1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to jobs; appropriating money for the Departments of Employment and 
1.3 	Economic Development, Labor and Industry, Human Services, and Commerce; 
1.4 	the Bureau of Mediation Services; Public Employment Relations Board; Housing 
1.5 	Finance Agency; Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals; and Public Utilities 
1.6 	Commission; making policy and technical changes; modifying fees; providing 
1.7 	criminal and civil penalties; requiring reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, 
1.8 	sections 16C.285, subdivision 3; 116J.8731, subdivision 5; 116J.8748, subdivision 
1.9 	4; 177.27, subdivisions 2, 4, 7, 8, by adding subdivisions; 177.30; 177.32, 
1.10 	subdivision 1; 181.03, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 181.032; 181.101; 
1.11 	182.659, subdivision 8; 182.666, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 
1.12 	326B.802, subdivision 15; 327C.095, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 13; 341.30, 
1.13 	subdivision 1; 341.32, subdivision 1; 341.321; 345.515; 345.53, subdivision 1, by 
1.14 	adding a subdivision; 609.52, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; proposing coding for new law 
1.15 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 177; 181; 216C; proposing coding for new law as 
1.16 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 345A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 
1.17 	177.27, subdivisions 1, 3; 345.53, subdivision 2.
1.18 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.19 	ARTICLE 1
1.20 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.21	Section 1. JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.22 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.23 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
1.24 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
1.25 	The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
1.26 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. 
1.27 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" 
1.28 	is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

2.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.2				Available for the Year
	
2.3				Ending June 30
	
2.4					2020
		2021

2.5
2.6	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT 
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

2.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	220,733,000
	$
	177,736,000

2.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.9		2020
	2021
	
2.10	General
	189,874,000
	147,374,000
	
2.11	Remediation
	700,000
	700,000
	
2.12
2.13	Workforce 
Development
	30,159,000
	29,662,000
	
2.14 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.15 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.16 	subdivisions.

2.17	Subd. 2.Business and Community Development

2.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.19	General
	46,336,000
	44,336,000
	
2.20	Remediation
	700,000
	700,000
	
2.21
2.22	Workforce 
Development
	1,350,000
	1,350,000
	
2.23 	(a) $12,500,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
2.24 	investment fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.25 	section 116J.8731. Of this amount, up to three 
2.26 	percent is for administration and monitoring 
2.27 	of the program. This appropriation is available 
2.28 	until spent. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
2.29 	Statutes, section 116J.8731, funds 
2.30 	appropriated to the commissioner for the 
2.31 	Minnesota investment fund may be used for 
2.32 	the redevelopment program under Minnesota 
2.33 	Statutes, sections 116J.575 and 116J.5761, at 
2.34 	the discretion of the commissioner. Grants 
2.35 	under this paragraph are not subject to the 
3.1 	grant amount limitation under Minnesota 
3.2 	Statutes, section 116J.8731.
3.3 	(b) $8,000,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
3.4 	job creation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.5 	section 116J.8748. Of this amount, up to three 
3.6 	percent is for administration and monitoring 
3.7 	of the program. This appropriation is available 
3.8 	until spent.
3.9 	(c) $1,000,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
3.10 	emerging entrepreneur loan program under 
3.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116M.18. Funds 
3.12 	available under this paragraph are for transfer 
3.13 	into the emerging entrepreneur program 
3.14 	special revenue fund account created under 
3.15 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116M, and are 
3.16 	available until spent.
3.17 	(d) $1,350,000 each year from the workforce 
3.18 	development fund is for job training costs 
3.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.42.
3.20 	(e) $1,787,000 each year is for the greater 
3.21 	Minnesota business development public 
3.22 	infrastructure grant program under Minnesota 
3.23 	Statutes, section 116J.431. This appropriation 
3.24 	is available until spent.
3.25 	(f) $139,000 each year is for the Center for 
3.26 	Rural Policy and Development.
3.27 	(g) $1,772,000 each year is for contaminated 
3.28 	site cleanup and development grants under 
3.29 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551 to 
3.30 	116J.558. This appropriation is available until 
3.31 	spent.
3.32 	(h) $700,000 each year is from the remediation 
3.33 	fund for contaminated site cleanup and 
3.34 	development grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.1 	sections 116J.551 to 116J.558. This 
4.2 	appropriation is available until spent.
4.3 	(i) $1,425,000 each year is for the business 
4.4 	development competitive grant program. Of 
4.5 	this amount, up to five percent is for 
4.6 	administration and monitoring of the business 
4.7 	development competitive grant program. All 
4.8 	grant awards shall be for two consecutive 
4.9 	years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year.
4.10 	(j) $4,195,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
4.11 	job skills partnership program under 
4.12 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.01 to 
4.13 	116L.17. If the appropriation for either year 
4.14 	is insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
4.15 	year is available. This appropriation is 
4.16 	available until spent.
4.17 	(k) $875,000 each year is from the general 
4.18 	fund for the host community economic 
4.19 	development program established in 
4.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.548.
4.21 	(l) $25,000 each year is for the administration 
4.22 	of state aid for the Destination Medical Center 
4.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.40 to 
4.24 	469.47.
4.25 	(m) $750,000 each year is for a grant to the 
4.26 	Neighborhood Development Center for small 
4.27 	business programs. This is a onetime 
4.28 	appropriation.
4.29 	(n) $1,175,000 each year is for a grant to the 
4.30 	Metropolitan Economic Development 
4.31 	Association (MEDA) for statewide business 
4.32 	development and assistance services, including 
4.33 	services to entrepreneurs with businesses that 
4.34 	have the potential to create job opportunities 
5.1 	for unemployed and underemployed people, 
5.2 	with an emphasis on minority-owned 
5.3 	businesses. This is a onetime appropriation.
5.4 	(o) $125,000 each year is for a grant to the 
5.5 	White Earth Nation for the White Earth Nation 
5.6 	Integrated Business Development System to 
5.7 	provide business assistance with workforce 
5.8 	development, outreach, technical assistance, 
5.9 	infrastructure and operational support, 
5.10 	financing, and other business development 
5.11 	activities. This is a onetime appropriation.
5.12 	(p) $1,175,000 each year is for a grant to 
5.13 	Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. for the small 
5.14 	business growth acceleration program under 
5.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116O.115. This 
5.16 	is a onetime appropriation.
5.17 	(q) $12,000 each year is from the general fund 
5.18 	for a grant to the Upper Minnesota Film 
5.19 	Office.
5.20 	(r) $163,000 each year is from the general fund 
5.21 	for the Minnesota Film and TV Board. The 
5.22 	appropriation in each year is available only 
5.23 	upon receipt by the board of $1 in matching 
5.24 	contributions of money or in-kind 
5.25 	contributions from nonstate sources for every 
5.26 	$3 provided by this appropriation, except that 
5.27 	each year up to $50,000 is available on July 
5.28 	1 even if the required matching contribution 
5.29 	has not been received by that date.
5.30 	(s) $500,000 each year is from the general 
5.31 	fund for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV 
5.32 	Board for the film production jobs program 
5.33 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116U.26. 
5.34 	This appropriation is available until spent.
6.1 	(t) $500,000 each year is for the child care 
6.2 	economic grant program in article 7 to increase 
6.3 	the supply of quality child care providers to 
6.4 	support economic development. This is a 
6.5 	onetime appropriation.
6.6 	(u) $4,500,000 each year is to establish the 
6.7 	Minnesota Innovation Collaborative. Of this 
6.8 	amount:
6.9 	(1) $2,900,000 each year is for innovation 
6.10 	grants to eligible Minnesota entrepreneurs or 
6.11 	start-up businesses to assist with their 
6.12 	operating needs. Of this amount, five percent 
6.13 	is for the department's administrative costs;
6.14 	(2) $850,000 each year is for administration 
6.15 	of the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative; 
6.16 	and
6.17 	(3) $750,000 each year is for grantee activities 
6.18 	at the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative. Of 
6.19 	this amount, five percent is for the 
6.20 	department's administrative costs.
6.21 	This is a onetime appropriation and funds are 
6.22 	available until June 30, 2023.
6.23 	(v) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 is for the 
6.24 	Community Prosperity Grant Program to 
6.25 	provide grants to local and regional 
6.26 	communities to engage in innovative economic 
6.27 	development projects that support economic 
6.28 	growth and equitable prosperity. This is a 
6.29 	onetime appropriation. Funds are available 
6.30 	until June 30, 2021.

6.31	Subd. 3.Broadband Development
 		35,250,000
		35,250,000
	
6.32 	(a) $250,000 each year is for the Broadband 
6.33 	Development Office.
7.1 	(b) $35,000,000 each year is for deposit in the 
7.2 	border-to-border broadband fund account 
7.3 	created under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.4 	116J.396, and may be used for the purposes 
7.5 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.6 	116J.395. This is a onetime appropriation. 
7.7 	This appropriation is available until spent.

7.8	Subd. 4.Minnesota Trade Office
 		2,292,000
		2,292,000
	
7.9 	(a) $300,000 each year is for the STEP grants 
7.10 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.979.
7.11 	(b) $180,000 each year is for the Invest 
7.12 	Minnesota Marketing Initiative in Minnesota 
7.13 	Statutes, section 116J.9781.
7.14 	(c) $270,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
7.15 	Trade Offices under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.16 	section 116J.978.
7.17 	(d) $50,000 each year is for the trade policy 
7.18 	advisory group under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.19 	section 116J.9661.

7.20	Subd. 5.Workforce Development
 		32,213,000
		31,716,000

7.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.22	General
	11,289,000
	11,289,000
	
7.23
7.24	Workforce 
Development
	20,427,000
	20,924,000
	
7.25 	(a) $4,039,000 each year from the general fund 
7.26 	and $4,604,000 each year from the workforce 
7.27 	development fund are for the pathways to 
7.28 	prosperity competitive grant program. Of this 
7.29 	amount, up to four percent is for 
7.30 	administration and monitoring of the program.
7.31 	(b) $4,050,000 each year is from the 
7.32 	workforce development fund for the 
7.33 	Minnesota youth program under Minnesota 
7.34 	Statutes, sections 116L.56 and 116L.561.
8.1 	(c) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce 
8.2 	development fund for the youthbuild program 
8.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.361 
8.4 	to 116L.366.
8.5 	(d) $2,250,000 each year is from the general 
8.6 	fund and $3,348,000 each year is from the 
8.7 	workforce development fund for the youth at 
8.8 	work competitive grant program under 
8.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.562. Of this 
8.10 	amount, up to five percent is for administration 
8.11 	and monitoring of the youth workforce 
8.12 	development competitive grant program. All 
8.13 	grant awards shall be for two consecutive 
8.14 	years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year. 
8.15 	The base for this program in fiscal year 2022 
8.16 	is $750,000 from the general fund and 
8.17 	$3,348,000 from the workforce development 
8.18 	fund.
8.19 	(e) $500,000 each year from the general fund 
8.20 	and $500,000 each year from the workforce 
8.21 	development fund are for rural career 
8.22 	counseling coordinators in the workforce 
8.23 	service areas and for the purposes specified 
8.24 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.667.
8.25 	(f) $250,000 each year is for the higher 
8.26 	education career advising program.
8.27 	(g) $1,000,000 each year is for a competitive 
8.28 	grant program for grants to organizations 
8.29 	providing services to relieve economic 
8.30 	disparities in the Southeast Asian community 
8.31 	through workforce recruitment, development, 
8.32 	job creation, assistance of smaller 
8.33 	organizations to increase capacity, and 
8.34 	outreach. Of this amount, up to five percent 
9.1 	is for administration and monitoring of the 
9.2 	program.
9.3 	(h) $1,000,000 each year is for a competitive 
9.4 	grant program to provide grants to 
9.5 	organizations that provide support services for 
9.6 	individuals, such as job training, employment 
9.7 	preparation, internships, job assistance to 
9.8 	fathers, financial literacy, academic and 
9.9 	behavioral interventions for low-performing 
9.10 	students, and youth intervention. Grants made 
9.11 	under this section must focus on low-income 
9.12 	communities, young adults from families with 
9.13 	a history of intergenerational poverty, and 
9.14 	communities of color. Of this amount, up to 
9.15 	four percent is for administration and 
9.16 	monitoring of the program.
9.17 	(i) $750,000 each year is for the high-wage, 
9.18 	high-demand, nontraditional jobs grant 
9.19 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.20 	116L.99. Of this amount, up to five percent is 
9.21 	for administration and monitoring of the 
9.22 	program.
9.23 	(j) $500,000 each year is from the workforce 
9.24 	development fund for the Opportunities 
9.25 	Industrialization Center programs. This 
9.26 	appropriation shall be divided equally among 
9.27 	the eligible centers.
9.28 	(k) $250,000 each year is from the workforce 
9.29 	development fund for a grant to YWCA St. 
9.30 	Paul to provide job training services and 
9.31 	workforce development programs and 
9.32 	services, including job skills training and 
9.33 	counseling. This is a onetime appropriation.
10.1 	(l) $525,000 each year is from the workforce 
10.2 	development fund for a grant to the YWCA 
10.3 	of Minneapolis to provide economically 
10.4 	challenged individuals the jobs skills training, 
10.5 	career counseling, and job placement 
10.6 	assistance necessary to secure a child 
10.7 	development associate credential and to have 
10.8 	a career path in early childhood education. 
10.9 	This is a onetime appropriation.
10.10 	(m) $1,000,000 each year is from the 
10.11 	workforce development fund for a grant to 
10.12 	EMERGE Community Development, in 
10.13 	collaboration with community partners, for 
10.14 	services targeting Minnesota communities 
10.15 	with the highest concentrations of African and 
10.16 	African-American joblessness, based on the 
10.17 	most recent census tract data, to provide 
10.18 	employment readiness training, credentialed 
10.19 	training placement, job placement and 
10.20 	retention services, supportive services for 
10.21 	hard-to-employ individuals, and a general 
10.22 	education development fast track and adult 
10.23 	diploma program. This is a onetime 
10.24 	appropriation.
10.25 	(n) $1,000,000 each year is from the 
10.26 	workforce development fund for a grant to the 
10.27 	Minneapolis Foundation for a strategic 
10.28 	intervention program designed to target and 
10.29 	connect program participants to meaningful, 
10.30 	sustainable living-wage employment. This is 
10.31 	a onetime appropriation.
10.32 	(o) $1,297,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
10.33 	$800,000 in fiscal year 2021 are from the 
10.34 	workforce development fund for performance 
10.35 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.1 	116J.8747, to Twin Cities R!SE to provide 
11.2 	training to hard-to-train individuals. This is a 
11.3 	onetime appropriation.
11.4 	(p) $750,000 each year is from the workforce 
11.5 	development fund for a grant to Latino 
11.6 	Communities United in Service (CLUES) to 
11.7 	expand culturally tailored programs that 
11.8 	address employment and education skill gaps 
11.9 	for working parents and underserved youth by 
11.10 	providing new job skills training to stimulate 
11.11 	higher wages for low-income people, family 
11.12 	support systems designed to reduce 
11.13 	intergenerational poverty, and youth 
11.14 	programming to promote educational 
11.15 	advancement and career pathways. At least 
11.16 	50 percent of this amount must be used for 
11.17 	programming targeted at greater Minnesota. 
11.18 	This is a onetime appropriation.
11.19 	(q) $250,000 each year is for transfer to the 
11.20 	Department of Education for a grant to the 
11.21 	American Indian Opportunities and 
11.22 	Industrialization Center, in collaboration with 
11.23 	the Northwest Indian Community 
11.24 	Development Center, to reduce academic 
11.25 	disparities for American Indian students and 
11.26 	adults. This is a onetime appropriation. The 
11.27 	grant funds may be used to provide:
11.28 	(1) student tutoring and testing support 
11.29 	services;
11.30 	(2) training in information technology;
11.31 	(3) assistance in obtaining a GED;
11.32 	(4) remedial training leading to enrollment in 
11.33 	a postsecondary higher education institution;
12.1 	(5) real-time work experience in information 
12.2 	technology fields; and
12.3 	(6) contextualized adult basic education.
12.4 	After notification to the legislature, the 
12.5 	commissioner may transfer this appropriation 
12.6 	to the commissioner of education.
12.7 	(r) $600,000 each year from the workforce 
12.8 	development fund is for a grant to Ujamaa 
12.9 	Place for job training, employment 
12.10 	preparation, internships, education, training 
12.11 	in the construction trades, housing, and 
12.12 	organizational capacity-building. This is a 
12.13 	onetime appropriation.
12.14 	(s) $1,000,000 each year from the workforce 
12.15 	development fund is for a grant to the 
12.16 	Construction Careers Foundation for the 
12.17 	construction career pathway initiative to 
12.18 	provide year-round educational and 
12.19 	experiential learning opportunities for teens 
12.20 	and young adults under the age of 21 that lead 
12.21 	to careers in the construction industry. This is 
12.22 	a onetime appropriation. Grant funds must be 
12.23 	used to:
12.24 	(1) increase construction industry exposure 
12.25 	activities for middle school and high school 
12.26 	youth, parents, and counselors to reach a more 
12.27 	diverse demographic and broader statewide 
12.28 	audience. This requirement includes, but is 
12.29 	not limited to, an expansion of programs to 
12.30 	provide experience in different crafts to youth 
12.31 	and young adults throughout the state;
12.32 	(2) increase the number of high schools in 
12.33 	Minnesota offering construction classes during 
13.1 	the academic year that utilize a multicraft 
13.2 	curriculum;
13.3 	(3) increase the number of summer internship 
13.4 	opportunities;
13.5 	(4) enhance activities to support graduating 
13.6 	seniors in their efforts to obtain employment 
13.7 	in the construction industry;
13.8 	(5) increase the number of young adults 
13.9 	employed in the construction industry and 
13.10 	ensure that they reflect Minnesota's diverse 
13.11 	workforce; and
13.12 	(6) enhance an industrywide marketing 
13.13 	campaign targeted to youth and young adults 
13.14 	about the depth and breadth of careers within 
13.15 	the construction industry.
13.16 	Programs and services supported by grant 
13.17 	funds must give priority to individuals and 
13.18 	groups that are economically disadvantaged 
13.19 	or historically underrepresented in the 
13.20 	construction industry, including but not limited 
13.21 	to women, veterans, and members of minority 
13.22 	and immigrant groups.
13.23 	(t) $1,000,000 each year is for grants for 
13.24 	positive youth development, community 
13.25 	engagement, legal services, and capacity 
13.26 	building for community-based organizations 
13.27 	serving Somali youth, including youth 
13.28 	engagement, risk prevention, and intervention 
13.29 	activities that help build the resiliency of the 
13.30 	Somali-Minnesotan community and address 
13.31 	challenges facing Somali youth. Of this 
13.32 	amount, $1,000,000 is for a grant to 
13.33 	Youthprise for activities provided in this 
13.34 	paragraph. Funded projects must provide 
14.1 	culturally and linguistically relevant services. 
14.2 	To the maximum extent possible, 50 percent 
14.3 	of the funding must be distributed in greater 
14.4 	Minnesota, and 50 percent of the funding must 
14.5 	be distributed within the metropolitan area, as 
14.6 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.7 	473.121, subdivision 2. Of the amount 
14.8 	appropriated for grants to be awarded by the 
14.9 	commissioner, up to five percent is for 
14.10 	administration and monitoring of the program. 
14.11 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
14.12 	available until June 30, 2022.
14.13 	(u) $250,000 each year is for increased grantee 
14.14 	support from the department to ensure 
14.15 	successful program delivery and improved 
14.16 	program outcome analysis. This is a onetime 
14.17 	appropriation.
14.18 	(v) $500,000 each year is from the workforce 
14.19 	development fund for the Nonprofit Assistance 
14.20 	Grant Fund to make grants for infrastructure 
14.21 	support to small nonprofit organizations that 
14.22 	serve historically underserved cultural 
14.23 	communities.

14.24	Subd. 6.Vocational Rehabilitation
 		37,191,000
		37,191,000

14.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.26	General
	29,361,000
	29,361,000
	
14.27
14.28	Workforce 
Development
	7,830,000
	7,830,000
	
14.29 	(a) $14,800,000 each year is for the state's 
14.30 	vocational rehabilitation program under 
14.31 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268A.
14.32 	(b) $3,011,000 each year is from the general 
14.33 	fund for grants to centers for independent 
14.34 	living under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.35 	268A.11.
15.1 	(c) $6,995,000 each year from the workforce 
15.2 	development fund and $6,830,000 each year 
15.3 	from the general fund are for extended 
15.4 	employment services for persons with severe 
15.5 	disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.6 	268A.15.
15.7 	(d) $1,000,000 each year is from the 
15.8 	workforce development fund for grants under 
15.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.16, for 
15.10 	employment services for persons, including 
15.11 	transition-aged youth, who are deaf, deafblind, 
15.12 	or hard-of-hearing. If the amount in the first 
15.13 	year is insufficient, the amount in the second 
15.14 	year is available in the first year. Of this 
15.15 	amount, up to five percent is for administration 
15.16 	and monitoring of the program.
15.17 	(e) $2,555,000 each year is for grants to 
15.18 	programs that provide employment support 
15.19 	services to persons with mental illness under 
15.20 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 268A.13 and 
15.21 	268A.14.

15.22	Subd. 7.Services for the Blind
 		6,425,000
		6,425,000
	
15.23 	$500,000 each year is to provide services for 
15.24 	senior citizens who are becoming blind. At 
15.25 	least half of the funds appropriated must be 
15.26 	used to provide training services for seniors 
15.27 	who are becoming blind. Training services 
15.28 	must provide independent living skills to 
15.29 	seniors who are becoming blind to allow them 
15.30 	to continue to live independently in their 
15.31 	homes.

15.32	Subd. 8.General Support Services
 		4,726,000
		4,726,000

16.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.2	General
	4,671,000
	4,671,000
	
16.3
16.4	Workforce 
Development
	55,000
	55,000
	
16.5 	(a) $250,000 each year is for the publication, 
16.6 	dissemination, and use of labor market 
16.7 	information under Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.8 	116J.4011.
16.9 	(b) $1,269,000 each year is for transfer to the 
16.10 	Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for 
16.11 	operating the Olmstead Implementation 
16.12 	Office.
16.13 	(c) $500,000 each year is for the 
16.14 	capacity-building grant program to assist 
16.15 	nonprofit organizations offering or seeking to 
16.16 	offer workforce development and economic 
16.17 	development programming.

16.18	Subd. 9.Paid Family Leave
 		54,250,000
		13,750,000
	
16.19 	This amount is for costs related to the 
16.20 	implementation of a paid family leave 
16.21 	program. This is a onetime appropriation.

16.22	Sec. 3. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

16.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	66,798,000
	$
	64,798,000
	
16.24 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
16.25 	purpose are specified in the following 
16.26 	subdivisions.
16.27 	Unless otherwise specified, this appropriation 
16.28 	is for transfer to the housing development fund 
16.29 	for the programs specified in this section. 
16.30 	Except as otherwise indicated, this transfer is 
16.31 	part of the agency's permanent budget base.

16.32	Subd. 2.Challenge Program
 		17,925,000
		17,925,000
	
17.1 	This appropriation is for the economic 
17.2 	development and housing challenge program 
17.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33. 
17.4 	Of this amount, $1,208,000 each year shall be 
17.5 	made available during the first 11 months of 
17.6 	the fiscal year exclusively for housing projects 
17.7 	for American Indians. Any funds not 
17.8 	committed to housing projects for American 
17.9 	Indians in the first 11 months of the fiscal year 
17.10 	shall be available for any eligible activity 
17.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33.
17.12 	The base for this program in fiscal year 2022 
17.13 	and beyond is $13,925,000.

17.14	Subd. 3.Workforce Housing Development
 		2,000,000
		2,000,000
	
17.15 	This appropriation is for the workforce 
17.16 	housing development program under 
17.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.39. If 
17.18 	requested by the applicant and approved by 
17.19 	the agency, funded properties may include a 
17.20 	portion of income and rent restricted units.

17.21	Subd. 4.Housing Trust Fund
 		11,646,000
		11,646,000
	
17.22 	This appropriation is for deposit in the housing 
17.23 	trust fund account created under Minnesota 
17.24 	Statutes, section 462A.201, and may be used 
17.25 	for the purposes provided in that section.

17.26	Subd. 5.Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill
 		4,588,000
		4,588,000
	
17.27 	This appropriation is for the rental housing 
17.28 	assistance program for persons with a mental 
17.29 	illness or families with an adult member with 
17.30 	a mental illness under Minnesota Statutes, 
17.31 	section 462A.2097. Among comparable 
17.32 	proposals, the agency shall prioritize those 
17.33 	proposals that target, in part, eligible persons 
18.1 	who desire to move to more integrated, 
18.2 	community-based settings.

18.3	Subd. 6.Family Homeless Prevention
 		10,519,000
		10,519,000
	
18.4 	This appropriation is for the family homeless 
18.5 	prevention and assistance programs under 
18.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204.

18.7	Subd. 7.Homework Starts with Home
 		3,000,000
		3,000,000
	
18.8 	This appropriation is for the homework starts 
18.9 	with home program under Minnesota Statutes, 
18.10 	sections 462A.201, subdivision 2, paragraph 
18.11 	(a), clause (4), and 462A.204, subdivision 8, 
18.12 	to provide assistance to homeless or highly 
18.13 	mobile families with children eligible for 
18.14 	enrollment in a prekindergarten through grade 
18.15 	12 academic program.

18.16	Subd. 8.Home Ownership Assistance Fund
 		885,000
		885,000
	
18.17 	This appropriation is for the home ownership 
18.18 	assistance program under Minnesota Statutes, 
18.19 	section 462A.21, subdivision 8. The agency 
18.20 	shall continue to strengthen its efforts to 
18.21 	address the disparity gap in the 
18.22 	homeownership rate between white 
18.23 	households and indigenous American Indians 
18.24 	and communities of color. To better 
18.25 	understand and address the disparity gap, the 
18.26 	agency is required to collect, on a voluntary 
18.27 	basis, demographic information regarding 
18.28 	race, color, national origin, and sex of 
18.29 	applicants for agency programs intended to 
18.30 	benefit homeowners and homebuyers.

18.31	Subd. 9.Affordable Rental Investment Fund
 		4,218,000
		4,218,000
	
18.32 	(a) This appropriation is for the affordable 
18.33 	rental investment fund program under 
18.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21, 
19.1 	subdivision 8b, to finance the acquisition, 
19.2 	rehabilitation, and debt restructuring of 
19.3 	federally assisted rental property and for 
19.4 	making equity take-out loans under Minnesota 
19.5 	Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 39.
19.6 	(b) The owner of federally assisted rental 
19.7 	property must agree to participate in the 
19.8 	applicable federally assisted housing program 
19.9 	and to extend any existing low-income 
19.10 	affordability restrictions on the housing for 
19.11 	the maximum term permitted. The owner must 
19.12 	also enter into an agreement that gives local 
19.13 	units of government, housing and 
19.14 	redevelopment authorities, and nonprofit 
19.15 	housing organizations the right of first refusal 
19.16 	if the rental property is offered for sale. 
19.17 	Priority must be given among comparable 
19.18 	federally assisted rental properties to 
19.19 	properties with the longest remaining term 
19.20 	under an agreement for federal assistance. 
19.21 	Priority must also be given among comparable 
19.22 	rental housing developments to developments 
19.23 	that are or will be owned by local government 
19.24 	units, a housing and redevelopment authority, 
19.25 	or a nonprofit housing organization.
19.26 	(c) The appropriation also may be used to 
19.27 	finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, and debt 
19.28 	restructuring of existing supportive housing 
19.29 	properties and naturally occurring affordable 
19.30 	housing as determined by the commissioner. 
19.31 	For purposes of this paragraph, "supportive 
19.32 	housing" means affordable rental housing with 
19.33 	links to services necessary for individuals, 
19.34 	youth, and families with children to maintain 
19.35 	housing stability.

20.1	Subd. 10.Housing Rehabilitation
 		7,015,000
		7,015,000
	
20.2 	This appropriation is for the housing 
20.3 	rehabilitation program under Minnesota 
20.4 	Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 14. Of 
20.5 	this amount, $3,272,000 each year is for the 
20.6 	rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing and 
20.7 	$3,743,000 each year is for the rehabilitation 
20.8 	of eligible rental housing. In administering a 
20.9 	rehabilitation program for rental housing, the 
20.10 	agency may apply the processes and priorities 
20.11 	adopted for administration of the economic 
20.12 	development and housing challenge program 
20.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33, 
20.14 	and may provide grants or forgivable loans if 
20.15 	approved by the agency.
20.16 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, 
20.17 	grants or loans under this subdivision may be 
20.18 	made without rent or income restrictions of 
20.19 	owners or tenants. To the extent practicable, 
20.20 	grants or loans must be made available 
20.21 	statewide.

