3rd Engrossment - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to state government; appropriating money for 1.3 economic development and certain agencies of state 1.4 government; establishing and modifying programs; 1.5 regulating activities and practices; modifying fees; 1.6 making conforming changes; requiring reports; 1.7 providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota 1.8 Statutes 1998, sections 45.0295; 53A.03; 53A.05, 1.9 subdivision 1; 60A.14, subdivision 1; 60A.23, 1.10 subdivision 8; 60A.71, subdivision 7; 60K.06; 65B.48, 1.11 subdivision 3; 70A.14, subdivision 4; 72B.04, 1.12 subdivision 10; 79.255, subdivision 10; 82A.08, 1.13 subdivision 2; 82A.16, subdivisions 2 and 6; 116J.415, 1.14 subdivision 5; 116J.421, subdivisions 2, 3, and by 1.15 adding subdivisions; 116J.63, subdivision 4; 1.16 116J.8745, subdivisions 1 and 2; 116L.03, subdivisions 1.17 1, 2, and 5; 116L.04, subdivision 1a; 116L.06, 1.18 subdivision 4; 175.17; 176.181, subdivision 2a; 1.19 216C.41, subdivisions 1 and 2; 268.022; 268.666, by 1.20 adding a subdivision; 268.98, subdivision 3; 268A.13; 1.21 268A.14; 298.22, subdivisions 2 and 6; 298.2213, 1.22 subdivision 4; 298.223, subdivision 2; 326.105, if 1.23 enacted; 326.86, subdivision 1; 383B.79, subdivision 1.24 4; 446A.072, subdivision 4; 462A.20, subdivision 2, 1.25 and by adding a subdivision; 462A.204, by adding a 1.26 subdivision; 462A.205, subdivision 3; 462A.209; 1.27 462A.21, by adding a subdivision; and 473.251; Laws 1.28 1998, chapter 404, section 13, subdivision 5; Laws 1.29 1998, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, 1.30 section 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 1.31 Statutes, chapters 82B; 116J; 245; 268; 462A; and 473; 1.32 repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 44A.001; 1.33 44A.01; 44A.02; 44A.023; 44A.025; 44A.031; 44A.0311; 1.34 44A.06; 44A.08; 44A.11; 341.01; 341.02; 341.04; 1.35 341.045; 341.05; 341.06; 341.07; 341.08; 341.09; 1.36 341.10; 341.11; 341.115; 341.12; 341.13; 341.15; 1.37 462A.28; 469.305; 469.306; 469.307; 469.308; and 1.38 469.31; Laws 1999, chapter 137, section 5. 1.39 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.40 ARTICLE 1 1.41 APPROPRIATIONS 1.42 Section 1. [ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; APPROPRIATIONS.] 2.1 The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 2.2 appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to 2.3 the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be 2.4 available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 2.5 figures "2000" and "2001," where used in this act, mean that the 2.6 appropriation or appropriations listed under them are available 2.7 for the year ending June 30, 2000, or June 30, 2001, 2.8 respectively. The term "first year" means the fiscal year 2.9 ending June 30, 2000, and "second year" means the fiscal year 2.10 ending June 30, 2001. 2.11 SUMMARY BY FUND 2.12 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL 2.13 General $21,000 $224,507,000 $184,543,000 $409,071,000 2.14 Petroleum Tank 2.15 Cleanup 1,015,000 1,045,000 2,060,000 2.16 Environmental Fund 700,000 700,000 1,400,000 2.17 TANF 6,000,000 4,000,000 10,000,000 2.18 Trunk Highway 745,000 766,000 1,511,000 2.19 Workers' 2.20 Compensation 22,217,000 22,439,000 44,656,000 2.21 Special Revenue 100,000 -0- 100,000 2.22 Workforce 2.23 Development Fund 17,993,000 12,557,000 30,550,000 2.24 TOTAL $21,000 $273,277,000 $226,050,000 $499,348,000 2.25 APPROPRIATIONS 2.26 Available for the Year 2.27 Ending June 30 2.28 2000 2001 2.29 Sec. 2. TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2.30 Subdivision 1. Total 2.31 Appropriation 56,880,000 46,056,000 2.32 Summary by Fund 2.33 General 42,985,000 32,590,000 2.34 Trunk Highway 745,000 766,000 2.35 TANF 1,500,000 1,500,000 2.36 Environmental Fund 700,000 700,000 2.37 Workforce 2.38 Development Fund 10,950,000 10,500,000 2.39 The amounts that may be spent from this 2.40 appropriation for each program are 2.41 specified in the following subdivisions. 3.1 Subd. 2. Business and Community 3.2 Development 38,488,000 28,186,000 3.3 Summary by Fund 3.4 General 25,338,000 15,486,000 3.5 TANF 1,500,000 1,500,000 3.6 Environmental Fund 700,000 700,000 3.7 Workforce 3.8 Development Fund 10,950,000 10,500,000 3.9 $5,017,000 the first year and 3.10 $4,017,000 the second year are for 3.11 Minnesota investment fund grants. Of 3.12 this amount, $1,000,000 in the first 3.13 year is a one-time appropriation and is 3.14 not added to the agency's budget base. 3.15 $400,000 the first year is for a 3.16 one-time grant to Advantage Minnesota, 3.17 Inc. The funds are available only if 3.18 matched on at least a dollar-for-dollar 3.19 basis from other sources. The 3.20 commissioner may release the funds only 3.21 upon: 3.22 (1) certification that matching funds 3.23 from each participating organization 3.24 are available; and 3.25 (2) review and approval by the 3.26 commissioner of the proposed operations 3.27 plan of Advantage Minnesota, Inc. for 3.28 the biennium. 3.29 $14,067,000 the first year and 3.30 $14,073,000 the second year are for the 3.31 job skills partnership program. If the 3.32 appropriation for either year is 3.33 insufficient, the appropriation for the 3.34 other year is available. Of this 3.35 appropriation, $10,000,000 in each year 3.36 is a one-time appropriation from the 3.37 workforce development fund. It is the 3.38 intention of the legislature that this 3.39 program base funding be $5,931,000 per 3.40 year in the 2002-2003 biennium. This 3.41 appropriation does not cancel. 3.42 $500,000 the first year and $500,000 3.43 the second year are one-time 3.44 appropriations from the workforce 3.45 development fund for the pathways 3.46 program. 3.47 $1,500,000 the first year and 3.48 $1,500,000 the second year are 3.49 appropriated from the state's federal 3.50 TANF block grant under Title I of 3.51 Public Law Number 104-193 to the 3.52 commissioner of human services, to be 3.53 transferred to the commissioner of 3.54 trade and economic development for the 3.55 pathways program under Minnesota 3.56 Statutes, section 116L.04, subdivision 3.57 1a. It is the intention of the 3.58 legislature that the general fund base 3.59 funding to the pathways program be 4.1 $1,500,000 per year in the 2002-2003 4.2 biennium. 4.3 $500,000 the first year is for a 4.4 one-time grant to the city of Fridley 4.5 for costs of the design and 4.6 construction of infrastructure 4.7 improvements required by a large 4.8 business campus development in the 4.9 Moore lakes area of the city. 4.10 $551,000 the first year and $565,000 4.11 the second year are from fees collected 4.12 under Minnesota Statutes, section 4.13 446A.04, subdivision 5, to administer 4.14 the programs of the public facilities 4.15 authority. 4.16 $500,000 in the first year is for a 4.17 one-time grant to the community 4.18 resources program under Minnesota 4.19 Statutes, chapter 466A. 4.20 $200,000 the first year is for a 4.21 one-time grant to the board of the 4.22 rural policy and development center for 4.23 operation of the center. This 4.24 appropriation is available as matched 4.25 in cash on a dollar-for-dollar basis 4.26 from nonstate sources. 4.27 $155,000 the first year and $155,000 4.28 the second year are for grants to the 4.29 metropolitan economic development 4.30 association. This is a one-time 4.31 appropriation and is not added to the 4.32 agency's budget base. 4.33 $265,000 the first year and $265,000 4.34 the second year are for grants to 4.35 WomenVenture. WomenVenture must 4.36 implement a program to encourage and 4.37 assist women to enter nontraditional 4.38 careers in the trades and technical 4.39 occupations. The program shall consist 4.40 of outreach to women and girls and 4.41 training, job placement, and job 4.42 retention support that meet women's 4.43 specific needs. The program must be 4.44 accessible to low-income working 4.45 mothers, including MFIP recipients. 4.46 $450,000 the first year is for a 4.47 one-time grant to the St. Paul 4.48 rehabilitation center for its current 4.49 programs, including those related to 4.50 developing job-seeking skills and 4.51 workplace orientation, intensive job 4.52 development, functional work English, 4.53 and on-site job coaching. This 4.54 appropriation is from the workforce 4.55 development fund. 4.56 $250,000 is for a grant to the city of 4.57 Windom to provide loans to assist an 4.58 expanding business. This is a one-time 4.59 appropriation and is not added to the 4.60 agency's budget base. 4.61 $350,000 is for the biennium ending 4.62 June 30, 2001, for a grant to the Camp 5.1 Heartland center. The grant may be 5.2 used for phase II capital expenditures 5.3 including, without limitation, a septic 5.4 system upgrade and bath/shower house 5.5 construction, construction of a family 5.6 lodge, renovation of a medical 5.7 facility, construction of staff housing 5.8 and offices, or expansion and upgrade 5.9 of the dining room and kitchen. This 5.10 is a one-time appropriation and is not 5.11 added to the agency's budget base. 5.12 $4,800,000 the first year and 5.13 $2,800,000 the second year are for 5.14 purposes of the contamination cleanup 5.15 and development grant program under 5.16 Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551 5.17 to 116J.558. Of this appropriation, 5.18 $2,000,000 is a one-time appropriation 5.19 and is not added to the agency's budget 5.20 base. 5.21 $75,000 is for a grant to the city of 5.22 Lake Benton for planning costs 5.23 associated with a new visitor center 5.24 and railroad depot building. This is a 5.25 one-time appropriation and is not added 5.26 to the agency's budget base. 5.27 $220,000 the first year and $220,000 5.28 the second year are for microenterprise 5.29 technical assistance under Minnesota 5.30 Statutes, section 116J.8745. This is a 5.31 one-time appropriation and is not added 5.32 to the agency's budget base. 5.33 $50,000 in 2000 is for a grant to the 5.34 Chatfield brass band music lending 5.35 library. The money must be used for 5.36 computer hardware and software to 5.37 catalog the music collection and create 5.38 a Web site. This is a one-time 5.39 appropriation and must not be added to 5.40 the agency's budget base. 5.41 $50,000 in fiscal year 2000 is for a 5.42 one-time grant to the Duluth Economic 5.43 Development Authority for the purchase 5.44 and installation of railroad ties to 5.45 improve the Lake Superior Mississippi 5.46 Railroad scenic railway along the St. 5.47 Louis Bay in Duluth. 5.48 $100,000 is appropriated for a grant to 5.49 the city of Lanesboro for 5.50 predevelopment costs for the Root River 5.51 Regional Arts Center. This is a 5.52 one-time appropriation and is not added 5.53 to the agency's budget base. 5.54 $50,000 the first year is for a 5.55 one-time grant to county and district 5.56 agricultural societies and associations 5.57 that are eligible to receive aid under 5.58 Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The 5.59 commissioner shall administer this 5.60 appropriation pursuant to a need-based 5.61 competitive grant process. 5.62 $216,000 in the first year is for 5.63 one-time rural job creation grants 6.1 under Minnesota Statutes, section 6.2 469.309. 6.3 $450,000 is for a grant to the city of 6.4 Duluth to support the development of 6.5 the Duluth Technology Village. The 6.6 grant shall be used to establish 6.7 international partnerships, attract 6.8 software businesses, recruit and train 6.9 workers for the software industry, and 6.10 support a software business incubator 6.11 facility. This is a one-time 6.12 appropriation and is not part of the 6.13 agency base budget. This appropriation 6.14 is not available unless matched by 6.15 nonstate money. 6.16 $150,000 the first year is for a grant 6.17 to the suburban Hennepin regional park 6.18 district for restoration of the Grimm 6.19 farmstead. 6.20 $150,000 in the first year is for a 6.21 one-time grant to the city of Ely for 6.22 rehabilitation of the Ely technical 6.23 building. 6.24 $50,000 in the first year is for a 6.25 one-time grant to the Highland Park 6.26 district council for the enhancement of 6.27 the West Seventh Street/Gateway area, 6.28 which serves as a major transportation 6.29 and commercial corridor for visitors 6.30 from the Minneapolis-St. Paul 6.31 International Airport, Mall of America, 6.32 and other destinations. The 6.33 appropriation may be used to make 6.34 improvements to the public right-of-way 6.35 including, but not limited to, 6.36 landscaping, lighting, signage, and 6.37 roadway improvements. This 6.38 appropriation must be matched 6.39 one-for-one by nonstate funds. 6.40 $3,000,000 in the first year is for the 6.41 redevelopment account under Minnesota 6.42 Statutes, sections 116J.561 to 6.43 116J.567. The appropriation is 6.44 available for the biennium ending June 6.45 30, 2001. This is a one-time 6.46 appropriation and is not added to the 6.47 agency's budget base. 6.48 $75,000 in the first year is for a 6.49 one-time grant to Perham Business 6.50 Technology Center to equip the training 6.51 center with interactive television and 6.52 for program funds to implement the 6.53 business plan. 6.54 $300,000 in the first year is for a 6.55 one-time grant to the city of Owatonna 6.56 for city infrastructure improvements. 6.57 Subd. 3. Minnesota Trade Office 6.58 2,275,000 2,318,000 6.59 The department shall act as the lead 6.60 agency in developing a plan for a 6.61 coordinated effort to promote Minnesota 7.1 internationally. The commissioner may 7.2 appoint an advisory committee and may 7.3 seek federal and private funding to 7.4 develop and implement the plan. 7.5 Subd. 4. Tourism 7.6 10,805,000 10,910,000 7.7 Summary by Fund 7.8 General 10,060,000 10,144,000 7.9 Trunk Highway 745,000 766,000 7.10 To develop maximum private sector 7.11 involvement in tourism, $3,500,000 the 7.12 first year and $3,500,000 the second 7.13 year of the amounts appropriated for 7.14 marketing activities are contingent on 7.15 receipt of an equal contribution from 7.16 nonstate sources that have been 7.17 certified by the commissioner. Up to 7.18 one-half of the match may be given in 7.19 in-kind contributions. 7.20 In order to maximize marketing grant 7.21 benefits, the commissioner must give 7.22 priority for joint venture marketing 7.23 grants to organizations with year-round 7.24 sustained tourism activities. For 7.25 programs and projects submitted, the 7.26 commissioner must give priority to 7.27 those that encompass two or more areas 7.28 or that attract nonresident travelers 7.29 to the state. 7.30 If an appropriation for either year for 7.31 grants is not sufficient, the 7.32 appropriation for the other year is 7.33 available for it. 7.34 The commissioner may use grant dollars 7.35 or the value of in-kind services to 7.36 provide the state contribution for the 7.37 partnership program. 7.38 Any unexpended money from general fund 7.39 appropriations made under this 7.40 subdivision does not cancel but must be 7.41 placed in a special advertising account 7.42 for use by the office of tourism to 7.43 purchase additional media. 7.44 This appropriation may be used for a 7.45 grant to Minnesota Festivals and Events 7.46 Association for the following purposes: 7.47 (1) for a partnership with the 7.48 University of Minnesota's tourism 7.49 center to build the methodology for a 7.50 low-cost economic impact model that 7.51 will allow festival and event managers 7.52 to conduct research independently in 7.53 their own communities; 7.54 (2) to promote regional workshops to 7.55 increase production value and 7.56 professionalism for events in the 7.57 state, increase event service and 7.58 entertainment value for local 8.1 residents, build community awareness of 8.2 opportunities to generate new tourism, 8.3 and assure production of high quality, 8.4 safe, and meaningful tourism products 8.5 that are in line with the vision, 8.6 mission, and growth goals of individual 8.7 towns and cities in Minnesota; 8.8 (3) for a partnership with the 8.9 University of Minnesota's tourism 8.10 center to enhance professionalism via 8.11 its certified festival manager program, 8.12 training event managers and volunteer 8.13 staff to implement value-added 8.14 festivals and events for visitors to 8.15 the state; 8.16 (4) for a partnership with the 8.17 Minnesota office of tourism to publish 8.18 a pull-out mini-magazine advertising 8.19 the statewide festivals and events 8.20 calendar for the year; and 8.21 (5) to expand the Minnesota Festivals 8.22 and Events Association website, to 8.23 provide travel planners with more 8.24 festival and event intensive links to 8.25 communities hosting such activities. 8.26 $250,000 in the first year is for a 8.27 one-time grant for the purpose of the 8.28 Upper Red Lake business loan program. 8.29 $829,000 the first year and $829,000 8.30 the second year are for the Minnesota 8.31 film board. $329,000 of this 8.32 appropriation in each year is available 8.33 only upon receipt by the board of $1 in 8.34 matching contributions of money or 8.35 in-kind from nonstate sources for every 8.36 $3 provided by this appropriation. Of 8.37 this amount, $500,000 the first year 8.38 and $500,000 the second year are for 8.39 grants to the Minnesota film board for 8.40 a film production jobs fund to 8.41 stimulate feature film production in 8.42 Minnesota. This appropriation is to 8.43 reimburse film producers for two to 8.44 five percent of documented wages which 8.45 they paid to Minnesotans for film 8.46 production after January 1, 1999. 8.47 $100,000 the first year is for a grant 8.48 to promote tourism in the Mille Lacs 8.49 area. This is a one-time appropriation 8.50 and is not added to the agency's budget 8.51 base. 8.52 $100,000 the first year is for a 8.53 one-time grant to promote tourism in 8.54 the areas near the northern border of 8.55 Minnesota, including the Northwest 8.56 Angle. 8.57 $37,000 the first year is for a grant 8.58 to the Mississippi River parkway 8.59 commission. 8.60 Subd. 5. Administration 8.61 3,897,000 3,192,000 9.1 $750,000 the first year is appropriated 9.2 for enhancements to the journey travel 9.3 destination system. The funds are 9.4 available only if matched in cash on at 9.5 least a dollar-for-dollar basis from 9.6 other sources. This is a one-time 9.7 appropriation and is available until 9.8 spent. 9.9 Subd. 6. Information and Analysis 9.10 1,415,000 1,450,000 9.11 Sec. 3. MINNESOTA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6,425,000 7,225,000 9.12 $4,605,000 the first year and 9.13 $6,105,000 the second year are for 9.14 transfer from the general fund to the 9.15 Minnesota Technology, Inc. fund. 9.16 $70,000 the first year and $70,000 the 9.17 second year are for grants to Minnesota 9.18 Inventors Congress. This is a one-time 9.19 appropriation and is not added to the 9.20 agency's budget base. 9.21 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 9.22 the second year are for grants to the 9.23 Minnesota cold weather research 9.24 center. By January 15, 2001, the 9.25 center will report to the legislature 9.26 on (1) the sources and amounts of its 9.27 nonstate matching funds, and (2) the 9.28 effectiveness of its program in 9.29 achieving quantifiable economic 9.30 development benefits to the state. 9.31 This is a one-time appropriation and is 9.32 not added to the agency's budget base. 9.33 $700,000 the first year and $500,000 9.34 the second year are for grants to 9.35 Minnesota Project Innovation. The 9.36 legislature intends for Minnesota 9.37 Project Innovation to move toward 9.38 economic self-sufficiency. This is a 9.39 one-time appropriation and is not added 9.40 to the agency's budget base. 9.41 $850,000 the first year and $450,000 9.42 the second year are for grants to the 9.43 Natural Resources Research Institute. 9.44 This is a one-time appropriation and is 9.45 not added to the agency's budget base. 9.46 $100,000 the first year is for a 9.47 one-time grant to the Minnesota Council 9.48 for Quality. 9.49 Sec. 4. ECONOMIC SECURITY 9.50 Subdivision 1. Total 9.51 Appropriation 46,015,000 38,674,000 9.52 Summary by Fund 9.53 General 39,287,000 37,446,000 9.54 TANF Block Grant 500,000 -0- 9.55 Workforce 9.56 Development Fund 6,228,000 1,228,000 10.1 Subd. 2. Rehabilitation Services 22,578,000 22,089,000 10.2 Summary by Fund 10.3 General 21,902,000 21,913,000 10.4 TANF 500,000 -0- 10.5 Workforce 10.6 Development Fund 176,000 176,000 10.7 $1,850,000 the first year and 10.8 $1,850,000 the second year are for 10.9 centers for independent living. The 10.10 commissioner shall review the 10.11 allocation of this appropriation among 10.12 the centers for independent living and 10.13 consider whether unequal allocation 10.14 might be appropriate in subsequent 10.15 years. 10.16 $500,000 the first year is to provide 10.17 welfare-to-work extended employment 10.18 services to welfare recipients with 10.19 severe impairment to employment, as 10.20 defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 10.21 268A.15, subdivision 1a. Of this 10.22 appropriation, up to five percent is 10.23 for administrative costs. This is a 10.24 one-time appropriation and may not be 10.25 added to the budget base in the 10.26 biennium ending June 30, 2003. This 10.27 appropriation is from the state's 10.28 federal TANF block grant under Public 10.29 Law Number 104-193 to the commissioner 10.30 of human services, to be transferred to 10.31 the commissioner of economic security. 