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149 Documents Found in Legislative Session 87 (2011-2012)
for Authors of "Downey"

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House HF0001 23 02/28/2011 4 Text icon Fabian Environmental permitting efficiency provided, and environmental review requirements modified.
House HF0002 6 04/28/2011 Text icon Banaian Performance data added to budget proposal, zero-based budgeting required, and sunset advisory commission and sunset process established for state agencies.
House HR0004 1 05/05/2011 Text icon Dittrich A house resolution recognizing May 12 as School Trust Lands Day.
House HF0004 7 05/03/2011 Text icon Downey State workforce reduction required, and early retirement program created.
House HF0007 6 04/28/2011 Text icon Drazkowski State mandates abolished and made permissive, county audit by CPA firm authorized, surplus law library fee use provided, and publication and reporting requirements changed or eliminated.
House HF0008 24 04/28/2012 276 Text icon Gottwalt Unified personal health premium accounts permitted.
House HF0020 2 04/26/2011 Text icon Urdahl Environmental impact statement process modified.
House HF0029 3 02/24/2011 Text icon Gottwalt Legislature member number reduced, and division of a senate district in the formation of a congressional district prevented.
House SF0040 16 03/03/2012 5 Text icon Garofalo Teacher licensure provisions amended, alternative teacher preparation program and limited-term teacher license established, and report required.
House HF0040 4 03/14/2011 Text icon Norton Lifelong learning account program established, tax credits allowed to employers and employees for contributions to lifelong learning accounts, and money appropriated.
House HF0052 18 04/28/2011 19 Text icon Peppin City, county, and town zoning control and ordinance variances provided.
House HF0053 3 01/18/2011 Text icon Buesgens Outside contracting agency restrictions removed.
House SF0056 8 04/11/2011 Text icon Erickson School district budget relief provided.
House HF0063 11 02/09/2011 Text icon Garofalo Teacher licensure provisions amended, alternative teacher preparation program and limited-term teacher license established, and report required.
House HF0064 6 01/24/2012 Text icon Drazkowski English designated as the official language of Minnesota.
House HF0067 4 01/24/2012 Text icon Downey General fund expenditures limited in the 2012-2013 biennium to forecasted revenues, and use specified for any forecasted increases in revenues above the level of revenues forecasted for the 2010-2011 biennium.
House HF0082 10 03/21/2011 Text icon Dettmer Military retirement pay phased-in subtraction provided.
House HF0089 8 04/27/2011 Text icon Benson, M. Voter picture identification required before receiving a ballot, voter identification card provided at no charge, canvassing deadlines changed, notice required, provisional balloting procedure established, and money appropriated.
House HF0092 2 01/31/2011 Text icon Downey Teacher contract deadline aid penalty repealed.
House HF0099 8 02/17/2011 Text icon Anzelc Tax exemption provided for property owned and operated by veterans organizations.
House HF0130 26 02/10/2011 1 Text icon Holberg Fiscal year 2011 appropriations reduced, policies changed, and appropriation reductions made for fiscal years 2012 and 2013; tax aid, credits and payment reductions provided, and changes conformed in the Internal Revenue Code.
House HF0173 7 05/04/2011 Text icon Peppin Sunset Commission created, sunset and review of state agencies provided, and money appropriated.
House HF0174 8 05/10/2011 Text icon Peppin Department of Revenue required to issue a request for proposals for a tax analytics and business intelligence contract, and money appropriated.
House HF0178 6 02/21/2011 Text icon Downey Lead By Example Act; legislators' and constitutional officers' salaries reduced, and legislators' per diem payments reduced.
House HF0187 1 01/24/2011 Text icon Dettmer Legislative temporary successors provided for members called into active military service, and constitutional amendment proposed.
House HF0191 12 05/21/2011 Text icon Downey Information technology and telecommunications technology services consolidated, advisory committee established, duties transferred, report required, and money appropriated.
House HF0192 3 02/14/2011 Text icon Downey Reinventing Government Employment Act proposed, public employee compensation freeze and method for determining future compensation determined, state employee gainsharing system established, and state contracts with private vendors restrictions removed.