20.22
20.23	Subd. 11.Homeownership Education, 
Counseling, and Training
 		857,000
		857,000
	
20.24 	This appropriation is for the homeownership 
20.25 	education, counseling, and training program 
20.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.209.

20.27	Subd. 12.Capacity-Building Grants
 		645,000
		645,000
	
20.28 	This appropriation is for nonprofit 
20.29 	capacity-building grants under Minnesota 
20.30 	Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 3b.

20.31	Subd. 13.Homeownership Capacity
 		1,000,000
		1,000,000
	
20.32 	This appropriation is for competitive grants 
20.33 	to nonprofit housing organizations, housing 
20.34 	and redevelopment authorities, or other 
21.1 	political subdivisions to provide intensive 
21.2 	financial education and coaching services to 
21.3 	individuals or families who have the goal of 
21.4 	homeownership. Financial education and 
21.5 	coaching services include but are not limited 
21.6 	to asset building, development of spending 
21.7 	plans, credit report education, repair and 
21.8 	rebuilding, consumer protection training, and 
21.9 	debt reduction. Priority must be given to 
21.10 	organizations that have experience serving 
21.11 	underserved populations.

21.12	Subd. 14.Direct Appropriation
 		500,000
		500,000
	
21.13 	This appropriation is for a grant to Build 
21.14 	Wealth Minnesota to provide a family 
21.15 	stabilization plan program including program 
21.16 	outreach, financial literacy education, and 
21.17 	budget and debt counseling.

21.18	Subd. 15.Local Housing Trust Fund
 		2,000,000
		-0-
	
21.19 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 is for grants to 
21.20 	housing trust funds established under 
21.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462C.16, or other 
21.22 	comparable statutory authority, to incentivize 
21.23 	local funding. This is a onetime appropriation. 
21.24 	Grants shall be used to provide matching funds 
21.25 	of 100 percent of the amount not exceeding 
21.26 	$150,000, and 50 percent of the amount over 
21.27 	$150,000, but not exceeding $300,000 that a 
21.28 	housing trust fund receives from local 
21.29 	own-source revenues. For the purpose of this 
21.30 	subdivision, "local own-source revenues" 
21.31 	means revenue from any source other than the 
21.32 	state or federal government. Priority may be 
21.33 	given to local governments that are creating 
21.34 	a new local housing trust fund.

22.1
22.2	Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 
SERVICES
 	$
	1,000,000
	$
	1,000,000
	
22.3 	This appropriation is for the homeless 
22.4 	management information system.

22.5
22.6	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND 
INDUSTRY

22.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	32,770,000
	$
	30,620,000

22.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
22.9		2020
	2021
	
22.10	General
	4,898,000
	5,748,000
	
22.11
22.12	Workers' 
Compensation
	25,088,000
	22,088,000
	
22.13
22.14	Workforce 
Development
	2,784,000
	2,784,000
	
22.15 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
22.16 	purpose are specified in the following 
22.17 	subdivisions.

22.18	Subd. 2.Workers' Compensation
 		14,882,000
		11,882,000
	
22.19 	This appropriation is from the workers' 
22.20 	compensation fund.
22.21 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 is for workers' 
22.22 	compensation system upgrades. This amount 
22.23 	is available until June 30, 2021. This is a 
22.24 	onetime appropriation.
22.25 	This appropriation includes funds for 
22.26 	information technology project services and 
22.27 	support subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.28 	16E.0466. Any ongoing information 
22.29 	technology costs must be incorporated into 
22.30 	the service level agreement and must be paid 
22.31 	to the Office of MN.IT Services by the 
22.32 	commissioner of labor and industry under the 
22.33 	rates and mechanism specified in that 
22.34 	agreement.

22.35	Subd. 3.Labor Standards and Apprenticeship
 		5,032,000
		4,882,000

23.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
23.2	General
	3,648,000
	3,498,000
	
23.3
23.4	Workforce 
Development
	1,384,000
	1,384,000
	
23.5 	(a) $2,350,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
23.6 	$2,200,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for wage 
23.7 	theft prevention. The base for this in fiscal 
23.8 	year 2022 is $2,200,000.
23.9 	(b) $1,133,000 each year is from the 
23.10 	workforce development fund for the 
23.11 	apprenticeship program under Minnesota 
23.12 	Statutes, chapter 178.
23.13 	(c) $151,000 each year is from the workforce 
23.14 	development fund for prevailing wage 
23.15 	enforcement.
23.16 	(d) $100,000 each year is from the workforce 
23.17 	development fund for labor education and 
23.18 	advancement program grants under Minnesota 
23.19 	Statutes, section 178.11, to expand and 
23.20 	promote registered apprenticeship training for 
23.21 	minorities and women. The base for fiscal year 
23.22 	2022 is $100,000.

23.23	Subd. 4.Workplace Safety
 		4,167,000
		4,167,000
	
23.24 	This appropriation is from the workers' 
23.25 	compensation fund.

23.26	Subd. 5.General Support
 		8,689,000
		9,689,000

23.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
23.28	General
	1,250,000
	2,250,000
	
23.29
23.30	Workers' 
Compensation
	6,039,000
	6,039,000
	
23.31
23.32	Workforce 
Development
	1,400,000
	1,400,000
	
23.33 	(a) $300,000 each year is from the workforce 
23.34 	development fund for the PIPELINE program.
24.1 	(b) $1,100,000 each year is from the 
24.2 	workforce development fund for youth skills 
24.3 	training grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
24.4 	section 175.46. The commissioner shall award 
24.5 	grants not to exceed $100,000 per local 
24.6 	partnership grant. $100,000 each year is from 
24.7 	the workforce development fund for the 
24.8 	administration of the grant program.
24.9 	(c) $1,250,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
24.10 	$2,250,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for system 
24.11 	upgrades. The base appropriation is 
24.12 	$1,725,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $0 in fiscal 
24.13 	year 2023. Funds are available until June 30, 
24.14 	2023. This appropriation includes funds for 
24.15 	information technology project services and 
24.16 	support subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.17 	16E.0466. Any ongoing information 
24.18 	technology costs must be incorporated into 
24.19 	the service level agreement and must be paid 
24.20 	to the Office of MN.IT Services by the 
24.21 	commissioner of labor and industry under the 
24.22 	rates and mechanism specified in that 
24.23 	agreement.

24.24	Sec. 6. BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES
 	$
	2,654,000
	$
	2,654,000
	
24.25 	(a) $68,000 each year is for grants to area 
24.26 	labor management committees. Grants may 
24.27 	be awarded for a 12-month period beginning 
24.28 	July 1 each year. Any unencumbered balance 
24.29 	remaining at the end of the first year does not 
24.30 	cancel but is available for the second year.
24.31 	(b) $394,000 each year is for the Office of 
24.32 	Collaboration and Dispute Resolution under 
24.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 179.90. Of this 
24.34 	amount, $160,000 each year is for grants under 
24.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 179.91, and 
25.1 	$234,000 each year is for intergovernmental 
25.2 	and public policy collaboration and operation 
25.3 	of the office.
25.4 	(c) $125,000 each year is for the Public 
25.5 	Employment Relations Board under Minnesota 
25.6 	Statutes, section 179A.041.

25.7
25.8	Sec. 7. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT 
OF APPEALS
 	$
	2,222,000
	$
	2,283,000
	
25.9 	This appropriation is from the workers' 
25.10 	compensation fund.

25.11	Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

25.12	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	42,134,000
	$
	41,131,000

25.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
25.14		2020
	2021
	
25.15	General
	28,110,000
	27,106,000
	
25.16	Special Revenue
	1,610,000
	1,610,000
	
25.17	Petroleum Tank
	1,056,000
	1,056,000
	
25.18
25.19	Workers' 
Compensation
	758,000
	759,000
	
25.20
25.21	Renewable 
Development
	10,600,000
	10,600,000
	
25.22 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
25.23 	purpose are specified in the following 
25.24 	subdivisions.

25.25	Subd. 2.Financial Institutions
 		831,000
		836,000
	
25.26 	$400,000 each year is for grants to Prepare 
25.27 	and Prosper for purposes of developing, 
25.28 	marketing, evaluating, and distributing a 
25.29 	financial services inclusion program that will 
25.30 	assist low-income and financially underserved 
25.31 	populations to build savings, strengthen credit, 
25.32 	and provide services to assist them in being 
25.33 	more financially stable and secure. Grants in 
25.34 	fiscal year 2020 must be matched by nonstate 
26.1 	contributions. Money remaining after the first 
26.2 	year is available for the second year.

26.3
26.4	Subd. 3.Petroleum Tank Release Compensation 
Board
 		1,056,000
		1,056,000
	
26.5 	This appropriation is from the petroleum tank 
26.6 	fund.
26.7 	To account for base adjustments provided in 
26.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115C.13, the base 
26.9 	for the petroleum tank release cleanup fund 
26.10 	in fiscal year 2023 is $0.

26.11	Subd. 4.Administrative Services
 		10,170,000
		8,955,000
	
26.12 	(a) $475,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $350,000 
26.13 	in fiscal year 2021 are from the general fund 
26.14 	for system modernization and cybersecurity 
26.15 	upgrades for the unclaimed property program. 
26.16 	The base in fiscal year 2022 is $350,000.
26.17 	(b) $368,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $702,000 
26.18 	in fiscal year 2021 are for additional 
26.19 	operations of the unclaimed property program. 
26.20 	The base in fiscal year 2022 is $702,000.
26.21 	(c) $100,000 each year is for the support of 
26.22 	broadband development.
26.23 	(d) To account for base adjustments provided 
26.24 	in Laws 2018, chapter 211, section 1, 
26.25 	paragraph (a), the base is increased by $1,000 
26.26 	in fiscal year 2022.

26.27	Subd. 5.Telecommunications

26.28	Appropriations by Fund
	
26.29	General
	1,037,000
	1,047,000
	
26.30	Special Revenue
	1,610,000
	1,610,000
	
26.31 	$1,610,000 each year is from the 
26.32 	telecommunication access fund for the 
27.1 	following transfers. These amounts are added 
27.2 	to the base for this purpose.
27.3 	(1) $1,170,000 each year is to the 
27.4 	commissioner of human services to 
27.5 	supplement the ongoing operational expenses 
27.6 	of the Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind and 
27.7 	Hard of Hearing;
27.8 	(2) $290,000 each year is to the chief 
27.9 	information officer for the purpose of 
27.10 	coordinating technology accessibility and 
27.11 	usability;
27.12 	(3) $100,000 each year is to the Legislative 
27.13 	Coordinating Commission for captioning of 
27.14 	legislative coverage; and
27.15 	(4) $50,000 each year is to the Office of 
27.16 	MN.IT Services for a consolidated access fund 
27.17 	to provide grants to other state agencies related 
27.18 	to accessibility of their web-based services.

27.19	Subd. 6.Enforcement
 		6,417,000
		6,507,000

27.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
27.21	General
	6,217,000
	6,307,000
	
27.22
27.23	Workers' 
Compensation
	200,000
	200,000
	
27.24 	(a) $250,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $250,000 
27.25 	in fiscal year 2021 are to create and execute a 
27.26 	statewide education and outreach campaign 
27.27 	to protect seniors age 60 years or older, 
27.28 	vulnerable adults as defined in Minnesota 
27.29 	Statutes, section 626.5572, subdivision 21, 
27.30 	and their caregivers from financial fraud and 
27.31 	exploitation. The education and outreach 
27.32 	campaign must be statewide and at a minimum 
27.33 	must include the dissemination of information 
27.34 	through television, print, or other media; 
28.1 	training and outreach to senior living facilities; 
28.2 	and the creation of a senior fraud toolkit.
28.3 	(b) The revenue transferred in Minnesota 
28.4 	Statutes, section 297I.11, subdivision 2, to the 
28.5 	insurance fraud prevention account must be 
28.6 	used in part for compensation for two new 
28.7 	employees in the Commerce Fraud Bureau to 
28.8 	perform analytical duties. The new employees 
28.9 	must not be peace officers.

28.10	Subd. 7.Energy Resources
 		15,430,000
		15,480,000

28.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
28.12	General
	4,830,000
	4,880,000
	
28.13
28.14	Renewable 
Development
	10,600,000
	10,600,000
	
28.15 	(a) $150,000 each year is to remediate 
28.16 	vermiculate insulation from households that 
28.17 	are eligible for weatherization assistance under 
28.18 	Minnesota's weatherization assistance program 
28.19 	state plan under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.20 	216C.264. Remediation must be done in 
28.21 	conjunction with federal weatherization 
28.22 	assistance program services.
28.23 	(b) $832,000 each year is for energy regulation 
28.24 	and planning unit staff.
28.25 	(c) $100,000 each year is from the renewable 
28.26 	development account in the special revenue 
28.27 	fund established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.28 	116C.779, subdivision 1, to administer the 
28.29 	Made in Minnesota solar energy production 
28.30 	incentive program in Minnesota Statutes, 
28.31 	section 216C.417. Any remaining unspent 
28.32 	funds cancel back to the renewable 
28.33 	development account at the end of the 
28.34 	biennium.
29.1 	(d) $10,000,000 each year is from the 
29.2 	renewable development account in the special 
29.3 	revenue fund for a solar on schools program 
29.4 	of which $500,000 per year can be spent on 
29.5 	administration. The amount is available until 
29.6 	June 30, 2023. This is a onetime appropriation.
29.7 	$500,000 each year is from the renewable 
29.8 	development account in the special revenue 
29.9 	fund established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.10 	116C.779, subdivision 1, for costs associated 
29.11 	with any third-party expert evaluation of a 
29.12 	proposal submitted in response to a request 
29.13 	for proposal to the renewable development 
29.14 	advisory group under Minnesota Statutes, 
29.15 	section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph 
29.16 	(l). No portion of this appropriation may be 
29.17 	expended or retained by the commissioner of 
29.18 	commerce. Any funds appropriated under this 
29.19 	paragraph that are unexpended at the end of a 
29.20 	fiscal year cancel to the renewable 
29.21 	development account.

29.22	Subd. 8.Insurance
 		5,583,000
		5,640,000

29.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
29.24	General
	5,025,000
	5,081,000
	
29.25
29.26	Workers' 
Compensation
	558,000
	559,000
	
29.27 	To account for the base adjustments provided 
29.28 	in Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21, section 
29.29 	1, paragraph (a), the base in the workers' 
29.30 	compensation fund is increased by $2,000 in 
29.31 	fiscal year 2022.

29.32	Sec. 9. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
 	$
	8,018,000
	$
	7,493,000

30.1 	ARTICLE 2
30.2 	MINNESOTA INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE

30.3 	Section 1. MINNESOTA INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE.
 30.4 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Minnesota Innovation Collaborative is established 
30.5 	within the Business and Community Development Division of the Department of 
30.6 	Employment and Economic Development to encourage and support the development of 
30.7 	new private sector technologies and support the science and technology policies under 
30.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.222. The Minnesota Innovation Collaborative must provide 
30.9 	entrepreneurs and emerging technology-based companies business development assistance 
30.10 	and financial assistance to spur growth.
30.11 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision 
30.12 	have the meanings given.
30.13 	(b) "Advisory board" means the board established under subdivision 11.
30.14 	(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
30.15 	(d) "Department" means the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
30.16 	(e) "Entrepreneur" means a Minnesota resident who is involved in establishing a business 
30.17 	entity and secures resources directed to its growth while bearing the risk of loss.
30.18 	(f) "Greater Minnesota" means the area of Minnesota located outside of the metropolitan 
30.19 	area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
30.20 	(g) "High technology" includes aerospace, agricultural processing, renewable energy, 
30.21 	energy efficiency and conservation, environmental engineering, food technology, cellulosic 
30.22 	ethanol, information technology, materials science technology, nanotechnology, 
30.23 	telecommunications, biotechnology, medical device products, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, 
30.24 	biologicals, chemistry, veterinary science, and similar fields.
30.25 	(h) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.26 	136A.28, subdivision 6.
30.27 	(i) "Minority group member" means a United States citizen who is Asian, Pacific Islander, 
30.28 	Black, Hispanic, or Native American.
30.29 	(j) "Minority-owned business" means a business for which one or more minority group 
30.30 	members:
30.31 	(1) own at least 50 percent of the business or, in the case of a publicly owned business, 
30.32 	own at least 51 percent of the stock; and
31.1 	(2) manage the business and control the daily business operations.
31.2 	(k) "Research and development" means any activity that is:
31.3 	(1) a systematic, intensive study directed toward greater knowledge or understanding 
31.4 	of the subject studies;
31.5 	(2) a systematic study directed specifically toward applying new knowledge to meet a 
31.6 	recognized need; or
31.7 	(3) a systematic application of knowledge toward the production of useful materials, 
31.8 	devices, systems and methods, including design, development and improvement of prototypes 
31.9 	and new processes to meet specific requirements.
31.10 	(l) "Start-up" means a business entity that has been in operation for less than ten years, 
31.11 	has operations in Minnesota, and is in the development stage defined as devoting substantially 
31.12 	all of its efforts to establishing a new business and either of the following conditions exists:
31.13 	(1) planned principal operations have not commenced; or
31.14 	(2) planned principal operations have commenced, but have generated less than 
31.15 	$1,000,000 in revenue.
31.16 	(m) "Technology-related assistance" means the application and utilization of 
31.17 	technological-information and technologies to assist in the development and production of 
31.18 	new technology-related products or services or to increase the productivity or otherwise 
31.19 	enhance the production or delivery of existing products or services.
31.20 	(n) "Trade association" means a nonprofit membership organization organized to promote 
31.21 	businesses and business conditions and having an election under Internal Revenue Code 
31.22 	section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6).
31.23 	(o) "Women" means persons of the female gender.
31.24 	(p) "Women-owned business" means a business for which one or more women:
31.25 	(1) own at least 50 percent of the business or, in the case of a publicly owned business, 
31.26 	own at least 51 percent of the stock; and
31.27 	(2) manage the business and control the daily business operations.
31.28 		Subd. 3.Duties. The Minnesota Innovation Collaborative shall:
31.29 	(1) support innovation and initiatives designed to accelerate the growth of high-technology 
31.30 	start-ups in Minnesota;
32.1 	(2) offer classes and instructional sessions on how to start a high-tech and innovative 
32.2 	start-up;
32.3 	(3) promote activities for entrepreneurs and investors regarding the state's growing 
32.4 	innovation economy;
32.5 	(4) hold events and meetings that gather key stakeholders in the state's innovation sector;
32.6 	(5) conduct outreach and education on innovation activities and related financial programs 
32.7 	available from the department and other organizations, particularly for underserved 
32.8 	communities;
32.9 	(6) interact and collaborate with statewide partners including but not limited to businesses, 
32.10 	nonprofits, trade associations, and higher education institutions;
32.11 	(7) administer an advisory board to assist with direction, grant application review, 
32.12 	program evaluation, report development, and partnerships;
32.13 	(8) commission research in partnership with the University of Minnesota and Minnesota 
32.14 	State Colleges and Universities to study innovation and its impacts on the state's economy 
32.15 	with emphasis on the state's labor market;
32.16 	(9) accept grant applications under subdivisions 5 and 6 and work with the advisory 
32.17 	board to evaluate the applications and provide funding recommendations to the commissioner; 
32.18 	and
32.19 	(10) perform other duties at the commissioner's discretion.
32.20 		Subd. 4.Administration. (a) The department shall employ an executive director in the 
32.21 	unclassified service. The executive director shall:
32.22 	(1) hire no more than two staff;
32.23 	(2) assist the commissioner and the advisory board in performing the duties of the 
32.24 	Minnesota Innovation Collaborative; and
32.25 	(3) comply with all state and federal program requirements, and all state and federal 
32.26 	securities and tax laws and regulations.
32.27 	(b) To the extent possible, the space that the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative shall 
32.28 	occupy and lease must be a private coworking facility that includes office space for staff 
32.29 	and space for community engagement for training entrepreneurs. The space leased under 
32.30 	this paragraph is exempt from the requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.24, 
32.31 	subdivision 6.
33.1 	(c) Except for grants under subdivision 7, the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative must 
33.2 	accept grant applications under this section and provide funding recommendations to the 
33.3 	commissioner, who shall distribute grants based in part on the recommendations.
33.4 		Subd. 5.Application process. (a) The commissioner shall establish the application form 
33.5 	and procedures for innovation grants.
33.6 	(b) Upon receiving recommendations from the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative 
33.7 	under subdivision 4, paragraph (c), the department is responsible for evaluating all 
33.8 	applications using evaluation criteria developed by the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative, 
33.9 	the advisory board, and the commissioner. Priority shall be given if the applicant is:
33.10 	(1) a business or entrepreneur located in greater Minnesota; or
33.11 	(2) a business owner or entrepreneur who is a woman or minority group member.
33.12 	(c) The department staff, and not the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative staff, is 
33.13 	responsible for awarding funding, disbursing funds, and monitoring grantee performance 
33.14 	for all grants awarded under this section.
33.15 	(d) Grantees must provide matching funds by equal expenditures and grant payments 
33.16 	must be provided on a reimbursement basis after review of submitted receipts by the 
33.17 	department.
33.18 	(e) Grant applications must be accepted on a regular periodic basis by the Minnesota 
33.19 	Innovation Collaborative and must be reviewed by the collaborative and the advisory board 
33.20 	before being submitted to the commissioner with their recommendations.
33.21 		Subd. 6.Innovation grants. (a) The commissioner shall distribute innovation grants 
33.22 	under this subdivision.
33.23 	(b) The commissioner shall provide a grant of up to $50,000 to an eligible business or 
33.24 	entrepreneur for research and development expenses. Research and development expenditures 
33.25 	may be related but not limited to proof of concept activities, intellectual property protection, 
33.26 	prototype designs and production, and commercial feasibility. Expenditures funded under 
33.27 	this subdivision are not eligible for the research and development tax credit under Minnesota 
33.28 	Statutes, section 290.068. Each business or entrepreneur may receive only one grant under 
33.29 	this paragraph.
33.30 	(c) The commissioner shall provide a grant of up to $25,000 to an eligible start-up or 
33.31 	entrepreneur for direct business expenses including but not limited to rent, equipment 
33.32 	purchases, supplier invoices, and staffing. Taxes imposed by the federal, state, or local 
34.1 	government entities may be not be reimbursed under this paragraph. Each start-up or 
34.2 	entrepreneur may receive only one grant under this paragraph.
34.3 	(d) The commissioner shall provide a grant of up to $7,500 to reimburse an entrepreneur 
34.4 	for health care, housing, or child care expenses for the entrepreneur, spouse, or children 26 
34.5 	years of age or younger. Each entrepreneur may receive only one grant under this paragraph.
34.6 	(e) The commissioner shall provide a grant of up to $50,000 to an eligible business or 
34.7 	entrepreneur that, as a registered client of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 
34.8 	program, has been awarded a Phase 2 award pursuant to the SBIR or Small Business 
34.9 	Technology Transfer (STTR) programs after July 1, 2019. Each business or entrepreneur 
34.10 	may receive only one grant under this paragraph. Grants under this paragraph are not subject 
34.11 	to the requirements of subdivision 2, paragraph (l), and are awarded without the review or 
34.12 	recommendation of the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative.
34.13 	(f) The commissioner shall provide a grant of up to $25,000 to provide financing to 
34.14 	start-ups to purchase technical assistance and services from public higher education 
34.15 	institutions and nonprofit entities to assist in the development or commercialization of 
34.16 	innovative new products or services.
34.17 		Subd. 7.Entrepreneur education grants. (a) The commissioner shall make entrepreneur 
34.18 	education grants to institutions of higher education and other organizations to provide 
34.19 	educational programming to entrepreneurs and provide outreach to and collaboration with 
34.20 	businesses, federal and state agencies, institutions of higher education, trade associations, 
34.21 	and other organizations working to advance innovative, high technology businesses 
34.22 	throughout Minnesota.
34.23 	(b) Applications for entrepreneur education grants under this subdivision must be 
34.24 	submitted to the commissioner and evaluated by department staff other than the Minnesota 
34.25 	Innovation Collaborative. The evaluation criteria must be developed by the Minnesota 
34.26 	Innovation Collaborative, the advisory board, and the commissioner with priority given to 
34.27 	an applicant who demonstrates activity assisting businesses or entrepreneurs residing in 
34.28 	greater Minnesota or who are women or minority group members.
34.29 	(c) Department staff other than the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative staff is responsible 
34.30 	for awarding funding, disbursing funds, and monitoring grantee performance under this 
34.31 	subdivision.
34.32 	(d) Grantees may use the grant funds to deliver the following services:
35.1 	(1) development and delivery to high technology businesses of industry specific or 
35.2 	innovative product or process specific counseling on issues of business formation, market 
35.3 	structure, market research and strategies, securing first mover advantage or overcoming 
35.4 	barriers to entry, protecting intellectual property, and securing debt or equity capital. This 
35.5 	counseling is to be delivered in a classroom setting or using distance media presentations;
35.6 	(2) outreach and education to businesses and organizations on the small business 
35.7 	investment tax credit program under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8737, the MNvest 
35.8 	crowd-funding program under Minnesota Statutes, section 80A.461, and other state programs 
35.9 	that support high technology business creation especially in underserved communities;
35.10 	(3) collaboration with institutions of higher education, local organizations, federal and 
35.11 	state agencies, the Small Business Development Center, and the Small Business Assistance 
35.12 	Office to create and offer educational programming and ongoing counseling in greater 
35.13 	Minnesota that is consistent with those services offered in the metropolitan area; and
35.14 	(4) events and meetings with other innovation-related organizations to inform 
35.15 	entrepreneurs and potential investors about Minnesota's growing information economy.
35.16 		Subd. 8.Report. The Minnesota Innovation Collaborative shall report by February 1, 
35.17 	2020, and again on February 1, 2021, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
35.18 	committees of the house of representatives and senate having jurisdiction over economic 
35.19 	development policy and finance issues on the work completed, including awards made by 
35.20 	the department under this section.
35.21 		Subd. 9.Advisory board. (a) The commissioner shall establish an advisory board to 
35.22 	advise the executive director regarding the activities of the Minnesota Innovation 
35.23 	Collaborative and to perform the recommendations described in this section.
35.24 	(b) The advisory board shall consist of ten members and is governed by Minnesota 
35.25 	Statutes, section 15.059. A minimum of six members must be from the private sector 
35.26 	representing business and at least two members but no more than four members from 
35.27 	government and higher education. Appointees shall represent a range of interests, including 
35.28 	entrepreneurs, large businesses, industry organizations, investors, and both public and private 
35.29 	small business service providers.
35.30 	(c) The advisory board shall select a chair from its private sector members. The executive 
35.31 	director shall provide administrative support to the committee.

36.1 	ARTICLE 3
36.2 	OSHA

36.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 182.659, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
36.4 		Subd. 8.Protection from subpoena; data. Neither the commissioner nor any employee 
36.5 	of the department, including those employees of the Department of Health providing services 
36.6 	to the Department of Labor and Industry, pursuant to section 182.67, subdivision 1, is subject 
36.7 	to subpoena for purposes of inquiry into any occupational safety and health inspection 
36.8 	except in enforcement proceedings brought under this chapter. Data that identify individuals 
36.9 	who provide data to the department as part of an investigation conducted under this chapter 
36.10 	shall be private.

36.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 182.666, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
36.12 		Subdivision 1.Willful or repeated violations. Any employer who willfully or repeatedly 
36.13 	violates the requirements of section 182.653, or any standard, rule, or order adopted under 
36.14 	the authority of the commissioner as provided in this chapter, may be assessed a fine not to 
36.15 	exceed $70,000 $129,335 for each violation. The minimum fine for a willful violation is 
36.16 	$5,000 $9,240.

36.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

36.18 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 182.666, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
36.19 		Subd. 2.Serious violations. Any employer who has received a citation for a serious 
36.20 	violation of its duties under section 182.653, or any standard, rule, or order adopted under 
36.21 	the authority of the commissioner as provided in this chapter, shall be assessed a fine not 
36.22 	to exceed $7,000 $12,935 for each violation. If a serious violation under section 182.653, 
36.23 	subdivision 2, causes or contributes to the death of an employee, the employer shall be 
36.24 	assessed a fine of up to $25,000 for each violation.

36.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

36.26 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 182.666, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
36.27 		Subd. 3.Nonserious violations. Any employer who has received a citation for a violation 
36.28 	of its duties under section 182.653, subdivisions 2 to 4, where the violation is specifically 
36.29 	determined not to be of a serious nature as provided in section 182.651, subdivision 12, 
36.30 	may be assessed a fine of up to $7,000 $12,935 for each violation.