10.32 This appropriation is available until 10.33 June 30, 2001. 10.34 $825,000 the first year and $827,000 10.35 the second year are for employment 10.36 support services for persons with 10.37 mental illness authorized under 10.38 Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.13. 10.39 $250,000 the first year and $250,000 10.40 the second year are for a grant to the 10.41 Minnesota employment center for deaf 10.42 and hard-of-hearing people. Of this 10.43 appropriation, $50,000 each year is a 10.44 one-time appropriation from the 10.45 workforce development fund. It is the 10.46 intention of the legislature that base 10.47 funding for this program be $250,000 in 10.48 the 2002-2003 biennium. 10.49 In fiscal year 2000 and fiscal year 10.50 2001, $975,000 is to increase the 10.51 reimbursement rates for extended 10.52 employment services. Effective for 10.53 services rendered on or after July 1, 10.54 1999, the commissioner shall increase 10.55 by ten percent all reimbursement rates 10.56 under Minnesota Rules, part 3300.2035, 10.57 subpart 6, item A, for extended 10.58 employment services for persons with 10.59 severe disabilities or related 10.60 conditions under Minnesota Statutes, 10.61 section 268A.15. This amount is added 11.1 to the agency's budget base. 11.2 $126,000 the first year and $126,000 11.3 the second year are for a grant to 11.4 Advocating Change Together, Inc., 11.5 (ACT). This appropriation is from the 11.6 workforce development fund. The grant 11.7 must be used for the training of 11.8 individuals with developmental and 11.9 other mental health disabilities, the 11.10 maintenance of related data, or 11.11 technical assistance for work 11.12 advancement or additional workforce 11.13 training. No part of this grant may be 11.14 applied to litigation costs, or used 11.15 for legal advocacy or legal assistance 11.16 purposes. This is a one-time 11.17 appropriation and is available until 11.18 June 30, 2001. 11.19 Subd. 3. State Services for the Blind 11.20 6,114,000 4,817,000 11.21 $1,400,000 the first year is 11.22 appropriated to convert the 11.23 communication center to digital 11.24 technology and move the radio talking 11.25 book program to a different frequency. 11.26 The funds are available only if matched 11.27 in cash on at least a dollar-for-dollar 11.28 basis from private sources. This is a 11.29 one-time appropriation and is available 11.30 until June 30, 2001. 11.31 The appropriation in the second year is 11.32 not available until the commissioners 11.33 of finance and economic security have 11.34 reviewed the operation of the state 11.35 services for the blind, determined why 11.36 a budget deficiency occurred in fiscal 11.37 year 1999 and what steps should be 11.38 taken to prevent a future deficiency 11.39 and reported their findings to the 11.40 legislature. 11.41 Subd. 4. Workforce Preparation 11.42 17,273,000 11,718,000 11.43 Summary by Fund 11.44 General 11,221,000 10,666,000 11.45 Workforce 11.46 Development Fund 6,052,000 1,052,000 11.47 $775,000 the first year and $775,000 11.48 the second year are for job training 11.49 programs under Minnesota Statutes, 11.50 sections 268.60 to 268.64. This 11.51 appropriation is from the workforce 11.52 development fund. 11.53 $2,049,000 the first year and 11.54 $2,054,000 the second year are for 11.55 displaced homemaker programs under 11.56 Minnesota Statutes, section 268.96. Of 11.57 this appropriation, $227,000 each year 11.58 is a one-time appropriation from the 11.59 workforce development fund. The 12.1 commissioner shall prepare and report 12.2 to the legislature a plan for a sliding 12.3 scale fee structure for this program. 12.4 Of this amount, $100,000 the first year 12.5 and $100,000 the second year are for 12.6 one-time grants to the St. Paul 12.7 district 5 planning council. These 12.8 grants are to operate a community work 12.9 empowerment support group demonstration 12.10 project. A project consists of 12.11 empowerment groups of individuals that 12.12 are in the process of obtaining or have 12.13 obtained jobs, including those in the 12.14 welfare-to-work programs, or are 12.15 working out problems of attaining 12.16 self-sufficiency. The groups must 12.17 separately meet at least monthly for at 12.18 least two hours. Each group meeting 12.19 must include empower mentors whose 12.20 responsibility will be to conduct the 12.21 meeting. The sites will report to the 12.22 commissioner on a semiannual basis 12.23 regarding the progress achieved at the 12.24 meetings. The purpose of the group is 12.25 to: 12.26 (1) share information among group 12.27 members as to the successes and 12.28 problems encountered in the 12.29 individual's employment goals; 12.30 (2) provide a forum for individuals 12.31 involved in moving to self-sufficiency 12.32 to share their experiences and 12.33 strategies and to support and empower 12.34 each other; and 12.35 (3) to provide feedback to the 12.36 commissioner concerning the best 12.37 strategies to achieve the empowerment 12.38 support group's objectives. 12.39 $5,000,000 the first year is a one-time 12.40 appropriation from the workforce 12.41 development fund to match available 12.42 United States Department of Labor 12.43 Welfare-to-Work funds. The 12.44 commissioner shall explore sources of 12.45 noncash match for these funds. To the 12.46 extent this appropriation is not needed 12.47 for these purposes, the balance is 12.48 available for the Welfare-to-Work 12.49 program. 12.50 $1,425,000 the first year and 12.51 $1,425,000 the second year are for 12.52 youth intervention programs under 12.53 Minnesota Statutes, section 268.30. 12.54 Funding from this appropriation may be 12.55 used to expand existing programs to 12.56 serve unmet needs and to create new 12.57 programs in underserved areas. Of this 12.58 appropriation, $3,750 is for a grant to 12.59 the Minnesota Youth Intervention 12.60 Programs Association (YIPA) to provide 12.61 collaborative training and technical 12.62 assistance to community-based grantees 12.63 of the program. 12.64 $851,000 the first year and $852,000 12.65 the second year are for the Youthbuild 13.1 program under Minnesota Statutes, 13.2 sections 268.361 to 268.366. Of this 13.3 amount, $100,000 in the first year and 13.4 $100,000 in the second year are 13.5 one-time appropriations from the 13.6 workforce development fund for the 13.7 YOUTHBUILD technical program under 13.8 Minnesota Statutes, section 268.368. A 13.9 Minnesota YOUTHBUILD program funded 13.10 under this section as authorized in 13.11 Minnesota Statutes, sections 268.361 to 13.12 268.367, qualifies as an approved 13.13 training program under Minnesota Rules, 13.14 part 5200.0930, subpart 1. 13.15 $116,000 the first year and $116,000 13.16 the second year are appropriated for 13.17 youth violence prevention programs to 13.18 match the federal juvenile 13.19 accountability incentive block grant. 13.20 This is a one-time appropriation. 13.21 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 13.22 section 268.022, subdivision 2, the 13.23 commissioner of finance shall transfer 13.24 to the general fund from the dedicated 13.25 fund on June 25, 1999, $29,000,000 of 13.26 the money collected through the special 13.27 assessment established in Minnesota 13.28 Statutes, section 268.022, subdivision 13.29 1. This paragraph is effective the day 13.30 following final enactment. 13.31 $572,000 in the first year is for 13.32 enterprise zone incentive grants under 13.33 Minnesota Statutes, section 469.305. 13.34 Subd. 5. Workforce Exchange 13.35 50,000 50,000 13.36 The commissioner of economic security 13.37 is directed to prepare a plan to reduce 13.38 the number of line managers and reduce 13.39 the costs of operation in workforce 13.40 centers. The legislature finds it 13.41 unacceptable to have up to five 13.42 managers in individual workforce 13.43 centers. 13.44 $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 13.45 second year are for asset preservation 13.46 and facility repair. 13.47 $348,625 the first year is for systems 13.48 development for electronic commerce to 13.49 improve communication with customers of 13.50 the job service and reemployment 13.51 insurance program. In accordance with 13.52 Minnesota Statutes, section 268.194, 13.53 subdivision 5, this money is a one-time 13.54 appropriation from federal money made 13.55 available specifically for that purpose 13.56 under United States Code, title 42, 13.57 section 1103, also known as the "Reed 13.58 Act." This appropriation is available 13.59 for the biennium ending June 30, 2001. 13.60 $2,000,000 the first year and 13.61 $2,000,000 the second year is for 13.62 systems development for electronic 14.1 commerce in the reemployment insurance 14.2 program to improve communication with 14.3 employers. In accordance with 14.4 Minnesota Statutes, section 268.194, 14.5 subdivision 5, this money is a one-time 14.6 appropriation from federal money to be 14.7 made available specifically for that 14.8 purpose under United States Code, title 14.9 42, section 1103, also known as the 14.10 "Reed Act," and section 5403 of the 14.11 federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997. 14.12 Each annual appropriation is available 14.13 for the biennium ending June 30, 2001. 14.14 Sec. 5. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 74,770,000 45,770,000 14.15 Summary by Fund 14.16 General 70,770,000 43,270,000 14.17 TANF 4,000,000 2,500,000 14.18 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation 14.19 The amounts that may be spent from this 14.20 appropriation for certain programs are 14.21 specified in the following subdivisions. 14.22 This appropriation is for transfer to 14.23 the housing development fund for the 14.24 programs specified. Except as 14.25 otherwise indicated, this transfer is 14.26 part of the agency's permanent budget 14.27 base. 14.28 Subd. 2. Challenge Program 14.29 $20,000,000 is appropriated for 14.30 transfer to the housing development 14.31 fund for the economic development and 14.32 housing challenge program created by 14.33 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33. 14.34 This is a one-time appropriation and is 14.35 not added to the agency's permanent 14.36 base. 14.37 Subd. 3. Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill 14.38 $1,700,000 the first year and 14.39 $1,700,000 the second year are for a 14.40 rental housing assistance program for 14.41 persons with a mental illness or 14.42 families with an adult member with a 14.43 mental illness under Minnesota 14.44 Statutes, section 462A.2097. 14.45 Subd. 4. Family Homeless Prevention 14.46 $3,250,000 the first year and 14.47 $3,250,000 the second year is for the 14.48 family homeless prevention and 14.49 assistance program under Minnesota 14.50 Statutes, section 462A.204, and is 14.51 available until June 30, 2001. Of this 14.52 amount, $1,875,000 the first year and 14.53 $375,000 the second year is from the 14.54 state's federal TANF block grant under 14.55 Title I of Public Law Number 104-193 to 14.56 the commissioner of human services, to 14.57 reimburse the housing development fund 14.58 for assistance under this program for 15.1 families receiving TANF assistance 15.2 under the MFIP program. The 15.3 commissioner of human services shall 15.4 make monthly reimbursements to the 15.5 housing development fund. The 15.6 commissioner of human services shall 15.7 not make any reimbursement which the 15.8 commissioner determines would be 15.9 subject to a penalty under Code of 15.10 Federal Regulations, section 262.1. 15.11 $100,000 of the total grants made to 15.12 Hennepin county from this appropriation 15.13 is for grants to organizations 15.14 providing case management for persons 15.15 that need assistance to rehabilitate 15.16 their rent history and find rental 15.17 housing. Case management services 15.18 include, but are not limited to, 15.19 assisting tenants in correcting tenant 15.20 screening reports, providing intensive 15.21 training and certification for tenants, 15.22 creating a bonding program to encourage 15.23 landlords to accept high-risk tenants 15.24 with poor rent histories, paying 15.25 security deposits for high-risk 15.26 tenants, and agreeing to pay landlord 15.27 expenses for filing unlawful detainer 15.28 actions. If the appropriation in 15.29 either year is insufficient, the 15.30 appropriation for the other year is 15.31 available. It is the intention of the 15.32 legislature that the general fund base 15.33 funding to this program be $6,500,000 15.34 for the 2002-2003 biennium. 15.35 Subd. 5. Mortgage Foreclosure 15.36 Prevention 15.37 $583,000 the first year and $583,000 15.38 the second year are for the mortgage 15.39 foreclosure prevention and assistance 15.40 program under Minnesota Statutes, 15.41 section 462A.207. 15.42 Subd. 6. Rental Assistance for 15.43 Family Stabilization 15.44 $2,125,000 the first year and 15.45 $2,125,000 the second year are 15.46 appropriated from the state's federal 15.47 TANF block grant under Title I of 15.48 Public Law Number 104-193 to the 15.49 commissioner of human services, to 15.50 reimburse the housing development fund 15.51 for rent subsidies provided to families 15.52 receiving TANF assistance from the MFIP 15.53 program under the rent assistance for 15.54 family stabilization program under 15.55 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.205. 15.56 The commissioner of human services 15.57 shall make monthly reimbursements to 15.58 the housing development fund. The 15.59 commissioner of human services shall 15.60 not make any reimbursement which the 15.61 commissioner determines would be 15.62 subject to a penalty under Code of 15.63 Federal Regulations, section 262.1. If 15.64 the appropriation in either year is 15.65 insufficient, the appropriation for the 15.66 other year is available. It is the 15.67 intention of the legislature that the 16.1 general fund base funding for this 16.2 program be $2,000,000 per year for the 16.3 2002-2003 biennium. 16.4 Subd. 7. Housing Trust Fund 16.5 $2,348,000 the first year and 16.6 $2,348,000 the second year are for the 16.7 housing trust fund to be deposited in 16.8 the housing trust fund account created 16.9 under Minnesota Statutes, section 16.10 462A.201, and used for the purposes 16.11 provided in that section. Of this 16.12 amount, $550,000 each year must be used 16.13 for transitional housing. 16.14 Subd. 8. Affordable Rental Investment Fund 16.15 $21,493,000 the first year and 16.16 $21,493,000 the second year are for the 16.17 affordable rental investment fund 16.18 program under Minnesota Statutes, 16.19 section 462A.21, subdivision 8b. Of 16.20 this amount, $15,000,000 the first year 16.21 and $15,000,000 the second year are to 16.22 finance the acquisition, 16.23 rehabilitation, and debt restructuring 16.24 of federally assisted rental property 16.25 and for making equity take-out loans 16.26 under Minnesota Statutes, section 16.27 462A.05, subdivision 39. The owner of 16.28 the federally assisted rental property 16.29 must agree to participate in the 16.30 applicable federally assisted housing 16.31 program and to extend any existing 16.32 low-income affordability restrictions 16.33 on the housing for the maximum term 16.34 permitted. The owner must also enter 16.35 into an agreement that gives local 16.36 units of government, housing and 16.37 redevelopment authorities, and 16.38 nonprofit housing organizations the 16.39 right of first refusal if the rental 16.40 property is offered for sale. Priority 16.41 must be given among comparable 16.42 properties to properties with the 16.43 longest remaining term under an 16.44 agreement for federal rental 16.45 assistance. Priority must also be 16.46 given among comparable rental housing 16.47 developments to developments that are 16.48 or will be owned by local government 16.49 units, a housing and redevelopment 16.50 authority, or a nonprofit housing 16.51 organization. Of this appropriation, 16.52 $5,000,000 in each year is a one-time 16.53 appropriation and is not added to the 16.54 agency's permanent base. 16.55 To the extent practicable, this 16.56 appropriation shall be used so that an 16.57 approximately equal number of housing 16.58 units are financed in the metropolitan 16.59 area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 16.60 section 473.121, subdivision 2, and in 16.61 the nonmetropolitan area. 16.62 Subd. 9. Urban Indian Housing Program 16.63 No appropriation is made for the urban 16.64 Indian housing program under Minnesota 17.1 Statutes, section 462A.07, subdivision 17.2 15. It is the intention of the 17.3 legislature that the agency will use 17.4 accumulated reserves to fund this 17.5 program in the 2000-2001 biennium. The 17.6 base of $187,000 per year is intended 17.7 to be restored in fiscal year 2002 and 17.8 beyond. 17.9 Subd. 10. Tribal Indian Housing Program 17.10 $1,683,000 the first year and 17.11 $1,683,000 the second year are for the 17.12 tribal Indian housing program under 17.13 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.07, 17.14 subdivision 14. 17.15 Subd. 11. Rural and Urban Homesteading 17.16 $186,000 the first year and $186,000 17.17 the second year are for the Minnesota 17.18 rural and urban homesteading program 17.19 under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.20 462A.057. 17.21 Subd. 12. Capacity Building Grants 17.22 $240,000 the first year and $240,000 17.23 the second year are for nonprofit 17.24 capacity building grants under 17.25 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21, 17.26 subdivision 3b. 17.27 Subd. 13. Community Rehabilitation Program 17.28 $6,175,000 the first year and 17.29 $6,175,000 the second year are for the 17.30 community rehabilitation program under 17.31 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.206. 17.32 Of this appropriation, $1,000,000 in 17.33 each year is a one-time appropriation 17.34 and is not added to the agency's budget 17.35 base. 17.36 Priority will be given to a proposal 17.37 from a community in which the existing 17.38 housing is predominantly manufactured 17.39 housing and the proposal seeks funds to 17.40 revitalize the community through the 17.41 use of improved manufactured housing 17.42 and to leverage available federal funds. 17.43 Of this appropriation, $50,000 the 17.44 first year and $50,000 the second year 17.45 must be used to make grants to a 17.46 statewide organization that advocates 17.47 on behalf of persons with mental 17.48 retardation or related conditions. The 17.49 grants must be used to provide entry 17.50 cost assistance, prepurchase and 17.51 postpurchase counseling to persons with 17.52 various disabilities who are 17.53 participating in the Fannie Mae 17.54 Homechoice demonstration project and 17.55 other projects designed to encourage 17.56 home ownership among persons with 17.57 disabilities. 17.58 Of this appropriation, $275,000 the 17.59 first year and $275,000 the second year 17.60 are for full-cycle home ownership and 17.61 purchase-rehabilitation lending 18.1 initiatives under Minnesota Statutes, 18.2 section 462A.21, subdivision 25. 18.3 Subd. 14. Housing Rehabilitation 18.4 and Accessibility 18.5 $4,287,000 the first year and 18.6 $4,287,000 the second year are for the 18.7 housing rehabilitation and 18.8 accessibility program under Minnesota 18.9 Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivisions 18.10 14a and 15a. 18.11 Subd. 15. Home Ownership 18.12 Assistance Fund 18.13 $900,000 the first year and $900,000 18.14 the second year are for the home 18.15 ownership assistance fund under 18.16 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21, 18.17 subdivision 8. 18.18 Subd. 16. Employer Matching Grants 18.19 $800,000 in the first year and $800,000 18.20 in the second year are for the employer 18.21 matching grant program under Minnesota 18.22 Statutes, section 462A.2092. 18.23 Subd. 17. School Stability Project 18.24 $1,000,000 the first year is for the 18.25 school stability project under 18.26 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204, 18.27 subdivision 8. This is a one-time 18.28 appropriation and is not added to the 18.29 agency's permanent base. 18.30 Subd. 18. Innovative and Inclusionary 18.31 Housing Program 18.32 $8,000,000 the first year is for 18.33 innovative and inclusionary housing 18.34 programs. $4,000,000 of this 18.35 appropriation is for the 18.36 nonmetropolitan innovative and 18.37 inclusionary housing program under 18.38 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.2093. 18.39 $4,000,000 of this appropriation is for 18.40 transfer to the metropolitan council 18.41 for deposit in the inclusionary housing 18.42 account created in Minnesota Statutes, 18.43 section 473.251. The metropolitan 18.44 council may use this transfer only for 18.45 projects that are consistent with 18.46 Minnesota Statutes, section 473.255. 18.47 This is a one-time appropriation and is 18.48 not added to the agency's permanent 18.49 base. 18.50 Subd. 19. Cancellations 18.51 The unobligated and unencumbered 18.52 balance in the contract for deed 18.53 guarantee account under Minnesota 18.54 Statutes, section 462A.2091 is 18.55 transferred to the full cycle 18.56 homeownership services program under 18.57 section 462A.209. 