for at least
five years. new text begin For the first five years, each recipient must verify gross farm income of at least
$1,000 or demonstrate investment of at least $1,000 in farm business infrastructure,
equipment, perennial crops, or livestock. new text end For each year that a grant recipient does not own
and farm the land during the five-year period, the grant recipient must pay a penalty to the
commissioner equal to 20 percent of the grant amount.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.01, is amended to read:
18J.01 DEFINITIONS.
(a) The definitions in new text begin this section; chapters 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, and 232; and
new text end sections deleted text begin 18G.02, 18H.02, 18K.02, 27.01, 223.16, 231.01, and 232.21deleted text end new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 and
21.80 to 21.92new text end apply to this chapter.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, "associated rules" means rules adopted under this
chapter, chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232, or sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 and
new text end 21.80 to 21.92.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.02, is amended to read:
18J.02 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
The commissioner shall administer and enforce this chapter, chapters 18G, 18H, 18K,
27, 223, 231, and 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125, and new text end 21.80 to 21.92; and associated rules.
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.03, is amended to read:
18J.03 CIVIL LIABILITY.
A person regulated by this chapter, chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232, or
sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92, is civilly liable for any violation of one of those
statutes or associated rules by the person's employee or agent.
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Access and entry.
The commissioner, upon presentation of official
department credentials, must be granted immediate access at reasonable times to sites where
a person manufactures, distributes, uses, handles, disposes of, stores, or transports seeds,
plants, grain, household goods, general merchandise, produce, or other living or nonliving
products or other objects regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232;
sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules.
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Purpose of entry.
(a) The commissioner may enter sites for:
(1) inspection of inventory and equipment for the manufacture, storage, handling,
distribution, disposal, or any other process regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223,
231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules;
(2) sampling of sites, seeds, plants, products, grain, household goods, general
merchandise, produce, or other living or nonliving objects that are manufactured, stored,
distributed, handled, or disposed of at those sites and regulated under chapter 18G, 18H,
18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules;
(3) inspection of records related to the manufacture, distribution, storage, handling, or
disposal of seeds, plants, products, grain, household goods, general merchandise, produce,
or other living or nonliving objects regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231,
or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules;
(4) investigating compliance with chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections
new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules; or
(5) other purposes necessary to implement chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232;
sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules.
(b) The commissioner may enter any public or private premises during or after regular
business hours without notice of inspection when a suspected violation of chapter 18G,
18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated
rules may threaten public health or the environment.
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Notice of inspection samples and analyses.
(a) The commissioner shall provide
the owner, operator, or agent in charge with a receipt describing any samples obtained. If
requested, the commissioner shall split any samples obtained and provide them to the owner,
operator, or agent in charge. If an analysis is made of the samples, a copy of the results of
the analysis must be furnished to the owner, operator, or agent in charge within 30 days
after an analysis has been performed. If an analysis is not performed, the commissioner
must notify the owner, operator, or agent in charge within 30 days of the decision not to
perform the analysis.
(b) The sampling and analysis must be done according to methods provided for under
applicable provisions of chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to
21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules. In cases not covered by those sections and
methods or in cases where methods are available in which improved applicability has been
demonstrated the commissioner may adopt appropriate methods from other sources.
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Inspection requests by others.
(a) A person who believes that a violation of
chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92;
or associated rules has occurred may request an inspection by giving notice to the
commissioner of the violation. The notice must be in writing, state with reasonable
particularity the grounds for the notice, and be signed by the person making the request.
(b) If after receiving a notice of violation the commissioner reasonably believes that a
violation has occurred, the commissioner shall make a special inspection in accordance with
the provisions of this section as soon as practicable, to determine if a violation has occurred.
(c) An inspection conducted pursuant to a notice under this subdivision may cover an
entire site and is not limited to the portion of the site specified in the notice. If the
commissioner determines that reasonable grounds to believe that a violation occurred do
not exist, the commissioner must notify the person making the request in writing of the
determination.
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Enforcement required.
(a) A violation of chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27,
223, 231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or an associated rule is a
violation of this chapter.
(b) Upon the request of the commissioner, county attorneys, sheriffs, and other officers
having authority in the enforcement of the general criminal laws must take action to the
extent of their authority necessary or proper for the enforcement of chapter 18G, 18H, 18K,
27, 223, 231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules or
valid orders, standards, stipulations, and agreements of the commissioner.
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Commissioner's discretion.
If minor violations of chapter 18G, 18H, 18K,
27, 223, 231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules occur
or the commissioner believes the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of
warning in writing, this section does not require the commissioner to:
(1) report the violation for prosecution;
(2) institute seizure proceedings; or
(3) issue a withdrawal from distribution, stop-sale, or other order.
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Agent for service of process.
All persons licensed, permitted, registered, or
certified under chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or
new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules must appoint the commissioner as the agent upon whom
all legal process may be served and service upon the commissioner is deemed to be service
on the licensee, permittee, registrant, or certified person.
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.06, is amended to read:
18J.06 FALSE STATEMENT OR RECORD.
A person must not knowingly make or offer a false statement, record, or other information
as part of:
(1) an application for registration, license, certification, or permit under chapter 18G,
18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated
rules;
(2) records or reports required under chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232;
sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules; or
(3) an investigation of a violation of chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232;
sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules.
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Cancellation of registration, permit, license, certification.
The commissioner
may cancel or revoke a registration, permit, license, or certification provided for under
chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92;
or associated rules or refuse to register, permit, license, or certify under provisions of chapter
18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or
associated rules if the registrant, permittee, licensee, or certified person has used fraudulent
or deceptive practices in the evasion or attempted evasion of a provision of chapter 18G,
18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated
rules.
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Service of order or notice.
(a) If a person is not available for service of an
order, the commissioner may attach the order to the facility, site, seed or seed container,
plant or other living or nonliving object regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223,
231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules and notify the
owner, custodian, other responsible party, or registrant.
(b) The seed, seed container, plant, or other living or nonliving object regulated under
chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92;
or associated rules may not be sold, used, tampered with, or removed until released under
conditions specified by the commissioner, by an administrative law judge, or by a court.
Sec. 17.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Unsatisfied judgments.
(a) An applicant for a license, permit, registration, or
certification under provisions of this chapter, chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232;
sections new text begin 21.111 to 21.125 or new text end 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules may not allow a final
judgment against the applicant for damages arising from a violation of those statutes or
rules to remain unsatisfied for a period of more than 30 days.
(b) Failure to satisfy, within 30 days, a final judgment resulting from a violation of this
chapter results in automatic suspension of the license, permit, registration, or certification.
Sec. 18.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18J.09, is amended to read:
18J.09 CREDITING OF PENALTIES, FEES, AND COSTS.
Penalties, cost reimbursements, fees, and other money collected under this chapter must
be deposited into the state treasury and credited to the appropriate nursery and phytosanitarynew text begin
account under section 18H.17new text end , industrial hempnew text begin account under section 18K.07new text end , deleted text begin ordeleted text end seed new text begin potato
inspection new text end accountnew text begin under section 21.115, seed inspection account under section 21.92, or
grain buyers and storage account under sections 223.17 and 232.22new text end .
Sec. 19.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18K.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Processing.
"Processing" means rendering by refinement hemp plants or hemp
plant parts from their natural or original state after harvest. Processing includes but is not
limited to decortication, devitalization, chopping, crushing, extractionnew text begin of plant substances
other than cannabinoidsnew text end , and deleted text begin packagingdeleted text end new text begin pressingnew text end . Processing does not include typical farm
operations such as sorting, grading, baling, and harvesting. Processing does not include
new text begin extraction of cannabinoids or new text end the production of artificially derived cannabinoids as defined
in section 342.01, subdivision 6.
Sec. 20.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18K.02, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Processing location.
"Processing location" means any area, building, plant, or
facility registered with and approved by the commissioner in which a licensee converts raw
new text begin industrial new text end hemp into a marketable product.
Sec. 21.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18K.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Requirement; issuance; presumption.
(a) A person must obtain a license
from the commissioner before (1) growing industrial hemp, (2) processing industrial hemp,
or (3) researching industrial hemp.
(b) To obtain a license under paragraph (a), a person must apply to the commissioner
in the form prescribed by the commissioner and must pay the annual registration and
inspection fee established by the commissioner in accordance with section 16A.1285,
subdivision 2.
(c) For a license to grow new text begin or process new text end industrial hemp, the license application must include
the name and address of the applicant and the legal description of the land area or areas
where industrial hemp will be grown new text begin or processed new text end by the applicant and any other information
required under Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, part 990.
deleted text begin
(d) For a license to process industrial hemp, the license application must include the
name and address of the applicant, the legal description of the processing location, and any
other information required by the commissioner.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end A licensee is responsible for compliance with the license requirements irrespective
of the acts or omissions of an authorized representative acting on behalf of the licensee.
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end When an applicant has paid the fee and completed the application process to the
satisfaction of the commissioner, the commissioner must issue a license which is valid until
December 31 of the year of application.
deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end A person licensed under paragraph (a) to grow industrial hemp is presumed to be
growing industrial hemp for commercial or research purposes.
Sec. 22.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 21.111, is amended to read:
21.111 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
When used in sections 21.111 to deleted text begin 21.122deleted text end new text begin 21.125new text end the terms defined
in this section shall have the meanings ascribed to them.
deleted text begin Subd. 2. deleted text end
deleted text begin Inspected. deleted text end
deleted text begin
"Inspected" means that the potato plants are examined in the field
and that the harvested potatoes produced by the potato plants are examined by or under the
authority of the commissioner. For seed potatoes produced in a lab, inspected means that
the lab's records, including records related to the lab's procedures and protocols, as well as
the seed potatoes, have been examined under the authority of the commissioner.
deleted text end
Subd. 3.
Certified.
"Certified" means that the potatoes deleted text begin weredeleted text end new text begin have beennew text end inspected while
growing in the field andnew text begin , when possible,new text end again after being harvested, and deleted text begin were thereafter
duly certified by or under the authority of the commissioner, as provideddeleted text end new text begin the potatoes meet
the requirementsnew text end in sections 21.111 to deleted text begin 21.122, and as provided by rules adopted and published
by the commissionerdeleted text end new text begin 21.125new text end . For seed potatoes produced in deleted text begin a labdeleted text end new text begin an indoor facility or
greenhousenew text end , certified means thatdeleted text begin :
deleted text end
deleted text begin (1)deleted text end the seed potato deleted text begin labdeleted text end facilitiesnew text begin ,new text end deleted text begin and the lab'sdeleted text end proceduresnew text begin ,new text end and protocols have been
examined under the authority of the commissionerdeleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin .
new text end
deleted text begin
(2) the seed potatoes have been inspected after they have been harvested, removed, or
released from the lab, and were duly certified by or under the authority of the commissioner,
as provided in sections 21.111 to 21.122.
deleted text end
deleted text begin Subd. 3a. deleted text end
deleted text begin Interstate cooperation. deleted text end
deleted text begin
In order to best use state resources, the commissioner
may enter into agreements with other seed potato certification entities to carry out the
purposes of sections 21.111 to 21.122. Any agreement may provide for field inspections,
shipping point inspections, winter tests, and other certification functions to be carried out
by personnel employed by either entity according to methods determined by the certification
entities of the respective areas. The commissioner may extend seed potato certification
services to states where growers wish to grow certified seed potatoes and the state does not
have a seed potato certification program. Any agreement must be reported to the chairs of
the legislative committees responsible for the budget or policy of the seed potato inspection
program and to the commissioner of management and budget.
deleted text end
new text begin Subd. 3b. new text end
new text begin Certified seed potatoes. new text end
new text begin
"Certified seed potatoes" means potatoes that have
been produced, graded, sacked or placed in bulk, inspected, and certified in accordance with
this chapter.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3c. new text end
new text begin Class. new text end
new text begin
"Class" means the seed quality level related to compliance with
tolerances for diseases and varietal purity.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3d. new text end
new text begin Clone. new text end
new text begin
"Clone" means a unit of seed potatoes that is the progeny of one plant,
which has been tested to become eligible to produce Generation 1 class seed potatoes.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3e. new text end
new text begin Commissioner. new text end
new text begin
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture or
the commissioner's designee.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3f. new text end
new text begin Crop. new text end
new text begin
"Crop" means all lots produced on a farm in one year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3g. new text end
new text begin Department. new text end
new text begin
"Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3h. new text end
new text begin Explant. new text end
new text begin
"Explant" means an in vitro potato plant or a plantlet that is produced
by rooting an excised tip of a tuber sprout or an axillary bud from a growing plant and that
serves as a parent for a whole clone or accession of micropropagated plants or plantlets.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3i. new text end
new text begin Farm. new text end
new text begin
"Farm" means a potato-growing enterprise. Farm includes all land,
equipment, storage facilities, and laborers used to produce potatoes.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3j. new text end
new text begin Field. new text end
new text begin
"Field" means a plot of land on a farm where potatoes are grown.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3k. new text end
new text begin Inspected. new text end
new text begin
(a) For plants growing in a field, "inspected" means that the
commissioner has examined the plants in the field where the plants are grown and has
visually assessed the plants for disease and factors impacting quality.
new text end
new text begin
(b) For harvested potatoes, inspected means that the commissioner has observed the
tubers and, when requested, the commissioner has evaluated the tubers for quality and
conditions described in section 21.125.
new text end
new text begin
(c) For seed potatoes produced in a facility or greenhouse, inspected means that the
commissioner has examined the seed potatoes and the facility's records, including records
related to the facility's procedures and protocols.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3l. new text end
new text begin Lot. new text end
new text begin
"Lot" means a group of seed potatoes of one variety, planted in one
continuous plot, grown on the same farm, and physically separated from other lots while
being grown and stored.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3m. new text end
new text begin Material in maintenance. new text end
new text begin
"Material in maintenance" means propagative
material, plantlets, or tubers that are maintained, not multiplied, under controlled laboratory
conditions.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3n. new text end
new text begin Roguing. new text end
new text begin
"Roguing" is the process of removing infected plants from a field
of certified seed potatoes.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3o. new text end
new text begin Stand. new text end
new text begin
"Stand" is the live plant population in a certified seed potato lot.
new text end
Subd. 5.
Seed potatoes.
"Seed potatoes" means potatoes used, sold, offered or exposed
for sale, or held with intent to sell or as a sample representing any lot or stock of potatoes
offered or exposed for sale or held with intent to sell within this state, for the purpose of
planting.
Subd. 6.
Person.
"Person" includes an individual, new text begin a new text end partnership, new text begin a new text end corporation, new text begin a new text end company,
new text begin a new text end society, new text begin an new text end association, and deleted text begin firmsdeleted text end new text begin a firmnew text end .
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Physically separated. new text end
new text begin
"Physically separated" means separated by at least the
width of one row and markings such as flags at every corner of the lot.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Rejected. new text end
new text begin
"Rejected" means that a field or lot fails to meet the certification
standards in this chapter.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Tuber units. new text end
new text begin
"Tuber units" means the separate pieces of one tuber that are
planted consecutively in two or more hills in a row.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin Winter testing. new text end
new text begin
"Winter testing" means growing out and visually inspecting
a representative sample of tubers from each seed lot for stand, vigor, varietal purity, and
disease.
new text end
Sec. 23.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 21.112, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end
new text begin Interstate cooperation. new text end
new text begin
In order to best use state resources, the commissioner
may enter into agreements with other seed potato certification entities to carry out the
purposes of sections 21.111 to 21.125. An agreement under this subdivision may provide
for field inspections, shipping point inspections, winter testing, and other certification
functions to be carried out by personnel employed by either the commissioner or other seed
potato certification entities according to methods determined by the seed potato certification
entities. The commissioner may extend seed potato certification services to a state where
growers wish to grow certified seed potatoes and where the state does not have a seed potato
certification program. Any agreement under this subdivision must be reported to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the legislative committees responsible for the budget or
policy of the seed potato inspection program and to the commissioner of management and
budget.
new text end
Sec. 24.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 21.113, is amended to read:
21.113 new text begin SHIPPING POINT new text end CERTIFICATES deleted text begin OF INSPECTIONdeleted text end new text begin ; CERTIFICATES
OF ORIGIN; AND BULK CERTIFICATESnew text end .
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Shipping point inspections. new text end
(a) The commissioner shall issue new text begin shipping
point new text end certificates of inspection only when seed potatoes have been inspected while growing
in the field and again after being harvested.
deleted text begin
(b) For seed potatoes produced in a lab
deleted text end
deleted text begin
, the commissioner shall issue certificates of
inspection only after:
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(1) the seed potato lab
deleted text end
deleted text begin
facility and the lab's
deleted text end
deleted text begin
records have been inspected; and
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(2) the seed potatoes have been inspected after they have been harvested, removed, or
released from the lab
deleted text end
deleted text begin
.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end Certificates of inspection under this section shall show the varietal purity and the
freedom from disease and physical injury of such potatoes and any other information as
may be prescribed by deleted text begin rules adopted and published underdeleted text end sections 21.111 to deleted text begin 21.122deleted text end new text begin 21.125new text end .
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Other certificates. new text end
new text begin
(a) The use of a certificate of origin requires the approval
of the seller and the purchaser and must only be used for intrastate shipments between
certified seed potato producers. The certificate of origin must contain information considered
necessary by the commissioner and must at a minimum identify the producer, receiver,
variety, classification, quantity, date of shipment, and lot of the seed potatoes. The limitation
of warranty as described in paragraph (c) must not include any representation of the condition
of the potatoes at the time of shipment. A certificate of origin must only be used for intrastate
shipment if a shipping point inspection is not available. Use of a certificate of origin must
be approved by the commissioner prior to shipment.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A bulk certificate must include the date of issuance, class, grade, lot number, and
approximate weight of the load.
new text end
new text begin
(c) A certification does not represent a warranty of any kind, express or implied, including
merchantability, as to the quality of the crop produced from the certified seed potatoes. A
certification must only represent that the seed potatoes were produced, graded, sacked or
placed in bulk, and inspected in accordance with this chapter. A certification under this
subdivision must not include any representation of the condition of the potatoes at the time
of shipment.
new text end
Sec. 25.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 21.115, is amended to read:
21.115 FEES; SEED POTATO INSPECTION ACCOUNT.
The commissioner shall fix the fees for all inspections and certifications in such amounts
as from time to time may be found necessary to pay the expenses of carrying out and
enforcing the purposes of sections 21.111 to deleted text begin 21.122deleted text end new text begin 21.125new text end , with a reasonable reserve, and
shall require the same to be paid before such inspections or certifications are made. All
moneys collected as fees or as penalties for violations of any of the provisions of such
sections shall be paid into the agricultural fund and credited to the seed potato inspection
account of the commissioner, which account is hereby created and appropriated for carrying
out the purposes of sections 21.111 to deleted text begin 21.122deleted text end new text begin 21.125new text end . Interest, if any, received on deposits
of these moneys shall be credited to the account, and there shall be paid into this fund any
sum provided by the legislature for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of such
sections.
Sec. 26.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 21.117, is amended to read:
21.117 APPLICATIONS FOR INSPECTIONS; WITHDRAWALSnew text begin ;
AMENDMENTSnew text end .
(a) Any person may make application to the commissioner for inspection or certification
of seed potatoes growing or to be grown. Upon receiving such application and the required
fee and such other information as may be required, the commissioner shall cause such
potatoes to be inspected or certified in accordance with the provisions of sections 21.111
to deleted text begin 21.122 and the rules adopted and published thereunderdeleted text end new text begin 21.125new text end .
(b) If a grower wishes to withdraw deleted text begin a field or labdeleted text end new text begin an applicationnew text end after having made new text begin a
timely new text end application for inspection and such withdrawal is requested before the field or deleted text begin labdeleted text end new text begin
facilitynew text end inspection has been made, the fee paid shall be refunded to said grower.new text begin A grower
must submit a withdrawal request in writing and include a reason for withdrawal. A grower
must remove withdrawn acres from production before the first field inspection.
new text end
new text begin
(c) If a grower wishes to amend an application after submitting a timely application for
inspection, the grower must submit the request in writing, including a reason for the
amendment.
new text end
Sec. 27.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 21.119, is amended to read:
21.119 USE OF CERTAIN TERMS FORBIDDEN; EXCEPTIONS.
It shall be unlawful to use or employ the term "certified" or the term "inspected," or any
term or terms conveying a meaning substantially equivalent to the meaning of either of
these terms, either orally or in writing, printing, marking, or otherwise in reference to or in
connection with, or in advertising or characterizing or labeling seed potatoes or the containers
thereof, unless such potatoes shall have been duly inspected and certified pursuant to the
provisions of sections 21.111 to deleted text begin 21.122deleted text end new text begin 21.125new text end .
Sec. 28.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 21.1195, is amended to read:
21.1195 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PLANTING.
new text begin (a) new text end Seed potatoes may not be planted in the state in lots deleted text begin ofdeleted text end new text begin totalingnew text end ten or more acres
unless the seed meets the minimum disease standards prescribed by the commissioner. Seed
potatoes may meet the standards by being certified in accordance with this chapter and rules
adopted by the commissioner, or under the certification program of another state or province
which, in the judgment of the commissioner, provides equivalent assurances of seed potato
quality. Seed potatoes may be planted without certification if they have had at least field
inspection as required for certified seed potatoes, have passed the field inspection standards
of disease tolerance, and are free from ring rot. deleted text begin A person that plants seed potatoes in violation
of this section is subject to a civil penalty of $20 per acre for each acre or part of an acre
planted in violation of this section.deleted text end Failure to maintain complete and accurate records in
accordance with this section deleted text begin or rules adopted by the commissioner is an additional violation
resulting in a separate civil penalty of $200 for each failuredeleted text end new text begin is a violation and subject to
enforcement under chapter 18Jnew text end .
new text begin (b) new text end If there is not available to be planted in this state, in any year, a sufficient volume
of potato seed meeting certified seed potato disease standards, in any or all varieties, the
commissioner may, upon application by one or more growers, permit seed that does not
comply with this section to be planted for that growing season if the seed does not pose a
serious disease threat.
new text begin (c) new text end Each grower shall keep records of each lot of seed potatoes planted. For each growing
season, the records must include, by field, the varietynew text begin , planting location, number of acres
planted,new text end and source of the seed potatoes. Each grower shall new text begin register fields and new text end file records
as prescribed by the commissioner. All records must be made available for inspection by
the commissioner or the commissioner's agents during normal business hours.
new text begin (d) new text end In addition to the enforcement powers and penalties in this section, the commissioner
may issue a subpoena to a grower in order to compel delivery of records which are required
under this section. These subpoenas are enforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 29.
new text begin
[21.123] SEED POTATO CERTIFICATION.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Eligibility. new text end
new text begin
In order to produce certified seed potatoes, a grower must
comply with the following requirements:
new text end
new text begin
(1) a grower must ensure that potatoes meet the tolerances prescribed by this chapter
and the potatoes have been inspected by the commissioner while growing in a field;
new text end
new text begin
(2) a grower must ensure that all potatoes planted on the grower's farm have been entered
for certification by the commissioner;
new text end
new text begin
(3) a grower must ensure that each lot is grown while physically separated from other
lots. Markers must be visible to a person from any position in the field;
new text end
new text begin
(4) a grower must submit an application for certification before June 16 each year on
forms provided by the commissioner. The commissioner must charge a ten percent late
registration fee to a grower who submitted an application postmarked after June 15 and
before July 1. The commissioner may extend the deadline due to special circumstances,
such as a natural disaster, that make it impractical or impossible for planting to be completed
by the deadline and that affect an area or large number of growers. A grower must make a
request for an extension in writing before June 16;
new text end
new text begin
(5) an application for certification must include a North American Health Certificate
and a shipping point certificate, bulk seed certificate, or certificate of origin. The
commissioner may accept an incomplete application for certification;
new text end
new text begin
(6) an application for certification must demonstrate that the seed potatoes being entered
for certification originated from a class system in Minnesota or another state or province
under the supervision of another certifying agency; and
new text end
new text begin
(7) a grower must comply with sections 21.111 to 21.125. A grower's violation of sections
21.111 to 21.125 is cause for the commissioner to reject the grower's field or lot. A grower
must not sell or label potatoes as certified seed potatoes when the potatoes were grown in
a rejected field or lot.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Certification process. new text end
new text begin
(a) As part of the certification process, the commissioner
must visually inspect sample plants from each field and lot belonging to the grower, except
that the commissioner is not required to visually inspect sample plants and tubers when
certifying prenuclear class potatoes.
new text end
new text begin
(b) For seed potato varieties that do not exhibit visible symptoms of a specific pathogen,
the commissioner must subject the seed potatoes to laboratory tests to determine the level
of a pathogen in a seed lot. Testing under this paragraph may occur during the growing
season, the storage season, or winter testing.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The commissioner may not accept an application for certification from a grower in
a community or county without sufficient acreage for total inspection fee charges to cover
the cost of wages and expenses of the commissioner to complete an inspection. The
commissioner may make a determination of sufficient acreage under this paragraph before
conducting an inspection as part of the certification process.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The commissioner must not inspect a field for certification unless both the planted
seed potato variety and the particular planted lot have been authorized by the commissioner.
When considering the authorization of a particular seed potato variety for planting as certified
seed potatoes, the commissioner must consider scientific evidence and the expert opinions
of inspectors.
new text end
new text begin
(e) The following classes of seed potatoes are eligible for planting as certified seed
potatoes: Prenuclear (PN), Generation 1 (G1), Generation 2 (G2), Generation 3 (G3),
Generation 4 (G4), Generation 5 (G5), and experimental class seed potatoes. The
commissioner may authorize the planting of Certified (C) class or Generation 6 (G6) class
seed potatoes if the commissioner determines that the seeds do not pose a serious threat of
disease to the public.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Bacterial ring rot or potato spindle tuber viroid. new text end
new text begin
If the commissioner finds
the presence of bacterial ring rot or potato spindle tuber viroid in a field or lot, the
commissioner must reject the entire field or lot. If the commissioner discovers a single plant
in a field or a tuber in storage that is infected with bacterial ring rot or potato spindle tuber
viroid, the commissioner must reject the entire field or lot where the plant was grown. If
the commissioner has not found bacterial ring rot or potato spindle tuber viroid in a field
or lot, the field or lot is not necessarily free from either disease.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Winter testing. new text end
new text begin
(a) In order to detect certain virus diseases, the commissioner
must conduct winter testing of a sample from each class seeking eligibility for recertification,
except PN and experimental classes. The commissioner must grow out and visually inspect
a representative sample of tubers from each seed lot for stand, vigor, varietal purity, and
disease. If, during a visual inspection, a plant shows signs of potato virus Y or potato leafroll
virus, or if the plant is of a variety that does not express visual symptoms of infection, the
commissioner must ensure that a sample of the plant is lab tested for potato virus Y and
potato leafroll virus. The commissioner must determine whether a field or lot contains the
threshold amount of disease permitted under section 21.124, subdivision 9. The commissioner
must include any lot that passes winter testing in the approved list of certified seed lots
eligible for recertification.
new text end
new text begin
(b) If the commissioner determines that a winter test of a lot or field has a serious
malfunction, the commissioner must base classification of the lot or field on summer field
readings from the previous year or lab testing.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Instead of winter testing a sample, the commissioner may accept comprehensive lab
testing if the commissioner determines that special circumstances exist, such as a natural
disaster, that would make submission of samples for inclusion in winter testing impractical
or impossible.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The commissioner must reject a field or lot if the commissioner determines that a
large number of plants are missing from the field or lot due to disease.
new text end
new text begin
(e) The commissioner must reject a field or lot if the commissioner determines that the
field or lot contains a large number of weak plants.
new text end
new text begin
(f) The commissioner may reject a field or lot if the field or lot contains a large number
of plants that have a mixture of variety.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Seed potato certification classes. new text end
new text begin
Seed potato certification classes must be
differentiated by the potatoes' compliance with disease tolerances, varietal purity, and seed
origin. Seed potato certification classes are: Prenuclear (PN), Generation 1 (G1), Generation
2 (G2), Generation 3 (G3), Generation 4 (G4), Generation 5 (G5), Generation 6 (G6), and
Certified (C).
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Experimental status. new text end
new text begin
(a) Lots from a breeder's seed that have not been tested
and have not been determined to be virus-free are considered experimental. The commissioner
must designate seedlings or numbered selections in experimental status as a class and
determine requirements of that class.
new text end
new text begin
(b) To obtain experimental status under this subdivision, an applicant must submit a
written statement from the seedlings' or numbered selections' breeder, originator, or
originator's designee verifying that the applicant has full and unrestricted rights to introduce
the seedlings or numbered selections into the commercial market and that the applicant may
apply to enter the seedlings or numbered selections into the certification system. The written
statement must accompany the certification application submitted by the applicant.
new text end
new text begin
(c) After reviewing the applicant's written statement and certification application, the
commissioner may designate seedlings or numbered selections described in the application
as having experimental status.
new text end
new text begin
(d) After an applicant is notified by the commissioner that the seedlings or numbered
selections have experimental status, the applicant must ensure that the seedlings or numbered
selections are tagged with the word "EXPERIMENTAL."
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Protected varieties. new text end
new text begin
If an applicant seeks to enter a seed potato variety protected
under the Plant Variety Protection Act Amendments of 1994 into the certification system,
the applicant must submit a written statement from the breeder, originator, or originator's
designee that the applicant has full and unrestricted rights to introduce the protected variety
into the certification system. The applicant must ensure that the written statement
accompanies the certification application for any protected seed potato variety.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Certification factors; field inspection. new text end
new text begin
(a) The commissioner must consider
the following factors when conducting a field inspection pursuant to a certification
application:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the commissioner must reject a field or lot if a large number of plants are missing
due to disease;
new text end
new text begin
(2) the commissioner must reject a field or lot if the field or lot contains a large number
of weak plants;
new text end
new text begin
(3) the commissioner must inspect a field or lot for bacterial ring rot. The commissioner
must reject a field or lot if the commissioner finds the presence of bacterial ring rot. If
bacterial ring rot is present in a field or lot, the remaining crop is not eligible for certification
planting;
new text end
new text begin
(4) the commissioner must reject a field or lot if the field or lot contains potatoes with
a level of disease higher than the acceptable tolerance for the disease for the potatoes' seed
potato certification class according to section 21.124, subdivision 9;
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(5) the commissioner must reject a field or lot if the field or lot contains a percentage
of diseased plants that exceeds the acceptable percentage of disease listed in section 21.124
for the seed potato certification class;
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(6) the commissioner must reject a field or lot if any of the following are present in the
field or lot to such an extent that the commissioner is unable to complete a satisfactory
inspection for diseases: early or late blight, blackleg or wilt of any kind, weeds, plant injury
from insects, or chemical damage; and
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(7) the commissioner must reject a field or lot if any other conditions are present to such
an extent that the commissioner is unable to make a satisfactory inspection for diseases.
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(b) The commissioner must determine that a field is ineligible for certification if cull
piles are in such close vicinity to the field that it is likely that the field is contaminated.
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(c) The commissioner must make at least two field inspections of a field during the
growing season. The commissioner must conduct a final inspection of a field for bacterial
ring rot during the time of year that symptoms of bacterial ring rot are most likely to be
observed. If the commissioner is unable to conduct a final inspection under this paragraph
due to management practices of the grower or for a reason that is out of the grower's control,
such as a natural disaster, the grower must ensure that laboratory testing is conducted to
maintain eligibility for certification. An additional inspection or additional laboratory testing
may be necessary to meet phytosanitary requirements in established markets in another state
or in a Canadian province.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Roguing. new text end
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If any of the diseases listed in section 21.124, subdivision 1, are
present in a field in amounts greater than the maximum disease tolerance level, the grower
must rogue the field and remove the infected plants before the final inspection by the
commissioner. If a grower has completed roguing a field after tubers have formed, the
grower must remove and destroy all tubers from rogued plants.
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new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin Storage. new text end
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(a) A grower must ensure that a lot is stored under conditions that
prevent disease contamination. A grower must not store a lot in any warehouse where other
potatoes are stored, unless the grower labels the lot according to paragraph (b).
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(b) If more than one grower stores lots in the same warehouse, each grower must identify
the grower's lots by labeling the bin containing the lot with the grower's name, the grower's
address, the variety of potatoes in the bin, and the number of potatoes in the bin.
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(c) If a grower plans to store a lot in a public warehouse or storage unit that is not directly
under the grower's control, the grower must send a complete record of storage to the
commissioner prior to storing the lot. The record must include the address and location of
the public warehouse or storage unit, the variety of potatoes in each bin, and the number of
potatoes in each bin. If a warehouse receipt for the lot is available, the grower must submit
a copy of the warehouse receipt to the commissioner. If more than one grower stores lots
in the same public warehouse or storage unit, the grower must label each lot according to
paragraph (b).
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(d) A grower must not use the same equipment for grading and handling lots of certified
seed potatoes and other potatoes. If a grower has used the same equipment for grading and
handling certified seed potatoes and other potatoes, the commissioner must reject the grower's
lots.
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(e) A firm that handles lots under contract must label each bin containing a lot with the
name of the grower whose lots are being stored. A firm handling lots under contract must
properly label and handle bins containing lots. A certification tag or bulk certificate must
not be issued unless all bins are properly labeled according to this paragraph.
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(f) By November 1 of each crop year, a grower must submit to the commissioner a
completed storage and yield report for each lot on a form prescribed by the commissioner.
The commissioner may extend the deadline after November 1 due to special circumstances,
such as a natural disaster, that would make it impractical or impossible for a grower to
complete harvesting and storage by November 1 and that affect an area or a large number
of growers. A grower must submit a written request for an extension to the commissioner
before November 1 of the crop year for which the extension is sought.
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new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin Tags; bulk certificates. new text end
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(a) Once the commissioner has informed a grower
that the grower's potatoes meet the certification requirements in sections 21.111 to 21.125,
a grower may tag the potatoes using an approved tag indicating the grade of potatoes as
blue-tag-certified seed potato grade, yellow-tag-certified seed potato grade, or
white-tag-certified seed potato grade. A grower's name, the city where the farm is located,
the potato variety, and the crop year must be printed on a tag under this subdivision.
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(b) When fastening a tag to a potato sack, a grower must fasten the tag to the sack to
form a seal at the time that the lot or shipment is prepared.
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(c) A bulk certificate must include the date that the certificate was issued, class, grade,
lot number, shipping point certificate number, and approximate weight of the lot.
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(d) Only the person who grew the potatoes may order or print tags for the potatoes once
the commissioner has informed the person that the potatoes meet certification requirements
under sections 21.111 to 21.125.
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(e) A grower may print a tag for potatoes if the grower has provided proof of each lot
to the commissioner for review before using the tag. A tag printed by a grower must contain
the following statement: "The quality and condition of each lot is only confirmed through
a shipping point inspection certificate. This tag, without an accompanying shipping point
inspection certificate, is not proof that the potatoes contained within have been duly
inspected."
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new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin Certified seed potato grades. new text end
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Certified seed potatoes must be classified by
certified seed potato grades based on the number of physical defects of tubers. A grower
must only use a certified seed potato grade for potatoes after a shipping point inspection of
the potatoes has been completed. The following three grades of certified seed potatoes must
be used for Minnesota-certified seed potatoes:
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(1) the blue-tag-certified seed potato grade is the first grade of certified seed potatoes.
The blue-tag-certified seed potato grade is stricter than other grades. The blue-tag-certified
seed potato grade does not allow as many physical defects of tubers as other grades. A
grower may use the blue-tag-certified seed potato grade for intrastate and interstate shipments
of certified seed potatoes;
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(2) the yellow-tag-certified seed potato grade is the second grade of certified seed
potatoes. The yellow-tag-certified seed potato grade allows more physical defects of tubers
than the blue-tag-certified seed potato grade. A grower may use the yellow-tag-certified
seed potato grade for intrastate and interstate shipments of certified seed potatoes; and
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(3) the white-tag-certified seed potato grade is the third grade of certified seed potatoes.
The number of physical defects that the white-tag-certified seed potato grade allows is
determined by an agreement between the purchaser and seller of the certified seed potatoes.
A grower may use the white-tag-certified seed potato grade for intrastate and interstate
shipments of certified seed potatoes.
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new text begin Subd. 13. new text end
new text begin Grading. new text end
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(a) A grower must ensure that a lot is inspected at the shipping point
if the lot requires a grade statement.
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(b) If an inspection at the shipping point is impossible, a grower must request a grading
inspection in transit.
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(c) A grower must ensure that a bagged lot or shipment offered for sale and tagged with
approved certification tags is contained in new even-weight sacks.
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(d) A grower must ensure that a bulk shipment is identified with a bulk certificate.
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(e) A grower must ensure that a bagged lot and bulk lot or shipment meets grade standards
in section 21.125.
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(f) A grower must recondition a lot or shipment that fails to meet the grade standards in
section 21.125.
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(g) If a lot or shipment fails to meet grade standards and is contained in sacks, a grower
must remove approved certification tags from the lot or shipment before the lot or shipment
may proceed to its destination.
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(h) If a shipment is in bulk and fails to meet grade standards in section 21.125, a bulk
certificate must not be issued.
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(i) If a lot or shipment fails to meet grade standards, the shipper must bear the costs of
reconditioning potatoes to meet the grade standards in section 21.125.
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Sec. 30.