36.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

37.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 182.666, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
37.2 		Subd. 4.Failure to correct a violation. Any employer who fails to correct a violation 
37.3 	for which a citation has been issued under section 182.66 within the period permitted for 
37.4 	its correction, which period shall not begin to run until the date of the final order of the 
37.5 	commissioner in the case of any review proceedings under this chapter initiated by the 
37.6 	employer in good faith and not solely for delay or avoidance of penalties, may be assessed 
37.7 	a fine of not more than $7,000 $12,935 for each day during which the failure or violation 
37.8 	continues.

37.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

37.10 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 182.666, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
37.11 		Subd. 5.Posting violations. Any employer who violates any of the posting requirements, 
37.12 	as prescribed under this chapter, except those prescribed under section 182.661, subdivision 
37.13 	3a, shall be assessed a fine of up to $7,000 $12,935 for each violation.

37.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

37.15 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 182.666, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
37.16 	read:
37.17 		Subd. 6a.Increases for inflation. (a) No later than August 31 of each year, beginning 
37.18 	in 2019, the commissioner shall determine the percentage increase in the rate of inflation, 
37.19 	as measured by the implicit price deflator, national data for personal consumption 
37.20 	expenditures as determined by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of 
37.21 	Economic Analysis during the 12-month period immediately preceding that August or, if 
37.22 	that data is unavailable, during the most recent 12-month period for which data is available. 
37.23 	The fines in subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, except for the fine for a serious violation under 
37.24 	section 182.653, subdivision 2, that causes or contributes to the death of an employee, are 
37.25 	increased by the lesser of (1) 2.5 percent, rounded to the nearest dollar amount evenly 
37.26 	divisible by ten, or (2) the percentage calculated by the commissioner, rounded to the nearest 
37.27 	dollar amount evenly divisible by ten.
37.28 	(b) The fines increased under paragraph (a) shall not be increased to an amount greater 
37.29 	than the corresponding federal penalties for the specified violations promulgated in United 
37.30 	States Code, title 29, section, 666, subsections (a)-(d), (i), as amended through November 
37.31 	5, 1990, and adjusted according to United States Code, title 28, section 2461, note (Federal 
37.32 	Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment), as amended through November 2, 2015.
38.1 	(c) A fine must not be reduced under this subdivision. A fine increased under this 
38.2 	subdivision takes effect on the next January 1.

38.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

38.4 	ARTICLE 4
38.5 	CONSTRUCTION CODES

38.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 326B.802, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
38.7 		Subd. 15.Special skill. "Special skill" means one of the following eight categories:
38.8 	(a) Excavation. Excavation includes work in any of the following areas:
38.9 	(1) excavation;
38.10 	(2) trenching;
38.11 	(3) grading; and
38.12 	(4) site grading.
38.13 	(b) Masonry and concrete. Masonry and concrete includes work in any of the following 
38.14 	areas:
38.15 	(1) drain systems;
38.16 	(2) poured walls;
38.17 	(3) slabs and poured-in-place footings;
38.18 	(4) masonry walls;
38.19 	(5) masonry fireplaces;
38.20 	(6) masonry veneer; and
38.21 	(7) water resistance and waterproofing.
38.22 	(c) Carpentry. Carpentry includes work in any of the following areas:
38.23 	(1) rough framing;
38.24 	(2) finish carpentry;
38.25 	(3) doors, windows, and skylights;
38.26 	(4) porches and decks, excluding footings;
38.27 	(5) wood foundations; and
39.1 	(6) drywall installation, excluding taping and finishing.
39.2 	(d) Interior finishing. Interior finishing includes work in any of the following areas:
39.3 	(1) floor covering;
39.4 	(2) wood floors;
39.5 	(3) cabinet and counter top installation;
39.6 	(4) insulation and vapor barriers;
39.7 	(5) interior or exterior painting;
39.8 	(6) ceramic, marble, and quarry tile;
39.9 	(7) ornamental guardrail and installation of prefabricated stairs; and
39.10 	(8) wallpapering.
39.11 	(e) Exterior finishing. Exterior finishing includes work in any of the following areas:
39.12 	(1) siding;
39.13 	(2) soffit, fascia, and trim;
39.14 	(3) exterior plaster and stucco;
39.15 	(4) painting; and
39.16 	(5) rain carrying systems, including gutters and down spouts.
39.17 	(f) Drywall and plaster. Drywall and plaster includes work in any of the following 
39.18 	areas:
39.19 	(1) installation;
39.20 	(2) taping;
39.21 	(3) finishing;
39.22 	(4) interior plaster;
39.23 	(5) painting; and
39.24 	(6) wallpapering.
39.25 	(g) Residential roofing. Residential roofing includes work in any of the following areas:
39.26 	(1) roof coverings;
39.27 	(2) roof sheathing;
40.1 	(3) roof weatherproofing and insulation; and
40.2 	(4) repair of roof support system, but not construction of new roof support system.; and
40.3 	(5) penetration of roof covering for purposes of attaching a solar photovoltaic system.
40.4 	(h) General installation specialties. Installation includes work in any of the following 
40.5 	areas:
40.6 	(1) garage doors and openers;
40.7 	(2) pools, spas, and hot tubs;
40.8 	(3) fireplaces and wood stoves;
40.9 	(4) asphalt paving and seal coating; and
40.10 	(5) ornamental guardrail and prefabricated stairs.; and
40.11 	(6) assembly of the support system for a solar photovoltaic system.

40.12 	ARTICLE 5
40.13 	COMBATIVE SPORTS

40.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 341.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
40.15 		Subdivision 1.Licensure; individuals. All referees, judges, promoters, trainers, ring 
40.16 	announcers, timekeepers, ringside physicians, combatants, managers, and seconds are 
40.17 	required to be licensed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall not permit any of 
40.18 	these persons to participate in any matter with any combative sport contest unless the 
40.19 	commissioner has first issued the person a license.

40.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 341.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
40.21 		Subdivision 1.Annual licensure. The commissioner may establish and issue annual 
40.22 	licenses subject to the collection of advance fees by the commissioner for promoters, 
40.23 	managers, judges, referees, ring announcers, ringside physicians, timekeepers, combatants, 
40.24 	trainers, and seconds.

40.25 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 341.321, is amended to read:
40.26 	341.321 FEE SCHEDULE.
40.27 	(a) The fee schedule for professional and amateur licenses issued by the commissioner 
40.28 	is as follows:
40.29 	(1) referees, $80 $25;
41.1 	(2) promoters, $700;
41.2 	(3) judges and knockdown judges, $80 $25;
41.3 	(4) trainers and seconds, $80;
41.4 	(5) ring announcers, $80;
41.5 	(6) (5) timekeepers, $80 $25;
41.6 	(7) (6) professional combatants, $70;
41.7 	(8) (7) amateur combatants, $50;
41.8 	(9) managers, $80; and
41.9 	(10) (8) ringside physicians, $80 $25.
41.10 	License fees for promoters are due at least six weeks prior to the combative sport contest. 
41.11 	All other license fees shall be paid no later than the weigh-in prior to the contest. No license 
41.12 	may be issued until all prelicensure requirements are satisfied and fees are paid.
41.13 	(b) The commissioner shall establish a contest fee for each combative sport contest and 
41.14 	shall consider the size and type of venue when establishing a contest fee. The combative 
41.15 	sport contest fee is $1,500 per event or not more than four percent of the gross ticket sales, 
41.16 	whichever is greater, as determined by the commissioner when the combative sport contest 
41.17 	is scheduled.
41.18 	(c) A professional or amateur combative sport contest fee is nonrefundable and shall be 
41.19 	paid as follows:
41.20 	(1) $500 at the time the combative sport contest is scheduled; and
41.21 	(2) $1,000 at the weigh-in prior to the contest.
41.22 	If four percent of the gross ticket sales is greater than $1,500, the balance is due to the 
41.23 	commissioner within seven days of the completed contest.
41.24 	(d) The commissioner may establish the maximum number of complimentary tickets 
41.25 	allowed for each event by rule.
41.26 	(e) All fees and penalties collected by the commissioner must be deposited in the 
41.27 	commissioner account in the special revenue fund.

42.1 	ARTICLE 6
42.2 	COMMUNITY PROSPERITY GRANTS

42.3 	Section 1. COMMUNITY PROSPERITY FUND GRANT PROGRAM.
42.4 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose. The community prosperity fund grant program 
42.5 	is established to provide grants to public or 501(c)(3) nonprofit entities to implement 
42.6 	innovative economic development projects that will support economic growth in their 
42.7 	community.
42.8 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
42.9 	meanings given them:
42.10 	(1) "economic development" means activities, services, investments, and infrastructure 
42.11 	that support the economic success of individuals, businesses, and communities by facilitating 
42.12 	an economic environment that produces net new jobs;
42.13 	(2) "innovative project" means the provision of a public service or good that was absent 
42.14 	in the community or of insufficient quantity or quality;
42.15 	(3) "local governmental unit" means a county, city, town, special district, public higher 
42.16 	education institution, or other political subdivision or public corporation; and
42.17 	(4) "community" means any geographic area defined by one or more census tracts.
42.18 		Subd. 3.Community prosperity fund grants. The commissioner of employment and 
42.19 	economic development shall:
42.20 	(1) develop and implement a community prosperity fund grant program that will provide 
42.21 	matching grants up to 85 percent of total project cost up to $100,000 to implement innovative 
42.22 	economic development projects that will induce economic growth in their community;
42.23 	(2) develop a request for proposals;
42.24 	(3) review responses to requests for proposals and award grants under this section;
42.25 	(4) establish a transparent and objective accountability process focused on outcomes 
42.26 	that grantees agree to achieve; and
42.27 	(5) maintain data on outcomes reported by grantees.
42.28 		Subd. 4.Eligible grantees. Organizations eligible to receive grant funding under this 
42.29 	section include:
42.30 	(1) local government units; and
43.1 	(2) nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that have established partnerships with one or more 
43.2 	local government units to implement economic development projects or activities.
43.3 		Subd. 5.Priority of proposals; grant awards. The commissioner shall prioritize the 
43.4 	award of grants to proposals that demonstrate that the project:
43.5 	(1) will serve communities with a population of 5,000 or less;
43.6 	(2) will support the economic success of individuals, businesses, and communities by 
43.7 	facilitating an economic environment that produces net new jobs;
43.8 	(3) will provide public services or goods that was absent in the community or of 
43.9 	insufficient quantity or quality;
43.10 	(4) serves a defined geographic area; racial, ethnic, or minority community; or American 
43.11 	Indian community experiencing any the following: below state average wages, above state 
43.12 	average unemployment rate, or below state average labor force participation rate;
43.13 	(5) will be sustainable or continue to have impact beyond the one-time funding from 
43.14 	this program;
43.15 	(6) will be successfully implemented based on the qualifications of the lead organization; 
43.16 	and
43.17 	(7) will serve two or more local government units.
43.18 		Subd. 6.Geographic distribution of grants. The commissioner shall ensure that a 
43.19 	minimum of 50 percent of grant funds are awarded to communities outside the seven-county 
43.20 	metropolitan area.
43.21 		Subd. 7.Report. Grantees must report grant program outcomes to the commissioner on 
43.22 	the forms and according to the timelines established by the commissioner.

43.23 	ARTICLE 7
43.24 	CHILD CARE ECONOMIC GRANT PROGRAM

43.25 	Section 1. CHILD CARE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM.
43.26 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. A grant program is established under the Department of 
43.27 	Employment and Economic Development to award grants to eligible local communities to 
43.28 	increase the availability of child care in order to reduce the child care shortage in the 
43.29 	community, and support increased workforce participation, business expansion and retention, 
43.30 	and new business location.
44.1 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
44.2 	meanings given them:
44.3 	(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development;
44.4 	(2) "child care" has the meaning given in section 119B.011;
44.5 	(3) "political subdivision" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city, or school 
44.6 	district; and
44.7 	(4) "Indian tribe" means one of the federally recognized Minnesota tribes listed in section 
44.8 	3.922, subdivision 1, clause (1).
44.9 		Subd. 3.Eligible expenditures. The commissioner may make grants under this section 
44.10 	to implement solutions to reduce the child care shortage in the state including but not limited 
44.11 	to funding for child care business start-ups or expansions, training, facility modifications 
44.12 	or improvements required for licensing, and assistance with licensing and other regulatory 
44.13 	requirements.
44.14 		Subd. 4.Eligible applicants. Eligible applicants for grants awarded under this section 
44.15 	include:
44.16 	(1) a political subdivision;
44.17 	(2) an Indian tribe;
44.18 	(3) a Minnesota nonprofit organization organized under chapter 317 having experience 
44.19 	in one or more of the following: the operation of, planning for, financing of, advocacy for, 
44.20 	or advancement of the delivery of child care services in a defined service area spanning the 
44.21 	boundaries of one or more political subdivisions.
44.22 		Subd. 5.Application process. (a) An eligible applicant must submit an application to 
44.23 	the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall 
44.24 	develop procedures governing the application and grant award process. The commissioner 
44.25 	shall act as fiscal agent for the grant program and shall be responsible for receiving and 
44.26 	reviewing grant applications and awarding grants under this section.
44.27 	(b) At least 30 days prior to the first day applications may be submitted each fiscal year, 
44.28 	the commissioner must publish on the department's website the specific criteria and any 
44.29 	quantitative weighting scheme or scoring system the commissioner will use to evaluate or 
44.30 	rank applications and award grants under subdivision 6.
44.31 		Subd. 6.Application contents. An applicant for a grant under this section shall provide 
44.32 	the following information on the application:
45.1 	(1) the service area of the project;
45.2 	(2) the project budget;
45.3 	(3) evidence of the child care shortage in the community in which the project is to be 
45.4 	located;
45.5 	(4) the number of licensed child care slots that will be created as a result of the project;
45.6 	(5) the number of  families with children under age six that will have access to child care 
45.7 	as a result of the project;
45.8 	(6) community employers and businesses that will benefit from the proposed project;
45.9 	(7) evidence of community support for the project;
45.10 	(8) the total cost of the project;
45.11 	(9) sources of funding or in-kind contributions for the project that will supplement any 
45.12 	grant award; and
45.13 	(10) any additional information requested by the commissioner.
45.14 		Subd. 7.Awarding grants. (a) In evaluating applications and awarding grants, the 
45.15 	commissioner may give priority to applications that:
45.16 	(1) are in areas that have a documented shortage of affordable quality child care;
45.17 	(2) demonstrate programmatic or financial collaborations and partnering among private 
45.18 	sector employers, public and nonprofit organizations within geographic areas;
45.19 	(3) serve areas of the state experiencing worker shortages, low prime age workforce 
45.20 	participation rates, or prime age worker population loss that is significantly greater than the 
45.21 	statewide average;
45.22 	(4) provide evidence of strong support for the project from citizens, government, 
45.23 	businesses, and institutions in the community;
45.24 	(5) leverage greater amounts of funding for the project from private and nonstate public 
45.25 	sources.
45.26 	(b) The commissioner shall endeavor to award grants under this section to qualified 
45.27 	applicants in all regions of the state.
45.28 		Subd. 8.Limitation. (a) No grant awarded under this section may fund more than 50 
45.29 	percent of the total cost of a project.
45.30 	(b) Grants awarded to a single project under this section must not exceed $100,000.

46.1 	ARTICLE 8
46.2 	MINNESOTA INVESTMENT FUND

46.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116J.8731, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
46.4 		Subd. 5.Grant limits. (a) A Minnesota investment fund grant may not be approved for 
46.5 	an amount in excess of $1,000,000. This limit covers all money paid to complete the same 
46.6 	project, whether paid to one or more grant recipients and whether paid in one or more fiscal 
46.7 	years. A local community or recognized Indian tribal government may retain 40 percent, 
46.8 	but not more than $100,000, of a Minnesota investment fund grant when it is repaid to the 
46.9 	local community or recognized Indian tribal government by the person or entity to which 
46.10 	it was loaned by the local community or Indian tribal government.
46.11 	(b) Repayment of funds to a local community or recognized Indian tribal government 
46.12 	under this section may be used for purposes under section 116J.407, and for other economic 
46.13 	or community development projects including loans to businesses in any industry and 
46.14 	community development planning. Funds may be used for the proposed purposes upon the 
46.15 	receipt and approval by the commissioner of employment and economic development of a 
46.16 	resolution passed by the local community or the recognized Indian tribal government that 
46.17 	documents the proposed uses. Activities approved under this paragraph are not limited by 
46.18 	the provisions in this section.
46.19 	(c) Money repaid to the state must be credited to a Minnesota investment revolving loan 
46.20 	account in the state treasury. Funds in the account are appropriated to the commissioner 
46.21 	and must be used in the same manner as are funds appropriated to the Minnesota investment 
46.22 	fund. Funds repaid to the state through existing Minnesota investment fund agreements 
46.23 	must be credited to the Minnesota investment revolving loan account effective July 1, 2005.
46.24 	(d) A grant or loan may not be made to a person or entity for the operation or expansion 
46.25 	of a casino or a store which is used solely or principally for retail sales.
46.26 	(e) Persons or entities receiving grants or loans must pay each employee total 
46.27 	compensation, including benefits not mandated by law, that on an annualized basis is equal 
46.28 	to at least 110 percent of the federal poverty level for a family of four.

47.1 	ARTICLE 9
47.2 	JOB CREATION FUND

47.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116J.8748, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
47.4 		Subd. 4.Certification; benefits. (a) The commissioner may certify a Minnesota job 
47.5 	creation fund business as eligible to receive a specific value of benefit under paragraphs (b) 
47.6 	and (c) when the business has achieved its job creation and capital investment goals noted 
47.7 	in its agreement under subdivision 3.
47.8 	(b) A qualified Minnesota job creation fund business may be certified eligible for the 
47.9 	benefits in this paragraph for up to five years for projects located in the metropolitan area 
47.10 	as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 24, and seven years for projects located outside 
47.11 	the metropolitan area, as determined by the commissioner when considering the best interests 
47.12 	of the state and local area. Notwithstanding section 16B.98, subdivision 5, paragraph (a), 
47.13 	clause (3), or 16B.98, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), grant agreements for projects located 
47.14 	outside the metropolitan area may be for up to seven years in length. The eligibility for the 
47.15 	following benefits begins the date the commissioner certifies the business as a qualified 
47.16 	Minnesota job creation fund business under this subdivision:
47.17 	(1) up to five percent rebate for projects located in the metropolitan area as defined in 
47.18 	section 200.02, subdivision 24, and 7.5 percent for projects located outside the metropolitan 
47.19 	area, on capital investment on qualifying purchases as provided in subdivision 5 with the 
47.20 	total rebate for a project not to exceed $500,000;
47.21 	(2) an award of up to $500,000 based on full-time job creation and wages paid as provided 
47.22 	in subdivision 6 with the total award not to exceed $500,000;
47.23 	(3) up to $1,000,000 in capital investment rebates and $1,000,000 in job creation awards 
47.24 	are allowable for projects that have at least $25,000,000 in capital investment and 200 new 
47.25 	employees in the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 24, and 75 
47.26 	new employees for projects located outside the metropolitan area;
47.27 	(4) up to $1,000,000 in capital investment rebates are allowable for projects that have 
47.28 	at least $25,000,000 in capital investment and 200 retained employees for projects located 
47.29 	in the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 24, and 75 employees for 
47.30 	projects located outside the metropolitan area; and
47.31 	(5) for clauses (3) and (4) only, the capital investment expenditure requirements may 
47.32 	include the installation and purchases of machinery and equipment. These expenditures are 
47.33 	not eligible for the capital investment rebate provided under subdivision 5.
48.1 	(c) The job creation award may be provided in multiple years as long as the qualified 
48.2 	Minnesota job creation fund business continues to meet the job creation goals provided for 
48.3 	in its agreement under subdivision 3 and the total award does not exceed $500,000 except 
48.4 	as provided under paragraph (b), clauses (3) and (4).
48.5 	(d) No rebates or award may be provided until the Minnesota job creation fund business 
48.6 	or a third party constructing or managing the project has at least $500,000 in capital 
48.7 	investment in the project and at least ten full-time jobs: (1) meets the capital investment 
48.8 	requirements as provided in subdivision 3, clause (3); and (2) the new full-time jobs as 
48.9 	provided in subdivision 3, clause (3), item (i), have been created and maintained for at least 
48.10 	one year or the retained employees, as provided in paragraph (b), clause (4), remain for at 
48.11 	least one year. The agreement may require additional performance outcomes that need to 
48.12 	be achieved before rebates and awards are provided. If fewer retained jobs are maintained, 
48.13 	but still above the minimum under this subdivision, the capital investment award shall be 
48.14 	reduced on a proportionate basis.
48.15 	(e) The forms needed to be submitted to document performance by the Minnesota job 
48.16 	creation fund business must be in the form and be made under the procedures specified by 
48.17 	the commissioner. The forms shall include documentation and certification by the business 
48.18 	that it is in compliance with the business subsidy agreement, sections 116J.871 and 116L.66, 
48.19 	and other provisions as specified by the commissioner.
48.20 	(f) Minnesota job creation fund businesses must pay each new full-time employee added 
48.21 	pursuant to the agreement total compensation, including benefits not mandated by law, that 
48.22 	on an annualized basis is equal to at least 110 percent of the federal poverty level for a 
48.23 	family of four.
48.24 	(g) A Minnesota job creation fund business must demonstrate reasonable progress on 
48.25 	capital investment expenditures within six months following designation as a Minnesota 
48.26 	job creation fund business to ensure that the capital investment goal in the agreement under 
48.27 	subdivision 1 will be met. Businesses not making reasonable progress will not be eligible 
48.28 	for benefits under the submitted application and will need to work with the local government 
48.29 	unit to resubmit a new application and request to be a Minnesota job creation fund business. 
48.30 	Notwithstanding the goals noted in its agreement under subdivision 1, this action shall not 
48.31 	be considered a default of the business subsidy agreement.

49.1 	ARTICLE 10
49.2 	WAGE THEFT PREVENTION

49.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16C.285, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
49.4 		Subd. 3.Minimum criteria. "Responsible contractor" means a contractor that conforms 
49.5 	to the responsibility requirements in the solicitation document for its portion of the work 
49.6 	on the project and verifies that it meets the following minimum criteria:
49.7 	(1) the contractor:
49.8 	(i) is in compliance with workers' compensation and unemployment insurance 
49.9 	requirements;
49.10 	(ii) is in compliance with Department of Revenue and Department of Employment and 
49.11 	Economic Development registration requirements if it has employees;
49.12 	(iii) has a valid federal tax identification number or a valid Social Security number if 
49.13 	an individual; and
49.14 	(iv) has filed a certificate of authority to transact business in Minnesota with the secretary 
49.15 	of state if a foreign corporation or cooperative;
49.16 	(2) the contractor or related entity is in compliance with and, during the three-year period 
49.17 	before submitting the verification, has not violated section 177.24, 177.25, 177.41 to 177.44, 
49.18 	181.03, 181.101, 181.13, 181.14, or 181.722, and has not violated United States Code, title 
49.19 	29, sections 201 to 219, or United States Code, title 40, sections 3141 to 3148. For purposes 
49.20 	of this clause, a violation occurs when a contractor or related entity:
49.21 	(i) repeatedly fails to pay statutorily required wages or penalties on one or more separate 
49.22 	projects for a total underpayment of $25,000 or more within the three-year period, provided 
49.23 	that a failure to pay is "repeated" only if it involves two or more separate and distinct 
49.24 	occurrences of underpayment during the three-year period;
49.25 	(ii) has been issued an order to comply by the commissioner of labor and industry that 
49.26 	has become final;
49.27 	(iii) has been issued at least two determination letters within the three-year period by 
49.28 	the Department of Transportation finding an underpayment by the contractor or related 
49.29 	entity to its own employees;
49.30 	(iv) has been found by the commissioner of labor and industry to have repeatedly or 
49.31 	willfully violated any of the sections referenced in this clause pursuant to section 177.27;
50.1 	(v) has been issued a ruling or findings of underpayment by the administrator of the 
50.2 	Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor that have become final 
50.3 	or have been upheld by an administrative law judge or the Administrative Review Board; 
50.4 	or
50.5 	(vi) has been found liable for underpayment of wages or penalties or misrepresenting a 
50.6 	construction worker as an independent contractor in an action brought in a court having 
50.7 	jurisdiction.; or
50.8 	(vii) has been convicted of a violation of section 177.32, subdivision 1, or 609.52, 
50.9 	subdivision 2, clause (19).
50.10 	Provided that, if the contractor or related entity contests a determination of underpayment 
50.11 	by the Department of Transportation in a contested case proceeding, a violation does not 
50.12 	occur until the contested case proceeding has concluded with a determination that the 
50.13 	contractor or related entity underpaid wages or penalties;
50.14 	(3) the contractor or related entity is in compliance with and, during the three-year period 
50.15 	before submitting the verification, has not violated section 181.723 or chapter 326B. For 
50.16 	purposes of this clause, a violation occurs when a contractor or related entity has been issued 
50.17 	a final administrative or licensing order;
50.18 	(4) the contractor or related entity has not, more than twice during the three-year period 
50.19 	before submitting the verification, had a certificate of compliance under section 363A.36
50.20 	revoked or suspended based on the provisions of section 363A.36, with the revocation or 
50.21 	suspension becoming final because it was upheld by the Office of Administrative Hearings 
50.22 	or was not appealed to the office;
50.23 	(5) the contractor or related entity has not received a final determination assessing a 
50.24 	monetary sanction from the Department of Administration or Transportation for failure to 
50.25 	meet targeted group business, disadvantaged business enterprise, or veteran-owned business 
50.26 	goals, due to a lack of good faith effort, more than once during the three-year period before 
50.27 	submitting the verification;
50.28 	(6) the contractor or related entity is not currently suspended or debarred by the federal 
50.29 	government or the state of Minnesota or any of its departments, commissions, agencies, or 
50.30 	political subdivisions that have authority to debar a contractor; and
50.31 	(7) all subcontractors and motor carriers that the contractor intends to use to perform 
50.32 	project work have verified to the contractor through a signed statement under oath by an 
50.33 	owner or officer that they meet the minimum criteria listed in clauses (1) to (6).
51.1 	Any violations, suspensions, revocations, or sanctions, as defined in clauses (2) to (5), 
51.2 	occurring prior to July 1, 2014, shall not be considered in determining whether a contractor 
51.3 	or related entity meets the minimum criteria.

51.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
51.5 	read:
51.6 		Subd. 1a.Authority to investigate. To carry out the purposes of this chapter and chapters 
51.7 	181, 181A, and 184, and utilizing the enforcement authority of section 175.20, the 
51.8 	commissioner is authorized to enter the places of business and employment of any employer 
51.9 	in the state to investigate wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of work, collect 
51.10 	evidence, and conduct interviews. The commissioner is authorized to enter the places of 
51.11 	business and employment during working hours and without delay. The commissioner may 
51.12 	use investigation methods that include but are not limited to examination, surveillance, 
51.13 	transcription, copying, scanning, photographing, audio or video recording, testing, and 
51.14 	sampling along with taking custody of evidence. Evidence that may be collected includes 
51.15 	but is not limited to documents, records, books, registers, payrolls, electronically and digitally 
51.16 	stored information, machinery, equipment, tools, and other tangible items that in any way 
51.17 	relate to wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of work. The commissioner may 
51.18 	privately interview any individual, including owners, employers, operators, agents, workers, 
51.19 	and other individuals who may have knowledge of the conditions and practices of work 
51.20 	under investigation.

51.21 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
51.22 		Subd. 2.Submission of records; penalty. The commissioner may require the employer 
51.23 	of employees working in the state to submit to the commissioner photocopies, certified 
51.24 	copies, or, if necessary, the originals of employment records which the commissioner deems 
51.25 	necessary or appropriate. The records which may be required include full and correct 
51.26 	statements in writing, including sworn statements by the employer, containing information 
51.27 	relating to wages, gratuities, hours, names, addresses, and any other information pertaining 
51.28 	to the employer's employees and the conditions of their employment as the commissioner 
51.29 	deems necessary or appropriate.
51.30 	The commissioner may require the records to be submitted by certified mail delivery 
51.31 	or, if necessary, by personal delivery by the employer or a representative of the employer, 
51.32 	as authorized by the employer in writing.
52.1 	The commissioner may fine the employer up to $1,000 for each failure to submit or 
52.2 	deliver records as required by this section. This penalty is in addition to any penalties 
52.3 	provided under section 177.32, subdivision 1. In determining the amount of a civil penalty 
52.4 	under this subdivision, the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the employer's 
52.5 	business and the gravity of the violation shall be considered.