18.58 The unobligated and unencumbered 19.1 balance appropriated to the advisory 19.2 task force on lead hazard reduction 19.3 established under Laws 1997, chapter 19.4 200, article 4, section 1, is 19.5 transferred to the housing 19.6 rehabilitation and accessibility 19.7 program under Minnesota Statutes, 19.8 section 462A.05, subdivisions 14a and 19.9 15a, for use in the emergency loan 19.10 fund. Priority for the use of these 19.11 funds shall be given to emergency loans 19.12 and grants for lead hazard reduction. 19.13 The unobligated and unencumbered 19.14 balance appropriated to the community 19.15 rehabilitation fund account under Laws 19.16 1997, chapter 200, article 1, section 19.17 6, for grants to acquire, demolish, and 19.18 remove substandard multiple-unit 19.19 residential property or acquire, 19.20 rehabilitate, and reconfigure 19.21 multiple-unit residential rental 19.22 property is transferred on July 1, 19.23 2000, to the affordable rental 19.24 investment fund program under Minnesota 19.25 Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 19.26 8b. 19.27 Sec. 6. COMMERCE 19.28 Subdivision 1. Total 19.29 Appropriation 18,927,000 17,460,000 19.30 Summary by Fund 19.31 General 17,245,000 15,831,000 19.32 Petro Cleanup 1,015,000 1,045,000 19.33 Workers' 19.34 Compensation 567,000 584,000 19.35 Special Revenue 100,000 -0- 19.36 The amounts that may be spent from this 19.37 appropriation for each program are 19.38 specified in the following subdivisions. 19.39 Subd. 2. Financial Examinations 19.40 3,963,000 4,052,000 19.41 Subd. 3. Registration and Insurance 19.42 4,916,000 4,934,000 19.43 Summary by Fund 19.44 General 4,249,000 4,350,000 19.45 Workers' 19.46 Compensation 567,000 584,000 19.47 Special Revenue 100,000 -0- 19.48 $100,000 the first year is from the 19.49 real estate education, research, and 19.50 recovery account for the purposes of an 19.51 educational campaign aimed at stopping 19.52 the fraudulent practice known commonly 19.53 as mortgage flipping. The department 20.1 is directed to develop a public 20.2 awareness campaign targeted to the 20.3 communities hardest hit by this 20.4 practice. The department is further 20.5 directed to solicit contributions to 20.6 this campaign from trade organizations, 20.7 banks, mortgage companies, and 20.8 foundations to supplement the program. 20.9 The materials shall be prepared in 20.10 multiple languages as necessary. The 20.11 appropriation is available until 20.12 expended and any contributions received 20.13 are available for the educational 20.14 campaign described in this section. 20.15 Subd. 4. Enforcement and Licensing 20.16 4,355,000 4,296,000 20.17 Subd. 5. Petroleum Tank Release 20.18 Cleanup Board 20.19 1,015,000 1,045,000 20.20 This appropriation is from the 20.21 petroleum tank release cleanup fund. 20.22 Subd. 6. Administrative Services 20.23 4,678,000 3,133,000 20.24 $1,400,000 the first year is a one-time 20.25 appropriation to redesign and 20.26 re-engineer the department's data base. 20.27 $90,000 the first year is a one-time 20.28 appropriation for expanding website 20.29 capabilities. 20.30 Sec. 7. BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY 607,000 624,000 20.31 Sec. 8. BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE, 20.32 ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, 20.33 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, AND 20.34 INTERIOR DESIGN 770,000 794,000 20.35 $21,000 is appropriated from the 20.36 general fund and is added to the 20.37 appropriations in Laws 1997, chapter 20.38 200, section 9, for board operations. 20.39 This added appropriation is effective 20.40 the day following final enactment. 20.41 Sec. 9. BOARD OF BARBER 20.42 EXAMINERS 144,000 149,000 20.43 Sec. 10. BOARD OF BOXING 84,000 -0- 20.44 Sec. 11. LABOR AND INDUSTRY 20.45 Subdivision 1. Total 20.46 Appropriation 24,608,000 24,962,000 20.47 Summary by Fund 20.48 General 3,736,000 3,913,000 20.49 Workers' 20.50 Compensation 20,107,000 20,270,000 20.51 Workforce 21.1 Development Fund 765,000 779,000 21.2 The amounts that may be spent from this 21.3 appropriation for each program are 21.4 specified in the following subdivisions. 21.5 Subd. 2. Workers' Compensation 21.6 10,586,000 10,833,000 21.7 This appropriation is from the workers' 21.8 compensation fund. 21.9 $125,000 the first year and $125,000 21.10 the second year is for grants to the 21.11 Vinland Center for rehabilitation 21.12 service. 21.13 Subd. 3. Workplace Services 21.14 7,476,000 7,759,000 21.15 Summary by Fund 21.16 General 2,672,000 2,844,000 21.17 Workers' 21.18 Compensation 4,039,000 4,136,000 21.19 Workforce 21.20 Development Fund 765,000 779,000 21.21 $204,000 the first year and $204,000 21.22 the second year are for labor education 21.23 and advancement program grants. The 21.24 commissioner must report to the 21.25 legislature by February 15, 2000, on 21.26 the success of the program in placing 21.27 and retaining participants. This 21.28 appropriation is from the workforce 21.29 development fund. 21.30 Subd. 4. General Support 21.31 6,546,000 6,370,000 21.32 Summary by Fund 21.33 General 1,064,000 1,069,000 21.34 Workers' 21.35 Compensation 5,482,000 5,301,000 21.36 Sec. 12. BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES 21.37 Subdivision 1. Total 21.38 Appropriation 2,130,000 2,180,000 21.39 The amounts that may be spent from this 21.40 appropriation for each program are 21.41 specified in the following subdivisions. 21.42 Subd. 2. Mediation Services 21.43 1,712,000 1,759,000 21.44 Subd. 3. Labor Management Cooperation Grants 21.45 302,000 302,000 21.46 $302,000 each year is for grants to 22.1 area labor-management committees. Any 22.2 unencumbered balance remaining at the 22.3 end of the first year does not cancel 22.4 but is available for the second year. 22.5 Subd. 4. Office of Dispute Resolution 22.6 116,000 119,000 22.7 Sec. 13. WORKERS' COMPENSATION 22.8 COURT OF APPEALS 1,543,000 1,585,000 22.9 This appropriation is from the workers' 22.10 compensation fund. 22.11 Sec. 14. LABOR INTERPRETIVE 22.12 CENTER 200,000 200,000 22.13 It is the intention of the legislature 22.14 that the Center will increase the 22.15 nonstate share of its operating budget. 22.16 Sec. 15. PUBLIC UTILITIES 22.17 COMMISSION 3,781,000 3,880,000 22.18 Sec. 16. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE 22.19 Subdivision 1. Total 22.20 Appropriation 9,604,000 9,814,000 22.21 The amounts that may be spent from this 22.22 appropriation for each program are 22.23 specified in the following subdivisions. 22.24 Subd. 2. Telecommunications 22.25 962,000 980,000 22.26 Subd. 3. Weights and Measures 22.27 3,138,000 3,207,000 22.28 Subd. 4. Information and Operations 22.29 Management 22.30 1,584,000 1,627,000 22.31 Subd. 5. Energy 22.32 3,920,000 4,000,000 22.33 $588,000 each year is for transfer to 22.34 the energy and conservation account 22.35 established in Minnesota Statutes, 22.36 section 216B.241, subdivision 2a, for 22.37 programs administered by the 22.38 commissioner of children, families, and 22.39 learning to improve the energy 22.40 efficiency of residential oil-fired 22.41 heating plants in low-income households 22.42 and, when necessary, to provide 22.43 weatherization services to the homes. 22.44 Sec. 17. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 22.45 SOCIETY 22.46 Subdivision 1. Total 22.47 Appropriation 24,934,000 27,794,000 22.48 The amounts that may be spent from this 22.49 appropriation for each program are 23.1 specified in the following subdivisions. 23.2 Subd. 2. Education and 23.3 Outreach 12,669,000 12,812,000 23.4 $80,000 the first year is for partial 23.5 operating expenses at the Northwest Fur 23.6 Company Post. 23.7 Subd. 3. Preservation and Access 23.8 9,318,000 9,479,000 23.9 $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 23.10 second year are for historic site 23.11 repair and maintenance. 23.12 Subd. 4. Information Program 23.13 Delivery 23.14 2,341,000 2,155,000 23.15 Subd. 5. Fiscal Agent 23.16 General 606,000 348,000 23.17 (a) Sibley House Association 23.18 88,000 88,000 23.19 This appropriation is available for 23.20 operation and maintenance of the Sibley 23.21 House and related buildings on the Old 23.22 Mendota state historic site operated by 23.23 the Sibley House Association. 23.24 (b) Minnesota International Center 23.25 50,000 50,000 23.26 (c) Minnesota Air National 23.27 Guard Museum 23.28 19,000 -0- 23.29 (d) Institute for Learning and 23.30 Teaching - Project 120 23.31 110,000 110,000 23.32 (e) Minnesota Military Museum 23.33 29,000 -0- 23.34 (f) Farmamerica 23.35 100,000 100,000 23.36 Notwithstanding any other law, this 23.37 appropriation may be used for 23.38 operations. 23.39 (g) Winona County Historical Society 23.40 10,000 -0- 23.41 This is a one-time appropriation and is 23.42 not added to the agency's budget base. 23.43 (h) Historic Building Relocation 24.1 100,000 24.2 $100,000 is for a grant to the city of 24.3 Maplewood for the costs of acquiring 24.4 land, developing a site, relocating 24.5 certain buildings onto the site, and 24.6 renovating the buildings. The 24.7 buildings to be acquired, relocated, 24.8 and renovated are the home, barn, 24.9 granary, and windmill on the Bruentrup 24.10 farm site, the last working farm in 24.11 Ramsey county. The grant must not be 24.12 made until the director of the 24.13 Minnesota historical society has 24.14 determined that an equal amount in cash 24.15 or in-kind has been committed from 24.16 nonstate sources and the city of 24.17 Maplewood has passed a resolution 24.18 approving the project. The 24.19 appropriation is available the day 24.20 following final enactment and until 24.21 June 30, 2000. 24.22 (i) Fishing Museum 24.23 50,000 24.24 $50,000 is for a grant to the city of 24.25 Little Falls for planning in connection 24.26 with the establishment of a museum of 24.27 fishing-related artifacts, equipment, 24.28 and memorabilia and an environmental 24.29 education center. This appropriation 24.30 is available until spent. This is a 24.31 one-time appropriation and is not added 24.32 to the agency's budget base. 24.33 (j) $50,000 is to refurbish the Fridley 24.34 historical museum in Fridley. This is 24.35 a one-time appropriation and is not 24.36 added to the agency's budget base. 24.37 (k) Balances Forward 24.38 Any unencumbered balance remaining in 24.39 this subdivision the first year does 24.40 not cancel but is available for the 24.41 second year of the biennium. 24.42 Sec. 18. MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL 24.43 BOARD 162,000 -0- 24.44 Sec. 19. COUNCIL ON BLACK 24.45 MINNESOTANS 320,000 329,000 24.46 $25,000 each year is for expenses 24.47 associated with the Dr. Martin Luther 24.48 King Day activities. 24.49 Sec. 20. COUNCIL ON 24.50 CHICANO-LATINO AFFAIRS 314,000 324,000 24.51 Sec. 21. COUNCIL ON 24.52 ASIAN-PACIFIC MINNESOTANS 277,000 286,000 24.53 Sec. 22. INDIAN AFFAIRS 24.54 COUNCIL 551,000 567,000 24.55 Sec. 23. OFFICE OF STRATEGIC AND 24.56 LONG-RANGE PLANNING 161,000 327,000 25.1 To assume administrative 25.2 responsibilities resulting from the 25.3 sunset of the municipal board under 25.4 Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 5, 25.5 section 8. 25.6 Sec. 24. MILITARY AFFAIRS 50,000 50,000 25.7 $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 25.8 second year is for the purpose of 25.9 coordinating agreements with community 25.10 empowerment support groups for the use 25.11 of the military training center and 25.12 related personnel at Camp Ripley for 25.13 providing what are commonly referred to 25.14 as "soft skill" job skills training to 25.15 people, including those who are 25.16 expected to make the transition from 25.17 welfare to work. "Soft skills" include 25.18 such things as being punctual and 25.19 following directions. The adjutant 25.20 general may enter into contracts with 25.21 other state departments and local 25.22 agencies for the purpose of using the 25.23 facilities at Camp Ripley and staff to 25.24 provide that training. This is a 25.25 one-time appropriation and may not be 25.26 added to the budget base for the 25.27 biennium ending June 30, 2001. 25.28 Sec. 25. ADMINISTRATION 20,000 -0- 25.29 To the commissioner of administration 25.30 for the low-income energy task force 25.31 study and report required by article 2, 25.32 section 75. 25.33 ARTICLE 2 25.34 MISCELLANEOUS 25.35 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 45.0295, is 25.36 amended to read: 25.37 45.0295 [FEES.] 25.38 (a) The following fees shall be paid to the commissioner: 25.39 (1)for a letter of certification of licensure, $20;25.40(2) for a license history, $20;25.41(3) for a duplicate license, $10;25.42(4) for a change of name or address, $10;25.43(5) for a temporary license, $10;25.44(6)for each hour or fraction of one hour of course 25.45 approval for continuing education sought, $10; and 25.46(7)(2) for each continuing education course coordinator 25.47 approval, $100. 25.48 (b) All fees paid to the commissioner under this section 25.49 are nonrefundable, except that an overpayment of a fee shall be 26.1 returned upon proper application. 26.2 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 53A.03, is 26.3 amended to read: 26.4 53A.03 [APPLICATION FOR LICENSE; FEES.] 26.5 (a) An application for a license must be in writing, under 26.6 oath, and in the form prescribed and furnished by the 26.7 commissioner and must contain the following: 26.8 (1) the full name and address (both of residence and place 26.9 of business) of the applicant, and if the applicant is a 26.10 partnership or association, of every member, and the name and 26.11 business address if the applicant is a corporation; 26.12 (2) the county and municipality, with street and number, if 26.13 any, of all currency exchange locations operated by the 26.14 applicant; and 26.15 (3) the applicant's occupation or profession, for the ten 26.16 years immediately preceding the application; present or previous 26.17 connection with any other currency exchange in this or any other 26.18 state; whether the applicant has ever been convicted of any 26.19 crime; and the nature of the applicant's occupancy of the 26.20 premises to be licensed; and if the applicant is a partnership 26.21 or a corporation, the information specified in this paragraph 26.22 must be supplied for each partner and each officer and director 26.23 of the corporation. If the applicant is a partnership or a 26.24 nonpublicly held corporation, the information specified in this 26.25 paragraph must be required of each partner and each officer, 26.26 director, and stockholders owning in excess of ten percent of 26.27 the corporate stock of the corporation. 26.28 (b) The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable 26.29 fee of$250$1,000 for the review of the initial application. 26.30 Upon approval by the commissioner, an additional license fee 26.31 of$50$500 must be paid by the applicant as an annual license 26.32 fee for the remainder of the calendar year. An annual license 26.33 fee of$50$500 is due for each subsequent calendar year of 26.34 operation upon submission of a license renewal application on or 26.35 before September 1. Fees must be deposited in the state 26.36 treasury and credited to the general fund. Upon payment of the 27.1 required annual license fee, the commissioner shall issue a 27.2 license for the year beginning January 1. 27.3 (c) The commissioner shall require the applicant to submit 27.4 to a background investigation conducted by the bureau of 27.5 criminal apprehension as a condition of licensure. As part of 27.6 the background investigation, the bureau of criminal 27.7 apprehension shall conduct criminal history checks of Minnesota 27.8 records and is authorized to exchange fingerprints with the 27.9 Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of a criminal 27.10 background check of the national files. The cost of the 27.11 investigation must be paid by the applicant. 27.12 (d) For purposes of this section, "applicant" includes an 27.13 employee who exercises management or policy control over the 27.14 company, a director, an officer, a limited or general partner, a 27.15 manager, or a shareholder holding more than ten percent of the 27.16 outstanding stock of the corporation. 27.17 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 53A.05, 27.18 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 27.19 Subdivision 1. [NAME OR LOCATION.] If a licensee proposes 27.20 to change the name or location of any or all of its currency 27.21 exchanges, the licensee shall file an application for approval 27.22 of the change with the commissioner. The commissioner shall not 27.23 approve a change of location if the requirements of sections 27.24 53A.02, subdivision 2, and 53A.04 have not been satisfied. If 27.25 the change is approved by the commissioner, the commissioner 27.26 shall issue an amended license in the licensee's new name or 27.27 location. A$50$100 fee must be paid for the amended license. 27.28 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 60A.14, 27.29 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 27.30 Subdivision 1. [FEES OTHER THAN EXAMINATION FEES.] In 27.31 addition to the fees and charges provided for examinations, the 27.32 following fees must be paid to the commissioner for deposit in 27.33 the general fund: 27.34 (a) by township mutual fire insurance companies: 27.35 (1) for filing certificate of incorporation $25 and 27.36 amendments thereto, $10; 28.1 (2) for filing annual statements, $15; 28.2 (3) for each annual certificate of authority, $15; 28.3 (4) for filing bylaws $25 and amendments thereto, $10. 28.4 (b) by other domestic and foreign companies including 28.5 fraternals and reciprocal exchanges: 28.6 (1) for filing certified copy of certificate of articles of 28.7 incorporation, $100; 28.8 (2) for filing annual statement, $225; 28.9 (3) for filing certified copy of amendment to certificate 28.10 or articles of incorporation, $100; 28.11 (4) for filing bylaws, $75 or amendments thereto, $75; 28.12 (5) for each company's certificate of authority, $575, 28.13 annually. 28.14 (c) the following general fees apply: 28.15 (1) for each certificate, including certified copy of 28.16 certificate of authority, renewal, valuation of life policies, 28.17 corporate condition or qualification, $25; 28.18 (2) for each copy of paper on file in the commissioner's 28.19 office 50 cents per page, and $2.50 for certifying the same; 28.20 (3) for license to procure insurance in unadmitted foreign 28.21 companies, $575; 28.22 (4) for valuing the policies of life insurance companies, 28.23 one cent per $1,000 of insurance so valued, provided that the 28.24 fee shall not exceed $13,000 per year for any company. The 28.25 commissioner may, in lieu of a valuation of the policies of any 28.26 foreign life insurance company admitted, or applying for 28.27 admission, to do business in this state, accept a certificate of 28.28 valuation from the company's own actuary or from the 28.29 commissioner of insurance of the state or territory in which the 28.30 company is domiciled; 28.31 (5) for receiving and filing certificates of policies by 28.32 the company's actuary, or by the commissioner of insurance of 28.33 any other state or territory, $50; 28.34 (6) for each appointment of an agent filed with the 28.35 commissioner, a domestic insurer shall remit $5 and all other 28.36 insurers shall remit $3; 29.1 (7) for filing forms and rates,$50$75 per filing; 29.2 (8) for annual renewal of surplus lines insurer license, 29.3 $300. 29.4 The commissioner shall adopt rules to define filings that 29.5 are subject to a fee. 29.6 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 60A.23, 29.7 subdivision 8, is amended to read: 29.8 Subd. 8. [SELF-INSURANCE OR INSURANCE PLAN ADMINISTRATORS 29.9 WHO ARE VENDORS OF RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES.] (1) [SCOPE.] This 29.10 subdivision applies to any vendor of risk management services 29.11 and to any entity which administers, for compensation, a 29.12 self-insurance or insurance plan. This subdivision does not 29.13 apply (a) to an insurance company authorized to transact 29.14 insurance in this state, as defined by section 60A.06, 29.15 subdivision 1, clauses (4) and (5); (b) to a service plan 29.16 corporation, as defined by section 62C.02, subdivision 6; (c) to 29.17 a health maintenance organization, as defined by section 62D.02, 29.18 subdivision 4; (d) to an employer directly operating a 29.19 self-insurance plan for its employees' benefits; (e) to an 29.20 entity which administers a program of health benefits 29.21 established pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement 29.22 between an employer, or group or association of employers, and a 29.23 union or unions; or (f) to an entity which administers a 29.24 self-insurance or insurance plan if a licensed Minnesota insurer 29.25 is providing insurance to the plan and if the licensed insurer 29.26 has appointed the entity administering the plan as one of its 29.27 licensed agents within this state. 29.28 (2) [DEFINITIONS.] For purposes of this subdivision the 29.29 following terms have the meanings given them. 29.30 (a) "Administering a self-insurance or insurance plan" 29.31 means (i) processing, reviewing or paying claims, (ii) 29.32 establishing or operating funds and accounts, or (iii) otherwise 29.33 providing necessary administrative services in connection with 29.34 the operation of a self-insurance or insurance plan. 29.35 (b) "Employer" means an employer, as defined by section 29.36 62E.02, subdivision 2. 