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[21.124] REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DIFFERENT
CLASSES OF CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Prenuclear class certified seed potatoes. new text end
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(a) A lot grown as and intended
to be prenuclear class certified seed potatoes must be grown from plants tested and shown
to be free from the following pathogens:
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(1) Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (ring rot);
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(2) Pectobacterium atrosepticum ssp. Atrosepticum, carotovora (blackleg);
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(3) potato virus X;
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(4) potato virus S;
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(5) potato virus A;
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(6) potato virus M;
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(7) potato virus Y;
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(8) potato spindle tuber viroid; and
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(9) potato leafroll virus.
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(b) When growing prenuclear class seed potatoes, a grower must ensure that each explant
or tuber is tested for organisms for which testing is required by the state or province of
destination. A grower must ensure that material in maintenance is tested during the year of
producing prenuclear class seed potatoes.
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(c) A grower must produce prenuclear class seed potatoes in a greenhouse, facility, or
screenhouse under sanitary conditions, free from insects and weeds that can harbor or
transmit potato diseases or other conditions that would allow possible disease contamination.
A grower must ensure that a facility used for growing prenuclear seed potatoes is sufficiently
insulated from insects by screens and double doors. The commissioner may inspect any
facility or equipment used for growing, handling, and storing prenuclear class seed potatoes
to verify that the facility or equipment complies with this paragraph.
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(d) A grower must ensure that one percent of each lot or ten plants or tubers from each
lot, whichever is greater, is tested during the growing season to verify that the crop is free
from potato virus X, potato virus Y, potato leafroll virus, C. michiganensis, and P.
atrosepticum.
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(e) Prenuclear tubers may originate from greenhouse tubers for one year only if the
greenhouse tubers have remained at the same growing operation and have remained isolated
from field-grown tubers.
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(f) Prenuclear class certified seed potatoes must not contain more than the allowable
tolerances for disease and varietal mixture in subdivision 9.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Generation 1 class certified seed potatoes. new text end
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(a) Generation 1 class seed potatoes
must meet the following requirements:
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(1) the seed source must be either prenuclear tubers, clones, or plantlets; and
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(2) tuber units or plantlets must be planted in identifiable family units.
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(b) Subject to the commissioner's approval, lots in Generation 1 class may be exempt
from winter testing requirements if leaves collected during the growing season are laboratory
tested and shown to be within the allowable tolerance of potato virus X, potato virus Y, and
other pathogens identified by the commissioner.
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(c) Each lot must be stored in an individual identifiable unit.
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(d) Generation 1 seed potatoes must not contain more than the allowable tolerances for
disease and varietal mixture for seed potatoes in subdivision 9.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Generation 2 class certified seed potatoes. new text end
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Generation 2 class seed potatoes
must originate from Generation 1 class seed potatoes. Generation 2 class seed potatoes must
not contain more than the allowable tolerances of disease and varietal mixture in subdivision
9.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Generation 3 class certified seed potatoes. new text end
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Generation 3 class seed potatoes
must originate from Generation 2 class seed potatoes. Generation 3 class seed potatoes must
not contain more than the allowable tolerances of disease and varietal mixture in subdivision
9.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Generation 4 class certified seed potatoes. new text end
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Generation 4 class seed potatoes
must originate from Generation 3 class seed potatoes. Generation 4 class seed potatoes must
not contain more than the allowable tolerances for disease and varietal mixture in subdivision
9.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Generation 5 class certified seed potatoes. new text end
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Generation 5 class seed potatoes
must originate from Generation 4 class seed potatoes. Generation 5 class seed potatoes must
not contain more than the allowable tolerances for disease and varietal mixture in subdivision
9.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Generation 6 class certified seed potatoes. new text end
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Generation 6 class seed potatoes
must originate from Generation 5 class seed potatoes. Generation 6 class seed potatoes must
not contain more than the allowable tolerances for disease and varietal mixture in subdivision
9.
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new text begin Certified class certified seed potatoes. new text end
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Certified class seed potatoes must
originate from generation classes of seed potatoes. Certified class seed potatoes must not
contain more than the allowable tolerances for disease and varietal mixture in subdivision
9.
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Allowable tolerances for diseases and varietal mixture by generation
class.
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The numbers represent the percentage of potatoes that may be affected out of an
individual lot.
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Other viruses new text end |
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Sec. 31.
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[21.125] MINNESOTA CERTIFIED SEED POTATO GRADES AND
TOLERANCES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Certified seed potato grading. new text end
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Potatoes must meet the requirements of
sections 21.111 to 21.125 to be graded as certified seed potatoes.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Definitions. new text end
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(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given.
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(b) "Damage" means any defect or combination of defects that materially affects the
appearance of the individual potato, or that cannot be removed without a loss of more than
five percent of the total weight of the potato, including the peel covering the defective area.
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(c) "Diameter" means the greatest dimension at right angles to the longitudinal axis.
Diameter means the long axis.
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(d) "Dry rot" means decaying tissue that is dry.
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(e) "Fairly clean" means that the individual potato is reasonably free from dirt, staining,
or other foreign matter.
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(f) "Fairly well-shaped" means that the individual potato is not materially pointed,
dumbbell-shaped, or otherwise ill-formed.
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(g) "Mature" means that the outer skin does not loosen or feather readily during the
ordinary methods of handling.
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(h) "Serious damage" means any defect or combination of defects that seriously affects
the appearance of the individual potato or that cannot be removed without a loss of more
than ten percent of the total weight of the potato, including the peel covering the defective
area.
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(i) "Slightly dirty" means the appearance is not materially affected by dirt, staining, or
other foreign matter.
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(j) "Soft rot" or "wet breakdown" means any soft, mushy, or leaky condition of potato
tissues.
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(k) "Well-shaped" means the normal shape for a variety.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Damage. new text end
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The commissioner must find that one or more of the following defects
constitutes damage:
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(1) a russet scab that materially detracts from the appearance of a potato;
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(2) second growth or growth cracks that materially affect the appearance of an individual
potato;
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(3) air cracks when removal of the air cracks causes a loss of more than five percent of
the total weight of a potato;
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(4) a potato that is more than moderately shriveled, spongy, or flabby;
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(5) an individual potato that has sprouts over one inch in length;
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(6) a surface scab, powdery scab, or pitted scab that covers more than five percent of
the surface of a potato or a surface scab, powdery scab, or pitted scab that, when removed,
causes a potato to lose more than five percent of the potato's total weight, including peel
covering a defective area of the potato; or
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(7) more than 50 percent of a potato's surface contains scattered, lightly caked soil or
more than 15 percent of a potato's surface is badly caked with soil.
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new text begin Serious damage. new text end
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The commissioner must find that one or more of the following
defects constitutes serious damage:
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(1) a russet scab that seriously detracts from the appearance of a potato;
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(2) the appearance of a potato is seriously affected by caked or smeared dirt or other
foreign matter;
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(3) both ends of a potato are cut or clipped, more than an estimated one-fourth of a potato
is cut away from one end, or a remaining portion of a clipped potato weighs less than six
ounces;
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(4) one or more cuts that seriously affect the appearance of a potato or that cannot be
removed without the loss of more than ten percent of a potato's total weight, including peel
covering the defective area;
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(5) a potato that is excessively shriveled, spongy, or flabby;
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(6) a surface scab, powdery scab, or pitted scab that covers more than 25 percent of the
surface of a potato or a surface scab, powdery scab, or pitted scab that, when removed,
causes a loss of more than ten percent of a potato's total weight, including peel covering the
defective area; or
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(7) wireworm or air cracks that, when removed, cause a loss of more than ten percent
of a potato's total weight.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Application of tolerance. new text end
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If the average of an entire lot is within the disease
tolerances specified for the grade in section 21.124, subdivision 9, an individual container
in the lot may contain no more than double the disease tolerance specified in section 21.124,
subdivision 9, except that sprouts, at least one defective specimen with a defect other than
bacterial ring rot, and one off size specimen is permitted. This subdivision does not apply
to bulk conveyances.
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new text begin Condition after transit. new text end
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Deterioration that developed in transit must affect the
condition of potatoes. Deterioration that developed in transit must not affect the grade of
potatoes.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Minnesota blue-tag-certified seed potato grade. new text end
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(a) To be graded as Minnesota
blue-tag-certified seed potatoes, potatoes must meet the following requirements:
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(1) at the time of the shipping point inspection, potatoes must be of one variety;
unwashed; fairly well-shaped; free from bacterial ring rot, late blight, freezing, black heart,
and soft rot or wet breakdown; free from damage caused by soil or other foreign matter,
second growth, air cracks, cuts, shriveling, sprouts, pitted scabs, surface scabs, powdery
scabs, russet scabs, dry rot, other diseases, insects or worms, mechanical or other means,
or flattened or depressed areas with underlying flesh discoloration; and free from serious
damage caused by hollow heart, wireworm, growth cracks, or internal discoloration other
than hollow heart. Sunburn and silver scurf must not be considered factors that affect the
grading of potatoes. This clause does not apply to hollow heart if the potatoes are labeled
"hollow heart exempt" on the affixed tag or accompanying certificate; and
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(2) for round or intermediate shaped varieties, the maximum potato size is 12 ounces
(340.2 grams) and, unless otherwise specified, the minimum size must not be less than 1-1/2
inches (38.1 millimeters) in diameter. For long varieties, the maximum size is 14 ounces
(396.9 grams) and, unless otherwise specified, the minimum size must not be less than 1-1/2
inches (38.1 millimeters) in diameter. For all varieties, the minimum diameter for size "B"
must not be less than 1-1/2 inches (38.1 millimeters) and the maximum size must not be
more than 2-1/4 inches (57.1 millimeters) in diameter. The department may grade potatoes
that do not meet the maximum and minimum size specifications as Minnesota
blue-tag-certified seed potatoes if the buyer agrees to accept potatoes of alternate size
specifications from the grower and the specifications are listed on the affixed tag or
accompanying bulk certificate issued by the department.
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(b) To allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, the following lot
tolerances are permitted:
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(1) for defects:
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(i) up to ten percent of a lot may be seriously damaged by hollow heart, unless labeled
"hollow heart exempt" on the affixed tag or accompanying certificate;
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(ii) up to five percent of a lot may be seriously damaged by internal discoloration due
to causes other than hollow heart;
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(iii) up to ten percent of a lot may be damaged by soil or other foreign matter;
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(iv) up to 20 percent of a lot may be damaged by sprouts;
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(v) up to ten percent of a lot may be seriously damaged by wireworm;
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(vi) for potatoes that fail to meet the remaining requirements of the potatoes' grade, a
lot may contain up to a total of six percent of the following defects combined and must not
contain more than the following percentage of defects:
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(A) soft rot, frozen, or wet breakdown, 0.5 percent;
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(B) damage by surface scab, powdery scab, or pitted scab, 2.0 percent;
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(C) damage by dry rot, 2.0 percent, of which not more than 1.0 percent is late blight
tuber rot;
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(D) bacterial ring rot, 0.0 percent; and
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(E) late blight tuber rot, 1.0 percent; and
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(vii) the presence of the following does not affect seed quality and must not be scored
against the potatoes' grade:
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new text begin
(A) brown discoloration following skinning;
new text end
new text begin
(B) dried stems;
new text end
new text begin
(C) flattened or depressed areas showing no underlying flesh discoloration;
new text end
new text begin
(D) greening;
new text end
new text begin
(E) sunburn;
new text end
new text begin
(F) skin checks; and
new text end
new text begin
(G) silver scurf; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) for off size:
new text end
new text begin
(i) up to five percent of potatoes may fail to meet the required or specified minimum
size; and
new text end
new text begin
(ii) up to ten percent of potatoes may fail to meet the required maximum size.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Minnesota yellow-tag-certified seed potato grade. new text end
new text begin
(a) To be graded as
Minnesota yellow-tag-certified seed potatoes, potatoes must meet the following requirements:
new text end
new text begin
(1) at the time of the shipping point inspection, the potatoes must be of one variety;
unwashed; fairly well-shaped; free from bacterial ring rot, late blight, freezing, black heart,
and soft rot or wet breakdown; free from damage caused by second growth, air cracks, cuts,
shriveling, pitted scabs, surface scabs, powdery scabs, dry rot, other diseases, insects or
worms, or mechanical means or other means; and free from serious damage caused by soil
or other foreign matter, hollow heart, wireworm, growth cracks, russet scabs, or internal
discoloration other than hollow heart. Sunburn and silver scurf must not be considered
factors that affect the grading of potatoes. This clause does not apply to hollow heart if
labeled "hollow heart exempt" on the affixed tag or accompanying certificate; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) for all varieties, the maximum potato size is 14 ounces (396.9 grams) and the
minimum size is 1-1/2 inch (38.1 millimeter) in diameter. For all varieties, the minimum
diameter for size "B" must not be less than 1-1/2 inches (38.1 millimeters) and the maximum
diameter must not be more than 2-1/4 inches (57.1 millimeters). The department may grade
potatoes that do not meet the maximum and minimum size specifications as Minnesota
yellow-tag-certified seed potatoes if the buyer agrees to accept potatoes with alternate size
specifications from the grower and the size specifications are listed on the affixed tag or
accompanying bulk certificate issued by the department.
new text end
new text begin
(b) To allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, the following lot
tolerances are permitted:
new text end
new text begin
(1) for defects:
new text end
new text begin
(i) up to 20 percent of potatoes may be seriously damaged by hollow heart, unless labeled
"hollow heart exempt" on the affixed tag or accompanying certificate;
new text end
new text begin
(ii) up to five percent of potatoes may be seriously damaged by internal discoloration
due to a cause other than hollow heart;
new text end
new text begin
(iii) up to ten percent of potatoes may be seriously damaged by soil or other foreign
matter;
new text end
new text begin
(iv) up to ten percent of potatoes may be seriously damaged by wireworm;
new text end
new text begin
(v) up to 20 percent of a lot may have defects if the potatoes fail to meet the remaining
requirements of the grade. Of the 20 percent of defects allowed, a lot may contain a total
of six percent of the following defects combined and must not contain more than the
following percentage of defects:
new text end
new text begin
(A) soft rot, frozen, or wet breakdown, 0.5 percent;
new text end
new text begin
(B) damage by surface scab, powdery scab, or pitted scab, 5.0 percent;
new text end
new text begin
(C) damage by dry rot, 2.0 percent, of which not more than 1.0 percent is late blight
tuber rot;
new text end
new text begin
(D) bacterial ring rot, 0.0 percent; and
new text end
new text begin
(E) late blight tuber rot, 1.0 percent; and
new text end
new text begin
(vi) the presence of the following does not affect seed quality and must not be scored
against the grade:
new text end
new text begin
(A) brown discoloration following skinning;
new text end
new text begin
(B) dried stems;
new text end
new text begin
(C) flattened or depressed areas showing no underlying flesh discoloration;
new text end
new text begin
(D) greening;
new text end
new text begin
(E) sunburn;
new text end
new text begin
(F) skin checks;
new text end
new text begin
(G) silver scurf; and
new text end
new text begin
(H) sprouts; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) for off size:
new text end
new text begin
(i) five percent for potatoes that fail to meet the required or specified minimum size;
and
new text end
new text begin
(ii) ten percent for potatoes that fail to meet the required maximum size.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The potatoes must be fairly well-shaped, with an exception for long varieties when
specified as "except for shape." When specified as "except for shape," the tubers may be
misshapen.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Minnesota white-tag-certified seed potato grade. new text end
new text begin
Minnesota white-tag-certified
seed potato grade consists of certified seed potatoes that are graded according to agreement
between the seller and the purchaser as to size and defects, except that not more than one-half
percent of soft rot, frozen, or wet breakdown and two percent dry rot, of which not more
than one percent late blight tuber rot is allowed.
new text end
Sec. 32.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 21.891, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Seed fee permits.
(a) A labeler who wishes to sell seed in Minnesota must
comply with section 21.89, subdivisions 1 and 2, and the procedures in this subdivision.
Each labeler who wishes to sell seed in Minnesota must apply to the commissioner to obtain
a permit. The application must contain the name and address of the applicant, the application
date, and the name and title of the applicant's contact person. Permit fees are based on the
initial sale of seed in Minnesota.
(b) The application for a seed permit covered by section 21.89, subdivision 2, clause
(1), must be accompanied by an application fee of $75.
(c) The application for a seed permit covered by section 21.89, subdivision 2, clause
(2), must be accompanied by an application fee based on the level of annual gross sales as
follows:
(1) for gross sales of $0 to $25,000, the annual permit fee is $75;
(2) for gross sales of $25,001 to $50,000, the annual permit fee is $150;
(3) for gross sales of $50,001 to $100,000, the annual permit fee is $300;
(4) for gross sales of $100,001 to $250,000, the annual permit fee is $750;
(5) for gross sales of $250,001 to $500,000, the annual permit fee is $1,500;
(6) for gross sales of $500,001 to $1,000,000, the annual permit fee is $3,000; and
(7) for gross sales of $1,000,001 and above, the annual permit fee is $4,500.
(d) The application for a seed permit covered by section 21.89, subdivision 2, clause
(3), must be accompanied by an application fee of $75. Labelers holding seed fee permits
covered under this paragraph need not apply for a new permit or pay the application fee.
Under this permit category, the fees for the following kinds of agricultural seed sold either
in bulk or containers are:
(1) oats, wheat, and barley, 9 cents per hundredweight;
(2) rye, field beans, buckwheat, and flax, 12 cents per hundredweight;
(3) field corn, 17 cents per 80,000 seed unit;
(4) forage, hemp, lawn and turf grasses, and legumes, 69 cents per hundredweight;
(5) sunflower, $1.96 per hundredweight;
(6) sugar beet, 12 cents per 100,000 seed unit;
(7) soybeans, 7.5 cents per 140,000 seed unit;
(8) for any agricultural seed not listed in clauses (1) to (7), the fee for the crop most
closely resembling it in normal planting rate applies; and
(9) for native grasses and wildflower seed, $1 per hundredweight.
(e) If, for reasons beyond the control and knowledge of the labeler, seed is shipped into
Minnesota by a person other than the labeler, the responsibility for the seed fees are
transferred to the shipper. An application for a transfer of this responsibility must be made
to the commissioner. Upon approval by the commissioner of the transfer, the shipper is
responsible for payment of the seed permit fees.
(f) Seed permit fees may be included in the cost of the seed either as a hidden cost or as
a line item cost on each invoice for seed sold. To identify the fee on an invoice, the words
"Minnesota seed permit fees" must be used.
(g) All seed fee permit holders must file semiannual reports with the commissioner,
even if no seed was sold during the reporting period. Each semiannual report must be
submitted within 30 days of the end of each reporting period. The reporting periods deleted text begin are
October 1 to March 31 and April 1 to September 30 of each year or July 1 to December 31
and January 1 to June 30 of each yeardeleted text end new text begin must be determined by the commissioner and
communicated annually to permit holdersnew text end . Permit holders may change their reporting periods
with the approval of the commissioner.
(h) The holder of a seed fee permit must pay fees on all seed for which the permit holder
is the labeler and which are covered by sections 21.80 to 21.92 and sold during the reporting
period.
(i) If a seed fee permit holder fails to submit a semiannual report and pay the seed fee
within 30 days after the end of each reporting period, the commissioner shall assess a penalty
of $100 or eight percent, calculated on an annual basis, of the fee due, whichever is greater,
but no more than $500 for each late semiannual report. A $15 penalty must be charged when
the semiannual report is late, even if no fee is due for the reporting period. Seed fee permits
may be revoked for failure to comply with the applicable provisions of this paragraph or
the Minnesota seed law.
Sec. 33.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 28A.04, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:
Subdivision 1.
Application; date of issuance.
(a) Except as provided under section
28A.152, no person deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin maynew text end engage in the business of manufacturing, processing, selling,
handling, or storing food without having first obtained from the commissioner a license for
doing such business. Applications for such license deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be made to the commissioner
in such manner and time as required and upon such forms as provided by the commissioner
and deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end contain the name and address of the applicant, address or description of each
place of business, and the nature of the business to be conducted at each place, and such
other pertinent information as the commissioner may require.
(b) An applicant for a license must submit a nonrefundable application fee of $50 with
each license application. The fee under this paragraph does not apply to annual license
renewals. The fee under this paragraph is not required for applications to operate solely as
a special event food stand or custom exempt food handler.
(c) A food handler license deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be issued for the period January 1 to December
31 and deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be renewed thereafter by the licensee on or before January 1 of each year,
except that:
(1) retail and wholesale food handler licenses issued for the period of July 1, 2025, to
June 30, 2026, must be renewed on or before July 1, 2026, for the period of July 1, 2026,
to December 31, 2026. The renewal fee for the period of July 1, 2026, to December 31,
2026, is one-half of the fee for a food handler specified in section 28A.08, subdivision 3;
(2) licenses for all mobile food concession units and retail mobile units must be issued
for the period April 1 to March 31, and must be renewed thereafter by the licensee on or
before April 1 of each year. A license issued for a temporary food concession stand must
have a license issuance and renewal date consistent with appropriate statutory provisions;
and
(3) a license for a food handler operating only at the State Fair must be issued for the
period of July 1 to June 30 and must be renewed thereafter by the licensee on or before July
1 of each year.
(d) A penalty for late renewal under paragraph deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end must be assessed in accordance
with section 28A.08.
(e) A custom exempt food handler license deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be issued for the period July 1 to
June 30 and must be renewed thereafter by the licensee on or before July 1 each year. The
custom exempt food handler license is for businesses that only conduct custom exempt
operations and mark all products as "Not For Sale." Food handlers that conduct retail exempt
operations or other operations other than custom exempt processing or slaughter are not
eligible for this license.
(f) On a quarterly basis during the licensing period, the commissioner must prorate the
fee for an initial license issued under this chapter, except thatnew text begin :
new text end
new text begin (1)new text end a person applying for a new license up to 14 calendar days before the effective date
of the new license period under paragraph (c) must be issued a license for the 14 days and
the next license year as a single license and pay a single license fee as if the 14 days were
part of the upcoming license perioddeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) a person applying for a license to operate as a special event food stand must pay the
entire fee specified in section 28A.08, subdivision 3, regardless of when the application is
filed.
new text end
Sec. 34.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 28A.0752, is amended to read:
28A.0752 DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES.
Subdivision 1.
Agreements to perform duties of commissioner.
(a) new text begin The commissioner
may enter into new text end agreements to delegate deleted text begin licensing and inspectiondeleted text end dutiesnew text begin of the commissioner
to community health boardsnew text end pertaining to deleted text begin retaildeleted text end food handlers deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin whose primary mode
of business is to sell or to process and sell food directly to the ultimate consumer. An
agreement under this section maynew text end include new text begin duties of new text end licensing, inspection, reporting, and
enforcement deleted text begin dutiesdeleted text end authorized under deleted text begin sectionsdeleted text end new text begin this chapter and chapters 29 and 30; sectionnew text end
17.04deleted text begin , 29.21, 29.23, 29.235, 29.236, 29.237, 29.24, 29.25, 29.26, 29.27, and 30.49,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end
appropriate sections of the Minnesota Food Law, chapters 31 and 34Adeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end and applicable
Minnesota food rules.
(b) Agreementsnew text begin under this sectionnew text end are subject to subdivision 3.
(c) deleted text begin This subdivision does not affect agreements entered into under section 28A.075 or
current cooperative agreements which base inspections and licensing responsibility on the
firm's most predominant mode of business.deleted text end new text begin The commissioner must not delegate duties
under this section pertaining to custom exempt food handlers and food handlers inspected
under the state meat inspection program under chapter 31A.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The commissioner must not delegate duties under this section pertaining to food
handlers whose principal mode of business is to sell food to other business entities or
establishments for resale.
new text end
new text begin
(e) The commissioner must not delegate duties under this section pertaining to food
handlers who conduct activities regulated under Code of Federal Regulations, title 21, part
111; 112; 113; 114; 117, subpart C; 120; or 123.
new text end
Subd. 2.
Approval of agreements.
new text begin (a) new text end An agreement new text begin under this section new text end to delegate
deleted text begin licensing and inspection of retail food handlersdeleted text end new text begin dutiesnew text end to a community health board must
be approved by the commissioner deleted text begin and is subject to subdivision 3deleted text end .
new text begin
(b) An agreement to delegate the commissioner's duties to a designated agent established
before January 1, 2025, remains in effect if the designated agent's performance continues
to meet the standards necessary to substitute for the commissioner's duties and complies
with the requirements of subdivisions 1 and 3.
new text end
Subd. 3.
Terms of agreements.
(a) Agreements authorized under this section must be
in writing and signed by the deleted text begin delegating authoritydeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end and the designated agent.
(b) deleted text begin Thedeleted text end new text begin Annew text end agreement new text begin under this section new text end must list criterianew text begin thatnew text end the deleted text begin delegating authoritydeleted text end new text begin
commissionernew text end will use to determine if the designated agent's performance meets appropriate
standards and is sufficient to replace performance by the deleted text begin delegating authoritydeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end .
(c) deleted text begin Thedeleted text end new text begin Annew text end agreement new text begin under this section new text end may specify minimum staff requirements and
qualifications, set procedures for the assessment of costs, and provide for termination
procedures if the deleted text begin delegating authoritydeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end determines that the designated agent
has failed to comply with the agreement.
new text begin
(d) A designated agent must operate according to the requirements of section 28A.06.
new text end
new text begin
(e) By December 31, 2028, a designated agent that entered into an agreement to delegate
the commissioner's duties to the designated agent before January 1, 2025, must comply with
section 28A.06.
new text end
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end The deleted text begin delegating authoritydeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end and the designated agent are required to
perform inspections utilizing the Minnesota Food Code's minimum and maximum standards.
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end A designated agent must not perform licensing, inspection, new text begin reporting, new text end or
enforcement duties under deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin annew text end agreement new text begin under this section new text end innew text begin anew text end territory outside its
jurisdiction unless approved by the commissioner and governing body for that territory
through a separate agreement.
new text begin
(h) A designated agent may charge a fee to recover the estimated costs of performing
duties according to terms of an agreement under this section if the duties involve enforcing
the Minnesota Food Law and applicable Minnesota food rules. The fee charged by the
designated agent must be fair, reasonable, and proportionate to the actual cost of the duties
performed by the designated agent. A designated agent must only use a fee under this
paragraph to cover the costs of performing duties according to terms of the agreement under
this section.
new text end
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end The scope of agreements established under this section is limited to duties and
responsibilities agreed upon by the parties. The agreement may provide for automatic
renewal and for notice of intent to terminate by either party.
deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (j)new text end During the life of deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin annew text end agreementnew text begin under this sectionnew text end , the deleted text begin delegating authority
shalldeleted text end new text begin commissioner mustnew text end not perform duties that the designated agent is required to perform
under the agreement, except inspections necessary to determine compliance with the
agreement and this section or as agreed to by the parties.
deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (k)new text end The deleted text begin delegating authority shalldeleted text end new text begin commissioner mustnew text end consult with, advise, and assist
a designated agent in the performance of its duties under the agreement.
deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (l)new text end This section does not alter the responsibility of the deleted text begin delegating authoritydeleted text end new text begin
commissionernew text end for the performance of duties specified by law and rule.
Sec. 35.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 28A.08, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:
Subd. 3.
Fees effective August 1, 2025.
| Penalties |
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| Type of food handler |
Risk Category |
License Fee |
Late Renewal |
No License |
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| 1. |
Custom exempt food handler |
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| (a) Having $50,000 or less gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$135 |
$45 |
$90 |
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| (b) Having $50,001 to $125,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$200 |
$67 |
$133 |
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| (c) Having $125,001 to $500,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$370 |
$123 |
$247 |
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| (d) Having $500,001 to $1,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$475 |
$158 |
$317 |
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| (e) Having $1,000,001 to $5,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$1,350 |
$450 |
$900 |
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| (f) Having $5,000,001 to $10,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$1,750 |
$583 |
$1,167 |
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| (g) Having $10,000,001 to $15,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$2,150 |
$717 |
$1,433 |
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| (h) Having $15,000,001 to $20,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$2,550 |
$849 |
$1,700 |
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| (i) Having $20,000,001 to $25,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$2,950 |
$984 |
$1,967 |
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| (j) Having over $25,000,001 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$3,350 |
$1,117 |
$2,233 |
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| 2. |
Food handler |
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| (a) Having gross sales of only prepackaged nonperishable food of less than $30,000 for the immediately previous license or fiscal year and filing a statement with the commissioner |
$90 |
$30 |
$60 |
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| (b) Having gross sales or service of less than $50,000 for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
High Medium Low |
$285 $195 $135 |
$95 $65 $45 |
$190 $130 $90 |
||
| (c) Having $50,001 to $125,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
High Medium Low |
$350 $260 $200 |
$117 $87 $67 |
$233 $173 $133 |
||
| (d) Having $125,001 to $250,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
High Medium Low |
$415 $350 $265 |
$138 $117 $88 |
$277 $233 $177 |
||
| (e) Having $250,001 to $500,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
High Medium Low |
$520 $430 $370 |
$173 $143 $123 |
$347 $287 $247 |
||
| (f) Having $500,001 to $1,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
High Medium Low |
$625 $535 $475 |
$208 $178 $158 |
$417 $357 $317 |
||
| (g) Having $1,000,001 to $5,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
High Medium Low |
$1,500 $1,425 $1,350 |
$500 $475 $450 |
$1,000 $950 $900 |
||
| (h) Having $5,000,001 to $10,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
High Medium Low |
$1,900 $1,825 $1,750 |
$633 $608 $583 |
$1,267 $1,217 $1,167 |
||
| (i) Having $10,000,001 to $15,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
High Medium Low |
$2,300 $2,225 $2,150 |
$767 $742 $717 |
$1,533 $1,483 $1,433 |
||
| (j) Having $15,000,001 to $20,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
High Medium Low |
$2,700 $2,625 $2,550 |
$900 $875 $849 |
$1,800 $1,750 $1,700 |
||
| (k) Having $20,000,001 to $25,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
High Medium Low |
$3,100 $3,025 $2,950 |
$1,033 $1,008 $984 |
$2,067 $2,017 $1,967 |
||
| (l) Having $25,000,001 to $50,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
High Medium Low |
$3,500 $3,425 $3,350 |
$1,167 $1,142 $1,117 |
$2,333 $2,283 $2,233 |
||
| (m) Having $50,000,001 to $100,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
High Medium Low |
$4,000 $3,925 $3,850 |
$1,334 $1,309 $1,284 |
$2,667 $2,617 $2,567 |
||
| (n) Having $100,000,001 or more gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
High Medium Low |
$4,500 $4,425 $4,350 |
$1,500 $1,475 $1,450 |
$3,000 $2,950 $2,900 |
||
| 3. |
Food handler operating under authority of this chapter solely as a special event food stand as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 157.15 |
$75 |
deleted text begin
$25 deleted text end |
$50 |
||
| 4. |
Meat or poultry processing solely under supervision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture |
|||||
| (a) Having gross sales or service of less than $125,000 for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$190 |
$63 |
$127 |
|||
| (b) Having $125,001 to $250,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$365 |
$122 |
$243 |
|||
| (c) Having $250,001 to $500,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$450 |
$150 |
$300 |
|||
| (d) Having $500,001 to $1,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$565 |
$188 |
$377 |
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| (e) Having $1,000,001 to $5,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$725 |
$241 |
$483 |
|||
| (f) Having $5,000,001 to $10,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$885 |
$295 |
$590 |
|||
| (g) Having $10,000,001 to $15,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$1,305 |
$435 |
$807 |
|||
| (h) Having $15,000,001 to $20,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$1,515 |
$505 |
$1,010 |
|||
| (i) Having $20,000,001 to $25,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$1,745 |
$582 |
$1,163 |
|||
| (j) Having $25,000,001 to $50,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$1,975 |
$658 |
$1,317 |
|||
| (k) Having $50,000,001 to $100,000,000 gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$2,215 |
$738 |
$1,477 |
|||
| (l) Having $100,000,001 or more gross sales or service for the immediately previous license or fiscal year |
$2,465 |
$822 |
$1,643 |
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Sec. 36.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 29.21, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin Quality assurance date. new text end
new text begin
"Quality assurance date" means any date after which
the manufacturer or processor reasonably determines that the product may, by spoilage,
wiltage, drying, or any other foreseeable and natural phenomenon, lose palatability or desired
or nutritive properties.
new text end
Sec. 37.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 29.26, is amended to read:
29.26 EGGS IN POSSESSION OF RETAILER.
new text begin (a) new text end All eggs sold or offered for sale at retail must have been candled and graded and
must be clearly labeled according to Minnesota consumer grades as established by rule
under section 29.23. No eggs shall be sold or offered for sale as "ungraded," "unclassified,"
or by any other name that does not clearly designate the grade. All eggs in possession of
the retailer, either in temporary storage or on display, must be held at a temperature not to
exceed 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius).
new text begin (b) new text end Grade AA eggs held 31 days past the coded pack date for Grade AA eggs, or Grade
A eggs held 46 days past the coded pack date for Grade A eggs, lose their grades and must
be removed from saledeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin , except eggs that are past their quality assurance date may be donated
to and distributed by charitable food assistance programs if the eggs:
new text end
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(1) are contained in their original packaging;
new text end
new text begin
(2) have previously been candled and graded;
new text end
new text begin
(3) are continuously refrigerated;
new text end
new text begin
(4) are distributed to the end consumer prior to 30 days past the original quality assurance
date; and
new text end
new text begin
(5) are contained in packaging affixed with a label that includes the following information:
new text end
new text begin
(i) the name of the charitable food assistance program distributing the eggs;
new text end
new text begin
(ii) a "distribute by" date of no more than 30 days past the original quality assurance
date; and
new text end
new text begin
(iii) the following statement: "Donated Eggs - Not for Resale."
new text end
Sec. 38.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 32D.30, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Reporting.
No later than deleted text begin July 1deleted text end new text begin September 15 of new text end each new text begin even-numbered new text end year,
the commissioner must submit a detailed accomplishment report and work plan detailing
future plans for, and the actual and anticipated accomplishments from, expenditures under
this section to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture policy and finance. If the commissioner
significantly modifies a submitted work plan deleted text begin during the fiscal yeardeleted text end , the commissioner must
notify the chairs and ranking minority members.
Sec. 39.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 41A.19, is amended to read:
41A.19 REPORT; INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.
deleted text begin By January 15deleted text end Each year, the commissioner shall report on the incentive programs under
sections 41A.16, 41A.17, 41A.18, and 41A.20 to the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over environment and agriculture policy and financenew text begin in the report under section 41A.12,
subdivision 3new text end . The report shall include information on production and incentive expenditures
under the programs.
Sec. 40.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 583.215, is amended to read:
583.215 EXPIRATION.
Sections 336.9-601, subsections (h) and (i); 550.365; 559.209; 582.039; and 583.20 to
583.32, expire June 30, deleted text begin 2027deleted text end new text begin 2032new text end .
Sec. 41. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 18K.02, subdivision 7; 18K.03, subdivision 2; and
28A.075,
new text end
new text begin
are repealed.
new text end
ARTICLE 6
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Section 1.
Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws
2025, chapter 36, article 4, section 15, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.Department of Administration
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17,040,000 |
14,105,000 |
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(a) The amounts in this subdivision are
appropriated to the commissioner of
administration for grants to the named
organizations for the purposes specified in this
subdivision. The commissioner of
administration may use a portion of this
appropriation for costs that are directly related
to and necessary for the administration of
grants in this subdivision.