52.6 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
52.7 	read:
52.8 		Subd. 3a.Penalties. The commissioner may fine an employer up to $10,000 for each 
52.9 	failure to submit or deliver records as required by this chapter and chapters 181, 181A, and 
52.10 	184. This penalty is in addition to any penalties provided under sections 177.30 and 177.32, 
52.11 	subdivision 1. In determining the amount of a civil penalty under this subdivision, the 
52.12 	appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the employer's business and the gravity of the 
52.13 	violation as provided in section 14.045, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), shall be considered.

52.14 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.27, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
52.15 		Subd. 4.Compliance orders. The commissioner may issue an order requiring an 
52.16 	employer to comply with sections 177.21 to 177.435, 181.02, 181.03, 181.031, 181.032, 
52.17 	181.101, 181.11, 181.13, 181.14, 181.145, 181.15, 181.172, paragraph (a) or (d), 181.275, 
52.18 	subdivision 2a, 181.722, 181.79, and 181.939 to 181.943, or with any rule promulgated 
52.19 	under section 177.28. The commissioner shall issue an order requiring an employer to 
52.20 	comply with sections 177.41 to 177.435 if the violation is repeated. For purposes of this 
52.21 	subdivision only, a violation is repeated if at any time during the two years that preceded 
52.22 	the date of violation, the commissioner issued an order to the employer for violation of 
52.23 	sections 177.41 to 177.435 and the order is final or the commissioner and the employer 
52.24 	have entered into a settlement agreement that required the employer to pay back wages that 
52.25 	were required by sections 177.41 to 177.435. The department shall serve the order upon the 
52.26 	employer or the employer's authorized representative in person or by certified mail at the 
52.27 	employer's place of business. An employer who wishes to contest the order must file written 
52.28 	notice of objection to the order with the commissioner within 15 calendar days after being 
52.29 	served with the order. A contested case proceeding must then be held in accordance with 
52.30 	sections 14.57 to 14.69. The employer to whom the order is issued and the commissioner, 
52.31 	who may designate appropriate representation to appear on behalf of the commissioner in 
52.32 	the administrative proceeding, are the parties to the hearing. If, within 15 calendar days 
52.33 	after being served with the order, the employer fails to file a written notice of objection with 
52.34 	the commissioner, the order becomes a final order of the commissioner.

53.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.27, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
53.2 		Subd. 7.Employer liability. If an employer is found by the commissioner to have 
53.3 	violated a section identified in subdivision 4, or any rule adopted under section 177.28, and 
53.4 	the commissioner issues an order to comply, the commissioner shall order the employer to 
53.5 	cease and desist from engaging in the violative practice and to take such affirmative steps 
53.6 	that in the judgment of the commissioner will effectuate the purposes of the section or rule 
53.7 	violated. The commissioner shall order the employer to pay to the aggrieved parties back 
53.8 	pay, wages owed, gratuities received, and compensatory damages, less any amount actually 
53.9 	paid to the employee by the employer, and for an additional equal amount as liquidated 
53.10 	damages. Any employer who is found by the commissioner to have repeatedly or willfully 
53.11 	violated a section or sections identified in subdivision 4, or found to owe to aggrieved parties 
53.12 	wages or gratuities in an amount that exceeds $1,000, shall be subject to a civil penalty of 
53.13 	up to $1,000 $2,000 for each violation for each employee. In determining the amount of a 
53.14 	civil penalty under this subdivision, the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the 
53.15 	employer's business and the gravity of the violation shall be considered. In addition, the 
53.16 	commissioner may order the employer to reimburse the department and the attorney general 
53.17 	for all appropriate litigation and hearing costs expended in preparation for and in conducting 
53.18 	the contested case proceeding, unless payment of costs would impose extreme financial 
53.19 	hardship on the employer. If the employer is able to establish extreme financial hardship, 
53.20 	then the commissioner may order the employer to pay a percentage of the total costs that 
53.21 	will not cause extreme financial hardship. Costs include but are not limited to the costs of 
53.22 	services rendered by the attorney general, private attorneys if engaged by the department, 
53.23 	administrative law judges, court reporters, and expert witnesses as well as the cost of 
53.24 	transcripts. Interest shall accrue on, and be added to, the unpaid balance of a commissioner's 
53.25 	order from the date the order is signed by the commissioner until it is paid, at an annual rate 
53.26 	provided in section 549.09, subdivision 1, paragraph (c). The commissioner may establish 
53.27 	escrow accounts for purposes of distributing damages.

53.28 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.27, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
53.29 		Subd. 8.Court actions; suits brought by private parties. An employee may bring a 
53.30 	civil action seeking redress for a violation or violations of sections 177.21 to 177.44 directly 
53.31 	to district court. An employer who pays an employee less than the wages and overtime 
53.32 	compensation to which the employee is entitled under sections 177.21 to 177.44 is liable 
53.33 	to the employee for the full amount of the wages, gratuities, and overtime compensation, 
53.34 	less any amount the employer is able to establish was actually paid to the employee and for 
53.35 	an additional equal double the amount as liquidated damages. In addition, in an action under 
54.1 	this subdivision the employee may seek damages and other appropriate relief provided by 
54.2 	subdivision 7 and otherwise provided by law. An agreement between the employee and the 
54.3 	employer to work for less than the applicable wage is not a defense to the action.

54.4 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
54.5 	read:
54.6 		Subd. 11.Subpoenas. In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter and chapters 
54.7 	181, 181A, and 184, the commissioner may issue subpoenas to compel persons to appear 
54.8 	before the commissioner to give testimony and produce and permit inspection, copying, 
54.9 	testing, or sampling of designated documents, records, books, registers, payrolls, 
54.10 	electronically and digitally stored information, machinery, equipment, tools, and other 
54.11 	tangible items that in any way relate to wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of 
54.12 	work in the possession, custody, or control of that person that are deemed necessary or 
54.13 	appropriate by the commissioner. A subpoena may specify the form or format in which 
54.14 	electronically or digitally stored information is to be produced. Upon the application of the 
54.15 	commissioner, a district court shall treat the failure of any person to obey a subpoena lawfully 
54.16 	issued by the commissioner under this subdivision as a contempt of court.

54.17 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
54.18 	read:
54.19 		Subd. 12.Court orders for entrance and inspection. To carry out the purposes of this 
54.20 	chapter and chapters 181, 181A, and 184, and utilizing the enforcement authority of section 
54.21 	175.20, the commissioner is authorized to enter places of business and employment of any 
54.22 	employer in the state to investigate wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of 
54.23 	work, collect evidence, and conduct interviews. The commissioner is authorized to enter 
54.24 	the places of business and employment during working hours and without delay. Upon the 
54.25 	anticipated refusal based on a refusal to permit entrance on a prior occasion or actual refusal 
54.26 	of an employer, owner, operator, or agent in charge of an employer's place of business or 
54.27 	employment, the commissioner may apply for an order in the district court in the county in 
54.28 	which the place of business or employment is located, to compel an employer, owner, 
54.29 	operator, or agent in charge of the place of business or employment to permit the 
54.30 	commissioner entry to investigate wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of work, 
54.31 	collect evidence, and interview witnesses.

55.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
55.2 	read:
55.3 		Subd. 13.State licensing or regulatory power. In the case of an employer which is 
55.4 	subject to the licensing or regulatory power of the state or any political subdivision or agency 
55.5 	thereof, if the commissioner issues an order to comply under subdivision 4, the commissioner 
55.6 	may provide the licensing or regulatory agency a copy of the order to comply. Unless the 
55.7 	order to comply is reversed in the course of administrative or judicial review, the order to 
55.8 	comply is binding on the agency and the agency may take appropriate action, including 
55.9 	action related to the eligibility, renewal, suspension, or revocation of a license or certificate 
55.10 	of public convenience and necessity if the agency is otherwise authorized to take such action.

55.11 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
55.12 	read:
55.13 		Subd. 14.Public contracts. In the case of an employer that is a party to a public contract, 
55.14 	if the commissioner issues an order to comply under subdivision 4, the commissioner may 
55.15 	provide a copy of the order to comply to the contract letting agency. Unless the order to 
55.16 	comply is reversed in the course of administrative or judicial review, an order to comply is 
55.17 	binding on the contract letting agency and the agency may take appropriate administrative 
55.18 	action, including the imposition of financial penalties and eligibility for, termination or 
55.19 	nonrenewal of a contract, in whole or in part, if the agency is otherwise authorized to take 
55.20 	the action.

55.21 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
55.22 	read:
55.23 		Subd. 15.Notice to employees of compliance orders and citations. In a compliance 
55.24 	order or citation issued under this chapter and chapters 181, 181A, and 184, the commissioner 
55.25 	may require that the provisions of a compliance order or citation setting out the violations 
55.26 	found by the commissioner and any subsequent document setting out the resolution of the 
55.27 	compliance order or citation through settlement agreement or other final disposition, upon 
55.28 	receipt by the employer, be made available for review by the employees of the employer 
55.29 	using the means the employer uses to provide other work-related notices to the employer's 
55.30 	employees. The means used by the employer must be at least as effective as the following 
55.31 	options for providing notice: (1) posting a copy of the compliance order or citation at each 
55.32 	location where employees perform work and where the notice must be readily observed and 
55.33 	easily reviewed by all employees performing work; or (2) providing a paper or electronic 
56.1 	copy of the compliance order or citation to employees. Each citation and proposed penalty 
56.2 	shall be posted or made available to employees for a minimum period of 20 days. Upon 
56.3 	issuance of a compliance order or citation to an employer, the commissioner may also 
56.4 	provide the provisions of the compliance order or citation setting out the violations found 
56.5 	by the commissioner and any resolution of a compliance order or citation through settlement 
56.6 	agreement or other final disposition to the employer's employees who may be affected by 
56.7 	the order or citation and how the order or citation and resolution may affect their interests.

56.8 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.30, is amended to read:
56.9 	177.30 KEEPING RECORDS; PENALTY.
56.10 	(a) Every employer subject to sections 177.21 to 177.44 and 181.01 to 181.171 must 
56.11 	make and keep a record of:
56.12 	(1) the name, address, job title or classification, and occupation of each employee;
56.13 	(2) the rate of pay, and the amount paid each pay period to each employee, including 
56.14 	whether each employee is paid by the hour, shift, day, week, salary, piece, commission, or 
56.15 	other method;
56.16 	(3) the hours worked each day and each workweek by the employee, including for all 
56.17 	employees paid at piece rate, the number of pieces completed at each piece rate;
56.18 	(4) any personnel policies provided to employees;
56.19 	(5) a copy of the notice provided to each employee as required by section 181.032, 
56.20 	paragraph (d);
56.21 	(4) (6) for each employer subject to sections 177.41 to 177.44, and while performing 
56.22 	work on public works projects funded in whole or in part with state funds, the employer 
56.23 	shall furnish under oath signed by an owner or officer of an employer to the contracting 
56.24 	authority and the project owner every two weeks, a certified payroll report with respect to 
56.25 	the wages and benefits paid each employee during the preceding weeks specifying for each 
56.26 	employee: name; identifying number; prevailing wage master job classification; hours 
56.27 	worked each day; total hours; rate of pay; gross amount earned; each deduction for taxes; 
56.28 	total deductions; net pay for week; dollars contributed per hour for each benefit, including 
56.29 	name and address of administrator; benefit account number; and telephone number for 
56.30 	health and welfare, vacation or holiday, apprenticeship training, pension, and other benefit 
56.31 	programs; and
57.1 	(5) (7) other information the commissioner finds necessary and appropriate to enforce 
57.2 	sections 177.21 to 177.435. The records must be kept for three years in or near the premises 
57.3 	where an employee works except each employer subject to sections 177.41 to 177.44, and 
57.4 	while performing work on public works projects funded in whole or in part with state funds, 
57.5 	the records must be kept for three years after the contracting authority has made final payment 
57.6 	on the public works project.
57.7 	(b) The commissioner may fine an employer up to $1,000 for each failure to maintain 
57.8 	records as required by this section. This penalty is in addition to any penalties provided 
57.9 	under section 177.32, subdivision 1. In determining the amount of a civil penalty under this 
57.10 	subdivision, the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the employer's business and 
57.11 	the gravity of the violation shall be considered.
57.12 	(b) All records required to be made and kept under paragraph (a) must be made available 
57.13 	for  inspection by the commissioner upon demand. The records must be either kept at the 
57.14 	place where employees are working or kept in a manner that allows the employer to comply 
57.15 	with this paragraph within 24 hours.
57.16 	(c) The commissioner may fine an employer up to $10,000 for each failure to make and 
57.17 	keep accurate records as required by this chapter and chapters 181, 181A, and 184. This 
57.18 	penalty is in addition to any penalties provided under sections 177.27, subdivision 2, and 
57.19 	177.32, subdivision 1. In determining the amount of a civil penalty under this subdivision, 
57.20 	the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the employer's business and the gravity 
57.21 	of the violation as provided in section 14.045, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), shall be 
57.22 	considered. Penalties issued for a de minimis error in making and keeping records required 
57.23 	by this chapter and chapters 181, 181A, and 184, shall not exceed $1,000 for a first finding 
57.24 	of violation by the commissioner if the employer immediately corrects the error identified 
57.25 	by the commissioner. If an employer fails to make or keep or fails to submit or deliver 
57.26 	records as required by this chapter and chapter 181, 181A, or 184, and as a result issues 
57.27 	arise as to whether the employer has committed alleged violations, it shall be presumed that 
57.28 	the employer has committed the violations alleged and the employer shall bear the burden 
57.29 	of rebutting that presumption through clear and convincing evidence. The commissioner 
57.30 	may make a determination of wages, salary, earnings, commissions, and gratuities owed 
57.31 	based on available evidence and any contemporaneous records maintained by an employee 
57.32 	on rates of pay, days and hours worked, work performed and wages, salary, earnings, 
57.33 	commissions, and gratuities received by the employee, which shall be given deference in 
57.34 	determining wages owed the employee.

58.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
58.2 		Subdivision 1.Misdemeanors. (a) An employer who does any of the following is guilty 
58.3 	of a misdemeanor:
58.4 	(1) hinders or delays the commissioner in the performance of duties required under 
58.5 	sections 177.21 to 177.435, and chapter 181;
58.6 	(2) refuses to admit the commissioner to the place of business or employment of the 
58.7 	employer, as required by section 177.27, subdivision 1 subdivision 1a;
58.8 	(3) repeatedly fails to make, keep, and preserve records as required by section 177.30;
58.9 	(4) falsifies any record;
58.10 	(5) refuses to make any record available, or to furnish a sworn statement of the record 
58.11 	or any other information as required by section 177.27;
58.12 	(6) repeatedly fails to post a summary of sections 177.21 to 177.44 or a copy or summary 
58.13 	of the applicable rules as required by section 177.31;
58.14 	(7) pays or agrees to pay wages at a rate less than the rate required under sections 177.21
58.15 	to 177.44;
58.16 	(8) refuses to allow adequate time from work as required by section 177.253; or
58.17 	(9) otherwise violates any provision of sections 177.21 to 177.44.
58.18 	(b) An employer is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the employer is found to have 
58.19 	intentionally retaliated against an employee for asserting rights or remedies under sections 
58.20 	177.21 to 177.44, or section 181.03.

58.21 	Sec. 15. [177.45] ENFORCEMENT; REMEDIES.
58.22 		Subdivision 1.Public enforcement. In addition to the enforcement of this chapter by 
58.23 	the department, the attorney general may enforce this chapter under section 8.31.
58.24 		Subd. 2.Remedies cumulative. The remedies provided in this chapter are cumulative 
58.25 	and do not restrict any remedy that is otherwise available, including remedies provided 
58.26 	under section 8.31. The remedies available under this section are not exclusive and are in 
58.27 	addition to any other requirements, rights, remedies, and penalties provided by law.

58.28 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 181.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
58.29 		Subdivision 1.Prohibited practices. An employer may not, directly or indirectly and 
58.30 	with intent to defraud:
59.1 	(a) No employer shall commit wage theft.
59.2 	(b) For the purposes of this section, wage theft is committed if:
59.3 	(1) an employer has failed to pay an employee all owed wages, salary, gratuities, earnings, 
59.4 	or commissions at the employee's rate or rates of pay or at the rate or rates required by law, 
59.5 	including any applicable statute, regulation, rule, ordinance, government resolution or policy, 
59.6 	contract, or other legal authority, whichever rate of pay is greater;
59.7 	(1) cause (2) an employer directly or indirectly causes any employee to give a receipt 
59.8 	for wages for a greater amount than that actually paid to the employee for services rendered;
59.9 	(2) (3) an employer directly or indirectly demand or receive demands or receives from 
59.10 	any employee any rebate or refund from the wages owed the employee under contract of 
59.11 	employment with the employer; or
59.12 	(3) (4) an employer in any manner make makes or attempt attempts to make it appear 
59.13 	that the wages paid to any employee were greater than the amount actually paid to the 
59.14 	employee.

59.15 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 181.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
59.16 	read:
59.17 		Subd. 4.Retaliation. An employer may not retaliate against an employee for asserting 
59.18 	rights or remedies under this section. A rebuttable presumption of unlawful retaliation under 
59.19 	this section exists whenever an employer takes adverse action against an employee within 
59.20 	90 days of the employee asserting rights or remedies under this section.

59.21 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 181.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
59.22 	read:
59.23 		Subd. 5.Enforcement. The use of an enforcement provision in this section shall not 
59.24 	preclude the use of any other enforcement provision provided by law.

59.25 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 181.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
59.26 	read:
59.27 		Subd. 6.Citations. (a) In addition to other remedies and penalties provided by this 
59.28 	chapter and chapter 177, the commissioner may issue a citation for a civil penalty of up to 
59.29 	$1,000 for any wage theft of up to $1,000 by serving the citation on the employer. The 
59.30 	citation may direct the employer to pay employees in a manner prescribed by the 
59.31 	commissioner any wages, salary, gratuities, earnings, or commissions owed to the employee 
60.1 	within 15 days of service of the citation on the employer. The commissioner shall serve the 
60.2 	citation upon the employer or the employer's authorized representative in person or by 
60.3 	certified mail at the employer's place of business or registered office address with the 
60.4 	secretary of state. The citation shall require the employer to correct the violation and cease 
60.5 	and desist from committing the violation.
60.6 	(b) In determining the amount of the civil penalty, the commissioner shall consider the 
60.7 	size of the employer's business and the gravity of the violation as provided in section 14.045, 
60.8 	subdivision 3, paragraph (a). If the citation includes a penalty assessment, the penalty is 
60.9 	due and payable on the date the citation becomes final. The commissioner may vacate the 
60.10 	citation if the employer pays the amount of wages, salaries, commissions, earnings, and 
60.11 	gratuities due in the citation within five days after the citation is served on the employer.

60.12 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 181.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
60.13 	read:
60.14 		Subd. 7.Administrative review. (a) Within 15 days after the commissioner issues a 
60.15 	citation under subdivision 6, the employer to whom the citation is issued may request a 
60.16 	hearing to review the citation. The request for hearing must be in writing and must be served 
60.17 	on the commissioner at the address specified in the citation. If the employer does not request 
60.18 	a hearing or if the employer's written request for hearing is not served on the commissioner 
60.19 	by the 15th day after the commissioner issues the citation, the citation becomes a final order 
60.20 	of the commissioner and is not subject to review by any court or agency. The hearing request 
60.21 	must state the reasons for seeking review of the citation.
60.22 	(b) The employer to whom the citation is issued and the commissioner, who may 
60.23 	designate appropriate representation to appear on behalf of the commissioner in the 
60.24 	administrative proceeding, are the parties to the hearing. The commissioner must notify the 
60.25 	employer to whom the citation is issued of the time and place of the hearing at least 15 days 
60.26 	before the hearing. The hearing shall be conducted under Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8510 
60.27 	to 1400.8612, as modified by this section.
60.28 	(c) If a hearing has been held, the commissioner shall not issue a final order until at least 
60.29 	five days after the date of the administrative law judge's report. Any person aggrieved by 
60.30 	the administrative law judge's report may, within those five days, serve written comments 
60.31 	to the commissioner on the report and the commissioner shall consider and enter the 
60.32 	comments in the record. The commissioner's final order shall comply with sections 14.61, 
60.33 	subdivision 2, and 14.62, subdivisions 1 and 2a, and may be appealed in the manner provided 
60.34 	in sections 14.63 to 14.69.

61.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 181.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
61.2 	read:
61.3 		Subd. 8.Effect on other laws. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the 
61.4 	application of other state or federal laws.

61.5 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 181.032, is amended to read:
61.6 	181.032 REQUIRED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS BY EMPLOYER; NOTICE 
61.7 	TO EMPLOYEE.
61.8 	(a) At the end of each pay period, the employer shall provide each employee an earnings 
61.9 	statement, either in writing or by electronic means, covering that pay period. An employer 
61.10 	who chooses to provide an earnings statement by electronic means must provide employee 
61.11 	access to an employer-owned computer during an employee's regular working hours to 
61.12 	review and print earnings statements.
61.13 	(b) The earnings statement may be in any form determined by the employer but must 
61.14 	include:
61.15 	(1) the name of the employee;
61.16 	(2) the hourly rate or rates of pay (if applicable) and basis thereof, including whether 
61.17 	the employee is paid by the hour, shift, day, week, salary, piece, commission, or other 
61.18 	method;
61.19 	(3) allowances, if any, claimed pursuant to permitted meals and lodging;
61.20 	(3) (4) the total number of hours worked by the employee unless exempt from chapter 
61.21 	177;
61.22 	(4) (5) the total amount of gross pay earned by the employee during that period;
61.23 	(5) (6) a list of deductions made from the employee's pay;
61.24 	(6) (7) the net amount of pay after all deductions are made;
61.25 	(7) (8) the date on which the pay period ends; and
61.26 	(8) (9) the legal name of the employer and the operating name of the employer if different 
61.27 	from the legal name.;
61.28 	(10) the physical address of the employer's main office or principal place of business 
61.29 	and a mailing address if different; and
61.30 	(11) the telephone number of the employer.
62.1 	(c) An employer must provide earnings statements to an employee in writing, rather 
62.2 	than by electronic means, if the employer has received at least 24 hours notice from an 
62.3 	employee that the employee would like to receive earnings statements in written form. Once 
62.4 	an employer has received notice from an employee that the employee would like to receive 
62.5 	earnings statements in written form, the employer must comply with that request on an 
62.6 	ongoing basis.
62.7 	(d) At the start of employment, an employer shall provide each employee a written notice 
62.8 	containing the following information:
62.9 	(1) the rate or rates of pay, including the specific application of any additional rates, and 
62.10 	basis thereof, including whether the employee is paid by the hour, shift, day, week, salary, 
62.11 	piece, commission, or other method;
62.12 	(2) allowances, if any, claimed pursuant to permitted meals and lodging;
62.13 	(3) paid vacation, sick time, or other paid time off accruals and terms of use;
62.14 	(4) the employee's employment status and whether the employee is exempt from minimum 
62.15 	wage, overtime, and other provisions of chapter 177, and on what basis;
62.16 	(5) a list of deductions that may be made from the employee's pay;
62.17 	(6) the dates on which the pay periods start and end and the regularly scheduled payday;
62.18 	(7) the legal name of the employer and the operating name of the employer if different 
62.19 	from the legal name;
62.20 	(8) the address of the employer's principal place of business and a mailing address if 
62.21 	different; and
62.22 	(9) the telephone number of the employer.
62.23 	(e) The employer must keep a copy of the notice under paragraph (d) signed by each 
62.24 	employee acknowledging receipt of the notice. The notice must be provided to each employee 
62.25 	in English and in the employee's native language.
62.26 	(f) An employer must provide the employee any written changes to the information 
62.27 	contained in the notice under paragraph (d) at least seven calendar days prior to the time 
62.28 	the changes take effect. The changes must be signed by the employee before the changes 
62.29 	go into effect. The employer must keep a signed copy of all notice of changes as well as 
62.30 	the initial notices under paragraph (d).

63.1 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 181.101, is amended to read:
63.2 	181.101 WAGES; HOW OFTEN PAID.
63.3 	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), every employer must pay all wages earned by 
63.4 	an employee at least once every 31 16 days on a regular payday designated in advance by 
63.5 	the employer regardless of whether the employee requests payment at longer intervals. 
63.6 	Unless paid earlier, the wages earned during the first half of the first 31-day pay period 
63.7 	become due on the first regular payday following the first day of work. An employer's pay 
63.8 	period must be no longer than 16 days. All wages earned in a pay period must be paid to 
63.9 	an employee within ten days of the end of that pay period. If wages earned are not paid, the 
63.10 	commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner's representative may serve a demand 
63.11 	for payment on behalf of an employee. If payment is not made within ten five days of service 
63.12 	of the demand, the commissioner may charge and collect the wages earned and a penalty
63.13 	liquidated damages in the amount of the employee's average daily earnings at the employee's 
63.14 	rate agreed upon in the contract of employment, not exceeding 15 days in all, or rates of 
63.15 	pay or at the rate or rates required by law, including any applicable statute, regulation, rule, 
63.16 	ordinance, government resolution or policy, contract, or other legal authority, whichever 
63.17 	rate of pay is greater, for each day beyond the ten-day five-day limit following the demand. 
63.18 	Money collected by the commissioner must be paid to the employee concerned. This section 
63.19 	does not prevent an employee from prosecuting a claim for wages. This section does not 
63.20 	prevent a school district, other public school entity, or other school, as defined under section 
63.21 	120A.22, from paying any wages earned by its employees during a school year on regular 
63.22 	paydays in the manner provided by an applicable contract or collective bargaining agreement, 
63.23 	or a personnel policy adopted by the governing board. For purposes of this section, 
63.24 	"employee" includes a person who performs agricultural labor as defined in section 181.85, 
63.25 	subdivision 2. For purposes of this section, wages are earned on the day an employee works.
63.26 	(b) An employer of a volunteer firefighter, as defined in section 424A.001, subdivision 
63.27 	10, a member of an organized first responder squad that is formally recognized by a political 
63.28 	subdivision in the state, or a volunteer ambulance driver or attendant must pay all wages 
63.29 	earned by the volunteer firefighter, first responder, or volunteer ambulance driver or attendant 
63.30 	at least once every 31 days, unless the employer and the employee mutually agree upon 
63.31 	payment at longer intervals.

63.32 	Sec. 24. [181.1721] ENFORCEMENT; REMEDIES.
63.33 		Subdivision 1.Public enforcement. In addition to the enforcement of this chapter by 
63.34 	the department, the attorney general may enforce this chapter under section 8.31.
64.1 		Subd. 2.Remedies cumulative. The remedies provided in this chapter are cumulative 
64.2 	and do not restrict any remedy that is otherwise available, including remedies provided 
64.3 	under section 8.31. The remedies available under this section are not exclusive and are in 
64.4 	addition to any other requirements, rights, remedies, and penalties provided by law.