30.1 (c) "Entity" means any association, corporation, 30.2 partnership, sole proprietorship, trust, or other business 30.3 entity engaged in or transacting business in this state. 30.4 (d) "Self-insurance or insurance plan" means a plan 30.5 providing life, medical or hospital care, accident, sickness or 30.6 disability insurance for the benefit of employees or members of 30.7 an association, or a plan providing liability coverage for any 30.8 other risk or hazard, which is or is not directly insured or 30.9 provided by a licensed insurer, service plan corporation, or 30.10 health maintenance organization. 30.11 (e) "Vendor of risk management services" means an entity 30.12 providing for compensation actuarial, financial management, 30.13 accounting, legal or other services for the purpose of designing 30.14 and establishing a self-insurance or insurance plan for an 30.15 employer. 30.16 (3) [LICENSE.] No vendor of risk management services or 30.17 entity administering a self-insurance or insurance plan may 30.18 transact this business in this state unless it is licensed to do 30.19 so by the commissioner. An applicant for a license shall state 30.20 in writing the type of activities it seeks authorization to 30.21 engage in and the type of services it seeks authorization to 30.22 provide. The license may be granted only when the commissioner 30.23 is satisfied that the entity possesses the necessary 30.24 organization, background, expertise, and financial integrity to 30.25 supply the services sought to be offered. The commissioner may 30.26 issue a license subject to restrictions or limitations upon the 30.27 authorization, including the type of services which may be 30.28 supplied or the activities which may be engaged in. The license 30.29 fee is$500$1,000 for the initial application and$500$1,000 30.30 for each two-year renewal. All licenses are for a period of two 30.31 years. 30.32 (4) [REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS; POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER.] 30.33 To assure that self-insurance or insurance plans are financially 30.34 solvent, are administered in a fair and equitable fashion, and 30.35 are processing claims and paying benefits in a prompt, fair, and 30.36 honest manner, vendors of risk management services and entities 31.1 administering insurance or self-insurance plans are subject to 31.2 the supervision and examination by the commissioner. Vendors of 31.3 risk management services, entities administering insurance or 31.4 self-insurance plans, and insurance or self-insurance plans 31.5 established or operated by them are subject to the trade 31.6 practice requirements of sections 72A.19 to 72A.30. In lieu of 31.7 an unlimited guarantee from a parent corporation for a vendor of 31.8 risk management services or an entity administering insurance or 31.9 self-insurance plans, the commissioner may accept a surety bond 31.10 in a form satisfactory to the commissioner in an amount equal to 31.11 120 percent of the total amount of claims handled by the 31.12 applicant in the prior year. If at any time the total amount of 31.13 claims handled during a year exceeds the amount upon which the 31.14 bond was calculated, the administrator shall immediately notify 31.15 the commissioner. The commissioner may require that the bond be 31.16 increased accordingly. 31.17 (5) [RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.] To carry out the purposes of 31.18 this subdivision, the commissioner may adopt rules pursuant to 31.19 sections 14.001 to 14.69. These rules may: 31.20 (a) establish reporting requirements for administrators of 31.21 insurance or self-insurance plans; 31.22 (b) establish standards and guidelines to assure the 31.23 adequacy of financing, reinsuring, and administration of 31.24 insurance or self-insurance plans; 31.25 (c) establish bonding requirements or other provisions 31.26 assuring the financial integrity of entities administering 31.27 insurance or self-insurance plans; or 31.28 (d) establish other reasonable requirements to further the 31.29 purposes of this subdivision. 31.30 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 60A.71, 31.31 subdivision 7, is amended to read: 31.32 Subd. 7. [FEES.] Each applicant for a reinsurance 31.33 intermediary license shall pay to the commissioner a fee of 31.34$160$200 for an initial two-year license and a fee of$120$150 31.35 for each renewal. Applications shall be submitted on forms 31.36 prescribed by the commissioner. 32.1 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 60K.06, is 32.2 amended to read: 32.3 60K.06 [FEES.] 32.4 Subdivision 1. [RENEWAL FEES.] (a) Each agent licensed 32.5 pursuant to section 60K.03 shall pay in accordance with the 32.6 procedure adopted by the commissioner a renewal fee as 32.7 prescribed by subdivision 2. 32.8 (b) Every agent, corporation, limited liability company, 32.9 and partnership renewal license is valid for a period of 24 32.10 months. The commissioner may stagger the implementation of the 32.11 24-month licensing program so that approximately one-half of the 32.12 licenses will expire on October 31 of each even-numbered year 32.13 and the other half on October 31 of each odd-numbered year. 32.14 Those licensees who will receive a 12-month license on November 32.15 1, 1994, because of the staggered implementation schedule, will 32.16 pay for the license a fee reduced by an amount equal to one-half 32.17 the fee for renewal of the license. 32.18 (c) Persons whose applications have been properly and 32.19 timely filed who have not received notice of denial of renewal 32.20 are approved for renewal and may continue to transact business 32.21 whether or not the renewed license has been received on or 32.22 before November 1. Applications for renewal of a license are 32.23 timely filed if received by the commissioner on or before 32.24 October 15 of the year due, on forms duly executed and 32.25 accompanied by appropriate fees. An application mailed is 32.26 considered timely filed if addressed to the commissioner, with 32.27 proper postage, and postmarked by October 15. 32.28 Subd. 2. [LICENSING FEES.] (a) In addition to the fees and 32.29 charges provided for examinations, each agent licensed pursuant 32.30 to section 60K.03 shall pay to the commissioner: 32.31 (1) a fee of$60$80 per license for an initial license 32.32 issued to an individual agent, and a fee of$60$80 for each 32.33 renewal; 32.34 (2) a fee of$160$200 for an initial license issued to a 32.35 partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, and a 32.36 fee of$120$150 for each renewal; 33.1 (3) a fee of $75 for an initial amendment (variable 33.2 annuity) to a license, and a fee of $50 for each renewal; and 33.3 (4) a fee of $500 for an initial surplus lines agent's 33.4 license, and a fee of $500 for each renewal. 33.5 (b) Persons whose applications have been properly and 33.6 timely filed who have not received notice of denial of renewal 33.7 are approved for renewal and may continue to transact business 33.8 whether or not the renewed license has been received on or 33.9 before November 1 of the renewal year. Applications for renewal 33.10 of a license are timely filed if received by the commissioner on 33.11 or before the 15th day preceding the license renewal date of the 33.12 applicant on forms duly executed and accompanied by appropriate 33.13 fees. An application mailed is considered timely filed if 33.14 addressed to the commissioner, with proper postage, and 33.15 postmarked on or before the 15th day preceding the licensing 33.16 renewal date of the applicant. 33.17 (c) Initial licenses issued under this section must be 33.18 valid for a period not to exceed two years. The commissioner 33.19 shall assign an expiration date to each initial license so that 33.20 approximately one-half of all licenses expire each year. Each 33.21 initial license must expire on October 31 of the expiration year 33.22 assigned by the commissioner. 33.23 (d) All fees shall be retained by the commissioner and are 33.24 nonreturnable, except that an overpayment of any fee must be 33.25 refunded upon proper application. 33.26 Subd. 3. [INITIAL LICENSE EXPIRATION; FEE REDUCTION.] If 33.27 an initial license issued under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 33.28 expires less than 12 months after issuance, the license fee must 33.29 be reduced by an amount equal to one-half the fee for a renewal 33.30 of the license. 33.31 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 65B.48, 33.32 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 33.33 Subd. 3. Self-insurance, subject to approval of the 33.34 commissioner, is effected by filing with the commissioner in 33.35 satisfactory form: 33.36 (1) a continuing undertaking by the owner or other 34.1 appropriate person to pay tort liabilities or basic economic 34.2 loss benefits, or both, and to perform all other obligations 34.3 imposed by sections 65B.41 to 65B.71; 34.4 (2) evidence that appropriate provision exists for prompt 34.5 administration of all claims, benefits, and obligations provided 34.6 by sections 65B.41 to 65B.71; 34.7 (3) evidence that reliable financial arrangements, 34.8 deposits, or commitments exist providing assurance, 34.9 substantially equivalent to that afforded by a policy of 34.10 insurance complying with sections 65B.41 to 65B.71, for payment 34.11 of tort liabilities, basic economic loss benefits, and all other 34.12 obligations imposed by sections 65B.41 to 65B.71; and 34.13 (4) a nonrefundable initial application fee of$500$1,500 34.14 and an annual renewal fee of$100$400 for political 34.15 subdivisions and$250$500 for nonpolitical entities. 34.16 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 70A.14, 34.17 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 34.18 Subd. 4. [DURATION.] Licenses issued pursuant to this 34.19 section shall remain in effect until the licensee withdraws from 34.20 the state or until the license is suspended or revoked. The fee 34.21 for each license shall be$1,000$3,000, payable every three 34.22 years. 34.23 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 72B.04, 34.24 subdivision 10, is amended to read: 34.25 Subd. 10. [FEES.] A fee of$40$80 is imposed for each 34.26 initial license or temporary permit and$25$80 for each renewal 34.27 thereof or amendment thereto. A fee of $20 is imposed for the 34.28 registration of each nonlicensed adjuster who is required to 34.29 register under section 72B.06. All fees shall be transmitted to 34.30 the commissioner and shall be payable to the state treasurer. 34.31 If a fee is paid for an examination and if within one year from 34.32 the date of that payment no written request for a refund is 34.33 received by the commissioner or the examination for which the 34.34 fee was paid is not taken, the fee is forfeited to the state of 34.35 Minnesota. 34.36 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 79.255, 35.1 subdivision 10, is amended to read: 35.2 Subd. 10. [FEE.] A registration or exemption certificate 35.3 fee of$50$100 shall be paid. 35.4 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 82A.08, 35.5 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 35.6 Subd. 2. [FEE.] Every annual report filed pursuant to this 35.7 section shall be accompanied by a fee of$100$500. 35.8 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 82A.16, 35.9 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 35.10 Subd. 2. [FEE AND CONTENTS.] A salesperson or broker may 35.11 apply for a license by filing a fee of$25$50 and an 35.12 application with the commissioner which includes the following 35.13 information: 35.14 (1) the applicant's name, age, residence address, and, in 35.15 the case of a salesperson, the name and place of business of the 35.16 membership camping operator or broker on whose behalf the 35.17 salesperson will be acting; 35.18 (2) the applicant's date and place of birth; 35.19 (3) a statement whether or not the applicant within the 35.20 past ten years has been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony 35.21 involving theft, fraud, or dishonesty or whether or not the 35.22 applicant within the past ten years has been enjoined from, had 35.23 any civil penalty assessed for, or been found to have engaged in 35.24 any violation of any securities, land sales, camping, or 35.25 consumer protection statutes; 35.26 (4) a statement whether or not the applicant is named as a 35.27 defendant in a pending criminal indictment or proceeding 35.28 involving fraud, theft, or dishonesty or is a defendant in a 35.29 pending lawsuit arising out of alleged violations of securities, 35.30 land sales, camping, or consumer protection statutes. A copy of 35.31 the charge, complaint, or lawsuit shall be provided to the 35.32 commissioner; 35.33 (5) a statement describing the applicant's employment 35.34 history for the past five years and whether or not any 35.35 termination of employment during the last five years was 35.36 occasioned by a theft, fraud, or act of dishonesty; 36.1 (6) an affidavit certifying that the applicant is 36.2 knowledgeable concerning the provisions of this section and 36.3 sections 82A.05, 82A.13, and 82A.14, and any rules adopted under 36.4 those sections; 36.5 (7) a statement whether or not the applicant has ever been 36.6 licensed by this state or its political subdivisions to engage 36.7 in any other business or profession; whether any such license 36.8 has been denied, suspended, or revoked and, if so, the 36.9 circumstances of the denial, suspension, or revocation; 36.10 (8) such other information as the commissioner may 36.11 reasonably deem necessary to administer the provisions of 36.12 sections 82A.01 to 82A.26, by rule or order. 36.13 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 82A.16, 36.14 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 36.15 Subd. 6. [RENEWAL.] The license of a salesperson and 36.16 broker shall be renewed annually by the filing of a form 36.17 prescribed by the commissioner and payment of a fee of$10$25. 36.18 Sec. 15. [82B.201] [CRIMINAL PENALTY.] 36.19 A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and may be 36.20 sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to 36.21 payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if the 36.22 person: 36.23 (1) violates section 82B.20, subdivision 2, clause (4); 36.24 (2) performs unlicensed activities, if a license is 36.25 required under this chapter; or 36.26 (3) violates any order issued by the commissioner related 36.27 to conduct prohibited by clause (1). 36.28 Sec. 16. [116J.036] [DEPARTMENT MAY NOT OPERATE AS TRAVEL 36.29 AGENCY.] 36.30 The department may not operate or provide a travel 36.31 reservation system in competition with private sector travel 36.32 agents, but may make referrals to private sector travel agents. 36.33 Sec. 17. [116J.037] [CERTIFICATION OF 36.34 ELECTRONIC-COMMERCE-READY CITIES AND COUNTIES.] 36.35 A county or statutory or home rule charter city of 36.36 Minnesota shall be designated an electronic-commerce-ready city 37.1 or county by the department of trade and economic development 37.2 and may be annually recertified as an electronic-commerce-ready 37.3 city or county if it: 37.4 (1) has formed effective public-private partnerships with 37.5 communication providers, the business community, banks, schools, 37.6 health care, government, and nonprofit social and service 37.7 organizations to become electronic commerce ready; 37.8 (2) makes available training and continuing education to 37.9 develop an electronic-commerce-ready workforce; 37.10 (3) develops a plan for electronic commerce readiness that 37.11 reflects resource integration across economic and government 37.12 sectors, including current and future investments by business, 37.13 government, education, and health care to achieve cooperative 37.14 community and economic development benefits; 37.15 (4) uses local funding sources to catalyze and sustain 37.16 information technology investments to adapt to new business 37.17 priorities as electronic commerce grows; and 37.18 (5) maintains public access sites to ensure access to 37.19 electronic commerce applications and community networking tools, 37.20 such as electronic mail. 37.21 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.415, 37.22 subdivision 5, is amended to read: 37.23 Subd. 5. [LOAN CRITERIA.] The following criteria apply to 37.24 loans made under the challenge grant program: 37.25 (1) loans must be made to businesses that are not likely to 37.26 undertake a project for which loans are sought without 37.27 assistance from the challenge grant program; 37.28 (2) a loan must be used for a project designed principally 37.29 to benefit low-income persons through the creation of job or 37.30 business opportunities for them; 37.31 (3) the minimum loan is $5,000 and the maximum 37.32 is$100,000$200,000; 37.33 (4) a loan may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of 37.34 an individual project; 37.35 (5) a loan may not be used for a retail development 37.36 project; and 38.1 (6) a business applying for a loan, except a 38.2 microenterprise loan under subdivision 6, must be sponsored by a 38.3 resolution of the governing body of the local governmental unit 38.4 within whose jurisdiction the project is located. 38.5 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.421, 38.6 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 38.7 Subd. 2. [GOVERNANCE.] The center is governed by a board 38.8 of directors appointed to six-year terms by the governor 38.9 comprised of: 38.10 (1) a representative from each of the two largest statewide 38.11 general farm organizations; 38.12 (2) a representative from a regional initiative 38.13 organization selected under section 116J.415, subdivision 3; 38.14 (3) the president of Mankato State University; 38.15 (4) a representative from the general public residing in a 38.16 town of less than 5,000 located outside of the metropolitan 38.17 area; 38.18 (5) a member of the house of representatives appointed by 38.19 the speaker of the house and a member of the senate appointed by 38.20 the subcommittee on committees of the senate committee on rules 38.21 and administration appointed for two-year terms; 38.22 (6) three representatives from business, including one 38.23 representing rural manufacturing and one rural retail and 38.24 service business; 38.25 (7) three representatives from private foundations with a 38.26 demonstrated commitment to rural issues; 38.27 (8) one representative from a rural county government; and 38.28 (9) one representative from a rural regional government. 38.29 The board shall appoint one additional member to the board 38.30 of directors who shall represent the general public. 38.31 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.421, 38.32 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 38.33 Subd. 3. [DUTIES.] The center shall: 38.34 (1) research and identify present and emerging social and 38.35 economic issues for rural Minnesota, including health care, 38.36 transportation, crime, housing, and job training; 39.1 (2) forge alliances and partnerships with rural communities 39.2 to find practical solutions to economic and social problems; 39.3 (3) provide a resource center for rural communities on 39.4 issues of importance to them; 39.5 (4) encourage collaboration across higher education 39.6 institutions to provide interdisciplinary team approaches to 39.7 problem solving with rural communities; and 39.8 (5) involve students in center projects. 39.9 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.421, is 39.10 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 39.11 Subd. 6. [USE OF APPROPRIATION.] State appropriations to 39.12 the board, whether from the general fund or the rural policy and 39.13 development fund, may, at the discretion of the board, be 39.14 expended for administration of the center and to carry out its 39.15 duties under this section or under other law. 39.16 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.421, is 39.17 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 39.18 Subd. 7. [BOARD COMPENSATION.] Compensation and expense 39.19 reimbursement of board members is as provided in section 39.20 15.0575, subdivision 3. 39.21 Sec. 23. [116J.423] [MINNESOTA MINERALS 21ST CENTURY 39.22 FUND.] 39.23 Subdivision 1. [CREATED.] The Minnesota minerals 21st 39.24 century fund is created as a separate account in the treasury. 39.25 Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of 39.26 trade and economic development for the purposes of this 39.27 section. All money earned by the account, loan repayments of 39.28 principal and interest, and earnings on investments must be 39.29 credited to the account. For the purpose of this section, 39.30 "fund" means the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund. The 39.31 commissioner shall operate the account as a revolving account. 39.32 Subd. 2. [USE OF FUND.] The commissioner shall use money 39.33 in the fund to make loans or equity investments in mineral 39.34 processing facilities including, but not limited to, taconite 39.35 processing, direct reduction processing, and steel production. 39.36 The commissioner must, prior to making any loans or equity 40.1 investments and after consultation with industry and public 40.2 officials, develop a strategy for making loans and equity 40.3 investments that assists the Minnesota mineral industry in 40.4 becoming globally competitive. Money in the fund may also be 40.5 used to pay for the costs of carrying out the commissioner's due 40.6 diligence duties under this section. 