House HF0202 2 02/09/2011 Text icon Runbeck Acceleration of single sales apportionment adopted.
House HF0203 23 04/28/2012 275 Text icon Westrom Legislative approval of rules modified.
House HF0229 13 05/21/2011 72 Text icon Downey Child certified as an adult detainment in a juvenile facility provided pending the outcome of criminal proceedings, and judges authorized to prohibit juvenile sex offenders from residing near their victims.
House HF0240 6 02/09/2011 Text icon Dettmer Disabled veterans homestead market value exemption eligibility extended for surviving spouses, and qualified disabled veterans' approved primary family caregivers included.
House HF0269 6 03/26/2012 Text icon Downey Teacher contract qualified economic offer provided.
House HF0273 3 03/14/2011 Text icon Woodard Students at low-performing schools enrollment options established.
House HF0287 8 05/18/2011 Text icon Hamilton Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week designated.
House HF0288 6 03/09/2011 Text icon Downey Tax credit provided for investment in start-up and emerging Minnesota businesses.
House HF0297 3 02/09/2011 Text icon Kahn State agency information technology system and service consolidated, and duties transferred to the Office of Enterprise Technology.
House HF0299 9 05/12/2011 24 Text icon Quam Executive branch agencies retained savings program established.
House HF0339 3 03/09/2011 Text icon Kelly Teacher employment contract negotiation process identified.
House SF0361 8 05/23/2011 104 Text icon Hamilton Leo's Law; Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week proposed.
House HF0363 2 02/07/2011 Text icon Lenczewski Former legislators, constitutional officers, agency heads, and legislative employees prohibited from lobbying for legislative or administrative action for one year after leaving office.
House HF0369 1 02/07/2011 Text icon Banaian Capital investment return determination information required.
House SF0373 12 02/01/2012 119 Text icon Wardlow Limitation period reduced for bringing certain actions.
House HF0410 4 02/17/2011 Text icon Lohmer Social Security benefits income tax subtraction allowed.
House HF0418 17 04/28/2012 Text icon Downey Back Office Consolidation Act proposed; benchmarking study required on centralizing accounting, financial reporting, procurement, fleet services, human resources, and payroll functions in the Department of Administration; and report on improvement initiatives required.
House HF0419 2 03/07/2011 Text icon Downey Executive branch departments number reduced.
House HF0424 2 02/17/2011 Text icon Scott Incapacitated and vulnerable adult neglect and abuse remedies provided.
House SF0429 14 02/01/2012 120 Text icon Mazorol Attorney fee relation to damages awarded factor provided.
House HF0435 7 05/13/2011 Text icon Dittrich Permanent school trust land independent authority created for management, supervision, and administration.
House HF0446 2 02/17/2011 Text icon Abeler Jobs credit for increasing employment allowed.
House HF0447 15 05/14/2011 28 Text icon Kelly Vulnerable adult criminal abuse made a registrable offense under the predatory offender registration law; investigation, review, and hearing provisions modified; terminology changed; criminal penalty increased for assaulting a vulnerable adult; and criminal penalties provided.
House HF0461 2 02/17/2011 Text icon Dittrich Hennepin County; Schmidt Wildlife Management Area surplus state land conveyance required.
House HF0463 2 02/17/2011 Text icon Norton Teacher collective bargaining agreement deadline and penalty changed.
House HF0464 3 03/09/2011 Text icon Norton Teacher collective bargaining agreement deadline and process changed.
House HF0470 2 02/17/2011 Text icon Gauthier K-12 special education third-party billing process provided to be more cost effective.
House SF0477 7 05/22/2011 92 Text icon Drazkowski Food, beverage, and lodging establishment provisions modified.
House HF0482 8 03/28/2011 Text icon Downey Funeral goods sale license requirement clarified.
House HF0501 7 03/03/2011 Text icon Runbeck Interest arbitration factors specified.
House HF0511 5 03/09/2011 Text icon Erickson Educational mandates deemed unneeded removed.
House HF0513 2 02/17/2011 Text icon Leidiger Prevailing wage provisions modified.
