Legislative Session number- 88

Bill Name: SF1057

1E Relating to state government

ARTICLE 1 - APPROPRIATIONS

Appropriating
money to the department of employment and economic development (DEED) for
business and community development, workforce development, general support
services, the Minnesota trade office, vocational rehabilitation purposes and
services for the blind; appropriating money to the housing finance agency (HFA)
for the challenge program, the housing trust fund, rental assistance for the
mentally ill, family homeless prevention, home ownership trust fund, affordable
rental investment fund, housing rehabilitation, homeownership education,
counseling and training and capacity-building grants; appropriating money to the
department of labor and industry for workers compensation, the labor standards
and apprenticeship program, workplace safety and general support; appropriating
money to explore Minnesota tourism, the department of transportation, the bureau
of mediation services, the board of accountancy, the board of architecture,
engineering, land surveying, landscape, architecture, geoscience and interior
design, the board of cosmetologist examiners, the board of barber examiners and
the workers compensation court of appeals

ARTICLE 2 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
INDUSTRY

Modifying certain provisions relating to the permits, licensure and
inspection of elevators; inspection fees for utility interconnected generation
installations, plumbing permits and fees and certain fee schedules associated
with combative sports; repealing rule relating to elevator inspection
fees

ARTICLE 3 - DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT

Modifying certain provisions relating to the Minnesota investment
fund; establishing the Minnesota job creation fund, defining certain terms,
specifying application, business designation and certification requirements,
establishing capital investment rebate and job creation award eligibility;
authorizing the commissioner of employment and economic development to establish
a certain number of Minnesota trade offices in foreign markets, state trade and
export promotion (STEP) grants and the invest Minnesota marketing initiative;
providing for an unemployment insurance employer tax reduction under certain
circumstances

ARTICLE 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Establishing the
transportation economic development assistance program, authorizing a
transportation economic development account; requiring the commissioners of
transportation and employment and economic development to assist with program
administration, authorizing the commissioner of employment and economic
development to develop certain economic impact performance measures, authorizing
the commissioners of transportation and employment and economic development to
establish criteria by which to evaluate projects for financial assistance
eligibility, specifying financial assistance evaluation process and award limit,
requiring a legislative report

ARTICLE 5 - REPEAL MINNESOTA SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY

Repealing the Minnesota Science and Technology Authority
Act

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