40.7 Subd. 3. [REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO COMMITTING FUNDS.] The 40.8 commissioner, prior to making a commitment for a loan or equity 40.9 investment must, at a minimum, conduct due diligence research 40.10 regarding the proposed loan or equity investment, including 40.11 contracting with professionals as needed to assist in the due 40.12 diligence. 40.13 Subd. 4. [REQUIREMENTS FOR FUND DISBURSEMENTS.] The 40.14 commissioner may make conditional commitments for loans or 40.15 equity investments but disbursements of funds pursuant to a 40.16 commitment may not be made until commitments for the remainder 40.17 of a project's funding are made that are satisfactory to the 40.18 commissioner and disbursements made from the other commitments 40.19 sufficient to protect the interests of the state in its loan or 40.20 investment. 40.21 Subd. 5. [COMPANY CONTRIBUTION.] The commissioner may 40.22 provide loans or equity investments that match, in a proportion 40.23 determined by the commissioner, an investment made by the owner 40.24 of a facility. 40.25 Sec. 24. [116J.424] [IRRRB CONTRIBUTION.] 40.26 The commissioner of the iron range resources and 40.27 rehabilitation board with approval of the board shall provide an 40.28 equal match for any loan or equity investment made for a 40.29 facility located in the tax relief area defined in section 40.30 273.134 by the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund created by 40.31 section 116J.423. The match may be in the form of a loan or 40.32 equity investment, notwithstanding whether the fund makes a loan 40.33 or equity investment. The state shall not acquire an equity 40.34 interest because of an equity investment or loan by the board 40.35 and the board at its sole discretion shall decide what interest 40.36 it acquires in a project. The commissioner of trade and 41.1 economic development may require a commitment from the board to 41.2 make the match prior to disbursing money from the fund. 41.3 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.63, 41.4 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 41.5 Subd. 4. The office of tourism may market tourism-related 41.6 publications, trade, and mediapromotional materialpromotion 41.7 and advertising programs and information distribution to 41.8 businesses and organizations. The proceeds from the marketing 41.9 must be placed in a specialaccountrevenue accounts and are 41.10 appropriated to the commissioner toprepare and distribute the41.11office's publications and media promotional materialsimplement 41.12 the programs for which the revenue is collected. 41.13 Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.8745, 41.14 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 41.15 Subdivision 1. [TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; LOAN41.16ADMINISTRATION.] The commissioner of trade and economic 41.17 development shall make grants to nonprofit organizations to 41.18 provide technical assistance to individualswith entrepreneurial41.19plans that require microenterprise loans in an amount ranging41.20from approximately $1,000 to $25,000, and for loan41.21administration costs related to those microenterprise loans.41.22Microenterprise is a small business which employs under five41.23employees plus the owner and requires under $25,000 to startto 41.24 support the startup and growth of self-employment and 41.25 microbusinesses. Eligible businesses are microenterprises 41.26 employing under five people plus the owner and requiring under 41.27 $25,000 or no capital to start or expand the business. 41.28 Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.8745, 41.29 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 41.30 Subd. 2. [GRANT ELIGIBILITY AND ALLOCATION.] Nonprofit 41.31 organizations must apply for grants under this section following 41.32 procedures established by the commissioner. To be eligible for 41.33 a grant, an organization must demonstrate to the commissioner 41.34 that it has the appropriate expertise. The commissioner shall 41.35 give preference for grants to organizations that target 41.36 nontraditional entrepreneurs such as women, members of a 42.1 minority, low-income individuals, or persons seeking work who 42.2 are currently on or recently removed from welfare assistance. 42.3 An application must include: 42.4 (1) the local need for microenterprise support; 42.5 (2) proposed criteria for business eligibility; 42.6 (3) proposals for identifying and serving eligible 42.7 businesses; 42.8 (4) a description of technical assistance to be provided to 42.9 eligible businesses; 42.10 (5) proposals to coordinate technical assistance with 42.11 financial assistance;and42.12 (6) a demonstration of ability to collaborate with other 42.13 agencies including educational and financial institutions; and 42.14 (7) project goals identifying the number of eligible 42.15 businesses to be assisted with the state funds awarded under the 42.16 grant. 42.17 Sec. 28. [116J.9665] [WORLD TRADE CENTER.] 42.18 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] For purposes of this 42.19 section, the following terms have the meaning given them: 42.20 (1) "Conference and service center" means the approximately 42.21 20,000 square feet of space on the third and fourth floors of 42.22 the Minnesota world trade center that the state of Minnesota has 42.23 the right to possess, occupy, and use subject to the terms and 42.24 conditions of the development agreement. 42.25 (2) "Development agreement" means the agreement entered 42.26 into by and between the world trade center board, as agent of 42.27 the state of Minnesota, and Oxford Development Minnesota, Inc. 42.28 dated July 27, 1984, and the amendments to that agreement, for 42.29 development and construction of a world trade center at a 42.30 designated site in Minnesota. 42.31 (3) "Minnesota world trade center" means the facility 42.32 constructed in accordance with the development agreement or 42.33 other facilities meeting the membership requirements of the 42.34 World Trade Centers Association. 42.35 Subd. 2. [GENERALLY.] The commissioner shall facilitate 42.36 and support Minnesota world trade center programs and services 43.1 and promote the Minnesota world trade center. These activities 43.2 are not subject to chapters 14, 16A, 16B, and 16C. 43.3 Subd. 3. [POWERS.] In furtherance of the goals set forth 43.4 in subdivision 2, and in addition to the powers granted by 43.5 sections 116J.035 and 116J.966, the commissioner may: 43.6 (1) define, formulate, administer, and deliver programs and 43.7 services through the world trade center; 43.8 (2) set and collect fees for services and programs; 43.9 (3) adopt membership requirements for an association of 43.10 members of the Minnesota world trade center; 43.11 (4) participate jointly with private persons, firms, 43.12 corporations, or organizations or with public entities in 43.13 appropriate programs or projects and enter into contracts to 43.14 spend money to carry out those programs or projects; 43.15 (5) enter into contracts or agreements with a federal or 43.16 state agency, individual, business entity, or other 43.17 organization; 43.18 (6) acquire and dispose of real property or an interest in 43.19 real property; and 43.20 (7) hold and maintain membership for the Minnesota world 43.21 trade center in the World Trade Centers Association. 43.22 Subd. 4. [DUTIES.] The commissioner shall: 43.23 (1) promote and market the Minnesota world trade center and 43.24 membership in the World Trade Center Association; 43.25 (2) sponsor conferences or other promotional events in the 43.26 conference and service center; 43.27 (3) sponsor, develop, and conduct educational programs 43.28 related to international trade; 43.29 (4) establish and maintain an office in the Minnesota world 43.30 trade center; and 43.31 (5) not duplicate programs or services provided by the 43.32 commissioner of agriculture. 43.33 Subd. 5. [PROMOTIONAL EXPENSES.] The commissioner may 43.34 expend money to carry out this section. Promotional expenses 43.35 include, but are not limited to, expenses for the food, lodging, 43.36 and travel of consultants and speakers, and publications and 44.1 other forms of advertising. 44.2 Subd. 6. [WORLD TRADE CENTER ACCOUNT.] The world trade 44.3 center account is in the special revenue fund. All money 44.4 received from the use of the conference and service center or 44.5 appropriated under this section must be deposited in the 44.6 account. Money in the account including interest earned is 44.7 appropriated to the commissioner and must be used exclusively 44.8 for the purposes of this section. 44.9 Subd. 7. [SERVICE INFORMATION; CLASSIFICATION OF DATA.] (a) 44.10 Service information, including databases, purchased by the 44.11 commissioner or developed by the commissioner for sale pursuant 44.12 to this section, is not subject to chapter 13. 44.13 (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "business transaction" 44.14 means a transaction between parties other than the 44.15 commissioner. The following data received or developed by the 44.16 commissioner is private with respect to data on individuals and 44.17 nonpublic with respect to data not on individuals: 44.18 (1) data relating to the financial condition of individuals 44.19 or businesses receiving or performing services by or on behalf 44.20 of the commissioner in furtherance of this section; 44.21 (2) at the request of either party to the transaction data 44.22 on business transactions; and 44.23 (3) at the request of the person or business seeking the 44.24 information, the identities of persons or businesses requesting 44.25 business or trade information from the commissioner, and the 44.26 nature of the trade information. 44.27 Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116L.03, 44.28 subdivision 5, is amended to read: 44.29 Subd. 5. [TERMS.] The terms of appointed members shall be 44.30 for four years except for the initial appointments. The initial 44.31 appointments of the governor shall have the following terms: 44.32 two members each for one, two, three, and four years. 44.33 Compensation for board members is as provided in section 44.34 15.0575, subdivision 3. 44.35 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116L.04, 44.36 subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 45.1 Subd. 1a. [PATHWAYS PROGRAM.] The pathways program may 45.2 provide grants-in-aid for developing programs which assist in 45.3 the transition of persons from welfare to work. The program is 45.4 to be operated by the board. The board shall consult and 45.5 coordinate withthe Job Training Partnership Act, Title II-A,45.6 program administrators at the department of economic security to 45.7 design and provide services for temporary assistance for needy 45.8 families recipients. 45.9 Pathways grants-in-aid may be awarded to educational or 45.10 other nonprofit training institutions for education and training 45.11 programs that serve public assistance recipients transitioning 45.12 from public assistance to employment. 45.13 Preference shall be given to projects that: 45.14 (1) provide employment with benefits paid to employees; 45.15 (2) provide employment where there are defined career paths 45.16 for trainees; 45.17 (3) pilot the development of an educational pathway that 45.18 can be used on a continuing basis for transitioning persons from 45.19 public assistance directly to work; and 45.20 (4) demonstrate the active participation of department of 45.21 economic security workforce centers, Minnesota state college and 45.22 university institutions and other educational institutions, and 45.23 local welfare agencies. 45.24 Pathways projects must demonstrate the active involvement 45.25 and financial commitment of private business. Pathways projects 45.26 must be matched with cash or in-kind contributions on at least a 45.27 one-to-one ratio by participating private business. 45.28 A single grant to any one institution shall not exceed 45.29$200,000$400,000. 45.30 The board shall annually, by March 31, report to the 45.31 commissioners of economic security and trade and economic 45.32 development on pathways programs, including the number of public 45.33 assistance recipients participating in the program, the number 45.34 of participants placed in employment, the salary and benefits 45.35 they receive, and the state program costs per participant. 45.36 Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116L.06, 46.1 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 46.2 Subd. 4. [LOAN TERMS.] Loans may be secured or unsecured, 46.3 shall be for a term of no more thantwofive years, and shall 46.4 bear no interest. The maximum amount of a loan is $250,000. A 46.5 loan origination fee of up to two percent of the principal of 46.6 the loan may be charged. An employer may have only one 46.7 outstanding loan. The loans shall contain such other standard 46.8 commercial loan terms as the board deems appropriate. 46.9 Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 175.17, is 46.10 amended to read: 46.11 175.17 [POWERS AND DUTIES, COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT 46.12 OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.] 46.13 (1) The commissioner shall administer the laws relating to 46.14 workers' compensation and the laws governing employees of the 46.15 state, a county, or other governmental subdivisions who contract 46.16 tuberculosis; 46.17 (2) The commissioner shall adopt reasonable and proper 46.18 rules governing rules of practice before the workers' 46.19 compensation division in matters which are not before a 46.20 compensation judge; 46.21 (3) The commissioner shall collect, collate, and publish 46.22 statistical and other information relating to work under the 46.23 department's jurisdiction and make public reports the 46.24 commissioner judges necessary, including such other reports as 46.25 may be required by law; 46.26 (4) The commissioner shall establish and maintain branch 46.27 offices as needed for the conduct of the affairs of the workers' 46.28 compensation division; 46.29 (5) The commissioner may: 46.30 (i) apply for, receive, and spend money received from 46.31 federal, municipal, county, regional, and other government 46.32 agencies and private sources; and 46.33 (ii) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids 46.34 from public and private sources. 46.35 Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 176.181, 46.36 subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 47.1 Subd. 2a. [APPLICATION FEE.] Every initial application 47.2 filed pursuant to subdivision 2 requesting authority to 47.3 self-insure shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of 47.4$2,500$4,000. When an employer seeks to be added as a member 47.5 of an existing approved group under section 79A.03, subdivision 47.6 6, the proposed new member shall pay a nonrefundable$250$400 47.7 application fee to the commissioner at the time of application. 47.8 Each annual report due August 1 under section 79A.03, 47.9 subdivision 9, shall be accompanied by an annual fee 47.10 of$200$500. 47.11 Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 216C.41, 47.12 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 47.13 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] (a) The definitions in this 47.14 subdivision apply to this section. 47.15 (b) "Qualified hydroelectric facility" means a 47.16 hydroelectric generating facility in this state that: 47.17 (1) is located at the site of a dam, if the dam was in 47.18 existence as of March 31, 1994; and 47.19 (2) begins generating electricity after July 1, 1994. 47.20 (c) "Qualified wind energy conversion facility" means a 47.21 wind energy conversion system that: 47.22 (1) produces two megawatts or less of electricity as 47.23 measured by nameplate rating and begins generating electricity 47.24 after June 30, 1997, and before July 1, 1999;or47.25 (2) begins generating electricity after June 30, 1999, 47.26 produces two megawatts or less of electricity as measured by 47.27 nameplate rating, and is: 47.28 (i) located within one county and owned by a natural person 47.29 who owns the land where the facility is sited; 47.30 (ii) owned by a Minnesota small business as defined in 47.31 section 645.445; 47.32 (iii) owned by a nonprofit organization; or 47.33 (iv) owned by a tribal council if the facility is located 47.34 within the boundaries of the reservation; or 47.35 (3) begins generating electricity after June 30, 1999, 47.36 produces seven megawatts or less of electricity as measured by 48.1 nameplate rating, and: 48.2 (i) is owned by a cooperative organized under chapter 308A; 48.3 and 48.4 (ii) all shares and membership in the cooperative are held 48.5 by natural persons or estates, at least 51 percent of whom 48.6 reside in a county or contiguous to a county where the wind 48.7 energy production facilities of the cooperative are located. 48.8 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 216C.41, 48.9 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 48.10 Subd. 2. [INCENTIVE PAYMENT.] Incentive payments shall be 48.11 made according to this section to the owner or operator of a 48.12 qualified hydropower facility or qualified wind energy 48.13 conversion facility for electric energy generated and sold by 48.14 the facility or, for a publicly owned hydropower facility, for 48.15 electric energy that is generated by the facility and used by 48.16 the owner of the facility outside the facility. Payment may 48.17 only be made upon receipt by the commissioner of finance of an 48.18 incentive payment application that establishes that the 48.19 applicant is eligible to receive an incentive payment and that 48.20 satisfies other requirements the commissioner deems necessary. 48.21 The application shall be in a form and submitted at a time the 48.22 commissioner establishes. There is annually appropriated from 48.23 the general fund sums sufficient to make the payments required 48.24 under this section. 48.25 Sec. 36. [245.4705] [EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES AND 48.26 PROGRAMS.] 48.27 The commissioner of human services shall cooperate with the 48.28 commissioner of economic security in the operation of a 48.29 statewide system, as provided in section 268A.14, to reimburse 48.30 providers for employment support services for persons with 48.31 mental illness. 48.32 Sec. 37. [268.368] [YOUTHBUILD TECH.] 48.33 Subdivision 1. [GENERALLY.] A pilot program is established 48.34 within the department to make grants to eligible organizations 48.35 for programs which are available to students who have completed 48.36 at least four months in a program funded under section 268.362. 49.1 Programs funded under this section must provide participants 49.2 with the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain entry-level 49.3 jobs in the computer industry, including core computer classes 49.4 and job-specific education. 49.5 Subd. 2. [GRANTS.] The provisions of section 268.361; 49.6 268.362, subdivision 2; 268.3625; and 268.366 shall apply to 49.7 grants under this section. 49.8 Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 268.666, is 49.9 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 49.10 Subd. 5. [INTERPRETER.] Workforce centers in areas that 49.11 have a significant number of residents for whom English is not 49.12 the primary language must attempt to provide outreach services 49.13 to those residents. 49.14 Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 268.98, 49.15 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 49.16 Subd. 3. [COST LIMITATIONS.] (a) For purposes of sections 49.17 268.9781 and 268.9782, funds allocated to a grantee are subject 49.18 to the following limitations: 49.19 (1) a maximum of 15 percent for administration in a worker 49.20 adjustment services plan and ten percent in a dislocation event 49.21 services grant; 49.22 (2) a minimum of 50 percent for provision of training 49.23 assistance; 49.24 (3)a minimum of ten percent and maximum of 30 percent for49.25provision of support services; andno more than ten percent 49.26 statewide may be allocated annually for support services, as 49.27 defined in section 268.975, subdivision 13; and 49.28 (4) the balance used for provision of basic readjustment 49.29 assistance. 49.30 (b) A waiver of the cost limitation on providing training 49.31 assistance may be requested. The waiver may not permit less 49.32 than 30 percent of the funds be spent on training assistance. 49.33 (c) The commissioner shall prescribe the form and manner 49.34 for submission of an application for a waiver under paragraph 49.35 (b). Criteria for granting a waiver shall be established by the 49.36 commissioner in consultation with the workforce development 50.1 council. 50.2 Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 268A.13, is 50.3 amended to read: 50.4 268A.13 [EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH 50.5 MENTAL ILLNESS.] 