64.5 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 609.52, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
64.6 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. In this section:
64.7 	(1) "Property" means all forms of tangible property, whether real or personal, without 
64.8 	limitation including documents of value, electricity, gas, water, corpses, domestic animals, 
64.9 	dogs, pets, fowl, and heat supplied by pipe or conduit by municipalities or public utility 
64.10 	companies and articles, as defined in clause (4), representing trade secrets, which articles 
64.11 	shall be deemed for the purposes of Extra Session Laws 1967, chapter 15 to include any 
64.12 	trade secret represented by the article.
64.13 	(2) "Movable property" is property whose physical location can be changed, including 
64.14 	without limitation things growing on, affixed to, or found in land.
64.15 	(3) "Value" means the retail market value at the time of the theft, or if the retail market 
64.16 	value cannot be ascertained, the cost of replacement of the property within a reasonable 
64.17 	time after the theft, or in the case of a theft or the making of a copy of an article representing 
64.18 	a trade secret, where the retail market value or replacement cost cannot be ascertained, any 
64.19 	reasonable value representing the damage to the owner which the owner has suffered by 
64.20 	reason of losing an advantage over those who do not know of or use the trade secret. For a 
64.21 	check, draft, or other order for the payment of money, "value" means the amount of money 
64.22 	promised or ordered to be paid under the terms of the check, draft, or other order. For a 
64.23 	theft committed within the meaning of subdivision 2, clause (5), items (i) and (ii), if the 
64.24 	property has been restored to the owner, "value" means the value of the use of the property 
64.25 	or the damage which it sustained, whichever is greater, while the owner was deprived of 
64.26 	its possession, but not exceeding the value otherwise provided herein. For a theft committed 
64.27 	within the meaning of subdivision 2, clause (9), if the property has been restored to the 
64.28 	owner, "value" means the rental value of the property, determined at the rental rate contracted 
64.29 	by the defendant or, if no rental rate was contracted, the rental rate customarily charged by 
64.30 	the owner for use of the property, plus any damage that occurred to the property while the 
64.31 	owner was deprived of its possession, but not exceeding the total retail value of the property 
64.32 	at the time of rental. For a theft committed within the meaning of subdivision 2, clause (19), 
64.33 	"value" means the difference between wages legally required to be reported or paid to an 
64.34 	employee and the amount actually reported or paid to the employee.
65.1 	(4) "Article" means any object, material, device or substance, including any writing, 
65.2 	record, recording, drawing, sample specimen, prototype, model, photograph, microorganism, 
65.3 	blueprint or map, or any copy of any of the foregoing.
65.4 	(5) "Representing" means describing, depicting, containing, constituting, reflecting or 
65.5 	recording.
65.6 	(6) "Trade secret" means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, 
65.7 	device, method, technique, or process, that:
65.8 	(i) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally 
65.9 	known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can 
65.10 	obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and
65.11 	(ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its 
65.12 	secrecy.
65.13 	(7) "Copy" means any facsimile, replica, photograph or other reproduction of an article, 
65.14 	and any note, drawing, or sketch made of or from an article while in the presence of the 
65.15 	article.
65.16 	(8) "Property of another" includes property in which the actor is co-owner or has a lien, 
65.17 	pledge, bailment, or lease or other subordinate interest, property transferred by the actor in 
65.18 	circumstances which are known to the actor and which make the transfer fraudulent as 
65.19 	defined in section 513.44, property possessed pursuant to a short-term rental contract, and 
65.20 	property of a partnership of which the actor is a member, unless the actor and the victim 
65.21 	are husband and wife. It does not include property in which the actor asserts in good faith 
65.22 	a claim as a collection fee or commission out of property or funds recovered, or by virtue 
65.23 	of a lien, setoff, or counterclaim.
65.24 	(9) "Services" include but are not limited to labor, professional services, transportation 
65.25 	services, electronic computer services, the supplying of hotel accommodations, restaurant 
65.26 	services, entertainment services, advertising services, telecommunication services, and the 
65.27 	supplying of equipment for use including rental of personal property or equipment.
65.28 	(10) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled device for moving persons or property or 
65.29 	pulling implements from one place to another, whether the device is operated on land, rails, 
65.30 	water, or in the air.
65.31 	(11) "Motor fuel" has the meaning given in section 604.15, subdivision 1.
65.32 	(12) "Retailer" has the meaning given in section 604.15, subdivision 1.

66.1 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 609.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
66.2 		Subd. 2.Acts constituting theft. (a) Whoever does any of the following commits theft 
66.3 	and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3:
66.4 	(1) intentionally and without claim of right takes, uses, transfers, conceals or retains 
66.5 	possession of movable property of another without the other's consent and with intent to 
66.6 	deprive the owner permanently of possession of the property; or
66.7 	(2) with or without having a legal interest in movable property, intentionally and without 
66.8 	consent, takes the property out of the possession of a pledgee or other person having a 
66.9 	superior right of possession, with intent thereby to deprive the pledgee or other person 
66.10 	permanently of the possession of the property; or
66.11 	(3) obtains for the actor or another the possession, custody, or title to property of or 
66.12 	performance of services by a third person by intentionally deceiving the third person with 
66.13 	a false representation which is known to be false, made with intent to defraud, and which 
66.14 	does defraud the person to whom it is made. "False representation" includes without 
66.15 	limitation:
66.16 	(i) the issuance of a check, draft, or order for the payment of money, except a forged 
66.17 	check as defined in section 609.631, or the delivery of property knowing that the actor is 
66.18 	not entitled to draw upon the drawee therefor or to order the payment or delivery thereof; 
66.19 	or
66.20 	(ii) a promise made with intent not to perform. Failure to perform is not evidence of 
66.21 	intent not to perform unless corroborated by other substantial evidence; or
66.22 	(iii) the preparation or filing of a claim for reimbursement, a rate application, or a cost 
66.23 	report used to establish a rate or claim for payment for medical care provided to a recipient 
66.24 	of medical assistance under chapter 256B, which intentionally and falsely states the costs 
66.25 	of or actual services provided by a vendor of medical care; or
66.26 	(iv) the preparation or filing of a claim for reimbursement for providing treatment or 
66.27 	supplies required to be furnished to an employee under section 176.135 which intentionally 
66.28 	and falsely states the costs of or actual treatment or supplies provided; or
66.29 	(v) the preparation or filing of a claim for reimbursement for providing treatment or 
66.30 	supplies required to be furnished to an employee under section 176.135 for treatment or 
66.31 	supplies that the provider knew were medically unnecessary, inappropriate, or excessive; 
66.32 	or
67.1 	(4) by swindling, whether by artifice, trick, device, or any other means, obtains property 
67.2 	or services from another person; or
67.3 	(5) intentionally commits any of the acts listed in this subdivision but with intent to 
67.4 	exercise temporary control only and:
67.5 	(i) the control exercised manifests an indifference to the rights of the owner or the 
67.6 	restoration of the property to the owner; or
67.7 	(ii) the actor pledges or otherwise attempts to subject the property to an adverse claim; 
67.8 	or
67.9 	(iii) the actor intends to restore the property only on condition that the owner pay a 
67.10 	reward or buy back or make other compensation; or
67.11 	(6) finds lost property and, knowing or having reasonable means of ascertaining the true 
67.12 	owner, appropriates it to the finder's own use or to that of another not entitled thereto without 
67.13 	first having made reasonable effort to find the owner and offer and surrender the property 
67.14 	to the owner; or
67.15 	(7) intentionally obtains property or services, offered upon the deposit of a sum of money 
67.16 	or tokens in a coin or token operated machine or other receptacle, without making the 
67.17 	required deposit or otherwise obtaining the consent of the owner; or
67.18 	(8) intentionally and without claim of right converts any article representing a trade 
67.19 	secret, knowing it to be such, to the actor's own use or that of another person or makes a 
67.20 	copy of an article representing a trade secret, knowing it to be such, and intentionally and 
67.21 	without claim of right converts the same to the actor's own use or that of another person. It 
67.22 	shall be a complete defense to any prosecution under this clause for the defendant to show 
67.23 	that information comprising the trade secret was rightfully known or available to the 
67.24 	defendant from a source other than the owner of the trade secret; or
67.25 	(9) leases or rents personal property under a written instrument and who:
67.26 	(i) with intent to place the property beyond the control of the lessor conceals or aids or 
67.27 	abets the concealment of the property or any part thereof; or
67.28 	(ii) sells, conveys, or encumbers the property or any part thereof without the written 
67.29 	consent of the lessor, without informing the person to whom the lessee sells, conveys, or 
67.30 	encumbers that the same is subject to such lease or rental contract with intent to deprive the 
67.31 	lessor of possession thereof; or
68.1 	(iii) does not return the property to the lessor at the end of the lease or rental term, plus 
68.2 	agreed-upon extensions, with intent to wrongfully deprive the lessor of possession of the 
68.3 	property; or
68.4 	(iv) returns the property to the lessor at the end of the lease or rental term, plus 
68.5 	agreed-upon extensions, but does not pay the lease or rental charges agreed upon in the 
68.6 	written instrument, with intent to wrongfully deprive the lessor of the agreed-upon charges.
68.7 	For the purposes of items (iii) and (iv), the value of the property must be at least $100.
68.8 	Evidence that a lessee used a false, fictitious, or not current name, address, or place of 
68.9 	employment in obtaining the property or fails or refuses to return the property or pay the 
68.10 	rental contract charges to lessor within five days after written demand for the return has 
68.11 	been served personally in the manner provided for service of process of a civil action or 
68.12 	sent by certified mail to the last known address of the lessee, whichever shall occur later, 
68.13 	shall be evidence of intent to violate this clause. Service by certified mail shall be deemed 
68.14 	to be complete upon deposit in the United States mail of such demand, postpaid and addressed 
68.15 	to the person at the address for the person set forth in the lease or rental agreement, or, in 
68.16 	the absence of the address, to the person's last known place of residence; or
68.17 	(10) alters, removes, or obliterates numbers or symbols placed on movable property for 
68.18 	purpose of identification by the owner or person who has legal custody or right to possession 
68.19 	thereof with the intent to prevent identification, if the person who alters, removes, or 
68.20 	obliterates the numbers or symbols is not the owner and does not have the permission of 
68.21 	the owner to make the alteration, removal, or obliteration; or
68.22 	(11) with the intent to prevent the identification of property involved, so as to deprive 
68.23 	the rightful owner of possession thereof, alters or removes any permanent serial number, 
68.24 	permanent distinguishing number or manufacturer's identification number on personal 
68.25 	property or possesses, sells or buys any personal property knowing or having reason to 
68.26 	know that the permanent serial number, permanent distinguishing number or manufacturer's 
68.27 	identification number has been removed or altered; or
68.28 	(12) intentionally deprives another of a lawful charge for cable television service by:
68.29 	(i) making or using or attempting to make or use an unauthorized external connection 
68.30 	outside the individual dwelling unit whether physical, electrical, acoustical, inductive, or 
68.31 	other connection; or by
68.32 	(ii) attaching any unauthorized device to any cable, wire, microwave, or other component 
68.33 	of a licensed cable communications system as defined in chapter 238. Nothing herein shall 
69.1 	be construed to prohibit the electronic video rerecording of program material transmitted 
69.2 	on the cable communications system by a subscriber for fair use as defined by Public Law 
69.3 	94-553, section 107; or
69.4 	(13) except as provided in clauses (12) and (14), obtains the services of another with 
69.5 	the intention of receiving those services without making the agreed or reasonably expected 
69.6 	payment of money or other consideration; or
69.7 	(14) intentionally deprives another of a lawful charge for telecommunications service 
69.8 	by:
69.9 	(i) making, using, or attempting to make or use an unauthorized connection whether 
69.10 	physical, electrical, by wire, microwave, radio, or other means to a component of a local 
69.11 	telecommunication system as provided in chapter 237; or
69.12 	(ii) attaching an unauthorized device to a cable, wire, microwave, radio, or other 
69.13 	component of a local telecommunication system as provided in chapter 237.
69.14 	The existence of an unauthorized connection is prima facie evidence that the occupier 
69.15 	of the premises:
69.16 	(A) made or was aware of the connection; and
69.17 	(B) was aware that the connection was unauthorized;
69.18 	(15) with intent to defraud, diverts corporate property other than in accordance with 
69.19 	general business purposes or for purposes other than those specified in the corporation's 
69.20 	articles of incorporation; or
69.21 	(16) with intent to defraud, authorizes or causes a corporation to make a distribution in 
69.22 	violation of section 302A.551, or any other state law in conformity with it; or
69.23 	(17) takes or drives a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner or an authorized 
69.24 	agent of the owner, knowing or having reason to know that the owner or an authorized agent 
69.25 	of the owner did not give consent; or
69.26 	(18) intentionally, and without claim of right, takes motor fuel from a retailer without 
69.27 	the retailer's consent and with intent to deprive the retailer permanently of possession of 
69.28 	the fuel by driving a motor vehicle from the premises of the retailer without having paid 
69.29 	for the fuel dispensed into the vehicle.; or
69.30 	(19) intentionally engages in or authorizes a prohibited practice of wage theft as described 
69.31 	in section 181.03, subdivision 1.
70.1 	(b) Proof that the driver of a motor vehicle into which motor fuel was dispensed drove 
70.2 	the vehicle from the premises of the retailer without having paid for the fuel permits the 
70.3 	factfinder to infer that the driver acted intentionally and without claim of right, and that the 
70.4 	driver intended to deprive the retailer permanently of possession of the fuel. This paragraph 
70.5 	does not apply if: (1) payment has been made to the retailer within 30 days of the receipt 
70.6 	of notice of nonpayment under section 604.15; or (2) a written notice as described in section 
70.7 	604.15, subdivision 4, disputing the retailer's claim, has been sent. This paragraph does not 
70.8 	apply to the owner of a motor vehicle if the vehicle or the vehicle's license plate has been 
70.9 	reported stolen before the theft of the fuel.

70.10 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 609.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
70.11 		Subd. 3.Sentence. Whoever commits theft may be sentenced as follows:
70.12 	(1) to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine of not more than 
70.13 	$100,000, or both, if the property is a firearm, or the value of the property or services stolen 
70.14 	is more than $35,000 and the conviction is for a violation of subdivision 2, clause (3), (4), 
70.15 	(15), or (16), or 19, or section 609.2335, subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2), item (i); or
70.16 	(2) to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than 
70.17 	$20,000, or both, if the value of the property or services stolen exceeds $5,000, or if the 
70.18 	property stolen was an article representing a trade secret, an explosive or incendiary device, 
70.19 	or a controlled substance listed in Schedule I or II pursuant to section 152.02 with the 
70.20 	exception of marijuana; or
70.21 	(3) to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more 
70.22 	than $10,000, or both, if any of the following circumstances exist:
70.23 	(a) the value of the property or services stolen is more than $1,000 but not more than 
70.24 	$5,000; or
70.25 	(b) the property stolen was a controlled substance listed in Schedule III, IV, or V pursuant 
70.26 	to section 152.02; or
70.27 	(c) the value of the property or services stolen is more than $500 but not more than 
70.28 	$1,000 and the person has been convicted within the preceding five years for an offense 
70.29 	under this section, section 256.98; 268.182; 609.24; 609.245; 609.53; 609.582, subdivision 
70.30 	1, 2, or 3; 609.625; 609.63; 609.631; or 609.821, or a statute from another state, the United 
70.31 	States, or a foreign jurisdiction, in conformity with any of those sections, and the person 
70.32 	received a felony or gross misdemeanor sentence for the offense, or a sentence that was 
71.1 	stayed under section 609.135 if the offense to which a plea was entered would allow 
71.2 	imposition of a felony or gross misdemeanor sentence; or
71.3 	(d) the value of the property or services stolen is not more than $1,000, and any of the 
71.4 	following circumstances exist:
71.5 	(i) the property is taken from the person of another or from a corpse, or grave or coffin 
71.6 	containing a corpse; or
71.7 	(ii) the property is a record of a court or officer, or a writing, instrument or record kept, 
71.8 	filed or deposited according to law with or in the keeping of any public officer or office; or
71.9 	(iii) the property is taken from a burning, abandoned, or vacant building or upon its 
71.10 	removal therefrom, or from an area of destruction caused by civil disaster, riot, bombing, 
71.11 	or the proximity of battle; or
71.12 	(iv) the property consists of public funds belonging to the state or to any political 
71.13 	subdivision or agency thereof; or
71.14 	(v) the property stolen is a motor vehicle; or
71.15 	(4) to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than 
71.16 	$3,000, or both, if the value of the property or services stolen is more than $500 but not 
71.17 	more than $1,000; or
71.18 	(5) in all other cases where the value of the property or services stolen is $500 or less, 
71.19 	to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, 
71.20 	or both, provided, however, in any prosecution under subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3), 
71.21 	(4), and (13), the value of the money or property or services received by the defendant in 
71.22 	violation of any one or more of the above provisions within any six-month period may be 
71.23 	aggregated and the defendant charged accordingly in applying the provisions of this 
71.24 	subdivision; provided that when two or more offenses are committed by the same person 
71.25 	in two or more counties, the accused may be prosecuted in any county in which one of the 
71.26 	offenses was committed for all of the offenses aggregated under this paragraph.

71.27 	Sec. 28. REPEALER.
 71.28 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.27, subdivisions 1 and 3, are repealed.

72.1 	ARTICLE 11
72.2 	HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

72.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 327C.095, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
72.4 		Subdivision 1.Conversion of use; minimum notice. (a) At least nine 12 months before 
72.5 	the conversion of all or a portion of a manufactured home park to another use, or before 
72.6 	closure of a manufactured home park or cessation of use of the land as a manufactured home 
72.7 	park, the park owner must prepare a closure statement and provide a copy to the 
72.8 	commissioners of health and the housing finance agency, the local planning agency, and a 
72.9 	resident of each manufactured home where the residential use is being converted. The 
72.10 	closure statement must include the following language in a font no smaller than 14 point: 
72.11 	"YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION FROM THE MINNESOTA 
72.12 	MANUFACTURED HOME RELOCATION TRUST FUND ADMINISTERED BY THE 
72.13 	MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY." A resident may not be required to vacate 
72.14 	until 60 90 days after the conclusion of the public hearing required under subdivision 4. If 
72.15 	a lot is available in another section of the park that will continue to be operated as a park, 
72.16 	the park owner must allow the resident to relocate the home to that lot unless the home, 
72.17 	because of its size or local ordinance, is not compatible with that lot.
72.18 	(b) Closure statements issued more than 24 months prior to the park closure must contain 
72.19 	a closure date. If the closure does not take place within 24 months and the original statement 
72.20 	does not contain a closure date, the statement must be reissued to the commissioners of 
72.21 	health and the Housing Finance Agency, the local planning agency, and a resident of each 
72.22 	manufactured home where the residential use is being converted.

72.23 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 327C.095, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
72.24 		Subd. 2.Notice of hearing; proposed change in land use. If the planned conversion 
72.25 	or cessation of operation requires a variance or zoning change, the municipality local 
72.26 	government authority must mail a notice at least ten days before the hearing to a resident 
72.27 	of each manufactured home in the park stating the time, place, and purpose of the public 
72.28 	hearing. The park owner shall provide the municipality local government authority with a 
72.29 	list of the names and addresses of at least one resident of each manufactured home in the 
72.30 	park at the time application is made for a variance or zoning change.

72.31 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 327C.095, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
72.32 		Subd. 3.Closure statement. Upon receipt of the closure statement from the park owner, 
72.33 	the local planning agency shall submit the closure statement to the governing body of the 
73.1 	municipality local government authority and request the governing body to schedule a public 
73.2 	hearing. The municipality local government authority must mail a notice at least ten days 
73.3 	before the hearing to a resident of each manufactured home in the park stating the time, 
73.4 	place, and purpose of the public hearing. The park owner shall provide the municipality
73.5 	local government authority with a list of the names and addresses of at least one resident 
73.6 	of each manufactured home in the park at the time the closure statement is submitted to the 
73.7 	local planning agency.

73.8 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 327C.095, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
73.9 		Subd. 4.Public hearing; relocation compensation; neutral third party. (a) The 
73.10 	governing body of the affected municipality local government authority shall hold a public 
73.11 	hearing to review the closure statement and any impact that the park closing may have on 
73.12 	the displaced residents and the park owner. At the time of, and in the notice for, the public 
73.13 	hearing, displaced residents must be informed that they may be eligible for payments from 
73.14 	the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund under section 462A.35 as 
73.15 	compensation for reasonable relocation costs under subdivision 13, paragraphs (a) and (e).
73.16 	(b) The governing body of the municipality local government authority may also require 
73.17 	that other parties, including the municipality local government authority, but excluding the 
73.18 	park owner or its purchaser, involved in the park closing provide additional compensation 
73.19 	to residents to mitigate the adverse financial impact of the park closing upon the residents.
73.20 	(c) At the public hearing, the municipality local government authority shall appoint a 
73.21 	neutral third party, to be agreed upon by both the manufactured home park owner and 
73.22 	manufactured home owners, whose hourly cost must be reasonable and paid from the 
73.23 	Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund. The neutral third party shall act as a 
73.24 	paymaster and arbitrator, with decision-making authority to resolve any questions or disputes 
73.25 	regarding any contributions or disbursements to and from the Minnesota manufactured 
73.26 	home relocation trust fund by either the manufactured home park owner or the manufactured 
73.27 	home owners. If the parties cannot agree on a neutral third party, the municipality will local 
73.28 	government authority shall make a determination.
73.29 	(d) At the public hearing, the governing body of the local government authority shall 
73.30 	make a determination if any ordinance was in effect on May 26, 2007, that would provide 
73.31 	compensation to displaced residents and provide this information to the third party neutral 
73.32 	to determine the applicable amount of compensation under subdivision 13, paragraph (f).

74.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 327C.095, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
74.2 		Subd. 12.Payment to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund. (a) 
74.3 	If a manufactured home owner is required to move due to the conversion of all or a portion 
74.4 	of a manufactured home park to another use, the closure of a park, or cessation of use of 
74.5 	the land as a manufactured home park, the manufactured park owner shall, upon the change 
74.6 	in use, pay to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the Minnesota 
74.7 	manufactured home relocation trust fund under section 462A.35, the lesser amount of the 
74.8 	actual costs of moving or purchasing the manufactured home approved by the neutral third 
74.9 	party and paid by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency under subdivision 13, paragraph 
74.10 	(a) or (e), or $3,250 for each single section manufactured home, and $6,000 for each 
74.11 	multisection manufactured home, for which a manufactured home owner has made 
74.12 	application for payment of relocation costs under subdivision 13, paragraph (c). The 
74.13 	manufactured home park owner shall make payments required under this section to the 
74.14 	Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund within 60 days of receipt of invoice 
74.15 	from the neutral third party.
74.16 	(b) A manufactured home park owner is not required to make the payment prescribed 
74.17 	under paragraph (a), nor is a manufactured home owner entitled to compensation under 
74.18 	subdivision 13, paragraph (a) or (e), if:
74.19 	(1) the manufactured home park owner relocates the manufactured home owner to 
74.20 	another space in the manufactured home park or to another manufactured home park at the 
74.21 	park owner's expense;
74.22 	(2) the manufactured home owner is vacating the premises and has informed the 
74.23 	manufactured home park owner or manager of this prior to the mailing date of the closure 
74.24 	statement under subdivision 1;
74.25 	(3) a manufactured home owner has abandoned the manufactured home, or the 
74.26 	manufactured home owner is not current on the monthly lot rental, personal property taxes;
74.27 	(4) the manufactured home owner has a pending eviction action for nonpayment of lot 
74.28 	rental amount under section 327C.09, which was filed against the manufactured home owner 
74.29 	prior to the mailing date of the closure statement under subdivision 1, and the writ of recovery 
74.30 	has been ordered by the district court;
74.31 	(5) the conversion of all or a portion of a manufactured home park to another use, the 
74.32 	closure of a park, or cessation of use of the land as a manufactured home park is the result 
74.33 	of a taking or exercise of the power of eminent domain by a governmental entity or public 
74.34 	utility; or
75.1 	(6) the owner of the manufactured home is not a resident of the manufactured home 
75.2 	park, as defined in section 327C.01, subdivision 9, or the owner of the manufactured home 
75.3 	is a resident, but came to reside in the manufactured home park after the mailing date of 
75.4 	the closure statement under subdivision 1.
75.5 	(c) If the unencumbered fund balance in the manufactured home relocation trust fund 
75.6 	is less than $1,000,000 $3,000,000 as of June 30 of each year, the commissioner of 
75.7 	management and budget shall assess each manufactured home park owner by mail the total 
75.8 	amount of $15 for each licensed lot in their park, payable on or before September 15 of that 
75.9 	year. The commissioner of management and budget shall deposit any payments in the 
75.10 	Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund. On or before July 15 of each year, the 
75.11 	commissioner of management and budget shall prepare and distribute to park owners a letter 
75.12 	explaining whether funds are being collected for that year, information about the collection, 
75.13 	an invoice for all licensed lots, and a sample form for the park owners to collect information 
75.14 	on which park residents have been accounted for. If assessed under this paragraph, the park 
75.15 	owner may recoup the cost of the $15 assessment as a lump sum or as a monthly fee of no 
75.16 	more than $1.25 collected from park residents together with monthly lot rent as provided 
75.17 	in section 327C.03, subdivision 6. Park owners may adjust payment for lots in their park 
75.18 	that are vacant or otherwise not eligible for contribution to the trust fund under section 
75.19 	327C.095, subdivision 12, paragraph (b), and deduct from the assessment accordingly.
75.20 	(d) This subdivision and subdivision 13, paragraph (c), clause (5), are enforceable by 
75.21 	the neutral third party, on behalf of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, or by action 
75.22 	in a court of appropriate jurisdiction. The court may award a prevailing party reasonable 
75.23 	attorney fees, court costs, and disbursements.

75.24 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 327C.095, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
75.25 		Subd. 13.Change in use, relocation expenses; payments by park owner. (a) If a 
75.26 	manufactured home owner is required to relocate due to the conversion of all or a portion 
75.27 	of a manufactured home park to another use, the closure of a manufactured home park, or 
75.28 	cessation of use of the land as a manufactured home park under subdivision 1, and the 
75.29 	manufactured home owner complies with the requirements of this section, the manufactured 
75.30 	home owner is entitled to payment from the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust 
75.31 	fund equal to the manufactured home owner's actual relocation costs for relocating the 
75.32 	manufactured home to a new location within a 25-mile 50-mile radius of the park that is 
75.33 	being closed, up to a maximum of $7,000 for a single-section and $12,500 for a multisection 
75.34 	manufactured home. The actual relocation costs must include the reasonable cost of taking 
76.1 	down, moving, and setting up the manufactured home, including equipment rental, utility 
76.2 	connection and disconnection charges, minor repairs, modifications necessary for 
76.3 	transportation of the home, necessary moving permits and insurance, moving costs for any 
76.4 	appurtenances, which meet applicable local, state, and federal building and construction 
76.5 	codes.
76.6 	(b) A manufactured home owner is not entitled to compensation under paragraph (a) if 
76.7 	the manufactured home park owner is not required to make a payment to the Minnesota 
76.8 	manufactured home relocation trust fund under subdivision 12, paragraph (b).
76.9 	(c) Except as provided in paragraph (e), in order to obtain payment from the Minnesota 
76.10 	manufactured home relocation trust fund, the manufactured home owner shall submit to the 
76.11 	neutral third party and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, with a copy to the park 
76.12 	owner, an application for payment, which includes:
76.13 	(1) a copy of the closure statement under subdivision 1;
76.14 	(2) a copy of the contract with a moving or towing contractor, which includes the 
76.15 	relocation costs for relocating the manufactured home;
76.16 	(3) a statement with supporting materials of any additional relocation costs as outlined 
76.17 	in subdivision 1;
76.18 	(4) a statement certifying that none of the exceptions to receipt of compensation under 
76.19 	subdivision 12, paragraph (b), apply to the manufactured home owner;
76.20 	(5) a statement from the manufactured park owner that the lot rental is current and that 
76.21 	the annual $15 payments to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund have 
76.22 	been paid when due; and
76.23 	(6) a statement from the county where the manufactured home is located certifying that 
76.24 	personal property taxes for the manufactured home are paid through the end of that year.
76.25 	(d) If the neutral third party has acted reasonably and does not approve or deny payment 
76.26 	within 45 days after receipt of the information set forth in paragraph (c), the payment is 
76.27 	deemed approved. Upon approval and request by the neutral third party, the Minnesota 
76.28 	Housing Finance Agency shall issue two checks in equal amount for 50 percent of the 
76.29 	contract price payable to the mover and towing contractor for relocating the manufactured 
76.30 	home in the amount of the actual relocation cost, plus a check to the home owner for 
76.31 	additional certified costs associated with third-party vendors, that were necessary in relocating 
76.32 	the manufactured home. The moving or towing contractor shall receive 50 percent upon 
76.33 	execution of the contract and 50 percent upon completion of the relocation and approval 
77.1 	by the manufactured home owner. The moving or towing contractor may not apply the funds 
77.2 	to any other purpose other than relocation of the manufactured home as provided in the 
77.3 	contract. A copy of the approval must be forwarded by the neutral third party to the park 
77.4 	owner with an invoice for payment of the amount specified in subdivision 12, paragraph 
77.5 	(a).
77.6 	(e) In lieu of collecting a relocation payment from the Minnesota manufactured home 
77.7 	relocation trust fund under paragraph (a), the manufactured home owner may collect an 
77.8 	amount from the fund after reasonable efforts to relocate the manufactured home have failed 
77.9 	due to the age or condition of the manufactured home, or because there are no manufactured 
77.10 	home parks willing or able to accept the manufactured home within a 25-mile radius. A 
77.11 	manufactured home owner may tender title of the manufactured home in the manufactured 
77.12 	home park to the manufactured home park owner, and collect an amount to be determined 
77.13 	by an independent appraisal. The appraiser must be agreed to by both the manufactured 
77.14 	home park owner and the manufactured home owner. If the appraised market value cannot 
77.15 	be determined, the tax market value, averaged over a period of five years, can be used as a 
77.16 	substitute. The maximum amount that may be reimbursed under the fund is $8,000 for a 
77.17 	single-section and $14,500 for a multisection manufactured home. The minimum amount 
77.18 	that may be reimbursed under the fund is $2,000 for a single section and $4,000 for a 
77.19 	multisection manufactured home. The manufactured home owner shall deliver to the 
77.20 	manufactured home park owner the current certificate of title to the manufactured home 
77.21 	duly endorsed by the owner of record, and valid releases of all liens shown on the certificate 
77.22 	of title, and a statement from the county where the manufactured home is located evidencing 
77.23 	that the personal property taxes have been paid. The manufactured home owner's application 
77.24 	for funds under this paragraph must include a document certifying that the manufactured 
77.25 	home cannot be relocated, that the lot rental is current, that the annual $15 payments to the 
77.26 	Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund have been paid when due, that the 
77.27 	manufactured home owner has chosen to tender title under this section, and that the park 
77.28 	owner agrees to make a payment to the commissioner of management and budget in the 
77.29 	amount established in subdivision 12, paragraph (a), less any documented costs submitted 
77.30 	to the neutral third party, required for demolition and removal of the home, and any debris 
77.31 	or refuse left on the lot, not to exceed $1,000. The manufactured home owner must also 
77.32 	provide a copy of the certificate of title endorsed by the owner of record, and certify to the 
77.33 	neutral third party, with a copy to the park owner, that none of the exceptions to receipt of 
77.34 	compensation under subdivision 12, paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (6), apply to the 
77.35 	manufactured home owner, and that the home owner will vacate the home within 60 days 
78.1 	after receipt of payment or the date of park closure, whichever is earlier, provided that the 
78.2 	monthly lot rent is kept current.
78.3 	(f) The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency must make a determination of the amount 
78.4 	of payment a manufactured home owner would have been entitled to under a local ordinance 
78.5 	in effect on May 26, 2007. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the manufactured home owner's 
78.6 	compensation for relocation costs from the fund under section 462A.35, is the greater of 
78.7 	the amount provided under this subdivision, or the amount under the local ordinance in 
78.8 	effect on May 26, 2007, that is applicable to the manufactured home owner. Nothing in this 
78.9 	paragraph is intended to increase the liability of the park owner.
78.10 	(g) Neither the neutral third party nor the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall be 
78.11 	liable to any person for recovery if the funds in the Minnesota manufactured home relocation 
78.12 	trust fund are insufficient to pay the amounts claimed. The Minnesota Housing Finance 
78.13 	Agency shall keep a record of the time and date of its approval of payment to a claimant.
78.14 	(h) The agency shall report to the chairs of the senate Finance Committee and house of 
78.15 	representatives Ways and Means Committee by January 15 of each year on the Minnesota 
78.16 	manufactured home relocation trust fund, including the account balance, payments to 
78.17 	claimants, the amount of any advances to the fund, the amount of any insufficiencies 
78.18 	encountered during the previous calendar year, and any administrative charges or expenses 
78.19 	deducted from the trust fund balance. If sufficient funds become available, the Minnesota 
78.20 	Housing Finance Agency shall pay the manufactured home owner whose unpaid claim is 
78.21 	the earliest by time and date of approval.