(b) Grant agreements entered into by the
commissioner and recipients of appropriations
under this subdivision must ensure that money
appropriated in this subdivision is used to
supplement and not substitute for traditional
sources of funding.
| (c) Minnesota Public Radio |
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$2,050,000 each year is for Minnesota Public
Radio to create programming and expand news
service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and
history.
| (d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations |
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$2,050,000 the first year and $2,050,000 the
second year are to the Association of
Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations
for production and acquisition grants in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
129D.19.
| (e) Public Television |
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$5,000,000 the first year and $4,500,000 the
second year are to the Minnesota Public
Television Association for production and
acquisition grants according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 129D.18. Of the amount in
the first year, $1,000,000 is for producing
Minnesota military and veterans' history
stories and unique immigrant stories from
around the state.
| (f) Wilderness Inquiry |
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$500,000 the first year and $600,000 the
second year are to Wilderness Inquiry to
preserve Minnesota's outdoor history, culture,
and heritage by connecting Minnesota youth
and families to natural resources.
| (g) Como Park Zoo |
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$1,725,000 each year is to the Como Park Zoo
and Conservatory for program development
that features educational programs and habitat
enhancement, special exhibits, music
appreciation programs, and historical garden
access and preservation.
| (h) Science Museum of Minnesota |
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$825,000 each year is to the Science Museum
of Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts
access and to preserve Minnesota's history and
cultural heritage, including student and teacher
outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and
community-based exhibits that preserve
Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.
| (i) Appetite for Change |
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$200,000 the first year is to the nonprofit
Appetite for Change for the Community Cooks
programming, which will preserve the cultural
heritage of growing and cooking food in
Minnesota.
| (j) Lake Superior Zoo |
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$150,000 each year is to the Lake Superior
Zoo to develop educational exhibits and
programs.
| (k) Great Lakes Aquarium |
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$250,000 each year is to the Lake Superior
Center Authority to prepare, fabricate, and
install a hands-on exhibit with interactive
learning components to educate Minnesotans
on the history of the natural landscape of the
state.
| (l) State Band |
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$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second
year are to the Minnesota state band to provide
free concerts throughout the state.
| (m) Veterans Memorial Park in Wyoming |
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$100,000 the first year is for a grant to the city
of Wyoming to build the Veterans Memorial
Plaza and related interpretive walk in Railroad
Park.
| (n) Great Northern Festival |
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$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second
year are for a grant to support the Great
Northern Festival, which connects attendees
to parks, outdoor spaces, and cultural venues
through a festival.
| (o) Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities |
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$50,000 the first year is to the Minnesota
Governor's Council on Developmental
Disabilities to continue to preserve and raise
awareness of the history of Minnesotans with
developmental disabilities.
| (p) Minnesota Council on Disability |
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$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
second year are to the Minnesota Council on
Disability to provide educational opportunities
in the arts, history, and cultural heritage of
Minnesotans with disabilities in conjunction
with the 50th anniversary of the Minnesota
Council on Disability. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2027.
| (q) Keller Regional Park |
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$500,000 the first year is for a grant to Ramsey
County to preserve Minnesota's cultural
heritage by enhancing the tuj lub courts at
Keller Regional Park.
| (r) Vietnam War Anniversary |
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$250,000 the first year is for a grant to the
commissioner of veterans affairs to prepare
and host a commemoration program for the
50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
| (s) St. Paul Cultural Art Installation |
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$500,000 the first year is for a grant to
deleted text begin Forecast Public Art for andeleted text end new text begin the city of St. Paul
for a publicnew text end art installation celebrating
Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee. The project
funded by this paragraph must be located in
St. Paul at the Conway Recreation Center or,
if that site is not practicable, at Lake Phalen
at the platform containing the bust of Suni
Lee. This appropriation is available until June
30, deleted text begin 2027deleted text end new text begin 2028new text end .
| (t) One Heartland Center |
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$50,000 each year is for a grant to One
Heartland Center for programming and
outdoor activities for families and youth in
Minnesota.
| (u) Forest Lake Veterans Memorial |
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$100,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Forest Lake Veterans Memorial Committee
to construct a memorial to veterans of the
United States armed forces at Lakeside
Memorial Park in the city of Forest Lake. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
| (v) Hmong Plaza |
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$450,000 the first year is for a grant to the city
of St. Paul to construct the Hmong Plaza at
Phalen Lake.
| (w) Camille Gage Artist Fellowship |
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$55,000 the first year and $55,000 the second
year are for a grant to YWCA Minneapolis to
fund an annual fellowship to be known as the
Camille J. Gage Artist Fellowship. Of this
amount, up to $5,000 each year may be used
for administrative expenses. YWCA
Minneapolis must select a person for the
Camille J. Gage Artist Fellowship after an
application process that allows both
applications by interested persons and
nominations of persons by third parties. By
October 1, 2026, YWCA Minneapolis must
report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over legacy on the
use of money appropriated under this
paragraph and on the activities of the person
selected for the Camille J. Gage Artist
Fellowship under this paragraph. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
| (x) Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery |
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$235,000 the first year and $125,000 the
second year are for arts and cultural heritage
programming celebrating African American
and Black communities in Minnesota. Of the
amount in the first year, $110,000 is for C.
Caldwell Fine Arts for an outdoor mural
project in North Minneapolis to work with
young people to develop skills while using art
as the impetus.
| (y) Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota |
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$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second
year are for a grant to the Tibetan American
Foundation of Minnesota to celebrate and
teach the art, culture, and heritage of Tibetan
Americans in Minnesota.
| (z) Hong De Wu Guan |
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$25,000 the first year is for a grant to Hong
De Wu Guan to create cultural arts projects
like Lion Dance for after-school programs for
youth.
| (aa) Sepak Takraw of USA |
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$50,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Sepak Takraw of USA to work with youth and
after-school programs in the community to
teach the cultural games of tuj lub and sepak
takraw. This appropriation may not be used
to hold events.
| (bb) 30,000 Feet |
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$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second
year are for a grant to 30,000 Feet, a nonprofit
organization, to help youth and community
artists further develop their artistic skills, to
create community art and artistic
performances, and to promote and share
African American history and culture through
the arts.
| (cc) Siengkane Lao Minnesota |
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$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second
year are for a grant to Siengkane Lao MN to
create cultural arts projects and to preserve
traditional performances.
| (dd) Hmong Cultural Center |
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$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Hmong
Cultural Center of Minnesota for
museum-related programming and educational
outreach activities to teach the public about
the historical, cultural, and folk arts heritage
of Hmong Minnesotans.
| (ee) Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio |
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$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for a grant to Comunidades
Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) to
expand arts programming to celebrate Latino
cultural heritage; support local artists; and
provide professional development, networking,
and presentation opportunities.
| (ff) Hmong RPA Writing System |
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$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
second year are for grants to recipients who
have demonstrated knowledge and interest in
preserving Hmong culture to preserve Hmong
Minnesotans' heritage, history, language, and
culture. Grants must be used in conjunction
with Minnesota universities to improve and
develop a unified and standardized Latin
alphabet form of the Hmong RPA writing
system. No portion of this appropriation may
be used to encourage religious membership
or to conduct personal ceremonies or events.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2028.
| (gg) Somali Museum of Minnesota |
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$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Somali
Museum of Minnesota for heritage arts and
cultural vitality programs to provide classes,
exhibits, presentations, and outreach about the
Somali community and heritage in Minnesota.
| (hh) Minnesota Museum of American Art |
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$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Minnesota
Museum of American Art for exhibit
programming and for a Native American
Fellowship at the museum.
| (ii) Fanka Programs |
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$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for a grant to Ka Joog
statewide Somali-based collaborative
programs for arts and cultural heritage. The
funding must be used for Fanka programs to
provide arts education and workshops, mentor
programs, and community presentations and
community engagement events throughout
Minnesota.
| (jj) The Bakken Museum |
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$150,000 the first year is for a grant to The
Bakken Museum for interactive exhibits and
outreach programs on arts and cultural
heritage.
| (kk) 4-H Shooting Sports |
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$50,000 the first year is to the University of
Minnesota Extension Office to provide grants
to Minnesota 4-H chapters that have members
participating in state and national
4-H-sanctioned shooting sports events.
Eligible costs for grant money include
shooting sports equipment and supplies and
event fees associated with participating in state
shooting sports events.
| (ll) Public Art Saint Paul |
$75,000 each year is for a grant to Public Art
Saint Paul for art programming at the Wakpa
Triennial Art Festival to showcase new art
across the Twin Cities by Minnesota artists in
outdoor and indoor settings and to encourage
visitors to experience the arts and culture
produced by local arts and culture
organizations.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Laws 2024, chapter 90, article 1, section 52, is amended to read:
Sec. 52. EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text begin (a) new text end Sections deleted text begin 1 to 51deleted text end new text begin 4, 7, 10 to 12, 14 to 17, and 19 to 51, and the amendments to
Minnesota Rules, parts 6100.5002, 6213.0100, 6213.0400, 6213.0500, 6232.0200, 6232.0300,
6232.0400, 6232.0500, 6232.0900, 6232.1250, 6232.1300, 6232.1600, 6232.1950, 6232.1970,
6232.1980, 6232.2550, 6232.2800, 6232.3100, 6232.4400, 6234.1600, 6234.1700, 6234.2000,
6234.2600, 6236.0300, 6236.0500, 6236.0950, 6237.0200, 6262.1000, 6262.3200, 6264.0400,
and 6266.0700, and the repealer as adopted by the commissioner of natural resources and
published in the State Register, volume 49, page 1416, June 30, 2025,new text end are effective upon
full implementation of the replacement electronic licensenew text begin , permits, and pass portions of the
electronic licensenew text end system.
new text begin
(b) Sections 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, and 18 are effective upon full implementation of the vehicle
registration portions of the electronic license system.
new text end
new text begin (c)new text end The commissioner of natural resources must notify the revisor of statutes when the
deleted text begin replacement electronic license system is fully deleted text end deleted text begin implemented.deleted text end new text begin portions of the replacement
electronic licensing system governed by the sections and rule modifications described in
paragraph (a) are fully implemented and when the portions of the replacement electronic
licensing system governed by the sections described in paragraph (b) are fully implemented.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 3. new text begin DELETION FROM STATE PARK.
new text end
new text begin
[85.012] [Subd. 42.] Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, Mille Lacs County. The following
area is deleted from Mille Lacs Kathio State Park: that part of Government Lot 3, Section
33, Township 43 North, Range 27 West, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, lying easterly of
the easterly right-of-way line of U.S. Trunk Highway 169. Excepting therefrom the following
described tract of land: commencing at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 3, said
corner being marked by a 2-½-inch aluminum post with brass cap (Bureau of Land
Management Monument); thence North 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds East, assumed
bearing, along the north line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 1,076.85 feet to the
point of beginning of the land to be described; thence continuing North 89 degrees 43
minutes 55 seconds East, along said north line, a distance of 40.88 feet to a ¾-inch iron rod
with disk stamped MN DNR PROPERTY; thence continuing North 89 degrees 43 minutes
55 seconds East, along said north line, a distance of 299.64 feet to a ¾-inch rebar with
plastic cap stamped MN DNR LS 47461; thence South 14 degrees 26 minutes 27 seconds
East, a distance of 170.18 feet to a ¾-inch iron rod with disk stamped MN DNR PROPERTY;
thence South 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds West, a distance of 413.14 feet to a ¾-inch
iron rod; thence continuing South 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds West, a distance of
10.50 feet; thence North 07 degrees 53 minutes 17 seconds East, a distance of 70.68 feet;
thence North 18 degrees 01 minute 43 seconds East, a distance of 100.09 feet to the point
of beginning.
new text end
Sec. 4. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER;
MILLE LACS COUNTY.
new text end
new text begin
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public
water that is described in paragraph (c) to a federally recognized Indian Tribe, subject to
the state's reservation of access and dam easements over the land described in paragraph
(c) if the state elects to reserve such easements.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The land must not be sold for less than the appraised value. The buyer must reimburse
the commissioner for all costs and expenses, including staff costs, incurred by the
commissioner in making the property salable and in selling the property. The commissioner
may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The land that may be sold is all of or a portion of the land located in Mille Lacs
County and described as: that part of Government Lot 3, Section 33, Township 43 North,
Range 27 West, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, lying easterly of the easterly right-of-way
line of U.S. Trunk Highway 169. Excepting therefrom the following described tract of land:
commencing at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 3, said corner being marked
by a 2-½-inch aluminum post with brass cap (Bureau of Land Management Monument);
thence North 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds East, assumed bearing, along the north line
of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 1,076.85 feet to the point of beginning of the land
to be described; thence continuing North 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds East, along said
north line, a distance of 40.88 feet to a ¾-inch iron rod with disk stamped MN DNR
PROPERTY; thence continuing North 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds East, along said
north line, a distance of 299.64 feet to a ¾-inch rebar with plastic cap stamped MN DNR
LS 47461; thence South 14 degrees 26 minutes 27 seconds East, a distance of 170.18 feet
to a ¾-inch iron rod with disk stamped MN DNR PROPERTY; thence South 89 degrees
43 minutes 55 seconds West, a distance of 413.14 feet to a ¾-inch iron rod; thence continuing
South 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds West, a distance of 10.50 feet; thence North 07
degrees 53 minutes 17 seconds East, a distance of 70.68 feet; thence North 18 degrees 01
minute 43 seconds East, a distance of 100.09 feet to the point of beginning.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The land to be sold borders on Mille Lacs Lake. The Department of Natural Resources
has determined that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land
was conveyed to a federally recognized Indian Tribe.
new text end
Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATION EXTENSIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Parks and trails fund appropriation extensions. new text end
new text begin
(a) The availability
of the grant to the St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority for the Mesabi
Trail project from the parks and trails fund fiscal year 2024 appropriation under Laws 2023,
chapter 40, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), is extended to June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The availability of the grant to Olmsted County for the Oxbow Park and Zollman
Zoo project from the parks and trails fund fiscal year 2024 appropriation under Laws 2023,
chapter 40, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), is extended to June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The availability of the grant to Stearns County for the Kraemer Lake and Wildwood
County Park project from the parks and trails fund fiscal year 2024 appropriation under
Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), is extended to June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The availability of the grant to Redwood County for the Plum Creek Park project
from the parks and trails fund fiscal year 2024 appropriation under Laws 2023, chapter 40,
article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), is extended to June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin
(e) The availability of the grant to the city of Sandstone for the Robinson Quarry Park
project from the parks and trails fund fiscal year 2025 appropriation under Laws 2023,
chapter 40, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), is extended to June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin
(f) The availability of the appropriation for coordination and projects between partners
from the parks and trails fund in fiscal year 2024 under Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 3,
section 3, paragraph (f), is extended to June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Department of Natural Resources appropriation extensions. new text end
new text begin
(a) The
appropriation in Laws 2024, chapter 116, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, for an electronic
licensing system is available until June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6,
paragraph (h), for a grant to expand Minnesota's wild elk population and range is available
until June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Metropolitan Council appropriation extensions. new text end
new text begin
(a) The general fund
appropriation in Laws 2024, chapter 116, article 1, section 5, for community tree-planting
grants is available until June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The natural resources fund appropriation in Laws 2024, chapter 116, article 1, section
5, for grants to implementing agencies to plant trees is available until June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 6. new text begin APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL BOARD.
new text end
new text begin
$3,800,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the Minnesota
Zoological Board. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 7. new text begin APPROPRIATION; STUDY OF UNLAWFUL SHIPMENT OF INFECTIOUS
OR PATHOLOGICAL WASTE.
new text end
new text begin
(a) By January 15, 2027, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must submit
a study to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives
committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction over environment and health and human
services on the unlawful transportation of infectious or pathological waste to solid waste
management facilities. The study must include:
new text end
new text begin
(1) an assessment of the extent and frequency of unlawful transfer of infectious or
pathological waste to solid waste management facilities and an assessment of the costs
associated with those unlawful transfers;
new text end
new text begin
(2) a survey of a representative sample of known generators of infectious and pathological
waste regarding current practices for ensuring infectious and pathological waste is segregated
from other waste material as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 116.78; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) recommendations for legislative or policy changes that could be adopted to reduce
the frequency and cost of unlawful transfers of infectious or pathological waste, including
an estimate of the costs to state agencies. In formulating these recommendations, the
commissioner must consider whether the following measures might contribute to a reduction
in unlawful transfers of infectious or pathological waste to solid waste management facilities:
new text end
new text begin
(i) imposing fines on those who unlawfully transport infectious or pathological waste
to solid waste management facilities; and
new text end
new text begin
(ii) undertaking unannounced inspections of infectious or pathological waste generators.
new text end
new text begin
(b) $75,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the environmental fund to the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to conduct the study required by this section.
This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
Sec. 8. new text begin TRANSFER; DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
new text end
new text begin
Upon request from the commissioner of natural resources, the commissioner of
management and budget may transfer up to $1,600,000 in fiscal year 2026 from any
Department of Natural Resources fiscal year 2024 or fiscal year 2025 general fund nongrant
operating appropriations that were carried forward to fiscal year 2026 to the Division of
Enforcement. This transfer may only be used for nonbudgeted public safety costs that
occurred in fiscal year 2026. By September 15, 2026, the commissioner of natural resources
must report the amount and source of the transfer authorized under this section to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
ARTICLE 7
BATTERY STEWARDSHIP
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 3b. new text end
new text begin Battery. new text end
new text begin
"Battery" means one or more galvanic cells, including any structural
members, casing, and terminals.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 10d. new text end
new text begin Facilitate a sale. new text end
new text begin
"Facilitate a sale" means to assist a person in transferring
title or possession of a product, regardless of whether title or possession is ever acquired
by the person facilitating a sale, such as by operating an online marketplace, publishing an
offer for sale on a website, physically storing inventory of products, entering into a contract
to allow another person to list a product for sale, processing payment on behalf of another
person, entering into a contract with a buyer or a seller related to a sale, or otherwise
providing a sales process. Facilitate a sale does not include acting solely as:
new text end
new text begin
(1) an advertiser;
new text end
new text begin
(2) a payment processor; or
new text end
new text begin
(3) a common carrier.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 3.
new text begin
[115A.1331] STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FOR COVERED BATTERIES;
DEFINITIONS.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The terms used in sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347 have the meanings given in this
section and section 115A.03.
new text end
new text begin
(b) "Battery-containing product" means a product:
new text end
new text begin
(1) in which a covered battery is contained;
new text end
new text begin
(2) to which a covered battery is attached; or
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(3) with which a covered battery is packaged.
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(c) "Brand" means a mark, a registered or unregistered trademark, a logo, a name, a
symbol, a word, or an identifier that attributes a product to the owner or licensee of the
brand.
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(d) "Collection" means receipt of discarded covered batteries from a person, including
sorting and storage that are necessary for receipt and that are performed by the covered
battery collector. Collection does not include transport of a covered battery that occurs after
a covered battery collector receives the covered battery, except for transport by the covered
battery collector to or between a covered battery collection site or sites operated by the
covered battery collector.
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(e) "Covered battery" means a loose battery or a battery that is easily removable. A
covered battery may be of any brand, type, or chemistry. A covered battery includes a
covered small battery or covered medium battery. A covered battery does not include:
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(1) a lead acid battery regulated under sections 325E.115 and 325E.1151;
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(2) a battery designed, manufactured, and intended solely for use in a motor vehicle;
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(3) a battery contained within a medical device, as specified in United States Code, title
21, section 321(h), as it existed as of the effective date of this section, that is not designed
and marketed for sale or resale principally to consumers for personal use;
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(4) a battery removed from a permanent, stationary, energy storage system that requires
installation and removal by an electrician licensed under chapter 326B;
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(5) a battery transported into the state after the battery is collected in another state; or
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(6) a battery subject to recall for safety reasons.
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(f) "Covered battery collection site" means a physical location where a covered battery
collector collects covered batteries from other persons, regardless of whether the covered
battery collector operates the location permanently, temporarily, or for purposes of a
collection event.
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(g) "Covered battery collector" means a person that collects covered batteries on behalf
of and under agreement with a covered battery stewardship organization and receives
reimbursement at the rates determined according to section 115A.1335 from a covered
battery stewardship organization for the covered battery collector's costs for collection of
the covered batteries.
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(h) "Covered battery producer" means the following person responsible for compliance
with requirements under sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347 for a covered battery sold,
including online sales, offered for sale or promotional purposes, or distributed in or into the
state:
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(1) for a covered battery:
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(i) if the covered battery is sold, offered, or distributed under a brand owned by the
person that manufactured the covered battery, the producer is the person that manufactured
the covered battery;
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(ii) if the covered battery is sold, offered, or distributed under a brand owned by a person
other than the person that manufactured the covered battery, the producer is the person that
owned the brand;
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(iii) if the covered battery is sold, offered, or distributed under a brand licensed to a
person, the producer is the person that is the licensee of the brand under which the covered
battery is sold, offered, or distributed, whether or not the brand is registered in the state;
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(iv) if there is no person described in items (i) to (iii) within the United States, the
producer is the person that imported the covered battery into the United States to be sold,
offered, or distributed; and
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(v) if there is no person described in items (i) to (iv), the producer is the person that first
sold, offered, or distributed the covered battery in or into the state;
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(2) for a covered battery contained in, attached to, or packaged with a battery-containing
product:
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(i) if the battery-containing product is sold, offered, or distributed under a brand owned
by the person that manufactured it, the producer is the person that manufactured the
battery-containing product;
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(ii) if the battery-containing product is sold, offered, or distributed under a brand owned
by a person other than the person that manufactured the battery-containing product, the
producer is the person that owned the brand;
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(iii) if the battery-containing product is sold, offered, or distributed under a brand licensed
to a person, the producer is the person that is the licensee of the brand under which the
battery-containing product is sold, offered, or distributed, whether or not the brand is
registered in the state;
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(iv) if there is no person described in items (i) to (iii) within the United States, the
producer is the person that imported the battery-containing product into the United States
to be sold, offered, or distributed; and
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(v) if there is no person described in items (i) to (iv), the producer is the person that first
sold, offered, or distributed the battery-containing product in or into the state;
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(3) notwithstanding clause (2), a producer does not include any person that manufactured,
imported into the United States, or sold, offered, or distributed in or into the state a
battery-containing product if the producer of the only covered batteries contained in, attached
to, or packaged with the battery-containing product is named as a participant by a covered
battery stewardship organization and both the person and the participant acknowledge such
in writing to the covered battery stewardship organization; and
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(4) notwithstanding clauses (1) and (2), a person that voluntarily assumes the
responsibility of a producer of a covered battery and certifies that they have assumed the
responsibility of a producer in writing to the commissioner is the producer of the covered
battery.
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(i) "Covered battery stewardship organization" means an organization that contracts
with one or more covered battery producers to meet the producers' obligations under sections
115A.1331 to 115A.1347.
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(j) "Covered battery stewardship plan" or "stewardship plan" means a plan that is prepared
according to section 115A.1335 and submitted to the commissioner by a covered battery
stewardship organization.
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(k) "Covered battery stewardship program" means a system implemented by a covered
battery stewardship organization to manage all covered batteries offered to a covered battery
collector by arranging and paying for the collection, covered services, and all other activities
described in a covered battery stewardship plan published on the agency's publicly accessible
website under section 115A.1335, subdivision 4, paragraph (e), or 5, paragraph (a).
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(l) "Covered medium battery" means a covered battery that weighs more than 11 pounds
but equal to or less than 25 pounds or has an energy capacity greater than 300 watt-hours
but equal to or less than 2,000 watt-hours.
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(m) "Covered medium battery collection site" means a covered battery collection site
that meets the requirements of section 115A.1341, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a), (b), and
(d).
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(n) "Covered services" means transportation, processing, recycling, and disposal of
covered batteries and residual materials after collection. Covered services does not include:
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(1) repair or reuse of a covered battery by the collector; or
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(2) transport of a covered battery by the covered battery collector that collected it to or
between a covered battery collection site or sites that are operated by the covered battery
collector.
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(o) "Covered small battery" means a covered battery that weighs 11 pounds or less and
has an energy capacity of 300 watt-hours or less.
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(p) "Covered small battery collection site" means a covered battery collection site that
meets the requirements of section 115A.1341, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a), (c), and (d).
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(q) "Distribute" means to sell, offer, supply, ship, transport, or deliver a product to a
person that sells, offers, supplies, ships, transports, or delivers the product in or into the
state, regardless of whether title to the product is ever acquired by a person distributing the
product.
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(r) "Easily removable" or "easily removed" means that a battery can be removed by a
single person from a product by hand or by hand and the use of only:
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(1) a flathead, crosshead, or Phillips screwdriver;
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(2) a paper clip;
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(3) a coin; or
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(4) a hex key.
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(s) "Household hazardous waste management program" means a program established
under section 115A.96 to collect and manage household hazardous waste, as defined in
section 115A.96, that is established or operated by the agency or another public entity,
including but not limited to a political subdivision, state agency, or federally recognized
Tribe.
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(t) "Independent auditor" means a certified public accountant that:
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(1) holds a current active license under chapter 326A and rules adopted thereunder;
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(2) is retained by a covered battery stewardship organization;
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(3) is not otherwise employed by or affiliated with the commissioner or a covered battery
stewardship organization; and
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(4) is qualified to conduct an audit under section 115A.1337, subdivision 6, clause (8).
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(u) "Loose battery" means a battery that is not contained in or attached to a product. A
loose battery does not include a battery that is contained in an enclosure when the enclosure
is not integral to the operation of the battery.
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(v) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section 168.002.
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(w) "Participant" means a covered battery producer that is named by a covered battery
stewardship organization as meeting the covered battery producer's obligations under sections
115A.1331 to 115A.1347. If one covered battery producer is named as a participant by
voluntarily assuming responsibility for a covered battery on behalf of other covered battery
producers under paragraph (h), clause (4), then all those covered battery producers are also
participants.
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(x) "Rechargeable battery" means a battery that is designed and intended to have electrical
energy added to it by electrical or physical means after use.
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(y) "Residual material" means material and waste resulting from processing, recycling,
or disposal of a covered battery.
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(z) "Responsible market" means a market for covered batteries, for reclaimed materials
from collected covered batteries, or for any other recyclable residual material from collected
covered batteries that:
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(1) reuses, recycles, or otherwise recovers materials and disposes of contaminants in a
manner that protects the environment and minimizes risks to public health and worker health
and safety;
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(2) complies with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, rules, ordinances, and
other laws governing environmental, health, safety, and financial responsibility;
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(3) possesses all licenses and permits required by a federal or state agency or political
subdivision;
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(4) if operating in the state, recycles batteries to the maximum extent practicable in
accordance with section 115A.02, paragraph (b); and
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(5) minimizes adverse impacts to environmental justice areas.
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(aa) "Specialized covered battery recycler" means a person that, if and as applicable, is
properly authorized by the commissioner or, if operating in another state or country, an
equivalent state, federal, or other governmental body, to process or recycle useful materials
from covered batteries.
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This section is effective July 1, 2026.
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Sec. 4.
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[115A.1335] COVERED BATTERY STEWARDSHIP PLAN AND BUDGET.
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(a) By July 1, 2027:
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(1) a covered battery producer must contract with a covered battery stewardship
organization to act on the covered battery producer's behalf for purposes of complying with
the producer's obligations under sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347; and
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(2) a covered battery stewardship organization must:
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(i) notify the commissioner that it has been designated by covered battery producers to
act on their behalf; and
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(ii) provide to the commissioner its identity and contact information.
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(b) By January 1, 2029, a covered battery stewardship organization must submit to the
commissioner a covered battery stewardship plan that meets all requirements of subdivision
2 for review under subdivision 4.
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(a) A covered battery stewardship plan
must include:
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(1) identification of and contact information for the covered battery stewardship
organization;
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(2) a description and example of contracts, including a list of all parties to the contracts,
that must:
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(i) clearly grant the covered battery stewardship organization the authority to act on
behalf of the participants that the covered battery stewardship organization represents to
implement the covered battery stewardship plan;
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(ii) include a statement of responsibility of the participants that the covered battery
stewardship organization represents to comply with the approved covered battery stewardship
plan; and
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(iii) include a statement of responsibility of the participants that the covered battery
stewardship organization represents to fund the covered battery stewardship organization
as necessary to implement the covered battery stewardship plan, pay for associated costs,
and pay for fees and penalties assessed by the commissioner;
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(3) identification of and contact information for all participants in the covered battery
stewardship program;
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(4) identification of and contact information for each covered battery collector or
prospective covered battery collector that has agreed to operate covered battery collection
sites to collect covered batteries on behalf of the covered battery stewardship organization
and documentation of such agreements. A covered battery collection site may only be
included in one covered battery stewardship plan at a time;
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(5) identification of and contact information for each person providing covered services
and the location of all facilities where covered services will be provided;
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(6) identification and contact information for those persons that the covered battery
stewardship organization has contracted with and that will administer and implement the
covered battery stewardship program in accordance with section 115A.1337, subdivision
7. The relationship of the other persons to the covered battery stewardship organization and
their role in administering and implementing the covered battery stewardship program must
be described;
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(7) the address, county of location, and, in a form prescribed by the commissioner,
geolocation data for each covered battery collection site to be served through the covered
battery stewardship organization under the covered battery stewardship program and
identification of those covered battery collection sites that are operated by a household
hazardous waste management program;
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(8) a list of the brands covered under the covered battery stewardship program;
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(9) eligibility criteria for prospective covered battery collectors;
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(10) a description of how the covered battery stewardship program will provide
convenient, statewide collection according to subdivision 3 without collection of covered
batteries performed by collection sites on behalf of another covered battery stewardship
organization;
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(11) a description of how the covered battery stewardship organization will annually
monitor and ensure continuing compliance with the convenience standards under subdivision
3;
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(12) a description of how the covered battery stewardship organization will ensure each
covered battery collector is provided with the materials specified in section 115A.1337,
subdivision 1;
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(13) a description of how covered battery collection sites will be accessible according
to section 115A.1337, subdivision 2;
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(14) the performance standards for persons providing covered services for the covered
battery stewardship organization and the oversight methods by which the covered battery
stewardship organization will ensure continuing compliance with the performance standards.
The covered battery stewardship organization may determine performance standards, which
at a minimum must:
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(i) accord with clauses (17) to (20), (22), (23), and (36);
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(ii) ensure that covered services other than transportation are provided only by specialized
covered battery recyclers; and
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(iii) ensure covered batteries and residual materials are managed through responsible
markets;
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(15) a description of the oversight methods by which the covered battery stewardship
organization will ensure continuing compliance with the performance standards under clause
(14);
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(16) a description of how the covered battery stewardship organization will ensure that
there are multiple persons providing covered services to ensure resiliency in the system;
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(17) a description of methods by which the covered battery stewardship organization
will ensure that discarded covered batteries and residual materials managed under the covered
battery stewardship program are managed while in the state in compliance with rules adopted
under section 116.07 for managing solid waste and hazardous waste, when applicable, and,
when outside the state, with all applicable legal requirements for managing solid waste and
hazardous waste, as applicable;
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(18) a description of the actions the covered battery stewardship organization will take
upon receiving information of potential or actual noncompliance under clause (17) by any
person handling covered batteries under the covered battery stewardship program;
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(19) a description of methods by which the covered battery stewardship organization
will ensure that covered batteries and residual materials managed under the covered battery
stewardship program are managed in compliance with safety and health requirements for
employees administered by the Department of Labor and Industry and with fire protection
requirements administered by the Department of Public Safety while in the state and, when
outside the state, with all applicable federal, state, and local employee safety and health
requirements and fire protection requirements;
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(20) a description of the actions the covered battery stewardship organization will take
upon receiving information of potential or actual noncompliance under clause (19) by any
person handling covered batteries under the covered battery stewardship program;
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(21) a description of how the covered battery stewardship organization will ensure
sufficient and timely pickup and transport of covered batteries are provided to each covered
battery collection site so that the covered battery collection site can continuously and safely
collect and store covered batteries;
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(22) a description of methods by which the covered battery stewardship organization
will ensure that covered batteries and residual materials managed under the covered battery
stewardship program are transported in compliance with applicable regulations incorporated
by reference under section 221.033 for transporting hazardous materials while in the state
and, when outside the state, with all applicable legal requirements for transporting hazardous
materials;
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(23) a description of the actions the covered battery stewardship organization will take
upon receiving information of potential or actual noncompliance under clause (22) by any
person handling covered batteries under the covered battery stewardship program;
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(24) a statement of indemnification by the covered battery stewardship organization to
covered battery collectors for potential liability for improper downstream management of
covered batteries or residual materials by providers of covered services arranged for by the
covered battery stewardship organization and identified in the covered battery stewardship
plan under clause (5);
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(25) a description of how the covered battery stewardship organization will determine
and annually report the quantity of covered batteries collected under the covered battery
stewardship program by chemistry by weight;
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(26) a description of the outreach and education methods and activities that the covered
battery stewardship organization will ensure are provided according to section 115A.1337,
subdivision 4;
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(27) a description of how the covered battery stewardship organization will ensure that
there is at least one full-time representative of the covered battery stewardship organization
who is dedicated to implementing the covered battery stewardship program in this state and
serves as the primary contact between the covered battery stewardship organization and the
agency;
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(28) the proposed reimbursement rates for covered battery collectors that are household
hazardous waste management programs, according to the following:
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(i) the proposed reimbursement rates must cover all costs of collection incurred by the
covered battery collectors, which include but are not limited to:
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(A) labor, overhead, and supplies;
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(B) necessary collection and storage;
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(C) employee training; and
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(D) necessary safety materials;
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(ii) the covered battery stewardship organization may, on agreement with the covered
battery collectors, provide materials or services to covered battery collectors in lieu of
covering specific costs;
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(iii) necessary safety materials described in item (i), subitem (D), do not include fire
safety infrastructure, such as fire sprinklers or fire detection systems; and
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(iv) the covered battery stewardship organization must meet and agree on the proposed
reimbursement rates with covered battery collectors and prospective covered battery
collectors that are household hazardous waste management programs;
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(29) the proposed reimbursement rates for covered battery collectors that are not
household hazardous waste management programs, according to the following:
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(i) the proposed reimbursement rates must cover all of the following costs of collection
incurred by the covered battery collectors:
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(A) necessary collection and storage;
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(B) supplies;
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(C) employee training; and
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(D) necessary safety materials;
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(ii) the proposed reimbursement rates may, on agreement with the covered battery
collectors, cover costs of collection in addition to those described in item (i);
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(iii) the covered battery stewardship organization may, on agreement with the covered
battery collectors, provide materials or services to covered battery collectors in lieu of
covering specific costs;
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(iv) necessary safety materials described in item (i), subitem (C), do not include fire
safety infrastructure, such as fire sprinklers or fire detection systems; and
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(v) the covered battery stewardship organization must meet and agree on the proposed
reimbursement rates with covered battery collectors and prospective covered battery
collectors that are not household hazardous waste management programs;
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(30) documentation that the covered battery collectors and prospective covered battery
collectors identified in clause (4) have agreed to the proposed reimbursement rates in clauses
(28) and (29);
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(31) documentation that the number of covered battery collection sites identified in
clause (7) to be operated by the covered battery collectors identified in clause (4) are
sufficient to ensure that the covered battery stewardship organization will comply with the
convenience standards of subdivision 3;
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(32) a description of the system by which the covered battery stewardship organization
will provide advance payment or reimbursement to covered battery collectors in a manner
that provides:
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(i) periodic automatic payment of reimbursements at least annually; or
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(ii) a process for submitting reimbursement requests and reasonable timelines for
reimbursement, at intervals no longer than monthly unless otherwise agreed to by the covered
battery collector;
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(33) a description of the system by which the covered battery stewardship organization
will pay persons providing covered services in a manner that provides:
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(i) a clear process for submitting invoices; and
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(ii) reasonable timelines for payment, at intervals agreed to by the person providing
covered services;
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(34) a description of how the covered battery stewardship program costs will be allocated
among participants, either individually or among groups of participants identified by the
covered battery stewardship organization, such that the costs of managing covered batteries
are allocated equitably. As part of this description, a clear assignment of responsibility for
costs of managing covered batteries subject to a voluntary or mandatory recall to the
participant or participants associated with those covered batteries and not other participants
must be included;
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(35) a description of how the covered battery stewardship organization will comply with
subdivision 6, paragraph (b);
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(36) a description of how the covered battery stewardship organization will ensure that
covered batteries and residual materials managed under the covered battery stewardship
program are managed to the maximum extent practicable in accordance with section 115A.02,
paragraph (b);
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(37) a description of how the covered battery stewardship organization will take actions
within its purview and provide feedback for covered battery producers to enable
improvements in product design and material use, technology, and personnel training that
could raise the future maximum extent practicable for management described in clause (36),
including consideration of covered battery reuse, repair, and product life cycle;
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(38) a description of how the covered battery stewardship organization will annually
report to the commissioner, by chemistry by weight, the end management through recycling
or disposal of covered batteries for which the covered battery stewardship program was
responsible during each calendar year; and
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(39) a description of how the covered battery stewardship organization will take action
to decrease the incidence of covered batteries in solid waste in the state, including providing
collection opportunities under section 115A.1337, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
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(b) By January 1, 2029, and annually thereafter, a covered battery stewardship
organization must submit an anticipated annual budget for the covered battery stewardship
program for that calendar year, broken down into the covered battery stewardship program's
estimated costs for administration, collection, sorting after collection, storage after collection,
transportation after collection, processing, recycling, disposal, and communication, including
the cost of fees under section 115A.1339. The budget is not subject to review and approval
under subdivisions 4 and 5.
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(a) A covered battery stewardship plan must provide
convenient, statewide collection for all covered batteries that are offered to covered battery
collectors by a person in the state, regardless of:
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(1) a covered battery's type, physical size, energy capacity, or chemistry;
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(2) a covered battery's brand; or
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(3) the producer of a covered battery.
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(b) A covered battery stewardship plan submitted by a covered battery stewardship
organization must independently meet the convenience standards in paragraphs (c) to (d)
without cost sharing, collaboration, or consideration of activities of another covered battery
stewardship organization.
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(c) For covered small batteries, a covered battery stewardship organization must:
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(1) in each county with a population of 10,000 or less, maintain at least two covered
small battery collection sites;
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(2) in each county with a population greater than 10,000 but less than or equal to 100,000,
maintain at least two covered small battery collection sites and at least one additional covered
small battery collection site for each additional 10,000 in population above a population of
10,000;
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(3) in each county with a population greater than 100,000, maintain at least 11 covered
small battery collection sites and at least one additional covered small battery collection
site for each additional 50,000 in population above a population of 100,000; and
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(4) maintain a covered small battery collection site located within ten miles of the
household of at least 95 percent of the residents of the state.
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(d) For covered medium batteries, a covered battery stewardship organization must:
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(1) in each county with a population of 100,000 or less, maintain at least one covered
medium battery collection site;
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(2) in each county with a population greater than 100,000, maintain at least two covered
medium battery collection sites and at least one additional covered medium battery collection
site for each additional 100,000 in population above a population of 100,000; and
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(3) maintain a covered medium battery collection site located within ten miles of the
household of at least 95 percent of the residents of the state.
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(e) When demonstrating compliance with paragraphs (c) and (d), a covered battery
stewardship organization may count a covered medium battery collection site as a covered
small battery collection site.
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(f) A covered battery stewardship organization must ensure no net loss in estimated
collection convenience and capacity for covered batteries from the program in place on
January 1, 2026.