50.6 The commissioner of economic security, in cooperation with 50.7 the commissioner of human services, shall develop a statewide 50.8 program of grants as outlined in section 268A.14 to provide 50.9 services for persons with mental illness in supported 50.10 employment. Projects funded under this section must: (1) 50.11 assist persons with mental illness in obtaining and retaining 50.12 employment; (2) emphasize individual community placements for 50.13 clients; (3) ensure interagency collaboration at the local level 50.14 between vocational rehabilitation field offices, county service 50.15 agencies, community support programs operating under the 50.16 authority of section 245.4712, and community rehabilitation 50.17 providers, in assisting clients; and (4) involve clients in the 50.18 planning, development, oversight, and delivery of support 50.19 services. Project funds may not be used to provide services in 50.20 segregated settings such as the center-based employment 50.21 subprograms as defined in section 268A.01. 50.22 The commissioner of economic security, in consultation with 50.23 the commissioner of human services, shall develop a request for 50.24 proposals which is consistent with the requirements of this 50.25 section and section 268A.14 and which specifies the types of 50.26 services that must be provided by grantees.Projects shall be50.27funded for state fiscal year 1995 andPriority for funding shall 50.28 be given to organizations with experience in developing 50.29 innovative employment support services for persons with mental 50.30 illness. Each applicant for funds under this section shall 50.31 submit an evaluation protocol as part of the grant application. 50.32 Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 268A.14, is 50.33 amended to read: 50.34 268A.14 [PLAN FOR ASTATEWIDE REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM FOR 50.35 EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES.] 50.36 Subdivision 1. [EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS.] 51.1 The commissioner of economic security, in cooperation with the 51.2 commissioner of human services, shalldevelop a detailed plan51.3for establishingoperate a statewide system to reimburse 51.4 providers for employment support services for persons with 51.5 mental illness.The plan must include the following: (1)51.6protocols for certifying eligible providers; (2) standards for51.7determining client eligibility for the service; (3) a list of51.8reimbursable services with the proposed reimbursement level for51.9each service; and (4) a description of the systems, including51.10necessary computer systems, that will be used by the state51.11agency for payment of reimbursement to eligible providers. The51.12plan must also include projected total biennial costs for the51.13new reimbursement system, recommendations on the nature of51.14appeal rights which shall be provided to clients and providers,51.15and recommendations on the necessity for agency rulemaking prior51.16to implementation of the new reimbursement system.The system 51.17 shall be operated to support employment programs and services 51.18 where: 51.19 (1) services provided are readily accessible to all persons 51.20 with mental illness so they can make progress toward economic 51.21 self-sufficiency; 51.22 (2) services provided are made an integral part of all 51.23 treatment and rehabilitation programs for persons with mental 51.24 illness to ensure that they have the ability and opportunity to 51.25 consider a variety of work options; 51.26 (3) programs help persons with mental illness form long 51.27 range plans for employment that fit their skills and abilities 51.28 by ensuring that ongoing support, crisis management, placement, 51.29 and career planning services are available; 51.30 (4) services provided give persons with mental illness the 51.31 information needed to make informed choices about employment 51.32 expectations and options, including information on the types of 51.33 employment available in the local community, the types of 51.34 employment services available, the impact of employment on 51.35 eligibility for governmental benefits, and career options; 51.36 (5) programs assess whether persons with mental illness 52.1 being serviced are satisfied with the services and outcomes. 52.2 Satisfaction assessments shall address at least whether persons 52.3 like their jobs, whether quality of life is improved, whether 52.4 potential for advancement exists, and whether there are adequate 52.5 support services in place; 52.6 (6) programs encourage persons with mental illness being 52.7 served to be involved in employment support services issues by 52.8 allowing them to participate in the development of individual 52.9 rehabilitation plans and to serve on boards, committees, task 52.10 forces, and review bodies that shape employment services 52.11 policies and that award grants, and by encouraging and helping 52.12 them to establish and participate in self-help and consumer 52.13 advocacy groups; 52.14 (7) programs encourage employers to expand employment 52.15 opportunities for persons with mental illness and, to maximize 52.16 the hiring of persons with mental illness, educate employers 52.17 about the needs and abilities of persons with mental illness and 52.18 the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act; 52.19 (8) programs encourage persons with mental illness, 52.20 vocational rehabilitation professionals, and mental health 52.21 professionals to learn more about current work incentive 52.22 provisions in governmental benefits programs; 52.23 (9) programs establish and maintain linkages with a wide 52.24 range of other programs and services, including educational 52.25 programs, housing programs, economic assistance services, 52.26 community support services, and clinical services to ensure that 52.27 persons with mental illness can obtain and maintain employment; 52.28 (10) programs participate in ongoing training across 52.29 agencies and service delivery systems so that providers in human 52.30 services systems understand their respective roles, rules, and 52.31 responsibilities and understand the options that exist for 52.32 providing employment and community support services to persons 52.33 with mental illness; and 52.34 (11) programs work with local communities to expand system 52.35 capacity to provide access to employment services to all persons 52.36 with mental illness who want them. 53.1 Subd. 2. [REPORT.] Before preparing a biennial budget 53.2 request, the commissioner of economic security, in cooperation 53.3 with the commissioner of human services, must report on the 53.4 status and evaluation of the grants currently funded under 53.5 section 268A.14 to the chairs of the policy and finance 53.6 committees of the legislature having jurisdiction. The report 53.7 must also include a determination of the unmet needs of persons 53.8 with mental illness who require employment services and provide 53.9 recommendations to expand the program to meet the identified 53.10 needs. 53.11 Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 298.22, 53.12 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 53.13 Subd. 2. [IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION BOARD.] 53.14 There is hereby created the iron range resources and 53.15 rehabilitation board, consisting of1113 members, five of whom 53.16 are state senators appointed by the subcommittee on committees 53.17 of the rules committee of the senate, and five of whom are 53.18 representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of 53.19 representatives. The remaining members shall be appointed one 53.20 each by the senate majority leader, the speaker of the house of 53.21 representatives, and the governor and must be nonlegislators who 53.22 reside in a tax relief area as defined in section 273.134. The 53.23 members shall be appointed in January of every odd-numbered 53.24 year, except that the initial nonlegislator members shall be 53.25 appointed by July 1, 1999, and shall serve until January of the 53.26 next odd-numbered year.The 11th member of the board is the53.27commissioner of natural resources.Vacancies on the board shall 53.28 be filled in the same manner as the original members were 53.29 chosen. At least a majority of the legislative members of the 53.30 board shall be elected from state senatorial or legislative 53.31 districts in which over 50 percent of the residents reside 53.32 within a tax relief area as defined in section 273.134. All 53.33 expenditures and projects made by the commissioner of iron range 53.34 resources and rehabilitation shall first be submitted to the 53.35 iron range resources and rehabilitation board for approval byat53.36least eight board membersa majority of the board of 54.1 expenditures and projects for rehabilitation purposes as 54.2 provided by this section, and the method, manner, and time of 54.3 payment of all funds proposed to be disbursed shall be first 54.4 approved or disapproved by the board. The board shall 54.5 biennially make its report to the governor and the legislature 54.6 on or before November 15 of each even-numbered year. The 54.7 expenses of the board shall be paid by the state from the funds 54.8 raised pursuant to this section. 54.9 Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 298.22, 54.10 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 54.11 Subd. 6. [EQUITYPRIVATE ENTITY PARTICIPATION.] The board 54.12 may acquire an equity interest in any project for which it 54.13 provides funding. The commissioner may establish, participate 54.14 in the management of, and dispose of the assets of charitable 54.15 foundations and nonprofit corporations associated with any 54.16 project for which it provides funding, including specifically, 54.17 but without limitation, a corporation within the meaning of 54.18 section 317A.011, subdivision 6. 54.19 Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 298.2213, 54.20 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 54.21 Subd. 4. [PROJECT APPROVAL.] The board shall by August 1 54.22 each year prepare a list of projects to be funded from the money 54.23 appropriated in this section with necessary supporting 54.24 information including descriptions of the projects, plans, and 54.25 cost estimates. A project must not be approved by the board 54.26 unless it finds that: 54.27 (1) the project will materially assist, directly or 54.28 indirectly, the creation of additional long-term employment 54.29 opportunities; 54.30 (2) the prospective benefits of the expenditure exceed the 54.31 anticipated costs; and 54.32 (3) in the case of assistance to private enterprise, the 54.33 project will serve a sound business purpose. 54.34 To be proposed by the board, a project must be approved by 54.35at least eighta majority of the iron range resources and 54.36 rehabilitation board members and the commissioner of iron range 55.1 resources and rehabilitation. The list of projects must be 55.2 submitted to the governor, who shall, by November 15 of each 55.3 year, approve, disapprove, or return for further consideration, 55.4 each project. The money for a project may be spent only upon 55.5 approval of the project by the governor. The board may submit 55.6 supplemental projects for approval at any time. 55.7 Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 298.223, 55.8 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 55.9 Subd. 2. [ADMINISTRATION.] The taconite environmental 55.10 protection fund shall be administered by the commissioner of the 55.11 iron range resources and rehabilitation board. The commissioner 55.12 shall by September 1 of each year submit to the board a list of 55.13 projects to be funded from the taconite environmental protection 55.14 fund, with such supporting information including description of 55.15 the projects, plans, and cost estimates as may be necessary. 55.16 Upon approval byat least eighta majority of the members of the 55.17 iron range resources and rehabilitation board, this list shall 55.18 be submitted to the governor by November 1 of each year. By 55.19 December 1 of each year, the governor shall approve or 55.20 disapprove, or return for further consideration, each project. 55.21 Funds for a project may be expended only upon approval of the 55.22 project by the board and governor. The commissioner may submit 55.23 supplemental projects to the board and governor for approval at 55.24 any time. 55.25 Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 326.86, 55.26 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 55.27 Subdivision 1. [LICENSING FEE.] The licensing fee for 55.28 persons licensed pursuant to sections 326.83 to 326.991 55.29 is$75$100 per year.The commissioner may adjust the fees55.30under section 16A.1285 to recover the costs of administration55.31and enforcement. The fees must be limited to the cost of55.32license administration and enforcement and must be deposited in55.33the state treasury and credited to the general fund.55.34 Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 383B.79, 55.35 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 55.36 Subd. 4. [ADMINISTRATION.] The board of county 56.1 commissioners shall administer the program and funds and bond 56.2 for projects in this section either as a county board or a 56.3 housing and redevelopment authority. The board of county 56.4 commissioners may acquire property in connection with the 56.5project known as the Humboldt Avenue Greenway fromprojects in 56.6 this section with any funds under its control. Any sale, lease, 56.7 or development of such property by the board of county 56.8 commissioners shall be conducted in accordance with section 56.9 469.029. 56.10 Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 446A.072, 56.11 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 56.12 Subd. 4. [FUNDING LEVEL.] (a) The authority shall provide 56.13 supplemental assistance for essential project component costs as 56.14 certified by the commissioner of the pollution control agency 56.15 under section 116.182, subdivision 4. 56.16 (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a municipality may 56.17 not receive more than $4,000,000 under this section unless 56.18 specifically approved by law. If a project would be eligible 56.19 for more than $4,000,000 under paragraph (e), the authority 56.20 shall include a description of the project and the financing 56.21 plan in its report on needs in subdivision 11. 56.22 (c) A sanitary district or multijurisdictional wastewater 56.23 treatment district may receive an additional $1,000,000 for each 56.24 municipality participating up to a maximum grant of $8,000,000, 56.25 unless a higher amount is specifically approved by law. If a 56.26 project would be eligible for more than $8,000,000 under 56.27 paragraph (e), the authority shall include a description of the 56.28 project and the financing plan in its report on needs in 56.29 subdivision 11. 56.30 (d) The authority shall provide supplemental assistance for 56.31 up to one-half of the eligible grant funding level determined by 56.32 the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development 56.33 funding for projects listed on the agency's project priority 56.34 list, in priority order. For municipalities that are not 56.35 eligible for United States Department of Agriculture Rural 56.36 Development funding for wastewater, the authority shall provide 57.1 supplemental assistance for: (1) essential project component 57.2 costs calculated by first determining the amount needed to 57.3 reduce a municipality's annual residential sewer costs to 1.4 57.4 percent of the municipality's median household income or $25 per 57.5 month per household, whichever is greater, and then multiplying 57.6 that amount by 80 percent to determine the actual award amount 57.7 to supplement loans under section 446A.07; and (2) up to 50 57.8 percent of the incremental costs specifically identified by the 57.9 agency as being attributable to more stringent wastewater 57.10 standards required to protect outstanding resource value waters 57.11 or outstanding international resource value waters. 57.12(d)(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), in the event that a 57.13 municipality's monthly residential sewer service charges average 57.14 above $50, the authority will provide 90 percent of the grant 57.15 amount needed to reduce the average monthly sewer service charge 57.16 to $50, provided the project is ranked in the top 50 percentile 57.17 of the agency's intended use plan. 57.18(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), a57.19municipality with an annual median household income of $40,00057.20or greater shall not be eligible for a grant, except for57.21incremental costs specifically identified by the agency as being57.22attributable to more stringent wastewater standards required to57.23protect outstanding resource value waters or outstanding57.24international resource value waters.57.25 (f) The authority shall provide supplemental assistance to 57.26 a municipality that would not otherwise qualify for supplemental 57.27 assistance if: 57.28 (1) the municipality voluntarily accepts a sewer connection 57.29 from another governmental unit to serve residential, industrial, 57.30 or commercial developments that were completed before March 1, 57.31 1996, or are on lots whose plats were recorded before that date; 57.32 and 57.33 (2) fees charged by the municipality for the connection 57.34 must take into account state and federal grants used by the 57.35 municipality for the construction of the treatment plant. 57.36 The amount of supplemental assistance under this paragraph must 58.1 be sufficient to reduce debt service payments under section 58.2 446A.07 to an extent equivalent to a zero percent loan in an 58.3 amount up to the other governmental unit's project costs 58.4 necessary for connection. Eligibility for supplemental 58.5 assistance under this paragraph ends three years after the 58.6 agency certifies that the connection has met the operational 58.7 performance standards established by the agency. 58.8 Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462A.20, 58.9 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 58.10 Subd. 2. [WHICH MONEY IN FUND.] There shall be paid into 58.11 the housing development fund: 58.12 (a) Any moneys appropriated and made available by the state 58.13 for the purposes of the fund; 58.14 (b) Any moneys which the agency receives in repayment of 58.15 advances made from the fund; 58.16 (c) Any other moneys which may be made available to the 58.17 agency for the purpose of the fund from any other source or 58.18 sources; 58.19 (d) All fees and charges collected by the agency; 58.20 (e) All interest or other income not required by the 58.21 provisions of a resolution or indenture securing notes or bonds 58.22 to be paid into another special fund; but the agency shall not58.23expend money for its cost of general administration of agency58.24programs in any fiscal year in excess of such limit for such58.25fiscal year as may be established by law. "Cost of general58.26administration of agency programs" does not include debt58.27service, amortization of deferred financing costs, loan58.28origination costs, professional and other contractual services,58.29any deposit or expenditure required to be made by the provisions58.30of a bond or note resolution or indenture, or any deposit or58.31expenditure made to preserve the security for the bonds or notes. 58.32 Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462A.20, is 58.33 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 58.34 Subd. 2a. [OPERATING COSTS REPORT.] On or before February 58.35 15 of each year, the agency shall deliver a report to the chairs 58.36 of the finance and appropriations committees of the legislature 59.1 on the costs of operating the agency in the previous fiscal year. 59.2 The report shall include the expenditures for salaries and 59.3 benefits, rent, professional and technical services, general 59.4 agency administration, and agency's audited financial statements 59.5 which include information on expenditures and receipts relating 59.6 to debt issuance and administration and loan origination and 59.7 administration. The report shall include a budget plan for 59.8 salaries and benefits, rent, professional and technical 59.9 services, and general administration for the current fiscal 59.10 year, including estimates of changes in costs from the previous 59.11 fiscal year. If it appears that the costs in the current fiscal 59.12 year will exceed the budget plan contained in the report 59.13 submitted under this subdivision, the agency must notify the 59.14 chairs of the legislative committees or divisions with 59.15 jurisdiction over the agency's budget that the costs in the 59.16 current fiscal year will exceed the submitted budget plan and 59.17 the reasons for the changes in costs and must submit a revised 59.18 budget plan to the commissioner of finance and obtain the 59.19 commissioner's concurrence with the revised plan. The agency 59.20 must also notify the chairs of the legislative committees or 59.21 divisions with jurisdiction over the agency's budget when the 59.22 agency is considering an expansion of agency activities that 59.23 were not contemplated in the submitted budget plan. 59.24 Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462A.204, is 59.25 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 59.26 Subd. 8. [SCHOOL STABILITY.] (a) The agency in 59.27 consultation with the interagency task force on homelessness may 59.28 establish a school stability project under the family homeless 59.29 prevention and assistance program. The purpose of the project 59.30 is to secure stable housing for families with school-age 59.31 children who have moved frequently and for unaccompanied youth. 