78.22 	ARTICLE 12
78.23 	SOLAR ON SCHOOLS

78.24 	Section 1. [216C.375] SOLAR ON SCHOOLS PROGRAM.
78.25 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
78.26 	the meanings given them.
78.27 	(b) "Developer" means an entity that installs a solar energy system on a building owned 
78.28 	by a school district that has been awarded a grant under this section.
78.29 	(c) "Energy storage system" means a commercially available technology capable of:
78.30 	(1) absorbing and storing electrical energy; and
78.31 	(2) dispatching stored electrical energy at a later time.
78.32 	(d) "In proximity of" means within an aggregation of school meters.
79.1 	(e) "Investor" means an entity that finances the design, purchase, installation, operation, 
79.2 	and maintenance of a solar energy system installed at a school building in a school district 
79.3 	that received a grant under this section.
79.4 	(f) "Photovoltaic device" has the meaning given in section 216C.06, subdivision 16.
79.5 	(g) "School district" means an independent or special school district.
79.6 	(h) "Solar energy system" means photovoltaic or solar thermal devices installed alone 
79.7 	or in conjunction with an energy storage system.
79.8 		Subd. 2.Establishment; purpose. A solar on schools program is established in the 
79.9 	Department of Commerce. The purpose of the program is to provide grants and lease 
79.10 	agreements to stimulate the installation of solar energy systems in school districts throughout 
79.11 	the state by reducing the cost to purchase and install a solar energy system.
79.12 		Subd. 3.Expenditures. Expenditures can be made for:
79.13 	(1) grant awards made under this section; and
79.14 	(2) administrative costs incurred by the department to administer this section up to 
79.15 	$500,000 per year that the program is in operation.
79.16 		Subd. 4.Eligible system. A grant may be awarded under this section to an eligible school 
79.17 	district only if the solar energy system that is the subject of the grant:
79.18 	(1) is placed on or adjacent to the school district building using the electricity generated; 
79.19 	and
79.20 	(2) has a capacity that does not exceed the lesser of:
79.21 	(i) for a school building receiving retail electric service from a public utility subject to 
79.22 	section 116C.779, subdivision 1, one megawatt or 120 percent of the estimated electric load 
79.23 	of the school district building at which the solar energy system is proposed to be installed; 
79.24 	or
79.25 	(ii) for a school building receiving retail electric service from a public utility not subject 
79.26 	to section 116C.779, subdivision 1, 40 kilowatts or 120 percent of the estimated electric 
79.27 	load of the school district building where the solar energy system is proposed to be installed.
79.28 		Subd. 5.Lease agreement; design. The commissioner must design a lease agreement 
79.29 	that must be used by an applicant seeking a grant under this section. The lease agreement 
79.30 	must:
79.31 	(1) make the commissioner a party to the lease agreement;
80.1 	(2) contain a formula to calculate the future fair market value of the solar energy system;
80.2 	(3) contain a formula to calculate the future value of payments made by the school district 
80.3 	to the investor under the lease agreement described in clause (6);
80.4 	(4) specify an escalator for the allowable rate of increase for the lease payments;
80.5 	(5) not exceed a term of 20 years;
80.6 	(6) provide the school district an option to purchase the solar array from the investor at 
80.7 	the end of the lease contract term for a price based on a fair market value calculation, as 
80.8 	determined by the commissioner;
80.9 	(7) include basic requirements regarding the removal and recycling of the system; and
80.10 	(8) specify the investor must operate and maintain the leased system.
80.11 		Subd. 6.Adjustment. (a) Every five years after entering into the lease agreement, and 
80.12 	90 days prior to the proposed termination of the lease agreement, the school district and the 
80.13 	investor must reexamine the projected values based on the formulas in the lease agreement 
80.14 	described in subdivision 6, clauses (2) to (4).
80.15 	(b) The parties must notify the commissioner of any significant adjustments that should 
80.16 	be made to the forecasts of future values in subdivision 6, clauses (2) to (4), based on 
80.17 	experience under the lease agreement or for other reasons.
80.18 	(c) The commissioner must review the adjustments requested by the parties, and must 
80.19 	approve the adjustments if the commissioner determines the adjustments are:
80.20 	(1) reasonable;
80.21 	(2) unforeseeable to the parties at the time the lease agreement was executed or at the 
80.22 	previous reexamination of the projected values; and
80.23 	(3) in the public interest.
80.24 	(d) The commissioner must adjust the grant amount reserved in the reserve account for 
80.25 	the solar energy system consistent with adjustments approved under this subdivision.
80.26 		Subd. 7.Program requirements. (a) The commissioner must develop a master lease 
80.27 	program.
80.28 	(b) Within the master lease program, the commissioner must develop a standard request 
80.29 	for proposals to solicit services.
80.30 	(c) The commissioner must develop a quantitative weighting system for the information 
80.31 	provided in the application in order to rank applications. In the weighting system, the 
81.1 	commissioner must consider (1) under-resourced schools, as determined by 50 percent or 
81.2 	more of the student body qualifying for free or reduced-price lunches, and (2) geographic 
81.3 	dispersion of school districts applying.
81.4 	(d) The commissioner must develop administrative procedures to govern the application 
81.5 	and grant award process.
81.6 	(e) The program must include a prepaid lease option to buy out the lease prior to the end 
81.7 	of the lease.
81.8 	(f) The developer must maintain the system through a minimum level of production, as 
81.9 	determined by the commissioner and communicated in program documents, through the 
81.10 	term of the lease.
81.11 	(g) The program must require the developer to operate and maintain the solar energy 
81.12 	system through the term of the lease.
81.13 		Subd. 8.Application process. (a) A developer may apply for a grant under this section 
81.14 	on behalf of a school district.
81.15 	(b) An application submitted to the commissioner under this subdivision must include, 
81.16 	at a minimum, the following information:
81.17 	(1) the capacity of the proposed solar energy system and the amount of electricity that 
81.18 	is expected to be generated;
81.19 	(2) the current energy demand of the school building where the solar energy generating 
81.20 	system is proposed to be installed;
81.21 	(3) the size of any energy storage system that is proposed to be installed as part of a 
81.22 	solar energy system;
81.23 	(4) the total cost to purchase and install the proposed solar energy system, including the 
81.24 	life-cycle cost;
81.25 	(5) a copy of the proposed lease agreement between the school district and an investor;
81.26 	(6) a plan detailing how the school intends to make the solar energy system serve as a 
81.27 	visible learning tool for students, teachers, and visitors to the school, including how the 
81.28 	solar energy system may be integrated into the school's curriculum;
81.29 	(7) information that demonstrates the school district's need for financial assistance 
81.30 	available under this section;
82.1 	(8) information that demonstrates the readiness of the school district to implement the 
82.2 	project, including but not limited to the availability of the land to install the solar energy 
82.3 	system on, and the level of the school district's engagement with the utility providing electric 
82.4 	service to the school building where the solar energy system is to be installed with respect 
82.5 	to issues relevant to the implementation of the project, including metering and other issues;
82.6 	(9) the developer's willingness and ability to pay employees and contractors prevailing 
82.7 	wage; and
82.8 	(10) any other information deemed relevant by the commissioner.
82.9 	(c) As a condition of a site permit for construction, the commission may require the 
82.10 	recipient, including their construction contractors and subcontractors, to pay the prevailing 
82.11 	wage rate as defined in section 177.42.
82.12 		Subd. 9.Energy conservation review. At the commissioner's request, prior to a grant 
82.13 	award under this section the school district must provide the commissioner information 
82.14 	regarding energy conservation measures implemented at the school building where the solar 
82.15 	energy system is to be installed. The commissioner may make recommendations to the 
82.16 	school district regarding cost-effective conservation measures it may implement and may 
82.17 	provide technical assistance and direct the school district to available financial assistance 
82.18 	programs.
82.19 		Subd. 10.Commissioner duties. The commissioner must:
82.20 	(1) provide technical assistance to school districts to develop and execute projects; and
82.21 	(2) convene an advisory committee composed of representatives of solar energy 
82.22 	developers, school districts, and investors to develop procedures and policies that result in 
82.23 	the successful operation of the program established under this section.
82.24 		Subd. 11.Grant payments. The commissioner must use grant money to buy down lease 
82.25 	payments for the school district to (1) decrease the school district's lease period, and (2) 
82.26 	enable the school district to obtain full ownership rights over the solar energy system.

82.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

83.1 	ARTICLE 13
83.2 	UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; GENERAL

83.3 	Section 1. [345A.101] DEFINITIONS.
83.4 	(1) For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings 
83.5 	given them.
83.6 	(2) "Administrator" means the commissioner of commerce.
83.7 	(3) "Administrator's agent" means a person with which the administrator contracts to 
83.8 	conduct an examination under this chapter on behalf of the administrator. The term includes 
83.9 	an independent contractor of the person and each individual participating in the examination 
83.10 	on behalf of the person or contractor.
83.11 	(4) "Affiliated group of merchants" means two or more affiliated merchants or other 
83.12 	persons that are related by common ownership or common corporate control and that share 
83.13 	the same name, mark, or logo. Affiliated group of merchants also applies to two or more 
83.14 	merchants or other persons that agree among themselves, by contract or otherwise, to redeem 
83.15 	cards, codes, or other devices bearing the same name, mark, or logo, other than the mark, 
83.16 	logo, or brand of a payment network, for the purchase of goods or services solely at such 
83.17 	merchants or persons. However, merchants or other persons are not considered affiliated 
83.18 	merely because they agree to accept a card that bears the mark, logo, or brand of a payment 
83.19 	network.
83.20 	(5) "Apparent owner" means a person whose name appears on the records of a holder 
83.21 	as the owner of property held, issued, or owing by the holder.
83.22 	(6) "Business association" means a corporation, joint stock company, investment 
83.23 	company, other than an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act 
83.24 	of 1940, as amended, United States Code, title 15, sections 80a-1 to 80a-64, partnership, 
83.25 	unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, business trust, trust 
83.26 	company, land bank, safe deposit company, safekeeping depository, financial organization, 
83.27 	insurance company, federally chartered entity, utility, sole proprietorship, or other business 
83.28 	entity, whether or not for profit.
83.29 	(7) "District court" means Ramsey County District Court.
83.30 	(8) "Domicile" means:
83.31 	(A) for a corporation, the state of its incorporation;
84.1 	(B) for a business association whose formation requires a filing with a state, other than 
84.2 	a corporation, the state of its filing;
84.3 	(C) for a federally chartered entity or an investment company registered under the 
84.4 	Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, United States Code, title 15, sections 80a-1 
84.5 	to 80a-64, the state of its home office; and
84.6 	(D) for any other holder, the state of its principal place of business.
84.7 	(9) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, 
84.8 	optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
84.9 	(10) "E-mail" means a communication by electronic means which is automatically 
84.10 	retained and stored and may be readily accessed or retrieved.
84.11 	(11) "Financial organization" means a savings and loan association, building and loan 
84.12 	association, savings bank, industrial bank, bank, banking organization, or credit union.
84.13 	(12) "Game-related digital content" means digital content that exists only in an electronic 
84.14 	game or electronic-game platform. The term:
84.15 	(A) includes:
84.16 	i. game-play currency such as a virtual wallet, even if denominated in United States 
84.17 	currency; and
84.18 	ii. the following if for use or redemption only within the game or platform or another 
84.19 	electronic game or electronic-game platform:
84.20 	1. points sometimes referred to as gems, tokens, gold, and similar names; and
84.21 	2. digital codes; and
84.22 	(B) does not include an item that the issuer:
84.23 	i. permits to be redeemed for use outside a game or platform for:
84.24 	ii. money; or
84.25 	iii. goods or services that have more than minimal value; or
84.26 	iv. otherwise monetizes for use outside a game or platform.
84.27 	(13) "Gift card" means:
84.28 	(A) a stored-value card:
84.29 	i. issued on a prepaid basis for a specified amount;
85.1 	ii. the value of which does not expire;
85.2 	iii. that is not subject to a dormancy, inactivity, or service fee;
85.3 	iv. that may be decreased in value only by redemption for merchandise, goods, or services 
85.4 	upon presentation at a single merchant or an affiliated group of merchants;
85.5 	v. that, unless required by law, may not be redeemed for or converted into money or 
85.6 	otherwise monetized by the issuer; and
85.7 	(B) includes a prepaid commercial mobile radio service, as defined in Code of Federal 
85.8 	Regulations, title 47, section 20.3, as amended.
85.9 	(14) "Holder" means a person obligated to hold for the account of, or to deliver or pay 
85.10 	to, the owner, property subject to this chapter.
85.11 	(15) "Insurance company" means an association, corporation, or fraternal or 
85.12 	mutual-benefit organization, whether or not for profit, engaged in the business of providing 
85.13 	life endowments, annuities, or insurance, including accident, burial, casualty, credit-life, 
85.14 	contract-performance, dental, disability, fidelity, fire, health, hospitalization, illness, life, 
85.15 	malpractice, marine, mortgage, surety, wage-protection, and worker-compensation insurance.
85.16 	(16) "Loyalty card" means a record given without direct monetary consideration under 
85.17 	an award, reward, benefit, loyalty, incentive, rebate, or promotional program which may 
85.18 	be used or redeemed only to obtain goods or services or a discount on goods or services. 
85.19 	Loyalty card does not include a record that may be redeemed for money or otherwise 
85.20 	monetized by the issuer.
85.21 	(17) "Mineral" means gas, oil, coal, oil shale, other gaseous liquid or solid hydrocarbon, 
85.22 	cement material, sand and gravel, road material, building stone, chemical raw material, 
85.23 	gemstone, fissionable and nonfissionable ores, colloidal and other clay, steam and other 
85.24 	geothermal resources, and any other substance defined as a mineral by law of this state other 
85.25 	than this chapter.
85.26 	(18) "Mineral proceeds" means an amount payable for extraction, production, or sale of 
85.27 	minerals, or, on the abandonment of the amount, an amount that becomes payable after 
85.28 	abandonment. Mineral proceeds includes an amount payable:
85.29 	(A) for the acquisition and retention of a mineral lease, including a bonus, royalty, 
85.30 	compensatory royalty, shut-in royalty, minimum royalty, and delay rental;
85.31 	(B) for the extraction, production, or sale of minerals, including a net revenue interest, 
85.32 	royalty, overriding royalty, extraction payment, and production payment; and
86.1 	(C) under an agreement or option, including a joint-operating agreement, unit agreement, 
86.2 	pooling agreement, and farm-out agreement.
86.3 	(19) "Money order" means a payment order for a specified amount of money. Money 
86.4 	order includes an express money order and a personal money order on which the remitter 
86.5 	is the purchaser.
86.6 	(20) "Municipal bond" means a bond or evidence of indebtedness issued by a municipality 
86.7 	or other political subdivision of a state.
86.8 	(21) "Net card value" means the original purchase price or original issued value of a 
86.9 	stored-value card, plus amounts added to the original price or value, minus amounts used 
86.10 	and any service charge, fee, or dormancy charge permitted by law.
86.11 	(22) "Nonfreely transferable security" means a security that cannot be delivered to the 
86.12 	administrator by the Depository Trust Clearing Corporation or similar custodian of securities 
86.13 	providing post-trade clearing and settlement services to financial markets or cannot be 
86.14 	delivered because there is no agent to effect transfer. Nonfreely transferable security includes 
86.15 	a worthless security.
86.16 	(23) "Owner" means a person that has a legal, beneficial, or equitable interest in property 
86.17 	subject to this chapter or the person's legal representative when acting on behalf of the 
86.18 	owner. Owner includes:
86.19 	(A) a depositor, for a deposit;
86.20 	(B) a beneficiary, for a trust other than a deposit in trust;
86.21 	(C) a creditor, claimant, or payee, for other property; and
86.22 	(D) the lawful bearer of a record that may be used to obtain money, a reward, or a thing 
86.23 	of value.
86.24 	(24) "Payroll card" means a record that evidences a payroll card account as defined in 
86.25 	Regulation E, Code of Federal Regulations, title 12, part 1005, as amended.
86.26 	(25) "Person" means an individual, estate, business association, public corporation, 
86.27 	government or governmental subdivision, agency, instrumentality, or other legal entity 
86.28 	whether or not for profit.
86.29 	(26) "Property" means tangible property described in section 345A.205 or a fixed and 
86.30 	certain interest in intangible property held, issued, or owed in the course of a holder's business 
86.31 	or by a government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality. Property:
86.32 	(A) includes all income from or increments to the property;
87.1 	(B) includes property referred to as or evidenced by:
87.2 	i. money, virtual currency, interest, dividend, check, draft, deposit, or payroll card;
87.3 	ii. a credit balance, customer's overpayment, stored-value card, security deposit, refund, 
87.4 	credit memorandum, unpaid wage, unused ticket for which the issuer has an obligation to 
87.5 	provide a refund, mineral proceeds, or unidentified remittance;
87.6 	iii. a security except for:
87.7 	1. a worthless security; or
87.8 	2. a security that is subject to a lien, legal hold, or restriction evidenced on the records 
87.9 	of the holder or imposed by operation of law, if the lien, legal hold, or restriction restricts 
87.10 	the holder's or owner's ability to receive, transfer, sell, or otherwise negotiate the security;
87.11 	iv. a bond, debenture, note, or other evidence of indebtedness;
87.12 	v. money deposited to redeem a security, make a distribution, or pay a dividend;
87.13 	vi. an amount due and payable under an annuity contract or insurance policy; and
87.14 	vii. an amount distributable from a trust or custodial fund established under a plan to 
87.15 	provide health, welfare, pension, vacation, severance, retirement, death, stock purchase, 
87.16 	profit-sharing, employee savings, supplemental unemployment insurance, or a similar 
87.17 	benefit; and
87.18 	(C) does not include:
87.19 	i. property held in a plan described in section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code, as 
87.20 	amended, United States Code, title 26, section 529A;
87.21 	ii. game-related digital content;
87.22 	iii. a loyalty card;
87.23 	iv. a gift card; or
87.24 	v. money held or owing by a public pension fund enumerated in section 356.20, 
87.25 	subdivision 2, or 356.30, subdivision 3; or covered by sections 69.77 or 69.771 to 69.776, 
87.26 	if the plan governing the public pension fund includes a provision governing the disposition 
87.27 	of unclaimed amounts of money.
87.28 	(27) "Putative holder" means a person believed by the administrator to be a holder, until 
87.29 	the person pays or delivers to the administrator property subject to this chapter or the 
87.30 	administrator or a court makes a final determination that the person is or is not a holder.
88.1 	(28) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored 
88.2 	in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. "Records of the 
88.3 	holder" includes records maintained by a third party that has contracted with the holder.
88.4 	(29) "Security" means:
88.5 	(A) a security as defined in article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code, section 336.8-102;
88.6 	(B) a security entitlement as defined in article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code, 
88.7 	section 336.8-102, including a customer security account held by a registered broker-dealer, 
88.8 	to the extent the financial assets held in the security account are not:
88.9 	i. registered on the books of the issuer in the name of the person for which the 
88.10 	broker-dealer holds the assets;
88.11 	ii. payable to the order of the person; or
88.12 	iii. specifically endorsed to the person; or
88.13 	(C) an equity interest in a business association not included in subparagraph (A) or (B).
88.14 	(30) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
88.15 	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular 
88.16 	possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
88.17 	(31) "Stored-value card" means a record evidencing a promise made for consideration 
88.18 	by the seller or issuer of the record that goods, services, or money will be provided to the 
88.19 	owner of the record to the value or amount shown in the record. Stored-value card:
88.20 	(A) includes:
88.21 	i. a record that contains or consists of a microprocessor chip, magnetic strip, or other 
88.22 	means for the storage of information, which is prefunded and whose value or amount is 
88.23 	decreased on each use and increased by payment of additional consideration; and
88.24 	ii. a payroll card; and
88.25 	(B) does not include a loyalty card, gift card, or game-related digital content.
88.26 	(32) "Utility" means a person that owns or operates for public use a plant, equipment, 
88.27 	real property, franchise, or license for the following public services:
88.28 	(A) transmission of communications or information;
88.29 	(B) production, storage, transmission, sale, delivery, or furnishing of electricity, water, 
88.30 	steam, or gas; or
89.1 	(C) provision of sewage or septic services, or trash, garbage, or recycling disposal.
89.2 	(33) "Virtual currency" means a digital representation of value used as a medium of 
89.3 	exchange, unit of account, or store of value, which does not have legal tender status 
89.4 	recognized by the United States. Virtual currency does not include:
89.5 	(A) the software or protocols governing the transfer of the digital representation of value;
89.6 	(B) game-related digital content; or
89.7 	(C) a loyalty card or gift card.
89.8 	(34) "Worthless security" means a security whose cost of liquidation and delivery to the 
89.9 	administrator would exceed the value of the security on the date a report is due under this 
89.10 	chapter.

89.11 	Sec. 2. [345A.102] INAPPLICABILITY TO FOREIGN TRANSACTION.
89.12 	This chapter does not apply to property held, due, and owing in a foreign country if the 
89.13 	transaction out of which the property arose was a foreign transaction.

89.14 	ARTICLE 14
89.15 	UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; PRESUMPTION OF ABANDONMENT

89.16 	Section 1. [345A.201] WHEN PROPERTY PRESUMED ABANDONED.
89.17 	Subject to section 345A.210, the following property is presumed abandoned if it is 
89.18 	unclaimed by the apparent owner during the period specified below:
89.19 	(1) a traveler's check, 15 years after issuance;
89.20 	(2) a money order, seven years after issuance;
89.21 	(3) cooperative property, including any profit distribution or other sum held or owing 
89.22 	by a cooperative to a participating patron is presumed abandoned only if it has remained 
89.23 	unclaimed by the owner for more than seven years after it became payable or distributable;
89.24 	(4) a state or municipal bond, bearer bond, or original-issue discount bond, three years 
89.25 	after the earliest of the date the bond matures or is called or the obligation to pay the principal 
89.26 	of the bond arises;
89.27 	(5) a debt of a business association, three years after the obligation to pay arises;
89.28 	(6) demand, savings, or time deposit, including a deposit that is automatically renewable, 
89.29 	three years after the later of the maturity or the date of the last indication of interest in the 
89.30 	property by the apparent owner, except a deposit that is automatically renewable is deemed 
90.1 	matured three years after its initial date of maturity unless the apparent owner consented to 
90.2 	renewal in a record on file with the holder at or about the time of the renewal;
90.3 	(7) money or a credit owed to a customer as a result of a retail business transaction, other 
90.4 	than in-store credit for returned merchandise, three years after the obligation arose;
90.5 	(8) an amount owed by an insurance company on a life or endowment insurance policy 
90.6 	or an annuity contract that has matured or terminated, three years after the obligation to pay 
90.7 	arose under the terms of the policy or contract or, if a policy or contract for which an amount 
90.8 	is owed on proof of death has not matured by proof of the death of the insured or annuitant, 
90.9 	as follows:
90.10 	(A) with respect to an amount owed on a life or endowment insurance policy, the earlier 
90.11 	of:
90.12 	i. three years after the death of the insured; or
90.13 	ii. two years after the insured has attained, or would have attained if living, the limiting 
90.14 	age under the mortality table in which the reserve for the policy is based; and
90.15 	(B) with respect to an amount owed on an annuity contract, three years after the date of 
90.16 	the death of the annuitant;
90.17 	(9) funds on deposit or held in trust for the prepayment of funeral or other funeral-related 
90.18 	expenses, the earliest of:
90.19 	(A) two years after the date of death of the beneficiary;
90.20 	(B) one year after the date the beneficiary has attained, or would have attained if living, 
90.21 	the age of 105 where the holder does not know whether the beneficiary is deceased; or
90.22 	(C) 30 years after the contract for prepayment was executed;
90.23 	(10) property distributable by a business association in the course of dissolution, one 
90.24 	year after the property becomes distributable;
90.25 	(11) property held by a court, including property received as proceeds of a class action, 
90.26 	three years after the property becomes distributable;
90.27 	(12) property held by a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or 
90.28 	instrumentality, including municipal bond interest and unredeemed principal under the 
90.29 	administration of a paying agent or indenture trustee, one year after the property becomes 
90.30 	distributable;
91.1 	(13) wages, commissions, bonuses, or reimbursements to which an employee is entitled, 
91.2 	or other compensation for personal services, including amounts held on a payroll card, one 
91.3 	year after the amount becomes payable;
91.4 	(14) a deposit or refund owed to a subscriber by a utility, one year after the deposit or 
91.5 	refund becomes payable; and
91.6 	(15) property not specified in this section or sections 345A.202 to 345A.208, the earlier 
91.7 	of three years after the owner first has a right to demand the property or the obligation to 
91.8 	pay or distribute the property arises.
91.9 	Notwithstanding any provision in this section to the contrary, and subject to section 
91.10 	345A.210, a deceased owner cannot indicate interest in the owner's property. If the owner 
91.11 	is deceased and the abandonment period for the owner's property specified in this section 
91.12 	is greater than two years, then the property, excluding any amounts owed by an insurance 
91.13 	company on a life or endowment insurance policy or an annuity contract that has matured 
91.14 	or terminated, shall instead be presumed abandoned two years from the date of the owner's 
91.15 	last indication of interest in the property.