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(g) Upon a showing by a covered battery stewardship organization that meeting the
convenience standard of paragraph (c) or (d), for a specific county or development region
would cause undue hardship to the covered battery stewardship organization, the
commissioner may approve an alternative convenience standard if the proposed alternative
convenience standard would reasonably result in equivalent covered battery collection
convenience.
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(a) Within
120 days after receiving a complete covered battery stewardship plan submitted under this
section, the commissioner must determine whether the stewardship plan complies with this
section and will ensure that elements required by subdivision 2, paragraph (a), will be met
to the maximum extent practicable. The commissioner must provide a written notice of
determination according to this subdivision.
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(b) In conducting a review of a covered battery stewardship plan, the commissioner may
consult with interested parties.
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(c) For at least 30 days before approving a covered battery stewardship plan, the
commissioner must place the stewardship plan on the agency's publicly accessible website
for public review and comment.
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(d) If the commissioner determines that a covered battery stewardship plan fails to
comply with this section or will not ensure that elements required by subdivision 2, paragraph
(a), will be met to the maximum extent practicable, the commissioner must reject the covered
battery stewardship plan. The commissioner must provide a written notice of determination
to the covered battery stewardship organization describing the reasons for the rejection.
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(e) After any consultation under paragraph (b) and review of public comments received
under paragraph (c), if the commissioner determines that a covered battery stewardship plan
complies with this section and will ensure that elements required by subdivision 2, paragraph
(a), will be met to the maximum extent practicable, the commissioner must approve the
covered battery stewardship plan. The commissioner must provide a written notice of
determination to the covered battery stewardship organization and must publish the approved
covered battery stewardship plan on the agency's publicly accessible website within 30 days
after approval.
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(f) The covered battery stewardship organization must implement the covered battery
stewardship plan approved by the commissioner, including any amendments to the
stewardship plan that are approved by the commissioner according to subdivision 5, within
60 days after receiving written notice of approval.
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(g) For each covered battery stewardship plan or amendment submitted to the
commissioner for review, the commissioner may consider the data submitted according to
section 115A.1337, subdivision 6, and other relevant information to establish requirements
to improve the effectiveness, performance, and awareness of the covered battery stewardship
program.
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(a) A covered
battery stewardship organization may amend a covered battery stewardship plan approved
under subdivision 4 without review or approval by the commissioner to make the changes
specified in clauses (1) to (3). Within 30 days after adopting an amendment under this
paragraph, a covered battery stewardship organization must report the amendment to the
commissioner and the commissioner must publish the amended stewardship plan on the
agency's publicly accessible website. A covered battery stewardship organization must
implement amendments made to a stewardship plan under this paragraph within 60 days
after adopting the amendment. A covered battery stewardship organization may:
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(1) add; terminate, when authorized under section 115A.1337, subdivision 1, if applicable;
or replace a covered battery collector, collection site, person providing covered services,
or facility where covered services will be performed;
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(2) add or remove participants or brands covered under a covered battery stewardship
plan; or
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(3) change contact staff or contact staff information for a covered battery stewardship
organization, participants, covered battery collectors, or persons providing covered services.
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(b) Except for an amendment under paragraph (a), a covered battery stewardship plan
containing any amendment must be submitted to and reviewed and approved by the
commissioner before it may be implemented by a covered battery stewardship organization.
The commissioner must review and approve or reject the covered battery stewardship plan
containing the proposed amendment according to subdivision 4.
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(c) A covered battery stewardship organization must submit an amended covered battery
stewardship plan for review:
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(1) at least every five years according to this subdivision and subdivision 4; or
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(2) within 60 days if the commissioner determines that an amended stewardship plan is
necessary to implement sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347.
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(d) A covered battery stewardship organization may terminate a covered battery
stewardship plan only:
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(1) by providing at least 90 days' written notice to the commissioner and to all covered
battery stewardship organizations and participants in the covered battery stewardship
program; and
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(2) after a replacement covered battery stewardship plan submitted by the covered battery
stewardship organization or a new covered battery stewardship organization is approved
by the commissioner under subdivision 4.
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(e) The commissioner may terminate a covered battery stewardship plan for good cause,
as defined in paragraph (f). If the commissioner terminates a covered battery stewardship
plan, the commissioner must provide the covered battery stewardship organization with
written notice of termination describing the good cause for termination. The commissioner
must also notify all participants in the covered battery stewardship program in writing of
the termination, using the contact information for the participants provided in the covered
battery stewardship plan.
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(f) For purposes of paragraph (e), "good cause" includes but is not limited to:
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(1) failure by a covered battery stewardship organization to:
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(i) fully and accurately disclose required or requested information to the commissioner;
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(ii) comply with the terms of sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347; or
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(iii) pay fees or penalties owed to the commissioner or comply with an order lawfully
issued by the commissioner; and
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(2) a finding that a covered battery stewardship organization's activities endanger human
health or the environment and the danger cannot reasonably be removed by an amendment
to a covered battery stewardship plan.
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new text begin Compliance. new text end
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(a) A covered battery stewardship organization must comply with
a covered battery stewardship plan approved by the commissioner, including any amendments
to the stewardship plan that are made according to subdivision 5, paragraph (a) or (b). A
covered battery stewardship organization must ensure that all participants, covered battery
collectors, and persons providing covered services acting on behalf of the covered battery
stewardship organization also comply with the stewardship plan and are responsible to the
covered battery stewardship organization and to the commissioner for compliance.
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(b) A covered battery stewardship organization must ensure that covered battery collectors
are reimbursed according to the reimbursement rates approved by the commissioner according
to this section and the system described in a covered battery stewardship plan.
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(c) A covered battery stewardship organization must ensure that all costs of a covered
battery stewardship program as specified in sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347 are fully
paid for by participants. All costs of a covered battery stewardship program must be allocated
fairly between groups of participants without any fee, charge, surcharge, or any other cost
to:
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(1) any member of the public;
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(2) any business other than a covered battery producer;
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(3) any covered battery collector;
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(4) any person providing covered services;
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(5) the state or any political subdivision; or
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(6) any other person that is not a covered battery producer.
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This section is effective July 1, 2026.
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Sec. 5.
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[115A.1337] COVERED BATTERY STEWARDSHIP ORGANIZATION;
DUTIES AND STRUCTURE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Duties to covered battery collectors. new text end
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(a) A covered battery stewardship
organization must ensure that the following are provided to each covered battery collector:
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(1) reimbursement at the rates determined according to section 115A.1335 and the system
described in a covered battery stewardship plan;
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(2) pickup and transport of collected covered batteries from each covered battery
collection site in sufficient time and quantity to allow a covered battery collector to safely
receive covered batteries without interruption or cost to the covered battery collector;
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(3) appropriate containers for storage and transportation of covered batteries and supplies
necessary for the collection of covered batteries;
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(4) signage to identify collection sites and the covered batteries accepted at the collection
sites;
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(5) training for covered battery collection site employees on identifying and safely
handling and storing covered batteries, including damaged, defective, or recalled batteries,
also known as DDR batteries; and
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(6) educational materials that address the information described in subdivision 4,
paragraph (a), clause (3), for distribution to members of the public and businesses in
Minnesota. The educational materials must be made available in English and at least the
three languages most commonly spoken at homes in the state other than English, according
to the state demographer.
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(b) A covered battery stewardship organizations must consider the request of a covered
battery collector to perform covered services if the covered battery collector meets the
performance standards in a covered battery stewardship plan under section 115A.1335,
subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (14), and the covered battery collector and the covered
battery stewardship organization agree after negotiation in good faith on the fees to be paid
to the covered battery collector for performing the covered services. A covered battery
stewardship plan must identify the covered battery collector as providing covered services
according to section 115A.1335, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (5).
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(c) A covered battery stewardship organizations must allow the following persons to
serve as a covered battery collector:
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(1) a person that agrees to operate or continues to operate a covered battery collection
site in compliance with:
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(i) section 115A.1341, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a) and (d);
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(ii) section 115A.1341, subdivision 1, paragraph (b) or (c), as applicable;
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(iii) the conditions in section 115A.1335, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (17) to
(20), (22), and (23); and
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(iv) any other applicable provisions of a covered battery stewardship plan in section
115A.1335; and
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(2) a household hazardous waste management program.
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(d) A covered battery stewardship organization may not require a person that sells, offers
for sale or promotional purposes, distributes, or facilitates a sale of a covered battery or
battery-containing product in or into the state to be a covered battery collector or operate a
covered battery collection site.
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(e) A covered battery stewardship organization may terminate a covered battery collector,
except a household hazardous waste management program, and cease payment to the covered
battery collector for good cause. Good cause under this paragraph does not include accepting
a battery subject to recall. A covered battery stewardship organization may suspend a covered
battery collector that is a household hazardous waste management program and cease
payment to the covered battery collector for good cause with the approval of the
commissioner, until the commissioner determines that the household hazardous waste
management program is compliant with sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347.
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(a) A covered battery stewardship program must provide
convenient, equitable, and accessible service to all persons in Minnesota, including but not
limited to people of color; Minnesota Tribal governments as defined in section 10.65,
subdivision 2; those that are non-English speaking; immigrant and refugee communities;
those with limited access to transportation; and those in environmental justice areas.
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(b) A covered battery stewardship program must include collection opportunities beyond
those required under section 115A.1335, subdivision 3, to better serve populations under
paragraph (a).
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(c) Where feasible, a covered battery stewardship program must encourage establishing
covered battery collection sites in proximity to local public transit.
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new text begin Oversight. new text end
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A covered battery stewardship organization must ensure that covered
batteries and residual materials managed under a covered battery stewardship program are
managed according to the performance standards in section 115A.1335, subdivision 2,
paragraph (a), clause (14), by all persons providing covered services.
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new text begin Program effectiveness. new text end
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(a) To support the effectiveness of a covered battery
stewardship program, a covered battery stewardship organization must provide outreach
and education to:
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(1) persons that might sell, offer for sale or promotional purposes, distribute, or facilitate
a sale of covered batteries in or into the state, to inform them of the requirements of section
115A.1347, subdivision 2;
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(2) potential covered battery collectors and persons that are collecting covered batteries
before the effective date of this section to inform them how to request coverage by a covered
battery stewardship program; and
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(3) members of the public to raise awareness of:
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(i) public health and safety and environmental risks caused by improperly charging,
storing, and disposing of covered batteries;
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(ii) the need to safely charge and store covered batteries;
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(iii) the benefits of recycling covered batteries in contrast to disposal; and
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(iv) the existence of a covered battery stewardship program and the ability to manage
covered batteries at no cost, including the location and convenience of covered battery
collection sites in the state.
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(b) A covered battery stewardship organization must maintain a publicly accessible
website to locate covered battery collection sites through map-based and text-based searches.
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(c) The commissioner may determine the effectiveness of a covered battery stewardship
program using information from waste composition studies under section 115A.412 and
other information available to the commissioner. The commissioner may require a covered
battery stewardship organization to submit for approval proposals that when implemented
would decrease the incidence of covered batteries in solid waste in accordance with section
115A.1335, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (39). A covered battery stewardship
organization must implement a proposal that is approved by the commissioner.
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new text begin Stakeholder consultation. new text end
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(a) A covered battery stewardship organization
must regularly consult with stakeholders associated with covered batteries. If there is more
than one covered battery stewardship organization, each covered battery stewardship
organization must jointly fulfill the requirements of this subdivision. At least one consultation
meeting must occur before a covered battery stewardship plan is submitted to the
commissioner.
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(b) A consultation meeting is to:
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(1) assist with drafting and continuous review of a covered battery stewardship
organization's outreach and education activities, including but not limited to signage and
educational materials; and
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(2) make recommendations to a covered battery stewardship organization and the
commissioner to continuously improve the effectiveness of the outreach and education
activities and maximize participation in a covered battery stewardship program.
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(c) A meeting must include representatives of stakeholders of a covered battery
stewardship program, including but not limited to the commissioner, household hazardous
waste management programs, covered battery collectors that are not household waste
management programs, persons providing or that might provide covered services, producers,
and other persons providing statewide representation.
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By June 1 each year after a covered battery stewardship plan is
approved under section 115A.1335, subdivision 4, a covered battery stewardship organization
must report to the commissioner, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner,
on the covered battery stewardship organization's activities during the preceding calendar
year. A report must include:
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(1) the address, county of location, and geolocation data for each covered battery
collection site served by the covered battery stewardship program during the preceding
calendar year;
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(2) the chemistry by weight of covered batteries collected during each calendar year, in
accordance with section 115A.1335, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (25);
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(3) a description by chemistry by weight of the end management through recycling or
disposal of the covered batteries shipped from covered battery collection sites under the
covered battery stewardship program, in accordance with section 115A.1335, subdivision
2, paragraph (a), clause (38);
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(4) the method or methods of verification used by the covered battery stewardship
organization to ensure that the description in clause (3) accurately reflects the actual end
management of the covered batteries;
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(5) the effectiveness of the covered battery stewardship organization's efforts to decrease
the incidence of covered batteries in solid waste in the state, in accordance with section
115A.1335, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (39);
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(6) a summary of the results of the oversight according to section 115A.1335, subdivision
2, paragraph (a), clause (14);
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(7) a description of outreach and education activities provided by the covered battery
stewardship organization during the preceding calendar year according to subdivision 4;
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(8) a financial report on the covered battery stewardship program, including actual costs
and funding compared to the budget for the year submitted under section 115A.1335,
subdivision 2, paragraph (b). The financial report must include an audit report of the covered
battery stewardship program, including the covered battery stewardship organization and
any additional covered battery stewardship organizations, by an independent auditor. The
independent auditor may be selected by the covered battery stewardship organization and
may be rejected by the commissioner for good cause. If the commissioner rejects an
independent auditor, the covered battery stewardship organization must select a different
independent auditor, which may be rejected by the commissioner for good cause;
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(9) the proposed and actual budget for the period covered by the report; and
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(10) starting in the second year after the covered battery stewardship organization's first
covered battery stewardship plan is approved by the commissioner, and then every third
year thereafter, a performance audit of the covered battery stewardship program. The
performance audit must conform to audit standards established by the United States
Government Accountability Office; the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers
and Treasurers; or another nationally recognized organization approved by the commissioner.
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new text begin Organization of a covered battery stewardship organization. new text end
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(a) A covered
battery stewardship organization must comply with section 5.36.
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(b) A covered battery stewardship organization may contract with any persons to
implement or administer a portion or portions of a covered battery stewardship plan or to
coordinate with a group or groups of participants.
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(c) A contract established under paragraph (b) must be described under section
115A.1335, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (6).
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(d) Notwithstanding any contract established under paragraph (b), a covered battery
stewardship organization must:
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(1) submit a covered battery stewardship plan to the commissioner meeting the
requirements of sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347;
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(2) submit a report to the commissioner according to subdivision 6 meeting the
requirements of sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347;
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(3) serve as the single point of contact for reporting, reimbursement, and payment to the
agency; and
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(4) maintain all responsibility and liability for compliance with all other requirements
of sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347 applicable to a covered battery stewardship organization.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective July 1, 2026.
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Sec. 6.
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[115A.1339] FEES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
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(a) By October 1, 2027, the commissioner must
calculate the sum of all costs that the agency incurred to implement and administer sections
115A.1331 to 115A.1347 from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.
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(b) By December 1, 2027, the commissioner must assess an administrative fee and
equally split the fee among all covered battery stewardship organizations at an amount that
is adequate to reimburse the agency's costs calculated under paragraph (a). A covered battery
stewardship organization must pay the assessed administrative fee by the due date set by
the commissioner.
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(c) By April 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, the commissioner must calculate the sum
of all costs that the agency incurred to implement and administer sections 115A.1331 to
115A.1347 during the six months of July through December of the preceding calendar year.
By October 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, the commissioner must calculate the sum of
all costs that the agency incurred to implement and administer sections 115A.1331 to
115A.1347 during the six months of January through June of that calendar year.
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(d) Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner must semiannually assess the
annual administrative fees and equally split the fees among all covered battery stewardship
organizations at an amount that is adequate to reimburse the agency's costs calculated under
paragraph (c). A covered battery stewardship organization must pay the assessed
administrative fees by the due dates set by the commissioner.
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(e) All agency costs calculated under this subdivision may be recovered in a civil action
brought by the attorney general against any person that may be liable under this subdivision
or any other law. Any costs that are recovered by the attorney general, including any award
of attorney fees, must be deposited in the covered battery stewardship account in the special
revenue fund.
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new text begin Disposition of fees. new text end
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The total amount of net fees collected under this section
must not exceed the amount necessary to reimburse agency costs as calculated under
subdivision 1. All fees received under subdivision 1 must be deposited in the state treasury
and credited to a covered battery stewardship account in the special revenue fund. The
amount collected under this section is annually appropriated to the commissioner to
implement and enforce sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347.
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This section is effective July 1, 2026.
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[115A.1341] COVERED BATTERY COLLECTOR DUTIES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Accepting covered batteries. new text end
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(a) A covered battery collector must accept
covered batteries of any brand, type, or chemistry without imposing a fee, charge, surcharge,
or other cost to any person other than a covered battery stewardship organization.
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(b) At a covered medium battery collection site, a covered battery collector must accept
from any person daily at least:
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(1) ten covered small batteries; and
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(2) four covered medium batteries.
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(c) At a covered small battery collection site, a covered battery collector must accept
from any person daily at least ten covered small batteries.
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(d) A covered battery collection site must be open to receiving covered batteries at least
12 operating hours per week, 50 weeks each calendar year.
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(e) A household hazardous waste management program may accept covered batteries
at any covered battery collection site that the program operates.
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(f) A covered battery stewardship organization may count a covered battery collection
site when demonstrating compliance with the convenience standards under section
115A.1335, subdivision 3, only if the covered battery collection site complies with paragraph
(b) or (c).
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new text begin Storing accepted covered batteries. new text end
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A covered battery collector must manage
and store all accepted covered batteries safely and in compliance with all applicable federal,
state, and local laws, including but not limited to applicable rules adopted under section
116.07 for managing solid waste and hazardous waste.
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new text begin Training. new text end
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A covered battery collector must ensure and document that training
is provided for covered battery collection site employees on identifying and safely handling
and storing covered batteries, including damaged, defective, or recalled batteries, also known
as DDR batteries. A covered battery collector may provide the training or may receive
training through a covered battery stewardship organization.
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new text begin Record keeping. new text end
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(a) A covered battery collector must maintain records as
specified in this paragraph for at least three years and make the records available to the
commissioner for inspection. The records must include the chemistry by weight of covered
batteries and any additional information required by the commissioner. The records must
document for each calendar year the covered batteries:
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(1) accepted at a covered battery collection site; and
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(2) shipped from a covered battery collection site.
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(b) A covered battery collector must maintain documentation of each employee's training
related to covered batteries starting on the date of training and for at least three years
following the last day that the employee worked for the covered battery collector.
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[115A.1345] OTHER AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES.
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(a) Except as
provided in paragraph (d), a covered battery stewardship organization may maintain a civil
action against one or more covered battery producers to recover a portion of the covered
battery stewardship organization's costs and additional amounts according to this subdivision.
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(b) Damages recoverable under this subdivision may not exceed a fair share of the actual
costs incurred by the plaintiff covered battery stewardship organization under sections
115A.1331 to 115A.1347; of managing covered batteries of other covered battery producers
that were not participants; or that should otherwise have been due to the covered battery
stewardship organization. Additional amounts recoverable under this subdivision include
an award of reasonable attorney fees and costs. If a defendant covered battery producer did
not participate in a covered battery stewardship program during the period when covered
batteries of the defendant were managed by the plaintiff covered battery stewardship
organization, a punitive sum of up to three times the damages awarded may be assessed.
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(c) A plaintiff covered battery stewardship organization may establish a defendant
covered battery producer's fair share of the plaintiff's actual costs by providing the court
with information establishing the process by which the defendant covered battery producer's
share of covered battery stewardship program costs would have been allocated had the
defendant covered battery producer been a participant in the program or paid its allocated
share if it was a participant. A plaintiff covered battery stewardship organization may use
data from covered battery producers similar in covered battery, financial status, or market
share to the defendant covered battery producer to provide the information.
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(d) An action may not be commenced under this subdivision against a potential defendant
until 60 days after the plaintiff provides to all potential defendants a written notice of the
claim setting forth the amount of the claim and the basis for the calculation of the amount.
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(e) No action may be brought under this subdivision against a person other than a covered
battery producer.
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(f) The commissioner may not be a party to or be required to provide assistance or
otherwise participate in a civil action authorized under this subdivision unless subject to a
subpoena before a court of jurisdiction.
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new text begin Conduct authorized. new text end
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A covered battery producer or covered battery stewardship
organization that organizes collection and covered services for covered batteries under
sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347 is immune from liability for the conduct under state laws
relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, and other regulation of trade
or commerce only to the extent that the conduct is necessary to plan and implement the
covered battery producer's or covered battery stewardship organization's chosen system.
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new text begin Duty to retain and provide information. new text end
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(a) Upon request of the commissioner
for purposes of implementing sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347, 115A.9157, or 325E.125,
a person must furnish to the commissioner any information that the person has or may
reasonably obtain.
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(b) A covered battery stewardship organization must retain any information referenced
in a covered battery stewardship plan or report required under section 115A.1337 for at
least three years after the termination of the covered battery stewardship plan.
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new text begin Contracts. new text end
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(a) Any person awarded a contract under chapter 16C for purchase
or lease of covered batteries that is found to be in violation of sections 115A.1331 to
115A.1347 is subject to the following sanctions:
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(1) the contract must be voided if the commissioner of administration determines that
the potential adverse impact to the state is exceeded by the benefit obtained from voiding
the contract; and
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(2) the contractor is subject to suspension and disbarment under Minnesota Rules, part
1230.1150.
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(b) If the attorney general establishes that any money, property, or benefit was obtained
by a contractor as a result of violating sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347, the court may, in
addition to any other remedy, order the disgorgement of the unlawfully obtained money,
property, or benefit.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Multistate implementation. new text end
new text begin
The commissioner may participate in establishing
a regional multistate organization or compact to assist in carrying out the requirements of
sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Rules. new text end
new text begin
The commissioner may adopt rules to implement sections 115A.1331
to 115A.1347. The 18-month time limit under section 14.125 does not apply to rulemaking
under this subdivision.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Batteries subject to recall for safety reasons. new text end
new text begin
All costs for receipt, sorting,
storage, transport, processing, recycling, and disposal of a battery subject to recall for safety
reasons that would otherwise be a covered battery are the responsibility of the person that
would otherwise be the covered battery producer of the battery. A covered battery stewardship
organization may charge that person for any costs incurred by the covered battery stewardship
organization managing such a battery. The covered battery stewardship organization may
take action under subdivision 1 to recover such costs. A covered battery stewardship
organization is responsible only for collection and management of such a battery if received
by a covered battery collector, and not any other actions associated with recall of the battery.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2026.
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Sec. 9.
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[115A.1347] DISPOSAL PROHIBITIONS; BATTERY LABELING;
COVERED BATTERY SALES RESTRICTION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Disposal prohibition. new text end
new text begin
(a) A person may not place a covered battery into:
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(1) solid waste; or
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(2) a recycling container that a covered battery collector, or another person that will
ensure proper management of collected covered batteries, has not clearly marked for use
for collecting covered batteries.
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(b) A person must manage a covered battery that is discarded by delivering the covered
battery to a covered battery collection site or to a recycling facility for covered batteries.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Until recycled, covered batteries are not exempt from any applicable rules adopted
under section 116.07 for managing hazardous waste.
new text end
new text begin
(d) An owner or operator of a waste facility or recycling facility may only be found in
violation of paragraph (a) or (b) for a covered battery placed by another person if:
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new text begin
(1) the commissioner first determines that the owner or operator has not complied with
the applicable requirements of the solid waste permit issued by the commissioner or
established by rule, such as requirements for the management of materials that are prohibited
for placement in solid waste; and
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new text begin
(2) the owner or operator does not immediately remove and properly manage the covered
battery when the owner or operator discovers it.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Labeling and sale; requirements. new text end
new text begin
(a) A person may not sell, including online
sales; offer for sale or promotional purposes; distribute; or facilitate a sale of a covered
battery in or into the state unless the covered battery is labeled as required under clauses
(1) and (2). Labeling under this paragraph must be permanently marked on or affixed to the
covered battery and must use language, graphics, or a QR code. A QR code must be
compliant with International Organization of Standardization 18004:2015 and access
equivalent data via the Internet that is available without a fee or a requirement to create an
account. The labeling must identify:
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new text begin
(1) the battery chemistry employed to store energy in the battery; and
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(2) the manufacturer of the battery or the brand under which the battery will be sold.
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new text begin
(b) A person may not sell, including online sales; offer for sale or promotional purposes;
distribute; or facilitate a sale of a covered battery or a battery-containing product in or into
the state unless:
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new text begin
(1) the covered battery producer is named as a participant in a covered battery stewardship
plan published on the agency's publicly accessible website under section 115A.1335,
subdivision 4, paragraph (e), or 5, paragraph (a);
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new text begin
(2) the brand is named as covered in a covered battery stewardship plan published on
the agency's publicly accessible website under section 115A.1335, subdivision 4, paragraph
(e), or 5, paragraph (a); or
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new text begin
(3) the covered battery stewardship organization with which the covered battery producer
is a participant has obtained approval of reimbursement rates according to section 115A.1335.
new text end
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(c) A person may not sell, including online sales; offer for sale or promotional purposes;
distribute; or facilitate a sale of a covered battery or a battery-containing product in or into
the state if the covered battery stewardship plan under which the covered battery was covered
has been terminated under section 115A.1335, subdivision 5, until a new covered battery
stewardship plan is approved under section 115A.1335, subdivision 4.
new text end
new text begin
(d) This subdivision does not apply to sales, including online sales; offers for sale or
promotional purposes; distribution; or facilitation of a sale of a used covered battery or used
battery-containing product.
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new text begin
(e) A person is not in violation of paragraph (b) or (c) if, within six months before the
date the person sells, offers for sale or promotional purposes, distributes, or facilitates a sale
of a covered battery or battery-containing product in or into the state, a covered battery
stewardship plan published on the agency's publicly accessible website under section
115A.1335, subdivision 4, paragraph (e), or 5, paragraph (a), identified the covered battery
producer as a participant or the brand as covered in a covered battery stewardship program.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2029.
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Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115A.554, is amended to read:
115A.554 AUTHORITY OF SANITARY DISTRICTS.
A sanitary district has the authorities and duties of counties within the district's boundary
for purposes of sections 115A.0716; 115A.46, subdivisions 4 and 5; 115A.48; 115A.551;
115A.552; 115A.553; 115A.919; 115A.929; 115A.93; 115A.96, subdivision 6; deleted text begin 115A.961;deleted text end
116.072; 375.18, subdivision 14; 400.04; 400.06; 400.07; 400.08; 400.16; and 400.161.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2026.
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Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115A.9157, is amended to read:
115A.9157 RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND PRODUCTS.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
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For the purpose of this section, "rechargeable battery" means
a sealed nickel-cadmium battery, a sealed lead acid battery, or any other rechargeable battery,
except a rechargeable battery governed by section 115A.9155 or exempted by the
commissioner under subdivision 9.
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new text begin
The terms used in this section have the meanings given
in sections 115A.03 and 115A.1331.
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Subd. 2.
Prohibition.
deleted text begin
Effective August 1, 1991, a person may not place in mixed
municipal solid waste a rechargeable battery, a rechargeable battery pack, a product with a
nonremovable rechargeable battery, or a product powered by rechargeable batteries or
rechargeable battery pack, from which all batteries or battery packs have not been removed.
deleted text end
new text begin
A person may not place a product powered by rechargeable batteries in solid waste unless
all batteries have been removed from the product.
new text end
Subd. 3.
Collection and management costs.
A manufacturer of deleted text begin rechargeable batteries
ordeleted text end products powered by rechargeable batteriesnew text begin that are not easily removable from the productsnew text end
is responsible for the costs of collecting and managing its deleted text begin waste rechargeable batteries and
wastedeleted text end products new text begin under subdivision 5 new text end to ensure that the new text begin products and new text end batteries are not part of
the solid waste stream.
Subd. 5.
Collection and management programs.
(a) deleted text begin By September 20, 1995, the
manufacturersdeleted text end new text begin A manufacturer under subdivision 3new text end or their representative organization shall
implement new text begin a new text end permanent deleted text begin programs, based on the results of the pilot projects required in
Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 115A.9157, subdivision 4,deleted text end new text begin programnew text end that may be reasonably
expected to collect 90 percent of the deleted text begin waste rechargeable batteries and thedeleted text end participating
deleted text begin manufacturers'deleted text end new text begin manufacturer'snew text end products powered by rechargeable batteries new text begin that are not easily
removable from the products and new text end that are generated new text begin as waste new text end in the state. The deleted text begin batteries anddeleted text end
products collected must be recycled or otherwise managed or disposed of properly.
(b) In every odd-numbered year deleted text begin after 1995deleted text end , each manufacturer or a representative
organization shall provide information to the new text begin commissioner and the new text end senate and house of
representatives committees having jurisdiction over environment and natural resources and
environment and natural resources finance that specifies at least the estimated amount of
new text begin battery-containing products powered by new text end rechargeable batteries new text begin that are not easily removed
from the products new text end subject to this section deleted text begin solddeleted text end new text begin generated as wastenew text end in the state by deleted text begin eachdeleted text end
manufacturer deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end the amount of deleted text begin batteries eachdeleted text end new text begin such productsnew text end collected during the previous
two yearsnew text begin , and the methodology used to calculate those amountsnew text end . A representative
organization may report the amounts in aggregate for all the members of the organization.
Subd. 6.
deleted text begin List of participantsdeleted text end new text begin Program noticenew text end .
A manufacturer or its representative
organization shall inform new text begin the commissioner and new text end the committees listed in subdivision 5 when
they begin deleted text begin participating in the projects and programsdeleted text end new text begin implementing a program under
subdivision 5new text end and immediately if they deleted text begin withdraw participationdeleted text end new text begin stop implementing a programnew text end .
Subd. 7.
Contracts.
A manufacturer or a representative organization of manufacturers
may contract with deleted text begin the state or a political subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin any personnew text end to provide collection services
under this section. The manufacturer or organization shall fully reimburse the deleted text begin state or
political subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin personnew text end for the value of any contractual services rendered under this
subdivision.
Subd. 8.
Anticompetitive conduct.
A manufacturer or organization of manufacturers
and its officers, members, employees, and agents who participate in deleted text begin projects or programs
to collect and properly manage waste rechargeable batteries or products powered by
rechargeable batteriesdeleted text end new text begin a program under this sectionnew text end are immune from liability under state
law relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, and other regulation of
trade or commerce for activities related to the collection and management of deleted text begin batteries anddeleted text end
products required under this section.
deleted text begin Subd. 9. deleted text end
deleted text begin Exemptions. deleted text end
deleted text begin
To ensure that new types of batteries do not add additional
hazardous or toxic materials to the mixed municipal solid waste stream, the commissioner
of the agency may exempt a new type of rechargeable battery from the requirements of this
section if it poses no unreasonable hazard when placed in and processed or disposed of as
part of a mixed municipal solid waste.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.92, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Mercury thermometers prohibited.
(a) A manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer
may not sell or distribute at no cost a thermometer containing mercury that was manufactured
after June 1, 2001.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an electronic thermometer with a battery containing
mercury if the battery is in compliance with deleted text begin section 325E.125deleted text end new text begin subdivision 8lnew text end .
(c) A manufacturer is in compliance with this subdivision if the manufacturer:
(1) has received an exclusion or exemption from a state that is a member of the Interstate
Mercury Education and Reduction Clearinghouse (IMERC) for replacement parts when no
alternative is available or for an application when no feasible alternative is available;
(2) submits a copy of the approved exclusion or exemption to the commissioner; and
(3) meets all of the requirements in the approved exclusion or exemption for the
manufacturer's activities within the state.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.92, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 8l. new text end
new text begin Ban; mercury in batteries. new text end
new text begin
A person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute
in or into the state:
new text end
new text begin
(1) an alkaline manganese battery that contains mercury that is not a button cell
nonrechargeable battery;
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new text begin
(2) a nonrechargeable button cell battery that contains more than 25 milligrams of
mercury; or
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new text begin
(3) a dry cell battery containing a mercuric oxide electrode.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 325E.125, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Prohibitions.
deleted text begin A manufacturer of rechargeable batteries or products powered
by rechargeable batteries that does not participate in the pilot projects and programs required
in section 115A.9157deleted text end new text begin A personnew text end may not sell, new text begin including online sales, facilitate a sale of,
new text end distribute, or offer for sale in new text begin or into new text end this state rechargeable batteries or products powered
by rechargeable batteries deleted text begin after January 1, 1992.
deleted text end
deleted text begin After January 1, 1992, a person who first purchases rechargeable batteries or products
powered by rechargeable batteries for importation into the state for resale may not purchase
rechargeable batteries or products powered by rechargeable batteries made by any person
other than adeleted text end new text begin that are not easily removable unless thenew text end manufacturer deleted text begin thatdeleted text end participates in the
deleted text begin projects and programsdeleted text end new text begin programnew text end required under section 115A.9157.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 325E.1251, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Recovery of costs.
Section 325E.125 may be enforced under deleted text begin sectiondeleted text end new text begin sectionsnew text end
115.071new text begin and 116.072new text end . In an enforcement action under this section in which the state prevails,
the state may recover reasonable administrative expenses, court costs, and attorney fees
incurred to take the enforcement action, in an amount to be determined by the court.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 16. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.9155; 115A.961, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3;
325E.125, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, and 4; and 325E.1251, subdivision 1,
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new text begin
are repealed.
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ARTICLE 8
ENERGY FINANCE
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115C.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Expenditures.
(a) Money in the fund may only be spent:
(1) to administer the petroleum tank release cleanup program established in this chapter;
(2) for agency administrative costs under sections 116.46 to 116.50, sections 115C.03
to 115C.06, and costs of corrective action taken by the agency under section 115C.03,
including investigations;
(3) for costs of recovering expenses of corrective actions under section 115C.04;
(4) for training, certification, and rulemaking under sections 116.46 to 116.50;
(5) for agency administrative costs of enforcing rules governing the construction,
installation, operation, and closure of aboveground and underground petroleum storage
tanks;
(6) for reimbursement of the environmental response, compensation, and compliance
account under subdivision 5 and section 115B.26, subdivision 4;
(7) for administrative and staff costs as set by the board to administer the petroleum tank
release program established in this chapter;
(8) for corrective action performance audits under section 115C.093;
(9) for contamination cleanup grants, as provided in paragraph (c);
(10) to assess and remove abandoned underground storage tanks under section 115C.094
and, if a release is discovered, to pay for the specific consultant and contractor services
costs necessary to complete the tank removal project, including, but not limited to, excavation
soil sampling, groundwater sampling, soil disposal, and completion of an excavation report;
deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(11) to acquire interests in real or personal property, including easements, environmental
covenants under chapter 114E, and leases, that the agency determines are necessary for
corrective actions or to ensure the protectiveness of corrective actions. A donation of an
interest in real property to the agency is not effective until the agency executes a certificate
of acceptance. The state is not liable under this chapter solely as a result of acquiring an
interest in real property under this clause. Agency approval of an environmental covenant
under chapter 114E is sufficient evidence of acceptance of an interest in real property when
the agency is expressly identified as a holder in the covenant. Acquisition of real property
under this clause, except environmental covenants under chapter 114E, is subject to approval
by the boarddeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
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new text begin
(12) to partially reimburse the cost of replacing pressurized single-walled steel piping
related equipment in underground petroleum storage tank systems under section 115C.09,
subdivision 3l.
new text end
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), money in the fund is appropriated to the board
to make reimbursements or payments under this section.
(c) In fiscal years 2010 and 2011, $3,700,000 is annually appropriated from the fund to
the commissioner of employment and economic development for contamination cleanup
grants under section 116J.554. Beginning in fiscal year 2012 and each year thereafter,
$6,200,000 is annually appropriated from the fund to the commissioner of employment and
economic development for contamination cleanup grants under section 116J.554. Of this
amount, the commissioner may spend up to $225,000 annually for administration of the
contamination cleanup grant program. The appropriation does not cancel and is available
until expended. The appropriation shall not be withdrawn from the fund nor the fund balance
reduced until the funds are requested by the commissioner of employment and economic
development. The commissioner shall schedule requests for withdrawals from the fund to
minimize the necessity to impose the fee authorized by subdivision 2. Unless otherwise
provided, the appropriation in this paragraph may be used for:
(1) project costs at a qualifying site if a portion of the cleanup costs are attributable to
petroleum contamination or new and used tar and tar-like substances, including but not
limited to bitumen and asphalt, but excluding bituminous or asphalt pavement, that consist
primarily of hydrocarbons and are found in natural deposits in the earth or are distillates,
fractions, or residues from the processing of petroleum crude or petroleum products as
defined in section 296A.01; and
(2) the costs of performing contamination investigation if there is a reasonable basis to
suspect the contamination is attributable to petroleum or new and used tar and tar-like
substances, including but not limited to bitumen and asphalt, but excluding bituminous or
asphalt pavement, that consist primarily of hydrocarbons and are found in natural deposits
in the earth or are distillates, fractions, or residues from the processing of petroleum crude
or petroleum products as defined in section 296A.01.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115C.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 3l. new text end
new text begin Reimbursement; single-walled steel piping. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the purposes of this
subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:
new text end
new text begin
(1) "eligible equipment" means all equipment between the underground petroleum storage
tank and the dispenser, including piping, probes, monitors, pumps, containment, and electrical
equipment to support the equipment. Eligible equipment does not include underground
petroleum storage tanks, dispensers, canopies, site improvements, or signage replacement;
new text end
new text begin
(2) "eligible location" means an underground petroleum storage tank system that is
located in Minnesota, has pressurized single-walled steel piping, and was installed before
the effective date of this subdivision; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) "qualified person" means someone who is registered as a contractor under sections
115C.11 to 115C.12 and, as part of the person's trade or business, installs or repairs
pressurized underground petroleum storage tank systems.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any rules adopted under this
chapter, for replacement projects beginning after January 1, 2027, the board must reimburse
an owner 50 percent of the cost of replacing existing eligible equipment at eligible locations
with eligible equipment that meets all current applicable federal and Minnesota regulations
and standards, provided that:
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new text begin
(1) the owner considered at least two bids and selected the bid with the lowest total cost;
and
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new text begin
(2) the board determines that the costs incurred were reasonable.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The board must not reimburse costs that the board determines were unreasonable.