House HF0535 2 02/21/2011 Text icon McFarlane Third-party reimbursement of qualifying services modified.
House HF0545 18 03/26/2012 140 Text icon Downey State budget document required to include federal contingency planning.
House HF0556 13 05/14/2011 Text icon Smith Juvenile prostitutes in need of protection or services provisions amended, sexually exploited youth defined, prostitution crime penalty assessments increased, and distribution of the assessment amended; prostitution laws provisions clarified and recodified, and definitions modified; and money appropriated to the commissioner of public safety to develop a statewide victim services model.
House HF0557 2 03/03/2011 Text icon Downey Department of Education required to hire a consultant to work with districts to share services, competition among school districts created, shared services incentive created for districts, and money appropriated.
House HF0558 3 03/17/2011 Text icon Downey Graduation-Required Assessment for Diploma mathematics exception removed, and high school assessments established to determine college and career readiness.
House HF0559 1 02/17/2011 Text icon Downey MinnesotaCare voucher demonstration project established.
House HF0560 4 02/13/2012 Text icon Downey Government agency energy forward pricing mechanisms provisions modified.
House HF0600 2 02/21/2011 Text icon Loon Taxes reduced, efficiency permitting provided, and environmental review requirements modified.
House HF0633 3 03/07/2011 Text icon Benson, M. Capital equipment exemption allowed at time of purchase.
House HF0637 8 05/21/2011 Text icon Drazkowski Food, beverage, and lodging establishment statutes exemption modified.
House HF0654 2 04/28/2011 Text icon Wardlow Limitation period reduced for bringing certain actions.
House HF0664 7 05/14/2011 26 Text icon Hackbarth Elevator compliance provisions modified.
House HF0669 6 04/02/2012 Text icon Loon Early childhood education scholarship finance system created, early education worker training and retainment tax credits provided, early childhood education programming quality improved, and money appropriated.
House HF0673 4 02/27/2012 Text icon Banaian Public value impact statements required for legislation.
House HF0681 5 01/24/2012 Text icon Downey Minnesota pay for performance pilot program established, funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
House HF0722 1 02/28/2011 Text icon Leidiger Wage and hour provisions modified.
House HF0731 2 03/03/2011 Text icon Doepke Capital referendum ballot language modified in cases where the same level of taxing authority is renewed.
House HF0745 11 05/21/2011 Text icon Mack Autism Spectrum Disorder Task Force created, appointments provided, and development of a statewide strategic plan required.
House HF0746 5 02/27/2012 Text icon Mack Department of Human Services required to issue a request for proposals for an integrated online eligibility and application portal for food support, cash assistance, child care, and health care programs.
House HF0747 9 02/01/2012 Text icon Mazorol Attorney fee relation to damages awarded factor provided.
House HF0755 4 02/01/2012 Text icon Erickson School district pilot project established to examine joint operations to provide innovative delivery of programs and activities and share resources.
House HF0756 3 03/14/2011 Text icon Stensrud State employee performance appraisal and bonus pay system components specified.
House HF0779 1 03/03/2011 Text icon Downey Occupational licensure; right to engage in an occupation stated, and conditions for government regulation of occupations specified.
House HF0837 3 04/05/2011 Text icon Sanders Air admittance valve building code requirements modified to create jobs through innovative technology.
House HF0864 2 03/14/2011 Text icon Peppin Commissioner of revenue authorized to enter into a reciprocal agreement with the federal government for collection of unpaid debts.
House HF0945 3 05/05/2011 Text icon Petersen, B. Teacher and principal evaluations and tenure modified.
House SF0946 19 04/26/2012 263 Text icon Erickson School district pilot project established to examine joint operations to provide innovative delivery of programs and activities and share resources.
House HF1053 2 01/24/2012 Text icon Downey Parents empowered to request school district intervention in a persistently low performing school.
House HF1069 4 03/14/2012 Text icon Bills Education boards created, and school boards allowed to reorganize as education boards.
House HF1116 1 03/14/2011 Text icon Mack Human service public assistance fraud detection and business intelligence contract proposal request required.