59.32 For purposes of this subdivision, "unaccompanied youth" are 59.33 minors who are leaving foster care or juvenile correctional 59.34 facilities, or minors who meet the definition of a child in need 59.35 of services or protection under section 260.015, subdivision 2a, 59.36 but for whom no court finding has been made pursuant to that 60.1 statute. 60.2 (b) The agency shall make grants to family homeless 60.3 prevention and assistance projects in communities with a school 60.4 or schools that have a significant degree of student mobility. 60.5 (c) Each project must be designed to reduce school 60.6 absenteeism; stabilize children in one home setting, or at a 60.7 minimum, in one school setting; and reduce shelter usage. Each 60.8 project must include plans for the following: 60.9 (1) targeting of families with children under age 12 who, 60.10 in the last 12 months have either: changed schools or homes at 60.11 least once or been absent from school at least 15 percent of the 60.12 school year and who have either been evicted from their housing; 60.13 are living in overcrowded conditions in their current housing; 60.14 or are paying more than 50 percent of their income for rent; 60.15 (2) targeting of unaccompanied youth in need of an 60.16 alternative residential setting; 60.17 (3) connecting families with the social services necessary 60.18 to maintain the family's stability in their home; and 60.19 (4) one or more of the following: 60.20 (i) provision of rental assistance for a specified period 60.21 of time, which may exceed 24 months; or 60.22 (ii) development of permanent supportive housing or 60.23 transitional housing. 60.24 (d) Notwithstanding subdivision 2, grants under this 60.25 section may be used to acquire, rehabilitate, or construct 60.26 transitional or permanent housing. 60.27 (e) Each grantee under the project must include 60.28 representatives of the local school district or targeted 60.29 schools, or both, and of the local community correction agencies 60.30 on its advisory committee. 60.31 Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462A.205, 60.32 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 60.33 Subd. 3. [LOCAL HOUSING ORGANIZATION.] The agency may 60.34 contract with a local housing organization to administer the 60.35 rent assistance under this section. The agency may pay the 60.36 local housing organization an administrative fee.The61.1administrative fee may not exceed $40 per unit per month.61.2 Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462A.209, is 61.3 amended to read: 61.4 462A.209 [HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE.] 61.5 Subdivision 1. [FULL CYCLE HOME OWNERSHIP SERVICES.] The 61.6 full cycle home ownership services program shall be used to fund 61.7 nonprofit organizations and political subdivisions providing, 61.8 building capacity to provide, or supporting full cycle lending 61.9 for home ownership to low and moderate income home buyers and 61.10 homeowners, including seniors. The purpose of the program is to 61.11 encourage private investment in affordable housing and 61.12 collaboration of nonprofit organizations and political 61.13 subdivisions with each other and private lenders in providing 61.14 full cycle lending services. 61.15 Subd. 2. [DEFINITION.] "Full cycle home ownership 61.16 services" means supporting eligible home buyers and owners 61.17 through all phases of purchasing and keeping a home, by 61.18 providing prepurchase home buyer education, prepurchase 61.19 counseling and credit repair, prepurchase property inspection 61.20 and technical and financial assistance to buyers in 61.21 rehabilitating the home, postpurchaseandcounseling, including 61.22 home equity conversion loan counseling, mortgage default 61.23 counseling, postpurchase assistance with home maintenance, entry 61.24 cost assistance, and access to flexible loan products. 61.25 Subd. 3. [ELIGIBILITY.] The agency shall establish 61.26 eligibility criteria for nonprofit organizations and political 61.27 subdivisions to receive funding under this section. The 61.28 eligibility criteria must require the nonprofit organization or 61.29 political subdivision to provide, to build capacity to provide, 61.30 or support full cycle home ownership services for eligible home 61.31 buyers. The agency may fund a nonprofit organization or 61.32 political subdivision that will provide full cycle home 61.33 ownership services by coordinating with one or more other 61.34 organizations that will provide specific components of full 61.35 cycle home ownership services. The agency may make exceptions 61.36 to providing all components of full cycle lending if justified 62.1 by the application. If there are more applicants requesting 62.2 funding than there are funds available, the agency shall award 62.3 the funds on a competitive basis and also assure an equitable 62.4 geographic distribution of the available funds. The eligibility 62.5 criteria must require the nonprofit organization or political 62.6 subdivision to have a demonstrated involvement in the local 62.7 community and to target the housing affordability needs of the 62.8 local community or to have demonstrated experience with 62.9 counseling older persons on housing, or both. Partnerships and 62.10 collaboration with innovative, grass roots, or community-based 62.11 initiatives shall be encouraged. The agency shall give priority 62.12 to nonprofit organizations and political subdivisions that 62.13 provide matching funds. Applicants for funds under section 62.14 462A.057 may also apply funds under this program. 62.15 Subd. 4. [ENTRY COST HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.] 62.16 The agency may establish an entry cost home ownership 62.17 opportunity program, on terms and conditions it deems advisable, 62.18 to assist individuals with downpayment and closing costs to 62.19 finance the purchase of a home. 62.20 Sec. 54. [462A.2093] [INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIONARY HOUSING 62.21 PROGRAM.] 62.22 Subdivision 1. [DEFINTIONS.] For purposes of this section, 62.23 the following terms have the meanings given them in this 62.24 subdivision. 62.25 (a) "Municipality" means a town or a statutory or home rule 62.26 city. 62.27 (b) "Nonmetropolitan" means the area of the state outside 62.28 of the metropolitan area defined in section 473.121, subdivision 62.29 2. 62.30 (c) "Inclusionary housing development" means a new 62.31 construction development including owner-occupied or rental 62.32 housing, or a combination of both, with a variety of prices and 62.33 designs which serve families with a range of incomes and housing 62.34 needs. 62.35 Subd. 2. [APPLICATION CRITERIA.] The commissioner must 62.36 give preference to economically viable proposals to the degree 63.1 that they: (1) use innovative building techniques or materials 63.2 to lower construction costs while maintaining high quality 63.3 construction and livability; (2) are located in communities that 63.4 have demonstrated a willingness to waive local restrictions 63.5 which otherwise would increase costs of construction; and (3) 63.6 include units affordable to households with incomes at or below 63.7 80 percent of the greater of state or area median income. 63.8 Cost savings from regulatory incentives must be reflected 63.9 in the sale of all residences in an inclusionary housing 63.10 development. 63.11 Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462A.21, is 63.12 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 63.13 Subd. 25. [FULL CYCLE HOME OWNERSHIP SERVICES.] The agency 63.14 may spend money for the purposes of section 462A.209 and may pay 63.15 the costs and expenses necessary and incidental to the 63.16 development and operation of the program. 63.17 Sec. 56. [462A.33] [ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING 63.18 CHALLENGE PROGRAM.] 63.19 Subdivision 1. [CREATED.] The economic development and 63.20 housing challenge program is created to be administered by the 63.21 agency. 63.22 The program shall provide grants or loans for the purpose 63.23 of construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, construction 63.24 financing, permanent financing, interest rate reduction, 63.25 refinancing, and gap financing of housing to support economic 63.26 development activities or job creation within a community or 63.27 region by meeting locally identified housing needs. 63.28 Subd. 2. [ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.] Challenge grants or loans 63.29 may be made to a city, a private developer, a nonprofit 63.30 organization, or the owner of the housing, including 63.31 individuals. For the purpose of this section, "city" has the 63.32 meaning given it in section 462A.03, subdivision 21. Preference 63.33 shall be given to challenge grants or loans for home ownership. 63.34 To the extent practicable, grants and loans shall be made so 63.35 that an approximately equal number of housing units are financed 63.36 in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, 64.1 subdivision 2, and in the nonmetropolitan area. 64.2 Subd. 3. [CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT; REGULATORY 64.3 FLEXIBILITY.] Challenge grants or loans must be used for 64.4 economically viable homeownership or rental housing proposals 64.5 that: 64.6 (1) include a financial or in-kind contribution from an 64.7 area employer and either a unit of local government or a private 64.8 philanthropic, religious, or charitable organization; and 64.9 (2) address the housing needs of the local work force. 64.10 For the purpose of this subdivision, an employer 64.11 contribution may consist partially or wholly of federal housing 64.12 tax credits. Preference for grants and loans shall be given to 64.13 comparable proposals that include regulatory changes that result 64.14 in identifiable cost avoidance or cost reductions, such as 64.15 increased density, flexibility in site development standards, or 64.16 zoning code requirements. 64.17 Preference for grants and loans shall also be given to 64.18 comparable proposals that include a financial or in-kind 64.19 contribution from a unit of local government, an area employer, 64.20 and a private philanthropic, religious, or charitable 64.21 organization. 64.22 Subd. 4. [STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COOPERATION.] In 64.23 making challenge grants or loans, the commissioner must develop 64.24 a joint application process and coordinate funding with funding 64.25 available to the commissioner of trade and economic development 64.26 and local governments for housing and infrastructure 64.27 construction and repair. 64.28 Subd. 5. [INCOME LIMITS.] Households served through 64.29 challenge grants or loans must not have incomes that exceed, for 64.30 homeownership projects, 115 percent of the greater of state or 64.31 area median income as determined by the United States Department 64.32 of Housing and Urban Development, and for rental housing 64.33 projects, 115 percent of the greater of state or area median 64.34 income as determined by the United States Department of Housing 64.35 and Urban Development. 64.36 Subd. 6. [LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS.] At least one proposal 65.1 funded under this section must provide sufficient resources to 65.2 make a significant impact on the housing needs and economic 65.3 development activities within a community. 65.4 Subd. 7. [GRANTS AND LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS.] Preference 65.5 shall be given to grants and loans that provide down payments 65.6 and other assistance to individuals to purchase a home. The 65.7 commissioner must coordinate home ownership assistance provided 65.8 to individuals under this section with other programs 65.9 administered by or through the commissioner. 65.10 Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 473.251, is 65.11 amended to read: 65.12 473.251 [METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES FUND.] 65.13 The metropolitan livable communities fund is created and 65.14 consists of the following accounts: 65.15 (1) the tax base revitalization account; 65.16 (2) the livable communities demonstration account;and65.17 (3) the local housing incentives account; and 65.18 (4) the inclusionary housing account. 65.19 Sec. 58. [473.255] [INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ACCOUNT.] 65.20 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] (a) "Inclusionary housing 65.21 development" means a new construction development, including 65.22 owner-occupied or rental housing, or a combination of both, with 65.23 a variety of prices and designs which serve families with a 65.24 range of incomes and housing needs. 65.25 (b) "Municipality" means a statutory or home rule charter 65.26 city or town participating in the local housing incentives 65.27 program under section 473.254. 65.28 Subd. 2. [APPLICATION CRITERIA.] The metropolitan council 65.29 must give preference to economically viable proposals to the 65.30 degree that they: (1) use innovative building techniques or 65.31 materials to lower construction costs while maintaining high 65.32 quality construction and livability; (2) are located in 65.33 communities that have demonstrated a willingness to waive local 65.34 restrictions which otherwise would increase costs of 65.35 construction; and (3) include units affordable to households 65.36 with incomes at or below 80 percent of area median income. 66.1 Priority shall be given to proposals where at least 15 66.2 percent of the owner-occupied units are affordable to households 66.3 at or below 60 percent of the area annual median income and at 66.4 least ten percent of the rental units are affordable to 66.5 households at or below 30 percent of area annual median income. 66.6 An inclusionary housing development may include resale 66.7 limitations on its affordable units. The limitations may 66.8 include a minimum ownership period before a purchaser may profit 66.9 on the sale of an affordable unit. 66.10 Cost savings from regulatory incentives must be reflected 66.11 in the sale of all residences in an inclusionary development. 66.12 Subd. 3. [INCLUSIONARY HOUSING INCENTIVES.] The 66.13 metropolitan council may work with municipalities and developers 66.14 to provide incentives to inclusionary housing developments such 66.15 as waiver of service availability charges and other regulatory 66.16 incentives that would result in identifiable cost avoidance or 66.17 reductions for an inclusionary housing development. 66.18 Subd. 4. [INCLUSIONARY HOUSING GRANTS.] The council shall 66.19 use funds in the inclusionary housing account to make grants or 66.20 loans to municipalities to fund the production of inclusionary 66.21 housing developments that are located in municipalities that 66.22 offer incentives to assist in the production of inclusionary 66.23 housing. Such incentives include but are not limited to: 66.24 density bonuses, reduced setbacks and parking requirements, 66.25 decreased roadwidths, flexibility in site development standards 66.26 and zoning code requirements, waiver of permit or impact fees, 66.27 fast-track permitting and approvals, or any other regulatory 66.28 incentives that would result in identifiable cost avoidance or 66.29 reductions that contribute to the economic feasibility of 66.30 inclusionary housing. 66.31 Subd. 5. [GRANT APPLICATION.] A grant application must at 66.32 a minimum include the location of the inclusionary development, 66.33 the type of housing to be produced, the number of affordable 66.34 units to be produced, the monthly rent, or purchase price of the 66.35 affordable units, and the incentives provided by the 66.36 municipality to achieve development of the affordable units. 67.1 Sec. 59. 1999 S.F. No. 1485, section 1, if enacted, is 67.2 amended to read: 67.3 Section 1. [326.105] [FEES.] 67.4(a)The fee for licensure or renewal of licensure as an 67.5 architect, professional engineer, land surveyor, landscape 67.6 architect, or geoscience professional is$120$104 per biennium. 67.7 The fee for certification as a certified interior designer or 67.8 for renewal of the certificate is$120$104 per biennium. The 67.9 fee for an architect applying for original certification as a 67.10 certified interior designer is $50 per biennium. The initial 67.11 license or certification fee for all professions is$120$104. 67.12 The renewal fee shall be paid biennially on or before June 30 of 67.13 each even-numbered year. The renewal fee, when paid by mail, is 67.14 not timely paid unless it is postmarked on or before June 30 of 67.15 each even-numbered year. 67.16(b) The application fee is $25 for in-training applicants67.17and $75 for professional license applicants.67.18(c)The fee for monitoring licensing examinations for 67.19 applicants is $25, payable by the applicant. 67.20 Sec. 60. Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 13, subdivision 67.21 5, is amended to read: 67.22 Subd. 5. Labor Interpretive Center 6,000,000 67.23 For renovation and upgrades to the East 67.24 Building of the Science Museum for use 67.25 for the Minnesota Labor Interpretive 67.26 Center. The balance of the cost of the 67.27 project is to be paid with funds from 67.28 nonstate sources. 67.29 Sec. 61. Laws 1998, First Special Session chapter 1, 67.30 article 3, section 8, is amended to read: 67.31 Sec. 8. [JUDY GARLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.] 67.32 The appropriation in Laws 1997, chapter 200, article 1, 67.33 section 2, subdivision 2, to the commissioner of trade and 67.34 economic development for the Judy Garland Children's Museum is 67.35 available until and may be matched until June 30,19992000. 67.36 Sec. 62. [GRANT COUNTY.] 67.37 A grant by the commissioner of trade and economic 67.38 development to Grant county for community infrastructure 68.1 improvements needed to develop value-added agriprocessing 68.2 facilities is not subject to the maximum grant limitation of 68.3 Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731, subdivision 5, or agency 68.4 policy regarding maximum grant per job created. 68.5 Sec. 63. [REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.] 68.6 The commissioner of the Minnesota housing finance agency 68.7 shall report to the legislature by February 1, 2001, on current 68.8 and proposed strategies related to HIV/AIDS for coordinating 68.9 local, state, and federal housing resources to address 68.10 identified opportunities and needs, plans for future 68.11 implementation, and recommendations for future legislative 68.12 action. The commissioner shall consult with the commissioners 68.13 of health and human services and representatives of affected 68.14 populations in preparing this report. 68.15 Sec. 64. [REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.] 68.16 The board of electricity, in consultation with the 68.17 commissioner of finance, shall report to the legislature by 68.18 January 15, 2000, on: 68.19 (1) the board's efforts to control its administrative 68.20 costs; 68.21 (2) the board's efforts to involve the members of its 68.22 citizen board in its business activities; 68.23 (3) the progress of the board's computer system 68.24 improvements; and 68.25 (4) a proposal for codification of the board's fee 68.26 schedule, including any changes to the schedule that the board 68.27 deems appropriate. 68.28 The commissioner of finance shall oversee the board's 68.29 activities under clauses (1) to (4) and related activities. 68.30 Sec. 65. [FEE INCREASES PROHIBITED.] 68.31 The board of electricity shall not, prior to July 1, 2000, 68.32 increase any handling or inspection fees set pursuant to 68.33 Minnesota Statutes, section 326.244, subdivision 2, paragraph 68.34 (b). 68.35 Sec. 66. [MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT.] 68.36 The commissioner shall request the executive board of the 69.1 World Trade Centers Association to transfer the membership of 69.2 the Minnesota world trade center corporation in the World Trade 69.3 Centers Association to the department of trade and economic 69.4 development, Minnesota trade office. 69.5 Sec. 67. [TRANSFERS.] 69.6 All of the rights and obligations of the Minnesota World 69.7 Trade Center Corporation under the development agreement and all 69.8 existing contracts related to the approximately 20,000 square 69.9 feet to which the world trade center corporation is a party or 69.10 beneficiary is transferred to the state of Minnesota, department 69.11 of trade and economic development, Minnesota trade office. All 69.12 other property of the world trade center corporation is 69.13 transferred and appropriated to the commissioner per Minnesota 69.14 Statutes 1998, section 15.039. 69.15 Sec. 68. [TRANSFER.] 69.16 The unobligated balance as of July 1, 1999, of the amount 69.17 appropriated to the department of trade and economic development 69.18 for a grant to the Minnesota World Trade Center Corporation in 69.19 Laws 1992, chapter 513, article 4, section 17, subdivision 2, is 69.20 transferred to the world trade center account in the special 69.21 revenue fund in the state treasury for world trade center 69.22 activities. 69.23 Sec. 69. [TRANSFER OF POSITIONS AND EMPLOYEES.] 