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new text begin
(d) Reimbursement under paragraph (b) must not exceed $100,000 per eligible location.
new text end
new text begin
(e) The maximum annual expenditure from the fund established under section 115C.08
for purposes of this subdivision must not exceed $4,000,000.
new text end
new text begin
(f) An owner that owns or operates multiple eligible locations must not receive
reimbursement for more than two eligible locations per calendar year.
new text end
new text begin
(g) An owner may be reimbursed for the costs of:
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new text begin
(1) all eligible equipment;
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new text begin
(2) labor completed by a qualified person and associated with eligible equipment
installation;
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new text begin
(3) labor completed by a qualified person and associated with dirt and concrete work
directly associated with installing eligible equipment; and
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new text begin
(4) permits, freight, and shipping directly related to eligible equipment.
new text end
new text begin
(h) Nothing in this subdivision prohibits an owner from receiving reimbursement from
other sources for costs that are not reimbursed under this subdivision.
new text end
new text begin
(i) This subdivision expires June 30, 2037.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 216B.16, subdivision 15, is amended
to read:
Subd. 15.
Low-income affordability programs.
(a) The commission must consider
ability to pay as a factor in setting utility rates and may establish affordability programs for
low-income residential ratepayers in order to ensure affordable, reliable, and continuous
service to low-income utility customers. A public utility serving low-income residential
ratepayers who use natural gasnew text begin or service from a thermal energy network, as defined in
section 216B.2427, subdivision 1,new text end for heating must file an affordability program with the
commission.
(b) Any affordability program the commission orders a utility to implement must:
(1) lower the percentage of income that participating low-income households devote to
energy bills;
(2) increase participating customer payments over time by increasing the frequency of
payments;
(3) decrease or eliminate participating customer arrears;
(4) lower the utility costs associated with customer account collection activities; and
(5) coordinate the program with other available low-income bill payment assistance and
conservation resources.
(c) In ordering affordability programs, the commission may require public utilities to
file program evaluations that measure the effect of the affordability program on:
(1) the percentage of income that participating households devote to energy bills;
(2) service disconnections; and
(3) frequency of customer payments, utility collection costs, arrearages, and bad debt.
(d) The commission must issue orders necessary to implement, administer, and evaluate
affordability programs, and to allow a utility to recover program costs, including
administrative costs, on a timely basis. The commission may not allow a utility to recover
administrative costs, excluding start-up costs, in excess of five percent of total program
costs, or program evaluation costs in excess of two percent of total program costs. The
commission must permit deferred accounting, with carrying costs, for recovery of program
costs incurred during the period between general rate cases.
(e) Public utilities may use information collected or created for the purpose of
administering energy assistance to administer affordability programs.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 4.
new text begin
[216B.2429] THERMAL ENERGY NETWORKS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Definitions. new text end
new text begin
For the purposes of this section, "thermal energy network"
or "TEN" has the meaning given in section 216B.2427, subdivision 1.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Thermal energy network service. new text end
new text begin
A public utility may offer service by a
thermal energy network.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Cost recovery. new text end
new text begin
A public utility must, subject to commission review and
approval, recover reasonable and prudently incurred costs of implementing an approved
TEN in a general rate case or, before December 31, 2036, in a thermal energy network
service rider.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin TEN consumer protection. new text end
new text begin
A utility's provision of service by a TEN is subject
to the same laws, protections, and commission authority to which a utility's provision of
natural gas service is subject under this chapter.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin TEN siting; priorities. new text end
new text begin
In assessing locations at which to site a TEN, a utility
must give preference to an area:
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new text begin
(1) whose residents have expressed a desire to have a TEN installed;
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new text begin
(2) whose characteristics resemble those of an area in which a successful TEN was
completed under a natural gas innovation plan filed under section 216B.2427; or
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new text begin
(3) that includes or is within an environmental justice area, as defined in section 116.065,
subdivision 1, paragraph (e).
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 5.
new text begin
[216C.392] SUPPLEMENTAL ENERGY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Definitions. new text end
new text begin
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
new text end
new text begin
(b) "Crisis grant" means a grant to a low-income household to prevent shut-off of
residential energy services, reinstate residential energy services, or enable delivery of
residential fuels.
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new text begin
(c) "LIHEAP" has the meaning given in section 142G.02, subdivision 59.
new text end
new text begin
(d) "Primary energy grant" means a grant to help a low-income household maintain and
continue affordable energy service.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Establishment. new text end
new text begin
A supplemental energy assistance grant program is established
in the department to award grants to eligible applicants. The purpose of the program is to
assist low-income households experiencing energy burden to pay the costs of heating,
cooling, and other home energy costs throughout the year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Applications; procedures. new text end
new text begin
(a) The commissioner must develop policies and
procedures governing the grant application and award process, and must leverage existing
LIHEAP application processes and infrastructure to the maximum degree practicable.
new text end
new text begin
(b) An eligible applicant must file an application with the commissioner on a form
developed by the commissioner. The form must be available to eligible applicants in both
a paper and electronic format.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Eligibility. new text end
new text begin
(a) A Minnesota resident whose household income is below the
income eligibility threshold identified in the Minnesota LIHEAP Detailed Model Plan
submitted to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the applicable
program year is eligible to receive a grant award under this section. If the LIHEAP Detailed
Model Plan is not available, the commissioner may develop a similar income eligibility
threshold.
new text end
new text begin
(b) An organization with experience conducting outreach for programs designed for
low-income households is eligible for grants awarded under subdivision 6, clause (4).
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Grant awards. new text end
new text begin
(a) When awarding grants under this section, the commissioner
may give priority to expanding the number of households receiving energy assistance over
increasing grant amounts to households that already received assistance under LIHEAP
during the same year.
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(b) To the extent practicable, available LIHEAP funds must be awarded to all eligible
applicants for primary energy and crisis grants before energy and crisis grants are awarded
under this section.
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The commissioner may award grants under this section for:
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(1) crisis grants to households that received a LIHEAP primary energy grant from federal
funds but did not receive the maximum crisis grant amount while federal funds allocated
for crisis grants were available;
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(2) primary energy and crisis grants to eligible households that did not receive LIHEAP
primary energy and crisis grants from federal funds;
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(3) emergency heating system repair or replacement; and
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(4) outreach activities.
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new text begin Reporting. new text end
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(a) Beginning January 31, 2028, and annually thereafter until January
31, 2030, the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the senate and house of representatives committees with primary jurisdiction over energy
policy and finance that documents state supplemental energy assistance grant awards made
under this section during the previous program year from October 1 to September 30.
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(b) To the extent practicable, the following information on grants awarded under this
section must be reported by statewide total, by county, and by census tract within cities with
populations over 30,000:
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(1) the number of households awarded a grant;
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(2) the number of households served that did not receive a LIHEAP primary energy
grant;
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(3) the average primary energy grant award;
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(4) the average crisis grant award; and
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(5) average annual costs of heating and electricity for households served.
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(c) The following information on grants awarded under this section may be reported as
statewide totals:
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(1) the average household income of grant recipients;
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(2) a distribution of grant awards by grant recipients' household income, expressed as a
percentage of the federal poverty level established by the United States Department of
Health and Human Services;
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(3) the number of households that include a person over 60 years old;
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(4) the number of households that include a disabled person;
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(5) the number of households that include a child under six years old; and
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(6) the number of households served by race or ethnicity.
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(d) A report under this section must comply with chapter 13, including provisions
establishing data on individuals as not public in order to ensure the individual privacy of
applicants.
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Sec. 6. new text begin APPROPRIATION; PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
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$40,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the Public Utilities
Commission for thermal energy network services provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
216B.2429.
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Sec. 7. new text begin APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
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(a) $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of commerce for the supplemental energy assistance grant program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.392. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until
December 31, 2029.
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(b) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph (a):
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(1) up to 12.5 percent may be used for staffing and other costs associated with
administering the supplemental energy assistance grant program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.392, including program planning and preparation, reviewing applications and
verifying information, and entering data into a central electronic system maintained by the
Department of Commerce. Of this funding, up to 2.5 percent may be used by the Department
of Commerce. The remaining amount allocated under this clause may be used to reimburse
reasonable administrative costs incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.392, by
service providers contracted by the Department of Commerce to deliver LIHEAP services;
and
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(2) up to five percent may be used to reimburse the reasonable costs incurred under
Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.392, by organizations the department has contracted with
to provide outreach and assistance to households to complete grant applications under
Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.392. Priority for grants awarded under this clause must
be given to organizations that have the ability to conduct outreach to underserved
communities and populations, including current service providers and other organizations.
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ARTICLE 9
RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
Section 1. new text begin RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE.
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The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), the appropriations are from the renewable
development account in the special revenue fund established in Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, subdivision 1, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
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Total Appropriation
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The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
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Microgrid Research and Application
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$800,000 the second year is for a grant to the
University of St. Thomas Center for Microgrid
Research, which must be used to:
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(1) increase the center's capacity to provide
industry partners with opportunities to test
near-commercial microgrid products on a
real-world scale and to multiply opportunities
for innovative research;
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(2) procure advanced equipment and controls
to enable the extension of the university's
microgrid to additional buildings; and
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(3) expand (i) hands-on educational
opportunities for undergraduate and graduate
electrical engineering students to increase
understanding of microgrid operations, and
(ii) partnerships with community colleges.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2029.
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Green Hydrogen Project
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$3,500,000 the second year is for a grant to
the city of St. Cloud for the Green Hydrogen
Project to incorporate a battery and renewable
energy system. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2029.
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Anaerobic Digester Energy System
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$5,000,000 the second year is for a grant to
Ramsey/Washington Recycling and Energy,
in partnership with Dem-Con HZI Bioenergy,
LLC, to construct an anaerobic digester energy
system in Louisville Township. For the
purposes of this subdivision, "anaerobic
digester energy system" means a facility that
uses diverted food and organic waste to create
renewable natural gas and biochar. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
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Como Zoo Geothermal Energy System
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$2,250,000 the second year is for a grant to
Como Zoo in the city of St. Paul to construct
a geothermal energy system that provides
space heating and cooling to the large cats
building. For the purposes of this subdivision,
"geothermal energy system" means a system
composed of a heat pump that moves a
heat-transferring fluid through piping
embedded in the earth and absorbs the earth's
constant temperature, a heat exchanger, and
ductwork to distribute heated and cooled air
to a building. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2029.
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Minnesota Energy Alley
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(a) $2,000,000 the first year is for a grant to
Clean Energy Economy Minnesota for the
Minnesota Energy Alley initiative. The
initiative is designed to promote energy
innovation through supporting energy
entrepreneurs and emerging businesses to
commercialize energy solutions by matching
promising innovators with established and
trustworthy Minnesota-based public and
private partners to demonstrate emerging
technologies in real-world applications. The
grant may be used to provide seed funding for
businesses, develop a training and
development program, support recruitment of
entrepreneurs to Minnesota, and secure
funding from federal programs and corporate
partners to establish a self-sustaining,
long-term revenue model. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2028.
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(b) By January 15, 2028, the commissioner of
commerce must submit a written report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
house of representatives and senate
committees with jurisdiction over energy
finance and policy on the activities and
accomplishments of the Minnesota Energy
Alley initiative during the previous fiscal year
and the disposition of this appropriation,
including a separate statement of the amount
of administrative costs.
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Ammonia, Hydrogen, and Renewable
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(a) $2,000,000 the second year is for a grant
to CleanCounts for technology that enables
tradable ammonia, hydrogen, and renewable
energy certificates.
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(b) Beginning January 1, 2027, and through
January 1, 2031, an entity that receives a grant
under this subdivision must submit a report to
the legislative auditor that details how the
grant money received has been spent.
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(c) Beginning January 1, 2031, and through
January 1, 2036, an entity that receives a grant
under this subdivision must report to the
commissioners of commerce and agriculture
regarding the number of ammonia certificates
issued in Minnesota as a result of the grant
money received.
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(d) This appropriation is available until June
30, 2029.
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Great Plains Institute
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$500,000 the second year is for a grant to the
Great Plains Institute for work related to
identifying existing and future areas of the
state that are suitable for additional distributed
ammonia production and that have nearby
wind or other curtailed power. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
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Macalester College Geothermal Energy
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(a) $2,570,000 the second year is for a grant
to Macalester College in St. Paul to construct
an aquifer-based geothermal energy system
that provides space heating and cooling to a
new campus residence hall and welcome
center, with the capacity for future expansion
to serve as a district heating and cooling plant
for all campus buildings north of Grand
Avenue. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2029.
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(b) For purposes of this section, "aquifer-based
geothermal energy system" means a system
composed of wells that access underground
aquifers, heat pumps that transfer thermal
energy between buildings and the aquifer, heat
exchangers, and associated distribution
infrastructure.
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Biomass Energy Facility
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(a) $715,000 the second year is for a grant to
Liberty Paper, Inc. to study and plan for an
anaerobic digester or a biomass thermal
generation facility in the city of Becker. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until June 30, 2029.
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(b) For purposes of this section, the following
terms have the meanings given: (1) "anaerobic
digester" means a facility that uses diverted
food and organic waste to generate renewable
natural gas and biochar; (2) "biochar" means
a solid substance, made from burning organic
material, that sequesters carbon and is capable
of being used as a soil application; and (3)
"biomass thermal generation facility" means
a facility that generates energy for commercial
heat or industrial process heat from the
combustion of organic material.
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(a) $3,000,000 in the second year is for a grant
to The Heights Community Energy to
construct a geothermal energy system.
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(b) For purposes of this section, "geothermal
energy system" means a system composed of
one or more heat pumps connected to piping
embedded in the earth that exchanges thermal
energy with the earth and associated
distribution and building mechanical
infrastructure to provide heating and cooling
to one or more buildings.
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Grant Administration
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Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner may
use up to $250,000 of the amount in this
section for the administrative costs of the
grants in this section.
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Sec. 3. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
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(a) $1,500,000 the second year is for research,
development, outreach, and demonstration of
energy systems that use hydrogen and
ammonia production from renewable energy
resources and other sources of clean energy
as a means of storing and generating
electricity. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2029.
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(b) $650,000 the second year is for the Natural
Resources Research Institute to evaluate the
state's geological hydrogen potential. The
evaluation must include: (1) the availability
of the mined hydrogen resource; (2) the
feasibility of extracting the hydrogen from
underground deposits; (3) the potential
groundwater management challenges; and (4)
cost-effective strategies for storing and
transporting mined hydrogen. The Natural
Resources Research Institute must submit the
evaluation and an interim report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
energy policy and finance by May 15, 2028,
and a final report by May 15, 2029.
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(c) $750,000 the second year is for the Natural
Resources Research Institute to evaluate new
feedstock resources for a globally competitive,
next generation iron ore industry. The study
must include but is not limited to
quantification and characterization of
resources related to iron ore, energy, water,
hydrogen, biomass, carbon materials, process
technologies, transportation, and
manufacturing infrastructure that support
cross-coupling of iron production with
industries such as liquid fuels and ammonia.
The Natural Resources Research Institute must
submit the results of the study and an interim
report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over energy policy and finance by
May 15, 2028, and a final report by May 15,
2029.
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Sec. 4. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
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$3,000,000 the second year is for a grant to
the owner of a biomass energy generation
plant in Shakopee that uses waste heat from
the generation of electricity in the malting
process to purchase equipment to facilitate the
disposal of wood that is infested by emerald
ash borer. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2029. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency
may use up to $25,000 of the amount in this
section for the administrative costs of this
grant.
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$4,000,000 the second year is for a grant to
TalusAg for the production and operation of
at least two green fertilizer production systems
located in Minnesota. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2029. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98,
subdivision 14, the commissioner of
agriculture may use up to $25,000 of the
amount in this section for the administrative
costs of this grant.
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Sec. 6. new text begin PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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$ new text end |
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$ new text end |
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(a) $300,000 the second year is to contract
with a third party to conduct a study to inform
policymakers regarding the potential impact
of new nuclear generation on the public
interest of Minnesota, including affordability,
reliability, environmental protection, public
health, and equitable outcomes.
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(b) The commission must issue a competitive
request for proposals and contract with an
independent, qualified entity or consortium
with demonstrated expertise in relevant subject
matter, and with no material financial interest
in the expansion of nuclear generation. The
commission must ensure balanced
representation of perspectives in the study.
The selected entity must disclose any potential
conflicts of interest to the commission. If the
commission determines that issuing a
competitive request for proposals would
unreasonably delay completion of the study
within the required timeline, the commission
may contract on a sole-source basis, provided
that the selected entity meets the qualifications
and independence requirements under this
paragraph.
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(c) The study must be completed no later than
January 30, 2027, and must include, at a
minimum, discussion of:
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(1) changes in federal regulations governing
the licensing of nuclear-powered facilities that
may speed the review and approval process;
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(2) technological advances made with respect
to conventional nuclear-powered facilities that
affect safety and cost;
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(3) full life cycle costs, including capital costs,
financing costs, construction risk, cost
overruns, decommissioning costs, waste
management, and long-term liability exposure
compared to alternative resource options. The
analysis must include historical evidence from
comparable projects in the United States and
internationally;
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(4) ratepayer impacts where new nuclear
generation has been developed, including
effects on electricity rates, cost and schedule
overruns, and the allocation of financial risk
between ratepayers and developers;
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(5) public finance protections such as public
subsidies, tax expenditures, and financial
incentives required, and the opportunity cost
of those public investments;
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(6) the prospects for small modular reactors
and factory-built portable modules with a
capacity up to 300 megawatts, including:
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(i) the types of technologies available;
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(ii) current licensing status; and
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(iii) estimated costs;
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(7) siting issues, including:
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(i) the degree to which the requirement for
proximity to water resources sufficient for
cooling purposes restricts possible locations
of nuclear facilities, and what locations
meeting that requirement are available in this
state;
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(ii) the potential for colocating nuclear
facilities with businesses that demand very
large amounts of electricity;
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(iii) the environmental impacts of nuclear
facilities, including impacts on the health of
nearby residents;
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(iv) the prospects for acceptance of nuclear
facilities by host communities, and best
practices for engaging communities on this
issue; and
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(v) how interconnection and transmission
issues affect potential plant locations;
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(8) nuclear waste issues, including:
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(i) the amount and toxicity of radioactive
waste produced by both conventional nuclear
technologies and small modular reactors;
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(ii) the costs of on-site storage;
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(iii) the prospects for developing permanent
storage of radioactive waste at either a
federally owned or privately owned repository
to which Minnesota's waste could be
transported; and
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(iv) the feasibility and cost of reprocessing
nuclear waste;
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(9) the economic impacts of various nuclear
technologies on a host community, including:
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(i) increased employment levels during
construction and operations;
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(ii) increased local economic activity resulting
from purchases made by the nuclear-powered
facility and the facility's employees; and
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(iii) potential tax revenue to local
communities, local schools, and the state;
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(10) impacts of new nuclear-powered electric
generating plants on public safety officials and
emergency responders in host communities
and adjacent areas with respect to emergency
planning efforts;
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(11) system integration, including impacts on
grid flexibility, compatibility with high levels
of renewable energy, ramping capability, and
implications for achieving Minnesota's
greenhouse gas reduction goals;
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(12) how new nuclear generation could
accelerate or delay achievement of, and assist
or hinder ongoing compliance with,
Minnesota's statutory greenhouse gas
reduction and carbon-free electricity goals,
including comparison of deployment
timelines;
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(13) expected timelines from permitting
through operation, including historical
averages and delays for similar projects;
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(14) current Minnesota statutes and
administrative rules that would require
modification in order to enable the
construction and operation of advanced
nuclear reactors;
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(15) the feasibility of replacing retiring
generation assets in host communities with
advanced nuclear reactors; and
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(16) the workforce required and available, and
the training capacity necessary to construct
and operate new nuclear reactors.
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(d) The study must be conducted transparently,
with all data, assumptions, and models
publicly available.
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(e) No later than February 1, 2027, the
commission must submit the study to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
senate and house of representatives
committees responsible for energy policy and
finance.
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Sec. 7. new text begin TRANSFERS.
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(a) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is transferred from the renewable development account
in the special revenue fund to the geothermal planning grant account under Minnesota
Statutes, section 216C.47, subdivision 3. This is a onetime transfer.
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(b) $4,465,000 in fiscal year 2027 is transferred from the renewable development account
in the special revenue fund to the preweatherization account under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.264, subdivision 1c. This is a onetime transfer.
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ARTICLE 10
JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1. new text begin WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Appropriations. new text end
new text begin
The amounts specified in the following subdivisions
are appropriated from the workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment
and economic development for the purposes specified in each subdivision. The appropriations
are in fiscal year 2027 and onetime. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.98,
subdivision 14, and 116J.035, subdivision 7, the commissioner may use up to three percent
of the amounts appropriated for administrative costs.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Wallin Education Partners. new text end
new text begin
$100,000 is for a grant to Wallin Education
Partners to support its career development program, which provides career exploration, skill
building, mentoring, direct talent pipeline development, and early employment readiness
for underresourced participants. Money may also be used to expand Wallin's construction
and health care pathways programs, which offer advising, hands-on learning, and work-based
experience to prepare participants for careers in construction and health care.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin New Pathways. new text end
new text begin
$130,000 is for a grant to New Pathways in Cambridge to
support preemployment and job readiness programming for families with children
experiencing homelessness. Money may be used to provide individualized employment
preparation, resume and job application assistance, interview readiness, and connections to
local employers and training programs. This programming must help parents overcome
barriers to employment while working toward stable housing and self-sufficiency through
case management, family education, and partnerships with community resources.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin People Serving People. new text end
new text begin
$250,000 is for a grant to People Serving People in
Minneapolis to provide preemployment and job readiness services for parents and adults
experiencing homelessness. Money may be used for resume and cover letter writing support,
job search and application assistance, mock interviews, interview and work clothing, uniform
and licensure fee assistance, technology access, financial fitness classes, and child care and
transportation support to help families overcome barriers to employment, achieve financial
stability, and build pathways to long-term self-sufficiency.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Local News Talent Pipeline Program. new text end
new text begin
$250,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota
News Media Institute for a local news talent pipeline program, a statewide initiative to
encourage Minnesotans to seek careers in journalism and local news operations and
strengthen the capacity of Minnesota news outlets. Grant money must be used by the
recipients to provide paid internships with Minnesota newspapers, television and radio
broadcasters, and digital news platforms for individuals to gain experience in reporting,
editing, media design, and other operational functions. To the extent practicable, the
Minnesota News Media Institute should seek a balanced geographic distribution of grants
and allocation of grants across different news mediums. The Minnesota News Media Institute
must consult with local Minnesota-based news organization associations, including the
Minnesota Broadcasters Association and Minnesota Newspaper Association, on the
administration of the grant program. The Minnesota News Media Institute may retain up
to five percent of funding to cover administrative expenses of operating the grant program.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Appetite for Change. new text end
new text begin
$150,000 is for a grant to Appetite For Change for the
Youth Training and Opportunities Program to provide workforce training for local youth
in urban agriculture, culinary arts, and leadership development.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin 180 Degrees. new text end
new text begin
$250,000 is for a grant to 180 Degrees, serving teens in Hennepin,
Ramsey, Stearns, Carver, and Olmsted Counties and surrounding areas, to support youth
and young adult employment readiness and exposure to career opportunities. Money may
be used for career exploration, resume development, mock interviews, and work readiness
training that fosters hope, self-sufficiency, and positive career pathways for young people
at risk of or experiencing homelessness, helping them break cycles of poverty and avoid
exploitation or chronic instability.
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new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin The Cookie Cart. new text end
new text begin
$300,000 is for a grant to The Cookie Cart for earn and learn
workforce training for youth ages 14 to 18 to provide life, leadership, and employment skills
through on-the-job and classroom experiences in a nonprofit bakery.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Hmong American Partnership. new text end
new text begin
$500,000 is for a grant to the Hmong American
Partnership for job training and employment services.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin Getting to Work Grant Program. new text end
new text begin
$1,000,000 is for the getting to work grant
program under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.545.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. new text end
new text begin
$2,000,000 is for a grant to Enterprise Minnesota,
Inc., to directly invest in Minnesota manufacturers under the Made in Minnesota program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116O.115, and for operations of Enterprise Minnesota,
Inc.
new text end
Sec. 2. new text begin RURAL CANCER INSTITUTE PILOT PROGRAM APPROPRIATION
MODIFICATION.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The appropriation for the Rural Cancer Institute pilot program in Laws 2025, First
Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph (bbb), must prioritize
Minnesota clinicians and students. The Rural Cancer Institute may work with clinicians and
students from elsewhere in the United States if the clinician or student receives the
recommendation of a practicing Minnesota oncologist and all care is provided in Minnesota.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The appropriations in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for the Rural Cancer Institute pilot
program in Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3,
paragraph (bbb), are available until June 30, 2028.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
ARTICLE 11
LABOR APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Appropriations. new text end
new text begin
The amounts specified in the following subdivisions
are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of labor and industry for the
purposes specified in each subdivision.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
Additional support for Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing
Workers Act.
new text end
new text begin
$163,000 in fiscal year 2027 is for one added full-time equivalent position
to support activities under the Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers
Act under Minnesota Statutes, sections 179.87 to 179.877.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Suitable seating enforcement. new text end
new text begin
$200,000 in fiscal year 2027 is for enforcement
of Minnesota Statutes, section 181.995.
new text end
ARTICLE 12
LABOR POLICY
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.27, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Compliance orders.
The commissioner may issue an order requiring an
employer to comply with sections 177.21 to 177.435, 177.50, 179.86, 181.02, 181.03,
181.031, 181.032, 181.10, 181.101, 181.11, 181.13, 181.14, 181.145, 181.15, 181.165,
181.172, paragraph (a) or (d), 181.214 to 181.217, 181.275, subdivision 2a, 181.635, 181.64,
181.722, 181.723, 181.79, 181.85 to 181.89, 181.939 to 181.943, 181.9445 to 181.9448,
181.987, 181.991,new text begin 181.995,new text end 268B.09, subdivisions 1 to 6, and 268B.14, subdivision 3, with
any rule promulgated under section 177.28, 181.213, or 181.215. The commissioner shall
issue an order requiring an employer to comply with sections 177.41 to 177.435, 181.165,
or 181.987 if the violation is repeated. For purposes of this subdivision only, a violation is
repeated if at any time during the two years that preceded the date of violation, the
commissioner issued an order to the employer for violation of sections 177.41 to 177.435,
181.165, or 181.987 and the order is final or the commissioner and the employer have
entered into a settlement agreement that required the employer to pay back wages that were
required by sections 177.41 to 177.435. The department shall serve the order upon the
employer or the employer's authorized representative in person or by certified mail at the
employer's place of business. An employer who wishes to contest the order must file written
notice of objection to the order with the commissioner within 15 calendar days after being
served with the order. A contested case proceeding must then be held in accordance with
sections 14.57 to 14.69 or 181.165. If, within 15 calendar days after being served with the
order, the employer fails to file a written notice of objection with the commissioner, the
order becomes a final order of the commissioner. For the purposes of this subdivision, an
employer includes a contractor that has assumed a subcontractor's liability within the meaning
of section 181.165.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.03, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Retaliation.
An employer shall not discharge, discipline, penalize, interfere
with, threaten, restrain, coerce, or otherwise retaliate or discriminate against an employee
for asserting rights or remedies under this section, sections 177.21 to 177.44, 181.01 to
181.723, deleted text begin ordeleted text end 181.79,new text begin or 181.995,new text end including, but not limited to, filing a complaint with the
department or telling the employer of the employee's intention to file a complaint. In addition
to any other remedies provided by law, an employer who violates this subdivision is liable
for a civil penalty of not less than $700 nor more than $3,000 per violation.
Sec. 3.
new text begin
[181.995] SUITABLE SEATING FOR EMPLOYEES.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Suitable seating for employees required. new text end
new text begin
An employer must provide
suitable seating for employees and must permit the use of those seats by employees when
the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats. For purposes of this section,
"suitable seating" means an adequate number of seats placed in reasonable proximity to the
work area and includes chairs, benches, or stools.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Enforcement. new text end
new text begin
This section shall be enforced by the commissioner under section
177.27. A violation of this section is subject to a penalty of up to $250 for each violation.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Effect on other laws. new text end
new text begin
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any
provision of law relating to occupational health and safety or in any way diminish the
coverage of laws relating to pregnancy, disability, or health conditions related to pregnancy
or childbirth under any other provisions of any other law.
new text end
ARTICLE 13
STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1.
Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 12, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter
75, section 13, and Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 67, section 15, is amended to read:
Sec. 12. COMMISSIONER OF
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3,412,000
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(a) Outcomes and evaluation consultation.
$450,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $450,000 in
fiscal year 2025 are for outcomes and
evaluation consultation requirements.
(b) Department of Children, Youth, and
Families. $11,931,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
deleted text begin $2,066,000deleted text end new text begin $1,066,000new text end in fiscal year 2025 are
to establish the Department of Children,
Youth, and Families. This is a onetime
appropriation.
(c) Health care subcabinet. $551,000 in fiscal
year 2024 and $664,000 in fiscal year 2025
are to hire an executive director for the health
care subcabinet and to provide staffing and
administrative support for the health care
subcabinet.
(d) Base level adjustment. The general fund
base is $1,114,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$1,114,000 in fiscal year 2027.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; ATTORNEY GENERAL.
new text end
new text begin
$1,231,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the attorney
general for the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
new text end
Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION.
new text end
new text begin
$1,925,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of administration for grants to public television stations for operations. Of this amount,
$350,000 is for a grant to Pioneer PBS; $475,000 is for a grant to Lakeland PBS; $650,000
is for a grant to KSMQ; $250,000 is for a grant to PBS North; and $200,000 is for a grant
to Prairie Public television.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
ARTICLE 14
BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.001, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Board of Barber Examiners.
(a) A Board of Barber Examiners is established
to consist of four barber members and one public member, as defined in section 214.02,
appointed by the governor.
(b) The barber members shall be persons who have practiced as registered barbers in
this state for at least five years immediately prior to their appointment; shall be graduates
from the 12th grade of a high school or have equivalent education, and shall have knowledge
of the matters to be taught in registered barber schools, as set forth in section 154.07. deleted text begin One
of the barber members shall be a member of, or recommended by, a union of journeymen
barbers that has existed at least two years, and one barber member shall be a member of,
or recommended by, a professional organization of barbers.
deleted text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.003, is amended to read:
154.003 FEES.
(a) The fees collected, as required in this chapter, chapter 214, and the rules of the board,
shall be paid to the board. The board shall deposit the fees in the general fund in the state
treasury.
(b) The board shall charge the following fees:
(1) new text begin practical new text end examination deleted text begin and certificatedeleted text end , registered barber, deleted text begin $85deleted text end new text begin $80new text end ;
deleted text begin
(2) retake of written examination, $10;
deleted text end
new text begin
(2) initial barber registration, $80;
new text end
(3) examination and certificate, instructor, $180;
(4) certificate, instructor, $65;
(5) temporary teacher permit, $80;
(6) temporary registered barber, military, $85;
(7) temporary barber instructor, military, $180;
(8) renewal of registration, registered barber, $80;
(9) renewal of registration, instructor, $80;
(10) renewal of temporary teacher permit, $65;
(11) student permit, $45;
(12) renewal of student permit, $25;
(13) initial shop registration, $85;
(14) initial school registration, $1,030;
(15) renewal shop registration, $85;
(16) renewal school registration, $280;
(17) restoration of registered barber registration, $95;
(18) restoration of shop registration, $105;
(19) change of ownership or location, $55;
(20) duplicate registration, $40;
(21) home study course, $75;
(22) letter of registration verification, $25; and
(23) reinspection, $100.
new text begin
(c) If the board uses a board-approved examination provider for any portion of the
comprehensive registered barber examination and the provider charges a fee, an examinee
must pay the fee directly to the provider. A fee charged by a provider under this paragraph
is separate from and not included in the fees that an examinee pays to the board.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.01, is amended to read:
154.01 REGISTRATION MANDATORY.
(a) The registration of the practice of barbering serves the public health and safety of
the people of the state of Minnesota by ensuring that individuals seeking to practice the
profession of barbering are appropriately trained in the use of the chemicals, tools, and
implements of barbering and demonstrate the skills necessary to conduct barber services in
a safe, sanitary, and appropriate environment required for infection control.
(b) No person shall practice, offer to practice, or attempt to practice barbering without
a current certificate of registration as a registered barber, issued deleted text begin pursuant to provisions of
sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to
154.28deleted text end by the Board of Barber Examiners.
(c) A registered barber must only provide barbering services in a registered barber shop
or barber school, unless prior authorization is given by the board.
(d) No person shall operate a barber shop unless it is at all times under the direct
supervision and management of a registered barber and the owner or operator of the barber
shop possesses a current shop registration card, issued to the barber shop establishment
addressdeleted text begin , under sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21,
and 154.24 to 154.28deleted text end by the Board of Barber Examiners.
(e) No person shall serve, offer to serve, or attempt to serve as an instructor of barbering
without a current certificate of registration as a registered instructor of barbering or a
temporary permit as an instructor of barbering, as provided for the board by rule, issued
deleted text begin under sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24
to 154.28deleted text end by the Board of Barber Examiners. Barber instruction must be provided in
registered barber schools only.
(f) No person shall operate a barber school unless the owner or operator possesses a
current certificate of registration as a barber school, issued deleted text begin under sections 154.001, 154.002,
154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28deleted text end by the Board of Barber
Examiners.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
What constitutes barbering.
Any one or any combination of the
following practices when done upon the head, face, and neck for cosmetic purposes and not
for the treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments and when done for payment
directly or indirectly or without payment for the public generally constitutes the practice of
barbering within the meaning of deleted text begin sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162,
154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28deleted text end new text begin this chapternew text end : to shave the face or necknew text begin using a straight
razor or other toolnew text end , trim the beard, clean, condition, cut, color, shape, or straighten the hair
of any person of either sex for compensation or other reward received by the person
performing such service or any other person; to give facial and scalp massage with oils,
creams, lotions, or other preparations either by hand or mechanical appliances; to singe,
shampoo the hair, or apply hair tonics; or to apply cosmetic preparations, antiseptics,
powders, oils, clays, or lotions to hair, scalp, face, or neck.new text begin The removal of hair through the
process of waxing is not barbering.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.02, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Certificate of registration.
A "certificate of registration" means the certificate
issued to an individual, new text begin a new text end barber shop, or new text begin a new text end barber school that is in compliance with deleted text begin the
requirements of sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21,
and 154.24 to 154.28deleted text end new text begin this chapternew text end .
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Straight razor. new text end
new text begin
A straight razor is a razor with a rigid steel cutting blade or a
replaceable blade that is hinged to a case that forms a handle when the razor is open for use.
new text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Waxing. new text end
new text begin
Waxing is the process of removing hair from a part of the body by
applying wax and peeling off the wax.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.05, is amended to read:
154.05 WHO MAY RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION AS A
REGISTERED BARBER.
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end A person is qualified to receive a certificate of registration as a registered barber if
the person:
(1) deleted text begin has successfully completed ten grades of educationdeleted text end new text begin is at least 17 years of agenew text end ;
(2) has successfully completed 1,500 hours of study new text begin of which 281 hours are classroom
hours and 1,219 hours are practical hours new text end in a board-approved barber school; and
(3) has passed deleted text begin andeleted text end new text begin a comprehensivenew text end examination deleted text begin conducted by the boarddeleted text end new text begin in accordance
with section 154.09new text end to determine new text begin the person's new text end fitness to practice barbering.
deleted text begin
(b) A first-time applicant for a certificate of registration to practice as a registered barber
who fails to pass the comprehensive examination conducted by the board and who fails to
pass a onetime retake of the written examination, shall complete an additional 500 hours
of barber education before being eligible to retake the comprehensive examination as many
times as necessary to pass.
deleted text end
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Admission requirements; course of instruction.
No barber school shall
be approved by the board unless deleted text begin itdeleted text end new text begin the barber schoolnew text end requires, deleted text begin as a prerequisite to admission,
ten grades of an approved school or its equivalent, as determined by educational transcript,
high school diploma, high school equivalency certificate, or an examination conducted by
the commissioner of education, which shall issue a certificate that the student has passed
the required examination, and unless it requires,deleted text end as a prerequisite to graduation, a course of
instruction of at least 1,500 hours of not more than ten hours of schooling in any one working
day. The course of instruction must include the following subjects: scientific fundamentals
for barbering; hygiene; practical study of the hair, skin, muscles, and nerves; structure of
the head, face, and neck; elementary chemistry relating to sanitation; disinfection; sterilization
and antiseptics; diseases of the skin, hair, and glands; massaging and manipulating the
muscles of the face and neck; haircutting; shaving; trimming the beard; bleaching, tinting
and dyeing the hair; and the chemical waving and straightening of hair.
