HF 1809

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/27/2017 02:01pm

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; requiring competitive bids for providing certain online
courses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97B.015, subdivision 4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97B.015, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Student fee.

To defray the expense of the course, the Enforcement Division
shall collect a fee from each person that takes the firearm safety course. The commissioner
shall establish a fee that neither significantly overrecovers nor underrecovers costs, including
overhead costs, involved in providing the services. The fee is not subject to the rulemaking
provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The fees shall be deposited in
the game and fish fund and the amount thereof is appropriated annually to the Enforcement
Division of the Department of Natural Resources for the administration of the program. In
addition to the fee established by the commissioner, instructors may charge each person up
to the established fee amount for class materials and expenses. new text begin For any online hunter
education and safety course offered by the commissioner, the commissioner must:
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new text begin (1) seek competitive bids to provide the course and retain the lowest responsible bidder;
or
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new text begin (2) provide the public with multiple open-source vendors that provide an acceptable
training course.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2017.
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