69.24 All positions and employees of the World Trade Center 69.25 Corporation are transferred to the executive branch of the state 69.26 government under the department of trade and economic 69.27 development on July 1, 1999, under the following conditions. 69.28 The commissioner of employee relations will determine which 69.29 positions are to be placed in the classified service and which 69.30 are placed in the unclassified service of the state in 69.31 accordance with appropriate provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 69.32 chapter 43A. The commissioner will allocate positions to 69.33 appropriate classes in the state classification plan. Positions 69.34 transferred with their incumbents do not create vacancies in 69.35 state service. 69.36 Employees transferred to unlimited classified positions are 70.1 transferred to state service without examinations. Those 70.2 transferred to positions in the managerial plan pursuant to 70.3 Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.18, subdivision 3, who have 70.4 completed 12 months of service in their position and all others 70.5 who have completed six months of service in their positions are 70.6 transferred with permanent status. Employees transferred to 70.7 managerial positions with less than 12 months of service in 70.8 their positions are transferred with probationary status. 70.9 However, all time spent by these employees in the positions must 70.10 be credited toward meeting the probationary period requirement 70.11 of the contract or plan governing the classification to which 70.12 their positions have been assigned. 70.13 Employees transferred to limited classified positions or to 70.14 temporary unclassified positions shall receive emergency, 70.15 temporary, or temporary unclassified appointments under 70.16 provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.15, subdivisions 2 70.17 and 3, or Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.08, subdivision 2a, as 70.18 appropriate. 70.19 The appointing authority and incumbent employees of 70.20 unlimited positions whose positions have been assigned by the 70.21 department of employee relations to classes in the state 70.22 classification plan shall have access to the provisions of 70.23 Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.07, subdivision 3, regarding 70.24 protested allocation of their positions effective July 1, 1999, 70.25 and for 30 days thereafter. 70.26 Sec. 70. [REPORT; REGULATION OF RISK-BEARING ENTITIES.] 70.27 The commissioners of commerce and health shall study the 70.28 issues involved in consistent regulation of all entities that 70.29 assume financial risks related to health coverage in this 70.30 state. The study must consider all such entities, regardless of 70.31 current licensure or regulation. The study must include a plan 70.32 for consistent regulation that can be implemented in a cost 70.33 neutral manner for such entities and their enrollees and does 70.34 not result in dual regulation. The commissioners must consider 70.35 laws recently enacted by the state of Ohio on this subject and 70.36 any relevant model laws or regulations adopted or under 71.1 consideration by the National Association of Insurance 71.2 Commissioners. The commissioners shall provide a written 71.3 report, with recommendations, to the legislature in compliance 71.4 with Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, no later than January 71.5 15, 2000. 71.6 Sec. 71. [DIRECT REDUCTION IRON PROCESSING FACILITIES 71.7 APPROPRIATION TRANSFER.] 71.8 The appropriation of $10,000,000 made to the commissioner 71.9 of trade and economic development for direct reduction iron 71.10 processing facilities by Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 23, 71.11 subdivision 3, is transferred and appropriated to the Minnesota 71.12 minerals 21st century fund created by Minnesota Statutes, 71.13 section 116J.423. The matching requirements of Minnesota 71.14 Statutes, section 116J.424, do not apply to expenditures from 71.15 the appropriation transferred by this section. 71.16 Sec. 72. [UPPER RED LAKE BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM.] 71.17 The commissioner of trade and economic development must 71.18 make loans to businesses in the Upper Red Lake area that have 71.19 been severely affected by the significant decline of the walleye 71.20 fishing resource in Upper Red Lake. The loans may only be made 71.21 to businesses that operated in 1998. A business must submit an 71.22 application to the commissioner on forms provided by the 71.23 commissioner. The application must include a business plan for 71.24 continued operation, with the assistance of the loan, until the 71.25 walleye fishing resource recovers. The commissioner shall 71.26 allocate available loan funds to a business based on the 71.27 commissioner's evaluation of the probable success of its 71.28 business plan. A loan shall be for a maximum amount of $75,000 71.29 and a duration of ten years from the date of the loan and shall 71.30 be interest free. Repayment of a loan in monthly payments of 71.31 1/120 of the original principal amount must begin no later than 71.32 one year after walleye fishing on Upper Red Lake is allowed by 71.33 the department of natural resources. Any principal balance 71.34 remaining at the end of the ten-year period shall be forgiven if 71.35 the business continues in operation for the ten-year period. 71.36 Loan repayments shall be deposited in the general fund. 72.1 Sec. 73. [PIPESTONE INDIAN SCHOOL AUTHORIZATION.] 72.2 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, the 72.3 board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and 72.4 universities may convey by quitclaim deed, at no cost, the 72.5 state's interest in the historic Pipestone Indian school 72.6 superintendent's house and gymnasium at the Pipestone campus of 72.7 Minnesota West community and technical college. The conveyance 72.8 shall be in a form approved by the attorney general. 72.9 The deed must reserve to the state all minerals and mineral 72.10 rights and provide that the property shall revert to the state 72.11 if the grantee: 72.12 (1) fails to provide the use intended on the property; 72.13 (2) allows a public use other than the use agreed to by the 72.14 board without the written approval of the board; or 72.15 (3) abandons the use of the property. 72.16 Sec. 74. [PASS THROUGH GRANT EVALUATION PROCESS.] 72.17 This act makes various appropriations that are commonly 72.18 referred to as pass through appropriations. The director of the 72.19 Minnesota office of strategic and long-range planning shall 72.20 evaluate the following entities to determine the extent to which 72.21 their programs (i) are effective in accomplishing the mission of 72.22 the entity receiving the grant; (ii) leverage additional funds 72.23 from nonstate sources; and (iii) are consistent with the mission 72.24 of the state agency by which the grant is administered. The 72.25 director shall report the results of the evaluation to the 72.26 legislative finance divisions or committees having jurisdiction 72.27 over the appropriations in this act. The entities to be 72.28 evaluated are: 72.29 (1) Advantage Minnesota, Inc.; 72.30 (2) Rural policy and development center; 72.31 (3) metropolitan economic development association; 72.32 (4) WomenVenture; 72.33 (5) Minnesota Inventor's Congress; 72.34 (6) Minnesota Project Innovation; 72.35 (7) Natural Resources Research Institute; 72.36 (8) Minnesota Council for Quality; 73.1 (9) Minnesota Cold Weather Research Center; 73.2 (10) Center for Victims of Torture; 73.3 (11) St. Paul Rehabilitation Center; 73.4 (12) Microenterprise Assistance; 73.5 (13) NeighborLink Community Program; and 73.6 (14) Neighborhood Development Corporation. 73.7 Sec. 75. [LOW-INCOME ENERGY TASK FORCE.] 73.8 The management analysis division of the department of 73.9 administration, in consultation with the appropriate 73.10 commissioners, shall report to the legislature by January 15, 73.11 2000, on the future of low-income energy assistance. The report 73.12 shall be developed with the input of appropriate consumer 73.13 advocates, energy providers of various fuel types, energy 73.14 assistance delivery organizations and other interested parties. 73.15 The report shall analyze and make recommendations in the 73.16 following areas: 73.17 (1) improvements necessary in the administration of 73.18 low-income energy assistance programs to develop a uniform 73.19 statewide assistance network, including outreach efforts, 73.20 eligibility determination, and areas for technological 73.21 improvements; 73.22 (2) development of an accurate and consistent method to 73.23 determine the number of Minnesotans who should be eligible for 73.24 energy assistance and the level of assistance which should be 73.25 provided; and 73.26 (3) analyze funding level and revenue options for 73.27 low-income energy assistance programs consistent with 73.28 competitive electric and gas energy markets. 73.29 Sec. 76. [STATE MARKETING PLAN.] 73.30 The commissioner of the department of trade and economic 73.31 development shall develop a comprehensive marketing plan for the 73.32 state's trade, tourism, and economic development activities. 73.33 The plan shall include a strategy for integrating the various 73.34 marketing activities of the state, including, but not limited 73.35 to, the Minnesota trade office, the office of tourism, the 73.36 Minnesota film board, Advantage Minnesota, the Minnesota 74.1 historical society, and the department of natural resources. 74.2 The commissioner shall consult with other state agencies that 74.3 market Minnesota for economic development and tourism purposes 74.4 and incorporate those activities into a comprehensive "Marketing 74.5 Minnesota" plan. The commissioner shall propose consolidation, 74.6 mergers, and other mechanisms that may be necessary to 74.7 accomplish this task. The commissioner shall submit 74.8 recommendations to the senate economic development budget 74.9 division and the house jobs and economic development finance 74.10 committee by February 1, 2000. 74.11 Sec. 77. [REPORT.] 74.12 The commissioner of trade and economic development shall 74.13 submit a report to the legislature reviewing business 74.14 regulations contained in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules 74.15 that have a positive or negative impact on the business climate 74.16 in Minnesota. The commissioner shall submit the report to the 74.17 legislature under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by February 74.18 15, 2000. 74.19 Sec. 78. [TASK FORCE CREATED.] 74.20 The governor's airport community stabilization funding task 74.21 force is created. The task force shall identify and recommend 74.22 funding sources for implementation of noise mitigation measures 74.23 identified in the MSP Noise Mitigation Program Report dated 74.24 November 1996, and the low noise frequency policy committee 74.25 convened by the metropolitan airports commission, the 74.26 metropolitan council, and the city of Richfield in February 1998. 74.27 Recommendations shall be provided to the governor and 74.28 legislature by January 15, 2000. Funding sources shall include, 74.29 but not be limited to, federal, state, metropolitan airports 74.30 commission, and local sources. The task force shall, to the 74.31 extent possible, identify all federal revenue sources that will 74.32 mitigate noise impacts from the north/south runway. 74.33 The governor shall appoint task force members that include 74.34 representatives from the following: 74.35 (1) the metropolitan airports commission chair or designee 74.36 and one other metropolitan airports commission board member; 75.1 (2) one member from the governor's staff; 75.2 (3) the commissioner of finance or the commissioner's 75.3 designee; 75.4 (4) representatives designated by the governing boards of 75.5 the following cities: 75.6 (i) Bloomington; 75.7 (ii) Minneapolis; 75.8 (iii) Burnsville; 75.9 (iv) Eagan; and 75.10 (v) Richfield; 75.11 (5) two at-large designees appointed by the governor; and 75.12 (6) the commissioner of the department of trade and 75.13 economic development or the commissioner's designee. 75.14 The task force shall be administered and supported by the 75.15 department of trade and economic development. 75.16 The first meeting of the task force must be convened no 75.17 later than July 31, 1999. 75.18 Sec. 79. [PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION RIGHT-OF-WAY COST 75.19 ALLOCATION.] 75.20 The public utilities commission shall use available general 75.21 fund appropriations made during the biennium ending June 30, 75.22 1999, to pay for up to $30,000 of the costs allocated and 75.23 assessed to local units of government for right-of-way 75.24 rulemaking proceedings. The allocation and assessment of costs 75.25 to the local units of government shall be canceled to the extent 75.26 paid pursuant to this section. 75.27 Sec. 80. [REPEALER.] 75.28 (a) Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 44A.001; 44A.01; 75.29 44A.02; 44A.023; 44A.025; 44A.031; 44A.0311; 44A.06; 44A.08; 75.30 44A.11; and 462A.28, are repealed. 75.31 (b) Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 469.305; 469.306; 75.32 469.307; 469.308; and 469.31, are repealed. 75.33 (c) Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 341.01; 341.02; 75.34 341.04; 341.045; 341.05; 341.06; 341.07; 341.08; 341.09; 341.10; 75.35 341.11; 341.115; 341.12; 341.13; and 341.15, are repealed. 75.36 (d) Minnesota Statutes, section 82B.201, as added by Laws 76.1 1999, chapter 137, section 5, is repealed effective 76.2 retroactively to the day following final enactment of Laws 1999, 76.3 chapter 137, so that Minnesota Statutes, section 82B.201, as so 76.4 added, never takes effect. 76.5 Sec. 81. [EFFECTIVE DATES.] 76.6 Section 48 is effective March 1, 2000. 76.7 Sections 59, 61, 62, 64, 65, and 79 are effective the day 76.8 following final enactment. 76.9 Section 67 is effective June 30, 1999. 76.10 Section 80, paragraph (a), is effective July 1, 1999. 76.11 Section 80, paragraph (b), is effective July 1, 2000. 76.12 Section 80, paragraph (c), is effective July 1, 2001. 76.13 ARTICLE 3 76.14 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING 76.15 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116L.03, 76.16 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 76.17 Subdivision 1. [MEMBERS.] The partnership shall be 76.18 governed by a board of1112 directors. 76.19 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116L.03, 76.20 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 76.21 Subd. 2. [APPOINTMENT.] The Minnesota job skills 76.22 partnership board consists of:eightnine members appointed by 76.23 the governor, the commissioner of trade and economic 76.24 development, the commissioner of economic security, and the 76.25 chancellor, or the chancellor's designee, of the Minnesota state 76.26 colleges and universities. If the chancellor makes a 76.27 designation under this subdivision, the designee must have 76.28 experience in technical education. Two of the appointed members 76.29 must be representatives from organized labor. 76.30 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 268.022, is 76.31 amended to read: 76.32 268.022 [WORKFORCEINVESTMENTDEVELOPMENT FUND.] 76.33 Subdivision 1. [DETERMINATION AND COLLECTION OF SPECIAL 76.34 ASSESSMENT.] (a) In addition to all other taxes, assessments, 76.35 and payment obligations under chapter 268, each employer, except 76.36 an employer making payments in lieu of taxes is liable for a 77.1 special assessment levied at the rate of one-tenth of one 77.2 percent per year until June 30, 2000, and seven-hundredths of 77.3 one percent per year on and after July 1, 2000, on all taxable 77.4 wages, as defined in section 268.04, subdivision 25b. The 77.5 assessment shall become due and be paid by each employer to the 77.6 department on the same schedule and in the same manner as other 77.7 taxes. 77.8 (b) The special assessment levied under this section shall 77.9 not affect the computation of any other taxes, assessments, or 77.10 payment obligations due under this chapter. 77.11(c) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, if on77.12June 30 of any year the unobligated balance of the special77.13assessment fund under this section is greater than $30,000,000,77.14the special assessment for the following year only shall be77.15levied at a rate of 1/20th of one percent on all taxable wages.77.16 Subd. 2. [DISBURSEMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FUNDS.] (a) 77.17 The money collected under this section shall be deposited in the 77.18 state treasury and credited toa dedicatedthe workforce 77.19 development fund to provide fortheemployment and training 77.20 programsestablished under sections 268.975 to 268.98; including77.21vocational guidance, training, placement, and job77.22development. The workforce development fund is created as a 77.23 special account in the state treasury. 77.24 (b) All money in thededicatedfund not otherwise 77.25 appropriated or transferred is appropriated to the commissioner 77.26 who must act as the fiscal agent for the money and must disburse 77.27thethat money for the purposes of this section, not allowing 77.28 the money to be used for any other obligation of the state. All 77.29 money in thededicatedworkforce development fund shall be 77.30 deposited, administered, and disbursed in the same manner and 77.31 under the same conditions and requirements as are provided by 77.32 law for the otherdedicated fundsspecial accounts in the state 77.33 treasury, except that all interest or net income resulting from 77.34 the investment or deposit of money in the fund shall accrue to 77.35 the fund for the purposes of the fund. 77.36 (c) No more than five percent of thededicatedfunds 78.1 collected in each fiscal year may be used by the department of 78.2 economic security for its administrative costs. 78.3 (d) Reimbursement for costs related to collection of the 78.4 special assessment shall be in an amount negotiated between the 78.5 commissioner and the United States Department of Labor. 78.6 (e) Thededicatedfunds appropriated to the commissioner, 78.7 less amounts under paragraphs (c) and (d) shall be allocated as 78.8 follows: 78.9 (1) 40 percent to be allocated annually to substate 78.10 grantees for provision of expeditious response activities under 78.11 section 268.9771 and worker adjustment services under section 78.12 268.9781; and 78.13 (2) 60 percent to be allocated to activities and programs 78.14 authorized under sections 268.975 to 268.98. 78.15 (f) Any funds not allocated, obligated, or expended in a 78.16 fiscal year shall be available for allocation, obligation, and 78.17 expenditure in the following fiscal year. 78.18 Sec. 4. [COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS.] 78.19 The commissioner of the department of economic security, 78.20 the commissioner of trade and economic development, the 78.21 chancellor of the Minnesota state colleges and universities, and 78.22 the director of the Minnesota office of strategic and long-range 78.23 planning shall conduct a multi-agency study of strategic 78.24 consolidation of workforce training in the state and submit 78.25 their report to the governor and the legislature by January 15, 78.26 2000. The purpose of the study is to identify workforce 78.27 training programs administered by state agencies and to 78.28 recommend any program changes or consolidations which would 78.29 serve to encourage the growth of high-skill, high-wage jobs 78.30 while ensuring that the state has an adequate number of workers 78.31 with the skills necessary to succeed in those jobs. The study 78.32 will address the extent to which consolidations or program 78.33 changes would achieve the following objectives: 78.34 (1) effective and efficient training, retraining, and 78.35 upgrading of the workforce to succeed in high-skill, high-wage 78.36 jobs; 79.1 (2) encouragement to those not currently in the workforce 79.2 to enter or reenter the labor market; 79.3 (3) increasing access to information about jobs and the 79.4 labor market; 79.5 (4) facilitation of efficient job placement; 79.6 (5) encouragement and facilitation of productivity 79.7 enhancements in the public and private sectors. 79.8 Sec. 5. [TRANSFER OF DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM FUNCTION TO 79.9 DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.] 79.10 The responsibility of the department of economic security 79.11 for the dislocated workers program under Minnesota Statutes, 79.12 sections 268.022 and 268.975 to 268.98, is transferred pursuant 79.13 to Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039 to the jobs skills 79.14 partnership board. 79.15 Sec. 6. [WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND; SUCCESSOR IN 79.16 INTEREST.] 79.17 The workforce development fund is a renaming of the 79.18 workforce investment fund and all money in the workforce 79.19 investment fund shall be transferred to the workforce 79.20 development fund. 79.21 Sec. 7. [APPROPRIATION.] 79.22 $29,000,000 is appropriated on July 1, 1999, from the 79.23 general fund to the Minnesota workforce development fund, 79.24 created under Minnesota Statutes, section 268.022. 79.25 Sec. 8. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 79.26 Sections 1, 2, and 5 are effective July 1, 2000.