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Application review process. new text end
new text begin
(a) Upon receipt of an application to establish a
barber school, the board must consider the application during a meeting that is open to the
public. At the meeting, the applicant must demonstrate that:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the contents of the application are true, as required by chapter 154 and the rules of
the board; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) the applicant has sufficient financial resources to fund the barber school.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The board may deny an application if the board determines that the applicant's
financial resources would be insufficient to:
new text end
new text begin
(1) maintain and operate a barber school; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) ensure that the barber school would be open long enough for all registered students
to graduate from the barber school.
new text end
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.08, is amended to read:
154.08 APPLICATION; FEE.
Each applicant for an examination shall:
(1) make new text begin an new text end application to the Board of Barber Examiners new text begin or a board-approved
examination provider new text end on blank forms prepared and furnished by deleted text begin it, the application todeleted text end new text begin the
board or the board-approved provider. The application mustnew text end contain proof under the
applicant's oath of the particular qualifications and identity of the applicant;
(2) provide all documentation required in support of the application;
(3) pay to the board the required fee; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(4) upon acceptance of the notarized applicationnew text begin ,new text end present a corresponding
government-issued photo identification when the applicant appears for new text begin the new text end examinationdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
and
new text end
new text begin
(5) file an application with the board no later than the twentieth day of the month
preceding the month when the practical portion of the exam is administered.
new text end
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.09, is amended to read:
154.09 EXAMINATIONS, CONDUCT AND SCOPE.
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Examination dates. new text end
The board new text begin or a board-approved examination provider
new text end shall conduct new text begin practical new text end examinations of applicants for certificates of registration to practice
as registered barbers not more than deleted text begin sixdeleted text end new text begin eightnew text end times each year, at such time and place as the
board may determine. deleted text begin Additionaldeleted text end Written examinations may be scheduled deleted text begin by the boarddeleted text end and
conducted by board staff new text begin or a board-approved provider new text end as designated by the board.
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Documentation required. new text end
The deleted text begin proprietordeleted text end new text begin owner or operatornew text end of a barber school
must file an affidavit with the board of hours completed by students applying to take the
deleted text begin registered barberdeleted text end new text begin comprehensivenew text end examination. Students must complete the full 1,500-hour
curriculum in a barber school approved by the board deleted text begin within the past four yearsdeleted text end to be eligible
for new text begin the new text end examination. deleted text begin Barber students who have completed barber school more than four
years prior to application, that have not obtained a barber registration, license, or certificate
in any jurisdiction must complete an additional 500 hours of barber school education to be
eligible for the registered barber examination.
deleted text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Examinations for registration restoration. new text end
deleted text begin Registered barbers that faildeleted text end new text begin An
individual who failsnew text end to renew deleted text begin theirdeleted text end new text begin the individual's barbernew text end registration for four or more years
deleted text begin aredeleted text end new text begin isnew text end required to new text begin purchase and complete the "Home Study Course for Barbers" program
that was prepared and approved by the board before the individual is eligible to apply to
new text end take the deleted text begin registered barberdeleted text end new text begin comprehensivenew text end examination to reinstate the new text begin individual's new text end registration.
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Examinations for individuals seeking reciprocity. new text end
new text begin
An individual who must
pass the comprehensive examination under section 154.11 must purchase and complete the
"Home Study Course for Barbers" program that was prepared and approved by the board
before the individual is eligible to take the comprehensive examination.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Contents of examination. new text end
The new text begin comprehensive new text end examination deleted text begin of applicants for
certificates of registration as barbers shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end includenew text begin :
new text end
new text begin (1)new text end a practical deleted text begin demonstrationdeleted text end new text begin portion that consists of a haircut and three of the following
practical services that the board shall determine: a shave, a beard trim, a shampoo, a perm
wrap, a facial, or a color application;new text end and
new text begin (2)new text end a written deleted text begin test. The examination must coverdeleted text end new text begin portion that coversnew text end the subjects taught in
barber schools deleted text begin registered with the board, includingdeleted text end new text begin as required by this chapter,new text end applicable
state deleted text begin statutedeleted text end new text begin statutes,new text end and deleted text begin ruledeleted text end new text begin rulesnew text end .
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Examination grading. new text end
new text begin
The comprehensive examination must be graded as
follows:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the grading for the practical portion of the examination must be on a scale of one to
100, with 100 representing a perfect score. A score of 75 must be the minimum passing
grade for the haircut portion and 75 must be the minimum passing score for the average of
the remaining parts of the practical examination; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) the minimum passing score for the written portion of the examination is 75 percent.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Failure of examination. new text end
new text begin
(a) An individual who does not pass one portion of
the comprehensive examination within a year of passing the other portion of the
comprehensive examination must retake the entire comprehensive examination.
new text end
new text begin
(b) An individual who has failed a portion of the comprehensive examination may retake
that portion of the examination within a year of passing the other portion after meeting the
requirements of this chapter, paying any required fees, and making an application to the
board as required by section 154.08.
new text end
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Examination of nonresidents.
(a) A person who meets all of the
requirements for barber registration in deleted text begin sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to
154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28deleted text end new text begin this chapternew text end and either has a currently
active license, certificate of registration, or equivalent as a practicing barber or instructor
of barbering as verified from another state or, if presenting foreign country credentials as
verified by a board-approved professional credential evaluation provider, which in the
discretion of the board has substantially the same requirements for registering barbers and
instructors of barbering as required deleted text begin by sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to
154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28deleted text end new text begin in this chapternew text end shall, upon payment of the
required fee, be issued a certificate of registration without examination.
(b) Individuals without a current documented license, certificate of registration, or
equivalent, as verified in paragraph (a), must have a minimum of 1,500 hours of barber
education as verified by the barber school attended in the other state or if presenting foreign
country education as verified by a board-approved professional credential evaluation provider,
completed within the previous four years, which, in the discretion of the board, has
substantially the same requirements as required in deleted text begin sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003,
154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28deleted text end new text begin this chapternew text end will be eligible for
examination.
(c) Individuals unable to meet the requirements in paragraph (a) or (b) shall be subject
to all the requirements of section 154.05.
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.11, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Examination of cosmetologists. new text end
new text begin
(a) A person may be credited with up to 1,000
hours of study toward the 1,500 hours of study required under section 154.05 if the person:
new text end
new text begin
(1) has hours of study that the board determines are substantially similar to the
requirements in section 154.07;
new text end
new text begin
(2) has a currently active license verified by the issuing state or a certificate of registration
verified by the issuing state, or equivalent, as a practicing cosmetologist; or
new text end
new text begin
(3) has credentials as a practicing cosmetologist from a foreign country that are verified
by a board-approved professional credential evaluation provider and the board has determined
that the foreign country's curriculum requirements are substantially similar to the
requirements in section 154.07.
new text end
new text begin
(b) After a person with credited hours under paragraph (a) completes the remaining
required hours in a board-approved barber school and meets the requirements of section
154.05, clause (1), the person is eligible for the comprehensive examination.
new text end
Sec. 15. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Rules, parts 2100.2500; 2100.2600; 2100.2900; 2100.3000; 2100.3200;
2100.3300; 2100.4500; 2100.5200, subparts 1, 2, and 5; 2100.5300; and 2100.6000,
new text end
new text begin
are
repealed.
new text end
ARTICLE 15
BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST EXAMINERS
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.20, is amended to read:
155A.20 BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST EXAMINERS CREATED; TERMS.
(a) A Board of Cosmetologist Examiners is established to consist of seven members,
appointed by the governor as follows:
(1) two cosmetologists, one of whom is recommended by a professional association of
cosmetologists, nail technicians, and estheticians;
(2) two school instructors, one of whom is teaching at a public cosmetology school in
the state and one of whom is teaching at a private cosmetology school in the state;
(3) one new text begin advanced practice new text end esthetician;
(4) one nail technician; and
(5) one public member, as defined in section 214.02.
(b) All cosmetologist,new text begin advanced practicenew text end esthetician, and nail technician members must
be currently licensed in the field of cosmetology, nail technology, or deleted text begin esthetology,deleted text end new text begin advanced
practice esthiologynew text end in Minnesotadeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end have practiced in the licensed occupation for at least five
years immediately prior to their appointmentdeleted text begin , be graduates from grade 12 of high school or
have equivalent education,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end and have knowledge of sections 155A.21 to 155A.36 and
Minnesota Rules, chapters 2105 and 2110.
(c) Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of
membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be as provided
in sections 214.07 to 214.09. The provision of staff, administrative services, and office
space; the review and processing of complaints; the setting of board fees; and other provisions
relating to board operations deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be as provided in chapter 214.
(d) Members appointed to fill vacancies caused by death, resignation, or removal deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin
mustnew text end serve during the unexpired term of their predecessors.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.23, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Cosmetologist.
A "cosmetologist" is any person who, for compensation,
performs deleted text begin thedeleted text end personal servicesdeleted text begin , as defined in subdivision 3deleted text end new text begin for the cosmetic care of the hair,
nails, and stratum corneum of the epidermal layer of the skin surfacenew text end .
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.23, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Esthetician.
An "esthetician" is any person who, for compensation, performs
personal services for the cosmetic care of thenew text begin stratum corneum of the epidermal layer of thenew text end
skinnew text begin surfacenew text end only.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.23, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Manager.
A "manager" is any person who is a cosmetologist, esthetician,
advanced practice esthetician, hair technician, nail technician deleted text begin practitionerdeleted text end , or eyelash
technician, and who has a manager license and provides any services under that license, as
defined in subdivision 3.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.23, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
Salon.
A "salon" is annew text begin indoornew text end area, room, or rooms employed to offer personal
services, as defined in subdivision 3. deleted text begin "Salon"deleted text end new text begin Salonnew text end does not include the home of a customer
but the board may adopt health and infection control rules governing practice in the homes
of customers.
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.23, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10.
School.
A "school" is a place where deleted text begin any person operates and maintains a class
to teachdeleted text end cosmetologynew text begin instruction or training is offerednew text end to the public for compensation.
deleted text begin "School"deleted text end new text begin Schoolnew text end does not include a place deleted text begin where the only teaching of cosmetology is done
by a licensed cosmetologist as part of a community education program of less than ten hours
duration, provided that the program does not permit practice on persons other than students
in the program, and provided that the program is intended solely for the self-improvement
of the studentsdeleted text end new text begin that only offers continuing education according to this chapter, additional
instruction or training to licensees on services within the licensee's scope of practice, or
community education programs for personal enrichmentnew text end and not as preparation for
professional practice.
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.23, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 10a. new text end
new text begin School administrator. new text end
new text begin
"School administrator" means the proprietor, if the
applicant is a proprietorship; the managing partner, if the applicant is a partnership; the
authorized officers, if the applicant is a corporation, association, company, firm, society,
or trust; or the dean, principal, or other authorized signatory, if the applicant is a school in
the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system or a secondary school.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.23, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
Subd. 18.
Practitioner.
A "practitioner" is any person licensed as an operator or manager
in the practice of cosmetology, esthiology,new text begin advanced practice esthiology,new text end hair technology
services, nail technology services, or eyelash technology services.
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.25, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a.
Schedule.
(a) The schedule for fees and penalties is as provided in this
subdivision.
(b) Three-year license fees are as follows:
(1) $195 initial practitioner, manager, or instructor license, divided as follows:
(i) $155 for each initial license; and
(ii) $40 for each initial license application fee;
(2) $115 renewal of practitioner license, divided as follows:
(i) $100 for each renewal license; and
(ii) $15 for each renewal application fee;
(3) $145 renewal of manager or instructor license, divided as follows:
(i) $130 for each renewal license; and
(ii) $15 for each renewal application fee;
(4) $350 initial salon license, divided as follows:
(i) $250 for each initial license; and
(ii) $100 for each initial license application fee;
(5) $225 renewal of salon license, divided as follows:
(i) $175 for each renewal; and
(ii) $50 for each renewal application fee;
(6) $4,000 initial school license, divided as follows:
(i) $3,000 for each initial license; and
(ii) $1,000 for each initial license application fee; and
(7) $2,500 renewal of school license, divided as follows:
(i) $2,000 for each renewal; and
(ii) $500 for each renewal application fee.
(c) Penalties may be assessed in amounts up to the following:
(1) reinspection fee, $150;
(2) manager and owner with expired practitionernew text begin or instructornew text end found on inspection, $150
each;
(3) expired practitioner or instructor found on inspection, $200;
(4) expired salon found on inspection, $500;
(5) expired school found on inspection, $1,000;
(6) failure to display current license, $100;
(7) failure to dispose of single-use equipment, implements, or materials as provided
under section 155A.355, subdivision 1, $500;
(8) use of prohibited razor-type callus shavers, rasps, or graters under section 155A.355,
subdivision 2, $500;
deleted text begin
(9) performing nail or cosmetology services in esthetician salon, or performing esthetician
or cosmetology services in a nail salon, $500;
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(10) owner and manager allowing an operator to work as an independent contractor,
$200;
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(11) operator working as an independent contractor, $100;
deleted text end
deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end refusal or failure to cooperate with an inspection, $500;
deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end practitioner late renewal fee, $45; and
deleted text begin (14)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end salon or school late renewal fee, $50.
(d) Administrative fees are as follows:
(1) homebound service permit, $50 three-year fee;
(2) name change, $20;
(3) certification of licensure, $30 each;
(4) duplicate license, $20;
deleted text begin
(5) special event permit, $75 per year;
deleted text end
deleted text begin (6) $100deleted text end new text begin (5) no feenew text end for deleted text begin eachdeleted text end new text begin anew text end temporary military license for a cosmetologist, nail
technician, esthetician, deleted text begin ordeleted text end advanced practice esthetician deleted text begin one-year feedeleted text end new text begin , or eyelash techniciannew text end ;
deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end expedited initial individual license, $150;
deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end expedited initial salon license, $300;
deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end instructor continuing education provider approval, $150 each year; and
deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end practitioner continuing education provider approval, $150 each year.
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.25, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Other licenses.
A licensee who applies for licensing in a second category deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin
mustnew text end pay the full license fee and application fee for the second category of license.new text begin If
maintaining more than one license, a licensee must pay the renewal and application fee for
each license except as provided in section 155A.27, subdivision 6b.
new text end
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.25, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Board must approve or deny application; timeline.
Within 15 working days
of receiving a complete application and the required feesnew text begin , if any,new text end to apply for or renew an
individual or salon license that is not an expedited license or a military license, the board
must (1) issue the license, (2) deny the license and notify the applicant of the denial, or (3)
if the conditions in subdivision 6 are met, notify the applicant that the board must conduct
additional review.
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.25, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Temporary military license or expedited license.
Within five business days
of receiving a completed application and the required feesnew text begin , if any,new text end for an individual or salon
license that meets requirements for an expedited license or a temporary military license,
the board must: (1) issue the license; (2) deny the license and notify the applicant of the
denial; or (3) notify the applicant that the board must conduct additional review if the
application meets the conditions in subdivision 8.
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.27, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
Subd. 5a.
Temporary military license.
The board deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end establish temporary licenses
for a cosmetologist,new text begin anew text end hair technician,new text begin anew text end nail technician,new text begin an eyelash technician, an esthetician,new text end
andnew text begin an advanced practicenew text end esthetician in accordance with section 197.4552new text begin , subdivision 2new text end .new text begin
A temporary license issued under section 197.4552, subdivision 2, is valid for a three-year
licensing period. The board must only issue one temporary license per applicant.
new text end
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.27, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 6a. new text end
new text begin Instructor license renewal. new text end
new text begin
(a) When issuing an instructor license to an
individual who holds an operator or a salon manager license in the same classification, the
board must extend the expiration date of the operator or salon manager license so that both
licenses in the same classification expire on the same date.
new text end
new text begin
(b) When an individual simultaneously renews an instructor license and an operator or
a salon manager license in the same classification, the board must charge the individual
only the instructor renewal license and renewal application fee according to section 155A.25,
subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), clause (3), and must not charge a fee for renewing the operator
or salon manager license.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2028.
new text end
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.27, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10.
Nonresident licenses.
(a) A nonresident cosmetologist,new text begin anew text end hair techniciannew text begin , an
advanced practice estheticiannew text end ,new text begin anew text end nail technician,new text begin annew text end estheticiannew text begin , or an eyelash techniciannew text end may
be licensed in Minnesota if the individual has completed cosmetology school in a state or
country with the same or greater school hour requirements, has an active license in that state
or country, deleted text begin anddeleted text end has passed a board-approved theory and practice-based examination,new text begin and
has passednew text end the Minnesota-specific written operator examination deleted text begin for cosmetologist, hair
technician, nail technician, estheticiandeleted text end . If a test is used to verify the qualifications deleted text begin of trained
cosmetologistsdeleted text end , the test deleted text begin shoulddeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be translated into the nonresident's native language
within the limits of available resources. Licenses deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end not be issued under this
subdivision for managers or instructors.
(b) If an individual has less than the required number of school hours, the individual
must have had a current active license in another state or country for at least three years and
have passed a board-approved theory and practice-based examinationdeleted text begin ,deleted text end and the
Minnesota-specific written operator examination deleted text begin for cosmetologist, hair technician, nail
technician, estheticiandeleted text end . If a test is used to verify the qualifications deleted text begin of trained cosmetologistsdeleted text end ,
the test deleted text begin shoulddeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be translated into the nonresident's native language within the limits
of available resources. Licenses must not be issued under this subdivision for managers or
instructors.
(c) Applicants claiming training and experience in a foreign country deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end supply
official English-language translations of all required documents from a board-approved
source.
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.27, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin Reciprocity for barbers. new text end
new text begin
A person who is a registered barber under chapter
154 may be granted credit up to 500 hours, as determined by a Minnesota-licensed
cosmetology school, toward the required hours of study for a license in cosmetology or hair
technology if the person:
new text end
new text begin
(1) provides the cosmetology school with a verification of registration issued from the
Minnesota Board of Barber Examiners verifying that the person has an active Minnesota
barber registration; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) holds an active Minnesota barber registration at the time that the person applies for
a license in cosmetology or hair technology.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective on January 1, 2027.
new text end
Sec. 17.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.271, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Continuing education providers.
(a) Only a board-licensed school of
cosmetology, a postsecondary institution as deleted text begin defineddeleted text end new text begin describednew text end in section 136A.103,new text begin
subdivision 1,new text end paragraph (a), or a board-recognized professional association organized under
chapter 317A may be approved by the board to offer continuing education for credit under
subdivision 1, paragraph (a). Continuing education under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), may
be offered by a:
(1) board-licensed school of cosmetology;
(2) board-recognized professional association organized under chapter 317A; or
(3) board-licensed salon.
An approved school or professional association may offer web-based continuing education
instruction to achieve maximum involvement of licensees. Continuing education providers
are encouraged to offer classes available in foreign language formats.
(b) Board approval of any continuing education provider is valid for one calendar year
and is contingent upon submission and preapproval of the lesson plan or plans with learning
objectives for the class to be offered and the payment of the application fee in section
155A.25, subdivision 1a, paragraph (d), clause deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end . The board deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end maintain a
list of approved providers and courses on the board's website. The board may revoke
authorization of a continuing education provider at any time for just cause and the board
may demand return of documents required under subdivision 3.
Sec. 18.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.29, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Requirements.
The conditions and process by which a salon is licensed deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin
mustnew text end be established by the board by rule. In addition to those requirements, deleted text begin nodeleted text end new text begin anew text end license
deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin must notnew text end be issued unless the board first determines that the conditions in clauses (1)
to (4) have been satisfied:
(1) compliance with all local and state laws, particularly relating to matters of infection
control, health, and safety;
(2) the deleted text begin employmentdeleted text end new text begin appointmentnew text end of a manager, as defined in section 155A.23, subdivision
8;
(3) if applicable, evidence of compliance with workers' compensation section 176.182;
and
(4) evidence of continued professional liability insurance coverage of at least $25,000
for each claim and $50,000 total coverage for each policy year for each deleted text begin operatordeleted text end new text begin practitionernew text end .
Sec. 19.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.30, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Applications.
Application for a license deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be prepared on forms
furnished by the board and deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end contain the following and such other information as
may be required:
(1) the name of the school, together with ownership and controlling officers, members,
and managing employees;
(2) the specific fields of instruction which will be offered and reconciliation of the course
content and length to meet the minimum standards, as prescribed in subdivision 2;
(3) the place or places where instruction will be given;
(4) a listing of the equipment available for instruction in each course offered;
(5) the maximum enrollment to be accommodated;
(6) a listing of instructors, all of whom deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be licensed as provided in section
155A.27, subdivision 2, except that any school may use occasional instructors or lecturers
who would add to the general or specialized knowledge of the students but who need not
be licensed;
(7) a current balance sheet, income statement or documentation to show sufficient
financial worth and responsibility to properly conduct a school and to assure financial
resources ample to meet the school's financial obligations;
(8) other financial guarantees deleted text begin whichdeleted text end new text begin thatnew text end would assure protection of the public as
determined by rule; and
(9) a copy of all written deleted text begin material whichdeleted text end new text begin materials thatnew text end the school uses deleted text begin to solicit prospective
students, including but not limited to a tuition and fee schedule, and all catalogues, brochures
and other recruitment advertisements. Each school shall annually, on a date determined by
the board, file with the board any new or amended materials which it has distributed during
the past yeardeleted text end new text begin for prospective student enrollment, including the enrollment contract, the
student handbook, and tuition and fee informationnew text end .
Sec. 20.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Verification of application.
Each application deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be signed and certified
to under oath by deleted text begin the proprietor if the applicant is a proprietorship, by the managing partner
if the applicant is a partnership, or by the authorized officers of the applicant if the applicant
is a corporation, association, company, firm, society or trustdeleted text end new text begin a school administrator as defined
in section 155A.23, subdivision 10anew text end .
Sec. 21.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.30, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Conditions precedent to issuance.
A license must not be issued unless the
board first determines that the applicant has met the requirements in clauses (1) to (9):
(1) the applicant must have a sound financial condition with sufficient resources available
to meet the school's financial obligations; to refund all tuition and other charges, within a
reasonable period of time, in the event of dissolution of the school or in the event of any
justifiable claims for refund against the school; to provide adequate service to its students
and prospective students; and to maintain proper use and support of the school;
(2) the applicant must have satisfactory training facilities with sufficient tools and
equipment and the necessary number of work stations to adequately train the students
currently enrolled, and those proposed to be enrolled;
(3) the applicant must employ a sufficient number of qualified instructors trained by
experience and education to give the training contemplated;
(4) the premises and conditions under which the students work and study must be sanitary,
healthful, and safe according to modern standards;
(5) each occupational course or program of instruction or study must be of such quality
and content as to provide education and training that will adequately prepare enrolled
students for testing, licensing, and entry level positions;
(6) the school must have coverage by professional liability insurance of at least $25,000
per incident and an accumulation of $150,000 for each premium year;
(7) the applicant deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end provide evidence of the school's compliance with section
176.182;
(8) the applicant, except the state and its political subdivisions as described in section
13.02, subdivision 11, must file with the board a continuous corporate surety bond in the
amount of no less than ten percent of the preceding year's gross income from student tuition,
fees, and other required institutional charges, but in no event less than $10,000, conditioned
upon the faithful performance of all contracts and agreements with students made by the
applicant. New schools must base the bond amount on the anticipated gross income from
student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges for the third year of operation,
but in no event less than $10,000. The applicant must compute the amount of the surety
bond and verify that the amount of the surety bond complies with this subdivision. The
bond deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end run to the board and to any person who may have a cause of action against
the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed and before it is canceled for breach
of any contract or agreement made by the applicant with any student. The surety of the bond
may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to the board and deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be relieved
of liability for any breach of condition occurring after the effective date of cancellation;
and
(9) the applicant must appoint a designated school manager.
Sec. 22.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.30, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Fees; renewals.
(a) Applications for initial license under sections 155A.21 to
155A.36 deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee set forth in section
155A.25.
(b) License duration deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be three years. Each renewal application deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be
accompanied by a nonrefundable renewal fee set forth in section 155A.25.
(c) Application for renewal of license deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be made as provided in rules adopted
by the board and on forms supplied by the board.
Sec. 23.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.30, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Inspections.
All schools may be inspected as often as the board considers
necessary to affirm compliance. The board deleted text begin shall havedeleted text end new text begin hasnew text end the authority to assess the cost of
the inspection to the school.
Sec. 24.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.30, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
List of licensed schools; availability.
The board deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end maintain and make
available to the public a list of licensed schools.
Sec. 25.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.30, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
deleted text begin Separation ofdeleted text end School and deleted text begin professional departmentsdeleted text end new text begin salon separationnew text end .
A
school deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end display in the entrance reception room of deleted text begin itsdeleted text end new text begin the school'snew text end student section
a sign prominently and conspicuously indicating that all work therein is deleted text begin donedeleted text end new text begin performednew text end
exclusively by students. deleted text begin Professional departments of a school shall be rundeleted text end new text begin Any salon or
business on the same premises as a school must be operatednew text end asnew text begin annew text end entirely separate and
distinct deleted text begin businessesdeleted text end new text begin businessnew text end and deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end havenew text begin anew text end separate deleted text begin entrancesdeleted text end deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin entrance from the
school. If a salon or business is located on the same premises as a school: (1) staff of the
salon or business must not provide services or training in the space used by the school; and
(2) staff and students of the school must not provide services or training in the space used
by the salon or business.
new text end
Nothing contained in sections 155A.21 to 155A.36 deleted text begin shall preventdeleted text end new text begin preventsnew text end a school from
charging for student work done in the school to cover the cost of materials used and expenses
incurred in and for the operation of the school. All of the student work deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be
prominently and conspicuously advertised and held forth as being student work and not
otherwise.
Sec. 26.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.30, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 11.
Instruction requirements.
(a) Instruction may be offered for no more than
ten hours per day per student.
(b) Instruction must be given within a licensed school buildingnew text begin except as provided in
paragraphs (c) and (d)new text end . deleted text begin Online instruction is permitted for board-approved theory-based
classes.
deleted text end
new text begin (c) A school may offer online instruction for theory-based portions of training. A school
must not give new text end practice-based deleted text begin classes must not be givendeleted text end new text begin trainingnew text end online.
new text begin
(d) A school may offer activities related to the training for industry educational purposes
outside of a school building when accompanied by an instructor for a maximum of one
percent of the total training hours for a course.
new text end
Sec. 27.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.30, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
Subd. 12.
Minnesota state authorization.
A cosmetology school licensed or applying
for licensure under this section deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end maintain recognition as an institution of
postsecondary study by meeting the following conditions, in addition to Minnesota Rules,
part 2110.0310:
(1) the school must admit as regular students only those individuals who have a high
school diploma or a diploma based on passing commissioner of education-selected high
school equivalency tests or their equivalent, or who are beyond the age of compulsory
education as prescribed by section 120A.22; and
(2) the school must be licensed by name and authorized by the Office of Higher Education
and the board to offer one or more training programs beyond the secondary level.
Sec. 28.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.31, is amended to read:
155A.31 INSPECTIONS.
The board is responsible for inspecting salons and schools licensed pursuant to sections
155A.21 to 155A.36 to assure compliance with the requirements of sections 155A.21 to
155A.36. The board deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end direct board resources first to the inspection of those licensees
who fail to meet the requirements of law, have indicated that they present a greater risk to
the public, or have otherwise, in the opinion of the board, demonstrated that they require a
greater degree of regulatory attention.
Sec. 29.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.32, is amended to read:
155A.32 DISPLAY OF LICENSE.
Every holder of a license granted by the board deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end display deleted text begin itdeleted text end new text begin the licensenew text end in a
conspicuous place in the place of business.
Sec. 30.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Proceedings.
If the board, or a complaint committee if authorized by the
board, has a reasonable basis for believing that a person has engaged in or is about to engage
in a violation of a statute, rule, or order that the board has adopted or issued or is empowered
to enforce, the board or complaint committee may proceed as provided in subdivision 2 or
3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all hearings must be conducted in accordance
with deleted text begin the Administrative Procedure Actdeleted text end new text begin chapter 14new text end .
Sec. 31.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Legal actions.
(a) When necessary to prevent an imminent violation of a statute,
rule, or order that the board has adopted or issued or is empowered to enforce, the board,
or a complaint committee if authorized by the board, may bring an action in the name of
the state in the District Court of Ramsey County in which jurisdiction is proper to enjoin
the act or practice and to enforce compliance with the statute, rule, or order. On a showing
that a person has engaged in or is about to engage in an act or practice that constitutes a
violation of a statute, rule, or order that the board has adopted or issued or is empowered
to enforce, the court deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end grant a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order,
or other appropriate relief.
(b) For purposes of injunctive relief under this subdivision, irreparable harm exists when
the board shows that a person has engaged in or is about to engage in an act or practice that
constitutes violation of a statute, rule, or order that the board has adopted or issued or is
empowered to enforce.
(c) Injunctive relief granted under paragraph (a) does not relieve an enjoined person
from criminal prosecution by a competent authority, or from action by the board under
subdivision 3, 4, 5, or 6 with respect to the person's license or registration, or application
for examination, license, registration, or renewal.
Sec. 32.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.33, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Cease and desist orders.
(a) The board, or complaint committee if authorized
by the board, may issue and have served upon an unlicensed or unregistered person, or a
holder of a license or registration, an order requiring the person to cease and desist from an
act or practice that constitutes a violation of a statute, rule, or order that the board has adopted
or issued or is empowered to enforce. The order must (1) give reasonable notice of the rights
of the person named in the order to request a hearing, and (2) state the reasons for the entry
of the order. No order may be issued under this subdivision until an investigation of the
facts has been conducted under section 214.10.
(b) Service of the order under this subdivision is effective when the order is personally
served on the person or counsel of record, or served by certified mail to the most recent
address provided to the board for the person or counsel of record.
(c) The board must hold a hearing under this subdivision not later than 30 days after the
board receives the request for the hearing, unless otherwise agreed between the board, or
complaint committee if authorized by the board, and the person requesting the hearing.
(d) Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, the administrative law judge must issue a
report within 30 days of the close of the contested case hearing. Within 30 days after
receiving the report and subsequent exceptions and argument, the board deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end issue a
further order vacating, modifying, or making permanent the cease and desist order. If no
hearing is requested within 30 days of service of the order, the order becomes final and
remains in effect until modified or vacated by the board.
Sec. 33.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.33, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Licensing and registration actions.
(a) With respect to a person who is a
holder of or applicant for a license or registration under this chapter, the board may by order
deny, refuse to renew, suspend, temporarily suspend, or revoke the application, license, or
registration, censure or reprimand the person, refuse to permit the person to sit for
examination, or refuse to release the person's examination grades, if the board finds that
such an order is in the public interest and that, based on a preponderance of the evidence
presented, the person has:
(1) violated a statute, rule, or order that the board has adopted or issued or is empowered
to enforce;
(2) engaged in conduct or acts that are fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest, related to the
practice of a profession regulated by this chapter, if the fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest
conduct or acts reflect adversely on the person's ability or fitness to engage in the practice
of the profession;
(3) engaged in conduct or acts that constitute malpractice, are negligent, demonstrate
incompetence, or are otherwise in violation of the standards in the rules of the board, where
the conduct or acts relate to the practice of a profession regulated by this chapter;
(4) employed fraud or deception in obtaining a license, registration, renewal, or
reinstatement, or in passing all or a portion of the examination;
(5) had a license, registration, right to examine, or other similar authority revoked in
another jurisdiction;
(6) failed to meet any requirement for issuance or renewal of the person's license or
registration;
(7) advertised by means of false or deceptive statements;
(8) performed licensed services while consuming or under the influence of an intoxicant
or controlled substance;
(9) demonstrated unprofessional conduct or practice;
(10) permitted an unlicensed person under the person's supervision or control to offer
or practice services regulated by this chapter for compensation;
(11) practices, offered to practice, or attempted to practice by misrepresentation;
(12) failed to display a license or permit as required by rules adopted by the board;
(13) violated the board's rules governing infection control;
(14) refused to permit the board to make an inspection permitted or required by this
chapter, or failed to provide the board or the attorney general on behalf of the board with
any documents or records they request; or
(15) with respect to temporary suspension orders, has committed an act, engaged in
conduct, or committed practices that the board, or complaint committee if authorized by
the board, has determined may result or may have resulted in an immediate threat to the
public.
(b) In lieu of or in addition to any remedy under paragraph (a), the board may, as a
condition of continued licensure or registration, termination of suspension, reinstatement
of licensure or registration, examination, or release of examination results, require that the
person:
(1) submit to a quality review of the person's ability, skills, or quality of work, conducted
in a manner and by a person or entity that the board determines; or
(2) completes to the board's satisfaction continuing education as the board requires.
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(c) Service of an order under this subdivision is effective if the order is served in person,
or is served by certified mail to the most recent address provided to the board by the licensee,
registrant, applicant, or counsel of record. The order must state the reason for the entry of
the order.
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(c) The board or complaint committee, if authorized by the board, may issue an order
under this subdivision. The order may include conditions under paragraph (b) and civil
penalties and fees permitted under subdivision 6. The order may require a person to cease
and desist from acting in violation of paragraph (a). The order must include:
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(1) a summary of the facts that constitute each violation;
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(2) the applicable law that has been violated;
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(3) the licensing or registration action taken under paragraph (a); and
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(4) a notice to the individual that unless the individual requests a hearing within 30 days
of service of the order, the order becomes a final order of the board.
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(d) If an order under this subdivision assesses civil penalties, the order must include a
statement that, when the order becomes final, the board may file and enforce any unpaid
amount of a penalty as a judgment in district court without further notice or additional
proceedings.
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(e) A person issued an order under this subdivision may request a hearing within 30
days of the date the order is served. If a person's written request for a hearing is not received
within 30 days of the date of service of the order, the order becomes a final order and is not
subject to review by any court or agency. If a person submits to the board a timely request
for hearing, the order is stayed pending a final order. The request for a hearing under this
paragraph must:
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(1) be in writing;
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(2) provide the reason for the person's request for a hearing; and
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(3) be mailed or delivered to the board within 30 days of service of the order.
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(f) An order under this subdivision must be personally served or sent by first-class or
certified mail to the most recent address provided to the board by the licensee or applicant
according to Minnesota Rules, part 1400.5550, subparts 2 and 3.
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deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end Except as provided in subdivision 5, paragraph (c), all hearings under this
subdivision must be conducted in accordance with deleted text begin the Administrative Procedure Actdeleted text end new text begin chapter
14new text end .
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(h) Nothing in this chapter prevents the board from resolving any violation through
informal disposition under section 14.59.
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Sec. 34.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.33, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Temporary suspension.
(a) When the board, or complaint committee if
authorized by the board, issues a temporary suspension order, the suspension provided for
in the order is effective on service of a written copy of the order on the licensee, registrant,
or counsel of record. The order must specify the statute, rule, or order violated by the licensee
or registrant. The order remains in effect until the board issues a final order in the matter
after a hearing, or on agreement between the board and the licensee or registrant.
(b) An order under this subdivision may (1) prohibit the licensee or registrant from
engaging in the practice of a profession regulated by the board in whole or in part, as the
facts require, and (2) condition the termination of the suspension on compliance with a
statute, rule, or order that the board has adopted or issued or is empowered to enforce. The
order must state the reasons for entering the order and must set forth the right to a hearing
as provided in this subdivision.
(c) Within ten days after service of an order under this subdivision, the licensee or
registrant may request a hearing in writing. The board must hold a hearing before its own
members within five working days of the request for a hearing. The sole issue at the hearing
must be whether there is a reasonable basis to continue, modify, or terminate the temporary
suspension. The hearing is not subject to deleted text begin the Administrative Procedure Actdeleted text end new text begin chapter 14new text end .
Evidence presented to the board or the licensee or registrant may be in affidavit form only.
The licensee, registrant, or counsel of record may appear for oral argument.
(d) Within five working days after the hearing, the board deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end issue its order and,
if the order continues the suspension, deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end schedule a contested case hearing within
30 days of the issuance of the order. Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, the
administrative law judge deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end issue a report within 30 days after the closing of the
contested case hearing record. The board deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end issue a final order within 30 days of
receiving the report.
Sec. 35.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.33, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Violations; penalties; costs.
(a) The board may impose a civil penalty of up
to $2,000 per violation on a person who violates a statute, rule, or order that the board has
adopted or issued or is empowered to enforce.
(b) In addition to any penalty under paragraph (a), the board may impose a fee to
reimburse the board for all or part of the cost of (1) the proceedings resulting in disciplinary
action authorized under this section, (2) the imposition of a civil penalty under paragraph
(a), or (3) the issuance of a cease and desist order. The board may impose a fee under this
paragraph when the board shows that the position of the person who has violated a statute,
rule, or order that the board has adopted or issued or is empowered to enforce is not
substantially justified unless special circumstances make such a fee unjust, notwithstanding
any rule to the contrary. Costs under this paragraph include, but are not limited to, the
amount paid by the board for services from the deleted text begin Officedeleted text end new text begin Courtnew text end of Administrative Hearings,
attorney fees, court reporter costs, witness costs, reproduction of records, board members'
compensation, board staff time, and expenses incurred by board members and staff.