House HF1120 3 03/22/2011 Text icon Anderson, S. Ring tone sales and use tax repealed.
House HF1169 1 03/16/2011 Text icon Downey Resale ticket purchase provisions modified.
House SF1199 4 04/19/2012 Text icon Scott Prevailing wage provisions added to and modified, and money appropriated.
House HF1216 1 03/21/2011 Text icon Downey "Tax expenditure" and "tax relief" definitions provided and applied.
House HF1234 15 05/23/2011 Text icon Downey Commissioner of administration required to issue a request for proposals and enter into a contract for strategic sourcing consulting services, and money appropriated.
House HF1262 2 03/29/2011 Text icon Downey City and county general purpose aids reduced and new grant and loan programs established for local governments.
House HF1331 4 04/28/2011 Text icon Benson, M. State agencies required to enter into contracts to provide consulting services for improvements to state-operated systems and services.
House HF1391 4 05/05/2011 Text icon Downey State agency program designation authorized as performance-based organizations.
House HF1440 9 05/02/2011 Text icon Beard Hydroelectric facility municipal approval exception provided.
House HF1476 12 04/19/2012 Text icon Scott Prevailing wage provisions added to and modified, and money appropriated.
House HF1487 1 04/14/2011 Text icon Myhra Statewide literacy initiative formulated to ensure students succeed in achieving grade-level reading proficiency by the end of grade 3, and data provided to improve student outcomes.
House HF1511 2 01/30/2012 Text icon Anderson, S. Direct farm-to-consumer sales and delivery permitted.
House HF1566 3 04/23/2012 Text icon Wardlow Balanced federal budget; application to Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced federal budget.
House HF1597 5 02/15/2012 Text icon Kiffmeyer Voters required to present photographic identification, photographic identification provided to voters at no charge, equal verification standards required for all voters, and constitutional amendment proposed.
House HF1612 2 05/02/2011 Text icon Downey Budgeted spending limited to the amount collected in prior biennium, and constitutional amendment proposed.
House HF1654 3 05/19/2011 Text icon Hornstein Gambling social and economic costs in Minnesota study required, and money appropriated.
House HF1770 11 02/20/2012 122 Text icon Kieffer Teacher candidates required to pass basic skills exam.
House HF1813 15 04/19/2012 220 Text icon Benson, M. Eligible contractor list required to be made available under a master contract program.
House HF1821 11 05/07/2012 Text icon Dettmer Small business set-aside program changed for veteran-owned small businesses, county set-aside programs authorized for veteran-owned small businesses, and reporting requirements changed.
House HF1823 7 03/08/2012 Text icon Downey Small business investment credit modified, and credit for start-up and emerging Minnesota businesses provided.
House HF1831 4 02/08/2012 Text icon Wardlow Legislative review of rules provided for sunset and legislative approval of existing rules.
House HF1850 12 04/18/2012 205 Text icon Downey State employee gainsharing program maximum award increased.
House HF1870 26 04/28/2012 274 Text icon Petersen, B. School districts allowed to base unrequested leave of absence and discharge and demotion decisions on teacher evaluation outcomes.
House HF1914 5 02/27/2012 Text icon Davids Commercial-industrial properties first $100,000 in value exempted from the state general levy, commercial-industrial property state general levy phased out over 20 years, seasonal recreational property state general levy frozen, maximum homeowner property tax refunds increased, special property tax refund temporary increase provided, and money appropriated.
House SF1933 8 04/25/2012 256 Text icon Gottwalt Health care compact created.
House HF1954 7 04/02/2012 Text icon Downey Counties and cities required to report additional budgetary information.
House HF1974 17 04/25/2012 245 Text icon Drazkowski Contract terms continuance not allowed after expiration of a collective bargaining agreement.
House HF2002 5 02/27/2012 Text icon Downey Lawful occupation pursuit ensured to be free from unnecessary regulations, right stated to engage in an occupation to create a greater number of jobs, and conditions specified for government regulation of occupations to protect against misuse of occupational regulations to reduce competition and increase prices to consumers.