91.16 	Sec. 2. [345A.202] WHEN TAX-DEFERRED RETIREMENT ACCOUNT 
91.17 	PRESUMED ABANDONED.
91.18 	(a) Subject to section 345A.210, property held in a pension account or retirement account 
91.19 	that qualifies for tax deferral under the income tax laws of the United States is presumed 
91.20 	abandoned if it is unclaimed by the apparent owner after the later of:
91.21 	(1) three years after the following dates:
91.22 	(A) except as in subparagraph (B), the date a communication sent by the holder by 
91.23 	first-class United States mail to the apparent owner is returned to the holder undelivered by 
91.24 	the United States Postal Service; or
91.25 	(B) if such communication is re-sent within 30 days after the date the first communication 
91.26 	is returned undelivered, the date the second communication was returned undelivered by 
91.27 	the United States Postal Service; or
91.28 	(2) the earlier of the following dates:
91.29 	(A) three years after the date the apparent owner becomes 70.5 years of age, if 
91.30 	determinable by the holder; or
92.1 	(B) one year after the date of mandatory distribution following death if the Internal 
92.2 	Revenue Code, as amended, United States Code, title 26, section 1, et seq., requires 
92.3 	distribution to avoid a tax penalty and the holder:
92.4 	(i) receives confirmation of the death of the apparent owner in the ordinary course of 
92.5 	its business; or
92.6 	(ii) confirms the death of the apparent owner under subsection (b).
92.7 	(b) If a holder in the ordinary course of its business receives notice or an indication of 
92.8 	the death of an apparent owner and subsection (a)(2) applies, the holder shall attempt, not 
92.9 	later than 90 days after receipt of the notice or indication, to confirm whether the apparent 
92.10 	owner is deceased.
92.11 	(c) If the holder does not send communications to the apparent owner of an account 
92.12 	described in subsection (a) by first-class United States mail, the holder shall attempt to 
92.13 	confirm the apparent owner's interest in the property by sending the apparent owner an 
92.14 	e-mail communication not later than two years after the apparent owner's last indication of 
92.15 	interest in the property; however, the holder promptly shall attempt to contact the apparent 
92.16 	owner by first-class United States mail if:
92.17 	(1) the holder does not have information needed to send the apparent owner an e-mail 
92.18 	communication or the holder believes that the apparent owner's e-mail address in the holder's 
92.19 	records is not valid;
92.20 	(2) the holder receives notification that the e-mail communication was not received; or
92.21 	(3) the apparent owner does not respond to the e-mail communication not later than 30 
92.22 	days after the communication was sent.
92.23 	(d) If first-class United States mail sent under subsection (c) is returned to the holder 
92.24 	undelivered by the United States Postal Service, the property is presumed abandoned three 
92.25 	years after the later of:
92.26 	(1) except as in paragraph (2), the date a communication to contact the apparent owner 
92.27 	sent by first-class United States mail is returned to the holder undelivered;
92.28 	(2) if such communication is sent later than 30 days after the date the first communication 
92.29 	is returned undelivered, the date the second communication was returned undelivered; or
92.30 	(3) the date established by subsection (a)(2).

93.1 	Sec. 3. [345A.203] WHEN OTHER TAX-DEFERRED ACCOUNT PRESUMED 
93.2 	ABANDONED.
93.3 	(a) Subject to section 345A.210 and except for property described in section 345A.202 
93.4 	and property held in a plan described in section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code, as 
93.5 	amended; United States Code, title 26, section 529A, property held in an account or plan, 
93.6 	including a health savings account, that qualifies for tax deferral under the income tax laws 
93.7 	of the United States is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed by the apparent owner three 
93.8 	years after the earlier of:
93.9 	(1) the date, if determinable by the holder, specified in the income tax laws and 
93.10 	regulations of the United States by which distribution of the property must begin to avoid 
93.11 	a tax penalty, with no distribution having been made; or
93.12 	(2) 30 years after the date the account was opened.
93.13 	(b) If the owner is deceased, property subject to this section is presumed abandoned two 
93.14 	years from the earliest of:
93.15 	(1) the date of the distribution or attempted distribution of the property;
93.16 	(2) the date the required distribution as stated in the plan or trust agreement governing 
93.17 	the plan; or
93.18 	(3) the date, if determinable by the holder, specified in the income tax laws of the United 
93.19 	States by which distribution of the property must begin in order to avoid a tax penalty.

93.20 	Sec. 4. [345A.204] WHEN CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT FOR MINOR PRESUMED 
93.21 	ABANDONED.
93.22 	(a) Subject to section 345A.210, property held in an account established under a state's 
93.23 	Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act is presumed abandoned 
93.24 	if it is unclaimed by or on behalf of the minor on whose behalf the account was opened 
93.25 	three years after the later of:
93.26 	(1) except as in paragraph (2), the date a communication sent by the holder by first-class 
93.27 	United States mail to the custodian of the minor on whose behalf the account was opened 
93.28 	is returned undelivered to the holder by the United States Postal Service;
93.29 	(2) if the communication is re-sent later than 30 days after the date the first 
93.30 	communication is returned undelivered, the date the second communication was returned 
93.31 	undelivered; or
94.1 	(3) the date on which the custodian is required to transfer the property to the minor or 
94.2 	the minor's estate in accordance with the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers 
94.3 	to Minors Act of the state in which the account was opened.
94.4 	(b) If the holder does not send communications to the custodian of the minor on whose 
94.5 	behalf an account described in subsection (a) was opened by first-class United States mail, 
94.6 	the holder shall attempt to confirm the custodian's interest in the property by sending the 
94.7 	custodian an e-mail communication not later than two years after the custodian's last 
94.8 	indication of interest in the property; however, the holder promptly shall attempt to contact 
94.9 	the custodian by first-class United States mail if:
94.10 	(1) the holder does not have information needed to send the custodian an e-mail 
94.11 	communication or the holder believes that the custodian's e-mail address in the holder's 
94.12 	records is not valid;
94.13 	(2) the holder receives notification that the e-mail communication was not received; or
94.14 	(3) the custodian does not respond to the e-mail communication not later than 30 days 
94.15 	after the communication was sent.
94.16 	(c) If first-class United States mail sent under subsection (b) is returned undelivered to 
94.17 	the holder by the United States Postal Service, the property is presumed abandoned three 
94.18 	years after the later of:
94.19 	(1) the date a communication to contact the custodian by first-class United States mail 
94.20 	is returned to the holder undelivered by the United States Postal Service; or
94.21 	(2) the date established by subsection (a)(3).
94.22 	(d) When the property in the account described in subsection (a) is transferred to the 
94.23 	minor on whose behalf an account was opened or to the minor's estate, the property in the 
94.24 	account is no longer subject to this section.

94.25 	Sec. 5. [345A.205] WHEN CONTENTS OF SAFE DEPOSIT BOX PRESUMED 
94.26 	ABANDONED.
94.27 	Tangible property held in a safe deposit box and proceeds from a sale of the property 
94.28 	by the holder permitted by law of this state other than this chapter are presumed abandoned 
94.29 	if the property remains unclaimed by the apparent owner five years after the earlier of the:
94.30 	(1) expiration of the lease or rental period for the safe deposit box; or
95.1 	(2) earliest date when the lessor of the safe deposit box is authorized by law of this state 
95.2 	other than this chapter to enter the safe deposit box and remove or dispose of the contents 
95.3 	without consent or authorization of the lessee.

95.4 	Sec. 6. [345A.206] WHEN STORED-VALUE CARD PRESUMED ABANDONED.
95.5 	(a) Subject to section 345A.210, the net card value of a stored-value card, other than a 
95.6 	payroll card or a gift card, is presumed abandoned on the latest of three years after:
95.7 	(1) December 31 of the year in which the card is issued or additional funds are deposited 
95.8 	into it;
95.9 	(2) the most recent indication of interest in the card by the apparent owner; or
95.10 	(3) a verification or review of the balance by or on behalf of the apparent owner.
95.11 	(b) The amount presumed abandoned in a stored-value card is the net card value at the 
95.12 	time it is presumed abandoned.
95.13 	(c) If a holder has reported and remitted to the administrator the net card value on a 
95.14 	stored-value card presumed abandoned under this section and the stored-value card does 
95.15 	not have an expiration date, then the holder must honor the card on presentation indefinitely 
95.16 	and may then request reimbursement from the administrator under section 345A.605.

95.17 	Sec. 7. [345A.208] WHEN SECURITY PRESUMED ABANDONED.
95.18 	(a) Subject to section 345A.210, a security is presumed abandoned after the earlier of 
95.19 	the following:
95.20 	(1) three years after the date a communication sent by the holder by first-class United 
95.21 	States mail to the apparent owner is returned to the holder undelivered by the United States 
95.22 	Postal Service or if such communication is re-sent no later than 30 days after the first 
95.23 	communication is returned, the date the second communication is returned undelivered to 
95.24 	the holder by the United States Postal Service; or
95.25 	(2) five years after the date of the apparent owner's last indication of interest in the 
95.26 	security.
95.27 	(b) If the holder does not send communications to the apparent owner of a security by 
95.28 	first-class United States mail, the holder shall attempt to confirm the apparent owner's 
95.29 	interest in the security by sending the apparent owner an e-mail communication not later 
95.30 	than two years after the apparent owner's last indication of interest in the security; however, 
96.1 	the holder promptly shall attempt to contact the apparent owner by first-class United States 
96.2 	mail if:
96.3 	(1) the holder does not have information needed to send the apparent owner an e-mail 
96.4 	communication or the holder believes that the apparent owner's e-mail address in the holder's 
96.5 	records is not valid;
96.6 	(2) the holder receives notification that the e-mail communication was not received; or
96.7 	(3) the apparent owner does not respond to the e-mail communication not later than 30 
96.8 	days after the communication was sent.
96.9 	(c) If first-class United States mail sent under subsection (b) is returned to the holder 
96.10 	undelivered by the United States Postal Service, the security is presumed abandoned in 
96.11 	accordance with subsection (a)(2).
96.12 	(d) If a holder, in the ordinary course of business, receives notice or an indication of the 
96.13 	death of an apparent owner, the holder shall attempt, not later than 90 days after receipt of 
96.14 	the notice or indication, to confirm whether the apparent owner is deceased. Notwithstanding 
96.15 	the standards set forth in subsections (a), (b), and (c), if the holder either receives 
96.16 	confirmation of the death of the apparent owner in the ordinary course of business or confirms 
96.17 	the death of the apparent owner under this subsection, then the property shall be presumed 
96.18 	abandoned two years after the date of the owner's death.

96.19 	Sec. 8. [345A.209] WHEN RELATED PROPERTY PRESUMED ABANDONED.
96.20 	At and after the time property is presumed abandoned under this chapter, any other 
96.21 	property right or interest accrued or accruing from the property and not previously presumed 
96.22 	abandoned is also presumed abandoned.

96.23 	Sec. 9. [345A.210] INDICATION OF APPARENT OWNER INTEREST IN 
96.24 	PROPERTY.
96.25 	(a) The period after which property is presumed abandoned is measured from the later:
96.26 	(1) the date the property is presumed abandoned under sections 345A.201 to 345A.211; 
96.27 	or
96.28 	(2) the latest indication of interest by the apparent owner in the property.
96.29 	(b) Under this chapter, an indication of an apparent owner's interest in property includes:
96.30 	(1) a record communicated by the apparent owner to the holder or agent of the holder 
96.31 	concerning the property or the account in which the property is held;
97.1 	(2) an oral communication by the apparent owner to the holder or agent of the holder 
97.2 	concerning the property or the account in which the property is held, if the holder or its 
97.3 	agent contemporaneously makes and preserves a record of the fact of the apparent owner's 
97.4 	communication;
97.5 	(3) presentment of a check or other instrument of payment of a dividend, interest payment, 
97.6 	or other distribution, or evidence of receipt of a distribution made by electronic or similar 
97.7 	means, with respect to an account, underlying security, or interest in a business association.
97.8 	(4) activity directed by an apparent owner in the account in which the property is held, 
97.9 	including accessing the account or information concerning the account, or a direction by 
97.10 	the apparent owner to increase, decrease, or otherwise change the amount or type of property 
97.11 	held in the account;
97.12 	(5) a deposit into or withdrawal from an account at a financial organization, except for 
97.13 	an automatic debit or credit previously authorized by the apparent owner or an automatic 
97.14 	reinvestment of dividends or interest; and
97.15 	(6) subject to subsection (e), payment of a premium on an insurance policy.
97.16 	(c) An action by an agent or other representative of an apparent owner, other than the 
97.17 	holder acting as the apparent owner's agent, is presumed to be an action on behalf of the 
97.18 	apparent owner.
97.19 	(d) A communication with an apparent owner by a person other than the holder or the 
97.20 	holder's representative is not an indication of interest in the property by the apparent owner 
97.21 	unless a record of the communication evidences the apparent owner's knowledge of a right 
97.22 	to the property.
97.23 	(e) If the insured dies or the insured or beneficiary of an insurance policy otherwise 
97.24 	becomes entitled to the proceeds before depletion of the cash surrender value of the policy 
97.25 	by operation of an automatic premium loan provision or other nonforfeiture provision 
97.26 	contained in the policy, the operation does not prevent the policy from maturing or 
97.27 	terminating.
97.28 	(f) If the apparent owner has other property with the holder to which section 345A.201, 
97.29 	paragraph (6), applies, the activity directed by the apparent owner toward any other accounts, 
97.30 	including but not limited to loan accounts, at the financial organization holding an inactive 
97.31 	account of the apparent owner shall be an indication of interest in all such accounts if:
97.32 	(1) the apparent owner engages in one or more of the following activities:
98.1 	(A) the apparent owner undertakes one or more of the actions described in subsection 
98.2 	(b) regarding an account that appears on a consolidated statement with the inactive account;
98.3 	(B) the apparent owner increases or decreases the amount of funds in any other account 
98.4 	the apparent owner has with the financial organization; or
98.5 	(C) the apparent owner engages in any other relationship with the financial organization, 
98.6 	including payment of any amounts due on a loan; and
98.7 	(2) the mailing address for the apparent owner in the financial organization's records is 
98.8 	the same for both the inactive account and the active account.

98.9 	Sec. 10. [345A.211] KNOWLEDGE OF DEATH OF INSURED OR ANNUITANT.
98.10 	(a) In this section, "death master file" ("DMF") means the United States Social Security 
98.11 	Administration Death Master File or other database or service that is at least as 
98.12 	comprehensive as the United States Social Security Administration Death Master File for 
98.13 	determining that an individual reportedly has died.
98.14 	(b) With respect to a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract for which 
98.15 	an amount is owed on proof of death, but which has not matured by proof of death of the 
98.16 	insured or annuitant, the company has knowledge of the death of an insured or annuitant 
98.17 	when:
98.18 	(1) the company receives a death certificate or court order determining that the insured 
98.19 	or annuitant has died;
98.20 	(2) the company receives notice of the death of the insured or annuitant from the 
98.21 	administrator or an unclaimed property administrator of another state, a beneficiary, a policy 
98.22 	owner, a relative of the insured, a representative under the Probate Act of 1975, or an 
98.23 	executor or other legal representative of the insured's or annuitant's estate and validates the 
98.24 	death of the insured or annuitant;
98.25 	(3) the company conducts a comparison for any purpose between a DMF and the names 
98.26 	of some or all of the company's insureds or annuitants, finds a match that provides notice 
98.27 	that the insured or annuitant has died, and validates the death; or
98.28 	(4) the administrator or the administrator's agent conducts a comparison for the purpose 
98.29 	of finding matches during an examination conducted under this chapter between a DMF 
98.30 	and the names of some or all of the company's insureds or annuitants, and finds a match 
98.31 	that provides notice that the insured or annuitant has died.
99.1 	(c) A holder shall perform a comparison of its insureds' in-force policies, annuity 
99.2 	contracts, and retained asset accounts against a DMF on at least a semiannual basis by using 
99.3 	the full DMF once and thereafter using DMF updated files for future comparisons to identify 
99.4 	potential matches of its insureds.
99.5 	(d) A death master file match under subsection (b)(3) or (4) occurs if the criteria for an 
99.6 	exact or partial match are satisfied.
99.7 	(1) an exact match occurs when the Social Security number, first and last name, and 
99.8 	date of birth contained in the holder's records matches exactly to the data contained in the 
99.9 	DMF;
99.10 	(2) a partial match occurs in any of the following circumstances:
99.11 	(A) when the Social Security number contained in the data found in the holder's records 
99.12 	matches exactly or in accordance with the fuzzy match criteria listed below to the Social 
99.13 	Security number contained in the DMF, the first and last names match either exactly or in 
99.14 	accordance with the fuzzy match criteria listed below, and the date of birth matches exactly 
99.15 	or in accordance with the fuzzy match criteria listed below;
99.16 	(B) when the holder's records do not include a Social Security number or where the 
99.17 	Social Security number is incomplete or otherwise invalid, and there is a first name, last 
99.18 	name, and date of birth combination in the holder's data that is a match against the data 
99.19 	contained in the DMF where the first and last names match either exactly or in accordance 
99.20 	with the fuzzy match criteria listed below and the date of birth matches exactly or in 
99.21 	accordance with the fuzzy match criteria listed below;
99.22 	(C) if there is more than one potentially matched individual returned as a result of the 
99.23 	process described in paragraphs (A) and (B) above, the holder shall search the Social Security 
99.24 	numbers obtained from the DMF for the potential matched individuals against Accurint for 
99.25 	Insurance or an equivalent database. If a search of those databases shows that the DMF 
99.26 	Social Security number is listed at the address in the holder's records for the insured, a 
99.27 	partial match will be considered to have been made only for individuals with a matching 
99.28 	address;
99.29 	(D) fuzzy match criteria includes the following:
99.30 	(i) a first name fuzzy match includes one or more of the following: a nickname; an initial 
99.31 	instead of a full first name; accepted industry standard phonetic name-matching algorithm; 
99.32 	data entry mistakes with a maximum difference of one character with at least five characters 
99.33 	in length; a first and last name are provided and cannot be reliably distinguished from one 
100.1 	another; use of interchanged first name and middle name; a misused compound name; and 
100.2 	the use of a "Mrs." in conjunction with a spouse's name where the date of birth and Social 
100.3 	Security number match exactly and the last name matches exactly or in accordance with 
100.4 	the fuzzy match criteria listed herein;
100.5 	(ii) a last name fuzzy match includes one or more of the following: Anglicized forms 
100.6 	of last names; compound last name; blank spaces in last name; accepted industry standard 
100.7 	phonetic name-matching algorithm; a first and last name are provided and cannot be reliably 
100.8 	distinguished from one another; use of apostrophe or other punctuation; data entry mistakes 
100.9 	with a maximum difference of one character for last name with at least eight characters in 
100.10 	length; and married female last name variations;
100.11 	(iii) a date of birth fuzzy match includes one of the following: two dates with a maximum 
100.12 	of two digits in difference, but only one entry mistake per full date is allowable; transposition 
100.13 	of the month and date portion of the date of birth; if the holder's records do not contain a 
100.14 	complete date of birth, then a fuzzy match date of birth will be found to exist where the data 
100.15 	available in the holder's records does not conflict with the data contained in the DMF; if 
100.16 	the holder provided a first and last name match, either exactly or in accordance with the 
100.17 	fuzzy match criteria herein and the Social Security number matches exactly against the 
100.18 	DMF, the date of birth is a fuzzy match if the holder provided a date of birth that is within 
100.19 	two years of the DMF-listed date of birth;
100.20 	(iv) a Social Security number fuzzy match includes one of the following: two Social 
100.21 	Security numbers with a maximum of two digits in difference, any number position; two 
100.22 	consecutive numbers are transposed; and the Social Security number is less than nine digits 
100.23 	in length, but at least seven digits, and is entirely embedded within the other Social Security 
100.24 	number;
100.25 	(3) the DMF match does not constitute proof of death for the purpose of submission to 
100.26 	an insurance company of a claim by a beneficiary, annuitant, or owner of the policy or 
100.27 	contract for an amount due under an insurance policy or annuity contract;
100.28 	(4) the DMF match or validation of the insured's or annuitant's death does not alter the 
100.29 	requirements for a beneficiary, annuitant, or owner of the policy or contract to make a claim 
100.30 	to receive proceeds under the terms of the policy or contract;
100.31 	(5) an insured or an annuitant is presumed dead if the date of the person's death is 
100.32 	indicated by the DMF match under either subsection (b)(3) or (4), unless the insurer has 
100.33 	competent and substantial evidence that the person is living, including but not limited to a 
100.34 	contact made by the insurer with the person or the person's legal representation.
101.1 	(e) This chapter does not affect the determination of the extent to which an insurance 
101.2 	company before the effective date of this chapter had knowledge of the death of an insured 
101.3 	or annuitant or was required to conduct a DMF comparison to determine whether amounts 
101.4 	owed by the company on a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract were 
101.5 	presumed abandoned or unclaimed.

101.6 	Sec. 11. [345A.211] DEPOSIT ACCOUNT FOR PROCEEDS OF INSURANCE 
101.7 	POLICY OR ANNUITY CONTRACT.
101.8 	If proceeds payable under a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract are 
101.9 	deposited into an account with check or draft-writing privileges for the beneficiary of the 
101.10 	policy or contract and, under a supplementary contract not involving annuity benefits other 
101.11 	than death benefits, the proceeds are retained by the insurance company or the financial 
101.12 	organization where the account is held, the policy or contract includes the assets in the 
101.13 	account.

101.14 	ARTICLE 15
101.15 	UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; RULES FOR TAKING CUSTODY OF PROPERTY 
101.16 	PRESUMED ABANDONED

101.17 	Section 1. [345A.301] ADDRESS OF APPARENT OWNER TO ESTABLISH 
101.18 	PRIORITY.
101.19 	In sections 345A.301 to 345A.307, the following rules apply:
101.20 	(1) The last known address of an apparent owner is any description, code, or other 
101.21 	indication of the location of the apparent owner which identifies the state, even if the 
101.22 	description, code, or indication of location is not sufficient to direct the delivery of first-class 
101.23 	United States mail to the apparent owner.
101.24 	(2) If the United States postal zip code associated with the apparent owner is for a post 
101.25 	office located in this state, this state is deemed to be the state of the last known address of 
101.26 	the apparent owner unless other records associated with the apparent owner specifically 
101.27 	identify the physical address of the apparent owner to be in another state.
101.28 	(3) If the address under paragraph (2) is in another state, the other state is deemed to be 
101.29 	the state of the last known address of the apparent owner.
101.30 	(4) The address of the apparent owner of a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity 
101.31 	contract or its proceeds is presumed to be the address of the insured or annuitant if a person 
101.32 	other than the insured or annuitant is entitled to the amount owed under the policy or contract 
102.1 	and the address of the other person is not known by the insurance company and cannot be 
102.2 	determined under section 345A.302.

102.3 	Sec. 2. [345A.302] ADDRESS OF APPARENT OWNER IN THIS STATE.
102.4 	The administrator may take custody of property that is presumed abandoned, whether 
102.5 	located in this state, another state, or a foreign country, if:
102.6 	(1) the last known address of the apparent owner in the records of the holder is in this 
102.7 	state; or
102.8 	(2) the records of the holder do not reflect the identity or last known address of the 
102.9 	apparent owner, but the administrator has determined that the last known address of the 
102.10 	apparent owner is in this state.

102.11 	Sec. 3. [345A.303] IF RECORDS SHOW MULTIPLE ADDRESSES OF APPARENT 
102.12 	OWNER.
102.13 	(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if records of a holder reflect multiple addresses 
102.14 	for an apparent owner and this state is the state of the last known address, this state may 
102.15 	take custody of property presumed abandoned, whether located in this state or another state.
102.16 	(b) If it appears from records of the holder that the last known address of the apparent 
102.17 	owner under subsection (a) is a temporary address and this state is the state of the next most 
102.18 	recently recorded address that is not a temporary address, this state may take custody of the 
102.19 	property presumed abandoned.

102.20 	Sec. 4. [345A.304] HOLDER DOMICILED IN THIS STATE.
102.21 	(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or section 345A.302 or 345A.303, the 
102.22 	administrator may take custody of property presumed abandoned, whether located in this 
102.23 	state, another state, or a foreign country, if the holder is domiciled in this state, another state, 
102.24 	or a governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of this state and:
102.25 	(1) another state or foreign country is not entitled to the property because there is no last 
102.26 	known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property in the records 
102.27 	of the holder; or
102.28 	(2) the state or foreign country of the last known address of the apparent owner or other 
102.29 	person entitled to the property does not provide for custodial taking of the property.
103.1 	(b) Property is not subject to custody of the administrator under subsection (a) if the 
103.2 	property is specifically exempt from custodial taking under the law of this state, another 
103.3 	state, or foreign country of the last known address of the apparent owner.
103.4 	(c) If a holder's state of domicile has changed since the time the property was presumed 
103.5 	abandoned, the holder's state of domicile in this section is deemed to be the state where the 
103.6 	holder was domiciled at the time the property was presumed abandoned.

103.7 	Sec. 5. [345A.305] CUSTODY IF TRANSACTION TOOK PLACE IN THIS STATE.
103.8 	Except as provided in sections 345A.302 to 345A.304, the administrator may take custody 
103.9 	of property presumed abandoned whether located in this state or another state if:
103.10 	(1) the transaction out of which the property arose took place in this state;
103.11 	(2) the holder is domiciled in a state that does not provide for the custodial taking of the 
103.12 	property, except that if the property is specifically exempt from custodial taking under the 
103.13 	law of the state of the holder's domicile, the property is not subject to the custody of the 
103.14 	administrator; and
103.15 	(3) the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property 
103.16 	is unknown or in a state that does not provide for the custodial taking of the property, except 
103.17 	that if the property is specifically exempt from custodial taking under the law of the state 
103.18 	of the last known address, the property is not subject to the custody of the administrator.

103.19 	Sec. 6. [345A.306] TRAVELER'S CHECK, MONEY ORDER, OR SIMILAR 
103.20 	INSTRUMENT.
103.21 	The administrator may take custody of sums payable on a traveler's check, money order, 
103.22 	or similar instrument presumed abandoned to the extent permissible under United States 
103.23 	Code, title 12, sections 2501 through 2503, as amended.

103.24 	Sec. 7. [345A.307] BURDEN OF PROOF TO ESTABLISH ADMINISTRATOR'S 
103.25 	RIGHT TO CUSTODY.
103.26 	Subject to this chapter, if the administrator asserts a right to custody of unclaimed 
103.27 	property and there is a dispute concerning such property, the administrator has the initial 
103.28 	burden to prove:
103.29 	(1) the amount of the property;
103.30 	(2) the property is presumed abandoned; and
104.1 	(3) the property is subject to the custody of the administrator.

104.2 	ARTICLE 16
104.3 	UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; REPORT BY HOLDER

104.4 	Section 1. [345A.401] REPORT REQUIRED BY HOLDER.
104.5 	(a) A holder of property presumed abandoned and subject to the custody of the 
104.6 	administrator shall report in a record to the administrator concerning the property. A holder 
104.7 	shall submit an electronic report in a format prescribed by, and acceptable to, the 
104.8 	administrator.
104.9 	(b) A holder may contract with a third party to make the report required under subsection 
104.10 	(a).
104.11 	(c) Whether or not a holder contracts with a third party under subsection (b), the holder 
104.12 	is responsible:
104.13 	(1) to the administrator for the complete, accurate, and timely reporting of property 
104.14 	presumed abandoned; and
104.15 	(2) for paying or delivering to the administrator property described in the report.

104.16 	Sec. 2. [345A.402] CONTENT OF REPORT.
104.17 	(a) The report required under section 345A.401 must:
104.18 	(1) be signed by or on behalf of the holder and verified as to its completeness and 
104.19 	accuracy;
104.20 	(2) be filed electronically, unless exception is granted, and be in a secure format approved 
104.21 	by the administrator which protects confidential information of the apparent owner;
104.22 	(3) describe the property;
104.23 	(4) except for a traveler's check, money order, or similar instrument, contain the name, 
104.24 	if known, last known address, if known, and Social Security number or taxpayer identification 
104.25 	number, if known or readily ascertainable, of the apparent owner of property with a value 
104.26 	of $50 or more;
104.27 	(5) for an amount held or owing under a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity 
104.28 	contract, contain the name and last known address of the insured, annuitant, or other apparent 
104.29 	owner of the policy or contract and of the beneficiary;
105.1 	(6) for property held in or removed from a safe deposit box, indicate the location of the 
105.2 	property, and where it may be inspected by the administrator;
105.3 	(7) contain the commencement date for determining abandonment under sections 
105.4 	345A.201 to 345A.211;
105.5 	(8) state that the holder has complied with the notice requirements of section 345A.501;
105.6 	(9) identify property that is a nonfreely transferable security and explain why it is a 
105.7 	nonfreely transferable security; and
105.8 	(10) contain other information prescribed by the administrator.
105.9 	(b) A report under section 345A.401 may include in the aggregate items valued under 
105.10 	$50 each. If the report includes items in the aggregate valued under $50 each, the 
105.11 	administrator may not require the holder to provide the name and address of an apparent 
105.12 	owner of an item unless the information is necessary to verify or process a claim in progress 
105.13 	by the apparent owner.
105.14 	(c) A report under section 345A.401 may include personal information as defined in 
105.15 	section 345A.401(a) about the apparent owner or the apparent owner's property.
105.16 	(d) If a holder has changed its name while holding property presumed abandoned or is 
105.17 	a successor to another person that previously held the property for the apparent owner, the 
105.18 	holder must include in the report under section 345A.401 its former name or the name of 
105.19 	the previous holder, if any, and the known name and address of each previous holder of the 
105.20 	property.