(c) All hearings under this subdivision must be conducted in accordance with deleted text begin the
Administrative Procedure Actdeleted text end new text begin chapter 14new text end .
Sec. 36.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.33, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Corrective action. new text end
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(a) When the board or complaint committee, if authorized
by the board, determines that a complaint alleging that an applicant or a licensee violated
this chapter, rules adopted under this chapter, or an order issued by the board may be
appropriately resolved through corrective action, the board or complaint committee may
enter into an agreement for corrective action with an applicant or a licensee.
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(b) An agreement for corrective action must:
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(1) be in writing;
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(2) describe the facts upon which the agreement is based;
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(3) describe the corrective action agreed upon by the board or complaint committee and
the applicant or licensee; and
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(4) state that the complaint upon which the agreement was based must be dismissed by
the board or complaint committee when the board or committee finds that the applicant or
licensee has successfully performed the corrective action.
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(c) The board or complaint committee may determine that the applicant or licensee has
successfully performed the corrective action if the applicant or licensee submits a request
for dismissal that documents the applicant's or licensee's successful performance of the
corrective action.
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(d) An agreement under this subdivision is not disciplinary action. An agreement under
this section is public data under chapter 13.
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(e) The board may assess a fee on an applicant or a licensee to reimburse the board for
costs related to the corrective action. The board must include a fee under this paragraph in
the corrective action agreement.
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(f) If an applicant or a licensee fails to successfully perform the corrective action within
the time specified in the agreement, the matter may be resolved through any enforcement
action authorized under this section.
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Sec. 37. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
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new text begin
The revisor of statutes must change the term "Board of Cosmetologist Examiners" to
"Board of Cosmetology" wherever the term appears in Minnesota Statutes.
new text end
Sec. 38. new text begin REPEALER.
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(a)
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Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 155A.275,
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is repealed.
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(b)
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Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 29,
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is repealed.
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ARTICLE 16
STATE GOVERNMENT MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16A.152, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Additional revenues; priority.
(a) If on the basis of a forecast of general fund
revenues and expenditures, the commissioner of management and budget determines that
there will be a positive unrestricted budgetary general fund balance at the close of the
biennium, the commissioner of management and budget must allocate money to the following
accounts and purposes in priority order:
(1) the cash flow account established in subdivision 1 until that account reaches
$350,000,000;
(2) the budget reserve account established in subdivision 1a until that account reaches
deleted text begin $2,852,098,000deleted text end new text begin $3,421,764,000new text end ;
(3) the amount necessary to increase the aid payment schedule for school district aids
and credits payments in section 127A.45 to not more than 90 percent rounded to the nearest
tenth of a percent without exceeding the amount available and with any remaining funds
deposited in the budget reserve; and
(4) the amount necessary to restore all or a portion of the net aid reductions under section
127A.441 and to reduce the property tax revenue recognition shift under section 123B.75,
subdivision 5, by the same amount.
(b) The amounts necessary to meet the requirements of this section are appropriated
from the general fund within two weeks after the forecast is released or, in the case of
transfers under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), as necessary to meet the appropriations
schedules otherwise established in statute.
(c) The commissioner of management and budget shall certify the total dollar amount
of the reductions under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), to the commissioner of education.
The commissioner of education shall increase the aid payment percentage and reduce the
property tax shift percentage by these amounts and apply those reductions to the current
fiscal year and thereafter.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin BRUCE ANDERSON VETERANS SERVICE BUILDING.
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new text begin
The Veterans Service Building located at 20 West 12th Street in the city of St. Paul is
renamed as the Bruce Anderson Veterans Service Building.
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Sec. 3. new text begin SIGNAGE COSTS.
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new text begin
The commissioner of administration must pay for the cost of modifying or replacing
signage as necessary to conform with section 2 using general fund appropriations available
for operations under Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 1, section 11. The commissioner must
not include these costs in determining lease rates for fiscal years 2028 and 2029 or otherwise
pass the cost of signage on to tenants of the building in section 2.
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Sec. 4. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
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new text begin
The revisor of statutes must replace "Veterans Service Building" with "Bruce Anderson
Veterans Service Building" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.
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ARTICLE 17
MEDICAID FRAUD
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 8.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Authority.
new text begin (a) new text end The attorney general, or any deputy, assistant, or special
assistant attorney general whom the attorney general authorizes in writing, has the authority
in any county of the state to subpoena and require the production ofnew text begin : (1)new text end any records ofnew text begin : (i)new text end
telephone companies, cellular phone companies,new text begin andnew text end paging companiesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end new text begin (ii)new text end subscribers of
private computer networksnew text begin ,new text end including Internet service providers or computer bulletin board
systemsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end new text begin (iii)new text end electric companies, gas companies,new text begin andnew text end water utilitiesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ; (iv)new text end chemical suppliersdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end new text begin
(v)new text end hotels and motelsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end new text begin (vi)new text end pawn shopsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ; (vii)new text end airlines, buses, taxis, and other entities engaged
in the business of transporting peopledeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end andnew text begin (viii)new text end freight companies, self-service storage
facilities, warehousing companies, package delivery companies, and other entities engaged
in the businesses of transport, storage, or deliverydeleted text begin , anddeleted text end new text begin ; (2) wage and employment records
relating to an investigation conducted under the attorney general's authority under section
256B.12; (3)new text end records of the existence of safe deposit box account numbers and customer
savings and checking account numbers maintained by financial institutions and safe deposit
companiesnew text begin ; (4) insurance records related to claim settlement relating to an investigation
conducted under the attorney general's authority under section 256B.12; and (5) the banking,
credit card, and financial records, including but not limited to a safe deposit, loan and account
application and agreement, signature card, statement, check, transfer, account authorization,
safe deposit access record, and documentation of fraud, that belong to the subject of an
investigation conducted pursuant to the attorney general's authority under section 256B.12,
whether the record is held in the investigation subject's name or in another person's namenew text end .
new text begin (b) new text end Subpoenas may only be issued for records that are relevant to an ongoing legitimate
law enforcement investigation.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 256B.12, is amended to read:
256B.12 LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
The attorney general or the appropriate county attorney appearing at the direction of the
attorney general shall be the attorney for the state agency, and the county attorney of the
appropriate county shall be the attorney for the county agency in all matters pertaining
hereto. To prosecute under this chapter or sections deleted text begin 609.466deleted text end new text begin 609.467new text end ; 609.52, subdivision
2; and 609.542 or to recover payments wrongfully made under this chapter, the attorney
general or the appropriate county attorney, acting independently or at the direction of the
attorney general may institute a criminal or civil action.
Sec. 3.
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[609.467] MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FRAUD.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Medical assistance fraud prohibited. new text end
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A person who does any of the
following is guilty of medical assistance fraud and may be sentenced as provided in
subdivision 2:
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(1) acting with intent to defraud, executes or participates in, or attempts or conspires to
execute or participate in, a scheme or artifice to obtain, by means of any false or fraudulent
pretenses, representations, or promises, or concealment of any material fact, any money or
credits relating to the payment of medical assistance funds under chapter 256B;
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(2) acting with intent to defraud, presents, submits, tenders, offers, or participates in, or
attempts or conspires to execute or participate in, the preparation of a claim for payment,
claim for reimbursement, cost report, or rate application, knowing or having reason to know
that any part of the claim, report, or application is ineligible for payment or reimbursement;
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(3) acting with intent to defraud, knowingly provides false information or intentionally
omits material information as part of any enrollment application, provider agreement, or
ownership and management disclosure required by any state or federal law as a medical
assistance provider under chapter 245A or 256B;
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(4) owns, operates, manages, or exercises control over any entity receiving medical
assistance funds, while knowing or having reason to know that the person has been suspended
or prohibited from enrolling as a medical assistance provider by any state agency or under
any state law, or is excluded or prohibited from enrolling as a medical assistance provider
by any federal agency or under any federal law;
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(5) knowingly and intentionally permits another person to own, operate, manage, or
exercise control over any entity receiving medical assistance funds, while knowing or having
reason to know the other person is suspended or prohibited from enrolling as a medical
assistance provider by any state agency or under any state law, or excluded or prohibited
from enrolling as a medical assistance provider by any federal agency or under any federal
law;
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(6) falsely makes or alters any record relating to the delivery of medical assistance
services, so that it purports to have been made by another or by the maker or alterer under
an assumed or fictitious name, or at another time, or with different provisions, or by the
authority of one who did not give such authority;
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(7) acting with intent to defraud, presents, submits, tenders, offers, or participates in, or
attempts or conspires to execute or participate in, the preparation of a claim for
reimbursement for personal care assistant services, community first services and supports,
or other services under chapter 256B, knowing or having reason to know that qualified
professional supervision or other supervision required by state or federal law was not
provided according to law; or
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(8) after receiving a lawful request for records by any state agency or law enforcement
agency, intentionally destroys, or attempts or conspires to destroy, medical, health care, and
financial records required to be maintained under chapter 245A or 256B or rules adopted
pursuant to chapter 245A or 256B.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Penalties. new text end
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(a) A person who is convicted under subdivision 1 may be sentenced
to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than
$10,000, or both.
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(b) A person who is convicted under subdivision 1 may be sentenced to imprisonment
for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both, if the
violation causes a loss to any victim or victims in an aggregate amount of more than $10,000,
but not more than $100,000.
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(c) A person who is convicted under subdivision 1 may be sentenced to imprisonment
for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $100,000, or both, if
the violation causes a loss to any victim or victims in an aggregate amount of more than
$100,000, but not more than $1,000,000.
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(d) A person who is convicted under subdivision 1 may be sentenced to imprisonment
for not more than 30 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000,000, or both, if
the violation causes a loss to any victim or victims in an aggregate amount of more than
$1,000,000.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Failure to keep or maintain medical assistance records. new text end
new text begin
A person who
submits a claim for reimbursement, claim for payment, claim for reimbursement cost report,
or rate application and knowingly and intentionally fails to maintain medical, health care,
and financial records as required under chapter 245A or 256B or rules adopted pursuant to
chapter 245A or 256B is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Continuing offense. new text end
new text begin
For purposes of calculating the statute of limitations
identified in section 628.26, any violation of subdivision 1 or 3 is a continuing offense. Any
violation of subdivision 1 or 3 extends to any act committed during the course of the scheme,
conspiracy, or conduct and is within the statute of limitations identified in section 628.26
so long as any part of the continuing scheme, conspiracy, or conduct comprising a violation
occurred within the identified statute of limitations.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Venue. new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 627.01, a violation
of this section may be prosecuted in:
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(1) the county where any part of the offense occurred; or
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(2) the county where the entity who received a claim for payment, claim for
reimbursement, cost report, or rate application is located.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Restitution. new text end
new text begin
The court may order a person convicted of violating this section
to pay restitution for any costs, expenses, or losses resulting from the crime and for costs,
expenses, or losses resulting from similar conduct that was related to the offense but was
not charged. The court may order restitution for similar conduct that was related to the
offense if the related conduct occurred within the applicable statute of limitations and the
prosecutor provides notice of intent to seek restitution for that conduct at least five business
days before the sentencing hearing. The offender may challenge restitution as provided in
section 611A.045, subdivision 3. A dispute as to whether restitution is for similar conduct
that was related to the offense must be resolved by the court by the preponderance of the
evidence. The burden of demonstrating that the court may order restitution for any costs,
expense, or loss described in this subdivision is on the prosecution.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Acts constituting theft.
(a) Whoever does any of the following commits theft
and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3:
(1) intentionally and without claim of right takes, uses, transfers, conceals or retains
possession of movable property of another without the other's consent and with intent to
deprive the owner permanently of possession of the property; or
(2) with or without having a legal interest in movable property, intentionally and without
consent, takes the property out of the possession of a pledgee or other person having a
superior right of possession, with intent thereby to deprive the pledgee or other person
permanently of the possession of the property; or
(3) obtains for the actor or another the possession, custody, or title to property of or
performance of services by a third person by intentionally deceiving the third person with
a false representation which is known to be false, made with intent to defraud, and which
does defraud the person to whom it is made. "False representation" includes without
limitation:
(i) the issuance of a check, draft, or order for the payment of money, except a forged
check as defined in section 609.631, or the delivery of property knowing that the actor is
not entitled to draw upon the drawee therefor or to order the payment or delivery thereof;
or
(ii) a promise made with intent not to perform. Failure to perform is not evidence of
intent not to perform unless corroborated by other substantial evidence; or
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(iii) the preparation or filing of a claim for reimbursement, a rate application, or a cost
report used to establish a rate or claim for payment for medical care provided to a recipient
of medical assistance under chapter
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256B
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, which intentionally and falsely states the costs
of or actual services provided by a vendor of medical care; or
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deleted text begin (iv)deleted text end new text begin (iii)new text end the preparation or filing of a claim for reimbursement for providing treatment
or supplies required to be furnished to an employee under section 176.135 which intentionally
and falsely states the costs of or actual treatment or supplies provided; or
deleted text begin (v)deleted text end new text begin (iv)new text end the preparation or filing of a claim for reimbursement for providing treatment
or supplies required to be furnished to an employee under section 176.135 for treatment or
supplies that the provider knew were medically unnecessary, inappropriate, or excessive;
or
(4) by swindling, whether by artifice, trick, device, or any other means, obtains property
or services from another person; or
(5) intentionally commits any of the acts listed in this subdivision but with intent to
exercise temporary control only and:
(i) the control exercised manifests an indifference to the rights of the owner or the
restoration of the property to the owner; or
(ii) the actor pledges or otherwise attempts to subject the property to an adverse claim;
or
(iii) the actor intends to restore the property only on condition that the owner pay a
reward or buy back or make other compensation; or
(6) finds lost property and, knowing or having reasonable means of ascertaining the true
owner, appropriates it to the finder's own use or to that of another not entitled thereto without
first having made reasonable effort to find the owner and offer and surrender the property
to the owner; or
(7) intentionally obtains property or services, offered upon the deposit of a sum of money
or tokens in a coin or token operated machine or other receptacle, without making the
required deposit or otherwise obtaining the consent of the owner; or
(8) intentionally and without claim of right converts any article representing a trade
secret, knowing it to be such, to the actor's own use or that of another person or makes a
copy of an article representing a trade secret, knowing it to be such, and intentionally and
without claim of right converts the same to the actor's own use or that of another person. It
shall be a complete defense to any prosecution under this clause for the defendant to show
that information comprising the trade secret was rightfully known or available to the
defendant from a source other than the owner of the trade secret; or
(9) leases or rents personal property under a written instrument and who:
(i) with intent to place the property beyond the control of the lessor conceals or aids or
abets the concealment of the property or any part thereof; or
(ii) sells, conveys, or encumbers the property or any part thereof without the written
consent of the lessor, without informing the person to whom the lessee sells, conveys, or
encumbers that the same is subject to such lease or rental contract with intent to deprive the
lessor of possession thereof; or
(iii) does not return the property to the lessor at the end of the lease or rental term, plus
agreed-upon extensions, with intent to wrongfully deprive the lessor of possession of the
property; or
(iv) returns the property to the lessor at the end of the lease or rental term, plus
agreed-upon extensions, but does not pay the lease or rental charges agreed upon in the
written instrument, with intent to wrongfully deprive the lessor of the agreed-upon charges.
For the purposes of items (iii) and (iv), the value of the property must be at least $100.
Evidence that a lessee used a false, fictitious, or not current name, address, or place of
employment in obtaining the property or fails or refuses to return the property or pay the
rental contract charges to lessor within five days after written demand for the return has
been served personally in the manner provided for service of process of a civil action or
sent by certified mail to the last known address of the lessee, whichever shall occur later,
shall be evidence of intent to violate this clause. Service by certified mail shall be deemed
to be complete upon deposit in the United States mail of such demand, postpaid and addressed
to the person at the address for the person set forth in the lease or rental agreement, or, in
the absence of the address, to the person's last known place of residence; or
(10) alters, removes, or obliterates numbers or symbols placed on movable property for
purpose of identification by the owner or person who has legal custody or right to possession
thereof with the intent to prevent identification, if the person who alters, removes, or
obliterates the numbers or symbols is not the owner and does not have the permission of
the owner to make the alteration, removal, or obliteration; or
(11) with the intent to prevent the identification of property involved, so as to deprive
the rightful owner of possession thereof, alters or removes any permanent serial number,
permanent distinguishing number or manufacturer's identification number on personal
property or possesses, sells or buys any personal property knowing or having reason to
know that the permanent serial number, permanent distinguishing number or manufacturer's
identification number has been removed or altered; or
(12) intentionally deprives another of a lawful charge for cable television service by:
(i) making or using or attempting to make or use an unauthorized external connection
outside the individual dwelling unit whether physical, electrical, acoustical, inductive, or
other connection; or by
(ii) attaching any unauthorized device to any cable, wire, microwave, or other component
of a licensed cable communications system as defined in chapter 238. Nothing herein shall
be construed to prohibit the electronic video rerecording of program material transmitted
on the cable communications system by a subscriber for fair use as defined by Public Law
94-553, section 107; or
(13) except as provided in clauses (12) and (14), obtains the services of another with
the intention of receiving those services without making the agreed or reasonably expected
payment of money or other consideration; or
(14) intentionally deprives another of a lawful charge for telecommunications service
by:
(i) making, using, or attempting to make or use an unauthorized connection whether
physical, electrical, by wire, microwave, radio, or other means to a component of a local
telecommunication system as provided in chapter 237; or
(ii) attaching an unauthorized device to a cable, wire, microwave, radio, or other
component of a local telecommunication system as provided in chapter 237.
The existence of an unauthorized connection is prima facie evidence that the occupier
of the premises:
(A) made or was aware of the connection; and
(B) was aware that the connection was unauthorized;
(15) with intent to defraud, diverts corporate property other than in accordance with
general business purposes or for purposes other than those specified in the corporation's
articles of incorporation; or
(16) with intent to defraud, authorizes or causes a corporation to make a distribution in
violation of section 302A.551, or any other state law in conformity with it; or
(17) takes or drives a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner or an authorized
agent of the owner, knowing or having reason to know that the owner or an authorized agent
of the owner did not give consent; or
(18) intentionally, and without claim of right, takes motor fuel from a retailer without
the retailer's consent and with intent to deprive the retailer permanently of possession of
the fuel by driving a motor vehicle from the premises of the retailer without having paid
for the fuel dispensed into the vehicle; or
(19) commits wage theft under subdivision 1, clause (13).
(b) Proof that the driver of a motor vehicle into which motor fuel was dispensed drove
the vehicle from the premises of the retailer without having paid for the fuel permits the
factfinder to infer that the driver acted intentionally and without claim of right, and that the
driver intended to deprive the retailer permanently of possession of the fuel. This paragraph
does not apply if: (1) payment has been made to the retailer within 30 days of the receipt
of notice of nonpayment under section 604.15; or (2) a written notice as described in section
604.15, subdivision 4, disputing the retailer's claim, has been sent. This paragraph does not
apply to the owner of a motor vehicle if the vehicle or the vehicle's license plate has been
reported stolen before the theft of the fuel.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 609.902, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:
Subd. 4.
Criminal act.
"Criminal act" means conduct constituting, or a conspiracy or
attempt to commit, a felony violation of chapter 152, or a felony violation of section 299F.79;
299F.80; 299F.82; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.20; 609.205; 609.221; 609.222; 609.223;
609.2231; 609.228; 609.235; 609.245; 609.25; 609.27; 609.322; 609.342; 609.343; 609.344;
609.345; 609.42;new text begin 609.467;new text end 609.48; 609.485; 609.495; 609.496; 609.497; 609.498; 609.52,
subdivision 2, if the offense is punishable under subdivision 3, clause (1), if the property is
a firearm, clause (3)(b), or clause (3)(d)(v); section 609.52, subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
clause (1) or (4); 609.527, if the crime is punishable under subdivision 3, clause (4); 609.528,
if the crime is punishable under subdivision 3, clause (4); 609.53; 609.561; 609.562; 609.582,
subdivision 1 or 2; 609.668, subdivision 6, paragraph (a); 609.67; 609.687; 609.713; 609.86;
609.894, subdivision 3 or 4; 609.895; 624.713; 624.7191; or 626A.02, subdivision 1, if the
offense is punishable under section 626A.02, subdivision 4, paragraph (a). "Criminal act"
also includes conduct constituting, or a conspiracy or attempt to commit, a felony violation
of section 609.52, subdivision 2, clause (3), (4), (15), or (16), if the violation involves an
insurance company as defined in section 60A.02, subdivision 4, a nonprofit health service
plan corporation regulated under chapter 62C, a health maintenance organization regulated
under chapter 62D, deleted text begin ordeleted text end a fraternal benefit society regulated under chapter 64Bnew text begin , or any state
agencynew text end .
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 628.26, is amended to read:
628.26 LIMITATIONS.
(a) Indictments or complaints for any crime resulting in the death of the victim may be
found or made at any time after the death of the person killed.
(b) Indictments or complaints for a violation of section 609.25 may be found or made
at any time after the commission of the offense.
(c) Indictments or complaints for violation of section 609.282 may be found or made at
any time after the commission of the offense if the victim was under the age of 18 at the
time of the offense.
(d) Indictments or complaints for violation of section 609.282 where the victim was 18
years of age or older at the time of the offense, or 609.42, subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2),
shall be found or made and filed in the proper court within six years after the commission
of the offense.
(e) Indictments or complaints for violation of sections 609.322, 609.342 to 609.345, and
609.3458 may be found or made at any time after the commission of the offense.
(f) Indictments or complaints for a violation of section 609.561 shall be found or made
and filed in the proper court within ten years after the commission of the offense.
(g) Indictments or complaints for violation of sections deleted text begin 609.466deleted text end new text begin 609.467new text end and 609.52,
subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), item (iii), shall be found or made and filed in the
proper court within six years after the commission of the offense.
(h) Indictments or complaints for violation of section 609.2335, 609.52, subdivision 2,
paragraph (a), clause (3), items (i) and (ii), (4), (15), or (16), 609.631, or 609.821, where
the value of the property or services stolen is more than $35,000, or for violation of section
609.527 where the offense involves eight or more direct victims or the total combined loss
to the direct and indirect victims is more than $35,000, shall be found or made and filed in
the proper court within five years after the commission of the offense.
(i) Except for violations relating to false material statements, representations or omissions,
indictments or complaints for violations of section 609.671 shall be found or made and filed
in the proper court within five years after the commission of the offense.
(j) Indictments or complaints for violation of sections 609.562 and 609.563, shall be
found or made and filed in the proper court within five years after the commission of the
offense.
(k) Indictments or complaints for violation of section 609.746 shall be found or made
and filed in the proper court within the later of three years after the commission of the
offense or three years after the offense was reported to law enforcement authorities.
(l) In all other cases, indictments or complaints shall be found or made and filed in the
proper court within three years after the commission of the offense.
(m) The limitations periods contained in this section shall exclude any period of time
during which the defendant was not an inhabitant of or usually resident within this state.
(n) The limitations periods contained in this section for an offense shall not include any
period during which the alleged offender participated under a written agreement in a pretrial
diversion program relating to that offense.
(o) The limitations periods contained in this section shall not include any period of time
during which physical evidence relating to the offense was undergoing DNA analysis, as
defined in section 299C.155, unless the defendant demonstrates that the prosecuting or law
enforcement agency purposefully delayed the DNA analysis process in order to gain an
unfair advantage.
Sec. 7. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.466,
new text end
new text begin
is repealed.
new text end
ARTICLE 18
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 9b. new text end
new text begin Campaign finance report. new text end
new text begin
"Campaign finance report" means a report or
statement required under section 10A.20, 10A.202, or 10A.323.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 16d. new text end
new text begin Enhanced penalty. new text end
new text begin
"Enhanced penalty" means a late fee or civil penalty
imposed by the board that applies after a $25,000 or $100,000 threshold is exceeded and is
determined using a multiplier or percentage.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 26c. new text end
new text begin Total contributions. new text end
new text begin
"Total contributions" means the total of all contributions.
Contributions include all contributions received, in-kind contributions received, loans, and
any other types of contributions.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 26d. new text end
new text begin Total disbursements. new text end
new text begin
"Total disbursements" means the total of all
disbursements. Disbursements include expenditures, in-kind expenditures, approved
expenditures, contributions made, in-kind contributions made, independent expenditures,
noncampaign disbursements, electioneering communications, and any other types of
expenditures and disbursements.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.02, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
Subd. 15.
Fees and penalties.
(a) Upon written request, certified pursuant to section
10A.025, subdivision 2, the board must waive that portion of a late filing fee or a civil
penalty imposed for the late filing of a report or statement under this chapter for which the
requester demonstrates good cause for the late filing or submission.
new text begin
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the board must not waive any portion of an enhanced
penalty.
new text end
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end The board must deposit deleted text begin alldeleted text end new text begin the first $49,000 innew text end fees and civil penalties collected
new text begin each fiscal year new text end under this chapter into the general fund in the state treasury.new text begin The board
must deposit any additional fees and civil penalties collected under this chapter into the
general account of the state elections campaign account in the special revenue fund.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.025, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Penalty for false statements.
(a) A report or statement required to be filed
under this chapter must be signed and certified as true by the individual required to file the
report. The signature may be an electronic signature consisting of a password assigned by
the board.
(b) An individual deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end not new text begin willfully new text end sign and certify to be true a report or statement
knowing it contains false information or knowing it omits required information.
(c) An individual deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end not deleted text begin knowinglydeleted text end new text begin willfullynew text end provide false or incomplete
information to a treasurer with the intent that the treasurer will rely on that information in
signing and certifying to be true a report or statement.
(d) new text begin The board must impose a civil penalty on new text end a person who violates paragraph (b) or (c)
deleted text begin is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board ofdeleted text end new text begin . For campaign finance reports, the
penalty is up to four times the sum of the following amounts that were willfully false or
omitted: the beginning cash balance, total contributions, and total disbursements. For
campaign finance reports where more than $25,000 was willfully false or omitted, the
penalty must instead be equal to four times the amount that was willfully false or willfully
omitted. For all other reports, the penalty isnew text end up to $3,000.
new text begin (e) new text end A violation of paragraph (b) or (c) is a gross misdemeanor.
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end The board may impose deleted text begin an additional civil penalty of up to $3,000deleted text end on the principal
campaign committee or candidate, party unit, political committee, or association that has a
political fund that is affiliated with an individual who violated paragraph (b) or (c)new text begin an
additional civil penalty of an amount up to four times the amount of the beginning cash
balance, total contributions, and total disbursements that were willfully false or willfully
omitted from the reportnew text end .
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.025, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Record keeping; penalty.
(a) A person required to file a report or statement
or who has accepted record-keeping responsibility for the filer must maintain records on
the matters required to be reported, including vouchers, canceled checks, bills, invoices,
worksheets, and receipts, that will provide in sufficient detail the necessary information
from which the filed reports and statements may be verified, explained, clarified, and checked
for accuracy and completeness. The person must keep the records available for audit,
inspection, or examination by the board or its authorized representatives for four years from
the date of filing of the reports or statements or of changes or corrections to them.
(b) The board deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end impose a civil penalty deleted text begin of up to $3,000deleted text end on a person who
deleted text begin knowinglydeleted text end new text begin willfullynew text end violates this subdivision.new text begin For violations related to campaign finance
reports, the penalty is up to four times the amount reflected on the missing records. For
violations where the amount reflected on the missing campaign finance records exceeds
$25,000, the penalty must be equal to four times the amount reflected on the missing
campaign finance records. For all other violations, the civil penalty is up to $3,000.
new text end
new text begin (c)new text end The board may impose a separate civil penalty of up to deleted text begin $3,000deleted text end new text begin an amount equal to
four times the amount reflected on the missing campaign finance recordsnew text end on the principal
campaign committee or candidate, party unit, political committee, or association that has a
political fund that is affiliated with an individual who violated this subdivision.
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end A deleted text begin knowingdeleted text end new text begin willfulnew text end violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor.
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.025, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Changes and corrections.
new text begin (a) new text end Material changes in information previously
submitted and corrections to a report or statement must be reported in writing to the board
within ten days following the date of the event prompting the change or the date upon which
the person filing became aware of the inaccuracy. The change or correction must identify
the form and the paragraph containing the information to be changed or corrected. A request
from the board to a lobbyist to provide more detailed information about a specific subject
of interest disclosed on a lobbyist disbursement report is a change or correction governed
by this subdivision.
new text begin (b) The board must impose a civil penalty on new text end a person who willfully fails to report a
material change or correction deleted text begin is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board ofdeleted text end new text begin . For
campaign finance reports, the penalty isnew text end up to new text begin four times the amount of the required change
or correction that the person willfully failed to report. For a violation related to a campaign
finance report where the amount of the required change or correction exceeds $25,000, the
penalty must be equal to four times the amount of the required change or correction that
the person willfully failed to report. For all other reports, the penalty is up to new text end $3,000.
new text begin (c)new text end A willful violation of this subdivision is a gross misdemeanor.
new text begin (d) new text end The board must send a written notice to any individual who fails to file a report
required by this subdivision. If the individual fails to file the required report within ten
business days after the notice was sent, the board may impose a late filing fee of $25 per
day up to $1,000 starting on the 11th day after the notice was sent.
new text begin (e)new text end The board may send an additional notice by certified mail to an individual who fails
to file a report within ten business days after the first notice was sent by the board. The
certified notice must state that if the individual does not file the requested report within ten
business days after the certified notice was sent, the individual may be subject to a civil
penalty for failure to file a report. An individual who fails to file a report required by this
subdivision within ten business days after the certified notice was sent by the board is subject
to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000.
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.025, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Reconciliation information; penalty.
new text begin (a) new text end An individual or association required
to file a report under this chapter must provide information requested by the board to
reconcile discrepancies between the report and reports filed by other individuals or
associations. The board's request for information must be in writing. If the individual or
association fails to provide the requested information within ten business days after the
request was sent, the board may impose a late filing fee of $25 per day up to $1,000.
new text begin (b) new text end The board may send notice by certified mail to an individual or association that has
not timely responded to the board's written request for reconciliation information. The
certified notice must state that if the individual or association does not respond to the board's
request for information within ten business days after the certified notice was sent, the
individual or association may be subject to a civil penalty for failure to provide information
to the board. An individual or association that does not provide the requested information
within ten business days after the certified notice was sent is subject to a civil penalty
imposed by the board of up to $1,000.
new text begin (c) The board must impose a civil penalty on new text end a person who willfully fails to cooperate
with the board to reconcile a report discrepancy deleted text begin is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the
board ofdeleted text end new text begin . For discrepancies related to campaign finance reports, the penalty isnew text end up to new text begin four
times the amount of the discrepancy about which the person willfully failed to cooperate.
For violations related to a campaign finance report where the amount of the discrepancy
exceeds $25,000, the penalty must be equal to four times the amount of the discrepancy
about which the person willfully failed to cooperate. For all other reports, the penalty is up
to new text end $3,000.
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.025, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Penalty. new text end
new text begin
A late fee or civil penalty related to a campaign finance report assessed
to a treasurer or candidate pursuant to this section may be paid by the treasurer's or candidate's
principal campaign committee, party unit, political committee, or association that has a
political fund.
new text end
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.20, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
Subd. 12.
Failure to file; late fees; penalty.
(a) deleted text begin Ifdeleted text end new text begin This subdivision governs late filing
fees and civil penalties in instances whennew text end an individual or association fails to file a report
required by this section or section 10A.202deleted text begin , the board may impose a late filing fee and a
civil penalty as provided in this subdivisiondeleted text end .
(b) If a candidate, political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, or
party unit fails to file a report required by this section that is due January 31, the board may
impose a late filing fee of $25 per day, not to exceed $1,000, commencing the day after the
report was due.
(c) Except for reports governed by paragraph (b), if an individual, political committee,
political fund, principal campaign committee, party unit, or association fails to file a report
required by subdivision 2, 2a, deleted text begin ordeleted text end 5, new text begin 5a, 6, or 14, new text end or by section 10A.202, new text begin late filing fees are
as follows:
new text end
new text begin (1) for reports not governed by clause (2), (3), or (4), new text end the board may impose a late filing
fee of $50 per day, not to exceed $1,000, commencing on the day after the date the deleted text begin statementdeleted text end new text begin
reportnew text end was duedeleted text begin . Ifdeleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin
(2) for reports due 15 days or less before the primary and reports due ten days or less
before the general election on which the total contributions or total disbursements that should
have been newly reported exceed $100,000 that are not required by subdivision 5 or 5a or
section 10A.202, the board must impose a late filing fee of one percent of the total
contributions or total disbursements that should have been newly reported, whichever is
greater, per day, commencing on the day after the report was due;
new text end
new text begin (3) for a report required by subdivision 5 or 5a or section 10A.202 on whichnew text end the total
deleted text begin expenditures ordeleted text end new text begin contributions or totalnew text end disbursements deleted text begin that occurred during the reporting
period exceedsdeleted text end new text begin exceednew text end $25,000, deleted text begin thendeleted text end the board deleted text begin may alsodeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end impose a late filing fee of deleted text begin up
to twodeleted text end new text begin fournew text end percent of the deleted text begin expenditures ordeleted text end new text begin total contributions or totalnew text end disbursements that
should have been reported, new text begin whichever is greater, new text end per day, commencing on the day after the
report was duedeleted text begin , not to exceed 100 percent of the amount that should have been reported.deleted text end new text begin ;
or
new text end
new text begin
(4) for willful violations of clause (2) or (3), the board must instead impose a late filing
fee of twice that required by that clause, per day, commencing on the day after the report
was due.
new text end
(d) If an individual, political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee,
party unit, or association has been assessed a late filing fee or civil penalty under this
subdivision during the prior four years, the board may impose a late filing fee, a civil penalty,
or both of up to twice the amount otherwise authorized by this subdivision. If an individual,
political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, party unit, or association
has been assessed a late filing fee new text begin or civil penalty new text end under this subdivision more than two
times during the prior four years, the board may impose a late filing fee new text begin or civil penalty, or
both, new text end of up to three times the amount otherwise authorized by this subdivision. new text begin If a late
filing fee and civil penalty are related to the same report or statement, the late filing fee and
civil penalty count as a single penalty for purposes of this paragraph.
new text end
new text begin
(e) If an individual, political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee,
party unit, or association has been assessed an enhanced penalty during the prior four years,
the board must impose a late filing fee, a civil penalty, or both, of up to twice the amount
otherwise authorized by this subdivision. If an individual, political committee, political
fund, principal campaign committee, party unit, or association has been assessed an enhanced
penalty more than two times during the prior four years, the board must impose a late filing
fee, a civil penalty, or both, of up to three times the amount otherwise authorized by this
subdivision. If a late filing fee and civil penalty are related to the same report or statement,
the late filing fee and civil penalty count as a single penalty for purposes of this paragraph.
new text end
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end Within ten business days after the report was due or receipt by the board of
information disclosing the potential failure to file a report required by this section, the board
must send notice by certified mail that the individual or association may be subject to a civil
penalty for failure to file the report. new text begin If new text end an individual deleted text begin whodeleted text end fails to file the report within seven
days after the certified mail notice was sent by the boardnew text begin , civil penalties are as follows:
new text end
new text begin (1) for reports not governed by clause (2), (3), or (4), the individualnew text end is subject to a civil
penalty imposed by the board of up to $2,000 in addition to the late filing fees imposed by
this subdivisiondeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin
(2) for reports due 15 days or less before the primary and reports due ten days or less
before the general election on which the total contributions or total disbursements that should
have been newly reported exceed $100,000 that are not required by subdivision 5 or 5a or
section 10A.202, the board must impose a civil penalty of 100 percent of the total
contributions or total disbursements that should have been newly reported, whichever is
greater;
new text end
new text begin
(3) for a report required by subdivision 5 or 5a or section 10A.202 in which total
contributions or total disbursements exceed $25,000, the board must impose a civil penalty
of 100 percent of the total contributions or total disbursements that should have been reported,
whichever is greater; or
new text end
new text begin
(4) for willful violations of clauses (2) and (3), the board must instead impose a civil
penalty of twice that required by that clause.
new text end
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.20, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 16. new text end
new text begin Penalty. new text end
new text begin
A late filing fee or civil penalty assessed to a treasurer or candidate
pursuant to this section may be paid by the treasurer's or candidate's principal campaign
committee, party unit, political committee, or association that has a political fund.
new text end
Sec. 13. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end
new text begin
This article is effective August 12, 2026, and applies to reports and statements due on
or after that date.
new text end
ARTICLE 19
CLEMENCY PROVISIONS
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 638.09, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Panel of members; prescreening applications. new text end
new text begin
(a) The commission may
appoint panels of three members to prescreen clemency and waiver applications. Each panel
must be comprised of a member appointed by the governor, the attorney general, and the
chief justice of the supreme court.
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(b) A panel's meeting must be open to the public. The third-party notification provisions
of section 638.11 do not apply to panel meetings. The applicant is not required to attend
the panel meeting where the panel reviews the applicant's application. In addition to the
information contained in the application, the panel may consider any other statements or
information submitted by an interested party.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided for in paragraph (d), a panel may take one of the
following actions:
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(1) recommend that the board deny the application without a commission hearing, if the
vote is unanimous; or
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(2) refer the application to the commission for a hearing.
