as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/24/2010 04:20pm
A bill for an act
relating to the financing of state and local government; local government aid;
human services appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
477A.0124, by adding a subdivision; 2010 S.F No. 2168, article 2, section 2, if
enacted; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 477A.0124, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
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For aid payable in 2010 only, each county's total
distribution amount under this section is reduced by an amount equal to 0.6845 percent of
the county's 2009 levy plus aid revenue base determined under section 477A.0133.
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Each county's reduction amount is limited to the sum of the county's distributions
under this section and section 273.1384 before the reductions under this subdivision.
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The aid reduction is applied first to the county's distributions under this section, and
then, if necessary, to reduce the county's reimbursements under section 273.1384.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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The commissioner of revenue shall compute an aid reduction amount for each
county for aid payable in 2010 equal to 0.6845 percent of the county's levy plus aid
revenue base for 2009.
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The "levy plus aid revenue base" for a county is the sum of that county's certified
property tax levy for taxes payable in 2009, plus the sum of the amounts the county was
certified to receive in 2009 as:
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(1) county program aid under section 477A.0124; and
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(2) taconite aids under sections 298.28 and 298.282, including any aid which was
required to be placed in a special fund for expenditure in the next succeeding year.
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The reduction is limited to the sum of the county's payable 2010 distributions under
sections 273.1384 and 477A.0124.
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The aid reduction is applied first to the county's distributions under section
477A.0124, and then, if necessary, to reduce the county's reimbursements under section
273.1384.
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To the extent that sufficient information is available on each payment date in each
year, the commissioner of revenue shall pay any remaining distribution or reimbursement
amount that is reduced under this section in equal installments on the payment dates
provided by law.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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2010 S.F No. 2168, article 2, section 2, if enacted, is amended to read:
Sec. 2. HUMAN SERVICES
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Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
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$ |
(82,741,000) |
$ |
165,372,000 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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2010 |
2011 |
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General |
(62,256,000) |
(34,110,000) |
Health Care Access |
(68,568,000) |
(185,157,000) |
Special Revenue |
48,053,000 |
384,639,000 |
The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
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Children and Economic Assistance
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-0- deleted text end |
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(14,121,000) deleted text end |
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The commissioner shall reduce the amount
allocated to children and community
services grants by $14,121,000. This is a
onetime reduction in fiscal year 2011. The
commissioner shall transfer $14,121,000 in
fiscal year 2011 from the general fund to
the fund established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 256D.032.
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Subd. 3.Children and Economic Assistance
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Children and Economic Assistance Operations |
Appropriations by Fund |
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Special Revenue |
29,000 |
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Subd. 4.Basic Health Care Grants
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The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each purpose are as follows:
(a) MinnesotaCare Grants |
(68,128,000) |
(179,051,000) |
Appropriations by Fund |
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Health Care Access |
(68,568,000) |
(185,157,000) |
Special Revenue |
440,000 |
6,106,000 |
(b) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care Grants - Families and Children |
3,074,000 |
53,875,000 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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General |
-0- |
(4,070,000) |
Special Revenue |
3,074,000 |
57,945,000 |
(c) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care Grants - Elderly and Disabled |
2,325,000 |
41,314,000 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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General |
-0- |
(6,470,000) |
Special Revenue |
2,325,000 |
47,784,000 |
(d) General Assistance Medical Care Grants |
(20,083,000) |
266,945,000 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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General |
(60,406,000) |
-0- |
Special Revenue |
40,323,000 |
266,945,000 |
For general assistance medical care grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.031.
The commissioner shall transfer $60,406,000
on March 1, 2010, from the general fund to
the fund established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 256D.032. Any unexpended amount
not used for general assistance medical care
expenditures incurred before March 1, 2010,
does not cancel and shall be transferred to
the fund established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 256D.032, by January 1, 2011.
Subd. 5.Health Care Management
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The amounts that may be spent from the
appropriation for each purpose are as follows:
(a) Health Care Administration |
Appropriations by Fund |
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General |
(825,000) |
(2,425,000) |
Special Revenue |
825,000 |
2,784,000 |
$825,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $2,475,000
in fiscal year 2011 from the special revenue
fund are for administration of the general
assistance medical care program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.031. For
purposes of consistent cost allocation and
accounting, the commissioner may transfer
these amounts to the general fund. The
commissioner shall transfer $825,000 in
fiscal year 2010 and $2,475,000 in fiscal
year 2011 from the general fund to the fund
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
256D.032.
(b) Health Care Operations |
Appropriations by Fund |
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General |
(1,025,000) |
(3,075,000) |
Special Revenue |
1,067,000 |
3,075,000 |
$1,025,000 in fiscal year 2010 and
$3,075,000 in fiscal year 2011 from the
special revenue fund are for operations of
the general assistance medical care program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.031.
For purposes of consistent cost allocation
and accounting, the commissioner may
transfer these amounts to the general fund.
The commissioner shall transfer $1,025,000
in fiscal year 2010 and $3,075,000 in fiscal
year 2011 from the general fund to the fund
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
256D.032.
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Continuing Care Grants
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Mental Health Grants deleted text end |
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-0- deleted text end |
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(5,000,000) deleted text end |
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The commissioner shall reduce the amount
allocated to adult mental health grants by
$5,000,000. This is a onetime reduction in
fiscal year 2011. The commissioner shall
transfer $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2011 from
the general fund to the fund established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.032.
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Subd. 7.Continuing Care Management
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-0- |
1,051,000 |
Subd. 8.Transfers
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(a) From March 1, 2010, until June 30, 2011,
the commissioner may transfer amounts
appropriated from the account created in
Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.032, to the
general fund to pay the hospital rate increases
under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.969,
from the medical assistance account.
(b) From May 1, 2010, until June 30, 2011,
the commissioner may transfer amounts
appropriated from the account created in
Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.032, to the
general fund or the health care access fund
to pay the managed care plan rate increases
under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.69,
subdivision 5k, from the medical assistance
account.
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This section is effective March 1, 2010, and supersedes 2010
S.F. No. 2168 regardless of order of enactment.
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The commissioner of management and budget shall transfer $19,121,000 in fiscal
year 2011 from the general fund to the account created in Minnesota Statutes, section
256D.032.
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