105.21 	Sec. 3. [345A.403] WHEN REPORT TO BE FILED.
105.22 	(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) and subject to subsection (c), the 
105.23 	report under section 345A.401 must be filed before November 1 of each year and cover the 
105.24 	12 months preceding July 1 of that year.
105.25 	(b) Subject to subsection (c), the report under section 345A.401 to be filed by an insurance 
105.26 	company must be filed before May 1 of each year for the immediately preceding calendar 
105.27 	year.
105.28 	(c) Before the date for filing the report under section 345A.401, the holder of property 
105.29 	presumed abandoned may request the administrator to extend the time for filing. The 
105.30 	administrator may grant an extension. If the extension is granted, the holder may pay or 
105.31 	make a partial payment of the amount the holder estimates ultimately will be due. The 
105.32 	payment or partial payment terminates accrual of interest on the amount paid.

106.1 	Sec. 4. [345A.404] RETENTION OF RECORDS BY HOLDER.
106.2 	A holder required to file a report under section 345A.401 shall retain records for ten 
106.3 	years after the later of the date the report was filed or the last date a timely report was due 
106.4 	to be filed, unless a shorter period is provided by rule of the administrator. The holder may 
106.5 	satisfy the requirement to retain records under this section through an agent. The records 
106.6 	must contain:
106.7 	(1) the information required to be included in the report;
106.8 	(2) the date, place, and nature of the circumstances that gave rise to the property right;
106.9 	(3) the amount or value of the property;
106.10 	(4) the last known address of the apparent owner, if known to the holder; and
106.11 	(5) if the holder sells, issues, or provides to others for sale or issue in this state traveler's 
106.12 	checks, money orders, or similar instruments, other than third-party bank checks, on which 
106.13 	the holder is directly liable, a record of the instruments while they remain outstanding, 
106.14 	indicating the state and date of issue.

106.15 	Sec. 5. [345A.405] PROPERTY REPORTABLE AND PAYABLE OR 
106.16 	DELIVERABLE ABSENT OWNER DEMAND.
106.17 	Property is reportable and payable or deliverable under this chapter even if the owner 
106.18 	fails to make demand or present an instrument or document otherwise required to obtain 
106.19 	payment.

106.20 	ARTICLE 17
106.21 	UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; NOTICE TO APPARENT OWNER OF PROPERTY 
106.22 	PRESUMED ABANDONED

106.23 	Section 1. [345A.501] NOTICE TO APPARENT OWNER BY HOLDER.
106.24 	(a) Subject to subsection (b), the holder of property presumed abandoned shall send to 
106.25 	the apparent owner notice by first-class United States mail that complies with section 
106.26 	345A.502 in a format acceptable to the administrator not more than 180 days nor less than 
106.27 	60 days before filing the report under section 345A.401 if:
106.28 	(1) the holder has in its records an address for the apparent owner which the holder's 
106.29 	records do not disclose to be invalid and is sufficient to direct the delivery of first-class 
106.30 	United States mail to the apparent owner; and
106.31 	(2) the value of the property is $50 or more.
107.1 	(b) If an apparent owner has consented to receive e-mail delivery from the holder, the 
107.2 	holder shall send the notice described in subsection (a) both by first-class United States 
107.3 	mail to the apparent owner's last known mailing address and by e-mail, unless the holder 
107.4 	believes that the apparent owner's e-mail address is invalid.
107.5 	(c) The holder of securities presumed abandoned under sections 345A.202, 345A.203, 
107.6 	or 345A.208 shall send the apparent owner notice by certified United States mail that 
107.7 	complies with section 345A.502, and in a format acceptable to the administrator, not less 
107.8 	than 60 days before filing the report under section 345A.401, if:
107.9 	(1) the holder has in its records an address for the apparent owner which the holder's 
107.10 	records do not disclose to be invalid and is sufficient to direct the delivery of United States 
107.11 	mail to the apparent owner; and
107.12 	(2) the value of the property is $1,000 or more.
107.13 	(d) In addition to other indications of an apparent owner's interest in property pursuant 
107.14 	to section 345A.210, a signed return receipt in response to a notice sent pursuant to this 
107.15 	section by certified United States mail shall constitute a record communicated by the apparent 
107.16 	owner to the holder concerning the property or the account in which the property is held.

107.17 	Sec. 2. [345A.502] CONTENTS OF NOTICE BY HOLDER.
107.18 	(a) Notice under section 345A.501 must contain a heading that reads substantially as 
107.19 	follows: "Notice. The State of Minnesota requires us to notify you that your property may 
107.20 	be transferred to the custody of the commissioner of commerce if you do not contact us 
107.21 	before (insert date that is 30 days after the date of this notice)."
107.22 	(b) The notice under section 345A.501 must:
107.23 	(1) identify the nature and, except for property that does not have a fixed value, the value 
107.24 	of the property that is the subject of the notice;
107.25 	(2) state that the property will be turned over to the administrator;
107.26 	(3) state that after the property is turned over to the administrator an apparent owner 
107.27 	that seeks return of the property must file a claim with the administrator;
107.28 	(4) state that property that is not legal tender of the United States may be sold by the 
107.29 	administrator; and
107.30 	(5) provide instructions that the apparent owner must follow to prevent the holder from 
107.31 	reporting and paying or delivering the property to the administrator.

108.1 	Sec. 3. [345A.503] NOTICE BY ADMINISTRATOR.
108.2 	(a) The administrator shall give notice to an apparent owner that property presumed 
108.3 	abandoned and that appears to be owned by the apparent owner is held by the administrator 
108.4 	under this chapter.
108.5 	(b) In providing notice under subsection (a), the administrator shall:
108.6 	(1) publish every 12 months in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each 
108.7 	county in this state notice of property held by the administrator which must include:
108.8 	(A) the total value of property received by the administrator during the preceding 
108.9 	12-month period, taken from the reports under section 345A.401;
108.10 	(B) the total value of claims paid by the administrator during the preceding 12-month 
108.11 	period;
108.12 	(C) the Internet address of the unclaimed property website maintained by the 
108.13 	administrator;
108.14 	(D) a telephone number and e-mail address to contact the administrator to inquire about 
108.15 	or claim property; and
108.16 	(E) a statement that a person may access the Internet by a computer to search for 
108.17 	unclaimed property and a computer may be available as a service to the public at a local 
108.18 	public library; and
108.19 	(2) maintain a website or database accessible by the public and electronically searchable 
108.20 	which contains the names reported to the administrator of all apparent owners for whom 
108.21 	property is being held by the administrator. The administrator need not list property on such 
108.22 	website when:
108.23 	(A) no owner name was reported;
108.24 	(B) a claim has been initiated or is pending for the property;
108.25 	(C) the administrator has made direct contact with the apparent owner of the property; 
108.26 	and
108.27 	(D) other instances exist where the administrator reasonably believes exclusion of the 
108.28 	property is in the best interests of both the state and the owner of the property.
108.29 	(c) The website or database maintained under subsection (b)(2) must include instructions 
108.30 	for filing with the administrator a claim to property and a printable claim form with 
108.31 	instructions for its use.
109.1 	(d) In addition to giving notice under subsection (b), publishing the information under 
109.2 	subsection (b)(1), and maintaining the website or database under subsection (b)(2), the 
109.3 	administrator may use other printed publication, telecommunication, the Internet, or other 
109.4 	media to inform the public of the existence of unclaimed property held by the administrator.

109.5 	ARTICLE 18
109.6 	UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; TAKING CUSTODY OF PROPERTY BY 
109.7 	ADMINISTRATOR

109.8 	Section 1. [345A.601] DORMANCY CHARGE.
109.9 	(a) A holder may deduct a dormancy charge from property required to be paid or delivered 
109.10 	to the administrator if:
109.11 	(1) a valid contract between the holder and the apparent owner authorizes imposition of 
109.12 	the charge for the apparent owner's failure to claim the property within a specified time; 
109.13 	and
109.14 	(2) the holder regularly imposes the charge and regularly does not reverse or otherwise 
109.15 	cancel the charge.
109.16 	(b) The amount of the deduction under subsection (a) is limited to an amount that is not 
109.17 	unconscionable considering all relevant factors, including the marginal transactional costs 
109.18 	incurred by the holder in maintaining the apparent owner's property and any services received 
109.19 	by the apparent owner.
109.20 	(c) A holder may not deduct an escheat fee or impose other charges solely by virtue of 
109.21 	property being reported as presumed abandoned.

109.22 	Sec. 2. [345A.602] PAYMENT OR DELIVERY OF PROPERTY TO 
109.23 	ADMINISTRATOR.
109.24 	(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, on filing a report under section 345A.401, 
109.25 	the holder shall pay or deliver to the administrator the property described in the report.
109.26 	(b) If property in a report under section 345A.401 is an automatically renewable deposit 
109.27 	and a penalty or forfeiture in the payment of interest would result from paying the deposit 
109.28 	to the administrator at the time of the report, the date for payment of the property to the 
109.29 	administrator is extended until a penalty or forfeiture no longer would result from payment, 
109.30 	if the holder informs the administrator of the extended date.
109.31 	(c) Tangible property in a safe deposit box may not be delivered to the administrator 
109.32 	until 60 days after filing the report under section 345A.401.
110.1 	(d) If property reported to the administrator under section 345A.401 is a security, the 
110.2 	administrator may:
110.3 	(1) make an endorsement, instruction, or entitlement order on behalf of the apparent 
110.4 	owner to invoke the duty of the issuer, its transfer agent, or the securities intermediary to 
110.5 	transfer the security; or
110.6 	(2) dispose of the security under section 345A.702.
110.7 	(e) If the holder of property reported to the administrator under section 345A.401 is the 
110.8 	issuer of a certificated security, the administrator may obtain a replacement certificate in 
110.9 	physical or book-entry form under section 336.8-405. An indemnity bond is not required.
110.10 	(f) The administrator shall establish procedures for the registration, issuance, method 
110.11 	of delivery, transfer, and maintenance of securities delivered to the administrator by a holder.
110.12 	(g) An issuer, holder, and transfer agent or other person acting under this section under 
110.13 	instructions of and on behalf of the issuer or holder is not liable to the apparent owner for, 
110.14 	and must be indemnified by the state against, a claim arising with respect to property after 
110.15 	the property has been delivered to the administrator.
110.16 	(h) A holder is not required to deliver to the administrator a security identified by the 
110.17 	holder as a nonfreely transferable security. If the administrator or holder determines that a 
110.18 	security is no longer a nonfreely transferable security, the holder shall deliver the security 
110.19 	on the next regular date prescribed for delivery of securities under this chapter. The holder 
110.20 	shall make a determination annually whether a security identified in a report filed under 
110.21 	section 345A.401 as a nonfreely transferable security is no longer a nonfreely transferable 
110.22 	security.

110.23 	Sec. 3. [345A.603] EFFECT OF PAYMENT OR DELIVERY OF PROPERTY TO 
110.24 	ADMINISTRATOR.
110.25 	On payment or delivery of property to the administrator under this chapter, the 
110.26 	administrator, as agent for the state, assumes custody and responsibility for safekeeping the 
110.27 	property. A holder that pays or delivers property to the administrator in good faith and 
110.28 	substantially complies with sections 345A.501 and 345A.502 is relieved of liability which 
110.29 	may arise thereafter with respect to the property so paid or delivered.

111.1 	Sec. 4. [345A.604] RECOVERY OF PROPERTY BY HOLDERS FROM 
111.2 	ADMINISTRATOR.
111.3 	(a) A holder that under this chapter pays money to the administrator may file a claim 
111.4 	for reimbursement from the administrator of the amount paid if the holder:
111.5 	(1) paid the money in error; or
111.6 	(2) after paying the money to the administrator, paid money to a person the holder 
111.7 	reasonably believed entitled to the money.
111.8 	(b) If a claim for return of property is made, the holder shall include with the claim 
111.9 	evidence sufficient to establish that the apparent owner has claimed the property from the 
111.10 	holder or that the property was delivered by the holder to the administrator in error.

111.11 	Sec. 5. [345A.605] CREDITING INCOME OR GAIN TO OWNER'S ACCOUNT.
111.12 	If property other than money is delivered to the administrator, the owner is entitled to 
111.13 	receive from the administrator income or gain realized or accrued on the property before 
111.14 	the property is sold. If the property was interest-bearing, the administrator shall pay interest 
111.15 	at the lesser of the rate of the weekly average one-year constant maturity treasury yield, as 
111.16 	published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, for the calendar week 
111.17 	preceding the beginning of the fiscal quarter in which the property was sold or the rate the 
111.18 	property earned while in the possession of the holder. Interest begins to accrue when the 
111.19 	property is delivered to the administrator and ends on the earlier of the expiration of ten 
111.20 	years after its delivery or the date on which payment is made to the owner.

111.21 	Sec. 6. [345A.606] ADMINISTRATOR'S OPTIONS AS TO CUSTODY.
111.22 	(a) The administrator may decline to take custody of property reported under section 
111.23 	345A.401 if the administrator determines that:
111.24 	(1) the property has a value less than the estimated expenses of notice and sale of the 
111.25 	property; or
111.26 	(2) taking custody of the property would be unlawful.
111.27 	(b) A holder may pay or deliver property to the administrator before the property is 
111.28 	presumed abandoned under this chapter if the holder:
111.29 	(1) sends the apparent owner of the property notice required by section 345A.501 and 
111.30 	provides the administrator evidence of the holder's compliance with this paragraph;
112.1 	(2) includes with the payment or delivery a report regarding the property conforming to 
112.2 	section 345A.402; and
112.3 	(3) first obtains the administrator's written consent to accept payment or delivery.
112.4 	(c) A holder's request for the administrator's consent under subsection (b)(3) must be in 
112.5 	a record. If the administrator fails to respond to the request not later than 30 days after 
112.6 	receipt of the request, the administrator is deemed to consent to the payment or delivery of 
112.7 	the property and the payment or delivery is considered to have been made in good faith.
112.8 	(d) On payment or delivery of property under subsection (b), the property is presumed 
112.9 	abandoned.

112.10 	Sec. 7. [345A.607] DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY HAVING NO SUBSTANTIAL 
112.11 	VALUE; IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
112.12 	(a) If the administrator takes custody of property delivered under this chapter and later 
112.13 	determines that the property has no substantial commercial value or that the cost of disposing 
112.14 	of the property will exceed the value of the property, the administrator may return the 
112.15 	property to the holder or destroy or otherwise dispose of the property.
112.16 	(b) An action or proceeding may not be commenced against the state, an agency of the 
112.17 	state, the administrator, another officer, employee, or agent of the state, or a holder for or 
112.18 	because of an act of the administrator under this section, except for intentional misconduct 
112.19 	or malfeasance.

112.20 	Sec. 8. [345A.608] PERIODS OF LIMITATION AND REPOSE.
112.21 	(a) Expiration, before, on, or after the effective date of this chapter, of a period of 
112.22 	limitation on an owner's right to receive or recover property, whether specified by contract, 
112.23 	statute, or court order, does not prevent the property from being presumed abandoned or 
112.24 	affect the duty of a holder under this chapter to file a report or pay or deliver property to 
112.25 	the administrator.
112.26 	(b) An action or proceeding may not be maintained by the administrator to enforce this 
112.27 	act's reporting, delivery, or payment requirements more than ten years after the holder 
112.28 	specifically identified the property in a report filed with the administrator, or gave express 
112.29 	notice to the administrator of a dispute regarding the property. In the absence of such a 
112.30 	report or other express notice, the period of limitation is tolled. The period of limitation is 
112.31 	also tolled by filing a fraudulent report.

113.1 	ARTICLE 19
113.2 	UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; SALE OF PROPERTY BY ADMINISTRATOR

113.3 	Section 1. [345A.701] PUBLIC SALE OF PROPERTY.
113.4 	(a) Subject to section 345A.702, not earlier than three years after receipt of property 
113.5 	presumed abandoned, the administrator may sell the property.
113.6 	(b) Before selling property under subsection (a), the administrator shall give notice to 
113.7 	the public of:
113.8 	(1) the date of the sale; and
113.9 	(2) a reasonable description of the property.
113.10 	(c) A sale under subsection (a) must be to the highest bidder:
113.11 	(1) at public sale at a location in this state which the administrator determines to be the 
113.12 	most favorable market for the property;
113.13 	(2) on the Internet; or
113.14 	(3) on another forum the administrator determines is likely to yield the highest net 
113.15 	proceeds of sale.
113.16 	(d) The administrator may decline the highest bid at a sale under this section and reoffer 
113.17 	the property for sale if the administrator determines the highest bid is insufficient.
113.18 	(e) If a sale held under this section is to be conducted other than on the Internet, the 
113.19 	administrator must publish at least one notice of the sale, at least two weeks but not more 
113.20 	than five weeks before the sale, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which 
113.21 	the property is sold. For purposes of this subsection, the reasonable description of property 
113.22 	to be sold required by subsection (b) may be satisfied by posting such information on the 
113.23 	administrator's website so long as the newspaper notice includes the website address where 
113.24 	such information is posted.

113.25 	Sec. 2. [345A.702] DISPOSAL OF SECURITIES.
113.26 	(a) The administrator may not sell or otherwise liquidate a security until one year after 
113.27 	the administrator receives the security, unless requested to do so by the owner of the security 
113.28 	in making a claim for the property.
113.29 	(b) The administrator may not sell a security listed on an established stock exchange for 
113.30 	less than the price prevailing on the exchange at the time of sale. The administrator may 
113.31 	sell a security not listed on an established exchange by any commercially reasonable method.

114.1 	Sec. 3. [345A.704] PURCHASER OWNS PROPERTY AFTER SALE.
114.2 	A purchaser of property at a sale conducted by the administrator under this chapter takes 
114.3 	the property free of all claims of the owner, a previous holder, or a person claiming through 
114.4 	the owner or holder. The administrator shall execute documents necessary to complete the 
114.5 	transfer of ownership to the purchaser.

114.6 	ARTICLE 20
114.7 	UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY

114.8 	Section 1. [345A.801] DEPOSIT OF FUNDS BY ADMINISTRATOR.
114.9 	(a) The administrator shall deposit in the general fund all funds received under this 
114.10 	chapter, including proceeds from the sale of property under sections 345A.701 to 345A.704, 
114.11 	except:
114.12 	(1) expenses of disposition of property delivered to the administrator under this chapter;
114.13 	(2) expenses incurred in examining records of or collecting property from a putative 
114.14 	holder or holder; and
114.15 	(3) as otherwise provided in this chapter.

114.16 	Sec. 2. [345A.802] ADMINISTRATOR TO RETAIN RECORDS OF PROPERTY.
114.17 	The administrator shall:
114.18 	(1) record and retain the name and last known address of each person shown on a report 
114.19 	filed under section 345A.401 to be the apparent owner of property delivered to the 
114.20 	administrator;
114.21 	(2) record and retain the name and last known address of each insured or annuitant and 
114.22 	beneficiary shown on the report;
114.23 	(3) for each policy of insurance or annuity contract listed in the report of an insurance 
114.24 	company, record and retain the policy or account number, the name of the company, and 
114.25 	the amount due or paid; and
114.26 	(4) for each apparent owner listed in the report, record and retain the name of the holder 
114.27 	that filed the report and the amount due or paid.

115.1 	ARTICLE 21
115.2 	UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY OF 
115.3 	INFORMATION

115.4 	Section 1. [345A.901] DATA PRACTICES.
115.5 	(a) All working papers, recorded information, documents, and copies thereof produced 
115.6 	by, obtained by, or disclosed to the administrator or the administrator's agent in the course 
115.7 	of an examination made under this chapter are classified private or nonpublic for purposes 
115.8 	of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13, are not 
115.9 	subject to subpoena, and may only be disclosed to:
115.10 	(1) the extent required or permitted by law to report upon or take special action regarding 
115.11 	compliance and delivery of unclaimed property, or ordered by a court of law to testify or 
115.12 	produce evidence in a civil or criminal proceeding;
115.13 	(2) another department or agency of this state or the United States;
115.14 	(3) the person that administers the unclaimed property law of another state, if the other 
115.15 	state accords substantially reciprocal privileges to the administrator of this state and maintains 
115.16 	the confidentiality and security of information obtained in a substantially equivalent manner;
115.17 	(4) a person subject to an examination as required by this chapter; and
115.18 	(5) the auditor or administrator of a joint examination conducted with another state, the 
115.19 	United States, a foreign country or subordinate unit of a foreign country, or any other 
115.20 	governmental entity if the governmental entity conducting the examination maintains the 
115.21 	confidentiality and security of information in a substantially equivalent manner.
115.22 	(b) All personal information derived or otherwise obtained by or communicated to the 
115.23 	administrator or the administrator's agent from a person making a claim for personal property 
115.24 	are classified private or nonpublic for purposes of the Minnesota Government Data Practices 
115.25 	Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13, and may not be made public by the administrator or 
115.26 	the administrator's agent, except to:
115.27 	(1) the subject, or the subject's personal representative, attorney, other legal representative, 
115.28 	heir, or agent designated to have the information;
115.29 	(2) the personal representative of an estate, other legal representative, agent designated 
115.30 	by a deceased apparent owner, or a person entitled to inherit from a deceased apparent 
115.31 	owner;
115.32 	(3) another department or agency of this state or the United States; and
116.1 	(4) the extent required or permitted by law or ordered by a court of law to testify or 
116.2 	produce evidence in a civil or criminal proceeding.
116.3 	(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, the administrator shall include on its website 
116.4 	or in the database required by section 345A.503(b)(2) the name of each apparent owner of 
116.5 	property held by the administrator. The administrator may include in published notices, 
116.6 	printed publications, telecommunications, the Internet, or other media and on the website 
116.7 	or in the database additional information concerning the apparent owner's property if the 
116.8 	administrator believes the information will assist in identifying and returning property to 
116.9 	the owner and does not disclose personal information except the home or physical address 
116.10 	of an apparent owner.

116.11 	ARTICLE 22
116.12 	UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; HEARINGS, PROCEDURE, AND JUDICIAL REVIEW

116.13 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 345.515, is amended to read:
116.14 	345.515 AGREEMENTS TO LOCATE REPORTED PROPERTY.
116.15 	It is unlawful for a person to seek or receive from another person or contract with a 
116.16 	person for a fee or compensation for locating property, knowing it to have been reported or 
116.17 	paid or delivered to the commissioner pursuant to chapter 345 prior to 24 months after the 
116.18 	date the property is paid or delivered to the commissioner administrator.
116.19 	No An agreement entered into after 24 months after the date the property is paid or 
116.20 	delivered to the commissioner is valid only if a person thereby undertakes to locate property 
116.21 	included in a report for a fee or other compensation exceeding ten percent of the value of 
116.22 	the recoverable property unless the agreement is in writing and, is signed by the owner and,
116.23 	discloses the nature and value of the property and the name and address of the holder thereof 
116.24 	as such facts have been reported, and provides for compensation in an amount that is no 
116.25 	more than 15 percent of the amount collected. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
116.26 	prevent an owner from asserting at any time that an agreement to locate property is based 
116.27 	upon an excessive or unjust consideration.

116.28 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 345.53, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
116.29 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner's Administrator's duties. (a) The commissioner
116.30 	administrator or the administrator's agent may at reasonable times and upon reasonable 
116.31 	notice examine the records of any person, including examination of appropriate records in 
116.32 	the possession of an agent of the person under examination, if there is reason to believe that 
117.1 	the person has failed to report property that should have been reported pursuant to sections 
117.2 	345.31 to 345.60. the records are reasonably necessary to determine whether the person has 
117.3 	complied with this chapter. The administrator may issue an administrative subpoena requiring 
117.4 	the person or agent of the person to make records available for examination, and bring an 
117.5 	action seeking judicial enforcement of the subpoena, as well as impose penalties under 
117.6 	section 345.55.
117.7 	(b) The administrator may contract with a person to conduct an examination under this 
117.8 	chapter. The contract shall be awarded pursuant to a request for proposals issued in 
117.9 	compliance with the state procurement rules.
117.10 	(1) If the administrator contracts with a person under this subsection, the contract may 
117.11 	provide for compensation of the person based on a fixed fee, hourly fee, or contingent fee.
117.12 	(2) A contract under subsection (b) is public data.
117.13 	(3) If the administrator conducts an examination under subsection (a), each person under 
117.14 	examination shall pay an examination fee upon the request of the administrator and to be 
117.15 	based on the salary cost of examiners or assistants, and at such an average rate per day or 
117.16 	fraction thereof so as to provide for the total cost of such examinations.
117.17 	(c) All data gathered in the course of an examination or audit of a holder or purported 
117.18 	holder under this chapter is classified as private or nonpublic information under the Minnesota 
117.19 	Government Data Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13, except as set forth in section 
117.20 	(b)(2) and except that such data may be disclosed as follows:
117.21 	(1) to the extent required or permitted by law to report upon or take special action 
117.22 	regarding compliance and delivery of unclaimed property, or ordered by a court of law;
117.23 	(2) to another department or agency of this state or the United States;
117.24 	(3) to the person that administers the unclaimed property law of another state, if the 
117.25 	other state accords substantially reciprocal privileges to the administrator of this state, and 
117.26 	maintains the confidentiality and security of information by law or by agreement in a 
117.27 	substantially equivalent manner;
117.28 	(4) to a person subject to an examination as required by this chapter; and
117.29 	(5) to the auditor or administrator of a joint examination conducted with another state, 
117.30 	the United States, a foreign country or subordinate unit of a foreign country, or any other 
117.31 	governmental entity if the governmental entity conducting the examination maintains the 
117.32 	confidentiality and security of information by law or by agreement in a substantially 
117.33 	equivalent manner.

118.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 345.53, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
118.2 	read:
118.3 		Subd. 3. Failure of person examined to retain records. If a person subject to 
118.4 	examination under this chapter does not retain the records required by section 345A.404, 
118.5 	the administrator may determine the value of property due using a reasonable method of 
118.6 	estimation based on all information available to the administrator, including extrapolation 
118.7 	and use of statistical sampling when appropriate and necessary. A payment made based on 
118.8 	estimation under this section is a penalty for failure to maintain the records required by 
118.9 	section 345A.404, and does not relieve a person from an obligation to report and deliver 
118.10 	property to a state in which the holder is domiciled.

118.11 	Sec. 4. [345A.950] HEARINGS, PROCEDURE, JUDICIAL REVIEW.
118.12 	(a) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the administrator under this chapter as it 
118.13 	relates to holder examinations may, within 21 days after that decision, make a written request 
118.14 	to the administrator for a hearing pursuant to this article to determine whether the decision 
118.15 	complies with the requirements of this chapter.
118.16 	(b) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the administrator under this chapter as it 
118.17 	relates to claims of ownership of unclaimed property may, within 21 days after that decision 
118.18 	or within 180 days from the filing of the claim if the administrator fails to act on a claim, 
118.19 	make a written request to the administrator for a hearing pursuant to this article to determine 
118.20 	whether the decision complies with the requirements of this chapter.
118.21 	(c) At the administrator's discretion, a hearing may be based upon written submissions, 
118.22 	and nothing contained in this section requires the observance of formal rules of pleading or 
118.23 	evidence.
118.24 	(d) The administrator shall commence a hearing within 45 days after receipt of the 
118.25 	request and shall give not less than 15 days' written notice of the hearing. Within 30 days 
118.26 	after the hearing, the administrator shall affirm, reverse, or modify the previous action and 
118.27 	specify the reasons for that decision in writing.
118.28 	(e) An order or decision of the administrator is a final decision subject to appeal in 
118.29 	accordance with chapter 14.

118.30 	Sec. 5. REPEALER.
 118.31 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 345.53, subdivision 2, is repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 19-3338 

177.27 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.Subdivision 1.Examination of records. 
The commissioner may enter during reasonable office hours or upon request and inspect the place of business or employment of any employer of employees working in the state, to examine and inspect books, registers, payrolls, and other records of any employer that in any way relate to wages, hours, and other conditions of employment of any employees. The commissioner may transcribe any or all of the books, registers, payrolls, and other records as the commissioner deems necessary or appropriate and may question the employees to ascertain compliance with sections 177.21 to 177.435. The commissioner may investigate wage claims or complaints by an employee against an employer if the failure to pay a wage may violate Minnesota law or an order or rule of the department. 

Subd. 3.Adequacy of records. 
If the records maintained by the employer do not provide sufficient information to determine the exact amount of back wages due an employee, the commissioner may make a determination of wages due based on available evidence and mediate a settlement with the employer. 

345.53 EXAMINATION OF RECORDS.Subd. 2.Examination charges. 
If an examination of the records of a person results in the disclosure of property reportable and deliverable under sections 345.31 to 345.60, the commissioner may assess the cost of the examination against the holder at the rate of $15 per hour per examiner, but in no case may the charges exceed the value of the property found to be reportable and deliverable.