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(d) Panels may be used to review requests for expedited processing of pardon applications
if the commission and board adopt rules that establish objective criteria for determining
which applications are eligible for expedited processing. A panel may take one of the
following actions on applications eligible for expedited processing:
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(1) recommend that the board deny the application without a commission hearing, if the
vote is unanimous;
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(2) refer the application to the commission for a hearing; or
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(3) recommend that the board grant the application without a hearing, if the vote is
unanimous.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 638.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Pardon eligibility; waiver.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c),
an individual convicted of a crime in a court of this state may apply for a pardon of the
individual's conviction on or after five years from the sentence's expiration or discharge
date.
(b) An individual convicted before August 1, 2023, of a violation of section 609.19,
subdivision 1, clause (1), under the theory of liability for crimes of another may apply for
a pardon upon the sentence's expiration or discharge date if the individual:
(1) was charged with a violation of section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3), and:
(i) thereafter pled guilty to a violation of section 609.19, subdivision 1, clause (1);
(ii) did not cause the death of a human being; and
(iii) did not intentionally aid, advise, hire, counsel, or conspire with or otherwise procure
another with the intent to cause the death of a human being; or
(2) was charged with a violation of section 609.19, subdivision 2, and:
(i) thereafter pled guilty to a violation of section 609.19, subdivision 1, clause (1);
(ii) did not cause the death of a human being; and
(iii) was not a major participant, as defined in section 609.05, subdivision 2a, paragraph
(c), in the underlying felony or did not act with extreme indifference to human life.
(c) An individual may request the board to waive the waiting period if there is a showing
of unusual circumstances and special need.
(d) The commission must review a waiver request and recommend to the board whether
to grant the request. When considering a waiver request, the commission deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin and the board
arenew text end exempt from the meeting requirements under section 638.14 and chapter 13D.
(e) The board must grant a waiver request unless the governor or a board majority opposes
the waiver.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 638.14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Applicant appearance; third-party statements.
(a) new text begin Except as provided for
in paragraph (e), new text end an applicant for clemency must appear before the commission either in
person or through available forms of telecommunication.
(b) The victim of an applicant's crime may appear and speak at the meeting or submit a
written statement to the commission. The commission may treat a victim's written statement
as confidential and not disclose the statement to the applicant or the public if there is or has
been an order for protection, harassment restraining order, or other no-contact order
prohibiting the applicant from contacting the victim.new text begin At the request of the victim, the
commission may treat a victim's written statement as confidential and not disclose the
statement to the public.
new text end
(c) A law enforcement agency's representative may provide the agency's position on
whether the commission should recommend clemency by:
(1) appearing and speaking at the meeting; or
(2) submitting a written statement to the commission.
(d) The sentencing judge and the prosecuting attorney, or their successors, may provide
their positions on whether the commission should recommend clemency by:
(1) appearing and speaking at the meeting; or
(2) submitting their statements under section 638.11, subdivision 2.
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(e) The governor may waive the hearing requirement under paragraph (a) if:
new text end
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(1) the applicant's petition requires immediate review by the board;
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(2) waiver of the hearing serves a significant public interest;
new text end
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(3) the applicant has previously appeared before the board; or
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new text begin
(4) the applicant provides good cause to do so.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 638.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Frequency.
(a) The board must meet at least two times each year to
consider and vote on clemency applications.
(b) If the commission recommends that an application receive a hearing, the board must
hold a hearing on the application unless all the board members decline a hearing.
(c) If the commission recommends that an application not receive a hearing, the board
must not hold a hearing on the application unless at least one board member requests a
hearing.
new text begin
(d) Pursuant to section 638.09, subdivision 6, if a panel of the commission recommends
granting or denying an application without a full commission hearing, the board may:
new text end
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(1) adopt the panel's recommendation; or
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(2) direct the full commission to conduct a hearing on the application.
new text end
new text begin
(e) If the governor waives the hearing requirement for an application pursuant to section
638.14, subdivision 5, paragraph (e), the board must hold a hearing on that application.
new text end
Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end
new text begin
$375,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the Clemency
Review Commission to increase the commission's capacity to process clemency petitions.
This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
ARTICLE 20
PUBLIC SAFETY
Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA VICTIMS OF CRIME ACCOUNT; TRANSFER.
new text end
new text begin
$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is transferred from the general fund to the Minnesota
victims of crime account in the special revenue fund established under Minnesota Statutes,
section 299A.708. This is a onetime transfer.
new text end
ARTICLE 21
PEACE OFFICER COMPENSATION
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Killed in the line of duty.
(a) "Killed in the line of duty" does not include new text begin any
new text end deaths from natural causes, except as new text begin expressly new text end provided in this subdivision. In the case of
a public safety officer, killed in the line of duty includes the death of a public safety officer
caused by accidental means while the public safety officer is acting in the course and scope
of duties as a public safety officer. Killed in the line of duty also deleted text begin meansdeleted text end new text begin includesnew text end if a public
safety officer dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular
rupture, that officer deleted text begin shall bedeleted text end new text begin is new text end presumed to have died as the direct and proximate result of
a personal injury sustained in the line of duty if:
(1) that officer, while on duty:
(i) engaged in a situation, and that engagement involved nonroutine stressful or strenuous
physical new text begin activity in new text end law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response,
emergency medical services, prison security, disaster relief, or other emergency response
activity; or
(ii) participated in a training exercise, and that participation involved nonroutine stressful
or strenuous physical activity;
(2) that officer died as a result of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture suffered:
(i) while engaging or participating under clause (1);
(ii) while still on duty after engaging or participating under clause (1); or
(iii) not later than 24 hours after engaging or participating under clause (1); and
(3) the presumption is not overcome by competent medical evidence to the contrary.
(b) "Killed in the line of duty" also deleted text begin meansdeleted text end new text begin includesnew text end that the officer died due to suicide:
(1) secondary to a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder as described in the most
recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by
the American Psychiatric Association; or
(2) within 45 days of the end of exposure, while on duty, to a traumatic event.
new text begin
(c) "Killed in the line of duty" also includes that the officer died as a result of
complications caused by exposure sustained in the line of duty to any of the following
infectious diseases, viruses, or bacteria, if medical records identify the disease, virus, or
bacteria as a cause of or contributing factor to the death: COVID-19, influenza, hepatitis
B, hepatitis C, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, meningitis, MRSA, whooping cough, or
streptococcus pneumoniae.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end
new text begin Nonroutine strenuous physical activity. new text end
new text begin
"Nonroutine strenuous physical
activity" means line-of-duty activity that:
new text end
new text begin
(1) is not an action of a clerical, administrative, or nonmanual nature;
new text end
new text begin
(2) is not performed as a matter of routine; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) entails an unusually high level of physical exertion.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 3b. new text end
new text begin Nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical activity. new text end
new text begin
"Nonroutine stressful
or strenuous physical activity" means nonroutine stressful physical activity or nonroutine
strenuous physical activity.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 3c. new text end
new text begin Nonroutine stressful physical activity. new text end
new text begin
"Nonroutine stressful physical activity"
means line-of-duty activity that:
new text end
new text begin
(1) is not an action of a clerical, administrative, or nonmanual nature;
new text end
new text begin
(2) is not performed as a matter of routine;
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new text begin
(3) entails nonnegligible physical exertion; and
new text end
new text begin
(4) occurs:
new text end
new text begin
(i) with respect to a situation in which a public safety officer is engaged under
circumstances that objectively and reasonably:
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new text begin
(A) pose or appear to pose significant dangers, threats, or hazards, or reasonably
foreseeable risks thereof, not faced by similarly situated members of the public in the
ordinary course; and
new text end
new text begin
(B) provoke, cause, or occasion an unusually high level of alarm, fear, or anxiety; or
new text end
new text begin
(ii) with respect to a training exercise in which a public safety officer participates under
circumstances that objectively and reasonably:
new text end
new text begin
(A) simulate in realistic fashion situations that pose significant dangers, threats, or
hazards; and
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new text begin
(B) provoke, cause, or occasion an unusually high level of alarm, fear, or anxiety.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Public safety officer.
"Public safety officer" includes:
(1) a peace officer defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c) or (d);
(2) a correction officer employed at a correctional facility and charged with maintaining
the safety, security, discipline, and custody of inmates at the facility;
(3) a corrections staff person working in a public agency and supervising offenders in
the community as defined in sections 243.05, subdivision 6; 244.19, subdivision 1; and
401.01, subdivision 2;
(4) an individual employed on a full-timenew text begin or part-timenew text end basis by the state or by a fire
department of a governmental subdivision of the state, who is engaged in any of the following
duties:
(i) firefighting;
(ii) emergency motor vehicle operation;
(iii) investigation into the cause and origin of fires;
(iv) the provision of emergency medical services; or
(v) hazardous material responder;
(5) a legally enrolled member of a volunteernew text begin or paid on-callnew text end fire department or member
of an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation who is engaged in the hazards of
firefighting;
(6) a good samaritan while complying with the request or direction of a public safety
officer to assist the officer;
(7) a reserve police officer or a reserve deputy sheriff while acting under the supervision
and authority of a political subdivision;
(8) a driver or attendant with a licensed basic or advanced life-support transportation
service who is engaged in providing emergency care;
(9) a first responder who is certified by the director of the Office of Emergency Medical
Services to perform basic emergency skills before the arrival of a licensed ambulance service
and who is a member of an organized service recognized by a local political subdivision to
respond to medical emergencies to provide initial medical care before the arrival of an
ambulance; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(10) a person, other than a state trooper, employed by the commissioner of public safety
and assigned to the State Patrol, whose primary employment duty is either Capitol security
or the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle laws and regulationsdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin
(11) a person formerly employed as a public safety officer under clauses (1) to (5) or
(7) to (10) if the person separated from service due to a duty disability, as defined in section
353.01, subdivision 41.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.
new text end
Sec. 6.
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[299A.412] DETERMINING WHAT IS ROUTINE.
new text end
new text begin
Neither of the following is dispositive in determining whether an activity or action is
understood to have been performed as a matter of routine under section 299A.41:
new text end
new text begin
(1) being generally described by the public safety agency as routine or ordinary; or
new text end
new text begin
(2) the frequency with which the activity or action may be performed.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.
new text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299D.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Salary and reimbursement.
(a) Each employee other than the chief supervisor,
lieutenant colonel, majors, captains, new text begin lieutenants, new text end corporals, and sergeants hereinafter
designated shall be known as patrol troopers.
(b) There may be appointed one lieutenant colonel; and such majors, captains, new text begin lieutenants,
new text end corporals, sergeants, and troopers as the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the
duties and functions of the State Patrol. Persons in above-named positions shall be appointed
by law and have such duties as the commissioner may direct and, except for troopers, shall
be selected from the patrol troopers, corporals, sergeants, captains, new text begin lieutenants, new text end and majors
who shall have had at least five years' experience as either patrol troopers, corporals,
sergeants, or supervisors.
(c) The salary rates for all State Patrol troopers, corporals, and sergeants shall be deemed
to include $6 per day reimbursement for shift differential, meal and business expenses
incurred by State Patrol troopers, corporals, and sergeants in the performance of their
assigned duties in their patrol areas; business expenses include, but are not limited to:
uniform costs, home garaging of squad cars, and maintenance of home office.
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299D.03, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a.
Salary deleted text begin and benefitsdeleted text end survey.
(a) By January 1 of 2021, 2024, 2027, and deleted text begin 2030deleted text end new text begin
every odd-numbered year thereafternew text end , the legislative auditor must conduct a compensation
deleted text begin and benefitdeleted text end survey of law enforcement officers in every police department:
(1) in a city with a population in excess of 25,000, located in a metropolitan county, as
defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, that is represented by a union certified by the
Bureau of Mediation Services; or
(2) in a city of the first class.
The State Patrol must also be included in the survey.
(b) The legislative auditor must base the survey on compensation deleted text begin and benefitsdeleted text end for the
past completed calendar year. The survey must be based on full-time equivalent employees.
The legislative auditor must calculate compensation using base salary, overtime wages, and
premium pay. Premium pay is payment that is received by a majority of employees and
includes but is not limited to education pay and longevity pay. The legislative auditor must
not include any payments made to officers or troopers for work performed for an entity
other than the agency that employs the officer or trooper, regardless of who makes the
payment. deleted text begin The legislative auditor must also include in the survey all benefits, including
insurance, retirement, and pension benefits. The legislative auditor must include contributions
from both the employee and employer when determining benefits.
deleted text end
(c) The legislative auditor must compile the survey results into a report. The report must
show each department separately. For each department, the survey must includedeleted text begin :
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deleted text begin (1)deleted text end an explanation of the salary structure, and include minimum and maximum salaries
for each range or stepdeleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin .
new text end
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(2) an explanation of benefits offered, including the options that are offered and the
employee and employer contribution for each option.
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deleted text begin
Wherever possible, the report must be designed so that the data for each department is in
the same table or grid format to facilitate easy comparison.
deleted text end
(d) By January 15 of 2021, 2024, 2027, and deleted text begin 2030deleted text end new text begin every odd-numbered year thereafternew text end ,
the legislative auditor must transmit the survey report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over the
State Patrol budget.
(e) It is the legislature's intent to use the information in this study to compare salaries
between the identified police departments and the State Patrol and to make appropriate
increases to patrol troopernew text begin , captain, and lieutenantnew text end salaries. new text begin Nothing in this subdivision
precludes the collective bargaining of salaries or compensation in excess of salaries or
compensation supported by the salary survey. Salary adjustments for supervisory ranks,
including corporals, sergeants, lieutenants, and captains, must be proportionate to the salary
adjustments made for patrol troopers resulting from the survey. This subdivision does not
expand the scope of the salary survey beyond patrol troopers. new text end For purposes of this paragraph,
"patrol troopers" has the meaning given in subdivision 2, paragraph (a).
Sec. 9.
new text begin
[299D.14] VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Volunteers permitted. new text end
new text begin
The commissioner or the chief supervisor of the
State Patrol may recruit, train, and accept, without regard to personnel laws or rules, the
services of individuals without compensation as volunteer chaplains to support members
of the State Patrol in their roles and responsibilities under this chapter.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Incidental expenses. new text end
new text begin
The chief supervisor may provide for the incidental
expenses of a volunteer chaplain, including transportation, lodging, and subsistence.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Application of law. new text end
new text begin
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a volunteer
chaplain is not a state employee and is not subject to the provisions of law relating to state
employment, including but not limited to those governing hours of work, rates of
compensation, leave, unemployment benefits, and state employee benefits.
new text end
Sec. 10.
Laws 2024, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, the effective date, is amended to
read:
EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.
This section is effective the day following
final enactment deleted text begin and expires January 1, 2032deleted text end . This section applies to contracts entered into
on or after the effective date deleted text begin but before January 1, 2032deleted text end .
Sec. 11. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DEATH BENEFIT RETROACTIVE CLAIMS.
new text end
new text begin
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.47, claims for benefits arising
out of deaths occurring before July 1, 2026, that are eligible due to the retroactive changes
made in this act are timely if filed before July 1, 2028. Claims for benefits arising out of
deaths that occur on or after July 1, 2026, are subject to the limitation period under Minnesota
Statutes, section 299A.47.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.47, the commissioner of public
safety must:
new text end
new text begin
(1) review previously denied benefit claims for deaths occurring between February 1,
2020, and the effective date of this act;
new text end
new text begin
(2) determine whether the applicant is eligible for benefits based on the retroactive
application of the amendments made in this act; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) award applicable benefits according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 299A.41 to
299A.46.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
ARTICLE 22
CONSUMER PROTECTION RESTITUTION ACCOUNT
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 8.37, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:
Subd. 3.
Money deposited in the account.
deleted text begin 50deleted text end new text begin Fiftynew text end percent of all money recovered by
the attorney general in a consumer enforcement action that is payable to the state and not
designated as consumer enforcement public compensation or for another specific purpose
up to the first deleted text begin $5,000,000deleted text end new text begin $10,000,000new text end each fiscal year must be deposited into the account.
The remaining 50 percent of money recovered by the attorney general in a consumer
enforcement action that is payable to the state and not designated as consumer enforcement
public compensation or for another specific purpose must be deposited into the general
fund. For purposes of this subdivision, the amount of money recovered in a consumer
enforcement action that must be deposited into the fund is determined at the time when the
money otherwise would have been deposited into the general fund.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 8.37, subdivision 5, is amended to
read:
Subd. 5.
Distributions to eligible consumers.
(a) Money in the account may be
distributed to any eligible consumer with an identified amount of unpaid consumer
enforcement public compensation. deleted text begin If the amount of money in the account is insufficient to
pay all distributions to eligible consumers with an identified amount of unpaid consumer
enforcement public compensation, thedeleted text end Money must be distributed first to consumers eligible
for unpaid consumer enforcement public compensation based on a consumer enforcement
action with a final order of the oldest date.
deleted text begin
(b) If the attorney general projects that there will be insufficient funding to pay all eligible
consumers from the funds available on an ongoing basis, the attorney general may
recommend to the legislature that the legislature prescribe a formula for prorating or capping
payments to eligible consumers so that more eligible consumers will receive payment from
the fund.
deleted text end
new text begin
(b) If money is distributed to an eligible consumer, the distribution is limited to:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the full identified amount of unpaid consumer enforcement public compensation, up
to $50,000; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) 50 percent of the identified amount of unpaid consumer enforcement public
compensation over $50,000, or $50,000, whichever is less.
new text end
ARTICLE 23
DATA PRACTICES
Section 1.
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[13.205] TOWNS; PHYSICIAN REQUESTS.
new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding section 13.02, subdivision 11, a town is subject to this chapter for
purposes of this section. A town must provide data of any classification requested by a
physician licensed under chapter 147 for the purposes of treating a patient.
new text end
APPENDIX
Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S4059-2
18K.02 DEFINITIONS.
Subd. 7.
Processor.
"Processor" means a person or business that converts raw hemp into a product.
18K.03 AGRICULTURAL CROP; POSSESSION AUTHORIZED.
Subd. 2.
Sale to medical cannabis manufacturers.
A licensee under this chapter may sell hemp products derived from industrial hemp grown in this state to medical cannabis manufacturers as authorized under sections 152.22 to 152.37.
28A.075 DELEGATION TO LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH BOARD.
(a) At the request of a local community health board that licensed and inspected grocery and convenience stores on January 1, 1999, the commissioner must enter into agreements before January 1, 2001, with local community health boards to delegate to the appropriate local community health board the licensing and inspection duties of the commissioner pertaining to retail food handlers that are grocery or convenience stores. At the request of a local community health board that licensed and inspected part of any grocery or convenience store on January 1, 1999, the commissioner must enter into agreements before July 1, 2001, with local community health boards to delegate to the appropriate local community health board the licensing and inspection duties of the commissioner pertaining to retail food handlers that are grocery or convenience stores. At any time thereafter, the commissioner may enter into an agreement with a local community health board that licensed and inspected all or part of any grocery or convenience store on January 1, 1999, to delegate to the appropriate local community health board the licensing and inspection duties of the commissioner pertaining to retail food handlers such as grocery or convenience stores. Retail food handlers inspected under the state meat inspection program of chapter 31A are exempt from delegation.
(b) A local community health board must adopt an ordinance consistent with the Minnesota Food Code, Minnesota Rules, chapter 4626, for all of its jurisdiction to regulate retail food handlers and the ordinance (Food Code) must not be in conflict with standards set in law or rule.
(c) A fee to recover the estimated costs of enforcement of this chapter must be established by ordinance and must be fair, reasonable, and proportionate to the actual cost of the licensing and inspection services. The fee must only be maintained and used for the estimated costs of enforcing this chapter.
115A.9155 DISPOSING OF CERTAIN DRY CELL BATTERIES.
Subdivision 1.
Prohibition.
A person may not place in mixed municipal solid waste a dry cell battery containing mercuric oxide electrode, silver oxide electrode, nickel-cadmium, or sealed lead-acid that was purchased for use or used by a government agency, or an industrial, communications, or medical facility.
Subd. 2.
Manufacturer responsibility.
(a) A manufacturer of batteries subject to subdivision 1 shall:
(1) ensure that a system for the proper collection, transportation, and processing of waste batteries exists for purchasers in Minnesota; and
(2) clearly inform each final purchaser of the prohibition on disposal of waste batteries and of the system or systems for proper collection, transportation, and processing of waste batteries available to the purchaser.
(b) To ensure that a system for the proper collection, transportation, and processing of waste batteries exists, a manufacturer shall:
(1) identify collectors, transporters, and processors for the waste batteries and contract or otherwise expressly agree with a person or persons for the proper collection, transportation, and processing of the waste batteries; or
(2) accept waste batteries returned to its manufacturing facility.
(c) At the time of sale of a battery subject to subdivision 1, a manufacturer shall provide in a clear and conspicuous manner a telephone number that the final consumer of the battery can call to obtain information on specific procedures to follow in returning the battery for recycling or proper disposal. The manufacturer may include the telephone number and notice of return procedures on an invoice or other transaction document held by the purchaser. The manufacturer shall provide the telephone number to the commissioner of the agency.
(d) A manufacturer shall ensure that the cost of proper collection, transportation, and processing of the waste batteries is included in the sales transaction or agreement between the manufacturer and any purchaser.
(e) A manufacturer that has complied with this subdivision is not liable under subdivision 1 for improper disposal by a person other than the manufacturer of waste batteries.
115A.961 HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES; COLLECTION, PROCESSING, AND DISPOSAL.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
For the purposes of this section, "household batteries" means disposable or rechargeable dry cells commonly used as power sources for household or consumer products including, but not limited to, nickel-cadmium, alkaline, mercuric oxide, silver oxide, zinc oxide, lithium, and carbon-zinc batteries, but excluding lead acid batteries.
Subd. 2.
Program.
(a) The commissioner, in consultation with other state agencies, political subdivisions, and representatives of the household battery industry, may develop household battery programs. The commissioner must coordinate the programs with the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources study on batteries.
(b) The commissioner shall investigate options and develop guidelines for collection, processing, and disposal of household batteries. The options the commissioner may investigate include:
(1) establishing a grant program for counties to plan and implement household battery collection, processing, and disposal projects;
(2) establishing collection and transportation systems;
(3) developing and disseminating educational materials regarding environmentally sound battery management; and
(4) developing markets for materials recovered from the batteries.
(c) The commissioner may also distribute funds to political subdivisions to develop battery management plans and implement those plans.
Subd. 3.
Participation.
A political subdivision, on its own or in cooperation with others, may implement a program to collect, process, or dispose of household batteries. A political subdivision may provide financial incentives to any person, including public or private civic groups, to collect the batteries.
136A.657 EXEMPTION; RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS.
Subdivision 1.
Exemption.
(a) A program is exempt from the provisions of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 if it is:
(1) offered by a school or any department or branch of a school that is substantially owned, operated, or supported by a bona fide church or religious organization;
(2) primarily designed for, aimed at and attended by persons who sincerely hold or seek to learn the particular religious faith or beliefs of that church or religious organization; and
(3) primarily intended to prepare its students to become ministers of, to enter into some other vocation closely related to, or to conduct their lives in consonance with, the particular faith of that church or religious organization.
(b) A school or a department or branch of a school is exempt from the provisions of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 if all of its programs are exempt under paragraph (a).
Subd. 2.
Limitation.
(a) This exemption shall not extend to any program or school or to any department or branch of a school that through advertisements or solicitations represents to any students or prospective students that the school, its aims, goals, missions or purposes or its programs are different from those described in subdivision 1.
(b) This exemption shall not extend to any school that represents to any student or prospective student that the major purpose of its programs is to:
(1) prepare the student for a vocation not closely related to that particular religious faith; or
(2) provide the student with a general educational program recognized by other schools or the broader educational, business or social community as being substantially equivalent to the educational programs offered by schools or departments or branches of schools that are not exempt from sections 136A.61 to 136A.71, and rules adopted pursuant thereto.
(c) This exemption shall not extend to any school that uses any publication or advertisement that is not truthful and gives any false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading impressions about the school; its personnel, programs, or services; or occupational opportunities for its graduates for promotion and student recruitment. Exemptions denied under this section are subject to appeal under section 136A.65, subdivision 8, paragraph (c). If an appeal is initiated, the denial of the exemption is not effective until the final determination of the appeal, unless immediate effect is ordered by the court.
Subd. 3.
Scope.
Nothing in sections 136A.61 to 136A.71, or the rules adopted pursuant thereto, shall be interpreted as permitting the office to determine the truth or falsity of any particular set of religious beliefs.
Subd. 4.
Statement required; religious nature.
Any degree awarded upon completion of a religiously exempt program shall include descriptive language to make the religious nature of the award clear.
Subd. 5.
Application.
A school that seeks an exemption under this section from the provisions of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 must apply to the office to establish that the school meets the requirements of an exemption. An exemption expires two years from the date of approval or when a school adds a new program or makes a modification equal to or greater than 25 percent to an existing educational program. If a school is reapplying for an exemption, the application must be submitted to the office 90 days before the current exemption expires.
136A.834 EXEMPTION; RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS.
Subdivision 1.
Exemption.
(a) A program is exempt from the provisions of sections 136A.821 to 136A.832 if it is:
(1) offered by a school or any department or branch of a school that is substantially owned, operated, or supported by a bona fide church or religious organization;
(2) primarily designed for, aimed at, and attended by persons who sincerely hold or seek to learn the particular religious faith or beliefs of that church or religious organization; and
(3) primarily intended to prepare its students to become ministers of, to enter into some other vocation closely related to, or to conduct their lives in consonance with the particular faith of that church or religious organization.
(b) Any school or any department or branch of a school is exempt from the provisions of sections 136A.821 to 136A.832 if all of its programs are exempt under paragraph (a).
Subd. 2.
Limitations.
(a) An exemption shall not extend to any private career school, department or branch of a private career school, or program of a private career school that through advertisements or solicitations represents to any students or prospective students that the school, its aims, goals, missions, purposes, or programs are different from those described in subdivision 1.
(b) An exemption shall not extend to any private career school or program that represents to any student or prospective student that the major purpose of its programs is to:
(1) prepare the student for a vocation not closely related to that particular religious faith; or
(2) provide the student with a general educational program recognized by other private career schools or the broader educational, business, or social community as being substantially equivalent to the educational programs offered by private career schools or departments or branches of private career schools which are not religious in nature and are not exempt from sections 136A.82 to 136A.834 and from rules adopted under sections 136A.82 to 136A.834.
(c) This exemption shall not extend to any school that uses any publication or advertisement that is not truthful and gives any false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading impressions about the school or its personnel, programs, services, or occupational opportunities for graduates for promotion and student recruitment. Exemptions denied under this section are subject to appeal under section 136A.65, subdivision 8, paragraph (c). If an appeal is initiated, the denial of the exemption is not effective until the final determination of the appeal, unless immediate effect is ordered by the court.
Subd. 3.
Scope.
Nothing in sections 136A.82 to 136A.834 or the rules adopted under them shall be interpreted as permitting the office to determine the truth or falsity of any particular set of religious beliefs.
Subd. 4.
Descriptive language required.
Any certificate, diploma, degree, or other formal recognition awarded upon completion of any religiously exempt program shall include such descriptive language as to make the religious nature of the award clear.
Subd. 5.
Application.
A school that seeks an exemption from the provisions of sections 136A.82 to 136A.834 must apply to the office to establish that the school meets the requirements of an exemption. An exemption expires two years from the date of approval or when a school adds a new program or makes a modification equal to or greater than 25 percent to an existing educational program. If a school is reapplying for an exemption, the application must be submitted to the office 90 days before the current exemption expires. If a school fails to apply within 90 days of expiration, the school is subject to the fees and penalties under sections 136A.831 and 136A.832.
155A.275 SPECIAL EVENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Special event services.
For purposes of this section, "special event services" means services rendered for compensation and performed at a location other than a licensed salon. These services are limited to the practice of nonpermanent manipulation of the hair, including: styling, setting, reinforcing, or extending the hair; the application of nail polish to the nails; and the application of makeup to the skin.
Subd. 2.
Special event services permit.
(a) No person shall perform special event services without first obtaining a special event services permit from the board. To be eligible for a special event services permit, a person must have a valid manager's license issued by the board under the authority of section 155A.27.
(b) An individual applying for a special event services permit must submit to the board, on a form approved by the board, an application for a special event services permit.
(c) An individual providing services under a special event services permit may only perform services within the individual's specific field of licensure and as defined by the permit. The services provided pursuant to the special event services permit must comply with the requirements of this chapter and all federal, state, and local laws.
325E.125 GENERAL AND SPECIAL PURPOSE BATTERY REQUIREMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Labeling.
(a) The manufacturer of a button cell battery that is to be sold in this state shall ensure that each battery contains no intentionally introduced mercury or is labeled to clearly identify for the final consumer of the battery the type of electrode used in the battery.
(b) The manufacturer of a rechargeable battery that is to be sold in this state shall ensure that each rechargeable battery is labeled to clearly identify for the final consumer of the battery the type of electrode and the name of the manufacturer. The manufacturer of a rechargeable battery shall also provide clear instructions for properly recharging the battery.
Subd. 2.
Mercury content.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a manufacturer may not sell, distribute, or offer for sale in this state an alkaline manganese battery that contains more than 0.025 percent mercury by weight.
(b) On application, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may exempt a specific type of battery from the requirements of paragraph (a) or (d) if there is no battery meeting the requirements that can be reasonably substituted for the battery for which the exemption is sought. A battery exempted by the commissioner under this paragraph is subject to the requirements of section 115A.9155, subdivision 2.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a manufacturer may not sell, distribute, or offer for sale in this state a button cell nonrechargeable battery not subject to paragraph (a) that contains more than 25 milligrams of mercury.
(d) A manufacturer may not sell, distribute, or offer for sale in this state a dry cell battery containing a mercuric oxide electrode.
(e) After January 1, 1996, a manufacturer may not sell, distribute, or offer for sale in this state an alkaline manganese battery, except an alkaline manganese button cell, that contains mercury unless the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency determines that compliance with this requirement is not technically and commercially feasible.
Subd. 2a.
Approval of new batteries.
A manufacturer may not sell, distribute, or offer for sale in this state a nonrechargeable battery other than a zinc air, zinc carbon, silver oxide, lithium, or alkaline manganese battery, without first having received approval of the battery from the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency. The commissioner shall approve only batteries that comply with subdivision 1 and do not pose an undue hazard when disposed of. This subdivision is intended to ensure that new types of batteries do not add additional hazardous or toxic materials to the state's mixed municipal waste stream.
Subd. 3.
Rechargeable tools and appliances.
(a) A manufacturer may not sell, distribute, or offer for sale in this state a rechargeable consumer product unless:
(1) the battery can be easily removed by the consumer or is contained in a battery pack that is separate from the product and can be easily removed; and
(2) the product and the battery are both labeled in a manner that is clearly visible to the consumer indicating that the battery must be recycled or disposed of properly and the battery must be clearly identifiable as to the type of electrode used in the battery.
(b) "Rechargeable consumer product" as used in this subdivision means any product that contains a rechargeable battery and is primarily used or purchased to be used for personal, family, or household purposes.
(c) On application by a manufacturer, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may exempt a rechargeable consumer product from the requirements of paragraph (a) if:
(1) the product cannot be reasonably redesigned and manufactured to comply with the requirements prior to the effective date of Laws 1990, chapter 409, section 2;
(2) the redesign of the product to comply with the requirements would result in significant danger to public health and safety; or
(3) the type of electrode used in the battery poses no unreasonable hazards when placed in and processed or disposed of as part of mixed municipal solid waste.
(d) An exemption granted by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency under paragraph (c), clause (1), must be limited to a maximum of two years and may be renewed.
Subd. 4.
Rechargeable batteries and products; notice.
(a) A person who sells rechargeable batteries or products powered by rechargeable batteries governed by section 115A.9157 at retail shall post the notice in paragraph (b) in a manner clearly visible to a consumer making purchasing decisions.
(b) The notice must be at least four inches by six inches and state:
"ATTENTION USERS OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND CORDLESS PRODUCTS:
Under Minnesota law, manufacturers of rechargeable batteries, rechargeable battery packs, and products powered by nonremovable rechargeable batteries will provide a special collection system for these items by April 15, 1994. It is illegal to put rechargeable batteries in the garbage. Use the special collection system that will be provided in your area. Take care of our environment.
DO NOT PUT RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES OR PRODUCTS POWERED BY NONREMOVABLE RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES IN THE GARBAGE."
(c) Notice is not required for home solicitation sales, as defined in section 325G.06, or for catalogue sales.
325E.1251 PENALTY ENFORCEMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Penalty.
Violation of section 325E.125 is a misdemeanor. A manufacturer who violates section 325E.125 is also subject to a minimum fine of $100 per violation.
609.466 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FRAUD.
Any person who, with the intent to defraud, presents a claim for reimbursement, a cost report or a rate application, relating to the payment of medical assistance funds pursuant to chapter 256B, to the state agency, which is false in whole or in part, is guilty of an attempt to commit theft of public funds and may be sentenced accordingly.
Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: S4059-2
Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 29
Sec. 29. new text begin BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST EXAMINERSnew text end |
new text begin $ new text end | new text begin 2,775,000 new text end | new text begin $ new text end | new text begin 2,785,000 new text end | ||
new text begin The executive director must report quarterly to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over state government finance on the number of inspections conducted by license type in the past quarter, number and percent of total salons and schools inspected within the last year, total number of licensees by type, and the number of inspectors employed by the board. The first report must be submitted by July 15, 2017. new text end
Repealed Minnesota Rule: S4059-2
2100.2500 EXAMINATION DATES.
Examinations for a certificate as a registered barber shall be held in the second week of February, May, August, and November of each year. Notice of the examination shall be given during the first week of the month preceding the month in which the examination is to be held. Two additional examinations may be held when the board determines it is cost efficient.
2100.2600 APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION.
An applicant for examination as a registered barber shall file an application for examination on forms furnished by the board. This application must be filed with the board no later than the 20th day of the month preceding the month in which the examination is to be given; provided, however, that the board shall, upon the showing of a hardship, accept applications at a later date.
Applicants for registered barber status must complete the program entitled "Home Study Course for Barbers" prepared or approved by the Board of Barber Examiners before the examination may be taken.
2100.2900 CONTENTS OF EXAMINATION.
An examination consists of five parts: a written examination and four practical services. The type of haircut, shave or beard trim, and two of the following practical services: shampoo, perm wrap, facial, or color application, will be determined at the discretion of the board.
2100.3000 GRADING OF EXAMINATION.
The registered barber examinations given pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 154.09, shall be graded as follows: The grading criteria for the written part of the examination and the passing grade will be established for each written examination at the time of its preparation; however, the lowest passing grade established shall never be less than 55. The grading for the practical performances part of the examination will be on a scale of 1 to 100 with 100 representing a perfect score. A score of 75 will be the minimum passing grade for the haircut portion, and 75 will also be the minimum passing score for the average of the remaining parts of the practical performances. If an applicant does not receive at least the established minimum passing grade on the written portion of the examination, or at least a grade of 75 on the haircut portion of the examination, or score an average of at least 75 on the remaining parts of the practical examination, the applicant will have failed the examination, and may only retake the examination after paying the necessary fee and meeting the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 154.05.
2100.3200 FAILURE OF EXAMINATION.
An individual who has not held a Minnesota barber registration prior to examination and who fails the examination and onetime written retake, if applicable, shall complete an additional 500 hours of barber school to be eligible to retake the examination as many times as necessary to pass.
An individual who has previously held a Minnesota barber registration as an apprentice or registered barber may take the examination as many times as necessary to reinstate the registration without additional barber school hours.
2100.3300 FAILURE TO RENEW CERTIFICATE WITHIN FOUR YEARS.
A registered barber who has failed to renew the certificate of registration for four years or more from the date of expiration must complete the current program entitled "Home Study Course for Barbers" prepared or approved by the Board of Barber Examiners and take and pass the registered barber examination before a certificate of registration may be issued. Home Study Course for Barbers is required prior to examination for all examinees.
2100.4500 INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION QUALIFICATION.
To qualify for an instructor's examination, an applicant must be a registered barber with three years' experience.
2100.5200 CONSIDERATIONS IN REGISTRATION ISSUANCE.
Subpart 1.
Factors.
Upon receipt of an application for establishment of a barber school, the board shall give consideration to the factors in subparts 2 and 5.
Subp. 2.
Public welfare.
The board shall give consideration to any detriment to the public welfare and the need for barber school facilities in the community and neighborhood where the proposed barber school is to be located, giving particular consideration to:
C.
the availability of adequate support for the proposed barber school in the community and neighborhood with particular regard to adequate practice for students;
D.
the extent to which the proposed barber school would draw patrons from adjacent communities or neighborhoods and the character thereof; and
E.
the effect of the establishment of a barber school on the social and economic aspects of the community and neighborhood and adjacent communities and neighborhoods in regard to the proposed site.
Subp. 5.
Student-registered instructor ratio.
There must be at least one instructor for every 17 students enrolled.
2100.5300 PUBLIC HEARING ON REGISTRATION APPLICATION.
Upon receipt of an application for the establishment of a barber school, the board shall conduct a public hearing in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14, and rules promulgated thereunder. The applicant shall show at such hearing, by competent evidence, the factual basis of the assertions of the application and the applicant's qualifications as required by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 154, and the rules of the board. The applicant shall further show financial qualifications and it shall be a sufficient reason for denial of the application that the board considers the financial resources of the applicant to be insufficient to maintain and operate a barber school and assure the graduation of students who are registered in such school and have paid their tuition.
2100.6000 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.
Each student, including each part-time student, must complete at least 281 classroom hours and 1,219 practical hours in the required 1,500-hour course.