House HF2031 2 02/23/2012 Text icon Downey Sales tax exemption for nonbusiness Internet purchases.
House HF2033 3 02/20/2012 Text icon Downey Equal Pay and Benefits Act proposed, and new method provided for determining public employee compensation.
House HF2061 1 02/01/2012 Text icon Downey Group residential housing modified.
House HF2069 1 02/01/2012 Text icon Drazkowski State employee contributions required for health insurance premiums during the biennium ending June 30, 2013.
House HF2083 35 04/03/2012 154 Text icon Garofalo Omnibus K-12 bill.
House HF2140 7 05/07/2012 Text icon Drazkowski Freedom of employment established, and constitutional amendment proposed.
House HF2207 1 02/13/2012 Text icon McFarlane Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness state land expedited exchange, condemnation, and private sale provided.
House HF2224 2 02/17/2012 Text icon Banaian Taxpayers authorized to file and pay use tax with the income tax return.
House HF2244 29 04/26/2012 249 Text icon O'Driscoll Permanent School Fund Advisory Committee changed into a legislative commission, and director provided for school trust lands.
House HF2255 1 02/15/2012 Text icon Downey Capital equipment exemption allowed at time of purchase.
House HF2318 2 02/22/2012 Text icon Downey Business property taxes reduced.
House HF2319 2 02/20/2012 Text icon Downey Small business regulatory review board created, and legislative appointments provided.
House HF2325 4 03/07/2012 Text icon Doepke School districts prohibited from holding school on the Thursday and Friday before Labor Day.
House HF2326 1 02/16/2012 Text icon Downey Longer public notice period provided for zoning ordinance or amendment for large projects.
House HF2336 1 02/16/2012 Text icon Downey Business property taxes reduced, small business regulatory review board created, and moratorium on rulemaking imposed by state agencies except in specified instances.
House HF2339 7 04/20/2012 Text icon Gottwalt Health care compact created.
House HF2361 1 02/20/2012 Text icon Mahoney Angel investment tax credit changes made, and data practices exemption added.
House HF2443 1 02/22/2012 Text icon Downey Unemployment benefit eligibility and duration modified, wage support provided for persons with disabilities, exceptions provided for persons who are starting a business, and money appropriated.
House HF2641 2 03/14/2012 Text icon Kieffer Corporate franchise tax eliminated.
House HF2644 1 03/05/2012 Text icon Kiffmeyer Voters required to present photographic identification, photographic identification provided to voters at no charge, equal verification standards required for all voters, and constitutional amendment proposed.
House HF2654 2 03/07/2012 Text icon Mahoney Small business investment tax credit for 2012 increased.
House HF2699 3 03/07/2012 Text icon Loeffler State general levy; first $150,000 excluded in value of each commercial-industrial property.
House HF2729 19 04/20/2012 Text icon Loon Parent-child home program funding provided, and money appropriated.
House HF2738 24 04/05/2012 167 Text icon Kiffmeyer Voters required to present photographic identification, photographic identification provided to voters at no charge, equal verification standards required for all voters, and constitutional amendment proposed.
House HF2758 2 03/12/2012 Text icon Downey General fund spending limits established for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 that freezes state spending at fiscal years 2012 and 2013 spending levels.
House HF2790 1 03/12/2012 Text icon Bills Education boards created, and school boards allowed to reorganize as education boards.
House HF2821 10 04/27/2012 265 Text icon Anderson, S. House of representatives district boundaries adjusted within senate districts 39 and 49, and obsolete district descriptions repealed.
House HF2833 1 03/13/2012 Text icon Downey Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy roadmap for reform provided.
House HF2837 1 03/13/2012 Text icon Downey Pupil transportation efficiency study consultant contract approved, and money appropriated.
House HF2877 1 03/14/2012 Text icon Downey Provisional drivers' license allowed for holder to carry passengers when driving for employment purposes.
House HF2939 6 03/29/2012 Text icon Downey School district detachment and annexation proposal petition requirements modified.
House HF3031 1 04/25/2012 Text icon Downey Open enrollment decisions; student's resident district basis provided.